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Mr. Swicegood is in his 21st year teaching P.E. at Western. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education (teaching and athletic training) from Eastern Kentucky University and a Master's degree in Health Promotion from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Swicegood and his wife, Renee, have a son, Jake, and a daughter, Gracie.
You can reach Mr. Swicegood at (502) 863-1393 (ext. 8013) OR email@example.com
What is our purpose?
To offer students a wide variety of activity options through skill building and active participation so that each child will have the tools to become and stay physically active and healthy throughout their life.
At Western, we strive to provide opportunities for students to develop basic skills in a variety of team and individual sports. If students feel comfortable and confident in their skills, they are more likely to become involved in these activities outside of school. Examples of some of our sport units include: tennis, badminton, golf, volleyball, track and field, basketball, softball/baseball, soccer, flag football, gymnastics, and dance. We generally spend about 3-4 class periods on each unit, focusing on skill first and then moving into game situations and strategy. In addition to sport skills, we also explore a number of movement progressions using locomotor and non-locomotor skills, hula hoops, jump ropes, and many other cooperative and tag type games that gives students other activity options outside the realm of traditional sports. While learning about physical activity and the importance of exercise, students will also be gaining valuable information to keep their bodies healthy now and in the future. Topics such as nutrition, the FITT principle, body systems, and healthy choices (with regard to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs) will also be covered. If you have any questions or concerns about what your student is learning, please contact me!


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Freedom for Birth – ACTION PLAN
Posted October 1, 2012on:
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Following the recent screening of "Freedom for Birth" a film documentary discussing the plight of maternity services and midwifery world-wide I have put together an Action Plan of ideas that you may like to consider to support the midwives and maternity services. Please do as much as you can to make things better for women today and our daughters in the future.
Please consider joining the following Facebook groups:
Independent Midwives UK
Fighting for Independent Midwives
The Birth I Want
ARM Conference 2012
One Born Every Minute—The Truth
One World Birth
Human Rights in Childbirth
Face of Birth
The Birth I Want:
Register an Interest in Independent Midwifery at:
The Association of Radical Midwives—Midwifery Matters:
The Association for Improvement in Maternity
The Face of Birth
Sign the petitions:
View the short version of "Freedom for Birth" available November 2012
Write a letter of support for Agnes to President of Hungary, János Áder email@example.com
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On Thursday 20th September women (and men) around the world will be hosting film screenings to raise the profile of midwifery. I am joining this event because I passionately believe that women are entitled to better maternity care.
Everyone in the UK knows that our maternity services are in crisis and indeed the Royal College of Midwives has strongly stated this.
I am planning to take a break from midwifery as I am totally burnt out … this is partly the demands of being on-call 24/7 for the past 8 years, but it is also due to the increasing scrutiny, red tape and pressures on midwives. I believe that most midwives do their very best for women. Of course there are some rouge practitioners and the public needs to be protected against them, but the pressures on midwives are immense; more paperwork, more investigations of our practice, pressures of working with a system that is barely fit for purpose ….
At the same time Independent Midwifery, which gives "gold standard" care is set to become illegal unless an eleventh hour solution can be found to provide us with Professional Indemnity Insurance which will become mandatory from October 2013.
What will happen to these highly skilled midwives and the clients they currently care for? I'm afraid that I feel ground down and beaten by all that is currently happening in midwifery … it is so sad, midwifery and childbirth has been my passion and my life for the past 20 years!
So, as my swan song to midwifery (for now at least) I am hosting this film showing in Milton Keynes and I hope this will serve to raise the profile of midwifery and to mobilise women to demand the service they deserve.
FREEDOM FOR BIRTH FILM SCREENING Thursday 20th September 2012 Two showings, 1pm and 7pm
The Bee House
Interchange House
Howard Way
Newport Pagnell
- Entrance by donation – suggested donation £5 (Any profits to be donated to Midwifery Campaign)
- Refreshments available at the venue
- Birth related Exhibition and discussion after film showing
ALL WELCOME – please advertise widely! Please print and display the attached poster
For further information & to book a seat please email firstname.lastname@example.com
FREEDOM FOR BIRTH – GLOBAL FILM LAUNCHA new documentary that reframes childbirth as the most pressing global Human Rights issue today is launching with hundreds of premieres all over the world on the same day, Thursday 20th September 2012.
Freedom For Birth is a 60 minute campaigning documentary featuring a Who's Who of leading birth experts and international Human Rights lawyers all calling for radical change to the world's maternity systems.
Hermine Hayes-Klein, US lawyer and organiser of the recent Human Rights in Childbirth Conference at the Hague, the Netherlands says, "the way that childbirth is being managed in many countries around the world is deeply problematic. Millions of pregnant women are pushed into hospitals, pushed onto their back and cut open. They are subject to unnecessary pharmaceutical and surgical interventions that their care providers openly admit to imposing on them for reasons of finance and convenience. Women around the world are waking up to the fact that childbirth doesn't have to be like this and it shouldn't. Disrespect and abuse are not the necessary price of safety".
Made by British filmmakers Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford, Freedom For Birth film tells the story of an Hungarian midwife Agnes Gereb who has been jailed for supporting women giving birth at home. One of the home birth mothers supported by Ms Gereb decided to take a stand.
When pregnant with her second child, Anna Ternovsky took her country to the European Court of Human Rights and won a landmark case that has major implications for childbirth around the world.
Toni Harman, one of the filmmakers says, "the Ternovsky vs Hungary ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in 2010 means that now in Europe, every birthing woman has the legal right to decide where and how she gives birth. And across the world, it means that if a woman feels like her Human Rights are being violated because her birth choices are not being fully supported, she could use the power of the law to protect those rights. With the release of "Freedom For Birth", we hope millions of women become aware of their legal rights and so our film has the potential to spark a revolution in maternity care across the world. In fact, we are calling this the Mothers' Revolution."
Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), says: "A safe childbirth should be a fundamental human right for women. Sadly, for many, many millions of women and their babies across the world this is not the case. The world is desperately short of the people who can help to ensure and deliver this human right; midwives. There is a real need for leaders of nations to invest in midwifery care in their countries. I hope that the making of this film which the RCM is supporting with a screening will go a long way to help make skilled maternity care a reality for those women who currently do not have access to it."
Lesley Page, President of the Royal College of Midwives adds, "Too many women across the world are dying or suffering terribly because of a lack of skilled maternity care. This is unacceptable and I call on all Governments across the world to give women the right and access to safe care in pregnancy and childbirth."
Ms. Hayes-Klein concludes, "Freedom For Birth" holds the answer to changing the system. Birth will change when women realise they have a right to meaningful support for childbirth and claim that right. Birth will change when women stand up against the abuses that are currently suffered in such high numbers and say, No More."
The filmmakers are aiming for 1,000 screenings happening across the world on Thursday 20th September, 2012. The countries with confirmed screenings include the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Belgium, Hungary, Israel, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Panama, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, China, South Africa and India.
Each screening is being organised by local birth campaigners.
Freedom For Birth is Harman and Wakeford's third documentary film about birth. They were inspired to make films about following their own difficult birth of their daughter four years ago. A cascade of interventions in their birth led to an emergency caesarean section.
Contact Information:
Toni Harman, Producer/Director, Freedom For Birth email@example.com +44 (0) 1273 747837
The Moos at Ten
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Guest blog from Hazel Roberts, Jammy Cow MK www.jammycowmk.co.uk
Valerie says, "I am delighted to have been part of Milton Keynes Midnight Moo, and part of the Moos at Ten team!"
Hazel writes:
Last Saturday night was the 2012 Midnight Moo – an all ladies 10 mile walk through Milton Keynes. The herd set off a midnight and whilst they were busy striding through the early miles, Jammy Cow and her heifer friends were busy preparing the final mile for their welcome home.
At the beginning of mile 10, ready to greet the herd for their final mile was the very professional Moos at Ten Cow, Mavis. She is a very sensible and reliable cow and in stark contrast to the next cow round the first corner. Silly Cow, Connie giggled her way through the night.
Those of you who walked the 10 miles will know that most of mile 10 is uphill so the Moos at Ten team were ready to add that extra bit of encouragement as the herd came through. Having said that, Bossy Cow's version of encouragement is about as friendly as bootcamp with her strident, "Keep moooving!" shout. It is at this point in the early hours of the morning that you realise exactly how far 10 miles is to walk. "Holy cow, aren't we there yet?" you may mutter as you pass the pious Holy Cow, Mary.
Continuing up Midsummer Boulevard, the end is near and breakfast at Pret A Manger awaits, a thought not lost on the perpetually hungry Fat Cow, Victoria as she patiently waved the crowds through. Normally, Hetty the Mad Cow stands out as a bit odd but last night she was in good company with lots of ladies suitably dressed up for the night.
Through Witan Gate underpass and by now there is less than half a mile to go. Bed is calling and lucky you, you'll soon be home and tucked up. Lucy, the Lucky Cow was there, cheering you on for the final push. And only another 50 calories left to burn, something Clover, the Skinny Cow was quick to point out. Nearly at the end of mile 10 now and so very close to achieving your aim. A point to feel proud and to reflect upon why you are doing this. Willen Hospice is a fantastic cause and everyone is impressed by your fundraising efforts. Remember those Concrete Cows you passed in mile 7, well one makes a final appearance here to salute your efforts on behalf of Milton Keynes.
And there, with the end in sight, Jammy Cow welcomes you to the end of mile 10 and congratulates you on completing the Midnight Moo. A big cheer, breakfast, bath and bed.
So can you work out how many cows there were on mile 10 of the Midnight Moo? If you can and you are local to Milton Keynes then why not enter our competition to win a fabulous hamper of goodies. Visit www.themoosatten.co.uk or email your answer to firstname.lastname@example.com
The end of Independent Midwifery?
Posted May 2, 2012on:
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Very sadly it looks fairly certain that Independent Midwifery will end in October 2013. The Government and Nursing and Midwifery Council have for a long time been recommending that Independent Midwives should have professional indemnity insurance (negligence insurance) despite it not being commercially available in the marketplace i.e. insurers do not provide this insurance for midwives. You can read more about the current situation here http://www.independentmidwives.org.uk/?node=11615
An E.U. Directive is now due to come into force to implement this change and our current information is that it will be illegal for us to practice without professional indemnity insurance from October 2013. This means that women will be denied the choice of choosing an Independent Midwife and we will be denied the choice of working independently and will be forced to stop practising or to return into the NHS.
The Independent Midwives UK organisation has been working tirelessly for years to find a solution and it is just possible that an eleventh hour solution will be found but this is now looking unlikely.
A group of midwives have formed an organisation called Neighbourhood Midwives www.neighbourhoodmidwives.org.uk/ and are working towards setting up an employee-owned social enterprise organization, to provide an NHS commissioned caseload midwifery homebirth service, based in the local community. This may prove to be a workable alternative to Independent Midwifery but at present (if it comes to fruition) the service will only be able to accept "low-risk" women and this is of concern to all of us who have supported women with more complex situations, for example first time mothers, vaginal birth after a previous caesarean, twins, breech birth and women who are not deemed "low risk". The aim of Neighbourhood Midwives will be to extend their remit to include more women as soon as possible.
There is already a precedent for this type of care as One to One Midwives in Liverpool www.onetoonemidwives.org have already managed to set up a caseloading midwifery service (similar to independent midwifery in that a woman will care for a caseload of women throughout the whole of the pregnancy, birth and postnatal period) within the NHS.
It is a very sad time for midwifery and for women's choice, but perhaps good things will come out of it, I certainly hope so.
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Where to start? Every day is different, so I'm going to give you a flavour of the sort of things I get up to.
Of course I have antenatal appointments; from the first tentative telephone enquiry I then arrange to meet up with a potential client (usually for an hour or so) so that we can discuss their past experiences, their hopes for this pregnancy, their concerns and most importantly so that they can get a "feel" as to whether they actually like and trust me. Once a couple have decided to book me as their midwife I then usually give all their antenatal care in their own home (although I have done antenatal visits in The Bank of England medical room!). The format of visits is that I carry out all the usual blood tests, urine and blood pressure checks, but also leave a lot of time for discussion so that over the course of the pregnancy we cover issues such as waterbirth, Vitamin K, when to call me and so on.
My clients come from a wide area – I am happy to take clients who live within approximately an hour's radius of my home in Leighton Buzzard – so I do spend a fair bit of time driving, as well as liaising with G.P.'s and hospitals where necessary.
Four times a year I jointly organise an Antenatal Exhibition, this is an opportunity for pregnant couples to gather information about breastfeeding, pregnancy yoga, cloth nappies and the like. We also organise Birth Preparation Workshops and am often to be found at the Community Desk in Central Milton Keynes on hand to speak to expectant parents and also regularly attend Study Day's and midwifery meetings to ensure that I keep myself up-to-date with current research.
Obviously I spend much of my time being "on-call" for births. My own family are now pretty much grown-up and the commitment isn't as big as one might imagine as I rarely have more than two births during a month – it is important that I don't over-commit myself as the whole point of what I do is that I guarantee to be there for the birth. Babies don't always read the text books though! I have had three births in one week, as of course some babies do come early and some come late! As you will appreciate, the birth is the big event, and it can on occasion go on for some time.
Baby being here doesn't mean that my job ends! In fact, postnatal visiting is often one of the busiest times as the family may need quite a lot of support in the early days. The majority of my clients choose to give birth at home; however some either need to, or choose to give birth in hospital.
I visit my clients for up to four weeks postnatally and it is a joy to see the baby thriving and although discharging clients is always tinged with sadness it is also great to know that I have played a part in helping the family on to the next stage of their life. (I do usually keep in touch, perhaps not as often as I would like, but I often get e-mails and photographs and usually pop in when I'm passing!).
So, in summary I guess the main differences between me and an NHS midwife are that you are buying my time; antenatal visits usually take around an hour and a half (instead of perhaps 10 – 15 minutes at your local surgery), are arranged more frequently and take place at a time and place to suit you. Most importantly you will receive full continuity of care – I will see you at each visit to build our relationship and plan your care and you will know that (barring exceptional circumstances) I will be with you in labour and available 24/7 for urgent help.
I am always happy to discuss anything that you are concerned about; please do feel free to call.
Written by Valerie Gommon, BA (Hons), RM, Independent Midwife
www.3shiresmidwife.co.uk 01525 385153
Expecting a second baby?
Posted October 3, 2010on:
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No two pregnancies are the same, so it is very important that you continue to look after yourself by eating and resting as much as you possibly can. Remember this time you are also looking after your little one(s) too. You may feel better or more tired this time around; and certainly having a toddler is hard work. If your toddler sleeps then you should rest and not rush around doing housework! If you are exhausted try asking a friend if they would have your toddler for a couple of hours so you can rest. I can't stress enough that you need to eat a good diet – ensure that you eat plenty of protein and iron rich foods.
You may notice that you "show" earlier second time around, this is because your tummy muscles have been stretched before and is quite normal. You may also notice baby movements a little earlier because you know what you are looking for, but don't worry if you don't!
Some women say that they are anxious about labour second time around; if you had a difficult labour talk to your midwife about it – ask her what happened and why it happened and what are the chances of it happening again, however second births are usually much easier and shorter. It is usual to be a bit anxious about labour – most women are, but remember you did it last time and you can do it again!
I think it is definitely worth attending childbirth classes if you can – I had four children and I went to classes each time – it gives you time to concentrate on this pregnancy and this new baby; and a birth plan is a great idea, second time around you are better prepared as you know what to expect, you know what you want and don't want to happen so put it down into a birth plan and if you need advice speak to your midwife.
Successive reports have called for one-to-one care in labour as all outcomes are improved, for example women are more likely to have a normal birth if they receive one-to-one care. However, to some women this means having the same midwife from booking, through the antenatal period, labour and birth and until postnatal discharge – this type of care may not be available in your area unless you employ an Independent Midwife www.independentmidwives.org.uk.
Consider having your baby at home, there are so many benefits, women usually have shorter and easier labours and this time you will be better able to read your body and can stay at home if you feel comfortable and relaxed and you won't have to leave your first child whilst you are in hospital. Staying upright and active will help with the contractions and also keep the baby in the best possible position for birth, but your body will tell you what you need to do; try to relax and have faith in the birthing process.
Women generally recover quicker second time around, this is partly because labour is usually quicker and easier – and also because being an experienced mother usually helps to establish feeding more quickly.
Unfortunately, the more babies you have, the stronger the after pains usually are – this is because your uterus is having to work harder to contract. Ask for paracetamol which will help and is perfectly safe to take.
Remember that your other child(ren) will need extra love and reassurance – your new baby is much tougher than you think, try to involve the older sibling(s) in what you are doing and have patience – it is usual for children to regress a bit when they have a new baby in the house. Accept any help that is offered and consider staying in your pyjamas for a few days – it shows that you are not at full strength. I think women try too hard to be superwoman, just allow yourself some time to enjoy your new baby – they aren't babies for long, although it sometimes feels like it when you are in the thick of it!

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Design science research has been used in the Information Systems research group since 1997 with a significant rate of success and high impact in both the industry and the academic world. This resulted from the successful award of a number of applied research projects. The first project was a three year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with a Barnsley healthcare company (1998-2003) to develop a knowledge base system to support the design of hospitals.
A second project involved an MSc project followed by a 3 year PricewaterCoopers PhD scholarship to develop the first ever University Ranking Web System (2004-2008).
A third project resulted in a KTP project and a Liverpool City Council grant to develop a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) triggered Museum system (2006-2008).
More recently a Birmingham City University CETL grant funded the design of a blended learning phonetics teaching system (2009-2010).
Finally, a university collaborative and R&D internal scheme has funded the development of multi-purpose e-learning application that offers training for professionals and students who work with adolescents and young adults with significant speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) (2012-2013).


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A classic Apertif first serve in Gaspare Campari's bar, Caffè Campari in the 1860's. Very easy to make, low alcohol level and just tastes great on a hot summer day.
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Midsummer in Estonia is special. This year, we went with friends to Saaremaa—the biggest Estonian island—and had a party in the woods.
In my experience, less than you think. Startups tend to look in all the wrong directions to establish how much capital they need to take in, instead of actually looking at what they need in order to accomplish a clearly defined mission, which is what really matters.
In this post, I want to touch upon some of the main fallacies I experience when talking to startups and give you a simple process to establish what you actually need and what would be best to have and how to get closer to the latter.
This is all completely irrelevant to efficiently reaching the goals you've set to make your business successful. Even worse, I quite often experience founders saying things along the lines of:
Let's set our goal a bit higher than what we actually need, that way, if we don't raise the full amount, we'll still be okay.
This is an understandable logic, but completely misguided nonetheless. If you come to an intelligent investor with bloated budgets, she will see straight through it, interpreting it as either–in the best case–incompetence, and–in the worst–as you trying to scam out money of your investors.
Instead, here's the steps to go through to determine how much you need to raise:
This post was originally published as part of the e-book Blockchains in the Mainstream.You can find the full e-book for free here, or read my contribution below.
I was asked to write a piece about how I, as a marketing professional, believe we can help blockchain technology to "cross the chasm" and become more widely adopted in society.
I always ask people who say they don't "get" what a blockchain is, whether or not they really "get" the internet. I first heard this question being asked to an audience at a WIRED MONEY talk in Berlin by the CEO and Founder of Funderbeam, Kaidi Ruusalepp.
Typically, the majority of people who understand the internet, also understand the concept of a blockchain, and vice versa — which means, if you don't understand one, you probably don't understand the other.
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- About 40% of women have the MTHFR gene mutation that makes conversion of folic acid into the form found in your cells difficult.
- The MTHF form of folate is more accessible for your body since it is already in the form found in your cells.
- less than 1% of vitamins contain the MTHF form, and it's often mixed with less active folic acid, dampening the benefits of the MTHF.
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Genes are tricky, especially when it comes to your body's ability to utilize nutrients. Not to worry—there are certain forms of vitamins that work, regardless of genetic factors. One of the most common examples of this is folate, a nutrient that we all need for DNA synthesis and brain health. Because of a common genetic variation, many of us (some stats say up to 40%) have a hard time processing synthetic folic acid, a form of folate very common in vitamins. This can lead to folate shortfalls, which manifests as fatigue, a feeling of weakness, a sour mood and some more serious health effects. So how do you find the best form for all genetic types? Let's get into it.
What is the MTHFR gene variation?
The MTHFR gene controls the production of an enzyme called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. MTHFR enzyme helps the body process and convert folate (also known as vitamin B9). This conversion helps the body create amino acids that we need to build proteins and other essential compounds. People with an MTHFR gene mutation have a highly reduced ability to convert folic acid or even folate into the form that the body needs to create those amino acids.


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Lilly was born in 1854. She was the daughter of Joseph Becker and Elizabeth Peck. She passed away in 1936. [1]
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As clean energy technologies improve and their costs continue to fall, people are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that it is possible to develop commercially viable projects that contribute to climate change mitigation.
In contrast to this, much less emphasis has been placed on developing and sourcing investment for commercially viable projects and businesses that contribute to climate adaptation and resilience. PFAN will address this gap, by seeking businesses in various sectors—from agriculture, infrastructure and water all the way to micro-finance, insurance and tourism—which offer opportunities for commercially viable projects to deliver climate adaptation benefits, by reducing climate vulnerability or increasing the resilience of populations to the effects of climate change.
In the coming months, PFAN will be soliciting applications from businesses that deliver adaptation-related benefits to their communities and will be highlighting these benefits to investors and the wider public.
PFAN is looking for commercially viable projects that can demonstrate that they contribute to a decrease in climate vulnerability and/or an increase in climate resilience.


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The Australian Tamil Congress (ATC) wishes to express its disappointment at the events unfolding within the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) surrounding the corruption investigation of Northern Provincial Council (NPC) ministers, and the attempts by certain factions in TNA with the support of the Opposition, to impeach NPC Chief Minister, Justice Wigneswaran.
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29 May 2017
The Australian Tamil Congress (ATC) is deeply disturbed and strongly condemns the ongoing acts of surveillance, intimidation and harassment by the Sri Lankan state of family members and civil society leaders found engaging in commemoration activities of loved ones who perished eight years ago.
This month Tamils world over marked the 8th year since over a hundred thousand Tamils were killed due to the Sri Lankan government's military onslaught in the island's north - a campaign riddled with allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On 17 May, ruling that it threatened "unity" and "national security" a local court issued a two week ban on memorialisation activities near a commemoration monument in Mullivaikkal East that had been erected earlier. Over the past week several reports have risen of acts of intimidation and harassment by Sri Lankan police and military of those involved in memorialisation events. The most prominent has been the repeated summoning for questioning by the police of Fr. Elil, a Tamil priest involved in such remembrance events. He along with a young Tamil man who assisted in creating memorial stones have been interrogated and asked to sign statements in Sinhala, a language not native to them.
Collective remembrance is a community's fundamental right and peaceful gatherings help heal a grieving community. Acts of intimidation and obstruction of such fundamental rights goes against 'good governance' and 'reconciliation'.
The ATC is humbled to hear, however, that amidst such threats by the state, Tamils in the North and East of the island of Sri Lanka continued to publicly commemorate the 'Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day' on 18 May with Tamils around the world, including Australia, joining them.
Meanwhile, ATC stands in support with the families of the disappeared holding a peaceful protest in Kilinochchi. This protest demanding answers from the Sri Lankan government on the whereabouts of disappeared family members has now reached its 100th day.
For further details:
Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research
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Trevor Grant, who died on Sunday, was brave in everything he did.
As a sports journalist for 40 years, he took the mission of speaking truth to power more to heart than any of his kind. At media briefings, he was invariably front and centre, asking the hard questions, and not in the least intimidated by any of the hard men he was confronting. Some heads are still shaking now. His writing had the same direct quality, but was also elegant and beautifully crafted, a rare combination. The byline alone told you the story would be worth reading.
After retiring early from journalism, Grant – Shorty, or Shortarse to all – took his zeal and compassion in a new direction, as an activist for the disenfranchised and downtrodden. He worked on behalf of refugees, especially from Sri Lanka, and wrote a book on atrocities in their homeland, Sri Lanka's Secrets – How the Rajapaksa regime gets away with Murder. Geoffrey Robertson wrote the foreword. In 2013, the former cricket writer led a movement to boycott the Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia.
Grant tackled other improprieties; for instance, poker machines in the AFL. Periodically, he turned up in the letters pages of the papers he once graced as a journalist. On air, in print or in person, always one quality shone through, that authorities were not going to get away with it.
His last challenge was cancer. In 2015, aged just 63, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, the asbestos cancer, almost certainly from decades of working in two newspaper offices. While undergoing sometimes gruelling treatment, he pursued the media companies for damages and wrote and spoke about his plight, not in self-pity, but so that others might understand and be emboldened. The injustice hurt more than the cancer. But on Sunday, he succumbed, aged just 65.
Grant, one of three brothers, was born in 1951. He went to Hampton High and began in journalism as a copy boy and cadet at the short-lived afternoon paper Newsday in 1969. He soon showed his talent with a front page story on Vain, the champion racehorse. When Newsday closed the next year, he moved to the Sporting Globe, then The Herald (both now defunct). After an enterprising stint in England, he returned to work for The Age until 1989 then for the Herald Sun until 2009. He wrote brilliantly about AFL, cricket, golf and racing, indeed on any topic where there was a story to be told or a wrong to be righted.
He was an avid and capable golfer, though of course yearned always to be more capable; he could not have been more avid. He was also a fervent Collingwood supporter and a selector of their team of the century, but there are plenty of Collingwood people to tell you that he never let his love of the Magpies get in the way of his journalistic integrity.
He had the utmost respect of his peers and elders, and was warm and solicitous towards all colleagues, and so had a wide circle of friends. For them all, this is a sad day.
Grant accepted that he was dying, saying it comes to everyone, but to him sooner rather than later, and so until the end he displayed astonishing equanimity about it. That did not mean that was any easier for him than anyone else. It just meant that he approached dying the same way he approached living, with all the courage he had. He is survived by a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Caroline.
A memorial service will be held at Woodlands Golf Club at 2pm on Friday.
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Sri Lanka still unsafe for Tamil asylum seekers to return
17 February 2017
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking at a press conference in Canberra together with the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, urged asylum seekers who had fled the country to return. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe emphasized in his statement, "Come back; all is forgiven; it is quite safe in Sri Lanka; we are just starting the missing persons office."
The Australian Tamil Congress (ATC) would like to categorically state that Sri Lanka has not reached a point where every Tamil asylum seeker can just return without worrying about the consequences; indeed Sri Lanka is far from it.
Juan Mendez, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on 'Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment', in a report released only a month ago, recommended to the international community "to ensure that the principle of non-refoulment is upheld by not returning to Sri Lanka persons, in particular Tamils, who may be at risk of torture or ill-treatment, in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention against Torture."
The draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) remains in force, and there have been several arrests under this law in the past year. It has been reported that many people imprisoned under PTA were forced to confess under torture, and Sri Lanka has yet to come up with concrete plans to provide redress for those unjustly detained under PTA.
Nearly eight years after the end of the war, the Sri Lankan military is still occupying significant portion of the land belonging to the Tamil people and the military intelligence and interference is ever present in day to day lives of Tamils.
Former president Chandrika Kumaratunga, the chairwoman of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, stated that women who were widowed during the 37-year conflict were among the victims of abuse by officials who frequently demand sexual favours just to carry out routine paperwork.
ATC acknowledges that the present Sri Lankan government has made notable reforms in governance, particularly in relation to diluting executive powers and allowing for media and civil society freedom. However, the advances on issues that are critical for the wellbeing of Tamil people – returning land occupied by the military, releasing prisoners long held in detention, tracing thousands of missing persons, and ending abuses by security forces, including torture by police – are extremely slow to non-existent.
Most Tamils fled Sri Lanka due to persecution and torture by the state. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's statement addressing such people "Come back, all is forgiven' is grossly insensitive to say the least. ATC would like to register its strong disappointment and condemnation. Such statements only reflect that even the current government has not acknowledged injustices inflicted upon the Tamil community.
ATC earnestly calls upon the Australian Government not to take any blanket measures towards Tamil asylum seekers, but to assess each individual case carefully; in particular, those with past political involvement should be assessed with extra care before decisions are taken on outcome and possible repatriation.
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7 December 2016
Australian Tamil Congress mourns the passing of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram on Monday, 5 December 2016. Tamil Nadu and its people have lost a brave and charismatic leader who charted a fearless path in politics with courage and conviction. We share the pain of the millions of her distraught admirers, who saw her as a caring politician, champion of women's rights and an advocate of the economic emancipation of the State's poor.
The Late Chief Minister gave voice for the suffering Tamils of neighbouring Sri Lanka and steadfastly appealed for a holistic solution for the long unresolved ethnic conflict in the country. As an astute politician and powerful state leader of influence and conviction, her demise is a great loss for all Tamils and will be felt all over India in many ways.
May she attain moksha. Om Shanti.


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The weather looks to be perfect tomorrow. I walked the course today just to take it easy.
Meanwhile David Fisher at the Herald has an article about the race.
In a year of mismatched and painful political races, tomorrow's is likely to be the silliest.
The blogger known as Whaleoil will face off against the "bovver boy" of the Labour Party in a 60-kilometre bicycle race in Auckland's eastern suburbs.
In a sport often called "chess on wheels", the bike race between Cameron 'Whaleoil' Slater and Trevor 'Duck' Mallard will hear little mention of the word "mate'".
There is mutual loathing.
Yep, I am going to kick his arse tomorrow.
The contest came after Slater goaded Mallard by calling him "cripple" over his badly broken leg.
The elder statesman of the Labour Party lashed back, calling the comfortably-padded Slater "blubber boy'".
"I bet he is too chicken," Mallard said.
Well, he did accept.
And Slater – known for obsessively hounding issues – has turned his compulsive nature to the race and cycled about 15kg off his frame.
Mallard noted his opponent's weight loss on television.
"I'm distinctly lacking in confidence," he said.
"I had a major injury. I can cycle slightly better than I can walk."
Remember this was all Trevor's clever idea. He challenged me. I simply accepted.
Mallard, Labour's campaign manager for November's election, broke his right femur and right shoulder blade when he brushed wheels with another cyclist during a race in Otago five months ago.
Since then, he said he had considered withdrawing from the challenge and refusing to compete. But he has cycled the 20km course – of which they will ride three circuits – and says he will be there tomorrow.
"I'm probably of the mindset and generation that doesn't like quitting."
Slater, who Mallard calls an "obsessive character", is relentless.
"He is a cripple. And he's running a crippled campaign.'"
So tomorrow night when the latest polls are being delivered to the living rooms of Kiwi voters you should all remind yourselves that Trevor Mallard, Labour's campaign manager thought it would best to devote his time to a cycle race and an?asymmetrical?war with a blogger.
What is faster Whales or Ducks? David Fisher asks a Zoologist.
Otago University zoologist Philip Seddon said whales in the wild would always be faster than ducks.
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Seddon – who runs the university's Wildlife Management Programme – said smaller whales were faster.
Slater's time could, perhaps, dictate whether the blogger was truly small and dangerous.
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The race starts at 1.30pm Sunday at Musick Point reserve at Auckland's Bucklands Beach.
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The Emirate of Fujairah is known for its beautiful scenery and underwater it is no different. This is Indian Ocean diving! Fujairah was the first of the Emirates to establish a marine protected area. Here at Freestyle Divers, we are lucky enough to have some of the best dive sites right on our doorstep inlcluding the MPA. Artificial Reef is one of these dive sites that is definitely worth the visit!
Artificial Reef consisits of a series of conctrete bulbs stretegically placed to encourage growth and fish population. A sunken boat is just a short swim away, where is is often possible to find morays at a cleaning station. Keep your eyes open for the hard working cleaner shrimp! The sunken boat is a great spot on the Artificial Reef to find other kinds of crustaceans. You may be lucky enough to see a shoal of yellow tail barracuda shoaling around you. Take a further swim over the sand and keep your eyes peeled for peacock sole, cuttlefish and squid or anything bigger that may be passing by.
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In this blog I really want to talk about how to 'Value Your Memories' just like this beautiful couple did in this gorgeous session.
The word Value means (thanks google!) – 'When you value something, you consider it important and worthwhile. … As a verb, it means "holding something in high regard,"
Some may say 'photography is a business is a dying art' or 'every one is a photographer these days' which is somewhat true, phone technology has come a really long way and some phones do take decent photos BUT I know I don't want to get to 50 and look back at the photos of myself with my partner and only see selfies!! Phones are great but there is so much more in professional photography that you will never capture with a mobile phone. (I promise you I love my phone and I do take wayyyyy to many photos on my phone, but I know the moments in my life that are worth so much more then my not so amazing phone camera, and also the moments to come for me too)
Firstly, you can actually be in the photos!!! As a photographer that has always loved being the one taking the photo, I often miss out on being in the group shot or being in the shot with my friends because i'm the one taking it! Having a photoshoot with those really special people in your life, eg your partner, husband, wife, kids, family, you actually get to be in the photos!! I did try for my brothers graduation to do some DIY family photos but the most creative we got was standing in a line with arms around each other…. not real 'put on my wall' worthy. Maybe you are the uncle bill sneaking into every photo, but still someone has to take it (selfie stick are so 2015 people!) Now we could trust strangers to grab that quick pic when we are dressed up all nice at a wedding, but again, what if you blink in the one photo that person takes!! (Its happened to me to many times!!)
Secondly, it's about a photographers skill, style and craft. Just like any job, we've taken the time and effort to perfect our craft. We know how to capture those moments that flatter you as well as be in the moment and natural. We know how to pose you so you can naturally have fun and laugh together. Im sure if I put you in a field with your loved one you'd probably stand there like 'what do we do?'. Its a craft and something to perfect just like any other job. This is what I love and do for a living!!
You may be thinking; well i've got my own camera that takes photos good enough. (We could go back to the discussion of you being in the photo) It's about valuing the memories and moments in your life that deserve more then anything to be captured and more then that, to be captured well! For example, your wedding day! This is a day that you get once in a life time and photos are the only thing that you will have after your day to remember it all. Newborn photos are the same, your miracle is only so small for so long. Your family, we never know what the future holds.
To end I simply encourage you to value the moments in life that are most valuable to you and that you can never get back. Value the laughs, the cries, the funny faces and the pretty clothes. What is it that you value most in life? Who are the people you value most? What moments are you looking forward to you that will be once in a life time? Now get them captured! Capture this moment that is so special to YOU!
Enjoy some of the beautiful moments captured for Chris and Brooke, as you can see, they are expecting a baby girl!! How exciting
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P.s – If you need more convincing, listen to the passion of Aerosmith, 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing'


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The Five Points of Amyraldianism
1. The motive impelling God to redeem men was benevolence, or love to men in general.
2. From this motive He sent His Son to make the salvation of all men possible.
3. God in virtue of a universal hypothetical decree, offers salvation to all men if they believe in Christ.
4. All men have a natural ability to repent and believe the Gospel.
5. But as this natural ability was counteracted by a moral inability, God determined to give His efficacious grace to a certain number of the human race, and thus secure their salvation.


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Levels FC Profile
Welcome to Levels FC the home East London's latest grassroots team based in the heart of East London. Levels FC comes out of LevelsAboveTheRest one of East London's leading private 1 to 1 and Elite coaching groups. We will be competing in the Echo League this season. We currently have two powerful age groups our under 11s & 13s.
We endeavour to ensure all our players are equipped to play at the highest level possible, and want our players to set high levels in every game and training session. We hope our players go onto play at the highest level possible and we embrace success! The majority of our players come from the heart of Newham and we aspire to shape our players mindset to be strong and withstand all challenges!
The club has six dedicated coaches who possess a range of experience in football, the coaches are: Christian Owusu (U12s) Gabriel Obeng (U13s) Jesse Bobie (U15s) Gideon Asamoah (U11s) and Evans Duah (U15s) all spearhead by UEFA B Licensed coach Terry Bobie.
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Cyber Officer: Jesse Bobie
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I've had this little Hallmark Thanksgiving sign for probably 25 years or more. It's still one of my favorite decorations. Whether you have a house full of guests or you are celebrating Thanksgiving with one person close to you, it's nice to make the day special with favorite traditions! Here are five of ours: 1- When our children were quite young, we would have our own little Thanksgiving feast a few days before we met with extended family. Each of us had an assignment for the meal, from helping mom or dad with a side dish or dessert to folding...
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Passion Bar & Grill is located in Cox Village. Never heard of Passion or Cox? Good! It's all part of the charm of this spot. It is close to Montpelier and when you find it your culinary adventure for the Nevis Mango and Food Festival will advance.
A mango dinner will be hosted by Passions on Saturday July 6th. All dishes will include mangos in an authentic village atmosphere. It will be worth it!
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Comodo's HackerProof is a valuable Trust Mark that can be displayed on a website to build trust and confidence with users. However, this product goes above and beyond just the seal. The Comodo HackerProof Trust Mark with Daily Vulnerability Scan is a powerful scanning engine that ensures HackerProof websites meet Comodo's comprehensive security standards. The interactive Trust Mark provides up to date scanning information to visitors to assure them that this site is being checked daily. But the features don't stop there.
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No one wants to face the possibility of a motor vehicle accident; however, for many adults, a simple drive home can turn into a drastic nightmare. A motor vehicle accident may include a collision that involves two cars, but pedestrians and cyclists are also at risk when it comes to using the roads.
What to know about motor vehicle accidents
When should I file a wrongful death lawsuit?
Losing a loved one due to the intentional or negligent behavior of someone else is a traumatic experience for any family. There are a lot of emotions and sudden plans to make, all of which can be overwhelming.


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We're in a big world and it's moving fast. We've got a leadership gap and a smaller generation that's taking the helm before their time. Here's a question that keeps me up at night: How do we help these folks accelerate their development so they're ready when they're called to lead?
It's well-documented in studies done by Deloitte, the Pew Research Center and the Centers for Creative Leadership that the Millennial generation faces challenges as they move into leadership roles. Front and center are deficits in critical interpersonal skills that are the underpinnings of core leadership competencies.
Let me pause here and say that these focus areas are not a character flaw in Millennials. Generation X struggled with the same issues as they began moving through the leadership pipeline. What makes the situation critical is the accelerated rate at which Millennials need to be ready for leadership roles as the Baby Boomers continue to exit the workforce. According to the Bersin research, an average of 10,000 Baby Boomers reach the age of 65 every day.
Companies today have a responsibility to support current and future leaders so they're in position to move through the pipeline. There is no cookie cutter approach to developing these future leaders. Instead, what seems to work best is an individualized approach using assessment tools, coaching and mentoring and targeted learning solutions. Through self-assessments and individual development planning, leaders gain self-awareness, identify gaps and can take advantage of blended learning solutions to gain competence and build experience which leads to accelerated leadership readiness.
ProfitAbility offers a selection of learning solutions for that express purpose and works with clients to tailor courses for their Leadership Development curriculums. For example, GKN Sinter Metals has an executive team that believes in supporting the development of their employees to reach their maximum potential through targeted training and development opportunities. They run many programs for future leaders, both at HQ and in the plants. Upon identifying a need to build leadership and financial acumen, the learning team at GKN partnered with ProfitAbility to provide a configured business and financial acumen simulation that met their needs. That initial effort led to a deepening relationship we still enjoy today. You can read more about the success at GKN in this recently published case study . Click here to read GKN case study.
Further Reading:
• Boston College: Creating Tomorrow's Leaders - The Expanding Roles of Millennials in the Workplace


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In-office style headshot.
We completed 2 days of on-site Headshots in the EB5 office.
Originally we planned to have each executive in their own setting but later changed the idea to keep it more suit and tie.
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ESMO's New Guidelines for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Eric Van Cutsem, MD, Chairperson of the ESMO Consensus Conference, discusses the new ESMO consensus guidelines for the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. Among other things, the detailed document discusses biomarker testing, emerging technologies, and the multidisciplinary, multimodal approaches used increasingly in treatment.
ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, June 29–July 2, 2016


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My wife Rebecca always does an incredible job curating the most thoughtful gifts, all of the way down to the card. However, as I am nearing my thirties, I have found that I much prefer experiences over physical gifts. She began to understand this and on my 28th birthday she provided the most meaningful experience … Continue reading God Isn't in Control.
Privilege as a Veil.
One day my I was having a conversation about immigration and the current refugee crisis focusing on how the rhetoric from Donald Trump was exacerbating the situation. Some of us shared our heart and the pain we were feeling for those who were in the middle of it all, being used as political leverage. One … Continue reading Privilege as a Veil.
I Am A Hypocrite
I am a hypocrite. This is a realization I have come to after working nearly five years in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Columbus, Ohio. Being employed at this particular non-profit has given me the opportunity to work with real cases of poverty and abandonment. I go to food pantries and talk with the … Continue reading I Am A Hypocrite
Our Savior, Jesus Barabbas.
You may know of a story in the Bible that features Pilate; if not, here's a summary. He stood before an angry crowd of people accusing a man named Jesus the Messiah of blasphemy, because his teachings challenged the systems that benefited the elite and did harm to the most vulnerable. In an effort to … Continue reading Our Savior, Jesus Barabbas.
Making America Fear Again
I remember where I was sitting, what I was feeling, and who was on my mind the evening of November 8, 2016. Rebecca looked at me with terror as the reality of a Trump victory creeped closer and closer with every swing state declaration. "Thomas, what is going to happen?" My eyes welled up with … Continue reading Making America Fear Again
Leaving the Past: My Faith Journey
During a period of my life, I was away from church for two years. A full year of this time belonged to deep reflection and atheism. I came to grips with the fact that the god I thought I worshiped was not the one I wanted to be ruling over me. I had spent the … Continue reading Leaving the Past: My Faith Journey
God is Dead. Follow Jesus.
For too long, I lived serving a false god who hates, bars and favors. This god put borders over people, waged war against my neighbor, blessed some with the clothing sewn by slaves, provided food to some while others starved. A belief in such a god was like believing in Santa Clause. Santa seems to … Continue reading God is Dead. Follow Jesus.


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