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Hamilton confirmed as Oxford vice-chancellor Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Provost Andrew Hamilton has been confirmed as the next vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, officially anointing him as the next leader of the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

Members of Oxford’s Congregation, the university’s parliament, had until noon Monday to object to Hamilton’s nomination, which was announced June 3. None did so.

Leading up to his confirmation, the one knock against Hamilton was that he is an “outsider,” having neither attended Oxford nor taught there. But the Congregation did not hold that against him, and Hamilton will now succeed John Hood in October 2009 as the university’s top official.

For w. crew, NCAA championship was more than victory, it was sweet revenge Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
On the morning of June 1, Yale women's crew, defending NCAA varsity eight champions, knew that the upcoming races would not be easy.

Amid Skepticism, Israel-Hamas Truce Holds On Day 1 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The six-month truce that took effect Thursday was welcomed by both sides, although the Palestinian economy is still being held in check by a closed border. The cease-fire is meant to end Palestinian rocket barrages and Israeli reprisals in Gaza.

Girlfriend Charged With Aiding N.Y. Fugitive Swindler Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The girlfriend of a missing hedge fund swindler was arrested Thursday in the investigation that began when his car was found abandoned on a bridge with the ominous words "Suicide is Painless" written in dust on the hood.

Obama: Go For The Cash Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Rejects Public Financing, Campaign Spending Limits

Freed from a serious fundraising constraint, Barack Obama is positioned to mount a general election campaign on a scale the nation has never seen, fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations.

Telecoms Given Wiretap Shield Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Compromise In Congress

Despite the objections of Democratic holdouts like Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, House and Senate leaders have agreed to a compromise that would shield the telecommunications companies that helped the government do wiretaps after 9-11 without court permission.

Many Thought They Were Safe Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Bill Sponsored By Dodd Requires All Protected By Levees Or Dams To Have Insurance

Juli Parks didn't worry when water began creeping up the levee that shields this town of about 750 from the Mississippi River — not even when volunteers began piling on sandbags.

China Admits Taking, Burying U.S. POW From Korea Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
After decades of denials, the Chinese have acknowledged burying an American prisoner of war in China, telling the U.S. that a teenage soldier captured in the Korean War died a week after he "became mentally ill," according to documents provided to The Associated Press.

Study Forecasts Greater Extremes In North American Weather Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
As greenhouse gas emissions rise, droughts will get drier, storms will get stormier and floods will get deeper with changing climate, a report Thursday by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program says.

Hikers Were Down To Last Granola Bar Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Two young backpackers rationed peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars, growing hungrier as they wandered for six days in the dense vegetation of Denali National Park, they said Thursday.

Taliban Incursion Shows Ability To Disrupt, Threaten Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
When the Taliban seized a string of villages outside one of Afghanistan's largest cities this week, NATO-led forces moved fast, airlifting in hundreds of Afghan and Western soldiers and sending warplanes and attack helicopters into the skies.

Ala. Inmate Dies Of Liver Failure After 18-Year Wait For Retrial Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Was Charged In Store Slaying

More than a decade ago, a frustrated judge vowed there would be no more delays in the stalled retrial of death row inmate Shep Wilson Jr.

Army Reservists Return Home To Connecticut Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The grass of New England was a joyful sight for many of the U.S. Army reservists with the 405th Combat Support hospital unit who returned home Thursday afternoon from a year in the deserts of the Middle East.

Hartford's Letters On Health Cost Hikes Confuse Retirees Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Retired City Manager Saundra Kee Borges isn't supposed to pay the city a dime for her health insurance, so the letter she got earlier this month telling her she now owed the city nearly $23,000 a year was a shock.

Kissel's Workers Accused Of Helping Liquidate His Assets Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
In the six months before he was stabbed to death, Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel embarked on a campaign with three of his employees to liquidate his assets and hide them from federal authorities who had charged him with bank and mail fraud, Greenwich police said in arrest affidavits released Thursday.

Man Faces Murder Charge Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Suspect In Shooting Defies Victim's Family At Hearing

— The man accused of shooting his live-in girlfriend in the face April 14 in their Coventry apartment can face a charge of murder, a Superior Court Judge in Rockville ruled Thursday.

State Child Advocate Reappointed Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Thursday that she has reappointed Jeanne Milstein, a frequent critic of the state's child-protection agency, as the state's child advocate.

Rocky Hill High School Seniors Pull Off 'Prank' Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
School pranks typically involve hamburger meat and chocolate milk flying across a rowdy cafeteria. On occasion, crickets are released into classrooms.

Teen With Autism Beats Odds, Graduates High School Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Eric Hollingsworth was just 2 years old when doctors told his parents his severe autism would prevent him from talking or ever going to school in a regular classroom.

Hartford's High School Graduation Requirements Change Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A key proposal by Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski to upgrade standards and improve college readiness among city high school students by toughening graduation requirements was adopted by the school board this week.

Berlin Seeks $550,000 Grant To Clean Mill Site Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Town officials are seeking a $550,000 state grant to help clean the vacant Sherwood Tools building, a 19th-century mill a developer plans to buy and convert into 72 condominium units and 14 town houses near Paper Goods Pond.

Cromwell Worm Vendor Told To Take Down Signs Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Two years after the well-publicized shutdown of a teenager's night crawler business, worms still make people in this town squirm.

McCain criticizes Obama's opposition to NAFTA Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:05:00 -0400
In a cross-border political attack, John McCain said Friday that Barack Obama's opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement is "nothing more than retreating behind protectionist walls."

Dodd Tops Lender's Contributions List Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A nonpartisan government watchdog group Wednesday listed U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd as the Senate's No. 1 recipient of campaign contributions from Countrywide Financial Corp. in the last two decades.

Rell Signs Mortgage-Assistance Bill Into Law Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments could get some help from legislation signed into law Wednesday, as expected, by Gov. M. Jodi Rell.

Rell Signs Landmark Ethics Bill Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed a landmark bill Wednesday that she said gives Connecticut the toughest ethics law in the nation.

Rell Visits Manchester Third-Graders After E-Mail Invite Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Gov. M. Jodi Rell couldn't resist paying a visit Wednesday to a third-grade class at Highland Park Elementary School after one of the students sent an e-mail inviting her.

Dodd Denies Loans Deal Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Senate ethics committee has begun a preliminary investigation of the special treatment a mortgage lender afforded Sen. Christopher Dodd and another top politician.

Task Force May Aid Those With Rare Diseases Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Connecticut lawmakers are looking for ways to help families grappling with rare diseases, some so uncommon they affect just dozens of people.

Creating The New Mohawk Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Mohawk used to be a badge of rebellion and hard-core danger, the realm of Airborne soldiers, sneering punks and crazed killers. In the past several years, however, the style has been more widely sanctioned, and for some Connecticut boys, the crested cut is a school's-out rite.

Titillating Carnal Lingo Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Literary Encyclopedia Examines Sex, Eroticism

It doesn't leave much room for confusion: It's titled "Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex," and the book's cover is filled with dirty words.

Help Wanted: Looking For Plan B Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Somebody asked me the other day if I was "updating" my résumé.

Curing Personal Credit Crises Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
First Step: Prepare For Temptation

With millions of Americans carrying unprecedented levels of debt, saving less than those in other countries and facing record home-foreclosure levels, some might conclude that Americans have weak self-control and have been swallowed by consumerism.

Mispronouncing Bulkeley, Or Not Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
My column last Friday on Connecticut pronunciations drew an energetic volley of responses. From NOR-itch to SAWLZ-bair-ee came cheers, jeers and, best of all, "here's," as in "Here's a mispronunciation you overlooked!"

For Love & Money Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
More Bands Turn To Weddings To Help Pay The Bills In Quest For Stardom

The Slammin' Band has performed for crowds of more than 50,000, opened for the likes of Macy Gray and played at a fundraiser for Al Gore. But their next event is — they hope — your wedding.

Makeup Makers Covet Male Market Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Concealer, bronzer, self-tanner, eyeliner — they sound like a checklist of items in a woman's makeup bag. But they could be items in a man's makeup bag.

'Drank' To Relax, Stay Sharp Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Drink Mix Supposedly Stimulates While Sedating

Goodbye, Red Bull and Rockstar. Who wants to be on a caffeine jag when you can both relax and maintain your focus with the newest so-called "lifestyle" or "functional" beverage Drank.

Hartford's Character Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Bones Of The City's Architecture Help Shape Its Personality

Architectural details are not the limbs of architecture — they're the personality. Thanks to them, the streets of Hartford crowd with flirts, snobs, scoundrels, busybodies, dreamers, rebels and dandies, and that's before you even get inside the houses.

Much A-Do About Redecorating Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
After Project, Hostess Has Party Where Friends Can Get Experts' Advice

Remember those at-home parties — you know, nighttime girls-only gabfests with wine and cheese and socializing that was built around the sale of products like Sarah Coventry jewelry, Tupperware storage containers, Princess House crystal and Pampered Chef kitchen items?

'Portrait Of A Garden' Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Coventry Garden Club will host a tour of nine gardens in Coventry June 29 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Creating Country Style Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Wainscoting Adds Automatic Charm

Q: I'm dreaming of an old Cape Cod-style bedroom for our new house. It's basic builder now and is crying out for some character. My husband and I both love a good project, and we're looking for some decorating advice to make the bedroom look inviting.

Party Time: Pour It On! Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
This Summer's Pitchers: From Classic To Trendy

When it comes to summer entertaining, nothing beats a warm night, good friends and a cool, frosty pitcher of your favorite libation. No question, there's something about a jug of lemonade, iced tea, margaritas or sangria that invites guests to grab a glass, fill up and kick back.

Have Ice, Will Travel; Making A Surprising Soup Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Dear Heloise: When traveling (we camp but "hotel it" on the way to distant national parks), we carry a cooler. Rather than fill it with loose ice, I use two to three rinsed-out milk jugs with a large "filling hole" cut out. (I retain some of the handle.)

Rare Piece Can Retain Value Despite New Finish Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Don't refinish your furniture. Original finish adds to the value.

The Fresh Scent Of Garden Breezes Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
India Hicks was a tomboy and 13 years old when she served as a bridesmaid at the famous wedding of the last century — that of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Named India in honor of her grandfather Louis Mountbatten, an English aristocrat who was the last viceroy of Burma, Hicks went on to become a famous model. She now lives happily in the Bahamas with her long-time partner and their four children, and she is muse to Crabtree & Evelyn, the international purveyor of home and body-care products.

Not Your Grandpa's Storage Shed Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Space-starved homeowners who need extra storage, but not in the form of a backyard micro-cottage with Dutch doors and scallop trim, should check out two websites offering sleek alternatives: www.modern-shed.com and www.metroshed.com .

Enjoy A Royal Slumber At A Regal Price Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The finest and rarest Egyptian cotton in the world, according to Home Textiles Today, is Giza 45. Grown in the fertile Kafir S'Ad region along the Nile, Giza 45 accounts for just 0.4 percent of Egypt's total annual cotton production. It's the crème de la crème of the cotton crop, usually used only in fine men's shirts. (English haberdasher Thomas Pink calls Giza 45 "the queen of Egyptian cotton.")

Bid Flaws Don't Fly Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Competition ought to be reopened for a $40 billion government contract to build in-air refueling tankers for the military — and not just because doing so would benefit Connecticut.

How To Spell Relief Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
High gasoline prices have spawned a Christmas-in-July mindset on behalf of consumers lately.

No 'Golden Rule' Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The so-called Golden Rule bill signed into law last week is, according to its sponsors, supposed to keep jobs and tax dollars in Connecticut by helping businesses in this state win more state government contracts. But to us it looks like more protectionism, more government interference in the market.

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