View allAll Photos Tagged stability
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 21, 2020) Seaman Noah Robinson, from Dallas, handles line on the fo’c’sle during a sea and anchor evolution aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
Jonathan Tepperman, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Group, USA, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 6, 2020) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) transits the East China Sea. Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
Tobias Adrian, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and Evan Papageorgiou, Deputy Division Chief of the Monetary and Capital Markets department, provide the Global Financial Stability Report during the 2021 Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cliff Owen
6 April 2021
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CO100775.ARW
Gabriela Saade, Researcher and Project Coordinator, La Mejor Venezuela Foro, Venezuela, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
Moisés Naím, Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, USA, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
Gabriela Saade, Researcher and Project Coordinator, La Mejor Venezuela Foro, Venezuela, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
Jonathan Tepperman, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Group, USA, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
Gabriela Saade, Researcher and Project Coordinator, La Mejor Venezuela Foro, Venezuela, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
On July 26, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Brazil.
During the last decade, Brazil’s strong macroeconomic frameworks have contributed to preserve macroeconomic stability, support robust growth, and underpin sustained poverty reduction. The key pillars of Brazil’s macroeconomic frameworks have been the fiscal responsibility law, the inflation targeting regime, and the flexible exchange rate. In addition, a strong prudential framework has underpinned a sound financial sector that withstood well the global financial crisis of 2008–09. The prolonged macroeconomic stability has facilitated the adoption of far-reaching social programs that have produced a remarkable social transformation—in particular, a substantial reduction in poverty and the increase in living standards of large segments of the population.
Brazil’s economy is recovering gradually from the slowdown that began in mid-2011. Consumption remained resilient last year underpinned by low unemployment and broad gains in real wages, although it has slowed somewhat more recently. After a protracted period of weakness, investment has begun to recover in recent quarters while business confidence has firmed. With the economy estimated to be operating close to potential, supply-side constraints have restrained near-term growth and exacerbated inflationary pressures. Low unemployment has also contributed to demand-pull and cost-push inflation pressures. End-of-period inflation, the reference measure for inflation-targeting in Brazil, has been below the upper limit of the 4½ ± 2 percent target range for several years; it has been running however in the upper range of the target band, while medium-term inflation expectations have risen above the mid-point target. The authorities have started to focus on alleviating supply-side constraints (including infrastructure bottlenecks) and containing inflationary pressures by tightening monetary policy.
The external current account deficit has widened, reflecting weaker external demand, buoyant consumption and, more recently, a pickup in investment and temporary disruptions in oil production. The real exchange rate depreciated over the last year, most recently as part of a broader realignment across emerging markets. At the same time, unit labor costs in U.S. dollars have remained broadly unchanged, limiting the impact on competitiveness, as the effect of the weaker currency has been offset by rapid growth in real wages and stagnant labor productivity gains. Capital inflows, particularly portfolio flows, subsided in 2012 linked to a weaker growth outlook and lower interest rates in Brazil, and the use of capital flow measures. More recently, global financial volatility and higher global risk aversion have further dampened portfolio inflows to Brazil. Equity prices have declined and corporate debt and equity issuances have slowed, in line with other major emerging markets. Foreign direct investment inflows, however, have remained robust. International reserves have remained broadly stable at a high level following a halt in reserves accumulation since mid-2012.
Financial conditions have tightened but credit growth has remained strong, driven by public banks’ lending. Mortgage lending has continued to grow strongly, but remains a relatively small share of total credit. Real estate prices, though moderating, have continued to increase. The authorities have made progress in implementing key recommendations of the 2012 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Update.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the Brazilian authorities for their long-standing commitment to sound policy frameworks, notably the fiscal responsibility law, inflation targeting, the flexible exchange rate, and a strong prudential regime. They noted that these frameworks, together with the implementation of social programs, have underpinned macroeconomic stability and remarkable growth over the past decade, lifting living standards and reducing poverty.
Directors observed that, in addition to headwinds from external conditions, domestic supply-side constraints and policy uncertainties may be holding back near-term growth. A tighter policy stance would help address persistent price pressures, safeguard confidence in policy frameworks, and set the stage for a medium-term rebalancing of demand away from consumption. In this context, Directors welcomed the initiation of a monetary tightening cycle, and agreed that monetary policy should remain geared at containing inflationary pressures and anchoring inflation expectations. They underscored the need for a steady, measured pace of fiscal consolidation, anchored on Brazil’s long-standing primary surplus target. Some Directors saw a continued role for fiscal stimulus as a counter-cyclical tool. More generally, Directors considered that monetary policy should play the main role in aggregate demand management, with fiscal policy focused on rebuilding buffers.
Directors highlighted the importance of adhering to a primary surplus target that places public debt firmly on a downward path. They encouraged efforts to maintain fiscal discipline at the sub-national level, ease budget rigidities to increase public savings, and recognize more fully potential fiscal risks associated with public bank assets and infrastructure concession agreements. Directors also recommended a gradual reduction of policy lending to public banks to improve debt dynamics. A number of Directors considered that a more detailed assessment of Brazil’s public debt encompassing net and gross concepts would permit an enhanced interpretation of fiscal developments and prospects.
Directors welcomed the substantial progress in strengthening financial regulation and supervision. They observed that Brazil’s banking system is sound and well placed to implement Basel III ahead of schedule. Directors noted nevertheless that some risks, notably those associated with household credit and mortgage loans, warrant ongoing vigilance. They welcomed the progress in implementing most of the recommendations of the recent Financial Sector Assessment Program Update.
Directors concurred that the flexible exchange rate remains the main shock absorber in periods of financial turbulence, and welcomed the authorities’ intention to limit interventions in the foreign exchange market to moderating excessive volatility. They agreed that Brazil has an adequate toolkit to deal with capital inflow pressures, by allowing the exchange rate to appreciate somewhat, supported by other policies, including some further temporary reserve accumulation and carefully-considered capital flow management measures.
Directors supported the focus of reforms to ease supply-side constraints, noting that the government’s market-based concessions program would boost investment and alleviate infrastructure bottlenecks. They emphasized that comprehensive efforts to boost productivity, competitiveness, and investment are critical for raising potential growth. To this end, it will be important to increase domestic saving, improve the minimum wage indexation mechanism, and continue to reform the pension system. Other efforts to foster private investment should include streamlining taxation and improving business conditions.
************
Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discusses with officials the country's economic developments and policies. On return to headquarters, the staff prepares a report, which forms the basis for discussion by the Executive Board. At the conclusion of the discussion, the Managing Director, as Chairman of the Board, summarizes the views of Executive Directors, and this summary is transmitted to the country's authorities. An explanation of any qualifiers used in summings up can be found here: www.imf.org/external/np/sec/misc/qualifiers.htm.
Sagrada Família or Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Catalan) or Basílica de la Sagrada Familia (Spanish) or Basilica of the Holy Family, is a large still largely unfinished church building in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on Sagrada Família is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica. On 19 March 1882, construction of the Sagrada Família began under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. In 1883, when Villar resigned, Gaudí took over as chief architect, transforming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and he is buried in the crypt. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete. Relying solely on private donations, the Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War. In July 1936, revolutionaries set fire to the crypt and broke their way into the workshop, partially destroying Gaudí's original plans, drawings and plaster models, which led to 16 years of work to piece together the fragments of the master model. Construction resumed to intermittent progress in the 1950s. Advancements in technologies such as computer aided design and computerized numerical control (CNC) have since enabled faster progress and construction passed the midpoint in 2010. However, some of the project's greatest challenges remain, including the construction of ten more spires, each symbolizing an important Biblical figure in the New Testament. It was anticipated that the building would be completed by 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death, but this has now been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The basilica has a long history of splitting opinion among the residents of Barcelona: over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's Cathedral, over Gaudí's design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design, and the 2007 proposal to build a tunnel nearby as part of Spain's high-speed rail link to France, possibly disturbing its stability. Describing the Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said "it is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art", and Paul Goldberger describes it as "the most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages". The basilica is not the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Barcelona, as that title belongs to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Barcelona Cathedral). The Basílica de la Sagrada Família was the inspiration of a bookseller, Josep Maria Bocabella, founder of Asociación Espiritual de Devotos de San José (Spiritual Association of Devotees of St. Joseph). After a visit to the Vatican in 1872, Bocabella returned from Italy with the intention of building a church inspired by the basilica at Loreto. The apse crypt of the church, funded by donations, was begun 19 March 1882, on the festival of St. Joseph, to the design of the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, whose plan was for a Gothic revival church of a standard form. The apse crypt was completed before Villar's resignation on 18 March 1883, when Antoni Gaudí assumed responsibility for its design, which he changed radically. Gaudi began work on the church in 1883 but was not appointed Architect Director until 1884. On the subject of the extremely long construction period, Gaudí is said to have remarked: "My client is not in a hurry." When Gaudí died in 1926, the basilica was between 15 and 25 percent complete. After Gaudí's death, work continued under the direction of his main disciple Domènec Sugrañes i Gras until interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Parts of the unfinished basilica and Gaudí's models and workshop were destroyed during the war by Catalan anarchists. The present design is based on reconstructed versions of the plans that were burned in a fire as well as on modern adaptations. Since 1940, the architects Francesc Quintana, Isidre Puig Boada, Lluís Bonet i Gari and Francesc Cardoner have carried on the work. The illumination was designed by Carles Buïgas. The director until 2012 was the son of Lluís Bonet, Jordi Bonet i Armengol. He has been introducing computers into the design and construction process since the 1980s. In 2012, Barcelona-born Jordi Faulí i Oller took over as architect of the project. Mark Burry of New Zealand serves as Executive Architect and Researcher. Sculptures by J. Busquets, Etsuro Sotoo and the controversial Josep Maria Subirachs decorate the fantastical façades. The central nave vaulting was completed in 2000 and the main tasks since then have been the construction of the transept vaults and apse. As of 2006, work concentrated on the crossing and supporting structure for the main steeple of Jesus Christ as well as the southern enclosure of the central nave, which will become the Glory façade. The church shares its site with the Sagrada Família Schools building, a school originally designed by Gaudí in 1909 for the children of the construction workers. Relocated in 2002 from the eastern corner of the site to the southern corner, the building now houses an exhibition. Chief architect Jordi Faulí announced in October 2015 that construction was 70 percent complete and had entered its final phase of raising six immense steeples. The steeples and most of the church's structure are to be completed by 2026, the centennial of Gaudí's death; as of a 2017 estimate, decorative elements should be complete by 2030 or 2032. Visitor entrance fees of €15 to €20 finance the annual construction budget of €25 million. Computer-aided design technology has been used to accelerate construction of the building. Current technology allows stone to be shaped off-site by a CNC milling machine, whereas in the 20th century the stone was carved by hand. In 2008, some renowned Catalan architects advocated halting construction to respect Gaudí's original designs, which, although they were not exhaustive and were partially destroyed, have been partially reconstructed in recent years. In 2018, the stone type needed for the construction was found in a quarry in Brinscall, near Chorley, England. The main nave was covered and an organ installed in mid-2010, allowing the still-unfinished building to be used for liturgies. The church was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 November 2010 in front of a congregation of 6,500 people. A further 50,000 people followed the consecration Mass from outside the basilica, where more than 100 bishops and 300 priests were on hand to distribute Holy Communion. Gaudí's original design calls for a total of eighteen spires, representing in ascending order of height the Twelve Apostles, the Virgin Mary, the four Evangelists and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ. Nine spires have been built as of 2021, corresponding to four apostles at the Nativity façade and four apostles at the Passion façade and the Virgin Mary spire. According to the 2005 "Works Report" of the project's official website, drawings signed by Gaudí and recently found in the Municipal Archives, indicate that the spire of the Virgin was in fact intended by Gaudí to be shorter than those of the evangelists. The spire height will follow Gaudí's intention, which according to the report will work with the existing foundation. The Evangelists' spires will be surmounted by sculptures of their traditional symbols: a winged bull (Saint Luke), a winged man (Saint Matthew), an eagle (Saint John), and a winged lion (Saint Mark). The central spire of Jesus Christ is to be surmounted by a giant cross; its total height (172.5 meters (566 ft)) will be less than that of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, as Gaudí believed that his creation should not surpass God's. The lower spires are surmounted by communion hosts with sheaves of wheat and chalices with bunches of grapes, representing the Eucharist. Plans call for tubular bells to be placed within the spires, driven by the force of the wind, and driving sound down into the interior of the church. Gaudí performed acoustic studies to achieve the appropriate acoustic results inside the temple. However, only one bell is currently in place.
The completion of the spires will make Sagrada Família the tallest church building in the world—11 meters taller than the current record-holder, Ulm Minster, which is 161.5 meters (530 ft) at its highest point. The Church will have three grand façades: the Nativity façade to the East, the Passion façade to the West, and the Glory façade to the South (yet to be completed). The Nativity Façade was built before work was interrupted in 1935 and bears the most direct Gaudí influence. In 2010 an organ was installed in the chancel by the Blancafort Orgueners de Montserrat organ builders. The instrument has 26 stops (1,492 pipes) on two manuals and a pedalboard. To overcome the unique acoustical challenges posed by the church's architecture and vast size, several additional organs will be installed at various points within the building. These instruments will be playable separately (from their own individual consoles) and simultaneously (from a single mobile console), yielding an organ of some 8,000 pipes when completed. Together with six other Gaudí buildings in Barcelona, part of la Sagrada Família is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as testifying "to Gaudí's exceptional creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology", "having represented el Modernisme of Catalonia" and "anticipated and influenced many of the forms and techniques that were relevant to the development of modern construction in the 20th century". The inscription only includes the Crypt and the Nativity Façade.
Gabriela Saade, Researcher and Project Coordinator, La Mejor Venezuela Foro, Venezuela, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. His oeuvre includes landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and self-portraits, most of which are characterised by bold colours and dramatic brushwork that contributed to the rise of expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh's work was only beginning to gain critical attention before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot at age 37. During his lifetime, only one of Van Gogh's paintings, The Red Vineyard, was sold.
Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and thoughtful, but showed signs of mental instability. As a young man, he worked as an art dealer, often travelling, but became depressed after he was transferred to London. He turned to religion and spent time as a missionary in southern Belgium. Later he drifted into ill-health and solitude. He was keenly aware of modernist trends in art and, while back with his parents, took up painting in 1881. His younger brother, Theo, supported him financially, and the two of them maintained a long correspondence.
Van Gogh's early works consist of mostly still lifes and depictions of peasant labourers. In 1886, he moved to Paris, where he met members of the artistic avant-garde, including Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin, who were seeking new paths beyond Impressionism. Frustrated in Paris and inspired by a growing spirit of artistic change and collaboration, in February 1888 Van Gogh moved to Arles in southern France to establish an artistic retreat and commune. Once there, his paintings grew brighter and he turned his attention to the natural world, depicting local olive groves, wheat fields and sunflowers. Van Gogh invited Gauguin to join him in Arles and eagerly anticipated Gauguin's arrival in late 1888.
Van Gogh suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions. He worried about his mental stability, and often neglected his physical health, did not eat properly and drank heavily. His friendship with Gauguin ended after a confrontation with a razor when, in a rage, he mutilated his left ear. Van Gogh spent time in psychiatric hospitals, including a period at Saint-Rémy. After he discharged himself and moved to the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, he came under the care of the homeopathic doctor Paul Gachet. His depression persisted, and on 29 July 1890 Van Gogh died from his injuries after shooting himself in the chest with a revolver.
Van Gogh's work began to attract critical artistic attention in the last year of his life. After his death, his art and life story captured public imagination as an emblem of misunderstood genius, due in large part to the efforts of his widowed sister-in-law Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. His bold use of colour, expressive line and thick application of paint inspired avant-garde artistic groups like the Fauves and German Expressionists in the early 20th century. Van Gogh's work gained widespread critical and commercial success in the following decades, and he has become a lasting icon of the romantic ideal of the tortured artist. Today, Van Gogh's works are among the world's most expensive paintings ever sold. His legacy is celebrated by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the world's largest collection of his paintings and drawings.
The “Project for Livelihood Improvement in Tajik-Afghan Cross-border Areas” is a new three-year initiative, financed by the Government of Japan and implemented by UNDP in Tajikistan in cooperation with UNDP in Afghanistan.
This project will support rehabilitation of more than 75 rural infrastructure facilities to improve direct access of more than 176,400 vulnerable people, including women living in rural communities, to schools, hospitals, irrigation, drinking water and energy supply.
Learn more about this exciting initiative.
Participants listen during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard
IMF Financial Counselor Tobias Adrian provides the Global Financial Stability Report update during the COVID-19 Pandemic at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 2020. IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 6, 2020) A covered rigid-hull inflatable boat is lowered from the starboard side of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
As the Imperial Japanese Navy made the switch from biplanes to monoplanes, the IJN issued a requirement for a monoplane dive bomber to replace the Aichi D1A. Aichi responded with a design using an elliptical wing equipped with dive brakes for good stability in dives, with fixed landing gear to save costs. When first flown, the prototype was dangerous--to its own pilots. It was underpowered, unstable and prone to vibrations. Aichi redesigned most of the aircraft, and the resulting D3A won the competition in 1939.
The D3A proved to be a superb aircraft. Its initial instability was solved, which resulted in a stable bomb platform; it was maneuverable enough to hold its own with fighters. A few were combat tested over China, but was first used on a large scale in the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Though Nakajima B5Ns made most of the killing hits with torpedoes and level bombing, the D3A contributed by high-level dive bombing. It was estimated that D3As hit their targets nearly eighty percent of the time, and more Allied vessels were sunk by D3As than any other Axis aircraft type. The Allies gave it the reporting name of "Val."
The D3A began to be replaced in IJN service by late 1943 by the more advanced Yokosuka D4Y Suisei, and the Aichis were relegated to either training duties or escort carriers. They would be pressed back into active service as kamikazes in late 1944 as Japan became increasingly desperate. D3A kamikazes sunk two destroyers, and made up the majority of the 22 aircraft that attacked USS Laffey on 15 April 1945; the Laffey sustained six kamikaze hits and four bombs, but was not sunk.
Only two D3As are known to have survived World War II; both are in museums in the US. This model depicts a D3A1 assigned to the HIJNS Kaga during the Pearl Harbor attack. The mint green color is accurate, as it tends to photograph as light gray.
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 28, 2020) Lt. Megs Barron, from Plymouth, Ind., monitors radar on the bridge as the junior officer of the deck during a sea and anchor evolution aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11 as part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
Tobias Adrian, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and Evan Papageorgiou, Deputy Division Chief of the Monetary and Capital Markets department, provide the Global Financial Stability Report during the 2021 Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cliff Owen
6 April 2021
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CO100792.ARW
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Financial_Stability_Facility
European Parliament, EU Parliament, EU, European Union, Espace Léopold, Leopoldruimte, parliament, legislative chamber,architecture, 1989, 1995, Atelier Espace Léopold, EU, Brussels, Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak, Building, Hemicycle, Euro, Default, Currency, euro-zone, bailout, Debt, Debt Crisis, PIGS, PIIGS, European Sovereign Debt Crisis, European Financial Stability Facility, EFSF, €440 billion, Money, Credit Crunch, Financial Crisis, Bank, Banking, Recession, Double Dip Recession, Finance, EU referendum, Vote Leave, Vote Remain, Leave, Remain, Brexit, Grexit, EU breakup
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espace_L%C3%A9opold
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemicycle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_sovereign_debt_crisis
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_default
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIGS_(economics)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Rafael Gonzales Barras, from Miami, loads an M9 pistol magazine during small arms qualification aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to maintain security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 11, 2019) - Sailors wait with chock and chains on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), June 11, 2019, in the South China Sea. McCampbell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell) 190611-N-JL568-1022
** Interested in following U.S. Indo-Pacific Command? Engage and connect with us at www.facebook.com/indopacom | twitter.com/INDOPACOM |
www.instagram.com/indopacom | www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific-command; | www.youtube.com/user/USPacificCommand | www.pacom.mil/ **
Stability, Durability and Agility - Tensile Structures are engineered and designed to last. They have been proven in the most extreme of environments on our planet. We design it to meet all loads for wind, snow, and seismic codes.
The self-cleaning abilities of the high-tech membranes provide years of virtually maintenance-free performance.
Please contact us about your needs to learn more: tensilesystems.com / 410.814.7525
Page 8 of
This is a rough idea of what Marco told me on the phone about the base of the piece. The idea is that if the i-beam steel is big enough and heavy enough, it could work as the stand for such a large piece, even if it was placed on the surface of the playa.
But the base will be buried, so that the right foot of the piece seems to stand on the surface of the desert. And, with the base buried, it will be even more stable.
Speaking of stability, it would help if the legs touched where they cross, but they don't . That would firm up the lower section, adding another stabilizing triangle, behind the left knee. The fact that the legs don't touch will increase the structural challenge, because Marco knows- and accepts the fact- that people will want to sit on the left ankle and leg.
UPDATE- July 2, 2010.
There is now a special section on the heavy parts of the design in the BD 03 set:, called "Right leg":
www.flickr.com/photos/doneastwest/4735627257/in/set-72157...
The modern materials, and Marco's airy design, make the amazing, one-leg stance of the figure possible.
Solving problems of stability is the age-old challenge of the sculptor. See an example from the past on the next page.
In 2012 alone, nighty eight (98) income-generation activities were supported by DCPSF that included different groups, such as women, youth and various tribes. A total of 92 percent of sampled community members responded that trust and confidence was restored in the communities where the DCPSF projects were operating. Over 80 percent of sampled Darfuris responded that they are satisfied with reconciliation mechanisms, experiencing increased levels of peace and stability. Despite of the increasing overall intensity of conflicts and security incidents in 2012, sample survey and reports from 21 ongoing projects, 2012 indicates that the communities with the DCPSF strengthened their resilience to conflicts and enjoyed peace and stability where activities promoting early recovery could take place. More than 146,500 people have used the community-based conflict resolution mechanisms benefited directly and some 2,425,620 people benefitted indirectly in which the efforts spread to some 160 communities in 2012. DCPSF has supported 61 educational and 7 health initiatives. Forty-five (45) civil society organizations (CSOs) improved planning, conflict sensitivity and peace building activities. Through DCPSF, 25,302 children were newly enrolled in schools in Darfur and 109 water sources including boreholes, hand pumps, wells, and hafirs through consultative processes.
Despite of tough security situation and access, DCPSF has gone beyond the defined milestones by achieving 14 out of 17 milestones defined for 2012. It requires a continuation of funds for the period of time to brought back the communities to pre-conflict situation as a significant amount of anchoring are still in an intensive care. UNDP through DCPSF and its implementing partners backed by the donors, assures to set new goals, standards and achievements in the year 2014 and will ensure accountability of each penny spend from contribution of the donating countries.
For more information:
www.sd.undp.org/content/sudan/en/home/operations/FundMana...
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Eric Hayford, from Cleveland, tests a nasal swab sample aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of Expeditionary Strike Group Seven 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)
Created for HonestReporting.com on June. 28, 2014. Image Credits: garryknight/4659576761
Please credit as "CC BY-SA HonestReporting.com, flickr/garryknight" (without quote marks) and link back to this page for attribution.
Original article: Israel to Intervene If ISIS Threatens Jordan Stability?.
Key Facts
Weight90 - 110 t
ReachMax. 26 m
Diesel engine265 kW
Electric motor200 kW
HybriLift®Standard
Mantsinen 90 is a versatile option for ports, terminals and mills. HybriLift® energy saving system, which comes as standard, energy consumption is decreased by up to 35%. Mantsinen 90 has a maximum reach of 26 meters.
Mantsinen 90 is available with electric motor or diesel engine. Mantsinen PowerPack ensures that you can move and operate some hydraulic functions of your electric powered material handler even without access to mains power. HybriLift® energy saving system comes as standard with this product.
Mantsinen 90 comes equipped with an undercarriage to best fit your needs. Our product range includes several options including Mantsinen 90 R on tracks and Mantsinen 90 M on wheels. Stationary Mantsinen 90 F and Mantsinen 90 S on rails are tailor-made to meet your requirements.
There is a choice of three fixed cabin positions or two different cabin elevators. The Mantsinen 90 stability and safety is ensured in all options and in the most challenging environments. Add Mantsinen attachment to your Mantsinen 90 and find a perfect match for your needs. With Mantsinen quick coupling, the change of attachment can be made in a few minutes.
Tobias Adrian, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and Evan Papageorgiou, Deputy Division Chief of the Monetary and Capital Markets department, provide the Global Financial Stability Report during the 2021 Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cliff Owen
6 April 2021
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CO200122.ARW
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2019) Sailors haul in line from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during a replenishment-at-sea. McCampbell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell/Released)
Ladies on scooters stopped at a traffic junction. They all have one leg extended to add stability.
Hairstyles seem to be predominantly long, brown and curly, and black the colour of choice for clothing.
Size 500 x 500 x 450 mm, made from white powdercoated CNC-bent stainless steel and/or brass. Generated to user-drawn footprint and height, optimised for weight and stability.
Technical specifications
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
Overall length.................................................... 4512 mm (177.6 in)
Overall width.................................................... 1923 mm (75.7 in)
Height................................................................ 1234 mm (48.6 in)
Wheelbase..........................................................2600 mm (102.4 in)
Front track......................................................... 1669 mm (65.7 in)
Rear track.......................................................... 1616 mm (63.6 in)
Front overhang................................................... 1100 mm (43.3 in)
Rear overhang.................................................. 812 mm (32.0 in)
Kerb weight........................................................ 1520 kg (3,351 lbs)*
Dry weight ....................................................... 1420 kg (3,130 lbs)*
Boot (Trunk) capacity......................................... 8.829 cu ft
Fuel tank capacity............................................. 95 litres (25.1 US gal, 20.9 Imp. gal)
Weight distribution .......................................... front 43% / rear 57%
ENGINE
Type ................................................................ 90° V8
Bore & stroke................................................... 92 x 81 mm (3.62 x 3.19 in)
Unit displacement............................................ 538.5 cc (32.87 cu in)
Total displacement............................................. 4,308 cc (263 cu in)
Compression ratio.............................................. 11.3:1
Maximum power................................................ 360.3 kW (490 hp)** at 8,500 rpm
Maximum torque............................................... 465 Nm (47.4 kgm/343 lbs/ft)
at 5,250 rpm
Specific output................................................. 114 hp/l**
Dry weight/power............................................. 6.4 lbs/hp**
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox .......................................................... Manual or F1 paddle shift
Electronic Differential (E-DIFF)
Stability and Traction Control (CST)
TYRES
Front ............................................................... 225/35 ZR 19
Rear ................................................................ 285/35 ZR 19
BRAKES (CCM)
Front ............................................................... 360 x 34 mm (14.2 x 1.34’’)
Rear ................................................................ 350 x 34 mm (13.8 x 1.34’’)
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed............................................... over 310 km/h (193 mph)
0 - 62 mph ...................................................... 4.1 sec.
Manual gearbox F1 gearbox
0 - 400 m ........................................................ 12.10 sec. ........... 12.05 sec.
0 - 1000 m ........................................................ 21.85 sec. ........... 21.80 sec.
FUEL CONSUMPTION
Combined ......................................................... 18.3 l/100 km*
CO2 EMISSIONS
Combined ......................................................... 420 g/km*
On February 1, 2016, Manor College hosted a Stability Dialogue to talk about how Americans can help promote peace and stability in Ukraine. Honored guests and speakers included: Ohio Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur, Ukrainian Rada Member, Andrey Artemenko, Ukrainian Businessman, Alex Rovt, former Deputy Secretary of Defense for NATO and expert on Russia and Ukraine, Bruce Weinrod, Chair of the Ukrainian Federation of America and former Pennsylvania Congressman, Curt Weldon. This event was open to the Manor College community and the greater Philadelphia Ukrainian community.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2020) Electronics Technician 1st Class Matthew Dallis, from Exeter, Mo., a member of the shipboard COVID-19 Rapid Response Team, sprays disinfectant on stores pallets on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
Stability Will Mark Post-Chávez Venezuela
Adrián Bonilla *
SAN JOSÉ, Mar 15 (IPS) - Although there is plenty of speculation about what will happen now President Hugo Chávez is gone, the likelihood of change in Venezuelan politics and society is low.
www.ipsnews.net/2013/03/op-ed-stability-will-mark-post-ch...
International Monetary Fund's Laura Kodres (2nd R), Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department ,S. Erik Oppers (L), Deputy Chief and Lead Author of Chapter 2, Global Financial Stability Division Srobona Mitra (2nd L), Senior Economist and Lead Author of Chapter 3, Global Financial Stability Division and Andreas Adriano (R) , Senior Press Officer, External Relations Department attend the Global Financial Stability Report Analytical Chapters Press Conference September 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
International Monetary Fund's Laura Kodres (2nd R), Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department ,S. Erik Oppers (L), Deputy Chief and Lead Author of Chapter 2, Global Financial Stability Division Srobona Mitra (2nd L), Senior Economist and Lead Author of Chapter 3, Global Financial Stability Division and Andreas Adriano (R) , Senior Press Officer, External Relations Department attend the Global Financial Stability Report Analytical Chapters Press Conference September 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Residents of recently liberated neighborhoods in west Mosul visit with each other in the streets in the wake of ISIS subjugation while Iraqi security forces, supported by Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, continue to annihilate ISIS in its final fighting positions, July 2, 2017. A global Coalition of more than 70 nations and organizations have joined together to enable partner forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)