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Students from ten regions across South Sudan have been praised for their winning essays, which have highlighted women’s contribution to durable peace in the country.

 

Three of the best students writers received trophies at an event in the country’s capital, on Wednesday, May 9th where hundreds gathered to briefly hear from some of the students, government representatives and the head of the United Nations’ Mission in South Sudan.

 

The student essays highlighted the need for women to be involved in national building; conflict resolution; ending tribalism; unity, and economic development, among other issues.

 

Ninety high schools participated in the essay competition.

 

UN Photo: Isaac Billy

And we wrapped up our Jaipur India Projects on Friday. It was emotional because leaving is always the hardest part but these women and girls are in good hands with Hasmik Ghalechyan and Adv Aplav Saxena

Our combined efforts have raised over $1000 from our family and friends with $845 of that coming from the DivaGirl members and supporters and more donations are coming in from Cathie Berrey and Elisa De La Torre.

With these contributions, we were able to gift 3 sewing machines to Naya Sawera women’s self help group:

- 8-10 underwear each

- one pack of pads each

- 3 sewing machines

- fabrics

- groceries each day

- 2 underwear for each girl

- pads

- toys

- art supplies

- self care packs for the Blind School for Girls (lotion, face wash, pads, lip balm, oil, chocolate)

- snacks and chocolates for the kids

- so much more. Volunteering Abroad is NOT for everyone.

Culture shock is real and you need to keep an open mind when you are volunteering abroad because your culture will be very different from the culture of the country you’re visiting.

 

You are not there to change their culture, “make it better”, or even solve their problems.

You are there to let them know that they matter despite the harsh circumstances they’re in in life.

You are there giving your time and energy because they are valued in a place where it can be hopeless.

 

We are NOT their saviors.

We ask them for what they need and they needed underwear, sanitary pads, self worth (in a patriarchal country), self esteem boost, a sustainable way of living (3 sewing machines and fabrics) and to have a little bit of fun!

 

You are there to connect and let them feel seen, heard and validated, because as my new young friend from India, Shanaya, said, “It doesn’t matter what country you’re from, what language you speak, what color of skin you have, or what religion you practice, you can always find similarities and build connection”.

 

I am grateful for our host family Hasmik Ghalechyan and Adv Aplav Saxena for your dedication in meeting the needs of the communities you serve and for allowing me, Elisa De La Torre and Cathie Berrey to be part of your amazing projects.

 

Thank you to our interpreters and young local college coordinators, Priyanshi Agarwal, Shanaya and Pranjal for looking after us and taking good care of us as we navigate the slums of Jaipur.

 

To Laura Furtado for planning this trip for us with A Broader View Volunteers

 

To my fellow volunteers Cathie and Elisa, thanks for sharing this amazing experience with me. This is not easy work but it is fulfilling work.

This is a photograph from the 4th annual running the East of Ireland Marathons Staplestown Marathon, Half Marathon and 10KM road races which were held in the village of Staplestown, Donadea, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Saturday 23rd January 2016 at 09:00. The event is organised by East of Ireland Marathons with local support and input. The races all started and ended in the village of Staplestown which is about 2 miles from the entrance to Donadea Forest Park. All races were held on the same loop of approximately 10KM in distance where the marathon runners covered 4 loops plus a short out and back section, half marathoner covered 2 loops and some out and back and the 10KM runners simply completed the full loop. The loop is well known to local runners as it connects the village of Staplestown with the larger village of Properous, Co. Kildare. The full set of photographs is available here on Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157663684603092]

  

USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?

 

Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.

 

BUT..... Wait there a minute....

We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.

 

This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.

 

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You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.

 

I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?

 

If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.

 

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.

 

I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?

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.

 

Don't like your photograph here?

That's OK! We understand!

 

If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.

 

I want to tell people about these great photographs!

Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets

 

The LEGO Foundation and UNICEF support conflict-affected children in Iraq through play

 

Baghdad, 16 December 2015 – UNICEF Iraq received a contribution from the LEGO Foundation that will help give around 50,000 children in Iraq a chance to play and learn. The organizations welcomed the contribution of 4,800 boxes containing LEGO play materials. The donation is part of the three-year global partnership between UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation signed in early 2015. Through the partnership, the two organizations promote quality early learning through play for children around the world. While play helps children address stress, it also performs a critical role in the development of the intellectual, emotional, social and creative skills needed to build the foundation for human development and lifelong learning.

 

Iraq has seen decades of conflict. Currently, nearly 3 million children have had their education disrupted, and nearly 1 million are internally displaced. Furthermore, over 100,000 Syrian children have taken refuge in Iraq.

 

Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Ján Kubiš, reaffirmed the United Nations’ commitment to children. “Many Iraqi children bear emotional scars from the violence around them, but it is those rendered homeless by conflict who suffer the heaviest consequences. Millions of children, in camps for displaced people and refugees as well as those in host communities have limited or no access to education or recreational activities. It is with their predicament in mind that UNAMI and UNICEF called on LEGO for assistance to extend children affected by the crisis in Iraq with a combination of study and play in the form of creative toys, which might be the first for many of them since they lost their homes and possessions. The donation from LEGO Foundation should be a reminder to Iraqi politicians of the responsibility they share for the future generations, who deserve to live a life of peace and normalcy.”

 

Generations of children in Iraq have grown up in the midst of conflict, and have witnessed unimaginable acts of extreme violence and have been displaced from their homes and communities. Some children have been displaced multiple times as conflict reaches their new homes. “The opportunity given by the LEGO Foundation should also be used to call for more support to humanitarian programmes, particularly child protection,” Kubiš added.

 

Representing UNAMI at the delivery ceremony in Baghdad, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Gyorgy Busztin appealed to the Iraqi politicians to think about the children of Iraq as they “are the hardest hit by violence and lack of stability. Their fate needs to be the responsibility of all decision makers. We want for them a happy future, away from violence, conflict and displacement in a country that provides equal rights to all its men, women and children. We want national reconciliation for Iraq that will give back to the children of Iraq what they were deprived of, play, learning and happiness, in other words a full childhood. The LEGO toys will teach them to build so that in the future they will be able to reconstruct their villages and towns ruined by terrorism. They will prove that building is superior to destruction” added DSRSG Busztin.

 

“The negative impact of this crisis on children cannot be over-emphasized,” said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq. “Continuing violence has cheated millions of children of their fundamental rights to safety, education and play. Many children have come into this world and grown up knowing only displacement and conflict. The donation from the LEGO Foundation is one positive step forward, allowing some of the most disadvantaged children to play and learn in a fun and safe environment and become the next generation to build a better future for Iraq.”

 

“Play is the most effective and inspiring way for children to acquire the skills needed to create new possibilities and meet the many challenges of the future. In the midst of violence and instability, playing and education can help to alleviate trauma for conflict-affected children,” said Mirjam Schöning, Global Head of Programmes and Partnerships at the LEGO Foundation. “Through play, children can address stress and develop physical, intellectual and social skills, as well as creativity. Together with UNICEF, we work to put a stake in the ground for children and their development through quality play-based learning.”

 

The LEGO play materials will be distributed to 538 schools, 46 community centres and 8 child-friendly spaces across Iraq, giving over 50,000 children access to learning activities. The LEGO Foundation and UNICEF will provide training to build the capacity of teachers, facilitators and community members who will then guide children through LEGO activities as part of the initiative.

 

Photos by UNAMI PIO.

 

Jaya Bachchan was presented with the “Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to Cinema spanning over three decades at the 12th London Asian Film Festival. Riz Ahmed presenting the evening.

 

Friday 5th March – Park Lane Sheraton Hotel, Piccadilly Circus

[20:00] Gala Dinner

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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

Friendly society members paid a few pence a week to insure themselves against sickness and funeral costs. Contributions were recorded in the books of the society and in individual cards for each member.

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]

The badge of the Kabul Air Wing of the Afghan Air Force.

 

Ten advisors from the Canadian Air Force serve at the Afghan Air Force training school as part of the Canadian Forces contribution to the NATO training mission in Afghanistan.

 

More information on the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan and support to the Afghan Air Force can be found at: www.438aew.afcent.af.mil/

 

CCTM-A is the Canadian Forces participation in NATO's Training Mission in Afghanistan (NTM-A) - the international effort to assist the Afghan National Security Forces as they transition to full responsibility for security throughout Afghanistan in 2014.

 

Up to 950 Canadian Forces personnel will serve in advisory and support roles at training camps and headquarters locations primarily in the Kabul area. Smaller contingents will serve at training institutions in Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. The bulk of the Canadian contingent is scheduled to be deployed in Afghanistan by the fall of 2011.

 

Photo by Master Cpl. Rory Wilson, Canadian Forces

(c) 2011 DND-MDN Canada

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta learned about the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s contributions to national energy security during a tour of exhibits at the Pentagon Oct. 4.

 

Subject matter experts from three of RDECOM’s research centers -- Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Communications–Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center -- showcased the Army’s research on operational energy.

  

The Pentagon Courtyard was filled with exhibits Oct. 2-4 as part of the Pentagon Energy Security Event 2012.

 

Read more:

go.usa.gov/YDRG

This pink explosions are from the Swedish firework contribution to the international firework festival "flaming stars" 2007 in Ostfildern.

 

As fireworks, especially music fireworks, show there whole beauty not in these pictures, for all people loving fireworks, as myself, I give here three links to some short movies I did at this festival. Watching them you will maybe understand why I'm so enthusiastic about it ;-)!

1. Sweden:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ideT1TInTI

2. Taiwan:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1dnuU_BJVI

@Yufen: you will like it ;-)

3. Germany:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOiMVJ8ifEQ

 

Enjoy!

 

Canon PowerShot G3

Aufnahmedatum/-zeit: 24.08.2007 22:49

Aufnahmemodus: Manuell

Tv (Verschlusszeit): 4

Av (Blendenzahl): 5.6

Filmempfindlichkeit (ISO): 50

Objektiv: 7.2 - 28.8mm

Brennweite: 7.2mm

 

My contribution to tomorrows dinner - New York Style Cherry Cheesecake. I could make a good cook for someone. ;)

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]

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta learned about the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s contributions to national energy security during a tour of exhibits at the Pentagon Oct. 4.

 

Subject matter experts from three of RDECOM’s research centers -- Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Communications–Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center -- showcased the Army’s research on operational energy.

  

The Pentagon Courtyard was filled with exhibits Oct. 2-4 as part of the Pentagon Energy Security Event 2012.

 

Read more:

go.usa.gov/YDRG

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We are guided by three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, our longing to capture in print, that which is beautiful, the constant search for the one picture, and constant barrage of new equipment and style of photography. These passions, like great winds, have blown us across the globe in search of the one and we do understand the one we do look for might be this picture right here for someone else out there.

 

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This is a contribution to the Guess What I Shot? pool.

 

Leave some guesses as to what this could be in the comments!

The Teenage Republican Club donated $500, part of our $2,000 contribution to Doctors Without Borders.

The Kilcock Ladies GAA Santa Dash Christmas 5km Race and Fun Run took place in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland at 13:00 on Sunday 16th December 2012. This was the first running of this event and overall it was a great success. There was tonnes of Christmas spirit and good cheer! There was also lots and lots of Christmas goodies for the runners afterwards in the GAA Club. Well done to Kilcock Ladies GAA on a superb event.

 

The race started at Connaught Street, near the Royal Canal, and took in the wellknown local walking route around Laragh (Sli Na Slainte). This route is familiar to many runners as a reverse of the Kilcock AC 5KM held annually every summer. The race was organised to help raise funds for the many ladies teams that the girls from Branganstown continue to field year after year. The Kilcock Ladies are a vital part of the local community and provide football for all age groups in the town. 2012 was a very special year for the Ladies section of Kilcock GAA club as they celebrated the 20th year since their foundation back in 1992.

 

Overall, over 200 people took part in the run and race. There were many Santas making their way in their red suits, beards, and runners around the 5KM route.

 

This is our set of photographs from the finish of the race.

 

How can I get a full resolution copy of these photographs?

 

All of the photographs here on this Flickr set have a visible watermark embedded in them. All of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available, free, at no cost, at full resolution WITHOUT watermark. We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not know of any other photographers who operate such a policy. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ etc or (2) other websites, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us. This also means the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a wall post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.

 

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.

 

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We do not charge for these images. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that they are good enough that you would ordinarily pay for their purchase 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.

 

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Race Start: maps.google.com/?ll=53.396675,-6.661502&spn=0.004376,...

 

My contribution to Flickr888 ..... Stormy skies give way to a moon rise. North Fork, Long Island, NY 08/08/08

 

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Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with HE Mr. Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as they discussed non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear. The DG thanked Netherland’s support to the IAEA particularly on COVID-19 with its contribution of one million euro. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 5 November 2020.

 

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

 

HE Mr Albert Hendrik (Aldrik) Gierveld, Resident Representative of the Netherlands to the IAEA

 

IAEA:

Jacek Bylica, IAEA Chief of Cabinet

 

Ewelina Hilger, IAEA Special Advisor to the Director General

 

Camila Polo Florez, IAEA Chief of Protocol and External Relations Officer

African American Contributions in St. Mary's County Juneteenth Celebration . www.ucaconline.org/juneteenth.html . Freedom Park . Corner of Route 235 and Tulagi Place . Lexington Park, MD . Saturday, 16 June 2007 . www.somdnews.com/stories/062007/entecov181947_32092.shtml . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

This five storey postmodern infill building near Dundas and Indian Grove is a decent contribution to the architectural diversity of the Dundas strip in the Junction. It's a simple facade, yet elegant with subtle historical references.

 

Dundas in the Junction has few postmodern buildings, though there's a similar building most likely built by the same developer nearby with a red facade.

Over 1,300 personnel from all three armed services, veterans and cadets made the 2019 National Armed Forces Day parade in Salisbury the largest one to date. Originally conceived as Veterans Day, the name of the event was changed in 2009 to National Armed Forces Day to celebrate the contributions of both past and present members of the British Armed Forces. Taking place on the last Saturday of June, the parade is one aspect of a whole weekend where the national lead event is hosted by a different town or city each year around the UK.

 

The national event was held from 28 to 30 June 2019 in Salisbury and hosted by Wiltshire Council and its council leader Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE.

 

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne reviewed the parade on 29 June 2019 of more than 1,300 service personnel, cadets and veterans and took the salute on the dais in front of the Guildhall, accompanied by the Mayor of the City of Salisbury John Walsh, as the procession went by. The parade was preceded by a fly past by the Red Arrows at 10 am. The parade was led by a detachment from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, followed by bands and marching contingents from the three armed services, veterans and cadets and finished with the British Army units which hold the Freedom of the City of Salisbury.

 

The order of the procession was as follows:

 

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth

Royal Navy drawn from ships across the Fleet

Corps of Royal Marines

King’s Royal Hussars

Royal Tank Regiment

Coyote Tactical Support Vehicle

22 Engineer Regiment, Corps of Royal Engineers

Front loader vehicle

Queen’s Gurkha Signals

1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment, with troops from Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Army Air Corps

Royal Logistics Corps

Heavy haulage tractor unit

Royal Army Medical Corps

Army ambulance

Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Towing truck

Adjutant General’s Corps

1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps

Intelligence Corps

Royal Army Physical Training Corps

Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment

Queen’s Colour Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment

Royal Air Force drawn from squadrons across the UK

Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioners

Royal British Legion Standard Bearers

Veterans

War Widows’ Association

Sea Cadet Corps and Royal Marines Cadets

Army Cadet Force, The Rifles

Army Cadet Force, The Rifles, Bugles and Drums

Air Training Corps

Community Police Cadets

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Fire engine

Regiments having the Freedom of the City of Salisbury:

Band of the Royal Artillery

Royal Artillery

Royal Military Police, Adjutant General’s Corps

Military Police car

Royal Wessex Yeomanry

Band and Bugles of the Rifles

5th Battalion, The Rifles

Warrior tracked armoured vehicle

Paramedic

Police car

Royal Air Force Police

 

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington, Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, senior military officers and civic dignitaries also watched the parade.

 

Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt said: “On Armed Forces Day we celebrate the exceptional contribution service personnel, regular or reservist, veterans and their families make to our security and prosperity. The Armed Forces protect us and defend us around the world and serve communities throughout our country. With more than 300 events taking place across the UK, it’s incredible to see people coming together to show their support for the Armed Forces.”

 

The national event provided an opportunity to welcome the troops returning from Germany to Wiltshire, as one-quarter of the British regular army will be based in the county by 2020.

 

The Armed Forces and Salisbury have a close and historic relationship and the national event gave the people of Salisbury the chance to thank the Armed Forces for their tireless support towards the city’s recovery following the Novichok poison attacks in 2018.

 

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE, leader of Wiltshire Council, said: “Wiltshire is the beating heart of the Armed Forces and we are extremely proud of our long association with the military. The Armed Forces Day National Event is a unique opportunity to recognise and pay tribute to the specialist military teams, the emergency services and the other organisations that managed the incident and the subsequent clean-up that has helped south Wiltshire to return to normal.”

 

The 10th Mountain Division recognized the contributions of CSM Samuel J. Roark, SGM Juan A. Pena, MSG Amanda L. Wells, MSG Michael P. Rayve, and SFC Sarah Butler during a retirement ceremony at Fort Drum, New York, May 29th 2020.

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 March 30, 2022. [Joshua Qualls/Governor's Press Office]

In recognition of her contributions to the arts, Dorothy Lichtenstein, President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and Stony Brook Foundation Board Trustee, was honored at the Stars of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University’s annual fundraising gala at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Proceeds will support student scholarships and the Southampton creative writing and film programs.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta learned about the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s contributions to national energy security during a tour of exhibits at the Pentagon Oct. 4.

 

Subject matter experts from three of RDECOM’s research centers -- Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Communications–Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center -- showcased the Army’s research on operational energy.

  

The Pentagon Courtyard was filled with exhibits Oct. 2-4 as part of the Pentagon Energy Security Event 2012.

 

Read more:

go.usa.gov/YDRG

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta learned about the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s contributions to national energy security during a tour of exhibits at the Pentagon Oct. 4.

 

Subject matter experts from three of RDECOM’s research centers -- Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Communications–Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center -- showcased the Army’s research on operational energy.

  

The Pentagon Courtyard was filled with exhibits Oct. 2-4 as part of the Pentagon Energy Security Event 2012.

 

Read more:

go.usa.gov/YDRG

Jordan's contribution to save the earth. Jordan and I went to this festival and she had a blast. She made this bird feeder for grandma & grandpa's trees from recycled bottles. All week long at school she learned about reduce, reuse, and recycle. So needless to say, our recycling efforts at home have stepped up a notch. She wants to reuse everything now because she says she wants to save the polar bears and the "earff".

aloof heidi at the Claddagh bar during the Firefighter's Convention

Thank you

- I am pleased, honored and humbled to accept this award and to join past recipients who I have long admired and respected. - A very special thanks to the Image Entertainments distinction Awards and the CO Madonna Williams for selecting me . And an enormous salute to all of this year’s nominees each of whom have made incredible contributions to the Image, Entertainment or Distinction in our community Thank you to those who nominated me and supported my nomination. - And, of course, thank you to my partner Raul Arango and my extended family and friends for always supporting me and being here this evening but most to all thank you GOD for giving me this unique and unforgettable experience in my life.

Carlos La Cruz

 

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July 12th 2015 New Rochelle, New York, was in attendance at the Image Entertainment Distinction Awards 2015 (IED) where honorees were awarded and most importantly, recognized for their contributions to fashion, entertainment, and to humanity. In its’ third year the IEDs continues to garner more and more support and recognition from many in the industry. The IED’s founder, Diva Madonna Williams, is also a celebrity blogger and founder of GlamSenseDivas, and is well respected and admired by many in the fashion and entertainment industry.

 

Madonna WilliamsAt tonight’s award show, attendees were treated to a red carpet event where various press and media personnel and many of the guest took photos of the lovely Madonna Williams along with honorees, performers, sponsors, host, and hostess. Tonight’s host and hostess was TV. Film Producer and Professor of Medicine Howard Smith and Executive College Radio Producer and BET Correspondent Ivy Rivera. Presenters were Gospel Music Artist Terrell “T-Rex” Simon and VH1’s Love & Hip Hop New York reality star Chrissy Monroe. Entrigue spoke with some guest to get their thoughts on the awards show and entertainment and the sentiment was all the same. Everyone had a great time and the feel was more than just an awards show, it was a feeling of celebration. E.C. Salsero had attendees amazed with his vocal performance and he even serenaded IED’s Diva Madonna while they danced down the runway. Other performers included R&B music artist Sherma Andrews, dancer/model and “Rising Stars Award” winner, Abby M. Santiago, child dancer/actor and “Rising Stars Award” winner Douglas Baldeo. Santiago’s performance was a tribute to actress and

“Lifetime Achievement Award” winner Janet Hubert

who was unable to attend but Hubert sent a video thanking fans and supporters and the IEDs for their recognition, support, and award. Balbeo’s performance paid tribute to Business

Woman/Philanthropist, and “Humanitarian Award” winner Dr. Deborah Williams. Stylist and “Image Award” winner Ty Hunter,

Celebrity Chef, and “Lifetime Achievement Hospitality Award” winner Chef Carlos La Cruz,

actor, and “Media Award” winner Marc John Jefferies. Actor/model,

“Model of the Year Award” winner Prakash Patil gave us touching words with a heartfelt acceptance speech.

The “Musical Director Award” went to Janelle Abraham. The “Media Award” went to Publicist Bridget O’Brien. The final honorees were:

Sonjja Baram, fashion designer “Fashion Award” winner.

Dale Getfield, Entrepreneur/Philanthropist “Humanitarian Award” winner.

Steve Cas, Artist “Humanitarian Award” winner.

Chaka Bomani, Entrepreneur/Owner of Suede Restaurant “Hospitality Award” winner.

Lorraine Campbell, Promoter “Promoter Award” winner.

 

Entrigue Magazine looks forward to next year’s Image Entertainment Distinction Awards (IED) ceremony.

 

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This is a photograph from the annual Rathcoffey GAA 10KM and 7.5KM Road Race, Fun Run, and Walk which was held in Rathcoffey, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Saturday 8th February 2014 at 11:00. This race event is in conjunction with Console Ireland, the National Suicide Charity (www.console.ie/). About 300 people took part in the two events. Despite the recent very stormy wet weather experienced in Ireland the weather conditions for the race were reasonably good. There was mild temperatures but at various points in the race route participants had to deal with a very strong head-wind. Nonetheless the race was enjoyed by everyone involved. The race begins at Rathcoffey GAA and goes out on to the road taking a right turn into Rathcoffey village itself. The race then follows the R408 towards Maynooth. The route heads for Ladychapel before turning towards Smithstown (goo.gl/maps/W5Kzf) and Johninstown rejoining the village at (goo.gl/maps/l7oEP) and returning to the GAA Clubhouse. The final 2KM of both races sees the participants return to the GAA club on the same 2KM as the start of the races. Rathcoffey is a small rural village which is easily accessible from it's larger Kildare town neighbours of Clane, Kilcock, and Maynooth. Rathcoffey GAA Club provided excellent facilities for the Race Headquarters and Start/Finish area which can be viewed on Google Streetview [goo.gl/maps/MtTpg]. The race also benefited from great support from athletes from the local GAA clubs in North Kildare.

 

Congratulations to all in the Rathcoffey GAA club and the local community. This is a very well organised event with every detail attended to for race participants. There are refreshments, showers, and changing areas provided inside the main hall. The route is a flat fast rural country roads route and the event is gaining popularity with every passing year. Well done to all.

 

We have a large set of photographs from today's event including both the start and the finish. The full set is available on Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157640651922944/

 

Rathcoffey GAA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RathcoffeyGAA

rathcoffey.gaa.ie/club-news-1/2014annualfunrun

Our photographs of the 1st Annual Rathcoffey 10KM in 2012 - photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629272298761/

 

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.

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.

 

Creative Commons aims to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

 

Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?

 

Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.

 

We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us.

 

This also extends the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.

 

How can I get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?

 

If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.

 

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 does take 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.

 

I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?

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.

 

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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Theraphosidae v.13.2

 

My contribution to the Space Zoo Project on TurkLug forum.

University of California, Berkeley Professor of Energy Daniel Kammen delivers remarks at the “Reducing Emissions from Cooking to Achieve Nationally Determined Contribution Goals” event at the U.S. Center at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on November 10, 2022 [State Department Photo/ Public Domain]

 

My contribution to the festive season!

 

Yet another species. There are more to come! This is like Castiarina rectifasciata, see notes below though!

 

Photos compiled from two stack ofs photos taken using a Canon 7D and Canon 100mm macro lens controlled by DSLR Remote Pro for Mac and combined using Helicon Focus on an iMac.

Nico Braas wrote:

Two Grebes, J7400 and J7385, were specially modified in 1926 for air-launching experiments in connection with the Airship Development Programme and were carried under the British rigid airship R-33. They were slung from its keel by quick release attachments on the upper wings and were braced by struts from the airship's structure to stabilize them and prevent oscillation. The Jaguar engines were started by means of a Bristol gas starter carried inside the R-33 and connected to the engines by flexible piping.

 

On 21 October, 1926, after an ascent from Pulham in Norfolk, one Grebe was released at about 2,500 ft (762 m) and, after diving for about 100 ft (30 m), it leveled out and flew for several minutes before landing back at Pulham. The second aircraft was also successfully released from a slightly higher altitude after some difficulty in starting the engine and made a safe landing at Cardington. Both aircraft were flown by pilots from the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Flying Officers R. L. Ragg and C. Mackenzie-Richards.

 

J7400, shown here attached to airship R-33, was later converted to a two-seater.

Francais\French.

VL2012-0256-006.

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Courcelette, QC.

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Après quatre mois d’entraînement intensif à Valcartier, les quelque 850 militaires qui formeront le prochain contingent de la Contribution canadienne à la mission de formation en Afghanistan (CCMF–A) sont prêts à effectuer leur mission. Cet état de préparation de la Force opérationnelle 4-12 a été validé lors d’une cérémonie qui s’est tenue sur la Garnison Valcartier, le 28 sept. 2012..

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Dans le cadre de l’Opération ATTENTION, les militaires de la Force opérationnelle 4-12 fourniront essentiellement le soutien à la formation et au développement professionnel des forces de sécurité nationale de l’Afghanistan d’octobre 2012 à juin 2013. Cette force opérationnelle, rebaptisée CCMF–A en sol afghan, sera concentrée à Kaboul, avec une équipe satellite au Centre de formation militaire régional – Nord à Mazar-e-Sharif..

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Photo par: Cpl Nicolas Tremblay.

Section Imagerie Valcartier.

Copyright © 2012 MDN-DND.

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English/Anglais.

VL2012-0256-006.

28 sept 2012.

Valcartier, Qc.

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After four months of intensive training at Valcartier, some 850 soldiers who will form the next contingent of the Canadian Contribution Training Mission - Afghanistan (CCTM–A) are ready to carry out their mission. Tribute was paid to the preparedness of Task Force 4-12 at a ceremony held at the Valcartier Garrison on the 28th of sept. 2012.

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As part of Operation ATTENTION, the soldiers of Task Force 4-12 will essentially provide support for the training and professional development of the national security forces of Afghanistan from October 2012 until June 2013. This task force, known as CCTM–A in Afghanistan, will be concentrated in Kabul, with a satellite team at the Regional Military Training Centre – North in Mazar-e-Sharif..

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Photo by: Cpl Nicolas Tremblay.

Valcartier Imaging Section.

Copyright © 2012 DND-MDN.

 

WASHINGTON DC. APRIL 28th 2017,Young people gathering at new york presbyterian church in Washington DC ,the youth gathered a day before PCM to talk about the role of students in the current political situation and their contribution in building relationships with other climate justice leaders from across the country. Photo By: Eman Mohammed

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta learned about the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s contributions to national energy security during a tour of exhibits at the Pentagon Oct. 4.

 

Subject matter experts from three of RDECOM’s research centers -- Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Communications–Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center -- showcased the Army’s research on operational energy.

  

The Pentagon Courtyard was filled with exhibits Oct. 2-4 as part of the Pentagon Energy Security Event 2012.

 

Read more:

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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]

Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire Commissioned by the Scunthorpe Steeltown Team Built from Carten a self-weathering steel Unveiled on 3rd November 2018 by Nic Dakin MP Generously funded by The SSE Sustained Development Fund Arts Council England Unite the Union Clugston Group Ltd North Lincolnshire Council Kind contributions from local businesses and the community

My contribution to Swedish Fotosöndag. This was a difficult one. What has happened here? Has she come home from a good night out and just dropped everything or ....

Mitt bidrag till fotosöndag Film noir. Det var svårt att lösa.

Har hon bara kommit hem från en utekväll och släppt allt på golvet eller...

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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta learned about the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s contributions to national energy security during a tour of exhibits at the Pentagon Oct. 4.

 

Subject matter experts from three of RDECOM’s research centers -- Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Communications–Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center -- showcased the Army’s research on operational energy.

  

The Pentagon Courtyard was filled with exhibits Oct. 2-4 as part of the Pentagon Energy Security Event 2012.

 

Read more:

go.usa.gov/YDRG

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