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Worldwide Holidays for February 2008

1st February

Confederal Agreement Day: Senegal.

2nd February

Lincoln's Day: United States of America.

3rd February

Heroes' Day: Mozambique.

San Blas: Paraguay.

4th February

Independence Day: Sri Lanka.

CCM Day: Tanzania.

5th February

Constitution Day: Mexico.

President's Day: Congo.

6th February

Waitangi Day: New Zealand.

7th February

Independence Day: Grenada.

Tet: Vietnam.

8th February

Culture Day: Slovenia.

Revolution Anniversary: Iraq.

Virgen de la Candelaria: Puno, Peru.

Youth Day: Congo.

9th February

Feast of Saint Maron: Lebanon.

10th February

Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck: Malta.

11th February

Armed Forces Day: Liberia.

Makha Bucha Day: Thailand.

National Foundation Day: Japan.

Youth Day: Cameroon.

12th February

Lincoln's Birthday: United States of America.

Union Day: Myanmar.

14th February

St. Valentine's Day.

15th February

Chinese Spring Festival: Mauritius.

Folklore Day: South Korea.

Revolution Day: Iran.

16th February

Presidents' Day: United States of America.

18th February

Independence Day: Gambia.

General Holiday, Various Provinces: Canada

19th February

National Day: Nepal.

21st February

Shaheed Day: Bangladesh.

22nd February

Independence Day: Saint Lucia.

Union Day: Egypt.

Washington's Birthday: United States of America.

23rd February

National Day: Brunei.

Republic Day: Guyana.

25th February

National Day: Kuwait.

People Power Day: Philippines.

27th February

Independence Day: Dominican Republic.

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5 Key Prerequisites to Successful Forum Marketing By Terry Philpott             Many online businesses are using forum marketing as part of their overall business strategy and with much success. Forums being platforms on which ideas can be exchanged on particular topic easily allows marketers to identify the interest and concerns of the participants. Having information like this allows online promoters to bypass the time consuming and sometimes costly process of market research. As rosy as this may all seem on the surface for online marketers there is much more involved when it comes being able to successfully market anything at a forum. This type of online marketing requires a degree of commitment. Forums, by nature are NOT open marketplaces like for instance a flea market and shouldn't be regarded as such. People arrive at a forum with questions and concerns and generally don't expect to be met with any sales tactics or pressure. 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