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Hereunder is a list of minor holidays and occasions in the United States. Some of them are virtually unknown, and others are quite obscure.

April Fools’ Day – (April 1): the day for practical jokes (only before noon in the UK). Its origins are obscure, but it bears a resemblance to an ancient Roman festival for the goddess of nature.

Arbor Day – (last Friday in April): devoted to trees and their preservation. It is held on December 22 everywhere else in the world.

Armed Forces Day – (third Sunday in May): a day to honour the US armed forces.

Citizenship Day – (September 17): replaced Constitution Day in 1952 by presidential proclamation.

Daylight-Saving Time: was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, but became the Uniform Time Act in 1966. It is not observed in Hawaii, the Eastern Time Zone of Indiana, most of Arizona (except on the Navajo Reservation), American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Election Day – (Tuesday after the first Monday in November): presidential elections are held in years divisible by four and elections for all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate in years evenly divisible by two.

Fathers’ Day – (third Sunday in June): was first celebrated in West Virginia in 1908, but this distinctively American holiday was not made official until 1972.

Flag Day – (June 14): was first celebrated in 1877, which was the centenary of the adoption of the modern design. Truman approved the Flag Day Bill in 1949.

Groundhog Day – (February 2): on this day the groundhog looks out of his burrow. If he sees his own shadow there will be six weeks of Winter to come, otherwise Spring is just around the corner.

Halloween – (October 31): All Hallow’s Eve is the day before the feast of All Saints. It began as a pagan custom honouring the dead and a celebration of Autumn. ‘Trick or Treat’ is purely American with no historical basis.

Kwanzaa – is a secular observance by African-Americans to commemorate their African heritage. It starts on Dec.26th when a candle in a candelabrum is lit every day for seven days. It was first practiced by Maulana Karenga in 1966.

Mothers’ Day – (second Sunday in May): was conceived by Anne M. Jarvis of Philadelphia as a way for children to pay homage to their mothers. It received presidential proclamation in 1914.

National Maritime Day – (May 22): was proclaimed in 1935 to commemorate the SS Savannah’s first successful transatlantic crossing by a steamship in 1819. It is also a day of remembrance of merchant mariners who died in defense of their country.

National Teachers’ Day – (Tuesday of the first full week in May): is when pupils are meant to honour the teaching profession.

St. Patrick’s Day – (March 17): has been borrowed from Ireland where it is their national saint’s day.

St. Valentine’s Day – (February 14): was originally to honour two saints martyred by Emperor Claudius (214 – 270), but has been dedicated to lovers since the Middle Ages.

Susan B. Anthony Day – (February 15): Anthony (1820 – 1906) worked for women’s rights and suffrage.

United Nations’ Day – (October 24): commemorates the endorsement of the UN Charter in 1945 by the then five permanent members of the Security Council.

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Because you’re looking at information about courses for MCSE, the chances are you’re in 1 of 2 situations: You’re possibly contemplating completely changing your working life to the world of IT, and all evidence points to a massive need for men and women who are commercially qualified. Or you’re already a professional – and you’d like to consolidate your skill-set with the MCSE accreditation.

As you try to find out more, you’ll come across training companies that short-change you by not upgrading their courses to the current Microsoft version. Avoid these companies as you’ll have problems with the present exams. If you are studying the wrong version, it is going to be hugely difficult to get qualified.

Training companies must be dedicated to discovering the ultimate program for their students. Educational direction is equally concerned with guiding people on establishing where to go, as it is giving them help to reach their destination.

Student support is absolutely essential – find a program that provides 24×7 direct access, as not obtaining this level of support will severely impede your ability to learn.

You’ll be waiting ages for an answer with email based support, and telephone support is usually to a call-centre who will take the information and email an instructor – who will then call back sometime over the next 24hrs, when it suits them. This is no use if you’re stuck with a particular problem and only have a specific time you can study.

World-class organisations tend to use an online 24 hours-a-day system pulling in several support offices across the globe. You will have an interface which switches seamlessly to the best choice of centres any time of the day or night: Support when you need it.

If you fail to get yourself online 24×7 support, you’ll very quickly realise that you’ve made a mistake. It may be that you don’t use it late in the night, but what about weekends, late evenings or early mornings.

People attracted to this sort of work are usually quite practically-minded, and don’t always take well to classrooms, and struggling through thick study-volumes. If this is putting you off studying, go for more modern interactive training, where everything is presented via full motion video.

If we’re able to utilise all of our senses into our learning, then we often see hugely increased memory retention as a result.

Find a course where you’ll get a host of DVD-ROM’s – you’ll learn by watching video tutorials and demonstrations, and then have the opportunity to hone your abilities through virtual lab’s.

You’ll definitely want a demonstration of the study materials from your training provider. You should ask for demo’s from instructors, slideshows and fully interactive skills-lab’s.

Go for actual CD or DVD ROM’s every time. You’re then protected from the variability of broadband quality and service.

If your advisor doesn’t question you thoroughly – it’s likely they’re actually nothing more than a salesman. If they wade straight in with a specific product before understanding your background and whether you have any commercial experience, then it’s very likely to be the case.

If you’ve got a strong background, or perhaps a bit of work-based experience (maybe some existing accreditation?) then it’s more than likely your starting level will be different from someone with no background whatsoever.

It’s wise to consider some basic PC skills training first. This can help whip your basic knowledge into shape and make your learning curve a little less steep.

Don’t get hung-up, as many people do, on the training course itself. Your training isn’t about getting a plaque on your wall; this is about employment. Focus on the end-goal.

Don’t let yourself become one of the unfortunate masses that choose a course which looks like it could be fun – only to end up with a qualification for a career they’ll never really get any satisfaction from.

Get to grips with what you want to earn and what level of ambition fits you. This can often control which precise accreditations you will need and what’ll be expected of you in your new role.

Talk to an experienced industry professional who has a background in the industry you’re considering, and who’ll explain to you a detailed run-down of what to expect in that role. Getting to the bottom of all this before commencement of any training path will prevent a lot of wasted time and effort.

(C) S. Edwards 2009. Navigate to CLICK HERE or MCDST Courses.

These days, commercial institutions would be severely hampered if it weren’t for support workers solving problems with PC’s and networks, while giving advice to users on a day to day basis. The world’s need for such skilled and qualified members of the workforce is growing at an impressive rate, as everything becomes vastly more reliant on computers.

Look at the facts below carefully if you’re inclined to think that over-used sales technique about examination guarantees seems like a good idea:

In this day and age, we are a little more ‘marketing-savvy’ – and most of us grasp that it is something we’re paying for – it’s not because they’re so generous they want to give something away!

The fact is that if students pay for their own exams, one at a time, there’s a much better chance they’ll pass every time – since they’ll be conscious of their investment in themselves and therefore will put more effort into their preparation.

Isn’t it outrageous to have to pay the training college in advance for examinations? Find the best deal you can at the time, don’t pay mark-ups – and take it closer to home – instead of miles away at the college’s beck and call.

Huge profits are made by a significant number of organisations who incorporate exam fees into the cost of the course. Many students don’t take them for one reason or another and so the company is quids-in. Surprising as it sounds, providers exist that actually bank on it – as that’s how they make a lot of their profit.

The majority of companies will insist that you take mock exams first and not allow you to re-take an exam until you’ve completely proven that you’re likely to pass – making an ‘exam guarantee’ just about worthless.

Splashing out often many hundreds of pounds extra on an ‘Exam Guarantee’ is remiss – when hard work, commitment and the right preparation via exam simulations is what will really see you through.

A so-called advisor who doesn’t question you thoroughly – it’s likely they’re actually nothing more than a salesman. If they’re pushing towards a particular product before getting to know your background and current experience level, then you know it’s true.

In some circumstances, the training start-point for someone experienced in some areas will be substantially different to the student with none.

It’s usual to start with some basic user skills first. Starting there can make the transition to higher-level learning a a little easier.

Coming across job security in this economic down-turn is very rare. Businesses frequently remove us out of the workplace at the drop of a hat – as and when it suits them.

When we come across rising skills shortfalls and escalating demand though, we can discover a fresh type of security in the marketplace; driven by the conditions of constant growth, organisations just can’t get the influx of staff needed.

Reviewing the IT business, the 2006 e-Skills survey brought to light an over 26 percent shortage in trained professionals. To put it another way, this shows that the country only has three properly accredited workers for each four job positions available now.

This disturbing concept underpins an urgent requirement for more appropriately qualified computing professionals across the country.

It would be hard to imagine if a better time or market settings will exist for acquiring training in this swiftly increasing and budding market.

You should only consider retraining paths that progress to commercially recognised certifications. There are far too many trainers pushing their own ‘in-house’ certificates that are essentially useless in today’s commercial market.

You’ll discover that only industry recognised accreditation from the major players like Microsoft, CompTIA, Adobe and Cisco will open the doors to employers.

(C) 2009 – S. Edwards. Go to Change-My-Career.co.uk/SCMC.html or Microsoft Certification Courses.

The Cisco training is intended for individuals who want to learn about network switches and routers. Routers connect computer networks via dedicated lines or the internet. We’d recommend that initially you should go for your CCNA. Don’t be tempted to go straight for a CCNP as it’s a considerable step up – and you need to work up to it to have a go at this.

You may end up employed by an internet service provider or a big organisation that is spread out geographically but needs to keep in touch. This career path is very well paid and quite specialised.

Getting your Cisco CCNA is the right level to aim for; at this stage avoid being tempted to do the CCNP. After gaining experience in the working environment, you’ll know whether CCNP is something you want to do. If you decide to become more qualified, you’ll have the knowledge you need to tackle the CCNP – which is quite a hard qualification to acquire – and shouldn’t be looked upon as otherwise.

A fatal Faux-Pas that we encounter all too often is to concentrate on the course itself, and take their eye off the end result they want to achieve. Training academies are stacked to the hilt with direction-less students who chose a course based on what sounded good – in place of something that could gain them an enjoyable career or job.

You may train for one year and then end up doing the actual job for 10-20 years. Don’t make the error of opting for what may seem to be a program of interest to you only to waste your life away with a job you hate!

Stay focused on where you want to go, and then build your training requirements around that – don’t do it the other way round. Keep on track and begin studying for something that’ll reward you for many long and fruitful years.

You’d also need help from an experienced person that can best explain the sector you’re considering, and is able to give you ‘A typical day in the life of’ type of explanation for that career-path. This is absolutely essential because you need to know whether or not you’ve chosen correctly.

Locating job security in this economic down-turn is very unusual. Businesses will drop us out of the workforce with very little notice – as and when it suits them.

Security can now only exist via a quickly increasing market, pushed forward by a shortage of trained workers. This shortage creates the correct background for market-security – a far better situation.

The Information Technology (IT) skills deficit across the UK falls in at approx 26 percent, as noted by the latest e-Skills study. Or, to put it differently, this clearly demonstrates that Great Britain is only able to source three properly accredited workers for every four jobs available at the moment.

This disturbing truth shows the urgent need for more appropriately trained computing professionals in the UK.

Because the IT sector is evolving at such a speed, it’s unlikely there’s any better sector worth looking at for a new future.

Students will sometimes miss checking on a painfully important area – how their company breaks up the physical training materials, and into what particular chunks.

Drop-shipping your training elements one piece at a time, as you pass each exam is the normal way of receiving your courseware. Of course, this sounds sensible, but you should take these factors into account:

What if you don’t finish every section? And what if you find the order of the modules counter-intuitive? Through no fault of your own, you mightn’t complete everything fast enough and not get all the study materials as a result.

Ideally, you’d get ALL the training materials right at the beginning – meaning you’ll have all of them to come back to in the future – irrespective of any schedule. Variations can then be made to the order that you attack each section if another more intuitive route presents itself.

Have a conversation with almost any expert consultant and we’d be amazed if they couldn’t provide you with many awful tales of salespeople ripping-off unsuspecting students. Ensure you only ever work with a skilled professional who quizzes you to uncover the best thing for you – not for their pay-packet! You need to find the right starting point of study for you.

An important point to note is that, if you have some relevant work-experience or certification, then you can sometimes expect to pick-up at a different starting-point to a student who’s starting from scratch.

For those students embarking on IT studies anew, it can be useful to avoid jumping in at the deep-end, by working on a user-skills course first. This is often offered with most accreditation programs.

(C) 2009 Scott Edwards. Pop to HR Course or CareerRetrainingCourses.co.uk/xcareco.html.