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I want to honor President Joe Biden with an awesome winter flower which blooms faithfully and beautifully in my garden each January, a symbol of faith and constancy and resilience in the face of adversity. Today I breathe easier with the knowledge that my country is once again in the steady hands of a true leader - one that I can be proud of and believe in.
"I give you my word: I will always level with you. I will defend the constitution. I will defend our democracy. I will defend America."
~ President Joe Biden
Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this ... we must end this uncivil war ... We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts."
~ President Joe Biden
"America has been tested, and we've come out stronger for it. We will repair our alliances and engage in the world once again."
~ President Joe Biden
"The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light if we are brave enough to see it, if we're only brave enough to be it." ~ Amanda Gorman, Poet Laureate in her inaugural poem
This was from 2017 and I have not been hearing about protests this time around but I am wondering if people are worried about violence at them inciting by Trump, who has shown this tendency in the past, of course. This young protestor is likely a teenager now and I feel the most sorry for kids who have now lived through so much damage to their country and their world.
It would be wrong to ignore the racism and sexism in America that is largely responsible for our current reality. However, make no mistake that there were many steps of voter suppression and redistricting to make sure that all votes didn't count equally or could be cast as easily.
In this country, it is not possible to hold most professional jobs (even an Occupational Therapist) as a felon but one can somehow hold the office of presidency. That is likely because no one in their wildest imagination could have dreamed a reckless criminal with complete disregard for Democracy could take over.
And here we are....stuck.
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The statuary from the Presidents Park now residing on a farm/business in Croaker Virginia. Statues are 18 to 20 feet tall.
My President is Victoria Kayor Rejan the best one Ever
Visit this location at PHOENIX HAVEN II UNDER CONSTRUCTION in Second Life
This has been around for a long time now but always a joy to catch it, even in the rain (especially with it's Neopolitan Ice Cream colour scheme)
Grant's father, Jesse, rented this 2 room frame cottage near the confluence of Indian Creek and the Ohio River in 1822. The family lived there little over a year before Ulysses was born. They then moved to Georgetown, Ohio were Jesse was building a tannery. The cottage is a museum and maintained by the Ohio History Connection.
In the coming weeks and months, the United States Congress faces decisions on the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and the future of support for the fifth largest recipient of U.S. assistance in the world. Recent developments in Colombia, one of the longest-standing allies of the United States in the Americas, including the on-going investigation into ties between paramilitary organizations and sectors of Colombia's governing class have raised questions regarding the future direction of U.S. policy toward Colombia. In a spirit of open communication, The Americas Project at the Center for American Progress is pleased to host a conversation with His Excellency Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia, about these and other issues that shape the relationship between two of the most closely interconnected countries in the Americas.
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Serangoon Harbour, Singapore.
Prestige Ocean provides launch services to Singapore’s various inner anchorages and Outer port limit waters.
Prestige Cargo Boat
TWIN MARINE ENGINE
ALUMINUM HULL
OUTPUT : 330KW×2
LENGTH : 15 meter
BREATH : 4.4 meter
The sun starts to rise behind Wisconsin Central GP40 #3018, which is tied down for the day on Presidents Island in Memphis, TN.
3/17/2019
Free people of a free country!
The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine.
As before, the enemy is confused. They did not expect such resistance. They believed in their propaganda, which has been lying about us for decades.They still can't recollect themselves. But they have already begun to understand that they will not achieve anything by war.
Their soldiers know this. Their officers are aware of this. They flee the battlefield. They abandon equipment.
We take trophies and use them to protect Ukraine. Today, Russian troops are, in fact, one of the suppliers of equipment to our army. They could not imagine such a thing in a nightmare.
And I want to tell the Russian soldiers. Those who have already entered our land. And who are just about to be sent to fight against us.
Russian conscripts! Listen to me very carefully. Russian officers! You’ve already understood everything. You will not take anything from Ukraine. You will take lives. There are a lot of you. But your life will also be taken.
But why should you die? What for? I know that you want to survive. We hear your conversations in the intercepts, we hear what you really think about this senseless war, about this disgrace and about your state. Your conversations with each other. Your calls home to your family. We hear it all. We draw conclusions. We know who you are.
Therefore, I offer you a choice. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I give you a chance. Chance to survive. If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated. As people, decently. In a way you were not treated in your army. And in a way your army does not treat ours. Choose!
Our brave defenders continue to inflict devastating losses on Russian troops.
Soon the number of downed helicopters of Russia will reach hundreds of units. They have already lost 80 warplanes. Hundreds of tanks and thousands of other units of equipment.
In 19 days, the Russian army has lost more in Ukraine than in two bloody and years-long wars in Chechnya. For what?
I am grateful to those Russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth. To those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts to their friends and loved ones. And personally to the woman who entered the studio of Channel One with a poster against the war. To those who are not afraid to protest. As long as your country has not completely closed itself off from the whole world, turning into a very large North Korea, you must fight. You must not lose your chance.
The European Union has approved the fourth package of sanctions against Russia. The fourth - and I'm sure not the last.
We are working with partners on new restrictions that will be applied against the Russian state. Everyone who is responsible for the war. Everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy. Everyone who is responsible for repression against people. Everyone will get an answer. The answer of the world. And this is just the beginning.
Responsibility for war crimes of the Russian military is inevitable. Responsibility for a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities is inevitable. The whole world sees what is happening in Mariupol. Kharkiv. Chernihiv. Sumy. Okhtyrka. Hostomel. Irpin. In all our cities.
All our partners are informed of the crimes of the invaders against civilians and local self-government in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. In the temporarily occupied areas. There will be an answer for that. Necessarily. For the disrupted humanitarian corridors. Necessarily.
During the day of March 14, 3,806 Ukrainians were evacuated from the cities and towns of the Kyiv and Luhansk regions.
Our convoy with one hundred tons of what is most necessary for Mariupol is still kept in Berdyansk. For three days already. But we will try. We will do everything to ensure that Mariupol residents receive food, water and medicine.
I provided full information about the actions of the invaders on the Ukrainian land in conversations with friends and partners of our state. Every aggressive action of the invaders only pushes the world to new sanctions.
I spoke with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. With President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. We have 100% mutual understanding.
The conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Bennett was also important. As part of a negotiation effort to end this war as soon as possible. With a fair peace.
Our delegation also worked on this in negotiations with the Russian party. Pretty good, as I was told. But let's see. They will continue tomorrow.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has agreed on a package of decisions to support our economy.
So that business works. So that people have jobs. Where security allows. Where people are ready for it.
First, we are starting tax reform. Instead of VAT and income tax we give a rate of 2 percent of turnover and simplified accounting. For small businesses - this is the first and second group of sole proprietors - we set a voluntary payment of a single tax. That is, if you can - pay. You can't - no questions asked.
The second is maximum business deregulation. We cancel all inspections for all businesses. So that everyone works normally. So that the cities come to life. So that life continues wherever there is no hostilities.
The only condition is that you ensure the normal operation of your business in the framework of Ukrainian law.
These are just the first two steps of our tax reform. To be continued.
And finally.
I have just signed a decree on awarding state awards of Ukraine to 234 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who showed personal courage and heroism in the fight for our land. For our independence. 59 of them posthumously.
May the memory of everyone who gave life for our state live forever!
Eternal gratitude to all our heroes!
Glory to Ukraine!
Following up on an earlier post. I created this version to show more of the parade (stitched together from a nearby slide in the shoot). There should be more space between cars, and another motorcycle on the passenger side, but that's what you get. I left a vestige of the crosswalk line for comparison.
Still would like to locate time and place. Believed it to be taken during his Congressional Campaign trip in New England of October 1962. Slide develop date stamped JAN 1963.
© Original 35mm Kodachrome Slide Transparency
Metroline VPL585 (LK04NMJ) runs through the City on King William Street towards London Bridge running as HT184 on Route 43.
This vehicle is due to be stood down from service this evening.
El Presidente de la República, Sebastián Piñera, participa en la ceremonia de inauguración del nuevo edificio médico de la ClÃnica Dávila
Our President General Pervez Musharraf, while dancing at the last day of Shandur Festival.
Kindly do not use this picture in any form without the written approval from me, not for blog or any other internet activity also
This is a photograph of the President mountain in Yoho National park, Canadian Rockies. This shot I took almost two years ago on a strenuous hike in the hills. It was a tough one!!
From Wikipedia: The President is a mountain peak on the The President/Vice-President Massif, just North of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut.
The President was named Shaugnessy in 1904 by Edward Whymper after Thomas Shaugnessy, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1907, the mountain was renamed by the Alpine Club of Canada, after it was discovered that the name had already been used on a mountain in the Selkirks.
Shot for Macro Mondays, theme "Member's Choice - Musical Instruments"
This is my worn out Hohner harmonica. Never managed to make it sound like a pro unfortunately.
Autumn flowers in the back garden. Clematis (President) trailing along our fence we look forward to this providing us some late colour in the year.