I heard a song several Christmases ago: There’s a magic in the air You can feel this time of year All around the world As Christmas time draws near… “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” […]
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Employee Want Ad Translations
Energetic self-starter: You’ll be working on commission.Entry level position: We will pay you the lowest wages allowed by law.Experience required: We do not know the first thing about any of this. [restrict] Fast learner: You will get no training from us. Flexible work hours: You will frequently work long overtime hours. Good organizational skills: You’ll […]
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ADB, NZ support high speed internet for Cook Islands
RAROTONGA,18 DECEMBER 2017 (ADB) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a US$15 million loan for an internet submarine cable project to connect Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. [restrict The Cook Islands has joined Samoa, Niue, and French Polynesia to implement a regional cable system—Manatua—to have access to faster […]
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Human trafficking a global trend
SUVA, 18 DECEMBER 2017 (FIJI TIMES) — Human trafficking and forced labour is a global issue and Fiji is not being spared from its growing trend. That’s the view of Labour Minister Jone Usamate, as the recent US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2017 revealed that Fiji was identified as a source, destination […]
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Governor Brown on Two-Year Anniversary of Paris Agreement: “We Can’t Wait for the White House to Wake Up”
PARIS, 15 DECEMBER 2017 (CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR)—- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., representing the United States – and states and regions leading on climate across the globe – joined the President of France, the United Nations Secretary-General, the World Bank President and other heads of state at the One Planet Summit this week, the two-year anniversary […]
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NFL Winners and Losers: Like it or not, Tom Brady is still the greatest
The New England Patriots-Pittsburgh Steelers showdown lived up to the great expectations anyone could have had for it, and everyone will remember one of two things from it: Jesse James’ controversial non-catch, and Ben Roethlisberger turning a spike play into an interception. [restrict] What shouldn’t be lost is that once again, Tom Brady showed why […]