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The long pursuit of Lance Armstrong is almost finished. The impossible questions will never end.
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Lance Armstrong's Endgame
Interview: Vaughters Reveals More About His Doping
Oddly, or at least it seems so to me, and perhaps only because the focus falls more on the human than the heroic, it is not with the yellow jerseys but with George Hincapie that my own questions about morality result in what feels like an unredeemably damning paradox.
My reporting on the witness list, which included independent verification by sources close to the investigation and by another witness not named by
, indicates that Hincapie is indeed one of those who gave testimony that he witnessed and participated in doping. (Approached for comment by
, both Hincapie and his team, BMC, declined to speak.) Was it right for him to ride the Tour? I believe with all my heart, with all my love of cycling, that the answer is no. And yes.
This year's Tour was a record-setting 17th for George, the last before his already announced retirement. It was also a record for finishing—16 consecutive—a distinction he holds as well for Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders (both at 17). He rode as a superdomestique on nine Tour—winning teams (seven with Armstrong, one with Contador, and one with Cadel Evans), went to five Olympics, won a stage of the Tour, wore yellow for a day, and won a one-day Classic, Gent-Wevelgem.
In Riis's autobiography,
Stages of Light and Dark
, and in numerous public speeches and comments, Riis has matter-of-factly characterized doping as a part of the profession during his racing years and, in an August interview with
, he called doping "the circumstance of the business" for the time. I have always thought that Hincapie handled the necessary ambiguities of that era, so succinctly and honestly laid out by Riis, with as much dignity as anyone participating in it could have, with an old-school class that accepted the reality of what it took to be successful but neither glorified it nor made a big show of denying it. He, if anyone of our generation, deserved that last Tour. But by what version of legal justice should this be allowed?
To be clear, in asking these questions I am not hinting that USADA should cease its prosecution or that there never should have been an investigation.
I am just pointing out that a legal verdict, which once seemed to everyone like the best shot we'd ever get for justice—and closure—will be instead a bewildering exercise in navigating the incomprehensible mores of modern sport, a labyrinth we have no map for, and that grows more complex each season. By some indications, from results of the biological passport system to the downward trends in watts-per-kilogram and climbing times, the sport was becoming cleaner before USADA prosecuted Armstrong—but it will never be entirely pure because human nature never will be. The postmodern hope we have come to, as I first heard voiced by Vaughters, is that cycling might stay clean enough to give dope-free racers a chance to win. You know: Just like the old days. Except in the future, genetic doping or nano-robots or cellular prosthetics or worse will cause cycling fans to regard our era as quaint, the way we think of
la bomba
—a vial of amphetamine, caffeine, and other substances handed up to riders in the last kilometers of a race in the time of Fausto Coppi. "Remember," those future fans will say as they agonize over the subbing in of a clone during a rest day, "when all they did was transfuse their own blood and inject medicine that let them carry more oxygen? Remember when the 100-percent human Lance Armstrong won seven Tours?"
What happens to the jerseys? You tell me. Someone tell me. Anyone tell all of us.
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Hanta Virus
Tue, 2012-09-18 23:00
If, according to you, Lance was not guilty and the exculpatory evidence was so much in his favor, then why did he decide to skip the arbitration hearing? Also, 6 of Lance's urine samples from the '99 Tour tested positive for EPO and USADA says his '09 and '10 samples are consistent with doping.
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Fri, 2012-08-31 11:52
Ok I read this story, to which freedom of speech and freedom of the press are valid! There are stories of great men and women who IMHO are legends (aside the doping allegations and such) to this sport and hobby from around the world. Now as many are tired of hearing about how the USADA are repeatedly going after Lance Armstrong (does double jeopardy apply?) I as a tax payer am tired of seeing my tax dollars wasted on a decade long ago event, that is more of some old people who couldn't even participate in a tour even if they doped!! Do they still ride other then the occasional 5 minute ride down the street on a nice Sunday? Just maybe, if there were a Congressional Investigation Committee to look into USADA possible "misappropriation of funding" or "judicial rules and eithics" practices there would be some VERY INTERESTING things arise out that! I'm sure the money they are spending on this would be a little more helpful in other places like healthcare maybe? Write your congress person if you agree, tell me to be quiet if you don't, but seems to me for a committee to be "beating a dead horse" at our expense is a little expensive in times of economic hardship!!! Now if Lance Armstrong did dope (don't know wasn't there) then it is wrong, wrong for anyone to cheat!
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Fri, 2012-08-31 03:35
I my 61 plus years, I can't name a single athlete in any sport who was stripped of their winnings without actual physical evidence ever presented PUBLICLY. Tygart said it best - this was a case of "wining at all costs" - unfortunately, it appears he wasn't looking in the mirror when he said it. I'm certain I kind find Judas testimony to crucify anyone on any allegation but until I see the evidence, like the international community has demanded, you are just spouting off an opinion without any more than your suspicions. Publish the evidence USADA - after all, you are a Congressional created entity so surely you must know under the freedom of information act, someone is going to get the information. If all you have is testimony you bought then your statements and the statements of Mr. Strickland are worthless tripe.
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Hanta Virus
Tue, 2012-09-18 23:30
The UCI rules gave Armstrong the right to make his doping hearing PUBLIC but Armstrong refused to go to trial because he knew he would be found guilty. To then claim it was USADA that somehow breached this public presentment of the facts is a colossal misrepresentation of how the WADA Code works. Also, USADA doesn't owe anything to the public. Lance agreed to abide by the WADA Code when he took out a license. USADA's only obligation was to give Lance the opportunity to challenge the evidence and the guy quit because he didn't want the public to learn about all the details of his doping fraud.
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Mon, 2012-09-10 04:35
He's a dope cheat - and you don't need analytical positives to ban. All the athletes know this - they sign on for it when they compete in WADA/USADA controlled sports. The evidence is still coming in and I wouldn't assume there AREN'T analytical positives in the evidence....
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Mon, 2012-09-03 19:28
After USADA is done prosecuting a couple more people involved in the case. In the meantime, why do you dismiss sworn testimony as something less than evidence? Rape, murder, war crimes, etc., have all been tied and prosecuted with nothing more than eyewitness testimony, resulting in convictions. Eyewitness testimony IS EVIDENCE in our legal system. Besides that, just because you haven't been convinced of Armstrong's guilt, doesn't mean he is innocent. Everyone within pro cycling has known this open secret for years: Lance is a doper, just like very other champion from his era. For crying out loud, he paid half a million dollars (documented) to a hematologist for "coaching."
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Fri, 2012-08-31 01:46
This was worse than the infamous Soviet show trials. It was a kangaroo court behind closed doors by an American bureaucracy with no product other than to impune and besmirch the accomplishments of a true legend. If Armstrong was so dirty, how did the wizards of smart not detect this at the time? There were certainly other teams and individual riders who were routinely caught and punished. As a dentist, I know America has the best healthcare technology in the world but I don't believe Armstrong's Drs. would be clever enough to cheat with impunity. Funny how the French tesed Lance more than any other rider and it was "le negative". Then they retest him and it's "le positive"? The French need to concentrate on the fact they haven't won their own event since 1985 and quit whining about those who have.
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capitalist chris
Fri, 2012-08-31 01:01
From the idiots at Bicycling Magazine "We asked two experts—forensic psychologist Ken Manges, and Paul Ekman, a renowned researcher on lying and liars—to help us understand what sort of internal machinations and motivations might be at work in either possibility". Didn't they ask a couple of "experts" back 2 centuries ago in Salem???? Lance passed ALL tests , the rest is heresay……… you bastards have ALL made(and continue to lick is ball) alot of money off of Lance. alot of your 401k's you owe to Lance. he has enemies ...so what we all do. there is zero proof and instead of defending him you exploit him yet again. USADA has their lawyers payed, Lance would have to waste millions in lawyers.
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Fri, 2012-08-31 00:13
Much has been said about Lance, but he has never been described as foolish or stupid. As an individual who overcame enormous odds and beat a cancer that had spread to his brain it is inconceivable he would indulge in doping and risk a potential recurrence. Lance was subjected to the same type of testing that many of his accusers failed and at the same time.He supposedly told them how to evade detection. It apparently did not work for them. They failed the tests. He did not. In would be pure madness to return to the sport three years after he retired when he had nothing else to prove and risk everything he had achieved.All of their testing failed.The sanctimonous and arrogant posture of USADA and Travis Tygart essentially acknowledged that their testing is in ineffectual and worthless. In place they resorted to the tainted tetimony of Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis and claimed to have other who were prepared to testified but only leaked names that continued to participate in the Tour, which only underscores the unfairness of this process. If it is to protect clean riders why were they allowed to continue? This is a terribly flawed and miscarriage of justice.Even the Judge who refused to issue an injunction had questions regarding USADA's motivations. This process is so terribly flawed, that the The Tour and UCI should leave the jerseys and wins intact and declare thsi matter closed.
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Fri, 2012-08-31 00:04
Why rush to judgement this quickly ? They should have waited 15 more years before making a decision. These idiots should have tested the riders every day before & after a race, and with the technology, they should have caught any cheaters immediately, and not wait this long. How is it that baseball players are excused from this ? Suggestion: Strip all of past Tour De France winners and start fresh..... Hahaha
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Hanta Virus
Wed, 2012-09-19 15:53
Baseball is not subject to the WADA Code because baseball, unlike cycling, is not an Olympic sport. Without USADA, the U.S. would not be able to participate in the Olympics. Try doing some basic research and maybe it will help prevent you from asking stupid questions in the future that you think pose profound conundrums.
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Old timer
Thu, 2012-08-30 22:32
Investigation was a big waste of TAX DOLLARS,and the Agency should be banned .Why not use the money to fight more important issues of illegal drug use and manufacturing of illegal drugs. Your family Doctor often prescribes some of these banned substances to improve one's health and well being.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 21:47
Bill, In your 2011 article, you alluded to a moment of epiphany, something Lance or someone else said about something. I wouldn't call that detail. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop. I recently read a Wiki article fairly detailing the history of doping in pro cycling spanning more than a century. If credible, doping has never been an anomaly in the sport. More like black bike shorts. The fierce little men of the Peloton are pirates living the pirate code, sailing the high seas in search of plunder while, of necessity, trying to keep just a second or two over the horizon from the Admiral's detection. At some point, we adopted pirates as heroes. We have to own that. Lance was a pirate. But he was a really good pirate.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 21:31
I think this article was great, as I have been following this story for years. However, with that being said I could care less about any of the allegations or tests or there outcomes. To be quite frank I watch because I love cycling, I watch because I admire the beauty of the sport and respect the perseverance that it takes to go through what these athletes put themselves through to qualify much less finish some of these races. Is it fair to the athletes who are clean? Probably not but are there truly any athletes who are clean, I mean what is being clean today? With the wide array of energy drinks and recovery pills that can be ingested to help bounce back and preserve this and do that. I mean it is just a matter of time before this or that becomes a banned substance. The athletes will always have my respect because I know no matter how much I ride and train and regardless of what substance I take I will never be able to accomplish what they do in similar fashion. I am not looking for role models I am looking for entertainment in the form of sports triumphs and that is what they provide.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 21:07
I wonder if the people of this website and magazine WOULD EVEN HAVE JOBS IF IT WEREN'T FOR LANCE! With 7 tour victories Lance brought real cycling to the USA. When my friends and I had ten-speeds in the 1970s we thought we were the best..Never had a car, biked everywhere in regular clothes. We didn't read about cycling because there was nothing to read unless it was in French or Italian! Now everyone has racing outfits, racing bikes with racing tires, racing pedals with racing shoes. Hey we thought racing clips were de riguer! You guys on this website would be flippin' burgers somewhere if it weren't for Lance. I now am battling breast cancer and I have been giving out yellow wrist bands to my patients since they were created. WE DO NOT CARE IF LANCE ARMSTRONG USED PEDS! GOT IT?
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Thu, 2012-08-30 20:24
Nice article and I agree with some of it, but like almost all other articles on the topic it just dances around reality. A little kid from Texas with a not so great family situation busted his butt from an age 12 to become the best "any given Sunday" bicyclist in the world. Then after competing on the European tour he found the "game" had been changed by Riis and others at Telekom, Festina and other teams. The best was not enough to be the best even if you had earned it, and he chose not to be a victim of the situation. Everybody knows that all the major GC players were in the "game" but with a 50% hematocrit max it was at least regulated. Everyone was guilty either as a primary or an accessory, EVERYBODY...riders, coaches, sponsors, industry, etc. They all knew what was going on and they could have walked away and chose not to. Had all the major players come together and called a truce and Lance kept going with it then I would have a different opinion, but they admittedly did not and so looking in hindsight it appears to have been a fair fight based on the "rules of road" at that time. I don't like what Lance had to do and I don't think he did either, but I understand it. He had earned the right through hard work and sacrifices to be the best and chose not to have it stolen from him and be a victim. Evidence seems to bear out that he trained harder than anyone else, he focused more than anyone else, he sacrificed more than anyone else, and he worked harder than anyone else to win those tours and I myself am glad he beat a bunch of Eurotrash at their own game. Lance leveled the playing field and then built better teams, trained harder, and worked every facet of the sport to achieve victory. Critics want to say that he should not have doped but then who would have won? That's right, some Europeans who admittedly started all this mess. Lance played the hand he was dealt and whether we like it or not that's the way it was during his time. As for other voices, the sanctimony of Lemond is appalling to me. Had he raced when Lance raced he would have ended up being an anonymous little bottle carrier and no one would know his name today. He did not have to face the same situation, and if he had, who's to say he would not have made the same choice that Lance made. Go back and ride that time trial "mano-a-mano" without the aerobars and the aero helmet and the "advantage" it gave you over your opponent. They argue that what Lemond did was not illegal at the time but was it fair? Lance's doping was illegal at the time but was it fair as far as the GC contenders go based on the hematocrit levels that everyone seemed to be carrying. Mr. Tygart appears to have done the same. He has gone outside of the published rules to "win" his case. Blowing through statutes of limitations, coercing guilty witnesses with leniency or no penalty, using evidence that is not considered valid and violated athlete rights, etc. He knows what he is doing is not fair. He knows what was going on at the time but he just wants his trophy. So, Lance had two choices of paths that would more than likely end up with the same result. One would relive the situation as it was, trash cycling, trash a bunch of old teammates, sponsors, etc. The other would just focus it on him and not pull everyone else back in. I respect the path he chose.
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Wed, 2012-10-10 16:47
Well done, Goose...Well done.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 20:58
Agree with you 100% except for jingoism--"Eurotrash"? Every book, article and autobiography I have read on Le Tour says the same thing...It is IMPOSSIBLE to win Le Tour de France "clean." Period.
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Rick Powell
Thu, 2012-08-30 20:36
The real question is one of fairness. At the time Lance was riding, there were always doping controls. He and all his fellow riders were all subjected to the same tests. If you were found clean, no problems, but if you tested positive, you were out, and a hearing would be held as to how long you would be suspended from racing. The point is that all the riders were given the same test. Fairness demands that they all be treated equally. You can't have one standard for rider A and a second standard for rider B. Now there is the case of Mr. Armstrong. The USADA has found him guilty of doping. We can all read how they came to their conclusions. They may well be correct in their conclusions. I don't know myself for sure. But striping Mr. Armstrong of his 7 tour victories isn't fair. It isn't fair because the standards that he is now being subjected to were not equally applied to all the other riders in all those races. If Lance had been doping, then he was one of the best dopers of all time. He never failed a drug test. He was able to pass the same test that all the other riders subject to. Doping controls are designed to prevent riders from taking drugs and blood doping. The tests are not perfect. Some riders that are doping will always slip thru. It is something that can't be helped. As the testing gets better, the harder it will be to cheat. It is out of fairness that Lance should keep his titles. At the time when he was racing, he passed the controls of the day. That is the only fair standard that can and should apply.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 19:51
In the kingdom where Lancelot ruled....there was intrigue as always at a court. This continues and will continue. Lance did the only wise thing, the wise old king that he is. Stop. In THE ART OF WAR you learn not to fight if you have no hope of winning. Thanks Lance. In my book...everyone else doped it seems from their own statements...so against a level playing field he ruled supreme. The focus...the ability...the smarts...and the conditioning...all added up to wins. As others have stated, unless you are going to go after EVERYONE...then "justice" is being selectively applied. Witch hunt it has been...and now it is over. They have no other ways to hound him. Rest easy Lance...wait, don't rest, get your butt into another President or Prime Minister's office and get some more money to combat cancer. And while you are at it, conduct a lifestyle campaign citing societies where cancer hardly exists and urge Americans and others where it is rampant to change their ways.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 19:51
In the kingdom where Lancelot ruled....there was intrigue as always at a court. This continues and will continue. Lance did the only wise thing, the wise old king that he is. Stop. In THE ART OF WAR you learn not to fight if you have no hope of winning. Thanks Lance. In my book...everyone else doped it seems from their own statements...so against a level playing field he ruled supreme. The focus...the ability...the smarts...and the conditioning...all added up to wins. As others have stated, unless you are going to go after EVERYONE...then "justice" is being selectively applied. Witch hunt it has been...and now it is over. They have no other ways to hound him. Rest easy Lance...wait, don't rest, get your butt into another President or Prime Minister's office and get some more money to combat cancer. And while you are at it, conduct a lifestyle campaign citing societies where cancer hardly exists and urge Americans and others where it is rampant to change their ways.
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Mac Swiss
Thu, 2012-08-30 20:00
I agree there will be no justice for any one. I do have a few questions though. Why are they doing drug tests if the USADA people are saying that just because he passed more than 500 doping tests, it doesn't mean he didn't dope? The tests either mean something or they don't. If the USADA as proof that all of these people who are going to testify have been doping, why haven't they prosecuted them previously? The real test will be if they follow through and prosecute them now or if they let them go. What about other sports? Tennis? Football? Baseball? Track and Field? If the purpose is to prosecute drug cheats, they USADA is failing its duty. The real reason the USADA is after Armstrong is that he made a lot of enemies and not many friends and rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. He was too good and too arrogant. The French have been after him for years and are not throwing out all kinds of accusations. If the USADA's case is so good, why wouldn't they advise Armstrong and his attorneys what evidence they had. This is normal in legal proceedings. In addition, since the require "proof" to convict Armstrong under the USADA rules is a strong suspicion, he could not win, so why fight it. I for one believe this Witch Hunt does not good for anyone and if anything tarnishes the reputation of the USADA as they had to bribe and threaten some to the cyclists in order to get them to testify. Not something that gives you confidence.
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Hanta Virus
Tue, 2012-09-18 23:17
The WADA Code specifically allows for evidence from eyewitnesses or any other source to be used to establish guilt, just like a court of law. Lance 'never tested positive' because (a) there is no test for blood transfusions, which is what Lance primarily used (b) Lance micro-dosed EPO, which will not trip the EPO test, which has a conservative standard of positivity by design (c) Lance was rarely if ever tested in Spain by the UCI and (d) USADA claims many of Lance's tests are in fact positive and (e) 6 of Lance's urine samples from the '99 Tour did test positive for EPO. So basically, you don't know what you are talking about.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 19:40
I read a quote by Frankie Andreu( former teammate of Lance) in my local newspaper concerning the USADA decision/allegation against Lance...he said in effect, "Put an asterisk next to Lance's name in the history books (* implicated in doping;NEVER proven), leave everything ( Yellow Jerseys ) as is and move on. I think that is well said and the way it should be.
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Tony Marchionne
Thu, 2012-08-30 19:34
Very well written Bill. A lot of my non-cycling friends have asked me what I think. My first response is that I don't know what the decision on Lance, regardless of how it goes, will do to fight doping in cycling. They're talking about events that happened between 5-12 years ago. Maybe if younger riders see the sports most successful rider stripped of his victories, they'll think twice before doping. But my guess is it won't have any impact; I think most dopers think they are smart enought to not get caught (anyone remember Riccardo Ricco?). My second response, and you alluded to it, is if Lance loses his titles, who gets them? Would it makes sense to go back and retest the retain samples of and investigate the #2, #3, etc., riders to find the highest ranking rider who didn't dope? I'm sure Travis Tygart would say he only works for USADA and can't look at riders from other countries. But that's a cop out - it's gotta be the same for everyone. In the end, regardless of what each us thinks (and I think Lance, as well as all of the other top riders of the era, doped), going back in time doesn't fix the problem. Looking at the sport today (and not just cycling but ALL sports) and improving both testing methods and education of younger riders and directors would go much further to cleaning up sport.
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Thu, 2012-08-30 18:59
Who is this guy that he could pass all his drug tests or manipulate the tests to reflect no drug use or somehow to blackmail the UCI into covering up drug use? Kaiser Soze?
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Thu, 2012-08-30 18:49
I don't care what they do with the jerseys since there is no doubt in my mind that no one else deserves them either. If Lance was doping, then so was everyone else on the tour. I don't think you can believe that anyone was "clean" if the so-called testing USADA does is incapable of proving either guilt or innocence. Since I am a scientist and do drug testing as part of my job, I am disgusted with the whole process this incompetent agency employs. I will never watch another pro-cycling race again. USADA has killed my respect for the sport and for any agency associated with it. The complete lack of regard for due process of law and the assumption that this agency can overrule other agencies and strip awards given by another country makes me sick. My tax dollars go to support this farce and that makes me even sicker. To make people believe that you can win a pro-cycling race just by using EPO is so ludicrous that I can't even speak to the low IQ it takes to believe that. Biochemistry is far more complicated than that.
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erica lee
Thu, 2012-08-30 19:08
Very well written article and the most thoughtful intelligent list of comments I have ever seen online. I always believed there was a difference between hard evidence and hearsay. One admissible the other dismissed. It is a sorry time where we pick and choose who will be judged guilty of a presumed crime and who will be forgiven the same crime, admitted. The winner in my list is Lance Armstrong, human, yes. A role model, yes. Amazing, inspirational athlete, yes. Innocent until proven guilty - that's how we do it in the USA, right??
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Thu, 2012-08-30 18:31
Which would you rather have? (A) An un-accountable government agency that can bully, harass, coerce "testimony" at unknown price, bankrupt you in your efforts to preserve your rights, all in order to re-try you for the umpteenth time when past investigations have proven nothing, or (B) A private citizen who might have taken drugs to win bicycle races. What's more important to a free society? If they can do it "FOR" you, then they can – and eventually will – do it "TO" you.
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Hanta Virus
Wed, 2012-09-19 15:24
What a stupid question. USADA is accountable to the American Arbitration Association and the International Court of Arbitration for Sport. USADA doesn't even have the authority to impose sanctions unless a panel of independent arbitrators agree. But Lance voided his right to arbitration, so the penalty is automatically applied under the WADA Code, which Lance agreed to abide when he took out his racing license. What Lance did is like not showing up to your criminal trial and never responding to the allegations. USADA harassed nobody and all the eyewitnesses gave incriminating testimony to the federal grand jury which had nothing to do with USADA or Travis Tygart.
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I applied online and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at CVS Caremark in July 2013.
Interview Details The interview process was well orchestrated and executed. The company has a good sense of technology regarding the interview and hiring process. Everything was explained fully and the expectations were also outlined. Every manager from HR to Front Store was extremely helpful and very nice. Coordination between HR and the store was excellent too. I was never left to feel unsure about something or a task to complete regarding the hiring process.
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I applied online and the process took 1 week - interviewed at CVS Caremark.
Interview Details I only had one interview. They were in desperate need, so it really wasn't hard to get the job.
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
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Positive Experience
Very Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at CVS Caremark in September 2012.
Interview Details I e-mailed the district HR representative asking about a Management Trainee program I heard about through a classmate. We traded e-mails while we learned about each other before he told me he had no current openings, but there was an opening at a local store for the lowest-level "manager" that he could refer me to. I went to that interview and was hired the same day.
Interview Question – How do you deal with a rude or upset customer? View Answer
Negotiation Details – There wasn't much of one. I naively believed my Store manager when she told me if I proved I was good (and I did according to my co-workers), I would get a raise shortly. This left me willing to start a bit lower than I was hoping.
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Neutral Experience
Very Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 2 months - interviewed at CVS Caremark in January 2014.
Interview Details I applied online and did an assessment after filling out the application. A month later, I got a call from the manager on duty wanting to schedule an interview.
On the day/time I went into the interview, the Assistant Manager and Store Manager were both interviewing me. It was very impersonal and casual. The carpet in the back rooms seemed dirty, and everyone had to speak loudly because it was the room with the computers.
The managers said that there was room for promotions and raises in the company just by showing up on time to your shift. You figure that one out.
They said that the wage was $9.50/hr, non negotiable. As for job duties, they stated that as Shift Supervisor those would include the usual you'd expect, but also working some overnight shifts & cleaning the bathrooms. Lastly, they said if I didn't get a call back within the next 8-10 days meant I didn't get the job.
One whole month later (instead of a call like they said), they emailed me an offer for the position. However, in a month's time A LOT of things can change for someone job hunting. I had already found another better job.
The only explanation I can make for their lack of response was that I was the "2nd in line" for the position...and if the one they hired didn't fit the job, they still had me in consideration.
Overall, a pretty unprofessional job interview. But for a store like this, what did you expect?
Interview Question – Nothing difficult or memorable was asked. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – The managers at this store assume that applicants are going to be sitting around waiting for an offer from them for over a month. I already found another better job. Also, I declined this job because it doesn't make a liveable wage even with a raise.
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 5 days - interviewed at CVS Caremark in February 2014.
Interview Details Applied online and was contacted the next day for an interview. After being contacted the interview was less than a week after. Being that I had a degree, the interview was very laid back (basically he was hiring me). Very fast process.
Interview Question – Tell me about a time where you handled an upset customer, what did you do? (after my answer) -> And what if that customer was still upset and you knew there was nothing you can do to please them? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – They sent me an email offer. Not much wiggle room given it was hourly.
Accepted Offer
Neutral Experience
Interviewed at CVS Caremark
Interview Details Applied online at a store I had found out was hiring. I got a call a few days later from the store manager.
Interview Question – None it was pretty standard Answer Question
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Very Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 1 week - interviewed at CVS Caremark in November 2013.
Interview Details I was contacted for an interview and was asked to come in within a few days. After speaking with management for about half an hour, we concluded the interview and moved on with our days. After 3 or 4 days I was called back and offered the position. Very fluid and quick turnaround time, very effecient.
Interview Question – There were not really any difficult questions as I have been in retail management for 15 years. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – They offered what I originally asked for.
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied online and the process took 1 week - interviewed at CVS Caremark.
Interview Details The application is solely done online and more than a bit confusing to find. The system the managers have to look for the application in is complicated, so interviews take so long to set up. Don't blame the manager, the computers in the office suck and the horrible hiring website is stupid.
Usually only one interview.
Interview Question – What does customer service mean to you? View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiating when I was applying for cashier position.
Accepted Offer
Neutral Experience
Easy Interview
Interviewed at CVS Caremark
Interview Details I bugged the Store Manager for a week until he gave me an interview, since everyone working there told me he liked persistence and I wanted to start in the summer to secure a job for during school. It was a typical interview: "Why CVS? Strengths/weaknesses? 5/10 year goals? Prior jobs? What would you do in X situation? How long do you want to be with CVS?" etc. There was also a sort of personality/assessment thing that I had to take with my online application.
Interview Question – For me it was "Why CVS?" just because I only knew that I liked them better than Walgreens since CVS' have always just looked nicer to me. But I'd never really shopped there before, so I kind of had to fudge my answer. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I just asked for minimum wage, being a high school student at the time, and he gave me $0.25 above it.
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied online and the process took 2 months - interviewed at CVS Caremark in October 2013.
Interview Details Applied through cvs website. Uploaded resume and cover letter. Didnt hear anything for about 2 months. Got call to come in for interview the next day. Went well. The store manager interviewed me and he was easy to talk to. Got an email offer that day for the job offer. Process has been quick. So far so good.
Interview Question – Tell me about yourself but not work related. View Answer
Negotiation Details – I offered my last jobs salary and they closey matched it-which made me happy.
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- rates (USD) $ 2,400 - $ 3,600 / month
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So I was messing around on Polyvore and I ended up making this;
Which then raised my question- Which Bella?
With Edward she is the serious in love teenager, the one who has to watch out for danger but who worries about everything. But with Edward, she is at her most happiest; despite the danger that lurks around the corner.
With Jacob she is free to do what she wants, not taking into consideration what might happen, she has almost nothing to worry about. But when she is with him, she misses Edward like part of her heart faulters without his presence. Yet when she is with Edward she is constantly worrying over Jacob and how he is depressed- because of her.
So, which Bella do you prefer?
I am on the fence. She is free with Jacob, no worries but the crippling pain she feels when Jake professes his love for her, and how she loves him...but not enough.
But she is happiest with Edward, she can relax with him because, he's there.
I posted this in Bella because most of us have a team (like me- Edward hardcore) but this means that we can have a variety of answer, Switzerland! :D
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"Better you be dead than with Edward."
Forced kiss.
Manipulated kiss.
Constantly insulting Bellas friends.
-_- He was angry. Look Edward wasn't a little angel either.
Like I said earlier, about team switzerland, well, just look at my comment.
I know Edward was not angel.
No one from them was.
Hello: werewolf! If they are eternal enemies, it's normal how Jacob reacts. Those kissed were indeed a bit weird, but it is true that Bella loves Jacob! As a friend and as something more then a friend. Stephenie wrote it that way.
Besides: Edward wasn't nice too!!!!
And again I agree nikki!! TEAM SWITZERLAND ON THIS PAGE!!!
Yes! It is normal. I have to say this, the reason why I'm Switzerland but mainly Jacob. EDWARD is the best choice for Bella, while JACOB is the best general choice for an ordinary girl, and even Bella herself said, "If things were normal and Edward and I didn't meet, Jacob and I would be perfect together.
End of story on teams!
I think both because edward makes her the most happiest and with jacob she doesnt have to hide. She can be free to do whatever she wants.
I am tired to discuss but how Jacob made her happy? In New moon Bella did dangerous things in order just to hear Edwards voice and during Eclipse she was unhappy about Jacobs suffering and felt guilt.
Well, one phrase: NO COMMENT!!! I'm tired of this. From now on I'm Team Switzerland, okay?!!!
Why does this remind me of something :p
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At Portland's gas & electricity rates the operating costs of a gas-fired hot water heater would be dramatically less than that of an electric tank. Since you mentioned gas, I'm going to assume you already have natural gas service to the house, which makes a HUGE difference.
Like a standard electric tank, or even the Marathon, an electric tankless is more expensive to run than even a legal-minimum-efficiency gas fired tank in your location, and has serious gallons-per-minute issues.
Heat pump water heaters will only be dramatically cheaper to operate than an electric water heater if your space heating system is gas-fired, but if your heating with electric baseboards or similar the annualized savings are pretty miniscule. These units take half of their heat out of their surroundings, and in a heating dominated climate that heat needs to be re-supplied to the space with the heating system. There are reliability & noise issues with heat pum water heaters too, being much more complicated beasts with more moving parts than any tank heater. In general heat pump water heaters make the most sense in cooling dominated climates, since they actively cool the space where they are located. In Portland OR that space-cooling effect only has value 80, maybe 100 days out of 365, and for more than 200 days you need to run the heating system to make up the heat deficit created by the HW heater.
A Marathon or HP heater would only make economic sense if you didn't have natural gas available. The difference in operating cost would pay for a new gas-fired heater in well under 10 years, and even bargain-basement gas heaters tend to last longer than 10 years.
Don't even think about it- if you have natural gas service and the lifecycle operating costs matter, move on- gas is just too cheap relative to electricity!
A gas-fired tankless only makes sense if you have a monster tub to fill, like a spa or hot-tub, or if you desperately wanted to recover the space that a tank takes up. These beasts are as complex as modulating-condensing boilers, and have their own special set of maintenance issues to attend to. The water-hardness in Portland is low, and you'd likely get good life out of them, but it's unlikely that you'd recover the upfront cost delta between that and standard tank on fuel savings over the lifespan of the unit (unless gas prices triple.)
If you want the high efficiency of a condensing tankless for a lower installed cost, a condensing tank like the Vertex has comparable or better performance and less installation & maintenance. Like a condensing tankless they are direct-vent, meaning they take their combustion air from the outdoors rather than pulling in air from the outdoors. Standard atmospheric-drafted tanks use conditioned space air for combustion, and have an open flue de-pressurizing the house 24/365 increasing the heating & cooling loads. (That's probably less than a 2% bump on your heating bill in Portland though.)
If you're heating this place with a gas-fired hydronic or steam heating system you make get some synergy & lower fuel use out of installing an indirect-fired tank for the hot water running as a heating-system zone. The effective efficiency this buys you depends on the particulars of your boiler, and it's output relative to the space-heating load. This is usually a better overall bang/buck on efficiency& longevity than standalone tanks or tankless units of any efficiency rating. If you have a boiler rather than a hot air furnace and it's a lot newer than a 1926 coal-converted-to-oil-converted-to-gas beastie running at only 50% efficiency, let's have the particulars to see if there's a good/better/best approach to take.


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Since the first official week of 2011 has come and gone, hopefully we're all back in the swing of things. With the second week of the year kicking off, you're probably finally sitting down to review all those things you tried in 2010, make notes on what you found to be successful, and what you didn't.
There was a sharp increase of teleconference use in 2010, with companies and individuals embracing conference call providers to drive fresh business and clients to their products and services. For those of you that had a teleconference series in 2010 for the first time and want to focus on increasing your attendance in 2011 – here are a couple of tips from one of our event planners.
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Dry, I'll watch it when I can. I'm on Mushi-shi atm and probably going to start Blood+ soon. I saw the first episode and was interested.
Finished Trinity Blood. It wasn't bad, but this might be an anime where the manga is better. I had to wiki the series because the last episode threw me off and I'm positive it was because I had not read the manga/novel (I think there is a novel too. Can't recall atm). Not bad if you are into Vampires vs. the Vatican. Action, some pleasant chars. Sometimes it felt a little drawn out, but it may have been me. Felt some parts were slow and I had to re-watch because I was zoning out. I would give it a 6.5 or 7.
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Mushi Shi was a good one, still never finished it now that I think about it, maybe because it lacks the continuity that most every other show has and I feel less pushed to find out what happens, of course every individual episode is a treat so maybe I'm just saving myself a snack for more meager times
I've been going back and watching older shows that I missed, just watched Trigun, and started watching Hellsing but have found the newer OVAs to be much better
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I was told Mushi Shi was good. Really dig the artwork and music. Soothing.
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Watching Dragonball Z Kai at the moment. Alot more watchable when overall time is cut in half / to a third of the original.
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Oh. There's actually an anime thread in the OTF!
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Yes there is - and FYI the first Anime show I saw as a kid was Crusader Rabbit.
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It was a painting experience outdoors when I was working plein-air in the Sedona area. I met a fellow who saw me working and gave me a thumbs up. That is always a positive feeling when someone acknowleges ones work. At least maybe he knew how many hours were put into this one piece as layers and layers of very costly paint went on the nice full linen canvas. There were passersby and some did not even glance. One or two walked by and gleered at the work (which was quite frankly a nice piece) and then looked away. Sometimes an artist feels out of his element when working in nature away from the studio. I used to get all sorts of comments when I would work plein-air and some of them brought on conversations. One would sometimes get to know people. That was yesterday. Todays personna dont want to make eye contact. It is wonderful however when someone does pay attention to what is being done around them. Even snark comments are sometimes welcome. The artists world is often a silent one...and as time progressed even this plein-air study seemed to make me want to run back to the quiet, good feeling of the studio instead of be caught in a sea of onlookers who turn their heads the other way.
This fellow...he came back and inspected the work. I felt good that he had some interest. We sat down together on a break and talked about art, nature and the envionment. His wife joined him and our conversation went on with a little deeper introduction. He asked about my background and had an interest in the artists life and work. I grabbed a loose paper that gave him a backround of who I was as well as a sample work, a printed review from NYC. He looked at me an smiled. "Your a serious one...as an artist I mean". I affirmed my standing as a painter/artist. He laughed..."A Starving Artist?" he joked?
His hand went on his chin as he sat down. The fellow went into deep contemplation as he studied the landscape far away and looked back at me and grinned. "You want to sell...it?...That painting?" He questioned. His eyes were sincere. It was just a study and I had been working about 4 hours on it steadily. It was far from a finished variety. "How much do you sell those paintings for....?" He questioned. I came along with my standard price sheet that is firmly engraved in my head as well as a brochure, newspaper story and book I had in my bag. I dont like the aspect of art that is really pumped up in price-50% or more usually goes to the gallery anyway...and of course..I try to go through private channels (Its better for the buyer). Even I have "overhead"...if the price were calculated...that overhead would make 'mighty expensive' art. (Then of course there are the catagorists that say..."well a painting of that catagory is: ____"...and the people who whould say "Give ya 10 bucks!"..its all a paintin' is worth to them.
Well I made a quote of $800.00 (standard for the variety and size, and even that was a "ye gods" and hopeful moment for what I have seen thus far in this neck of the woods so to speak.
He looked at me and smiled and brought his lips together tightly looked away.
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"Ok...tell you what Ill do..." He remarked, reaching into his pocket and recovering his billfold, grabbing the top margin of some bills with his fingertips.
"Here is $800.00" and handed me the money, a 500, and three hundreds, and pulled out another 400.00 cash. "Ok, here is my deal....I want 10 more of these kind of paintings, the price will be the same as I have just given you.." He said with a stern face. "Those are the terms" and gave me a handshake. "Plus one thing...just one", he added. I smiled and shook his hand. "If I ever...and I meeeeaaan ever...see these paintings or a painting, or your talent... being sold for 800.00 or anything less than $5,000 dollars, I will
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I grew tense, asking myself who was this fellow.
He smiled and we shook hands. It had been a long time since I met this kind of sincerity, and this in passing. I wrapped his newly purchased work for him-protecting the front from damage by a carton-and handed it to him. Then he gave me his card. "Keep in Contact...I want those paintings...and remember that promise"
I recognized some of the name...maybe.. but not all , just the last name on the fine parchment .
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With the Red Sox coming to town, and bringing their "Nation" along with them, there will certainly be a lot of annoying fans all wearing the same exact blue hat with a red B on it. It is illegal to live in Boston, be a male, and not own the same exact hat as the entire city. Its wicked hahd coah.
When the Mets fans come to town and start their "Lets go MetsGo!" chants, the masses usually respond with a drunken E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES! chant, but when the Bostoners (yes Jenna, I said Bostoners) come to town.. the Eagles chant will not work so well. Having gone to school in Boston, I offered an invite out to all of my friends from Beantown to come to the nicest Ball Park in baseball to watch their team. Red Sox fans are some of the best fans in all of sport, although they don't have the intensity of an Eagles fan, they certainly have passion. But like most New Englanders usually are, they were affraid to leave the confines of their warfs and come explore a new city. No one took me up on the invite. They are probably too busy summering at the Cape. (I made the trek up to Boston last summer to see the Phils at Fenway)
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Partridge said he believes the man might have been suffering from excited delirium syndrome, a medical condition consisting of a mixture of delirium, agitation and anxiety which can result in violent and bizarre behavior and cause sudden death. The condition is usually related to drug use, Partridge said. Partridge said he's studied the condition through stun gun training, but has never witnessed the condition first-hand.
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Once you've applied for a job and hear from the recruiter, it's time to focus on the next step: the interview.
When you're offered an interview, don't necessarily set your mind on wearing a suit for it. This isn't the 20th century anymore, so the dress code has changed a bit for job interviews. Each company has its own dress code. While some still insist on suits, others go for a more casual attire of jeans and sneakers.
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Chances are likely you're applying to at least ten jobs a week. Given this, your job search plan should be organized as if you're running your own business. This is accomplished by maintaining records of every job you apply to. In addition, keep record of your usernames and passwords to each jobsite you apply on. Record written notes, phone calls and emails you send out. Since some jobseekers have several resume versions; keep good record of which ones you send to whom. It can be ill-fated to send the wrong resume to the wrong recruiter.
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Nail this in your brain: the job search help methods of the 20th century no longer work. In the last post The Book of Lists was listed as an innovative new job search help method. There are two other methods that are just as effective in helping jobseekers: Google Adwords and job search engine websites. [...]
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Though jobsites such as CareerBuilder and Monster can be part of your job search strategy, you should expand. These sites aren't bad, but they don't provide the best job search strategy either. This is because these are mainstream websites that receive hundreds of applicants to one job posting. This makes some good companies not post job openings on these job sites.


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There seems to be something of a pattern in most of the games I've played this year: take a "classic" game genre, add lots of spit and polish, and turn it into an incredibly entertaining although thoroughly unoriginal title. This isn't necessarily a bad thing—we're getting a lot of solid and enjoyable titles in all of my favorite genres.
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Age of Mythology is the next in the "Age Of…" line from Ensemble Studios. For anyone who has played Age of Empires II, AoM will seem very familiar. The gameplay has been tweaked, the graphics are quite good, and there are some new units and a bit of magic thrown in. Some of the bad things from Age of Empires have been changed (farms now supply infinite food, for example). A few new ideas have been added (town centers can only be built in specific locations on the map). Other than these few changes, however, AoM is essentially the same game as its predecessor. Those who liked the previous title will very much enjoy AoM. Those who didn't care for the original certainly won't be wooed over.
I've covered much of the game in my preview, and not a lot has changed from the Beta version, so I don't want to repeat too much here. In a nutshell, gameplay happens in typical RTS fashion—Empires gather resources that are then used to construct buildings, research technologies, and build troops. Those troops are then sent forth to conquer whoever might be in need of a good conquering. The resources include the familiar gold, wood, and food, along with a newcomer: divine favor. Favor is used to buy the special mythological troops and divine technologies.
Divine technologies? Mythological troops? Maybe I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself. Age of Mythology isn't exactly like Age of Empires. Three empires have come to play this time around, and they've brought a healthy dose of their gods and mythology along for the ride. The Greeks are the most straightforward of the empires to handle. They behave most like empires from Age of Empires II. The units are more expensive that those of the other empires, but they tend to last a bit longer. Greek armies can call forth units such as the Pegasus, the Cyclops, and the Manticore, to name a few. They can also summon famous Hero units, such as Jason the Argonaut or Hercules. These hero units are quite a bit more powerful than ordinary mortals, they have the ability to regenerate health, and they do very well at defeating other mythological units. When the Greeks want to generate favor from the gods, they have to set some of their gatherers to pray at the temple, tying up units that could be useful elsewhere.
The Egyptians have slightly cheaper units that lack some of the staying power of their Greek counterparts. Their hero unit is the very powerful Pharaoh, a unit with interesting abilities. First, the Pharaoh is quite a powerful fighter, and does very well against myth units. He also has a habit of returning from the dead, which is quite handy. So he seems a prime candidate to send into battle. However, the Pharaoh is also able to empower a building, causing it to be constructed more quickly, research technologies more rapidly, and churn out troops quite a bit faster. So Pharaoh is also nice to keep around the home base to make everything run a bit more quickly. It makes for some tough decisions to play this unit, at least until the ability to have two Pharaohs comes up. Egyptians gain their favor from building monuments. The more monuments built, the faster favor is gathered, and the quicker they Egyptians can field their Giant Scarab Beetles, Sphinxes, and Giant Crocodiles. This empire also has the priest unit, which is capable of healing others on the field of battle.
Finally we come to the Norse empire. The Norse have a slightly weaker infrastructure, but some fairly powerful units to balance things out. They gain favor through fighting—any time there's a battle, favor is gathered. Norse myth units are quite formidable, including several flavors of Giants and a frightening Fenris wolf which gains strength in packs. Rounding out the units are several hero-caliber infantry and cavalry that are quite good at dispatching enemy myth units. In another twist, the Norse infantry are also the builders. The gatherer units only collect resources; the army grunts construct the buildings. This makes for some easier "build as you conquer" tactics, as the vulnerable gatherer units no longer have to wander into the war front to place watchtowers or forts.
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