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Guest bow their heads for a moment of silence during a VeteranÃs Day ceremony where President Barack Obama spoke, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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The sun rises over Oxon Cove Park and is reflected in a Potomac River estuary in Oxon Hill. Water quality in the Potomac was already bad and has grown worse in the past five years, a Potomac Conservancy report said Thursday. (Associated Press)

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The Archimedes Palimpsest - the oldest manuscript containing work attributed to the Greek mathematician Archimedes - is owned by a private Washington collector who paid $2 million for it at Christies.(The Walters Art Museum)

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Pedestrians, veterans and members of the media walk around the grounds of the newly renovated District of Columbia WWI Memorial after a rededication ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Robert Gallow, of Navarre, Ohio, attends a rededication ceremony of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial with a group of veterans from the Army & Navy Union on an annual trip to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, 2011. District leaders spoke out against a plan to rename the memorial to be a national and D.C. memorial, arguing that the District should be allowed to keep their memorial since each state has a dedicated memorial to those residents who served in WWI. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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A bronze plaque was specially recreated to replace a missing plaque at the center of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial as part of the memorial's renovation, seen during a rededication ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. The National Park Service did not have records of the exact design on the original plaque, with the exception of the design including an image of an eagle, but made the replacement to mesh with the marble patterns on the floor. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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A bronze plaque was specially recreated to replace a missing plaque at the center of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial as part of the memorial's renovation, seen during a rededication ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. The National Park Service did not have records of the exact design on the original plaque, with the exception of the design including an image of an eagle, but made the replacement to mesh with the marble patterns on the floor. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Jonnie Collins, of Alexandria, Va., a retired Army Sergeant 1st Class who serving in two tours in Vietnam, listens to a speaker at a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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A District of Columbia flag is flown during a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. District leaders spoke out against a plan to rename the memorial to be a national and D.C. memorial, arguing that the District should be allowed to keep their memorial since each state has a dedicated memorial to those residents who served in WWI. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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District Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton speaks during a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. Norton advocated keeping D.C.'s memorial dedicated strictly to the District, since each state has it's own WWI memorial. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Alyce Dixon, left, a 104-year-old District resident who served in a military post office in France during WWII, attends a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Tom Rogan, from left, of Fayston, Vt., and Dr. Tom Brannon, of Nashville, Tenn., both Vietnam veterans from the 4th Cavalry Regiment 1st Infantry Division, salute the colors as the National Anthem is sung during a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray speaks with a supporter during a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Alexander Hubichi, from left, Matthew Cranford, Thomas Shedlick, and Matthew Shipley, Army JROTC cadets from St. John's College High School, carry the colors for a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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ilm festival: Reelfest DC After four years in Boston, Reel Fest is setting up camp in D.C. with the express mission of "creating a seed-bed for films outside of the mainstream which personify innovation, individuality and daring strokes of bold new cinema." That's a tall order, but at least one Reelfest offering appears to fit the bill: Inventory is a feature-length look at the inner workings of a New England furniture store. Like the retail-class sagas it echoes, Inventory deals principally with the problems of smart people who feel overqualified for jobs that they can barely handle. Nov. 10-14 at 1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. Web: http://reelfestdc.com/ilm festival: Reelfest DC After four years in Boston, Reel Fest is setting up camp in D.C. with the express mission of "creating a seed-bed for films outside of the mainstream which personify innovation, individuality and daring strokes of bold new cinema." That's a tall order, but at least one Reelfest offering appears to fit the bill: Inventory is a feature-length look at the inner workings of a New England furniture store. Like the retail-class sagas it echoes, Inventory deals principally with the problems of smart people who feel overqualified for jobs that they can barely handle. Nov. 10-14 at 1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. Web: http://reelfestdc.com/

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On Nov. 13 in D.C, Dandies & Quaintrelles is sponsoring the 2011 Tweed Ride, which will feature "multiple routes for riders of varying skill levels, so riders of all styles can happily cavort while decked out in your finest tweed attired."

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In this photo taken Oct. 28, 2011 and released by Ascent Services Worldwide LLC, climbers Silas Rossi, left, and Angela Hawse, in Halloween costumes, dangle beneath an overhang in the Guide's Olympics during the American Mountain Guides Association's annual conference at the Shawangunk climbing area in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ascent Services Worldwide LLC, Joe Lentini)