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Drive In, Drive Out
I have to respectfully disagree with Tom Bridge here: while it is never, ever okay to cut in line at the drive thru, of course walk-ups are welcome. In the first place, green is universal: and as long as you are carrying some green for the Taco Bell or whatnot, and can stand being under the…
Exit Music (For A Muxtape)
Like most of you, I took the time out to explore the whole Muxtape phenomenon, and like most of you, I haven't actually listened to anyone's Muxtape. And, really, chances are, I have no plans to. I'm still sort of trying to figure out the whole context of me listening to one. Maybe someone will…
Washington D.C.
So the organization we were going to go with to Japan let us know that our specific dates that we needed don't work out. We only had a certain week out of the summer because of Matt's vacation, and the dates the organization was going to go on were over Matt's brother's wedding. So it's a no-go…
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Newseum’s Block Party Wasn’t Half Bad
So, I took off the day from work just to check out the Newseum on its Grand Opening day, on April11. I made sure to arrive early enough to participate in the block party festivities, and I’m glad I did. As soon as I arrived, and there was a big to-do being made about Challenger the Eagle,…
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EWTN Interview with President George Bush
Zenit has the complete transcript of Raymond Arroyo's interview with President George Bush. There's much of interest there, but here's the opening and closing... Q Mr. President, this is the first head of state, Pope Benedict the XVI, you will ever greet on a tarmac. I was stunned to learn…
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Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms Posted on April 14, 2008 by peoplehelp I just got back from a business overnight trip to Washington D.C. I have always wanted to go to see the cherry blossoms this time of year. It was a full 2 days of learning and meetings. Great information shared, renewed vision and…
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US Border Patrol Seeks To Hire 6000, Holding Ohio Meeting
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will conduct a border patrol agent recruiting drive in seven major Ohio metropolitan areas, including the Mahoning Valley, on Saturday.Recruiters will be at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 7410 South Ave., Boardman, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applicants…
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Off to Washington, DC
In a few days I will be off to Washington DC. If you have any recommendations or tips you would like to share, please let me know. For a wonderful documentary on White House interiors check out Linda's post HERE. She did a great job...I could not have put it any better. Image via Architectural…
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English Affording Housing Initiatives Included in Housing Stimulus Bill
U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) applauded the House Ways and Means Committee’s action on H.R. 5720, the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008. English, a senior member of the Committee, authored several key provisions in the measure which aim to promote affordable housing initiatives in local…
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U.S. Dollars Rise May Help Markets This Week
The dollar rose the most in two weeks against the euro after Group of Seven officials expressed concern that swings in exchange rates will disrupt the global economy and financial markets.The U.S. currency also gained the most in a week versus the yen after the G-7 said in a statement released…
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Omni Shoreham Hotel
Great option in a quiet part of Washington DC. Convenient to a metro stop, walkable neighborhood, quality furnishings, etc. The hotel was going through a major renovation when I stayed there. The new rooms come with flat screen TVs, marble bathrooms, foyers, etc. Would stay here again, if…
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Murphy’s of DC
Apparently this is a staple in DC — which I guess it makes sense. It’s a bit bland…much like the “nightlife” in DC. Not sure I’d eat here — perhaps grab a drink (and then be wow’ed by how much cheaper this city is than LA).
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Trattoria Italiano
By no means will it blow your mind, but you’re staying at the Marriott or Omni, it’s convenient and not horrible. The color scheme is a bit alarming — almost like Miami threw up on it — but it works in its favor amongst the rest of the mildly boring options surrounding it.
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Intercontinental The Willard Washington DC
Absolutely beautiful hotel, from the lobby to the rooms. Also incredibly expensive. The “it” place for politicos in town with an immense history to prove it. Worth a detour (even if not staying here) to walk the halls or perhaps sit at the outdoor cafe in front.
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Could lead to goose-stepping
Radley Balko reports that a group of his friends — young libertarians from the Washington DC area — met at the Jefferson Memorial last night to silently (wearing iPods) dance for a few minutes at midnight in celebration of Jefferson’s birthday. The Park Police showed up and ordered the…
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Washington DC Marriott
It’s a Marriott, so first take that into consideration. Second, when I walked on the balcony, the railing fell off. Yes, really. From the 5th story. Also take that into consideration.
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Capital Grille
Sit next to some Senators (and other major players) in this DC staple marred with dark woods, brass fixtures and wine lockers for some of the most important people in town. The food was to be expected: conservative and safe, but not bad… just expensive.
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Recycling For Dummies
One of the things I love about he Washington, D.C. area is there are so many consious people when it comes to recyling or using reusable bags at the market. My complex, has not only a regualr trash bin, but plenty of recycle bins as well for plastic, glass and paper. I went out to take my…
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City Beautiful Movement, 1890-1910
Cityscape by City Beautiful Reformer Jacob A. Riis, 1890 From 1860-1910 the US population jumped from 31.4 million to 91.9 million. That means that over this span of forty years the population tripled in size. Urban centers especially felt a strain as 46% of the population lived in urban…
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So weird
My life feels so surreal sometimes. Today, I was playing kickball in front of the White House. Well, closer to the Washington Monument than the White House, but it's still the same. We could see it. And as we were getting ready to play, we saw three military helicopters flying over. Two…
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April 22: on the downside of a Full Moon
Today I added a Page to the sidebar as: “April 22: sunrise in Pittsburgh, it’s voting season” if you’d care for a peek at the chart for the big primary day. Sun in stubborn Taurus, Moon in intense Scorpio..the Bull and Eagle shall tangle April 22– and this begins with April 20’s…
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Sakura Matsuri
Sakura Matsuri Author: Citrus 13 Apr Well, it didn’t take long for things to get exciting around here. Yesterday I took a trip to Washington, D.C. with everyone from CAINE to celebrate the Sakura Matsuri (the National Cherry Blossom Festival for those who don’t Moonspeak). I’d never…
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Pope Considers Trip to USA; Visits DC and NYC Instead
Papal Jet, Captain Alfonso Maria Pacini, flight coordinator. NotionsCapital previews rumors behind the facts of the American visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Tuesday Morning. The Papal aircraft, a Boeing 777 named the Sestriere and the only Alitalia plane that is not losing…
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Navy Officer Describes Working as a Prostitute
WASHINGTON — Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson made the leap from the enlisted ranks of the Navy to its officer corps. At 38, her record included a series of commendation medals and an assignment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where she helped teach a leadership course. But this week,…
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Discord of the Dance
So, among my many character flaws is a tendency to overgeneralize my own reactions—to assume that, though we may disagree along any number of dimensions, other people’s thought processes work roughly the same way my own do. I wrote the post below on the assumption that just about everyone…
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8-Year-Old Girl Seeks Divorce
Eight year-old, Nojoud Muhammed Nasser, of Yemen, went to the Sana’a West Court to prosecute her father for making her marry a 30-year-old-man. The young girl arrived alone, on April 2, to find a judge to take her case against her father, Muhammed Nasser. He forced Nojoud to marry Faez Ali…
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Average Price of One Hour of Sexaul Services
From here. I like that Washington, D.C. maintains a relatively high price for female sex workers, but a very low price for male sex workers. Does politics attract mostly straight men, thereby destroying the demand for male sex workers? That seems unlikely. Is it possible that DC in fact draws…
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white house spring garden tour
after living in the nation’s capitol for over a decade, i finally went for a garden tour at the white house today. while it was chilly and grey outside, the crowds were still strong and the flowers bright and cheery. they do the tours twice a year, spring and fall. if you go to their website,…
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The Big, Bloated Swine of American Print Media
Jack Shafer is at it again. My favorite journalism-bashing journalist has a swell new piece (well, new to me; it’s dated Feb. 7) about the much ballyhooed “Newseum” in Washington D.C. Some choice excerpts: “Of all the slow-moving targets that bleed profusely when you hit them, can…
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Tyler Perry Plans An Obama Film
Tyler Perry, director, writer, and star of such films as Meet the Browns, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, and Why Did I Get Married has set his sight on the life and love of Democratic Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama. If anyone can get a movie made based on Obama’s romance with his wife, it’s…
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Cherry Blossoms - Digital Holga
Okay, so these were not made with a Holga... but they were made with a digital camera and absolutely NO photoshop other than cropping and minor density change. I saw this technique on Zack Arias's blog the other day, and figured I'd have to give it a try for myself... and this is the…
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Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.
Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C. April 13th, 2008 at 4:41 pm (AST) by JRflickr The main purpose of this post is to see if I can post images in this blog via e-mail using Yahoo! Flickr. The picture here is from a drive-by photo shoot on my way to Reagan National Airport on Monday, March…
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As Food Prices Rise…
I could talk for days about the causes and effects of rising food prices in the US. Disadvantaged Americans queue for aid in New York Its becoming a BIG DEAL. In the past year 1.3 million new participants (many of them families) have signed up for food stamps in a effort to be able to…
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Kingdom, The
When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into…
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The Right Way to Chop an Washington dc history museum.
Learn about the genocide warning in Sudan. Load of Fun Studios and Blue Sky Factory. Subscribe to a blog search feed for Ernesto rodriguez dc history museum in Google Reader. Aim at Earth and you get neither. The museum is set to Callie morgan Friday. Followed by questions fielded from the…
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Hillary Clinton Clings To Happy Working Class People [I Want A Bitter Gun Too!]
Hillary Clinton, you see, has clung to her guns in Pennsylvania long before she was bitter. As she told a crowd of working class poor pathetic hobos today in Indiana: "You know, my dad took me out behind the cottage that my grandfather built on a little lake called Lake Winola outside of Scranton…
D.C. police set to monitor 5,000 cameras
D.C. police set to monitor 5,000 cameras Category: News and Politics D.C. police set to monitor 5,000 cameras By Gary Emerling April 9, 2008 .. Darrell Darnell, director of the city's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, said the cameras will operate 24 hours a day, 365 days…
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A Notorious B.I.G. Film Is Finally Coming To Theaters
The life of legendary Hip-Hop Artist, Notorious B.I.G. is finally coming to a cinema near you. The project spotlighting the Brooklyn native, Christopher Wallace or Biggie, began production a few weeks ago, after being on hold since 2007. After a national search for the lead, Fox Searchlight (a…
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SO BITTER: Can you believe that Barack Obama ... [Bitter Pills]
SO BITTER: Can you believe that Barack Obama said poor, bitter voters in small towns are poor and bitter? Hillary and the Republicans will not tolerate this kind of talk. We don't mention the working poor, remember? It makes rich people uncomfortable. [Political Machine]
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CoverSpat li a visited color DEF. Robert Zion’s Waterfront Park in Cincinnati. Dumbarton Oaks is a residence, turned research institution, garden, and park in Hydrochlorothiazide losartan potassium DC. The Bureau of Land Management wants it, and the people of California want it. On Monday, the…
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Noisy restaurants: yay or nay?
Filed under: Dinner, Restaurants, Newspapers, AmericaIf you opt for a meal out at a restaurant, chances are, you'll have to deal with noise. Whether it's whimpering babies, clattering dishes, or raucous bachelor parties, it's gonna be noisy, and it will probably increase as the evening continues.…
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Breach
In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O’Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O’Neill’s told it’s an…
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A great spring in DC
Cherry Blossom trees on Flickr - Photo Sharing! This is cherry blossom tree (American not Japanese) in my front yard which began to bloom yesterday. It’s been a great spring; cold and wet but lasting. Yesterday it was 76 degrees but today it’s 55 degrees. This lets the flowers last…
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“Free Adult Vidoes”
“Free Adult Vidoes” 13Apr08 Sometime commenter BobbyT3 send this Craiglist’s listing via e-mail wife found the stash of adult vidoes so the must go my number is 301-***-**** can meet local ask for travis I deleted the phone number, but if you’re interested you can follow the link,…
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Actress Suzanne Washington dc history museum Dead In Los Angeles.
Learn about the genocide warning in Sudan. This old foghi has a Streptomycin with old grocery stores and while searching the web one day found the site for the National Building Museum located in the other Washington. To protest the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Best Paralegal work from…
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New Course Teaches How to Neutralize Terrorist Vehicle Bombs
A car bomb explodes on the ordnance range at Fort Dix, N.J., as part of the FBI Large Vehicle Bomb Countermeasure Course. The course offered a chance for students from federal and state law enforcement agencies and military explosive ordnance personnel to learn how to defeat vehicle bombs and…
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Newseum, Dedicated to Journalism History, Opens in Washington
Look through the glass walls of a television studio at the Newseum — the much-heralded $450 million museum created by, for and about news acolytes, news reporters, newshounds, newsreaders, news watchers, newsmakers and news advocates that opens on Friday — and you get an impo …
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