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Happy Nowruz: A New Year has Now Begun

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An official UN holiday celebrated by people around the world
Rahman Mohamed

 

Google First Day of Spring Doodle - End

Google Doodle, first day of spring

 

Nowruz is a holiday celebrated annually on March 21 internationally.  It’s the first full day after the “vernal equinox, [and] is celebrated as the beginning of the new year by more than 300 million people all around the world”.  As the first official day of spring it’s a holiday that goes back over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East, now spreading to Europe and North America.  In 2010 the UN declared March 21 International Day of Nowruz.

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Happy Birthday World Wide Web

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Witch or wizard; WWW (World’s Wicked Wonder)
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Everyone loves a good birthday.  Last year, on May 27, WordPress, the host of Nova’s Rays, celebrated it’s 10th birthday.  Facebook is just a bit younger, celebrating it’s 10th birthday this year on February 4.  Twitter still has two years before it comes of age.  What about the parent of these close siblings, the World Wide Web?

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Post-Secondary Pays Off

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More education, more likely to be employed and have an easier time paying of loans; Ontario leading
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Canada and the world is still coming out the “Great Recession” but December saw a drop in Canadian employment levels as 46,000 jobs were lost; unemployment for 25-54 year-olds increased to 6.1%, but still below the national rate of 7.2% and the youth rate of 14.0%. But according to Statistics Canada, if you’re well educated, you’re more likely to get a job and you’re more likely to earn more money.

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