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An order or order of merit is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a recipient, typically in recognition of individual merit.
The modern distinction between orders and decorations is somewhat vague, except that most historic chivalric orders imply a membership in a group, typically a confraternity. In a few exclusive European orders, membership is or was also limited in number. Decorations seldom have such limitations. Orders often come in multiple classes, including knights and dames, which may or may not be parallelled in decorations.
Modern orders of merit and decorations can trace their origin back to the monarchical and honorific orders of chivalry as established in the Middle Ages. While these were "societies, fellowships and colleges of knights", created by European monarchs in imitation of the military orders of the Crusades, granting membership in such societies gradually developed into an honour that could be bestowed in recognition of service or to ensure the loyalty of a certain clientele. Some of modern Europe's highest honours, such as the Order of the Golden Fleece, England's Order of the Garter, Denmark's Order of the Elephant and Scotland's Order of the Thistle, were created during that era. They were essentially courtly in nature, characterised by close personal relations between the orders' members and the orders' sovereign.
In mathematics, big O notation describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity, usually in terms of simpler functions. It is a member of a larger family of notations that is called Landau notation, Bachmann–Landau notation (after Edmund Landau and Paul Bachmann), or asymptotic notation. In computer science, big O notation is used to classify algorithms by how they respond (e.g., in their processing time or working space requirements) to changes in input size. In analytic number theory, it is used to estimate the "error committed" while replacing the asymptotic size, or asymptotic mean size, of an arithmetical function, by the value, or mean value, it takes at a large finite argument. A famous example is the problem of estimating the remainder term in the prime number theorem.
Big O notation characterizes functions according to their growth rates: different functions with the same growth rate may be represented using the same O notation.
The Order of Merit (French: Ordre du Mérite) is a dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign—currently Edward VII's great-granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II—and is restricted to a maximum of 24 living recipients from the Commonwealth realms plus a limited number of honorary members. While all members are awarded the right to use the post-nominal letters OM and a medallion for life, the Order of Merit's precedence among other honours differs between realms.
The first mention of a possible Order of Merit was made following the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, in correspondence between First Lord of the Admiralty Lord Barham and William Pitt, though nothing came of the idea. Later, it was thought by Queen Victoria, her courtiers, and politicians alike, that a new order, based on the Prussian order Pour le Mérite, would make up for the insufficient recognition offered by the established honours system to achievement outside of public service, in fields such as art, music, literature, industry, and science.
New Brunswick (French: Nouveau-Brunswick; pronounced: [nu.vo.bʁœn.swik], Quebec French pronunciation: [nu.vo.bʁɔn.zwɪk]) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual (English–French) province. It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British Colony of Nova Scotia in 1784. Fredericton is the capital, Moncton is the largest metropolitan (CMA) area and Saint John is the most populous city. In the 2011 nationwide census, Statistics Canada estimated the provincial population to have been 751,171. The majority of the population is English-speaking, but there is also a large Francophone minority (33%), chiefly of Acadian origin. The flag features a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow lion above it.
The province is named for the city of Braunschweig, known in English as Brunswick, located in modern-day Lower Saxony in northern Germany (and also the former duchy of the same name). The then-colony was named in 1784 to honour the reigning British monarch, George III. Braunschweig is the ancestral home of the British monarch George I and his successors (the House of Hanover).
Te Karere is a New Zealand news and current affairs programme broadcast in the Māori language. Te Karere is broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV ONE at 4 pm on weekdays and repeated 1:05 am and 5:35 am the following day. It is available in Windows Media format from 5:00 pm after the broadcast. The focus of the programme is content which is of national significance to the targeted Māori audience.
Former Australian prime minister John Howard has been presented with a rare and exclusive accolade from the Queen, but insists the greatest honour of his public life remains his time in Australia's top job. This report was broadcast by the ABC on 1 June 2012. AAP reports that during a meeting with the monarch at Buckingham Palace Mr Howard, received the insignia of a member of the Order of Merit, a credit for which recipients are hand-picked by the Sovereign for their distinguished service. "It's a very nice honour and I feel particularly touched that I should have received it," Mr Howard told reporters, proudly clutching his medal. "I am touched by the personal compliment but I also see it very much as a mark of the Queen's great affection and esteem for Australia. "What I did, o...
Cameron Leslie is living his dream: he achieved his goal of winning a Paralympic gold medal, and hes now a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Follow Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/attitudetv Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/attitude_tv See more Videos: http://attitudelive.com
I was elected a member of the Order of Merit by the Government of Portugal on August 4 1987. I was presented with the Medal of the Order of Merit on December 15 1996 by the Secretary of State of the Government of Portugal at a ceremony at the Portuguese American Center of Suffolk, in Farmingville NY. I received this honor because of my volunteer services to the Portuguese communites of New York State. I was secretary for twenty consecutive years of the Portuguese American Club of Mount Vernon NY, and also secretary for twenty consecutive years of the Portuguese Civic Association of New York State.
Their age and experiences are far apart, but Olympic and world shotput champion Valerie Vili and Major Hone Waititi, the only surviving company commander of the 28th Maori Battalion, have one thing in common - both brought honour to their country. Yesterday, their country honoured them as they joined business, sport, medical, arts and community leaders at an investiture ceremony in Auckland. Some of the country's top business, sports, medical, arts and community leaders have been honoured at a ceremony in Auckland. The first batch of up to 77 people to receive the country's top honours were recognised at an investiture ceremony at Government House yesterday. Among them were top businessman Tony Gibbs and actress Mabel Wharekawa-Burt. Vili, made an Officer of the New Zealand Or...
Olympic gold medal winner Lisa Carrington took a rare day off from kayak training to accept an honour from the Governor-General today. The 24-year-old was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking
To say that Dr. Jean Soucie is an accomplished physician would speak of his achievements, but ignore his remarkable character. His awards are numerous – he received an honorary doctorate from his undergraduate alma mater, Université Sainte-Anne in May 2015 for medical leadership. He’s also been recognized with Life Membership from the New Brunswick Medical Society (2014) and Honorary Membership from the Canadian Medical Association (2012). These awards represent what he considers to be the defining moment of his medical career. “It would be difficult to find a more caring, good and sensible man to deliver medical care and even more so to find a better friend,” said Dr. Paul Clavette, friend and colleague. “His strength is in his devotion, kindness, caring, sense of responsibility and m...
A champion of rural health care, an innovation leader and an inspiring mentor, Dr. Rose Anne Goodine has served New Brunswick's medical community with dedication and distinction for over three decades. And she's done it all while maintaining a thriving practise that has helped countless patients and their families. Dr. Goodine obtained her medical degree at Dalhousie University in 1981. She started her family practice in 1983 and has been an active member of the Carleton Memorial Hospital staff, serving as Chief of Family Medicine and then Chief of the Department of Obstetrics from 2007 to the present at the Upper River Valley Hospital. She was instrumental in establishing the Obstetrical Department at the Upper River Valley Hospital, which required the development of a model unique to N...
He's dedicated 47 years to the Māori education service, and today, Tawhirimatea Williams is made a Member of NZ Order of Merit. It’s an honour he says he has reached by doing merely what is asked of him.
Former principal Tony Pope is appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
A champion for the Māori language has also been recognised. Rahera Shortland will be made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori, education and television. She's played a significant part in the revival of the Māori language through Te Ataarangi and kura reo.
Ngāti Rehia leader Nora Rameka was made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit. Nora Rameka is a well-known identity from Te Tai Tokerau and is acknowledged as one of the driving forces behind the resettlement of Takou Bay by Ngāti Rehia.
Valedictory & Awards Session: Keynote: "Role of Pensions in Financial Stability and Pension Funds to Boost Growth" Mr Hemant Contractor Chairman, PFRDA. Keynote: "Doubling Insurance Penetration" - Mr. Anuj Agarwal, MD & CEO of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, Co- Chair - National Mission on Insurance and Social Security and Governing Council Member, CAII Skoch Order of Merit Investiture Special Invitee: Mr Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director & CEO, BSE Ltd, Chair - National Mission on Defeating Poverty & Member, Governing Council, CAII
http://back-neck-sciatica-pain-paraparaumu.com Watch this Testimonial by Jens Bukholt, Member New Zealand Order of Merit and Recipient of the Queen's Service Medal. He's been very happy with the treatment for his back problems and recommends Tobias Hall. Whether you live in Paraparaumu, Raumati, Otaihanga, Waikanae, Paekakariki, Otaki or Pukerua Bay - anywhere on the Kapiti Coast - for immediate treatment contact Tobias Hall on 04 292 7070 or 0275 088083 to make an appointment now! http://Back-Neck-Sciatica-Pain-Paraparaumu.com
Māori radio broadcasting veteran Henare Kingi from Ngāpuhi was made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM) for his services to Māori and broadcasting at Te Ūpoko o te Ika. He worked there for 25 years as a broadcaster in Wellington. He reminisces about the time he first started.
http://amzn.to/2clJqWq https://www.youtube.com/TheIllustratedBook?sub_confirmation=1 Google+ ► https://plus.google.com/+TheIllustratedBook twitter ► https://twitter.com/IllustBook By J. M. Barrie, adapted by Addison Leigh Disney Press Peter Pan or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans and pirates. Peter has many stories involving Wendy Darling and her two brothers, his fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewe...
Today Billie Jordan and the Hip-operation Crew were in Auckland for Billie to receive a Member of the NZ Order of Merit. So proud of Billie and her achievements. You all scrubbed up well and looked fabulous homies!!! Ha ha you always do. Sorry about the quality as I filmed it from the tv.........Luv you all x
It’s been an unexpected journey for Dr Huhana Hickey. She’s been a street kid, a school dropout, and she also suffers from multiple sclerosis, but today she has a PhD in Law and Social Sciences, has worked for the United Nations, and now she’s been named a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for her services to people with disabilities.
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mystical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native American Indians, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland. In addition to two distinct works by Barrie, the character has been featured in a variety of media and merchandise, both adapting and expanding on Barrie's works. These include a 1953 animated film, a 2003 dramatic/live-action film, a TV series and many other works. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwrigh...
This Lecture was recorded at The Academy 2014. You can find out about the Academy 2015 here: http://www.instituteofideas.com/events/the_academy_2015#.VH2qh2dpNFw About the speaker Joe Friggieri is Professor of Philosophy and Pr-Rector at the University of Malta. He holds doctorates from Milan and Oxford and is also a poet, playwright and theatre director. His publications include two books on the English philosopher J.L. Austin, three volumes of poetry, three collections of short stories, a number of plays, as well as In-Nisga tal-Hsieb, the first history of philosophy in Maltese. He has won several literary awards, including the National Literary Prize five times (1993, 1999, 2003, 2008 and 2013). For his contribution to Malta’s cultural life and activities he was made a Member of th...
Peter Härtling (born 13 November 1933) is a German writer and poet. He is a member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and he received the Großes Verdienstkreuz for his major contribution to German literature. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Härtling was a finalist in 2010 for the biennial, the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. Härtling was born at Chemnitz,[3] and spent the early part of his childhood living in Hartmannsdorf, Mittweida, where his father maintained a law firm.[1] Following the outbreak of World War II, the family moved to the German-occupied town of Olomouc in Moravia.[1][3] Like many of the town's German residents, Härtling's family fled before the...
Joshua Lambier, Dir. of Public Humanities at Western University interviews Guy Vanderhaeghe and Joan Barfoot during the WORDS Literary and Creative Arts Festival, October, 2014 at Museum London, London ON. Guy Vanderhaeghe is the author of five novels, three collections of short stories, and two plays. His first collection of short stories, Man Descending, won the Governor's-General Award for fiction and the Faber Prize in Great Britain. His novel, Homesick, was a co-winner of the 1990 City of Toronto Book Award. In 1993, he received the Canadian Authors' Association Award for Drama for I Had a Job I Liked. Once., and in 1996 his novel, The Englishman's Boy, won the Governor's-General Award for fiction and was shortlisted for both the Giller Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Litera...
Riccardo Pozzo received his M.A. at Università di Milano in 1983, his Ph.D. at Universität des Saarlandes in 1988, and his Habilitation at Universität Trier in 1995. In 1996 he went to the U.S. to teach German Philosophy at the School of Philosophy of the Catholic University of America. In 2003 he came back to Italy to take up the Chair of the History of Philosophy at the Università di Verona. From 2009 to 2012 he was the Director of the Institute for the European Intellectual Lexicon and History of Ideas of CNR. Beginning 2013 he is the Director of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage of CNR. Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on ribbon. He was elected a member of the Institut International de Philosophie. He currently serves as member of the ...
This talk was presented on December 3, 2010 as part of the World Energy Outlook 2012. Abstract: The foundations of the global energy system are shifting, with a resurgence in oil and gas production in some countries, a retreat from nuclear power signalled in some others and signs of increasing policy focus on energy efficiency. Against this backdrop, the World Energy Outlook 2012 brings together the latest data and policy developments to present up to date, authoritative projections of energy trends through to 2035 and insights into what they mean for energy security, environmental sustainability and economic development. Oil, coal, natural gas, renewables and nuclear power are all covered, together with an update on climate change issues. The World Energy Outlook 2012 also focuses on t...
Josef Zissels gave his perspectives on Ukrainian-Jewish relations in Ukraine, as well as recent events and trends in the overall political climate. Date: March 3, 2015. The event was sponsored by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (Ottawa) in collaboration with Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, and supported by multiple UCC member organizations. Bio of Josef Zissels: WJC Vice-President Chairman, Vaad of Ukraine Born in Tashkent in 1946. Graduated from the Chernovtsy University as a major in Theoretical Physics. From the early 1970’s, worked with Jewish and general democratic underground movements in the USSR. In spring 1972, expelled from the Komsomol for speaking out in support of the right for repatriation. In 1978, joined the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. That same year, arrested and sentenced ...
Angela Merkel on Global Responsibilities in a Digital Age Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ( listen);[1] née Kasner, born 17 July 1954) is a German politician and a former research scientist who has been the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000 and the Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She is the first woman and the first former citizen of the German Democratic Republic to hold either office.[2] Having earned a doctorate as a physical chemist, Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as the deputy spokesperson for the first democratically elected East German Government in 1990. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel Credit to : http://www.weforum.org/ Blue Lagoon: https://www.youtube.com...
Eat Museum / Eat-Ate-Art Art project in OFF LAB #1 workshop program, Co-organized by Baan Noorg and Thamasat University, May - August 2014 Collaborative artists : Niramon Ruangsard, Sita Inyai, Kulchayanuj Chantui, Pataraporn Piyachokanakul, Charinrat Narongrit Eat Museum / Eat-Ate-Art , 2014, live performance : crowd, Local community cuisine (kang-kee-lek, kang-bon, kang-leang, hua-pee-tod), 9 monks, Buddhist ceremony, sound, one channel color VDO on wall, backdrop blue screen, tie-dye fabrics Participated NPKD : Siraprapa Chaladthanyakij, Sopitcha Sripuak, Suthida Palasu, Pratchporn Saengchai, Nannapas Noopitak, Maneerat Boonsiri Participated community : Klong Lumlert, Yupin Wanpen, Supaporn - Twin Meemalai, Suthep Boonprasop, Korn-Aek Paengsuk, Suthida Palasu, Pratchporn Saengchai...
I don’t care how much you write
I’m not going back to Privet Drive
Spend the summer at The Burrow
With my girl
We’re going lookin for trouble
We’re gonna finish this, this time around
We’re going lookin for trouble
We’re gonna finish this once and for all
Don’t go expecting answers
I’m taking Hedwig with me
And when they’re ready
Ron and Hermione
We’re going looking for trouble
We’re gonna finish this once and for all
We’re going looking for trouble
(talking about you-know-who)
Gotta finish this, this time around
Though before we had our reasons
This time it’s personal
You can pretend that you don’t care
But know you cried
We’re going looking for trouble
We’re gonna finish this once and for all
We’re going looking for trouble
(talking about you-know-who)
Gotta finish this, this time around
(Do you have any leads on where the horcruxes are?
Cause I don’t have a clue.
I don’t know who R.A.B. is?
Do you?
Do you?)
We’re going looking for trouble
We’re gonna finish this, this time around
We’re going looking for trouble
(talking about you-know-who)
We gotta finish this once and for all
We’re going looking for trouble
We gotta finish this, this time around
We’re going looking for trouble