2010 World Aids Day: Getting to Zero
December 1 is the annual World Aids Day, and the international day is dedicated to attract attentions to the severe situation of pandemic Aids what spreads by HIV infection. The World Health Organization and countless countries set every December 1 as the Aids Day since 1988s, mainly intended to propagandize the knowledge about how to prevent aids.
AIDS was firstly detected by Americans in 1981, and the full name of the infectious disease is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It includes two types: HIV-1 and HIV-2. As the news reported, more than 34,000,000 people are carrying the AIDS virus until the end of this year. The new AIDS carrier has reduced about 15% during past ten years, and AIDs deaths has dropped about 22% in past five years. In 2010, about 2,700,000 people were newly infected by AIDS, and 1,800,000 people died of the disease.
Although big progresses we’ve made, it's still a long way to achieve the goal: getting zero. For everyone's health and more effective control AIDS, we should take initiative to learn AIDS prevention knowledge, and show more cares and warmth to those who have already infected by AIDS virus.
Life is only once for everyone; please take care of it carefully!
176th Birthday of Mark Twine
November 30th, it's the 176th birthday of Mark Twine. In countless readers' thought, he may be humorous and jocular with much exaggeration, but he makes you cannot help feeling that it's true with little satire. His works are typical American styled that everyone likes to read.
What to Do on Christmas Eve?
Christmas Eve also named as silent Night is a festive holiday for the majority of Christian churches. But nowadays, the Christmas Eve has become a worldwide holiday because of western and eastern cultural integration.
What to do on Christmas Eve? Christmas Eve is a perfect chance to hold a high quality family party indeed. Think the twinkling Christmas lights shine everywhere with Christmas tree, the fresh air floats with festive atmosphere, what a nice night to highlight the family joys!
Lincoln's Birthday
November 25th is commonly known as the Black Friday which comes after Thanksgiving Day. But the day is also the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the Lincoln’s Birthday.
Lincoln's Birthday is one of the holidays for some American states, such as New York, Indiana, California and so forth. Usually, on the festival, many traditional wreath-laying ceremonies will be held in Washington DC and in Lincoln’s birth place. Many US states formerly created a magnificent holiday, President Day, to honor Lincoln and Gorge Washington.
Thanksgiving Favorites of Celebrities
Unconsciously, I picked up some songs of Thanksgiving Day to feast my ears. Oh, turkeys and pumpkin pies perfume in streets and houses. It's the right time that even some super celebrities make some time to connect families and prepare for Thanksgiving gatherings.
On Thanksgiving Day, every person has a wonderful meal. From toothsome pies to fat turkeys, from diverse stuffing to various family featured delicacy, all these foods no matter seduce the tongues of us but also the celebrities. See what kinds of delicious food that celebrities love in the Thanksgiving season:
Unlucky Black Friday
Black Friday is the following day of Thanksgiving Day in America, which means the beginning of Christmas shopping season. The Black Friday is connecting with two federal holidays, so actually it's the busiest shopping day of Americans. Because American businessmen often note the deficit with red and note profits with black, so it's the Black Friday of business world.
Listen to Voices of Men
Seeing this brief title, you may puzzle over the meaning of it. Definitely, I'm not a sexist. Because November 19 is the festival of international men, so it's reasonable to give more opportunities for men to describe their thoughts and secrets on the very day. "I really wanna a whole leisure day to do what I dreamed." "An outdoor game with families this weekend is …" Maybe most of us always are busy working and handling trifles, so there's little time for a heart-to-heat chat. Time for opening the window of his soul comes as November 19 is coming.
Overview of International Students' Day
November, 17 is a special holiday for international students. The festival is renowned as World Students' Day or International Students' Day. Do you know what the history of the big day is?
Origin: The very first Students' Day was on Nov 17, 1942. The date comes from the Second World War. When Germany (Nazi) invaded Czechoslovakia on Nov 17, 1939, students and teachers of Prague and other universities organized demonstrations in Prague, so Germany armed force cruelly suppressed these students and killed two teachers and nine students of Prague University. After the World War Two came to an end, many students of worldwide gathered in Washington to grieve over their deaths, meanwhile they declared that November 17 is the International Students' Day.
World Diabetes Day-Nov 14
The statistics of World diabetes Federation reveal that more than 350 million people worldwide have diabetes, and each year about 4.6 million people died because of diabetes. Except the family history, more and more people get diabetes because of lacking enough exercise and overweight. It's of great importance to keep a watchful eye on the horrific diabetes.
Tips of Changing Yourself No Longer a Single
Big-discounted clothes, discountable books, discounted foods, as well as discounted entertaining places, all these heavy discounts are offering on Singles' Day in China. Countless singles maybe sad on the big day, coincidently, these preferential goods make up little for lonely friends. When blissful lovers hand in hand and delightfully stroll along streets, is there any aloneness in your heart?
