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The Discover selection committee had nothing but accolades for Cheryl Strayed's captivating, audacious memoir of her solo hike on the 1,100-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail — and so Wild is one of the titles we're featuring in our upcoming Summer 2012 season.
Cheryl answered some questions about her book — and the reading she did on her journey — for Discover Great New Writers, and we're sharing it here.
Wild charts your 1100 mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 when you were twenty-six. What made you decide to write about this part of your life now?
I always knew my hike on the PCT was important to me as person, but I only recently thought the power of that experience might translate onto the page. I teach memoir on occasion and the question I'm always pushing my students to answer in their work is not what happened, but what it means. I think that's why it took me more than a decade to begin writing about my hike. I had to figure out what it meant. I couldn't do that until I'd lived a while beyond it; until I'd moved solidly out of the era of my life that I write about in Wild. At its core Wild is a story about a woman figuring out how she's going to live in the world given the facts of her life — some which are painful. I couldn't tell the story about how that woman figured it out until she really had.
How did you get the idea to hike the PCT?
I didn't know my journey would hold any answers, but I was out of solutions. I wasn't getting them in any of the other places I was looking. In some ways, my decision to hike the PCT was nothing more than running away to a place where no one could reach me, where I'd be far away from the sources of my greatest sorrows and consequences of my mistakes. But in other ways, I was running toward something too, and I knew it instinctually even then. I'd grown up in the woods of northern Minnesota, a land that's beloved to me. My faith in the silence and wonder of the wild places feels as if it's written in my blood. So that's where I went. The PCT was a foreign land to me then, but it was also something like home.
You confront a lot of emotions on the trail but one of the most palpable is the fear of being alone in the wild. How did you do it?
I opted to make fear my companion rather than my ruler. It could walk alongside me, but it wasn't going to be my guide. It was a conscious decision I made about my life. I'm not braver than most people. I was able to hike all that way alone because I decided to be brave. When I felt afraid, I told myself I was not afraid and I simply continued on. A lot of things happen to us in our lives that we can't control, but we do get to control how we respond to them. From the moment I decided to hike the PCT I knew that fear had the power to keep me from doing what I wanted to do, but only if I allowed it to. I chose not to.
You write very honestly about how woefully unprepared you were for the trip. Looking back now, are you ever surprised that you made it?
Yes and no. I must say, there's a part of me that's amazed I stuck it out. I mean, it's not as if I went out there running on the steam of a years-long dream of hiking the PCT. I was miserable so much of the time and in at least some pain pretty much always. But I tend to be stubborn. If I say I'm going to do something I'm usually going to do it. And there was enough beauty and wonder in each day that I always wanted to see what would reveal itself in the next. I also learned a whole lot. I stepped onto that trail ill-prepared and naïve. I stepped off of it a seasoned backpacker. That's what I love most about backpacking. You can talk about it all you want, but it's the trail that teaches you how to do it. Once I was in, I wasn't going to stop.
How did the other people you met at various points on the trail help you in your journey?
I often went days without encountering another human being. The solitude was tremendous — far more than I expected — and so when I met someone it was a fairly momentous occasion. I had an immediate sense of kinship with others who were hiking long distances on the PCT, like we were in something together, even if we'd only just met. Generosity was a given, as was kindness, respect, and a willingness to share one's supply of chocolate. Many times it was those people I met on the trail who kept me going. They cheered me up and made me laugh. They agonized or strategized with me. Most importantly, their presence convinced me that if they could do this, so could I. I also met people who weren't hiking the PCT, who instead were impressed, appalled or confused by what I was doing, and they were equally important. They were like a collective grounding wire for me, keeping me rooted in the world that was outside the PCT. After all these years, I'm still overwhelmed by the generosity of the many strangers who passed briefly through my life that summer. So many people were so good to me. It's something one never forgets.
Let's talk about boots. Perhaps your most important relationship forged on the PCT was the one with your boots. Would it be safe to describe this as a love/hate relationship?
My boots were the bane of my existence! They felt almost alive in their cruelty, as if they were intentionally causing me pain. When I lost one over the side of a mountain I was horrified, but I was also filled with a giddy relief. It was as if I'd been on a long, torturous road trip with the most miserable person on the planet and I'd finally and at last insisted he pull over so I could get out. Which is great, but then you're standing there by the side of the road. What next? In Wild, what was next is precisely what had come before: to keep walking. My feet never stopped hurting, in fact the pain only grew more intense as the days passed. But I feel sort of lucky even for that. I endured, in spite of the pain. It was a lesson to me, perhaps the most important one of all, the very one I went out there to learn: that we can survive even if it nearly kills us.
Can you introduce us to Monster?
Monster is the world's best backpack, or so I now think. The truth is, we got off to a terrible start. I loaded it up in a motel room in Mojave, California on the morning of the first day of my hike and found that I couldn't ift it. And I don't mean I couldn't hoist it up and on. I mean I couldn't raise it from the ground. Not even a millimeter. There are many questions I asked myself in the course of my journey, but the first and most serious one was how on this green earth was I going to carry a pack over 1100 miles of mountain wilderness when I couldn't even lift it an inch in an air-conditioned motel room. My answer was a backpack-donning routine worthy of the most avant-garde modern dance routine you've ever seen. It was so humiliating I refused to do it in the presence of others. Which was rather easy, since I seldom saw a soul. Monster is in semi-retirement in my basement now. Whenever I spot it while I'm down there doing the laundry, it's like running into an old friend. We made that whole journey together. I carried Monster all the way. And it carried me. Of all the profound things I learned on the PCT, I think the most profound was the knowledge that I could bear everything I needed on my own back. That sense of self-sufficiency was unforgettable, both a perspective shift and a life-changer. I couldn't have done that without Monster. We were a team.
What was the hardest part of the journey — was it the blisters? The dehydrated food? The snow? Or did those pale in comparison to confronting the things that drove you to the trail in the first place?
During my hike, I found there to be an interesting relationship between physical and emotional suffering. Of course the emotional suffering is far more difficult to bear. To keep my mother from dying, I'd have endured the most unendurable physical pain, but I wasn't given that choice. None of us get to trade this for that. We simply have to do our best given the unchangeable facts of our life. The main fact of my life on the PCT was that I had to walk a really long way every day over challenging terrain in all sorts of weather conditions while carrying an incredibly heavy pack. There was absolutely no arguing with that. Much to my surprise, that fact made the other, more emotional facts more bearable. If I could walk ten miles on blistered feet one hot afternoon, I could go on another day without my mother. The hardest part of my journey was trusting that the days would add up to something bigger than my fears and doubts.
You write about the books you read on the trail. Can you tell us a little about how you selected them and what they meant to you on that trip?
I love books. I've always loved books. But the books I took with me on my PCT hike were even more important because they were often my only companions. Some I chose because I'd always heard I should read them — books like Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and Nabokov's Lolita fall in to that category — others I chose because I'd already read and loved them, such as Adrienne Rich's The Dream of Common Language, which is something of a sacred text in Wild.
These many years later are there certain moments or days on the trail that still stay with you more than others?
Some days blur together, others stand out in vivid detail. The agony of hiking with my enormous pack in the tremendous heat of the southern Sierra Nevada is something I'll never forget. Running out of water on the Hat Creek Rim is another unforgettable experience. I remember those days almost down to the very breaths I took and the steps I made, probably because I felt afraid or uncomfortable. But I also have distinct memories of the trip's deepest pleasures and smallest joys: the way it felt to eat a cheeseburger at one of my re-supply stops, or to step into a hot shower. I can still feel that ecstasy, like body memory. And of course, the small beautiful moments on the trail, how often I was astonished by the natural beauty all around me. Those things stay with you forever.
How do you think the experience most changed you—both at the time and also are their lessons from the PCT that continue to reveal themselves to you all these years later?
My experience on the PCT gave me a confidence that I don't think I'd have gotten any other way. It's a particular kind of confidence — one rooted in humility. How was I going to get from point A to point B? Where would I find clean water? Did I have food and adequate clothing and shelter? Those are the questions that consumed most of my days on the PCT. They mattered more than anything — they always do — but until I was out on the PCT I'd forgotten that. My hike put my priorities in perspective, it reminded me of the power of simplicity, it forced me to be self-sufficient, it tested me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Over the years, the fruits of that labor have been innumerable.
Who have you discovered lately?
Two debut novelists: Tupelo Hassman, whose breathtaking novel, Girlchild, is beautiful and hard in the best way, and Alexis M. Smith, who wrote a wonderful novel called Glaciers [A Spring 2012 Discover Great New Writers selection. — Ed.] that is so perceptive and precise I found myself slowing down and going back, just so I could read those sentences again.
Cheers, Miwa
Miwa Messer is the Director of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program, which was established in 1990 to highlight works of exceptional literary quality that might otherwise be overlooked in a crowded book marketplace. Titles chosen for the program are handpicked by a select group of our booksellers four times a year. Click here for submission guidelines.


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Shepton Mallet Prison
HMP Shepton Mallet, also known as Cornhill now lies abandoned, bereft of those who were incarcerated here. Having closed as recently as 2013 this formidable prison operated as the oldest prison in England. However, before its closure it was a Category C Lifer Prison incarcerating the most hardened and dangerous of criminals including the notorious Kray Twins in the 1950s. The empty corridors and lifeless cells are crying out to be investigated by those who have a fascination for what life must have been like in such a desolate and unforgiving existence. Originally built as a House of Correction in 1625 this prison has a terrifying history.
Much of what has taken place here was extremely brutal. In the 17th and 18th Centuries the men, women and children who were imprisoned here existed in the most horrific conditions where they were left starving in packed, small pox infested cells. It is said that former inmates lie in unmarked graves throughout the grounds. Seven Judicial executions took place here between 1889 and 1926 but the full amount of executions that took place here prior to this is unknown. In the second world war it was adapted as a military prison and used by the British and the Americans. By the end of 1944 sixteen Americans had been hanged and 2 shot by firing squads for crimes that included rape and murder.
Your Ghost Hunt at Shepton Mallet Prison
Your ghost hunt at Shepton Mallet will be nothing but intense. With the overriding emotions here being that of sheer survival, basic instincts and challenging behaviours, it makes sense that these emotions are still entrenched within the fabric of the building. This is a ghost hunt where you will definitely need your wits about you. The echoes that you will hear and the evidential existence of the prisoners who have left their mark in many ways, some as simple as writing on their cell walls, will leave you in no doubt of how things may have been. That is only the modern evidence. You should also bear in mind that Shepton Mallet was originally established as a House of Correction in 1625 so again you are left to only be able to imagine its barbaric and grissly past.
Working in small groups you will be taking part in some amazing experiments in our attempts to make contact with whoever or whatever still walks through these prison corridors. These experiments will include Ouija Boards, Table Tipping, Glass Moving and some intense watch and wait for vigils with our up to date ghost hunting equipment. We will be using the most active areas of the prison throughout the night and you will be guided through this terrifying process by our friendly and capable team.
Ghosts of Shepton Mallet Prison
The ghosts that are thought to reside in this formidable building are vast and varied. With links back to the early 17th Century and with so many thousands of unnamed victims that lie within the grounds it is not a place where you would ever want to be alone. In the 1950's Shepton Mallet became home to Reggie and Ronnie Kray the notorious East End gangsters and it seems that their crimes did not just consist of areas outside of the prison. What we discover here will hopefully begin a long-lasting if not sinister relationship with HMP Shepton Mallet. However, it is fair to say that it will definitely be an intense and terrifying experience for all concerned.
Event Includes
- Ghost hunting vigils and séances in small groups
- Workshop/separate vigils for returning guests
- Experiments including glass divination, table tipping and Ouija Boards
- Use of ghost hunting equipment including EMF Meters, K2 Meters etc
- Refreshments and light snacks included such as teas and coffees
- Not suitable for people with mobility issues or walking difficulties

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The Windows 10 Creator Update has arrived.
It's been rolling out slowly for quite some time now, but we have noticed that there is a big push among our clients PC's in the last couple weeks.
Now that is fine – for city people/town who might be lucky enough to have fast connections and big download accounts! Unfortunately, we at Web South have seen with customer systems and experienced it ourselves that Microsoft has not catered very well for those people living in the country on limited services.
Symptoms vary from internet connections becoming extremely slow, to the computer going slow – with varying things like the system virtually coming to a halt, the mouse playing up, key presses not showing up for 30 seconds, file saves taking minutes instead of seconds etc. Boy! It really makes the computer feel like it has been hit with a virus (or similar), and I can say until you work out what is going on – it can be a very nervous time.
There is little you can do to solve the issue once the update starts, until the updates are downloaded fully and installed, other than be very patient (or in our case – move to another computer and keep working). Not everyone has this luxury! Oh! and you are better off walking away from the computer, and leave it do its thing. (keep checking because at some stage it will want to restart and will need your input.
The Issue for Country Users or Small plans
The issue is of course if you are on a slow connection or a very small download limit (which is common in our district),
in that the download may hold up the computer for so long that it never completes. The other thing that can happen is that the download can use up all of your data allowance and on some plans continue to use data. THIS CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE!
The best we can suggest is to contact us at Web South and we can sort it out for you at a reasonable cost – much less than blowing your download limit and being without your computer for days!
GIVE US A RING ON 088 1200 540 if you are having these sort of issues and can't wait, or you need other help.


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See All Nokia & Samsung-Exclusive Apps & Updates In One Place On WP8
Windows Phone comes with a really convenient way of arranging all the apps installed on your device, but if there's one thing the WP8 App List lacks, it is the ability to differentiate between system and third-party apps. If you want to check if an app came preinstalled on your device, there is no way other than trying to delete it (if it can't be uninstalled, it's a system app). Similarly, users can't see OEM-specific apps in one place either. Admittedly, there are separate sections for each OEM in the WP Store, but they don't list all the available apps. In addition to that, you can't be sure if the versions of the OEM-exclusive apps you have are the latest or not. To help users overcome this problem, a Windows Phone developer recently came up with an app named SysApp Pusher, which checks the WP Store for new OEM apps and updates. That app hasn't been around in the Store for long, and is already facing competition from a couple of new releases named Nokia App Updates and Samsung App Updates.
The two apps are from Herg-A-Fied, and have been released to overcome all the shortcomings that the developer found in SysApp Pusher. For one thing, you don't have to browse through apps that have nothing to do with you. SysApp Pusher does gather all OEM-specific apps, but if you are just looking for a way to keep an eye on ones that can be installed on your device, Nokia App Updates and Samsung App Updates are more useful. In addition to that, both apps display OEM-specific apps in a more organized manner. Rather than throwing everything under one section and on one screen, they are arranged into different categories, with separate sections for system apps, productivity, utilities, photography, etc.
The Herg-A-Fied apps might have been even more useful had the developer made basic version info available against each tile since for now, you'll still need to go to the apps' WP Store pages to gather said information. If you are fine with that, the respective app for your OEM should prove to be a great addition to your device.
Nokia App Updates and Samsung App Updates are both available as free downloads, but you can only get them for devices belonging to their respective OEMs. So, if you have a Lumia device running WP8, or a latest Samsung phone, give them a shot.
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Archive for January, 2013
Beautiful real estate in a beautiful city
Buying a home is no small task. For some people, it comes down to either the quality of the house, or the location it is in. One look at the Las Vegas real estate that is currently on the market however could easily convince any family that it is quite possible to have both. With the Las Vegas real estate that is available, any couple or family could find a gorgeous new home that will be able to perfectly suit their needs.
Whether a couple is considering starting a family or retiring, they should not make any permanent decisions until they browse through the available Las Vegas real estate. One of the greatest things about the Las vegas homes for sale is the wide selection of places to choose from. Las Vegas is a big place. Some people may want to live closer to the center of town, while others may want to live on the outskirts. Thankfully, the wide selection of locations for Las Vegas real estate can ensure that more families will be able to find a home in the neighborhood of their choice.
Some of those families that wish to browse through the Las Vegas real estate that is on the market may be interested in a big house with a big yard for their children and pets to roam around in. Others may want something that is smaller and easier to take care of. Thankfully, there are plenty of options for both.
Some families may believe that shopping around for Las Vegas real estate could leave them with no choices in their price range. The good news is that despite the cities reputation of only being hospitable to the rich and famous, there are actually plenty of affordable Las Vegas real estate choices available. Even families on a normal, middle class income could find their dream home within the Las Vegas city limits!
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Save On Walk In Tubs
No matter who you are or how well you take care of your body, at some point ages going to catch up to you. As soon as you are not able to get in and out of a typical tub basin on your own, you may want to think about getting a walk in bathtub. The cost of walk in bath tubs is not always cheap. If you want to find affordable walk in tubs, take your time when you shop for these types. You may also want to find out more about the extras that can come with walk in tubs. It is possible to put safety railing on the side of your time so that you can climb in and out of the basin and not worry about slipping. Temperature and water flow controls can be provided along with walk in tubs as well. If you take care of a senior citizen that is not able to manage their own hygienic needs any longer, walk in tubs might be just the thing you need to promote regular bathing. Even if their health has deteriorated to the point of barely being able to walk, a tub that has a door on it that will swing open can make it much easier for this person to get clean on a daily basis.
You may want to think about getting a shower chair. A shower chair can sit in one of these tubs and allow a person to sit down as they get themselves clean. A shower chair, a water temperature controller, a side railing and a door that swings open with a light touch are all beneficial to senior citizens or people that are recovering from a major injury. If you work at an assisted living facility, purchasing several tubs that can be walked into at a time will help you manage the cost of overhead. Purchasing several times at a time may also help you save on the cost of installation. Rather than pay to have a team come to your facility and install these tubs one at a time, you can have several walk in tubs installed on the same day. This will lower the cost of the tubs themselves and the installation costs associated with those tubs. Check out deals being offered by providers of walk in bath tubs before you make up your mind on which tub to order.
Sierra Regency in Roseville CA
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Roseville, CA 95661
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Amid the tree filled beauty and serenity of Roseville, California, Sierra Regency, a retirement home, blends sophisticated services with resort style ambiance. As an established gated retirement community, Sierra Regency's warm, friendly, and professionally trained staff has a fine reputation for providing the highest quality of services and hospitality in senior housing since opening in 1988.
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Creating an outdoor experience that you, your family, and your guests can enjoy is a great way to be able to relax, have fun, and share with other people. A patio is a great way to do all of these things and a patio offers a wide range of versatility that people of all ages can enjoy. Swimming pool builders Miami offers and home repairs Miami FL experts can help you extend your patio into a pool area for even more enjoyment.
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Fort Collins Cleaning Services Now Available!
Who would have ever thought that Fort collins cleaning services would now be available? Perhaps the real question is why would Fort Collins Cleaning Services NOT be available? This is the puzzling question that many were asking because many thought Fort Collins Cleaning Services existed but what everybody failed to acknowledge was that the Fort Collins Commercial Cleaning Center provided a service that was completely different from what a Fort Collins Cleaning Service provides to the residents of that area.
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Searching for Kitchen Pendant Lighting Providers
If you are looking for kitchen pendant lighting, there are generally a number of vendors out there right now who can help you to choose and install the loveliest and most practical such solution for you. However, it should be noted that not all kitchen pendant lighting providers are alike, so it does pay to ask yourself what exactly you are looking for and what you can afford prior to retaining the services of any designer lighting provider whatsoever. First of all, ask yourself how many designer lights you are looking for, and then determine if there are any special colors, styles, or materials that you might like to use when choosing the kitchen pendant lighting you like best. From there, ask yourself what you can afford to pay for any of these custom lighting solutions that you might choose.
Once you have done that, search the web for providers of kitchen pendant lighting that suit your general vision in the area. Compile a list of viable options, and compare pricing and service levels before choosing your preferred professional for this task, hiring the best and most cost effective option that you can find!
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A real estate agent can help those looking for an Oakville house for sale in Ontario. Known for its industry, including Petro Canada and Ford Motor Company plant, Oakville is conveniently located near major thoroughfares, connecting the Niagara Region with the Canadian city of Toronto. Oakville real estate is booming as more and more Canadians are looking to buy homes.
Houses for sale Oakville Ontario come in a variety of styles and sizes to match any budget or personal preference. Townhouse for sale Oakville Ontario is a popular choice among property buyers. They are great for first time home buyers as well as those who prefer low maintenance living through home associations. Because of its proximity to larger hubs, Oakville has a diverse population with many ethnic populations represented. An Oakville house for sale can be found in a specific ethnic community or one within a community of varying ethnicity and there are plenty of enthnic places to dine and shop.
Townhouse for sale in Oakville Ontario are often priced reasonably when compared to more urban living in communities nearest to Toronto or in Toronto itself.
An Oakville house for sale can include the attached style home living one gets with townhouses or can be an free standing home in a residential neighborhood. In either case, Oakville homes for sale will also offer those with school age children some of the highest private school to student ratios in Canada. Oakville is one of the more affluent cities in southern Ontario so homeowners will have their pick of a quality Oakville house for sale and great education to boot. Oakville used to be a primarily a fishing village but is now one of the best places to live. The city boasts great marinas and a beautiful harbor. There are many places for dining and entertainment or just walks along the shore of Lake Ontario or Niagara River. References.
Different Water Purification Systems
Water purification systems come in many different types. The most important thing to remember that regardless of what water purification system one uses, it is essential that they fully investigate it and make sure that they are getting what they pay for and request. As long as the water purification system provides them with the high quality desalinated and pure water that they need and desire then it is part of what we classify as effective water purification systems.
For many homes, they reserve the usage of water purification systems that are known as residential water softening. In this process they are using a water purification system that is specialized and meant for the usage of the home. This water purification system is specific to the home and efficient and able to provide people with the clean water they need in their homes. For this reason, this water purification system is efficient and noteworthy.
Reverse osmosis systems take a different approach in terms of water purification systems, especially in terms of process. This is special as far as water purification systems are concerned because they will aim to remove large molecules from the water within an individual system. Many favor this option, and it is important to rememeber that even if one does not, then it is important that we give credit to what this mode of purifying water provides for society as a whole.
It goes to show that water purification systems are all different and take a different approach to achieving the same outcome. Should we ever question what the best solution may be, we first must look at how great the need is and for what purpose and at what rate do we need these water purification systems to perform at. Once these essential questions have been answered to the fullest extent then we can go about looking at various purification systems. Get more here.
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Strips and Bricks Quilt Pattern
Strips and Bricks Quilt Pattern
This easy to follow, illustrated quilt pattern will walk you through the process of making my Strips and Bricks quilt. The step-by-step instructions are enhanced by illustrations to make sewing this 34" x 51" quilt a breeze.
I've included 3 different versions in my photos to highlight ta few of the possibilities for your own version of this pattern.
This pattern comes as an instant download.
Please note: Pattern is for personal, non-commercial uses only.
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Chairperson: James McGibany, Ph.D.
Department of Economics website
Some disciplines train you to be a specialist. The economics discipline is a way of thinking about the world and the factors that influence and shape human actions. Economists have applied their science to the study of many forms of human endeavor. A major in economics gives students a way of analytically reasoning through problems. Whether they are interested in a career in private industry, government, public policy or the nonprofit sector, a degree in economics provides them with the tools to succeed. Being in a vibrant metropolitan area offers a great many advantages to our students, including access to internships with many top firms and organizations within the Milwaukee metro area. Our internships are carefully designed to guarantee that students attain valuable work experience. Students can even gain an inside track on jobs with those firms once they graduate. Our alumni have gone on to successful careers in many different areas including, but not limited to, policy analysts, practicing attorney, futures traders, banking analysts and business consultants.
Major in Economics
The major in economics consists of nine courses (27 credit hours) in economics: four required courses (12 credit hours) and 15 additional credit hours of upper division economics courses. In addition to the economics courses, two mathematics and statistics courses (6-8 credit hours) are required as listed below. Economics (ECON) majors are also required to take two additional social science courses outside of the ECON major. This requirement can be satisfied by taking any two courses that have one or more of the following subject codes: ANTH, CRLS, POSC, PSYC, SOCI, or SOWJ. Courses with the ANTH subject code must be in the area of cultural anthropology rather than biological anthropology.
A minimum grade of C must be earned in each of the major courses, including those numbered 3000 and above, (and including the required core courses: ECON 3003 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis and ECON 3004 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis).
|Required Economics Courses:
|Principles of Microeconomics
|Principles of Macroeconomics
|Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
|Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
|Electives - Choose five upper-division ECON courses.
|Total Credit Hours
|Required Mathematics and Statistics Courses:
|Elements of Calculus (or equivalent or higher-level calculus course)
|Modern Elementary Statistics (or equivalent or higher-level statistics course)
|Total Credit Hours
- Students contemplating graduate study in economics should take MATH 1450 Calculus 1 and MATH 1451 Calculus 2.
- Students may not take both ECON 3001 Applied Business Economics and ECON 3003 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis for credit. Since ECON 3003 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis is a required course, students cannot take ECON 3001 as an elective course for credit.
Economics B.A./M.S.A.E. Accelerated Degree Program
The Department of Economics offers a special five-year program enabling students to earn an undergraduate degree and a Master of Science degree in Applied Economics (M.S.A.E.). For information, consult the Graduate School of Management Bulletin or contact the Department of Economics.
Minor in Economics
The minor in Economics consists of 18 credit hours: two required courses (6 credit hours) and four upper division economics electives (12 credit hours). In addition to the economics course requirements, a basic statistics course (3 credit hours) is required as listed below.
|Principles of Microeconomics
|Principles of Macroeconomics
|Electives - Choose four upper-division ECON courses.
|Total Credit Hours
|Additional Statistics Course Requirement:
|Modern Elementary Statistics (or equivalent or higher-level statistics course)
- Students minoring in Economics are urged to complete one of the following mathematics sequences listed below:
|Finite Mathematics
and Elements of Calculus
|Calculus 1
and Calculus 2
Department of Public Instruction Certification
To pursue Department of Public Instruction certification, College of Education students are required to complete the following requirements for a major in Economics. The major consists of 27 credit hours: four required courses (12 credits) and 15 additional credit hours of upper-division work selected from Groups I - III. An additional 9-11 credit hours in basic statistics and mathematics courses are required as listed below.
|Required Courses:
|Principles of Microeconomics
|Principles of Macroeconomics
|Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
|Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
|Upper-Division Courses from Groups I-III as listed below:
|Group I: Choose one of the following courses.
|Economics and Law
|Economics and Ethics
|Group II: Choose two of the following courses.
|Public Policies Toward American Industry
|Public Finance
|Urban and Regional Economics
|Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
|Economics of Labor Markets
|Money, Banking and Monetary Policy
|Group III: Choose one of the following courses.
|International Economic Issues
|International Currency Markets
|Comparative Economic Systems
|International Trade
|Development Economics
|Economics Elective: Choose one additional upper-division ECON course.
|Total Credit Hours
|Additional Mathematics Courses Required:
|Choose one of the following sequences:
|Finite Mathematics
and Elements of Calculus (or equivalent)
|Calculus 1
and Calculus 2
|Required Statistics Course:
|Modern Elementary Statistics (or equivalent)
|Total Credit Hours
ECON 1001. Introduction to Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
An introductory survey of economic issues for non-majors with an emphasis on using economic concepts as elements of critical reasoning. Microeconomic topics include markets and the role of government in a market economy. Macroeconomic topics include the banking system, inflation and unemployment. International issues include the balance of trade and foreign exchange. Will not be counted towards the Economics major. Not available for students enrolled in the College of Business Administration.
ECON 1040. Introduction to the Global Economy. 3 cr. hrs.
An introductory approach to global economic integration and the forces that determine competitiveness in the global market place. Key issues include: redistributive effects of international trade and offshoring of production, the tradeoff between economic efficiency and equity, ethical questions of the distribution of gains and losses, the development of poorer nations and current issues in the global economy such as population, food, and cultural differences. Credit cannot be earned if ECON 1103 and 1104 have been completed. Prereq: Cannot be taken by students in the College of Business, ECON/BUEC major or minor, INIA major or minor.
ECON 1103. Principles of Microeconomics. 3 cr. hrs.
Institutions and processes of market specialization and exchange. Supply and demand and their determinants. Pricing and production decisions of the firm under varying competitive conditions. The role of government in a modern mixed economy. Microeconomic analysis applied to selected economic problems.
ECON 1103H. Honors Principles of Microeconomics. 3 cr. hrs.
Institutions and processes of market specialization and exchange. Supply and demand and their determinants. Pricing and production decisions of the firm under varying competitive conditions. The role of government in a modern mixed economy. Microeconomic analysis applied to selected economic problems. As an Honors Program course, includes a more intensive research or project component. Prereq: Admission to Marquette University Honors Program.
ECON 1104. Principles of Macroeconomics. 3 cr. hrs.
Processes and determinants of overall economic activity and growth. National income accounting, determination of aggregate income, employment, and the price level. Money and banking, government monetary and fiscal policy, and international economics. Prereq: ECON 1103.
ECON 1104H. Honors Principles of Macroeconomics. 3 cr. hrs.
Processes and determinants of overall economic activity and growth. National income accounting, determination of aggregate income, employment, and the price level. Money and banking, government monetary and fiscal policy, and international economics. As an Honors Program course, includes a more intensive research or project component. Prereq: ECON 1103 and admission to Marquette University Honors Program.
ECON 1930. Special Topics in Economics. 1-3 cr. hrs.
Offered as an experimental course to evaluate and determine if a course should be incorporated into the regular curriculum of a program, or courses in the approval process pipeline, but not yet officially approved. Once the same course has been offered twice as a Special Topic, it cannot be offered again until it moves through the curriculum approval process and is approved with a regular curriculum course number.
ECON 3001. Applied Business Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
The focus of this course is to explain and develop key economic principles, models, and data that are relevant to business analysis and managerial decision-making. It expands on important economic principles including demand and supply, production and cost, market structures, profit maximization and pricing strategies under varying competitive conditions. Students are expected to develop skills in the practice of using economic models, data and statistical techniques in the process of business decision-making, as well as an understanding of both the usefulness and limitations of such models, data, and techniques. Students may not take both ECON 3001 and ECON 3003 for credit. Prereq: ECON 1103, ECON 1104 and BUAD 1560 or MANA 2028 or equiv.
ECON 3003. Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis. 3 cr. hrs.
Reviews the tools of supply and demand analysis. Studies the market behavior of consumers and business firms and the way they interact with each other and with public policy. Applies market theory to questions of resource allocation efficiency, changing market conditions, optimal pricing and output strategies and to important social issues of the day. Students may not take both ECON 3001 and ECON 3003 for credit. Prereq: ECON 1103; ECON 1104; MATH 1400 or equiv.
ECON 3004. Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis. 3 cr. hrs.
Determines levels of aggregate output, employment and prices. Describes available policy variables and their impacts upon the money, bond, goods and labor markets. Looks at inflation and unemployment, international macroeconomic interrelationships and fundamentals of the economic growth process. Prereq: ECON 1103; ECON 1104; MATH 1400 or equiv.
ECON 3040. Global Applied Learning Project: Applied Global Business Learning. 0-3 cr. hrs.
Applied Global Business Learning is a short-term applied global business service learning experience. Under the direction of the instructor, students work with a foreign business venture to solve business problems. In the classroom setting, students learn about the history and culture of the country, as well as the experiences of individuals who have completed a global service project in the region. Students also have the opportunity to learn the realities of developing country business problems. Students help develop a business case solution for the selected project and travel to the location for implementation. Upon completion of the in-country experience, students prepare a post trip report for both the instructor and the entrepreneur and participate in a reflection retreat. Prereq: All application materials completed and cons. of instr.; Jr. stndg.
ECON 3951. MU Led Travel and Study Abroad in Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
Course taught in an international setting by Marquette professors and where students earn Marquette credit. Study Abroad expenses apply. Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch.; Sr. stndg.
ECON 3986. Internship Work Period. 0 cr. hrs.
SNC/UNC grade assessment. Prereq: ECON 3001 or ECON 3003; cons. of prog. dir. and cons. of Business Career Center.
ECON 4006. Public Policies Toward American Industry. 3 cr. hrs.
Role of competition as an economic regulator. Bases and consequences of monopoly power. Development of statutory and administrative law affecting market processes in the U.S. Antitrust policies applied to monopoly, oligopoly, mergers and restrictive trade policies. Alternatives to anti-trust, including utility regulation and social regulation. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4008. Economics and Law. 3 cr. hrs.
Relationship between the rights and obligations which the legal system confers on individuals and the allocation of resources which results from alternative assignments of legal rights. Uses and limitations of economic analysis in explaining the process by which legal rights are conferred. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4010. Public Finance. 3 cr. hrs.
Role of government in a market-oriented economy. Externalities, public goods and political decision-making. Analysis of major federal spending programs including social security, health care and welfare. Effects of government expenditure and tax policies on efficiency in the allocation of resources and on the distribution of income. Principles of taxation, budget deficits and the financing of public expenditures. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4012. Urban and Regional Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
Economic role of cities and systems of cities. Forces behind regional and urban growth. Explaining migration and employment changes. The role of quality of life in cities. Problems of central city economic decline, urban poverty, housing problems, and urban transportation. Suburbanization and urban sprawl. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4016. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
Economic analysis of environmental and natural resources including land, air, and water. Special emphasis on the role of human values and economic institutions in resource exploitation. Topics covered include air and water pollution, energy, ocean resources, forestry practices, mineral resources, the population problem, and agriculture. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4020. Economics of Labor Markets. 3 cr. hrs.
Supply and demand conditions unique to markets for services of human beings. The economics of investment and disinvestment of human capital. Topics include: determination of labor force size, geographic distribution and qualitative aspects; economic effects of institutional arrangements and labor laws; current issues. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4022. Economics of Healthcare and Health Policy. 3 cr. hrs.
An introduction to healthcare and health policy from an economics perspective. Covers the demand for and supply of healthcare, moral hazard, adverse selection, and health insurance markets (public and private) using economic evaluation techniques. Also covers the ongoing federal healthcare reform as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is the largest piece of health legislation in decades and is dramatically changing the underlying structure and operation of the healthcare sector. Discuss the value of health, externalities and public health, cost containment and managed care in addition to several other health topics. The main goal is to better understand the issues and debates in the vast and rapidly growing field of health economics. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4040. International Economic Issues. 3 cr. hrs.
Survey of international economics. Basis for and welfare effects of international trade, commercial policies, and economic growth. International organizations, trading regions, and trade accords. Balance of payments concepts and exchange rate theories. History and theory of international monetary systems including fixed versus flexible exchange rates. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104. Credit not given if ECON 4044 or ECON 4046 has already been completed for credit.
ECON 4044. International Currency Markets. 3 cr. hrs.
Examination of various foreign exchange markets, including the spot, forward, futures and options markets. Risk, pricing and arbitrage procedures for cash and portfolio managers. Exchange rate management, structure of the international financial architecture, and the determination of exchange rates and the balance of payments. The role and practice of global financial intermediaries. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4045. Comparative Economic Systems. 3 cr. hrs.
An analysis and description of institutional differences among national economies. A theoretical framework for analyzing the effects of alternative systems on social and economic behavior is developed. Theoretical models are applied to specific cases, with special emphasis on issues of growth and development in advanced variants of capitalist, post-communist and less-developed economies. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4046. International Trade. 3 cr. hrs.
Sources, patterns, and welfare implications of international trade. Empirical investigations of traditional trade theories. Arguments for and impact of commercial policies. Trade effects of economic growth. Imperfect competition and intra-industry trade as alternatives to traditional theories and views. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4047. Development Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
Traditional economics is concerned with the allocation of scarce resources and emphasizes rationality and self-interest in decision-making. Political economy combines economics and politics to examine how social and institutional processes and power influence the allocation of scarce resources. Development economics deals with the economic, social, political and institutional mechanisms necessary to bring about rapid, large scale improvements in the lives of people in developing economies. Its ultimate goal is to understand the overall process of social and economic change in less developed countries in order to improve the lives of the majority of the world's population. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4060. Introduction to Econometrics. 3 cr. hrs.
Designed to teach how to build an econometric model and to make forecasts using it. Models are constructed to explain phenomena that are observed frequently in business, economics and the social sciences. Linear regression analysis is employed and both single-equation and multi-equation models are investigated. Of practical value to economists, businessmen, engineers, statisticians, and other professionals for whom applied quantitative techniques are important. Prereq: ECON 1103, ECON 1104, and MATH 1700 or equiv.; or ECON 1103, ECON 1104, and BUAD 1560 or MANA 2028 or equiv.
ECON 4065. Introduction to Mathematical Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
Designed to give students the quantitative background required to appreciate the use of mathematics in economic analysis. Emphasis is on developing important techniques. However, many economic applications are incorporated in order to demonstrate how standard economic models can be developed in mathematical terms. Topics include matrix algebra, differential calculus, both constrained and unconstrained optimization and comparative statistics. Prereq: ECON 1103, ECON 1104 and one of the following: MATH 1400, MATH 1410, MATH 1450, MATH 1451, MATH 1455 or MATH 2450.
ECON 4070. Economics and Ethics. 3 cr. hrs.
Examines the relationship between economics and ethics, or how moral values and ethical reasoning underlie both the science of economics and the operation of the economy. Aim of the course is to intrduce students to the role of ethical reasoning in economics and economic life, and thereby help create a capacity on their part for ethical reflection and action in connection with economic policy and individual economic experience. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4072. Behavioral Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
An introduction to behavioral economics. People are caring, susceptible to fatigue and sometimes shortsighted or otherwise error prone. Yet in economic models, people are usually assumed to be cold, calculating, tireless, and infinitely farsighted and errorless; they are robot-like! Behavioral economists relax some of the typical assumptions made about people in economic theory. These questions are addressed: Why do people engage in risky behavior, what does it mean for someone to make a gut decision, and how do animal spirits and herd behavior arise in stock markets? Surveys behavioral economic theory and experimental results and investigates some of the implications of behavioral economics for public policy. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4080. Money, Banking and Monetary Policy. 3 cr. hrs.
Origins, nature and importance of money. Money demand and supply. Types of financial markets and their role in the economy. Banking institutions and the Federal Reserve. Role of monetary policy in business cycles and its impact on financial institutions and markets. Prereq: ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4931. Topics in Economics. 1-3 cr. hrs.
Lectures and discussions in an area which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course. Topics are designated in the Schedule of Classes. Prereq: Jr. stndg.; ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4953. Seminar in Economics. 3 cr. hrs.
Topics vary. Specific titles to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Prereq: Jr. stndg. and ECON 1103 and ECON 1104.
ECON 4986. Economics Internship - Grading Period. 3 cr. hrs.
S/U grade assessment. Prereq: ECON 3986, cons. of prog. dir. and cons. of Business Career Center.
ECON 4989. Economics Internship - Work and Grading Period. 3 cr. hrs.
S/U grade assessment. Prereq: ECON 3001 or ECON 3003; cons. of prog. dir. and cons. of Business Career Center.
ECON 4995. Independent Study in Economics. 1-4 cr. hrs.
Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch.
ECON 4999. Senior Thesis. 2 cr. hrs.
With department approval. Seniors may write a thesis under direction of an adviser. Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch.


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As I stare out my window watching the snow come down (yes, it's the end of April) I can't help but daydream about my recent trip to Puerto Vallarta. We had the pleasure of staying at a luxury condominium developed & designed by Yoo by Starck. The condo itself was fabulous…modern and spacious with the most amazing ocean view you could ask for. But what really took my breath away was the grounds. Despite being laid out in a typical long & narrow hotel zone lot on the shores of Bahía de Banderas – the grounds were anything but typical. I won't bore you with wordy interior design lingo - take a look for yourself and see what I mean.
This is the open-air reception area. Everything from the fuchsia acrylic desk to the grouping of chairs creates a perfectly relaxed and playful ambiance. Modern and ornate furnishings mingled throughout the whole resort in typical Philippe Starck style.
A couple of seating areas separating the pool area and condos. The use of the massive photographs adds unexpected drama.
Another seating area with a large mirror as a backdrop. Traditional painted tiles ground the grouping.
The grounds were never lacking a quiet place to sneak away from the crowds. The fuchsia walls peeking through the lush foliage is unexpected and fun.
The infinity edge pool overlooking the ocean. While the grounds were full of colour, the pool area was neutral and serene. There is actually a condo rule only allowing white or beige towels by the pool!
The games room with library in the background. The library glowed with yellow glass on all four sides.
A view from the open air lobby. The oversize leaf graphic on the ceiling is framed with a plaster molding. Love the traditional details mixed with modern graphic prints.
his little jewel box is the women's washroom in the lobby. Every surface absolutely sparkled. The photograph is actually the door to the watercloset.
Lastly, this was our view from the 18th floor. I just doesn't get any better. Sigh.


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Chair's Welcome
Pocklington is a classic English market town at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds, 15 miles from the city of York, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The Tennis Club was established at its present site in 1921 (check out our Old Day's photo gallery) and has grown into the area's premier tennis club as an LTA registered venue. Its quiet site with off road parking has six all-weather courts and a recently re-built clubhouse with toilet facilities and changing area.
We have floodlights installed on four of the six courts and an electronic gated entry system. Currently only members can book courts online. Non-members wising to book should email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 07702 831 538.
But the club is so much more than its facilities – it is the members that make the real difference.
With around 100 adults, the club supports teams throughout the Driffield Lawn Tennis League as well as teams in the Ladies Fulford Invitation League, York Men's Tyke League. We also have a number of junior teams and a thriving Junior Section.
If competitive tennis isn't for you, the club offers regular social tennis sessions that allow for all different types of people, with varying ability levels, to get together and have a friendly game.
Other recent social occasions have included a Beer Festival, Bonfire Night Celebration, and a Tennis Open Day.
We're always happy to welcome new members to our West Green base – but don't take my word for it, get in touch and we can invite you along to see for yourself.
Chris French
Then & now… The club in the 1990s before undergoing major renovation to make it the wonderful facilitiy it is today.


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We have 4 intake dates planned for 2019, where we explain how roller derby works, fit you for any gear you need to borrow, and let you try your hand at some skating skills. Freshie training runs on Sundays from 4-5.30pm, however we ask that you come down at 3.30 on intake day so that we can sort out your gear and paperwork.
There's no need to be a master skater to start out with us: our coaches will train you up from the basics all the way to the top, at your own pace. So don't be scared to join.
Skate Victoria insurance (one off, lasts for calendar year) $35
$100 for 10 weeks of sessions
$40 if you need to hire skates
Bring yourself in fitted, comfortable clothing, comfortable shoes (there will be occasional off skates components), a full drink bottle and any skating gear that you own.
Safety gear consists of knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards and helmets which are all available for borrowing. A mouth guard is also required, which you can't borrow (because eww!) but you can buy from us for $40.
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Teresa Roberts Logan is an award-winning writer, standup comic, and cartoonist. She has been a featured comic on such comedy shows as A&E's "Evening at the Improv," and "Comedy on the Road," and has also made comedy appearances on HBO, The Comedy Channel, and The Food Network. She has been a regular featured comic at clubs such as "Catch a Rising Star" Las Vegas, "Zanies" Chicago, and "Comedy Works" Denver, who also hired her to write a successful series of radio ads for the club. Most recently, she has been a regular performer at "StoryTalks" as part of the NYC Gotham Comedy Club's hilarious storytelling series, as well as "StoryDistrict DC", and a featured performer at "Comic Strip Live" in NYC. She is acclaimed for her clean comedy, edgy style, and improv work with live audiences. As a touring comic, she has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Carey, Dana Carvey, and Kevin Nealon. She was the first featured woman on the hit DVD series, "Thou Shalt Laugh."
As a writer and cartoonist, she has been nominated for a Reuben Award (the Oscars for cartooning), and is a featured cartoonist in RESIST!, the women's political art forum from the art editor of The New Yorker, as well as THE CARTOON CRIER, a juried national comics paper distributed by The Center for Cartoon Studies. A contributing author/artist to DIRTY DIAMONDS, the ground-breaking all-girl comics anthology series, she is also a regularly featured cartoonist in Magic Bullet, Washington, DC's internationally distributed full-size comics paper. Logan is a regular exhibitor and guest at New York ComicCon, CreativeCon Panama City, and AwesomeCon DC, and moderated the Women in Comics panel at AwesomeCon DC. She has also been a contributing writer to the Reuben Award-winning nationally syndicated comic strip, "DUSTIN," and won awards for her comedy radio scripts. Her writing has been featured in seven of the "Mug of Woe" book series, as well as "Laughing Out Loud," for Hallmark Books. She has self-published her ongoing series "Haint Blue" and "Ballet Ghost," for the ComicCons market. Her book of cartoons is available from Andrews McMeel Publishing, the world's largest and most respected cartoon book publishers of "Calvin and Hobbes" and "The Far Side."
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"A comedy pro." - The Rocky Mountain News
"Hilarious." - The Denver Post
"Teresa is Flannery O'Connor meets Joan Rivers." - Tom Leopold (Writer: Seinfeld, Cheers, Will and Grace)
Teresa now makes her home in Pittsburgh, PA, where her husband trains actors, while she ponders the bus schedule.
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Today I have decided I should update my site with a new blog post….for two reasons.. one I haven't done it for a while, …and secondly because today is one of those very rare cloudy days here in the Balearic Islands so an excellent opportunity to sit and actually do it.. and I'm embarrassed to admit that my last post was way back in August of last year..terrible!!
We arrived a few weeks early in Cartagena as planned…and the reason for this was so that we could be there for the superb week long Roman Carthaginian festival they hold in the last week of September.. I could write a whole chapter on this event alone…If you get the chance its well worth seeing.
We chose to winter here for numerous reasons, one being that quite a number of our friends from Lagos were doing exactly the same,…. it has a vibrant winter community of liveaboards,…. its a lovely city,…and last but not least they do excellent deals over winter for Catamarans which pay the same price as monohulls.. The marina itself is very well situated in the heart of the City…its also very well protected from any adverse weather.. The harbour itself is a very busy place…it not only has the two marina's it is also a container port, a military port, and also a cruise ship venue…with daily visits by the huge cruise ships that ply the Mediterranean right up until the beginning of November when they hop across the Atlantic for the Caribbean season.. it takes a little getting used to stepping out on to the back of the boat in the morning to be faced by the huge expanse of a cruise ship with hundreds of cabins looking down on you.
The marina itself is great and the staff that work there are some of the best and most friendliest we have come across anywhere… there are no real criticism's to really mention at all on that count… Cartagena itself for us on a purely personal level was not quite perfect however…very close but not quite..It may sound daft to say this but Cartagena is very Spanish !! yes I know we are in Spain but what I mean by that comment is this….in nearly every place we have been to from Lagos to Almerimar you can nearly always seek out a bar that you can get to socialise with other Brits and usually enjoy a game of English football on the TV….sadly for me, not in Cartagena…as such its the one important aspect that was missing for me…..especially when you consider just what a large number of Brits…and other nationalities spend the winter there…the marina really needs a bar or something to have as a socialising hang out.. this view will obviously not be held by everyone….in fact many will probably rejoice its this way….me ?….well I did miss my Football !!…Oh and one other thing we missed…A beach….there is a very small one around a mile and a half away, but nothing you can get to very easily..
The City itself is very nice…if you like ancient history and architecture you will be in heaven…there is Roman history everywhere…in fact even in high street shops..yes seriously…one with a glass floor having being built above an Ancient Roman walkway..both bizarre but also fascinating.. There is always some archaeological dig or preservation project going on somewhere or another.. Oh and did I mention they like their festivals, their Roman Carthaginian one mentioned earlier and the religious week of celebrations being the major ones of note.. These take over the whole City…
One thing we did take advantage of whilst here was hiring a car. They do some ridiculously cheap deals from Murcia airport over the winter months…the hire companies apparently have to pay to store their cars at sites over winter so they would rather get them off site by hiring them out extremely cheaply… we are talking brand newish cars for around 2eu !! a day…in fact it is cheaper to hire a car for a month than to pay for an airport transfer.. it was soon obvious that most other liveaboards soon discovered this as very quickly the marina was full of hire cars for the winter…at those prices it really is a no brainer and not only makes life going to and from the out of town shopping centres so easy it also makes great days out to places such as Mazarron, which we did quite often, as its a great day out.. Oh and June says I have to mention the wonderful upholstery shop they have in Cartagena…its called "Casa Angel"…and even I have to admit its great…they can make pretty much anything and supply pretty much anything…we bought quite a bit of sunbrella type material from them which kept June busy over the winter months making chaps for our dinghy and numerous covers and shades for the boat, which is something you definitely need for the hot Med summer.
So to sum up we had a great time in Cartagena…met some wonderful people and it is certainly somewhere I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone looking for somewhere to spend a winter.. Would we go back?… actually no, we are glad we stayed there but as I said earlier its not quite perfect.
Balearics Islands….and Plans !
27th April, goodbye Cartagena. We left in fine weather with a nice breeze to shake off the cobwebs and make the short trip up to the inland lagoon of La Manga.. La Manga is a huge holiday resort with miles upon miles of hotels and apartments. Not the most attractive place. It does however have a huge inland lagoon which you have to go through a lifting road bridge to enter…its not very deep and the water quality is certainly not the best. We had planned to go in for a day or two just to anchor and allow me the opportunity to jump over the side and give the hulls a scrub to remove the 6 months of slime which had built up whilst holed up in Cartagena. Well unfortunately the jellyfish that have taken up residency put paid to that idea..in fact jellyfish have been a constant feature all summer in a lot of places.. So anyway I decided the hulls were not in too bad shape at all and could wait and we departed next morning. We made 3 further stops up the coast at Torrevieja, L'Adire just past Benidorm, and Moroira. We sat here for a couple of days until the wind was in our favour and on the 2nd May we set off on the 60 mile trip over to the Balearic Islands and the harbour of San Antoni, Ibiza.
As I sit writing this we have now spent 106 consecutive nights at Anchor…we have not been in any marina or even tied up to a buoy at all… previously we had read and heard loads and loads of stories of doom and gloom from people who said anchoring around the Balearics is a nightmare and becoming more and more impossible due to Poseidon grass police, fining you if you dare to drop your anchor on the Poseidon sea grass which proliferates around the coasts, bouys being laid in all the popular anchorages so you are not allowed to drop your own anchor…and just the simple fact everywhere is just too overcrowded…. well all I can say is yes some places do get crowded…in fact very crowded…but the rest is utter rubbish and scare-mongering as long as you use common sense when anchoring .. If you are not inclined to anchor and prefer to sit in marinas then that might be a different story..and I hope you have deep pockets, say no more ! But anchoring is easy. So long as you monitor the weather and move to a more sheltered spot if threatening weather is forecast then everything will be fine, and look for some sand to drop the anchor on. There's loads of it so no need to anchor on grass in the first place. Of those 106 nights we have only had two that we have stayed awake for the night just to keep an eye on things in the wind…but nothing at all so far that has caused us anxiety.. Obtaining water is also relatively easy in most places and many marinas allow you to come in and take it usually for a few euros.. simplest way is just to ask fellow sailors who are already there for information… they are always more than glad to help.
Plans !!
All through the winter at Cartagena we had been making plans for the following winter. At one point I think there were around 9 other boats who were also doing the same and to cut a long story short a collective decision was made that Sicily would be a good place. There was a choice between Ragusa and Licata and after negotiations Licata won the day. We along with others duly paid our deposit to secure our berth and we then sat and made plans for the following season to hop over and spend the summer in Greece, going to old haunts that we visited when we chartered boats years ago… these plans continued to take shape…right up until on passage half way across to Mallorca from Ibiza… Myself and June had one of those discussions about were we doing the right thing, is it what we really want to do ?….yes one of those deep meaningful type discussions…well a few hours on and we both decided that no it wasn't what we really wanted…what we both really wanted was to turn around and go back from where we came !…and the reason for that decision…we both love the Algarve…we both missed the Algarve…we both missed Lagos and the surrounding area and the variety and better sailing it gives us….so that's what we are now doing…instead of rushing straight back however we are going to over winter on the Spanish mainland..we have booked in to Almerimar and also plan to lift out there again to do some jobs in January or February. Then in the spring we will start to make our way back to the Algarve via Gibraltar and our favourite haunts up that coast..
Why the change of heart? Well numerous reasons a few of which I will mention. As stated we love the Algarve and the Lagos region. Better sailing…its true that in the Med you frequently have too much or too little wind. The heat! The Med is often just too damn hot, especially in July/August…despite what people back home think temperatures up in the high 30's or 40's is just not enjoyable or pleasant.. Its strange because I thought it would be just a case of jumping off the back of the boat to cool down…well actually its not that easy simply because the sea is just too warm…out here we end up swimming around trying to find a colder spot in the water…its quite bizarre… but even then within 10 mins your are pouring sweat again… It is too crowded!…yes we have anchored everywhere but yes you are constantly aware of others anchoring too close to you and we have frequently told others to move for that reason….very often you are met with a gallic shrug or in the case of the Italians some curses and then they throw their fenders over the side as if to say "That will Do"….and what's our trick to counter this….we go on deck with our camera and start taking pictures of the boat, the crew and the vessel registration number…its amazing how doing this focusses their minds all of a sudden…and so far has resulted in 100% success rate in getting them to move.. Lack of Variety!…. yes strange to say but we have both come to the conclusion that one secluded beautiful sunbaked Cala in the Balearics is much the same as every other sunbaked Cala…maybe this is the result of having spent so long at anchor…maybe. However it cannot be denied there is just much more variety in the Algarve…well we think so…Cost! yes cost..there is a very good reason that we have spent so long at anchor…mostly its because that's what we prefer but we must admit a short spell tied up in a marina with all the convenience that brings is a lovely treat.. well not in the Balearics…for us it would be around 120eu per night ..yes per night to go in to a marina, and often more ….sorry but no way am I paying that amount…. again on the Algarve we used to think 30-40eu was expensive…well not now and when we are back there I wont now mind paying that if needed for a few days in a marina.. Greece! Been there done that….yes our plans were to go to Greece as we have spent loads of charters in both North and South Ionian and originally wanted to return…but on reflection its a lot of hassle just to go to areas you have already been to before many times…and yes we know Greece is huge and there are many other areas to see but we would not have wanted to winter out there so would probably have returned to Sicily for another winter…simply due to the weather..
So there you go…those are some but not all of our reasons for going back to the Algarve…and to be totally honest with you we cannot wait to get back !


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I think I might have an idea for using up that 20 fat quarter pack of Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush that I picked up at Alewives Fabrics last November! Super cute tutorial from Film in the Fridge. I'd like to make a twin sized quilt for the bed in my office/spare room.
Innocent Crush fabric
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The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
First Published March 19, 2014
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Wow this took me way longer to complete than I anticipated! A huge thank you to NapoleonSplit for nominating me! Also I am pretty sure I referred to you as "NeapolitanSplit" before, so sorry for that! Whoops!
Okay so for those of you who do not know about the Liebster Award (copied from NapoleonSplit):
The idea of the award is to is to recognize and promote new up and coming blogs of a good standard with less than 200 followers (on WordPress).
I had a lot of fun answering this questions, and the last one really stumped me! I hope you all enjoy reading them, xx.
11 Questions
What role has reading played in shaping your daily lifestyle?
- My dad tells me that when I was three years old I used to fall asleep with a pocket dictionary on my face, upside down. Needless to say I was born to read. My parents taught me how to read before school did because I desperately wanted to know how. Ever since I can remember I've had like seven books on the go at once. It's a bit of a ridiculous way to read-it takes me months to finish one-but there are just so many that I can't decide! I think even bigger than my daily lifestyle, my love of reading has shaped my entire life. It is the reason I got a Bachelor's degree in English, and the reason I want to be an English teacher; I want to spread my love of reading and writing with as many people as I can. It only takes one good teacher to show someone the depth and wonder of books.
What was your most transformative read in 2015?
- You might be surprised, but I'd have to say Harry Potter III, IV & V. Why? Because I had never read the series before. There. I said it. I don't know why but it just never really appealed to me. I tried, several times actually. But the first book is written for children, and it is basically identical to the movie, so I could never get into it. Last year I finally decided to try to start at the third book. I loved it! I have yet to read the VI and VII, but this is a huge step for me! I am the kind of person who ALWAYS reads the book before seeing the movies. This was the one exception. I find it such a huge change for me because being one of the people who actually know the real Harry Potter story is kind of a big deal. It is the biggest thing to happen in our generation after all. (PS. I do intend to read the first two eventually, maybe out loud to my children when I have them)
If you could travel to any time period, which would you travel to? Why?
- Well if it wasn't for small pox, millions of other diseases and the great oppression of women, I would probably say sometime in the past, like 17th century England, or ancient Egypt. But since ideally I would like to SURVIVE time travel, I'd say 2000 years in the future! Of course the world could be obliterated by then and I could end up dying anyway, but who wouldn't want to see where technology is going to take us!? On a super realistic scale, I would probably just time travel to the end of the next week, find out what the winning lottery number are and play them. That way I could probably buy the time machine off of whoever-it-is-that-I'm-somehow-using-it from.
What social issues are you most concerned about? (name 3)
- The War on Drugs- It is a self-perpetuating war that is completely pointless, a waste of SO much money, and it CREATES crime. Drug dealers with guns and gangs only exist BECAUSE it is illegal. People are going to do drugs whether or not the government says they can. Make it all legal, regulate it, tax it, and put all the money put into the war on drugs into creating treatment centres for addicts. Addicts are NOT criminals, they are people with a severe mental disorder and they have just as much right to receive help as anyone else does. Finally the UN is going to take action on this.
- Corporations- They rape and pillage our entire world. What can we do about it? DO NOT SHOP AT CORPORATIONS. Everything, and yes I mean literally everything, you could ever want you can find at local businesses. You might have to go to ten stores instead of making your one-stop-shop at Wal-Mart. But think about it: when you buy something you are giving your money to another person. So next time you spend, think about who you want to be giving your money to. The CEO of Wal-Mart? Or Fred the butcher who owns a small shop in a suburb of your city? For groceries, try to find a farmer's market where you can buy your vegetables, a bakery for your bread, and a butcher who sells local meat (or at least as close as you can get it from, I know not everywhere has cattle farms). Resources are wasted when they are spent shipping things worldwide, the same things that often grow just down the street. The moral of this is: SHOP LOCAL.
- Over 51% of carbon emissions comes from the cattle industry. And I bet you've never heard of it. The thing is, the food industry is actually the most powerful in the world, so powerful that they can direct the media's attention to fossil fuels. You want to save the planet? Don't stop driving your car, that's unrealistic. Hopefully eventually we will have electric cars, but that is another issue. If you really want to make a big difference stop eating meat. That's a lot to ask I know. Start but cutting down red meat to once a weak. I promise you will be amazed at how good your body feels. There are so many reasons we should not be eating meat. The first, as I mentioned, is that it is the biggest pollution to our planet. Second, these intelligent animals are horribly abused (a pig has the same brain capacity and consciousness as a four year old child). Third, the World Health Organization recently discovered that eating processes meat causes cancer (yes that includes bacon). If you really want to know more about the horrors of the meat industry, watch Cowspiracy on Netflix.
What was your favorite class in college/high school? (Not a general subject)
- Band class. For sure. Band nerd for life!
Name three things that make you happy.
- Shambhala Music Festival
- My cats, Irie and Fred
- Inuyasha
Put together a 4 song soundtrack for one of your favorite books.
- Book: The Saltwater Buddha by Jaimal Yogis
- Lionesque by Hiatus
- Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
- Dramamine by Modest Mouse
- Hiilawe by Arthur Lyman
If you could travel to any place (real/fictional) where would you travel to?
- PANDORA. I fell in love with the world of avatar, and since a lot of people say I look like one (as weird as that may sound), I feel like I belong there!
Name one New Year's Resolution for 2016.
- I didn't make resolutions, but rather goals that I would like to achieve and the steps I am going to take to reach them. You can read about them in my blog post here.
You are going on a dangerous and thrilling adventure in a location of your choosing. Choose a 5 person crew to accompany you consisting of characters from different books.
- Satan from Paradise Lost, because why not?
- Danaerys Targaryn from A Song of Ice and Fire
- Shade from Silverwing, because it could be handy to have a bat!
- Dumbledore, enough said.
- Cleopatra from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
- The adventure looks epic!
Name 3 qualities that make the perfect heroine in a novel.
- eloquent
- fiery
- mysterious
Now 11 random facts about myself:
- I try really really hard to cook, but about 30% of the time it turns out inedible.
- I love snowboarding, snow, and being in the mountains.
- I am an incredibly slow reader, something I am trying to improve on.
- The kind of music I like doesn't fit into any genre, other than the general term electronic. When someone asks I can only name artists: AtYyA, Dimond Saints, Gladkill, Desert Dwellers, An-Ten-Nae, Hiatus, Haana, Phaeleh, Plantrae, Birds of Paradise
- I daydream a lot. Sometimes I even tune out while someone is speaking to me and only tune back in at the end. I have to idea what they just said, but I'm too embarrassed so I just try to go with it.
- I LOVE Japan. I have never been there but I have always had a fascination with it. I feel like if past lives exist, I was Japanese in a past life.
- I like to hoop dance.
- I love video games. Nintendo and Playstation 4 are my big hits right now. I'm just going to throw Pokemon into this category because I am super passionate about that too. I know them all. Like all 721.
- I can speak a little bit of German and Japanese.
- I like to paint, make jewellery, sew, draw with ink pens,and any kind of craft.
- I love gardening and I can't wait to have a backyard of my own one day. It is my dream to make a forest garden on an acreage.
11 New Questions:
- If you could create a new holiday, what would it be?
- If you could have any kind of pet (real or fictional) who would they be? Give their name and what you would do together!
- What would you do if you woke up one day and could speak every language in the world?
- Do you think aliens exist? Who, where, and what are they?
- You just found out you have a twin , but he/she doesn't know they were adopted. What do you do?
- If you could change three things about the country you live in, what would they be?
- Post 4 songs to describe your day today.
- What is the strangest food you have ever tried?
- You can bring any fictional character with you as your date to your next family gathering. Who is it?
- What are three goals you have for 2016?
- What is your biggest accomplishment in 2015?
The Nominees:
For new bloggers:
For anyone new to the Liebster Award this is how it works (copied from NapoleonSplit) –
- In a post – answer the questions that your nominator posted for his/her nominees.
- Share 11 random facts about yourself.
- Make up 11 new fun questions for your nominees.
- Give some love back to your nominator , include a link back to their blog and their post.
- You must nominate 5-11 bloggers.