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The reservoir is made from the water of River Gosthani, located in Tatipudi, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. It is a water supply reservoir for the whole city of Visakhapatnam and the water is used for irrigation to the surrounding area. The beautiful ripples on the surface water of the reservoir reflecting the light of almost set sun, the quiet blue sky full of cotton wool like clouds with a few sun rays stealing their way through the clouds and a sole hill in the middle makes such a soothingly serene shot!
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Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late. John Delaney
Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security, and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all. Ban Ki-moon
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Since adopting a "recreational marijuana" law, Colorado has seen a spurt in economic activity and a housing boom that has caused home prices to escalate rapidly. Entire subdivisions have popped up in the grasslands NE of Denver, since our visit last year.
A rapid influx of young professionals (like my daughter, son-in-law, and many of their friends) who hike, ski, bike, camp, fish, and enjoy the outdoors has also had a great effect on the Denver housing market.
This picture was taken from the grasslands of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR. A new subdivision of million-dollar homes, not there last year, is encroaching now on the eastern edge of the wildlife refuge.
The picture was taken on a very hazy day, then desaturated and blurred, except for the Denver skyline.
Tatipudi Reservoir, the water source for the city of Visakhapatnam, is a water reservoir on River Gosthani, in Tatipudi, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. This magical shot of the reservoir has ripples formation on the surface of the water, that has the setting sunrays escaping from the clouds and spreading all over the water surface which reflects the violet color and makes it so beautiful for the eyes to behold!
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Having some friends who work at the port I've always been interested in the massive cranes that operate what seem 24/7 365!! I was shooting a model and the weather was acting kind of funky. A friend and I had planned to meet for sunset previous to my shoot and he called and asked what I thought. Well I hadn't really had a plan for where to shoot sunset but I asked my model and him if they were down for adventure! Getting to the spot put us right above the cranes! Such a cool angle to see the action!
across the Thames from Greenwich. And how apt that originally-meteorological title proved to be: Lehman Bros (in the building to the left of Citigroup) soon collapsed after this photo was taken. HSBC is doing reasonably well-ish. Barclays is still intact but has uninsured toxic loans on its books and new sovereign investors on its register, Citibank and most American banks received huge and repeated innoculations injected by the US Treasury, ditto UBS by the Swiss government...... and RBS, HBOS et al...... well they have gone the way of the Goodwin, with Gordon Brown's support. Oh and his helping hand and guidance also steered Victor Blank into a little too much undue non-diligence and meant that his relatively conservative Lloyds TSB got hitched up to the relatively unconservative Halifax Bank of Scotland to the detriment of its own shareholders (and bonuses). Some storm! But back on Independence Day 2008, this lot stick looked reasonably imposing and intact!
Aerial view of the Dahla Dam. On January 11, 2009, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, launched the next phase of Canada’s Dahla Dam Signature Project in Afghanistan. She met in Kandahar’s Arghandab Valley with the Governor of Kandahar, Tooryalai Wesa, and representatives of the SNC-Lavalin/Hydrosult joint venture, the firm selected to lead repair efforts to Dahla Dam. / Vue aérienne du barrage Dahla. Le 11 janvier 2009, l'honorable Beverley J. Oda, ministre de la Coopération internationale, a lancé la prochaine phase du projet de premier plan du Canada relatif au barrage Dahla en Afghanistan. Dans la vallée d’Arghandab (province de Kandahar), elle a rencontré le gouverneur de la province de Kandahar, Tooryalai Wesa, ainsi que les représentants de la coentreprise SNC-Lavalin/Hydrosult, la firme retenue pour diriger les travaux de réfection du barrage Dahla. © CIDA/ACDI : Michel Huneault
Visitors from abroad provide the excuse for this Londoner to take an overdue repeat 1/2 hr "trip" on the Millennium Wheel - this time after dark. The lens brings the South Bank, City & East London seemingly-close together.
[Hefei, Anhui, China] Sun rises over the silhouette of the city skyline in the modern financial district of Hefei, near the Swan lake area and many buildings under construction.
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I took this picture to document the madness of exaggerated economic growth. All this will disappear soon and be replaced with another senseless business park. We loose 270 000 square meters of nature in bavaria every day! Our most precious and limited recource concreted over and sealed forever....
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The Lorax
Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax appeared in the 1970s at the start of the environmental movement, just before the first anniversary of Earth Day. Dr. Seuss later called The Lorax straight propaganda, a polemic against pollution. The main point of the book is “The basic message of The Lorax deals with ecosystems and the interrelatedness of all parts - living and non-living - as a viable, functioning unit." Environmental impact is told from a simplistic yet environmentally accurate viewpoint, demonstrating the conflict between natural resources and man-made production. The story starts with what was called the Once-ler, telling the story of the local natural history and how it was once home to the Lorax, the one who speaks for the trees because trees have no tongues. This natural habitat, home to the Truffula Trees, was quickly taken advantage of by the greed of the Once-ler. The Once-ler cut down all of the Truffula Trees to make thneeds which he claims everyone needs (a marketing slogan). Through this deforestation and pursuit of economic growth by the Once-ler, the lakes, skies, and land in the area become polluted, all the creatures who inhabit them are forced to leave, and all of the Truffula Trees are cut down. The Once-ler is the sign of consumerism where he only cares about business and money. Drier States “The Once-ler cares only about making more things and more money. "Business is business! / And business must grow," he says. At the end however, surveying the devastation he has caused, the Once-ler shows remorse. He says to the young boy in the end that Truffula Trees (instead of thneeds) are what everyone needs, and that new ones should be grown, given clean water and fresh air, and should be protected. The book attacks corporate greed and excessive consumerism.”
Another message within the reading suggests that young children need to be taught about the environment and how to live in a sustainable way in order to preserve what we have. The children need to learn about how to live without degrading the environment, so that future generations have a clean place to live. This is shown in The Lorax by the Once-ler educating the small boy about the dangers of pollution and degradation of the environment, and by giving him the last Truffula seed so that new ones can be grown. -
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"It is not about what
IT IS
It is about what it can
BECOME"
“The Lorax: Which way does a tree fall?
The Once-ler: Uh, down?
The Lorax: A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean.”
"And the turtles of course…
All the turtles are free
as turtles and, maybe,
all creatures should be".
“Catch! calls the Once-ler.
He lets something fall.
It's a Truffula Seed.
It's the last one of all!
You're in charge of the last of the Truffula Seeds.
And Truffula Trees are what everyone needs.
Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care.
Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air.
Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.
Then the Lorax
and all of his friends
may come back.”
“But now," says the Once-ler, "now that you're here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
All quotes by Dr. Seuss in his book The Lorax.
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City streets in New York. Shot with the Mamiya 7.
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China is striding ahead in her economic construction. (Pat Metheny Group "Are You Going With Me" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn3zIBBmXiU )
Another reprocessed one so apologies for those who may have seen before but much stronger now I think.
Interisland ferry gets a fill-in-the-blanks to look good and fresh right before leaving Hilongos pier for Cebu City.
"Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. - Henri Frederic Amiel"
Macro Monday project – 08/26/13
“Zig Zag”
A happy coincidence of east London images.
Bankers' Heaven or Hell: The offices of Barclay's, Credit Suisse, & HSBC among others (including the defunct Lehman Bros, just to the right of this photo) at Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs..... and the banner for a sleep-easy bed & mattress warehouse... with some of that mortgaged negative equity sandwiched in-between.
(When will they ever learn? HSBC is one of the few international banks still standing tall-ish, despite buying a dodgy American enterprise called Household - HFC - through which is enlarged its toehold in the USA and inherited both an outlandishly overpaid US director, William Aldinger, now dropped but living off the proceeds, who, at a guaranteed £37.5m over 3 years from 2003 - plus free US-priced health & dental care for life, received dramatically more than his new bosses in the combined bank...... but also its household finance, credit card and sub-prime mortgage exposure in the USA. HSBC survives largely intact because so much more of its business was in Asia & emerging markets and more conservatively-managed credit in Europe [mainly through the former Midland Bank operation in the UK, a rather wiser purchase, it turned out, though Midland was only affordable because its 1970s management had bought another dodgy gambling US-house-mortgage-lending-to dead-&-bankrupt-people bank, Crocker, and suffered long after writing off that purchse too].... and courtesy of a massive £12.5billion rights issue to its existing shareholders who have been asked to fork out a record number of billions - the largest ever UK rights issue - to support the HSBC balance sheet.
The same - on what then seemed a massive scale - happened to RBS shareholders only last year and look what befell them: the UK government now owns most of the Royal Bank of Scotland and its ordinary shareholders have been diluted and abluted! But, unlike all but Santander & JP Morgan Chase, HSBC's position is protected by its profitability - it has even declared a dividend, albeit reduced and its 2008 profits fell from $24m to $9m - and by the fact that its deposit base exceeds its loans, something that was once quite an important principle of sound banking everywhere! It now regrets its Household purchase and agrees, it seems, with its biggest rebellious shareholders..... and yet it probably won't walk away from the Household liabilities because it would ruin its reputation. Interestingly, though it has lent Household even more than it's raising through the rights issue, it has not actually guaranteed the Household liabilities; so it could renege on them if everything got really scary. Something else to keep lawyers in business!) It seems that the rights issue, which closed on 3 April, was a success with a 97% take-up of shares at a 44% discount (but then the RBS issue last year had a 95% take-up which benefitted shareholders onl;y if they sold their shares immediately!). HSBC stock-holders, like the leaders gathered nearby for the G20 summit, must hope that its share-price and profitability is sustained - because if HSBC goes down...... ouch!! And let's hope it holds up because, following the world's turbulence, HSBC strategy is, it claims, now aligned with 3 trends which are shaping the global economy:
1. Emerging markets are growing faster than developed countries
2. World trade is expanding faster than GDP
3. Longevity is increasing virtually everywhere
What's that about growth & expansion?!)
#364 on Explore, Saturday, April 4, 2009
[Shanghai, China] Bright night lights of the Shanghai Bund district by the river side.
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Fishermen busy drying the fishes caught from the Bay of Bengal in Dublar Char, Sundarbans, Bangladesh.
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Throughout the world the export oriented ready made apparel / garment industries of Bangladesh are known for their cheap production cost. Every year the garment industries are expanding to meet up the huge demand of ready made apparel in the developed nations. This has created an unprecedented demand for garment factory workers and especially for women. They come to work for these factories from every corner of the country, leaving behind parent, loved ones, husband and children. The pay is not up to the international standard but still an amount that manages to buy their apparent freedom and a few mouths to feed. The only hope they have is one day their children or siblings will finish school and get a job to support the family. Deprived in many ways they still hold onto something. That is "Asha" which is hope in English.
Sunamganj, Bangladesh, 2011.
A farmer with the harvested paddy. Harvest of Rice has been a bumper this year in Bangladesh.
looking east, from the abandoned control cab of the bascule bridge at the entrance to the Shadwell basin. At the left is the air shaft for the Rotherhithe tunnel. This is the view down the Thames past the Regent's Canal entrance & St Anne's church, Limehouse, towards the entrances to the West india docks (still open till 1980) on the Isle of Dogs & what would now feature the Canary Wharf / Canada Square complex. To the right on the south side of the river are the warehouses on Rotherhithe Street, behind which was Lavender dock (part of the Surrey commercial docks).
[Shanghai, China] Afternoon light hitting the Pudong financial district of Shanghai with its modern architecture and pedestrian bridges, including the silhouette of the landmark Oriental Pearl tower.
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[Shanghai, China] The jungle of modern skyscrapers plaguing the Pudong financial district of Shanghai from the street.
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[Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran]
North Tehran urban skyline on the lap of the Alborz mountains in the afternoon light, showing the sustained growth and development of the Iranian capital in the last decades in spite of harsh economic sanctions.
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Responding to a question from the audience, Engler agreed that investment in infrastructure is a "win-win" when it comes to adding jobs and economic growth, while also providing sorely needed upgrades to a crumbling digital and physical national infrastructure.
Fishermen busy drying the fishes caught from the Bay of Bengal in Dublar Char, Sundarbans, Bangladesh.
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Pictured: Peter Cook, Chief Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg Television; Erskine Bowles, President Emeritus of the University of North Carolina and Co-Chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; Sheila Bair, Former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Senior Advisor, The Pew Charitable Trusts; and John Engler, President, Business Roundtable.
Welcome to the iconic San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a prominent suspension bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland. This image captures the bridge's majestic presence as it stretches across the water, showcasing its distinctive towers and suspension cables. The bridge is an engineering marvel and a vital link for commuters and travelers in the Bay Area.
In the foreground, we see a pedestrian area with a few people standing near a traffic light, which shows a green light, indicating the flow of traffic. The overcast sky adds a moody atmosphere to the scene, with clouds casting a soft light over the bridge and the surrounding area. This blend of urban infrastructure and natural elements makes for a captivating representation of San Francisco's cityscape.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, often simply referred to as the Bay Bridge, is not only a crucial transportation route but also a symbol of the region's resilience and innovation. Spanning over 8 miles, the bridge is a testament to the city's dedication to connecting communities and fostering economic growth.
Whether you're a local resident or a visitor, the Bay Bridge offers stunning views of the city and the bay, making it a popular spot for photography and sightseeing. The bridge's design, with its towering cables and sleek lines, stands out against the urban backdrop, creating an impressive visual contrast.
This scene captures a moment of daily life in San Francisco, highlighting the seamless integration of iconic landmarks and everyday activities. It’s a reminder of the city's dynamic energy and the constant movement that defines its character.
What the G20 leaders in London this week agreed to beg, steal or borrow to tackle the global financial crisis and to rescue the world economy. That's the impossible-to-grasp number that tells us how much it will take, they decided, in genuine Roosevelt New Deal dimes (mainly for the IMF and not including the other trillions already committed by national governments to bail out banks and auto companies, among others, and to support unemployed people). All this - and more, not to mention our collective wealth foregone - is pursuit of the items highlighted in the backdrop to the G20 leaders' group photo (the one the Canadian PM missed because he went to the loo):
STABILITY | GROWTH | JOBS
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#192 on Explore, April 21, 2009
Beyond the factory gates, the building boom the cement factory is helping to fuel is providing jobs for countless construction workers across Ethiopia.
With investment from the UK, the National Cement Share Company is on track to supply 14% of all the cement being made in Ethiopia. With more cement available, more building work like this new housing site in Addis Ababa can get underway and more jobs are created as a result.
Picture: Simon Davis/DFID
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Top 20: This photo was selected to be prominently featured at Food for Peace 60th anniversary events.
A woman participant in Bangladesh makes bamboo mats. Program beneficiaries are provided with capacity development in range of alternative activities, such as bamboo mat making. This provides alternative sources of income for the beneficiaries to shift their dependency from a single source.
Credit: Asafuzzaman, CARE Bangladesh
Fifth annual Fiscal Summit sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation on May 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
Fifth annual fiscal summit sponsored by The Peter G. Peterson Foundation held on May 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
As well as giving jobs to local workers, the cement factory is recruiting new graduates from across the country, like Kidist Mulugeta – a site surveyor.
The company is investing in this new talent, developing their skills to support its own ambitions but at the same time nurturing the next generation of Ethiopia's industrial leaders.
Picture: Gavin Houtheusen/DFID
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[Alan] Kreuger, who served as Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, added, " I think our problem is not the near-term deficit. It's the intermediate and the long-term. We have it within our means to address it. I think the outlines were there in Bowles-Simpson and in grand bargain negotiations."