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By Chris Carmichael Everyone knew Stage 5 of the 2014 Tour de France had the potential to be dangerous, but when the riders awoke this morning to a steady rain their worst nightmares were confirmed. It's one thing to race over cobblestones when they are dry, it's still extremely difficult, but today was brutal. The…Read the full article
Try to imagine this: You're flying along in a peloton that's traveling well over 30mph and you hear a distinct hiss coming from your back wheel, followed by that squishy feeling of a tire quickly going flat. Within seconds the peloton is gone, cars and motorbikes are whizzing by, and you're feet are on the…Read the full article
Originally published in Road Bike Action Magazine, July 2014 By Chris Carmichael On a recent Saturday morning I got a call from Jerry, an athlete I've only been working with for a short time. His criterium started in an hour and he was sitting in his car listening to the rain pound on the roof….Read the full article
This is a holiday weekend in the US, celebrating Independence Day. July 4th has always been one of my favorite holidays. It's a day, or a long weekend, featuring parades, fireworks, barbeques, and all manner of events. In Colorado – as elsewhere in the country – active people are flocking to the outdoors to spend…Read the full article
Being a strong athlete and being a fast athlete are not necessarily the same thing. There are a lot of athletes who have great endurance and can maintain a hard and steady pace hour after hour. But a lot of times those strong athletes lack the punch for high-speed, high-intensity efforts. That's why speed work…Read the full article
It's a very special day in a cyclist's life when the prospect of riding uphill is met with a smile instead of a sense of dread. It's special because a great deal of work is required to reach this day, and because it means there are no remaining obstacles to having a great ride every…Read the full article
Inspiration can come from anywhere, and different athletes draw inspiration from different things. This week I want to introduce you to Tribby Warfield, a C-Suite corporate executive who has completely transformed her body and lifestyle over the past two years. As you'll see in the video at the end of this article, Tribby personifies…Read the full article
The longer the event the more likely it is that you will have to fight your way through a rough patch. In 10k runs and 45-minute criteriums you may avoid them altogether. But in marathons, Ironman triathlons, 100-mile ultra marathons, and 200-mile gravel races you are all but assured of a moment where…Read the full article
Whether you're a road cyclist, mountain biker, or triathlete, if you spend time on two wheels you will inevitably crash. Experience helps make crashes less frequent, but even the most experienced riders sometimes fall. I was reminded of that just last week when longtime CTS Coach Jim Lehman – one of the most experienced cyclists…Read the full article
If ever there was an event where sports nutrition could make or break a group of athletes, it was the 2014 ATOC Race Experience. Including the coaches we had more than 20 amateur cyclists on the road, with an average age of 50 years old. We rode more than 730 miles in 8 days in…Read the full article


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A Primer: Why Christian Hip-Hop is Here to Stay
If you haven't been following the Christian music scene for awhile, I can't really say that I blame you. Much of the music we label as "Christian" is, frankly, boring. If a particular band or album is beautifully done, it is usually either considered a step away from the "Christian...August 23rd, 2011 | Culture, Featured, Music, Religion | Read More

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A Threat to U.S. Poultry
Worldwide, there are many strains of avian influenza (AI) virus that can cause varying degrees of clinical illness in poultry. AI viruses can infect chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl, as well as a wide variety of other birds. Migratory waterfowl have proved to be a natural reservoir for the less infectious strains of the disease.
AI viruses can be classified as highly pathogenic (HPAI) or low pathogenic (LPAI) strains based on the severity of the illness they cause. HPAI is an extremely infectious and fatal form of the disease that, once established, can spread rapidly from flock to flock and has also been known to affect humans. LPAI typically causes only minor illness, and sometimes manifests no clinical signs. However, some LPAI virus strains are capable of mutating under field conditions into HPAI viruses.
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) works to keep HPAI from becoming established in the U.S. poultry population.
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The southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) is a small Neotropical migratory bird that breeds in the arid southwestern United States. It has been federally listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
The flycatcher's current range is similar to its historic range; however, the amount of suitable habitat within the range is greatly reduced from historic levels. The flycatcher's distribution follows that of riparian habitat. It depends upon dense tree and shrub communities associated rivers, swamps and other wetlands, and has become increasingly isolated and widely dispersed as the result of surface water diversion, groundwater pumping, changes in flood and fire regimes, and the establishment of non-native and invasive plants.
The flycatcher nests in native vegetation where available, but also nests in thickets dominated by the non-native invasive species like tamarisk and Russian olive. Efforts to control non-native species can be detrimental to willow flycatchers in mixed and exotic habitats, especially if control projects are implemented in the absence of suitable native riparian plant habitat of equal or higher functional value.
Working Lands for Wildlife will assist landowners restore degraded riparian ecosystems and conserve existing healthy riparian systems. The program will focus on increasing and improving occupied, suitable, and potential breeding habitat, supporting southwestern willow flycatcher recovery.
Working Lands for Wildlife will assist private landowners protect and restore breeding habitat, combating habitat losses due to surface water diversion and groundwater pumping, changes in flood and fire regimes, and establishment of non-native and invasive plants.
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Landowners will enhance, restore and protect habitat for southwestern willow flycatcher, aiding in the implementation of its recovery plan and increase landowner confidence that the conservation practices they implement will not harm the species or its habitat.
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Before departure
At the airport
Tourist Info
Welcome to Vestfold!
Sandefjord Airport Torp is situated in Sandefjord, Vestfold County. About 110 kilometers south of Oslo. There is a lot to discover in the region, interesting history, beautiful nature and a variety of cultural happenings. Click on the links below to find out more about the cities in the region.
Horten is situated 38 km north of Torp.Horten Tourist Office
Tønsberg is situated 24 km north of Torp.Tønsberg Tourist OfficeSandefjord is situated 10 km south of Torp.Sandefjord Tourist Office
Larvik is situated 22 km south of Torp. Experience Larvik
Oslo is situated 110 km north of Torp.Visit Oslo
Accommodation: Sandefjord Motor Hotel is situated 3 km from Oslo Torp