Sunday, the 2nd of November, 2014 is the 306th day in 2014 and in the 44th calendar week.
Movember
November 2014 in the World
Movember (a portmanteau from moustache and “November”) is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com. The goal of Movember is to “change the face of men’s health.”
By encouraging men (which the charity refers to as “Mo Bros”) to get involved, Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. Besides annual check-ups, the Movember Foundation encourages men to be aware of family history of cancer and to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has run Movember events to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, events were launched in Ireland, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan and the United States. As of 2011, Canadians were the largest contributors to the Movember charities of any nation. In 2010, Movember merged with the testicular cancer event Tacheback.
Movember 2014: http://www.movember.com/
General Events:
Daylight Saving Time ends
November 2, 2014 in North America
Most of the US, Canada and Mexico’s northern border cities will end Daylight Saving Time (DST) at 2am (02:00) local time on November 02, 2014. The clocks will “fall back” an hour to standard time, meaning brighter mornings but darker evenings for most Americans. The rest of Mexico and the most of Europe will end DST one week earlier. Most of North America shifts at 02:00 local time, so its zones do not shift at the same time; for example, Mountain Time can be temporarily either zero or two hours ahead of Pacific Time.
Daylight saving time – also summer time in several countries – is the practice of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. The modern idea of daylight saving was first implemented during the First World War. Many countries have used it at various times since then.
The practice has been both praised and criticized. Adding daylight to evenings benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how Daylight Saving Time currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory.
DST clock shifts present other challenges. They complicate timekeeping, and can disrupt meetings, travel, billing, recordkeeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Software can often adjust computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited and error-prone, particularly when Daylight Saving Time protocols are changed.
Starting in 2007, most of the United States and Canada observe DST from the second Sunday in March to the firstSunday in November, almost two-thirds of the year. The 2007 US change was part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; previously, from 1987 through 2006, the start and end dates were the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October, and Congress retains the right to go back to the previous dates now that an energy-consumption study has been done.
Where is Daylight Saving Time ends?
Nationwide North America
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
November 2, 2014 in the World
The General Assembly at its 68th Session decided to proclaim 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists and also requested the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in consultation with relevant entities of the United Nations system, and mindful of the provisions of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980, to facilitate the implementation of the International Day in collaboration with Governments and relevant stakeholders.
This is also complementary to the the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, endorsed by the United Nations System Chief Executives
Board for Coordination on 12 April 2012, in which United Nations agencies, funds and programmes were invited to work with Member States towards a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations, with a view to strengthening peace, democracy and development worldwide.
Where is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists?
Worldwide
National Plan Your Epitaph Day
November 2, 2014 in the USA
Twitters might think of it as their very last Tweet. Though I doubt that 140 characters might not fit on the standard tombstone!
However………….
When you stop to think about it, maybe it’s best if you do it. You never know what a relative or friend may put on your tombstone once you’re gone. Or, worse still, what if they “don’t” say anything?
While we’re young, we think this is a long ways away. As we age, and get wiser, more of us consider getting directly involved with our epitaph, as well as all of the details of our demise.
So, if you need a little nudge to plan your epitaph, let today be the day.
Where is National Plan Your Epitaph Day?
Nationwide USA
Historical Events on 2nd November:
1355 – English invasion army under king Edward lands at Calais
1642 – 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
1675 – A combined attack by the Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut colonies attacks the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the Narragansetts during King Philip’s War.
1841 – Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan
1879 – In a 6-day footrace a Mr Weston loses to a horse, 900 to 885 km
1914 – Great Britain declares the entire North Sea a military area: neutral ships will transit it at their own risk
1914 – Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire
1917 – Lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan’s privileges in China
1922 – Allies deliberate over German mark
1936 – First high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London
1944 – Auschwitz begins gassing inmates
1949 – Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state
1954 – Taiwan & US sign military pact
1955 – Clarton-Schwerdt & Schaffer discover polio virus
1956 – Hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion
1957 – The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity, and remains one of the most impressive UFO cases in American history.
1960 – Mary Leakey and her team discover the first fossils of Homo habilis, an early human ancestor, at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Homo habilis is thought to be one of the earliest species to make stone tools and lived between 1.4 and 2.3 million years ago.
1982 – Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die
1983 – President Reagan signs bill establishing Dr Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
1988 – The Morris worm, the first internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
2000 – The first crew arrives at the International Space Station.
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