10 Best Cities for Finding Employment

In need of a new job? Forbes.com has listed the 10 Best Cities for Employment. These cities were chosen by Adecco Staffing US, a Human Resources firm. They have the fullest employment, according to the Department of Labor, as well as internal data around job growth and demand. They then determined which areas in the US are the best for finding a job.

1. Bethesda, MD
2. Austin, TX
3. Jacksonville, FL.
4. Grand Rapids, MI
5. Columbus, OH
6. Seattle, WA.
7. Phoenix, AZ
8. New York, NY
9. Richmond, VA
10. Oklahoma City, OK

Bethesda, MD

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The 38 Essential Washington Restaurants, January 2013

DC.eater.com presents their updated list of The 38 Essential Washington Restaurants, January 2013. If you are not familiar with Eater.com, they are a website completely dedicated to all things food and restaurant related and have sites set up for most of the larger cities in the nation. They are constantly updating and adding to their Eater 38 list, giving readers the cutting edge advantage when looking for quality dining options. The DC list has something for everyone, restaurants featuring both local and international cuisine sure to delight the city’s finicky foodies. After reviewing the list, our choice to check out is Fiola da Fabio Trabocchi (601 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004,) a modern upscale Trattoria known for its fresh ingredients, daily changing lunch and dinner menus and vast selection of wines from France, Spain, Italy and the United States. Be sure to take a look at all the wonderful choices on this list and start dining right in the New Year!

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20 great things to do in Washington, DC

Timeout.com provides readers with a list of 20 great things to do in Washington, DC. If you haven’t been to Washington, DC you should definitely plan to visit. Our Nation’s capitol offers an array of interesting and unique options that will be sure to have you wanting to come back again. Not only is the city brimming with our Nation’s history, it also offers world-class cuisine, sporting events and a prestigious assortment of museums and cultural institutions. Our favorite recommendation from this list, the Tour & Tea at the top of the Washington National Cathedral, (Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW, 1-202 537 6200.) Tour & Tea is offered every Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:30 pm, except on holidays. For online reservations please click here.

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23rd Annual Washington Jewish Film Festival

Washington City Paper recommends adding the Washington Jewish Film Festival to the top of your cultural events “to do” list this year. Featuring 55 different films gathered from around the world this is an event not to be missed if you have an interest in Jewish culture and history and enjoy watching innovative, entertaining films. This year’s festival kicks off January 3rd and runs through January 13th at the United States Navy Memorial, D.C. Jewish Community Center, Goethe-Institut, The Avalon, and other venues. Tickets and passes are available by calling (202) 518-9400. To see the complete schedule of films and venues, please click here.

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Tips for a Successful Restaurant Week

Washington DC’s Restaurant Week kicks off today and New York City’s starts in just a week.  No matter your location, here are some surefire tips to help you get the most of the experience.

1. Go for the gold: When choosing a restaurant, make sure that you hit the places where that $20 or $30 would be the price of one entrée instead of the smaller bistro & wine bar type restaurants with lots of small plates.
2. Be on the lookout for hidden fees: Beware of the fine print and check out the menus so that you don’t get fooled into paying for add-ons. It is becoming more and more common for restaurants to toss in surcharges for various things.
3. Use Restaurant Week as a tryout: Think of Restaurant Week as a tryout for upcoming special occasions like birthdays or anniversaries and try as many as you can.
4. Don’t rely solely on online reservations: If one of the major online reservations sites like OpenTable.com or CityEats.com says that a particular restaurant is booked, always call and double check. Online reservations sites only have the ability to reserve a portion of the available tables.
5. Skip the dinner: While Restaurant week offers a lunch and dinner option, lunch is usually considered the better value. Paying $35 for dinner, not including tax, tip, and drinks isn’t exactly a steal. Lunch, on the other hand, is an awesome deal at around $20 for a three course meal.
6. Choose your dining friends wisely: Since Restaurant Week is such a busy time for the kitchens and chefs, it can be hard for them to accommodate people with food allergies or special requests so try to  take someone who can go with the flow.
7. Take it all in and don’t be afraid to ask questions: Restaurant Week is a time for restaurants to show us what they got! Don’t be afraid to ask questions and learn more about the restaurant and the food. Their goal is to fill you up and fill you in!

Tips Courtesy of Washingtonian.

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The Best Big Cities For Jobs

Forbes.com highlights The Best Big Cities For Jobs. For Forbes’ list of the best cities for jobs, all 398 current metropolitan statistical areas, based on employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported from November 1999 to January 2011 were ranked. Rankings are based on recent growth trends, mid-term growth and long-term growth and momentum.

Number 1 on the list is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos in Texas. Other cities of note that makes the list include Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. at number 6 and New York City, NY at number 9.

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High Tech Hundred Dollar Bill

In a continued effort to protect the United States currency from counterfeiting, the $100 bill’s got a flashy new design!

Enhanced security features have been added to the hundred dollar bill such as a 3-D security ribbon woven into the paper on the front of the note. Take a close look at the blue ribbon as you move the bill back and forth. You will see that the bell designs change to 100s and move side to side. If you tilt the bill side to side, the bells and 100s move up and down. Also on the new bill, you will see a copper colored image of an inkwell with a shifting bell on the inside that changes from copper to green. This gives off the effect that the bell is appearing and disappearing from the inkwell.

In addition to these new features, three of the security features from the older design were retained. The portrait watermark of Benjamin Franklin will still be seen when held to the light along with the embedded security thread and the color shifting 100 will continue to appear in the lower right hand corner on the front of the bill.

The new hundred was supposed to be released in the beginning of February 2011 but was delayed due to an issue that arose during printing. The problem is being worked on so hopefully the new design will be coming soon to a wallet near you!

Check out the new design below!

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication

A must see beginning at the end of August in the Washington, D.C. area is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

The memorial is a four-acre plot on the north east corner of the Tidal Basin within the area of the Jefferson memorial and north of President Roosevelt’s memorial. It celebrates the life and accomplishments or Dr. King and will include a 450-foot inscription wall with numerous inspirational quotes by Dr. King engraved in granite. In addition, the memorial will include the “Mountain of Despair” and the “Stone of Hope” after his words, “With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope,” along with a 30-foot sculpture of Dr. King.

The memorial dedication will take place on August 28^th, 2011 at 11am as it is the 48^th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Tickets to the dedication must be requested by visiting this site and will be distributed through an online lottery system. Deadline for registering for tickets is 11:59 pm EDT on May 31.

If you wish to see the dedication and were not selected to receive tickets, don’t worry, there will be pubic standing areas available that do not require tickets. The memorial will also be open to the public any time after the 28th.

Witness this historic moment and celebrate the man who dedicated his life in the courageous fight for equality.

Interesting Facts about Our Nation’s Capitol

Below are some interesting facts about Washington, DC courtesy of Destination DC:

1. Although DC residents pay taxes to the federal government, they do not have a voting representative in Congress. That’s why you may see license plates on cars that say “No Taxation without Representation.
2. DC averages 39 inches of rainfall a year—more than Seattle.
3. The first official White House Christmas Tree was decorated by Benjamin Harrison and family.
4. The word “lobbyist” became popular with President Ulysses S. Grant’s disdain for the interestgroups who bothered him while he relaxed in the Willard Hotel’s lobby.
5. Gallaudet University began the tradition of the football huddle in the 1890s, in order to conceal their signed plays from the opposing team.
6. The U.S. government is based in DC, but the city is run by a mayor and the city council. The mayor and the city council members are elected to four year terms.
7. The District of Columbia was named after the great explorer Christopher Columbus.
8. The White House was being built while George Washington was in office, so he never actually lived there.
9. The White House was originally called the “President’s Palace” or the “President’s House.” A Baltimore reporter once called it the “white house” in a newspaper article and the name caught on. Theodore Roosevelt made this the official name in 1901.
10. That famous red phone that’s depicted in many movies isn’t actually in the Oval Office. It’s in the Pentagon.
11. Just as the Supreme Court didn’t get a permanent home until 1932, the government didn’t provide an official residence for the Vice President until 1974.
12. The Library of Congress, the biggest library in the U.S., contains 535 miles of bookshelves. In the Reading Room alone there are 45,000 reference books.
13. Woodrow Wilson is the only president to live in Washington, DC after his terms in office. You can tour his former home, the Woodrow Wilson House Museum, located near DuPont Circle.
14. Nationals Park is on track to be the first “green-certified” baseball stadium in the country.
15. DC is a very international city, home to more than 170 embassies and international cultural centers. The city’s colleges and universities host about 20,000 international students each year, and 15% of DC residents speak a language other than English at home.
16. The National Gallery of Art is home to the Ginevra de Benci, the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
17. There are no skyscrapers in DC. Many people believe that this is because of a law saying that the Capitol was to be the tallest in the city. In fact, the fire department put limits on building heights in 1894 because their firefighting equipment wouldn’t reach high enough to keep tall buildings safe. Congress later set limits on the heights of buildings in DC, 90 feet for homes and apartments and 110 feet for office buildings. In 1989, the Height of Buildings Act was passed, ensuring that the city skyline wouldn’t be dominated by skyscrapers.
18. There is one building that is taller than the Capitol, the Cairo apartment building, located at the corner of 16th and Q Streets, NW. It was built before the laws were passed limiting the height of buildings. It stands 165 feet tall.
19. The Washington Monument is taller than all buildings, measuring 555 1/8”.
20. While the famous people you associate in DC may be politicians, it’s also the hometown of famous musicians like Duke Ellington, John Phillips Sousa, Roberta Flack and Chuck Brown.
21. DC was voted the most walk-able city in the U.S. in a study by the Brookings Institution in 2007.
22. The Capitol Dome took 11 years to build. On top of the dome is the “Statue of Freedom,” which may look small, but it’s actually 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds.

Facts © 2011 Destination DC

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The Most Expensive Rental Housing Market in the U.S

According to the latest census, the San Jose metro area in northern California, where gross median rents cost $1,414, is the most expensive rental market in the country. San Francisco came in second, followed by the Washington, D.C., area. Crainsnewyork.com has determined that NY-area rents are not as high as one might think, with NY coming in as the sixth most expensive rental housing market in the U.S.

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