World Standards Day, also known as International Standards Day – is celebrated on October 14th every year; the primary objective is to educate businesses, consumers and policymakers on the importance of standardisation. Members of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) celebrate

500,000 earthquakes occur every year and about 100 are strong enough to cause notable damage. Like Robert Yeats said, "Major earthquakes near large cities around the world are inevitable. The loss of hundreds of thousands of lives is not."