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The 10 Best Audiophile Headphones
We spent 45 hours on research, videography, and editing, to review the top choices for this wiki. While high-fidelity headphones are a somewhat subjective field, some brands and models stand out as the cream of the crop when it comes to accurate reproduction and perfect clarity. Devoted fans and dedicated professionals alike will appreciate this selection of audiophile-level cans, all of which are highly regarded by experts around the world. When users buy our independently chosen editorial picks, we may earn commissions to support our work. Skip to the best audiophile headphone on Amazon.
10. Oppo PM-3
The Oppo PM-3 are designed with a tight, closed-back ear covering intended to give you listening privacy when you take them out into the world. They're among the most affordable to employ ultra-wide planar magnetic resonators.
Weigh just over 10 ounces
3-foot cable included
Earcups aren't the most comfortable
PM-3B
9. Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x is the rare pair that lets you experience lossless quality without taking out a second mortgage. That said, they aren't nearly as polished as those ten times as expensive, but for emerging audiophiles, they're the perfect entry-level choice.
Earcups swivel 90 degrees
Great for all genres of music
Lack the immersion of high-end cans
ATH-M50x
8. Beyerdynamic T1 2nd Generation
The Beyerdynamic T1 2nd Generation utilize proprietary transducers that operate with tremendous efficiency, offering a wide soundscape with a great deal of transparency. They come with a 3-meter-long, detachable braided cable.
600-ohm impedance
Backed by a 5-year warranty
Need a powerful amplifier
7. Focal Elear
The M-shaped domes in the French-made Focal Elear are made from an aluminum-magnesium composite that offers great tonal response and a spacious listening perspective. They're exceptionally comfortable thanks to their one-inch-thick, memory foam ear cushions.
Incredible clarity at all volumes
Intended for balanced setup
Require a moderate break-in period
6. Audeze iSine20
Those who find headsets heavy and cumbersome should check out the Audeze iSine20, which sport an innovative, in-ear design that's considerably less obtrusive than other styles, rendering them far more portable and comfortable.
Allow for on-the-go studio work
Lightning version has a built-in dac
Essentially zero noise isolation
110-IE-1015-01
5. Denon AH-D7200
The latest in a beloved flagship line, the Denon AH-D7200 feature a wood-paneled, closed-back construction, a rarity among top-of-the-line models. While they're not exactly reference-level, their overall profile is clean, with no distortion or heavy coloring.
Slightly enhanced bass and vocals
Often seen in the dj booth
Somewhat two-dimensional soundstage
AH-D7200
4. Stax SR-009
The electrostatic Stax SR-009 utilize the original type of driver technology, which is still responsible for the finest sound today. This particular pair is commonly regarded as the best in its class, though they will set you back a small fortune.
Intended for serious listening only
Open and expansive soundstage
Require a dedicated external amp
3. Audeze LCD-X
Popular among audio perfectionists, the Audeze LCD-X are often relied upon by creators and collectors of high-definition recordings. They offer a greater range than nearly anything else around, stretching from an infrasonic 5 hertz, to the upper limits of human hearing.
106-mm planar magnetic drivers
A wide and expansive soundstage
Lambskin-covered memory foam earpads
100-LX-1015-00
2. Sony MDR-Z1R
At the high end of an often underrated product family reside the Sony MDR-Z1R, whose large earcups are surpassed only by their huge sound. Their massive, 70-mm transducers will make your head feel like it's swimming in a deep ocean of pristine vibrations.
True high-resolution reproduction
Resonance-free all-metal housing
Among the best at blocking noise
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1. Sennheiser HD 800 S
The Sennheiser HD 800 S make a worthy addition to any sound snob's wearable collection. They're well-known to provide total circumaural immersion, due to innovative absorption technology that isolates your experience while letting individual instruments soar.
Balanced 4-pin xlr plug
Remarkably low-profile design
Highly accurate source reproduction
Inside Audiophile Headphones
What is it, then, that can make one pair of cans so much more expensive, or sound so much better, than another?
Sure they're different, but they're both just carbonated, flavored sugar water.
When you begin to look closely at the components that come together to form most audiophile headphones, you see that there aren't a whole lot of variables to adjust from brand to brand.
A signal is converted from its digital state by a dense magnetized coil of copper wire that vibrates a membrane, usually made of plastics, or fabrics, or a combination of the two, and that sound hits you in the ear along with the resonance of the ear cup itself. Pretty simple stuff.
What is it, then, that can make one pair of cans so much more expensive, or sound so much better, than another? At times, it can feel like distinguishing between two other cans: Pepsi and Coke. Sure they're different, but they're both just carbonated, flavored sugar water. Is either really better than the other (yes, one is better, and it's called Royal Crown)?
Well, since the primary point of signal conversion is that magnetized coil of wire, the quality of that magnetic field is about as vital as that of any other component.
Many nicer headphones will use neodymium magnets, which are touted as the strongest permanent magnet available on the market, though it's important to note that even these have their own grades to them.
Once it's all put together, things like the diameter of the main speaker, and the size and shape of the ear cup will all play a role in tonal quality and bass response. Generally speaking, the smaller these two things, the less likely you're going to get a deep bass.
To Tweak Or Not To Tweak
I hope your taste in music is eclectic. I really do. What we listen to says a lot about who we are, and the more musical styles we expose ourselves to with an open mind, the more we'll find to like. This will do nothing but make you a more interesting, well-rounded person. I believe it's inevitable.
If you only really listen to modern pop music, hip hop, and R&B, you might want to start out by sacrificing those mids for a booming bass and clear vocals.
Eclectic musical tastes will also likely make you better versed in the equalizer settings in your car, on your phone and your computer. That Carter Family track is going to sound pretty strange if your EQ is set up to maximize your dubstep experience.
Each style of music thrives at its own equalization, and knowing what your new set of headphones is designed to play will tell you how you ought to tweak your EQ, for the best sound on your favorite tracks. You might find that a set with deeper bass is stifling the vital mid tones in your favorite classical pieces, so you can lower some of the bottom frequencies or boost the mids and highs as you see fit.
This is the case with a tremendous amount of headphones produced for audiophiles in the past decade. The advent of Beats by Dr. Dre has a lot to do with this trend, as those headphones came along and told the marketplace that it needed as much bass as humanly possible, whether it knew it or not.
It's taken a while for manufacturers to fight back against the empire of the lower case 'b', but companies like AKG and V-Moda are daring to reduce their bass output in favor of a clearer, more balanced sound.
If you only really listen to modern pop music, hip hop, and R&B, you might want to start out by sacrificing those mids for a booming bass and clear vocals. Most all other styles though will work best with something a little less artificially bass driven.
Communing In Private: On Headphones and Isolation
I was on a road trip once with my childhood best friend and his family, some time around the fifth grade. We each had the same CD in our respective Discman players. We got the discs spinning on track one at the 0:00 mark, and simultaneously pressed play so that we could listen together without bothering with the music on the car radio. It was a great bonding experience to be a separated individual in sync with your friend right next to you.
When they first came around, headphones were a military device.
That's because music is a communal art. We come together to make it and appreciate it. Of course, our tastes vary so wildly in today's endless musical expanse that it's increasingly difficult to share music without the fear of offending another, or embarrassing ourselves by openly displaying anything we like.
Now, headphones are neither the cause of our increasing social anxiety and alienation, nor are they necessarily an antidote for it.
When they first came around, headphones were a military device. Later, they entered the private sector through telephone and radio operations, but they didn't truly become a staple in our way of life until the advent of the Walkman in the late 1970s.
Now they're as ubiquitous as denim jeans, and the right pair can set you apart from the crowd in wondrous ways while you peacefully appreciate the finest nuances of your favorite music. Just don't forget to let someone else in the bubble every once in a while.
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Last updated on June 13, 2018 by Christopher Thomas
Building PCs, remodeling, and cooking since he was young, quasi-renowned trumpeter Christopher Thomas traveled the USA performing at and organizing shows from an early age. His work experiences led him to open a catering company, eventually becoming a sous chef in several fine LA restaurants. He enjoys all sorts of barely necessary gadgets, specialty computing, cutting-edge video games, and modern social policy. He has given talks on debunking pseudoscience, the Dunning-Kruger effect, culinary technique, and traveling. After two decades of product and market research, Chris has a keen sense of what people want to know and how to explain it clearly. He delights in parsing complex subjects for anyone who will listen -- because teaching is the best way to ensure that you understand things yourself.


Rose of Fire is a free ebook prequel to the Carlos Ruiz Zafón's The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. The story is described as telling the history of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, which intrigued me as this remains on of the main mysteries for me in the first two books of the series, The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game. However, while the story does tell the origins, it doesn't tell the complete history of the Cemetery, so while it answers some questions, it really just leaves as many questions. Part of me would like a more complete history of the Cemetery, but there's still a part of me that doesn't want it explained, that feels that the origins of the Cemetery should remain shrouded in mystery.
The ebook also includes the first four chapters of the final book, The Prisoner of Heaven, so if you are a fan of Zafón and the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series, this would be an excellent read. Of course, the ebook is free, so really, how can you go wrong?


I was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. My parents named me for General Douglas McArthur (it was Pear Harbor Day, and McArthur is the link). I mostly grew up in Butte, Montana, but have a brief history in Pinedale and Newcastle, Wyoming. I received an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Black Hills State University in Spearfish. Straight out of college, my first professional radio job was at KBFS in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Followed by KTFI in Twin Falls, Idaho; KAAT-FM in Oakhurst/Fresno Calif., and other jobs too numerous to mention including 15 years (total) in two stints with KQSW/Rock Springs, where I was news Director and co-hosted the morning show. Why go back a second time? The owner was a friend of mine. People thought I was crazy to go there, but the people you know are what makes a community. I also worked as a TV anchor/reporter for KTWO television in Casper in 2000, and as a correspondent for the State News Service. I first came to Cheyenne to work for KMUS IN 1996. Came back here in 2008, and have been with Townsquare Media and KGAB since.
While the district says the flags have not been banned, the head of Wyoming Equality says a closer look shows that isn't so clear-cut.
The outlook pertains only to the danger posed by snowmelt. Heavy or extended rainfall could push the danger much higher.
KGAB news attempted to contact Wyoming Equality Executive Director Sara Burlingame via both email and telephone on Tuesday morning about Clem's comments but did not receive an immediate response.
The exact details on the crash which closed the highway were not immediately known.
Over 600 people responded to the online poll.
Three weeks ago racist and anti-gay flyers were posted at the school.
LCSD#1 issued a statement early Friday afternoon saying that while Confederate flags are indeed banned, rainbow flags are not.
High temperatures may hit the mid-70s Friday and Saturday.
The statement says, among other things, that staff are on alert and district buildings are operating with a single point of access.
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Two new nurseries in Angus starting to take shape
Location : Angus
Region : Tayside
Robertson Tayside
A group of councillors and senior managers from Angus Council today (16 December) visited the busy sites of the two new, purpose built early learning and childcare centres in Carnoustie and Forfar to see progress on the construction projects, scheduled for completion the end of June 2020.
Kevin Dickson, Managing Director, Robertsons Construction and Angus Council's Convener of Children and Learning Committee Councillor Wann led Councillor Speed and a group of local councillors, along with Service Leader (Early Years and Early Intervention) Victoria Smith and Manager Capital Projects Dave Smith around the sites and updated them on the current stage of work. Workers have been on site since October 2019 carrying out groundworks and are now constructing the building superstructures.
The two new centres are part of Angus Council's plan to meet the Scottish Government's increase in early learning and childcare entitlement from 600 hours of funded early learning and childcare to 1140 hours from August 2020 for all three and four-year-olds, and eligible two-year-olds.
The Carnoustie Centre at Pitskelly Park will provide for up to 205 children, while the Forfar Centre at Taylor Street will provide for up to 155 children. Each building will have dedicated outdoor space.
Councillor Wann, Convener of Angus Council Children and Learning Committee said: "I am delighted to see progress on the new sites at Carnoustie and Forfar which will cater for more than 350 children from next year. These nurseries are part of our commitment to making Angus the best place in Scotland in which children grow, learn and thrive by providing high quality early learning and childcare so it's great to see the progress that's been made."
Councillor Speed, Vice Convener of Children and Learning Committee said: "These sites are really important for Angus as they will provide a great learning environment for children and a fantastic facility of staff and will ensure we can offer high quality, flexible and accessible early learning and childcare the children of Angus deserve."
Kevin Dickson, Managing Director, Robertson Tayside, said: "We're proud to be delivering these new Early Years Centres in Carnoustie and Forfar, with the facilities set to fill a vital role in widening access to early education. Our team is making good progress on both centres and it was a pleasure to welcome councillors and council officials for a closer look at the projects."
Gary Bushnell, Chief Executive, hub East Central Scotland said: "It is great to see the new early learning and childcare centres taking shape. The construction programme continues on schedule and we look forward to managing the successful delivery of another high quality education facility for Angus Council that has been designed to meet the needs of the community for years to come."
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The Healing of the Time Line. Helps to pull discrepancies together to find a balance towards synchronicity.
Dominant Characteristics: A very independent person who is creative, possesses deep, instinctive wisdom, and who learns by teaching others. Is intelligent and cautious and not given to excess in any way. Acts rather than reacts. Is able to feel deep joy. Loves animals. Is sexually fulfilled in a loving and harmonious way.
Potential Challenge Aspects: May have been abused sexually, but also on various other levels). Has been through an "emotional storm". Reacts in extreme ways to people and situations. Is restless and disorientated. Makes hasty and irrational decisions.
Spiritual Level: Helps the user recover from disappointment resulting from spiritual deceit (such deceit puts the soul into a state of shock). Brings about higher insights.
Mental Level: Useful with nervous depressions and unknown fears that have led to deep depressive states. Establishes mental/spiritual orientation. Brings the user into the here and now. Recommended in all cases of shock.
Emotional Level: Liberates the individual from resentful thoughts and the results of possible physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse. Supports the psyche during dramatic changes in life.
Where to Apply the Substance: This is the only substance that needs to be applied in a very specific way - around the entire abdomen; also from the left earlobe to the left shoulder in a small band downward. Then, beginning under the left arm in a wide band down the whole left side of the trunk to the ankle. With thyroid gland problems apply around the throat. When muscles are tense, massage on the affected areas.
Affirmation: The only constant in life is change.
Distinctive Qualities: Part of Basic Chakra Set and The Rescue Set. Here, it relates to the "second chakra." On the left side of the body is the "etheric gap" where the "true aura" moves in shock situations. The constants of this bottle, if applied as prescribed, bring the aura back to its original position. This has a radical effect, very quickly restoring the person's health. Due to these fantastic effects, Bottle #26 is the most popular bottle in the Aura-Soma system. It also helps to heal animals, particularly after unconsciousness due to shock or anesthetics. In animals, the substance needs only to be applied around the abdomen. Apart from being sold in a 50 ml and 25 ml glass bottle, it is also available in a 25 ml plastic bottle, which can be easily carried. It can be used by others as well as the "owner".
(With respect to "abuse" see also "Distinctive Qualities" of Bottle #5). In many people, this bottle triggers great delight, or they dislike it very much. These feelings usually point to a shock situation that needs healing. In such case, it is recommended that the Shock Bottle be used first, then after a break, select your favorite bottle(s) anew.
When you can take matters no farther, bring things to a close. To attempt to force advancement or improvement is simply to go around in circles until yo reach stagnation. Trust in the product or outcome of your best efforts.
Examine physical appearance and conditions as a means of diagnosing their deeper meaning and hidden causes. The outer is a reflection of the inner: the present is a product of the past.
The physical stage is the last stage of creation. Until something has been brought to the physical level, the cycle of its purpose has not yet been completed. You must ground your visions into physical manifestations before you can move on to something new.
Bring your worthy ideas and intentions to the physical level. It generally requires more will to act or to produce than it does to think about what may work. However, until something is brought to the physical level it has not yet been fully tested, nor can it be expected to attract all of the rewards it deserves.
Some fear ending a project because they lack confidence in the repercussions. Letting your work go into the world, where its merit will be judged, is an act of faith. However, to resist this simply put off the inevitable. You will never be certain of the outcome until you receive it: and even then, when the results are upon you, interpreting their meaning is entirely subjective.
How do you know that you are not already experiencing success? Perhaps all that is needed is for you to permit yourself to drop your striving for something more, and to recognize, enjoy and take more complete advantage of what you have available.
The name of this Sphere is Kingdom. It represents the physical or earthly plane of existence. Physical expression is the final stage of creation: the physical plane is an outer expression of an inner process. Your activities on earth are a kind of proving-ground for your spiritual progress. Your outward, physical conditions are a sign or symbol pointing to the inner causes which brought them about. Conditions and individuals represented by this Sphere will ten to be characterized by materialism,rewards, success, completion and an emphasis on the physical level. Experiences represented by this Sphere are teaching you how to diagnose cases from effects, as well as how to deal with ending and success.


We are all born, we all live, we all die. It's a simple journey, but one fraught with potential difficulties, that are made simpler by our need to rely on each other.
That reliance begins when we are babies. We are born so helpless, we all need the care of parents twenty four hours a day to survive. For the majority, the need for physical care reduces over the years, and by the time we leave home, our reliance on family is mainly emotional, and practical. By then, if we are lucky, we have developed self reliance, independence, an ability to get along in the world. But we never lose the need for friendship and family: the people with whom we share our joys, hopes, aspirations, the people who we still rely on in our darkest hours.
For some, full self-reliance is never possible. Some are born with a disability/disabilities or chronic illness that means they will need physical and emotional support throughout life. All of us face the chance that we might become sick or disabled in later life, requiring major life changes and a recognition that things will be different from here on. But that doesn't mean life can't be lived to the full. With the right supports from friends and family, with the right amount of state funding they can be in control of, people who are sick or disabled live important, creative lives, full of hope and possibility.
And, of course, all of us, no matter how healthy and independent we are in our youth and middle years, there will come to a point where we begin to fade. Gradually we will find our joints aren't as flexible. We will suffer minor health crises that become major ones. We will learn to become more dependant on family and friends as we lose the ability to drive, to cook, to walk. Yet, even then, life is precious. If we have support and are surrounded by those who love us, we can still find pleasure in the simple things - listening to music on the radio, watching grandchildren play in the garden, a visit from an old friend.
With the right resources, a good life is always possible - even in the most adverse circumstances - as Sue Marsh articulates so clearly here. And yet, there will come a point for all of us when the pain, the loss of independence, the indignity, the sheer hard grind of it all becomes too much. What should we do then? How is life possible in such circumstances? Should it be allowed to continue in such circumstances?
The Right to Die movement believes that it shouldn't, that in the final moments, we all should have the choice of when we leave this world and that our families and friends should be able to help us without impunity. I know many good people who believe in this campaign, and believe we need to legislate for legalised assisted suicide. I have some sympathy with their views - none of us want to face indignity at the end, none of us want to be a burden to family and friends, and if someone we love begs for help to die, wouldn't we be hard hearted to respond?
I would never want to condemn someone who makes that choice, or someone who helps a friend or family member make that choice. And I don't believe justice is served by punishing those who help people they love in this way. But I can't support it being made into law, partly because I believe that end of life would be improved for everyone if the kind of care available in hospices was normal. Partly because I think the legal guidance as it stands, makes it possible for people who disagree with me to undertake assisted suicide even though they are technically breaking the law. And partly I can't support the legalisation of euthanasia because of the possible unintended consequences, particularly at the moment. Because, no matter how good the intent, no matter how many guarantees may be in place, once the state says it is legal to carry out assisted suicide, it becomes easier for the state to intervene in other situations. Right now, that's a very scary prospect for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses and their allies. The era of austerity has resulted in an unprecedented rise in hostility to disabled people, the highest rates of disabled hate crime recorded and as disabled and sick people struggling to survive as they bear the brunt of the cuts. When Colin Brewer, a Cornwall Councillor said disabled children should be put down because they cost too much it was good to see that he was condemned. However, he is not alone, Geoffrey Clark, a UKIP candidate has expressed similar views, and how many more agree in private? No wonder Baroness Campbell told the House of Lords earlier this year in a debate on assisted suicide this is a dangerous time to consider legalising euthanasia. The shadow of the Nazis T4 programme still hangs over disabled and sick people - and sadly, I no longer believe it could never happen here.
It doesn't have to though. If enough of us work together to make sure the rights of sick and disabled people are always at the forefront of society. If enough of us, work together to ensure everyone who requires support gets it. If enough of us recognise that we all rely on each other to survive.
Because everyone has the right to life. And everyone has the capacity to live the fullest life possible.
All it takes is a little bit of support.
My last fast proved remarkably easy, in that I didn't feel too hungry most of the day, and the last few hours didn't feel like a countdown for once. There were however, several moments when I felt low and close to tears, as I had done previously, which confirms for me that going without food is not good for anyone.
Friday's fast was in memory of Karen Sherlock, another person who suffered from the horrors of the work capability assessment. I've written about Karen before because although I never met her, we spoke several times on social media, and she was keen to share her story with the Atos Stories project. Like many, I followed her fight to be placed in the support group where she could claim Employment Support Allowance without being put under pressure. And like many I was horrified that any system could be so inhumane to find a person needing regular dialysis with multiple health problems, fit for work. I was further horrified to discover that Karen was also the victim of a particular piece of cruelty of the welfare reform act, losing her ESA because she'd been placed in work related activity for a year. So I was delighted by her announcement that she'd finally won her battle.
Sadly, Karen died less than a fortnight later; another person whose last months had been made more stressful by the Work Capability Assessment process. Another person struggling for the right to have enough money to live not comfortably, but sufficient for her needs. Another person whose complex mix of conditions - diabetes, heart, kidney problems - meant having enough money to buy the right food was so important.
Karen's story is unfortunately not an isolated one; and whilst disabled and sick people are bearing the brunt of the food crisis, so too are families on low incomes and benefits. I took part in End Hunger Fast to help raise awareness of Karen and all the people like her who struggle for the right to have a basic income sufficient for their needs. A struggle that would be unnecessary if politicians had stopped and listened to the many voices raised in protest as the Welfare Reform Act was forced through Parliament two years ago. A struggle that could be over if politicians started listening now. They could start by listening to the voices of disabled people reflected in the new "Beyond the Barriers" report published last week by the Spartacus network, which clearly sets out how providing the right support for people is not only the right thing to do morally, but also economically and brings value to the taxpayer. They could listen to the voices of the Trussell Trust who today published figures demonstrating a 163% rise in the numbers of people using foodbanks this year. They could listen to the End Hunger Fast campaigners who have fasted in so many ways this Lent and who will be vigilling outside Parliament tonight as the fast comes to an end.
Most of all they could take heed of the message behind the "Beyond the Barriers" report - "Work for those who can. Security for those who can't. Support for all" - because that is what a decent society should look like.
Keith and Simon finished their phenomenal 40 day fast at the weekend, Scott finishes his today. If you're in London today you can join the End Hunger Fast vigil at Old Palace Yard, Westminster, at 6pm.
I have to admit I was sort of looking forward to this fast as it is always much easier to do something difficult when you are joining thousands of people who think and believe as you do. I'd also foolishly anticipated my fifth fast wouldn't be so hard, as each week has become progressively easier. However, it didn't turn out like that - yesterday was as demanding as the very first fast I made on Ash Wednesday. I'm not quite sure why - it might be down to my life being quite stressful at the moment; or that I hadn't recovered from a 5hr round trip on Mother's Day; or that I had one too many glasses of white wine the night before. Whatever the reason, I woke up with a raging headache and nausea interspersed with strong hunger pains. And though it was a boost to see so many people on Facebook and Twitter posting pictures of their empty bowls and plates, I left for work feeling weak and feeble.
It didn't get much better during the day. We'd agreed to provide lunch for some guests, so I spent an hour in a meeting where everyone else was eating apart from me. This was followed by a bring and share lunch for a highly respected colleague who was retiring. I couldn't not go, but watching others eat, smelling the delicious food was challenging to say the least. By the time I got home, I was faint with hunger, which was the point when I realised that I'd not taken the vegetable stock drink I normally have. (It's my remedy for recovering from tummy bugs, as it provides the illusion of eating and injects a bit of salt in the body). That seemed to help a bit, as did checking in the National Day of Fasting Facebook page and catching up with others who were definitely feeling the same or worse.
I normally find the last few hours of the fast the hardest, but they were made easier this week by me having a busy evening. My son was lighting a stage show so needed dropping off, after which it was time for prayers in Church. Each week through Lent, our parish comes together to meditate on the Stations of the Cross - the stages of Jesus' journey to death - followed by silent prayer. This week the hour of prayer was for all those who go hungry - the bags of food in the food-bank box a reminder of the food poverty in our local community. It's been a while since I've done Stations of the Cross, and the simple meditation by Pope Francis, was both a powerful prayer, and a reminder to me that Jesus through his life and death continually calls us to act with justice.
I left early to head down to Pegasus Theatre to see the show my son was lighting. "Stories for Survival" was an ambitious piece of theatre by anyone's standards - a re-working of "The Arabian Nights" through drama, dance and music, reflecting on violence, forgiveness, political repression, and the struggle for refugees to survive. What was most impressive was that the performers, composers, stage designers, technical crew were all young people. It was wonderful to see their commitment to the work and I found it particularly poignant, in a week when 18 year old Yashika Bageerathi was forcibly deported in brutal circumstances, a victim of anti immigrant scaremongering, despite the brilliant campaigning of her class mates.
"Stories for Survival" also seems an apposite title for many people in this country today. The people who are living hand to mouth on zero hours contracts that never guarantee a steady income. The people who live on just above the minimum wage, struggling to get by. Those whose housing benefit has been capped, so ends never meet however far they stretch them. The people who are the recipients of the thousand and one cuts of that cruellest of acts, the 2012 Welfare Reform Act. So many struggling to survive with dignity and respect, whilst the rich get richer, politicians turn their backs and the media denigrates them.
"It has come to my attention that while many of my friends and I were at the funeral of our good friend Paul Reekie, aged 48, it would appear that you were giving a speech in Parliament announcing your intentions to slash the benefits paid to the poorest and most vulnerable in our society.
"I thought I would let you know that Paul took his own life. He didn't leave a note but he laid out two letters on his table. One was notifying him that his housing benefit had been stopped. The other was notifying him that his incapacity benefit had been stopped.
"The reason I'm writing this letter is just so you know the human cost of attacking those on benefits."
Sadly George ignored him. For the last four years, he has promoted a economic policy driven by the myth that the welfare state is too expensive, and needs to be cut in order to reduce the deficit. He continues to ignore too, that the policy is not only inhumane, it's not working. Since the Coalition Government has come into power the national debt has increased not decreased . And yet the cuts keep coming, and human cost will continue to rise as a result.
All of which is why End Hunger Fast matters as a campaign, and why we need to keep campaigning when the fasting is done.This week the All Parliamentary Party Group on Hunger and Food Poverty launched an inquiry into the growth of food banks, attended by our very own Keith Hebden. Despite some crass comments from one Tory MP, the fact the committee recognises the importance of researching food poverty is an important step in changing hearts and minds in Parliament. A little sign of hope that we're beginning to make a difference. And a sign that we shouldn't let up.
The National Day of Fasting may be over, but Keith Hebden, Simon Cross and Scott Albrecht are still at it. Their forty day fast will continue till Palm Sunday (13th April 2014). You can help by cheering them on via social media, by telling as many people as you can about their witness and by taking action as recommended on the End Hunger Fast website. And keep on acting once Lent is over.
For - as End Hunger Fast say on their website - food poverty is a national and moral crisis. It is time we made sure politicians on all sides of the political spectrum started paying attention to this crisis. In 2010, buoyed by a sense that the public wanted economic stability, George Osborne could ignore the warning of Paul Reekie's death, and declare austerity was the only solution to the financial crisis. Let's make 2014 the year the human cost of the cuts becomes clear to the nation. The year public opinion begins to change on welfare. The year politicians disregard this moral crisis at their peril.
End Hunger Fast - Week 4.
This week was my fourth fast for End Hunger Fast, which, felt in some ways easier than others. I had hunger pangs in the morning, and for the last hour, but for most of the day found myself not thinking too much about food. I did, however, feel quite mentally weak; particularly because my day began with a pretty stressful work issue that almost had me in tears before I reached the office. All of which leads me to conclude that most people can get used to anything - if you go hungry often, your body is likely to adjust- but in the long term it's never going to be good for your physical and emotional well being.
For yesterday's fast I chose to remember a man who is only known to campaigners as George from Chesterfield due to this article in 2011. I remembered George, because it is his story that brought Atos and the Work Capability Assessment to my attention, kick-starting the Atos Stories project. Despite having a heart condition, angina and regular chest pain, Atos found him fit to work, requiring him to be placed on Job Seeker's Allowance and look for a job. Eight months later he won his appeal and was placed in the work related activity group, enabling him to claim Employment Support Allowance. But due to the constant reassessment required by the DWP, he was soon called in for another medical. He died of a heart attack the day before he was due to attend, his widow convinced the stress killed him.
George did not die of hunger; unlike some of the people I have been remembering in my fasts, his cupboards weren't totally bare. But, even on £90/week and whatever income his wife brought in, it is likely that food was a struggle. And the fear of that benefit being reduced by £30/week - a significant reduction for a low income family that would surely have added pressure to their budget - must have contributed to the stress that was a factor in his death.
Since I read George's story, I've lost count of the amount of people who have died from Atos-induced stress, hunger, or fear. Not surprisingly really, the DWP's own figures (before they stopped producing them) suggested that 32 people were dying each week after being placed in work related activity group. It's a national scandal, which is now firmly in the public eye thanks to the brilliant campaigning of Black Triangle, Disabled People Against Cuts, Kaliya Franklin, Sue Marsh and others. In fact the WCA has become so toxic that Atos finally pulled out of the contract this week. Of course that won't stop the cruelty and chaos of the scheme, but it is a start.
And a start is what we need; because despite the progress we've made in campaigning on welfare issues, we've a long way to go. This week, for the first time ever the House of Commons, voted to cap welfare. A move initiated by the government, and disgracefully supported by Labour. By their own admission, this was less about ideology and more about playing politics. According to my MP's response to my request he rebel, Labour seems prouder of not falling into the Daily Mail trap they believe Osborne had set up for them, then their lack of positive alternatives to welfare austerity. Sadly, the party that set up the welfare state is still too scared to articulate the strong moral argument for a social security system that takes care of those in need. I can see that they believe appealing to the middle is the only way they're going to win the next election, but we aren't going to end hunger that way. And judging from the latest opinion polls pandering to the right isn't doing them much good either.
For too many years politicians on all sides, have continued to promote the lie that the welfare system is a burden on the taxpayer. A lie that has led to a situation of such dire food poverty that 500,000 people sought the help of food banks last year, whilst 5,500 people were admitted to hospital for malnutrition. If we are to make a change from the toxic politics of WCA, workfare, sanctions, bedroom tax that have caused this mass hunger, it is time we had a changed narrative. One that restores a belief in social security for everyone who loses their job, becomes sick, or ends up a single parent. One that says that in a rich nation, no child should starve, no disabled or sick person should live in fear of medical assessment, no adult should be anxious about how to pay their bills. Labour, as the main opposition party, is in the perfect position to shape this narrative, yet it cowers in the corner too afraid to speak out. If we want real change in this country it is high time that Labour stops playing politics, ditches its neoliberal shadow chancellor and develops some real balls.
I happened to be in London on Thursday morning, in time to see Tony Benn's funeral cortege. It was moving to see how much he meant to so many, how his commitment to social justice had such an impact. Among the many banners on display, one jumped out at me. It said something to the effect that Benn stood up for the poor, the discriminated against; he was on the side of the people. I hope Ed Miliband and his team saw that sign when he went into church. I hope they recognised that the affection felt for Benn was due to his moral stance on so many issues, and his willingness to speak the truth even when it made him unpopular. And I hope they can begin to see that the only way out of the mess this country is in, is if they stop being scared, and become a party of the people once more. A party that places justice before politics, principle before media sound-bites, and acts on behalf of those most in need.
This week Keith Hebden, Scott Albrecht and Simon Cross passed the halfway point of their 40 day fast for End Hunger Fast. On Friday they are inviting us all to join them as part of a national day of fasting. I'll be fasting for the fifth time, remembering another welfare victim as I do. If it's at all possible, please consider joining us if you can.
Eighteen months after that budget, Helen and Mark Mullins took their lives after struggling to live on £57.50 a week. The reason for their limited income cannot be laid wholly at the coalition's door. They were trapped in a Kafkaesque situation where Helen was deemed not fit to work and therefore unable to claim JSA, but lacked a medical diagnosis for her learning disabilities that would have enabled her to claim incapacity benefit. Helen should have been offered support from Social Services, but somehow fell through the net. Given that all political parties apart from the Greens are wedded to austerity budgets, it is quite possible they'd have had the same experience under a Labour government and made the same choice to die. However, one thing that can't be disputed is that Helen and Mark were victims of an increasingly punitive approach to people claiming benefits. An approach begun by Thatcher, perpetuated by new Labour and accelerated by Cameron, Osborne and Duncan Smith. Nor can it be disputed that Osborne's approach to cutting the deficit is the most vicious of any Chancellor, hitting sick and disabled people more than any other groups in society. It is also clear that the cause of their suicide - no longer being able to cope with living off a few vegetables donated by the soup kitchen as they huddled for warmth in one room - has become more common place in the last four years.
I spent my day's fast thinking of Mark and Helen, praying as I did so that this year we had a budget with humanity, a budget that recognised the impact of cuts on the poor, a budget that would end hunger today. Unfortunately my prayer was not answered. Instead I was forced to listen to George Osborne boasting of his economic achievements (a tiny recovery spun as growth, a deficit that has increased since 2010). As the evening progressed, I became increasingly angry, the sick feeling in my stomach, partly due to hunger and partly due to disgust at his refusal to acknowledge the needs of the country. The most depressing moment of all was realising that the proposal to cap the benefits bill, was not only going to be made into primary legislation to ensure it continues for the next four years, but will be supported by Labour. In other words, when the money for welfare runs out, as it undoubtedly will, there will be more no more left for those in need. So we will see more queues at the foodbanks, more people go hungry, more suicides, whilst wealthy politicians on all sides of the house stand by and let it happen.
As with last week, the last couple hours of my fast were difficult; I was hungry, I felt sick and I was raging. And then something rather wonderful happened. Grant Shapps tweeted what must rank as one of the most crass political messages ever, celebrating the cut in tax duty "to help hardworking people do more of the things they enjoy." After a quick check that it wasn't a spoof, Twitter and Facebook was soon full of hilarious parody versions (this was my particular favourite). Suddenly, angry and sick as I was, I began to laugh and laughing felt good. Because four years ago, when I commented on the BBC website, I felt isolated and alone, drowned out by waves of people celebrating attacks on the workshy. On Wednesday "Torybingo" made me realise that, despite the lies of this government, the majority of people know exactly what we are up against. And that's more than a little encouraging.
In the mean time, we can keep doing all we can to raise awareness of these issues. Keith, Simon and Scott are on day 18 of their fast, nearly half way through. I'll be fasting again next week, and everyone is invited to join in the National Day of Fasting on 4th April.
So please help us, by fasting if you can, and if you can't, please help by spreading the word. Together we can End Hunger Fast.
When I was in my mid-twenties, I experienced a period of uncertain employment and very low wages. It happened to coincide with interest rates rising to a staggering 15% that doubled my mortgage within months and left me struggling to pay the bills. I was fortunate to have enough emotional resilience to pull myself through a difficult time, and a strong network of family and friends to help me out when the going got really tough. Nevertheless, I spent over a year with my outgoings exceeding my income - not because I was profligate - but because I just wasn't earning enough to cater for my basic needs. It wasn't poverty, but it was close and for a long time I teetered on the brink. It was a life of difficult choices - did I pay the electricity bill or let it go red so I could stock up my meagre food cupboard? Did I buy a travel-card, or cycle the 18 mile round trip to work so I had enough to pay the mortgage? When I eventually landed a job that set me back on track, the debts I incurred took five years to clear, and I was on the credit blacklist for even longer.
I'm grateful for that experience, difficult as it was, for giving me a small insight into the precariousness of life at the bottom end of the salary scale. It's easy when you live comfortably, as we do now, to forget that not everyone is as well off as us. And I guess, the really wealthy - like the coalition ministers who are making decisions about welfare cuts - are so far removed from that life that it is either beyond their imagination, or they just don't care. Either way, they seem to have no understanding of the impact of their policies and the way they affect ordinary people such as Stephanie Bottrill. Stephanie lived with the condition, mysasthenia gravis, an auto-immune disease that weakened the muscles, and required constant medication. In the past, this country recognised that people like Stephanie need support to survive, but under this coalition government, disabled and sick people are bearing the brunt of austerity cuts. Stephanie was one of thousands charged with the bedroom tax, an extra financial demand she simply couldn't afford. In the last few months of her life, she couldn't afford to heat her home, and was cutting back on food so much, all she had in the cupboard was tinned custard. Her life was so desperate, she walked in front of a lorry on the M6; another unnecessary welfare death made even poignant by the news that she should have actually been exempt.
David Cameron recently reminded us that Britain is a wealthy country, and that money should be no object when faced with the terrible consequences of flooding. A comment that puts the lie to the rhetoric of the last four years that austerity is necessary, that cuts are necessary and that welfare reform is necessary. It is time that he and his government step out from their comfortable, food-filled homes and walked amongst people who have nothing. It is time that money should be no object in addressing the needs of the poor. It is time for a return to the welfare safety net, work that pays and a restriction on rising food prices.
As part of End Hunger Fast, I will be fasting once a week, but Keith Hebden, Simon Cross and Scott Albrecht are fasting for the forty days of Lent. That's a pretty daunting prospect, so please do offer them your support on Twitter and Facebook. And on 4th April there will be a national day of fasting for anyone who wants to be part of this campaign.
When I first heard about End Hunger Fast, I thought long and hard about joining Keith Hebden and Simon Cross in fasting for forty days and nights. Like many people I am horrified that so many individuals and families are struggling to put food on the table, due to the coalition government's appalling welfare policies. So I was immediately attracted to the idea of fasting in solidarity with people who are hungry, to raise awareness of the issues. But, after careful consideration, I realised that a) I am not mentally and physically prepared for it and b) my life is too busy to fast safely. Instead, I decided that along with a friend from church, I will join the fast once a week. And, after a further conversation with Rick from the WOW Petition - and in keeping with the original intention of this blog - I have decided to remember a victim of welfare cuts each time I do so.
I was planning to begin on Friday. But on Ash Wednesday I realised since were we going away for the weekend it would be better to start immediately. This was not the wisest move. I have never fasted before, and I was not prepared at all. By mid-morning my stomach was rumbling, by lunch-time the smell of food from the work kitchen was agonisingly tempting and when I returned home from the school run, it took a supreme effort not to stuff down all the food that in my kitchen cupboards. Cooking tea was equally hard, and I thought of how many mothers must be doing this on a regular basis, skipping meals to make sure their kids are fed. As the evening wore on, I became increasingly grumpy and miserable. In fact, the only thing that kept me going was seeing how well the EHF launch had gone and knowing that I could eat soon (whereas for Simon and Keith this was just the beginning). At 11pm, I decided to break my fast. I hadn't eaten for 24 hours, and it just felt masochistic to go to bed hungry. Though, as I chomped on my two slices of toast, I reflected that many in food poverty do not have the luxury.
One person who didn't have such luxury was Mark Wood who lived in Bampton, Oxfordshire (in the Prime Minister's Witney constituency). Mark had mental health needs; when Atos found him fit to work, he was left with £40/week to live on, and was unable to pay his rent or utilities bills. Last August he starved to death. According to his doctor, "He was an extremely fragile individual who was coping with life.Something pushed him or affected him in the time before he died and the only thing I can put my finger on is the pressure he felt when his benefits were removed." In other words, the welfare "reforms" of David Cameron's government were a significant factor in the death of one of his constituents.
Unlike Mark, I am one of society's lucky people. I have my health, my home and enough money to feed myself and my family. Joining End Hunger Fast is my way of expressing my outrage about what happened to him, and is happening to too many other people. Wednesday was hard, and I am not looking forward to my next fasting day. But as long as people are starving or struggling with the stress of constant hunger, it is beholden on we lucky ones to do what we can. For if we don't, who will?
For further information on End Hunger Fast and to sign up to the national day of fasting on the 4th April please check out their website.
If you'd like to find out more about Keith and Simon's fasts you can read about them here and here.


Here we see the artist Barbara von Enger caught by the German press in the Frankfurt area. We love Barbara's jeans shorts and hat in the above image. It's still warm enough for shorts with tights pulled together by the addition of a blazer style jacket. Ahh, don't you just love how playful fashion is!
Loving her bag and style.
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Barbara von Enger - Artist, painter, sculptor. Barbara Matthews von Enger, otherwise known as Barbara von Enger, is a German/Jamaican painter and a front row regular in fashion culture. Barbara Matthews von Enger studied painting, drawing, scupture making and modern languages. Upon graduation Barbara von Enger worked at the Guggenheim Berlin and several other art institutions. Miss Von Enger has a fondness for the creative side of fashion. This has led to collaboration with three of the world's most distinguished fashion houses. Barbara von Enger is heavily photographed at fashion shows in Paris and Milan and Berlin making her the most photographed Jamaican female painter of the 21st century. In 2010 Barbara von Enger began using her personal Haute Couture Invitation Cards as a form of canvas for her art making her the first painter to use this medium in the history of art and painting.


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Der Mann mit dem Koffer (Originaltitel: Man in a Suitcase) ist eine britische Krimiserie, die in den Jahren 1967 und 1968 produziert wurde.

Handlung
McGill, dessen Vorname im Verlauf der Serie nie genannt beziehungsweise Nachfragen danach von ihm mit "Mister" beantwortet werden, ist ein ehemaliger Geheimagent der CIA. Er wurde sechs Jahre zuvor entlassen, nachdem ein hochrangiger Wissenschaftler in die Sowjetunion übergelaufen war und er dies nicht verhindert hatte. Er handelte zwar auf direkten Befehl seines Vorgesetzten, dieser kam jedoch bei einem Bootsunglück ums Leben und konnte McGill daher nicht entlasten. Als McGill Hinweise darauf findet, dass sein ehemaliger Vorgesetzter Harry Thyssen seinen Tod nur vorgetäuscht hat und er Opfer einer Intrige geworden ist, versucht er seine Unschuld zu beweisen und sich zu rehabilitieren. Er arbeitet als Privatdetektiv in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern, da ihm die Einreise in die Vereinigten Staaten verwehrt ist. Er gerät dabei bei seinen Ermittlungen immer wieder ins Fadenkreuz internationaler Geheimdienste.

Hintergrund
Mit Der Mann mit dem Koffer wollte ITV die Lücke ausfüllen, die durch den Ausstieg von Patrick McGoohan aus der erfolgreichen Agentenserie Geheimauftrag für John Drake entstanden war, da dieser die Produktion von Nummer 6 aufgenommen hatte. Richard Bradford war der einzige Stammschauspieler der Serie, zu den Gaststars gehörten unter anderem Colin Blakely, Bernard Lee und Donald Sutherland.

Von Dezember 1968 bis Mai 1969 strahlte die ARD im Freitagabend-Programm 13 Folgen der Serie aus. Ab Januar 1971 wurden weitere 13 Folgen in den ARD-Regionalprogrammen ausgestrahlt.
Die Titelmelodie stammt von Ron Grainer, der auch das Thema zu Doctor Who und Nummer 6 verfasste. Deutscher Synchronsprecher von Richard Bradford war Michael Chevalier.

Die Serie erschien in Großbritannien und Australien auf DVD.

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Fernsehserie (Vereinigtes Königreich)
Kriminal-Fernsehserie
Fernsehserie der 1960er Jahre
Fernsehserie (ITV)

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Floral Diamond Rings – Find Your Flower Engagement Ring!
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Brian Gavin has recently launched a whole new line of floral-inspired jewelry called the Fiorella Collection™. If you are looking for designs with a touch of soft elegance, the fashionable rings may just be the right one for you!
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Developer Polaris-x announced that Sally's Law, tear-calling award-winning-indie game is finally coming to Nintendo Switch! The game has been re-designed to suit the game for Nintendo Switch, including the all-new Hustle and Bustle co-op mode.
Available at Nintendo Game Store worldwide, Sally's Law is going to offer multilingual support with system and gameplay: English, Japanese, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Spanish, German, and French will be added in future updates.
Sally is on her way home to see her critically-ill father. Unfold the journey of Sally, the girl for whom nothing can stand in her way. A journey teeming with unbelievably-good fortune. Could Sally's luck be a mere coincidence?
Sally's Law is the opposite of Murphy's Law: Anything that can go great will go great! Roll and jump throughout the journey home, revealing Sally and her father's past. Follow along with Sally as she effortlessly rolls and leaps towards home. Through following their journey, you will find dad and daughter's family tie. Race…no, ROLL to solve a variety of puzzles! Experience the unique puzzle-platformer, encountering varieties of fun tricks while you enjoy the story.
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Barbara Mary Franks ( Tanner; 1907 – 1987) was an English voluntary worker. She was a Quaker and took on voluntary roles including being a magistrate for twenty years. She was the wife of the British Ambassador to the United States after the second world war.

Life
She was born in 1907 to Agatha Mary ( Gales) and Herbert George Tanner (1882–1974). They lived at Llanfoist in Clifton Down in Bristol. Her father was in business and her was a magistrate. Her mother came from a Quaker family and her parent's were an electoral agent (for the Liberals) and a peace activist. Her family were non-conformist, pacifist and Liberal and they did not smoke tobacco, drink alcohol or eat meat.

She went to a Quaker co-educational school in Somerset and soon took to public service. She went on to study a new course at Oxford University of Philosophy, politics and economics joining Lady Margaret Hall. One of her tutors was Oliver Franks and they started a life long partnership. She married Oliver Franks in 1931; they would have two daughters.

Her social activism led her to join the committee for Oxford Eye Hospital. She also worked as a research assistant to the historian Sir George Clark.

Her husband would learn about public service from her. Following her advice, he accepted an appointment as Professor in Glasgow, for which they left Oxford in 1937. There she helped girls in the Gorbals by helping with their Plantation Club.

She worked for the wartime Foreign ministry and volunteered with the Women's Voluntary Service. After the war she and her husband went to Washington, where he took up his post as British Ambassador. They had consulted on this appointment, which was made by the Prime Minister. She had not wanted to leave Oxford but public service was important to both of them, and they were committed to supporting each other's endeavours.

On their return to Oxford in 1952, she took on a number of voluntary roles. She chaired the bench in Oxford where she was a magistrate for over two decades. This was a role that both her father and grandfather had also undertaken. Franks was a trustee for the major charity Oxfam and she chaired Age Concern and her local Citizens' Advice Bureau. She was involved as a governor of a borstal, a detention centre, a detention centre and two prisons. She also took up painting with some success. She died in 1987. Her husband died in 1992.

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1907 births
1987 deaths
British Quakers
Trustees of charities
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Alumni of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford


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Q: No module named graphite.settings Intro
I had a running instance of Graphite-Web 0.9.15, due to recent bug fixes and general slowness when loading data with Grafana I decided I should probably try and upgrade Graphite.
What I did
I went on and git cloned all the repositories and then ran python setup.py install to the default location, the config files stayed where they were, I didn't merge.
When I tried to run the uwsgi app again I got the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py", line 219, in __call__
    self.load_middleware()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 37, in load_middleware
    for middleware_path in settings.MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES:
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 184, in inner
    self._setup()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 42, in _setup
    self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 95, in __init__
    raise ImportError("Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e))
ImportError: Could not import settings 'graphite.settings' (Is it on sys.path?): No module named graphite.settings

I'm not sure running pip install will do the trick since PyPI only has the 0.9.15 version.
Conclusion
What I need is to find a way to make this django instance recognise the graphite.settings module.
I did manage to import graphite.settings module when runnning python externally at some point, now it's not working either.
Edit: Config files
/etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/garphite.ini
plugins=python
[uwsgi]
processes = 2
socket = 127.0.0.1:3031
gid = www-data
uid = www-data
chdir = /opt/graphite/conf
module = wsgi:application

/usr/share/uwsgi/conf/default.ini
# User-made changes in this file will be silently lost, as it is silently
# rewrited with upgrade of uwsgi package.
#
# If you want to change default options of uWSGI daemon, then:
# * copy this file somewhere
# * add/remove/change options in copied file
# * edit /etc/default/uwsgi and change location of inherited configuration
#   file to path to copied file

[uwsgi]

# --------------------------
# About %(deb-confnamespace)
# --------------------------
#
# uWSGI init.d script passes environment variable UWSGI_DEB_CONFNAMESPACE to
# started uWSGI daemon, which is recognized as a (fake) option with name
# 'deb-confnamespace'.
#
# 'confnamespace' means 'configuration files namespace'. Namespace is the name
# of first directory in relative path to configuration file, but with stripped
# suffix 's-enabled'. "Relative path" means "path relative to /etc/uwsgi".
#
# Example: namespace of '/etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/site.ini' is 'app'.

# ---------------------
# About %(deb-confname)
# ---------------------
#
# uWSGI init.d script passes environment variable UWSGI_DEB_CONFNAME to
# started uWSGI daemon, which is recognized as a (fake) option with name
# 'deb-confname'.
#
# 'confname' means 'configuration name', which is a filename without
# extension of the configuration file.
#
# Example: name of '/etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/site.ini' is 'site'.

# try to autoload appropriate plugin if "unknown" option has been specified
autoload = true

# enable master process manager
master = true

# spawn 2 uWSGI worker processes
workers = 2

# automatically kill workers on master's death
no-orphans = true

# write master's pid in file /run/uwsgi/<confnamespace>/<confname>/pid
pidfile = /run/uwsgi/%(deb-confnamespace)/%(deb-confname)/pid

# bind to UNIX socket at /run/uwsgi/<confnamespace>/<confname>/socket
socket = /run/uwsgi/%(deb-confnamespace)/%(deb-confname)/socket

# set mode of created UNIX socket
chmod-socket = 660

# place timestamps into log
log-date = true

# user identifier of uWSGI processes
uid = www-data

# group identifier of uWSGI processes
gid = www-data

Command:
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /run/uwsgi/app/graphite/pid --exec /usr/bin/uwsgi -- --ini /usr/share/uwsgi/conf/default.ini --ini /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/graphite.ini --daemonize /var/log/uwsgi/app/graphite.log

Running the internal command outside the /etc/init.d/uwsgi script yields:
[uWSGI] getting INI configuration from /usr/share/uwsgi/conf/default.ini
[uWSGI] getting INI configuration from /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/graphite.ini
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - option "module" found in plugin /usr/lib/uwsgi/plugins/python_plugin.so
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - *** Starting uWSGI 1.2.3-debian (64bit) on [Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017] ***
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - compiled with version: 4.7.2 on 06 July 2013 12:20:09
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - detected number of CPU cores: 4
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - current working directory: /root
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - writing pidfile to /run/uwsgi/%(deb-confnamespace)/%(deb-confname)/pid
Tue Feb  7 07:31:23 2017 - open("/run/uwsgi/%(deb-confnamespace)/%(deb-confname)/pid"): No such file or directory [utils.c line 4196]

And this is where the error might be coming from:
/opt/graphite/conf/wsgi.py
import os
import sys

try:
    from importlib import import_module
except ImportError:
    from django.utils.importlib import import_module

os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'graphite.settings')  # noqa

from django.conf import settings
from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application

application = get_wsgi_application()

try:
    import whitenoise
except ImportError:
    whitenoise = False
else:
    # WhiteNoise < 2.0.1 does not support Python 2.6
    if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 7):
        whitenoise_version = tuple(map(
                int, getattr(whitenoise, '__version__', '0').split('.')))
        if whitenoise_version < (2, 0, 1):
            whitenoise = False

if whitenoise:
    from whitenoise.django import DjangoWhiteNoise
    application = DjangoWhiteNoise(application)
    prefix = "/".join((settings.URL_PREFIX.strip('/'), 'static'))
    for directory in settings.STATICFILES_DIRS:
        application.add_files(directory, prefix=prefix)
    for app_path in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
        module = import_module(app_path)
        directory = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(module.__file__), 'static')
        if os.path.isdir(directory):
            application.add_files(directory, prefix=prefix)

Anything else I can add?
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

A: Instead of cloning and installing yourself you could try installing the latest commit via pip as explained here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20101940/621690 (and further https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#vcs-support)
pip install git+https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web.git

(add @<hash/branch-spec> to checkout a certain state)

A: For the wsgi.py file to work, the outer graphite folder (the one that contains manage.py, not the inner one that contains settings.py has to be on the Python path.
It looks like uwsgi has a --pythonpath option you can use, or you can add sys.path.append('/path/to/graphite/) in your wsgi file.

A: You can get the same result by running below commands -
sudo graphite-manage migrate --run-syncdb
sudo graphite-manage migrate auth

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N.H. Soldier To Be Buried With Full Military Honors Before he went to Afghanistan, Cpl. Scott Dimond was part of the honor guard with the New Hampshire National Guard. Dimond was killed by a bomb earlier this month. Now he'll be the one getting the military honors from his colleagues.
N.H. Soldier To Be Buried With Full Military Honors
< N.H. Soldier To Be Buried With Full Military Honors
MICHELE NORRIS, Host:
Corporal Scott Dimond used to take part in military funerals almost every day. He was a member of the New Hampshire honor guard. Tomorrow, Dimond's honor guard will help bury him. He was killed on October 13th after his vehicle hit an explosive device in Afghanistan. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein sent us this story.
DAN GORENSTEIN: Command Sgt. Major Kandy Fredette remembers one particular funeral service last winter.
KANDY FREDETTE: We were complaining because some of us didn't have long johns on and it was too darn cold. Our feet were freezing and you know, it's like I wish the hearse would hurry up and get here.
GORENSTEIN: Cpl. Scott Dimond was standing there, shivering along side Fredette. He was 38 then, married with four kids. Collecting a pension after nearly 20 years as a cop, he didn't need to be out there. But since high school, Dimond had always wanted to be a military man. And in just a few weeks time, he was off to war.
FREDETTE: He knew he's going to Afghanistan and he was proud to be able to go over there and serve his country.
GORENSTEIN: Grumbling about cold toes became a more serious conversation as Dimond and Fredette waited. Dimond imagined he was in the back of the hearse. He told Fredette, if I die, I want to be taken care of the way I take care of people.
FREDETTE: You never think that when you're talking about stuff like that. Your just hoping it's not you. And then the hearse comes down and then we just started the mission.
GORENSTEIN: People who knew Cpl. Dimond say he treasured his short stint on the honor guard. The demands of the job suited him. A stickler for detail, he liked to practice folding the flag into a blue triangle, working the corners to conceal any red fabric. He kept his uniform, a saucer hat, navy blue jacket, royal blue pants in immaculate condition. But his mother, Marie Generee(ph), says that's not what he liked best.
MARIE GENEREE: He always did jobs that pertain to taking care of people, helping people. It made him feel good to do that.
GORENSTEIN: But Generee says sometimes, the work got to him.
GENEREE: He told me he would get a flash of his brother, you know, going to his brother's funeral.
GORENSTEIN: When Scott was 18, he's 19-year-old, Luke, drowned in a swimming accident. Generee says she encouraged Scott to stay positive and support the people who needed him in a moment of crisis. She feels he adopted that attitude on the honor guard. But now with Scott gone, whatever she had built to hold back the pain of losing a child is broken.
GENEREE: The hurt is still there that I can't hold him and give him a hug and tell him I love him. And now, I can't - I can't do this with my other son still Scott. I can't say goodbye.
Unidentified Man: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
GORENSTEIN: Honor guard members are standing over a mocked grave site complete with metal casket and fake grass mats. They're trying to nail the pacing that's needed to effortlessly fold the flag with six people.
(SOUNDBITE OF HONOR GUARD MEMBERS' CONVERSATION)
GORENSTEIN: Members of the honor guard know they can't ease the pain Dimond's family feels, but they can respect Scott's wish to be buried with full military honors - the 21 gun salute, a color guard, taps, the whole bit - that's why they've put so much time into practice. Sgt. Major Kandy Fredette will present the flag to Dimond's wife on Saturday.
FREDETTE: This flag is being presented on behalf of a grateful nation and expression of appreciation for an honorable and faithful service rendered by your loved one. Those are going to be the hardest words I have to say on Saturday to his wife. I know Scott is going to be up there watching us and we're going to keep it all in and we'll get through it.
GORENSTEIN: Just the way Cpl. Scott Dimond would have wanted it. For NPR News, I'm Dan Gornstein in Conker(ph), New Hampshire.
NORRIS: You're listening to All Things Considered from NPR News.


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Abhi Invest kare yaa baad mein
Last Updated on 29 April 2020
The When, How and What of Stock Investments
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, global markets have corrected sharply. Indian markets too have succumbed to the selling pressure, as FIIs sold more than Rs 65,000 crore in March, the highest monthly sell-off in more than 12 years. The bluest of the blue-chip companies have also declined sharply. Nifty declined ~35% in the recent correction. What should a retail investor do in such a scenario?


American Cinematheque/Retroformat is presenting the original silent Tarzan of the Apes (1918), plus The Adventures of Tarzan (1921), both starring the role's originator, mighty Elmo Lincoln at the Special Screening Room of the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM. The films will be shown with Cliff Retallic at the Keyboard!
Special guest is our pal Scott Tracy Griffin, who will be on hand at 6:30Pm, signing copies of his commemorative visual history, Tarzan: The Centennial History. Tracy will also do a presentation on Tarzan history.
Special thanks to Bill Hillman for the heads up on this.


While riding the ebb and flow of larger-part manufacturing for military contractors, Ron Markoff, president of Progressive Tool, began to notice a trend of parts becoming smaller and lighter. To ensure survival and success, Mr. Markoff decided to change Progressive's direction and gradually replace its machines with those geared for smaller, more precise work. To complete this shift, Progressive integrated GibbsCAM software. Now, the shop is able to supply a different niche of military parts that are smaller in size and weight.
The Binghamton, New York, shop was founded in 1956. For decades, most of the shop's work consisted of removing massive amounts of material to reduce weight in larger parts and creating pockets to house electronic components. However, in the early 2000s, RFQs for these traditional parts began to fade. New composites were making lighter parts possible through lay-up and vacuum forming, and other parts were getting smaller through miniaturization of electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies, which could use much smaller enclosures. It licensed a new CAM system in 2004, but it ultimately failed due to lack of support and bug fixes, among other issues. After a two-year struggle with the software, Progressive cut its losses and licensed GibbsCAM software.
Far from Progressive Tool's beginnings, these parts represent a new specialization: tiny components for strategic and tactical defense. Pictured left to right are a machined adjustment clamp for a satellite, a detent for optical adjustment of a night-vision goggle and a part for a satellite circuit board.
Programming the machines is now quick and simple, says Pat Crowley, plant manager. Unlike the previous system, GibbsCAM is able to open CAD models, including solids as well as IGES and STEP files from CATIA and PTC/Creo customers. The software can be used on a variety of machines, including the company's wire EDM, lathes, five-axis machining centers and multitasking machines.
Mr. Markoff and Mr. Crowley quote jobs together as they review parts with GibbsCAM. In fact, effective visualization and quick and easy programming enable Mr. Crowley to do some programming while quoting. The machining process he creates becomes part of the NC programming when the shop gets the job. "With small parts, the time to machine small and hidden features becomes important, especially with tiny tools, deep grooves and sharp pocket corners," he says. By programming some of those features ahead of time, the company knows what it takes to machine the part, and its quotes are more accurate. Plus, some critical work gets done ahead of the job.
GibbsCAM VoluMill saves the shop 15 to 20 percent of machining time in production runs of small, pocketed parts. Here, a VoluMill tool path for stepping down a corner cleans out the bottom of a deep pocket with a 0.125-inch end mill.
Using the new machines and GibbsCAM, the company was able to transition from the common 24-by-24-by-4-inch work of previous years to 2-by-2-by-0.500-inch work. As tiny features and undercuts in drawings became more difficult to discern, reliance on solid CAD models and GibbsCAM increased. Mr. Crowley explains that GibbsCAM enables machinists and programmers to inspect customer models and add or subtract features for machining. Often, he found that making tooling and fixtures as he programmed parts didn't take much work because the software picked up geometry from part features. "I can model anything I need, right there. We don't need any other CAD," he says.
CNC lathe supervisor Brian Fish sets up an NC program generated with GibbsCAM, which he uses to program various lathes, a dualspindle Takisawa, a Nakamura Tome 150 with live tooling and this eight-axis Nakamura MTM.
As Mr. Fish programmed two-axis lathes, he began doing things the shop had never done on those machines and reduced the number of operations required to make several parts. After similar success on a high-volume part for an electric bus, he started to consider how more capable machines might provide further efficiencies on that job. This led Progressive to acquire its first multitasking machine, an eight-axis Nakamura Tome WT-300, just to make that part.
Moving from two-axis machining to eight was difficult because he had no experience with multitasking machines. Yet, using GibbsCAM, Mr. Fish was able to reduce five operations on two lathes to a single operation—with total operations reduced from eight to three. Time also improved from 3 minutes for each of the previous five operations to 5 minutes for the single operation. Reduced handling and setups ultimately improved part quality.
GibbsCAM VoluMill optimizes tool paths for fast material removal while compensating for changes in cutting direction. Here is a close-up of a 9-by-11-inch instrumentation cover. The toolpath used a 5/16-inch end mill on pockets measuring 0.750 to 1.250 inches wide.
Using GibbsCAM and its new machines, Progressive Tool now makes small parts with tighter tolerances than prev iously required. It supplies small military parts, including those for satellites and night-vision goggles, made from titanium, stainless steel, aluminum alloys and various Kovar alloys. Work has changed from hogging out 2-footlong parts to parts as small as 0.500 by 0.500 by 1 inch. The relative percentage of material removed is about the same, but the tools, speeds and feeds are tiny by comparison. "We might be hogging out a pocket with a 0.125-inch tool, or cutting a 0.31-inch-wide, 0.5-inch-deep slot with a 0.025-inch cutter, and GibbsCAM helps us drive them without breakage," Mr. Crowley says. "It lets us machine any way we want, with any toolpath pattern. We know most of the alloys really well, so we enter speeds and feeds on the fly, but when we use a less-common alloy, the software's default values are right on the mark," he says.
Pat Crowley, plant manager and lead NC programmer, and Jeff Garrett, quality control inspector, discuss a detent, which is part of the optical-adjustment mechanism for a night-vision goggle.
As with large parts, toolpath efficiency makes a difference in the profitability of a production run, but tool life for fragile tools is even more important. For both reasons, Progressive recently added VoluMill for GibbsCAM. This software optimizes tool paths for fast material removal while compensating for changes in cutting direction. This ensures a constant load on the cutting tool, or constant chip thickness, to minimize tool deflection and extend tool life. "After you select pockets and your cutting tool, a single mouse click is the only interaction you need to activate VoluMill for your tool path," Mr. Crowley says. GibbsCAM VoluMill cuts 15 to 20 percent off cycle times for the company's small parts.
As seen in Modern Machine Shop magazine.


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#USB #Fast Charging #USB Power Delivery #USBPD
The Universal Serial Bus has become ubiquitous since its inception in 1996. Not only is it used to transmit many kinds of data, but this interface has become the standard for charging and powering nearly every kind of electronic appliance. The original standard only supported delivering 2.5W of power, but the latest standard: Power Delivery (USB-PD) can support the bidirectional delivery of up to 100 Watts. There is a lot more going on behind that charging socket in your car than there used to be. This talk will cover the new USB power standards by reviewing the evolution of the standard from type-A to type-C to type-PD. We will review the handshake protocols that occurs between your phone and a USB charging socket for type-A, type-C and type-PD. Finally, some example circuits will be presented showing real-world design trade-offs.
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become ubiquitous since its inception in 1996. Not only is it used to transmit many kinds of data, but this interface has become the standard for charging and powering nearly every kind of electronic appliance.
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General Membership: Content Submission
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SAC Volunteer Leadership: Content Submission
Tutorial 2: 5G Security & Privacy - NetSoft 2020 Conference
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In honor of John's birthday on Friday, I decided to finally make the peanut butter pie that's been sitting in my "recipes to make" folder (an actual manilla folder, not a virtual one) for 2 years. With its dense chocolate cookie crust and cold, creamy peanut butter mousse-like filling, I knew John (hater of cake but lover of peanut butter) would approve.
My fellow food bloggers will know this pie. When blogger and cookbook author Jennie Perillo lost her husband and father of her two young daughters to a sudden heart attack in August of 2011 she posted this recipe, Mikey's favorite, and asked her readers to make one in his honor and share it with someone they loved. The blogging community responded with an explosion of peanut butter pies, and while it's taken me awhile, I'm glad to add my pie to the list for someone I love.
For his birthday we headed up towards the White Mountains for some pre-foliage zip lining. I normally bring a camera with me everywhere, or at least rely on my phone, but when faced with the challenge of hanging onto it while being strapped into a harness and hurtling through (and above) the trees, I ditched technology and decided to just enjoy myself. Amazingly, I didn't need to Instagram it to have a great time (though I will bring my point and shoot with wrist strap next time!).
This pie is delicious and if you use the microwave to melt the butter and chocolate, you won't need to go near the oven. A layer of melted chocolate topped with chopped peanuts goes underneath the peanut butter cream, giving each bite a satisfying heft that nicely balances the pillowy filling. I topped my pie with an additional mound of fresh whipped cream and sprinkling of chopped peanuts and chocolate chips — fit for a reluctant birthday gentleman.
In a food processor, pulse cookies until crumbled with no large chunks. Pulse in melted butter. Press the crust into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch Springform pan.
Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave on low power. Gently spread the chocolate on the bottom of the cookie crust using a pastry brush, then sprinkle the chopped peanuts over the melted chocolate.
Beat the cream until stiff and fluffy, then store in the fridge. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until combined, and then slowly add in powdered sugar. Then add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and lemon juice.
Add 1/3 of the whipped cream to lighten the batter, then use a rubber spatula to fold in the rest. Pour the peanut butter filling into the prepared crust. Refrigerate the pie for at least 3 hour or overnight.
If you like, serve topped with extra whipped cream and a sprinkling of roasted peanuts and chocolate chips.
Click to view and print the recipe for No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie.
Love peanut butter! Love chocolate! Thanks for sharing this! Best wishes!
Hello! Thanks so much! It's really a terrific pie for any PB lover.
I just died and went to heaven. Love all things peanut butter – need to try this out!


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People always change. Professor Jiawei Han moved from Simon Fraser University to University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. His excellent students graduated and young students became rising stars. Social networks emerged. How do research topics of his group change and why?
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Rosalía and Travis Scott Are the Cool Kids in Their New "TKN" Video
The power duo drop a contender for song of the summer.
May 29 2020, 10:44 am EDT
Travis Scott and flamenco star Rosalía have released a new collaboration called "TKN" and an accompanying music video.
This is the artists' second collaboration, following a remix of Scott's "Highest in the Room," released last December.
Fire collaborations continue to emerge from the music world, even during lockdown and social distancing. We've had linkups from Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. And now music's resident cool kids have released a new song together: Travis Scott and Rosalía.
The rapper and flamenco/pop/R&B singer have teamed up for an edgy new track, "TKN," accompanied by a music video featuring dozens of child dancers who back up the duo as they exchange verses in both English and Spanish.
It's believed that the song was originally slated for release in March after Rosalía revealed in an April chat with Zane Lowe, "I was supposed to release a song with [Travis Scott] last month." At the time, the singer described the hit as "aggressive" and fit "for the clubs," but she also disclosed that she had been working on the piece "for a really long time."
"It has like an energy that I think that is so specific for a certain moment, that I didn't think that it was right to release," Rosalía added.
There's a new @rosalia x @trvisXX collaboration ready 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/bfTVlbNuu4
— Zane Lowe (@zanelowe) April 14, 2020
However, in a statement released today, Rosalía explained that now, while the world is on pause, is the perfect time to unveil the collab. "Travis es un artista al que he admirado mucho desde el principio de su carrera y no me puedo imaginar un artista mejor con el que colaborar para esta canción," she said. "Siento que ahora es el momento de lanzar este tema, después de tantos meses encerrados echando de menos la libertado o el estar en comunion con los nuestros. Espero q tkn os de energía, os haga bailar y os de fuerza si estáis en momentos difíciles. Con todo mi amor <3."
In English, her comment reads, "Travis is an artist who I've admired a lot since the beginning of his career and I can't imagine a better artist to collaborate with on this song. I feel that now is the moment to release this song, after so many months of staying indoors, missing freedom or being with people we love. I hope 'TKN' gives you energy, makes you dance, and gives you strength if you're going through difficult times. With all my love <3."
Erica Gonzales Erica Gonzales is the Culture and Content Strategy Editor for BAZAAR.com, where she oversees news and culture coverage, including celebrity, music, TV, movies, and more.
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Breast screening appointments in Horncastle cancelled this week after NHS cyber attack
Man charged in connection with fight at Sleaford GP surgery
Heckington yoga teacher shortlisted for county sport award
A Heckington yoga teacher has been shortlisted for the Lincolnshire Sport and Physical Activity Awards.
By Andy Hubbert
24th Oct 2022, 8:00am
Updated 24th Oct 2022, 4:37pm
Heckington yoga teacher Ann Riddell.
Ann Riddell has been shortlisted for the Health and Wellbeing category of the Lincolnshire Sport and Physical Activity Awards 2022.
She has been a firm part of the Heckington community for many years, teaching yoga for the last four of those to more than 300 people. She regularly runs free mini yoga challenges, has run yoga classes for North Kesteven District Council and recently ran chair yoga classes for the Get Fit For Life Programme.
All this is in addition to the six classes and private lessons she runs each week from her home studio, Ann's Yoga Lounge, aimed at people of all shapes and abilities.
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'Long Covid has ruined my life' Health
Ann is one of three people shortlisted for the Health and Wellbeing Award. She said all the nominees are amazing.
"I love being a yoga teacher and helping more people discover the amazing benefits that yoga can bring. One of my clients used to have a walking stick and now he can stand on his head. I love spreading the word about yoga and I've been doing more events in the community to help with that," she said. "As I always tell my clients, yoga isn't about being able to touch your toes, it's about what you learn on the way down."
The Lincolnshire Sport and Physical Activity Awards recognise and celebrate the people, organisations, clubs and volunteers who have had a positive impact through their commitment to sport and physical activity.
The awards ceremony is on November 3 at The Engine Shed in Lincoln.
North Kesteven District Council