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International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since 2000[5] to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students from different educational institutions such as Dhaka University, Dhaka Medical College demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bengali, as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka (near High Court), which is the capital of present-day Bangladesh.
The term "mother language" is, itself, a somewhat awkward calque translation of the term used in a number of "Romance languages"—e.g. lengua materna (Spanish), lingua madre (Italian), langue maternelle (French), and so on. A more fluent English translation would perhaps be "mother tongue", though "native language" is the most readily comprehensible term in English. In linguistics, in fact, "mother language" refers to an ancestral or protolanguage of a particular branch of a language family.
International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999 (30C/62). On 16 May 2009 the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/61/266 called upon Member States "to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world".[6] By the same resolution, the General Assembly proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Languages, to promote unity in diversity and international understanding, through multilingualism and multiculturalism.Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.
For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN system’s commitment to social justice. The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work.
The General Assembly proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice in 2007, inviting Member States to devote the day to promoting national activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly. Observance of World Day of Social Justice should support efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all.
If you have ever travelled or lived in China, you quickly observe that crowds form at the drop of a hat, whether it be to watch a game of chequers, minor domestic arguments, traffic accidents…and for foreigners. This happens in the big cities as much as it does in the more remote provinces, but when you are one of just a handful of 外国人(foreigners) in a third- or fourth-tier Chinese city and you are wielding a big camera with a flash diffuser AND you have China's largest Orthopteran, P.titan (which very few Chinese people would be even aware exists), performing a threat display on your knee in the local park, the exponentially growing band of onlookers stands and stares in silent and, I will admit, unsettling curiosity.
So picture, if you will, the unseen scene in this image. I politely indicated that the crowd move aside so that I didn't have them in the background of this shot. Behind and to the sides of me however, is a throng maybe two or three deep slowly creeping closer and closer as new arrivals at the rear of the pack push and strain to see what the commotion is.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
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I observed a new territorially tense pair somewhere on the West side of Park Blvd. Because the house number is so prominently displayed, I won’t disclose location—other than to note that a “For Rent” sign stood outside the property on that sunny morning.
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Shots of Warholian's studio visit with Mario Wagner.
From Gallery Heist's blog on Mario:
Imbued with a sense of cinematic intrigue and sci-fi fantasy that speaks to the era from which he draws reference, Wagner’s pieces depict a time when futuristic fascination was widespread, space travel was imminent, and the possibilities of technology were limitless.
"Observed by Clouds" will present a collection of work exploring some of the darker and more illusive narratives that have been steadily evolving in Wagner’s artistic oeuvre. As Wagner puts it, these new works "feel like the next step in a line." Dreamlike scenarios of morose pallbearers assembled in funeral formation, masked marauders on horseback full of hidden agendas, and watchful strangers with questionable intentions lurking in shadows point to mysteries that border on the eerie, begging at the viewer’s imagination and inviting him to contemplate the origins of the story’s beginning and its probable end.
More about the artist:
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This is a different angle of "Lost in the Forest. Kinda like the composition and the feeling of observing, what I dont like is the lack of detail in the feather, but this was the best what I could achieve with the long focal length though.
I have now observed 25 comets.
25 = Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
List of observed comets over the years (updated):
01 - c/1986 1P/Halley's Comet
02 - c/1990 K1 (Levy)
03 - d/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy 9, Impacted Jupiter in 1994)
04 - c/1995 Hale–Bopp (O1, Heaven's Gate Comet of 1997)
05 - c/1996 Hyakutake (B2)
06 - c/1998 J1 (SOHO)
07 - c/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
08 - c/2002 V1 (NEAT)
09 - c/2002 153P/Ikeya–Zhang
10 - c/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
11 - c/2004 Q2 (Machholz)
12 - c/2006 P1 (McNaught, Great Comet of 2007)
13 - c/2007 17P/Holmes
14 - c/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)
15 - c/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)
16 - c/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
17 - c/2012 S1 (ISON)
18 - c/2013 X1 ( PanSTARRS)
19 - c/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
20 - c/2015 V2 (Johnson)
21 - c/2017 2P Encke
22 - c/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
23 - c/2018 46P/Wirtanen
24 - c/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
25 - c/2021 A1 (Leonard)
List update 2024:
26 - c/2022 E3 (ZTF)
27 - c/2023 12P/Pons-Brooks
28 - c/2024 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
29 - c/2024 13P/Olbers
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 25 in 2009). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the Civil War), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.
For more on Memorial Day - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
This is the white cross atop Mt. Soledad in San Diego, California. Mount Soledad is a prominent landmark in the city of San Diego, California, United States. The mountaintop is the site of the "Mount Soledad cross", the subject of a continuing controversy over the involvement of religion in government.
The 822-foot-(251-meter)-tall hill lies between Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is mostly within the community of La Jolla where the northern and eastern slopes form a sharp escarpment along the Rose Canyon fault. The community of Pacific Beach is on the gentler southern slope. There are several radio and television transmitters located on the summit including television channels 8 and 10, the CBS and ABC affiliates respectively. Commercial aircraft approaching San Diego from the direction of Los Angeles often use Mt. Soledad as their point to start the downwind leg of their approach to San Diego International Airport.
Porque no tengo miedo
estoy dispuesto a atravesar
lo que tenga que pasar,
solo llévame a cualquier lado
desde la pradera al vado
Observed(o) @ ELMUR-Lleida
Throughout the month of October and in different locations of the city of Lleida (ES), photographer Jordi V. Pou has presented Observed(o), an artistic intervention created from a collection of 1500 photographs of eyes downloaded from Instagram social network.
Observed(o), held in cooperation with various organizations of the city such as the Museum of Art Jaume Morera, the IEI, Art Center La Panera, Lleida University and the Ferreruela Sanfeliu Foundation among others, has been implemented through various actions: flags on balconies, press inserts, paper prints, banners and actions in public meetings. Specifically, the facade of the FFS, in the space usually used by ELMUR.NET, presented the creative video "Loop”. "We are all observers, we are all obseved" is the central theme of Observed(o).
All actions available at the project's website: www.weareallobserved.net
Related Videos:
Observed(o) at elmur-Lleida: vimeo.com/75980038
Observed(o) at the TV news TV3: vimeo.com/77683041
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar.
The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam. This particular star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. There is a misconception among people that Thaipusam marks Murugan's birthday; however, it is believed that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan's birthday.
In Malaysia, the temple at Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, often attracts over one million devotees and tens of thousands of tourists. The procession to the caves starts at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur in the heart of the city and proceeds for 15 kilometers to the caves, an 8-hour journey culminating in a flight of 272 steps to the top. Devotees carry containers containing milk as offering to Lord Murugan either by hand or in huge decorated carriers on their shoulders called 'kavadi'. The kavadi may be simple wooden arched semi-circular supports holding a carrier foisted with brass or clay pots of milk or huge, heavy ones which may rise up to two metres, built of bowed metal frames which hold long skewers, the sharpened end of which pierce the skin of the bearers torso. The kavadi is decorated with flowers and peacock feathers imported from India. Some kavadi may weigh as much as a hundred kilograms. After bathing in the nearby Sungei Batu (Rocky River), the devotees make their way to the Temple Cave and climb the flights of stairs to the temple in the cave. Devotees use the wider centre staircase while worshippers and onlookers throng up and down those balustrades on either side. When the kavadi bearer arrives at the foot of the 272-step stairway leading up to the Temple Cave, the devotee has to make the arduous climb. Priests attend to the kavadi bearers. Consecrated ash is sprinkled over the hooks and skewers piercing the devotees' flesh before they are removed. No blood is shed during the piercing and removal.
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Angela Coleman, Deputy Regional Forester, with Jeff Mitchel, Administrator for the Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission on the back by truck
I observed a group of skinks frolicking in the small patch of forest sunlight. There were at least two different species together and of different ages, all chasing each other and fighting for dominance. Unfortunately, they were moving so fast and I was too far away for getting any decent photos.
No matter who or where you are you can always stop for a second, forget about yourself and all that is you, and appreciate all the "invisible" things around you. You'd be amazed what you might find.
Alright, so the idea behind this is basically to showoff my campus a little... Not really. But I wanted to show that no matter what or who you are, you can appreciate simple things in your everyday life that normally are being overlooked.
In this particular image the bird stands for 'everyone' and my campus for the 'everyday life around you' if it's work or school.
So as I said this is an image of my college campus. My school is a second year winner of "most beautiful campus" in the U.S according to The Princeton Review. The architecture and layout of the college is just fantastic. Here is one of many spots that makes this campus the best.
Thank you for watching!
See it on black!!
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Can you find him on the rock? Best viewed large.
I guess it's time to fess up. I had no idea this bird was here until I saw the image large on my Mac. Happy surprise!
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu observes an Armored Corps brigade-level exercise on the Golan Heights
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מבקר בתרגיל חטיבת שריון ברמת הגולן
Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jun. 24, 2013) Sailors observe from the bridge wing of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls alongside the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) for an underway replenishment. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)
Warrior Country observes annual Warrior Friendship Week April 13 - 17 on Camp Casey with robust weeklong athletic competition, ceremonies, and events highlighting Korean culture. The week's activities included, among others, unit competition in basketball, relay races, tug-of-war; traditional Korean wrestling known as ssireum, and joku, a Korean national sport that combines elements of soccer and volleyball. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense Honor Guard performed precision rifle drill and demonstrations of traditional Korean dance and Chosun-era swordsmanship. The week ended Friday with several important ceremonies, among them the Area I Commander's Cup Awards presentations, followed by awards to the Area I Better Opportunities for Single (and unaccompanied) Soldiers (BOSS) program, then a closing ceremony at which trophies and other forms of recognition were given to winners of the week's various competitions. Warrior Friendship Week is held annually and underscores the bonds between U.S. Soldiers and KATUSAs - South Korean Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army - a bond now in its 65th year. – U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark A. Kauffman