Let's have a look at what will happen this year:"
2009 has been designated as the:
- International Year of Astronomy.
- International Year of Natural Fibres. [SL: I'm not surprised after the International Year of the Potato.]
- International Year of Reconciliation. [SL: I'm not sure it'll be successful.]
- January 1 - Slovakia adopts the euro and becomes the 16th member of the Eurozone.
- January 20 - Inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
- January 26 - Annular solar eclipse.
- February 12 - Darwin Day, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Events are already being planned at the London Natural History Museum. [SL: I doubt Americans will celebrate this…]
- February 13 - The Unix time number reaches 1234567890 seconds at 23:31:30 UTC. [SL: funny.]
- February 22 - The 81st Academy Awards will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. [SL. For the first time since 2003 BeTV will broadcast the ceremony so I won't miss it this time!]
- June 4-7 - The European Parliament election 2009 will take place, the exact date varies depending on country. [SL: really nice of 'our' European representative to organise this election while millions of students are taking exams… I also predict that we'll have to go to the polls for the Belgian federal election.]
- July 1 - Sweden takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the Czech Republic.
- July 22 - Total solar eclipse. The longest lasting total solar eclipse of the 21st century.
- September - The Burj Dubai in Dubai, UAE will be completed. It is already the tallest man-made structure ever built. [SL. It's currently more than 800 metres high!]
"Furthermore, the Iraq war will continue, as well as the War in Afghanistan, the Conflict in Darfur, and also the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
