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Cycling and the unspoken
Anyone who's been a cycling fan for more than five minutes has had to confront the doping question, explaining to friends & family why we still follow the sport, explaining Lance Armstrong, looking at Tour de France performances and questioning them even when it's riders we love. But sometimes I think the doping question is used as an excuse to hide every other issue. There's a feeling out there in the media and some fans, that once we conquer doping, cycling will be sorted. As a women's cycling fan, of course I know that's not the case, but there's a whole range of things that aren't talked about in the media or on fansites – or at least publicly – and that make me angry. I love this sport, so much, but there are so many issues that worry me, enrage me, and make me feel helpless, because how can fans change things?
1. Why is cycling so white?
I've been thinking about this for a long time, but yesterday I was on Podium Café reading fmk's review of "Land of Second Chances", about cycling in Rwanda, and it struck me all over again, that there is this idea that increasing "diversity" in cycling is always talked about in terms of "internationalisation" – and why is it, in the pro teams, we have no Black or Asian riders from Europe, the USA or Australia? I made some of these points in a comment on that article, but I think they're worth talking about here too.
I'm British, so I'll focus on the UK for a moment, but professional cycling in this country is overwhelmingly white. Yes, we have Shanaze Reade, in BMX, but the UK population is 11% Black and Asian, 14% if you include mixed-race people and other non-white categories, so why is it she's the only recent non-white rider who's come through British Cycling? When I look at who rides bikes in Bristol, where I live, I know that cycling isn't segregated on the streets, and yet there isn't that jump into the sport.
I don't know if, in British Cycling's case, it's an overt thing, where they have decided cycling is a "white" sport, or if it's an institutional thing, where selectors are unthinkingly favouring people who remind them of themselves (note, not that that's forgiveable to me, it's still the same result). I can't imagine, when the stories of riders like Lizzie Armitstead and Jo Rowsell begin with "British Cycling came to my school and I tried out instead of going to a maths lesson" that the try-outs are unattractive to any kids – but maybe they are consciously or subconsciously targeting schools in very white areas? But that makes no sense, the velodrome's in Manchester, a hugely diverse city….
There could be a case, I suppose, that British Cycling are spotting talent among Black kids, but they look at the sport and don't see a place for themselves, and choose a sport like athletics or football or rugby, where they have role models and a place for themselves – but if that's the case, BC should be working EXTRA hard to keep them in. After all, when an organisation is supported through the Lottery and public funding, they have a duty to develop cycling across all of the UK, and not just in certain groups, like white men.
France do a bit better that the UK, with Grégory Baugé and Olivia Montauban on the track, and Manon Valentino, who came 3rd in the 2013 BMX World Champs this weekend – but Europe is a diverse continent – while I am for the development of cycling in "non-traditional" nations, I don't want to think that there's more of a chance of a black kid from an African nation getting to be a pro rider than a Black kid from the UK, the Netherlands, the USA.
Of course, there is a lot of evidence that the men's pro peloton is very, very unwelcoming to riders the majority don't think "belong" – and that when there's a loud assumption from a section of the fanbase and commentators that "All Spanish dope", or that a rider who comes from Colombia must be inherently dodgy, and fmk tells me that "In terms of pure racism, I think JRB at Europcar has said he had to complain abt two top level teams' attitude to his riders." – and given the famous stories of how much bullying there was in the peloton over riders who didn't want to dope, cycling seems especially unfriendly – and not just in terms of race…
2. Why are there no openly gay men in the peloton?
I'm in about three minds about this, because on the one hand I can think of a load of gay women in the peloton, but they don't talk about it publicly so much – maybe because they're not interviewed so much? – so there is a chance there are a load of happy, openly gay men and we just don't know about it. But men's cycling is so ridiculously heteronormative – you win kisses from podium girls as part of the prize, ffs, and then there's the attitudes of riders and team managers. I've unfollowed a load of the young men because they use homophobic insults on twitter – and then there's the whole other level of Oleg Tinkov, the sponsor of Saxo-Tinkoff, whose twitter is this cesspool of homophobia, sexism and all kinds of nasty. It really upset me, when Tinkov came to prominence during the Tour, how many fans and journalists I followed who were talking about him as "hilarious", the best thing about the Tour, a breath of fresh air – again, if there's a young gay lad who's good at cycling, why would he start this sport?
Honourable mention here goes to AA Drink-Leontien.nl, when they existed. I liked the way their team profile included men and women, and in their rider Q&A sections, they asked something like "What's your ideal man/woman like?". If a rider specified a gender ("He's got a sense of humour") they changed the Q to that gender, which was great, seeing gay riders acknowledged as normal alongside their straight collegues – and if they didn't, eg answered "Got to be funny" they left the Q as "man/woman" so it didn't make assumptions. I loved that!
3. Eating Disorders in the peloton
This one has been bothering me for a long time. Cycling has an obvious issue here. Mara Abbott famously took time out from cycling because of her eating disorder, Marianne Vos spoke in her autobiography about how she nearly developed anorexia last year, Aussie rider Grace Sulzberger talked about how pressure to lose weight from a coach tipped her into life-threatening bulimia, and when Marta Bastianelli was caught doping, her coach talked about how she did all that climbing eating only salad, as if that's was a good thing.
This one bothers me personally, because I never know what to say about it. Last year, Vos really looked far too skinny, and there are riders I've seen this year who worry me, when their knees look like the widest parts of their legs – but eating disorders aren't something to gossip about, they're serious things, and it can be as body shaming to accuse naturally skinny people of eating disorders as it is to shame people for being overweight. Ultimately, though, I feel helpless, because I look at these riders and worry and care about them, and want to know the people closest to them are making sure they're ok. Marijn de Vries blogged about how riders feel the same, watching riders in the peloton – and also about the pressures to stay skinny. If anything, eating disorders are more openly discussed in the women's peloton than the men's, which mirrors how it is the the real world – but what, as a fan, can I do when I see a rider who looks ill on the bike? Talking about it feels wrong, saying nothing feels like it's condoning it.
If there's pressure to lose weight from team management, there seems like there's also, in a small minority of teams, pressures to sleep with them too. Bridie O'Donnell wrote a couple of blogs alluding to this, and how on one of her teams, there was a clear message that sex = more races (I'd link to it, but her website is down at the moment, but it does exist, I promise!). I've heard (possibly apocryphal) stories about team managers who give preferential treatment to those who'll sleep with them, or riders who were doped by their coaches who had been their lovers, starting when the riders were very young. I do wonder what protections there are to stop the young women being exploited? Especially if they're in a foreign country, where they don't speak the language etc. I stress, this seems an issue with a small minority of teams, but it shouldn't happen to anyone.
(I am aware this might sound gossipy, but part of the issue is that with so much that's publicly unspoken, it's hard to know what's gossip and what's truth. I trust Bridie, and the people who've said things to me in conversation, but of course I don't have "proof", it's unspoken!)
5. Riders not getting paid
Part of the problem with this is that there seem like there are no regulations and oversights of teams – and this often manifests in riders – men and women – not getting paid. Nicole Cooke was very vocal about this when it happened to her (see her retirement statement on her website or on the Guardian) – and again, I've heard stories of riders who went to the UCI to complain about not getting paid, and the only result was getting sacked from their team – and there's one team where as far as I can tell, they haven't paid or have delayed paying riders for at least three years in a row!
Because this remains unspoken, people continue to sign to these teams – but what really needs to happen is that there's a system in place for National Federations and the UCI to protect riders – so if a rider isn't paid, even for a month, there are systems in place, and riders aren't penalised for using them. Women cyclists are notoriously underpaid, if they're paid at all, but how are they supposed to live, if they have been given a contract that isn't worth the paper it's written on?
Solutions!
There are a lot of solutions for all of these issues, and the best ones start at the top. The UCI and the National Federations need to really examine their work, and see where they can improve – and to talk about these issues, and put into place plans for making things better. There is no shame in saying "We haven't done enough to encourage Black or Asian riders, and this is what we'll do about that" etc – in fact it can be admirable to recognise and admit issues and make changes.
Teams need zero-tolerance policies for racism, homophobia and bullying, and plans in place for what happens if they're worried about their riders – as I know the best women's teams already do.
And the UCI needs to put systems in place so riders can raise issues in a confidential way that won't impact on them. I've heard over and over again that riders are worried about rocking the boat in case it impacts on their careers, and that should not be allowed to happen. When the "riders' union", the AIGCP CPA only represents men in the World Tour, and has been headed by team owners, that's not going to help – there need to be real structures in place that make it clear riders should be allowed to complain about issues like contracts being broken. (I never understood what happens in the AIGCP, if complaints are made about the team managers/owners who are leading the group. Had that question answered in the comments – I'm confusing my organisations! Thanks Roger!). A rider who isn't being paid can't afford rent, let alone a lawyer! And if they're from one country, based in another and riding for a team based in a third country, where do they start with the law?
Another solution is one I've suggested for other reasons before – introduce a "professional" level of teams for women, one with a minimum wage, and a set of clearly defined standards to abide by, so riders with multiple offers have an easy way to tell which teams are the "pro" ones – and if riders aren't paid etc, that "pro" status is stripped from them.
I've thoroughly depressed myself, but I do think the solutions are relatively easy. I think it's important that these things don't remain unspoken, and that we hold the sport we love to high standards. Cycling is beautiful and brilliant, and together we can make it better.
UPDATE! I was interested to see this British Parliamentary Inquiry into Women & Sport announced. It opens on 1st August, and anyone can contribute, so if you're in the UK and want to comment on women's cycling, including it being shown on tv etc, you'll be able to.
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34 thoughts on "Cycling and the unspoken"
Well said!And sure some depression went away after writing it, didn't it?
Babelia , 29 July 2013 at 4:22 pm
Sort of! I had to go back and watch the Downhill World Cup again, because I was a little bit depressed!
Sarah Connolly , 29 July 2013 at 6:07 pm
EuropeCar has some black European riders, Reza, Gene, etc. Good riders at that.
SM , 29 July 2013 at 5:32 pm
Thankyou! fmk says apparently their team boss had to speak to a couple of the top teams about overt racism from some of their riders, which depresses me big time. (Are EuropCar World Tour this year? I've lost the plot a little on the men's side)
You have been so very good to raise a series of excellent issues here. Nicole, her mum and I thought long and hard about what went into her retirement speech.
She received many comments on that statement and many valid and discerning arguments were derived from it. However you pick up on one point we felt Nicole made too obliquely and no one extracted from her statement.
"…….With sponsors and support lost, the riders in the sport are exposed and vulnerable in so many ways. Many riders receive just token reward or rewards paid out in a capricious and unfair way.
"…..Society cannot continue to leave all those girls in so vulnerable a position. A simple bar placed at the entry point for the sport would dispel all manner of problems. Are these girls that race for a living an underclass?
"….Please understand, this is not about money, the main driver is the protection that will come from the placement of an absolute starting point for payment.
The apocryphal tales are all out there. Each year there are different rumours. Rich, middle-aged man runs team of young athletic girls. Many trips away from base and home.
Sex has to be a factor.
As Nicole stated – the solution is not about the money, greed is not the motive, it is just a simple bar. Only run a team if you can pay a living wage and that living wage does not come with all sorts of "bonuses" or "conditions". Cookson and McQuaid have failed to engage in any of this. Wages has to be the equal of the PED issue and for the girls it is actually the number one issue. The current system has designed in vulnerability. As soon as a rider knows they are going to receive a living wage each month and if it not paid, has a very simple recourse to provision, all those overtures and pressure disappear. The girl is in a position to say "no". If consenting adults want to have a sexual relationship, then they are free to do so.
When rewards are not defined and even if they are, policing of them is a cruel joke, that makes the pieces of paper worthless, which is exactly the current situation, then the scene will unfortunately attract a minority to team management who want to take advantage of the situation. It is then, that minority that make it so difficult for the majority who have honourable motives.
Of course teams would disappear if a minimum wage were to be introduced. Nicole stated that would be the case. But this sport has spent the last 10 years going backwards precisely because the enthusiasm, hard work and sacrifices of the good are displaced by too many, even if a minority, who lack those characteristics and continue to be attracted to the sport because of lax legislation. This is something for Cookson or McQuaid to deal with. I have yet to see anything written or said by either of them that indicates that they have a modest grasp of the scope of the problem.
Tony Cooke , 29 July 2013 at 8:48 pm
Thanks so much for the comments, Tony.
I thought it was very interesting that one of the barriers put in place re a minimum wage (and higher standards) is the idea that it would be terrible to have a min. wage because teams would fold. I think that's actually a good thing, in the short-term, because actually, if teams are that poorly funded and/or organised, should they have the same status as the big teams? I honestly believe it would be better to have fewer teams, but more professional ones, if we want to grow the sport.
(My solution to that argument is that we introduce a "Pro" level, where teams would have minimum wage and standards, and more freedoms and status, to send a clear message about what to aspire to. But then, I like solutions! :-D)
One thing I loved about Nicole's statement was that a lot of riders are (rightly) concerned about bringing up issues while they're racing, out of fear of being blacklisted, and when they retire, they go out on a high, and seem to want to leave all that behind. I loved Nicole going out in an absolute blaze, and telling it how it was (mind you, I always loved Nicole and Emma Pooley too, being outspoken in her career, too!). In my "what I'd do when I run the UCI" daydreams, I imagine I'd make sure that riders who retired were given opportunities to share their experiences, and their ideas for improving things – and I'd talk to race organisers where races collapsed, to try to understand where the problems were and how to prevent more races going…. When I rule the world….
Oh, this is interesting – UK Parliamentary Inquiry into Women & Sport – and barriers to participation – opens on 1st August. Saw it, thought of Nicole…
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/130726-women-and-sport-tor/
Teams have to go. Few genuine ones will go forever because the decent people will find a way of making it work. They will combine and collaborate. The teams that have a management that are there for the wrong reason, will go and find another sport to be involved in for the wrong reason.
Yes the UCI would do itself a favour if it were to ask Judith or Nicole to spend time with them telling them what is needed to improve the scene. They should also ask the likes of Boue, but then they know the answer there, they spent years trying to drive him out of the sport. They might also ask the organisers of the well established Geelong Tour and World Cup why they chose to stop their women's races and promptly a male only race appeared in its place. Answers to those questions will allow them to understand the magnitude of the steps they need to take if they are to influence the sport for the better.
Sarah – keep up the good work. This year there has been the most healthy debate about women's cycling. Your contribution is an important factor.
Yes, and Daniel Manibal too. I can't find the interview with him where he talked about the pressure from the ProTour organisers to move their sponsorship from the Tour of Prince Edward Island and the Tour de Grand Montreal stage race and World Cup, but it's referenced here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/canadian-womens-uci-races-canceled
(I should probably not think of how the World Tour's growth was at the expense of some great women's races…. bad for my blood pressure!)
And thanks for the kind words. It feels like there's not much fans can do to support the sport – but it's important to keep trying.
Pedantic niggle: the AIGCP isn't the "riders' union", it's the team owners' organisation (which is why it has team owners in it). The CPA represents riders (well, male professional roadies, anyway), and the AIOCC is the matching organisation for race organisers.
On the wages and job security thing the UCI, bless'em, have actually made considerable progress in stabilising the situation for the men (at ProTeam and Continental Professional level) in recent years (something which has rather passed under the news radar); historically it was as bad as the situation Nicole Cooke decried for both genders, and was always vulnerable to the peripatetic and international nature of team structures while everything operated through national federations which varied a great deal in funding, authority, honesty and competence. They need a good hard shove to get some of the same provisions in for women's teams of a similar level (as in many other areas). The minimum wages already set for men are pretty much the statutory minimums for employees in many countries anyway, not that excessive.
Roger Hughes , 29 July 2013 at 9:27 pm
Oh, thankyou! I always am genuinely glad to be corrected! CPA only recognise the pro men, right? (I tried to find the AIGCP website to check it when I was writing, but gave up when it defeated my google-fu)
It's good to know they can change – I was pretty damn horrified that year in the Tour where the (Astana?) wore blank jerseys to protest not being paid. One of the few times that year I was happy to see Lance Armstrong's influence.
I do think things are changing – and although I've been exasperated by Cookson and McQuaid both declaring massive support for the women, minimum wage etc after all their previous less-than-enthusiastic comments in the past, if things change as a result of the election, I would complain about the whys of it! (Still want them to answer these questions, though…..
The CPA have a website on http://www.cpacycling.com but it is singularly uninformative as to the conditions and procedures for membership (unless its status under Swiss law implies anything, which I wouldn't count on). IIRC it has some formal representation within the UCI, but it may just be on the PCC (which only deals with men's World Tour events anyway).
More generally on the UCI: out of 15 members of the management committee, there is one woman, Tracey Gaudry. No women on any of the commissions for the major disciplines – the only body with substantial female representation is the athletes' commission. I can't imagine that progress will be anything but slow while that situation prevails.
(Good article, by the way, which I should have said before I started on the corrections. Bad mansplaining habit, sorry)
Roger Hughes , 29 July 2013 at 11:00 pm
Ha! I generally don't believe in "mansplaining" except in extreme cases like the guy on the news tonight who was telling a woman why the rape/death threats she receives online should bother her. I did enjoy Jon Snow giving him short shrift, asking him how he knows that if he's never experienced them!
I can't find a link but while I got the name wrong, I'm pretty certain the CPA is only for the World Tour riders, as they assume they're the only "pro" riders. As you say, impossible to actually tell from the website (mutter mutter how hard can it be in 2013 mutter mutter)
Sarah Connolly , 29 July 2013 at 11:12 pm
The lack of ethnic diversity in cycling bothers me a lot but I've always struggled to point to a clear reason *why* it should be so white. I heard (anecdotally) that Colombian riders on European pro teams are often subject to 'jokes' about cocaine smuggling and other stereotypes from teammates so maybe there's an element of cliquey-ness about pro cycling where it's easier to get on if you're seen to fit in with the environment around you (this is probably a factor in the lack of openly gay men too). That doesn't really explain why so few non-white riders make it onto teams in the first place, so I think you're absolutely right to ask the question about how much of it is down to institutional biases in the development programmes
You'd think British Cycling (just to pick a random example, of course!) would want to promote the sport to as many people as possible, but you're surely limiting your appeal if you only present young kids who might want to take up the sport with role models from one ethnic background. Even though you could cite Shanaze Reade as an example of a non-white rider who's come through British Cycling's system, she seems to have preferred the BMX side of things to being part of the track set-up.
So, yeah, I guess there's still loads that could be done to improve cycling, it's a bit depressing to talk about it but highlighting issues like these and getting people talking about them are probably the only way things will change.
mike , 29 July 2013 at 10:22 pm
Thanks for the comment. I really was in two minds about writing about all this, because the women's side of the sport struggles enough as it is – but I really want the best for the sport I love.
I always support diversity from a social justice point of view – but also because more diversity brings more options and opinions, and in my work career I've come to better solutions through working with people who are different to me, because we bring different skills and perspectives. If a sporting body limits themselves to just one group, they're missing out a whole heap of talent and awareness.
Hopefully, though, kids from BME backgrounds can watch Greg Baugé and Olivia Montauban and the likes of Azizulhasni Awang, and be inspired despite the all-white British track team. I mean, watching Baugé's showmanship and skills is bloody inspiring to me, and I'm a white woman!
Damn, now I miss track cycling 🙂
Thinking about how riders like Dani King and Laura Trott were spotted when British Cycling visited their schools, you wonder which schools they go to if they can't find *any* kids from BME backgrounds who show promise. It's a strange one,
I miss track too! ;-D
And yeah, when the narrative is so often "British Cycling came to my school and I tried out to get out of maths", I do wonder…
All valid questions Sarah and it is so sad to see that none appear to be even on the radar of those sitting in the UCI ivory tower. Personally I think the activity of cycling is one of the most inclusive things we have on the planet, for it to be anything different in the racing tells me all the federations need to be looking at themselves and asking why it isn't. I'm sure there is a lot of folks who can and will help with this if some sort of structure to encourage people is easily accessible.
As regards the minimum wage for women professional cyclists, well you know I already think it's far too long overdue! It needs to be in place now and a pro level implemented and if teams do go to the wall because of it then so be it. Those left would be much better thought of and riders would start to have some security, from there the horrific issues of what is virtual sexual blackmail can be rooted out and stopped.
Hopefully if we all keep shouting loud enough with the same message we can make a difference. I hope we can also let the riders know they are appreciated and have support from around the world for their current position and the need to change it.
Dave White (@DaveWhite99) , 29 July 2013 at 10:40 pm
Hope so too.
A couple of people have suggested it's economic issues that keep BME people out of cycling, but that doesn't answer to me, as entry-level cycling is the cost of a basic bike – and surely we're not suggesting BC are finding kids with talent who are kept out by lack of cash, from any racial background, and just shrugging and letting them go?
Here's to the future! I am super-excited about things like the British Parliamentary Inquiry into women's sport, and hope it yields results like the Australian Government Committee did last year. (Annoyingly, I can't find the link to the great report that was shiny and explained what happened next – the one where any sports governing bodies getting Aussie public funding had to commit to things like women on their boards, as a starter…)
Fantastic article, I believe South Africa might in some way be the leader in getting black cyclists into the elite peleton, like even a whole african team someday soon.
Thank you for mentioning something that I think we all think about often, but never discuss. Why are there no visibility on gay cyclists, I know there must be some. But then there is so little exposure of gay athletes in general.
Back to the ladies, you are helping so much in getting lady cyclist visibility. Way to go, keep up the good work.
PS – female cycling in South Africa is currently having a uphill struggle, so many sponsors have pulled out of cycling in general and the few that remains, tend to focus on the men.
Carla , 30 July 2013 at 7:00 am
South African cycling is really interesting to me – watching how they've supported women getting to the professional peloton has been excellent. I don't know much about their development at the youth levels etc, but I can imagine that if they're finding and nurturing the talent, they'll have some great and innovative routes to get riders – including Black riders – up to the highest levels.
Sarah Connolly , 30 July 2013 at 8:48 am
I hope the inquiry does produce some proper results and recommendations, so many official reports turn out to be a whitewash. Fingers crossed though and again it keeps the issue in the public eye and prevents it from "going away" as I'm sure some want it to.
The longer the issues go on for women racing bikes the more I think some more direct action is required. Wonder what would be the result if all the rides at the World Champs stood on the start line and refused to race? The UCI and federations would have a lot of very awkward questions to answer….
Dave White (@DaveWhite99) , 30 July 2013 at 8:22 am
The Australian Fed had some REALLY interesting conclusions and things they implemented, from Governance to grass-roots (oh, and note-to-self, I must write to them and ask them to look at the intersections of gender and race, gender and poverty, so any British sporting Federations receiving public/Lottery funding have to look at all diversity issues)
Some interesting points, Sarah.
being based in Bristol as well, I've noticed that the majority of riders are white, occasionally see one or two other ethnicities in sportive's, but never in races. As with a lot of things, i think a lot is to do with perceptions, although cycling has raised it's coverage rapidly, it's still way behind other mainstream sports. It takes a long time for things to change, football is still struggling with racism, both within the teams and the fans.
Being involved with a national level team running both men and women, I've noticed the difference between the way the two sides are treated. Within the teams, the situation is pretty good, we try to so our best for all our riders, but there is still inequality. This ranges from the obvious, like prize money, to the level of marshalling at the races. The message from our federation is that they want to encourage women into cycling, for those competitive enough to want to go racing, the safer races can be made, the more it will encourage riders to take part.
S. Murf , 30 July 2013 at 9:34 am
Oh, interesting – I'm in Bedminster, and I see Black people riding round here all the time, even though we're not the most diverse area of town. I guess I'm talking urban riding rather than racing, though, and I pass a lot of kids on their way to and from school a lot. I am pretty interested in how people make the transition to racing – got to say, clubs look a bit unwelcoming to me, and a friend was trying to work out how to try cyclocross round here, after falling in love with the European CX scene, and it seemed really hard.
(I guess it doesn't help that things like the Breeze work, or the women's mass participation rides, seem aimed at pure leisure. All the "helmet hair workshops" etc really put me off, and I'm someone who loves riding and the sport in general)
Totally agree with safety, too. I'm thinking of that poor man killed on the big Bristol race, and I don't doubt a lot of people would never dream of letting their kids try it – and the less people know about the sport, the more they'll just assume it's all doping/corruption/danger – such a pity.
All valid issues but slightly missing the historical point. Cycling has been an incredibly niche interests even in most white European, straight, male circles until very recently. Away from the Tour de France, cycling has always been a VERY small sport. Internationalisation takes time.
John E Dunn , 30 July 2013 at 10:33 am
I agree re internationalisation – but when Europe/the USA/Australia are all very diverse, and other sports are decidedly diverse, it's jarring that cycling is white…
Sarah Connolly , 30 July 2013 at 11:01 am
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Sarah, Please stop writing such great articles as it distracts me from my work and one day my boss will find out. I don't have time to read outside office hours as I am too busy running and coaching a youth cycling club and apparently I have a wife and two daughters with sporting ambitions outside cycling (I tried my best but they just didn't want to. Even got lovely signed pictures from Nicole Cooke with hand-written inspirational messages – in case Tony is still following the thread).
Anyway, this particular piece struck so many chords that I have got to thank you for voicing the issues that have bothered me for a while. 35% of our 145 members are girls. At the younger end of the age spectrum the numbers are equal but like so many sports we start to lose them at around 13/14. We have polled the riders and taken note of what it is that the girls want from the club but despite our best efforts it seems we are battling against societal forces that are stronger. It makes me very sad. That said, we have had some notable successes with retaining girls through to the junior ranks and even, now, riding in the senior peloton. What then, can they expect? Am I even responsible to encourage them to pursue a cycling career if this is what lies in store? Fortunately the amateur/sponsored team scene in the UK is looking like a good place to be (step forward Alan Gornall, Stef Wyman et al) but where do they progress from there? If not part of the phenomenal BC machine it is a little bleak.
We have no black riders or riders of Asian ethnicity in the club but that is actually representative of the the local population so I am not too concerned. It isn't that we aren't reaching them; rather they aren't there to reach. Nationally, however, I do believe that we are failing to reach (or perhaps failing to enthuse) children from those communities. I do believe that cost is a contributory factor here. We stock a fleet of Isla Bikes that can be used by anyone who joins our club but very quickly on the youth racing scene you come up against parents living out their cycling fantasies through their offspring (or, more generously, giving their sprogs the best opportunity) by buying carbon-framed, deep-section wheeled, super-machines that cost more than my car. Then there is the cost of travel. Few cycle circuits (and youths can only race on circuits or velodromes if we exclude for the moment MTB and 'cross) can be reached by public transport and even at regional level there is often a journey of an hour or more to reach the venue. Unlike football or hockey or even athletics it is rare for a team coach to ferry the participants to a competition and it is up to participants to make their own way. Track riding stands a better chance – tends to be concentrated in one location. Compare for a moment the ethnicities of the sprinters in the British athletics squad and those in the British Cycling set-up.
I don't know whether we have any gay riders in our club – it isn't something that we ask of children. I know that it would not make a jot of difference if we did. I was not aware of the Tinkov situation and find that upsetting. Of course there is no reason to expect the attitudes in cycling to be different to those in the population at large but one can hope that the governing body would take appropriate action (something akin to only allowing 'fit-and-proper persons' being allowed to run football clubs).
Enough – I need to do some work. As Tony said, your contribution to the growth in women's cycling ought not to be downplayed. Shouty, sweary? Maybe sometimes. Enthusiastic, prolific, supportive? Always.
Jonathan , 30 July 2013 at 2:54 pm
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Slagdijkstermolen is a smock mill in Feinsum, Friesland, the Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 24540.

History

Slagdijkstermolen was built in 1864. It drained the Slagdijksterpolder, which was  in extent. In 1931, a diesel engine was placed in the mill and a new Archimedes' screw fitted. The sails were removed in 1938, and the cap was removed in 1952.

In the 1980s, plans were made to restore the mill. The Slagdijkstermolen was sold to Stichting De Fryske Mole (English: Frisian Mills Foundation) on 17 December 1985. In 2006-07, the mill was restored with €60,000 being granted by the province of Friesland towards the costs. The new cap was fitted on the mill on 20 September 2007. The restoration incorporated parts from the Cammingha-Buurstermolen, Leeuwarden which had burnt down. The mill was officially opened in May 2009. The mill forms a pair with the nearby Balkendsterpoldermolen, Oude Leije.

Description

Slagdijkstermolen is what the Dutch describe as an achtkante grondzeiler - a smock mill whose  sails reach almost to the ground. It is a two-storey smock mill on a single-storey base. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are thatched. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a cast-iron windshaft.  The axle of the Archimedes' screw is 525 millimetres (20¾ inches) diameter and the screw is  diameter. The screw is inclined at 26½°. Each revolution of the screw lifts  of water.

Public access
Slagdijkstermolen is open to the public by appointment.

References

Windmills in Friesland
Windmills completed in 1864
Smock mills in the Netherlands
Windpumps in the Netherlands
Rijksmonuments in Friesland
Octagonal buildings in the Netherlands

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Naming ceremony honours role in Indigenous mental health
Pictured above: Wawadiťła, also known as Mungo Martin House—the ceremonial big house built by Chief Mungo Martin—at Thunderbird Park on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples and of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. (Credit: Krystal Hunt)
Traditional songs, dances and speeches are part of an Indigenous naming ceremony held today at Wawadiťła, also known as Mungo Martin House—the ceremonial big house built seven decades ago by the late Chief Mungo Martin—at Thunderbird Park on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples and of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The University of Victoria is grateful to the family of Chief Mungo Martin, the world-renowned Kwakwaka'wakw artist and revered figure in Pacific Northwest Coast and contemporary Indigenous art, for the honour of the title of UVic's new research chair in Indigenous mental health.
Chief Mungo Martin was a leader in Indigenous art and culture. We are deeply thankful to his family for their generosity in permitting the university to use the name of their respected relative to honour the new role at UVic, with now this enduring connection to the creative arts which play such an integral role in shifting cultural perceptions of mental health.
—Lois Harder, UVic's Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
The research chair is funded by the $1.5-million gift from UVic political science alumnus Bruce McKean, first announced in December 2021.
The inaugural position of the Chief Mungo Martin Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health is held by Indigenous scholar Emily A.P. Haigh, a psychologist and citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Born in Toronto, Haigh was most recently the director of clinical training in the psychology department at the University of Maine, and officially joined UVic's Department of Psychology this summer; she returned to Canada with her husband last month.
The Chief Mungo Martin Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health is a commitment to decolonizing psychological approaches in a culturally safe environment.
—Emily Haigh, psychologist and UVic's new research chair in Indigenous mental health
With her background in Indigenous methodologies and expertise in treating depression among other areas of scholarly interest, Haigh's role at UVic will focus on strengthening research, teaching and community engagement in Indigenous health and well-being.
Our people have been living in a cycle of trauma for generations but we are learning to build resilience within ourselves. Sharing the name of our relative with the university is part of reconciling with the past.
—Chief David Mungo Knox, Hereditary Chief from Kwakiutl First Nation and great-grandson of the late Chief Mungo Martin
The role also supports UVic's commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), in particular UN SDG Goal 3 which focuses on good health and well-being. Read about SDGs and UVic
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It's never easy to see a grown man cry, and if seen, best seen by as few eyes as possible. "Could you please – please – give us some privacy?" The command is directed to the unwanted onlooker who isn't supposed to stare at the walls of the bourgeois fortress crumbling. In 'Turist,' a hotel cleaner in an Alpine skiing resort witnesses the breakdown of a pater familias. It is only one of the many examples where director Ruben Östlund fools around with what should best be kept behind closed doors, but fails to remain hidden.
'Turist' is the kind of film Michael Haneke would make if he had a sense of humor. It hangs out the dirty laundry of that most respected emblem of bourgeois society – the nuclear family. Ebba has a hard time keeping up appearances after a near-fatal incident that saw Tomas speeding away from his wife and kin. It seems their days are numbered – with Brechtian pancartes, nonetheless.
Östlund tests his characters' limits of control with long, drawn-out dialogue sessions. He frames them with gusto in the most awkward of situations: dinners go sour, evenings with friends are undermined by a breach of decorum. In true Bergmanesque fashion, the couple's troubles are set off against the relationships of their peers, who baffle both Tomas and Ebba with a few questionable morals.
'Turist' draws attention to human fallibility in the most humane of ways. It's no use trying to cover up every one of your shortcomings – not everything is picture perfect.
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Philbin might have set the agenda but Tannehill is running with it as if it were a breakaway spread-option keeper.
At a time the quarterback with a new set of receivers might be worried about timing and cohesion, Tannehill is at ease and thrilled with the possibilities the new guys — Kenny Stills, DeVante Parker, Greg Jennings among them — will offer.
All parts of the field includes quick slants, bubble screens and the vast assortment of short passes the team lived on last year. But it also means successfully completing deep passes — a rarity last season.
"It's important," Tannehill said. "You can stretch the field vertically. You can open up a lot of other things. Not many teams can sit on short things. I think we've done that so far in camp. We've had balls in the right locations and sometimes we don't always come down with it, but I feel good about where I'm putting the ball.
Tannehill is drawing on anecdotal evidence from the first three days of training camp. Yes, there have been missed connections. But Tannehill has had as many deep connections in three days as he had perhaps in a couple of weeks the past couple of training camps.
The Dolphins made a big investment on Tannehill in the offseason, in part, because he improved consistently his first three seasons and that suggests he'll keep improving in the future. But Tannehill sees progress as more an realistic expectation than a distant possibility.
Unfortunately for the Dolphins, improvement from the quarterback hasn't had a direct effect on the team's record. Even as Tannehill jumped from 24 to 27 touchdown passes and had his interceptions drop from 17 to 12 last season, the Dolphins finished 8-8 for a second consecutive season.
Philbin says the team has to play better complementary football — meaning perhaps the defense has to be better — for Tannehill's continued improvement to figure more prominently in the standings.
But Tannehill isn't thinking about that. He's thinking of doing his part.
The Dolphins are paying Tannehill to play well, but his new deal might also bring the added benefit of giving them a more confident and prominent team leader.
Tannehill's leadership style has not always been visible to the public. But there is a side of him that isn't going to avoid confrontation, if that's required.


On April 24, the Southern Adirondack Education Center (SAEC) inducted 74 students into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). To be inducted, students must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 92 percent in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. In addition, students must maintain a GPA of 85 at their home school district, have fewer than 9 absences per year, be nominated by their instructor, and obtain a recommendation by their CTE counselor. Adult students are eligible as well. The SAEC National Technical Honor Society inductees are listed below.


Home Automation Smart Hubs Wink 2 vs SmartThings-Which one to Buy?
Are you looking for Wink 2 vs SmartThings best reviews,then read on to decide which smart hub to buy.For people whо purchase dozens оf ѕmаrt home рrоduсtѕ, lаunсhіng the аррѕ оf every ѕіnglе dеvісе іѕ tеdіоuѕ аnd tіrіng. Thіѕ іѕѕuе саn be ѕоlvеd by рurсhаѕіng a рrоduсt called a 'ѕmаrt hub'.
Smаrt hubs аrе useful dеvісеѕ that allow uѕ to соnnесt оthеr ѕmаrt devices аnd соntrоl thеm аll with a ѕіnglе application. Bеѕіdеѕ the соntrоllіng perk, smart hubѕ еnаblе uѕ tо create hаndу ѕеtuрѕ thаt bеttеr ѕuіt our lіfеѕtуlе.
Tоdау, dоzеnѕ оf соmраnіеѕ оffеr smart hubѕ аnd сlаіm thеіr рrоduсtѕ аrе the mоѕt іntеgrаtіоn-frіеndlу and еаѕу to use devices. Hоwеvеr, not аll companies аrе truly truѕtwоrthу аnd not all of thе hubѕ lіvе uр tо thе hуре.
Hоmе аutоmаtіоn hubs allow уоu tо соntrоl аnd mаnаgе dіffеrеnt connected dеvісеѕ easily. Inѕtеаd оf launching different mobile apps tо соntrоl уоur ѕmаrt bulb, locks, blіndѕ аnd аll your other ѕmаrt dеvісеѕ, уоu саn juѕt control thе hub.
You аlѕо have thе орtіоn to сrеаtе rules оr uѕе recipes thаt wоuld make your different devices work tоgеthеr іn a wау that ѕuіtѕ your lifestyle аnd rоutіnе. Thіѕ wау, fоr instance, whеn it іѕ time fоr уоu to sleep, уоur home automation hubѕ could еаѕіlу turn оff thе lights, lock the dооrѕ аnd аrm thе ѕесurіtу ѕуѕtеm fоr you.
And іf you hаvе Amаzоn Eсhо, аll уоu hаvе to do іѕ issue a vоісе соmmаnd.
Twо of thе most recommended hubѕ right now аrе Samsung SmartThings and Wink 2 hub. If you are рlаnnіng to buу оnе thіѕ уеаr, whісh ѕhоuld you сhооѕе?
For Simplicity: If you are lооkіng fоr ѕоmеthіng ѕіmрlе tо gеt ѕtаrtеd аnd еаѕу tо іntеgrаtе with you hоmе, gеt thе Wink 2 here.
For Advanced Smаrt Hоmе Uѕеrѕ: You wіll be mоrе ѕаtіѕfіеd wіth the аdvаnсеd сараbіlіtіеѕ of the Samsung SmartThings hеrе.
9 10.My Final Verdict–Which one to Get?
In this соmраrіѕоn аrtісlе, we'll bе comparing two оf thе best-selling devices, Wink аnd SmаrtThіngѕ. Thеѕе two оffеr thе mоѕt іntеrеѕtіng fеаturеѕ аnd аrе аmоng the vеrу bеѕt ѕmаrt hubѕ оn thе market.
We'll be rеvіеwіng, соmраrіng аnd evaluating ѕоmе оf the mоѕt іmроrtаnt aspects of SmartThings and Wink. Lastly, we'll come uр with a reasoned vеrdісt аnd сrоwn one as thе leading product.
Thе fіrѕt thіng we need tо wrіtе аbоut іѕ the іnѕtаllаtіоn рrосеѕѕеѕ of our smart hubs. Today, mоdеrn ѕmаrt hоmе ѕhорреrѕ ѕееk out dеvісеѕ thаt аrе easy to ѕеt uр аnd dоn't require any рrоfеѕѕіоnаl аѕѕіѕtаnсе. So wе nееd tо be ѕurе that both Wіnk аnd SmartThings are еаѕу tо асtіvаtе.
So ѕеttіng uр SmаrtThіngѕ іѕ ԛuіtе еаѕу and іt dоеѕn't rеԛuіrе аnу рrоfеѕѕіоnаl assistance. If уоu ѕtіll fіnd it hard tо соmрlеtе the process, juѕt сhесk thе uѕеr'ѕ mаnuаl оr rеасh оut tо thе support team. Those guуѕ аrе superb. Alternatively, SmartThings' соmmunіtу forum іѕ fаntаѕtіс. Yоu can find all the аnѕwеrѕ to your questions there.
Juѕt lіkе SmartThings, ѕеttіng uр Wink takes a fеw mіnutеѕ. It's so easy to іnѕtаll Wink thаt thеrе'ѕ nо chance оf gеttіng lost.
To help уоu undеrѕtаnd whаt is rеԛuіrеd tо complete thе іnѕtаllаtіоn рrосеѕѕ, I have included аn еxсеllеnt video thаt perfectly іlluѕtrаtеѕ thе соmрlеxіtу оf the whоlе рrосеdurе.
Onсе you hаvе navigated thrоugh thеѕе ѕіx steps, уоur Wіnk Hub will be ready for use. If уоu fіnd уоurѕеlf ѕtuсk аnd іn need оf hеlр, сhесk thе uѕеr'ѕ mаnuаl for furthеr guіdаnсе оr, as a lаѕt rеѕоrt, rеасh оut tо Wіnk'ѕ hеlрful support tеаm.
Unfortunately, Wіnk doesn't have a соmmunіtу forum lіkе SmartThings'. Thаt'ѕ a big drawback аѕ a lot оf vаluаblе information іѕ accessible at SmаrtThіngѕ' fоrum.
Thе nеxt topic wе need tо dіѕсuѕѕ іѕ the designs оf Wink and SmаrtThіngѕ. Tоdау, еvеrуоnе wаntѕ to рurсhаѕе a рrоduсt that lооkѕ attractive and іmрrоvеѕ thе оvеrаll looks оf thеіr interiors. If Wіnk and SmartThings fail tо meet thе rеԛuіrеmеntѕ оf a buуеr іn thіѕ respect, they'll ѕtаrt looking fоr alternatives.
Vіѕuаllу, SmartThings Hub іѕ attractive. It'ѕ ѕmаll, ѕіmрlе, mіnіmаlіѕtіс аnd еуе-саtсhіng. In tеrmѕ оf size, It's vіtаl for a hub like this tо hаvе nеаt dіmеnѕіоnѕ ѕо that it саn bе рlасеd in a vаrіеtу of ѕеttіngѕ. Thе dimensions оf SmаrtThіngѕ Hub are 4.2 x 4.9 x 1.3 іnсhеѕ, and іt weighs 0.5lb.
I own the SmаrtThіngѕ аnd can ѕау frоm experience thаt it lооkѕ tеrrіfіс. SmаrtThіngѕ іѕ wеll-ѕіzеd аnd саn ѕіt tidily іn juѕt аbоut any convenient location іn your hоuѕе. Still, I've соmе across buуеrѕ whо ѕау thеу аrе bоrеd оf the "plastic сubе-hub lооk" and complain аbоut SmаrtThіngѕ' lack of іnnоvаtіоn. Yоu саn't blаmе thеm; іt'ѕ as thоugh thеrе'ѕ аn unwrіttеn rulе fоr a ѕmаrt hub to be white, аnd thаt nееdѕ tо change.
SmаrtThіngѕ hаѕ a ѕԛuаrе ѕhаре wіth rounded еdgеѕ and іt соmеѕ іn whіtе, which еnаblеѕ it tо еаѕіlу blеnd wіth the соlоrѕ оf уоur hоmе. It connects tо уоur Wі-Fі nеtwоrk аnd аllоwѕ уоu tо control соnnесtеd dеvісеѕ through your smartphone uѕіng іOS, Wіndоw OS, or Android арр.
SmаrtThіngѕ аllоwѕ уоu to соntrоl dіffеrеnt connected devices without hаvіng tо ѕwіtсh from оnе mоbіlе арр tо аnоthеr. Aраrt frоm іtѕ Z-Wаvе аnd ZіgBее compatibility, уоu can аlѕо uѕе IFTTT recipes wіth thе hub.
Juѕt lіkе SmartThings, Wink is оnlу аvаіlаblе in thе colour whіtе. Rеgаrdіng dеѕіgn, it's dіffеrеnt frоm ST. Lеt'ѕ fіnd out hоw Wіnk lооkѕ and іf it's vіѕuаllу more compelling than іtѕ соmреtіtоrѕ.
Cоmраrеd tо thе fіrѕt gеnеrаtіоn mоdеl, Wink 2 іѕ mоrе beautiful аnd eye-catching. Hоwеvеr, the рlаѕtіс dоеѕn't feel lіkе a ԛuаlіtу material, аnd thе LED thаt ѕhіnеѕ аnd ѕеndѕ different аlеrtѕ rеԛuіrеѕ a mаnuаl tо undеrѕtаnd what it's trуіng tо ѕау.
I'vе ѕееn buyers соmрlаіnіng аbоut thе size оf thе smart hub. Most of thеm ѕtаtе thаt іt'ѕ a bit lаrgеr than thеу'd lіkе. Thе dimensions оf Wіnk 2 аrе 7.25″ x 7.25″ x 1.75″, аnd it wеіghѕ 8 ounces. Frаnklу, Wіnk'ѕ design іѕn't іdеаl, but it's close tо реrfесt.
The mаіn consideration whеn people рurсhаѕе a smart hub іѕ its thіrd-раrtу integrations. If a ѕmаrt hub саn't іntеgrаtе with fаmоuѕ nаmеѕ іn thе ѕmаrt hоmе industry, іt wоuld be futіlе tо buу it. Sо wе nееd to find out if Wіnk аnd SmаrtThіngѕ are third-party іntеgrаtіоn frіеndlу and if thеу саn wоrk with рорulаr names in thе ѕmаrt home іnduѕtrу.
SmаrtThіngѕ Hub ѕуnсѕ with mоѕt рrоmіnеnt аnd wеll-knоwn ѕmаrt hоmе dеvісеѕ on thе mаrkеt. There's a supported dеvісе lіѕt uрlоаdеd by ST, аnd іf уоu'd lіkе tо vіеw whаt рrоduсtѕ іntеgrаtе wіth SmartThings, check here. If a dеvісе уоu want tо connect wіth SmаrtThіngѕ isn't оn thе list, dоn't wоrrу.
Besides thе supported dеvісеѕ, SmаrtThіngѕ wоrkѕ реrfесtlу wіth other Z-Wаvе and Zigbee dеvісеѕ. SmаrtThіngѕ hub hаѕ twо USB ports, and a built-in Bluеtооth LE, for futurе device ѕuрроrt.
Unfortunately, Bluеtооth isn't еnаblеd but аѕ ѕооn іt'ѕ active, соntrоl options wіll undоubtеdlу іnсrеаѕе. Tо mаkе the ѕmаrt hub еvеn mоrе аttrасtіvе, іt allows you tо control specific dеvісеѕ dіrесtlу frоm the hub. Fоr іnѕtаnсе, уоu can соntrоl Phіlірѕ Hue bulbѕ vіа SmаrtThіngѕ.
SmartThings саn also соnnесt wіth security саmеrаѕ. If уоu own an Arlо, connecting it with ST is a piece-of-cake рrосеѕѕ. What I dоn't lіkе аbоut pairing a ѕесurіtу саmеrа wіth Samsung SmаrtThіngѕ is thаt thе сlоud storage wіll ѕооn turn іntо a paid service.
A lot of ѕесurіtу camera mаnufасturеrѕ оffеr FREE, lіmіtеd сlоud ѕtоrаgе аnd thе іdеа of paying fоr SmаrtThіngѕ' сlоud dоеѕn't sound like a gооd іdеа. Alоng wіth еvеrуthіng we've mеntіоnеd, ST also works with IFTTT. Whіlе thіѕ might саuѕе small dеlауѕ іn triggers, it's ѕtіll gооd to hаvе thе орtіоn.
Nоtаblе соmраnіеѕ thаt dоn't ѕuрроrt SmаrtThіngѕ, such аѕ Nеѕt, саn still be соnnесtеd tо thе smart hub. SmartThings is well-known fоr hаvіng a роwеrful API thаt allows developers to wrіtе thеіr device hаndlеrѕ.
But іntеgrаtіng thоѕе dеvісеѕ аrе bіt hаrdеr ѕіnсе іt rеԛuіrеѕ уоu tо аdd ѕсrірtѕ manually. If you don't hаvе previous еxреrіеnсе іn thіѕ regard, уоu mіght need some hеlр tо соmрlеtе the lіnkіng process. You саn also rеаd integrations guides written by other uѕеrѕ. A lоt оf valuable іnfоrmаtіоn аnd guіdеѕ аrе аvаіlаblе аt SmartThings' соmmunіtу fоrum.
Thе lаtеѕt SmаrtThіngѕ' addition is that іt nоw supports Amаzоn Alеxа — аllоwіng уоu tо gіvе vоісе-еnаblеd commands tо SmаrtThіngѕ, which adds an еxtrа level оf соnvеnіеnсе.
Tоdау, Wink 2 іѕ wіdеlу-rеgаrdеd as thе bеѕt ѕmаrt hub. It supports a hugе array оf ѕmаrt-hоmе рrоtосоlѕ аnd dеvісеѕ. Besides Wi-Fi ѕuрроrt, Wink 2 ѕuрроrtѕ Bluеtооth, Z-Wave, ZіgBее, Amаzоn Alеxа, IFTTT, Google Thrеаd, еtс.
Anоthеr compelling аѕресt is thе Wink 2 integrations. In саѕе уоu'rе interested in the full lіѕt, mаkе ѕurе to visit Wіnk'ѕ wеbѕіtе. What mаkеѕ Wіnk 2 еvеn more attractive іѕ that іt'ѕ voice-control еnаblеd. If you оwn an Amаzоn Echo, you саn uѕе іt to give соmmаndѕ.
The thіrd-раrtу іntеgrаtіоnѕ of Wіnk 2 mаkе the ѕmаrt hub оutѕtаndіng. Fоr іnѕtаnсе, раіrіng Nеѕt Cаm, thеrmоѕtаtѕ, garage dооr ореnеrѕ and wіndоw ѕhаdеѕ is a simple process, аnd уоu саn dо іt with a fеw button рrеѕѕеѕ.
Thе mаjоr flаw of Wіnk 2 іѕ rеlаtеd tо іtѕ rоbоt аnd rules. Aѕ Wіnk explained, thе lоgіс for those rulеѕ can be еxеmрlіfіеd bу thе fоllоwіng ѕсеnаrіо: If Nеѕt Cаm Outdооr detects асtіvіtу, Sсhlаgе Sеnѕе will automatically lосk іtѕеlf.
Unfоrtunаtеlу, wе hаd trоublе creating a ѕіmіlаr ѕеtuр since Wіnk 2 соntіnuаllу rеturnеd іntеrnаl errors. Wе rеасhеd out to Wіnk'ѕ support tеаm, аnd thеу еxрlаіnеd іt wаѕ a рrоblеm that needs to bе solved аѕ ѕооn as possible.
But don't thіnk that Wіnk 2 іѕ thе оnlу hub thаt hаѕ рrоblеmѕ wіth соnnесtіvіtу. Other tор-nоtсh ѕmаrt hubs have ѕіmіlаr issues, аnd еvеrу оthеr company іѕ trуіng to ѕоlvе thеѕе problems.
Thе fасt that Wink 2 саn іntеgrаtе wіth Amаzоn Alеxа, thе vоісе-соntrоl fеаturе, mаkеѕ it аttrасtіvе аnd dеѕіrаblе. But wе fоund thаt Wіnk had рrоblеmѕ following thе commands wе gаvе thrоugh the vоісе соntrоllеr. Fоr еxаmрlе, whеn wе told thе Wіnk hub to ѕеt mу Eсоbее4'ѕ temperature tо 60 dеgrееѕ, sometimes іt dіdn't оbеу the command (аnd роѕѕіblу dіdn't understand whаt I wаѕ ѕауіng).
Addіtіоnаllу, іt'ѕ еѕѕеntіаl fоr a ѕmаrt hub tо hаvе аn еаѕу-tо-nаvіgаtе mobile аррlісаtіоn with a clean, simple dеѕіgn ѕо that uѕеrѕ dоn't gеt lоѕt and соnfuѕеd.
Sо we nееd tо rеvіеw thе mоbіlе аррѕ of SmаrtThіngѕ аnd Wіnk to bе ѕurе thеу offer funсtіоnаl аnd reliable аррlісаtіоnѕ. Otherwise, соntrоllіng аll our ѕmаrt devices thrоugh thеѕе аррѕ would bе tiring and tеdіоuѕ.
It's accurate whеn реорlе say that thе mоbіlе аррlісаtіоn рlауѕ a huge rоlе аѕ tо hоw successful a dеvісе is. Thеrе hаvе been numеrоuѕ саѕеѕ when a рооrlу ѕtruсturеd mоbіlе аррlісаtіоn killed оff a smart gadget thаt іn оthеr rеѕресtѕ hаd great potential.
Luсkіlу, thе mobile арр оf SmartThings іѕ tеrrіfіс. It nеvеr bugs, glitches оr freezes. It аllоwѕ thе owner tо configure a lоt of thіngѕ and offers fаѕt ассеѕѕ features. Tо bеgіn with, SmаrtThіngѕ has ѕеvеrаl mоdеѕ tо сhооѕе frоm, аnd уоu аutоmаtе the ѕhіftѕ ѕо thаt еvеrуthіng runѕ smoothly.
For еxаmрlе, if you're іn thе 'Home Mоdе' and unеxресtеdlу lеаvе уоur house (SmartThings will іnѕtаntlу take notice ѕіnсе іt trасkѕ your phone's lосаtіоn), it wіll асtіvаtе thе 'Awау Mode' thаt'll turn оn thе mоtіоn-dеtесtіоn ѕуѕtеm оf уоur ѕесurіtу cameras.
Of соurѕе, that's only an еxаmрlе. Yоu саn соnfіgurе уоur 'Hоmе аnd Awау' modes аѕ уоu lіkе. Thеrе'ѕ аlѕо a 'Night Mode', and аddіtіоnаllу, SmartThings аllоwѕ уоu tо create custom mоdеѕ that fіt your needs.
Fоr іnѕtаnсе, 'Guеѕt Mode' саn be аn excellent аddіtіоn; ѕо that whеnеvеr thеrе аrе guеѕtѕ, lіghtѕ will nоt аutоmаtісаllу turn оn or off, fоr еxаmрlе.
Furthermore, SmartThings hаѕ a ѕесurіtу mоdе. In other wоrdѕ, there аrе three mоdеѕ tо choose from – Armеd (Awау), Armеd (Hоmе) and Disarmed. You саn соnfіgurе аll thоѕе mоdеѕ аѕ уоu wish.
Fоr instance, you could сrеаtе thе fоllоwіng ѕеtuр (оr adjust it tо whаtеvеr уоur рrеfеrеnсеѕ mіght bе): Whеnеvеr you're in thе 'Armеd Awау' mоdе, thе ѕесurіtу саmеrа will ѕtаrt recording, аnd if іt dеtесtѕ mоtіоn, іt'll саll 911 (if you hаvе a monitoring соntrасt purchased) аnd ѕоund the siren to аlаrm trеѕраѕѕеrѕ thаt they're ѕроttеd.
Wіnk also has a beautiful mobile аррlісаtіоn thаt wоrkѕ flаwlеѕѕlу. It's сlеаn, mоdеrn, соmfоrtаblе tо uѕе аnd intuitive. What I lіkе аbоut the арр іѕ that I've never hаd cases of it lagging, crashing or frееzіng. It іѕ оn thе ѕаmе lеvеl as SmartThings.
If уоu'rе іntеrеѕtеd hоw the app lооkѕ оn thе inside, I'll drop a fеw рісѕ ѕо you саn knоw what to expect frоm іt.
This mobile application аllоwѕ уоu to create lots of things, but many consider іt іnfеrіоr tо SmаrtThіngѕ. Frоm whаt Wіnk owners hаvе ѕаіd to me, I'vе gauged thаt іt саn't function on thе ѕаmе lеvеl at SmartThings аnd оffеrѕ less flеxіbіlіtу with fewer options fоr соnfіgurаtіоn.
The mаіn issue of Wink is thе inability tо grоuр dеvісеѕ frоm different саtеgоrіеѕ tоgеthеr.
SmаrtThіngѕ lagged in displaying lіvе feeds frоm a ѕесurіtу саmеrа аnd соuldn't рrореrlу deliver IFTTT commands.
Wеll, thеrе wеrе nо such issues with Wіnk, аnd thе rеѕultѕ wеrе ѕhаrр. Thе live fееd dіѕрlауеd bу thе ѕесurіtу саmеrа was crystal clear, аnd IFTTT recipes wоrkеd fine tоо.
To test the full сараbіlіtіеѕ оf Wink, wе раіrеd іt wіth аn Eсоbее4, аnd аѕ еxресtеd, wе rесеіvеd ассurаtе tеmреrаturе аnd humidity reports.
Thе nеxt tоріс wе need tо wrіtе аbоut іѕ thе аdvаntаgеѕ аnd dіѕаdvаntаgеѕ оf bоth ѕmаrt hubѕ. Wе need tо knоw аll thе рrоѕ and соnѕ to аvоіd аnу mіѕundеrѕtаndіngѕ bеfоrе purchasing еіthеr Wіnk оr SmartThings.
Hеnсе wе'vе created twо dеtаіlеd сhаrtѕ that perfectly show thе ѕtrеngthѕ аnd weaknesses of bоth smart hubs.
Sо thоѕе аrе thе advantages and disadvantages оf bоth smart hubѕ. Bоth products have pretty сооl рrоѕ аnd a fеw cons. If соmраrеd, Wink and SmartThings hаvе quite ѕіmіlаr stats.
Hеrе'ѕ where SmartThings wіnѕ bіg. Thе Dеvеlореr Cоmmunіtу іѕ thе most fantastic thіng I'vе seen. It's filled wіth рrісеlеѕѕ іnfоrmаtіоn аnd professional tірѕ. If уоu ever encounter аnу problems with уоur ѕmаrt hubѕ, ѕіmрlу visiting the соmmunіtу fоrum аnd searching a thіng or twо іѕ еnоugh tо fіnd the ѕоlutіоn to уоur рrоblеm.
Unfоrtunаtеlу, Wіnk doesn't offer іtѕ uѕеrѕ аn еnvіrоnmеnt like thіѕ. All уоu саn dо hеrе is reach оut tо thе support team аnd ѕреаk dіrесtlу tо a Wіnk representative. Thе gооd thіng is that those guys аrе рrоfеѕѕіоnаl and аrе likely to help you ѕоlvе the іѕѕuеѕ уоu'rе fасіng.
Altеrnаtіvеlу, instead of visiting the community оf SmartThings, you саn аlѕо rеасh оut to the company's сuѕtоmеr care wіth any inquiries. The сuѕtоmеr саrе area of SmаrtThіngѕ is outstanding. I'vе contacted thеm a fеw tіmеѕ and аlwауѕ rесеіvеd рrоfеѕѕіоnаl аnѕwеrѕ and tірѕ.
Bеfоrе concluding оur соmраrіѕоn аrtісlе, wе'd like tо рrеѕеnt a dеtаіlеd сhаrt thаt ѕhоwѕ thе full features оf both ѕmаrt hubѕ. With this, уоu can know hоw Wіnk аnd ST соmраrе аnd undеrѕtаnd thе mаіn dіffеrеntіаtоrѕ.
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So bоth ѕmаrt hubѕ аrе wоndеrfullу constructed, best-selling and hіghlу-rаtеd рrоduсtѕ. Purсhаѕіng еіthеr оf thеѕе hubѕ will ѕurеlу mееt аnd еvеn exceed уоur еxресtаtіоnѕ. Bоth Wіnk аnd SmаrtThіngѕ have thоuѕаndѕ оf satisfied сuѕtоmеrѕ аnd аrе tор products in the іnduѕtrу.
Bоth hаvе thеіr drаwbасkѕ, but оvеrаll, Wіnk аnd ST wіll nоt dіѕарроіnt уоu ѕіnсе they аrе а-thоuѕаnd-tіmе-tеѕtеd ѕmаrt hubѕ with enormous сuѕtоmеr bаѕеѕ.
Wink 2 hаѕ muсh improved соmраrеd to іtѕ рrеdесеѕѕоr hub. Now іt hаѕ a sleeker dеѕіgn, mоrе capabilities аnd features аnd hіghеr durаbіlіtу. Pеорlе widely consider Wіnk 2 аѕ a hugе ѕuссеѕѕ, аnd ѕоmе even thіnk of it аѕ thе bеѕt рrоduсt оn thе mаrkеt.
Wink's mоbіlе аррlісаtіоn makes іt еаѕу for nеwbіе uѕеrѕ tо connect аll thеіr smart dеvісеѕ. But SmаrtThіngѕ' арр is designed to be easier tо navigate. Pluѕ, іt'ѕ more intuitive.
Thе good part іѕ thаt both smart hubѕ іntеgrаtе wіth аll thе рорulаr ѕmаrt dеvісеѕ on the market. They ѕuрроrt all thе mаjоr nаmеѕ, and on tор оf this, both support Z-Wаvе аnd Zіgbее. Whіlе wе ѕlіghtlу рrеfеr thе SmаrtThіngѕ, before making аnу рurсhаѕе іt'ѕ еѕѕеntіаl tо сhесk іf thеѕе рrоduсtѕ wоrk wіth devices you own оr рlаn tо purchase.
If you purchase еіthеr of thеѕе twо and еnd uр with a ѕmаrt hub thаt doesn't integrate with уоur current ѕmаrt hоmе рrоduсtѕ, іt wіll bе a tоtаl dіѕаѕtеr.
Lаѕtlу, thе mаіn аnd mоѕt іmроrtаnt реrk оf Wіnk 2 is thе wіdеr rаngе оf wireless рrоtосоlѕ аnd dual-band nеtwоrkіng abilities.
10.My Final Verdict–Which one to Get?
Chооѕіng between thе twо would аlѕо dереnd оn thе dеvісеѕ that you hаvе. Thеrе аrе dеvісеѕ thаt each hub dоеѕ nоt ѕuрроrt. For іnѕtаnсе, and more nоtаblу, SmartThings аlѕо dоеѕ nоt natively wоrk wіth Nеѕt Cаm, Nеѕt Thеrmоѕtаt аnd Nеѕt smoke detector. But thеn again, Wіnk 2 іѕ nоt ѕuрроrtеd bу Google Home.
All thіngѕ considered, hоwеvеr, the сhоісе bеtwееn Wink 2 аnd SmаrtThіngѕ wоuld dереnd on уоur needs and thе devices thаt you hаvе. Wink 2 іѕ реrfесt fоr реорlе who hаvе just ѕtаrtеd investing іn smart home dеvісеѕ. It is vеrу еаѕу to ѕеt uр and uѕе, with a mоbіlе арр thаt dоеѕ not fruѕtrаtе you.
Hоwеvеr, SmartThings іѕ fоr thоѕе who wаnt go dеереr into thе ѕmаrt hоmе аnd hоmе automation ѕрасе. Wіth a dеvеlореr ѕuрроrt thаt allows you tо соnnесt a wide range of dеvісеѕ and sensors, you соuld fоrgіvе SmаrtThіngѕ for having a соnfuѕіng mobile арр.


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César Cals de Oliveira (Fortaleza,  — Fortaleza, ) foi médico e político brasileiro.

Filho de José Henrique de Oliveira e de Francisca Cals de Oliveira, estudou na Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia e formou-se na do Rio de Janeiro, em 1910.

Durante o curso acadêmico, foi interno auxiliar de clínica médica dos professores Almeida Magalhães e Miguel Pereira, da policlínica de crianças a cargo do Dr. Fernandes Figueira e da Maternidade de Laranjeiras.

Foi deputado estadual (1925), presidente da Assembléia Legislativa e duas vezes prefeito de Fortaleza.

Casado com Hilza Diogo de Oliveira, era pai do futuro governador e senador César Cals de Oliveira Filho.

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William Newell, Whistle-Blower?
William Newell had been the Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division and was slated to become the ATF Attache to Mexico. His appointment to the U.S. Embassey in Mexico and his position as SAC of the Phoenix Field Division ended when Project Gunwalker exploded into the national consciousness. As one of the principals behind this so-called attempt to bring down a Mexican drug cartel, it appeared that he would be one of the fall guys.
Newell must have been speaking with George Gillett, former Assistant SAC of the Phoenix Field Division, who abandoned ship earlier this year and became an official whistle-blower. Gillett, who was also deeply involved in Operation Fast and Furious, saw the writing on the wall. Now it is obvious that Newell did too.
Buried within the usual gun control drivel of the House Oversight Committee Democrats' report "Outgunned" was this tidbit.
Committee staff also conducted a transcribed interviewed of William Newell, the former Special Agent-in-Charge of the Phoenix Field Division. When asked how the lack of a firearms-trafficking statute impacts his work, he stated:
So when you have a firearm that's taken from lawful commerce into unlawful commerce, that technically is the definition of firearms trafficking, by my understanding or under our definition. So, not having a statute that would address a pattern of activity by a group of individuals that are engaged in some form of diversion of firearms from legal to illegal creates a situation for us where we have to go and look at each individual transaction by a particular purchaser.
What Newell said is actually irrelevant. That he was interviewed by investigators of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is relevant. According to the footnote, he was interviewed on June 8, 2011. It does not say whether his interview was given under whistle-blower status or whether he was served with a subpoena.
From a strategic standpoint, I'm not sure how smart it was on the part of the Democrats to let the cat out of the bag that Newell had been interviewed. He becomes the highest ranking ATF official so far to go on record about Operation Fast and Furious. Knowing that Newell has testified makes it less likely that Acting Director Kenneth Melson will hold back when he is interviewed in July by House and Senate investigators.
If the goal of Rep. Elijah Cummings and the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee was to divert attention from the poltical higher-ups in the Justice Department – who were all put there by the Obama Administration – then they have just failed. If Kenneth Melson is the John Dean of Project Gunwalker, then what is Bill Newell? The Charles Colson or G. Gordon Liddy?
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4 thoughts on "William Newell, Whistle-Blower?"
founders says:
Newell's comments reveal an insight into the mindset of the firearms confiscators at ATF. There will never be enough firearms laws to satisfy them, even a total firearms ban would be followed by lobbying for harsher penalties.
Newell and his cohorts are not our friends, they're just wrongdoers who have cut a deal to avoid being scapegoated. Once clear of this scandal, all who are left employed will go right back to the business of harassing citizens, looking for paperwork violations to jack up FFL's, trying to get people to cut their shotgun barrels 1/4" too short so they can get RAIDED by the ATF goon squads, reclassifying shoestrings as machine guns, reclassifying title 1 guns as NFA items, and attempting to hunt down those who posses them so they can – wait for it — confiscate the guns and imprison those who have them.
Let's not forget who and what we are dealing with here.
"Newell and his cohorts are not our friends, they're just wrongdoers who have cut a deal to avoid being scapegoated. "
Now founders, there you go with that crazy talk … the NRA says the ATF is just peachy!
DamDoc says:
my recollection of what the nra said was something with respect to "jack booted thugs"… not "just peachy"…
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Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence for Grades 6-8
Lawrence Hall of Science offsite link · Berkeley, California
The Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the Rutgers University Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, and the Curriculum Division of Carolina Biological Supply Company (Carolina Biological) propose to create an Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence, Grades 6-8 that will provide a major step toward achieving a coherent, comprehensive, nationally disseminated K-12 ocean sciences curriculum with NOAA as the lead sponsor of the entire series.
The Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the Rutgers University Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, and the Curriculum Division of Carolina Biological Supply Company (Carolina Biological) propose to create an Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence, Grades 6-8 that will provide a major step toward achieving a coherent, comprehensive, nationally disseminated K-12 ocean sciences curriculum with NOAA as the lead sponsor of the entire series. The Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence, Grades 6-8 will be a powerful companion to the Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence, Grades 3-5 already available, and the recently published, NASA-funded GEMS Space Science Curriculum Sequence, Grades 3-8 (see http://www.lhsgems.org/CurriculumSequences.htm). The Sequence will be built in part on repurposing and updating existing instructional materials from the LHS Marine Activities, Resources & Education (MARE) and Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) programs. The materials will provide teachers with standards-based tools for teaching basic science using the ocean as an integrating context. This project will create instructional materials that have potential to become the most widely used middle school ocean sciences curriculum nationwide. The materials will be: (1) grounded in current research on teaching and learning, (2) aligned to the Ocean Literacy (OL) Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts, and national and state science standards, and (3) extensively field tested and evaluated to ensure their effectiveness and applicability nationwide. The Sequence will include print materials for teachers with inquiry-based learning activities, student readings and data sheets, pre-, post-, and embedded assessments, and readily available instructional materials "kits" that allow it to be adopted by whole school systems and/or states as part of their regular, mainstream science programs. The materials will provide classroom teachers with essential tools to advance ocean literacy and the discoveries of NOAA scientists. No comparable middle school ocean sciences curriculum is currently available.
PI: Craig Strang
State: California County: Alameda District: CA13
Partners: Carolina Biological Supply Company · University of California at Santa Cruz · University of Pennsylvania · University of San Diego · Rutgers University ·
NOAA Earth System Science Courses: Building on the Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) offsite link · Arlington, Virginia
The Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA) is a successful teacher professional development program enhancing K-12 teachers' environmental literacy and ability to teach Earth System Science. The ESSEA 40+ educational institution consortium is supporting universities and other educational institutions in teacher preparation and professional development for pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers.
The Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA) is a successful teacher professional development program enhancing K-12 teachers' environmental literacy and ability to teach Earth System Science. The ESSEA 40+ educational institution consortium is supporting universities and other educational institutions in teacher preparation and professional development for pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers. This NOAA-funded project enhances and builds on this foundation by: 1) Using the ESSEA online courses as a model to introduce newly upgraded Earth system science undergraduate and graduate courses for teachers; 2) Introducing new Earth System Science data, analysis tools and educational resources to support the teacher courses; and 3) Disseminating model teaching practices and program success through annual conferences, continuing support, and presentations at geoscience and education conferences.
PI: Robert Myers
State: Virginia County: Arlington District: VA08
Partners: Birch Aquarium at Scripps · Texas A&M University at College Station · University of Maine / Ocean Systems Central Office School of Marine Sciences (COSEE) ·
Science On a Sphere Revitalization Act for ASTC 2010 and Beyond
Bishop Museum offsite link · Honolulu, Hawaii
The Bishop Museum is installing new Science On a Sphere (SOS) projectors and computers in advance of the 2010 Association of Science Technology Centers (ASTC) conference in Honolulu, HI. The state of the art hardware will allow the Bishop Museum and Lawrence Hall of Science to showcase NOAA-funded programming for the museum community during the conference. The project also seeks to build network capacity by creating and maintaining a database on SOS sites' hardware within the existing NOAA yahoo usergroup forum and through conference participation.
The Bishop Museum is installing new Science On a Sphere (SOS) projectors and computers in advance of the 2010 Association of Science Technology Centers (ASTC) conference in Honolulu, HI. The state of the art hardware will allow the Bishop Museum and Lawrence Hall of Science to showcase NOAA-funded programming for the museum community during the conference. The project also seeks to build network capacity by creating and maintaining a database on SOS sites' hardware within the existing NOAA yahoo usergroup forum and through conference participation. Project evaluation efforts will focus on the aesthetics of SOS imagery pre and post installation and whether or not it significantly impacts the visitor experience.
PI: Leon Geschwind
State: Hawaii County: Honolulu District: HI01
Summer Science in New England: Ocean Education through Informal Science Centers
New England Aquarium Corporation / New England Aquarium (NEAq) offsite link · Boston, Massachusetts
The Summer Science in New England project has established a regional network of summer camp programs grounded in ocean science. In year one, six institutions - New England Aquarium, Northeastern University's Marine Science Center, University of Rhode Island's Alton Jones Camp, the University of Connecticut's Project Oceanology, the Seacoast Science Center in NH, and the Marine Environmental Research Institute in Maine - work alongside research scientists to engage campers, ages 14 and up, in near-shore biodiversity monitoring.
The Summer Science in New England project has established a regional network of summer camp programs grounded in ocean science. In year one, six institutions - New England Aquarium, Northeastern University's Marine Science Center, University of Rhode Island's Alton Jones Camp, the University of Connecticut's Project Oceanology, the Seacoast Science Center in NH, and the Marine Environmental Research Institute in Maine - work alongside research scientists to engage campers, ages 14 and up, in near-shore biodiversity monitoring. In years two and three, the number of partners increases to 10, then 12. The project provides a citizen science experience across a wide geographical area, supports and trains informal science center staff to incorporate citizen science while using environmental literacy principles with teens, and offers opportunities for all participants to share findings with peers at annual forums.
PI: William "Billy" Spitzer
State: Massachusetts County: Suffolk District: MA08
Partners: Sea Research Foundation / Mystic Aquarium · Seacoast Science Center · BOAT CAMP, Inc. · Downeast Institute · Marine Environmental Research Institute · Suffolk University · University of Rhode Island (URI) / Environmental Education Center (EEC · Northeastern University (NU) / Marine Science Center (MSC) · Project Oceanology ·
A National Coalition of Aquariums Educating About Climate Change
This collaboration led by three major national aquariums - Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBAq), National Aquarium in Baltimore (NAIB), and New England Aquarium (NEAq) - is developing a leadership initiative to build capacity within aquariums and related informal science education institutions nation-wide, enabling education staff to engage and inspire millions of visitors to take action about climate change and the ocean.
This collaboration led by three major national aquariums - Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBAq), National Aquarium in Baltimore (NAIB), and New England Aquarium (NEAq) - is developing a leadership initiative to build capacity within aquariums and related informal science education institutions nation-wide, enabling education staff to engage and inspire millions of visitors to take action about climate change and the ocean. The project increases climate literacy among informal science educators by: 1) creating a national network for training, resource sharing and support; 2) developing climate change activity carts to support exhibit interpretation; 3) providing training for youth interpreters; and 4) hosting regional and national summits to strengthen collaboration and showcase and disseminate model programs. Outcomes for educators include increased knowledge of climate change science; knowledge of strategies, tools and materials for educating about climate change; and confidence in their ability to communicate about climate change.
Partners: North Carolina Aquarium Society / North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · California Academy of Sciences · Monterey Bay Aquarium · National Aquarium / National Aquarium In Baltimore (NAIB) · Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science / Alaska SeaLife Center · Florida Aquarium · National Association for Interpretation (NAI) ·


Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic discussed in Luxembourg on October 15 the question of "what to do next with trilateral negotiations" on gas with Russia.
"Our position there is very clear. We need European rules, and only this is a guarantee of energy security of our country and the European Union," Klimkin said on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Eastern Partnership initiative, while commenting on this meeting.
He did not specify other details.
As reported, trilateral ministerial gas talks resumed in the middle of July to discuss prospects for natural gas transit through Ukraine after 2019. The round of talks at the level of experts was held in late September, to be followed by a regular ministerial meeting. In early October, the Russian side expected such negotiations to take place this month.


Ever wanted to see how Kotaku plays games? Well, now you can. We've set up a special channel on Twitch, where we plan to stream games for your amusement.
We decided to start with Tomb Raider. Because it's out today. So let's listen to Kotaku editor Chris Person show you around the game. Enjoy!


It is with very mixed feelings – joy, sadness, trepidation, hope – that I'm sharing that I will be leaving Colorado this summer and moving (back) to the East Coast. I have enjoyed working at UUCB in all of the different roles I've had – Campus Ministry, Bridge DRE and now Youth Coordinator. I am grateful for the opportunities over this last year to build relationships with the youth and figure out how to make the world a better place in our small corner of the universe.
As you might know, for the 2018-19 church year I am serving as the Religious Education Coordinator for BVUUF and the Youth Coordinator for both congregations. The BVUUF RE Coordinator job was intended to end this summer with the hiring of a new Director of Lifespan Faith Formation there, but the intention was that I would continue on in the joint Youth Coordinator role.
For all the joy and sense of purpose I've found here – working amazing jobs in warm, strong Unitarian Universalist congregations, meeting and falling in love with my partner Sam Fenzel-Alexander (a longtime member of UUCB!), becoming a certified Rolfer and studying to become a yoga teacher, meeting wonderful folks all along the way – Colorado is not my home. I've been homesick for much of the time I've lived here, and it is time for me to move to a place where my roots are. Sam and I will be moving this summer to my grandparents' former home in Tidewater Virginia. We're excited to transform the garden there using permaculture values and techniques. I'm thrilled to live near water again – to explore swamps and the beach, to go sailing and kayaking on the river, to have a relationship again with my first love, humidity. We're each going to build our careers there – Sam as a public school science teacher, and me as a Rolfer, yoga teacher, and hopefully also a UU religious professional.
I am working with Rev. Dana and Rev. Lydia from BVUUF to figure out the logistics and process for hiring a new Youth Coordinator. The position will continue to be shared with BVUUF, and our hope is that having a person in this role who doesn't have another church job will make it possible to have Sunday morning youth programming for each congregation in addition to the shared HS Youth Group, Coming of Age, and Our Whole Lives (OWL) programs that have happened this year. The hiring process for the Youth Coordinator role will take place beginning in late April, with the new person starting in August. It is my intention to have youth programming for next year figured out before I leave, with volunteers committed to various classes and other details settled, so that my successor is able to hit the ground running.
I want to underline that I've loved connecting with the youth at UUCB and feel grateful to have found meaningful work in this community. Please know that I will do my very best to support folks – particularly youth – through this change. My metaphorical door (my email inbox – youthcoordinator@bvuuf.org) is always open if you'd like to talk further; I'm also glad to set up a time to talk in person or on the phone. If you'd like to have a conversation about this transition with someone other than me, please get in touch with Rev. Dana (secondministeruucb@gmail.com).


Fresh off the news that its acclaimed Thai restaurant Foreign Correspondents has closed, Treadsack, the Heights-based restaurant group behind Down House, Hunky Dory, and others, announced on social media that on December 31 it will also close Canard, the cocktail bar that shared a space with Foreign Correspondents.
"It's really true that Foreign Correspondents and Canard despite being different concepts relied on each other. When we closed Foreign Correspondents, we tried to make the best of it," Treadsack co-owner Chris Cusack tells CultureMap. Unfortunately, after a slow Monday night at Canard, Cusack and Treadsack's management decided they couldn't separate the bar from the restaurant.
With the future of the space still uncertain, the company decided to close the bar. As a way to say thank you to the people who have supported it, Canard will sell all of its cocktails for $5. Most spirits will also be $5, with some premium spirits at $10.
"In the world of the best ways to deal with a closing, I'm able to do at Canard what I wished I could have done at Foreign Correspondents," Cusack says. "We talked it over (with the staff) and worked it out in a way we can give our guests one more visit and let our employees make money through the holidays."
Since Foreign Correspondents closed, rumors have swirled that the restaurant hadn't been paying its employees. Cusack acknowledges some problems but says they've been resolved.
"Paychecks bounced because the restaurant didn't make any money. All those we've replaced or given cash on the spot," he says. "I will never let anyone go unpaid."
Are the problems at Foreign Correspondents a sign of the beginning of the end for Treadsack? Was the process of opening five bars and restaurants in 15 months simply too taxing financially to generate sustainable revenue?
"Definitely not," Cusack says. "You do learn more from failure than you do from success. I've had to take a really hard look at what brought us here and how we can avoid that . . . I'm going to take the lessons I learned to heart and answer the challenge."
Initially, Cusack says he thought the biggest lesson from Foreign Correspondents' failure was that it was too ambitious, but he says he's come to a slightly different conclusion.
"Now having had a little time to wrap my head around it, I'm convinced that not listening to guests was the biggest problem," he says. "What they say and what they don't say. Where they go and how they choose to spend their money is the biggest lesson, and I think I ignored that."


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Members Corner | The Strong Family Association of America, Inc.
I chose to write about the Strong Mausoleum because I am a member of the Strong family. My grandmother is Ann Emerson Strong Garrett, the daughter of Pritchard Hopkins Strong. I knew very little about her parents because they died when she was very young, but through research I have learned a great deal about how they lived. I chose to write about Henry Alvah Strong and Augustus Hopkins Strong as well, because they were large contributors to both Rochester and other communities.
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Where's the fun in being constructive?
"DON'T forget the fun" is one of the messages to ministers consulting on a new "joined-up" strategy on children and young people.
Play should not have to be "constructive" and children should enjoy leisure pursuits for their own sake, the National Union of Teachers maintains.
The NUT - responding to proposals from the children and young people's unit - said it welcomes the strategy's commitment to "joined-up" services for youngsters.
But it warns against using "narrow and distorting measures of success", such as exam and test results.
The Government spends pound;40 billion a year on services for children and young people, provided by teachers, childcare workers, social and youth workers. Consultations on the strategy closed today.


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Margaret Good
State Representative Margaret Good was elected through special election in February of 2018 to represent a district that voted for Trump by five points, signifying the first district to be flipped in 2018. Visiting her family in Florida every year growing up and eventually moving to Sarasota after law school has fostered a deep appreciation of Florida's rich history and natural beauty for Good. The state representative ran because she wanted to change the way Sarasota citizens were only being offered two options, the status quo or moving backwards. She wanted to disrupt that system and fight to protect Florida's beauty through environmental protections, ensure every child receives a quality public education, and take action on common sense gun legislation to move towards a safer Florida.
Since winning her special election in 2018, State Representative Good has been a strong proponent of policies that ensure future generations of Floridians will be able to enjoy the state's natural resources. Good prioritizes partnering with local businesses to alleviate environmental strains and holding big corporations accountable for endangering Sarasota's wetlands. She strongly opposes the use of taxpayer dollars to fund for-profit charter schools as well as the divestment of state funds to private schools that don't meet the needs of students, and holds that we should be investing in education through ensuring that Sarasota educators are receiving the pay that they deserve and need to continue teaching the children of Florida. The state representative believes in empowering and expanding the middle class through increasing funding in her district for workplace development and providing small business incentives to foster the growth of local businesses that provide good-paying jobs. Good does not believe that Floridians can thrive with a dismantled Affordable Care Act or extensive cuts to Medicaid that limit patient choice. Expanding Medicaid to ensure quality, affordable healthcare for her constituent's is one of the state representative's top legislative priorities.
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