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President: Ukraine expects to receive long-term assistance from partner states.
Ukraine expects to receive long-term assistance from partner countries, which will be used for covering budgetary expenses and military support for our country. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the end-of-year press conference in Kyiv.
"This is long-term assistance, and it serves various purposes: some for humanitarian aid, some for economic support, and social payments. But a significant portion of this aid from these countries is military assistance to Ukraine. I have confidence in our partners, and I believe that we have done nearly everything," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to him, such support will help offset certain risks.
"What is certain today is that Belgium, Denmark, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, Sweden, and Japan are helping. This indicates a strong foundation. If we face any risks, we will count on the respective amounts," noted the President.
A number of recent foreign visits by the Head of State resulted in agreements on additional supplies of air defense equipment, artillery, and ammunition to Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that substantial work with partners is currently underway to allocate financial assistance to Ukraine.
"I am confident that the United States will not let us down and that what we have agreed upon with the United States will be fully implemented," the Head of State said.
The President also expressed confidence that the European Union will pass a decision to provide €50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
"Now it's a matter of timing. The first 1.5 billion, I think, will come this week. As for the 50 billion, I'm confident that a decision will be made in the very near future when they convene. It has been arranged in a way that even if there's support for a package of 50 billion minus one, there are other mechanisms in place to ensure that Ukraine receives these 50 billion," noted Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
At the same time, he emphasized that assistance from our partners is needed right now, as the situation at the front remains difficult, and our troops need weapons and ammunition.
“Desde el pueblo nassa tenemos expectativas grandes de esperanza, de esperanza por la vida, por la paz, por el territorio y, sobre todo, por la defensa de nuestra madre tierra, porque para nosotros la madre tierra es a la que tenemos que defender mucho más. Por eso, debemos protegerla y proteger mucho a los defensores de esta vida”. Esas fueron las palabras de Alcides Muse, indígena de la comunidad nassa del Cauca, quien participó en el primer Puesto de Mando Unificado (PMU) por la Vida del Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro.
En este PMU, que contó con la participación y el compromiso de la ministra de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Susana Muhamad, el Gobierno Nacional escuchó a diferentes comunidades indígenas, afrodescendientes y campesinas del Cauca, escenario en el que le presentó al país el plan de emergencia para la protección de los líderes y defensores ambientales.
“Veinte líderes sociales ambientales del Magdalena Medio fueron amenazados por oponerse al fracking, 17 funcionarios de Parques Nacionales Naturales fueron asesinados durante la última década. Por eso, como ministra de Ambiente hago presencia en este PMU. Vamos a aportar de formas concretas: mapeando los conflictos socioambientales en todo el país, trabajando para ampliar la democracia ambiental, como también alertando situaciones especiales de colectivos que defienden el ambiente”, afirmó la jefe de la cartera ambiental.
Asimismo, la ministra Muhamad resaltó el compromiso del Gobierno para la pronta ratificación del Acuerdo de Escazú: “Queremos que los actores ambientales tengan un canal para ejercer la democracia ambiental que, además, se debe profundizar con la ratificación del Acuerdo de Escazú en el Congreso. Lo que estamos haciendo hoy aquí, aporta a ese avance del acuerdo, aunque no haya sido aprobado”.
El plan de emergencia cuenta con siete ejes y priorizará sus acciones en 65 municipios y seis capitales: Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellín, Popayán y Santa Marta.
La estrategia, que se ajustará a las distintas realidades territoriales, dinámicas de la violencia, fuentes de riesgo, conflictos socioambientales, entre otros factores, trabajará en la presencia territorial del Estado y el acompañamiento de la comunidad internacional, en la acción preventiva y estratégica de la fuerza pública en terreno y en medidas de justicia y contra la impunidad.
El Puesto de Mando Unificado por la Vida también contó con la participación del ministro del Interior, Alfonso Prada; el alto comisionado para la Paz, Danilo Rueda; el presidente del Congreso de la República, Roy Barreras, y el defensor del Pueblo, Carlos Camargo, entre otros funcionarios del Gobierno Nacional, líderes de las comunidades, alcaldes y miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad del Estado. / Ago. 20, 2022. (Fotografía Oficial Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible / Juan Fernando Betancourt).
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You were probably expecting the foxtrot. I would like to say Hello to everyone it has been a long while. I hope everyone has been well. I use to laugh when people would tell me they just don't have time to do what they would like to do. Well, I'm not laughing anymore. I can't believe that summer has came and went and mostly I'll I did was work. I let everything really get away from me. I hope to be back soon and catch up with everyone. Take care and keep smiling and I'll catch up to you all very soon.
I was not expecting to see another Dakota Missouri Valley & Western train in Hankinson. It was revealed after the DMVW train with the SD60F and SD50F cleared. This train had a pair of SD45's and a SD40-3.
April 24th 2021
Lo! where the rosy-bosomed Hours,
Fair Venus' train, appear,
Disclose the long-expecting flowers,
And wake the purple year!
extract from 'Ode on the Spring' by Thomas Gray
Must find out how to cut rounded corners in PSE6!
Just playing with layers - you can tell its the school holidays!
Florabella overlay Milk and Texture Cappucino - Thank you Shana.
Well.. we made it. It's now officially August 2020, and we can officially start to wind this one down day by day.
One of the more interesting figure things that has happened to me recently is that thanks to a trade with a fellow collector, I've been able to increase my Fate collection by two figures. We look at the first of these two, the Saber Bride figma.
Released way back in 2013, this Figma came as the Collectors Edition pack in for the Sony PSP Fate/Extra CCC game. I've never played the game, so I can only guess that at some point in the narrative, Saber (in this case, Nero Claudius) gets dressed in in a bridal gown of sorts.
I say of sorts because despite being a bridal gown, her trademark ass-window still makes an appearance here. There's also a variety of chains, zippers, belts, and other aesthetics that make this a unique garment, including what look like singe marks at the hem of the dress
As with Cute from Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos, Saber Bride is a full fledged release, complete with figure, two total faceplates (neutral and smiling with eyes shifted), two front hair pieces, with one strangely recreating Arturia Pendragon.. again, maybe it's a story thing, her weapon Aestus Estus in a white and black colour scheme, a full complement of posing hands, and of course the Figma stand.
It's interesting that while most Fate characters went up in size when transitioning to their 2.0 iterations, it seems that Nero has actually shrunk. In fact, the only thing that seems to have gotten larger would be her hair.. everything else shrunk. It's very bizarre to say the least.
Unfortunately, Saber Bride is one of those figures where you can clearly see they've recycled the basic body shape which of course means her limbs are rather lanky.
Articulation is limited by the 1.0 body technology, along with the outfit itself. As always, the points of the articulation (ankles, knees, hips, waist, mid torso, shoulders, elbow, wrist, head) are all present, including two additional points for the shirt to move. But the cuts in the body restrict range of motion of limbs. The veil on the back of her head restricts movement like long hair would.
Overall, the relatively rigid articulation combined with the limited wrist movement due to the old hand design, basically means you're probably going to stick with elegant, static poses rather than any dynamic ones.
Paint work is a strange mix of crisp finishes and kind of sloppy masking. Kind of like with KOS-MOS, I suppose. the base white paint is sharp, and for the most part the silver paint apps are too. But the other colours? Not that great compared to your typical Figma figure. Work on the face and hair seem standard, and the paint work on the weapon itself is beautiful
Build quality is overall what you'd expect - smooth operation of limbs, joints hold positions, seams are well hidden, parts don't crumble under pressure of movement. For me though, the one sore spot was the the Arturia style hair didn't seem to want to so sit properly, resulting in a larger than desired gap in the hairline.
So overall, a bit sloppy, but par for the Figma course in that you end up with a solid figure. Saber Bride is stylish looking, if a bit lanky.
At this stage in the game though, I personally wouldn't suggest throwing any real money at this version of the figure as there's a 2.0 on the way.
But, having said that, the 1.0 has given me a taste of what to expect, and if executed well, the 2.0 might get a preorder from me and its all thanks to this "preview".
It's often not the images you expect that suddenly appear in Explore but it's always a nice surprise.
1. Pensive, 2. Prairie Marmot Profile, 3. Tails, 4. Portrait of a Lion, 5. Roots, 6. Olives, 7. First light, 8. Gondolas, St Mark's Basin,
9. Dave & Sommer, 10. Feed Me, 11. Realto Bridge, 12. Phalanopsis on black, 13. An Eeyore moment, 14. Dahlia, 15. Tiny, 16. Mercedes,
17. At it again, mum?, 18. English Lavender, 19. City Hall Colonnade West, 20. Stockholm side street, 21. Stockholm alley, 22. Midnight at Alta, 23. Resting, 24. Oil Beetle,
25. Cruising, 26. Damp Dog, 27. Leonardslee - One of the lakes, 28. Two Feet, 29. Knapweed, 30. Open wide, 31. It's a catch, 32. Stars & Stripes,
33. Reaching out, 34. Anemone alba, 35. Easter Egg, 36. View of Horton Kirby, 37. Whoopee..., 38. Submerged, 39. Backlit Blackthorn, 40. A Fading Rose,
41. Brac photographic portrait, 42. Manic dog inbound 2, 43. Shrugging off winter, 44. Brac re-modelled, 45. Sleepy Morning in the Forest, 46. Pearls on a Peony, 47. Fuschia, 48. Success,
49. Brac Christmas card, 50. Santa Paws !, 51. Forgotten summer, 52. Zak in Black, 53. Crater, 54. Reach for the Sky, 55. Tangerine Dream, 56. Attention!,
57. Zebra, 58. Feathers, 59. Ben, 60. Reflections, 61. Calla Lily, 62. Water lilies, 63. Hautes Pyrenees, 64. Beyond beauty,
65. Dryopteris filixmas leaf, 66. Helianthus annuus Teddy Bear 1, 67. Emergence, 68. Papaver Orientalis 2, 69. Decadence, 70. You called ?, 71. Pink Rose Bud, 72. Red Boat,
73. Red rose, 74. DSC01476a, 75. The long walk, 76. Sunset at Southend, 77. Lotus, 78. Crocus sativus
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Expect to see more moose cow uploads here. I worked on a number of them last night. This lovely lady got close enough to the shore for me to get some really nice portrait shots of her as she grazed for the aquatic plants beneath the water of Fishercap Lake. She never appeared nervous or distressed that we were lining one side of the lakeshore. She appeared to feel comfortable in the water. She might even be used to seeing so many humans out there, all eyes on her. Who knows. I just feel privileged and lucky to have seen and photographed her for 3 days in a row during my Glacier Park stay.
All of the moose shots (except for any landscape-type images I might post here), were captured with the Canon 1DX and Canon 100-400mm mk II lens.
Copyright Rebecca L. Latson, all rights reserved.
Picked two days ago from a bush in our public park where no toxic pest control measures are allowed. Yesterday’s pancakes tasted even more delicious than expected. In 2012 I watched a Swedish Mom with her two small kids pick over a bush, inquired, and followed her example ever since.
Jacques Cartier, as expected of a young urbane metropolitan bourgeoisie European gentleman at the time, is smartly dressed in a tweed spring chic Parisian blazer and a bow tie, donning a pith helmet with a white puggaree hat band, appears to be sitting next to his host, Mugbil Al-Thukair, beneath a canvas canopy to protect them from the blazing afternoon sun, as a glimpse of the sleeve of Al-Thukair's white muslin light robe is faintly visible on the far-left edge of the photo on the small sailboat ferry that transported them and their associates, including Cartier's travel companions Maurice Richard and J. S. Sethna, in addition to Al-Thukair's trusted younger friend merchant Yusuf Kanoo, from Manama, to the nearby island of Muharraq (the political capital of Bahrain from 1810 to 1923) to pay an after lunch customary introductory visit to the ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa (r. 1869-1932), this photo was taken on Thursday afternoon, the 16th of March 1912.
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My hens have discovered a "secret" nesting spot under a tarp that covers a stack of straw. It's a communal nest, as you can see from the assortment of Welsummer, Ameraucana, Speckled Sussex, and Golden Sexlink eggs.
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On 1st May 2013, a successful trial run was conducted. The first corridor expected to be open to public by the end of October 2013.
The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system under construction in the Indian city of Mumbai. The system is designed to reduce traffic congestion in the city, and will be built in three phases over a 15-year period, with overall completion expected in 2021.
NEW YORK - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what he is doing to address possible Transportation Security Administration security delays ahead of this Memorial Day weekend, in New York City, May 27, 2016. An estimated 2.6 million people are expected to travel by air. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.
President Stephanie Smith and Treasurer Paul Finch broke ground for the new office for Area 12 in Terrace. The new building is expected to be completed by the Fall of 2018 will become a hub for union and community members.
We are expecting some weather tonight in Morongo Valley.
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When we went to Turkey back in 2010, I expected a stereotypically Muslim government and society, with strict restrictions on alcohol and women exposing themselves on the streets. Instead, we saw this culture that was incredibly tolerant of (indeed celebratory of) alcohol, with hard liquor available 24-7 in convenience stores. We also found a place where mini-skirts and PDA's were common.
Now, with Erdogan's crackdown on those he calls "alcoholics" and the resulting protests and police assaults, I realize that I have been envisioning a stable world of tolerance that doesn't really exist in Turkey. Instead, there is an ongoing struggle between the proponents of freedom and the proponents of sharia -- and what I saw was just a moment in time -- a snapshot -- of a short-lived truce between the two viewpoints.
I wasn't expecting this switch near W. Main Street to be in working condition, but it appears to be. It is not spiked shut. So I am guessing that on rare occasions trains still operate here, and use the western siding here that runs alongside the building (to make deliveries?) even though it is overgrown at the moment. Continuing to the north (to the right on this photo to where I was standing in the previous photo), you might fit a locomotive and one freight car on the rails before track disappears into the underbrush.
I never expected Goodwill to need their own garbage truck, but I guess they needed one... makes you wonder how much "garbage" gets donated, that can't be reused.
See a video of this truck in action here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urURh56iEtw
Owned by: Goodwill Industries International in Tampa, Florida
Chassis: Peterbilt 320
Body manufacturer: Unknown
Type of truck: Roll-off garbage truck
Additional notes:
Location of photo: Hillsborough County, FL
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Copyright 2010 - Alan B.
Out of all the developers, I didn't expect the worst to come out of HC-110. Yet here we are, a solid performer yes and there is actually less grain on these images that I was originally expecting for shooting it at full box speed. Am I disappointed, not really, actually I feel fairly vindicated that I could get some heavy grained images out of the film.
You can read the full review online:
www.alexluyckx.com/blog/index.php/2018/05/23/ccrfrb-revie...
Mamiya m645 - Mamiya-Sekor C 35mm 1:3.5 N - Fomapan 400 @ ASA-400
Kodak HC-110 Dil. H 13:00 @ 20C
Meter: Gossen Lunasix F
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC (2018)
I ran a brief search online to see if something different would pop up under dragons. I never expected to see this! This is a sketch I made of the Dragon spacecraft that NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program has developed and is currently testing. It can hold up to 7 passengers. Can you imagine traveling in this? WOW!
www.spacex.com/dragon.php Check it out!
My monthly walk guided by Roy Hazel & accompanied by Keith Hughes & Bramble. Today the walk was about 12 Hazel miles in weather much better than expected from the forecast. It did start off dismally at Coombe Hill NT carpark about 8.30am but the amazing pollarded trees and bluebells here soon put us in high spirits. Heading South through High Scrub & Dunsmore, turning West eventually at Cobblershill Farm passing along a cunningly hidden path into Hampdenleaf Wood, at the far side briefly stopping for Sheila's bread pudding & a hot drink while enjoying the peaceful vale ahead, gradually being bathed in sunlight, revealing a Brown Hare standing still in the middle of a field of wheat. Across the valley we encountered an odd structure, part church, part medieval building, Little Hampden Church. Over the west side of this ridge and through a bluebell swathed copse across the Prestwood to Askett road & up across wheat and pine wood (passing a large Wellingtonia) to Hampden House in bright sunshine greeted by the sounds of demented barking from beyond a tall Laurel hedge. Giving the house HAHA a slight birth we turned north west up the tree lined avenue & then diagonally across a very stunted & dry field of wheat towards Barnes Grove where realised we should turn NE along Grim@s Dyke & the edge Kingsfield Wood & on into Knighton's Hill Wood, then around Green Hailey Farm leading into the steep descent of Whiteleaf Hill, still in brilliant sunshine, to the welcoming sign of The Red Lion for a refreshing pint of Aylesbury Pale Ale taken outside as we watched a steady stream of AT Bikers struggling past with a clicking of cogs & a lot of puffing. we all agreed one pint was adequate & off we set again across a cricket pitch where members of the team were praying to Mohammed before play, then through a pristine golf course and eventually up the long slog through Grangelands & Rifle Range BBOWLT nature reserve to the foot of Pulpit Hill where a quick bite was taken sat amongst the prickles of a cleared Blacthorn scrub. It was a long & winding plod through Pulpit & Pond Woods down in sight of Chequers through more stunning masses of Bluebells down to across the same road crossed earlier and through yet another field of wheat (this looked much healthier) up to Buckmoorland & up a never-ending sunken lane in dappled sun up to Goodmerhill Wood & on through Fugsdon Wood, eventually regaining the trail that we had descended 7 or so hours earlier. The scene had changed since 8.30am, now heaving with cars, children and dogs. Ditching our rucksacks we staggered a few hundred yards to The Monument to wonder at the view and how far we could see across several counties, even to Kings Wood on the Greensand Ridge. So safe home very weary but all agreed a great walk, certainly the best so far this year. My thanks already given to Roy & Keith, I should like to add thanks to Sheila for her sustaining bread pudding and to Bramble for all her encouragement as I staggered at the rear when every 10 minutes or so she would rush down to find where I was and after a swift pat rushed back to inspect the trail ahead. :)