- Lifesaver sports bottle purifies water in seconds by removing 99.999 percent of water-borne pathogens and reducing heavy metals like lead.  The military & humanitarian aid will both benefit.

- Researchers in the Netherlands found a Van Gogh within a Van Gogh.

photo credit: TU Delft

"Patch of Grass" was painted by Van Gogh in Paris during 1887 and is owned by the Kröller-Müller Museum.  A new method that measures chemicals in the pigments, specifically, mercury and the element antimony were useful in revealing the mystery woman’s face.

- Richard Simmons leaves his trademark shorts & tank at home and testifies in DC urging PE to be returned to schools.  Didn’t recognize him in a suit & purple tie, but the hair gives him away.  His website has more info on this cause. "Everyone is not a jock, but everyone can be fit."  He wants to train teachers to use cardio, music & motivation in class.  He is 60 this year.  This video shows his passion of the subject.

- The Bejing Olympics opening ceremony was Friday night.  NBC has all the info.

BMX biking is a trial sport this year.  They don’t do tricks, just race 40 mph on a dirt track with huge hills.  There will be some crashes.

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JackieW. forumed for years until dipping into the blog world early this year & blogs @ Buried in Legos and Bologna Donuts.  She twitters & plurks as Abbreviated. She homeschools in Kansas with a husband, 3 sons, one grandson, 2 dogs, a cat & a herd of Belted Galloway beef cattle.