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Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) being tested at the Lighting and Appliance Testing Laboratory (LATL) of the Department of Energy (DPE) in UP Diliman, Quezon City. The Philippine Energy Efficiency Project has distributed compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) nationwide in exchange for their incandescent bulbs. Each CFL is expected to save customers 400 pesos, around $8.50, each year for the next 7 to 10 years.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District hosted a Quality Control Class November 9-10 at its project office in Moron, Spain, for new Spanish Multiple Award Task Order Contract, or MATOC, contractors, led by Orkun Dincer, a project engineer from the District's Turkey Resident Office. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)
Wastewater treatment facilty in Suva, Fiji.
The Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Investment Program ensures sustainable urban growth and improved public health. It aims to provide access to sustainable water supply and sewerage services in greater Suva area (GSA).
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Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Investment Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District hosted a Quality Control Class November 9-10 at its project office in Moron, Spain, for new Spanish Multiple Award Task Order Contract, or MATOC, contractors, led by Orkun Dincer, a project engineer from the District's Turkey Resident Office. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)
A staff member sets up a germination test of a sample of treated maize seed at small seed company Bidasem. These tests are carried out on each batch of seed just after it arrives from the field (before it is stored), directly before processing, and after treatment (just before packaging). The seed is are grown for fixed periods at known temperatures on a damp paper substrate to check its germination rate and vigor.
Bidasem is based in the city of Celaya in the central Mexican plains region known as the Bajío. It produces maize, wheat and oat seed, as well as marketing seed of other crops. Despite their small size, Bidasem and similar companies play an important role in reaching small farmers with improved seed that offers them better livelihoods. “Our aim is to provide farmers with quality seed at accessible prices, that is adapted to the conditions we have here in the Bajío, says director general María Esther Rivas. It’s a great satisfaction, when farmers achieve the yields they need.”
Photo credit: X. Fonseca/CIMMYT.
For more on seed production at Bidasem, and CIMMYT's role in providing the best seed, see CIMMYT's 2012 e-news story The seed chain: producing better seed for small farmers, available online at: www.cimmyt.org/en/newsletter/598-2012/1398-the-seed-chain....
In the seed processing plant at Bidasem, a gravity table is used to segregate seed by density, with the lowest-quality material being removed and sold for animal seed. After initial cleaning and sorting, all seed that goes through the plant passes through quality control. If a sample from a batch is found to more have more than 2% impurities, they are either separated out using a gravity table or by hand, depending on the size of the seed and the type of impurity. The batch is then resampled to ensure a clean bill of health to continue processing.
Bidasem is a small seed company based in the central Mexican plains region known as the Bajío. It produces approximately 10,000 bags of maize seed a year, each holding 22.5kg, as well as producing wheat and oat seed and marketing seed of other crops. Despite their small size, Bidasem and similar companies play an important role in improving farmers’ livelihoods. “Our aim is to provide farmers with quality seed at accessible prices, that is adapted to the conditions we have here in the Bajío. It’s a great satisfaction, when farmers achieve the yields they need,” says director general María Esther Rivas.
“Without CIMMYT, we couldn’t exist,” says Rivas. She sells four different maize hybrids, all formed from freely-available CIMMYT parent lines. “Really the most important thing is to produce your own hybrids, and for us it wouldn’t be possible if we didn’t have the germplasm from CIMMYT. What we’re currently producing is 100% CIMMYT.” The relationship between Bidasem and CIMMYT is now deepening through participation in the MasAgro initiative, which includes training courses for seed companies and collaborative trials to evaluate the best seed.
Photo credit: X. Fonseca/CIMMYT.
For more on seed production at Bidasem, and CIMMYT's role in providing the best seed, see CIMMYT's 2012 e-news story The seed chain: producing better seed for small farmers, available online at: www.cimmyt.org/en/newsletter/598-2012/1398-the-seed-chain....
In the seed processing plant at Bidasem, a gravity table is used to segregate seed by density, with the lowest-quality material being removed and sold for animal seed. After initial cleaning and sorting, all seed that goes through the plant passes through quality control. If a sample from a batch is found to more have more than 2% impurities, they are either separated out using a gravity table or by hand, depending on the size of the seed and the type of impurity. The batch is then resampled to ensure a clean bill of health to continue processing.
Bidasem is a small seed company based in the central Mexican plains region known as the Bajío. It produces approximately 10,000 bags of maize seed a year, each holding 22.5kg, as well as producing wheat and oat seed and marketing seed of other crops. Despite their small size, Bidasem and similar companies play an important role in improving farmers’ livelihoods. “Our aim is to provide farmers with quality seed at accessible prices, that is adapted to the conditions we have here in the Bajío. It’s a great satisfaction, when farmers achieve the yields they need,” says director general María Esther Rivas.
“Without CIMMYT, we couldn’t exist,” says Rivas. She sells four different maize hybrids, all formed from freely-available CIMMYT parent lines. “Really the most important thing is to produce your own hybrids, and for us it wouldn’t be possible if we didn’t have the germplasm from CIMMYT. What we’re currently producing is 100% CIMMYT.” The relationship between Bidasem and CIMMYT is now deepening through participation in the MasAgro initiative, which includes training courses for seed companies and collaborative trials to evaluate the best seed.
Photo credit: X. Fonseca/CIMMYT.
For more on seed production at Bidasem, and CIMMYT's role in providing the best seed, see CIMMYT's 2012 e-news story The seed chain: producing better seed for small farmers, available online at: www.cimmyt.org/en/newsletter/598-2012/1398-the-seed-chain....
Everything I bring in the door must past inspection. Due to Sole's familiarity with pipe cleaners, as play things, he was able to locate and test the red one attached to this wreath. It was deemed strong enough to hang wreath safely, on the front door, through the holiday season.
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P.S. When I got home there was a voicemail staying I'd won the craft fair raffle. To describe what I've won I'll say what I said as I filled out the tickets: "It's (a basket) full of things I'd never buy myself". I PICK IT UP TOMORROW.
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
The gate keeper of the Pateswari Regulator measuring the salinity of the river water, Pateswari, Narail. The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project is providing assistance to eatablish water management organizations, rehabilitate water retention structures and flood embankments, and re-excavate clogged drainage and irrigation canals.
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Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
Two test shots with the Sigma 30/1.4 @ ƒ/3.2, 1/40th @ ISO 320. Camera was set to AF-S + focus priority mode. On the left is the photo I shot with the autofocus. On the right is the one where I corrected the manual focus. Top is a 25% crop, bottom is a 100% crop. The red brackets indicate the camera's focus point.
The lens indicates a distance from camera to subject of 2.43m, DOFMaster's DoF calculator indicates a total in focus area of 0.85m (or about 2 3/4 feet). Oops.
At the water treatment plant by the Binh Duong Water Supply Sewerage Environment Company Limited (BIWASE), water quality is checked hourly by a staff, monthly by a health official and quarterly by a higher inspector. The Third Provincial Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project aims to provide sustainable water supply and to improve sanitation conditions in Binh Duong Province.
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Explains why you should chose quality tailoring over shops that offer to fit a suit for you in 17 minutes.
Workers perform quality control on clothing made at the Mortex textile mill in Wendell, North Carolina. While most textile companies have moved overseas, Mortex has remained committed to a domestic operation. This domestic operation means that Mortex can provide a quicker turnaround time for customers than their foreign competitors. Mortex produces clothing under the Eagle USA label. In order to meet financial obligations Morrell was able to secure an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan.
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
At the water treatment plant by the Binh Duong Water Supply Sewerage Environment Company Limited (BIWASE), water quality is checked hourly by a staff, monthly by a health official and quarterly by a higher inspector. The Third Provincial Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project aims to provide sustainable water supply and to improve sanitation conditions in Binh Duong Province.
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We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
A minor project delivered a 3D visualisation tool for the vast amount of data collected by the Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Unit. Making use of Fledermaus software and a high end workstation for the Royal Australian Navy Hydrographic Service. Photographed in Cairns in Queensland, Australia, during final acceptance phase.
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!
We ensure the bottle factory in China creates quality product and stays on budget and on time in any variety of shapes and sizes - for anything from olive oil to perfume!