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[IceWizard]

16 Aug 2017


Ecological Debt Day



Ecological Debt Day is a day intended to remind people of the impact of a modern life-style on the planet. It marks the point in each Gregorian calendar year where human consumption of natural resources exceeds the earth’s ability to replace those resources that year. At a sustainable rate of consumption, Ecological Debt Day would fall at the end of each calendar year.

Calculating all the resources available on earth, and the actual resources used, is, of course, an inexact science, so the precise placement of this Day should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, it serves as a useful reminder that humans are living beyond their means.

The Day, also known as Earth Overshoot Day, is a good time to hold conservation campaigns, implement and advertise more eco-friendly ways of life, and generally work towards sustainable living. Celebrate by finding a local environmental issue and getting your community to rally behind it.


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Airborne Day



Airborne Day is a chance to pay tribute to the courage and dedication of airborne members of the Armed Forces. The special day has been marked every year since 1997, when it was created by American President George W Bush.

The date chosen for the occasion was the anniversary of the first official US Army parachute jump in 1940. Forty-eight volunteers, who were all members of the Parachute Test Platoon, carried out a successful jump in Georgia – showing the way forward to hundreds of thousands of paratroopers who later followed in their footsteps.

Each year on Airborne Day, a ceremony is held at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, which is the home of the 82nd Airborne Division. There are also services in other parts of the US and paratroopers have marked the occasion in Afghanistan. If there isn’t a service in your area, you can still mark the day by holding a minute’s silence.

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August 16 Birthdays




Madonna - 59




Steve Carell - 55




Jase Robertson - 48










August 16th


2005:  The reality television show Tommy Lee Goes to College premiered on NBC.  The show featured Lee attending the University of Nebraska and attempting to fit in.

1994:  New Orleans Municipal Judge John Shea dismissed Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder’s charges of public drunkenness & disturbing the peace from the previous November.  Vedder was out with Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell at a bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

1991:  Aerosmith re-signed with Columbia Records for a four album deal which came into effect in 1995 as they were still under contract with Geffen Records at the time.  The deal gave them a $10 million advance per album and 22% of royalties for album sales.

1991:  Van Halen kicked off their tour in support of For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge at the Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta.  Alice in Chains was the opening act on this tour.

1986:  Def Leppard performed their first concert in the U.K. since drummer Rick Allen lost his arm in a car accident at the Monsters of Rock festival.  The headliner was Ozzy Osbourne and other acts on the bill included the Scorpions and Motorhead.

1986:  David Lee Roth kicked off his first solo tour at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA.

1980:  The first Monsters of Rock festival was held in the U.K. at Castle Donington.  The festival was headlined by Rainbow and also featured Judas Priest, the Scorpions and April Wine.

1977:  Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor of his bathroom at Graceland.  The official cause of death was heart failure.  He was 42 years old.

1975:  Peter Gabriel announced his departure as the singer of Genesis to start a solo career.  Gabriel’s replacement would be drummer Phil Collins.




Birthdays:

Barry Hay - Singer for Golden Earring born in 1948

Scott Asheton - Drummer for The Stooges born in 1949