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Monday, October 10, 2011

Website of the week - Breast Cancer Awareness

October is both spring & fall, depending on where you reside. But world over, there are too many people stricken with this awful disease. Did you know men can get it as well? In America & Canada, October is breast cancer awareness month and it is symbolised with a pink ribbon. Here are some helpful sites:

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - The Site:

The Breast Cancer Site: (THIS is the one to visit most - one click from you can help!)

Breast Cancer Care UK:

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre (AU):

Pink Ribbon International:

Pink For October:

Estee Lauder turns certain buildings pink in commemoration, including:

The Harbour Bridge	Sydney	Australia
The Hangzhou Department Store	Hangzhou	China
Niagara Falls	Ontario	Canada
The Eden Project	Cornwall	England
The Majestic Hotel	Cannes	France
The French Affiliate Building	Paris	France
The Angel of Peace	Munich	Germany
City Hall	Reykjavik	Iceland
Azrieli Towers	Tel Aviv	Israel
Constantine’s Arch	Rome	Italy
The Arena	Verona	Italy
Tokyo Tower	Tokyo	Japan
City Hall Square	Seoul	Korea
The Dam Square	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
The Skytower	Auckland	New Zealand

Spanish: Lazo Rosado
French: Ruban Rose
Italian: Nastro Rosa
German: Rosa Schleife
Dutch: Roze Lint
Danish: Lyserøde Sløjfe
Czech: Růžová stužka
Finnish: Roosa Nauha
Hungarian: Rózsaszín szalag
Norwegian: Rosa Sløyfe
Latvian: Rozā lente
Lithuanian: Rožinis kaspinas
Persian: روبان صورتی
Polish: Różowa Wstążka
Romanian: Panglica Roz
Russian: Pозовая лента
Slovak: Ružová stužka
Swedish: Rosa Bandet
Turkish: Pembe Kurdele
Hebrew: סרט ורוד
Serbian: Ružičasta mašna
Slovenian: Rožnati trak

To lighten the mood a bit, here's a fun list of October holidays worldwide:

* Children's Book Week (England) - First Week of October
* National Day (China, People's Republic of) -October 1
* Independence Day in the Republic Of Cyprus October 1
* Independence Day in Nigeria- October 1
* International Day of Non-Violence - October 2
* German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) - October 3
* Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (Portugal) - October 5
* International World Teachers' Day - October 5
* Independence day in Nigeria - October 6
* Independence day in Croatia - October 8
* Thanksgiving (Canada) - Second Monday of October
* Thanksgiving (German Europe)(Erntedankfest) - the first Sunday in October
* Health and Sports Day (Japan) - Second Monday of October
* Columbus Day (Most of United States) - Second Monday of October
* World Food Day - October 16
* Constitution Day in Niue - October 19
* Apple Day - October 21
* Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 - October 23
* United Nations Day - October 24
* Day of the Romanian Army - October 25
* Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines - October 27
* Independence Day in Turkmenistan - October 27
* Navy Day (United States) - October 27
* Independence Day in Greece October 28
* Republic Day in Turkey October 29
* Halloween - October 31

More October Fun here:

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