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Found this wee gem of a spot whilst making our way through the Leadhills towards Wanlockhead 24/06/16
Patina lead pages with stamped text, cover tortoise shell, copper title band riveted with brass wire.
Clints Mine was active at the end of the 16thC and into the 17thC originally from shafts like this on the top of the moor. In the 18thC some levels were tried from lower down the scar.
Governor Phil Murphy unveils a comprehensive statewide strategic plan to address lead exposure in New Jersey due to lead-based paint, lead service lines and plumbing, and contaminated soil at the New Jersey Future conference at the Thomas Edison State University on Thursday, October 10 , 2019. (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor’s Office)
A recent road trip out into the winelands in the hopes of finding somewhere I could find something of interest to shoot, led me to this old and unused train track, which provided some great vanishing point opportunities.
photos by Jeff Dunnicliff
These photos are from the front line of our June 5th flotilla. Backbone's lead support boat, checking in with frontline paddlers, coordinating deployment and supporting the brave kayaktivists as they faced off with a monstrous oil rig in Seattle's Elliott Bay.
When we learned of the 5am departure, we rallied as many as we could to come to the faceoff.
Greenpeace attempted to establish a hard blockade that would have provided much more time to get people on the water, but it collapsed within a few minutes. Backbone Campaign's Flotilla launched and Greenpeace's collection of fierce paddlers joined us in attempting to slow the departure of Shell's arctic destroying, climate cooking plans.
Though we would have loved to have stopped it, we hope that the courage of these few will inspire others in the future and inform future actions. Immediately after it left the waters of Seattle, it was intercepted by additional kayaktivists off the shore of Bainbridge Island, and then again in the more treacherous waters offshore of Port Townsend.
Our power and potential for on water resistance is growing.
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Briançon (FRA), 18 July 2024: competes in the Lead semi-finals during the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Briançon (FRA).
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Facts and Figures on Upland NERICA
•Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) scientists in association with their partners were able to successfully cross two species of cultivated rice—Oryza sativa (Asian rice) and O. glaberrima (African rice). This is a formidable scientific challenge because the two species have evolved separately over millennia and are so different that many previous attempts did not lead to reliable variety development. Using conventional and molecular biology techniques, the scientists overcame hybrid sterility—the main problem in crossing the species. This also allowed them to accelerate the breeding process from 5–7 years to 2 years or less. The fruit of this effort was the New Rice for Africa (NERICA), which presents several advantages over traditional varieties.
•NERICA is not just one variety; several hundred family lines have been generated. The development of NERICA varieties for various rice ecologies is a significant international public good.
•NERICA lines had been tested in 31 SSA countries. Farmers were exposed to NERICA varieties through the use of Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Community-Based Seed Systems (CBSS).
•During the period 2000–2006, AfricaRice designated 18 upland NERICA and 60 lowland NERICA-L varieties. More than 1.4 million ha are under upland NERICA production in Africa ((Arouna et al. 2017).
•NERICAs have brought specific benefits to African rice growers, in particular shorter growth duration and tolerance to specific biotic and abiotic stresses, while giving them yield that is generally as good as the high-yield potential O. sativa varieties.
•A study (Arouna et al. 2017) has shown that about 8 million people were lifted out of poverty and 7.2 million people out of food insecurity thanks to the adoption of improved rice varieties, including NERICA, which brought hope to millions of poor small-scale farmers in Africa by reducing poverty and income inequality. The impact of NERICA adoption on poverty reduction has been well documented in Benin and Uganda.
Upland NERICA Pedigree Names
NERICALINE CODEPARENTS
NERICA 1WAB 450-IBP-38-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 2WAB 450-1-1-P31-1-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 3WAB 450-IBP-28-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 4WAB 450-IBP-91-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 5WAB 450-11-1-1-P24-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 6WAB 450-IBP-160-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 7WAB 450-IBP-20-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 8WAB 450-1-BL1-136-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 9WAB 450-BL1-136-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 10WAB 450-11-1-1-P41-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 11WAB 450-16-2-BL2-DV1WAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 12WAB 880-1-38-20-17-P1-HBWAB 56-50 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-50
NERICA 13WAB 880-1-38-20-28-P1-HBWAB 56-50 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-50
NERICA 14WAB 880-1-32-1-2-P1-HBWAB 56-50 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-50
NERICA 15WAB 881-10-37-18-3-P1-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
NERICA 16WAB 881-10-37-18-9-P1-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
NERICA 17WAB 881-10-37-18-13-P1-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
NERICA 18WAB 881-10-37-18-12-P3-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
*IBP: Interbreeding population, HB: High input homogeneous bulk, P: Panicle selection, BL: Blast, DV: Drought at vegetative phase.
For more information, visit www.AfricaRice.org
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice