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	History of Cinco de Mayo - MexOnline.com - Mexican Holidays
		It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, with some recognition in other parts of the Mexico, and especially in U.S. cities with a significant Mexican population.
		Several cities throughout the U.S. hold parades and concerts during the week following up to May 5th, so that Cinco de Mayo has become a bigger holiday north of the border than to the south, and adopted into the holiday calendar of more and more people every year.
		France invaded at the gulf coast of Mexico along the state of Veracruz (see map) and began to march toward Mexico City, a distance today of less than 600 miles.
	www.mexonline.com /cinco.htm

	International Day of Prayer for Peace
		The intention of the resolution is to have the entire world observe a day of peace and nonviolence. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked all United Nations departments and agencies to expand their observance this year, extending a special invitation to civil society as well.
		In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new resolution 55/282 declaring 21 September of each year as the International Day of Peace.
		The United Nations International Day of Peace Vigil
	www.overcomingviolence.org /dov.nsf/65fe74e0a1d188b8c1256bea002ffdb7/39e6f88c1b23238dc1256ec100315c09?OpenDocument&TableRow=4.2 (481 words)

	City Mayors: World Environment Day 2005
		World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
		Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), said that it was up to cities in the developed world to set an example in areas such as the efficient use of energy and water.
		UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
	www.citymayors.com /environment/environment_day.html (481 words)

	North Bay Progressive
		UN World Environment Day (WED), actually five days from June 1-5, and within that Green Cities: Where the Future Lives, offered elaborate displays and programs filling Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion and attended at length by San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, who had June declared “United Nations Month” in the City.
		Association of World Citizens called for a United People’s Assembly within the UN to represent all the peoples of the world; 3 film festivals included the Eighth Annual United Nations Association Traveling film festival with award winning international films.
		From Sonoma County, Ann Hancock, Coordinator of Sonoma County Climate Protection Campaign, and Petaluma Council member, Pam Torliatt, were part of a panel discussion at Swissnex, within the Swiss Consulate, called Greening Cities with the Ecological Footprint - a tool for advancing cities' sustainability performance.
	www.northbayprogressive.org (481 words)

	The Jane Goodall Institute - Peace Doves
		The United Nations International Day of Peace began in 1981 and by the early 2000’s Dr. Jane added the Giant Peace Dove Campaign to inspire Roots and Shoots groups worldwide to participate.
		The Giant Peace Dove puppets – flown by young people and the young at heart in cities, towns, and villages near and far – are a symbol and celebration of this yearning for peace.
		Every year, the United Nations International Peace Day is held on 21 st September when people around the world express their desire for peace.
	www.janegoodall.org /peace-day/index.asp (1441 words)

	june2005
		World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is held every year on 17 June to mark the anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
		This international day acknowledges the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse - and affirms a commitment to protect the rights of children.
		The vast majority of the world's population live in cities and the creation of environment friendly cities is becoming a necessity.
	www.intuition-in-service.org /main/unitednations/specialdays/june.html (1441 words)

	World Environment Day News
		With the world's cities growing rapidly, farming in and around urban areas needs to play a bigger role in feeding city populations, FAO said, on the occasion of World Environment Day.
		United Nations World Environment Day on June 1 gave Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a high-profile platform to burnish his Republican moderate image, and he maximized the spotlight by announcing a bold global...
		World Environment Day was celebrated June 5 in San Francisco, the first time it was held in the U.S. The event commemorates the anniversary of the first World Conference on the Environment in Stockholm in 1972.
	www.topix.net /holidays/world-environment-day (1441 words)

	UN World Environment Day 2005 - SF Station Event Listing
		At the center of World Environment Day activities is Green Cities Expo held on June 3, 4 and 5 at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion.
		Join the U.N. World Environment Day activities in San Francisco as the Natural World Museum launches a global celebration marking the beginning of a lasting cross-cultural and inter- disciplinary forum honoring the natural world.
		The Natural World Museum (NWM) is joining forces with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during World Environment Day (WED) coming to San Francisco, U.S.A. for the first time in its 33 year history between June 1-5 of 2005.
	www.sfstation.com /event.php?eventId=6940 (1441 words)

	World Environment Day News
		With the world's cities growing rapidly, farming in and around urban areas needs to play a bigger role in feeding city populations, FAO said, on the occasion of World Environment Day.
		United Nations World Environment Day on June 1 gave Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a high-profile platform to burnish his Republican moderate image, and he maximized the spotlight by announcing a bold global...
		World Environment Day was celebrated June 5 in San Francisco, the first time it was held in the U.S. The event commemorates the anniversary of the first World Conference on the Environment in Stockholm in 1972.
	www.topix.net /holidays/world-environment-day (1441 words)

	june2005
		World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is held every year on 17 June to mark the anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
		This international day acknowledges the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse - and affirms a commitment to protect the rights of children.
		The vast majority of the world's population live in cities and the creation of environment friendly cities is becoming a necessity.
	www.intuition-in-service.org /main/unitednations/specialdays/june.html (1441 words)

	International Human Rights Day
		There will be major rallies in New York City and San Francisco on this day as well as events in other cities including Washington DC.
		The purpose of the rally is to celebrate the progress that has been made on human rights in the last fifty years, while at the same time calling on governments, businesses, and people around the world to do more to ensure basic human rights for all.
		On the 50th anniversary of this Declaration, which coincides ironically with the beginning of the destruction of human rights for the Tibetan people, we call on all peoples and governments of the world to support the Tibetan people in their struggle.
	www.uga.edu /sft/rights.htm (374 words)

	UN World Environment Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Today, the majority of the world's people live in cities.
		The World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.
		The UN uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UN_World_Environment_Day (374 words)

	Aboriginal Day
		Ross has since used that same day to call for other National Days of Prayer for Native Canadians in other cities such as Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the same date.
		Ross Maracle, second from front, participating in the Grand Entry of the Nations before the Concerts of Prayer on Parliament Hill, June 21, 2003.
		This year, on June 21, 2003, however, Ross Maracle joined himself with the call issued by Kenny and Louise Blacksmith to gather the nations (ethnos) for a “Concerts of Prayer: Face to Face” Gathering at the Major’s Hill Park next to the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
	www.canadaawakening.com /ontario/ontarioreport.htm (300 words)

	UN warns of booming cities on 'Green Day'
		And in London, the Environment Ministry admitted that Britain's year-long presidency of the club of the world's top eight industrial nations -- focused on slowing global warming and helping Africa -- would emit a lot of hot air.
		The San Francisco meeting would set goals including a cut in emissions by cities of heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) gas from cars, factories and power plants by 25 per cent by 2030.
		In Greece, the port of Zakynthos banned cars for the day and allowed free public transport, while tree planting took place along the Sri Lankan coast -- devastated by the Dec 26.
	www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=48033 (300 words)

	Augustinians Support World Environment Day
		, celebrated each June 5, is one of the ways in which the United Nations works to make the world's population aware of the environment and to encourage the governments of the world to take actions that promote the common good by promoting a healthy environment.
		How we care for the common good of all through our respect for the environment is a measure of our stewardship, our charity toward others and our respect for the Creator.
		The main international celebration of the World Environment Day 2005 will take place June 5 in San Francisco, California.
	www.midwestaugustinians.org /justpaxworldenviro.html (300 words)

	World Habitat Day 2001 Cities Without Slums
		This day has been set aside by the United Nations for the world to reflect on the state of our human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter.
		Every year, during World Habitat Day, the "Habitat Scroll of Honour" award is also presented to individuals, organizations and projects that have made outstanding international contributions towards improved urban governance.
		Every year, since 1985 when it was designated by the General Assembly of the United Nations, World Habitat Day has been celebrated on the first Monday of October.
	www.unhabitat.org /whd/press01.htm (559 words)

	Tucson Weekly : CityWeek : City Week
		In the days of yore, royal families tried to make the world a smaller, safer place by marrying their sons and daughters into the ruling families of other states or nations, thus forging connections and alliances where before there were none.
		With a shortage of superfluous royals to dole out, those who rule modern-day cities have turned to the system of "sister cities," within which cities in different countries declare themselves aligned, simply because they feel like it, and then begin exchanging commoners in efforts to promote greater understanding and appreciation for each other's cultures.
		TCM's Festival of Lights series introduced young people to the holiday celebrations of a very long list of other nations; their Monday MLK celebration marks the importance of the civil rights leader's awe-inspiring legacy--work that changed the life of every American alive today and whose effects rippled around the globe.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /gbase/CityWeek/Content?oid=oid:64577 (1048 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News
		The spirit of generosity is needed from the international community if we are to succeed in giving the millions of refugees and displaced of this world a place to call home", says Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations in his message to mark World Refugee Day which falls on 20 June 2004.
		Amid the flight from conflict and persecution, in the tent cities of refugee camps, and during the wait in unbearable uncertainty to see what the future will hold, it is a refugee's most cherished dream to return home and live in dignity and security.
		For millions of refugees and displaced people around the world, "home" is a place they have fled from in fear for their lives, in a desperate attempt to find safety.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/06/19/new24.html (1048 words)

	River of Song: Music Along the River
		As Norwegian historian Lars Reinton put it, "Norway is a country of many' nations which naturally draw together when they get outside the country." (8) In America, sharing a Norwegian background gradually became more important than the heritage of any one district.
		Traditional Music is one of the symbols that bind Norwegian Americans to each other and to past generations, from the fjords and valleys of Norway to the farms and cities of Minnesota.
		Qualey and Gjerde, "The Norwegians," 232; Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, ed., History of Houston County, Minnesota (Winona: H. Cooper, Jr., and Co., 1919), 173; Carol L. Heen, "An Investigation of Social Customs In Southwestern Minnesota and Their Impact on Present and Future Music and Education" (Master's paper, University of Minnesota, 1972), i, 28.
	www.pbs.org /riverofsong/music/e1-old-time.html (1312 words)

	NASA - Coastal Cities Turn Up the Heat on Rainfall
		Urban heat islands, created from pavement and buildings in big coastal cities like Houston, cause warm air to rise and interact with sea breezes to create heavier and more frequent rainfall in and downwind of the cities.
		A recent United Nations report estimates 60 percent of Earth's population will live in cities by 2025.
		Previous related studies have shown urban heat islands create heavier rainfall in and downwind of cities like Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago.
	www.nasa.gov /vision/earth/environment/Coastal_Cities.html (1312 words)

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		The dominant political culture in the United States is, as a whole, somewhat to the right of the....
	united-states.asinah.net /american-encyclopedia/wikipedia/u/un/un_huma... (1312 words)

	The Third Day Church
		Third Day Churches are transformational, prophetic and progressive congregations that are the leaders of revival and renewal in their corresponding cities, states and nations.
		Third Day Worship Centers in America are multi cultural and are governed by Leaders that embrace the Five fold ministry model with the assistance of armor bearers, gatekeepers, psalmists, deacons, and worshipers.
		Third Day Churches exhibit and operate via The Five Fold ministry model presented by The Apostle Paul in Ephesians.
	www.thirddaychurch.blogspot.com (1172 words)

	Prius Named Official Car of UN World Environment Day 2005
		Each day of the 5-day event will focus on specific theme: Urban Power (energy, renewables and energy conservation), Cities on the Move (transportation), Redesigning Metropolis (waste diversion and the built environment), Pure Elements food, water and air) and Flower Power (open space, biodiversity and greening the urban environment).
		This is the first time that the United Nations has selected a city in the United States to host World Environment Day.
		05/25/2005 Torrance, CA Dignitaries from around the globe will congregate in San Francisco June 1 — 5, 2005 for UN World Environment Day 2005 where the Toyota Prius will be recognized as the official car of the event and Toyota as the exclusive automotive sponsor.
	pressroom.toyota.com /photo_library/display_release.html?id=20050525c (1172 words)

	OneWorld South Asia Home / News / News:Today's Headlines - World Environment Day: UN urges green cities
		New York, June 5: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan heralded the celebration of World Environment Day as an opportunity for individuals, businesses and local and national governments to meet the challenges facing cities.
		Toepfer also said cities in the developed world must set an example in areas such as the efficient use of energy and water, and must partner with developing world cities so they don't take a short-term 'dirty' development path, but a long-term sustainable one.
		This city of the future with the support of communities, businesses and, above all, governments, could also be the city of today.
	southasia.oneworld.net /article/view/112622/1 (1172 words)

	Times-News Online Edition - FEATURES
		When the group reaches New York City it will take the flame to the United Nations and then to ground zero of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks and hold a prayer vigil.
		ROGERSVILLE - About 30 peace marchers made their way from Rogersville to Kingsport along 11-W Thursday as part of a "Walk for Peace" that began in Seattle and will end in New York City.
		They are also protesting the use of Native American lands for the extraction of uranium and plutonium to make nuclear weapons and the dumping of nuclear waste.
	www.dharmawalk.org /rville.htm (612 words)

	40th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada -- February 15, 2005
		Thankful for a flag that is of our own making, that represents a citizenship that embraces our diversity and invites us to work together to enjoy the wealth and beauty of this great land.
		Today, the maple leaf flag is a familiar sight in towns and cities across this vast and beautiful land.
		On the day that the maple leaf flag was first raised over Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson addressed tbe assembled audience and stated that “…this day, the fifteenth day of February 1965, will always be remembered as a milestone in Canada's national progress.”
	www.ltgov.bc.ca /whatsnew/40AnnivCanadaFlag.htm (558 words)

	SPIRAL DYNAMICS: Chapter 1
		It is more than a possibility that the study of cycles will one day reveal the long-sought-after unifying principle that will enable man to understand how the universe really works." (p.
		What if there are not enough niches for the millions of intelligent Third- and Fourth World "have-not’s" being drawn like moths to First- and Second-World enclaves by the bright lights of a "better life" in the cities?
		As they look from their own walls, Humpty Dumpty seems to have splattered everywhere – in corporate suites and financial centers; in academic ivory towers and think tanks; in state capitols and city halls; in churches, cathedrals, mosques, and synagogues; at the U.N. and Canadian Parliament; in "democratic" nations and eyes-open dictatorships.
	www.spiraldynamics.com /book/Chapter1.html (6055 words)

	Lithuania (06/05)
		Lithuania became a member of the United Nations on September 18, 1991, and is a signatory to a number of its organizations and other international agreements.
		Lithuania maintains foreign diplomatic missions in 94 countries on six continents and consular posts in two countries that are not represented by an embassy.
		Official statistics state that more than 120,000 people were deported from Lithuania during this period, while some sources estimate the number of political prisoners and deportees at 300,000.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5379.htm (6055 words)

	Expatriate Homepage
		By day ensconced in the walled fortress of a United Nations meets Dazed and Confused International school where air conditioning replaces water as the main source of survival, where sons and daughters of spies, Japanese corporate idols, regime merchants, Texan zealots and American think tankers are the norm.
		By night, traversing the crazy city streets of Jakarta, all bright lights and dark places, chaos amidst order, skyscrapers and squats and skinny police with big machine guns.
		It’s a story of young love lost and displacement.
	www.xpatriate.net (855 words)

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