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After years of political stability and economic progress, Turkey is sliding backwards in reforms and in abiding to democratic principles and the rule of law.
A serious clampdown on media and individual freedoms has started and is likely to continue beyond the general elections in June 2015.
Journalists have been arrested and the authorities are cutting back the freedom of expression and media in Turkey.
As a reaction, a recent resolution by the European Parliament reminded Turkey that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy.
Guy Verhofstadt, President of ALDE, and Rebecca Harms, President of Greens/EFA, have invited a number of key Turkish journalists from the major media corporations to address the issue of media freedom in Turkey and the role that the EU could play in that field.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Maj. Marcus Copeland, a civil affairs officer assigned to the 12th Iraqi Army Division Stability Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, teaches a group of Iraqi civil affairs soldiers about their role as force multipliers and ambassadors to the civilian population during a civil affairs training class at 12th IA Div. Headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 23, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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Ward underscores America’s commitment to advance security, stability and peace in Africa
By Army Sgt. Wayne Woolley
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, on Wednesday told a gathering of senior military leaders from 32 nations across the African continent that America is committed to forming and maintaining partnerships that advance security, stability and peace in Africa.
“We want to listen, we want to learn from your perspectives and we want to be a partner in collaborating to address the challenges you face,” Ward said. “You are our partners and I respect all of you.”
The senior African military leaders gathered for the inaugural African Land Forces Summit for five days of discussions about ways they can form stronger relationships among themselves and with the United States to protect borders, fight extremist groups and collaborate on humanitarian assistance and peace keeping missions.
The summit is sponsored by U.S. Army Africa, which was created last year as a service component command under USAFRICOM.
“We intend for this first African Land Forces Summit to be just the beginning of many more to come where we can gather on a regular basis to share ideas,” Ward said. “We want to ensure the programs and activities we conduct on the continent of Africa are helpful in building your military capacity in ways that support your regional and national interest.”
The best way for the United States military to do that, Ward said, is to listen and respond to the concerns of African military leaders.
“You have seen over the past few years how we do business. Not dictating to you. Not directing you,” Ward said. “But listening to you and then doing our best to do those things you have asked us to do. What you say matters. I hope this summit is proving that to you.”
U.S. Army photo by Barbara Romano
CAPTION: Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, arrives at African Land Forces Summit venue and greets U.S. Army Africa staff prior to speaking with summit delegates.
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Staff officers with the 2nd Iraqi Federal Police Division work together during a staff planning course as they develop a course of action for a practical exercise during a five-day course which was designed to increase the attendees’ abilities to better conduct future operational planning Aug. 29, 2011 at Joint Security Station Justice, Iraq. The course was instructed by the “Tomahawk” Stability Transition Team attached to 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center. (U.S. Army photo by Bailos Albazi, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)
International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Director Jose Vinals (2nd R), Assistant Director Peter Dattels (R), Deputy Director Robert Sheehy (2nd R), and External Relation's Chief William Murray (R) attend the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference April 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Jeong Joon Yu (SK Group), Olga Algayerova (UNECE), Mark Harper (Secretary of State for Transport, UK), Volker Wissing (Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany), Hee-ryong Won (Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea), Kris Peeters (European Investment Bank, EIB) and Carlos Monje (Under Secretary for Transportation Policy, US explore the role of transport in promoting economic co-operation, peace and stability in the Open Plenary "Transport as an enabler of sustainable economies, peace and stability in time of crisis". The event takes place during the International Transport Forum's 2023 Summit on "Transport Enabling Sustainable Economies" in Leipzig, Germany on 24 May 2023.
Jeong Joon Yu (SK Group), Olga Algayerova (UNECE), Mark Harper (Secretary of State for Transport, UK), Volker Wissing (Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany), Hee-ryong Won (Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea), Kris Peeters (European Investment Bank, EIB) and Carlos Monje (Under Secretary for Transportation Policy, US explore the role of transport in promoting economic co-operation, peace and stability in the Open Plenary "Transport as an enabler of sustainable economies, peace and stability in time of crisis". The event takes place during the International Transport Forum's 2023 Summit on "Transport Enabling Sustainable Economies" in Leipzig, Germany on 24 May 2023.
green fly on marigold at the john jeffries house garden. note the left rear leg wrapped around the marigold petal at the left of the photo.
International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Monetary and Capital Markets Department Director Jose Vinals attends the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference September 21, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Philippine Marine Staff Sgt. Arnaldo O. Manguiat, left, a squad leader assigned to 511th Marine Company, 11th Marine Battalion, Philippine Marine Sgt. Henry V. Lalap, right, a mortarman with the company, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Logan A. Giger, center, a platoon commander assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, work together during their bilateral live fire training event May 7, 2014 at Crow Valley, Philippines, during Balikatan 2014. The Philippine Marines and U.S. Marines trained together to increase mission readiness. Balikatan is an annual training exercise that strengthens the interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military in their commitment to regional security and stability, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joey S. Holeman, Jr./Released)
Well this is a cool spot to say the least, didn't know that there was a grill deck at this train overpass and must admit I was weary at first walking on the grill. I just had to try and capture that feeling with cars speeding by under you. Also had to get the tripod in the shot since it's the unsung hero of these shots!
Sb800 full power manually triggered lighting up the side of the overpass and grill.
Joseph E. Stiglitz: "Europe is now a problem for global stability".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjIjRORWRVc
www8.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/
www.athenaeum.nl/agenda/aula-uva/joseph-stiglitz-on-the-e...
Idealized phase diagrams illustrating where methane hydrate is stable in marine and permafrost settings. Hydrate can exist at depths where the temperature (blue curve) is less than the maximum stability temperature for gas hydrate (orange curve). Pressure and temperature both increase with depth in the Earth. Although hydrates can exist at warmer temperatures when the pressure is high (orange curve), the temperature at depth (blue curve) gets too hot for hydrate to be stable, limiting hydrate stability to the upper ~1km or less of sediment. The presence of salt, a gas hydrate inhibitor, shifts the gas hydrate stability curve (orange) to lower temperatures, decreasing the depth range of the gas hydrate stability zone. For seawater, this decrease is approximately 1.1°C (Dickens and Quinby-Hunt, 1994).
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Ward underscores America’s commitment to advance security, stability and peace in Africa
By Army Sgt. Wayne Woolley
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, on Wednesday told a gathering of senior military leaders from 32 nations across the African continent that America is committed to forming and maintaining partnerships that advance security, stability and peace in Africa.
“We want to listen, we want to learn from your perspectives and we want to be a partner in collaborating to address the challenges you face,” Ward said. “You are our partners and I respect all of you.”
The senior African military leaders gathered for the inaugural African Land Forces Summit for five days of discussions about ways they can form stronger relationships among themselves and with the United States to protect borders, fight extremist groups and collaborate on humanitarian assistance and peace keeping missions.
The summit is sponsored by U.S. Army Africa, which was created last year as a service component command under USAFRICOM.
“We intend for this first African Land Forces Summit to be just the beginning of many more to come where we can gather on a regular basis to share ideas,” Ward said. “We want to ensure the programs and activities we conduct on the continent of Africa are helpful in building your military capacity in ways that support your regional and national interest.”
The best way for the United States military to do that, Ward said, is to listen and respond to the concerns of African military leaders.
“You have seen over the past few years how we do business. Not dictating to you. Not directing you,” Ward said. “But listening to you and then doing our best to do those things you have asked us to do. What you say matters. I hope this summit is proving that to you.”
U.S. Army photo by Barbara Romano
CAPTION: Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, arrives at African Land Forces Summit venue and greets U.S. Army Africa staff prior to speaking with summit delegates.
The Labour Party in Ireland is a social-democratic political party. The Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish political parties, Labour does not trace its origins to the original Sinn Féin. In the 2011 general election it gained 37 of the 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, almost double its total of 20 in the 2007 election, making it the second largest political party in the 31st Dáil. The Labour Party has served in government for a total of nineteen years, six times in coalition either with Fine Gael alone or with Fine Gael and other smaller parties, and once with Fianna Fáil, giving it the second-longest time in government of Irish parties, next to Fianna Fáil. As of 9 March 2011 it is the junior partner in a coalition with Fine Gael for the period of the 31st Dáil.
The current party leader is Eamon Gilmore, elected in October 2007 alongside Joan Burton as deputy leader. Gilmore is the current Tánaiste (deputy prime minister).
The Labour Party is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists, whilst the party's MEPs sit in the European Parliament group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Through these bodies Labour is linked with the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland.
Helping Address Rural Vulnerabilities and Ecosystem Stability program (HARVEST) is part of President Obama’s “Feed the Future” initiative in Cambodia.
The program seeks to reduce poverty and malnutrition by diversifying and increasing food production and income for up to 100,000 rural Cambodian households.
[U.S. Embassy photo by Un Yarat]
President Van Rompuy assured President Saakashvili of EU's ''continuing full support for the security, stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia''. To watch the press statement, access tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu/story/index/story_id/15266... To read President Van Rompuy's speech www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en...
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Randal K. Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board
This is my niece Oona! She is adorable and such a troublemaker! haha..
We will miss her greatly when they leave on Wednesday though :(
Check out her mommies Flickr!
After years of political stability and economic progress, Turkey is sliding backwards in reforms and in abiding to democratic principles and the rule of law.
A serious clampdown on media and individual freedoms has started and is likely to continue beyond the general elections in June 2015.
Journalists have been arrested and the authorities are cutting back the freedom of expression and media in Turkey.
As a reaction, a recent resolution by the European Parliament reminded Turkey that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy.
Guy Verhofstadt, President of ALDE, and Rebecca Harms, President of Greens/EFA, have invited a number of key Turkish journalists from the major media corporations to address the issue of media freedom in Turkey and the role that the EU could play in that field.
Minister Simon Coveney TD meeting with members of ICT, Ireland's leading representative body for the technology sector
The Longest War
Now in its 16th year, the war in Afghanistan shows no sign of ending. If anything, the Taliban are resurgent, despite additional American troop deployments and our dropping the largest non-nuclear bomb in our arsenal. Meanwhile, Al Qaeda and ISIS remain active in the region, threatening the stability of both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Shah Nazar Khan, First Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan
James Cunningham, Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan
Hamdullah Mohib, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States
Robin Raphel, Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia
Moderator: Margaret Brennan, White House and Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News
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International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) Director Jose Vinals (Left) and MCM Deputy Director Jan Brockmeijer (Right) attend the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference September 21, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Public Meeting on the EU Stablity Treaty in Scoil Áine Naofe, Lucan, Co. Dublin - © David Novak Photography
kids stability routine and structure Conscious #Parenting Mindful Living Course for Parents (Alchemy of Love Mindfulness Training #5) by Natasa Pantovic Nuit #quotes about kids development mental development www.artof4elements.com/entry/97/why-conscious-parents
Featured Image from Rwanda Photobook.
www.Chancenkosigomez.com/photobooks
Rwandan people are of Hutu and Tutsi Tribes. They are quite peaceful and keen to foreigners.
Fuji X-T4 / Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8
ARTIST STATEMENT
I traveled to Africa to capture images that would speak for themselves. This container of photographs might say, “This is Rwanda” or something totally indifferent. Motoring through Kigali I was presented with city, farmland and quiet villages. I can tell you that by the time my trip was over I was convinced that this country is a happening place. Today I’m thrilled to share my experience and visual narrative with you. (May, 2019)
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chance Nkosi Gomez known initiated by H.H Swami Jyotirmayanda as Sri Govinda walks an integral yogic path in which photography is the primary creative field of expression. The medium was introduced during sophomore year of high school by educator Dr. Devin Marsh of Robert Morgan Educational Center. Coming into alignment with light, its nature and articulating the camera was the focus during that time. Thereafter while completing a Photographic Technology Degree, the realization of what made an image “striking” came to the foreground of the inner dialogue. These college years brought forth major absorption and reflection as an apprentice to photographer and educator Tony A. Chirinos of Miami Dade College. The process of working towards a singular idea of interest and thus building a series became the heading from here on while the camera aided in cultivating an adherence to the present moment. The viewfinder resembles a doorway to the unified field of consciousness in which line, shape, form, color, value, texture all dissolve. It is here that the yogi is reminded of sat-chit-ananda (the supreme reality as all-pervading; pure consciousness). As of May 2024 Govinda has completed his 300hr yoga teacher training program at Sattva Yoga Academy studying from Master Yogi Anand Mehrotra in Rishikesh, India, Himalayas. This has strengthened his personal Sadhana and allows one to carry and share ancient Vedic Technology leading others in ultimately directing their intellect to bloom into intuition. As awareness and self-realization grows so does the imagery that is all at once divine in the mastery of capturing and controlling light. Over the last seven years he has self-published six photographic books, Follow me i’ll be right behind you (2017), Sonata - Minimal Study (2018), Birds Singing Lies (2018), Rwanda (2019), Where does the body begin? (2019) & Swayam Jyotis (2023). Currently, Govinda is employed at the Leica Store Miami as a camera specialist and starting his journey as a practitioner of yoga ॐ
Minister Phil Hogan TD, Senators Pat O'Neill and Michael D'Arcy and Andrew Doyle TD at the Stability Treaty Campaign Launch Shelbourne Hotel - 1 May 2012
Photograph by David Nowak Photography
Very good stability tonight but rubbish transparency.
Here is Jupiter with Io.
Cropped, resampled image using RegiStax 6.
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Alex Nguyen, from Bethesda, Md., treats a patient during medical training 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)
International Monetary Fund's Financial Counsellor and Director Jose Vinals (R) and Assistant Director Peter Dattels (R), anwers a question at the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference April 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Philippine Marines position their sniper rifles downrange before a live-fire portion of their bilateral training with U.S. Marines May 8, 2014, at Crow Valley, Philippines, during Balikatan 2014. The Philippine Marines shot a course of fire with unknown distances while working with the U.S. Marines in order for both forces to increase their proficiency of long range engagements. Balikatan is an annual training exercise that strengthens the interoperability between the armed forces of the Philippines and U.S. military in their commitment to regional security and stability, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joey S. Holeman, Jr./Released)