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10. The notice of appeal took the form of a skeleton argument of 191 paragraphs, settled by Mr Davies. Mr Davies invites the Court to approach the application on the basis of the statement of Baggallay JA in Glannibanta (1876) 1 PD 283 at 287:
"Now we feel ... the great weight that is due to the decision of a judge of first instance whenever, in a conflict of testimony, the demeanour and manner of the witnesses who have been seen and heard by him are ... material elements in the consideration of the truthfulness of their statements. But the parties to the cause are nevertheless entitled, as well on questions of fact as on questions of law, to demand the decision of the Court of Appeal, and that Court cannot excuse itself from the task of weighing conflicting evidence and drawing its own inferences and conclusions, though it should always bear in mind that it has neither seen nor heard the witnesses, and should make due allowance in this respect."
11. Mr Davies submits that the five expert witnesses called at the trial on behalf of the respondents were all motivated by ideological bias and, particularly in the case of the historian Professor Evans, by personal hatred. Professor Evans denied that allegation stating that he did not have personal feelings about the applicant and had tried to be as objective as possible. The attack on Professor Evans, whom Mr Davies described as the key witness for the respondents, has been continued at this hearing, his analysis of one aspect of his evidence being described as "ridiculous". It is also submitted that Professor Evans should not have been allowed to give evidence as to the meaning of the words "holocaust denier" and also that Professor van Pelt should not have been permitted to give evidence on architectural, as distinct from historical, matters and should not have been permitted to give evidence on the chemistry of fumigation and gas chambers. The fees paid to the experts were "so grotesquely large", it is submitted, that their evidence could not be "the independent product of the expert, uninfluenced as to form or content by the exigencies of litigation" (Cresswell J in The Ikarian Reefer [1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep 68 at 81.
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13. It is submitted that while the applicant may have at times shown rather poor judgment, the position he took on issues was one of several, or a range of, positions which could honestly be taken on the existing evidence. It was important to keep in mind the information available at the time the relevant books were written, which was before much of the present evidence had become available. We acknowledge that it is of the essence of the investigation of historical events, particularly comparatively recent events, that fresh material becomes available from time to time. It may throw doubt on previously held views or may tend to confirm them. The reputable historian who continues to express views will have regard to the fresh material when doing so.
14. Counsel submits that provided there was evidence which entitled the applicant to reach the conclusion which he expressed on an issue, he could not be condemned in the manner the respondents have condemned him. An historian who writes books for publication must inevitably be selective in the material included, it is submitted. Where the applicant retained his doubts about events in the Third Reich, the evidence was not so overwhelming that he could not honestly persist in his doubts. The question is whether the applicant could honestly come to the conclusions he did. Mere negligence on his part was insufficient to justify the allegations made against him, Counsel submits.
15. Mr Davies relies on admissions made by the applicant as to events which occurred in the Third Reich to demonstrate the applicant's objectivity. He has never denied that the Nazis and their collaborators murdered millions of Jews. It is submitted that he has never tried to justify that conduct of theirs. He accepts that at some time after June 1941 a policy of murdering all Jews in occupied Europe had become State policy "at Himmler's level". By 1943, and quite possibly earlier, that was a systematic policy.
16. Counsel also mentioned a concession made by the applicant when cross-examining Dr Longerich upon the possibility of Himmler conducting operations behind Hitler's back. The applicant volunteered the information that Himmler's brother had told him "that Heinreich was such a coward that he would never have done this without Hitler's orders".
17. Reference is also made to the applicant modifying his views when fresh evidence has become available, for example in relation to the Leuchter Report, and in relation to casualties resulting from the bombing of Dresden. The applicant has also habitually disclosed to other historians documents which he had discovered (5.12). In some respects, those who had taken views different from the applicant's had had to revise them. For example, it was until 1990 recorded on a plaque at Auschwitz that 4 million people had died there whereas the current estimate is very much lower, a change in the direction of the views held by the applicant.
18. Mr Davies urges the Court to bear in mind that the applicant appeared in person at a long and complex trial and allowance should be made for any failure in his understanding of procedure and in his presentation. The further general point is made that the weight to be placed on statements made by the applicant in speeches and interviews, and relied on by the respondents to justify their allegations, should be very limited. He had spoken without notes and in stressful situations. He should be judged as an historian and not as a platform speaker.
19. Counsel relies on the favourable comments of the judge (13.7) under the heading "Irving the Historian". The paragraph begins with the sentences:
"My assessment is that as a military historian, Irving has much to commend him. For his works of military history Irving has undertaken thorough and painstaking research into the archives. He has discovered and disclosed to historians and others many documents which, but for his efforts, might have remained unnoticed for years".That assessment is now unchallenged. We also agree with the judge that the applicant's knowledge of World War II, his mastery of detail, along with his ability and intelligence are not in doubt.
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I am a freshman in high school but i ran in the 5k varsity races. I thought i did good. My best time was 23:32. But I really want to get around 21 minutes because I think it will make me more part of the team. Any tips for getting a much lower time?
5k races are mostly aerobic events. So between now and the start of next race season, focus on building your aerobic engine. Do nothing but easy aerobic running. Here's a good page by the great triathlete Mark Allen that will tell you how to do it safely and surely:
Make sure you stagger your hard days (longer time on feet) with low volume of time or rest days in between.For example:
M- 1 -1.5 hours (hard)
T- 45 minutes (easy)
W-1- 1.5 hours (hard)
T--off (easy)
F--1.5 to 2 hours (hard)
S--off (easy)
S--45 minutes (easy)
You get the picture. Something like that.
Run by time, not distance. Your body only knows time. An elite runner can run 20 miles at an easy pace in 2 hours, while an amateur might only be able to run 13 in two hours at the same relative easy effort. You don't need to run more time than an elite.
If you follow Allen's advice, you will find that you will be able to run longer and longer, and finish the run feeling great. When race season comes, I'm sure your coach will give you all the speedwork you need, but you will be SO ready for it. You will be an aerobic machine! Whatever speed you have, you will be able to hold for longer than you ever imagined because your endurance will be amazing.
If you find you don't vibe on his advice ot the heart rate monitor, then just run easy, making sure you can recite or sing a song easily as you run. It's not as accurate as the heart rate monitor, but if you're honest about how easy you can recite the song, then you will be pretty much okay. Doing this will build your base and increase the probability of staying injury free while you do. Building volume can be hazardous ground for many as they run their training miles at too high an effort. Easy makes you faster.
Don't take my word on any of this. Go out and research aerobic base training. Keywords like Lydiard, periodization, Mark Allen, Dr. Phil Maffetone, MIke Pigg, aerobic system, base training, etc.
Zenpacers advice is right on. I try to use the a simple rule that I've read in my training. "Run fast to run long and run long to run fast". This basic philosophy is built into most training plans. I assume that your CC coach had you do training that was very 5k specific, stick to that plan as you train throughout the year just keep it a bit less intense. Easy long runs, repeats and tempo runs. Good luck!
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Summer is when the Cross Country races are won and lost!!!!!!!! I tend to think you need both long slow/medium pace work and some hard interval/tempo work.
I assume you're running c/c. As a former 16:20 runner at your distance, I'm going to disagree with the other advice that you're received.
While I agree that long runs are good, make your long runs easy. That will build up you endurance without tearing down your body. To run fast, you need to train fast -- 440 repeats (or 400 m repeats, if your track is metric) and 880/800 repeats, once a week, are what did it for me. Fast training coupled with endurance will allow you to run hard longer, which will drop your time below 23:32.
So, if you want to run sub-21, you should run your 440/400 repeats no slower than 1:30. Focus on your foot turnover, overall form and consistency (running the last repeat as fast as you ran the first one) during the repeat sessions.
Also, are you running on technical / hilly c/c courses? If so, you should include hill work in your training.
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I agree with Surfing Vol. Endurance and speed are two different things and need to be approached differently. Yes, if you run longer distances, you will be able to do the shorter ones faster. However, the best way to see significant results while keeping your chances for injury low is to "train hard and fast". What I mean is, tempo runs and track work are really important to getting faster. While endurance is something we all should always be working on, the only way you're going to get faster is to "run faster". Shorter more intense workouts are the best way to do this for any level of running. I run distances from 1/2 marathon to 60K. I use speed workouts, like pace runs, tempo runs and hill repeats to get faster, and I use my long runs (1 or 2 a week depending what I am training for) to build my endurance.
"You don't stop running because you get old, you get old becasue you stop running"
Take care, Train hard and Train smart. Sincerely, Vincent
As a XC coach, I would first recommend you share your goals with your coach and develop a training plan together. That being said, the advice posted here is spot-on concerning the necessity to build your aerobic base. There is no pretty or quick way to it. You just need to run, run, run. During this base-building try not to focus on speed/intensity. While your runs shouldn't be jogs in the park, they should not be killers either. If you can't stand the monotony of long, steady running, focus on changing the intensity with the terrain rather than your feet. Plot out runs that frequently visit hills, trails, and sand to add another stimulus to the activity. I would also encourage you to plan your runs based on minutes rather than miles, this will help you avoid the pitfall of racing yourself from day to day. Lastly, build slowly. You only get faster if you give your body enough time to adapt to each level of stress as you progress. If you move too quickly, you never gain the adaptive benefits of your training. Remember above all else, this is supposed to be fun! Smile when you're running and don't be afraid to stop for a moment to take in the scenery.....GOOD LUCK!
thank you all so much. i have a couple questions though. one is about aerobic running. umm what it is and what does it mean? and for XC runners and coaches, would you do what Surfer Vol says because i find that to be the best answer so far. and my last question is about my running rutine.
I run about 3 or 2 times a week (i know i should run more) but thats all the free time i have with homework and stuff. i have run around my block over and over, it is 0.4 miles long. i have figured out the times i need to get to run around my block if i want to get 21 minutes in a race. i am now able to do a 7 minute mile, but after that i get about 20 seconds slower on the laps around my block that come after the first mile. i know its alright because im just training, but i am just going to continue to try to get the times i need for aorund my block and build up with each lap until i am able to do 4 miles in 7 minutes each. is this a good way to train?
and wait does anyone know about running on sand?
Do I know about running in sand? Do bears go in the woods?
I used to run 6 days a week on the sand -- 5 days a week I added 2 miles of beach running to my roadwork, and the 6th day was a long trail run on sand. I can tell you about how to run on a beach, what the additional stresses on your body are, how long it takes to get stronger so that beach running isn't significantly slower than other running, What do you want to know?
And with respect to your training routine of running a .4 mile lap around the block, you've got to stop that -- you putting the same stresses on your body and mind over and over. The first -- same stresses on your body -- leads to staleness and possibly injury (although you're young). The second keeps you from being race ready.
What is keeping you from running other than around the block?
Surfing Vol
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The Scream! Half-Marathon 7/16/2011 -- 1:56:00
I want to know just how to run on sand better and some training tips on how to do it better because the sand in the meets in really soft and its in the first mile where i should be getting ahead
Have you ever examined your running footsteps in the sand? If so, you'll remember how deep your toes sink in to the sand, especially in comparison to the heel. You might also remember "spray" from sand being kicked forward by the toes as the leave the sand. Your goal, then, is to maximize the motion that works in the forward propulsion and minimize drag.
Focus on your kick off and foot turnover, which will minimize heel strike, which slows you down. A good way to do this is to shorten your stride and to picture your running form as being closer to sprinting, but at a lower intensity. You should really feel the work from your hips down when running in sand. (You'll also feel your calves as you are really working your toes.) You'll want to lift your knees, too, to avoid "plowing" the sand as you drag your foot through it.
If you access to safe sand, I strongly suggest running barefoot in it. That will strengthen your feet and calves.
Also, hillwork is a good simulation of running in sand, espcially if you focus on "bounding" up the hill in your training.
Tactically, you'll want to run on "firmer" rather than softer sand. Sand that has been run through is softer than "fresh" sand, so the quick runners are going to be able to go faster. In addition, sand on the side of the main trail may be firmer and faster.
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"Victory through attrition!"
Charleston Half-Marathon 1/15/2011 -- 1:52:03
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There are some great speed workouts that will help lower your time. Fartlek runs are probably one of the most common speed workouts for runners. The word "Fartlek" is actually Swedish, and translates as "speed play".
The term has long been used by athletes to describe the type of training where you push the body's limits for a short time followed by a cool down period. I also like running hills to increase my speed. Hill workouts definitely allow you to get the most bang for your exercise buck. Incorporating hills into a speed workout routine will improve your race time, build lots of leg strength, and improve your flexibility. Also, lunges, tempo runs and climbing stairs will help. Here's a bit more detail... http://www.runpals.com/speed-workouts.html.
To be honest, I would forget about the specific advice you received here. You're a freshman in high school and just need to be patient. Do what your coach says (especially the "little things" like core, rest, and strength work), be patient, and stay consistent.
I improved over four minutes from my freshman year to senior year. Then another minute over the next 2 years in college. You have time on your side!
- Fitz.
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Zipeg is a free Macintosh file utility for Mac OS X, that allows you to open and explore the contents of zip, rar and other types of archives quickly and easily. You can also preview files and images, then unzip or drag and drop the files you really want.
Required OS: 10.4
Tags: zip , archive , compression , unzip , rar , 7zip , preview , winrar
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Clunky, ugly, free, and works. It DOES work on multi part .rar files.
Using Snow Leopard.
Works great, even with multipart 7z or zip files (haven't tried multipart rars) but single rar file OK.
Perfect replacement for windows 7z or winrar for a newbie like me
crashes when i use java 6. wonder where the log files are located
Didn't work on multipart RAR.
Opened the .rar archive I had just great. Nice job.
Unless you're looking for a 100% free tool BetterZip is better.
If not, Zipeg might be a decent alternative.
O.K., very usefull to view before extract. But if I extract some tgz's, the result isn't working as a program against Apple's BOM (perhaps wrong attributes or so ?). For exsample iStumbler.
Because of this I can't use it as a default for all my downloaded programs.
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I use this for uncompressing 7zip files and it does the job well. Tried to use it to uncompress zip files that I was able to successfully uncompress using other utilities and had a few problems. I'm not sure if these issues have been fixed in more recent versions - I'll give it another go and report back.
>When I open zipeg, it tells me it "cannot runâ¦from Desktop", and that I should move it to >/Applications. Not very Mac-like, and what do I do if I'm not admin and don't have access to >/Applications?
You can move it to any folder. Problem with running from Desktop is that a lot of users run it from Desktop than Trash it (while program still running) than empty trash and crash....
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Sometimes, Crystal Miller pulls on her exercise gear and steps outside for a walk or run in the middle of the school day.
It's not about escaping from her duties as principal of Summit Cove Elementary School, though. In fact, it's often about enhancing her performance.
Faced with long days that sometimes stretch to the 16 or 18 hour mark, Miller finds it's impossible to stay fresh for that long - that is, unless she takes a breath of fresh air, literally.
"I need fresh air to be effective," said Miller, whose personal passion for the outdoors and balancing work with fitness overflows onto her staff and students. "I notice if I haven't been outside. I don't believe you can work 16-18 hour days and be effective. Your brain needs a physical and mental break."
Though Miller finds outlets in everything from walking or running her pointers and foster Brittany spaniel before work (sometimes, she thinks it will be better to sleep, and that never proves true) to working out at Crossfit Low Oxygen in Frisco, her one true love is mountain biking.
She can often be seen on the recpath or on nearby singletrack after work and on weekends, powering through something challenging. Her love affair with the fat tire came after a weekend in Canyonlands, where she watched bicyclists pass her on a hiking trail. They were covering at least 15 miles, a feat that's long and grueling on foot. She decided biking sounded like a better idea.
"I came back from that trip and bought a TREK Singletrack," she said. "I'd ride around the dirt and find places to ride."
At the time, she was living in San Diego, before teaching in western Colorado as she procured her administrator's degree. She's been in Summit County for about a decade, working as a principal.
That was 25 years ago, and today, she lives in a mountain biking mecca, and takes full advantage of the evolution of mountain biking components, from lighter frames to full suspension.
She's not just a recreational rider, either. A week ago, she and three teammates from the MSO Divas competed in the final 24 Hours of Moab event, finishing first among all the women. She competes in the Maverick Sports' annual Summit Mountain Challenge mountain biking series locally and has done numerous other distance races, such as the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde and 18 Hours of Fruita.
Miller also takes her passion for fitness - and balance - to a higher level in her workplace.
"We're an International Baccalaureate school," she said. "One of the learner profiles is to be balanced. ... There is so much work to do in this building, I could be here 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and still feel like I have three things on my plate. The kids need so much and they deserve so much."
When she steps outside to find balance in her own life, she hopes her staff and students see it. She hopes they see that their principal isn't around, and so they, too, can step outside for a breath of fresh air.
"Even the principal has to go outside," Miller said. She also brings physical fitness to the kids in a more direct way, through Girls on the Run, which started last year as a way to encourage girls to set running goals and become empowered as they meet them. The Summit Cove program is maxed out at 45 participants and has spread to other schools, where they are at or have nearly reached capacity.
Now, the boys are demanding something similar. Where is Boys on the Run, they ask.
So, Miller is working with David Tittle at Crossfit Low Oxygen, who is certified to work with kids, to bring crossfit to an after-school program. She recently wrote a few grants to ensure there's enough resources to start and continue the program.
"I'm always looking for ways to increase the kids' involvement or love of school," she said. "Maybe you're not the best reader, but you have crossfit or Girls on the Run."
It all returns to balance, because Miller balances her mental strain with physical exercise and encourages others to, as well. But it's also a chance for Miller to juice her creativity in a different way.
"A lot of times, my best ideas come while I'm running," said the principal, who carries a recorder with her just in case a brainchild descends upon her. "Sometimes, (those recordings) don't make sense two hours later," but often it's a chance to figure out how something can work, or come up with a new way of doing something.
"I come back with a better perspective," she said.
It's not always easy, though.
Despite the fact that Miller finds her Zen while she's pedaling her bike, taking in the scenery that changes on each ride, it's sometimes tough to break away. So, she uses her scheduling skills to make sure someone's waiting for her, or there's a class on the docket that perhaps costs money. It forces her to get out and regroup before tackling new tasks afterwards.
"You feel so different day-to-day, based on everything that's going on," Miller said. "You decompress and destress and come back to things fresh."
When asked what she'll do when it's time to put the bike away, Miller pouts and says, "it's a sad day."
"I love turning the pedals. There's just nothing like it for me," she said. But when the snow flies, she takes it as forced down-time. She turns to Nordic skiing (she laughs as she mentions skate skiing, which she's not good at, but a good run gives her the glimmer of hope needed to return time and again), yoga, crossfit - all ways to cross-train. But she doesn't put her bike away completely. Instead, she tucks it away, ready to grab at a moment's notice if a good weather report comes from Fruita.
Though Miller has a handful of winter activities, she's always willing to try something new. Snowboarding didn't stick, she said, but yoga did. She and a friend try to seek out a new activity to try each year.
"Your body needs to move and your brain needs to think in different ways," she said. "It's hugely important for people's brain development as we get older. We have to try something new a lot. I think you'll stagnate in your life and your profession if you don't try something that physically and mentally pushes your boundaries."


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Hi! Looks like this board isn't very busy. Hoping to stir it up a little!
So next summer, 2014, I will turn 40 and my goal is to do an Olympic Tri, specifically the Tahoe Triathlon on August 24th. I am starting from close to 0.
Here's my what my baseline is:
Monday - weightroom
Tuesday -
Thursday - Swim (in a 25 yard pool, started with 25 laps)
Friday -
Saturday - Bike (25 miles)
Sunday - Run (starting at 2-4 miles)
I don't have a "partner" yet. Trying to recruit people, which will make it more fun.
I'm a SAHM of two boys, ages 3 & 4.
I want to add yoga in to my schedule and start doing brick workouts.
ANY ADVICE? I know the biggest mistake is to do too much too quickly = injuries or burnout. I'm trying not to do that.
Any nutrition advice? My biggest vice is alcohol. Is it true that just a few drinks in one night will set you back 2 weeks of training? Please tell me that is hogwash.
This goal is totally doable in 11 1/2 months, right?
Also, I'm starting out 15-20 pounds overweight. Hopefully that changes quickly!
Looking forward to hearing from some of you! Thank you so much.
An Olympic tri in a year is totally doable, even from zero fitness. I would suggest looking into training plans; there are tons on the 'Net, in books, and on Active here as well. If you can, get a bit of coaching on each segment or find a triathlon specific coach. Swimming, especially, is very much a technique sport and coaching can really help. Run coaching is also beneficial. If you have a decent bike, have a bike shop properly fit you if you haven't already. Yoga is an excellent complement to your training. If you do it at home (DVD), your boys can join in. Make it a family affair. If they see parent(s) doing it, they will want to as well. And there are kids tris around.
I would try for 5-6 days a week doing something. Runs can be 30 minutes, bike for an hour, swim 20 minutes, throw in some weight training at a gym (if you can). Yoga. Start short, work on form and technique, build into it. Do intervals (swim, bike and run). Do bricks.
Alcohol doesn't set back training but it is empty calories. Limiting your intake while training will really help burn off the calories, so there is that. There is lots of nutrition advice in columns here on Active as well. Colorful food, more veggies and fruits, lean protein, all generally good lifestyle choices.
Lake Tahoe is at 6200' so if you don't live there, be aware of the affect that altitude has. Same with the cold temperature of the lake.
Good luck and have fun.
I agree with BTROB - you have plenty of time to get ready for an Olympic distance race. Also look for a Tri Club in your area so you can find training and race buddies to help keep you on track. I'd also recommend the book The Triathlete's Training Bible by Joe Friel. I think it will answer a lot of your questions about nutrition, training, overtraining, etc.
Thanks! I bought the TTB, now I just have to find time to read it! I kind of lost momentum after my great friend's wedding (too much wine) and it's really hard getting back to where I was. Hopefully the book will enlighten me and switch me back into gear.
I few weeks ago I signed up for a 5K, tomorrow! I've hardly trained for it. A little nervous, but I know I can do it. I'm not trying to break any records.
My knees do hurt after running. I'm not sure how to deal with this. I don't want to injusre myself. I don't believe I'm doing too much, following Couch to 5K. I'm pretty sure it's because I have those extra pounds to lose and it's straining my knees(15 optimally, just in 5 lb. increments) How do people who have 100 pounds to lose do it?
I did the 5K today evn though it was very cold and wet. So much fun! It was a Freaky them for Halloween and I was dressed up as a witch. After it, my 4 year old participated in his first fun run and did great! So proud. Then I helped split 2 1/2 cords of wood, which was a first for me. There is another Thanksgiving theme run and a Christmas one. I decided my goal is going to be a 10K for the Jingle jog Dec.15. I didn't mean any disrespect with my question in the last post. I was just really curious. I want to know hoe it's done without complaining about the pain or feeling like you're going to break.
Hi! Just me again! (talking to myself) The registration opened this morning for the Lake Tahoe Tri next August and I registered! Very motivating. If any one else has a similar goal and wants to be buddies, let me know! It would be nice to have some one to progress with!
Hi Nancy
Sounds like you are sticking to the training and having fun while you are at it. You asked about nutrition in your first blog post. Theres so much out there on the subject its overwhelming. But there's a few companies out there trying to simplify the process for all endurance athletes. Heres a review from a ironman triathlete (www.road2ironman) who just trialed this complete set of endurance vitamins and nutrition during his recent training. Pretty interesting stuff! Check it out!
Congrats on getting yourself registered for Lake Tahoe! You have lots of time to get ready. I would take some time now to put together a training plan. You can buy one online or surf around and find a free one that might work for you. The key is finding one that you know you'll be able to commit to.
Good luck! I look forward to following your journey if you continue to post here.
Hi Nancy,
Congratulations on registering for the Tahoe Triathlon next year. I also like all that others had to say in response to your post - all very good!!!
Here are a couple of more suggestions which I hope can be of help to you.
1. You may want to consider participating in one or two Sprint distance triathlons before the Olympic triathlon in August next year. The Sprint distances may be helpful in providing you "a point in time fitness level" before moving up to the Olympic distance. In addition, I believe you will grow mentally and physically in being in these triathlon events.
2. Unless you have already done this I would strongly consider getting several lessons in open water swimming.
Looking forward to hearing about the progress you make on this.
Thanks! I have signed up for a sprint tri in May- water's going to be cold! I'm only nervous about that one because, living in Tahoe, I don't know how much open water practice I'll get before then.
I haven't been able to convince any one else yet. Oh well, it's a personal thing anyway, right?
It's hard with the kids to stick to my training plan and it's already snowing here! Going to be a long winter...
Thanks again, to every one who replied. I need the support and appreciate it!
Its tough to stay motivated during a snowy winter. If you get off track with your training, post something and we'll help you find some motivation! Good luck!
Hey nancybird1018!!
How about an update? You sticking with the plan, or did the holidays derail your efforts?
Hi! I never really stuck to a training plan and I am VERY FAR behind! For a couple weeks, I said I would just demote myself to the Sprint (which is totally doable) but I'm afraid it'll be too easy and I'l be disappointed for chickening out. I'm realistically not ready for the Olympic but it's possible to finish so I an thinking I'll just do that. And be proud of myself anyway for sticking to my goal and doing it for my 40th birthday. I'll let you know what happens....
I just now came across your thread. First of all I truly appreciate your updates and will definitely look back to see how your race went and your experiences. I completed my first Olympic Distance back in April. While I did not have the results I had hoped for (specifically the run due to too swallowing much saltwater on my swim in Galveston), I would have to say that the feeling of accomplishment was astounding and made it all worth while. Just like you, I had ups and downs in my training and felt like I may be in over my head. I just kept telling myself that as long as I don't drown on the swim, then I can slow down on the bike or swim if I had to. So my suggestion to you, don't drown on the swim (I'm sure that won't happen thanks to all the volunteers who can let you rest if need be) and then knock out the bike and swim at the pace you are able while enjoying the overall event and scenery as I'm sure its beautiful at Lake Tahoe.
All that being said, I signed up for my first half ironman which is in ten and a half weeks; I am extremely nervous but know it will be worth it at the end for that experience and accomplishment.
Thank you so much Steve! You are super motivating! You'll do great in your first half ironman!! Which one are you doing?
I just finally swam in the lake for the first time. It took me 50 minutes to swim a "mile" (I don't know the exact distance it was). Got home and compared to the last results and that time is pretty terribale. Oh well!! I have 2 more weeks to improve!
I'll keep posting...
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Rep. Mike Honda doesn't live in the 17th Congressional District he represents -- but he has an explanation: The San Jose house he's lived in for four decades was in the district until the boundaries were redrawn three years ago.
Ro Khanna, his Democratic challenger, does live in the district -- but he hasn't for long. Khanna has moved three times in the last decade as he pondered or pursued runs for various Bay Area House seats.
Now, a debate over residency has emerged in the Bay Area's most hotly contested race: Does being in touch with constituents equate more with where you live or how long you've lived there?
"Residing in the district demonstrates a personal commitment to represent the views and concerns of the people you serve,'' Khanna's spokesman, Tyler Law, said.
But Khanna, 37, hadn't even been born yet when Honda, 72, worked one of his earliest jobs at a copper-smelting business in Newark, which now falls within the district. Roughly half the voters who'll decide Honda's fate this year were in his old district, too.
Honda won't move, his campaign spokesman Vivek Kembaiyan said Monday, but he "has deep roots in every part of the 17th District." Since that job long ago in Newark, he served as a San Jose school board member, a Santa Clara County supervisor and an Assemblyman before being elected to Congress in 2000.
Unlike state lawmakers, House members need not live within their districts -- the U.S. Constitution requires only that they reside in the state from which they are elected.
Many Californians have made the most of this. Rep. Tom McClintock still lived in Thousand Oaks and served that area in the state Senate in 2008 when he won a House seat northeast of Sacramento, hundreds of miles away; even now, he lives 50 miles from his district -- something a fellow Republican challenger is playing up. Rep. John Garamendi lived a stone's throw outside the district he represented from 2009 until 2011's reapportionment. And Alameda Councilman Tony Daysog lives in the 13th District while now running to succeed Rep. George Miller in the 11th District.
Then again, Rep. Jerry McNerney moved from Pleasanton to Stockton in 2012 in order to live and win re-election within the newly drawn 9th District.
Redistricting in 2011 put Honda's home, which had been in his own district for his first six House terms, instead into Rep. Zoe Lofgren's 19th District; in fact, Honda's home is closer to the edge of Rep. Anna Eshoo's 18th District than to his own.
Yet voters didn't seem to care when electing Honda to a seventh term in 2012 with 74 percent of the vote. Nor are they all that likely to care now, said Bruce Cain, a political expert who directs Stanford University's Bill Lane Center for the American West.
"It's more of a problem if you don't come back and visit the district," he said: A lawmaker who spends all of his time in Washington or elsewhere might sooner be seen as an outsider.
Honda has hosted or appeared at many district events and "has had lots of time to establish himself in the new areas he acquired as a result of redistricting," Cain said.
Khanna has always lived where he runs. When challenging Rep. Tom Lantos in 2004's Democratic primary, he lived in San Mateo; when he prepared to run to succeed Rep. Pete Stark in the 15th Congressional District, he lived in part of Fremont within that district; and when he decided to challenge Honda, he moved elsewhere in Fremont in order to be in the 17th District.
Republican candidate Vanila Singh, 43, proudly notes she is the only candidate in this race who grew up in the current district. Joel Vanlandingham, 47, another Republican in the race, lives in Eshoo's 18th District.
Honda's local district office is about two-tenths of a mile outside his current district, which Khanna's spokesman said is puzzling: "Certainly your district office should be located there," Law said.
Honda's staffers also hold office hours two afternoons per month at Fremont's main library and once a month at Newark's library, both within the district.
"Certainly your district office should be located there."
"A prudent man would've moved his office," Cain said, though the district office's location still isn't likely to move many votes.
Kembaiyan said Honda chose to put his district office there because it's centrally located for his constituents from Sunnyvale and Cupertino on the district's west side to Newark and Fremont on the east, convenient to several highways and public transit.
While Honda has alluded to the Bay Area's high housing costs as a reason for staying in his longtime home, he would make a killing if he sold his house now. He bought it for $29,000 in 1971, but online real estate markets Zillow and Trulia estimate its market value at $773,000 and $834,000, respectively.
Kept low by Proposition 13, his total annual property tax bill comes to $1,786.08.
But Honda can keep that low tax rate if he moves anywhere within the district. Under Proposition 60 of 1986, a senior citizen can keep the same tax rate when selling a current home and buying another of equal or lesser value in the same county -- a one-time-only deal. And Alameda County is one of nine that accepts inter-county transfers under this law.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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Maria Spiropulu is an experimental particle physicist. Born and educated in Macedonia/Greece, she moved to the U.S. to pursue her Ph.D. at Harvard and worked at the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF). She has worked on silicon sensors, calorimetry, trigger and data acquisition and on searches for new physics. She used the double
data analysis method for the first time in hadron collider data. The particular Tevatron results from her search for supersymmetric dark matter using missing energy were the best yet obtained.
Spiropulu is interested in the search for dark matter at the LHC, questions on dark matter that cut across particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Her research efforts target instigating innovation in data analyses and creative thinking towards answering fundamental questions on the physics of the universe at the largest and smallest length scales. She remains close to the detector and the trigger system of the LHC's Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment with the objective of obtaining high physics purity and best possible quality data samples for the CMS physics analyses.
Her discovery physics program at the LHC includes the development of new methods in the searches for dark matter candidates. The successful
kinematic variables, which target new dynamics with weakly interacting particles in the final state (such as neutrinos or dark matter particles) are now adopted by multiple groups searching for new phenomena at both the ATLAS and CMS experiments. The first CMS results using the
razor kinematics
technology were presented in March 2011. Spiropulu with her students and colleagues has been developing since 2007 a wide-angle program for
model discrimination when new physics is observed. The program includes the
missing energy look-alikes
and the
higgs look-alikes
extended studies that employ a range of discriminating kinematical variables and advanced data regression methods.
In 2004 Spiropulu moved to CERN's Physics Department to continue her research at the Large Hadron Collider. During the years 2005-08 she led the search and discovery program of the CMS experiment as co-convener of the SUSYBSM physics analysis group. In 2009 she was named a Fellow of the AAAS
"for her leadership in experimental high-energy physics, in particular for her pioneering efforts in the experimental search for supersymmetry and extra dimensions"
December 2009
LHC High Energy Launch
2012 - : Professor of Physics, Physics Department, California Institute of Technology
2009-2011: Associate Professor of Physics, Physics Department, California Institute of Technology
2008-2011: Research Physicist (IC), Staff, Physics Department, CERN
2004-2007: Research Physicist (LD), Staff, Physics Department, CERN
2001-2003: Enrico Fermi Fellow, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago
Chapters 3,8
by Gordon Kane and Aaron Pierce (Univerity of Michigan, USA) World Scientific & Imperial College Press, (Hardcover- Jul 2008)
Chapter 24,
My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-four of the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy
by John Brockman (Hardcover - July 25 2006).
What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
by John Brockman (Paperback - Mar 1, 2006)
Inclusive search for squarks and gluinos at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV
Phys. Rev. D 85, 012004 (2012)
Rates of Jets Produced in Association with W and Z Bosons
10.1007/JHEP01(2012)010 JHEP, Volume 2012, Number 1 (2012),
Higgs boson look-alikes at the LHC
Phys. Rev. D 82, 013003 (2010).
SUSY at the LHC: Examples of search, navigation and orientation
EPJC, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, DOI:10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0778-0 (2008).
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A23:3441-3459 (2008).
LHC's ATLAS AND CMS DETECTORS
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A23:4081-4105 (2008).
Missing energy look-alikes with 100 pb
at the CERN LHC
Phys. Rev. D 78, 075008 (2008).
15th International Conference on Supersymmetry and the Unification of Fundamental Interactions (SUSY07), Karlsruhe 2007, (2008).
CMS Physics Technical Design Report, Volume II: Physics Performance
The CMS High Level Trigger
, Eur. Phys. J. C 46, 605-667 (2006)
Search for low mass SUSY using hadronic top decays in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=14TeV with the CMS detector
, J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 34 No 1 N13-N22 (2007)
Inclusive SUSY Searches using Missing Energy plus Multijets in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=14 TeV with CMS
, Acta Physica Polonica B, 38,2007
Experimental Status of Beyond the Standard Model Collider Searches
,Czech.J.Phys. 55 (2005) B599-B612
Search for Kaluza-Klein Graviton Emission in p-pbar Collisions at sqrt(s)=1.8 TeV using the Missing Energy Signature
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 121802 (2004)
Particle Physics Probes of Extra Spacetime Dimensions
, Annual Reviews of Nuclear and Particle Science, Vol. 52, Dec 2002
Search for gluinos and scalar quarks in p anti-p collisions at sqrt(s) =1.8 TeV using the missing energy plus multijets signature
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 041801 (2002)
Tests of Enhanced Leading Order QCD in W Boson plus Jets Events from 1.8 TeV p anti-p Collisions
, Phys. Rev. D63, 072003 (2001).
selected publications
2010-: HCAL DPG deputy
2010-: HCAL Noise WG
2008 : SYSY/Exotica Trigger Validation: preparation for data
2008 : Calorimetry Task Force
2005-2008: Convener, SUSY & Beyond the Standard Model CMS Physics group
2005-2007: Annual Reviewer, CMS Hadron Calorimeter Project
2005-2007: Scientific Secretary/Deputy Chair CMS Conference Committee
2006: Physics Rep CMS Tier-0 RTAG task force
@ the compact muon solenoid
Fellow, the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2003: Golden Trumpet award (Publicity Club of Chicago) for Quarks Unbound
2003: Watkins Visiting Professorship, Watkins Foundation
2002: William A. Crump Jr. Endowed Physics Lectureship, St. Andrews School
2001: Compton Lectureship, Enrico Fermi Institute
2000: Enrico Fermi Fellowship, Enrico Fermi Institute and the Pritzker Foundation
1999: Van Vleck Award, Harvard University
1993: Teaching White Award, Harvard University
1987: Presidential Honorary Distinction, the President of Greece, Christos Sartzetakis
awards & fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Physical Society
Division of Particles and Fields
European Physical Society
Harvard Club of Chicago
Harvard Club of Switzerland
Distinguishing look-alike interpretations on new physics
, LHC First Data December 12-14 2010 MCTP, University of Michigan
SUSY Searches at CMS
LHC2010, Split, Oct 2010
Origins and the LHC
Arizona State University, launch of the Origins Institute, invited panelist, ASU, April 2009
SUSY at the LHC
, SUSY07, July 26-Aug 1 2007, Karlsruhe, Germany
Strategizing Discovery
, Physics at LHC: from Experiment to Theory, 21-24 March 2007, Princeton, NJ
Status and Physics Startup for CMS
, 2
HERA-LHC workshop, 6-9 June 2006, CERN, Switzerland
SUSY at the Large Hadron Collider
, Physics at LHC, 3-8 July 2006, Cracow, Poland.
Getting Ready for the LHC
, SUSY06 Plenary on LHC, 12-1>Supersymmetry Searches at The Tevatron, Conference on QCD and High Energy Hadronic Interactions, XXXVIth Rencontres de Moriond, 17-24 Mar 2001, Les Arcs, Savoie, France
Collider Signals from Extra Dimensions
, Aspen Winter Conference on Astrophysics, 30 Jan -5 Feb 2000, Aspen CO
Experimental Signals from Higher Dimensions
, Aspen Winter Conference on Particle Physics, 16-22 Jan 2000, Aspen CO
Beyond the Standard Model at the Tevatron
, Aspen Winter Conference on Particle Physics, 17-23 Jan 1999, Aspen, CO
selected invited lectures at international conferences / workshops
Gravity and the LHC
Confronting Gravity
, 16-21 March 2006,St. Thomas, USVI
Space Exploration using Colliders
, Science Innovation:
Physical Science Frontiers Symposium
, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2003 Annual Meeting, Denver, Feb. 15 2003
In Search of Extra Dimensions
Science Innovation Invited Plenary Lecture
, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2002 Annual Meeting, Boston, 17 Feb. 2002.
In Search of Extra Dimensions
Invited Plenary Lecture
, April 2001 American Physical Society (APS) Meeting, Washington DC, 28 Apr. 2001.
selected featured lectures at international conferences
LHC: Year 0
December 2010, Physics Department, The University of Michicagn.
The Universe in Collisions
, May 2009, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UCSB
SUSY at the LHC
, December 13 2007, Physics Department, Roma-Tre, Rome, Italy
SUSY searches at the LHC
, September 24 2007, Physics Department, Catania, Sicily
Discovery Physics at the LHC
, April 13 2007, Physics Department, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
``Discovery Physics at the LHC'', February 5 2007, Physics Department, Harvard University, Boston MA
SUSY at the LHC
, October 6 2006, Physics Department, University of Cyprus
The physics of Extra Dimensions at LHC
, May 28 2004, IN2P3-CNRS, LLR Paris.
CDF RUNII Status and Results
, April 5 2004, LPHE, Lausanne.
Experimental Particle Cosmology
, December 9 2003, Renaissance Technologies, Stonybrook.
The Unbearable Lightness of Gravity
, November 21 2003, Argonne National Laboratory.
Space Exploration in High Energy Colliders
, March 17 2003, University of Michigan.
Present and Future of Supersymmetry in Colliders
, March 11 2003, Ohio State University.
Missing Energy as a signature of new physics
, May 3 2003, Caltech.
There is something about SUSY
, 9 May 2002, University of Chicago, Oct 3 2002 Caltech, and Nov 28 2002 MIT.
CDF present and future measurements and searches
, Humboldt University Oct 28 2002.
Extra Dimensions and the FNAL CDF Detector
, 3 May 2002, Yale University.
Signals from Extra Dimensions
, 20 Sep 2001, Purdue University.
Experimental Signals from Higher Dimensions
, Spring 2000, University of New Hampshire and Vanderbilt University.
selected departmental colloquia
2009, AAAS, Physics Symposium
, February 15, Chicago, IL
2008, AAAS, Physics Symposium
Large-Scale International Collaborations and the Future of Physics
, February 15, Boston, MA
2007, AAAS, Physics Symposium
, co-organizer [with DoE],
A New Frontier in High Energy Physics
February 16 2007, San Fransisco, CA
SUSY06, Collider Physics Session, UCI, 2006, co-convener
, Physics & Technology Symposium, Organizer; :
The Highest Energy Colliders
Feb. 19 2005 and
Grids:At the Frontiers of Science and Global Collaboration
Feb. 21, 2005 Washington DC.
2005 Aspen Winter Conference
The Highest Energy Physics
Aspen CO, Feb 13-19 2005.
2003 AAAS, Physics Symposium
, Organizer;
The Physics of Extra Dimensions
, February 13-17 Feb 2003, Denver CO.
UChicago Press release
2002 Aspen Winter Conference on Particle Physics
Current and Upcoming Discoveries
3-9 Feb 2002, Aspen CO.
2001, Snowmass 2001,
The future of particle physics
, 1-20 July 2001, Snowmass, CO
selected events organizer
The LHC
Invited Dialogue, Aspen Center for Physics, July 2010
Watch Aspen Physics Preview: The LHC
The Universe in Collisons
MIAMI 08, A topical conference on elementary particles, astrophysics, and cosmology, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Dec 2008.
The Harvard Club of Switzerland, Geneva, Sept 2008.
The LHC Experiments
American Museum of Natural History NY CERN visit, June 2008.
Gravitational Particle Physics
, Watkins Foundation endowed public lecture and seminar, Wichita State University, Jan 26 2004.
Experimental Particle Cosmology
, Invited Public Lecture, Renaissance Technologies, Stony Brook, December 9 2003.
2400 years Odyssey:from Abdera to Batavia
Invited public lecture, Hellenic Professional Society Illinois, 23 Feb 2003, Chicago IL.
The Physics of Extra Dimensions
William A. Crump Annual Physics Lecture, St. Andrew's School, Middletown Delaware, April 2003.
In Search of Extra Dimensions
Great Minds Program
, Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), Aurora IL, 2002.
Invasions in Particle Physics
, Aspen Winter Conference on Particle Physics, Public Lecture, Wheeler Opera House, Aspen CO, 6 Feb 2002.
Watch it
selected public lectures
Experimental aspects of searches at the LHC
Perimeter Institute Summer School 2007, August 6-18 2007, Ontario, Canada.
Physics at the LHC
, five lectures,
International School of High Energy Physics and Cosmology
, Heraklion, Crete, 29-30 Sept 2005.
Reconstruction of Missing Energy and Jets in ORCA
CMS Software and Reconstruction Tutorial, CERN 2004.
Lectures on
Collider Experiment
, Theoretical Advanced Study Institute (TASI), June 2001, Boulder CO. Published in
Sings, Branes And Extra Dimensions
Tasi 2001:Boulder, Colorado, USA, 4-29 June 2001 (Hardcover)
Invasions in Particle Physics
54th Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series
, 6 Oct - 8 Dec 2001 (10 lectures), University of Chicago
lecture series
Communicating Science
Contribution to "Success Strategies for Women in Science: A Portable Mentor (Continuing Professional Development Series)" (Paperback) 2006
Quarks Unbound
Sharon Butler and Maria Spiropulu
, the particle physics brochure commissioned by Chris Quigg for the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society. Recipient of the Golden Trumpet award of Publicity Club of Chicago in 2003.
The Elegant Universe
A NOVA WGBH/PBS production (2003), participation
Science Friday
National Public Radio, 8 Feb, 2002 on Particle Physics
Live from the Edge of Space and Time
Passport to knowledge and NASA TV,April 2001, participation
Scientific American,
Ask the Experts
section, October 1999:
What is antimatter?
Initiated Fermilab sponsored award to the finalists of the annual Illinois Junior Academy of Science Fair, 1999
Initiated funding proposal and establishment of the annual FNAL/GSA
New Perspectives George Michail Poster award
, 1999
Selected for American Physical Society's "Public Face for Physics" Program (1996)
selected outreach and initiatives
Trillions of reasons to be excited
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Summit County is often called the mecca of outdoors sports, and that label is no different for youth wanting to hop on some singletrack or cruise along the roadways.
For those wanting to ride the fat tire, a passionate few have put together an opportunity to ride beyond Maverick Sports' summer junior mountain bike league. Coaches Thane Wright and Marla Dyer-Diggin have attracted 14 riders to continue to compete this fall in the Colorado High School Cycling League, which had its first race, the Chalk Creek Challenge, on Sept. 9 in Nathrop, near Buena Vista.
The Summit High School riders fared well, with Meagan Collins placing first in the freshman girls category, Taeler McCrerey landing first for sophomore girls and Henry Trowbridge finishing first among sophomore boys.
Other racers finished inside the top 10 of their categories, with Claire Vanderyacht placing fourth and Christa Gutzel placing 10th - out of 17 - in the sophomore girls category. Liam McDonnell raced junior varsity and came in 9th of 68 in his junior boys category.
The team brought 13 of its 14 riders, which included junior varsity racers Cameron Bob, who had a double flat and didn't finish the junior boys' race. Wade Rosko finished 34th of 68 in the senior boys class.
In the sophomore boys category, Derek Hill finished 27th of 48, while the freshmen boys saw Logan Ramsay finish 15th, Connor Hintgen roll in at 19th and Wyatt LaFrankie finish 22nd. Thirty-six riders were in the race. Marcus Sandberg didn't finish, as he had a broken saddle.
The mountain bike team isn't sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association - yet.
That's something the coaches hope will change in the near future, but for now, the 2-year-old high school mountain biking program is considered a club sport and depends on volunteer help and sponsorships.
The sport could blow up in Colorado, Dyer-Diggin said. Earlier this summer, she chatted with Junior Mountain Biking Series participants to get a list of possible riders, which helped the program double this year from last.
Last year, there were seven.
Before that, there was one.
The sport isn't just growing in Summit County. In its first year, the Colorado Mountain Biking League had roughly 150 riders. Last year, the organizer had enough riders to divide it into two divisions.
"This thing is just going to explode," Dyer-Diggin said. She explained that Colorado is among the first states to start up the school-year mountain biking league, following California's lead. Now, Washington, Minnesota and Texas are among those joining the ranks.
"The goal is to get them out learning to ride, building skills and then getting together to race," Dyer-Diggin said. "Some of it is very competitive and some of it's very casual."
To date, the league hasn't had many coordinated group rides, but Dyer-Diggin and head coach Thane Wright plan to change that this year. They've been leading group rides for their team on Monday afternoons to help them continue to build skills they learned through the Maverick Sports program during summer.
Four races round out the season, with the next being the Sept. 23 Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede at Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA in Tabernash, near Granby. On Oct. 7, riders will travel to the Peaceful Valley Invitational in Elbert and on Oct. 21, qualifiers will compete in the North Fruita Desert Classic State Championships in Fruita.
For more information on the league, visit www.coloradomtb.org.


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Severe storms, cooler weather bound for West Alabama
Published: Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 4:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 4:27 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | A cold front stretching from Michigan to Louisiana will bring a line of severe thunderstorms, potential tornadoes and cooler temperatures to West Alabama later tonight.
Holly Britton, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, said the storms now crawling through Arkansas and Mississippi are expected to reach the Alabama state line and cross into Marion and Lamar counties at about 11 p.m.
Within two hours, the storms should move southeastward to Sumter County, with the line of severe thunderstorms reaching Tuscaloosa County between 2 and 5 a.m. Friday.
The front should strike the Birmingham metropolitan area between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., Britton said, but not after dropping temperatures along the way.
After a high of 87 today, Friday's high is not expected to exceed 67 degrees, according to forecasts.
"We're watching the line of storms right now back to our west," Britton said shortly after 2 p.m., "and in Arkansas we do have watches posted ahead."
Atornado watch for central Mississippi had been issued at about 1:45 p.m. in anticipation of the storm front's arrival.
Britton said forecasters expect the storm to stay at least this strong once it reaches Alabama, meaning residents here can expect tornado watches to go into effect as the line approaches.
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SAN JOSE -- If all goes according to plan, it won't be long before Google lands its winged fleet at Mineta San Jose International Airport at a brand new general aviation facility that will bring in millions of dollars.
In a memo released Thursday, San Jose airport officials urged the city to approve a deal with Signature Aviation and Blue City Holdings -- the company representing the Google fleet -- that would result in a privately funded 29-acre, $82 million facility on land that was formerly a parking lot on the west side of the airfield.
"It's a huge deal for the airport,'' said Aviation Director Bill Sherry Thursday night of the proposal that must still be signed off by the San Jose City Council this spring.
"We've been dealing for years (at the airport) with the economic downturn and layoffs and increased debt, and now suddently things are starting to turn around for us,'' Sherry said. "This is the right move.''
"It certainly makes sense," said Mineta spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes. "It's (Google) a household high-tech name, and San Jose is an ideal Silicon Valley location."
The multi-million-dollar facility would include an executive terminal, hangars and ramp space for the largest business jets including Boeing 737 and 767 models, and aircraft servicing facilities.
It would serve as home to other corporate and private clients as well as Google, said Sherry, adding that it would be a great boon to the airport as a privately funded entity that would bring in revenue for Mineta.
According to the memo, that would include $2.6 million annually in rent and at least $400,000 in fuel-related revenues. The memo states that up to 200 construction jobs would be created as well as 36 permanent airport jobs.
The proposed lease with Signature/Blue City Holdings would last 50 years, said Sherry, who noted that typical airport leases tend to range between 20 and 30 years.
"But normal airport leases don't amount to $82 million in development,'' he said.
Google aircraft are currently housed at Moffett Federal Airfield, and company executives offered to pay for the restoration of NASA/Ames' historic Hangar One in exchange for using two-thirds of the facility's space for private jets. But it's unclear what the latest development means for Google's dealings with NASA/Ames.
Barnes said that the airport recognized an increased demand for general aviation facilities and notified potential tenants of the space that became available after the airport remodel in 2010, when parking facilities were relocated.
"We have the space to grow," she said. Three offers were made; those from two other aviation companies did not meet requirements, according to the memo.
Sherry said he hopes that NASA/Ames doesn't fight the proposed move by Bluy City Holdings to San Jose's airport.
"Every airport has its purpose -- from very small general aviation airports to larger commercial airports,'' explained the veteran aviation director. Moffett Federal Airfield is a military airport, he said, and "commercial enterprises are not intended for or supposed to be federal facilities. NASA/Ames is a little bit of a military surplus, it's kind of unique.''
Sherry said Google had approached San Jose airport officials back in 2005 seeking to put an airplane facility on site. But Sherry said the airport didn't have the room at the time.
Plans to develop the airports west side have been in the works for a few years, and when the airport put out a bid recently for a fixed-base operator to locate on the site, "we got what I consider to be one of the most robust responses we could have gotten from Signature Aviation,'' which he called the world's largest fixed-base operations company.
The proposal will go before the city council's Airport Competitiveness Committee later this month, Shery said, and hopefully to the full city council for a vote in April. Construction would take 18 months to two years.
Contact Tracy Seipel at 408-275-0140.


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The Clarkfield City Council approved a reorganization of the city offices at their regular meeting Tuesday night.
It was decided that the City Administrator offices would be moved to the location of the Clarkfield Museum adjacent to the Clarkfield Library. Meanwhile, the Clarkfield Police Department will occupy the current City Administrator offices in City Hall and the Museum will move to the current location of the Clarkfield Police Department.
The council decided on a Jan. 30 deadline for the completion of the office moves. The first step will be finding temporary storage space for the Clarkfield Museum items.
Councilman Dave Biermaier made the motion for the office switch pointing out that the current museum and police offices are roughly the same square footage and that there had only been about 25 people that had visited the museum in the last two years.
The discussion to reorganize the city's office space was started at the last council meeting following councilman Neil Linscheid's tour of the current space used by the Clarkfield Police Department.
In addressing the council at the last meeting Linscheid tallied a number of problems with the current police offices which include: the building is not secure and contains items such as firearms, narcotics and ammunition that threaten public safety; the building is not 'Americans with Disabilities Act' accessible and as a public government office is required to be; evidence such as firearms and narcotics are not securely stored; the building does not currently have hot water, which is critical for city employees that may come in contact with blood and other bodily fluids; and the building is simply not big enough for the number of officers (one full time and six part time officers) that use it.
"I had never set foot into the Police Department until I went on a ride along with (Police Chief) Ian (Hodge) on Halloween. What I saw worried me enough to sit down and write a memo on it," said Linscheid at that meeting.
To try and alleviate some of the danger the police offices, in their current condition, pose to public safety, the council made a motion at that first November meeting for the immediate purchase of a safe by Police Chief Ian Hodge to better secure narcotics and firearms.
It was learned at this most recent meeting that a safe has not yet been purchased. This angered the council and furthered their criticism of the Clarkfield Police Department.
The council had already begun to be critical of the police department's budget and their contract for police services with Boyd. At the most recent meeting, criticism on the amount of hours worked by part-time officers was added after City Administrator Scott Weske revealed that those officers had worked far more hours than the city mandate that regulates those practices allowed for.
Page 2 of 2 - "I'm upset. It's been two weeks since we told (Police Chief Ian Hodge) to buy a safe. I don't know how much clearer we could have been," said councilman Linscheid during discussion.
"To me, at the least, there has to be a written warning. We've let this go on for a long time," said councilman Robert Schlenner.
The council directed Weske to address Hodge and put a written warning in his file.
At the first November meeting, Hodge made a request for the council to consider the purchase of a new police vehicle. At this meeting the council passed a motion to table discussion on the new police vehicle until the city has sold all forfeiture cars and the contract with Boyd is brought up to date and all revenue from these actions is in the bank.
Councilman Biermaier again pushed for the council to consider contracting with an outside agency like Yellow Medicine County Sheriff, or the Upper Sioux Police Department for police services.
Weske was tasked with pursuing that action.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation that makes the first significant changes to Michigan's sand dune law since the state established protections for critical areas more than two decades ago.
The law signed Tuesday cleared the Republican-controlled state Legislature last month. It gives builders an easier time gaining approval for houses, driveways and other projects on private land.
Environmental groups say the law will allow overdevelopment by weakening regulators' authority to block projects or require changes to reduce their impact.
Pro-development interests say the previous law was tilted heavily in favor of dune protection and prevents landowners from using their property.
The Republican governor says two-thirds of critical dunes already are publically owned. He says it's important to recognize private property rights.


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- title_en-US
- link_en-US
- image_link_en-US
- category_en-US
- retail_price_en-US
- sale_price_en-US
- BV_rating_en-US