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Students continue raising the bar on recreational excellence

Everybody wants to be the best at something. But what if you aren’t blessed with the genetics of an Olympic athlete or the intellect of a Mensan? Tanya Mokdad, Cathi Sonnenberg, and Sinya Horwedel of Miami Ad School Europe have discovered the solution. Invent the activity, and then own the world record.

        Mike Holzheimer

After being on time a year ago, I missed the alarm again.

Fathers day 2009, I simply lost track regarding that date of significance and failed to run my special column for my dad, and dads everywhere in the appropriate issue.

And so, with a large red marker in hand, I circled the date for 2010 so as to not forget making sure my tribute would be read in a timely fashion. It worked, but for this Fathers Day, I failed in my attempt to remain punctual in delivering my annual salute to these wonderful men.

I hope this weeks piece, albeit a couple of weeks late, will bring back some great memories with regards to dads special day and sports. Id li

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On July 24, 2010, thousands of people uploaded videos to YouTube as part of “Life in a Day,” a project created to document on film a single day of life on earth.

One of those people was Miami Ad School San Francisco copywriting student Justin Peele, and his submission “Wallet Full of Dreams” was selected from the over 80,000 clips (and 4500 hours of footage) submitted.

The project, conceived by directors Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald, had its premier today and will be exhibited thoughout 2011. It is also an Official Selection for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival which begins tomorrow in Park City, Utah.

Visit the Life in a Day channel on YouTube for more information.

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1. What was the original name of Veterans Day?

2. Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11? 

3. What was World War I called prior to World War II?

4. True or false: Since becoming an official U.S. holiday Veterans Day has always been celebrated on November 11?   

5. Which President was the first to have the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a member of his cabinet?

6. The motto of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is “To care for him who shall have borne the battle.”  What famous speech is the source of the motto? 

7. Who is the current Secretary of Veterans Affairs?

8. Two of the last three Presidents (Obama, Clinton) are not military veterans.  Before Obama and Clinton, who was the last U.S. President

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