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"Mass wasting" is the geologic term for all forms of landslides - rapid or slow. Many roadcuts and riverbanks are prone to small- and moderate-sized collapse events of rocks & soil. Especially vulnerable sites are often modified using various slope stability measures.
A commonly-used approach to erosion control is the dumping of boulders, but I have never before (or since) seen the use of old junk cars. These trashed vehicles have been deliberately placed along the lower banks of the Tuckasegee River in North Carolina to slow erosion during high-flow events. The overlying slope leads to the edge of a well-used road.
Locality: southern bank of the Tuckasegee River at the Route 19/Governor's Island Road bridge, east of the town of Bryson City, Swain County, southwestern North Carolina, USA (35° 25' 53.06" North latitude, 82° 24' 52.95" West longitude)
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Equilibrium - is the condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced; the sense of balance present in humans and animals; theoretical state in which a population is not evolving; a solution concept in game theory involving two or more players; etc, etc...
Equilíbrio - é um conceito relacionado ao estado de um sistema ou mais sistemas no qual não ocorrem mudanças no total que possam ser observados claramente, ou seja, no qual cada alteração é compensada (ou equilibrada) por outra(s) complementar(es). (not a translation of the previous text)
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A Philippine Marine shoots a course of fire with his rifle while U.S Marines spot for him May 8, 2014, at Crow Valley, Philippines, during a live-fire training exercise for Balikatan 2014. The U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines worked side-by-side to shoot targets at unknown distances. 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)
Deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc, "Economic development and political stability 'Siamese Twins' are like, the leadership of the AK Party in the last 12 years, ‘stability’ and ‘economic success’ and ‘advanced democracy’, which clearly demonstrate the relationship was a period,” he said. Arinc, hosted by the Turkish Exporters Assembly, International Cooperation, organized by Platform 5. Bosphorus summit's closing speech. Talk to the world and the evaluations regarding the process started by Arinc, "our World and especially our region is undergoing rapid transformation. Turkey's recent developments in the geography, politics at the global level affecting the measurement. Only in November 2013 4. developments since the summit, even dizzying size of it," he said. Arinc, the summit's theme this year was "Changing Scenario of Tomorrow: the Challenges of Dialogue to Understand and Improve" by reference to the topic that are challenging and ambitious, that is true. Arinc, said: "This is the main theme around the middle east, Europe and North Africa economy of change and transformation, global new dynamics in trade and investment, sustainable economic growth and financing, energy diversity, along with such issues as young entrepreneurs, equality between men and women, such as subject headings, and determined to be taken seriously. In our region, and the political and economic crisis in the world, sometimes even our concern, despair may be dropping. In particular, Turkey is close in terms of geography, in Iraq, in Syria, in Egypt, the developments in Ukraine, our economic and commercial relations to have negative repercussions. However, overcoming these obstacles, the only way to dialogue and communication." Arinc, iraq, as a good example of this. In iraq, recently experienced a change of government that emerged after the table, both Iraq and the region, both in terms of bilateral relations teased Arinc said, "in Iraq, the danger of ISIS, and approximately one-third of the country still under the occupation of the organisation, although the government, a positive attitude and common sense with inner peace, tranquility and stability in the direction of the positive steps. These steps, re-development and the country's well-being is very important," he said.
Respect and friendship.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Lt. Col. Marcel Schneider, 15th Brigade Sustainment Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, presents a plaque to Staff Brig. Gen. Abdulla Amir, 15th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, during a farewell ceremony at the 15th Bde. headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 4, 2011. Schneider presented the plaque as a token of appreciation for the relationship Amir and his soldiers shared with Soldiers of 1st AATF recently.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Sunflower
D.H. Putnam1, E.S. Oplinger2, D.R. Hicks1, B.R. Durgan1, D.M. Noetzel1, R.A. Meronuck1, J.D. Doll2, and E.E. Schulte2
1Departments of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108.
2Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Cooperative Extension Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wl 53706. November, 1990.
I. History:
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the few crop species that originated in North America (most originated in the fertile crescent, Asia or South or Central America). It was probably a "camp follower" of several of the western native American tribes who domesticated the crop (possibly 1000 BC) and then carried it eastward and southward of North America. The first Europeans observed sunflower cultivated in many places from southern Canada to Mexico.
Sunflower was probably first introduced to Europe through Spain, and spread through Europe as a curiosity until it reached Russia where it was readily adapted. Selection for high oil in Russia began in 1860 and was largely responsible for increasing oil content from 28% to almost 50%. The high-oil lines from Russia were reintroduced into the U.S. after World War II, which rekindled interest in the crop. However, it was the discovery of the male-sterile and restorer gene system that made hybrids feasible and increased commercial interest in the crop. Production of sunflowers subsequently rose dramatically in the Great Plains states as marketers found new niches for the seeds as an oil crop, a birdseed crop, and as a human snack food. Production in these regions in the 1980s has declined mostly because of low prices, but also due to disease, insect and bird problems. Sunflower acreage is now moving westward into dryer regions; however, 85% of the North American sunflower seed is still produced in North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
II. Uses:
A. Edible oil:
Commercially available sunflower varieties contain from 39 to 49% oil in the seed. In 1985-86, sunflower seed was the third largest source of vegetable oil worldwide, following soybean and palm. The growth of sunflower as an oilseed crop has rivaled that of soybean, with both increasing production over 6-fold since the 1930s. Sunflower accounts for about 14% of the world production of seed oils (6.9 million metric tons in 1985-86) and about 7% of the oilcake and meal produced from oilseeds. Europe and the USSR produce over 60% of the world's sunflowers.
The oil accounts for 80% of the value of the sunflower crop, as contrasted with soybean which derives most of its value from the meal. Sunflower oil is generally considered a premium oil because of its light color, high level of unsaturated fatty acids and lack of linolenic acid, bland flavor and high smoke points. The primary fatty acids in the oil are oleic and linoleic (typically 90% unsaturated fatty acids), with the remainder consisting of palmitic and stearic saturated fatty acids. The primary use is as a salad and cooking oil or in margarine. In the USA, sunflower oils account for 8% or less of these markets, but in many sunflower-producing countries, sunflower is the preferred and the most commonly used oil.
High oleic sunflower oil (over 80% oleic acid) was developed commercially in 1985 and has higher oxidated stability than conventional oil. It has expanded the application of sunflower oils for frying purposes, tends to enhance shelf life of snacks, and could be used as an ingredient of infant formulas requiring stability.
B. Meal:
Non-dehulled or partly dehulled sunflower meal has been substituted successfully for soybean meal in isonitrogenous (equal protein) diets for ruminant animals, as well as for swine and poultry feeding. Sunflower meal is higher in fiber, has a lower energy value and is lower in lysine but higher in methionine than soybean meal. Protein percentage of sunflower meal ranges from 28% for non-dehulled seeds to 42% for completely dehulled seeds. The color of the meal ranges from grey to black, depending upon extraction processes and degree of dehulling.
C. Industrial Applications:
The price of sunflower oil usually prohibits its widespread use in industry, but there are several applications that have been explored. It has been used in certain paints, varnishes and plastics because of good semidrying properties without color modification associated with oils high in linolenic acid. In Eastern Europe and the USSR where sunflower oil is plentiful, sunflower oil is used commonly in the manufacture of soaps and detergents. The use of sunflower oil (and other vegetable oils) as a pesticide carrier, and in the production of agrichemicals, surfactants, adhesives, plastics, fabric softeners, lubricants and coatings has been explored. The utility of these applications is usually contingent upon petrochemical feedstock prices.
Sunflower oil contains 93% of the energy of US Number 2 diesel fuel (octane rating of 37), and considerable work has been done to explore the potential of sunflower as an alternate fuel source in diesel engines. Blends of sunflower oil and diesel fuel are expected to have greater potential than the burning of pure vegetable oil.
D. Non-Oilseed:
The use of sunflower seed for birdfeed or in human diets as a snack, has grown consistently over the past 15 years. Varieties used for non-oilseed purposes are characterized by a larger seed size and require slightly different management practices. During processing, seed is divided into 1) larger seed for in-shell roasting, 2) medium for dehulling, and 3) small for birdseed. Standards for different uses vary.
E. Forage:
Sunflower can also be used as a silage crop. It can be used as a double crop after early harvested small grains or vegetables, an emergency crop, or in areas with a season too short to produce mature corn for silage.
Forage yields of sunflower are generally less than corn when a full growing season is available. In one study, sunflower dry matter yields ranged from 2.0 to 3.0 ton/acre compared with 3.1 to 3.8 ton/acre for corn. Moisture content of sunflower at maturity is usually high (80 to 90%) and would require wilting before ensiling.
Nutritional quality of sunflower silage is often higher than corn but lower than alfalfa hay (Table 1). Crude protein level of sunflower silage is similar to grass hay and higher than corn silage. Generally, crude protein of sunflower decreases and lignin percentage increases after the flowering stage. High plant populations increases fiber and lignin percentage. Seed size does not seem to affect yield or quality.
Table 1: Nutritional quality of sunflower, immature corn, and mature corn silage, alfalfa hay (harvested in early bloom) and timothy bay (harvested in late vegetative stage).1
Silage
Hay
Sunflower
Immature corn
Mature corn
Alfalfa
Timothy
% of dry matter
Total digestible nutrients
67.0
60.0
69.0
58.0
68.0
Crude protein
11-12
8.2
7.8
18.0
11.4
Ether extract
10-12
2.6
2.9
2.2
2.4
Crude fiber
31.0
31.0
23.0
31.0
31.0
Acid detergent fiber
32.0
---
31.0
38.0
33.0
Lignin
10-16
---
---
9.0
3.1
IVDDM 2
63-70
---
---
66.0
63.0
1Data from Miller, Oplinger and Collins, 1986.
2In vitro dry matter disappearance.
Sunflower silage contains considerably more fat than many other forages, (Table 1). Some producers and researchers in Oregon have experimented with sunflower/corn intercrops to increase energy content of a silage, but results of this work are not yet complete. In South Dakota trials, milk yields were reduced by 9% when straight sunflower silage was compared with corn. The nutritional quality of sunflower silage is generally recognized as adequate for dry cows, steers, and low milk producers.
III. Growth Habit:
Sunflower is an annual, erect, broadleaf plant with a strong taproot and prolific lateral spread of surface roots. Stems are usually round early in the season, angular and woody later in the season, and normally unbranched.
Sunflower leaves are phototropic and will follow the sun's rays with a lag of 120 behind the sun's azimuth. This property has been shown to increase light interception and possibly photosynthesis.
The sunflower head is not a single flower (as the name implies) but is made up of 1,000 to 2,000 individual flowers joined at a common receptacle. The flowers around the circumference are ligulate ray flowers without stamens or pistils; the remaining flowers are perfect flowers (with stamens and pistils). Anthesis (pollen shedding) begins at the periphery and proceeds to the center of the head. Since many sunflower varieties have a degree of self-incompatibility, pollen movement between plants by insects is important, and bee colonies have generally increased yields.
In temperate regions, sunflower requires approximately 11 days from planting to emergence, 33 days from emergence to head visible, 27 days from head visible to first anther, 8 days from first to last anther, and 30 days from last anther to maturity. Cultivar differences in maturity are usually associated with changes in vegetative period before the head is visible.
IV. Environment requirements:
A. Climate:
Sunflower is grown in many semi-arid regions of the world from Argentina to Canada and from central Africa into the Soviet Union. It is tolerant of both low and high temperatures but more tolerant to low temperatures. Sunflower seeds will germinate at 39°F, but temperatures of at least 46 to 50°F are required for satisfactory germination. Seeds are not affected by vernalization (cold) in the early germination stages. Seedlings in the cotyledon stage have survived temperatures down to 23°F. At later stages freezing temperatures may injure the crop. Temperatures less than 28°F are required to kill maturing sunflower plants.
Optimum temperatures for growth are 70 to 78°F, but a wider range of temperatures (64 to 91°F) show little effect on productivity. Extremely high temperatures have been shown to lower oil percentage, seed fill and germination.
Sunflower is often classified as insensitive to daylength, and photoperiod seems to be unimportant in choosing a planting date or production area in the temperate regions of North America. Oil from northern regions tends to be higher in linoleic acid and has a higher ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids than oil produced in southern latitudes.
Sunflower is an inefficient user of water, as measured by the amount of water transpired per gram of plant above-ground dry matter. Levels were 577 (g H2O/g DM) for sunflower, 349 for corn, 304 for sorghum in an Akron, Colorado study. It is similar to wheat, soybean, fieldbean, oat, and rape in that respect. Efficiency is measured at an optimum moisture level and is not a measure of drought resistance.
Sunflower is not considered highly drought tolerant, but often produces satisfactory results when other crops are damaged during drought. Its extensively branched taproot, penetrating to 6.5 ft, aids the plant during water stress. A critical time for water stress is the period 20 days before and 20 days after flowering. If stress is likely during this period, irrigation will increase yield, oil percentage and test weight, but decrease protein percentage.
B. Soil:
Sunflower will grow in a wide range of soil types from sands to clays. The demands of a sunflower crop on soil macronutrients are not as great as corn, wheat or potato. As with other non-leguminous grain crops, nitrogen is usually the first limiting factor for yield. Medium to high levels of macronutrients are usually required for good plant growth. Sunflower stover contains a large proportion of these elements, which means sunflower is relatively inefficient in the use of these elements. However, most of these nutrients are returned to the soil with the stover.
Sunflower is low in salt tolerance but is somewhat better than fieldbean or soybean in this respect. Corn, wheat, rye and sorghum are rated medium, and sugarbeet and barley are high in salt tolerance.
Good soil drainage is required for sunflower production, but this crop does not differ substantially from other field crops in flooding tolerance.
V. Cultural Practices:
A. Seedbed Preparation:
Many different tillage systems can be used effectively for sunflower production. Conventional systems of seedbed preparation consist of moldboard plowing or chisel plowing to invert residue and several secondary field operations. Conventional systems have been shown to increase the availability and improve the distribution of potassium and nitrogen and to increase the seed zone temperatures. However, the risk of erosion and expense of the several tillage operations has led to greater interest in minimum or ridge tillage systems.
Both germination percentage and lodging have been shown to increase in ridge-till systems vs. level plantings. Several tillage systems have been used with some success in specific environments. Major considerations are: 1) firm placement of seed near moist soil, 2) absence of green vegetation during emergence, 3) maintaining an option to cultivate and 4) reduce the risk of soil erosion.
B. Seeding Date:
Sunflower can be planted at a wide range of dates, as most cultivars are earlier in maturity than the length of growing season in most areas. In areas of the world with no winters, sunflower has been planted at any month of the year to obtain satisfactory yields. In northern regions, highest yields and oil percentages are obtained by planting early - as soon after the spring-sown small grain crops as possible. In the northern midwest and Canada this is often May 1 through 20 and mid-March through early April in the southern USA. Resistance to frost damage decreases as the seedlings develop into the 6leaf stage, so too-early sowings in the northern USA or Canada can be risky.
A later planting date tends to increase the proportion of linoleic acid in sunflower, especially at southern locations. Damage of sunflower heads by insect larvae may be increased by early planting. Test weight tends to decrease with late plantings. A planting date of early to mid May is recommended in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
C. Method and Rate of Seeding:
A planting depth of 1 to 3.5 in. allows sunflower seeds to reach available moisture and gives satisfactory stands. Deeper plantings have resulted in reduced stands and yields. If crusting or packing of the soil is expected, with silt loam or clay soils, a shallower planting depth is recommended.
Sunflower row spacing is most often determined by machinery available, which might be 30 or 36 in. for corn, soybean or sorghum growers, or narrower rows for sugarbeet growers. In Minnesota trials, sunflower yield, oil percentage, seed weight, test weight, height, and flowering date did not differ at narrow vs. wide rows over five plant populations. Hence, row spacings can be chosen to fit available equipment. Row spacings of 30 in. are most common. There is evidence that earlier, semidwarf varieties may perform better in narrower rows at high populations.
Sunflower stands have the capacity to produce the same yield over a wide range of plant densities (Table 2). The plants adjust head diameter, seed number per plant, seed size, to lower or higher populations, so that yield is relatively constant over a wide range of plant populations. Trials in eastern North Dakota show increases in yields with densities up to 29,000 plants/acre, but most studies have shown less effect of seeding rate. Higher densities are often recommended for irrigated or high rainfall areas.
Table 2: Effect of plant population on yield and yield components - average of 12 trials in Minnesota
Plant density
heads/acre
Seed yield
lbs/acre
Seed number
seeds/head
Seed weight
mg/seed
Large seedl
%
Oil content
%
Lodging
score2
14,970
2,004
831
73
52
42.1
1.5
19,830
2,131
727
67
44
43.2
1.8
25,090
2,169
632
62
33
43.2
2.1
29,940
2,173
548
60
31
43.4
2.4,
34,800
2,231
501
58
16
43.8
2.5
lNon-oilseed cultivars held on an 0.8 cm round-hole screen
21 = erect, 9 = prostrate.
Plant population has a strong effect on seed size, head size, and percent oil. A medium to high population produces higher oil percentage than does low populations, and the smaller heads dry down faster at higher plant populations.
A lower plant population is critical for maximizing seed size for non-oilseed use. Current recommendations in Minnesota and Wisconsin are 17,000 plants/acre (4 lb seed/acre) for non-oilseed and 23,000 plants/acre (3 lb seed/acre) for oilseed.
Some have suggested that north-south orientation of rows produce higher yields than east-west rows, but studies to examine this effect have found no differences in yield.
D. Fertility and Lime Requirements:
Research has shown that sunflower responds to N, P and K. Nitrogen is usually the most common limiting factor for yield. Nitrogen fertilizer tends to reduce oil percentage of the seed, change the amino acid balance, and increase leaf area of the plant. Yield increases from N fertilizer rates up to 175 lb/acre have been observed, but rates considerably lower than this are usually recommended. Nitrogen recommendations in dryer regions can be made from estimates of nitrate nitrogen in the soil, but in wetter regions, this is not feasible. In the wetter regions of eastern and southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, recommendations are based upon soil organic matter and previous crop history. Recommendations of approximately 18 lb N/acre after fallow or legume sod, 60 lb N/acre after small grain or soybean and 80 to 100 lb N/acre after corn or sugarbeet are common. On higher organic matter soils, amounts should be lowered. Nitrogen can be supplied from mineral or non-mineral sources (manures, legumes, compost). Row placement of P and K may be important in sunflower for maximizing efficiency of fertilizer use, as it is with many species.
More yield increases are reported as a result of applications of P than from K in Europe and North America. Recommendations for applications of P and K should be made from soil tests and the yield goal for each field. Recommendations range from 40 to 70 lbs P2O5 and -60 to 140 lbs K2O /acre for soils testing very low in P or K, depending on soil yield potential. These recommendations decrease as soil test P and/or K increase. Response to P is not expected if soil P exceeds 30 lb/acre nor to K if the K test is greater than 300 lb/acre.
Sunflower is not highly sensitive to soil pH. The crop is grown commercially on soils ranging in pH from 5.7 to over 8. The optimum depends upon other properties of the soil; no pH is considered optimum for all soil conditions. The 6.0 to 7.2 range may be optimal for many soils.
E. Variety Selection:
The development of a cytoplasmic male-sterile and restorer system for sunflower has enabled seed companies to produce high-quality hybrid seed. Most of these outyield open-pollinated varieties and are higher in percent oil. Performance of varieties tested over several environments is the best basis for selecting sunflower hybrids. The choice should consider yield, oil percentage, maturity, seed size (for non-oilseed markets), and lodging and disease resistance. Performance results from the Upper Midwest are usually available annually from North Dakota State University, University of Minnesota, and South Dakota State University.
F. Weed Control:
As a crop, sunflower yields are reduced, but rarely eliminated by weeds which compete with sunflower for moisture and nutrients and occasionally for light. Sunflower is a strong competitor with weeds, especially for light, but does not cover the ground early enough to prevent weed establishment. Therefore, early season weed control is essential for good yields. Annual weeds have been the primary focus of weed control research. Perennial weeds can also present problems but are usually not specific to sunflower.
Successful weed control should include a combination of cultural and chemical methods. Almost all North American sunflower plantings are cultivated and/or harrowed for weed control, and over 2/3 are treated with herbicides. Postemergence cultivation with a coilspring harrow, spike tooth harrow or rotary hoe is possible with as little as 5 to 7% stand loss when sunflowers are at the four to six leaf stage (beyond cotyledon), preferably in dry afternoons when the plants are less turgid. One or two between row cultivations are common after the plants are at least 6 in. tall.
Several herbicides are currently approved for weed control in sunflowers. Information on chemical weed control in sunflowers is available at most county extension offices.
G. Diseases:
The most serious diseases of sunflower are caused by fungi. The major diseases include rust, downy mildew, verticillium wilt, sclerotinia stalk and head rot, phoma black stem and leaf spot. The symptoms of these diseases are given in Table 3. The severity of these disease effects on total crop yield might be ranked: 1) sclerotinia, 2) verticillium, 3) rust (recently more severe), 4) phoma, and 5) downy mildew. Resistance to rust, downy mildew, and verticillium wilt has been incorporated into improved sunflower germplasm.
Table 3: Major sunflower diseases and symptoms.
Downy mildew
Plasmopara halstedi
Cottony fungus on underside of leaves. Dwarfing, contrasting discoloration of yellow-green and green. Blackening and sometimes swelling at base of stem. Disease most severe when rain occurs before and after emergence.
Powdery mildew
Erysiphe cichoracearum
Cottony fungus on green leaves late in summer - not largely damaging.
Leaf spot
Septoria helianthi
Dead blotches on flower leaves before heading. Has not caused appreciable loss.
Verticillium wilt
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Before heading, dead areas along leaf veins, bordered by light yellow-green margins. Decayed vascular tissue in cross-section of stem.
Rust
Puccini helianthi
Rust colored pustules on leaves, latter black specks on stems.
Sclerotinia head and stem rot
Verticillium dahliae
Wilt soon after flowering. Light tan band around the stem at soil level. Grey-black sclerotia (size of seed) in rotted heads and stems. Seed and meats discolored.
Phoma black stem
Phoma macdonaldii
Large chocolate colored blotches on stems at maturity.
H. Insects, Pollinators, and Birds:
Bees are beneficial to sunflower yield because they carry pollen from plant to plant which results in cross pollination. Some sunflower varieties will not produce highest yields unless pollinators are present. All varieties will produce some sterile seed (without meats), but varieties differ in their degree of dependence on insect pollinators. Autogamous sunflower hybrids do not require bees for maximum yield and will yield the same when covered by bags as uncovered. In non-autogamous sunflower varieties, pericarp (bull) development is normal but no ovules or meat develop. Wind is relatively unimportant in cross-pollination of sunflower. Some of the older open-pollinated varieties such as Peredovick set only 15 to 20% of seed without pollinators, whereas many hybrids set 85 to 100% seeds without pollinators.
Insect pests have become major potential yield-reducing factors in sunflower production in the northern Midwest (Table 4). Insects specific to sunflower that feed on the heads include the larvae of three moths; sunflower moth, banded sunflower moth and sunflower bud moth. Sunflower midge has caused widespread damage in some years. Sunflower headclipping weevil, sunflower beetle, sunflower maggot, wireworm, grasshopper, cutworm, sugarbeet webworm, ragweed plant bug, woolybear and painted.lady caterpillar have caused occasional damage to sunflower. Adults of insect pests of other crops (such as corn rootworm beetle and blister beetle) can be found as pollen feeders on sunflower heads, but usually cause little injury.
Table 4: Common Insects in Sunflower
Sunflower moth
Homoeosoma electellum
Eggs are laid at flowering and hatch in 1 week. Larva have dark bands running length of body. Feeds on floral parts, tunnels in Seed.
Banded sunflower moth
Cochylis hospes
Moth has brown area mid-wing (.5 in.). Larvae are not dark striped, smaller than head moth. Makes a small hole in top of seed, feeds on meat.
Sunflower bud moth
Suleima helianthana
Dark grey moth. Larvae .5 to 1 in. in length. Feeds on young stem and head. Headless or damaged heads or large hole on stem near a leaf petiole is symptom.
Sunflower midge
Contarinia schulzi
Small (.1 in.) gnat with tiny (.1 in.) cream-colored larvae laid when head is 1" in diameter. Brown spots at base of individual florets or absence of ray flowers, cupping of heads is symptom.
Sunflower headclipping weevil
Haplorynchites aeneus
Black weevil, about .25 in. long, causes head drop.
Sunflower beetle
Zygogramma exclamationis
Adult is .25 in. long with yellow strips length of wing covers. Humpback yellow larvae causes large areas of defoliation.
Sunflower maggot
Strauzia longipennis
Adult a yellow fly with dark wing markings, smaller than housefly. Maggots burrow in stem.
Red sunflower seed weevil
Smicronyx fulvus
Adult about 1/8 in. long, rusty colored, and found in head. Adult female drills egg hole in developing seed and lays egg in hole. Larvae internal to seed; white legless with dark head capsule.
Gray sunflower seed weevil
Smicronyx sordidus
Adult about 1/8 in. long, gray colored; has behavior similar to red sunflower seed weevil.
Sunflower stem weevil
Cylindrocopturus adspersus
A robust brown and white spotted snout beetle found on the stem and in leaf axils. It is about 1/4 in. long. Drills egg hole in stem in which it lays its egg. The larva, a white legless larva, burrows in the stem pith. Much more abundant in drouthy sites and years.
Resistance to seed insects can be improved by the presence of a dark colored "armor" layer in the seed coat. Resistance to midge has been suggested but is not currently effective. Only currently approved insecticides should be used for control of insects.
Birds can be major pests in sunflowers. Especially important are blackbird, goldfinch, dove, grosbeak and sparrow. Many approaches to disruption of feeding have been tried, including scarecrows, fright owls, aluminum strips that flutter in the wind, and carbide exploders. No techniques are 100% effective, as birds will adapt to many of these techniques. However, in many environments, some attempt is wan-anted. Currently, no chemicals are approved for bird control in sunflower.
I. Harvesting:
Sunflowers are generally mature long before they are dry enough for combining. Seed maturity occurs when the backs of the heads are yellow, but the fleshy sunflower head takes a long time to dry. Often, there are only a few good combining days in October when the seed is dry enough for storage. Seeds should be below 12% moisture for temporary storage and below 10% for long term storage. Seed up to 15% moisture is satisfactory for temporary storage in freezing weather, but spoilage is likely after a few days of warm weather.
Commercially available sunflower headers are useful in decreasing loss of seed as the crop is direct combined. This equipment usually includes 9 to 36 in. width metal pans for catching matured seed and a three-armed or similar reel. A narrower (9 in.) pan width enables harvesting diagonal to the row, which produces fewer harvest losses in some situations.
Windrowing has been demonstrated to be effective, but probably would not be economical, given the added cost of windrower and pickup-modifications.
VII. Economics of Production and Markets:
The cost of production and return over variable costs for sunflower is similar to that for small grains. The culture of sunflower and growing season requirements makes them a good niche in cropping systems where small grains are the predominant crops. Markets are generally available in most areas where sunflower has been traditionally grown. However, if a grower considers sunflower as an alternative crop, marketing opportunities should be pursued prior to making the decision to grow sunflower, particularly for non-oilseed varieties.
VIII. Information Sources:
The sunflower crop in Minnesota. 1973. R.G. Robinson. Extension Bulletin 299. Agricultural Extension Service, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
Sunflower science and technology. 1978. Jack F. Carter (ed.). Agronomy Monograph 19. American Society of Agronomy, 677 South Segoe Rd, Madison, WI 53711.
Sunflower production in Wisconsin. 1979. E.S. Oplinger. Publication A3005, University of Wisconsin-Extension. Agric. Bulletin, Rm. 245,30 N. Murray St., Madison, WI 53715.
Pest control in sunflowers. 1980. J.D. Doll and J.L. Wedberg. Publication A3075. Univ. of Wisconsin-Extension. Agric. Bulletin, Rm. 245, 30 N. Murray SL, Madison, WI 53715.
Irrigation and nitrogen for sunflower and fieldbean on sandy soil. 1985. R.G. Robinson. Minnesota Report AD-MR-2862. Agric. Expt. Stn. University of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN.
Sunflower monoculture and crop rotation. 1979. R.G. Robinson, L.J. Smith, J.V. Wiersma. Misc. Report 166 - Agricultural Expt. Stn. Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
Sunflower planting date: An important decision. 1985. R.G. Robinson, D.L. Rabas, J.V. Wiersma, D.D. Warnes. Minnesota Report AD-MR-2737. Agric. Expt. Stn. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
Sunflowers for silage in Idaho. 1986. G.A. Murray, D.L. Auld, V.M. Thomas, B.D. Brown. Bulletin No. 652. Agric. Expt. Stn. University of Idaho.
Oil crops of the world, their breeding and utiliLzation. 1989. G. Robbelen, P.K. Downey, A. Ashri, eds. McGraw Hill, NY. 553 pages.
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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 27, 2016) Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Antonio Dukes, a member of the Damage Control Training Team (DCTT), observes damage control training on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during aircraft firefighting drills. Curtis Wilbur is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ellen Hilkowski/Released)
The Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) at the Brookings Institution hosted a conversation on Peace and Stability in the Central African Republic on March 18, 2014. ©Paul Morigi Photography
Kevin working out, how to improve the stability of the roofs.
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A LEGO® model of the Roman Villa in Heitersheim
A cooperation between Public BRICKstory and the Museum “Villa urbana” in Heitersheim
April 2017 to October 2018
Model of the Villa
A model of the villa will be built using LEGO® with the intent of depicting the villa’s main building along with the pavilion and bath house. The interior of the villa shall also be decorated and visible. The model will be accessible to visitors and designed in a way as to be playable for children. The model will cover a total area of 1.60 by 1.60m.
Exhibition and workshops
The model will be exhibited in the preserved cellar of the Museum of the “Villa urbana” in Heitersheim, starting in April 2017. The model will be accompanied by an exhibition documenting our work process, explaining the individual parts of the model and presenting the functions of a Roman villa by means of a childfriendly text.
In addition, we shall offer workshops to various themes surrounding the Villa Heitersheim, the dates of which are yet to be determined.
Who are we?
We are Public BRICKstory.
We, Kevin Walter and Oliver Isensee, are Masters students of History at the University of Freiburg. We have dedicated ourselves to the question how history is conveyed to the public and why toys play such a minor role in this regard. With this in mind we founded the project Public BRICKstory.
What is the aim of Public BRICKstory?
To render history tangible – in both a literal as
well as metaphorical sense.
To most people, history is never more than a theoretical object learnt in school. By the use of LEGO® for the design of historic settings and environments we intend to make this object lifelike and tangible.
Why LEGO®?
Everybody knows LEGO®.
LEGO® connects generations. Children play with it, and parents and grandparents play with their children and grandchildren. LEGO®’s great variety of building blocks allows for a very flexible implementation and realisation of ideas. LEGO® also enhances as well as demands finesse and creativity amongst all who build with it.
What do we offer?
Interactive History.
We build models in historical settings. Furthermore, we offer an interpretation of the model in its historic representation by means of an accompanying exhibition as well as workshops for anyone between 5 and 99 years of age.
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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.
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I drew this "mandala" in a square form, as it felt to give more stability and balance than a round one. Mandala by the very name is a circle so can't really call this a mandala.
Hope and pray that balance and stability return to all of us soon.
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Andrea Enria, Chairman, European Banking Authority, London is captured during the Forum Debate 'Global Financial Stability' at the congress centre during the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 21, 2015.
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Chevy Impala for 2011 introduced at Hank Graff Davison for the annual fall Chevy Impala sales event. Over the years the Chevy Impala has become synonymous with Hank Graff Davison. We are Chevy Impala! Spanning nine generations the Chevy Impala has become the refined jewel of the large sedan market, in fact it is the number one best selling large sedan in America. Hank Graff Davison is the nation’s premier retailer of Chevy Impalas. Nine generations of Chevy Impala and it is still ahead of its time with an electronic stability control system. It will be required on all cars by 2012. You don't have to wait - this important safety feature is already standard in every Impala. StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control assists the driver with directional control of the vehicle in difficult driving conditions. Sensors monitor the path being steered, and the direction the vehicle is actually turning. If it detects a difference, it selectively applies brake pressure to the appropriate wheel to help get the vehicle back on track. Need more reasons to attend the Chevy Impala fall sales event? How about Automatic Crash Response from OnStar? The Chevy Impala offers the security of OnStar, with Automatic Crash Response, standard for the first six months. Built-in vehicle sensors can send an alert to OnStar. Even if you don't respond, an OnStar Advisor can request that emergency help be sent right away. You can get additional details and driving directions as well as hours of operation by visiting www.hankgraffdavison.com or phone us at 810-653-4111. We are Chevy Impala!
The stability of a championship focused solely on him will depend on the operation this Tuesday of the current champion. Marc Mrquez, this Sunday, after his serious fall.EFE Chronicle.Marc Mrquez breaks his shoulder and his World Cup is in danger The MotoGP World Championship in 2014 embarked on a labyrinthine path: the move to pay […]
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Debris slide near the town of Calitri, Southern Italy. The slide occurred in colluvial materials and fill and sits on the edge of a much larger landslide complex.
I chose this picture to be in my breadth photography because it shows asymmetry and use of cinematic filtering. I used curves with high and low lights, brightness/contrast filtering, gradient map hard lighting, and some light dodging. The model was Katherine Borchers, and the photo assignment was form/function and i chose to use form. I shot using a Canon Rebel and a 55mm lens.
USIP hosted an address by the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, in his first public speaking engagement with the Washington policy community since becoming Prime Minister for the third time in June 2013. www.usip.org/events/pakistans-vision-peace-stability-and-...
This is a more advanced exercise for activation of quadratus lumborum and abdminal internal obliques (core stability!!).
keep elbow at 90 degrees, arm straight down. activate abdominals, lift whole body away from the ground and hold for 20 seconds. For more information see www.coomerawellnesscentre.com.au.
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States
Designed in two sections by different architects, the Metropolitan Baptist Church (originally the New York Presbyterian Church) is a fine example of the many new churches built in Harlem during the late 19th century at a time when the local church represented wealth and stability to the community. The building is distinguished by a somewhat unusual blend of the Gothic and Romanesque Revival styles, both favored in part for their imposing character, and reflects the importance of its original congregation.
The earlier section of rough-faced limestone church, fronting on West 128th Street, was planned by John Rochester Thomas in 1884. It housed a small lecture room/ chapel and was erected with the intention of adding a principal auditorium structure at a later date. The addition, comprising the Seventh Avenue facade and the northern section of the church, was completed in 1890 and designed by Richard R. Davis. Davis' extension, with its dominating gable and towers, complemented the Thomas design incorporating many details from the earlier structure.
Although the immediate neighborhood was not fully developed when the building was commissioned by the New York Presbyterian Church, greater Harlem was blossoming as New York's most fashionable suburb. Harlem derived its name from the village of Nieuw Harlem established in the region by Peter Stuyvesant in 1658, and embraced the area of Manhattan above Morningside Heights between the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. The region remained rural until the turn of the century. Country estates in the western half of the district took advantage of magnificent views from Harlem Heights, while the eastern section, between present-day 110th and 125th Streets, was cultivated as farmlands. It was not until the 1830s, when the New York & Harlem Railroad ran trains to 129th Street, that Harlem's potential as a residential suburb was recognized.
The transformation from rural village to fashionable upper-and upper-middle-class neighborhood, however, did not occur until after the 1870s. Harlem suffered a decline in the 1830s when its lush farmlands were depleted, and many great estates were sold at public auction during this period. The striking vistas and beautiful unspoiled country nevertheless attracted fashionable downtowners on picnics and day trips, particularly after the 1860s. In the 1870s the rapid growth of New York City began to notably affect the status of nearby Harlem. The area was annexed to the City in 1873, and from 1878 - 1881, three lines of the elevated railroad were extended as far north as 129th Street, precipitating the development of new residential neighborhoods.
The building boom lasted until 1905. Exclusive homes, such as Strivers Row in the St. Nicholas Historic District on 138th and 139th Streets, designed in part by Standford White in 1891, were erected for affluent, established New Yorkers, people of wealth and taste, as Harlem came to epitomize the ultimate in fashion and elegance. An 1893 article in the Harlem Monthly Magazine foresaw correctly that "It is evident to the most superficial observer that the centre of fashion, wealth, culture, and intelligence, must, in the near future, be found in the ancient and honorable village of Harlem.." By 1900 luxurious apartment houses lined Lenox Avenue in the 130's and 140's blocks and Seventh Avenue, then one of the finest residential streets in New York. Harlem also boasted elegant rows of brownstones, the fashionable Polo Grounds, and the distinguished Harlem Opera House, which opened on West 125th Street in 1889.
As exclusive neighborhoods shifted northward, most churches were compelled to follow their congregations to Harlem. Many expensive and imposing church edifices were erected for prestigious congregations whose membership often numbered in the thousands.
When the leaders of the New York Presbyterian Church purchased the comer lots on Seventh Avenue and 128th Street in 1884 they were criticized for planning such a costly project, but the church had anticipated the growth of the immediate neighborhood and the healthy expansion of membership. At the time, the New York Presbyterian Church was well established in the city. The roots of the Presbyterian faith, which is based on a modified form of Calvinism and a specific ecclesiastical hierarchy, date to 1754 when the Associate Presbytery was formed by members of the religious secession in Scotland.
In 1782, the Associate Reformed Church was formed when the Associate Presbytery joined with the Reformed Church of America. Three churches of this order were established in New York, but left a dissatisfied remnant group when they united as one in 1822. The small Scotch-Irish remnant, led by a representative of the Associate Reformed Synod, was established as the Associate Reformed Church of the City of New York in 1831, accepted into the New York Presbytery in 1867, and subsequently renamed the New York Presbyterian Church.
After occupying several downtown locations the church decided to establish a permanent headquarters in Harlem and commissioned John Rochester Thomas (1848-1901) to design the new building. Born and trained in Rochester, New York, Thomas was reputed to have designed more public and semi-public buildings than any other architect in the country. Among his works were the Eighth Regiment Armory, the Seventy-first Regiment Armory, the Squadron A Armory, a designated New York City Landmark, an extension to the old New York Stock Exchange, buildings for the New York State Reformatory at Elmira, the New Jersey State Reformatory at Rahway, and the Eastern New York Reformatory.
Among the educational institutions from which he received commissions were the University of Rochester, Rochester Theological Seminary, Cornell University, and the University of Virginia. Thomas designed more than 150 churches, one of which was the Second Reformed Church at Lenox Avenue and 123rd Street, now the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church in the Mount Morris Park Historic District. Thomas is perhaps best known, however, for his 1889 design of the Hall of Records or Surrogates Court, a designated New York City Landmark. Richard R. Davis, who designed the auditorium addition, was a Harlem architect who maintained an office, 247 West 125th Street. He was responsible for many fine apartments and row houses in the area.
The cornerstone of the Thomas-designed church building was laid in October 18, 1884, and the first service held in September, 1885. The north side of the church was finished with a temporary frame bay in anticipation of the future addition. Ground was broken for the main auditorium structure on Thanksgiving Day, 1889. Davis' addition completed the church, incorporating the original design of both the exterior and interior. The new, wide, fan-shaped auditorium, which opened in October 1890, was partitioned from the original lecture room. When necessary, the two rooms were opened up as one during large Sunday services.
While the reason for the two-part construction was probably financial, it remains unclear why Thomas did not complete the project he had commenced six years earlier. Davis, in fact, appears to have plagiarized his composition for the Seventh Avenue addition from the western section of the nearby Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem on Lenox Avenue and West 123rd Street, designed by Thomas in 1885. The similarity is too close to be coincidental. Evidently quite proud of the completed New York Presbyterian Church, Davis claimed the entire design as his own in an 1893 business advertisement.
Only a few years after the New York Presbyterian Church was completed the character of Harlem began to undergo yet another transformation. Proposed subway routes to West Harlem sparked a wave of real estate speculation that continued until the bottom fell out of the market in 1904-1905. In 1904, a black businessman named Philip Payton founded the Afro-American Realty Company, which, during its short life, played a major role in the development of Harlem as a black community. In the aftermath of the real estate collapse, which produced a surplus of housing, Payton acquired five-year leases on white-owned properties and rented them at higher rates to black families.
Blacks who could afford high rents had begun moving to Harlem at the turn of the century. A dramatic increase in Harlem's black population came, however, as hundreds of black families were uprooted when their homes in the Tenderloin area near 34th Street were destroyed during the 1906 -1910 construction of Pennsylvania Station. For the first time good housing in large quantities was available to New York's blacks. People talked of "moving up to Harlem". Just as Harlem had been an exclusive white community, it became an exclusive black community, with more than 50,000 blacks living there by 1914.
After the 1908 collapse of the Afro-American Realty Company, local churches played the most influential roles in the development of black Harlem. Traditionally, the church was the most stable institution in the black community. Church wealth and influence expanded concurrently with the growth of Harlem's black population and membership enjoyed a healthy increase as churches began to purchase property and move to Harlem.
During the early 20th century many white denominations sold their church buildings to black congregations as "on to Harlem" movements brought black churches to the area. Selling their downtown properties at high rates, the black churches often invested their profits in local Harlem real estate.
By the 1920s almost every well-established black church had relocated uptown. Many had congregations so large that it was necessary to hold several services on a single Sunday.
Unlike the established black churches that moved to Harlem from downtown locations, the Metropolitan Baptist Church was a new congregation. Organized as the Mercy Street Baptist Church by seven blacks in 1912, the congregation merged with the Zion Baptist Church and worshipped in the basement of a house at 45-47 West 134th Street, paying $1.00 per year in rent. When the Reverend W.W. Brown arrived from Pittsburgh to lead the church in 1914, membership numbered 380.
The congregation grew rapidly under Brown's direction and services were moved to the Public Casino. In 1916, the Metropolitan Baptist Church purchased three lots on West 138th Street between Lenox Avenue and constructed a temporary building that seated 1,500 persons. After this proved inadequate, the Church purchased the New York Presbyterian Building on West 128th Street in 1918 at a cost of $85,000. In 1929 the Church acquired the three adjoining row houses on West 128th Street with the intention of erecting a youth center. These were later torn down but the center was never built.
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The exterior of the Metropolitan Baptist Church is little changed from its original appearance. The limestone structure shows a handsome blend of detail from the Gothic and Romanesque Revival styles which were the rule for ecclesiastical architecture of the period. Introduced in the 1840s, the Gothic Revival style never lost its popularity in church design throughout the remainder of the century, even after the Romanesque Revival style became fashionable in the 1880s. While the two styles were considered equally acceptable, elements from both were not commonly combined in one building design as they are in the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
The low and heavy massing of the church, the rough-cut stone, the conical roof form, and the use of dwarf columns with foliate capitals are typically Romanesque, while the pointed arches, richly decorated fenestration, tracery, and flying buttress are characteristic of the Gothic Revival. Although planned separately, the designs of architects Thomas and Davis work well as one, forming a unified whole with a variety of geometric volumes that intersect at different levels, and the principal facades gain a special character from a skilled combination of projecting and receding planes.
The Thomas-designed section on West 128th Street demonstrates the architect's skill in ecclesiastical design. Small in scale, the two and one-half story facade is dominated by a tremendous slate roof, shaped as a partial cone. A central peak-roofed gable end projects slightly from a bow-shaped wall that follows the curve of the roof, while a smaller peaked gable marks the southeast corner of the building.
Located at the southwest corner, the principal entrance (originally designed to be crowned by a belltower) reveals a fine design. Engaged dwarf columns of polished granite mounted on limestone bases and crowned by foliate capitals flank heavy wooden doors finished with medieval hardware. A recessed Gothic-arched stained glass transom with decorative stone tracery appears above. The transom is framed by three stone moldings that spring from the capitals and an outer molding terminating in carved bosses. A similar door appears on the east end of the facade, adjacent to a three-sided angular bay.
The entire facade is articulated by groups of stained glass, Gothic-arched lancet windows that appear at various levels. The principal gable is lit by a handsome stained-glass rose window with stone voussoirs and arched molding that appears over five lancet windows. Three small trefoil-arched lancets pierce the attic story. Decorative facade elements include terminal blocks with ornamental trefoils at the roofline, and slender engaged granite dwarf columns with foliate capitals that flank the rose window.
The west facade of the church, designed by Richard R. Davis, is dominated by a large-scale, steeply-pitched peaked roof gable end of rough cut stone traversed at intervals by plain bandcourses. The gable is flanked by engaged round towers pierced by a circle of trefoil-arched stained glass lancets crowned by layered conical roofs. A stained glass rose window is centered on the facade, set within a Gothic-arched enframement that springs from pairs of engaged columns and pilasters. Five Gothic-arched lancets unified by a continuous molding pierce the wall at ground level.
These are crowned by four circular plaques carved with trefoils. A bandcourse of the same motifs runs above, echoed by a similar bandcourse that marks the gable at attic level. A double lancet crowned by a Gothic-arched molding appears under the roof peak, which, like the towers, is crowned by a stone finial. A Gothic-arched entry flanked by engaged granite columns appears on either side of the gable end. Polished granite columns with foliate capitals flank the wooden doors, which are crowned by Gothic tracery, recalling the door compositions used by Thomas on the southern facade. A single flying buttress, another Gothic Revival element, marks the church's southwest corner at second story level.
The Metropolitan Baptist Church is remarkable for its fine stonework and stained glass, handsome composition, striking asymmetrical massing, and skilled combination of Gothic and Romanesque Revival forms. Positioned on a corner site, the church dominates the street-scape, while intersecting gables and a varied roof line give the building a special character. The original design is remarkably intact, including a particularly fine cast-iron fence at street level. The building is an excellent example of Harlem's ecclesiastical architecture, and an important symbol of the wealth and prestige enjoyed by Harlem churches.
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Urs Rohner, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland is captured talking with a participant during the Forum Debate 'Global Financial Stability' at the congress centre during the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 21, 2015.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Monika Flueckiger
Jose Vinals, Financial Counselor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department addresses journalists at a press conference launching the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, January 25, 2011.
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.
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Prospects of economic growth of Georgia and progress achieved towards macroeconomic stability were discussed by Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. today.
Focus was made on the reforms planned by the Government of Georgia, which are aimed at the economic advancement, fundamental transformation of the education system and development of human capital.
IMF position was positive towards the current economic trends in the country and significant progress achieved towards macroeconomic stability was underlined.
It was noted that due to the high economic performance of the country, IMF has upgraded the economic growth projections for Georgia.
Managing Director of the IMF and Prime Minister of Georgia expressed readiness to continue the fruitful cooperation in future.
Mme Lagarde noted that IMF will look into the fiscal space to enable the implementation of the vision conveyed by the Prime Minister of Georgia.
"We had a very good discussion about the current economic situation of Georgia, about the progress made from the macroeconomic stability point of view, about the reforms that are underway and we had a special discussion about this project to develop an investment for the education in Georgia. I told the Prime Minister that we would look carefully at the combination of macroeconomic stability and the appropriate investment in the education to make sure that there will be a sensible fiscal space to do that" stated the Managing Director of the IMF after her meeting with the Head of the Government of Georgia.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and Coast Guardsman assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South investigate a commercial fishing vessel. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific, William P. Lawrence, commanded by Cmdr. Walter C. Mainor, is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)