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Dismissing evidence to the contrary, conservative media this week claimed the Obama administration is considering releasing Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as "the Blind Sheikh," who was convicted of planning terrorist attacks against the U.S. Even after administration officials denied accusations that Abdel-Rahman may be released, right-wing media continued to push the claim.
NY Times: Abdel-Rahman Sentenced In 1996 For Plotting A "War Of Urban Terrorism" Against U.S.
NY Times: "American Officials ... Are Certain To Dismiss Any Request For The Sheik's Release." In July, The New York Times reported that "[i]n his first major speech last month, Mohamed Morsi, the new Egyptian president, pledged to seek the release of a notorious Egyptian terrorist from a North Carolina prison." That terrorist, the Times noted, is Omar Abdel-Rahman, who "was sentenced in 1996 for plotting a 'war of urban terrorism' against the United States, beginning with the bombings of tunnels and landmarks in New York City." The Times further reported that according to Michele Dunne, an Egypt expert at the Atlantic Council, a Washington research institution, "American officials ... are certain to dismiss any request for the sheik's release." [The New York Times, 7/9/12]
Conservative Media Speculated That Obama Will Release Abdel-Rahman
The Blaze: "Source: State Department Considering Talks To Transfer 'Blind Sheikh' To Egypt." In a post on The Blaze headlined "Source: State Department Considering Talks To Transfer 'Blind Sheikh' To Egypt," contributor Erica Ritz wrote, "The U.S. State Department is actively considering negotiations with the Egyptian government for the transfer of custody of Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as 'the Blind Sheikh,' for humanitarian and health reasons, a source close to the [sic] Obama administration told The Blaze":
The U.S. State Department is actively considering negotiations with the Egyptian government for the transfer of custody of Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as "the Blind Sheikh," for humanitarian and health reasons, a source close to the Obama administration told TheBlaze.
The Department of Justice, however, told TheBlaze that Rahman is serving a life sentence and is not considered for possible "release." Previous calls to the State Department were referred to the Department of Justice and so far, the State Department has neither confirmed nor denied the report.
A veteran intelligence analyst and researcher for TheBlaze said he met with an official within the Obama administration who told him that the transfer of the Blind Sheikh to Egypt is something that is being "actively considered" by the administration as a solution to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. His source asked not to be identified.
When asked if the transfer of the convicted terrorist was being seriously considered, the intelligence analyst said yes, according to his source, who stressed that the move, if executed, was not intended to take place or be announced until after the presidential election. [The Blaze, 9/17/12]
Breitbart.com: "US State Dept. Considers Releasing Blind Sheikh To Egypt." In a post headlined "US State Dept. Considers Releasing Blind Sheikh to Egypt," Breitbart.com contributor AWR Hawkins claimed the State Department "is actively negotiating" a transfer of Abdel-Rahman:
The US State Department is actively negotiating with Egyptian President Morsi's government about transferring Omar Abdel-Rahman from US custody to Egyptian custody.
Rahman, also known as "the Blind Sheikh," is currently serving a life sentence in the US for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. But Egypt is pushing for his release for "humanitarian and health" reasons.
The Department of Justice says the possibility of release is ruled out by the fact that Rahman is serving a life sentence. But an unnamed official within the Obama administration has said the custody exchange is being considered regardless. [Breitbart.com, 9/18/12]
Pamela Geller: "High Treason: Obama's State Department Considering Talks To Release WTC Bombing Mastermind 'Blind Sheikh' To Egypt." Conservative blogger Pamela Geller, in a post headlined "High Treason: Obama's State Department Considering Talks to Release WTC Bombing mastermind 'Blind Sheikh' to Egypt," wrote that it is "monstrous" for the State Department to consider talks to release the sheikh. Geller added that "[o]n its face, such a release would be inconceivable," but "this is Obama we are talking about, who never misses an opportunity to denigrate, demoralize and betray this country." She concluded that Obama's "sympathies lie with the Muslim Brotherhood, not the American people," and linked to The Blaze's post on the sheikh. [Atlas Shrugs, 9/18/12]
Fox's Peter Johnson Jr.: State Department "Giving Consideration To Allowing The Blind Sheikh To Return Home To Egypt." On Fox and Friends, Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson Jr. pushed the idea that the State Department was considering a release of Abdel-Rahman, even while co-host Gretchen Carlson insisted the State Department had not confirmed the report:
CARLSON: The conservative website Breitbart.com reports that the U.S. State Department could be currently in negotiations with the Egyptians to transfer one of their citizens, a terrorist, back home. That man, you've seen before, known as the Blind Sheikh serving a life sentence for his part in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings.
JOHNSON: So have we sowed the seeds of our own prosecutions? It's outrageous on the face of it that people in America would be prosecuted in Egypt for making a movie, no matter how offensive the movie, and then be subject to the death penalty in Egypt. So, when you put these two stories together, even giving consideration to allowing the Blind Sheikh to return home to Egypt after being part of that terror, which was the run-up to 9-11 and then at the same time have Americans subject to the death penalty in Egypt for making a movie in the United states, it shows how topsy-turvy the world has become and how, unfortunately, ineffective our foreign policy is at this point. [Fox News, Fox and Friends, 9/19/12, via Media Matters]
The Administration Responded, Calling The Claims "Utter Garbage"
Department Of Justice Spokesman Dean Boyd: "The Assertion That The Blind Sheikh May Be Transferred To Egypt Is Utter Garbage." In a statement to The Blaze, Department of Justice spokesman Dean Boyd strongly denied suggestions that Abdel-Rahman might be released or transferred:
Dean Boyd, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice, has responded to TheBlaze:
"The assertion that the Blind Sheikh may be transferred to Egypt is utter garbage. The Blind Sheikh is not being transferred to Egypt nor is he being released. He is serving life sentence in federal prison. Suggestions that there are discussions to transfer or release him are absolute garbage and completely false." [The Blaze, 9/17/12]
State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland: "There Is No Plan To Release The Blind Sheikh." FoxNews.com quoted State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland as saying "there is no plan to release the blind sheikh":
Several Republican chairmen of top House committees wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referencing a Breitbart.com report claiming the State Department was "actively negotiating" with Egypt's president about transferring the blind sheikh to Egyptian custody.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland denied the report.
"Let me say as clearly as I can there is no plan to release the blind sheikh, there is no plan. To my knowledge we have not been approached about it recently by any senior Egyptians," she said Wednesday. [FoxNews.com, 9/19/12]
National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor: "There Are No Discussions About Transferring Him." National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor is quoted in the New York Post as confirming that "[t]here are no discussions about transferring" Abdel-Rahman:
National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said last night, "The blind sheik is going to serve out his life sentence. There are no discussions about transferring him. These reports are wrong."
"The blind sheik is going to serve out his life sentence. There are no discussions about transferring him. These reports are wrong." [New York Post, 9/20/12]
Nonetheless, Conservative Media Continued To Speculate That Abdel-Rahman Will Be Released
Rush Limbaugh: "I Guarantee" Obama Would "Return Omar Abdel-Rahman After He Wins The Election." On his radio program, Rush Limbaugh brushed aside "denials" of the report to "guarantee" that Obama would "return Omar Abdel-Rahman after he wins the election":
LIMBAUGH: The Muslim Brotherhood guy, President Morsi, from day one, after his election to the presidency Egypt, he said number one objective is to have the U.S. release the Blind Sheikh. Omar Abdel-Rahman. And apparently there was a report a couple days ago that a deal had been struck to release Rahman back to the Egyptians after the election. Now, there's some denials that have gone back and forth, but you wanna bet that if Obama wins he does that? I guarantee he'll do it. You don't think so? You don't think, you don't think he'd return Omar Abdel-Rahman after he wins the election? When he has more flexibility? Of course he will! And he'll do it under the guise of furthering normalizing relations, with, just like the Brits, the Brit liberals gave up the Libyan guy, there's no question, I don't think, that Obama will, make that, make that deal. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 9/19/12]
Ralph Peters: "If Obama's Reelected I Suspect We're Going To See A Lot Of Things We Don't Like." On America Live, Fox News strategic analyst Ralph Peters said it was "plausible that elements of the State Department would be at least talking about" releasing Abdel-Rahman and implied Obama might do so if reelected:
PETERS: Megyn, how much hard evidence is it going to take for this administration to realize that appeasement does not work? I have no doubts there were talks. Now, whether or not the administration was going to release this murderer, this mass murderer, we don't know that, but you know this should have been a slam dunk no, we're not talking about it, done. But this administration lives in a fantasy world, where if you just keep appeasing radical Muslims, keep ceding to their demands, keep repressing freedom of speech in the West, that somehow, some magic how, everything will be fine.
MEGYN KELLY (host): Wait a minute. But, does it seem plausible to you that Barack Obama, in an election year, would be negotiating the release of a terrorist, and not just any terrorist, but a terrorist convicted of trying, of bombing the World Trade Center?
PETERS: No, it does not seem plausible that Obama himself would be doing it, but it certainly seems plausible that elements of the State Department would be at least talking about this, talking back and forth, and certainly in an election year the President would be cautious. But if Obama's reelected I suspect we're going to see a lot of things we don't like. At this point he's not going to release the Blind Sheikh because it's become a scandal, the way they would have done it would be to just do it, send the guy to Egypt, it's a fait accompli. [Fox News, America Live, 9/19/12]
NY Post: "The Obama Administration Is Weighing The Release Of Blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman." An article in the New York Post claimed the administration is "weighing the release" of the Abdel-Rahman, according to officials. The article noted that the White House, State Department, and Justice Department issued statements denying "any deal is in the works," but then quoted Andrew McCarthy, the former assistant US attorney who prosecuted Abdel-Rahman, as saying, "There's no way to believe anything they say. I believe there may already be a nod-and-wink agreement in place." From the Post:
The Obama administration is weighing the release of blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman -- the spiritual adviser to the 1993 World Trade Center bombers -- in a stunning goodwill gesture toward Egypt that has touched off a political firestorm, officials said yesterday.
The Egyptian government "asked for his release," an administration source told The Post -- and Rep. Peter King (R-LI) confirmed the request is being considered.
The White House, State Department and Justice Department each issued statements denying any deal is in the works, but, "There's no way to believe anything they say," said Andrew McCarthy, the former assistant US attorney who prosecuted Abdel-Rahman. "I believe there may already be a nod-and-wink agreement in place." [New York Post, 9/20/12]
Fox's Steve Doocy: "It Sounds Like In The Back Channels They're Actually Talking About Doing It." On Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy acknowledged that the State Department denies reports of a transfer, but nevertheless insisted "it sounds like in the back channels they're actually talking about doing it":
DOOCY: Keep in mind, it was, I think, two or three days before the embassy in Cairo was stormed where there was a rant that went out about the Blind Sheikh, the guy responsible for the nine -- rather the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. A guy who has been in prison in North Carolina for a number of years. Well now, as it turns out, we're learning more, that it sounds like behind the scenes with the State Department and others, there's the guy right there, Omar Abdel-Rahman, it sounds like because the country of Egypt and in particular President Morsi has asked for this guy's release, you know give him back to us, it sounds like in the back channels they're actually talking about doing it. Peter King has confirmed to Fox the request is being considered. The White House, State Department, they all deny it, and yet it looks like they're moving toward it.
BRIAN KILMEADE (co-host): He was going to blow up all the tunnels in New York City, that plot was thwarted, he also had a role in the '93 terrorist attacks, he's all over the 9/11 hijackers, and an inspirational leader even today to those fighting in the battlefield against our guys in Afghanistan. And when we heard the State Department official talk yesterday, they said there are currently no plans. Currently no plans? You should just come out and say, of course, under no circumstances are we going to take this blind terrorist out of North Carolina in a high security prison and let him back to Egypt.
GRETCHEN CARLSON: Well it reminds everyone so much of al-Megrahi. Remember when he was released, the Lockerbie bomber, he was released from the prison because he was supposedly going to die, even if that's an excuse, from cancer within months, and then he ended up going back home to his country and living for three to four years. And recently passed away. And there was a huge outcry for that. So this would seem implausible that this would actually happen, but, we'll have to wait and see.
DOOCY: And in particular when you look at the guy who prosecuted him, a fellow by the name of Andrew McCarthy, he's told the Post, quote, "There's no way to believe anything they say," referring to the administration, "I believe there may already be a nod and a wink agreement in place." However, we should point out that the White House does currently deny it. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/20/12]
Fox's Johnson On State Department Statement That "There Is No Plan To Release The Blind Sheikh": "I Don't Know What That Means." On Fox & Friends, Johnson attempted to cast doubt on the State Department statement that "[t]here is no plan to release the Blind Sheikh" by saying, "I don't know what that means":
JOHNSON: We know that Mr. Morsi has asked for the release of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Blind Sheikh, who is responsible for killing six Americans at the World Trade Center, wounding a thousand, and plotting to blow up other major things in New York.
KILMEADE: Now, US Attorney Andrew McCarthy, he's not doing that any more, he was part of the team that put him behind bars, said that he believes the process is in the works to get him out. Now State Department said this when asked, Are you about to let out this terrorist who's now in a maximum security prison serving a life sentence in North Carolina? Listen.
VICTORIA NULAND [video clip]: There is no plan to release the Blind Sheikh. There is no plan. To my knowledge we have not been approached about it recently by any senior Egyptians.
KILMEADE: Senior Egyptians and no plan, significant?`
JOHNSON: If you look up weasel words, in the dictionary, you could run that tape right next to it. I don't know what that means. Instead of saying, listen, there is no way in heck that this guy is ever getting out of jail, he's going to die in jail just like Peter King said, they said well no there's no plans, we haven't heard from senior Egyptians. The senior Egyptian in his inauguration speech talked about having this guy released. And if we don't think that when he meets with the President, or the Secretary of State, or senior White House Officials, Mr. Morsi's not going to ask for this guy to be released, then we've got, you know, something else going in our head. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/20/12, via Media Matters]
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THE Swindon Town squad are set to be given a thorough examination this week as they spend the next few days being put through their paces by the Navy.
Manager Mark Cooper has taken the squad to a base on Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, where, from today, they will be put through a series of fitness tasks and teambuilding exercises.
The training camp will also involve pre-season matches with Petersfield (Tuesday) and Eastleigh (Thursday) with Cooper looking forward to seeing how his players cope.
"We're going to play two games while we're there, we'll train very hard and let the PTIs get their fingers into the players and I'm thoroughly looking forward to watching it," he said.
"As a player, when I was at Bristol City, we used to go to Hullavington and I can remember it being a real laugh but hard. It was teambuilding and things like that.
"I'm certainly looking forward to it. It will be good to get the players away for a few days, play a couple of days and do some work with them.
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California's jobs are concentrated in several metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) or metropolitan divisions (MDs) with total employment of at least 500,000. Here's the list: Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, San Diego, Riverside-San Bernardino, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento.
San Jose has more than recovered from the recession. San Francisco will have completely recovered very soon.
Some people point to the jobs being created in San Francisco and San Jose as evidence of California's vitality. They have it wrong. Those jobs are evidence of California's past vitality. I'll explain.
There is a concept of path dependency in economics: The QWERTY keyboard is a perfect example. We use the QWERTY keyboard because the original mechanical typewriter could jam if a person typed too fast. QWERTY was created to slow the typist. No one would design the QWERTY keyboard for today's technology. But, it's not worth the cost to convert everyone to a new keyboard. So, we use the inefficient QWERTY keyboard.
So it is with San Jose and San Francisco. The Bay Area is doing so well today because of its venture capital infrastructure, a relic of California's golden past.
Over 40 percent of U.S. venture capital is invested in California, and it has been this way for more than three decades. Because early-stage venture capital is so risky, and the companies, technology and people they invest in are so inexperienced, venture capitalists need to be very close to their investments. California's venture capital was born and grew because of the innovation that rose from universities – such as Stanford and Berkeley – and tech-leading companies, such as Intel and HP.
Once in place, California's venture capitalists created a virtuous cycle. Tech entrepreneurs came to the Bay Area because of other creative people and because an idea could be financed there. The tech creativity attracted venture capital, which, in turn, attracted more tech creativity. It's a wonderful thing.
Venture capital requires a huge infrastructure. Besides providing funding for new businesses, venture capitalists provide lots of other services. They help companies with business plans, management expertise, production methods, accounting, boards of directors, and you name it. Venture capitalists will provide everything it takes to turn an idea into a profitable reality.
It's a big, bold, innovative, expensive and fabulously productive infrastructure. It is difficult to re-create. It is difficult to move. Once the infrastructure is in place and the virtuous cycle initiated, it's persistent.
Today, it is carrying California.
Geologists call a river flowing through a dry county, where precipitation cannot support the river, an exotic river. The Colorado River flowing past Las Vegas, Needles and Blythe is an exotic river.
California's venture capital could be thought of as an exotic microeconomy. California was once as bold, innovative and productive as Silicon Valley. No more. Today, the Silicon Valley is a river of economic prosperity and innovation in an economic desert.
If one were to try to create a new Silicon Valley, you wouldn't do it in California. It would be in Boston, Northern Virginia or Austin, Texas. Each is an up-and-comer. Each already has its own small-by-California-standards venture capital industry.
The Bay Area's prosperity shouldn't blind us to California's weaknesses. In particular, we make a big mistake if we think it can carry the rest of the state. Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are down hundreds of thousands of jobs, and the Bay Area's tech economy isn't doing a thing for them.
Bill Watkins is executive director of California Lutheran University's Center for Economic Forecasting and a CLU economics professor.


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North Platte attorney Russ Jones is running for the Nebraska Legislature, aiming to help the next generation.
Although the election won't take place until November 2014, Jones has established a campaign committee, a website and a facebook page, called Russ Jones 2014.
Certified Public Accountant Robert J. Meyer of North Platte, is his campaign treasurer.
He intends to run a campaign that focuses on the new future, with a different type of leadership.
"Raw. Real. Problem solving for the future generations," is how he described it.
Jones said he greatly respects the generations that came before him and he has lived through his generation.
He said one of his prime goals is to establish a boys and girls home for troubled youth in Lincoln County. The former North Platte boys and girls home closed two years ago due to mismanagement on the state level.
"The obligation of my generation is to do right by the generation of my kids and their kids," he said. "Politics seems to have evolved into a self serving arena. I will serve the people.
Jones is a defense attorney specializing in criminal and juvenile law. He said he has handled 8,000-10,000 cases, representing people when they needed help.
He was born in Lincoln, attended Waverly Public High School and graduated in 1985. In 1989, he earned a bachelors degree in sociology from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles.
He returned to Lincoln and graduated with a law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1992.
He began practicing law in North Platte since 1994 with Clough, Dawson and Piccolo. In 2000, he opened his own practice. His office is at the corner of East Fifth and Jeffers.
Jones has been active in north Platte civic affairs. He served eight years on the Lincoln County Convention and Visitors Board. In 2001, he and attorney Jim Paloucek launched the Hoggy Doggy Shadow Splash, a dip into the frigid South Platte River that has raised nearly $200,000 over the years for the Connection homeless shelter and the school's adopt-a-backpack program, which feeds hungry kids on weekends.
Jones is also presiding over Midwest Championship Fighting, a mixed martial arts fight club that is hosting a night of fights on March 16. MCF also pays for eight middle school students to train in mixed martial arts.
Jones has served as the president of the Lincoln County Bar Association and is currently the president of the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.
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>General Running>How does slowing down my fast runs speed up my race times?
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And how is it that a body used to running easy at say 10-10:30 min/mile, with a few miles of tempo run at say 9-9:30, can suddenly run a 8 min/mi half marathon? Doesnt your body need to be accustomed to running that distance faster?
I wouldn't expect that. Those numbers are inconsistent. Someone running 8 min pace for a HM would likely be running easy at 9:15-9:30 pace and running tempo at 7:45 pace. Someone running easy at 10-10:30 pace might be running tempo at 8:30 pace and racing the HM at 8:45-8:50 pace. Note there's about 1:30-2:00 difference between easy pace and tempo pace, not a minute. With the possible exception of elite runners who are running HMs in close to an hour, HM pace will always be slower than tempo pace. There are definite relationships between different training paces and race times. There are also different benefits from running at different paces and distances. As long as you varying your workouts to get a full range of benefits, it shold all come together on race day. It may seem like magic, but there's logic and science behind it.
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I'm starting to "get it". I have a question, however. How do I know how slow is right for me? Can I run too slowly to realize the benefits? Slow is something I can do!
I agree with Spaniel here, I think it is hard to run too slow to gain benefits. Granted, you have to remember that one of the reasons to run slower is so that you can run farther and get more mileage in.
If I go to the McMillan pace calculator and throw in my last 5K time, it says my easy pace should be 7:30-8:00mpm. In reality most of my easy runs are more like 8:45-9:15. But then when I do my speedwork, I am always fresh and get good workouts in - using these easy pace and running as much as I could for about 6 months, and then for 6 weeks doing one interval and one tempo run per week, I was able to throw down an 18:52 5K last year.
So I wouldnt worry too much about your pace, just get the miles in for now. Get a good base, then when you get closer to your race, throw in the speedwork then and I think you'll be pleased with the results.
And how is it that a body used to running easy at say 10-10:30 min/mile, with a few miles of tempo run at say 9-9:30, can suddenly run a 8 min/mi half marathon? Doesnt your body need to be accustomed to running that distance faster?
I run my easy runs mostly 9:45-10:15 min/mile, and my HM PR is an 8:24 pace. My race PR paces line up terribly for various reasons, but most recently I have been running my normal 10k-ish paced tempo runs at ~8:00/mile, and my VO2Max intervals at ~7:40/mile.
Over time, my HM has gone from a 10:12 pace down to an 8:24 pace, but my average easy pace has only gone from ~10:30 to ~10:00. Long runs are still probably ~10:15 pace most often, though I've found that in the winter weather they are drifting a bit closer to 10:00 as well. The biggest difference has been my ability to run more and more miles at that easy pace, while simultaneously including tempo/interval runs at faster paces.
My wildly inconsistent PRs:
5k: 24:36 (10/20/12)
10k: 52:01 (4/28/12)
Marathon: 4:19:11 (10/2/2011)
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agree, if you are running an 8 mm HM you arent doing tempos at 9:30. That's very close to my PR and I think my easy runs then were about 10 mm but I would do some work in the 7:45 range.
If your easy runs are at 10-10:30 pace, then you will have SOME work at a much faster pace. Make all your easy easy so that you can make your hard stuff hard.
But really, where you are right now, nothing will give you speed more than more miles and to adapt to more miles you need to keep most of them fairly easy.
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when in PR shape of just under 1:41 half (just under 22 5k, just over 45 in 10k) my easy pace was ~9:30...
a following Daniels VDot brought my half time there from 2:2x.... (And I had done halfs over a decade of running first) and it required a lot of slowing down at first. Daniels also has specific paces for other work, and the principle that you can do speed work too hard, that is beat yourself up more without getting more benefit. The principle is tooling at the plan in total not one workout. The sum can be greater than the parts.
It worked for me when I was following it. I am absolutely going to return to it when I seek those goals again. so, just another, it works, here.
I really think one of the reasons paces don't line up for beginners is that their races either don't reflect their real fitness--either because they simply haven't learned yet how to execute a max effort, or because they are in their newbie improvement curve and their fitness is such a moving target. As a result we waste a lot of energy trying to convince people to slow down who probably don't need to.
Runners run.
And in the end...
I agree. That's why I like to remind runners that 'easy' isn't a pace. For newer runners in particular, what's easy one day may not be the next.
Fuck it. I'm gonna PR this fall. Let's do this.
Not dead. Yet.
I am in that phase, and I think you are exactly right on both counts. I believe all the advice you guys give about running easy slow, but its been hard for me to apply it to what I have been doing. I would even go so far to say it could be detrimental to slow down for somebody still just trying to find their paces. (I'm sure you will correct my thinking here)
I had a huge wake up when I ran a hard 10k time trial a few days ago. I kept it at a level so hard, it almost scared me. I didn't even realize running at that level for an extended period of time was possible, and that's probably the kind of effort that most calculator paces are built on. Running true easy on paces derived from a 80% effort are going to be too slow. Now I know what my 10K pace is, but I still need to run a half marathon effort like that to find out what my true HM pace is. I have that scheduled for next weekend, and now that I know what I need to do, I'm a bit scared.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
I think no matter the speed that doing your fast runs fast should be done in moderation. If you are racing a 5K in 17:00 then you should not be doing that long run at 6:10 pace, the "easy" day in 6:25, and your quarters in 65. Trust me, that's how you end up on a plateau or hurt. One day a week, sure, for maybe 10% or so of your weekly mileage throw in the fast runs. But back off the others. The long and easy runs for the 17 minute guy should be closer to 7 or so to allow for recovery and mileage to build.
Every runner is different. Those with more speed compared to others on their pace level can get away with doing more slower runs in training. Those with "no natural speed" may not. Some runners respond to 2 speed workouts and low mileage in a week, others can do no speed at all and high mileage and improve drastically. It takes experimenting.
Going TOO slow can hurt as much as going too fast though...I can't run with my one friend because he's at 9:30-10/mile and I run low 8's, its too jarring and throws my form off too much. I'm much more sore after running with him than on my own.
I'd still say that when in doubt, slow it down...but that's just me.
2 things
1) In any muscle building sport - You do not build muscle by the stress (Workout), but by the recovery from the stress - Receovery is when you take torn down muscles and build them bigger (or better)
2) Every run has a purpose
* Say a vo2 max run and you hit near max heart rate at 9 minute miles. You get no more benefit running 8 minute miles ... in fact if you cannot hold the pace for the desired amount of time you get less benefit.
* LAT (Lactic Acid Threshhold runs) - Same thing
* Long runs ~ If the purpose of the long run is General Aerobic, then running too fast just gets you tired too quickly and limits the miles or amount of time in the workout ... limiting the benefit.
Plus variety - Training monotany will lead to slow improvement. Muscles respond best to a variety of stresses.
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Nobby, I'm not entirely sure what you are suggesting - you seem to say slowing down is best, but slowing down alone isn't enough - but I'm not sure what else I should do - slow down And run more?
I'm not sure what you're asking here either... Surely, you wouldn't expect to run the same amount and just by slowing down, that you'll be faster??? Well, actually THAT could happen if you've been over-training. But, in most cases, if that is the case, the way to go is to keep on doing what you've been doing, and then take it easy for a few weeks before the race and that would get you in the right frame of mind and physical condition.
But, seriously, what I was trying to say is; IF you're just running, say, 3 miles day after day after day, trying to run them all hard, trying to get faster each time you run, that's not the way to actually get faster. Instead, slow down, bring those 3-mile runs further like 6 or 7 or 8 miles--and slowing down would enable you to do so. But, of course, you're already up to 10-mile range for your long run, which should probably be getting upward of 2-hours; I wouldn't suggest you go much further than that. I mean, I'm a firm believer that far too many people today, thinking the longer the better, go way too far.
If your goal is to be faster, and you have time-constraints and you can't really go much further than what you do already; the way to go would probably be; you keep your 10-miler as is; but bring one run during the week up to, say, 6 or 7 miles. Again, slowing down is the way to allow you to do so without risking over-training or injury. Now instead of keeping everything else the same, take one day a week to do something different. At your level, though you may have read others suggest somewhere else, doing hard intervals or tempo runs is NOT the way to go about. They are hard workouts but it would only push you further down; not up. But instead, do some short but fast run with PLENTY of recovery in between. Something like run 4~7 X 500~100m. Get up on your toes, lift your knees, swing your arms straight and get your back straight... Don't rush this. The idea is to work on a good running technique and strengthen your legs. Alternate this each week with some hill exercises. I would suggest Hill Springing (or I should call this Steep Hill Running) with slow forward momentum. Here's a good visual: http://www.lydiardfoundation.org/training/hilltrainingdvd.aspx Do only the first exercise, not the second or third one. Make sure other days you even go slower. There is a thread taht talks about an article in Running TImes--something about "12 deadly sins in running" or something. It's a good read. One of them, it talks, is fluctuate the effort instead of going hard-hard-hard... it would be so much better if you go hard-easy-hard-easy... Long runs are hard, even though you slow down the pace; this strides/hills is a hard workout also. So, in between, just go nice and easily and go even easier than before. Remember, you become stronger during the recovery, exercise is a breaking down process.
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.. . There is a thread that talks about an article in Running TImes--something about "12 deadly sins in running" or something. It's a good read. One of them, it talks, is fluctuate the effort instead of going hard-hard-hard... it would be so much better if you go hard-easy-hard-easy...
Maybe this recent runnersworld article by Pete Magill entitled "Dirty Dozen" (12 mistakes that even experienced runners make):
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
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If your current half time is 2:23, that's 10:55 pace. Yet most of your runs are faster than that! This means that you don't have the endurance to put forth a true race effort for 13.1, so comparing them is kind of apples and oranges. (Let me put it this way: even were I to drop back my mileage to 25mpw, there is no way I could run most of my runs at faster than my half pace!)
So maybe you're not running 'too fast'. Maybe you're just not running your races fast enough, and you can't do that because you don't have enough endurance.
Run more miles. In order to do so, you might find your comfortable pace getting slower. Run most of your miles easy (by perceived effort). Occasionally run hard, a tempo run or intervals. I don't try to hit paces on these, just perceived effort also.
I agree with those who don't like smartcoach. I like Hudson's principles for building a plan. There are also other plans out there; pick one that has more miles than you're running now, but not so many that you can't safely build to it.
As another point of anecdotal evidence: my most recent half marathon time was 1:38 and some seconds, about 7:30 pace. My easy pace, and most of my miles ahead of that race, was typically 8:45-9:15. I ran basically 10% of my miles faster than 7:30 (tempos and intervals). Everything else? Sloooow.
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Hi everyone, again, I wanted to say a big thank you for all your help. I thought I had read a lot about running, but I still feel like I'm learning a newlanguage just to understand everything, and then put it together! For my 2:23 half, I wasn't sure what I could do, so heeding the "don't go out too fast or you'll blow up" my goal was to do the first 10K around 11m/m, and then see what I could do after that. And while it worked, you're right, I could have run harder, I finished strong, and felt like I could have either pushed harder or kept going (a title bit further, not a ton).
If I understand the general consensus, my plan is going to be to run around 25-30 mpw, mostly easy (making sure it's easy!) and throw in some occasional "go ahead and run faster", either fartleks or intervals. I"m also going to try to work in easy hills maybe once a week or every other week. I will probably pop back over in a month or so to give you an update .... Thanks for your advice again!
Hi everyone, again, I wanted to say a big thank you for all your help. I thought I had read a lot about running, but I still feel like I'm learning a newlanguage just to understand everything, and then put it together! For my 2:23 half, I wasn't sure what I could do, so heeding the "don't go out too fast or you'll blow up" my goal was to do the first 10K around 11m/m, and then see what I could do after that. And while it worked, you're right, I could have run harder, I finished strong, and felt like I could have either pushed harder or kept going (a title bit further, not a ton).
If I understand the general consensus, my plan is going to be to run around 25-30 mpw, mostly easy (making sure it's easy!) and throw in some occasional "go ahead and run faster", either fartleks or intervals. I"m also going to try to work in easy hills maybe once a week or every other week. I will probably pop back over in a month or so to give you an update .... Thanks for your advice again!
Sounds like an excellent plan!


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The Vancouver Canucks are a poorer team and organization today for having fired head coach Alain Vigneault.
Rather than solve a problem in Vancouver, GM Mike Gillis has only added to the list of woes his team currently endures. On top of the rapidly widening cracks in the roster, the team is now down a preeminent NHL head coach. Subtracting Vigneault from the organization only made the Canucks weaker.
Still on Gillis's plate is the Roberto Luongo debacle, the disappearing act the Sedin twins have made the past two springs and the lack of depth at forward.
Gillis had lots of work to do this summer and he can now add replacing his award-winning head coach to the pile.
Last summer, Gillis thought enough of Vigneault to give him a three-year extension in the range of $1.5 million per year. Now the coach is finished. What changed Gillis's mind? Francesco Aquilini, that's what.
According to Canucks staffers, ownership has become more and more involved in hockey decisions and Vigneault was never Aquilini's choice. Gillis had to twist his owner's arm and as long as Vigneault kept the playoff cash registers ringing, it was an easier manoeuvre.
But two quick playoff exits, despite reams of evidence the blame should fall on shoulders other than those of Vigneault, whetted Aquilini's taste for blood. Gillis lost out and now there's nothing between him and Aquilini's next whim.
Gillis made Vigneault's firing official Wednesday and now teams waiting in the weeds for the veteran bench boss's services will be revealed.
Will the Edmonton Oilers be willing to throw over Ralph Krueger to get to Vigneault? The same question must be asked here in Winnipeg, where GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has yet to clarify the future of his head coach, Claude Noel.
Vigneault will almost certainly be on the list of Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill when he begins to interview for his head coach.
And despite all the Patrick Roy noise coming out of Colorado, the Avs have made nothing final and Vigneault would be a great fit with a roster on the verge of being loaded.
Now that Vigneault is officially on the market, the fighting for his services will begin and if he elects to go directly back into coaching he'll have a job by the NHL entry draft.
Vigneault didn't just forget how to coach or, at the age of 52, suddenly lose his touch. Gillis has been unable to solve a number of roster deficiencies in Vancouver and firing the coach doesn't mask them.
The word from sources within the Canucks organization is that Aquilini wants Phoenix Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett. Tippett is regarded as one of the best coaches in the NHL but his track record doesn't equal that of Vigneault.
Tippett supporters will argue Vigneault had a roster good enough to win a Stanley Cup while their man has been forced to work with a trickle of talent out in the desert. Fair enough, but that theory doesn't change the fact Vigneault's credentials are unassailable.
Six division titles, two Presidents' Trophies and a trip to the Stanley Cup final combine for one of the most successful runs in hockey over the last decade.
All that got him canned on Wednesday in a travesty of owner meddling.
Tippett wants to remain in Phoenix should that franchise be able clear up its muddy ownership situation. One might suggest an absent owner is better than a busy body but Tippett is best situated to make that determination.
Other candidates for the Canucks job will be Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose graduates Scott Arniel and Dallas Eakins. Veteran NHL coach Lindy Ruff will also draw interest but he might be considered a retread in Vancouver's breathless fan circles.
Eakins is the hottest name among coaches not behind an NHL bench and Arniel is already a member of the Canucks family as head coach of their AHL affiliate.
Arniel had a rocky run as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets but picked up invaluable experience.
Maybe his growing pains are behind him and there's no question Arniel has a keen hockey mind. He's coached nearly half the Canucks roster during his time as top knock with the Moose and the Chicago Wolves. Arniel, who will likely get a look from his old Jets teammate Nill for the Dallas gig as well, makes sense on a number of fronts, offering both stability and freshness at the same time.
Eakins has been shaping a reputation just on the fringe of the bright lights in Toronto as coach of the Marlies and he's full of ideas and confidence. The 46-year-old is well liked in the Leafs organization and will coach in the NHL soon.
Eakins is psychologically equipped to handle both the media and the fan pressure of a Canadian market. He's got a little star power about him with a knockout actress Ingrid Kavelaars for a wife and a serious style.
The madness started in Vancouver with the firing of Vigneault but will only now ramp up until the ink is dry on his next contract and the dominoes fall in a number of other cities.
Fired today, but coveted tomorrow, Alain Vigneault will sleep fine tonight.
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Cox Digital Interactive ER1 Remote Control
To program the remote to control your TV, perform the following steps:
- Turn on the TV that you want the remote control to control.
- Before moving to step 2, read steps 2 – 4 completely. Highlight or write down the code(s) you want to program.
- Point the remote control away from all devices.
- Press and hold the SELECT button and the TV button until the LED on the remote control blinks twice.
- Refer to the manufacturer's codes to locate the code for the type and brand name of the TV that you want the remote control to control.
- Using the number buttons on the remote, enter the first three-digit code listed in the manufacturer's codes for your TV.
Result: The LED on the remote control blinks twice.
Aim the remote at the VCR, and then press the POWER button, MUTE button, or the volume control buttons.
- The TV performs the operation associated with the selected button.
For example, if the POWER button is pressed, the TV turns off.
- If the device does not operate properly, repeat steps 2 – 4, trying each code listed in the manufacturer's codes for the TV brand until you find one that works.
Note: If you programmed the remote control to adjust the volume via the Cox digital receiver rather than the volume on the TV, test only the POWER button.
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General Assembly: Statement by Ambassador Wittig on Security Council Reform
(Statement as delivered by Ambassador Wittig on General Assembly Agenda Items 30 and 117 on the Security Council Annual Report and Reform of the Security Council)
"Thank you Mr. President,
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking Ambassador Puri of India for introducing the Annual Security Council Report and Ambassador Osorio of Colombia and his team for compiling the report. Having done the same last year as July Security Council President, I can attest to the arduous work that this entails.
Of the numerous issues on the Council's agenda last year, the situation in Syria stands out. Unfortunately, it does so because of what the Council did not do, rather than what it did. We deplore the Council's failure to agree on an effective common approach. This has further aggravated the plight of the Syrian people. And it led many in the international community and in our respective national publics to ask: Is the Security Council in its current form still able to live up to the responsibilities that the UN Charter has entrusted it with?
This has also added to an already growing frustration among Members States with the deadlock on Council reform. Last year, in this very General Assembly, even partial, modest progress was made impossible on the improvement of the Council's working methods. Something we sincerely deplore.
Against this background, we would have preferred two separate debates to be held on the Annual Report and on Security Council Reform, given that both issues merit undivided attention of the General Assembly.
Mr. President,
On 9 October, the G4-Ambassadors transmitted to you a letter containing the Joint Statement made by the G4 Foreign Ministers in the margin of the General Debate. The letter was also shared with all member states. I thus need not repeat its content in detail. Let me reiterate, however, the dedication of the G4 Foreign Ministers to achieving together an early reform of the Security Council. The Ministers also called for a concrete outcome in this GA-session and expressed their commitment to continue to work to this end in a spirit of flexibility and in close cooperation with other Member States.
Germany, individually and as part of the G4, stands ready to continue our engagement with you, Mr. President, Chairman Tanin and Member States.
The strong support for real reform – and this is what the G4 stand for – was again evident during the last round of negotiations. The majority of those delegations taking the floor – from small and large countries, from the developing and the developed world – clearly called for an expansion of the Council in both categories, permanent and non-permanent.
Mr. President,
We look forward to the resumption of the Intergovernmental Negotiations as soon as possible. We welcome your decision to reappoint Ambassador Tanin as our Chairman. We are confident that he will continue to steer the process forward in an objective and result-oriented manner.
The agenda for the negotiations is clear: The Chairman has submitted his assessment of the process thus far as well as a set of constructive proposals on how to move the process forward.
The proposals were circulated by your predecessor to all member states and were acknowledged by the General Assembly in its oral decision in September. They are now on the table and form an integral part of the negotiation process. Let us begin discussing these proposals and see how we can best make them operational. We are confident that this will help us to finally move towards real negotiations on this important matter.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By RICHARD A. PLINKE
Editor's Note: This is the last installment of a 10-part series of excerpts from Richard A. Plinke's upcoming book, "How to Sell the Plague (Without Being a Rat and Other Cheeky Musings of an Unrepentant Salesman)." The series humorously explores how Plinke ended up in sales, the last place he ever thought he'd be and what he learned during those early days that carried over through his 35-year sales career. Subsequent installments will be posted each Monday. If you missed the first parts, you can go back to the beginning here: http://www.salesandmarketing.com/article/dancing-jaws-dragon
Because here I am sitting across the desk of Mr. Mac McGlinn once again.
"Do you know why you're here today?" Mac asks.
"Because I want to work for your company selling Yellow Pages advertising," I assert in my best assertive voice because the sales puke told me to be assertive.
"No. That's why you came to the first interview, but since then, we've been calling the shots, telling you when to come in, right?"
I respond "Yes" because the sales puke told me not to say "Yea." He also told me to sit up straight and look Mac McGlinn in the eye (and try not to drool down the front of my shirt). "I guess that's correct," I add.
"OK, so why are you here today?" he repeats.
"Because the employment agency told me you wanted to see me again," I offer sheepishly, afraid to screw it up this late in the never ending story.
"And why do you think we wanted you to come back in today?"
"Because you are interested in me and would like to take one more opportunity to be certain that I'm both a good fit and still interested," I say, quoting the sales puke almost word for word when he explained to me what the third and last interview was about.
"So you see this as the final step in the interviewing process? Would you say that?"
"Yes," but I have no clue where this is going, which is making me nervous. One last chance for the Dark One to skewer me with his pointed pitchfork of practically peaceful pain as I descend into my final and complete baptism of fire.
"Well that's why you're here, so relax," Mac says, smiling at me in a reassuring manner, something I'm not used to around here, unless it's just before they plunge the devil's knife deep into my chest and through my still beating heart.
"You did well on your other two interviews," he says. "Carl thought you did a good job."
No kidding.
"He tried to make you uncomfortable (job well done!) to see how you'd react, and you reacted with humor, which is a great way to relieve tension in a stressful sales call. It disarms the customer and hits the reset button. Carl was impressed that you didn't lose your cool.
"You did a good job with me, too," he added. You stayed focused and on point, and turned me completely around. And you showed me that you know how to sell. You probably don't realize it but your meeting with the restaurant owner in Aspen was the prefect sales call. You gained rapport and thereby established trust. You asked relevant, penetrating questions and, in so doing, performed thorough fact finding. You related your product, you, to the needs of the customer, the restaurant owner, and you presented your benefits and closed him in one smooth move. It was very nicely done. I think with time and work, you could be a very good salesman."
I don't know whether to be flattered or insulted.
"Do you have anything to add or any questions?" Mac asks.
"Only when do I start?" The sales puke told me to say that. Actually, he first told me to take off my coat, roll up my sleeves and tell Mac I was ready to go to work right now, but I couldn't pull that off, even if I didn't think it was entirely too ridiculous and hokey.
Mac tells me that they are hiring five sales people for this class beginning Monday. He goes on to talk about the training schedule and what he expects from the class. He also says we can only wear suits, no sports coats, white or light blue shirts and ties that don't light up or blink.
When he finishes, he asks, "Do you want the job?"
Come to the dark side, Luke.
"Yes I do."
"Then congratulations," and he offers me his hand. He says he'll see me in a couple of weeks, and in the meantime, I'll be contacted by one of the coaches with all the particulars.
As I walk out the door, he hands me a small box and smiles.
"You sure you want to do this?"
"Absolutely," I say in my best imitation of somebody who knows what they're doing.
But I'm sitting in my car in the parking lot, staring out the windshield and wondering if I really do.
What the hell just happened?
All kinds of ambivalent feelings and contradictory images are rushing through my mind. One of my professors who likes to frequent the tavern, who enjoys a glass of beer or two, told me I'd be sorry if I took a straight job because I'd have to shine my shoes everyday, and that's what I'm sitting in my car in the parking lot thinking about -- wearing shoes everyday that have to be shined.
And then I think about the money and all I can do with it, like buy several pairs of shoes that won't need polishing everyday.
My mind's percolating as I unwrap the small box Mac gave me. In it is a plaster figurine of a man, short and dumpy with mussed hair and a crooked, goofy smile. He's wearing a rumpled suit and is carrying a beat-up briefcase. The small statue is painted a kind of antique gold to make it look like bronze, and the caption at the bottom reads Yesterday I couldn't spell salesman and now I are one.
Wow. A salesman.
And now I are one.
Learn more about Richard Plinke and read his blog here: http://www.howtoselltheplague.com/Home.aspx.


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Today, we are very excited to introduce the Adobe AIR and Flash Player Incubator program. The AIR and Flash Player Incubator is a place for the Adobe Flash Runtimes team to share with developers features that are under development or experimental in order to get early participation, testing, and feedback from the community. The AIR and Flash Player Incubator is for developers that are interested in testing out the bleeding edge of runtime capabilities and contributing to the future of the platform. Keep in mind that the new features and functionalities in Incubator builds may or may not be supported in a future release of the runtimes.
We will use this blog to share announcements about new Incubator builds. For each new Incubator drop, we will highlight the features we are looking for feedback on. Incubator builds will contain features under consideration, development, or just experiments. By providing feedback on the features, use cases or things you will create, you will help us shape the future of the Flash runtimes. New features in the first builds provided today :
- "Molehill" 3D APIs (A new set of low-level, GPU-accelerated 3D APIs that enable advanced 3D experiences across devices through the Adobe Flash Platform runtimes).
- Cubic bezier curves (Using the cubicCurveTo drawing API, developers can easily create cubic beziers without requiring custom ActionScript code).
To log bugs about issues found in Incubator builds, please use the Adobe bugbase at bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer and select Flash Player 11 for the version. Please file bugs for highlighted features and new bugs for current released features.
We look forward to your feedback about the Incubator program and cannot wait to see what you guys will create with the Incubator builds. Don't forget to subscribe to the Incubator tag for updates!
To learn more about this initiative, check the following article, entitled "Changing the web, again" on my blog.


text: Delhommey 2,796 Report post Posted January 22, 2013 Brain scans performed on five former NFL players revealed images of the protein that causes football-related brain damage — the first time researchers have identified signs of the crippling disease in living players. Researchers who conducted the pilot study at UCLA described the findings as a significant step toward being able to diagnose the disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, in living patients. "I've been saying that identifying CTE in a living person is the Holy Grail for this disease and for us to be able make advances in treatment," said Dr. Julian Bailes, a Chicago neurosurgeon and one of the study's co-authors. "It's not definitive and there's a lot we still need to discover to help these people, but it's very compelling. It's a new discovery." Dozens of former players — including 34 who played in the NFL — have been diagnosed with CTE, a neurodegenerative disease linked to dementia, memory loss and depression. The disease, which researchers say is triggered by repeated head trauma, can be confirmed only by examining the brain after death. CTE was discovered earlier this month in the brain of former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide last May by shooting himself in the chest. http://www.pbs.org/w...ex-nfl-players/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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DETROIT - A 3-week-old girl was mauled to death by a dog Thursday in west Detroit, police say.
The child was attacked by the dog in the 700 block of Stahelin Avenue near Tireman Street and the Southfield Freeway.
The baby girl was taken to Sinai-Grace Hospital on the city's west side. Police escorted the EMS down 6 Mile Road, blocking traffic and hoping the baby could be saved.
Local 4 has learned the mother had brought the baby to a friend's house in the neighborhood. After being fed, the baby was set down in a car seat on the dining room floor. The dog, who was just fed scraps out the back door, somehow got into the house and attacked the baby while her mother had her back turned.
It mauled the infant's face.
Police are calling it a tragedy. They do not plan to have any charges filed.
The dog, a 2-year-old pit bull, will be euthanized after a rabies test.
Detroit police said the dog was not vicious toward the officers as it was being taken away. The family also claimed the dog was not vicious. They believe it smelled the baby formula on the infant's clothes.
However, neighbor Rose Hill said the dog is well-known in the neighborhood.
"When the puppy goes down there, we go down to get it. They have a pole in their hand to get in the backyard. If the dog is that vicious ... you shouldn't even have the dog, period," said Hill.
Seeing the bloody animal after the deadly attack was just too much for her.
"We see pit bulls everywhere now," she said. "You shouldn't have to be scared to come out of your house and see any kind of dog sitting up there. That's not right, at all."
No arrests have been made. Police have handed the case to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to see if any charges will be filed.
Watch: Detroit police take dog from home after deadly attack on infant
A beware of dog sign is on a driveway fence near the home where the attack took place.
Detroit police said the dog will be euthanized.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Despite the threat of inclement weather, the seventh-ranked Saint Leo women's tennis team took care of business as the Lions closed out their regular season with a 5-0 victory over visiting Eckerd College on Friday afternoon.
It was a win that gave the Lions their 15th victory in the regular season and solidified their place as the no. 2 seed in the upcoming Sunshine State Conference Championships. The match with Eckerd (2-11, 0-8 SSC) was shortened to just singles play as flights Nos. 1-5 were competed with no. 6 singles and all three doubles being passed up in the final tally.
The Lions have concluded the regular season in second place in the Sunshine State Conference and now begin to prepare for the postseason. Their first stop on what is hopefully long tournament play begins on April 18 at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, Fla. They will face the No. 8 seed Florida Tech at 11:30 a.m.
#7 Saint Leo 5, Eckerd College 0
04/12/13 at Saint Leo, Fla. (Saint Leo Tennis Center)
|Singles competition
|1. Pauline Helgesson (SLW) def. Manon Ironside (ECW) 6-0, 6-1
|2. Adrianna Daszkiewicz (SLW) def. Taylor Bullock (ECW) 6-3, 6-1
|3. Maria Benkirane (SLW) def. Erika Fridrik (ECW) 6-0, 6-1
|4. Emily Singleton (SLW) def. Amy Naula (ECW) 6-0, 6-0
|5. Phoebe Di Leo (SLW) def. Amanda Teets (ECW) 6-0, 6-1
|6. C. Hammerschmidt (ECW) vs. Caroline Ebner (SLW) no result
|Doubles competition
|1. Erika Fridrik/Amy Naula (ECW) vs. Pauline Helgesson/Maria Benkirane (SLW) no result
|2. Amanda Teets/Taylor Bullock (ECW) vs. Adrianna Daszkiewicz/Phoebe Di Leo (SLW) no result
|3. Manon Ironside/C. Hammerschmidt (ECW) vs. Emily Singleton/Caroline Ebner (SLW) no result
|Match Notes
|Eckerd College 2-11, 0-8 SSC
|Saint Leo 15-4, 7-1 SSC; National ranking #7
|Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (4,3,2,1,5)


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's lacrosse team took on a challenging fourth-ranked Rollins College squad, posting two goals in the first half against the tireless Tars. Despite the Lions' best efforts, the Tars posted a 20-2 victory over Saint Leo.
With the loss, Saint Leo dips to 4-7 on the season, while Rollins stays perfect on the season and advances to an undefeated record of 11-0.
Alix Murray netted both of the Lions goals on the evening, scoring both in the first half.
Leading the game in draw controls was Alyssa Viscomi with four, while Brittany Millsap led the Lions with three ground balls, followed by Andrea Kuhl with two of her own.
Between the pipes, Brittany Millsap collected 12 saves on the evening, including 10 in the first half. Nicole Sirota-Plotnikov closed out the game in cage, earning two saves in seven and a half minutes. For Rollins, Elyse De Lisle made six saves on the evening, with Vasiliki Barakos closing out the game with two saves of her own.
Leading the game was Cat Kelley with three goals and two assists for a five point performance. Tori Snow netted a hat trick, while Ginevra Czech, Mo Imel, Sarah Ann Showell, Alley Rhinehart, and Erica Pagliarulo each scored twice.
Rollins sprinted out to a 6-0 lead in the first 12 minutes, but Murray broke the streak with a goal at the 16:41 mark. The Tars answered back with three more before Murray could break through once again, setting the score at 9-2 with 8:27 to go before the half.
The Tars closed out the first period with four more goals to put the score at 13-2 at the break, and continued to sail through the second stanza with seven unanswered goals for a final score of 20-2.
Rollins led the shot count, 42-12, and won the ground ball battle 30-14. Saint Leo won more on the draw, winning 13-of 23, and found success on 12-of-16 clear attempts.
After their tough challenge against Florida foe Rollins, the Lions return to action on Monday, April 2, when they host Converse College. Game time against the Valkyries is set for 7 p.m. at University Field. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Lions, visit saintleolions.com.


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Children showed they could become Olympic athletes of the future when they put their best foot forward to help their school.
About 150 pupils from Noremarsh Junior School, in Royal Wootton Bassett, took part in the third annual fun run, which raises funds for the PTA.
The children, who ran in their year groups, cheered each other on as they took it in turns to take part in the one-mile run.
Headteacher Andy Simpson said: "It has just grown every year, it is fantastic. It is something the children always look forward to. It is great to see them all exercising.
"All the money raised goes towards our PTA and we spend it on things for the children. The PTA raise quite a lot of money and this is one of their biggest events in the year.
"We did a lot of work on the Olympics before the holidays and we took part in our cluster Olympics with the local schools. The athletes have been great role models for British sport."
The children ran twice around the school field, around Old Court play area and then once more around the field.
They had a warm up to music before setting off and were presented with medals by Mr Simpson and Royal Wootton Bassett deputy mayor, Linda Frost, when they finished.
Taiga Matshuma, seven, won the Year 3 race and was presented with a special medal in honour of his achievement.
"I am really happy. It was hard, I thought I was going to come joint first. I was really happy when everyone was shouting my name," he said.
Sam Warner, seven, came second in the same race and said he was pleased he did so well.
"It was really hard, I'm tired now. I thought I might come second or third.
"I am going to put my medal on my wardrobe," he said.
The Year 4 group set off shortly after the Year 3s and said they had been looking forward to the challenge.
Finn Lawrence-Knight, eight, said he had been practising before he took part.
"I really like running, I'm quite fast. You get to run for a mile however you can and I really like that," he said.
Charlie Barton-Embling, eight, said: "I usually run twice a week, I'm a bit slower than Finn. It's fun to run."


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Mulligan's work starts with a simple insight: Not all of the spending authorized by ARRA was stimulus, at least not as economists usually define it. Some of the program's $833 billion went toward visible public works projects like paving runways and building toilets. But about a third of it went toward what economists call "transfer spending," which includes aid programs for the unemployed and other low-income individuals. Among other things, the stimulus extended an existing program to provide federal unemployment benefits to those who had exhausted state benefit programs. It added a temporary bonus of $25 per week to federal unemployment benefits, suspended taxation on the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits in a given year, allocated $87 billion to increase the federal share of Medicaid benefits, and provided another $25 billion to subsidize health coverage for the newly unemployed.
Such programs provided an economic cushion to millions of out-of-work people at the height of the recession. They also made it less painful to be unemployed—which is to say, they made it less costly. "When you make something less painful," says Mulligan, "people are going to do less to avoid it."
What Mulligan found is that the 2009 stimulus created big incentives for people to not work. He estimates that between 2 million and 3 million people "had as much disposable income while unemployed as they would have by accepting a job that paid 80 to 100 percent" of what they were making in their previous job. Before the stimulus passed, that would have been true of fewer than 1 million people.
It's clear that the incentives changed. But did people respond by behaving differently? Mulligan thinks at least some did. "The effect of incentives on unemployment is something we" —we being economists—"have studied for a long time," he says. "And the effect is clear. When people are paid more for not working, they work less." Even, he says, during a recession.


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In a piece for tomorrow's FT, I describe today's two housing announcements – and their promise of 200,000 new homes and 400,000 new jobs – as "optimistic, verging on the far-fetched".
But as one minister pointed out to me (as we trudged through the Manchester drizzle) the figures haven't been given a timeline. He is right: no one has said that this will be achieved within a year or two, or even in the life of this parliament.
So what is the government doing?
- Firstly council house residents will be incentivised to use the existing "right-to-buy" scheme through bigger price discounts. This could generate funds to build new social housing on a one-for-one basis.The right-to-buy scheme is seen as a Thatcherite success but led to a fall in social housing stock: there is now a waiting list of about 5m individuals waiting to be housed. Right-to-buy deals have slowed to just a trickle (around 3,000 last year) partly because residents now typically pay around 90 per cent of the market price for their home. Bigger discounts should mean more more deals. Senior DCLG figures tell me that until the mid-90s the discount was around 30 per cent, which generated about 30,000 sales a year. Expect a return to that kind of