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bank holidays
bank holidays days when the law requires that banks be closed. In the United States the list varies from state to state but generally includes, besides the major holidays, many days that are observed only by the banks and such government institutions as post offices. In England since 1871, bank... Read more |
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holiday
holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by religious observances; they may also be simply a time for relaxation. Days of commemoration are observed throughout... Read more |
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Charles Nordhoff
Charles Nordhoff , 1830-1901, American journalist and author, b. Westphalia. In 1835 he emigrated with his family to Cincinnati. His service (1844-47) in the navy, and later on whaling and fishing ships, provided literary material for his books Nine Years a Sailor (1857) and Stories of the Island... Read more |
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United States Department of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury federal executive department established in 1789. It is charged with advising the president on fiscal policy and acting as fiscal agent for the federal government. Under the Articles of Confederation the limited financial administration of the United States... Read more |
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New York Times Co. v. United States
NEW YORK TIMES CO. V. UNITED STATES New York Times Co. v. United States, (per curiam) 403 U.S. 713, 91 S. Ct. 2140, 29 L. Ed. 2d 822 (1971), often referred to as the Pentagon Papers case, concerned the government's attempt to prohibit the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing... Read more |
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Alfred University
Alfred University at Alfred, N.Y.; state and private support; coeducational; opened as a school 1836, chartered 1857 as Alfred Univ. It is especially known for the College of Ceramics, which is among the few institutions in the United States offering a doctoral program in ceramics. The college is... Read more |
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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America cooperative agency of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations. Formed in 1950, with headquarters in New York City, the National Council of Churches is the chief instrument of the ecumenical movement in the... Read more |
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Lame Duck
LAME DUCK An elected official, who is to be followed by another, during the period of time between the election and the date that the successor will fill the post. The term lame duck generally describes one who holds power when that power is certain to end in the near future. In the United... Read more |
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town
town in the United States. In the New England states the town is the basic unit of local government . The New England town government's unique feature is the town meeting, much praised as a nearly pure form of democracy. At the annual meeting of voters, town officers are elected and local issues... Read more |
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Concord (Philosophy)
Concord: Recreation Sightseeing Capitol Square contains most of Concord's public buildings, including the State Capitol, a state office building, the state library, the Concord Public Library, the New Hampshire Historical Society, City Hall, the post office, and several... Read more |
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CALUMET CRANK CLUB NEW YEAR'S RIDE SET
...County editor, Post-Tribune, 2600...for its annual New Year's Day ride at 10 a...Mart/Shoney's parking lot, U.S. 30 and Indiana...Participants will observe winter adaptations...Service's IOP office, 502 Wall St... |
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A less sweet New Year
...ITZKOVICH Jerusalem Post 02-21-1999...reduction in the new generation...which this year is unavailable...like Apple's iMac. "The...Cellcom can now observe their organization's computer system...out of the office via their cellular...executive's Cellcom phone...up to ... |
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CULTURE-JAPAN: CASH REGISTERS RINGIN THE NEW YEAR.
...started the new work year rushing around...work at the office well after...home it's almost midnight...you do not observe this practice...dampened Japan's fixation...requiring post offices to hire part...New Year's Day. As with...first few ... |
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New coroner leaves 25-year nursing career
...Victoria Deppe's last day of work at St...leaving a 25-year career as a nurse...After 25 years as a nurse...With a master's degree in nursing...the coroner's office. Her job will...daughter simply to observe. Deppe did so...events. Deppe's husband and son...6017 ... |
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Motivation in the workplace: observe how experienced animal trainers teach...
...the employee's suggestions on...not suggest any new ideas in future...supervisor's instruction will...many customers a day as possible in...is out of the office. The sales commission...eight hours a day and five days a week. You...for a number of years, they lose ... |
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Exhibitions: It's a real post-modernist Ikon The Ikon Gallery's new home in...
...refurbished three years ago. It's one of the finest...reopened as the new home of the...art critic's Guild of St...communities. To this day, there are...Chamberlain's Board Schools...with banks, office buildings...a child. I observe only that people... |
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Lots of shopping but no mail available Monday: Government offices and most...
...business. That's because local...and federal offices will observe Monday, the day after Christmas...be true on New Year's. According...New Year's fell on Saturdays...the extra days. Mail will...the Reading Post Office, said mail... |
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Toledo, Ohio-Area Firms, Workers Plan Time-Out to Observe Sept. 11.
...any given day, survey...Northwood offices of NFO World...nation, will observe the one-year anniversary...attacks in New York and...firms plan to observe a minute...Archbold, can observe a moment...company's 3,000 employees...chance to post reflections... |
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Civil rights leaders say businesses should observe King holiday
...2002 While post offices, many schools and the New York Stock...of the U.S. Commission...realize it's a chance to...recalls the 15-year battle to persuade...Wonder and U.S. Rep. John...states now observe the King holiday...employees the day off, said...holidayfor ... |
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Civil rights leaders believe more businesses should observe King Holiday
...Dateline: NEW YORK While post offices, many schools...recalls the 15-year battle to...Dr. King's birthday...companies may not observe the holiday...employees the day off, said...them. "It's annoying because...doesn't observe the holiday...traditional ... |
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