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March 23, 2011WEDNESDAY
page 17 page 12 page 10 page 18 page 15 page 19
page 7
page 5Fresh ground news
[See THE UPDATE, page 14]
Should there be Olympics in Colo-rado?
That was the discussion on hand last night in Vail Village.
At a meeting hosted by the Vail Sym-posium at the Sebastian hotel, experts on several sides of the issue gave their opin-ions on if the Centennial State should make a play for the world’s most popular – and expensive – sporting event.
The three featured speakers on hand
for the panel discussion were Premier Gordon Campbell, former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm and Steve Mc-Conahey, who were good examples of how the topic to have the winter Olym-pics in Colorado both unites and divides the state.
Denver was awarded the Olympic bid in 1976 and is the only city to ever win and turn down the Games. Proponents argue that the Olympics may bring in-frastructure improvements and a much needed economic boost while opponents
question cost and environmental im-pact.
Premier Gordon Campbell was the first to speak last night on his experi-ence with the Olympics. Campbell was instrumental in leading the 2010 Van-couver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, now considered one of the most successful Olympic Games in history.
“It’s an enormous opportunity to in-spire,” said Premier Campbell of bring-ing the Olympics to Canada.
A key to having the Olympics in Colo-
rado is to make sure there are long term goals and objectives that accompanying the bid, not just to get the Games, but what kind of effect the Olympics can bring to Colorado after there done, said Campbell.
“We wanted to make sure we generat-ed investments, and we wanted to make sure we generated jobs,” said Campbell.
Which the Canadians did, to the tune of $2.5 billion in outside investments to the Canadian province. In addition,
Symposium talks Olympics in ColoradoDistinguished panel shares thoughts on games in Centennial State
[See OLYMPICS, page 12]
By Brian AlexanderMountaineer Staff Writer
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Pot DUI bill moves forward
The House yesterday on second reading gave approval to a measure that would make it a DUID to drive under the influence of mari-juana. House Bill 1261 would create a limit of THC 5 nanograms per milliliter in order to le-gally drive without being too stoned to drive. The bill faces one m life Habitat Stamp. ore vote in the House before moving to the Senate for hearings.
Fishing licenses available
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is re-minding anglers anxious to start their season that fishing licenses for 2011 season are on sale now at license agents, Division of Wild-life offices, online and by phone.
The license season begins April 1 and runs through March 31, 2012. A Colorado fishing license is required for anyone 16 and older who fishes in Colorado. An annual fishing li-cense is $26 for Colorado residents and $56 for nonresidents.
Seniors 64 and older who are residents of Colorado can purchase an annual fishing li-
The Avon Town Council heard from residents yesterday on ways to improve the town’s public transit system, what Mayor Rich Carroll called “barebones.” The council rejected a proposal last year, dubbed “Connect Avon Now,” that would have added more bus routes and a parking structure in the town core. A major hurdle to revamping the program is the lack of dedicated funding for transit. See page 4 for the gull story. Avery Cunliffe photo.
Anti-bullying billmoves forward
DUI crackdown brings arrests
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The House yesterday on second reading gave approval to a measure that aims to decrease bullying in Colorado public schools. House Bill 1254 had been heavily pushed by the LGBT community, despite the legislation taking aim at overall bullying in Colorado public schools. The measure comes as the nation grapples with a string of teen and college-age suicides related to bul-lying in high schools and colleges across the nation. Many of the sto-ries come from gay teens who grow mad with frustration over the con-stant harassment. HB 1254 would define bullying in Colorado, create a grant program to pay for the estimated $200,000 an-ti-bullying program, and establish revamped guidelines for schools, while requiring schools to train teachers on evidence-based anti-bullying policy. During a House committee hear-ing on the legislation earlier this
month, lawmakers heard from Jess Stolmann, a Colorado Springs gay woman who spoke of the harass-ment she received for being gay in high school. Stolmann’s books were stolen, peers harassed her with gay slurs, she was attacked in the halls and she said teachers did little to intervene. When Stolmann couldn’t take it anymore, she attempted to commit suicide in a bathroom at her high school. She survived the attempt, but was suspended from school for bringing a knife, according to her testimony. Brad Clark, executive director of One Colorado, a gay rights advo-cacy group, said part of the solu-tion is addressing the culture within schools across Colorado. “Over the past decade, Colorado has made earnest attempts to en-sure that students are protected in schools, but sadly, bullying and ha-rassment continues and not just in the playground or in classrooms, but on mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices,” said Clark.
There was never outspoken op-position to the measure, and it had bipartisan support. Some, however, questioned the funding source of the legislation, arguing that it cre-ates an unfunded mandate for Colo-rado schools. Others questioned how success-ful the effort would be, arguing that anti-bullying programs won’t actu-ally stop school bullies. Critics say if Colorado really wants to address the problem, then it would require principals and teachers to proac-tively stop bullying. But Rep. Kevin Priola (R-Hender-son) co-sponsor of the legislation, said yesterday that his bill simply takes the first step towards ending bullying. “Will this bill end bullying com-pletely in Colorado?” he asked. “No. But it’s a step in the right di-rection.” HB 1254 is expected to receive final approval from the House later this week before moving to the Sen-ate for hearings.
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Where drunken driving is con-cerned, March came in like a lion this year. And according to numbers just released from the Gore Range DUI Task Force, it stayed that way at least until Friday.
The task force, which is made up of officers from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol and the Eagle, Avon, Mint-urn, and Vail Police Departments, made 17 arrests during the week of St. Patrick’s Day this year. The in-creased enforcement went on from March 11-18. During that period, officers made 449 traffic stops and
issued 71 traffic citations.Earlier this month, the same agen-
cies came together to provide addi-tion enforcement for the Snow Ball music festival in Nottingham Park. Over that weekend, March 4-6, they nabbed 14 drunken drivers.
By comparison, the town of Avon saw just six DUI arrests for the week of Feb. 20-26, and just 14 during the week of St. Patrick’s Day last year.
“It’s been really busy,” said Of-ficer Yvonne Ramirez of the Avon Police Department. “But it’s been fun.”
Increased DUI enforcement in Colorado is part of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s “The Heat is On” campaign, which provides money to police depart-ments so they can ramp up enforce-ment over big party weekends. Similar enforcement campaigns were waged over the weeks of Thanksgiving and New Years. For the spring, the Gore Range DUI Task Force has received $20,100 to use on enforcement periods over St. Patrick’s Day, Prom weekend and Memorial Day weekend.
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Avon residents made it clear to the Avon Town Council yesterday they want consistent public trans-port, something the town has regu-larly cut for over five years. Fund-ing for such a system, however, is still hotly contested.
The comments were part of a work session held to reevaluate the “Connect Avon Now” proposal, a $67 million plan to expand bus routes and provide more public parking within Avon over a 20 year period. The session comes nearly eight months after the proposal was shelved due to economic constraints, as well as concerns it would become an issue during council elections in November.
The council heard from several community members, many of whom are property owners or rep-resent part-time residents. All want to mend what they consider an in-adequate system.
Sheriff Masry is General Manager for Starwood, a timeshare company with holdings in three Avon prop-erties. He said the town must find a way to provide expanded transit without passing the cost onto his clients.
“[Property owners] want ser-vice to Beaver Creek,” said Masry, who spoke on behalf of more than 13,000 clients. “They feel their tax-
es already go to the infrastructure. Everything was suddenly cut with-out any input.”
Despite positive feedback on the initial CAN proposal – in a poll conducted by the city, 80 percent of residents felt it would solve many transportation woes – the council asked for alternatives.
According to Jennifer Strehler, the Director of Transportation for Avon, bus service in Avon is in dire straits. Budget cuts made in 2010 left the town with the minimal number of routes needed for federal funding.
A major hurdle to fixing the sys-tem is a lack of dedicated fund-ing for transit in Avon. As of now, roughly $1 million comes from the town’s general fund, which covers nearly all of the current operating costs. According to council member Amy Phillips, it is not enough.
“If we’re going to evolve as a resort community, we need to take care of public transportation,” Phil-lips said, noting nearly $600,000 in the general fund is from accom-modation taxes. “There is a basis to provide transit to people staying in hotels when such a large portion of funds come from lodging.”
But the issue extends further than recent cuts. Avon has been without a regular bus schedule since 2006, with changes occurring almost an-nually. The current service supports
only one route year-round with one bus. Seasonal routes come and go, including the Vail Resorts skier shuttle. This are in operation five months of the year, and funding is split between Avon and Beaver Creek.
The “preferred service” presented by Strehler would extend routes to Walmart and Buffalo Ridge, as well as create two year-round routes with extended hours. It would also provide evening service until 8:30 p.m., an increase of two hours.
The biggest proposal is to rein-state a continuous loop between Avon lodges and Beaver Creek. As opposed to the current Vail Resorts shuttle, it would be operated by the town. All told, the proposal would require an additional $630,000.
Under the CAN proposal, an in-crease in sales taxes and property taxes would have pumped an ad-ditional $2.2 million per year into the transit fund. To avoid such an unpopular move – one that would require a ballot vote – Strehler was asked by the council to find addi-tional ways to fund the system.
One avenue is to create a shared fare system with Eagle County Transit. It would tack an additional cost onto each ECO bus pass. With the fare in place, transportation throughout town and into Beaver Creek resort would cost $2 per ride
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The 29th annual American Ski Classic officially kicks off today on Golden Peak, celebrating the all stars of ski from the last half cen-tury.
The spectrum of legends at the event ranges from people like Billy Kidd, who became the first Ameri-can male to make the podium at the Winter Olympics with his silver-medal performance in 1964; to Daron Rahlves, who won a pair of medals at the 2005 World Alpine Championships and competed in the 2010 Olympics in Ski Cross. Olympic gold medalists Finn Chris-tian Jagge, Marina Kiehl Phil Mah-re and Pernilla Wiberg will also be there, as well as a crowded catwalk full of other huge names in the sport like Franz Klammer and Cindy Nel-son.
But the event is also America’s original Pro/Am celebrity ski event, so you know there will be some fa-miliar faces from Hollywood there as well. Look for Alfonso Ribeiro, best remembered as Carlton from “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” and comedian David Allen Grier to warm the slopes with their famous smiles, as well as many others.
The four-day event begins today with the annual Conway Cup, a community team race which honors Dan Conway. Described by the Vail Valley Foundation as “a great friend to ski racing at all levels throughout the Vail Valley,” Conway passed away in 2009 and all proceeds from the race will benefit a fund which has been set up by his family. The race goes from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature 40 four-person teams in a dual-format race, with the winning team earning an entry into Friday’s Korbel Ford Cup. The awards party immediately follows, which is certain to be a good time.
And good times are the theme of the American Ski Classic, with equally enjoyable off-course ac-tivities planned like the Budweiser Street Beat free concert, Hold ‘em for Hope benefit dinner and auction and the Legends of Skiing banquet.
Here’s a rundown of what to look forward to this week out at Golden
Peak:
ThursdayLegends of Skiing GS
Some of the greatest names in ski racing history will continue the fes-tivities on Thursday, as old rivalries are rekindled in the Volvo Legends of Skiing Giant Slalom competi-tion. The former Olympic, World Cup and World Champion skiers compete against the clock and each other as some of the best racers to ever don skis will try to prove that they’ve still “got it” in this friendly but fierce competition, scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. on the Golden Peak racecourse.
FridayKorbel Ford Cup – Day 1
The main ingredient in the Korbel Ford Cup celebrity team competi-tion is indeed fun as the ski legends take on the roll of team captains and attempt to lead their respective teams through a maze of head-to-head Pool competition, ultimately advancing to the gold medal round. Through an intricate handicapping system, the playing field is level as celebrities from all walks of life
team up with some of the greatest athletes in ski racing history for two days of ski racing fun. Begins at 9:30 a.m. on Golden Peak.
Future Legends RaceFeaturing the children of celeb-
rities, legends and sponsors, the Future Legends is a peak into the potential future stars of the Korbel American Ski Classic. See the snow mascots on skis and snowboards battle it out in a head-to-head dual on Golden Peak, setting the pace for the talented group of ski racing tykes. Bragging rights are on the line, not to mention an opportunity to beat their parent’s times. It’s all in fun and everyone is a winner. Be-gins at 2:30 p.m. on Golden Peak.
Hold ‘em for HopeCocktails, buffet dinner, casino
games and live auction are on the agenda for this fun-filled evening that serves as the perfect comple-ment to the day’s racing action. In addition to the fun and camarade-rie, Hold ‘em for Hope also raises much needed funds to benefit the
Billy Kidd races in the men’s slalom of the Winter Olympics at Lizum, Austria, on Feb. 8, 1964. Kidd, who finished second in the event to win a first-ever Winter Olympics medal for the U.S., will be one of the legends of skiing on hand in Vail this week for the 29th annual Ameri-can Ski Classic. AP photo.
American Ski Classic starts today50 years of ski legends to gather on the slopes in Vail
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Wes Yoakam tonight at The Club, Vail Village
Wes Yoakam takes over The Club in Vail Village to-night. The Club: “Wes solo puts out more sound than most three-piece groups. With the twelve-string guitar,
loopers, kick drum thing, and the other toy’s he’s got going up there, it really sounds more like a band than a solo artist. He also has a great rapport with the crowd, and he always knows what they want to hear and how to get them going.” Yoakam begins around 10 p.m.
Wes Yoakam is well-known in the Vail Valley for his eclectic musical performances that involve many instruments and interactions with his crowd. Come see him tonight at The Club on Bridge Street.
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Funk and Soul come to Street Beat
The fifth installment of the Vail Valley Foundation’s free concert series, Bud Light Street Beat takes over Golden Peak as Robert Ran-dolph & The Family Band take the stage in Vail on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30pm. The concert coincides with the VVF’s pro/am celebrity ski racing event, the Korbel American Ski Classic.
Randolph’s soulful brand of funk has bridged the gap between hip hop, contemporary gospel, jazz and high energy rock. Having cut his musical teeth in the House of God Church, Randolph became proficient at the pedal steel guitar, also known as sacred steel. Rolling Stone Magazine calls Robert Ran-dolph one of the 100 Greatest Gui-tarists of All Time.
Keeping it truly a Family Band, the ensemble is made up of mem-bers of the Randolph family with cousins Danyel Morgan and Mar-cus Randolph leading the rhythm section on bass and drums and sis-ter Lenesha singing background vocals.
Robert Randolph & The Family Band are known for their Southern flair and power-packed live shows that keep the crowd moving. Several of Randolph’s hits have been picked up by the major leagues like “Ain’t Nothing Wrong with That, featured in “The Game Plan,” “Stomp The Yard” and several television com-mercials. Randolph’s “Thrill of It” was heard on “NBA Live 07” and “Saturday Night Football” and “We Got Hoops” can be heard on “NBA
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Ski and Snowboard Club Vail’s Big Mountain Team took on the steep, ex-posed, technical terrain at Grand Tar-ghee Resort in Wyoming for the Junior Freeskiing Open last weekend, March 19 and 20. It marked the third stop on the 2011 Junior Freeskiing Tour.
Local Anna Suszynski SSCV’s Chris-tian Nichols and each put together two solid runs to take 5th place overall for the 15-17 year old boys and girls.
“Christian and Anna skied really well both days in a very competitive field,” said coach Garrett Scahill. “Christian was actually waitlisted for this competi-tion and received a call that he was in the day before the qualifier. Coach Mark Filippini and Christian made the 9-hour drive together to get him to Targhee just two hours before the event started on Saturday morning at 8 a.m.”
For the younger juniors, ages 12-14, the format changed slightly this year.
“They each had two runs for a cumula-tive score that determined who advanced to Finals. The cut was deep. They only took 35 percent,” Scahill said.
Gabe Suszynski, Grifen Moller and
Mathieu L’Esperance skied two consis-tent, technical runs to advance them to the finals on Sunday. Suszynski led the team finishing 11th, followed by Moller in 15th, and Mathieu in 17th.
SSCV’s Big Mountain Team heads to Snowbird for the Junior World Champi-onships next month.
SSCV represents at Junior Freeskiing TourNichols gets last minute call, Filippini comes through
Christian Nichols, 17, airs a cliff on Bobcat Face at the 2011 Grand Tar-ghee Junior Freeskiing Open at Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming. Photo courtesy SSCV.
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Most major investments made to Brit-ish Columbia in the last 10 years were directly related to the Olympics.
“The long term benefits we’ve seen from the Olympics is significant,” said Campbell.
2011 and 2012 were the largest con-vention center years Vancouver has ever had and they directly relate those num-bers to the success of the Games.
“It was really an incredible time for the province,” said Campbell. “Statistics aren’t nearly as important as the experi-ence of the Games.”
Former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm was next to take the podium. You may remember Lamm from his charge against the 1976 Games in Denver while Governor.
“The whole story of the 1976 Olym-pics is a case of mismanagement and frustrated greed,” said Lamm.
The original cost of the ‘76 Games was to be $14 million, but as planning went on costs doubled and doubled again, which in turn led to a budget that was impossible to manage.
“It was an absolute horror show,” said Lamm.
Lamm listed a few things in which he thinks need to be done in order to make a bid on the Games. First, the organizing committee must be comprised of mem-bers with integrity, Lamm said. Second, there must be an exact budget proposed; third involves transparency with the committee; fourth overall should be a vote of the people; and lastly something
has to be done on transportation, Lamm said.
“The history of the Winter Olympics has been a tsunami of red ink,” said Lamm in his closing statement.
The final speaker of the night was Steve McConahey, immediate past Chairman of Denver Metro Sports Com-mission, the organization leading the ef-fort to bring the Olympics to Colorado.
“Denver is the best equipped city of any city in the United States, in terms of state of the art venues, to hold sporting events,” said McConahey.
In the United States, past Olympics have proved to be quite helpful to a state’s economy. In a state where the second largest industry is tourism and international activities, spending $9 bil-
lion promoting the state and bringing the Games to the state can accelerate and expand the exposure of the area to inter-national communities.
“Once you get these games, you are the spotlight of the world,” said McCo-nahey.
Colorado could host the most cost ef-fective Olympic Games ever, McCona-hey detailed in a presentation. With 10 of the needed 16 venues already in place, the cost to build is already below most of if not all previous Olympics. The Games are proven to be profitable in the U.S. and gives the state an opportunity to im-prove infrastructure, he said.
But what about the risk?“Game changing decisions involve
for most routes. “This discussion goes back some 20
years,” Town Manager Larry Brooks said in regards to the contested funding. “In the current environment, there may be a program under consolidated struc-ture with ECO and the town that could
be viable.”The fare share plan was met with ap-
prehension by Masry, who again believes it is the town’s obligation to provide free transportation.
Another proposal was to siphon money from a special event fund into the transit
budget. Revenue would be generated by large events, such as the recent Snowball Music Festival.
The issue is still on the table for the time being, and the council set no dates for future consideration. Yet the impor-tance of finding a model that can work
well into the future is paramount.“We need to look at what is our pre-
ferred service,” council member Chris Evans said. “If we are going to go through this exercise, we need to look at something that is sustainable and able to grow as we grow.”
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Trash Wednesdays are arguably the most popular dance party in town. Two local DJs will spin everything from club hits to redneck classics at the West Vail bar.
MarchFourth Marching Band at Agave, Avon
MarchFourth Marching Band (known as M4 by fans) is a large band and performance troupe from Portland, OR that was formed in 2003. M4 is hard to describe and, though the music can stand alone, the live show is unparalleled, unexpected, and uplifting.
The sound is huge, melodic and dynamic, taking audiences on a jaw-dropping musical celebration. M4 writes and performs its own material, and draws in-spiration from an eclectic range of international influ-ences.
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Christian McBride and Inside Straight tonight at
VPAC, Beaver CreekThe Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek
brings bassist extraordinaire, composer, arranger and educator, Christian McBride to it’s stage this evening. McBride is widely considered as one of the most influ-ential musicians in jazz.
He is regarded as a virtuoso and is one of the most re-corded bassists over the last 20 years. In 2009, McBride returned to his undiluted “straight-ahead” roots with the unveiling of his new quintet, Christian McBride and Inside Straight.
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SaturdayKorbel Ford Cup – Day 2
Day 2 of the Korbel Ford Cup brings the same fun-filled action as the day before, only with the com-
petition narrowed down slightly. At the end of the day’s head-to-head racing, one team will emerge with the gold medal and a year’s worth of bragging rights. Begins at 9:30 a.m. on Golden Peak, with finals scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
cense for $1. The Division also of-fers five-day and one-day fishing licenses for anglers who are going on a shorter outing. Anyone who purchases a Colorado fishing or hunting license must also purchase a $10 Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp.
Buck to serve as national co-chair
for PBBAPass the Balanced Budget Amend-
ment (Pass the BBA), a national grassroots organization committed to ensuring elected leaders are held fiscally accountable, announced that Ken Buck will serve as a chair-man for the group. As Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate in 2010, Buck made passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment a top priority. Since the campaign, Buck has continued his leadership for a Balanced Budget Amendment with a bottom-up approach to help state-based grassroots activists pressure Washington on spending restraint and finally balancing our federal budget. Buck will spearhead Pass The BBA’s grassroots efforts.
U.S. will turn over control
The four-day air assault in Libya will soon achieve the objectives of establishing a no-fly zone and averting a massacre of civilians by Moammar Gadhafi’s troops, Presi-dent Barack Obama said Tuesday, adding that despite squabbling among allies, the United States will turn control of the operation over to other countries within days.
Power lines up at Japanese nuke
plantsWorkers at a leaking nuclear plant
hooked up power lines to all six of the crippled complex’s reactor units Tuesday, but other repercussions from the massive earthquake and tsunami were still rippling across the nation as economic losses mounted at three of Japan’s flagship companies.
The progress on the electrical lines at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was a welcome and significant advance after days
of setbacks. With the power lines connected, officials hope to start up the overheated plant’s crucial cool-ing system that was knocked out during the March 11 tsunami and earthquake that devastated Japan’s northeast coast.
Three-day wait in South Dakota
Women who want an abortion in South Dakota will face the longest waiting period in the nation - three days - and have to undergo counsel-ing at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortions under a mea-sure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
Daugaard, who gave no inter-views after signing the bill, said in a written statement that he had con-ferred with state attorneys who will defend the law in court and a spon-sor who has pledged to raise private money to finance the state’s court fight. Officials have said estimated the cost of defending the law at $1.7 million to $4.5 million.
“I think everyone agrees with the goal of reducing abortion by encouraging consideration of other alternatives,” the Republican gov-ernor said the statement. “I hope that women who are considering an abortion will use this three-day pe-riod to make good choices.”
About half the states, including South Dakota, now have 24-hour waiting periods, but the state’s new law is the first of its kind in having a three-day waiting period and re-quiring women to seek counseling at pregnancy help centers.
Google library stalled by Judge
ChinA judge rejected a deal between
Google and the book industry Tues-day that would have put millions of volumes online, citing anti-trust concerns while acknowledging the potential benefit of putting litera-ture in front of the masses.
U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said the creation of a universal library would “simply go too far.” Still, he left the door open for an eventual deal, noting that many objectors would drop their complaints if Google set it up so book owners would choose to join the library rather than being re-quired to quit it.
Flax seed oil may have been
Barry’s secretBarry Bonds admits using ste-
roids during his baseball career, his lawyer told a jury yesterday. The catch is that Bonds’ personal trainer misled him into believing he was taking flax seed oil and arthritis cream.
“I know that doesn’t make a great story,” Allen Ruby said during his opening statement at the home run leader’s perjury trial. “But that’s what happened.”
42,000 square feet in Benedict Canyon may be
for king’s brother-in-law
In the wealthy hillside neighbor-hoods bordering Beverly Hills, neighbors are blase about the fa-mous names who live next door and keep to themselves.
But the proposal to build a mega-mansion in Benedict Canyon has drawn the residents out from their gated mansions and onto the twist-ing streets of their stately canyon neighborhood in protest.
The neighborhood is home to Jay Leno, David Beckham, Bruce Springsteen, Lisa Kudrow and Mi-chael Ovitz. Residents say the com-pound’s size - a 42,681-square-foot house, a 27,000-square-foot villa, a guest house, staff quarters and a gatehouse - doesn’t fit in with the neighborhood of stately mansions.
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Fed makes record payment
to U.S.The Federal Reserve is paying
a record $79.3 billion to the U.S. government after the central bank earned a record amount of money last year from programs aimed at boosting the economy.
The Fed says its payment to the Treasury Department for 2010 is 67 percent higher than $47.4 billion it paid in 2009, the previous record.
The central bank earned a record $81.7 billion last year from its mas-sive holdings of securities, which were purchased to help stabilize the financial system and pull the economy out of the recession. A portion of those earnings go toward funding the Fed, which receives no appropriations from Congress. Any money left over is turned over to the Treasury Department.
More space on the way
Officials at the Federal Transit Administration think they may have to make some changes to keep up with their heftier passwords.
AOL News reports that that FTA proposed a regulatory change that would increase the average passen-ger weight from 150 to 175 pounds and the floor space taken up per standing passenger from 1.5 to 1.75
square feet. The change is being proposed
because officials fear the FTA’s cur-rent testing procedures are designed for people smaller than actual pas-sengers, and that buses built for skinny people could not be sturdy enough for bigger traffic.
Rihanna ex not a morning personChris Brown trashed his dressing
room at “Good Morning America” and broke a window with a chair yesterday after co-host Robin Rob-erts asked him about his attack on Rihanna, according to a person fa-miliar with the show.
The person was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Security was called, but not police.
Brown was on the ABC morn-ing show Tuesday to promote his new album, “F.A.M.E.,” released the same day. During his inter-view with Roberts, she asked him about the 2009 attack on his then-girlfriend- preceding her questions
by noting he had been “very good” about talking about the attack.
Chris Brown ex not a sexy
personPop singer Rihanna doesn’t want
to be a sex symbol, the San Fran-sisco Chronicle reports. She has re-ceived some criticism for the video for her latest single, “S&M”, which shows her scantily clad, tying a man to a bed and suggestively sucking on a banana. The video was banned in 11 countries.
“Every time I hear that it’s defi-nitely flattering, but also uncom-fortable,” Rihanna told the British magazine Fabulous of being called a sex symbol. “That’s not a priority on my list - being a sex symbol or being overly sexy. I’m just a normal woman. I don’t really focus on be-ing a sex symbol.”
Lindsey Lohan’s role model arrested
Authorities in Los Angeles say Lindsay Lohan’s father has been ar-rested over allegations he held his girlfriend against her will and pre-vented her from calling 911.
Sheriff’s investigators say depu-ties were dispatched on a domestic violence call at 9 p.m. Monday to Michael Lohan’s apartment.
A news release says the 51-year-old was booked for investigation of preventing a report of victimization, false imprisonment and infliction of corporal injury on a cohabitant, all felonies. Bail is set at $200,000.
Authorities say the girlfriend re-fused treatment for minor injuries, but Michael Lohan was taken to a hospital after booking for a medical condition unrelated to the arrest.
He has a history of arrests in New York over allegations of harassment from ex-girlfriends.
In this publicity image released by ABC, singer Chris Brown ap-pears on the morning program “Good Morning America,” yester-day. Brown trashed his dressing room after his interview. —Update stories, unless otherwise cited, appear
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GOING ON A SPRING VACATION? Then you need to stop in and see Sue Harding with Looking Good in Eagle-Vail. Call Sue at 376.8766 to arrange any number of services, including Brazilian blowouts, waxing, hair extensions, color, and cuts.
NEED AN OIL CHANGE or maintenance check on your car? Visit Bernadette at Nick’s Quick Oil and Lube for a no-hassle shop. She will get your car into the shop and back on the road faster than just about any other service.
MISTY AT NAPA AUTO PARTS in Eagle-Vail knows cars inside and out. Drop by the store and stock up on replacement parts, oil filters, wiper blades and more with monthly specials.
NEED A MORNING PICK-ME-UP on Saturdays? If so, Araya and Ioana would like to remind you of the killer $2.75 mimosa, Bloody Mary, and screwdriver specials they have every weekend.
Tick tock. The countdown to the Taste of Berry Creek is upon us. At 6 p.m. tonight, stop by Berry Creek Mid-dle School in Edwards for the most delicious home-made Mexican food you have ever tasted!
The tamales are always the hottest item on the menu, so be sure to arrive early. The fundraiser also features a silent auction – this year’s top item is an Epic Pass valued at $649 thanks to Vail Resorts.
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STACEY WOULD LIKE TO REMIND everyone that Annette Hoffman will be speaking tonight at the ski and snowboard museum in Vail. Cover is $5 for non members and free for members.
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NOTHING BEATS TACOS on a Tuesday night. Carrie was spotted on the ECO bus after a “taco party” at Loaded Joe’s in Vail Village. The Mid-Vail employee was celebrating, Southwestern style, for a co-worker’s birthday.
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ATHLETIC STUFFBonds perjury trial
gets underwayAs MLB prepares for the much anticipated open-
ing to the 2011 season next week, it was opening day along another avenue of the sport yesterday: the Barry Bonds perjury trial. Baseball’s home run king has been charged with four counts of making false statements to the grand jury and one count of obstruction.
According to reporters at yesterday’s day of testimo-ny, the contrast in stories and legal teams between the two sides couldn’t be greater.
“While Allen Ruby, a high-priced, high-profile de-fense lawyer, spoke in a booming baritone and painted Bonds as a victim over the course of an hour, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew A. Parrella gave his 46-minute statement in a workmanlike monotone that had some jurors struggling to keep their heads up,” reported the Associated Press.
Federal agent Jeff Novitzky became the first witness to testify, saying Bonds’ grand jury account differed with other facts in the case.
“Bonds rubbed his eyes and rested his chin on a hand during part of Novitzky’s long testimony,” AP reported. “A member of his legal team read the Huffington Post on a laptop.”
While much or all of the government’s evidence has been made public since Bonds’ indictment in Decem-ber 2007, Ruby gave the clearest indication of the de-fense strategy: stick to the story Bonds told the grand jury and assail those implicating against him.
Ruby said the government witnesses and leaks “cre-ated a caricature of Barry Bonds, terrible guy, bad, mean.”
“Barry is not a caricature. He’s a man,” Ruby said.
When NFL kicks off again, it will be from
five yards closerWhen the NFL starts hosting games again, the league
will move kickoffs up 5 yards to the 35-yard line, keep touchbacks coming out to the 20 and allow the number of players in a blocking wedge to remain at two.
Kick coverage players now will be limited to lining up 5 yards or fewer from the spot of the kickoff.
Team owners also voted yesterday to make all scor-ing plays reviewable by the replay official and referee. But they tabled a proposal to ban players launching themselves to make a tackle, and will reconsider it in May.
The league’s competition committee proposed plac-ing the ball at the 25 after touchbacks on kickoffs and banning the wedge altogether. Several coaches ex-pressed concern about making too many changes to kickoffs, also saying bringing touchbacks out 5 more yards would affect field position too much. Coaches worried about an increase in touchbacks from the 16 percent of kickoffs last season.
“Any time there’s a touchback and now it’s not com-ing to the 20,” Saints coach Sean Payton said, “I think that that probably was the most drastic of the four or five items that constituted one rule.”
Making kickoffs safer was the objective, and Pay-ton believes the owners met it, voting 26-6 for the new rule.
“The bottom line is it’s … the highest risk of injury play,” he said.
Browns standout returner Joshua Cribbs wasn’t thrilled by the changes, tweeting: “Essentially taking returners out of the game…injuries will still take place,
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Danish cyclist Nielsen acquitted of doping
Denmark’s anti-doping body has acquitted cyclist Philip Nielsen of intentionally doping during last year’s Tour of Mexico.
Torben Jessen of the Danish sports federation’s dop-ing board said on Tuesday that Nielsen didn’t know there was a risk when he ate beef contaminated with clenbuterol, for which he tested positive.
Jessen said there was “no reason” to ban him for dop-ing. The board immediately lifted his suspension im-posed by the UCI on Sept. 30.
Nielsen was a member of Team Concordia when he rode the Tour of Mexico in April and May 2010.
Alberto Contador also tested positive for clenbuterol from beef in winning his third Tour de France last year. He was cleared of doping by the Spanish cycling fed-eration, but the UCI will decide by Thursday whether to appeal that decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Cleveland Browns kick returner Joshua Cribbs, right, follows the block of David McMillan on his way to a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown during an NFL game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Cribbs says returns like that one will be a thing of the past once the league’s new 35-yard-line kickoff rule, which was voted on by team own-ers yesterday, takes effect. AP photo.
