My life and travels while living La Dolce Vita in Genoa, Italy.
On the morning of Wednesday April 3, we awoke in Rome for another yummy breakfast in our hotel, featuring fresh-baked cakes, breads, Nutella, cheeses, eggs, cereals, coffee, juice . . . plenty of options for a free hotel breakfast in a country where it is very common to just have some bread and coffee. The sun was making an appearance, brightening the room and our spirits.
I grabbed a few pieces of fruit for the journey, and we headed to the room for the final check out. Farewell Sacre Coure golden statue, the beautiful view from our 6th floor room.
View from our Rome hotel room – taken from my iphone.
Luckily, our hotel was just meters from the Roma Termini Train station, so it was easy to walk and board our train to Milan. It was a super high speed train that would whisk us to Milan in less than 3 hours, a journey that could take a very long time with regular trains. We paid dearly for the ticket, but with limited time and an ambitious itinerary, this was the way to go.
A bit of reading, a bit of napping, passing through gorgeous Tuscan rolling hills . . .Brendan tapped my knee to point out when we were in Florence. "You love this city, right?" I do like Florence, and was especially fond of my recent visit with Kat. Then before long, we were pulling into Milan's Central Station where were transferred to a packed Swiss train for the Alps. It was so crowded, that even though I booked weeks in advance, we didn't have seats next to each other — just across the aisle. No problem. Brendan was reading a good book, Umberto Eco's Baudolino. I had a book for book club, Erik Larson's Devil in the White City, but I just couldn't get into that dark world of mystery and terror. I was craving more of light and fun travel writing. Anyway, I was sitting at a table with two Italian grandparents and their charming little granddaughter, coloring and chatting away. Grandpa was kind, and we spoke to each other with my limited Italian and his limited English. Very friendly. And Grandma made sure I was well fed throughout the journey with pizza, foccacia, and other snacks. It made me miss my own grandparents and my own family in general. They were from Recco, a local town nearby on the Ligurian Coast, bringing their granddaughter back to their son and daughter-in-law, who live in Frankfurt, Germany. Maybe she was visiting for Easter? The son was going to pick them up from Basel to lessen the amount of time the girl would have to spend on the train. But she was loving it at this point.
This train ride is one of the most scenic, starting just minutes after Milan. On a clear day, you can see the snow-capped peaks surrounding Milan. We glided right towards them, first stopping in a charming town called Stressa. Stressa is nestled along a lake, and seems like a charming and inviting escape near Milan, and ultimately not too far from Genova. I should go sometime during swimming season.
After Stressa, the mountains grew more dramatic, the lakes bluer, and soon we passed through some tunnels and popped out along Lake Thun, stopping in Spiez. I traveled this same route with my seniors in February for a snowy writer's workshop perched in a hotel in Wengen, up in the Alpine Peaks of the Berner Oberland. When Brendan said he wanted to see alps, I knew we had to head to that region, and I could think of no better place than my favorite spot, Interlaken, nestled at the base of those peaks between two turquoise glacial lakes, Thun and Brienz.
The air was fresh, the vibe instantly awe-inspiring. We climbed into our last train for a short ride to Interlaken and exited in bright, relaxed spirits. It was sunny and slightly foggy, probably because of the snow-melt. We had arrived in the off-season, where skiers were squeezing in their last runs on the slopes while snow melted in the lower elevations. I clapped my hands with exhiliration and pure joy on my 10th visit to my favorite place in the world. Brendan's hay fever and jet lag were both minimized and he instantly appreciated the stunning peace and beauty of the region. Even in the off season it was stunning, with both green grass and snow-capped peaks. "Are you happy?" he asked.
The Jungfrau Region. Interlaken is in the valley between the lakes.
We took the short stroll to our hotel, which I had found along the River Aare, a blue green river connecting alpine, glacial Lake Brienz with the slightly warmer castle-strewn Lake Thun. I spent many days swimming in these lakes during summer visits. In my winter visit they were a steel gray, so I was glad to see them back to their vibrant blue.
Our hotel was actually a few guest rooms above a restaurant. We had a view of the river and the high peaks beyond, including Jungfrau, the highest peak in the region, snow-capped even in August. We were extra lucky with our room because they upgraded us to a spacious suite, and the hotel staff couldn't have been more friendly. Brendan was impressed with the Swiss Hospitality, and while I had grown to love it from all my other visits, I too was impressed and appreciative.
The difficult task of choosing from all the wonderful swiss chocolate.
After some shopping, we went for a walk to Lake Brienz. In this shoulder season, we had the whole trail almost to ourselves as we wandered through the woods, gazed at the majestic water, and passed my swans in Bonigen.
We continued along to Iseltwald, nearing the waterfall when, suddenly, the souls of my 1998 hiking boots literally split and fell apart. The rubber was that old. The boots were not worn away, but I guess that stuff doesn't last forever.
In such a charming location, it didn't affect me much at all as I hobbled along, but we decided to turn back, and boarded a bus for Interlaken back in Bonigen, continuing good, animated conversation and philosophy. Then we booked PARAGLIDING for tomorrow. My third time and Brendan's first. We were going to fly.
That night, we went for dinner in the Happy Inn Lodge, a very special place for me because I stayed in this hostel my first time in Interlaken with my friend Anna the summer of 2001. We had always wanted to visit Switzerland, and spontaneously boarded a night train from Amsterdam when we were unable to get accommodation. We didn't have sleeper cabins, so we sat in the seats all night and made friends, groggily rolling into town in complete silent awe along with our fellow passengers as the mountains revealed themselves to us. It was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen.
At the train station, we went to the hotel board, saw hotels with availability, picked up the phone, and the Happy Inn Lodge welcomed us. We stayed there, shared some drinks, and enjoyed a splendid stay, my first of many. While Brendan and I opted to stay in better accomodation, Happy Inn Lodge has good beer and food, and was perfect for a peaceful dinner, followed by a walk through town to the outskirts, where I checked on the dance club at the hostel Funny Farm. Closed tonight, but it would be open tomorrow (Thursday). Good Plan.
Back to the hostel where we watched some tv on NBC.com on the iPhone before drifting into mountain-air dreams.
On Thursday morning, we awoke for an absolutely delicious Swiss breakfast in the hotel, including homemade jam, fresh breads, farm fresh eggs, cappuccino, hot chocolate, whatever we wanted. Everything was fresh and flavorful, and again, the staff were super warm and friendly.
We prepared to fly, and a van came to pick us up, toting us to the top of a nearby mountain. I went paragliding that first time with Anna in 2001, and it was the most exhilirating experieince of my life to that date. It was summer. And it was summer when I went again with my friend Krista in 2006. Now in 2013, I went for my third flight in early spring. They suited us up in helmets and our seat, attached us to our instructors, and I snapped some photos of snowy mountains and the grass making her spring appearance.
Before long, Brendan was running down the hill then AIRBORNE. I was so exited for him because I can never forget that first time you are flying, feet dangling in the sky among the birds and trees.
Then I ran down the hill, and shortly after we were in the air, my instructor had me take the controls and allowed me to steer and fly a bit. "You're ready now. It's your third flight." He explained that I could take flying lessons in Interlaken, spread out throughout the year, or in an intense two week course with several flights a day after some ground training. Once you are done, you can buy the equipment (used) for about 1200 CHF. "At that point, it's a pretty free hobby." Something to really think about. There is no feeling like it.
The flights always feel too short because before long, I was spinning to the ground in dramatic dips and curves before a soft landing. Brendan gave me the thumbs up, clearly high from the adrenaline.
I was so excited to see him feeling better and truly enjoying the trip at this point. Yay Switzerland!
We packed our bags for the mountains. According to my iPhone, it was in the teens and 20s up in Murren and Wengen (two sides of the valley). I took him up to Wengen, where I was just visiting with my high school students in February. We hoped the roads would still be snow-covered for some tobogganing. We also packed our swimsuits, eager to use the spa at the Hotel Lauberhorn, where my dad and I stayed in the summer of 2011.
then boarded the cog railway up the mountain to Wengen as Brendan gazed in awe. The alps are impressive from the valley and even flying. But we were going way up into them now, and the views were dramatic and ever-changing. When we exited the train, it was clear that the iPhone was wrong and the snow was melting, so we put our bags in the locker, stopped in the Coop where we found some Duff beer, yeah Duff, and went on a snowy/muddy hike up the mountain. We stopped at a bench on the edge of the woods to just be. It was the most peaceful, wonderful moment of the trip.
Then back down to Wengen where we enjoyed traditional Swiss food. We ordered fondue with herbs and rosti with eggs and cheese. A hearty mountain meal where I ate with both my father that summer and my students in the winter.
We were saddened to learn that the Victoria Lauberhorn was closed for the season (we missed it by a couple of days) so we couldn't use the spa, to our dismay. We enjoyed a bit more of Wengen.
Then we took a train back down to the Lauterbrunnen Valley and had enough time to walk to the famous waterfall before our train to Interlaken. I thought with all the snow melt, it would be more impressive, but it was just a well-lit trickle.
In the summer, it's a raging, rushing waterfall. However, it was still beautiful and impressive. Then back to town where we prepared to dance.
We walked to the disco club, which was quite empty when we entered. Brendan felt slightly uncomfortable and asked what I wanted to do. I said, "We are gonna dance." We tore up that dance floor, and soon others joined us. It was a lovely, fun night followed by a nice starlit walk back to our hotel for another sweet mountain air sleep.
The next morning, we did not want to stress ourselves unnecessarily with an early train. We were woken up in the most swiss way possible. I heard a cacophony of metallic sound in the street. What was this? A bunch of metal wheels? A truck? I went to the window and saw the road filled with a parade of cows donning giant bells. They were heading somewhere. I had to wake Brendan up to see this special site. It truly made my day.
Back downstairs for another delicious breakfast, sad that we couldn't stay another day or two. But we were lucky that we had a few hours to enjoy Interlaken before our train. I went to get my Jowissa watch fixed, and we rented a tandem bike, heading through town and back to Bonigen and my swans.
What a new, fun experience! The guy at the bike shop was super talkative, friendly and informative, and he gave me tips for my future visits, knowing I like to come so often. Apparently, there is a special camping hut in the back of the Lauterbrunnen Valley (below Wengen), where you can have a nice, peaceful time.
Time was unfortunately running short, so we had to return the bike and grab our bags from the hotel, where we passed the Cow Parade going back from whence they came this morning, perfect bookends to our final day in Switzerland. We grabbed sandwiches from the supermarket, then boarded our train back to Genoa. It was a wonderful stay and always sad to leave, but we had a fantastic time. Brendan said, "I don't want to steal this as your favorite place . . . but I love it." Yay Switzerland!
Easter Monday, we woke early when it was still dark. Brendan's hay fever had taken full hold, and I found some Aleve and Claritin to give him to help him breathe a bit better. However, it was a mostly sleepless night before we groggily got ready and headed for the bus to Brignole station. Off to Rome!
I was a bit apprehensive after checking the weather all week. Rome — usually sunny and beautiful in the spring, was showing a soggy forecast. All of Europe seemed to be stuck in unseasonably cold and rainy weather. My students and colleagues told me that it was usually possible to swim this time of year. I felt so guilty because I had told Brendan it would be a good time of year to visit. But all of this is part of travel.
I checked my transit ap to see when the next bus would arrive at our stop, growing a bit nervous because it looked like it would cut it close. "Should we take a cab?" I asked. "Whatever you think is best," he said. I decided to take the risk. The bus dropped us off in plenty of time, we got to the platform, and as the sun began to rise, we saw our train was delayed. "Good thing we didn't spring for the cab," Brendan said.
Now we both felt like zombies. It was cold and quiet as we waited for our train, moods tense. I felt like I was on an episode of Amazing Race . . . these things happen. And with both of us tired from long workweeks, we both just needed some peace. I was hesitant to book such an early train, but this was just over 4 hours instead of 7 hours, and would give us more time in Rome.
Eventually we boarded, and napped our way along the Riviera and down the coast to Rome, pulling into the station around 1pm. It wasn't raining. In fact, the sun was shining! Brendan was finding it impossible to breathe and still feeling epic jet lag, but we both knew we had to get out in the sunshine for some wandering before the downpours. We dropped our bags off at the hotel which was right by the train station, then saw the Colosseum, The Forum, and other iconic landmarks.
I had a Frommer's Rome Travel Guide, but instead of trying to navigate to one of the suggestions, I figured we'd pop into one of the little cafes on a side street. The food was ok, but mediocre and didn't impress me or my foodie friend. The price wasn't too bad, but I knew that Brendan was waiting for some mind-blowing Italian food. Having been spoiled by years of Arthur Ave (Little Italy in the Bronx), featuring the best of all of Italy, he may have been expecting all of Italy to be like that. In addition, Rome is known for many things, but not necessarily their cuisine, especially for lunch.
We found a pharmacy where, hurrah! they gave Brendan some antihistimanes that helped him breathe with sweet relief. He took a long nap, then we wandered out again at dinner time, once again finding a disappointing dining experience. Mediocre and slightly expensive pizza. "It's all pizza and pasta, everywhere," he noted. Yeah . . .
Toting my takeaway Quattro Formaggio, we looked at the tourist map, trying to find the Ice Bar. The winding backstreets of Rome were quaint and a bit empty due to the holiday. If it wasn't cold and rainy, it would have been more enjoyable but we weren't really feeling the scene. We wandered into the Ice Bar, where we were the only folks. "Come back tomorrow, for open bar for 20 bucks. There will be a crowd," they advised. Sounded good, so we left and tried a few other places, but couldn't find a seat or a good scene. We eventually ended up sitting at the bar of an Irish Pub, talking to the Australian bar tender over Guinesses. We walked home past the ruins lit at night as Brendan entertained me with his comedy.
Tuesday 2 April, we got to sleep in a bit, waking up just in time to head to the free breakfast upstairs in a sunny room. There was good variety as we woke up and hoped the rain would hold off. We had "Skip the Line" tickets to the Vatican. For a nominal fee, you don't have to stand in line for hours. Perfectly worth it.
We took the metro and arrived, wound our way through the halls filled with art, peeked out the window at a massive thunderstorm, and eventually found our way to the highlight of our visit, The Sistine Chapel. This was my third visit to Rome. Both other times, I had been on EF Tours. 1997 as a high school Junior and last year as a teacher, bringing my own students. in 1997, we were not able to get admission to the Sistine Chapel, which was a major disappointment. Last year, we did get to go, and I found it to be so moving and one of the most amazing works of art I had ever seen. This time, it actually brought tears to my eyes. It was less crowded than our Easter time visit last year, and I didn't feel squished and pushed through the room while trying to look up and enjoy. I could really take it in and absorb the wonder as it was meant to be appreciated. Splendid.
Brendan identifies with Mercury and even uses the symbol for his brand, as seen on his shirt.
Upon our exit, I went into a little gift shop to get pink rosary beads for my great Aunt Minnie. We almost left the premises to get online for admission to St. Peter's, which we had to do last year. That line was winding around the giant square. But first, "Let's just pop into that pretty chapel," I said, peeking through a door featuring lots of marble inside.
We walked in and Brendan immediately said, "Wow!" This was not some little chapel . . . it was St. Peter's, and we had entered without a line.
We went straight to Michelangelo's gorgeous Pieta, and I explained how someone had smashed it in the 70s, so it doesn't have the original glow, even though it was carefully repaired. It's still amazing.
We wandered around, and Brendan was excited because he got to "see a dead pope!" in one of the many tombs.
After some pictures and prayers, we exited into torrential rain. First I sent my parents and my friend Kat postcards with the Vatican postmark.
Welcome to the new pope.
Eventually, we made our way back to the hotel, cold and wet, and each had a warm bath trying to get our body temps back up. When we departed for dinner, we had plans to head to the Ice Bar, then the Disco after, so I took a small purse and no guidebook. We headed to Spagna, the neighborhood where the Spanish Steps are, and wandered in the rain until we found an amazing, trendy cafe with stadium seats for chairs.
There were tiny snacks for aperitivo (that came out with our wine), then I ordered Ceasar Salad and Brendan got meatballs and some pasta. The meatballs were absolutely divine, and as much as I try not to eat lamb, we think there must have been some inside. "This is the pasta I've been waiting for!" Brendan exclaimed with pure joy, finally having found the Italian meal he's been craving.
Next, off to the Ice Bar, touristy but fun. Again, we were the only ones there as they draped us in capes. Nobody looks good in a cape. We waddled into the icy room and settled into a little igloo, drinking our vodka mixed drinks out of ice glasses. While we waited for others to arrive, I noticed some glasses left behind and began smashing them like a disgruntled wife. Eventually, a bunch of college-aged kids arrived, and we made small talk. We each had 5 or 6 drinks, and there's only so much time you can spend in the ice bar, so we waddled on out, but not before taking some photos that made us look like Bond villains.
Drunk on vodka, we were too beat and money conscious to spring for the disco, so headed for the hotel and Brendan wandered into a kebab shop for a late night delicious snack. Tomorrow we would depart Rome for the Swiss Alps!
Brendan's been thinking about Rome for years.
Check out one of his many comics, Hannibal Goes to Rome.


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Home Features 59th National Council on Health Meeting Commences in Umuahia, Abia State
59th National Council on Health Meeting Commences in Umuahia, Abia State
Boade Akinola
The National Council on Health which is the highest decision making body in the Nigeria's Health Sector has commenced the 59thcouncil meeting in Umuahia, Abia state.
The Permanent Secretaries and Directors of Health Research and Statistics of the State Ministries of Health of the 36 states and FCT as well as Development Partners were present at the technical session of the meeting which was holding from Monday 23rd to Tuesday 24th January,2017.
The main council meeting which would involve the Hon. Minister of Health, the Hon. Minister of State for Health and the State Commissioners of Health would hold on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th January, 2017.
Speaking to Journalists during the meeting, The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Binta Adamu Bello, who was represented by the Director Hospital Services, Dr. Wapada Balami, said that the National Council on Health meeting deliberates on policies related to healthcare service delivery such as healthcare financing, partnership both in states and Federal levels.
He said that the Technical session of the meeting was to bring out technical issues that need National Policy for the Hon Ministers and the State Commissioners for approval.
"The essence of the technical session was to sieve out Technical issues and offered recommendations for approval" He noted.
Mrs. Bello expressed Federal Government's commitment and determination to ensure quality healthcare services are provided to all Nigerians.
In his remark, the Hon. Commissioner of Health, Abia State, Dr. John Chidozie Ahukannah said that in the last 18 months, Abia State Government witnessed speed in delivering quality healthcare to its people.
He said "As we speak, the state government has completed and about to commissioned/ operationalize 100 bedded General Hospital including residential quarters for Doctors in the Local Government Areas where there were no such facilities"
The Commissioner also explained that the present administration of Okezie Victor ikpeazu has rehabilitated the school of midwifery at Abiriba which was moribund for years.
Director, Media and Public Relations
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Dr. John Chidozie
Mrs. Binta Adamu Bello
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Sékana Diaby, né le  à Daloa, est un footballeur international ivoirien. Il a remporté la CAN 1992 au Sénégal. Il possède également la nationalité française. Il a évolué en France et en Turquie au poste de défenseur central. Il est l'oncle d'Abou Diaby, footballeur international français.

Il est actuellement éducateur sportif à Pau.

Biographie

Carrière de joueur
Sekana Diaby commence le football en Côte d'Ivoire, notamment au Stella Club d'Adjamé. Avec les Éléphanteaux, il remporte la Coupe CEDEAO. En 1985, il participe au Tournoi de Toulon avec l'équipe de Côte d'Ivoire espoirs. Il termine sa formation au Racing Club de Paris, avec lequel il remporte la Coupe Gambardella en 1987, grâce à une victoire 2-1 face au FC Grenoble de Youri Djorkaeff.

En 1988 il est prêté au Stade lavallois de Michel Le Milinaire. Associé à Frank Lebœuf en charnière centrale, il est alors le plus jeune stoppeur de Division 1.

En 1992 il remporte la Coupe d'Afrique des nations.

Il fête son jubilé le 31 mai 2009 à Pau, en présence de stars du football ivoirien telles que Gervinho, Bakari Koné, Pascal Feindouno, Charles Kaboré, etc.

Carrière d'entraîneur
Après sa carrière de joueur, Sékana Diaby entraîne plusieurs clubs amateurs dans le Béarn.

Il entraîne d'abord le club des Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau de 2003 à .

Durant la saison 2006-2007 il entraîne le club d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie, puis l'équipe du FC Lons en Ligue d'Aquitaine de 2007 à 2015.

En 2019-2020, il entraîne l'équipe du FA Bourbaki en Ligue de Nouvelle Aquitaine (R3).

Il a aussi créé l'association sportive Cyrsek (Cyr pour avec Cyril Domoraud et Sek pour Diaby Sekana) (foot éducatif), à Pau, qui accueille des enfants des U7 aux U13.

Famille
Sékana Diaby est l'oncle d'Abou Diaby, footballeur international français.

Clubs successifs

Joueur
 1986-1988 : Matra Racing
 1988-1989 : Stade lavallois
 1989-1990 : RC Paris
 1990-1992 : Brest Armorique FC
 1992-1994 : CS Louhans-Cuiseaux
 1994-1995 : Pau FC
 1995-1996 : LB Châteauroux
 1996 : Pau FC
 1996-1997 : Zeytinburnu SK

Entraîneur
 2003-2006 : Bleuets de Notre-Dame (PL, 64)
 2006-2007 : FC Oloron (PH)
 2007-2010 : FC Lons (PH)
 2010-2011 : FC Lons (PL)
 2011-2012 : FC Lons (PL) et (U17)
 2012-2013:  FC Lons (PH) et (U17)
 2013-2014 : FC Lons (PH) et (U19)
 2014-2015 : FC Lons (Ascession au niveau 3 PH) et (U19)
 depuis 2006 : Association Cyrsek
 2007 : Responsable technique du FC Lons (64)
 2019-2020 : entraineur principal de Bourbaki Pau (R3, 64)
 2020-2022 : FC Luy de Béarn (U19)

Notes et références

Liens externes

 http://cyrsek.chez.com/

Naissance en août 1968
Naissance à Daloa
Footballeur international ivoirien
Footballeur français
Joueur du Racing Club de France
Joueur du Stade lavallois
Joueur du Stade brestois
Joueur du Louhans-Cuiseaux FC
Joueur du Pau FC
Joueur de LB Châteauroux
Joueur du Zeytinburnu SK
Joueur vainqueur de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football
Entraîneur ivoirien de football

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Mozambique: Lam Getting Rid of Embraer Aircraft
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
Maputo — Mozambique Airlines (LAM) is selling off two aircraft manufactured by the Brazilian company, Embraer, in an attempt to standardise its fleet according to the director of the government's Institute for the Management of State Holdings (IGEPE), Raimundo Matule, cited in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
LAM acquired three Embraer 190AR aircraft under a contract signed in 2008. One of them crashed in Namibia in November 2013, but the other two are still in service.
At the time, the then chairperson of the LAM Board, Jose Viegas, declared that the Embraer 190 was "precisely the model we needed". He said "Our objective was to replace the larger aircraft in our fleet with newer and smaller ones, thus enabling us to increase frequencies, open new routes, and better serve our customers".
This enthusiasm has now been replaced with open scepticism. Matule said it made no sense for a company as small as LAM to operate aircraft made by three different companies - the other LAM aircraft operating scheduled flights are Boeing 737s, and the Canadian Bombardier Q400.
Matule said getting rid of the Embraer planes would improve performance and minimise LAM's operational costs. Running an airline with several different makes of plane, he added, leads to high costs in maintenance and acquiring spare parts.
So the current strategy for LAM was that the company should operate with no more than two types of aircraft. It was not possible to rely solely on Boeings, because some Mozambican airports have runways that are too short to accommodate a Boeing-737.
Matule said the LAM Boeings will be used for long runways and long distances, and the Bombardiers for medium distances.
To keep the company flying, last year IGEPE injected 700 million meticais (11.3 million dollars, at current exchange rates) into LAM. This was because, due to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, passenger numbers plummeted, and so did LAM's revenue.
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Neither Matule nor "Noticias" mentioned that among the main reasons for the LAM decision to obtain the Embraer 190s was a bribe of 800,000 dollars paid by the Brazilian company to Mozambican officials, including Viegas.
Embraer admitted the accusations of bribery years ago, and paid enormous fines ordered by both Brazilian and United States investigators.
The bribe came to light due to investigations by Brazilian and US prosecutors into Embraer's business practices. Embraer confessed to paying bribes to secure contracts in several countries, including Mozambique. The settlement Embraer reached with the US and Brazilian authorities involved paying total fines of around 225 million dollars, and giving full details of the bribes, which have been in the public domain for years.
Between 2008 and 2011, Embraer paid bribes in the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. The US Justice Department also found 'improper conduct' by Embraer in India. Embraer's profits from all the bribery schemes was estimated at 83.8 million dollars.
From the documents of the Brazilian Federal Prosecutor's Office, we know that Viegas negotiated the size of the bribe. He insisted that the deal would not go ahead without a bribe.
Currently Viegas, former Transport Minister Paulo Zucula, and the former representative in Mozambique of the South African petrochemical company Sasol, Mateus Zimba (accused of setting up a shell company into which Embraer paid the bribe) are on trial in Maputo on charges arising out of the bribe.
The prosecution and defence have already summed up, and the verdict and sentence are expected on 22 July.
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The glue that holds any relationship together is communication. You may share any number of qualities in common, but if you can't find a way to convey your needs and desires or to truly hear to your partner's needs and desires, all the commonalities in the world won't make a difference. This is why I teach clients who are experiencing relationship challenges to become sacred listeners.
The first step in becoming a sacred listener is to be present with your partner. My wife and I are both very busy, but we've learned in our relationship that whenever we need to discuss something important, that it's best to wait until we can both be present with each other. What does it mean to be present with someone? If you are fully capable of focusing on what your partner is telling you and fully capable of considering their thoughts, emotions, needs and desires, you are present with them. Sacred listening requires that you respect the person that you are going to communicate with enough that you can wait to do this effectively. If you can't be present with your partner, it is much better to postpone an important conversation than to risk causing damage because you cannot be present with them.
Most of us, and I'm guilty of this sometimes too, are reactive. We have this urge to communicate whether it is positive or negative and we blurt things out. This kind of reflex-like communication short circuits our ability to be present with others and makes it much more difficult for others to be present with us.
An essential second step in becoming a sacred listener is to create a sacred space for listening to take place. In my professional work, one sacred space is my treatment room where it's private and enclosed. It's well defined by my certifications on the wall, the letters of recommendation, and the letters of membership. These work especially well for left-brain thinkers who want to see evidence of my qualifications. For the more sensitive feeling people, I have my library where I bring people and they can see who I am and sense what is important to me. I've chosen colors and created an environment that is inviting and that is a sacred space for listening and communicating. In fact, that's where I've done most of my work with my clients in the past few years because the environment is conducive to making change. If the environment is too pushy, then it polarizes the inhabitant into giving a response. The sacred space should be soft, allowing the feelings and thoughts to flow naturally.
Once you've created a sacred space, you will need to clearly define the parameters for safe expression. If you're dealing with a relationship, for example a husband and wife discussing adultery, and you want to get to the bottom of the relationship, then both parties need to feel safe to convey what they are thinking, feeling and needing. If the both of you don't feel safe discussing your true thoughts and feelings then you're much more likely to tell the other person what they want to hear or to fail to be present with your partner in one-way or another. This means the pathology is likely to continue and you'll be wasting your time and effort when you have the conversation. When I work with my patients, I make it clear that there's nothing they're going to tell me that I haven't heard before and I honestly mean that. I let them know that there is nothing that they are going to tell me that will keep me from being in a position where I can effectively listen to them. So you have to set some sort of parameters to the conversation that lets your partner know exactly what they can say freely.
Setting such parameter is also important because of our nature. It's natural to fear offending someone when you talk to him or her, however at the same time it's not in our human nature to wound another human being. When we do it, we're going against our nature. If you set conversational parameters with your partner, you're giving them the tools to speak to you effectively and to avoid expressing themselves for fear of offense.
Because sacred listening is really forming a relationship with your partner, it's important to find a common objective with the speaker and to form a bond that allows opening of the heart. In the book The Sacred Art of Listening, Kay Lindahl describes a tribal association where there is no crime. Whenever someone has committed a fault against another or what we would call a crime, the whole tribe gathers and the person that has committed the offense sits in the center of the circle of tribe members. Each person in the tribe then states aloud everything they love about the person who has committed the wrongdoing. After they have made it around the circle, the tribe gets up and walks away, and the offense is never spoken about again. The point is that the bond the tribe creates opens the heart of the individual who has fallen out of love with the rest of the tribe and welcomes that individual back into the community. So what does this mean? Whenever you are listening, connect before you correct or connect even before you listen. In so doing you will open the heart of the speaker.
Finally, sacred listeners avoid creating distance between themselves and the speaker. We create distance when we say things like, "I don't care." Remember that to listen is to be present with the speaker, to connect with them and stating that you don't care is one way of severing any connection that you have to your partner. It can be hard to avoid creating distance of this kind because sometimes the feelings just rise right up and jump out of our mouths. We just need to work at moving away from being reactive. I've certainly been guilty of this in the past, but the difference now is that while I am still honest, I am clear about the motives behind sharing my opinions. My motive is to create unity rather than division and letting your partner know this is your motive as well can help them to understand why you offering your particular opinions.
So let me put these components of sacred listening together. If you want be able to listen to your partner at a deep, meaningful level, remember to be present with them, avoid creating distance between you and your partner, create a sacred space, and define the parameters for safe expression. If you can learn to put these elements to use in your relationship, you'll have given your partner a gift of immeasurable worth.


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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1980s → 1987 → December 1987 → 4 December 1987 → Commons Sitting → PETITIONS
St. Saviour's School, Ealing
HC Deb 04 December 1987 vol 123 cc1278-84 1278
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Neubert.]
§ Sir George Young (Ealing, Acton)
§ Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn amd St. Pancras)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. We all recognise the predicament in which you, and Mr. Speaker found yourselves this morning. We, too, are in a predicament. Of all the possible justifications that the Attorney-General might have advanced for yesterday's court action, I do not think that anyone in his wildest dreams believed that he would say that it was based on an item in a gossip column in a Tory newspaper. That is why we are pressing, rather unusually, for a further statement. Neither you, Madam Deputy Speaker, nor Mr. Speaker, can require a Minister to make a statement, but can you confirm, Madam Deputy Speaker, that if a private notice question were to be submitted on Monday and accepted by Mr. Speaker, the Attorney-General would then be required to make a statement?
§ Madam Deputy Speaker
That is somewhat hypothetical, as I explained earlier. I recognise the seriousness of the situation and I have no doubt that any private notice question submitted would be considered extremely seriously.
§ Sir George Young
I welcome this opportunity to bring to the attention of the House the position of St. Saviour's Church of England first school in my constituency. I do so with some optimism, as I recall the decisive intervention of my hon. Friend the Minister when, on a previous occasion, I raised with him the need for a new building at Twyford school, which is also in my constituency. I hope that the case of St. Saviour's will provoke the same favourable response.
Earlier this week, the House gave a Second Reading to the Education Reform Bill, which is designed to make the system more responsive to the wishes of parents and to raise standards. In 15 minutes today, my hon. Friend the Minister could achieve those objectives for St. Saviour's without the hassle of having to put a Bill on the statute book.
I wish to provide some basic background information. St. Saviour's became a first school in September 1974, having been an infants' school since 1861. The site could not be enlarged at that time as the boundaries of the Ealing town centre scheme had not been finalised, so the additional children had to be accommodated in temporary huts erected in the playground. The site, which was already substandard under the school premises regulations of 1972, then became even more so. In 1981, new school premises regulations were published, with which, as an existing school, St. Saviour's must comply by 1991. Under those new regulations, the site and the building are substantially substandard.
By 1982, the town centre scheme had been finalised and it was then possible for the council to define the site for the school extension. Three years ago, the land was transferred to the education committee for the purposes of St. Saviour's, and ever since then has been lying as waste ground, while conditions at the school continue to deteriorate.
1279 In 1983, the governors — in consultation with the local education authority, the diocesan board and the Department of Education and Science area architect— instructed architects to draw up a development plan for the school. That was then submitted to the DES for approval in the building programmes for 1985–86. That submission was refused. Further submissions for the building programmes for 1986–87 and 1987–88 were also refused. They have been resubmitted for 1988–89, and as I speak they are sitting in my hon. Friend's in tray— hence the opportune timing of the debate.
The London borough of Ealing has designated the development as its top priority among the bids from local voluntary schools. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend were successful, a few weeks ago, in obtaining additional resources for the education programme in the public expenditure round. I have no doubt that they could not find a better project in which to invest those additional resources than the much delayed building programme at St. Saviour's.
I want to describe some of the problems at the school, which I have visited on many occasions. I have already mentioned the temporary huts that were put up in 1974. Quite naturally, they are progressively deteriorating and there is a growing cost in maintaining them. When it rains or snows, because those temporary huts are in the playground the children who need to use the facilities in the main school get wet. There is no library at the school as there simply is not room for one. Therefore, no library skills can be taught, nor can a wide variety of reference books be made available to the children.
The main building, which dates back to 1861, has a highly dangerous spiral staircase, on which several by-elections have almost been caused. Quite rightly, that must be replaced for safety reasons. There is no medical room, and any ill child must stay in a stock room. The administration area is inadequate—there is not sufficient room in the staff room for each member of staff to sit down at any meeting. There is only one adult lavatory. The head's office must be shared, which makes it difficult to hold confidential discussions with parents. The playground is very substandard in quality and quantity. There is an acknowledged need for a nursery unit as there is no nursery school in any of the Church schools in the borough. There is nowhere for parents to meet.
It is much easier to show the problems than to describe them, so the parents and teachers have prepared a brochure—which I handed to the Secretary of State a few weeks ago—which gives a visual representation of the problem that speaks for itself. In a nutshell, the school is desperately overcrowded, especially in the administrative area. Those are not the sort of condition in which teachers should teach and children should learn in the 1980s.
Despite the difficult conditions, it is an excellent school. It is very popular and is over-subscribed. The reasons for that are entirely to the credit of Angela Mark, the head, the staff, the governors and the parents, who have created a popular, cheerful and successful school under rather difficult conditions. They have already raised £38,000 towards the rebuilding project and are raring to go. However, they cannot possibly proceed without support from the Department of Education and Science. Of course, 1280 the cost rises each year. Therefore, the parents and the Friends of St. Saviour's find themselves shooting at an ever-moving target.
The parents and teachers have been patient. They are not militants and they have made their case to me persuasively and forcefully. They are aware that the economy of this country is picking up. They look around west London and see visible prosperity because the Government's economic policies are working. It is becoming very difficult for the local Member of Parliament to explain why, year after year, funds are not made available for this worthwhile project.
The parent body, the Friends of St. Saviour's to which I have referred, is totally committed to the school. There is an active parent-governors body and good support is given to the many extra-curricular and social events organised at the school. My hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway), many of whose constituents have children at the school, has asked to be associated with the plea that I am making this afternoon.
I want to sum up my case to my hon. Friend the Minister. The site and the buildings are substandard according to the Government's education regulations. There is an acknowledged need for a nursery school on the site. The land for the school is now available and presently lying as waste ground on the edge of a very successful and environmentally pleasing town centre. The plans are available and the scheme is ready to go. The parents and governors are very committed and will raise their 15 per cent. share. The local authority and the diocesan board support the rebuilding of the school and local people vote confidently in favour of the school by over-subscribing to it year after year.
If there is one school which represents all that the Government and the Conservative party stand for in terms of standards, parental commitment and the rest, it is St. Saviour's. I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will be able to give the parents, governors and myself the assurance we seek, that the building programme will not be delayed further.
§ 3.2 pm
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Mr. Robert Dunn)
I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Acton (Sir G. Young) on obtaining this Adjournment debate on the voluntary aided capital programme and, in particular, the proposed building work at St. Saviour's school in Ealing. I am glad of the opportunity to reply. My hon. Friend has spoken eloquently on behalf of the school, but this is by no means the first time that he has raised this issue. His active and continuing support for the school typifies my hon. Friend's keen concern for the interests of his constituents. I ask my hon. Friend to thank those at the school who were responsible for preparing the silver brochure which graphically and pointedly shows the range and variety of problems that the school faces and has faced for some time.
My hon. Friend spoke of the problems faced by the staff and pupils of St. Saviour's. Before I reply to those points, I should like, if I may, to touch briefly on the general issues of national policy which underlie this question, since this background will contribute to an understanding of the position of St. Saviour's.
There are in England almost 25,000 primary and secondary schools within the state system, maintained by 1281 local education authorities which meet their running costs. Most of these —rather over two thirds — are county schools, provided by the local education authorities. The remainder, known as voluntary schools, were provided by voluntary bodies — principally the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. This arrangement, introduced by the Education Act 1944, is known as the dual system. Voluntary schools make a very important contribution to the maintained sector of education. They bring variety to the provision of schools and they extend the range of educational choice available to parents for their children. The Government are strongly committed to the preservation of the dual system and the fostering of voluntary schools.
There are different types of voluntary school, but the largest category—to which St. Saviour's belongs—is that of voluntary aided schools. These are distinguished from voluntary controlled schools—the next most numerous type — by the greater powers possessed by their governors and by the division of responsbility for certain capital building and repair work. In brief, the governors are responsible for external repairs and for the greater part of capital building work, and they are entitled to seek from the Department a grant of 85 per cent. of the cost to them of such work.
The funds available to the Department for disbursement to governors are, however, limited. My hon. Friend knows that a fundamental element of the Government's economic strategy is the achievement of a sustained reduction in the rate of inflation. Only in this way can we generate the economic growth that is needed, and which is happening, to underpin the provision of state services. In order to achieve this, it is essential that public expenditure must be limited: expenditure on education, by both central and local government, cannot be exempt from the need for restraint.
In distributing the resources which are available for the voluntary sector, priorities therefore have to be decided and choices—often difficult choices—must be made. I should like, if I may, to outline the approach we take here. Each year the Department invites all local education authorities to submit details of their plans for capital expenditure in the following financial year at the county and voluntary schools in their areas. In aggregate, these plans always exceed what the country can afford. We are therefore faced with the difficult task of deciding between competing voluntary aided school projects. In doing so, our first priority is necessarily to meet continuing expenditure required for projects which have already started—committed expenditure, in other words.
Having met committed expenditure, our next priority must be to programme new projects which result from published statutory proposals which have been approved by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Education Act 1980. They are normally of two kinds: either the proposal is to establish a new school which is needed to provide new places in areas of population growth—this is known as "basic need"—or it relates to a reordering of provision in an area where the school population is declining, perhaps by amalgamating two or more schools so that a proportion of the surplus places can be taken out of use. Approval of such proposals places upon the proposers a statutory duty to implement them by a specified date. If building work is required in 1282 order to implement the proposals, it has to be programmed to avoid the risk of the proposers being unable to fulfil that duty.
The third priority, after such "committed" and "statutory" expenditure has been allowed, is for work which, for convenience, I will refer to under the blanket title of "improvement". Projects of this sort include minor alterations or extensions to existing school buildings; replacements of failing or unsatisfactory structures, such as outside lavatories or aging "temporary" accommodation; and work intended to bring a split-site school on to a single site.
Regrettably, we are always faced with many more worthy projects in this category than can be accommodated within the available resources, and hard choices have to be made on the basis of the urgency of the need and the general condition of the school buildings in question. In making these assessments, we draw upon the views of the maintaining local education authorities and, where appropriate, upon the expertise and experience of the Department's officials. We also have to bear in mind the implications of the projects in terms of capital expenditure in future years.
For the current financial year, committed expenditure took more than two thirds of the available resources for capital work at voluntary aided schools. Governors' plans for expenditure on projects to start during the year totalled nearly five times the balance of resources available for new work. Meeting the priorities I have outlined therefore used up all the funds available for new work and, in those circumstances, many schools have inevitably had to be disappointed.
A small reserve has been retained to cover those projects which are dependent on statutory proposals, which were awaiting my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's decision when the allocations were announced. No other reserve is held, but, as a normal part of the management of resources, my Department regularly monitors the progress of expenditure on projects at aided schools. If this monitoring shows that understanding is likely, it will enable us to authorise the start of further new projects.
Turning now to St. Saviour's, may I say that I take very seriously the representations rnade by my hon. Friends the Members for Ealing, Acton and for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) and others about the needs of the school. I am in no doubt about the difficulties pupils and staff are facing. I am sure that my hon. Friend will understand that our inability to programme the project so far is not the result of pervesity or lack of knowledge about the school's case, but is a difficult decision of the sort that must be taken when what is desirable exceeds what is possible. As my hon. Friend may well be aware, Ealing local education authority has again put forward the project at St. Saviour's for inclusion in the Department's programme of starts for 1988–89.
All authorities' plans are currently under consideration, and allocations for capital expenditure at county arid voluntary schools are expected to be announced later this month. My hon. Friend will understand, I am sure, that I am not in a position to give any assurances at this stage about the likelihood of programming the work at St. Saviour's. He will, I know and hope, accept the assurance I can give that the points that he and others have so 1283 eloquently made will be taken fully into account before decisions are made. Again I congratulate my hon. Friend on obtaining this Adjournment debate.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Adjourned accordingly at eleven minutes past three o'clock.
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The Holowesko-Citadel presented by Hincapie Sportswear men's pro cycling team hosted their first official team training camp earlier this month in the city of Greenville, South Carolina. Although the riders on the Holowesko team kicked off their 2016 racing season back in January at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, the team's primary goals are slated for later in the year. So the first week of March proved an ideal time to gather together the entire squad of riders and staff members, along with a select group of sponsor representatives and VIPs, for several days of hard rides, photo ops and team bonding.
A pro cycling team camp is usually the first opportunity for the riders to try out new equipment.
For Holowesko's riders, the team camp provided a great opportunity to get in some hard training rides, but it was also an important time to dial in their new equipment, including their Felt DA time trial bikes. Some of the riders, like Californian Jon Hornbeck, were given the chance to take their bikes into the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, North Carolina, following the team camp in order to optimize their aerodynamic efficiency.
For other riders, though, team camp provided a completely different set of duties and responsibilities. Such was the case for Pennsylvania native, Robin Carpenter.
"I suffered a concussion in early February at a local race in Southern California, so I've basically had a second off-season during the month of February," says Carpenter. "Concussions are a fickle thing, and they don't seem to follow any real obvious pattern. This one took a bit longer to heal, and I'm still dealing with some more of the residual effects. It's a bit touch and go with head injuries, so you have to be prepared to take a step back in your training plan and race preparation.
A new season and a new team name. Meet the Holowesko-Citadel presented by Hincapie Sportswear cycling team.
"George Hincapie and his brother, Rich, have always been supporting a cycling team, ever since they started their clothing business, Hincapie Sportswear," says Chief Sports Director Thomas Craven. "So this team is really about 20 years old. But it's gone through a lot of changes over the years, everything from being a junior program to a development squad, from being comprised of just five or six local riders to the Continental squad we are now. When I came onboard, it was a U23 designated team. George was about to retire from pro racing, and he and Rich had a connection with another bike brand. And they were able to bring in a good friend of theirs, Mark Holowesko [of Holowesko Partners Ltd.], and he was involved with the cash support that a team requires, as well as some other industry partners. So that first year the squad was a U23 team, and we had sparse results.
Mike Wilson, Mavic's North American Brand Manager, loads up the Mavic neutral support vehicle with spare wheels before a training ride at the Holowesko-Citadel team camp.
In addition to Felt Bicycles, the Holowesko-Citadel team has a host of sponsors who provide the team with equipment, clothing and nutrition products, plus everything else the riders will need to compete at the highest level of competition later in the year. One of the team's new sponsors for the 2016 season is the famed French wheel marque, Mavic. Mike Wilson, Mavic's North American Brand Manager, was in attendance at the Holowesko-Citadel team camp and came away thoroughly impressed by the young squad of riders.
"The Holowesko-Citadel team camp was my fourth or fifth training camp that I attended this winter, and it really was the highlight of the off-season for me," says Wilson. "For a domestic team, they have a really neat operation. George and Rich Hincapie, along with Thomas Craven, have created this family vibe and family-like expectations with their riders. They're a very tight knit group, which is something that I'm not used to seeing among pro cycling teams.
"Holowesko-Citadel is a new team for Mavic this year. On a domestic level, we had never really sponsored many teams very much. Race and gran fondo neutral support is extremely important to us, and in fact we've doubled the number events we're doing this year in that regard. But we saw a big hole on the domestic race calendar. So we went through the ranks looking for the right match for Mavic, and George really has always been a really good friend of the brand. We had a few quick meetings, and our criteria was that we wanted a young, aggressive domestic team, but one with an eye on being successful on the Continental level, and maybe even Pro Continental or WorldTour level one day.
Although the squad gathered together for team camp in March, they already had a major race under their belts. Back towards the end of January, the Holowesko-Citadel team travelled down to Argentina for the 2016 Tour de San Luis stage race.
Looking ahead to this coming season, the Holowesko-Citadel team has several big goals in mind, most notably the Amgen Tour of California and the Tour of Utah. Both of those events recently announced a complete or partial list of invited pro teams, and Holowesko-Citadel will be attending both, in addition to a variety of other premier races throughout North America.
Over the coming weeks, the Holowesko-Citadel riders will be dispersed across the country, each one competing in a few lower-profile or regional races, or possibly just completing some significant training blocks. All of that will lead towards the team congregating at the Redlands Classic stage race in California in early April.
"My first goal is getting healthy and getting consistent in time to hit some of the spring racing in April and May, with an eye towards the team's biggest race of the year, the Tour of California," says Robin Carpenter.
Holowesko-Citadel rider Jon Hornbeck leads a training ride at the team camp.
While pro cycling the world over has seen a gradual increase in viewership and revenue over the past few years, North American road racing, despite increased awareness of its own, faces a constant battle with other pro sports for the attention of fans. And the efforts of domestic teams like Holowesko-Citadel could prove key in sparking interest among North American cycling fans.
"There are currently a lot of cycling fans out there, but making pro cycling a sustainable business model will have to involve the teams sharing any revenue generated, and that goes for rider compensation, as well," says Craven. "NASCAR is always a good model to look at. Those guys have lots of sponsors, and they share a lot of the potential sponsorships with the teams. Without the teams, there are no races, and vice versa. Television time is awesome. If we could have races like the Tour of Utah and the Tour of California broadcasted more widely, then that will increase exposure. And production costs for television are coming down with the advent of newer technology.
FELT: How did you get into bicycle racing?
JON: I started riding dirt bikes when I was 3 years old, and then I started racing motocross around 5 or 6. And then I got pretty serious about it around 10 or 11 years old, and I competed in that until 2008, trying to make my way to Supercross. So I didn't start cycling until 2010. I had gotten a new trainer for motocross racing, and my workload increased, which included getting a bicycle to do some training. At first it was pretty easy, mostly recovery spins once or twice a week. I did that for a few months and then the economy started crumbling and, like a lot of motorcycle racers, I had to basically pack it in and stop racing moto. I was 18 or 19 at the time, and so I got a job, but I still kept in touch with my trainer and rode bicycles with him. He pushed me to try racing bicycles, and so I signed up for my first race in 2010.
FELT: What was your first bicycle race?
JON: My first race was as a Category 5 at Boulevard Road Race outside of San Diego, California. It was really tough and I got dropped right away, so I really didn't do well. Then a friend talked me into doing the Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Arizona not too long after, and that race went much better. During that first season of racing, I went from a Cat 5 to a Cat 2, and then I eventually turned professional in 2014.
FELT: What are some of your own personal goals for the 2016 racing season?
JON: I've only been racing for about 6 years, so my goal each and every season is to improve upon the previous year. Going into this year, I feel like I'm on a level where I could get some really good results, possibly some podiums and maybe even some wins. But ultimately, I want to be consistent throughout the year by making sure I make opportunities at the front, being in the finale group or going for a win. And my time trial has improved this year, thanks in part to spending time in the wind tunnel refining my fit on the Felt DA time trial bike. And it's really all about supporting the team and helping my teammates go for stage wins of their own, and really making our presence known at the bigger races like the Tour of California, Tour of Utah and Tour of Alberta.
FELT: Tell us about your new venture, Spandex Stampede.
JON: Spandex Stampede is something that I've always thought about, and I got the idea from doing lots of cycling and non-cycling events in the past. I've always wanted to put on my own gran fondo or bicycle event, but I wanted to do it a little differently. So Spandex Stampede is a brand that I'm building that'll involve events, as well as custom cycling that I'm collaborating on with Hincapie. Last year was the first fondo we put on in Temecula, California. And I really call it a "fun-do," not a fondo, because it's all about having a good time. We had a great location at a winery, and we focused a lot on the post-ride aspects: good times, good music, good food and fun raffles. And this year I'm expanding it into three events: another fondo, a gravel grinder that we'll be partnering with Mavic on to showcase their All-Road product line, as well as a mountain bike fondo called the Dirty Spandex Stampede. All of them will take place in the off-season, sometime in October, November, and December. And we'll continue to keep it small with only around 250 riders in order to focus on putting on a high-quality event. Best of all, each event we put on partners with a local cycling club or team, and part of the proceeds from the event goes to help fund their organization.
FELT: We've heard that you have a great education in your background. Would you tell us about it?
ROBIN: I did a full four years at Swarthmore College, a liberal arts school outside of Philadelphia, and my training was always hindered in that regard. I had to carefully budget my time on the bike with my studies. But during the last two years, I've been working with a new coach. And this year I started doing what one would consider "full hours." This past fall and early winter before the Tour de San Luis, I was doing 5- to 6-hour rides every day for my training with a new emphasis on volume as opposed to specific efforts. It was a big change to go to that volume and seeing how my body reacted. Despite it being early in the season at San Luis, I was still able to spend time on the front of the group, which was surprising to me considering the strength of the other riders I was with.
FELT: While going to school, did you plan on being a pro bike racer?
ROBIN: I graduated with a major in economics and a minor in environmental studies. I went into school without the goal of being a bike racer. If you look back to when kids are applying for college, they're all 17 years old. At that time, I was sending out all of my college applications while racing as a junior on a club team, and I had no idea where that would go. My bike racing kind of developed on its own and presented me with some great opportunities that I was able to take advantage of. And I was fortunate to have team directors who were supportive of my education. Once I'm done racing I'll hopefully be able to take my diploma and get a job somewhere. My goal was always to finish my education, and bike racing was always second. I'm proud of my degree and proud of what I was able to do as a racer while still being in school.
FELT: Tell us about some of your best results from last season.
ROBIN: I think I rode strong in races like the Philadelphia Cycling Classic and the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic. Philly was the most fun I had on the bike last year. We went into the race and wanted to disrupt the UnitedHealthcare team's momentum and make sure they didn't run away with it like in years past. I tried to keep the pace up, riding as hard as I could in order to keep everyone on their toes. The Tour of Utah was also a great race for me. That came after a lot of training and a lot of prep at altitude. I was very proud of how I performed in both the stages and in the overall, staying with some of the top contenders on the climbs.
ROBIN: My Felt F1 is my trusty steed, but I was able to check out the Felt AR at team camp. Right now my F1 is outfitted with a frame pump and a massive saddle bag for training rides, but it still performs and handles wonderfully. Once we add some carbon Mavic race wheels to it, then it'll be even better. But I'm also really excited to race the AR at a few of the events this year, as it should suit my style—being off the front of the group and in the wind. I'm excited to see how it'll improve my efforts, especially at bigger races.
Riders on the Holowesko-Citadel squad will have the option of riding either the Felt F1 or Felt AR (above) at different races throughout the 2016 season.


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Like Rubino di Cantavenna, Gabiano is another extremely limited production from the Monferrato area. Gabiano is actually also the name of the municipality where the vineyards are.
The village of Gabiano is located on the southern slopes of a hill topped by a very ancient castle, that got rebuilt in the 12th century, in Neo-Gothic style. The original site of the village is at the foot of the hill, where you can admire the medieval St. Peter chapel. Although it got rebuilt in 1690, its twin bell towers are part of the original building!
Doesn't it look like a fairy land? Just imagine the wine!
The castle of Gabiano: a fairy tale takes life!
This is a velvety dry wine with an harmonious texture, so you can certainly pair it with equally strong flavors to balance your menu.
So enjoy it and mark it down for your next trip over to our wine lovers' heaven, where you can fly back to the Middle Ages and sip our wines in real castles!


This Quintessential Vancouver Home will be sure to impress. An extensive renovation allows for generous living spaces, two large bedrooms, a master that can accommodate a King bed & two large bathrooms complete with in-floor radiant heating including shower floors. A stunning bleached maple wide plank hardwood accents the Custom LED lighting & under-counter lighting throughout, motion sensors in ensuite. An Italian style entertainment kitchen with high-end finishings, and built in Frigidaire & Bosch appliances are sure to delight. Go cozy up by the wood burning fireplace (with digital box built in above), or check out your private terrace that expands the main living space into a year round oasis for entertainment and relaxing.


Bariatric surgical procedure helps in weight loss by reducing the food amount that stomach can hold. Some of the common bariatric surgical procedures include adjustable gastric band, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion, and gastric bypass. This guide will brief you some more details of lihavuusleikkaus procedures.
Usually there're two components of this procedure. Firstly, a stomach pouch of around 30 milliliters or one ounce is created by separating top of stomach from its rest of the part. After this, first portion of small intestine is carved and its bottom part is connected to new small stomach pouch.
Further, the top part of small intestine is connected to down part of the intestine so that digestive enzymes and stomach acids can easily mix with food.
It leads to long term reduction in body weight.
It restricts the food consumption.
It leads to conditions which may increase energy expenditure.
It leads to positive changes in gut hormones which enhance satiety and reduce appetite.
Typically, this surgery cures 50% of excess body weight.
By this surgery, a small pouch is created in patient's stomach which holds very small volume of food as compared to a normal one. Such reduction in size of stomach pouch helps in food intake i.e. calorie consumption. This surgery also affects gut hormones which further affects other factors like blood sugar levels, satiety, and hunger.
It has been shown by the studies that sleeve gastrectomy, just like gastric bypass helps in curing type-2 diabetes.
It reduces the food amount that stomach can hold.
Leads to positive changes in the gut hormones which improve satiety, reduce appetite and suppress hunger.
Induces significant and rapid weight loss which is similar to the results achieved with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Under this surgery, a small stomach pouch is placed near the top part of stomach. This small stomach pouch ensures that patient feels satisfied and less hungry which further leads to feeling of fullness.
This surgery reduces the food intake of patient by decreasing the food amount which stomach can hold.
It requires relatively shorter care by hospital. Most of the time, patients are discharged within a day.
This procedure doesn't require rerouting of intestines and cutting of stomach.
This procedure is reversible and the band used to reduce the stomach pouch size can be adjusted as per the need.
This procedure has the lowest mortality and postoperative complications in comparison to other ones.
Who Can Go For Bariatric Surgery?
A patient having body mass index of 40 or more can go for surgery. Moreover, if a person had body mass index of 35 and more, and is suffering from obesity related diseases such as hypertension, sleep apnea, lipid abnormalities, fatty liver diseases, gastrointestinal diseases etc., he/she is also eligible for this procedure.
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3 best websites for ETFs
Zack Miller | April 06, 2011
Since ETF Connect shut down :-(, my life has been the worse for it. There are a lot of sites with ETF information but none as good. I think the rest of the pack is catching up.
All ETF: All World ETFs is tech-shop Dorsey Wright's recent offering in the ETF space. I think this is probably the best of the freely-available websites for investors to understand ETF composition, locate specific strategies, and general info. I like the ETF X-Ray a lot. It seems best geared for more advanced users because you do need to know what you're doing to get the value here.
Seeking Alpha: The site was one of the first movers. CEO David Jackson composed his Seeking Alpha ETF Investment Guide (a must-read for investors new to ETFs) in 2006 and ETF content has been a mainstay of the site for all its existence. There is an ETF Selector which is good (it's hand written, not database driven) but as new products are launched, the site does better with its long-form content for analysis. Once you drill down on an ETF you're interested in, the site does a good job providing you with content and a table of competitive products (See IVE for example).
Morningstar: Morningstar's best ETF content is typically behind a paywall. But there are some nifty tools available at Morningsstar's website that investors should use when researching the ETFs. Investors can build their own screens and there is a great list of upcoming launches of new ETFs.
*Most of the ETF provider sites like State Street's SPDR and Blackrock's iShares are quite good for their own funds. The problem here is that for the most part, they don't provide data/comparisons to funds from other providers.
**Yahoo Finance is surprisingly poor in their ETF coverage. The site is geared for searching for ETFs by size, volume and fund family. I don't know of an investor who looks for ETFs like that. I want to find the best small cap China ETF or short-term bond ETF. Strategy is super important in helping investors identify actionable ideas in ETF land.
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World Energy Outlook 2014 projections to 2040: Natural gas and coal trade, and the role of China
Ian Cronshaw
The paper presents data and results from the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2014, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Over the period to 2040, total energy use is projected to grow by almost 40 per cent, while the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix falls. Nonetheless, these fossil fuels remain the dominant sources of energy, with oil, coal and gas each accounting for around one quarter of global energy needs by 2040. Increasingly, modern renewables are projected to replace fossil fuels, especially in the power sector. Around 93 per cent of the projected increased primary energy demand comes from non-OECD countries, with two-thirds coming from developing Asia, led by China. By 2025, China could account for almost a quarter of global energy use, doubling its share since the turn of the century. After 2025, India and other Asian countries surpass China as the main centres of energy demand growth. The IEA's WEO 2014 concludes that even taking into account ambitious policy measures announced as of mid to late 2014, energy growth projections place the world on a path consistent with a long-term temperature increase of 3.6 degrees. Urgent action is required if the world's energy systems are to be steered towards lower greenhouse gas emissions
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Q: semi-dynamic allocation code work in c++, but not in c, why? below two codes works fine in c++ file, but compile error in c, why?
it seems to use const variable causing some problem in c,
i use dev c++ 5.11

19 3   C:\Users\tjc\Desktop\c練習\Untitled4.c    [Error] variable-sized object may not be initialized
19 3   C:\Users\tjc\Desktop\c練習\Untitled4.c    [Warning] excess elements in array initializer
19 3   C:\Users\tjc\Desktop\c練習\Untitled4.c    [Warning] (near initialization for 'A')

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <memory.h>
int cmpW( const void* p1, const void*p2){
     float *pf1 = (float*)p1;
     float *pf2 = (float*)p2;
     return pf1[0] - pf2[0];
}
int cmpH( const void* p1, const void*p2){
     float *pf1 = (float*)p1;
     float *pf2 = (float*)p2;
     return pf2[1] - pf1[1];
}

int main(void)
{
     const size_t n = 5;
     float A[n][2] = {0}; //line 19
     int i=0;
     for(i=0; i<n; ++i){ // Data input.
     printf("W H: ");
     scanf("%f %f", &A[i][0], &A[i][1]);
     }
     qsort(A, n, sizeof(float) * 2, cmpW ); // By weight
     for(i=0; i<n; ++i) // Data input.
     printf("(%f, %f) ", A[i][0], A[i][1]);
     printf("\n");
     qsort(A, n, sizeof(float) * 2, cmpH ); // By height
     for(i=0; i<n; ++i) // Data input.
     printf("(%f, %f) ", A[i][0], A[i][1]);
     printf("\n");

    system("pause");
}

A: This is a difference in how C and C++ treat variables qualified as const.  In C, a const variable is not considered to be a true constant, so the declaration float A[n][2] is considered a variable length array, even though n is declared as a const int.
From section 6.6 (Constant expressions) of the C standard:

8 An arithmetic  constant  expression shall  have  arithmetic  type  and  shall  only  have operands  that  are  integer  constants,
  floating  constants,  enumeration  constants,  character constants,
  sizeof expressions  whose  results  are  integer  constants,  and
  _Alignof expressions.   Cast  operators  in  an  arithmetic  constant  expression  shall  only  convert arithmetic  types  to  arithmetic
  types,  except  as  part  of  an  operand  to  a sizeof or
  _Alignof operator.

Because A is considered a variable length array, it may not be initialized.
From section 6.7.9 (Initialization):

3 The  type  of  the  entity  to  be  initialized  shall  be  an  array  of  unknown  size  or  a  complete object type that is not a
  variable length array type.

A: I think, this is compiler spesific error, not const variable error. If you change the code as this, the same error still exists.
size_t n = 5;
float A[n][2] = {0};

or
int n = 5;
float A[n][2] = {0};

If you set g++.exe compiler for C from Tools->Compiler Options->Program in DevC++, the problem will solve. However, this is not safe. I want to explain the cause of the problem.

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Over the last year with my word 'mindfulness' on the brain, I've been preparing for a creative change, working toward being more aware of things I have in my life – physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Some of the practices I've dipped my toes into this year to accomplish this are meditation, yoga, running, reading, writing, and lots of self-care. And in the process of having more awareness, I've been very thoughtful about what is serving me or helping me live the best version of myself. That means if something isn't benefiting me, like an emotion, a friend, a food or drink, then I need to let it go. It's time to set it free and leave space for what will serve my best intentions from here on out!
I have really struggled with vulnerability and being able to shed some of the dead weight I'm carrying. Letting go of perfection, of not having all the answers, of still figuring out what creativity is and why I need it. So I'm starting fresh, creatively reborn in a sense. And to do that, I need this poem below. I first learned of this poem from my friend Jenny Mcglothern of Mama Needs a Refill at her mindfulness retreat I attended last spring. As Jenny read the poem aloud, I was so struck by it. It hit me to my core. I had to read it through a few more times to really let it settle in.
image: my sweet daughter Lucy, taking in all the light she can possibly hold!


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