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You recently changed categories from Animals to Digital Art on a very high point shot and award score I submitted. Apparently it was reported that it was in the wrong category, and you agreed with the party that complained and moved it. You believed that it belonged in the Digital category because you felt it was a combine of several images, where, in fact, it was not. Had Pixoto emailed me and asked to see the original image, I would have gladly obliged and the image would have stayed where it belonged, instead of being moved on a summary judgment on your part.
I am not upset about losing the points or awards...I have plenty of them both, but I feel, for the sake of other togs who find themselves in this same position, and who would like to be able to keep the points and awards, that a quick email to the tog in question...something to this effect..."Your image has been reported as being placed in the wrong category and it is suggested that it be placed in the so and so category. If you feel contrary to this thinking, please send us the original image within the next several days, and we will reconsider recatergorizing it"...would be of great benefit.
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When I first started my clean eating journey, I was only working from strictly clean recipes. And while this was great and I loved most of them, it can get a little tiring to only search for clean recipes. That is why this week I took some of my favorite recipes, like lemon chicken and chicken pasta, and either made my own or found a clean version. It is pretty easy to convert a recipe to being clean and it so beneficial to your health; you should give it a try! Below, you will find a small list I complied of good recipe swaps and a chart with a ton of great ideas for recipe swaps.
My favorite recipe swap so far is for one of my personal favorite dishes, pasta. I have always enjoyed a big bowl of warm pasta with creamy sauce and topped with melted cheese. Spaghetti night was my favorite night of the week growing up and is when I learned that I had the capacity to enjoy an alarmingly large portion of pasta. While in recent years I have tried to switch to only whole-wheat pasta, it just doesn't have the familiar pasta texture and taste I have grown up loving. And while I can't totally recreate that fattening and carbo-loaded pasta experience while eating clean, I have found some pretty close alternatives. So far, my favorite recipe swap for pasta has been using spaghetti squash instead of regular noodles. Spaghetti squash is so easy and delicious that it is a perfect fit in almost any pasta dish. If you are working from a recipe that calls for noodles or anything over noodles, just swap in some spaghetti squash. All you have to do to it is throw it in the oven at 375 degrees for around 40 minutes, or until a knife can easily pierce the skin. Then you just cut it in half, pick out the seeds and scrape out the insides that resemble little noodles with a fork. If it is hard to get your "noodles" out, stick it back in the oven for a few minutes. This is such a simple way to make a recipe clean and to make sure you are eating enough veggies. I served this Bruschetta Chicken over spaghetti squash and it was delicious. Another pasta alternative that you can use is thin, noodle-like slices of zucchini, like my zucchini pasta with spinach pesto.
Another way that I make sure my recipes are clean is by substituting any canned ingredients for fresh ingredients. For instance, when something calls for canned spicy tomatoes, I will use fresh diced tomatoes and add some cayenne pepper for heat.
If a recipe calls for red meat, which I am trying not to eat, sub in chicken if it works with the recipe.
Greek yogurt is a great recipe swap for sour cream or mayo.
And you can use applesauce, olive oil or bananas in the place of butter in some recipes.
And if you want to catch up with my 30 Days of Clean Eating, here is what you've missed!
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Hi there, everyone! I hope you are having a great week so far! I am thoroughly enjoying this great weather in Atlanta, while it lasts. I think I have come to a milestone in my eating clean journey. I officially no longer crave junk food or candy. I am even able to look at food on Pinterest again without getting hungry or sad that I can't eat it all. It is a clean eating miracle, and I am so happy about it. While I consider this a lifestyle change rather than a diet, it is the easiest diet-like thing I have ever tried or been able to stick to. Some of that probably has to do with not wanting to disappoint anyone who reads this! Another thing that has made it so much easier is . . . snacks! I don't know what I would do without them, and this post is going to be all about my favorite clean eating snack foods.
Snacks are great; they keep me energized and full. They can even help to raise your metabolism when you eat them every two to three hours, which I do. In fact, according to research from Georgia State University, people who eat every 2 to 3 hours have less body fat and faster metabolisms than those who eat only 2 or 3 meals per day. If that can't convince you to start snacking, nothing will.
My all-time favorite hunger busting snack has got to be almonds. Since I started my clean eating, I can pretty much guarantee that I have a bag of almonds somewhere on my person at all times. I eat a handful while I am at work in between breakfast and lunch, I eat some after I work out in the afternoon before dinner, and I eat a few if I ever start to feel hungry or even tired. Almonds are not a very wild or crazy snack food, but they get the job done and are very simple. And for the times when I have had too many almonds (which doesn't happen often!), walnuts do the trick perfectly.
Another one of my snack favorites, which I have already mentioned on this blog, is hummus. I have made the plain, original version and have started experimenting with making different versions of the flavors you can find in the store. The roasted red pepper hummus I made is delicious and filling. It was also pretty fun to make; I had never roasted red peppers before. I like to eat my hummus with some baby carrots or some little grape tomatoes. It makes a great snack and is a good way to make sure you are eating your vegetables. That being said, fresh fruits and veggies also make an excellent snack food. I always have a full supply of apples, oranges, berries, carrots, celery and kale at my house for when I feel the need to snack. My next snack endeavor is going to be a great looking recipe for cauliflower poppers that a Best Self reader sent me this morning! It looks delicious.
Quinoa Veggie Soup from the Gracious Pantry- I have been eating this for lunch and it keeps me full until my next snack. It even kept my boyfriend full from lunch until dinner, which is impressive!
Bruschetta Chicken from Eat Yourself Skinny- I was going to eat this on Thursday, but I didn't want my tomatoes to spoil. It was so good, and I served it over spaghetti squash.
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus from Inspired Taste- As I said above, this is so good!
If you have any clean eating recipes or any other tips, send them my way at lstroud@bestselfatlanta.com. Check back in later this week, when I will be talking about how to convert normal recipes to clean recipes. Have a great day!
If you want to catch up with 30 Days of Clean Eating, here are my previous posts!
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Have you ever come back from a long walk, developed pain in your knee and wondered what to do? Realizing that your knee hurts is the easy part, but determining whether you need an orthopedic evaluation may not be as straightforward. For most sudden injuries to the knee, the resulting pain can be managed with a short period of anti-inflammatory medication and RICE — rest, ice, compression and elevation. If the knee cannot bear your full weight soon after the injury, a trip to the orthopedist's office would be advised.
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Hello there! Is everyone ready for the weekend? I know I am. Now, as I mentioned in my first post, I have something of a sweet tooth. It has been a lifelong friend, but now it is something of a foe. One of the aspects of my clean eating plan is to cut out sugar, and I have been successful so far. But when I say cut out sugar, I don't mean naturally occurring sugars like those found in fruits and vegetables. I mean added sugars, like those that come from sodas, baked goods, candy or simply adding sugar to your coffee or tea. Those are the things I am cutting out of my diet. No refined, ultra-processed white table sugar for me, or anything else with added sugars for that matter.
Honestly, I have wanted to cut out added sugar from my diet for a while. I have been reading too many articles on how bad it is for your health to want to continue using it. From what I have seen, you get no added health benefit from eating sugar—it is pure energy, can cause a whole host of health problems and diseases, and is highly addictive.
Having said that, most of you are probably wondering how in the world I am going to survive these 30 days without my sweet fixes. I was feeling the same way before this month began. But that was before I discovered some great alternatives to sugar and to the sweets I loved so much.
First of all, I can still add a little sweetness into my day without using refined white sugar. White sugar is basically pure sucrose and gets stripped of all of its good qualities, like vitamins and minerals, when it gets processed and refined. I found sugar alternatives to add to my food that are pure and unrefined, and therefore still have their good qualities intact. My favorite sugar alternative is honey. While it has near the same amount of calories that table sugar has, it is much sweeter. A little goes a long way. I use natural and organic honey, which is also said to have antibacterial properties.
While honey is the only added sugar alternative I have used so far, there are a few others that work for a clean eating diet as well. Agave nectar is a sweetener from Mexico that comes from the agave cactus. It is much sweeter than table sugar and also has a few less calories, if you are worried about that kind of thing.
Other popular sugar alternatives for clean eaters are date sugar, coconut sugar and Stevia. I am planning to try some of these throughout the month, and I will keep you posted on how that goes.
This first week, I have tried out a few great recipes to curb my hungry sweet tooth, and they have done the job perfectly! Most of them revolved around fresh fruit, which makes them nice and sweet while still being clean. In my previous post about eating clean on a budget, I talked about cooking big batches of baked applesauce.
This recipe was so delicious and tasted just like apple pie. It has been the perfect light dessert to get my sweet fix after dinner. I plan on making a big batch of this again this weekend to enjoy all next week. I also found a great recipe for almond butter cookies that I am going to try out this weekend. And for the ultimate easy sweet snack . . . honeyed oranges! You just throw some oranges and honey into a bowl and let it sit for a bit. So simple and so delicious.
So that's my two cents on sugar and sugar alternatives! Here are a few more recipes that I have tried since the last time I posted.
Quinoa Jambalaya from He and She Eat Clean - This recipe makes so much. I have been eating this for lunch for the past two days. I am all about embracing leftovers. I also used fresh diced tomatoes instead of canned tomatoes and chicken breast instead of turkey sausage.
Zucchini Pasta with Spinach Pesto – I am trying to stay away from too much cheese this month, but I used some fresh grated Parmesan for this yummy recipe.
Honeyed Oranges - As I said before, this is as easy as it gets and very delicious.
Check back in this weekend for a progress report from my first week of clean eating and to see my meal plan for next week! And as always, feel free to send any questions, advice or clean recipes to me at lstroud@bestselfatlanta.com! I would love to hear from you. Have a wonderful day!


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Q: How to get month and week of the month from year and week no in R? I have a column with year and week of the year.I need month and week no of the month from that column.Any help would be highly appreciated.
I have x,what I need is y and z.
x          y(month of the year)             z (week number of that month)
2016-11      3                                        3
2016-12      3                                        4
2018-01      1                                        1
2019-10      3                                        2

This is what I tried
as.Date(paste(x,sep=""),"%Y%U%u")

A: Here is a dplyr solution
library(dplyr)
df %>%
    mutate(
        x = as.POSIXct(strptime(paste0(x, "-1"), format = "%Y-%W-%u")),
        y = format(x, "%m"),
        z = 1 + as.integer(format(x, "%d")) %/% 7)
#           x  y z
#1 2016-03-14 03 3
#2 2016-03-21 03 4
#3 2018-01-01 01 1
#4 2019-03-11 03 2

Note: This assumes that the year-weekno dates refer to the first day of every week.

Or in base R
transform(
    transform(df, x = as.POSIXct(strptime(paste0(x, "-1"), format = "%Y-%W-%u"))),
    y = format(x, "%m"),
    z = 1 + as.integer(format(x, "%d")) %/% 7)
#           x  y z
#1 2016-03-14 03 3
#2 2016-03-21 03 4
#3 2018-01-01 01 1
#4 2019-03-11 03 2

A: The answer by @maurits-evers is neat, while I rewrote it independently from dplyr:
x <- c('2016-11', '2016-12', '2018-01', '2019-10')
x2 <- strptime(paste(x, "1"), format = "%Y-%W %u")
yw <- data.frame(x = x,
                 y = as.integer(format(x2, '%m')),
                 z = as.integer(format(x2, "%d")) %/% 7 + 1
                 )

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Inequalities of Hermite-Hadamard type for higher order convex functions, revisited
February 2021, 20(2): 915-931. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2020297
The degenerate Monge-Ampère equations with the Neumann condition
Juhua Shi 1, and Feida Jiang 2,,
School of Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
School of Mathematics and Shing-Tung Yau Center of Southeast University, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
Received August 2020 Revised October 2020 Published February 2021 Early access December 2020
Fund Project: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11771214, No. 12001276).
In this paper, we study a priori derivative estimates (up to the second order) of solutions for the Monge-Ampère equation $ \det D^{2}u = f(x) $ with the Neumann boundary value condition, which are independent of $ \inf f $. Based on these uniform estimates, the existence and uniqueness of the global $ C^{1,1} $ solution to the Neumann problem of the degenerate Monge-Ampère equation are established under the assumption $ f^{\frac{1}{n-1}}\in C^{1,1}(\bar{\Omega}) $.
Keywords: Monge-Ampère equations, Neumann problem, degenerate equations, global second order derivative estimates.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35J96, 35J25; Secondary: 35J70, 35B65.
Citation: Juhua Shi, Feida Jiang. The degenerate Monge-Ampère equations with the Neumann condition. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2021, 20 (2) : 915-931. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2020297
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I have been forced to move to the country to due to my EHS. I have been fortunate enough to find a cottage that is out of mobile phone tower range near Wangaratta. Now it may be demolished due to beaurocracy. I want fellow sufferers to come here and stay so that we can declare this a refuge.


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Zen Girl: Mermaid Yogis Spring Challenge starts April 1st!
Mermaid Yogis Spring Challenge starts April 1st!
I'm so happy to announce that we're bringing it back! Wednesday, April 1st, we will kick off the 2015 #MermaidYogis challenge. 30 days of yoga, connection, sisterhood, support and gratitude for mama ocean. This journey will be guided by me (@zengirlmandy), Amelia Travis (@stoked_yogi), Jaysea Devoe (@seavibesyoga) and Mary K Benney (@beachbeeyoga). Amelia, Jaysea and I live here in San Diego, California and started this movement in early 2014. Mary K lives in Havre de Grace, Maryland and will be representing all the East Coast mermaids. Join us on facebook and/or instagram to follow along with the challenge pose each day.
Here is the official challenge line-up! These poses were carefully selected with purpose and intention to help you embody the grace and strength of the ocean progressively, throughout the month. On day one, we start in seated pose, with a dedicated meditation to help set the tone for April. As we flow through the weeks, the poses become more challenging and complex, and as always, we ask that you listen to your body and only do the variation of the pose that is right for you and your energy at the moment.
Embodying the goddess mermaid energy flow means that you are both authentic to yourself AND respectful of your community and environment. It is our hope that through these online yoga challenges, we can encourage yogis to become more connected to and therefore, more mindful of each other, the ocean, and our beautiful planet as a whole. One of our favorite mantras is: We are all connected!
* Please note: You are not required to tag sponsors, however they are donating some really awesome prizes, so you may wish for them to see your posts. Totally up to you! We will also have some surprise weekly giveaways and tutorials via the Stoked Yogi YouTube channel. So.... are you in?
Comment below if you will be joining us for the April 2015 #mermaidyogis take-over!
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The study analysed changes to everyday thought patterns and demonstrates the impact of prolonged social isolation and changes to work opportunities during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press release - 4 October 2021 14:58
Lockdown isolation disrupted thoughts about the future and others
People spent less time planning for the future and thinking of others during the first UK lockdown, a new study suggests.
Co-authored by Professor Leigh Riby from the Department of Psychology at Northumbria University, the study analysed changes to everyday thought patterns and demonstrates the impact of prolonged social isolation and changes to work opportunities experienced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The findings have been published in the latest issue of PNAS, the official journal of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers texted participants at random times during their day over the course of one week, asking them for details of what they had been thinking about and what they were doing during the unprecedented time.
The information was then compared with thought patterns from a comparable dataset gathered before the lockdown.
Professor Riby, one of the fundholders for the research, which was conducted in collaboration with the University of York, Queen's University, Canada and the University of Essex, said: "The UK's first national lockdown resulted in alarming impacts on anxiety, depression and ongoing thought processes.
"We know from previous work that positive future thinking, as well as social thinking, are essential to our psychological wellbeing.
"These innovative findings have started to unravel precisely why this is the case and emphasised the importance of minimising changes to everyday routines. Socialisation is essential as we spend so much time thinking of others.
"Similarly, and particularly relevant as people return to normal working arrangements, goal-directed future thinking was diminished."
As well as changes to social and future thinking, they also found that adults aged 55-78 years experienced more detailed thoughts during their virtual social interactions compared to in-person ones during the lockdown. This increase in detailed thoughts for older adults during virtual interactions may be linked to the phenomenon of 'Zoom fatigue'.
Researchers said the findings highlighted the important role our social and working lives play in shaping what we think, and how we think, as we go about our everyday lives.
Lead author Brontë McKeown, from the University of York, said: "Normally, people spend a lot of time thinking about other people and planning for the future in their daily lives. We found that both of these thought patterns were disrupted during lockdown.
"We found that future thinking was reduced overall during lockdown, and only seemed to occur at pre-lockdown levels when people were actively engaged in work.
"We know that future thinking is generally associated with positive mental health outcomes so the fact that this type of thinking was reduced in lockdown may help explain some of the negative emotional changes documented during this time.
"People were also alone a lot more during lockdown. And when they were alone, they tended to think about other people less than before lockdown. But on the rare occasions when people were able to interact with others, they thought more about other people than before lockdown.
"These findings suggest that how much we think about other people depends on how much we interact with them: we are social thinkers because we live in a social world. During prolonged periods of physical isolation, we reduce the amount of time we think about others and when we do get to engage in social interaction, that promotes a bigger increase in our social thoughts."
The paper called, "The impact of social isolation and changes in work patterns on ongoing thought during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom" is published in the prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Professor Riby is part of an international collaboration, which includes researchers from Queens University, Canada and York University, examining positive and negative impacts on thought patterns across the lifespan. He also contributes to refining the theoretical understanding of how the internal and external world interacts, focusing on psychological wellbeing.
Northumbria University's Department of Psychology has a well-established and thriving community of internationally recognised academics producing world-class research in areas including neuroscience, language comprehension, working memory, sleep, health and wellbeing, digital communication and nutritional interventions.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Paying with a palm print? We're victims of our own psychology in making privacy decisions
With reports that Amazon is offering customers credit in exchange for using their handprints to pay at Amazon's stores, what are the impacts of using our biometric data for everyday purchases? Professor Pam Briggs, Research Chair in Applied Psychology at Northumbria University, writes for The Conversation, outlining the complex issues involved in giving up your biometric data to another party.
Design of the times: research reveals how the arts can offer vital new approaches to cities' emergency preparedness and resilience planning
A new report demonstrates ways in which arts practice and performance research methods can provide vital new approaches to city pandemic planning, both in the context of Covid-19 and for future crises.
Football without the fans: new study reveals effect of empty stadiums during pandemic
As the new Premier League season kicks off with crowds of fans cheering on their teams, new research has revealed the hugely negative effect of playing professional football games in empty stadiums last season, with home advantage almost halved.
New funding for research into remote healthcare for eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
Northumbria University health and cyber psychologist Dr Dawn Branley-Bell has been awarded a Medical Research Foundation Fellowship – one of four projects supported by £1.1 million of new funding to tackle eating disorders and self-harm.
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Death and the Dutch Uncle
by Patricia Moyes
As "Pudge" Coombe-Peters proved, Moyes had a gift for the kind of dreadful nicknames the British are so good at. This time around it's "Flutter" Byers, a small-time hood who gets himself killed in a seedy Soho pub (was there, ever, any other kind?) Byers consorted with criminals and owed money all over town; his death should have been little more than a footnote in the history of London gangs. But for some reason, Inspector Tibbett of Scotland Yard believes… (more)
As "Pudge" Coombe-Peters proved, Moyes had a gift for the kind of dreadful nicknames the British are so good at. This time around it's "Flutter" Byers, a small-time hood who gets himself killed in a seedy Soho pub (was there, ever, any other kind?) Byers consorted with criminals and owed money all over town; his death should have been little more than a footnote in the history of London gangs. But for some reason, Inspector Tibbett of Scotland Yard believes it's connected to PIFL, a backwater do-good outfit, currently trying to referee a murderous squabble between two small African nations. And these dark suspicions begin to look more likely when Henry gets word of another assassin's bullet – headed, this time, for one of PIFL's earnest, tweedy justice warriors.
Fiction Mystery & Detective Traditional British Police Procedural
Publisher: Felony & Mayhem Press (May 01, 2018)
Collection: Henry Tibbett
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Impact stories: beyond the church walls…
Through its Scholars programme, Langham supports Majority World leaders in gaining theological PhDs. Many go on to impact their societies in extraordinary ways. Here is a small snapshot:
1) Relieving poverty and bringing good news in Uganda
Emmanuel (at far left) visits Irene and her family who now have a home, and a glimpse of hope, because of his ministry.
For Pastor Emmanuel Mukeshimana of Uganda, the most strategic response to the poverty he saw across East Africa was to attend seminary. Why? Because a sustainable response to an urgent issue like poverty is one rooted in Scripture.
Emmanuel says, "I want to bring God's truth to the broken beliefs and systems that lead to poverty."
That's why, with scholarship support from Langham, he pursued his PhD in theology. He graduated in February 2020. Today, as a Langham Scholar, he is positioned to be an agent of transformation across Uganda and beyond. And he is multiplying others to do the same.
2) Engaging with culture in Macedonia
Kosta Milkov gained his PhD in Patristics (the early church fathers) at Oxford University back in the 90s. He also spearheaded Langham Preaching's work in his native Macedonia. Kosta set up the Balkan Institute for Faith and Culture in Macedonia in 2011. His vision is for the Institute to help Church and society by connecting the best practices of Christian faith to the immediate context in Macedonia.
John Stott with Langham Scholar Kosta Milkov.
It is a neutral, welcoming environment, allowing for human flourishing and discovering God's goodness in creation. For example, they support local artists by displaying work in a gallery. This provides opportunities for discussion and debate. The Institute also promotes opportunities for young people to engage with faith and culture. You can listen to an interview with Kosta, as he talks about the impact of our founder John Stott in episode four of The Stott Legacy podcast.
3) Dealing with suffering and trauma in Kenya
Langham Scholar Gladys Mwiti.
After receiving her PhD with support from Langham, Dr Gladys Mwiti returned to Nairobi, Kenya to launch Oasis Africa Counselling Centre. She was responding to the suffering she observed in her community. Today she is a global authority on trauma counselling. It's work that has put her on the frontlines of tragedies like the Rwandan genocide and Nairobi's Westgate mall attacks.
Gladys is teaching the Church to not only proclaim that God is good all the time — but to live it out by drawing near to the broken and the suffering. Gladys says "For me, my theme in life is to know Christ and make Him known." You can hear more from Gladys in Langham US' podcast, 'On Mission with Chris Wright'.
4) A passion to help refugees and trafficking victims
Langham Scholar Myrto Theocharous
Dr Myrto Theocharous focused on the book of Deuteronomy for her PhD, and now teaches at the Greek Bible College in Athens. She also works with a number of women's ministries in Athens, including for those trafficked into the sex industry. Dr Myrto and other volunteers offer help and support, set up doctor appointments, offer Christian literature and arrange rescue operations if necessary.
She also ministers at a centre that serves homeless women, many of whom are refugees. Dr Myrto said: "It has been fascinating to talk with them about how the Bible speaks to them, how it provides comfort."
A survey from 2017-18 revealed that within 10 years of gaining a PhD, 51% of Langham Scholars start a new ministry, serving 110,732 people annually. These figures are from a study by independent research firm, Excellence in Giving.
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) was started with a Buy rating and assigned a 65 price target at Citigroup.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was reiterated as Outperform and the price target was raised to 225 from 215 at Wedbush Securities, with the firm noting that calm is being restored after months of turbulence and that its China installed base will be key for its success going forward. Apple has a consensus target price of 190.94.
Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN) was raised to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc Capital Markets. The consensus target price is 50.40, and the 52-wk trading range is 42.54 – 67.75.
PerkinElmer Inc. (NYSE:PKI) was raised to Buy from Neutral and was added to the prized Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs, noting that the growth will outpace Wall Street's consensus expectations.
Under Armour Inc. (NYSE:UAA) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup. Shares trade in a 52-wk range of 15.91 – 24.96. The consensus target price is at 20.96.


Avanza Premier Payment Services (APPS) and HabibMetro Bank signed an agreement to enable 'PayFast', APPS payment gateway, to provide a secure and reliable service for Ecommerce & Mcommerce transactions.
This gateway will allow customers to make real-time payments by using their bank accounts or debit cards, with any of APPS partners, ranging from e-commerce merchants, market places, schools, billers to mutual funds and various other categories.
HabibMetro Bank has a network of over 335 branches serving 106 cities across Pakistan and is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to its customers through progressive digital solutions.
APPS is a start-up fintech governed under PSO/PSP regulation of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), with the objective to deploy an Online Payment Gateway and to act as a catalyst for digitization of brick-and-mortar SMEs within Pakistan.


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Thorne and Effusio Sponsor World Champion Surfer, John John Florence
NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thorne, the healthcare professionals and direct-to-consumer supplements and testing arm of Thorne HealthTech, a leader in developing innovative solutions for a personalized approach to health and wellbeing, today announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with two-time World Surf League champion and environmental advocate John John Florence. Florence will serve as a brand ambassador for Thorne and Effusio, a health solutions company that partners with Thorne and leverages proprietary printing technology to provide healthier alternatives to traditional beverages.
"We are excited to be partnering with John John to support both his surfing excellence, as well as his passion for and commitment to environmental issues that align with our company values," said CEO of Thorne HealthTech, Paul Jacobson. "John John's voice, coupled with support from Effusio, will be impactful for not only all surfing fans but also those searching for globally supportive solutions in health and wellness."
"Thorne's focus on high-quality products helps me to compete and recover at a very high level. I'm looking forward to exploring which supplements work best for me throughout my various activities," said Florence. "I'm also really excited to help drive awareness to Effusio's product and plastic-free program, which is really inspiring and an important cause for me."
The multi-year sponsorship also offers Florence potential collaborative product development opportunities with Effusio and Thorne.
Additional information on Thorne and Effusio can be found at www.thorne.com, as well as www.effusio.com
About Thorne:
Thorne is a health and technology company, and one of two vertically integrated brands under Thorne HealthTech, a leader in developing innovative solutions for a personalized approach to health and wellbeing. By combining testing with nutritional supplement interventions and diet, exercise and lifestyle recommendations, Thorne is at the forefront of personalized health, with a mission to help consumers take control of their health and live a healthy life. By leveraging its sophisticated analytical software, Thorne helps consumers uncover health insights and confidently take action to optimize health outcomes. Based on individual test results, Thorne's technology and team can deliver a personalized plan on what to eat, how to exercise, and which Thorne supplements to take. Thorne is also a proud partner of several U.S. Olympic Teams. For more information visit www.thorne.com/
About Effusio™:
Effusio is a health solutions company leveraging innovative printing technology to provide healthier alternatives to other supplements and functional beverages. Our mission is to deliver customized 2D supplements that allow consumers to optimize their health through sustainable practices that keep them and our planet healthy. In keeping with Effusio's mission to provide trusted solutions that allow consumers to optimize their health without compromising on sustainable or green manufacturing practices, the product packaging is 100% plastic-free and will eventually be completely compostable. For more information, please visit: www.effusio.com/.
About John John Florence:
Two-time world champion surfer John John Florence is known as one of the most dominant and decorated surfers of all time. Florence grew up on the North Shore of Oahu surfing Pipeline, his backyard break and one of the most famous and technical waves in the world. Florence remains the youngest surfer to compete in the Triple Crown of Surfing, at the age of 13, and holds four Triple Crown titles (2011, 2013, 2016, 2020). Florence won the rare and prestigious The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Innovational in 2016, conquering waves over 60-feet tall, following his first of two back-to-back world titles that same year. In 2019, despite missing much of the season due to a torn ACL, Florence surfed the final contest of the season into the quarterfinals and qualified to represent Team USA on its inaugural Olympic surf team.
Outside of surfing, Florence strives to inspire others to get outside and learn. He fuels his passions and ocean mastery through sailing, filmmaking and environmentalism. With his production company, Parallel Sea, Florence has helmed critically acclaimed film series like Vela and Tokyo Rising, which chronicle finding adventure through adversity and his journey to making Team USA, respectively. This summer, Florence will also launch his apparel company, Florence Marine X.
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10 000 RUR for inefficient investigation of the failure to register the crime report
Today the Leninskiy District Court of Grozny city has held a hearing of the claim for compensation for moral damages to Ayma Makayeva, incurred to her by inefficient investigation of the failure of the officers of Leninskiy District of Grozny Department of Interior to register her report on abduction of her son, Apti Zaynalov. Previously, on 18 September of this year, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in this case. The court came to the conclusion that the abductors were the state representatives, established six violations of the European Convention and awarded sixty thousand euro to the victim's mother.
As we have previously reported, the head of «Memorial» regional representative office Natalia Estemirova started to investigate the case of Apti Zaynalov's abduction. After her murder and establishing of Joint Mobile Group in Chechen Republic (JMG), JMG human rights defenders continued looking into this case.
On 4 December 2009 Ayma Makayeva applied to the JMG human rights defenders for legal assistance. According to Ayma on 28 June 2009 her son Apti Zaynalov was detained in Grozny city by law-enforcement officers and taken to an undisclosed location. In connection with that Ayma applied to law-enforcement bodies of Chechen Republic with a statement about her son's disappearance. Nevertheless no activities for Zaynalov's search were performed. Furthermore, as it became known later on, this crime report had not even been registered. Only 9 days later Zaynalov was accidentally found by the head of "Memorial" regional representative office Natalia Estemirova in Achkhoy-Martan central district hospital. Zaynalov was receiving medical treatment there guarded by armed men in police uniform in connection with a gunshot wound that he received during his arrest.
As it became known in the course of a civil investigation performed by human rights defenders a few days before that, the acting Achkhoy-Martan inter-district prosecutor Mr. Potanin tried to enter the premises of this hospital, however the armed men in police uniform refused to answer the prosecutor's questions. Moreover, they threatened to murder him if he tries to communicate with a patient located in the hospital. Despite the submitted on 7 July 2009 official application of Zaynalov's mother and Natalia Estemirova to the Prosecutor's office and Department of Interior for Achkhoy-Martan district concerning Apti's stay in hospital no actions were taken either – and as a result on the same day Zaynalov was taken away from the territory of the hospital by unidentified armed men. Nothing has been known about the abducted man's fate ever since.
The human rights defenders of the Joint Mobile Group admitted to the criminal proceeding as the victim's representatives have to acknowledge that as a result of numerous violations the case of Zaynalov's abduction was not actually investigated for a few years, and the possibility of this case's effective investigation was virtually lost.
In the course of today's court hearing the representative of Ayma Makayeva Oleg Khabibrakhmanov, a lawyer of the Joint Mobile Group, once again has confirmed the particulars of claim, having indicated that in the course of the pre-trial investigation of the failure to register the crime report the Investigative Committee officers issued six unlawful refusals to open a criminal case, which were subsequently quashed by human rights defenders.
Answering the judge's question on why he considered the investigation inefficient, Oleg Khabibrakhmanov answered: «I'm quite convinced that the cases related to crimes committed by the Chechen security agencies which de facto report to Ramzan Kadyrov, unfortunately so far are beyond the capacity of the Investigative Committee. What efficiency can we speak of when the district prosecutor himself, who saw with his own eyes Apti Zaynalov unlawfully detained at hospital, failed not only to set him free but even to establish who were these armed people».
Investigative Committee representative, in his turn, admitted that his colleagues unlawfully issued six refusals to open a criminal case, however he asked the court to dismiss the claims, not providing any arguments to support this opinion. The Ministry of Finance officer objected only to the size of the sum, considering that the sum of fifty thousand rubles was overstated.
As a result the judge of Leninskiy District Court of Grozny mister Pisarenko partly sustained Ayma Makayeva's claim, having awarded 10 000 RUR of compensation for moral damages.
As we have previously reported, the case of Zaynalov is mentioned in the report on the status of investigation of criminal cases , initiated based on the facts of torture and enforced disappearances in the Chechen Republic, developed by lawyers with the Interregional NGO «Committee Against Torture». This report was handed over to the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.


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Patricia Campbell Watson, 52,Chester native
Patricia Campbell Watson, 52, of High Springs, Fla., a former resident of Tinicum, died at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Sept. 11.
Born in Chester, Mrs. Watson resided in High Springs for the past three years. She lived previously in Deerfield Beach.
A devoted and loving homemaker, Mrs. Watson was a member of St. Madeline Catholic Church. She was also a member of the Moose Lodge Number 1140 in Alachua, Fla.
Mrs. Watson was the daughter of the late Charles B. Campbell, and the sister of the late Roseanne Burns.
Survivors: Husband, Robert A. "Bob" Watson Jr. of High Springs; mother, Margaret Campbell of Essington; son, Gary Stambaugh II of Deerfield Beach; daughter, Michelle McGovern of Eustis, Fla.' brothers, Charles Campbell of Essington, Curtis Campbell of Prospect Park, Douglas Campbell of Wilmington, Del.; sisters, Margy Stief of Essington, Anita Sarloa-Elliot of St. Cloud, Fla.; two grandchildren.
Service: Held in Florida.
Contributions: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Office of Institutional Advancement, 333 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia PA 19111.
Arrangements: Evans-Carter Funeral Home, Fla., and the Cavanagh Funeral Home, Media.


This past Friday I moved into a condo building that is directly across the street from the building where I used to live.
Here's the shout, Beloved: I am on the other side of the pain that I once experienced.
Church folk always say that God will carry us through to the "other side", but as we sit in the midst of our own personal hell, that other side seems distant, impossible, and unattainable. When I was in The Dark Place, everyone told me to pray about it and trust God. Truthfully, my mental responses were anything but saved and sanctified thoughts. I was hurting, and no amount of Jesus talk was going to help me. Yeah, I knew of God and what He could do for others, but I did not know Him for myself and I definitely did not trust Him. As I sat in my depression, I pulled further and further away from God. I was not upset with Him, but I was tired- tired of the pain and feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, and worthlessness.
So, what happened between that side of the street and this side? Praying friends.
Galatians 6:2 says that we are to "bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." When I could not pray and go to God on my behalf, my village prayed…and prayed…and prayed… interceding diligently on my behalf. James 5:16b is right when it says, "the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." As others began to pray incessantly for me, God continued to stretch His loving arm into my dark place, slowly but surely, pulling me out of the darkness and into His light. I am here today because of His grace. I am here today because of His mercy. I am here today because somebody prayed for me.
Now every day as I sit in my room and at my desk, I see my past. It does not haunt me or hold any power over me because it was defeated by the blood of the Lamb. As I sit here, high on the third floor, I sit above the problems and the situations that used to consume me over on the other side. Even as I write this message, I see a big stop sign that blocks me from going over there. While the stop sign is literal, the meaning is also spiritual.
God is telling me to stop before I even try to go over there.
God is separating me from my past.
Nothing of any value sits over on the other side.
There is peace on this side.
There is change on this side.
God's light is on this side.


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/** @file PlanarMeshTester.cpp
	@author Peter Bosler, Sandia National Laboratories
	@brief Unit test for PolyMesh2d objects and implementation.
*/
#include "PolyMesh2d.h"
#include "xyzVector.h"
#include "Field.h"
#include "OutputMessage.h"
#include "Logger.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <fstream>
#include "lpmConfig.h"
#include <sstream>

int main ( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
	const int procRank = 0;
	const int numProcs = 1;
	const OutputMessage::priority loggingLevel = OutputMessage::debugPriority;

	Logger* exeLog = Logger::Instance(loggingLevel, procRank, numProcs);

	std::stringstream ss;
    std::string s;
    ss << "-- LPM Version " << LPM_VERSION_MAJOR << "." << LPM_VERSION_MINOR << " -- \n ";
    ss << "   Unit Test " << argv[0] << " \n";
    ss << "		 This test builds planar meshes. \n";
    OutputMessage introMsg( ss.str(), OutputMessage::remarkPriority, "main");
    exeLog->logMessage(introMsg);

	const int initNest = 3;
	const double maxR = 1.0;

	std::cout << "*** Testing basic hexagonal/tri mesh construction ... " << std::endl;

	//
	// Test the basic constructor with a hexagon/triangle mesh
	//
	PolyMesh2d hexMesh(initNest, PolyMesh2d::triHexSeed, maxR, procRank, numProcs );
	LongMessage hexMeshStatus("hex/tri mesh built", OutputMessage::tracePriority, "main", hexMesh.getInfo() );
	exeLog->logMessage(hexMeshStatus);

	std::cout << "hexMesh has " << hexMesh.nDividedFaces() << " divided faces." << std::endl;

	char filename[56];
	int j = std::sprintf(filename, "hexMesh_nest%d.m", initNest);
	hexMesh.outputToMatlab( filename );
	std::cout << "*** Test complete" << std::endl;

	//
	// test basic constructor with a rectangular/quadrilateral mesh
	//
	std::cout << "*** Testing basic rectangular/quad mesh construction ... " << std::endl;
	PolyMesh2d quadMesh(initNest, PolyMesh2d::quadRectSeed, maxR, procRank, numProcs);
	LongMessage quadMeshStatus("rect/quad mesh built", OutputMessage::tracePriority, "main", quadMesh.getInfo() );
	exeLog->logMessage(quadMeshStatus);

	std::cout << "quadMesh has " << quadMesh.nDividedFaces() << " divided faces." << std::endl;

	j = std::sprintf(filename, "quadMesh_nest%d.m", initNest);
	quadMesh.outputToMatlab( filename);

	std::cout << "*** Test complete ... " << std::endl;

	//
	// test the point-query algorithm
	//
	std::cout << "*** Testing point query algorithm in both meshes ... " << std::endl;
	const int N = 100;
	double x[N+1];
	double y[N+1];
	for ( int i = 0; i <= N; ++i )
	{
		x[i] = -maxR + 2.0*maxR * i / N;
		y[i] = -maxR + 2.0*maxR * i / N;
	}

	int hexlocs[N+1][N+1];
	int quadlocs[N+1][N+1];
	for ( int j =0; j <= N; ++j )
	{
		for ( int i = 0; i <= N; ++i )
		{
			xyzVector xij( x[i], y[j] );

			hexlocs[i][j] = hexMesh.locatePointInMeshFace( xij );
			quadlocs[i][j] = quadMesh.locatePointInMeshFace( xij );
		}
	}
	std::cout << "... query function returned ... " << std::endl;
	std::string locFile = "locations.m";

	std::ofstream hexfile( locFile.c_str() );
	hexfile << "xij = [";

	for ( int i = 0; i < N; ++i )
	{
		hexfile << x[i] << ", ";
	}
	hexfile << x[N] << "];" << std::endl;

	hexfile << "hexLoc = [";
	for ( int i = 0; i < N; ++i )
	{
		for ( int j = 0; j < N; ++j )
		{
			hexfile << hexlocs[i][j] << ", ";
		}
		hexfile << hexlocs[i][N] << "; ";
	}
	for ( int j = 0; j < N; ++j)
	{
		hexfile << hexlocs[N][j] << ", ";
	}
	hexfile << hexlocs[N][N] << "]; " << std::endl;

	hexfile << "quadLoc = [";
	for ( int i = 0; i < N; ++i )
	{
		for ( int j = 0; j < N; ++j )
		{
			hexfile << quadlocs[i][j] << ", ";
		}
		hexfile << quadlocs[i][N] << "; ";
	}
	for ( int j = 0; j < N; ++j)
	{
		hexfile << quadlocs[N][j] << ", ";
	}
	hexfile << quadlocs[N][N] << "]; " << std::endl;
	std::cout << "*** Test complete. " << std::endl;

	//
	// test the adjacency functions
	//
	std::cout << "*** Testing mesh adjacency and dual mesh adjacency functions ... " << std::endl;
// 	int hexMeshFaceQuery = hexMesh.nFaces()-1;
// 	int quadMeshFaceQuery = quadMesh.nFaces()-1;
	int hexMeshFaceQuery = 3*hexMesh.nFaces()/4-11;
 	int quadMeshFaceQuery = 3*quadMesh.nFaces()/4-11;
	xyzVector faceXY;

	std::string adjacencyFile = "adjacencies.m";

	std::ofstream adjFile( adjacencyFile.c_str() );

	faceXY = hexMesh.facePosition(hexMeshFaceQuery);
	adjFile << "hexFaceXY = [" << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "];"<< std::endl;

	faceXY = quadMesh.facePosition(quadMeshFaceQuery);
	adjFile << "quadFaceXY = [" << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "];" << std::endl;

	std::vector<int> hexEdgesAroundFace = hexMesh.ccwEdgesAroundFace( hexMeshFaceQuery );
	std::vector<int> hexAdjFaces = hexMesh.ccwAdjacentFaces( hexMeshFaceQuery );
	std::vector<int> hexVertsAroundFace = hexMesh.ccwVerticesAroundFace( hexMeshFaceQuery );
	int hexVertQuery = hexVertsAroundFace[0];
	std::vector<int> hexFacesAroundVertex = hexMesh.ccwFacesAroundVertex( hexVertQuery );

	std::vector<int> quadEdgesAroundFace = quadMesh.ccwEdgesAroundFace( quadMeshFaceQuery );
	std::vector<int> quadAdjFaces = quadMesh.ccwAdjacentFaces( quadMeshFaceQuery );
	std::vector<int> quadVertsAroundFace = quadMesh.ccwVerticesAroundFace( quadMeshFaceQuery );
	int quadVertQuery = quadVertsAroundFace[1];
	std::vector<int> quadFacesAroundVertex = quadMesh.ccwFacesAroundVertex( quadVertQuery );

	std::cout << "Querying hexMesh face " << hexMeshFaceQuery << ", and hexMesh vertex " << hexVertQuery << std::endl;
	std::cout << "... face " << hexMeshFaceQuery << " adjFaces = ";
	for ( int i = 0; i < hexAdjFaces.size(); ++i)
		std::cout << hexAdjFaces[i] << ", ";
	std::cout << std::endl;

	std::cout << "... faces around vertex " << hexVertQuery << "  = " ;
	for ( int i = 0; i < hexFacesAroundVertex.size(); ++i)
		std::cout << hexFacesAroundVertex[i] << ", ";
	std::cout << std::endl;

	xyzVector vertXY = hexMesh.particlePosition(hexVertQuery);
	adjFile << "hexVertXY = [" << vertXY.x << ", " << vertXY.y << "];" << std::endl;
	adjFile << "hexFacesAroundVertXY = [" ;
	for ( int i = 0; i < hexFacesAroundVertex.size()-1; ++i)
	{
		faceXY = hexMesh.facePosition( hexFacesAroundVertex[i] );
		adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "; ";
	}
	faceXY = hexMesh.facePosition( hexFacesAroundVertex[hexFacesAroundVertex.size()-1] );
	adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "];" << std::endl;

	adjFile << "hexAdjFaces = [";
	for ( int i = 0; i < hexAdjFaces.size()-1; ++i )
	{
		faceXY = hexMesh.facePosition( hexAdjFaces[i] );
		adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "; ";
	}
	faceXY = hexMesh.facePosition( hexAdjFaces[hexAdjFaces.size()-1]);
	adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "];" << std::endl;

	std::cout << "Querying quadMesh face " << quadMeshFaceQuery << ", and quadMesh vertex " << quadVertQuery << std::endl;
	std::cout << "... face " << quadMeshFaceQuery << " adjFaces = " ;
	for ( int i = 0; i < quadAdjFaces.size(); ++i )
		std::cout << quadAdjFaces[i] << ", ";
	std::cout << std::endl;

	vertXY = quadMesh.particlePosition(quadVertQuery );
	adjFile << "quadVertXY = [" << vertXY.x << ", " << vertXY.y << "];" << std::endl;
	adjFile << "quadFacesAroundVertexXY = [";
	for ( int i = 0; i < quadFacesAroundVertex.size() - 1; ++i )
	{
		faceXY = quadMesh.facePosition( quadFacesAroundVertex[i] );
		adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "; " ;
	}
	faceXY = quadMesh.facePosition( quadFacesAroundVertex[quadFacesAroundVertex.size() - 1] );
	adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "]; " << std::endl;

	adjFile << "quadAdjFaces = [";
	for ( int i = 0; i < quadAdjFaces.size()-1; ++i)
	{
		faceXY = quadMesh.facePosition( quadAdjFaces[i] );
		adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "; ";
	}
	faceXY = quadMesh.facePosition( quadAdjFaces[quadAdjFaces.size()-1] );
	adjFile << faceXY.x << ", " << faceXY.y << "]; " << std::endl;

	std::cout << "*** Test complete. " << std::endl;
return 0;
};

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Electronic Arts is one of those publishers that people love to hate. And it's understandable why, with their propensity for shuttering beloved developers after buying them out and all.
Several days ago, the trend looked like it might continue as Electronic Arts made a massive $400 million+ acquisition of Respawn Entertainment, the developers of the Titanfall series. While the news should have been positive, the recent closure of Visceral Games had many Titanfall fans concerned that Electronic Arts would eventually do the same to Respawn. But Respawn Entertianment CEO Vince Zampella wants to assure fans that this is not heading towards disaster.
Speaking to Venture Beat alongside his new boss Patrick Soderlund, Zampella stated that he wasn't concerned about Respawn Entertainment being shut down by EA at all, and reiterated that there are plenty of benefits to joining the EA family of studios. It was also made clear that development and support for Respawn titles would not be compromised by this deal.
It doesn't change the future of Titanfall. Except maybe we get more resources and better alignment. There are only positives to come from it. We are not going to drastically change the game because of it. But we may get resources to make the game slightly better. We see the need for bigger resources to make bigger games that are at the right level of competitiveness. EA has great knowledge for live services stuff that we are looking at and the game industry is transitioning to that. Ultimately, my message is we are still Respawn and we are going to make the same games we did before, and hopefully better. Anyone who is a fan of Respawn should trust us that what we are doing what we think is best for the future of Respawn and our games. We intend to deliver to our fans everything and more than we did in the past.
Despite these poor sales figures, it's important to remember that there weren't inherent flaws in Titanfall 2 that caused the slump, it looks more like a case of extremely poor planning. And with Respawn allegedly working on Titanfall 3, it will be interesting to see how they can make the series even better with a greater breadth of resources and expertise behind them.
Titanfall 2 is currently available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.


Its time for the Easter StaxofSax Saxophone workshop 2017.
Please see the leaflet for details of the date and venue and contact details.
We will also be continuing with the format that we had at Christmas, with Large ensemble in the morning and Jazz OR small ensemble in the afternoon. Its your choice as to which you do after lunch, just let me know your preference.
Could I ask that everyone forwards this post on so that we can get in touch with as many Saxophonists as possible please.
We have 30 spaces to fill and would love to see a full hall.
Just an update for those procrastinators amongst you., We have 22 places booked on this workshop and that leaves only another 8 available, and they are going fast now as people finalise their plans for Christmas.
If you would like to join us for a fun day of after Christmas music making in Leicester then please let me know.
I have attached the flyer with the full details for you to look at and please share to any sax playing buddies and teachers.
Who is up for a days saxophonistic activity?? we have 7 dedicated players already booked for our next workshop. The date is set for the 10th of April at the South Leicester Salvation Army in South Wigston. This is an excellent facility with great acoustics, a free car park and an on site cafe.
We will cover both large ensemble playing and jazz improvisation.
The cost of the day is £30 per player.
22 sax players of all shapes and sizes, from curved and straight Sopranos right down to our very first Bass sax had a great day of making music yesterday.
We should have 26, which would have been our biggest event yet, but the seasonal plagues took their toll on four players. Hopefully they will be able to join us on the next one.
If you check out our Staxofsax Saxophone workshop page you will find that one of our regular attendees, Mandy, has posted some recordings, including the initial playing of 'Lady Marmalade and the final playing of the arrangement.
Have a listen to the improvisation recording and bear in mind that at least for of the players had never improvised before. So well done to them.
An extra thank you should go to Mandy for bringing along enough cupcakes with saxophone decorations on for everyone to enjoy with their lunch.
Keep an eye out for the next event which will hopefully be at easter.
I Think this must be the summer for Garden Parties as I have taken bookings for 2 in 2 weeks. I love this type of gig as they are nice and relaxed and I get to meet some really nice people into the bargain. Its not a bad way at all to make a living is it.
In 2012 I was asked to play at a charity concert to raise much needed funds for the Alzheimer's charity. The concert was organised by a gentleman I met whilst busking, and he puts these events on every 2 years.
He rang yesterday and asked me to play again, this time to raise money for Prostate Cancer funds. I of course, agreed to join in the fun and play a few tunes. So if you are around the Braunstone Working mens club in Leicester on Saturday the 8th November at 8pm, why not come and say hi and help raise some money for a very worthwhile cause.
Conference Dinner at the Belfry Hotel, Wishaw.
Wednesday afternoon saw me driving to the Belfry Hotel, part of the Belfry Golf resort near Sutton Coldfield. This is a very swish venue with a Hotel, Conference Suite, Spa and 3 Golf courses.
The event was a pre-conference drinks and dinner for a large nationwide law firm and they certainly picked a lovely day for it.
Music started at 6.30pm in the bar for drinks and gathering before moving into the Woodlands Suite for a very nice 3 course meal. Tunes ranged from Jazz standards, Michael Buble, The Beatles, Glen Miller, Van Morrison and lots of others.
I had a good chat with a very nice gentleman who played sax who was going to be playing at a friends party and just wanted some advice on tunes.
I finished playing at 9.15pm and handed over to the guest speaker and the rest of the evenings activities.
There were lots of positive comments and I have since received an enquiry about another event.


Scoot Airways to partner with Virgin Australia to boost networking.
While Scoot airways partners with Tiger airlines at Singapore hub, promoting transfer traffic between the two airliners and selling seats on each other's flights, a Scoot spokesperson mentioned the carrier had "no arrangement" with Tigerair Australia.
In addition to being the 100 percent parent owner of Scoot Airways, Singapore Air holds a little over 20.1 % of Virgin and is a majority shareholder of Tiger airways Singapore. Virgin air has recently completed a full takeover of Tigerair Australia.


John Paul (Jack) Ferguson is a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame, with a Great Books major and a Constitutional Studies minor. On campus he is a section editor for The Irish Rover, an occasional contributor to The Observer, and a Student Fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, and the Tocqueville Program. Jack reads C.S. Lewis and Victor Hugo obsessively, and plays on the Notre Dame squash team.


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§ 404.336. How do I become entitled to widow's or widower's benefits as a surviving divorced spouse?
(1) You were validly married to the insured under State law as described in § 404.345 or are deemed to have been validly married as described in § 404.346.
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(1) You are entitled to wife's or husband's benefits for the month before the month in which the insured dies and you have attained full retirement age (as defined in § 404.409) or you are not entitled to old-age or disability benefits.
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(i) You were entitled to disability insurance benefits for December 1990 or eligible for supplemental security income or federally administered State supplementary payments, as specified in subparts B and T of part 416 of this chapter, respectively, for January 1991.
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(4) You have not previously received 36 months of payments based on disability when drug addiction or alcoholism was a contributing factor material to the determination of disability (as described in § 404.1535), regardless of the number of entitlement periods you may have had, or your current application for widow's or widower's benefits is not based on a disability where drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
(d) You are not entitled to an old-age benefit that is equal to or larger than the insured person's primary insurance amount.
(1) You remarried after you became 60 years old.
(i) You remarried after attaining age 50 but before attaining age 60.
(ii) At the time of the remarriage, you were entitled to widow's or widower's benefits as a disabled widow or widower.
(i) You remarried after attaining age 50.
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NOTE: This certificate will be available from early 2018.
This course is for owners or managers of properties and those who make decisions about the application of agrichemicals and manage or supervise others doing agrichemical application. This includes people working on farms, forests, orchards, vineyards and other industries where herbicides and other pesticides are used. The course is particularly relevant to those using motorised spray application equipment.
calibrate one type of motorised equipment.
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The first module is available as an e-learning package. Others are a combination of e-learning and face-to-face courses and practical exercises.
On successful completion of the theory and practical requirements for each module you will be awarded a Module Certificate and when all five modules are complete, you will be awarded the GROWSAFE Advanced certificate, with an endorsement for the sector you work in. Depending on your trainer, you may also have achieved relevant unit standards such as: 15189, 21558, 21560, 21565.
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