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Obama, his daughter Sasha (second left) and an unidentified friend (left) were pictured heading to the Presidential retreat at Camp David.

"The President walks through the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House as he heads back to the Oval Office following a holiday reception." Dec. 12, 2014.


source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/2014-photos?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3081434869

"The President was shopping for family gifts with local vendors at a hotel in Naypyitaw, Burma. When he found some earrings he thought would be good for his daughter Malia, he sought out a hotel employee to see how they might look." November, 2014.

The Flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on October 1, 1960. The flag is a vertical bicolor of green and white. The two green stripes represent Nigeria's natural wealth, while the white band represents peace.

Old and worn-out and dirty flags should not be displayed publicly, as this is seen as disrespect to the country. Worn-out flags should be destroyed and changed immediately.

The flag is not only a national symbol but alsothe instrument of state power and the symbol of authority. It narrates the history, dreams and aspirations of the Nigerians people.

When carried in procession, the bearer is positioned in front and must be properly and neatly dressed.

Also in a procession where there are two flags with one being non-national, the national flag should always be in front.

Only special dignitaries are allowed to display the national flag in their vehicles, and should be displayed at the right fender of the car chassis oron the radiator cap.


http://buzznigeria.com/nigeria-flag/

the Malaysian flag has 14 red and white stripes which represent the 14 original states. The design was based on the flag of the US, which has 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies.

The large yellow star on China’s flag represents the leadership of the Communist Party. The smaller four stars represent economic classes: peasants, workers, petty bourgeoisie, and patriotic capitalists.

The flags of Monaco and Indonesia are identical again by coincidence.

Liberia was founded by freed American slaves, who imitated the U.S. flagin an attempt to represent what they felt to be the true ideals of the U.S

Some Central American, South American, and West Indian countries use red, white, and blue as colors and stars and stripes as design elements. They were influenced by the American struggle for independence and hoped to express solidarity with the U.S. in their own flags. For example, the Cuban flag, the Puerto Rican flag, the Panamanian flag and the Chilean flag are all in similar in color and design.

tolutweety:

I need to write this kinda letter.

The president n I need to talk.

lol...

"At the end of the day, the President walks along the White House colonnade with Anita Decker Breckenridge, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations." Sept, 2014.

Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica were once united together as the United Provinces of Central America. The United Provinces flag used a blue and white flag. Today, the now-independent countries all still use a blue and white flag themselves, except for Costa Rica made the addition of red. Hondura’s flag bears fivestars to recall the original union of the United Provinces of Central America.

The light blue color in the flag of Somalia was a tribute to the UN troops that helped to maintain peace in Somalia for many years.

Colours.

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Every year, the Boy Scouts of America and military veteran organisations such as the American Legion burn thousands of US flags between them. This because Section 176 (k) of the US Flag Code (a set of rules on the correct treatment of the Stars and Stripes) provides that: “The flag, when itis in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” Flag burnings (or “retirements”, to use the official term) are usually held on Flag Day, June 14.

Lichtenstein and Haiti developed identical national flags independently of each other. No one realized until the two countries competed against each other in the 1936 Summer Olympics under the same flag.

The U.S. is the only country that does not dip its flag to the host country at the Olympics opening ceremonies. When the U.S. flag-holder was asked to do so for King Edward VII at the 1908 London games, he supposedly responded, “This flag dips to no earthly king.”

Denmark’s flag is the oldest flag currently in use, designed in 1219 and unchanged since.

In Denmark, it is illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.

The flag of Mozambique has an AK-47 on it which stands for battle of freedom.

Green stands for agriculture, the black the African continent, the yellow the abundance of minerals, and the red the fight for independence. The coat of arms is unique and deeply symbolic. The red star stands for socialism, the book for education and progress and the hoe stands for agriculture.

The first African-American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Civil War was Sgt. William Harvey Carney who, despite being shot in the face, shoulders, arms, and legs, refused to let the American flag touch the ground. 1900.

The flags of Australia and New Zealand are so similar, the Prime Minister of Australia was greeted with the flag of New Zealand on a state visit to Canada in 1984.

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This is the only country that does not have a standard rectangular flag, and in the same time it is the oldest official flag in the world. The blue frame stands for harmony and peace, reminiscent of Buddha, who was born here.

The popular nickname for USA’s flag is Betsy Ross, after the woman that made the first flag. The interesting facts about flags of USA is that it consists of thirteen horizontal red and white stripes that symbolize the first thirteen states that declared independence in 1776. The blue rectangular with the white stars represent the number of states. Today there are 50 of them, lined up in formations of 6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6.

Flags are not simple piece of fabrics painted in different colours, each shape and colour has a special meaning for the country and culture it represents. These are some interesting facts about the flags, the meanings of the shapes and colours and what they stand for and there is always a special cause behind the design.

http://www.kickassfacts.com/25-interesting-facts-about-flags/
http://choosedirections.com/interesting-facts-about-flags-of-the-world/
http://flagsplusflags.com/intfacts.htm

"How Does Someone Get to Meet the President of the United States?' Parker McAllen, 13, wrote such a letter to the President, and before long, the President invited Parker and her family to the White House."

"We were at the NATO Summit in Wales when someone mentioned to the President that Stonehenge wasn't that far away. 'Let's go,' he said. So when the Summit ended, we took a slight detour on the way back to Air Force One." Sept, 2014.