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Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1994 when the original band members were still in high school, and was originally named Phineas Gage. In 1998 Allister became one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. They went on hiatus in 2007, then reunited in 2010, and have been touring and recording again since. They have released six studio albums: Dead Ends and Girlfriends (1999), Last Stop Suburbia (2002), Before the Blackout (2005), Countdown to Nowhere (2010), Life Behind Machines (2012), and 20 Years and Counting (2019). The band also made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover.

• 1History
• 3Discography

History[edit]

Early years (1994–2002)[edit]

Allister was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1994 under their original name Phineas Gage by James B. Conant High School classmates Tim Rogner (vocals, drums) and John 'Johnny' Hamada (guitar, vocals), with Eric 'Skippy' Mueller (bass) joining in 1996. The following year, they changed their name to Allister, paying homage to Alasdair Gillis from the Canadian TV show You Can't Do That on Television. Upon being submitted a short demo tape, Drive-Thru Records decided to put out their debut release: a 7-inch vinyl record containing four songs, titled You Can't Do that on Vinyl (1998). Before the end of the year, Allister added another guitarist to the band, so Mueller took over guitar duties while Scott Murphy joined on bass.

In 1999, Drive-Thru Records released the band's full-length CD Dead Ends and Girlfriends with that very line-up. The 28-minute album, which was recorded with a production budget of a mere $700, featured fourteen pop punk tunes, along with covers of the Fraggle Rock theme song and the Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way'. Within the following years, Mueller quit Allister, and has been writing an MP3 blog called Can You See The Sunset From the Southside. Rogner replaced Mueller on rhythm guitar, and David 'Dave' Rossi joined on drums in April 2000; Rossi commonly performed without a shirt. Hamada eventually quit as well around 2002, after tracking some songs for the group's follow-up record. Rogner's younger brother Chris took Hamada's spot on lead guitar.

Commercial success (2002–2007)[edit]

With the aid of producer Chris Fudurich, the band recorded their second full-length album Last Stop Suburbia in 2002, showcasing a certain degree of growth in the songwriting of Rogner and Murphy. The album featured several fan-favorites, such as 'Radio Player', 'Overrated', and 'Somewhere on Fullerton' (an ode to the legendary Chicago punk venue, Fireside Bowl), though the band had to part ways with both Rossi and Chris Rogner, who would concentrate on his own band August Premier. The following year, the band added Kyle Lewis (guitar) — formerly of Showoff, Now She's Gone, and The Fold — and Mike Leverence (drums), formerly of PARR5. Last Stop Suburbia reached No. 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^[1]The song 'Somewhere On Fullerton' was featured in Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure

In 2004, Allister toured the world (including Europe and Japan) and scored a small guest appearance on the big screen in the film Sleepover, before releasing their third album Before The Blackout (2005) and supporting it by co-headlining the 'Before the Blackout, after the Breakup Tour' with Fenix*TX.

In 2006, the group was invited to a two and a half-month tour of Japan with Japanese band Ellegarden, with whom they had become friends while playing together at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. The tour consisted of 40 sold out shows all over Japan. At this time, the group released a cover EP titled Guilty Pleasures, on which Murphy sang half of the songs in Japanese. Before the departure, Rogner learned that he was becoming a father and made the decision to take a job where he was more available to his family. As such, Allister decided to go on hiatus following one final Japanese tour that the band had already committed to in the spring of 2007 — for which former Allister member Chris Rogner took his brother's place – and a final farewell show in Chicago at The Metro on July 20, 2007, at which Tim Rogner returned to perform. Former member John 'Johnny' Hamada returned to sing backing vocals on the final song, 'Somewhere on Fullerton', as well as other members of support bands Punchline and The Fold.

Breakup and side projects (2007–2010)[edit]

Soon after, Murphy and Lewis went on to start the band The Get Go with friends and former members of bands Home Grown and Mest. The Get Go released 2 records and toured the UK and Japan, but due to conflicting schedules has since ceased activity.

In 2008, Scott Murphy signed as a solo artist to the label Universal Music in Japan, recording his debut solo album, Guilty Pleasures II, as a continuation of the band's past work. The album contains a number of Japanese and English songs.On the album's release date, 'Scott Murphy' was the number 1 searched word on Google in Japan. Murphy released another follow-up EP, Guilty Pleasures 3, on 3 December 2008. Guilty Pleasures 3 was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipment of 100,000 copies on 10 September 2009^[2] and Guilty Pleasures II was also certified Gold by RIAJ on 10 December 2009.^[3] Throughout the following years, he released several more albums in the 'Guilty Pleasures' series, including: Guilty Pleasures Love, Guilty Pleasures 4, Guilty Pleasures Animation, Guilty Pleasures Christmas and Guilty Pleasures Thriller, a track for track rock cover of the Michael Jackson album Thriller.

In 2010, Murphy began working on a project with alternative rock band Weezer's frontman Rivers Cuomo entitled Scott & Rivers. The pair met in Los Angeles in 2010, and soon began writing and recording an album of original songs sung in Japanese. They share lead vocal duties and play guitar in the group. They played their first show at the Countdown Japan Festival in Chiba on 31 December 2012, as the first non-Japanese act to perform at the 10-year-old festival.^[4] They released a full-length album, Scott & Rivers, in 2013.^[5]

In 2012, Rogner recorded and released a solo acoustic EP entitled 'The Ravenswood Sessions.'

Reunion and recent events (2010–present)[edit]

Allister announced their intention to reunite in the spring of 2010, and the band broke their hiatus at the Bamboozle Festival in Chicago on 2010 May 15 at the Charter One Pavilion.^[6] They recorded and released their 4th full-length album Countdown to Nowhere on Universal Music Japan on 16 July 2010. In 2012, Allister recorded and released their 5th full-length album entitled Life Behind Machines, and promoted its release with a tour of Japan and their first ever tour of China. In 2014, Allister toured the United States playing dates with MxPx and Showoff. Former Allister members Chris Rogner and Eric 'Skippy' Mueller have both been playing in new bands, Rogner in Hey Einstein and Mueller in We've Got Ours.

On 19 December 2018, Tim Rogner announced that the band would release a new record to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of You Can't Do that on Vinyl. The record, called 20 Years and Counting, is a '20 song compilation that features songs from previous records as well as four brand new tracks.'^[7] Since Allister did not own the recording licenses for songs on its first three records, but owned the rights to the songs themselves, the band re-recorded and 're-imagined' some of them. A video for the re-recording of 'Somewhere On Fullerton' was released on YouTube^[8] the same day as Rogner's announcement. The new record was officially released through Universal Japan on 30 January 2019, available digitally via iTunes and Google Play.^[9]

Band members[edit]

Current members

• Tim Rogner – drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals (1994–2000); rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (2000–2007, 2010–present)
• Scott Murphy – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals (1998–2007, 2010–present)
• Kyle Lewis – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2007, 2010–present)
• Mike Leverence – drums, percussion (2003–2007, 2010–present)

Former members

• John 'Johnny' Hamada – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1994–2002); backing vocals (July 20, 2007)
• Eric 'Skippy' Mueller – bass guitar, backing vocals (1996–1998); rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals (1998–2000)
• David 'Dave' Rossi – drums, percussion (2000–2003, spring 2014)
• Chris Rogner – lead guitar, backing vocals (2002–2003); rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (spring 2007, spring 2014)

Session members

• Ariel Rechtshaid – guitar on 'Waiting for You' from Last Stop Suburbia(2002)

Timeline

Discography[edit]

Studio albums

• Dead Ends and Girlfriends(1999)
• Last Stop Suburbia(2002)
• Before the Blackout(2005)
• Countdown to Nowhere(2010)
• Life Behind Machines(2012)
• 20 Years and Counting (2019)

Extended plays

• 5 Song Demo Tape(1997)
• You Can't Do that on Vinyl(1998)
• Guilty Pleasures(2006)
• Second City Showdown (Split EP with Good 4 Nothing) (2010)
• You Still Can't Do That on Vinyl(2011, Little Heart Records)

Non-album tracks[edit]

• 'My Little Needle' – released on A Tribute to Alkaline Trio (2012)
• 'We Close Our Eyes' – released on the original soundtrack to Sleepover(2004)
• 'Shima Uta' – released on the Japanese version of Before the Blackout(2005)
• 'Walking the Plank' – released on Hair: Chicago Punk Cuts(2006)

Trivia[edit]

• 'Somewhere On Fullerton' from Last Stop Suburbia was featured in the video game Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, while 'Scratch' and 'Flypaper' from the same album were featured in Project Gotham Racing 2.

Music videos[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Billboard, Allmusic
2. ^ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
3. ^ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年11月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
4. ^http://countdownjapan.jp/1213/artist Countdown Japan Website
5. ^http://ro69.jp/blog/japan/74138Rockin' On Japan Website
6. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Bamboozle Chicago's Page
7. ^timrogner (19 December 2018). 'Allister – 20 Years & Counting…'. You Can't Do That On Tour.. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
8. ^UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN, ALLiSTER「Somewhere On Fullerton」, retrieved 7 January 2019
9. ^https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Allister_Best_of_20_Years_and_Counting?id=Bnzjdehsu4cnquwgfkqkwrehsn4

External links[edit]

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Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

(very) Expired SX-70 Time-Zero film on Mandy's SX-70 Model 2

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

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started wondering about writing an article on anti-gun organizations and people. Since anti-gunners are always saying “no one wants to take your guns away” or they want me to live under their take of “sensible gun laws” (neither of which I believe to be prudent, sensible or anything remotely truthful) I figured I would go to the NRA’s Institute of Legislative Action to find out who are the people that want to be sure that I can’t defend my home or go shooting my .22 in the woods (both heinous acts of human behavior to be sure).

So, hats off the the NRA-ILA team for compiling this list. Here is what the NRA-ILA team had to say.

The following organizations have lent monetary, grassroots or some other type of direct support to anti-gun organizations. In many instances, these organizations lent their name in support of specific campaigns to pass anti-gun legislation such as the March 1995 HCI “Campaign to Protect Sane Gun Laws.” Many of these organizations were listed as “Campaign Partners,” for having pledged to fight any efforts to repeal the Brady Act and the Clinton “assault weapons” ban. All have officially endorsed anti-gun positions.

AARP

AFL-CIO

Ambulatory Pediatric Association

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Civil Liberties Union

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

American Medical Women`s Association

American Medical Student Association

American Medical Association

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

American Trauma Society

American Federation of Teachers

American Association of School Administrators

American Alliance for Rights and Responsibilities

American Medical Association

American Bar Association

American Counseling Association

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Association for World Health

American Ethical Union

American Nurses Association

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

American Firearms Association

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Jewish Committee

American Trauma Society

American Psychological Association

American Jewish Congress

American Public Health Association

Americans for Democratic Action

Anti-Defamation League

Black Mental Health Alliance

B`nai B`rith

Central Conference of American Rabbis

Children`s Defense Fund

Church of the Brethren

Coalition for Peace Action

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

College Democrats of America

Committee for the Study of Handgun Misuse & World Peace

Common Cause

Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Consumer Federation of America

Council of the Great City Schools

Council of Chief State School Officers

Dehere Foundation

Disarm Educational Fund

Environmental Action Foundation

Episcopal Church-Washington Office

Florence and John Shumann Foundation

Friends Committee on National Legislation

General Federation of Women`s Clubs

George Gund Fun

Gray Panthers

H.M. Strong Foundation

Hadassah

Harris Foundation

Hechinger Foundation

Interfaith Neighbors

Int`l Ladies` Garment Workers` Union

Int`l Association of Educators for World Peace

Jewish Labor Committee

Joyce Foundation

Lauder Foundation

Lawrence Foundation

League of Women Voters of the United States*

Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Manhattan Project II

Mennonite Central Committee-Washington Office

National Safe Kids Campaign

National Association of Police Organizations

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Black Nurses` Association

National Association of Chain Drug Stores

National Network for Youth

National Assembly of National Voluntary Health & Social Welfare Organizations

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association of School Psychologists

National Association of Counties*

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners

National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers

National Education Association

National Association of Elementary School Principals*

National Association of Public Hospitals

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of Social Workers

National Association of Children`s Hospitals and Related Institutions

National Association of School Psychologists

National Council of La Raza

National Center to Rehabilitate Violent Youth

National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA

National Council of Negro Women

National Association of Community Health Centers

National People`s Action

National Education Association*

National League of Cities

National Council on Family Relations

National Council of Jewish Women

National Organization for Women

National Political Congress of Black Women

National Parks and Conservation Association

National Peace Foundation

National Urban League, Inc.

National Parent, Teachers Association*

National Urban Coalition

National SAFE KIDS Campaign

National Organization on Disability

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

Ortenberg Foundation

Peace Action

People for the American Way

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Police Foundation

Project on Demilitarization and Democracy

Public Citizen

SaferWorld

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The Council of the Great City Schools

The Synergetic Society

20/20 Vision

U.S. Catholic Conference, Dept. of Social Development

Union of American Hebrew Congregations

Unitarian Universalist Association

United States Catholic Conference

United Methodist Church, General Board & Church Society

United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society*

United States Conference of Mayors

War and Peace Foundation

Women Strike for Peace

Women`s National Democratic Club

Women`s Action for New Directions (WAND)

Women`s Int`l League for Peace and Freedom

World Spiritual Assembly, Inc.

YWCA of the U.S.A.

*The national organization only endorses federal legislation.

Anti-Gun Individuals & Celebrities

The following celebrities and national figures have lent their name and notoriety to anti-gun causes, speaking out for anti-gun legislation and providing a voice for anti-gun organizations.

Celebrities:

Krista Allen – Actress

Suzy Amis – Actress

Louis Anderson – Comedian

Richard Dean Anderson – Actor

Maya Angelou – Poet

David Arquette – Actor

Ed Asner – Actor

Alec Baldwin – Actor

Bob Barker – TV Personality

Carol Bayer Sager – Composer

Drew Barrymore – Actress

Kevin Bacon – Actor

Lauren Bacall – Actress*

Sarah Ban Breathnach – Writer

William Baldwin – Actor

Candice Bergen – Actress

Richard Belzer – Actor

Tony Bennett – Singer

Boys II Men – Pop Group

Jon Bon Jovi – Singer

Peter Bogdonovich – Director

Peter Bonerz – Actor

Albert Brooks – Actor

Beau Bridges – Actor

Benjamin Bratt – Actor

Bonnie Bruckheimer – Movie Producer

Christie Brinkley – Model

Dr. Joyce Brothers – Psychologist/Author

James Brolin – Actor

James Brooks – TV Producer

Mel Brooks – Actor/Director

Betty Buckley – Actress

Ellen Burstyn – Actress

Steve Buscemi – Actor

David Canary – Actor

Kate Capshaw – Actress

Kim Cattrall- Actress

Josh Charles – Actor

Robert Chartloff – Producer

Stockard Channing – Actress

Jill Clayburgh – Actress

Terri Clark – Singer

George Clooney – Actor

Jackie Cooper – Actor/Director*

Jennifer Connelly – Actress

Judy Collins – Singer

Kevin Costner – Actor

Sean Connery – Actor

Sheryl Crow – Singer

Billy Crystal- Actor

Julie Cypher – Director

Arlene Dahl – Actress

Clive Davis – Writer

Linda Dano – Actress

Matt Damon – Actor

Pam Dawber – Actress

Patrika Darbo – Actress

Stuart Damon – Actor

Ellen Degeneres – Actress

Gavin de Becker – Writer

Rebecca DeMornay – Actress

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Danny DeVito – Actor

Michael Douglas – Actor

Phil Donahue – Talk Show Host

Richard Donner – Director

Fran Drescher – Actress

Richard Dreyfus – Actor

David Duchovny – Actor

Sandy Duncan – Actress

Christine Ebersole – Actress

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds – Singer

Missy Elliott – Singer

Nora Ephron – Director

Gloria Estefan – Singer

Melissa Etheridge – Singer

Mia Farrow – Actress

Mike Farrell – Actor

Carrie Fisher – Actress

Sally Field – Actress

Doug Flutie – NFL player

Fannie Flagg – Actress

Jane Fonda – Actress

Jodie Foster – Actress

Rick Fox – NBA Player

Andy Garcia – Actor

Art Garfunkel – Singer

Geraldo – TV personality

Richard Gere – Actor

Kathie Lee Gifford – TV personality

Paul Glaser – TV director

Brad Gooch – Writer

Elliott Gould – Actor

Louis Gossett, Jr. – Actor

Michael Gross – Actor

Nancy Lee Grahn – Actress

Bryant Gumbel – TV Personality

Deidra Hall – Actress

Ethan Hawke – Actor

Mariette Hartley – Actress

Mark Harmon – Actor

Anne Heche – Actress

Howard Hessman – Actor

Marilu Henner – Actress

Dustin Hoffman – Actor

Hal Holbrook – Actor*

Helen Hunt – Actress

Grace-Lynne Ingle – Actress

John Ingle – Actor

Francesca James – TV Producer

Norman Jewison – Director

Lainie Kazan – Actress

Richard Karn – Actor

Jeffrey Katzenberg – Producer

Barry Kemp – TV Producer

David E. Kelley – TV Producer

Diane Keaton – Actress

Margaret Kemp – Interior Designer

Chaka Khan – Singer

Coreta Scott King – Activist

Kevin Kline – Actor

Michael E. Knight – Actor

Jonathan Kozol – Writer

William Kovacs – Director

Lenny Kravits – Singer

Lisa Kudrow – Actress

Wally Kurth – Actor

Christine Lahti – Actress

k.d. lang – Singer

Ricki Lake – TV personality

Denis Leary – Actor

John Leguizamo – Actor

Norman Lear – TV Producer

Spike Lee – Director

Hal Linden – Actor

Lisa Linde – Actress

Tara Lipinski – Former Olympian

Keyshawn Johnson – NFL player

Rob Lowe – Actor

Amanda Marshall – Singer

Barry Manilow – Singer

Camryn Manheim – Actress

Howie Mandel – Actor

Kyle MacLachlan – Actor

Madonna – Singer

Marla Maples – Actress

Marsha Mason – Actress*

Mase – Singer

Penny Marshall – Director

Prema Mathai-Davis – YWCA Official

John McDaniel – Musician

John McEnroe – Athlete

Brian McKnight – Musician

Natalie Merchant – Singer

Bette Midler – Singer

Shane Minor – Musician

Mary Tyler Moore – Actress

Michael Moore – Film Maker

Norval Morris – Law Professor

Mike Myers – Actor

N Sync – Music group

Kathy Najimy – Actress

Jack Nicholson – Actor

Leonard Nimoy – Actor

Mike Nichols – Director

Stephen Nichols – Actor

Rosie O`Donnel l- Actress/Talk Show Host

Jennifer O Neill – Actress

Julia Ormond – Actress

Jane Pauley – TV Personality

Sarah Jessica Parker – Actress

Mandy Patinkin – Actor

Richard North Patterson – Writer

Rhea Perlman- Actress

Michelle Pfieffer – Actress

Sydney Pollack – Director

Aidan Quinn – Actor

Colin Quinn – Actor

Dennis Quaid – Actor

Elizabeth Bracco Quinn – Actress

Bonnie Raitt – Singer

Debbie Reynolds – Actress

Mary Lou Retton – Former Olympian

Paul Reiser – Actor

Peter Reckell – Actor

Rob Reiner – Actor/Director

Robert Redford – Actor/Director

Anne Rice – Writer

Cathy Rigby – Actress

Julia Roberts – Actress

Marc Rosen – TV Producer

Tim Robbins – Actor

Tim Roth – Actor

Renee Russo – Actress

Robin Ruzan – Wife of Mike Myers

Meg Ryan – Actress

Susan Sarandon – Actress

Jerry Seinfeld – Actor

Kyra Sedgwick – Actress

Martin Sheen – Actor

Russell Simmons – Record Producer

Neil Simon – Playwright*

Louise Sorel – Actress

Mira Sorvino – Actress

Rena Sofer – Actress

Britney Spears – Singer

Bruce Springsteen – Singer

Kevin Spirtas – Actor

Barbra Streisand – Singer

David Steinberg – Director

Sylvester Stallone – Actor

Harry Dean Stanton – Actor

Meryl Streep – Actress

Patrick Stewart – Actor

Sharon Stone – Actress

Sting – Singer

Trudie Styler – Actress

Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Actor

The Temptations – Pop Group

Vinny Testaverde – NFL player

Marlo Thomas – Actress*

Uma Thurman – Actress

Steve Tisch – Producer

Mike Torrez – Former Baseball player

Shania Twain – Singer

Dick Van Dyke – Actor

Eli Wallach – Actor*

Ruth Warrick – Actress

Harvey Weinstein – Producer

Jann Wenner – Publisher

Sigourney Weaver – Actress

Victor Webster – Actor

James Whitmore – Actor*

Andy Williams – Singer*

Kelli Williams – Actress

Henry Winkler – Actor

Oprah Winfrey – Entertainer

Rita Wilson – Actress

Vanessa Williams – Singer

Herman Wouk – Author

Joanne Woodward – Actress*

Peter Yarrow – Singer

Catherine Zeta-Jones – Actress

Ahmet Zappa -Actor

Diva Zappa -Actress

Dweezil Zappa – Musician

Gail Zappa -

Moon Zappa -Actress

* Denotes membership on

Brady Campaign`s National Committee

National Figures:

Joel J. Alpert M.D. – Pediatrician

Robert Bernstein Ph.D – Pediatrician

Robert E. Brennan – Financier

Bishop Edmond Browning – Espiscopal Leader

James E. Carter – Former President

Marion Wright Edelman – Director, Childrens Defense Fund

Michael Eisner, Former Chairman and CEO The Walt Disney Company

Ahmet Ertegun – Music Producer

Amitai Etzioni – Teacher

Tom Freston – MTV President

Dr. Lorraine E. Hale – Social Worker

Della M. Hughes – Activist

Ed Koch – Former Politician

C. Everett Koop – Former Surgeon General

Rev. Wallace Ryan Kuroiwa – Clergyman

Davis S. Liederman – Ex. Dir. Child Welfare League

Paul Rabbi Menitaff – Clergyman

Abner Mikva – Former Judge

Richard Parsons – Pres. Time Warner

Steven Rockefeller – Financier

Ellen Y. Rosenberg – Activist

Rabbi David Saperstein – Clergyman

Herb Scannel – Pres. Nickelodeon

Vincent Schiraldi – Dir. Justice Policy Institute

Lyle Elmer Strom – Federal Judge

Joe Volk – Clergyman

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie – Clergyman

The following journalists actively

editorialize in favor of Gun Control laws:

Steve Benson – Cartoonist

Tony Auth – Cartoonist

Jim Borgman – Cartoonist

Jimmy Breslin – Columnist

Stuart Carlson – Cartoonist

Marie Cocco – Columnist

E.J. Dionne Jr. – Columnist

Bonnie Erbe – Columnist

Tom Fiedler – Columnist

Michael Gartner – Columnist

Mark Genrich – Columnist

James Glassman – Editor

Bob Herbert – Columnist

Bill Johnson – Columnist

Donald Kaul – Columnist

Mike Lane – Cartoonist

Leonard Larson – Columnist

Mike Luckovich – Cartoonist

Jimmy Margulies – Cartoonist

Deborah Mathis – Columnist

Play chess serial number cracked magazine. Colman McCarthy – Columnist

Jim Morin – Cartoonist

Tom Oliphant- Columnist

Mike Peters – Cartoonist

Robert Reno – Columnist

Frank Rich – Columnist

Cindy Richards – Columnist

Kevin Siers- Cartoonist

Ed Stein – Cartoonist

Tom Teepen – Editor

Tim Toles – Cartoonist

Garry Trudeau – Cartoonist

Cynthia Tucker – Columnist

Steve Twomey – Columnist

Steve Villano – Columnist

Adrienne Washington – Columnist

Don Wright – Cartoonist

Anti-Gun Corporations/Corporate Heads

The following listing includes the most prominent national corporations that have lent their corporate support to gun control initiatives or taken position supporting gun control.

A & M Records

Al Cafaro, Chrm. & CEO

595 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

(212) 826-0477

Record Production, Entertainment

American Century Companies

James E. Stowers, CEO

4500 Main St., 4th Floor

Kansas City, MO 64111

(816) 531-5575

Mutual Fund & Stock Investment Company on NYSE

American Multi Cinemas Entertainment, Inc.

Stanley H. Durwood, Co-Chairman, CEO Peter C. Brown, President, CFO

106 West 14th Street, #1700

Kansas City, MO 64141

(816) 221-4000

Movie Theater Company

Ben & Jerry`s Homemade, Inc.

Bennett R. Cohen Chrm. & CEO

Rte. 100, Box 240

Waterbury, VT 05676

(802) 244-5641

Ice cream and frozen yogurt

BJC Health Systems

Fred L. Brown, President & CEO

4444 Forest Park Ave.

St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 747-9322

Healthcare Company

Blue Cross Blue Shield – Kansas City

John P. Mascotte, President

P.O. Box 419169

Kansas City, MO 64141

(816) 395-2222

Healthcare Company

Brooks Investments-Robert Brooks

Robert Brooks

45 Chesterfield Lakes Road

Chesterfield, MO 63005

Investment Company

Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.

Philip M. Hawley, Chrm. & CEO

444 South Flower Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 620-0150

Retail clothing and accessories stores

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.

Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.

One North Central Street Box 1168

Baltimore, MD 21203

(301) 539-7400

Refiners and marketers of petroleum products, convenience stores

Development Specialists – Chicago

70 W. Madison Street, #2300

Chicago, IL 60602

(312) 263-4141

Earthgrains – St. Louis

8400 Maryland Ave.

St. Louis, MO 63105

(314) 259-7000

National Bread Company

General American – St. Louis

Richard A. Liddy, CEO

P.O. Box 396

St. Louis, MO 63166

(314) 843-8700

Life Insurance

Hallmark Cards

Irvine O. Hockaday, President & CEO

P.O. Box 418307

Kansas City, MO 64141

(816) 274-5111

Greeting Card Company

Health Midwest

2316 East Meyer Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64132

(816) 751-3000

National Healthcare Company

ICN Biomedicals

Adam Jerney, Chrm. & CEO

3300 Hyland Avenue

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(714) 545-0113

Pharmaceutical products

James B. Nutter Co. – Kansas City

James B. Nutter

4153 Broadway

Kansas City, MO 64111

(816) 531-2345

Investment Banker

Kansas City Chiefs

One Arrowhead Drive

Kansas City, MO 64129

(816) 924-9300

Pro Football Team

Kansas City Royals

David Glass, CEO

P.O. Box 419969

Kansas City, MO 64141

(816) 921-8000

Pro Baseball Team

Kenneth Cole

152 W. 57th Street

New York, NY 10019

(800) 536-2653

Clothing retailer

Lamar Advertising Company

Lamar Outdoor Advertising

5551 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 2-A

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

P. O. Box 66338

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

(225) 926-1000

Fax (225) 926-1005

Levi Strauss & Co.

Robert D. Haas, Chairman

Philip Marineau, CEO

Peter A. Jacobi, President and COO

1155 Battery St.

San Francisco, CA 94111

(415) 501-6000

FAX (415) 501-3939

Clothing

Mallinckrodt, Inc. – St. Louis

C. Ray Holman, President & CEO

675 McDonnell Blvd, Box 5840

St. Louis, MO 63134

(314) 654-2000

Clothing Starch Company

Michael Douglas Foundation

3550 Wilshire

Los Angele, CA 90010

MNC Financial, Inc.

Ten Light Street Box 987

Baltimore, MD 21203

(301) 244-5000

Banking, financial services

Sara Lee Corporation

Sara Lee Foundation

Three First National Plaza

Chicago, IL 60602-4260

Phone: 312-726-2600

Fax: 312-726-3712

Silver Dollar City

Peter Herschend

One Corporate Drive

Branson, MO 65616

800 475-9370

Amusement Parks

Site Oil Company – St. Louis

Alvin J. Siteman, President

50 S. Bemiston

St. Louis, MO 63105

(314) 725-4321

Oil Company

Southland Corporation

Masatoshi Ito, Chrm.

2711 North Haskell Avenue

Dallas, TX 75221

Convenience stores

Southwestern Bell Telephone- St. Louis

One Bell Center

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 235-9800

Telecommunications Firm

Sport & Health, Inc.

Don Konz, CEO

1800 Old Meadow Rd.

McLean, Virginia 22102

(703) 556-6556

Health clubs and fitness centers

Sprint Corp PAC

Westwood, KS 66205

913 624-3000

Telecommunicaitons Firm

SSM Health System – St. Louis

477 N. Lindbergh

St. Louis, MO 63141

(314) 994-7800

Healthcare Company

St. Louis Rams

One Rams Way

Earth City, MO 63045

(314) 982-7267

Pro Football Team

St. Louis University

Rev. Lawrence Biondi, President

221 N. Grand Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 977-2222

Private Catholic University

Stoneyfield Farms Yogurt

Mr. Gary Hirshberg, CEO

10 Burton Drive

Londonderry, NH 03053

(603) 437-7594

Yogurt

Sverdrup Corp.

Richard E. Beumer,

Chairman & CEO

13723 Riverport Drive

Maryland Heights, MO 63043

(314) 436-7600

Engineering Firm

Time Warner Inc.

Gerald M. Levin, Chrm. & CEO

75 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10019

(212) 484-8000

Publishing, film and music recordings

TMP Worldwide/Monster.Com

Andrew McKelvey, CEO

1633 Broadway, 33rd Fl.

New York, NY 10019

Phone: 212-977-4200

Fax: 212-956-2142

online employment service

Unity Health – St. Louis

1650 Des Peres Road #301

St. Louis, MO 63131

(314) 909-3300

Healthcare Company

Working Assets

Peter Barnes, Founder

701 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, California 94111

(415) 788-0777

Publication and Media Outlets

The following publications and media outlets have assisted in the attack on Second Amendment rights. The editorial policies of some of the media sources listed portray firearms in a negative manner in an attempt to generate public support for restrictions on firearms ownership. Others have refused some or all of NRA`s advertisements.

Capital Cities/ABC

Television Network

77 W. 66th Street

New York, NY 10023-6298

(212) 456-7777

Bell Atlantic-D.C.

2055 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 392-9900

Blue Chip Stamps

15801 S. Eastern Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90040

(213) 720-4600

The Christian Publishing Society

The Christian Science Monitor

One Norway Street

Boston, MA 02115

(508) 586-6200

Columbia Broadcasting Service

CBS Television Network

51 W. 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

(212) 975-4321

Corporation For Public Broadcasting/ PBS Television

1320 Braddock Place

Alexandria, VA 22314-1698

(703) 739-5000

(703) 739-0775 – Fax

Cox Newspapers

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credibank Towers, Suite 400

2800 Biscayne Blvd.

Miami, FL 33137

(305) 576-7678

Gannett News Service

USA Today

1000 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22229

(703) 276-5806

Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.

Ebony Magazine

820 S. Michigan avenue

Chicago, IL 60605-2190

(312) 322-9250

Knight-Ridder Newspapers

Detroit Free-Press

321 W. LaFayette Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48231

(313) 222-6400

Miami Herald

One Herald Plaza

Miami, FL 33132-1683

(305) 350-2111

Los Angeles Times

Times Mirror Square

Los Angeles, California 90053

(213) 237-4511

(213) 237-7679 – Fax

McCall`s Magazine

110 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10017-5603

(212) 463-1000

Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine

Emap PLC

6420 Wilshire Blvd., Floor 17

Los Angeles, California 90048

(323) 782-2000

National Broadcasting Company

NBC Television Network

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10112

(212) 664-4444

Newsweek, Inc.

Newsweek Magazine

444 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022-6999

(212) 350-4000

Rolling Stone Magazine

Jann Wenner, Chrm. & CEO

745 5th, Avenue

New York, NY 10151

(212) 758-3800

The New York Times Corporation

The New York Times

229 W. 43rd Street

New York, NY 10036

(212) 556-1234

Time Magazine

Time & Life Building

Rockefeller Center

New York, NY 10020

(212) 522-1212

Times-Mirror Corporation

The Los Angeles Times

Times Mirror Square

Los Angeles, CA 90053

(213) 237-3000

The Baltimore Sun

501 N. Calvert Street

Baltimore, MD 21278

(301) 332-6300

The Tribune Company

Chicago Tribune

435 N. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 227-3000

Washington Post

1150 15th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20071

(202) 334-6000

Editor’s Note: Steve Norton contacted me to be removed from this list. Steve was with Argosy Casino and left many years ago. He is a supporter of the Constitution and the right to keep and bear arms. He has been removed.

My thanks to the National Rifle Association’s Institute of Legislative Action for keeping an eye on our Second Amendment for all of us. And to all those that want to curtail the right to keep and bear arms…we are watching you.

Read more: dailycaller.com/2012/03/01/the-big-list-of-who-hates-guns..

Skydive to raise funds for the last flying Avro Vulcan XH558 with the Vulcan to the Sky Club & Vulcan East Anglia. Jumps took place at the North London Parachute Centre at Wimblington, March, Cambridgeshire.

With thanks to Lee Gosling and Jane Thomas and former AEO Barry Masefield & all the skydivers in no particular order, Edward Banks, Georgina Banks, Andrew Jon Heath, Michael Hackett, Jenny Phillips, Anjelica Fuller, Mandy Martin, Sara Collyer, Mazza Jesty, Mick Mansfield, Rod Evans, Jason Longdon, Mikey Thomas, Malcolm Thomas & Peter Kennett

(very) Expired SX-70 Time-Zero film on Mandy's SX-70 Model 2

Assemblance Before the 40th Anniversary of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington Celebration Rally on the day after the unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 'I HAVE A DREAM' commemorative plaque at the Lincoln Memorial / Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday, 23 August 2003 by Elvert Barnes Protest Photography

Mandy Carter, Founder, Southerners On New Ground

Frank Kameny

Task Force/Southerners on New Ground (SONG) WE WALK WITH YOU Campaign

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Southerners on New Ground

40th MOW / DC

Film Roll #2/14

Learn more about this event via DC Host Committee at www.connectdc.com/40thanniversarymarchdc/events.html

Elvert Barnes Anniversary Celebrations of the 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/1963MOW

View of the Arch and the Eads Bridge from the Martin Luther King(MLK) Bridge heading towards the GSL(Greater St. Louis) Band Competition at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. Our band (Edwardsville High School) got 4th place in their division, or 7th place overall out of 46 bands. The Eads Bridge carries the St. Louis MetroLink light rail across the Mississippi River.

by Terry Furchgott

WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG

(Harry Woods)

When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along, along

There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song

Wake up, wake up you sleepy head

Get up, get out of your bed

Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red

Live, love, laugh and be happy

What if I were blue, now I'm walking through, walking through the fields of flowers

Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours

I'm just a kid again doing what I did again, singing a song

When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along

When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along

There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts throbbin'

There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts a throbbin' his old sweet song

Wake up, wake up you sleepy head

Why don't you get out of bed, cheer up

Live, love, laugh and be happy

What if I were blue, now I'm walking through fields of flowers

Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours

I'm just a kid again, doing what I did again, singing a song

When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin'

When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along

Along, along, along, along, along.

Recorded by: Louis Armstrong; John Arpin; Clusone Trio;

Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; Doris Day; Dion & the Belmonts;

Tennessee Ernie Ford; Dick Haymes; Susan Hayward;

Victoria Jackson; Al Jolson; Barney Kessel; Julie London;

Dean Martin; Carmen McRae; Sir Yehudi Menuhin;

Mitch Miller; Mandy Patinkin; Sid Phillips; Wayne Potash;

Renaissance; The Ritz; Willard Robinson;

Whispering Jack Smith; Jo Stafford; Eva Taylor; Mel Tormé;

Clarence Williams.

May 29, 2011, 6:42 a.m. Several members of the Running Room (Slater Street) marathon clinic pose for a group picture before running the Ottawa Race Weekend marathon.

A longer than expected 'pit stop' left time for only one picture..and I had it on the wrong setting. Fail !

No worries..there was another picture taken with another camera that did work, and I will load it on the website as soon as I receive it.

Here are the names with a link to race stats and photos/videos for all clinic participants.

Front Row (l-r)

Tanya Gracie - 2959

Meghan McKenna - 2897

Heidi Lenz - 4329

Laurel Rasmus - 4581

Lauren Geloso - 4582

Amy D'Aoust - 4578

Martha Chertkow - 2989

Second Row (l-r)

Joseph Rios - 4961

Luc-Rock Paquin - 2621

Heather Watts - 2012

Kate Borowec - 2648

Colin Marvin - 4086

Stephen Woroszczuk - 2858

Heather McCready - 3577

Back Row (l-r)

Karine Circé - 4451

Mandy Smith - 3061

Michelle Davidson - 2622

Anne Marie Fyfe - 4079

David Bergeron - 4067

Laurence Wright - 1863

Marc Dumouchel - 2764

Keith Savage - 4102

Darlene Joyce - 2950

Ian Hunter - 2805

Marathon Clinic Runners not in picture:

Jennifer Crain - 2074

Suzanne Ramsay - 2723

Alexandra Miglietta - 4123

Amy Donaghey – 2913

Angela Yeung – 2837

Nancy Lau – 1797

Nadia Lavallée – 4358

Martin Laforest – 3363

Leah Beaudette – 4825

Marie-Claude Côté - 3965

Jared Broughton – 1164

Magali Peries - 3642

Kathi Robertson – 1381

Valérie Parent – 4087

Brigitte Fontille - 3696

Kita Szpak - 3405

Catherine Rivard - 4078

Bryan Pellerin - 2724

Nicholas Marum - 3198

Guy Boyd - 173

Joanne Merrett – 8658 (half-marathon)

Cindy Lim – 9129 (half-marathon)

Marcos Magalhaes - 9132 (half-marathon)

Julie Laplante - 12944 (half-marathon)

Cynthia Desnoyers - 10208 (half-marathon)

Robert Craig (not running)

Jinny Williamson (not running)

Natalie Moreau (not running)

Hendrik Siré (not running)

Stefani Truant (not running)

Leah Reinberger (not running)

Jane Dawson (not running)

Arek Rydel (not running)

Carmen Vierula (ran in Sudbury)

Alex Ho (ran in Toronto)

Jessica Findlay (ran in Bear Mountain, N.Y.)

Fort Wainwright's Army Community Service hosted their annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, April 23, 2015 at the Northern Lights Chapel on post.

Not many know that April is National Volunteer Month. On Thursday, April 23, Fort Wainwright gave heartfelt thanks to its invaluable volunteers who provided service from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2014 at the annual Army Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. This year's theme of the event was 'Hands that Serve, Hearts that Care.'

Though volunteers are priceless, the work they do has great value to the tune of $23.07 per hour. With the total reported hours for 2014 being 29,577, Fort Wainwright saved a whopping $682,341.39.

It’s been said, “Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.” The following is a list of the volunteers recognized at this year’s event:

Volunteers of the Year:

Youth Category – Haleigh Forand

Active Duty Member Category – Sgt. Alex Donlick

Military Family Member Category – Nicole West

DA Civilian/Retiree Category – Bill Chrisman

Family Category – McGrath Family (Lisa, Marlena, Maximus, Macie and Scott)

Dale Adams

Rhiannon Adams

William Alldredge

Sandro Almendarez

Carmen Alomar

Valerie Amaya

Douglas Anaya

Blair Anderson

Grant Anderson

John Anderson

Steven Anderson

Kevin Araujo

Crystle Ardoin

Atwell Family (John and Amanda)

Amanda Atwell

Ronald Bailey

Tanya Bailey

Benjamin Baker

LaCharn Baker

Regina Baker

Kristen Barger

Deatera Bass

Justin Beaty

Degan Berhe

Nahum Berrios

Misty Beza

Leslie Binkley

Jeremy Black

Lemeul Blue

Anthony Boatman

Stephanie Boatman

Manuel Bogarin-Toscano

Dennis Boismenue

Jean Boissy

Katherine Bramanti

David Brandl

JeQuentin Breedlove

Kyle Breuhan

Caitlyn Brigman

Miles Brooks

Alison Brown

Denise Brown

Kari Bruce

Alexander Brueggeman

Lindsey Budge

Torrey Burns

Kelley Calmes

Adrian Camacho

Ashley Candos

Jen Carlson

Adrian Castillo

Nicholas Cavanagh

Joshua Cellucci

Paul Chambers

Tiffany Chase

Maria Chavez

Nikkalaus Cheever

Jessica Christensen

Matthew Christensen

Jacob Christy

Nathaniel Churchill

Eliza Cink

Jose Cisneros

Alicia Clark

Brittany Cobb

Chad Cole

Francois Collard

Libby Conger

Joanna Conley

Hannah Conser

Julie Converse

Ken Converse

Dakarai Cooper

Dianna Coreas

Laura Cory

David Coulson

Jonathon Crew

Shara Crow

Sa’eed Cruz

Clayton Cunningham

Michelle Czernia

Suzanne Daley

Matthew Davidson

Benjamin Davis

Jennifer Davis

Johnlee Davis

Anastasia Dean

Ashley DeAvila

Celeste Deck

Kim Defiori

Mary Dennis

Sherrey Dennis

Richard Diaz

Ti Dinh

Erin Divinski

Franseska Dlugopolski

Dennis Dodd

Jeannette Dodd

Darnell Doyle

Riley Dugger

Merrie Lynn Eaker

Loren Edevold

Channey Elliott-McGrath

Tamara Ellis

Kerstin Emmet

Kenneth Entana

Landon Erickson

Steevie Erickson

Robert Lewis Evans Jr.

Jessica Fairchild

Skylar Fairchild

William Fairfield

Samantha Faust

Linda Fetters

Janie Fields

Johnnie Fields

James Fillingame

Megan Fillmore

Rhan Fisher

Mayra Fitzgerald

Marcus Fleming

Jennifer Flynn

Laura Foor

Frances Forand

Jewel Forand

Brenden Ford

Rachel Forsberg

Kevin Fortier

Matthew Fraher

Michael Franks

Allen Frazier

Craig Frazier

Ashleigh Freeman

James Freeman

David Freer

Valerie Fritz

Ashley Fuller

Jim and Becky Fuller

Stephanie Fuller

Vivian Fuller

Ruth Garbett

Mark Garrison

Francisco Garza

Krista Gentry

Justin Gomez

Tina Gomez

Jose Gonzalez

Jennifer Goodman

Bonnie Graydon

Michael Green

Wendy Greven

Marley Grier

Manuel Gutierrez

Tracy Gutierrez

Tonia Gutting

Sheila Gwizdak

Stanley Gwizdak

John Gyaben

Susan Gyaben

Brooke Hall

Daniel Halpin

Jacob Hansen

Tabitha Harpster

Kendra Harris

Michael Harris

Natasha Harris

Roger Harris

Jennifer Harrison

Brittany Harry

Michal Hawkins

Kesera Hayes

Sarah Hendrickson

Cecilia Henson

Martha Hernandez

Celina Hoffman

Rana Holcek

Robert Holcek

Shelly Horn

Kenneth Houck

Nathaniel Houston

Mark Hubbard

Brittany Huckleberry

Erika Hudson

Benjamin Hui

Quentin Hutcheson

Helena Hwang

HyunJung Hwang

Leigh Ingram

Nam Irish

Jeremy Jackson

Torres Jackson

Jason Jarvis

Joshua Jenkins

Tarance Jenkins

Tyler Jenkins

Jade Jeon

Melissa Jerniagan

Brandon Johnson

Charles Johnson

Tylene Johnson

Christopher Jones

Dawn Jones

Maria Jones

Mark Jones

Nicole Jones

Theresa Jones

Tim Jones

Ian Kanaley

Sue Keifman

Kyle Keller

Janice Kim

Amanda Knight

Abraham Knuteson

Stefanie Kramer

Taylor Kreitz

Audrey Krestyn

Mike Krestyn

Kendra Kuhlman

Sara Kuhn

Vincent Kwarteng

Kaiiwi Laemoa

Armando Lagunas

Joshua Lanz

Helfritz Letuvae

Amelia Lewis

Robert Lewis

Wyatt Loague

Spencer Long

Arther Lopez

Gregory Lopez

Joana Lopez

Joanna Mary Lopez

Adam Lowe

Maryna Lozenko

Lucero Family (Warren, Michelle, Rochelle, Mary, Michael, and Maricella)

John Lum

Missy Lum

Rhia Manglicmot

Nicholas Marcum

Tiffany Martin

Charles Mashburns

Peter Matheis

Tyron Mathis

Dennis Matthews

William Mattingly

Megan Maupin

Brandon McClendon

Aaron McCoy

Laura McDonald

Jacob McFadden

Alexander McGuire

Nicki McKinney

DeJuan Means

Jesse Medrano

Christopher Mendiola

Frank Mendoza

Lindsay Mercier

Krystle Merriweather

Katina Messer

Amanda Miller

Melissa Miller

Diante Mixon

Anna Moan

Allison Moore

Christina Moore

Nicole Moore

Amanda Morford

Ryan Morford

Ashley Morris

Dinah Morris

Johnnie Morris

Melissa Morrison

Mona Morrissey

Sean Morrissey

Parrish Moses

Jason Mulhall

Brian Mulqueen

Analicia Murray

Violet Murray

Johnathon Music

Malikah Nailor

Ryan Negley

John Netardus

Amy Newsom

Madilyn Newsom

Samantha Nez

Fengi Ni

Jonathan Nimbley

Arturo Nino

Columbus Noble

Cody Oertling

Melissa Olson

Katie Owens

Michael Owens

Kyle Partridge

Bobby Patterson

Kristin Patterson

Kevin Pattillo

Mandy Paxton

Delila Pena

Henry Penn

Anthony Perakis

Amy Pickler

Matthew Pigg

Jody Plaster

Vladislav Poplavskiy

Genifer Porter

Andrew Postovoit

Cindy Potter

Robert Preussert

Connor Prillwitz

Katie Provencher

David Quick

Otto Rabe

Michael Radgosky

Gilberto Ramirez

Lauren Ramirez

Jhonatan Ramirez-Soto

Melissa Randall

Xavier Raphael

Carnealas Rapley

Ryan Ratterree

Natasha Razamazova

Jed Reagle

Devin Reiersen

Brad Reigel

Tori Reim

Chantelle Reynolds

Katherine Rice

Beth Riddle

Cathy Riley

Crystal Ritz

Joseph Robertson

Steven Rodgers

Madelline Rodriguez

Mauro Rodriguez

Lynette Roe

Aaron Rombough

Timothy Rose

Karen Roten

Christopher Russ

Walter Russ

Jennifer Ryle

Jacob Salcido

Andrew Sanchez

German Sanchez

Meredith Sanders

Joel Santos

Michael Sassihael

David Sauter

Kayla Sauter

Joel Scharnhorst

Amy Schick

Rachel Schumacher

Scott Schumacher

Jennifer Schwab

Ridge Scovil

Heinz Remo Selga

Nicole Shaffer

Brandon Shell

Lorrie Shelton

Hallie Sherwood

Samuel Shimetz

Timothy Simmons

Nicholas Slaughter

Steven Sliney

Colby Smith

Jena Smith

Norman Smith

Nancy Sosa

Xavier Spain

Melissa Stacpoole

Chelsea Stanyan

Randy Stavinoha

Adam Steines

Clinton Stewart

Meaghan Stewart

Heidi Stites

Timothy Stoltz

Kari Stouder

Jodie Street

Maurice Tabron

Dee Tanksley

Derek Taylor

Jennifer Taylor

Lonnie Taylor

Russell Taylor

Stuart Terry

Cassandra Thomas

Ashley Thompson

Jennifer Thompson

Matthew Thurston

Robert Tilton

Vanessa Tilton

Michael Travis

Toxey Tribbey

Lisa Tully-Braun

Alimamy Turay

Heather Turner

Benjamin Udden

Nolan Urbach

Carlos Urquiza

Alexa Vanino

Gabriel Vega

Sara Beth Wagner

Tom Wagner

Kimberly Wainwright

Christopher Wallace

Darren Wallace

Michele Warner

Crystal Washington

Andrea Weason

Michael Weathers

Angela Weinle

Adam Wells

Shelby Wells

Emma Wheatley

Timothy White

Latisha Williams

Seth Williams

Sharmelle Williams

Jacqueline Wojtak

Kenneth Wojtak

Joshua Wood

Malique Woods

Ashlain Zimmerman

John Zinn

Katherine Zolman

Elaine Martin left, from Armagh, and Mandy Fitzgerald from Eglinton, both received a BSc in Social Work.

Went on a return ticket to the Portsmouth dockyard with Mandy and Martin. We had a really good day although we only looked round the Warrior and Victory I liked the old and new contrast around the docks and some of the detail in the ships it was really windy and grey so all sorts of images

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Mandy Willard ,Martin and I spent the day at Scotney it was a really good day with just a few showers there was lots to see and photograph and here is what I came up with

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Mandy Willard ,Martin and I spent the day at Scotney it was a really good day with just a few showers there was lots to see and photograph and here is what I came up with

Mandy Willard ,Martin and I spent the day at Scotney it was a really good day with just a few showers there was lots to see and photograph and here is what I came up with

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Mandy Willard ,Martin and I spent the day at Scotney it was a really good day with just a few showers there was lots to see and photograph and here is what I came up with

Went to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard with Mandy & Martin had a good day but a long day and have some interesting images from the day

And I'm taking the picture!

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

A mural on the side of the Suds City car wash in South Surrey.

Originally for the Where am I in BC group to guess where.

Photo replaced to show the artists name that was originally blocked out.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

We had a really great time visiting Widewater and Sussex Prairie Garden . Mandy ,Martin and I started at Widewater where I used to walk as a child we then had a lovelly lunch at the airport and finally went on the the prairie garden which was a Hailsham Photographic Club meet. All in all it was a good day.

I really liked the position of the marker and the rig at sea near the windfarm.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

We had a really great time visiting Widewater and Sussex Prairie Garden . Mandy ,Martin and I started at Widewater where I used to walk as a child we then had a lovelly lunch at the airport and finally went on the the prairie garden which was a Hailsham Photographic Club meet. All in all it was a good day.

as we were looking out to sea this fisherman was reeling in and he had caught a sole.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

These FO pics are so, so ridiculously overdue. I'm just trying to put up all my 2012 FO backlog pics before posting a year-end wrapup. I finished these about a YEAR ago. They were late xmas presents to my brother in law and his then fiance, now wife!! Yikes. I've even had these pictures the whole time, so the delay makes me basically the shittiest blog friend of all time. These are both Mandy's designs, and they are GREAT.

This is the Holly Jean hat. As I recall I couldn't match both stitch and row gauge, so I ended up going with row gauge and eliminating one of the repeats of the chart (horizontally), and adjusting the decreases correspondingly.. There are a couple modeled shots below. The hat looks a bit small on Peter because his brother has a smaller head than he does (I think).

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Architecture

Visitors experience the magnificent architecture and design of the building such as the 81-metre high flagmast, which is one of the world's largest stainless steel structures and is recognised as a national icon.

Opened 9 May 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament House is the home of Australia's Federal Parliament and one of the world's most acclaimed buildings.

Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp architects, following a design competition that attracted 329 entries from 28 countries, it is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

Parliament House welcomes around 1 million visitors from Australia and overseas each year, making it one of Canberra's most popular attractions.

Features

The Forecourt Mosaic is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra, a leading Aboriginal artist from the Papunya community of the Northern Territory. The mosaic is made up of approximately 90,000 hand-guillotined granite pieces in seven different colours and represents a Possum and Wallaby Dreaming.

Mosaic forecourt at Parliament House

Guilty Pleasures Band

The marquetry panels panels in the main Foyer are inlaid with designs of Australian flora. The 20 panels were designed by Adelaide artist Tony Bishop and fabricated with Sydney craftsman Michael Retter. Some panels feature traditional Aboriginal food sources and others feature botanical specimens documented by Sir Joseph Banks when he landed on the East Coast of Australia with Captain Cook in 1770.

The Great Hall Tapestry is based on a painting by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, AC, OBE. It features a eucalyptus forest in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. Measuring 20 x 9 metres, it is one of the largest tapestries in the world. A team of 13 weavers from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop took just two and a half years to complete the work.

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The Embroidery was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia. Adelaide artist Kay Lawrence designed the work, which then took over 500 members of the Embroiders' Guilds of Australia more than 12,000 hours to stitch. It is made from cotton, linen and wool, with some synthetic fibre.

Static displays in the Members' Hall include some of Australia's most important historical documents such as the original Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and one of only four surviving 1297 issues of Magna Carta.

The Tom Roberts' Painting hanging in the foyer of the Main Committee Room shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament, in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901, by the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Red Ochre Cove, a dramatic painting by Canberra artist Mandy Martin, can be found in the Main Committee Room.

The roof of Parliament House provides spectacular views of Canberra. Visitors are welcome to walk on the grass ramps covering the building. The lift to the roof is marked on the floor plan in the Visitor Guide which can be obtained from the Information Desk on your arrival at Parliament House.

The 81-metre high stainless steel flagpole can be viewed from the roof of the building. The flag, measuring 12.8 x 6.4 metres, is approximately the size of the side of a double-decker bus.

Art

The integration of commissioned art works into the built fabric of Parliament House was central to the architect's concept for the building. Also central was the idea of developing a contemporary collection which would reflect society back to the decision makers of the nation. As such, the art is a critical element of the experience for visitors to Parliament House.

The Parliament House Art Collection is a significant national collection that currently comprises over 5,000 works of art and heritage objects. The Collection includes notable works by most major Australian artists, represents almost all media forms and includes major architectural commissions such as the Forecourt mosaic, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jakamarra, and The Great Hall Tapestry. One of the largest tapestries in the world, it was made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop after a painting by the late noted Australia artist Arthur Boyd.

Adult fancy dress l to r: 4th Mandy & Doreen Rounds, Grimethorpe; 3rd John Garrity, Grimethorpe; 1st Brian Roberts, Redbrook; 2nd Gary Harman, Wistow. 1992 Yorkshire Miners Gala, Barnsley.

06.07.2013 - 'Rock für Deutschland 2013'

Die NPD und andere rechtsextreme Gruppierungen veranstalten am 6. Juli in Gera (Otto-Dix-Stadt) zum wiederholten Mal ein überregionales Treffen. Unter dem Titel 'Rock für Deutschland' wird Hassmusik für Intoleranz und demokratiefreindliche Haltungen geworben. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Rechtsrock und rechtsextremer Gewalt ist bekannt und dies bereits vor dem Auffliegen des NSU (Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund).

Die Polizei zählt rund 700 Teilnehmer zu 'Peak-Zeiten', was Beobachter der Szene überrascht, denn die Band 'Die Lunikoff Verschwörung', die angeküngt

war, hat 2009 über 4000 Teilnehmer aus ganze Europa angezogen und somit ein Flop für die NPD.

Matthias Fischer

Geb. 1977 . Maler und mehrfach einschlägig verurteilter Neonazi. Anführer der 'Fränkischen Aktionsfront' (FAF) bis diese aufgrund Wesensverwandschaft zum Nationalsozialismus verboten wurde. Die FAF stand in Verbindung zur, vom Verfassungsschutz als terroristische Vereinigung eingestuften, 'Kameradschaft Süd'.

Als Kreisvorsitzender die Fürther NPD Aufbau dieser und deren Jugendorganisation, 'Junge Nationaldemokraten' (JN).

Parallel dazu Bezirksvorsitzender von Mittelfranken. Im bayerischen Landesvorstand u. a. zuständig für die Kontakte zu den freien Kameradschaften.

Beim NSU-Prozess in München ergibt sich: (lt. bnr.de): Fischer stand auf der Telefonliste von Uwe Mundlos und war neben Mundlos auch mit der mutmaßlichen Fluchthelferin Mandy S. aus dem Erzgebirge und dem mutmaßlichen Waffenbeschaffer Ralf Wohlleben bekannt.

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Went on a return ticket to the Portsmouth dockyard with Mandy and Martin. We had a really good day although we only looked round the Warrior and Victory I liked the old and new contrast around the docks and some of the detail in the ships it was really windy and grey so all sorts of images