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I LITERALLY broke my neck!
Just thought Id share my crazy happenings with you guys...
I had been a bit sick for a few days with a stomach virus or something...wasnt really keeping much down. I got very dehydrated. (Didnt know it at the time) I was sitting outside on my back steps talking on the phone. I was feeling okay for the most part, but the next thing I knew..I woke up on the ground face down. My glasses were broken, my face was scraped up beyond belief, I had dirt all in my mouth. It was crazy. I have no memory of falling or anything. Just one minute I was sitting on the step and the next I woke up on the ground. I was very disoriented and confused and for some reason got hysterical about where my daughter was. She had gone to a friends house to play and I guess for some reason I thought she had been gone longer than she actually had.
Anyways, I go in the house screaming for my husband to go find her and when he got up and turned the light on to where he could see me, he was shocked to see that I was bleeding all over the place. My face was so scraped up, I was bleeding from my mouth and nose. He sent my son to get my daughter so I would calm down and then he got me all cleaned up and I took some pain meds because my back/neck was super sore, and then I laid down and went to sleep.
The next day I was still feeling pretty bad, so I had him take me to the ER. I told them exactly what happened, that I had passed out, etc. They decided to draw some blood and do a CT of my head since I lost conciousness. My husband piped up and mentioned that I had been complaining about my back/neck hurting, so they said they would CT that as well just to be sure it was okay. We waited for a while and the nurse comes in the room with a neck brace and said the doc would be in to explain things in a few minutes.
So the doc comes in with this shocked look on his face and says..."Adrienne you literally broke your neck, the C6 vertebrae in your neck is completely broken!" I was like..."Are you kidding me?" He says.."No, you have to see a neurosurgeon." I explain to him that I dont have insurance to make an appt with a specialist. He tells me, "No, you dont understand how serious this is, Ive already called a larger hospital, they have a team of doctors waiting for you..you have to go NOW. We are sending you by ambulance." So, they loaded me up in the ambulance, hit the lights and sirens and hauled butt with me to a hospital an hour away."
I was kept over night and was seen by the neurosurgeon the next day. Im now in a lovely neck brace for the next few weeks. He says he expects it to heal on its own and he doesnt see the need to do surgery on it. So, Im doing okay! Just super sore and tired of wearing this neck brace, but certainly thankful that it wasnt worse and I didnt end up paralyzed!
I hope and pray that it heals on its own. My moms friend broke the c2 or c3 vertebrae in her neck 7 years ago and still has problems with it.
Wow that's crazy. It sounds like you had a seizure ( the one time I had a seizure I woke up from it a was going crazy about where my purse was).
I hope and pray that it heals on its own. My moms friend broke the c2 or c3 vertebrae in her neck 7 years ago and still has problems with it.
I wondered myself if I had a siezure as well. Ive never had one before..but I landed in dirt and I just dont see how the dirt could have done all the damage that was done to my face. The skin was scraped all off of it, almost like roadrash. It was crazy!
Another thing, Ive fainted before and I remember everything that happened at the time, feeling dizzy, everything going black, about to fall. This time however, I have NO memory whatsoever about falling. All I know is one minute I was sitting on the step and the next I woke up on the ground!
That was my first thought a seizure. It can always have been worse. Take care .
Oh yes, they have a program that helps low income families pay for their ER visits. You just wont find a doc office that will take payments around here. It sucks!
Quoting Anonymous:
Here's to a speedy recovery...maybe the hospital's finance dept can help you with financial aid or something


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My partner and I are thinking about going on a driving holiday from the UK to Brittany and Normandy in the summer and I was wondering whether anyone has tips of places to go or itineraries? Don't really know where to start to be honest! Any advice would be appreciated
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Hi rhianna,
there's a recent thread asking the same sort of questions with some answers that may help:
the info from Stu Dudley is well worth getting hold of.
also, you might like to look at this for ideas:
where are you starting from and how long have you got? when we lived in the SE we used to get a ferry from Portmouth to Caen and then work our way west, ending up coming back from Roscoff to Plymouth. Cherbourg is also a good place to aim for, depending on how much time you have to spend on the trip.
there is a lot to see in Normandy and Brittany, probably more than you can achieve in one go.
and how
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We didn't get as far as Brittany as we only took a week. We had a wonderful time in Normandy. My TR with blog link:
Good luck.
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indydad, I tried to find this TR to tell the OP about it, but couldn't.
glad you could!
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You can have a look at these two threads, which will give you an overview of some of the main sites in Normandy and Brittany:
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Hi FrenchMystique,
thanks for the link to your Brittany report; it's given me lots of ideas for our short break in Vannes next month.
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You're most welcome annhig. As you can tell I am a big fan of the Gulf of Morbihan so feel free to ask if you have any questions.
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You're most welcome annhig. As you can tell I am a big fan of the Gulf of Morbihan so feel free to ask if you have any questions. >>
possibly you may regret that posting that, FM.
how about this for starters - for people who know nothing about megaliths, dolmen, etc,. where should we start? BTW we had been thinking of staying in Locmariaquer but decided that lovely though it looked, it did not provide enough interest for evening strolls, wet weather activities, etc. It does however have some stones, i believe. are they worth visiting?
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Yes, Locmariaquer has has some very notable megalithic sites. Obviously Carnac is the star of the show in that region but Locmariaquer is second. This page from the tourist office website will highlight the main sites in Locmariaquer:
The museum is a must for megalith lovers and don't miss the dolmen called Pierres Plates at the end of the peninsula on the beach, which has amazing carved neolithic art (open 24/7). It's the one in my photo report that has the miserable looking family picnicking on it. I also highly recommend taking the ferry to the island of Gavrinis to see the cairn, which is like the Sistene Chapel of neolithic art (covered in my report).
As far as places to stay Vannes is the largest and liveliest place and it is lovely. Quiberon is next but my problem with it is that it is at the end of a peninsula and it's a 15km drive to get off the peninsula. Traffic is heavy getting on the peninsula in the morning and off in the afternoon since it is where ferries depart for Belle-Île. However, if you stay there you are always going against the traffic, leaving in the morning and returning in the afternoon. Auray is supposed to be nice (stay in the old section by the port) but strangely enough I've never been there. Carnac is where I stayed and it is also lively (pictures in my report). Locmariaquer and La-Trinité-sur-Mer are nice but they are smaller than the other places I mentioned. I like them as bases but since I live in a densely populated area just outside Paris I prefer smaller villages or rural gîtes when I vacation.
I got a map from the tourist office in Carnac that shows the location of the various megaliths in that area. The Michelin maps have icons for the megalithic sites designated as historic monuments (and you'll see many on the map) but there are many others that you'll only find on the tourist office megalith map. If you want to learn more about megaliths in general you can have a look at my report on megaliths:
So in regards to megaliths, Carnac, Locmariaquer and Gavrinis are the highlights in that region but there are literally hundreds of other megaliths scattered about that region.
Sorry to the OP for hijacking your thread.
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oh no Mrs Bilbo is a big Dolmen fan, I'll have to tell her
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I've driven from the UK to Brittany and Normandy several times,
As annhig says, much depends on where you will travelling from (I live in the Cotswolds/SW Midlands and have taken ferries from Plymouth, Portsmouth and Dover) and how much time you have.
Tell us that, and then we can come back with suggestions for itineraries to hopefully fit.
annhig... Morbiham is lovely. Try to find time to visit Quiberon at the end of a long narrow peninsula. All sandy sheltered beaches one side and harsh rocky Atlantic coast the other. The little town of Quiberon is quite charming, reminded me a bit of Salcombe. We ended up at some fisherman's festival there, eating a chunky fish soup (a very rustic bouillabaisse) and swaying along with many people in an uncoordinated attempt to keep in rhythm to unfamiliar songs.
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Places in those regions I've really liked, for various reasons, and in no particular or logical order...
Dol de Bretagne
Mont St Michel
St Valery-en-Caux
Cancale (oysters!)
Granville (for the most wonderful beaches somewhere on the coast road north - the shells were incredible)
Pourville-sur-Mer (wonderful restaurant but can't remember the name now)
Dieppe (really good Auchan hypermarket)
And lots more small towns on back roads with masses of charm and character.
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Waw. Thank you so much for all the response guys. Not entirely sure where the best place to travel from is. We live in Wales and ferry crossings from Portsmouth seem to be quite expensive! My friend travelled via the channel tunnel, is this a good option or not?
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Check the Poole ferries into Cherbourg if you click the france to england line towards the bottom it shows you all options and will offer good deals
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FMT - thanks for the run-down on the megoliths. We are now officially committed to staying in Vannes so that's one less decision to make. We only really have 2 full days to explore so depending on the weather, I'm hoping to do a boat trip one day and to explore the Locmariaquer side the other - no grumpy picnicing, I asssure you - we'll be in the restaurant eating the oysters!
Julia - thanks for the tip about Quiberon - it's on the list.
Rhiana - the trouble with the tunnel is that it puts a good few miles on the journey, and probably a night too, so it may be a false economy. for example, if you are travelling from Wales, you could head for Portsmouth, get the 16.00 ferry and be in Cherbourg in time for a late supper. the best price i could find for that was £159, BTW.
coming back you could get the early ferry from Caen to Portsmouth for £139 [that was travelling on a thursday].
of course you could drive all the way to Kent to get a ferry or use the tunnel but you'd need to pay for the tunnel or ferry AND probably add an overnight between Wales and Dover or just the other side of the channel, so I'm not sure that it's much of a saving.
we just picked up a good deal that was going, I suspect, because ferry usage is down, so why not wait to see what bargains come up, unless you are tied to specific dates?
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Get copies of the Michelin Green Guide for Brittany and for Normandy, along with the relevant maps. Both Guides have suggested itineraries that are very useful.
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We took the tunnel over and the ferry back because we were doing a loop and I wanted to try both methods. However, we weren't starting as far west as you would be. As annhig says, you'd be adding a lot of driving time to get to/from the tunnel.
To maximize time (and as part of the adventure), we took the overnight ferry return. Do spring for the room if you do that. We had friends that didn't on another trip and they were pretty miserable. I thought ours worked out well.
I assume you found this: http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/
Good luck.
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Like Julia we live in the Midlands and for Normandy and Brittany we usually take the Portsmouth/Poole ferries. For other parts of France we take the Dover ferries.
The overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo is an enjoyable start to a trip and you can enjoy a good meal and a drink in the evening. Of course the pleasure can be weather dependant if you are prone to seasickness!
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From both Ludlow and Gloucester I've taken ferries from the south coast AND driven the 4-5 hours to Dover and taken a ferry to Calais (much cheaper and a shorter sea journey). I book my ferry so I avoid rush-hour traffic on the M4 and M25, and it's really quite an easy drive down to Dover now it's all motorway.
I actually prefer the longer drive as I find the longer ferry crossings quite tedious, and if I get a bit seasick I don't want to have to be driving as soon as we dock.
So from Calais I've driven to Paris, Rouen, Dieppe on the same day, arriving early evening. It is a long day of driving, but you get a nice break in the middle, and plan it right and you can be in France for a late lunch!
There are night crossings Portsmouth-Caen but they tend to be more expensive and cabins get booked up well in advance.
I've never driven through the tunnel, but Ashford is even easier to get to that Dover.
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Thank you all so much on your contributions. I'm getting excited just thinking about it. The headache for me at the moment getting there.
So, that problem aside for a minute, if you had to choose 3 towns/cities to stay in where would they be? I've been recommended Caen but maybe one further west and one further east?
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Also, does anyone know a site that compares ferry crossings/prices. There's skyscanner for flights, is there anything similar for ferry crossings?
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rhiana - I'm not aware of a website that compares ferry prices, sadly. we tend to use Brittany Ferries as they go from our nearest port ie Plymouth. for Poole and possibly Portsmouth there is also Condor I believe.
as for places to stay, depends how long you've got. We really liked Dinan [to the west] and Rouen [to the East]. if you wanted to go further afield, Paimpol is a very lively fishing port and makes a very good base for exploring the northern coast of Brittany, and Quimper - on the south coast of Brittany, makes a very base for exploring that region.
in a couple of week's time we're off to the very far south east of Brittany - Vannes. I'll let you know what i think about that when I get back.
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We chose Dinan and Pont-Aven for our two bases a couple of years ago. Trip report: http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/trip-report-fringe-movements.cfm
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Don't make Caen a base when nearby Bayeux is much more charming.
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That would be great annhig. I've looked at so many places now I've confused myself. I like the idea of Bayeaux as our 'middle' destination and Dinan has been mentioned by a few so maybe that would be our last stay. Anyone know what Dieppe is like? Would that be an option for our first 2 nights or not?
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Anyone know what Dieppe is like? Would that be an option for our first 2 nights or not?>>
depends where you're starting from, Rhian. if you're following the suggestion to use the tunnel/a short ferry hop one way, and to take one of the longer ferries back, that would work very well, I think.
we did stay in Dieppe once but honestly it was such a long time ago, I really don't remember much about it. there are loads of restaurants, so for one night you should be fine.
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Yes I think we will be going via Dover to Calais now. The other routes are so expensive and we have a friend who lives in Reading so could stop over with her for a night on the way to Dover. I've just been having a look and we're thinking now maybe Dieppe for 2 nights, Bayeux for 3 nights and Dinan for 2 nights. How does that sound?
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it sounds very nice, rhiana. they are all nice towns with plenty to look at both in the towns and nearby. Also there are not that far apart so you won't be chasing around too much.
how are you getting back to the UK? the overnight ferry is nice coming back as you get longer to sleep due to the I hour time difference. going the other way, the 23.30 ferry from Plymouth which we often get gets into Roscoff at 7am which is awful as in fact that's 6 am so they wake you after only 5 hours sleep [if you're lucky].
on our trip we're doing the night ferry going out but it leaves at 20.45 so even after a decent meal on board, we should still get 6-7 hours shut-eye. coming back it's the afternoon ferry so I'll sit myself in front of the cricket on the TV. [hopefully].
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The night ferry sounds good as I do like my sleep!! Where would I find details of hat? As I'm a teacher I can only travel during the holidays so the prices are so ridiculously expensive. I'm still only seeing prices in excess if £200 for ferry trips other than Dover - Calais!
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I'll just add this in regards to your bases. There's nothing wrong with them but what do you want to see and do nearby each base? I always advise to first decide what you're going to see and do on your vacation and then choose a base, or bases, that are central to those things you want to see and do. So have you decided what you will you see/do near Dieppe, Bayeux and Dinan? I'm not saying you need an itinerary but having an idea of the choices available nearby to each base will give you options to chose from once you arrive. It's been a while since I've been there and my memory is a bit foggy but I don't think I'd give Dieppe more than one night. I remember it as being OK but really someplace I'd only do an overnight. I'd take a night away from Dieppe and add it to Dinan. Actually, I'd probably pass right by Dieppe and stay in Etretat instead. I'd probably also take a night away from Bayeux and add it to Dinan but that's just me. Others would probably do it different from me. Of course if you already know what you want to see and do then you can disregard my opinions completely.
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<<I'm still only seeing prices in excess if £200 for ferry trips other than Dover - Calais!>>
I don't think you will do better than that for the longer crossings, especially at this stage.
Remember, that if you do the overnight you are saving a night's hotel cost BUT you should spring for the room (i.e. beds) on the ship.
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Dieppe is a crappy big port with inbuilt industrial landscaping. I would no more stay here than Calais. Nearby you have Fecamp (a nice little harbour)or Rouen or even the brutalist concrete Le Havre and the sublime Honfleur or the slightly concreted over beauty of Harfleur. I would recommend any of them over Dieppe.
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I had a look at condor ferries but the best I could find was St Malo to Weymouth for €200:
However, I did find fares for Brittany Ferries from Chebourg to Poole for £139 on 6th August, and £159 on 13th Aug.
not sure what your preferred dates are but these might suit!
one snag is that they get in at about 10pm, so you'd probably want to stay overnight before setting off for home.
i also found fares on the Caen-Portsmouth Brittany ferry for £159 on 13th Aug, with cabins for £99.
hope this helps!
if you wanted to come back via Calais, you could do Honfleur/Rouen - Dinan - Bayeaux - depending on ferry times.
You will still have to spend a night somewhere though - and I'd rather spend in on board or in France, personally.
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Just south of Dieppe is the little seaside village of Pourville. There is a really good restaurant here, though I can't remember the name.
Further south on the coast road is St Valery-en-Caux, which is a bit of a sailing mecca. Lots of yachts but the town is pretty enough.
Continuing down the coast is Veulettes-sur-Mer where I stayed for a couple of nights. Faded grandeur sums it up. You can imagine that a century ago - and indeed can see from the photos displayed in the Hotel des Bains - it was a popular seaside place for the well-off. I quite liked it. We stayed there at the end of our trip, so drove from there to Calais and back to Gloucester in one day. We got home early evening, and also had time for a big shop at a hypermarket. Here's a tip for you - to keep all the cheeses and chilled stuff cool I bought a large frozen fish - the cheapest I could find, and used it as an icepack in the coolbag. It worked perfectly and was only just starting to defrost as we got home 5 hours later. The cat was very happy for a few days lol!
Further south down the coast road you'd get to Fecamp and Etretat.
If you google the names of these places a few snapshot images come up so you can get a quick idea of what the towns look like.
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Here's a tip for you - to keep all the cheeses and chilled stuff cool I bought a large frozen fish - the cheapest I could find, and used it as an icepack in the coolbag. >>
Julia, that's a great idea. we may copy it on our next trip.
lucky cat!
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or frozen peas
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Frozen peas thaw too quickly - you need a great solid frozen lump of something to keep cheeses and meats cool for 5-6 hours on a hot July or August day.
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and if you got a decent fish, you could eat it yourself! [ white fish is better than meat or chicken as you can't get food poisoning from it.]
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Just looked Rouen and seems like a nice place. Thanks for the heads up on Dieppe! Like the idea of Rouen, Dinan then back to Bayeux... Would mean less if a trip back to Calais. Just wondering whether its easy to get into Belgium from France? Thinking now of maybe adding another couple if days and going to Ypres
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"whether its easy to get into Belgium from France"?
no barbed wire any more
the upper border is the old rust belt (around lille) which is less attractive. Ieper is very easy to get to but so is Bruges or Ghent which are really nice.
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Haha bilboburgler!! That really wasn't what I meant by "easy"!! Just wondered whether there is border control or anything like they have USA/Canada
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rhiana, since the introduction of the Schengen area, there are virtually no border controls between France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany etc....you just drive straight through. Sometimes you don't even know when you've crossed the border.
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annhig and everyone else, thank you very much for all your help with this. We have more of less decided now that we are doing Rouen, Dinan, Bayeaux but still unsure of time scales. Just wondering which out of the 3 places would you recommend us spending the 3 nights (the other two places will only have 2 nights each). Thank you
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It gives you a lot more choice of driving south and west into Brittany.
See also the trip report, link was posted up above.
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Which link is that please Julia?
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i vote Dinan too, rhiana, for your 3 night stay.
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It's half way up this thread. Posted by gardyloo at 1.14am on June 26th.
And here's the link for you...
But you'll have to scroll well down to find the Brittany part.
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You can also look at my photo report about spending 5 days exploring Dinan and its environs. At the very end of the report are links to every major tourist office website in Brittany:
The highlight towns in this area are Dinan, Dinard and Saint-Malo but other smaller places to visit would be (towns/villages/château) Léhon, Lamballe, Jugon-les-Lacs, Quintin, Château de la Hunaudaye, Château de Bienassis, Combourg, Moncontour, Bécherel, Saint-Alban, Saint-Suliac, Saint-Méloir-des-Bois, Saint-Juviat, Tréfumel, Guenroc, Saint-Christophe de Valains, Bazouges-la-Pérouges, Coglès and Dol-de-Bretagne.
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Well thank you very much for all your help. This is my first time using this site and can't believe how helpful and mind you have all been! The trip is now booked, we are leaving in the 1st August! I'll let you know how it goes!!
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glad you've found us helpful Rhiana. i think that it helped that you were so open to suggestions and hadn't got fixed ideas before you posted.
hope you have a great trip, and come back to tell us how you got on.
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Well hello there everyone. We're back off our hols and thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you so much for all your help. Next time I think we'll go for longer but the places you all suggested and all the info you gave really helped me organise my holiday!
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hello, rhiana,
thanks for coming back and telling us that you had a good time.
any chance of a slightly longer trip report?
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Hi an hog, I've never written a trip report before. How do I go about it? Are there any guidlines?
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Writing trip reports is easy and there are no guidelines. If you need inspiration you might try looking at other people's trip reports. When you're on the Fodors home page scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the section for trip reports so just click on a few and see how most people write them. I write mine differently because I do photo reports using a different format that's not possible to do on Fodors. When I'm done I just create a thread and give a link to my photo report. Some people might give a link to their blog site if they want to incorporate photos. Other people might write their reports here on Fodors but provide links to a photo album within the report. Pick the format that you like best.
When you create a thread here on Fodors there is a little box to check if your post is a trip report so just check that box and then your post will be marked as a trip report when it appears on the forum. I'll be looking forward to seeing how your trip turned out.
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So I write down where I went, hotel I stayed in, things I saw... That kind of thing?
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Yes but you focus on whatever you like, some people love to talk about the flight over, others the food they ate and yet more want to talk about the problems they had. We seldom have poetry, often jokes and sometimes useful information.
It's all up to you
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rhiana - the great thing about trip reports is that they are all different. it's the individual styles that makes them so interesting.
so by all means read a few to get the general idea, but we want to read YOUR thoughts about YOUR experiences.
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"We were in control but City always come back," said Van Persie, who was pursued by City before leaving Arsenal for United in August. "It's a really special way to end this game, with the three points (won) in a really dramatic way."
In the frenzy following the goal, United defender Rio Ferdinand was hit by a coin thrown from the stands, leaving him bleeding from a cut above his left eye.
"It could have taken Rio's eye out and you've seen the cut on his head," said United winger Ashley Young, who reported seeing objects being thrown earlier at striker Wayne Rooney.
City apologized to Ferdinand and the English Football Association opened an investigation. After Ferdinand was hit, City goalkeeper Joe Hart confronted a pitch invader.
"If the pitch had not been so wet, the fan who came onto the pitch wouldn't have slipped over and could have attacked Rio," Young said. "It's not nice to see that and hopefully it'll be dealt with."
It took the gloss off United's victory that ended an unbeaten league home run for City stretching back to December 2010.
United scored the winner after Rafael Da Silva was fouled by Carlos Tevez, setting up the free kick for Van Persie.
"What are you going to do? Are you going to shoot or cross it?" Van Persie recalled Rooney saying to him. "I said, 'I think I'll have a shot."
It was the right call, and United remains on course for a record-extending 20th English league title.


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Attention to details make this glove stand out.
Reviewed by KC O (Mayville, WI) — 2009-01-05 11:09:41
This is my first pair of Mechanix gloves, and I am very satisfied with my first impression thus far. My wife and sons gave me these gloves for Christmas. The bright colors (my gloves are royal blue) are a departure from the black / gray / brown gloves I generally own and wear. However, the color does help the gloves stand out and makes them easier to find in the closet or on the bench. The fit is great. A few weeks before Christmas, my wife brought me a printout of a sizing chart and sized me up. The large gloves she ordered based on this fit perfectly. The backs of the gloves stretch to provide maximum comfort while working. One detail of the glove confused me at first glance. The wristband of the glove is cut with a slant toward the outer edge of your wrist. When I took a closer look, I quickly discovered the reason. The glove features small pads inside this longer outside area. My guess is that this is to help protect the wrist in case of a slipped wrench, etc. Genius! Overall, these are great gloves, and I would highly recommend them.


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A thought just occured to me and I decided to share it. Would it be helpful to have a section for discussing commentary news items? We cannot use opinion pieces to report news but sometimes want to discuss said opinions. If there was a separate section it would be easier to mark them as opinion/commentary and discuss as such. They would not be able to pollute the regular news threads.
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Ponton EMERITUS (4)I owe money, to the money, to the money I owe....mynameischan EMERITUS (5)The National release their third masterpiece in a row....SowingSeason STAFF (4.5)One of the greatest bands of our time unceremoniously drops their strongest record to date...HolidayKirk (5)My Half of Heart: High Violet and Depression...
Apollo (5)The National have so perfectly crafted an album to describe the adult feelings, thoughts a...STOP SHOUTING! (5)Your voice is swallowing my soul soul soul soul soul soul soul soul soul soul soul soul so...rmill3r (4.5)It's solid and relatable, avoiding pretentious experimentation....Andy Antar (4.5)Sorrowfully post-romantic in its drawl, yet you can't help but swell with love....
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edit: cool review though, posalicious
Album Rating: 4.5I've been meaning to check this out, as I love Boxer. Review convinced me to do so, nice work.
Album Rating: 4.5Great review. This is my album of the year so far, but I cant help but feel that it loses momentum in Lemonworld and Runaway, as good as those songs are.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offwhat makes you think I enjoy being left to the flood?
Album Rating: 3.0Great review... this wishes it was Boxer or Alligator
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offnot really. if anything the songwriting sounds a little more similar to alligator, though its orchestral sound is more reminiscent of boxer. but all three records are different and awesome in their own way.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offwtf that's a great song!
it's too repetitive imo, but still great. that and lemonworld totally throw the record off pace, but conversation 16 and england and vanderlyle crybaby geeks pick it back up so it's all good
Album Rating: 5.0Thanks guys!
Love Lemonworld. Can not understand da h8.
so happy i was invited
Album Rating: 4.5I, too, love "Lemonworld." And while "Runaway" isn't my favorite tune of all time, it seems necessary in the grand scheme and flow of the album. IMO, without the quiet break in the record (following the monstrous centerpiece of "Bloodbuzz Ohio"), the end wouldn't have as large of an impact on the listener ("Conversation 16" comes as a kick in the face after "Runaway")
Album Rating: 4.5lemonworld is one of my favs. probably only second to england. it's extremely catchy
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Burger King Corporation Announces 8th Quarter of Positive Comp Sales [1]
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Burger King Corporation today announced its eighth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales in the United States.
For the third quarter of its 2006 fiscal year, the company posted a systemwide 4.9 percent increase in positive comp sales over the previous year in the United States. Two-year comp sales in the United States were up 14.5 percent systemwide.


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The Legacy We Leave
I have been so immersed in the depths of preproduction that I've just had to look at a calendar to figure out how long I've been in Indiana. It's my first feature, and my role on the film is 2nd Assistant Director. I'm fortunate to be working with John D. Hancock; the Oscar-nominated director that discovered Robert DeNiro, helmed such critical successes as Bang The Drum Slowly (1973), and television classics including Hill Street Blues and The Twilight Zone. His latest film, Swan Song, is somewhat of a magical journey for lead character Julie, a teenage girl who through a stage production of Alice in Wonderland comes to bond with her estranged grandmother. Thematically, the film explores legacy and what we leave behind.
When you're dealing with a stage production within a film, it means actors are playing roles in a film that are playing roles within a musical. It means not just working with a film crew, but within that a theatrical crew including a choreographer and composer, and having musical numbers, and it all surmounts to the point that I can't imagine the production logistics that might arise with something like Inception. In some ways it's similar to short films I've worked on, it's just everything is on a much much grander scale.[flickr id="9029259079″ thumbnail="medium" overlay="true" size="original" group="" align="none"]
It turns out I've been here a little over three weeks, preproduction has been going on much longer than that however. I have two months to go yet, but already it has been such a mind-broadening experience. From the close friends of John and his wife Dorothy – who penned the screenplay – to the Columbia natives, and the locals that are helping bring this story to life, the sense of community is inspiring. So too is the fact that so many of John's old-school filmmaking friends have traveled far to be a part of the production, and with the knowledge they are imparting on us younger filmmakers, the whole experience becomes somewhat of a self fulfilling prophecy with the theme of legacy expanding beyond just the page.
Last weekend we were granted some rare downtime, and I had some friends in town. We spent Friday night at my friend Paul's beach house, drinking some beers as the sun set over Lake Michigan. It was a much-needed breather, and as we laughed the evening away I looked around at my friends – also filmmakers, and both past and future collaborators – and wondered about the knowledge that we might impart on future filmmakers in years to come, and what our legacy might be.
Principal photography kicks off this Friday, I expect an industrious path ahead. That said, I will do my best to take some time to fully appreciate all this summer has to bring. Like novelist Mark Harris says in Bang the Drum Slowly, later adapted for screen by John, "the sky was just beginning to light up a little, the quiet time when all the air is clean and you can hear birds, even in the middle of New York City, the time of day you never see except by accident, and you always tell yourself, I must get up and appreciate this time of day once in a while".[flickr id="9064702538″ thumbnail="medium" overlay="true" size="original" group="" align="none"]


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highfalutin much?
Album Rating: 2.5I have no idea how to feel about this record. "Malefic Dowry" sounds cool, though.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffYe, Renew The Plaintiff is probably my favorite, as for now. Every song here is amazing
yes i do mean that, thanks
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off^^^^
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffKevin Barnes official statement on the lyric used in the Summary Box:
of Montreal
"once more i turn to my crutch for counsel and it won't disappoint me..." not "crotch", ha ha, sorry, i should have enunciated more.
Digging: Anima Damnata - Nefarious Seed...
Album Rating: 3.5crotch sounds better
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Offthis isnt skeletal lamping
Album Rating: 3.5thank god
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Offboth are perfect
Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off"dont u mean Renew the PlainRiff"
tee hee, oh you
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffDo it, you wont regret it
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Offdo it say the faint whispers
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offnice to see that rating. and yeah, this have pretty extreme ratings
I am the most right
Album Rating: 3.5the mostest
still sucks
Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off"all these 2.5s are just getting ridiculous."
phew, I'm good with my 2 then right?
Lakes, did you go from a 4.5 to a 4 to a 5?
This continues to grow on me. I must say, though, that as the better parts get better the worse parts just get worse
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offinteresting. . . . . this was one of my fastest 5's. first listen i didnt know whta to think about it. Heard it for the second time, and it hasnt let me go
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Sep 17, 2010
Terol Tops 125cc Grand Prix Practice Friday At Motorland Aragon
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FIM 125cc GP World Championship
Motorland Aragon, Spain
September 17, 2010
Free Practice One and Two Combined Results:
1. Nicolas TEROL, Spain (APRILIA), 2:04.580
2. Pol ESPARGARO, Spain (DERBI), 2:04.827
3. Bradley SMITH, Great Britain (APRILIA), 2:05.212
4. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Japan (APRILIA), 2:06.887
5. Jakub KORNFEIL, Czech Republic (APRILIA), 2:07.282
6. Luis SALOM, Spain (APRILIA), 2:08.453
7. Louis ROSSI, France (APRILIA), 2:09.256
8. Peter SEBESTYEN, Hungary (APRILIA), 2:09.678
9. Efren VAZQUEZ, Spain (DERBI), 2:09.747
10. Johann ZARCO, France (APRILIA), 2:09.773
More, from a press release issued by Interwetten Honda:
Tenth position for Schrötter in 2nd free practice
Marcel Schrötter finished the first free practice for the inaugural Grand Prix at Aragón today on 18th position, but was able to improve in the second and very wet free practice to end on 10th position. The rain didn't help the 17 year old from Bavaria, but seemed to suit him, as despite a crash in the second free practice he was able to improve his time. Team Manager Terrell Thien is sure that there is more to be seen from Schrötter and hopes that the qualifying tomorrow stays dry to get an optimal preparation for Sunday's race. Although the weather forecast does promise even more water from the sky for tomorrow.
Marcel Schrötter, 10 2'16.282 (FP2):
"Unfortunately it was raining in the second free practice. At the end the rain was so heavy that you partly didn't see anything and this made it really difficult. Then I crashed, but was able to rejoin the race and even improve my time. I didn't see any times on my pit board, only my position, so I didn't really know where I was regarding the lap times. In the rain you have to ride slower, but I am quite satisfied with the 10th position of the second free practice."
Terrell Thien, Team Manager:
"Finally Marcel reached the Top 10. The conditions were not easy to handle and Marcel crashed out, but he was okay and the bike as well, so he could continue and even improve. I am happy with the second free practice, as I could see that he still has reserves."
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Chapter 17: Banshee Cries
"This blows."
"Al, you've been attached at the face with Sophie for the last month. You can live for a little while alone." I reminded him as I took the seat next to Fred in the empty compartment. I smiled as Fred wrapped his arm around my shoulder allowing me to snuggle into his chest. "We aren't even snogging."
"But you're going to!" He whined, crossing his arms and pouting. I didn't give him an ounce of pity as I shrugged and snuggled closer to Fred. This only made Al let out a huff of annoyance before he turned on the seat and put his feet up. "Are we there yet?"
"Train hasn't left the station, mate," Fred chuckled. "Aren't you having Sophie for Christmas anyway?"
"Yeah, two days from now!" He whined as he pulled the hood of his jumper over his head. "Wake me when we get to London."
"If our snogging wakes you don't turn around." Fred warned, only getting another moan from Al as he pulled his hood further past his eyes.
"Actually do, it'll be payback for the past month of you and Sophie." I added, causing him to give us a not very nice hand gesture before he rolled over to face the wall. The train lurched forward a few moments later as it started its trek towards London.
"I got you something for Christmas," Fred whispered after we heard a soft snoring coming from Al.
"Do you honestly think I would tell you?" He retorted, quirking up an eyebrow at me.
"Please?" I pestered.
"It's a surprise."
I stuck my lip out and gave him a pouty frown. All it did was make him laugh, and bend down to kiss my lower lip.
"I bet you four galleons I can get the answer out of you by the end of the train ride." I whispered as he pulled away.
He started to laugh before retorting, "If you want to give me your money just do it now."
"I'm going to get it out of you." I chuckled back.
"You're so confident, yet how long did it take to figure out who I fancied?" He asked as he tapped his nose knowingly.
I simply gave him a sweet smile, before I stood up. As I shook my fingers free from being intertwined with his, I took the few steps over to the other side of the compartment and sat at the edge of the bench by Al's feet. With the smallest smile I could muster I looked down at my nails, pretending they were much more interesting than anything Fred had to say.
A soft rustling of Fred's clothing told me he had stood up and was moving towards me. I had to use every ounce of willpower not to move a muscle as he brought his mouth next to my ear and whispered, "Come on love, let's give Al something to complain about."
I felt a chill rush through me as his warm breath tickled my ear. I looked up just enough so I made eye contact with him before his lips found mine. He gave me a few soft, playful kisses before he slowly pulled back. In the need to not break apart from him I stood, letting him pull me back to our side of the compartment. Just before I pushed him onto our bench, he wrapped his hands around my waist and spun me around. Deepening the kiss ever slightly, he pushed forward just enough so I sat down on the bench. I let out a small sigh when he stopped for just long enough to take the seat next to me, before he continued.
After a few moments I backed away just enough so my lips were still touching his, and I whispered, "Tell me."
He too backed away enough so he could laugh, before shaking his head. "My dad said I could come and visit Christmas afternoon if it's okay with your parents."
"You're trying to change the subject and it's not working," I retorted, but smiled. "We'll be going to my mum's side of the family in the afternoon."
"They're all muggles, right?"
Nodding, I smiled. "But they're used to magic with my mum, dad and I. We're just sort of the oddballs of the family."
"Yeah, that's my whole family." Fred sighed, slumping back in his seat. "Twenty six Weasley/Potters with significant others all crammed into a house held together with magic and glue."
"Glue?" I asked, quirking up an eyebrow.
He shrugged, "I don't know, grandpa insisted it would work. Just don't go into my Uncle Charlie's old room."
I started to laugh as I snuggled back against him, letting him wrap his arm around my waist. I did continue to pester him about Christmas through the train ride, but he held his ground.
The compartment door slid open a while later and the familiar, "Anything off the trolley?" came floating in. Before I could open my mouth Fred was at her cart. Handing over a small fortune, he turned back around a moment later with his arms full of sweets.
"Should we wake him?" I asked, nodding over to Al.
"Naw, I got him some licorice wands so we wouldn't have to listen to him," He chuckled, grabbing a few pieces of candy from the pile of treats in his hands and tossed them onto Al's stomach. Al let out a quiet grunt as they landed on him, before he rolled back over to face the wall.
I smiled as he sat back next to me and dropped the pile between us. "You didn't have to pay for me."
"Well, you'll be paying me back when you lose the bet anyway." He shrugged with a mouth full of chocolate frog. He smirked as he picked another snack from the pile and gestured for me to dig in.
I looked at the pile before I chose a cauldron cake and started to eat. Looking down at the cake I remembered the last time I had my favorite treat; the 'chocolate on the chin' incident in the kitchens last week. I felt color prickle up my cheeks as I thought back to my awkward pull away. I remembered the expression on his face only seconds before I had made my escape. In retrospect, I really should pay attention more when people are trying to show their feelings.
"Were you going to kiss me in the kitchens last week?" I asked after I swallowed. Fred laughed for a second, before he looked up from the chocolate frog card he was admiring with a small smile.
"I'm sorry I pulled away. I don't think my mind was quite ready for it." I sighed awkwardly as I looked down to my hands.
"It took me five years to pluck up the courage to try to kiss you and I got completely shut down," He said in a fake woeful tone, before smirking. "Don't be sorry; at least it worked a few days later."
"Why didn't you say anything before?" I asked out of curiosity.
He furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Why didn't you ever tell me you fancied me in fourth, fifth, or sixth year?"
Setting down the half eaten pumpkin pasty he sighed. "A lot of reasons; I suppose the biggest one was because of our friendship. If you didn't like me back I would have lost you to that awkward tension. That and I—" He paused, before closing his mouth and shaking his head.
"I knew—or I guess I know you liked Malfoy." He said with a pang of sadness.
It's the talk.
In the bleeding train compartment, with Albus Potter sleeping in the bench steps away from us, the talk.
"Fred," I began, sighing.
"Hannah, you don't have to apologize for your feelings," He interrupted. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I mean, I have to admit I was a bit happy when Rosie started dating him; as much as I don't like the guy because you do—" he stopped for a second to let out an awkward chuckle at his own jealousy, "—it doesn't look like he and Rose will breaking up any time soon; they seem to be happy. Plus the way you despised Delilah made me really happy." He paused for another second to smirk at me. "I guess that's why I took my chance when I did."
I don't know what made me say it. It fell out of my mouth in the worst case of word vomit since Al confessed his love for Sophie on the Gryffindor staircase.
"You think Rose and Scorpius are happy?"
It didn't even come down to the fact that I had said it. It was the tone I used; almost in disgust at the word 'happy'. Either way, I clearly gave my opinion and feelings about their relationship away to Fred.
"Err, I mean—"
"Hannah," Fred interrupted, "What aren't you telling me? If there's something I should know about getting in— this— with you, tell me now."
I've never heard his tone become so assertive in the five years he's been my best friend. I looked up to him; he wouldn't believe if I had said nothing. I dropped my glance back down to the floor as my actions this year fell on my shoulders. Feeling the weight of what I had been doing come crashing down in front of someone I cared so much about overwhelmed me to near tears. He continued to keep and unblinking gaze on me as I stared at my shoes.
"I'm an awful person," I choked out after a few minutes. My vision blurred as those unforgiving tears swelled up in my line of sight. Looking up towards the ceiling, I begged with everything in me to not let even a single one spill over. I didn't deserve his sympathy for something like this. What did me in was the rustling of wrappers, closely followed by a pair of arms pulling me into his chest.
"Please don't cry," He whispered, pressing a soft kiss into my temple. I shut my eyes as I felt the first drip of wetness cascade down my cheek.
If I lose my best friend over this I've got no one to blame but myself.
"Scorpius and I—" was all I could manage out before a sob escaped my lips. I don't think he even meant to, but Fred loosened his grip around me just enough to explain his feelings on my confession. "Fred please," I whispered.
"How long."
"The first day of school," I sighed, fixing my eyes back on the floor of the compartment. Out of the corner of my blurry vision I saw him wince in a comprehensive way, realizing my emotional freak-outs through the school year had reasons. He dropped his arms down to his side in silence. Just as I was about to open my mouth he held up a finger to tell me not to talk. Shutting my mouth instantly, I waited for his next word.
"Since Saturday?"
"No, no! Not in almost a month. Fred I burnt his last letter, I—" pausing, I took in a deep breath as I rubbed the tears out of my eyes. "I don't want to keep getting strung along on false hopes; I want to be with you, to have something real."
His face finally softened. "I meant what I said yesterday Hannah; to me you'll always be perfect. I—"
"Shut up and snog her so I can go back to sleep!" Al suddenly groaned from across the compartment. To that Fred finally smiled, and brought his hand up to my cheek. After running his thumb under my eye and brushing away the last of my tears, he tucked a stray curl behind my ear. He started to move towards me and on instinct I did the same. Just as I shut my eyes to meet his lips with mine, I felt him drop his hand off my cheek and back away. Staying put, I peeked an eye open to see what his problem was.
"One second," He said with a contemplative furrow of his eyebrows. He then brought both of his hands up to my mouth, and quite literally started to wipe it off. As I attempted to ask what he was doing, he added, "just need to get all those Malfoy germs off," He chuckled, before dropping his hands off my face. "There we go!"
Before I had even a second to laugh at him, he put both of his hands on my cheeks and pulled me into the greatest kiss of my life.
A mere four seconds later (I counted), the door to our compartment flew open and a noise of a dying banshee filled the small area. As Al fell off the bench in surprise from being woken up, I suddenly had an arm wrap around me, pulling me towards Fred and into a face full of red hair. I sputtered in surprise to get the hair out of my mouth as Rose screamed, "Is this it!? Is this the moment!? Fred and Hannah are finally a couple!?"
"Bloody hell Rosie, stop screaming!" Fred called over her squealing as she finally let go of us from her death grip hug. "If this was the first moment, it would be forever remembered as 'Hannah and Fred's first kiss only to be interrupted four seconds later by his psychotic cousin.'" I bit my lip to stifle a smile when a little pink grew on his cheeks.
"I knew it! Hannah, back in fourth year you were so jealous of Delilah! And Freddie," She moved over and pinched his cheeks, "Well you've just liked her for so long it—"
"It's adorable."
Scorpius finally made his step into the compartment and instantly wrapped his arm around Rose's waist. Shooting me a quick look of shock and awe, he quickly covered it to an unreadable scowl before asking, "So then, when did it happen?"
The tone he used didn't go unnoticed by anyone in the room. It was clear to Fred and I why he used such a revolting emphasis on the word 'adorable', but Rose, thankfully, took it a little differently. Seeing it as what would be the first ever attempt of sarcasm from Scorpius Malfoy, she simply laughed and playfully hit him on the chest.
"Christmas is going to be so fun this year!" She continued. "Mum wrote today letting me know Grandma Molly won't be having a lunch this year, all she'll have is dinner so everyone can make it! Hannah you'll come, right?"
"Err, well I wasn't invitmmmph"
"Yes, she'll be there." Fred chuckled as he put his hand over my mouth. "We'll both be there after we visit her mum's family, right sweetheart?"
I snorted at his use of the pet name after I watched him cringe saying it. Both of us had silently agreed he only said it to irritate Scorpius more, and he'd never use them again. I put a girly smile on for Rose I nodded happily, only sending her into another fit of squeals as she took Scorpius' hand and dragged him out of our compartment.
After they shut the door, Fred started to speak. "I mean, if you don't want to come I'll unde—"
It was my turn to cut his uncertainty off with a kiss. I grinned against his lips as we heard Al groan from across the compartment; it was our turn to be happy.
"Mum you're suffocating me." I stated as my mother ran over and threw her arms around me.
"My baby is never going back to Hogwarts again. She's going to live in the basement and let me dote on her." My mum squealed as she refused to let go. I heard Fred snicker from behind me as he greeted my dad.
"Mum I can't breathe."
"For the love Marie, you're going to suffocate our only child." I heard my dad sigh from behind us.
"Mum my lungs are collapsing." I gasped, finally forcing her to let go. I inhaled deeply as I was finally let free of her. "Err, mum? Dad? Can I have Fred come with us for Christmas afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa's, and then go to the Weasley's for dinner?"
They both did that 'parenting' thing, where they shot eachother a look at the same time telling the other one to make the decision. I watched for a few seconds of very awkward silent arguing from the pair of them as I moved over next to Fred. In an attempt to get them to see reason, I grabbed his hand and intertwined his fingers with mine. It shut them up instantly, I will say; however it was only for a second before my mum let out a noise that made Rose's scream sound like a whisper.
Fred and I both cringed as several families began to stare. Before my mum could rush over and crush both of us into another one of her hugs my dad put his arm firmly around her waist and held her still.
"What she means, is yes dear. Fred is more than welcome to come with us to Grandma and Grandpa's," My dad chuckled as he kissed my mum's forehead. As mentally inept as my parents can be, they love eachother a lot and it always shows when they are together.
"Thanks daddy," I smiled before I turned to Fred.
Cue the awkward goodbyes. What do I do!? Kiss him goodbye in front of my parents? And watch my dad bring on his fatherly wrath on the world, no thank you. Thankfully Fred seemed to be sharing the same sort of uneasy idea that my parents were watching; I watched as he started to fidget with his jumper while the pink flew up his cheeks. I looked back over to my parents and tried to send "Go away!" through telepathic messaging.
It didn't work. In the end he settled on giving me a quick kiss on the cheek before he dropped my hand and left to find his family.
"That was pleasantly awkward!" My mum laughed. Right, I knew my sarcasm came from somewhere. I rolled my eyes at her as my dad picked up my trunk, before I walked in between them through the barrier to muggle Kings Cross.
We hurried off behind a corner so we could apparate home. I watched as both my parents smiled, before they took each other's hands. With a soft pop, they dematerialized in front of me. I took a few breaths to calm my apprehension about apparation before I closed my eyes and put all of my focus on our house in Dorset. We lived in a small Wizarding community near Poole, relatively close to the Puddlemere stadium. After playing for so long it was only natural of my dad to find a home for his family to be as close to his work as possible. We are safe though; we have plenty of charms around our house so if reporters ever find out our address and come snooping, they simply realize they left something burning in the oven. My mum's doing with that charm. I think that's one of the reasons my dad loves her; she's been very down to earth about his fame ever since the day they met.
After the awful feeling of being squeezed through a tube, I landed on the front step to our house. Instantly clutching my stomach, I started to moan before I grabbed our door handle. Another charm, the door handle would only open if it was from a hand of the Wood family.
The feeling faded quickly as I stepped into our house. All the smells of my mum's holiday baking filled my nose and seemed to have a magical effect on curing my nausea. I was greeted by a pair of smiles from my parents as I stepped into the kitchen.
"How's the team?" I grinned back to my dad as I took a seat at the table.
"Actually, I've got some news. Did you see the prophet a few weeks back about the game against Falmouth?"
"I know you guys won, but I didn't catch the details," I replied truthfully.
"We won, but hardly. Wadcock's out for the season from Timbers' bludger to the head." He winced in remembrance, but continued. "Anyway, you know the Potter's son, James, right?" I nodded, trying with everything in me to keep the color off my cheeks as I kept my comments to myself about James Potter. I don't think my dad would appreciate a 'you mean Harry Potter's dazzling first born son?' as commentary. "Well he's been on our reserve team for two years now, so we're training him in full time after the holiday."
"I'm sure he was excited," I smiled. I remembered back to the day James had been accepted to Puddlemere. I had nearly peed my pants when he ran into the Gryffindor locker rooms and hugged me, after announcing to everyone that my dad had picked him for Puddlemere's reserve team.
My mum finally joined us at the table as the quidditch talk seemed to come to an end. She was a fan, but she had never played in school so she wasn't as dedicated as my dad or myself. In an attempt to change the topic away from quidditch she turned to me and asked, "How has school been love? Do you have all your presents bought for your new boyfriend?"
I nearly suffocated as I quickly inhaled the bit of fudge I had just bitten into. Sputtering, I managed to down the chocolate before I coughed out, "Presents!? Mum I forgot to get Fred a gift!"
Worst girlfriend ever award, right here please.
She simply laughed to herself as she patted my back to get me breathing again. With a glance up to the clock she said, "We'll go into Poole. Diagon Alley will be mad at this hour."
"What about the tree?" I asked as I glanced into our living room. Free of Christmas spirit, the plain tree sat waiting for the boxes of decorations to adorn it.
"Sweetie we can do magic," My mum pointed out. "Well make a quick trip into town and decorate it afterwards. What we need to worry about now is getting Mr. Weasley the perfect gift."
"Do you need a man's advice?" My dad offered hopefully.
"Nope, just a man's paycheck!" My mum smirked back, holding out her hand expectedly. I started to laugh as my dad sighed in realization that he had been ditched for the night for mother-daughter shopping time.
"I'll just stay here alone, by myself on Christmas Eve!" he called through the front door as me and my mum waved goodbye. I love my family.


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An Experimental Test of Loss Aversion
This paper experimentally investigates a preference condition for loss aversion in the framework of cumulative prospect theory (CPT). We propose the concepts of absolute and relative loss premiums in order to measure the extent of loss aversion and to derive notions of increasing, constant, and decreasing loss aversion. While in only one of the 28 choice situations analyzed loss neutrality and loss seeking can be rejected, about 51 percent of all choices are loss averse and, due to the large extent of loss aversion revealed by these choices, the average loss premium is positive for most choice situations. Female subjects exhibit both a more frequent occurrence and a larger extent of loss aversion. Copyright 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Rangers trade former 1st-round pick Jake Skole to Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have traded former first-round draft pick Jake Skole to the New York Yankees for cash considerations and have signed three international free agents.
Skole is an outfielder who was selected 15th in the 2010 amateur draft. He had been playing at Double-A Frisco before the deal was announced Friday.
On the international front, Texas signed switch-hitting shortstop Adrian Pernalete from Venezuela, right-hander Rodolfo Garcia from Mexico and catcher Max Morales from the Dominican Republic.
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia
6 May 2010 - The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced two new confirmed cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. A 45-year-old female from the city of Malang in East Java province developed symptoms on 22 February. She recovered and is in a healthy condition. The case disposed of dead chickens in the 4 days before onset of symptoms.
The second case, a 4-year-old female from the city of Pekanbaru in Riau province developed symptoms on 19 April, was hospitalized on 22 April but died on 28 April. Investigations into the source of infection are ongoing.
Laboratory tests on both cases confirmed infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
Of the 165 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 136 have been fatal.


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Guest post by Oxfam campaigner Jill:
Last week I was dressed as a banana, this week I'm handing in a petition to Nick Clegg asking him to join 'Team Betty'
Monday May Bank Holiday I spent 3 hours dressed as a banana, I was many Oxfam volunteers on tour with Coldplay across the country asking Coldplay fans to sign a petition; the latest action from the GROW campaign - to ask Nick Clegg to champion small scale farmers at the upcoming Rio +20 summit.
Little over a week later I was one of 3 Oxfam campaigners and 3 Co-op members handing the petition with over 17500 signatures gathered from Oxfam supporters (and Coldplay fans) and Co-operative members and shoppers are calling on the UK government to champion small scale farmers.
Small scale farmers feed around a 1/3 of the world's population and many of them are women, we're asking that these farmers are supported, and enabled to grow their farming by forming co-operatives, sharing best practice and pooling their resources, as a co-operative they have a voice to secure fair prices for their produce. By supporting small scale farmers farming can become fairer and sustainable, more food can be produced and no-one should go to sleep hungry!
It was a brilliant opportunity to see how one campaigning action leads to another action - that the people who signed the petition and had their photos taken with a 5ft banana do get heard by people in power who can really make a difference.
The petition was presented in the form of a mosaic made from fair-trade seeds, nuts and muesli bars calling on Nick Clegg and the UK Government to join 'Team Betty' and champion small scale farmers. After the photograph we had the opportunity to speak with the Deputy Prime Minister, his aides and Caroline Spelman MP Secretary of State, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who was very supportive and accepted a 'System Fixer' GROW badge.
I'll be watching the progress of the RIO +20 summit to see what the results of our campaigning will be.
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College Confidential
Noted moralist Al Zugsmith takes the directorial reins on this smutty followup to High School Confidential that pushes the envelope about as far as a 1960 studio picture could go, and emerges as pretty entertaining for mostly the wrong reasons. Steve Allen (!) is the crusading sex researcher who seems to find Mamie Van Doren a suitable target– for study of course.
About Joe Dante
Joe Dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. He got his start cutting trailers for Roger Corman and later directed the hit movie Gremlins, as well as Gremlins 2: The New Batch, for producer Steven Spielberg. His feature films include The Howling, Innerspace, Matinee, Small Soldiers, The 'burbs and the 3-D thriller titled The Hole, first winner of the 3D Persol Award at the Venice Film Festival. His TV directing work includes: the HBO film, The Second Civil War, the "Masters of Horrors" titles, Homecoming and The Screwfly Solution, episodes of Eerie, Indiana , which he was in on the creation of, as well as episodes of CSI: NY, Hawaii 5-0 and Salem. His latest feature, the zom-com Burying the Ex, is currently available on VOD.


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Del Norte Healthcare District, which I represent, strongly urges the passage of the 2007-2008 budget. In addition, we urgently request that all measures which favorably impact the funding of Healthcare Districts receive an aye vote.
Because these Districts are supported by the ad-valorum tax, which has been approved by citizens of the counties or Districts represented, it would appear to be a breach of faith in the electoral system to deny passage of these measures.
Patients are waiting for seriously needed services in many cases and in others, the provider has taken upon him/herself to fund the service. A gentlemen who provides transportation for patients who need to go out of town for dialysis and surgeries has come to us asking for financial help because he has just drawn out the last of his retirement to keep his service going. He is providing this service for what MediCal will pay.
Now he has used all he has short of selling his home. A second example is our Community Clinic which normally sees a minimum of 150 patients a day.
They are in the unfortunate position of having to take out interest bearing loans to continue their service. They are commited to repay these funds within seven years. They have already drawn down their reserves.
Del Norte County is not a rich county. It is beautiful but that doesn't pay the bills. A high percentage of our citizens truly need the services MediCal and MediCare provide.
We seriously urge State Sen. Sam Aanestad to support passage of the state budget for 2007-2008. Having said all the above, we thank him for his past and continued interest in Del Norte County.
Surely, no state official would vacation while his/her constiuents are struggling and in dire need of medical care and the providers in serious financial trouble due to lack of payment for services already provided.
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RUBY, Alaska, March 7 (UPI) -- Defending champion Lance Mackey mushed his team into the Yukon River checkpoint at Ruby, Alaska, Friday, leading the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Race officials said Mackey and his 14-dog team were about three hours ahead of his nearest competitors, including Jeff King, Hans Gatt and Rick Swenson.
The Ruby checkpoint is more than halfway on the 1,150-mile race from Anchorage to Nome.
Mackey said in a report on the Iditarod Web site his run to the Yukon, which took about 14 hours, was "long but nice."
Despite his lead, Mackey said, he still did not think of himself as the front-runner in the grueling race.


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Children's Hospital Oakland RNs Say No to Management Plans to Slash Healthcare Benefits
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2011
Registered nurses from Children's Hospital Oakland will rally outside the Oakland facility Thursday, March 17 to protest management's efforts to sharply reduce current healthcare coverage for nurses and their families. The hospital has indicated that they also intend to cut health benefits for other hospital workers as well.
The RNs will be joined by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, representatives of Mayor Jean Quan and Senator Loni Hancock, nurse leaders from Kaiser Oakland, Stanford Hospital, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, and community supporters. The sharp reductions in healthcare for nurses and hospital workers will make it prohibitively expensive for employees to bring their own children to get care at Children's Hospital.
Children's Hospital Oakland (CHO) has been in affiliation talks with the two Palo Alto-based hospitals and the RNs, represented by the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA), are fighting cuts there as well.
What: St. Patrick's Day Protest Rally
When: Thursday, March 17, 2011
3:30 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Where: Children's Hospital & Research Center
52nd St. & Martin Luther King Blvd, Oakland
The reductions would push Children's well below community standards for pay, benefits, and retirement offered by other Bay Area hospitals, driving RNs away from the hospital and reducing patient access to the hospital's most experienced nurses, warns the California Nurses Association.
The nurses charge that hospital administrators are trying to penalize the RNs and other employees for extremely poor management decisions with sharp and unwarranted reductions in health coverage, and also that they are trying to cut essential benefits for nurses just because they cut benefits for nonunion workers.
"Children's Oakland nurses are glad to unite with Stanford and Packard nurses," said Martha Kuhl, an RN at CHO and a member of the nurse bargaining team. "Together we will fight for adequate training, safe working conditions, fair wages, and benefits. We all want to continue to provide the best possible care to our patients. During these difficult negotiations, we stand together to ensure that the voices of nurses are heard on decisions that will affect the future of the nurses and ultimately our patients and their families."
"CRONA nurses are pleased to stand in unity with RNs at Children's Oakland," said Lorie Johnson, a Stanford critical care RN and CRONA president. "On behalf of the patients we serve, we will continue our fight to have the hospitals recognize and fairly reward the important bedside work our nurses do."


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Straight from the Heart is much more than just our slogan at WBIR. It's a way of life, not just for us, but for many of our viewers as well.
It's honesty, integrity, sincerity, and most of all, it's about caring for others.
Nobody did that better than Channel 10's Kathy Woodson, and we are sad to report that Ms. Kathy passed away Wednesday night.
It's easy to get lost in our days. Work piles up, meetings, deadlines, sometimes it feels like there no time to breathe.
In order to stay grounded in this world, it helps to have someone that understands. Someone who knows what's important.
Like a mother caring for her children, we need someone who's life is a reflection of what we should all strive to be.
Life at a news station is no different. And our mother was Kathy Woodson.
From the moment Kathy took you under her comforting, yet strong wing, you were going to fly higher than ever before.
When you needed a hug, she was there with a warm embrace, the kind you got from mom as a kid.
At every meeting, picnic or party she organized the setup and completed the cleanup, and she made sure we always started with a prayer.
Kathy, who recently celebrated her 40th wedding anniversary with her husband Bob, had three children and four grandchildren. Her WBIR "kids" and "grandkids" numbered in the hundreds. All of us are a little lost without her. Our hearts our broken.
Whenever a member of the Channel 10 family was dealing with a loss, she made sure a card or flowers were sent with just the right words of encouragement. We sure wish we had one of those from her today.
Rest in Peace Kathy, We love you. Straight from our Heart.
Kathy's family will receive friends 5:30-7:30 on Thursday, November 10, at Church Street UMC with the funeral following at 7:30. The graveside service is set for Friday, November 11, 10:00 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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The gel wrist rest on my mouse mat sprang a leak and oozed goo over the cuff of my (new :bawling:) woollen top. Has anybody else experienced this, and have you any idea how I can remove the gunk? The top's machine washable, but it took soap and water plus a scrubbing brush to get the goo off my hand, so I'm guessing a straight wash won't do it. Solvents will probably do more harm than good, and I certainly don't want to be experimenting. Any tried and tested remedies?
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A 31-year-old mail carrier was forced to duck and take cover during a gun fight in North Philadelphia Saturday afternoon, according to police.
Shots rang out around 4:30 p.m. at 6th and Turner Streets while the carrier delivered mail to homes along the 1600 block of North 6th Street, police said.
The mail person ran for cover at the start of the gun fire, which also resulted in a stray bullet breaking through a window of a neighboring home. Police said the shooters used semi-automatic handguns.
No injuries were reported.
Police said that the investigation into what started the cross fire continues.
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Today I attacked a convoy. A little bit differently then I normally do. I usually shoot and run, this time I shot and moved to reposition myself for a second shot. I managed to hit three ships. two broke up and sank, the third was burning on the surface. I could not get a lock on it, checked the map andsaw that it "sunk" as well. I got credit for all three with one still on the surface.
Has anyone else ever sunk a ship that did not sink? The water depth is over 1000 feet so it is not aground on anything.
Nice shooting......Yes I have Momoyama's sometimes that don't sink (forgot what they're called in stock). They just sit there even though I get credit in my log, but no 'sunk ship' icon on the map. They don't show on radar either but it's more than just a visual bug as I have seen other Japanese ships change course to avoid them. They were always in deep water as well, I just have to pay attention when I stay near one so there is no collision.
It was one of the small coastal freighters. I got the sunk ship icon. The last time I saw it, it was still on fire with decks awash. Normally a DD or two will hang around a damaged ship for a while, but everyone just sailed away from it. I thought about going back and using the deck gun on it, but I already got credit, so I continued on my end around for another attack, but the convoy had slipped away.


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Smash Your Records
- Artist: Six Gun Lullaby
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 4/3/2007
Six Gun Lullaby is a three piece Rock n' Roll band based out of Nashville, TN. Tiffany Minton (drums), Martin James Schneider (guitar/vocals), and Claire Adams (guitar/vocals) have been playing, recording, and touring together since 2005. Their first album, Smash Your Records, was self released in March of 2007. Six Gun Lullaby fires off a non-stop, energetic round of music, in each of their live shows. They have played over 50 gigs in two years. Some of the most notable ones include one night stands with The Detroit Cobras (Bloodshot Records), The Willowz (Sympathy for the Record Industry), The River City Tanlines, Ghostfinger, and an extended courtship with YepRoc recording artists, The Moaners and local rockers, Trampskirts (Supernova Records). With strong ties to their own music and art community, Six Gun Lullaby has played in support of LadyFest Music City, LadyFest Chicago, The Metro Bike Cooperative, Nashville Craft Apocalypse, and The Flying Monkey Arts Center in Huntsville, AL. They are past and current supporters of Youth Empowerment Through Arts & Humanities and have volunteered their time and music in support of Southern Girls Rock n Roll Camp for almost three years. Six Gun Lullaby has played all over the southeastern United States, a handful of midwestern shows, and is scheduled to hit the road again in August on a month long tour. They are currently concentrating on writing new material for their upcoming studio project. In February they broke ground and began tracking for their yet to be named EP, which is slated to be released at the beginning of 2009. What the media has to say about SIX GUN LULLABY: 'The dual-guitar and drums trio comprising Six Gun Lullaby have been honing one of the city's most energetic and entertaining live shows. The female-fronted, bass player-less trio's obvious and immediate comparison would be Sleater-Kinney, but Six Gun Lullaby contain a few more nods to first generation rock 'n' roll, '60s garage and blues-punk. The Lullaby has yet to capture the enthusiasm of their live show to tape, but the moment they do, they just might transcend this whole underground thing.' -Matt Sullivan- Nashville Scene '...raw energy and youthful aggression, driven along by the two-guitar attack [of Martin and Claire] and Tiffany's relentless, metronomic timekeeping, [Six Gun Lullaby] channels 100% pure, focused emotion into the performances caught on this, their debut CD.' -Paul Hightower- Expose '[Six Gun Lullaby] create one of the most powerful walls of sonic euphoria I've heard in years... [they] certainly blew out any expectations I had, which were none, and put out a powerful half hour of garage tunes, punk rock and thankful-honest-to-god music that isn't so fake these days.' -Jay Ziegler- Consequence of Sound "A female-driven, sonic caterwaul." -Tracy Moore- Music Editor Nashville Scene 'Nashvillians SGL like to come on coy, with some strummed guitars and lulling female vocals. Then they pull out their six guns and shoot that sucker into rock and roll smithereens.' -Greg Hershey- Richmond.com 'Six Gun Lullaby is probably the sexiest and sassiest girl punk rock group of this decade. Think big make up, big stage presence, and BIG attitude.' inRich.com They like it so maybe you should too.
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A full-time assistant coach at age 25, Ryan Walters is both a footnote in Arizona Wildcats history and a punch line to the kind of schtick he long ago got tired of hearing.
The UA's secondary coach is so young …
How young is he?
Walters is so young that he has a killer scouting report on Colorado heading into Saturday's game against the Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo.
Not because he has watched hours of game film - although he has. It's because Walters played at CU alongside quarterback Tyler Hansen, tailback Rodney Stewart and a handful of other Buffaloes stars just a few short years ago. In fact, he started 33 games at Colorado from 2004 to 2008.
Walters came to Arizona as a graduate assistant in 2010, and was promoted to secondary coach last spring when Greg Brown left to become the defensive coordinator at - where else? - Colorado, and Duane Akina joined, then left, the Wildcats' coaching staff.
Walters, who will turn 26 on Jan. 21, remains the youngest full-time coach in modern UA football history and is the second-youngest assistant in the Pac-12. Utah quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson, 24, is a year younger.
Walters admitted that this weekend's trip to Colorado will be "weird," but knows exactly where his loyalties lie.
"I'm not conflicted at all. I'm going to try to go out there and get the win," he said. "I know those guys pretty well. Hopefully, that translates to good schemes on our end."
The Star talked to Arizona's oh-so-young assistant about his weekend trip, Colorado's elevation and running with Ralphie.
Here's what he said:
On Boulder, and game day at Folsom Field: "I had a great time there. The atmosphere is awesome. It's a great stage to play the game: the mountains in the background, the whole vibe, Ralphie (the buffalo) running out. There's good tradition there."
On how CU has changed over the years: "Obviously, that program's been struggling as of late. It's a little different than it was in the '90s, to say the least. So in that aspect, it's different. But the stage and the venue are awesome, and the crowd's right on top of you on the short sidelines. It's a scenic place, a beautiful campus with beautiful scenery."
On the elevation at Folsom Field, the third-highest stadium in major college football: "Everybody talks about it when they go there, but once the whistle blows, nobody is thinking about whether or not they can breathe. It's, 'Where do I line up? Who do I tackle?' Those things."
On whether the elevation affects opponents, or if it's overrated: "If you're playing a sport like basketball, you might be a little more affected because you're constantly on the move. In football, you get so many breaks between plays. … The only time you can really tell is when you get a long series or something like that. You just gotta go play, man. It's not as hyped up as you would think; just go out and play."
On Ralphie, the charging buffalo who leads CU's team onto the field: "It's up there, man. That's a special deal, to have a mascot that's that big being able to contain and run him on the field. It's good for the fans, it's good for the atmosphere, and I think it's good for college football."
Up next
• What: Arizona at Colorado
• When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday
• TV: Fox College Sports (check your channel lineup for availability)
• Radio: 1290-AM, 107.5-FM