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Finding your community, parents who have the same concerns and challenges that you're facing, who understand and don't judge is very comforting. That's why we offer a variety of support groups so you can find your community, a respectful group who understands your worries, validates your feelings and shares their wisdom. People from all over the country join our support groups because they share one common thread, they are the parent or primary caregiver of a child who is struggling with their mental health.
Attendance is voluntary. Some people come to just a few meetings when they have something they would like to talk about but others find weekly attendance comforting and develop long-lasting friendships. While regular attendance is encouraged we understand your life is busy and it's not uncommon for parents to join while waiting for their children to finish practice or rehearsals.
The group is run by family support partners and volunteer parent facilitators trained in the Circle of Parents model. Facilitators are not clinicians or experts in parenting, they're simply parents/primary caregivers raising children with challenges just like you. Groups adopt their own rules which include confidentiality and a judgement free forum.
Members are free to participate in whatever way they are most comfortable. Many get the most out of talking and engaging with others, some prefer to listen or ask questions. The group facilitator ensures everyone is respected and has the space they need in the way they need it. You're always welcome to reach out to your groups facilitator before or after a meeting. Plus parents who choose can request to join the Parent Alliance Support Group forum. A private space where conversations can continue between meetings.
Weekly Group Meetings
Monday Night General
Join parents just like you Mondays at 7pm and become a part of a community of like minded parents who support and uplift each other.
Foster Parent and Kinship Support Group
Are you a foster parent, kinship caregiver, grandparents raising your grandchildren or an adoptive family? We understand that those things come with their own unique challenges. Whether you need advice from seasoned parents or are just looking for someone that understands, come spend some time in our support group with others living a similar experience.
Join us Tuesday's at noon.
Parents of Adult Children
We have learned on our journey raising children what we needed the most and wish that we had along the way was a support system of other parents that understood what raising children like ours is like. We are here to be that for you. Come share space with other parents that have emerging adult children like yours and be in a safe and non-judgmental place where you can get support, we wish we had!
Join us Thursday's at 7 pm.
Friday Afternoon
End the week surrounded by a community of parents who get you. Join us at noon to talk with other parents/primary caregivers who are raising children with mental health challenges. You'll feel safe sharing your struggles, triumphs and asking questions to other parents who understand.
Join us Friday's at noon.
"My support group is a judgement free zone where other parents may be going through the same thing as you are. You can talk about anything that's bothering you without worrying about not being accepted."
"I come to the support group to connect with other guardians just like me. I learn a lot through our conversations like strategies to help cope with some of the hurt and strong emotions that come up as I'm raising my niece."
When we use the word "parents," please know that we understand that all families are unique. We see "parents" as someone who is or has been the primary caregiver of a child or young adult who has social, emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges. "Parents" may include birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, grandparents raising their grandchildren, kinship guardians, step-parents, etc.
Included in our diverse definition of family, we welcome two-mom families, two-dad families, single-parent families, blended families, foster families, guardians and families in which a grandparent is a primary caregiver.
We warmly welcome all families inclusively and openly without judgment.
PA Parent and Family Alliance is a state-wide program of the Allegheny Family Network
The Parent Alliance is a non-profit, which means we provide our core services for free. Your donation keeps our services available and accessible to all parents in Pennsylvania. Donate to the Parent Alliance
PA Parent and Family Alliance is funded, in part, under a contract with BHARP, Greene County, Washington County Commissioners through its Children and Youth Agency and the Department of Human Services.
We are grateful for the additional financial support from SAMHSA and PA Care Partnership.
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If necessary, relax, quickly calm down the nervous system, a person resorts to medicine. In modern pharmacology a number of reliable medicines are declared, which really help to find mental equilibrium. It remains only to find out from the attending physician what kind of sedative is the most effective and safe.
Choosing a reliable cure for nerves, the first step is to understand the cause of internal imbalance. For example, one patient can take sedatives, while others can not cope without the help of tranquilizers. Everything depends on the etiology of the pathological process, the internal characteristics of the body. In the pharmacy, high-speed options are enough, most of them are dispensed without a prescription, but this does not mean that it is appropriate to self-medicate alone.
Persen represents sedative preparations of plant origin, produced in tablets and liquid form (syrup). Has a pleasant taste, affordable value and quick action in the female body. Works without side effects.
Novopassit is a herbal preparation that helps to overcome internal stress. Produced in tablets, it is inexpensive, it works after the first dose. In the natural composition of valerian, St. John's wort, lemon balm, hawthorn and hops.
Afobazol - a potent anxiolytic, released in the form of white tablets. It costs an order of magnitude more expensive than its "competitors", but it also acts unmistakably on the center of pathology. Take 1 pill three times a day, a sedative action is ensured.
Tenoten - a good remedy for increased excitability, a tendency to psychosis and hysteria. It is necessary to take 2 pills a day to feel emotional balance after a couple of days. The course of therapy is up to 2 weeks.
Theravit Anti-stress is a multivitamin complex with a mild effect on the nervous system. Operates without harm to health, additionally strengthens immunity, increases the stress-resistance of the body.
Atarax are tranquilizers for adults, which help to cope with internal fear, inferiority complex, panic attacks. It is prescribed for alcoholism in the case of psychomotor agitation.
Herbion (plantain syrup) is a homeopathic remedy for cough that can be used to calm the nervous system after a long illness. The cough reflex becomes less intense, the patient morally calms down, sleeps better.
Glycine is a combination drug for memory improvement, which is especially important in the adolescent period. In addition, tablets are a powerful sedative, and their use excludes cases of overdose, side effects. They are drunk by many students. Find out what other memory pills exist and how to take them.
Phytosedan is a homeopathic soothing remedy, which consists of relaxing smooth muscle of the herb. Take a drink preferably at night, to regulate the phase of sleep, to find emotional calm.
Valerian or motherwort is a sedative decoction that inhibits the passage of a nerve impulse. This means that an acute reaction to everything that happens is suspended in the background, the child behaves calmly.
Phenibut - a harmless sedative, approved for use in children. Successfully heals internal fear, anxiety, normalizes sleep, eliminates the causes of stuttering. Produced in the form of tablets, a single dose depends on the age of the patient - from 50 to 250 ml.
Nervocheel - calming tablets from the nerves, harmless in childhood. They are appointed by a neurologist, are not addictive, are allowed even with breastfeeding. They will help relieve stress within a quarter of an hour after using a single dose.
There are several pharmacological groups that present good soothing pills at different prices. They can be representatives of homeopathy, sedatives, nootropics, even tranquilizers. Differences are in the therapeutic effect and the final result, which awaits after receiving the patient. It is necessary to study each group separately.
Tenoten - relieves stress, removes internal anxiety. Sedatives are released with depression in tablets and alcohol solution.
Persen - a plant anti-anxiety drug, take 2-3 tablets three times a day, regardless of the meal.
Afobazol - a tranquilizer in the form of small tablets of white color. One pill three times a day for a two-week course.
Quattrex is a tranquilizer. Removes mental confusion, increases physical activity, improves the body's psychological parameters.
Adaptol represents sedatives under stress that do not cause blues and drowsiness. The name corresponds to its pharmacological properties.
Nervoflux is an herbal collection that invigorates and tones up an organic resource, has an affordable price and herbal ingredients.
Afobazol - a tranquilizer with an average price of 450-500 rubles. Acts powerfully, the pharmacy does not require a prescription.
Fenibut - a compromise option at a cheap price - 150-200 rubles. The drug is effective, eliminates mental disorders at any age.
Valocordin is a strong sedative without prescriptions, which is released in the form of drops for oral administration. Daily doses are best not to violate, the appointment takes into account the weight of the patient.
Atarax is the best tranquilizer in anxiety conditions, which helps get rid of anxiety, insomnia, spleen and stress. It is necessary to drink 1 pill three times a day.
Grandaxin is a sedative that helps with mental disorders, physical weakness and emotional instability. There are restrictions in the instructions.
Glycine - harmless tablets, soothing, from stress, anxiety and nervous tension are saved already on the third day of daily intake. Allowed to children, pregnant, nursing.
Neuroplant is a phytopreparation that removes signs of depression. If you drink a single dose, immediately comes a sedative effect, a sense of detachment.
Dormiplant - analog tablets provided that if the active components of the precursor develop an acute allergic reaction.
Deprim is a soothing pill on herbs, which productively struggles with bad mood, depression, mope and apathy, remove the symptoms of VSD.
Phenazepam - pills for panic attacks, appointed with exacerbation of phobias, hypochondriac symptoms and nightmares.
Gidazepam - daytime tranquilizer, which can be taken while driving. It helps to concentrate well, it is better to adapt in the conditions of road conditions.
Perselak replenishes the list of phytopreparations with a sedative, hypnotic effect. Relieves of insomnia, well calms irritated to the limit nervous system.
Motherwort Forte - a natural drug that can prevent even a nervous breakdown. Has a convenient form of release - a pill from irritability and nervousness, you can cook a decoction.
Magnelis - prevention for the nervous system, the enrichment of cells with valuable trace elements and minerals, make-up of the brain.
Learn how to take valerian properly.
Alcohol tinctures of valerian and hawthorn are in the lead in all ratings, as they are not frightened at the price, and there is no doubt about the high efficiency of these sedatives. In children and the elderly, it is better to use a decoction or tablets. There are other mild sedatives with a soft effect: among them are Magne B6 (injections or tablets) and Glycine.
Thinking about what to drink, to quickly calm down, it's time to remember about alternative medicine and its capabilities. Folk remedies for nerves and stress are no less effective than medications, especially since there are fewer side effects. For example, for inner peace, you can drink tea with chamomile, mint and melissa, without forgetting the beneficial properties of lime color.
The list of drugs is huge, but many patients are interested in the price of the issue. I want to choose a reliable, good, but inexpensive means, to avoid tangible financial waste. The price of a good sedative may be insignificant, but, in any case, your purchase is to be discussed with a neurologist. Below is a table where the price of medicines is quite acceptable.
The determining criterion for evaluation should be not only the affordable price, but also the quality of the products purchased. Before choosing a good sedative, it is important to consult a doctor, study patient feedback, and read the annotation. It is important to take into account the drug interaction, in order not to aggravate the clinical picture. In the case of tranquilizers, it is necessary to look at contraindications side effects, when choosing phytopreparations - for plant composition.
A good drug is Glycine. Gave his son in the fifth grade as a sedative in the second shift of school. So he began to sleep better, take a little more study, behave calmly and adequately. In addition, it became easier to give poems by heart, memory problems were gone. So I can only recommend such a sedative.
How soothing took Antistress. I can not say anything good about the medicine. He is more suitable for ladies who believe in miracles. I did not help to calm down morally even on legal leave. Tranquilizers to drink I am afraid, therefore while has agreed on drops Morozov. I accept and I wait for soothing action.
Accepted drops Zelenin, a good drug from the shattered nerves. The main thing is to drink full course, and then make a two-week break. To me as a sedative very much even helped. These drops are inexpensive, available to all. True, it is important to remember the presence of alcohol in the composition. But I'm not a driver - I'm not scared.


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Rotherham Bus Users Continue to Rise
MORE people are using buses in Rotherham, with 100,000 more passengers reported since the same time last year.
The increase in passenger numbers is being attributed to improvements in the area's bus services following the introduction of the Rotherham Bus Partnership in July 2014.
Representatives from the voluntary Partnership between Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC), South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), and bus operators Stagecoach, First and TM Travel marked the six-month milestone at Rotherham Minster Gardens.
Rotherham's Bus Partnership aims to make the borough's bus network easier to use, more reliable and convenient.
Fare-paying passengers have risen sharply by 240,000 since its launch, an increase of 6%, and child passengers by 20,000 (2.7%). Latest records show improvements in punctuality and reliability, with 92% of buses running on time and 98.6% as scheduled. The introduction of the multi-operator Rotherham Connect tickets that can be used across different buses have also seen some fares fall.
The improvements have led to improved customer satisfaction and comments have fallen an average of 27% over the last six months, a reflection of significant positive network changes.
The partnership monitors and identifies locations and causes of bus delays that affect the punctuality and reliability of services. Timetable and service changes have been made in January 2015 to further improve services.
Rotherham Borough Council's Cabinet member for Safe and Attractive Neighbourhoods, Cllr Maggie Godfrey, said: "Our bus service plays a major role in making sure Rotherham has an efficient transport network which all helps to contribute to a stronger, local economy.
"These latest figures reflect our original Partnership aims to create a network that is simple to understand, easy to use and is affordable and we're pleased to see the positive increases in passenger numbers, customer satisfaction and service levels. We'll continue to work on encouraging more people to use their local bus service and make further improvements as needed."
Managing Director at Stagecoach Yorkshire, Paul Lynch, said: "Rotherham's bus network offers a convenient, stress free and friendly way to get around. The Partnership has achieved clear improvements to buses in the town, making it an attractive alternative to the car.
"I hope that people in the area continue to see the improvements that the Partnership has brought so far, and continue to use the bus whenever it's the best travel option".
Managing Director for First South Yorkshire, Ben Gilligan, said: "By working together in a single united approach for our customers the Bus Partnership is delivering real benefits for Rotherham. Value for money bus services helping connect communities with places of education, work and leisure are providing a real alternative to the car and I'm sure these strong results will give us the platform to continue this improvement."
Sheffield City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee Chair, Cllr Bill Mordue, said: "We are delighted that more people are travelling on Rotherham's buses. We have tried very hard to listen to customers and local communities to provide a bus network that is designed around their needs, and which people can depend on.
"Together with a flexible network, value-for-money tickets, and figures showing improvements in punctuality and reliability, the passenger numbers at this six-month milestone highlights the potential of Rotherham Bus Partnership and the difference it continues to make."
Phil Stockley, Development Director of TM Travel, added: "This success in Rotherham proves that the best route to better bus services is partnership between innovative bus companies and forward thinking local authorities."
For more information visit rotherhambuspartnership.co.uk

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Putin Open To Bilateral Talks With Biden At November G20 Meeting: Lavrov
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 - 04:45 PM
Russia's large-scale air assaults across Ukraine Monday into Tuesday have set off a flurry of activity and discussion among G7 countries and NATO powers. Both organizations are holding urgent meetings in response, pledging continued "undeterred and steadfast" financial and military support for Ukraine, as a Group of 7 emergency meeting said on Tuesday.
The G7 statement further emphasized "severe consequences" for Russia if it were to use chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, according to its statement, following the deaths of at least 19 Ukrainians due to the major Russian strikes on various cities Monday.
Additionally, the G7 once again addressed the stalemated situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant amid new accusations by Kiev that Valeriy Martyniuk, the plant's deputy director general for human resources, had been kidnapped. "We condemn Russia's actions at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and the pressure exerted on the personnel of the facility. This is a further irresponsible escalation and we will hold Russia responsible for any incident caused by their actions," the G7 ministers said. "The safety, security and safeguards of the nuclear facility are paramount and we support the International Atomic Energy Agency's efforts in this regard."
And on the latest reports that Belarus is poised to join the war in Ukraine more directly, the G7 said, "We reiterate our call on the Belarusian authorities to stop enabling the Russian war of aggression by permitting Russian armed forces to use Belarusian territory and by providing support to the Russian military. The announcement of a joint military group with Russia constitutes the most recent example of the Belarusian regime's complicity with Russia. We renew our call on the Lukashenko regime to fully abide by its obligations under international law."
NATO too, in previewing a top-level meeting of foreign ministers set for Wednesday, vowed to stand with Ukraine "for as long as it takes," according to the words of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. He rejecting growing Kremlin accusations that the Western military alliance is deepening its role in the conflict:
Previewing the meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO will stand with Ukraine "for as long as it takes." He added that "NATO is not party to the conflict, but our support is playing a key role" in helping Ukraine defend itself and liberate territory, in the face of Russia's "horrific and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure".
To a large degree the G7 and NATO statements merely repeated talking points of prior months; however, what the G7 said about the possibility of negotiations amid the escalation is the more interesting aspect, given President Vladimir Putin has just opened up the idea of talks.
"With a view to a viable post-war peace settlement, we remain ready to reach arrangements together with interested countries and institutions and Ukraine on sustained security and other commitments to help Ukraine defend itself, secure its free and democratic future, and deter future Russian aggression," the G7 statement emphasized. The below is how the G7 defined what would be the basis for a "just peace" and settlement:
respecting the UN Charter's protection of territorial integrity and sovereignty;
safeguarding Ukraine's ability to defend itself in the future;
ensuring Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction,
including exploring avenues to do so with funds from Russia;
pursuing accountability for Russian crimes committed during the war.
For the West, the first point on the "protection of territorial integrity and sovereignty" means recovery of not just seized territories of the Donbas, but Crimea as well, despite it's being in Russian possession since 2014.
Additionally, Ukraine's Zelensky has over the past weeks asserted that he's no longer willing to talk to Vladimir Putin, but would only sit down with a new Russian leader, suggesting that for Kiev talks will remain a non-starter so long as the Russian military presence remains, and as Ukrainian cities continue to come under bombardment.
Moscow responded by saying it would not end its military operations if Kyiv refuses to negotiate.
All of this adds up to a war that looks increasingly open-ended, as even those in Zelensky's inner circle most open to exploring talks said Putin's annexations marked a fatal blow.
— Ellen Nakashima (@nakashimae) October 11, 2022
Importantly, Putin on Tuesday through his foreign minister floated an idea for how an eventual negotiated solution might be reached. FM Sergey Lavrov responded to a question by a reporter on a comment from President Joe Biden days ago who said "it remains to be seen" whether there could be bilateral US-Russia talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia scheduled for mid-November. Responding to this, Lavrov said according to state media...
The presidents of Russia and the US might meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia, provided that Washington actually wants to participate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"We never reject meetings, and if such a proposal comes, we will consider it," the top diplomat explained during an interview on Russian television on Tuesday. He stressed that no such proposal had been sent by the US so far, contrary to what some people may believe.
...When asked about the possibility of bilateral talks, Biden did not rule it out, telling reporters on Thursday that "it remains to be seen." Lavrov said that drawing conclusions about the schedules of the two leaders from an off-hand remark was "more suitable for journalistic analytical speculation than for real politics."
Via Associated Press
However, Lavrov followed by saying, "We have received no serious proposals for contact. There were some half-hearted approaches, which we did not reject either and suggested that the people, who want to engage with us in backdoor diplomacy, formulate concrete proposals." He also charged that Washington has long become a "de facto" party to the conflict given the ongoing weapons shipments and intelligence-sharing relationship with Ukraine's military.
As for the possibility of the US side agreeing to bilateral talks toward ending the conflict, it remains unlikely at this moment - given especially that the US sees the Ukrainian side as currently "winning" the war through its eastern and southern offensives. Zelensky himself has of late said his forces won't give up until they liberate every inch of occupied territory.
By the time of the summit in Bali, whether the sides actually talk to each other is likely to be largely determinant on the actual battlefield situation. Also immensely complicating matters is the Russia-sponsored 'annexation referendums' in the four territories.


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Keanu Reeves Stars in Sexy Thriller Knock Knock on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD December 8
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One of the hottest tickets at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Knock Knock, the sexy new thriller from co-writer/director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on December 8 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available On Demand. Knock Knock stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick) as a man whose good intentions lead to deadly consequences when he helps two strangers who ask for his assistance. Lorenza Izzo (The Green Inferno) and Ana de Armas (TV's "El Internado") are "irresistibly sexy" (Mashable) as Reeves' twisted visitors.
When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. A sexy new thriller from director Eli Roth, Knock Knock stars Keanu Reeves as the family man who falls into temptation and Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas as the seductresses who wreak havoc upon his life, turning a married man's dark fantasy into his worst nightmare.
The Knock Knock home entertainment release includes audio commentary with the cast and crew, deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes featurette. The Knock Knock Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.99 and $19.98, respectively. Screenplay by Eli Roth & Nicolás López & Guillermo Amoedo. Story by Anthony Overman and Michael Ronald Ross. Directed by Eli Roth.
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Audio Commentary by Eli Roth, Lorenza Izo, Nicolás López and Colleen Camp
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The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick, recently delivered a speech at the Royal Bank of Scotland on the Rose Report.
Thank you RBS for hosting us. It's great to be back in Manchester and wonderful to see the buildings and the cranes and the sense of energy.
International Women's Day is a chance for us to celebrate the brilliant women who have shaped the modern world.
And it makes sense to mark the occasion in Manchester.
And today, some of our best businesswomen – Carol Kane of Boohoo, Angela Spindler of N Brown, Anastasia Kenyon, who, at just 24, founded Palette, the app that helps you find a make-up artist.
But it's also a Day to think about where we need to keep improving.
And business and entrepreneurship is one of those areas.
The UK is one of the best places to start and grow a business.
We have the lowest corporation tax in the G20, an encouraging regulatory environment, and the strong capital markets of our financial services industry – not just in London, but in cities like Manchester also.
Today, there are nearly six million businesses in the UK, a 25% increase since 2010. A new one is created every 75 seconds.
But women are not playing an equal role in this success story.
In the North West, the spiritual home of female empowerment, women make up just over a quarter of those starting businesses.
And across the country, only one-fifth of businesses are run by women.
That's despite the fact that there are almost one million more women than men living in the UK.
A report we commissioned from the British Business Bank last year revealed some shocking findings.
89% of UK VC deals involved founding teams with no women.
And for every £1 of VC investment in the UK, all-female founder teams get less than 1p.
This is a lost opportunity for those women. And having run businesses I know what an empowering and hugely rewarding life an entrepreneurial path is.
It Is also a great lost opportunity for the economy.
…not to mention new inventions and innovations that would improve our lives.
We have to remind them that people said the same thing when women started entering male-dominated workplaces in the early 20th century.
In fact, it is a hundred years since my great grandmother became deputy manager of the Robertson jam factory here in Droylsden. She took a man's job during the war and turns out she was better than him.
The effect across the economy back then was simply to increase wages and productivity for everyone, In just the same way, increasing the number of female entrepreneurs will be a rising tide that lifts all boats.
But progress will not happen automatically. We must take positive action.
That's why we commissioned Alison Rose – CEO of commercial and private banking at the Royal Bank of Scotland – to lead a review into the challenges that women face in starting and growing their own business.
Alison's work will help us understand how we can assist women in all sectors and all parts of the country to realise their dream of becoming an entrepreneur.
She's found obstacles at all stages of the entrepreneurial journey.
Alison's report has shown that each of these is a barrier to progress.
But while each is a reason for concern, we need to work across the private and public sector to address them.
I'm proud to say that the Treasury will play a leading role in this.
We're working with UK Finance to establish a new Treasury code, called Investing in Women, which asks banks, VC and other organisations to report – for our annual publication – the gender split of their investment.
I encourage all relevant financial institutions to sign up, so that we can all track annually how we are doing, benchmark themselves against the best in the business, and work out how to improve funding for female entrepreneurs.
I want this to be a mark that all want to have and entrepreneurs look out for.
I'm also going to be supporting a taskforce of private investors that will seek to drive more funding to female entrepreneurs.
If we had just a 50% increase in the number of female entrepreneurs, we would have an additional 600,000 female businesswomen, each bringing new ideas and energy to old markets.
And so today the PM has set that as our government ambition. Of course, it's stretching – but then the size of the prize ahead of us is huge.
And to grab it, all of us here have a role to play to make Britain more enterprising, innovative and prosperous.
Thank you Alison for your contribution.


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A Legend of St. Bartholomew
Charles Sellers June 21, 2015
It is a point of faith accepted by all devout Portuguese that thirty-three baths in the sea must be taken on or before the 24th of August of every year. Although the motive may not seem to be very reasonable, still the result is of great advantage to those believers who occupy thirty-three days in taking the thirty-three baths, for otherwise the majority of them would never undergo any form of ablution.
That the demon is loose on the 24th of August is an established fact among the credulous; and were it not for the compact entered into between St. Bartholomew and the said demon, that all who have taken thirty-three baths during the year should be free from his talons, the list of the condemned would be much increased.
Now, there was a very powerful baron, whose castle was erected on the eastern slope of the Gaviarra, overlooking the neighbouring provinces of Spain, and he had always refused to take these thirty-three baths, for he maintained that it was cowardly on the part of a man to show any fear of the demon. His castle was fully manned; the drawbridge was never left lowered; the turrets were never left unguarded; and a wide and deep ditch surrounded the whole of his estates, which had been given him by Affonso Henriques, after the complete overthrow of the Saracens at Ourique, in which famous and decisive battle the baron had wrought wondrous deeds of bravery.
All round the castle were planted numerous vines, which had been brought from Burgundy by order of Count Henry, father of the first Portuguese king; and in the month of August the grapes are already well formed, but the hand of Nature has not yet painted them. Among the vines quantities of yellow melons and green water-melons were strewn over the ground, while the mottled pumpkins hung gracefully from the branches of the orange-trees.
In front of the castle was an arbour, formed of box-trees, under which a lovely fountain had been constructed; and here, in the hot summer months, would wander the baron's only daughter, Alina. She was possessed of all the qualities, mental and physical, which went towards making the daughter of a feudal lord desired in marriage by all the gallants of the day; and as she was heiress to large estates, these would have been considered a sufficient prize without the said qualities. But Alina, for all this, was not happy, for she was enamoured of a handsome chief, who, unfortunately, wore the distinctive almexia, which proved him to be a Moor, and, consequently, not a fit suitor for the daughter of a Christian baron.
"My father," she would often soliloquize, "is kind to me, and professes to be a Christian. My lover, as a follower of the Prophet, hates my father, but, as a man, he loves me. For me he says he will do anything; yet, when I ask him to become a Christian, he answers me that he will do so if I can prevail on my father to so far conform with the Christian law as to take the thirty-three baths; and this my father will not do. What am I to do? He would rather fight the demon than obey the saint."
One day, however, she resolved on telling her father about her courtship with the young chief, Al-Muli, and of the only condition he made, on which depended his becoming a convert to Christianity, which so infuriated the baron that, in his anger, he declared himself willing to meet the demon in mortal combat, hoping thus to free the world of him and of the necessity of taking the thirty-three baths.
This so much distressed Alina, that when, during the afternoon of the same day, Al-Muli met her in the arbour, she disclosed to him her firm resolution of entering a convent, and spending the rest of her days there.
"This shall not be!" cried Al-Muli; and, seizing her round the waist, he lifted her on to his shoulder, sped through the baronial grounds, and, having waded through the ditch, placed her on the albarda of his horse and galloped away.
Alina was so frightened that she could not scream, and she silently resigned herself to her fate, trusting in the honour of her lover.
The alcazar, or palace, of Al-Muli was situated on the Spanish side of the frontier; and, as they approached the principal gate, the almocadem, or captain of the guard, hurried to receive his master, who instructed him to send word to his mother that he desired of her to receive and look after Alina. This done, he assisted his bride elect to dismount, and, with a veil hiding her lovely features, she was ushered by Al-Muli's mother into a magnificently furnished room, and took a seat on a richly embroidered cushion, called an almofada.
To her future mother-in-law she related all that referred to her conversation with her father, and how she had been brought away from his castle; and she further said that she very much feared the baron would summon all his numerous followers to rescue her.
Al-Muli's mother was a descendant of the Moors who first landed at Algeziras, and from them had descended to her that knowledge of the black art which has been peculiar to that race. She, therefore, replied that although she could count on the resistance her almogavares, or garrison soldiers, would offer to the forces of the baron, still she would do her utmost to avoid a conflict. She then proceeded to another room, in which she kept her magic mirror, and having closed the door, we must leave her consulting the oracle.
The baron was not long in discovering the absence of his daughter, and he so stormed about the place that his servants were afraid to come near him.
In a short time, however, his reason seemed to return to him, and he sat down on his old chair and gave way to grief when he saw that his Alina's cushion was vacant.
"My child—my only child and love," sobbed the old man, "thou hast left thy father's castle, and gone with the accursed Moor into the hostile land of Spain. Oh, that I had been a good Christian, and looked after my daughter better! I have braved the orders of good St. Bartholomew; I would not take the thirty-three baths in the sea, and now I am wretched!"
The baron suddenly became aware of the presence of a distinguished and patriarchal looking stranger, who addressed him thus—
"You mortals only think of St. Barbara when it thunders. Now that the storm of sorrow has burst on you, you reproach yourself for not having thought of me and of my instructions. But I see that you are penitent, and if you will do as I tell you, you will regain your daughter."
It was St. Bartholomew himself who was speaking, and the baron, for the first time in his life, shook in his shoes with fear and shame.
"Reverend saint," at last ejaculated the baron, "help me in this my hour of need, and I will promise you anything—and, what is more, I will keep my promises."
"And you had better do so," continued the saint; "for not even Satan has dared to break his compact with me. You don't know how terrible I can be!"—here the saint raised his voice to such a pitch that the castle shook. "Only let me catch you playing false with me, and I'll—I'll—I don't know what I'll do!"
"Most reverend saint and father, you have only to command me and I will obey," murmured the affrighted baron—"I will indeed. Good venerable St. Bartholomew, only give me back my daughter—that is all I ask."
"Your daughter is now in the hands of Al-Muli, her lover, who dwells in a stronger castle than yours, and who, moreover, has a mother versed in the black art. It is no good your trying to regain her by the force at your disposal; you must rely on me—only on me. Do you understand?" asked the saint.
"Yes, dear, good, noble, and venerable saint, I do understand you; but what am I to do?"
"Simply follow me, and say not a word as you go," commanded the patriarch.
The baron did as he was told; and out from the castle the two went unseen by any one. The baron soon perceived that he was hurrying through the air, and he was so afraid of falling that he closed his eyes. All at once he felt that his feet were touching the ground; and, looking around him, what was his delight to find himself close to his dear daughter Alina.
"Father—dear father!" exclaimed Alina; "how did you come here so quickly, for I have only just arrived? And how did you pass by the guards?"
The baron was going to tell her, but the saint, in a whisper, enjoined silence on this point; and the baron now noticed that the saint was invisible.
"Never mind, dear child, how I came here; it is enough that I am here," replied her father. "And I intend taking you home with me, dear Alina. The castle is so lonely without you;" and the old man sobbed.
At this moment Al-muli entered the chamber, and, seeing Alina's father there, he thought there had been treachery among his guards; so striking a gong that was near him, a number of armed men rushed in.
"How now, traitors!" said he. "How have you been careful of your duties when you have allowed this stranger to enter unobserved?"
The soldiers protested their innocence, until at last Al-muli commenced to think that there must be some secret entrance into his castle.
"Search everywhere!" screamed the infuriated Moor. "Have the guard doubled at all the entrances, and send me up the captain!"
Al-muli's instructions were carried out, and the captain reported that all was safe.
"Old man," said the Moor, addressing the baron, "I have thee now in my power. Thou wert the enemy of my noble race. To thy blind rage my predecessors owed their downfall in Portugal. Thy bitter hatred carried thee to acts of vengeance. Thou art now in my power, but I will not harm one of thy grey hairs."
"Moor," replied the baron, with a proud look, "can the waters of the Manzanares and of the Guadalquivir join? No! And so cannot and may not thy accursed race join with ours! Thy race conquered our people, and in rising against thine we did but despoil the despoiler."
"Thy logic is as baseless as thy fury was wont to be," answered the Moor. "Though hundreds of miles separate the Manzanares from the Guadalquivir, yet do they meet in the mightier waters of the ocean. Hadst thou said that ignorance cannot join hands with learning, thou wouldst have been nearer the mark, or that the Cross can never dim the light of the Crescent."
These words were spoken in a haughty manner; and as Al-muli turned round and looked upon his splendidly arrayed soldiers, who surrounded the chamber, his pride seemed justified.
"Thou canst not crush me more than thou hast done, vile Moor," said the baron. "Thou hast robbed me of my daughter, not by force of arms, but stealthily, as a thief at midnight. If any spark of chivalry warmed thy infidel blood thou wouldst blush for the act thou hast wrought. But I fear thee not, proud Moor; thy warriors are no braver than thy women. Dare them to move, and I will lay thee at my feet."
"Oh, my father, and thou, dear Al-Muli, abandon these threats, even if you cannot be friends."
"No, maiden," exclaimed Al-Muli; "I will not be bearded in my own den. Advance, guards, and take this old man to a place of safety below!"
But not a soldier moved; and when Al-Muli was about to approach them to see what was the matter with them, his scimitar dropped from his hand, and he fell on the ground.
"What charm hast thou brought to bear on me, bold baron," screamed the Moor, "that I am thus rendered powerless? Alina, if thou lovest me, give me but that goblet full of water, for I am faint."
Alina would have done as her lover bade her, but just then the figure of the venerable St. Bartholomew was seen with the cross in his right hand.
"Moor and infidel," said the saint, "thou hast mocked at this symbol of Christianity, and thou hast done grievous injury to this Christian baron; but thou hast been conscientious in thy infidelity. Nor am I slow to recognize in thy race a knowledge of the arts and sciences not yet extended to the Christian. Yet, for all this, thou art but an infidel. Let me but baptize thee with the water thou wouldst have drunk, and all will yet be well."
"No, sir saint," answered the Moor. "When in my castle strangers thus treat me rudely, I can die, but not bend to their orders. If yonder baron is a true Christian, why has he not taken the thirty-three baths enjoined by thee?"
"And if my father do take them, wilt thou, as thou didst promise me," said Alina, "be converted to the true faith?"
"The Moor breaks not his promise. As the golondrina returns to its nest in due season, so the man of honour returns to his promise." Then, turning to the baron, he demanded to know if he would comply with the saint's instructions.
"Yes," answered the baron; "I have promised the good saint everything, and I will fulfil my promises. Al-Muli, if you love my daughter, love her faith also, and I will then have regained not only a daughter, but a son in my old age."
"The promise of the Moor is sacred," said Al-Muli. "Baptize me and my household; and do thou, good baron, intercede for me with the venerable saint, for I like not this lowly posture."
"My dear Al-Muli," sobbed Alina for joy, "the Cross and the Crescent are thus united in the mightier ocean of love and goodwill. May the two races whom one God has made be reconciled! And to-morrow's sun must not set before we all comply with the condition imposed by St. Bartholomew."
The saint was rejoiced with the work he had that day done, and declared that the churches he liked men to construct are those built within them, where the incense offered is prayer, and the work done, love. "As for the baths, they are but desirable auxiliaries," said he.
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