To mark International Day of Peace, we invite you to look closely at the colorful sail in today"s homepage photo. It"s a composite of 120 small panels painted by children from different ethnic and social backgrounds—each panel offers a message of hope for a better world. The Ship of Tolerance is part of an international outreach program created by the Kabakov Foundation that aims "to promote art as a medium for communication and cooperation between diverse cultures while nurturing the growth and development of young artists in all disciplines." Children are taught the importance of understanding others and making friends with those outside their own cultural experiences. You"re looking at an installation that was moored in Lake Zug, Switzerland.
A gentle wind fills this sail
Today in History
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Brain coral
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Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire
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Floating temples in the Land of Smiles
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Celebrating Madagascar on its Independence Day
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Denali National Park
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Paleontology meets art
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It s tree-climbing season
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International Dark Sky Week
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Islands that turned the tide
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At the gates of the ksar
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Women s History Month
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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The otherworldly red river
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Why, aloe there
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Chapel on the rock
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Citizenship Day and Constitution Day
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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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National Poinsettia Day
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Christmas lights in Domaso, Lake Como, Italy
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Why you should thank a nurse today
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Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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The tortoise and the finch
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Great horned owl
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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Back on the rise
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A tale of almonds and bees
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