September 21: International Peace Day

Human rights and dignity must be our starting point, and dialogue must be our most powerful tool. Sept 21 is Intl #PeaceDay. ow.ly/SqpkP

Friday the 13th of February is World Radio Day

Celebrating a very appropriate technology, that can be tailored to meet many different needs.

101st birthday of the automobile assembly line

Henry Ford introduced the Model T in 1908 but continued to improve the production process, creating the Highland Park Ford Plant to automate the assembly of the cars on a single moving production line. The line went into operation on October 7, 1913 -- the birth of the automobile production line. The price of the Model T was reduced to $550, making an automobile of adequate quality affordable for a large market. Ford also paid the factory workers enough that they could themselves buy Ford cars. Read more......

Congratulate an electronics or electrical engineer on her/his day!

Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison were among the members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) . Today is the anniversary of the "1884 meeting in Philadelphia when members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, one of IEEE’s predecessor societies, gathered for the first time to share technical ideas." So October 7th is also the day the 430,000 members of the IEEE celebrate IEEE Day.

Who says your destiny is not written in the stars? (Some will understand.) Everyone, have a good day.

Today is World Ranger Day

Thanks to these men and women who devote their careers to saving nature for us.

50 years ago today!

April 23rd was World Book and Copyright Day

From UNESCO:

Cellphones have made books more accessible than ever before in developing nations. In a world where 10% of adults can't read or write, mobile technologies hold the promise to combating the scourge of illiteracy, and thus improving lives everywhere. 
* NEW study on the "Reading Revolution"http://ow.ly/w5UWL 
* FULL INFOGRAPHIC: http://visual.ly/reading-mobile-era

 This is our local celebration, held on Sunday so lots of people can come out to see it. We went last year and had a good time.

Sunday April 27th 2014, 11am-4pm Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington, Md Celebrate the Book * Street Festival * Rain or Shine

March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racism

Happy St. Patrick's Day -- Monday March 17th!

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Happy Holidays

The USAF Band Holiday Flash Mob at the National Air and Space Museum plays "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Joy to the World."

A thought for Thanksgiving.

Loreena McKennitt - All Souls Night

Samhain Eve by Damh The Bard

International Peace Day - 21 September

Happy Birthday Mr. President

World Pneumonia Day

Today is World Pneumonia Day. Pneumonia is one of the most solvable problems in the world, and yet it kills more children under 5 than any other illness in every region of the world. 

SHARE this infographic to help raise awareness, and learn more about World Pneumonia Day here:http://worldpneumoniaday.org/

Happy Halloween

Source: design-dautore.com

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Blackfoot: I'taamomahkatoyiiksistsikomi!

Cherokee: Uwotlvdi Danisdoyohihv, Alihelisdi Itse Sudetiyvda!

French: Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!

Navajo: Ya'at'eeh Keshmish!

Portuguese: Feliz Natal e Próspero Ano Novo!

Spanish: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo

December 1: World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day, and a good day to think of the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The tipping point is when on the average, each infected person infects one other during his/her lifetime. Today the world is above the tipping point, and the epidemic is still propagating the virus. If we can get below the tipping point, we will be on the way to beating the disease. Check out the U.S. Government AIDS website and its coverage of World AIDS Day.

UN urges accelerated efforts in the global fight to eradicate poverty

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned yesterday that progress so far in the fight against poverty risked being reversed by a failure to put people at the centre of development policies and strategies aimed at economic recovery following the global financial crisis.

"In the name of fiscal austerity, we cannot cut back on common-sense investments in people," Mr. Ban said in a message to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, noting that too many people have been seized by the fear of losing their jobs, their ability to feed their families and access to health care.