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UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet speaks at the UN Women Asia-Pacific Regional Management Retreat on 6 December 2012.
Photo Credit: UN Women/Piyavit Thongsa-Ard
Several variations of this car were made during its production run from 1989 to 2000 and this is the 3.0 i V6 24V version with a twin overhead camshaft 24 valve V6 engine.
Photographed at Salford Quays in February 2017.
Purgatori is another Executive Replicas/Dynamite Entertainment/Phicen/TBLeague licensed figure. I don't know anything about the character other than what I could figure out from the "Swords of Sorrow" limited series event, and I thought that whole thing was barely c omprehensible. She's a bad-girl good-girl, demon thing and I got this figure to save myself some hassle because I wanted to have a red-skinned seamless body for a custom figure. But like Van Helsing, I figured I'd do a fast photo review before stripping her down for parts. I've had the figure for a while, just getting around to the photo review now.
Nothing too unusual about the box -- three-section magnetic lid with lots of product photos all over it to see what the figure should look like assembled.
Executive Director Carlos Braceras visited with the Region 3 Provo-Orem maintenance crew on May 1, 2014.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Executive Assistant Commissioner Office of Field Operations Todd Owen and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost visit the San Ysidro Port of Entry. During their visit they observed pedestrian and vehicle processing operations. They also addressed the officers and thanked them for the job they are doing to protect our nation’s borders and facilitate lawful trade and travel.
Photos by Mani Albrecht
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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo was awarded a Presidential Medal, at a ceremony in Vienna, Austria on 8 February 2017.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
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Elegant and tranquil, each of our Executive Rooms blends classic design with contemporary comfort and 21st century technology. All have en suite bathrooms, flat screen TVs with Freeview and Sky channels, free internet access and luxury White Room toiletries.
Executive Turangga Train from Bandung to Surabaya pass Tarik Bridge in Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur - Indonesia
County Executive Director Nikki Onuoha working at the Farm Service Agency Royal Palm Beach Florida Service Center, February 25, 2021.
USDA/FPAC Photo by Preston Keres
Elegant and tranquil, each of our Executive Rooms blends classic design with contemporary comfort and 21st century technology. All have en suite bathrooms, flat screen TVs with Freeview and Sky channels, free internet access and luxury White Room toiletries.
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks and sign an executive order establishing the Center for Conflict Resolution within the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) at Moonrise Izakaya restaurant in Manhattan on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
From the 7th to 11th September 2015, ESCP Europe Business School welcomed 24 NEDP new starters to its expanding London campus.
The NATO Executive Development Programme (NEDP) is a fully customised Executive course for NATO's civilian arm and is now in its 7th edition, having been established by ESCP Europe in 2009. The programme has already graduated 144 NATO staff at middle or senior management levels, providing them with a comprehensive business education and enhanced knowledge of NATO and its unique global mission.
The 24 participants will undertake five residential one-week modules and six distance-learning modules. Distance-learning modules cover strategy, human resources and change management, financial resources, international relations and organisational behaviour. The first residential module at ESCP Europe's London campus is followed by further sessions at different NATO bodies in Naples, Rome, and Norfolk, VA, USA. These address themes linked to self-knowledge and development as well as aspects of NATO organisation, mission and culture. In addition, the participants will work on four core projects throughout the programme, all sponsored by NATO Senior Management.
In a final module at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, participants present their project recommendations. The final presentation will be delivered to NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Executive Management, Wayne J. Bush, and senior representatives from NATO and ESCP Europe.
ESCP Europe has built and sustained a solid relationship with NATO, which has been paramount to the success of the programme. For the London launch of the programme's 7th edition, the programme team and participants were joined by Assistant Secretary General Bush (NEDP Programme Sponsor) and Prof. Dr. Simon Mercado (ESCP Europe's UK Campus Director). The two are pictured right with Eric Welch (NATO Programme Director) and Marc-André Wülfrath (ESCP Europe Academic Director).
Professor Mercado remarks: "This is an organisational collaboration of which we are very proud. It is a pleasure to welcome a new cohort to ESCP Europe and to its London Campus, and to extend a welcome to Assistant Secretary General Bush who has been instrumental in the growth and development of the NEDP programme."
To find out more about how your organisation could benefit from ESCP Europe's customised executive education programmes, please contact Francesco Morrone by email (fmorrone@escpeurope.eu) or by calling +44 (0)20 7443 8816.
The Citroën XM is an executive car that was produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1989 and 2000. The XM was voted 1990 European Car of the Year.
Design:
The angular, dart-like Bertone design was a development of Marcello Gandini's Citroën BX concept. It was a longer car with a longer, inclined nose, more refined details and with headlamps that were very much slimmer than the norm (Gandini's own XM proposal was rejected as looking too much like an Opel). The design process of the car was described in the journal Car Styling. In the article Citroen's design chief, Art Blakeslee, explained the appearance of the car, saying "I believe the XM is a modern and dynamic shape, with unique styling elements such as the very long, low hood, the extensive use of glass and the kick-up in the belt line". In the book Citroen XM another Citroen designer, Daniel Abramson, explained: "We lowered the belt line to give the shape a stronger image. It is purely a 'design statement' that is not functional and does nothing for the aerodynamics of the vehicle. We wanted a car that looks good from every angle". Abramson is also reported as saying that they "picked three areas to emphasise: 1) A very aggressive look ("Almost sinister"), 2) Lots of glass to create a greenhouse effect, and 3) An aerodynamic accent based on fact (low drag)".
There were many advances, most apparently designed to counteract the main criticisms of its predecessor. The CX leaned in corners, so the XM had active electronic management of the suspension; the CX rusted, so the XM had a partially galvanised body shell (most surviving XMs have very little corrosion); the CX was underpowered, so the XM offered the option of a 3.0 L V6 engine – the first V6 in a Citroën since the Maserati-engined SM of 1970.
Ventilation was markedly more effective in the XM. Rear accommodation in the XM was improved over the CX in both width, legroom and height. In particular the rear passengers were seated higher than those in the front in order to afford a good view out, important for a vehicle which would operate in French government service. The XM shared a floorpan with the Peugeot 605, and the two models fared similarly in both teething problems and market acceptance. Unlike the 605 sedan design, the XM was a liftback design - a feature thought to be desirable in certain European markets.
History:
Launched on 23 May 1989, the XM was the modern iteration of the Big Citroën, a replacement for the Citroën CX. It was intended to compete against vehicles like the Audi 100 and BMW's 5-series in a sector that accounted for 14.2% of the European market. Citroen was quoted as saying that the car was supposed to "take what Citroen means and make it acceptable". The car's initial reception was positive. The XM won the prestigious European Car of the Year award for 1990 (gaining almost twice as many votes as the second, the Mercedes-Benz SL) and went on to win a further 14 awards that year.
The anticipated annual sales were 450 cars a day in the first full year of production, or 160,000 units a year. Sales never reached this level for a variety of reasons. The market for executive cars made by mainstream manufacturers was in decline as customers opted for offerings from more prestigious marques such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz; in parallel customers were placing a higher priority on speed and handling rather than ride comfort which was Citroen's specialty. The XM was underdeveloped at launch which resulted in reliability problems; the vehicle as designed was inconsistent in its abilities. The XM's styling was also controversial and alienated those who desired a more conventional three box sedan. Most subjective of all was the matter of the XM not living up to the expectations created by its forerunner the Citroen DS, despite that car having been launched in an era of national markets, of different demands and standards, an era when there was more scope for large advances in engineering and design than were possible in 1989.
The XM inherited a loyal global customer base of executive class customers and a clear brand image, but did not enjoy the commercial success and iconic status of its predecessors, the CX and the DS, which both raised the bar of automotive performance for other manufacturers. Export markets experienced lower sales from the outset, partly due to the XM's pricing. The least expensive XM was nearly 50% more expensive at the time of launch than the corresponding CX. Whilst strong at first home market sales also declined, after the mechanical issues of the first few model years became known. The problem was caused by defective electrical connectors. Cost-cutting on the components was needed since the parent company was in financial difficulty at the time of the design of the XM. Between 1980 and 1984 the company lost $1.5 billion.
In mid-1994, the XM was revised in order to improve competitiveness. All models were fitted with driver's airbag (signalling the end of the single-spoke steering wheel), belt-pretensioners, a redesigned dashboard and upper door casings. The suspension was redesigned to reduce roll, pitch and dive. Most noticeable was the adoption of a passive rear-steering system similar to that on the Citroen Xantia. This sharpened the "steering without inducing a nervous twitch." Power output on the turbocharged motor was increased to 150 bhp (112 kW; 152 PS) from 145 bhp (108 kW; 147 PS) at 4400 rpm. This allowed the car to develop more torque at much lower revs.
By the mid-1990s, it was apparent that the XM's image meant it was less desirable than German products such as the BMW 5 Series. The view of the XM as commercially unsuccessful is reported by Compucars, the used car website, along with numerous other period commentaries. Production ended in June 2000.
With total sales over its lifetime of just 330,000 units in more than 10 years, and the fact that its replacement took 5 years to arrive, the XM might be considered a failure. This was the case particularly in the United Kingdom market, where demand was reduced to a virtual trickle by the late 1990s. But despite its common roots with the Peugeot 605, the XM may still emerge as a collectible car, as the DS and CX both did.
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The Citroen XM joins my recent Citroen Traction Avant, along with the Citroen DS and CX in my large Citroen collection.
Taegeukgi(The National Flag of Korea) and The Stars and Stripes hang from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 21, 2023.
April 21, 2023
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윤석열 대통령의 미국 국빈방문을 앞두고 백악관 업무용 건물인 아이젠하워 행정동 빌딩 외벽에 대형 태극기와 성조기가 걸려있다.
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플리커 채널 'Republic of Korea'에 게재되는 대한민국정부 사진은 올바른 저작권 이름 (촬영자 / 상기 명기된 기관)으로 표기한 이후 보도 혹은 공익목적으로 사용하실 수 있습니다.
의미를 왜곡하는 맥락에서 사진을 게시하고 재판매, 부분 복제, 변조 또는 다른 이미지에 통합하는 것과 같은 사진의 모든 수정, 자료를 제3자에게 제공하는 것은 대한민국정부(운영자/저작권자)의 명시적인 허가 없이 금지됩니다.
This particular "Master" style executive desk was modified from a 70 1/2"L double pedestal into a 52"L x 30"D x 30"H single pedestal desk. It features a keyboard pull out tray on the left side where you sit at. The pedestal on the right features a small pencil drawer followed by a door that looks like two drawers. The door accommodates a computer tower.
Arched raised panels on the sides and front give this desk class.
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Forget wheels or leashes, this little dog gets carried like royalty. While others struggle with bags, he glides through the market in his human-powered chariot. Now that’s executive travel.
Members of Civil Society and youth leaders take part in the IMF Orientation and Capacity Building event during on Monday, October 3 during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. The CSO fellows heard talks from IMF officials as well as taking part in a IMF Executive Board Directors Roundtable meeting. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Hyundai Sonata on Concept One Executive CS 16 19"x10 Extreme Concave Gun Metal Machined Center Chrome Lip