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05.12.2018 Polish Pavilion. Circular economy and climate change – Poland’s contribution to the implementation of Paris agreement
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Plaque commemorating contributions of Canadians (incl. Norman Bethune) during the Spanish civil war in 1937.
On coastal path east of Málaga, Spain
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bethune
On February 7, 2006, the city of Málaga, Spain opened the Walk of Canadians in his memory. This avenue, which runs parallel to the beach "Crow Rock" direction to Almeria, paid tribute to the solidarity action of Dr. Norman Bethune and his colleagues who helped the population of Málaga during the Spanish Civil War. During the ceremony, a commemorative plaque was unveiled with the inscription: "Walk of Canadians - In memory of aid from the people of Canada at the hands of Norman Bethune, provided to the refugees of Málaga in February 1937". The ceremony also conducted a planting of an olive tree and a maple tree representative of Spain and Canada, symbols of friendship between the two peoples.
Larry Powell was awarded the Oustanding Contribution Award for his work on negotiating hedge fund fees.
HEARTISTREE - contribution to "Heartistry" -- a collaborative mosaic mural project coordinated by Lin Schorr Mosaics. One of four collaborative mosaic murals which will be donated to Providence Park Hospital in Novi, MI.
Stained glass scraps, glass beads, mirror and recycled stainless steel spoon handle on mesh. Approx. 5" x 5".
Sorry, Lin, I know my grout joints are not as tight as they should be -- but these days neither is the rest of me!
''The EU and the eurozone made a large contribution to the objectives of this summit'' declared President Van Rompuy during the pre-summit press conference. Read the entire remarks: www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en... Watch President Van Rompuy's address
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Pictured: Andrew Moss, David Taylor, Darrell Tam, Rachael Hutchinson, Paul Wilson, The Registrar (Academic), Mr Frank Hawkins, Jason Kimberly, Wendy Timms, Adrian Ugray, Kylie Ball, Sharon Smith and David Leonard.
"Student Receive Special Scholarships
Hard work and outstanding marks have just been rewarded by the University for 12 students who chose to take up tertiary studies at the institution this year.
The 12 students- all of whom gained Tertiary Entrance Ranking of 99 marks or more or more from a possible 100 masks in last year’s High School Certificate – have been presented with special scholarships to assist them with their university studies.
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme Scholarships ar made available to year 12 students who attend Hunter Region high schools and elect to enrol at The University of Newcastle.
The students were all placed in the top two percent of the State in the 1990 School Certificate and have enrolled in a wide range of course at the University.
The Deputy Registrar (Academic), Mr Frank Hawkins, said the achievement of the students was above expectations and reflected the calibre of the people being attracted to tertiary studies in Newcastle.
“The scholarships are awarded purely on academic merit,’ said Mr Hawkins.
“About 3,000 students enrolled in first year studies at the university this year and to get placed in the top 12 – and gain marks which put them in the top echelon of New South Wales – is an outstanding record for which the students can be proud.”
The scholarship winners are:
•Kylie Ball, Warners Bay High School, Bachelor of Arts (Psychology).
•Rachel Hutchinson, Maitland Grossman High School, Bachelor of Arts.
•Jason Kimberley, Warners Bay High School, Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Science.
•David Leonard, Lambton High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Computer)/ Bachelor of Computer Science.
•Andrew Moss, Wallsend High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)/ Bachelor of Science.
•Fiona Neville, Toronto High School, Bachelor of Commerce.
•Sharon Smith, Kotara High School, Bachelor of Science.
•Darrell Tam, Irrawang High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Computer)/Bachelor of Computer Science.
•David Taylor, Warners Bay High, Bachelor of Arts.
•Wendy Timms, Avondale Adventist High School Bachelor of Science.
•Adrian Ugray, Lambton High School, Bachelor of Computer Science.
•Paul Wilson, Whitebridge High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)/Bachelor of Mathematics.
The scholarships are made available by the University for first year students enrolled in full-time course and pay the Higher Education Contribution fee for the duration of the students’ course.
Mr Harkins said more than 30 students were now holders of HECS Scholarships under the scheme which was initiated by the University in 1990.
“It’s interesting to note that this year’s scholarship winners came from nine different high schools within the Hunter Region which is evidence of the high standard of secondary education in the area,” said Mr Hawkins.
“The scholarships each year are promoted in the region’s high schools and the university believes it will continue to attract top ranking students, especially when the Year 12 students realise that the university is trying to support them in their tertiary studies.”
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Sony HX400V---The road and nearby areas of the Cascade Wetland were cleaned of debris and the poisonoak trimmed by city crews a few days ago. Some thoughtful person contributed these items, to help things get back to normal.
Choreography, Kelly Radermacher with contributions from the dancers
Costume Design, Kim Instenes
Light Design, William Newcomb, Miranda Bishop, Emily Moritz, Bob Petts, Amanda Zibell
Music, Autechre, Merzbow
Performers
Alex Aviles, Desiree Gonzalez, Clayton Irwin, Sean Kelly, Rachel Lee, Carisa Pearlman, Kelly West
My contribution to a 24 hour relay for Sport Relief. Being a dedicated runner I warmed up by looking at the enormity of inbox to get my heartbeat racing! Then to keep the pace I listened to “energetic” tunes such as
The Proclaimers - I Would Walk 500 Miles
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Cake - The Distance
Queen - Don’t Stop me Now
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Run-DMC - Walk This Way
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Kate Bush - Running up that hill
05.12.2018 Polish Pavilion. Circular economy and climate change – Poland’s contribution to the implementation of Paris agreement
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Surf Life Saving NSW’s own Lifesaver of the Year, Ryan Rosenbaum from Tacking Point SLSC, picked up the Most Significant Contribution to Water Safety by an Individual.
Ryan has been a member of Surf Life Saving NSW for 21 years since joining as a Nipper and patrolling for the past eleven seasons. Ryan has also patrolled on the Mid North Coast Rescue Water Craft since 2005.
Ryan has contributed to the aquatics industry in numerous ways and his contribution has ensured his local community can enjoy a safe beach environment. This also extends to community events where he has provided and coordinated first aid and water safety.
Through his role as Branch Duty Officer and involvement with the development of text messaging services for duty officers in conjunction with the Club call out teams, Ryan has contributed to the delivery of an increased call out capability. This has enabled the local resources to quickly respond to aquatic incidents in the area, another benefit to the community. This service will be rolled out across NSW as best practice for emergency callouts.
happy birthday to me!
(thank you to bumblesweet for the contribution to lamont happiness studies! :)
PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
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Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: I
List Entry Number: 1320659
Date first listed: 09-Feb-1961
Statutory Address: PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH STREET
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish: Banwell
Diocese of Bath and Wells
National Grid Reference: ST 39949 59133
Details
Parish Church, (Anglican). C15, restored early and mid C19. Ashlar, rubble, lead roofs. West tower, nave north and south aisles, south porch, chancel; all Perpendicular. Tower, ashlar, tall 4 stages with set back buttresses joined across the angle and a south east half octagon stair turret; first stage is blank north and south and has a west door under a heavily moulded pointed arch with drip mould with decorative stops, above that a tall 4 light window under a hoodmould; at junction of each stage, buttresses have weathered setbacks; second stage has 2 light windows under hoodmoulds and with label cills to north, south and west, that to west is blank with a lily in a vase and is flanked by niches containing Gabriel and Mary, the figures of the Annunciation; third stage has windows as second on all sides, clock face to west; fourth stage has 2 two light windows to north and south, 3 two light windows to east and west; they are divided by attached shafts with pinnacles which rise from string to cornice, buttresses become diagonal and bear pairs of crocketed shafts; trefoil pierced parapet with gargoyles and corner finials; panelled top stage to stair turret with octagonal, conical cap. Nave has 5 pointed 3 light clearstorey windows under a continuous dripstone; attached shafts between each window rise through parapet to crocketed pinnacles; north east and south east polygonal rood stair turrets rise to caps as tower turret. North and south aisles have windows as clearstorey but taller, they also appear east and west, all divided by buttresses, parapet as nave and tower; centre bay to north has inserted door, pointed arch decorated with fleurons under square dripmould. South porch has 3 light square head window over heavily moulded south doorway, polygonal parvice stair, parapet as tower inner porch door restored as at north with fleurons and masonic symbols; under east pier of this door is a fragment of Saxon work with interlaced decoration. Chancel has 2 three light windows under dripmoulds divided by buttresses, diagonal buttresses at east and a shortened east window of 5 lights; south priest's door; at north attached C19 vestry and C20 boiler room. Interior; tall moulded tower arch under line of first roof which predates clearstorey, St. Andrew in niche, now indoors; nave of 5 bays piers with hollows and attached shafts with capitals; clearstorey windows under continuous moulding which meets angel corbels from which roof springs; fine ribbed wagon roof with much embellished wallplates from which tracery extends down into the spandrels below; angels over each window, floral bosses at every junction; similar flat north aisle roof, C20 replacement to south aisle. Superb 7 bay rood screen of 1522, panelled dado with linenfold, Perpendicular tracery, fans rise to carry a multi frieze cornice, wider central bay has pair of doors; rood stair entrance to left under ogee arch with head corbel; chancel has C19 reredos and painted wagon roof and remains of aumbry and piscina. Fittings; perpendicular stone pulpit with crocketed tracery rising to frieze and under a sounding board dated 1621; C12 font with later floral motif; poppy head benches in nave; churchwardens' coat of arms in strapwork dates from Restoration but is overpainted in 1805. Glass; C15 fragments are reset in east windows of both aisles, whither they were removed in 1813 from the roof screen. Memorials; 7 late C18/early C19 tablets, white casket and eulogy on dark grounds. (Sources: Pevsner: The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol, 1958; Bromwich : Banwell Parish Church, St. Andrew).
Listing NGR: ST3994759134
Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2015
In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918. Remembrance Sunday is held to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
Remembrance Sunday is marked by ceremonies at local war memorials in most cities, towns and villages, attended by civic dignitaries, ex-servicemen and -women, members of local armed forces regular and reserve units, military cadet forces and uniformed youth organisations. Two minutes’ silence is observed at 11 a.m. and wreaths of remembrance poppies are then laid on the memorials.
The United Kingdom national ceremony is held in London at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Wreaths are laid by Queen Elizabeth II, principal members of the Royal Family normally including the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal, the Earl of Wessex and the Duke of Kent, the Prime Minister, leaders of the other major political parties, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Commonwealth High Commissioners and representatives from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets and the civilian services, and veterans’ groups. Two minutes' silence is held at 11 a.m., before the laying of the wreaths. This silence is marked by the firing of a field gun on Horse Guards Parade to begin and end the silence, followed by Royal Marines buglers sounding Last Post.
The parade consists mainly of an extensive march past by veterans, with military bands playing music following the list of the Traditional Music of Remembrance.
Other members of the British Royal Family watch from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
After the ceremony, a parade of veterans and other related groups, organised by the Royal British Legion, marches past the Cenotaph, each section of which lays a wreath as it passes. Only ticketed participants can take part in the march past.
From 1919 until the Second World War remembrance observance was always marked on 11 November itself. It was then moved to Remembrance Sunday, but since the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 1995, it has become usual to hold ceremonies on both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
Each year, the music at the National Ceremony of Remembrance remains the same, following a programme finalised in 1930:
Rule, Britannia! by Thomas Arne
Heart of Oak by William Boyce
The Minstrel Boy by Thomas Moore
Men of Harlech
The Skye Boat Song
Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly
David of the White Rock
Oft in the Stilly Night by John Stevenson
Flowers of the Forest
Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
Dido's lament by Henry Purcell
O Valiant Hearts by Charles Harris
Solemn Melody by Walford Davies
Last Post – a bugle call
Beethoven's Funeral March No. 1, by Johann Heinrich Walch
O God, Our Help in Ages Past – words by Isaac Watts, music by William Croft
Reveille – a bugle call
God Save The Queen
Other pieces of music are then played during the march past and wreath laying by veterans, starting with Trumpet Voluntary and followed by It's A Long Way To Tipperary, the marching song of the Connaught Rangers, a famous British Army Irish Regiment of long ago.
The following is complied from press reports on 8 November 2015:
"The nation paid silent respect to the country's war dead today in a Remembrance Sunday service. Leading the nation in remembrance, as ever, was the Queen, who first laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in 1945 and has done so every year since, except on the four occasions when she was overseas.
Dressed in her customary all-black ensemble with a clutch of scarlet poppies pinned against her left shoulder, she stepped forward following the end of the two-minute silence marked by the sounding of Last Post by 10 Royal Marine buglers.
The Queen laid her wreath at the foot of the Sir Edwin Lutyens Portland stone monument to the Glorious Dead, then stood with her head momentarily bowed.
She was joined by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who was invited to the Cenotaph for the first time to lay a wreath marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by British troops.
Watched by his wife Queen Maxima, who stood next to the Duchess of Cambridge in the Royal Box, the King laid a wreath marked with the simple message, 'In remembrance of the British men and women who gave their lives for our future.'
Wreaths were then laid by members of the Royal Family, all wearing military uniform: Prince Philip; then Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Prince William at the same time ; then Prince Edward, Princess Anne and the Duke of Kent at the same time.
Three members of the Royal Family laying wreaths at the same time was an innovation in 2015 designed to slightly reduce the amount of time of the ceremony and thereby reduce the time that the Queen had to be standing.
Prince Charles attended a remembrance service in New Zealand.
The Prime Minister then laid a wreath. The Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, appeared at the Cenotaph for the first time. He wore both a suit and a red poppy for the occasion.
His bow as he laid a wreath marked with the words 'let us resolve to create a world of peace' was imperceptible – and not enough for some critics. Yet unlike the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Battle service earlier this year, Mr Corbyn did join in with the singing of the national anthem.
Following the end of the official service at the Cenotaph, a mammoth column more than 10,000-strong (some 9,000 of whom were veterans) began marching along Whitehall, saluting the Cenotaph as they passed, Parliament Street, Great George Street, Horse Guards Road and back to Horse Guard Parade. The Duke of Cambridge took the salute from the column on Horse Guards Parade.
Time takes its inevitable toll on even the most stoic among us, and this year only a dozen World War Two veterans marched with the Spirit of Normandy Trust, a year after the Normandy Veterans' Association disbanded.
Within their ranks was 95-year-old former Sapper Don Sheppard of the Royal Engineers. Sheppard was of the eldest on parade and was pushed in his wheelchair by his 19-year-old grandson, Sam who, in between studying at Queen Mary University, volunteers with the Normandy veterans.
'It is because of my admiration for them,' he says. 'I see them as role models and just have the utmost respect for what they did.'
While some had blankets covering their legs against the grey November day, other veterans of more recent wars had only stumps to show for their service to this country during 13 long years of war in Afghanistan.
As well as that terrible toll of personal sacrifice, the collective losses – and triumphs - of some of the country’s most historic regiments were also honoured yesterday.
The Gurkha Brigade Association - marking 200 years of service in the British Army – marched to warm ripples of applause. The King’s Royal Hussars, represented yesterday by 126 veterans, this year also celebrate 300 years since the regiment was raised.
They were led by General Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of Nato and Colonel of the regiment who himself was marching for the first time.
'We are joined by a golden thread to all those generations who have gone before us,” he said. “We are who we are, because of those that have gone before us.' "
Cenotaph Ceremony & March Past - 8 November 2015
Summary of Contingents
Column Number of marchers
B (Lead) 1,754
C 1,298
D 1,312
E 1,497
F 1,325
A 1,551
Ex-Service Total 8,737
M (Non ex-Service) 1,621
Total 10,358
Column B
Marker Detachment Number
1 Reconnaissance Corps 18 Anniversary
2 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment Old Comrades Assoc 10
3 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Association 60
4 Royal Artillery Association 18
5 Royal Engineers Association 37
6 Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Association 65 Anniversary
7 Airborne Engineers Association 24
8 Royal Signals Association 48
9 Army Air Corps Association 42
10 Royal Army Service Corps & Royal Corps Transport Assoc 54
11 RAOC Association 18
12 Army Catering Corps Association 48
13 Royal Pioneer Corps Association 54 Anniversary
14 Royal Army Medical Corps Association 36
15 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Association 48
16 Royal Military Police Association 100
17 The RAEC and ETS Branch Association 12
18 Royal Army Pay Corps Regimental Association 36
19 Royal Army Veterinary Corps & Royal Army Dental Corps 18
20 Royal Army Physical Training Corps 24
21 Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Assoc 48
22 Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 30
23 Royal Dragoon Guards 78
24 Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own & Royal Irish) 12
25 Kings Royal Hussars Regimental Association 126
26 16/5th Queen's Royal Lancers 36
27 17/21 Lancers 30
28 The Royal Lancers 24 New for 2015
29 JLR RAC Old Boys' Association 30
30 Association of Ammunition Technicians 24
31 Beachley Old Boys Association 36
32 Arborfield Old Boys Association 25
33 Gallipoli & Dardenelles International 24
34 Special Observers Association 24
35 The Parachute Squadron Royal Armoured Corps 24 New
36 Intelligence Corps Association 48
37 Women's Royal Army Corps Association 120
38 656 Squadron Association 24
39 Home Guard Association 9
40 British Resistance Movement (Coleshill Research Team) 12
41 British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association 48
42 British Ex-Services Wheelchair Sports Association 24
43 Royal Hospital Chelsea 30
44 Queen Alexandra's Hospital Home for Disabled Ex-Servicemen & Women 30
45 The Royal Star & Garter Homes 20
46 Combat Stress 48
Total 1,754
Column C
Marker Detachment Number
1 Royal Air Force Association 150
2 Royal Air Force Regiment Association 300
3 Royal Air Forces Ex-Prisoner's of War Association 20
4 Royal Observer Corps Association 75 Anniversary
5 National Service (Royal Air Force) Association 42
6 RAFLING Association 24
7 6 Squadron (Royal Air Force) Association 18
8 7 Squadron Association 25
9 8 Squadron Association 24
10 RAF Habbaniya Association 25
11 Royal Air Force & Defence Fire Services Association 30
12 Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Association 30
13 Units of the Far East Air Force 28 New
14 Royal Air Force Yatesbury Association 16
15 Royal Air Force Airfield Construction Branch Association 12
16 RAFSE(s) Assoc 45 New
17 Royal Air Force Movements and Mobile Air Movements Squadron Association (RAF MAMS) 24
18 Royal Air Force Masirah & Salalah Veterans Assoc 24 New
19 WAAF/WRAF/RAF(W) 25
19 Blenheim Society 18
20 Coastal Command & Maritime Air Association 24
21 Air Sea Rescue & Marine Craft Sections Club 15
22 Federation of RAF Apprentice & Boy Entrant Assocs 150
23 Royal Air Force Air Loadmasters Association 24
24 Royal Air Force Police Association 90
25 Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Association 40
Total 1,298
Column D
Marker Detachment Number
1 Not Forgotten Association 54
2 Stoll 18
3 Ulster Defence Regiment 72
4 Army Dog Unit Northern Ireland Association 48
5 North Irish Horse & Irish Regiments Old Comrades Association 78
6 Northern Ireland Veterans' Association 40
7 Irish United Nations Veterans Association 12
8 ONET UK 10
9 St Helena Government UK 24
10 South Atlantic Medal Association 196
11 SSAFA 37
12 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteers Corps) 12
13 Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women 48
14 British Nuclear Test Veterans Association 48
15 War Widows Association 132
16 Gurkha Brigade Association 160 Anniversary
17 British Gurkha Welfare Society 100 Anniversary
18 West Indian Association of Service Personnel 18
19 Trucial Oman Scouts Association 18
20 Bond Van Wapenbroeders 35
21 Polish Ex-Combatants Association in Great Britain 25
22 Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantów Limited 18 New
23 Royal Hong Kong Regiment Association 12
24 Canadian Veterans Association 10
25 Hong Kong Ex-Servicemen's Association (UK Branch) 24
26 Hong Kong Military Service Corps 28
27 Foreign Legion Association 24
28 Undivided Indian Army Ex Servicemen Association 11 New
Total 1,312
Column E
Marker Detachment Number
1 Royal Marines Association 198
2 Royal Naval Association 150
3 Merchant Navy Association 130
4 Sea Harrier Association 24
5 Flower Class Corvette Association 18
6 HMS Andromeda Association 18
7 HMS Argonaut Association 30
8 HMS Bulwark, Albion & Centaur Association 25
9 HMS Cumberland Association 18
10 HMS Ganges Association 48
11 HMS Glasgow Association 30
12 HMS St Vincent Association 26
13 HMS Tiger Association 25
14 Algerines Association 20
15 Ton Class Association 24
16 Type 42 Association 48
17 Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service 36
18 Association of WRENS 90
19 Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association 10
20 Royal Naval Communications Association 30
21 Royal Naval Medical Branch Ratings & Sick Berth Staff Association 24
22 Royal Naval Benevolent Trust 18
23 Yangtze Incident Association 24
24 Special Boat Service Association 6
25 Submariners Association 30
26 Association of Royal Yachtsmen 30
27 Broadsword Association 36
28 Aircraft Handlers Association 36
29 Aircrewmans Association 40 Anniversary
30 Cloud Observers Association 10
31 The Fisgard Association 40
32 Fleet Air Arm Armourers Association 36
33 Fleet Air Arm Association 25
34 Fleet Air Arm Bucaneer Association 24
35 Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association 24
36 Fleet Air Arm Junglie Association 18
37 Fleet Air Arm Officers Association 30
38 Fleet Air Arm Safety Equipment & Survival Association 24
39 Royal Navy School of Physical Training 24
Total 1,497
Column F
Marker Detachment Number
1 Blind Veterans UK 198
2 Far East Prisoners of War 18
3 Burma Star Association 40
4 Monte Cassino Society20
5 Queen's Bodyguard of The Yeoman of The Guard 18
6 Pen and Sword Club 15
7 TRBL Ex-Service Members 301
8 The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory 4
9 The Royal British Legion Scotland 24
10 Officers Association 5
11 Black and White Club 18
12 National Pigeon War Service 30
13 National Service Veterans Alliance 50
14 Gallantry Medallists League 46
15 National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association 98
16 National Gulf Veterans & Families Association 30
17 Fellowship of the Services 100
18 Memorable Order of Tin Hats 24
19 Suez Veterans Association 50
20 Aden Veterans Association 72
21 1st Army Association 36
22 Showmens' Guild of Great Britain 40
23 Special Forces Club 12
24 The Spirit of Normandy Trust 28
25 Italy Star Association, 1943-1945, 48
Total 1,325
Column A
Marker Detachment Number
1 1LI Association 36
2 Royal Green Jackets Association 198
3 Parachute Regimental Association 174
4 King's Own Scottish Borderers 60
5 Black Watch Association 45
6 Gordon Highlanders Association 60
7 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Association 12
8 Queen's Own Highlanders Regimental Association 48
9 London Scottish Regimental Association 30
10 Grenadier Guards Association 48
11 Coldstream Guards Association 48
12 Scots Guards Association 48
13 Guards Parachute Association 36
14 4 Company Association (Parachute Regiment) 24
15 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 72
16 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Past & Present Association 30
17 Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Regimental Association 24
18 Royal Hampshire Regiment Comrades Association 14
19 The Royal Hampshire Regimental Club 24 New for 2015
20 Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 48 New
21 Royal Sussex Regimental Association 12
22 Green Howards Association 24
23 Cheshire Regiment Association 24
24 Sherwood Foresters & Worcestershire Regiment 36
25 Mercian Regiment Association 30
26 Special Air Service Regimental Association 4
27 The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 100
28 The Staffordshire Regiment 48
29 Rifles Regimental Association 40
30 The Rifles & Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regimental Association 30
31 Durham Light Infantry Association 60
32 King's Royal Rifle Corps Association 50
33 King's African Rifles 14 New for 2015
Total 1,551
Column M
Marker Detachment Number
1 Transport For London 48
2 Children of the Far East Prisoners of War 60
3 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteers Corps) 24
4 Munitions Workers Association18
5 Evacuees Reunion Association48
6 TOC H 20
7 Salvation Army 36
8 Naval Canteen Service & Expeditionary Force Institutes Association 12 Previously NAAFI
9 Royal Voluntary Service 24
10 Civil Defence Association 8
11 National Association of Retired Police Officers 36
12 Metropolitan Special Constabulary 36
13 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 36
14 London Ambulance Service Retirement Association 18
15 St John Ambulance 36
16 British Red Cross 12
17 St Andrew's Ambulance Association 6
18 The Firefighters Memorial Trust 24
19 Royal Ulster Constabulary (GC) Association 36
20 Ulster Special Constabulary Association 30
21 Commonwealth War Graves Commission 12
22 Daniel's Trust 36
23 Civilians Representing Families 180
24 Royal Mail Group Ltd 24
25 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 24
26 The Blue Cross 24
27 PDSA 24
28 HM Ships Glorious Ardent & ACASTA Association 24 Anniversary
29 Old Cryptians' Club 12
30 Fighting G Club 18 Anniversary
31 Malayan Volunteers Group 12
32 Gallipoli Association 18
33 Ministry of Defence 20
34 TRBL Non Ex-Service Members 117
35 TRBL Women's Section 20
36 Union Jack Club 12
37 Western Front Association 8
38 Shot at Dawn Pardons Campaign 18
39 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes 24
40 National Association of Round Tables 24
41 Lions Club International 24
42 Rotary International 24
43 41 Club 6
44 Equity 12
45 Romany & Traveller Society 18
46 Sea Cadet Corps 30
47 Combined Cadet Force 30
48 Army Cadet Force 30
49 Air Training Corps 30
50 Scout Association 30
51 Girlguiding London & South East England 30
52 Boys Brigade 30
53 Girls Brigade England & Wales 30
54 Church Lads & Church Girls Brigade 30
55 Metropolitan Police Volunteer Police Cadets 18
56 St John Ambulance Cadets 18
57 YMCA 12
Total 1,621
Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2015
In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918. Remembrance Sunday is held to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
Remembrance Sunday is marked by ceremonies at local war memorials in most cities, towns and villages, attended by civic dignitaries, ex-servicemen and -women, members of local armed forces regular and reserve units, military cadet forces and uniformed youth organisations. Two minutes’ silence is observed at 11 a.m. and wreaths of remembrance poppies are then laid on the memorials.
The United Kingdom national ceremony is held in London at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Wreaths are laid by Queen Elizabeth II, principal members of the Royal Family normally including the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal, the Earl of Wessex and the Duke of Kent, the Prime Minister, leaders of the other major political parties, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Commonwealth High Commissioners and representatives from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets and the civilian services, and veterans’ groups. Two minutes' silence is held at 11 a.m., before the laying of the wreaths. This silence is marked by the firing of a field gun on Horse Guards Parade to begin and end the silence, followed by Royal Marines buglers sounding Last Post.
The parade consists mainly of an extensive march past by veterans, with military bands playing music following the list of the Traditional Music of Remembrance.
Other members of the British Royal Family watch from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
After the ceremony, a parade of veterans and other related groups, organised by the Royal British Legion, marches past the Cenotaph, each section of which lays a wreath as it passes. Only ticketed participants can take part in the march past.
From 1919 until the Second World War remembrance observance was always marked on 11 November itself. It was then moved to Remembrance Sunday, but since the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 1995, it has become usual to hold ceremonies on both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
Each year, the music at the National Ceremony of Remembrance remains the same, following a programme finalised in 1930:
Rule, Britannia! by Thomas Arne
Heart of Oak by William Boyce
The Minstrel Boy by Thomas Moore
Men of Harlech
The Skye Boat Song
Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly
David of the White Rock
Oft in the Stilly Night by John Stevenson
Flowers of the Forest
Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
Dido's lament by Henry Purcell
O Valiant Hearts by Charles Harris
Solemn Melody by Walford Davies
Last Post – a bugle call
Beethoven's Funeral March No. 1, by Johann Heinrich Walch
O God, Our Help in Ages Past – words by Isaac Watts, music by William Croft
Reveille – a bugle call
God Save The Queen
Other pieces of music are then played during the march past and wreath laying by veterans, starting with Trumpet Voluntary and followed by It's A Long Way To Tipperary, the marching song of the Connaught Rangers, a famous British Army Irish Regiment of long ago.
The following is complied from press reports on 8 November 2015:
"The nation paid silent respect to the country's war dead today in a Remembrance Sunday service. Leading the nation in remembrance, as ever, was the Queen, who first laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in 1945 and has done so every year since, except on the four occasions when she was overseas.
Dressed in her customary all-black ensemble with a clutch of scarlet poppies pinned against her left shoulder, she stepped forward following the end of the two-minute silence marked by the sounding of Last Post by 10 Royal Marine buglers.
The Queen laid her wreath at the foot of the Sir Edwin Lutyens Portland stone monument to the Glorious Dead, then stood with her head momentarily bowed.
She was joined by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who was invited to the Cenotaph for the first time to lay a wreath marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by British troops.
Watched by his wife Queen Maxima, who stood next to the Duchess of Cambridge in the Royal Box, the King laid a wreath marked with the simple message, 'In remembrance of the British men and women who gave their lives for our future.'
Wreaths were then laid by members of the Royal Family, all wearing military uniform: Prince Philip; then Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Prince William at the same time ; then Prince Edward, Princess Anne and the Duke of Kent at the same time.
Three members of the Royal Family laying wreaths at the same time was an innovation in 2015 designed to slightly reduce the amount of time of the ceremony and thereby reduce the time that the Queen had to be standing.
Prince Charles attended a remembrance service in New Zealand.
The Prime Minister then laid a wreath. The Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, appeared at the Cenotaph for the first time. He wore both a suit and a red poppy for the occasion.
His bow as he laid a wreath marked with the words 'let us resolve to create a world of peace' was imperceptible – and not enough for some critics. Yet unlike the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Battle service earlier this year, Mr Corbyn did join in with the singing of the national anthem.
Following the end of the official service at the Cenotaph, a mammoth column more than 10,000-strong (some 9,000 of whom were veterans) began marching along Whitehall, saluting the Cenotaph as they passed, Parliament Street, Great George Street, Horse Guards Road and back to Horse Guard Parade. The Duke of Cambridge took the salute from the column on Horse Guards Parade.
Time takes its inevitable toll on even the most stoic among us, and this year only a dozen World War Two veterans marched with the Spirit of Normandy Trust, a year after the Normandy Veterans' Association disbanded.
Within their ranks was 95-year-old former Sapper Don Sheppard of the Royal Engineers. Sheppard was of the eldest on parade and was pushed in his wheelchair by his 19-year-old grandson, Sam who, in between studying at Queen Mary University, volunteers with the Normandy veterans.
'It is because of my admiration for them,' he says. 'I see them as role models and just have the utmost respect for what they did.'
While some had blankets covering their legs against the grey November day, other veterans of more recent wars had only stumps to show for their service to this country during 13 long years of war in Afghanistan.
As well as that terrible toll of personal sacrifice, the collective losses – and triumphs - of some of the country’s most historic regiments were also honoured yesterday.
The Gurkha Brigade Association - marking 200 years of service in the British Army – marched to warm ripples of applause. The King’s Royal Hussars, represented yesterday by 126 veterans, this year also celebrate 300 years since the regiment was raised.
They were led by General Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of Nato and Colonel of the regiment who himself was marching for the first time.
'We are joined by a golden thread to all those generations who have gone before us,” he said. “We are who we are, because of those that have gone before us.' "
Cenotaph Ceremony & March Past - 8 November 2015
Summary of Contingents
Column Number of marchers
B (Lead) 1,754
C 1,298
D 1,312
E 1,497
F 1,325
A 1,551
Ex-Service Total 8,737
M (Non ex-Service) 1,621
Total 10,358
Column B
Marker Detachment Number
1 Reconnaissance Corps 18 Anniversary
2 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment Old Comrades Assoc 10
3 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Association 60
4 Royal Artillery Association 18
5 Royal Engineers Association 37
6 Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Association 65 Anniversary
7 Airborne Engineers Association 24
8 Royal Signals Association 48
9 Army Air Corps Association 42
10 Royal Army Service Corps & Royal Corps Transport Assoc 54
11 RAOC Association 18
12 Army Catering Corps Association 48
13 Royal Pioneer Corps Association 54 Anniversary
14 Royal Army Medical Corps Association 36
15 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Association 48
16 Royal Military Police Association 100
17 The RAEC and ETS Branch Association 12
18 Royal Army Pay Corps Regimental Association 36
19 Royal Army Veterinary Corps & Royal Army Dental Corps 18
20 Royal Army Physical Training Corps 24
21 Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Assoc 48
22 Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 30
23 Royal Dragoon Guards 78
24 Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own & Royal Irish) 12
25 Kings Royal Hussars Regimental Association 126
26 16/5th Queen's Royal Lancers 36
27 17/21 Lancers 30
28 The Royal Lancers 24 New for 2015
29 JLR RAC Old Boys' Association 30
30 Association of Ammunition Technicians 24
31 Beachley Old Boys Association 36
32 Arborfield Old Boys Association 25
33 Gallipoli & Dardenelles International 24
34 Special Observers Association 24
35 The Parachute Squadron Royal Armoured Corps 24 New
36 Intelligence Corps Association 48
37 Women's Royal Army Corps Association 120
38 656 Squadron Association 24
39 Home Guard Association 9
40 British Resistance Movement (Coleshill Research Team) 12
41 British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association 48
42 British Ex-Services Wheelchair Sports Association 24
43 Royal Hospital Chelsea 30
44 Queen Alexandra's Hospital Home for Disabled Ex-Servicemen & Women 30
45 The Royal Star & Garter Homes 20
46 Combat Stress 48
Total 1,754
Column C
Marker Detachment Number
1 Royal Air Force Association 150
2 Royal Air Force Regiment Association 300
3 Royal Air Forces Ex-Prisoner's of War Association 20
4 Royal Observer Corps Association 75 Anniversary
5 National Service (Royal Air Force) Association 42
6 RAFLING Association 24
7 6 Squadron (Royal Air Force) Association 18
8 7 Squadron Association 25
9 8 Squadron Association 24
10 RAF Habbaniya Association 25
11 Royal Air Force & Defence Fire Services Association 30
12 Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Association 30
13 Units of the Far East Air Force 28 New
14 Royal Air Force Yatesbury Association 16
15 Royal Air Force Airfield Construction Branch Association 12
16 RAFSE(s) Assoc 45 New
17 Royal Air Force Movements and Mobile Air Movements Squadron Association (RAF MAMS) 24
18 Royal Air Force Masirah & Salalah Veterans Assoc 24 New
19 WAAF/WRAF/RAF(W) 25
19 Blenheim Society 18
20 Coastal Command & Maritime Air Association 24
21 Air Sea Rescue & Marine Craft Sections Club 15
22 Federation of RAF Apprentice & Boy Entrant Assocs 150
23 Royal Air Force Air Loadmasters Association 24
24 Royal Air Force Police Association 90
25 Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Association 40
Total 1,298
Column D
Marker Detachment Number
1 Not Forgotten Association 54
2 Stoll 18
3 Ulster Defence Regiment 72
4 Army Dog Unit Northern Ireland Association 48
5 North Irish Horse & Irish Regiments Old Comrades Association 78
6 Northern Ireland Veterans' Association 40
7 Irish United Nations Veterans Association 12
8 ONET UK 10
9 St Helena Government UK 24
10 South Atlantic Medal Association 196
11 SSAFA 37
12 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteers Corps) 12
13 Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women 48
14 British Nuclear Test Veterans Association 48
15 War Widows Association 132
16 Gurkha Brigade Association 160 Anniversary
17 British Gurkha Welfare Society 100 Anniversary
18 West Indian Association of Service Personnel 18
19 Trucial Oman Scouts Association 18
20 Bond Van Wapenbroeders 35
21 Polish Ex-Combatants Association in Great Britain 25
22 Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantów Limited 18 New
23 Royal Hong Kong Regiment Association 12
24 Canadian Veterans Association 10
25 Hong Kong Ex-Servicemen's Association (UK Branch) 24
26 Hong Kong Military Service Corps 28
27 Foreign Legion Association 24
28 Undivided Indian Army Ex Servicemen Association 11 New
Total 1,312
Column E
Marker Detachment Number
1 Royal Marines Association 198
2 Royal Naval Association 150
3 Merchant Navy Association 130
4 Sea Harrier Association 24
5 Flower Class Corvette Association 18
6 HMS Andromeda Association 18
7 HMS Argonaut Association 30
8 HMS Bulwark, Albion & Centaur Association 25
9 HMS Cumberland Association 18
10 HMS Ganges Association 48
11 HMS Glasgow Association 30
12 HMS St Vincent Association 26
13 HMS Tiger Association 25
14 Algerines Association 20
15 Ton Class Association 24
16 Type 42 Association 48
17 Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service 36
18 Association of WRENS 90
19 Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association 10
20 Royal Naval Communications Association 30
21 Royal Naval Medical Branch Ratings & Sick Berth Staff Association 24
22 Royal Naval Benevolent Trust 18
23 Yangtze Incident Association 24
24 Special Boat Service Association 6
25 Submariners Association 30
26 Association of Royal Yachtsmen 30
27 Broadsword Association 36
28 Aircraft Handlers Association 36
29 Aircrewmans Association 40 Anniversary
30 Cloud Observers Association 10
31 The Fisgard Association 40
32 Fleet Air Arm Armourers Association 36
33 Fleet Air Arm Association 25
34 Fleet Air Arm Bucaneer Association 24
35 Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association 24
36 Fleet Air Arm Junglie Association 18
37 Fleet Air Arm Officers Association 30
38 Fleet Air Arm Safety Equipment & Survival Association 24
39 Royal Navy School of Physical Training 24
Total 1,497
Column F
Marker Detachment Number
1 Blind Veterans UK 198
2 Far East Prisoners of War 18
3 Burma Star Association 40
4 Monte Cassino Society20
5 Queen's Bodyguard of The Yeoman of The Guard 18
6 Pen and Sword Club 15
7 TRBL Ex-Service Members 301
8 The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory 4
9 The Royal British Legion Scotland 24
10 Officers Association 5
11 Black and White Club 18
12 National Pigeon War Service 30
13 National Service Veterans Alliance 50
14 Gallantry Medallists League 46
15 National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association 98
16 National Gulf Veterans & Families Association 30
17 Fellowship of the Services 100
18 Memorable Order of Tin Hats 24
19 Suez Veterans Association 50
20 Aden Veterans Association 72
21 1st Army Association 36
22 Showmens' Guild of Great Britain 40
23 Special Forces Club 12
24 The Spirit of Normandy Trust 28
25 Italy Star Association, 1943-1945, 48
Total 1,325
Column A
Marker Detachment Number
1 1LI Association 36
2 Royal Green Jackets Association 198
3 Parachute Regimental Association 174
4 King's Own Scottish Borderers 60
5 Black Watch Association 45
6 Gordon Highlanders Association 60
7 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Association 12
8 Queen's Own Highlanders Regimental Association 48
9 London Scottish Regimental Association 30
10 Grenadier Guards Association 48
11 Coldstream Guards Association 48
12 Scots Guards Association 48
13 Guards Parachute Association 36
14 4 Company Association (Parachute Regiment) 24
15 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 72
16 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Past & Present Association 30
17 Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Regimental Association 24
18 Royal Hampshire Regiment Comrades Association 14
19 The Royal Hampshire Regimental Club 24 New for 2015
20 Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 48 New
21 Royal Sussex Regimental Association 12
22 Green Howards Association 24
23 Cheshire Regiment Association 24
24 Sherwood Foresters & Worcestershire Regiment 36
25 Mercian Regiment Association 30
26 Special Air Service Regimental Association 4
27 The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 100
28 The Staffordshire Regiment 48
29 Rifles Regimental Association 40
30 The Rifles & Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regimental Association 30
31 Durham Light Infantry Association 60
32 King's Royal Rifle Corps Association 50
33 King's African Rifles 14 New for 2015
Total 1,551
Column M
Marker Detachment Number
1 Transport For London 48
2 Children of the Far East Prisoners of War 60
3 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteers Corps) 24
4 Munitions Workers Association18
5 Evacuees Reunion Association48
6 TOC H 20
7 Salvation Army 36
8 Naval Canteen Service & Expeditionary Force Institutes Association 12 Previously NAAFI
9 Royal Voluntary Service 24
10 Civil Defence Association 8
11 National Association of Retired Police Officers 36
12 Metropolitan Special Constabulary 36
13 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 36
14 London Ambulance Service Retirement Association 18
15 St John Ambulance 36
16 British Red Cross 12
17 St Andrew's Ambulance Association 6
18 The Firefighters Memorial Trust 24
19 Royal Ulster Constabulary (GC) Association 36
20 Ulster Special Constabulary Association 30
21 Commonwealth War Graves Commission 12
22 Daniel's Trust 36
23 Civilians Representing Families 180
24 Royal Mail Group Ltd 24
25 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 24
26 The Blue Cross 24
27 PDSA 24
28 HM Ships Glorious Ardent & ACASTA Association 24 Anniversary
29 Old Cryptians' Club 12
30 Fighting G Club 18 Anniversary
31 Malayan Volunteers Group 12
32 Gallipoli Association 18
33 Ministry of Defence 20
34 TRBL Non Ex-Service Members 117
35 TRBL Women's Section 20
36 Union Jack Club 12
37 Western Front Association 8
38 Shot at Dawn Pardons Campaign 18
39 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes 24
40 National Association of Round Tables 24
41 Lions Club International 24
42 Rotary International 24
43 41 Club 6
44 Equity 12
45 Romany & Traveller Society 18
46 Sea Cadet Corps 30
47 Combined Cadet Force 30
48 Army Cadet Force 30
49 Air Training Corps 30
50 Scout Association 30
51 Girlguiding London & South East England 30
52 Boys Brigade 30
53 Girls Brigade England & Wales 30
54 Church Lads & Church Girls Brigade 30
55 Metropolitan Police Volunteer Police Cadets 18
56 St John Ambulance Cadets 18
57 YMCA 12
Total 1,621
Workshop participants met to discuss and share research about German women pioneers in South Australia and their contribution to the State's social, cultural and economic development.
This is a photograph from the annual Na Fianna AC "Bob Heffernan" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 20:00. The race has gained a glowing reputation as being one of the fastest 5KM road races in Ireland. This race commemorates the years of work and volunteering that local man Bob Heffernan gave to Meath, Leinster, and Irish athletics from grass roots upwards and his work with the host club Na Fianna AC who have a catchment area in this part of rural North Kildare and South Meath. The race, known affectionately by club-members as simply "Bob's race" is a fitting tribute to commemorate his contribution to this sport. Today's race had another very large attendance with over 420 registered participants. There was a wonderful atmosphere as runners from all over Leinster gathered for a great night's racing. The very changeable and unseasonably weather of late made for an unpredictable night weather wise. A shower of hail fell on runners between 2KM and 3KM and yet this shower didn't fall on the finish area at the Hamlet Court Hotel.
This race is part of the annual Meath Road Race League despite the fact that the race is run completely in County Kildare. The Na Fianna club, who organise the race, have a catchment area of South Meath and North West Kildare. The current route for the race has stayed the same over the past few years. However previous to that the race was held in Enfield and also Rathmoylan in County Meath. This road race has grown from strength to strength year on year and is now one of the premier 5KM races in Ireland and one of the top club attended races in Leinster. The race starts on the busy Enfield to Endenderry road and this requires a big effort from stewards and marshalls. However, as always, the event was a resounding success with personal bests and great runs from many of the participants.
We have a large set of photographs from the finish of the race and they are available on our Flickr photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157653107820532
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2648 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
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For nostalgia - photographs of previous years
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644763278914
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633580992446/
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646/
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626673634371/
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646/
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My contributions to 365 Days in Colour: January 2015 “purple & metallic silver".
1. Privacy Guardian, 2. Sauce Whisk, 3. Nut Crackers and Picks, 4. Grocery Cart - in the Rain, 5. Heating Ducts, 6. Purple Shirt, 7. Peacock Feather Ornament, 8. Elevator Control Panel, 9. Hand weights, 10. Silver Snowflakes, 11. Model of Coelacanth, 12. Turnips, 13. Spoons, 14. Storytelling Dice, 15. Flower, 16. Clip hangers - rusty, 17. Grapes and Grape Stems, 18. Rolls of Bags, 19. Black & Chrome, 20. Candy Bar Wrapper, 21. Exit Doors, 22. Purple Sweater, Winter Hands, 23. Purple Tweezers, 24. Pedestrian, 25. Old Scissor Handles, 26. Purple Mouse, 27. Crab, 28. Purple-tipped agave, 29. Flowering Vine, 30. Small Purple Flower
Description: Contribution cards of the Edinburgh Typographical and Yearly Sick and Funeral Society. Contributions made by J McDonell. SH.2009.190.2; 1976 - 77. SH.2009.190.3; 1978 -79. SH.2009.190.4; 1978 -79. SH.2009.190.5; 1979 -80. SH.2009.190.6; 1979 -80. SH.2009.190.7; 1976 -77.
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Further Notes: The Edinburgh Typographical Yearly sick and funeral society were known to Edinburgh printers as the 'wee sick'; this society collected 20p per month from its members. Benefit was paid for members at a rate of 2 pounds per week for eight weeks. Funeral benefit was ten pounds. At the end of the year after expenses had been paid and a reserve decided the remainder of the funds were paid to the members in the form of a dividend.
History: Mr James Murray Grant McDonell worked for McLagan and Cumming pre Second World War. After the War he worked for the Scottish Daily Mail at Tanfield.
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The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office welcomed the 55 riders, and their support staff of the 12th annual “Cycle Across Illinois” this Sunday, July 17. The annual ride recognizes and honors the extraordinary contributions of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. This year’s ride is honored, among others, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office own Deputy Dwight Maness, EOW: Sept. 14, 2015. Deputy Maness died unexpectedly as he was recuperating from gunshot wounds he suffered while responding to a possible domestic disturbance in Holiday Hills, IL. In April 2015, the gunman was convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced to 135 years in prison. The 4-day, 400-mile bike ride left Alton, IL. Thursday July 14, and ended Sunday, July 17, at the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office in Woodstock, IL. The ride raises funds and awareness for the Illinois Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. IL C.O.P.S. is an organization dedicated to helping survivors of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. They represent both the survivors of Illinois officers and the families of officers across the country who call call Illinois home. The 2015 “Cycle Across Illinois” raised $92,571 for IL C.O.P.S.
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Change in gross domestic product (GDP) is the main indicator of economic growth. GDP increased by 0.7% in Q4 2013 compared with Q3 2013.
Output increased in three of the four main industrial groupings within the economy in Q4 2013 compared with Q3 2013. Output increased by 0.5% in agriculture, 0.7% in production and 0.8% in services. However, output decreased by 0.3% in construction.
In Q4 2013 GDP was estimated to be 1.3% below the peak in Q1 2008. From peak to trough in 2009, the economy shrank by 7.2%.
GDP was 2.8% higher in Q4 2013 compared with the same quarter a year ago. GDP is estimated to have increased by 1.9% in 2013, compared with 2012.
The preliminary estimate of GDP is produced using the output approach to measuring GDP. At this stage, data content is less than half of the total required for the final output estimate. The estimate is subject to revision as more data become available, but these are typically small between the preliminary and third estimates of GDP. All figures in this release are seasonally adjusted.
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/gva/gross-domestic-product--prelim...
(Versão em português após o original em inglês)
“Mr. President,
I congratulate the Republic of Korea for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February.
I also thank your Excellency for convening this timely and important high-level debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
I would like to greet Her Excellency Louise Mushikiwabo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, and His Excellency Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, and thank them for their contribution to this debate.
I am equally grateful to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his very informative briefing and to High Commissioner Navi Pillay and Mr Philip Spoerri, of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their remarks.
Mr. President,
As we gather to discuss this crucial item in the Council’s agenda, our departing point must be the acknowledgement that, as indicated by the Secretary-General in his latest report, the state of affairs regarding the protection of civilians is "abysmal".
Civilians continue to be injured, displaced and killed in great numbers and submitted to all kinds of hardship in many parts of the world.
It is our collective moral and political responsibility to confront this situation and offer civilians under actual or potential risk improved prospects.
The difficulties that have prevented us from adequately discharging our responsibilities around the protection of civilians do not stem from differences on the fundamental ethics underlying the concept.
They stem from differences that prevent us from translating our common ethics into agreed policies that will lead to coherent and effective results.
The use of force in the protection of civilians stands out as an issue that divides opinions, compromises efforts towards the peaceful settlement of disputes, and distances us from dealing with the multifaceted issues surrounding protection.
As regards the use of force, a Brazilian concept paper on the “responsibility while protecting” was shared with the Security Council in 2011.
In our view, resort to military action should always be an exceptional measure, after all peaceful means have been exhausted and only upon the authorization of this Council.
And if force is authorized, it must be judicious, proportionate and limited to the objectives established by the Council. One must be careful not to worsen a situation that puts civilians at risk and involuntarily contribute to further violence and instability.
Furthermore, the Council should ensure before the wider membership that military action is monitored and resolutions are interpreted and implemented in a way that guarantees the observance of responsibility while protecting.
Events in the recent past make us ponder whether direct military intervention or support to armed groups has led to improved circumstances for civilians or to further instability and violence.
However, even as we ponder on past experience, we could easily agree on the notion that the most effective way to protect civilians is to prevent armed conflict and, should it arise, display a real commitment to its resolution by peaceful means.
The Charter provides a basis for associating the maintenance of peace and security with the promotion of socioeconomic and institutional development, as well as respect for human rights.
I had the opportunity to highlight this aspect in the debate under Brazil’s presidency, in February 2011, on the interdependence between peace, security and development.
It is possible to argue that the promotion of sustainable development, poverty eradication and food security contributes to the promotion of peace and security by creating a more stable environment for civilians.
It is regrettable that the world should spend astronomical resources on the development of weapons and military budgets, while we are still short of meeting ODA targets, as agreed in the 2002 Monterey Consensus.
This disturbing situation was described by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a powerful article published last August. As he said, the world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.
If we are seriously to commit to the protection of civilians – and if we all agree this should be done first by avoiding the emergence of conflict – we must seek to revert this trend.
The upcoming Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty offers us an opportunity to take a meaningful step and agree on rules that will help spare civilians from the consequences of poorly monitored flows of arms.
On the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation front, consistent and balanced progress needs to be made. We cannot afford to leave this agenda unfinished. In this context, I must say that the Brazilian Government condemns the new nuclear test carried out by the DPRK. We urge the North Korean Government to fully comply with all relevant UNSC resolutions on the matter.
In the same vein of approaching the protection of civilians as a means to avoid conflict, this Council should fully assume its responsibility regarding the plight of those who are victimized on a daily basis in protracted conflicts, such as the one between Israel and Palestine.
The protection of civilians must be implemented in a universal and non-selective manner.
Civilians ought to be equally protected against threats of violence, be it in Homs or in Gaza; in Khandahar or in Timbuktu. And multilateral efforts should comply with International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law, including in the context of the fight against terrorism.
Under this heading, Brazil welcomes the announcement by the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights concerning the launch of an inquiry into the civilian impact, and human rights implications of the use of drones and other forms of targeted killing for the purpose of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency.
We welcome the increased participation of regional organizations, such as the African Union, in efforts towards mediation and conflict-resolution in coordination with multilateral efforts, in accordance with relevant provisions of the Charter.
But at the same time we must recognize that coordination between the regional and the multilateral has not always been satisfactory and that improved governance will be required to effectively deal with situations of instability in which civilians are placed at risk.
The complexity of the challenges requires inclusiveness in decision-making and in the implementation of decisions. In this respect, a word on the long overdue Security Council reform is also justified.
A more representative and legitimate Security Council can, and in my opinion will, help lead to decisions and strategies that contribute to avoid conflict and protect a greater number of civilians.
Negotiating and building common ground is the fundamental task of this Council. And in this regard, diplomacy is of the essence and should not be equated, as it sometimes is, with lack of resolve.
The phrase “there is no military solution to” is being increasingly used and may reflect the recognition that we are entering a phase of greater openness to dialogue, negotiation, diplomacy – certainly a tendency which Brazil would favor.
Syria certainly comes to mind and Brazil agrees with those who are of the view that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and that this Council should firmly and unequivocally rally behind the efforts of Joint Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, on the basis of the Geneva Plan of Action – which clearly opposes “militarization”.
Mr. President,
I believe that, after recent experiences in the use of force for the protection of civilians, the international community can now better appreciate the value of conflict prevention and the peaceful settlement of disputes, including as tools to ensure the safety of those whom it wishes to protect.
My conclusion points to the importance of strategies that protect civilians in situations of conflict through non-military efforts.
First, we see the need for a broader awareness on the importance of dealing with the prevention of conflict by peaceful means, including through the promotion of social and economic development, intensified efforts towards the full implementation of disarmament and non-proliferation commitments, and by seriously confronting crucial challenges such as Israel and Palestine, among others.
Second, in situations where conflicts do break out, we see the urgency of placing more emphasis on diplomacy and dialogue as the primary tools in addressing them.”
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Intervenção do Ministro das Relações Exteriores no Debate do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas sobre Proteção de Civis em Conflitos Armados -
“Senhor Presidente,
Felicito a República da Coréia por assumir a presidência do Conselho de Segurança durante o mês de fevereiro.
Agradeço também a Vossa Excelência por convocar este oportuno e importante debate de alto nível sobre a proteção de civis em conflitos armados.
Gostaria de saudar Sua Excelência Louise Mushikiwabo, Ministra dos Negócios Estrangeiros de Ruanda, e Sua Excelência Elmar Mammadyarov, Ministro das Relações Exteriores do Azerbaijão, e agradecer-lhes por sua contribuição para este debate.
Sou igualmente grato ao Secretário-Geral Ban Ki-moon por seu “briefing” muito informativo, bem como à Alta Comissária Navi Pillay e ao Senhor Philip Spoerri, do Comitê Internacional da Cruz Vermelha, por suas observações.
Senhor Presidente,
Ao nos reunirmos para discutir este item fundamental da agenda do Conselho de Segurança, nosso ponto de partida deve ser o reconhecimento de que a situação da proteção de civis é "abismal", tal como indicado pelo Secretário-Geral em seu último relatório.
Civis continuam a ser feridos, deslocados e mortos em grande número e submetidos a todo tipo de dificuldades em muitas partes do mundo.
É nossa responsabilidade coletiva, tanto moral quanto política, enfrentar esta situação e oferecer perspectivas de melhoria a civis que estejam sob riscos reais ou potenciais.
As dificuldades que nos têm impedido de cumprir adequadamente as nossas responsabilidades relativas à proteção de civis não derivam de divergências sobre os fundamentos éticos que estão na base desse conceito.
Elas resultam de divergências que nos impedem de traduzir nossa ética comum em políticas mutuamente acordadas que levarão a resultados coerentes e eficazes.
O uso da força para a proteção de civis destaca-se como tema que divide opiniões, compromete esforços voltados à solução pacífica das controvérsias e nos distancia do tratamento multifacetado dos temas relacionados à proteção.
No que se refere ao uso da força, o Brasil compartilhou com o Conselho de Segurança em 2011 um documento de reflexão sobre "responsabilidade ao proteger".
Em nossa opinião, o recurso à ação militar deve ser sempre uma medida excepcional, tomada depois de esgotados todos os meios pacíficos e apenas mediante a autorização deste Conselho.
Se a força for autorizada, deve ser empregada de forma criteriosa, proporcional e limitada aos objetivos estabelecidos pelo Conselho. É preciso ter cuidado para não agravar uma situação que coloca civis em risco e gerar, involuntariamente, mais violência e instabilidade.
Além disso, o Conselho deve assegurar aos membros da ONU que as ações militares sejam monitoradas e que as resoluções sejam interpretadas e implementadas de modo a garantir o respeito à responsabilidade ao proteger.
Alguns acontecimentos no passado recente nos fazem refletir sobre se a intervenção militar direta ou o apoio a grupos armados levaram a uma melhoria das condições para os civis ou a uma situação de maior instabilidade e violência.
Entretanto, mesmo quando refletimos sobre a experiência passada, podemos facilmente chegar à conclusão de que a maneira mais efetiva de proteger os civis é evitar conflitos armados e, caso esses conflitos surjam, demonstrar compromisso real com a sua resolução por meios pacíficos.
A Carta da ONU constitui a base para que possamos associar a manutenção da paz e segurança à promoção do desenvolvimento sócio-econômico e institucional, bem como ao respeito aos direitos humanos.
Eu tive a oportunidade de destacar esse aspecto no debate realizado sob a presidência brasileira do CSNU, em fevereiro de 2011, sobre a interdependência entre paz, segurança e desenvolvimento.
É possível argumentar que a promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável, da erradicação da pobreza e da segurança alimentar contribui para a promoção da paz e segurança na medida em que promove um ambiente mais estável para os civis.
É lamentável que o mundo gaste recursos astronômicos no desenvolvimento de armas e na manutenção de elevados orçamentos militares, ao mesmo tempo em que continuamos aquém do cumprimento das metas de Assistência Oficial ao Desenvolvimento, conforme acordado no Consenso de Monterrey de 2002.
Esta situação preocupante foi descrita pelo Secretário-Geral Ban Ki-moon em um impactante artigo publicado em agosto passado. Como disse o Secretário-Geral, o mundo está sobre-armado e a paz está sub-financiada.
Se estamos seriamente comprometidos com a proteção de civis - e se todos concordamos que isso deve ser feito evitando-se, em primeiro lugar, o surgimento de conflitos – devemos buscar reverter essa tendência.
A próxima Conferência sobre o Tratado do Comércio de Armas nos oferece oportunidade de dar um passo significativo e chegar a um acordo sobre regras que ajudarão a poupar os civis das consequências do fluxo desregulado de armas.
No campo do desarmamento e da não-proliferação nuclear, é preciso haver progresso consistente e equilibrado. Não podemos nos dar ao luxo de deixar essa agenda sem uma conclusão. Neste contexto, devo dizer que o Governo brasileiro condena o novo teste nuclear realizado pela República Democrática e Popular da Coréia. Instamos o Governo norte-coreano a cumprir integralmente todas as resoluções do Conselho de Segurança sobre o assunto.
Na mesma linha de abordagem da proteção de civis como forma de evitar conflitos, este Conselho deve assumir plenamente sua responsabilidade com relação à situação daqueles que são vítimas diárias de conflitos prolongados, como o conflito entre Israel e Palestina.
A proteção de civis deve ser implementada de forma universal e não-seletiva.
Os civis devem ser igualmente protegidos contra ameaças de violência, sejam elas em Homs ou em Gaza; em Khandahar ou Timbuktu. Esforços multilaterais devem estar de acordo com os Direitos Humanos e com o Direito Internacional Humanitário, inclusive no contexto da luta contra o terrorismo.
Nesse particular, o Brasil saúda o anúncio feito pelo Relator Especial da ONU sobre Contra-terrorismo e Direitos Humanos a respeito do lançamento de investigações sobre o impacto, para os direitos humanos de civis, do uso de “drones” e outros meios de assassinatos seletivos com objetivos de contra-terrorismo e contra-insurgência.
Acolhemos com satisfação a crescente participação de organizações regionais, como a União Africana, em esforços de mediação e resolução de conflitos, em coordenação com outros esforços multilaterais e de acordo com as disposições da Carta das Nações Unidas.
Mas, ao mesmo tempo, devemos reconhecer que a coordenação entre os níveis regional e multilateral não tem sido sempre satisfatória e que será necessário contar com melhores meios de governança para lidar, de maneira efetiva, com situações de instabilidade em que civis são colocados em risco.
A complexidade dos desafios requer que a tomada e a implementação de decisões seja feita de maneira mais inclusiva. Nesse quadro, justificam-se algumas considerações sobre a reforma, há muito devida, do Conselho de Segurança.
Um Conselho de Segurança mais representativo e legítimo pode, e na minha opinião irá, ajudar a adotar decisões e estratégias para evitar conflitos e proteger um maior número de civis.
Negociar a fim de criar denominadores comuns é a tarefa fundamental deste Conselho. Neste particular, a diplomacia é essencial e não deve ser equiparada, como se faz por vezes, à falta de determinação.
A frase "não há solução militar" está sendo cada vez mais utilizada e pode refletir o reconhecimento de que estamos entrando em uma fase de maior abertura ao diálogo, à negociação, à diplomacia - certamente uma tendência que o Brasil favorece.
O caso da Síria certamente vem à tona. O Brasil concorda com aqueles que são da opinião de que não há solução militar para a crise síria e que este Conselho deverá firme e inequivocamente apoiar os esforços do Enviado Especial Conjunto Lakhdar Brahimi, com base no Plano de Ação de Genebra - o qual claramente se opõe à "militarização".
Senhor Presidente,
Acredito que, após as experiências recentes de uso da força para proteção de civis, a comunidade internacional pode apreciar melhor o valor da prevenção de conflitos e da resolução pacífica de disputas, inclusive como maneira de garantir a segurança daqueles que se deseja proteger.
Minha conclusão aponta para a importância de estratégias que protejam civis em situações de conflito por meio de esforços não-militares.
Primeiro, vemos a necessidade de maior conscientização sobre a importância de lidar com a prevenção de conflitos por meios pacíficos, inclusive por meio da promoção do desenvolvimento sócio-econômico, de esforços redobrados para o pleno cumprimento dos compromissos de desarmamento e não-proliferação, e por meio do enfrentamento de desafios cruciais como o conflito entre Israel e Palestina, entre outros.
Em segundo lugar, em situações onde conflitos eclodirem, vemos a urgência de enfatizar a diplomacia e o diálogo como as principais ferramentas para a sua resolução.
Muito obrigado”
Governor Murphy signs A978 honoring the contributions of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. by designating an official state license plate on Monday, March 6, 2023(Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governorâs Office).
Technology Skills Appreciation Week in BC recognizes the valuable contribution of people working in technological skilled trades to the province's economy and labour force. Since BC's technology sector is growing faster than the overall economy, it is critical for the province to attract, retain and develop in-demand skills.
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This is a photograph from the SSE Airticity Dublin Marathon which was held in Dublin City, Ireland on Monday October 27th 2014 at 09:00. This is the 35th year of the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, which is run through the historic Georgian streets of Dublin, Ireland's largest and capital city. This photograph was taken in Dublin City Center Mount Street Canal Bridge which is just before the 26 mile mark on Mount Street.
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►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
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The inspiring career of Richard S. Ruiz, MD was celebrated at a Retirement Reception on February 19, 2020 at the River Oaks Country Club. Dr. Ruiz has made many contributions to UTHealth, our students, and to the medical profession.
Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Baker-Polito Administration cabinet officials recognize outstanding contributions made by Commonwealth employees at the Human Resources Division’s annual Performance Recognition Awards at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Dec. 14, 2022. [Joshua Qualls/Governor's Press Office]
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Governor Murphy signs A978 honoring the contributions of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. by designating an official state license plate on Monday, March 6, 2023(Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governorâs Office).
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Dharar Abdul-Razzak Razzooqi (right ) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative State of Kuwait with Alanna Armitage ( left ) Director, United Nations Population Fund, Geneva (UNFPA) during the Kuwait's contribution to the system-wide response to the humanitarian situation in Syria. 18 April 2013. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferré
This is a photograph from the 30th annual Bohermeen AC Patrick Bell 5KM Road Race, Jog, Walk, and Fun Run which was held at Bohermeen AC, Ardbracan, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland at 19:30 on Saturday 6th June 2015. The race was held in warm sunshine but with the presence of a very strong headwind which made running conditions difficult in places for all participants. The race commemorates Patrick Bell, the late Bohermeen clubman who died tragically in the summer of 1985 following a traffic accident, whilst returning home from Cork having competed in the National track championships. The wonderful atmosphere, the great racing and participation, the work by the club, Meath Athletics, the local community, and the long summer evening is, yet again, a fitting tribute to Patrick's memory and his contribution to Athletics in Ireland. The race also commemorates clubman Nicky Philips. Congratulations to everyone involved. Everything that is good about grassroots athletics and running in Ireland was on show in Bohermeen tonight. The race route reverted to the 2013 course as last year (2014) the course had to be changed at the last moment due to a funeral which was taking place in the area. The folks at Bohermeen AC and the local community hosted a barbeque, cook-out, and entertainment late into the night. It has earned the reputation as having one of the best after race atmospheres you are likely to find in Ireland. The race started 400m from the Bohermeen AC track and heads towards Navan. The course then makes 3 right hand turns around some beautiful rural country roads and turns back to Bohermeen AC and then back for the final kilometer which is straight to the track and the finish on about 60 meters of athletics track. Over 600 participants took part making it one of the largest 5KM races in the region
This is a set of photographs from the end of the race until about the 25 minute finish time. The full set is available at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157651804660314
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Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
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Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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Luxembourg
www.croix-rouge.lu/splashpage/
Poland (Embassy)
Account name : Ambasada Japonii – Pomoc
Account owner's address: ul. Szwoleżerów 8, 00-464 Warszawa
Account number: 22 2210 0009 0000 0000 0010 3956
Bank name: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Polska) S.A.
Bank SWIFT code: BOTKPLPW
Romania
www.crucearosie.ro/proiecte/apel-pentru-japonia.html
Russia
Spain
www.cruzroja.es/pls/portal30/portal.donante.donativo
Switzerland
www.redcross.ch/aid/donations/international/detail-fr.php...
USA
www.globalgiving.org/projects/japan-earthquake-tsunami-re...
www.paypal-donations.com/pp-charity/web.us/campaign.jsp?c...
United Committee for African-American Contributions in St. Mary's County (UCAC) 8th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Festival at Freedom Park at intersection of Route 235 and Tulagi Place in Lexington Park, MD on Saturday, 18 June 2011
Francine Dove Hawkins, Pamela Langley & Loretta Dove
After the Ceremony
Visit UCAC Juneteenth Festival at www.ucaconline.org/juneteenth.html
Read Juneteenth Crowd Fills Freedom Park article by Baynet at www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/22879
Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography
April 16, 2015: Canada announced a financial contribution of 120 million Canadian dollars (US$ 98 million) to the Global Partnership for Education toward the 2015-2018 replenishment period, doubling Canada’s previous contribution on an annual basis. The announcement was made by Christian Paradis (left), Canada’s Minister of International Development and la Francophonie at the margins of the World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC.
Next to Minister Paradis: Alice Albright, CEO of GPE, and Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education.
Credit: GPE/Mike Kurec
My contributions to the Child's Play Dinner Auction
One replica of the giraffe plush from the Last of Us, and one signed by the Naughty Dog crew!
Read the blog post for this stuffed stuff: Giraffe plushies for the Child's Play Dinner Auction