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AuPairCare Events for Au Pairs - May 2008
Hello All! I’ve checked into biking on the C&O canal. Turns out they’ll charge us $35 per bike because to have enough bikes in one location for us, they need to charge us the daily rate. We can’t get an hourly rate unfortunately. I looked into a baseball game for this month, but I…
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Joseph Egan, Lawyer Who Fought Nuclear Waste Site, Is Dead at 53
Joseph Egan, Lawyer Who Fought Nuclear Waste Site, Is Dead at 53 Mr. Egan, a nuclear engineer-turned-lawyer, led Nevada’s legal campaign to block a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. Posted in Egan, Joseph, Nuclear Wastes, Uranium, Yucca Mountain, Energy Department, Nevada, Washington…
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Back Stairwell...
Back Stairwell..., originally uploaded by RMStringer. I took this at the National Museum of Natural History. It is part of the Smithsonian Institute that is located in Washington DC. I love the colors that it was painted. The Totem Poll is located in the center and it is over 35 feet…
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Creating Beautiful Smiles in Washington DC
As an orthodontist in Washington, D.C., I work hard to build beautiful smiles. But how does that treatment workout when patients leave my office and go about their normal routines? Well, that all depends on the food they eat. Having braces doesn’t mean you have to stop eating your favorite…
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Light Trails 1
Light Trails 1, originally uploaded by RMStringer. This was the first of the "Traffic Trails" set that i used to post. I used a long exposure time and it hight F/Stop. I love the tail lights that were going past where i was set up to shoot the photo. The lighting across the street as well…
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Light Trails 2
Light Trails 2, originally uploaded by RMStringer. We were at DC last night and we saw several of the memorials. I was on my way back to the car and we came upon the cross walk. It was a really good area for doing this type of photography with the surrounding lighting and both directions…
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The Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial, originally uploaded by RMStringer. I shot this in Black and White as well as 16:9 High Definition Aspect Ratio. It was not a long exposure. I did use low F/Stop. I think that the B/W shows off the contrast in the marble that it was built with. I used a flash for this…
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A memorial to those who served…
A black and white of the World War I Memorial, built to commemorate those from the District of Columbia who lost their lives in service to the country during the “war to end all wars”.
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Miss Pixie's Furnishings and Whatnot has moved to Logan Circle
Miss Pixies, who for many years was an icon in Adams Morgan, has moved to a new, three times larger location in Logan Circle. We are thrilled to have her in our neighborhood and she will be an asset to 14th Street. Fodor's Review: The well-chosen collectibles -- hand-picked by Miss Pixie…
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An encounter with history
Our friend Ben and Silence Dogood have just returned from a whirlwind weekend in Washington, D.C. visiting family and friends. We had a great time, and would like nothing better than to hibernate for about a week now just to process everything we saw, but the garden and (gulp) deadlines make…
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I’m a little verklempt. SocialDevCamp was neither about development or camping. Discuss.
I’m a little verklempt. SocialDevCamp was neither about development or camping. Discuss. May 11th, 2008 Kenneth So I’m back from a pretty awesome time at SocialDevCamp East at the University of Baltimore. I think it was pretty well organized and had a great turnout - over 100 attendees that…
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Uninvited: A Short Film I helped write for DC’s 48 Hour Film Fest
Let me know ya think! And I hope you enjoy.
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Carousel30 wins at the AMA's DC M Awards
About the M Awards The M Awards recognizes markete
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Washington DC Photos...
I took these yesterday while we were walking in Arlington Cemetery. The photos are of the JFK grave site. JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy, and two children are buried at the memorial. I have more photos to fallow this week. What is your opinion? Blogroll Me!Subscribe to my Posts...…
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LIVING YOGA - Movie Screening
Are you familiar with Integral Yoga? Have you heard of Swami Satchidananda? Have you been to Yogaville? Whether you said yes or no, the following is a great opportunity to learn more about an Indian guru who helped spark yoga in the U.S. St. Mark’s Yoga Center in Washington, D.C. is…
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DC Kickball
Today after work I got to experience Kickball on The Mall. DC Kickball is in full swing and Hoganistan is playing on a team. He invited me down to watch first hand the craziness that goes on and to also prep me for my tryouts for a team this fall, haha. Unfortunately his team lost, but as with…
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Pictionary Blues
Today after work, which was another round of meetings and workshops, the boss decided to have a little work get together. We had a PS3, Wii, and Pictionary. After some hard core Grand Theft Auto 4, and Mario Cart for Wii, the drawing, or lack there of, began. The teams were divided into teams of…
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Washington DCinco De Mayo: Day 1
Arrived in Washington D.C. last night for a work conference. Its going to be a hectic week and who knows what will happen or be seen. Today, mostly meetings and finally got to meet some colleagues I have been working with for over a year, but have never met. The wonders of the modern working…
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Is that going to be your first Bowling washington dc from
Is that going to be your first Bowling washington dc from May 11th, 2008 Cricket 2002 download and Jayci loved the Zoo, even though it. President Bush, I guess he got excited, so he picked up a baton and he started conducting the US Marine Band. Re starting in Washington DC, and going all the…
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Are You Part of the Pregnant/Divorced/Married Messiah Change? [Email Of The Day]
What makes a truly great Email of the Day? Well, it sure helps to make no direct reference to whatever the hell you're complaining about, and make sure to only use ALL CAPS, and say a bunch of crazy bullshit, and then finish up by calling everybody else demented. "Maria B." did all this and more…
What is going n with the US Dollar.
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Ria’s 5th Birthday Documentary
Exclusive interview with Ria Lagdameo who tells us about her 5th birthday at Chuck E Cheese in Annapolis and the surprise she got at the end that no 5 year old would want. Rare video footage of Ria’s event and in depth interview with the celebrant.
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NAFSA 2008 Flickr group created
NAFSA 2008 Flickr group created Ruth Marie Sylte on May 11 2008 | Filed under: Conferences, Intercultural Communication, International Education, Social Media I've created a Flickr group for the NAFSA 2008 conference at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/nafsa08 If you'll be at NAFSA 2008 with…
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Light to Unite
Thus image doesn’t need any long commentary, except to give the artist responsible for the lighting setup his accolades. Gerry Hofstetter, a swiss artist, travels the world on his Light to Unite tour, create extraordinary images that make any photographer who takes a picture look like a pro.…
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TangySweet Yogurt is Coming
I love tart frozen yogurt. I have been known to travel across Manhattan for some Frogurt at Bloomingdale’s. I love Lord & Taylor’s yogurt and the sweet flow at SweetGreen. Which is why I am so excited for the upcoming opening of the tart, frozen goodness of TangySweet on P Street at…
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Visiting Polyface farms
I got out of DC yesterday and spent several wonderful hours wandering around polyface farms in the Shenandoah Valley of northern Virginia. 3 hours of a drive from DC, it was well worth the trip as we managed to shuttle past the persistent rainstorm settled atop DC for the beautiful weather at…
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Oh, Darlington: Darlington House in Dupont Circle
It was sad to bid farewell to grubby and beloved Childe Harold, but its replacement is just getting off the ground and it seems to be a change for the better. Darlington House is a restaurant with multiple Italian concepts. Once it fully opens this week, the restaurant will offer fine dining in…
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Heart attack risk can be heard
Heart attack risk can be heard May 11th, 2008 admin Posted in Health | No Comments » Heart attack risk can be heard by listening for a certain noise in the artery supplying blood to the brain, US researchers have said. People with the sound, called a bruit, from the carotid artery in the…
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Mother’s Day Trivia
I searched the web for all kinds of Mother’s Day trivia. Here’s what I came up with: The percentage of women with 4 or more children - dropped from 36% of American women in 1976 to 11% just 30 years later. The number of new moms each year - 4 million, with 11% being teen mothers and…
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Video: Lijit Breakfast & Rap
Breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day as it acts as the foundation of your day. A few weeks ago Lijit Networks hosted a breakfast the morning after TECH cocktail DC 2. It at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. and was a lot of fun. I got a chance to capture episode 24 of SOMEWHAT…
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Esmirelda and the Tidbits - Live at DC9
Here is the video from the Tidbits' show at DC9 on September 22, 2006. It took over two years to produce this Epic Rock Documentary, mainly because I forgot about it until yesterday, when I needed some practice on Final Cut. Okay, iMovie. You get the idea. I still have to run this by everyone,…
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DC: Mall, Monuments and Memorials
So the last time I was in Washington DC, it was the Johnson Administration (Lyndon, not Andrew, so keep the smart-alec remarks to yourselves). And the city has changed since then, in that all the buildings are now shorter than they were when I was eight. The Lovely Bride got us a hotel in the…
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For Wasington, DC Area Aspriational Home Buyers
Go With the Pottery Barn Look Pottery Barn is considered the pinnacle of design for today’s young home buyers. Take a look at their website and you will see why. Their designs are fresh, unpretentious and modern, yet still have traditional roots. They seem to have found the recipe that…
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$500 !!!! ( Northern Virginia ) Best offer
Canterbury Square Apartment We are renting our one bedrooms for $980. When you tour and lease in the same day we will take $500 off your first full months rent!!! stop by and take a t Read the full listing details here
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What Could a Pro Chef Do With Your Fridge?
Tim Carman came up with a great idea for his Young & Hungry column with the Washington City Paper. He's inviting professional chefs in the area to visit local kitchens and come up with gourmet meals based on whatever may be on hand. He started out by inviting Equinox's Todd Gray to his own…
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2Bdrm, 1bath Condo for Rent Near Rhode Island Metro ( DC ) US $1,400.00
2bdrm, 1 bath Condo Available for Rent - 3 BLKS from Rhode Isld Metro ABOUT THE PLACE! Quaint, light-filled and with an airy feel, this 2 bedroom unit is on the quiet side of the building, o Read the full listing details here
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Time To Start Over on MLK Statue
Martin Luther King was never an arms-folded kind of man. He was never one to tighten up against slings of opposition, never one to choose a cocky or grandiose pose. Leaf through hundreds of photos of the man, and you see him standing before oceans of Americans, one arm raised to the sky, his mouth…
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The Lower 58? 60 States? How Many States Do We have?
Obama was speaking at the start of a two-day swoop through Oregon, during a stop in Beaverton, he claimed he had already visited 57 states with one more to go. That is not counting the existing states of Alaska and Hawaii, which he was not allowed to go to. So I guess we have 60…
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Happy Mother’s Day
If anyone in my life deserves a special day, it’s my Mom. The fact that I didn’t drive her to drink, cause her to ring my neck or cause her to end up in a padded cell with a monogrammed straight jacket, is testament to her undying patience and love. So to you Mom, thanks for being the…
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Mr Sarod Goes to Washington, Day 3
Map of my journey. Slideshow of Photos. Video (You Tube) posted below! Today, was my day to do a little sight-seeing around Washington. I did a lot of walking, as well as taking the Metro and and Circulator. The last time I saw DC was about 8 years ago when I was looking at MBA programs - I…
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I recall that fact about myself
Last year, I spent a fair amount of my time simply trying to survive. The travel was constant, but part of my lifestyle, the work rewarding in many ways, but I also discovered that when stressed emotionally, it is very exhausting. Mentally. Physically. Oh. and Emotionally as well. I thought I was…
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Conspiracy Of Silence: Sexual practices of those who govern the United States and the murder of the DC Madam
The sexual practice of those that govern the United States of America is well known, and those who participate in it should know the consequences. What happened to the DC Madam and what she was involved in is nothing new. It has been done and has been going on for years in Washington, involving…
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Classical Music Agenda
eighth blackbirdAfter our recommendation of the National Symphony Orchestra's performance of David Del Tredici's Final Alice last week, it looks like another week of contemporary music awaits. If you think classical music is only about the reiteration of older music, think again. OUT WITH…