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AFGHANISTAN – Resolute Support Deputy Commander Italian Army Lt. Gen. Nicola Zanelli speaks at a change of command ceremony for the Italian-led Train, Advise, Assist Command-West (TAAC-W) in Herat. "I recognize the great job done by Brigadier General Vezzoli [outgoing commander] and the “Julia” Brigade, day by day, shoulder to shoulder with our Afghan colleagues on the path for everlasting peace in Herat and in the whole country,” he said. TAAC-W continues to provide Train, Advise, Assist support to Afghan security forces in Herat, Farah, Badghis and Ghor Provinces. (NATO Resolute Support photo by TAAC-W.)
Rollins College professor Barry Allen Ph.D. gives advice to a student about his remaining academic schedule at Rollins College. Photo: Scott Cook
As the EBRD’s Chief Economist, Sergei Guriev is responsible for advising the President and other senior members of the Bank’s management team on economic issues of strategic or operational relevance pertaining to the EBRD region.
He provides thought leadership inside and outside of the EBRD on economic issues related to the Bank’s work in its countries of operation. He fulfils this role through undertaking and presenting his own research, representing the Bank at high-level external policy and academic conferences and workshops, publishing in academic and non-academic outlets, and maintaining strong links between the EBRD and academia.
He and his office ensure that the economics research agenda of the EBRD continues to put the Bank at the forefront of understanding the economic and strategic challenges facing the Bank’s region and to help the Bank formulate effective policy responses.
He is also responsible for macroeconomic forecasting and contributes to the work of the Bank’s Risk Management in building scenarios for identifying and navigating emergent risks and conducting stress testing, as well as assisting regional economists with timely cross-country macroeconomic analysis and economic forecasting.
Sergei Guriev received his Dr. Sc. (habilitation degree) in Economics (2002) and PhD in Applied Math from the Russian Academy of Science (1994), and M.Sc. Summa Cum Laude from the Moscow Institute of Physics in Technology (1993). In 1997-98, Dr. Guriev visited the Department of Economics at M.I.T. for a one-year post-doctoral placement, and in 2003-2004, the Department of Economics at Princeton University as a Visiting Assistant Professor. In 2004-13, Dr. Guriev was a tenured professor of economics and rector of the New Economic School in Moscow. In 2013, he was appointed a tenured professor of economics at Sciences Po, Paris
Dr. Guriev’s research interests include contract theory, corporate governance, political economics and labour mobility. Dr. Guriev has published in international refereed journals including American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of European Economic Association, Journal of Economic Perspectives and American Political Science Review.
In 2006, he was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2011, he was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Europe, in 2012-14 – a co-chair of the Global Agenda Council on the New Economic Thinking, and in 2014-15 – a member of the Global Agenda Council on the Geo-Economics. In 2000 and 2005, he was awarded Gold Medal for the Best Research in Development Economics by the Global Development Network. In 2001, he was announced the Best Academic Manager in Humanities by Russia’s Science Support Foundation. In 2009-11, he was included in the top 100 of the President of Russia’s Cadre Reserve. In 2009, he was also awarded the Bill Maynes Award by the Eurasia Foundation. In 2009 and 2010 he received the Independent Director of the Year prize from Russia’s National Association of Independent Directors. In 2010, he received a Certificate in Company Directorship from the Institute of Directors (UK) and was voted the Best Independent Director by the Association of Managers of Russia and the Russian Institute of Directors.
He has been a board member of Sberbank (2008-14), E.ON Russia (2013-14), Alfa-Strakhovanie Insurance Company (2009-13), Russia Venture Company (2009-13), Russian Home Mortgage Lending Agency (2008-12) and Russian Agricultural Bank (2008-09), a member of the President of Russia’s Council on Science, Technology and Education (2008-12), and a member of the board of the Dynasty Foundation (2007-2015). He is a member of the Scientific Council of the BRUEGEL think tank (Brussels), of the Advisory Council of the Peterson Institute on International Economics (Washington, DC), and of the Academic Advisory Board, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, London.
Between 2006 and 2013 he wrote a monthly column in Forbes Russia. Between 2003and 2013 he was also a biweekly columnist for the leading Russian business daily Vedomosti and contributed columns to the New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, Project Syndicate, and Moscow Times.
EducationUSA is the U.S. Department of State's global network of more than 400 educational advising centers in approximately 180 countries and territories. The annual EducationUSA Forum is for international education professionals who work in student recruitment, enrollment, and support services at accredited U.S. colleges and universities.
This is a photograph from the 3rd running of the newly situated Irish 3/4 Marathon (formerly the Athlone 3/4) which was held in Longwood, Enfield, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 7th of October 2018 at 10:00. The event is positioned perfectly in the calendar as a key training race before the Dublin City Marathon at the end of the month. Participants are advised to use this long distance race as a preparation for the Dublin City Marathon and to pace themselves accordingly. This year was the third year that the event was held in Longwood, Co. Meath which is now well known for its hosting of the Longwood 10KM/5KM annual races and a host venue for East of Ireland Marathon series marathons several times per year. The race started and finished at Longwood GAA club just outside the village of Longwood. It followed an anti-clockwise course around the beautiful picturesque countryside of south Meath. The course went through the townlands of Longwood, Castlerickard, Killyon, Hill-of-Down, Anneville and Ashfield Clonard, Blackshade, Stoneyford and back to Longwood. The locally famous Blackshade bridge at 17 miles provided the largest climb of the day. The river Boyne and Blackwater were crossed as was the Royal Canal and the Dublin-Sligo Railway line at Hill-of-Down. The overall elevation of the course works out at 3/4 of the total elevation of the Dublin Marathon course. The south Meath countryside around the course looked on a beautiful with some lovely quiet traditional 'Irish'-type roads to run on. There was a large local effort with stewarding and many local people watched from their gardens as the race passed by. The organisation of the race was first class with every detail taken care of from the start until the finish. As usual the weather is the only variable that cannot be controlled. Subsequently, the only negative from a runners' view was the very very strong headwind from the turn at 6 miles right through Killyon and Hill-of-Down. However, other parts of the course offered a strong tailwind and flat terrain.
There is a large set of photographs from today's race mostly taken on the Ashfield road at the 25KM mark outside near our home.
They are available on our Flickr photostream at the following set. www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157674229321898
Photographs from 2017's race are available on our Flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157687694983023
Photographs from 2016's race are available on our Flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157673672195732
NOTE: These are completely unofficial photographs are not connected commercially with the Irish 3/4 marathon event photography. Please check the Official Website www.irish3quartermarathon.ie/ for official photographs and other media.
BAGHDAD—Staff Sgt. Jesse Trumpore, a senior scout with 1st Platoon, B Troop, 5th “Longknife” Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Pensacola, Fla., native, moves his final load of gear to staging areas to leave Joint Security Station Falcon, Iraq. The Longknife Squadron handed over control of JSS Falcon to Iraqi Security Forces as part of the responsible drawdown of the U.S. military presence currently underway in Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Joseph Malins, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)
150627-N-SQ656-345 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 27, 2015) U.S. Army Col. David Doyle, deputy commander, Train, Advise and Assist Command - South (TAAC-s), (center) thanks Occupational Coordination Center (Regional South) Director Col. Hashim Khogyani (left) and other guests for their support and cooperation at a Kandahar Airfield security shura held at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center (JRAC) in Kandahar, Afghanistan June 27, 2015. Shuras are held frequently by Afghan community leaders, military and police with TAAC-S to discuss economic development and security issues in the area as part of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. (U.S. military photo by Lt. Kristine Volk, Resolute Support Public Affairs/Released)
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Amanda Rose, a Flint, Mich. native and Spc. Eddy Luengas, a Santa Anna, Calif. native, conduct routine water testing at the Teal Medical Clinic on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 29, 2011. Rose and Luengas serve as preventive medicine specialists with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North.(U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Alyson Randall, 15th BSB, 2/1 CAV (AAB), 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
POLICE MEDIA RELEASES | MAY 2014
28 May 2014
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC STUDIES (IISS) ASIA SECURITY SUMMIT 2014
The 13th IISS Asia Security Summit will be held in Singapore from Friday, 30 May 2014 to Sunday, 1 June 2014 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.
Police will be conducting road blocks and security checks at Shangri-La Hotel and the surrounding vicinity during this period. Motorists are advised to avoid the surrounding roads of Shangri-La Hotel, especially Anderson Road and Orange Grove Road, and to plan their journey early as traffic is expected to be slow moving.
Motorists are advised to use Scotts Road if they are proceeding to:
Stevens Road from Tanglin Road; or
Orchard Road from Stevens Road; or
Balmoral Road.
To facilitate security arrangements for the event, entry of commercial vehicles (with vehicle registration plates starting with “G, W, X and Y”) into Anderson Road will be restricted. Commercial vehicles proceeding to Shangri-La Hotel are advised to use Ardmore Park via Draycott Drive or Draycott Park.
Vehicular traffic along Ardmore Park in the direction of Draycott Drive (between Anderson Road and Ardmore II Condominium) shall be reversed, from Thursday, 29 May 2014, 8.00 pm to Sunday, 1 June 2014, 8.00 pm. Vehicles will not be allowed to turn into Ardmore Park from Anderson Road. Motorists going to Ardmore Park are advised to use Draycott Park or Draycott Drive instead.
As parking facilities within Shangri-La Hotel will be limited, hotel visitors are advised to car pool or take public transport. Parking restrictions along the peripheral roads will be strictly enforced. Vehicles found parking indiscriminately and/or causing obstruction will be towed away.
Public understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
28 MAY 2014 @ 10AM
Advise from the Embassy in Berne on Postal Voting Process
- Firstly, to complete the form 1B, we need to state the embassy or consul office where the EC should send the ballot paper after the registration for postal voting has been accepted by the EC. Can you confirm the decision for Switzerland as there are Malaysians in Geneva, Zurich and Berne etc etc. For example can we mention the Geneva mission?
For Switzerland, the Embassy of Malaysia in Berne and the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN in Geneva are designated as Malaysian missions through which the SPR could send the Sampul Keutamaan containing the voting slip to the postal voters.
- Secondly, when ballot papers are sent by the EC to the appropriate office in Switzerland, we assume there is a process that postal voters have to follow in completing the ballot paper and despatching it to Returning officers in Malaysia. Can you please explain the process that has been set up to ensure a smooth process. We are particularly interested how the completed ballot paper gets to the appropriate returning officer of each constituency in time and the measures in place to avoid any possible tampering.
The process is as follows:
a. Postal voters will have to check the SPR website to know when the the Sampul Keutamaan can be collected from the Embassy in Berne or the Permanent Mission in Geneva. They are advised to check the website on a frequent basis to get the latest updates. They are also advised to check the websites of the respective Missions in Berne or Geneva for this information.
b. Postal voters can then collect the Sampul Keutamaan from the Malaysian mission concerned. To do this, they have to show proof of their identity i.e. their original Malaysian Identification Card or passport
c. On receipt of the Sampul Keutamaan, a postal voter can choose to complete his/her voting slip (ballot paper) at the Malaysian Mission or bring it home.
Completing the Voting Slip at the Mission
A postal voter can complete the ballot paper at the Malaysian mission. Facilities such as a room and tables will be provided for this purpose. On this, I would like to mention that Malaysian Missions are designated as lokasi pengundian posand not as pusat mengundi.
The postal voter will put the completed voting slip into Sampul A. Sampul A andBorang 2 (Borang Pengisytiharan Identiti) will then be put into Sampul Keutamaan B which will be sealed by the voter himself/herself. The sealed Sampul Keutamaan B will then be put into a special bag provided by SPR. The Mission will send the bag to SPR by diplomatic pouch.
Bringing the Voting Slip Home
If a postal voter chooses not to complete the voting slip at the Mission and instead wants to bring it home, he/she will have to return the completed voting slip to the Mission within one day if he/she wishes the documents to be despatched to SPR by the Mission. Alternatively, he/she can choose to send the Sampul Keutamaan B directly to SPR and the cost of doing so will be borne by the postal voter. The postal voter is to be reminded that the documents should reach the concerned Pejabat Bahagian Pilihan Raya by 5.00 p.m. on the day of the elections. This also applies to those who collect the Sampul Keutamaan on days other than the designated day for collection from the Mission.
- Assuming that the Berne office is one of the' polling stations' to process the ballot paper completion by voters and then despatching them to KL, are you open to have non Embassy staff Malaysian observers to ensure the transperancy of the process at the embassy end?
As mentioned above, the Embassy in Berne (and all Malaysian Missions) is not designated as a polling station (pusat pengundi) but only as a lokasi pengundian pos. For the latter, the Embassy needs only to provide facilities (physical facilities) for the voters to complete their voting slips at the Mission. The Embassy has to ensure that the special bag provided by SPR containing all the sealed envelopes are sent back to SPR by diplomatic bag according to schedule.
I am not in a position at this moment to let you know whether non-Embassy staff are able to observe the process as I would have to check with the authorities. I will let you know when I have the feedback.
- Finally, perhaps you could consider holding a postal voter briefing session soon in Berne for those Malaysians interested to participate in the postal voting.This will ensure that everyone is on the same page and help in ensuring a smooth process and will minimise spoilt ballots.
We will be putting up information on the postal voting process on the Embassy's website. Do check it on a reguler basis.
IA soldier practices skills.
JOINT SECURITY STATION INDIA, Iraq – Spc. Amir Taha, a native of Mosul, Iraq, and an Iraqi Army artilleryman, practices reflexive fire techniques with a M16 prior to going to the range to qualify Jan. 12. Taha, along with the other IA soldiers from all across the Ninewa Province in northern Iraq, is a new student participating in Operation Line Leader Forge, a train the trainer’s program which allows Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division to watch and mentor Iraqi instructors as they teach IA to improve their military and leadership skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Train, Advise and Assist Command – South gathered at Camp Baker for a barbeque hosted by the Australian Army to build camaraderie and strengthen their partnership in Afghanistan, focused on the development and sustainment of Afghan security forces and institutions. U.S. and Australian armed forces are working together with coalition forces on the NATO-led Resolute Support mission to advance peace and stability in Afghanistan. (U.S. military photo by Lt. Kristine Volk, Resolute Support Public Affairs/Released)
Janie Steber pictured in the conference room at the Student Success Center on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. (Jay Grabiec)
Iraqi Soldiers with the 11th Iraqi Army Division maneuver in a two-dimensional model of a building prior to entering a “shoot house,” or model building with targets within, during urban operations live-fire training July 2, 2011 at Camp Taji, Iraq. Sgt. Sean Campbell, right, a squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Tampa, Fla., native, looks on, ensuring training and safety standards are followed. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)
Photographing nature, / in particular plants / is a frustrating thing. // The wind, the sun, can all be perfect / but then these bloody insects / don't stay on. / That's why I always carry Harry, a tame bee
BAGHDAD – Soldiers with the 94th Military Police Company, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, stand at parade rest in formation Sep. 10 during a combat patch ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq. “Wearing this combat patch comes with responsibility,” said Col. Roger Cloutier, commander of 1st AAB. “That means as soon as you put it on your right shoulder, you represent me, you represent us and you are now a dog-face Soldier. You’re part of the only division that has served four tours in Iraq. We were here when it started and we’re here as we close this thing out.” (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jared Eastman, 1st AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)
150627-N-SQ656-219 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 27, 2015) Dand District Governor Hashim Agha (center) talks with U.S. Army Col. David Doyle, deputy commander, Train, Advise and Assist Command - South (TAAC-S), (left) and Casey, an interpreter, at a Kandahar Airfield security shura held at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center (JRAC) in Kandahar, Afghanistan June 27, 2015. Shuras are held frequently by Afghan community leaders, military and police with TAAC-S to discuss economic development and security issues in the area as part of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. (U.S. military photo by Lt. Kristine Volk, Resolute Support Public Affairs/Released)
Nohely Gonzalez speaks at the Colorado State University and the Center for Advising and Student Achievement's First Generation Awards Dinner, March 1, 2016.
Advising that two people should move it. The UPS man brought it to my door by himself. I managed to manhandle it by myself. But just barely.
Lunch time. It is nature!!! Viewer discretion advised!!! Lion. Marataba. Marakele National Park. South Africa. Dec/2020
Lion
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb) for the former and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb) for the latter. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species. A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur. Some lions have been known to hunt humans, although the species typically does not.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight. In the Pleistocene, the lion ranged throughout Eurasia, Africa and the Americas from the Yukon to Peru but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India
Source: Wikipedia
Leão
O leão [feminino: leoa] (nome científico: Panthera leo) é uma espécie de mamífero carnívoro do gênero Panthera e da família Felidae. A espécie é atualmente encontrada na África subsaariana e na Ásia, com uma única população remanescente em perigo, no Parque Nacional da Floresta de Gir, Gujarat, Índia. Foi extinto na África do Norte e no Sudoeste Asiático em tempos históricos, e até o Pleistoceno Superior, há cerca de 10 000 anos, era o mais difundido grande mamífero terrestre depois dos humanos, sendo encontrado na maior parte da África, em muito da Eurásia, da Europa Ocidental à Índia, e na América, do Yukon ao México. É uma dos quatro grandes felinos, com alguns machos excedendo 250 quilogramas em peso, sendo o segundo maior felino recente depois do tigre.
A pelagem é unicolor de coloração castanha, e os machos apresentam uma juba característica. Uma das características mais marcantes da espécie é a presença de um tufo de pelos pretos na cauda, que também possui uma espora. Habita preferencialmente as savanas e pastagens abertas, mas pode ser encontrado em regiões mais arbustivas. É um animal sociável que vive em grupos que consiste das leoas e suas crias, o macho dominante e alguns machos jovens que ainda não alcançaram a maturidade sexual. A dieta consiste principalmente de grandes ungulados e possuem hábitos noturnos e crepusculares, descansando e dormindo na maior parte do dia. Leões vivem por volta de 10-14 anos na natureza, enquanto em cativeiro eles podem viver por até 30 anos.
Fonte: Wikipedia
Marataba. Marakele National Park
Marataba, a 21,000-hectare (68,000-acre), privately managed section of the Marakele National Park, is uniquely situated where lush bushveld gives way to the Kalahari sands, in South Africa’s Limpopo Province.
As a contractual National Park, Marataba is one of South Africa’s most innovative conservation models. From the vision of an iconic president to the unique public-private partnership that exists today, we protect the area’s diverse flora and fauna through modern and hands-on conservation practices.
Source: www.marataba.co.za
Marataba. Parque National de Marakele
Marataba, uma seção de gestão privada de 21.000 hectares (68.000 acres) do Parque Nacional de Marakele, tem uma localização única onde a savana exuberante dá lugar às areias do Kalahari, na província do Limpopo na África do Sul.
Como Parque Nacional contratual, Marataba é um dos modelos de conservação mais inovadores da África do Sul. Da visão de um presidente icônico à parceria público-privada única que existe hoje, protegemos a diversidade da flora e da fauna da região por meio de práticas de conservação modernas e práticas.
Fonte: www.marataba.co.za (tradução livre)
On point.
CONTINGECY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Martin Gaymon, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, instructs Iraqi soldiers of 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, during react to an ambush training at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Contingency Operating Site Marez Jan. 5. Iraqi soldiers learned proper techniques for responding to an enemy ambush with the assistance of U.S. forces. U.S. forces conducted individual and collective infantry training for Soldiers of the 3rd IA Div. as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, a four-week training program to build Iraqi Security Forces offensive and defensive capabilities.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
An advisor wearing a blue denim jacket plays guitar in a music circle with students and peers in an open office setting, with some students in wheelchairs
Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby (left center), deputy commanding general for operations and I Corps commanding general, United States Forces - Iraq, escorts MichËle Flournoy (right center), the under secretary of defense for policy, aboard Camp Ali, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2010. Flournoy met with staff Brig. Gen. Adel, commander of 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, and Col. Mark Stammer (center), commander of 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), to discuss the progress theyíve made in Al Anbar province through partnered training and operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Brown)