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Earthworms: Beneficials or Pests?
Earthworms are found in a wide range of habitats throughout the world, having adapted to many different soil types as well as to lakes and streams. Earthworms — often called night crawlers, garden worms, red worms or, simply, worms — are a valuable resource to many people. They provide bait for fishing, a source of protein for food and, most importantly, they play a unique and important role in conditioning the soil.
With the advent of chemical pest control, however, earthworms have become non-target recipients of many pesticides. Some of the most effective pesticides are broad spectrum in action, and they may inadvertently harm earthworms and other beneficial soil organisms. Harmful substances ingested by earthworms also may be concentrated up the food chain.
Earthworms belong to the phylum Annelida and the class Oligochaeta, which consists of over 7,000 species. Their bodies are long and tube-like, tapering on both ends and commonly ranging in length from 1 to 6 inches. Certain Australian earthworms are several feet long. Another characteristic of the phylum Annelida is a segmented body, including an enlargement of several segments to produce the clitellum, a glandular organ used for reproduction. Earthworms are hermaphroditic and homosexual, and thus they may function as either a male or a female during reproduction. Self-fertilization does not occur.
Although one acre of soil may hold up to eight million earthworms, most people pay little attention to these productive and beneficial animals. They mostly go unnoticed from day to day, unless a heavy rain forces them to the surface of the soil, an angler needs some bait or their casts disrupt a game of golf.
Earthworms benefit the soil in many ways, primarily due to the physical and chemical effects of their casts and burrows. Earthworm casts, consisting of waste excreted after feeding, are composed mostly of soil mixed with digested plant residues. Casts modify soil structure by breaking larger structural units (plates and blocks) into finer, spherical granules. An exception to this has been reported from some Canadian clay soils in which, during wet weather, worms can convert a soil structure to a massive paste. As plant material and soil passes through an earthworm's digestive system, its gizzard breaks down the particles into smaller fragments. These fragments, once excreted, are further decomposed by other worms and microorganisms. Earthworm casts can contribute up to 50 percent of the soil aggregates in some soils.
Cast production is most abundant in moist spring and fall seasons when earthworms inhabit surface layers of the soil. During this time, 20 casts per square foot of soil surface are not uncommon, and as much as 40 pounds of casts per 1,000 square feet per year have been recorded. Under conditions of extreme temperatures or moisture stress during summer and winter, earthworms migrate downward into subsoil horizons and enter a resting state called aestivation. In irrigated areas, such as golf course greens, fairways and tees, this behavior may be altered and earthworms may not descend during the summer months. Thus, their activity may be regarded as a problem requiring management.
Many species of earthworms deposit their casts beneath the soil surface within their burrows, where casts contribute to pedogenesis. Species that excavate permanent, vertical burrows, however, deposit their casts on the soil surface, where they play a greater role in soil profile development. In addition to benefiting soil structure, casts also provide nitrogen in a usable form for other organisms that decompose organic matter on the soil surface. This interaction stimulates an accelerated decomposition rate, which helps reduce thatch buildup.
Earthworms are also important to nutrient availability of the soil. As they feed, they deposit digested organic matter and associated minerals along their burrows in the form of casts, a rich source of nutrients is placed in close proximity to the plant roots that grow through the burrows.
Comparative analyses of casts and surrounding soil have shown that casts contain five times more nitrogen, seven times more phosphorus, 11 times more potassium, three times more exchangeable magnesium and one-and-one-half times more calcium. One explanation for this dramatic increase is that earthworms liberate nutrients from particles of both organic and mineral matter that would otherwise remain unavailable to plants. Lumbricus terrestris, the common nightcrawler, excretes pinhead-sized calcareous concretions that may raise the pH of the soil. Another factor is soil microbial activity within the casts, which promotes rapid transformation of soluble nitrogen into microbial proteins, thereby reducing the leaching of available nitrogen.
In soils populated by earthworms, accelerated decomposition of organic matter and an increase in available nitrogen results in greater numbers of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Phosphorus availability also increases, due to earthworms' ingestion of phosphate rock particles and the consequent movement down burrows of phosphorus-containing casts. Furthermore, an abundance of earthworms means an abundance of decomposed organic matter — decomposition is limited only by the amount of material available, not by earthworms' capacity to ingest plant material.
Earthworm burrows, too, exert both physical and chemical effects on soil. Burrows are of two types. Temporary burrows are made by earthworms moving from one feeding site to another. Permanent burrows are homes to individual worms, are usually more extensive and are open to the surface, allowing the resident earthworm to select the most favorable microenvironment for feeding. Permanent burrows are fastidiously rebored by earthworms removing casts, organic matter and soil that have washed in.
As they burrow, earthworms excavate networks of passageways throughout the soil, which improves the soil's porosity. Up to two-thirds of all pore space in some soils are estimated to be the result of earthworm burrows, which can increase a soil's moisture-holding capacity — in some cases by as much as 400 percent. Because of the large diameter and low surface-tension of most burrows, they also serve as drainage systems during irrigation and heavy rainfall. This may account for better mixing of soluble nutrients throughout the soil profile.
Earthworms also act as effective agents of soil aeration. As they penetrate the topsoil and proceed downward into the subsoil, they may increase the soil-to-air ratio by eight to 30 percent.
With so many benefits to the soil accrued from the activity of earthworms, why are they given so little consideration when pesticides are selected — pesticides that ultimately bring them harm?
Pesticide registration guidelines initially gave little consideration to the potential impact of pesticides on non-target species. This has changed dramatically in recent years, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now gives considerable attention to the impact of pesticides on earthworms and other non-target species during the registration process. Use patterns that negatively impact non-target species are unlikely to obtain registration; in fact, at present there are no pesticides registered by the EPA specifically for earthworm control. In addition, the passing of the Food Quality Protection Act in 1996 had lead to the reevaluation of currently-registered pesticides to determine their relative safety to humans, non-target species and the environment. As a result, many pesticide uses have been discontinued by the product manufacturer. This is especially noticeable in the turf and landscape arena.
Additionally, the applicator is often unaware of the detrimental effects that various pesticides have on earthworms. To be sure, the acute effects of various pesticides on earthworm distribution and abundance have been the topic of very little research in this country. Even less is known about pesticides' chronic effects on earthworms.
Another explanation may be linked to the game of golf increasing in popularity during recent years. To meet the demands of greater use, more sophisticated means of pest control — and more advanced chemicals — are needed to maintain tees, fairways and greens under heavy use . Finally, early chemicals with broad-spectrum pesticidal activity and long-term residual effects, such as chlordane, resulted in the chronic reduction of earthworm activity. A single treatment could hold earthworm numbers in check for multiple seasons, depending on soil type and climatic conditions. By comparison, pesticides in use today are generally less toxic to earthworms; consequently, earthworm activity is more noticeable.
Toxicity to earthworms varies widely among types of pesticides classified by use — insecticides and related compounds, fungicides, herbicides, fumigants and vermicides. Two groups of pesticides are extremely toxic to earthworms and most other soil organisms:
Fumigants and
Vermicides (designed intentionally to kill worms), most of which are no longer registered for use.
Herbicides, at the other extreme, pose relatively little threat of earthworm toxicity. Their modes of action are directed toward plant regulation, and physiological processes of plants differ significantly from those of animals. This leaves fungicides and insecticides responsible for the most extensive pesticide impact on earthworms.
Insects, like earthworms, may be beneficial inhabitants of the soil in that they decompose organic matter; they may also act as predators or parasites to harmful insects. However, they can also be serious pests and must be maintained below damaging levels. Root- and shoot-feeding insects, which pose the greatest threat to golf course turf, are presently managed with organophosphate and carbamate insecticides to reduce their populations to non-injurious levels. However, a determination of non-injurious population densities is purely arbitrary.
Earthworms are generally susceptible to carbamate compounds, which will significantly reduce their populations. Carbaryl, a carbamate pesticide often used for insect control, acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor, thereby producing long-lasting immobility and rigidity. Bendiocarb (Turcam) and propoxure (Baygon) are two other carbamate insecticides that cause paralysis in earthworms at normal dose rates. Carbofuran, another carbamate, is also very toxic to earthworms. Moreover, a sublethal response, characterized by weight loss, delayed clitellum development, and absence of cocoon production, has also been observed at recommended rates of carbofuran application.
Organophosphates are the most widely used class of turf insecticides. They have been successful in controlling white grubs, mole crickets, chinch bugs and sod webworms, to name a few. Of the organophosphates, ethoprop is the most toxic to earthworms. In contrast, chlorpyrifos, isofenphos and trichlorfon are considered non-toxic to earthworms when applied at normal dose rates.
Understanding how particular classes of biocides act upon target species may yield insights as to their effects on other living organisms. Organophosphates, as well as carbamates, mimic the structure of the acetylcholine molecule, an important component in the transmission of nerve impulses across synaptic gaps in many animals. Cholinesterase, an important enzyme in the nervous system, is responsible for the destruction of acetylcholine once a nerve impulse has crossed the synapse, thus preparing the synapse for another impulse. The presence of organophosphates or carbamates results in the phosphorylation of cholinesterase, thereby suppressing the destruction of acetylcholine. This results in a continuous firing of nerve impulses across the synapse, which is manifested as tetany. Because the axillary neuromuscular junctions of insects and other lower animals do not contain acetylcholine or cholinesterase, organophosphate and carbamate insecticides act instead on the central nervous system. The result is hyperexcitability, tremors, convulsions, paralysis and, eventually, death. Experimental evidence shows that long-term disruptions of the nervous system, such as excision of the brain, indicates that respiration in earthworms is not dependent on muscular contraction as in insects. Rather, it is the circulation of blood by rhythmic peristaltic muscle contractions that is affected. Thus, organophosphate and carbamate insecticides are believed to cause death by anoxia, not as a function of respiration but as a function of reduced blood circulation.
Of the numerous fungicides registered for use on turf, only those in the benzimidazole class have demonstrated any remarkable toxicity to earthworms. This class includes benomyl, thiabendazole, thiophonate-methyl and carbendazim, which is a metabolite of benomyl, and thiophonate-methyl. These compounds are used as broad-spectrum protectants. Their mode of action is primarily systemic; the ester metabolites of these compounds interfere with DNA synthesis by disrupting microtubule formation, which results in delayed mitosis. In addition to the acute toxicity of the benzimidazoles, other sublethal effects, have been noted in treated worms, including reduced feeding, retarded growth rates, reduced cocoon production and reduced nerve conduction velocity.
Carbamate fungicides will exert the same toxic effect on earthworms as do their insecticide counterparts, though their mode of action on the target pathogen may be entirely different. The thiocarbamates most often applied include various thiram products.
Although the abundance of earthworms may be affected by relatively few turf pesticides, earthworm distribution and behavior may be altered to a greater degree. Litter and surface soils treated with certain pesticides have a repellent effect on earthworms, and this reduces the breakdown and incorporation of organic matter into the subsurface horizons. Benomyl and carbendazim are particularly lethal to earthworms and also exhibit this repellent effect, which results in the avoidance of feeding in treated soils. Consequences include reduction in the amount of available nutrients in the root zone, decreased porosity and aeration of the soil, decreased water-holding capacity, and poor drainage.
Earthworms, though often regarded as an annoyance by golfers and golf course superintendents, also provide several benefits to turf. Reduction in the number of earthworms, whether intentional or not, can have a detrimental effect on both the physical and the chemical properties of the soil. Therefore, to maintain good soil structure capable of sustaining optimum plant growth, it would appear that attempts should be made to reduce the application of biocides known to adversely affect earthworm populations.
Clearly, the earthworm and its presence on the golf course raises many more questions than there are answers. Earthworms are generally thought to be beneficial; however, as with any other species, populations that are too high or out of place may warrant control actions. Currently there is insufficient data to determine at what levels earthworms become pests. In addition, a scientifically-based benefit: pest ratio has yet to be determined. Alternative management options need to be devised and the feasibility of such options evaluated. Chemical compounds can be developed specifically for earthworm control, but they may have a greater adverse effect on non-target organisms than pesticides registered for insect or pathogen control. All of these issues should be addressed and research carried out to answer the many questions that have arisen over the understanding of earthworm ecology.
Karen Delahaut is a vegetable outreach specialist in the Department of Horticulture and C.F. Koval is professor emeritus in the Department of Entomology, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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AMD Catalyst 13.6 Beta for Windows
AMD Mobility Catalyst 13.6 Beta for Windows
Linux Info:Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 13.6 Beta for Windows®:
Product support for the new AMD A10, A8, A6, and A4 Series APUs on desktop and mobile platforms.
AMD Enduro technology enhancement:
Reduces power consumption when running Windows 8 Metro applications – detects when Metro applications have idled and moves them to the integrated graphics component.
AMD Catalyst Control Center now shows the hardware and software Information pages for AMD discrete GPUs when paired with Intel integrated graphics.
Includes AMD GPU & AMD APU OpenCL 1.2 acceleration in Adobe Premiere PRO CC.
Support for AMD Wireless Display for Windows 8 and future Windows releases:
Supported on AMD Elite A-Series APUs with select Broadcomm and Atheros Wireless adapters.
AMD Wireless Display Technology provides the ability to wirelessly display local screen content onto a remote screen in real time. Compliant receiver/TV required.
Resolved issues:
Resolves HDMI Audio drop-out issues on the AMD Radeon HD Series products.
Resolves issues with the AMD Catalyst Control Center showing Audio Display messages at incorrect times.
System Requirements:
Windows 8 (32 & 64-bit versions)
Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit versions with SP1 or higher)
Windows Vista (32 & 64-bit versions with SP2 or higher)
AMD Product Compatibility:
AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8000M Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7000M Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000M Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000M Series
Highlights of the Linux AMD Catalyst™ 13.6 Beta Driver:
This release of AMD Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for the following new features:
· Product support for the new AMD A10, A8, A6, and A4 Series APUs on desktop and mobile platforms
Ubuntu 13.04 production support
Xserver 1.14 support
GLX_EXT_buffer_age extension support
Resolved Issues:
· Resolves a black screen seen when starting Team Fortress 2 under cinnamon desktop environment
· Resolves corruption seen in Team Fortress 2 when running the Dustbowl map
· Resolves tearing for some OpenGL application with VSYNC (enabled or disabled)
· Resolves missing taskbar after UVD playback on Ubuntu 12.04
· Resolves performance drop with XBMC during UVD playback
· Resolves the error for APL initialization failure
· Resolves screen corruption when killing X on Ubuntu 13.04
· Resolves some WebGL conformance test failures

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It seems to get harder and harder each year to come up with an original costume idea for Halloween. No one wants to be the 4th guy dressed in a Spiderman costume or 3 gal to be dressed as a Witch at the party. They want to stand out from the crowd without being to outrageous or controversial. So here are a few unique Halloween costume ideas. Maybe they will inspire you this Halloween.
For women, how about going as a Valkyrie ? A Valkyrie is a character out of Norse mythology, although they are understanding to be mentioned in many Germanic pagan religions colse to the middle ages. They are probably best known in Viking legends, as they escorted slain heroes to Valhalla (or the afterlife).
Halloween Costumes
They are normally represented as attractive women that can fly (Flight of the Valkyries anyone?) If you were to look at their depictions in literature of the time through to contemporary times, you will consideration the stunning similarities in the middle of the costume of a character like superwoman and the Valkyrie costume.
Valkyries would wear a cape, to help them fly no doubt and a winged headpiece that was a symbolic representation that they could fly. It was often used to depict gods that could fly in Greek and Roman mythology. They would wear arm gauntlets and shoulder guards to indicate that they were also warrior like and would be present in battles.
For men, how about going as Hagar the Horrible or any viking for that matter. You won't see too many citizen dressed as a viking, let alone as Hagar. I guess he has drifted out of favor over the years and as they say, out of sight is out of mind.
The appropriate Viking costume includes the helmet with cow horns, the tunic, boots with fake fur, shield and sword (or axe). He can also wear arm and shoulder guards. If he has been traveling in his long boat for many months then he might also sport a wild and woolly beard.Unique Halloween Costume Ideas - 2 Ideas That Will Have population Gossiping at the Party


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Krysten Ritter cast in Big Eyes
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- 12 June 2013
Krysten Ritter is "over the moon" after being cast in 'Big Eyes' because it's a dream come true to be able to work with director Tim Burton
Krysten Ritter has joined Tim Burton's 'Big Eyes'.
The 31-year-old actress - who starred in 'Breaking Bad' - will play DeeAnn alongside Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz in the upcoming biopic drama, and has admitted it's a dream come true to work with the famed director on the movie.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: "Over the moon!! It's been a dream to work with Tim Burton! Dream big kiddies! (sic)"
The film sees a woman named Margaret (Adams) produce artwork of wide-eyed children, which became a sensation in the 1950s and '60s, but after splitting from husband Walter Keane (Waltz), she ends up in a legal battle in which Walter insists he is responsible for some of the brush strokes, and is therefore the owner of the work.
However, free-spirited DeAnn encourages Margaret to come out of her shell, stand up for herself and claim what is rightfully hers.
'Big Eyes' will be funded and distributed by The Weinstein Company, with filming set to begin this summer.
Ritter's previous roles include TV comedy 'Don't Trust the B***h in Apartment 23' and the big screen adaptation of 'Confessions of a Shopaholic', which starred Isla Fisher.


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Nine leaders in the healthcare and IT space discuss artificial intelligence and how it will affect clinical care in the future.
Larry Briski. Director in the West Monroe Partners Healthcare Practice: "Artificial intelligence will continue to rapidly advance and reshape the healthcare experience for patients over the next 20 to 30 years. The days of doctors using their own experience and education to diagnose issues will be long gone. In place, there will be medical technicians that work with patients to input symptoms, test results, and data from wearables into an AI-enabled system that determines an ailment based on hundreds of millions of data records. Based upon the latest medical advances, AI will help recommend the best treatments and treatment settings. Physicians will play the role of confirming a diagnosis, treatment plan and performing AI-enabled surgeries, which will require a different set of skills that adds technical training onto the traditional medical education."
Alan Cudney. Principal Healthcare Consultant in SAS' HLS Global Practice: "Clinicians will use intelligent clinical decision support at the point of care, using data sources that are aggregated and integrated across the continuum of care. Healthcare organizations will employ predictive models that continuously re-evaluate illness burden and likelihood for clinical deterioration, stratifying according to need for intervention and assigning patients into specific categories of care management intervention.
Healthcare consumer engagement models will continuously incorporate data feeds from social media, healthcare patient portals, credit card companies and drug stores in order to predict likelihood of increased healthy behaviors and engagement with clinical treatment plans.
Medical supply companies will utilize artificial intelligence to predict future supply and demand needs for durable medical equipment at the facility level, across the entire service area. The model will continuously learn and adjust as new data arrives. Pharmaceutical companies will customize prescription drugs based upon understanding of individual DNA and likelihood of intended response. The predictive models will continuously optimize themselves as new clinical data comes in from hospitals and doctor offices."
George Dealy. Vice President of Healthcare Applications of Dimensional Insight: "Within the next 20 to 30 years, providers will begin to have artificial intelligence capabilities right at their disposal, in most cases for the first time, where the technology will continue to improve over time. Clinicians will be able to receive advanced decision support for diagnosis and treatment and will be able to more accurately predict outcomes based on how an individual patient's profile matches a cohort of similar individuals. That means better care in the case of illness, but even more importantly, avoiding illness altogether where possible.
The combination of increasingly comprehensive and timely population-wide data sets and artificial intelligence techniques will allow healthcare provider organizations to quickly identify and proactively respond to opportunities for care intervention. This will not only allow for more efficient care delivery, but for even greater success with population health initiatives.
Perhaps the biggest advance from artificial intelligence will be individuals having more insight into, and control over, their own health. The precision medicine approach will allow for continuous feedback on various aspects of an individual's health based on genetic profiles, physical characteristics, social determinants and bio-feedback from personal monitoring devices."
Simon Lorenz. Co-founder of Klara: "Stanford researchers predict that physicians will work together with 'automated reasoning assistant' AI systems that can translate the patient's symptoms in an input-output situation. The researchers also assert that human physicians will still be necessary to interpret and apply the data. The doctor-patient relationship will still be very important in understanding the holistic context around the symptoms.
I predict that the introduction of AI will lead to higher patient retention for physicians, as they will move toward a more relationship-based form of care across the lifespan.
One barrier for now is adoption. With AI being adopted and normalized in other areas (such as self-driving cars), consumers will become more comfortable with AI aspects in healthcare. Consumer adoption and behavior change are the barriers to these innovations, not necessarily effectiveness or quality of the technology."
Richard Mammone, PhD. Founder of ClearView Diagnostics: "Today, much of the dialogue around AI in healthcare pertains to how the technology will end up replacing doctors and leave countless providers out of work.
After working in the healthcare industry and AI for more than 20 years, I can tell you that this sentiment is 100 percent incorrect. AI is not now, nor should it ever be looked at as a technology to replace doctors. It should, however, be seen as something that can help providers spend more time with patients. At ClearView, we work with doctors at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University Radiology Group, USC and UCLA and are finding that the technology can assist radiologists in diagnostic decision-making.
With AI growing in popularity and use, we can also expect to see task shifting occur in the healthcare space. Today, diagnosis is a task predominately done by radiologists but with AI technology other professionals like nurses and medical assistants will be able to screen patients, expanding their overall skillset. With more high-level tasks to perform their pay scale will go up while at the same time freeing up time for radiologists to spend more time with the patients who need it most."
Matt Michelson. Chief Scientist of Inferlink Corp.: "As AI matures, it will begin to take over a number of the more tedious and administrative tasks, freeing doctors and nurses to focus on what AI can't do, namely the humane side of healthcare. Basically, any task where a human is trained by looking at examples, the AI will eventually be able to do. This could be providing clinical support for treatment or diagnosis using evidence mined from the literature, reading labs and imaging studies, and shifting treatment based on personalized information from the EMR.
As AI systems mature, they will branch into more sophisticated endeavors, perhaps more robust robotic surgery, administration of medications and routine checks of vital signs (imagine the bed, toilet and other patient-touching items being equipped with sensors and AI to communicate and make sense of it all). However, an AI can't comfort you, explain your condition and treatment with compassion, or provide the human touch of a nurse. So, I view the AI as a companion, removing the tedium and potential for error, and freeing doctors and nurses to focus on the patient-centered pieces of healthcare."
Jack Stockert, MD. Managing Director, Strategy and Business Development at Health2047: "In the next 20 years, we'll see AI playing a vital role in the practice of medicine. Some folks like to use a turn of phrase and call it Intelligent Augmentation, but this is too cute and undermines the point of the technology. The value is to think about how AI can be leveraged in all areas of care delivery. It won't be a replacement for the doctor or nurse — no one wants Dr. Robot for those complex issues and questions. Rather, AI will be a tool to radically change the productivity of care delivery teams. Healthcare is evolving to a more continuous model to tackle the unprecedented chronic disease epidemic. Employing AI in cognitive learning can push levels of mastery in understanding and decision making, transforming how doctors deliver care and individuals live their lives.
This effort is not without its challenges. Two important ones to consider: 1) engaging with physicians in design and product development, and 2) training a new workforce of physicians and support staff. Related to the first, in addition to technical training for hospital systems and physicians, incorporating physicians into the innovation process from the very beginning ensures that the innovations compliment and shape existing workflows. As it relates to training, the growing workforce must be able to engage, audit and manage algorithms and AI that are supporting care."
Rana el Kaliouby, PhD. Co-founder and CEO of Affectiva: "Doctors today have a variety of tools to capture physical health conditions, measuring base vital signs like blood pressure when patients first enter their office. But, despite the fact that the healthcare community has recognized mental health and emotions as crucial components of overall well-being, mental health is still subject to self-reporting, creating a gap when it comes to capturing emotion data.
With recent developments in Emotion Artificial Intelligence technology and facial emotion recognition platforms, patients and doctors are now able to capture emotion data, and quantify mental health. As Emotion AI continues to mature, emotion data will increasingly play a role in diagnoses and personalized treatment plans, enabling doctors to gain a more holistic view of patients' physical and mental health. The implications of Emotion AI in healthcare span beyond in-person patient/doctor interactions, as healthcare providers can leverage the technology to get real-time feedback through video communication on the emotional state of remote patients. And, by digitally tracking facial expressions of emotion between doctor visits, patients can flag if they deviate from their norm."
Matt Sanchez. Founder and CTO of CognitiveScale: "As chronic conditions add $2.4 trillion to annual healthcare costs and providers struggle with a deluge of patient data, the priority for healthcare providers will be to extract actionable insights from data, improving health outcomes for patients, and creating the software infrastructure for a broad shift to a continuous care model.
Cognitive healthcare providers like doctors and hospitals that use what we call 'augmented intelligence' systems can deliver better outcomes by using this intelligence to interpret multi-structured big data and declared, observed and inferred user behaviors to weave knowledge and learning across the organization. This could mean using cognitive insights to deliver improved care, prevent avoidable hospitalizations and better manage chronic illnesses.
Doctors, for example, would be able to infer from the cognitive insights which of their patients are at the highest risk for hospitalization for an asthma attack due to an upcoming weather pattern. The doctor would then be able to reach out to those patients to let them know the things they can do to improve their chances of staying healthy in the coming days. In the same vein, the hospital would be able to infer that usually when this type of weather hits, around 15 patients come into the ER for treatment. They can be adequately staffed and prepared with the right supplies to minimize drain on hospital resources."
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UAlbany Spring Semester Features Author E. L. Doctorow, Big Purple Growl and America East Tournament
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 15, 2014) -- The 2014 spring semester at the University at Albany will offer a rich array of events including the Big Purple Growl and Ferocious Feast on Feb. 1, an appearance by major American author E. L. Doctorow on Feb. 27, and the America East Tournament for men's and women's basketball, March 7-10. These activities encompassing renowned authors, art exhibits and musical performances, as well as exciting sports events and the commemoration of Black History Month, are open to both the campus community and the community-at-large.
The exhibition Blue Plastic Bubbles, paintings by Lamar Peterson, is one of two exhibitions on display at the University Art Museum Feb. 4-April 5.
Big Purple Growl
UAlbany will celebrate school pride at the perennial favorite Big Purple Growl and Ferocious Feast on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the SEFCU Arena and the University Gym. In its 17th year, the event features food, prizes and a puppy pound, and attracts more than 4,000 fans.
This year the Great Danes take on the Vermont Catamounts in women's and men's basketball, beginning at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively. As part of the tradition, the Alumni Association is accepting non-perishable food items and monetary donations for its Drive Out Hunger Food Campaign to benefit The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.
In addition, basketball excitement continues when the America East Tournament comes to UAlbany March 7-10 at the SEFCU Arena. Men play March 7-9, while the women compete March 7-10. This is a first-class tournament for America East, its schools, basketball fans and the Capital Region.
Writers Institute
The New York State Writers Institute will host E. L. Doctorow, recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 2013 Gold Medal, and the National Book Foundation's 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Doctorow's latest novel is Andrew's Brain, one man's reflections on his eventful life, loves, and tragedies, and a probing inquiry into the reliability of memory. Doctorow's novels include World's Fair (1985), winner of the National Book Award, and four other finalists for the same prize – The Book of Daniel (1971), Loon Lake (1980), Billy Bathgate (1989) and The March (2005). His 1975 novel Ragtime became a 1998 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, as well as a 1981 film. Ragtime will be shown on Feb. 7.
In addition to Doctorow, the New York State Writers Institute schedule includes:
· Award-winning poet and activist Carolyn Forché (Poetry of Witness), Jan. 30.
· Fiction writers Walter Mosley (Little Green) and Frankie Y. Bailey (The Red Queen Dies), Feb. 4.
· Short story writer James D. Redwood (Love Beneath the Napalm), Feb. 18.
· Investigative journalist Nick Turse (Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam), Feb. 19.
· A celebration of poet and translator Pierre Joris (Barzakh: Selected Poems), March 5.
· 2013 Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Mike), March 10.
· Award-winning Ethiopian-American novelist Dinaw Mengestu (All Our Names), March 13.
· Fiction and non-fiction author Walter Kirn (Blood Will Out), March 25.
· National Book Award Winner Julia Glass (Three Junes, And the Dark Sacred Night), April 3.
· Fiction writer and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Francesca Marciano (I Travel Alone, The Other Language), April 11.
· Prize-winning Indian-American fiction writer Akhil Sharma (Family Life), April 22.
· Emmy-winning Director Rob Fruchtman (Sweet Dreams), April 25.
· Author Robert H. Patton, grandson of WWII General George S. Patton (Hell Before Breakfast), April 29.
· Screenwriter Austin Bunn (Kill Your Darlings), May 2.
Black History Month
UAlbany will commemorate Black History Month with the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Black History Month Luncheon featuring business motivator Patricia Russell-McCloud, J.D. on Feb. 6. Russell-McCloud was identified by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the top five business motivators in the U.S. Her ability to substantively address issues – including achieving excellence, assuming leadership, managing workplace diversity, business ownership, and business operation – has motivated audiences to make a positive difference.
In addition, the month will be marked by two special performances including:
· Gesel Mason in No Boundaries: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers, a Performing Arts Center Prime Performance, Feb. 8. These original and historical solo works represent almost seven decades of choreographic vision by, for, and about, African-Americans. Rennie Harris, Donald McKayle and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's dances are featured along with commissioned works by Mason herself.
· American Place Theatre Performance of Richard Wright's Black Boy, Feb. 12, a PAC Prime Performance. American Place Theatre makes its triumphant tenth return to UAlbany with a verbatim adaptation of the first half of the classic American autobiographical work. Premiered in 2005 at the Kennedy Center, the show dramatizes Richard Wright's journey from childhood innocence to adulthood in the Jim Crow South. Tarantino Smith plays upwards of 15 characters from this epic novel whose issues still resonate in today's cultural dialogue.
Sexuality Week, Feb. 3-20
UAlbany celebrates Sexuality Week Feb. 3-20; a week of opportunities for college students across the nation to explore critical issues and choices related to gender issues, HIV/AIDS, relationships, identity, and reproductive health.
The series of educational forums will kick off on February 3 at 7 p.m. with Yale humanist chaplain Chris Stedman for "Finding Our Common Humanity: Humanizing Atheists, the Religious and the LGBTQ Community" in Campus Center 375. Stedman is a prolific author whose work regularly appears in Salon, CNN, MSNBC, The Huffington Post, and The Washington Post's On Faith column. He is the author of Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious (Beacon Press/Random House).
At 8 p.m. on Feb. 11, women's rights activist Sandra Fluke will serve as keynote speaker for "The Power of One" in the Campus Center Ballroom on the Uptown Campus. Fluke, an attorney, gained prominence in February 2012 when Republican congressmen, all men, refused to allow her to testify to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the issue of requiring insurance plans to cover birth control. She later spoke to only House Democratic members. Fluke was a featured speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
University Art Museum
The exhibition Blue Plastic Bubbles, paintings by Lamar Peterson, will be on display at the University Art Museum (UAM), Feb. 4-April 5. This exhibition looks at the last 10 years of Peterson's darkly comic portrayals of the American Dream. Peterson is best known for his candy-colored, meticulously-rendered narrative paintings of the black suburban everyman and his nuclear family. Ever smiling, these characters occupy sunny beaches and well-manicured lawns oblivious to larger issues surrounding race, community, economic uncertainty, and social upheaval.
A second exhibition, American Playlist: Selections from the University at Albany Art Collection, will also be on display Feb. 4- April 5, at the UAM, with works by Edward Steichen, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, and UAlbany alums. American Playlist will include more than 125 artworks selected from the University at Albany Art Collections. Cutting a wide swath across American art, history, and culture from the early 1900s through 2012, the exhibition presents the work of iconic American masters.
Performing Arts Center Prime Performances
The University's Performing Arts Center will offer a series of music and dance performances this spring including:
· Pianist Frank Glazer, Jan. 28.
· Gesel Mason: No Boundaries, Feb. 8. (See Black History Month, above.)
· An Interplay of Physics and Dance with Physics Professor Earle Keith and Choreographer Ellen Sinopoli, April 22.
· ChoreoPhysics: Seeing the Science, Envisioning the Invisible, Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, April 25. For a full schedule and information on tickets, visit the Performing Arts Center site.
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Ask Noel: super and pension strategies, capital gains and more
My wife and I, ages 71 and 67, are planning to retire next year. I would very much appreciate some basic clarification regarding Centrelink treatment of super and bank deposits. Would we receive a higher pension if our money was left in our super or put into a bank fixed-term deposit?
For the purposes of eligibility for the age pension it does not matter whether the money is held in superannuation or in bank accounts because both will be subject to the deeming rates. It's really a matter of taking advice as to what strategy will give you a return that fits your goals and your risk profile.
I paid capital gains on a property sale this financial year but have now heard that I could have avoided capital gains tax if I had rolled the proceeds into super. I am 68. Is this correct if I work for a short while to become eligible to contribute? Can I amend my tax return if needed?
It is not possible in this country to avoid capital gains tax by rolling the proceeds of the sale into superannuation. However, as capital gains tax is assessed by adding the net gain to your taxable income in the year the sale contract is signed it is often possible to reduce the impact of capital gains tax by simultaneously making a deductible contribution to super. The contribution must be made in the year the capital gains tax is triggered. You say the sale was made in this financial year, so if you can pass the work test, which involves working 40 hours in 30 consecutive days you should be eligible to make a contribution to super of $25,000 and claim a tax deduction. Make sure you talk to your accountant first because it's important to get this right – keep in mind that deductible contributions incur an entry tax of 15 per cent. You mentioned the possibility of amending your tax return – if the sale took place in the current financial year it would be most unlikely your tax return would be done by now.
I am 75 with $900,000 in our SMSF. My wife is 56 with $100,000 in our SMSF. If I take out $350,000 and invest it outside super, and withdraw a further $350,000 which my wife can contribute to her super I would be left with $200,000 in my super. She would then have $450,000 in her super and pay just 15 per cent tax on any earnings. Could I then get a part aged pension? I reckon I could earn 8 per cent on my investments with my $350,000 (outside super) and 8 per cent on the investments inside my super.
Money in superannuation is not assessed by Centrelink until the member reaches pensionable age. Therefore, money held in superannuation by your 56-year-old wife would be exempt when your assets are being considered for pension eligibility. Just keep in mind that the maximum non-concessional contributions that can be contributed by your wife over the next three years would be $300,000. It's really a matter of taking advice and doing the sums.
We are aged 93 and 87. Our only income is from our $1,100,000 share portfolio. If Labor's scheme gets up our income would reduce by $35,000 less adjustment for tax. Capital gains on shares is net $470,000 included in value. To qualify for a part pension to retain franking credits, we are considering donating about $300,000 to tax deductible organizations immediately instead doing it on death by bequests. This would offset any capital gains while reducing capital. Is it possible to do this?
Unfortunately, the flaw in your proposed strategy is that all donations to charitable organisations come under the $10,000 a year, maximum $30,000 over five years, gifting rules. The fact that you can claim a tax deduction does not affect treatment by Centrelink. I suggest you just continue spending money as needed, and make tax-deductible donations sooner rather than later so you can enjoy watching the benefits such donations bring to the recipient.
Noel Whittaker is the author of Making Money Made Simple and numerous other books on personal finance. His advice is general in nature. Readers should seek their own professional advice before making decisions. Twitter: @noelwhittaker


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U.S. Beach Volleyball Update for Nov. 8
Kerri Walsh Jennings prepares for the opening serve of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 8, 2012) – In honor of the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship finals being held at the University of Louisville, U.S. beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings will be the featured guest during an open house event at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 12 in the Brown and Williamson Club at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville. The event is free and open to the public.
Walsh Jennings, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, will sign autographs and be available for fan photos during the open house from 6-8 p.m. The event will also be an opportunity for fans to purchase all-session tickets to the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship finals coming to the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 13 and 15.
While in Louisville, Walsh Jennings is also scheduled to speak to several area schools and meet with members of the media.
The open house will also include appearances by the 12th-ranked University of Louisville Volleyball team and Louisville mascot, Louie, a photo booth, and fun kid's games.
The Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame has found a permanent home in the Hermosa Beach Museum (710 Pier Ave. in Hermosa) and will celebrate with a party and induction ceremony on Nov. 16.
This year's honorees will be Scott Ayakatubby, Janice Opalinski, Mike O'Hara and Greg Lee.
The Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Mass., honors both beach and indoor volleyball players while the Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame is devoted solely to the beach side.
Ayakatubby played on the AVP Tour from 1984-2009 and won 19 tournaments in that time and reached the podium 87 times.
Opalinski played on the AVP and WPVA tours from 1985-2002 and won a total of 25 titles in that time.
O'Hara started playing beach volleyball in the 1950s and won five Manhattan Beach Open titles. He was a member of two UCLA All-American Championship volleyball teams in 1953 and 1954 and represented the United States in 1964 in Tokyo when volleyball made its Olympic debut.
Lee, who had been known as a top basketball player at UCLA, won 21 beach volleyball titles from 1971-82.
The Hall of Fame grand opening event will begin with a social hour from 6-8 p.m. in the museum, followed by the induction ceremony and a highlight reel in the Community Center Theater.
Tickets are $10 each. To purchase, click here.
Movember is a movement that encourages men all over the world to grow moustaches to bring attention to men's health issues, in particular prostate and testicular cancer, as well as raise money for the cause. Watch the TED presentation given by Movember's founder, which tells the complete story.
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball player Jake Spiker Gibb, who survived testicular cancer in 2011, has created Team Spikers to raise money and "change the face of men's health."
The USA Volleyball beach department has joined Team Spikers and encourages USAV members to get involved.
The Arizona Region of USA Volleyball is hosting the first Arizona Men's Collegiate Beach Championships to be held at Victory Lanes Sports Complex in Glendale this Saturday, Nov. 10.
Players must show a current school I.D. to play and teams must be from the same college to play.
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. with play beginning at 9 a.m. Cost for the event is $10 per team and medals will be awarded for the top three places.
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My textiles reflect a woman's perspective of living in an isolated rural town, where some women are expected to take on traditional roles and resolve conflict. Many women dream of escaping. My body of work deals with issues pertinent to these small communities such as racism, religion, gender inequalities, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives. The cut-up signs are a reference to traffic signals and symbolise the dilemma in deciding which direction to take. Circles represent Indigenous culture, life forces, direction and the desire to escape, while not knowing which path to take to explore the future.
Influencing artists: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Rosalie Gascoigne, Fiona Foley, Narelle Jubelin, Anselm Kiefer, Sue Ford, Russell Drysdale
Research the art practice of Russell Drysdale and his approach to subject matter. Suggest ways the artist has captured the rural landscape and the relationship between the land and the figures in it. Observe the role of the female in this painting. Compare Drysdale's and Andrea Williamson's approach to a similar idea.
Williamson explores issues related to women in rural areas. Suggest how her choice of material and technique enhances this idea. Write a subjective response to her work, describing the feelings it evokes in you.


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While we offer a high degree of individualized attention in our Youth Program classes, some parents and students find it extremely beneficial to schedule short or long term private lessons. Here are just a few of the reasons why parents and students engage in Private Martial Arts Instruction at The Northshore Academy of Martial Arts:
- A Parents work or family schedule may not permit their child to attend our regularly scheduled Group Classes… and we understand that parents need extreme flexibility in these situations
- A Students extracurricular activities may not allow them to attend our regularly scheduled Group Classes… and we understand that student's schedules become more hectic as they mature
- A few private lessons are arranged so that a pupil may work on a particular skill…The same way that a student in the academic world may seek tutoring for a challenging class subject or thorough preparation for an upcoming final exam
- Does your child have aspirations to compete in the Martial Arts? Private lessons are viewed as an essential component to a structured and comprehensive competition-based regimen
- Parents and Students simply wish to get the most out of their time spent while undergoing the rigors of private one-on-one training in the Martial Arts.
The Benefits of Martial Arts Youth Private Lessons
We offers private classes for anyone who wants to improve their skills and get personalized feedback and instruction that is focused on their personal advancement. Here are just a few of the Benefits of Martial Arts Private Lessons for Kids:
Reach Your Goals– No matter what your goal is, private classes will help you master the Martial Arts faster. Private classes will enable your instructor to assess your ability and create a plan that is centered around your personal development. With personalized instruction, you will be able to reach your goals quicker
Discover Your Strengths– During a private class, your instructor is completely focused on improving your skills. They will be able to identify your strengths and weaknesses and help you understand them. Your instructor will help you maximize your proficiency based on your age, weight, height and ability
Instant Feedback– During a group class, it isn't possible for an instructor to focus completely on one student. In a private class, your instructor is your training partner for each technique. They can provide you instant feedback on every detail to help you master the techniques quicker and with greater skill
Location & Scheduling– Our private classes offer you the flexibility to train around your schedule. Class times are available during the weekdays, evenings and weekends. We will do our best to accommodate you
The Northshore Academy of Martial Arts offers Private Training Lessons and Certification, administered by Rank Qualified Instructors in the following Martial Arts:
Panantukan Silat Combatives
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Tae Kwon Do and Karate
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Take your child's Martial Arts training to the next level with Rank Certified Private Youth Instruction at The Northshore Academy of Martial Arts. Please note: Membership in our academy is not required for participation in our Martial Arts private lessons program. If you have any questions, Please feel free to contact us at 847.573.1672. Thank you for your interest in The Northshore Academy of Martial Arts… We look forward to hearing from you!


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Bodoni Classic Swash Font Family by Wiescher Design
Bodoni Classic Swashes is my personal addition to Bodoni's family of typefaces.
Bodoni did not design a decorative version. His quest was for purity in book design. Even though in his days it was not called design; he thought of himself purely as a printer.
But I think, especially after visiting the Bodoni museum in Parma, if Giambattista were alive today he would design a decorative typeface. Yours classico, Gert Wiescher
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Your Mexico Vacation: Shopping and Tax InformationJune 29th, 2011
Although your quiet Mexico beach villa will provide plenty of opportunities for enjoying a relaxed and luxurious vacation, there is still plenty to see and do off the sand, as well. In fact, one of the many reasons people choose this part of the country for their tropical getaway is the proximity to larger cities like Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. If taking in the historic sites, enjoying an active nightlife, and shopping are on your itinerary, you've come to the right place!
Shopping in Mexico is one of the big reasons so many people come back, year after year. The colorful collectibles and unique handcrafted items are unlike anything you can find anywhere else in the world, and the cost makes it easy to fill a whole suitcase of things to take home. From decorations and plateware to clothes and gifts, it's hard to say no to this kind of shopping spree!
Shops You'll Find on the Pacific Coast
Whether you spend a few days in Ixtapa or stick to the smaller beach communities, you'll find plenty of different types of shops. Upscale boutiques, art galleries, shopping malls, indoor markets, and artisan centers are available in many locations, offering the chance to buy just about every item on your wish list.
Of course, shopping in Mexico isn't quite like shopping back home. Although the shops catering to foreigners often provide fixed prices and a similar retail experience to what you're used to, you'll also find that bargaining can be a part of the more local shopping districts. You can always pay what's asked of you, but bringing the price down by as much as 50 percent is also fairly common.
What to Buy in Mexico
Although you should feel free to purchase whatever goods suit your fancy, Mexico is particularly known for a few items. Things to look out for include:
- Holiday Decorations
- Pottery
- Silver
- Clothes
- Textiles (Rugs and Blankets)
- Unique Kids Toys
- Sculptures/Fine Art
As is the case with any sort of large purchase, be wary of being taken in by items that sound too good to be true. Stick to more established shops for expensive items like jewelry and fine art.
Shopping in Mexico is traditionally done during normal business hours, though you can expect many shops to be closed on Sundays and for a midday break. The best hours to try shopping are between 9am and 2pm, and then about 4pm to 8pm.
Mexico Shopping: Tax Information
In most cases (especially small markets), you should expect to pay for your items with cash. Some of the larger stores will take credit cards, but they may charge more for this privilege. Your purchases will also be subject to the VAT tax (value added tax), which adds a 15 percent tax onto your purchase. For travelers from international destinations, you should always save your receipts, since you can get a refund via mail once you get home.
Start Your Mexican Beach Vacation Here
Even if you only plan on buying a few token souvenirs to take home with you, the Mexico shopping experience is something you shouldn't miss. Purchase local wares that support the economy or splurge on larger items that you can showcase in your home—you'll be glad you took the time to find a permanent memory of your vacation that you and your loved ones can enjoy for years.


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Grundfos' unique feeding pumps for steam boilers offer unsurpassed efficiency in a variety of industrial processes. Each multistage pump is capable of feeding the boiler between 0.5 and 180 m3 water per hour, and the volume is easily increased by applying more pumps.
Designed to withstand the high pressure, the high media and ambient temperatures and the significant number of starts and stops encountered in boiler applications, the pumps have been optimised in every aspect – and are even capable of efficiently handling poor inlet conditions. The pumps can further be supplied with an air-cooled top that protects the shaft seal from any damage caused by high temperatures.
|The very high temperature of hot liquids can be damaging to the pump and even destroy the shaft seal.
|Grundfos offers specially designed shaft seals that handle liquid temperatures up to 180°C, without external cooling.
|The application's inlet conditions are poor.
|A low NPSH Grundfos pump is available, efficiently reducing NPSH and eliminating cavitation.
|In high-pressure applications like steam boilers, the pump is subject to demanding operating conditions.
|Grundfos' dedicated high pressure pumps have been reinforced to be able to generate up to 50 bar pressure – without reducing the life of the shaft seal.
|Energy consumption is important to your customer.
|Grundfos' high-efficient E-solutions significantly reduce energy consumption by automatically adjusting pump performance to the actual need. Naturally, the E-solutions meet international efficiency standards.
|Stock management can be difficult due to the global differences in voltages and frequencies.
|Grundfos' E-solutions feature dual frequency and a wide voltage range, allowing you to use the same solution all over the world. Naturally, the E-solutions carry the necessary approvals.
|In continuous operation it is crucial to avoid pump failure.
|Grundfos has developed a pump monitor, which can predict pump failure by monitoring different parameters. Based on the readings the pump's condition can be assessed.
|Unstable pump curves are a common problem in high-efficiency pumps.
|Grundfos' E-solutions efficiently stabilise the pump curves, which greatly facilitate reliable regulations.
Important notes
- Many national legislations allow downsizing of pumps if the pump is speed-controlled.
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New Year's Eve Special at Applegate Inn in the Berkshires
December 12, 2013 by Corey A. Edwards
We're offering you this New Year's Eve Special as a way of saying "thanks" to all the wonderful guests who have shared our home and the beauty of the Berkshires with us over the years – and in the years to come!
The New Year's Eve Special at Applegate Inn begins with an hors d'oeuvres and chilled champagne reception at 6pm in our living room. Thereafter, the evening is yours, whether you decide to spend the night out at one of the area's many fine restaurants or holiday events or of you prefer to just spend the night in, curled up in front of the fire – it's up to you! We'll be providing a decanter of brandy and some delicious chocolates in your room for you to enjoy at your leisure.
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Posted: Oct 26, 2009
Skyline Releases Men's Soccer Report #8
- Patrick Gubbins named to Honor Roll
Clifton Park, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference released the eighth Men's Soccer report for the 2009 season this afternoon, including Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics...
Senior goalkeeper Patrick Gubbins (East Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport) was named to the Player of the Week Honor Roll. Gubbins had eight saves and only allowed an overtime goal in the 1-0 loss to St. Joseph's.
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Transcending…and better sleep
One of the first things many TM practitioners notice is better sleep.
One of the first things that many TM practitioners notice is better sleep. Sleeping disorders can often be related to stress and, today, we are able to provide a more scientific explanation for this.
One of the most common causes for sleeping problems is an abnormally low level of the "happiness hormone" serotonin. Stress is a big influence on this. As the normal functioning of the nervous system is disrupted, serotonin production will decrease. The practice of Transcendental Meditation increases the serotonin level spontaneously and reduces the level stress-related hormones (see transcending = inner peace and happiness), which affects a large number of areas in life particularly the quality of sleep.
When we activate the body's own healing power (see why is TM so effective against stress?), we may notice that our sleep improves spontaneously. For more information about the effect of TM on sleeping problems, go to doctors answer questions about TM and insomnia.
Scientific research [dates of Studies???]
The first study of the effects of Transcendental Meditation on insomnia was a small pilot study at the University of Alberta in Canada. A group of insomnia patients was asked to register the average amount of time it took to fall asleep, for 30 days prior to learning TM, and for 30, 60 and 90 days afterwards. The average time dropped from 75.6 minutes to 15 minutes and remained stable at that time. (p<.001). A subsequent study showed that also in the long term, after 1 year, the time needed to fall asleep remained stable around 15 minutes.Ref.Scientific Research on TM, Collected Papers vol 1: 41 pp 296-298
Large study in Japan
A large study, carried out by the Japanese National Institute of Industrial Health, established that 427 Sumitomo Heavy Industries employees that learned the Transcendental Meditation Programme were able to fall asleep more easily after 3 months than the control group of 308 employees at the same work place. (p<.01)Ref. Japanese Journal of Public Health 37 (10 Suppl.): 729
How can a simple technique do so much?
600 studies confirm the effect of TM with:
- Less stress
- How TM works
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Emotional stability
- Insomnia
- Impulsivity
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Better Health
- General Health
- Atherosclerosis
- Hypertension
- Cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- Becoming Younger
- Addictions
- Quitting Smoking
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Collective Effects in Diffuse Matter-Antimatter Plasma: I and II 1981
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Current Collection by a Long Wire in Near-Earth Orbit 1978
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Diagnostic Possibilities of Heated Electrons - A Simplified View 1990
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Distributed Anechoic System Using Electrically Active Fluid 1992
Dynamic Stability of Space Tethers
Dynamical Effects of the Electrodynamic Tether
Dynamics of High Temperature Plasmas 1961
Dynamics of Space Tethers
Elastic and Inelastic Scattering in Orbital Clustering 1973
Electric Sorting of Dust Grains in Molecular Clouds
Electrodynamic Properties of a Conducting Tether
Electrodynamic Tether Propulsion: Potential Uses and Open Issues 1987
Electrodynamics of a Conducting Tether
Electrostatic Confinement and the Virial Theorem
Electroviscous Damping for Landing Aircraft 1989
Energy Distribution of Fission Fragments from Pu239 1950
First Thoughts on Coherent Astronomy 1983
Fluctuations in Guiding Center Plasma in Two Dimensions 1973
Fluctuations: The Fokker Planck Equation for Plasma - Included in Riso Report No. 18, pp. 101-118
Hans Suess Lectures/Workshops - General Guidelines 1994
Hydromagnetic Equations with Viscosity for a Collisionless Plasma 1966
In Defense of Anti-Matter - Letter to the Editor 1980
Interference in Scattering Experiments
Introduction to Controlled Thermonuclear Research 1965
Introduction to Kinetic Theory of Plasma
Introduction to Plasma Physics 1966
Ion Beam Propagation and Initial Confinement Fusion
Jetstream Formation through Inelastic Collisions 1972
Kinetic Theory of Plasma 1964
Light - Chapter Eight
Linearized Plasma Dynamics - An Introduction to the Study of Small Oscillations and the Growth of ... 1959
Long-Range Forces and the Diffusion Coefficients of a Plasma 1960
Longitudinal Electric Fields and the Kelvin Helmholtz Instability
Longitudinal Focusing, Effect of Space Change
Lorentz Ionization
Lorentz Ionization of the Negative Hydrogen Ion
Low Frequency Fluctuations in a Magnetized Plasma - Abstract only
Low Frequency Instability Induced by High Frequency Fields
Low Frequency Resistive Axisymmetric Modes of a Tokamak Plasma 1977
Low Frequency Response of a Resistive Plasma to Axially Independent or Axisymmetric Perturbations 1978
Low Pressure Plane Symmetric Discharge 1959
Magnetic Confinement of Cosmic Clouds 1987
Magnetohydrodynamics 1964
Magnetohydrodynamics of Plasmas 1965
Matter - Anti-Matter Annihilation and Cosmic Gamma Ray Bursts
Modification to the Quasi-Linear Theory 1969
Neoclassical Plasma Transport in Axisymmetric Systems 1973
Neutral Gas Pressure Effects in the Gas Discharge I
Nonlinear Formation of Alfven Wings in Ionosphere Induced by Tether Satellite Systems
Non-Linear Phenomena in Plasmas
Non-Linear Resonant Ion Heating in a Magneto-plasma 1970
Non-Local Effects in Relativistic Kinetic Theory 1971
Observational Consequences of Anti-Matter in the Cosmos 1983
On the Acceleration of Cosmic Ray Particles 1954
On the Coherent Amplification of Radiation by a Periodically Accelerated Electron Beam
On the Image Field in a Cut Wall 1958
On the Propagation of Energetic Ion Beams through a Fusion Target Chamber 1978
On the Propagation of Intense Neutralized Ion Beams for Fusion 1982
On the Thermal Conductivity of Rubber
On-Shelf Energy Loss
Optimisation of the Interaction between a Flowing Plasma and an External Circuit Coupled by a..
Ordinary-Mode Electromagnetic Instability for Counter-Streaming Ions with Anisotropic Temperatures 1973
Oscillations in a Bounded Plasma 1983
Parallel Electric Fields and Shear Instabilities 1983
Passive Current Collection
Physical Basis of Magnetohydrodynamics 1959
Plasma Physics
Possible Interpretation of Tsunami Observations: Shelf Impedance
Preliminary Investigation of the Electrodynamics of a Conducting Tether
Preliminary Observations on the Theory of the Conducting Tether 1983
Preliminary Study of the Dynamical Stability of a Spinning Tether
Present Danger: A Different View
Pressure in a Gas Discharge
Proposed Mechanism for Field Error Induced Anomalous Transport
Prospects for Energy 1977
Radiation from Plasma
Reply to Comments by G. Vahala, L. Vahala, D. Montgomery and G. Joyce 1974
Resonance Phenomena in a Guiding Center Plasma - Abstract only 1974
Resonances and Plasma Heating
Resonant Effects in "M.H.D." Flute Modes
Resonant Heating in Sheared Magnetic Fields 1973
Response Function for an Anisotropic Plasma
Runaway Electrons and Anomalous Energy Transport
Scattering from Magnetic Fluctuations 1971
Self-Consistent Test Particle Approach to Relativistic Kinetic Theory 1971
Shock Heating of Chondrules 1985
Skyhook from Phobos to Mars - Part 1
Skyhook from Phobos to Mars - Part 2
S-Matrix Calculation of the Lorentz Ionization of the Negative Hydrogen Ion
Some Non-Linear Effects of Radio Frequency Waves 1986
Stability of a One-Dimensional Plasma in Slab Geometry 1987
Stability Survey - Included in Riso Report No. 18, pp. 237-248
Star Wars Controversy: Perceptions of the Strategic Defense Initiative
Statistical Mechanics of Guiding Center Plasma in Two Dimensions 1972
Statistical Mechanics of the Guiding Centre Plasma
Steady State Solution and Stability of the Fokker-Planck Equation for Fast Ion Beams Traversing Plasmas - Abstract only
Stimulated Bremsstrahlung - a Free Electron Laser?
Stimulated Emission of Bremsstrahlung in a Fully Ionized Plasma 1988
Stress Tensor in a Plasma
Survey of Plasma Physics 1968
Tearing Modes in Slab Geometry 1985
Tether Problem
Tethered Satellite
Theoretical Characteristics of Constricted Discharges in Mercury and Caesium Vapour 1952
Theoretical Problems Suggested by Zeta 1958
Thermal Convection in a Magnetic Field 1949
Thermal Fluctuations in Plasmas
Thermonuclear Power: A Theoretical Introduction 1957
Topics in the Kinetic Theory of Plasmas: Pt. 1. The Kinetic Theory Basis of Hydrodynamics 1958
Towards a Rational Dynamics of "Natural" Plasmas
Transport Equation for a Plasma 1965
Twenty-Five Years of Plasma Physics 1971
Use of the SESL Large Vacuum Facility in Plasma Physics Research
Wave Propagation in a Cold Magneto Plasma
Weak Magnetic Field Limit of Perpendicular Propagating Modes - Abstract only 1974
Wriggling Discharge in Free Space 1955
Action at a Distance Heat Transport a la Boltzman
Alfven Waves in a Periodic Field - A Model Problem
Compressible Hartmann Flow
Convection in Horizontal Temperature Gradient
Description of Flow
Diffusion Across K.A.M. Surface
Diffusion of a Guiding Center Plasma in 2-D
Dirac: Theory of Electron and E.M. Field
Drag Effects
Dynamic Equations
Dynamics of a Very Long Tether
Effect of Drag on the Motion
Effects of Ellipiticity
EIV Problem Revisited
Elastic Waves in a Slab
Electrodynamics of the Tether
Electron Whistlers
Envelope Equations for a Slab Geometry
Fluctuation in a Non-Isotropic Plasma
Gravitational Collapse of Dust Mixed with Gas
Guiding Center Plasma
Hydrodynamics of Compressible Fluids
Inductance Problem
Interaction between Matter and Anti-Matter Bodies
Linear Theory of the Current Driven in Cyclotron Mode
Magnetic Crucible
Model Anisotropic Distribution Function
Mutt and Massey Argument
On Arms Control
Oscillations of a Very Long Tether
Passive Collection of Current from the Ionosphere
Plasma as a Non Linear Medium
Plasma [?...]lectra
Plasma Physics
Plasmas for Astrophysics - Outline
Pressure Driven Tearing Mode
Pressure Gradient Driven Tearing Mode
Propagation of M.H.D. Oscillations in a Slab
Propagation of Waves in COLD Magnetized Plasma
Propagation Problem
Properties of the Equilibrium Distribution Function
Radiation Induced Instability
Relativistic Response Function for an Isotropic Distribution
Role of Magnetohydrodynamic Singularities in Ref. Heating of Plasmas
Scattering of Dust Grains
Slow Electromagnetic Waves - the Alfven Mode
Small Larmer[?] Radius Expansion of the Boltzman Equation
Spatial Perturbation Theory
Theory of the Laboratory Version of the Radiation Induced Thermal Instability
Thin Slab Problem
Tidal Problem
Tsunamis - Miscellanea
Turbulent Diffusion - On the Stirring of the Seas
Two Lectures - [by] Alan Burgess
Untitled. [Electromagnetic Tether]
Untitled. [Phase Separation in Plasma]
Van-Kampen Normal Modes
Wave Propagation in an Anisotropic [G-V Uniaxial] Fluid
Amplification of Radiation by Stimulated Bremsstrahlung
Basic Properties of a Magnetized Plasma
Charging of Dust Grains in Plasma
Correlations +/- Ions Lecture
Cosmogonical Separation
Dynamic Behavior of Plasma
Eccentric Plasma Physics
Einstein: The Creative Years; Einstein: The Sage. Two Lectures, includes slides
Electrodynamics of a Tethered Satellite
Fluctuation Phenomena in Magnetized Plasmas
Free Electron Laser
Lectures on Plasma Stability - Culham Lecture 1973
Non-Linear Effects
Non-Uniformity in Saturn's Rings
Nuclear Physics of Fusion
Observation Tests for Antimatter in Cosmology
Physics of Fusion - Drafts
Plasma Stability - Culham Lecture Notes. Draft undated
Plasmas and Tethers in Space
Preliminary Study of the Dynamical Stability of a Spinning Tether
Role of Waves in Plasma Transport
Some Developments in Magnetic Confinement - Culham Lectures 1 and 2 1980
Space Physics Lectures
Tether Dynamics
Two Stream Modes in a Heavy Ion Plasma
Understand - Basic Laws of Ordinary Matter Since [ca.] 1930
Cal Space/Martin Marietta
1983: Final Report on Electrodynamics of a Conducting Tether
1991: Practical Aspects of Tether Dynamics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1981: "New Plasma Physics" and Its Applications to Planetary Magnetospheres and the Heliosphere
1982-1983: "New Plasma Physics" and Its Application to Planetary Magnetospheres and the Heliosphere
1982-1986: Physics and Chemistry of Dusty Plasmas - A Laboratory and Theoretical Investigation
1983: Electrodynamic Properties of a Conducting Tether
1985: Theoretical Studies of an Electrodynamic Tether
1986-1987: Investigation of Roles for Tethers on an Evolving Space Station
1987: Kinetic Theory Description of Specific Solar-Terrestrial Problems - NASA Theory Proposal
1987-1988: Advanced Propulsion for LEO-Moon Transport: II. Tether Configurations in the LEO-Moon System
1989: Advanced Transportation Technologies for Manned Space Missions to the Inner Solar System - a Proposal..
National Science Foundation
1981-1982: Electric Current Structure of Magnetosphere and Heliosphere
1983-1986: Physics of Electron Free Plasmas
1984-1986: Tide Gage Response to Tsunamis: Phase 2
1987-1989: Coastal Responses to Tsunamis II: Transient Case
United States Atomic Energy Commission
1972-1973: Theoretical Plasma Physics Research - Progress Report
1973-1974: Theoretical Plasma Physics Research - Progress Report
United States Department of Energy
1983-1984: Radio Frequency and the Reversed Field Pinch
Undated: Non-Invasive Measurement of the Magnetic Field Configuration in a Hot Plasma by Radiation..
Dynamical Stability of a Tethered System - Draft
ERCH Diagnostics - Draft
New Tether Proposal: Draft Work Statement
Course Outlines and Lecture Notes
Natural Science 2C - Atomic Physics Fall, 1975
Physics 1A 1967
Physics 1B 1967
Physics 2AS
Physics 31A 1978
Physics 114 - Frontiers of Science - Technology of Nuclear Weapons - Winter 1989
Physics 119C - Frontiers of Science 1980 - 1981
Physics 119C - Nuclear Physics
Physics 138 - Frontiers of Science Fall, 1986
Physics 144 - Frontiers of Science - Technical Aspects of Nuclear Weapons Winter, 1989
Physics 203A - Plasma Physics 1982
Physics 203A - Plasma Physics Fall, 1982
Physics 212C - Quantum Mechanics 1973
Physics 218 - Plasma Physics
Physics 218A - Plasma Physics Winter, 1975 - 1976
Physics 218B - Plasma Physics Winter, 1975 - 1976
Physics 218A and B - Plasma Physics - Problem solutions Winter, 1975 - 1976
Physics 218A - Plasma Physics
Physics 218B - Plasma Physics - Lecture notes
Physics 221 - Advanced Mechanics Spring, 1986
Physics 239 - Mathematical Foundations of Classical Mechanics Winter, 1981
Plasma Physics
Plasma Physics
Radiology 222 - Health Hazards in the Nuclear Age - Fall 1983
Revelle Seminar - The Shape of Things to Come
Revelle Seminar - The Shape of Things to Come. Poster
Seminar - Fusion Update and Hybrid
Seminar - Jet Streams
Third College Lecture Series - Power and the Technological Society 1970
Wall Charts - Definitions: Correlation Function, Electrons, Ions, Magnetic Fields
Roll 1 - Roll 9
Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating
First International Symposium on Evaluation of Current Trends in Fusion Research November 14-18, 1994
Book of abstracts
Correspondence re. conference report
Draft report
Schedule and Thompson's notes on the conference
Society for Scientific Exploration
Miscellanea, not identified
Miscellanea, not identified