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1{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Race Street Near 8the Street by Alan Barr

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Philadelphia, Chinatown, 2015

Sometimes the night blossoms and blooms forth in the day burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries never to be found in May 16 by PHH Sykes

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Sometimes the night blossoms

and blooms forth in the day

burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries

never to be found in May

always out in September

all trace gone by March fulfilling November

I to the hills

King James Bible

I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

1{A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

phhsykes@gmail.com

“The Boleskine House Foundation, a registered Scottish charity.”

boleskinehouse.org/

Boleskine, Old Boleskine Church, Burial Ground, Canmore

canmore.org.uk/site/100574/boleskine-old-boleskine-church...

The Boleskine Burial Ground

southlochnessheritage.co.uk/boleskine-burial-ground/

Sometimes the night blossoms and blooms forth in the day burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries never to be found in May Title 1 by PHH Sykes

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Sometimes the night blossoms

and blooms forth in the day

burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries

never to be found in May

always out in September

all trace gone by March fulfilling November

I to the hills

King James Bible

I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

1{A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

phhsykes@gmail.com

“The Boleskine House Foundation, a registered Scottish charity.”

boleskinehouse.org/

Boleskine, Old Boleskine Church, Burial Ground, Canmore

canmore.org.uk/site/100574/boleskine-old-boleskine-church...

The Boleskine Burial Ground

southlochnessheritage.co.uk/boleskine-burial-ground/

20240225NIKON Z 8The Photographer_NZ87210-Edit by Laurie2123

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Thank you so much for your views, comments and favs. I really do appreciate every one!

My images are posted here for your enjoyment only. All rights are reserved. Please contact me through flickr if you are interested in using one of my images for any reason.

10726 (SN66VWS) supporting VE Day at Main Road Depot Northampton 8the May 2020 by Chris

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~explore by bellejune

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i've been tagged so many times i never keep up with them. i'll go with some things i love:

1raspberries 2sunshine 3family and 4friends 5snowboarding 6snow angles, 7photography 8the feeling you get when you know you've gotten that shot 9flickr 10sunshine on saturdays like today so i'm going to go off and enjoy it with many of those things! (minus like snow..)

<3

xo

huge bowl of raspberries to this wonderful gal for the sweet testimonial

this was explored.. why. well #160 on may 1st woop

making the bed: 2009 by jessica wilson {jek in the box}

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what a year! 2010 may be a year of beds on the road and away from home...keep your

fingers crossed for me! clockwise from the top left:

*the january bed

*the february bed

*the march bed

*the april bed

*the may bed

*the june bed

*the july bed

*the august bed

*the september bed

8the october bed

*the november bed

*the december bed

a whole year of beds!

Created with fd's Flickr Toys

Winter Wisdom by The Many Muses

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For the past five years it has been my tradition to offer a Limited Edition holiday print, proceeds of which are donated to charity. Last year's edition raised almost $1,000 to help victims of domestic violence through Heartly House, a program that provides safety, hope, and compassion to women, children and families. If you have been thinking of purchasing one of my pieces for yourself or for a friend, now is the time to do so while simultaneously giving back to the world in the process.

I am offering a digitally-signed, limited edition 11 x 14" print on matte archival paper at a special price to entice you to give these as gifts or keep for yourself.

I will be happy to ship your print anywhere in the world to anyone you choose. This piece will only be available through January 10, 2011 and then retired in this size and finish.

I get so much joy and peace from creating my work and I just want to give a little of that back to people who don't yet have the same opportunities. Thanks.

Sometimes the night blossoms and blooms forth in the day burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries never to be found in May Title 2 by PHH Sykes

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Sometimes the night blossoms

and blooms forth in the day

burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries

never to be found in May

always out in September

all trace gone by March fulfilling November

I to the hills

King James Bible

I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

1{A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

phhsykes@gmail.com

“The Boleskine House Foundation, a registered Scottish charity.”

boleskinehouse.org/

Boleskine, Old Boleskine Church, Burial Ground, Canmore

canmore.org.uk/site/100574/boleskine-old-boleskine-church...

The Boleskine Burial Ground

southlochnessheritage.co.uk/boleskine-burial-ground/

Sometimes the night blossoms and blooms forth in the day burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries never found in May always in September HD by PHH Sykes

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Sometimes the night blossoms

and blooms forth in the day

burgeoning in dark ripe buds and berries

never to be found in May

always out in September

all trace gone by March fulfilling November

I to the hills

King James Bible

I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

1{A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

phhsykes@gmail.com

“The Boleskine House Foundation, a registered Scottish charity.”

boleskinehouse.org/

Boleskine, Old Boleskine Church, Burial Ground, Canmore

canmore.org.uk/site/100574/boleskine-old-boleskine-church...

The Boleskine Burial Ground

southlochnessheritage.co.uk/boleskine-burial-ground/

Mitchell Railway Station (Mitchell, Queensland's Western Downs) by Buddy Patrick

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Mitchell railway station was opened on the 17th of January 1885 as part of a rail link to service western Queensland. Buildings of heritage significance on the site include the passenger station, goods shed and station master's house. The station complex reflects the historic role of Mitchell as a regional centre in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It provides good examples of typical railway architecture from this period in south western Queensland.

In Australia, government fostered the development of railways as a means of developing the country and providing social benefits. It was argued that rail would reduce freight costs and save travel time for passengers. An added incentive for rail development in Queensland was the very poor state of the roads. In wet weather especially, this hampered the transport of freight. Railway development became the province of government because of the doubtful economics of building and operating a rail service for the widely distributed, sparse population of rural Queensland. In most cases the capital costs were high in relation to the potential revenue likely to be raised from passengers and freight. These economies imposed a natural limit on the expansion of railways into remote areas.

The government initially gave priority to developing a railway west of Brisbane. As well as providing graziers and farmers with a more efficient transport link to the coast, railways were seen as a key to encouraging closer settlement west of the Great Dividing Range. The first section of rail, opened on the 31st of July 1865, was between Ipswich and Bigg's Camp, 34 kilometres west of Ipswich. By February 1868 the rail was extended to Dalby in the Darling Downs. With a railhead provided for the squatters in this region, extensions further west ceased while the railway was developed elsewhere. A line south to Warwick was opened in 1871 and in August 1872, approval was granted to extend the railway in Central Queensland and to start an Ipswich to Brisbane rail link. It was 1876 before construction of the railway westward from Dalby recommenced. The rail was opened to Roma in 1880 and to East Mitchell in 1883.

The region surrounding Mitchell was explored by Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell in the mid-1840s. The explorer spoke highly of the country's pastoral potential and within two years, squatters had occupied runs in the vicinity of Mount Abundance to the south of the present township of Mitchell. Eurella, Amby Downs, Mitchell Downs and Forest Vale, four pastoral runs in the vicinity of Mitchell, are believed have been taken up in 1861. The head station for Mitchell Downs was located on the site of the present town of Mitchell on the banks of the Maranoa River.

Mitchell Downs homestead was located on the western side of the Maranoa River, near the place where teamsters from Charleville, Bollon, and Saint George crossed the river and was the logical site for a settlement to develop. One of the first settlers in the region recalls that after the Mitchell Downs homestead was damaged by flood waters in 1864 and had been moved to a nearby location, the remains of the original homestead were converted into the Maranoa Hotel. This was the township's first building. In 1876, Mitchell became a stage on the Cobb and Co. route from Roma to Charleville. Coach routes opened from Mitchell to Bollon in 1900 and to Saint George in 1905.

The rail reached the eastern bank of the Maranoa River across from the township of Mitchell in 1883. The river formed a natural barrier and until a bridge was constructed, a temporary terminus at East Mitchell was established. This was opened on 8the of October 1883. A public holiday was proclaimed and a free 'excursion train' ran from Roma to the new terminus, but no formal ceremony was held owing to the lack of notice given of the opening (Western Star October the 10th 1883). With the opening of the East Mitchell terminus, the departure point of the Roma to Charleville Cobb and Co. route was moved to Mitchell. Coaches ran to Charleville three times weekly.

The Maranoa River bridge was completed on 10 September 1884 as part of the contract for the next rail extension. The bridge extends almost 210 metres and is made up of three spans on concrete piers with timber approaches. It is reputedly one of a small number of rail bridges built with continuous girders. Contracts were let in 1884 for a goods shed (still partly extant), engine and carriage sheds, booking offices, station master's house (still extant), cattle and sheep yards and three gate keeper's cottages at the site of the planned new terminus in Mitchell.

On the 17th of January 1885, the rail link between East Mitchell and Mitchell was opened by a ministerial party, which included Hon. W Miles (Minister for Works), Hon. CB Dutton (Minister for Lands), F Curnow (acting Commissioner for Railways), JF Thallon (Queensland Rail Traffic Manager), P McLean (Land Commissioner in Chief) and C Adam (Railway Traffic Inspector). At this time, the main station building and platform was almost complete and the goods shed, carriage shed and engine shed were in the process of construction.

The opening of the rail to Mitchell brought increased commerce to the township due to its role as the western rail terminus. Outward bound wool statistics for stations during the period when the western railway was being built shows that as the rail arrived at a township, that centre enjoyed a brief period of high goods traffic until the rail moved further west. Thus, in 1882, the year before the opening of the East Mitchell Station, Roma Railway Station recorded the highest quantity of outward bound wool on the Western Line at 6,687 bales. In 1884, this figure dropped to 1,308 bales with the new terminus at East Mitchell recording 9,545, the largest quantity on the western line. As the rail opened to points west of Mitchell, however, traffic through the station reduced. After the opening of Morven Station in March 1887, wool leaving Mitchell Station dwindled to 774 bales.

The extant passenger station is the third to occupy the site. The first building was destroyed by fire on the night of 13 December 1887. It was replaced by a shelter shed comprising a waiting area, office and lavatory. In about 1901, refreshment rooms (no longer extant) were erected comprising a bar, dining room and semi-detached kitchen. The second shelter shed burnt down on the 29th of June 1933. The present station was erected probably later that year utilising a shelter shed from Evanslea Station and a storeroom from Silverwood Station. The architectural style of the buildings suggests that probably they date to no earlier than 1910.

The core of the goods shed appears to date to 1884 - 1885. Originally 101 feet (30.8 metres) long, the shed was quite large and this is indicative of the high goods traffic passing through the station initially. In February 1963, approval was given to reduce the length of the shed to 45 feet (13.7 metres). Material recovered was used for repairs to the building.

A contract for the station master's house, still extant on the site, was let on the 19th of July 1884 to Warren Brothers, the well-known building and architectural firm based in Roma and was likely completed by the time the Mitchell Station was opened in January 1885. Warren Brothers erected many government buildings in the Roma district including the Roads and Lands Office at Roma (1878), the Court House at Surat (1878 - 1879) and the railway buildings at Roma (1880). The Mitchell station master's house may be a prototype for a later Queensland Rail standard design since its design is similar to Queensland Rail's architectural standard for first class station masters' houses in 1889. By as early as 1894 this standard had changed and in 1917 the Mitchell residence was recorded as a third class station master's house.

The architect responsible for the standard design for first class station master's houses was Henrik Hansen. Born in Denmark in 1843, Hansen had emigrated to Australia by 1877, when he was practising as an architect in Maryborough. Between October 1877 and 1904, he was employed in the Chief Engineers Branch of the Queensland Railway's Southern Division. In this position, he was responsible for the design of many standard railway buildings including station masters' residences.

Minor modifications to the station master's residence in the 20th century included the removal of the original brick chimney and replacement with an iron stove recess 1945 and extension of the awning over the northeastern side verandah in 1963.

After Charleville Station opened in 1888, the Carriage and Engine sheds at Mitchell Station were moved to Charleville. Of these two buildings, the engine shed remained intact until 2003 when it was blown down in a severe windstorm.

Since the station was first opened in 1885, accommodation for train and maintenance crews has been erected on the site. In the 1950s, train crews were quartered at Mitchell to relieve crews travelling from Roma and Charleville. A modified goods shed and two fettlers' cottages were moved to the site to accommodate crews. By 1961 there were 12 residential buildings on the site providing accommodation for maintenance and operations staff. Currently, there are only three residential buildings, comprising the station master's house and two more recent houses.

Source: Queensland Heritage Register.

28mm f/2.8The London Eye by new blue bird

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The London Eye

London Eye & County Hall by Night.

Drieluik, Leidschendam by Arnold de Gans

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Pictures made on the 8the floor.

8The Riverside Scholars by Hanwasyellowfirst

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Hey All! The Riverside Scholars is the third instalment in The Mountain Windmill range. The set is up on LEGO Ideas so please feel free to support it and share if you like it: ideas.lego.com/projects/322bc554-a4ab-4a7d-86ad-b755379e73a5

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77 The Revival of the Empire - Unprecendented Political and Social Unrest by Saint Alban

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Copyright held by: Pickering And Inglis, 24-26 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G2 6PA

MAASTRICHT TREATY

The role of the Western European Union and its relations with the European Union and NATO

Introduction 1.

WEU Member States agree on the need to develop a genuine European security and defence identity and a greater European responsibility on defence matters.

This identity will be pursued through a gradual process involving successive phases. WEU will form an integral part ofthe process of the development of the European Union and will enhance its contribution to solidarity within the Atlantic Alliance.

WEU Member States agree to strengthen the role of WEU, in the longer term perspective of a common defence, compatible with that of the Atlantic Alliance.

2. WEU will be developed as the defence component of the European Union and as a means to strengthen the European pillar of the Atlantic Alliance.

To this end, it will formulate common European defencepolicy and carry forward its concrete implementation through the further development of its own operational role. WEU Member States take note of Article J.4 relating to the common foreign and security policy of the Treaty on European Union which reads as follows:"

1. The common foreign and security policy shall include all questions related to the security of the Union, including the eventual framing of a common defence policy, which might in time lead to a common defence.

2. The union requests the Western Union (WEU), which is an integral part of the development of the Union, to elaborate and implement decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. The Council shall, in agreement with the institutions of the WEU, adopt the necessary practical arrangements.

3. Issues having defence implications dealt with under this Article shall not be subject to the procedures set out in Article J.3.

4. The policy of the Union in accordance with this Article shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States and shall respect the obligations of certain Member States under the North Atlantic Treaty and be compatible with the common security and defence policy established within that framework.

5. The provisions of this Article shall not prevent the development of closer cooperation between two or more Member States on a bilateral level, in the framework of the WEU and the Atlantic Alliance, provided such cooperation does not run counter to or impede that provided for in this Title.

6. With a view to furthering the objective of this Treaty, and having in view the date of 1998 in the context of Article XII of the Brussels Treaty, the provisions of this Article may be revised as provided for in Article N(2) on the basis of a report to be presented in 1996 by the Council to the European Council, which shall include an evaluation of the progress made and the experience gained until then."A. WEU's relations with European Union3.

The objective is to build up WEU in stages as the defence component of the European Union.

To this end, WEU is prepared, at the request of the European Union, to elaborate and implement decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications.

To this end, WEU will take the following measures to develop a close working relationship with the Union:-

as appropriate, synchronization of the dates and venues of meetings and harmonization of working methods;-

establishment of close cooperation between the Council andSecretariat-General of WEU on the one hand, and the Council of the Union and General Secretariat of the Council on the other;- consideration of the harmonization of the sequence and duration of the respective Presidencies;-

arranging for appropriate modalities so as to ensure that theCommission of the European Communities is regularly informed and, as appropriate, consulted on WEU activities in accordance with the role of the Commission in the common foreign and security policy as defined in the Treaty on European Union;-

encouragement of closer cooperation between the Parliamentary Assembly of WEU and the European Parliament.The WEU Council shall, in agreement with the competent bodies of the European Union, adopt the necessary practical arrangements.B.

WEU's relations with the Atlantic Alliance

4. The objective is to develop WEU as a means to strengthen the European pillar of the Atlantic Alliance.

Accordingly WEU is prepared to develop further the close working links between WEU and the Alliance and to strengthen the role, responsibilities and contributions of WEU Member States in the Alliance.

This will be undertaken on the basis of the necessary transparency and complementarity between the emerging European security and defence identity and the Alliance.

WEU will act in conformity with the positions adopted in the Atlantic Alliance.-

WEU Member States will intensify their coordination on Alliance issues which represent an important common interest with the aim of introducing joint positions agreed in WEU into the process of consultation in the Alliance which will remain the essential forum for consultation among its members and the venue for agreement on policies bearing on the security and defence commitments of Allies under the North Atlantic Treaty.-

Where necessary, dates and venues of meetings will be synchronized and working methods harmonized.-

Close cooperation will be established between the Secretariats- General of WEU and NATO.C. Operational role of WEU5.

WEU's operational role will be strengthened by examining and defining appropriate missions, structures and means, covering in particular:-

WEU planning cell;-

closer military cooperation complementary to the Alliance in particular in the fields of logistics, transport, training and strategic surveillance;-

meetings of WEU Chiefs of Defence Staff;- military units answerable to WEU.Other proposals will be examined further including:-

enhanced cooperation in the field of armaments with the aim of creating a European armaments agency;-development of the WEU Institute into a European Security and Defence Academy.

Arrangements aimed at giving WEU a stronger operational role will be fully compatible with the military dispositions necessary to ensure the collective defence of all Allies. D. Other measures

6. As a consequence of the measures set out above, and in order to facilitate the strengthening of WEU's role, the seat of the WEU Council and Secretariat will be transferred to Brussels.

7. Representation of the WEU Council must be such that the Council is able to exercise its functions continuously in accordance with Article VIII of the modified Brussels Treaty.

Member States may draw on a double-hatting formula, to be worked out, consisting of their representatives to the Alliance and to the European Union.

8. WEU notes that, in accordance with the provisions of Article J.4(6) concerning the common foreign and security policy of the Treaty on European Union, the Union will decide to review the provisions of this Article with a view to furthering the objective to be set by it in accordance with the procedure defined.

The WEU will re-examine the present provisions in 1996.

This re-examination will take account of the progress and experience acquired and will extend to relations between WEU and the Atlantic Alliance.II.

DECLARATIONby Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, theNetherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which are members of the Western European Union.

"The Member States of WEU welcome the development of the European security and defence identity.

They are determined, taking into account the role of WEU as the defence component of the European Union and as the means to strengthen the European pillar of the Atlantic Alliance, to put the relationship between WEU and the other European States on a new basis for the sake of stability and security in Europe.In this spirit, they propose the following:

States which are members of the European Union are invited to accede to WEU on conditions to be agreed in accordance with Article XI of the modified Brussels Treaty, or to become observers if they so wish.

Simultaneously, other European Member States of NATO are invited to become associate members of WEU in a way which will give them the possibility of participating fully in the activities of WEU.

The Member States of WEU assume that treaties and agreements corresponding with the above proposals will be concluded before 31 December 1992."

The draft Federal Constitutionof the European Union

Index

Chapter I: General Articles

Chapter II: The Legislature

Chapter III: The ExecutiveChapter IV: The Judiciary power

Chapter V: The competences of the Union

Chapter VI: Amendments to the Constitution

Chapter VII: Changes to the Territory of the Union-Preamble

We, the peoples of the European Union,

* acknowledging our commitment to co-operation, solidarity, tolerance and respect for our diversity and different identities,

* recognising the importance of regional co-operation and understanding for peace and prosperity in Europe,

* believing that the peoples of Europe, having shown how ancient enmities and hatreds can be replaced by peace and friendship, must complete their progress towards an all-European federation, and that in doing so they will set an example to the world,

* knowing that the only path forward for our continent is one of ever deeper integration and of ever closer union between the peoples of Europe,

* convinced that many of the biggest problems confronting us today, such as social exclusion, pollution, unemployment and racism can no longer be adequately dealt with by our individual states, and therefore need a transnational solution,

* believing that a truly democratic and federal European Union respects and protects our different identities and cultural heritage and has the necessary legitimacy to lead us into the next century,

* supporting the objective of bringing democracy as close as possible to the citizens by placing the competences at their most appropriate level, according to the principle of subsidiary,

CONSTITUTION

Chapter I: General ArticlesArticle

1The European Union, hereafter called "Union", is formed by the following Member States, Belgique-België-Belgien, Danmark, Deutschland, Ellas, España, France, Ireland, Italia, Luxembourg, Nederland, Österreich, Portugal, Suomi-Finland, Sverige, United-Kingdom of Great-Britain and NorthernIreland.Article

2The Union derives all its powers from the shared sovereignty of its Member States and the citizens of the Union.Article

3No citizen of the Union can be discriminated against on the basis of one's beliefs, religion, race, nationality, language, gender or sexual orientation.

Article 4A citizen of the Union is a person holding the citizenship of a Member State.

Article 5 Any citizen of the Union, any permanent legal resident or any Member State has the right to petition the Court of Justice to hear its case under European law.

Article 6All citizens of the Union, which have reached the age of 18, have the right to vote and stand for office in all elections in their State of residence in the same way as citizens of that State.

Article 7Any official language in a Member State is an official language of the Union.

The citizens of the Union may use these languages in all communication with the institutions of the Union.

The Union flag is described as such : "Against the background of blue sky, twelve golden five-pointed stars form a circle, representing the union of the peoples of Europe.

The number of stars is invariable, twelve being the symbol of perfection and entirety."

The European Anthem is the "Ode to Joy", arranged from the last movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

The European feast day is the 9th May.

Chapter II: The Legislature

Article 8The European Assembly is the legislature of the Union. It consists of two chambers, the European Parliament and the Senate of the Union, hereafter called "Senate", both having the same powers.

Either chamber, as well as the Commission following the procedure laid down in article 21 of this Constitution, has the right to propose legislation and a simple majority in both chambers is necessary to make the laws of the Union, except in the cases foreseen by this Constitution.

All laws of the Union have direct effect and are directly applicable.

Article 9 After a proposal for legislation receives the necessary majority in either chamber of the European Assembly, it shall be submitted to the other chamber.

This latter will indicate to the originating chamber within sixty days whether it rejects or accepts the proposal with or without amendments.

If it fails to do so, the proposal will become law. If it rejects the proposal, the proposal is defeated.

If the two chambers of the European Assembly reach the necessary majority on two differing versions of a proposal for legislation, their versions are brought before the Conciliation Committee of the European Assembly, consisting of an equal number of representatives of each chamber.

The Conciliation Committee will endeavour to make a common version from the two differing versions.

If such a common text is agreed upon by a majority within the representation of both chambers, it will return for a final vote in the two chambers.

If the vote fails in either chamber, the proposal is defeated.

Article 10The European Parliament consists of 650 members, elected every five years by a uniform election procedure, laid down in the electoral laws of the Union.

No member of the European Parliament shall be in the same time member of the Senate, or member of the Commission, or member of the Court of Justice, or member of the parliament or of the government of a Member State.

The electoral laws of the Union may provide for more incapabilities.

Article 11The Senate consists of one member per Member State, hereafter called "Senator".

The Member States shall decide the mode of election of their Senator. Each Senator has one vote.

Article 12 When the Union makes a proposal for the harmonization of the legislations of the Member States, following the procedure laid down in Article 35 of this Constitution, the Senate shall be replaced by the Council of Ministers, hereafter called "Council".

The Council shall consist of one member per Member State, appointed by the government of its Member State, notwithstanding the provisions of the following alineas of this article.

Representatives of regional authorities invested with legislative and executive powers over the subject concerned by the Council may fully participate in the decision-making process of the Council.

The representatives of regional authorities only represent their regional

Their votes are relative to the number of inhabitants they represent.

This number and any future changes to it are notified to the Council.For the determination of the majority of Member States, they will be counted not as one Member State but as a fraction, representing the number of their citizens divided by the total number of inhabitants of the Member State of which they form a sub-entity.

Article 13 A simple majority in the Senate is a majority of its members.A qualified majority in the Senate is a three quarter majority of its members.

A simple majority in the European Parliament is a majority of the members present and voting, without counting abstentions.

A qualified majority in the European Parliament is a three quarter majority of the members present and voting.

Neither chamber of the European Assembly can vote on legislation, without a majority of its members voting.

The Council always takes its decisions by a three quarter majority of its members.

Article 14 All sessions of the European Assembly are open to the public and the agendas, minutes and voting records of all plenary sessions are to be published and available to the public.

Chapter III: The Executive Article 15

The executive powers are vested upon the Commission, which is composed of a maximum of fifteen members.

The Commission may not count more than one member coming from the same Member State.Article 16The European Assembly elects the members of the Commission among the members of the European Parliament by a simple majority after each integral renewal of the European Parliament.

The members of the Commission which put an end to their function get back their mandates of members of the European Parliament.

Article 17 The European Assembly elects the President of the European Union, hereafter called "President", and the Vice-President of the Commission, hereafter called "Vice-President", by a simple majority, among the members of the Commission, for a term of one year.

These mandates are not renewable for the following year.

The leaving President may not be elected Vice-President.If the President is not able to assume its function, in cases of disease, death, or impeachment, the Vice-President shall take office and shall continue the term.

If he assumed the function of President for more than 6 months, the Vice-President may not be elected as President, the following year.

Article 18 The Commission can only be dismissed by the European Assembly by the appointment of a new Commission.

The European Assembly may force one or several members of the Commission to resign upon a proposal of one third of the members of either house of the European Assembly.

Article 19 The Commission takes all decisions collectively.

Article 20 The Commission represents the Union in external relations, in the implementation of its foreign, security and defence policies and in international organisations.

Article 21The Commission has the right to propose legislation.

A proposal by the Commission has to be presented to the European Parliament.

Article 22 The President negotiates and concludes all treaties on behalf of and within the areas of exclusive competence of the Union.

Treaties concluded by the Commission enter into force after ratification by the European Assembly, by a simple majority.

Article 23 The President shall have the right to engage European Union military forces outside the territory of the Union, if a qualified majority in the European Assembly gives it the mandate to do so, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24.

Article 24The President shall be in command of the European Union military forces. No military unit can be engaged outside of the territory of the Union over the objections of the Member State to which this unit belongs.Chapter IV: The Judicial power

Article 25The judicial power of the Union is vested upon the Court of Justice. It extends to all cases in law, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the Union and the treaties established under this Constitution.

Any dispute over the competences of the Union and the competences of its institutions will be resolved by the Court of Justice.

Article 26 The Court of Justice will be composed by a number of judges equal to the number of Member States, appointed by the European Assembly by a simple majority vote in each chamber.

Those chosen will be selected from among the most eminent jurists for a mandate of nine years.

A judge can only serve for one mandate.

The mandate of a judge can only be terminated before its expiration, for cause of death, resignation or by a ruling of the Court of Justice.

The Court of Justice can only rule on the termination of a judge's mandate for violations of the laws, criminal conviction or behaviour which could lead to the disrepute of the Court.

Article 27 The judges of the Court of Justice will choose from amongst their midst a president for a renewable mandate of three years.

The president chairs the meetings of the Court of Justice and represents the Court of Justice in its dealings.

Article 28 The rulings of the Court of Justice will be binding within the territory of the Union.

They shall take precedence over and the Court of Justice can annul all legislative acts, which it finds in conflict with this Constitution.

Article 29 The Court of Justice has the right to hear any case on Union legislation brought before it.

Article 30 The European Assembly has the right to establish, by a qualified majority, lower courts, without prejudice to the competences of the Court of Justice as set out in this Constitution.

Article 31 This Constitution and the laws and treaties adopted, or to be adopted, under it will be the supreme law of the Union and judges in every Member State will be bound hereby, any thing in the constitutions or laws of the Member States notwithstanding.

Article 32 The Union is a party to the European Convention of Human Rights and the Convention and its covenants will take precedence over all laws of the Union.

Article 33A ny conflict arising between this Constitution, the legislation and treaties made under it or the constitutions or laws of any of the Member States and the European Convention on Human Rights, will be decided upon by the European Court for Human rights and its verdicts will be binding on all courts within the territory of the Union.

Chapter V: The competences of the Union

Article 34 The Union shall be competent to the exclusion of its Member States in the following areas:I.

Within the field of Economic and Commercial Policy for:

The creation, the maintenance and the adaptation of a single market, with free movement of goods, persons, capital and services, within the European Union, including:

Copyright and trademark legislation; Competition Policy; State aids; Fisheries; Agricultural policy; Energy and nuclear power; Trans-European networks; Mutual recognition of diplomas of higher education; Monetary policy and the management of a single currency; Customs union and tariffs, antidumping legislation, external trade and commercial policyII.

Within the field of Foreign and Security Policy for:

Defence of the territory of the Union and its outside frontiers, upholding of the principles of the United Nations around the world.

The making of treaties on behalf of the European Union within its exclusive competences.III. Within the field of Justice and Home Affairs for: Immigration and border controls;

The fight against organised, transnational crimeIV. Environmental legislation in cases where more than one Member State is affected.

This does not preclude the European Assembly to entrust the Member States with the execution of the laws it passes within its exclusive competences, under the supervision of the Commission.

Article 35 The Union and the Member States have shared competences in the fields of:I. Within the field of Economic and Monetary Policy for: Consumer protection; Social policy; Research and technology; Natural resourcesII.

Within the field of Foreign and Security Policy for Foreign aidIII.

Citizenship and Human Rights

IV.

Culture and Higher EducationV.

Tourism

Within these areas the Union has the right to harmonise the legislations of the Member States and to pass legislation providing a framework within which its Member States can act.

The implementation of this legislation shall be supervised and co-ordinated by the Commission acting in co-operation with the governments of the Member States, represented in the Council, as provided in Article 12.

Article 36 The Member States shall have exclusive competence in all areas not foreseen in this Constitution and not entering in the scope of Article 37 of this Constitution.

Article 37 The European Assembly shall have the power to make all laws, which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution its competences and all other competences vested by this Constitution into the institutions of the Union.

In all areas that do not affect the interests of more than one Member State, the Member States, or the appropriate regional or local authorities shall have the right to pass legislation in as far as this legislation does not impinge upon an overriding interest of the Union.

Article 38 The European Assembly promulgates the laws of the Union and the Commission executes them, unless this Constitution decides otherwise.

Article 39 The budget of the Union is voted by a simple majority in the European Assembly, in as far as it does not exceed 3% of its gross domestic product.

A budget rise of the Union beyond 3% of its gross domestic product, has to be approved by the European Assembly with a qualified majority in both Houses.Chapter VI:

Amendments to the Constitution

Article 40 Any of the institutions which have the right to propose legislation, or a number of citizens of the Union practised in the electoral laws of the Union have the right to submit to the European Parliament, their proposals for amendments to the Constitution.

At the end of its mandate, the European Parliament can then by a simple majority propose to the next European Assembly amendments to the Constitution.

The newly elected European Parliament and the Senate can then amend the Constitution by qualified majority in both chambers.

Article 41 The current Constitution will enter into force after a three quarter majority of the Member States, by a procedure laid down by the Member State, approve it and the European Assembly ratifies it by a qualified majority.

The Union will take over the acquis communautaire.

Chapter VII: Changes to the Territory of Union

Article 42 Any European state which respects the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights has the right to become a Member State of the Union, if its accession agreement is approved by a qualified majority in both houses of the European Assembly, or by the citizens of the Union and the Member States, by a procedure laid down in article 45.

Article 43 Any Member State shall have the right to secede from the Union if its citizens expresses itself for secession from the Union.

One year after notification of the European Commission the seceding Member State will be freed from all obligations towards the Union and its membership will terminated.

Article 44 Any change to the number of Member States shall be accepted by the concerned Member States, and by the citizens of the Union and the Member States, following a procedure laid down in article 45.

Any territorial change between the Member States shall be accepted by the concerned Member States and their citizens.

Article 45 Acts submitted to the vote of the citizens of the Union are accepted by the majority of the voters.

Acts submitted to the vote of the citizens of the Union and the Member States are accepted when the majority of voters and the majority of Member States approve them.

The result of a referendum in a Member State is the voice of the Member State.

04apr14 lunar mosaic 2 by Aprill Harper

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Equipment used:

Meade LX90-ACF 10" telescopeMeade 6.3 focal reducer & field flattenerSamsung NX1000 camera connected to prime focus2 images stitched in PaintShop Pro 8the waxing moon's phase was 26.93% full

WWE Super Show-Down- October 6, 2018 by Vax80

Photo from the pay-per-view professional wrestling event WWE Super Show-Down, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday October 6, 2018. The highlights video of the night can be found at the following link:

youtu.be/Q2YsMypG_xg

The card for the night, including results and times, was:

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes

1The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (c) (with Big E) defeated Cesaro and SheamusTag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship9:38

2Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch (c) by disqualificationSingles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship10:50

3Bobby Lashley and John Cena defeated Elias and Kevin OwensTag team match10:05

4The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) defeated Asuka and NaomiTag team match5:45

5AJ Styles (c) defeated Samoa Joe by submissionNo Countout, No Disqualification match for the WWE Championship 23:45

6The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) and Ronda Rousey defeated The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, and Sarah Logan) by submissionSix-woman tag team match10:05

7Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander (c)Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship10:35

8The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) defeated Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyreSix-man tag team match19:40

9Daniel Bryan defeated The MizSingles match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Championship2:25

10Triple H (with Shawn Michaels) defeated The Undertaker (with Kane)No Disqualification match 27:35

(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Highlights from the video include:

1:30- WWE Super Show-Down introduction;

7:35- Entrances of Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch;

9:29- John Cena addresses crowd;

10:59- Entrances of The Bella Twins, Ronda Rousey and The Riott Squad;

13:02- Entrance of hometown wrestler Buddy Murphy;

15:41- Entrance of wrestler Roman Reigns, who just happened to enter from the aisle that Vaxman80 was nearest to (talk about lucking it!!);

18:04- Promo leading into the Triple H- Undertaker feud for the Main Event,

22:34- Entrances of the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kane and The Undertaker (excuse Vaxman80's enthusiasm for one of his all-time favourite wrestlers, Shawn Michaels);

37:02- Conclusion of the Triple H-Undertaker match, and Super Show-Down event.

Vaxfacts: This event set an Australian professional wrestling attendance record, with 70,309 officially in attendance. This is also, as of October 7, 2018, the 16th highest attended WWE wrestling event ever worldwide. The MCG, reconfigured with reduced seating for this event, is the tenth largest stadium in the world by capacity, with an official capacity of 100,024. Seven days prior on September 29, saw the 2018 Australian Football League Grand Final contested by Collingwood and the West Coast Eagles (which, sadly for Vaxman80, saw Collingwood lose by 5 points after leading most of the game)- official attendance was 100,022. The previous Australian WWE event attendance record was 56,734, which was for the WWE Global Warning event at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, on August 10, 2002. Vaxman80 attended both wrestling events!

7-8The ligaments of the shoulder joint seen from the front. by Qasim Zafar

Atlas of Human Anatomy

Translated by:

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS

Professor

Departments of Pediatrics, Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Neurology

This atlas is translated from the original atlas entitled "Handbuch der Anatomie des Menschen" which was published in 1841 in Leipzig, Germany. The author of this atlas was Professor Dr. Carl Ernest Bock, who lived from 1809-1874.