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4 hrs ago | Clarks Hometown News Patriot

The State We're In: What's the buzz? Hummingbirds

Outside on a warm day, something buzzes past in a blur. A large bumblebee or sphinx moth, perhaps? How about a hummingbird? With about 340 hummingbird species in the Western Hemisphere, only one - the ruby-throated hummingbird - is found in the eastern United States.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Life, Holidays

Thu May 16, 2013

NewsOK.com

Illinois historic sites extend hours for season

Six Illinois historic sites are operating seven days a week for the convenience of tourists traveling in the spring and summer.

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Related Topix: us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Illinois Travel, Illinois, Springfield, IL, Life, Holidays

Austinist

Paramount Theatre Announces 38th Annual Summer Film Series Lineup

Now beginning its 38th year, the Paramount Summer Film Classics series brings some much needed comfort to the long hot Austin summer.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Tue May 14, 2013

North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

Blues Fest Fades on Stormy Monday

For local blues fans, Monday's news was definitely bad. It's off. No Blues by the Bay this coming Labor Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Patch.com

Evanston Outdoor Watering Ban Starts May 15

Evanston's outdoor watering ban starts tomorrow and lasts until September 15 during daytime weekday hours between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., with some exceptions, according to a press release.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Evanston, IL, Home Gardening, Home

Mon May 13, 2013

I-Newswire.com

Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor Announce Ultimate Louisiana Party II Summer Tour Dates

Hit City Digital Recording Artists will tour Southwest and Northwest beginning in Texas mid-June and extending into Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington through Labor Day.

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Life, Holidays, Baton Rouge, LA

Fri May 10, 2013

Business Wire

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend Tickets On Sale May 16

The event will again fundraise for Sonoma County non-profits over Labor Day Weekend August 30 - September 1, 2013 .

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Related Topix: Sonoma, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Life, Holidays, August, CA

Examiner.com

New York's Electric Zoo Music Festival 2013 phase 2 artist headliners announced

With summer just around the corner, Electric Zoo: New York 's Electronic Music Festival is excited to add more headlining artists to the three-day festival taking place over Labor Day Weekend on August 30, August 31 and September 1. Featuring two Main Stages for the first time ever, Electric Zoo's fifth anniversary offers the ultimate summer ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

MSNBC

Treasury Secretary Lew: Congress should deal with debt ceiling now

Video: CNBC's Steve Liesman talks with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, about arriving at a bipartisan compromise on the budget.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC)

MarketWatch

Treasury's Lew: Debt ceiling safe until Sept

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview on Friday that the debt ceiling will not be hit until September, though Congress shouldn't relax based on that.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Tue May 07, 2013

The Austin Chronicle

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

Jimmy Buffet and Rodriguez share a cult. Not the same one, obviously, but rather their fans' "great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work ." Amend Merriam-Webster to "film, book, or music." The former liquored up the Austin 360 Amphitheater Friday and the latter brought the Erwin Center to its feet on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, Folk, Joni Mitchell, Texas, Life, Holidays, Music, Entertainment

Sun May 05, 2013

Cape Gazette

Master Gardeners open application process for class of 2013

The application period is open for Master Gardener training in Kent and Sussex counties.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Life, Holidays, Delaware, Thanksgiving, University of Delaware, Delaware State University

Thu May 02, 2013

Boulder Weekly

Tidbites | Prospect Eats again

Prospect Eats, a burgeoning weekly food-truck gathering in south Longmont, kicked off its 2013 season on Monday, April 29, with a crowd of about 800 showing up to partake in cuisine, live music and community interaction.

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Related Topix: Longmont, CO, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

Hispanic Business

Summer movie preview: Smart and smarter

May 02--Every year around this time, I come down with a bad case of cinematic seasonal affective disorder -- like a movie-related seasickness that lasts all summer.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Michigan, Frances Ha, Greenberg, Love Is All You Need

Wed May 01, 2013

Bloomberg

Klein: Happy May Day, Capitalist Workers

In many countries, May 1 is a public holiday in honor of " International Workers' Day ." The day has its roots in the global communist movement which is one reason Americans and Canadians prefer to celebrate Labor Day in September.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Beltaine, May Day, Famine, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Science

City of Chicago

Mayor Emanuel and DCASE Announce the 35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Lineup

Entirely Free Festival Opens at Chicago Cultural Center; Then Moves to Its New Home on Four Stages in Millennium Park Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday announced the lineup for the 35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival as it celebrates a milestone in its new home of Millennium Park on August 29- September 1. New this year, the Chicago Labor Day tradition ... (more)

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Life, Holidays, Jazz, Charles Lloyd, New Orleans, Music!, Drama Movies

International Business Times

May Day: Still Somewhat A Big Deal In Certain Parts Of The World

Workers and union members hold banners and flags during a May Day march, to mark International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Tunis, May 1, 2013.

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Related Topix: Life, Beltaine, May Day, Holidays

Criminal Report Daily

Why Do We Work Eight Hours a Day?

In the United States, Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday of September to honor the contributions workers have made to the country .

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Beltaine, May Day, Science / Technology, NASA

WMNF-FM Tampa

"Abolish Class Society" is May Day message in St. Pete from Overpass Light Brigade

Wednesday is International Workers' Day. A small group of protesters displayed a lighted message over I-275 near 22nd Avenue North in St.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Beltaine, May Day, Tampa, FL, Immigration Reform

Umukozi

Rwanda Workers and Labour Day celebrations

The day of May 1 is celebrated in many countries around the World as a day set aside for workers.

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Related Topix: World News, Rwanda, Africa, Life, Holidays, Beltaine, May Day