View allAll Photos Tagged Reduce
Reduced Melbourne Central Activities District (CAD) Conservation Study 1985 survey images: approx 1200 Kodak colour negatives
Investments in child care continue to save money for families throughout British Columbia by putting money back into the pockets of parents and making life more affordable as child care fee reductions take effect.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/27918
Old columns used as paving stones. The Phrygian site of Hierapolis was an extensive necropolis on the plateau above the flowstone terraces of Pamukkale.
Cambodia is one of the most natural disaster prone countries in Asia. Hazards such as flood, storms and typhoons regularly affect the country during the monsoon season (June to November), which has a significant economic and social impact. To raise awareness and promote disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures, Plan Cambodia oranised a series of events in Srei Snam district, Siem Reap Province.
Participants gathered together to listen to speeches made by children on climate-related disasters and DRR measures followed by a question and answer session. The children, youths, adults and local leaders then took part in a parade along the road through 2 villages in Srei Snam district, Siem Reap. In total 130 people took part in the events with about 1,200 people hearing their messages from their homes.
The Donora-Webster Bridge rests on the bottom of the Monongahela River shortly after it was imploded.
Crystal: Hesalite crystal
Case: Steel
Dial: Black
Water resistance: 10 bar (100 metres / 330 feet)
Size: Case Diameter: 39 mm
Calibre: Omega 3220
Self-winding chronograph movement with rhodium-plated finish.
Power reserve: 40 hours
Type: Self winding
Reference: 3510.50.00
Buffalo Exchange. Part of the Hyder business block (I think, based on the Walk Albuquerque tour description, at the far west end of the Nob Hill business district.
Madeira Poached Pear (2 types: Barrlet and Bosc pears) with Dolce Du Leche
I first had it at Adega Restaurant. i was very impressed with it and I tried it at home and my guests were very happy.
For Madeira Poached Pears you will need:
NOTE: I do the pear the day before, optional, but I like to give the pears more time to soak in the poaching syrup and chilled. If you have time, sprinkle some toasted almonds or pecan on top of the ice cream.
The Pears
6 Barlett pearrs ~~~ they should be quite firm, not over~ripe or they will dissolve when poached.
Pour ice cold water & squeeze 1/2-3/4 of lemon juice in a non~reactive mixing bowl (glass, ceramic, stainless)
Peel the pears. Place the prepared pear into the cold lemon water, which will prevent them from discolouring. Let them sit in the lemon water while preparing the poaching solution
The Poaching Solution
3 cups of Madeira wine (Casa dos Vinhos - 5 years old, a lower priced madeira, good for cooking)
2 Tbs lemon juice
3/4 cup granulated sugar/maple syrup (do not use confectioners sugar) - I used 1/4 maple syrup and 1/2 cup of granulated sweetener for baking.
I wrapped mulling spices from william soloman in cheeseclothes like a teabag -- cinnamon chips, orange rind, whole allspice, wholes cloves, cinnamon oil, orange oil -- or simple 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder should work as well
a few drops of natural vanilla and/or caramel extract if you like (optional)
To a non~reactive saucepan (enamel, stainless, etc), add the wine, lemon juice, sugar and mulling spice/cinnamon. Stir over medium heat until all are incorporated and then cover and bring to a low boil. Now add the pear (make sure the solution covers at least one side of the pear).
Allow the pear to simmer for about 15-30 minutes, turning with a slotted spoon. The pears will become soft and fragile, be a little careful. After about 15-30 minutes, remove from heat and allow the saucepan of pears to cool, covered. This resting time is actually important. The timing depends on how soft you like the pear to be and the size of the pear. You can serve now or chill the pear in the solution in the fridge overnight for next day use. Some people don't like the pear chill, then serve on the same day.
While the pear are draining, boil down the Madeira syrup to reduce it's volume to about 1/2 or less.
NOW..., everything can be set aside for later. Spoon a puddle of the Madeira syrup. Drip 1 Tsp of the syrup onto the cream (mascrophone or ice cream or whipped cream).
Reduced Melbourne Central Activities District (CAD) Conservation Study 1985 survey images: approx 1200 Kodak colour negatives
English
Mina de São Domingos and its mining village represent an ancient Roman miner located in the town of Pinto Court, district of Beja, Portugal.
The mine was connected to the river-sea port of Pomarão in the Guadiana river, through a railway, iron miner via reduced by about 15 km long.
Geology
The mine is located in the center of the Iberian Pyrite Belt-called Zona Sul Portuguesa, where are also mines Canal-Skull, Palmela, Aljustrel and Neves-Corvo and which continues in Spain in addition to the Rio Tinto mines.
The estimated mass of 25 million tonnes of ore exploited in Santo Domingo had a provision subvertical, with an orientation approximately east-west, with the predominance of pyrite and variable amounts of blende, chalcopyrite and galena. The pyrite sulfur had between 45% and 48%. The concentration of copper and zinc were 1.25% and 2 to 3%, respectively.
History
The history of São Domingos mine is prior to Roman times, when the work has intensified with the operation of the cap iron that covered the mass of pyrite, for exploration of copper, gold and silver.
In the nineteenth century, in 1858, opened a recent exploration of the mine by the company and Barry Manson, and lasted the works for over a century until 1965, closing the mine, after exhaustion of the ore.
The mining of the mine in modern times was made to open up to 120 m depth, and the work continued through shafts and tunnels up to 400 m.
With the end of the mine, the mining village went into decline.
Português
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_de_S%c3%a3o_Domingos
A Mina de São Domingos e a respectiva aldeia mineira correspondem a um antigo couto mineiro localizado na freguesia de Corte do Pinto, concelho de Mértola, Portugal.
A mina tinha ligação ao porto fluvio-marítimo do Pomarão, no rio Guadiana, por meio de um caminho-de-ferro mineiro de via reduzida com cerca de 15 km de extensão.
Geologia
A mina fica situada no centro da Faixa Piritosa Ibérica da designada Zona Sul Portuguesa, onde se situam igualmente as minas de Canal-Caveira, Lousal, Aljustrel e Neves-Corvo e que se prolonga em Espanha para além das minas de Riotinto.
A massa estimada de 25 milhões de toneladas de minério explorada em São Domingos tinha uma disposição subvertical, com uma orientação aproximadamente este-oeste, com a presença predominante de pirite e, em percentagens variáveis, de blenda, calcopirite e galena. A pirite apresentava teores de enxofre entre 45% e 48%. Os teores médios de cobre e zinco eram de 1,25% e de 2 a 3%, respectivamente.
História
A história da mina de São Domingos é anterior aos tempos do Império Romano, altura em que os trabalhos se intensificaram com a exploração do chapéu de ferro que cobria a massa piritosa, para exploração de cobre, ouro e prata.
No século XIX, em 1858, tem início a exploração recente da mina pela companhia Manson and Barry, tendo-se prolongado os trabalhos por mais de um século até 1965, ano de encerramento da mina, após esgotamento do minério.
A lavra da mina nos tempos modernos foi feita a céu aberto até aos 120 m de profundidade, tendo os trabalhos continuado por meio de poços e galerias até aos 400 m.
Com o fim da mina, a aldeia mineira entra em decadência.
I found a stump to 'lean' on to reduce camera shake and this little dude was NOT leaving me alone...ahhh well!
Many of the soundwall panels were reduced to nothing more than rubble.
Others sustained severe cracking along the face and near the base.
The panels that are damaged but still standing will be broken apart and removed.
Truscott Brine Lake (Mountain Boomer Lizard)
Located in north Texas, this reservoir is part of the Red River Chloride Control Project, which was designed to reduce chloride contamination in the region.
Many, many, many years ago much of the area that is now north Texas, western Oklahoma, and southwestern Kansas was a large inland sea.
While the saltwater ocean is now gone, the salt remains, and natural springs pump thousands of gallons of saltwater into the area’s rivers and streams.
The challenge of the Red River Chloride Control Project is to significantly reduce the Red River's salinity to make the area’s water usable.
Many assume we remove the salt from the river water, but we don’t. The saltwater is actually diverted to Truscott Brine Lake where it evaporates.
That diversion is a fascinating process that begins more than 20 miles above the lake at a dam site and pump station.
There, an inflatable dam – basically a big rubber bladder – sits on a concrete weir that crosses the river.
During dry times, the dam is inflated to capture saltwater from the springs that flow into the river. The water then travels through a 22-mile pipeline that traverses the rugged and rocky west Texas terrain.
First it's pumped seven miles uphill to the highest elevation. From there, gravity carries the water downhill to an evaporation spray field, where the water is released from the pipeline through 40 spray nozzles. This spray process provides a higher evaporation rate than that which would occur if the water were just allowed to flow out of the pipeline and into the lake. The evaporation field is often a field of rainbows; it’s an unusual, quite alluring sight with haunting sounds.
All the saltwater that doesn’t evaporate at the spray field then makes its way into Truscott Brine Lake. The deep blue water of the lake has more salt content than the ocean. It’s even home to some saltwater fish!
#USArmy #CorpsofEngineers #TulsaDistrict #Truscott #Texas
#EngineeringMarvels
U.S. Army photos by Edward N. Johnson
Despite the Lebanese government’s decision not to open an official Syrian refugee camp so far, small tented settlements are spontaneously mushrooming on open fields as other resources are reaching depletion. Families mount tents themselves and Caritas provides them with plastic sheeting. The rental of land plots cost between €116 and €257 per year. ECHO’s partner, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), assists registered refugees and newcomers with food, blankets, mattresses and clothing. © 2013 EC/ECHO/Dina Baslan
The Fort Knox energy team demonstrated during an Energy Security Project ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday the installation’s capability to operate independently of external power sources using natural gas from beneath the post’s surface – a first for a U.S. military installation.
The project was originally conceived to address mission readiness issues experienced in 2009 when an ice storm left Fort Knox and much of Kentucky without power for several consecutive days.
The harvesting of renewable methane gas on post in recent years and the installation’s six new energy substations that include gas generators now allow Fort Knox to continue 100 percent of its operations if power from the external utility provider is cut off. The post’s 3.7 megawatts of solar arrays and 6 million square feet of building space that is heated and cooled using geothermal energy has allowed the post to reduce its dependency on using other power sources, such as gas, as well.
“We’re giving back gold to the taxpayers,” said Garrison Commander Col. T.J. Edwards. “Our (Directorate of Public Works) estimates that we will save about $8 million per year from peak shaving.”
Peak shaving des-cribes another primary purpose of the Energy Security Project – switching to Fort Knox-produced power when energy demand strains the off-post energy utility, which is also when costs to purchase energy are at its highest. Com- bined with the savings achieved through geothermal heating and cooling, Fort Knox’s annual energy utility bill is projected to be $18 million less.
“Our energy team is special,” said Edwards. “We’ve won nine conse- cutive Secretary of the Army energy awards. But we don’t sit on our laurels. We’re constantly getting after it, asking how do we get better.”
Katherine Ham-mack, the assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, addressed the criticality for installations to maintain operating capability at all times.
“Energy security underwrites our unique ability to rapidly de- ploy, employ and sustain military forces around the globe, she
said. “And it’s for that
reason the Army is moving toward building resilience into our installations.”
Fort Knox’s ability to achieve this “resilience” was credited by the secretary and garrison commander as a result of Fort Knox Director-ate of Public Works, contracting command and legal officials working to establish partnerships with third parties whose expertise is in the energy field. As an example, Edwards singled out Brandon Marcum, an engineer and Harshaw Trane subcontractor for Nolin RECC, as a central figure in creating and developing the concept that became the Energy Security Project.
“We have authorities to work with third parties, leveraging core competency, capability and funding to enable us to meet our mission,” said Hammack. “The private sector partners have stepped up to help the Army in meeting our mission requirements.”
Nolin RECC staff gave the audience of about 150 area and military leaders, Fort Knox employees and area community members an inside look at its energy security bunker through a live video stream. Attendees were told how all of the systems function to achieve energy independence and peak shave. The built-in redundancies to prevent power failure – such as an off-site energy security bunker and the multiple, secured substations – were touted as well during the demonstration.
The formal celebration of the occasion involved a unique twist. Dignitaries and Army leaders didn’t cut a ribbon, they unplugged a ribbon. The ribbon was an LED cord, and when it was unplugged in the middle, the side connected to the Fort Knox power source stayed lit, symbolizing Fort Knox’s energy independence.
“Kentucky is very proud of the efforts here,” said Dave Thompson, Kentucky Commission on Mili-tary Affairs executive director. “We see Fort Knox as a growing in- stallation with undeniable potential for the future. Job well done.”
For more information about Fort Knox’s energy initiatives, read Capt. Jo Smoke’s story in the March 26 edition of The Gold Standard, titled “The Army’s only green island: 20 years of energy investments pay off,” which can be found at bit.ly/1FY4MT5. To learn more about the Energy Security Project visit youtu.be/CxNH7m0cdfw.
Photo By Renee Rhodes Fort Knox Photo
I’ve struggled with body issues my whole life.
I’ve been the girl who was always bigger then all of my friends, the fat friend. I’ve stopped myself from doing many things because I thought that I was too big to do them, I feared that I would be too heavy for simple things like rock climbing, or trust falls. Everything I have ever done in my life I have always asked myself the question:
"Am I too fat for this?"
I am learning that the answer to this fucking stupid question, is no, I am not too fat for anything. I am learning that my body, with all of it’s stretch marks and cellulite is perfect in it’s own way and that just because the scale reads something higher than I would like that doesn’t mean that I have to stop living my life. It doesn’t mean that I have to always say no when people ask me to go eat or offer me food. It doesn’t mean that I should be ashamed of what I look like in a bathing suit, or in my birthday suit.
Yes I am fat, but I am also fucking beautiful in my own way. Writing it is the first step, next step, believing it.
Scale resolution to 320x240 iPhone Movie converter download Good Software specify video size for iPhone File on MS Windows7 10 PC.
Lead Solo Cdr. Frank Weisser performs in the No. 5 aircraft
edit - jpg posted seemed to have a bit more of a blue haloing artifact; bothered me after I posted it, so made a few small corrections to reduce the blue haloing.
Fixed small razor converted into an electric eraser, parallel nib with soda can, pencil extender with old mechanic eraser
BEST VIEWED LARGE. Cicada Super Macro taken with a Samsung L200 using a Raynox MSN-202 microscopic lens and reduced zoom. SDC18535. VLUU L200 / Samsung L200
Gender inequality is often greater among the poor, both within and across countries. Generally, the gap between boys and girls is even greater in poorer and more isolated communities. However, the participation of women in the labor market has grown significantly in last few decades, a rate faster than that for men, and the gender gap in wages has narrowed as well. According to a World Bank Report, the life expectancy of women has increased by 20–25 years in many developing countries like India over the past fifty years.
Slowly but steadily women’s empowerment has started to follow naturally. To increase the progress there is therefore a greater need for specific policies targeted at improving the condition of women.
First and foremost there is a need to fight poverty and to create the conditions for economic growth in poor communities. Recent research suggests that economic growth, by reducing poverty and increasing opportunity, can indeed have an important positive impact on gender equality.
The first way by which economic development reduces inequality is by relaxing the constraints poor households face, thus reducing the frequency at which they are placed in the position to make life or death choices. Because these tragic choices are often resolved at the expense of women’s well-being, increasing the resources available to families, as economic development does, reduces the excess vulnerability of women.
In the communities where the preference for boys is strongest, there is an evidence that girls systematically receive less care than boys under normal circumstances. In order to nip this evil right in the bud there is a need to create the conditions for economic growth in poorer sections. Only by doing this we can expect a positive impact on gender equality.
The fact that women have fewer opportunities in the labour market is also a factor contributing to their unequal treatment in the household. Parents have lower aspirations for their daughters than for their sons, and as a result, female teenagers themselves have even lower aspirations.
In last few years the emergence of India as a world economy has lead to improved gender equality. The results are visible in few developed pockets of the country. But, the vast majority of the country still needs to develop in real senses.
From Sarojini Naidu to Indira Gandhi to Kiran Bedi India has produced many women leaders and each one of them is remembered for her contributions towards the society.
Women have time and again proved to be a better decision makers. Since they are particularly concerned about child health and nutrition, they prefer policies that will help them achieve these objectives. Another biggest advantage would be that women are in favour of policies that increase their bargaining power within the household, and in turn help in women empowerment.
At local levels the law reserves one third of local governance seats to the women. After such a constitutional amendment, the political representation and participation of women has increased. Statistics show that they have not only fared better than men, but have led to holistic development during their regimes. Women have comparatively worked in the areas of basic amenities like education drinking water, sanitation, economic and infrastructure development which has led to an overall development of their respective regions.
Development. In a world run by women looks decidedly different. Women leaders do seem to better represent the needs of women. This is true even in an environment, where women traditionally have had very little power, female literacy is very low, and where many believe women leaders are simply believed to implement the wishes of their husbands. But, in fact, these women are changing the realities on the ground.
One of the pinback button badge designs made by Zippy Pins, which is part of the Green Environment collection to build awareness for saving the earth's resources by doing things like living green, alternative energy (wind, hybrid, solar), supporting local farmers, recycle, reuse & reduce waste, think global & buy local, and everything else that will make the world a better place to live.
Although the subject matter is serious, some of the designs sayings are funny, clever, witty, humorous and sometimes irreverent - also available as magnets, zipper pulls and keychains.
Confocal scanning light microscopy (CSLM) uses laser to generate surface images of the target as compared to visible light used by conventional optical microscopes. NETL-Albany’s CSLM is unique because of a heating chamber attached to it, which enables real time high temperature observations in a controlled gas environment.
These images show the testing of Cu-Fe based materials that absorb/release oxygen by switching gases (between oxidizing and reducing) mimicking a chemical looping process. With the CSLM, researchers can observe how the materials change their size and surface morphology over the gas switch to study materials interactions and degradation.
Reduced Melbourne Central Activities District (CAD) Conservation Study 1985 survey images: approx 1200 Kodak colour negatives
3 of 16.
Now the wick protrudes through the glob of gunk.
.
This glob of gunk on the wick's end is known as "mushroom capping:" Mushrooming occurs when there is an overabundance of wax fuel to be combusted, creating a collection of partially reduced molecules which are unable to reach the flame, combine with oxygen and complete the burning process.
www.wicksunlimited.com/burn_issues.php
It made for some neat photos! More to come.
.
See more in my set, "Playing with Fire: "
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157644863921801/
.
Copyright © notice: My photographs and videos and any of my derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka "Zoom Lens") and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved and protected by United States Copyright Laws and by the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.
Do not rip these photos off; they do not belong to you!
ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law, including use on blogs; pin boards such as Pinterest; Tumblr; Facebook; or any other use without my specific written permission.
.
.
~
.
.
DJ Wallah performed at the Pool After Dark Harrah’s Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday July 29, 2017 Photo: Tom Briglia & Mike Manger PhotoGraphics
The Pool After Dark inside Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, NJ | Celebrating a birthday, bachelor, or bachelorette party? For FREE or Reduced Admission, VIP, or Bottle Service to Atlantic City's top nightlife destination, get on the nightclub guest list at www.gocoastalac.com.
This image of the North America Nebula (NGC-7000) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070 and IC 5067) is oriented to showcase an enormous network of dust spanning roughly 50 light years wide in front of towering pillars of hot hydrogen gas (gold) and a backdrop of atomic oxygen gas (blue).
Imaged with William Optics GT71 with Flat 6A-III reducer, ZWO asi2600mm camera, and Astronomik MaxFR 6nm SII, Ha, and OIII filters. Shot from La Crescenta, 9 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Rendered in "Hubble palette". 9 hours integration.
The crew of the Central Vermont local eases their way into the freight platform, as the crew on the ground prepare to unload the produce
Our engineers reduced the depth of the chase and work surface on our award-winning Sight-Line furniture to create a compact, space-saving command console with a smaller footprint that meets ergonomic standards.
• Insight consoles feature a high-density profile.
• Consoles contain a compact overall depth of 32″.
• Consoles are ideal if you’re challenged for space but need a fully functional control room console.
Exciting news on the Ridge Pike Improvement Project! Montco officials broke ground on Section D of the Ridge Pike Improvement Project from Crescent Avenue to Philadelphia. Construction on Section D, located in Whitemarsh and Springfield Townships, will begin this spring. The project will improve safety and reduce congestion and will also improve pedestrian safety and transit accessibility. Residents can stay up to date on the project or sign up for email alerts by visiting www.ridgepikeproject.com.