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Worldwide Holidays or Events for August 2012

1st August
Confederation Day: Switzerland.
Emancipation Day: Trinidad & Tobago.
People's Liberation Army Day: China.

2nd August
Discovery Day: Trinidad.
Freedom Day: Guyana.

3rd August
Independence Day: Niger.
Martyrs' Day: Guinea.

4th August
Independence Day: Burkina Faso, Jamaica.

5th August

Workers' Day: Iceland.

6th August
Accession Day: United Arab Emirates.
Civic Holiday: Canada (Most Provinces)
Farmer's Day: Zambia.

7th August
Battle of Boyaca: Colombia.
Republic Day: Ivory Coast.

8th August
Peace Day: Iraq.

9th August
Independence Day: Georgia.
National Day: Singapore.

10th August
Independence Day: Ecuador.

11th August
Heroes' Day: Zimbabwe.
Independence Day: Chad.

12th August
Queen's Birthday: Thailand.
Armed Forces Day: Zimbabwe.

13th August
Arequipa Week: Peru.
Independence Day: Central African Republic, Congo.
Women's Day: Tunisia.

14th August
Gohst Month begins: Taiwan. Independence Day: Pakistan.

15th August
Independence Day: India.
National Day: Liechtenstein.
Republic Day: South Korea.

16th August
Il Palio, Siena:
Continuing in ancient tradition, the contradas compete on horses around the town square of Siena, Italy, every July 2nd and August 16th.
Independence Day: Gabon, Indonesia.
Republic Day: Dominican Republic.

17th August
Death of San Martin: Argentina.

18th August
Jashn: Afghanistan - celebrating liberation from the British, in 1919, and lasts for a week.

20th August
Istvan's Day - Celebrations marking the formation of Hungary.
Lovers' Day: Taiwan.
Independence Day: Senegal.

21st August
Independence Day in The Baltics:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

24th August
Independence Day: Russia.
National Day: Ukraine.
National Flag Day: Kazakhstan, Liberia.

25th August
Constitution Day: Paraguay.
Independence Day: Uruguay.
Independence Day: Belarus.

27th August
Independence Day: Moldova.

28th August
Chung Yuan Festival: Taiwan.

29th August
Independence Day: Uzbekistan.

30th August
Children's Day: Afghanistan.
St. Rose of Lima Day: Peru.
Victory Day: Turkey.

31st August
Independence Day: Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad & Tobago.
National Day: Malaysia.
Pashtunistan Day: Afghanistan

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Are You In Business Jail? By Diane Conklin    Does that sound like a silly question? Or even difficult to answer? How would you know if you're in business jail or not? If you feel like your business owns you, instead of you owning your business, or if you feel like you're entering a prison every time you step into your office or start work, that's a good indication you might be in business jail. Being in business jail means you feel like you have a job, not a business of your own, but a job. You didn't start your business to have a job. You started a business to own a business and to enjoy all the freedoms of that. So, why do you feel like you have a job instead of a business? Leverage... it's that simple. What is this leverage? Leverage is about being able to do more with less effort. Using leverage means you are utilizing technology, your team, and that you're setting up systems so your business can operate and generate profits even when you aren't working. 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