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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participates in the Summit on the Financing of African Economies at the Grand Palais Éphémère.
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18 May 2021
Paris, France
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Managed to get setup just in time for the sun this morning.... something I never mange in the summer!!!
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William MacQuitty was born on 15 May 1905, the son of the managing director of The Belfast Telegraph. Educated at Campbell College he joined the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Having worked briefly in Belfast and London, in 1936 he took up his first posting in the Far East, at Amritsar in Punjab where he was enthralled by the exotic contrast of the Orient with his homeland. In l928 he became a founder member of the Lahore Flying Club. He worked in Ceylon, Siam, Malaya and China before returning to Ireland in 1939.
Having briefly worked at farming and beginning medical studies in London, his attention switched to filmmaking as his amateur film Simple Silage, made for the benefit of Ulster farming neighbours, came to the attention of the Ministry of Information.
MacQuitty's contributions to the war effort included Out of Chaos, a portrait of the war artists Henry Moore, Stanley Spencer, Paul Nash and Graham Sutherland, among others, and The Way We Live, which chronicled the rebuilding of the heavily bombed city of Plymouth.
Big feature films followed: Happy Family, Street Corner, The Beachcomber; Above us the Waves; The Black Tent and The Informers. His greatest achievement in films was A Night to Remember, the classic account of the sinking of the Titanic, which was doubly satisfying because in 1911 as a six-year-old he had witnessed the ship being launched.
In 1959 MacQuitty helped to found Ulster Television, becoming its first managing director. The station created a link with Queen's University, Belfast, and showed Britain's first adult education programme, Midnight Oil.
In Egypt, initially to research and make a film about Gordon of Khartoum he became fascinated instead by the attempts to save the temples of Abu Simbel from the flooding that would follow the completion of the Aswan High Dam. MacQuitty presented the unsuccessful British plan to save the temples by building a small dam around them, not to keep water out but to keep crystal-clear, filtered water in. Visitors would then have looked at the engulfed temples from observation galleries at various depths.
That experience led to his first book, Abu Simbel. He went on to produce almost a book a year on a variety of subjects, reflecting his interests in the Orient, all illustrated with his award-winning photographs from a library of a quarter of a million taken by him over 60 years in 75 different countries.
MacQuitty published two books on gardening, Irish Gardens and Great Botanical Gardens of the World. His most successful book, Tutankhamun: The Last Journey, sold half a million copies. His photograph of Tutankhamun's funerary mask was used as the poster for the l972 British Museum exhibition of the tomb's treasures.
MacQuitty wrote an autobiography, A Life to Remember (l991). His last book, Survival Kit: How to Reach Ninety and Make the Most of It, was published in l996.
In 2002 the Royal Photographic Society awarded him with the Society's Lumière Award for distinction in film and photography.
He died on 5 February 2004.
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participates in a conversation with Dean of Georgetown's School of Foreign Service Joel Hellman during the 2022 Annual Meetings at Georgetown University
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
6 October 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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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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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
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.
View a slideshow of the entire set here.
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Paschal Donohoe, Finance Minister of Ireland, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, participate in a seminar on the global economy moderated by CNBC’s Sara Eisen, Co-Anchor of Closing Bell, during the 2021 Spring Meetings from the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
8 April 2021
Washington, DC, United States
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International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Christine Lagarde is having a townhall with university students in University of Chile, Dec. 13, 2012.
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
Ann Arbor Dance Classics 2014 Recital on Sunday June 15, 2014. The recitals will be held on Saturday June 14, 2014 and Sunday June 15, 2014 at Saline High School (Saline, Michigan). This also featured the Solo Showcase before the Sunday recital. These are photos from my perch on Stage Right - stage managing again!
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.
Looking back over Skiary from the lochside path to Barrisdale Bay - great to be making a start after a 6 hour drive from Carlisle!
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Hillwalking journal entries for the two days:
Friday 11/7/97 - Saturday 12/7/97
Luinne Bheinn - Meall Buidhe - Ladhar Bheinn
44 km, 2850 m: 19.8 hours in total
Day 1: 22 km, 1750 m: 9.2 hours
Conditions: Warm and generally sunny.
Day 2: 22 km, 1100 m: 10.6 hours
Conditions: A gloomy start with conditions improving throughout the day.
Base: Carlisle
Map and starting point: OS Sheet 33, GR 949066
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The original intention had been to knock off the last 3 Munros the previous month sometime, but it had been the wettest June for decades, and I'd been hanging on for some half-decent weather, hoping to end my round on a high note. But time was running out, with the stalking season approaching and the days already beginning to shorten. So although the forecast was rather dubious - the relevant region of the met. chart being dotted with sunshines, black clouds and lightning forks! - I decided to chance it anyway.
I left Carlisle at 4:55 Friday morning, and arrived at Kinloch Hourn about 11:00 am. The weather had been discouraging during much of the drive north, but the sun had started to make an intermittent appearance at Fort William, and by the time I was heading down the 22 mile single-track road to journey's end - the longest cul-de-sac in Britain - it was shorts and T-shirt conditions!
I felt elated setting out to Barrisdale along the picturesque path by the south shore of Loch Hourn, with the views more than compensating for the 300 m zero-gain climb that this 10 km stretch entails. I was however feeling a wee bit apprehensive about whether I was really fit enough to take the route on: I'd done no serious hillwalking since bagging Beinn Sgritheall6 weeks earlier, and this was without doubt the most demanding route I'd ever tackled in the Scottish hills. Also despite the fact that it was my sixth 2-dayer in little over a year, it was the first time I'd be facing such a tough second day. I'd also been a bit disconcerted about the incredulous reaction my plan had provoked from the farmer when paying my parking fee at Kinloch Hourn - apparently most people spent 2 days on just the one Munro!
Nevertheless, I was still feeling fit and keen for the hills when I eventually reached Barrisdale Bay and was rewarded with my first full view of the magnificent Ladhar Bheinn - and its stunning pair of bookend stobs!
The original intention had been to follow the path to Mam Barrisdale and then to climb Luinn Bheinn over Bachd Mhic an Tosaich; but with the heat of the day beginning to take its toll, a better approach now appeared to be via the Glean Unndalain path, which ran much of its length by the side of a burn, and so about half the climb could be completed without having to carry water. This proved to be a good route and the col at the head of the glen was gained without too much effort. Ben Aden, Sgurr na Ciche, Sgurr Mor - all now in view.
After finding no trace of a half-expected and much-hoped-for path, I set off up the steep termination to Luinne Bheinn's east ridge. The climb proved to be something of a grind, and I'd abandoned any realistic hope of extending the route to Meall Buidhe - as originally planned - well before gaining the more easterly of the two tops. I dumped my rucksack and set off in the late afternoon sunshine on the short but exhilarating stroll along the ridge to summit of the hill.
With the next Munro looking a million miles away across the intervening depths of Choire Odhair, and being dog-tired and almost out of water, I'd no firm plan in mind as I ambled back to collect my gear. One thing was certain though, there was no way I'd be leaving Knoydart alive without having climbed at least 2 of the 3 Munros! So I dropped down to the ridge to Meall Buidhe, with the intention of climbing the hill next day and then walking straight out to Kinloch Hourn, leaving Ladhar Bheinn for a return trip.
However, on gaining the first col I could hear the rush of running water, and managed to find the head of the Allt a' Choire Odhair without losing too much hard-gained height (exactly as per map in fact!). It was a well-sheltered spot and a pleasant setting, and had I brought a book along I might well have stuck camp there and then. But it was only 5:30 pm - what on earth was I going to do for the rest of the evening?
So after a well-earned rest, and an isotonic drink, I half-filled my water bottle and set off at a snail's pace further along the ridge, with the option of dropping down to the corrie at the next col. However, I soon gained my second wind, and managed to keep going to Bealach Ile Coire without stopping. Meall Buidhe was now definitely in the bag - it was just a question of optimising the strategy. The original plan had been to climb the hill and then drop down to Choire Odhair in a north-easterly direction via the gully between the two peaks, as suggested in the SMC guidebook. But this descent looked perilous in places. Surely a better option would be to dump my rucksack at the bealach, climb the remaining 300 m unencumbered, double back, and then drop down to the corrie via a less intimidating route? Yes!
So I followed the trace of a path - steep and ingenious in places - up the rocky ridge to the lesser of the 2 peaks. Then onwards to the summit of the hill, and further along the ridge for a glistening seaward view: 7:30 pm.
Back for the sack, and then safely down towards Choire Odhair's twin lochans, eventually finding the perfect bivvy site on the far side of the allt, with a good view towards Ladhar Bheinn's Aonach Sgoilte ridge. With a big day to follow, I spent a solid hour replenishing the calories with a 5 course meal before laying down for the night.
No chance of any sleep of course, but thankfully there was tolerable radio reception which helped me while away the hours before making a start on breakfast at first light: 04:15 am. According to snippets of the forecast I'd managed to pick up over the airwaves it sounded like I could be in for a poor day weather-wise - which seemed to be confirmed by the red-edged clouds scudding by overhead. But at least it was still dry and all of the surrounding peaks were clear.
Feeling re-energised after my long lie down, and being a mere 3 Naismith-hours from my final Munro, I decided to go for it anyway - I'd start worrying about the long walk out in due course!
I was up and away by 05:00 am heading northwards up a broad grassy rake that eventually took me to the col at the foot of Luinne Bheinn's north-west ridge. Then over Bachd Mhich an Tosaich and down to Mam Barrisdale, from where a rough traverse westwards, followed by an easy climb by the line of the burn, led to the flat-floored hollow of Coire a' Phuill. It was raining by now but the peaks were still clear. Less than 30 minutes later I'd clambered up the steep grassy slopes of the corrie headwall to the Stob a' Chearcaill col, and I was looking towards the disconcertingly distant summit of my final Munro, the magnificent Ladhar Bheinn.
The dominant feeling was one of almost overwhelming anxiety: I felt sure that circumstances would in some way conspire to prevent me from gaining that final tick in the book! But what could possibly go wrong with just 2 km to walk and less than 400 m to climb, on a well-defined ridge, with a path all the way? It had even stopped raining.
With this cheering thought in mind I made my way up Aonach Sgoilte and then ambled down to Bealach Coire Dhorrcail. Slowly and carefully up “An Caisteal” (surely this spectacular feature merits a name?) - an interesting ascent, with a few short scrambly sections, and good views back beyond the Stob a' Chearcaill ridge to the hills of yesterday.
Fatigue was now beginning to set in and I had to stop to catch my breath during the latter stages of the climb, before finally cresting the hill. There was a strong wind cutting across the summit ridge as I made my way to the top of my last Munro. The sun broke through the clouds as I approached the cairn...
Only two thoughts now occupied my mind: the long walk out; and more immediately, the Stob a' Choire Odhair ridge, which had looked intimidating from certain vantage points during the climb. After a quick but cautious out-and-back to the trig point I set off along the knife-edge ridge towards the imposing stob. There was a considerable feeling of exposure, and care was required in places, but technically it was just a walk. Then easily down the Druim, eventually picking up the start of the stalker's path by the Allt Coire Dhorrcail, after a stumbling “shortcutting” descent down the trackless flank of the corrie. In view of my fatigued condition, this path was greatly appreciated - especially the zig-zagging ramp down the bracken-infested lower slopes of Creag Bheithe.
Half an hour or so later, I was taking my first real rest of the day by the ruined church at the start of the loch-side path back to Kinloch Hourn. Picturesque or not, this was going to be a slog and a half! I split the route into 30 minute stints, and within 3 hours I was back at the car: 3:40 pm.
It had been a hard 2 days.
Postscript
I discovered the following week, that on the very day I climbed my last Munro - some 15 years after embarking on my campaign - the SMC had announced to the world that 8 new Munros were to be added to the list!
Our house was once the local ranger station, and this gigantic spruce was probably planted 100 rears ago. But with Xpruce Budworm sap the neighbors were being doused with pitchy drops, so our handy tree monkey, with USFS and BLM experience helped knock of about 30 branches from the first 30 or so feet from the trunck. An Idaho Raised young man.
May 11, 2015 - Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati meets with Democratic Republic of Congo Minister of Finance Henri Yav Mulang.
One of the benefits of days of rain is that the rivers become impressive. This is the Little Eachaig River, taken near an old stone bridge known locally as Rumbing Bridge. For this shot I had to get into the water and it was cold! Fortunately my wetsuit helped to prevent it becoming too uncomfortable.
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
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Director of Communications Gerry Rice, and First Vice President of Spain and IMFC Chair Nadia Calvino conduct the International Monetary and Financial Committee Press Briefing during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Alison Shelley
14 October 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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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
7 June 2017 – OECD Forum 2017 - Talk Together - Women in Public Life
Chiara Corazza, Managing Director, The Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society
Mari Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General
Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Founder & CEO, Women Political Leaders Global Forum
With Tatyana Teplova, Deputy Head of Division, Gender Policy Delivery Unit, Public Governance Directorate, OECD
OECD Headquarters, Paris
Photo: OECD/Andrew Wheeler
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva listens as Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi speaks during the G20 Global Health Summit from the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
21 May 2021
Washington, DC, United States
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) is congratulated by IMF Executive Board Dean Alexei Mozhin (R) after her selection to lead the institution for a second term at the IMF Headquarters February 19, 2016 in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) walks with Jeffrey Sachs (L), Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University
to the Plenary session of the IMF conference at the Sheraton San Cristobal Hotel December 6, 2014 in Santiago, Chile. The International Monetary Fund and the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Chile, will hold a high-level conference in Santiago, Chile on December 5 and 6, 2014, to discuss with Latin American and Caribbean counterparts the short- and long-term economic issues impacting the region. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Just managed to capture the last rays of Christmas day sunset through the trees in my garden. I need advance notice to get up the hill for a clear view
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde answers questions during 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
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
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is managed by the Forestry Commission. Westonbirt Arboretum is located near the historic market town of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, and is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom.The arboretum
The arboretum is managed by the Forestry Commission, which also manages Bedgebury Pinetum. Westonbirt Arboretum is supported by the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum charity. There has been evidence of coppicing at the site from 1292.[2] First use of the name "Weston Birt" was in 1309. This was taken from Weston, a settlement to the west of Bowldown Road, and Birt from then lords of the manor, the Bret family.[2]
The arboretum was established in 1829 by Robert Stayner Holford and was later extended by his son George Lindsay Holford. After the death of George in 1926, ownership of the arboretum passed to his nephew the fourth Earl of Morley, and eventually to the Forestry Commission in 1956. The Holford family's mansion Westonbirt House, became a girls' boarding school in 1927 when it was separated from the arboretum. Westonbirt Arboretum backs onto the Highgrove Estate of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.
Westonbirt Arboretum comprises some 18,000 trees and shrubs, over an area of approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²). Its 17 miles (27 km) of marked paths are popular with visitors, and provide access to a wide variety of rare plants. There are two main areas to explore. The Old Arboretum is a carefully designed landscape offering beautiful vistas, stately avenues, and a host of rare and exotic trees from across the globe dating back to the 1850s. Silk Wood is a very different experience. Although it also contains many exotic plantings, at its heart is a traditional working woodland, dating back to the 13th century. Dogs are welcome in Silk Wood but not allowed in The Old Arboretum.
Throughout the arboretum, each specimen tree is labeled, either on the trunk or one of the low-hanging branches. Blue labels indicate Westonbirt's "champion trees", the tallest or largest of their kind in Britain. Currently (2011) there are 79 "champions". More locations and details can be found on the Westonbirt Interactive Map.
Photo taken from my Archives
Planted in the heyday of Victorian plant hunting in the mid-19th century, today Westonbirt Arboretum is one of the finest tree collections in the world, carefully laid out within a beautiful Grade One listed historic landscape.
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva meets with President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Joshua Roberts
15 December 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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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.
© IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
Managed to capture these great pilots of the British Red Arrows doing their thing over Bournemouth beach
I have managed to corral a nice variety of Argoflex twin-lens cameras. To the left is the fairly common Argoflex Seventy-Five with 75mm Lumar lens in a shutter with I and T settings. To the right is the Argoflex 40, basically the same plastic body as the Seventy-Five, but with a focusing mount 75mm Varex Coated Anastigmat lens in an Argus shutter with 4 speeds plus a B setting and apertures from f:4.5 to f:22. In the middle is a metal bodied Argus Beastie that is just named Argoflex with no other designation. The lens is a 75mm f:4.5 Coated Varex Anastigmat in a 5 speed shutter with both B & T settings. This model gives you a viewing lens that focuses along with the taking lens thanks to a set of interlocking gears ala the Kodak Reflex cameras. The viewing lens is also equipped with a handy focus scale that aligns with a depth of field scale on the lens barrel. The folding hood has a pop-out magnifier and converts to a sports finder just like a real TLR. The body even has a hot shoe mount on the side. I can't wait to try this puppy out with some film!
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.
© ILO/A.DOW
I managed to bring glidetrack slider into Antelope Canyon.
That place is packed with visitors , so it was extremely difficult to pull off the shot using the slider and not having people in the frame, at least I tried really hard
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
2013 Fortune Global Forum
FORTUNE MPW BREAKFAST: WOMEN, POWER, AND THE EMERGING WORLD Presented by J.P. Morgan and Zurich Insurance Group Fu River Room, Shangri-La HotelNETWORKING BREAKFASTIntroduction: Jing Ulrich, Managing Director and Chairman, Global Markets, China, J.P. MorganInterview: Yang Lan, Chairperson, Sun Media GroupModerator: Stephanie Mehta, Deputy Managing Editor, and Co-chair, 2013 Global Forum, FortuneMPW PANEL: CROUCHING TIGERSPanelists: Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman, Paulson Institute Bridgette Radebe, Executive Chairperson, Mmakau Mining Huaying Zhang, Vice President, Sustainability for Greater China and Korea, The Coca-Cola CompanyModerator: Jennifer Reingold, Senior Editor, Fortune
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (Right) talks with young people at kLab January 28, 2015 in Kigali, Rwanda. kLab (knowledge Lab) is a unique open technology hub in Kigali where students, fresh graduates, entrepreneurs and innovators come to work on their ideas/projects to turn them into viable business models. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R) are joined by Indonesia Bank Governor Agus D.W. Martowardojo (2nd L) and Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro (2nd R) as they sign the documents to hold the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in 2018 in Bali, Indonesia on October 10, 2015 at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings at the Lima Convention Center in Lima, Peru. IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participates in a conversation with University of West Indies students titled “The Caribbean and the IMF—Building a Strong Partnership” moderated by UWI Lecturer and President to the Barbados Economic Society Simon Naitram at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
IMF Photo/Kim Haughton
16 June 2022
Bridgetown, Barbados
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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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Stacy-Marie Ishmael, Managing Editor, Crypto, Bloomberg News, USA, Klaas Knot, President, Central Bank of the Netherlands (De Nederlandsche
Bank), Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, European Commission, Brussels Brad Garlinghouse, Chief Executive Officer, Ripple, USA, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital
Economy and Remote Work Applications of the United Arab Emirates during the Finding the Right Balance for Crypto session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 19 January. Congress Centre - Aspen 2. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico