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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I see one!
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Celebrate International Women’s Day
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In Sicily, history is everywhere
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Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
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Brain coral
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National Panda Day
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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World Nature Conservation Day
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World Whale Day
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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Black grouses lekking
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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American robin
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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Martinique
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Wheels up in Beijing
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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A water loch-ed castle
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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