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United Nations Observances

Monday, May 26th, 2008

United Nations Observances

This site contains information on United Nations days, weeks, years, decades and other observances, resolutions declaring them and links to events websites.

United Nations observances are used to contribute to the achievement of the purposes of the UN Charter and promote awareness of and action upon, important political, social, cultural, humanitarian or human rights issues. They provide a useful means for the promotion of international and national action and stimulate interest in United Nations activities and programmes. For international years and decades the UN Secretary General takes action to establish preparatory process, evaluation and follow-up procedures.

The majority of observances have been established by the UN General Assembly and some have been designated by UN specialized agencies.

Source: United Nations Department of Public Information

Hat tip: UN Pulse

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A Collection of Memorial Day 2008 Resources

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Compiled by USA.gov

Source: USA.gov

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Event Database: Air Shows Around the World

Monday, May 19th, 2008

International Council of Air Shows Searchable Database

Search for events around the world by:
+ Name
+ Date
+ Location (Country, State, Province)

Source: International Council of Air Shows

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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2008

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

+ Stats and Facts from the U.S. Census

+ Asian Pacific American Heritage Resources
From the Library of Congress.

“Leadership, Diversity and Harmony–Gateway to Success” is the theme of this year’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and honors the many contributions citizens of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have made to America.

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Resources for Educators: President’s Day 2008

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Presidents’ Day features papers, biographical information, and other resources for learning about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, and other Presidents.

Source: U.S. Department of Education

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Briefs: Fast Facts: Chinese New Year

Monday, February 4th, 2008

+ Fast Facts: Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat) (via FactMonster)
See Also: Chinese Zodiac

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Fast Facts About the Cities Involved in Super Bowl XLII

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

A new “Fact for Features” guide from the U.S. Census

Super Bowl XLII will be played Feb. 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. To commemorate this occasion, the Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts examining the demographics of the host area, as well as the cities represented by the contenders, in this year’s edition of our nation’s most celebrated sporting event.

Facts include:
39 minutes
Average amount of time it took New York’s residents to get to work. Twenty-four percent of the city’s workers drove to work alone, 6 percent carpooled and 54 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 25 minutes to get to work.

23rd
Where Boston ranked on the list of the nation’s most populous cities. Boston’s estimated population on July 1, 2006, was 595,698. Boston’s population declined by 940 people between July 1, 2005, and July 1, 2006. (The Patriots actually play in suburban Foxborough, Mass., which had an estimated July 1, 2006, population of 16,274.)

26%
Percentage of Arizona’s residents 25 or older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2006; this compares with 27 percent in the Phoenix metro area and 19 percent in Glendale. The respective national figure was 27 percent.

$236,500
Median value of owner-occupied homes in Arizona. The respective medians in the Phoenix metro area and Glendale were $266,300 and $243,900. The national median was $185,200.

Source: U.S. Census

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New: 2008 Defense Intelligence Agency Calendar

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

New: 2008 Defense Intelligence Agency Calendar
Includes fast facts about the U.S. military history.
28 pages; PDF. Color.

Source DIAq

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The Week Ahead

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Jan 6th: 1412: Joan of Arc Birth Anniversary
Jan 6th: 1916: Eugene Maleska Birth Anniversary…Maleska was the Crossword Puzzle Editor of the NY Times and invented new puzzle formats and clues in 1977. He died in 1993.
Jan 6th: Three Kings Day
Jan 6th: 1942: Anniversary of First Round-the-World Flight by a Commercial Aircraft (Pan Am Airways)
Jan 7th: 1752: First U.S. Commercial Bank Opens in Philadelphia
Jan 7th: Consumer Electronics Show Opens in Las Vegas
Jan 7th: National Thank God It’s Monday Day
Jan 7th: 1927: Transatlantic Phoning Anniversary. 31 calls made the first day.
Jan 8th: 1982: AT&T Divestiture Anniversary
Jan 8th: Elvis Presley (1935) and David Bowie (1947) Birth Anniversary and Birthday
Jan 9th: 1788: Connecticut Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Jan 9th: 100th Anniversary of Birth, Simone De Beuvoir
Jan 9th: 95th Anniversary of Birth, Richard Nixon
Jan 10th: 1776: Common Sense Published
Jan 10th: National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
Jan 10th: Islamic New Year
Jan 10th: 1878: Women’s Suffrage Amendment Introduced in Congress
Jan 11th: 1964: U.S. Surgeon General Declares Cigarettes Hazardous
Jan 12th: 1932: Hattie Caraway: First Elected Women to U.S. Senate
Jan 12th: 1971: “All in the Family” Premieres on CBS; Batman Premieres on ABC (1966); Dynasty Premieres on ABC (1981)
Jan 12th: 100th Anniversary of Birth, Jack London

Source: Chase’s Calendar of Events

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Calendars: Special Days and Weeks in January, 2008 (A New RS Feature)

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

As one of the great annual reference books, Chase’s Calendar of Events, celebrates its 50th anniversary edition in 2008, ResourceShelf will use the book to highlight various months and special days throughout the year. We will do our best to provide this selected list near the end of the month. During the month, we plan make note of special days and weeks.

January, 2008

+ National Mentoring Month

+ Get Organized Month

+ International Creativity Month

+ National Clean Up Your Computer Month

+ National Skating Month

+ UN: International Year of the Potato Begins

+ California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month

+ National Glaucoma Awareness Month

+ National Poverty in America Awareness Month

+ UN: International Year of Sanitation Begins

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Planning Calendars: Canadian Events and More Calendars

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

We’ve added Sources.com, an interactive planning calendar for events in Canada. Very impressive.

For more planning calendars see:

1) Calendars: World Events Calendar and Other Online Calendars

2) Time to Plan! Calendars, Calendars, and More Calendars

3) 2008 Election Timeline (Presidential Debates, Primaries, Caucuses & Other Events); List of 2008 Presidential Candidates

See Also: Today in History Sources

Hat tip, Stuart Basefsky

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International Relations, Diplomacy, Government: The Washington Diplomat (TWD) Newspaper and Newsletter

Monday, December 31st, 2007

The Washington Diplomat (TWD) is a monthly publication (print and web) aimed at the DC dimplomatic community. It might be of interest to those of you with track international relations, area studies, government, etc. You’ll often find profiles of diplomatic leaders.

TWD also publishes a fortnightly email newsletter, The Diplomatic Pouch with updates and more info. You can subscribe (free) to it here or read it online.

Finally, The Washington Diplomat (TWD) also provides several useful reference lists and calendars:

+ Ambassadors to the United States

+ Diplotic Appointments

+ World Holidays (Look for the 2008 list to be posted shortly)
Archive back to 2003.

See Also: ResourceShelf Calendar Collections 1 ||| 2

See Also: Even More Calendars

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Calendars: Books: On Sale Calendar: 2008

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

From Publisher’s Weekly: On Sale Calendar Thru 2008.
Available thru April, 2008. Additions to come in the future to this list.

Source: Publisher’s Weekly.

See Also: ResourceShelf’s Two Large Planning Calendar Collections
1 ||| 2

See Also: More Calendars

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Fast Facts: Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites, Dates, Formats and Candidate Selection Criteria for 2008 General Election

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Fast Facts: Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites, Dates, Formats and Candidate Selection Criteria for 2008 General Election

The dates and sites are:
+ First presidential debate: Friday, September 26 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

+ Vice presidential debate: Thursday, October 2 Washington University in St. Louis, MO

+ Second presidential debate: Tuesday, October 7 Belmont University, Nashville, TN

+ Third presidential debate: Wednesday, October 15 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

The two backup sites are Centre College in Danville, KY and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.

The Commission also announced formats for the debates.
All debates will be ninety minutes in length and start at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Each debate will be administered by a single moderator.

Additional info in the news release.

See Also: Commission on Presidential Debates Web Site

See Also: Presidential Debate History

See Also: CPD Announces 2008 Debate Host Applicants (April, 2007)

Source: Commission on Presidential Debates

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Briefs: 2008 Calendar & Holidays; Getty Adds Soundtrack Search; CDC Improves Spanish Language Site

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

+ 2008 Calendar & Holidays (via InfoPlease)

+ Getty Adds Music Search

+ CDC Launches Redesigned Spanish Web Site “CDC en Español”

+ AASL launches collaboration with PBS

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Lists: Calendars: OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Lists: Fast Facts: OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Direct to List (6 pages; PDF)

Source: OMB

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Fast Facts: Grandparents Day (U.S.) on September 9th

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Fast Facts: Grandparents Day (U.S.) on September 9th

The first presidential proclamation was issued in 1978 — and one has been issued each year since — designating the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. In honor of our nation’s grandparents, the Census Bureau presents an array of data about these unsung role models and caregivers. In honor of our nation’s grandparents, the Census Bureau presents an array of data about these unsung role models and caregivers.

Facts and Stats include:

5.7 million
The number of grandparents whose grandchildren younger than 18 live with them.

1.7 million
The number of grandparent-caregivers who are married.

496,000
Number of grandparents whose income is below the poverty level and who are caring for their grandchildren.

2.1 million
The number of children who live with both a grandmother and a grandfather.

45,000
Number of grandparents who speak a language other than English and who are responsible for caring for their grandchildren. Of this number, 217,000 speak English very well.

Source: U.S. Census

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Databases: Hebcal, Jewish Calendar Tools

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Hebcal

This interactive resource offers several databases:

+ Interactive Jewish Calendar (from the year 0000 to the Present)
Export to Palm, Outlook, and iCal.

+ Date Converter

+ Sabbath Candle Lighting Times for Around the World
In the U.S., simply enter a Zip Code. Info is also available as an RSS feed.

+ Jewish Holiday Dates

+ Yahrzeit, Birthday, and Anniversary Calendar

+ Torah Readings

See Also: Mac Users: Mac OS X Dashboard Widget

Source: Hebcal (Thanks to Barry S. for the news tip)

See Also: Calendar Zone
A long list of interactive calendars.

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New Website: European Union Institutional Reform

Friday, August 10th, 2007

New Website: European Union Institutional Reform

This website offers information on the latest developments of the European Union institutional reform. There are several stages which have been of particular significance: the Treaty of Nice (which came into force on 1 February 2003), the European Convention (which finished in July 2003), the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) 2003/2004 (October 2003–June 2004) and the European Constitution (signed in October 2004).

For an overview of all the stages which will result in this new Treaty you can also consult the detailed calendar of the reform.

Source: Europa

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Reference: 2008 Election Timeline (Presidential Debates, Primaries, Caucuses & Other Events); List of 2008 Presidential Candidates

Monday, August 6th, 2007

2008 Election Timeline, Presidential Debates, Primaries and Caucuses

To navigate the timeline, click and hold your mouse on each band to scroll left and right. The top band represents each month, the bottom each year. Clicking on the text will display information on each event.

See Also: 2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far
Podcasts and other info linked to each candidate

Source: CQ

See Also: Calendars: 2008 Presidential Primary Calendar (via NCSL)

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