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-Ghandi
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I decided to grab a few Q-tips and paint the edges tonight, and do the fine trim at some other point if it's necessary.
Yes, I realise that there have been a lot of gaming-related photos in this project of late, it's a good thing, really; it means I've been playing a lot of games. It'll change soon enough I think, so for now; be happy for me!
Brecon Interchange has seen the number of operators double since the 1st of September timetable change. First in the series is the Trawscymru service T4 which was operated by Stagecoach South Wales now jointly operated by Williams Coaches and Celtic Travel. Seen leaving Merthyr Bus Station is Celtic Travel Volvo B8RLE MCV Evora BU75 WPP, going to Newtown.
A Change of Responsibility for the 42nd Regional Support Group is held at the Somerset Armory May 5, 2013. Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Brennan reliniquished responsibility as the highest ranking noncommissioned officer of the 42nd RSG to Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Lewis. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/NJDMAVA/PA/Released)
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In the Teso region of Uganda, Cordaid and partner organization SOCADIDO support female farmers who struggle to maintain their livelihood because of climate change, land depletion or a lack of tools and agricultural knowledge. Cordaid and SOCADIDO provide seeds, tools, technology and training.
The program started in August 2017 and has been implemented in 9 sub-counties in Teso and supports 9000 farmers in total. The main objectives are threefold: increase food production, reduce post-harvest losses and improve access to finance for the farmers.
Each participating farmer received 2 kilograms of seeds, mainly black-eyed peas, corn and vegetables like cassava and potato, which they plant in a plot of land of about one acre.
All 9000 participating farmers are put into groups of 30. The 300 farming groups are trained on harvest loss reduction, how to organize savings and credit and improve economic activities.
Each sub-county also has a marketing association. That is where the farmers collect their produce reserved for the market after they put aside all they need for their own consumption. The farmers get paid per kilogram of product sold. The association connects the sellers and buyers.
"The problem was that they had a poor bargaining position and often had to sell their products for a bad price", says Tom Edul, Program Coordinator for the Female Farmers Deserve Better program. "As a group, the farmers are much stronger and better equipped to improve their income."
Another vital factor in raising the value of their products is the possibility to save the harvests for a longer time. In some cases, the time of year greatly determines the price of the products. By providing the farmers with special bags, called PICS bags, fruits and vegetables can be saved for months. Now they can wait for the right time to sell and get a much better price.
The successful project is about to end in a few months, but SOCADIDO is eager to extend and expand. Edul: "We really want to continue. The results are great, and we have really made a difference in the lives of these farmers. Our methods of distributing PICS bags, providing tarpaulins for drying the harvest, which increases the quality of the produce, and the implementation of irrigation systems, are unique in this region. The farmers truly appreciate our efforts and they now have the confidence and courage to sell their products on the markets for a reasonable price. They can sustain themselves and even grow their businesses."
Another shot of Emley Moor Mast, or transmitter station, whichever you want to call it, but it's known as ''the mast'' locally. A landmark that can be seen far and wide across West Yorkshire, as it is firstly quite high up here in Emley, and also this mast is similar in height to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It is made of concrete, but has a lift that goes up the central chamber to the top. Never had the chance to go to the top, but have seen photos from the viewing area at the top, one heck of a view ! UK. September 2015.
Here is a mind-map that gives you tips to change your attitude. I would appreciate if you leave some comments
Col. Marti J. Bissell takes command of the Bowling Green-based 91st Troop Command from Col. Walter L. Mercer in a traditional change of command ceremony held Aug. 18, 2013, at Fort A. P. Hill. Brig. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, the Virginia Army National Guard land component commander, presided over the exchange of unit colors that represented the transfer of command. Ortner awarded Mercer the Legion of Merit in recognition of his service as the commander of 91st Troop Command. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Here's a closer look at that power plant on the opposite shore of Cayuga Lake, 4.2 miles north of where I was standing in Taughannock Falls State Park as the Google Earth line lies. This is a coal-fired plant built in 1955 with a 323-megawatt (MW) capacity, and it supplied a significant percentage of the electricity used in central New York for a little more than 50 years. The company that built it sold it in 1999, but the company that bought it went bankrupt 12 years later, so somebody else bought it at fire sale prices and came up with a plan to convert it from coal to natural gas.
This wasn't a unique plan. According to the internet, since 2011, about a third of the nation's 360-someodd coal-fired power plants have converted to natural gas in response to stricter environmental controls coupled with a sharp drop in natural gas prices thanks to advances in gas production technologies. (Think fracking.) The benefit to the world at large from this is that electricity is cheaper to produce with natural gas, natural gas production isn't as environmentally destructive (mostly), and natural gas power plants emit about 40% as much carbon per unit of electricity as coal.
The downside is that natural gas is still a fossil fuel, and though its impact on the environment is considerably less than coal, it's still not nothing, and in some places it can be pretty destructive. In short, the power doesn't come without consequence, and the people of New York wanted consequence-free power. The people living around the Finger Lakes protested the conversion, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put a stop to it. He wanted New York to be free of fossil fuels by 2050, and he thought a natural gas conversion would slow that transition down. The result of the denied permits was that the Cayuga Lake Power Plant shut down for good in 2019.
So, does this qualify as an environmental win? I wouldn't be so fast. Even if you ignore what the removal of 323 MW from New York's electricity supply does to the grid and where the state might be turning to make up for the loss, there's the question of what happens to the plant itself. The company that bought this plant in 2011 has no interest in just leaving the plant here to rot, so they decided to convert the property into a server farm devoted to mining cryptocurrencies. You know, bitcoin and ethereum and other digital Ponzi schemes. They wouldn't be producing any power here, but a server farm consumes an enormous amount of electricity, and a shuttered power plant already has all the transformers and transmission lines a server farm needs to handle all that. The internet quotes local officials as saying this server farm would use enough electricity to power 16,400 homes. I work that out to a constant draw of about 20 MW.
This has inspired the people of New York to step back and say, "No, wait ... that's not what we meant," because if there's a more pointless use of 20 MW (12 of which would be produced by a natural gas plant just like what they don't have here) than the invention of fake internet money on an increasingly overburdened grid, I can't think of what it'd be. The last report I saw in my quick internet survey about this was published in January, though, and the last eight months have seen a precipitous collapse in the price of tulips ... er, I mean cryptomoney, so I don't know if this is still a thing or not.
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Nikon D90\Sigma 150-500 @ 450mm\1/60th\f11\ISO 200\Mode:Manual\D-Lighting - on\OS off\Tripod used
Tonight the sky is relatively clear and it is below freezing!! Some six hours after Moonshot I, I took the opportunity to open my bedroom window and take this image with my new Sigma 150-500's. I used the tripod as a two legged monopod, as the moon was high in the sky and at a very difficult angle. It is amazing how much the view changes in six hours!!!! I kept the focal length at 450mm but changed some other attributes like active D-lighting..
I prefer Moonshot I both from the actual moon itself and technically...
Maj. Audrey Boenker signed off as 2916 Support Brigade Charlie Company Commander in a Change of Command Ceremony on Main Post Helipad, June 15.
"Her diligent actions created readiness in her aviation fleet," said Lt. Col. Eric A. Vanek.
An integral part of the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California and Weed Army Community Hospital, Charlie Co. is responsible for over 243 Medical Evacuations over the past two years during Boenker's time as company commander.
Charlie Co. is committed to the success of the Soldiers, Civilians, Contractors, and Families.
With the contents of one coffee can of pocket change I could buy five of these and have "change" leftover.
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Description: Moving from Saudi Arabia to Canada was quite a change for me as the landscapes are extremely different. This scene captures the beauty of the Vancouver landscape as summer changes to fall.
Photographer: Saoud Almardef
Iguehi: From the Subject 2 Change photoshoot.
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Santa Fe train #195 changes crews at Emporia, Kansas on May 18, 1988. Now...trains run through Emporia without a crew change.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Brig. Gen. Michael Wehr (left) conducted a change of command ceremony where command responsibility transferred from outgoing District Commander Lt. Col. Jason Williams (holding flag) to incoming District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, on July 12. This transfer of leadership was physically represented by passing the ceremonial flag from the old commander to the new. The custom of acknowledging the change in commanding officer dates back to, at least, Roman times.
The District’s area of responsibility includes the entire state of New Mexico, as well as portions of southern Colorado and far west Texas. The District performs design, construction and operations and maintenance services for three Air Force bases and conducts a robust civil works program.
Photo by Ronnie Schelby, Albuquerque District Public Affairs