John Glenn Friendship 7 Day

February 20, 2012 is the 50th Anniversary of Colonel (then Major) John Glenn’s first American space-faring orbit of Earth. In addition, 2012 is the 50th Anniversary Year of the Kennedy Space Center that is next to Cape Canaveral US AF Station in Florida. From the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903, America orbited the Earth in 1962, just 59 years later. In just 66 years after the Wright Flyer succeeded at Kitty Hawk NC, we were on the moon.

Retired US Senator John Glenn is 90 years old and an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University. He will participate in NASA’s Future Forum there on February 20-21 in 2012 to celebrate his Anniversary of Orbit and to advocate for science and space business in the future of America.  Senator Glenn and former Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter visited with Kennedy Space Center staff and over a hundred people that used to work on the Mercury Project in the 1960s.

From now on, Ohio Governor John Kasich has ensured that John Glenn has his own holiday, signing the proper legislation to enact John Glenn Friendship 7 Day for every February 20.

Some History of the Friendship 7 and the incredible Discovery 7, some 36 years later.

John Glenn Friendship 7 Day Is February 20 – Looking to Mars and Science

Summer Jobs Search Now

January and February are the months to look for and secure Summer Jobs in America. Don’t wait much longer. March will bring the last round of interviewing and hiring for many local companies in your city and then the next opportunities will occur in mid-June as workers quit to go on vacation with their families or to take other jobs or similar reasons.

It’s a good bet to lock in an internship for summer or autumn semesters of the 3rd and 4th years of college as well or to find a full-time employer for after your May or June graduation.

Here are some resources to help with your searches, collected over the last five years among workforce professionals. These documents contain information I’ve used to help several thousand job seekers find Summer and Temporary Employment for over a decade.

• January! – Top 20 Hot Summer Jobs to Start Grabbing

• Best Summer Jobs: How to Find a Successful Internship

• Top 10 Summer Jobs for Adults and College Students

• Top 10 Best Summer Jobs For Teens in High School

Best Places For a Low Cost of Living

Top 10 Most Expensive Places to Live In America and 10 That are Reasonable

You probably do not want to lives in one of the most expensive sites in the United States, but we also highlight the Top 10 Least Expensive places to work and live. This cities and towns offer a Cost of Living Index significantly less than that of the US on average and many of these places have well-paying jobs open, too. Combining low costs and higher wages is a great thing to do, if you are able.

Borderplex, the First US Inland Foreign Trade Zone and a Cheap Place to Live

From the media play of the last ten years, who would think that a city near the US-Mexico Border offers lower living costs and some higher-paid career employment? Add sight-seeing and delicious regional cuisine as well as arts and culture, and you might at least want to visit.

Cheap Living in America’s Banana Belt – Pueblo, Colorado

Colorado is beautiful and a travel destination as well as a good place to live and work.

Covington, Kentucky – Commute to Cincinnati and Save Money

Covington is only about two miles south from the center of Cincinnati. Growing and developing at nearly an equal rate as the Queen City, Covington offers a lower cost of living, wonderful restaurants, great sights, lots to do, and a number of higher-paid jobs of its own.