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Check Out Schott’s Almanac 2007
By JLP | December 4, 2006
Here’s a pretty cool book I picked up over the weekend. It’s one of those books you can spend hours reading (yes, you can read an almanac). This almanac, the first one I have EVER purchased, has a little bit of everything divided up in the following sections:
Chronicle – summary of the year
The World & Gazetteer
Society & Health
Media & Celebrity
Music & Movies
Books & Art
Sci, Tech, Net
Travel & Leisure
Sports
The Nation
The States
Government
Money
Form & Faith
Ephemerides
Index & Errata
As you can probably guess, my favorite section is Money but pretty much all the sections are fun to read. Here’s a list of some of the cool things I found in the pages of Schott’s Almanac 2007
The FBI’s Most Wanted List – Bin Laden is at the top with a $25,000,000 reward.
The Most Polite Cities – New York was on top (I would have never guessed that)
Occupational Employment & Wages – Highest paid group is Management with a mean wage of $41.87 per hour
Oddest Book Title of the Year – WINNER: People Who Don’t Know They Are Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It
Most Literate Cities – Top 10: Seattle – Minneapolis – Washington, DC – Atlanta – San Francisco – Denver – Boston – Pittsburgh – Cincinatti – St. Paul
Most Unusual Street Names – No. 1: Psycho Path, Traverse City, MI; My favorite: The intersection of Clinton & Fidelity, Houston, TX
CxOs – What the various executive titles mean:
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CAO |
Chief Analytics Officer |
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CCO |
Chief Compliance Officer |
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CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
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CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
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CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
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CKO |
Chief Knowledge Officer |
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CMO |
Chief Marketing Officer |
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CNO |
Chief Networking Officer |
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COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
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CPO |
Chief Procurement Officer |
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CRO |
Chief Risk Officer |
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CSO |
Chief Strategy Officer |
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CTO |
Chief Technical Officer |
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CWO |
Chief Wisdom Officer |
That’s just a few of the many cool things you’ll find in Schott’s Almanac 2007
Topics: Books | 1 Comment »
December 5th, 2006 at 3:56 pm
I always thought Almanacs were cool but I also don’t think I’d ever buy one. Lots of trivia but personally I can’t see it having any worth. Just something to skim through at the bookstore.