Ask The Business Librarian 5-1

    Q:    I’m looking for a new job this year and am wondering if there are any lists out there that talk about the best Michigan companies to work for?

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    Volunteers on a Mission to Help the Hungry

     Sigma Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated brothers, Robert James, Fred Porter, Bernard Crawford, and Leonard Rusher serve dinner at the City Rescue Mission as one of many of their volunteer services throughout the year.  

     

    2005 CITY RESCUE MISSION STATISTICS

    26,620      Shelter beds were occupied 

    63,127      Meal Count for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

    34,487      Attended Chapel Service

    8,061       Volunteered at the City  Rescue Mission

    The City Rescue Mission Distributed:   

        10,925         Gospel Tracts

        2,320           Backpacks & School Supplies

        2,634      Personal Needs    

        874     Haircut Slips

        1,349        Bibles

        635 Food Orders including Holiday Baskets

     

    The mission always needs personal needs and kitchen items.

     

    Source: City Rescue Mission

       

     

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    MLK DAY: King Papers Project Deepens History

     The King Papers Project, housed at Stanford University, offers teachers and students a deeper look into this nation’s civil rights history. 

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    A HOMECOMING FIT FOR A QUEEN

    Latifah goes home to premiere ‘Last Holiday’; talks about Hollywood star and filming in New Orleans

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    Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans

     

         In  December 2003, the federal government’s Medicare program changed dramatically. That is when the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) became law. The most significant change brought about by the MMA was the new Medicare prescription drug plans known as Medicare Part D, which become effective on January 1, 2006. 

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    “ Slavery and the Making of America”

      Three of the first 11 enslaved Africans arrive in Dutch New Amsterdam in 1626 aboard the pirated ship Spirmundy and are purchased by the Dutch West India Company.  The reenacted ment was filmed at Historic St. Marys City, MD.  Photo credit:  Jeremy Lock

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    MSU MUSEUM’S BENEFIT HITS THE SWEET SPOT: Chocolate lovers indulge for a great cause

     The Big 10 Rooms at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at MSU, where chocolate abounds!  The event benefits care and preservation of MSU Museum collections.  Photo by Amber Shinn, MSU Museum.

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    Excuse Me are you listening? 4-26

    <p>&#160;</p> <div> <div>&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;So far 2006, has been full of dreams. &#160;I’m serious. Maybe I’ve &#160;had so much on my mind that I am still thinking when I go to &#160;sleep. &#160;Maybe I’m bothered by certain things that go on during the day. It’s strange when I wake up I remember my dreams in details.</div> </div> <div>&#160;</div>

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    Private, Prayerful Moments

       Two recent events in our country make me shake my head, and wonder, about the value we place on privacy and communication in our culture. 

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    As I See It 4-26

      

     
    SNATCHING AT KING’S LEGACY
     

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