Fireworks explode near the U.S. Capitol

Related posts:

1. Fireworks: Handle with Flare, I Mean Care I am very excited about this Fourth of July. I will be spending it in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with my whole family. It has been a long time since we were all together for a fun celebration. The “foodie” in me is already contemplating what culinary delight I can make to wow the family at […]...
2. Fewer 4th of July Fireworks This 4th of July, I am going to a wedding. If you’ve read this blog with any regularity over the past 3 years, you know this is pretty much par for the course of how I spend my weekends during the summer. When I saw the date on the invite, my immediate reaction was, “They […]...
3. A U.S. Airman with the 306th Rescue Squadron Image description: A U.S. Airman with the 306th Rescue Squadron conducts a training jump from an HC-130P Combat King aircraft. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Reed, U.S. Air Force...
4. This photocrom shows Telemark, Norway Image description: This photocrom shows Telemark, Norway sometime between 1890 and 1910. It was published by the Detroit Publishing Company. Photocroms are richly colored images look like photographs but are actually ink-based photolithographs, usually measuring 6.5 x 9 inches. View more travel photocroms. Image from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division...
5. Image description: This microphotograph, pictured next to a… Slide containing the microphotograph The image on the microphotograph Image description: This microphotograph, pictured next to a penny to show the scale, is only 1 millimeter wide and possibly the smallest image the Library of Congress owns. When magnified, you can see people standing in front of a building, a mental hospital. It was taken in […]...
6. Medicare Celebrates Flag Day June 14 Learn about the history of the Stars and Stripes; flag regulations; the Pledge of Allegiance; how to obtain a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol; and more....
7. Medicare, New, free e-biography released Always There: the Remarkable Life of Ruth Lillian Kirschstein, M.D., a new biography released Feb. 6, tells the rare story of a woman who was as comfortable conversing with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as she was bringing science to children in inner-city classrooms....
8. Funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney function Measuring creatinine and cystatin C — two markers for chronic kidney disease (CKD) — more precisely estimates kidney function than either marker alone, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results appear in the July 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine....
9. Image description: Happy 237th Birthday, U.S. Army! Image description: Happy 237th Birthday, U.S. Army! From the Army: Two hundred and thirty-seven years ago, our Nation’s leaders established the Continental Army, beginning a rich heritage of successfully defending this great country and her citizens. Today, we celebrate the continued honor, loyalty and bravery of our Soldiers in this noble calling. Our Soldiers remain […]...
10. Healthy Swimming Video Contest For a chance to win $1,000 and contribute to public safety, create a short video on preventing recreational water illnesses. Submissions are due July 4....
11. USA.gov / GobiernoUSA.gov Photo Contest A few weeks ago, I went on a trip with a some friends. We had a blast, but I couldn’t help but notice that one of the members of my crew took 1,000 pictures over the course of our vaycay. Not. Even. Kidding. Literally – over 1,000 pictures. At first this was amusing. By the end, […]...
12. Medicare, Gene Variant that may Prevent African Sleeping Sickness also Leads to Increased Chance of Kidney Disease National Institutes of Health researchers and grantees have found that gene variants in APOL1, more common in African Americans, come with both health risk and reward, as reported in the July 15 online issue of Science....
13. Findings in mice have potential to curb obesity and type 2 diabetes Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a pathway in mice that allows white fat — a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes — to burn calories in a way that’s normally found in brown fat and muscle. The findings are in the July 6 edition of Cell Metabolism....
14. Replacement Medicare Card – www.ssa.gov/medicarecard REPLACEMENT MEDICARE CARD...
15. Federal Employees: Submit Your Ideas to Save the Government Money President Obama launched the SAVE Award (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency) to seek ideas from federal employees about how to make government more effective, efficient, and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. Submit your ideas for the 2011 SAVE Award by July 29, 2011. You can also vote on the ideas of others....