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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is interviewed following her press conference during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
13 October 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde gives a thumbs up after her press conference Ocotber 6, 2016 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The IMF/World Bank Annual meetings are being held in Washington this week. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Minister of Finance of Indonesia Sri Mulyani, and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley participate in the Debate on the Global Economy during the 2022 Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
21 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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Managed to find the owner of this pristine looking Bayside Blue R34 GTR in it's stock condition, apart from the rims. Joining it is the R32 GTR that has the stock spoiler back on , looks way better than the GT Wing.
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva gives the 2022 Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser speech during the 2022 Annual Meetings at Georgetown University
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
6 October 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C) joins John Chambers (R), Chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems; Leila Janah (2nd R) Founder and CEO of Sama and Laxmi ;Ray Kurzweil (2nd L), author, inventor and futurist and Hilda Moraa (L), Founder, Weza Tele and Fintech talk at a Seminar on Technology, Innovation, and Inclusive Growth at the 2016 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings October 5, 2016 at the IMF Atrium Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
After just managing to make it to Bridgwater Station to see the flask depart over 70 minutes early, we headed to Clarks Outlet Village and i had a bit of a crazy shopping spree kitting me up for the summer (Superdry jackets was £120 now £18! - Bargain!) from here we headed to Glastonbury and climbed up to Glastonbury Tor. Wow. another great day. the Naked hippy swimming pool was a tad strange mind! :) #livingthedream
Managed to get down to the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Surf Ironwoman Series at Newcastle Beach for an hour today.
Shoot with the Canon 7S + 70-200mm f/4 IS + 1.4 extender.
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) is greeted by China's Vice Premier Ma Kai (R) at Zhongnanhai March 21, 2016 in Beijing, China. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (2nd R) and IMF Resident Representative Faisal Ahmed (R) meet with Cambodia Bank Governor Chea Chanto (2nd L) and Deputy Govenor Neav Chanthana (L) at the VIP lounge of the Phnom Penh International Airport during her first official stop December 1, 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Lagarde is on a three country visit to Asia. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is joined by the Interim World Bank President Kristalina Georgieva during a Women's Day event at the IMF Headquarters March 8, 2019. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has lunch with women leaders from the private sector, civil society and academia January 31, 2015 in Dakar, Senegal. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C), First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton and Communications Director Gerry Rice (R) hold a press conference April 16, 2015 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
The Tripartite Action to Protect and Promote the Rights of Migrant Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS TRIANGLE) project aims to reduce the exploitation of labour migrants by contributing to the development of legal and safe recruitment channels and improved labour protection mechanisms.
Funded by AusAID, one specific mechanism of the GMS TRIANGLE project is managed cross-border migration services, as shown here in Lao PDR.
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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva meets President of Moldova, Maia Sandu.
IMF Photo/Kim Haughton
05 Dec 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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We managed to get up to The Lake District for a few days at Easter. We got away from work on Good Friday afternoon and spent three hours covering 110 miles, the M61 and M6 were very slow or stopped. As ever once there we soon left the hassle behind. We were using a B&B that we used very regularly for ten years until the owner passed away quite suddenly. Now under new ownership it has been totally gutted and refurbished, it’s very nice but twice as expensive.
We were out in good time on Saturday, it was dull and cool but very calm. I’d deliberated for ages as to where to walk, wanting to avoid the worst of the Easter crowds. It was the busiest I’d seen the Lakes for a long time amd the North Lakes in particular had stunning weather, the South Lakes had dense fog in places until the afternoon and was much cooler – but not cold. Parking in Patterdale we headed up Arnison Crag, on to Birks aiming for St Sunday Crag. This was where it started to go wrong. I got a sudden pain in my right ankle, near a previous serious ankle injury, it’s not unusual to get a bit of pain in this ankle but it got worse. My ankle felt like it was in a vice. On the plus side the cloud which was very low initially was clearing higher at the same speed that we were climbing. We scrambled over Cofa Pike through some snow on to Fairfield and for a change the summit was clear with glorious views. I had to undo my gaiter and slacken my boot, my ankle was swelling and bruising. I took paracetemol and carried on – I didn’t have much choice really. We walked to Hart Crag out to Dove Crag, back to Hart Crag as we wanted to head down over Hartsop above How. We stopped for a quick sandwich and pot of lemon tea before heading down the rocky path. By now I was suffering but still able to walk fairly fast. The yomp back along the road to Patterdale was tough. We covered 11.5 miles in around five hours, which was OK for a first walk in the mountains for a while. We drove to Keswick wanting to get to Brysons tearooms for cake and coffee. Keswick was packed and sunny and we had to walk in half a mile, that was painful, my ankle was agony until I got it loosened up. Toasted Plum Bread, apple pie and ice cream and coffee made up for the grief.
On Sunday I knew I couldn’t walk much. I was applying Ibuprofen Gel regularly but it was going to be a car and camera day. There was dense fog when we set off so I decided we needed to be somewhere attractive when it started to clear, I just didn’t know when that was going to be. We drove into Langdale and the fog broke to reveal Blue sky and the top of the Langdale Pikes, it was fantastic. I immediately thought of Blea Tarn and drove up the pass out of Langdale. I expected to find, as is usual, tripods in a row, with photographers clicking away. There wasn’t a soul, it was so calm and peaceful – and beautiful – I couldn’t believe my luck. I limped as fast as I could to the Tarn, unfortunately an overnight camper, who I chatted with about the beauty, reflections and the camera I was carrying, did her best to encourage her dog into the water and she got in to get washed. It was so calm that the ripples would cross the entire tarn and spoil the photos. I shot as quick as I could, moving away from her all the time. I think I had around 15 minutes at the most before a breeze – that I couldn’t feel – started to ripple the water. The reflections disappeared and it was over. Without the bad ankle I would have missed this tranquillity as we would have been toiling up out first climb of the day. The fog stayed put in the South Lakes but we headed north over Dunmail Raise to blue sky and 17 degrees.
On Monday after 36 hours of Ibuprofen I felt that my ankle would stand a six or seven miler – but where? We had very thick fog in Ambleside so again I drove over Dunmail Raise and again it was fantastic. I could see the chance of some good photos around Thirlmere but I had to get waterside at a point where the view wasn’t obstructed with saplings and bushes growing out of the water. This was easier said than done, it took three attempts to get a decent location. I had reflections, hanging mist, water and mountains – and wet feet again, fortunately I had my walking boots and socks to put on for the walk ahead. After my photo chase we parked at Steel End and headed up the steep nose of Steel Fell. It’s a tough climb but the view over Thirlmere was great. We could see the wall of fog to the south and I was looking forward to getting to the top, hoping that we would be able to see over it with mountains poking out of a sea of white. This was exactly as it was, the Lion and the Lamb on Helm Crag looked like an island in the sea of mist. We walked along the ridge to Calf Crag with clear views to the north and a sea on mist to the south, it looked like the right choice again. We were going to head down Wythburn back to Thirlmere. Wyth Burn runs through a secluded hanging valley through an area called The Bog. I’ve walked down here a few times and at first glance it looks dry – they didn’t name it The Bog for nothing – it is extremely wet. It doesn’t matter how high you walk to avoid it – you can’t! We were wet above the gaiters by the time we got back and it was tough on the ankle. Brysons here we come, another beautiful hot day in Keswick but back to work tomorrow.
Managed to aquire the new roof panel from work for a small donation to charity. Have gone for a flush fit by riveting and bonding a panel behind the joint and by keeping it close to one of the roof trusses I hope it will be kept solid and not crack the filler.
Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva meets with Argentine Minister of Economy Silvina Batakis, Ambassador Jorge Arguello, Deputy Minister Karina Angeletti, and Deputy Ambassador Adrian Nador at the International Monetary Fund in Washington.
IMF Photo/Joshua Roberts
25 July 2022
WASHINGTON, DC, United States
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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, participate in a seminar titled “A Critical Year for Climate Action: A Conversation between Kristalina Georgieva and John Kerry” moderated by CNN International Anchor Becky Anderson during the 2021 Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Joshua Roberts
7 April 2021
Washington, DC, United States
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Jon Poelma, Managing Director of APM Terminals Los Angeles since February 2022, was formerly MD of APM Terminals Port Elizabeth since November 1, 2019. He succeeded David Gledhill who retired September 30, 2019. Jon Poelma has extensive transportation industry experience and success in transforming operations and improving the customer experience.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, answers questions from the media during the IMFC Press Conference during the 2017 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings on Saturday, April 2s in Washington, D.C. IMF Photo by Ryan Rayburn
International Monetary Fund Managging Director Christine Lagarde (L) discusses key issues in the global economy with Stephen Sackur (R) of the BBC’s HARDtalk April 14, 2016 at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. The IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings are in Washington this week. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Jack Frost whose father managed the Yahl butter and cheese factory purchased a small home based cheese factory at Mil Lel in 1925. he grew the business by supplying cheese to CPS grocery store chain in South Australia. In 1932 he built part of a new factory. He added to it over the next couple of years ended up with a fine Art Deco cheese factory. It still operates in 2015.
CPS was Central Provision Stores which operated in SA from around 1920 to 1972. They had stores all over the state with 43 stores in the 1940s.
Jack Frost sold his Mil Lel cheese factory to Kraft Australia in 1951. When he started at Mil Lel there were 21 employees and 70 milk suppliers. This factory was oen of the irst to accept bulk milk deliveries from tanbkers in 1972. They made a range of cheeses but specialised in Philadelphia Cream Chewse and cheese dips.
In the aftermath of World War II, the IMF and the World Bank were created to establish a framework for economic cooperation and development that would lead to a more stable and prosperous global economy. Over the last 75 years, the world has indeed improved—incomes and living standards have risen. The benefits, however, remain unequally distributed within many countries, and prosperity is not assured for future generations in many parts of the globe. The seminar will bring together four of the best young academics in the world to discuss how they see the future of international cooperation—and how to further improve international cooperation to strengthen macroeconomic stability and prosperity. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Harvard Professors Melissa Dell and Emmanuel Farhi; and London School of Economics Professors Dr. Keyu Jin, and Ricardo Reis discuss "Rethinking International Cooperation" at the IMF Headquarters during the 2019 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (R) meets with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) on June 10, 2015 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC.
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Thankfully the politically correct brigade haven't yet managed to ban Army and Military themed toys and so they continue unabated in the line up of most diecast makers. Naturally Matchbox continue with their various Hummer based castings which get pretty regular recolours as and when required without any real need or urgency to replace them. This casting has been around for years and can be seen here in this Rogue Attack Team livery which I managed to find in a five vehicle Battle Mission set in Home Bargains back in July 2016. Mint and boxed.
Managed to find the owner of this pristine looking Bayside Blue R34 GTR in it's stock condition, apart from the rims. Joining it is the R32 GTR that has the stock spoiler back on , looks way better than the GT Wing.
Deputy Managing Director Bo Li poses for a photo at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
23 August 2021
Washington, DC, United States
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C) is joined by IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton (L) and IMF Director of Communications Gerry Rice (R) at the opening press conference for the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings April 10, 2014 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
The Tripartite Action to Protect and Promote the Rights of Migrant Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS TRIANGLE) project aims to reduce the exploitation of labour migrants by contributing to the development of legal and safe recruitment channels and improved labour protection mechanisms.
Funded by AusAID, one specific mechanism of the GMS TRIANGLE project is managed cross-border migration services, as shown here in Lao PDR.
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A BLM-managed stretch of the Molalla River set to receive 5-year-long habitat restoration project starting most likely in 2021, Oct. 17, 2019 . BLM photo: Peter Kauss
Freshwater mussels are easy to miss.
They look like small rocks and often hide under bigger ones at the bottom of rivers.
“They’re somewhat cryptic,” said BLM fisheries biologist Cory Sipher, “they don’t move around and skirt like little fish do.”
And because they aren’t as visible as other aquatic species, the value of the freshwater mussel can be overlooked.
These mollusks can live to be 100 years old and are filter feeders, cycling nutrients in and out as they eat, which improves water quality and habitat diversity, said Emilie Blevins, a freshwater mussel expert with The Xerces Society.
“These benefits extend to native fish populations and to downstream human communities,” said Blevins, who helped with a recent mussel survey on the Molalla River.
Earlier in the summer, Sipher was working on a different habitat project on the Molalla when he stumbled upon a bed of western pearlshell mussels hidden among some boulders.
”All of a sudden, you see one and know what to look for,” recounted Sipher.
While freshwater mussels are found in many Oregon rivers, there was no previous recording or study documenting their existence in the Molalla, said Blevins.
Freshwater mussels are considered one of the most endangered groups of animals in North America, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Of the 300 freshwater mussel species known to exist in North America, 73% are endangered, threatened or a species of concern, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). About 12% are assumed extinct.
After his initial discovery, Sipher was eager to return last month with collaborators for a more formal mussel survey in the BLM-managed stretch of the Molalla River, near the Table Rock Wilderness.
The research group, representing the BLM, Xerces Society and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, used special aquascopes to peer into the riverbed, systematically locating several freshwater mussel beds containing 30 to 50 mussels each.
The most positive finding, the scientists said, was the age diversity in the mussel beds, ranging from 10 years old to over 30.
“That’s a really encouraging thing to find, it means the population is healthy and reproducing,” said Blevins.
Other mussel surveys in western Oregon, like in the Willamette River, have found only older animals, a troubling health sign for the species and the overall river habitat.
“Freshwater mussels are an indicator and foundation of a healthy ecosystem,” said Sipher.
The good news is about to get better for mussels and the Molalla River fish they attach their microscopic offspring to for reproduction.
The BLM is about to begin a massive 5-year-long river restoration project along the Molalla, including where the recent mussel survey took place.
The ”salmon-forward project” will add as many as 500 logs to different stretches of river, creating log jams that can slow water down and divert some to historic side channel habitat, said BLM hydrologist Peter Kauss.
All of these river improvements will be good for all of the aquatic animals that live there, even the ones that are hard to see.
“They’re in these rivers and they’re kind of fundamental parts of rivers,” said Blevins of the underappreciated freshwater mussel.
-- by Toshio Suzuki, tsuzuki@blm.gov
More fisheries stories:
🆕 Saving a native wetland in southeast Oregon: bit.ly/31W3oRe
💚 Oregon minnow removed from Endangered Species Act: bit.ly/2kGRiv8
👏 Borax Lake chub may be removed from ESA: goo.gl/FmB3tV
A decade of stream restoration on the Salmon River: goo.gl/4qXCsT
🐟 Steelhead recovery in the Sandy River Basin: goo.gl/VgEZw3
Fisheries archive: goo.gl/bgPpTk
Agenda, Wednesday, June 5
0830 Registration of Participants
0900 Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
0915 Presentation: "The South China Sea in Focus"
Mr. Gregory Poling
Research Associate, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
0945 Break
1015 Significance of the South China Sea Dispute
Speakers:
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin
Senior Advisor and Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program
Center for a New American Security
Mr. Alexander Metelitsa
Economist
Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Advisor and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1145 Break for Lunch
1200 Luncheon & Keynote Speech
Keynote Address:
Mr. Joseph Y. Yun
Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Moderator:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Advisor and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1315 Break
1330 Recent Developments in the South China Sea
Speakers:
Dr. Wu Shicun
President
National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Dr. Renato C. De Castro
Professor
De La Salle University
Dr. Yann-Huei Song
Research Fellow
Institute of European American Studies
Dr. Tran Truong Thuy
Director, South China Sea Studies Program
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Moderator:
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1500 Break
1515 South China Sea in Regional Politics
Speakers:
Amb. Hemant Krishan Singh
Wadhwani Chair in India-U.S. Policy Studies
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
Vice Admiral Hideaki Kaneda, JMSDF (ret.)
Director, The Okazaki Institute
The Japan Institute for International Affairs
Dr. Carlyle A. Thayer
Emeritus Professor
University of New South Wales, Australian Defense Force Academy
Dr. Donald K. Emmerson
Director, Southeast Asia Forum
Stanford University
Moderator:
Mr. Murray Hiebert
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1700 End of Day One
Agenda, Thursday, June 6
0800 Registration of Participants
0900 Role of International Law in Managing the Disputes
Dr. Xinjung Zhang
Associate Professor of Public International Law
Tsinghua University Law School
Mr. Henry S. Bensurto, Jr.
Secretary General, Commission on Maritime and Ocean Affairs Secretariat
Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines
Dr. Peter Dutton
Professor and Director, China Maritime Studies Institute
U.S. Naval War College
Dr. Nguyen Dang Thang
Vietnam Lawyer’s Association
Moderator:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Advisor and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1030 Coffee Break
1045 Policy Recommendations to Boost Cooperation in the South China Sea
Ms. Bonnie S. Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia, Freeman Chair in China Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. Leonardo Bernard
Research Fellow, Centre for International Law
National University of Singapore
Mr. Christian Le Miere
Senior Research Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security, Defense and Military Analysis Program
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Moderator:
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Senior Advisor and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1215 End of Conference
The church of St Thomas Becket, Fairfield, is a rare example of a small medieval church which has managed to survive without an immediate village to sustain it. Remote on a man-made hillock above the Wallend Marsh, part of Romney Marsh, the church guidebook suggests there was never a village of Fairfield as such but rather a scattered rural community which was served by a small church initially built only of timber, lath and plaster.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157594384281432/ to view the whole set.
Probably built in the late 12th century, a 1293 AD visitation roll records that the church was lightly constructed and it appears to have remained as such for much of its life - implying the church authorities themselves may have regarded the Fairfield community as 'marginal' and the building's fabric as almost expendable. It is described in 1293 as being of wood and plaster, very damp and full of holes.
The same roll records many shortcomings - namely that the current chaplain had pastured sheep in the churchyard and had allowed a woman to serve at the altar. He agreed not to do this in future, except in harvest time. Simon, the former chaplain, was having an affair with Natakina, the daughter of Hugh at Walle. He was 'corrected' by church authorities. The font was found to have no lock meaning that laymen could help themselves to the Holy Water for illicit purposes.
The timber structural frame was eventually replaced in the 15th century [and is what we see today] and the lath and plaster walls were replaced in the 18th century with more durable brick. But the standard of the 18th century workmanship was poor and in 1912 the church was found to be in danger of collapse. Around 1913 the entire chancel, the north wall of the nave, the porch, the turret and the entire roof were carefully taken down and rebuilt but re-using all old materials and timbers under the direction of architect W. D. Caroe.
The interior is very 18th century with oval text boards on the inside of the sloping roof, white painted box pews and a three-decker pulpit. The communion table retains a three-sided 'Laudian' communion rail to prevent dogs from fouling the altar.
The church today is small and quite charming, being surrounded on all sides by water courses and only reached via a concrete footbridge. Until 1913, when an earth causeway was built, a boat was often needed to reach it. An 18th century mounting block at the west end implies horse riders could also reach the church, at least at some times of the year. As late as 1960 the fields around the church flooded and a photograph appeared in national newspapers of Fairfield church and its little hill rising just a couple feet out of a vast expanse of water.
The church is still in regular use and cared-for by the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust. The huge [18th century?] key hangs on a special board behind a nearby house and visitors have to walk around to the back door to borrow it.
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust was formed under the patronage of the then Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie and the former Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams. Details about the trust are obtainable from Mrs Elizabeth Marshall, Lansdell House, Rolvenden, Kent, TN17 4LW.
Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura arrives to meet with President of Moldova Maia Sandu.
IMF Photo
13 June 2022
Chișinău, Moldova
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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Director of the Communications Department Gerry Rice participate in the Civil Society Organization Townhall during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Alison Shelley
10 October 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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Some of the most productive forests in the world are managed by the BLM in western Oregon. The objectives of the O&C forestry program are to manage for a sustained yield of forest products and qualities needed to contribute to the economic stability of local communities, and continuing forest values and health. This vintage photo depicts forest management that took place in the BLM’s Eugene District in the 1980s.
The Eugene District of the Bureau of Land Management, now part of the Northwest Oregon District, extended from the Pacific Coast into the western slopes of the Cascade Range, and encompassed 316,000 acres. The Eugene District managed several ecosystems ranging from coastal inlands to dense Douglas-fir, hemlock, and cedar forests.
The Eugene District and the Salem Districts were officially consolidated into the Northwest Oregon District in 2016 and now collectively make up approximately 720,000 acres. The Northwest Oregon District stretches from the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean, where the historic Yaquina Lighthouse greets thousands each year.
To learn more about forestry in western Oregon head on over to: www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/forests-and-woodla...
To learn more about the Northwest Oregon District head on over to: www.blm.gov/office/northwest-oregon-district-office
Photo: Don Smurthwaite, BLM
We had a trip to Prague in January – for Jayne’s birthday - we don’t buy Christmas or birthday presents, we travel instead. We left snowy England for a very, very dull and grey Czech Republic. Yet again I was on a photographic downer looking at the weather forecast, grey is the colour that haunts me. Fortunately it was dull grey and not burnt highlight inducing bright grey.With the grey sky acting like a big diffuser I was going to have deep shadow and contrast to deal with. We had three very short spells of broken cloud which gave us a bit of sun and colour, which I managed to more or less anticipate so we managed to be in decent locations every time – generally somewhere high.
We had been upgraded to a five star hotel, apparently our original choice was flooded. We got compensation and five star hotel upgrade– a first for me. The Art Nouveau Palace has a beautiful interior, with beautiful rooms, the breakfast room was fantastic, as was the breakfast it has to be said. We were able to have an early breakfast so were out on foot just after eight. It was very cold – and dull! We spent the whole week well wrapped up. It drizzled for a day, but never really wet us, it snowed for a day, again we didn’t get wet and the snow didn’t settle. We walked 65 mile, spending plenty of time checking buildings and their interiors out – and coffee shop and bar interiors it has to be said. Although it was dull and sometimes wet I decided that the Camera was staying in my hands for the whole trip. Whenever I put it in my backpack for one reason or another I regret it.
Again, I didn’t look at any photographs of Prague before we got there, I like to just walk and discover, with the DK guidebook in my pocket (which is full of photos it has to be said). We like to get off the beaten track and see the grittier side of the places we visit – within reason! Prague has an incredible tram network, over 1000 trams – with many of them Tatra Eastern Bloc machines. The system seems chaotic but in reality it is incredible with one of the largest networks and highest usages in the world. The trams and cars frequently share the same road space with very little in the way of drama, none of the inexplicable and pathetic constant horn blowing one finds in many countries. Once it became apparent that buildings with a grey blanket as a background were going to be a bit un-inspirational I decided that the trams would be a good focal point instead. Where I have photographed one of the older trams against a background without clues it is easy to imagine that the photos were taken fifty years ago.
The train network also provided photo opportunities. The rolling stock ranges from old Eastern Bloc to very modern double decker’s and pendolinos. There are three stations although we visited the main station and Smichov. The main station interior is art deco and has been renovated by a private company. The exterior and the platforms are very rundown with a grim eastern bloc 1950’s feel –but it works! We discovered to our amusement that we could just walk across multiple lines, no health and safety, just keep your eyes open and don’t walk under a train – you’ll make a mess. Smichov station was grim, it didn’t help that it snowed all day and was grey and bitter. We felt like we were in a 50’s film set in Russia, broken concrete platforms and dereliction. With both stations there was another world underneath them. The underground Metro is running seamlessly and efficiently away beneath your feet. I didn’t have any problems taking photos anywhere but I was very open and obviously a tourist, I didn’t act covertly or suspiciously. There was only one occasion I was stopped and that was in a shopping centre – full of CCTV cameras filming everyone else!
We discovered old and beautiful- and very large- shopping centres hidden away in quite a few places. Brass framed windows and doors, shops thriving, there was a massive camera shop with thousands of second hand cameras, too much to look at. Many of the landmark buildings prevent photography, some make a small charge, some encourage it, the DK guide book gives a good indication regarding camera use. Nothing stops many people though, they just shoot away regardless, usually wanting a picture that includes their self. Prague is surrounded by low hills and has a fair few towers that you can pay a few pounds to go up, so viewpoints are plentiful. I think we visited most of them. I read about the Zizkov Tower, which looks like a Soviet rocket on the horizon and we headed straight for it - after crossing the rail lines! Set in a quiet residential area, there wasn’t a soul about. Two beautiful girls on reception and we parted with a few pounds, into the lift and were on the observation deck with no one else up there. There are fantastic views over the city, but! It is through two layers of not very clean glass so you go for the view rather than sharp panoramas. Still a fascinating place, with a nice café bar and very clean toilets – there are toilets everywhere, usually manned with a fee. Places are well staffed compared with home were three students are supposed to run a 20 screen multiplex cinema.
Graffiti was prominent, no matter how grand the monument, some moron would have daubed it. How do they get away with it in a 24 hour city centre with a strong police presence? The place is very clean, constantly being swept. What did surprise me, was that many buildings, that looked grand and built of stone, from a distance, were actually rendered with very low quality brickwork concealed. When restored the building look very impressive, others are missing the outer render from ground level to a fair height.
I need to cut this short really, I like to put a background story to the photos and although it would be better to individualise it to a specific photo or group of photos I don’t have the time to do that. I do try to give specific detail in the title bar after I have uploaded, this is time consuming enough although I’m pretty proficient at it by now. There are many things I would like to write that should be of interest to anyone thinking of going to Prague but I’ll have to let the pictures do the talking. As usual I am unlikely to be selective enough with my uploads, I’m not very good at leaving photos out so I just upload and be damned.
I managed to get everything, a plane, a couple of birds, the Port Mann Bridge, and Surrey (okay, that last one was not so hard).
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, IMFC Chairman Agustín Carstens and IMF Communications Department Director Gerry Rice answer questions from the media during the IMFC Press Conference during the 2017 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings on Saturday, April 2s in Washington, D.C. IMF Photo by Ryan Rayburn
We managed to get up to The Lake District for a few days at Easter. We got away from work on Good Friday afternoon and spent three hours covering 110 miles, the M61 and M6 were very slow or stopped. As ever once there we soon left the hassle behind. We were using a B&B that we used very regularly for ten years until the owner passed away quite suddenly. Now under new ownership it has been totally gutted and refurbished, it’s very nice but twice as expensive.
We were out in good time on Saturday, it was dull and cool but very calm. I’d deliberated for ages as to where to walk, wanting to avoid the worst of the Easter crowds. It was the busiest I’d seen the Lakes for a long time amd the North Lakes in particular had stunning weather, the South Lakes had dense fog in places until the afternoon and was much cooler – but not cold. Parking in Patterdale we headed up Arnison Crag, on to Birks aiming for St Sunday Crag. This was where it started to go wrong. I got a sudden pain in my right ankle, near a previous serious ankle injury, it’s not unusual to get a bit of pain in this ankle but it got worse. My ankle felt like it was in a vice. On the plus side the cloud which was very low initially was clearing higher at the same speed that we were climbing. We scrambled over Cofa Pike through some snow on to Fairfield and for a change the summit was clear with glorious views. I had to undo my gaiter and slacken my boot, my ankle was swelling and bruising. I took paracetemol and carried on – I didn’t have much choice really. We walked to Hart Crag out to Dove Crag, back to Hart Crag as we wanted to head down over Hartsop above How. We stopped for a quick sandwich and pot of lemon tea before heading down the rocky path. By now I was suffering but still able to walk fairly fast. The yomp back along the road to Patterdale was tough. We covered 11.5 miles in around five hours, which was OK for a first walk in the mountains for a while. We drove to Keswick wanting to get to Brysons tearooms for cake and coffee. Keswick was packed and sunny and we had to walk in half a mile, that was painful, my ankle was agony until I got it loosened up. Toasted Plum Bread, apple pie and ice cream and coffee made up for the grief.
On Sunday I knew I couldn’t walk much. I was applying Ibuprofen Gel regularly but it was going to be a car and camera day. There was dense fog when we set off so I decided we needed to be somewhere attractive when it started to clear, I just didn’t know when that was going to be. We drove into Langdale and the fog broke to reveal Blue sky and the top of the Langdale Pikes, it was fantastic. I immediately thought of Blea Tarn and drove up the pass out of Langdale. I expected to find, as is usual, tripods in a row, with photographers clicking away. There wasn’t a soul, it was so calm and peaceful – and beautiful – I couldn’t believe my luck. I limped as fast as I could to the Tarn, unfortunately an overnight camper, who I chatted with about the beauty, reflections and the camera I was carrying, did her best to encourage her dog into the water and she got in to get washed. It was so calm that the ripples would cross the entire tarn and spoil the photos. I shot as quick as I could, moving away from her all the time. I think I had around 15 minutes at the most before a breeze – that I couldn’t feel – started to ripple the water. The reflections disappeared and it was over. Without the bad ankle I would have missed this tranquillity as we would have been toiling up out first climb of the day. The fog stayed put in the South Lakes but we headed north over Dunmail Raise to blue sky and 17 degrees.
On Monday after 36 hours of Ibuprofen I felt that my ankle would stand a six or seven miler – but where? We had very thick fog in Ambleside so again I drove over Dunmail Raise and again it was fantastic. I could see the chance of some good photos around Thirlmere but I had to get waterside at a point where the view wasn’t obstructed with saplings and bushes growing out of the water. This was easier said than done, it took three attempts to get a decent location. I had reflections, hanging mist, water and mountains – and wet feet again, fortunately I had my walking boots and socks to put on for the walk ahead. After my photo chase we parked at Steel End and headed up the steep nose of Steel Fell. It’s a tough climb but the view over Thirlmere was great. We could see the wall of fog to the south and I was looking forward to getting to the top, hoping that we would be able to see over it with mountains poking out of a sea of white. This was exactly as it was, the Lion and the Lamb on Helm Crag looked like an island in the sea of mist. We walked along the ridge to Calf Crag with clear views to the north and a sea on mist to the south, it looked like the right choice again. We were going to head down Wythburn back to Thirlmere. Wyth Burn runs through a secluded hanging valley through an area called The Bog. I’ve walked down here a few times and at first glance it looks dry – they didn’t name it The Bog for nothing – it is extremely wet. It doesn’t matter how high you walk to avoid it – you can’t! We were wet above the gaiters by the time we got back and it was tough on the ankle. Brysons here we come, another beautiful hot day in Keswick but back to work tomorrow.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and IMFC Chairman Agustín Carstens answers questions from the media during the IMFC Press Conference during the 2017 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings on Saturday, April 2s in Washington, D.C. IMF Photo by Ryan Rayburn
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at the Plenary session during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings October 13, 2017 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
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