Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
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As the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has become a role model in the awareness arena for healthy eating, sharing her homegrown recipes via her cookbook. Next celebrity chef? She has also become a fashion icon and has been named by Forbes Magazine as the eighth most powerful woman in the world.
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington….
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, during an event to honor schools that met the first lady’s goal to double the number of participants in the HealthierUS School Challenge in year.
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Michelle Obama attends cultural performances in Brasilia, Brazil….
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Michelle Obama introduces President Barack Obama at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall, New York-
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Michelle Obama gestures before introducing her husband President Barack Obama at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall in New York. She’s mingled barefoot among Aspen’s elite, stirred a Vermont utility executive to tears and bucked up disenchanted New Yorkers. The 2012 presidential campaign is well under way for Michelle Obama, and the first lady is promising to put herself into the election effort like never before. More than a year from Election Day, she is hauling in millions in campaign cash and sketching a portrait of her husband drawn with an intimacy that no one else could duplicate.
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Michelle Obama speaks to children at Christ Church College in Oxford, England.-
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Michelle Obama speaks to children from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school in London as they visit Christ Church College in Oxford, England.
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Dec 18 2011
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", "YUMMY FOOD FOR THOUGHT".
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Happiness is found in life itself!!!!
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“Happiness is inward
and not outward;
and so it does not
depend on what
we have,
but on what we are”
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– Henry van Dyke
May 02 2011
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: America, bravery, citizen, country, courage, determination, earth, faith, flag, freedom, glory, God, government, honor, humanity, inspiration, integrity, justice, liberty, life, loyalty, man, Memorial Day, nation, price, pride, principles, spirit, strength, woman, world
Yankee Doodle/Patriotic Poetry
I Am The Flag
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I am the flag of the United States of America.
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I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia.
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There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the
national flag.
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My thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of
thirteen white stars in a field of blue, represented a new
constellation, a new nation dedicated to the personal and religious
liberty of mankind.
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Today fifty stars signal from my union, one for each of the fifty
sovereign states in the greatest constitutional republic the world has
ever known.
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My colors symbolize the patriotic ideals and spiritual qualities of
the citizens of my country.
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My red stripes proclaim the fearless courage and integrity of American
men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers
and daughters.
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My white stripes stand for liberty and equality for all.
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My blue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.
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I represent these eternal principles: liberty, justice, and humanity.
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I embody American freedom: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, the
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May 31 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, army, blessings, bliss, bravery, celebration, country, courage, duty, faith, flag, freedom, glory, gratitude, happiness, hero, holiday, honor, inspiration, joy, legacy, liberty, life, love, man, Memorial Day, memory, military, nation, pride, quotes, service, soldiers, strength, tribute, troops, woman
Have a Happy and Wonderfully Blessed Memorial Day!
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15 Sayings For The Holiday
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Memorial Day quotes provide inspiration and help honor this annual holiday.
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It’s time for Memorial Day quotes with Memorial Day taking place on Monday, May 31, 2010.
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Here’s a roundup of some of the best Memorial Day quotes and sayings to share with loved ones and honor those who have gone before us.
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Feel free to share your favorite or provide your own quotes and tributes in the comments below.
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They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation. -Henry Ward Beecher
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Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours. -Wallace Bruce
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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. -Joseph Campbell
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The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree. -Thomas Campbell
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May 31 2010
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
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Port Antonio Harbor and Navy Island, Jamaica
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RECIPE
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4 cups of love 5 spoons of hope
2 cups of loyalty 2 spoons of tenderness
3 cups of forgiveness 4 quarts of faith
1 cup of friendship 1 barrel of laughter
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Take love and loyalty. Mix it thoroughly with faith.
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, America, anniversary, Caribbean, celebration, champion, championship, China, competition, country, effort, fans, flag, Games, Germany, gold, happiness, home, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, legend, medal, nation, northcoast, Olympics, pride, record, smiles, sports, sprinter, stadium, success, team, time, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Aug 16, 2009
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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.
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World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.
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American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.
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Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.