Die Macht » MP who was elected mayor on Nov

EUGENE, Ore. -- At about the same time newly minted members of the U.S. Olympic track team get their uniforms, theyll be led to a TV monitor featuring a map of Rio de Janeiro with three dots: the athletes village, the track teams training center and Olympic Stadium.None of them are all that close to one another; all will take a long time to reach.USA Track and Field CEO Max Siegel said Tuesday that after a few visits to Brazil, we realized logistics would be a problem.So, in addition to counting on the Olympic traffic lanes that will supposedly make travel easier for the 120-plus U.S. track and field Olympians, USATF staff is making it clear to the athletes that they need to build in plenty of time to make their way through the city.Its expected to be a 45-to-60-minute drive from the athletes village to both the stadium and the training center.Its getting coaches and athletes to understand that its not going to be easy, like London, where everything is easy and right there, said Robert Chapman, USATFs associate director for sport science and medicine.Siegel said USATF is working with the U.S. Olympic Committee on contingency plans in case traffic does end up as snarled as some predict. Aretha Thurmond, a four-time Olympian who is now director of international teams for USATF, said staff will be on the ground a full two weeks before the Olympic track meet starts to make test runs to the stadium and map out every possible option for athletes.Theres only so much thats in your control, Thurmond said. Youve got a city with a mountain in the middle, and youve got to go around it.The process of getting from Point A to Point B may seem like a rather low-level concern considering all the other troubles consuming the Olympic city: Zika, polluted water, security concerns amid a financial crisis and more. But, as Thurmond knows, athletes need a comfort level as they head for the biggest competition of their lives.If we know somethings not right, then we try to build that into their travel schedule, she said, so athletes dont have to make that decision.Regarding the mosquito-borne virus that has hit Brazil as hard as any country, Siegel said USATF has taken part in USOC-led seminars and is distributing as much information as possible about health concerns.Among the many leaflets the athletes pick up at team processing in Eugene is one distributed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Mosquito Bite Prevention For Travelers. The USOC will give athletes bug repellant when they go through Team USA processing in Houston later this month.But traffic, in Siegels view, is frankly, one of our biggest concerns over things we dont have immediate control over.Siegel spoke on an off day at the U.S. Track and Field Trials, and outlined his vision over the four-plus years since he took over at what is widely viewed as the countrys most difficult-to-manage national governing body.Siegel said USATF ran on an average of $18 million a year when he arrived. Thanks to new sponsorship deals, including 12 new marketing partners, the number has doubled. That has allowed USATF to give $10,000 stipends to athletes who make the national team along with bonuses of up to $25,000 for gold medals at the Olympics.It hardly quiets the federations critics, who believe they should have more freedom to wear whatever gear they choose at the sports biggest events and want to see more revenue sharing beyond the stipends and rewards for medals.One of the most vocal critics, 800-meter runner Nick Symmonds, recently filed a sponsorship-related lawsuit against the USOC that was thrown out. He has been urging athletes and fans to wear black tape at trials as a show of solidarity against the governing bodies.If we cant change things through litigation, then we have to go through protest, and athletes have to stand up and say: `Enough is enough. This will change or were not going to race anymore, Symmonds told The Associated Press last week.Siegel said hes trying to create a bigger pie, but also gave a nod to the reality that USATF, unlike the NFL or NBA, is a not-for-profit organization that serves not only its professional athletes, but also its grassroots members and programs.The conversation gets a little cloudy when people have whatever their personal definition is about sharing money with athletes, he said. If you host an event that gives an athlete a platform, some would say thats not money in the athletes pocket. But someone needs to fund those things. Adidas Gazelle Ale . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Adidas NMD R1 Halvalla . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-nmd-cs1-halvalla.html . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. Adidas Kengät Ale . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. Myydään Yeezy Boost 350 . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. After breaking through for his first win in more than 18 months, Gallant Harmony could chase a second victory a week later at Moonee Valley.Gallant Harmony scored an all-the-way victory in the Tonks Plate (1200m) at Ballarat and trainer John Sadler is eyeing a benchmark 84 handicap over the same distance at Moonee Valley on Saturday.Ridden by apprentice Michael Dee, Gallant Harmony used barrier one to his advantage to lead throughout over the Ballarat 1200m course.Sadler said a start at Moonee Valley would depend on what penalty the handicapper gave Gallant Harmony for his win on Saturday.Im not sure what the handicapper will do with him now but hes an 81 rater, Sadler said.Theres a benchmark 84 race on Saturday at Moonee Valley that looks suitable and we might have a look at that.Thheres not always the right races at the right time when you need them, but thats a very suitable race so we might go there.ddddddddddddGallant Harmony hadnt won since he took out a benchmark 78 1200m-race at at Moonee Valley in February 2015.He ran second to Weinholt in the corresponding Ballarat race last year before having one more start and a long spell.He had quite a break, Sadler said.He was an old sore horse there for quite a while so we gave him a good six months out.He ran well first-up but then disappointed me badly at his next start.I changed a few things with his work by shortening it up and sharpening it up and I think its made the difference. ' ' '