The Smithsonian Invites Mrs. Obama to Present Inaugural Gown

Posted by kiks on 6 Mar | No Comments | RSS

Michelle Obama will present the gown she wore to the 2009 inaugural balls to the First Ladies Collection at the National Museum of American History. The white chiffon one-shoulder floor-length gown created by designer Jason Wu will be displayed in a new gallery added to the museum’s “First Ladies at the Smithsonian” exhibition.
The new “A [...]

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Anne Hathaway

Posted by kiks on 29 Jan | 1 Comment | RSS

Actress Anne Hathaway reacts as she is kissed by Clifford Murray, left, president of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and Derek Mueller, right, vice president, as they celebrate her as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year in Cambridge, Mass. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Wax Figure of President Barack Obama

Posted by kiks on 27 Jan | No Comments | RSS

Elizinel Martinez, 9, of P.S. 192 touches a wax figure of President Barack Obama during the initial viewing of a wax figure of first lady Michelle Obama at Madame Tussauds to kick off Black History month Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Help Stop Arizona From Losing Its State Parks

Posted by kiks on 23 Dec | No Comments | RSS

A bill passed this week by the Arizona legislature will lead ultimately to the closure of all state parks, according to the Arizona State Parks Foundation, including those along the Colorado River such as Buckskin Mountain, River Island, Cattail Cove and Windsor Beach.
The bill cuts more than $9 million of Parks funds, leaving the agency [...]

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Thorbjorn Jagland

Posted by kiks on 11 Dec | No Comments | RSS

US President Barack Obama, right is applauded by Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize during a ceremony in the Main Hall of Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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The Fix

Posted by kiks on 9 Dec | No Comments | RSS

I received this email… today
There recently was an article in the St. Petersburg Fl. Times. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on: “How Would You Fix the Economy?”
I think this guy nailed it!
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Dear Mr. President,
Please find below my suggestion for fixing America ’s economy. Instead of giving billions of [...]

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Choice Hotels Travelers Now Able to Redeem Choice Privileges Points for Music Downloads

Posted by kiks on 9 Nov | No Comments | RSS

Free hotel nights. Free airline miles. Free retail gift cards. The latest redemption option from Choice Privileges, the rewards program from Choice Hotels International, Inc. gives its members the ability to redeem points earned from qualifying hotel stays for free music downloads.
Thanks to a recent agreement with Hip Digital Media, Inc., members of the Choice [...]

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Vitamins

Posted by kiks on 5 Oct | No Comments | RSS

The world today is very fast paced and competitive. In business, getting the client or designing the perfect product could be a matter of your business succeeding or failing. Often times, you or your employees as so busy, that they skip a couple meals throughout the day. This is not only unhealthy; it could have [...]

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Freedom of speech

Posted by kiks on 17 Sep | No Comments | RSS

Freedom of speech is the first amendment right; exercising it is the right of every American. So why then, when the leader of the country that protects this right so vehemently exercises it is he criticized and condemned for it?
Recently, President Obama made an off-handed remark; no big deal right? Wrong! While waiting to be [...]

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Guantanamo Bay detention camp

Posted by kiks on 27 Aug | No Comments | RSS

Guantanamo Bay detention camp has been around for decades, however it got little notice until the mid 1990’s when it became a prison for suspected terrorists and those who would do harm to the United States and its citizens.
Situated on the shores of Cuba, this facility has become home to hundreds of people who have [...]

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