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📝ENG Translation: Social media users are riveted: Is it really "him" in Ljubljana?

Article published by sobotainfo.com on 30th of January 2024

CAPTION: This scene was enough…. (source: screenshot)

There are probably quite a few souls wandering around Ljubljana hoping to meet him.

Followers of the British photographer Damon Baker were surprised today by a "story" that includes a scene from Ljubljana. A lot of speculation followed: is the photographer, in front of whose lens many famous names have stood, including members of the Slovenian band Joker Out, collaborating with them on a new music video? Perhaps he is collaborating with Raiven? Is he just here on holiday?

According to information available online, the British native Baker signed with his first agency at the age of 18 and is now, 10 years later, represented by the ADB agency across the globe. So his professional photography career began in 2008, and these days he has been living between London, New York, and Los Angeles. And now Ljubljana?

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With Thai epidemiologist Dr. Vasoontara Sbirakos Yiengprugsawan. Vas is The Asian Development Bank’s Senior Universal Health Coverage Specialist (Service Delivery with the ADB Health Sector Group).

She focuses on economic and health assessments and lessons learned from COVID-19, supporting health promotion initiatives, and health systems strengthening related projects. Vas has extensive experience working on life-course risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases, equity in health services, and supporting primary health care in developing Asia.

Before ADB, she held a World Health Organization Fellowship with the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, senior research positions on aging and health (The Australian National University and University of New South Wales), and an Endeavour Fellowship at the University College London (UCL). She worked in policy research with the UN Migration Agency, Geneva.

Vas was awarded a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from The ANU, an MA in International Relations from Syracuse University, and a BA in Economics from Thammasat University.

Vas and I were Ph.D. batchmates and housemates at ANU’s University House for three years 🥂

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Fall Protection Market and Its Crucial Role in Shaping the Future of Workplace Safety

The global fall protection market size is expected to reach USD 4.77 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc, expanding at a CAGR of 7.0% during the forecast period. The global industry is primarily driven by the growing demand for workers’ safety, coupled with mandated policies by regulatory agencies for companies to maintain worker safety in various end-user industries. Fast-paced GDP growth and increasing employment in industries across the Asia Pacific and the Middle East have increased the focus on workers’ safety. Companies are emphasizing worker safety and establishing safety norms to avoid fall accidents, which have a negative influence on operating expenses in the form of compensation and arbitrated settlements, hence aiding industry growth.

Fall Protection Market Report Highlights

The soft goods segment led the global industry in 2021 owing to increasing demand for harnesses coupled with rising awareness pertaining to worker safety in various end-use industries

The construction industry is expected to witness considerable growth from 2022 to 2030 on account of mandates by governments of various countries to reduce the number of accidents and causalities during construction activities

Asia Pacific is expected to witness the fastest CAGR during the forecast period owing to a rise in M&A activities and increased infrastructure development by governments, thus driving the industrial construction sector

North America is expected to be the largest region in terms of global revenue during the forecast period, owing to rising worker safety concerns, and early adoption of cutting-edge technology

In January 2022, Diversified Fall Protection (DFP) completed the acquisitions of two similar line companies, namely Rooftop Anchor, Inc. (RTA) and Versatile Systems

In November 2021, Rothoblaas increased its line of fall prevention systems & protective gear. This allowed the firm to broaden its product range while also meeting the technical & regulatory international standards for its goods

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The ongoing innovations in product development for manufacturing products that offer improved comfort, functionality, and movement, while adhering to regulatory standards, through the use of improved fabrics and materials are anticipated to fuel the industry growth. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) allocated USD 250 million as a loan for the National Industrial Corridor Development Program of India (NICDP) in November 2021 for the construction of 11 industrial corridors connecting 17 states of India. Such initiatives are anticipated to increase product demand during the forecast period.

Growing population, rapid industrialization in developing nations, increasing construction activities worldwide, and the rising popularity of recreational activities like rock climbing and ice climbing are some of the major factors anticipated to propel the industry growth during the forecast period. Companies are launching new products to strengthen their product portfolio. In September 2020, McNetiq launched a series of magnetic anchors intended for fall protection for workers when working at heights and this is used in places constructed of steel and not having edge protection. This product launch also helped the company diversify its product portfolio.

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ADB $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of African Farmers

The African Development Bank Group has presented its planned $1 billion facility to provide insurance to more than 40 million farmers across the continent against the severe impacts of climate change. The facility was widely praised by the World Food Programme (WFP), development agencies, insurance companies, and the private sector during a side event at COP28 in Dubai. African Development Bank…

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And it's not banking, it's not aid funding either, it is a grassroots cooperation agency regrouping thousands of staff from many African countries, establishing cooperation frameworks across different field, from education, to healthcare, sustainable development, agriculture, so forth, that is very active in the sense that its staff gets dispatched from their countries to others, to cooperate, develop projects, acquire expertise that they can bring back to their home countries, in short a cooperation agency scaled up to the African continent as a whole, by ADB because it furthers what ADB can do same as AIF, and provides it expertise, staffing, and a wide network

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What is ADB

Introduction:

ADB: Asian Development Bank

ADB stands for Asian Development Bank.

 It is a regional development bank that is Asian in character. It was established to reduce poverty and foster economic growth and cooperation in Asia and the Pacific. It assists in the socioeconomic development of member countries by providing loans, grants, and technical assistance.

 It has 67 members, 48 of which are from Asia and the Pacific region. It is headquartered in Mandaluyong, Philippines, and as of July 2017, Takehiko Nakao is the president of ADB.

Areas of Focus

ADB operations give emphasis on the following areas:

Infrastructure

Environment

Education

Regional integration

Finance Sector development

Climate Change

By funding initiatives in fields like education and health, the ADB seeks to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth while also assisting in the development of the capital markets and corporate infrastructure in its target nations. There are other, more specialized sectors as well, which are used in secondary capacity-building programs. Examples include Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), Information Technology, Regional Cooperation, and Integration, etc.

Brief History

The idea of the Asian Development Bank was conceived in the early 1960s. Later, a resolution was passed at the first Ministerial Conference on Asian Economic Cooperation in 1963 to establish the ADB.

On 19 December 1966, ADB was established with 31 members and Takeshi Watanabe as its first President. In the beginning, ADB was focused on food production and rural development.

In 1970, ADB's first bond issue worth $16.7 million was issued in Japan.

In 1974, Asian Development Fund was established to provide low-interest loans to the poorest member countries.

In 1982, it opened its first field office in Bangladesh to come closer to the people in need.

In mid-1997, during a severe financial crisis in the region, it started projects to strengthen the financial sector, i.e., it approved its largest single loan worth $ 4 billion to the Republic of Korea.

In 2004, it spent more than $800 million on the recovery of areas hit by the Tsunami in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Maldives.

In 2008, it launched a new long-term strategy framework 'Strategy 2020' to respond to the changing needs of the region.

In 2014, a midterm review of the "Strategy 2020" was released and various organizational changes were introduced to improve the business processes and to become stronger and better.

The Functions of the Asian Development Bank:

The Asian Development Bank provides grants, loans, technical assistance, and equity investments to its developing member countries, the private sector, and public-private partnerships in order to boost development. The ADB frequently promotes policy discussions and offers consulting services. Additionally, they make use of co-financing initiatives that draw on official, commercial, and export finance sources while offering assistance.

The ADB is open to members and associate members of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. It is also open to developing nations that are members of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies, including other regional nations and non-regional nations.

Asian Development Bank Organisational Chart

The website of ADB claims that "The Board of Governors holds all of the institution's functions, which are delegated in part to the Board of Directors by the Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank, or ADB Charter. The Board of Governors holds a conventional gathering once every year during ADB's Annual Meeting. "

The ADB's essential policy-making body is the Board of Governors, which comprises one delegate from every part.

The Asian Development Bank's two largest shareholders are the United States and Japan. Despite coming primarily from the Asia-Pacific area, the developed countries are also well-represented among the Bank's members. Typically, regional development banks work together on projects with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Asian Development Bank is controlled by whom?

A board of governors that represents the ADB's member nations oversees the organization. The top five shareholders of the ADB as of 2022 are the People's Republic of China (6.4%), India (6.3%), Australia (5.8%), Japan (15.6% each), and the United States.

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China's cautious consumer confidence is dampening recovery, says ADB

Fears are growing that China’s economy is tethering on the verge of deflation after yet another slate of underwhelming economic data July 17 provided more evidence that the stall in growth momentum may turn out more severe without more meaningful policy intervention. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images China’s cautious consumer confidence has been a “a dampener” for its…

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Dennis Leupold for Harper’s Bazaar with Rihanna

Photographer: Dennis Leupold at ADB AGENCY 

Styling: Miguel Alberto Enamorado.

Hair: Yusef Williams.

Makeup: Isamaya Ffrench.

Manicure: Jenny Longworth.

Model: Rihanna.

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Economic Resilience

The Economic Survey 2022-23 was tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday. The survey has summed up how India’s economy braved all odds in challenging times. The document projects a baseline GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in real terms in FY24. The projection is broadly comparable to the estimates provided by multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, the IMF, the ADB and by the RBI, domestically. The…

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Pakistan Signs $475 Million Flood Loan Deal With ADB : Inside US

Pakistan Signs $475 Million Flood Loan Deal With ADB : Inside US

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has signed a $475 million loan agreement for flood relief with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country’s economic affairs minister said on Thursday, taking the total for the year to $2.7 billion with the agency. Floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains and a melting glacier submerged huge swathes of the country earlier this year and killed nearly 1,700 people,…

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PH counts on French gov’t, partner agencies for environmental protection – Manila Bulletin

PH counts on French gov’t, partner agencies for environmental protection – Manila Bulletin

The French government, a known advocate of environmental protection, and its partner companies can help the Philippines guard the environment by providing technical assistance and other means of support. Environmentalist Senator Loren Legarda made the call on the French government as well as on Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) as she said there is a…

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For details on the FAST program, contact the DPS Fingerprint Services Unit. IDEMIA was selected as the vendor to implement the Fingerprint Applicant Services of Texas (FAST) and is working closely with the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide convenient applicant fingerprinting services throughout the state. To secure the best value for the state, the RFP declared the successful vendor as the only source of electronic submission for Texas fingerprint-based applicant criminal history checks. Applicants with a valid DPS fingerprint clearance card will list their card number.

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To overcome these problems, DPS released for bid a Request For Proposal (RFP) to deploy applicant fingerprinting service centers throughout Texas. § 32-3280, applicants for licensure shall submit a full set of fingerprints for purposes of a criminal records check unless they hold a valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety ('DPS'). Please visit the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) website. The current methodology requiring submission of paper fingerprint cards, although effective, is centralized and may take several days to process. To apply for an IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card. (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) prior to being placed in a school for internships or student teaching. Texas law authorizes fingerprint-based criminal history checks for designated volunteers and employment or licensing applicants in a wide variety of areas such as child care providers, teachers, security and armed guards, security system contractors, and a host of others.

FAST Program Acknowledgments, Complaints, Suggestions, and Questions please email ADB Support.

The additional Austin locations will not accept walk-ins. How can I obtain an application packet for an initial or Regular Fingerprint Clearance Card You may request a packet directly from DPS by either calling. To maintain appointment availability IdentoGo has increased capacity at two other locations in Austin, 6448 E Highway 290, Ste. I just received a letter saying that my fingerprint clearance card was denied or. Child Safetys (DCS) Child Abuse and Neglect Records (CPS/CR) and a Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the Department of Public.

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Denson Lobby UpdatesĪs of November 1, 2020, the Denson Lobby is closed and is no longer a fingerprinting location. On the Forms & Helpful Resources page, you can download some of the. Individuals who have received fingerprint clearance through other agencies. Employers, licensing agencies, applicants and public safety depend on it. It is vitally important for fingerprint-based applicant criminal history checks to be processed quickly, accurately and with as little hassle as possible. Arizona Select Fingerprint Clearance Card Select Request a Replacement/Apply for a Card for Myself or Someone Else Log into your AZDPS account, or if you.

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Economic activity still below pre-pandemic level; RBI to slow down on rate cuts till next year: ADB

Economic activity still below pre-pandemic level; RBI to slow down on rate cuts till next year: ADB

The Manila-based multilateral funding agency has raised the inflation forecast for the current fiscal year ending in March 2023 to 6.7% from its earlier projection of 5.8%. The Manila-based multilateral funding agency has raised the inflation forecast for the current fiscal year ending in March 2023 to 6.7% from its earlier projection of 5.8%. With economic activity still to reach pre-pandemic…

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Will chancy returns in rural microgrids ever get better?

Data monitoring and analytics of the solar PV assets is the key to success of energy access programs across the World.

Microgrids -- distributed systems of localized generation, distribution network, and load -- are being increasingly deployed particularly in rural areas of emerging and under-developed countries to achieve energy access.

 India has been a pioneer in rural microgrids since the 1990s, however, there is significant progress to be made despite rapid advancements in technologies like solar PV, energy storage and affordable LED lighting solutions. 

India Energy Storage Alliance. (IESA) estimates that India has installed over 2,000 AC microgrids of over 5 kW by 2016 and over 10,000 DC microgrids with the majority sized at less than 1 kW.

Initial funding in the sector was made by the national and state governments in form of subsidies and also in form of grants by international organizations such Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, USAID, and others. 

This funding encouraged many entrepreneurs to implement their unique ideas for electrification through various off-grid technologies. Following the grants, several institutions and foundations such as Rockefeller Foundation introduced soft loans in this sector at affordable lending rates. 

It is not reported though, but not every asset is providing expected returns and these assets are not breaking even in a period of 10 years.

The enthusiasm of entrepreneurs and local government agencies working as project developers has yet not conquered the challenges in the fields and hence funding in form of grants and soft loans have rarely scaled in the form of private investments.

 Evermore funding in the form of soft loans, private capital and equity is required to plug the funding gap. Over US$49 billion a year until 2030 would be needed to achieve energy access across the world. Out of this, ADB has quoted that only US$9 billion of funds are available globally.

Well, the business risks here can be easily classified as financial collection risks and asset performance risks. However, the challenges around the performance of assets will be more difficult to address at this point in time.

Growth restraints include poor visibility of performance

There are many challenges that have restrained growth in this sector including numerous financial, technical and social limitations. Different funding agencies have mentioned that most of the technical challenges are not yet known to them. 

Project operators on several occasions do not have clear answers themselves to recognize why microgrids are prematurely failing or operating at lower efficiency. Interestingly, funding agencies, investors and equipment suppliers are often surprised by news of the sudden failure of assets or technical audits reporting the poor functionality of microgrids. As could be predicted, these microgrids are manually monitored or not monitored at all. And hence, the inaccessibility of data, in this case, has led to a lack of analysis and knowledge generation.

In many of the cases, project owners and operators are not be blamed as poor telecom connectivity and the high cost of remote monitoring at remote locations has plagued data acquisition and analysis. 

The international Microgrid Initiative for Campus and Rural Opportunities (MICRO) is working with different remote monitoring hardware suppliers to bring down the costs by simply bringing economies of scale and developing cheaper products for rural microgrids and for areas with limited telecom signal accessibility.

In this regard, IESA has collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) to bring satellite communication technology as an alternative solution. ESA is now launching a new invitation to support feasibility studies that identify and explore business opportunities for deploying services based on satellite communications, earth observation data, and/or other space assets to support the decentralized management of microgrids in India and other developing countries.

 The study is expected to culminate in a funded microgrid pilot project demonstrating the potential of the above services.

An IoT for a fragmented and unorganized sector

The other challenge is that the sector is fragmented and unorganized, which is leading to its inefficacy. This, in turn, is causing roadblocks for social and technological innovation at the very bottom of the social pyramid, leading to microgrids and related off-grid solutions becoming an expensive affair.

In this context, a need for a platform to bring transparency and innovation to the system has been recognized. Customized Energy Solutions, a leading energy services company, has developed an initiative under the India Energy Storage Alliance that looks to provide the rural consumer with affordable and reliable power. 

The Microgrid Initiative for Campus and Rural Opportunities (MICRO) has set a goal of reducing the cost of electricity in rural microgrids by 30.0% within the next 3 years through innovation and collaboration across stakeholders.

At the heart of MICRO lies an IoT (Internet of Things) based portal which incorporates a remote monitoring platform with supply, demand, and funding aggregation capabilities. 

The portal is a unique multi-stakeholder platform that allows the industry to work as a bazaar where different stakeholders like project developers (or ESCOs), funding agencies and equipment suppliers can communicate with each other, realize future business opportunities and validate the performance of current assets. 

MICRO is looking to involve a variety of stakeholders, namely technology providers, regulators, microgrid developers, end-users through local not-for-profit organizations and funding agencies in its effort to make microgrids techno-commercially sustainable and link electricity to economic development.

The microgrid is much more than a solar generation plant

The operation of a microgrid has evolved as a multifaceted task that involves the dedicated upkeep of various components. The activities here revolve around the maintenance of the generation plant, network planning, and expansion, customer acquisition, billing, and recovery. 

The early-stage expansion has red-flagged many issues in these grids such as voltage drop, the inability of serving high inductive loads and reliable power output. The stakeholders in this industry would need to think beyond the microgrid as just a solar generation plant and provide a complete set of diagnostic and analytical tools to microgrid developers and operators in order to achieve the target of energy access in India through over a hundred thousand microgrids in India.

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She claims the works have "disturbed" the soil and water is coming into their gardens. She says it's a sad state of affairs for the elderly people who have spent years in their gardens nurturing their plants. Buildings might have limited to almost nonexistent accessibility to the rear.

Eventually, many irate tenants and housing reformers were able to air their complaints to the Tenement House Committee—a 1900 commission set up to collect vital data on the city’s housing situation.

I took these pictures from trains passing through the area.

Each face widens from bottom to top, a counterpoint to the vertical edges which flare out, fin-like.

The accompanying presentation for today's call is available for download through the webcast or from the company's website at sierrametals.com.

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