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Veterans Day or Memorial Day is the day when we honor the brave man and women who fought for our country, who served with honor and dignity this land and paid the price so we can enjoy a simple and yet comfy life. On this day we shall honor our veterans!

Today Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced she has signed a legislation which makes every March 30 of every year the “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day“. The holiday is trying to make us remember the veterans who served the Vietnam war. Ceremonies are to be held each year at the Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut.

I think all of us have had someone in the battlefield, know someone who fought in a terribly war for this country and we’ve heard many stories about brave man in battle. Of course, you can still honor the memory of the veterans by having a nice picnic or a barbecue but don’t ruin the day by wearing t-shirts with the American flag on. It’s against the Flag Code regulations.

President Barack Obama is giving a speech at the cemetery near Joliet, Illinois and will take part in the Memorial Day Service at the Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois. Mr. Obama’s statement mentioned the sacrifice our veterans have made, the tribute we must pay to honor the soldiers who protected the United States of America and the American flag!

The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood is a veterans cemetery and was named after President Abraham Lincoln who is buried in Springfield, Illinois.

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. -William Pitt

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of their own freedom. -Marcus Garvey

In war, there is no prize for the runner-up. -General Omar Bradley

So long as there are men there wll be wars. -Albert Einstein

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -Albert Einstein

The cost of liberty is less than the cost of repression. -Web Dubois

The purpose of all war is ultimately peace. -Saint Augustine

And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free, and I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me and I’ll proudly stand next to him to defend her still today, ‘cuz there ain’t no doubt I love this land, god bless the USA. -Lee Greenwood

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. -John F. Kennedy

Future years will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background, the countless minor scenes and interiors of the secession war; and it is best they should not. The real war will never get in the books. -Walt Whitman

The story of America’s quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots. -Randy Vader

The dead soldier’s silence sings our national anthem. -Rev. Aaron Kilbourn

When we say “War is over if you want it,” we mean that if everyone demanded peace instead of another TV set, we’d have peace. -John Lennon

Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace. -Martin Luther

I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived. -Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children. -William Havard

Apple announced that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.

Apple iPad allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds–thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook–and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch

Indy 500: Dario Franchitti won his second Indianapolis 500 after led 155 of the 200 laps.

Dario Franchitti is a winner at the Brickyard for the second time in four years. Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti folowed him in a very strong race.

Marco Andretti has received his first podium place on Sunday’s Indy 500 after review of a video showing that three cars have passed the 23 year old driver illegally on the final part of the race.

Indy 500 results

1 Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing
2 Dan Wheldon National Guard Panther Racing
3 Marco Andretti Team Venom Energy
4 Alex Lloyd Boy Scouts of America
5 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing
6 Danica Patrick Team GoDaddy.com
7 Justin Wilson Team Z-Line Designs/DRR
8 Will Power Verizon Team Penske
9 Helio Castroneves Team Penske
10 Alex Tagliani Bowers & Wilkins/Honda Edmonton Indy

Today is Memorial Day, looked on as the start of the summer season, and a time for family gatherings and sporting events.

But the true meaning of the day is underlined by the continuing sacrifices made by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The first official observance of Memorial Day was on May 30, 1868, ordered by General John Logan, when flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

From the Civil War through Vietnam, some 566,000 U.S. service personnel died in combat, more than half of them in World War II.

Across the U.S., there are just under 23 million veterans of the armed forces.

The National Memorial Day Parade Presented by Boeing will take place Monday, May 31, 2010 at 2:00 PM on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets NW.

Nearly 300,000 Americans are expected in what has become the nation’s largest Memorial Day event. The parade will include marching bands and musical entertainers, celebrity military supporters, veterans groups, and uniformed military personnel from around the country.

The parade will feature a special tribute to the U.S. Marine Corps and will be led by Grand Marshal General Peter Pace, the only Marine to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military supporters Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna will once again join the parade, along with former Marine drill instructor and actor R. Lee Ermey, Medal of Honor recipients, and R.V. Burgin, the Marine veteran portrayed in the HBO miniseries, The Pacific.

The parade will come to a pause at 3:00 PM to commemorate the National Moment of Remembrance, during which taps will be played and Anthony Kearns of the famed Irish Tenors will perform Amazing Grace.

The National Memorial Day Parade was inaugurated in 2005, after a nearly 70-year-period in which Washington, DC was without a parade on Memorial Day. It has quickly grown into the largest Memorial Day parade in the nation, with thousands of participants and hundreds of thousands of spectators. It will be televised live nationwide on the Military Channel and the Pentagon Channel.

The parade is founded and organized by the American Veterans Center, a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of our military personnel. The 2010 National Memorial Day Parade is presented by Boeing, with additional support from Hewlitt-Packard, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, American Airlines, The Perot Foundation, MorganFranklin, the State of Kuwait, among many others.

The mid term holidays are here in few days’ time and this would mean that work will slow down for me in the home office. I also take the time to do a little traveling since it’s almost impossible to work without any interruptions when junior is at home.

Here’s a little confession to make. I haven’t been very diligent in updating all my blogs and sites for a while. Since our part time cleaner left two months ago, I’m busier than before juggling with work, housework and parenting. It isn’t as easy as I think. Apart from these activities, I will slow in a Pilates class in the week and some morning wake-up exercises to get the blood circulating.

I’m thankful that DH handles the finance in the home so I can focus on what I’m best at. He’ll take care of bills and term life insurance matters and I’ll handle the parenting and home needs. I have to thank him for spearheading the video marketing project we are working on though I wish we have more time to watch those training videos.

As we plan our move to down under, we are eager to set up a new home office in our new home. Hopefully by then, we can be more focused and put in more time to build on online internet consulting business.

Even before Sex And The City 2 hit the theaters, there were rumors about a 3rd installment of the franchise. If in the first we got to see Carrie’s troubled life for the one, Mr. Big, her first failed attempt to get married and the actually wedding. It had a happy ending, everybody got what they wanted.

In the second part Carrie is sick of a normal family life, Charlotte is facing the real motherhood (not the one you see in movies!), Miranda is having a hard time keeping her job and maintaining a good relation with her family and Samantha is worried about menopause. And to make all those “problems” go away, the four once sexy girls go to a trip to South Arabia.

What they could possibly go through to make a 3rd Sex And The City movie? Is Samantha finally going to settle down? Is Miranda going to leave one-testicle Steve and go for a wealthy man who can afford the money for her and her son? Is Charlotte going to open a daycare? Is Carrie going to divorce Mr. Big because she has Aidan issues?

According to a recent Kim Cattrall interview, there is a good chance we will get to see the wrinkled ladies in a new movie. Of course, that is if Michael Patrick King, the director of the franchise, says so! Hopefully he will wake up one day and realize he needs to find other actresses, a new writer (because the script for Sex and the city 2 lacked important elements, such as … a real script!!)  and he will find a new idea for another franchise.

What do you think? Do you want a Sex And The City 3?

Dennis Hopper, the Easy Rider famous actor, has passed away on Saturday due to complications of prostate cancer. Dennis Hopper was 74 and he died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family and friends.

Here is 10 things good to know about the famous actor Dennis Hopper:

1. Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas.

2. Hopper first television appearance was in 1955, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956).

3. The low-budget film, titled Easy Rider (1969), directed by Hopper, was a phenomenal box-office success. Hopper teamed with Peter Fonda, Terry Southern, and young talent Jack Nicholson to make a very good movie.

4. In October 1997, Empire  magazine (UK) ranked Dennis Hopper #87 in “Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time”

5.  Hopperwas a skilled photographer and painter, having had his works displayed in galleries in the US and overseas. He took classes taught by legendary painter Thomas Hart Benton

6. The worst movie that he has ever done was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

7. Hopper was member of the US Republican Party, but voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election

8. Dennis Hopper received the 2,403th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 26, 2010

9.  On 29 October 2009 he revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2002.

10. March 23, 2010, Hopper reportedly weighed only 100 pounds (45 kg) and was unable to carry on long conversations. He died on the morning of May 29, 2010, due to complications from prostate cancer.

R.I.P. Dennis!

In front of 18,000 people, in a fully packed Oslo Telenor Arena, and millions of TV viewers all over Europe, Lena from Germany received the highest number of points from televoters and juries from the 39 countries participating in this year’s edition of Eurovision Song Contest!

Lena from Germany collected 246 points altogether, followed by maNga from Turkey with 170 points and Ovi & Paula Selling from Romania who managed 162 points.

1 Germany Lena Satellite 246 points
2 Turkey maNga We Could Be The Same 170 points
3 Romania Paula Seling & Ovi Playing With Fire 162 points
4 Denmark Chanée & N’evergreen In A Moment Like This 149 points
5 Azerbaijan Safura Drip Drop 145 points
6 Belgium Tom Dice Me And My Guitar 143 points
7 Armenia Eva Rivas Apricot Stone 141 points
8 Greece Giorgos Alkaios & Friends OPA 140 points
9 Georgia Sofia Nizharadze Shine 136 points
10 Ukraine Alyosha Sweet People 108 points
11 Russia Peter Nalitch & Friends Lost And Forgotten 90 points
12 France Jessy Matador Allez Olla Olé 82 points
13 Serbia Milan Stankovi? Ovo Je Balkan 72 points
14 Israel Harel Skaat Milim 71 points
15 Spain Daniel Diges Algo Pequeñito (Something Tiny) 68 points
16 Albania Juliana Pasha It’s All About You 62
17 Bosnia & Herzegovina Vukašin Braji? Thunder And Lightning 51
18 Portugal Filipa Azevedo Há Dias Assim 43
19 Iceland Hera Björk Je Ne Sais Quoi 41 points
20 Norway Didrik Solli-Tangen My Heart Is Yours 35 points
21 Cyprus Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders Life Looks Better In Spring 27 points
22 Moldova Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira Run Away 27 points
23 Ireland Niamh Kavanagh It’s For You 25 points
24 Belarus 3+2 Butterflies 18 points
25 United Kingdom Josh That Sounds Good To Me 10 points