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Wi l t shi r e’ sPet erManni ngDef eat sChi l dhoodBul l yi ngt oBecome Oneoft heHi ghestKar at eMast er si nEngl and TheNat i onal Associ at i onofKar at eandMar t i al Ar tSchool s( NAKMAS)has conf er r edoneoft hehi ghestgr ades,8t hDanBl ackBel t ,onWi l t shi r e’ sPet er Manni ngr ecent l y .Manni nghasbeenamemberofNAKMASsi nceJanuar y 1992wheni twasf ounded. AsaboyManni ngwasbul l i edheavi l yandhet ookupKar at ei nhi shomet own ofMer ei nWi l t shi r et ol ear nhowt odef endhi msel f .Hewasamemberoft he Kar at eUni onofGr eatBr i t ai n( KUGB)andt r ai nedwi t hsomeoft het opKar at e Mast er sf r om t heUKandJapan.Asanadul thehascont i nuedt ot r ai nwi t han i mpr essi vemyr i adoft eacher si ncl udi ngTer r yO’ Nei l l ,Ai danTr i mbl e,and EnoedaSensei .Hi sear l i eryear soft r ai ni ngwer eatat i mewhensaf eguar di ng wasnotsomuchconsi der ed,andt r ai ni ngwasext r emel yt oughandr el ent l ess. Hecont i nuedt obecomeheadoft heTr adi t i onalShot okanKar at eAssoci at i on whi chhehasbeenr unni ngf ormanyyear s;Shot okancl ubsf r om manyar eas oft heUKi ncl udi ngJer seyar eover seenbyManni ngwhoconduct sr egul ar cour ses,t r ai ni ngcampsandgr adi ngsf orhi smember s( whent hecur r entpandemi cal l owsofcour se) . Nowmar r i edwi t ht wochi l dr en,Manni ngspendsmuchofhi st i met eachi ng youngst er showt opr ot ectt hemsel vesf r om bul l i es.Hi st r ai ni nghasal so hel pedhi m managehi sgr i efatt hel ossoff i r sthi smot herandt henver yr ecent l yhi sf at her . Hesai d,‘ sadl ybul l yi ngi sani ssuewhi chr ear si t sheadt oof r equent l yt hese days.It r yt oi nst al lconf i denceandpoweri nt omyst udent ssot hati ft heyar e puti nt osuchaposi t i on,t heycanhandl et hephysi calandment ali ssuessur r oundi ngt heexper i ence.TheyknowIwi l lst epi nt ohel pt hem wher ei ti s needed’ .

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UK’ S FI RST EVER COVI D 19TESTI NG ' POPUP'OPENS -anew wal ki nt est i ngcent r ei ncent r alLondon TheUK’ sf i r s tev erpr i v at ewal k i nCov i d19t es t i ngc ent r ewi l l openat33Thay erSt r eet ,W1U2QX. Obs er v i ngs t r i c ts af et yandhy gi enegui del i nespeopl ewi l l be abl et ot ur nupandhav eas amedayPCRCOVI Dt es tt odet er mi net hei rCov i d19s t at ust henandt her e. Oper at edbyTheRegener at i v eCl i ni c ,t heUK’ sl ar ges tc ent r e f orr egener at i v emedi c i ne,t hepopupi si nr es pons et ogr owi ng number sofpeopl ewhoneedt ot r av el ( orar er et ur ni ngf r om t r av el ) ,bus i nes sandheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s .I tr el i ev esa bur denonNHSt es t i ngandal l owspeopl et or ec ei v et hei rr es ul t s i namuc hs hor t erwi ndow–ev enont hev er ys ameday . Si monChec k l ey ,CEO,TheRegener at i v eCl i ni c ,s ay s ;“ A wal k i nc l i ni cwi t houtt heneedofabook i nggi v espeopl et her eas s ur anc eofk nowi ngt haty ouc ant r av el wheny ouneedt o. Peopl edon’ twantt obur dent heNHSi ft heydon’ thav et o,but manyf i ndt hems el v eshav i ngt ot r av el f orv ar i ousr eas ons .We s eewor kc ommi t ment s ,f ami l yber eav ement sandChr i s t mas DayandBox i ngDaypl ansask eyr eas onspeopl eneedt o ac c es sf as tandef f i c i entt es t i ng.Wehav ees t abl i s hedourown r obus tl abor at or yi nt heHar l eySt r eetMedi c al Ar ea,us edby manyt es t i ngc l i ni c s ,andof f erex c el l entv al uef ormoneywi t ht he f as t es tt ur nar oundt i mesav ai l abl e. ”

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Connect i ngyourwor kf or ce–Assi st i ngt he Publ i cSect orwi t hDi gi t alTr ansf or mat i on. Ther i skenvi r onmentwi t hi never ymar ketsect or haschangedsi gni f i cant l y ,andi ti sessent i alt hat youar epr epar edf ort he‘ whati f ’ scenar i o.Wi t h vendori ndependenceandt hef l exi bi l i t yt opr ovi de t her i ghtcommuni cat i onsi nf r ast r uct ur ef oryour t eam andwor kpl aceenvi r onment ,Radi ocoms canassi styoui nachi evi ngyourdi gi t al t r ansf or mat i ongoal s. Byscopi ngoutdi gi t alt r endsandbehavi our s, Radi ocoms,aCr ownCommer ci alSer vi ce suppl i er ,adaptt hei rvoi ce,vi deoanddat a communi cat i onpr oduct s&sol ut i onst oassi styou i nmeet i ngt het i ght estofbudget swhi l eensur i ng r i ski saddr essed.Thei rcol l abor at i vet echnol ogi es uni f yoper at i onswi t hcl oudbasedsof t war e& appl i cat i ons,mul t i devi ceconnect i ons,GPS t r acki ngandbodywor ncamer aswhi chcanal l of f erempl oyeesaf et y ,t i mesavi ngandmonet ar y benef i t s.

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Capi t at odr i vedi gi t alt r ansf or mat i onf or war df orDumf r i es andGal l oway Capi t apl c( Capi t a)hassecur eda f i veyearcont r actwor t h£527, 000t o mi gr at eDumf r i esandGal l owayCounci l ’ sf i nanci almanagementsyst em f r om anonpr emi sesyst em t oanew managedcl oudbasedsol ut i on.

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I nt egr aCent r oswi l lhel pcr eat eamor e Capi t a’ sf i nanci almanagementsof t seaml essi nt er f acewi t hot her war e,I nt egr aCent r os,asof t t hi r dpar t ysof t war esol ut i onst oi nwar easaser vi ce( SaaS)sol ut i on,wi l l cr easeoper at i onalef f i ci ency .I twi l l suppor tt hecounci l ’ sf i nanceoper aal soenabl et hecounci lt ot akeadvant i onsi ncl udi ngmanagi ngi t sgener al t ageofemer gi ngsol ut i onssuchasr oandpur chasel edger s,j obbi l l i ngand bot i csandaut omat i on. cost i ngf unct i ons,andassetmanage ment . AndyHaml yn,managi ngdi r ect or , Capi t aOne,sai d:“ Thi scont r actwi t h I nt egr aCent r oswi l lunder pi nt hecoun- Dumf r i esandGal l owayi sbasedon ci l ’ sf i nanceoper at i onsbypr ovi di ng ourdi gi t alexper t i seandsof t war ecaaccesst oi t scor ef i nancet eam.I twi l l pabi l i t i es,buti tal soshowsour al soenabl eot herempl oyeeswhoar e st r engt hi nsuppor t i ngl ocalgover ni nvol vedi nr equest i ng,pur chasi ng,r e- ment .Wel ookf or war dt owor ki ng cei vi ng,payi ngf orandaccount i ngf or cl osel ywi t ht hecounci l ’ st eam and goodsandser vi ces,t ouset he bei ngpar toft hei rdi gi t alt r ansf or masyst em.Thi swi l lsuppor tt hecounci l ’ s t i onj our ney . ” wi derser vi cedel i ver yt ot hecommuni t y . JamesPocock,busi nesssol ut i ons manager ,Dumf r i esandGal l oway Capi t a’ sSaaSappl i cat i onsar ebui l t Counci l ,sai d:“ Wear econst ant l yl ooki nt oMi cr osof tAzur e,asecur epubl i c i ngatnewandi nnovat i vewayson cl oudser vi ce.Oncet hedat ai smi gr at - howwecani mpr oveourser vi cest o edt ot henewcl oudsyst em,anyup- ourcommuni t i es.Movi ngourf i nanci al gr adesandf i xeswi l lbeabl et obe managementser vi cest ot hecl oudwi l l doner emot el yandoutofhour s.Addi - enabl eourdi gi t alser vi cesandadmi nt i onal l y ,movi ngt ot hecl oudmeans i st r at i vecol l eaguest of ocusonval t hatt hecounci lwi l lbeabl et oavoi d ueaddedt asksandhel pt hecounci l cost l yI Tequi pmentr epl acement sf or oper at emor eef f i ci ent l y t heonpr emi sesyst em aswel las mai nt enanceofi t sdat acent r e.

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70% ofwomenr epor tpr essur ef r om i ncr easi ngchi l dcar eduet o COVI D,new r esear chr eveal s COVI D19r es t r i c t i onshav el edt omanyhous ehol dsr et ur ni ng t ot r adi t i onal gendernor ms ,ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hby Vi ennaUni v er s i t yofEc onomi c sandBus i nes s . Ther es ear c her s ,l edbyDrKat har i naMader ,ar es ear c herat t heI ns t i t ut ef orHet er odoxEc onomi c s ,as k edpar t i c i pant s aboutt hei rwor k i ngdayandt or epor tt hei rus eoft i mei ni nt er v al sof15mi nut es–s het henaddedupt hehour sofpai dand unpai dwor kt heydi d. “ Formany ,t hel i mi t at i ont o24hour swasc hal l engi ngbec aus e t her ec entper i odhasmadei thar dert os epar at ehomeand wor kl i f e.Feedbac kf r om r es pondent ss howedt hatt hei rc ur r entday sdonotf eel l i k et heyhav e24hour s ,butr at her36t o 42,whi c hhi ghl i ght st heov er l oadpar ent sar ec ur r ent l yex per i enc i ng, ”s ay sMader . Ther es ear c hr ev eal edt hats i ngl emot her swor k edt hel onges t hour s ,onav er ageal mos t15hour saday ,wi t hni neoft hos e s pentonunpai dwor ks uc hasc hi l dc ar eandhous ehol dt as k s . Ther es ul t sf orc oupl eswi t hc hi l dr enar es i mi l ar :mot her swor k 14. 5hour s ,ni neandahal foft hos ear eunpai d,wher easf at her sr epor t ed13. 75hour sofwor k ,wi t hs ev enoft hos ebei ng unpai d.

Fur t her mor e,onei nt hr eewomenwi t hauni v er s i t ydegr eeand onei nf ourwomenwi t houtadegr ees t at edt hatdur i ngt hel oc k down,andc ompar edt ot hei rpar t ner ,t heywer edoi ngal ar ger s har eofunpai dwor kt hanbef or et heCOVI D19c r i s i s . “ Regar di ngt hedi v i s i onofc hi l dc ar et as k sours t udyr ev eal sa c l earbac k l as ht omor et r adi t i onal genderr ol es .70perc entoff emal esans wer edt hatt heyar edoi ngt hel ar ges ts har eofc hi l dc ar e,andt heyal s or epor t edf eel i ngl i k et heyar edoi ngmos tof t hi swor kal one–hi ghl i ght i ngt heas s oc i at edps y c hol ogi c al s t r es s t hatwomen,es pec i al l ymot her s ,hav et obear , ”s ay sMader . Sur v ey shav es hownt hatwomenf earpr of es s i onal di s adv ant agesf armor ef r equent l yt hanmenwhent heywor kf r om home,r egar dl es soft hei rc ar eerl ev el s . Ther es ear c her ss t at et hati ti spr ec i s el ybec aus eoft hes er ol e model st hatwomenar er ar el yof f er edt heopt i ont owor kf r om home,bec aus ei ti sas s umedt hatl ook i ngaf t erc hi l dr enand hous ehol dwi l l pr ev entt hem f r om c onc ent r at i ngont hei rwor k .I t i sofgr eati mpor t anc et omak eunpai dwor kmor ev i s i bl e,es pec i al l ywhenwemus tr ai s et heques t i onsofhowpar ent sandi n par t i c ul armot her s ,ar eabl et oc opewi t has ec ondl oc k down and/ ors c hool c l os ur es . Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR

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