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Giving students a week off in February seems strange. The benefit is not nearly offset by the costs.Kids do not need this vacation. Better to continue the momentum that schools have reestablished after the holiday break in December. Kids can forget a lot
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Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio? Just add items to create a portfolio now: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — More pain at the gas pump? It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion. But gasoline’s annual spring price increase carries higher st
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowans hoping to get a camping spot on Memorial Day weekend should start planning now. Saturday, a three month window to reserve a state park campsite on Memorial Day weekend opens. State officials said a few campers have their sites
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: People attend a service at Judson Memorial Church on National Homeless Persons Memorial Day on December 21, 2011 in New York City. The annual interfaith service is organized by the homeless advocacy group Picture the Homeless,
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Sag Harbor Village Mayor Brian Gilbride said this week he was on the fence about a proposal to link his village with Greenport via a passenger ferry in a pilot program that proponents hope to launch as soon as Memorial Day. “Honestly, at this point, I am
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Pick the price of gas on Memorial Day and I will fill up the winner's tank. The deadline to enter is March 1. In case of a tie, the first one to pick the correct price gets a free fill-up. Now, back to the finger-pointing. Q Gary, I really enjoyed your a
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In 2007, a grad-school classmate of mine in Washington, D.C. , Erin Christman, was diagnosed with a gluten intolerance. These days, gluten-free is becoming just another category of specialty food, like low-sodium, sugar-free or vegan. But just a few years
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Leading up to the events of this weekend, it's been all battle drums and posturing among the world's major oil producers and consumers. Over the past few days, West Texas crude has held a fear premium and traded comfortably around the important psycholog
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While the U.S. gasoline price average has jumped six cents since last week amid rising international tensions and domestic price speculation, analysts with the American Automobile Association say the apex won't exceed $5 a gallon. That is unless a "world
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I am, in the most liberal interpretation of the word, a man, and have thus spent a great deal of time fantasizing about a military career I posses neither the bravery nor the altruism to pursue. Sometimes, in my more involved fantasies, I imagine myself
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To be quite frank about it, it’s hard to do anything but acknowledge that the nomination process for the Republicans attempting to find a challenger to Barack Obama is in shambles. Somehow, a process designed to vet potential world leaders has winnowed t
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NJ.comWildwood has been voted New Jersey's top beach in three of the past four years. JERSEY SHORE — Mild winter temperatures may have many residents dreaming of summer days along the Jersey Shore. Starting today they can cast ballots in the annual conte
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We're not seeing a decline in gasoline demand because of a recession, we're seeing a decline in gasoline demand instead of a recession. I. The simplistic argument that lower gasoline usage means a contracting economy has been contradicted by the facts fo
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Minneapolis – The only race series in the United States offering amateur cyclists trips to the Nature Valley Grand Prix, where they will compete against the country’s top men and women professionals, has a new name and several new cities for 2012. Former
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The City of Crescent Springs is proud to be the home of the Kenton County Veterans' Memorial. The Memorial is part of the City Park and is located at the corner of Buttermilk Pike and Collins Road. The Memorial honors the service men and women, who lost
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A TIME TO REMEMBER: Events will be held around Christchurch to commemorate the tragic events of February 22, 2011. A year on from the February 22 earthquake is a time for Christchurch to remember those lost and to look forward to the future with hope. Th
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Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (in 2008 on May 26). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include American... Full Article
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: A young man leaps across stellae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, on January 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Germany will observe Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 to commemorate the 6 million Jews and...
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Visitors walk among stellae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, on January 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Germany will observe Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 to commemorate the 6 million Jews and other...
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Member of German left wing party Die Linke attend a commemoration service for the victims of national socialism on International Holocaust Memorial Day at the Reichstag building, seat of the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, January 27, 2012.
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An EU flag is set at half-mast atop of the Reichstag, seat of the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, for a commemoration service for the victims of national socialism on International Holocaust Memorial Day, in Berlin, January 27, 2012.
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Holocaust-survivor and Germany's famous literature critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki (L) President of the Bundesstag Norbert Lammert and President Christian Wulff arrive for a commemoration service for the victims of national socialism on International Holocaust Memorial Day at the Reichstag,...
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: A man on a bicycle rides past stellae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, on January 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Germany will observe Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 to commemorate the 6 million Jews...
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A photograph provided by David Starbuck and made in 1993 shows human skeletons uncovered during a 1950s archaeological excavation prior to the reconstruction of Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. They were among the 10 skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in what...
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The mayors of five Idaho cities, as well as Lori Otter, wife of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, appear at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho announcing the host cities for the upcoming Exergy Tour, a women's professional cycling event planned for May 24-28. From left...
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: Candles are lit for three homeless men who died over the past year during a service at Judson Memorial Church on National Homeless Persons Memorial Day on December 21, 2011 in New York City. The annual interfaith service is organized by the homeless advocacy...
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: Bernard Anderson speaks about his friend Ron Santos, a homeless man who died in 2011, during a service at Judson Memorial Church on National Homeless Persons Memorial Day on December 21, 2011 in New York City. The annual interfaith service is organized by...
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: Rabbi Michael Fienberg lights a Hanukkah candle at a service at Judson Memorial Church on National Homeless Persons Memorial Day on December 21, 2011 in New York City. The annual interfaith service is organized by the homeless advocacy group Picture the...
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Christians pray during an anti-North Korea rally marking Memorial Day in Seoul June 6, 2011. Thousands of people including conservative rightists gathered for the rally on Monday to commemorate fallen patriots of the 1950-53 Korean War and other significant armed conflicts. North and...
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Dancers perform to commemorate fallen patriots during a Memorial Day ceremony at the national cemetery in Seoul, June 6, 2011.
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak burns incense during a Memorial Day ceremony at the national cemetery in Seoul June 6, 2011.
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LAKEVILLE, CT - MAY 30: The green flag waves to start the Memorial Day Classic Grand-AM Rolex Series race at Lime Rock Park on May 30, 2011 in Lakeville, Connecticut.
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Contestants line up for the Memorial Day bodybuilding contest at Muscle Beach in Venice, Los Angeles, California, May 30, 2011. The bodybuilding contest is held annually during the Memorial Day weekend.
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Alicia Baker, 26, looks in the mirror before the Memorial Day bodybuilding contest at Muscle Beach in Venice, Los Angeles, California, May 30, 2011. The bodybuilding contest is held annually during the Memorial Day weekend.
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LAKEVILLE, CT - MAY 30: Driver/actor Patrick Dempsey prepares to drive in the Memorial Day Classic Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Lime Rock Park on May 30, 2011 in Lakeville, Connecticut.
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LAKEVILLE, CT - MAY 30: Driver Alex Gurney in the pits before the Memorial Day Classic Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Lime Rock Park on May 30, 2011 in Lakeville, Connecticut.
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LAKEVILLE, CT - MAY 30: Driver/actor Patrick Dempsey stands in the pits before the Memorial Day Classic Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Lime Rock Park on May 30, 2011 in Lakeville, Connecticut.
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