LET THE WORLD SEE THROUGH YOUR EYES sponsored by WIN A TRIP TO ANY METRO CITY WORLDWIDE! Imagine your photography being seen by millions of Metro readers worldwide! Its that time of year again. Yes, the Metro Global Photo Challenge is back! This year the themes will be: People,Places and Climate Change. For your chance to see your work in print around the globe and win one of 3 trips for two to a Metro city of your choice, simply submit your photographs by Sunday 18th October 2009. No entry fee required. Go to www.metrophotochallenge.com/ie for more details. Now let your imagination run wild! D Monday, October 12, 2009 METRO 11 Deirdre Coleman, Susan Byrne, Emily Osborne, Claire OSullivan and Aisling McLoughlin were among the 2,500 participants in this weekends Dublin Simon 5-mile Fun Run in the Phoenix Park Picture: Conor Healy Simon SayS... RUn! WORKERS have cut down on lunch breaks, a survey by Spar has revealed. One in four skip a break altogether, and one in ten take just 20min. The average lunch hour is now 35min, the report says. The lunch hour is getting shorter A SENIOR UN official has admitted for the first time the poll which returned Hamid Karzai to power in Afghanistan was ridden with widespread fraud. Kai Eide, head of the UN mission in the country, said he would not put a figure on just how many votes were fraudulent until a recount was completed as it would be pure speculation. He has been under pressure since his sacked deputy, Peter Galbraith, accused him of covering up the fraud perpetrated on behalf of Mr Karzai. Mr Eide said Mr Galbraiths claims had affected the entire election process. Mr Karzai returned to power with a 54 per cent share but his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, said the poll was rigged. Un admits Karzai win was rigged Second term: Hamid Karzai has been backed by the US By SARAH StACK nights sleeping rough inspires 1,000km walk A MAN who slept rough on the streets for two nights is walking almost 1,000km in Ireland to highlight the plight of young homeless people. Daniel Granger will raise funds for Focus Ireland, which has supported 10,000 people who have fallen on hard times in the last 18 months. The 30-year-old (pictured) has taken eightweeksoffwork to trek 999km along the southern coast- line from his home in Bray, Co Wick- low, to Galway. Homelessness is one of the problems we can solve in this country if we all put our minds to it, said Mr Granger. With a support system they could be starting a new life. Most people just need a chance, he added. Mr Granger now aims to walk 20km a day, six days a week to raise funds for the charity. Donations can be made through www.bebo.com/999km. Focus Irelands Mark Mellett com- mended Daniel, adding that his per- sonal experience shows it can hap- pen to anyone if you hit a bad patch. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html