Obama, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it gives me great pleasure to come to Washington and pay a state visit to the United States at the beginning of the new year, at the invitation of President Obama.
The index tends to climb in the fall, when new federal budgeting plans gain visibility on Wall Street, then to drop back in the beginning of a new year--unless a terror attack occurs, such as the March 2004 Madrid train bombings.
What has caught the attention of the media and markets is that a huge amount of money has gone into stocks since the beginning of the new year.
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On January 3rd, the first trading day of 2012, we got that big break out of the wedge, perhaps (as we talked about on our blog beforehand) due to new fund inflows at the beginning of a new year.
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However, some analysts tempered the enthusiasm, saying trade data for China is unpredictable at the beginning of the year because of the Lunar New Year holiday when many factories shut down.
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Since the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday, the number of daily visitors to the spa has risen to about 1, 700, compared with 1, 300 normally.
The beginning of a new calendar year is a good time for every manager to take stock and think about what you would do if you were starting fresh.
Sunday is the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
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However, it would be unrealistic to expect all posts to be filled by the beginning of the new academic year - there are simply insufficient teachers to meet all of our needs.
But at the same time, here we are just a few weeks away from the beginning of a new school year, and Congress has not found a bipartisan path to send us a bill to send the President a bill.
While fireworks are a major part of the festivities surrounding the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, authorities in Beijing are asking the public to curb firework celebrations so as not to add to the city's worsening air pollution, Xinhua reported Tuesday.
Police had investigated the matter in 2006 but re-opened their probe at the beginning of this year after new information surfaced through civil lawsuits and an internal investigation at News International.
The Met took the view that Wallis had never been "in the frame" over phone hacking - a view that only changed more than a year later when News International revealed new information at the beginning of this year.
"This is not the end of anything, but rather the beginning of a two-year mission to pass new gun safety laws, protect children from toxic chemicals, and create more opportunities for working families in New Jersey, " Lautenberg said in a statement.
The timing of the dispute is particularly embarrassing for HSBC - as banks are seeking to recruit new student customers at the beginning of the academic year.
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The first exhibition, curated by Tobi Maier, will feature work by Franz Mon and Waldemar Cordeiro and is the beginning of three-year commitment by MINI, to support the ongoing downtown New York City contemporary art space.
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Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz or Nevruz marks the New Year and the beginning of spring across a vast geographical area covering, inter alia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
Malaysia was selected as member of the committee for a period of four years beginning next year, together with eight other new members namely Algeria, Colombia, Germany, Japan, India, Serbia, Senegal and Qatar.
This year's selections are set to follow in that vein, beginning with the debut of a new 46-inch transparent TV built on last year's technology, capable of detecting six points at the same time.
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"I'm very happy with what I've achieved but now is the beginning of something new, " insisted the 24-year-old Englishman.
The new economic coordination minister, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, announced on radio that Indonesia was facing "a most difficult time, just like at the beginning of the New Order" -- the name given to Suharto's 32-year rule.
After 30 years of enmity, President Obama offered Iran "the promise of a new beginning" in a Persian New Year video message, and since then has clearly signaled the United States was over regime-change.
Ironically, at the beginning of April this year the finance ministry introduced a new rule under which pension funds could count life policies as investments guaranteed to return principal, thereby making it easier to invest in life insurance.
Put simply, the new rules, issued officially at the beginning of this year, told the states to keep out of the regulation of national banks.
So, in October, they rebuilt an entirely new platform and relaunched the company in the beginning of the year.
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Nine men - all British - were subject to the new measures when they were introduced at the beginning of the year.
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The new plan envisions a handful of launches for Jeep beginning next year.
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It's the beginning of school in New Orleans for thousands of kids who face a very challenging year.
When she switched from downhill to cross-country ski racing at the beginning of her sophomore year, she noticed that the fashion options of her new sport were limited.
The mayor, who is up for re-election this year, publicly apologized for his remarks at the beginning of a Bring New Orleans Back Commission meeting.
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