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National Museum of American History Opens in Washington, DC Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:41AMWASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open its doors to the public Friday, Nov. 21, providing a new look at the almost 200-year-old Star-Spangled Banner and a rare chance to see the White House copy of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
National Museum of American History to reopen after US$85m overhaul Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:11AMThe National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. is to reopen today (21 November) after a two-year, US$85m (£57.5m) facelift.
Nicaragua: Betrayal of the revolution Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:03AM In March 1983, a few days before the arrival of Pope John Paul II in Nicaragua, Father Bismarck Carvallo sinned. Never at peace with his vows of chastity, he succumbed to the allure of a comely Sandinista intelligence agent who invited him at night into her home. He did not know she was a plant of the revolutionary government, whose left-wing doctrine the Catholic Church denounced as heretical, ...
Rhythm on tap Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:57PMTap Raiders was an eye-opening performance that challenged traditional perceptions of rhythm tap.
Idol David has Idol girlfriend Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:35PM American Idol winner David Cook chats about the speed in putting together his new album and his Idol girlfriend.
Andrea Chalupa: Film No Evil Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:21PMFormer Lehman banker Ami Horowitz and filmmaker Michael Moore have a fair amount in common. They share the same film sales agent. They spend time...
After 2-year Renovation, National Museum of American History Set to Re-open. Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:44AMBy Brian Hayden - Beyond the main entrance of the National Museum of American History is a new gallery housing the 30-by-34 foot Star Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key in 1814 to write the national anthem.
Please install Flash® and turn on Javascript. Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:33AMIt’s an early Saturday evening in October, but the secluded south parking lot of Monterey Peninsula College is as crowded as it would be on a school day. Many of the cars are parked behind the Main Stage Theater.
Boys Varsity Soccer Reaches State Final Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:23AMThis past weekend, the East Aurora boys varsity soccer team headed to Oneonta to take its spot as one of the final four teams playing for the New York State Class B title.
Soroka Prepares for New Season with Daemen Wildcats Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:23AMEast Aurora graduate Sarah Soroka is getting ready for her sophomore season at Daemen College as a member of the Daemen Wildcats basketball team, which competes in the American Mideast Conference of the NAIA.
Mosser Competes in Championships Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:22AMEast Aurora High School graduate Sarah Mosser, now in her junior year at Boston University, competed in the America East Conference Cross Country Championships this past weekend in Cockeysville, Md. University of Maryland Baltimore County hosted the meet.
Girls Cross Country Finishes First, Boys Third in NYS Class B Finals Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:22AMThe East Aurora girls cross country team finished first, and the boys team third, in the New York State Championships to held at Sunken Meadows State Park in Long Island this Saturday. Kirsten Weberg and Lyle O’Brien led their respective teams, each finishing seventh in their races. Weberg finished her 5,000-meter run in 19:46.48. O’Brien finished his in 16:45.84. Additional details of the races ...
Bush Reopens Renovated American History Museum Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:37PMThe Star Spangled Banner is so threadbare you can see through tattered sections of the stars and stripes to the table on which it rests. The nearly 200-year-old flag is the centerpiece of a dramatic new gallery in the overhauled National Museum of American History opening this week. The flag inspired the national anthem during the 1814 British attack on Baltimore.
Historic Flag Gets New Gallery In American History Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:57PMThe Star Spangled Banner is so threadbare you can see through tattered sections of the stars and stripes to the table on which it rests.
Ceremonies Mark Veterans Day Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:52PMELLSWORTH — Veterans Day was observed with solemnity throughout the county and the country Tuesday. In Castine, the Maine Maritime Academy ceremony, sponsored and organized by the college’s Student Government Association and supported by the Regiment of Midshipmen, began at noon.
Insurers Employ Multiple Solutions to Avoid Radiology Expense Spike Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:00PM HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that while radiology costs have stabilized since first coming under scrutiny in 2005, insurers are seeing these costs quickly rise again.
Hickory Creek student skits teach about flag etiquette Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:25AMFRANKFORT--To celebrate Veterans Day, Hickory Creek Middle School teacher Tricia Dotson decided to think outside of the box.
Music Review: Bruce Springsteen - The Rising Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:24AMBruce Springsteen: Chapter 12. A lot happened in the world in the seven years since the 1995 release of The Ghost Of Tom Joad. Bruce Springsteen was now in his early fifties. He had made a decision to record a full album with his old cohorts, The E Street Band, for the first time in years. The events that would have the most effect on his new album and would forever change...
Remembering our veterans Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:06PMMembers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11166, American Legion Post 96 and many community members came together in the Veterans Memorial Building Tuesday to remember and honor those who served and died, as well as those who are currently serving in the armed forces.
American Proud Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:56PMThe Battleship Texas went from an international affair to a truly American one Monday morning.
Pop culture in the Age of Obama Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:49PMWhile you’re painfully weaning yourself from that CNN addiction, get a little relief over here, where we guide you through pop culture in the Age of Obama.
Billy Elliot: A London Musical Hit on Broadway Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:59PMAfter 3 1/2 years on the West End, the best British musical since Miss Saigon makes its way to America
In a double CD, Beyonce bares her soul and alter ego Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:50PMBoth CDs are lavishly produced and feature stirring vocals
Six boys and 13 hands Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:44PMThe North Platte Telegraph Six boys did not have any idea they would be immortalized forever in history by the simple act of raising an American flag on the island of Iwo Jima, a battle that lasted 35 days.
News and Features for Lake Isabella, California Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 4:15PMIn his Veterans Day 2008 Proclamation, President Bush asks Americans to observe Nov. 9 through Nov. 15, as National Veterans Awareness Week with ceremonies acknowledging the bravery and sacrifice of our veterans.
Veterans honored by Thomson School Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:44PM The smiling veterans in full dress uniform watched intently Wednesday as a large impressive ceremony in their honor unfolded at the Thomson School. There were videos, speeches and songs, all presented by the 402 first- through fifth-grade students.
Marinaccio, others home for bouts Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:13PMNIAGARA FALLS -- Paul Marinaccio stumbled into a professional boxing career simply by being in the right place at the right time.
Shirley has unique history of support for the military Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:01PMSHIRLEY -- Braving a chilly breeze and morning temperatures hovering around the 40s, a hardy contingent of veterans -- including those who served in World War II and Korea -- turned out for the Veterans Day ceremony at Whiteley Park.
School event honors veterans Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 12:52PMWest Salem high school students and community members honored veterans of America’s military in a solemn, respectful assembly at the Heider Center Tuesday morning.
Insurer to send patients abroad Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 12:14PMINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will dabble in medical tourism next year when it launches a pilot program that sends patients to India for some surgeries.
HONORING AMERICAN HEROES Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:33AMPeople who attended the Veterans Day ceremony in Bouligny Plaza Tuesday night, many of them veterans and family members of veterans, came to honor America’s heroes.
Bjorn Again brings note-perfect ABBA renditions to Bloomington venue Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:19AMChad Holtzman is a Canadian employed by Australians to play a Swede on behalf of dancing queens everywhere — from here to Timbuktu, in fact. But the extreme global demands haven’t dampened his enthusiasm and bemusement over spending the past seven years carrying the titular burden of Bjorn Again, the world’s first and most successful ABBA tribute band.
Lindsay students win VOD scholarships Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:14PMFor over 30 years, students at Lindsay High School have participated in the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) Voice of Democracy (VOD) scholarship program.According to VFW’s official website, VOD is an audio essay contest created in 1947 for high school students. The contest provides more than $3 million annually in scholarships. Students compete at local, district, state and national levels and ...
WellPoint Pilot Program Will Provide Coverage For Members To Travel To India For Certain Non-Emergency Procedures Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:08PMWellPoint on Wednesday is expected to announce a pilot program that will offer some of its group members the option of traveling to India for non-emergency medical procedures, the Indianapolis Star reports.
County Celebrates Veterans Day Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:46PMSometimes a simple thank you is not enough. As Lt. Com. Marty Jarosz (Ret.) noted during the annual Veterans Day program at Port St. Joe High School, most of us say "thank you" a dozen or so times a day, at a convenience or grocery store, at a restaurant, for an act of kindness or consideration.
Medical tourism predicted to grow Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:19PMU.S. health insurer WellPoint Inc. said it will initiate a pilot program of sending patients to India for some surgical procedures in 2009.Insurance companies have noticed an exodus of U.S. patients to hospitals abroad, BusinessWeek reported. In 2007, about 750,000 U.S. citizens traveled out of the country for major medical care and the number is expected to grow to 1.5 million in 2008, the ...
Medical tourism predicted to grow Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:11PM NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. health insurer WellPoint Inc. said it will initiate a pilot program of sending patients to India for some surgical procedures in 2009.
The Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division, Allegheny County Media Calendar of Events Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:09PM The following is being issued by Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division:
Quantico recognizes veterans Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:03PMQuantico National Cemetery set up more than 500 American Flags Monday to Veterans.
New citizens take oath on Battleship Texas Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:39PMThe Battleship Texas went from an international affair to a truly American one Monday morning.
Veterans Day at VA medical center in S.F. Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:17PMOld habits die hard. In a small room at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center on Monday, a dozen old soldiers sat in wheelchairs to one side of the podium. It took awhile to get everyone situated, and politicians to talk. But these guys...
Southwest MT Veterans Day events announced Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:07PMVeterans Day is today and several events are being held throughout the area in observance of the day.
Boca area students at nearly every school are taking part in activities for veterans Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:43PMPublished November, 11th 2008. When the Naval Junior ROTC cadets take part in today’s Veterans Day ceremonies at the Boca Raton Cemetery, it won’t be the first time they have recalled, with respect, the men and women who have fought and are fighting for America’s freedom.
Veterans’ events on tap today Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:35AMSeveral special events are planned around the area today in observance of Veterans Day.
Area communities to observe Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:10AMNumerous communities throughout the area will hold events today to commemorate Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day when it was created to observe the armistice at the end of World War I.
Broward County Veterans Day events Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:08AMToday Acupuncture clinic, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Collins Community Center, 3900 NE Third Ave., Oakland Park. Free treatment session for veterans. The clinic is requesting $20 donations for treatments to raise money for other veterans clinics. Call 954-630-4500.
These military men couldn’t wait to enlist Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:05AMBy Kathe Tanner -- L yle Warren of Atascadero, John Cromwell of Paso Robles, Wilbert “Whip” Wilson of Victorville and John Sampson of Cambria were only 16 when they enlisted in the military. Now their bravery at uncommonly young ages is being honored by Veterans of Underage Military Service during Veterans Day ceremonies to be held by Cambria’s American Legion Post No. 432. Event organizers ...
Veterans Day ceremonies scheduled Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 7:44AMThe United Veterans Council will conduct Veterans Day ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stodden Park, with a call to order by council Cmdr. John Fish.
Veterans Day Parade, events salute veterans Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 7:12AMVeterans Day, the national thanks to the women and men who have served honorably in the military, will be observed at several area events. Among them: