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Greater Manchester Police has raised the trans flag in celebration of Sparkle this weekend.
The pink, blue and white flag was raised this morning by Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts, Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner Jim Battle, Dawn Pomfret and Liz Anderson from Manchester's TransForum Support Group.
Sparkle is a national event in celebration of trans diversity, offering people a safe environment to explore their gender whether they’re just starting out on the journey or have been out as a trans for a while.
As part of the event Greater Manchester Police will have a stand in Sackville Park on Saturday and Sunday and are running two workshops on personal safety and hate crime.
The ‘Police with Pride’ rainbow car will be in the village all weekend and officers will also take part in a Q&A at a hate crime event taking place at Friend’s Meeting House on Saturday.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said: “We’re proud to have such a fantastic national event on our doorstep and are delighted to raise the flag in celebration of difference, diversity and acceptance.
“Although only a small gesture, I hope raising the flag sends out a strong message that we remain committed to reducing trans hate crime and ensuring members of the trans community are treated with the same respect and dignity as everyone else. “
Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner Jim Battle said: “I’m delighted to celebrate Sparkle and the valuable contribution trans people make to our society. It’s fantastic that this event is held in Manchester – a city renowned for its diversity and welcoming spirit. Sparkle helps build tolerance, understanding and respect of gender diverse people in our communities and I’m honoured to raise the flag in recognition of this event.
“I hope that this display of solidarity also sends a message of hope to the trans community that the Police and Crime Commissioner and GMP remain committed to working with them to raise awareness of trans hate crime and ensure police services meet their needs.”
Dawn Pomfret, TransForum Vice Chair, said: “This flag raising is an indication of the emerging spirit of co-production between the trans community and GMP in addressing transphobic hate crime.
“It also symbolises the collaboration in raising awareness amongst front line officers of how to treat trans people. This will empower members of GMP to provide a proper service, which incorporates dignity and respect for all trans people.”
For updates from officers at Pride weekend, please follow @GMPPrideNetwork on Twitter.
To report hate crime, please call Greater Manchester Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, visit www.report-it.org.uk or report via the True Vision app.
I was asked to take a photo of the Oregon flag for the upcoming release of a US stamp celebrating Oregon.
I thought it was be a simple task. No. Our flag has different designs of either side. When the light strikes one side the design shows through the other side, which makes getting a clear shot almost impossible unless both the sunlight and the wind are cooperating. Finally I asked the kind people at the information desk where I might find a flag hung on a wall. I'd been in the Capitol many times and couldn't recall seeing one. That's because there isn't one. One of the ladies, however, was kind enough to hold out the flag in the Governor's office so that I could take five exposures. I used these exposures using a technique new to me (super-resolution) in PhotoAcute. This is similar to HDR except that the local contrast isn't so exaggerated. The five exposures were half steps apart.
The results after other post-processing look pretty nice compared to my earlier shots.
A close up of the Union Jack flying at the RCMP Memorial at the Victoria Settlement on the Victoria Trail near Smoky Lake, Alberta.
American flag displayed before the show and at intermission
On The Town
Lyric Theatre
New York, New York
December 23, 2014
Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 21, 2020. For more than 50 years, soldiers from The Old Guard have honored our nation’s fallen military heroes by placing U.S. flags at gravesites of service members buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Over 1,000 soldiers place over 250,000 flags in front of every headstone, and columbarium and niche wall column. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)
Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 21, 2020. For more than 50 years, soldiers from The Old Guard have honored our nation’s fallen military heroes by placing U.S. flags at gravesites of service members buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Over 1,000 soldiers place over 250,000 flags in front of every headstone, and columbarium and niche wall column. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)
Dhaka , Bangladesh, 2011
Bengali New Year (Bengali: নববর্ষ Nôbobôrsho) or Poyela Boishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh or পয়লা বৈশাখ Pôela Boishakh) is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, and in Bengali communities in Assam and Tripura. It coincides with the New Year's Days of numerous Southern Asian calendars.
Poila Boishakh connects all ethnic Bengalis irrespective of religious and regional differences. In India, in West Bengal and Assam it is a public (state) holiday and is publicly celebrated in mid April. In Bangladesh, it is a national holiday celebrated around 14 April according to the official amended calendar designed by the Bangla Academy.
Captured from Dhaka University campus. A man holding a bunch of our national flag in an ocean of people.
“Blue-Flag” 2017 is the largest international aerial training exercise that the IAF has hosted to date. Throughout the exercise, air forces from the United States, Poland, Italy, Greece, India, France and Germany will simulate extreme combat scenarios in realistic settings with the IAF.
Photography: Celia Garion
״בלו-פלאג״ 2017 הוא התרגיל האווירי הבין-לאומי הגדול בתולדות חיל-האוויר הישראלי. לאורך התרגיל, חילות האוויר של ארה״ב, פולין, איטליה, יוון, הודו, צרפת וגרמניה ידמו תרחישי לחימה קיצוניים וטיסה בקואליציה באופן המציאותי ביותר עם חיל-האוויר הישראלי.
צילום: סליה גריון
Boyscout Fixing Flag During July 4th Parade at Fremont, CA. I took this photo because the lighting under the flag seemed very good during sunny noon.
slidshow of my selected photos
JiuZhaiGou, Sichuan, China 四川 九寨溝 2004 -- world heritage
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Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 21, 2020. For more than 50 years, soldiers from The Old Guard have honored our nation’s fallen military heroes by placing U.S. flags at gravesites of service members buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Over 1,000 soldiers place over 250,000 flags in front of every headstone, and columbarium and niche wall column. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)
The Culpeper minutemen of the frontier territory of Culpeper, Virginia, fought for the patriot side in the first year of the American Revolution, and are remembered for their company flag: a white banner featuring a rattlesnake, featuring the phrases "Liberty or Death" and "Don't Tread on Me".
Sculpture designed by Horace W. Peaslee, sculpted by Felix de Weldon, from the Pulitzer-Prize winning photo by Joseph Rosenthal. I loved the movie about the planting of the flag: (http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/) and so was keen to visit the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial in Arlington. The sun was against us, but I loved the movement of the flag, so took rather a lot of pictures.
The flag originates from Christian, duke of Ærø (a cousin of the Danish king Christian 4th) around 1622 to 1633. The upper and lower yellow and red colors were his colours - while the green in the middle symbolizes the green island: Ærø.
The original flag was made from a special, thick, woollen fabric, and its size was 2.83 x 2.75 m (120 x 117 Danish inches).
The flag in the middle. The southern cross in the blue field and an aboriginal design on the orange background
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From Michael Ferner - oldracingcars.info
Until 1929 were:
Red - start of race, course clear
Yellow - warning of danger
White - stop for consultation
Black with white square center - make room for car trying to pass
Green - you are entering your last lap
Checkered - finish
From 1930 onwards, they were:
Green - start of race, course clear
Yellow - warning of danger
Red - race is halted (new)
White - stop for consultation
Orange with navy blue circular center - make room for car trying to pass
Blue - you are entering your last lap
Checkered - finish
I don't know when "white" became "last lap", and "blue" became "make room"; I am guessing that was around WW2.