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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
This image forms part of the digitised photographs of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection. Ross Craig (1926-2012) was a local historian born in Stockton and dedicated much of his life promoting and conserving the history of Stockton, NSW. He possessed a wealth of knowledge about the suburb and was a founding member of the Stockton Historical Society and co-editor of its magazine. Pat Craig supported her husband’s passion for history, and together they made a great contribution to the Stockton and Newcastle communities. We thank the Craig Family and Stockton Historical Society who have kindly given Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, access to the collection and allowed us to publish the images. Thanks also to Vera Deacon for her liaison in attaining this important collection.
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Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the second-most populous city in the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to United States history, especially the American Revolution, and served as the nation's capital until 1800. It maintains contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city with a population of 1,603,797 as of the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley (or Philadelphia metropolitan area), the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions consisting of 6.245 million residents in the metropolitan statistical area and 7.366 million residents in its combined statistical area.
Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom. The city served as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's independence following the Revolutionary War. Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774, preserved the Liberty Bell, and hosted the Second Continental Congress during which the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, which historian Joseph Ellis has described as "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Once the Revolutionary War commenced, the Battle of Germantown and the siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and it served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 during the construction of the new national capital of Washington, D.C.
With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. As of 2018, the Philadelphia metropolitan area was the state's largest and nation's ninth-largest metropolitan economy with a gross metropolitan product of US$444.1 billion. The city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. As of 2023, metropolitan Philadelphia ranks among the top five U.S. venture capital centers, facilitated by its proximity to New York City's entrepreneurial and financial ecosystems. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by Nasdaq since 2008, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. 30th Street Station, the city's primary rail station, is the third-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, and the city's multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure, includes Philadelphia International Airport, and the rapidly-growing PhilaPort seaport. A migration pattern has been established from New York City to Philadelphia by residents opting for a large city with relative proximity and a lower cost of living.
Philadelphia is a national cultural center, hosting more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other city in the nation. Fairmount Park, when combined with adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is 2,052 acres (830 ha), representing one of the nation's largest and the world's 45th-largest urban park. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial and Revolution-era history; in 2016, it attracted 42 million domestic tourists who spent $6.8 billion, representing $11 billion in economic impact to the city and its surrounding Pennsylvania counties.
With five professional sports teams and one of the nation's most loyal fan bases, Philadelphia is often ranked as the nation's best city for professional sports fans. The city has a culturally and philanthropically active LGBTQ+ community. Philadelphia also has played an immensely influential historic and ongoing role in the development and evolution of American music, especially R&B, soul, and rock.
Philadelphia is a city of many firsts, including the nation's first library (1731), hospital (1751), medical school (1765), national capital (1774), university (by some accounts) (1779), stock exchange (1790), zoo (1874), and business school (1881). Philadelphia contains 67 National Historic Landmarks, including Independence Hall. From the city's 17th century founding through the present, Philadelphia has been the birthplace or home to an extensive number of prominent and influential Americans. In 2021, Time magazine named Philadelphia one of the world's greatest 100 places.
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(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Pennsylvania) "بنسلفانيا" "宾夕法尼亚州" "Pennsylvanie" "पेंसिल्वेनिया" "ペンシルベニア" "펜실베니아" "Пенсильвания" "Pensilvania"
(Philadelphia) "فيلادلفيا" "费城" "Philadelphie" "फिलाडेल्फिया" "フィラデルフィア" "필라델피아" "Филадельфия" "Filadelfia"
Photo Exhibition Inspiring Women - The vital contribution of Women in Law Enforcement in the ASEAN Region, 27 August 2020. Photo: UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng
Female chemists create networks of support to ensure greater visibility for their professional contributions
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Title: Modern urology in original contributions by American authors, 2
Creator: Cabot, Hugh, 1872-
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lea [and] Febiger
Sponsor: MSN
Contributor: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Date: 1918
Vol: 2
Language: eng
Description: Bibliographies at end of most of the chapters
v. 1. General considerations. Diseases of penis and urethra. Diseases of scrotum and testicle. Diseases of prostate and seminal vesicles. - v. 2. Diseases of the bladder. Diseases of the ureter. Diseases of the kidney
14
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Here's James second contribution! Another mixed bag, some of which I've identified previously, and a few that I haven't seen before. Most of these finds are 19/20th century in date, but a few are earlier.....
A. George III. silver halfrown of 1819. Some wear from circulation, so probably lost post 1830. Ref. Spink 3789.
B. Possibly another silver ?shilling of George III. Very worn.
1. Copper-alloy decorative escutchon from a small piece of furniture or possibly a casket. c.16/17 century. Ref. F25.
2. Chape of cooking pot shape with pitchfork like prongs from a Georgian shoe buckle of c.1720-90. Whitehead 677. Ref. F104.
3. Lead conical weight or possibly a loom weight ?Roman. Iron fixing point on wider end. 38 x 22mm. W.75g. Ref: F31.
4. Lead bag seal exhibiting a partial name stamp with a W. 23mm. dia. x 10mm. thick. W.35g. Probably 19c. Ref: F9.
5. 19th century iron horse harness buckle, or possibly a Georgian shoe buckle.
6. Bronze ?Roman finger ring. Decorated band has leaf design all round. Bezel has a protruding prong, probably the mount for a missing stone, pearl etc. Ref: F81.
7. George III halfpenny of 1806/7. Spink 3781.
My contribution to the 2011-2012 Pro-Verbial Club from A Verb For Keeping Warm. Raveled.
The pattern will be available publicly in May 2012.
Images © Caro Sheridan.
The accomplishments and contributions of five Island seniors have helped build stronger communities across the province. That is why they’ve been named Prince Edward Island’s 2019 Senior Islanders of the Year.
Eileen Chiasson-Pendergast, Patrick Curley, Wanda MacLean, Paul H. Schurman and Isabel Yuill were recognized for their community leadership, spirit, and commitment to making Prince Edward Island great.
“Through their tireless volunteer efforts, mentorship, community activities, fund-raising, advocacy and overall positive attitude towards life, these Islanders have made a sustained and lasting impact on Prince Edward Island for the benefit of us all,” said Isabelle Christian, Chair of the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.
The Senior Islanders of the Year award are given out annually to recognize the significant contribution of Island seniors in community life including volunteerism, artistic achievement, fund raising, community participation, fitness and recreation, and other activities. The recognition program is overseen by the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.
Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) celebrates the Birth Anniversary of Pai Tiatrist - Joao Agostinho Fernandes on 14th December every year. TAG presented Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Awards to tiatr artistes who have contributed immensely towards the development of tiatr stage. 14 such tiatr personalities are felicitated at the hands of Hon’ble Minister for Art & Culture, Shri. Dayanand Mandrekar. Veteran tiatr artiste, Smt. Josefina Dias was the Guest of Honour.
14 awardees are:
Rita Rose, Succurine Fizardo, Marcelino de Betim, Premanand Sangodkar,
Francis Xavier Mendes, Theo Alvares, John Gracias, Joe de Cavelossim’
Caetano Goes, Vincent de Nagoa, Cruz de Sanvordem, Tony Martins,
Remedios Fernandes (Remmie) and Farriol Coutinho (F. Mickey)
Pai Tiatrist Hall, Margao 14th December 2014
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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
The accomplishments and contributions of five Island seniors have helped build stronger communities across the province. That is why they’ve been named Prince Edward Island’s 2019 Senior Islanders of the Year.
Eileen Chiasson-Pendergast, Patrick Curley, Wanda MacLean, Paul H. Schurman and Isabel Yuill were recognized for their community leadership, spirit, and commitment to making Prince Edward Island great.
“Through their tireless volunteer efforts, mentorship, community activities, fund-raising, advocacy and overall positive attitude towards life, these Islanders have made a sustained and lasting impact on Prince Edward Island for the benefit of us all,” said Isabelle Christian, Chair of the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.
The Senior Islanders of the Year award are given out annually to recognize the significant contribution of Island seniors in community life including volunteerism, artistic achievement, fund raising, community participation, fitness and recreation, and other activities. The recognition program is overseen by the PEI Seniors’ Secretariat.
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Title: Modern urology in original contributions by American authors, 2
Creator: Cabot, Hugh, 1872-
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lea [and] Febiger
Sponsor: MSN
Contributor: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Date: 1918
Vol: 2
Language: eng
Description: Bibliographies at end of most of the chapters
v. 1. General considerations. Diseases of penis and urethra. Diseases of scrotum and testicle. Diseases of prostate and seminal vesicles. - v. 2. Diseases of the bladder. Diseases of the ureter. Diseases of the kidney
14
If you have questions concerning reproductions, please contact the Contributing Library.
Note: The colors, contrast and appearance of these illustrations are unlikely to be true to life. They are derived from scanned images that have been enhanced for machine interpretation and have been altered from their originals.
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This is my March 2010 Photo Challenge contribution for beyond megapixels. Sorry it is a little late as it is the last day of March. Ive been really busy lately but here it is.
Photos courtesy of Lin Schorr. Thanks, Lin!!
1. SW II 01-29-2010 071, 2. SW II 01-29-2010 074
Created with fd's Flickr Toys
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.”
April 11, 2015. Boston, MA.
Fenway Health Women's Dinner Party 2015.
Fenway Health is proud to present Judith B. Bradford, PhD, Director of the Center for Population Research in LGBT Health and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, with the Dr. Susan M. Love Award. Dr. Bradford is being honored for her longstanding commitment and contributions to the health of sexual and gender minorities.
© 2015 Marilyn Humphries
So, this is my groups contribution to our final project, dubbed "be supreme!" We were split into three groups, and given the assignment to create three supreme beings; one male, one female and one androgyonous. My group was given the latter, and this is what we ended up with after three months. The group consisted of my wonderful classmates Åsta, Anna, Gabrielle, Emily and me. We all contributed to the designprocess, and we each did our part regarding the sculpting of the different pieces. The make-up consisted of one headpiece (pull-over), facepiece, torsopiece (chest, shoulders and spine) elbowpieces and handpieces (which sadly aren't shown in the pictures), all done in foam latex, and porcupine-like spikes for the head. I sculpted the scale-like parts for the elbows and shoulders, and some bio-mechanical blacelet-like parts (that aren't shown here, either.) The base-tone of the coloring is airbrushed (by me) and the shading is hand-done with sponge and brush. Everyone worked together (and closely) on gluing on the different parts, blending edges and coloring the whole thing from the model's waste and up. The makeup took a little under ten hours to do, starting at three in the morning. (A BIG thanks to our wonderful model, Julia, for showing up at abdominable hours.)
The black eyes have been post-edited in photoshop.
Photo and editing by Jim Udenberg.
Remembrance Sunday, 11 November 2018
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 principal members of the Royal Family, normally including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, 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.
In 2017 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, for the first time, did not lay wreaths themselves but viewed the parade from the Foreign and Commonwealth balcony. In 2018 the Queen again viewed the parade from the balcony whilst Prince Philip did not attend. Other members of the British Royal Family watched from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
11 November 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier laid a German wreath at the Cenotaph for the first time. Normally wreaths are only laid by British persons and organisations and Commonwealth governments. Wreaths have been laid by leaders of Commonwealth and Allied countries when they attended as guests. In 2003 the Prime Minister of Australia, in 2006 the Prime Minister of New Zealand and in 2015 the King of the Netherlands laid wreaths.
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 by the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, to begin and end the silence, followed by Royal Marines buglers sounding Last Post in Whitehall.
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.
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. In 2018 this was followed by a "people's procession" of some 10,000 people who streamed past the Cenotaph in honour of the war dead.
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 11 November 2018:
“The Prince of Wales has led the nation in remembering those who gave their lives in the First World War as he laid the wreath at the Cenotaph.
For the first time ever he was joined the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, marking a historic act of reconciliation between the two nations.
The Queen watched from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office along with the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Cornwall.
Remembrance services have been taking place all over Britain and Europe, which is an hour ahead, to mark the Armistice that ended the hostilities 100 years ago.
It is estimated that nine million military personnel were killed between 28 July 1914 and 11 November 1918.
The armistice, which was signed by German and Allied generals at 5am GMT, came into effect six hours later at 11am. Every year since then the country has paused at 11am for two minutes to remember the men and women who lost their lives in the conflict.
The Palace announced this morning that the Duke of Edinburgh could not attend the service and a wreath was laid on his behalf by an equerry.
Later this evening, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend a special service at Westminster Abbey, alongside Mr Steinmeier.
As part of event, two B-type buses which served as military vehicles between 1914 and 1918 - and are the last surviving models from the period - will be on The Mall. This will mark the contribution of bus drivers during the First World War and will be the first time they have appeared in an Armistice Day parade since the 1960s.
As well as the parade, civilians across the country will ring church bells in unison across the country on Sunday; it is expected that 1,700 people will take part in the event. Church bells across the UK remained restricted throughout the course of the war and only rang freely once Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918.
At that moment, bells erupted spontaneously across the country, as an outpouring of relief that four years of war had come to an end.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, led the ceremony in Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day.
Around 70 world leaders were in attendance, including Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Jean-Claude Juncker, for a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe.
President Trump and his wife Melania arrived in the French capital yesterday, and were greeted at the Elysee Palace in Paris by the French President and his wife Brigitte.
The President of Germany made history today appearing at the Cenotaph.
Following the Prince of Wales who laid a wreath on behalf of the Queen, Frank Walter-Steinmeier laid a wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph and stood with his head bowed.
He is the first German dignitary invited to the Cenotaph and was watched by his wife Elke Budenbender who accompanied the Duchess of Sussex on the Foreign Office balcony.
The Queen was accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Cambridge although the Duke of Edinburgh was absent having retired from official duties last year.
Commemorations had begun before dawn, as beach drawings and bag pipers added to the beautiful ways the centenary has been marked around the country.
In Paris, the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and the USA joined together for a special international service.”
Timothy Shutters contribution to the Coventry Canal Art Programme of 1997. Tim Shutter is much in demand across the country and this seat at Longford in Coventry is pictured before the vandals got it with their cans of paint. How such pieces of art can be allowed to be desecrated by our youth of today when this is an art classic of tomorrow is beyond me.
My first contribution to the "Nature's Art" topic of the "Exploring Photography" group pool.
Although it feels somewhat arkward to post this dried and therefore dead rose during the so alive and powerful summer outside, I really think it is "Art of Nature".
The rose belongs to a bouquet my girlfriend got from her ex-boyfriend.
Altough we are together for over a year now, it still hangs over our bed, since we both admire its beauty so much!
Its a flashed macro shot.
One of the first pictures I took with my Exilim Z1000 which arrived yesterday.
My contribution to the 365 : the 2011 edition groups "class of 2011" collage of selfie's taken at the end of the year. Wanted it to look a bit like a school picture, but according to my brother I dont look like a school kid on this shot!
Strobist:
1 580 EX II in a 60x60cm softbox camera left
1 580 EX II up behind camera right as hair light
Triggered with PWs
Photo Exhibition Inspiring Women - The vital contribution of Women in Law Enforcement in the ASEAN Region, 27 August 2020. Photo: UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng
Chuck recently took me to see the old rusty caddy, and just as we arrived, the skies began to rain. We took a few hasty pics, and I'm happy to be able to add my contribution to TORCWORI.
The 44th Eirgrid Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race and Fun Run took place in Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday, March 24th 2013 at 15:00. The race, now one of the oldest and prestigious in Ireland, attracted a record number of participants. The main race was preceeded by a series of children and junior races. Depsite the bitterly cold March weather the atmosphere for the race was electric. The 4 mile route which makes its way into the center of the village twice before returning there for the finish allows spectators to cheer on the runners three times. Overall this is a brilliantly organised race with every detail taken care of to the highest standard. This is to the credit of all of the volunteers from Dunboyne AC, Meath Athletics, and the local community of Dunboyne and surrounding areas. It is a race by which others can measure themselves.
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I ran the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set!
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 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 below.
If you want to contribute something for these images?
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.
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.
Please note: that we cannot be responsible for the content of any external links (outside of our Flickr account) as we have no control over them. Links are provided for your information only. Responsibility lies solely with the operators of these websites.
Some links, related to this race, which you might find useful:
Dunboyne 4 Mile Race Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Dunboyne4Mile
Results on Precision Timing Website: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Fra...
Homepage of the Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race: www.dunboynerun.com/
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Page on this race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056906545
Race Results with Appear here on Precision Timing: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
Our Flickr Photoset from Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629300252072/
Our Flickr Photoset from Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626364784640/
Our Flickr Photoset from Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157623595905403/
Ms Lydia Sasu receiving her commemorative medal from Mr. Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, for having demonstrated exceptional and outstanding contribution and collaboration with the FAO in enhancing Agriculture, Food and Nutrition security in Ghana
Photo Credit: © FAO/ Lambert Frimpong
This is my contribution to Giant Robot's Biennale 3 held at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Sept 22, 2012. Artists were given a Giant Robot vinyl toy along with a Kaiju Uglydoll to customize in any fashion. Drawing upon my affinity for Japanese super robot toys, I decided to pay homage to the characters that I grew up loving so much.
Made with epoxy, polymer clay, metal, plastic, foam and found materials.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia
Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the second-most populous city in the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to United States history, especially the American Revolution, and served as the nation's capital until 1800. It maintains contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city with a population of 1,603,797 as of the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley (or Philadelphia metropolitan area), the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions consisting of 6.245 million residents in the metropolitan statistical area and 7.366 million residents in its combined statistical area.
Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom. The city served as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's independence following the Revolutionary War. Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774, preserved the Liberty Bell, and hosted the Second Continental Congress during which the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, which historian Joseph Ellis has described as "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Once the Revolutionary War commenced, the Battle of Germantown and the siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and it served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 during the construction of the new national capital of Washington, D.C.
With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. As of 2018, the Philadelphia metropolitan area was the state's largest and nation's ninth-largest metropolitan economy with a gross metropolitan product of US$444.1 billion. The city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. As of 2023, metropolitan Philadelphia ranks among the top five U.S. venture capital centers, facilitated by its proximity to New York City's entrepreneurial and financial ecosystems. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by Nasdaq since 2008, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. 30th Street Station, the city's primary rail station, is the third-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, and the city's multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure, includes Philadelphia International Airport, and the rapidly-growing PhilaPort seaport. A migration pattern has been established from New York City to Philadelphia by residents opting for a large city with relative proximity and a lower cost of living.
Philadelphia is a national cultural center, hosting more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other city in the nation. Fairmount Park, when combined with adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is 2,052 acres (830 ha), representing one of the nation's largest and the world's 45th-largest urban park. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial and Revolution-era history; in 2016, it attracted 42 million domestic tourists who spent $6.8 billion, representing $11 billion in economic impact to the city and its surrounding Pennsylvania counties.
With five professional sports teams and one of the nation's most loyal fan bases, Philadelphia is often ranked as the nation's best city for professional sports fans. The city has a culturally and philanthropically active LGBTQ+ community. Philadelphia also has played an immensely influential historic and ongoing role in the development and evolution of American music, especially R&B, soul, and rock.
Philadelphia is a city of many firsts, including the nation's first library (1731), hospital (1751), medical school (1765), national capital (1774), university (by some accounts) (1779), stock exchange (1790), zoo (1874), and business school (1881). Philadelphia contains 67 National Historic Landmarks, including Independence Hall. From the city's 17th century founding through the present, Philadelphia has been the birthplace or home to an extensive number of prominent and influential Americans. In 2021, Time magazine named Philadelphia one of the world's greatest 100 places.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodin_Museum
The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris. Opened in 1929, the museum is administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The museum houses a collection of nearly 150 objects containing bronzes, marbles, and plasters by Rodin.
In 2012, the museum re-opened after a three-year, $9 million renovation that brought the museum back to its original vision of displaying Rodin's works.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Pennsylvania) "بنسلفانيا" "宾夕法尼亚州" "Pennsylvanie" "पेंसिल्वेनिया" "ペンシルベニア" "펜실베니아" "Пенсильвания" "Pensilvania"
(Philadelphia) "فيلادلفيا" "费城" "Philadelphie" "फिलाडेल्फिया" "フィラデルフィア" "필라델피아" "Филадельфия" "Filadelfia"
My contribution to this month's ABS challenge is based on the lovely colors in the painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent. I built the necklace around the pendant and toggle clasp that by chance were similar to the colors in the painting. I used lapis lazuli sticks and sterling silver wire for the chain. The sterling silver lantern beads fit in with the theme. I used a copper bee and a piece of copper chain which is attached to the toggle clasp to increase the warmth of the color scheme to be more in keeping with Sargant's painting. The pendant and toggle clasp are handmade by me from earthenware ceramic clay. They are hand painted and gloss glazed both sides.
I blogged about this necklace here:
maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/abs-feb-c...
The life and contributions of Civil War hero and 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes was celebrated during a wreath laying ceremony at his tomb in Fremont, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2014.
The ceremony served as the capstone event for a weekend celebration at the Hayes estate which hosted more than a 1,000 visitors. The celebration included hundreds of Civil War era costumed re-enactors, period exhibits and re-enactment of the second Battle of Kernstown.
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. R.A. Bassford, deputy commanding general of the 88th RSC, officiated the ceremony on behalf of President Barrack Obama and paid tribute in his stead.
Opening the ceremony was Christie Weininger, Executive Director of the Hayes Presidential Center, who said Hayes was a man who was very much committed to his country and preserving the Union.
“…when war was becoming eminent, he and his wife Lucy talked a great deal about what he would do,” said Weininger. “This was a man in his late 30’s, a successful lawyer, a husband and father of three young children.”
“Answering that question,” said Weininger, “Hayes wrote that he would much rather enter this coming conflict and die than to live a long full life and had sat out during one of the most important events in our country’s history.”
Bassford continued the tribute by recalling to the audience stories drawn from Hayes’ lifetime of service to the Nation. Actions which still serve as an example for the leaders and service-members of today.
In 1864, then a Union Army General serving in the Civil War, Hayes was nominated to run for the House of Representatives and asked to return to Ohio in order to campaign. Having been in a number of battles and wounded twice, he refused the request, said Bassford.
“In a response to those who nominated him,” said Bassford, “Hayes wrote an officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.”
“The key word here is duty,” said Bassford. “To do what you see as necessary, regardless of what your personal interest and desires might be – to place the greater good ahead of your own personal advantage.”
“Hayes refused to leave his post, ...but was elected to the House despite his refusal to campaign,” said Bassford. “Throughout his life he did well by doing what was right.”
“Hayes was a man who served his country honorably and well – a man who deserves our respect and admiration,” said Bassford.
*Learn more about President Rutherford B. Hayes by visiting www.rbhayes.org/hayes/president/
Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) celebrated the Birth Anniversary of Pai Tiatrist, Joao Agostinho Fernandes on Monday, 14th December 2015 at Pai Tiatrist auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
On this occasion TAG presented Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Awards to 6 tiatr artistes who have contributed immensely towards the development of tiatr stage. They are T. Britton, Sharon Mazarello, Xavier Gomes, Diniz Mestri, Fatima D’Souza and Lawrence de Tiracol. Shri. Vishnu Surya Wagh, Hon’ble M.L.A. and Chairman of Kala Academy Goa was the Chief Guest. Shri. Damodar Naik, Chaiman of Ravindra Bhavan – Margao as the Guest of Honour. Shri. Tomazinho Cardozo, former President of Tiatr Academy as the Special Invitee.
Video youtu.be/BM_FhPvUAaQ
The life and contributions of Civil War hero and 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes was celebrated during a wreath laying ceremony at his tomb in Fremont, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2014.
The ceremony served as the capstone event for a weekend celebration at the Hayes estate which hosted more than a 1,000 visitors. The celebration included hundreds of Civil War era costumed re-enactors, period exhibits and re-enactment of the second Battle of Kernstown.
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. R.A. Bassford, deputy commanding general of the 88th RSC, officiated the ceremony on behalf of President Barrack Obama and paid tribute in his stead.
Opening the ceremony was Christie Weininger, Executive Director of the Hayes Presidential Center, who said Hayes was a man who was very much committed to his country and preserving the Union.
“…when war was becoming eminent, he and his wife Lucy talked a great deal about what he would do,” said Weininger. “This was a man in his late 30’s, a successful lawyer, a husband and father of three young children.”
“Answering that question,” said Weininger, “Hayes wrote that he would much rather enter this coming conflict and die than to live a long full life and had sat out during one of the most important events in our country’s history.”
Bassford continued the tribute by recalling to the audience stories drawn from Hayes’ lifetime of service to the Nation. Actions which still serve as an example for the leaders and service-members of today.
In 1864, then a Union Army General serving in the Civil War, Hayes was nominated to run for the House of Representatives and asked to return to Ohio in order to campaign. Having been in a number of battles and wounded twice, he refused the request, said Bassford.
“In a response to those who nominated him,” said Bassford, “Hayes wrote an officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.”
“The key word here is duty,” said Bassford. “To do what you see as necessary, regardless of what your personal interest and desires might be – to place the greater good ahead of your own personal advantage.”
“Hayes refused to leave his post, ...but was elected to the House despite his refusal to campaign,” said Bassford. “Throughout his life he did well by doing what was right.”
“Hayes was a man who served his country honorably and well – a man who deserves our respect and admiration,” said Bassford.
*Learn more about President Rutherford B. Hayes by visiting www.rbhayes.org/hayes/president/