We thank the followingand those unknown persons, groups,agencies,  organizations and governments for their loving and selfless actions  that bring meaningful comfort and assistance to others.May your lives  be graced by the Divine with evermore joy and fulfilling reward.
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New Zealand, Denmark,    and Norway      New Zealand, Denmark, and Norway are ranked as the world’s most    peaceful countries. | 
Slovenia and Tuvalu      Slovenia and Tuvalu establish diplomatic relations. | 
Meira Kumar      Meira Kumar is the first woman to be elected speaker of the lower    house of India’s Parliament. | 
UN Secretary- General    Ban Ki-moon      UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon forms a climate change advisory    group. | 
Hany    El Miniawy and Appropriate Development, Architecture & Planning    Technologies (ADAPT), Egypt      Egyptian Architect Hany El Miniawy and his company, Appropriate    Development, Architecture & Planning Technologies, are honored    for their work in enhancing the lives of people in need.  | 
Reformed pirates of Eyl,    Somalia      Eighty reformed pirates in Somalia are found to be living wholesome    lifestyles for the past eight months. | 
Mohamed Kabbaj      Mohamed Kabbaj, Director of the Spirit of Fez Foundation, has been    honored with the Mediterranean Peace Award. | 
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta      Ethiopian Dr. Gebisa Ejeta receives the World Food Prize    Foundation’s top award and US$350,000 for his drought- and Striga weed    resistant sorghum seeds. | 
Los Angeles Police Chief    William Bratton, USA      Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton has been honored as Commander    of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for    his dedication in reducing crime.  | 
Dr. Hend Hefny  Dr. Hend Hefny is Egypt’s    first female university president.  | 
Ashley    Church of England    Primary School, The Solar Energy Foundation, Kampala Jellitone Suppliers Ltd.  Prince Charles of Wales presents the 2009 Ashden Awards to the    following, among others: Ashley Church of England Primary School, The Solar    Energy Foundation, and Kampala Jellitone Suppliers Ltd. | 
Tom Roberts, Rick    DelVecchio,  and Dennis Sadowski  The 2009 Egan Award for Journalistic Excellence has been awarded    to Tom Roberts, Rick DelVecchio, and Dennis Sadowski. | 
Bahaa    Taher, Dr. Mohamed Taha Hussein, Ali Radwan, Dr. Ashraf Zaki, Abdel-Rahman    el-Shafaei, Wahid Hamed, and  Gamal Salama  Recipients of Egypt’s Mubarak prize include: Bahaa Taher, Dr.    Mohamed Taha Hussein, Ali Radwan, Dr. Ashraf Zaki, Abdel-Rahman el-Shafaei,    Wahid Hamed, and Gamal Salama. | 
Victoria, Australia  Smoking has been found to decline in Victoria,    Australia, since 1998.  | 
Shanghai, China  Shanghai, China, launches a third international Organic Trade    Fair. | 
Martin Cooper and    Raymond S. Tomlinson  Americans Martin Cooper and Raymond S. Tomlinson receive the 2009    Prince of Asturias Award for Technical or Scientific Research  | 
Agnes Tailé,  Jila Baniyaghoob,  Iryna Khalip  Reporters Agnes Tailé of Cameroon, Jila Baniyaghoob of Iran, and    Iryna Khalip of Belarussia are recognized with the 2009 Courage in Journalism    award. | 
Carl Dietrich and    colleagues, USA  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students Carl Dietrich    and colleagues win the Lemelson prize for their invention of a flying car. | 
Mohamed Altoumaimi  Sixteen-year-old Mohamed Altoumaimi in Sweden is the youngest    person to solve the Bernoulli numbers. | 
Phạm Nguyễn Lan Phiên  Fourteen-year-old Aulacese (Vietnamese) German music prodigy Phạm    Nguyễn Lan Phiên is the youngest student to attend the Frankfurt College of    Music. | 
Madonna and Chifundo 'Mercy'    James  Madonna is granted adoption of 3-year-old Chifundo ‘Mercy’ James    by Malawi judges. | 
Yekaterina    Shcherbachenko  Russian singer Yekaterina Shcherbachenko wins the BBC Cardiff    Singer of the World 2009 title. | 
Danielle Galloway, USA  Homeless 17-year-old Danielle Galloway earns a full scholarship to    Boston University. |