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Today's topic for Our Daily Challenge is 'Commit.' A task I dont like everyday is taking so many vitamins and supplements, but I made a commitment to better health and eating and there are a few physical problems I am 'working on.' Anybody who shares this personal task will probably relate to most of the words the alphabet blocks reveal.
Celebration for DOMA's removal at Orlando's Marriage Equality Rally, including a same sex comittment ceremony.
By Orlando Photographer Jenna Michele. www.jennamichelephotography.com
May 2014, Helsinki, Finland.
Somewhere there is also one for me and my wife.
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5
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Phillip May, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Louisiana, talks about the devastation to Southwest Louisiana and Entergy's commitment to rebuild. Entergy’s Hurricane Laura information website provides customers with storm restoration and recovery updates. Visit the site at entergy.com/hurricanelaura
The Colorado Republican Party holds its "Commitment to Colorado" press conference on August 9th, 2021.
Photographed is Colorado Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert.
Photo taken by Sage Naumann.
Photo may be used by any entity with attribution to Sage Naumann.
Note: The home and family curio shop business for over 100 years, Verkamp's re-opened as a National Park Service visitor center on November 26, 2008. The National Park Service now owns the building and it hosts a bookstore and exhibits about the pioneer history of Grand Canyon Village. www.flickr.com/photos/grand_canyon_nps/sets/7215762639621...
A Commitment To The Arts And To Native American People
REGARDING THIS CATALOGUE
Everything shown in this catalogue except articles specifically marked otherwise are genuine Indian Hand¬made. Please do not confuse them with the many cheap imitations which are flooding the country. A genuine Indian article, with its artistic workmanship, beautiful symbolic designs, and costly materials, is a lasting source of pride to its owner. Imitations are what their name implies-meaningless replicas.
"With an eye to the sale of Navajo Crafts, the traders exerted considerable influence on their designs and workmanship. It is largely to the traders credit that the craft industry has become stabilized to the point where a person buying a rug or a bracelet is assured of his money's worth when he buys from a licensed trader.
Styles, in rugs particularly, have been influenced and harmonious colors, pleasing designs and closer weaving are now the rule. It was through the advice and encouragement of traders that some famous rugs as those from Two Grey Hills, Crystal, and Wide Ruins were brought to their present perfection." - from Navajo Tribal pamphlet
Above:
Jack Verkamp with world renowned San Ildefonso potter, Maria Martinez
Left:
Navajo jeweler Alvin Thompson and Dan Ashley Verkamp's General Manager
U.S. Army Africa chef earns top honors in culinary competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
VICENZA, Italy – When Sgt. Ken Turman drizzled thickened meat juice around a plate of herb pork tenderloin crepinette, he was putting the finishing touches on an entrée that would take top honors at the 35th U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition.
Turman, a U.S. Army Africa chef who works at Caserma Ederle’s South of the Alps dining facility, served as team captain for U.S. Army Europe’s team during the March 12 competition at Fort Lee, Va.
“Sgt. Turman's performance at the competition was exemplary,” said Maj. L. Trice Burkes, commander of Headquarters Support Company, U.S. Army Africa. “His accolades clearly represent years of commitment to the culinary field. We’re honored to have such an NCO among our ranks.”
Overall, the USARUER team earned 22 gold, nine silver and five bronze awards. The military chefs also earned the top team prize, the Installation of the Year award. It’s the first time since 1992 that a USAREUR team received the title. The USAREUR team also won the best team buffet table award.
“Sgt. Turman showed a keen ability to grasp advanced cookery skills and methods along with understanding the requirements of the rules established for the culinary competition, enabling him to be quite successful,” said Sgt. Maj. Mark Warren, from USAREUR’s logistics directorate, who managed the team.
The meal that won gold for the team included an appetizer of seared salmon on a bed of tagliatelle vegetables, served with a citrus wine cream sauce and tomatoes concasse. The main dish included the herb pork tenderloin crepinette and braised pork belly with savory crimini mushroom bread pudding, plus carrot and ginger puree served with pearl onions, peas and creamed Savoy cabbage. The natural jus-lie – thickened meat sauce – was the final touch.
Following the entrée was a desert of streusel-baked apple with mascarpone cream filling, pistachio sponge cake with raspberry cream and chocolate décor served with warm apples and raspberries in vanilla syrup with lemon.
Turman also served as captain of the student skills team. He received a silver medal in the senior chef of the year category and took gold in both the nutritional hot food challenge and in live hot food cooking. Turman was also selected to represent the Army during the Culinary Olympics World Cup this November in Luxembourg.
Warren is encouraged to see younger chefs like Turman develop skills and study the finer points of cookery, he said.
“I would expect to see great achievements and advancement in his future,” Warren said.
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Vegetable terrine with honey mustard sauce lays on display at Fort Lee Va., on March 4, 2010. The terrine with sauce is part of Team Fort Bragg's entry in the Cold Buffet category in the Armed Forces Culinary Competition. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan/Not Released)
A box of matches turned into a bonfire.
"When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire leaving no trace of yourself." - Shunryu Suzuki
Here's to commitment to Dragonboat, and being MIA in Baguio! :(
November 21, 2014 – Boston, MA – Today Morgan Stanley, Boston Global Investors, and the Archdiocese of Boston, home to nearly two million Catholics and the fourth largest archdiocese in the nation, break ground for Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel at 51 Seaport Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts. The chapel is the first Catholic worship site to be built in Boston in more than 50 years. The existing Our Lady of Good Voyage chapel across the street on Northern Avenue has been a religious foundation in Boston for over half a century. The construction of a new chapel signifies a historic intersection of old and new as the Archdiocese officially joins the 23-acre Seaport Square project, the largest approved planned development area in the history of the city of Boston. Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel is designed by ADD Inc/Stantec. The new 5,000 SF structure, capped by a steeple outside and including a choir loft, will be located at the intersection of Seaport Boulevard and Sleeper Street. It is slated for completion in late 2015 and the current Our Lady of Good Voyage will remain open until its new structure is complete. www.seaportchapelboston.com
Cardinal Seán O’Malley said, “Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel, newly constructed at a central location in the Seaport, will continue to serve as a place of prayer and comfort to a diverse community of professionals, families, and travelers. The new chapel design will embrace the history of generations of maritime workers and welcome all who will live, work in and visit the Seaport. We are grateful to Boston Global Investors for partnering with us, and in particular to John Hynes, for his commitment to the Seaport and his recognizing the importance of a vibrant Catholic presence to serve the local faith community.”
Mayor Martin J. Walsh said, "It's rare that we have an opportunity to construct something that is informed by rich history and, at the same time, will be central to the fabric of this up and coming neighborhood. In an area where millions of square feet of new development are now under construction, the 5,000 square foot Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel stands out as a testament to the power of community and the importance of faith. The partnership between the Archdiocese of Boston and Boston Global Investors embodies a spirit of good will that will help ensure that the Seaport is a place where people are welcome to live, work, play, and pray."
John Hynes, Managing Partner at Boston Global Investors, said, “We are thrilled to be developing this chapel for the Archdiocese and feel quite honored to be doing so. The existing chapel, which is over 60 years old would have required an enormous amount of capital improvements, while the future site, right around the corner on Seaport Boulevard, perfectly supported a new chapel. No doubt this new chapel will better satisfy the long-term criteria of the Archdiocese and its growing population of parishioners in the Innovation District.”
Tamara Roy, Principal Architect at ADD Inc/Stantec, added “The design of the new chapel for Our Lady of Good Voyage was inspired by traditional churches found in the countryside of Italy that have roman bricks of varying tones and depths with simple forms.”
Our Lady of Good Voyage, often referred to as the Fish Pier Chapel, was originally founded on December 8, 1952 on land donated by Frederic G. Dumaine, Jr. Once home to Boston’s dockworkers and sailors, its first mass saw 200 parishioners from the local community.
With its groundbreaking, Our Lady of Good Voyage represents the ideal mergence of tradition and innovation to serve a unique and growing congregation in Seaport Square. Over the next several years, Seaport Square is expected to develop into twenty blocks of world-class retail, business, and residential space, knitting together the Financial District, Waterfront, Fort Point Channel and Fan Pier. Through the anticipated construction of five new streets, over 20 buildings, and four prominent public gathering areas, Seaport Square is expected to redefine the meaning of a unified, walk-able, and dynamic neighborhood. Large areas of open and green space, direct access to public transportation, and energy efficient design will be embedded within each building. Seaport Square has direct access to downtown Boston as well as to the I-93 and I-90 interchange, is located in close proximity to Logan Airport and Amtrak’s South Station, and has easy access to public transit with the Courthouse Silver Line Station immediately adjacent to Courthouse Square. Less than a quarter of a mile north of Seaport Square are The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway and Financial District, just steps south of Seaport Square is the thriving Fan Pier, a 21-acre development.
Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel will stand as a religious cornerstone for the development and for the Seaport District at large. Its design will continue to pay tribute to its Boston maritime roots, incorporating a rich tapestry of symbolism with nautical elements imbued with religious significance. Standing at one-story tall and spanning 5,000 square feet, the chapel will showcase a traditional bell tower design and an A-frame roof.
The carved Gothic railing that will enclose the shrine previously was located in Holy Trinity German Catholic Church on Shawmut Avenue in Boston. Additional religious artifacts and furnishings from surrounding local churches will also be preserved and featured throughout the new structure, including an extraordinarily rare statue of the Blessed Virgin from the original Our Lady of Good Voyage. In a nod to its location and original seafaring parishioners, this statue of the Blessed Virgin holding a model of a Gloucester fishing schooner will be enshrined prominently in a devotional chapel near the entry.
Plans for Our Lady of Good Voyage call for a basilica layout to honor the designs that originated in the earliest churches raised after the Roman persecutions. The sanctuary of the church will be oriented eastward, following the traditional arrangement where sunrise connotes Christ's second coming. This symbolic meaning will be enhanced with an expansive window over the altarpiece.
The church's entry is currently designed to be flanked by stained glass images of the Virgin Mary, patroness of the chapel, and St. Peter, called to be a fisher of men. Diamond patterned glass reminiscent of fishing nets, in addition to the coats of arms of Pope Francis and Cardinal O'Malley, are designed to accent these windows. The narthex, a welcoming reception area, links the main doors to the nave entrance beyond it. It serves as a place of preparation and transition between the world and the timeless, sacred space of the church interior where a shrine to Our Lady of Good Voyage and the priest's vestry can also be found.
The central space of the nave—from navis, Latin for ship—has a wood ceiling much like the overturned hull of a boat and the barque of Saint Peter. It is inspired by numerous New England churches whose ceilings were constructed in ages past by ship carpenters. Native American wood will be featured in the wall paneling and furnishings and ship models will be integrated into the design of the interior. The stained glass and woodwork will also include marine-themed ornaments and inscriptions. The nave is divided into three aisles with a confessional in the back, and stained-glass windows repurposed from Holy Trinity and Our Lady of the Assumption in Chelsea featuring twelve saints will be positioned along the length of the nave.
A freestanding altar, also from Holy Trinity's lower church, has a handcrafted ambo with a baptismal font designed especially for Our Lady of Good Voyage. A skylight overhead will cast sunlight onto the altar. Behind it, and serving as the location for the tabernacle, will be a marble altarpiece that once stood in St. Adalbert's Parish in Hyde Park, Massachusetts; an oversized east window over the altar will be repurposed from St. Catherine of Siena in Charlestown. Two statuary niches from Holy Trinity will also embellish the rear wall of the sanctuary. On either side of the sanctuary are handicapped ramps, separated by wood-carved screens. The meeting room space will include a backlit stained glass window from the former chapel, as well as grisaille glass featuring nautical scenes reworked from panels taken from Holy Trinity. Our Lady of Good Voyage will have a choir loft and organ chambers with a balustrade repurposed from the loft at Holy Trinity. A rose window composed of an octofoil panel from St. Augustine's in South Boston will illuminate the space with seating for 46 choristers.
To connect with our Lady of Good Voyage on Facebook and Twitter please visit Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage; @ourladygdvoyage
Photos by George Martell - BCDS - Archdiocese of Boston 2014
June 9, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to honour the service of our women and men in uniform, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today visited Canadian Forces Base Borden to participate in the unveiling of the new Borden Legacy Monument, part of the CFB Borden Centennial Celebrations.
The monument is a gift from the local communities of Simcoe County to honour the two million sons and daughters of Canada who have trained at CFB Borden over the last 100 years. It will continue to pay tribute to the over 20,000 sailors, soldiers and aviators per year who train at the base to serve this country.
During the unveiling, an urn containing battlefield soil patriated from Vimy, France, was enshrined in a niche in the monument. More than 66,000 Canadians made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War, including at the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Quotes
“Today, we all come together to take part in these centennial celebrations, united in common purpose. The Borden Legacy Monument is a fitting honour to those who serve in uniform to protect our values and way of life at home and abroad.”
Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
“The monument unveiled at Borden today, during the Centennial celebrations, is a longstanding symbol of honour and remembrance bestowed upon all the women and men who wear the uniform in service to Canada. It demonstrates one community’s proud commitment to and passion for the Canadian Armed Forces.”
Harjit S. Sajjan, Defence Minister
“On behalf of the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, I am honoured by this gift to CFB Borden. Those involved in the Legacy Project, led by Honorary Colonel Jamie Massie, have thereby shown the greatest respect to our military personnel – those who have come before, who are here today, and who will serve Canada in the future.”
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff
Quick Fact
The battlefield soil was retrieved from Vimy, France, in June 2015, during a ceremony attended by Lawrence Cannon, Canadian Ambassador to France, a delegation from Simcoe County, members from Base Borden, French Forces, and the Vimy Foundation.
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Article by: Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Mon. Dec. 15, 2014.
Canadians who have gone to war during the last century, and those who will go in the next one, will be honoured by a new monument at the Angus gate of Canadian Forces Base Borden.
“What I want to do is pay honour to the history to the people who served our country 100 years ago,” said Honourary Col. Jamie Massie, of the Borden Legacy Project. “And a 100 years from now I want soldiers to go through those gates and to be motivated and inspired by this monument.
“To me it's about being Canadian and serving the Canadian Forces.”
CFB Borden's 100th anniversary is 2016, when a century ago, the base was training soldiers for the First World War.
Massie, who spoke to Barrie city council Monday night about the legacy project, noted many of the Canadian troops who went overseas from 1916 until 1918 were trained at Borden – where the original training trenches were restored in 2011.
“You go look at these trenches and how they trained, their optimism about going there,” he said, “and then they show up there and ended up with these absolutely devastating conditions of battle.”
Many who trained at Borden also fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9-12, 1917, when 15,000 Canadian infantry overran the Germans, but with a terrible toll – 3,598 soldiers killed and 7,000 wounded (Canadian War Museum, Tim Cook).
It was that battle which changed Canada from a British colony into a nation, as noted by Gen. Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian Corps during the latter part of the war.
And Massie said it's only fitting that the monument contain Currie's words.
“To those who fall I say, 'You will not die, but step into immortality. Your mothers will not lament your fate, but will have been proud to have borne such sons. Your names will be revered for ever and ever by your grateful country, and God will take you unto Himself.'”
Massie also has a personal connection to Vimy Ridge. His grandfather fought there with the 48th Highlanders and lost his left leg during the battle
“He lay bleeding in the mud for 18 hours before they picked him up. Then they took him and they cut his leg off,” Massie said.
His father also trained at Borden and served in the Second World War.
The monument will include soil from the Vimy battlefield, with the French government's permission, that Massie himself will travel to France next June to collect along with other dignitaries.
“It (the soil) represents not just the DNA of those 3,500 who died and 7,000 wounded, but represents the repatriation of Canadian soldiers, who were lost and buried and forgotten,” said Massie. “To me the monument will inspire and motivate because we are living to the standard that Gen. Currie promised his troops, that we wouldn't forget them.”
The monument will be created by Marlene Hilton Moore, a local artist who creates public art with striking human figures and architectural forms, along with personal art in on-going exhibitions in galleries and museums.
Her Borden Legacy Project will include walls of highly polished black granite, wings of white granite and a First World War bugler. Beyond the bugler will be a contemplation area, nestled among maple trees and four, black, polished granite benches.
“The idea is to create a place where. . .you can have a very quiet and beautiful place to sit and contemplate the meaning of the monument,” Hilton Moore said.
“It will be a reflection point, a chance to think of how lucky we are to have the freedom that we have,” Massie said.
The monument will be paid for with privately donated funds, and Massie said most of the money has already been raised.
“This is an opportunity for our community to say thank you for 100 years,” he said. “All of these people have trained at the base and they have all done their part to bring us the freedom that we share, and we all live with freedom, we live with democracy and we have justice and rule of law, which is what makes us Canadian.”
Base Borden is also an economic driver in the community, with 950 soldiers who work at Base Borden that live in Barrie with their families.
On June 1, 2016 some of the Vimy soil will be left with Barrie's Cenotaph, when it's relocated in Memorial Square. The Vimy soil will then be marched back to Base Borden on a gun carriage.
The Borden Legacy Project will be unveiled in mid-June 2016, marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of CFB Borden.
Soil from Vimy Ridge to be featured in Borden memorial
Nov. 2014, Barrie Advance Article by Laurie Watt
As the CFB Borden turns 100, Grey and Simcoe Foresters Major John Fisher unveiled a project to commemorate not only the base, but the local people who trained there and fought in the First World War.
Known as the Borden Legacy Project, the memorial –— designed by nationally acclaimed, local sculptor Marlene Hilton Moore –— will include some Vimy Ridge soil and serve as a gateway to restored trenches rediscovered a few years ago, just inside the base’s Angus gates.
“The legacy project is the creation and donation of a large, beautiful memorial tied into the Vimy trenches that have been restored. It’s a memorial to all those who’ve served since 1916,” Grey and Simcoe Foresters Maj. John Fisher said.
“Its two walls with inscriptions on them, are dark and light granite. They’re long and angled — a sculpture more than a chunk of rock. There’ll be a large bronze bugler on a base as well. The pathways to the back will lead into the Vimy trenches.
“It will be quite the emotive experience as you walk through this and into the woods and into the trenches, where the soldiers trained before they went over to France.”
Announced at the Spirit Catcher Awards gala in Barrie Tuesday night, the $400,000 project celebrates the link between the base and Barrie, where the Simcoe Foresters were based in the Mulcaster Street armoury.
Fisher recalled the historic night, Jan. 27, 1912, when Minister of Military and Defence Sir Sam Hughes announced a new base would be built on the Simcoe Pines Plain and a new armoury would be built in Queen’s Park in Barrie. The announcement occurred at a regimental dinner at the Queen’s Hotel and set in motion the construction of the armouries, which opened in 1915, and the base, which opened in 1916.
Fisher added the project will also celebrate the many men who fought and died in France.
“Thirty-six battalions left Barrie between mid-September and mid-November 1916 and they went to England and then broken up and sent into France,” said Fisher, recalling the 157th and 177th Simcoe Foresters and the 147th and 248th Grey Battalions.
The face of the project will be Leonard Webster, a Penetanguishene boy who went overseas as a captain with the 157th, the founding battalion of CFB Borden, and who died three days after arriving in Vimy.
Soil from Vimy Ridge to be featured in Borden memorial
Stan Howe
A new memorial is planned for the entrance to Base Borden. Major John Fisher presented the design, featuring an inscribed wall and a statue of a bugler.
To my dear wife, after 7, oops 8 long years together, we grew to love each other more every day.
note: we got married Oct, 06. :-)
Roddy Doyle's', The Commitments is now a musical in London and is playing at the Palace Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. This is 3 exposures with -1+ stops bracketing, then Photomatix for HDR and tonemapping treatment, and finally Photoshop for the finishing touches.
Nikon D3200 - 90mm f/2.8 Macro -
Salmon complete the most profound physiological transformation at the end of their lives. I had the most fantastic experience with the boys tonight. One of my students informed me that salmon were running at Hidden Valley Park and we went to see them. In 36 years this is the first time I have witnessed this astounding evolutionary trait. The boys had so many questions after seeing all the dead fish. Although a little untraditional, this image I think is so gorgeous. This fish has returned to its birth place to help produce the next generation. In its last parental duty it passes away and decomposes in the water column. Its biomass will feed primary producers which will fuel the growth of small invertebrates. The invertebrates will feed the young salmon fry as soon as they emerge...so incredible. Committed parent!
George Turkington CBE, Director of DFID's Ebola Crisis Unit and Australian High Commissioner Alexander Downer AC sign an agreement for emergency Ebola assistance in Sierra Leone.
Find out more about the 'Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone' conference and how the UK is helping to combat the disease: www.gov.uk/government/news/defeating-ebola-in-sierra-leon...
Picture: Jess Lea/DFID
16 March 2022 New York NY USA
Nordic ministers signing a commitment on a Green and Gender-Equal Nordic region:
Gry Haugsbakken, Statssekreterare Norge.
Thomas Blomqvist, Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality, Finland,
Eva Nordmark, Minister for Employment and Gender Equality, Sweden
Trine Bramsen, Minister for Transport and minister for Gender Equality, Denmark, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market, Iceland Sima Sami Bahous Executive Director of UN Women.
Photo: Pontus Höök/norden.org
Dec. 1, 2011 marks Iraq's Day of Commitment. The ceremony hosted by the Iraqi government at Al Faw Palace, in Baghdad, Iraq would be the last of it's kind as U.S. forces continue to draw out of Iraq. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, took the opportunity to thank U.S. and Iraqi service members for all of their sacrifices that led to the end of an almost decade long war.
U.S. Forces Iraq
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Barrieau
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Arslanbob Walnut Forest, Kyrgyzstan
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This is a picture of my grandparent's hands clasped together. I made it with darkroom photography. My inspiration was just love and hope I can have a relationship like theirs. Available for purchase at fineartamerica.com/profiles/rachael-lahar.html
Bridal season is here once again... a time filled with blooming trees, warm weather, and couples making the everlasting commitment of love. We (Red Weasel Media) chose the historical Fort Monroe for our first annual "Bridal Editorial" photoshoot. Our entire RWM staff spent countless hours preparing to deliver a remarkable series of images to kickoff the wedding season. The rustic soul of the decayed landscape made for the perfect juxtaposition. Whether finding the perfect dress or making the final decision on the location for your special day we encourage lovers of all ages to discover the possibilities of thinking outside the box when it comes to your bridal images.
This editorial concentrates on the bold and sheering thought of two souls getting lost amid a concrete jungle. Our bride wanders hopelessly to find her tall and handsome rescuer who waste no time to free her love of the confinement of loneliness. The magnetic connection delivers the subtle contrast as defined as his sharp jaw line. The journey nears as she realizes her prince has arrived.
This feature would not be possible without the vigorous dedication of Hair Stylist UPDOPRO, and our amazing models. I would like to thank everyone who made our first installment a success!
Do you know what commitment means these days? Getting clarity, then getting rid of distractions. -Brendon Burchard #motivation #commitment
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions. And the actions which speak louder than the words. It is making the time when there is none. Coming through time after time after time, year after year after year. Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.
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Same sex marriage is not yet recognised in Australia by the law but that does not stop Vic (in black) and Amy from exchanging their vows of love and commitment to each other in the shores of Narrabeen, Sydney in the company of their closest friends and relatives.
The couple bears matching tattoos on their left arm. "Never is a promise, and you can't afford to Lie" and "Be the change you want to see".
Photography by www.josephineki.com.au
Shane Warne Spin King Gets Hot Wheels In Sin City Sydney, By Eva Rinaldi
Shane Warne aka 'The Spin King', continues to race ahead of the pack and reinvent himself, be it on Australian or European soil.
He's endorsed video and audio companies, online poker, and now toys (no, not dolls), cars... Hot Wheels cars from Mattel to be exact.
Today he appeared at a press conference in Surry Hills, Sydney, to tell us all about what he sees in Hot Wheels.
On the surface Warne looks to be a pretty good match. He loves his cars (owning a number of real sports cars in his private collection), is known for his fast women (now just one - lucky Liz), who has him in good shape thanks to the "Liz Effect", as Warnie puts it, and who knows what else is in the pipeline. Young men around the world may do well to note that Mr Warne has settled down now with the one lovely lady now and that commitment to the one lass can be a very good thing.
A couple of whispers overheard at today's presser went something like "Doesn't Mattel also do Barbie and Ken dolls (TM)." For the record there was nothing on Ken or Barbie.
The Hot Wheels 'Spin King' has supposed to be a bit of a secret, but we suspect that was all part of the media and marketing plan. You know, make something a secret, so it gets written and talked about. If that's the case, Mattel and Team Warnie have done their jobs well. Warne is understood to have "collaborated" with Mattel's Hot Wheels for about 6 months, and the financial terms of the deal are not being released, at least at this stage. It must be good, since Warne and his management are used to cranking deals with online poker brands and the like, and those don't come cheap.
'The Spin King' signature range designed by Australian sports stars sure looks hot (if your into toy cars).
This is not the virgin car deal for Mr Warne. Last year Warnie was named Lamborghini's Australian ambassador and gifted a $600,000 Murcielago as a "long-term loan car", and a couple of Lambos' were seen racing around East Sydney earlier today, so perhaps he was driving one of them. You can bet Warnie and Liz's kids are doing to have a ball of a time playing with all the toys they will be gifted by Mattel and Hot Wheels.
Warnie's press statements included something along the lines of "I've always has a passion for cars. I used to play with Hot Wheels cars as a kid, so when they offered me the chance to design my own, I jumped at it". Containing his excitement he also shared "I loved every minute of the design process and working with the team at hot Wheels was great fun. The 'Spin King' is a fusion between all of my favorite fast cars and its been great seeing my vision come to life". To Australian press (and public) he had an equally important message: "When Liz and I settle down in Melbourne please respect our privacy and don't throw rocks at our place at 2am in the morning. I've told Liz Melbourne is beautiful".
It was a hot looking brochure and media kit, but sadly no Hot Wheels car in the pack, but Christmas is coming, so here's hoping.
Thanks for the great photos Warnie. Sydney is the quick and the dead, and we did our best, so we're hoping you like them.
Verdict: Shane Warne and Mattel's Hot Wheels gets the green light. They are to hit stores in March 2012, and we're told they are worth the wait. Catch them if you can.
Websites
Hot Wheels
Mattel
Shane Warne official website
Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
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Music News Australia
Splash News
Splash News Online
Women lawmakers boldly reaffirm their commitment towards a Planet 50:50 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the occasion of International Women’s Day. UN Women in collaboration with the provincial Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) celebrated the achievements of local women and renewed pledges, at an event held on 8 March 2017 in the Chief Ministers residence in Peshawar.
During the proceedings, the ‘2017 WPC Awards’ were distributed acknowledging women ‘change-makers’ from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the areas of performing arts, women of courage, human rights, literature and politics. Women being honored included: Yasmin Jaferi (performing arts, posthumous), Rafia Qaseem Baig (Pakistan’s first female to join the Bomb Disposal Unit), Rukhshanda Naz (human rights), Zatoon Bano (Pashto and Urdu literature) and Begum Naseem Wali Khan (female once leader of a political party from 1970’s).
Pictured: Rafia Qaseem Baig
Photo: UN Women/Faria Salman
To love is to commit oneself to another, no matter what the hardship. Stay humble, stay forgiving, stay loving and stay true. :)
Scenes from the closing of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 March 2018.
The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights concluded in New York with the strong commitment by UN Member States to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. Coming on the heels of unprecedented global activism and public outcry to end gender injustice and discrimination worldwide, the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) reached a robust agreement highlighting the urgency of empowering and supporting those who need it most and have, for too long, been left behind.
Today, 1.6 billion people still live in poverty, and nearly 80 per cent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Many of them are rural women. They continue to be economically and socially disadvantaged – for instance, they have less access to economic resources and opportunities, quality education, health care, land, agricultural inputs and resources, infrastructure and technology, justice and social protection.
The outcome of the two-week meeting, known as the Agreed Conclusions adopted by Member States, puts forth concrete measures to lift rural women and girls out of poverty and to ensure their rights, well-being and resilience. These include ensuring their adequate living standards with equal access to land and productive assets, ending poverty, enhancing their food security and nutrition, decent work, infrastructure and technology, education and health, including their sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and ending all forms of violence and harmful practices. Member States recognize in the conclusions rural women’s important role in addressing hunger and food insecurity. This strong outcome provides a roadmap on next steps that governments, civil society and women’s groups can undertake to support the realization of rural women’s rights and address their needs.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/3/press-release-csw6...
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
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WASHINGTON (January 24, 2023) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas participates in a roundtable discussion with companies that have refugee hiring commitments in Washington, DC. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour)
Statue at Cantigny Park in Winfield, IL.
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The strength of nations is derived from the commitment of the citizenry. In this work the artist, Jeff Adams, has linked the four figures physically and allegorically to reflect interrelationships philosophically and across time. These people show sacrifice, strength, courage, love, resolve and hope and in their commitment, we find the potential for good, for freedom, for a better world.
I spent a delightful Saturday with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in Blackwood at the Garden of St Erth. As my first Famous Flickr Five+ excursion, I was just delighted by how kind and welcoming everyone was. I look forward to future trips to places I have never been (such as the garden of St Erth) with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in the future.
In 1854 a Cornish stonemason named Matthew Rogers decided to pursue his luck in the goldfields around Mount Blackwood in Victoria, so he packed up his life in Sydney and journeyed south. His venture proved successful, as he became one of the gold rush's most successful miners.
In the 1860s, Matthew built a modest sandstone cottage from stone quarried from around Bacchus Marsh behind a boot factory in an area known as Simmonds Reef, just outside what was then the very busy and thriving gold mining community of Blackwood which at the time had a population of some 13,000 people. He named it "St Erth" after his Cornwall birthplace. The original title was dated 1867, but it is believed the house was built before then.
The sandstone cottage is typical of Victorian architecture found in Australia at that time. Built in Victorian Georgian style. It features a symmetrical facade of exposed sandstone brick with sash windows either side of the front door, all of which are characteristics of Victorian Georgian architecture. The shady verandah, today covered in curling wisteria vine, features elegant, slender posts, which is also typical of the architectural style, as is the medium pitch corrugated iron roof.
Matthew attached a wooden building to the western end of his neat stone cottage which served as the Blackwood post office for a time, and also a general store; both essential parts of the burgeoning community.
The gold rush lasted for twenty eight years. Matthew's daughter Elizabeth and her husband Jim Terrill continued to maintain the store, but as gold ran out, the wooden buildings of the town were moved to Trentham. For a time the house lay empty and the bush moved back in. Eventually it was bought by a group of Melbourne businessmen who called themselves the Simmons Reef Shire Council.
Today, "St Erth" is the Garden of St Erth; a wonderful garden featuring fruit trees, an espalier orchard, heirloom vegetables, perennials, daffodils, tulips, flowering shrubs and a plant nursery. The Garden of St Erth is one of two main sites in Victoria for the Diggers Club, who specialise in growing and selling heirloom variety plants and old fashioned exotic plants. The homestead forms the entry to the beautiful garden, as well as a shop showcasing the heritage seeds, gardening equipment and myriad gardening products in line with the Diggers Club's commitment to sustainable gardening. Outside there's a plant nursery with a wonderful array of trees and plants for sale. A pretty cafe offers drinks, cakes and meals indoors or out featuring where possible local produce and some sourced from the garden.
Matthew Rogers was born at St. Erth, Cornwall, on 11th June 1824, he arrived in Victoria in 1854 with his wife Mary, and came to Blackwood about 1855. Matthew and Mary Rogers were the wealthiest people in Simmons Reef. Matthew did well from his mine called "Mount Rogers Big Hill Mine". He is stated to have made a fortune out of ore that yielded one and a half pennyweights to the ton. Mary Ann Rogers was born in Hayle in Cornwall 24th June 1828. She looked after the store and the Post Office attached to the house. The Rogers had no children, and adopted a girl born in 1872, called Elizabeth. Mary Ann Rogers died on the 27th of August 1896, aged 68 years. Matthew Rogers died on the 6th of January 1902.
Nestled against the Wombat State Forest, the township of Blackwood was originally founded in 1855 during the Victorian gold rush. The township's post office was opened in September 1855, and was known as Mount Blackwood until 1921. The township has shrunk significantly since the gold rush ended, and today many of its properties are weekenders for Melbourne professionals. The town still has a main street featuring a post office and general store, a pub, a cafe and an antique shop. It still retains some of its original miners cottages beyond "St Erth". It is a quiet, sleepy town, and is a delightful retreat for some peace and quiet. Blackwood is perhaps best known today for its music and culture festival held in November. It attracts artists from across the world.
Entrance Walk to GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Constitution Gardens along Lincoln Memorial North Elm Walkway, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
The Commitment March - August 28, 2020, Lincoln Memorial, WDC].
To commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, NaN and Rev. Al Sharpton held the Commitment March at the iconic Lincoln Memorial. It was hot as usually in August this day, but, the crowd swelled over the course of the day. The all-day event featured various speakers of all ages and from different walks of life. The theme of the event was "Get your foot off my neck!" which was a reference to the murder of George Floyd, which set off a flurry of protests and the activation of the Black Lives Matter movement across the country. However the BLM movement was focused on Washington DC - mainly around the White House where, then, President Trump resided. The event was peaceful but emotional for some.