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"Welcome back, Your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back, To that same old place that you laughed about. Well the names have all changed since you hung around, But those dreams have remained and they're turned around," are the words to the 1970's sitcom Welcome Back Kotter and in a way the Houston Aeros arrival marks a return of hockey to Xcel Energy Center. It does not mark a return of NHL hockey, but its probably the closest thing we'll see to that this year in North America at least. You could even say the Minnesota Wild has done all it can to promote this game. They have been advertising it almost the very moment the lockout started, 64 days ago. It seems like its been longer than that, hasn't it? In fact, Minnesota's aggressive promotion of today's AHL tilt could almost be interpreted as a sign the Wild did not expect NHL hockey to return. I guess for hockey fans jonesing for their professional hockey fix, beggars can't be choosers. In many ways, the current story ...
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Kirsten, who will be on this panel? What is the name of the session? Just trying to clarify what context my question(s) should be framed in.
The only panelists participating will be me and Marco Palmieri, the editor who hired me to write Full Circle and Unworthy. (And that is assuming his schedule permits.) Otherwise, it will just be me.
The panel is called "Bring Back Janeway".
It is meant for those who have questions about the creation of the novels, Janeway's presence in them, or lack thereof, to ask anything they'd like on the topic. It is in no way limited only to those who would like to see Janeway return in the novels. Those who would prefer not to see Janeway return are also welcome to post questions.
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Why every utility MUST learn the word transactive
By: SGN Staff
By Jesse Berst
In the 1950s and 60s, the Soviet Union used a centrally planned economy. Although it worked for a while, it eventually broke down and the country shifted to a market-based model.
Our electric power system is undergoing a similar transition. For reasons I'll explain, we must shift from central planning to a "transactive" system for managing the decisions on generation and use of electrical power. I'll give you a quick preview below. At the end, I will tell you where to get more information.
Why the traditional model will not work much longer
Traditionally, power systems have been centrally managed for one-way supply. There has been little use of market-based mechanisms for adjusting the demand side. Those that are in existence are either extremely complex or cause problems for distribution control systems and won't scale.
But the electric power world is changing. We are rapidly approaching the day when power will be flowing in every direction from distributed generators scattered throughout the system. No central approach could ever hope to coordinate and dispatch hundreds of thousands of distributed energy resources, especially since many of them will be variable resources such as wind and solar.
We simply must transition to a market-based approach. Fortunately, this switch is underway, thanks to ground-breaking work from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and efforts of the GridWise® Architecture Council (GWAC). Go to the bottom of this article for links to two GWAC events where you can get up to speed.
Defining transactive energy
Transactive energy means managing electricity supply, delivery and demand with economic value through markets, rates, contracts or other value based mechanisms. In particular, this means adapting these concepts to distributed energy resources and distribution operations. The term "transactive" comes from considering that decisions are made based on a value. In some cases - time of use rates, for instance - it may be a real transaction triggered by real prices. But you don't need actual prices, you just need a mechanism to signal relative value.
In simplistic terms, transactive schemes allow energy resources to be priced. Pricing could result from organized distributed markets, bi-lateral contracts between customers and others, or utility tariffs and programs. GWAC is developing the necessary framework, guidelines and architecture to support this evolution and alignment with fundamental principles of reliable grid operation.


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Raises are nonexistent. Within the last six months, anyone who has gotten their yearly review should have gotten a 2% raise, but instead, the company has decided to give bi-annual bonuses, which are not equivalent to the raise, and are taxed more heavily.
Hiring practices are the worst. They seem to want to fill the kitchen with warm bodies, rather than hiring qualified employees. Servers are all hired at 16 or 17 years old, given two days of training and expected to perform perfectly. They are paid minimum wage, no tips. Cooks are all from the same place, The Art Institute of Phoenix, because the executive chef also is a teacher there. Students can make good cooks, but more often than not, they quit within days or weeks. Training is also substandard. Cooks are trained for a few days and then expected to be as good as those who have been there for years.
It also takes more than a month to be hired, once all the paperwork is completed.
I did not used to be so unhappy. I plan to quit very soon.
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Children are not miniature adults, and they deserve special consideration when they end up in the news. Yet few journalists have experience interviewing children for routine stories, let alone when tragedy hits. This page brings together wisdom, examples and interdisciplinary resources to aid and inform those concerned with how children involved in traumatic events are covered in the media.
This illuminating three-part series explores the collateral consequences of violence on children, caregivers, educators and others not directly in its line of fire. Judges called the series "eye-opening" and "compelling," and praised the "compassion" and "clarity" with which the story was approached and executed. Originally published in the Baltimore Sun in December, 2014.
An Al-Shabab terrorist attack on a university in Garissa, Kenya, left 148 people dead, including 142 university students.
A Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, left 145 people dead, more than 100 of them children. Among the dead were nine Taliban gunmen, according to the army press office.
Dianne Solis, senior writer for the Dallas Morning News, has been covering immigration for the past 25 years. As the humanitarian crisis on the southern border continues, we spoke with Solis about her experiences on the beat, and the challenges of working with children, establishing trust over short periods of time, and providing context for the average reader back home.
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Every so often, a University of Evansville player or coach answers to a loss by saying, "We just didn't play Evansville basketball."
The Aces didn't have to question their offensive hoops brand Saturday in an 85-68 win over Missouri Valley Conference opponent Southern Illinois at the Ford Center.
Evansville (9-6, 2-1 MVC) went 30 of 52 from the field, assisted 22 of those made baskets and shot 88.9 percent at the free throw line in raising its league record above .500 for the first time this season.
"It's definitely a step in the right direction," said senior Ned Cox. "We still have a lot of things we need to work on, especially on the defensive end. I thought offensively we were clicking today — making the extra pass and taking care of the ball for the most part."
Colt Ryan led the way with 26 points, a season high, while connecting on 7 of 7 free throws against the undermanned Salukis. Cox scored 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting, Lewis Jones added 11 points and Troy Taylor chipped in 10 to go with a team-high seven rebounds and six assists.
It marked the first time in which each of the Aces' four scholarship seniors reached double figures during the same game, and the totals added up to the most points Southern Illinois has allowed.
"You're talking about a team that shot incredibly all night long," said Salukis coach Barry Hinson. "They just dissected us."
In its first season under Hinson, formerly of Missouri State, Southern Illinois (7-7, 0-3 MVC) played all eight scholarship players available in its fourth straight loss.
Between his time coaching the Bears and now the Salukis, Hinson said he's faced Evansville's seniors 19 times.
"I'd like to have had some of my old teams playing tonight instead of some of these guys, but that's just part of it," Hinson said.
The Aces carried a 37-31 lead into the half and broke open the margin to open the second, when they outscored the Salukis 23-6 over a six-plus minute span. Evansville took a 23-point lead — the Aces' largest — on a Ryan layup with 13:39 to play.
"I thought in the first half we had some careless turnovers in transition," said Evansville coach Marty Simmons. "Two or three times we didn't capitalize when throwing underhanded passes, and I thought in the second half we played simpler. Obviously guys made shots. That helps."
Southern Illinois led only briefly, at 6-4 in the first half, and the scored was tied three times before the Salukis switched from their man defense to a zone. Evansville punished the visitors for it when Ryan and Cox followed with back-to-back 3-pointers.
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Inspired split LP that pairs feral European art soundists Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Baer with the avant garage surrealism of LAFMS stalwarts Smegma. Numbered edition of 177 copies with colour paste-on sleeves. The Smegma side bundles an eerie track from 1975 with two pieces from 2008/2009 that use loops, electronics and waves of extended muzzy tone to confuse time lines completely. The Kommissar side is less about outlaw sound poetry and more plugged into their destructo rock style as documented by the sides that came out via Alga Marghen last year, with simple two/three note melodies and crunching fuzz submerging one of Mama Baer's hypnotic nursery rhymes.
Kommissar Hjuler and his Frau, Mama Baer, have single-handedly reinvented sound poetry with a wild performative style that confuses arguments, vocal hysteria, power politics, goof-offs, Zappa covers and generally disobedient art while minting a style of vocal performance that is totally unique. Been looking forward to this particular release for some time, described by the duo as a series of folk tales from the Brothers Grimm re-worked in a way that is "not suitable for children"! But really, I gotta say, this might just be the best thing they have ever recorded, eclipsing even their amazing Ultra Eczema album. Their approach ranges across a bunch of styles. There's the wild argumentative attack w/Mama weeping and singing while Kommissar shouts and howls in the background, the minimal almost Rev/Vega or even Meredith Monk approach with tense vocal atmospherics over a minimal, repetitive pulse, hypnotic sequences of breath and broken guitars and even some wild post-Junko eviscerations of lung power. In some ways it's their most 'musical' release to date but it's also completely fucked, especially when Mama Baer starts singing children's nursery rhymes and blowing folk primitive melodies to shreds with alla the atomic power of the late Donald Ayler. Seriously, an amazing side by two of the freest spirits in the underground. Great sleeve art too, hand-numbered edition of only 200 copies. Another candidate for record of the year! Highly recommended.
Limited new split LP with over-the-top handmade artwork, every single copy features an entirely individual piece of art from Hjuler and Mama Baer. Been a bunch of consummately weirdo splits and collaborations from Kommissar and Hjuler of late but this has got to be the most inexplicable, with a side from re-formed UK post-punk/DIY group Normal Normal, who play agit-funk in a kind of relentless Pop Group/The Ex style, coupled with a side of some of Kommissar's most out vocal ravings. There are snatches of hypnotic spoken word, degraded piano abuse, even some weird keyboard loops that could almost be out-takes from Goblin's Suspiria soundtrack, all cut-up with domestic ravings and variously abused small instruments. I've said it before but no one has re-thunk sound poetry quite so radically as Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Baeer. But what were Medium Medium thinking? Is this some kind of weird Trojan Horse move by Hjuler? Will we ever know? Each LP looks amazing too, with over the top original artwork on each, inserts and your own individual number.
Numbered edition of 300 copies split LP: Harappian Night Recordings contribute some mutant psych/jazz/fourth world rock that somehow confuses 70s Miles with primitive folk ritual and the aesthetics of the free-from freakout as practiced by The Familiar Ugly, NNCK et al. On the flip Hjuler's idiosyncratic reading of Hugo Ball's Karawane poem highlights common cause with the Dada concept of 'meaningless' sound using vocals, F/X and junk percussion in a series of songs about nada. Excellent. Paste-on sleeves with insert on coloured vinyl.
Necessary document of this inspired team-up that toured the UK last year, with Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Baer's tapework, feral sound poetry and performance art married to the outer space improvisations of synth/vocalist Silvia Kastel and guitarist Ninni Morgia. Playing in the tiny historic Morden Tower – home to countless beat and post-beat poetry readings as well as many seminal Industrial performances - the quartet birth a profoundly feral amalgam of body-soundings, de-constructed language, zonked brain-bombing hysteria and weird cosmo jazz that gives way to the kinda refusenik metal meditations of classic No Wave. This is free improvisation well outside the bounds of 'free improvisation' with a performance style that has as much to do with Iggy Pop as Henri Chopin. Edition of 100 copies. Recommended.
It's no secret that at VT we dug the hell out of the live hook-up between German art terrorists Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Baer and Italian actionists Ninni Morgia and Silvia Kastel when they blazed a trail across the UK back in 2011. Well, here's another document from that amazing run of shows and it's a doozy. Live In Edinburgh comes over like an unreleased Industrial ritual brainstormed by Lisa Suckdog, with a wild exuberant atmosphere and plenty of cracked vocal disobedience. Mama takes the lead here, mis-remembering and variously dismembering pop and rock effluvia, joined by Kastel and Kommissar at points, the latter of whom barks comments and instructions via a microphone attached to a cheap keyboard. The music is feral free improvisation w/nada in terms of sophistication, just tearing guts and circuitry from various electronics while massed vocals build to peaks of mutual hysteria. Exuberant, funny, challenging and curiously life-affirming, this is another blat of whu from a buncha thinkers who don't. Edition of only 180 copies, highly recommended!


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The sea...a story5/11/2012
Heather Barbieri writes a tale that is both familiar and modern and also a fantasy. Nora is the mother of 2 young girls, Ella -12 and Annie- 6. She also is the wife of a philandering state attorney general and returns to her original island home after being harassed by the press. She reunites with her aunt and here the tale begins its mystery. What happened to Nora's mother and what will happen with Nora's life? One daughter is filled with anger and the other is becoming quietly aware of the mysteries of the island. The writing draws a reader into Nora's life and the people of the island, her aunt and the mysterious fisherman washed up on their beach. My one advice for anyone reading a story, would be, that to enjoy it to the fullest, one should have at least some familiarity with the background of the surroundings or the people. The main characters are well described in this book and we feel we know them, but one part is missing.
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About the ManufacturerDaniel D. Friel, Sr. founded the EdgeCraft Corporation in 1984. How he built an enterprise, that in only a few short years has become the world leader in cutting edge technology, is a true American success story. As he neared the end of his 40-year career with the DuPont Company, Friel inventoried his skills. Born in 1920, he had worked as a scientist, development engineer and manager of many diverse businesses. He had done research in a variety of areas including physics, chemistry, optics, electronics and even gravity. He garnered numerous patents for development of sophisticated instruments.
Always enthralled by knife sharpening, Friel included in his list the invention of a truly effective electric knife sharpener that would work on a wide variety of knives, particularly, fine quality gourmet knives. He rescued a 20-year-old set of Gerber knives from a closet. They were a present from his wife June, and to his great frustration, he had never been able to put a satisfactory edge on them.
With fierce determination and a personal deadline of three years to show himself adequate progress on the project, Friel set to work in a basement laboratory and then sought the assistance of other professionals. "They were the nucleus of the EdgeCraft team," recalls Friel. He created thirteen prototypes before he came up with one that satisfied him. Soon after its introduction, the Chef's Choice Diamond Hone Sharpener earned the acclaim of food experts and chefs worldwide, including Pierre Franey, Jacques Pépin and the late Craig Claiborne.
Friel compares the day he left DuPont to follow his second career to the day he walked away from Johns Hopkins University after earning a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering."Unlike the day I left Johns Hopkins, when I left DuPont I could proceed with the knowledge and confidence gained from some 40 years of hands-on experience," Friel recalls. "I saw a need and I had the confidence that I could deliver."
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When I read the many reviews on meat slicers I determined that I would pay more for a heavy duty model. This one works very well and is easy to use and clean.
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excellent construction, blade and safety. Slices prosciutto and schwarzwaelder schinken paper thin with ease. there is a safety gap between the pusher and the base which leaves 14 to 13 of end piece which I hoped would be smaller but that may be par for the course.
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This is my first Food Slicer. I've wanted one for years and I may have went overboard on this one, but so far, no disappointments. Days after use I'm still amazed just how sharp the blade is. I first used the slicer for boneless pork chops. Yes I know that the instructions recommend that meats like this be partially frozen but gave them a try anyway. The machine still did a wonderful job. Before I bought the slicer I read on the reviews about the clean-up, well eventhough I had misplaced my instructions, I found it easy to take apart the machine, clean it up and then put it back together. Like many users I dislike the food tray, it's too small.
It work well
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It's my first slicer, so I can't compare, but it work well.
just what I was looking for
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This is as good as I had hoped it would be. will recommend it to anyone looking for a good slicer
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5th day since Serenity Peak.
Last night's campfire consisted of a debate between a drunk Grisk and a drunk Briar. The two of them seem to get along well, no matter how silly a friendship that is.
Today was highlighted by being chased by a pack of five Hell Hounds. They're fairly common where I'm from, but there really shouldn't have been any around Kaldunrum. Must investigate this later.
Both of my prepared Acid's were gone within seconds of their appearance, to little effect, and since we're fighting creatures of fire, the firebreathing potions I've got were completely useless. With my limited sword skills, I was able to defend myself from one of the hounds until I had backup.
Sometime during the fight, Short Tankard (Apparently her name actually has short in it, I thought that was just a crack at her race…) jumped back out of the trees and helped us out with a few arrows from her hand crossbows, but the real highlight seemed to be Briar and her strange music.
As soon as the fight started, she commenced playing her lute, and then ran away from us as one of the Hell Hounds set its sight on her. Not too long later, the music changed, and that hound turned around and dashed directly at the side of one of it's brothers. To our horror and delight, they kept fighting until we managed to defeat the other three. Badly wounded in their fight with each other, and with us regrouped, we were able to make short work of them.
Hell Hounds, being exotic creatures of fire, seemed to be a neat payday to our bard, who in her haste, ruined three of the five pelts. Havelock, the ranger, managed to skin the fourth, and Naka, the fifth. Noting their use for my potions, I went through and removed all of their flame glands, and collected the teeth of one of the animals.
We backtracked a portion of a mile before setting camp, and I lent the tools to Briar for some stew. We made sure she didn't use any crazy seasoning this time, just to be safe. Briar pulled down a squirrel, and asked it a few questions, how silly. From his explanation of the conversation, that pack of Hell Hounds was the only one around, and arrived only recently.


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The purchase of water treatment equipment is an investment in your home. Obvious benefits of water treatment are the aesthetics of conditioned water: clear water, clean fixtures, soft skin and hair, great tasting water. The benefits extend past the aesthetics, though; treating the water can protect the home's plumbing, faucets, tubs, sinks and water-using appliances from damage caused by problem water.
When it's time to move, you need to consider what to take on the move and what to leave behind. In the not-too-distant past, appliances were all packaged and moved. Now, often, they are being left in the home as a selling point. So when it comes to your water treatment equipment, is it possible to take it with you, or should you just leave it in the home?
It is possible to take your water treatment equipment when you move, so the choice is yours. There are a few things to keep in mind, though, when making your decision.
Purchasing a good water treatment system can be a bit more involved than purchasing other appliances. Done properly, the water quality should be accurately measured and the water treatment equipment accurately sized. For the new home buyer, finding that quality water treatment equipment is already in place can be a relief and major selling point. The effects of great water in the home are measurable. A clean toilet tank can be a solid indicator of the care previously provided the home. The buyer may realize that they can move in with assurance that the water is one less thing to think about while settling in.
For the seller, your love of the great water might inspire you to take the water treatment equipment with you. You'll want to investigate the water at your new location before making this decision. Confirm that both the size of the new home and the water quality at the new home are within operating parameters of the equipment you plan to take with you. A water treatment expert in the area of the new home can help with this information, or a water treatment report from the new municipality can be shared with the original installing water expert and they can help determine if the current products are viable for the new site. They can also disconnect and package the equipment for a safe journey to their new home.
We understand that great water could have you ready to disconnect that softener yourself, but it's best to invest some time and do your homework before making your decision. Happy trails!
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L. Heiden has been in the water treatment business for more than 25 years. Currently, she is a National Account Executive for UL and is an active member of the Water Quality Association.
Several years ago, I happened to be traveling in Mexico to do some product training. I was out and about one day and came across Mexico's version of a big-box, do-it-yourself stores. I went in to have a look because this is one of the things I most enjoyed when I traveled. Grocery and DIY stores always offer a glimpse into how people in that country live. Being in the water treatment industry, the first place I headed was the plumbing aisle.
I was interested to see what types of drinking water filtration and whole house systems they offered. After all I was in Mexico and was always told not to drink the tap water. What a perfect place to sell an under the counter drinking water system. Surprisingly though, I really did not see much in the way of whole house water treatment or drinking water systems. What I did find was a standard filter housing that utilized a cartridge to filter water. What further surprised me was that this simple filter cartridge had an NSF certification label right on the package.
NSF certification ensures that a product meets strict standards for public health protection and that the manufacturer complies with the strict standards and procedures imposed by NSF. All kinds of products including automotive, building and water treatment products can be NSF certified.
Kinetico water treatment products are certified to NSF standards. Kinetico drinking water systems and filters are much more complex and offer much more extensive protection than the simple filter I found in the DIY store in Mexico. I always thought having NSF certification meant a product was of better quality than others so I was really confused that the modest Mexican filter was certified as well. As it turns out, the NSF standards for potable water encompass many different types of certifications. That is why it is so important to understand what type of certification to look for.
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NSF 42 is a certification which claims reduction of taste and odor, particulates and some chloramine reduction. This certification does not offer any health effect claims. A product having NSF 42 might be a sediment or carbon filter and could be a POU or POE device (see POU and POE explanation blog). A product having this certification must only meet the minimum reduction claims for the particular contaminant listed. It is not required to remove 100% of the contaminant in order to be certified to NSF 42. Particulates are listed by class I to VI to establish the size of particulates the product filters down to I being the smallest or submicron.
NSF 53 is a certification that offers health effect claims for specific contaminants in the water such as, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), lead, and MTBE. A product having NSF 53 might be a sediment or carbon filter and could be a POU or POE device. The manufacturer may include a performance indication device for these types of products which indicates when it is time to change the media or filter cartridge. A product's performance data sheet will include a list of the specific contaminants that the product is certified to remove or reduce. If you cannot find this information ask that it be provided to you.
NSF 58 is a certification that applies to drinking water systems using a reverse osmosis element to reduce total dissolved solids (TDS), as well as having health claims such as reduction of VOC, lead, cyst and in some cases additional claims such as arsenic, nitrate and nitrite to name a few. Check the performance data sheet to find out what specific contaminants are being addressed by a given product.
NSF 55 is a certification for ultraviolet lights used for disinfection of water. This certification offers two classes. Class A can be used on contaminated water and Class B is for use on water already deemed safe to drink for additional protection. NSF 61 is a health effects claim which tests the materials of construction of the product for leaching of harmful contaminants into the water. This certification shows the materials are safe to use for drinking water applications.
NSF 372 is a lead content standard that can be used to verify the lead content of any product, material or component that conveys or dispenses water for human consumption.
There is one more thing about NSF certification that should be mentioned. Some products are NSF certified; however, the certifier is not NSF. The reason for this is that products are certified to a particular standard by a certifying body. The standards are written by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards developer such as NSF or Underwriters Laboratories. Once the standards are set, products can be certified by any ANSI accredited lab. For example, Kinetico products are not certified directly by NSF but rather by the Water Quality Association (WQA) to NSF/ANSI standards.
Armed with all of this information you should be better informed on the different types of certification for POU/POE systems for water treatment. The reason companies choose to use a third party certification is to provide an assurance to their customers that the claims they are making about their products have been validated and verified by a certified third party. This allows peace of mind to the consumer who is purchasing the product.
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Kinetico Dealers offer free in-home water tests. Many people call Kinetico Consumer Relations to ask why we require a representative in their home to test the water. Some are concerned that they will be subjected to a hard-sell salesman who won't leave until the homeowner makes a purchase. Some view the water test as hocus-pocus water changing colors just for effect, with no real value.
The in-home appointment serves multiple purposes and is designed to establish a relationship between the homeowner and the water treatment provider. The water treatment expert tests the water for a variety of problem-causing materials, and discusses the homeowners' water concerns and expectations. The benefits of treated water are reviewed using a variety of hands-on visuals. A plumbing and installation site analysis helps pull all the other information together to ensure the proper equipment is installed.
Our standard in-home water test includes testing for hardness, iron, pH and TDS (total dissolved solids). Depending on the area of the country, it may also include checking whether the iron is ferrous or ferric (dissolved or particulate), and testing for manganese, hydrogen sulfide (often called "sulfur"), tannins and chlorine. The best test results are achieved on site and in real time. In a drawn sample, the characteristics of iron, hydrogen sulfide, manganese and chlorine can change quickly. The in-home analysis provides immediate results, is free and might be more accurate for some things such as hydrogen sulfide and iron.
Ferrous iron (dissolved iron), also known as clear water iron, is invisible in the water but leaves stains on clothing, fixtures, toilets and bathtubs. A drawn glass of water with ferrous iron left sitting may develop reddish-brown sediment at the bottom of the glass. That sediment is ferric (particulate) iron. Ferrous iron becomes ferric or particulate iron once it's been exposed to oxygen.
Ferrous iron and ferric iron require different methods of treatment. Ferrous iron can be removed from the water using a water softener. The level of ferrous iron and the amount of hardness (along with the plumbing audit) determines the size softener required for the home. Ferric iron requires filtration. This filtration might be a simple in-line sediment filter, but higher levels of ferric iron require a more aggressive type of treatment, such as a mechanical backwashing filter.
Manganese testing and treatment are similar to that of iron. Manganese in the water can result in gray or black stains. Again, this can be treated either with a softener or filtration system depending on whether the manganese is dissolved or particulate.
Hydrogen sulfide is usually present as a rotten-egg-smelling gas. The method used to treat hydrogen sulfide is dependent upon the rest of the water quality. For instance, if the hydrogen sulfide is a low-level gas, the Dealer might install an aeration tank that vents the gas. Or, if the hydrogen sulfide level is high with a lot of iron, an oxidizing agent might be introduced—usually chlorine which eliminates the hydrogen sulfide and oxidizes the iron to ferric iron, which is then filtered. Accurate tests are crucial to make certain your treated water is odor-free.
Chlorine is tested on-site for a couple of reasons. The pre-filter in the reverse osmosis drinking water system is selected based on the absence or presence of chlorine. The pre-filter assists performance and provides longevity to the workhorse of the RO—the membrane—by protecting the system from chlorine or sediment that is present in the incoming water.
Knowing the chlorine level also ensures the proper water softener or dechlorination system is installed. Chlorine can shorten the life of your softener if it is not dealt with properly.
Treating the water is truly a scientific process—no hocus-pocus. There is a proper detailed method of diagnosis and many proven methods of treatment. Third-party, unbiased organizations such as the Water Quality Association and the American Water Works Association are great sources of information about water testing and treatment. You can read more at www.wqa.org or www.awwa.org. Or of course, you can always call your local water treatment expert and let them guide you through the processes.
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My name is Diana and I'm a water snob. After having water treatment equipment installed in my home and living with the difference the equipment can make, I've become accustomed to a certain condition of water.
I expect my home and self to have a clean, fresh appearance. My conditioned water helps me to achieve my expectations. Conditioned water eliminates the hardness minerals that cause unsightly stains and soap scum build up. Build up that can be in the plumbing, on tubs, sinks and faucets, in water using appliances and even on our skin and hair and clothes.
I have no use of harsh cleaning agents in my bathroom, kitchen, laundry and self. I use eco friendly cleaners and much less of them. The cleaners are not fighting the grime in the dishwasher or clothes washer, they are concentrating strictly on the item needing to be cleaned. This leaves my dinnerware and clothing looking new, my home looking fresh and clean; as does my hair and skin. My use of skin lotions and hair conditioners is minimal and I'm pleased at how much longer they last.
Water snobbery includes expectations for the water used in our home that we don't always see—'working water' as it's known in the industry. I know that the plumbing running through my walls is filled with water flowing freely without internal build up or corrosion. I know that my water using appliances are operating at peak performance.
These luxuries are now expectations. I expect the water out of my drinking water faucet to be clean, crisp, and refreshing with no unpleasant after (or during) taste. I expect my drinking water to inspire me to drink more water.
I take my water snobbery with me everywhere I go. The town in which I live has 4 car washes. I'm in the snow belt, so there are a lot of dirty cars here in the winter. Just 1 of the car washes uses reverse osmosis water. Reverse osmosis removes almost every dissolved mineral, metal or chemical that might be in a water supply. I wait as long as I must to use this car wash instead of the others. It makes no sense to me to pay to wash my car only to arrive home and see it covered in spots.
I pre-judge a restaurant and its food simply by looking at the table. If the dinnerware is clean and spot-free, I expect an enjoyable meal. I imagine that my soup will not be tainted with unwanted flavors from the water and I will not have the need to polish my fork under the table to remove unsightly spots. Based solely on the sparkle of the tableware, I feel the establishment is clean and I can relax.
I also know that when the check for the meal arrives, I won't be paying inflated prices that cover the costs of inefficiently operated appliances within the restaurant. Water heaters and dishwashers use much more energy when their operating components are coated with hardness minerals. The dishwashers will also use much more detergents and the establishment operators will probably select detergents with harsher cleaning additives to work against the hard water and perform their intended job.
Detergents that can end up back in the water supply perpetuating the water problem, but we can discuss the life cycle of water another time.
I'm not alone as a water snob. This is a common fate of folks in the water treatment industry. A coworker and I were discussing a work-related trip she had been on. One look into her Hard Water Hotel bathroom told her volumes about her next morning.
From the stains in the bathroom, she knew that her morning beverage was not going to be the flavor she expected, it would be tainted by whatever stained the bathroom. She knew she could possibly be in for a bad hair day from the lingering minerals in her hair and that little bottle of shampoo was definitely not going to get her far. Her skin would probably feel tight, dry and itchy. What ended up surprising her was spotting on her pedicure and the amount of time required to buff her freshly painted digits of the hardness.
Are you a water snob? Do you share any of the characteristics of a water snob? Or do you have water heater elements that burn out before their expected time? Do you use a lot of 'elbow grease' cleaning the shower? It's not just about seeing spots, although the aesthetics are huge. It's also about efficiency with time, energy and environment. I would encourage everyone to be a water snob.
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As water treatment professionals, most of our time is spent thinking about improving the quality of either drinking water or working water. (Working water is water used for cleaning, washing clothes, cars, dishes etc.) For drinking water, we often focus on aesthetics and health concerns, and for working water we typically just focus on the aesthetics. However, there is a third category when considering water used for bathing, swimming or playing where aesthetics and some unique health effects are of concern.
Recently several articles have been written, including one by Matthew Hamilton on latimes.com, about the "Brain Eating Amoeba" found in the drinking water supply of a parish in Louisiana. The amoeba is said to cause a fatal brain infection called Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) by being introduced into the sinus through the nose. Infections created by this amoeba are quite rare with CBS Houston reporting a total of 32 cases in the US from 2001 to 2010. Of concern is an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, which is found quite frequently in warm, relatively stagnant waters throughout the southern United States. Louisiana state health officials report that drinking the water containing the amoeba does not cause illness, since stomach acid kills it. Most previous infections have been contracted by people swimming in these warm waters, getting water in their nose in the process. Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Naegleria fowleri is commonly found around the world in warm fresh water, the number of reported cases is surprisingly low.
Tragically, these most recent articles recount the death of a 4 year old boy from this disease, which he contracted after playing on a "Slip 'n' Slide" fed with municipally-supplied water in that parish. Jonathan Yoder, an epidemiologist with the CDC, stated that this was the first time that Naegleria fowerli has been found in a treated water supply in the US. CBS Houston and several other news agencies are raising the question if Hurricane Katrina might be the cause of the contamination. Their thought process is that after Katrina, so many people left the parish that the water lay dormant in the supply pipes for longer periods than it had before the hurricane, when the system was serving more people. As a result, the chlorine residual may have dissipated, allowing the organisms to grow. Presently, the parish is increasing chlorine content and flushing the water lines, which has some residents complaining about the taste.
Once again, we find ourselves faced with questions about the quality of our tap water—not because of problems at the central treatment plant, but possibly because of conditions outside of its control. In this case, buying bottled water is of little help since taking a shower, bath or playing in the water would be the cause of infection. As a home owner, options for treatment might include a point of entry (POE) solution like ultraviolet (UV) treatment or whole house water filtration, sized properly by an authorized source. Or, if your municipality has increased chlorine content in your water, you could use a point of use (POU) treatment system to remove the taste of chlorine from your drinking water.
Even if you don't live in a warm climate like Louisiana's, it never hurts to get your water checked out. I have been in the water treatment industry for a long time, and I have seen how contaminants in your water can cause all kinds of problems for your family and home. As I wrote in an earlier post, I find that it's best to be proactive and informed about my home's water quality, just in case.
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With every passing year we learn more about what is in our water and the effects those contaminants can have on our health. It takes the EPA years of study to figure out what is an acceptable level for contaminants in our water or how best to treat them. Contaminants in residential drinking water can include almost anything, from industrial waste that was dumped in a river, to fertilizers and household cleaning products. Many times, treatment involves adding a chemical to the water to neutralize the contaminant—for instance, chlorine is added to water to control the amount of microbes—but these chemicals can give water undesirable tastes or odors. Technology like reverse osmosis systems exists to remove contaminants from water without adding any chemicals.
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are becoming an increasingly important, needed appliance in our homes. RO systems utilize your water pressure and a semi-permeable membrane to reduce contaminants for great-tasting water without adding any chemicals. They are typically used to purify drinking water which is where contaminant levels matter the most. Some areas, however, have such terrible water that an RO system is used for the entire home.
Every reverse osmosis system has at least four parts: a prefilter, an RO membrane, a storage tank and a postfilter. Water supplied by the city or a well enters the system through the prefilter, which protects and extends the life of membrane by filtering out the things that can harm it, like chlorine and sediment.
A reverse osmosis membrane uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water molecules from other molecules. "Semi-permeable" means that some things can pass through and others can't. A familiar example would be your furnace's air filter, although, semi-permeable membranes for water treatment allow passage based on the size of the particle as well its molecular charge whereas typical air filters separate the contaminants exclusively by size. Holes or pores in the membrane are sized just big enough for the passage of a water molecule—even small contaminants such as tobacco smoke or paint pigments are too big to go through an RO membrane. At this point, because the membrane only lets certain molecules pass through, there is some waste liquid with a highly concentrated amount of contaminants that goes to the drain. The virtually contaminant-free water that makes it through the membrane, called a permeate stream, is safe to drink and tastes great.
Reverse osmosis technology relies on pressure to push the water molecules through the. Water pressure varies with your water source. City water is usually supplied between 40 and 100 psi (pounds per square inch). Well water is usually less pressure, delivered between 20 and 60 psi depending on your pump. The production rate of the membrane is dependent on factors such as temperature, pressure and Total Dissolved Solids levels. Because flow and production rates vary, most RO systems also have a storage tank, allowing more pure drinking water to be available on demand, so you can fill your glass or pitcher much faster.
Because the water is so pure, bad tastes and odors from the storage tank's bladder and walls can find their way into the water during prolonged contact, so they must be taken out. That's why a postfilter is an important part of the reverse osmosis system; any odors or tastes picked up from the storage tank are removed and the water is once again great-tasting.
To raise the pH if it is too low, whole house systems use a "polisher" after the postfilter, which adds minerals to the water which protect the pipes and which come people feel enhances the water's taste.
Sometimes seeing is believing. Personally, I love seeing ice cubes made with RO water because they are virtually colorless. Ice cubes made from city-supplied tap water are almost white in color, which tells me that there are minerals mixed in with the water molecules. Whenever I see transparent ice cubes, I know the RO system must be removing a lot from my water. If your home has questionable drinking water, maybe it's time to check out a reverse osmosis drinking water system—you won't regret it.
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Tags: water treatment technology, drinking water, water treatment, water treatment systems
Time really does fly when you're having fun, doesn't it? Over the last year, we have tried to bring you posts that help you understand, value and respect life's most vital resource: water. We know some of you have been with us from the very beginning, and we're really grateful for that. But for those of you who are new to the Better Water Blog, here are some posts you could start with from this time last year.
Why are Boil Water Alerts So Important?
By Cathy J in The Science of Water
Have you ever had a Boil Water Alert (BWA) issued in your area? These public warnings can be worrisome if you've never heard them before. You may ask yourself, "Is my water really safe?" Cathy answers some common questions about BWA's in this informative first-ever Better Water Blog post.
How a Water Softener Works—Mystery Solved!
By Stuart P in Water Treatment Technology
Stuart's fascinating, lighthearted post clears up some of the mystery behind water softeners. Even if you already know all there is to know about ion exchange, water softeners, soap curds and electrons, you'll enjoy the fun, straightforward video presentation where we get to see how water softening works close-up, featuring Mr. Resin Bead!
We All Have Our "Just In Case"...Mine Has To Do With My Drinking Water
By Keith B in Water in the News
Keith explains a few of the reasons why he and millions of others rely on reverse osmosis filtration for drinking and cooking water. "Better safe than sorry" is his philosophy as he illuminates some of the effects that fracking and PPCP's (Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products) might have on your water.
Tags: common water problems, drinking water, boil water alerts, soft water, water treatment, ion exchange
Based on Steve's passion for cooking, innovation and creating the best flavor in his recipes, he realizes that no ingredient is to be overlooked, including water. In 2012, Steve teamed with Kinetico to prove the notion that purified water is core to creating great-tasting dishes in his restaurant and in the home. Read more about culinary expert Steve Schimoler.
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As a chef, I've been very fortunate to work in various capacities within the restaurant and food arenas. My experiences have helped provide me with a unique perspective in the appreciation of flavor and product development. There are so many variables that can impact flavors during cooking, but it wasn't until I started working with our Kinetico water filtration system that I fully realized how important our water quality affected the flavor in my foods.
After 12 months of testing and working with the different blends and levels of filtration through our system in the Crop Bistro kitchen, I have come to the conclusion that our best results were with our Reverse Osmosis (R/O) water. It seems so simple, but by using the R/O water that is absolutely pure, I was not competing with any off flavors or aromas that were interfering with the flavor of the ingredients that were being featured in the dishes we prepare. Just like painting, you need to start with a totally blank and clean canvas when cooking. As a chef, I go out of my way to find and procure the best ingredients, why wouldn't I want pure water! Water can be the majority of so many recipes and if it's not pure, my other ingredients suffer.
The minute I started to look at water when I was reducing or simmering sauces or soups it became so apparent that when the water contained impurities, I was concentrating them by as much as double or more. Not a good thing…
So now I'm hooked and somewhat obsessed with learning more about our most basic yet valuable ingredient.
In future blog posts, I will share more culinary insights that you can use in your own kitchen, including exploring the many benefits of purified water. Stay tuned.
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"My water smells like rotten eggs." This is a very common complaint from many homeowners but one that may be easily explained. Hydrogen sulfide, a compound that is widely known for its distinct rotten egg or sulfur odor could be the culprit. This colorless, flammable gas occurs naturally in gases from swamps and stagnant pools of water, volcanoes, hot springs or crude petroleum. H2S is also a waste product of many industrial processes and from municpal sewers and sewage treatment plants. The production of H2S is due to a process called anaerobic digestion, a breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen.
In well water supplies, H2S is commonly formed by sulfate reducing bacteria. Well water naturally contains minerals of sulfate picked up from soil and rock formations. Sulfur reducing bacteria can change sulfates in the water to hydrogen sulfide gas. In other cases, hydrogen sulfide in well water can be caused simply by the decay of organic matter.
The human sense of smell can detect H2S in concentrations as low as 0.5 ppb (parts per billion). In addition to the odor, the taste of the water may also be affected. If left untreated, H2S can corrode steel, stainless steel and copper pipes. It can also tarnish silver and leave yellow or black stains on bathroom fixtures. While the amount of H2S typically found in most household water supplies is not high enough to pose serious health risks, slight nausea can occur due to the foul odor.
There are several options to treat H2S in a water supply. Trace amounts of the gas can be handled by activated carbon. If you have low to moderate amounts of H2S in your water, the gas can be converted to elemental sulfur and then filtered out by using an oxidizing filter. High amounts of H2S may require more advanced treatment.
It is important to note, if the rotten egg smell is only present in the hot water, not in the cold water, chances are the problem lies in the hot water heater. All hot water tanks have an anode rod, which is in place to prevent corrosion of the tank. However, if anaerobic bacteria are present in the water, they can use the electrons produced by the corrosion of the anode rod as an energy source to produce H2S. One simple fix is to switch out the anode rod in the tank. Check with a reputable dealer for replacement anode types to ensure you keep the warranty intact. Turning the temperature up on the hot water tank for a short period of time to kill the bacteria may help. But, remember to turn the temperature back down and drain the tank, otherwise scalding may occur. Shock chlorination of a private well is a temporary solution as well. Although these fixes can reduce the odor problem, they aren't permanent.
If you suspect you have H2S in your water, it is best to contact a water professional for further on-site testing and precise treatment solutions.
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Tags: hydrogen sulfide, water treatment
L. Heiden has been in the water treatment business for more than 25 years. Currently, she is a National Account Executive for UL and is an active member of the Water Quality Association
Some terms in the water treatment industry can be confusing, point-of-entry (POE) and point-of-use (POU) are no exception. It is not a matter of one being better than the other, but which do you require for your needs.
POE is for the treatment of all of the water you use in your home. There are many different types of treatment that fall under the umbrella of POE. The one you need depends on the type of problem you are having with your water. The two most common issues are hard water, which causes scale build up on plumbing fixtures and in hot water tanks, and chlorine, which is associated with taste and odor.
If you have white scale on your plumbing fixtures or a film on your glass shower door that is difficult to remove, you may have hard water. Hard water is mostly made up of calcium and magnesium and these deposits are doing more harm than just making things hard to clean. They eventually build up in your hot water tank, which makes it very inefficient. According to American Water Heater Company (2006), use of a softener ahead of a hot water tank can give you up to 29% more efficiency. Other benefits to softening the water in your home are ease of cleaning, reduced use of soaps, shampoos and detergents and softer skin and hair. Refer to the Kinetico website for more details on benefits of softened water.
When you are on a municipal water supply, chlorine is a common issue. Chlorine, or more recently chloramines, is added to your water as a disinfectant to ensure it is safe to drink. These chemicals affect the taste and odor of the water coming into your home. Most supplies aim for one part per million (ppm)as it distributes water to your home, the difficulty in this is that as chlorine does its job it gets used up and will also dissipate over time. This means that the levels a municipality may have to use may be higher than the one ppm to ensure that the very last house on the distribution line gets safe water. In turn the house closest to the supply may be seeing levels at times in excess of three ppm, which is about the level in a highly chlorinated pool . High levels of these chemicals may have health affects as well. A whole house carbon filter or chloramine filter will reduce these levels significantly protecting your family from high levels of chlorine or chloramine.
There are many other contaminants that may require POE water treatment solutions such as: iron, hydrogen sulfide and sediment. If you are unsure of the type of treatment you require, contact your local water treatment professional for advice. You can use the online local dealer search to find your local Kinetico water professional.
POU is another form of water treatment which is generally used after a POE system to further protect and treat the water at a particular output such as a drinking water tap. It may be a simple under the counter filter for taste and odor of the water or a more stringent treatment such as a reverse osmosis drinking water system.
While a POE system treats all the water in the house a POU system will be treating only a portion of the water in your house. These systems produce less water a day relatively. You would not typically use this type of water for bathing and cleaning. Most often a POE system will be used for your drinking water and cooking use.
A common POE treatment would be a carbon filter which simply makes the water smell and taste better. Many people prefer using Reverse Osmosis (RO) which can provide additional levels of safety in the water they drink. RO uses a barrier method which, in simplified terms, separates the good things in water from the bad things in water. Typically an RO will have minimally five parts to it:
In the end, the answer to which is the right water treatment, POU or POE is basically like asking what is better a fancy sports car or a minivan. The answer is part personal preference and part necessity. The sports car would be nice to have. Although it isn't essential for everyone, it sure is fun and would greatly enhance your life. However for most people, the minivan is a requirement. It isn't very exciting but provides you peace of mind. It's a safe, reliable means to get where you need to go.
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Tags: point of use, point of entry, water treatment, water treatment systems, reverse osmosis
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Holly Madison Expecting Her First Child
Holly Madison, former star of "The Girls Next Door," and her boyfriend Pasquale Rotella are expecting their first baby, Us Weekly reports.
Madison, 33, told the magazine that she's 12 weeks along and feeling well. She's been dating Rotella, 38, a party planner, for nine months.
"I've always wanted to be a mom," Madison told the magazine. "But I thought it would take longer!"
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We Energies: 'Small rate increases' to be sought for 2012, 2013
We Energies expects to file a plan with state regulators next month for consecutive "low single-digit" rate increases for its electricity customers in 2012 and 2013, a utility executive said.
The Milwaukee utility said it's likely it will file a proposal with the state Public Service Commission that would raise rates by less than 4% next year and again in 2013.
"We're still looking at the numbers, and haven't made final decisions on what we're going to propose," said Rick Kuester, executive vice president and chief financial officer, during an investor presentation Monday. "It's likely in Wisconsin we'll propose two rate increases over two years, small rate increases to mitigate the impact on customers."
A price increase will also be proposed this summer for the utility's customers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he said.
We Energies customers have seen bills rise annually to help pay for new power plants and for power lines built by American Transmission Co. We Energies' parent company is the second-largest owner of ATC. The latest increase came in January when credits linked to the sale of the Point Beach nuclear plant expired.
Driving the 2012 and 2013 increase are two projects now under construction in the state. The first is the $900 million environmental control project at the original Oak Creek power plant, which was built in the 1950s and 1960s. The plant is adjacent to the new two-unit coal plant the company began operating in January.
The second project is the $367 million Glacier Hills Wind Park, which is under construction northeast of Madison in Columbia County.
More details about the utility's rate plan be made available when it files a lengthy application with the commission. That filing is expected to take place in May, Kuester said.
The PSC staff will then conduct an audit of the utility's price-increase proposal, and hear testimony from the utility as well as customer groups. The three-member commission typically makes a final decision on utility rate increases between November and January, with the final decision typically less than the utility has sought.
A typical We Energies customer pays about $104 a month for electricity. A smaller case, linked to the cost of fuel burned in power plants, is pending with the commission – with a decision expected this month, Kuester said.
That price increase would be about 1%, or about $1 a month for typical residential customers.
During the investor presentation, Kuester reaffirmed the earnings forecast for We Energies' parent company, Wisconsin Energy Corp. The company expects to earn $2 to $2.05 per share this year.
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