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Sometimes there are reasons to hold onto a piece of the past, not only to learn, but teach others.

Filming began on the weekend on the Stand Off Blood Reserve for �Tribal Quest,� a television pilot documenting a living history of the Blackfoot people circa 1750. The hope is the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will broadcast a six-part series to be filmed over a month's time ...

Meaning not the piece of land bounded by Atlantic and Pacific but, rather, the one that exists as a fixed point in the communal psyche, the one that registers true north on our shared moral compass. It is the America where Beaver Cleaver lived, the America of manicured lawns and neat three-bedroom homes bordered by fences made of white pickets. It is the monochromatic America where dad worked a...

Teacher with a passion for hip-hop pumps the positivity Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2008, 1:38 AM Click image(s) to enlarge

Saegert Elementary School third grade teacher Daniel Helvetius doubles as DJ Viscious after hours.

On his next mission, he won't be using his strength to leap over buildings in one single bound and he can't fly, so forget about traversing the globe in mere...

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GENEVA (AFP) — The world's largest staffing group Adecco on Monday said it was keeping all options open to acquire British firm Michael Page, amid speculation it could launch a hostile bid.

"While it is focused on negotiating a recommended offer for Michael Page, Adecco is keeping all its options open at this stage," it said in a statement.

Adecco had made the comment as it ...

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BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- TidalTV, Inc. (www.tidaltv.com), a new online service which offers free access to programming from television and the web, announced today that it has added to its growing specialty content Spanish language international news from Agence France-Presse (AFP), a leading news agency with a presence in 165 countries. TidalTV programming from AFP serves the over ...

DEARBORN, MI--(Marketwire - August 18, 2008) - The East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority (EDDDA) is inviting local residents and visitors to explore the district's international and eclectic offering of retail stores, ethnic food shops, restaurants and entertainment. The district is also home to the world class Arab American National Museum.

A new web site www.EastDowntownDearborn...

FCm Travel Solutions is targeting more hotel partners in regions such as Latin America, Ireland, Russia, for its 2009 global hotel programme. Now contracting hotel partners until the end of August, FCm has identified the above regions as key markets for growing corporate demand and the expansion of its programme.

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"Montenegro is the new magnet for people seeking picturesque villas on the Mediterranean."

Forbes info@visit-montenegro.com 2008-08-18 17:07:31

French Magazine “LePoint” Publishes a Feature-Story on Montenegro: during her stay in Montenegro, journalist Mélanie Delattre dedicated special attention to Budva’s Riviera and fresh investments in Montenegro. Delattre notes that Mon...

College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

The movement called the Amethyst Initiative began quietly recruiting presidents more than a year ago to provoke national...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 18, 2008 -- The Chrysler Foundation has announced a $250,000 sponsorship of the 2008 Jewish Community Center (JCC) Association of North America Maccabi Games hosted by the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. This competition is held each summer at several select cities throughout the United States and it is the largest organized sports program for Jewish t...

The Duhks (pronounced "ducks") don't land in one place too long. An acclaimed acoustic quintet from Winnipeg, they defy easy categorization by slipping unpredictably from spirituals to pop to world music to traditional folk. They seem to adhere only to one principle: keep things fiercely focused and steeped in passion.

With "Fast Paced World," the Duhks' fourth album, the band continues...

Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that Glen Campbell, at age 72, would release a collection of songs as ambitious as this. Still, "Meet Glen Campbell" defies expectations.

The symphonic arrangements aren't unexpected. After all, Campbell hits from "Wichita Lineman" to "Rhinestone Cowboy" featured big, majestic backing tracks.

But his choice of material is as unpredictable as can ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The art of flinging a yo-yo is almost unrecognizable to those who have not seen it done well in the past decade or so. At the recent World Yo-Yo Contest here, it was immediately obvious that yesterday's forgotten up-and-down string toy is today's "extreme sport you can carry in your pocket," the yo-yoer Andrew Arvesen said.

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