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This came across my desk and I thought that I would pass it along. I checked out the website below and it looks like a great opportunity for anyone that meets the criteria (31 or less with a high school diploma). IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO FITS IN THIS CATEGORY, PASS IT ALONG TO THEM. WE NEED GOOD PEOPLE TO POLICE THE PLANES.

The Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for air traffic controller school. We all have kids and know kids in the right age group (under 31) and with some effort they could reach a salary of over $100,000 with benefits in about 3 years. You need only a high school diploma to apply and redit is given for college on the exam.

They need to go to faa.gov (http://www.faa.gov/jobs/job_opportunities/airtraffic_controllers/)
for details and to fill out the application immediately - even if they don’t know if they’d want to attend immediately - it’s the federal government and it may take them months to call. The key is to apply NOW.

There will be a lot of retirements coming up rather quickly and they need to line up training to accommodate these openings. It’s my understanding that the FAA rarely has an open application such as this and that the jobs are coveted. My friends daughter is 28 years old and is well into 3 figures and has plenty of time for travel/recreation and has started another career on the side.

This is a great opportunity and it should be noted that choosing a site like Anchorage or Indianapolis to train is a likely acceptance into the training program - after-which you can transfer anywhere in the country that has a tower.

I hope that this is timely information for your daughter/son or anyone else who may find it useful.

Question…
Are the stats in this presentation accurate? I have heard all the stats they are disputing… and honestly, I took them as truths because I heard them so much by so many “educated” people… but maybe I was wrong to take all that “they” say as gospel. What are your thoughts: http://www.whatblackmenthink.com/wbmt%20psa.wmv

This is a great opportunity for a junior or senior who is majoring in journalism:
What: Free Journalism Internship
Who: Princeton University
Due: Application Due February 15th

This is a 10-day all-expenses-paid summer journalism program held in August at Princeton University for students from underresourced financial backgrounds. All application materials & information are available at: http://www.princeton.edu/~sjp.

Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
1) You must be entering your junior or senior year of high school in fall 2007.
2) You must have at least a 3.0 grade point average (out of 4.0).
3) You must have demonstrated an interest in journalism.
4) The combined income of your custodial parent(s) / guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.

I have a few people in my life who have been affected by this issue…

Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress
If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let’s give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery.

It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important…please take the time and do it really quick!
Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women.

There’s a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It’s about eliminating the “drive-through mastectomy” where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number: http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html

This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family. THANKS.