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R0001149 OSAKA Nakazaki-cho

Robert SASAKI has added a photo to the pool:






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The Female Gaze: Life Magazine, Gender, and World War II

Join Alissa Schapiro, assistant curator of the exhibition Life Magazine and the Power of Photography, for a presentation on the work of three female Life photographers—Margaret Bourke-White, Marie Hansen, and Nina Leen. The talk will focus on their photo essays about American women in the context of World War II. With the status of female labor in the United States in continuous flux during the war and in its immediate aftermath, these photographers captured the various roles available to women—paying close attention to race and class in addition to gender—while simultaneously solidifying their own positions within Life’s male-dominated photography and editorial staff. The talk will be followed by a conversation on gender politics at Life with media scholar Dolores Flamiano from James Madison University and Katherine A. Bussard from the Art Museum. Zoom webinar: https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/calendar/2020-05/female-gaze-life-magazine-gender-and-world-war-ii Presented by Princeton Art Museum  




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Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska Actions finalized in January and February 2020

The following summarize enforcement actions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 office completed in January and February of 2020. The concluding legal document(s) typically provide details of the case and are included at the end of each summary.




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EPA Settlement with American Zinc Recycling to Reduce Air Pollution in Chicago

WASHINGTON (April 29, 2020) — Today, the U.S.




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EPA Recognizes Peace Dining Corporation of Philadelphia with Honorable Mention in WasteWise Large Business Category

PHILADELPHIA (May 7, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the National WasteWise Awards this month. Peace Dining Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received an honorable mention in the Large Business Category.




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EPA Selects Nine Projects in California to Receive Nearly $4 Million for Revitalization of Contaminated Properties

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nine projects across California will receive a total of nearly $4 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program.




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EPA releases new booklet to help houses of worship identify and reduce environmental health hazards

WASHINGTON (October 2, 2019) — In accordance with Children’s Health Month, U.S.




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Raven Power LLC settles hazardous chemical release reporting violations at Baltimore facility

PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2020) – In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Texas-based Raven Power LLC recently paid a $105,000 penalty for allegedly failing to timely report a 2017 release of a hazardous substance from the H.A.




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EPA and Federal Partners Commemorate 10-year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined federal partners—including the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of the Interior, the U.S.




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Tasmania eyeing direct NZ flights

Hobart wants to be a part of 'travel bubble'




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Wizz confirms launch of low-cost Abu Dhabi airline in June

And new base will open in Ukraine in July




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PandO Cruises extends Australia and New Zealand cancellations

Agents' commission 'will be fully protected'




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Wizz Air to launch six new routes from Luton, starting from next month

Flights to Corfu will be first to launch




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[Updated] Free Mobile-Friendly Layout Wizard: now creates 1, 2, 3 column websites

For the sake of completeness (and also because a visitor requested it), the Layout Wizard has been updated to support one column websites as well. As a result, it can now create one, two and three column websites (depending on which you prefer). The generated web page is mobile-friendly and completely customizable. There are no advertisements, and nothing you enter into the Wizard is recorded anywhere. And it's free.




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New Zealand In Shut Down Due to Covid 13. No Travel This Year.

Oh Wow In the words of the song from Star Trek. It's Life Jim But Not As We Know It .World wide this is the cry. Whats happened Life has suddenly changed. Different Countries Different Continents Different Societies Different Cultures.Bu




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Derbyshire 73 Chesterfield virtually driving along the A7E22 on a road that runs through the Waddenzee and the Ijsselmeer

Here we are on a road between the Waddenzee which I can see to my left and the Ijsselmeer to my right . These Dutch certainly know how to control the sea .We have tried in the past in Norfolk where the land lies low . We did not do a bad job emulating the




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Day 03 Dazaifu Shrine Yufuin and Beppu Day Trip Jun 2019

Tuesday 25th June 2019I participated in a Kyushu day tour departing from JR Hakata Station covering Dazaifu as well as the hot spring towns of Yufuin and Beppu. Earlier on I had my breakfast at the popup Hello Kitty Cafe within the station co




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Saguaro Lake Arizona

Took a drive and short boatride to Saguaro Lake during Everetts spring break in 2019.




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Jah Glory Rendiamo grazie a Dio in Africa

Capita spesso in Africa di trascorrere tutta la giornata compressi su di un sudicio e surriscaldato taxi in compagnia di un'altra decina di sventurati passeggeri nel disperato tentativo di riuscire a percorrere senza intoppi quella decina di chilometri c




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Day 12 Welcome to Swaziland

Welcome to SwazilandToday we left St. Lucia and started to make our way to Swaziland. At the border because we were Canadian citizens we did not need to get a visa. However one of the volunteers of the VESA African unearth group from Thailand h




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20 jaar 5sterrenovernachtingen in de natuur bijzondere ontmoetingen mooie natuur en gedenkwaardige momenten

Mijn eerste blog vanuit Leiden In dit tijdperk van Covid19 met iets minder bewegingsvrijheid dan we gewend zijn leek het mij leuk eens terug te kijken op al die bijzondere voettochten die ik heb gedaan. Je moet toch wat als die tocht van deze week niet




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ON TOUR Woche 349 Indonesien Schweiz

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Holed Up Chez Kaj

It is Day 42 of Californias shelter in place order and while these accommodations are pretty good Im getting tired of staying here.ltem stylemsobidifontstyle normalgtChez Kaj 3 12 starsLocation 5 sta




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Time Zones Here and Russia

What do we really know about US time zones History.com When you run a railroad you need to maintain a schedule and that works a whole lot better when everyone agrees on what time it is including stations in farflung locations and crucially other




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New Zealand Day 2

I have totally lost track of the days. Today was jammed pack of learning and fun. Many of you know I always like an adventure and try something fun. It is winter here and snow is on the mountain tops. This morning several of us opted to take a jet boat rid




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The rest of New Zealand what an incredibly beautiful country.

Hello everyone I hope you are all well and enjoyed the half term break. Since I last wrote I have been busy exploring more of New Zealand so let me fill you in on what we have been up to whilst visiting the South Island. Mount CookWe spent a n




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Switzerland

Ciao TuttiMy Italian is already perfect as you can tell. I.m in Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast and I was definately not expecting to come here until later in my trip. Two days ago I was in Interlaken Switzerland. The weather was a little bit sketchy




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Bazaars

Today we tackled the bazaars. The Grand Bazaar was really good. Bigger than I expected and certainly a lot to look at. We browsed around and made a purchase although we were offered many more. After a coffee stop we continued indirectly unintentionally




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New Zealand Taupo and Mordor

In Taupo we slept one Night near the Lake. The next Day was Hammer Time again. 15000 feet Skydive. Unbelievable Feeling. At the same Day we driven along the Desert Road Highway 1 to see Mt. Doom and Mordor from the Lord of the Rings. Very cool Scenerys




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Zanzibar to Chitimba Malawi

These two days we traveled over 1000 km along the Tanzam HIghway finally crossing the border into Malawi in the afternoon of the second day. Here are some of the impressions from our travelsThe Tanzam Highway is paved but that doesn't necessarily m




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New Zealand Way to Taupo over Gisborne East Coast Road Opotiki and Rotorura

Arrived in Hasting we're slept on a nice Campsite near a Beach. The german Couple was 3 Days before us there. Manu and Vera are now 9 Month in NZ and have a Working Visa for 1 Year. On the next Day our 2 Vans heading to the North. We visit the Peninsula Ma




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Tag 22 Gardiner zum Old Faithful Inn 170 km

Zuerst Rafting auf dem Yellowstone River. Da dieser momentan sehr wenig Wasser fhrt duempelten wir langsam dahin und der Steuermann hatte groe Schwierigkeiten das Boot so zu steuern dass wir auch wirklich alle nass wurden.Das war sehr lustig.




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video posted on flagoz.com

oct 72010. momentum gaining. video now viewable on flagoz.com click on youtube. tom and i spent three hours yesterday cutting form the clips i'd done into a three minute collection of vox pop and flag waving. very exciting and rewarding that i've done i




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Huaraz Laguna 69

Towards the end of an eight hour bus ride to Huaraz I opened my eyes from a fitful sleep and glanced out the window. Light was only just skimming the edges of the sky but I didn't need much light to see their bulk towering out of the night. I was back in




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4 Day Cruise to Cozumel Jan 711 2010. Carnival's Fantasy

I had not had a real vacation since April 2009 and I was going crazy for warm weather. Jason knew how badly I wanted to get away and gave me one of the best Christmas presents a girl could ask for a CRUISE I'm apologizing now for the lack of detail




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Hangzhou Tag 24

Der groe Wetterbuddha ist mir am heutigen Tag wohlgesonnen und beschert mir zumindest keinen Regen. Ich kann also ab 8.30 Uhr im chinesischen Stil noch einmal Hangzhou erkunden. Mit meinem klapprigen Fahrrad starte ich also meine Erkundungstour rund um d




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Spring season in New Zealand

Premier jour Taupo.. o il ne fait pas spcialement beau L'occasion pour moi de revisiter mes premiers jours en NouvelleZlande




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Coronavirus – Gefahr für die Lunge: Worauf Sportler jetzt achten sollten

Nach der Zwangspause wollen nun viele möglichst schnell wieder fit werden. Doch Mediziner warnen davor, es beim Einstieg zu übertreiben - vor allem nach überstandener Krankheit.




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Großwerden im Zeitraffer: Jeden Tag ein Foto von Julie

Pro Tag ein Foto, und das ein ganzes Jahrzehnt lang: Der US-Amerikaner Dustin Bowen hat seine Tochter Julie seit ihrer Geburt täglich fotografiert und daraus ein Video gemacht.




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Sebastian Pufpaff: "Ich habe nicht die Antwort, aber ich habe einen guten Witz"

Der Kabarettist Sebastian Pufpaff tritt nun notgedrungen ohne Publikum auf. Hier spricht er über die Stille nach der Pointe - und über den Angriff auf das Team der "heute-show".




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Roy Horn: Zum Tode eines Magiers

Auftritte mit spektakulären Illusionen und exotischen Tieren haben das Magierduo Siegfried & Roy weltberühmt gemacht. Nun ist Roy Horn im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben.




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Monika Schnitzer: VW-Skandal wäre mit Frauen im Vorstand nicht passiert

In den Vorständen deutscher Firmen sitzen kaum Frauen - und deshalb fehle "eine Instanz für Zweifel", sagt die neue Wirtschaftsweise Monika Schnitzer. Männer unter sich einigten sich leichter auf "eine genehme Sicht der Dinge".




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EZB-Urteil: Von der Leyen erwägt Verfahren gegen Deutschland

Erstmals hat sich das Bundesverfassungsgericht gegen den Europäischen Gerichtshof gestellt. EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen prüft nun ein Vertragsverletzungsverfahren gegen Deutschland.




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Health vs. Wealth? Public Health Policies and the Economy During Covid-19 -- by Zhixian Lin, Christopher M. Meissner

We study the impact of non-pharmaceutical policy interventions (NPIs) like “stay-at-home” orders on the spread of infectious disease. NPIs are associated with slower growth of Covid-19 cases. NPIs “spillover” into other jurisdictions. NPIs are not associated with significantly worse economic outcomes measured by job losses. Job losses have been no higher in US states that implemented “stay-at-home” during the Covid-19 pandemic than in states that did not have “stay-at-home”. All of these results demonstrate that the Covid-19 pandemic is a common economic and public health shock. The tradeoff between the economy and public health today depends strongly on what is happening elsewhere. This underscores the importance of coordinated economic and public health responses.




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Did COVID-19 Improve Air Quality Near Hubei? -- by Douglas Almond, Xinming Du, Shuang Zhang

Ambient pollution is a byproduct of economic activity. It has been widely reported that COVID-19 and associated lockdowns have generated large improvements in air quality worldwide, including to China's notoriously-poor air quality. We analyze China's official pollution monitor data and account for the large, recurrent improvement in air quality following Lunar New Year (LNY), which essentially coincided with lockdowns in 2020. With the important exception of NO2, China's air quality improvements in 2020 are smaller than we should expect near the pandemic's epicenter: Hubei province. Compared with LNY improvements experienced in 2018 and 2019 in Hubei, we see smaller improvements in SO2 while ozone concentrations increased in both relative and absolute terms (roughly doubling). Similar patterns are found for the six provinces neighboring Hubei. We conclude that whether COVID-19 actually decreased pollution in China depends on the pollutant and reference period considered.




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Global Behaviors and Perceptions at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- by Thiemo R. Fetzer, Marc Witte, Lukas Hensel, Jon Jachimowicz, Johannes Haushofer, Andriy Ivchenko, Stefano Caria, Elena Reutskaja, Christopher P. Roth, Stefano Fiorin, Margarita G

We conducted a large-scale survey covering 58 countries and over 100,000 respondents between late March and early April 2020 to study beliefs and attitudes towards citizens’ and governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most respondents reacted strongly to the crisis: they report engaging in social distancing and hygiene behaviors, and believe that strong policy measures, such as shop closures and curfews, are necessary. They also believe that their government and their country’s citizens are not doing enough and underestimate the degree to which others in their country support strong behavioral and policy responses to the pandemic. The perception of a weak government and public response is associated with higher levels of worries and depression. Using both cross-country panel data and an event-study, we additionally show that strong government reactions correct misperceptions, and reduce worries and depression. Our findings highlight that policy-makers not only need to consider how their decisions affect the spread of COVID-19, but also how such choices influence the mental health of their population.




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Coronavirus: El rechazo alemán de los eurobonos es insolidario, mezquino y cobarde

Europa es más que una coalición de ególatras. En una crisis como esta no existe alternativa para los eurobonos.




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Interest Rate Uncertainty as a Policy Tool -- by Fabio Ghironi, G. Kemal Ozhan

We study a novel policy tool—interest rate uncertainty—that can be used to discourage inefficient capital inflows and to adjust the composition of external accounts between short-term securities and foreign direct investment (FDI). We identify the trade-offs faced in navigating between external balance and price stability. The interest rate uncertainty policy discourages short-term inflows mainly through portfolio risk and precautionary saving channels. A markup channel generates net FDI inflows under imperfect exchange rate pass-through. We further investigate new channels under different assumptions about the irreversibility of FDI, the currency of export invoicing, risk aversion of outside agents, and effective lower bound in the rest of the world. Under every scenario, uncertainty policy is inflationary.