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Agenda News 2009 is the second part of the editorial toolbox. Contents Page Contents Page
July ..........................................................19
January ......................................................7
while the first part focused on many different frames, this part Graphic: the world’s conflicts ...............8 Graphic: solar eclipse ..........................20
shows how they can be used. everything is assembled in February ...................................................9 August ....................................................21
indesign. together with a team of experienced journalists, Graphic: the oscars..............................10 Graphic: ramadan ............................... 22
experts and graphic designers, this agenda has been compiled March .......................................................11 September ........................................... 23
for the full year ahead. Graphic: Formula 1 premier..................12 Graphic: the world’s tallest building . 24
April .........................................................13 October ................................................. 25
Graphic: astronomy year...................... 14 Graphic: inside the un ......................... 26
the agenda contains tips on many different news events during May ..........................................................15 November ..............................................27
the year, complete with links and a graphic every month for free Graphic: champions league Final......16 Graphic: climate conference ............. 28
publication. we begin with an interesting and updated wander June ......................................................... 17 December .............................................29
through the world’s armed conflicts. Graphic: Hurricane season..................18 Graphic:
the world’s biggest cruise ship ..........30

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January
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1st January 3rd January 15th January 18th January 26th January 28th January
20th January
Slovakia intro- Dakar Rally starts and is International Bandy World Chinese New World Economic
USA’s newly elected
duces the euro under way until the 18th Astronomy Year Championships Year. The rat is Forum begins in
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and becomes a January. Held for the first initiated by in Västerås. overtaken in the Davos (ends 1st
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member of the time in South America. UNESCO in Paris. bandycup.se/ year of the ox. February).
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15th January
The World’s conflicts
A world of conflict awaits Barack Obama
what’s in store for Brack obama when he becomes the new president of the usa? can the world’s most
powerful man – with his foreign minister Hillary clinton – clean up the problems in some of the world’s nordkorea
most infected conflicts, such as the middle east, iraq and afghanistan? today, there are around 30 armed
conflicts going on around the world. He will be reminded of them throughout the year.
iran
Pakistan North Korea
Northern Ireland
Guantánamo and Iran
Currently in
During the war on conflict with India The struggle
Basque Region Chechnya
terror, the USA Uzbekistan over Kashmir. against atomic
Kosovo Georgia Kyrgyzstan
shipped arrested Has worked with weapons can be
Macedonia Korea
Kurdistan Afghanistan
suspects to Lebanon
the USA in seizing won through tough
Cyprus
Guantánamo Iraq
terrorists during diplomacy. All
Kashmir
Israel-Palestine
prison in Cuba. Pakistan the past year. atomic weapon-
Obama wants grade material
Burma (Myanmar)
Sudan
Obama has prom- to increase aid should be removed
Eritrea
Chad Thailand
ised to close the Senegal
to Pakistan, and within four years.
prison within the Ethiopia Somalia Sri Lanka also wants the The USA wants Iran
Central
Sierra Leone
next two years. Colombia African country to take and North Korea to
Indonesia
Liberia Uganda
Republic
more responsibil- be hit by sanc-
Papua
The prison was Congo-Kinshasa
ity for security at tions immediately
opened shortly East Timor
Angola the border with if they break the
after the terror Afghanistan. non-proliferation
Zimbabwe
attack on New York treaty. Iran is being
in 2001. offered member-
ship of the World
It contains around Trade Organiza-
250 prisoners tion (WTO) and
today. At its height, economic help if
there were around they renounce their
Israel-Palestine Iraq Afghanistan
700. atomic weapons
Israel refuses to deal with the Palestinian The US-led alliance will hand over Violence has escalated during 2008. The program and stop
organizations as long as terror attacks more regions to Iraqi control. Taliban have returned and strengthened
Where the their support for
continue. The conflict escalates around Iraqi Prime minister Nuri al-Maliki wants their position with the help of al-Qaida.
prisoners will go terrorism.
the turn of the new year when a cease- troops withdrawn before the election to Today, NATO has 50,700 troops in Af-
is unclear. More
fire is broken and Palestinians attack demonstrate the country’s independence. ghanistan, including 20,000 from the USA.
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Israel with rockets; Israel hits back with a The USA has 140,000 soldiers in Iraq. Obama wants to commit more resources
are held without
source:
powerful attack against Gaza. Obama will The goal is for all American soldiers to and increase the number of troops to
evidence – but is tHe economist,
work for a two-state solution, with both an leave the country by summer 2010. combat al-Qaida and the Taliban. The goal
it too risky to free cHanGe.Gov, BBc news,
Israeli and a Palestinian state. is to destroy their stake in Afghanistan.
them? säkerHetspolitik.se
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February
1 2  4 5  7 8 9 10 11 12 1 14 15 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 24 25 2 27 28
22nd February
2nd February 10th February 14th February 22nd February
The Oscars celebrate
World Skiing Voting in Israel. Valentine’s Day. The carnival in
80 years. The 81st Oscar
Championships knesset.gov.il Celebrated in Rio de Janeiro
ceremony is held in
in Val d´Isère. remembrance of starts.
Los Angeles, USA.
Continues to 15th St Valentine who
www.oscars.org
February. was martyred
valdisere2009.org in 270AD. The
day has been
celebrated in
Anglo-Saxon
countries since
the middle ages.
en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/St_
Valentine%27s_Day
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22nd February
the oscars
Oscar’s 80 glorious years ”It looks like Oscar
Facts
my uncle
the academy award is the film world’s most prestigious
Oscar!” 82-year old
distinction. throughout 80 glorious years, 2,696 oscar statues
statue
have been handed out; walt disney has been honoured 26 times. Name: Academy
According to legend,
Award of Merit
a female academy
Films with the most distinctions (or Oscar).
member made this
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comment when she first
Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and Lord of the Rings (200).
Weight: .85kg.
10 saw the statue
West Side Story (191).
– hence the name.
Höjd: 4 cm
9 Value: Around
Gigi (1958), The Last Emperor (1987), The English Patient (199).
00 USD (about
2,400kr). Forged
Actors with most distinctions
from metal and
Knight with sword
4
gold-plated with
Katherine Hepburn (all Best Actress awards).
24 carat gold.
Film roll with
3
Jack Nicholson (2 Best Actor, 1 Best Supporting Actor), Ingrid Bergman (2 Best Actress, 1 Best Supporting Actor), Walter
five spokes
Brennan ( Best Supporting Actor).
Design:
Symbolizes:
Cedric Gibbons,
1. Actors
Most nominations
a cinemato-
2. Screenplay writers
14
grapher with
Meryl Streep (including 2 awards). . Directors
Metro Goldwyn
4. Producers
Highest total Mayer (1927).
5. Technicians
26
Sculptured by
Walt Disney: 22 awards and 4 special honours.
George Stanley.
Born: May 1927
25 Categories: since 1999 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(81st awards
– the Oscars jury – has represented around 000 members connected to the film industry.
this year), when
 members
created the prize.
Swedes have
shared the prize
on 15 occasions.
Best
film
Best
actress
Best
actor
Female sup-
porting role
Male sup-
porting role
Best
director
Original
screenplay
Adapted
screenplay
Photography
Cinema-
tography
Costume
design
Make up
Editing
Sound
editing
Sound
mixing
Visual
effects
Best
song
Music
Musical*
Foreign
language film
Animated
film*
Short film
Animated
short film
Documentary
Short
documentary
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March
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29th March
1st March 5th March 8th March 9th March 14th March 29th March 30th March
Formula 1 premier in
Vasaloppet. CeBit fair in Han- International Barbie doll Swedish Eurovision Summer time TV fair in Cannes
Melbourne, Asutralia.
vasaloppet.se nover, Germany. Women’s Day. Celebrating Song Contest Final. begins in Europe. begins and runs
0th season.
Held over 8 days. 50 years. svt.se/melodifestivalen through to rd
formula1.com
cebit.de April.
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29th March
Formula 1 premier
F1 season is rolling Schumacher has the most victories and titles
Most champion- Most winning Most champion- Most winning laps
For the 14th year in succession, the fight for the world ship titles laps ship titles per per team
7 91 team
championship sets off in melbourne, australia. seventeen rounds 15 208
Michael Schum- Michael Schum-
in total, but none in north america. Briton lewis Hamilton, acher, Germany acher, Germany Ferrari Ferrari
162
(1994–04) (1994–04) (191–07)
who previously won the title in a mclaren, Ascari 5 51 9 McLaren
113
Juan Manuel Alain Prost, Williams
is an obvious favourite. Fangio, Argentina France (1980–97) Williams
8 79
(1951–57) (1980–9)
Hill
Premier track 4 41 McLaren Lotus
Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, (1974–98)
Waite Steward
Albert Park, Melbourne Links: France (1985–9) Brazil (1984–9)
Laid: 1995 www.statsf1.com Prost
Length: 5.2km (58 laps) www.formula1.com
Racing flags
Clark
Jones
Brabham
Marina
Danger. Danger clear. Slippery. Race aban- Warning.
World Champion 2008
Lauda doned.
Slow down. Also, warm-up Oil or water on Driver planning
Lewis Carl Hamilton starting. the track. Cars return to to overtake.
pits.
De tio stallen
Points
Ferrari Toro Rosso World Champion-
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ship is awarded
Winner 10 p Fifth 4p
McLaren Red Bull Racing
to the person who
Second 8p Sixth p
BMW Sauber Williams
gathers most
Third p Seventh 2p
Renault Honda points throughout
Fourth 5p Eighth 1p
Toyota Force India the entire Danger. Last warning. Disqualifica- Problem with Winner
tion. Instant car. Return to
Slow vehicle on For unsporting crossing the
competition.
The 17 race stages track. behaviour. disqualification pits. line.
for a driver.
Mars April Maj Juni Juli Augusti September Oktober November
29th March 19th April 26th April 24th 7th June 12th July 23rd August 13th Sept. 4th Oct. 1st November
May
Melbourne, Shanghai, Sakhir, Istanbul, Nürburgring, Valencia, Monza, Suzuka, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Australia China Bahrain Monte Turkey Germany Spain Italy Japan
Carlo,
5th April 10th May 21st June 26th July 30th August 27th Sept. 18th Oct.
Monaco
Kuala Lumpur, Barcelona, Silverstone, Budapest, Spa-Francorchamps, Singapore Sao Paulo,
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April
1 2  4 5  7 8 9 10 11 12 1 14 15 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 24 25 2 27 28 29 0
2nd–5th April 9–13th April 17th–26th April 24th April
”100 hours of Easter Stockholm Car Show Ice Hockey World Champi-
observation” throughout the stockholmbilsalong.se onships in Bern and Zurich,
One of the projects held world. Switzerland. Duration 10
in International Astrology
ED
days.
CELL
Year throughout 2009. www.iihf.com/channels/
ions
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CAN
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5th April
Astronomy Year
100 hours with a telescope in Galileo’s footsteps Galileo Galilei
(154-142)
An on-going project during International Astronomy year is the ”100 hours of observation” being conducted between Italian scientist
who constructed
2 – 5 April. The idea is for people around the Earth to have the possibility of learning more about the universe through the first telescope
the use of a telescope – just like Galileo did four hundred years ago, when he pointed his telescope at the sky. in 109-10, after a
Dutchman built the
binocular.
Perhaps the first to
observe and repro-
duce astronomic
The Sun objects. Galileo
Our nearest star. A fireball made up mostly of was the first to see
gasses – hydrogen and helium. 000° at its and map countless
surface, there is no other star compares other stars. He saw
with this in our galaxy. Venus’ different
phases; sun spots;
mountains and cra-
5 6 7 8 ters on the moon;
Saturn’s rings;
1 2 3 4 9 four moons which
circled Jupiter, and
much more.
astronomy2009.org Telescope
– from the Greek
400years.org
telesko´pos: far-
sighted.
1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn 7. Uranus 8. Neptune 9. Pluto
(Tellus)
Diameter: 4,878km. Diameter: 12,104km Diameter: ,787km. Diameter: Diameter: Diameter: 51,120km. Diameter: 49,400km. Diameter: 2,290km.
Second smallest. Average daytime Intensively studied. 14,800km. 120,0km. A gas giant surround- A gas giant com- Counted as a dwarf
Diameter: 12,75km.
Average daytime temperature: smaller Thin atmosphere The biggest planet. A gas giant sur- ed by faint rings. Cold posed of about 84% planet. Lost its planet
The only planet in the
temperature: 70°, than Earth, but of carbon dioxide One of the skies rounded hydrogen and hazy atmosphere hydrogen. status in 200.
universe on which life
sinking to -180° at warmer – up to 500° (95%), nitrogen, brightest objects. and helium, with rings without clouds, but Atmosphere com- Temperature: -240°
has been discovered.
night. on the surface. argon and small Large red streaks. of ice and comet with much methane prises methane, am- Orbit time: 248 years.
The fifth largest
Thin atmosphere of Heavy atmosphere quantities of acid and -4 times the size of fragments. Probably gas – this gives the monia and hydrogen. Moons: .
planet in the Milky
oxygen, hydrogen of gas, mostly carbon water vapour. Earth. made of a stone and planet a greenish A thick cloud cover.
Way.
and natrium atoms dioxide. Thought to Big temperature Under the clouds iron core similar in appearance. Outside Dust clouds appear
Moons: 1
blended with helium have streams of hot differences. Around of carbon, nitrogen, size to the Earth, temperature around to be controlled by
Orbit time: 5 days,
and calcium atoms. lava on its surface. the equator it can be sulphur, hydrogen covered by ice across -210°C. the sun’s magnetic
5 hours, 48 minutes
Visited in 1974 by the Moons: 0 +10°, but can sink and phosphor, there several thousand Orbit time:84 years. activity.
and 4 seconds.
Mariner 10 spacep- Orbit time: approxi- to -90° at night. The is possible traces of kilometers. Rotates Moons: 27. Orbit time: 15 years.
robe. mately 225 days. poles are colder: water storage. quickly, which may Moons: 1.
Moons: 0 -125° or lower. Moons:  (newly account for the flat-
Orbit time: approxi- Moons: 2 discovered). tening at the poles.
mately 88 days. Orit time: 87 days. s Orbit time: 12 years. Orbit time: 29 years. inFoGrapHics:
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May
1 2  4 5  7 8 9 10 11 12 1 14 15 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 24 25 2 27 28 29 0 1
27th May
9th May 13th May 16th May 27th May
Champions League Final
Europe Day. Cannes Film (10–1) Literature Prize
in the Olympic Stadium,
wikipedia.org/ Festival begins. Eurovision to the Astrid
Rome.
wiki/Portal:EU Runs through to Song Contest in Lindgren
uefa.com/
24th May. Moscow. Runs Memorial Award
competitions/ucl
festival-cannes. throughout the is awarded at
com entire week. Skansen,
eurovision.tv Stockholm.
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27th May
Champions League Final
t
t
Time for the Champions’ final Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy
hometeam Capacity: 82.000
The European Cup was upgraded to the Champions
League in 1992. The title has been won by 2
21 different club teams. Twelve of these Name
1
Name
have won the title more than once.
4 Name
7 Name
uefa.com/ Name
Name
Name
competitions/ucl Name
Subs 5
Name
00. Name
6 Name
Namename 8 Name
00. Name 3
Name
Name
Namename 10 Name Name
awayteam
00. Name Name
Kick-off: Name
Namename Name
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00. Name
Name
9
Namename Name Name Name
Name
00. Name Name
Name
Namename Name
10
00. Name 3
Namename Name
Name
6
8 Name
Name
Name
Subs
Name Name
9
Name
5 00. Name
Namename
Name
7
Name 00. Name
Name
Namename
Name
7 00. Name
1 4 Namename
Five latest 2
Name 00. Name
Name
years’ finalists: Name Name Namename
Name
5
Name
00. Name
2007/08
Namename
Manchester United – Chelsea.............. 1–1
4 4
(–5 efter straffar)
3
2006/07
Milan – Liverpool ...................................2–1
2 2 2 2 2 2
2005/06
Barcelona – Arsenal ..............................2–1
2004/05
Liverpool – Milan .................................. – Xxxx xxxx xxxx
(–5 efter straffar) xxxx xxxx xxxx.
Porto Nottingh. Inter Barcelona Juventus Benfica Manchest. Ajax Bayern Liverpool Milan Real
2003/04 Xxxx xxxx xxxx
Forest United München Madrid
Porto – Monaco ....................................–0 xxxx xxxx xxxx.
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June
1 2  4 5  7 8 9 10 11 12 1 14 15 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 24 25 2 27 28 29 0
1st June 4th–7th June 5th June 19th June 25th June 28th June
The 2009 EU election in World Environment Midsummer day. Volvo Ocean Race Almedalsveckan
Atlantic hur- member states. Day. comes to begins.
ricane season Sweden votes on Stockholm. almedalsveckan.se
starts and con- 7th June. volvooceanrace.org
tinues through
officially until 4th June
the 0th 20th anniversary
November. of the massacre
in Tiananmen
Square (Beijing)
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1st June
Atlantic hurricane season begins
Hurricane scale
Waiting for the wind to start The strength is
Pacific
measured with the
Building up the hurricane ocean
Saffir-Simpson
typhoons
five-grade scale.
The hurricane season has started in the Atlantic. Over the next six Atlantic
hurricanes
months, the Mexican Gulf, the Caribbean and the US south coast Wind speed
m/sec and type of
will be hit by the world’s worst weather. American researchers devastation
believe that this year’s weather will be worse than normal.
1. 33–42
Usa
6
Trees and mobile
me Swirl: made of The eye of the hurricane: Path of the homes damaged.
Dallas
xic Houston storm: powerful
thick cloud com- Clear sky. Cold, sinking air in Water levels one
o New Orleans posed of rising the middle prevents cloud winds and metre higher than
water particles. and rain. driving rain. normal.
1
2. 42–49
Miami
Above: the wind
diminishes and
Transport dam-
blows clockwise
aged, roof tiles
out from the
2 blown off, roads
storms centre.
blocked.
5 Thunderstorms:
3. 49–58
thunderstorms
build around the
4 Streets of houses
eye of the storm.
Bra damaged, trees
sil 3 blown over, waves
ien at 2.5- metres,
evacuation neces-
sary near beach
areas.
Growth of a tropical storm 4. 58–69
Buildings badly
The perfect conditions Thunder- Tropical low Reaching The hurri- Direction Weakens over
1 2 3 4 5 6 damaged, roofing
storms pressure is storm cane grows. determined land.
blown off, road-
High water temperature. A tropical gather. created. Thunder- strength. by high pressure.
The storm grows Once the hurricane
ways damaged,
storm needs water temperatures of at last The warm sea storms and cloud The wind reaches to a tropical The surround- starts rolling in
emergency evacu-
27°C, down to 50-0 metres depth. water heats the air, follow the trade storm strength of hurricane. Wind ing high pres- over land, it loses
ation.
which rises quickly. winds westwards. 25m/s (tropical speeds exceed sure steers the the warming factor
Even low pressure, so that the air can rise
Cumulo nimbus The earth’s rota- storms = 25- 2.m/s and the hurricanes path. of the sea. Rain
5. 69–
steadily and create the spiral structure.
clouds form, and tion means that 2m/s). The storm diameter of the But the hurricane starts to cool the
The Coriolis Effect. Formed by the earth’s
violent thunder- storms rotate is now given its storm is around usually starts ground underneath
rotation, and can be extremely strong. Trees and buildings
storms follow. around the low name. 200-00km, but moving west, then until the hurricane
Cyclones will not arise exactly at the equa- destroyed. Mass
pressure’s centre. can be as large as turns later toward quickly weakens.
tor; they usually form at a little more than evacuation.
Wind speeds are 1000km. the northwest or
4 degrees.
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July
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22nd July
1st July 2nd July
Complete eclipse of the
Sweden takes Roskilde Festival
sun in some parts of Asia;
over presidency begins.
the longest eclipse of the
of the EU. Continues until
century.
5th July.
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
totaleclipse.jp
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22nd July
Solar eclipse
Six minutes of total darkness
the longest total eclipse of the sun this century begins on the 22nd July. Total eclipse
it’ll happen across asia and out into the pacific. Japan’s southern islands The solar eclipse of 22nd June
2009 is total and will appear
will be in the shade for 6 minutes 39 seconds as it passes overhead. in northern India, eastern
Nepal, Bhutan, central China
and the Pacific Ocean.
How an eclipse works eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
Total eclipse:
Total eclipse
totaleclipse.jp The eclipse starts: Umbra.
Shadow UTC* 2.58.18 on 21st July. The moon cov-
(umbra) The eclipse finishes: ers the entire
UTC 05.12.25 on 22nd July. disc of the sun.
NEPAL Only affects a
BUTHAN small area of the
Sun Moon Earth
Diagram only; not to scale
INDIA Earth. The sky
CHINA JAPAN
appears dark.
Shanghai
Paro
Kagoshima
Partial eclipse Varanasi
Surat Chongqing
Half shadow BANGLADESH
INDIA Pacific
(penumbra) BURMA
Ocean
The sun is around 400 times larger than the moon, The moon passes between the
but 400 times further away, which means that they sun and the Earth, and both
appear nearly the same size when viewed from Earth. are in a straight line.
Timeline for the longest
eclipse: 02.35.21.
Length of longest eclipse:
…and where to see it next time. 6 minutes 39 seconds.
Maximum width of band:
C
Total and partial eclipses of the sun from now until 2020.
C
0 UT
0 UT
258.4km.
C
UT
01.0
01.3
C
00
Total 2012.05.20
UT
02.
.30
Partial
C
UT
02
.00
2015.03.20
03
2009.07.22
2020.07.21
The first documented
2012.05.20 2013.11.03
solar eclipse appears on
2016.03.09
the 5th May 175 BC in the
2017.08.21
201.05.10 Partial eclipse:
2019.12.2 town of Ugarit, Syria.
Penumbra.
The sun appears
2009.07.22
2010.01.15
2019.07.02 like a slice. No
2016.03.09
reduction in day-
light. Seen from
2017.02.2 201.05.10
2010.07.11
a wider area.
2012.11.13
201.09.01 *UTC = Coordinated Universal
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August
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22nd August
12th August 15th August
Ramadan, the
Traditional IAAF World
Muslim fasting
crayfish season. Championships
period, begins.
in Athletics in
Berlin.
Continues until
2rd August.
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22nd August
Ramadan begins
The start of Ramadan
The Muslim
The world’s largest religions
Calendar
Estimated numbers
Christian 2.1 billion
ramadan is the name of the period of muslim fasting. The Islamic year
Islam 1.14 billion
has twelve months,
a fifth of the world’s population have a month’s Hindu 870 million each beginning
with a new moon. A
abstinence from food, drink, smoking and sexual Chinese faiths 405 million
new moon begins
Buddhism 79 million
activity between the rising and the setting of the sun. at different times in
Ethnic religions 25 million different places.
New religions 108 million
The moon calendar
is 11-12 days
shorter that the
Where the world’s Muslims live sun calendar,
so the timing of
Ramadan moves
Kazakhstan over the years in a
-month cycle.
Bosnien Azerbaijan
Ramadan Percent of population: Albanien Kyrgyzstan
One of the five 1. Muharram
Turkmenistan
80% or more Turkey
pillars of Islam Tajikistan 2. Safar
50%–79%
Tunisien . Rabi´al-Awwal
0%–49%
Celebrated in Iraq Iran
Cypern Afghanistan
4. Rabi´al-Akhir
memory of:
Pakistan
Marocco 5. Jumada-I-Awwal
Mohammed, who Bangladesh
Algeria Libya
received the Koran. . Jumada-I-Akhi-
The crescent moon, hilal,
Egypt Saudi
rah
Western Arabia is the official symbol of Islam.
Duration: Sahara 7. Rajab.
Maure-
29–0 days, Mali
tanien Niger 8. Sha’ban
Eritrea
Senegal
depending on Oman
Chad
the phases of the 9. Rammadan
Yemen
Gambia Sudan
Djibouti
moon. 10. Shawwal
Nigeria
Guinea-Bissau 11. Dhu-I-Qa’dah
Ethiopia Brunei
Ramadan 2009:
12. Dhu-I-Hijjah.
Guinea
21st August to 19th Malaysia
Somalia
September. Maldives
Sierra Leone
Ramadan ends Cote d’Ivoire
with the celebra- Indonesia
Burkina Faso Tanzania
tion of eid al-fitr.
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pregnant women,
or women who are
· Time to examine · Give alms (zakat) · Show regard for An important ele- If anything should
chapters (suror), during Ramadan be continued for a
breast feeding.
your thoughts and to the poor. family and examine ment is to read the and the believer so that all chapters happen to cause further day after
The old, the sick
· Practise self-
serve God. your life. Koran. The Koran should try to read are finished at the the breaking of the Ramadan.
and children under
· Visit the sick. · Meet friends.
restraint. is split into 114 enough each day end of the period. day’s fast, it should
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September
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September
1st September 13th September 14th September 24th September 27th September 28th September
The world’s highest
World Skills 50 years since the Parliamentary The Book Fair Parliamentary Anniversary of the
building, The Burj Dubai,
Competition first space craft, election in begins in Gothen- election in loss of M/S Estonia.
is finished.
in Calgary. Lunik II, landed on Norway. burg. Celebrating Germany
808 metres high.
Continues the moon. stortinget.no 25 years, it runs bundestag.de
burjdubai.com
through to th through to the
September. 27th September.
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September
World’s highest building completed
The world’s highest building Burj
DuBaI
Burj dubai opens in Burj Dubai
september and will burjdubai.com united araB emirates duBai (one oF even emirates) 800 m
be the world’s tallest Total budget: Interior: designed 109-162: office Floorspace: Material: Total elevators: 5
517,240m2. Capacity: up to
4 billion dollars. by Georgio Armani. space. glass, steel
building in any category. Designer: Ground 123-124: public Concrete to (9,000 tons), 42 people at once
construction: 192
Skidmore, Owings viewing area. the 15th floor aluminium (double decker
around 800 metres
700 m
and Merrill, USA. piles, 50m deep. (574.4m) then and concrete 2x21 people).
high, the skyscraper has (0,000m).
Started: Spire: communica- steel.
Floors 1-2: entry Fastest in the
September 2004. tions equipment.
taken five years to build. Floors 3-37: Ar- Worker’s time: Distance of sway: world:
Part of the Burj
00 m
After 162: (
Dunai Downtown mani Hotel 22 million working 1.2m (.9ft). 42.km/h.
45-108: 700 pri-
project. metres) no lifts hours.
Exterior: vate apartments. without at least
142,000m2. 78: outdoor pool. one staircase.
Dubai 500 m
Abu Dhabi
UNITED ARAB
50 km
EMIRATES 400 m
In comparison with
00 m
200 m
100 m
Eiffel Tour Empire State Building International Jin Mao Tower Sears Towers Petronas Towers Shanghai World Taipei 101 CN Tower KVLY TV mast
Finance Center Finance Center TV mast
Paris New York Shanghai Chicago Kuala Lumpur Taipei Blanchard, North
Height: 24m Height: 81m Hong Kong Height: 420.5m Height: 442m Height: 452m Shanghai Height: 509m Toronto Dakota
Completed: (449 incl. mast) Height: 41.8m Floors: 88 Floors: 108 Floors: 88 Height: 492m Floors: 101 Height: 55m Height: 28.8m
1889 Floors: 102 Floors: 88 Completed: Completed: 197 Completed: 1998 Floors: 101 Completed: Completed: Completed: 19
Completed: 191 Completed: 200 1998 Completed: 2008 2004 197
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October
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24th October
October 2nd October 4th October 14th October 25th October 31st October
UN Day
Nobel Prize Host city for the Cinnamon bun day. Sweden-Albania Winter time Halloween.
un.org
announced. 201 Olympic kanelbullensdag.se play a World Cup begins.
nobelprize.org Games appoint- qualifying match in
ed in Copenha- football.
gen. Will it be
Chicago, Madrid,
Rio de Janeiro or
Tokyo?
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24 oktober
FN-dagen
UN bit by bit Headquarters and
Bern
important bodies
Genève
London
Montreal Wien
Haag
in 1945, the united nations was founded with 51 members: New York (HQ) Rom
Paris
Washington Tokyo
Gaza/Amman
Madrid
Beirut
their aim was to work for peace and human rights. Santo Domingo
Bangkok
un day has been celebrated since 1948. today, there are Addis Ababa
Nairobi
192 members of the un, with the head offices in new york.
un-BuildinG,
UN administrative bodies new york
un.org Santiago
Member
International Court of Justice Trusteeship Council Security Council states: 192
palace oF Five permanent members
Situated in the Palace of Peace in the Five members (Security Council Founded:
peace
with veto rights: China,
Hague. 15 judges are elected for nine members). Helps former colonial states, 24th Oct. 1945.
years. Countries that are involved in but has now lost its importance. USA, France, Great Britain
General
cases can send their own judges. They and Russia.
Secretary:
decide upon the case between nations
Ban Ki-moon,
And ten members elected
and interpret international talks. cHina
South Korea
for two years.
(elected 200
To the end of 2009:
General Assembly for five years).
Economic and Social Council Burkina Faso, Costa Rica,
Every member state Office on the
Croatia, Libya, Vietnam.
Handle questions about people’s economic, social and has a election. Led by 9th floor in the
To the end of 2010: Japan,
cultural conditions. Coordinates work in the main as- Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, UN building.
Mexico, Turkey, Uganda,
sembly and the sub-departments. Meets twice a year. usa
Official
Austria.
languages:
Arabian
Chinese
UN agencies: UN sub-bodies: Secretariat English
French
FAO: Food and IMF: International UNIDO: United UNCDF: United UNHCR: High Led by the UN General
Russian
Agriculture Monetary Fund Nations Industrial Nations Capital Commissioner Secretary. Handles ongoing France
Spanish
IMO: International
Organization Development Development Fund for Refugees business with the help of
IAEA: International UNCTAD: United UNICEF: United Na-
Maritime Organization Budget:
9,000 employees stationed
UPU: Universal
Atomic Energy Organization Nations Conference on tions Children’s Fund Around 20
in the UN Headquarters in
UNESCO: The UNIFEM: Development
Agency Postal Union Trade and Development billion USD, or
New York and throughout
ICAO: International WHO: World Health UNDP: United
United Nations Fund for Women
 dollars per
the world.
UNODC: Office on
Civil Aviation Educational, Organization Nations Development
person.
Organization Scientific and World Bank Group Programme Drugs and Crime Great Britain
Large offices in: Financing:
IFAD: International WMO: World UNEP: United UNWRA: Relief and
Cultural
Geneva, Vienna, Addis Mandatory
Fund for Agricultural Organization Meteorological Nations Environment Works Agency for Pales-
Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, payments=9.5
Development Organization Programme tinian Refugees
Nairobi, Santiago. They billion USD
ILO: International WTO: World Trade UNFPA: United Nations UNV: United Nations
report every year to the
Labour Organization Organization Population Fund Volunteers + voluntary
General Assembly.
UNHSP UN HABITAT: WFP: World Food payments and
Housing and Building Programme collections.
russia
Programme
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November
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November
3rd November 9th November 15th November 25th November
MS Oasis of the Seas (the
Mayoral election, 20th anniversary Father’s Day. International Day
world’s largest passenger
New York. of the fall of the for the Elimina-
ship, capable of carrying Berlin Wall. tion of Violence
5,400 passengers) begins against Women.
its maiden voyage – from
Port Everglades in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida.
Built in Åbo, Finland.
For seven days’ cruising in
the Caribbean:
seascanner.com/reisen.
php?schiff=Oasis+of+
the+Seas
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November
Maiden voyage of the world’s biggest passenger ship
The world’s largest passenger ship
ms oasis of the seas, built in Finland, is the world’s biggest cruise ship. the liner, which
has room for 5,400 guests, will make its maiden voyage from Fort lauderdale, Florida,
to the Bahamas. the ship is part of the royal caribbean fleet. Oasis
of the Seas
Caribbean cruise with 7 ports of call Parts of the luxury 3. Central Park 6. Boardwalk with Owner:
experience theatre
A green area with restaurants Royal Caribbean
and shopping. Surrounded by Interactive area with games, International
Eastern Caribbean: seven floors.
1. Pleasure pleasure park (with carousel),
Fort Lauderdale December 2009
Nassau Floors: 1
climbing wall and bars for the
to April 2010 Casino Royale – with 450
4. Royal Promenade whole family. By day, there’s Passengers:
machines, 27 game tables and
a large pool; in the evening,
Central strolling through the 5,400 people
a poker room. Space for an ice
Cozumel there’s a theatre for 00
heart of the ship. Bars, res- (space for
show and ice skating. Theatre
Philipsburg people.
taurants and shopping which 7,00 including
with 1,80 seats. Nightclub
Labadee
changes shape throughout children)
with a large dance floor.
Falmouth
7. Pool and sport
Charlotte Amalie the day.
Cabins:
Eastern and Western
2. Great for kids Five different pools and ten
2,700
Caribbean 5. Spa and fitness bubble pools, solarium, surf
From six months to 17 years.
from May 2010 simulator, climbing wall, Zip Price: 4,590
Spa, massage, sauna and
Child minders, playroom, the-
Line, basketball court, volley- – 25,000 SEK
body center. Possibly some
atre, computer games, teen-
ball and table tennis, together per person for
spinning, yoga, kick boxing and
age cinema and discotheque,
with a mini golf green. seven days.
more. Gym with 158 different
among other things.
pieces of equipment and a
Port:
jogging track. oasisoftheseas.com
Port Canaveral,
Höjd: 65 m
seascanner.com/reisen.
ovan vattenlinjen Florida
php?schiff=Oasis+of+the+Seas
Maiden voyage:
12th December
7
2009
2
Voyage:
Caribbean
3
6
Ordered:
4 5
200
1
Längd: 360 m
Built:
Aker Yards, Åbo,
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Oasis of the Sea
i förhållande till: Cost:
1.2 billion USD
Max speed:
7.4km/h
Titanic (29 m) Eka (4 m) Boeing 747 (70,7 m)
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December
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7th December
1st December 4th December 10th December 26th December
The year’s biggest
International Football World Nobel Day and Fifth anniversary of the
climate meeting:
AIDS day. Cup in South Dinner. tsunami catastrophe in the
United Nations Climate
aidsdagen.se Africa, 2010, is Indian Ocean.
Change Conference 10th December
drawn in Cape
COP-15 in Copenhagen,
Town. Human Rights
Denmark, begins. Day
Replaces the Kyoto talks.
Meeting concludes
11th December.
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7th December
Climate Change Conference COP-15
Our future is decided in Copenhagen
What you can
do to help:
Ten climate-smart
,7
perhaps the most important meeting of the year – in any category – happens in november tips:
in copenhagen. there, the un’s climate change conference meets to shape a new global 5,9 Reduce the
1
agreement: cop-15. the thought is to update the kyoto protocol and reduce the temperature
in your home by 1°.
production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Reduce the
2
China and the USA produce most
cop15.dk temperature
The Kyoto Protocol was accepted by at night and when
you are not at
175 of the biggest producing countries.
1. Världens (5-10) största
home.
China and the USA have not bound
klimathot.
themselves to the agreement.
Greenhouse gases Consider triple
3
The greenhouse effect glazing your
3 Freon 2% windows.
Biggest carbon dioxide
When the sun’s rays Ozone 4%
2,0
producers (million tons
meet the earth, the energy Choose auto-
Methane 14% 4
1,7
per year and country)
in the sunlight is trans- matic defrost-
ing features when
formed into heat. 1 1,2
1,0 you change you old
Carbon dioxide and
fridge/freezer.
greenhouse gases act like 2
glass in a greenhouse. 2 Replace five
5
0,05 light bulbs
The sun’s rays 3 pass
with low energy
USA
Sweden
Germany
Japan
Russia
India
China
through but the heat 4 Carbon lamps.
is trapped. dioxide 80%
Choose green
6 electricity.
The earth’s temperature 1
New global agreement after 12 years
rises, affecting the climate Hang your
7
system. washing out to
1990 2000
dry instead of using
a tumble dryer.
The temperature 4
increases Make sure
8
1992 UN’s climate 2005 On the 1th 2007 At the 1th that your car
Over the past 100 years the convention was Feb the Kyoto conference (COP- tyres have the right
earth’s average tempera- formulated at the protocol gained 1) all countries pressure.
ture has risen by 0.74° UN conference in momentum when agree to reduce
Drive smarter.
Rio de Janeiro. Russia became output of green-
9 Avoid braking
a signatory. 128 house gases.
Climate models show that and accelerating
1997 Kyoto countries have
the temperature in 2100 quickly.
2009 COP-15
protocol shaped signed, and indus-
will have risen by 1.1 – .4°, – the purpose, to trialized nations in Copenhagen,
Cycle short
depending on the amount 10
introduce controls agree to work to where new global
distances,
of carbon dioxide. That for reducing output reduce their output climate talks will
instead of taking
of greenhouse by 5% between be held.
could mean that sea levels the car.
gases. 1990 and 2012.
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