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Interviewer: Kevin Philemon
Organisation: Aashyana Housing Association
Date: 19/01/12
Interview: 0.29:08.4
KEVIN: Ok, if you um, if I just start by, you tell me your name, um, where you were born and what brought to you to England?
ABDUL: My name is Abdul Wahab I was born in Bangladesh. It is Bangladesh now but it was of course when I was born it was India, so I was born an Indian and then of course it's the history you know perhaps in 47 it was Pakistan and I was, it was, I belong to East Pakistan. And then in 1971 it became Bangladesh, so I'm Bangladeshi now. So I'm British Bangladeshi, I'm British, I'm a Bangladeshi. Err, so I came to Bristol, to England in 1956 as a student. My whole aim was to study but when I started taking the courses I discovered that my English was not good enough to take direct courses or, err, going to the education, err, through the education system in this country. So, and in the meantime what had to happen was I had to earn my living as well. So it was not easy to work and then go to um, full time education. So I was going part time and then bettering my English language. Anyway, err, I lived in London for 6 months then I went to Oxford err, and err, and there were some friends of mine, very close friends, they came and err, took me there and um, err, I worked in a restaurant. Err, in an Indian restaurant who, which was, the proprietor was an English man himself but err, all the foods and things were um, Indian restaurant food and I had a friend there who was working so he took me with him. I started working there then. But in the meantime I also continued my study, um, and then the funny thing was, that gentleman and err, in term time he kept the restaurant open but in the summer time, which was often, he closed it and he went for holiday in S.E.N in India now, all over the um, world, he was a traveller, he was a good traveller. Anyway, so err; when he closed it we didn't have a job. So I had some friends in Bradford, I went there just to have the summer time passed as err, ultimately in 1958 I went to Bradford and stayed there for quite some time err, and I started, at that time I was a Pakistani, I started a Pakistani Association there. And I did um; work in Wool Mill and then all industry, Cotton industry was declining and Mills were closing. People started going to others err, down subsidies for employment. But there were local employment as well, for example in the transport system, the thing was err, in the transport system those who could be qualified for the job they were feeling superior complex. I'm an educated man, I can't work in a bus, you know. That was as a, err, thing at that time, which was preventing people to go into the transport system. Err, so myself and one of my friend, we went, um, to the interview, we wanted to break that barrier of bus driver. Of course those people who were not educated, they couldn't get into it as there were err, some examine and some training, which was purely an initiation. Most of all people, do not, were not, passing English or understanding English, so we went there, just, and got the job and I worked at a bus conductor for about 6 weeks. Just to show our people because that time I was secretary of Bangladesh err, Pakistani Association and people new me our community people. I was a Pakistani at that time of course and err, our people new me. So when they saw me taking the job they were realising and err, that it is not degrading to work err, in, in, in the bus, you know, work as conductor, work as bus driver. So I felt very happy that um, err, I have done something just to, um, facilitate, um, to make people understand it's a mistake to discriminate about job, job is a job. Anywhere you go you can take a job and it does take any honour from you.
KEVIN: A job is a job.
ABDUL: A job is a job.
KEVIN: How, how, what was it like when you came um, when you did come…
ABDUL: Yes.
KEVIN: um, tell me about the languages that you speak when you, what languages do you speak first?
ABDUL: My mother tongue was Bangla, this is Bengali in English, but we say Bangla. This is my mother tongue but I could speak a little bit of English, I could speak Urdu and I know Arabic as well, a bit, but Bangla is my mother tongue. But most of our community were speaking Bengali and err; most of our worst Pakistani brothers were speaking Punjabi or Urdu, Urdustan.
KEVIN: Was language, language a barrier when you came here?
ABDUL: Of course.
KEVIN: What, what kind of difficulties, yes, can you tell me a bit about that?
ABDUL: Of course, of course. That's why what I said. Err, when, I, that avenue opened in transport system, majority of people could not get into it because of the language because they don't know the language, they couldn't speak to the, err, customers, to the passengers to err, to err, to anybody. All even have the have the training because they don't know the language so the language was a big barrier, really, really, a big barrier for employment and that's why I intended to break the taboo that um. Of course those who could take the employment as I told you err; they were not going because they are feeling that it is inferior. Err, they had a superiority complex and ah, they thought it was degrading to take a job like this as a, well, err, as a bus conductor. But the pride of those people who couldn't speak in English or couldn't write in English. So your, to answer your question, of course it, err, language barrier was err, real barrier for, for going on with your life. I will tell you a story, a funny story, when job was going err, changing from Bradford; people were, were going from Bradford to other cities. One of the elderly person he went to Oldham and he brought, he brought a house and he came once and he was crying. He said I brought a house there ha, and they are not giving me possession, I don't know why they are not giving me possession, err; they say I can't live in there. So I and one of my friend we went there, it was so…winter was so severe winter that err, my hands were frozen, we went in a um, coach. My hands are frozen like, you know, so much snow. We went there and, err, we went to his house and we warmed our self first and then went to the estate agent to learn the thing. You see for a little misunderstanding because he was good in err, the language, the English language, he couldn't explain himself. He said to the err, err, agent that I'm buying a house err, to come here to take employment and I err, err, my lodgers will come here as well and err, to perhaps take unemployment and we will live together and we will share the expenses and things like this, but he couldn't explain to them that. They understood that he is buying it to make it a logging house and it is a strictly, strictly residential area where lodging houses have no room for. So this is the little thing we explain to them and it was resolved, you know. So, so this is in practical life that language was a really, really, um, a bid trouble for err, our community.
KEVIN: Was there any other barriers um, that affected you when you around, any other barriers, as a, as a person of colour coming to England?
ABDUL: Of course, of course, you know. My title, the award I got as an MBE, this for race relation work and community work in Southeast, um, Southwest England. Racism was it, sometimes it was obvious but underneath it was in employment in a, in education in every aspects of life you can see it viability, visible, it is visible. And that was giving me pain so I started, when I came to Bristol I started a fasting because I'm a Muslim, I started a um, organisation called Easton Muslim Association, then Pakistani Association. They I joined a Racial Equality Council. I wanted to do something to better that kind of tension. I have been working about it since then, I have never stopped. And um, I'm glad that I have been awarded this um, title, err, because of this work, you know. So I was always working relax, re, re, um, always working hard for about it. Err, without sparing err, any time for myself. Always I was, when Bristol Law Centre started I joined and now it is now a Community Law Centre now. It is um, and they were in, that, they are in Bedminster to start with. I joined them and through them we have campaigned for equality and justice for Black people.
KEVIN: So…
ABDUL: For immigrant people.
KEVIN: So, so how useful do you think um, BME organisations in general has been?
ABDUL: In Southwest I would say we were quite strong, we are quite strong and we demonstrated it time and time again. We did demonstrate err, because of um, you know the um, transport work in, in Bristol. How we were struggling and who, I was part of it as well. When we started err, campaigning err, for equality and for our right I was part of it and err, um, I alerted that time that I was a Pakistani, whole of the community as well. And err, always, always tired to err, tried to make people realise what they are and what they, I said that language barrier we must over come. Culture barriers we must over come, we are here to live. One of tragedy about our Asian people particularly, take for myself, I never thought I was going to live in this country for ever. Our aims and objectives were come here, earn some money or earn some education or qualification, go back to our countries and start life there in India. That's why until mid sixties people didn't even bring their families here, you know. And err, so they didn't buy a house, they were just sharing um, um, houses, um, in one house there was um, 15, 20, people living. All, all bachelors, all bachelors or like for instance there was a living room upstairs though you didn't need a houses um, because we didn't have family. But then when we realise that we are here for good there is no way back because I tried myself in 1996 it was in Bristol of course. 1966, one of, I have two sons at that time, one was 7 and one was 5. I went to live in Pakistan with bag and baggage. I had a house in Clifton. I sold the house, I had 3 businesses, I sold 2 businesses, and left only one. I was one of the person who opened the curry restaurant, the first curry restaurant in Bristol. My restaurant was in the centre it was, it was called Kohenote, just behind the Hippodrome in Denmark Street. That I opened in 1960, March 1960, so then I had a grocery shop, I had a, I had another restaurant and err, but when I went to Pakistan I wanted settle there. To cut the story short, I wanted to also; I wanted to educate my, err, children the primary education at least, in our environment, in Islamic environment mainly. But when I went there I was nothing because I didn't have no worldly experience, I couldn't take a job, I couldn't start a business and there are so much corruption which I am not used to because I came to this country when I was a school boy or college student like. And then I went back, I didn't have any worldly experience, any business experience there, any err, normal day to day experience to handle err, day to day things. So you are, I was an odd man out there. You know, so this is, I lost so much money, I wanted to um, educate my children in a, in a English media. So I went in to um, the English Media School and all the English Media Schools were run by Christian missionary people. So I said, what's, what I have done. If my children go to Christian missionary School, what was wrong with State School there? Or Primary School there, you know and, err, the, err, err, the same language is exactly near me, you know, they could go there (laughter) then. So I thought I made a mistake. Anyway…
KEVIN: So…
ABDUL: To cut a story short um, and then in 1978 err, the tension started and the business what I left here was also going down without me so I had to come back and, and leave the children there, you know. Then of course the trouble started between East Pakistan and West Pakistan so that was the independent moment it stared then err, then I thought it is time I bring, I bring my family back. Then I brought this house in 19, in 1970, err, 71 they came, err, 70, they came back, 1970, in the middle of 1970. So since then we are living here (laughter). And err; one, one son was born in Bangladesh as well so I was…
KEVIN: What's, what's this area called again?
ABDUL: Sorry?
KEVIN: What is this area called?
ABDUL: Which area? Oh, this area. This is Knowle, Upper Knowle.
KEVIN : And you've lived here since?
ABDUL: Err, Yes.
KEVIN: Ok, um, how, in your, Mr Wahab, in your opinion how would you define heritage, if you have to define heritage?
ABDUL: Heritage is a thing, which every human being feel proud if he or she can be part of it. If he can contribute towards it, it is a pride as a human being.
KEVIN: Ok. How would you describe your personal heritage? What impact do you think your personal heritage has had in the BME community in Bristol?
ABDUL: Um, yes that's um, that's the thing. As I said as a Muslim I believe that my religion is my first priority and in a different country I got to preserve that very dearly because in a strange or hostile environment, our children, our people can be confused. So I started a Muslim Association. The aim of the Muslim Association was to, to build a Mosque in Bristol. So that through the Mosque we can keep our religion and err, our people can, can be keeping or be proud of their own culture in their own religion. This is outcome of that Mosque, Totterdown Mosque that I'm, I was a Trustee and I started that as well and this is the first Mosque in Bristol, we brought a charge. Through that charge we also did languages classes, we invited people to come and charged people to come and school people to come and see what we are and tell them what we are and learn from them what they are. How they, what thing about us, this kind of things was started. I was of course supported by err, students of Bristol University, very, very much and then I had, we Pakistani Association. But in 1971 we were Bangladeshi people so we, I started the Bangladeshi Association as well. Err, so through the Bangladeshi Association we were focusing on Bangladeshi culture mainly and err, to preserve Bangladeshi culture and our language as well. That time we were err, as well as teaching people or encouraging people to learn English because we were living here. We were also conscious that when we realised that we are not going back to preserve our language, our culture we encourage people to keep our language as well, to learn our language, to learn our culture and, so through Bangladeshi Association I stated that exercise as well.
KEVIN: Ok. How do you see, this is general question, how do you see the future of the BME organisations or the BME sector in general?
ABDUL: Yes, this is ah, wanting I, in um, about 20 years ago or 15 years ago I was getting a bit err, discouraged err, that the thing will never get better for us. But now about 3, 4 years ago I realised that our young people are so bright and so alert and so understanding that I'm feeling now that we don't have to worry about, we don't have to worry about them because they know what their doing. Their becoming Chief Executive, their becoming err, engineers, barristers, magistrates, MPs, councillors, so they are really being part of this system and they know their origin, their not forgetting it either. In the meantime they understand their environment, the society they are living around, you know. So they know how to tackle it. I am quite sure you don't have to worry anymore. As foreigners or as Black people we are ok, I'm feeling we are a hundred per cent ok.
KEVIN: So you're saying we don't need the BME sector anymore?
ABDUL: We, we need the BME sector still to, err, to keep, keep, our things, keep our things, err, what I should say updated you know, because we mustn't forget it, we mustn't forget it. But what I'm saying is if we tell those educated people this what you are, they understand it quite quickly, you know. And formally people were busy to meet both ends. Look after the err, mother country and look after life here as well. So they were in a, err, err, in a two, two way traffic (laughter), but now mainly people are settled, mainly people are getting um, educated and err, err, people are getting really into the mainstream. Of course Black people should preserve their own things and always look after it. I'm not saying that err, we don't need, err, BME err, community, that's why I'm saying Bangladeshi Association should exist, West Indies Association should exist you know, because still we are not hundred per cent as that we are in a big um, melting bowl that we can be all err, without our identification. Because we should be proud of our identification, we should be proud of our identification, we should be proud of our heritage, we should be proud of our culture, our habits, our err, way of life. What is way of life to us; still it is not dissimilar thing to the European people or other things. There not, there quite a few things. If we can get these things here as well, they will be benefited and if we take there good things we were be benefited as well. So we are in a much more advantages way. When European people went to our countries they never adapted anything or took anything from our culture or our, err, religion, you know. But they were themselves; they kept themselves to themselves, we mustn't make um, this mistake, you know. But in the meantime of course we must not forget our, that we are, we are coming from these cultures and we are coming from rich um, err, habits and family values. These are precious thing for us.
KEVIN: That's basically.
ABDUL: Yes. Bangladeshi Association…
KEVIN: Sorry let…
ABDUL: is…
KEVIN: let me put my. Can you tell me about the Bangladeshi Association, how you started, your involvement…
ABDUL: Yes.
KEVIN: And son on please?
ABDUL: Yes, yes, I'm glad; I would be um, very pleased to say about it because I'm proud of it because I'm a founder chair of the Bangladeshi Association in Bristol, Bath and West. It is actually continuation of the Pakistani Association. When we ceased to be Pakistanis we are Bangladeshis so we thought we need an organisation for ourselves. Because our language, to preserve our language err, keep the community together, err, we need an Association. So when we were independent in 1971 just after that we formed the Association, which is called Bangladeshi Association, and I was the Chair, I, I ran it for 15 years. And then we err, err, we said, we must find our err, ourselves a premises where we can. Err, we can, we can get together and talk about ourselves and talk about our um, education, our community education and um, our welfare and how our people can be err, good citizen and good err, Bristolian as well, because I'm proud of Bristol. Since I came I liked this City. It is not very big, it is not too small and it, 5 minutes drive and we you're out in the country. So it is a beautiful place to live in, err, and I encourage people to come here. Anyway, err, we started Bangladeshi Association and started liaising with other organisations as well, liaising with the current, um, with the authorities, police and err, councils err, and err, we learnt um, people we always kept very, very good relations with them. Err, Pakistani Association, Indian Association, I tried to make an ASEAN organisation with all of them so that we can work together and police and the authorities were also in support of that but it is a long story, I had to go to Bangladesh again for um, um, for something err, and I went for 6 weeks and I had to stay more than 2 years. And by the time I came back that organisation folded off, the ASEAN organisation. But we, in that time we were granted 120,000 pounds for developing the, err, the ASEAN Council. But, um, the authorities were happy to see us in one platform. They can, they, they thought they could talk to us in one platform and they were happy and we were, we were suc, err, we were very successful to start with but because I was err, in Bangladesh for so long, when I came back that organisation was finished. So that kind of things I did, but still Bangladesh Association of course when I came back I didn't give it up. We kept liaising with the, err, Bangladesh High Commission and um, commerce, um, the local Mr. business commerce, um, err, business people and bring our Bangladesh Association, High Commission err, and um, liaised with them ,err, with the Bristol business people and so that we can, if we can promote some Bangladeshi industry and make our self err, a bit better err, as a Bangladeshi people in Bristol as well and um, so people know that we are, we are a community we are, we want to, we want to err, live here honourably at until like this. I always, always try to promote my community.
KEVIN: So what would you say was um, the key purpose of the Bangladeshi association?
ABDUL: They, the language barrier what I, err, what we were talking about before. That language barrier, culture barriers were preventing people to mix or to err, get into the mainstream of the society. And that is the way I was working with Bristol, err, Racial Equally Council or Bristol Law Centre, another organisation to promote these things and um, to say that we want, we want to live here and we want to, err, we want to organise our people our, and our, within our culture, err, things within our language as well, we want to, we want to bring them up. Now what this culture barriers and language barrier also we are preventing people to go into the housing system. Our people didn't get housing because they, they couldn't go to the office and express themselves, what is their need, what is their housing needs. This promoted me to start a Association, Housing Association and which was called Aashyana Housing Association. I was a Chair and which I, we started with some other colleagues um, and someone Pakistani and another Bangladeshi. 2 Pakistani and 1 Bangladeshi people um, people, we started that Association. So, that we had always an officer to help the people to apply for the housing, to explain their needs properly. I was going in the meetings of Housing Ministers, Housing Associations and Bristol City Council Housing Teams. I started campaigning for translating and interpreting services in Bristol. I presented our, err, problems to them that was Avon County that time, we were, we belonged to Avon County, and they excepted it and they started helping err, the language things and err, until, the last um, few years, there was a devolvement of translating and interpreting in Bristol City Council. And I'm proud to say that I was part of it as well, to present it to the Council, to the County Council and err, they approved it. So this is part of giving chance to our people, to my Bangladeshi people primary and generally minority people, you know.
KEVIN: So in short words how useful do you think the Bangladeshi Association has been to Bristol?
ABDUL: Oh, yes it was, as I said, you will not find any big moment or any big things going on without Bangladeshi Association. Bangladeshi Association I can proudly say participated in every big things in Bristol. In 1975 there was a exhibition in Watershed, it, it was called Taste of Orient there were some Bangladeshi err, some Bangladeshi group as well who did, I entered in them, I helped them to settle down and I took part with the, with the Lord Mayor and the well, organising authority to, to teach or to show people what our cultures. There were one group from err; I mean from, from, all over from ethnic minority countries, from Africa and Nigesto and it was taste of oriented, from Thailand and um, Malaysia and things like this so we err, I, I did, took part. Any where I found a new opportunity to campaign for Bangladeshi people or for Ethnic Minority people, I took, I err, took this chance, I did take. I, I arranged seminar in Bristol Mosque in Bangladeshi. Yeah, by the way we brought a house, there was house and we brought it and made it a, a community centre like our, where you, where you went this is um, Stapleton Road, bottom of Stapleton Road. There was, this was a house and we brought it through the continuation of people. So I went, I brought these premises I was, err, err, I was a Trustee as well, so we were 3 Trustees and we are still Trustees, holding trust of the, of this house and we made it our offices as well. So our, our children's Arabic lessons, Bangla, Bengali lesson, language lesson, we, you, organised through this. Any cultural difficulty, any official difficulties, we helped, we started helping people. We received some grants from various grants. Later we received grants from err, from err, Lottery funding as well and um, err, through that we started a full fledged school um, office, and we received some grants as well from Urban Agent (please check highlighted word) to, to make this house, err, to equip it to be a community centre like, um.
KEVIN: Ok, it's the…
ABDUL: Aashyana Asian Housing Association.
KEVIN: Thank you. Ok can you tell me about Aashyana Asian Housing Association and um, the history and when it was started, your role as well?
ABDUL: Um, err, as we were talking about um, our, our status as immigrants we never ever thought that we would be living in this country for good. Our aim was to come to this country, get some money, earn some money or have some qualification, go back to our country and settle in comfort. That was the main objectives for most people. But through the circumstances, going through the circumstances we thought we found, we discovered that it's not easy to going back to and settle in our own country we would have to live here. Then we started to bring our own families and then we the felt the housing need of our community. To get into housing system, it is not an easy job at all. In Bristol we have a Black Housing Association existing err, which was, which is, still is, the United Housing Association. But this people are not, they don't have, they have colour barriers, culture barriers, but not language barriers. But for our community South Asian people language barriers is a big barriers because most of our people cannot speak in English very much let alone write it properly. Then we thought we must do something about it. I and a couple of my friends, we thought we must start a Housing Association for our people, to, to have a Housing Association for our people, to help them particularly in, language, with their language barriers. We talked with um, Barnardos and they agreed to send some people to help us, you know, to advise people. And we persuaded them they should engage an officer if we started the office, officer you can speak Urdu and Bengali languages as well. And that was our objective to help our people, so we stared the Association err, in 91 and in 91 we started that Association and err, we stared very small. We presented ourselves to the err, housing department in err, Bristol and they accepted us. They gave us some grant to start our organisations and they gave us some stock as well.
KEVIN: So does, does this association only cater for the Asian community; tell me about the groups that they, um, Aashyana Housing Association…
ABDUL: Yes.
KEVIN: Um, is set up, um, have been, have been looking after?
ABDUL: Yes. I, I, um, yes it was um, err, we had to find a partner and err, err, Knightstone was our first partner, you know. There were keeping us under their shadow and um, that was our first partner. Then it was Housing, Housing 21 and now at the minute it is um, Affinity Sudden. Err, so we started as I said, big, it is, it is for South Asian um, partners of South Asian people but our err, tenants, now we have got about um, over, 200, 200 houses under our management but our tenants are not necessarily all Southeast Asian. They are Somalian's, even Europeans some of them and there err, of course still I think about 30 per cent are Southeast Asians but rest are all mixed tenants. So there was never a um, variegated and any other people cannot ask for housing for, to Aashyana Housing Association. I run it for um, now for so many years ago, um, err, 15 years and now I am retired from it. But it is, it is, a big a, it is a big, big Association, it is large Association err, with another big housing complex called Affinity Sudden err. I, but to establish it, it was not an easy job of course, we had to struggle, we had to struggle, we had to go to the meetings. Of course as I said the City Council was always supportive to us. They are giving us grant to err, to um, employ housing officers and err, workers and err, they were giving us stocks from the, so that we can self service things in time err, and we were registered in the err, after about 6, 7 years, we were registered in the housing corporation as well. Then we could our own housing um, ourselves. And err, but I had to go to so many meetings, so many seminars, to learn how to run a Housing Association. It is not easy, really it is not a easy job and also in our inward err, meeting err, we asked other housing experts, merra to me housing experts to come and tell us how to run our business and tell our people how to get into housing system. This kind of things we were doing and I'm very proud to say that it is a successful Housing Association now, it is quite established. We err; we are in um Easton for quite a long time, quite a long time. In Stapleton Road we have, we have our office and we double up most things from here. And we are working with the City Council and with all other Housing Associations as well, with the united there were partners in err, BME cause, causes we um, tackle err, the local housing system, we tackle the national system together. Um, and err, we built new projects err; or build houses also to suit our people, you know, err, housing in, where our people would like to live, this kind of thing. So we did err, quite successfully.
KEVIN: So, so, your, your, you, you think um, the objectives of Aashyana Housing Association, you think that's been fully achieved…
ABDUL: Yes.
KEVIN: By what you attended.
ABDUL: Fully achieved, fully achieved, yes. I can, I can proudly say that, it is fully achieved and it is, it is going into the mainstream now quite easily and quite err, effectively.
KEVIN: Thank you.


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Grow is legal support programme exclusively for startups. It is carefully tailored for companies at any stage of the startup journey from protecting an idea through to a successful exit and is sensitive to the trials and tribulations of building a business from scratch. Browne Jacobson's legal specialists will invest their time and skill to ensure the growth potential of your business is fulfilled, by providing you with a dedicated Grow adviser who will work with you on a range of services and who can facilitate introductions within our network of industry and investment contacts.
Diversity of teams leads to diversity of ideas
Debbie Forster is a recognised figure in the areas of diversity, tech, innovation and education, and CEO for the Tech Talent Charter. She was awarded an MBE in January 2017 for "Services to Digital Technology and Tech Development" and named Woman of the Year for 2016 by Women in Science and Engineering (WISE). The Tech Talent Charter (TTC) is a commitment by organisations to a set of undertakings that aim to deliver greater diversity in the tech workforce of the UK. Signatories of the charter (currently 188) make a number of pledges in relation to their approach to recruitment and retention. Although it is very much an employer-led initiative, in March 2017 the TTC was supported in the government's policy paper on the UK Digital Strategy.
Advice Debbie gave to all entrepreneurs and founders in the room was to always ask questions, ask for help, without thinking we need to be perfect before we start. Entrepreneurship is all about discovering new things and we need to reclaim the whole concept of it.
Support women by educating them and funding them
Sophie England joined AllBright as it's founders Chief of Staff and then took over the helm of the AllBright Academy in June 2017. AllBright is a unique funding, education and support network designed to provide the support and finance needed for female-led leaders to thrive.
Sophie emphasised the importance of growing and adapting to cater for the diverse and varying needs of working women in the UK, which is the reason why AllBright developed the AllBright Collective, an ecosystem designed to deliver capital, business skills, connections and confidence, while the AllBright Academy works with aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs to accelerate their progress through a series of digital programmes.
Philippa Brent is a member of the Institute of Consulting, with over 20 years of expertise providing a range of specialist consultancy for the management and delivery of public and privately funded programmes. She is currently contracted by Enterprise Enfield to provide consultancy as Head of Programme at Enterprise Enfield - one of London's premier enterprise agencies offering a comprehensive range of business support services designed to encourage, guide and inspire people to be successful in business.
The agency is currently running a number of free business support and growth programmes specifically for women. These include: an Inspiring Women Programme (part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund) offering dedicated support for London's female led startups as well as early traders; and a Female Founders Accelerator (supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation) aimed at helping women in east London scale and take their business to the next level.
Philippa's advice to all female founders and entrepreneurs in the room, based on her experience from working with more than 100 women-led businesses over the past few years, was to always do the market research before launching your business and to think about the gap in the market and the problem you're trying to solve with your business idea.
Rosalind Singleton, currently the Managing Director of UK Broadband, is also an active angel investor with Angel Academe. Angel Academe is a pro-women (but not women-only) angel network focussed on technology. Through mentoring, education and collaboration with experienced angels, Angel Academe helps members pool their money, expertise and resources to perform due diligence and build a portfolio of smart investments over time.
Defying the cliches that women are "risk-averse", "lack confidence", "do due diligence to death" and only "start niche businesses", Angel Academe has been operating successfully for 3 years and has made numerous investments in women-led high-growth tech startups.
As an angel investor, Rosalind talked about most common misconceptions and challenges women are facing when seeking funding. She said that it's very important to carefully think through whether you really need external funding for your business and how long can you actually go without raising money from angel investors and VCs. Not every business needs external funding, and by getting one you have to be aware of all the goals, KPIs and ROIs your investors are expecting to get in return. Becoming an investor in a business means becoming part of a team, but it also means that every founder needs to go through a proper due diligence process of establishing whether that investor is the right one for his / hers business.
The power of community
Lu Li is a serial entrepreneur and creative innovator committed to inspiring, educating and championing women to build sustainable businesses while achieving professional freedom and fulfilment. Her own entrepreneurial journey has involved running two consulting businesses and her current ventures, Blooming Founders and Blooms London.
Lu talked about her own entrepreneurial journey and how building a community first via Blooming Founders community and platform gave her valuable insight into what female entrepreneurs and founders actually need. This venture then led into starting Blooms London, a female-focused members club, an affordable and inviting work environment, where you can not only meet other like-minded female founders to bounce off ideas, share advice and create opportunities together, but also bring your child to work.
The future is female
After the event, our WoW community felt inspired, educated and empowered to learn more about different initiatives, programmes and ways to grow a business, as well as support diversity and inclusion within their own companies and organisations. We all agreed that diversity is important not only from gender point of view, but also ethnical and religious, and that there are many great men who support women as mentors and allies; at the end of the day, we all should be working towards to same goal which is equality for all in the business world. This way, there won't be any need to use a term 'woman in business' or 'woman in tech' one day, as we will all be just 'people in business / tech'.
With gratitude
A big Thank you! goes to our sponsors and partners Browne Jacobson LLP for hosting us and for their continuous support during this event!
And last, but not least, big Thank you! goes to lovely Hope Chauland, WoW supporter and member, for her help and support during the event, we couldn't have done it without her!
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The thread of life, does he it spins
through a fleeting hour and eternal space?
Who is that man who hangs on a cross?
Who finds beauty in his disgrace?
There is no triumph in a loss,
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Show no fear! Why would you bother
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Notice how the deity hides
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Is this the place where god abides
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Oh, yee gods, where are you now?
Where are your feats and mighty wonders?
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Pat Summitt Quotes, Son, Death, Net Worth, Bio, Salary, House, Height, Age, Style
A Concise History Of Basketball Pat Summitt was most famous to be the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She had been the most winning coach in the NCAA Football background to get female or a male. Pat Summitt won eight NCAA championships to 2012 between 1974. Summitt was awarded the Naismith Basketball Coach of the Century award. Pat was created since Patricia Sue Head on June 14, 1952 at Clarksville, Tennessee. She has three brothers Kenneth, Charles and Tommy. Ross is the current trainer for the team of the Marquette University women. Summitt attended the University of Tennessee. Pat appeared since the co-captain of the United States women's national basketball team. She's the author of 2 novels: "bang for the Summitt" that is a part biography and part inspirational, along with her publication based on the 1997-1998 undefeated and NCAA-championship winning year with the Lady Vols' team titled "Raise the Roof".
It's been calculated that the quantity of Pat Summitt net worth reaches as large as 8 million dollars, according to the estimations. She had been a basketball coach, who passed out in 2016 and had been born in 1952. She was employed as a trainer of several faculty basketball teams. This participation has become the one when it comes to raising the sum of Pat Summitt net worth. Working with this group has functioned as a significant source of growing the estimate of Pat Summitt net worth, also. She had been forced to retire due to health issues because she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when she was 59 years old. Besides each of the she became a recipient of two medals. One of these was a golden medal, which she won as the head coach of the US women's soccer staff in 1984. She won a silver medal with the group that was American. Winning has improved the dimensions of Pat Summitt net worth. As the Naismith Basketball Coach of the Century, Pat Summitt was titled back in 2000. In 2009, the name of Pat Summitt appeared in most sports, that was published by the Sporting News at the record of the 50 Greatest Coaches of All Time. She had been placed. Pat Summitt was employed for 38 decades as a trainer. In this time, she had a losing year. In 2012, the United States Barack Obama's president introduced the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her. Her career recognized and was awarded, too. Along with her training career, three novels were written by Pat Summitt. Them's earnings, thus, have increased the quantity of Pat Summitt net worth. The basketball trainer was created at Clarksville, Tennessee in 1952. She had been raised with four sisters. To Ross Barnes Summitt II, from, she married back in 1980. Together with him she has called Ross Tyler Summitt. She had been playing its basketball team when she had been studying in high school. When she entered the University of Tennessee she continued her basketball career. She had been called All-American there. Pat Summitt was the captain of the United States women's national basketball team, with that she won the silver medal and played at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Pat Summitt was an American school basketball coach who had the most wins in NCAA basketball's history. She won eight NCAA championships and coached the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team for 38 decades. Summitt was created Patricia Sue Head on June 14, 1952. Her parents were Richard and Hazel, and she had four sisters, Kenneth, Charles, Tommy and Linda. Career: Summitt attended Chatham County High School followed at the University of Tennessee. She finished her bachelor's degree. Summitt won a silver medal as a member of the United States women's national soccer team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She started her coaching career in 1974, a position she held before the 2011-12 season's conclusion. She had an impressive list of 1,098-208 that equates to some 84.1 percent win percentage. The Lady Vols were coached by Summitt . She had been named NCAA Coach of the Year 7 days, and SEC Coach of the Year 8 occasions. She led the group to gold at gold and the 1979 FIBA World Championship at the 1984 Olympic Games. The group won the William Jones Cup in 1984 and in 1979. She had been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Personal: Pat Summitt expired in age 64 on January 28, 2016. Summitt was diagnosed with the disorder in 2011. She stayed at the time of her passing in a senior living center in Knoxville. She had been wed to 'RB Summitt' and they had a son.


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Went to a terrific reading last night, at a club just south of my place on College and Shaw. It was organized by Indigo, who apparently want to try attracting bigger crowds by having readings where you can buy booze. It was actually a good venue, and the location certainly can't be beat. Daniel Richler acted as M.C.
Reading was a first novelist, Audrey Niffenegger, from The Time Traveler's Wife, which looks like a really good book. It features time travel as a chronic illness, with a guy who randomly slips thru time, arriving naked at various points in his life. The section she read concerned him spending the day with his younger self, and passing on handy survival tips like pick-pocketing and housebreaking.
Second up (and the main event) was English author Martin Amis, described as one of the most celebrated and vilified authors of our time. His current book, Yellow Dog, has gotten a lot of scathing reviews in England. It concerns an average man who, after a head injury, starts going more and more around the bend. The section he read was very funny in a horribly scatological kind of way.
They handled the Q&A in a poor fashion, if you ask me, by putting both authors on stage together for it. While Ms. Niffenegger did a good reading, and seemed to have a very quirky sense of humor, when you have a choice between asking a first-time novelist about her work, and asking Martin Amis about the time Salman Rushdie challenged him to a fist-fight (over Amis' hatred of Samuel Beckett), which question are you going to ask? It would have been fairer to have the audience ask questions immidiately after each reading.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Terry Riley - In C (1964)
In C is an aleatoric musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for any number of people, although he suggests "a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work". As its title suggests, it is in the key of C. It is a response to the abstract academic serialist techniques used by composers in the mid-twentieth century and is often cited as the first minimalist composition.
The piece consists of 53 short, numbered musical phrases; each phrase may be repeated an arbitrary number of times. Each musician has control over which phrase he or she plays: players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times, even if they are playing the same phrase. The performance directions state that the musical ensemble should try to stay within two to three phrases of each other. The phrases must be played in order, although some may be skipped. As detailed in some editions of the score, it is customary for one musician ("traditionally played by a beautiful girl," Riley notes) to play the note C (in octaves) in repeated eighth notes. This functions as a metronome and is referred to as "The Pulse".
In C has no set duration; performances can last as little as fifteen minutes or as long as several hours, although Riley indicates "performances normally average between 45 minutes and an hour and a half." The number of performers may also vary between any two performances. The original recording of the piece was created by 11 musicians (through overdubbing, several dozen instruments were utilized), while a performance in 2006 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall featured 124 musicians.
The piece begins on a C major chord (patterns one through seven) with a strong emphasis on the mediant E and the entrance of the note F which begins a series of slow progressions to other chords suggesting a few subtle and ambiguous changes of key, the last pattern being an alteration between Bb and G. Though the polyphonic interplay of the various patterns against each other and themselves at different rhythmic displacements is of primary interest, the piece may be considered heterophonic.
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World Challenge
World Challenge presents the John Monash Science School expedition to Malaysia & Borneo in 2020
John Monash Science School are delighted to announce that we are supporting a very exciting program which offers students the opportunity to plan, fund and ultimately lead their own month long expedition each year in November and December. In 2015 and 2016 students went to Borneo, and have travelled to Cambodia and Laos in previous years.
The program is managed by World Challenge, a pioneering educational organisation with 27 years of experience in delivering personal development expeditions for students, delivering a fun, rewarding, and safe experience. The expedition to Borneo is preceded by a training and preparation program, during which students play a major role in planning their itinerary, which will include project work in a local community and a challenging trek. Students are also supported in setting and achieving individual and team fundraising goals to help cover the cost of the expedition program, where on average, students raise over half of the total program cost.
To learn more about World Challenge, please visit www.worldchallenge.com.au.
Expedition to Malaysia & Borneo
This World Challenge program will be an exciting opportunity for a team of students to research, fund and lead their own 28 day expedition to the fascinating island of Borneo.
The Expedition will be preceded by 18 months of training and preparation. During this time, team members will learn a great deal about their destination and research the itinerary options with the support of their Program Facilitator and School Support Co-ordinator from World Challenge.
This team involvement will continue during the expedition itself when they will take on responsibility for leading the team, managing the budget, liaising with local guides and successfully achieving their objectives with the guidance of a World Challenge Leader. The whole program will teach and develop essential transferable life skills including financial management, leadership, teamwork, communication, organisation and decision making.
Borneo will offer the team a huge variety of objectives and challenges. Teams may go trekking in both Sabah and Sarawak. Sabah is home to the highest mountain in South East Asia - Mount Kinabalu, as well as the challenging and beautiful Mount Trus Madi. Treks in Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, are in the Kelabit Highlands, known as the heart of the Borneo jungle, or one of the many National Parks. Here you will also find the world's oldest limestone caves as well as a wide variety of fascinating flora and fauna. The team may well find themselves trekking through villages where they will see local people and traditional longhouses.
A community phase is a key part in gaining a greater understanding of the culture of the people of this beautiful country. The majority of projects are based within small communities where Challengers live and work alongside the local people. At the end of the expedition the beautiful coastline of Borneo offers a welcoming environment to unwind or the team could visit one of the Orangutan Sanctuaries!


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Carolyn Straub and her committee select and interview candidates. Applicants are men and women who have had their college plans interrupted due to family or health issues and will receive a $2,000 Scholarship.


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Kolkata: Police in a nocturnal raid arrested the father of popular militant commander Riyaz Naiko in south Kashmir's Awantipora area, sources said on Thursday.
Riyaz, alias Mohammah Bin Qasim is the chief operations of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit. Sources said that police raided the house of Assadullah Naiko at Beighpora Awantipora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district and arrested him during last night.
When contacted SP Awantipora, Zahid Malik confirmed the arrest of Assadullah. "Assadullah has been detained for questioning," SP Zahid said.


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With the recent power blackouts in South Australia, retaining base load security whilst transitioning to a cleaner economy is driving strong political commentary and media interest. But how much do we really know about the optimum transition and what can we learn from overseas?
Following consideration by the State Government, the Queensland Renewable Energy Expert Panel is about to finalise its report into credible pathways to a 50% renewable energy target. This will result in the implementation of certain key initiatives set to influence the energy and infrastructure sectors.
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The moon map from Thomas Harriot from 26 July 1609 (5 August 1609 Gregorian style) is the very first map drawn with help of a telescope. Galileo was the second (but Galileo made no maps). Harriot lives near London. Some features on his second moon map are numbered.
Originals at the West Sussex County Council Record Office and archives.
Date of drawing: Jul. 26 1609.
The numbered drawing, undated, probably 1613.
This is probably the first map of the Moon.
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Sun Splash Waterpark reopens after massive fire
Lines of people ready to escape the summer heat will return tomorrow to Cape Coral's Sun Splash waterpark.
Lines of people ready to escape the summer heat will return Tuesday to Cape Coral's Sun Splash waterpark.
"We have made great strides and great progress," explained Manager Sandra Greiner.
Last Wednesday morning, a massive fire ripped through popular summer hangout's main building of operations.
Six days later, the skeleton of the building has been cleared and crews are hard at work putting on finishing touches in time for "reopening" day.
"We have been able to rearrange customer relations and party central," said Greiner. "We are all set to go."
State fire marshals first believed a golf cart parked under the pavilion malfunctioned and sparked the blaze, but now an animal chewing through electrical wires may be to blame.
"There might have been an animal that actually chewed the wire. We found a dead animal on the site which normally the animals can obviously go away," said Greiner.
A temporary structure to protect equipment will be set up early tomorrow morning before the gates open.
The city already has a plan in the works for a brand new building to be constructed and completed by opening day next March.
Summer swim camps continued Monday morning as planned.
July is the park's busiest month and they hope everyone will come out and support them starting tomorrow at 10:00 am.


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2 BTS Members Rocked Pastel Hair at the Grammys, and We're Suddenly Craving Cotton Candy
2 BTS Members Rocked Pastel Hair at the Grammys, and We're Suddenly Craving Cotton Candy
It's no secret that the guys of BTS love experimenting with their hair, but two members truly made waves on the Grammys red carpet. Park Jimin rolled up with lavender hair while Kim Taehyung wore a mint green look. We've been seeing tons of pastel hair inspiration on Instagram, but this award show appearance was exactly what we needed to try the look ourselves.
Make sure to check out every angle of BTS's red carpet arrival, then shop some affordable pastel hair dyes for yourself. Spring is around the corner, after all.
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9 tips on what is best for your beauty sleep.
Night is the best time to repair skin.
Since we spend up to one third of each day asleep, why not make the most of these hours?
Beside a night routine for your body and skin ( you know washing your face and moistrizing weather you used make up or not, brushing your teeth etc etc), you should start really at the base.
Like the base base… We are talking about your pillow here.
So here a 9 tips to make sure you get the best your beauty sleep according to Jen articles!
1) Know the different types.
Just like when it comes to knowing different types of men ,you should know who you are taking into your bed.
Like literally.
A good pillow needs to support your head and neck.
Do you like a pillow to be soft or firm?
Does it needs to adjust during the night or do you sweat a lot at night and need a breathable pillow?
Learn about the different types of pillow!
2) Understanding Pillow Loft.
Pillow what?Pillow loft is the thickness or height of the pillow.
You are probably familiar with the words firm and lush when it comes to pillows.
This pretty much implies to the pillow loft.
A high-lofted pillow is high yet soft enough for your head to sink into and a low lofted firm means that the pillow has both a supportive and firm surface.
This is great for keeping your head and neck aligned.
3. Consider Your Sleeping Style.
What is your sleeping style? Are you a back sleeper? Or do you sleep on your stomach or side?
When you choose the right pillow for you, this is a factor that you should keep in mind.
You want a pillow to support your natural movements of your body when you are asleep.
For instance if you are a side sleeper, your head and neck should be equally supported while the spine should follow an ideal horizontal curve to avoid awkward bending.
Opt for a thicker density pillow with plenty of breathability .
Also traditional latex or memory foam versions support the head in a better manner without flattening out quickly.
If you are a back sleepers your best friend is a medium/low-lofted firm pillow or a high-lofted plush pillow. These keep your head optimally elevated and maintain the natural position of the neck.
Memory foam, shredded memory, polyester, and latex pillows are ideal for most back sleepers due to the great support.
If you are a stomach sleeper ( which is the worst!) ou put pressure on the back and your neck.
You should go with a flat pillow that doesn't strain the head and neck is essential.
Opt for Polyester and Buckwheat pillows .
And for the mixed sleepers:… A mixed sleeper changes sleeping positions all night long.
The best option for you is a synthetic pillow to support your movements throughout the night.
Choose a pillow with high-fill capacity.
i) In case you are wondering.. I am a mixed sleeper, I sleep on my side and stomach.
4) How you fill it up.
What on the inside matter most hen whats on the outside. True for people and true for pillows.
Do you even know what on the inside of your pillow?
If not here's a quick break down:
- Goose feather/down: Think a mix of luxury and softness. Well shaped, airy and cool & last for a long time.
- Memory foam: Super comfortable. and ideal for pain relief and support. The material adjusts to the natural shape of the body quite easily. It is also durable for due to tat it is relatively warm and dense it doesn't have the best air flow.
- Latex: Similar to memory foam. Latex is lighter with more breathability though. Fillings of latex have a firm nature with a dust mite and mold resistant advantage.Great for those with allergies .
- Synthetic: Polyester or synthetic versions are the most affordable.They are suitable for many sleeping positions.but they flatten quickly.
- Microfiber: Silky, soft, and airy. It gives a optimal airflow and is also very comfortable. They end to be pricey though.
- Cotton: Breathable, cool, and dust mite/mold resistant. There are not the most durable unless mixed with synthetic.
5) Size does matters.
Size does matters. It true for a diamond ring and true for your pillow.
We know you have headed of king, queen, and standard or large, medium, and small before.
When choosing a size you should keep your heigh in mind and that your pillow should aligns and support the neutral position of your spine.
6) Thread shopping.
Let's talk thread counts here.
When buying pillows, look for either a "T" or "TC" on the package of the product.
This denotes thread count. If it says 300TC or T300, it means that there are 300 vertical and horizontal threads per sq. inch of the pillow.
In general terms, the higher the value, the softer that pillow will feel.
Thread counts that fall between 400 and 200 are considered to be an ideal option. But thread counts over 400 are very pricey.
A low thread count like 130TC is good for a pillow that you don't use on a daily basis.
These types of pillows have a different material construction.
They are usually also grey in color, as opposed to the other standard white versions.
7) The fluff factor.
A pillow should be fluffy enough to provide not only better cushioning but a long-lasting experience too But a fully pillow should also be able to letter pass through.
A lifeless pillow, one that's flat and deflated, doesn't have the ability to trap air any longer.
The best way to test the fluffiness of any pillow is to fold it in half. If the pillow unfolds all by itself or when you hug it tight, you know it's a winner. Otherwise, you're better off looking for another fluffier pillow.
No fluff is no puff.
8. The Right Pillow Cover.
Besides protecting your pillow against dirt a pillow should feel soft and be nice to your face.
I have already written an article about the miracle pillow covers for your hair ( read here), but lets quickly see what's out there.
- Cotton: The most common material for pillow covers. Soft, breathable, feels good against the skin and easy to clean. Cotton is also cool to sleep on.
- Polyester: Polyester fabrics are more durable than cotton fabrics. Even after machine washing them, they retain their shape and contour without shrinking and they have a long shelf life. But … they aren't as absorbent as cotton cover fabrics and lack proper thermal regulation properties. And since they are man made fiber , it is prone to chemical compounds.
- Flannel: Natural and breathable,flannel is a woven cotton material that's both conformable and absorbent to sleep on.
! A recent study on the effects of polyester on the environment showed how polyester is an environmentally-damaging material.
According to this study, it takes polyester 20 to 200 years to decompose !
9. Test Before Buying.
Rest your head on different pillows to determine which one's right for you.
Any form of discomfort means getting another better pillow.
Also pay mind to washing guidelines.
Is your pillow machine-washable or not? Some pillow brands don't offer that option.and have to be dry cleaned. Do you want that commitment?
Pillows tend to last for many years if you wash them at least three to four times per year. You can also use pillow care products such as pillow protector to increase durability and keep them clean.
Wanna know more and read more about pillows?
Read the detailed guid by Jen reviews here.
Now prepare yourself for your beauty sleep and wake up ready to take over the world !


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J. Alex Ward is co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's Government Contracts and Public Procurement practice. His practice covers a full range of government contracts matters, including bid protests, claims, investigations, corporate transactions, and counseling. In addition, he regularly handles federal and state court litigation and alternative dispute resolution involving government contractors. In all matters, Mr. Ward's constant goal is to provide his clients the highest level of efficient, ethical, and effective representation.
Mr. Ward has served as lead counsel in dozens of bid protests involving military and civilian agency procurements of a wide range of products and services, including all manner of pre- and post-award protests in the GAO, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and state tribunals, as well as appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and size protests before the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals. He has handled all aspects of the claims process, from the initial assessment and drafting of requests for equitable adjustment through litigation in the Boards of Contract Appeals and the Court of Federal Claims. He has represented contractors in internal and external investigations, disclosures to the government, and qui tam litigation, with a great deal of success in reducing or eliminating his clients' exposure through active engagement with the relevant government bodies. His work on transactions involving the purchase, sale, and restructuring of government contractors has ranged from overseeing diligence on the target company's government contracts portfolio to advising on issues such as FOCI and CFIUS review.
Mr. Ward's litigation and ADR practice covers the gamut of controversies confronting government contractors, including prime-sub, teaming partner, employer-employee, competitor, and indemnification disputes. His litigation work also includes a variety of pro bono engagements, in which he has represented both individual and institutional clients in matters ranging from criminal defense to protection of the environment.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ward served in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer and an Assistant to the General Counsel of the Army. His work for the Army included civil works and international matters.
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Destination of Choice: Finnish Lapland and Estonia
YES! We managed to see the Northern Lights during our last night in Saariselka at the Honeymoon Turf Chamber. We were very lucky because it only appears for 4 hours. The lights are beautiful and we felt so excited when we saw them in the dark starry sky. It was very cold during our stay there too, – 28 degrees for the last day in Saariselka before departing back to Helsinki.
It was indeed a very memorable honeymoon trip for both of us. Something different from our usual holiday trips and we got to participate in so many fun and interesting activities e.g. reindeer ride, husky ride and the snow mobile. The huskies were very friendly and cute, we got to tour the huskies farm and discover more about each husky. They were so excited to see us, jumping up and down with enthusiasm. They enjoyed being stroked on the back by people. Although it was very tiring for Charles to push the sledge uphill, with me sitting in the sledge, but it was great working as a team with the huskies and Charles. In fact, I tried switching position with Charles and I was running out of breathe after <20min. I immediately switched back with him and was so impressed by the stamina of the huskies. Haha.
We were very happy to be able to see Santa Claus and we posted out some nice postcards from the Santa Post Office back to Singapore to surprise our family and friends. I personally prefer the Santa Village in Rovaniemi because it seemed more crowded and there were more things to see while Charles prefer the one in Saariselka instead. He finds the one in Saariselka is less commercialised, less crowded and of course a more unique experience.
We went on a Ghost Tour with the local tour group in Tallinn on our last night there. It was very thrilling as we walked around the dark streets and listening to all the related ghost stories. Tallinn is very unique by its own and we find the culture rather different from Finland. Especially when it comes to night-life activities. Seems like Tallinn is more "lively" at night with many pubs and nightclubs.
Thanks for planning out this trip for us. All the hotels chosen were great (specially in love with the antique lifts in the boutique hotels) and the activities were scattered out nicely across the 11 days.
Attached are some photos taken by us. Feel free to share them on your company website. And we look forward to our next holiday with Quotient TravelPlanner. =)
~ Charles & Belle