Sentences with phrase «as national days»

Washington (CNN)-- Commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11, President Barack Obama proclaimed this weekend, Friday though Sunday, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance.

The bombing in Oklahoma City on April 19 and the announcement of April 23rd as a National Day of Mourning created tension between the impulses to playfully celebrate Resurrection and the need to ritually acknowledge and alleviate the situation in Oklahoma.

As You obviously know, the 1.6 % of Americans who call themselves atheists and the 2.4 % who call themselves agnostics refer to today as the National Day of Reason.

-LSB-...] Now, therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 3, 2012, as a National Day of Prayer.

Since 1970, April 22 has been known as a national day of awareness focused on our environment — Earth Day!

Owing to religious holidays and Sept. 11 emerging as a national day of reflection, the primary will be held on Sept. 13, another Thursday.

In its swift reaction to the killing of two priests and 17 worshippers of St. Ignatius Catholic church, Mbalom, Gwer East LGA of Benue State, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared Sunday, 29 April, 2018, as a National Day of Protest against unending killings in the country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 24, 2016, as a National Day of Thanksgiving.

September 10 in Belize is celebrated as the National Day or St George's Caye Day.

Visual AIDS launched Day With (out) Art as a World AIDS Day initiative in 1989 as the national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis.

If it takes community mobilization such as this National Day of Unplugging to shake us out of our device - induced stupor, then why not embrace the opportunity?

2nd Lt. Mark Richardson, a sales rep with the firm, was among the 40,000 from across Canada recognized when Prime Minister Stephen Harper proclaimed May 9 as a National Day of Honour to commemorate Canada's 13 - year military mission in Afghanistan.

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Distinguish your local business from national competitors by assuring delivery as late as possible near or on the big day.

Remember: men spend twice as much as women on V - Day, according to the National Retail Federation.

They are made to silence the objections of organized labour and make the government of the day appear as if it's acting in the national interest.

A National Grid spokesman said the record low was a sign of things to come, with coal - free days becoming increasingly common as the polluting fuel is phased out.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

As National Small Business Week enters its second day, make sure not to miss a moment.

He publicly criticized Trump's protectionist moves in the White House just days before being tapped to succeed Gary Cohn as the director of the National Economic Council.

(WASHINGTON)-- Billionaire Steve Wynn has stepped down as Republican National Committee finance chair, the RNC's chairwoman said, a day after reports that the casino magnate had engaged in multiple instances of sexual harassment.

The company's data - as - a-service program charges $ 2,500 a day, and customers currently include commercial fisheries, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security.

The company's data - as - a-service goes for $ 2,500 a day, and customers currently include commercial fisheries, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security.

The accident came as France is preparing to celebrate its most important national holiday, Bastille Day, on Sunday, and as masses of vacationers are heading out of Paris and other big cities to see family or on summer vacation.

«It's a sad day for the National Guard, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of everyone involved and everyone with the National Guard as we work through this,» he said.

The day after National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was fired, as a result of news reports that Flynn had lied about his pre-inauguration communications with the Russian ambassador, Trump cleared everyone out of an Oval Office meeting so he could tell Comey alone that he hoped the FBI would drop its investigation of Flynn.

Thursday's news comes a day after Brent Scowcroft, who served as National Security Adviser under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, threw his support behind Clinton's campaign, as well.

Ever since Sumner re-asserted control last summer with the Labor Day ouster of one - time favorite Tom Freston as CEO of Viacom, Shari has largely receded from any visible role, instead focusing on operating the 120 movie theaters owned by National Amusements.

Flynn resigned as national security adviser on Monday night after just 24 days on the job, the shortest tenure anyone has ever served in the role, amid revelations that he discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition period, and may be susceptible to foreign blackmail.

I should probably note at this point that I have been a staunch (and somewhat lonely) supporter of comments and the value of reader engagement since the days when I was the «communities editor,» or social media editor, at a major national daily newspaper in Canada in 2008, when anti-comment opinions and emotions in the newsroom were just as heated as they are today.

Finally, no chocolate chip cookie experience — be it inclusive of a cinnamon roll or not — is complete without milk, so as an added bonus, Cinnabon has also partnered with Fairlife to give out free 8 - ounce bottles of milk with every Cookie BonBite purchase on National Cookie Day (while supplies last).

Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves during the evening session as Barron Trump (L) looks on on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Stocks fell at the start of December when ABC News erroneously reported that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was prepared to testify that Trump as a candidate has directed him to contact Russians, though by the end of the day they largely recovered.

Information regarding the intraday value of shares of the Fund, also known as the «indicative optimized portfolio value» («IOPV»), is disseminated every 15 seconds throughout the trading day by the national securities exchange on which the Fund's shares are listed or by market data vendors or other information providers.

Just as the Chinese National Day «golden week» holiday came to an end, over 40,000 industry leaders, technology professionals and developers from 58 countries have descended on Hangzhou for what will be the conference of the year for many.

He has served on the Financial Planning Day and Career Day committees through FPA's National Capital Area chapter and has also served on the chapter's board as the Director of PR, Media Relations and Communications.

«Beginning with my first day at Uber, I have been committed to building a diverse Business Team that would be widely recognized as the best in the technology world: one that is welcoming to people of all genders, sexual orientations, national origins and educational backgrounds,» he wrote, according to Recode, which obtained a copy of his email.

According to reports, we are just days away from finding out what the White House is planning to do as it concludes its investigation into whether steel imports into the US constitute a threat to national security, which was announced in late April.

Days after California's governor accepted President Donald Trump's offer of additional National Guard troops to secure the U.S. southern border, uncertainty remains as to what troops would be doing when and if they are deployed to the U.S. southern border in California.

Just days earlier, Tillerson had openly disparaged the president, referring to him as a «moron,» after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon with members of Trump's national security team and Cabinet officials, according to three officials familiar with the incident.

Speaking on Day 2 of the conference, Dr Lawrence Yun, (pictured), Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors, predicted that United States housing demand would continue to boom over next five years, as long as job growth continued.

Seeing as H1 2017 already has seen 5.65 million Chinese travellers lavishing 290 million baht ($ 8.75 million) 6, this aim seems well achievable, particularly as Thailand is not only one of the most popular vacation spots for Chinese in general, but was also voted the # 1 holiday destination for Chinese this National Day Golden Week by Ctrip.

As a bonus, every Cookie BonBite purchased on National Cookie Day comes with a free 8oz milk from Fairlife!

NDP energy critic John Horgan did not rule out that scenario in a Black Press interview Wednesday, going so far as to say he met Kinder Morgan officials the previous day and anticipates their proposal could evolve ahead of a formal application later this year to the National Energy Board.

Every day as this federal election campaign unfolds, it becomes more and more obvious that Mr. Harper is the best choice for prime minister, and another strong, stable, national majority Conservative government is the best choice for Canada.

(If you are selected as a finalist for the Telstra Business Woman in Asia Award category you will be notified and invited to attend the National judging day and Gala Dinner in Melbourne in November).

One may argue that Bitcoin as a store of value may even be better than some of the national currencies, especially in countries where the local economy is turbulent as is the case with certain Latin American countries where $ 1 today may be worth just 50 cents the next day.

As the heads of state and local Hispanic chambers of commerce, we are looking for national representation that recognizes that our organizations are in the best position to serve Hispanic business owners because we know them, and work with them, personally every day.

On this National Day of Reason, let us be reminded as loudly as ever that nothing fails like prayer.

Beginning with my first day at Uber, I have been committed to building a diverse Business Team that would be widely recognized as the best in the technology world: one that is welcoming to people of all genders, sexual orientations, national origins and educational backgrounds.

The National Day of Prayer is an embarrassment to America and makes us look as intellectually barbaric as fervent middle eastern theocracies that in many ways haven't progressed much past the last millennium.