Ed many thanks for bringing this honour at our door step open. To our chairman, Tapani, the Lord that brought you thus far will complete his mission in you. Congrats in your new honour as Knight and happy Independence to all Finns in the house. Please do not forget to share the picture of investiture. Remmy Nweke @ITRealms <https://www.avast.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> ____ REMMY NWEKE, Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor, DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd [*Multiple-award winning medium*] (DigitalSENSE Business News <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng>, NaijaAgroNet <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng>) Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: @ITRealms <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> Author: A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria <https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria> NDSF 2016 <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153112418861429&set=a.119216361428.104226.716351428&type=1> _________________________________________________________________ *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution. On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 10:55 PM, Mark Leiser <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Congratulations indeed! Fantastic and befitting Honour! > > Mark Leiser, BS, LLB (Hon) | PhD Candidate | University of Strathclyde | > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science | The Law School l Centre for > Internet Law and Policy | Room GH806 | Graham Hills Building | 50 George > Street | Glasgow G1 1QE | Tel. +44 141-548-2493 > > > > Email <[log in to unmask]> | Bio > <https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/courses/gradschool/studentprofiles/markleiser/> > | Twitter <http://twitter.com/#!/mleiser> | LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=189149411&trk=tab_pro> | Google+ > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/105289982691060086995/posts> > > > On 4 December 2015 at 21:49, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello everybody, This Sunday, December 6th, is Independence Day in >> the Republic of Finland. It was on this day ninety-nine years ago the >> Eduskunta, the Finnish parliament, adopted a resolution declaring Finland >> independent from Russia. As in many countries, Independence Day in >> Finland is a time of remembrance and celebration. Befitting Finland, it is >> a day both of formality and of understatement. In the evening families >> traditionally light two candles, one blue and one white, and place them in >> the windows of their homes. As a foreign guest in the country I was always >> quite touched by the simplicity and beauty of the celebratory gesture. A >> Presidential reception is held in the evening, the telecast of which >> traditionally is amongst the most viewed television shows of the year in >> Finland. Shadow events, often in the form of demonstrations and gatherings >> benefiting charitable causes, take place concurrently. Independence >> Day is also the day honours are announced and presented. It is with great >> joy I want to let all of you know that this year Finnish President Sauli >> Niinistö will be bestowing upon NCSG Chair Tapan Tarvainen the honour and >> title of Knight of the White Rose of Finland. The White Rose Order was >> established in 1919 by General Carl Mannheim, a man who is considered by >> many, myself included, to be the greatest Finn of all time. The Grand >> Master of the Order is the President of the Republic of Finland. I >> know everyone joins me in congratulating Tapani for being chosen to receive >> this high honour in recognition of his service to his country and to the >> world. I suspect we are probably the only SG at ICANN to have an actual >> Knight as a Chair, further evidence of the exceptionally high quality of >> person one encounters in the NCSG. Congratulations Tapani and Happy >> Independence Day, Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, to all of our Finnish members >> and friends. Best, Ed Morris >> >> >> > >