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I was looking through a history book and it was going on about memorable events of ten years ago, but I had forgotten most of them. I have picked out some of the events of exactly ten years ago this month - January, in a word. So here are a few things that you may or probably will not remember from January 2000. 1 - on his first day as acting president, Vladimir Putin left to visit Russian troops in Chechnya. 4 - President Clinton nominates Alan Greenspan to a fourth four year term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. 5 - President Clinton rules that Elian Gonzalez, a six year old Cuban boy who survived the capsizing of a refugee boat, should be returned to his father in Cuba. 6 - much of Miami is shut down by hundreds of Cuban-Americans in protest against the Gonzalez decision. - the S.E.C reports that most partners of Price, Waterhouse, Coopers, the world’s largest accounting company, contravened regulations requiring that they may not hold stock in firms that they audit. Five partners were fired. 7 - Vice Pres. Al Gore back-tracks on his assurance to ensure that all new appointees to the Joint Chiefs of Staff were sympathetic to permitting gays to serve openly in the military. 8 - AOL announces a merger with Time Warner for $165 billion: the world’s biggest ever. 11 - the British government rules that General Pinochet is medically unfit to stand trial for suspected crimes against humanity in Chile during his presidency. 13 - executives at the nation’s leading drugs companies say they want to cooperate with Clinton to institute Medicare coverage for prescription drugs this year. 15 - Arkan, the infamous Serbian paramilitary leader was shot dead in a hotel lobby in Belgrade. 18 - Helmut Kohl resigns as honorary Christian Democratic Party chairman over allegations of corruption from within the party. 24 - the Supreme Court rules that laws limiting political donations to $1,000 in Missouri are constitutional. 25 - the Congressional Budget Office reports that the flood of tax revenues ensuing from the exceptionally strong economy will last for ten years. 26 - ‘The New York Times’ reports that U.S investigators have discovered links between a group of Algerians charged with plotting a terrorist strike in the U.S. and Osama Bin Laden, the exiled Saudi accused of bombing two American embassies. 31 - Republican Gov. George Ryan of Illinois halts all executions in the state citing a disgraceful record of convicting innocent people and putting them on death row. - top officials n the C.I.A. are accused of blocking an internal investigation into indications that the agency’s past director, John M. Deutsch, mishandled secret information. Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with custom wall calendars If you have an interest in calendars, organizers or promotional calendars, please visit our website now at Promotional Desk Calendars |
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Roofing Community Gets Active
Sunday, June 28th, 2009| Scentsy | Flameless Candles | Wickless Candles |
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The Roofers Trade Organization extended itself towards throwing spotlight on the roofing concerns to the world forum last week. In a huge conference that addressed the Roofing workers all across 3 continents, the roofer leaders came out with certain ambitions of wanting to spread employment and education in the field of roofing. Knowing that roofing has grown tremendously in reputation, it seems to be the most optimum stage at which this field can be marketed. Also the current scope of roofing does a lot towards endorsing this profession as something worth spending money on. Last weeks gathering was just the perfect place to gather steam in favor of roofers all over. After loads of talk and debate suggesting that roofers actually warranted a little more compensation than present standards, this conference is expected to do a lot for the entire roofing universe at a bigger stage. But the special part is that this entire community wants to work towards creating not only contractual but permanent jobs for roofing profession aspirants. The primary idea behind creating jobs for them is to enhance Roofers supply, abolish service-pricing differentiation and curb any imminent price wars. The logic seems prudent enough! Considering that each one of us is wanting to see significant roofing options flood the market, this initiative is more than welcome. And given the fact that Home Improvement as a main wider domain has really gone up as regards recognition it enjoys as on date, has terrifically contributed to Roofing communitys popularity. As a matter of fact, a lot of architects have reported an increase in the number of clients showing active interest in roofing queries. In the coming few months, this conference promises to arrange for new schools on roofing discipline. The idea behind this move is to give a global touch to this confined dream. As a sequential step post the introduction of schools, this conference committee will aim at introducing surveys all over the existing schools and graduation houses wherein they would focus on the seriousness of spreading more job potential in this field. But natural, this initiative will take a little while to take shape and spread. About the Author:
Scott Rodgers is an authoron roofing works and profession. His brilliance is most exhibited in his contributions that are finding glory on top-rated roofing links.
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Roofing and the World Stage
Thursday, June 25th, 2009| Scentsy | Flameless Candles | Wickless Candles |
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The Roofers Trade Organization has committed itself to this very most crucial cause of creating worth and goodwill for the entire roofing community. This particular conference that was held last week addressed almost all roofers spanning 3 continents. In this very meeting, roofing leaders came out with ambitions as regards expansion of wanting to spread education and employment across all these fields. Considering that roofing has grown incredibly in reputation, it seems to be the most optimum stage at which this field can be marketed. Also the current scope of roofing does a lot towards endorsing this profession as something worth spending dough on. Last weeks gathering was just the perfect place to gather steam in favor of roofers all over. After loads of talk and debate suggesting that roofers actually warranted a little more compensation than present standards, this conference is expected to do a lot for the entire roofing universe at a bigger stage. One noteworthy thing that came out is that each one of them wants to bring to life more permanent roofing jobs than contractual jobs. The main crux behind creating jobs for them is to enhance Roofers supply, remove service-pricing differentiation and cut down on any probability of monopolistic price wars. The logic is quite valid! Knowing that we all want to have a look at newer range of roofing equipment and options going forward, this idea seems quite good. And given the fact that Home Improvement as a main wider domain has really gone up as regards recognition it enjoys as on date, has terrifically contributed to Roofing communitys popularity. As a matter of fact, a lot of architects have reported an increase in the number of clients showing active interest in roofing queries. In the coming few months, this conference promises to arrange for new schools on roofing discipline. The idea behind this move is to give a global touch to this confined dream. As a next step after the introduction of schools, this conference committee seeks to introduce surveys all over the existing schools and graduation houses wherein they would focus on the gravity of spreading more job potential in this field. Of course, this initiative will take a little while to fructify and spread. About the Author:
Scott Rodgers is a writer whose guidance on Roofing has given a direction to many roofing aspirants. His stupendous and clear understanding as helped a lot of roofing resources to widen their business potential.
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Recession Proof Jobs That Work.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009| Scentsy | Flameless Candles | Wickless Candles |
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There are plenty of recession proof jobs out there. Most need a special skill, products, or services that is in need no matter what condition the economy reaches. There is always the option of owning a business as millions do this to beat the economy crunch. Of course you must have a product, service, or a specialized skill to offer if your going to do this. This way your business is always in demand. Every day the news headlines are revealing more and more layoffs by established corporations and business sectors. The current slowdown does have the feel of a perfect storm of bad news with huge energy price hikes and the collapse of mortgage markets, spiking costs and accelerating layoffs. On a CBS news report, they suggested that in addition to health care and education jobs, that law enforcement jobs such as city police and courts were good choices. The good news is there are a few industries, such as health care, that seem recession proof. Right now is when all of us should be taking stock of our situations, assessing our jobs, and developing a smart safety net for our careers. The BLS expects environmental careers, including ecologists, hydrologists, environmental chemists and others, to grow 25% over the next decade, much higher than the average for other occupations. And these careers should stay in demand for years to come. According to the 2009 Robert Half International Salary Guide, careers in business, IT, and law are among the fields expected to yield top careers in the coming year. Between now and 2016, the employment rate in the field of information technology is expected to increase 29%, faster than the average growth of all occupations. As the world economy continues its steady decline, many students are gravitating toward those industries that are predicted to experience growth despite the current financial turmoil. Job growth occurred in ambulatory health care and in hospitals, adding 16,000 and 7,000 jobs, respectively, according to the BLS. There are some recession proof jobs that are a better choice as they have the potential to weather this financial storm. Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere on Mars, you realize that US is going through a major financial crisis right now with its impact feared on the total global economy and the toughest part being the effects gradually reaching your wallet. But, in tough financial times, like right now You are advised to discuss your specific requirements with an independent financial adviser. A lot of the industries in big cities are those that are sensitive to the economy, like finance, retail and manufacturing. Among sales jobs, finance jobs, banking jobs, tutoring jobs, insurance jobs, child care jobs, health care jobs and administration jobs that I came across, tutoring jobs are perhaps the best choice in terms of flexible hours and higher tuition fees. No matter what field you work in, you have the possibility of losing your job. And yes, I agree that the medical industry is a safe field during economic downturns, although not completely immune. If the outlook is dire at your office, see if you can apply the skills you have in a field that isn’t as vulnerable today. Pretty much any essential field that services higher income people is probably not going to go away. Students of these ever expanding fields are well placed to earn rewarding opportunities. These recession proof jobs are based on national statistics and expectations by the BLS. Personally, I think that recession proof jobs will lean more toward recession proof industries, which I believe are structured through the internet. If, for some reason, you do not have the time for career training, there are recession proof jobs that require minimal training. About the Author:
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Holidays And Holy Days In The USA
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Congress and the president have designated ten days as federal holidays. Being ‘federal’, these holidays theoretically only pertain to federal employees and residents of the District of Columbia, although they are so widely observed that they can be thought of as national holidays.
Legally, it is up to each individual state to designate public holidays. If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Friday before or the Monday after is given in lieu to make a long weekend.
New Year’s Day (January 1) - celebrating the New Year dates back to pre-Christian times, when rites were performed to attempt to ensure the return of Spring.
Martin Luther King Jnr. Day (third Monday in January) - before he was shot dead in 1968, Martin Luther King Jnr. was the foremost civil rights leader in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Congress set this day aside to commemorate his life and accomplishments in 1983.
Washington’s Birthday (third Monday in February) - originally it was commemorated on Washington’s actual birthday, the 22nd of February, but it was moved in 1971 to make a long weekend. It is sometimes known as Presidents’ Day, because it is near Lincoln’s birthday on the 12th February.
Memorial Day (last Monday in May) - also known as Decoration Day, it honours soldiers fallen in battle.It originates from the Civil War and is customarily marked by parades and services.
Independence Day (4th July) - this, the most significant US holiday, marks the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. It was first celebrated in 1777 and is marked by fireworks, parades and speeches.
Labor Day (first Monday in September) - this, the idea of Peter J. McGuire, the president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, was adopted in 1894 to celebrate American workers.
Columbus Day (second Monday in October) - Christopher Columbus and his crew landed in the Bahamas on Oct 12th 1492. It was first commemorated in 1792, although it was not officially recognized until 1909. It is a cause of special pride to Italian-Americans, who claim the Genoan voyager as their own.
Veterans Day (Nov 11th) - or Armistice Day commemorates the end of the First World War on Nov 11th 1918. It was made a legal holiday in 1938, but its name was changed in 1954 to honour all American veteran soldiers.
Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) - it was first commemorated in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 1621, the year in which the Pilgrims landed in the New World to give thanks for the new harvest and the new land they had colonized. President Lincoln proclaimed it a holiday in 1863.
Christmas Day (December 25th) - Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with Franklin Covey planner refillss If you have an interest in calendars, organizers or promotional calendars, please go over to our website now at Promotional Desk Calendars
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