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Historic casino boat to be dismantled in Alton
A historic casino boat is spending its final days on the Mississippi River. The 300-foot long 1923 vessel will be dismantled in Alton before it's moved ashore and turned into an 80-room hotel, convention center and museum in St. Elmo. David Campbell...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, David Campbell, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling
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Tennis Channel growing, but still absent on Cablevision
WatchdogI went to the U.S. Open today for the first time since 1995 and discovered someone lopped off the top of Louis Armstrong Stadium. Who knew? It turns out big matches have moved to a building called Arthur Ashe Stadium.......Tags: Tennis, U.S. Open Tennis, Satellite and Cable Service, National Football League, Arthur Ashe Stadium
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NFL GRIDIRON GUIDE: Cowboys cover hefty number
ed.mcnamara@newsday.comWEEK 4: BETS BET: CHARGERS All picks against the spread Marquee matchups REDSKINS (2-1) at COWBOYS (3-0) Line: Cowboys by 11 Over/Under: 46. TV: Ch. 5, WFAN (660), joined in progress 4:15 p.m. When Kevin the Cowboy hater gets stressed out, he pops in...Tags: Buffalo Bills, Reggie Bush, Baltimore Colts, Football, Steve Smith
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New CDs: Charlie Haden, Kings of Leon, TV on the Radio
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The stereotypical disconnect between the worlds of jazz and country music was beautifully crystallized many years ago when celebrated drummer Buddy Rich was in the hospital. Just before going into surgery,...Tags: Lincoln Center, Heavy Engineering, Pat Metheny, Music, Iowa
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Jewish center explains tradition of shofar
Tribune reporterThe cheeks of 9-year-old Saul Arce puffed out like a miniature Louis Armstrong on Sunday as he blew on the goat horn he had just helped make into a "shofar," used to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which begins Monday. Even though Saul's...Tags: Bucktown, Public Holidays, Wicker Park, Jeff Long
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Kicking off 'Music Alive'
Sentinel Staff WriterActor Grant Norman, who has made his mark on Broadway, film and television, will kick off Music Live Inc.'s 2008-09 opera series with a gala Broadway concert titled "Broadway on Tour" in October. The five-part series will be in the Paul P. Williams...Tags: California, Music Theater, Montrose, Music, Arts
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Jazz musician, controversial writer
Richard Sudhalter, 69, a jazz musician, critic and biographer whose history of white jazz musicians prompted gales of protest when it was published in 1999, died Friday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He had multiple system atrophy,...Tags: Hoagy Carmichael, Lou Gehrig, Bix Beiderbecke, Indiana, New York
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New Orleans tourism trickles back after Gustav
Back into gear after Gustav New Orleans was struggling to prepare for today's Saints football game in the Superdome, as the hospitality industry -- and power -- trickled back late last week after Hurricane Gustav. As of Friday afternoon (the Travel...Tags: California, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure, Hurricane Gustav, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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U.S. Open adjusts schedule in light of hurricane
Special to The TimesNEW YORK -- With Tropical Storm Hanna menacing from the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Open has begun to couch "Super Saturday" plans with the phrase "weather permitting." The United States Tennis Assn. has adopted contingency plans for the men's last two...Tags: Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Tennis, Tropical Storms, Tropical Storm Hanna
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Roger Federer storms into U.S. Open final
Special to The TimesNEW YORK -- The U.S. Open usually tests elite tennis players with clamor, chaos, humidity, wee-hours finishes and chronic spectator rudeness, but it's clearly over the top to toss in a tropical storm. Hanna's arrival Saturday at 2:40 p.m. EDT not only...Tags: Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Tropical Storms, Tennis, Tropical Storm Hanna
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WORLD & NATION: AT HOME
A woman accused of slicing open a pregnant woman's belly and taking her baby was obsessed with getting an infant and even had hallucinations of hearing babies cry after a February 1990 miscarriage, according to court records. A few months later, Andrea...Tags: Cults and Sects, Assault, First National Bank, Sexual Assault, Political Candidates
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August 27: Biden, abortion and Catholism; McCain's houses; good old songs
I like songs, but I'm not that old! Since I myself am a proud age 89 - only four months shy of 90 - I was greatly pleased to read the article "You Have To be...90" about the Town of Smithtown honoring its seniors [LI Life, Aug. 24]. It was indeed...Tags: West Islip, Joe Biden, Music, John McCain, Leonard Cohen
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