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In the event that the primary Cluster replication process fails, it is possible to switch over to the secondary replication channel. The following procedure describes the steps required to accomplish this.
Obtain the time of the most recent global checkpoint (GCP). That is, you need to determine the most recent epoch from the
ndb_apply_statustable on the slave cluster, which can be found using the following query:
mysqlS'> SELECT @latest:=MAX(epoch) -> FROM mysql.ndb_apply_status;
In a circular replication topology, with a master and a slave running on each host, when you are using
ndb_log_apply_status=1, NDB Cluster epochs are written in the slave binary logs. This means that the
ndb_apply_statustable contains information for the slave on this host as well as for any other host which acts as a slave of the master running on this host.
In this case, you need to determine the latest epoch on this slave to the exclusion of any epochs from any other slaves in this slave's binary log that were not listed in the
IGNORE_SERVER_IDSoptions of the
CHANGE MASTER TOstatement used to set up this slave. The reason for excluding such epochs is that rows in the
mysql.ndb_apply_statustable whose server IDs have a match in the
IGNORE_SERVER_IDSlist used with the CHANGE MASTER TO statement used to prepare this slave's master are also considered to be from local servers, in addition to those having the slave's own server ID. You can retrieve this list as
Replicate_Ignore_Server_Idsfrom the output of
SHOW SLAVE STATUS. We assume that you have obtained this list and are substituting it for
ignore_server_idsin the query shown here, which like the previous version of the query, selects the greatest epoch into a variable named
mysqlS'> SELECT @latest:=MAX(epoch) -> FROM mysql.ndb_apply_status -> WHERE server_id NOT IN (ignore_server_ids);
In some cases, it may be simpler or more efficient (or both) to use a list of the server IDs to be included and
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WHEREcondition of the preceding query.
Using the information obtained from the query shown in Step 1, obtain the corresponding records from the
ndb_binlog_indextable on the master cluster.
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mysqlM'> SELECT -> @file:=SUBSTRING_INDEX(next_file, '/', -1), -> @pos:=next_position -> FROM mysql.ndb_binlog_index -> WHERE epoch >= @latest -> ORDER BY epoch ASC LIMIT 1;
These are the records saved on the master since the failure of the primary replication channel. We have employed a user variable
@latesthere to represent the value obtained in Step 1. Of course, it is not possible for one mysqld instance to access user variables set on another server instance directly. These values must be "plugged in" to the second query manually or in application code.Important
You must ensure that the slave mysqld is started with
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START SLAVE. Otherwise, replication may stop with duplicate DDL errors.
Now it is possible to synchronize the secondary channel by running the following query on the secondary slave server:
mysqlS'> CHANGE MASTER TO -> MASTER_LOG_FILE='@file', -> MASTER_LOG_POS=@pos;
Again we have employed user variables (in this case
@pos) to represent the values obtained in Step 2 and applied in Step 3; in practice these values must be inserted manually or using application code that can access both of the servers involved.Note
@fileis a string value such as
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@posmust not be quoted. Although MySQL normally attempts to convert strings to numbers, this case is an exception.
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mysqlS'> START SLAVE;
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The secondary replication channel is to be started only if and when the primary replication channel has failed. Running multiple replication channels simultaneously can result in unwanted duplicate records being created on the replication slaves.
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The Salvage Bride Toolkit
Rachel Bair is at the beginning of adulthood (I am not), but we will be forever linked by a date in the future.
In June, we are going to be wedding twins as we are scheduled to be married on the same day; Rachel back with family in Ohio, me in Ballard.
Rachel is much younger but in some ways far better prepared for the event. A RE-Store employee, Rachel has developed the Salvage Bride Toolkit.
From 10 a.m. to noon on March 13, Rachel will offer a free workshop at RE-Store on Salvage Bride Basics. She plans to serve tea and homemade cake.
As a hint about how to incorporate salvaged materials into wedding planning, here is one of her suggestions, "Wire spools make excellent cake stands."
Cake stands
Somewhat disgusted at the prospect of her mother being a "June Bride," my daughter proposed the event make best use possible of recycled and/or second hand goods, from attire through decorations.
I am happy to report that Ballard's Goodwill yielded "the dress," which I purchased for $14.97 even though it was the only color tag not discounted that day.
When I saw the notice about one of RE-Store's increasingly creative workshops, this one geared to brides, I knew it meant me.
With RE-Store's lighting section as backdrop ("Light parts just beg to be reassembled as candelabras"), Rachel took a few minutes to discuss the conflict between her "girly-girl" side and her "crafty-craft" side when it comes to planning a backyard wedding at the Ohio home where her grandfather was born.
Her fiancé works at Bedrock Industries, which specializes in recycled glass, so the couple's commitment to reuse, reduce and recycle is a precursor to their June vows and perhaps a clue to their partnership.
Rachel recognizes that the workshop attendees may represent different levels in the do-it-yourself spectrum. She doesn't want to intimidate attendees who may not be used to digging through Goodwill bins.
Which is why she will also cover some event planning basics: start planning early and always carry a tape measure. The goal is not to pull an all-nighter before the wedding rewiring light fixtures.
Rachel recommends having a basic plan, such as deciding on colors and a theme in advance, then carrying color samples and measurements while shopping garage sales and second hand stores.
She has been experimenting with several projects in preparation for the workshop and her wedding, including the use of chalkboard paint and said wire spools.
For her event, she has already found second hand plates and silverware.
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"No one wants to die," said Apple's chief executive, Steven P. Jobs. "And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it."
It was a little over three years ago that Mr. Jobs spoke those existential words, in a commencement address at Stanford. His thoughts about death came during a portion of his speech in which he publicly discussed for the one and only time, so far as I can tell his brush with pancreatic cancer.
He talked about how he had learned in 2004 that he had a tumor on his pancreas. How his doctors told him that he shouldn't expect to live more than six months. How, after "living with that diagnosis all day," he had a biopsy that showed that his was a rare form of pancreatic cancer, curable with surgery. "I had the surgery and I'm fine now," Mr. Jobs told the Stanford graduates. He added, "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
It was an uplifting tale, and an inspiring message. It was also less than the whole truth. In fact, Mr. Jobs first discovered he had an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor which is both rarer and less deadly than other forms of pancreatic cancer in October 2003. This was a full nine months before he had the surgery to remove it. Why did he wait so long? Because, according to a Fortune magazine article published in May, Mr. Jobs was hoping to beat the cancer with a special diet.
The Apple directors who knew the gravity of the situation urged him to undergo surgery, according to the Fortune article. But it was only when Mr. Jobs realized that the tumor was growing that he finally agreed. And only after the surgery was successful did he inform employees that he had been sick, in an e-mail message in which he declared himself "cured." That's how Apple's shareholders found out, too. The company has never spoken about his illness, citing his "privacy" concerns.
I bring this up because of what transpired on Monday afternoon, during Apple's third-quarter conference call. In June, rumors began swirling that Steve Jobs was sick again. They had started during the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where Mr. Jobs looked unusually thin and haggard.
Although the Apple public relations machine quickly put out the word that Mr. Jobs had been struck by "a common bug," few investors were buying it. Wall Street analysts were besieged with questions from clients, wanting to know about Mr. Jobs's health. On Monday, The New York Post published an article citing "multiple sources" who, the paper said, had met with Mr. Jobs and were "troubled by his thin appearance." So when the Apple conference call later that day opened for questions, a Lehman Brothers analyst named Ben Reitzes gently asked the $64,000 question.
"A New York newspaper today called into question some issues around Steve and his health," he said. "Would you mind addressing the situation?"
"Steve loves Apple," replied Peter Oppenheimer, the company's chief financial officer. "He serves as the C.E.O. at the pleasure of Apple's board and has no plans to leave Apple. Steve's health is a private matter."
That was it. No insistence that he was cancer-free. No attempt to explain his gaunt condition. No nothing. When I spoke to Steve Dowling in Apple's public relations department on Thursday, I got the same response. "Steve's health is a private matter," Mr. Dowling said. Then, just for good measure, he said it again. "Steve's health is a private matter."
But is it really?
There are no hard and fast rules about how and when companies need to disclose information about the health of their chief executives. In 1995, when Andrew S. Grove, then the chief executive of Intel, received a diagnosis of prostate cancer, he informed the company's board and management. Intel. But he never told the company's shareholders. Mr. Grove says now that because the cancer never impaired his ability to do his job, there was no reason to inform shareholders. (The world found out about Mr. Grove's illness only when he wrote about it the following year.)
On the other hand, when Charles H. Bell received a diagnosis of colorectal cancer shortly after he became the chief executive of McDonald's in 2004, the company quickly released the news. Mr. Bell resigned from the company that November, and died two months later.
"The question surrounding any kind of corporate disclosure always is: Is it material?" said Larry S. Gondelman, a lawyer with Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville. "And there is no bright line test in determining materiality." A spokesman for the Securities and Exchange Commission said that the law defined materiality as information that "the reasonable investor needs to know in order to make an informed decision about his investment."
No company has ever been held to account by the S.E.C. for failing to disclose information about its chief executive's health, and I'm not suggesting that the S.E.C. should go after Apple for keeping mum about Mr. Jobs's health. Indeed, I found plenty of people who felt he had every right to keep the information to himself. "As long as he is healthy, he doesn't have to disclose," said Charles R. Wolf, an analyst at Needham & Company. Roger McNamee, the well-known technology investor at Elevation Partners, said, "Because Steve Jobs has been appearing in public regularly, investors are getting a valuable form of disclosure."
But if ever there was a chief executive who ought to feel some responsibility to tell shareholders about his health, it is Steve Jobs. First of all, he is not like other chief executives he is, instead, the single most indispensable chief executive on the planet. As Mr. Wolf nicely put it, "Apple is Steve Jobs and Steve Jobs is Apple." He added, "I think the stock would drop 25 percent or more if he were to leave the company unexpectedly." When investors whisper about Mr. Jobs's health, it's not just gossip they are indulging in his health really matters to Apple's future.
Secondly, Mr. Jobs has had cancer, for crying out loud and in the public mind, a particularly insidious kind. Although several doctors I spoke to say that the kind of cancer he had, and the kind of operation he underwent, give him a better-than-even chance of living a long and happy life, there are no guarantees with cancer. We all know that. Which is all the more reason why, at a minimum, Apple should flatten the rumor that his cancer has recurred even if it won't go further than that. "Not being able to provide a statement effectively dismissing the question is really unsatisfactory to most investors," said A. M. Sacconaghi Jr., who follows the company for Sanford C. Bernstein.
The final reason, to be blunt about it, is that Apple simply can't be trusted to tell truth about its chief executive. Under Mr. Jobs, Apple has created a culture of secrecy that has served it well in many ways the speculation over which products Apple will unveil at the annual MacWorld conference has been one of the company's best marketing tools. But that same culture poisons its corporate governance. Apple tells analysts far less about its operations than most companies do. It turns low-level decisions into state secrets. Directors are often left out of the loop. And it dissembles with impunity.
As, indeed, it has in this latest episode. On Wednesday, John Markoff reported in The New York Times that Mr. Jobs had had a surgical procedure earlier this year, the details of which remain unclear. I hear that he has had ongoing digestive difficulties, which have contributed to his weight loss possibly a side effect of the surgery. And in the weeks leading up to the conference, he came down with an infection, which had a lot to do with why he looked so gaunt. It wasn't cancer, thank goodness. But was more than a "common bug." By claiming Mr. Jobs had a bug, Apple wasn't just going dark on its shareholders. It was deceiving them.
It would be horrible if Mr. Jobs had a recurrence of cancer. I hope it never happens. At 53, he is in the prime of his life, the father of a young family. And for the rest of us, it's exhilarating watching him work his magic in the marketplace. Steve Jobs has created more value and driven more innovation than just about anybody in business. Who doesn't want to see what he'll come up with next?
He also, though, needs to treat his shareholders with at least a modicum of respect. And telling them whether or not he is sick would be a good place to start.
On Thursday afternoon, several hours after I'd gotten my final "Steve's health is a private matter" and much to my amazement Mr. Jobs called me. "This is Steve Jobs," he began. "You think I'm an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he's above the law, and I think you're a slime bucket who gets most of his facts wrong." After that rather arresting opening, he went on to say that he would give me some details about his recent health problems, but only if I would agree to keep them off the record. I tried to argue him out of it, but he said he wouldn't talk if I insisted on an on-the-record conversation. So I agreed.
Because the conversation was off the record, I cannot disclose what Mr. Jobs told me. Suffice it to say that I didn't hear anything that contradicted the reporting that John Markoff and I did this week. While his health problems amounted to a good deal more than "a common bug," they weren't life-threatening and he doesn't have a recurrence of cancer. After he hung up the phone, it occurred to me that I had just been handed, by Mr. Jobs himself, the very information he was refusing to share with the shareholders who have entrusted him with their money.
You would think he'd want them to know before me. But apparently not.


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Award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien discusses "Black in America" during a town-hall event Feb. 20 in the Baker University Center Ballroom.
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OHIO panelists at the Soledad O'Brien event were Arthur Cromwell, an associate professor in the School of Media Arts and Studies, and OHIO seniors Seaira Christian-Daniels and Tessa Scott.
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Ohio University students and educators past and present and members of the local community packed the Baker University Center Ballroom Thursday evening to join award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien in a conversation about race in America.
O'Brien's visit to Athens – sponsored by the Scripps College of Communication, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Communication Studies – was designed to engage the OHIO campus and local community in a town-hall conversation on issues of race and inequality.
O'Brien is wrapping up a national speaking tour, with the Athens event being her only stop in Ohio. The tour, coinciding with Black History Month, is an extension of O'Brien's "Black in America" series, which premiered on CNN in 2008 as a multi-part series of documentaries covering issues, challenges and the culture of African Americans throughout the U.S.
"I think often conversations about race are just yuck," O'Brien said in an interview prior to Thursday's town-hall event. "You're either cast as the bad guy — so why would you want to join that conversation — or you're cast as the victim — so why would you want to join that conversation? So nobody says anything. I think that if you can frame the conversation around statistics and information and give a real context to it, it can be a real thoughtful conversation. You move it out of the personal and into the why."
That's exactly what O'Brien did during Thursday night's event, kicking off the evening with a video highlighting segments from her "Black in America" series before taking the stage to share some of her personal and professional experiences as a biracial American.
O'Brien spoke of growing up as the child of a mother who was black and from Cuba and a father who was white and from Australia and the struggles her parents faced. She recalled her parents being denied service at a restaurant on their first date, having to go across state lines to be legally wed, and being told by friends not to start a family because "biracial children don't fit in this world."
And while she noted that the country has come a long way in terms of civil rights, "as a nation, we have gone from overt racism to subtle racism."
O'Brien said she launched the "Black in America" series in 2008 as a way to reflect on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and as an opportunity to assess where we are as a nation and how we are measuring up to the vision King had.
"It's not an easy question to answer," she admitted.
In discussing race in America, O'Brien focused on the role of media, income inequality and education, sharing stories from her documentaries as well as statistics to illustrate the points she was making.
She showed several examples of the ways in which the black community is unfairly and inaccurately portrayed in the media, using photos, captions and even clothing from such events as Hurricane Katrina and the Trayvon Martin case.
"This framing doesn't exist in a vacuum," she said. "There are implications. … The way we describe people matters. The images we see over and over again matter."
And O'Brien took the conversation beyond race, recalling King's warning about becoming a two-tiered nation and turning the conversation to issues of wealth disparity and education.
In discussing income inequality in America, O'Brien noted, "Instead of closing the gap between black and white, we're actually opening the gap between rich and poor."
And when questioning how the U.S. can right these injustices, O'Brien turned the focus to education.
"I think the biggest issue in the black community is the biggest issue in the American community – education," she said. "Education has the potential to be this country's great equalizer."
O'Brien was then joined on stage by three panelists from the OHIO community – Arthur Cromwell, an associate professor in the School of Media Arts and Studies and director of the Honors Tutorial College's (HTC) program in that area; Seaira Christian-Daniels, a senior in HTC majoring in journalism and pursuing a certificate in Spanish; and Tessa Scott, a senior majoring in communication studies and seeking a certificate in political science.
The three shared some of their experiences and joined O'Brien in fielding questions from the audience.
When it comes to discussions of race on campus, Christian-Daniels said, "There's a discussion, but it's not happening as often as it needs to and in the context that it needs to."
Cromwell touched on how some Americans have gone back to "embracing their inner bigot" primarily out of fear, which has resulted in some white Americans voting against their own self-interests rather than banding together with those outside their race who share the same self-interests.
"There is a strong black community here," Scott said of OHIO. "It may be small, but it is here."
Scott said she strives to talk to students on campus and to share with them her perspective and personal story to counter what they see on television.
Though the presentation and panel discussion had time to only open the door on the issue of race in America, audience members appreciated its intent.
"I loved it," Tajah Smith, a first-year student majoring in news and information in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, said following the presentation.
Smith said she came to the event because she and her mother had watched the "Black in America" documentaries. "I was amazed by the work Soledad put into it. I've always admired her work and looked up to her. She's one of the reasons I got into journalism in the first place."
Administrators within OHIO's College of Communication commented on O'Brien's visit and its implications for not only the students studying communications but the community as a whole.
"Having someone of Soledad O'Brien's notoriety come to our campus makes us very proud," said Scott Titsworth, dean of the Scripps College of Communication. "We're so pleased that she's here to talk about this very substantive issue and engaging our campus and the local community in a discussion that impacts all of us."
Michael Butterworth, director of the School of Communication Studies, also talked about the significance of O'Brien's visit.
"This is a unique opportunity for our faculty and students to talk about issues of cultural, identity and representation," Butterworth said. "In our coursework we seek to prepare our students to be effective and responsible communicators in a global society, and having someone like Soledad on our campus provides us a great opportunity to have a meaningful discussion about these issues."
Additional sponsors for the event included OHIO's Office for Diversity and Inclusion, the Department of African American Studies, the Office of Multicultural Programs and the Multicultural Center. The reception that followed the town-hall event was cosponsored by the Campus Involvement Center and the Black Cultural Programming Board.


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The Concert Gods spared my from having to watch the game last night (Thank you, Concert Gods), so I didn't see the wreckage of the Sabres' third period with my own two eyes. BUT, let me assure you Sabres fans, your despair came through loud and clear on Twitter.
Is the despair justified? Are we all just being gigantic spazzes? Should we just chill? Sometimes when I miss a game I find myself a little confused. What's the right way to feel about the Sabres? Like every cerebral sports fan, in times like these, I turn to statbits to clarify the situation. Emotions are messy, but numbers? Numbers don't lie.
Let's crunch the numbers and find out how we should feel about the Sabres right now.
According to my calculations:
3 iffy late-game penalties + bad defense + STFU, Nathan Gerbe + Bills in Toronto + bad goaltending + Ryan Miller haters gloating on twitter + Wait… they didn't even get a point? + mental fragility + The damn Leafs are still winning + SERIOUSLY EFF YOU, MARCO STURM = crankiness all around.
There you have it, Sabres fans. Last night was a bad scene. I think everyone in town should just allow themselves to wallow for a day. Let's all eat some mini-candy bars, and pray for a Bills win.
We'll reconvene back here tomorrow to reassess the situation.


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Nora Naranjo-Morse gives Vantage Point a fitting send-off
From Always Becoming's ever-growing Internet portfolio of portraits by amateur and professional photographers: By the Flickr contributor who calls herself catface3. We can't improve on the photographer's caption: "Modern sculpture of natural materials outside the National Museum of the American Indian. They are designed to gradually wear down under weathering and change over time. Hence the title." Flickr 1806666548
If you've been to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, or even just searched for images of NMAI up on Flickr, you already know the family of sculptures created by Nora Naranjo–Morse in the meadow between the building and Independence Avenue. After the museum's architecture, Always Becoming surely has the distinction of being the single work of art most likely to be photographed by visitors to this corner of the National Mall.
This weekend offers an unusual opportunity for museum-goers to understand Naranjo-Morse's artistic thinking, both in creating Always Becoming and in making Stories Upon Stories, a cast-aluminum sculpture inspired in part by Pueblo carved pottery. Stories Upon Stories is one of 31 remarkable works on view through Sunday in the exhibition Vantage Point: The Contemprary Native Art Collection. (Having Nora Narajo-Morse on hand to talk with last-minute visitors to the exhibition represents one of those rare moments of generosity when the universe actually rewards procrastination.)
This evening, as part of the series Dinner & a Movie, the museum is presenting the new documentary Always Becoming, directed by the artist and produced in collaboration with the museum. (The museum's Mitsitam Cafe will serve dinner until 6:30 PM; the movie begins at 7.) Discussion with Nora Naranjo-Morse and and NMAI Video Program Manager Melissa Bisagni follows the screening.
In the film, a work of art in its own right, Naranjo-Morse thinks aloud about the communal process of building her sculptures; the ideas of family, land, and culture they represent; their relationship to the museum and their counterpoint to the symbolic permanence of Washington's political architecture; and their role as ambassadors of Native ideas and values: "Cultural knowledge has weathered an incredible amount of acculturation. And yet there are simple and truly profound examples of this passed-on knowledge that has informed generations and remains vital to our survival even today."
The film also captures the combination of humor, humility, and serious thought that visitors respond to in Naranjo-Morse's work: "People have asked . . . as we work outside every day, 'Is this a stovepipe from below the institution?' 'Is it a refrigerator?' 'Is it a wedding cake?' 'Is it a whale?' 'Is it an oven?' 'Is it a restroom?' And in that, it's been very interesting, because that's really pushed me out of my comfort zone as well. How do I look at those questions that probably a lot of people have in terms of what we make as Native people and what we're doing as Native people?"
The film will also be shown—alas, without the du=iscussion afterward—Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, August 7, at 12:30 pm (with open captions in English) and 3:30 pm (with open captions in Spanish).
Stories upon Stories, 2005. Nora Naranjo-Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1953. Cast aluminum, ed. 1/4. Museum purchase with funds donated by David and Sara Lieberman, Larry Goldstone, and the Masterpool Foundation Trust, 2007 (26/5837)
On Sunday afternoon, from 1:30 to 2:30, Naranjo-Morse will present a kind of walking gallery talk. She will begin in the Vantage Point gallery on the museum's 3rd level with discussion about Stories Upon Stories and continue outside with more thoughts on Always Becoming.
If you haven't seen the exhibition yet, don't miss the opportunity to see some of the smart, moving, and challenging work being done by Native contemporary artists. And if you're unable to come in person (or even if you have), be sure to check out the exhibition's website, optimized for smartphones and other mobile devices, which is filled with resources for learning more about the featured artists and their work.
In recently added video interviews, photographer Rosalie Favell (Cree Métis) talks about her 2006 self portrait If only you could love me . . . and her interest in telling stories about her life; performance and installation artist James Luna (Puyukitchum [Luiseño]) discusses his piece Chapel for Pablo Tac, first created for the 2005 Venice Biennale; and painter Mario Martinez (Pascua Yaqui) reflects on abstraction and the cultural and art historical contexts for his work.
Interviews with Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk) and Marie Watt (Seneca), posted earlier in the exhibition's run, are available as well. Also featured are artist talks by Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee) on the evolution of her painting over her 45-year career, and Margarete Bagshaw (Santa Clara Pueblo) on three generations of strong women artists in her family.
Elsewhere on the website, you can download the exhibition brochure and an educational guide for families and children, find instructions for listening to the artists' statements recorded for the exhibition's cell phone tour, read bios of the artists and follow links to their websites, and learn about the programs scheduled for the exhibition's closing weekend. The exhibition is nearing its end, but the content-filled website will continue to be a significant resource.
Uncaptioned photo above: Nora Naranjo-Morse during the creation of Always Becoming. NMAI.


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Sunday, September 09, 2007
Superior Sawtooth 100 Mile Trail Run The Report
You may find this strange, as I open up here, about so many things in my life; but in my non blog life, I don't open up all that easily. I don't really confide in others, I've lost some very close friends of the past. I've lost friends to cancer, drugs, alcohol and suicide. I now have a hard time creating friendships. I become afraid and close up like a clam. I begin to get close, and create space.Thanks for listening here.
OK, Superior. I was freaked. I couldn't enjoy the last week at all. All I thought about was the race and how tough it was going to be and how would I make it through the night and how would my legs hold up this year and was I trained enough?
Since I DNF'd last year I have been putting in more miles, tougher miles, faster miles, tons of hills and heavy lifting. I increased my mileage from 70 miles average to 85 with many weeks at 90-115 miles. I decided to set the goal to 4 100's this year: McNaughton, FANS, Vermont and Superior. I began to lift heavy on the legs 2x a week. I had read that runners should lift lighter with more reps. That didn't get me anywhere last year. Didn't get me to the finish line. My legs gave out. I increased my poundages and lifted less reps; more sets. Laying hams curls up to 100 lbs, barbell squats up to 205 pounds, calve raises over 400 pounds. Long sessions on the stair stepper. I worked my legs until they screamed at me in agony. It became easier and easier. They recovered more and more quickly. Instead of lifting 1x a week I could lift 2x a week. I began hill work. Long runs on hilly asphalt each week, then Buck Hill. Paul Hasse told me 30 Buck Hills to finish Superior. I began my first session with he and Pierre Ostor and thought I'd die at 5. Really. I got in 10, then 15 the next week, 20, 25 and 30. Progression. Slowly but surely. I felt confident that I had the training in, but was I strong enough MENTALLY? I had to be. I was not going to quit this time. I didn't even say 'unless I break something'. I was not quitting. Larry told me I could be a finisher even if I finished at midnight. Oh Lord, don't let me be out there finishing 102.6 miles at midnight, but if I am, so be it. I had lights, I'd be a finisher.
I met Doug and Maria at our townhome at Caribou Highlands on Thursday afternoon. The race finishes at Caribou. It's a great place to stay during the Superior Spring/Fall races. I packed up my zillion and one drop bags into the van and we headed out to Two Harbors for packet pick up. It was hot, but was going to storm. I couldn't relax. I was scared to death. I had a stomach ache. I had a head ache. I was nervous.
I dropped my bags at each station sign posted and said hello to so many of my friends. Eve and Duke were there, Scott-who I hadn't seen since Trail Mix, was his old funny self, so good to laugh with him, Stuart from Kansas City, whom Maria and I ran a good portion of our race with last year. Stuart received a beautiful table that Larry handcrafted for finishing 10 Superiors! Amazing. Bonnie, Andy, Les, Dallas, Sara, Jerry, John, we were all running the 100. I managed to eat and we headed off back to Caribou. It stormed and rained hard all night long. Ugh.
Friday morning, still pouring outside, Doug drove us all to the start. We begin at Gooseberry Falls and are able to use the Visitor Center. Nice and clean, warm; a great place to start. I looked outside and couldn't believe that the rain had stopped. Happy Days!
Larry ushered us to the starting point and said GO. We were off! We began on a bridge/pathway that went uphill so most of us just walked for a long time, then a big grassy uphill into the woods, more walking. I could finally feel the tension leave my body. I just needed to begin this race and let it happen.
9.3 miles to the Split Rock aid station. Last year this took me 2.08 hours, I was ready to run it this year in 245 or so. My plan was to slow down a bit during the day from last year, and hopefully gain the hour in the evening. I wore a Rush Pack from Golite this year. I had only worn it for a two hour run prior to the race. I could not stand my waist pack any more. I can't use a Camelback because I drink too much and can't gauge the amount that I'm drinking. I'm a guzzler. With the Rush Pack I can carry two 24 oz bottles on the side, storing all my gear (clothing, iPod, camera, food, foot potion) in the bladder area. I loved it! The pack never bothered me. I drank both 24 oz bottles before I reached the aid station, but I didn't want to carry 72 oz of Heed with me so decided 48 oz would have to suffice between aid stations.
During this first section I hooked up with Maria, Stuart from Kansas City and Jerry from Missouri! Just like last year. Crazy. Unplanned and very fortunate! I and Maria made no plans to run together, we needed to do our own thing, but I was very pleased when I found myself running again, in this group. The first section took me just over 230. I was feeling wonderful and happy. It wasn't raining, it was a sunny great day.
10 more miles before the next aid station at Beaver Bay. Another long haul. Lots of climbing, the beautiful Split Rock River Loop, lots of waterfalls, rhyolite from the lava flow, simply beautiful. HARD, but stunning. Many, many steep climbs.
Again, I came into the aid station dry. I conserved my HEED to last just about a mile short of the aid station. I was drinking about 24 oz an hour, as usual. Drop bags were at this station. I restocked my pack with gels, blocks, filled my bottles and grabbed a whole peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I was famished. The past 20 miles of climbing was creating a lot of hunger in my belly. I was still running with Maria, Stuart and Jerry; having a fabulous time. We were about an hour later than last year. Right where I wanted to be.
Beaver Bay to Silver Bay is 5 miles but tough and slow. Lots of rocks and scrambling around trying to get over them. Lots of high leg lifting, climbing, etc. Tough stuff to get through. We took pictures, laughed together, we were all very happy to be running together again. I was thrilled to be here!
Silver Bay to Tettegouche is another long 10 mile section, but with beautiful spectacular views. Climbs and overlooks of Bean and Bear lake, Mount Trudee, just awesome. We stopped frequently to snap pictures, to look at the views and catch our breath. We had to stop to look. There was no way you could look at views and run at the same time. You'd hit a rock or root and fall down in a second. Yeah, it's that crazy of a trail. You can't take your eyes off of your feet for one second. There is a white and red tower in Silver Bay that we saw 5 or 6 times from the overlooks. There are neat views of the City. What a great time I had, I enjoyed every minute. Of course, I did complain of all the rockiness and rootiness sections. There is a section called The Drainpipe. Oh my gosh! It's craziness. Steep, steep, rocky downhill that you have to climb down down down. "Man, this is just awful rockiness" "This is too climbful of a section" "This is a section of nothing but climbiness" "This is just too rootful" I was making up all kinds of words that I used over and over and over again.
After we hit the aid station, we ran across the suspension bridge at Tettegouche, we noticed John Storkamp had run from the aid station to the bridge to take pictures. I don't know how he got out there so quickly. It must be the fact that he just ran a 2:53 marathon!
From Tettegouche to Co Rd 6 I'd need my flashlight. I'd been carrying it my pack, with my headlamp at 6. Sure enough, it became dark. I began to worry. I was running well, now with nightfall I'd have to slow down. I wasn't looking forward to that. This was no Vermont; I wouldn't be able to really run during the night. I'd be picking my way over damn rocks and roots. Yeah, the expletives began flying out of my mouth. We climbed, climbed and climbed out of Tettegouche, to the Sawmill Dome, climbing, climbing, climbing up rocky cliffs. The first 4 miles of this section just sucks. Sweat was rolling into my eyes, my feet were hurting. Just hold it together. You are finishing this thing so don't start to worry about it now.
As night fall came, the stars popped out. It was a beautiful, clear night. I was looking forward to the aid station as I knew Tom and Nancy would be there working. Pretty soon we came out to Co Rd 6 where the aid was. They had hot soup and grilled cheese sandwiches that were excellent. An added surprise: Jeffrey was checking the runners in. I didn't know he would be there. I took all of warm night clothing out of my drop bag and packed it into my pack, along with extra batteries, food and strapped on my head lamp. Night time was here. I was afraid of what was going to happen out here during the night. Would my legs cease up on me? They felt fine so far. I hadn't taken and Advil, every now and then I'd feel a pain in my knee, but nothing too bad. The bottoms of my feet ached but I didn't have any blisters. It wasn't raining. It was a clear, warm night. Good stuff.
On we went from Co Rd 6 to Finland. Maria was going to pick up Lynette at Finland and Lynette would pace her to the finish. The four of us were still running together, I was so grateful to have Jerry, Stuart and Maria with me. We also ran alot with Jason and John. It was really nice to have company during the night. John has some incredible stories to tell about this race. He had a half a dozen very odd things happen to him. He is a riot!
During this section is a 440 foot boardwalk that goes over a Beaver Dam upon which you walk. A small portion was under water. I was afraid to go over it, for fear of falling into the damn dam. I didn't. I walked slowly and gingerly, making it across safely. There are more huge climbs, and a long downhill into the depths of the earth. It was cold down here, but at least there were no bugs this time around!
Jerry was feeling really good, and wanted to hit it hard. He hoped to reach Cramer Road (mile 77) by 9 AM, to meet up with his son, Mitch, who was running the marathon. The marathon begins at Cramer Road. We gave him a birthday hug and he headed off into the darkness. We told him we'd see him at the finish.
When we ran into Finland, Lynette hadn't yet arrived. I refilled my pack with supplies, ate another soup and sandwich and we headed out. As we were running along, Lynette caught up! She had just missed us at the station and Doug told her she could catch us. She sure did. She and Maria hung back a bit, and Stuart and I pushed on. I was so relieved to have Stuart to run with. Knowing that he had finished 10 of these bad boys gave me confidence. If I could just stick with him, I'd finish this bastard.
It was getting tough. The bottoms of my feet ached, but I was able to eat, drink and move along. Not quickly, but at least I could move along. My legs weren't killing me yet. It was OK.
We went through the Sonju Root Fest and I became pretty quiet. I was wondering if my legs would cease up. This is where they ruined my race last year. I was very careful of the roots. I hadn't fallen down yet and last year I had fallen 4x in this section. I took it slowly and easily. Stuart led most of the way during the night. I just followed behind. Swearing and grunting and complaining every once (or more) in a while.
I was happy to get through the root fest without breaking anything. I still didn't feel any blisters. Now my toughest section was up next. The Manitou River. It's nothing but rockiness and toughness and pain is the assness. It's so hard. It's badness in the darkness.
I was apprehensive. We came into the aid station and Steve Quick was volunteering at the aid station. "Julie, you told me you'd be here at 5 AM. It's 5:01" I was shocked. Wow. Still on track. I refilled my HEED, my supplies and we headed on out. I was scared. The Manitou River gorge is bad ass.
We climbed up forever and a day, down forever and two days and we are 62 miles into this race and legs are tired and so is everything else. My skin was beginning to hurt. Down we went, into the gorge. Down upon the pointy, slippery, sharp shale rock stuff. It moves under your feet. Past the campsites, down some more. The positive thought I had in my mind was 'well, at least this year there is a bridge, last year it was out; and it will be light soon'. Eventually we came across the first bridge, climbed and climbed and climbed, down, down, down, across the second bridge. The raging river below us. Now the climb out of the river gorge. Oh man. Up, up and up we went. Sweat rolling off of me, I had to take my night jacket off. My body ached. My feet were crying. My head was pounding. Keep going. Just climb. Don't look up, just go up. When we finally reached the ridge I began to cry to myself. My legs weren't dead. Thank God. Pretty soon we began to see the sun rise. Rejoice! Daylight was upon us. I took a few pictures and listened to the first birds. I put away my lights. Yippee!! I knew there was a runable section coming soon. Once we went over the next bridge we could RUN! It would feel so good to use different muscles.
The bridge came and we ran the next 2.5 miles to Sugarloaf. What a sight for tired eyes! Doug, bless his heart, was there and had my drop bag in his hand. He helped me take off my jacket,my lights, take my pants, gloves out of my pack and placed everything into my drop bag. He gave me a hug and I was up and out of there.
Man. The next aid was where I dropped last year. I told Stuart the hill of doom was up next. The hill where I decided I couldn't take another step. The hill where my legs could not go on and my brain said stop. Would it be as bad as I remembered? We climbed up and up. We complained. I swore. This trail was freaking relentless. It is always up or down or rock or rooty or all at the same time. It goes on and on and on, beating you until you are a bloody crying mess. It pummels you. Over and over. Eventually there she was. The hill. I began the descent. It was as horrible as last year, but my legs held up. I wasn't going to quit. No way, no how. Alicia was going to me at mile 77. New life! New conversation! A new voice! I was excited. I was going to go and and damnet, I was finishing this damn thing.
As we ran into Cramer Road there were cheers everywhere! Tom was picking up Jason here, Alicia was here for me, it was wonderful. I was all smiles. I sat in a chair for the first time during the race and applied some foot potion. I didn't feel blisters but the bottoms of my feet were painful. Every step hurt. I bit my tongue as my eyes teared. It hurt so badly. I restocked and got out of there. I was on new territory. It was only 1045; I told Alicia I'd be there at 12. I was on Cloud 9!
Off we went. We told Stuart he'd catch up, we were going to walk out. Tom and Jason headed off and John after them. Stuart caught us and we moved along the course. It felt so good to be further in the race than last year. I was feeling very positive. Joe Lovett told me at Tettegouche "you'll finish. just don't lose your head" he was right. I wasn't going to lose my head. So much of this is mental.
I couldn't believe that Temperance was up next. I love Temperance. I had never run it, of course, during the 100, but I love it in the 50 mile. We were beginning to see some of the 50 milers. They began at Caribou at 6 AM. Some of the speedy ones were arriving. It was awesome to see them! When they saw our 100 mile race numbers they would yell out a shout to us, telling us they were in awe, how could we run 100 miles? Just seeing life out on the trail was exciting. I pretty much saw the same 5 people the whole race. 5 very wonderful, special people, but it was nice to see others! Stuart even told me he was sick of looking at me! In a kind, gentle, kidding way :)
Temperance River was beautiful and crashing and misty and loud. We saw tourists! Dogs! People in the other world, hiking and enjoying themselves. We went through Temperance aid and were heading out toward Sawbill! Sawbill! Wow. I was stoked.
Before I knew it we were approaching Carlton Peak. Ah, another favorite place of mine during the 50 mile. Beautiful granite rock, so huge, so cliffy, so incredible awesome. The last 25 miles of this 100 are easier than the first 75. If I had never run the 100, I wouldn't believe a person could call the last 25 'easier'. There would be no easy on the Superior Hiking Trail. When you are running the 100, it gets easier past Cramer Road. Oh yea, there are climbs and descents and rocks and roots, but nothing like the first 75 miles.
We see Valeria, and Jeffrey and Karen and pretty soon Curt. We see Mary and Deb, all running the 50 mile. It's great to see everyone out there. I get tons of hugs and good jobs. One gal stops and grabs my had and introduces herself and says 'your Julie Berg, you will finish today Julie Berg'. It's good stuff.
Sawbill! Oh man. It's coming to a close and I'm OK. No blisters, I hurt everywhere, my feet hurt so I'm biting my tongue to hold back tears as I run, every foot placement is pain, my skin hurts but I have 12.6 miles left. I can do anything for 12.6 miles. Me, Alicia, Stuart and John. We're going to finish. We walk a good portion of the section, my feet ache worse when walking so we begin to run. Oberg is coming up.
I know when Oberg comes I will begin to sob. I know when Oberg comes I will be able to finish. I know Oberg is everything. Sure enough, I see a sign that says Oberg Parking Lot with an arrow pointing. I don't know how far or how long ahead the aid station is, but it is somewhere out there. I begin to run hard and everyone follows. We're panting and breathing hard. It feels like we are flying, I'm sure we are not. We run forever. Oberg isn't there and isn't there and isn't there. We walk a few hills, pretty soon, it has to arrive. We run hard some more and tears flow from my eyes. I gasp and sob. Oberg! It's here!!
7.1 miles left. I get confused. I ask Alicia if is 7.1 or if it is 7.1+ the 2.6 for the 102.6. I want to be done, that's all. She says 7.1 Thank God.
7.1 miles. I don't want to have to turn my lights on again. I don't want night two of darkness. Yuck. I look at my watch. The award ceremony begins at 8 PM. It will be close, but I'm going to try to make it. If we get there before 8 we won't need lights. Maybe. I'm going to try to run hard. Well, as hard as I can.
Alicia takes the lead, I ask her to run, I need to run, my feet ache, they feel better when running. Alicia, me, Stuart and John. We're running when we can, climbing when we have to. We climb Moose Mountain and I argue that this isn't Moose Mountain. It wasn't steep enough, tough enough, it didn't take my air away. Surely there is another climb, a rougher tougher one. They all tell me, no, this is Moose Mountain. I don't believe them. There is a rougher tougher one. I know it! I've run the 50K, 50 mile each 3 times out here. There is certainly a climb tougher than this one in this section. Guess what? I was wrong. Moose Mountain just didn't seem that tough this time..
We run along and Alicia says we're getting close. Well, I need to know how close. I ask her 'one hour or two hours' she tells me 1 hour. Everyone else agrees. Maybe even less than an hour they say. Holy shit! Less than an hour? I can't contain my excitement. I'm too excited. I try not to be, I try not to be too confident, I could fall or die, or who knows what could happen, but I think I can finish now.
Oh man. There is the bridge and the dirt. We're off the freaking trail. The trail of pain and tears. We're on the gravel road. I'm running as fast as my legs can carry me. There is Matt, in his van, screaming and yelling and taking pictures. I'm bawling! Bawling! Stuart says we'll finish in 35:something. OH MY GOD. 35 something. Holy Freaking Shit. I'm swearing a blue streak. It's a release. I'm crying, I'm so thankful Stuart ran with me the whole 102.6 miles. And John, and Alicia the last 25. I'm blessed. Truly blessed.
We are running up the pavement FAST. Feels fast. They let me lead. I turn into the resort and see the pool and Alicia directs me to the finish line and I'm crying and sobbing and oh my god it is done. 35:37.
Everyone is there. Everyone is clapping and screaming and yelling and crying. I'm beside myself and all of these people that were a part of my finish. Maria and Doug and Eve and Duke and John and Alicia and Stuart and Jerry and Tom and Nancy, they are all there and so many more and Larry and Colleen and Jo and I'm just going to burst hugging and crying on everyone. It's crazy fun.
Someone tells me that Wynn won! He won in 23 something and it's his first 100 and I can't wait to congratulate him. I talk with him for a long time and am so excited for him and get to talk with his Dad, who crewed for him. Great job, Wynn; and Duke! His first 100 too, he ran so well, I'm so excited! Crazy fast boys!
We watch many more finishers and then it's award time. Susan Donnely won the woman's race in 31 hours! I received Woman's Masters FIRST in 35:37. What a treat. I finally have the red finishers jacket, and the buckle that I have wanted so badly for the past year.
After congratulating everyone and settling down, I go back to the townhouse for a shower. Doug, Maria and Lynette go to bed and I am wired. Alicia and I go over to Jason's. Oh, Jason finished, 10 minutes before me, congrats Jason!! We visit with Jason, Pierre, Tom, Nancy, Jeffrey and John. Then it's time to go back to rest.
I sleep like a rock until 5 AM. We all pack up, head on out. We met at Betty's Pies, our traditional post race breakfast. Then it's time to leave the festivities behind and head on home. Thankfully, I made it home without any problems. I was a bit worried, as after leaving Valeria at Betty's Pies, I ended up seeing her at the gas station. We talked at laughed, I was going to put gas into my car and she asked 'is something wrong with you car?' I was like, ah, no. Why? She pointed to my hood. It was open. I pulled the release on the hood instead of the gas cap cover. I've never done that! I guess ultra brain set in! Sweety that she is, she asked me if she should follow me home! I told her thank you, but I'd be ok. Actually, I was afriad I'd fall asleep. I was exhausted. But I arrived safe and sound.
I'll post pictures tomorrow, I'm going to help the boys with their homework, take a bath and go to bed!
Now, with this monkey off of my back, I think I'll begin to plan 2008...
26 comments:
- Harriet said...
I need to remind myself that when my feet hurt during an ultra, I am not alone. :-)
Way to conquer your personal mountain!
- Heather V. said...
Congratulations! :) I was tearing up reading your entry. You are AWESOME!!!
Yeah, Julie, Yeah!!! I couldn't wait to read you race report and I too had tears in my eyes as I read about your success!Congratulations!
Whoooop! YES! WOW! Awesome! Everyone yell, let's party!
Julie, we celebrate with you from afar...
- RR said...
Congrats Julie! Way to tough it out. Redemption is sweet isn't it?
- Jeffrey S. said...
Rock on Julie. Great job. It's been great to watch your personal journey.
Superior 100, yikes! It makes my feet hurt just thinking about it...
Congratulations!!!! What a fabulous run you had. I'm so glad that you conquered your demons on this run.
- Londell said...
Your such and inspiration! Congrats... Hard work and determination pays off...
- Adam said...
Great work! It was nice to meet you this morning, enjoy your finish...you deserve it!
- Geoff said...
congratulations. hope the recovery is going well.
As usual your race report brought me to tears.
I'm so very happy for you.
You rock!!
Your friend,
- Lisa Smith-Batchen said...
wow is al I can say, your amazing!!!
Congratulations! A wonderful reminder to us all that when careful preparation, seriously tough training, mental and emotional stamina, good friends, and a bit of luck with weather all come together, great things can happen. What joy!
All your "freakin" pseudo-swearwords had me cracking up! :-) You are "freakin" awesome!
- Bedrock said...
Congrats on your finnish. What an inspiring story. Your aching feet reminded me of Massanutten this year. Great job.
zrAwesome job Julie!! You worked hard and prepared well! Congratulations on a great finish!
- Suspended Animation said...
Great job I know you were so stressed but I also knew you would make it. :)
- Anil Rao said...
wow, what a run julie. congrats on such a great effort.
- Olga said...
Yeah, Julie!!! Got this done in style, swore this one off your chest, girl! Man, tough life, but you DID prepared this time so much more, and it paid, it paid off, and you're a Superior gal now! Hearty congratulations, Jul:)
- WynnMan said...
Julie- a sincere congratulations on your redemption, especially on arguably one of the toughest and most rugged courses out there.
recover well
- keith said...
julie, it was nice to meet you. i've been following your monumental achievements in your blog for a while now and they never fail to give me inspiration. great job on getting the monkey off of your back. looking forward to see what is next for you.
Two words kept creeping into my head as a read your recount.
Sorry if anyone is offended, not the most eloquent, but that's what it was!
I am in total awe. Total awe of this achievement. Total awe at you as an athlete. Total awe of you as a Mother and wife and balancing it all. I strive for an eighth of what you accomplish in a day.
I feel very fortunate and humbled to have stumbled on this blog. I whine less and think bigger.
- Sarah said...
Congratulations Julie! Your preparation has been awesome and it truly paid off. I hope you are still basking in your incredible accomplishment! What sweet success! : )
- judi ~ said...
wow. just WOW.
...now, I'm scared.
Just kidding. I am so friggin' pumped to run this race I can't stand it.
Your report only added to that anxious excitement.
Felt like I was there with you.
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congrats on your finish Julie. I enjoyed reading your report, hopefully this will help me as I tackle the Sawtooth in a copuple of weeks. Tony Cesario


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