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ROYALS 7, TIGERS 3: Tigers miss out on sweep
24.08.2008 18:27
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tigers lost to the Royals on Sunday in part because of an element by which they seldom win: speed.
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O STREET: Even on vacation, you can't escape Detroit
24.08.2008 14:29
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Oneita Big Dummy envisioned 2 weeks free of news about her city and its impossible situation. Friends and family in New York, Dayton, D.C., and Maryland, however--even the mayor's classmates from Cass Tech's class of '88--had other visions.
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Fewer people enter produce competitions at state fair
24.08.2008 14:29
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At the Michigan State Fair, the number of contestants in produce competitions seems to have dropped.
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Barb Arrigo: No time to ignore Iraq
24.08.2008 02:19
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In a land that seems increasingly far away, 140,000 U.S. troops still labor — fortunately with less risk to life and limb than during some previous time periods. And, with a tentative agreement between the U.S. and the Iraqi prime minister to have most troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011, perhaps we're even within sight of a close to this particularly misbegotten chapter in American history.
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Detroit International Jazz Festival: Detroit & Philadelphia: A brotherhood of bassists
24.08.2008 02:19
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Bassists from Detroit and Philadelphia have influenced nearly every stylistic development in jazz since the '50s, from hard bop through post-bop, jazz-rock and today's mainstream. Here are some of the primary moves and shakers, with insights and a CD recommendation from McBride.
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Maroon 5 thinks positive
24.08.2008 02:19
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Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 figures his idea for newspapers is pretty nifty: Split each page in half, with bad news on the left and "the happy stuff" on other side. That probably won't happen anytime soon, but suffice it to say the 29-year-old keyboardist is confident where his band would wind up.
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Jazz festival schedule
24.08.2008 02:19
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Chase Main Stage 7 Dianne Reeves 8:45 Tribute to Marvin Gaye with Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Jose James, Christian McBride, Motown All-Star Big Band. Compuware Here and Now Stage 6 University of Michigan-Flint Steelheads Jazz Garden Stage
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NAMES AND FACES: Love Hewitt looks forward to 30
24.08.2008 02:19
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Look at it this way: This is as close as you'll get to spending Sunday morning with Jennifer Love Hewitt! In the September edition of Health magazine, she declares: "I wish I had been nude from the time I was 12 until I was 28. I looked great!" Wait, there's more:
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MARTIN BANDYKE: This week's music playlist
24.08.2008 02:19
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Rodney Crowell is too often lumped into the country category, but his music has intelligence and complexity that is way beyond the Garths and Kennys of that particular universe. "Sex & Gasoline" (**** out of four stars, out Sept. 2 on Yep Roc) is the latest command performance from the Texas native who first gained acclaim in the '70s as a songwriter and guitarist for Emmylou Harris.
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About Christian McBride
24.08.2008 02:19
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Bassist and artist in residence for the 2008 jazz festival Born: May 31, 1972, Philadelphia The family business: Both his father and great uncle were professional bassists
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More notables bassists from Detroit and Philadelphia
24.08.2008 02:19
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Jaco Pastorius (1951-87), widely regarded as the most innovative electric bassist in jazz history, was born outside Philadelphia but moved to Miami at age 7. McBride, who reveres him, considers Pastorius a Philadelphian. "His first few meals were washed down with Philly water."
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Weekly entertainment calendar
24.08.2008 02:18
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Art-on-the-Lake: 34th annual event features works by more than 80 artists. Also a car show (noon-3 p.m.), children's activities and entertainment by Gilda's Singers, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Northfield Hills, 1750 Brentwood, Troy. Free. Free parking, but Boy Scouts will be accepting donations.
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Michigan State Fair schedule
24.08.2008 02:18
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The Michigan State Fair runs through Labor Day at the corner of 8 Mile and Woodward. Hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Admission is $10, $5 for children ages 3-12 and $5 for seniors 62 and older; children 2 and younger get in free. Parking is $ 7 per vehicle.
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DETROIT 26, CLEVELAND 6: Unblemished Lions win third straight
24.08.2008 02:18
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Kevin Smith ran right -- and ran right into a wall. Again. But this time, he bounced off, broke a tackle and cut back to the left. And this time, he found daylight. Twenty ... Ten ...
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LIONS REMAIN PERFECT IN PRESEASON PLAY: Photo gallery: See the Lions win again
24.08.2008 02:18
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Three up, three down. The Lions won another preseason game Saturday night, beating ex-Lion Shaun Rogers and the Cleveland Browns. See Kevin Smith's big run, new Lion Drew Henson in his Lions gear, Rogers meeting with ex-teammates - including Matt Millen, and more from Saturday night.
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