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July 10, 2019 i3oz9s GMPA No comments
By Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth
Debbie Abrahams MP
In May, on the 49th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Equality Trust published analysis of the CEO pay ratios, gender pay gaps and gender bonus gaps in FTSE 100 companies revealing the ongoing pay inequality across different sectors[1]. It followed on from the ONS reporting in February of the increase in income inequalities in 2018 as measured by the Gini coefficient (it increased from 31.4 to 32.5). The average income of the poorest fifth of the population after inflation contracted by 1.6% in the last financial year, while the average income of the richest fifth rose by 4.7%.[2] And 'Fat Cat Friday' in January exposed that top executives were earning 133 times more than their average worker. The ratio was 47 in 1998.[3]
Last year's Equalities and Human Rights Commission report showed that the poorest tenth of households will on average lose about 10% of their income by 2022 – equivalent to £1 in every £8 of net income[4]. This reflects other distributional analyses, for example from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
Much is also known about inequalities in wealth: the richest 1,000 people in the UK have wealth estimated at £724bn, greater than the wealth of the poorest 40% at £567 billion[5]. This privileged 1,000 saw their income increase by £66bn in one year alone, and £255bn over the last 5 years.
The impact of these inequalities on life expectancy, which is now stalling after decades of growth, has not gone unnoticed[6]. For women, the gap is the largest since the 1920s. For older women life expectancy is actually reversing. The data also indicates that deprived areas, where people on low incomes are most likely to live, also have lower life expectancy rates. The analysis shows that whilst the USA and some European countries are seeing this life expectancy slow down, it is worst in the UK. Interestingly, this doesn't appear to be a developed country phenomenon as Japan, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark have all seen continuing increases in life expectancy.
This stalling in life expectancy has been picked up the actuaries. PriceWaterhouseCoopers estimates that '[a] sharp slowdown in the improvement to life expectancy could wipe £310bn from the pension deficits of thousands of UK companies with final salary schemes', equivalent to a 15% reduction.[7]
There is also a persistent north–south divide in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, with, for example, people residing in southern regions of England on average living longer and with fewer years in poor health than those living further north. For example, in 2015–17, life expectancy at birth for men was lowest in Blackpool and highest in Hart in Hampshire, with a difference of about nine years. For women, life expectancy was again lowest in Blackpool and highest in East Dorset, with a difference of about six years. Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales all had lower life expectancies than England.[8]
And the poverty that more and more of our children are growing up in is having a devastating effect on them with an increase in child mortality and decline in children's health as a direct result.[9]
None of this is new. Seminal works such as the Health Divide[10] back in 1987 first highlighted this. The Spirit Level[11] ten years ago showed that in societies and communities where the gaps between the rich and poor are narrow, life expectancy, educational attainment, social mobility, trust and more, increases. In addition, more equal societies see economic benefits as described by the International Monetary Fund[12]. Fairer, more equal societies benefit everyone.
Wilkinson's and Pickett's most recent work, The Inner Level[13], examined how more equal societies reduce stress and improve everyone's wellbeing, unpicking the evidence of the pathophysiological pathways and mechanisms through which inequalities act to affect our health and wellbeing, physical, mental, emotional and more.
Our health and longevity depend on how and where we are able to live, which in turn depends on our financial means. But on top of this, there is an independent and universal effect that reflects our positions in a hierarchy: our 'class', status and relative power[14].
But I believe it is the impacts of these inequalities in power that are worthy of greater exploration and analysis. For example, political power includes the states 'power to' do many things on behalf of the general population, but given the falling turnout at elections do our citizens feel this political power vested in our politicians is more about 'power over' rather than 'power with'? How can our political and electoral systems ensure more effective involvement of citizens in political life so that the state is bound to the 'common good'?
There's more to be done on inequalities in everyday or practical power too. The powerlessness people experience on a daily basis is immense: struggling to access services to get housing repairs done; being on a zero hours contract and not knowing from one week to the next how many hours you may be working and what your income will be; having your social security claim refused or delayed in a way that dehumanises the claimant; or, being in pain and unable to get the timely treatment you need from the doctor. How much control we feel we have over our lives, our self-efficacy or personal power can in turn have an immense impact on our emotional and physical health as we know from, for example, the Whitehall Studies[15].
I became a politician to tackle these inequalities. I believe we need action at all levels to address them. At a national level, I am hopeful that the recently launched Deaton Inquiry into inequalities will look at the power inequalities I have described, including their inter-relationship between each other. Similarly, the work of the APPG for Health in All Policies which I chair, is currently examining the health impacts of the 2016 Welfare Reform and Work Act, particularly on children and disabled people.
At a Greater Manchester level, I am delighted that the GM Mayor, Andy Burnham, will soon be launching a GM Fairness Commission. And in Oldham, as we review the progress from the Oldham Fairness Commission, we will be also looking at how we can work differently across all sectors, tackling the inequalities in practical power too many of our citizens experience.
[1] https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/pin-money-fat-cats-pay-inequalities-ftse-100
[2]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/householdincomeinequalityfinancial/yearending2018
[3] https://www.cipd.co.uk/about/media/press/fat-cat-friday-2019
[4] https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/impact-of-tax-and-welfare-reforms-2010-2017-interim-report_0.pdf
[5] https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/wealth-tracker-18
[6] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45096074
[7] https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2018/02/20/jech-2017-210401.info
[8] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/datasets/lifeexpectancyatbirthandatage65bylocalareasuk
[9] https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2019/05/15/archdischild-2018-316702
[10] Whitehead, M, (1988) The Health Divide. Pelican Books
[11] Wilkinson, R, Pickett, K, (2009) The Spirit Level. Allen Lane/Penguin
[12] http://www.imf.org/external/np/fad/inequality/#4
[13] Wilkinson, R, Pickett, K, (2018) The Inner Level. Allen Lane/Penguin
[14] http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/74737/E89383.pdf
[15] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213858718301402?via%3Dihub
i3oz9sPoverty and Inequality 07.10.2019
NRPF and the Lalley Centre
No Recourse to Public Funds – the Lalley Centre experience
by Julia Coultan, Community Services Manager, Caritas Salford
The Lalley Centre, one of the community projects of the charity Caritas Diocese of Salford, helps people from across North Manchester who are struggling to feed their families and to make ends meet. We provide food support, help and advice to many people . One of the groups of people who come to us for help are those directly affected by the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) legislation, which is not very well known. We wanted to highlight the situation that people subject to NRPF find themselves in, and how hard it is for them to support themselves and their families.
NRPF status was introduced via the 1999 Asylum and Immigration Act, and further widened in 2012. People with NRPF status are not allowed to claim benefits or to seek work. This status can last for up to 10 years, while people negotiate the costly and lengthy immigration processes. Many of these people are families with children, and these children sometimes have British citizenship, but are not given access to basic support such as benefits and free school meals like other children in their position receive. They lose out on these vital lifelines to prevent people falling into poverty, simply due to the NRPF status of their parents.
Some research recently published by The Unity Project, which is based in London and supports people with NRPF status, found that nationally, the NRFP policy disproportionately affects women, and people from BME communities. Our experience in North Manchester certainly bears this out. In 2018/19 – 22% of our Lalley Centre food bank members (36 out of 164 members) had NRPF status.
So far in 2019/20, 16% of our Lalley Centre food bank members had NRPF status. These family groupings consist of 17 women, 7 men, and 35 children. 10 of these families are female single parent households.
All the families are from BME communities.
Julia Coulton
The Home Office has recently agreed to review its policy regarding NRPF, but in the meantime its consequences are that children are living in poverty and unable to access the basics like a hot meal and adequate clothing.
You can read the full Unity Project report, "Access Denied: The cost of the 'no recourse to public funds' policy" here
i3oz9sNRPF and the Lalley Centre 07.10.2019
Food Power Conference
July 10, 2019 i3oz9s Guest Blogs No comments
Reflections on the 2019 Food Power conference
By Rebecca St. Clair and Megan Blake
Last month, Food Power, an initiative that helps local communities and alliances work collaboratively to reduce food poverty, held their second annual conference in Newcastle. We went to represent the Greater Manchester Food Poverty Alliance, and as it so closely followed the launch of the GM Food Poverty Action Plan, the conference provided the ideal opportunity for us to hear from groups at a more advanced stage of action plan implementation, and to share our experiences with those just beginning on the journey of forming alliances or partnerships.
The event kicked-off on the Tuesday evening with a get-together at Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books. The venue reflected an integral theme of the conference, around sharing experiences, learning from one another and telling stories. The Men's Pie Club, a project that brings people together to cook while combatting social isolation and mental and physical health problems, provided delicious pies for everyone. After our meal, we heard about the Darwen Gets Hangry campaign and Edgelands, a film made by young people, about young people and food poverty.
Wednesday was structured around a series of parallel workshops and key themes from our perspective included:
Local knowledge and a place-based approach
Action plans and advocacy informed by research and collaboration
In a workshop discussing the role of networks and national programmes, questions raised included: Can national campaigns effectively support experts in localities while being aware of local sensitivities and avoiding the duplication of efforts? How can national programmes ensure they communicate with all the relevant local people/community groups, particularly when landscapes shift so frequently? Conversely, where can local groups go to find out about national campaigns? It seems that there is a need for easily accessible information about national and local initiatives and while the Sustainable Food Cities website details numerous campaigns and food partnerships, the lists are by no means an exhaustive. As Kath Dalmeny of Sustain observed, navigating networks and activities can be a messy process, but this often seems unavoidable.
In a workshop on the development of alliances and action plans, Moray Foodbank spoke about their food poverty action plan and the research carried out to support its development. During focus groups and interviews, the group learnt that people experiencing food poverty were often exposed to judgemental attitudes from professional service providers and it became clear there is still a desperate need to remove the stigma around food poverty. As a result, Moray included this as the top priority of their action plan. Others seeking guidance on framing conversations about food poverty may find the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Project Twist a useful point of reference.
Regarding the need for partnerships and alliances to be inclusive, ideas raised included varying the location of meetings to give everyone the best chance of attending; identifying common aims and ensuring participation is mutually beneficial; recruiting experts by experience first (Oxford used this approach and reported that it has worked well).
Rebecca St. Clair
One workshop focused on the Healthy Start voucher scheme, designed to support families with young children and pregnant mothers on low incomes to buy fruit, vegetables and milk. The vouchers, which must be signed-off by health professionals, are allocated per child/per week and distributed on a monthly basis. Currently only 64% of eligible households claim their vouchers, so Food Power is working to raise awareness and increase uptake. Sustain's Healthy Start toolkit outlines actions that can be taken on a range of levels.
The conference gave us a real sense of the pride that Newcastle has in its history, its reputation for hospitality and community spirit and its food heritage. As with many areas, Newcastle has suffered sustained cuts to local services and witnessed the all-too-familiar trends of more people accessing food banks, finding themselves at the mercy of precarious employment, low wages and a weakened welfare system. A message that featured throughout the event was that while organisations and individuals are rightly proud of their communities coming together and supporting those most in need, they are simultaneously outraged by the very existence of food poverty. Clearly, local action should take place alongside campaigns for national-scale structural adjustments and longer-term planning to ensure the continuation of place-based forms of support that help to restore and strengthen our communities.
i3oz9sFood Power Conference 07.10.2019
Unlimited Potential: Living Wage Champion Awards
July 2, 2019 i3oz9s GMPA No comments
Unlimited Potential wins 'Against All Odds industry' award for dedication to real Living Wage
At the national Living Wage Champion Awards, Salford-based Unlimited Potential was recognised for its role in leading the way and demonstrating that not only is paying the Living Wage possible in low-paid industries but that by doing business differently, they can change the industry for the better.
Awarded the 'Against All Odds Industry' Champion Award for its dedication to spreading the real Living Wage in health and care in Salford, Unlimited Potential is also tackling the challenge of outsourced and sub-contracted services by promoting the real Living Wage within procurement. This is the second national Living Wage Champion award that Unlimited Potential has received, having won the Industry Leadership Award in 2018.
Robert Stephenson-Padron (Penrose Care), Chris Dabbs, Marcia Powell, (Unlimited Potential) Martin Lewis (MoneySavingExpert.com)
Chris Dabbs, Chief Executive, said: "We are very proud to have been given this award and to pay the real Living Wage. Paying the real Living Wage is simply the right thing to do and we really hope that other local employers follow our lead. We are aiming to spread the real Living Wage in health and care across Greater Manchester."
The real Living Wage is currently £9.00 per hour across the UK (£10.55 in London). Unlike the government's 'National Living Wage' it is independently calculated based on the cost of living. There are over 5,400 Living Wage employers in the UK including 27 in Salford, of whom 11 are in health and care.
"We are pleased that almost every main health and care organisation in Salford is an accredited Living Wage employer" continued Chris. "We were especially pleased that Aspire, a social care provider in Salford, also won a Living Wage Champion Award this year for going Beyond the Living Wage."
Katherine Chapman, Director of the Living Wage Foundation, said: "The last year has been particularly successful for the Living Wage Foundation as we've seen through the 5,000th Living Wage accreditation. Our awards are an opportunity to recognise the fantastic businesses who continue to recognise the importance of a wage that truly covers the cost of living, and the value this provides for workers and their families, as well as businesses."
For more information about Unlimited Potential please visit their website
In total there were five Living Wage Champions from Greater Manchester – an exceptionally strong showing from our city region. Congratulations from GMPA and the GM Living Wage Campaign to our partners Trafford Housing Trust, GM Citizens, Facilicom, Unlimited Potential, and Aspire.
i3oz9sUnlimited Potential: Living Wage Champion Awards 07.02.2019
Food Ladders
June 26, 2019 i3oz9s Food & Wellbeing, GMPA No comments
A multi-scaled approach to everyday food security and community resilience
by Dr Megan Blake, University of Sheffield
Dr. Megan Blake is a member of Reference Group for GMPA's Food Poverty Alliance. The Alliance recommends place-based approaches to tackling food poverty, to complement city-regional and national action, and the following approach can be used to frame and inform those localised approaches.
Finding innovative interventions for building food secure communities
Food Ladders is a novel, evidenced-based approach for creating household and community resilience by building on the capacity of food to bring people together. Food Ladders is not like existing household food insecurity approaches that focus on the lack of good food within households that then feed that gap. Instead, Food Ladders activates food and its related practices to reduce local vulnerability to food insecurity and its knock-on effects.
Specifically, Food Ladders advocates for:
– Mobilising the more than nutrient, calorie and commercial aspects of food, such as its capacity to bring people together to foster shared understanding and collaboration;
– Creating safe and inclusive spaces for experimentation and interaction with food;
– Using a positive language of empowerment around food;
– Building place-specific levels of support that enable the recognition and enhancement of locally based skills and assets to create transformations in communities.
What is the Food Ladders approach?
Food Ladders are community scale interventions aimed at building local level resilience in the face of food insecurity. The approach was developed for low-income communities to address the wider effects that poverty has on health, wellbeing, and community cohesion. However, all communities can benefit from Food Ladders. The approach is not intended to replace national level campaigns, but instead complements those campaigns and may even foster activism. Food Ladders works with the specific characteristics of places to enable three levels of intervention These include:
Catching. This first rung provides a starting point for those who are in crisis. Such interventions might include emergency food aid, mental health support, access to social services, etc. Catching enables the ability to cope with a shock, whether that be the loss of a job, an unexpected large payment, debt, longer-term illness or relationship breakdown.
Capacity building to enable change. This second rung supports those not currently in crisis, but who may be struggling to afford and/or access good food. Activities include training programmes, shared cooking and eating activities, food pantries, children's holiday clubs, and voucher schemes. Done in a manner that celebrates difference and is not stigmatising, activities provide residents with accessible choices that relieve the stresses that co-exist with low-incomes, expand skills, and enable the recognition of personal and local assets. These interventions connect people together by creating networks of trust and reciprocity through shared activity around food. This sort of intervention enables people and communities to be more adaptable by expanding what they can bring to the table to make change.
Self-organised community change. This third rung supports communities to realise goals through self-organised projects that capitalise on what is good in communities. Projects meet community needs as residents identify them. Examples include developing a social enterprise based on community cooking knowledge that provides employment, community story-telling that leads to activism, cooperative food growing and food procurement that increases the local availability of good food, regular social cooking and eating activities to overcome loneliness, cross social divides and create intergenerational knowledge transfer.
What can Local Authorities, Community Organisations, Food Alliances and others do to support local Food Ladders?
There is a lot that these different types of organisations can do to support and build Food Ladders, including undertaking mapping, reflective reviews and evaluations of existing practices. There is a longer description of Food Ladders with pointers for how different types of organisations can start building food ladders in their area.
The research behind the Food Ladders approach:
Food Ladders was developed through a series of interdisciplinary research projects funded by the ESRC, MRC, and The N8 AgriFood Programme, involving local authorities, food industry actors, national charities and community organisations across the UK, which enabled a better understanding of what is working in communities and where different levels of resources and challenges are situated. A special mention goes to Gary Stott (Community Shop and Incredible Edible) and Samantha Siddall (ECO), Rupert Suckling (Doncaster Metropolitan Council), and the teams at Greater Manchester Poverty Action and FareShareUK.
If you would like to know more about Food Ladders please contact: Dr. Megan Blake, or Twitter: @GeoFoodieOrg. Megan is also an organiser of the Just Food Futures conference in July.
i3oz9sFood Ladders 06.26.2019
MCC and the Living Wage
June 26, 2019 i3oz9s GM Living Wage Campaign, Guest Blogs, Work & Wages No comments
Manchester City Council sets out its ambition to be an accredited Living Wage Employer
The Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign launched in 2013, and within months a supporter of the campaign, who was also a councillor, proposed a resolution for Manchester City Council to pay at least the Real Living Wage. The Campaign played an active role in the Task & Finish Group that followed, and the Council resolved to also attempt to roll out the Living Wage to the Council's contracted workers.
One of our first successes was therefore with Manchester City Council, resulting in a pay rise for over a thousand workers. However, the Council was reticent at the time to make this a public long-term commitment by becoming accredited with the Living Wage Foundation. So while we celebrated the success and the resulting increases in take-home pay, we maintained that the job was incomplete.
Accreditation is the best platform from which to engage other employers and encourage them to implement the Real Living Wage. It commits employers to making a clear plan for the rollout of the Real Living Wage to their contracted and sub-contracted workers, and enables the Living Wage Foundation to support the employer to do so. Accredited by an independent organisation, it gives employers the right to use the Living Wage kite mark and to promote their credentials as a Living Wage Employer.
The Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign affirms the importance of accreditation, and has a vision of a Living Wage City Region in which all councils and other major employers accredit, and take action to bring other employers on board. We have raised this consistently in several subsequent meetings with the Council.
Tom Skinner, GMPA Director
For this reason we are delighted to share that Manchester City Council has set out its ambition to be an accredited Living Wage Employer. They join Oldham in making this announcement, and seek to join Salford as fully accredited Living Wage Employers. We will support these Councils with this process, and call on the remaining seven GM join to join them as accredited Living Wage Employers.
If you would like to join us in action on the Real Living Wage but are not yet signed up to receive updates directly from the Campaign please email: livingwage@gmpovertyaction.org with 'Sign Up' in the subject line.
i3oz9sMCC and the Living Wage 06.26.2019
Manchester Poverty Truth Commission
June 12, 2019 i3oz9s Uncategorized No comments
You are cordially invited to the Launch of Manchester Poverty Truth Commission
at the Comedy Store, 3 and 4, Arches, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1 5LH on Thursday, June 27, 2019 from 11.00am to 1.45pm
Poverty is no laughing matter
'Nothing About Us Without Us is For Us.'
Sponsored by Councillor Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader, Manchester City Council and Dr Ruth Bromley, Chair, Manchester Health and Care Commissioning
The Poverty Truth Commission is a unique process is based on the conviction that we cannot hope to understand, let alone address, the causes and symptoms of poverty unless we involve the experts. In this context, the experts are those who have a direct experience of poverty; living with the reality day in and day out.
The approach is founded on the belief real progress towards overcoming poverty will be made when those who experience poverty are central to the development, delivery and evaluation of solutions. Unlike many other Commission processes, a key to its success is recruiting both commissioners with direct experience of poverty and commissioners in positions of influence locally and enabling them to have the opportunity to enter into real dialogue on the issues which come up.
The launch will include hearing from some of the 15 'grassroots' members of the Commission, and an introduction to the 15 civic and business leaders who will join them as members of the Commission for the next 15 months.
Come prepared to hear some challenging and inspiring truths about poverty in Manchester.
To find out more about the Poverty Truth Commission ethos and approach, watch a short video produced by Leeds Poverty Truth Commission on the booking page.
The Manchester Poverty Truth Commission is hosted by Church Action on Poverty, sponsored by Councillor Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council and Dr Ruth Bromley, Chair of Manchester Health and Care Commissioning, and funded by Manchester Health and Care Commissioning, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Seedbed, Cheetham Hill Advice Centre and others. However, the Commission itself it is being run independently and delivered by a team of freelance facilitators.
i3oz9sManchester Poverty Truth Commission 06.12.2019
A society divided by poverty
June 12, 2019 i3oz9s GMPA No comments
By Ivan Lewis MP
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated recently,
"I reject the idea that there are vast numbers of people facing dire poverty in this country. I don't accept the UN rapporteur's report at all. I think that's a nonsense. Look around you; that's not what we see in this country."
In the context of poverty, we sadly do not live in one society, one nation or even one city region, we are deeply divided. A society where the world of work and social networks increasingly means people on different levels of income have little or no contact. This is socially regressive.
One of the great virtues of the best Children's Centres are that they bring together parents of all social classes. This is mutually beneficial for the children but also for adult relationships and community cohesion. However, the cuts to early years provision and the absence of a meaningful child poverty strategy undermine any efforts to break the cycle of Intergenerational poverty which blights too many families.
The impact of austerity has fallen disproportionately on the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. Women, ethnic minorities, children, single parents, asylum seekers and people with disabilities have suffered the most.
Since 2010, the Government has made more than £30billion in cuts to welfare, housing and social payments. Social and living standards have not improved and for too many have worsened since the global economic crash of 2008.
Every day we see the impact of the breakdown of much of our social fabric in the form of people sleeping rough on our streets. It is hard to celebrate the growth exemplified by the cranes in the skies of our major cities when down below too many people are huddled in doorways and under archways seeking shelter and sanctuary.
The Child Poverty Action Group has stated that an additional 300,000 children will be living in poverty by the time universal credit has been fully implemented in 2023-2024. The two-child policy is not compatible with our national commitment towards children. We owe a duty of care to all children, not just the first two, to enable families to foster healthy environments in which they can flourish.
Our social security system is intended to function as a safety net to support and assist people through situations such as low-pay, sickness, long term disability and unemployment. Instead, too often it has become a source of despair and misery with the most vulnerable in society beholden to the seemingly arbitrary rules which dictate how much universal credit one is entitled too.
A new Prime Minister will rightly be expected to resolve the Brexit stalemate. But alongside this, he or she must recognise the economic and social imperative to reduce levels of poverty which help to fuel (division) in our fractured society. The stark division in our country between Remainers and Leavers is corrosive. But so are levels of poverty which consign too many of our fellow citizens to poor life chances and a poor quality of life. It is a human tragedy for those trapped in this cycle of despair, but it is also undermining our economy in a world where human capital is at a premium.
This is in our country, all around us, and it isn't right.
i3oz9sA society divided by poverty 06.12.2019
Thousands of women and children miss out on healthy food scheme in 2018
Press release issued by Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming
Charities and health groups have warned Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock that low-income women and children in over 130,000 households are missing out on £28.6m of free fruit, vegetables and milk due to poor promotion of the Healthy Start voucher scheme. Of this, £4 million would have gone to families in the North West, a huge blow to the budgets of those who need it most.
The coalition of 26 charities and health bodies includes Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, the Royal Society for Public Health, Royal College of Midwives and the Trussell Trust. They called on the Government to boost promotion of the Healthy Start voucher scheme, which can be worth up to £900 per child over the first four years of life.
The vouchers adds at least £3.10 to a family shop per child each week and over the first four years of a child's life this is equivalent to 1,090 pints of milk, 1,100 apples, 218kg of carrots and 143kg of peas.
Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, said "The Government is missing a trick. This money has been set aside to support low income and young families, but the Healthy Start voucher scheme for fruit, vegetables and milk is not being properly managed or promoted. Over 4 million children are living in households who sometimes run out of money for essentials such as food – these vouchers can help keep good food on the table."
Shirley Cramer, CBE, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Public Health, said "Having access to nutritious food required for healthy development is a right of every child. We know that healthy food is three times more expensive than unhealthy food; the scheme can help those at the greatest disadvantage in the most deprived areas."
However in 2018, pregnant women and children missed out on an estimated £28.6 million worth of vouchers in England and Wales, representing a missed opportunity by government to help families afford to heed their young families and also to encourage healthy eating habits that could have lifelong benefits.
An open letter calls on the Government to fund a programme to ensure that midwives, health visitors, GPs and other relevant staff in health, social care and early years settings actively help all eligible pregnant women and new parents claim their Heathy Start vouchers. They suggest that this programme could be funded from the estimated £28.6 million of Healthy Start vouchers that went unclaimed last year.
The letter also asks the Government to confirm the date for a consultation on Healthy Start, which was committed to by the Department of Health and Social Care last June in Chapter 2 of Childhood Obesity: a plan for action.
The Sustain food and farming alliance, which coordinated the open letter, is also encouraging people to write to their MP about Healthy Start to make sure all children have access to fresh fruit and vegetables for a healthy start in life.
Average take-up of the vouchers in England and Wales was only 64% in 2018, or
approximately 135,000 households missing out, with no government funds dedicated to supporting local health service providers to promote the scheme. A map of current take-up rates in England and Wales is publicly available and updated monthly by the Department of Health.
i3oz9sHealthy Start vouchers 06.12.2019
Kellogg's double breakfast club grants
In March Kellogg's pledged to support the Greater Manchester Food Poverty Alliance in several ways, including increased their support for breakfast clubs across the city region. Now they have published a report showing the scale of hunger in the classroom, and committed more resources across the country. This is part of an expansion of their corporate responsibility work and impact, Kellogg's Better Days, which seeks to address the interconnected issues of food security, climate and wellbeing.
One in nine children missing six hours of learning each week through hunger in the classroom
One in nine children goes to school with an empty tummy and the effect of this is a loss of education.
Research by Kellogg's, with 4,000 children and 950 teachers suggests that the impact of hunger in the classroom is huge with children losing six hours of learning each week. if they arrive at school hungry. That's the equivalent of three weeks of learning time each term.
A fifth of teachers say that a hungry child takes up too much of their time and two thirds (67%) claim they are unable to learn. Children agree it impacts their education with half of breakfast skippers saying they can't concentrate in the morning.
Older children are even more likely to start the day without anything to eat, with one in six secondary schoolchildren not having breakfast and girls are the worst culprits for skipping breakfast before school, especially in high schools with nearly a fifth not eating in the morning.
For those children at schools in areas of high deprivation a third said they noticed a child at their school was hungry and gave them some of their food to eat.
But, one in seven teachers warn that recent changes in school funding have negatively impacted their breakfast club provision. It's important these clubs continue to run as the benefit of them is proven with a third of teachers saying that pupils who attend a breakfast club are keen and ready to learn.
Peter Cansell, National Association Primary Education said: "It's shocking that in 2019 there are still nearly 800,000 children starting the school day on an empty tummy. This is leading to a shortfall in critical learning time.
"This research even shows that those children that eat breakfast are happier, probably because they have the energy and enthusiasm to enjoy the school day. The benefits of pre-school clubs are proven, they ensure that children go into the classroom with the ability to concentrate."
For those that are eating in the morning there has been an increase in older children having their breakfast on the go, grabbing it on the way to school and more children are eating continental breakfast foods with twice as many starting the day with pancakes and croissants.
Today, Kellogg's – a long standing supporter of Breakfast Clubs – announced it is doubling the number of grants it offers school breakfast clubs to support one in four schools in the poorest parts of the UK.
Oli Morton, Kellogg's managing director said: "We believe every child should have the best start to their day and our latest study shows the importance of a good breakfast and that too many children are still going to school without the vital fuel that they need to help them learn".
"This shows that the work that we and our partners carry out, as part of our Breakfast Club programme, is as important as ever. That's why today we will be doubling our commitment to breakfast clubs in 2019 to reach the most vulnerable parts of the country as they play a vital role in giving a child the best start to their day."
Schools can apply to join the Kellogg's Breakfast Club network by emailing breakfastclubuk@kellogg.com
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Episode 47: Joseph McClendon: Dare To Make Your Life Magnificent!
elcome to Health Interrupted hosted by Celebrity Personal Trainer, Gina Lombardi, and Former Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler.
Joseph McClendon the 3rd is one of the most sought-after Ultimate Performance Specialists in the industry, with a Doctorate in Neuropsychology, and a coaching client list consisting of Academy Award winners, Olympic athletes, Fortune 100 CEOs, and even Royalty!
He has perfected the ability to create rapid personal change, moving people to take consistent action towards where they ultimately want to be in life
Joseph is not only formally trained with a Ph.D. in neuropsychology, he also holds over a dozen certifications within neurosciences, has taught at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for years, and he's delivered hundreds of workshops, coaching sessions, keynote addresses, seminars, training programs, and interventions, presenting live to over 5 million people around the globe.
At his core, Joseph McClendon III is an expert in coaching people to overcome destructive behaviors and the inner & outer obstacles in life – and now for the first time ever, he's even licensing and certifying others to do the same, using his proprietary methodology and programs!

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PRETTY LITTLE THINGS & WINNER!
I was asked about my make-up routine so I figured I would share what's inside my bag with you all! I have switched brands in the past but my three favorites are MAC, MaryKay and Bare Escentuals. The items above are in order of how I apply them as well.
For the face: I try to keep it simple. Tinted moisturizer is amazing because it is very light, a great sun protectant, and evens out skin. I never go without blush because I think it really adds some boost and brings out natural cheeks. Every now and then I apply powder if I have a fancy evening (ooohh lala). Really, I was using a heavier foundation before and didn't love it so now that I have the light moisturizer, that's all I want to wear!
For the eyes: First things first: your eyebrows are SO important. They add the overall shape to your face and can either mask or flaunt your eyes, so don't forget about them! I use a tinted brow gel to make the color of mine a warmer tone (to match my hair more) and to keep them curved nicely. I also always curl my lashes (mine are short and straight!) to waken-up my eyes. I very, very rarely wear shadow, but when I do I use either purple tones, or neutral tones by MaryKay. And my liner is also from MaryKay (although lately I have been just using black eyeshadow instead of a liner!).
For the lips: It's no secret that I love lip color! My hands-down favorite is Rock n Red by MaryKay. You can apply it lightly for a little touch of color or heavily for a bold red lip. MaryKay's got tons of lip colors, and I always ask my consultant Maureen for tips on her favorites- the benefits of knowing somebody who is a pro at makeup! Lastly, for a VERY bold lip, I use the Pretty Amazing line by BE- One coat does the trick for some serious color!
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Dufry's subsidiary Hudson Group Wins Major Concession Contract at Raleigh-Durham International Airport for Seven New Specialty Retail, Travel Essential, and Duty Free Stores
East Rutherford, N.J, May 30, 2017 - Hudson Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dufry AG, and its partner Shaw Foods, today announced it was awarded seven new specialty retail, travel essentials and duty-free stores for a total space close to 6,400 sq. ft. (600 sqm) at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Hudson Group created the winning bids with an eclectic mix of leading national and local brands, including: Hudson, Ink by Hudson, City Market News, Raleigh-Durham Duty Free, Vineyard Vines, 5 th & Sunset, and Tech On the Go. "Hudson Group is transforming travel retail with its inviting new store concepts,...Read more
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Hudson Group Announces $3 Million in Customer Phone Card Donations to Military Service Organizations Nationwide
In honor of Memorial Day, Hudson Retail Locations Thank Military for Service and Sacrifice Through Various Programs and Promotions, including USO sponsorship at Fleet Week New York EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., May 26, 2017 – Hudson Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dufry AG and the largest travel retailer in North America, announced today a special milestone of more than $3 million in customer donations of phone cards to U.S. military personnel. The pre-activated AT&T cards, sold in Hudson and Hudson News stores nationwide, retail for $5 and $15 each, and allow troops to call home to their families and friends,...Read more
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Via Air Launches New Service between Chicago Midway and Branson, Missouri
CHICAGO, May 26, 2017 - Via Airlines has started a new passenger service between Chicago Midway International Airport and Branson Airport with flights three times a week. "This new service is a great option for travelers who want a quick, convenient flight to Branson, Missouri from Chicago," said Ginger S. Evans , Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation . "Midway continues to be one of the fastest growing airports in the nation, with flights to more than 70 domestic and international destinations." The service will operate on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the following schedule: On Thursday flight #2005 will arrive...Read more
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O'Hare Runway Project Receives Award from Construction Management Association of America
CHICAGO, May 26, 2017 - The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is pleased to announce that the construction management team for the Runway 10L-28R renovation project at O'Hare International Airport is a recipient of a "Project Achievement Award" from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Chicago Chapter . The award was presented to the CDA's Owner's Representative for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), CARE Plus , at an awards luncheon on May 25, 2017. The runway project was selected as the top project for Program Management among a number of submissions from firms in the Chicago area. Renovation work...Read more
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Michael Baker International Aviation Leader Honored for Commitment and Leadership in Industry by American Association of Airport Executives
Claudia Holliway Receives Prestigious Leadership Award at AAAE Annual Conference Pittsburgh (May 25, 2017) - Michael Baker International , a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that aviation expert Claudia Holliway was recently honored by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for her leadership and commitment to the industry. Ms. Holliway, Vice President and National Aviation Business Development Lead, received the AAAE Leadership Award at the 89 th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition in Long Beach, Calif. The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding leadership in the aviation industry and dedication to the AAAE organization...Read more
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American Environmental Aviation(AEAV) is pleased to announce being chosen by Atlantic Aviation to construct its new fuel farm at Louisville International Airport.
After an extensive RFP process, the award of the construction project was announced. The comprehensive project will include the construction of a new 180,000-gallon JetA Fuel farm on a portion of Atlantic's expanded leasehold. Avgas and MoGas will also be stored at the new farm. Under the terms of the contract, AEAV will also decommission and dispose of the existing farm. "This is a project of great importance to us", stated AEAV President and owner, Dan Hirschberger. "We take a great deal of pride in that Atlantic chose to trust us with designing and constructing the new fuel farm. We...Read more
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Convergint Technologies and Shooter Detection Systems Installed at Major U.S. Airport
Convergint Technologies, a worldwide leader in service-based systems integration, and Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), the world leader in gunshot detection technology, today announced that a major international airport in the United States has selected Convergint to install the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System as a part of overall upgrades to strengthen security against the active shooter threat. The Guardian system will alert airport authorities to the precise location of the shooter within one second of the gunshot detection. The airport will install the Guardian system first as a stand-alone active shooter detection and location system, followed by integration with...Read more
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INFAX UNVEILS COMPANY REBRANDING WITH NEW WEBSITE
ATLANTA ( May 24, 2017 ) – American software company Infax, Inc. launched a new website that rebrands the company as more than just a digital signage provider. www.infax.com The new website has several notable additions, including analytics as a service. Infax's solutions produce valuable data that facilities can harness to improve ROI and the customer experience, but that data is worth nothing if there is no one in place to make sense of it. By offering data analysis as a service, Infax can compile a client's data and report on trends, inefficiencies and more. "We are thrilled to begin...Read more
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Allegiant Begins Nonstop Service from Louisville
Louisville, KY (May 24, 2017) – Louisville Regional Airport Authority officials joined by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer recently celebrated the beginning of new nonstop service by Allegiant from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to six previously unserved destinations. "This is an exciting day as we mark the beginning of service by Allegiant at Louisville International Airport," said Skip Miller, Executive Director of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority. "Allegiant is a great addition to our airport, and offers attractive fares to some of the most sought after destinations." Recently, Allegiant began nonstop, twice-weekly service to: Destin-Fort Walton Beach (VPS) Orlando-Sanford (SFB) Fort...Read more
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Port of Seattle welcomes new nonstop service to Mexico City on Aeromexico
Nonstop service to North America's largest city to start November 2017 SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle welcomes the announcement that Aeromexico will begin service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mexico City beginning November 1, 2017. The daily nonstop flight will be on a 160-seat Boeing 737-800 airplane and will feature Clase Premier, AM Plus, and coach seating. Aeromexico serves more than 80 cities on three continents, including 44 destinations in Mexico, 19 in the United States, 15 in Latin America, four in Canada, four in Europe, and three in Asia. "The Port of Seattle is thrilled to offer another...Read more
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AMAC President Expresses Alarming Concerns on Trump Budget Proposal to Eliminate Minority Business Development Agency
Washington, DC (May 24, 2017) – Airport Minority Advisory Council President, Krystal Brumfield released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's FY'18 budget proposal to eliminate the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce: "I am disturbed by the Trump Administration's recently released budget calling for the wholesale elimination of the MBDA. For more than four decades, MBDA has served as a vital tool in assisting minority-owned businesses build scale and create jobs", stated Brumfield. "Defunding MBDA works against AMAC's core mission and values. Elimination of this Agency will cause severe implications to the business community...Read more
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PHL Airport and American Airlines Agree to $900 million Infrastructure Investment
May 23, 2017. The City of Philadelphia's Division of Aviation, American Airlines and the other commercial air carriers operating at Philadelphia International Airport are pleased to announce they have reached agreement on a nearly $900 million plan to continue critical improvements and to develop new infrastructure at PHL and Philadelphia Northeast Airport (PNE). The projects include $396 million in maintenance and repairs to the airfield and terminals that will continue to improve the passenger experience today while laying the groundwork for future development. In addition, the airlines' commitment of $200 million for a new Air Traffic Control tower fulfills a...Read more
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BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Welcomes International Service from Spirit Airlines
Airline Announces November Start for Service Between BWI Marshall Airport and Cancun May 22, 2017. Spirit Airlines announced today that it would add international service between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Cancun, Mexico, starting on November 9, 2017. Cancun will be the first international route for Spirit Airlines at BWI Marshall Airport. "We welcome the announcement that Spirit Airlines will bring new international flight options and more ultra-low fares for our travelers," said Ricky Smith, Chief Executive Officer for BWI Marshall Airport. "This service boosts the travel value for our passengers, while adding to the growth and success here...Read more
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Airports Worldwide President is CEO of the Year Honoree
Sanford, FL, May 22, 2017 – Larry Gouldthorpe, President of Airports Worldwide (AWW) has been recognized as one of Central Florida's Top CEOs by the Orlando Business Journal (OBJ). He received this honor at the OBJs annual CEO of the Year luncheon on May 19. Airports Worldwide has 22 years remaining on its concession agreement, which began in 1997, with the Sanford Airport Authority to manage and develop the commercial air service operation, including terminal management and cargo operations, at Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), which also serves as home to the company's global headquarters. Mr. Gouldthorpe has more than...Read more
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Volaris Launches New Service between Chicago and Queretaro, Mexico
CHICAGO, May 19, 2017 - Today, Volaris started a new route between Chicago Midway International Airport and Queretaro Intercontinental Airport with twice-weekly service. This is the Mexico-based ultra-low-cost carrier's first nonstop service from Queretaro. "This new service from Queretaro is great news for Chicago and passengers at Midway International Airport," said Ginger S. Evans , Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation . "New international flights increase business and tourism opportunities. This route from Volaris will expand nonstop air connections between Chicago and Mexico." The service will operate on Fridays and Saturdays. The flight from Chicago will depart at 12:20 p.m. and...Read more
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Over 1,200 Students Meet with Industry Professionals and Explore Aviation Careers at Van Nuys Airport
(Van Nuys, California – May 19, 2017) Today, Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Scott Schmerelson and Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioner Jeffery Daar, welcomed over 1,200 local high school students and 40 aviation organizations to Van Nuys Airport for the 12th annual, "The Sky's the Limit: Aviation Career Day". The event was hosted by Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez, Van Nuys Airport and Clay Lacy Aviation. Major sponsors included Western Jet Aviation and Signature Flight Support. Board of Airport Commissioner stressed the importance of aviation careers "This event shows students the vast number of...Read more
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport's Annual Economic Impact is $38 Billion
New ASU Study Shows Annual Increase of 35 Percent Compared to 2011 Phoenix, AZ – A new Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business study shows that Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport's economic impact has increased 35 percent since 2011. Phoenix Sky Harbor now has a total economic impact of more than $38 billion per year. The study, based on Fiscal Year 2016 figures, shows that Phoenix Sky Harbor supports more than 269,000 jobs in the region with an annual payroll of more than $13 billion. Nonstop international flights alone bring $3.4 billion to the Valley, with the daily...Read more
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Frontier Airlines celebrates two-millionth passenger at CVG
Surprises a lucky customer and guest with one year's worth of travel & CVG parking Erlanger, Ky. (May 18, 2017) – Frontier Airlines (Frontier) thanked their two-millionth CVG passenger, Lori, of Seaman, OH, and her guest, with one year's worth of travel, and free parking provided by CVG. The lucky winner was headed to Disney World, and was surprised before boarding a Frontier flight to Orlando, Fl. "It was just one year ago that we joined our partners at CVG to welcome aboard Frontier's one-millionth passenger," said Richard Oliver, Frontier Airlines spokesman. "Thanks to the wonderful support of this community,...Read more
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MUSIC LOVERS REJOICE! SOUTHWEST LAUNCHES NEW FLIGHTS TO THE GRAND OLE OPRY AND THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
Exciting duo of new Southwest destinations from MKE: Nashville and Cleveland MILWAUKEE (May 18, 2017) – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has announced that the largest carrier at Milwaukee County's General Mitchell International Airport, Southwest Airlines, will launch new nonstop routes from MKE to Nashville International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport later this year. Southwest will fly to each of the new markets with a business-friendly schedule on full- size Boeing 737 jets. The new flights will be served twice daily beginning November 4, and are available for purchase now only at Southwest.com. "Southwest already has robust service from...Read more
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The City of Kansas City, Mo., Aviation Department reports that 924,696 passengers arrived and departed through Kansas City International Airport's gates in April, a 5.2 percent increase from April 2016. April passenger boardings were up 5.8 percent, with a total of 463,940. For the year to date, total passengers in and out total 3,480,570, up 5.9 percent. Year-to-date passenger boardings are 1,738,665 up 6.0 percent. "Last month was the busiest April at KCI since 2001, the third busiest April in our facility's 45 year history, and marked the 36 th consecutive month of year over year passenger gains at KCI,"...Read more


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Nick Turk-Browne Explores the Neuroscience of Learning
The Yale University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain extracts patterns from experiences.
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When Nick Turk-Browne was a teenager, he read V.S. Ramachandran's Phantoms in the Brain, a gift from his father, and was fascinated by the book's message that "our experience of the world is constructed by our brain," he says. "It blew my mind. It got me very much interested in this question of how do we experience the world, and how does our brain construct that experience?"
This fascination has been a guiding force for Turk-Browne, now a professor of cognitive neuroscience at Yale University. After graduating from the University of Toronto in 2004, he moved to Yale's psychology department for a PhD, and "was a superstar from the beginning," recalls psychologist Marvin Chun, one of Turk-Browne's advisors. "He absolutely is one of the most productive and creative PhD students I've mentored in my entire career."
In grad school, Turk-Browne focused on how the brain orchestrates statistical learning. Unlike episodic memory, which allows conscious recall of snippets of information such as phone numbers or birthdays, statistical learning involves the more subconscious association of events or objects, such as remembering a book with the table it's placed on, or a person with the building they're usually seen in. "It's about extracting patterns, or regularities, across experiences," explains Turk-Browne. This type of learning is critical "to generate expectations about the world, to interact, to behave in an efficient manner when confronted with new situations."
Using behavioral experiments and functional MRI (fMRI) brain scans, Turk-Browne found that the hippocampus, an area usually linked to episodic memory, unexpectedly also showed activity associated with statistical learning, even when people weren't paying attention to learning tasks.1 "The fact that the hippocampus was engaged in this relatively unconscious process of statistical learning was very surprising."
In 2009, straight out of grad school, Turk-Browne started his own lab at Princeton University. "We'd never seen someone who had been that productive, not just in terms of number of papers but in terms of the substance, as a graduate student," says Princeton psychologist Ken Norman. "It was clear that he was ready to leap right into a faculty position."
A few years in, Turk-Browne and grad student Anna Schapiro found that, during statistical learning, the hippocampus and nearby brain regions represent objects based on how they're temporally associated with one another—whether they're seen together, for example—rather than on function or appearance— say, associating books with other books.2 "We think that this is a basic mechanism for how the hippocampus is able to store these sorts of regularities," Turk-Browne says.
Using neural network models of the hippocampus, Turk-Browne, Schapiro, and Norman uncovered evidence for distinct anatomical pathways for episodic and statistical learning.3 Turk-Browne has also worked on novel tools such as BrainIAK, machine learning software developed with Intel that runs advanced analyses of fMRI data. In 2017, he returned to Yale as a professor and, as expected, he's an "outstanding teacher and departmental citizen," says Chun, who adds that he frequently finds himself learning from his former student. "It's a real thrill to have him back."
N.B. Turk-Browne et al., "Neural evidence of statistical learning: Efficient detection of visual regularities without awareness," J Cogn Neurosci, 21:1934–45, 2009. (Cited 315 times)
A.C. Schapiro et al., "Shaping of object representations in the human medial temporal lobe based on temporal regularities," Curr Biol, 22:P1622–27, 2012. (Cited 220 times)
A.C. Schapiro et al., "Complementary learning systems within the hippocampus: A neural network modelling approach to reconciling episodic memory with statistical learning," Philos Trans R Soc B, 372:20160049, 2017. (Cited 62 times)
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Who is East Texas Vida Nueva For?
• ETVN is for Christian Youth ages 15-20. You MUST be between this age bracket to attend the weekend. If you have any questions about eligibility of a candidate please feel free to email us at etvidanueva@gmail.com at the bottom of any page. While young people have been saved on past VN weekends, that is not the intention of the weekend, so we ask that you sponsor a candidate who has already confessed a saving relationship with Christ.
• To attend the weekend as a candidate, there is a fee of $115.00. This includes lodging and food (from Thursday supper to Sunday lunch). All Candidate Applications must be turned in 7 days prior to event, NO EXCEPTIONS. Last minute arrivals at Send-Off will not be permitted to attend the Weekend. Thank you for your timely submission of Candidate Applications.
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• To sponsor a candidate you must have already attended a Tres Dias, a Vida Nueva or any other similar weekend. As a sponsor, you are to make sure your candidate has a ride to and from ETVN, completes their application, etc. Being a sponsor DOES NOT mean that you are required to pay thier fees to attend the weekend, once we recieve your candidates application, we will send you a letter giving you more detailed information concerning your responsibilities as their sponsor.
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Lee et al.: "Transfer Entropy Estimation and Directional Coupling Change Detection in Biomedical Time Series." Biomedical Engineering Online 2012 11:19.
This is a repository of MATLAB functions that can estimate transfer entropy (information flow) from one time series to another using a non-parametric partitioning algorithm. Also included is an example data set that the implemented algorithms can be applied to.
The functions have been tested in MATLAB R2016b on 03 March 2016.
Based on Guassian kernel density estimation.
Based on bin counting with fixed and equally-spaced bins.
Different values of the coupling constant 'a' were simulated, along with associated levels of Laplacian noise given by SNR levels.
For a demonstration, run 'demoscript.m'. The plotted results should look like figure 1.
See the individual .m function files for information on how to call them.
See readme_example_data.txt for information on the example data parameters.
See Measuring Information Transfer, Physical Review Letters, 85(2):461-464, 2000 for more details on the methods.
Figure 1: Transfer entropy between time series with different coupling constants.Comparison of all 3 algorithms.
This package was developed by J. Lee, S. Nemati, and I. Silvia.


An international effort to ensure good governance of natural resources could do more to improve accountability and sustainability (IIED), according to research in the oil- and gas-rich Caspian Sea Region that the International Institute for Environment and Development has published today.
The research relates to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, which requires countries to declare the revenues they receive from companies in the oil, gas and mining sectors, and requires companies to declare what they pay.
In May, heads of state, government ministers and business leaders will gather in Sydney, Australia for the EITI's biennial conference, where they will agree new rules that will shape the future of the initiative.
IIED's research suggests several ways for these new rules to help reduce poverty, improve lives and ensure that extractive industries operate in a sustainable, environmentally responsible way.
The report focuses on three countries: Azerbaijan – the first country globally to become EITI Compliant; Kazakhstan – an EITI Candidate country that seeks to become compliant; and Turkmenistan, which has not signed up to the EITI, but has expressed an interest in learning more about this initiative, in the light of recent developments in its oil and gas sector.
"Countries in the Caspian region have considerable natural wealth in the form of oil and gas deposits that can provide the basis for great improvements in national development, so long as there are strong institutions, greater transparency and accountability, and enforcement mechanisms in place," says co-author of the report, Professor Ingilab Ahmadov of Azerbaijan's Khazar University.
Provide further strategic, administrative and technical support for disaggregated reporting of payments to governments (e.g. company-by-company and project-by-project).
Identify ways the EITI can contribute to accountability and sustainability in host countries and support relevant research on these linkages.
Develop guidance on good practice in subnational reporting, and support pilot initiatives, such as reporting on public monitoring of community development spending.
Prioritise capacity building as an essential part of the EITI agenda, especially for local government and civil society organisations.
Ensure new rules and procedures are clear, to strengthen minimum requirements and avoid any ambiguity that allows too much flexibility in implementation.
Develop self-evaluation criteria and processes for EITI, such as progress ranking among member countries, based on competitive and motivational indicators.
Later this year Wilson and colleagues will publish a related study based on a comparison of the Caspian region and sub-Saharan Africa (Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria).
Several heads of state will attend the EITI's 23-24 May 2013 conference of the EITI, which is chaired by former UK minister for international development Clare Short.


Elenco® was founded more than 40 years ago by 2 engineers. The core of Elenco® is still its strong engineering and design skills. Elenco's test equipment has been proven to be reliable as well as affordable. Their niche in the electronics industry has expanded to include markets from Universities and High Schools to retail toy and hobby stores.
Gil Cecchin and Art Seymour established Elenco Electronics, Inc., in 1972. The company name was derived from the first two letters of the words Electronic Engineering Corporation because both of the founders were electronic engineers. It has been the policy of Elenco to design economical products that work better and longer than their competition. The first products produced by Elenco were convergence generators designed for TV repairmen. As the times changed, and the needs of Elenco's customers, the company now supplies products to the toy, education, telecommunication, electric and engineering fields.
In over forty years of existence the work force at Elenco has been challenged with the difficult task of competing with much larger corporations and Elenco employees have demonstrated the ability to produce quality products efficiently. The company's ability to compete with larger companies in this field is one of its proudest achievements.
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Craig is a great, modern image, male singer available for Weddings and Events across the UK, Nationwide. He is a fantastic performer who will make an impact on any occasion.. Craig is a great, modern image, male singer available for Weddings and Events across the UK, Nationwide. He is a fantastic performer who will make an impact on any occasion. Craig is an experienced singer of over 20 years. Craig has toured with a band called The Teddys with two former members of showaddywaddy. He also toured Denmark, Norway, South Africa, Ireland and the U.K with Gerry and the Pacemakers in a show about Gerrys life called Ferry Cross The Mersey His singing waiter show can be solo or he can be joined by two or three other waiters to really make an impact of any celebration. Songs are well known Classics from across the years. Singing waiter set involves audience participation and napkin waving!! Typical singing waiter set: O Sole Mio/it's Now Or Never Can't take my eyes off you It Must Be Love Sweet Caroline Teenager in love The wonder of you Pretty woman Delilah Love train New York New York An example set of 2 x 45 Minute sets or 3 x 30 Minute sets for evening performances: 1. Ain't That A Kick In The Head 2. Three Steps To Heaven 3. Can't Take My Eyes Off You 2014 4. Heartbeat 5. Sweet Caroline 6. The Wonder of You (In the Style of Elvis Presley) 7. Runaround Sue 8. Teenager In Love 9. Knock On Wood 10. Brown Eyed Girl 11. It's Now Or Never (In the Style of Elvis Presley) 12. Under The Moon Of Love 13. Beatles Medley 14. One Night Only (In the Style of John Barrowman) 15. Pretty Woman 16. I'm A Believer 17. Let Me Go 18. SHINE 19. Human (In the Style of Killers) 20. Dance the Night Away 21. Delilah 22. I'm So Excited 23. You Got What It Takes 24. Celebration (In the Style of 'Kool and the Gang') 25. Hey Rock 'N' Roll 26. Shake Your Tailfeather 27. Love Train 28. Relight My Fire 29. Johnny Be Goode 30. Cry (Take That/Sigma) 31. New York, New York 32. Johnny Be Goode 33. Hot Stuff 34. It Must Be Love 35. I Drove All Night 36. All Night Long ...
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All of the locos on my layout are built from kits, although some have been considerably modified. I use Romford RP25 wheels whenever possible and I usually build in springing or compensation on all but the driven axle to keep as many wheels as possible in contact with the rails and so ensure reliable electrical pickup. I use small motors combined with a suitable gearbox, often a Hanazono LH21 combined with a Branchlines 50/1 box. If I want more power I use a Mashima/Branchlines 10x24 motor, which has almost twice the power of the LH21. I put as much lead as possible into each loco, provided the centre of gravity stays within the coupled wheelbase. If I run my locos up against a stop and turn up the power the wheels will spin. As long as this occurs I consider it very unlikely that a motor will burn out.
My construction methods are very conventional. I solder for preference but use Araldite Rapid for securing boiler mountings and most other small parts. I occasionally use superglue, but have problems with it as it does not resist heat as well as Araldite.
My painting method is also very conservative. I first give the loco, after a detailed inspection, a very thorough clean, first with a degreaser such as Surgical Spirit, followed by a hard scrub with "Shiny Sinks", applied vigorously with an old tooth brush. A good rinse then follows. I do all of this over a sink or wash basin and make sure that I have put the plug in as something is sure to become detached! I then leave the loco to dry overnight on a radiator.
I always do my paint spraying outdoors on top of my wheelybin and always use Halfords matt car sprays. So, on the next fine, windless day I apply a coat of red oxide primer. This will show up any blemishes and these must now be rectified. Another coat, or patch coat, of red primer follows and then a full coat of matt black. This may be sufficient, but I often find some areas to be a bit thin, so a second coat of black may be required, either a full or a partial coat.
The transfers I use are HMRS Pressfix. I usually varnish over the areas where the transfers are, to improve their resistance to handling, but I leave smokeboxes, cab roofs and footplates unvarnished. I always use Ronseal Satincoat varnish thinned with good quality enamel thinners in the ratio of about two thirds varnish to one third thinners. This I apply thinly, by hand, using a Winsor and Newton flat, quarter inch wide, Kolinsky Sable brush (expensive but worth every penny).
Brief details of all the locos which appear on the layout are given below. A click on any loco class name will take you to details and photos of that loco model.
LNWR Steam Shed – 1901 – The Locos
Some brief details of the locomotives to be seen on the layout are given below. All of the locomotives on the layout represent classes built at Crewe Works, with the exception of the green loco, which is a Great Northern Railway Small Atlantic type built at Doncaster between 1898 and 1903 and which illustrates what a rival railway was building at this time.This model is built from a DJH kit.
"Cornwall" No 3020. This is a 2-2-2 tender engine built in 1847 as an experiment with 8'-6'' diameter wheels and the boiler below the driving axle. The experiment was unsuccessful and the engine was rebuilt in 1858 in conventional form. Re-boilered in 1877, it has been preserved and is on display at the National Railway Museum at Shildon, Co. Durham.
The model is built from an Alan Gibson kit.
'SDX' Class, No 2034. One of a class of 0-6-0 tender engines built between 1858 and 1872. The class, totalling 943, were rebuilt between 1881 and 1900 and became extinct by 1930. A remarkable early example of mass production.
The model is built from a London Road Models kit.
'Problem' Class, No 531 "Lady of the Lake" and No 1430 "Pandora". These are 2-2-2 tender locos built between 1859 and 1865 and rebuilt between 1895 and 1899. A total of 60 were built and the class became extinct in 1907.
Built from K's kits.
'4ft. Shunter' Class, No 3099. 46 of these 0-4-0 saddle tanks were built between 1863 and 1872, with a further 7 built in 1892. The last working example was withdrawn in 1936. One has been preserved and is on display at the Railway Museum at Preston, Lancashire.
The basis of this model was the LRM kit for the "Special Tank".
'Samson' Class, "Engineer Lancaster" A 2-4-0 tender loco, designed by John Ramsbottom, this class of 90 locos was built between 1863 and 1879. Most were withdrawn by 1894, but a few lingered on in departmental use until 1925.
Built from the LRM kit.
'Special Tank' Class, No 3368. This is one of a class of 258 0-6-0 tank engines built between 1870 and 1880. The class became extinct in 1959.
'Coal Engine' Class, No 713. One of a class of 0-6-0 tender locos built between 1873 and 1892. The class totalled 500 and became extinct in 1953.
'4ft.6in. Tank' Class, No 2498. One of a class of 2-4-2 tank engines built between 1879 and 1889. There were 220 built and all were withdrawn by 1932.
Built from a Perseverance kit.
'Chopper Tank' Class, No 2234. These 2-4-0 tank locos were a cut down version of the 4ft. 6in. 2-4-2 tank class. (Hence, possibly, the nickname 'Chopper'.) One worked on the Cromford and High Peak line until 1952.
'Cauliflower' Class, No 1244. An example of a class of 0-6-0 tender engines, built between 1880 and 1902, which became extinct in 1955. A total of 310 were built.
The model was built from the GEM kit.
'Coal Tank' Class, No 2461. An 0-6-2 tank engine. A total of 300 were built between 1881 and 1901, the last being withdrawn in 1958. One example has been preserved.
Built from the K's kit.
'Large Jumbo' or 'Improved Precedent' Class, No 1666 "Ariadne". One of a class of 2-4-0 tender engines built between 1887 and 1901. The class totalled 166, all of which were withdrawn by 1934. One (the famous "Hardwicke") has been preserved and is on display at the National Railway Museum at Shildon.
Built from the GEM kit.
'Small Jumbo' or 'Whitworth' Class, No 628 "Tartarus". A smaller wheeled version of the 'Large Jumbo' 2-4-0 tender locos, these 90 useful engines, built between 1889 and 1896, lasted until 1936.
'Dreadnought' Class, No 2059 "Greyhound". This is one of a class of 40 three-cylinder compound 2-2-2-0 tender engines built between 1884 and 1888 and withdrawn by 1907.
Built from the Alan Gibson kit.
'Teutonic' Class. No 1309 "Adriatic". This is one of 10 three-cylinder compound 2-2-2-0 tender engines built in 1889 and 1890 and withdrawn by 1907. They were probably the most successful of Webb's three-cylinder compounds.
Built from the LRM kit and fitted with two motors.
'5ft.6in. Tank' Class, No 2263. One of a 100 strong class of 2-4-2 tank engines built between 1890 and 1897. The last of the class was withdrawn in 1955.
'Greater Britain' Class, No 2054 "Queen Empress". This is one of a class of 10 three-cylinder compound 2-2-2-2 tender engines built between 1891 and 1894 and withdrawn by 1907.
'John Hick' Class, No 1549 "John Rennie". Similar to the 'Greater Britain' 2-2-2-2 three- cylinder compounds, but with smaller driving wheels, this class of 10 locos was built between 1894 and 1898 and withdrawn by 1912.
The basis of this model was the LRM kit for the 'Greater Britain'.
No 2524 This unique 0-8-0 goods tender engine was built in 1892. It was rebuilt in 1906 and again in 1925 and finally withdrawn in 1949. It is regarded as the great-grandfather of the 'Super D'.
The basis of this model was the Brassmasters kit for the 'Super D'.
Class A, No 1867 One of a class of 111 0-8-0 three-cylinder compound goods engines built between 1893 and 1900. All were rebuilt as two-cylinder simples from 1906.The last of the rebuilt locos was withdrawn in 1962.
The basis of this kit is the LRM kit for the Class C 0-8-0.
Class B, No 859 One of a class of 170 0-8-0 four-cylinder compound goods engines built between 1901 and 1904. Many were rebuilt as two-cylinder simples between 1904 and 1946. The last member of the class was withdrawn in 1963.
'Jubilee' Class, No 1903 "Iron Duke" This is an example of a class of 4-4-0 four-cylinder compound express engines built between 1897 and 1900. The class of 40 locos were rebuilt as two-cylinder simples between 1908 and 1923. The last of the class was withdrawn in 1931.
'Bill Bailey' Class, No 1113. One of a class of 30 four-cylinder compound 4-6-0 tender locos built between 1903 and 1905. Intended as mixed traffic locomotives, they were probably the least successful of the Webb compounds. The nickname 'Bill Bailey' derives from a popular music hall song of the period describing a character who would not come home. The last member of the class came home for good in 1921.
The basis of this model is the LRM kit for the Class C 0-8-0.
Note: LRM = London Road Models.
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Prior to joining Horizon Financial Services, LLC, Julie served as office manager for a law firm in Kernersville for over seven years. In addition to the duties associated with that position, she also assisted with the firm's marketing efforts and client services.
Julie and her husband, Bryan, have called Winston-Salem home since 1999. In addition to their love for travel and the outdoors, they enjoy spending time with family and friends. Their daughter Emma was born in March 2009.


I am in a group of five Fellows with whom we are learning the German language as part of the 2018 German Southern African Journalist Program, a component of the International Journalist's Programmes (IJP). It starts with official meetings of program organizers and will be running till end of July with fellows being placed in German media houses.
Founded in 1981, the IJP is a non-profit, politically independent organization promoting young journalists from Europe, Middle East, Asia, America and Africa.
IJP organizes international media exchange programs where competitively selected journalists taking part in a fellowship programme are granted an opportunity to work in a German media organization.
"Delegates gain valuable professional and personal experience and impressions while contributing to an overall better representation of Germany abroad and more differentiated reporting within the German media landscapes" says Marco Vollmar the program director.
About 120 journalists from 10 regions globally get awarded an IJP fellowship annually.
Now, back to the German lessons! They say times flies when you are having a good time. Eight weeks sounded like a very long period! But now on my second and final week into the Deutsch lessons, I want it to start off all over again.
Now, if you have been to a foreign country where the official language is not your tongue, then you must relate with the frustrations that come with it. Pointing at food on menus because you cannot pronounce names, staying glued at the train's screen because taking your eyes off for a second could mean you missing your destination? That was me for a few days last week.
Finally, the language is no longer so foreign! I can relate when some words are mentioned away from class. I light up when familiar words are mentioned! And yes, I can also count a few numbers – a seemingly insurmountable problem last week. Interestingly, Germans count from left to right. And just like French it has feminine and masculine nouns.
As the world becomes globalized speaking two or more languages is a great asset. It is not only a way to understand other cultures, but it also fosters new friendships, boosts your resume and opens up a world of opportunities. It's also a challenging process cognitively as one engages their brain to recognize, negotiate the meanings in one's native language as well as the foreign while communicate in different language system.
Luckily, my host family – a lovely family of three – is helping with my daily practice. I'm enjoying interacting with them especially Malia Neumann, an intelligent and enthusiastic ten year old girl eager to teach me the language over meals and getting to know more about the culture and language. I'm actually off to do just that – talk some more and catch up on the day's football matches.
Did you know football is the most popular sport in Germany. I will tell you about it in the next blog and the Fête de la Musique 2018 – a French music festival – coming up this Thursda.


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Visitors are welcome based on available seating, but only members can participate in workshops and competitions.
Master Classes (one for each of B&W Prints, Colour Prints and Slides) These are members that have achieved the highest level of expertise within competitions.
These are members that have achieved the Master Class in all competion categories.
The Club meets at 7:30 PM every Tuesday night, from early September to May, in the Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario.
For those using OC Transpo the #2 bus stops at the door. Check the program for more information about exact meeting dates.
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OSHA announced it will survey thousands of employers this summer in efforts to improve its future rules, compliance assistance and outreach efforts.
According to the agency, up to 19,000 private sector employers of all sizes and industries nationwide will be surveyed about their workplace safety and health management practices. Participation in the survey is voluntary, and the results will be anonymous and cannot be used for enforcement.
The Baseline Survey of Safety and Health Practices will include questions focusing on whether respondents already have a safety management system; whether they perform annual inspections; who manages safety at their establishments; what kinds of hazards they encounter at their facilities; and more.
OSHA published a notice of its intent to conduct the survey in the Aug. 12, 2010 Federal Register. Following a 60-day comment period, OSHA published a second Federal Register notice for comments on Nov. 3, 2010, and received clearance from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct the survey. A pre-test with a sample of employers was conducted in April 2011.
To learn more, visit http://www.osha.gov/national-survey/national-survey-announcementbaseline-survey.html. Only employers who receive a paper copy of the survey from OSHA's contractor, Eastern Research Group (ERG), will be able to complete the online version. The data collection phase is expected to be completed by August, when ERG will provide the anonymous results to OSHA.
National Safety Survey: Can We Still Afford to Be Safe?