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to April. Spring is here! Time to head for the
outdoors and enjoy some of the beautiful scenery of the Pacific
Northwest. Many of us will definitely be traveling more in
the spring and summer months than we did during the winter.
Your job may also require
you to do more traveling during this period. When you
travel using your
personal vehicle, you are entitled to mileage
reimbursement. You will be reimbursed at the rate of .36
cents per mile.
To receive
mileage reimbursement you must do the following. Turn in a
Travel Request form, signed by your project leader authorizing
the mileage reimbursement. Submit a expense reimbursement
sheet. (Both of these forms can be downloaded, http://www.frank-orth.com/foa%20links.htm)
On this sheet make sure you state when you incurred
these miles for NOAA, where you traveled to and from, and the
total miles.
By following these
procedure we will be able to process your expense reimbursement
in a timely manner. Please call me if you have any
questions.
Gene
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Springtime
Fun
When you think of spring, what activity do
you enjoy doing the most? Watching the
Mariners at Safeco Field Playing 18 holes of
golf. Fishing Going to the
beach Hiking/Camping Out
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And the winner is
Last
month we asked everyone to vote on which movie should win
the Academy Award for Best Picture. SeaLab readers and
the Academy voters think alike. "Chicago"
was the overwhelming pick for the best picture, followed by
"Lord of The Rings: Two Towers", then "The
Hours".
Thanks
for participating.
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Upcoming Important Dates
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| April 1 |
April Fool's Day |
"April
Fool's Day" is believed to have begun around
1582 when Pope Gregory XII ordered the
new Georgian calendar to replace the old Julian
calendar. Under the Julian Calendar, New
Years day was celebrated on April 1.
When the Georgian Calendar was first implemented
many French and British citizens insisted on still
celebrating New Years Day on April 1. As a
result they were called April Fools for
celebrating New Years on the wrong date.
This continued until 1752 when the British Adopted
the Georgian calendar. |
| April 1 |
Timesheets Due |
Definitely
not an April Fool's joke! |
| April 4 |
Pay Day |
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| April
11 |
Happy
Birthday! Scott Nodtvedt |
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| April 15 |
Tax Day. Tax Returns due to
IRS |
The 16th Amendment to the
Constitution gave the federal government the
authority to tax personal income. But, it
wasn't until World War II that pay roll deductions
would start. Prior to World War II you had
to pay your entire year's taxes in one chunk.
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| April 16 |
Timesheets Due |
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| April 20 |
Easter |
Easter
is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first
full moon that appears after the Vernal
Equinox. Easter can come as early as March
22 , or as late as April 25. |
| April 21 |
Pay Day |
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| April 30 |
Timesheets Due |
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| May 4 |
Happy
Birthday! Barbrina Dunmire |
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| May 5 |
Pay Day |
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| May 11 |
Mother's Day |
 The
first Mother's Day was celebrated in 1907. Ana Jarvis of
Philadelphia, persuaded her mother's church to celebrate a day to honor
mothers, on the anniversary of her mother's death; the second Sunday
in
May. In 1914 President Wilson signed the bill that made Mother's Day
a national holiday. |
| May 15 |
Time Sheets Due
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| May
26 |
Memorial
Day. FOA and Federal Offices
Closed |
Memorial Day was first
observed on May 30, 1868. General John Logan had wreaths laid on the
graves of both union and confederate soldiers at Arlington National
Commentary. General Logan believed this would be the first step to healing
wounds, left over from the Civil War, between the North and South.
This celebration was carried out every year until World War I. After
World War I the ceremony was changed to honor the dead of all wars.
However, Memorial Day did not become an official Federal holiday until
1968 when Congress designated the last Monday of May as a day to honor
those who lost their lives in armed services.
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| May
31 |
Happy
Birthday! Jennifer Rogan |
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| June
2 |
Timesheets
Due |
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| June
5 |
Pay
Day |
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| June
14 |
Flag
Day |
 Flag
day is believed to have originated in 1885, when a
Wisconsin school teacher encouraged his students
to celebrate the flag's birthday (The Stars and
Stripes was officially proclaimed the US Flag on
June 14, 1777). The earliest celebrations of
Flag Day were often referred to as "Flag
Birthday". Flag Day, or Flag Birthday would
be celebrated in various ways until 1949. In
1949 President Harry Truman signed an act of Congress making
June 14 Flag Day. |
| June
17 |
Timesheets
Due |
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| June
20 |
Pay
Day |
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