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  World calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Calendar is a proposed reform of the Gregorian calendar created by Elizabeth Achelis of Brooklyn, New York in 1930.
The calendar corresponds from September 1 to February 28 with the Gregorian calendar.
Another perceived problem is that the World Calendar, unlike other proposals, is not compatible with the international standard ISO 8601, which is based upon, but differs from, the Gregorian calendar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_calendar   (1065 words)

  
 World Mysteries - Strange Artifacts - Mayan and Aztec Calendars
It was during the reign of the 6th Aztec monarch in 1479 that this stone was carved and dedicated to the principal Aztec deity: the sun.
The most widely accepted correlation of the calendar of Tenochtitlan with the Christian Julian calendar is based on the entrance of Cortez into that city on November 8, 1519, and on the surrender of Cuauhtzmoc on August 13, 1521.
The Hebraic calendar acquired by Enoch after he was translated in a beam of light intercalated solar and lunar cycles in a fashion similar to the Maya.
www.world-mysteries.com /sar_3.htm   (8752 words)

  
 World Calendar
The Gregorian calendar was introduced into England in 1752, despite the shouted protests of the superstitious crowds who mistakenly thought that the change would cause them to die deprived of 11 days which they would otherwise have lived.
This calendar was ingenious in that it rearranged the incidence of leap years to allow almost perfectly for the odd fraction of a day in the duration of the period of the earth's rotation round the sun.
A further useful calendar reform which is not directly dependent on the adoption of the World Calendar could with profit also be brought in at around the same time - the standardisation of the date of Easter.
users.bigpond.net.au /renton/302.htm   (1105 words)

  
 Home Page for Calendar Reform
Each recommended a perennial calendar involving the use of so-called "blank days." The blank day concept was suggested originally, perhaps, by an American colonist from Maryland in 1745 writing under the pseudonym of Hirossa Ap-Iccim.
The present civil calendar followed by most of the world has its origins in the early Roman civilization.
Emperor Constantine then reformed the calendar in the 4th century, by introducing the seven-day week, probably modeled on the Christian sabbatical cycle.
personal.ecu.edu /mccartyr/calendar-reform.html   (845 words)

  
 The Calendar
This is an excellent definition illuminating the dual role of the calendar: religious matters that are arbitrarily timed and agricultural matters that must be precisely timed in the year.
There are a couple of Ecclesiastical calendars for organising festivals, a Chinese calendar banned in China but used in some Asian countries, in remote areas like the Russian steppe there are still remnants of simple agricultural calendars which depend on equinoxes but not on counting days and dozens of provincial calendars.
To make the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian, it is true that Sweden decided to skip the leap years from 1700 to 1740 to make the change smooth, just as Seidel writes.
www.skeptics.com.au /journal/calendar.htm   (4159 words)

  
 Nikon MicroscopyU: Small World Competition 2006 Calendar
The 2006 Nikon Small World calendar features the twenty winning digital images, ten honorable mentions, and seventy images of distinction from the 31st annual competition.
Included in the calendar are the top 20 prize winners, the 10 honorable mentions, and all 70 images of distinction.
Included in the Small World Gallery are images from the 2005 contest winners and the 1st place winners for the past 31 years, all the way back to the beginning of the competition.
www.microscopyu.com /smallworld/calendar   (533 words)

  
 Take a BrainSip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The World calendar often called the Worldsday Calendar is a proposed calendar as follows:
Worldsday is not a normal day of the week, consequently the World calendar week is delayed one day after each worldsday, so enabling it to fit in with the calendar year.
The dates September 1 to February 28 inclusive occur on the same days in the World Calendar as in the Gregorian calendar.
world-calendar.supalova.sk   (152 words)

  
 The Lighted Way - Towards a World Calendar
Thus the Roman Catholic calendar in use in Italy is not exactly that of Roman Catholics in England, which is quite different from that of the Orthodox Church in Russia, which is also different from that of the Orthodox Church in Greece.
There is then a growing awareness of the need for a World Calendar of all the Saints whose confessors' holiness or martyrs' sacrifice are clear through their Lives, Lives which in many cases have yet to be written or rewritten.
A calendar list would include the names of Saints in their best-known forms as well as other forms, their titles, their dates and the past and present names of the places and countries where they became Saints.
www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk /worldcal.htm   (2818 words)

  
 The World Calendar
The calendar for the year beginning on Sunday differs from the one for the year beginning on Monday, and so on for all seven weekdays.
Since the occurrence of leap year can alter any of these seven calendars, this raises the total to 14 calendars.
The variations in month-length are more regular than the Gregorian calendar: most months have 30 days; the first months of the quarters (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct) have 31.
personal.ecu.edu /mccartyr/world-calendar.html   (663 words)

  
 Message to Pope John Paul II
Please note: the Gregorian calendar is not a standard of measure, a criterion which is satisfied by the regular 28-day cycle of the Thirteen Moon Calendar.
Following two World Congresses formalizing the Thirteen Moon Calendar Change Peace Movement and the Discovery of the Law of Time (1996, 1997), we traveled to the Vatican early in 1998 to present the New World Calendar Reform.
The Perpetual Thirteen Moon Calendar satisfies the Vatican's 1962 declaration requiring a perpetual civil calendar with respect to Sunday, which is the first day of every single one of the 52 weeks, year after year.
www.earthportals.com /Portal_Messenger/pope.html   (856 words)

  
 Schlag One Day Too Many 17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The application for the introduction of the World calendar is still sitting at UNESCO (= United Nations Economic and Social Council).
The missing 365th day is the World Day, which does not have a weekday name.
While even the greatest religious denominations of the world did not bring about any serious objections to the World Calendar, the Catholic church itself indicated that they would consent to this calendar, a few minorities still lashed out against it.
www.schlag.name /17worldc.htm   (277 words)

  
 The World Calendar Association Home Page
Once adopted as the world's primary calendar of choice, daily use will not require finding a reference copy first.
During the first half of last century, recognition of the need for a user-friendlier successor to the Gregorian calendar prompted world-wide study.
It identified The World Calendar as the best probable choice.
www.theworldcalendar.org   (268 words)

  
 iCal World - Calendar Hosting & Library
Our vast calendar library has hundreds of calendars in dozens of categories organized by US State, Canadian Province and Country, for our international users.
Calendar includes Tournament, location and TV network that is covering the event.
Nobody's perfect, so don't be surprised if you find a calendar with a mistake or two.
www.icalworld.com   (573 words)

  
 The World Calendar
The World Calendar was introduced by Elisabeth Achelis in 1930.
She founded the World Calendar Association October 21 of the same year.
If, by some miracle, the world should decide to come to its senses, it would be simplest to pick a year that begins on a Sunday, i.e.
www.ship.edu /~cgboeree/worldcalendar.html   (404 words)

  
 Excel Calendar with World Clock
all onto the corresponding columns of the monthly calendar (view).
Staring at the calendar can be boring, unless it is one's only pastime.
Calendar, posted on Mar. 3, 2001, works to make the records marked on the year
kenmzoka.tripod.com   (1533 words)

  
 World of Warcraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We are happy to announce the availability of the Paid Character Transfer service for World of Warcraft.
We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a new wallpaper featuring a Druid.
All attendees will receive a free, 14-day trial of World of Warcraft in their goody-bags with paid admission.
www.worldofwarcraft.com /#FeaturedPennyArcadeComic-Nebuon32906   (737 words)

  
 10,000-Year Calendar!
With this calendar you can view a month or year calendar for any year 1 to 10000 A.D. You can also print out photo or plain calendar for any year or month.
This calendar was created from a perpetual calendar chart that Justin White created in 1992.
To use this calendar, click on the drop-down box under type and choose if you want a photo or plain calendar.
www.calendarhome.com /tyc   (424 words)

  
 Say goodnight, not goodbye....
As of June 9th, 2001, the World Calendar ceases to exist as a solo site.
I realise many of you (including the former webmasters of the World Calendar) will object to the changes occurring here.
So that is a complete rundown of what you can expect when the World Calendar relaunches as a subsection of my Buffy site later in the year - before the season premiere.
www.geocities.com /world_calendar   (400 words)

  
 World Orchid Society
The World Orchid Society will foster global awareness, preservation and cultivation of orchids through the sharing of knowledge and experience.
Orchid World, the journal of the World Orchid Society is now seeking writers, columnists, and photographers.
Articles should be written for the general reader with a minimum of 750 words and a maximum of 3,000 words.
www.worldorchidsociety.org   (180 words)

  
 Race Calendars - Runners World Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Here you can search our comprehensive Online Race Calendar by distance, date, and states to find exactly the race or races you're looking for.
Race directors: This is the place to sign up for our free race sponsorship program, and to enter your race into our free online race calendar.
You are not required to join the race sponsorship program to create a calendar listing.
www.runnersworld.com /channel/0,5032,s6-75-0-0-0,00.html   (100 words)

  
 World Music Calendar --The Traveler's Guide to the World's Greatest Music, Performing Arts, and Theatre Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The nation's oldest classical music festival, founded in 1934, is also one of the world's most esteemed.
Organizers say Summerfest is not only the world's largest, but also the world's greatest, music festival.
Although it is no longer the country's biggest, the world's oldest continuously running jazz festival continues to be recognized by fans and artists alike as one of the world's premier jazz venues.
www.digitaldiscounts.com /music.html   (3629 words)

  
 The Travellers Lounge > World Events Calendar 2002
The richest horse race in the world proves itself once again.
With over 1000 comedians this event is one of the biggest of it's kind in the world, so there should be something that tickles your fancy!
What a setting to listen to some of the world's best jazz players.
www.thetravellerslounge.co.uk /world_calendar.htm   (786 words)

  
 Fairy World Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Keep your calendars in style with our wide selection of accessories, including wooden and wrought iron frames and hangers.
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite was born in 1888, and held her first exhibition in 1916 during World War I, when she was only 28.
Her work was widely known and loved, and the delicate grace and great decorative qualities of her illustrations endure to this day.
www.calendars.com /product.asp?IID=22497&PID=1&MGID=-1&kbid=2954   (213 words)

  
 World Population   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As of 29-Jun-106 (20:55:00 GMT), world population is
And, yes, while the count may not be exact, there really are, more or less, that many people on the planet.
World POPClock from US Bureau of the Census
www.ibiblio.org /lunarbin/worldpop   (146 words)

  
 Paragliding World Cup Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Paragliding World Cup Association has not granted the "Pre-World Cup" status to the event planned this year in Andradas.
Despite several requests to the organizer of the event in Andradas, this event is still advertized as a "Pre-World Cup", which is wrong.
Only events appearing in this calendar page are official World Cup or pre-World Cup events.
www.paraglidingworldcup.org /calendar.htm   (186 words)

  
 The PandaWave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
World Calendar can create calendars in 15 different calendrical systems from around the world.
The information is displayed on a convenient graphical calendar, which also includes holidays, lunar cycles, and solar cycles.
Version 2.0 of World Calendar has been rewritten in Java for a better cross-platform experience.
www.pandawave.com /worldcal.html#link1   (170 words)

  
 The World Sports Calendar - The Traveler's Guide to Great Sporting Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
One of the greatest horse-racing events in the world, featuring the Derby, the main race at 3:45pm.
The most prestigious club lacrosse tournament in the world, with competitions in Men's, Women's, High School, Masters, 8-16 year old and Chumash tournament divisions.
This is the world's fourth-most popular sporting event -- after the Summer and Winter Olympics and World Cup Soccer (and bigger than the Super Bowl).
www.digitaldiscounts.com /sports.html   (1585 words)

  
 Operation World Prayer Resources
Contains the full text of the Operation World book (in both web browser and PDF formats), automatic display of daily prayer summaries, plus the huge Operation World database and additional information from the World Factbook.
The best-selling books You Can Change the World Vols 1+2, written for children and families, have been completely revised and provided with stunning graphics in a single volume with the title Window on the World.
This 314-page book handles the theological background to Operation World - written to encourage and challenge local churches, mission agencies and theological trainers to work together as the Church for world evangelization.
www.gmi.org /ow/resources   (531 words)

  
 WHO | Global bioethics calendar
This comprehensive calendar is offered as a service to improve communication within the community of people interested in bioethics.
It lists events such as conferences, graduate school workshops, symposiums or meetings of membership associations from all regions in the world.
Any organization that maintains a bioethics website may include a link to the Global Calendar if they wish: the object is to make this resource accessible to as many people as possible.
www.who.int /ethics/events/en   (258 words)

  
 Runner's World Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The calendar also features major races and public holidays in Australia and New Zealand and useful websites.
At just A$18 plus $2.00 postage and handling, (New Zealand A$18 + $A 4 p and h) the 2006 Runner's World calendar presented by Asics is great value and makes the ideal gift for Christmas, a birthday or just for a little extra encouragement for any runner.
Runner's World is also running a special club/bulk order calendar promotion.
shops.bizarsoftware.com.au /ausrun/catalogue/category4/product470   (312 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sailing World 2004 Calendar: Books: Sailing World Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Last year, Sailing World’s first Best of Dr. Crash calendar hit the streets after a midnight press run by the infamous doctor of disaster.
Turns out the Doc and our calendar publishers have become best buddies and agreed he should try to one-up last year’s monthly masterpieces of mayhem.
In fact he spent his summer vacation scouring the international casualty archives, and as Sailing World’s editors, we have little choice but to grin and bear it.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/155949851X?v=glance   (376 words)

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