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The Sognefjord is located located in the southern part of the county of Sogn og Fjordane, in the middle of Fjord Norway. Sogndal is the regional center of the Sognefjord area with 3,100 inhabitants.
Fjord cruises on the Sognefjord and its two branches Aurlandsfjord and NærøyfjordGo a fjord cruise and see snow-covered mountain peaks, waterfalls and idyllic farms clinging to the mountainsides.
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A cruise on the Nærøyfjord is included on the popular Norway in a nutshell® round trip.
Boat trips are particularly thrilling in winter, when the mountains are covered in snow and the waterfalls freeze to ice. There is a daily boat service between Flåm and Gudvangen during the winter, and you can combine a boat tour with the Flåm Railway.
Fjord safarisAn exciting, insightful and aesthetic experience in secure and comfortable RIB boats with Flåm Guide Service will give you the opportunity to experience the beautiful Norwegian fjord landscape and its rich wildlife at close range.
Stegastein View Point At Aurlandsvegen Mountain Road, 710 yards above sea level, you will find the breathtaking view point Stegastein. Situated 3 miles from the center of Aurland, you have a fantastic view of the Aurlandsfjord and the surrounding mountains. Can be combined with a walk to the Prest Mountain.
Kayaking on the SognefjordThe feeling of the silent glide on the fjord in untouched nature is fantastic. In a kayak, you will also easily find hidden places that are great starting points for walks along the fjords, in the surrounding valleys or on the mountains. There are several possibilities for guided kayaking trips.
The FjærlandsfjordLeads you to the outskirts of the Jostedalsbreen Glacier. At the head of the fjord you find interesting attractions such as the Norwegian Glacier Museum and Fjærland (the Norwegian book town). From the ferry quay in Mundal it is a short drive by car or bus up to the Supphellebreen and Bøyabreen Glaciers. Or you can join a guided kayak trip on the Fjærlandsfjord.
Urnes Stave ChurchThe church was built in 1150, and is the oldest stave church in Norway. It is situated in Luster, beside the Lustrafjord. Urnes Stave Church is the only stave church in the world to be included on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Feigumfossen WaterfallThe 715 feet high Feigumfossen Waterfall is in an idyllic setting on the southern side of the Lustrafjord. Take the short walk in to Feigumfossen or admire the view of it from the northern side of the fjord.
The village of Undredal and Undredal Stave ChurchThe village by the Aurlandsfjord is renowned for its long tradition in the making of goat's cheese, both white and brown. Undredal has 80 inhabitants, 500 goats and the smallest stave church in Scandinavia.
The Viking Village in GudvangenWalk the streets and alleys between reconstructed workshops, smell the fireplaces and tar covered walls in Gudvangen.
The Magic White Caves of GudvangenInside the white mountain of Anorthosit, the Magic White Caves of Gudvangen welcomes you with colours and darkness, silence and music, magic ponds, Grieg, Trolls and Vikings.
The Flåm RailwayEnjoy a ride with the Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana), one of the world's steepest railway lines, which takes you past cascading waterfalls and in and out of snow-capped mountains.
RaftingGo rafting down the Jostedalselva River.
Cycling Rallarvegen (the Navvies' Road) and the Flåm ValleyOne of the most popular and most scenic bicycle rides in Norway. Following the Rallarvegen, you cycle from the vast mountain plateau of Hardangervidda right down to Flåm and the Aurlandsfjord, or Voss.
Stalheimskleiva RoadStalheimskleiva is the name of the 0.6-mile long stretch of road that winds its way up the mountainside from the end of the Nærøydalen Valley to the top at Stalheim. On its way to the top, the road winds its way up 13 sharp hairpin bends.
The Norwegian Wild Salmon CenterVisitors are given an insight into the life history of the Atlantic salmon and the traditions of salmon fishing. You can also observe wild salmon and sea trout in the currents. The Norwegian Wild Salmon Center is located in Lærdal.
Borgund Stave Church in LærdalBuilt around 1180 and dedicated to the Apostle Andrew. Borgund Stave Church is exceptionally well-preserved and is one of the most distinctive stave churches in Norway.
The Sognefjell Mountain RoadThis is the highest and most impressive mountain pass in Northern Europe (highest point 4,704 feet above sea level). Along the Sognefjell Mountain Road you will find more records: Galdhøpiggen, Norway's highest mountain, and mainland Norway's largest glacier, Jostedalsbreen.
HikingHistorical Trails in LærdalThe many Historic Trails in Lærdal are splendid hiking trails and national tourist attractions in their own right.
Molden MountainMolden has an amazing view down to the Lustrafjord, small villages, waterfalls, valleys and mountains. The walk up to Molden takes around two hours.
Walking the Aurlandsdalen ValleyIt is wild and breathtaking, rich in plant and animal life, cultural treasures, history and geological features. The Aurlandsdalen Valley is known as Norway's Grand Canyon.
Nigardsbreen GlacierGo hiking on the Nigardsbreen Glacier.
Island hoppingA journey with the post boat between the array of islands and bays in Solund. Experience the idyllic island of Gåsvær or disembark at Bulandet, where you can enjoy the local art gallery, theme park and nice ocean views.
Kviknes HotelBeside the Sognefjord lies Kviknes Hotel - a beautiful and romantic hotel in the center of Balestrand, with traditions back to 1752.
Walaker HotelAdjacent to the Sognefjord in the idyllic hamlet of Solvorn lies Walaker Hotel. The hotel, which has been in the same family's hands since 1690, is a charming hotel and an attraction in itself.
Eplet Bed & AppleA small and friendly guest house and a small scale apple juice farm in Solvorn beside the Sognefjord. The atmosphere at Eplet is a mix between a family-run guest house and a modern hostel.
Fretheim HotelMountains and the fjord surround Fretheim Hotel, a hotel in Flåm with a history that dates back to 1870.
Flåmsbrygga Hotel and Ægir BreweryServing a variety of beers made on site along with meals made from local organic producers. Flåmsbrygga Hotel and Ægir Brewery are located in Flåm.
Stalheim HotelStalheim Hotel has a spectacular location at the top of the Stalheimskleiva, overlooking the Nærøydalen Valley.
From OsloThe Sognefjord lies approximately 217 miles northwest of Oslo.
From BergenThe Sognefjord lies approximately 105 miles north of Bergen.
From TrondheimThe Sognefjord lies approximately 173 miles southwest of Trondheim.
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Now, I'll admit, I didn't come up with the rewrite of the song... but I wanted to make sure I shared this before it got lost in the Message Board Purgatory:
"Manning Went Down to Florida"
To the music of the "Devil Went down to Georgia"
{Still shot opens on the Sun Life Stadium}
{Show Video of Manning and the Colts entering the Stadium}
Manning went down to Florida.
He was lookin' for a bowl to steal.
{Show a quick video of Tom Brady hoisting up a Lombardi Trophy}
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind,
..and he was willin' to make a deal,
when he came across this young man tossin' a ball and thowin' it hot.
{Video: Peyton and Drew both in practice at the SB}
And the devil jumped up behind his O-Line and said,
"Boy, let me tell you what.
I guess you didn't know it but I'm a football player, too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
{Show Peyton celebrating a TD throw (in AFCCG}}
Now, you toss a pretty good ball, boy, but give the devil his due.
I'll bet a Superbowl against your soul, 'cause I think I'm better than you."
{Show Drew celebrtaing TD throws {in NFCCG}}
The boy said, "My name's Brees, and it might be a sin.
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret, 'cause I'm the best that's ever been."
{Video of Drew's pre-game huddle}
Brees, warm up your throw and toss that football hard,
'cause hell's broke loose in Florida and the devil deals the cards.
And if you win you get this shiny Superbowl.
But if you lose, Manning gets your bowl!
{show video of Peyton approaching the huddle and talking on the sidelines}
Manning opened up the game and he said, "I'll start this show."
And fire flew from his fingertips as he showed the fans his throw.
{Run quite a few videos of Colts making positive plays - DO NOT SHOW the Porter Interception. }
And he tossed that ball across the field and it made an evil hiss.
Then a band of runningbacks joined in and it sounded somethin' like this:
When Manning finished, Brees said,
{Show 2nd Video of Drew on the sidelines or approaching the huddle}
"Well, you're pretty good, old son,
but sit down in that chair right there
and let me show you how it's done.
{Run quite a few videos of Brees making some of his Super Bowl passes -Include the TD passes .}
Fire on the field.
Run, Thomas, run.
Manning's in the House of the Rising Sun.
Tracy, will you let the Colts win?
No, child, no.
{NOW Show the Porter interception....}
{END video ontage}
Manning bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat.
{Show Video of Manning being upset on the sidelines and his various outbursts}
And he laid that Superbowl on the ground at Brees' feet.
Brees said, "Manning, just come on back if you ever want to try again. '
{Close out Video with Drew hoisting up the Lombardi Trophy}
Cause I told you once, you son of a gun,
I'm the best that's ever been."
{Close out final shot, Drew and his son}

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WESTFIELD, Wis. - As the Rev. Richard Sunderlage entered the elementary classroom at Resurrection Lutheran School one recent morning, all five students shot up out of their desks.
Students at the school are required to stand whenever an adult enters the room. They also must address their elders as "ma'am" or "sir."
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News and views from Michigan's NCAA Tournament run:
News: Things looked promising for the Wolverines early.
Views: Michigan made some incredible shots early from deep. But the Cardinals defense wears on teams. Michigan gave away a 10-point lead in a matter of seconds in the first half and that gave Louisville life. Later, Louisville did what every Big Ten team did: pounded the ball inside when Mitch McGary got into foul trouble. Chane Behanan was my MVP because he controlled the inside.
News: Wait till next season.
Views: Well, if rumors of Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. leaving for the pros are true, there likely won't be a championship next year, either.
News: The officiating was, um, interesting.
Views: The last time I saw officiating this bad was during Big Time Wrestling when officials missed Johnny Valentine hitting Bobo Brazil in the head with a chair. The worst call was when Trey Burke recreated the Tayshaun Prince block — but still was called for a foul.
News: Jalen Rose and Jimmy King did everything they could to convince former Fab Five teammate Chris Webber to attend — and it worked.
Views: It was the wrong move at the wrong time.
Rose and King meant well, but they took attention away from the current team's success and spotlight.
This situation needs to resolve itself, and it will, when Webber's 10-year disassociation with Michigan ends in May.
News: Great performance from … Spike Albrecht?
Views: This is the great thing about college sports. You never know where the next great story will come from. Spike looked unconscious in the first half, and saved the team early when Trey Burke got his second foul. I swear one of his shots was from half court.
News: Mitch McGary was Michigan's most valuable player in the NCAA Tournament, so naturally, there are rumblings of him leaving for the NBA.
Views: McGary became a very good college basketball player in the tournament. He is not an NBA player — yet.
McGary needs to return to Michigan, to develop a consistent 12- to 15-foot jumper and at least one post move.
News: Michigan finished fifth in the Big Ten, then advanced to the NCAA title game.
Views: McGary got in better shape. He's always been an energy guy, but lacked spark early because of his weight.
The other difference was Trey Burke distributing the ball better — and, thus, making teammates better.
Michigan could not survive poor shooting nights from Burke in the regular season. In the NCAA Tournament, it could.
News: Who has a brighter future: Tim Hardaway Jr. or Glenn Robinson III?
Views: Michigan runs plays for Hardaway, not for Robinson. That should tell you something.
Hardaway won't be a jump-shooter in the NBA, he'll be a slasher.
Robinson needs to become more of a focal point of the offense before he can dream of succeeding in the NBA.
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The Merit Systems Protection Board, overwhelmed by thousands of furlough appeals from Defense Department employees (shown here), has frozen processing of those cases to gain 'a better understanding of the claims being raised' and other factors, according to a recent notice posted on the agency's web site. (Mike Morones / Staff)
The Merit Systems Protection Board, overwhelmed by thousands of furlough appeals from Defense Department employees, has frozen processing of those cases to gain a better understanding of the claims being raised and other factors, according to a recent notice posted on the agencys web site.
The notice does not say when processing will resume. We are currently working to make those determinations and will update our website weekly, the board said. Processing of furlough appeals from employees at other agencies will continue as usual.
The MSPB, whose staff totals about 200, has faced an unprecedented torrent of appeals since the Pentagon began once-a-week furloughs of some 650,000 employees the week of July 8. As of Tuesday, the total number of cases filed in fiscal 2013 stood at almost 38,000, or approximately five times the normal number. Of those, about 32,700 were likely furlough-related, MSPB Clerk Bill Spencer said in an email. Compared to last week, however, the pace of filings appears to have slowed, he said.
Meanwhile, cases already received are affecting the boards handling of the rest of its workload.
My hope is that there is a mass adjudication that clears the backlog quickly while preserving appellants rights, said Kevin Owen, an attorney with Gary Gilbert and Associates, a Maryland law firm that specializes in federal employment cases but is not handling any furlough appeals.
For most affected DoD employees, furloughs will end this week after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last week reduced the total amount of unpaid time off from 11 days to 6. Appellants who win their cases would receive back pay, service credit and potentially attorney fees, Owen said.
For the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents many Defense workers, encouraging appeals is part of a strategy to deter the Pentagon from again resorting to furloughs if it has to absorb sequester-related budget cuts in fiscal 2014 and beyond. The union has held workshops around the country to tutor employees on how to file with the MSPB and is also furnishing follow-up legal advice, J. David Cox, AFGE national president, said in a Wednesday phone interview
I certainly hope its going to have an effect, Cox said. I believe that a strong statement has been made that DoD employees are not going to take this lying down. If future cuts are needed, he said, the Pentagon should instead target service contractors.


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Video: NWHS Rallies Behind Teacher Battling Brain Cancer
Guilford County, NC - A Guilford County teacher is fighting for his life, but thankfully, Ray Parrish has the support of his entire community. Parrish was diagnosed with brain cancer in December, but his Northwest Guilford High School family isn't letting him go through this battle alone.
WFMY News 2's Tracey McCain spoke with his students and colleagues at Northwest who are all coming together to help their beloved teacher.
"He's always been one of my favorite teachers," said student Sarah Spiker. "He tries to be strong for us," said Spiker's classmate Elyse Pizzella. "He's trying to inspire us and be an example for us and he has been," she said.
Those are just some of the students pulling for Parrish to get better. "It's been hard for this year going through class without him because he's the heart and soul of, 'We The People,'" said Spiker.
Parrish's 'We The People' U.S. History class has won the state competition 15 out of the last 16 years. "This is a man who represents everything that's right in education," said fellow teacher, Greg Shue. "If we had a 1000 Ray Parrishes in Guilford County, we would be off the charts," he said.
Parrish was diagnosed with Astrocytoma; a form of brain cancer, right before Christmas 2012. From the moment his colleagues, students and their parents found out, there's been a community-wide effort to support Ray and pray.
"His spirits are good and his faith is incredibly strong," said teacher Phillip Coley. "He's really been a rock for him and his family and his colleagues as well.
With a donation page, a run on Saturday, March 9th and a concert next Friday, March 15th, everyone is getting involved.
"So far we've raised a few thousand dollars and we hope to raise a few thousand more because chemo and radiation aren't cheap," said Coley.
But it's through a YouTube video that they hope to get pop star singer Beyonce's attention.
"It's really hard hearing someone you care about has brain cancer," said senior Zach Wienner. "He's been so strong through it. He almost looks at it as a blessing rather than a curse and that's something that you don't see every day especially with cancer patients," he said.
While the school prays for ray, the plan to raise thousands of dollars to take care of his medical expenses moves forward. "He wants to get back in the classroom," said Wienner. "His life truly is teaching."
And of all the lessons Ray Parrish has taught his students, perhaps, the biggest one he's sharing is about faith, strength and love. "We're trying to bring a guy back and healthy and do what he's done for two decades and that's help kids and help students," said Coley.
Parrish graduated from Northwest, and then came back to teach U.S. History, which he's done there for 20 years.
There are several ways you can participate in this effort to help him. Ray's Run is this Saturday, March 9th in Oak Ridge. You can sign up on line or on race day. There's also a benefit concert starring Landon Parker and the Band on Friday, March 15th. It's in the Northwest High School auditorium from 7 to 9pm. You can buy tickets during school hours or at the door for $7.
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An attempt at a pic of both of us. Its hard to take a pic when the dog won't stop licking your face.
And this is Tiffany! She came from a shelter in NC. She walks well on leash and seems to like other dogs.
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The fifth edition of the EU Health Prize for Journalists has awarded prizes for the following articles:
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Henk Blanken: "Carel's head(82 KB) Nederlands (nl) " (Dagblad van het Noorden, The Netherlands)
This article highlights a forty year-old man's surgery effort to combat Parkinson's disease.
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Christiane Hawranek and Marco Maurer: "The Patient Traffickers(74 KB) Deutsch (de) " (Die Zeit, Germany)
The article focuses on the relationship between dubious medical tourism agencies and German hospitals.
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Mette Dahlgaard: "Am I killing someone?(175 KB) dansk (da) " (Berlingske, Denmark)
This article tells the story of a sperm donor that is liable to pass on a serious form of cancer to half of his children.
Read also the articles of the edition 2013 finalists and watch the video and pictures of the welcome dinner and award ceremony.
This year again, the Prize has contributed to stimulate high-quality journalism that raises awareness on issues related to health and patient-related policy initiatives at EU level. Showcased in the glossy booklet(11 MB) are the 28 nominated articles (in English only).
In 2013, 629 journalists from all 28 EU countries participated in the competition submitting 858 eligible articles published in printed or on-line media between 01 August 2012 and 30 September 2013.
The first EU Health Prize for Journalists was awarded in 2009. The winners of the past editions are:
- 2012: Petr Třešňák (Czech Republic), with an article on mental health "Adventures in ward 14(138 KB) čeština (cs) ", published in Respekt magazine.
- 2011: Ben Hirschler and Kate Kelland (United Kingdom), with an article on antimicrobial resistance "When the drugs don't work(129 KB)", published by Reuters.
- 2010: Gianluca Ferraris and Ilaria Molinari (Italy), with an article on stem cells "Stealing hope(44 KB) italiano (it) ", published in Panorama.
- 2009: Estelle Saget (France), with the article "Schizophrenia explained to family and friends(99 KB) français (fr) ", published in L'Express.
The EU Health Prize for Journalists is funded under the second Community Health Programme 2008-13.


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First of all why is glammerskills the second threading topic right now. Thats just stupid.
Terell Owens is trying to gain support to get Michael Vick playing football again. So far at least Shawm Mariaman, Antonio Cromartie and Larry Fitzgerald is on his side.
And while T.O is doing that Chad "Ochocinco" is trying to figure out how to work his new iphone with twitter.
On another note child stars continue to get more stupid by the day heres a quote from Taylor Swift : Conversations with myself while shopping: "Put the candle down. You already have too many candles. PUT IT DOWN. But it smells so pretty..." Really shes famous why the heck is she going shopping by herself.
Bill Simmons said the other night: Said his fantasy team was killin him bc he had Nick Adenhardt and the player just dignosed with swine flu. (he has since deleted the post) He then releazed how stupid he sounded and came back with this : "FYI: Shouldn't have made the AL keeper post, just thought that was a crazy coincidence. The Adenhart thing was devastating. I feel bad." I dont know about an appoligy, but i guess thats close.
Well thats it for now. If anyone likes to add something leave a commit. (doesnt have to be a stupid quote but something cool would be nice) I need more followers for mysleft so add me here: http://twitter.com/sPoRtSfAnGaRt if you have a twitter
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A newly promoted senior gun rights activist has said the administration's actions conflict with traditional American attitudes on life and the right to possess arms.
John M. Snyder who was recently named senior rights activist in Washington by Shotgun News, has pointed to Obama's poor public record on personal gun rights and criticized his Supreme Court nomination saying Judge Sonia Sotomayor is "on record" stating the Second Amendment rights do not apply to states.
"[T]he Sotomayor nomination is just the latest Obama action to undermine Americans' gun rights, and he hasn't yet been president for even five months," says Snyder.
"Earlier, he indicated he was going to push for Senate ratification of what is really an anti-American gun owner treaty," he adds.
Snyder is referring to the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA) which, among other things, bans production of arms which do not comply with the convention's regulations, and which the U.S. signed in 1997.
He therefore calls on Americans to contact their representatives or senators to complain about Obama's actions.
In recent months, Attorney General Eric Holder has also omade statements suggesting the government will push for stricter gun control, including banning semi-automatic rifles and enforcing the federal law against firearm purchases by non-resident American citizens.


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I'm not really sure how merging accounts work on here, but that's what I would like to do, if that's okay! It's a VERY long story, but I have three accounts now. I know it's against the rules and I'm sorry for that. I don't know if you wanna know the whole story on how this happened, but it all started with a stupid mistake I made when I was younger. And if you know the screen name "darkangel199113", then you'll know that very long story.
Anyway, that's one of the accounts I would like merged with this one. The other is called "thecharmedone_prue". And here are the links to both the accounts:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... _id=419950
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... _id=766390
I just have a few questions about how the merge works.
1. Will all the videos on my old accounts appear on my new one?
2. Can I even merge two accounts with one?
3. I think that the "darkangel199113" account is deactived or something, because I tried to get my password sent to my e-mail and I didn't receive an e-mail. So if it is deactived, will the merge work?
I believe that's it. The reason I ask for a merge is because I can't remember my passwords. I tried sending them to the e-mail's my accounts are under, but I didn't get an e-mail for either. But thank you for reading all of that and I hope to get some advice on this real soon!


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DOJ sues Apple, publishers over e-book pricing [u]
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DOJ starts lawsuit to force fair e-book prices
(Updated with settlement news) As suspected, the US Department of Justice has sued Apple and publishers over claims of unfair e-book pricing. The complaint accuses Apple of colluding with publishers by both requiring a switch to an agency model, where publishers set the prices and ask for more, as well as demanding "most favored nation" status where no rival could have a lower price than the iBookstore. Some publishers are believed to have settled, but Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and Simon & Schuster are all targeted.
Apple and Macmillan are believed to be the only two companies that didn't participate in negotiations, but the lawsuit indicates that none of the major outlets had reached a settlement before the DOJ action. A late update from Bloomberg has cited a pair of sources claiming Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster could settle as soon as Wednesday.
DOJ officials are primarily concerned that Apple's e-book deal, made ahead of the iPad launch, is keeping e-book prices artificially high. Apple has asserted that Amazon had near-monopoly market share of e-books at the start of 2010 and that the pricing change helped level competition, not just for Apple's iBookstore but for Barnes & Noble's Nook Store and other digital peers. Amazon isn't considered innocent in the case as it was regularly accused of price dumping at the time, selling books below cost to squeeze out competitors that couldn't afford to lose money.
Apple's rationale for holding out isn't clear. If aware that most publishers are likely to settle, it may not have much choice but to face a penalty if it decides against settling on its own. DOJ officials may not block the agency model, but they will likely demand Apple give up the most favored nation clause and let Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others charge less.
Update: Court filings reportedly show that Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and HarperCollins have already settled.


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COLUMBUS — Coach Thad Matta was angry his listless Ohio State Buckeyes were down by 10 points at halftime.
Still, he didnt summon any inspiring speeches or draw up fancy plays. Instead, the message was simple.
In essence, I just said theres nothing I can draw up on the board, theres nothing we can really talk about it until we play better basketball, he said after his No. 24 Buckeyes outscored Minnesota 46-18 in the second half to roll to a 64-46 victory Saturday.
There were a few boos from a disenchanted crowd as the team left the court at the break. The players didnt really blame them or their coach.
(Coach Matta) was fired up. He wasnt too happy with us, said Sam Thompson, who scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half including a personal 10-0 spurt that put the game out of reach. He just flat out told us to play better. There were no Xs and Os and no diagrams or anything. He just told us to play better.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 13 points and Shannon Scott 10 for the Buckeyes (22-6, 9-6 Big Ten), who trailed by 12 early in the second half before taking control with a 17-0 run.
LaQuinton Ross who had nine points and six rebounds and Amir Williams with seven points and four blocked shots also made big contributions. Aaron Craft had six points, five assists and four steals.
Ross knew this was a tipping point for the team.
Every game here on out is a desperation game for us, he said. The guys in the locker room know that, too, especially going into the NCAA tournament.
The Buckeyes have won six of seven games in February after a dismal 2-5 mark in January. The win was their seventh in a row in Columbus against Minnesota.
The points was a season high for Thompson, who had not scored in double figures in eight games in a row before hitting for 11 in Wednesdays 76-60 win against Northwestern. The junior came within a point of his career high.
Ohio State seemed to show some energy early in the second half when Smith drove the lane before Craft stole the ball and drove end-to-end for a layup. Williams then got behind the Minnesota defense for a dunk. Ross then blocked a shot with Craft throwing a long pass to Thompson for a breakaway dunk that excited the crowd of 18,809, cutting a 12-point lead to 30-28.
Ross then picked up a loose ball, popped in a shot in traffic and was fouled, finishing off the three-point play for a 31-30 lead.
After a Minnesota miss, Smith missed on a drive but Ross rebounded and scored. Craft then stole the ball from Elliott Eliason along the baseline and raced to the other end, going the distance for a layup to stretch the run to 17-0 and give the Buckeyes a 35-30 lead.
Ross had five points and Craft and Smith each had four in the spurt.
Thompson then took charge, scoring 10 consecutive points for Ohio State and the lead never fell below double figures again.
Obviously, great first half, awful second half, Gophers coach Richard Pitino said. We hijack ourselves. We dont allow ourselves to win. We do some things turnover-wise that are just inexplicable and they lead to baskets for them. You cant do that versus a very good team.
Andre Hollins had 13 points and DeAndre Mathieu added 12 for Minnesota (17-11, 6-9), which has lost six of its past eight games to slide off the NCAA bubble. The Golden Gophers beat the Buckeyes 63-53 at home Jan. 16 by forcing 18 turnovers and grabbing 15 more rebounds.
This time, Ohio State won the rebounding battle 35-25 and had only 11 turnovers.
The Gophers led 7-0 at the outset and 28-18 at halftime, shooting 42 percent (10 of 24) in limiting Ohio State to 27 percent (6 of 22).
But the Buckeyes shot 57 percent in the second half to leave the crowd cheering at the end.
Its a desperation game from here on out, Thompson said. Every game we play is desperation. Every game is a must-win situation. When you play like you have to win, when you play like theres no tomorrow, good things can happen.


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Chick-fil-A Bowl representative Frank Upchurch will visit Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday to scout the Tennessee-South Carolina game. The two teams are being scouted as potential representatives in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.
The ACC and SEC team selections for the 43rd edition of the Bowl will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 5. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the oldest guaranteed ACC vs. SEC match-up in the bowl business.
Tennessee (2-5, 0-4 SEC) will be looking towards snapping a three-game losing skid and getting its first conference win of the season on Saturday. Stiff competition has followed the Vols throughout the season as they have already played three top-10 ranked teams. Tennessee, who is one of the youngest teams in the nation, is the SEC's top team when it comes to fewest yards penalized per game. The Vols have made five appearances in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, with their most recent trip being last season.
Currently ranked No. 20 in the BCS and No. 17 in the AP poll, South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) leads the SEC East. The Gamecocks return to their home field after spending the last two weekends on the road. Last weekend, South Carolina picked up a key SEC East win at Vanderbilt. Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and quarterback Stephen Garcia help power the South Carolina offense. Jeffery is the conference leader and third in the nation in receiving yards per game. Garcia is second in the SEC and fifth nationally in pass efficiency (170.2). The Gamecock defense leads the SEC and ranks fifth in the nation with 24 sacks. South Carolina's only trip to the Chick-fil-A Bowl was in 1969.
Tennessee leads the all-time series 22-4-2 and won last season's meeting. Saturday's game kicks off at 12:21 p.m. and will be televised by SEC Network.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the country and hosts the longest-running rivalry series between the ACC and SEC. Now in its 43rd year, the Chick-fil-A Bowl has established itself as one of the nation's elite bowl games with a string of 13 consecutive sellouts and has earned a reputation as one of the most competitive bowls in the nation. Ten of the last 18 games have been decided by a touchdown or less. The Chick-fil-A Bowl has disbursed more than $97 million in team payouts over its 42-year history and has increased team payout every year since 1996. The Bowl also leads all other bowl games in charitable and scholarship contributions, giving more than $5.8 million to organizations in need since 2002. Other events under the Chick-fil-A Bowl brand include the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge head coach and celebrity golf event each April and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game season-opening game over Labor Day weekend which hosted No. 16 LSU and No. 18 North Carolina, to open the season Sept. 4.
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Topic: Night of the Hunted
Or, how a cheapo eurotrash two pack from Amazon changed my mind about horror. After siting through Salvation/Redemption Films' bodacious bombshell, lezdom, softcore sleaze and Satanic Reichsploitation introduction (and thinking to myself, Holy night, is this the actual movie? I really DID waste my money), I was overjoyed to discover two fright classics from misunderstood genius Jean Rollin, Night of the Hunted and Living Dead Girl. The third flick in the pack, The Reincarnation of Isabel (directed by Renato Polselli), while chockablock with candy colored camp cinematography, didn't really float my boat.
But yeah, those Rollin numbers. I had no idea horror could be so dark and gentle and romantic at the same time, and shapeshift from softcore gore to hard in such seamless, fluid transitions. These movies are big time downers, and I got the feeling like, I don't know if I'm supposed to fall in love or feel like shit about it. My beloved genre was being elevated to the level of high art by a director who had been dismissed in his prime by an unenlightened mainstream. The masses were decidedly unappreciative of doomed lesbian romances that somehow survive the supposed finality of the grave, and massive government coverups that allow two starstruck lovers to hold hands in limbo forever. Even decades later the world is not ready for that kind of delicate depression.
On an ecological note, each film's so called monster is a result of environmental pollution, but since each "monster" is a misunderstood antihero who discovers true love after their toxic contamination, Rollin's message was kind of confusing until I realized that the tragic outcomes of the stories should be enough to deter such romantic and environmentally unsound notions in the mind of the viewer. I strongly recommend both Night of the Hunted and Living Dead Girl.
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Investigators on the East Breakwall in Stamford, Conn., Harbor at the spot where where a boat struck and climbed up the breakwater then flipped over during a July 22, 2012, accident in Stamford, Conn. that killed a New Rochelle firefighter, in a photograph from the accident reconstruction report prepared by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection State Environmental Conservation Police Boating Accident Reconstruction Unit obtained by The Journal News under the Freedom of Information Law. The white transfer marks indicate where the boat climbed 8 yards up the break wall. At right are other white marks from the secondary impact after the boat rolled to starboard. Navigation aid #4 can be seen at right, at the end of the breakwater. New Rochelle Firefighter Keith Morris drowned July 22, 2012, when Morris' 27-foot motorboat struck the rock east breakwater in Stamford, Conn., harbor and flipped over at 11:30 p.m. Morris was driving the boat. He drowned. Four people were rescued: Anthony Basile and Kristina Caldararo were trapped under the boat after the accident. Morris' brother, Drew, 29, and Dinorah Vieira, 25, climbed on the hull of the overturned boat and waited for help. Photo by the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police
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Operator error caused the boat crash in July in Stamford harbor that killed New Rochelle firefighter Keith Morris shortly after he left a restaurant where he was seen drinking, according to Connecticut state environmental conservation police records obtained by The Journal News.
Nearly five months after Morris' off-duty crash, police have not determined whether alcohol was a factor. Investigators found "numerous full and empty alcoholic beverage containers," including beer and vodka bottles in the cabin, reports and photographs show.
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DAYTON, OHIO — An Ohio-based Air Force staff sergeant who survived mortar attacks in Iraq only to become a mass shooting victim in the U.S. wants others to learn from her experience.
Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks was with friends at a crowded cafe in northern Texas on April 20, 2010, when a 22-year-old man walked in and shouted racial slurs and white power before opening fire with a shotgun.
The shooter, Ross William Muehlberger, was white.
Parks, who is black, and three other black or Hispanic women were wounded. A white bar worker who tried to wrestle the weapon from Muehlberger was killed. Muehlberger, who had a violent history before the shooting, soon after fatally shot himself in the head.
I knew what I was walking into when I went to Iraq, Parks told the Dayton Daily News in an interview at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, where she is now stationed. But I never expected this to happen in my own country.
Parks, now 27 and an emergency medical technician, said that she wants people to hear her story of survival and have a plan in case theyre ever in a similar situation.
In her case, Parks said that when she first saw Muehlberger that day near Sheppard Air Force Base, she thought he was going to ask for directions or some type of question.
Thats when he said a racial slur, announced that it was Hitlers birthday, raised a shotgun and began firing, Parks said.
He was screaming, White power. Yelling, laughing and shooting at the same time, she said.
Parks ran, tripped over two chairs and felt a shot graze her face. She then decided to get low, get down and to play dead. She got control of her breathing.
Thats when Muehlberger began firing at her lower legs.
I didnt move, I didnt budge, she said. I just laid there trying to play dead so he wouldnt shoot me again.
Parks spent eight days in the hospital. Weeks later, she had additional surgery at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Dallas during a 30-day recuperation at the Fisher House, a place where her family gathered to support her during her recovery.
Parks also began therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and developed a friendship with a fellow sufferer who served in Vietnam.
We still feel the same things, she said. The intrusive thoughts, the nightmares, the obsessions with death. Everything like that. Thats one thing I do suffer from is the obsession with someone wanting to harm me, no matter what their skin color is.
Parks said despite all her difficulties, she never considered a medical retirement.
Now in her ninth year in the military and engaged to an Air Force reservist, Parks said she intends to stay in uniform for a full 20-year career.
The Air Force asks a couple of things from you. And thats to be spiritually, physically and mentally fit, and thats all they ask, she said. I can do every last one of those and more so why can I not have a chance to retire from the military.
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Climate change
Years ago, MAD magazine ran a satirical feature imagining the cigarette industry fighting back in the midst of then-new revelations about the dangers of tobacco use. In one of the fake industry ads, an overweight, smarmy politician trumpets the importance of tobacco to the nation's economy. "What's more important?" he bellows rhetorically. "Physical health or fiscal health?"
That distant memory came to mind when I read the op-ed headline in Friday's C-J, "To save coal jobs in Kentucky, restrain the EPA." Below the headline, State Sen. Brandon Smith (R-Hazard) cheers U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for "his defense of the embattled coal industry in Kentucky and other states." Then, mimicking MAD magazine (only with a straight face, I assume), Sen. Smith writes that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations "not only cost the state coal severance tax money and miners' jobs, but stifle the nation's ability to respond to our depressed economy."
Sen. Smith makes his point only days after a report from the Energy Information Administration showed that carbon-dioxide emissions fell in most states in the past 10 years, but not in Kentucky. Our state's 4 percent increase moved it from 12th highest to 7th highest per capita in the past three years. Pretty soon, we may be shouting, "We're Number One," as we brace for our version of Hurricane Sandy or some other environmental disaster.
Senators Smith and McConnell apparently aren't concerned about carbon dioxide's contribution to climate change. Neither do they appear to worry that administering CPR to coal simply delays the painful but necessary and inevitable shift from a dying industry to other employment options. It's time to ask politicians like Smith and McConnell, "What's more important: Physical health or fiscal health?" and wait to see if they answer honestly. Please excuse this pun: Don't hold your breath.
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Food stamps
I read with great admiration Bob Heleringer's column of May 15.
Bob Heleringer gets it, he is truly pro-life, he believes in the continuum of life (from the womb to the tomb). Yet many of his Republican colleagues do not.
I just learned that the Republican majority U.S. House of Representatives want to cut the food stamp program by $2.5 billion a year. What an effective program that assists our wonderful farmers and poor people. What is more of a pro-life issue than feeding the poor?
I would also like to commend Gov. Steve Beshear for creating the new health-benefit exchange to assist individuals and families to find affordable health care and also explaining Medicaid. Again what is a more pro-life issue than health care for all? Yet many Republicans are opposed to the expansion.
Thank you, Bob Heleringer, and Gov. Beshear, for being great leaders!
Louisville 40213
Let the story rest
This is in response to the Forum writer of "Injustice to Mahoney."
The writer contends that there are two other people who are responsible for the tragedy which Larry Mahoney caused. I would like to know why the two other people who also caused this tragedy were not investigated for forcing someone to become intoxicated, making them initially drive to the bar, get out of their vehicle, walk into the bar and drink to the point of intoxication. Then getting back into their vehicle, driving the wrong way and causing this tragedy. They should be charged with kidnapping, force by weapon upon the person's will and aiding/abetting in this tragedy. Take note I did not reference accident - it was no accident.
Our society today would like to instill that people not be accountable for THEIR actions and thus, deriving at a "victimization and entitlement" conclusion.
Mr. Mahoney did pay his due to our judicial system but he will never be able to pay his dues to the loss of life and the physical/emotional damage on the survivors. He alone is responsible for his decisions. God forgives and so shall we, but don't make a front-page story of the life Mr. Mahoney is living now ... let it be.
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Different approach
To the writer who was complaining about the cigarette butts on the bridge, and how unhealthy it is to be putting unhealthy secondhand smoke into the air, how about all the pollutants that go in the air and into the river every year for Thunder Over Louisville? I guess that's OK. How about this idea: close the bridge down entirely, and allow people who pass under the bridge to be able to enjoy it that way. And don't have Thunder Over Louisville, use that money spent to feed children and the poor who go to bed at night, hungry!
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D.C. Everest's Shay Sullivan celebrates a point as the Evergreens took on Eau Claire Memorial in playoff action at the Evergreens gym in Weston on Thursday.
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Shay Sullivan is not afraid to show emotion on the court.
And the D.C. Everest volleyball team hopes that doesn't change.
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paul wheaton wrote: For those of you doing really deep hugelkultur, I would like to make a request for this upcoming planting season: Please take one area of the bed and plant it with a polyculture of common garden plants - including at least one tomato. Then take pictures of that throughout the growing season. The idea is that as I attempt to persuade people about the value of this stuff, the concept just cannot seem to fit in their head. They seem to want to grasp at details to prove why I am a lying sack of shit. With my recent video about the tomatoes in seattle, they focused on how the tomato plants looked withered (it was lat september) or that it was seattle ("everybody knows it rains every day in seattle". If the pictures show a healthy polyculture, and it is in an area that gets low annual rainfall, that would be excellent. Oh, and I'm concerned that some folks will think that some mystery plant might be the reason, and not the hugelkultur - or that the plants they see are all xeriscaping plants. So I would really like to see pics of a plot that has standard garden plants: carrots, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuces, radishes, etc. Just fishing for pics is all.
Tabatha Mic wrote: Exactly my situation! Very slight depression where I want to plant, combined with heavy clay soil, combined the with deluge of a mississippi spring and fall, combined with the summer dryness. It really does seem like the best option to get around all those issues.
It's a long thread, but I still trying to understand what is the minimum amount of rainfall needed for successful hugelculture beds? I am looking at some land that has ~14" of rain a year (typical slightly inland California - wet in the winter and dry, but not too hot in the summer) We can go without a drop or rain from April to October - can hugelbeds do that? I am also curious if anyone in the US has done any successful market farming with hugelbeds and what is the largest acreage under hugelbed cultivation? Sepp was successful in Austria, but he had a lot of different things going on, not just the beds. I think a successful (relatively) large operation would require specialized equipment to go down even spaced rows to pick the plants and get them to market. But before I get ahead of myself I included a photo of the land to give yo an idea of how dry it is here. The land is currently used for grazing, but I think it is interesting how much greener the few trees are than the grass. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
danelle wrote: That sounds like a good size. I am thinking that you have some kind of path on top? All my current plots are just 3' wide so I can reach things from all sides. I am looking to expand as I want to grow a lot of my own food for the pups too. I have read that the weeding is minimal I can't believe that. Sounds to good to be true. What has been your experience. I will have to give this a try. As I drove down my drive today I was looking at all the huge branches and old log rounds that are laying around. There are a few stumps out in the pasture too now if I figure out what to cover them with. We also have stumps that have been ground off. That job was a nightmare. We took out 37 trees that were surrounding our house some with a 7' diameter. Some of the brushy forest had to be taken to get the trees out. That was sad but I am glad the trees are gone no more hiding in the winter when the 60 mph winds hit. It was very scary. With all those stumps under ground you can't till the soil or dig a hole to even plant a 1 gal plant shoot in some places you cant even plant a seed. Maybe this is the way to go and it will work to my advantage? I can just arrange my plots over the stumps. do you think that would work the same as piling logs and sticks maybe just bring in more soil compost straw manure?


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The race season got off to a really rather average start at VSCC Silverstone, as both Mr and Mrs Mason managed to return to the paddock with a certain amount of battle damage. The good thing was that at least we didn't run into each other, which might really have spoilt the day. Having said that, most of the damage is now repaired, and the nose of the 250F was not in fact some original piece made in Italy 60 years ago but something turned out by a local artisan near Swindon; and the Aston wheels needed a rebuild anyway…
More annoying was Geraint Owen's T35B exploding in a truly magnificent way shortly before the finish line. The spectators were treated to a display of the reciprocating parts of a T35B engine laid out neatly along the pit straight – and if only it had happened 500 metres earlier I might have lifted that Itala trophy.
Rather to my astonishment I have been elected to the post of president of the Guild of Motoring Writers. Despite not having been issued with full regalia as yet, I have been able to enjoy the perks of the post with a visit to the Mercedes center at Brooklands for the AGM, where I had the opportunity to try out the skid pans in some rather nice Mercs. This was followed by a trip to Millbrook for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' test day, where a host of journalists were able to have a quick evaluation of a range of interesting cars.
I realized I was in with the professionals when the opportunities for the Prodrive Alfas, Audi R8 and RS6, and all the Porsches were swallowed up before the doughnuts, but as I'd driven up in the stunning new 8C Alfa I probably didn't deserve those rides anyway. There's not much point in delivering a sales puff on the 8C, as Alfa seems to have flogged the lot already.
So, instead of sulking, I set about having a go in a number of motoring wallflowers that were shyly waiting to be asked to drive. The Vauxhall Vectra in full police regalia was a must. What it lacked in performance was more than made up for by the lights and siren. Even on the high-speed bowl it took a real effort of will for the fastest Porsche driver to press on and overtake those fluorescent stripes at 130mph… and who needs a wheelbarrow when you could have the Piaggio tipper truck?
If you start tipping on the move you can really add some excitement for the driver following, who thinks he's about to attack an unbelievable gradient.
I liked the electric car that had the advantage of not requiring a driving licence, which might suit those with a plethora of points, and the 100bhp Smart car that you might get away with pretending couldn't possibly do more than 40mph, even if it was clocked at over the ton.
Trying to avoid the fact that we had regretfully turned down a magnificent invitation to watch the Monaco GP from a suitable yacht, various assorted Masons in various assorted Bugattis struggled up Prescott hill during The Bugatti Owners Club's La Vie en Bleu weekend, including number one son in his first competitive event driving a Type 13. If he still has an appetite for vintage motoring after Prescott's tropical (by which I mean monsoon) conditions, he is probably hooked. I do remember my doctor dealing out the medical for my race licence. He said that by rights he shouldn't really sign the document, as anyone driving these cars would have to be clinically insane.
Prescott also gave me the inside track on front runner for car salesman of the year. Ian Patton managed to sell Ten-Tenths' Mr Hallowes a 1925 Sima Violet 500cc cyclecar, despite the fact that the new owner can't fit in it. Not only that, but the seller then acquired the position of works driver in the car he had just sold. It was unfortunate that this remake of the Ken Tyrrell/Jackie Stewart partnership was marred by the car having insufficient power to ascend further than halfway up the hill. I expect Ian asked for extra money for the indignity… A particularly fetching detail is that, due to the transverse engine layout, the front registration number has been painted on the exposed flywheel – which might make a policeman's neck ache.


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Last night I was at a wedding, and when I stood up as the bride was passing by on the way to the Chuppa, a fellow in all seriousness told me "It is not proper and a lack of Tzniyus to stand up for the bride". I told him that I am certain that there is a valid source for doing so as we see that it is a Minhag Yisroel that people stand up when the bride passes by. What is the source?
See Halachically Speaking (Volume 4, Issue 12, Page 8) where the author brings that many poskim [see footnote 108 for names] actually say to stand the entire Chuppah. (One reason given is because the Chosson is doing a Mitzvah, so we stand in his honor). Common custom however, is not like that.
He then goes on to say:
He brings Knesses Hagedolah E.H. 62[:2] as a source for that last reason [though the Knesses Hagedolah is referring to standing for the Chuppah Berachos].
So there you have it: a source.
I don't have a source for the custom, but I think it's irrelevant. The onus is upon him to show a source that it isn't tznius. Standing for a woman in general certainly isn't a violation of tznius - in fact the Gemara says one is obligated to stand up for the wife of a talmid chacham (Shevuos 30b).
I have heard it comes from the mishna (Bikurim) that says people in Jerusalem would stand and greet people bringing bikurim, on which the g'mara (Kidushin) says chaviva mitzva b'sha'tah, a mitzva at its right time is beloved [and we stand up for the one doing it].
However, I'll have to find the source that connects that to a bride (and groom).
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Race Report: Barton Park Carnage
The Barton Park race report is up over at the Wend Blog! You can read it below, too.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. All photos courtesy of Stiv Wilson.
Blood, rocks, mud, carnage.
Barton Park 2008 will go down in infamy.
Cue to the quarry. Cyclocross at its best. Sunday mayhem. Bodily destruction. A precarious place for a bike race: acres of loose, small rocks covered in mud and deep puddles. Slippery on top and unforgiving underneath.
On Saturday night before the race I got down on my knees and prayed for rain. I don't believe in God, but I figured it was worth a shot. Later, as I lay in bed dreaming cyclocrosser dreams of hole-shots, mud bogs and perfectly executed remounts, I stirred to hear a deluge on the roof.
A friend of mine heard the same downpour and entertained the following thought: "Somewhere, Heidi is smiling right now."
I was.
The next morning at 7:30am, the skies were dry but the course was not. Still, the semi-slick turns and mediocre mud-puddles weren't quite up to par.
Misery. I'm going for downright misery.
I looked up and waited. I ate oatmeal and waited. The sky, she waited too. She waited until 11:55am and then she unleashed. The Men's Master B field was on the course at the time, and a slippery off-camber descent became a death trap.
From my perch next to the propane heater under the team tent, I watched a rider face plant into a ditch. He went down hard. And then stayed down. Spectators rushed. Medics sprinted. Blankets appeared. Umbrellas were held.
In the next moment we were all scrambling to move cars and tents to make way for an inbound ambulance. A teammate who races in the beginner woman's category turned gray with worry and put her head in her hands.
Amid the chaos, reports came through that the Director of the Oregon Bike Racing Association had also gone down with a possibly broken collarbone.
Technically, you're not a real bike racer until you've broken your collarbone at least once, but still.
The ambulance made haste for the ER while race directors re-routed the course to remove the offending section of face-destroying camber. Meanwhile, under the driving rain, the course transformed. Soupy. Sloppy. Sketchy.
Puddles like lakes dotted the parking lot. Racers came staggering back to the tent, unrecognizably coated in mud. Huddled around the heater, they regaled us with tales of heart-stopping near-misses and chaos witnessed. We welcomed them as war heroes – with relief and elation. With muddy reverence and respect.
"Are you happy now?" Javad asked me, "You got your stupid rain."
I was.
Barton Park was a complete wasteland. No more good lines anywhere. No hiding. Just wet, cold, mud, and pain. The gravel pit was taking riders out left and right. No one was safe.
I tucked my fear into the side of my race bag and closed the zipper. Clad in only spandex armor, I rolled to the line, determined to return with my body intact. My pre-ride was now essentially useless due to the drastic change in course conditions. I closed my eyes, put my head down, and waited for the whistle to bring me within dangerous proximity to sweet disaster.
Race time. I've been practicing the start for weeks. Clip in the pedals and pound pound pound pound pound. In a 45 minute race with the potential for some nasty crashes, the start is everything. Ride until you're blind. Ride until you think your heart will come through the front of your chest.
All in. All out.
My start is only mediocre. There's a trust issue between me and my anaerobic threshold which is to say that I don't trust myself to recover from these explosive starts. I hold back. I'm afraid to open up. My anaerobic threshold and I, we need counseling.
I hit the first turn tentatively but in a decent position. I take lines that feel safer but are slower. My hesitation costs me positions en masse. First I'm 11th wheel, now I'm 16th, then 21st. My internal dialogue system begins to fail me:
"Hey Swift. This race is about going forward not backward. Think we should speed up a little?"
I swear to god I have the most sarcastic internal dialogue system on the planet.
I love mud. Don't I? What's going on? I can't make the bike go any faster. We snake through trails and then shoot out into a parking lot so I stand up on the pedals, looking for more speed. It's not there.
Heading into a series of bumps through the woods, two riders in front of me bail so I dismount and yell, "run!". We pop out on the other side, remount our machines, and head into a curving series of turns in deep mud.
I can't find my pedals.
For the life of me, I cannot clip back into my pedals. I am reminded of the first time I rode this course, two years ago. Deja vu. The pedals. The fucking pedals!!
Every time I put power into the crank I find that my cleat is not fully engaged and my body lurches forward as my pedal slips out from under me. By the time I solve the problem, I've reached the next obstacle and have to unclip again.
It's beyond frustrating.
I attack a run-up out of anger and take the soft mud wall in big, strides, passing two women as I go. As I remount and pedal my way across the ridge, I remember what's coming next.
The wall. The drop. The descent that I have been trying not to think about all day. This morning when I rolled up to it I stopped to survey the potential for season-ending injury. Just a touch too much on the front brake and its over. Cartwheel time. Endo city. It's not exactly technical, just scary.
Really scary.
I'm sucking air as I make the hairpin turn that leads into the drop. It is lined with spectators waiting for a show.
The lip of the hill conceals the madness just beyond. As I crest, a wall of mud leading straight down presents itself.
Weight all the way back. Right hand strategically removed from any proximity to the front brake. One finger on the rear brake. Crowd rabid. This could be fun if I was not completely convinced of my impending death.
1.2 seconds of 100% unbridled fear. The girl in front of me is going slower than I am and I'm convinced that we'll end up a tangled mess of bikes and body parts.
There is no traction. No control. No steering. No slowing. Just a one-way, non-refundable ticket into oblivion. I have the sensation of going over a waterfall.
In a heartbeat, I'm at the bottom. Upright. Alive. Applause and cowbells follow. I pull the bike around a right-hand turn, breathe a sigh of relief and resist the urge to cross myself. One lap down, three to go.
The gravel speeds by me slower than I would like. I find a teammate standing on the side of the course. She is smiling and cheering and I cannot see what is wrong with her bike. Why isn't she riding? Later we will find out that she had broken her collarbone.
In half a lap I'll find another rider I know, torn and pulled over on the side of double-track, bleeding. Barton Park is eating people. Barton Park is spitting people out. Soldiers are falling.
I remind myself to stay upright and settle into a pace that will ultimately win me no glory. Who can say what happens from race to race? Who knows why I am lacking fire?
'Cross is a finicky lover – good to us some weeks, cruel the next. Impossible to predict. Beyond control or calculation. Wild, intriguing, and crazy. Hot. Crazy, crazy hot.
As I make my way to the wall of mud for the final death-defying roller coaster grade descent, I remember why I started doing this in the first place: to crush the pansy voices in my head that scream, "abort!" when faced with such an absurd opponent. To reach inside and demand a bigger, braver me.
To risk and fall and fear and triumph and conquer. And to do so with mud lodged into every crevice of my body and a gritty, shit-eating grin on my face.
8 Responses to "Race Report: Barton Park Carnage"
Barton chewed up my knee last year, but no harm done. I still love her, even though she is a stone cold bitch! I think that's why I love her.
Andrew was looking at the pictures and he said, "That is so cool! I want to ride my bike in the mud when I get bigger, just like Heidi." We'll have to get him to a race one of these days.
The after picture is a classic.
"The after picture is a classic."
That's an awesome (and adorable) pic of the both of you.
I'm so happy to be a "real bike racer" now. Love that B&W picture of you!!
Man Im in awe of you and Sally racing cyclecross. Pictures were amazing. As always Heidi your writing makes me feel like I was the one racing!
Your Stories are awesome and right on the money, I can`t wait to read up on the latest race because you hit so close to home…. the whole start with the trust and the anaerobic threshold that is spot on!
I loved Barton even though she mauled me and left me crippled. MRI on Friday…


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Assault weapons were not yet in existence when the Second Amendment was written into law; thus no one could have anticipated the need for their restriction.
No doubt the founding fathers expected their descendants simply to exercise common sense with regard to future inventions; but whatever their mindset, the majority of us have had an overdose of the blatant stupidity suggesting that one sick individual's desire for temporary omnipotence overrides a child's basic right to feel safe at school every day.
The phony ads threatening confiscation of all guns fool no one; they are scare tactics paid for by gun manufacturers whose sole concern is profit. As a duly elected representative of the state of Kentucky however, your first obligation is to your constituents who, polls show, overwhelmingly support sensible gun control legislation.
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On the island of Cyprus the government decided to take money out of everyone's bank account in order to help solve its financial crisis.
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I am writing regarding Marc Murphy's most recent slam against the Bible and people of faith as depicted in his April 3 political cartoon.
I guess according to his limited world view, people who hold to traditional values as recorded in the Bible are "knuckle-draggers" who love to discriminate against others.
So much for his inclusiveness! Hopefully he will someday realize that there are larger forces at work in this world other than his secular progressive ideas, which are very confining.
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Cartoon offensive
Like a lot of people, I am very weary of the "cartoons" you publish by Marc Murphy, and I ask that you please stop putting them in your newspaper. It seems logical to me that you would want to stop having cartoons that are objectionable to so many of your readers.
The one showing the "homophobia" bookmark in the Bible is totally offensive! Cartoons like this one only serve to encourage conflict among people who have differing opinions.
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Jesus saves (Murphy)
If Marc Murphy had published an editorial cartoon desecrating the Quran and Muslims, similar to the one Wednesday that mocked the Bible and Christians, his life would be in danger. At the very least there would be violent demonstrations calling for him to be fired for blasphemy and intolerance.
But as Mr. Murphy well knows, Christians are taught (in the Bible) to turn the other cheek when wronged. While deeply offended by the editorial cartoon, I do wish to thank The Courier-Journal for the dramatic illustration that once again, Jesus saves.
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