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The geographical sciences website EurekaMag.com publishes insights into specific subjects of all areas of geographical science. The latest review covers Aurora borealis which are the Northern Lights caused by radiation emitted as light from atoms in the upper atmosphere as they are hit by fast-moving electrons and protons. Two other newly published reviews cover Solar Flare which is a large energy release at the sun's surface, and Solar Storm which is a massive burst of solar wind...
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A function of supply clamoring to meet demand, Econo Lube N' Tune & Brakes - a leading "one-stop-shop" for care maintenance and repair needs in Colorado - and Universal Lubricants -- America's only "closed-loop" provider of re-refined motor oils--announced today an expansion of their Denver business alliance. Following the successful pilot launch of ECO ULTRA® at an Aurora, CO service center, all remaining Econo locations in the...
Scientists have warned of a major solar storm hitting the Earth that could possibly knock out radio signals. Experts expect radio blackouts for a few days after the radiation from the coronal mass ejection (CME) hits our planet. The flare is part of a larger increase in activity in the Sun, which is expected to peak around 2013. "Category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected 28 and 29 December due to multiple coronal mass ejection arrivals," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
DENVER, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HCA-HealthONE, LLC announces today plans for expansion of its regional network of care to include behavioral health services. Construction will begin at The Medical Center of Aurora North Campus (I-225 & 6th Ave., 700 Potomac St., Aurora) early spring of 2012 with an anticipated open date of fall 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111216/LA24348) Due to state budget cuts in recent years, mental health services have...
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("GGI" or "the Company") is pleased to announce today that it has signed a Mineral Agreement ("MA") with the Government of Guyana and has received the Mining License for the Aurora Gold Project, as previously promised through its Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") agreement with the Guyanese Government (see press release dated October 5, 2011). This is the first large-scale mining license to be issued in the...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tired of being tired? Aurora Winter, author of "From Heartbreak to Happiness®" has 10 tips to release stress. "Stress increases as the holiday season approaches, with more shopping, parties, and obligations. We're juggling visitors, travel, and our usual duties, which are stressful enough. The happy holiday messages can be painfully at odds with our own lives, if we're dealing with heartbreak, such as from death, divorce, a breakup, or job...
Space around Earth is anything but a barren vacuum. The area seethes with electric and magnetic fields that change constantly. Charged particles flow through, moving energy around, creating electric currents, and producing the aurora. Many of these particles stream in from the solar wind, starting out 93 million miles away on the surface of the sun. But some areas are dominated by particles of a more local source: Earth's atmosphere. These are the particles being watched by FASTSAT's...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What do you say when grief is an unwelcome guest at your Thanksgiving feast or Christmas party? How can you feel grateful when a death, divorce, job loss or another heartbreaking loss is impacting you or someone you care about? Aurora Winter, the founder of the Grief Coach Academy, has tips to overcome the five stages of grief and reconnect to gratitude this holiday season. She is available to be a guest on TV and radio shows throughout the holiday...
AURORA, Neb., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Telecommunications® has announced the celebration of its 110th year of providing telecommunications products and services. The anniversary marks a significant milestone in the company's history and confirms that the communications and technology services offered by Hamilton are backed by more than a century of experience and innovation. Hamilton Telecommunications was founded in 1901 as a local telephone cooperative serving Hamilton...
AURORA, Ill., Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new nationwide survey*, a majority of Americans don't practice what they plan when it comes to fire safety. The survey of 1,000 Americans revealed a surprising good news/bad news scenario related to fire escape planning. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111007/CG82758) Conducted by First Alert as part of a consumer education campaign tied to national Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 9-15), the survey showed that a majority (79...
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Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (May 30, 1908 - April 2, 1995) was a Swedish plasma physicist born in Norrköping, Sweden. Alfvén received his PhD from the University of Uppsala in 1934. His thesis was titled "Investigations of the Ultra-short Electromagnetic Waves." He was originally trained as an electrical power engineer and later moved on to research and teaching in the fields of plasma physics. Alfvén made many contributions to plasma physics, including theories describing the...
Aurora -- The Polar Aurora are natural displays of light in the sky that can be seen with the unaided eye only at night. An auroral display in the Northern Hemisphere is called the aurora borealis, or the northern lights; in the Southern Hemisphere it is called the aurora australis. Auroras are the most visible effect of the sun's activity on the earth's atmosphere. The beautiful and often eerie curtains of light in the night time sky have been observed by people for millennia. An aurora...
Van Allen Radiation Belt -- The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth, trapped by Earth's magnetic field. The presence of a radiation belt had been theorized prior to the Space Age and the belt's presence was confirmed by the Explorer I on January 31, 1958 and Explorer III missions, under Doctor James Van Allen. The trapped radiation was first mapped out by Explorer IV and Pioneer III. Qualitatively, it is useful to view this belt as...
Solar Wind -- Solar wind, a stream of particles (mostly high-energy protons ~ 500 Kev) that is continually ejected from the surface of the Sun. The composition of this plasma is identical to the Sun's corona, 73% hydrogen and 25% helium with the remainder as trace impurities, and is ionized. Near Earth, the velocity of the solar wind varies from 200km/s-889km/s. The average is 450 km/s. Approximately 3000 tons of material is lost from the Sun every hour as solar wind. Since solar...
Solar Flare -- A solar flare is a violent eruption that explodes from a star's photosphere with energies equivalent to tens of millions of hydrogen bombs. Solar flares from the Sun send out a streams of highly energetic solar wind that can present a radiation hazard to spacecraft outside of planetary magnetospheres and can disrupt radio signals on Earth. Solar flares were first observed on the Sun in 1859 by English astronomer Richard Carrington. They have also been observed to...
