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Falling sea level caused volcanos to overflow
Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Climate evolution shows some regularities, which can be traced throughout long periods of earth's history. One of them is that the global average temperature and the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere usually go hand-in-hand. To put it simple: If the temperatures decline, the CO2 values also decrease and vice versa. However, there are exceptions. An international team of scientists led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Cen ... read more
See our seasons change from space
Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017
With the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite fully fledged and its data freely available, the task of monitoring and understanding our changing planet has been made that much easier. Seeing the effect ... more
Orono, ME (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Ecologists and conservationists have long recognized that keystone species have major ecological importance disproportionate to their abundance or size. Think beavers, sea stars and prairie dogs - s ... more
Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Essential microbiological interactions that keep our oceans stable have been fully revealed for the first time, by researchers at the University of Warwick. Dr Joseph Christie-Oleza and Profes ... more
Onna, Japan (SPX) Jul 10, 2017
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is known as a greenhouse gas and plays an essential role in climate change; it is no wonder scientists have been looking for solutions to prevent its release in the environment. ... more
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Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2017
All eyes are on Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf as a deep crack continues to cut across the ice, leaving a huge chunk clinging on. When it eventually gives way, one of the largest icebergs on record ... more
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by suddenly switching on a Monsoon circulation. For the first time, scientists find evidence in computer simulations for ... more
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Iron particles catching a ride on glacial meltwater washed out to sea by drifting currents is likely fueling a recently discovered summer algal bloom off the southern coast of Greenland, according t ... more
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While global ocean health has remained relatively stable over the past five years, individual countries have seen changes, according to a study published July 5, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ... more
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017
New research shows sea spiders use a unique mechanism to move oxygen through out their bodies. Most animals use their heart to move oxygen. Sea spiders use their guts. ... more
Mexico City (AFP) July 7, 2017
Mexican zoo officials are drooling over the birth of seven cubs of a species of endangered wolf. ... more
Three tonnes of ivory seized in Vietnam
Hamburg (AFP) July 9, 2017
G20 countries have managed to avoid a total bust-up with Donald Trump over climate change, leaving the door open for Washington to return to the Paris Agreement - but at the cost of risky concessions. ... more
Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017
A federal judge in Detroit has postponed the deportation of Iraqi nationals by another 14 days as he considers the fate of nearly 1,500 people swept up in an immigration crackdown. ... more
Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017
Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing crop yields across central Canada and the United States, researchers said Monday. ... more
Manila (AFP) July 10, 2017
A 5.9-magnitude quake Monday rocked a central Philippine island still reeling from a deadly tremor last week, though there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, seismologists said. ... more
Beirut (AFP) July 8, 2017
Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the Islamic State group stronghold are forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives for water. The northern city has been without steady running water for several weeks after damage to pipelines by heavy bombardment, including suspected strikes by the US-led coalition. Civilians dehydrated by ... more
EU ministers pledge steps to tackle migrant flood
Holiday weekend leaves more than 100 gunfire victims in Chicago
Ex-bosses stand trial over 2011 Fukushima crisis in Japan
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
In the harshest of environments in far-east Russia, Monash scientists have played a leading role in the discovery of a new mineral, which could revolutionise the future of the mining industry. The mineral - Nataliyamalikite - is new, and did not exist before, explains Professor Joel Brugger, the lead author in a recently published paper in American Mineralogist. It contains thallium, ... more
SES and MDA Announce First Satellite Life Extension Agreement
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Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by suddenly switching on a Monsoon circulation. For the first time, scientists find evidence in computer simulations for a possible abrupt change to heavy seasonal rainfall in the Sahel, a region that so far has been characterized by extreme dryness. They detect a self-amplifying mechanism which might kick-in beyo ... more
Bacteria collaborate to propel the ocean 'engine'
New data shows extreme coastal sea levels more likely
UNESCO keeps Great Barrier Reef off 'in danger' list
London, UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Reporting this week (Wednesday 5 July) in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explains that wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years. These new results enable researchers to better understand how environmental change may impact future sea-level rise from this clim ... more
Figuring out how fast Greenland is melting
Giant iceberg in the making
Huge Antarctic ice block poised to snap off
Madrid (AFP) July 6, 2017
A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected for the first time in mainland Spain, the world's top producer of olive oil, a regional government official said Thursday. The Xylella fastidiosa pathogen, which dries out trees leaving their leaves looking scorched, was found in June in almond trees near the town of Guadalest in the eastern region of Valenci ... more
Customs grab 122 tonnes of fake pesticide: Europol
Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: study
Incremental discovery may one day lead to photosynthetic breakthrough
Manila (AFP) July 7, 2017
Residents fled their houses in panic overnight on Friday as aftershocks hit the central Philippines a day after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed two people and injured at least 72 others, authorities said. Rescuers pulled out 13 trapped people from a collapsed commercial building late Thursday in the town of Kananga on Leyte island, near the epicentre of the quake, local officials said. ... more
Power outages after deadly Philippine quake
Huge floods sweep southern Japan, two dead, 18 missing
Fresh quake rocks Philippine island
Banjul, Gambia (AFP) July 7, 2017
The head of a West African force maintaining security in The Gambia told AFP Friday that army officials loyal to veteran former leader Yahya Jammeh were plotting against the new government. West African troops were first sent to The Gambia in January to compel Jammeh to relinquish power to his elected successor Adama Barrow, but were retained at the new president's request over fears for his ... more
AU chair questions US stance on African peacekeeping
3 killed in north Mali clashes as UN condemns violence
I.Coast's Comoe park no longer endangered: UNESCO
Laramie WY (SPX) Jul 03, 2017
Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support to the idea that humans lived year-round in the Andean highlands of South America over 7,000 years ago. Examining human remains and other archaeological evidence from a site at nearly 12,500 feet above sea level in Peru, the scientists show that intrepid hunter-gath ... more
Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry
Study: Potentially no limit to human lifespan
Beyond bananas: 'Mind reading' technology decodes complex thoughts
Hamburg (AFP) July 9, 2017
G20 countries have managed to avoid a total bust-up with Donald Trump over climate change, leaving the door open for Washington to return to the Paris Agreement - but at the cost of risky concessions. After the US president decided last month to pull out of the hard-fought deal to combat global warming, climate change was always going to be centre-stage at this week's gathering of the G20 - ... more
Climate change could make Sahel wet: study
Erdogan threatens not to ratify Paris climate accord
G20 draft statement shows 19-against-US split on climate
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reports that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe, the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet. Called WorldView Legion, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will more than double DigitalGlobe's hig ... more
Sea spray losing its sparkle?
Russia's 'Sova' Atmospheric Satellite Starts Flight Tests - Research Fund
See our seasons change from space
Austin TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet's evolutionary history. The research, led by the UT Jackson School of Geosciences, has shown that the millipede thought to be the world's oldest known air-breathing land creature is in fact about 14 million years younger than previously thought and ... more
Dinosaurs' loss was frogs' gain: The upside of a mass extinction
Ancient molecules on fossil leaves reveal relationships among Jurassic-era plants
Ancient Swiss reptile shows its bizarre scale armor for the first time
Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017
Google parent Alphabet is spinning off a little-known unit working on geothermal power called Dandelion, which will begin offering residential energy services. The announcement Thursday took the wraps off one of the secretive projects at the Alphabet unit X, known notably for its work on self-driving cars and internet balloons. Dandelion chief executive Kathy Hannun said her team had bee ... more
Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio
Low-carbon trajectory is the only option, European leaders say
Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
Christopher J. Kiely, Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University, and an international team have developed a new low-temperature catalyst for producing high-purity hydrogen gas while simultaneously using up carbon monoxide (CO). The discovery, described in a paper in the journal Science, could improve the performance of fuel cells that run on hydr ... more
Elon Musk's Tesla to build world's largest battery in Australia
Electron orbitals may hold key to unifying concept of high-temperature superconductivity
First battery-free cellphone makes calls by harvesting ambient power
Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017
Insects and spiders provide praying mantises with most of their sustenance, but mantises have also been observed feeding on amphibians and reptiles, including small frogs, lizards, salamanders and snakes. New research suggests the long-armed insects also hunt and eat birds. And their taste for the mammals isn't geographically isolated, but present across the globe - wherever mantises a ... more
The legacy of all-year blooms in Poland's painted village
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Three tonnes of ivory seized in Vietnam
Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2017
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP. Liu Shaoming, a former factory worker, was detained in southern Guangdong province in May 2015 after describing his involvement in the pro-democracy movement on a US website. Liu's lawyer, Wu ... more
China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition'
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Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's health deteriorates
Okanagan, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2017
As Canada's vast boreal and tundra ecosystems experience dramatic warming due to climate change, trees are rapidly spreading north. New research from UBC's Okanagan Campus suggests some of these trees could be getting help from a surprising source: fungi that have lain dormant underground for thousands of years. "The idea that long-dormant, symbiotic fungi could help trees migrate during p ... more
UNESCO urges Poland to stop logging ancient forest
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Went on a boat from Kos to Nisyros a few years ago then coach to get to the volcano,
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Yes Cheryl, it was beautiful, the colours, the weather but it was also challenging! You learn a lot about viewing life from a different angle, it taught me to re-evaluate a lot of things (I could write a book!) :-)
Lynne S: Was it homey, comfortable, difficult, etc... Looks gorgeous!!!
love this cam, lived on Kos (in the background) for three years.
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Sunday morning, June 5, 6:47 a.m. CET and the monks are singing their prayers, the bells rang too, very noisy
Can anyone tell me if this cam is behind some kind of curtain,or shade??..
Hello, if possible can you please lower the cam a little so we can see more of Mandraki. Thank you.
Thanks for cleaning the lens ! Again beautifull sight on the bay :-)
Hello from Belgium ! Here cold and grey wetter. Please could someone on the Island whipe the lens of the camera ? It looks like a kind of 'bird-poop' on it...
It is Sunday morning July 26 and the monks are praying. Good.
Thank you very much! The waves seem even louder now.
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Disney does a great job of promoting their Extra Magic Hours specials to all of their guests. But did you know that in many situations, we DO NOT RECOMMEND Extra Magic Hours? Why not? Why would we tell you NOT to use them? What exactly are extra magic hours? Are they ever "worth it"?
This primer will give you the ins and outs of this Disney program. By the end, you'll know when to use them, and when NOT to use them.
What Are Disney World Extra Magic Hours?
Every day, the four theme parks have specific hours of operation. Extra Magic Hours are extended hours of operation, and are only open to Disney resort guests. So if you are staying offsite, no Extra Magic Hours for you! Typically, they take place an hour before normal opening, or a few hours after the normal park closing.
Are Extra Magic Hours worth it?
Some are, and some aren't. Many guests will look at the calendar, see "EXTRA MAGIC HOURS", and assume that they need to go to that particular park on that day. I don't know if they think that the park is only open to resort guests for the entire day? Whatever the reasoning is, USUALLY EMH days are busier than normal.
Next, we'll break down Extra Magic Hours by park, which will help you determine whether or not you need to use them.
Magic Kingdom Extra Magic Hours
Typically, there are two EMH periods in the Magic Kingdom each week. The first is an 8-9 EMH. Typically, I'm not a big fan of this one, unless you can arrive to the MK at 7:15-7:20. If you can, you will really get a lot of park touring done in the first two hours. But after that, crowd levels will USUALLY be higher. So only use this one if you can actually make it 30-40 minutes before park opening.
The second EMH period in the MK is the late night Extra Magic Hours. Without question, this is my favorite offering of all. The time and day of the week of this offer changes quite frequently, although it's typically on Sat/Sun night. Typically this time period will last until 2-3AM! The best part about this one is that the parks do empty out. Even if people want to stay until 2-3, not many are able. So if you are able to stay late, it's absolutely the best time to be at Disney World, and I highly recommend it.
Epcot Extra Magic Hours
Epcot also usually has two EMH periods per week, a morning and a late night offering, usually on Friday night. The morning takes place sometime midweek, and is a pretty poor choice. Why? Because it's quite easy to tour Epcot on the other 6 mornings if you get there early. If you choose to go on Extra Magic Hours morning, you're faced with tens of thousands of other guests who woke up and decided to go to the "Magic Hours park". Avoid the marketing. Avoid Epcot on Magic Hour mornings.
On Friday nights, Epcot will have late-night Magic Hours. If you want to ride rides, this is a poor time to go. There are really only two bigtime attractions, Test Track and Soarin, and they will be slammed right up to the end. It's just not worth it. This is usually Epcot's busiest day. There is one group of people that I WOULD recommend Epcot's late Magic hours to. That would be adults that want to enjoy adult beverages and food. The late night hours can allow guests to drink, relax by the lagoon, and enjoy the evening. But it's not a good time for park touring or attraction riding. Just not worth it.
Hollywood Studios Extra Magic Hours
Like the other parks, Hollywood Studios has a morning and an evening EMH. The problem with both of these time periods is that Hollywood Studios only really has 3 bigtime rides. Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania, and Rock n Roller Coaster will all be packed on EMH days. If you are forced to go in the morning, make sure you get there really early.
This problem (not enough attractions) also haunts the Studios on EMH evenings. This problem is exacerbated by the thousands of guests that come out of Fantasmic just as EMH is kicking off. If you want to sit in lines all night, by all means, come to Hollywood Studios. But I wouldn't recommend it.
Animal Kingdom Extra Magic Hours
The Animal Kingdom usually offers two morning EMH periods per week. Some Disney experts don't like them, but I'm fine with them. You can get a lot done in the morning. By 12, you can practically have the entire park knocked out. That's smart touring. Now for some reason, the afternoon/evenings in AK are busier on EMH days, but the mornings are usually great.
If you are one of those that only wants to go to the AK once on a week-long trip, I'd pick an EMH morning, schedule your fastpasses for the 12-3 timeframe, and stay until park close. You ride anything and everything that you want to ride, as much as you want to ride it. The AK is a really easy park to tour.
Extra Magic Hour days for Non-Resort guests
If you are not staying onsite, avoid EMH days like the plague. Not only can you not take advantage of them, but again, they are like a beacon of light, telling tens of thousands of Disney guests where to go on a particular day. Avoid them. Don't even think about it!
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Motivation: High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies are transforming the study of genomic variation. The various HTS technologies have different sequencing biases and error rates, and while most HTS technologies sequence the residues of the genome directly, generating base calls for each position, the Applied Biosystem's SOLiD platform generates dibase-coded (color space) sequences. While combining data from the various platforms should increase the accuracy of variation detection, to date there are only a few tools that can identify variants from color space data, and none that can analyze color space and regular (letter space) data together.
Results: We present VARiD—a probabilistic method for variation detection from both letter- and color-space reads simultaneously. VARiD is based on a hidden Markov model and uses the forward-backward algorithm to accurately identify heterozygous, homozygous and tri-allelic SNPs, as well as micro-indels. Our analysis shows that VARiD performs better than the AB SOLiD toolset at detecting variants from color-space data alone, and improves the calls dramatically when letter- and color-space reads are combined.
Availability: The toolset is freely available at http://compbio.cs.utoronto.ca/varid
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High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies are revolutionizing the way biologists acquire and analyze genomic data. HTS machines, such as 454/Roche, Illumina/Solexa and AB SOLiD are able to sequence up to a full human genome per week, at a cost hundreds fold less than previous methods. The resulting data consists of reads ranging in length between 35 and 400 nt, from unknown locations in the genome. Analysis of these datasets poses an unprecedented informatics challenge due to the sheer number of reads that a single run of an HTS machine can produce, the shortness of the reads, and the various technologies' different sequencing biases and error rates. The two basic steps in the discovery of variants in the human population from reads coming from any of these technologies are: first, the mapping of reads to a finished (reference) genome, and second the identification of variation by analysis of these mappings.
In the last few years, there have been many approaches proposed for mapping reads from HTS technologies (Campagna et al., 2009; Langmead et al., 2009; Li and Durbin, 2009; Li et al., 2008a, b, 2009; Lin et al., 2008; Rumble et al., 2009 among many others; see Dalca and Brudno, 2010; Flicek and Birney, 2009 for reviews) that utilize a wide variety of approaches. Compared to this multitude of mapping tools, there have only been a handful of toolsets for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and small (1–5 bp) indel discovery. The main challenge in detecting these variants is using the error rates of the sequencing platform, the potentially incorrect mappings, and the varying coverage to determine the likelihood that a position represents a heterozygous or homozygous variant with respect to some reference genome. We use the term heterozygous to refer to the case when a single donor allele differs from the reference, and homozygous to refer to the case when both donor alleles differ from the reference, and are the same as each other. Tri-allelic SNPs, when the two donor alleles differ from each other and from the reference, are rare. This variation detection task is further complicated by the different types of errors and data representation methods used by various technologies. For example, while the predominant error type in Illumina sequencing is the misreading of a base pair, in 454/Roche the most common mistake is insertion/deletion errors in a homopolymer (same base repeating multiple times). The AB SOLiD system introduced a dibase sequencing technique, where two nucleotides are read at every step of the sequencing process together as one color. Only four dyes are used for the 16 possible dibases (Fig. 1a), and the predominant error is the miscall of a color (colors are usually written as numbers 0–3). Most tools for variation detection (Li et al., 2008a, 2009; Marth et al., 1999) combine a detailed data preparation step, in which the reads are filtered, realigned and often rescored, with a nucleotide or heterozygosity calling step, typically done using a Bayesian framework. The typical parameters considered are the sequencing error rate, the SNP rate in the population (the prior) and the likelihood of misalignment (mapping quality). Most of the tools for SNP calling analyze one base of the reference genome at a time and do not use adjacent locations to help call SNPs (positions are considered independent).
AB SOLiD's dibase sequencing presents several unique challenges for SNP and indel identification. While typical, letter-space reads represent the DNA sequences directly as a string of A's, C's, G's and T's, one can think of dibase encoding as the output of a Finite State Automaton: consider each color as the shift from one letter to the next, so even though only four colors are generated, we can derive each subsequent letter if we know the previous one (Fig. 1b). Sequencing starts at the last letter of the molecule that connects to the DNA (the linker), which is known, thus enabling the translation of the whole read from color space into letter space. It is important to note, however, that if one of the colors in a read is misidentified (e.g. due to a sequencing error), this will change all of the subsequent letters in the translation (Fig. 1c). For this reason, simply translating the reads to letter-space would be impractical. While this error profile may at first seem detrimental, it can actually be advantageous when we need to decide if a particular difference between a read and the reference genome is due to an underlying change in DNA or a sequencing error: all SNPs will change two adjacent colors, while the probability that two adjacent colors are both misread is small, as error probabilities at adjacent positions are independent. Simultaneously, non-SNP genomic variants (e.g. polymorphisms at adjacent residues and micro-indels) have more complicated color-space signatures, complicating variation discovery.
Some tools for color-space SNP calling first map the reads in color space by translating the reference, but then translate the multiple alignment back to nucleotide space in order to call SNPs (Li and Durbin, 2009; Li et al., 2008a). McKernan et al. (2009) describe Corona Lite, a consensus technique where each valid pair of read colors votes for an overall base call. Currently, there are no methods that can simultaneously take full advantage of both color- and letter-space data to call variants—an important, consideration since the advantages and disadvantages of the various platforms are quite disparate. By combining these data sources, it is possible to exploit the strengths of multiple HTS technologies to improve on the accuracy of current SNP callers. Here, we present VARiD—a probabilistic approach for variant identification from either or both letter- and color-space data simultaneously. We represent both types of data as emissions from a hidden Markov model (HMM), while the underlying genotypes of the sequenced genome are the hidden states. By applying the forward–backward algorithm on the HMM we generate, for every base of the genome, a probability distribution over the possible bases. In our testing, VARiD performs more accurately than AB's Corona Lite pipeline for just color-space data, while its ability to incorporate letter-space data allows for more accurate determination of genomic variants using multiple read types, simultaneously.
In this section, we introduce our application of a HMM to the process of detecting variation from mapped reads. We begin by describing a simplified version of the model, and then describe the details of the full model and pipeline.
An HMM is a statistical model where the states of the system are hidden—that is, not observable directly—and respect a Markov progression. The observables are emissions from the hidden states. For a detailed introduction to HMMs, we refer the reader to Chapter 3 of Durbin et al. (1999). The structure of an HMM is defined in terms of the possible hidden states and the permitted transitions and hidden states and the permitted transitions between these. The model is parameterized by the emissions and transition probabilities. In the context of variation detection, we define the following HMM model (illustrated in Fig. 2):
In the previous subsection, we described a simplified HMM for variation detection that can use both color- and letter-space data. This simple HMM, however, calls only a single nucleotide per position, and cannot detect events such as micro-indels or heterozygous SNPs. In this section, we describe the full VARiD variation identification algorithm, including the expanded HMM utilized to address the above shortcomings, and the use of base and mapping quality values to parameterize the emission probabilities. We also describe the post-processing methods utilized in VARiD to filter some types of spurious calls. A summary of the VARiD pipeline and model is given in Figure 6.
The HMM that VARiD utilizes is memoryless: the information about the specific reads that generated certain letters and colors is not maintained. This leads to the possibility that a valid path through the state space is not supported by any reads. Figure 7b depicts an example that may result in a heterozygous SNP prediction: four counts of red and two counts of blue for the first position, and four yellow, and two green for the second. Red:yellow and blue:green are considered 'valid' adjacent color changes that typically support a SNP. In this case, however, there are no individual reads that support the blue:green combination, indicating that this combination is actually unlikely to appear in the genome and hence is unlikely to be a heterozygous variant. While the proper approach to fixing this problem would be to use a higher order HMM, this would be computationally inefficient. We instead supplement the current probabilistic model with a post-processing step, where we verify that a statistically likely fraction of the reads directly support each heterozygous SNP call. This approach is fast, as putative SNPs are rare.
The running time of the typical forward–backward algorithm is O(nt), where n is the length of the sequence and t is the number of permitted transitions. While t<k2, where k is the number of states, in the VARiD HMM k = 1600 and it is necessary to utilize sparse matrix operations to efficiently implement the forward–backward algorithm. Overall, the running time of VARiD is linear in the length of the genome. Furthermore, it is possible to parallelize VARiD over larger intervals by splitting the reference into smaller segments or windows, with the requirement that they be slightly overlapping. The overlapping regions can then be easily reconciled. VARiD required ~4 min on a single Intel P4 Xeon 3.2GHz machine to predict variants in the 80 kb of the human genome that we analyze in the next section.
To test VARiD, we utilized the dataset of Harismendy et al. (2009), who sequenced several regions of the human genome, spanning a total of 260 kb, from four individuals (NA17156, NA17275, NA17460 and NA17773), both with the AB SOLiD platform and the 454/Roche Pyrosequencer. To validate the SNP calls, the authors also resequenced 80 kb from the same regions with Sanger sequencing. From the original high-coverage datasets, we generated reduced coverage, randomly selected subsets from the individuals with different degrees of coverage. To analyze the AB SOLiD data we ran the SOLiD System Analysis Pipeline Tool (Corona Lite 4.2.2 with the 35_3 schema) on the color-space data, as well as VARiD with both the AB Pipeline mappings as well as SHRiMP (Rumble et al., 2009) mappings, for all of the read subsets. For the 454 data, we ran VARiD and gigaBayes (Marth et al., 1999) on the letter-space reads (using Mosaik and SHRiMP as the mapping tools). Finally, we tested our prediction pipeline on various color- and letter-space subsets combined. We compared the variants called by each method with the Sanger validation set to compute the following statistics:
The results of our analysis are illustrated in Figures 8–10, where we present results of color space only, results of letter space only and results for combinations of the two sequence types, respectively.
In Figure 8, we present results from variation identification with VARiD and the Corona Lite SNP caller (http://www.solidsoftwaretools.com/gf/project/mapreads) using the color-space data. We ran VARiD both with the alignments produced by the AB pipeline for the Corona caller and with alignments generated by SHRiMP. While the results as a whole demonstrate the difficulty of calling variants from color-space data, even at high coverages, a direct comparison of the two SNP calling pipelines shows that at low-coverage (10×) VARiD outperforms the Corona pipeline when using the same set of mappings generated by AB's own mapping tool, while at higher coverage VARiD has better precision and worse recall (and a lower F-measure). The VARiD + SHRiMP pipeline has slightly lower precision than Corona and VARiD + AB mapper, but a significantly better recall, leading to a higher F-measure score.
In Figure 9, we compare results of running the VARiD framework on the 454/Roche letter-space data using the Mosaik alignments as well as using the SHRiMP alignments, compared to gigaBayes using Mosaik alignments. At low coverage (1–5×), the gigaBayes SNP caller produces the best results, having higher precision with similar recall. At higher coverages (10–20×), VARiD outperforms gigaBayes with higher recall and higher precision, regardless of the mapper used to generate the alignments.
Figure 10 shows the main advantage of the VARiD pipeline: its ability to combine color- and letter-space reads. In determining useful combinations of the SOLiD and 454/Roche subsets for running on the VARiD framework together, we considered the cost and accuracy of each platform. The 454/Roche contains a relatively high indel count, but has much more accurate base calls. At the same time, the 454 platform is ~10 times more expensive. Therefore, we considered combining read coverages with 10-fold more AB SOLiD than 454 data. For example, we may combine 50× of color-space reads with 5× letter-space, giving us the equivalent of 100× of AB SOLiD or 10× of 454 in terms of cost. Of course, the best trade-off will vary depending on the costs of the platforms and their respective accuracies.
In Figure 10, we consider the various possible coverage combinations between the AB SOLiD data and the 454/Roche. In general, the performance of VARiD on a certain coverage of color-space data can be greatly improved with just a small number of 454 reads. More concretely, comparing at cost we can look at 50× coverage of color space with 5× coverage of 454 data: when combined, we find 84% precision and 77% recall. Looking at the cost equivalent coverage of just 454 data—10×—gives 7–9% lower precision and recall. Similarly, for the cost equivalent coverage of AB SOLiD data—100×—will again perform worse. Combining the data thus shows significant improvement over predicting variation from letter or color space only.
The various HTS technologies that have emerged in the past few years have different data representations, advantages, biases and features. In this work, we introduced a novel probabilistic framework for variation identification, which can use both letter- and color-space data simultaneously. We have shown in our results that when using only color-space data—a data type for which very few genomic analysis tools exist—the model outperforms the AB SOLiD toolkit Corona Lite, and performs on par with gigaBayes predictions for letter-space data alone. More importantly, when the color- and letter-space data are combined, the VARiD framework allows for a significant performance increase, demonstrating that a method that can take into consideration multiple technologies, combining their different advantages and compensating for their different weaknesses can achieve higher accuracy variant predictions than are possible from any single data type.
We thank Adrian Dalca Sr for help with the implementation.
Funding: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada; Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) grant; Life Technologies (Applied Biosystems).
Conflict of Interest: none declared.
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Thousands of activists have gathered to protest the arrival of G7 leaders for the two-day summit in the German Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Police spokesman Hans-Peter Kammerer said the 8,000-strong crowd, mainly consisting of groups calling for action on poverty and climate change, have so far been peaceful but added that 22,000 officers were on standby, over fears more extreme factions from Germany, Austria, Italy, and Britain could join the demonstrations.
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Nonissue: Buzz is not a big believer in conspiracy theories. Oswald? He did it. Elvis? Dead.
So nearly two years ago (two!) when the feds were wheeling files out of the offices of what seemed like every black politician in town as part of an alleged corruption probe linked to apartment developer Brian Potashnik, we didn't buy claims that the investigation was a white establishment plot to suppress blacks.
See, as a former assistant city editor at a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Buzz often heard complaints when reporters would catch Latino office holders doing bad stuff. Why not go after the white guys? The short answer was that it was much easier to catch minorities cutting corners, because they were new to the power biz, unlike the white guys who had been the establishment for so long that they knew how to obscure their smellier deeds.
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So with June marking the second anniversary of searches of the City Hall offices of council members James Fantroy and Don Hill, you'd think something would have ripened for picking in the feds' inquiry by now—or not. And with the recent news out of Washington concerning White House political meddling with the offices of federal prosecutors in other states, something about the investigation is beginning to smell pretty ripe. Somehow, those conspiracy theories seem a little less far-fetched these days.
If you're going to allow TV news cameras to tape images of agents wheeling dollies out of someone's office, Mr. FBI Man, you better find something salacious in those files. At this point, it had better be something like a human leg.
The lo-o-o-ong wait for the investigation's outcome is especially damaging to the feds' credibility now that Hill is a front-runner for mayor. We like Hill: He's smart, successful and knows the city. Unless he's ever convicted of anything, he's presumed innocent. But it's tough to keep that presumption in mind when you recall the stories about the investigation. Why, after two years, does he still have this cloud over his head? Indict the man or no bill him at long last, and even up the playing field for mayor.
And there is a cloud. "It's been more a matter of opposition candidates kind of whispering" about the investigation, says Hill, who is careful not to criticize the FBI. Why is that? "I want to believe fundamentally that our institutions are fair..." he says. "If it's every man for himself out here...we're in trouble as a country."


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You'll know as soon as you arrive, this address is perfect - you are two doors down to Davenport House museum, a block to the Owens Thomas museum, and literally next door to 17Hundred90 Tavern and Restaurant. If you are looking to park and walk your entire vacation, this is the home for you.
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A. Le Coq is the oldest and biggest drinks manufacturer in Estonia. The company was founded in 1807 by a Prussian family of the same name, who were descendants of the Huguenots who had fled France in the 17thcentury.
The brewery's product portfolio includes 11 different product groups. The main product group is beers, followed by juices, waters and soft drinks, and the remaining product groups such as ciders, light alcoholic beverages, Active juice drinks, sports and energy drinks, syrups and kvass. A. Le Coq holds the leading position on the Estonian drinks market in the categories of beer, juice, and long drinks and ranks a strong second in the production of water, soft drinks and cider.
The company is dedicated to the preservation and development of good drinking culture in Estonia by valuing old manufacturing traditions as well as taking an innovative approach to updating its product portfolio so it can offer consumers new and healthy flavour combinations. As the oldest brewery in Estonia, A. Le Coq is promoting Estonian beer culture and training both the service sector and consumers under the name Beer Star since 2011 with the goal to improve the quality of serving beer in Estonian pubs and restaurants. The Beer Star quality sign is accredited to pubs and bars that have successfully passed the course and are serving beer excellently.
A.Le Coq has been awarded the title of the most competitive company of the Estonian food industry for seven years in a row, which is the result of our constant commitment to product quality and product development. The company has already invested 73 million euros in production and product development, which has made it one of the most modern drinks industries in the Baltic States.
A. Le Coq Ltd belongs to Olvi Group. Other members of Olvi Group inlcude the holding company in Finland (Olvi Oyj) and breweries in Latvia (Cesu Alus), Lithuania (Volfas Engelman) and Belarus (Lidskoe Pivo). All companies that belong to Olvi Group share the same mission and vision. Although these companies operate in different countries, their business strategy and values are similar.
Over the years, we have supported initiatives in the areas of education, research, culture and sports and in the social sphere with money and in other ways. A. Le Coq is the most successful company in the Tartu region, which means that contributing to its development remains important to us. Read more about our support activities HERE.


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I would like to congratulate Miss Doreen Lockett on her moving and well researched letter printed last week.
It was heart-warming to realise that an old pupil of the former DH Lawrence school should want to mark it's closing in such a special way.
As time went on, stories and reminiscences abounded of the staff that made such an impression on their pupils. People still remember Mr Westcott and his endearing habit of sitting among his pupils when taking assembly.
Later young men and women recall with delight their pride in the school when, under the guidance of Mrs Blair and Mrs Southern, it won a national competition for computer work. The staff too gained much pleasure from celebrating the success of former pupils.
Each generation had wonderful memories, and grandparents visiting the school for a service or concert or leave-taking would remember with misty eyes the happiness which was an essential part of their time at the Lawrence School
I was particularly moved by Doreen's lovely gesture in placing chrysanthemums on the grave of Mr Whitehead as her farewell to the school.
It is special people like Miss Lockett, who help give hope when the news is so dominated by thoughtless behaviour and unkind actions,
Thank you Doreen for writing the letter and the Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser for printing it for us.
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Killing Floor: Uncovered is an exciting live action film collaboration between videogame developer/publisher, Tripwire Interactive and film production company, Type AB. Inspired by the popular videogame franchise and the upcoming release of Killing Floor 2 on the PS4™. Killing Floor: Uncovered is an origin story, set a few years before the events in the original Killing Floor game. In the movie, fans will learn a bit more about the evil Horzine Biotech corporation and some of their earlier genetic experimentation. Viewers will also meet the representatives of a small activist group, seeking evidence of corporate wrongdoings by infiltrating a secret Horzine lab and will journey with them into the top secret areas of the lab. Killing Floor: Uncovered delivers a thrilling, live action experience that both gamers and horror film fans will love!
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The Power of Doing Less Paperback
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Overloaded? I ll bet you are. We all lead busy lives. You fall into bed exhausted at the end of the day, feeling that you ve got a lot done.
Perhaps you are getting lots done. But is it stuff that really matters? Or is it just stuff? It s time to wise up. You will never clear that list. Get used to the idea that some things will never get done.
Not delayed. Not rescheduled. Not re-prioritized. But simply dropped. And from now on, instead of trying to clear that endless to-do list, you re going to do a much smarter thing.
You re going to just do the important stuff. And the brilliant thing is, you already have the power to do this.
That power is to do less. Soon enough, you ll have the space to enjoy the moment, be creative, find new or better ways of doing things, get ideas, and spot opportunities you would have missed when you were running around.
In short you ll be happier. Much happier. As soon as you stop doing, the power of doing less will begin to flow.
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With a stay at Clark Fork Lodge, you'll be centrally located in Clark Fork and within the region of Samowen Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local calls.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
My I-don't-have-to-run day
This Sunday, come down to the Vauxhall Griffin for a browse through the Sunday papers, a Bloody Mary and a delicious roast dinner.
Food is served from about 2pm until sometime after 4, but you're advised to come down earlier rather than later as they can sell out pretty quickly. (It's been very busy over the last few weeks).
From 1.30 until 6pm, gentle pops, wistful melodies and some soothing tunes will this week be supplied by Kiss & Make Up's Stuart. And you might like to know that Sunday Supplement DJ Hayley is running the London Marathon on the same day.
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How many voters could ousted White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon take from President Trump? The question has become pertinent since Bannon's firing Friday, as it is still unclear how the once and future (err, current) Breitbart News chief will use his role in relation to the president.
Harry Enten at FiveThirtyEight has done the math: By Enten's calculations, the "Bannon wing" of the Republican Party — which he defines as "Trump voters who are pro-police, against free trade, against the U.S. playing an active role (militarily and diplomatically) in the international community, strongly against illegal immigration, and in favor of more infrastructure spending" — accounts for about 15 percent of the GOP voter base. That's the proportion of Republicans who agree with Bannon on all five of those points, though there are certainly more who support only a plurality of these positions. Only 2 percent of Republicans disagree with all five.
While 15 percent is not a huge number, it's more than enough to swing an election. For comparison, Enten notes, Hispanic voters for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 general election accounted for just 12 percent of her vote. And in the GOP primaries, Trump won only 45 percent of Republican support, a figure that makes 15 percent look pretty crucial.
Of course, it's not as if Bannon could simply command these voters to drop Trump, but he is positioned to significantly influence their assessment of Trump's service come 2020. Bonnie Kristian
While driving to Philadelphia in October, Kate McClure ran out of gas. The 27-year-old was stranded and alone on the side of I-95 when a homeless man approached her. The man, whose name was Johnny, told her to get back in the car and lock the doors while he went to get help.
Johnny returned with a can of gas he bought with his last $20, according to the Associated Press.
McClure got to her destination safely but couldn't stop thinking about her savior. So she launched a GoFundMe campaign with a $10,000 goal to get Johnny set up with an apartment, a reliable car, and a few months-worth of expenses.
As of Thanksgiving day, McClure's campaign has reached more than $200,000. "It just blew up," McClure told the Associated Press.
Johnny, 34, who has been without a home in the Philadelphia area for about a year, says he hopes to get a job at the nearby Amazon warehouse in Robinson, New Jersey. Lauren Hansen
Two more women have accused Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of groping their butts, The Huffington Post reported Wednesday.
The new allegations come days after radio host and model Leeann Tweeden said Franken kissed and groped her during a 2006 USA tour, and another woman, Lindsay Menz, said Franken squeezed her buttocks while they posed for a photo at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010.
The two new accusers spoke on the condition of anonymity, and said they did not know about each other's stories. Franken told HuffPost: "It's difficult to respond to anonymous accusers, and I don't remember those campaign events." Harold Maass
Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida Thursday morning, President Trump offered words of gratitude and praise to the country's troops stationed abroad.
"For each of you I know it's hard to be away from home at this time of the year," Trump said via video, touting — on the plus side — the "great economy" the troops will eventually return home to. "When you come back you're going to see with the jobs and companies coming back into our country."
"Now we're working on tax cuts, big fat beautiful tax cuts," he continued. "And hopefully we'll get that and then you're really going to see things happen."
Before thanking the military families, Trump offered this last assurance: "We totally support you. In fact, we love you, we really do." Lauren Hansen
Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement on Thursday to allow an unspecified number of Rohingya Muslims, who fled across the border to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, to return home.
More than 620,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh since Aug. 25, when an army crackdown started in response to attacks on a police post by Rohingya insurgents. Bangladesh said the first repatriations would start in two months.
The news came a day after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson referred to the violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as "ethnic cleansing." Harold Maass
Emmerson Mnangagwa, who served as Zimbabwe's vice president until ousted leader Robert Mugabe fired him on Nov. 6, will chair his first meeting as head of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party Thursday and will be sworn in as the new president Friday, the speaker of the country's parliament announced Wednesday.
Mnangagwa's firing had triggered the chain of events that led to Mugabe's forced resignation Tuesday. Mnangagwa's ascension marks the country's first transfer of power since independence in 1980.
Mnangagwa returned to Zimbabwe Wednesday, after fleeing for safety, and addressed the public from the ruling party's headquarters. He said the military's intervention was the start of a "new democracy," one that required all Zimbabweans to work together to turn the country around. "We want to grow our economy, we want jobs, jobs, jobs," he said. Lauren Hansen
Rep. Joe Barton caught on tape threatening ex-lover with the police to protect his secret sex life
In 2015, after a sexually explicit, mainly online relationship with a woman ended, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) threatened to report the woman to the Capitol Police, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post. Barton had reportedly sent the woman sexually explicit photos, videos, and messages over the course of their relationship, which began on Facebook in 2011.
The woman, who spoke to the Post on the condition of anonymity, recorded the 2015 conversation in which Barton confronted her about communications she had with other women connected to Barton. "I am ready if I have to, I don't want to, but I should take all this crap to the Capitol Hill Police and have them launch an investigation," he said, according to the recording.
On Wednesday, Barton apologized to his constituents after naked photos of him circulated on social media. In a statement, Barton, who is the longest-serving member of Congress from Texas, said he had sexual relationships "with other mature adult women" while separated from his second wife, before their divorce in 2015. "I am sorry I did not use better judgment during those days," he said. But Barton, who has reportedly hired a crisis communications firm, also said that he had suffered a potential crime over the released lewd photos. In Texas, it is a misdemeanor to intentionally publicize images or videos of someone's genitals or sexual activity without consent. Barton said the Capitol Police may be launching an investigation. Lauren Hansen
In their quest to cut taxes while not running up huge deficits, Senate Republicans have had to find creative ways to save money in their forthcoming tax reform bill. Although some estimates say that the Republican tax bill would add $1.8 trillion to the federal debt over 10 years, you can rest assured that the Republican Party is committed to cutting irresponsible spending: In an effort to save money, the new plan will prevent your employer from being able to write off lunches purchased for workers or workplace entertainment, HuffPost reported Wednesday.
The move would save $23 billion over 10 years, HuffPost reported — or just 1.3 percent of the total expected deficit increase. Under the current tax code, employers who give the majority of their workers free lunches can deduct 50 percent of the cost. The House version of the bill does not touch free workplace lunch, but it would eliminate tax breaks for employer-paid day care assistance programs, as well as employee-sponsored moving expenses and achievement awards, all for the sake of saving $12 billion.
But the Senate tax bill isn't all bad news! The exemption for the estate tax will be doubled, so if you happen to inherit less than $10 million from a dead relative, you won't have to pay any taxes on the money — which should definitely help you pay for lunch if your employer won't give it to you. Kelly O'Meara Morales


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The treadmill continues to be a highly effective and extremely popular piece of exercise equipment. Treadmills are easy
to use, require no special equipment and are one of the best calorie burners around. If youre setting up fitness
equipment for use at home, a treadmill should be at the top of your list. In this article, well discuss the features
and functions you should look for when buying this important piece of home fitness equipment.
Why choose a treadmill over other kinds of exercise or exercise equipment?
Treadmills have many advantages. Unlike running, treadmill workouts are low impact, if you maintain a walking pace.
Running on a treadmill is lower impact than running outdoors because the treadmill surface is cushioned, unlike hard
road or track surfaces. A vigorous treadmill session is aerobic, unlike strength training (working out with a barbell or
with dumbbells). A good treadmill will raise your heart rate and exercise the heart, the most important muscle in your
body. When your heart rate is maintained at an elevated rate, you burn more calories. Stair steppers can be rough on the
knees, while leg motion on a treadmill is completely natural. A treadmill burns more calories than a pedal exerciser or
stationary bike and again, is easier on the knees. A quality treadmill is pretty much infinitely adjustable in terms of
speed and incline and will keep pace with you as your fitness increases. Over time, the purchasing a treadmill is often
more cost effective than a gym membership. The quality and performance of high-end treadmills can rival commercial
fitness equipment.
Treadmill features to consider
Motor and horsepower
Belt, deck and cushioning
Built in heart rate monitor
Cheap treadmills abound. If youve ever walked through a big-box discount store or warehouse store, you know that these
types of retailers almost always carry some form of home exercise equipment, including treadmills. Dont be seduced by
low cost. Discount treadmills arent built to last and the warranty often reflects this. Do you really want to invest a
few hundred dollars on a treadmill with a 60- or 90-day warranty? A quality treadmill can cost a great deal more but has
a longer warranty and is built to last. To find out how a treadmill (cheap or expensive) performs and holds up over
time, you should seek out and read treadmill ratings and treadmill reviews. These can be found in great profusion on the
Internet. Just type the treadmill name into any reliable search engine and youll find a wealth of information about the
product. Beware of used fitness equipment often it is out of warranty and/or has already failed and been repaired. The
best advice is to buy the best treadmill you can afford after researching the subject extensively exercise your brain
before hopping on that treadmill.
Motor and horsepower
This can get a bit technical. You may read about horsepower, peak performance and continuous duty. Horsepower measures
the strength of the treadmills motor. Peak performance shows the motors maximum power, which OK but which doesnt mean
much. How the treadmill performs over the span of a workout and under load is called the continuous duty rating. This is
the critical rating. If plan to run on your treadmill, select a treadmill with 2.0-2.5 horsepower continuous duty
rating. Treadmills for walkers should be rated at 1.0-1.5 horsepower continuous duty. Motor operation should be quiet
and smooth.
Your treadmill should have adjustable incline to simulate walking or running uphill. Incline is expressed as a
percentage. Walking or running on an incline makes your workout more challenging. Most people start with a 0% incline
and work their way up to 10%. Incline can be manual or powered. Treadmills with manual incline are generally less
expensive. To change a manual incline, you have to interrupt your workout to make the adjustment. Powered incline allows
you to change the setting while youre walking or running. Many people prefer the additional expense of a powered
incline because its easier and more convenient.
Belt, deck and cushioning
The belt on your treadmill should be two ply, as opposed to one ply. The belt should lie flat and not curl at the edges.
The length of the belt is related to stride length while running or walking. Be sure to choose a treadmill with a belt
long enough to support your stride about 45-50 inches for an average stride. Users with long legs should look for
longer belts up to 60 inches.
The belt moves over the deck. The thicker the deck, the more cushioning it will have. If the deck is too bouncy or
flexible, it can hurt your joints. Some decks are reversible, a good feature that will double the life of this part of
the treadmill. The deck of a good quality treadmill minimizes friction with the belt and enables smooth and fluid
motion. Belts and decks generally require little or no maintenance.
Cushioning and shock absorption features differ from model to model. Decks, suspensions and frames should be somewhat
flexible in order to minimize the impact of walking and running. The amount of "give" in a treadmill depends on your
physical fitness goals. For runners and those who walk outdoors, the treadmill should simulate outdoor surfaces. This
generally means minimal cushioning. If you dont plan to take your workout outdoors, choose a treadmill with more
cushioning to make your exercise sessions more comfortable.
Most treadmills will have some sort of a computer. The more expensive the treadmill, the more extensive the computers
functions will be. At the very least, the computer should tell you how fast youre going and the distance youve
traveled. Some computers calculate calories burned and this can be a very motivating feature to have. Higher end
treadmills may have pre-programmed routines that vary the speed and incline automatically, providing a more challenging
workout. Other computer features that might be included with a computer are lap counter, incline level, elapsed time and
heart rate. More on heart rate in the next section. The purpose of a computer is to provide feedback to users and keep
them interested in the workout.
Built in heart rate monitor
To get maximum benefit from your exercise routine, you should keep your heart rate elevated within a certain range.
Better treadmills come with heart rate monitors that display your pulse on and LCD or LED display. These devices usually
have a clip that attaches to your finger or earlobe. The clip contains an infrared detector that measures your pulse and
sends the count to the computer. Your target heart rate is usually a percentage of your maximum heart rate. You can
figure this by subtracting your age from 220. For a 30-year-old person, the max heart rate is 190. For aerobic benefits,
you should exercise at 70-80% of your max. For fat burning benefits, you should exercise at 60-70% of your max.
Beginners should keep their workouts to 50-60% of max. Before starting any exercise routine, you should check with your
doctor. A heart rate monitor on your treadmill will help you maximize the benefits of your workout.
If the treadmill will be used in a home where there are children, look for a model with some sort of a lockout that
controls who can use the machine. Another good feature is an emergency shutoff that stops the machine if you fall off
the treadmill. The emergency shutoff usually involves a key that you insert into a slot on the treadmills console.
Attached to the key is a cord with a clip at the end that you attach to your clothing. When the key is pulled out of the
slot, the treadmill immediately stops.
If space is a consideration, choose a treadmill that folds. For ease of movement, a folding treadmill should have some
type of a wheel system. Some space saving treadmills have shorter decks, which can create a problem for runners or users
with a long stride.
Beware of treadmills with warranties measured in days, for example 60 or 90 days. A quality machines warranty will be
longer, ideally at least 3 years for parts and 1 year for labor. Read the warranty carefully before buying. Sometimes
youll be required to do some cleaning and/or lubrication to keep the warranty in force.
With some quality treadmill prices in the thousands of dollars, the purchasing decision should be carefully considered
and thoughtfully made. Remember that youre investing in your future health and vitality your workout equipment should
be the best you can afford. If it doesnt work well and make the workout enjoyable, youll be less likely to use it on a
regular basis. And regular workouts are key to the successful use of any home gym equipment, especially a treadmill. A
well-chosen quality treadmill will give you years of reliable service.
About the Author:
Rita Liotta is a successful freelance writer offering guidance and suggestions for consumers regarding fitness equipment
Her many articles give information and tips to help people save money and make smarter decisions.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Movie of Edmundo Bejarano. Introduced in cinemas in 2014, with production teams of Argentina and Germany. You can watch Los lemmings contraatacan online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Spanish at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
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Runtime: 57 minutes
Timo Berger, Fabian Casas, Washington Cucurto, Chicho López and Viggo Mortensen.
57-minute film (full movie) directed by Edmundo Bejarano.
The original audio of Los lemmings contraatacan has dialogues in or Spanish, it was produced in Argentina, Germany.
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Screenplay written by Edmundo Bejarano.
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