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Written by Dillon DuBois on February 15, 2019
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The 'nature vs. city' debate seems to always divide our travel plans. Should we escape to the green oasis in the hills, or be culture junkies in concrete jungles? Thankfully, the cities on this list do a great job of blurring the line between the two. Urban hiking is just what it sounds like — finding and exploring the most stunning natural spaces without getting too far from city limits. If that sounds up your alley, here are the top cities around the world to go urban hiking.
By Trover
San Francisco is notoriously hilly, making it miserable for everyday commuters but perfect for the eager urban hiker. With over 630 public stairways, 40 hills, and 70 miles of designated hiking trails, there's more than enough to keep you busy here. We'd also recommend just finding a hilly street with a view of the harbor and doing some interval training up and down. You may not feel like you've covered much ground but your pedometer will say otherwise.
By onlyinyourstate
Rio de Janeiro lays claim to a pretty important accolade in the department of urban hiking: the largest urban forest in the world. Covering seven percent of the city's entire surface area, Tijuca Forest is filled with tons of wildlife and lush green spaces, and it isn't just flat either — the park has tons of mountains. Climb up to Tijuca peak, which is the tallest in the park, and definitely head up Corcovado to get the priceless view of the Christ the Redeemer statue.
By Viator
With its rolling hills and views of the water and the towering skyline, Hong Kong makes for a perfect destination for avid urban hikers. Dragon's Back hike usually gets all the credit (it was recently named Times Magazine's best urban hike in Asia) but we also recommend heading to Lion Rock Country Park. Both have incredible views of the massive urban metropolis and out to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. Lion Rock Country Park is a two-mile trek that can be done a few times if you're up for a good workout.
By Walk My World
Chicago deserves to be in this conversation because of its 18.2-mile lakefront trail. Along this route, you'll be walking from north to south — from Rogers Park to Calumet Park — and you'll stroll by small slices of Chicago culture along the way. Pull over to do some people-watching at Hollywood Beach, check out the bird sanctuary at Montrose, and join the African drum circles in Jackson Park. When you're finished, treat yourself to a deep-dish Chicago-style pizza — you'll deserve it. For an alternative, check out the Montrose Beach Tour, which is one of the few places with a hill and a view in Chicago.
By Fitt
Cape Town's Table Mountain towers over the beachside city as one of the most iconic geographical features in the world. Because the mountain is so easy to access from the city (it can be reached by gondola or cable car), it falls in the urban hiking category. If you're feeling iffy about your hiking skills, skip the more dangerous and popular India Venster path in favor of the Pipe Track. Whether you summit when it's clear or socked in by the clouds, both are amazing experiences.
By Ridgway Ramblers
It's genuinely tough to beat the Pacific Northwest in the outdoor adventure department. Seattle is the region's reigning king, and it's easy to see why. Some of the top urban hikes in Seattle include Discovery Park, Washington Park Arboretum, Stairway Walks, and Seward Park. Each of these gems has some combination of nature, waterfalls, perfect rainforest climate, and view of Mt. Rainier, as well as wildflowers come springtime.
By Seattle.gov
People get pretty cooped up in New York, which is why the city has a great handful of urban parks to escape and get a slice of nature. Central Park gets the most attention with over 250 acres and 136 wooded acres and tons of maintained trails, so we recommend starting there.
The High Line in Manhattan is another popular spot, but real New Yorkers flock to Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Take the Midwood Trail, a bosky trail with a big canopy and a few waterfalls. While these spots definitely err on the side of "urban" rather than "hiking," they're nevertheless great places to get outdoors for a few hours.
By AllTrails
When have you ever been able to walk across the length of an entire country? New Zealand's "Coast to Coast Walkway" hikes across the country's capital of Auckland from Waitemata to Manukau. It's also the most visually diverse spot on this list. On the walkway you'll pass by harbors, restored historic buildings, the site of an old indigenous (Maori) village, five volcanic sites, up and over a 600-foot ridge, gardens, and tons of other interesting geographical landforms. The walkway is one of the reasons the Kiwis take the edge in the Australia vs New Zealand debate.
By New Zealand
With nearly year-round warm weather and a culture that celebrates the outdoors, Austin has become a haven for keen urban hikers. Austin doesn't have too many hills or natural geographical features, but the public works department is not messing around when it comes to awesome infrastructure projects.
Right now Austin is working on developing a network of 300 miles of urban trails. With over 20,000 acres of green spaces in the city alone, you're bound to find a route or two. We recommend the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail and the five-mile Tejano Healthy Walking Trail where you can spot some of the best architecture in the Austin skyline. We also recommend immediately canceling out that carb-loss activity with some classic Texas BBQ afterward.
By CultureMap Austin
From easy breezy coastal walks on well-paved sidewalks to full-day jaunts that send you into the Australian bush, Sydney has more than a few options for urban (and not so urban) hiking. For those just looking for a quick stroll, opt for the Hermitage Foreshore Walk. It won't take more than 30 minutes. For the more enthusiastic, check out the Bondi to Coogee walk that lasts about 2.5 hours.
By ABC
Urban hiking in Los Angeles usually gets a bad wrap due to the heat, smog, and the traffic endured to reach your destination. And to be clear, no-one walks in LA, ever. The thing that sets the city apart, however, are the cool neighborhoods. Spend an afternoon wandering around hip spots like Little Tokyo, Leimert Park, MacArthur Park, and the Downtown Historic Core. Pull over for delicious ethnic cuisine, funky bookstores, record stores, and whatever else strikes your fancy. If you want to get out of town for a bit, skip the all-too-popular Runyon Canyon and opt for the 2.1-mile Deb's Park Loop (and time your ending for sunset).
By City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
If you're new to hiking, this Hiking for Beginners guide has all the information and resources you need to set out on your next adventure!
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Kacey Musgraves Fires Back at Grammy's Saying Her Album Isn't Country
by Brianna Vacca October 15, 2021
written by Brianna Vacca October 15, 2021 1:45 pm
Kacey Musgraves has a message for the Grammys who no longer call her country.
Musgraves new record "Star-Crossed" is ineligible for winning Best Country Album in 2022. Early October, at The Recording Academy's annual screening committee meeting, the board exclaims that "Star-Crossed" is too pop. It contains a colossal amount of contemporary and cinematic pop-makings and not enough country. "So instead, the album qualifies for Pop Vocal Album.
Musgraves tweets back in response, "You can take the girl out of the country (genre), but you can't take the country out of the girl."
In the tweet is a throwback picture from when Musgraves was in the Texas touring circuit. She poses with a pink cowboy hat and rosy cheeks as a little girl.
You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can't take the country out of the girl. pic.twitter.com/dZaqoFsI7I
— K A C E Y (@KaceyMusgraves) October 13, 2021
The "Follow Your Arrow" singer continued her display of responses posting herself with various country music artists including Ronnie Milsap, Loretta Lynn, George Strait, and more. She then asked the artist's directly, "Ain't that right @lorettalynn? Whatchu think @shaniatwain? And, what about you @dollyparton? Can't not ask @reba."
The drama commenced this week after Cindy Mabe, President of Universal Music Group Nashville, contacted Harvey Mason Jr, the Recording Academy head. Mabe's letter implied that the Academy should evaluate how they choose nominations for each category. In addition, she mentions that Kacey' Musgraves' "Golden Hour" won, and that album is just as pop as "Star-Crossed."
In 2019, the songstresses' album "Golden Hour" won Best Country Album and Album of the Year award, featuring albums from all genres. "Butterflies" took home Best Country Solo Performance and "Space Cowboy" received Best Country Song. During her previous album cycle, "Pageant Material" received a nomination for Best Country Album. "Same Trailer Different Park," Kacey's debut album, also won Best Country Album while "Merry Go 'Round" won Best Country Song.
Kacey Musgraves' fourth album offering comes in at just about 43 minutes long. Although it won't be winning Best Country Album, it still has a shot of winning Album of the Year. "Star-Crossed" went to Number One on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart and sold nearly 47,000 copies during it's first week. The record also hit Number One on Billboard's Vinyl Albums chart.
It is Musgraves' most genre-blending album to date. The 15-song collection blends conventional pop offerings with traditional country, putting the assemblage off in its own lane.
Musgraves says, "The word tragedy just popped into my mind. And I was like, 'Whoa, what if the album is formulated like a modern Shakespearean or Greek tragedy? At the time, I didn't quite understand it. It's still pretty heady, the 'old English' and all that. But it's themes that we're still familiar with today. They're just wrapped up in a different way. Those things will carry on forever, as long as humans are living, breathing, crying, loving, dying, fighting, all of that."
"Star-Crossed" will be brought to the stage on the star-crossed: unveiled tour kicking off on January 19th in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular pieces of software ever. Many job descriptions cite familiarity with Excel as a requirement, or at least desirable. But no one was born knowing it. So let's take a look at some uses of Microsoft Excel.
Uses of Microsoft Excel include creating charts and graphs. Excel was so much better than its competitors at charts and graphs that it drove most of them from the market.
Initially, spreadsheets were designed to replace ledgers. Plug numbers or formulas into cells, and it would calculate the values. And then you could easily work through what-if scenarios by changing one or more of the cells.
As a landlord, when I consider buying a house, I track all of the repairs it needs and estimate the cost. When I get home, I plug all of those numbers into Excel and use it to help myself figure out if the house is worth buying. By adjusting the numbers, I can quickly build both a best-case and a worst-case scenario to help myself make a decision.
It's unusual for me to make a financial decision without sitting down and plugging some numbers into Excel.
Here's a subset of this. You can find plenty of examples online of Excel-based budget and debt repayment calculators. These let you enter your monthly bills and create a budget, or create a plan for getting out of debt based on criteria you enter.
Creating a budget on your own is easy enough by entering your monthly expenses line by line, as long as you can remember them. A debt repayment plan can be a little trickier because of the interest calculations. It's nice to be able to download and use a canned spreadsheet with the interest calculations already figured out.
By day I work in a field called vulnerability management. All of the tools I use can output data in a tabular format compatible with Excel. Frequently I'll load this data into Excel and analyze it. Generally there are a handful of things I'll search for in the data first, and if I find any of them, I'll probably filter the data so I can quickly determine how common those problems are.
Frequently I'll also create what's known as a pivot table, which tells you how frequently certain values occur in the data. I can pivot on vulnerablity data to find out how many Windows systems a company has versus the number of Linux systems it has. I also like to pivot on the vulnerability count to see if the number of vulnerabilities per system is consistent, or if one type of system tends to have more problems than the other.
Pivot tables can be incredibly time consuming on large datasets, but if your data is a reasonable size, or you have a powerful enough computer, you can turn use them to turn data into insights pretty quickly.
As an IT professional, I've used Excel to track, manage or manipulate IP addresses. Excel isn't really designed for IP addresses so it's not always ideal, but it's something we always have available so we make it work. Its advanced string handling functions can do a lot of things. I've also used it to extract MAC addresses embedded in other data from Qualys scan resuts.
Databases aren't really supposed to be among the uses of Microsoft Excel. But that doesn't stop people from doing it. I used to work with a guy who would build elaborate databases with Excel. He'd correlate data from various sources and in some cases let you query it. He had one database that would let you plug in someone's name and it would tell you what systems they had accounts on.
You're not supposed to use Excel for a database because it's slower than a real database. I've also seen its lookup functions stop working mysteriously. But there's a fine line between merging a couple of datasets and creating a full-blown database. Sometimes you don't know you've crossed it until long after you cross it.
The big draw for Excel in its early days was that it drew nicer charts and graphs than its competitors. Charts and graphs remain one of the biggest uses of Microsoft Excel. You can create a table of data, then use a chart or graph to visualize the data to make it easier to understand. I'll use pie charts to break down the categories of vulnerable software on a system. I'll use line charts to track the number of missing patches month over month. If we're better than we were last month, I'm content. If we're worse than we were last month, I'd better be able to figure out why. And if there's no good reason, I get cranky.
Excel can only handle two million rows of data. And 32-bit Excel gets really slow when you load hundreds of thousands of rows into it, let alone millions. Most companies have a lot more data than that, and want to learn from it. That requires heavier tools than Excel. It may mean loading the data into Access, or better yet, a SQL database.
But still, the uses of Microsoft Excel are so numerous, it's one the best things you can learn to get a better job. You'll use it constantly.
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Use Quantrix (ex. Lotus Improv) instead!
They practically invent pivot tables, or to be more precise, you do not need pivot tables in Quantrix since it works in more "natural" way then Excel so Pivot tables are natural to it.
I think there's a bright future for tools like Domo, Quantrix, and Tableau. There are probably other tools that fall into that category.
I once had a customer show me some of his data in Tableau, and in about two minutes I gained insights into what he was good and bad at that would have taken hours to glean from Excel. I was impressed because it's rare to learn anything about this particular type of data in two minutes, but I knew enough that I was able to ask intelligent questions right away.
Being able to visualize larger datasets than Excel can handle will be the new Powerpoint. Ross Perot wowed people with his color charts in the early 90s and that was a big part of his success both in business and politics. I expect big data visualization will have that kind of impact, and that's what I'm trying to learn how to bring into my day job.


Driving Saturday mornings we have all seen a similar picture: Middle or High school students waving car wash banners to raise money for their school band or soccer team. Schools are really strapped for cash and cutting back wherever they can, so those extracurricular, academic, and athletic programs rely on booster clubs to raise money.
Generally, booster clubs are non-profits run by parents. But a simple "booster funds theft" Google search shows hundreds of results of cases nationwide where some of those parents who are either presidents or treasurers were stealing from their own kids — tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to a recent NBC News investigation, Kimberly Compitello was treasurer of a booster club for the Oscar Smith High School marching band in Chesapeake, Virginia and who stole nearly $14,000 from them behind their backs between 2011 and 2012. And she is not alone. Booster club thefts have had a devastating impact on schools and communities across the country.
In another case, an Ohio volunteer parent admitted to stealing at least $439,000 from a local athletic booster club over eight years. Local investigators found he had signed and cashed more than 300 unauthorized checks from the club's bank account for his own personal purposes.
Most embezzlement cases were not discovered via audits, because booster clubs are not required to have them. They are most typically found by an accident or via an anonymous tip. Additionally, the matter can be challenging for schools to address, because booster clubs are separate entities and are not officially tied to the school district. The people serving as officers and handling the money are busy parents volunteering their time, so this innate independence can be a double-edged sword.
According to the National Booster Club Training Council, a survey of booster clubs showed that 90 percent of those that responded said they had not formally established any accounting policies and procedures, which is an indicator of weak internal controls that can lead to monies being stolen.
Club officers or school administrators can be hesitant to add on accounting procedures for fear people will feel like their trustworthiness is being questioned. But increase in volunteer thefts like this should push school communities to be more transparent and accountable about the money that goes in and out of their accounts.
Skookii is like Venmo for schools payments solution that is being used by hundreds of K-12 public, private, rural and charter schools, youth organizations, PTO/PTA groups, and booster clubs that provides fast and free mobile and web transactions that are transparent to all parents!


On 15th May, 2017, Library Automation System (e-Circulation) Training was conducted at the Universities' Central Library. An opening address was given by Dr. Aung Maw, Director of iGroup, and Daw Yu Yu Tin, Chief Librarian of Universities' Central Library. (50) Librarians and Library Staff from Lower Myanmar University Libraries (2nd Group) attended this training from May 15th to 26th, 2017.


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Jackin MC is a true House music lover from Mainz (Germany). I stumbled over his DJ Blog (German only) and was impressed by his enthusiasm on Jackin House, so I asked him for an interview.
Even though not too many people know about Jackin House, the response he has been getting in his home region has been quite positive, both at the parties where he played as well as from his regular radio show on a local radio station.
If you have become interested in Jackin House now, Jackin MC recommended a few online music shops that at least have a section for this style.
While this style might be a bit hard to find on the big download shops, Stompy seems to have a lot of tracks in this direction. Traxsource also has a genre filter for Jackin House.
Nice article! The guest mix is very good, decent track selection.
What makes Jackin' for me is the special beat. It reminds me a bit of Speed Garage. The shuffling snares are very oustanding, the kick is tight and harder than in House. But many producers combine these jackin Beats with slower melodies, which is a great combination.
very significant in other songs are the short cutted samples.


Match ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Chicago Fire 2.
There were 3 corners in today's match, which means $300 was donated to The United Way as part of McMillan Corners for Kids.
Second Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, Chicago Fire 2.
Attempt missed. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Stoppage in match José Aja (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Kevin Ellis (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Diego Campos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jakob Nerwinski.
Attempt blocked. Tony Tchani (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Campos with a cross.
Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Doneil Henry.
Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Campos with a cross.
WHAT A HIT! @TonyTchani23 drills one past a diving Rowe and it's 3-2 in the 81st!
Attempt blocked. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Ellis.
Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Campos.
Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Efraín Juárez.
Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yordy Reyna following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Ellis.
Attempt blocked. Diego Campos (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Corrales.
Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
Attempt saved. Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Brandon Vincent.
Foul by Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
Attempt missed. Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Vincent.
47' Vancouver's Jordon Mutch gets a second for the hosts. 2-1 Whitecaps.
Second Half begins Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Chicago Fire 1.
First Half ends, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Chicago Fire 1.
Attempt saved. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Attempt missed. Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
Attempt missed. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Felipe tries a through ball, but Yordy Reyna is caught offside.
Jordon Mutch (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoppage in match Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Yordy Reyna with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
Foul by Kevin Ellis (Chicago Fire).
Attempt missed. Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kei Kamara with a headed pass.
Offside, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by José Aja.
Jakob Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Doneil Henry (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe.
Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Efraín Juárez with a cross.
Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Felipe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Jonathan Campbell.
Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Foul by José Aja (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
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ABP handles largest ever biomass pellet shipment at Port of Hull
The pellets were bound for Drax Power Station, which is converting its plant to run from biomass rather than coal
Phil WinterBusiness Editor
The largest shipment of biomass pellets ever to arrive at the Port of Hull will generate enough clean energy to power 18,000 homes for a year.
The 30,000 tonnes of wood pellets came into the docks on-board a 200m-long vessel, before being unloaded into lorries in an operation which took almost 80 hours.
The pellets were bound for Drax Power Station, which now runs four biomass generating units accounting for 75 per cent of all the power generated at the plant.
Simon Bird, ABP Humber director, said: "It's important to work in partnership with our customers to enable to them to grow and achieve fundamental business objectives.
"Our highly-skilled teams and continuing investment in infrastructure are vital factors in ensuring we can always offer the best possible services to our customers."
The Isadora vessel bringing 30,000 tonnes of wood pellets into the Port of Hull (Image: ABP)
The operation to move the pellets from the Isadora vessel to the shore took 77 hours.
Some of the pellets were also stored at ABP's state-of-the-art biomass facility, known as 26 Shed.
Drax boss urges Government to make carbon capture a 'Humber success story'
The Port of Hull is home to a dedicated rail-load-out facility for Drax, and in 40 minutes can load a train with 1,600 tonnes of wood pellets.
Up to 17 biomass trains per week can deliver fuel to Drax, near Goole, from the city's docks.
Biomass wood pellets
Mark Gibbens, head of logistics at Drax, said: "Developing a supply chain able to deliver the sustainable biomass in the quantities required was central to us being able to convert two thirds of the power station to use biomass instead of coal, transforming the business to become the largest decarbonisation project in Europe.
"We have supported investment of £300m in our port facilities and our operations support 5,700 jobs in the supply chain in the north and contribute £600m to the region's economy.
Leading East Yorkshire biomass firm Y Pellets invests millions into new refinery
"The Port of Hull is an important part of the Drax supply chain, and continues to handle biomass for us in a safe and reliable manner."
The wood pellets arrived at ABP's Dry Bulks Terminal.
Drax is converting its power station to run off sustainable biomass rather than coal
The terminal has recently seen increased business, and 2018 saw a strong performance with the UK's leading crop production and grain marketing business - Frontier Agriculture.
Richard Pollard, Frontier Agriculture operations director, said: "Access to efficient import and export services is important to us as it enables us to manage the grain supply chain effectively for our farmer and grain consumer customers.
Watch: Drax's biomass project
"ABP has provided vital support to this aspect of our business; handling up to three times more throughput than planned last year and at times exceeding the expected tonnes-per-hour performance rate by up to 50%."
Drax's biomass fuel is shipped from America, where the company has three manufacturing plants which convert wood into compressed pellets.
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Very seldom, though, do we talk about specific games. You might think there's too many games in a season, let alone a career, for us to remember many.
There was one game in particular that I brought up to Pete Smith, who was one of our up-and-coming pitchers in the late-1980s. Pete was pitching a shutout at Candlestick Park, it's the bottom of the 7th inning, and a fly ball is coming my way. It's the kind of ball I've caught a million times. But that time, I didn't. I misplayed it, the Giants rallied, Pete lost his shutout, and we lost the game.
I felt terrible. I felt like I let the team down – Pete, especially.
Pete cut me off before I could even finish.
Seeing how quickly Pete recalled the particulars, I started feeling bad again. Pete busted out laughing.
But that's the thing: Baseball players don't forget.
Then I'll look over, and Pete's in the corner, laughing his rear end off.
I recently had a 30-minute conversation with an old teammate about CPAP machines.
But in all seriousness, we do talk a lot about baseball – and not just about our era. Inevitably, we talk about today's game and how much it's changed over the decades. Yes, there are some obvious differences, and sooner or later, we sound like typical 50- and 60-year-olds.
Well, today's game is great in so many ways – and by "today's game," I mean today's players. A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about things that were wrong with baseball. The next week, I wrote another. Like anything in life, some people agreed with me; some didn't.
Truth be told, they probably could.
While the "Who would guard Kevin Durant?" question rages on, just know this: players today are better athletes. The things these kids do never cease to amaze me.
Key word being kids. Never before have the best players in baseball been this young. You know about Mike Trout (27) and Bryce Harper (25). Well, Cody Bellinger is 23. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 20. Juan Soto is 19. The list goes on.
It's not that there weren't good young hitters in previous eras. There were. But not like this. These days, there are so many good young hitters. They have better swings, more coaching, and have played more baseball by 18 than we played by 25.
Hitting is much tougher these days, too. Yes, there are too many strikeouts now – and some of that is the hitters are trying to lift the ball too much. But it's also because they're facing many more pitchers with "strikeout stuff." When I played, every staff had a few "finesse" pitchers. We would face two, maybe three pitchers a night, and they usually maxed out in the low-90s. Today, guys see 3-5 pitchers a night, and they all throw gas. Every single one of them. Guys today survive because they understand hitting. They know how to hit the ball the other way, and they self-correct a lot quicker than we ever could at this age.
As for athleticism? It's not even close. YouTube some Ozzie Smith highlights. Look, I love Ozzie, he was the premier shortstop of his generation, and I could watch his stuff all day. They didn't call him The Wizard for nothing! And yes, I was there the day Ozzie made his most remarkable play. I mean, it was amazing stuff for back then, but these kids take middle-infield play to a new level with their jump-throws, glove flips, and their arm strength. It's incredible stuff. And also, middle infielders these days can hit!
But I guess that's what makes sports great. As incredible as today seems, tomorrow could be even better.
Somewhere there is a little kid working to enhance what we've done. It may take awhile, but someone will come along who approaches the game the way I did. He won't skip steps. He won't be afraid. He will learn from my example, just as I learned from others. He will master the fundamentals. Maybe he will take off from the free-throw line and do a 360 in midair. Why not? No one thought they would see a 6-foot-9 point guard or a 7-foot-7 center. But here we are. There are now more 6-foot-10 perimeter players than at any time in history. Magic would have been a center 30 years ago. Evolution knows no bounds. Unless they change the height of the basket or otherwise alter the dimensions of the game, there will be a player much greater than me.
I listened, I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.
That book came out in 1998. LeBron James was 13 years old. Kevin Durant was 10. I don't know if either of those guys is better than Michael. Some will say they never will be; others will say they already are.
Here's what I can say for sure: While there are some things about today's game that I would like to change, I still love the game. I still marvel at today's players. I hope that they do as Michael advised and never stop trying to get better. Because one day, 20 years from now, 30 years from now, they'll be at an Alumni Weekend talking with former teammates about how good they once were and, in all likelihood, how much better "today's" players are.
I certainly hope so. The names, faces, and stadiums will change, but there will always be a "Pete Smith" to laugh with and reminisce.
I agree with your blog and almost always do. The ability of the your competitor has increased the level of your required ability to compete. Sounds odd I know. Simply put "only the strongest survive".
I remember watching a young man wearing #3 that could hit, run, and field the ball lIke no other. But what really impressed me about that young man was his modesty and sincere appreciation of others. You're still doing that. Kudos Dale Murphy.


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Over Thanksgiving weekend my good friend Colleen B. Boyd (no relation) and I produced a pop-up art show entitled "Light & Shadow: Holiday Art Salon" at her yoga studio in Las Cruces New Mexico. At the Salon, I presented a body of work that I created out of my memory and experiences in the Mesilla Valley of the Rio Grande in Southeastern New Mexico. It was a wonderful event, and I am quiet pleased with the body of work that I produced for the Salon.
The Salon was a prelude to the museum show "Light, Color, Space, Motion", with the painter Carlos Estrada-Vega at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, opening May 6, 2016, where I will be showing a body of work that includes Windowpane and Shadow Walker photos.
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Filed under: Private Eye — Tags: human factors, MD, medical error, Private Eye — Dr. Phil @ 10:05 pm
Very human errors
Last year, MD met an Australian surgeon who tells his junior staff: 'Your job is to stop me killing anyone.' Nurses, receptionists, patients and relatives are all encouraged to speak up if they think something isn't right, and it's looked into promptly without knee-jerk blame. As a result, his cock-ups and complaints are commendably sparse and he has no shortage of applicants for his training posts.
The NHS has been trying to develop a grown-up safety culture for over a decade, but there is still a huge reluctance for staff to comment on each other's work. A senior nurse who helped developed the national guidelines for the safe and sterile insertion of central venous lines recently observed a junior doctor putting a central line with a clearly dirty technique. The drapes weren't in place and there was a danger he would introduce infection directly into the patient's blood stream. But because it wasn't her patient and she didn't know the doctor, she didn't feel in a position to comment.
The reticence of some NHS staff to offer constructive criticism and the unwillingness of others to accept it is at the heart of many clinical errors. When serious errors are analysed in detail, staff have often spotted something wrong but not said anything, or tried to raise concerns and not been taken seriously. In the infamous 'wrong kidney' disaster, both the medical and nursing students tried to point out the surgeon was operating on the wrong side. And in the death of Elaine Bromiley (Eye 8.5.08 ), nurses recognised that she needed an emergency tracheotomy after a failed anaesthetic, and even brought the kit into the operating theatre, but didn't feel able to interrupt the consultants.
Elaine's husband Martin, a pilot, founded the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG) to help the NHS learn that guidelines and checklists are pointless without behavioural and cultural change. Under pressure, even the most senior doctor can panic, develop tunnel vision and go badly off piste, and without a team ethos that allows someone more junior to point this out, a disaster inevitably happens. The CHFG has now joined forces with the Patient Safety First campaign for a series of webcasts on the importance of addressing human factors in preventing medical error. One relatively simple idea is to encourage anyone performing a procedure to say: 'If you think I'm going to make a mistake, please tell me.' This also applies to patients and relatives. A change of pill colour or site of infusion is always worth querying. And given that 1 in 10 patients are harmed by their treatment, even a modest reduction in medical error could pay huge dividends.
Picking up errors after the event is also important. Pathologists are particularly vulnerable because tissue patterns are complex and subtle, and samples reported under stress are then stored for others to analyse at leisure. Specialists are also in short supply and this makes it imperative that pathologists work in teams and networks across regions, double checking difficult samples and seeking expert opinions. In Bristol, where pathologists in one hospital have tried to raise concerns about errors at another, the culture appears to be stuck in 'how dare you question my reporting?', rather than 'let's work together to make sure this patient gets the correct diagnosis and best treatment.' Whether the current inquiry sorts it remains to be seen (Eye last), but the pathology departments of both hospitals could do worse than sitting down together for the Truth and reconciliation following serious harm webcast (Thu 4 Feb, 10.30-11.30)1
1 www.patientsafetyfirst.nhs.uk/Content.aspx?path=/Campaign-support/humanfactorsweek/.
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import os
import shutil
import measureLoad
import time

DEBUG = 1

class taskNfs:

	def __init__(self):
		self.ID = 4
		self.NAME='NFS Test'
		self.DESCRIPTION='Testing the reading and writing speed'
		self.FOLDER ="TEMPNFS"
		self.MOUNTFOLDER = "/mnt"
		self.MDIR=os.path.join(self.MOUNTFOLDER,self.FOLDER)

		self.ENABLED = True

		self.checkRequirements()

		self.ORIGINALSTATUSPORTMAP = None
		self.ORIGINALSTATUSNFSD = None

	def checkRequirements(self):
		if os.popen("opkg list-installed | grep nfs-kernel-server") == '':
			self.ENABLED = False
		if os.popen("opkg list-installed | grep rrdtool") == '':
			self.ENABLED = False

	def preparation(self):
		if self.MOUNTFOLDER == None:
			raise Exception("No folder to use for the test")

		if os.popen("ps | grep [p]ortmap").read() == '':
			self.ORIGINALSTATUSPORTMAP = False
		else:
			self.ORIGINALSTATUSPORTMAP = True

		if os.popen("ps | grep [r]pc.mountd").read() == '':
			self.ORIGINALSTATUSNFSD = False
		else:
			self.ORIGINALSTATUSNFSD = True

		if self.ORIGINALSTATUSPORTMAP:
			print "Stopping Portmap"
			os.popen("/etc/init.d/portmap stop")
		if self.ORIGINALSTATUSNFSD:
			print "Stopping NFSD"
			os.popen("/etc/init.d/nfsd stop")

		print "Backup original configuration"
		os.rename("/etc/exports","/etc/exports.back")

		my_config=self.MOUNTFOLDER+"	*(rw,all_squash,insecure,async,no_subtree_check)"
		print "Write our config for the test"

		cfile = open("/etc/exports", 'w')
		cfile.write(my_config)
		cfile.close

	def executeTask(self, controller):
		print("------------------------------------------------------------")
		print "Name: "+self.NAME
		print self.DESCRIPTION
		print("------------------------------------------------------------")
		controller.communication.setTimeout(60.0)

		try:
			self.MOUNTFOLDER = controller.WORKFOLDER

			controller.sendToClient(str(self.ID)+';' +controller.SERVERIP+';'+str(self.MOUNTFOLDER)+';'+self.FOLDER)
			time.sleep(1)
			self.preparation()

			os.mkdir(self.MDIR)
			os.popen("chmod 777 "+self.MDIR)

			#Start load measurement
			self.LOAD = measureLoad.measureLoad("nfs")
			self.LOAD.start()

			if DEBUG:
				print "Starting NFS"

			os.popen("/etc/init.d/portmap start")
			os.popen("/etc/init.d/nfsd start")
			controller.communication.sendReady()

			msg = controller.receiveFromClient()
			self.WRITESPEED = msg
			print "WriteSpeed: " + self.WRITESPEED

			msg = controller.receiveFromClient()
			self.READSPEED = msg
			print "ReadSpeed: " + self.READSPEED

			if controller.communication.waitForFinished() == False:
				raise Exception("No 'Finished' response from Client")
			else:

				#Stop load measurement
				self.LOAD.STOP=True
				self.LOAD.join()

	        	#Trying to create png
				image_file=self.LOAD.export()
				if image_file != None:
					print "Sending picture"
					controller.sendImageToClient(image_file)
				else:
					controller.communication.sendIMGError()

				controller.communication.sendAck()

		except IOError, e:
			print "[NFS IO Error] "+str(e)
			controller.communication.sendError()
			try:
				self.LOAD.STOP=True
				self.LOAD.join()
			except:
				pass

		except Exception,e:
			print "[NFS Error]: "+str(e)
			controller.communication.sendError()
			try:
				self.LOAD.STOP=True
				self.LOAD.join()
			except:
				pass

		finally:
			self.cleanUp()

	def getID(self):
	    return self.ID

	"""
	Stopping nfs server, and remove the temporaray folder, finalley restore the
	original configuration and service status
	"""
	def cleanUp(self):
		if DEBUG:
			print "Stopping NFS"

		os.popen("/etc/init.d/portmap stop")
		os.popen("/etc/init.d/nfsd stop")

		if os.path.exists(self.MDIR):
			shutil.rmtree(self.MDIR)

		if os.path.exists("/etc/exports.back"):
			if os.path.exists("/etc/exports"):
				print "Restoring original configuration"
				os.remove("/etc/exports")
			os.rename("/etc/exports.back","/etc/exports")

		if self.ORIGINALSTATUSPORTMAP:
			print "Restoring original service status"
			os.popen("/etc/init.d/portmap start")
		if self.ORIGINALSTATUSNFSD:
			os.popen("/etc/init.d/nfsd start")

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to provide difficult rescue operations on the water and also far into the deep sea.


In this article we discuss the diagnosis and treatment of cervical vertigo and chronic dizziness associated with neck movement. Here we present research on when neck pain causes dizziness and possible conservative treatment options. We will also include research and evaluation on regenerative medicine injections including Prolotherapy.
If you are reading this article it is likely that you have seen many health care providers with problems of neck pain and dizziness. It is also very likely that you are still looking for an answer, any answer to why your problem persists.
Is there anything that triggers the dizziness, such as suddenly head movements?
Have you ever fallen because of the dizziness?
You may also be tired of answering these same questions because no one has seemed to help you.
The controversy surrounding a diagnosis of cervical vertigo stems from confusion and comparison with other symptoms related to whiplash related injuries and inner ear disorders. Below we will review studies, which details in depth, screening procedures that exclude possible causes of dizziness.
In this research from 2000, we can demonstrate that coming up on two decades later, the problem of Cervical Vertigo and Cervicogenic Dizziness still presents problems for health providers in identifying and treating these problems.
The diagnosis of cervicogenic dizziness can be made if the patients suffers from dizziness and dysequilibrium that appears to come from neck pain caused by cervical disc disease and degenerative arthritis.
The treatment of an individual presenting with cervical spine dysfunction and associated dizziness complaints can be a challenging experience to orthopedic and vestibular (inner ear and brain) rehabilitation specialists.
Note: In addition to dizziness, patients with vestibular disorders can also experience vision problems, and problems related to disequilibrium and dizziness such as nausea. This may lead to diagnosis of an inner ear disorder.
Half way between 2000 and today, a 2009 study appeared in the Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine. Here medical university researchers in Tunisia wanted to examine balance disorders in chronic neck pain patients suffering from vertigo and balance instability.
Ninety-two patients having suffered from chronic neck pain for at least 3 months were enrolled in the present study. Patients with a history of neck trauma or ear, nose and throat, ophthalmological or neurological abnormalities were excluded so as to be able to focus on the cervical instability as cause.
and a group of 30 healthy controls.
Osteoarthritis was found in 75% of the group of 32 patients with neck pain and vertigo (Group 1).
Osteoarthritis was found in 70% of the subjects with chronic neck pain but no vertigo (Group 2).
Restricted neck movement was more frequent in patients with neck pain and vertigo.
Balance abnormalities were found more frequently in in patients with neck pain and vertigo.
So here we have one of many studies that are now connecting the problems of dizziness, imbalance and headache to problems of cervical neck instability as attested to by pinched nerves and restricted range of motion in the neck.
In other words: The neck is trying to restrict its own movement in much a same way a cervical collar works to prevent pain and symptoms of unstable vertebrae.
A second 2009 study by often cited researcher Setsuko Morinaka M.D, of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kobe Japanpost Hospital (3) examined patients over 66 and younger than 65.
In his study, Dr. Morinaka analyzed the frequency of musculoskeletal diseases in patients with cervical vertigo, as well as the relations of neck tenderness, psychiatric symptoms, and autonomic abnormalities (other symptoms beyond dizziness including irregular heartbeat after exercise, blood pressure drop, fainting, et al.) with pain and age.
One hundred and seventy-six patients with cervical vertigo were analyzed.
Musculoskeletal diseases were very common (present in 86%).
neck tenderness, and orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure drop) were significantly more frequent than in the 65 or younger group.
Dr. Morinaka concluded musculoskeletal diseases (degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine) played a role in cervical vertigo in patients older than 66.
"Cervicogenic dizziness is a clinical syndrome characterized by the presence of dizziness and associated neck pain. There are no definitive clinical or laboratory tests for Cervicogenic dizziness and therefore Cervicogenic dizziness is a diagnosis of exclusion.
It can be difficult for healthcare professionals to differentiate Cervicogenic dizziness from other vestibular, medical and vascular disorders that cause dizziness, requiring a high level of skill and a thorough understanding of the proper tests and measures to accurately rule in or rule out competing diagnoses.
Cervical Facet Joint Dysfunction is tested by Manual Spinal Examination. Providers here are looking for pain generators in the facet joints.
Cervical Facet Joint Mediated Pain – Palpation for Segmental Tenderness. Providers here are looking into spasms.
Cervical Arterial Dysfunction (CAD) – CAD testing involves neck rotation and extension with a stationary body, causing decreased blood flow in the vertebrobasilar arteries with rotation alone and internal carotid arteries with combined extension and rotation. CAD testing requires cervical extension and rotation passive range of motion that is within normal limits.
Head Thrust Test – a manual examination in which the movement of the patient's eyes are monitored as they are fixed on the health care provider giving the test.
Cervical Relocation Test – this is a test that is often reviewed in the literature and is subject matter for a latter independent article on our site. Simply this test gauges the patient's ability to return their head to a "neutral" position after movement.
Dix-Hallpike to test for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and episodes of dizziness and a sensation of spinning with certain head movements. benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Let's point out again that the Duke team suggests that diagnosis is difficult and is sort of like peeling an onion, there are many layers that need to be peeled away, Cervicogenic dizziness is a diagnosis of exclusion.
In research published by Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services: Chronic Neck Pain: Making the Connection Between Capsular Ligament Laxity and Cervical Instability lead by Danielle Steilen.(5) Our team also suggested that the diagnosis of chronic neck pain due to cervical instability is particularly challenging. In most cases, diagnostic tools for detecting cervical instability have been inconsistent and lack specificity and are therefore inadequate. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of cervical instability may better enable practitioners to recognize and treat the condition more effectively. For instance, when cervical instability is related to injury of soft tissue (eg, ligaments) alone and not fracture, the treatment modality should be one that stimulates the involved soft tissue to regenerate and repair itself.
Is Vertigo is associated with advanced degenerative changes in patients with cervical spondylosis. That is the title of a 2011 paper published in the medical journal Clinical rheumatology by doctors at Mansoura University in Egypt.
Here are the learning points of their research.
Vascular risk factors for stroke, dementia, dizziness, loss of balance are thought to be caused by a blood clot or from narrowing of the arteries that supply the brainstem with blood.
Cervical spondylosis (Degenerative cervical disc disease) is also common in this age group BUT ITS CAUSE as vertigo is sometimes considered as a myth.
In this research the doctors investigated the effect of cervical spondylosis on blood flow velocity in vertebral arteries during cervical rotation and to identify the possible association of vertigo with the decreased blood flow velocity during head rotation in these patients.
A significantly higher prevalence of cervical spondylosis was found among patients complaining of vertigo than those in a group of patients with cervical spondylosis without vertigo group (71.4% vs. 32.9%, respectively). COMMENT: More degeneration more dizziness).
Cervical spondylosis patients with vertigo had statistically significant lower blood flow parameters (into the brain) with contralateral head rotation in the left and right vertebral arteries than cervical spondylosis patients without vertigo and controls.
The decreased vertebral artery blood flow that occurs with cervical rotation can be observed in patients with cervical spondylosis.
There are many treatment options for the management of chronic neck pain and cervical vertigo. That you are reading this article is an indication that you may have tried many of these treatments with limited or no result.
Cortisone injection is typically given in patient complaints of neck pain when inflammation is suspected. It is usually not offered as a treatment directly for cervical dizziness. There is very little research to support cortisone injections in vertigo patients.
Nerve blocks to assist with dizziness and neck pain.
A May 2018 study from the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulm, Germany was published in the journal Pain Physician.(7). Here we should point out that this study was found to be favorable to nerve blocks as a short-term help.
One-hundred seventy-eight patients were included in this study.
One-hundred eleven patients (62.4%) experienced a significant improvement of the vertigo.
In 47 patients (26.4%), no information about the vertigo was available at follow-up; these patients were assumed to have no improvement (worst-case scenario). Altogether 67 patients (37.6%) had a negative result.
The median relief of the vertigo was 2 months.
Also note: Nine patients with a whiplash injury in their medical history were also tested. They experienced a lower success rate.
The bottom line is that 2/3rd's of patients experienced dizziness relief for two months with nerve block.
For the purpose of this article we will address both of these treatment modalities as in essence they both seek the same goal. Treating cervical vertigo by putting the cervical spine back into proper anatomical alignment and both may use intermittent traction and/or cervical collars.
We should point out here that the goal of our treatments with regenerative medicine injections of dextrose and possibly blood platelets taken from the patient as the same. Putting the cervical spine back where it belongs. We may use intermittent traction and/or cervical collars. However our treatments differ significantly as we seek more of a curative effective in a short window of treatments and not prolonged care.
In chiropractic manipulation and physical therapy there is an expectation the chiropractic will manipulate the cervical spine back into place and that physical therapy will strengthen the muscles of the cervical neck region to provide support.
These treatments typically do not provide a long term answer as we will see below because they must rely on strong cervical ligaments and strong cervical tendons. If you are reading this article we would have to guess that your cervical ligaments and cervical tendons are weak and strength compromised.
In the study above we had a discussion about improving blood flow into the brain. There are theories surrounding how blood flow, or lack of it, to the brain causes dizziness.
Acupuncture has been studied as a remedy to increasing blood flow.
In the Chinese medical publication Zhongguo Zhen Jiu (7) (Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (moxibustion is the burning dried mugwort on particular points on the body)), a Chinese team of researchers compared different methods of acupuncture to observe the differences in the clinical therapeutic effects on cervical spondylosis and cervical vertigo symptoms.
The researchers observed the peak systolic blood flow velocity of the vertebral artery and the basilar artery, cervical vertigo symptoms and functional assessment scales during the testing.
They found after 12 treatments over 2 weeks a modified bilateral acupuncture effectively regulates the blood supply of the vertebral basilar artery and improves the cerebral circulation in short term results.
We should point out here that the goal of our treatments with regenerative medicine injections of dextrose and possibly blood platelets taken from the patient as the same. How we increasing blood flow into the brain has some similiarity to Acupuncture, however our treatments differ significantly as we seek more of a curative effective. We find that in some patients blood flow to the brain can be restored on a more long-term basis by restoring the cervical spine to its natural anatomical postition and keeping it in place by strengthening the supportive cervical ligaments. See below.
The bottom line on this research is that these treatments may have good short-term benefit, however, long-term is more typically the patient goal. This is achieved by addressing the stabilizing of the cervical spine and healing ligament injuries.
Prolotherapy is an injection technique that stimulates repair of unstable, torn, or damaged ligaments. When the cervical ligaments are unstable, they allow for excessive movement of the vertabrae, which can then restrict blood flow to the brain, pinch on nerves (a pinched nerve causing vertigo), and cause other symptoms associated with joint instability, including cervical instability.
An introduction to the treatment is best observed in the video below. A patients with cervical neck instability is treated with Prolotherapy using a Digital Motion X-ray machine.
As we discussed in reviewing the research above, our goal is to provide long-term solutions to the problems and symptoms of chronic neck pain and instability such as headaches, dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness, imbalance and a host of other symptoms attributed to neck injuries.
Caring Cervical Realignment Therapy combines individualized protocols to objectively document spinal instability, strengthen weakened ligament tissue that connect vertebrae, and re-establish normal biomechanics and encourage restoration of lordosis. This is our treatment method of moving towards putting a patient's cervical spine back into place.
For many years, Dr. Hauser and the Prolotherapists at Caring Medical have had tremendous success treating patients who were suffering from chronic neck pain. Though most of the cases were already failures in the traditional pain management system, Dr. Hauser's team was able to help the majority of these tough pain cases.
Through extensive research and patient data analysis, it became clear that in order for patients to obtain long-term cures (approximately 90% relief of symptoms) the re-establishment of some lordosis, (the natural cervical spinal curve) in their cervical spine is necessary. Once spinal stabilization was achieved with Prolotherapy and the normalization of cervical forces by restoring some lordosis, lasting relief of symptoms was highly probable.
The Horrific Progression of Neck Degeneration with Unresolved Cervical Instability. Cervical instability is a progressive disorder causing a normal lordotic curve to end up as an "S" or "Snake" curve with crippling degeneration.
Above, we discussed our 2014 research headed by Danielle R. Steilen-Matias, PA-C, We also noted that when the cervical ligaments are injured, they become stretched out and loose. This allows for excessive abnormal movement of the cervical vertebrae.
In the upper cervical spine (C0-C2), this can cause symptoms such as nerve irritation and vertebrobasilar insufficiency with associated vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, facial pain, arm pain, and migraine headaches.
Treating and stabilizing the cervical ligaments can alleviate the problems of cervical vertigo by preventing excessive abnormal vertebrae movement, the development or advancing of cervical osteoarthritis, and the myriad of problematic symptoms they cause.


Sharm el Sheikh, like most Egyptian cities, is dotted with statues. They are not tourist attractions in themselves, but for the locals they are initially a curiosity and then become a familiar part of the scenery, and for tourists they feature in many holiday photos simply because they are reminders of the place, just like a famous antiquity such as the Pyramids or, in the case of Sharm, scenes from the beach, the Old Market, or the Naama Bay clubs and restaurants.
A new statue has just been installed on the pathway in the middle of the road which runs up to the cliff top. The landscaping of this pathway has been slowly happening for some months, with flowering plants, lighting, and now some statues added. The finished path will make the walk from the Old Market, at the bottom of the cliff, up to the hotels and resorts more entertaining for some tourists.
We have always enjoyed walking along the side of this road, although the path there is not in good condition, because you get excellent views across the Old Market and surrounding neighborhoods. For the tourists, the wide pathway with steps and ramps will be easier, and the statues will end up with many people posing with them for holiday photos.
Most of the statues in Sharm are cliches of Egyptian tourism, for example the camels and faux pharaonic characters, and the statue of the seated Egyptian man who has been added at the base of the path falls into that category. But we like this statue of a woman, she has some personality, unlike the others. There is no sign, at least not yet, saying who she is modeled on, or if she is a generalization of Egyptian woman. When the path is complete we will bring you some more photos of her, settled into her new home.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The final economic stimulus bill permits Americans' personal health information to be exchanged and sold -- without patients' consent -- for research and public-health purposes, warns the Institute for Health Freedom (Washington, DC) and Citizens' Council on Health Care (Saint Paul, MN).
The bill also mandates the plan for each American to have a single electronic health record by 2014, without opt-out or patient consent provisions.
"This bill is very misleading because while it promises to outlaw the selling of data, the exceptions to the rule are huge and allow Americans' personal health data to be exchanged and sold for research and public-health purposes without patients' consent," says Sue Blevins, president of the Institute for Health Freedom.
"This is a historical and unbelievable assault on the privacy rights of all Americans. Personal health information should not be exchanged and sold for research and public-health surveillance without patients' consent," stresses Twila Brase, president of Citizens' Council on Health Care. "Patient data belongs to the patient. A pocket full of cash should not undo a patient's right to protect their medical privacy."
Blevins adds, "Most Americans have no idea that the so-called HIPAA privacy rule doesn't give patients the freedom to give or withhold consent before their personal health information can be shared with others for many purposes. Digitizing people's health records combined with allowing researchers and public-health officials to buy their data from doctors and health plans is going to pave the way for unconsented research on millions of Americans."
These privacy advocates urge all Americans and policymakers to carefully examine the Final Conference Report, Part A on the economic stimulus bill, pdf page 296 (p. 11) and pdf pages 391-395 (pp. 106-110).
For more information, visit the websites of the Institute for Health Freedom (www.ForHealthFreedom.org) and Citizens' Council on Health Care (www.cchconline.org).
CONTACT: Sue Blevins, (202) 429-6610; Twila Brase, (651) 646-8935
SOURCE Institute for Health Freedom
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Pictured here is the final resting place of Joe Andrew Morrow (1929-1999). This is the columbarium in the north transept of the cathedral church. The current organist relates that Mr. Morrow wanted his mortal remains to be as close as possible to "Beulah Bombarde" (the 32-foot Contra Bombarde).


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Similar to its predecessors, Call of Duty: WWII is a first-person shooter game but it removes the advanced system of movement present in the three previous Call of Duty titles, which included double jumping and wall running. Instead, it features a return of traditional movement to the series, taking it back to a "boots on the ground" gameplay style. The game does not feature an unlimited sprint mechanic, seen in the previous two titles. Instead of a "slide" movement mechanic, which allowed players to slide quickly on the ground, WWII features a "hit-the-deck" mechanic that allows the player to leap forward and throw themselves on the ground in order to get to cover quickly, similarly to a previous mechanic known as "dolphin dive" in Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Gameplay-wise, WWII is the first title since the original Call of Duty to not feature health regeneration in the campaign. Instead, players must rely on their medic squadmates to provide health packs, as well as other squad members to provide ammunition. Other squad members can spot enemies, revealing their position in form of silhouettes. Enemy soldiers in the campaign can be captured, and wounded allies can be dragged to cover. Both of these actions, as well as killing enemies and completing objectives, add up to player's experience (XP) which can be increased and improve the character's skills. In some parts of the campaign, players will be able to control vehicles.
The multiplayer mode for Call of Duty: WWII was revealed on E3 2017, which took place from June 13–15. Sledgehammer Games has announced new features such as the new headquarters social space, divisions, war mode and the return to "boots-on-the-ground" gameplay. Players who pre-order the game will be invited to a closed beta, which will initially be for the PlayStation 4, but later be released on other platforms.
In online multiplayer matches, players are randomly assigned either to Allies or Axis side. On Allies side, players can play as soldiers in American, British, or French Resistance armies. On the Axis side, players play directly as Germans. When explaining which German Axis powers would be playable, Glen Schofield, co-founder and co-studio head at Sledgehammer, appeared to state that the Clean Wehrmacht myth was the criteria they had used in their decision, saying: "The big distinction that Germans still make today is that between the German military and the Nazis. We made sure we made that distinction in the game, that the Germans were doing their duty."
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Well this is a very late post for my last vacation with the hubby last month!
Just to mix things up, I wanted to keep you all updated with our latest trip, away from home... and we decided in the last minute to go to Chicago!!!
If you've even been to the city where America's current president used to reside, it's a mellow but beautiful city. We stayed on the Magnificent Mile, just beside the 360* Chicago building / John Hancock Tower.
My husband compared Chicago to, NYC's calmer brother, because of the friendly people and city's slower pace about town.
At the navy pier during their 100 year anniversary!
Of course we can't enjoy the game without proper Wrigley Field hotdogs.
Having our first deep dish pizza at giordano's on mag mile.
Hanging out where Batman was filmed.
The famous Chicago Bean aka Cloud Gate.


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What? Goats again? Yeah, I know. I just blogged about goats a few months ago (Looking at Goats). But there was a recent study that gave me the opportunity--ok, excuse--to write about goats that climb trees!
Goats in argan tree, Morocco.
Welcome back. I hope you won't rush off if I hold on the goats and begin with the trees the goats climb. They're central to this story.
Although argan trees (Argania spinosa) are found in Algeria and have been introduced elsewhere, the tree is largely confined to a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve of some 3000 square miles in the semidesert Sous region of southwestern Morocco.
Argan trees are long-lived (150-200 years), evergreen, thorny, reach a height of 30 feet, sometimes more, and have sturdy, knotty trunks, wide-spreading crowns and long, deep roots to survive the arid environment. The leaves are small, clustered and lanceolate; the flowers are small and greenish-yellow.
And then there's the fruit. The ovoid fleshy drupes are similar to olives, though larger and rounder, with thick peels covering the pericarp and a hard-shelled nut, which contains up to three small, oil-rich seeds. That oil is used for culinary and cosmetic purposes and has become a high-value product for export. In the U.S., for example, the number of personal-care products with argan oil increased from two in 2007 to over one hundred by 2011.
Which brings me back to the goats and the research study. When other available forage is lacking in autumn, these domestic goats may climb the argan trees to dine on the leaves and fruit after the fallen fruit is depleted. Goat herders may even assist kid goats new to climbing trees.
One benefit to the tree species of having goats consume the fruit is that the goats will disperse the seeds away from tree and thus give the seeds and seedlings a higher probability of survival. Endozoochory, the dispersal of seeds (or spores) via ingestion and passage through the digestive system, is the popular notion of how the argan seeds are spread.
Researchers from the Spanish National Research Council's Doñana Biological Station were skeptical that endozoochory was the dominant argan seed-dispersal process because goats seldom defecate large seeds. The scientists postulated that the goats, which are ruminants, were regurgitating when chewing their cud and spitting out at least the larger seeds.
To demonstrate that goats could be spitting viable seeds from their cud, the researchers fed fruits of different size and structure, including five drupes or pomes and one legume, to Spanish goats. They were able to recover appreciable numbers of regurgitated seeds, though not all since the goats were not under controlled conditions.
As expected, they found that almost any seed could be ejected during chewing, spat from the cud, digested or defecated; however, the larger seeds, comparable to those of argan, were more frequently spat out during rumination. The researchers also confirmed that over 70% of the regurgitated seeds were viable.
Establishing that goats spit viable seeds from cud has broad ecological importance if it is common among ruminants. Studies of ruminants as seed dispersers based exclusively on dung analyses may have underestimated a large fraction of dispersed seeds, especially seeds from plant species with fruit and seed traits, such as size, that differ from those of plant species dispersed through defecation.
And you probably thought I chose the topic just because of the goats in trees. Thanks for stopping by.


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Synthetic biology projects are like a terrarium. With more sharing, we can build ecosystems. Photo credit Sonny Abesamis on Flickr.
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In synthetic biology, it's not only what you measure, but how you share it.
Marc Salit
Scientists and engineers are doing amazing things with synthetic biology. Amazing at multiple levels: natural subsystems are repurposed, extensively engineered, and multiple interactive elements are integrated into living organisms to do useful work. Our abilities are advancing, and we are able to manage complexity almost to the level of whole natural systems. New engineering techniques are being developed and deployed, and our collective imagination is expanding.
I'm convinced that some of our next amazing growth is going to come from being able to share. Sharing is a basic social intercourse, dating to the first shared food holding our clans together. While our synthetic biology clan is collaborative, we haven't refined our tools for sharing. Good sharing is predictable, accurate, low-friction, and low-risk. That's going to look like being able to accurately adopt each other's innovations while protecting, assuring, and valuing property rights, being able to price transactions to support markets, and being able to use each other's biological parts with confidence in function, context, and interactions.
From terrariums to ecosystems
I've used the metaphor of terrariums when describing synthetic biology projects — some elegant projects are like a great terrarium, I can't take my eyes off of it! — but it stops at the glass wall. So, the brilliance of these projects might not systematically translate and interoperate with the brilliance of the terrarium on the next shelf. What's it going to take to change the game and turn the terrarium walls into permeable membranes? What's it going to take for synthetic biology to evolve into an ecosystem?
Other science and engineering domains have developed and adopted systematic ways to share and build on each other's innovations. Sharing measurement results is at the core of sharing technology — your stuff has to "fit" with my stuff, whether that fit is size, rate, composition… or any property of the stuff.
The International System of Units (the "SI") is the platform we've agreed upon for sharing data, measurement results, technical information, specifications — and ensuring interoperability of science and technology. It's part of the basic infrastructure underpinning our technological society.
Improving standards, improving harmony
Establishing a common, comprehensive, harmonious representation of measurement results has been a foundation for the rolling industrial revolutions we've experienced in the past couple of centuries. The SI was codified in the Treaty of the Metre in 1875, coincident with mechanization and urbanization of society. Technologies have either offered disruptive advances in the SI (for instance, when standards based on quantum phenomena — the Josephson Junction and the Quantum Hall Effect — came on the scene in 1990), or when technical disruption was facilitated by advances in measurement science (electrical measurements enabled intercontinental telephony by letting us develop and maintain undersea cables).
It was terrific to be in the room last November when the global metrology community came together for the most comprehensive, historic revision of the International System of Units. Scientists from 54 nations unanimously agreed on November 16, 2018 to redefine the kilogram, and with it the SI itself. The SI is now fully defined by unchanging fundamental properties of nature — the last remaining artifact definition has been deprecated.
One of the swag pieces for the attendees was a plastic card with the SI described completely on it. Anyone can now carry the SI in their pocket. Beyond the scientific and technical advances this represents, we've assured universal, open access to our scientific units.
Our ability to share is fundamental to humanity, and humanity came together to make this happen.
The frontiers of metrology in biology
I was at the meeting to offer a perspective on our needs in bioscience — the Frontiers of Metrology in Biology. It's clear that we should aspire to develop the standards framework that lets us accurately use each other's work. We need good ways to share biological stuff, data, and knowledge. When we can effectively share, the exchange of materials, knowledge, and ideas will enable commerce, reproducibility, reliability, interoperability, scientific advance, and cooperation.
So, it's not only what you measure, but how you can tell somebody else what result you got.
Marc Salit is a co-founder and Director of the NIST-Stanford Joint Initiative for Metrology in Biology (JIMB, https://jimb.stanford.edu). JIMB is operated by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on behalf of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Marc worked in metrology in chemistry, physics, and biology at NIST from 1990-2018, founding JIMB with Arend Sidow and Drew Endy of Stanford University. His work with the consultative committees of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures was formative for his scientific perspective and his commitment to realizing value for global stakeholders in emerging bioscience disciplines.
JIMB is a platform to connect NIST science, technology, and metrology to the creative power of Stanford University's research, Faculty Groups, and Medical School -- embedded in the innovation hub of Silicon Valley. JIMB is building on NIST's relationships with industry to assure focus on biometrology that makes a difference. JIMB is powered by the partnership of .com, .gov, and .edu in developing foundational metrology so bioscience realizes its potential as the technology of the 21st Century.
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Why the outrage over Jyothika swearing in 'Naachiyaar' trailer is misplaced
Instead of asking if a woman actor can swear on screen, we should be asking if a film trailer can have adult content.
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The teaser for Naachiyaar, Jyothika's upcoming film with director Bala, was released on Wednesday.
Bala, known for including a good amount of "shock value" in his films, does not disappoint his fans in the new teaser. While GV Prakash, who usually appears as the boy-next-door in his films, looks like a textbook Bala character with his brownish hair and make-up, it is Jyothika's avatar which has become a point of debate on social media.
Sporting a red bindhi in some shots and a cop uniform in others, Jyothika utters a common abusive phrase in Tamil towards the end of the teaser. The phrase itself isn't anything we haven't heard of. The words translate to "son of a whore" and have been spouted by other Tamil actors, including heroes.
The phrase is, of course, deeply patriarchal as is most verbal abuse in languages around the world. Cuss words almost always refer to a woman's body or morality in derogatory terms, even if they are aimed at men. It also dehumanises sex workers, an already exploited and much maligned community, further. That a woman is saying these words does not make it any better or worse than a man saying it. People of all genders can be complicit in sustaining existing hierarchies of power, be it gender, caste, community or whatever else.
Without losing sight of this, however, it's amusing to see the discomfort that Jyothika's casual swearing has evoked. From people asking if this is "feminism" (??!) to others wondering how "Suriya's wife" could utter such words, the reactions have been indicative of how women actors, particularly the married ones, are perceived by the audience.
The 'is this feminism?' question comes up whenever a woman actor plays a role that doesn't fall within the safe boundaries drawn by filmmakers over the years. Considering these "safe boundaries" have mostly given us scores of heroines cuddling teddy bears and lisping their dialogues, it's not surprising that any deviation from this norm creates such a flutter.
The "strong" women we're capable of appreciating on screen are the ones who play adults doing socially and morally acceptable acts. The mother who stands up for her children, the wife who takes a bullet for her husband, the heroine with a proper job, the woman who slaps her molester and so on.
But show a woman exploring her sexuality or indulging in any of the "vices" which are considered to be in the exclusive domain of the "masculine" and there is immediate outrage. Even if we've been completely all right watching male characters doing the same things for many years. The anger triggered by the Tamil short film Lakshmi is a recent example of this hypocrisy. There cannot be anything "feminist" about anyone doing anything unethical or illegal but that standard of judgment has to be applied irrespective of gender.
Jyothika has been vocal about doing substantial characters ever since her return to cinema with 36 Vayadhiniley. She has also been speaking about how directors treat women characters on screen with scant respect. We don't know as yet what her character in Naachiyaar is - if she is a villain, a hero or a character with shades of grey. We also don't know if the narrative will glorify or validate her actions.
All that we can say for now is that as an actor, she seems to be more willing than ever before to do roles that go against the grain. And her marital status does not seem to have been on her mind before she said yes to this scene.
Funnily, the focus has been on Jyothika uttering these words and not if a film's trailer should carry adult content as critic Baradwaj Rangan has pointed out.
Of course, women should be shown as whoever they want to be -- smokers, drinkers, foul-mouthed swearers, whatever else is "okay" in men. The real question in #NaachiyaarTeaser may be whether trailers, generally seen by all, should show A-rated things (whether with men or women).
— Baradwaj Rangan (@baradwajrangan) November 16, 2017
Some months ago, there was a furore when ex CBFC Chief Pahlaj Nihalani objected to the words 'sexual intercourse' which appeared in the trailer of Jab Harry Met Sejal. The filmmakers were asked to beep out the words for the TV trailer while no changes were made to the digital one.
The viewing of trailers and teasers, unlike the film itself, is not regulated. It's therefore a fair question to ask if film promos can carry what is deemed as adult content in the film. Given the suffocating levels of censorship in the country today, it is also necessary to ask what defines this "adult content".
Is it all right for film posters to have two consenting adults kissing as the Arjun Reddy ones did? Is it fair to object to "adult content" film promos that have sexual references but give a free pass to ones that have violence and gore? Does it make sense to beep out certain words in TV promos but not in the digital ones, given that this content is available on platforms like YouTube which are accessible to young people and will not be blocked by content filters put in by adults? When does certification infringe artistic freedom?
It's these questions that deserve a debate rather than asking how the Sivakumar family could have "allowed" Jyothika to swear on screen. The last time we checked, Jyothika was an adult. Period.


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Chief Executive Officer Paora Te Hurihanganui said that this event is an important occasion on the annual calendar for Te Arawa. "The Te Arawa Awards celebrate the culmination of generation excellence in action.".
Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa, event coordinator Moana Miller said the Te Arawa awards are made up of a number of different sections.
''There will be the Māori Sports awards, Te Arawa Rangatahi Achievement awards, Te Arawa Rangatahi grant scholarships and the Te Arawa Iwi awards which includes whanau, hapū, and iwi recognition alongside the hall of fame and role of honour,'' she said.
''The four different categories for the rangatahi awards include sport, culture, arts and academic achievement and service to the community.'' Mrs Miller said it is good for the rangatahi to see good role models in the same room.
''It's not only to celebrate their achievements but for them to see what other whānau are achieving as well. To be up on stage in front of their peers and whānau is a huge buzz for them,'' she said.
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Te Arawa Rangatahi Awards:
Recognising Te Arawa Rangatahi who shows excellence in school ages groups such as Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Schools as well as in the categories of:
Culture, Kapa Haka, Music, Dance and the Arts
Service to the Community, Whānau, Hapū or Iwi
Or as a group or team
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Recognising Māori sports men and women locally and Te Arawa sportsmen and women nationally and internationally who show regional, national, and international success and excellence in the following sporting categories:
Senior Sportsman
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Service to Sport
Sportsperson with a Disability
Te Arawa Iwi Awards:
Recognising special contributions by Te Arawa individuals, whānau, hapū and marae in the following categories:
Te Arawa Healthy Marae Award
Te Arawa Kōeke (60+) of the year
Te Arawa Whānau of the year
Te Arawa Pride Hapu of the Year
Hall of Fame Membership
Roll of Honour Membership
The Awards will be on Friday September 26 at the Holiday Inn, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua. For more information, or if you have any questions or enquiries please contact Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa (07) 3483377 or email: moana@papatakaro.org.nz


I remember how the soft summer breeze blew through the yard, rustling the tree's bright green leaves, tinkling the front porch wind chimes.
I remember the shade that the neighbor's tree cast upon the four yards that met at the corner of our backyard. Where we dared not tread because of the ground's swampiness.
I remember shifting the hammock to catch the shade as it made its march across the yard.
I remember my son, clambering onto the hammock while I rested inside, throwing off its balance as he climbed.
I remember him wiggling and adjusting, like a dog circling around his bed, searching for that just right spot, before snuggling in deep.
I remember the distant sounds of airplanes overhead, lawn mowers afar, and the occasional peal of laughter from children in other backyards.
I remember feeling cool, and warm, and embraced by this hammock and this sweet, squirmy child, now sleeping peacefully, as we gently swayed.
In the breeze that blew across the hammock in the shaded summer yard.