16 to 23-Feb-2019
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World Championship Event to come to Queens County in February 2019
[RQM/QPEC August 2, 2017; Liverpool, NS] The mood was celebratory at Queens Place Emera Centre today as the Liverpool Championship Host Society announced they will host the World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, NS from February 17 – 24, 2019.
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Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, representing a countdown to possible global catastrophe. The closer they set the Clock to midnight, the closer the scientists believe the world is to global disaster.
Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight yesterday [25-Jan-2017] which makes it the closest it’s been to midnight since 1960!
Read the full story on USA Today, BBC News or The Verge.
Find the Wiki definition here or see the Doomsday Clock timeline in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
It’s later than you think …
Scientists announced yesterday that the clock is set to Three Minutes to Midnight – the closest for 31 years, when it was equaled in 1984!
Read the full story on USA Today, BBC News or The Verge.
Find the Wiki definition here or see the Doomsday Clock timeline in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Who Will You Make Peace With?
September 21st is International Day of Peace (Peace Day)
“Over the next 100 days, let us stand with the millions of people across the world who are suffering the devastating impact of violence and conflict. Let us share ideas and plans for helping and supporting them in their time of dire need.”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The [UN] General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.