It’s Monday, so take this new week with positude*, and you’ll end it smiling more or better than when it started.
My Monday GlimpseOn this day, many things happened since the beginning of humanity. Listing them here will not change what was done, but I hope can serve to reflect on making our present and future better.On Tuesday, September 13 1898 a retired Priest, Hannibal Goodwin was granted the Patent #610861 for
"a photographic pellicle . . . in connection with roller cameras". He died of injuries following a street accident and his patent was sold to Ansco, a photographic company which produced inexpensive cameras for most of the 20th century.
On Wednesday, September 13 1922 the temperature in the shade at Al 'Aziziyah, Libya reached a world record of 57.8°C (136.04°F). Unless due to other reasons, I think global warming was already serious at work.

On Thursday, September 13 1956 IBM officially introduced the first computer disk storage unit, the
"RAMAC 305" (left picture) which was also the first commercial computer that used a moving head hard disk drive for secondary storage. My goodness! What a size...
In 53 years, technology has considerably evolved especially in making devices smaller and more efficient. I'll simply mean "miniaturisation".
Learn more about this device.
On Thursday, September 13 1979 South Africa granted independence to the "homeland" of Venda, which was not recognised outside South Africa. The Non-State was re-absorbed into South Africa on Wednesday, 27 April 1994. Listen to Venda’s national anthem
here.
International Days Observed This WeekDuring this week, at least 3 international days will be observed worldwide. The International Days
of Democracy and that
for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, days recognized by the United Nations, on September 15 and 16 respectively. A number of activities are surely organised in your country or community to commemorate these events.
The third international day of the week -- which many like me might have not known until now -- is the
“International Talk Like a Pirate Day” (ITLAPD) which is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers. The day is "the only holiday to come into being as a result of a sports injury” during a racquetball game between to M. Summers and J. Baur. One of them reacted to the pain with an outburst of
"Aaarrr!", and the idea was born… The observance of this day, related to humour recommends everyone in the world to talk like a pirate. In case you need hints on how a pirate speaks, don't hesitate to rent or bye a copy of pirate movies such as the
The Pirates of The Carribean or simply visit the original website of the ITLAPD found at
talklikeapirate.com.Well, in case you decide to observe ITLAPD, I wish you reasonable fun.
From Abengourou in Cote d'Ivoire, have a wonderful week.
*Positude is the abbreviation of positive attitude. As simple as that :)
My Monday Glimpse is derived from
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.