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Earth Hour is an annual international event started by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia in 2007, held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour in the evening. The event is promoted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald. Note: After losing a court case in 2002 on the use of the initials WWF, the organization previously known as the World Wrestling Federation has rebranded itself as World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE. WWF - The Conservation Organization was formerly known as World Wildlife Fund and Worldwide Fund for Nature. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... Note: After losing a court case in 2002 on the use of the initials WWF, the organization previously known as the World Wrestling Federation has rebranded itself as World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE. WWF - The Conservation Organization was formerly known as World Wildlife Fund and Worldwide Fund for Nature. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Earth Hour 2008

Strong backing from the City of Sydney and its Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, helped to make Earth Hour 2008 an international event.[1] The official Earth Hour website has confirmed that over 286,000 people and over 20,000 businesses had signed up for the event as of 1 p.m. GMT.[2] This article is about the local government area. ... Clover Moore is an Australian independent politician. ...


As of 30 March, over 11,900 businesses and nearly 300,000 individuals had registered to indicate their intention to participate.[2] is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


2008 Participants

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Scheduling

Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House were darkened during Earth Hour 2007.

Before 2008, San Francisco had been running a "Lights Out" program of their own that occurred in October.[10] For 2008, it was being moved to March 29 to align with Australia's Earth Hour. This also happens to be the year that Earth Hour became an international event and San Francisco was asked to be a partner city in Earth Hour. Rather than have a competing event, San Francisco is supporting Earth Hour and all Lights Out efforts will now move to supporting the international Earth Hour event. Since Earth Hour for 2008 is on a Saturday, many high schools in the Greater Toronto Area participated by turning off half the lights in classrooms during the last hour of school on Friday, March 28, 2008. Although the tagline of Earth Hour 2008 is officially, "See the difference you can make," the official radio advertisement ended with the tagline, "Dark city, bright idea." Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 503 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 629 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Earth hour Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 503 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 629 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Earth hour Metadata... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main way to cross Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Many buildings in Sydney also turned off their lights in 2007.

Tel Aviv scheduled their Earth Hour for Thursday March 27, 2008 to avoid conflict with Sabbath.[11] Dublin moved their Earth Hour to between 9 and 10 p.m. due to their northern geographical location.[12] This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Sabbath. ...


Energy saved

Colosseum darkened for Earth Hour 2008

According to WWF Thailand, Bangkok decreased electricity usage by 73.34 megawatts, which, over one hour, is equivalent to 41.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide.[13] The Bangkok Post gave different figures of 165 megawatt-hours and 102 tonnes of carbon dioxide. This was noted to be significantly less than a similar campaign initiated by Bangkok's City Hall last year in May where 530 megawatt-hours were saved and 143 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission was cut.[14] Toronto saved 900 megawatt-hours of electricity. 8.7% was saved if measured against a typical March Saturday night.[15] Ireland, as a whole, had a reduction in electricity use of about 1.5% for the evening.[16] In the three-hour period between 18:30 and 21:30, there was a reduction of 50 megawatts, saving 150 megawatt-hours, or approximately 6 tonnes of carbon dioxide.[17] The Colosseum by night: exterior view of the best-preserved section. ... Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government  - Type Special administrative area  - Governor Apirak Kosayothin Area  - City 1,568. ... The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ... The megawatt-hour (symbol: MWh) is a unit for measuring energy. ... Carbon dioxide (chemical formula: ) is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. ... The Bangkok Post is a broadsheet English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... Carbon dioxide (chemical formula: ) is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ...

Golden Gate Bridge before(insert) and during Earth Hour 2008

In Dubai, where external lighting on several major city landmarks was turned off and street lighting in selected areas was dimmed by 50%, the Electricity and Water Authority reported savings of 100 megawatt-hours of electricity. This represented a 2.4% reduction in demand compared to before the hour began.[18] The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ... Location of Dubai in the UAE Coordinates: , Country Emirate Dubai Incorporated (town) June 9, 1833 Incorporated (emirate) December 2, 1971 Founder Maktoum bin Bati bin Suhail (1833) Seat Dubai Subdivisions Towns and villages Jebel Ali Hatta Al Hunaiwah Al Aweer Al Hajarain Al Lusayli Al Marqab Al Shindagha Al Faq...


The best result was from Christchurch, New Zealand. The city reported a drop of 13% in electricity demand. However, Transpower reported that New Zealand's power consumption during Earth Hour was 335 megawatts, higher than the 328 megawatt average of the previous two Saturdays.[19] Melbourne, Australia saved 10.1% of electricity. Sydney, being the city that participated both 2007 and 2008 Earth Hour, cut 8.4% electricity consumption. This is less than last year's 10.2%, however Earth Hour executive director Andy Ridley made the claim that after factoring margin of error, the participation in this city is the same as last year.[20] This article is about the city in New Zealand. ... Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) is the state-owned enterprise responsible for electric power transmission in New Zealand. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The top portion of this graphic depicts probability densities (for a binomial distribution) that show the relative likelihood that the true percentage is in a particular area given a reported percentage of 50%. The bottom portion of this graphic shows the margin of error, the corresponding zone of 95% confidence. ...


The worst result was from Calgary, Canada. The city's power consumption actually went up 3.6% at the hour's peak electricity demand. [21] It should be noted however that in Calgary, where weather plays a large role in power consumption, the city experienced weather 12C colder than the previous Saturday's recorded temperature.[22] This article is about the Canadian city. ...


Celebrations around the world

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Google

A web screenshot of Google Canada's 'darkened' homepage on March 29, 2008.

Earth Hour has also received free publicity from the Google corporation. From 12:00 a.m. on March 29, 2008 until the end of Earth Hour, the Google homepage in the United States, Colombia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland and the UK was turned to a black background. Their tagline is, "We've turned the lights out. Now it's your turn - Earth Hour." [30] is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the corporation. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...


TV channels

  • Canada's The Weather Network moved its studios outside between 8 and 9 p.m. EDT for Earth Hour, using only an LED light for the hour.[31]
  • The Agenda with Steve Paken on TVOntario ran its full program running only on candle light.[citation needed]

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Criticism

Overview of Sydney in Earth Hour 2008

Criticisms centred on the Hour's being mere tokenism,[32] its effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions, whether the significant reduction in electricity consumption reported occurred at all, and questionable coverage of the event by the media conglomerate that sponsored it. It should be noted that the Earth Hour is very similar to the grassroots Earth Day Energy Fast, which from 1991 to 2007 proposed going completely without man-made energy each Earth Day. Earth Day Energy Fast was folded in 2007 since the campaign's founder claimed it was "too late" for such a campaign to have meaningful impact. Tokenism refers to a policy or practice of limited inclusion of members of a minority group, usually creating a false appearance of inclusive practices, intentional or not. ...


Measurement of reduction in electricity use

According to figures from EnergyAustralia, a local utility, mains electricity consumption for the 2007 event in Sydney was 2% lower during the Hour than would be expected given the time, weather conditions and past four years' consumption patterns. The Herald Sun equated this with "taking 48,613 cars off the road for one hour."[33] Critics, most notably Columnist Andrew Bolt, labelled this as "A cut so tiny is trivial - equal to taking six cars off the road for a year".[34] In context, the six cars equates to there being six fewer cars on the road at any given point of time in the day or night. In response to this criticism, the organisers of Earth Hour counter that "If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year."[35] and they also note that the main goal of Earth Hour is to create awareness around global warming issues and "to express that individual action on a mass scale can help change our planet for the better."[35] and not about the specific energy reductions made during the hour being all that's required. EnergyAustralia is a large Australian electricity supplier and retailer, previously owned by the Government of New South Wales, and primarily focussed on supplying the Sydney, Newcastle and Central Coast areas of New South Wales. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Andrew Bolt (born 26 September 1959) is an Australian newspaper columnist and conservative pundit. ...


The 10.2% figure was itself challenged in a detailed analysis by David Solomon, a finance student at the University of Chicago. Solomon used eight years of electricity usage data to conclude that the Earth Hour-inspired drop was 6.33%, and that after other potential factors were taken into account, 2.10%, "statistically indistinguishable from zero."[33] In some areas in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be twilight at 8 p.m., removing some of the advantages of the event.[36] For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ...


Fairfax coverage

Media Watch, a television show scrutinising the press, reported on claims that The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age had run misleading and even manipulated photographs of the event.[37] The program shows Before and After photos published by the papers and states that the photos may have been manipulated by overexposure. This article is about the Australian television program. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The first Earth Hour was held on 31 March 2007 in Sydney, Australia from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is claimed[attribution needed] that the 2007 Earth Hour cut Sydney's mains electricity consumption by 10.2% for that hour[citation needed], with as many as 2.2 million people taking part, while David Soloman claims that actual saving was only 2.1%. [33] Earth Hour 2008 was held internationally on 29 March 2008 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time, marking the first anniversary of the event with many partner cities and individuals around the world participating. Earth Hour may also help reduce light pollution, and in 2008, coincides with the beginning of National Dark Sky Week in the U.S..[citation needed] The 2009 Earth Hour will be held on March 28, 2009.[38] is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Type F mains power plug & socket The term mains usually refers to the general purpose alternating current (AC) electrical power supply (as in “Ive connected the appliance to the mains”). The term is not usually used in the United States and Canada. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... This time exposure photo of New York City shows sky glow, one form of light pollution. ... National Dark-Sky Week is a week during which people all over the United States turn out their lights in order to observe the beauty of the night sky without light pollution. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Journalists at Melbourne's Age newspaper claimed that they had been pressured not to write negative stories about Earth Hour because of the parent company's sponsorship arrangement. On April 10, a statement from the journalists claimed that "Reporters were pressured not to write negative stories and story topics followed a schedule drafted by Earth Hour organisers."[39]


See also

National Dark-Sky Week is a week during which people all over the United States turn out their lights in order to observe the beauty of the night sky without light pollution. ... Unofficial Earth Day flag, by John McConnell, including a NASA photo. ...

References

  1. ^ Earth Hour - Earth Always :: Sydney Media. City of Sydney (2007-05-18).
  2. ^ a b More than just an hour - Simple things you can do each day. WWF. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  3. ^ Cities - Earth Hour 2008. WWF. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  4. ^ Supporting Cities. WWF. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ "Someone get the lights", Toronto Star, March 2008, pp. X6-7. 
  6. ^ Indonesia Businesss Supporters - Earth Hour 2008. WWF. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  7. ^ a b Ora Pamantului - Earth Hour 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  8. ^ Trondheim kommune - Earth Hour 2008. Trondheim kommune (March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  9. ^ VOCM (March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  10. ^ Tyler, Nate. Lights Out San Francisco. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  11. ^ Ross, Oakland. "Tel Aviv rock concert gets power from pedals", March 28, 2008, pp. A1, A10. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  12. ^ Winsa, Patty. "Someone get the lights", March 27, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  13. ^ "Canadians go dark with world for Earth Hour", CBC, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  14. ^ "Lights out campaign disappointing: Bangkok helps save very little energy", Bangkok Post, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  15. ^ "Toronto hits energy target", Toronto Star, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  16. ^ "Ireland uses less power for 'Earth Hour'", RTÉ News, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  17. ^ a b "Call for continuation of Earth Hour ethos", BreakingNews.ie, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 
  18. ^ "Dubai slashes energy use for Earth Hour", Arabian Business, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  19. ^ Lights on, power use up for Earth Hour. Kelly Andrew. The Dominion Post. Monday, 31 March 2008.
  20. ^ "Where do we go from here?", Toronto Star, 2008-03-31, pp. A1,A17. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 
  21. ^ "Calgary's Earth Hour effort uses more power, not less", Global Calgary, 2008-03-30. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  22. ^ "Edmontonians cut power consumption by 1.5 per cent during Earth Hour", Edmonton Journal, 2008-04-01. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 
  23. ^ "Lights Out for Asia in 'Earth Hour'", Associated Press, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  24. ^ Potter, Mitch. "Scandinavia darkens", Toronto Star, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  25. ^ "Furtado headlines free Earth Hour concert in Toronto", CBC, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  26. ^ "Earth Hour at York's Observatory", York University, March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  27. ^ David Dunlap Observatory. WWF. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  28. ^ Celebrate Earth Hour at the Science Centre. Ontario Science Centre. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  29. ^ Tel Aviv rocks to Earth Hour. Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  30. ^ Earth Hour. Google. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  31. ^ The Weather Network - Earth Hour 2008. The Weather Network. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  32. ^ Building-in Earth Hour, 24 hours a day’. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  33. ^ a b c Soloman, David. "Rage, rage against dimming of the light", The Australian, 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  34. ^ Bolt, Andrew. "Earth Hour coverage should be grounded", Herald Sun, 2008-03-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 
  35. ^ a b http://www.earthhour.org/about
  36. ^ SkyNews: The Canadian Magazine of Astronomy & Stargazing, March/April 2008, page 37, "Earth Hour too early?"
  37. ^ Media Watch: Flicking The Switch. ABC (2007-04-09). Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  38. ^ Lovell, Jeremy; Auchard, Eric. ""Earth Hour" goes global", Reuters, London/San Francisco: Reuters, 2008-03-30. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  39. ^ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23520854-5006785,00.html
  • Earth Day Energy Fast

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The Dominion Post is a metropolitan broadsheet newspaper published in Wellington, owned by the Australian Fairfax group, owners of The Age of Melbourne and The Sydney Morning Herald. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... CICT is an Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Radio-Canada redirects here. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... York University (French: Université York), located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university and has produced several of the countrys top leaders in the fields of law, politics, literature, philosophy, journalism, management, meteorological, chemical, and space sciences, and fine arts including film, theatre, jazz and experimental music... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the conservation, research and restoration of the natural environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Completed Teluscape. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Weather Network (TWN) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel that provides weather information 24 hours a day. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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