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Where is she now? Swimmer Hannah McLean
McLean makes no secret of the fact that transitioning to life after sport was tough. But having navigated the experience, she now helps current and former elite athletes with this challenge – through her work as a performance life coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), and the New Zealand Olympic Committee’s Wāhine Toa leadership programme. Reflecting on the highs and lows of her swimming career, McLean has much to be proud of.
Yeah, Na! Kiwi tennis prodigy Tatiana stunning world age groups
After seeing Na in action recently, Mouratoglou selected her as one of only 10 players worldwide to receive support from his Champ’Seed Foundation. It means Na can access his personal guidance and train at his academy on the Cote d’Azur when she’s in Europe – just like foundation alumni Coco Gauff and others have done on their journeys to Grand Slam glory.
Toolkit for a sports ecosystem with a gender perspective
This toolkit is a practical resource developed by UN Women in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to support sports organizations and institutions in integrating gender equality across all levels of sports. Recognizing sports as a universal language and a powerful driver of social transformation, the toolkit provides guidance, indicators, good practices, and pathways for action to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 5.
Developing Early Phonological Awareness - A CPLE Book List
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is a UK-based children's literacy charity working with primary schools. Their work raises the achievement of children's reading and writing by helping schools to teach literacy creatively and effectively, putting quality children’s books at the heart of all learning. They offer courses at our literacy library in central London, deliver online training and provide a wide range of free teaching resources for Primary teachers.
Kea Kids News: Skateboarding girls are dropping in on Iron Awareness Week
Co-authored by Madison, Kea Kids News, NZ Herald
East Lake Neighborhood Community Association elects officers for 2024
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — The East Lake Neighborhood Community Association (ELNCA) met via Zoom on Monday, November 13, at 7 p.m. for their monthly meeting. During the November meeting, the ELNCA elected new members. Rick Baldwin and Valencia Hudson were reelected to their board seats for a three-year term starting 2024. Additionally, Rick Baldwin was reelected President, Jeff Philliber was reelected Vice President, and Tracy Lehrer was reelected Treasurer.
Kirkwood Neighbors' Organization elects new officers
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — The Kirkwood Neighbors’ Organization (KNO) met via Zoom on Friday, November 10, at 7 p.m. for its monthly meeting and elected new officers for 2024. Mathew George, previously the Board Secretary, will now serve as KNO’s next Board President. Former President Megan Owens has served for two consecutive years and is no longer eligible for reelection to a board position.
East Lake neighborhood association supports zoning change for new 24-unit apartment complex
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — The East Lake Neighborhood Community Association during its Oct. 9 meeting voted to support a zoning change for a 24-unit apartment complex. Will Hudson of Hudson Development and his attorney Henry Bailey gave a presentation. Hudson proposes building a two-story, 24-unit multi-development complex at 2348 Hosea L. Williams Drive, next to the La Fonda restaurant.
KNO recommends denial of variance request at Rockyford Road
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — The Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO) met on Oct. 10 and recommended denying a homeowner’s variance request. The homeowner lives in the 200 block of Rockyford Road. The request was to reduce the southern side yard setback from 7 feet to 3 feet to allow for an addition to an existing family dwelling. After discussing with the homeowner and neighbors, the KNO Zoning Committee opposed the variance request.
Decatur City Planning Commission defers request for a new cell tower near Maediris Drive
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — The Decatur Planning Commission at its Sept. 12 meeting deferred a request for a new cell tower due to neighborhood concerns. Attorney Ivy Cadle with Baker Donelson law firm spoke on behalf of CitySwitch, a company that develops and manages cellular towers. CitySwitch wants to construct a new wireless telecommunications tower on the railroad right-of-way, a property owned by CSX Transportation, Inc.
Decatur Planning Commission approves 240-room hotel in downtown Decatur
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — The Decatur Planning Commission approved special exceptions for a 240-room hotel at 213 Swanton Way during the commission’s regular meeting on Sept. 12. The hotel will feature two different brands: Tempo and Homewood Suites, both owned by Hilton. The developers are seeking to have 100% of the parking off-site.
KNO supports an all-way stop at Hosea Williams
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — During the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization’s monthly meeting on Sept. 10, KNO voted to send a letter to the City of Atlanta Transportation Department requesting the installation of an all-way stop at the corners of Hosea Williams and 1st Ave. KNO also sent a copy of the letter to Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari’s office.
Avondale Estates City Commission agrees to table SPLOST resolutions to work out final details
By Angela Walker, contributor Avondale Estates, GA — The Avondale Estates City Commission, during its Aug. 24 regular meeting, tabled votes on two resolutions related to DeKalb County’s special purpose local option sales tax in order to give more time for the county to approve its intergovernmental agreement with the cities. City Manager Patrick Bryant recommended the resolutions be tabled until the commission’s strategic planning session next Thursday, Aug. 31.
East Lake Neighborhood Community Association supports alcohol license for Philly G. Steak
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — The East Lake Neighborhood Community Association met Monday, August 14, at 7 p.m. for their monthly meeting and recommended approving an alcoholic beverage license application for Philly G Steak Plus, located at 2201 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite D. The next step in the process of securing a liquor license is to meet with the Neighborhood Planning Unit. Philly G’s will serve cheese steaks, cheeseburgers, French fries, hot dogs, salads, and designer milkshakes.
Recent shooting sparks discussion about emergency response in Kirkwood
By Angela Walker, contributor Atlanta, GA — The Kirkwood Neighbors’ Organization (KNO) met Aug. 10, and a recent deadly shooting was top of mind for many residents. According to Decaturish media partner Atlanta News First, one person was killed in a shooting in Kirkwood on Aug. 9. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Hosea L. Williams Drive SE and Howard Street NE. Lt. Butler with the Atlanta Police Department attended the meeting and took questions.
Solicitor Zöe Mernick-Levene & Campaigner Ashley Smith and the Water Pollution Law Suit Worth Hundreds of Millions on Apple Podcasts
Water companies in the UK have been dumping ever-increasing amounts of sewage into our rivers and waterways. Now, a law suit could hit them where it hurts and cost them hundreds of millions of pounds. Law firm Leigh Day is leading a collective action accusing them of abusing their dominant position by over-charging customers.
The Infected Blood Scandal – and how bureaucrats are compounding the injustice — Angela Walker reports
In 2017 I sat in the dining room of man named John surrounded by boxes and boxes of files. They charted his medical history over the past forty years – including the batch number of the contaminated blood he was given in 1982 by the NHS that gave him Hepatitis C. Tearfully, John and his wife told me how the blood he was given during a vasectomy ruined his health, his career and almost ended his marriage. He developed cirrhosis and then cancer of the liver.
Decatur Downtown Development Authority approves remaining facade improvement grants
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA – The Downtown Decatur Development Authority (DDA), at its May 12 meeting, unanimously approved five grant requests for the commercial facade improvement grant program totaling $26,500.
Decatur Planning Commission rejects Smarties Academy’s request to expand
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — The City of Decatur Planning Commission, at its May 9 meeting, unanimously agreed to reject two requests from Smarties Academy, a daycare at 465 Clairemont Avenue. The planning commission’s decision will go to the Decatur City Commission as a recommendation to deny the proposed changes to Smarties Academy’s conditional use permit and comprehensive site development plan. The city commission will make the final decision on the applications.
A mix of new picture books, including an ANZAC story, Cyclops, and lots of sneezing. Violet’s scarf, Ah-choo! Eye spyclops.
Violet’s scarf By Colleen Brown Illustrated by Emma Lay ISBN 9780473672515 Colleen Brown Books Eight year old Violet, lives in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 1915, her brother, George is serving overseas while the world is at war. Children all over the country are asked to help the soldiers by donating socks, razor blades, soap and the like. Violet decides to knit a scarf for the soldiers and spends all her spare time knitting.
Public weighs in on proposed track and field at Legacy Park
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — Decatur Capital Projects Manager Hugh Saxon and architect Alan Wieczynski with Breedlove Land Planning listed to a room full of concerned citizens weigh in on a proposed track and field at Legacy Park during a meeting on Tuesday, April 18. The city and Breedlove, which is overseeing the design, held the meeting at Legacy Park’s Hawkins Dining Hall.
Decatur Planning Commission defers vote on Smarties Academy proposal
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — The Decatur Planning Commission, at its April 11 meeting, unanimously agreed to defer a vote on expanding enrollment at Smarties Academy, a daycare located at 465 Clairemont Avenue. The vote may occur at the planning commission’s next meeting on May 9.
City planning commission recommends adoption of $150 million parks and recreation master plan
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — The Decatur Planning Commission, at its March 14 meeting, unanimously voted to recommend that the City Commission adopt the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, also known as Recreatur. This long-term project could cost more than $150 million. To see the plan, click here. Some of the big ticket items identified in the plan include: — $1.2 million to improve restrooms at Glenlake Park.
Decatur City Commission modifies allocation of funds for Legacy Park South Housing Village
By Angela Walker, contributor Decatur, GA — At its March 6 meeting, the Decatur City Commission unanimously adopted a resolution to modify the allocation of funds for the South Housing Village at Legacy Park. The affordable housing development will feature 132 units, made up of apartments, stacked flats and duplexes at the corner of South Columbia Drive and Katie Kerr Drive. The site of the development is about six acres. The Decatur Housing Authority (DHA) is the project’s developer.
Infected blood inquiry: Son 'will never come to terms' with scandal Original
Image caption, Jason Evans was four when his father, Jonathan, died in 1993 Reporter, BBC South Today A man who led calls for an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal has said he will never come to terms with the events that caused his father's death. Jason Evans was four years old when his dad Jonathan died in 1993, having contracted both HIV and hepatitis C at the Oxford Haemophilia Centre.
What's on the pensions agenda in 2023?
The past year has proven to be incredibly eventful for the pensions industry. The downward spiral in liability driven investment funds which followed the September mini-budget caused pensions to make headline news. On a more positive note, the Pension Protection Fund announced a significant reduction in its levy for 2023/24 and we celebrated 10 years of automatic enrolment. What will 2023 bring for pension scheme trustees and sponsoring employers?
The latest pensions dashboards developments
As we near closer to a new year – and with less than six months until the opening of the first staging window for pension providers and schemes to connect to the dashboards ecosystem – pensions dashboards preparations are well and truly underway. Back in September we published a blog in which we discussed the government's response to its consultation on draft regulations containing various requirements for pension providers and schemes.
NETWorks Cooperative Ministry
History: In 2004, a dozen churches in Northlake, Embry Hills and Tucker created a cooperative to serve individuals and families with food, shelter and financial assistance. Support to the cooperative has grown to include 19 churches, along with businesses, individuals and grant funding. Did you know: In 2020, NETWorks provided 22,000 instances of support and $161,000 in financial aid.
Agape Youth & Family Center
History: In 1997, Agape opened as a community center providing afterschool programs for elementary-aged children and day programs for senior citizens. It started as an outreach ministry from Trinity Presbyterian Church, located in northwest Atlanta. Did You Know: Today, Agape assists 200 children in grades K-12 who participate in the in-school, after-school, and summer programs. Senior citizens and disabled adults remain active with RAGTime (Recreation, Activities, and Games) throughout each week.
Local Event: Youth Group Food Drive for MANNA
This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Ascension Youth Group Fall Service Project Drive Thru Food Drive for Manna When: · Wednesday November 18th from 11 AM to 2 PM Saturday November 21st from 11 AM to 2 PM Where: Church of the Ascension Parking Lot 202 S Summit Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 At the corner of 355 and Summit Ave.
Work To Build Third-Party Support Must Continue Between Elections
By Angela Walker · November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 The concept of Sankofa, which is a word of the Akan people of Ghana, is central to my work as an activist and organizer, and also to me personally. The word means “to go back and get it,” and its symbol is a bird whose feet face forward, but whose head is turned backward with the egg of life in its beak.
Angela Walker, Green Party VP Nominee, On Why She's A Socialist
Editor’s Note: According to results of the 6th annual Power of the Sister Vote poll, presented by Black Women’s Roundtable and ESSENCE, Black women’s confidence in the Democratic Party has fallen slightly in 2020—71% vs 73% in 2019 and 2018. Black women (80%) also overwhelmingly gave Trump a failing grade. Below, Angela Walker, vice presidential nominee for Green Party of the United States, explains why she believes neither major party centers the needs and concerns of Black people.
A Green New Deal for workers
Image Credit: Brookings Institution Workers in 2020 have a unique opportunity to vote to put two fellow workers in the White House. Howie is a recently retired Teamster and Angela is a dump truck driver. We know the economic realities that working people face in the United States. This Labor Day we call for a better class of people in the White House than the corporate crooks and flunkies that have been occupying it.
The Moment of Truth Is Now for COVID and Economic Relief
The US Senate returned to work this week after a two-week vacation during which COVID-19 exploded and the economy imploded. The moment of truth has now arrived. Will the House and Senate now bring forth a Covid relief package adequate to the Covid health and economic crises? The last six months of the pandemic and economic collapse show that the two governing parties are presiding over a failed state.
7/20/20: The Moment of Truth Is Now for COVID and Economic Relief
The US Senate returned to work this week after a two-week vacation during which COVID-19 exploded and the economy imploded. The moment of truth has now arrived. Will the House and Senate now bring forth a Covid relief package adequate to the Covid health and economic crises? The last six months of the pandemic and economic collapse show that the two governing parties are presiding over a failed state.
INTERVIEW: Mimi Soltysik of the Socialist Party USA
As the primary season gets under way in the 2016 Presidential election, the nation’s political focus is squarely on candidates from the two main parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. Both parties have had a tumultuous time of it already. It’s a year for outsiders. On the Republican side, billionaire Donald Trump, whose outrageous ethno-nationalism has won him a devout following in the country’s right wing, is the party’s presumptive nominee.
Putting Africa Front and Center
“If we are serious about achieving the twin goals, they mean nothing without Africa… The war against poverty will be won or lost in Africa.” Next week, African Governors will head to Accra, Ghana for this year's first meeting of the African Caucus.
World Bank meeting in Accra to discuss Africa beyond aid
Next week, African Governors will head to Accra, Ghana for this year’s first meeting of the African Caucus. Established in 1963, the caucus is an important coordination and policy-making platform to strategically engage with the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on macroeconomic and structural policies to promote the continent’s socioeconomic development. Five of the 25 ED offices have African nations in their constituencies.
Eight Ways Your Health Club Can Protect Your Members’ Credit Card Data
CONTENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ASF PAYMENT SOLUTIONS When the identity and credit card numbers of an estimated 143 million people were compromised earlier this year due to a security hack at the credit reporting agency, Equifax, it affected more than one-third of Americans to some extent. Added to the previous credit card breaches at Target and Home Depot, these kinds of security breaches shake consumer confidence. Unfortunately, more security breaches likely will occur.
The Right Gym Community Keeps Members Coming Back
A whopping 66 percent of people that have gym memberships in the United States may never use them, according to www.statisticbrain.com. This staggering number is just one of the many uphill battles that gym owners face each day —member retention. Building the right foundation to keep gym members walking through your doors rather than out of them starts with hiring the right trainer that builds community spirit and energy.
New faces, new positions for new school year
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P.E.I. gardeners asked to donate 'a row' to food bank
The Island Waste Management Corporation is using a social media campaign to urge home gardeners on P.E.I. to donate a row of their vegetables to their local food bank. People are asked to send a photo of the row they're donating or of some produce they plan to give to the corporation's Facebook page. It's a great way for Island Waste Management customers to give back to the community and reduce the amount material going into the green carts at the same time, according to CEO Gerry Moore.
Charlottetown police warn about misuse of over-the-counter meds
Charlottetown police are reminding drivers that misuse of some over-the-counter medications can lead to impaired driving. Drug recognition expert Const. Ron Kennedy said most people think of impaired driving as involving alcohol and illegal or prescription drugs. But he said not following the dosage instructions on things like nighttime cold medicines or sleep aids can also result in impaired driving and a criminal charge.
Warm, sunny summer proves good news for P.E.I. wineries
P.E.I.'s hot, dry summer may spell problems for some crops, but local wineries say it's a boon for grapes. "Honestly I think it has been our best year yet for growing," said Mike Newman, president of Newman Estate Winery in Murray River. Newman said he's feeling optimistic about the 2016 crop. "It has just been dry and hot. I think for a lot of other crops, that possibly can cause problems, but for grapes it is what we are looking for. We are mainly looking for heat," he said.
Council of Canadians questions motive behind $1M donation to QEH
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital should not accept a recent $1-million donation by Irving-owned Cavendish Farms, says the P.E.I. chapter of the Council of Canadians. Council vice-chair Leo Broderick said he is gravely concerned about the contribution. The company has already stated it wants the moratorium on high capacity wells on the Island lifted, and he questions the motivation behind the donation. "Usually when a corporation makes a donation, it is looking for something in return," said Broderick.
P.E.I. underdog team wins gold at national softball championship
A P.E.I. softball team came back from a three-game loss to win a gold medal in their division at the Under 14 Canadian National Softball Championships in Winnipeg on the weekend. P.E.I. Selects head coach Rod Creaser said they would have considered three wins a success going into the tournament. And it wasn't going well at first. The team lost its first three games and had a player injured.
Volunteers help track a major forest pest, the budworm
Twenty-five volunteers across P.E.I. are trapping and collecting spruce budworm moths this summer as part of the budworm tracker program. Four-hundred volunteers across eastern Canada and in Maine collect the information and samples during flight season in July and August. Each day volunteers collect the moths, then put them in the freezer before sending them along to scientists.
Meadowvale, P.E.I., mobile home park under boil water advisory
A boil water advisory is in place for residents of the Meadowvale mobile home park in Miltonvale Park, affecting 150 homes. The operator of the mobile home park's drinking water system discovered a break in the main line on Aug. 9, said Ryan Neale, P.E.I.'s manager of environmental health. "That can be a problem because a break in the system can allow sediment into the water, which could potentially harbour bacteria and viruses," said Neale.
Quebec food allergy case an important reminder for P.E.I. restaurants
The case of a Quebec waiter arrested after mistakenly serving salmon tartare to a man with a severe seafood allergy serves as an important reminder for those in the industry, says a Charlottetown restaurant owner and past president of Restaurants Canada. Liam Dolan noted his own staff have been talking about the case but they're trained on how to handle orders from people with food allergies.
Music PEI to help musicians tap into business skills
Music PEI has launched a program designed to help Island musicians grow the business side of their career and ultimately make more money. The new business growth program teaches them how to tap into multiple revenue streams, improve marketing and business management skills and create more business opportunities, according to Music PEI executive director Rob Oakie. "We really wanted to try to assist artists in maximizing the revenue opportunities out there.
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