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To contrast with the endless rains of recent weeks Dr M is pleased to present this guest blog: an eXtreme botanical story from drier climes!
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a desert, and in that desert was a house, and beside that house was a garden and in that garden was a visitor, a botanist and plant lover, all the way from England.
For this visitor, the desert was a rather new and wonderful place, full of curious and unknown plants. Being a botanist, that visitor wished very much to identify the plants around her. But being far, far away, this place had no plant ID books and no internet access. So what was she to do?
Well that botanist was the Plant Curator, and here is her story, her desert diary, a diary of a couple of days in which she set about identifying the desert plants in the garden equipped only with the tenacity and the motivation that is borne of eXtreme botany…
"It's easy to ID plants when you know them like he does. Quite hard when you don't, even harder when you don't have a good ID book (i.e. one with no key) and nigh on impossible without the Internet. No Internet! I might as well be on the Moon!"
"But in the spirit of eXtreme botany I must give it a go while residing at my temporary abode at Whispering Palms Trail (a clue there perhaps) in Cathedral City, just west of Joshua Tree National Park in the Coachella Valley, California."
"The task I have set myself is to identify all the plants growing in the front garden over the next few days. It is quite, vegetatively speaking, sparse, so I am not too overwhelmed, although I think I may ignore the grass popping up by the leaking drain. Didn't see it, it's gone, poof…!"
Day 1 – Initial reconnaissance
"There is an Oleander (Nerium oleander) shrub not in flower. I know this because there is a flowering one in the back garden and seemingly everywhere else in this town. I notice that it has lovely elongated ribbed buds that are nice to hold but think this plant is pretty toxic so I don't hold them for long. There is a rather large cactus that I would call an Organ Pipe at the moment, but with no evidence except that's the name that springs to mind."
"And eight, yes eight palm trees, two really tall thin ones, two quite tall fatter ones and four fat shorter ones. One is fruiting and dropping thousands of little black balls all over the driveway."
"There are a couple of Yucca-ry type things with the ends snipped off (Why? Who would do such a thing? Don't care right now, got enough on my plate without investigating that too), an Aloe I believe, (reassuringly, I snap off a leaf and fluid comes out!), and another different looking tree which I am calling a Mesquite although not sure how I came to that conclusion either."
"In the world of plant ID, I have learnt, that you can't assume anything so I write all these thoughts in pencil tentatively in my notebook."
"OK, scoping study done. Tomorrow a more definitive ID with scientific names, common ones will not suffice! There's a lemon tree in the back I'm 99.9% sure and I'm off to put one of its fruits in my G&T."
Day 2 – Palm trees
"I definitely know a palm tree when I see one, or eight. I wonder what made the thin one shoot up to the Gods so fast? To get above the thick one which was shading it perhaps? But it's gone so much farther. It's gone crazy. Or are they different species? Are they multi-stemmed or just snuggled up? Why is some bark smooth and some latticed? Have they been pruned or is this natural?"
"Now, I know in these parts they have one native palm not found anywhere else, the Californian Fan Palm or Washingtonia filifera, which is noted for its ability to hold on to its fronds, forming a rather lovely skirt. I know this because I visited the local 1000 Palms Nature Reserve and I read all the educational signage."
"Date palms (Pheonix dactylifera) are also here en masse because they were introduced from Algeria in the 1890s (so my Californian guide book tells me), and many thousands of them now line up in the Coachella Valley producing dates."
"A mature date palm can produce up to 135 kg of dates a year, which is not far off the quantity of stuff dropped on the driveway. Are they dates? Well if they are, they are dates for very small mouths. They are like tiny sticky balls with a hard brown seed in the middle. I know because I just ate one – a skill all eXtreme botanists should have – oral evaluation."
"I'm not overly confident though, as last year I touched a plant in the desert and ended up with a rash all over for days, well I think it was a plant, either that or the hot-tub."
"But I'm in a garden in the desert, so this won't kill me, it's a palm tree for God's sake, no one ever said don't eat a palm tree, and I am an extreme botany devotee… roar!"
"It tastes sweet, so maybe it is a Date Palm, with small fruits due to lack of cultivation. Can cultivation change a fruit from ~6 mm to over 30 mm? But the fronds are all wrong. So maybe it is one of the other ~90 palm tree species introduced to California, or maybe it's a cultivar, or a hybrid…arghhh!"
"OK focus. Fronds are like fans – with a long toothed petiole and then a fan shaped end and there are kind of skirts on some of them but on others not so much. I do know that Fortunato, the gardener, does trim them on a regular basis. But what about the tall ones? Surely Fortunato can't get up that high, he's in his 70s."
"Note to self: next time in town, check the internet for how many possible species of palm are found growing in this area. It's definitely Aracaceae. Family ID is very important."
"OK need help. Walk to the library. On the way pass man with a van and a ladder up against a palm tree. 'Are you a gardener' I ask recognising a possible leg-up, 'I can be whatever you want me to be' he answers. 'I want to know what kind of palm tree that is' I say, ignoring the lewdness of the comment. 'I'm just installing the cable' he says. 'Oh, OK, doesn't matter' I say slightly disappointed. 'Where are you from?' he says, 'England' I say. 'I love Iron Maiden' he says, at which point I know I'm on a losing streak."
"Cathedral City library is beautiful. I log into the Wifi (a stress-relieving word if ever I've heard one) and learn the following:
"There are two species of Fan Palm Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta both native to this area and both used widely in landscaping. Fruits of these Fan Palms are a drupe, with thin layer of flesh over single seed <1 cm, which matches mine. Washingtonia robusta grows very tall with a skinny trunk, whereas W. filifera is shorter and wider. The genus is named after George Washington. Palms are restricted to solitary growth, but can grow in clusters, hence my two clumps of 3. The trunks are grey, ringed with old leaf scars. Petioles (leaf stems) of mature Palms are armed along the margins with curved thorns, something that I noted on the shorter ones. The individual leaflets are pendulous and swing freely in the wind, as all mine do. Abundant cotton-like threads (also noticeable) on and between the leaflets persist even when the California Palm tree is mature."
"I decide they are all Washingtonia Palms. A possible mixture of both species, maybe some hybrids, with the slight possibility of a pygmy cultivar scenario going on."
"Next time – the other plants!" [Including the grass I hope?! Ed]


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The Christchurch Flight Paths Trial
The purpose of the trial is to gather data to inform the implementation at Christchurch over the coming years. The trial will allow for the review and refinement of PBN flight paths prior to formal adoption, so the environmental, safety, community noise and aviation network efficiency benefits of the new methods are optimised.
The PBN approach paths selected for the first phase of the trial are the product of significant consultation between Airways New Zealand, Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ), Christchurch Airport and New Southern Sky representatives. The approach taken by the trial partners in selecting these particular flight paths for trial was to achieve a balance between the technical and operational needs of aircraft operators, and the desire to mitigate the noise effects on communities.
Aircraft must land into the wind, so use of the PBN trial arrival flight paths will vary during the trial and will be made considering factors including the direction of the wind and safe separation distances between aircraft.
Aircraft approach the airport from various locations, and before landing on the runway, must line up with the extended centreline of the runway, to stabilise the aircraft for landing. This lining up typically occurs at a range of distances between about 3-12 nautical miles from the airport, but PBN allows instrument guided traffic to get much closer to the airport before lining up for the final approach. PBN approach paths have been developed for aircraft landing on the main runway from the south and the north, and also for the cross-wind runway for aircraft approaching from the north-west.
At the moment, aircraft arriving at Christchurch Airport approach the airport in one of two ways. On fine days, aircraft approach the airport on what is called a "visual approach", where pilots guide the aircraft into the airport manually, which results in aircraft being spread over a wide area on approach. On days where there is poor visibility, aircraft are guided into the airport by instruments, and approach the airport by joining the extended centreline of the runway at either 8 or 12 nautical miles away from the airport. This means aircraft flight tracks are more concentrated, but not very efficient as extra fuel is burned to line up so far away from the airport. On the cross-wind runway, there are no instrument approaches at all, so without PBN approaches, the runway cannot be used in poor visibility.
The PBN approach paths into Christchurch provide a set of flight paths which can be flown on both fine and poor visibility days, and allow aircraft to line up with the runway much closer to the airport.
The portion of air traffic expected to fly the trial approach paths will vary, but Airways' indications are that about a quarter of scheduled passenger arrivals will use them on a "typical" day.
Airways' figures show that, when in use, Runway 02 (primarily used in easterly wind conditions) can expect approximately 28 PBN flights a day, which is 30% of all flights.
Runway 20 (primarily used in southerly wind conditions) can expect approximately seven flights a day (8%). Runway 29 (primarily used in north-westerly conditions) can expect approximately 28 flights a day (30%).
Those numbers on the runways may vary on a day where the wind changes direction, but the maximum number of PBN flights per runway should not rise.
Most jet aircraft, as well as some turboprop aircraft (from mid-2018), will be capable of flying the trial approaches. However many will still fly a visual approach in fine weather (including north-westerly conditions using Runway 29), or may fly another approach type for training, or to assist with Air Traffic Control sequencing.
The impact of the trial paths, in general terms, is that aircraft will be at a higher altitude over the city, which will result in reduced noise. There will also be fewer flights over Wigram, Hornby and Prebbleton and the trial flight paths will avoid direct overflight of Templeton and West Melton.

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The inaugural concert of the launch of the 'Friends of St. Thomas a Becket Church, Huntington' took place on Saturday. (June 21st)
Orlando Jopling, the internationally known cellist was invited to St Thomas's as part of his national Cello Pilgrimage to English country churches. It is the 111th time he has played in a historic church across the country, to fulfill his long held dream of re-invigorating them as community gathering places and helping to keep each one in good repair for the next generation.
'The Friends of St. Thomas a Becket' has been formed to raise funds for the future of this gem of a medieval church. It is one of the smallest in the country, but it was completely full as visitors from Huntington and many other parts of Herefordshire and Powys experienced a unique evening. Many had never before been near Huntington.
It was the most perfect English Mid-Summer's evening. Warm shafts of evening sunlight glinted through the trees. It was warm with little wind and the birds were singing. After the audience were seated, the nave was darkened with the exception of the chancel and this was lit entirely by candle-light. The church acoustic created by the natural stone made the cello sing out with joy and sadness at the same time. The whole audience were moved beyond words at the brilliance of Bach's writing. Yet the encore was even more perfect as Orlando Jopling finished by playing the famous piece by the man who discovered the Bach Cello Suites in a library, when he himself was a teenager - Pablo Casals – as he played the haunting, 'The Birds'.
Then all 75 Friends adjourned to the nearby Huntington Court, where the owners, William and Fiona Shone, who had done so much to prepare for the evening, held a buffet reception in their grounds. Many from the village provided the food and everyone agreed, it was a wonderful start to the new era of culture in North West Herefordshire.


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Coral Springs boy, 17, found dead on residential street
A 17-year-old boy from Coral Springs was found dead on the street in a residential area Tuesday night, police said.
Officers found Santiago Agudelo, a J.P. Taravella High School student, in the road in the 400 block of Shadow Wood Lane at 10:56 p.m., police said.
The neighborhood is a few blocks southeast of the intersection of North University Drive and West Atlantic Boulevard.
The Broward Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday was trying to determine the teen's cause of death.
Police declined to release additional details, or to describe the state in which Agudelo's body was found, Wednesday night. That information was not being made public immediately because of the sensitive nature of the investigation, said police Lt. Joe McHugh.
Coral Springs police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Chris Collins at 954-346-1262.
Staff writers Dave Brousseau and Sofia Santana and staff researcher Barbara Hijek contributed to this report.
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Fast analysis of different species of molecules in soils is investigated by capillary electrophoresis (CE). Several CE techniques for the analysis of inorganic ions and carbohydrates have been tested. With regard to the intents of pedologists and the usually large number of soil analyses a bundle of CE systems is proposed, capable of effecting time-saving soil analyses. Adapted electrolyte systems recently published and new separation systems are described. Examples of the application of these methods to two different soil samples are presented.


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Israeli lawmakers are tired of J Street's portraying itself as a "pro-Israel" lobbying group, and they've decided to hold a hearing next week to investigate J Street's claims.
The Knesset hearing is being called by Kadima MK Otniel Schneller — an interesting development, since Kadima has traditionally had friendlier relations with J Street than any other Israeli political party.
"I asked for the hearing not because of the content of J Street's beliefs, but because I want to look into the commitment of Jewish love and support for Israel. If they don't love and support Israel, then they should not present themselves as pro-Israel," Schneller said, according to the Jerusalem Post.
And Schneller already seems to have drawn some conclusions about J Street's "love" for the Jewish state.
"[I]f they say that if Israel accepts our radical left-wing diplomatic positions, then we love Israel — it is a conditional love," said the Kadima MK. "If you don't accept our ideas, then we will support Iran or the Palestinian Authority. I don't want love like that. Don't love me at all."
According to Likud member Danny Danon, the chairperson of the committee holding the investigation, the committee will call on Kadima chair Tzipi Livni and the MKs who participated in the J Street conference to testify.
And it sounds like the hearing will focus on some of the more controversial political positions that J Street has taken recently.
"The fact that J Street fought against the sanctions that the United States wants to place against Iran is very, very serious in my eyes, as is the fact that they acted against the American veto," he said.
During the midterms, we saw congressional candidates lose elections partially because of their support for J Street. But is this a sign that J Street is now starting to hurt politicians on an international level?


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16 March 2015 – Cobham Wireless, formerly Aeroflex wireless business unit, announced that the TM500 network tester family now also supports Coordinated Multipoint transmission/reception (CoMP), a major feature of 3GPP LTE-A Release 11. The TM500 already supports key LTE-A features such as carrier aggregation of two and three component carriers, TDD/FDD carrier aggregation, and eICIC.
Where carriers are deploying small cells, they often do not deliver the expected user experience and this is slowing HetNet deployment. One of the primary reasons for users seeing a degraded quality of service with HetNets is poor cell-edge performance due to the lack of traffic coordination and interference management between small cells and macrocells.
The Cobham Wireless TM500 is already addressing cell-edge interference issues with eICIC (Enhanced Inter-cell Interference Coordination), empowering mobile network operators to achieve better overall network capacity. With the addition of CoMP it will go one step further, by coordinating transmission and reception between different transmitting and receiving cells. It achieves this through the use of load balancing, coordinated scheduling, and the management of signal power and interference. In the downlink, each mobile terminal sees improved data throughput, especially near the cell edges, due to reduced interference and an increase in received power. Similarly, for the uplink, received signal quality and cell edge coverage is improved by simultaneous coordinated reception from different receiving points on the network side.
"CoMP offers enormous benefits to network operators, but it is very challenging both to configure and to validate," said Nicola Logli, product manager at Cobham Wireless. "It requires tight synchronization among multiple transmitting and receiving points. The TM500 network tester can emulate and validate realistic CoMP usage scenarios in both uplink and downlink. It enables operators and vendors to perform lab and field trials incorporating realistic performance tests for this powerful new LTE-A feature. This helps them maximize throughput in their HetNet deployments, and improve user experience under challenging cell edge and interference conditions."
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CoMP requires the rapid exchange of information, and the coordination of shared and centralized processing between multiple transmitting points. These can include eNodeBs, remote radio heads (RRH) and small cells. CoMP is both time-critical and computationally intensive, with reports from each user terminal needing to be processed for different points in order to make centralized decisions on scheduling and load balancing. These decisions then need to be rapidly executed to adjust the configuration and the number of points that are active at any time, based on instantaneous channel and interference conditions.
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On Saturdays, I usually make a huge banquette for my family, but this morning, as soon as I opened my eyes there was this vivid image of french toast and strawberries in my mind. So the vision had to be fulfilled, if you know what I mean ;-) Plus, I didn't have all the ingredients to make them.
As we walked to the place, the early morning breeze wrapped us in a delightful and energizing mode. I felt perky and happy and felt very grateful for that magical moment with my dear ones. See, I love change and adventure. So when we decided to do something out of our Saturday tradition it sparked this mama up.
Early birds get a catch because there were no lines, no waiting time at The Butler and the Chef Bistro. Guys, I was not disappointed, it was so good!. Pictures below, if you'll like to see.
It was a beautiful morning with my family. What things/places do you enjoy doing/going with your family. Or better yet, what makes you happy on Saturday morning?
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There was a story a week or so ago about a small business named SparkFun in Boulder, CO that sells electronics and tools and such to the hobbyist market (they call it the maker crowd, but I find that term sort of silly). They look for and carry less expensive alternatives to professional equipment. Wait, why don't I just link to the article instead?
A common tool used in the hobbyist electronics crowd is the digital multimeter. You've likely seen one and you may even used one. These are the devices that measure volts, amps, and ohms. Sometimes other things. The gold standard among these meters is generally Fluke, though opinions on gear are as common as models of multimeters out there.
SparkFun was importing a couple thousand multimeters from China. It looks like they were labeled under SparkFun's house brand name. These are nice looking meters. In fact, they look very similar to the Fluke style meters.
And that's where the problem starts.
SparkFun received a letter from US Customs and Border Protection in Denver telling them that their shipment of meters from China would not be allowed in the United States due to trademark infringement. The letter pointed them to the trademark in question and told them their options: return the meters to China or pay to have them destroyed in the United States. Both options cost a lot of money.
So trademark infringement? On a multimeter? Turns out that Fluke applied for a trademark covering it's distinctive case design in 2000 and was awarded the trademark in 2003. These meters from China were styled in the same manner as a Fluke device which is what triggered the trademark infringement concern. As a trademark owner (any trademark owner), you must defend your mark or risk losing it. This has happened many times in the past and lots of companies regret not being more aggressive in defending their trademarks, however silly they may be.
Fluke is an American company and part of what our import controls are for is protecting the interests of American businesses. In this case, a very large business (Fluke) unfortunately disrupted a very small business' livelihood. And both businesses are American. Who do you cater to? We want both to succeed, right? In SparkFun's case, the cost of either option would likely have put them in significant debt and made it hard to continue doing business.
We talked about this story at lunch one day and I said that Fluke should step up and either offer to cover the destruction fee or do some sort of other goodwill thing for SparkFun. You acknowledge a growing market of technically minded people who just can't really afford Fluke gear right now and you hopefully keep everyone liking Fluke, whether or not they can afford the equipment.
A couple days later, Fluke did just that! Wow, a business trying to do good to help a smaller business. While they did not cover the cost of destruction, they did one better and offered SparkFun a free shipment of genuine Fluke meters to do whatever they wanted with.
This is amazing to me. Fluke really seemed to understand the bind they put SparkFun in.


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LikeWear- "Wear what you like"
LikeWear is the first and only company focused on selling licensed apparel and accessories via direct sales. Their mission is to provide you with a turnkey, home-based business, selling clothes and accessories featuring products and brands you ~ and your kids ~ really like. From candy and snack foods to TV shows and sports, they are getting licensing rights to well-known, kid-friendly brands.You can think of LikeWear as a modern day fusion of a hip, boutique-y clothing line and companies like Mary Kay, Avon and The Pampered Chef.
They use a just-in-time manufacturing process; and encourage their representatives to help their customers mix and match our images with different body types and color ways. By doing so, they hope to truly fulfill the promise of their tagline, "wear what you like".
I received a shirt for myself and a shirt for my toddler. Even As an adult I love fun clothes and have worn my shirt many times in the short time I have had it. The shirts are high quality and the graphics are great ! Here are photos of the shirts Likewear sent to us...
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Technology is everywhere – and ELL ( which stands for Eat, Live, Look) Boutique is looking to change the matrimonial landscape by incorporating the most popular web and smartphone applications into your wedding. Founded just last year, we are an event/technology "boutique" that caters to the bride that embraces traditionalism, but yearns to add an extra layer of excitement, relevancy, and surprise to her wedding day.
Through the use of QR Codes and in an-house web and media team, ELL produces couple interviews, tributes, and/or pre-wedding planning events that are linked to via QR Codes that will are designed into the décor and food and scanned with attendees smart phones.
From the moment you send out our custom, hand made invitations embedded with QR codes, your family and friends will scan and be greeted with a video from the happy couple (you!) describing the wedding plans and sharing special information about what is to come. They will be directed to RSVP with your custom wedding website, completely designed with a custom photo shoot (included). There will be interactive emails and blog posts created to interact with your guests, keeping everyone looking forward to the wedding! This is the NEW "Traditional"!
For the older and strictly traditional guests, they will still receive the adequate items needed to follow through with attendance, but for the guests that love an interactive experience, they will truly enjoy the customized event that will awe them and connect them to you through footage of your cake tasting (we come too, to catch it all on film!), your dress selection, an interview about your first kiss – the options are limitless! This memorable behind the scenes footage will be strategically placed on chairs, menus, centerpieces – all eloquently blended with your theme.
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by DIATRA
I am an overweight person who is currently on a doet p[lan. I first noticed the lower back pain when i couldnt bend or get out of bed correctly. I have to roll myself out of bed like a ninja.
When i sit in a chair the pain stil was in the lower back but then now included the right but cheek. From there my right leg started to stiffe up. It not to the point where if i move the leg or try to lift it a pain radiates in my thigh bone.
I though it was just i hurt my back moving something. It been over 12n weeks and I'm not getting better. I go to the doctor for the pain and they push me to ibprofeun, right like that works. if it did then i wouldnt be there. I just wanted to know if this is something serious as my doctor does not seem to and the pain is getting worse for me.
Hello Diatra,
This isn't caused by your obesity, thin people get sore backs too, but if you are also in poor condition that will certainly impede the healing. Adipose tissue has now been proved to be a source of inflammatory noxious toxins that can inflame the nerves as well as other organs, such as the linings of your arteries. If you want to get it off, look at our Weight loss page at C-H. It works, but it will mean a complete change in what you eat.
The fact that the pain in your back and leg are getting worse, after three months is worrying. Make an immediate start with the lower back exercises at C-H. Look in the NavBar on the left. EVERY MORNING BEFORE GETTING OUT OF BED.
Type "Slump Test" into the Search this site function at C-H and let me know what happens.
Meantime, sit less, lie down periodically and do the exercises, they only take one minute. Start using alternating ice and heat on your back daily. `
Your doctor obviously has no clue. Going on with ibuprofen for months will just you a bleeding ulcer to add to your misery. Honestly, he has no other options, other perhaps to send you for surgery.
It's time to start looking for a competent local chiropractor. Ask friends and family. Expect him to bully you about your weight. I would. It's a millstone around your neck that will not only impede the healing of your back, but also give you diabetes, arthritis in the knees, pain in the feet... I could add another ten.
Good luck, let me know how you get on in a couple months. Don't expect a quick fix, it's unlikely.
Dr B
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1. Mr S is a 76 year old man with neck pain of some 9 months duration. Luckily, most of the discomfort is upper cervical which is only rarely arthritic; his lower cervical spine is a degenerative mess that I've left alone. After seven treatments his pain and stiffness is 50 percent better, and he's happy in the circumstances. He can sleep through the night now and that makes a huge difference.
2. Mr P is 32 year old man with very severe lower back pain radiating to the big toe which is 30 percent numb. He had an episode three weeks ago, took anti inflammatories and was soon better as is typical of the medial disc herniation. But before it healed, after a trivia it came roaring back, much worse. The characteristic crossed sign was evident; sitting in a chair, straightening the right leg provoked severe left back pain and tingling in the leg. He's doing well.
3. Severe lower back pain is scary; just ask Mrs P. Just watching her get out of the car I she was in trouble; she had a slipped disc at L4 making her lean towards the opposite side; luckily she had no pain in the leg. Despite family pressure that this was far too severe for a chiropractor, she persevered. Within five days she was standing upright, and after two weeks almost painfree.
Despite a hectic job, she wisely took my advice and stayed home for what I call exercising bed rest.
4. Mr S has had lower back, groin and back of thigh and calf pain for fourth months.
He has a pincer deformity in the hip causing the stabs in the groin, and a degenerative facet causing the sciatica. Both are responding well to chiropractic and he's well pleased; sixty five percent better after three treatments.
5. Mr T is a wise man; he's taken a warning TIA seriously and has lost 15 pounds, and has at least as much again to lose. A change to a low starch diet and half hour daily walk has made the difference; but the walking is making his foot and back miserable. The expensive orthotic is hopeless; luckily his hips and back are fine, but he needs a simple heel lift.
6. I too have had serious lower back issues, luckily fixed by my own chiropractor; so I too have to do my exercises, take care when lifting supers full of honey, gardening and using the chainsaw. Regaining the function of your spine is just as important as the pain.
7. My own granddaughter, only 7 is hypermobile giving her pelvic, knee and ankle issues. Xrays show a mildly dysplastic hip. Years ago we would have called it growing pains. She too regularly needs chiropractic care and luckily responds well. Increased range of motion is more difficult than too stiff in my opinion. Our care is for kids too.
8. This 65 year old lady is a serious gardener; every day she is bending, lifting and digging for 2 to 3 hours a day. It regularly catches her in the sacroiliac joint, so she has a treatment once a month that sorts it out. She does her lower back exercises faithfully.
9. This 88 year old lady is an inspiration; every day she is busy in the community. With a nasty scoliosis she manages very well with a chiropractic adjustment every six weeks and exercises faithfully done.
10. Mr X is a 71 year old retired man who wants to continue with maintenance care every six to eight weeks; he had suffered from two years of lower back pain when he first came a year ago. He has no discomfort now after 8 chiropractic treatments, but is aware that danger lurks.
11. Mrs C has been having severe headaches, and taking a lot of analgesics. It's a non complicated upper cervical facet syndrome, and she's doing well.
12. Mr D is a 38 old year man with chronic shoulder pain after a rotator cuff tear playing cricket. It responded well to treatment, but he knows he must do his exercises every day; for two years he couldn't sleep on that shoulder.
13. Mr D, a 71 year old man, has a severe ache in the shoulder and midback since working above his head. Trapped nerve tests are negative but he has advanced degenerative joints of Luschka; after just two treatments he is 50 percent better. Can we reach 90?
And so the day goes; chiropractors shouldn't be treating the elderly most medical sites state but that's so much bunkum.
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You helped me quite some time back with a soothing and professional response which turned out to be exactly correct. I now consult a local chiropractor. You write a superb newsletter, too.
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Welcome to my Airfryer cheese and bacon muffins recipe.
Up until 2015 I was a virgin as far as savoury muffins are concerned. Actually I wasn't that well versed when it came to sweet muffins either and apart from a few different ones from the supermarket I had hardly had them.
But muffins are not a big thing in Portugal so it wasn't a surprise really.
But last November I was at a birthday party with Sofia for a 1 year old friend of hers and there was a really nice selection of cheese muffins and sweet cupcakes. Up until this point I have always hated cupcakes and I reckon it is down to who is making them and how nice they are. They have just always been too sweet for me and I haven't been able to finish them.
But these were out of this world. Plus when you factor in that they were made by a gourmet chef that specialises in puddings, then no wonder they were so good.
But the cheese muffins they were out of this world and it got me thinking about how amazing they would be in the Airfryer. How you could use some muffin cases and then just delicious Airfryer cheese muffins. And of course I love bacon, so it is only right that bacon is added into it as well!!!
These cheese and bacon Airfryer muffins are perfect for lunch, perfect for summer barbeques or just as a snack for your picnic. We love taking them to the beach with us or when we just have some leftover cheese that we want to use up.
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Airfryer Cheese & Bacon Muffins Recipe
- Philips Airfryer
- 360 g Plain Flour
- 1 Large Egg
- 4 Back Bacon
- 1 Medium Onion peeled and thinly diced
- 100 g Cheddar Cheese
- 2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 220 ml Whole Milk
- 1 Tsp Parsley
- Salt & Pepper
- Sauté the bacon in a pan with a little olive oil. When the bacon is 80% done add the onion and then put to one side.
- Mix your parsley, baking powder, flour, grated cheese and mix together. Add your milk, olive oil and egg with a wooden spoon and then mix until it becomes a sticky to thick dough.
- Drain the oil from your bacon and onion and add to the mixture.
- Place into six medium sized muffin cases and place in the Airfryer for 20 minutes on 180c, followed by a further 10 minutes on 160c to make sure they are cooked in the centre.
- Then rinse and repeat until you're out of muffin cases.


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What is Thread Parallelism, and How Do I Put It to Use?
Por Clay B., publicado el 17 de febrero de 2016
Many movies have explored the great things humans could do if only they had access to 100 percent of the brain's cognitive powers. While the myth persists that humans only use 10 percent of their brains, the truth is that activity runs throughout the entire organ each day.1 In fact, while our brains make up a mere 3 percent of the body's weight, they use 20 percent of the body's energy.
It's an attractive notion to think that there's vast untapped potential in each of us, and perhaps there is. Interestingly, the metaphor of dormant processing power can be applied when we talk about high-performance computing (HPC) and taking full advantage of the power of today's hardware.
And now, if you're reading this and thinking about the best way to use your modern HPC hardware to its full potential, consider updating your code. For superior performance and long-term sustainability, there are three levels of parallel programming to consider: multithreading, distributed parallelism, and vectorization.
Scale for today's and tomorrow's hardware
The ability to put multi-level parallel algorithms to work that take advantage of the parallel features available on modern hardware can help you effectively scale forward for today's and tomorrow's hardware.
"Efforts spent to modernize code,
with better parallelization, are clearly
an investment in the future."
James Reinders, Director and Chief Evangelist, Intel
Improve software performance with multithreading
Multithreading (or thread parallelism) offers a good entry-level opportunity for developers to achieve improved software performance when using multi-core processors. With thread parallelization, you create and disseminate threads to cores—meaning that you build cooperating threads for a single process communicating via shared memory and working together on a larger task. Specifically, if you can optimize your code to have independent computations and make the data fit on a node, threading is a good way to speed up your execution and sustain that code over time.
An easy method is to simply add OpenMP* pragmas (assuming the code is written in C/C++ or Fortran*) to make those parts of the code run in parallel. The most common example of where this scheme can be applied is over loops with independent computations. With this approach, the program itself spawns threads of execution, which can be executed by the multiple cores on the system to run individually. And to share data between threads of execution, simply write into and read from the shared memory. (It's worth noting, however, that this part of the process must be undertaken with care to ensure correct answers and to ward off the possibility of race conditions; for example, where more than one thread tries to access and change shared data at the same time.)
Distributed parallelism for large data sets on multiple machines
Threading is an easier and simpler starting point than distributed parallelism (or multinode optimization), where the same code runs independently on different machines and data sharing is accomplished via message passing. Using messages to share data becomes part of the algorithm design and must be carefully constructed to ensure nothing is lost and no process waits for a message that will never arrive. Distributed parallelism is valuable when your data sets are large and unable to fit on a single machine and the computations can be distributed to work on subsets of the data.
Vectorization for compute–intensive workloads
When you're dealing with compute-intensive workloads, such as genomics applications or large numerical computations, consider using vectorization. That's where identical computational instructions are performed on multiple pieces of data (known as SIMD, or single instruction, multiple data) within an individual core. This computation technique can increase the execution performance of a computation by a factor of two, four, eight, or more, depending on the size of the vector registers on the core. This boost can be realized even when the code makes use of threads.
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Get the tools and resources you need to build modern code
There's more detail on how to develop multithreaded applications in Intel's quick-reference guide.
Intel has even more resources available to help you build modern code to take advantage of each level of parallelism. This includes training, code samples, case studies, developer kits, access to hands-on webinars, and more. We'll help you extract the value from your code and master a code strategy that takes advantage of Intel® based architecture. Learn more about the Intel Modern Code program.
1 "All You Need To Know About the 10 Percent Brain Myth, in 60 Seconds." wired.com/2014/07/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-10-brain-myth-explained-in-60-seconds/


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Thinking About Investing in SEO? Here are a Few Facts You Need to Know
Did you know that a rather astounding 92 percent of adults who spend any time during their day online in the United States perform at least one search per day? Not only is this number increasing every day, the ways in which people are making these searches has been changing quite a lot as well. More and more people are accessing the internet and preforming searches using mobile devices. If you run a website, it is important to make sure that your site looks great and ranks high in all of these kinds of searches. Here are a few reasons that you should look into an SEO reseller program in the form ofsearch engine ranking services to raise your search engine rankings and responsive web design to make


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Black Dahlia Lacquer Subscription Box Review – November 2014
Black Dahlia Lacquer is a brand new nail polish subscription box. They offer 2 subscription plans: polish + jewelry, and polish only. Black Dahlia Lacquer is a hand-crafted, vegan, and 5-free nail polish line created by a mother-daughter team. They're also certified cruelty-free by the CCIC and only work with vendors who don't test on animals.
They also offer options to purchase a month's box without a subscription (for a little bit extra) on their website each month.
This box was sent to us for review purposes. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).
This is a review of the polish + jewelry option.
The Subscription: Black Dahlia Lacquer
The Cost: $20/month with free shipping to US, or $26/month for international subscribers
The Products: All polishes in the Black Dahlia Lacquer subscription are exclusives or previews from upcoming collections (never something already released). The Polish + Jewelry option will include two 8ml bottles of polish and a piece of handmade jewelry, which will often incorporate their polishes. The polish-only box will contain two 8ml bottles of polish, and one 14 ml bottle of polish.
Ships to: US and International
Black Dahlia Lacquer in Holiday Heather – 8 ml, value: $6.75
Black Dahlia Lacquer in Vibrant Poinsettias – 8 ml, value: $6
This first polish, Holiday Heather, was made exclusively for the November box so you can't buy it online – but here is a very similar one (just silver instead of lavender). Holiday Heather is a "dusty lavender, filled with holo micro glitter." I love this color!
Vibrant Poinsettias is one of the polishes in their Holiday Micro Glitter Trio that launched on December 5th. It's on the border between pink and red, and has holo glitter and red sparkles in it.
Here are some swatches – I like the formula a lot! I haven't tested to see how long they wear without chipping, but the consistency and opacity are both nice. These seemed have just a little bit of texture when completely dry (probably because of the glitter), but I'm sure a top coat would even it all out again.
Oval Holo Short Necklace – value: $20
This is the necklace included in my box. Every piece of jewelry is handmade and no two subscribers get the exact same piece. I couldn't find this exact one on their product page, but here is one that is very, very similar. I like the necklace, but I'm not sure it's quite my style – I'll probably use it as a Christmas gift!
Verdict: Overall, I'm really happy with the first month of Black Dahlia Lacquer! I love that the polishes are 5-free, cruelty-free, and vegan. I'm a big fan of the colors the designed and sent for the holidays, too. The value comes out to $32.75, so I'm happy with that!
What do you think about Black Dahlia Lacquer?


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About PB Fitness
Welcome to PB Fitness, the home of personal training on the Isle of Wight.
PB Fitness has been established since 2011. You'll love training with PB Fitness. A fun, friendly, customer approach to group exercise and personal training on the Isle of Wight. Our aim is to offer a range of health, fitness and exercise services in a time efficient, unique and fun way.
Don't delay contact us now and start the journey to a new you.


text: The Seisuke88 Cosmetic Bag is a multi-purpose case that can be used as a small purse or to hold makeup and other personal items. The fabric is coated making it easy to clean with a damp sponge or cloth. Seisuke88 products are recreated from original Kimono prints discovered in an old warehouse and untouched for over 150 years. These traditional patterns are translated today into functional and modern accessories. Size: 5.5" x 4" x 3.5"


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We handle a wide variety of overtime claims and wage disputes. Many employees have no idea that they are entitled to significant overtime pay. Employers often do not know or misinterpret the rules applicable to overtime pay.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that "non-exempt" employees (see definition below) receive overtime pay equal to 1.5 x their regular hourly pay for any hours worked over 40 in a week ("overtime"). While an employer may require employees to work overtime hours, the employer must pay the employee overtime pay at the rate of time-and-a-half. Overtime that has not been paid can still be collected up to two (and sometimes three) years from the date the pay was earned. In most cases, judges will also award additional damages, called "liquidated damages" in an amount equal to the unpaid overtime.
Exempt v. Non-Exempt Employees. Most, but not all employees are covered by the FLSA's overtime rules. The law differentiates between "exempt" employees (who are not covered by the law) and "non-exempt" employees (who are covered by the law).
An employee who is paid hourly (not salaried) is automatically non-exempt and is entitled to overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a week. To be covered by FLSA, you must actually be an employee and not an independent contractor.
Generally, high paying executive, professional, or managerial jobs are exempt and are not required to receive overtime pay. "Executives" are people who are company officers and have a very high degree of responsibility. "Professionals" are usually people whose jobs require special educational achievement, such as lawyers, architects, doctors, and teachers. Managers are usually people who supervise others. Just because a job title has the word "manager" in it does not necessarily make it an exempt position. The key is the actual job function and responsibilities.
Some employers try to avoid paying overtime by paying its employees a salary, rather than hourly. In such cases, the employees are still entitled to overtime pay if they are non-exempt. The overtime wages are calculated by dividing the weekly salary by 40 (or a bimonthly salary by 80) to get the regular hourly rate and then multiplying that rate by 1.5 to get the overtime rate.
Covered Employers. The FLSA's overtime provisions apply to employers whose gross income exceeds $500,000 per year. Unlike the discrimination laws and the Family and Medical Leave Act, the number of employees makes no difference in determining whether an employer is subject to the FLSA.
Retaliation. It is illegal for an employer to retaliate against an employee for asking for filing an overtime claim. Retaliation is a separate violation of the law with additional remedies.
At Parks, Chesin & Walbert, we have a long history of aggressive and successful enforcement of overtime rights. We have represented public and private employees in significant litigation. If you have any question about your overtime or exempt status, give us a call.


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I hear the base-line of the sousaphone in my entire body, the unabashed energy of the trumpet and trombone slide, the beat of the snare drum as the beat of my own heart-- without it, we are nothing but a flat-line. The unique tradition of Brass Band music is the heart and soul of New Orleans' musical culture and history—it is the musical genre that has powered every kind of musical expression from hip-hop and rap to rock and roll. Yet the life affirming beat and pure joy of Brass Band music evolved directly from military funeral processions, reminding us to choose joy even in pain and sorrow.
Brass on Tin tells the story of the New Orleans' Brass Band tradition through intimate portraits of thirty musicians. From such emerging sartists as Young Pinstripe, 21st Century Brass Band, and Baby Boys to industry legends like the Stooges, Dirty Dozen, Soul Rebels, Treme Brass Band, and Preservation Hall, a personal portrait of each musician emerges as a journey of individual and artistic expression. Using the historic process of the tintype (a photographic positive on a lacquered metal plate, invented during the 1850s), each portrait is a one-of-a-kind image created using a large format camera with an antique lens and hand-made film emulsions and chemistry. Tintyping is an unforgiving medium that requires technical and aesthetic artistry, dedication, precision, and knowledge of its historical and chemical background.
Parallel to the American musical tradition of Brass Bands, the tintype was an American invention that opened up the possibility of portraiture and self-expression to its citizens--rich or poor, male or female, black or white. The unique portraits of Brass on Tin are treasures, talismans of loved ones—bearing witness to the lives we live, our flawed characters, and fears and aspirations, all revealed in a ten second exposure before the camera--that moment of pause and stillness when the music stops and the elusive image lingers before vanishing just outside our grasp.
Skywalkers: The Legacy of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center is a collection of thirty tintype portraits of Mohawk Ironworkers who volunteered in the rescue efforts after 9/11 and were an integral part of the construction of One World Trade, Towers 2, 3, and 4 and the Calatrava Transportation Hub.
Artist Melissa Cacciola photographed thirty men from the Kahnawake reservation in Canada in an effort to continue the next chapter of the 9/11 story: chronicling the rebirth of an icon while recording a disappearing tradition of storied tradesmen.
Using the historic process of the tintype (a photographic positive on a lacquered metal plate, invented during the 1850s), Cacciola created individual portraits of each ironworker using a large format camera, period brass lenses, and hand-made film emulsions. Some of the earliest known tintypes in existence are of Native American subjects giving further relevance to the use of this nineteenth-century process.
Skywalkers: The Legacy of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center results in a series of haunting photographs of this small community of men. These unique portraits bear witness to lives deeply lived: flawed characters, fears and aspirations, and storied histories, all revealed in a ten-second exposure before the camera.
Throughout history, portraiture has offered us an archaeological snapshot of how we view ourselves and others. Artists engraved the faces of early rulers on coins and painted their beloved on ivory miniatures. Tintype portraiture dates back to the U.S. Civil War and is one of the earliest photographic processes. Its special place in military portraiture began when Matthew Brady brought his photographic darkroom to the battlefield to document the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and the 13th year marking the attacks of September 11th, 2001, this is a time for reflection. Tintyping brings great significance to this portrait project, War and Peace, which presents 26 tintype portraits of active duty military and veterans from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines as a kind of "confessional" before the camera.
Fifteen men and nine women of various backgrounds, ages, and roles in the armed forces were photographed in uniform and in civilian attire in an exploration of war, identity, and what serving in the armed forces means. These double portraits contrast each individual and his or her role in the military against his or her identity in a contemporary world that is constantly shifting culturally and politically. A chef, an infantry rifleman, an explosive ordnance device disabler, and a fuel carrier are just a few of the diverse individuals represented. Through the photographic lens, we can study just how the airman in his dress blues relates to the man in the Guns N' Roses t-shirt.
The unique medium of the tintype celebrates our individuality in the age of digital photography. As we are accosted daily by fleeting images on electronic devices, there is a growing feeling that images lose their sense of permanence or uniqueness. Photographs are no longer created by a chemical interaction between light and silver, but with pixilation and computers with software that is engineered to erase our scars and correct anything ordained to be a flaw. War and Peace makes visible the present-day faces of those in service, a cross-section of our society that we may not often have the chance to meet. Through the tintype, our humanity—epic and small—becomes transfixed by the intrinsic characteristics of one of the earliest photographic processes.
Melissa Cacciola studied fine art and the historic preservation of art at Columbia University and New York University. Trained by the legendary John Coffer, she specializes in tintype and 19th century photographic processes. Using a large format camera and a 19th century Darlot lens, Cacciola hand-makes each tintype from the photographic emulsion to the lavender and gum sandarac varnish.
Tintyping is an unforgiving medium that requires technical and aesthetic artistry and knowledge of its historical and chemical background. Although conversant with other types of photography, Cacciola uses this historic process to create powerful portraits that haunt us as specters of our imagination, nostalgia, and the past. The long exposure time needed to make a tintype transposes the sitter's gaze as he or she must remain completely still for nine to twelve seconds—the constraints of the tintype medium here redefine our notions of what it means to photograph and be photographed. Melissa has worked with various communities to tell their stories, including the United States military, the Mohawk ironworkers, New York artists, and New Orleans Brass Band musicians.
Solo exhibitions featuring her portraits have included the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the Steven Kasher Gallery, the Alice Austen House, New Orleans' famed Preservation Hall, and the Customs House in Sydney, Australia. Melissa's work has been published in The New York Times, TIME Magazine and TIME LightBox, NPR, and Newsweek. She is also the recipient of several grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the New York State Department of Cultural Affairs, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and the New Orleans' Jazz and Heritage Foundation. Melissa is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Cacciola is represented by the Steven Kasher Gallery of New York. For sales, please contact Steven Kasher at 212-966-3978.


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The temperatures are getting cooler and the days are getting shorter. Your grass is out of dormancy and entering the season in which it thrives most: early fall, the time to schedule your aeration and over seeding with Inch's Natural Fertilization & Pest Control.
What is Aeration and Over Seeding?
One of the most important, widely-researched, and proven lawn care practices, aeration is the process by which a trained technician uses equipment with hydraulic pressure to dig two to three inches into the soil to remove a plug that is three-quarters of an inch in diameter. The plugs that temporarily remain in your outdoor living space break down quickly and reincorporate themselves into the soil. Following aeration, an additional service called over seeding can be performed. When over seeding, a technician drops grass seed into the holes from which the plugs were pulled to fill voids and increase density in your grass.
Why Aerate and Over Seed Your Lawn?
Throughout the summer months, the lawn in your outdoor living space is subject to numerous stressors—disease, drought, insect damage, irrigation, rain storms, and increased traffic from humans, mowers, and more. These stressors lead to one of the worst things that can happen to your outdoor living space: soil compaction. Soil needs to maintain a delicate balance of air to water space to maximize its ecosystem. It only takes just a quarter to a half-inch of compacted soil to greatly reduce lawn quality. To reduce compaction and to restore the quality of your outdoor living space, residential lawns should be aerated and over seeded once a year. High traffic sites, such as golf courses and athletic fields, should be aerated twice a year—in the spring and in the fall. In addition to reducing compaction, aeration also: reduces thatch, the layer of (mostly) dead grass lying between green vegetation above and soil root system and soil below that has not yet decomposed; releases carbon dioxide from soil and allows oxygen to enter; improves water infiltration and uptake; reduces water runoff and puddling; increases nutrient uptake from fertilization; strengthens turf grass roots; and enhances heat and drought tolerance. Following aeration, new seed should be dropped into the holes in the soil to fill voids from summer issues and to introduce different varieties and cultivars that guard against future stressors, including diseases, via over seeding services.
Why Aerate and Over Seed Only With Inch's Natural?
The owners and operators of Inch's Natural Fertilization and Pest Control hold degrees in turf grass science from The Pennsylvania State University. They are expertly educated in the correct lawn care practices, which, for aeration, is to physically pull a soil plug. Some companies use machines that ride superficially across the thatch layer and do not pull a deep enough plug. Inch's Natural's equipment uses hydraulic pressure to ensure that the plug extends deep enough into your soil. Other companies also utilize solid tine aerators to save time and to reduce cleanup on impervious surfaces like driveways, patios, and sidewalks. This equipment actually causes additional compaction to your already-compacted
outdoor living space that leads to subsequent issues instead of eradicating them. Inch's Natural Fertilization and Pest Control uses the industry-approved techniques and equipment to offer the most value and the healthiest outdoor living space. Call today to schedule your aeration and over seeding in early fall with Inch's Natural Fertilization and Pest Control. 717-900-8144
–Luke Zimmerman, B.S. Turf Grass Science General Manager and Senior Agronomist Inch's Natural Fertilization & Pest Control


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Daniel Acsadi is the former director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society (BCGS). The BCGS is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advocate for the classical guitar through performance, education, and community building. Since its founding in 1977, the BCGS has presented leading guitarists in concerts and masterclasses while frequently supporting local competitions, ensembles, and festivals including Festival 21 and Boston GuitarFest. The BCGS regularly hosts member performance parties and facilitates interaction among Boston area professionals, students, aficionados, and audiences. Members receive a quarterly printed newsletter with feature articles, classifieds, and updates on area guitar activities.
The BCGS Artist Series is the foremost classical guitar concert program in the Boston area. Recent artists have included Gabriel Bianco, Jorge Caballero, Cavatina Duo, Eliot Fisk, Paul Galbraith, Quarteto Vivace Brasil, Gyan Riley, Ana Vidovic, and Jason Vieaux. The BCGS is also a partner of the Hingham Saturday Sounds Series.
A new cornerstone of the BCGS is the Boston Guitar Orchestra, a community based amateur ensemble that is committed to the promotion of the arts in the New England area through the performance and creation of works for guitar ensemble while building an inclusive community of participants and audiences. In only its second season, its current member roster of 30 makes the BGO one of the largest orchestras of its kind world-wide.
Learn more about BCGS programs at http://www.bostonguitar.org.


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Japan yesterday said it scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese vessel sailing in disputed waters launched a drone, the latest bout of tension in a longstanding territorial row.
The two nations are at odds over a group of small uninhabited islands in the East China Sea administered as the Senkakus by Japan, but claimed as the Diaoyutais (釣魚台) by Taiwan and China.
Japanese Cabinet spokesman Yoshihide Suga told a regular briefing that the incident took place on Thursday and that Japan lodged a "strong protest," accusing China of "unilaterally escalating" tensions.
Japan dispatched four planes, including two F-15 jets and airborne warning and control system plane to waters surrounding the islets, the Japanese Ministry of National Defense said.
Coastguard ships from the two nations routinely patrol the area, known for rich fishing grounds and possible energy reserves, to back up their claims.
The countries have also occasionally engaged in potentially dangerous encounters in the air and at sea over the dispute, but have avoided actual conflict.
The latest incident came as the Japan Coast Guard said four Chinese ships entered Japanese territorial waters on Thursday. "This is the first time we see what appears to be a drone flown by Chinese ships that are sailing within territorial waters," Suga said.
"This is a new form of activity by China," he added.
"We strictly protested that this is a unilateral escalation and that we absolutely cannot accept it," he said.
Japan has said its military scrambled a record number of jets last year, mostly in response to an increase in approaching Chinese aircraft.
Tokyo ordered its jets to the skies 1,168 times in the fiscal year through March, with 73 percent of the missions against aircraft either known to be or believed to originate from China.
Japanese officials believe China has been trying to analyze the capacity and response patterns of Japan's defense and coastguard personnel.


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Big Blue Links: Travis Ford ejected from son's high school basketball game
Big Blue Links for Friday:
Kentucky women win fifth straight over U of L, reports Jennifer Smith of the Herald-Leader. "We allow kids to get confidence in shooting and it's a snowball, and that's exactly what it was," said Louisville Coach Jeff Walz, who met with his team for almost an hour after the loss."
Makayla Magic carries UK women past Louisville, writes Mark Story of the Herald-Leader. "In the venue where her dad once quarterbacked a Kentucky team that won an NCAA championship, Makayla Epps created her own signature moment in Rupp Arena history Thursday night. In our state's marquee women's regular-season college basketball game, the 5-foot-10 UK junior lit up downtown Lexington and shot down Louisville."
Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford gets ejected from son's high school game, reports John Hesley of the Daily Oklahoman. "Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford was ejected for yelling at an official Thursday night during Stillwater High's game in the Bixby Tournament. Ford's son, Brooks, is a sophomore on the Stillwater team. Ron Holt, longtime journalist and weekly columnist for the Stillwater News Press, told The Oklahoman that Ford said, 'Blow your whistle,' in response to physical play underneath the basket, prompting one of the game officials to turn and ask him to leave the gymnasium."
Des Moines Register columnist suffers broken leg in court-storming, reports his paper. "Randy Peterson, The Des Moines Register's columnist covering Iowa State sports, suffered a compound leg fracture during the Hilton Coliseum court-storming after Iowa State's 83-82 victory over Iowa on Thursday night. Peterson's tibia and fibula were fractured during the post-game rush, according to former Register reporter Rick Brown, who is with Peterson at the hospital. Peterson was transported from Ames to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Peterson tweeted early Friday that he believed he locked legs with someone. He was scheduled for a late Thursday surgery.'
Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen is transferring, reports Andrew Joseph of the Arizona Republic. 'Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Kyle Allen's time in College Station is coming to an end. The school announced Thursday night that Allen has been granted his release and will transfer immediately. Allen, a Scottsdale Desert Mountain product, was the top-ranked player from Arizona in the class of 2014. He was considering both Arizona State and Arizona before ultimately committing to the Aggies.'
Dick Vitale thinks Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley will be a star, reports Arizona Republic. "He's a fierce competitor. I've known Bob Hurley for years. I followed him, obviously, for the four years at Duke. He really is special. His intensity, his emotion, his passion. He's very unique. He will be a star in the coaching fraternity. There's no doubt in my mind. None. He grew up in a home where his father set such an example for both Bob and his brother Danny, and they have acquired all of his competitiveness.'
Ex-UK coach Rich Brooks talked to Paul Finebaum of ESPN on Thursday about Kentucky football.
John Clay: 859-231-3226, firstname.lastname@example.com, @johnclayiv


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CLINIC's Defending Vulnerable Populations Project was created to help meet the needs of the rapidly growing population of immigrants facing deportation, breakup of families, loss of employment and other disruptive effects of new and anticipated government policy changes.
Dehumanizing, anti-immigrant rhetoric has accompanied an ongoing string of government policies that hurt the most vulnerable people in our country. Changes in federal policies since January 2017 have targeted millions of immigrants for deportation; ended Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 people who are being told they must return to their struggling countries; separated children from their asylum-seeking parents; barred people from certain majority-Muslim countries and slashed the number of refugees admitted to the United States. There is a backlog of 700,000 people awaiting immigration court proceedings. The vast majority must represent themselves because they cannot afford legal assistance.
A principal objective of the Defending Vulnerable Populations Project is to increase the number of attorneys and fully accredited representatives who are qualified to represent people in immigration court proceedings. To accomplish this, CLINIC conducts court skills training for nonprofit agency staff (accredited representatives and attorneys) and pro bono attorneys; provides advisories and research to assist legal representatives; advocates against harmful policy changes; and works to expand public awareness on issues faced by vulnerable immigrants.
Featured Projects and Initiatives
The BIA Pro Bono Appeals Project matches vulnerable immigrants with pro bono counsel to defend their cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals, or BIA. One of the nation's most successful pro bono initiatives, the BIA Project partners with attorneys and law school clinics to provide pro bono legal representation to indigent immigrants.
This training is geared towards partial accredited representatives who want to qualify and apply for full accreditation in order to represent their clients in immigration court. Learn all you need to know to be an effective court advocate!
This project assists immigrants from the countries targeted by Trump administration executive orders. We provide legal support and advice on immigration matters, primarily to residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, who are experiencing delays or other problems with immigration cases.
Our resource library provides practice materials to assist legal representatives; advocate against retrogressive policy changes; and expand public awareness on issues faced by vulnerable immigrants.
CLINIC offers a variety of training opportunities to help you learn immigration law, develop legal skills, find out about new developments in law and procedure, and learn how to start or manage your immigration legal services programs.
CLINIC's Defending Vulnerable Populations Program engages in strategic litigation to advance the rights of immigrants.


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Brendon Rockey is a third-generation Colorado potato farmer showing producers across the globe how to improve farm health with biotic methods.
The focus of his approach is life. On Rockey Farms, biological inputs like companion crops, livestock, green manure and flower strips replace synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. His system sustains yields, has greater water efficiency and supports a flourishing ecosystem encouraging beneficial insects, soil microbes and carbon cycling. In addition to managing the farm's annual potato crop, Rockey grows quinoa, flax and lentils, and welcomes local cows, sheep and bees to graze green manure and flowering fields.
Rockey Farms also produces year-round certified seed potatoes in its greenhouse. Three crops originating from potato plant tissue cultured in the farm's lab are grown annually. Brendon uses biologically amended potting soil to promote crop health and uniformity, and flowering companion crops to create beneficial insect habitat, which serves as his main form of insect management.
Brendon is a National Association of Conservation District Soil Health Champion and Colorado Certified Potato Growers Association board member. He devotes his time to many local, national and international soil health focused organizations through speaking events and workshops. In 2014, Rockey Farms was awarded the National Potato Council Environmental Stewardship Award for its practices. In 2011, the farm was recognized with the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts Farming Division Conservationist of the Year Award.
Brendon believes soil health is the foundation of a healthy farm and food system. Soil health is the key to an efficient agroecosystem, one that reaps economic benefits while providing a nutritious, safe product for the consumer. For all these reasons, soil health is a priority. Healthy soils. Healthy farms. Healthy people.


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BJ Elliott's introduction to four-wheel driving was in 2005 when a friend offered to take him and his partner Laura for a drive off-road.
For a first-timer, rock-crawling can be daunting. However, BJ and Laura found the experience so profound that just two days later, they bought their first 4X4 – a standard 1990 DX 4.2 diesel GQ Patrol wagon.
In no time at all, the words 'standard' and 'GQ' would never again be used together to describe BJ's toy. BJ was serious about mastering his skills on increasingly challenging terrain and, once he'd gotten the hang of off-roading, it was time to upgrade.
BJ's new ride was a pristine 2010 GU7 Ti 4800 auto Patrol. He has since perfected a beast of a vehicle with this GU, as seen in the April 2013 issue of4X4 Australia.