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Worldwide Holidays or Events for March 2011

1st March
Heroes' Day: Paraguay.

Independence Movement Day: South Korea.

2nd March
Adowa Day: Ethiopia.

Independence Day: Morocco.

Peasants' Day: Burma.

3rd March
Discovery Day: Guam.

Liberation Day: Bulgaria.

Martyr's Day: Malawi.

National Unity Day: Sudan.

4th March
Lantern Festival: Taiwan.

6th March
Independence Day: Ghana.

8th March
Congolese Women's Day: Congo.

Decoration Day: Liberia.

9th March
Baron Bliss Day: Belize.

Commonwealth Day: Gibraltar.

10th March
Labour Day: South Korea.

11th March
National Day: Lithuania.

12th March
Independence Day: Mauritius.

Renovation Day: Gabon.

13th March
National Day: Grenada.

Daylight Savings Begins: Where observed.

14th March
St. Joseph's Day: Colombia.

15th March
Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution (1848/49): Hungary.

J.J. Robert's Birthday: Liberia.

17th March
Nyepi Day: Indonesia.

St. Patrick's Day: Canada, Ireland, United States of America.

18th March
Aruba Day: Aruba.

Marien Ngouabi Day: Congo.

19th March
Youth Day: Zambia.

20th March
Independence Day: Tunisia.

Start of Spring: Europe.

21st March
Benito Juarez's Birthday: Mexico.

Youth Day: Tunisia.

22nd March
Abolition Day: Puerto Rico.

23rd March
Pakistan Day: Pakistan.

24th March
Africa Day: Zambia.

25th March
Annunciation: Liechtenstein.

Independence Day: Cyprus, Greece.

26th March
Independence Day: Bangladesh.

27th March
Armed Forces Day: Burma.

Evacuation Day: Angola.

29th March
Boganda Day: Central African Republic.

31st March
Freedom Day: Malta.

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Get Your Business Seen - Internet And Your Local Business By Mike Erwin             The Number One Priority As a local business owner your number one priority is to get your business seen. It can be through TV, radio, internet, newspaper or yellow pages advertising but you need to look at the pros and cons of each as your advertising dollars shrink. Most of these forms of advertising worked in years gone by but now with the advent of technology these forms are falling by the wayside. I'll briefly go over these various advertising sources to help you get your business seen in the most cost effective way. Get Your Business Seen- The Golden Age of Advertising is Over Television advertising is not what it once was in terms of getting your business seen. With the shortened attention span of viewers nowadays, as soon as a commercial comes on they simply click to the next channel. Let's not forget about Tivo and the ability to rent movies from Blockbuster or Netflix right to your TV. 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