Remembrance Day is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. This Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day.This is observerd by Commonwealth of Nations.
Common British, Canadian, South African, and ANZAC traditions include two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month (11:00 am, 11 November), as that marks the time (in the United Kingdom) when armistice became effective.
Queen Elizabeth II will lead Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, including troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As Big Ben chimes 11 a.m., the queen will join thousands of troops, veterans and civilians in the traditional two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday. The silence is broken by a single artillery blast and the sound of the Royal Marine buglers playing the "Last Post."
Recently according to the popular survey One-fifth of Canadians shown interest to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies.
So this 2009 year there will be huge crowd will be participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies.
This movie is based on the popular video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world.
The Director of this Movie is Mike Newell, who is very successful in his past projects. The Casting of this film is given below.
Jake Gyllenhaal ... Prince Dastan
Gemma Arterton ... Tamina
Alfred Molina ... Sheik Amar
Ben Kingsley ... Nizam
Recently the official trailer was released, see the below trailer. This movie is going to hit the screens on 28th May 2010
There are 42,000 runners were participated in the New York Road Runners and ING New York City Marathon on Sunday (11/1).
The marathon begins at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island and finishes in Central Park.
Representatives from the Fire Department of New York City, the New York Police Department, the Department of Transportation, the Coast Guard and the Sanitation Department have been planning the race with the New York Road Runners club since the day after last year's marathon.
Hundreds of volunteers and marathon workers will work right up till race time, setting up fences, putting up signs and installing broadcast equipment.
Of the expected 42,000 runners an estimated 14,000 female runners will participate which is triple the number that ran the race 20 years ago
The Melbourne Cup event is going to be happen November 3rd in this year 2009. This event will be organized by Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. You can book your tickets in this URL.
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport, one is flat racing and other one is jump racing. Jump racing can be further divided into hurdling and steeplechasing.
This Melbourne Cup event is held at around 3 pm on the first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club, on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
The race has been held since 1861, initailly the distance in the race is 3,218 meters but current distance is 3,200 which is established in 1972. This race is for three years old or more. The minimum handicap weight is 49 kg. There is no maximum weight, but the top allocated weight must not be less than 57 kg. The weight allocated to each horse is declared by the VRC Handicapper in early September. The total prize money awarded in 2008 was AUD$5.5 million, plus trophies valued at $125,000. The first 10 past the post receive prizemoney, with the winner being paid $3.3 million, down to tenth place which receives $115,000. Prizemoney is distributed to the connections of each horse in the ratio of 85% to the owner, 10% to the trainer and 5% to the jockey.
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