Monday, December 17, 2012

18 December - International Migrants Day.






The 132 UNO Member States  participated in the General Assembly's High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on 14-15 September 2006 reaffirmed the importance of international migration and human rights of migrants. . First,  international migration was a growing phenomenon and it could make a positive contribution to development in countries of origin and countries of destination provided it was supported by the right policies. Secondly, they emphasized that respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms of all migrants was essential to reap the benefits of international migration. Thirdly, they recognized the importance of strengthening international cooperation on international migration bilaterally, regionally and globally.

UNO is making continuous  efforts to study and guide the member states on international migration. On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly had adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day.

UNO urges Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to observe International Migrants Day through the dissemination of information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, and through the sharing of experiences and the design of actions to ensure their protection.



http://www.un.org/en/events/migrantsday/background.shtml


International migration today

The total number of international migrants has increased over the last 10 years from an estimated 150 million in 2000 to 214 million persons today.

Remittances which also indicate the importance of migration have increased exponentially: up from USD 132 billion in 2000 to an estimated USD 440 billion in 2010.



Secretary General's Message for 2012

http://www.un.org/en/events/migrantsday/2012/sgmessage.shtml


Migrant Manifesto YouTube video
Being promoted by Migrants Rights Organizations
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http://www.our-day.org/

http://www.nihrc.org/index.php/news/item/155-combating-migrant-worker-exploitation-on-international-migrants-day

http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/blog/2012/10/mrn-launches-new-international-migrant-day-campaign

http://www.edf.org.uk/blog/?p=21571

Migrant workers rights in Ireland - Guides in various languages
http://www.lawcentreni.org/publications/migrant-workers.html





Sunday, December 16, 2012

Engineers' Day India - 15th September

Engineers' Day India - 15th September

Engineers' Day India - 15th September

Birthday of Bharata Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

September 15 is a memorable day in the annals of the engineering fraternity in the country as on this day in 1861 (many many years ago), Bharata Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the towering personality in the history of Indian engineering, was born. Indian Engineers celebrate Engineers' Day This year the the Institution of Engineers had chosen the theme ‘Engineering Preparedness for Disaster Mitigation’.

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About The Day                                                                                                   

 
September 15 is a memorable day in the annals of the engineering fraternity in the country  as on this day 148 years ago, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the towering personality in the history of Indian engineering, was born.
 
In recognition of his monumental services towards national development and for the cause of engineering, Sir Visvesvaraya was honoured by the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in the year 1955. The Institution of Engineers (India) observes September 15 every year as the Engineers’ Day.
 
 
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya
 
Birthday 15 September 1861
 
About Sir Visvesvarayya
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Interesting Incidents in a post on Google plus by Pampana V. Rao
Information from 2013 onwards please visitGreat Engineers of India - Collection by Narayana Rao


 

44th Engineer's Day - 2011


Theme: Engineering Preparedness for Disaster Mitigation

http://www.ieindia.info/PDF_Images/5%20Statutory%20Days/44th%20Engineers%20Day.pdf

43rd Engineers' Day - 15 September 2010


For this year the Council of the Institution of Engineers India had selected the theme “Impending Paradigm Shift in Engineering Sciences and Future Challenges”.

We are currently at the early but secure and irreversible stages of a remarkable and far reaching technological revolution. The engineering sectors have emerged as a science based knowledge intensive high technology area with serious repercussion for technical change, competitiveness, growth in employment, trade patterns, location of manufacturing activities and global division of labour. Moreover an essential part of the new development is to make attempts to resolve the pressing environmental problems and preserve the global eco-system.

Therefore an overhauling of our approach to meet the new challenges is much required. The agents of change are driving a new paradigm shift today. The signs are all around us. The introduction of the personal computer and the internet impacted both personal and business environments, and is a catalyst for a paradigm Shift. We are shifting from a mechanistic manufacturing industrial society to an organic, service based, information centered society, and increases in technology will continue to impact globally. New issues are emerging as a sequel of this shift in focus.  Multidisciplinary Engineering Sciences integrating the sciences with engineering has created a new demand on the engineering and technological institutions and has consequently brought in New Challenges for them. Change is inevitable. Let’s open the dialogue and let IEI, the premier professional body of Engineers address the issue in its right perspective at the 43rd Engineers Day.
Courtesy: ieindiadotinfo
Source referred to by me:  http://alagukanthavel.blogspot.com/2010/09/engineers-day-2010-themecelebrationquot.html

Visit a related article discussing the Digital Economy Trends: Digital Economy Trends
 
 

42nd Engineers' Day - September 2009                                                     

 
Green is the theme for this year.
 
As a part of celebration of the day, a central theme of national importance is chosen every year and deliberated at various State and Local Centres as well as the Overseas Chapters of the Institution to educate the society and the engineering community as well. This year the the Institution had chosen the theme ‘Engineering Solutions to Combat Climate Change’.
 

Institute Bulletin On The Theme

 
Climate change has become serious threat to society affecting environment, terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity. Mankind’s relentless and ever increasing consumption of fossil fuels is the major cause behind climate change. Our dependency on carbon based fuels has resulted in rapid increase of atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, and the outcome is global warming resulting in more frequent severe weather conditions and damage to many natural ecosystems.
 
'Carbon footprint’ which is a measure of the impact of human activities on the amount of greenhouse gases needs to be radically reduced. Companies, products, services have to bear the social responsibility of kicking out carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
 
Combating climate change requires the commercialization of low emission technologies in various sections of application. The engineering fraternity has a special role to play to neutralize the adverse effects on the climate. Efforts should continue for producing power using solar photovoltaic, second generation biofuels, fourth generation nuclear fuels and developing smarter grid capacity for transmission. Conservation of water, efficient management of solid wastes and generating wealth from them by recycling process, figuring out the hot spots of energy consumption and associated CO2 emissions are some of the key areas where the engineers can apply their specialized knowledge for combating climate change.
 
Growth without GHG emission is the need of the day. Application of green technologies, phasing out GHG producing sources and combating the existing effects on climate are the areas of emphasis if the globe is to be saved from extinction.
 
Conservation of natural resources by adopting strategies for reducing, reusing, recycling and applying engineering solutions for combating emission of GHG is the need which requires addressing by engineers.
 
 
 
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News of Celebration 2009

 
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Andhra Pradesh

 
M.R. Madhav, JNTU professor emeritus, has been selected for the ‘Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Award’ given by Institution of Engineers (India), A.P. State centre, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in engineering and technology. Five others also will receive the award for the year 2009. 
 
 
 

Hyderabad

15.9.2009
 
Engineers' Day was celebarated at Central Design Organization.
 
It is a premier designs organisation in  the  state dealing with the design work of the irrigation structures include the concrete gravity dams, Earth dams and Earth cum Rockfill dams and Lift irrigation Schemes, Design of Bridges, Undertunnels, Aqueducts, Regulators, Tunnels, canal  alignments and also the design of Radial and Vertical Lift gates and their ancilliary works etc.
 
Er. B. Lakshmana Rao, Joint Secretary (Technical) Government of Andhra Pradesh addressed the gathering as a chief guest and recounted the achievement of Bharata Ratna Shri. Visweswarayya.
 
Mr. Lakshmana Rao exhorted the fellow engineers to follow the foot steps of the above eminent engineer and treat him as their ROLE MODEL.

Projects worth of Rs.1.50 lakh crores were taken up under the Jala Yajnam in the state under the able leadership of the late legend Dr. YSR and the engineers of the state should continue them with tempo and vigour to complete them in the stipulated time as scheduled.

Two young engineers Mrs Shanti and Mr Kishan have presented technical lectures as a part of the programme.
 
 
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 Uttara Pradesh

 
Varanasi
 
In Varanasi, the local centre of IEI has organised a programme on Tuesday, inviting environmentalist-cum-engineering professor Veer Bhadra Mishra, who is also the president of Sankata Mochan Foundation ( SMF). Mishra is  a retired professor from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) in the area of fluid mechanics. He has been nominated as a member of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). Mishra was recognised on the United Nations Environmental Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1992 and was a TIME Magazine's Hero of the Planet recipient in 1999 for his work related to cleaning of the Ganga.
 
Dr. Mishra advocates the application of Advanced Integrated Wastewater Oxidation Pond System (AIWPS) technology for the treatment of sewage. His efforts resulted in its inclusion in the second phase of GAP in Varanasi. The AIWPS technology has been developed and designed by W Oswald and his associate Bailey Green at the University of California in Berkeley, US.

He claims that unlike other technologies used in GAP of Varanasi, the AIWPS technology is carbon negative.  It has established the most efficient way to use solar energy for algal photosynthetic oxygen release from the supporting water and discovering the special design requirements to foster pond methane formation. According to him, this technology has been successfully used at many places in California and elsewhere.

AIWPS is a series of four ponds - advance facultative pond (AFP), high rate pond (HRP), algal settling pond (ASP) and maturation pond (MP). The wastewater is screened and de-gritted before it is allowed to go through the AIWPS. In this technology, produced methane gas is purified 85-88 per cent and collected in the submerged gas collectors. The greenhouse gas emission is minimised and carbon dioxide generated during fermentation and electricity generation is absorbed in the pond. The system is designed to grow crop of algae and release a maximum amount of free molecular oxygen in dissolved state (DO) to the surrounding water under controlled conditions. The DO in soluble form goes to bacteria, which break down organic waste.
 
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Institute of Engineers India


https://www.ieindia.info/

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Climate Engineering

 
Some proposals
J Eric Bigel University of Texas and Lee Lane, American Enterprise Institute
 
Boats spray seawater droplets inot clouds above the sea to make them reflect more sunlight back into space. This marine cloud technology costing $9 billion can help to fight global warming.
 
McGill's economist, Chris Green advocates that $100 billion annually commitment to non-carbon based energy research could result in discoveries and technological development that can stop global warming within a century. Technology led effort would have a greater chance of real success and people involvement.

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45 ENGINEERS’ DAY -15 September 2012 Theme

“Appropriate Climate-Responsive Technologies for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development”

Monday, December 10, 2012

11 December Burkina Faso National Day


Burkina Faso - Country Information


On 11 December 1958, Burkina Faso(Then with the name The Republic of Upper Volta)  achieved self-government, and became a republic and member of the Franco-African Community. It gained full independence two years later. The name of the country was changed to Burkina Faso in 1984.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

12 December - Kenya - Independence Day - Jamuhiri Day


Kenya - Country Information

12 December 1963


On December 12, 1963, at midnight to be exact, Kenyans assembled in large numbers  on the grounds of the Uhuru Gardens to witness change of power from British to Kenyan government.

The Union Jack was finally lowered for the last time at midnight.

People turned to one other in tears, hugs, dance and whoops of joy.


http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/A-symbol-of-our-independence--/-/1216/1286748/-/146a5vu/-/index.html


http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/-/957860/1417596/-/bgtqu3/-/index.html

11 December - International Mountain Day



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The International Mountain Day strives to achieve a stronger engagement of actors/institutions and the civil society in sustainable mountain development. It is also a concrete opportunity to mobilize resources to improve the livelihoods of mountain communities.

http://www.un.org/en/events/mountainday/
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2012 Theme:  “Celebrating Mountain Life”


Mountains are home to 12% of the world's population.
Sustainable mountain development is key to improve the livelihood of these often poor and isolated people.

http://www.mountainpartnership.org/

Thursday, December 6, 2012

7 December International Civil Aviation Day




About the Day
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International Civil Aviation Day was established in 1994 by ICAO, through Assembly Resolution A29-1, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Organization, created on 7 December 1944. In 1996, pursuant to an ICAO initiative and with the assistance of the Canadian Government, the United Nations General Assembly by resolution officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day and listed it as an official UN day. The purpose of the global celebration is to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of States, and of the role of ICAO in promoting the safety, efficiency and regularity of international air transport.

http://legacy.icao.int/icao/en/aviation_day.htm
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Theme 2012


“Aviation: Your reliable connection to the world”.


Secretary General ICAO 2011
http://www.icao.int/Documents/secretary-general/benjamin/20111207_ICAD2011.pdf

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day





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On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (resolution 58/4).  The Convention entered into force in December 2005.

The Assembly designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it.



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UNO Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon"s Message on International Anti-Corruption Day

"On this International Anti-Corruption Day, let us pledge to do our part by cracking down on corruption, shaming those who practice it and engendering a culture that values ethical behaviour."



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Anti-Corruption Legislation - Papers and Articles



FORMULATING AN EFFECTIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY – THE EXPERIENCE OF HONG KONG ICAC
By Mr Tony KWOK Man-wai
http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/PDF_rms/no69/16_P196-201.pdf


The Effectiveness of Anticorruption Policy - What has worked? - 2011 paper
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/SystematicReviews/Anti_corruption_2011Hanna.pdf

http://info.worldbank.org/etools/docs/library/206910/AntiCorruptionPoliciesandPrograms.pdf
World Bank 2000

http://www.10iacc.org/download/workshops/cs06.pdf

Friday, November 9, 2012

14 November - World Diabetes Day




World Diabetes Day promotes awareness that every person with diabetes or at risk of diabetes deserves the best possible quality of education, prevention and care available.

http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday/

Think Blue Wear Blue on the day
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CNN IBN Program on World Diabetes Day

About Diabetes
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Monday, October 29, 2012

29 October - World Stroke Day




Stroke is the second leading cause of death for people above the age of 60, and the fifth leading cause in people aged 15 to 59.

Reduce the burden of stroke by acting on six easy challenges:


1. Know your personal risk factors: high blood pressure, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol.
2. Be physically active and exercise regularly.
3. Avoid obesity by keeping to a healthy diet.
4. Limit alcohol consumption.
5. Avoid cigarette smoke. If you smoke, seek help to stop now.
6. Learn to recognize the warning signs of a stroke and how to take action.



http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/media/Pages/AboutWorldStrokeDay2010.aspx

http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/media/Pages/WorldStrokeDayProclamation.aspx

http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/media/events/stroke_day/en/index.html

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Global Handwashing Day - 15 October






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About the Day


Global Handwashing Day was originally created for children and schools,but can be celebrated by anyone promoting handwashing with soap.

Each year on October 15,  over 200 million people are involved in celebrations in over 100 countries around the world


http://globalhandwashing.org/ghw-day


Turning handwashing with soap before eating and after using the toilet into an ingrained habit could save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention, cutting deaths from diarrhea by almost half and deaths from acute respiratory infections by one-quarter. A vast change in handwashing behavior is critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goal of reducing deaths among children under the age of five by two-thirds by 2015.

Global Handwashing Day focuses on children because not only do they suffer disproportionately from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and deaths, but research shows that children – the segment of society so often the most energetic, enthusiastic, and open to new ideas – can also be powerful agents for changing behaviors like handwashing with soap in their communities.

http://globalhandwashing.org/ghw-day/about



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Enabling Technologies for Handwashing with Soap

http://www.wsp.org/wsp/global-initiatives/Global-Scaling-Up-Handwashing-Project/Enabling%20Technologies%20for%20Handwashing%20with%20Soap

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

World Food Day - 16 October

World Food Day - 16 October

World Food Day - 16 October

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2010 Theme

United against Hunger 

The theme of this year’s observance is United against hunger, chosen to recognize the efforts made in the fight against world hunger at national, regional and international levels.

Uniting against hunger becomes real when state and civil society organizations and the private sector work in partnership at all levels to defeat hunger, extreme poverty and malnutrition.

In 2009, the critical threshold of one billion hungry people in the world was reached in part due to soaring food prices and the financial crisis, a “tragic achievement in these modern days", according to FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf. On the eve of the hunger summit, Dr Diouf launched an online petition to reflect the moral outrage of the situation. The “1 billion hungry project” reaches out to people through online social media to invite them to sign the anti-hunger petition at www.1billionhungry.org.

Source:
http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/


Our Belief for Action
 
With willpower, courage and persistence – and many players working together and helping each other – more food can be produced, more sustainably, and get into the mouths of those who need it most.

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Friday, August 3, 2012

August 4, Bone and Joint Day - India



The Indian Orthopaedic Association was founded on the 4th of August 1971.
The day is being celebrated as Bone and Joint Day.

Joining Hands in maintaining the mobility of the nation

http://www.ioaindia.org/

Letter to the Health Minister
http://www.ioaindia.org/IOA-Minister-Letter.pdf


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Bone Health Information


Bone Health - NICHD
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/bone_health.cfm

Exercise for Bone Health - NIH article
http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/bone/bone_health/exercise/default.asp

Breakfasts for Bone Health
http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/living-with-osteoporosis-7/diet-nutrition



Joint Health Information


Keep Your Joints Health - A Complete Guide to Joint Health - CNN article
http://articles.cnn.com/2007-02-27/health/CL.joint.health_1_osteoarthritis-joint-pain-sharon-kolasinski?_s=PM:HEALTH

Caring for Your Joints - WebMD article
http://arthritis.webmd.com/caring-your-joints

Nutrition for Joint Health
http://education.athletesperformance.com/articles-2/articles-from-ap-specialists/using-nutrition-to-support-joint-health/


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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Egypt National Day 23 July


About the Day


The Egyptian Revolution of 1952, also known as the 23 July Revolution, began on 23 July 1952, with a military coup d'état by the Free Officers Movement, a group of army officers led by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser. The revolutionary government adopted a staunchly nationalist, anti-imperialist agenda, which came to be expressed chiefly through Arab nationalism, and international non-alignment.

The Revolution is commemorated each year on Egypt's national day, Revolution Day, on 23 July.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_1952
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25 January is also Revolution Day and National Day now.
http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.in/2012/01/jan25-is-officially-national-day-now.html

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Article by Egyptian Embassy in Korean Herlad
http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120717000803&cpv=0
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21 July Belgium National Day


About the Day


Leopold I was the first king of Belgium.

After Belgium gained its independence from the Netherlands on 4 October 1830, the Belgian National Congress, after considering several other candidates, asked Leopold to become king of the newly formed country. He accepted and became "King of the Belgians" on 26nd June 1831. He swore allegiance to the constitution in the Royal Palace in Brussels on 21st July 1831. This day became the Belgian national holiday.

http://www.thebrusselsbrontegroup.org/leopold%20I%20&%20queen%20victoria%201.html

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2012

Press Statement by Hillary Clinton,Secretary of State, USA
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/07/195290.htm


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History of Kings of Belgium

http://www.nettyroyal.nl/belgium.html

http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/Belgium.html
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Belgium National and Royal Anthem
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

France - National Day - 14th July

France - National Day - 14th July

France - National Day - 14th July

14 July, Bastille Day - Fête Nationale

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Joyeux Jour de la Bastille

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46qL9DPxm1s
More videos on national days in Noteworthy News Channel


14 July
Celebrated on July, 14, Bastille Day is the French National Day. 
Setting the storming of the Bastille in 1789 as an essential part of the French History. The 14th July event is considered as the symbol of the French Revolution.
Celebration
Every single town in France commemorates the Bastille Day with excitement and pride as this national day represents the first step to the French Revolution which eventually led France to Republic. Patriotic feelings break out throughout the country, French people wear blue, white and red, "tricolore" clothes or make-up and sing the typical Marseillaise (the French anthem) after one - or more! - glasses of Champagne!
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Bastille Day 2011 in Paris


The military parade will pass down the famous Champs Elysées Avenue on July 14th 2011 from 10am to 12am.
Bastille Day Fireworks will illuminate the Eiffel tower, starting at 10.45pm on July 14th 2011.

http://bastille-day.com/


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New York celebrates Bastille Day on 10.7.2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz32DCdj9xw
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

13 July - Montenegro National Day








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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mj.html

http://www.predsjednik.me/eng/
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12 July - Kiribati National Day - Independence Day





Kiribati became an independent republic and became independent from Britain on July 12, 1979. Independence Day is observed as a national holiday by the country.


http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Kiribati+Independence+Day
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About Kiribati

http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Kiribati.html#b

Kiribati National Health Day
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Kiribati+National+Health+Day
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

April - National Days of Countries and International Days



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http://presscode.gr/index.php?option=com_gcalendar#year=2012&month=4&day=1&view=month

October - National Days of Countries




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Friday, June 29, 2012

Social Media Day 2012 Celebration Videos on YouTube




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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Social Media on Social Media - Articles and Blog Posts on Social Media

Collection being created to support Social Media Day 30 June


2012

Social Media Day 30 June


Social Media Day - Paper li paper
http://paper.li/KDHungerford/1339600309



In celebration of social media day
http://nuancehealthcareblog.com/2012/06/13/in-celebration-of-social-media-day-top-7-hcsm-influencers-to-follow-on-twitter/



Social Media Landscape

The State of Social Media and Social Media Marketing
http://www.slideshare.net/socialnerdia/2h12-the-state-of-social-media-and-social-media-marketing-in-the-second-half-of-2012-13488609

http://www.fredcavazza.net/2012/02/22/social-media-landscape-2012/  Good description

http://www.cmo.com/social-media/2012-cmos-guide-social-landscape

State of Social Media in Some Asian Countries

Social Media Spend Continues to Soar - CMO Survey February 2012

30 Social Media Predictions for 2012

Social media will have 27% of digital budgets in the next 12 months
http://adage.com/article/digital/advertisers-thinking-social-media-spending-explode/233128/

Social Media in Academic Activities


http://socialmediaswitzerland.org/

http://nraomtr.blogspot.com

Social Media is an important area in marketing studies

Social Media Marketing


Social Media Marketing - Online Book of Collected Articles


Company Campaigns and Initiatives

IBM Social Media Initiatives

2011 article
https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/bcde08b8-816c-42a8-aa37-5f1ce02470a9/entry/social_media_day_ibm_is_a_social_business12?lang=en_us

Social Media Platforms


3 Google+ users reveal their success on Google+ - Jeff Bullas blog post
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2012/06/18/3-google-power-users-reveal-their-secrets/

Social Media Networks to Watch in 2012
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2012/01/03/6-social-media-networks-to-watch-in-2012-plus-infographics/

Top Five Social Media Platform Failures 2012

Top 10 Sharing Platforms - May 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Iceland - Independence Day and National Day - 17 June



In 1944, Iceland declared full independence from the Danish crown. Icelanders selected June 17 to be the official holiday because it was the birthday of Jon Sigurdsson who is regarded as Iceland's champion to the nationalist cause.

http://reykjavikoutsider.blogspot.com/2009/06/iceland-national-day.html
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Russia Day - 12th June

Russia Day - 12th June

Russia Day - 12th June

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June 12 is the national day of the Russian Federation - the Day of Russia.
The First Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation adopted the Declaration on Russia's National Sovereignty on June 12, 1990.  
The day was adopted as national holiday by Supreme Soviet of Russia in 1992. It was again proclaimed as National Holiday by the Russian President's decree of June 2, 1994.

Приветствий День России        Russia day greetings





2012

Statement by Clinton
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/06/192115.htm

Supplement for Russia National Day by Diplomatic Insight Pakistan


2011

USA President Statement
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/10/statement-president-celebrating-russia-day

Greetings from Queen of UK
http://ukinrussia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=610780682

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Philippines - Independence Day - 12th June

Philippines - Independence Day - 12th June

Philippines - Independence Day - 12th June

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The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo (now Kawit), Cavite, Philippines.
On May 28, 1898, the national flag was first unfurled in an uprising led by General Emilio Aguinaldo in Imus, Cavite. The uprising culminated on June 12 when the Philippine flag was waved in full view of the world following the formal proclamation of independence in Kawit, Cavite.

12 June 2012

Details of celebrations in Philippines
http://coffeeatbreak.blogspot.com/2012/06/philippine-independence-day-2012.html

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Philippines - Independence Day Greetings http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/2utb2lsm2k7a/4740
Narayana Rao - 11 Jun 2011

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Narayana Rao - 09 Jun 2011

Sunday, May 20, 2012

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) - 17 May



About the Day


World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The updated Resolution 68 invites Member States and Sector Members to celebrate the day annually by organizing appropriate national programmes with a view to:

stimulating reflection and exchanges of ideas on the theme adopted by the Council
debating the various aspects of the theme with all partners in society
formulating a report reflecting national discussions on the issues underlying the theme, to be fed back to ITU and the rest of its membership



http://www.itu.int/en/wtisd/Pages/about.aspx
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2012 Theme

Women and Girls in ICT

http://www.itu.int/en/wtisd/Pages/default.aspx



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Thursday, May 3, 2012

World Press Freedom Day - 3 May



About the Day


World Press Freedom Day is:


· a day of action to encourage and develop initiatives in favor of the freedom of the press; 
· a day to assess the state of press freedom worldwide;
· a day to remind governments to respect their commitments to press freedom;
· a day to alert the public and to increase awareness of the importance of freedom of the press;
· a day of reflection to encourage debate among media professionals on the issues of press freedom and professional ethics;
· a day of remembrance for journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession; and
· a day of support for media which fall victim to any measures which restrain, or seek to abolish, freedom of the press.


World Press Freedom Day is celebrated annually on May 3rd, the date on which the Windhoek Declaration was adopted.


World Press Freedom Day was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December, 1993, as an outgrowth of the Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press. This Seminar took place in Windhoek, Namibia, in 1991 and led to the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media (www.misanet.org/charters/windhoek.html). The Windhoek Declaration called for the establishment, maintenance and fostering of an independent, pluralistic and free press and emphasized the importance of a free press to the development and maintenance of democracy in a nation, and for economic development.


Although World Press Freedom Day has only been celebrated since 1993, it has much deeper roots in the United Nations: Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers" (www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm).

Throughout the world, May 3rd now serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which coordinates activities each year on May 3rd.

Press freedom is considered to be a cornerstone of human rights and a guarantee of other freedoms. It encourages transparency and good governance and it ensures that society enjoys the rule of true justice. Freedom of the press is a bridge of understanding and knowledge. It is essential for the exchange of ideas between nations and cultures which is a condition for true understanding and lasting cooperation.



http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/press.asp


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2012

http://www.un.org/en/events/pressfreedomday/

Monday, April 30, 2012

National Days of Various Countries

National Days of Various Countries

National Days of Various Countries

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26 January   -   India    -      Republic Day

25 May           Argentina - Revolution Day

9 July              Argentina   Independence Day   

15 August   -    India    -     Independence Day

12 November   Austria        Republic Day

http://www.national-day.com/

South Korea - National Days - 1 March, 17 July, 15 August

South Korea - National Days - 1 March, 17 July, 15 August

South Korea - National Days - 1 March, 17 July, 15 August

Authors


1 March Independence Movement Day

17 July South Korea Constitution Day
Constitution Day (South Korea)

15 August Liberation Day
http://www.123independenceday.com/south-korea/

Collected Articles on South Korea

Independence Greetings to South Koreans


Independence Greetings to South Koreans http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/2utb2lsm2k7a/5073
Narayana Rao - 15 Aug 2011

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Narayana Rao - 17 Jul 2011

Bahrain - National Day - 16 December

Bahrain - National Day - 16 December

Bahrain - National Day - 16 December

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Bahrain became independent from the British on December 16, 1971. Since then, December 16 has been celebrated as National Day.

http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/bahrain-national-day/
http://www.bahrainbay.com/billboard/2009/nationalday.html

Collected Knols

Singapore National Day - Independence Day - 9 August

Singapore National Day - Independence Day - 9 August

Singapore National Day - Independence Day - 9 August

Authors


National Day of Singapore is celebrated  on 9 August.  This is because Singapore left Malaysia and became an independent nation on 9 August 1965.
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Fireworks on National Day - 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOE0JZZJhdg
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NDP Theme Song 2011 - In A Heartbeat



NDP 2011 Theme Song - In a heartbeat


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_tznZRJn8U
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Message
http://www.pmo.gov.sg/content/pmosite/mediacentre/speechesninterviews/primeminister/2011/August/Prime_Minister_Lee_Hsien_Loong_s_National_Day_Message_English.html

National Day Statement by Sylvia Lim, Chairman, Workers' Party
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110809-0000492/National-Day-Statement-2011---Honouring-Our-First-Generation

Singapore  History
http://library.thinkquest.org/10414/


Singapore - Knol Author Directory

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Narayana Rao - 09 Aug 2011

Singapore National Day Greetings Knol on the day http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/2utb2lsm2k7a/5303

Narayana Rao - 09 Aug 2011

World Photography Day - 19 August

World Photography Day - 19 August

World Photography Day - 19 August

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About the Day

Louis Daguerre is considered as the inventor of  the first practical process of photography.

Louis Daguerre presented the process before public on August 19, 1839 at a meeting of the French Academy of Science in Paris.

http://akpa.in/content/world-photography-day-history

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Celebrate Photography

2011

http://www.worldphotoday.org/


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Photography Knols


A Photographer's Guide to Prague

A Photographer's Guide to Betws y Coed
A Photographer's Guide to Forresters Beach
A Photographer's Guide to Grose Valley Govetts Leap Lookout
A Photographer's Guide to Kilve, Somerset
A Photographer's Guide to Llanberis
A Photographer's Guide to Ogmore-by-Sea
A Photographer's Guide to Penmon
A Photographer's Guide to Pleinmont
A Photographer's Guide to St. Hilarion Castle
A Photographer's Guide to Stockton Beach
A Photographer's Guide to Sutro Baths
A Photographer's Guide to The Second Severn Crossing
A Photographer's Guide to Washington Park Arboretum
A Photographer's Guide to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
A Photographer's Guide to Yachats, Oregon
A Photographer's Guide to the Upper Neuadd Reservoir
A Photographer's guide to Cedar Creek
A Photographers Guide to Bangalley Headland
A Photographers Guide to Clumber Park
A Photographers Guide to Lossiemouth
A Photographers Guide to Toorongo Falls, Noojee.
A Photographers' Guide to Pigeon Point
A Photographers' Guide to Saltwick Bay
A Photographer’s Guide to "Ben Lomond National Park"
A Photographer’s Guide to "Ruined Castle", Blue Mountains
A Photographer’s Guide to "The Diggings", Thredbo River
A Photographer’s Guide to Dunraven Bay.
A Photographer’s Guide to Michigan Avenue
A Photographer’s Guide to Pontneddfechan
A Photographer’s Guide to Sully Island

Photographer's Guide to Sweeney Ridge
Photographer's Guide to the Golden Gate Bridge
Photographic Memory
Photographing Ceilings in Churches, Museums, etc.
Photography Composition - An Introduction

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Narayana Rao - 20 Aug 2011