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NASA to show off its latest moon buggy _ a hard top, no convertible _ in inaugural parade
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Before it gets to space, a moon buggy will make history by being the first to boogie along an inaugural parade. NASA will participate in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade with the crew of the latest shuttle mission...Tags: NASA, Space Programs
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Money woes force merger of Mount Clemens festivals
The latest victim of Michigan's troubled economy is the traditional summer-ending outdoor festival in Mount Clemens. The Macomb Daily reports Thursday the money-losing Bath City Festival will be blended into the city's larger Stars & Stripes Festival,...Tags: Michigan
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Mich. band drops Chiefs name for inaugural parade
Members of the Wyandotte Marching Chiefs high school band plan to perform in the inaugural parade in Washington, but they won't be known by the name they've had since the 1950s. The Detroit Free Press reports Thursday that the band from Roosevelt High...Tags: The White House, Detroit, Schools, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Freedom of the Press
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It doesn't take 2 alarm companies to monitor 1 condominium
Sentinel ColumnistDear Greg: I signed up recently with ADT for home monitoring -- a three-year contract -- only to find out after the fact that my homeowner-association fees already cover home monitoring by another company! No one told me about that while I was buying...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Contracts, Reviews
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Sea Change
SouthFlorida.comWith Carnival Cruise Lines expecting to welcome some 600,000 children aboard its ships this year -- a six-fold increase from 12 years ago -- and other lines reporting more and more families sailing with them each year, children's facilities and programs...Tags: Children, Star Sailing, Carnival Cruise Lines, Imperial and Royal Matters, Celebrity
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SOUTH WINDSOR: Parade Committee Plans Two Fundraisers
The town St. Patrick's Parade Day Committee is holding two fundraisers for the parade, which is scheduled for March 14 in Hartford. The Savage Brothers Band will perform Jan. 16 during an 8 p.m. dance at St. Margaret Mary's Church, 80 Hayes Road. For...Tags: Connecticut
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Scottish pipes will soon call at Lauderdale Stadium
Forum Publishing GroupThe massing of the bagpipe bands will begin at noon. But this isn't your ordinary demonstration. This will be part of the opening ceremony of the 26th annual Southeast Florida Scottish Festival & Highland Games on Saturday, where perhaps 10 bands will...Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, Game Playing, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Games, Florida
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Jennifer Weiner Set For Jewish Book Festival
Jennifer Weiner, a Simsbury High School graduate who went on to Princeton University, a career in journalism and breakout success in 2001 as a novelist with her debut book "Good in Bed," will talk about its sequel, "Certain Girls" (Simon & Schuster, $26....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Books and Magazines, Yale University, Judaism, Alzheimer's Disease
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Kiwanis carnival benefits clubs, charter schools
Forum Publishing GroupIf it wasn't the Gravitron whirling around at breakneck speed that gave Anthony Gonzalez the willies, the 50-foot-tall flying pirate ship certainly did. At the Kiwanis Club of Greater Pembroke Pines carnival, the pirate ship rocked back and forth like...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Gainesville, Teaching and Learning, University of Florida, Pembroke Pines
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Plug In America Plans Jan. 17 'Inaugural Parade West' to Promote EVs, PHEVs
Edmunds.comBy John O'Dell, Senior Editor (Note:Story updated 1/5/09) Although it applied early for the honor, Plug In America, the support group for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, didn't make the cut when organizers of the Presidential Inaugural Parade... -
Boat show, Shore Line, Strictly Sail
Tribune staffBOAT, RV SHOW The 79th annual Chicago Boat, RV and Outdoors Show comes to McCormick Place North Jan. 14-18. Hundreds of boats and recreational vehicles along with accessories, travel tips and a trout pond are among the attractions. Hours are 11 a.m. to...Tags: Railway Transportation, Health and Safety at School, Academic Progress, Toys, High School Sports
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Winter Equestrian Festival begins at renovated showground in Wellington
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhat can you get for $10 million? For starters, a two-story Tiki hut. Add to that about 1,000 new palm trees, permanent stadium-style seating, VIP box seats, an open-air vendor marketplace, electronic message boards, restaurants, brick-paved paths and so...Tags: Equestrian, Electronics, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants
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