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A workshop in Spanish: Preparing Your Child for College will be held from 7-8:30 pm Feb. 2 at Wheaton High School, 12601 Dalewood Drive, Wheaton. Parents can get information from a “Montgomery College”recruteur admissions on how to help their children prepare for college, how to pay for higher education and how to support students in their quest for a degree. The workshop is free and childcare and free interpretation services are available. For more information 301-517-5940, e-mail or visit AskMCPS@mcpsmd.org www.mcpsparentacademy.org.A workshop focusing on education: Parents as Advocates and family-school partnership will be held from...

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Muslim Brotherhood Arrests Reported As Egypt Protests

The secretive Islamic opposition group has long renounced violence and may be the most reasonable option. Bruce Riedel on why Obama shouldn't panic—and should let Egyptians decide their fate. The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia has sent a shock wave through the Arab world. Never before has the street toppled a dictator. Now Egypt is shaking, Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime faces its most serious threat ever. The prospect of change in Egypt inevitably raises questions about the oldest and strongest opposition movement in the country, the Muslim Brotherhood , also known as Ikhwan....

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NASA Marks 25th Anniversary of the Challenger Disaster

NASA is remembering three major tragedies in its history this week, starting with the 25th anniversary of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger on Friday. "This year marks the 25th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger—a tragedy that caused us to completely rethink our systems and processes as we worked to make the shuttle safer," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in an AFP report. Along with deputy administrator Lori Garver, Bolden honored the lives of those lost in Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Thursday morning. "The nation...

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Packers and Bears, this time for a title - NFL- NBC Sports

CHICAGO - Love those big rivalries all you want — Lakers-Celtics, Yankees-Red Sox, Ohio State-Michigan.They've got nothing on Packers-Bears for grit.For 90 years, from a time of leather helmets to these days of instant-replay challenges and excessive-celebration penalties, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have played rough. Through cold and wind and snow and bitter winters, these two bloody-knuckled pioneers of the NFL and their founders, Curly Lambeau and George Halas, have left marks on the game that will never go away. Twenty-one NFL championships between them, dozens of Hall of Famers who line the walls in Canton and a combative history of rugged, emotional matchu...

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Danica Flores Magpantay is Supermodel 2011

Danica Flores Magpantay, a University of the Philippines Fine Arts student, was named as the 2011 Ford Supermodel of the Year, a prestigious award held in New York City.Danica won a $250,000-worth modeling contract from the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency, which is believed to be the largest and most prestigious international modeling competition. Magpantay stood out from the rest of the 40 aspiring candidates from around the globe.Danica Flores Magpantay stands 5’9” and weighs 109 lbs. Source: Manila BulletinRead more: http://iamjammed.com/blogging/danica-flores-magpantay-named-supermodel-of-the-world-2011/#ixzz1Bs2fzjlM Under Creative Commons License: Attribut...

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Israel inquiry finds Gaza aid flotilla raid 'was legal'

An Israeli inquiry has found the country's navy acted legally in a deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships trying to reach Gaza last May.The raid, in which nine Turkish activists were killed, attracted widespread international condemnation.Correspondents say the report will probably be dismissed by Israel's critics as biased.A separate UN inquiry last year said the navy had shown an "unacceptable level of brutality".Israel's actions severely strained relations with its long-time ally, Turkey.The 300-page Turkel Committee report found the actions of the Israeli navy in the raid and Israel's naval blockade of Gaza were both legal under international...

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Danica Magpantay from the Philippines wins Ford Supermodel of the World 2011

Danica Flores Magpantay, 17, a University of the Philippines (UP) Fine Arts student, wins the FordSupermodel of the World 2011. She’s the first Filipina to win the prestigious contest since 1980. Magpantay also won a cash prize of $250,000 modeling contract with Ford models.Models from over 50 countries joined the international modeling contest held in New York City Saturday. The prestigious Ford Supermodel of the World was established by Eileen Ford in 1980, and was called “Face of the 80s” back then.Ford Models Supermodel of the World is the largest and most prestigious international modeling competition. Aspiring models from more than 40 countries join the annual competition.In October last year, Danica bagged the Ford Supermodel of the World-Philippines title, the same title her mom Lala...

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10 Best Films About Sex

If you enjoy movies about sex, you may want to learn about the 10 best films about sex. Whether they're campy or serious, these films about sex showcase a few of the most popular and enjoyable movies about sex. Here is your list of ten best films about sex."Boogie Nights" This film was released in 1997, starring Mark Walhberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore and a few other notable actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle and William H. Macy. It was loosely based on the life of John Holmes and focuses on the pornography business with the star of the movie being a newcomer to the industry."The Last American Virgin" This teen...

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Pyay Ti Oo Asking formally for Eaindra's Hands in Marriage

Here are the exclusive photos covering the Engagement ceremony of Pyay Ti Oo and Eaindra Kyaw Zin which was held on today (1st January 2011) at Eaindra Kyaw Zin's house. Parents and Guardians of bride and bride-groom, members of Pyay Ti Oo foundation and local reporters attended the ceremony. Pyay Ti Oo and Eaindra Kyaw Zin will hold the Ceremony of signing on Marriage Certificate on 4th January 2011 at Trader Hotel, Yangon. See More Photos....

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Justin Bieber's Diane Warren Collaboration Has A Lot To Live Up To

Justin Bieber is about to get all adult contemporary on us. The teen superstar has reportedly worked with songwriting guru Diane Warren on last-minute track for the soundtrack to his upcoming film "Never Say Never." The movie opens on February 11, and Warren confirmed that she and the film's star "just finished" the track, which is called "Born to Be Somebody." "It's a beautiful song," Warren told The Hollywood Reporter about the song, the same night she won a Golden Globe for her "Burlesque" track, "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (performed by Cher in the flick). "That's a good age difference between Cher and Justin — 40 years!"...

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Jodie Sweetin: Engaged to Morty Coyle!

Jodie Sweetin got THE BEST SURPRISE gift at her 29th birthday party in Los Angeles Tuesday night – an engagement ring from Morty Coyle! The actress' boyfriend and the father of her baby daughter Beatrix proposed to her in front of all their party guests at the Kibitz Room in L.A."I was glad that everybody was there," she says. "People videotaped it, it was great. My friend decorated the whole place with little diamonds on the table." As for the ring, "it's so beautiful," says Jodie of her 2½-carat oval sapphire, surrounded by 18 diamonds in a snowflake shape - "a one-of-a-kind original." Still, it's a bit early to put the former Full...

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‘American Idol’s’ Revamped Return!

By Erin O’SullivanLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- “American Idol” made its somewhat revamped return with the excessively-hyped Season 10 premiere on Wednesday night and I am pleased to report that overall, I found it to be mildly entertaining! A self-proclaimed “Idol” purist, I watched the show’s first season, shrieking and rooting for Kelly Clarkson, and I may or may not have cried when she won. I was thrilled when the game-changing reality series returned for Season 2. Clay Aiken’s perfectly-pitched vocals had me glued to the screen yet again. However, when Clay lost to Ruben Studdard, the show lost me. I attempted to get back on board the “Idol” train numerous times during the ensuing seven seasons, but repeatedly lost interest as the show dissolved into a parody of itself. Paula Abdul’s...

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Steven Tyler’s New Website

Season 10 judge Steven Tyler made his American Idol debut with New Jersey auditions tonight. Steven’s other debut of the night is his new website, www.StevenTyler.com. Find out more about Idol’s resident rocker with Steven Tyler news, photos, videos, interviews, and more. What did you think of the new judges and the Season 10 premiere? Chat about Steven, Jennifer, Randy, and Ryan in the Idol Community forums....

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Passing the Torch to a New Generation 50 Years Ago a Young John F. Kennedy Took the Oath of Office, Changing the Presidency - and a Nation - Forever

(CBS) This week marks a bittersweet anniversary: It was 50 years ago, on a cold and snow-covered day in Washington, D.C., that a relatively young and untried man stepped forward at noontime to take the Presidential Oath of Office. But for many of us of a certain age it seems like yesterday. Jeff Greenfield reports this morning's Cover Story:He is of another time and place, buried on a hillside in Arlington, Va., for more than forty-seven years. Seven out of ten Americans were not even born when he took the oath of office 50 years ago.But if you are old enough to remember, you can stand at the Capitol's east front, and the images flood...

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Golden Globes 2011: Ricky Gervais' monologue pulls no punches (thanks, Charlie Sheen)

Every 2011 awards show host should just pre-emptively thank Charlie Sheen now for providing endless material. It's particularly perfect because nobody even feels bad laughing at him, since he makes so much more money than everyone else in America.Combined.So it's no surprise that host Ricky Gervais kicked off Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony by taking a few easy potshots at the "Two and a Half Men" star - particularly pointing out that before his latest booze-fueled alleged porn star capture, he introduced the woman to his ex-wife, Denise Richards."As you do," says Gervais.The monologue was as no-holds-barred as can be expected of a man who takes the stage with a beer in hand. He mentioned the plethora of 3-D movies that hit theaters recently. "Everything this year was three-dimensional,...

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MLK Quotes for MLK Day

Here are some quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in honor of Martin Luther King Day:A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967.The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. It is socially as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism at the dawn of civilization, when men ate each other because they had not yet learned to take food from the soil or to consume the abundant animal life around them. The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty.Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967.Darkness...

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Reality TV show to feature company with Indianapolis Westside office

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Regina King to Marry Malcom Jamal Warner

Regina King, an American film and television actress, and Malcolm Jamal Warner, the singer and actor, have been dating since 2008. It is said that they have also have been living together and are going to get married soon. Regina King started her career on the screen in 1985 when she played on the TV series 227. She acted as Brenda until 1990 in the TV series. She was known as a vocal supporter of Barack Obama during his campaign for election to the US presidency. She married Ian Alexander Senior on April 23, 1997, but then she ended up the marriage because of “physical abuse, drug use, and extramarital affairs” done by his former...

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No Pants Subway Ride

The ‘No Pants Subway Ride 2011′ is a serious matter. Yesterday in New York was held on the tenth edition of the rally, which saw hundreds and hundreds of New Yorkers descend into the subways of the Big Apple and stay in their underwear. All this with seriousness and professionalism. It is because the rules are few but clear. ‘When you enter the train, not parlatevi: you do not know of you. If you ask questions you can answer that you have forgotten your pants, and if I ask you to admit that yeah, you got a bit ‘cold’. We must behave in a normal and polite. No photos. No commen...

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KCK Officers Arrested, Suspended In Misconduct Investigation

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Four Kansas City, Kansas police officers have been suspended without pay after they were arrested in a sting operation this week, prompted by an internal investigation.Agents with the FBI detained several officers of the department's SCORE unit at department headquarters on Tuesday night.Police Chief Rick Armstrong said he could not share further details on charges or the reason for the arrests. Armstrong could also not say how many additional officers had been questioned in the investigation."Thi is not a systemic problem in this organization," Armstrong said.Sources inside the department who have asked to remain anonymous told FOX 4 News that the investigation is "a huge black eye" for the department."We...

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Plano ISD Pulls Humanity Textbook Because of Statue Nudity

It’s an old joke, but do you know the difference between naked and nekkid? Well, naked is no clothes on. Nekkid is no clothes on and up to something. Now, with that definition in mind, we broach the subject of Plano ISD banning humanities textbooks because they have pictures of nude Greek statues. First, aside from busts (the noggin kind, not the chest kind), are there any other kinds of Greek statues? Second, these are books for high school students. Note to parents: if you have anything more than basic cable at home, your kid has seen naked. No, wait. If it was Cinemax, it was definitely nekkid. Which brings me to my last point: statues are not animate objects. And these are works of art, to boot. Have you seen these statues? If your kid can get any kind of um, excitement, from...

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Lottery suspense builds in Mass. for $355m prize

An air of excitement and wistful speculation surrounded lottery players across the state yesterday, as the jackpot for the Mega Millions game climbed to $355 million in anticipation of last night’s drawing. $(document).ready(function(){ var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: 'http://'+location.host+location.pathname+'?camp=misc:on:share:article' }); shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis")); shared_object.attachChicklet("yahoo_buzz", document.getElementById("ck_ybuzz")); } 10 tips for a lottery winner Photos What...

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Homeless Man With Sweet Radio Voice Lands NBA Voiceover Job

OK, this is barely even tangentially LA-related, but it’s an amazing story nonetheless. Ted Williams, a homeless man in Cleveland with a studied radio voice, was a recovering drug and alcohol addict who would solicit change on the side of the road in exchange for a few words of his sweet voice. Someone eventually posted a YouTube clip of Williams and it soon went viral. This week, Williams drew enough web heat to begin getting job offers from all over the country. NFL Films was supposedly interested. He eventually landed a voiceover gig with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers–who are also setting him up with a house. Whowouldathunkit? A feelgood...

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Mega Millions Winning Numbers Overloads Site

But that's not what most people saw after visiting the Mega Millions website, which was shuttered by an overload of traffic soon after the drawing. From the Mega Millions Website: Due to unprecedented traffic, our regular web site has been temporarily minimized to provide access to the greatest number of players possible. Winning numbers will be posted shortly after the drawing. The $355 million jackpot prompted long lines at many lottery vendors, as the previous drawing at $290 million produced no winner. Two winning tickets exist, though the winners' names are yet to have been release. ...

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US downplays Chinese stealth fighter status – Reuters

US downplays Chinese stealth fighter status – Reuters Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad); Telegraph.co.uk US downplays Chinese stealth fighter status Reuters N) F-22 Raptor, the world's only operational stealth fighter . But US Vice Admiral David Dorsett, director of naval intelligence, said deployment of the J-20 … The Chinese Stealth Fighter Human Events Navy Intel Chief on China's Stealth Jet: Zzzzzz Wired News (blog) Photos Reportedly Show Prototype Chinese Stealth Fighter RedOrbit New York Times ?- The Associated Press ?- Strategy Page...

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American Red Cross & Dunkin’ Donuts to Launch “Give A Pint, Get A Pound” Campaign

From The Red Cross:To celebrate National Blood Donor Month and help increase awareness about the need for blood, Dunkin’ Donuts and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the fourth annual “Give a Pint, Get a Pound” campaign, which provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee* to all presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont during the month of January. Also, at participating Dunkin’ Donuts in New York, all presenting donors in January are eligible to win coffee for a year.** Four winners will be selected.In addition, participating local Dunkin’...

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Craigslist Killer Movie to Premiere Tonight [VIDEO TRAILER]

Twitter is buzzing tonight about the premiere of the TV movie “The Craigslist Killer“. If you remember, this is a story of a handsome medical student named Phillip Markoff. He had a very promising future and engaged to be married. However, he was charged on the murder of Julissa Brisman, a masseuse whom he met through the popular online ad site “Craigslist” His fiancee initially stood by him but later broke off the engagement. Markoff was found dead in his cell back in August after committing suicide. Watch a preview of the The Craigslist Killer, which airs on Lifetime at 9 p.m. ET/PT and 8 p.m. CT, bel...

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What Happens to Megan McAllister?

Philip Markoff decided to end his life by his own hand on August 14, 2010. He left his fiancee, Megan McAllister, who never suspected that her beloved fiance was a serial killer. Actually, they were arranged to be married when Philip Markoff was arrested by the police. And now their life is depicted in a TV feature entitled The Craiglist Killer. Jake McDorman is starring Philip Markoff, while Agnes Bruckner is starring Megan McAllister in this new Lifetime that will be featured tonight. Megan probably will never watch the TV while her life is being portrayed on the screen. She will experience a traumatic event for sure. Philip and Megan...

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USS Enterprise Video Scandal: Racy Clips Raise Questions About Navy Culture

NORFOLK, Va. — Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career. The videos, released Sunday by a newspaper in this Navy port city, feature Capt. Owen Honors using gay slurs, pantomiming masturbation and staging suggestive shower scenes. They were played on the shipwide television system during weekly movie night when Honors was executive officer, or second in command, of the USS Enterprise. Honors has since become commander of the ship. Over the weekend, the Navy...

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Orange Bowl Final Score: Stanford Pummels Virginia Tech 40-12 In Andrew Luck, Jim Harbaugh's Final Game (?)

With coach Jim Harbaugh (likely) off to Michigan and QB Andrew Luck (probably) headed for the NFC South, the Stanford Cardinal left no doubt by dusting the Virginia Tech Hokies 40-12 in the most lopsided Orange Bowl since 2005. Stanford outgained VPI by 243 yards, with Stepfan Taylor running for 113 yards, Jeremy Stewart adding 99 on the ground, and Luck good for 302 total yards plus four touchdowns. The Stanford D bottled up Virginia Tech’s entire offense, save QB Tyrod Taylor. In his final game the ACC Player of the Year accounted for all but 45 of the Hokies’ yards and made one of the wildest plays bowl season has seen yetThe ACC’s...

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Pakistani governor Salman Taseer assassinated; suspected gunman cites opposition to blasphemy laws

Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province, is shot and killed in Islamabad. Police say the gunman, one of Taseer's guards, killed the outspoken official because of his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws.Pakistan's Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, said Taseer's killer had confessed to killing the governor because of his opposition to Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, which have been denounced by international human-rights groups. The laws have been under particular scrutiny of late after a Pakistani Christian woman was condemned to death for allegedly defaming Islam.The ruling People's Party, which in recent days has been struggling...

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