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In 2011 Sleaford Ladies and the Barge and Bottle Netball Club merged where Mandy was chairman and head coach over the years. In 2013, she won the Netball Goalden Globes awards for the East Midlands and the club secured a place in the Regional League where Mandy enjoyed coaching and in 2015 won the Division Two title.
Mandy was also involved in developing netball within Lincolnshire and the East Midlands, was an academy coach for seven seasons and involved in county and regional screening as well as nurturing talent and volunteers.
Mandy was famous for her yearly netball tournaments in September, attracting clubs and teams from far and wide.
Later she coached the Sleaford Back to Netball team, which became Sleaford Storm, designed to get girls into sport for fun and exercise, coaching them to their first county win before she died.
○ A passion for basketball has earned Carre’s Grammar School PE teacher Russell Smith a place on the nominations shortlist for the Coach of the Year and teacher of the Year awards in the 2019 Sleaford Town Awards.
Russell was named ‘East Midlands Basketball School Teacher of the Year’ for 2018 by Basketball England, and named on a shortlist of three for the national award for his work as a basketball ambassador within Carre’s Grammar School and the community, in both school and his own time.
Russell runs the basketball teams at Carre’s, organises schools county cup competitions for all age groups, and has supported teachers in other local schools to raise their expertise, while coaching the Lincolnshire junior teams at under 13s, 15s and 17s levels. carre’s are under 16 and under 18 county champions.
A school spokesman said: “Being nominated for a national award, particularly when so few of Carre’s students play outside of school, is a fantastic accomplishment and provides kudos to the developing basketball programme in school.
Russell coached the Lincolnshire team at the East Midlands under-13 regional basketball tournament last year. The Lincolnshire squad included five players from Carre’s Grammar School. Carre’s student, Archie Russell was selected into the East Midlands provisional squad.
Review of research papers in child development revealed young children who are looked after by their grandparents develop better than those placed in expensive nurseries.
It also revealed that spending time in a loving family environment could help boost children's vocabulary and make them more emotionally secure.
While the experience of being in a more formal setting such as a nursery can help prepare children for starting school, even this was not a major advantage in the long term, the study carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Nuffield Foundation added.
The researchers, led by Caroline Bryson, a social scientist, said that half of children whose parents both work are looked after at least part of the time by relatives, usually grandparents.
When they go to primary school the proportion increases to 60 per cent as grandparents step in to provide care after school ends and before parents get home from work.
While the cost of childcare was a factor in parents asking their own parents to look after their children, it was not the only factor, the review found.
One study the researchers reviewed asked parents to rank what motivated them to chose grandparents with "trust" coming top followed by "love".
Another set of data collected from children born in the year 2000 appears to show that those looked after by their grandparents "experience slightly higher vocabulary development in the early years, the Telegraph reported.
"There is also evidence of a positive association between socio-emotional development and being looked after by grandparents among more educated families. This was still apparent when the children reached age five," the report added.
But the opposite appeared to be the case among children from disadvantaged backgrounds who benefited overall from formal childcare.
While being in formal childcare did appear to make children initially more "school ready", the researchers added: "We should note that being cared for by grandparents did not significantly put children at a disadvantage in school readiness compared to children not in formal childcare, but rather that it provided no adv...
The study noted that while the number of children being looked after some of the time by their grandparents has increased overall in the last 10 years, the amount of time they spend with them has actually fallen.
This is put down to the availability of free preschool care for children over three but which only covers a limited number of hours.
This post originally appeared on the Lawfare blog.
In a recent paper, I reflect on my experience in the Obama administration and draw lessons about policymaking on issues for that space. As the General Counsel at the Commerce Department—where I performed the duties of the Deputy Secretary for the majority of the more than four years I was there, and those of the acting...
The paper is entitled “Bridging the Internet-Cyber gap: lessons in digital policy for the next administration.” That’s an allusion to an observation by Danny Weitzner, then Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, at a meeting of economic and security agencies that, “thi...
We saw that divide in the initial response to the Snowden leaks in 2013. Almost immediately, President Obama sought to assuage concerns about the Section 215 program by saying that “nobody is listening to your phone calls” and stated that PRISM surveillance under Section 702 “does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does...
The President’s response did not address the impact of the leaks on companies identified in the documents released by Snowden and on international issues from trade to privacy and internet governance. This omission waved a red flag to those outside the United States. The resulting firestorm hastened the demise of the S...
Three years later, the landscape is different. The Obama administration has learned a lot from its experience of managing the Snowden disclosures and has taken numerous steps to restore trust and integrate a broader outlook into its policymaking in the digital arena.
We’ve seen reports from the president’s special review board on surveillance as well as the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; President Obama’s January 2014 announcement of surveillance reforms and Presidential Policy Directive 28 declaring that foreign citizens outside the U.S. should receive protections fo...
Issues surrounding the digital economy and technology have become mainstream. For most of my time in the administration, I was the senior official focusing on international and commercial privacy issues. Now that official is the president.
National security policymaking needs to reflect the importance of economic issues in general and the digital economy in particular. We pay lip service to the relationship of the economy to national security. We need to do more to reflect it. The digital economy is more resilient and faster-growing than the economy as a...
The president and other top leaders need champion an interconnected world. It took President Obama’s personal engagement to change the trajectory of damage from the Snowden disclosures. It will take advocacy and engagement from the next president and cabinet officers to press these vital interests and promote the benef...
White House decision-making should reflect the breadth of issues involved. The National Security Act of 1947 gives the president the authority to establish who participates in the National Security Council. The Obama Administration established the position of Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics...
Every agency needs to be part of the digital agenda. The Commerce and State Departments have senior advisers on digital issues reporting directly to the secretaries and coordinating across their agencies. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has made the digital economy a top priority. Every agency needs to consider how w...
Open the architecture of decision-making affecting the digital economy and the ecology of the internet. Multi-stakeholder, iterative, and adaptive decision-making works in this space because it is complex and continuously changing. The agencies that have been effective are those that have a great deal of interaction wi...
Personnel is policy. Structural changes in decisionmaking will work only if the right people are in the right places. Increasingly, understanding of things like the architecture of the internet, the mechanisms of cybersecurity threats, and the role of information and technology in the future are as necessary as some ba...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. >> Danny Lee was overcome with nerves after qualifying for a four-man playoff at The Greenbrier Classic.
By the time he walked to the first playoff tee, he was ready.
Lee earned his first PGA Tour victory when he parred the second hole of Sunday’s sudden-death playoff, eliminating David Hearn after Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb faltered on the first playoff hole.
Lee, Hearn, Kisner and Streb were tied at 13 under after four rounds on the Old White TPC course. And Lee wasn’t in a good place mentally heading into the playoff.
For good measure, Lee said his caddie, Kurt Kowaluk, put the piece of paper indicating his playoff starting position into a mock wishing well on the par-3 18th tee.
“He put it in there so I can win it,” Lee said.
By then, Lee had his focus back.
The South Korean-born New Zealander earned $1.2 million and became the ninth first-time winner on the tour this season.
The former U.S. Amateur champion was competing in his 27th event this season, including his eighth in nine weeks. He is trying to qualify for the international team for the Presidents Cup in October in South Korea. He was 47th in the standings heading into The Greenbrier Classic.
Kisner shot a 6-under 64 to get to the clubhouse at 13 under.
Hearn (67) and Lee (67) birdied No. 17 to join the playoff. Both missed birdie putts for the lead on the final hole in regulation.
Streb shot a 5-under 65 in the final round by making five birdie putts on the back nine with a 56-degree wedge after breaking his putter on the ninth hole. The putter broke when Streb tossed it at his bag next to the green.
He three-putted No. 17 for bogey, but got in the playoff with a 6-foot birdie at No. 18.
Streb was allowed a replacement putter for the playoff, but he never got to use it after missing the green.
Lee and Hearn made birdie putts on the first playoff hole, also eliminating Kisner, who lost in a playoff for the third time this season.
On the second playoff hole, Hearn drove behind a tree on the par-5 17th and made bogey.
Lee also missed the fairway, but reached the green in three shots and two-putted from across the green for par.
It marked the third playoff in the tournament’s six-year history.
Tiger Woods started the day seven shots behind the leaders, shot a bogey-free 67 and said he made some “nice strides” heading into next week’s British Open.
Woods broke a streak of 55 consecutive rounds with at least one bogey. It was his first time under par in a final round since the 2013 Tour Championship.
Lee, Hearn, James Hahn and Greg Owen earned spots at St. Andrews. There also were four spots handed out a week ago at the Travelers Championship and one more is available this week at the John Deere Classic.
Russell Henley shot 63 and finished fifth at 12 under. Seven others were at 11 under, including Chad Collins (69), who was tied for the lead before bogeying the final two holes.
We have sought to have immigration policies that strengthen us as a nation and reflect American values of fairness, respect. The ideal has eluded us.
Nine in 10 Americans come from immigrant stock or are immigrants. We are an immigrant nation.
My own family is no exception. My father’s parents were first-generation immigrants from Central Europe, and my mother’s grandfather arrived around 1850. That is one reason I feel so strongly about the ongoing immigration crisis.
Much of the argument over immigration focuses on border control and security. Of course, we must have secure borders, strong immigration laws and effective enforcement. But contrary to what alarmists claim, we actually have strong controls and security in place, with a full complement of 20,000 Border Patrol agents and...
For years, we have sought to have immigration policies that both strengthen us as a nation and reflect American values of fairness and respect for human life and dignity. Yet, somehow the ideal has eluded us. When I see the wife of a U.S. Marine targeted for deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whe...
Immigration is integral to the principles on which this nation was founded. Immigrants have enriched the fabric of our economy and society. They are our neighbors, friends, classmates and fellow workers.
Immigrants contribute to our economy. Immigrant entrepreneurs have created some of our most successful, vibrant, innovative businesses in Southwest Florida.
But it’s not just the economics — the billions of dollars in federal, state and local taxes they pay and the labor they provide and employ — that enriches our community. It’s also their cultural contributions and the social enrichment from which we all benefit. No country has ever been a vibrant, successful global play...
Our nation must find the political will to come up with a bipartisan approach to our immigration crisis. We are a nation that follows the rule of law. But our policies must reflect American values and therefore must respect human life and dignity. People seeking asylum from life-threatening violence must be welcomed. T...
I oppose calls to abolish ICE. The people at ICE don’t set the policies they enforce — those policies come from the White House. Whatever it’s called, we will always need an agency to administer and enforce immigration policy and law.
But we need this agency to be accountable. Today it is not.
We need a Congress willing to ask questions, gather evidence, seek the truth and pass legislation. We need a Congress that will stand up for what is right, what is fair and what is best for the American people. As your representative from the 19th Congressional District, I pledge to do exactly that.
Holden is a Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. Thursday: A commentary on immigration from Aug. 28 Democratic opponent Todd James Truax. The winner in the primary faces Republican incumbent Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Naples, on Nov. 6.
Petition to End House Palestinian Demolitions Now! \| End Demolitions Now!
To President Obama, Secretary Clinton, Special Envoy Mitchell: We urge you to use the power of your offices to end the demolition of Palestinian homes in the Israeli Occupied Territories.
ens of armed Jewish settlers on Monday attacked Palestinian citizens' lands in Qarawat Bani Hassan village, Salfit district, and started bulldozing an area where a water spring is located, the municipality chief of the village said.
In the Homicide of an Unidentified North Austin Woman, Why Was a Man Arrested, Then Let Go?
Why were Austin Police making a welfare check on a North Austin woman Thursday morning? It turns out now (we`ve now learned), once APD went to the yet unidentified woman`s house (12800 block of Staton Drive - between W. Parmer Ln. and W. Howard Ln., just west of Metric Blvd.), they found her dead, and they`re confident...
A spokesperson for APD, senior officer, Virginia Higginbotham, couldn`t reveal very much about the nature of the homicide, other than to say it was one, and to say her two children, who were probably at the house when APD investigated (and probably were home when she was killed), have been taken to a safe place (My Fox...
You could put in a thimble what I`ve been able to learn about this undefined homicide; well, it`s still very early in the investigation and APD needs to try to solve the case before all the specifics are leaked out by a persistent local press. Is it that the apprehension of the suspect is somehow dependent on the publi...
I can not say. True, I conjecture, but it may be less than 48 hours since whoever killed her did so; it may even be less than 36 hours since she died. As such we need to allow APD some more time to do their job and put a lid on this situation.
But still, the way it`s playing out so far seems strange to me! Who placed a call to APD to initiate a welfare check? And who is this man who was arrested at first, then let go subsequently? Why did neighbors who reported this significant development (of a man arrested) have to go off camera (from news reporters), to s...
Danuel House and Alex Caruso had 16 points apiece for Texas A&M (18-5, 7-3).
LSU 88, Mississippi St. 77: Antonio Blakeney scored a career-high 31 points, and LSU moved into sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference. Blakeney hit 11 of 17 shots, including four three-pointers. Keith Hornsby scored 25 points for host LSU, while Ben Simmons added 16 points, nine rebounds and sev...
Georgia 65, Auburn 55: J.J. Frazier scored 16 points to help send Auburn to its fifth straight loss. Auburn missed 18 straight shots from the field as Georgia pulled away in the second half. The Tigers struggled after leading scorer Kareem Canty was suspended indefinitely by coach Bruce Pearl for conduct detrimental to...
Arkansas 85, Tennessee 67: Moses Kingsley scored 17 points off the bench to lead five Arkansas (12-11, 5-5 Southeastern Conference) players in double figures in the home win. Kevin Punter led the Volunteers (11-12, 4-6) with 24 points.
Alabama 80, Missouri 71: Riley Norris made three three-pointers and scored 18 points for Alabama (13-9, 4-6 SEC). Retin Obasohan had 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Eastern Kentucky 88, Belmont 78: JaVontae Hawkins scored 24 points and Jarelle Reischel added 20 for visiting Eastern. Paul Jackson chipped in 15 points for the Colonels (14-12, 5-6 Ohio Valley), who shot 54 percent from the floor. Eastern Kentucky jumped out on a 20-8 run and built a 40-32 halftime lead. Hawkins score...
Cumberlands 86, Georgetown 83: Cumberlands hit eight threes on their way to handing No. 2 Georgetown just its third loss of the season. Six Tigers scored in double figures in the home loss: Deondre McWhorter (21 points, nine rebounds, three blocks), Noah Cottrill (14 points), Trent Gilbert (12 points) and Darion Burns,...
Texas-El Paso 93, Western Kentucky 89 (OT): Earvin Morris scored a career-high 32 points in host Texas-El Paso’s rally. Lee Moore, who finished with 23 points for UTEP (13-11, 5-6 Conference USA), got a three-point play with 26 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 77. In overtime, Morris started with a dunk, ...
Pikeville 75, Shawnee State 68: A game-high 21 points from Jackson Hussey and free-throw struggles by Shawnee State led to the Bears’ comeback win. Three others joined Hussey in double figures: Trey Rakes with 13, K.K. Simmons with 11, and Michael Lewis with 10. Colt Chapman grabbed 14 rebounds off the bench.
Northern Kentucky 75, Milwaukee 71: A three from Todd Johnson gave the Norse their first lead of the game with 6:19 to play, and NKU outscored the Panthers 9-4 the rest of the way. Tyler White sealed the win with a three with nine seconds left in what turned out to be a special Homecoming for the senior guard, who also...
Lindsey Wilson 73, Life (Ga.) 72: Ja’Ln Williams and Dmitry Utolin scored 17 points each to lead Lindsey Wilson.
Drury 66, Bellarmine 56: Host Drury used a 12-0 run in the second half to wrestle away the lead. Down the stretch, the Panthers refused to let Bellarmine back in the game by burying 16 of 18 free throws in the final 2:38. Rusty Troutman was the only Knight to break double figures with 17.
Butler 89, St. John’s 56: Former Ballard star Kelan Martin scored 18 points and Roosevelt Jones had a triple-double as the Bulldogs handed St. John’s its 14th consecutive loss. Jackson Davis (Lafayette) added five points, eight rebounds and two steals for Butler.
William & Mary 90, Delaware 64: Omar Prewitt (Montgomery County) scored 21 points as the host Tribe won their fourth straight game.
Boston University 89, Lafayette 82 (OT): Nathan Dieudonne (Louisville Trinity) scored 14 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the Terriers’ win in Easton, Pa.
Wofford 78, Samford 75: Darius Jones-Gibson (Tates Creek) scored 21 points and Christen Cunningham (Henry Clay) had 19 for host Samford.
Georgetown 69, Cumberlands 67: Jessica Foster hit two free throws with three seconds left for the 69-67 win to cap off six games in 14 days for Georgetown. She led all Tigers (12-11, 7-4) scorers with 13 points to go with 10 rebounds. LaTeesha DeLoach scored 25 points for Cumberlands, which fell despite winning the tur...
UTEP 85, Western Kentucky 78: The Lady Toppers (18-4, 9-2 C-USA) got a career-high 29 points from Tashia Brown as well as double-digit efforts from Ivy Brown (12) and Kendall Noble (12). Ivy Brown pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, while Noble added eight rebounds and eight assists in a near triple-double effort. I...
Thomas More 105, Thiel 41: Sophomore guard Abby Owings (Simon Kenton) and freshman guard Madison Temple combined for 44 points for No. 1 Thomas More. With the win, the Saints remain a perfect 20-0. The Saints led 53-23 at halftime and had advantages of 54-12 on points in the paint, 44-1 in points off turnovers and 25-1...
Shawnee State 93, Pikeville 75: Pikeville went from never trailing in the first half to facing an 18-point deficit in the second, shooting nearly 60 percent in the first 20 minutes but dropping to 36.4 in the second. Aundrea Matchen had 18 points to lead visiting UPike.

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