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Worldwide Holidays for July 2009

1st July

Canada Day.

Communist Party Foundation: People's Republic of China.

Family Day: Lesotho.

Freedom Day: Suriname.

Heroes' Day: Zambia.

Independence Day: Burundi, Rwanda.

Republic Day: Ghana.

St. Peter's and St. Paul's Day: Colombia.

Union Day: Somalia.

2nd July

Il Palio, Siena:
Continuing in ancient tradition, the contradas compete on horses around the town square of Siena, Italy, every July 2nd and August 16th.

Unity Day: Zambia.

4th July

Independence Day: United States of America.

United States Friendship Day: Philippines.

5th July

Independence Day: Algeria, Cape Verde, Venezuela.

Unity Day: Rwanda.

6th July

Independence Day: Comoros.

Republic Day: Malawi.

7th July

Constitution Day: Cayman Islands.

Independence Day: Solomon Islands.

Serbian Day: Former Yugoslavia.

9th July

Independence Day: Argentina, Bahamas.

11th July

Revolution Day: Mongolia.

12th July

National Day: Sao Tome.

Orangeman's Day: Ireland.

14th July

Bastille Day: France.

National Day: Iraq.

15th July

Sultan's Birthday: Brunei.

17th July

Independence Day: Slovakia.

Revolution Day: Iraq.

Rivera Day: Puerto Rico.

18th July

Constitution Day: Uruguay.

19th July

Independence Day: Laos.

Martyr's Day: Burma.

Sandinista Day: Nicaragua.

20th July

Day of the Sea: Japan.

Independence Day: Colombia.

21st July

Liberation Day: Guam, Poland.

23rd July

Revolution Day: Egypt.

24th July

Simon Bolivar Day: Ecuador, Venezuela.

25th July

Constitution Day: Puerto Rico.

Guanacaste Day: Costa Rica.

Republic Day: Tunisia.

Revolution Day: Cuba.

Santiago Day: Spain.

26th July

Independence Day: Liberia, Maldives, Puerto Rico.

Revolution Day: Cuba.

28th July

Independence Day: Peru.

30th July

Independence Day: Vanuatu.

Somers' Day: Bermuda - two day cricket game between the western and eastern sides of the Islands of Bermuda.

31st July

Emancipation Day: Bermuda.

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Barry Scott -Digest Editor

In the last Adland Digest (703) I had written about the history of Advertising and the mediums that lead the way through these times. I also asked at the end of the article "What do you think? I did receive a few responses and there was one in particular that I would like to bring to your attention.

Larry asked "Could the Internet overtake TV and Newspapers in a very short time because of its popularity or at the very least do it much quicker than it took Television to eventually beat out Newspapers?"

It is an interesting question, the Internet is its own medium as there are certain businesses and markets that would not survive without it, however there are other mediums that use the internet as a marketing tool (Television and Newspapers) and keep there mediums alive and in some cases very healthy. As an example most cable companies are broadcasting a digital signal through the internet to homes, this is still considered TV revenue and advertising but using the internet as the tool.

The internet is fairly young and still experiencing growing pains and I have no doubts that one day it will become the leader as newspaper and TV have, but I do not anticipate it as being at any significant time period that would be consider amazing compared to the speed of the other mediums rise. However a sign that it has arrived is if you should see an internet giant like Google or Yahoo bid for the exclusive broadcast rights to a major sporting event like a Super Bowl or World Series.    

Of course any questions or feedback is always welcome, send me an email to barry@softfornet.com or just click on my name below.     

  

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