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Climate Corporate Governance for Financial Institutions - Building resilience to climate change risk
During the past decade, with extreme weather causing hundreds of USD billions of
losses per year and the changing climate intensifying the adverse effects of wasteful
practices, environmental considerations have overtaken economic concerns as the
main sources of global risk, according to the World Economic Forum.
Financial regulators and the European Union are responding with recommendations
and guidance on the disclosure of climate-related financial risks to help integrate
sustainability into investor portfolio management. Credit rating agencies are
developing new ways to anticipate how climate-related risks could impact businesses
and financial institutions.
But is this enough?
To assess whether the financial sector is adequately equipped, the EBRD is brought
together representatives from financial institutions to share their practical experience
of the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of climate-related risk management.
The event discuseed ways to achieve an effective investor-led climate response
via climate corporate governance, standards-based climate finance, climate risk
management, climate-related capital market products.
John Edwards was born in Seneca, South Carolina and raised in Robbins, North Carolina, a small town in the Piedmont. There John learned the values of hard work and perseverance from his father, Wallace, who worked in the textile mills for 36 years, and from his mother, Bobbie, who ran a shop and worked at the post office. Working alongside his father at the mill, John developed his strong belief that all Americans deserve an equal opportunity to succeed and be heard.
A proud product of public schools, John became the first person in his family to attend college. He worked his way through North Carolina State University where he graduated with high honors in 1974, and then earned a law degree with honors in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For the next 20 years, John dedicated his career to representing families and children just like the families he grew up with in Robbins. Standing up against the powerful insurance industry and their armies of lawyers, John helped these families through the darkest moments of their lives to overcome tremendous challenges. His passionate advocacy for people like the folks who worked in the mill with his father earned him respect and recognition across the country.
In 1998, John took this commitment into politics to give a voice in the United States Senate to the people he had represented throughout his career. He ran for the Senate and won, defeating an incumbent Senator.
In Congress, Senator Edwards quickly emerged as a champion for the issues that make a difference to American families: quality health care, better schools, protecting civil liberties, preserving the environment, saving Social Security and Medicare, and reforming the ways campaigns are financed.
As a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Edwards worked tirelessly for a strong national defense and to strengthen the security of our homeland. He authored key pieces of legislation on cyber, bio, and port security.
Senator Edwards brought a positive message of change to the 2004 presidential primaries. During the primary season he spoke about the two Americas that exist in our country today: one for people at the top who have everything they need and one for everybody else who struggle to get by. This powerful message resonated with voters all across America.
After the Democratic primaries, Senator John Kerry picked Senator Edwards to serve as his running mate in the 2004 general election, and Senator Edwards crisscrossed the country and campaigned tirelessly on Senator Kerry's behalf.
He is the former Director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Senator Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, whom he met when both were law students at Chapel Hill, were married in 1977. They have had four children, including: their eldest daughter, Catharine, who is attending law school; nine-year-old Emma Claire; and a seven-year-old son, Jack. Their first child, Wade, died in 1996.
Inspired by McLovin, the Chef bros, and even Shadowviking (he told me to go build something, so I did)
Thanks guys!
C and C appreciated!
De bloemen zien er nu inderdaad mooier uit.
Zie ook: www.flickr.com/photos/leokoolhoven/49639023102 en www.flickr.com/photos/leokoolhoven/49638748101
Dive Site - Carib Cargo
Carib Cargo got his name in 1986, the original name was San francisco "some say is bad luck to change a ship's name". Carib Cargo is a roll-on roll-off ship and got badly damage in one of the worst hurricane that hit St. Maarten… Hurricane Luis in 1995, the ship continue floating and was anchor in Great Bay for severals months until the approach of Hurricane Bertha in 1996, before the approach of Bertha a commercial diving company was hired "Get rid of it" and secretly they did…. It took us "Dive Shops" more than a year to find the ghost ship. Until now many dive shops call the wreck "Carib Ghost", the ship sunk on a sand plateau were many southern stingrays can be seeing especially in summer time, there are some wreckage's and reef balls around the wreck atracting some additional life…. As many years have passed from the time the ship went down, Carib Cargo is now one of the best wreck dives in St. Maarten and for sure is the wreck with the most marine life diversity. During a dive is common to see various schools of fish, southern stingray, eagle rays, barracudas, lobster, green turtles, morays, sharks and occasionally dolphins. Many of those can be see in one dive.
For the Adventure Dives this is a great site … many of the specialty of the Advanced course or Specialty course can be conducted here … .like Nitrox to extend your no deco time … The wreck specialty for you to visit the IN and OUT of the wreck … Photography, bring you wide angle …. Fish Identification, you will be amaze by the diversity of marine life " From big to small, Carib Cargo has it all " :)
Dive Site - Carib Cargo social network
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I'm glad you're still with us. Jason Petty sketch liebacking over a bad landing on his way to sending The Changing Corners, Candyland, Yosemite, California, U.S.A. © 2016 Shawn Boye
She's 9 months today and she turned our world upside down. Less time for photography, more time for love.
Almost...everyday I took a picture out my dorm window.
The point where it went from bear trees to EXTRA snow covered actually happened. It was raining the night before and then it turned to snow overnight :)
Great Yarmouth. Image is cropped.
Reminds me of the joke: How many social workers does it take to change a lightbulb? Ten - one to change the bulb and nine to discuss whether it's ethical... (Lots of variations - teachers, doctors etc. Here we've got mothers)
Author : @Kiri Karma
Superstar Wrestling - Smash and Fight 2023 - Aaron Rammy Vs Kevin Rahino
Aaron Rammy (c) Def. (Pin) Kevin Rahino
For : Superstar Wrestling Championship (No Title Change)
Referee : Ludo Delestrait
Announcer : Allan Waterbley
( La Superstar Wrestling s'associe au M.A.P Volley-Club afin de vous proposer 'LE SHOW' a ne pas manquer!!! )
Old brake pads removed. You can see the brake pad metal bracket holder and springs. Reuse these with your new brake pads.
The startled flock of Dowitchers flies back and forth, changing directions rapidly. The whole flock changes color each direction change. Sometimes their white undersides are visible, and other times their darker topsides are shown.
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Buckingham Palace
(From When We Were Very Young)
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terribly hard,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
"One of the sergeants looks after their socks,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We looked for the King but he never came.
"Well, God take care of him, all the same,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They've great big parties inside the grounds.
"I wouldn't be King for a hundred pounds,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn't the King's.
"He's much too busy a-signing things,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
"Do you think the King knows all about me?"
"Sure to, dear, but it's time for tea,"
Says Alice
A A Milne
Hundreds of people of all ages and backgrounds came to Tiburon for a peaceful protest against racism and police brutality on June 23rd, 2020.
The rally started at 4pm at the Tiburon Dog Park, at the intersection of Lyford Drive and Tiburon Blvd. Protesters then marched half a mile towards the fountain in downtown Tiburon, where speakers talked about racism in our area and how we can help change the culture that promotes inequity in our communities.
Everyone was welcome. A majority of participants where white, reflecting Marin County’s demographics. Many were young activists, which is music to my ears. Most people wore masks and tried to stay at a safe distance from each other.
I was inspired by this well-organized community gathering, which brought together diverse cultures to stand up for justice. By connecting with others who are different from us, we all learn how to play a productive role in bridging the gaps and enabling democracy.
I have pledged to do my part to support this social justice movement and fight with them in coming years. Black Lives Matter!
This event was organized by our friend Paul Austin with Play Marin and #ourvoiceourmovement. Please sign up here to support their work: www.playmarin.org/#contact
Your can follow PlayMarin here on Facebook: www.facebook.com/playmarin.org/
View more photos about Black Lives Matter by Fabrice Florin:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/sets/72157714839930353
#blacklivesmatter #tiburon #belvedere #millvalley #marin #marincounty #playmarin #georgeflynn #protest #policebrutality #racism #greenchange
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,Blue Impulse,Japan air self defence force
,13 Aug.2014 Air park HAMAMATSU,JAPAN
,Nikon D7100
,AF-S Nikkor ED17-55mmF2.8G
My dear Sir---Yours of the 6th is received. I answer it only because I fear you would misconstrue my silence. What is our present condition?
We have just carried an election on principles fairly stated to the people. Now we are told in advance, the government shall be broken up, unless we surrender to those we have beaten, before we take the offices. In this they are either attempting to play upon us, or they are in dead earnest. Either way, if we surrender, it is the end of us, and of the government. They will repeat the experiment upon us ad libitum. A year will not pass, till we shall have to take Cuba as a condition upon which they will stay in the Union.
They now have the Constitution, under which we have lived over seventy years, and acts of Congress of their own framing, with no prospect of their being changed; and they can never have a more shallow pretext for breaking up the government, or extorting a compromise, than now. There is, in my judgment, but one compromise which would really settle the slavery question, and that would be a prohibition against acquiring any more territory.
Yours very truly,
A. LINCOLN.
~ Letter to James T. Hale from Abraham Lincoln, January 11, 1861
Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements. However, with the release of the albums Icon (1993) and Draconian Times (1995), Paradise Lost also became known as pioneers of the gothic metal subgenre. In accordance with the change in musical approach, vocalist Nick Holmes changed his singing style. He used a death grunt on the band's first three albums, but on Icon refined his voice to have a cleaner tone. Later (circa 1997), the band began experimenting with electronic styles but after four albums reverted again to gothic metal.
Their line-up has remained stable for such a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited to them. During the years, the band has only changed drummers, with original member Matthew Archer replaced in 1994 by ex-Marshall Law drummer Lee Morris In March 2004, Morris left the band. Jeff Singer took Morris' place and has played on all subsequent releases, though he was not listed as a permanent band member until the release of the single "The Enemy" in 2007. In a recent video interview, Mackintosh and Holmes revealed that Singer had already auditioned for the band when Archer left, but they chose Morris instead because "[Singer] had a pink drumkit"
Color-Change Garnet (Voi, Kenya). 1.49ct, 6.18x6.19x4.42mm. Simply Brilliant Square, Crown 2 (GarCC683) Blue under fluorescent light, red under incandescent. Very rare blue (violet) to red (purple) color change garnet. Voi produces several varieties of color change garnets. The most frequently seen are the classic brown to red variety. Blue to red like this are very difficult to obtain. They almost never occur clean. (You can see the inclusions near the bottom of the purplish red aspect image). A stone of this size is considered large for the variety, though I have seen larger in images.
Funny how life's perceptions change, 6 month's ago when I took this shot it was just another pretty tree among many. Today as I gaze out at another gloomy February day, it is a splash of beauty that shocked my senses as I browsed through past pictures trying to stir my emotions.
It shows me how quickly things can change in our lives. From joy to despair in an instant. Changes are inevitable, but you don't have to like them.