Presidential Proclamation 6916 €”National Farm Safety and Health Week, 1996 by President William J. Clinton
Farming is an occupation, both personally rewarding and vitally important, keeping grocery store shelves stocked with affordable and healthful food products for consumers. American farmers, ranchers, and their families are dedicated to producing crops and livestock that not only feed the American people, but also have become increasingly important to the global economy.
The 2.1 million farms in the United States are predominately operated by farm and ranch families, who work long, grueling hours, exposed to hazards ranging from complicated machinery, to farm chemicals, unpredictable livestock, and variable weather. They also face danger from potentially toxic dusts and gases found in and around farm silos, manure storage facilities, and livestock confinement buildings. Workers must be constantly on guard as they face these hazardous by-products of agricultural work.
Education and training programs, including “hands-on” intensive activities, have created an awareness among farmers and ranchers that personal safety equipment is a good investment for preventing injuries and illnesses related to their work.
Linked to these safety initiatives are programs that bring about a higher level of personal health awareness. This helps to reduce the levels of noise-induced hearing loss, sun exposure-related skin cancer, and the occupational respiratory ailments prevalent among agricultural workers in the United States.
On America’s farms, young people are routinely exposed to some of the same risks as adults. Their level of maturity, training, and experience should be considered when assigning chores on the farm. Since many children live on farms, safe play areas should be designated to minimize their exposure to danger.
In setting aside this special week each year to focus on the safety and health of farmers, ranchers, and their families, we demonstrate to our Nation’s citizens the importance of a strong agricultural industry as we approach the 21st century.
Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through September 21, 1996, as National Farm Safety and Health Week. I call upon government agencies, businesses, and professional associations that serve our agricultural sector to strengthen efforts to promote safety and health measures among our Nation’s farm and ranch workers. I also call upon our Nation to recognize Wednesday, September 18, 1996, as a day set aside during the week to pay special attention to the risks and hazards facing young people on farms and ranches. I would ask agricultural workers to take advantage of educational programs and technical advances that can help them avoid injury and illness. Finally, I call upon the citizens of our Nation to reflect upon the bounty we enjoy thanks to the labor of agricultural workers across our land. Join me in renewing our commitment to making their health and safety a national priority.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-first.
William J. Clinton
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., September 16, 1996]
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On September 13, 1996 newspapers reported that The Gillette Company took another step in its bid to expand its presence at retail checkout counters around the globe by announcing its merger with battery giant Duracell. Starting in the mid-’80s, Gillette had gone vertical, snapping up major players in the toothbrush and writing instrument industries. Not only did the merger with Duracell jive with Gillette’s business philosophy, it made good fiscal sense: with sales of $2.3 billion, Duracell’s batteries became Gillette’s second best-selling product line. And the transaction, valued at roughly $7 billion in stock, didn’t exactly hurt Duracell, which had failed to meet earnings estimates in recent months. Not only would it provide a quick return for shareholders, but the merger gave Duracell access to Gillette’s mighty global distribution capabilities. After suffering a post-announcement dip, Gillette’s stock eventually rebounded to post a gain for the day.
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Some overrated Hiphop dude died, and nobody seems to be able to get over it.
It seems that U don’t like him too much ;]
Fuck u A to the L…does this seem overrated to you..
Brendas got a baby
Trapped
Keep ya head up
I get around
Holler if you hear me
How long will they mourn me
Pour out a little liqour
Me against the world
Dear mama
Temptations
So many tears
California love rmx
California love original version
I aint mat at cha
How do you want it
2 of amerikaz most wanted
All about u
Life goes on
Hit em up
Hail Mary
Toss it up
To live and die in L.A.
Me and my girlfriend
Do for love
I wonder if Heaven got a ghetto (rmx)
Changes
God bless the dead
Hell 4 a hustler
Baby dont cry
Let em have it
Thug n u thug n me
Thugz mansion acoustic
Thugz mansion original
Runnin
Until the end of time
Look at that list….some of the most memorable cuts in rap history…he aint just some bloke whose overrates u cunt…hes a legend…Pac rules until the end of time
dude hadnt even reached his prime yet…he still had his best to come…that aint overrated in my book punk…ure an overrated DJ…get out of hip hop ure white man u dont know n e thing
The sad part is that this dickhead might actually BE Ja Rule…haha.
LOL @ “white man”.
I love when that gets tossed around…makes me smile, crookedly.
God, half of Pac fans get so fucking bent up over people “talking shit” about their idol. I will say he was a great emcee; people ride his nuts WAY too hard though. Case in point… #3
#3 is also 98% white.