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Public Meeting on the EU Stablity Treaty in Scoil Áine Naofe, Lucan, Co. Dublin - © David Novak Photography
Jose Vinals, financial counsellor, IMF, speaks at the IMF Global Financial Stability Report news conference Wednesday April 17, 2013, at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C..
Labour Party Deputy Leader and Director of Elections, Joan Burton today launched “Vote YES for Stability”, the party’s animated video on the Stability Treaty.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Burton said: “This animated video is a short and simple guide to the main issues that arise from the Stability Treaty and it outlines some of the reasons why we believe that a YES vote is crucial for Ireland.
“We hope that the use of simple visualisations and key messages in the video will make the YES arguments accessible to an online audience who may be more accustomed to using online platforms to inform themselves on various issues.
“This Treaty is about ensuring a stable currency which will increase investor confidence in Ireland which will in turn bring about economic recovery. This is why it is vital that we vote YES on May 31st.”
The Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union on 17 February, co-hosted and co-presided over by the Netherlands Parliament and the European Parliament, will provide a framework for debate and exchange of information and best practices in implementing the provisions of the Treaty in order to strengthen cooperation between national Parliaments and the European Parliament and contribute to ensuring democratic accountability in the area of economic governance and budgetary policy in the EU, particularly in the EMU, taking into account the social dimension and without prejudice to the competences of EU Parliaments.
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/relnatparl/en/conferences/european...
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Greater protections for workers, job security, labour rights and stability for employers are the focus of amendments to the Labour Relations Code.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019LBR0015-000823
The Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union on 17 February, co-hosted and co-presided over by the Netherlands Parliament and the European Parliament, will provide a framework for debate and exchange of information and best practices in implementing the provisions of the Treaty in order to strengthen cooperation between national Parliaments and the European Parliament and contribute to ensuring democratic accountability in the area of economic governance and budgetary policy in the EU, particularly in the EMU, taking into account the social dimension and without prejudice to the competences of EU Parliaments.
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/relnatparl/en/conferences/european...
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After years of political stability and economic progress, Turkey is sliding backwards in reforms and in abiding to democratic principles and the rule of law.
A serious clampdown on media and individual freedoms has started and is likely to continue beyond the general elections in June 2015.
Journalists have been arrested and the authorities are cutting back the freedom of expression and media in Turkey.
As a reaction, a recent resolution by the European Parliament reminded Turkey that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy.
Guy Verhofstadt, President of ALDE, and Rebecca Harms, President of Greens/EFA, have invited a number of key Turkish journalists from the major media corporations to address the issue of media freedom in Turkey and the role that the EU could play in that field.
Today was really meant to test my mental stability. And I even feel selfish for saying that.
I woke up this morning a little later then usual, since I didn't have class until two. I was reading outside my room when my brother texted me and told me my high school band teacher, who I was very close to, is expecting her first child. That is so exciting! Ever since she got married, everyone was always wondering when this would happen. I'm so excited for her. I am sure everyone is. If I had to guess, she is due around marching season though so that might get tough.
I then had a nice long conversation with my mother, originally to tell her about the good news from my band teacher. Then she informed me of some devastating news. She told me that my uncle (my mother's sister's husband) has a large mass in his stomach along with a pretty aggressive form of pancreatic cancer. The family went into Manhattan to find a doctor and unfortunately, they saw quite a few doctors who wouldn't operate because the mass was touching too many organs. However, we got good news later in the day that one doctor thought the mass might respond well to treatment and then maybe they could operate.
I haven't heard anything after that.
Then I had to go sing at my voice lesson and go to my improv class. I was holding it together all the way through that, title of show rehearsal, and then I got this news during Victoria Martin rehearsal.
This amazing lady is Jinhi Soucy Rand. I met Jinhi through the Bay Street Theatre and was honored to be directed by her in RENT in the spring. I know very little about this situation other then it is a new development in a line of medical issues.
This photo was taken by her husband, not me, but when I saw it I couldn't help but want to put it up. It shows strength and class and every other fabulous quality in this wonderful woman. I also had the pleasure of seeing her this evening at the theatre as we were preparing the set for our show that opens Wednesday. She seemed in amazing spirits and I was ecstatic to see that and be able to talk to just hang out and chat with all the wonderful people at Bay Street. We were all together and didn't have to say anything about anything really. Just being there was enough. It is a pretty tight family and I've been so honored to be a part of. The alcohol might not have hurt that situation either.
Two people I love dearly are now starting the hardest fight of their life. I hope they know I love them. Love is the best medicine. I sincerely believe in the good vibes and positive thoughts. I've never done anything as hard as what these strong people will be doing but I have this desire to shoulder their burden even though I know I can't. I always want to help.
Cancer sucks.
..........It is unrealistic to expect unity and stability under such a rule and would therefore not be conducive to finding a peaceful and lasting solution."
Complete statement of the Dalai Lama on protests in Tibet:
www.savetibet.org/news/newsitem.php?id=1217
Who did look in the faces of these people and experienced the deep veneration for their beloved Dalai Lama, surely knows that the Chinese politic is completely wrong. More than 50 years of occupation and suppression couldn't break the affection of the Tibetans to their Buddhist religion, their homeland Tibet and its unique culture and especially towards the Dalai Lama.
Those in power in Beijing they know very well that the Dalai Lama is an unbeatable challenge for them. Especially in the year of the olympic games. Posession of pictures of the Dalai Lama is forbidden in Tibet and punished severely. But anyway people in Tibet they ask tourists for photographs of their beloved leader.
Picture taken in Dharamsala. Exile Tibetans greeting the Dalai Lama while passing by. He is coming back to his exile from his visit to Bodh Gaya, an important Buddhist place of pilgrimage in India.
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Greater protections for workers, job security, labour rights and stability for employers are the focus of amendments to the Labour Relations Code.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019LBR0015-000823
Stability - apart from being old and slow - my immediate weak point as a runner is this knee and its ability to take all the pounding of running on the road. I seem to get a lot of twists to the foot when the knee weakens. Having said that I do a daily exercise which keeps the knee is good shape, so far.
Did quite a lot of editng on this photo, and I'm not sure my leg really looks like that, but the grainy realism is quite nice.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 24, 2020) Cmdr. Todd Penrod, captain of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), looks at the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), the Nimit-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and The Whidbey Island-class Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ships transit the Philippine Sea. Mustin is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam)
Die Europäische Zentral-RUHE-Bank (EZ-R-B) ist die Ruhebank für die gemeinsame Erholung Europas. Ihre Hauptaufgabe ist es, die Kraft der Europäer und somit Stabilität im Euroraum zu gewährleisten.
The European Central REST Bank (EC-R-B) is the bench for the joint recovery of Europe. Their main task is to ensure the capacity of the Europeans and thus stability in the euro area.
Peter Dattles, IMF, speaks at the IMF Global Financial Stability Report news conference Wednesday April 17, 2013, at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C..
SEPANGAR, Malaysia (Oct. 7, 2014) – U.S. Naval officers speak with officers of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) during a visit to the office of RMN Submarine Force Commander, Rear Adm. Abdul Rahman Bin HJ Ayob, far left, Oct. 7. Frank Cable's visit to Malaysia is intended to help promote stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region, while demonstrating commitment and fostering a growing relationship with the RMN. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is currently on a scheduled underway period.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian T. Glunt/released)
Public Meeting on the EU Stablity Treaty in Scoil Áine Naofe, Lucan, Co. Dublin - © David Novak Photography
International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Director Jose Vinals anwers a question at the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference April 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
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Patricia Kim, USIP (top left); Bruce MacDonald, School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (top center); Tong Zhao, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (top right); Haotian Qi, Peking University (middle left); Brad Roberts, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (middle center); Lise Grande, USIP (middle right); Jinghua Lyu, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (bottom center)
USIP launched a new report featuring essays from leading American and Chinese security experts on the challenges and opportunities associated with strengthening U.S.-China strategic stability. This event featured a discussion with six of the report’s authors regarding the perception gaps and drivers of U.S.-China conflict in the nuclear, missile, space, cyber, and emerging technologies realms.
For more information about this event, please visit: www.usip.org/events/enhancing-us-china-strategic-stabilit...
Allow your body to fully extend without allowing your feet to touch the floor. Quickly V back up, grabbing the ball in your hands and back to the starting position.
Nigerian Army Honor Guard renders honors to US Vice Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville, during a Welcome Ceremony for the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 14, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialogue to discuss and develop cooperative solutions and improve trans-regional security and stability.(U.S. Army photo by Spec. Angelica Gardner)
Greater protections for workers, job security, labour rights and stability for employers are the focus of amendments to the Labour Relations Code.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019LBR0015-000823
Stained glass window by Lavers & Barraud 1879 in St John's chapel at the north east corner of Pershore Abbey. The chapel is suffering from a fissure that has opened through the east wall, window and vaulting, initially moving at a dramatic rate in 2005. After a period of stability, the fissure reopened in August 2011, moving apart yet further with worrying speed; currently the vaulted ceiling is threatened with collapse.
This window was removed during the initial danger period of 2005-6, to allow for repair of the effects caused by movement of the building and reinstalled when safe. It has now been removed yet again as of September 2011, following more extreme movement of the stonework. It will not be returned to the Abbey until the current serious danger of structural failure can be dealt with.
www.pershoreabbey.org.uk/whyscaffolding.html
Pershore Abbey is today a magnificent fragment, consisting of roughly half of the original medieval church. The monastery itself has long gone, the only traces being the scars on the wall of the south transept that show where the east range of buildings, perhaps including the monks' dormitory and refectory, were once attached to the church.
The Abbey dates back to Saxon times, having been founded by King Edgar in the 10th century, but the eatliest visible remains today are 12th century Norman, principally the south transept. What little evidence remains of the nave shows that this too was Romanesque, contemporary with the transept. The bulk of the building as it stands today dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, as witnessed by the splendid gothic choir (complete with rich vaulted ceiling and bosses, also added to the transept) with it's aisles and chapels. The imposing tower is the latest addition from the 1340s, and in it's topmost storey following a remarkably similar design to that of Salisbury Cathedral, suggesting involvement of the same architect/master mason.
The church today has a strangely L-shaped footprint owing to it's reduction in size as a result of the Dissolution of 1539, when the townspeople bought the eastern half of the church for parish use (instead of the smaller St Andrew's church immediately to the east). The nave was quarried away for it's stone, as were the monastic buildings (the cloister stood to the south of the nave) and have almost entirely vanished. The Lady chapel at the east end was also demolished at this time, the present apsidal chapel dates from the Victorian restoration. There were further reductions still to come, with the collapse of the north transept in 1686, of which only a tiny portion was rebuilt, giving the western part the curiously lopsided appearance it has to this day, with two of the former arches of the crossing now blocked up with recycled masonry.
The interior is impressive, both for it's Gothic and norman work. The higher ceilings have some excellent carved bosses, mainly foliage with the occasional face, rather difficult to make out from ground level. The original furnishings have not survived with the exception of the Norman font, carved with figures surrounded by strapwork, somewhat worn as a result of being exiled to a garden in the 18th century and later recovered.
There are a few monuments of note, mainly gathered in the south transept where two medieval effigies lie, one a fine 13th century cross legged knight (reputedly a crusader), not in situ and apparently brought in from the churchyard (presumably he lay in the now lost nave). A 14th century priest, somewhat worn, lies nearby along with a large, coloured late Elizabethan monument to the Haselwood family.
The Abbey was restored in the 1850s by George Gilbert Scott, during which time stained glass was reintroduced into the building (all trace of the medieval glass has gone), mostly by Clayton & Bell and Hardmans, the former of which also added some wall painting at the west end, that is now so deteriorated some must mistake it for medieval work. But the most notable feature of the Victorian period is the unique (and somewhat terrifying) bell-ringers platform suspended high in the centre of the tower by a cross of huge oak beams, in order to open up a view of it's interior. The bell ringers of Pershore must seriously need to conquer any fear of heights!
There have been ongoing structural problems with the foundations (presumably groundwater) on the north side of the building, first manifested in the collapse of the north transept, and more recently in the alarming fissures that have rapidly opened up in the north east chapel during the last six years. Currently the situation is growing ever more acute, and fate of this small corner of the building hangs in the balance.
Todays task was to prepare an area for our new Explosives Magazine. Boxing in and ready for a concrete pour in the next few days. We use explosives to check for Snow stability and avalanche risks during the season.
International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Director Jose Vinals anwers a question at the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference April 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
181115-N-MQ631-0330 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2018) Sailors replace arresting gear wire supports on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Harry S. Truman will continue to foster cooperation with regional allies and partners, strengthen regional stability, and remain vigilant, agile and dynamic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maxwell Higgins/Released)
Zero.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Soldier assigned to the 15th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, zeroes his M16 during the 15th Bde.’s last training mission with U.S. Soldiers at the 15th Bde. headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 4, 2011. Before taking Commando Company to the firing range, Soldiers of Company C, 1st Squadron, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division reviewed fundamentals of marksmanship with the Iraqi soldiers.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
To enhance the stability and to shorten the camera package, we used a Q-Release with the Shoulder Pad to get the camera weight right on your shoulder. The Q-release mounts the shoulder pad underneath the Universal Baseplate. Also pictured is the DoubleMount, and a Red Plate all holding a professional battery for counter balance and to power the Zacuto EVF or other accessories. Yohance is using our Zacuto Z-Grips Beefy and a Zacuto Z-American Arm kit for holding the Zacuto Z-Finder EVF.
180417-N-FD185-07405 PORT OF DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (April 17, 2018) Members assigned to Task Group (TG) 68.6 provide static security watch for the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), April 17, 2018. TG-68.6 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of opera-tions and conducts joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy pho-to by Engineman 2nd Class Carlos Monsalve/Released)
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In 1973, Bill Bennet experimented with a number of hang glider designs, coming up with ways to improve both stability and handling.
At the World Economic Forum’s Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders, on 22 January 2025, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, engaged with business leaders, policymakers, and experts in a dynamic exchange of ideas.
During the discussions, Dr. Kao underscored ASEAN’s unwavering commitment to fostering peace, security, and stability in the region through strategic dialogues, peaceful dispute resolution, and collaborative efforts within ASEAN-led frameworks, whilst also strengthening partnerships with external allies for mutual prosperity.
Image Credit: ASEAN Secretariat
Cultural Diplomacy, Soft Power, Multiculturalism, Interdependence, Mutual Understanding, Global Peace and Stability, Academic Exchange & Conflict Resolution
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Took a second shot at making a Technic iPad stand. I wanted to improve stability, make it adjustable, and collapsable so I could transport it fairly easily. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.
Sometimes it's the little thing that show you how grim things are getting here in Thessaloniki, the long lines of taxis waiting at ranks for customers to turn up even in the middle of the day when up till recently getting a cab was next to impossible. Or perhaps its the accents of wandering street vendors who are now more likely to be people from the city than some recently arrived immigrants from West Africa or a member of Greece's Rom community. The city centre has become a near ghost town on week nights, a mere shadow of its former, vibrant self with cafes uncharacteristically quiet and empty streets, this in a place that prided itself on 4am traffic jams.
Despite the ruling PASOK government's claims that the country is on the way to re-inventing itslef and "entering a new era" the IMF - EU imposed Stability Pact brings to mind the old medical joke, "the operation was a success, but the patient died". The price being paid to trim public spending and raise revenues to pay off Greece's massive $420 billion debt load has been steep indeed and the greatest burden is being carried by those on middle and lower incomes. i.e those least likely to have benefitted from previous state profligacy.
They have been hit by the double whammy of falling wages and rising prices. Even in the relatively priviledged public sector incomes have taken a 20% dive whereas in the private sectors wages which had been been stagnant for the last five years have taken a nose dive as threat of unemployment forces people to accept whatever they are given (regardless of labour legislation laws or union agreements) or face losing their jobs.
On the other hand inflation still rages at nearly 5% with the steepest rises being observed in food, clothing and transport, i.e goods and services used by all. As a result the the greatest pressure on budgets is being felt by the poorest. The rises in VAT and a second round of tax hikes on petrol have just added to the problem and as a result the economy is going into free fall as people consume less so adding to financial woes. The numbers speak for themselves; 48% of Greeks reported in a recent newspaper poll that they have cut down on food expenditure recenty whilst 90% have cut down on money spent on clothing.
With petrol averaging 1.50 euros a litre, (the most expensive in Europe) those in the tourist industry are bracing themselves for a rough summer season as fewer and fewer Greeks are able to reach holiday destinations, let alone afford to stay there. The crisis has already become obvious in the last few months with a 21% drop in car use in the greater Athens area. Similarly the recent bank holiday saw a signifigant drop in Athenians leaving capital for nearby villages and beaches, with many of those who did leave opting for a day trip rather than taking advantage of the gorgeous weather to spend three days away from the city.
However, perhaps the most corrosive effect of the economic crisis is not one that shows up in accountants' ledgers or bankers' balance sheets, its the fear and sense of desperation that is eating away at many, even those who have a job and money in their pockets are terrified that all could just disappear in the near future.
The problem is even greater for the young who have seen what little hope they had for the future evaporate with nothing it seems to take it place except the prospect long term unemployment or a lifetime of insecure badly paid labour with nothing to show for it at the end. Many people I talk to speak obsessively about living the country, trying their luck elsewhere. They are angry and disappointed that after years of study and hard work their qualifications mean virtually nothing in Greece.
They may be right as it is very hard to see how Greece is going to pull out of the present financial nose dive brought about imposition of "internal devaluation" which is also being applied in Latvia with similarly devastating results with a drop in 25 % GNP in just one year. The total loss is estimated to reach 30% next year, a figure greater than the USA during the Great Depression during 1929-1933 according to the Centre for Economic and Policy Research.
CORAL SEA (July 15, 2013) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) move supplies from the flight deck through the hangar bay to storage during a vertical replenishment with Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Preble is on patrol with the George Washington Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)