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September Events Writing Guide
Sent: 2006-09-09 |
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Hello,
Many of you may have an idea of what you can write for Ovi, but we also are interested in contributions on any of the following events that will be taking place throughout September 2006. You can write purely about the subject or use it as an intro to something else…it is up to you. Please save this mail for reference throughout the month.
EVENTS
14-24 September
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
The Helsinki International Film Festival includes sections on the Best of Young European Cinema, Modern Asian Cinema, American Independents, Contemporary World Cinema, Gay and Lesbian selections, Fantasy Films, Modern Documentary and Animation. Under the title of Love & Anarchy, it also offers the bizarre, the strange and the controversial.
# September 17 - Swedish general election, 2006: Sweden holds elections for the Riksdag.
# September 19-September 20 - 2006 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, Singapore
# September 20 - Election for President of Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, determining the successor of Junichiro Koizumi, not only as President of LDP, but also as Prime Minister of Japan.
# September 26 - Scheduled reopening date of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA after repairs to the Superdome from damages sustained during Hurricane Katrina.
September 29 - Irish festival in Finland begins.
HOLIDAYS
# 14: Feast of the Cross (Western Christianity)
# 16: Independence Day (Mexico)
# 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
# 18: Respect for the Aged Day (Japan)
# 19 USA Talk Like a Pirate Day
# 21: International Day of Peace
# 21 World Gratitude Day
# 22: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism, begins at sunset)
# 22 American Business Women's Day
# 23 - Grandparents Day
# 23 - Autumnal Equinox - Autumn begins
# 24: Heritage Day (South Africa)
# 27: World Tourism Day
# 27: Meskel (Ethiopia)
# 29 Michaelmas
ANNIVERSARIES
50 years since: World water speed record smashed (Sept 17th)
A 48-year-old solicitor from Manchester breaks the one-hour world water speed record in his motorboat, Miss Windermere III.
45 years since: 1961: UN Secretary General killed in air crash (Sept 18th)
The body of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold is identified among the wreckage of a plane which crashed last night outside the Northern Rhodesian town of Ndola.
30 years since: 1976: White rule in Rhodesia to end (Sept 24)
The Rhodesian Government agrees to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years.
10 years since: 1996: Taleban gains threaten Kabul (Sept 25)
Opposition fighters in Afghanistan reach the eastern suburbs of Kabul and are poised to take control of the country's capital.
35 years since: 1971: Foreign Office names Soviet superspy (Sept 30)
The British Government names Oleg Lyalin as the Soviet defector who last week exposed dozens of Russians alleged to be spying in the UK.
ONGOING
* Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak
* Black sites scandal
* Cole Inquiry
* East Timor military and political crisis
* Alleged trans-Atlantic aircraft terrorist plot
* Immigration law debates in the US
* Iran's nuclear program
* NSA warrantless surveillance controversy
* Operación Puerto doping case
SPORT
Football seasons around the world
Fri 15th - Sun 17th Motor Racing British Superbike Championships Silverstone
Sun 17th Motor Racing Belgium Grand Prix Spa-Francochamps
Fri 22nd - Sun 24th Horse Racing The Ascot Festival Ascot Racecourse
Fri 22nd - Sun 24th Motor Racing British Superbike Championships Donington Park
Fri 22nd - Sun 24th Golf The 36th Ryder Cup Matches K Club - Ireland
Fri 29th - Sun 1st Motor Racing British Superbike Championships Brands Hatch
REVIEWS
We welcome reviews of latest cinematic releases, movies celebrating anniversaries, bestseller books, classic novellas, contemporary music, concerts, gigs and everything else.
OTHER
We also welcome…
• famous obituaries
• Interviews with interesting individuals
• Photos, cartoons, illustrations, mp3s, etc to do with any of the above events.
If you know of any other event that could be covered, please do not hesitate to write about it.
The October program will be sent during the final week of September.
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