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On Friday, September 11, 2015, former Ambassador Thomas Miller delivered a Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture on “The nexus between diplomacy and development: A practitioner’s perspective.” He made his remarks in the Annenberg Auditorium at Joan and Sanford Weill Hall.
Thomas Miller is currently the president and CEO of International Executive Service Corps (IESC). Prior to joining IESC, Tom was president and CEO of the United Nations Association of the U.S. (2009) and from 2005-08, served as CEO of Plan International, a large NGO that works in 66 countries to improve the lives of children in developing countries. A 29-year career diplomat, Tom's experience in the Foreign Service spanned many continents. From 2001-04, he served as U.S. ambassador to Greece, where he focused on the security concerns of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and domestic counter-terrorism. From 1999-2001, as U.S. ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, he worked on helping the country recover after a devastating war. From 1997-99, he was special coordinator for the Cyprus negotiations (rank of ambassador). He was also posted to Thailand, Greece two other times, and the State Department in Washington, where he focused on North Africa, the Middle East, and counter-terrorism issues. In 2011, Tom was appointed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be the chair of the board of the International Commission on Missing Persons, an internationally acclaimed organization that identifies missing persons in many countries by using DNA-matching and other techniques.
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Navigating a Volatile Geopolitical Landscape
Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum;
Simon Freakley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AlixPartners, USA;
Speaking in theNavigating a Volatile Geopolitical Landscapesession at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2024. New York, USA.
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17 June 2011 -- UNDP Administrator Helen Clark meets President of the Islamic Development Bank Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al-Madani to sign the UNDP-IDB Statement of Intent at UNDP headquarters in New York. Photo: Maureen Lynch/UNDP
I was passing this enterance to a resort community that looked recently abandoned. Nasty time to start such a thing. Hasselblad, 50mm, Acros in Rodinol, very dilute, hot Rollei lith and Slavich Gr 3. Gold toned to get teh slight blue
State Housing Development in Bayswater Auckland New Zealand.
Streets include:
Philomel Cres,
Diomede St,
Preston Ave,
Leander St,
Bayswater Ave,
and the end of Egremont St on the bottom right which hasn't been completed yet.
Photo taken 4 Feb 1950.
Housing development, Bayswater, North Shore City, Auckland Region. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-23908-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22314181
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From left to right: General Bjorn Bisserup (Chief of Defence - Denmark), Major General Martin Herem (Chief of Defence - Estonia), General Francois Lecointre (Chief of Defence - France) and General Eberhard Zorn (Chief of Defence - Germany)
This painterly style Tinkerbell, created by combining Photoshop and Corel Painter, required the approval of both Animation and Publishing before it could successfully marry the watercolor style fairies of Publishing with the CG style Tinkerbell in the DVD series. Once she was approved the fun began.
កម្មវិធី "កម្មវិធីស្តីពីការសំរេចបាននិងភាពឆ្នើមក្នុងការបង្រៀន (TEA)" បានបញ្ជូនលោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូ ថ្នាក់អនុវិទ្យាល័យ និងវិទ្យាល័យ ពីប្រទេសផ្សេងៗ ទៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក រយៈពេល៦សប្តាហ៍ ដើម្បីចូលរួមកម្មវិធីអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជំនាញរបស់ពួកគេ។
កម្មវិធី TEA នេះ បានផ្តល់អោយលោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូ ដែលបង្ហាត់មុខវិជ្ជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស ការសិក្សាសង្គម គណិតវិទ្យា និងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ នូវឱកាសដ៏កំរមាន ក្នុងការពង្រីកចំណេះដឹង ពង្រឹងជំនាញក្នុងការបង្រៀន និងផ្តល់ការយល់ដឹងបន្ថែមអំពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។
The pre-departure orientation for new TEA participants was held on January 7 at the Embassy's Information Resource Center.
Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) brings international secondary level teachers of English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), social studies, math, or science to the United States for a six-week professional development program.
This program provides Cambodian teachers with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge of the United States.
[U.S. Embassy photo by Un Yarat]
Khin Saw Win, an ActionAid fellow is interviewed together with a local community member by Emma.
On her visit to Myanmar, Emma Thompson met with Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and a range of community and political leaders against a backdrop of increasing change in the country. Along with her adopted son Tindy and ActionAid International Chief Executive Joanna Kerr, she was in Myanmar to see ActionAid’s innovative development work with young people and to learn about the current political and economic reforms.
Commenting on her visit Emma Thompson said: “There are difficulties and a large number of challenges. A tiny percentage of government spending has been spent on health and education for example. There are also ethnic divisions that exacerbate problems. I saw deep, wrenching poverty but felt that there is a genuine dialogue beginning to start between the people and the government. The trip left me feeling hopeful."
ActionAid has worked in Myanmar for eleven years supporting local initiatives concentrating on helping women and young people. The anti-poverty agency specifically trains young volunteers to work with some of the poorest communities. The volunteers help people identify their priorities such as new schools, water sources, health services or peace processes and then network with local government and others to help achieve this.
In the changing political context of Myanmar, ActionAid has worked hard to encourage investment in education, health, agricultural services and social cohesion that benefits ordinary people and to address the social and economic differences that exist in the country.
ActionAid believes that change is coming in Myanmar and that there are strong indications that it is real.
PHOTO: Christopher Davy/ActionAid
The long diverse journey exploring the themes around OKSparks! Research & Development touched on everything from circuit board assembly and testing, software development, board game making, drawing, graphic design, Amateur Radio License Exams, Research interviews, planning meetings, workshop trial runs, laser cutting, lab visiting, micros residencies, site visits endless car journey conversations on the relationship between art, science and tiffin tins and community building events. Investment in this kind of practice needs time and space; Ok Sparks allowed all this to happen!
Forza d'Agrò is an Italian town and comune in Sicily, part of the Province of Messina.Forza d'Agrò is on the lower peak of a small mountain, while on the higher peak that overlooks the town are the remains of a Norman castle. Much of the town consists of traditional buildings and stone paved lanes that are impassable by car. Due to this lack of recent development, Forza d'Agrò has featured as the backdrop in a number of films, such as The Godfather trilogy.The original name of the village was Vicum Agrillae, changed into current in the XIV century after having fortified the centre. The word Forza in fact derives from Latin Fortia, and means "fort", while the addition D'agrò derives from Greek Agròs, and means "field". The Holy Trinity Church, also known as St. Augustine's, is accessible by a scenic staircase. The interior, with a nave, is characterized by the sharp color contrast procured by the four altars, wooden structures painted ultramarine blue with pale gold ornaments, with white walls and without any decoration.Forza D’Agrò is immersed in green and peace and its lands are dominated by the castle testifing the medieval history of the place. Do not miss the beautiful view of the castle and its gatehouse from the fortified walls, the fifteenth-Cathedral of SS. Annunziata, the church of the Triad with its spectacular Durazzesco Arch and the Convent of the Augustinians. The local cuisine summarizes in a harmonious and original fusion, the best the earth has to offer lively and generous. Every dish, from the simplest to the most elaborate, shows creativity, imagination, into a festival of colors and flavors to be enjoyed and savored.
Forza d'Agrò è un comune italiano di 914 abitanti della provincia di Messina in Sicilia.Fa parte del comprensorio della Valle d'Agrò e all'Unione dei Comuni delle Valli joniche dei Peloritani ed è situato su un cocuzzolo alla quota di 420 m s.l.m.Il primo insediamento risale al X secolo, con il nome di Vicum Agrillae, mentre l'attuale denominazione risale al XIV secolo.I monumenti più rilevanti sono la chiesa madre, dedicata alla Santissima Annunziata (secolo XVI), il convento Agostiniano, la chiesa della Santissima Trinità ed il castello normanno (XIV secolo), del quale rimangono soltanto dei ruderi.Come un balcone sul mare Jonio, dal suo belvedere è possibile ammirare la costa da Messina a Siracusa, con Taormina e Castelmola, la baia di Giardini-Naxos e l'imponente mole del vulcano Etna.Nel 1971, il centro storico di Forza d'Agrò (assieme a quello della vicina Savoca) è stato scelto da Francis Ford Coppola per l'ambientazione di numerose scene presenti in tutti i film della saga della famiglia Corleone, a partire da Il padrino.Forza d’Agrò esibisce un suggestivo borgo antico, entro cui sono incastonate la stupenda chiesa quattrocentesca della SS Trinità, annessa al convento agostiniano, a cui si accede dalla scenografica gradinata semicircolare in pietra arenaria, attraverso il quattrocentesco portale gotico-catalano, chiamato “Arco durazzesco” e la Chiesa madre intitolata alla SS Annunziata e Assunta. Quest’ultima è un magnifico esempio di architettura religiosa risalente al XV secolo, entro cui si custodisce il pregevole Crocifisso ligneo tre-quattrocentesco che i forzesi portano in processione ogni 14 settembre per la solennità dell’”Esaltazione della Croce”.L'Arco Durazzesco: secondo lo storico dell'arte Stefano Bottari, questo antico monumento risale al XV secolo. È situato nella parte orientale del paese e si raggiunge mediante una suggestiva scala semicircolare in pietra arenaria. L'Arco Durazzesco, in stile Gotico Catalano, immette sulla Piazza della Triade, su cui si affacciano l'antica chiesa della Santissima Trinità ed il Convento Agostiniano; suddetta piazza è uno dei punti più belli di Forza d'Agrò, da lì si scorgono quasi tutto l'abitato e la Baia di Taormina. Il manufatto è realizzato con pietra arenaria, mattoni e malta. La Porta Durazzesca prende il nome dalla città albanese di Durazzo, sulla quale la Famiglia Angiò esercitava la propria signoria.
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PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – (From left) U.S. Army 1st Lt. Pete Burnham, a platoon leader from Campton, N.H., U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Todd Gagnon, a platoon sergeant from Alexandria, N.H., U.S. Army Spc. Tobin Hartshorn, a mortarman from Littleton, N.H., an Afghan National Policemen, Jafary Ziaulrahman, an interpreter, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lincoln Barbieri, a mortar platoon sergeant, U.S. Army Spc. Brian Lucas, a food service specialist from Sugar Hill, N.H., U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Horn, a Joint Tactical Air Controller, and soldiers from the 2nd and Mortar Platoons of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment stand atop a bridge they built for the residents of Ghorband district. The soldiers built the bridge as a gesture of goodwill to the people of the Ghorband district of Parwan province and finished the project Nov. 10 as their last official mission before transferring authority of their area of responsibility in Ghorband. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team [Mountain])
October 12, 2008 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings. Press Briefing Development Committee. Dominique Strauss Kahn IMF Managing Director. Photo: © Simone D. McCourtie/ World Bank
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The occurrence of extreme weather is sign for more concentrated efforts on sustainable development. Learn more about this plea from this article: www.huffingtonpost.ca/hassan-arif/extreme-weather-heighte... | Image source: www.foreffectivegov.org/files/imagecache/700x219_full_siz...
George Huang, president and CEO of Battle Arms Development, holds a rifle at his office in Henderson, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Six Hills House, London Road, Stevenage. This building used to be where Fujitsu was located, but was left empty for many years. It became a target for vandalism and in 2014, travellers moved in. I don't know how much of the damage was caused by them. They've moved on and the building is due to be converted into apartments. See the following news reports for more information: The Comet, 10 July 2014; Mercury, 20 May 2015; The Comet, 29 May 2015; Mercury, 7 June 2015. Photographed by me on 16 July 2014, because I knew the development was coming.
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This workshop agenda was to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. June 2016 (Photo credit: CHRIPS)
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, the 13th SMA, visited U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Nov. 25, during a tour of U.S. Forces Korea installations. Preston viewed the construction of new Soldier barracks on Parcel One, the newest land at Humphreys, toured the Community Fitness Center, or Super Gym,and also hosted a town hall meeting at the Humphreys Super Gym for more than 850 Soldiers assigned here.
Mrs. Karen Preston accompanied her husband during his visit to USAG Humphreys. As the SMA hosted the town hall in the Super Gym, his wife Karen joined Humphreys Garrison spouses Jean Dumoulin and Anna Kim and Donna Winzenried, wife of Eighth Army command sergeant major Robert A. Winzenried, on a tour of the installation.
Tour locations included the Child Development Center, the Super Gym, the new Family Readiness Center, Army Community Service, Alaska Mining Company and an apartment in Family housing.
U.S. Army photos by Bob McElroy
For more information on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys and living and working in Korea visit: USAG-Humphreys' official web site or check out our online videos.
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Recognizing Chhattisgarh’s contribution as a significant contributor in the fast developing economy of the country, the fast developing state of Chhattisgarh has been awarded for its exemplary work in the field of finance. Under the evolving economy, Chhattisgarh has been awarded with this inspiring award. There has been sincere efforts by the Rural development Minister Ajay Chandrakar thanked the people of the state for the honor. Chhattisgarh being a new state has emerged as a fast developing state in last one decade. The state has brought many changes in its policies and process and has created a suitable environment for investors, industries and business.
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Teams comprised of students from the College of Engineering, Ross School of Business, School of Information, and Stamps School of Art & Design created new products for preteens, incorporating the use of active technology, to improve physical and mental health maintenance and outcomes. Photography by Philip Dattilo.
Ahmet Davutoglu, Prime Minister of Turkey at the World Economic Forum - Special Meeting on Unlocking Resources for Regional Development 2014 / Benedikt von Loebell
Forest Hills, Queens
Development and urbanization of Queens progressed slowly during the nineteenth century. When the area became the Borough of Queens after consolidation into the City of New York in 1898, the population was only 152,999 people, due in large part to its inaccessibility. Although the first train line between Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn and Jamaica, Queens began as early as 1836, and a few other routes were established through Queens to other parts of Long Island in the 1850s, 60s and 70s, train travel was limited.
The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased the Long Island Railroad in 1900 and electrified the trains through Queens in 1905-08. However, they all had to connect by ferry to Manhattan until 1909 when the Queensborough Bridge opened. In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad opened its tunnels under the East River, making Queens an attractive location within easy commuting distance to Manhattan, and its population soared to 284,041.
Many of the towns and buildings in Queens were developed after the turn of the twentieth century, as a result of the improved mass transit system and a dramatically enlarged road system. St. Albans and Bellerose, followed closely by Auburndale, Beechhurst, and Forest Hills were among the many residential areas developed during the early years of the century.
In 1906, developer Cord Meyer who had previously been active in the Elmhurst section of Queens, purchased 600 acres (comprising the land of six farms) in the area known as the Hopedale section of Whitepot. Changing the name to Forest Hills because of its high ground and its proximity to the beautiful terrain of Forest Park, he began to lay out streets, install utilities, and construct the first houses. To encourage sales, Meyer's company ran horse-drawn stages to Forest Hills from the closest train station in Elmhurst.
By 1908, the Long Island Railroad was running three steam-driven trains a day with a local stop at Austin Street and Roman Avenue. This spurred the sale of 160 acres south of the railroad line to the Russell Sage Foundation, a philanthropic institution founded by Sage's widow, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage to improve the social and living conditions of the poor. Despite the foundation's interest in low-income housing, it developed the Forest Hills property as a revenue-generating venture, hiring architect Grosvener Atterbury and the landscape architecture firm of the Olmstead Brothers to create a picturesque enclave of homes, schools, churches, and businesses.
The electrification of the Long Island Railroad in 1909 and the opening of the Queensborough Bridge that same year further advanced the development of Forest Hills. With the widening of Queens Boulevard in 1913, Cord Meyer began the improvement of his remaining acreage.
Meyer's first apartment building was constructed in 1917, followed by others in the twenties. By 1921, his company had constructed 200 homes, some designed by architects Robert Tappan and William Patterson. The world famous West Side Tennis Club, home of the U. S. Open Tennis Tournament for many years, was constructed in Forest Hills in 1923. The opening of the Independent subway line with a stop at Queens Boulevard and Continental Avenue in 1936 was another major improvement which stimulated growth in the area, reflected in new businesses opening here.
A small hydropower plant means this resident of Burunov, Tajikistan, has enough electricity to operate his first refrigerator.
Photo courtesy of UNDP in Tajikistan.
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