We have returned from Washington, D.C. where "you can fry an egg on the sidewalk in the summer." We visited as many museums and monuments as time permitted, including Smithsonian Museum of American History with Julia Child's kitchen, musical instruments, Judy Garland's ruby slippers, and inaugural gowns of First Ladies. Tales from tour guides: The National Theatre is the oldest in the nation; the Naval Building has a fountain with water from all the oceans added each year; Supreme Court is the largest marble building in the world; Library of Congress is modeled after the Paris Opera House. Our favorite two restaurants were Dino (Italian---in Cleveland Park) http://www.dino-dc.com/ and New Heights (contemporary--in Woodley Park) http://www.newheightsrestaurant.com/nh_dining/ Both restaurants offered unusual food combinations, small portions, and reasonable prices. After leaving Washington, we visited family in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. delivering and picking up items to deliver to others.

The Northwest Ordinance, officially titled "An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio," was adopted by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787. Also known as the Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. delineated rules for governing the Old Northwest, the area lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi. Thomas Jefferson had written the first ordinance for the territory three years earlier, calling for a division of the region into states. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories. The ordinance was adopted in April 1784, but it had not been instituted because no settlers held legal title yet.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/northwest.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/northwest-ordinance

Northwest Ordinance Timeline
http://www.in.gov/history/2695.htm

The courtroom in the Ohio Judicial Center at 65 S. Front Street in Columbus appears much as it did when the building opened in 1933. This grand space, originally designed for public meetings and hearings, today serves as the Supreme Court Courtroom and hosts reasoned debates of the most significant legal questions arising from Ohio law. The ornate ceiling is divided into five sections, representing five states—Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin—carved from the Northwest Territory. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Publications/OJC.pdf
Reduce the print to 100% for easy navigation. You will find the picture of Justice Judith Lanzinger, former Shumaker attorney, at top left on page 1. Murals of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio are depicted on p. 18, and Michigan and Wisconsin on p.19. Information on the artist, Rudolph Scheffler (1894-1973), is also on p. 19.

Full stop is a term in British English. Period is its equivalent in American English

Quotes Cooking is not a chore, it is a joy. Dining is not a fuel stop, it is recreation. Julia Child
http://foodphilosophy.com/julia-child-boutez-en-avant/