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World’s Greatest Smile
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05/03/2012, Thursday, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Happy World Press Freedom Day everyone!
“Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
3 May was proclaimed World Press Freedom Day the UN General Assembly in 1993 following a Recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO's General Conference in 1991.” UNESCO
More: UNESCO - World Press Freedom Day
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01/25/2012, Wednesday, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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We wish you all a
Happy 8th
World’s Greatest Smile - Day!
The goal of World’s Greatest Smile Day is to give people from all over the world the possibility to state together that there is willingness for an intelligent and peaceful international communication. As we say “World’s Greatest Smile - Start with a Smile!”. It’s a start - to move on from there!
We know that lots of you are having a great day celebrating World’s Greatest Smile events around the world today! Enjoy!
And we like to cordially thank all of the wonderful supporters of the World’s Greatest Smile Peace Project for everything you do!
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And we got E-mails from two very appreciated long-term supporters of the World’s Greatest Smile announcing their smile for peace:
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. George F. Smoot
Professor Smoot received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation in 2006.
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. William D. Phillips
And Professor Phillips was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light in 1997.
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01/24/2012, Tuesday, 14:19, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Update 01/25/2012:
Senator Vivienne Poy is smiling today – and here’s her picture.
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Two more Smiles from the Canadian government for the Word’s Greatest Smile!
Senator Vivienne Poy, Member of the Senate of Canada, “is happy to join in your endeavour”.
And Isabelle Morin, Member of the Parliament of Canada, wrote us she as well “will definitely smile on January 25th...”.
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01/23/2012, Monday, 19:07, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Lovely...!
(Thanks a lot for sending the picture!)
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01/18/2012, Wednesday, 19:07, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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A lot more Nobel support for the World’s Greatest Smile!
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Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Dudley Herschbach
Professor Herschbach is a highly cherished supporter of the World’s Greatest Smile for many years.
He is a source of inspiration and dedication for all of us!
We just received another lovely mail from him with a wonderful suggestion for the World’s Greatest Smile which we would love to implement!
Unfortunately the funds of the World's Greatest Smile don't allow to realise it so far - we work very hard to change that.
If you like to help, please find our Donate-button on the left side of this web site or contact us! Any help - big or small - is highly appreciated!
So please keep in mind that there are more WGS-sub-projects in the making “... to remind the world that we are all citizens of the only inhabitable planet we know of!” (Dudley Herschbach)
In 1986 Professor Herschbach was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contribution concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes.
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New supporter of the World’s Greatest Smile is Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Ronald H. Coase.
Professor Coarse is probably one of our most experienced smilers since he already smiles since 101 years!
Professor Coase got the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his discovery and clarification of the significance of transaction costs and property rights for the institutional structure and functioning of the economy in 1991.
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Also new to the fine group of Nobel Supporters is Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. James Heckman.
Professor Heckman received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples in 2000.
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And Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Martin Chalfie
wrote us he is “... glad to do it” again. And we are glad he does it again, too!
Professor Chalfie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP, in 2008.
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01/17/2012, Tuesday, 14:29, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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And our newest Nobel Smile comes from Professor Dr. Robert J. Aumann
He has “already started practicing for January 25th”!
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2005 was awarded to Robert J. Aumann for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.
Professor Auman’s Prize Lecture had the title “War and Peace”.
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01/16/2012, Monday, 20:54, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Two more Canadian smiles for the World’s Greatest Smile!
Senator Terry Mercer, Member of the Senate of Canada, notified his participation in the World’s Greatest Smile-Day to us today and wrote: “...I think every day should be World’s Greatest Smile-Day”.
We might even see his smile because he actually lives pretty close to us right now!
And Shelly Glover, Member of the Parliament of Canada, also gave notice of her smile.
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01/13/2012, Friday, 23:04, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Some more inspirations on World’s Greatest Smile - Day activities
So Nobel Laureate John Hall will participate in the World’s Greatest Smile with his wife and a primary school...
That makes me sooo happy! I'd love to see that event! I’m sure everyone will enjoy that event so much! Wonderful!
And what do you plan for the World’s Greatest Smile - Day?
Here is our new page with some more inspirations on what you can do on the World’s Greatest Smile - Day on January 25th!
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01/12/2012, Thursday, 23:17, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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“Dear, you’ve got an e-mail...”
Andreas wanted to read a new e-mail to me. Therefor I knew that this would be something very cool due to the fact that he only may read things to me which make me very happy, because I want his voice in my head only associated with good things.
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John Hall
in the Oval Office at
the White House
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So while he was reading we both went from smiling to smiling deeply moved, to smiling amused, then to laughing out loud, back to smiling touched, to more smiling glowingly where we stood for a while - and then to cheering enthusiastically.
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. John Hall wrote - amongst some very friendly, touching and motivating things about the World’s Greatest Smile - that he would participate in the World’s Greates Smile Day.
And in addition he announced that he and his wife “...will be in a primary school that day, so we'll probably be able to add quite a few more participants”.
Isn’t that lovely and gorgeous and adorable and ...?!
Professor John Hall was awarded The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005 for his contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.
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01/11/2012, Wednesday, 14:37, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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The 21st Nobel Laureate announced her participation in the World’s Greatest Smile Peace Project !
 Exciting news again:
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Helen Blackburn wrote us an e-mail and announced her Smile for the World’s Greatest Smile Day!
Blackburn was listed among Time Magazine's “The TIME 100 - The People Who Shape Our World” in 2007.
She researches on finding a cure for cancer and according to Time Magazine used to sing to critters - what a wonderful new member of the World’s Greatest Smile family! We are very happy to welcome her!
Professor Elisabeth Blackburn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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01/10/2012, Tuesday, 20:25, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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“Dooouuug...!!!”
or - in a much more serious tone:
The first Nobel Laureate in 2012 announced his Smile for the World’s Greatest Smile Day!
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very nice picture of
Professor Doug Osheroff
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If you live more or less nearby and heard someone excitedly exclaiming “Dooouuug...!!!” or saw someone hoping around happily waving her arms - well, yes, that was me.
I just got an e-mail in which Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Douglas D. Osheroff promises that he “will smile on January 25, for as long as my face will support a smile”!
As an explanation for the hoping and waving I have to mention that I had a printed extract of one of the personal e-mails Professor Osheroff wrote to me some years ago taped to my computer screen for several years!
So he has not just a special place in my heart but also had one on my screen - what is very hard to accomplish...! So I’m very, very excited!
Professor Douglas D. Osheroff was awarded the The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996 for the discovery of superfluidity in helium-3.
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01/05/2012, Thursday, 15:11, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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I just published a new game in our series of World’s Greatest Smile Games:
Show your shiny bearskin, swing your fluffy bunny ears, and play “Smile at bears”!
Andreas and I invented “Smile at bears” on a cold winter day for a special event we had. And it became one of my favourite games of all times for several reasons!
One of the reasons why I love this game so much is because it is so lovely to explain the “rules”...
It’s great for creating a fabulous atmosphere..., overcoming preconceptions, being there for others, and using a smile as a friendly form of communication.
friendly bears, happy bunnies and the bear’s den...
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01/01/2012, Sunday, 14:59, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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We wish you all a peaceful, happy and healthy New Year 2012!
May 2012 make history as the most peaceful year so far on humankind’s way to world peace.
Just let’s do it! If we can make it in 2012 we can spend 2013 cuddling puppies. Worth a try?
♪♪ “...
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over over
If you want it
War is over
Now...”
John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
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12/20/2011, Tuesday, 12:52, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Christmas tree balls by Meike Duch
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12/19/2011, Monday, 23:51, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Some inspiring events over the last few weeks, so Andreas created this:
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12/14/2011, Wednesday, 20:02, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Time names Person of the Year: The Protester
“In 2011, protesters didn't just voice complaints; they changed the world.” Time
Read more...
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12/12/2011, Monday, 18:05, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  Ta-dahhhh, a new communication tip...:
Religion and religious education in schools
Yes, it happens in other countries as well, so as an example let’s have a look at this...
Read full tip!
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12/10/2011, Saturday, 00:15, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Today is Human Rights Day 2011... Happy birthday, Human Rights!
“This year, millions of people decided the time had come to claim their rights. They took to the streets and demanded change. Many found their voices using the internet and instant messaging to inform, inspire and mobilize supporters to seek their basic human rights. Social media helped activists organize peaceful protest movements in cities across the globe - from Tunis to Madrid, from Cairo to New York - at times in the face of violent repression.
Human rights belong equally to each of us and bind us together as a global community with the same ideals and values. As a global community we all share a day in common: Human Rights Day on 10 December, when we remember the creation 63 years ago of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
United Nations - Human Rights Day 2011
"It is not a treaty...[In the future, it] may well become the international Magna Carta." Eleanor Roosevelt
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12/03/2011, Saturday, 23:15, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Next heroic act
Hey, if you give me a good reason I write something nice about you! And if you do something extra heroic you’ll be mentioned even here.
Sooo, the newest heroic act on our incomplete list is put into practice by the Fulton County sheriff’s deputies and movers.
103-year-old Vinia Hall and her 83-year-old daughter Vita Lee were facing foreclosure from her home she has lived in for the past 53 years. But Fulton County sheriff’s deputies and the moving company hired to evict the women refused to go through with the court-ordered action.
It is reported that Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta and other politicians then all intervened to keep Hall in her longtime home - and that her bank announced after the bad publicity that it had reached an agreement with Hall that will allow her to remain in her home.
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11/18/2011, Friday, 16:16, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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What could have been... or What could be...
Silver Donald Cameron wrote a beautiful article using the example of Halifax about how politicians could handle and work with the Occupy movement around the world. It’s a piece of art.
Read the article: Mayor Kelly Muffs His Moment
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11/16/2011, Wednesday, 22:57, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Next heroic act to be on our list: Councillor Jennifer Watts
Councillor Jennifer Watts apologised for her role in the decision to remove protesters from the Halifax Occupy site on Remembrance Day during the city council meeting.
At least she tried to apologise until her microphone was disabled...
I talked to and listened to people from both - oh well, all three parties if you want to include the police - and hoped for apologies so I watched this live.
And I was impressed. It takes some real principles, to admit mistakes publicly! It was the first step to resume a constructive discussion.
Haligonia: Councillor Apologizes For Role In Victoria Park Evictions
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11/13/2011, Sunday, 13:38, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Time and space or Past, Present and Future
We went and witnessed two very different events at the same location this week.
First the Dignity Day Ceremony / Kristallnacht Memorial in the course of the Holocaust Education Week.
And then I was invited to come to the Grand Assembly of the Occupy Movement which coincidentally took place at the same place.
One event focussed mainly on the past - one mainly on the present. Which will influence the future more?
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11/06/2011, Sunday, 20:27, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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New series: Heroes
Some of you already know that I’m a huge fan of courageous people who step up if someone is in need of help. They find themselves suddenly in a challenging situation and decide to do the right thing - and they make our world a better place. That’s why I decided to publish here some of their stories when I stumble upon them.
I won’t search for them more than usual nor will I do a lot of background research on each of them - just link them and hope you’ll find them inspiring as well. So if you find one I didn’t, please send me the link. Thanks!
The first one coincidentally happened right in our neighbourhood...:
“Man rescues Dartmouth woman from burning home
A 19-year-old Dartmouth woman is recovering in hospital after a complete stranger rescued her from a burning house.”
Read full article on CBCnews
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10/30/2011, Sunday, 21:01, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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7 billion possibilities of new friends
The world's population is expected to reach 7 billion tomorrow.
So we have 7 billion opportunities.
And we have to take 7 billion responsibilities.
Here we go...!
Oh, and here is a counter of the Current World Population
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10/07/2011, Friday, 11:06, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Congratulations to the Nobel Peace Prize 2011 Laureates!
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2011/
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10/07/2011, Friday, 11:06, Meike, HRM, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Well, yes...
Yes, I had an accident in January, yes, got injured, yes, still walk a bit remarkably, yes, will recover...
Thanks a lot to everyone who sent love and other ‘get well wishes’! It helped a lot! You are highly appreciated!
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