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Decarbonising my Classic Mini. It's dirty work and can be hard going at times. But the reward is a Mini that runs far better than it did before. "Hard Work".. "Flickr Friday".
It looked so amazing, the white snow and the dark brown square! A huge flock of seaguls were helping the farmer. There were a sea of gulls behind the plough, and then a truck drowe by, and they all flew away, before I could shoot them! :(
Hardworking Mr Wren builds several nests and when Mrs Wren comes along she chooses her favourite.
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hard manual labour in india .. women do it too . wearing dresses
( sari's) and sandals ... .
no safety equipment etc ... and often with babes on their backs
and don't even talk about the pay .
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One of the most destructive farming practices was slash and burn, which was deforestation. Man’s agricultural activity could have caused climate change over 5000 years ago. These practices released large amounts of green house gases. Though they can't be compare with today's emissions but were large enough to increase the temperature by few Fahrenheit. Another destructive practice has been growing methane-bubbling crops. Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas; 23 times more effective in trapping heat than carbon dioxide CO2. Rice paddy fields are one of the major contributors of methane today. Rice was grown in large quantities even then so there must have been sufficient levels of methane, which could originate a possibility of climate change, thousands of years ago. William Ruddiman, a scientist who strongly believes man caused climate change several centuries ago. How? The practice of slash and burn made it possible. Man burnt down large area of forest covers and then used as his farm. Man shifted when his land productivity decreased as there was no need for people to take up efficient methods of cultivation. Land was present in excess so they were constantly on a move. It was later when population increased to a large number, the pressure to have high yields in lesser amount of land rose. Ruddiman examined the air bubbles, trapped in polar ice 5000 years ago, and found unexpected increases in carbon dioxide and methane. World methane production due to paddy fields has been estimated to be in the range of 50 to 100 million tonnes per annum. This level of greenhouse gas generation is a large component of the global warming threat produced from an expanding human population. But there's hope, recent studies have shown that methane can be significantly reduced while also boosting crop yield by draining the paddies allowing the soil to aerate, which interrupts methane production. German Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, identified a group of microbes that play a big role in producing these emissions. The microbes absorb carbon released by the plants roots and use it to make methane, which is then released into the soil and emitted from there into the atmosphere. Until now, nobody knew which specific microbes were responsible for this process. More study is needed.
Despite Laos small population, undeveloped mineral deposits, and forest covering nearly 70 percent of the country, Lao's forests are threatened. Slash-and-burn agriculture, uncontrolled fires, commercial and illegal logging, and fuelwood collection resulted in the loss of 6.8 percent of the country's forests between 1990 and 2005. The deforestation rate has increased moderately since the close of the 1990s, but there is concern that the shift from a command economy toward a market-oriented economy will put increasing pressure on the forest resources of Laos. Despite these hurdles, there is hope for conservation in Laos. In an effort to protect the country's species richness, Laos recently established 18 National Biodiversity Conservation Areas including one known as Nakai Nam Theum National Biodiversity Area in the mountainous border area near Vietnam. During the 1990s researchers in this protected area discovered a new genus of cattle-like mammal along with two deer-like species. Photo of paddy fields taken on Don Khong island in the Mekong river.
Methaan: bekend van de gaskraan en scheikundeles, chemische formule CH4. Aardgas en moerasgas bestaan voor het grootste deel uit methaan. Methaan is een broeikasgas, het draagt net als koolzuurgas CO2 bij aan de opwarming van de aarde. Methaan is ruwweg 23 x zo effectief als koolzuurgas, het meest bekende broeikasgas. Omdat de CO2-concentratie in de atmosfeer echter nog vele malen hoger is dan die van methaan is CO2 toch het belangrijkste broeikasgas. Bovendien zet methaan in de lucht na verloop van tijd door oxidatie zelf om in CO2. De landbouw is een van de belangrijke producenten van methaan. Zo wordt in de spijsvertering van koeien veel methaan geproduceerd, net als in de bodem van natte rijstvelden. Methaan ontstaat ook op stortplaatsen van afval, wanneer de afbraakprocessen van dode biomassa onder zuurstofloze omstandigheden plaatsvinden. Dit gebeurt ook in de natuur. Er wordt dan vaak gesproken van moerasgas. Net als CO2 neemt het de laatste eeuw sterk toe in de atmosfeer, deels door menselijk toedoen. Gaslekken en de landbouw zijn belangrijke methaanbronnen. Veel methaan komt uit rijstvelden, dat zijn eigenlijk kunstmatige moerassen. Van nature ontstaat moerasgas doordat bacterien organische stof - bijvoorbeeld resten van dode planten - verteren. Dat gebeurt alleen onder strikt zuurstofloze omstandigheden, zoals die in een met water verzadigde moerasbodem heersen. Vooral in het Noorden van Rusland, Siberie, Canada en Alaska strekken zich gigantische moerasgebieden uit. Deze moerasgebieden produceren ook grote hoeveelheden moerasgas of methaan. Vorming van moerasgas is sterk gevoelig voor warmte: methaan bacterien produceren meer methaan bij een lekker temperatuurtje. Dat betekent dat de opwarming van de aarde door het broeikaseffect zou kunnen leiden tot meer methaan, dus meer meer broeikaseffect, nog hogere temperaturen, nog meer methaan..... enzovoort. Een zichzelf versterkende, positieve terugkoppeling in het broekaseffect. De wereldbevolking blijft groeien en zal zich moeten voeden: dat betekent steeds meer rijst verbouwen. Maar er is hoop, volgens German Max-Planck-Institute er is een biologische manier om het broeikasgas van methaan af te breken namelijk via bacteriën. Door middel van de rijstvelden te bemesten met stikstof. De mest stimuleert namelijk methaan-etende bacteriën. Deze bacteriën zijn trouwens ook in staat zijn om allerlei verontreinigingen in bodem of water op te ruimen. Belangrijke beestjes kortom. Maar meer studie is nodig.
Die Menschen in Nepal meistern ihr Leben mit all seinen Schwierigkeiten wie wir uns das kaum vorstellen können und das meist mit einem Lächeln.
Many Filipino workers are not aware of the significance of their work, except in earning money. They don’t care about the result of their performance because they are only smart workers. Some Filipinos use their muscle, heart and mind to achieve excellent performance without thinking of the monetary reward or public cognizance. They are widely wanted because they are hard workers.
How are all the beautiful bricks of Bhakatpur made, and who works in the brick factories around the city? Ratna Prasad Prajapati, the owner of KP Brick Industry, invited me for tea and told me how he started small 30 years ago and now employs 400 men and women to produce high-quality bricks. He said the cheap competition from China and India makes life difficult for them. Could I take photos on the premises? Of course, he was delighted by my interest! #nepal #brickfields #hardwork #tradition #bhaktapur
The exhaust fan in the bathroom suddenly decided to stop working. I attempted a repair after wrestling it out of the ceiling, but looks like I'll have to replace it.
This was taken through the sixth floor window of an abandoned and deteriorating building on the East side of Cleveland. I remember it was such a beautiful day to go urban exploring.
Cleveland has always been like a second home for me. I grew up about 45 minutes south in the farmlands of NE Ohio.
The title of this one is what I think of when I think of Cleveland. The natives from the city and surrounding areas are very proud, committed, strong and hardworking people.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Edit Date: 05.22.2011
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel