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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works on a street in Bangkok. Workers in the informal economy have not been impacted by the recession yet but more and more people are joining the informal economy. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works on a street in Bangkok. Workers in the informal economy have not been impacted by the recession yet but more and more people are joining the informal economy. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man talks on his cell phone in a shopping mall in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman carries her shopping bags home along Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in Bangkok. The SET Index has fallen more than 3 percent since July on news weak GDP growth and lower than expected corporate profits. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A meat cutter trims cuts of pork in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Porters wait for customers in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman selling cleaning supplies waits for customers on a road in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A rice seller sets up his market stall in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A rice seller sets up his market stall in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A rice seller sets up his market stall in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor waters flower garlands she is selling in Pak Khlong Talad, the flower market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Workers pour concrete on a construction site in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A market vendor sorts chilies while she waits for customers at Pak Klong Talat in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Tourists line up at a TMB Exchange Booth at Saphin Taksin/Central Pier to exchange their currencies for Thai Baht. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Shoppers ride an escalator in MBK, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Commuters on the Bangkok Skytrain Sukhumvit Line ride to work. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais buy imported gelato in a nearly empty shopping mall in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists line up to buy Thai Baht at a money exchange booth in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists line up to buy Thai Baht at a money exchange booth in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman carries her shopping bags home along Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A tout waves a flag advertising a new real estate development while a BMW passes a Toyota showroom on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Free spending Thais were shocked when Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Food cart operators wait for customers on a street in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Food cart operators wait for customers on a street in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes “roti” a type of Indian flatbread popular in Southeast Asia, in Khlong Toei Market. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes “roti” a type of Indian flatbread popular in Southeast Asia, in Khlong Toei Market. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man and his son buy rice steamed in banana leaves from a vendor in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A meat cutter trims cuts of pork in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman selling tiger plush toys uses her mobile phone in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A produce vendor sits among the produce he was selling and their price signs in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A man tries to sell a painting of Hindu deities Shiva, Ganesha and Parvati on a street in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A porter pulls a customer’s cart through Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A porter pulls a customer’s cart through Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A soup seller in Khlong Toei Market waits for customers. She sells bowls of soup in two sizes, normal for 30Baht (about .95¢ US) and large for 40Baht (about $1.20 US). Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A man sells cutting boards from a cart in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A BTS Skytrain pulls into the Chit Lom station on the Sukhmvit line of the Bangkok Skytrain. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A shopper in a sporting goods store in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Passengers ride a public bus in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Pedestrians walk past a Louis Vuitton store in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Pedestrians walk past a Louis Vuitton store in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Shoppers in Central World, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sells marigold flower garlands in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Shoppers and shopkeepers in Pak Khlong Talad, a flower and produce market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sorts Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae), also known as kieffer lime, makrut, or magrood in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sorts Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae), also known as kieffer lime, makrut, or magrood in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor writes up a receipt  in a produce market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Commuters on the Airport Rail Link, a train that connects Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi International Airport ride to work in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai construction workers walk home after a day on the job in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai construction workers walk home after a day on the job in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Shoppers ride an escalator in MBK, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai construction workers walk home after a day on the job in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  People walk through the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ANGIE MUNIZ, from American Family insurance, talks to GARY GOLONKA, a job seeker, at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ANGIE MUNIZ, from American Family insurance, talks to GARY GOLONKA, a job seeker, at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ANGIE MUNIZ, from American Family insurance, talks to GARY GOLONKA, a job seeker, at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  DAVID MENDOZA (left) accepts a business card from BETSY LILLEY, a recruiter at Consumer Cellular at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Lilley said Consumer Cellular hires 30 customer service representatives a month. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ERIC PERCIVAL (right) gets help with his resume from a resume coach at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ERIC PERCIVAL (right) gets help with his resume from a resume coach at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ERIC PERCIVAL (right), a job seeker looking for an accounting job, talks to JERRY CHAVEZ, from the Minot, N.D., Area Development Corporation, about job prospects in Minot at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Chavez said there are more than 2400 job openings in Minot, a town of 45,000 in North Dakota. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:    DAMARIS ROGERS, from Mesa, AZ, checks her smart phone before looking for a job at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. She said she was looking for a clerical position. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People walk into the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People walk into the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  People wait in line before the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  People wait in line before the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ: TIM HALL, from Tempe, AZ, picks up fresh produce at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days. A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ:  KATRINA HALL, lher husband, TIM HALL and their son, ZANE HALL, from Tempe, AZ, go through the line at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days. A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ: KATRINA HALL, her husband, TIM HALL and their son, ZANE HALL, from Tempe, AZ, choose baked goods at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days.  A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ:  KATRINA HALL, her husband, TIM HALL and their son, ZANE HALL, from Tempe, AZ, pay for the food boxes with Food Stamps at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days. A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 20 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai construction workers walk home after a day on the job in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  People walk through the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ANGIE MUNIZ, from American Family insurance, talks to GARY GOLONKA, a job seeker, at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ANGIE MUNIZ, from American Family insurance, talks to GARY GOLONKA, a job seeker, at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   ANGIE MUNIZ, from American Family insurance, talks to GARY GOLONKA, a job seeker, at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  DAVID MENDOZA (left) accepts a business card from BETSY LILLEY, a recruiter at Consumer Cellular at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Lilley said Consumer Cellular hires 30 customer service representatives a month. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  DAVID MENDOZA (left) accepts a business card from BETSY LILLEY, a recruiter at Consumer Cellular at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Lilley said Consumer Cellular hires 30 customer service representatives a month. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  DAVID MENDOZA (left) accepts a business card from BETSY LILLEY, a recruiter at Consumer Cellular at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Lilley said Consumer Cellular hires 30 customer service representatives a month. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   JOSHUA KOLTER (blue shirt), a job seeker looking for an accounting job, talks to JERRY CHAVEZ, from the Minot, N.D., Area Development Corporation, about job prospects in Minot at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Chavez said there are more than 2400 job openings in Minot, a town of 45,000 in North Dakota. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   JOSHUA KOLTER (blue shirt), a job seeker looking for an accounting job, talks to JERRY CHAVEZ, from the Minot, N.D., Area Development Corporation, about job prospects in Minot at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Chavez said there are more than 2400 job openings in Minot, a town of 45,000 in North Dakota. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   JOSHUA KOLTER (blue shirt), a job seeker looking for an accounting job, talks to JERRY CHAVEZ, from the Minot, N.D., Area Development Corporation, about job prospects in Minot at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Chavez said there are more than 2400 job openings in Minot, a town of 45,000 in North Dakota. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   JOSHUA KOLTER (blue shirt), a job seeker looking for an accounting job, talks to JERRY CHAVEZ, from the Minot, N.D., Area Development Corporation, about job prospects in Minot at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. Chavez said there are more than 2400 job openings in Minot, a town of 45,000 in North Dakota. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:    DAMARIS ROGERS, from Mesa, AZ, checks her smart phone before looking for a job at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. She said she was looking for a clerical position. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:    DAMARIS ROGERS, from Mesa, AZ, checks her smart phone before looking for a job at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. She said she was looking for a clerical position. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:    DAMARIS ROGERS, from Mesa, AZ, checks her smart phone before looking for a job at the Phoenix Job Fair in Phoenix, AZ. She said she was looking for a clerical position. The job fair was sponsored by National Career Fairs, which organizes job fairs across the US. Several hundred people attended the job fair, with some arriving hours before it started. More than 30 employers and prospective employers were conducting interviews at the job fair. There were also resume coaches and educational institutions on site. Arizona is still grappling with the recession. The state's unemployment rate is stuck at 8.2% and the Phoenix metropolitan area has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the United States.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ:  TIM HALL, from Tempe, AZ, picks up dairy products at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days. A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ: KATRINA HALL, left, her husband, TIM HALL and their son, ZANE HALL, from Tempe, AZ, wait in line at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days. A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 3, 2009 -- MESA, AZ: TIM HALL and his son, ZANE HALL, from Tempe, AZ, wait in line at the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ. Hall said he drives a tourist bus but as the tourism and leisure industry has suffered in the recession his work in disappearing and in March he only work five days. A spokesperson for the United Food Bank in Mesa, AZ, said demand has increased by more than 100 percent in the last year. She said that at this time in 2008, about 175 people a week (the food bank is open one day a week) bought 200 boxes a food but now they were seeing about 350 people per week and they were buying 400-450 boxes of food per week. Each box of food cost $16 and contains enough food for five meals for two people, including meat, fruit and vegetables and starches. In addition to the food boxes, the food bank gives away perishables, like fresh baked goods and produce, that are donated by Phoenix area grocery stores and food producers. She said the number of donations to the food bank have increased as the economy has worsened but each donation is smaller and the gap between donations and what the food bank needs is widening.    Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past a poster a Bangkok BTS station advertising a real estate development. Between July and September the economy expanded just 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor burns the hair off of a pig's foot in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers in a lane between market stalls in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A rooster pecks at feed left for him in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pigs' feet for sale in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A market vendor prays with a Buddhist monk and offering alms to make merit in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Commuters leave the Asoke BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers on the job at the expansion of the Emporium, a high end mall in Bangkok. Despite a slowdown in the Thai economy, many construction projects are still underway. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: CODY SHUMWAY, a volunteer, puts food into a client's car at St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, AZ. Demand at St. Mary's has continued to increase even as government assistance is reduced. Over the summer, St. Mary's Phoenix location provided emergency food for 300 - 400 families per day. They are currently supporting about 600 families per day. Part of the increase is seasonal but a large part of it is no clients coming to the food bank for the first time. More than 1.1 million Arizonans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, saw their benefits reduced Friday, Nov. 1, in a long-planned national cut that was tied to the economic stimulus which was a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The cuts imposed last week range from $11 a month for a single recipient to $65 or more for large families. Many of SNAP receipients already use food banks to supplement their government assistance and the cuts in the SNAP program are expected to increase demand even more.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: ALAN GELLER, right, a volunteer, helps JUAN ARMEDARIZ, left, put food into his truck at St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, AZ. Demand at St. Mary's has continued to increase even as government assistance is reduced. Over the summer, St. Mary's Phoenix location provided emergency food for 300 - 400 families per day. They are currently supporting about 600 families per day. Part of the increase is seasonal but a large part of it is no clients coming to the food bank for the first time. More than 1.1 million Arizonans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, saw their benefits reduced Friday, Nov. 1, in a long-planned national cut that was tied to the economic stimulus which was a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The cuts imposed last week range from $11 a month for a single recipient to $65 or more for large families. Many of SNAP receipients already use food banks to supplement their government assistance and the cuts in the SNAP program are expected to increase demand even more.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: ALAN GELLER, right, a volunteer, helps JUAN ARMEDARIZ, left, put food into his truck at St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, AZ. Demand at St. Mary's has continued to increase even as government assistance is reduced. Over the summer, St. Mary's Phoenix location provided emergency food for 300 - 400 families per day. They are currently supporting about 600 families per day. Part of the increase is seasonal but a large part of it is no clients coming to the food bank for the first time. More than 1.1 million Arizonans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, saw their benefits reduced Friday, Nov. 1, in a long-planned national cut that was tied to the economic stimulus which was a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The cuts imposed last week range from $11 a month for a single recipient to $65 or more for large families. Many of SNAP receipients already use food banks to supplement their government assistance and the cuts in the SNAP program are expected to increase demand even more.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: People wait to sign up for food assistance at St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, AZ. Demand at St. Mary's has continued to increase even as government assistance is reduced. Over the summer, St. Mary's Phoenix location provided emergency food for 300 - 400 families per day. They are currently supporting about 600 families per day. Part of the increase is seasonal but a large part of it is no clients coming to the food bank for the first time. More than 1.1 million Arizonans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, saw their benefits reduced Friday, Nov. 1, in a long-planned national cut that was tied to the economic stimulus which was a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The cuts imposed last week range from $11 a month for a single recipient to $65 or more for large families. Many of SNAP receipients already use food banks to supplement their government assistance and the cuts in the SNAP program are expected to increase demand even more.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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