| Santa Cruz Honors Anniversary Of 'America' Naming | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 3:04:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday acknowledged a historical anniversary that may not ring a bell, but that they say should.If the name Martin Waldseemuller doesn't sound familiar, perhaps the name he first wrote on a map will: America.In 1507, inspired by the explorations of Amerigo Vespucci, Waldseemuller wrote the word "America" along the coasts of Brazil and Argentina in maps he made as part of a lesson for teaching students about the world.On Tuesday, 500 years after the map was made, the Santa Cruz City Council made an announcement of recognition, which it reports made it the first city in the world to officially recognize the historic anniversary.Santa Cruz not only acknowledged the date, but also the "America500" campaign, which encourages people to learn more about world history.America500 spokesman Ricardo Gaudino explained that the 1507 Waldseemuller map was originally made as a lesson for students, as it was printed in such a manner so that it could be cut and folded into a globe.Gaudino hopes the educational purpose of the 1507 map will translate today to encourage education about not only America, but also about the broader idea of "planetary understanding."Gaudino is concerned about a perceived lack of interest that young people have for world history.The only nation planning to officially commemorate the 1507 map is Germany, which plans to issue a stamp about the naming of America, Gaudino said.... | |
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| | | IKON To Ring NYSE Closing Bell to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of ... | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:03:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | MALVERN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 18, 2007 - IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN), the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, today announced that it will ring The Closing Bell(SM) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, January 22, 2007 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its listing as IKN on the Exchange. Matthew J. Espe, IKON's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will ring the bell along with other IKON executives. The Company began trading under the ticker symbol IKN on the NYSE on January 27, 1997, marking the Company's name change from Alco Standard Corporation (NYSE:ASN) to IKON Office Solutions, Inc., and more importantly, the Company's strategic decision to transition from a diversified holding company to an operating company with a single vision and mission to become the world's largest independent document management company.... | |
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| | | Youths set fire to vehicles in Paris on anniversary of riots | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:01:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | Marauding youths torched hundreds of vehicles Friday night and Saturday in renewed violence coinciding with the first anniversary of riots that exposed a deep schism between poor North African immigrants and mainstream France. A group of teenagers set one bus on fire Saturday in the southern French port city of Marseille, seriously wounding a passenger. Three others suffered from smoke inhalation, police said. Two other public buses and 277 vehicles around the country were burned overnight, police said. Six police were injured and 47 people were arrested, ministry officials said. Still the Interior Ministry described the night as "relative calm," noting that up to 100 cars are torched by youths in troubled neighborhoods on an average night. Police prepared Police had braced for a bigger replay of violence in the poor suburbs predominantly made up of Muslims from former French colonies in Africa.... | |
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| | | Davis developed image as 'reasoned persuader' instead of arm breaker | | Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:02:24 AM by Blog57 Team | | Jim Davis walks into the backroom of a crowded restaurant, his appearance as ordinary as his name. The audience claps politely, but some have trouble picking him out. "He's sterile-looking," whispers a Pensacola grandmother. His face has a schoolboy glimmer. He is also a congressman who looks the part: the black suit uniform, the salt-and-pepper hair, those eternally earnest eyebrows. .... | |
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| | | Ring reminds men of anniversary | | Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 11:04:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | A ring has been created that reminds men that it's their wedding anniversary. The Remember Ring heats up every hour the day before the chosen date to remind the wearer of its significance. The heat is created by a small internal thermo device. The ring was created by Alaskan Cleve Oines who is in talk with jewellers to get the ring on the high street. He told the Daily Mail: "It converts the heat from your hand into electricity, keeping the battery charged and microchip clock running perpetually. "All you have to do is specify your anniversary date when you order and we'll program it. It will warm up every year a day before your anniversary." A spokesman for Relate said: "If the man hasn't remembered, it can cause a lot of arguments and the man will feel very guilty, especially if he has genuinely forgotten because of work pressures or a busy life style.... | |
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| | | Area events slated to remember 9/11 anniversary | | Posted Saturday, September 09, 2006 9:09:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | Communities throughout the region will remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with ceremonies this weekend. Events include: TOMORROW EAST WINDSOR -- Two new benches will be dedicated at the township's memorial during a ceremony at 2 p.m. at the municipal building at 16 Lanning Blvd. EWING -- Police and emer gency responders will be among those honored at a program at 3 p.m. at Gen. Betor Veterans Park at the township complex, 2 Municipal Drive. PRINCETON BOROUGH -- The Coalition for Peace Action and the Princeton Clergy Association are co-sponsoring an interfaith commemoration at 6:30 p.m. in Palmer Square. In the event of rain, the event will be held at First Baptist Church at Paul Ro beson Place and John Street.... | |
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| | | Hammond ceremonies will observe Katrina anniversary | | Posted Monday, September 04, 2006 7:12:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | Thousands of little silver bells will ring in Hammond and across Louisiana Tuesday during ceremonies marking the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.The city of Hammond Katrina Commemoration will take place in two parts, the first at Cate Square from noon to 1 p.m. and the second at Zemurray Park from 5 to 7 p.m.The public is invited to bring lawn chairs, come out to the parks and enjoy free food, music, speeches and spirit of welcoming and togetherness at both events, City Administrator Martis Jones said.Area businesses have generously donated the food, she said. The program schedule was being worked out Saturday evening. Details will be available Monday in The Daily Star.The noon ceremony at Cate Square will be a time of reflecting on the past and looking at the present. .... | |
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| | | Katrina Anniversary marked as "Early Thanksgiving" community ... | | Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:08:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Students from the nearby Audubon Charter School will ring the lunch bell at noon. The market will feature its usual array of fresh and local products, including watermelons, sweet corn, and rare treats like muscadine grapes. Guest chef John Rester of Serranos Salsa Company will have Gulf Fish Tacos and Lake Pontchartrain Crab Cakes for sale or bring your picnic lunch from home. Because serenity is an essential and sometimes elusive state here and now, the Market will also feature the Office of Homeland Serenity Tent, with musicians performing and massage therapists providing their healing touch for free. And to help you prepare for the next storm, or just a long weekend away, the Market will offer Dont Leave Home Without Them: Essential New Orleans Recipes for Evacuation. The days activities will serve as a reminder of where the best things in the community reside- its people, says Richard McCarthy, market co-founder and executive director of the sponsoring entity at Loyola University--marketumbrella.org.... | |
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| | | Hancock Holding officials to ring for NASDAQ on Aug. 29 | | Posted Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:01:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | GULFPORT, Miss. Executives from Gulfport-based Hancock Holding Company will mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th by ringing the bell that signifies the start of trading at The NASDAQ Stock Market in New York. George A. Schloegel, chief executive officer of the holding company that is the parent of Hancock Bank, says the invitation is a tribute to the bank and the communities it serves. The bell-ringing will take place between 8:15 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, the same approximate time one year ago that Katrina's full fury was devastating areas of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. The ceremony also marks the 15th year Hancock Holding Company common stock has traded on the NASDAQ market. Hancock Holding Company is the parent company of Hancock Bank (Mississippi), Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Hancock Bank of Florida, and Magna Insurance Company.... | |
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| | | Definitely no baring in Vina Morales’ Showgirl concert! | | Posted Monday, August 07, 2006 5:00:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | Aug. 18 at the Araneta Concert will be very memorable to her and her fans. Her concert is aptly entitled "Vina Morales: Showgirl." She'd really want to make her concert memorable but, contrary to rumors, this doesn't mean Vina will be going topless in any of her concert's segments. The whole concert itself will be memorable because according to her its a tapestry of show concepts she hasn't done before. Thus, it would give her audience the rare chance of watching four different shows of Vina! "No, I won't go topless," Vina laughed at the idea. "But there's a lot of sexy numbers especially in our Bollywood concept wherein I'll do a very sexy dance number. But I don't think Georcell Dapat, our choreographer, would let it look ‘bastusin.' She actually even called it a ‘sacred dance.'" The "Showgirl's" concepts Vina talked about are the Showgirl opening number which she's very excited about, a modern ballroom dancing number, Bollywood and Hip-Hop/R&B segments.... | |
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