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Las Vegas Strip May Get 500-foot Ferris Wheel
ReutersLAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas may construct a 500-foot Ferris wheel, the tallest in the Western Hemisphere, on the famous Las Vegas strip, officials said. A developer won permission to construct the Ferris wheel as the centerpiece of a 10-acre amusement park...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Las Vegas
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Check It Out: Chilling winter tales
We are in the throes of winter, and while the weather has been unpredictable and there are still a few weeks until the groundhog emerges to indicate whether spring will come soon or not, here are some chilling tales to remind you that it's still winter....Tags: Arts and Culture, Nebraska, Human Interest, Newport Beach, Omaha
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A Sleek And Airy Modernist Landmark
![It's known, locally and in numerous architectural archives, as the "Castle House," but you'd never find it if you went in search of a castle-like structure along New London's waterfront Pequot Avenue.](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-09/56457263-30151830-187105.jpg "It's known, locally and in numerous architectural archives, as the "Castle House,\" but you'd never find it if you went in search of a castle-like structure along New London's waterfront Pequot Avenue.")
It's known, locally and in numerous architectural archives, as the "Castle House," but you'd never find it if you went in search of a castle-like structure along New London's waterfront Pequot Avenue.
Instead of an ornate and massive bastion of...Tags: Natural Disasters, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Sprague Offers One Of Largest Preserves In Southeast Connecticut
About halfway along a blue-blazed trail within the Mukluk Preserve is a wooden bridge over a stream that winds its way through a deep hemlock forest along moss-covered banks and into the the Shetucket River. From the bridge, the trail — lined...Tags: Norwich, Sprague, Dining and Drinking, Rhode Island, Connecticut
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Couple Fined $100k Over Illegal Boat Ramp
Staff reporterMONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says a Montville couple has been fined $100,000 after failing to remove an illegal boat ramp they built on the Thames River and restore wetlands they destroyed. Blumenthal said...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Montville, Crimes, Punishment, Wetlands
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Jog New London
![Typically, every week, I spend some time googling around the web, researching ideas for possible "DayTrippers" segments. During one of these sessions, I stumbled across a very cool site called "jognewlondon.com." It lists about a dozen jogging routes throughout the coastal city.](http://www.ctnow.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-05/53883275-21102233.jpg "Typically, every week, I spend some time googling around the web, researching ideas for possible "DayTrippers\" segments. During one of these sessions, I stumbled across a very cool site called \"jognewlondon.com.\" It lists about a dozen jogging routes throughout the coastal city.")
FOX CTTypically, every week, I spend some time googling around the web, researching ideas for possible "DayTrippers" segments. During one of these sessions, I stumbled across a very cool site called "jognewlondon.com." It lists about a dozen jogging routes...Tags: Marathon, Sports, Long Island
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National Theatre goes global with 'Phèdre' broadcast
![In his six years as head of the Royal National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner has made a name for himself with his bold moves. He has commissioned large-scale plays and productions dealing with hot-button political issues, he brought in a major sponsor to make large swaths of tickets cheaper than a trip to the movies, and he's championed female and minority directors and playwrights -- even accusing London's critics of being "dead white men." But this past week saw the debut of Hytner's biggest gamble to date: NT Live.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-06/47692453-26153635.jpg "In his six years as head of the Royal National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner has made a name for himself with his bold moves. He has commissioned large-scale plays and productions dealing with hot-button political issues, he brought in a major sponsor to make large swaths of tickets cheaper than a trip to the movies, and he's championed female and minority directors and playwrights -- even accusing London's critics of being "dead white men.\" But this past week saw the debut of Hytner's biggest gamble to date: NT Live.")
In his six years as head of the Royal National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner has made a name for himself with his bold moves. He has commissioned large-scale plays and productions dealing with hot-button political issues, he brought in a major sponsor to...Tags: Leonard Cohen, Theater, Tickets, DVDs and Movies, Amy Winehouse
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Dragon Boat Tows Wakeboarder; Group Shoots For Speed Record
What happens when you cross an ancient Chinese tradition with a 21st-century, modern day, popular water sport?
Spectators at Seattle's 33rd annual Wooden Boat Festival found out today when a 45-foot Chinese dragon boat went for a northwest, and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Festive Events, Fox Broadcasting Company, Rivers, Colleges and Universities
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Downey gives Sherlock Holmes an action update
LAS VEGAS - Leave it to Robert Downey Jr. to turn Sherlock Holmes into a wisecracking action hero who ends up handcuffed naked to a bed. Downey offered a sneak peek Tuesday of "Sherlock Holmes," his new take on the cerebral detective created by Arthur...Tags: Boxing, Jamie Foxx, Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., The Soloist (movie)
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The hardest buttons
Special to The TimesROCK stars just aren't what they used to be. "They all want to look the same," laments music stylist Brandy St. John. "They all want clothes from the same stores, the same designers. But rock 'n' roll should be about one-of-a-kind outfits no one will...Tags: Entertainment, Rock and Roll (genre), Los Angeles, Gaming
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New London's staying power
Hartford Courant Staff WriterWhen he fishes, Joseph Ibrahim usually just drops a line in or around Groton, Conn., his shoreline hometown. But on this blustery spring day, he's come with his family -- daughter Arianna, 5, and her mother, Crissy Rousey -- to try his luck off New...Tags: Politics, Nobel Prize Awards, New London (New London, Connecticut), Restaurants, Arts
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