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Zagat 2009 Airline Survey Results
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Folks, the results are in and as it turns out airline travel has in fact turned to the likes of public transportation. Yayyyyy right? No. The survey covered 16 domestic and 73 international airlines. Each airline was rated on Zagat’s 30-point scale on its premium and economy class service for both domestic and ...3 days ago -
Thanksgiving
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This Thanksgiving week, our minds are occupied with many details of home and family: dinner gatherings and menus, coordinating family schedules with one eye on the Weather Channel, shopping lists for Black Friday, that paper due when we get back to UConn on Monday, that final exam to write. In this whirlwind of ...5 days ago -
NYC Metblogs wants you!
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As we’ve mentioned before , writing for Metblogs is completely amazing. It will make you charming, famous, and good looking. It slices, dices, and makes julienne fries. When you write for Metblogs, you instantly gain superhuman strength and the ability to fly. Though it’s entirely possible that the above ...1 week ago -
Summit meetings
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Saturday, all of our UConn student-body Presidents got together in Hartford to discuss ideas and initiatives on their respective campuses and continue building a more unified vision for UConn student government. They’ve had several meetings already this semester, including a day-long workshop and reception on the ...1 week ago -
33 Wild and Wonderful Images from our LE Flickr Pool
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Image by Don Fadel. Hey… it’s been a while. Sorry ’bout that. I have been traveling so dang much that it has been a little hard to get to the site… but I have really got a lot of stuff ready to go. The last few weeks included Boise, Toronto and this weekend it is Pittsburgh. If you are ready to get your ...1 week ago -
Coop is happening
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UConn alum Wally Lamb autographed and read from his new, fourth novel, Wishin’ and Hopin’: A Christmas Story last Tuesday evening at the UConn Coop. His first two novels, She’s Come Undone (Simon & Schuster/Pocket, 1992) and I Know This Much Is True (HarperCollins/ReganBooks, 1998), were # 1 New ...1 week ago -
Book fair
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Clifford and Jonathan On Saturday evening I stopped by the reception at the Dodd Center for the 2009 Connecticut Children’s Book Fair . The Fair filled the Rome Ballroom Saturday and Sunday with presentations and book signings by well known authors and illustrators , storytelling, crafts, holiday shopping, ...1 week ago -
Tanda Anti Aging Light Therapy Starter Kit
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Do you want to take on the effects of time and genetics into your own hands? Do you want to slow down the aging process? You just might be able to with this anti-aging kit from Tända . The Tända Regenerate™ Anti-Aging Starter Kit brings you Tända Regenerate™ which is a light therapy device that combines ...2 weeks ago -
American Airlines Fires Web Designer
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In what I assume is another step in controlling and cutting budgets. American Airlines has fired a web designer for responding on a customers blog about the current state and future of AA’s website. Apparently, defending the company violates a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Message: Keep your opinions to yourself! (It ...2 weeks ago -
Helping Covenant Soup Kitchen
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On Saturday I helped UConn student Aseel Eid, who directs the SOS Food Recovery Program in Towers Dining Hall, her friend Brian Thomas, Dennis Pierce (Director of Dining Services), and several UConn Dining Services Staff in making a food delivery to the Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic , and then helping serve ...2 weeks ago -
David Barton Gym
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David Barton Gym wants you to feel the burn. So much so, they’re inviting you to burn calories for free at its 60-minute outdoor boot camp every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. now through November 15. A drill sergeant will be barking out orders to keep you in line and looking fine. There’s also a Thursday class ...2 weeks ago -
Southwest Airlines Goes Green…in a Way
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Southwest Airlines has always attempted to do their part in maintaining our environment from recycling and waste reduction to water conservation to noise reduction. Now they are adding to their fleet a “Green Plane”. The Boeing 737-700 will serve as a test for the airline offering new environmentally responsible ...2 weeks ago -
Sammy Sosa Skin Photo - Disease? Michael Jackson Complexion
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Sammy Sosa ’s complexion is raising some rumors on the internet today. It’s seems Sosa looked very noticeably paler than just a year ago. Sosa has gone from looking dark to looking similar to the way Michael Jackson did.It is unknown currently if Sosa has some sort of condition or underwent a treatment to make ...3 weeks ago -
The New Orbitz
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Orbitz has a brand new look! Sometime in August Chrissy and I received an invitation from Orbitz to be apart of their ‘Blogger Day’ I may have the wrong name) at the headquarters in Chicago to talk about new, great and exciting changes they would be rolling out in the near future, dynamics of the company, and ...3 weeks ago -
You could be dancing…
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Husky Headliners kicked off at the Jorgensen on October 23 with “Dancing with the UConn Stars.” Our UConn Ballroom Dance Club and Team teamed up with the Club’s advisor George Gibson (who professors Physics when he’s not dancing) and his wife Zoe Strickler: The Photon Bolero and also with Pharmacy ...3 weeks ago -
Governor’s Connecticut Day of Caring & Compassion
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Governor M. Jodi Rell and Connecticut’s Firefighters have asked UConn to join all residents of Connecticut to participate in A Day of Caring & Compassion on Saturday, November 7: a one-day push to fully restock the shelves of local food pantries, Foodshare and Connecticut Food Bank to assist families in ...3 weeks ago -
Pink is “in”
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October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I didn’t get a chance to say anything about it here in my blog. This photo from our School of Dental Medicine shows the University Dentists team dressed in pink as part of their promotion – they wore pink one day a week to raise awareness of breast-cancer issues ...3 weeks ago -
Sesame Street celebrates 40th anniversary
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Hei, It’s Big Birds birthday! ‘Sesame Street’ has made an impact on all most all of us, the show has been educating children in more than 120 countries for generations. Big Bird and the crew on ‘Sesame Street’ are about to embark on their 40th season on November 10. To celebrate this momentous event ...3 weeks ago -
Candy
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I gained 10 pounds last Friday as I passed out candy at my annual Gulley Hall trick-or-treat. In this photo by Jessica Tommaselli, sophomore Amy Holland is “lightening my load.” We had to hire a ghostbuster team to protect the premises during the event – you can see one of them in the background, and also ...3 weeks ago -
Using a Lightmeter and “Placing” the Photographic Exposure
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Meters. Some people hate ‘em. Some people love ‘em. But a lot of people don’t know what they do or why they should have one. Well the gloves come off on this one. At Lighting Essentials, we LOVE light meters… they give us control that no chimpin’ can… and we can use the knowledge they give us to tame even ...3 weeks ago
