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Imagine getting every 15th hour of tractor operation free. With diesel fuel prices hovering between two and three dollars per gallon, that's an appealing proposition for most producers. Nevertheless, it's a claim that Tony Kosolofski, marketing specialist and sales engineer for Challenger track tractors, is always ready to explain.
"With wheel tractors, a certain amount of wheel slippage is necessary to protect the drive train and prevent compaction," he says. "Most of the time, wheel tractors exhibit slippage of 8 to 12 percent, which varies with the application, the tires and the soil type. Unfortunately, few producers adjust tractor ballast as conditions change. Of course, excess weight also increases rolling resistance of the tires, basically robbing any power or efficiency that would have been gained by reducing slippage.
"In contrast, operators typically experience slippage in the range of three percent or less with the Challenger Mobil-trac system," he continues, pointing to the long footprint and five- or six-axle design. "That means that five to nine percent of the drawbar horsepower on a comparable wheel tractor is lost to slippage. So for about every 15 hours you operate a Challenger track tractor versus a wheel tractor, you'll essentially get one hour free."
Kosolofski explains that over the course of a 300-hour season, that could amount to 210 acres of more timely production. That figure, he says, is based on an average 10 acres/hour times seven percent (less slippage) for approximately 0.7 more acres per hour.
"Less slippage can also mean a substantial fuel savings," he adds. "If you burn 20 gallons of diesel per hour at just two dollars per gallon, a seven percent improvement at a rate of $40 per hour comes to $2.80 per hour. Totaled over 300 hours, it equates to $840 in annual fuel savings.
"Of course, those figures don't take into account the fuel efficiency of the new ACERT Technology engines in the MT700B and MT800B Series tractors or Challenger's Tractor Management Control (TMC) system," he adds.
According to Kosolofski, peak power on the new Cat engines occurs at around 1,700 to 1,800 rpm, which means operators can often gear up and throttle back on loads that don't require PTO operation. In the meantime, the TMC allows the operator to achieve a preset ground speed by automatically varying the engine speed. However, the "constant ground speed" function will also make automatic downshifts under high load conditions to prevent engine stall. Once the load reduces, the TMC system automatically up-shift to return to the desired ground speed.
"The operator can also select the 'maximum output' mode, which assists by automatically shifting to keep the engine in the peak power range where horsepower is maximized," Kosolofski adds. "This can be done manually, of course; but the TMC does it much quicker and automatically, which tends to save fuel in the long run. With fuel prices accounting for a greater portion of production costs, that's music to most producers' ears."
For more information on the Challenger MT700B and MT800B Series track tractors, or the Challenger brand's full line of agricultural products, visit www.challengerag.com.


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Police Log
Man charged with forgery, mischief
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A Chambersburg man was charged with forgery and theft by deception Monday afternoon after two checks from a closed account were passed at two downtown jewelry stores, according to Chambersburg Police.
Frederick Goeins, 30, of Wisteria Drive, was charged with purchasing a diamond tennis bracelet at Gartenberg Jewelry, 133 S. Main St., at 3:42 p.m. using a check from a closed account and signing another name, police said.
At 4:16 p.m., an attempt was made to pass another check at Ludwig's Jewelers Inc., 121 S. Main St., police said.

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People Watching
Here's your chance to stare at people and never get caught. At Marian Goodman gallery, Thomas Struth's photographs of museum-goers looking at masterpieces celebrate both the people who love art and those who couldn't care less. It's hard to tear your gaze away from these folks at The Prado and Hermitage museums. My favorite images are the ones that featured teens who are far more interested in checking each other out than any stupid old painting on the wall. As well, I love the photos of overexcited tour guides explaining the masterpieces. (Images via Marian Goodman gallery)
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{Macaroons} What not to do...
Today I am very proud of myself, I unhooked, carried, loaded, refilled, carried, reloaded and re-hooked my first ever gas cylinder! What a day, and boy are those cylinders heavy, wowee! And to celebrate having a fresh tank of gas, Candice and I decided to try out what looked like a very easy Macaroon recipe in the latest edition of Ideas.
And while they didn't quite come out liked i had hoped (I didn't even get to a point where I needed to make the delicious creamy white chocolate centre!), I still had fun. And i now have squishy balls of sugary mess to munch on in the cold winter nights while Farmboy is away in Ethiopia.
I thought maroons were as easy as:
This is what was supposed to happen when the above steps were followed:
Instead, this is what I am left with...
But they (or it) is still very yummy! Not sure where exactly I went wrong...not using greaseproof paper was a big mistake, as well as having my oven a little too hot.
I will just have to give them another go i think???


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I haven't drawn from my heart in a long while. A few years actually. Since becoming a concept artist what i do artwise has become just that, concepts. When i was younger I used to draw and express how i felt and put it on paper. With time it got less and less as I went to art school to learn more commercial art.
I should probably draw from my heart more often.. Sometimes my best stuff comes out that way.
With that said, I am also going to post (in another post) what I've been working on recently professionally. I just forget lol :P
Ive been working on the game Gnometown on facebook. If you haven't played it yet, go do it! I've done a shitton of work for the game and get excited to share after they have been released in the game... but I forget lol. And of course, since I've been wedding planning I probably didn't have the time anyway. But SOON! Brace yourselves!


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A Map with a Purpose: Bruges in 1562
Cartography is subjective. This is a well-known fact borne out year after year, map after map. The early Christian church sponsored T-O maps that showed the world as a metaphorical "body" of Christ. Automotive companies funded city maps from the mid-20th century that plainly showed highways and boulevards with rail and tram lines in diminished (or invisible) marks. Or contemporary "post-modern" maps that turn the world inside out and show spaces and boundaries not visible to the naked eye (see e.g. Mission Possible).
One striking example of subjective cartography is this map of Bruges from 1562. A massive, beautiful map. Originally etched on 10 separate plates, printed and composited into a 70×40" masterpiece. At first glance, this map is startling in its obsessive detail and precision of line. But the map's precision is only a feint at geographic accuracy and serves to distract — like any good magician — from the map's illusion and intended purpose.
Bruges, it should be noted, is an obsessively precise city: its center a mess of medieval streets perfectly and proudly preserved. Bruges is in northwestern Belgium, near Antwerp, the North Sea, and other ports of the Flemish region. Just across the narrow sea is the Thames and London, and the port lies almost equidistant from the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. The region has long been the commercial hub between major shipping lanes and the overland trade-routes of inland Europe. A trip down one of the city's wistful canals or cobblestone streets will no doubt impart that Bruges was one of the prosperous and wealthy centers of this trade.
The medieval character of the city is undeniably interesting and well-preserved, spiting the bombs of the world wars. In the 1970s, the city experienced a modern Renaissance, first being adopted as a World Heritage Site and subsequently experiencing massive reforms to city planning that enabled the preservation of the inner city and its tourism while promoting industrial and residential growth in other neighborhoods. For example, automobiles would disrupt the pedestrian-scaled inner streets of the city, and so are parked in lots "extra-muros." (Tour buses, thankfully, suffer the same fate.) Commercial development of main corridors is encouraged as channels for tourists, but similar painstaking efforts keep other alleys and streets quieter for citizens. The city's many medieval and Renaissance facades have been refurbished, and to this day the churches are being repainted and re-frescoed to their original splendor.
Given the place's obsessive and picturesque quality (a quality darkly parodied by the film In Bruges) it's no wonder that a map of the place should articulate the same kinds of obsession. The medium — etching — is of course almost incapable of producing anything but such fine lines. But the cartographer Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (Marcus Gerards) pushes his rendering further. He starts with painstaking surveys of the old city, applies precise architectural renderings to the city's key landmarks (the Belfort Tower, the Church of Our Lady, etc.), then imaginatively decorates the margins with peasants, boats, geese, sheep, and cows — rarely to scale. The gold and teal palette is striking. And the result is a glorious mess of stories and meaning: each detail eye-catching and brightly distracting.
All of this, however, mask a larger illusion. The map shows a city that is almost too perfect: surrounded by a delicate-but-bargeworthy circlet of a canal, its gold landmarks tall and proud, wide canals clearly marked, wide streets for trade, easy river access to the sea. But so much of this, from a more "correct" 21st century viewing via satellite, is just plain wrong. For starters, the canal encircling the city is shaped more like a dented avocado than a jeweled tiara. The canals and streets are much narrower than they appear. The Grote Markt (Central Market) and Belfry are not at the literal geometric center of the city, but would be more accurately drawn further to the east. The river is too wide, the sea much too close.
The sum of Gheeraerts's manipulations to geographical accuracy result in a Bruges that is at the center of a bustling commercial empire, closely linked to the sea and ripe for trade. In fact, "when the city council gave Gerards the commission, they were acutely aware that the silting up of the River Zwin, linking Bruges with the North Sea, had made access to Bruges much more difficult. Consequently, they told him to make the river and its tributaries look wider than they were." (source) Advertising sea access with a well-drawn map encouraged traders from afar to engage with the Bruges economy and declared its prominence on the world scene. In hindsight, it's unclear how well the advertising worked: the so-called Golden Age of Bruges ended in the 16th century, and not until the 19th century did strong economic prosperity return to the city.
Indeed, a map with a purpose. The rendering remains a popular artifact in the history of Bruges. Copies decorate many walls in the city and it is oft-referenced by tour books and historical essays concerning the city's landmarks. (One citizen went so far as to obsessively build Gheeraerts's map to scale with 3d models.)
And indeed it is a delightful map: imaginatively playful, stark and purposeful, precise and utterly bold. A proud map for a proud city.
Thanks to Elisa Colombani and Nathan Mueller for reading earlier drafts of this post. Further research on this map is happening at MAGIS Brugge (updated Dec 2013).


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St. Michaels won the 2012-13 Vancouver Island Junior Boys Basketball Championship on Saturday with a dominating 76-38 win over Oak Bay at the G.P. Vanier gym.
Tournament MVP was St. Michael's Max Pollen.
Cowichan Thunderbirds beat John Barsby Bulldogs 62-46 for third place and the last Island berth to the B.C. Championships, to be held March 6-9 at Vancouver College.
The host Vanier Towhees had one of their best games of the year on Saturday but fell short of Barsby 51-42 and finished in fifth place, their highest Island finish in many years. "Pivot Bryce Olsen was the cornerstone for Vanier all year," said coach Tony Edwards.
Lambrick Park finished sixth, losing the crossover game to Cowichan 55-39 in the morning qualifier. Dover Bay finished seventh and NDSS eighth.
Vanier (North #3) opened Thursday with a 55-31 loss to Cowichan (Central #1). They bounced back Friday to defeat Nanaimo (North #4) 43-33 before bowing out Saturday with the loss to Barsby (North #1).
In other boys' playdowns on the weekend, Mark Isfeld Ice finished fifth at the Vancouver Island AA Championships at Wellington in Nanaimo.
The Ice (N2) lost 55-43 to Brentwood College (S3), beat Nanaimo (N4) 57-35 then lost 66-55 to Lambrick Park (S2).
The top three (Brentwood, Wellington and Lambrick) advance to the B.C.s March 6-9 in Kamloops while St. Michaels (N4) played Elphinstine (Howe Sound #2) Monday in a challenge game for the final Island berth.
At the North Island AAA Championships at Cowichan, the Vanier Towhees finished third and advanced to the Island championships, which go Feb. 28 to March 2 at Mt. Douglas.
The Towhees lost 84-62 to Dover Bay and beat Alberni 72-53. Alberni (N4) played Spectrum (S5) on Tuesday in a challenge for the last Island berth.
South Island qualifiers are Claremont, Oak Bay, Belmont and Mt. Doug.


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Well, a girl's got to take some time off for herself once in a while, right? ;)
This week's theme song is: Badlapur - Jeena Jeena. For the past week since I've been back, I've actually been listening to four much more upbeat songs, but only today been obsessed with this one since being introduced to it by a friend.
Some of you may already know that while I was AWOL, I was back in my 'hometown' of India. Actually, a few minutes ago I had already started writing about my experience there, but I decided fuck that shit, Imma write about what I feel right here right now, & save the travel stories for later.
I can't really put a finger on what I've been going through lately. Wait, actually, I can.
It's the ups & downs of 'not knowing'.
Just after leaving Rishikesh for Pune, I posted this in my social media:
After ten months, here I am again!
Although my beloved Rishikesh is not the same, & the Ganga is much more ferocious than when I first met her, I am learning a lot about myself this trip.
Sometimes you need to remove yourself from your usual environment to check in with yourself as to where you are in life. What is important to you? Who are the people who matter? Are you living the life you want? Are you living *at all*?
One question I always thought I knew the answer to is, 'What do you want to be?' I'm very glad to report that nowadays I'm very sure that I don't know what I want to be. It was a soft voice, but has grown loud & strong. 'I don't know.' It is one of the most beautiful statements in life.
I never would have imagined I would have this life. So how should I know what I want to be, what I should be? All I know is that the Universe has my back, & I'm excited to see what the future holds!
Hair drier, skin two tones darker, feet dirtier, sweaty & sticky in the monsoon weather; yet these are among the happiest days of my life. Words cannot even begin to express how I feel.
Ganga Maaya Ki Jai!
Most of the time, I'm gobsmacked at how my life has turned out. & it continues to stun me what the Universe has planned for me.
However, this 'not knowing' isn't always easy! The ego always wants that false sense of security, of being in control, of knowing not only the final destination but also the route, the possible detours, the weather forecast, ETA, yadda yadda yadda.
Then, 'not knowing' starts becoming a frightening thing.
'What am I going to do?'
'What about my plans?'
What do I want in life? This question has been making its rounds in my mind more & more since I've been back. Again, sometimes it is easy to say, 'I don't know'. But lately, it's been tough surrendering to the Universe.
This fear is all too familiar. Yet it is a unique & new experience in its own right. Throughout the day it goes from one end of the spectrum to the other. One minute my tears are tears of happiness & gratitude, the next they are of fear & sadness.
I don't know.
I am just observing these things, coming & going. Observing the emotions, observing my clinging to them, observing my letting go of them...
I don't always know what I want in life.
But I do know what I want from life.
I want to travel. I want to see the world. I want to be around people who are roaring mad & have a zest for life. I want to experience life in its entirety. I want to be me, & not have to be apologetic nor ashamed about it.
It would be nice to have someone special to share the journey with. But it is equally wonderful to have the freedom of not being answerable to anyone.
Feck, I don't know. I don't know a shit about anything. Yet I know a few things. That must count for something, right?


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I've been thinking a lot about the meaning of place recently, and why some places just do send a tingle down the spine.
One of my favourite places is Keats's House in Hampstead Heath. I don't need to go inside it, I just need to think about it and I feel different.
The reasons are manifold. They must go back to schooldays when I first began to understand that poetry spoke to a part of the brain and soul nowhere else could reach. I'm not a very academic person, but words sink into me, and from a very young age I learned poetry. Ode to Nightingale would have been in as much in my blood, as a title, as Hamlet.
And then, for my eighteenth birthday, my brother bought me a leather bound copy of Keats and inscribed it: Here's to a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Happy Birthday to my very literary sister, with love.
Our family was not given to statements such as this, or to extravagant presents. But the book seemed to me both extravagant and extraordinarily significant. My fate was sealed from that moment. He had given me an identity I didn't deserve. He had associated me with Keats. Somehow, Keats's world, and way of being, had been brought within my orbit.
I visited Keats's House as a student, and later with my daughters one freezing Mothering Sunday. By then I'd been to Rome and the apartment on the Spanish Steps where Keats had died. I started to write The Rose of Sebastopol, which was inspired by Keats's desperate poems to Fanny Brawne.
This is all about roots then, and connections. Somewhere that has survived as a testament to genius - and to tragedy - and to values and worlds utterly different to those amidst which we usually move.


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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Mage Week: Kaldwell
I obsess a bit much over getting a good race/class/gender/name combination. It can get complicated as I also like to balance class roles and genders and races between Horde and Alliance. I'm also limited by my naming scheme of Kal on the Alliance side, Kall on the Horde side. I don't advise this level of obsessing.
I've tried Mage a few times as various races, but the only one that seemed to stick past 20 was a male Dwarf named Kaldwell on Durotan. I made it to level 30 before making it into a bank alt, since I wanted to have more characters on the Horde side. I tried female Blood Elves with several names in tandem with a male Blood Elf Warlock named Kallister, but I never got into the particular combination of Blood Elf Mage. I rolled a female Pandaren named Kalsbank (a bank alt) on Proudmoore just to try out the starter zone, which was fun, but I won't be sticking with the race.
I've come full circle to a newly rolled male Dwarf Mage on Proudmoore named Kaldwell. The only change is from a Dark Iron look (originally intended to match a female Dark Iron Dwarf Warlock since made a bank alt, sense a theme?), to a more typical Dwarf look. I also have a male Worgen Druid named Kalvert and a female Human Warlock named Kalendae rolled with them on Proudmoore. I plan on having them as a PvP contingent in the long run.
I tried all the level 90 premades on the MoP beta, so I got a decent preview of each class/spec rotation, and I was particularly impressed with Altered Time. As for actually leveling one, I've tried out each spec while questing and in PvP. My favorite so far is Fire, in spite of the fact that the name Kaldwell means cold well.
I have no idea when if ever I'll get these characters to 90, but I'm having fun. Half the fun starting a new character is obsessing over the creation.
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You know what, this is a bit embarrassing, since I have a 90 mage and all. But I have no idea how to use Alter Time in a good way. It was one of those things where I thought "I should find some mage forum and look this up", but then I never bothered... :-/ To my defense, I do learn classes I play a lot/raid with/pvp with a lot better. But yeah, I must admit I don't dig deep with all my alts.ReplyDeleteReplies
I had planned to post about Mage lore, but that's too complex for my experience. Instead I'm writing about a tank spec for Mages, mostly because I like the idea of Battle Mage. I played an Arcane Warrior in Dragon Age Origins, and had a spell sword setup in Skyrim. I like the combination of heavy armor and melee weapons combined with defensive and/or offensive magic. I also really wish I could use Alter Time as a tank. So OP.Delete


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Eagles Games on 700-AM ESPN
All Eastern home and away football and men's basketball games may be heard in the Spokane/Cheney area on 700-AM ESPN, www.700espn.com & via mobile phone app. (search for "700 ESPN the ticket" and download app). Games may also be heard via www.tunein.com and tunein's mobile apps by searching for 700 ESPN.
Larry Weir returns as the play-by-play announcer for both football and men's basketball games, and Paul Sorensen will handle football analysis and color commentary. Weir and Sorensen will also host weekly coaches shows live from Northern Quest Casino and Resort on Mondays at 6 p.m. Pacific time throughout the season. The 700 ESPN staff, including broadcaster Keith Osso, will continue to have a greater presence at football games as an analyst and sideline reporter at home games.
Weir will return for his 25th season as the voice of the Eagles in football, having broadcast all but one of EWU's 286 games in that span. The only game he missed was a 2005 playoff game at Northern Iowa when he was broadcasting Eastern's basketball games in Alaska. Weir has also spent 22 seasons calling men's basketball action for the Eagles from 1991-2009 and again from 2012-15.
Sorensen, a former Washington State University football player, is in his 13th year of handling analysis and color commentary for Eagle football. He has been associated with the Eagles on radio since 1985. His son, Cody, is a senior safety at Idaho State in the 2015 season.
Basketball was handled for two seasons from 2010-12 by Dennis Patchin, an Idaho State University graduate. Patchin has been with the KXLY family of stations for over 25 years and has covered everything from the Washington State Cougars to the Seattle Mariners. During his time at KXLY, Patchin was also the voice of the Gonzaga Bulldogs on radio for four seasons, during which the Zags made three-straight Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He is currently doing play-by-play for Idaho radio broadcasts.
Patchin, Osso and Rick Lukens are hosts of their popular sports talk show from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on 700 ESPN. Also, Sean Widmer and Dan Dickau host the "Dickau and Slim" show on 700 ESPN from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Those talk show hosts, as well as producer Steve "The Wingman" Pry and the station's technical staff, also help with Eastern broadcasts.
Weekly coaches shows feature EWU head football coach Beau Baldwin and men's basketball head coach Jim Hayford. Basketball shows will begin in January.
Larry Weir
Paul Sorensen (background) is in his 13th year of handling analysis and color commentary for Eagle football. He has been associated with the Eagles on radio since 1985.
EWU Games on ROOT SPORTS
Below is the complete Big Sky Conference schedule on ROOT SPORTS:
|Sept. 19th
|Montana State at Eastern Washington (NC)
|Sept. 26th
|Northern Arizona at Montana
|Oct. 3rd
|Montana at UC Davis
|Oct. 10th
|Sacramento State at Montana State
|Oct. 17th
|Montana State at Portland State
|Oct. 24th
|North Dakota at Montana
|Oct. 31st
|Weber State at Eastern Washington
|Nov. 7th
|Southern Utah at Montana State
|Nov. 14th
|Eastern Washington at Montana
|Nov. 21st
|Montana at Montana State
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ROOT SPORTS is also available through most cable providers. Most Big Sky games will also be shown live on DirecTV's Audience Network (channel 101, and channel 1114 for subscribers of AT&T U-Verse)
EWU Games on SWX
The following games will televised regionally by SWX. Over-air digital stations for SWX are 6.2 in Spokane/Cheney/Sandpoint/Lewiston, 23.3 in Yakima and 25.3 in the Tri-Cities. The station is also available via Comcast 306/112 (Spokane); Davis Cable 52.11/514/59.2/81.2/12 (Cheney); Time Warner 306 (Coeur d?Alene & Pullman/Moscow); Charter 287 (Tri-Cities/Yakima), Cable One 466 (Lewiston) and Northland Cable 115 (Moses Lake & Sandpoint).
Oct. 10 – Cal Poly at Eastern Washington - 1 p.m. Pacific time
Nov. 7 – Northern Arizona at Eastern Washington - 3 p.m. Pacific time
Nov. 21 – Portland State at Eastern Washington - 2 p.m. Pacific time
To Be Announced
Other Televised Games
Sept. 5 - EWU at Oregon - Pac-12 Networks
Nov. 13 - EWU at Mississippi State - SEC Network - 6 p.m. Pacific
Dec. 11 - EWU at Pittsburgh - ESPN3 - 4 p.m. Pacific
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Charles Simonyi has a simple explanation for what compelled him to become the fifth-ever private citizen to journey into outer space, and the first to do so twice:
"I like to know how things work," said the former Microsoft engineer, who shared his story at a campus presentation for Whitman students, staff and faculty and members of the local community on Nov. 1.
Simonyi made two trips to the International Space Station, in 2007 and 2008. Only about 500 people in the world have experienced orbital spaceflight.
In his presentation, Simonyi, now a Seattle-based philanthropist and chairman and CTO of Intentional Software, regaled the capacity crowd with insight into the missions. He included photos of Earth, taken aboard the Soyuz spacecraft, which inspired audible "ahhs" from the crowd, while his wisecracks about Soviet-era technology and personal anecdotes of life in space kept the audience laughing throughout.
"I thought it was fascinating to see the personal side of what it's actually like in the Soyuz," said Andrea Dobson, associate professor of astronomy. "His comparison of space flight with airlines was very interesting. I think it's an interesting question whether space flight is something that's going to be accessible to a lot of people, or whether it will be reserved for the few and the elite."
Born in Budapest, Hungary, Simonyi moved to the U.S. in 1968 to attend the University of California, Berkeley, and later received his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford. During his 21 years at Microsoft, he served as chief architect of such software programs as Microsoft Word and Excel, rubbing shoulders with both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
"When people ask me about space I really get going," he warned the crowd. "I'm really honored to be here. This is my first time in Walla Walla, and seeing parts of your beautiful campus really makes me wish that I could go back to school."
In his talk, titled "Space Tourist: Training and Mission," Simonyi described the intensive eight- month training program he underwent in Moscow in preparation for launch. This included not only extensive safety classes and medical screenings, but also a survival course – just in case the returning shuttle lands in Siberia and the passengers are left to fend for themselves until rescuers arrive.
"There's no such thing as an emergency landing, there's such a thing as an unscheduled landing," he joked. "They get you down in one piece, and then the emergency starts at that point."
"Going to this lecture reinforced my belief that humans should seize every opportunity that is presented to them in life," said Kaity Curry '14, an art major from Sherwood, Ore. "In this day and age, money can buy you anything, even a trip around the Earth. But it wasn't just money that sent Charles Simonyi on his adventures. It was dedication, curiosity, and commitment to excellence. We should all take a lesson from Charles in believing in what we have to offer to this world."
A talk by Charles Simonyi, chairman and CTO of Intentional Software and one of the first private citizens in space.


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Comedian Peter Carlone joins us to talk volleyball, cutlery, and Step By Step.
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Symphonic Dances Rehearsal
We are just days away from the World Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's Symphonic Dances with The Cleveland Orchestra in the pit! Jeanette Delgado has recently given us an insight on rehearsals for the new ballet, now check out these images to see the extraordinary choreographer working with the Company.
The new work will grace the Adrienne Arsht Center stage on Thursday, March 1, 2012 for a one-night-only event! Click here for more information.


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Farmers urged not to be complacent over final vote
The Board of Glanbia Co-op has urged members not to be complacent and emphasised the need for members to complete the process begun last week, by coming out for a final vote on the proposed Share Spin Out and Sale next Wednesday, December 12.
"We wish to thank Co-op members for such a huge turnout to Gowran Park last week and for their co-operation which resulted in an efficient meeting and a smooth turn around," board member Pat Murphy from Maddoxtown, between Kilkenny city and Bennettsbridge said.
" The majority of members – 82% - have made their wishes clear with their overwhelming support for the proposed Share Spin Out and Sale. However there is no room for complacency as members are required to attend a final SGM on December 12th and vote one last time in order to approve this resolution. If passed, Glanbia Co-op and its members will share in a €224 million share spin-out and sale (illustration at share placing price of €7.60 on 20 November).
"Another YES vote on December 12th will strengthen the Co-op and give our newly established JV, Glanbia Ingredients Ireland ("GII") - which we now control - a strong start. By putting cash into the Co-op, it will have the flexibility to offer a wide range of options for members. In addition, based on the current share price, the Co-op's shareholding in the plc will still be worth close to €1billion. The yes vote will also distribute c€157million of plc shares to members – to hold or sell, it is their choice," he said.
The final SGM vote will take place on December 12at the same venue - Gowran Park Racecourse and proved a populal location, very accessible and comfortable, for the 4,650 members who attended what was a seamless event, last week.
"Glanbia is committed to another efficient registration and meeting process, and will once again provide breakfast and lunch on 12 December. The approval threshold is 75% of A1, A2 and A4 members - with confirmatory approval by 75% of voting milk suppliers also required," Mr Murphy added.


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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Christmas Miscellany
Periodic notes not individually demanding a separate post:
I gave four one-hour talks about game design at Origins this past summer. MP3s of the talks, and some wordy slides, are posted on my Web site, along with other MP3s and slides from older presentations. http://pulsiphergames.com/teaching1.htm
I have two Risk variants that need playtesting (variants of traditional non-mission Risk, not of the 2008 revision). One is "Zombie Risk", where for every two armies the zombies kill, one becomes a zombie, and the other is Barbarian Risk, where a new map is used, and players represent barbarians fighting over the end of the Roman Empire.
If you're interested in playtesting either or both of these, let me know and I'll send you the rules/map electronically.
When I can do no more with them (I can't spend much time developing them, of course, since they're not commercially viable), I'll post them on my Web site and on the Risk section of BGG.
While dropping off a prescription recently I overheard two senior citizen ladies talking about Farmville and other games. They both averred that if Farmville started to charge a fee, they would no longer play. Although a third person who came by said that in order to finish something, if she had to spend up to $20 she might do it. One of them specifically said you have to be careful not to play such games too much or you might miss out on enjoying a beautiful day like today (which it certainly was).
I found it interesting that these people played, although they were not likely much older than I am (60). It did make me wonder how games like Farmville make money, but I keep in mind that what people say they'll do, and what they actually do, are often two different things. It's also true that only around two percent of players of "social network" games actually spend money doing it.
Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." I'm trying to adapt this to other situations.
This may be harsh, but it started me thinking about ways to adapt this statement to game design and game players. How about:
Great game designers think it's about playtesting and modification, average game designers think it's about planning, weak game designers think it's about ideas.
Great Britannia players think it's about understanding what opponents are trying to do, average Britannia players think it's about measured use of resources, weak Britannia players think it's all about conquering as much as possible.
Great game players think about strategies, average game players think about think about puzzle solutions, weak game players think about being lucky.
IGDA's Facebook page asked what is the most important characteristic for game developers. My reply was: For game designers, ability to think critically about their own efforts. For programmers, problem-solving. For artists, ability to understand what others (designers) have imagined, but to improve it if possible. And for all, a productive orientation.
Game titles are sometimes changed by the publisher. My title for Britannia was "The Invasions of Britain". I like the publisher's title better. On the other hand, "Dragon Rage" is my title.
I read that Robert Louis Stevenson called his book that we know as Treasure Island "The Sea Cook", title changed editorially. Another example of a good change.
I called my game design book Learning Game Design. The published title will be "Game Design: How to Create Video and Tabletop Games, Start to Finish". Works for me.
But I'm sure it goes the other way as well, the publisher choosing a less suitable title. I don't know of an example, though. (Magazine article titles are often changed.)
Dragon Rage was originally published in 1982. Much later, 3DOpublished a video game of the same name for the Playstation 2, though there is nothing in common between the games in actual play. For the Sony game see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Rage
Many Euro games seem to be treated, by the players themselves, like puzzles to be solved. It's not unusual to see "opponents" suggesting (in a helpful way) what moves a player might make. No wonder Pandemic proved to be so popular.
I discovered on Dec 13th that somehow some comments on my blogspot blog were waiting for moderation that I missed. Though at least one of them had in fact already been moderated and posted. Now taken care of.
I get a lot more SPAM comments than I get real ones, these days, including an ad for a program that will enable you to SPAM blogs by beating the captcha. Which I suppose is where many of them come from. Sigh, what a waste of time.
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Days of Construction Paper and Macaroni
Office bound how often the seasons, years go unremarked.
In the younger grades you decorated the classroom.
Iron autumn leaves between sheets of wax paper and it is fall.
Black cat cutouts, Halloween, an accordion turkey, it is Thanksgiving.
Cut out intricate snowflakes for winter, macaroni trees, it is Christmas.
February and there are Valentines for everyone for once.
Easter eggs, paper tulips, it is spring and change is in the air.
And in the summer you ran thru an endless twilight
until the street lights called you home.


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|Prostate Troubles, Part 2
Aug 9, 2005
This is a follow-up to my last question (thank you for answering).
I felt more information would be useful, perhaps for others.
After 4 days on Cipro, my doctor took me off of it. We would have noted a change if it were an infection.
My ultrasound, PSA and CBC are all normal.
I have an appt to see a urologist shortly.
However, I ran across information that suggests thrush/candida could be in there with no symptoms, causing something like this. I've had thrush in the past (even with healthy bloodwork).
The only other variable is weight lifting, but I cannot see how that would affect your inner plumbing like that.
The issue of "reverse ejaculation" applies to diabetics, people who've had surgery in that area, etc. None of which applies to me. And I've not noticed anything...
Once in a while a little bit will come out, but that's it. Show's over.
The other issue could be medication related. I'm currently on: Reyataz, Norvir (boost), 3TC, Viread.
Response from Dr. Henry
Thanks for the follow-up. No other suggestions at this point. KH
Erectal Dysfunction
Dr. Henry, Can you be a little more SPECIFIC?
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Poverty Scorecards Update 2012
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The Commune Database (CDB) has been established and purposed for responding the needs of Commune-Sangkat (C/S) in the process of C/S development planning and investment program as well as any decision making. The CDB collection is regularly conducted at the second-mid of December in every year.
In this year 2012, the WGDDS of MoP is continuing to collaborate, and has studied and produced the book in which was selected the presenting on the maps and graphics on poverty reduction for CP, MDK and C/S in 2004-2012 based on the CDB.


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If only we had a little more time...
I just wanted to thank JB, Blaine, everybody on my team, and the whole workshop for the great experience...
Here's a link I found that looks a lot like what ours might have looked like, if we had only a little more time (and expanded polypropylene).
http://www.movisi.com/pages/product_ljubljana_chairAlso, on a somewhat unrelated note, here's a link, via MAKE, to an "open source" furniture design service. Designers post CAD files, instructions, photos, etc., and industrious makers out there craft 'em up. Pretty cool and open-ended, so it's somewhat related to this workshop after all...
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Kate Simon on William Burroughs and Carl Apfelschnitt
In the latest interview in the Photographing William S. Burroughs series, Kate Simon spoke with Niamh White about another photograph in SHOWstudio Shop's current exhibition of portraits of writer William Burroughs. Recalling the moment she took the photograph, Burroughs in front of Carl Apfelschnitt drawing, The Bunker, NYC, Simon spoke about her own relationship with the abstract artist whose drawing is shown behind Burroughs, and his influence on her subject and his later experiments with visual art. The interview took a poignant turn as the photographer recalled the young artists in their circle who died of AIDS.
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Published: 9 December 2015 at 12:31
New research shows how energetic courtship displays attract female partnersFemale cockroaches select only the fittest males to mate with, according to a new study published by the journal PLOS ONE.
"Our experiments show that the courtship display significantly fatigues the male cockroach, and it's the energy expended during the display, rather than other factors such as size of the male, that is used by females to inform their mating decisions.
"Signs of male stamina are clearly important to the females, presumably as it ensures they pass good genes on to their offspring.
"The females will want to ensure their offspring have high physical fitness, providing them with the ability to evade predators, defeat rivals and attract females themselves."
The full open access article "Physiological Costs of Repetitive Courtship Displays in Cockroaches Handicap Locomotor Performance" can be read here.


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Discussion in 'Video Games and Technology' started by Weirdwolf, Sep 12, 2008.
w00t! I just got my shipping notice that my game is on its way today. Anyone else pre-order this?
It's almost here? Great.
The novel is great. It literally compelled me to buy the apprentice evolution set after being out of Star Wars for a year and a half (Also picked up the BD and Two Helmet Vader).
Played the demo, looks interesting but will be holding off for a wile on this as Rock Band 2 will be getting my attention for a wile by the looks of it. That and I don't think I can afford to spring for both at the moment either.
I was very hyped for TFU. Playing through the demo numerous times has kinda killed my "MUST HAVE RIGHT NOW" feel.
As said above me, Rock Band 2 is out Sunday, between that, Spore, and NHL 09, I don't have time for more games right now.
The demo killed my want for the game. I will eventually get it, however. I need to take over the galaxy in Spore....
Im getting Rock Band 2, Fable 2, Prototype and Fallout 3 before I get Force Unleashed..
Count me in also! I'm hyped up also!
I'm seriously thinking about getting TFU and Pure on the 16th pending I have cash left after I get back from Va. Beach. I dl'ed both demos an loved them both. After playing the TFU demo I don't understand why the game is getting a mediocre review from EGM. EGM gave the game a following:
Giancarlo C
Milkman C
Andrew P. B-
The Good: Force powers
The Bad: Combat
The Horror: Sound glitches in PS3 version,
and getting stuck in walls in both.
Add to that this:
The Abomination: Later in the game enemies will have anti-Force shields.
Came here to mention this and was beaten to the punch.. Well played SixElevn77....
The demo turned this from a "must buy" to "wait for some feedback then rent" I can still believe the full game will be more impressive than the demo, I am just not going to blind buy it.
Playing the demo turned this game into a bargain bin purchase for me.
Waiting for the bargin bin. The dubious pedegree of Star Wars games designed specifically for consoles was enougth for that alone, but the demo reinforced it further.
Agreed 100%.
wow..hella lame.
I don't know why everyone's bashing this game. I thought the game demo was awesome. My opinion is just that, I guess. I'm stoked.
i cant wait to play the full game
I'm just damn glad the game is also coming to PS2.
It looks so very kick ass.
Not completely unprecedented.
Anyone read the original Thrawn trilogy?
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On Refugios - a good experience, but unnerving at first. In 2001 at Roncesvalles it was chaotic for us. Some tolerant and helpful staff eventually found us a spot. However, it is all better now, a different building and assigned beds. Note: as soon as you arrive in Roncesvalles, make a dinner reservation in one of the two restaurants there. They have limited capacity and fill up.
In refugios with multiple rooms, sometimes they keep a few rooms locked, and open them late, for latecomers. If all beds and mattresses are taken, many refugios will let you sleep on the floor. A backpack pad is useful for that. On our trip, which was Sept - Oct 2001 (yes, during 9-11, but that's another story), we would usually get in around four pm, and never had to sleep on the floor. In several cases, the refugio was full and there was an overflow facility available.
The refugios
are unisex, and in some cases you will find yourself in a
different room than a traveling companion. Many people snore -
earplugs help. Also, many people like to start very early so
they get to the next refugio early. Expect to hear a lot
of noise from people getting up starting around 4:30. (If you do
get up this early, you will miss seeing the beauty of much of
the trail, and stand a good chance of missing a yellow marker
and getting lost). The trail is well marked in the
country, but you need to pay attention. Marks consists of
splashes of yellow paint on rocks, building corners, etc. There
are widely spaced official markers.
There was hot water in all but one refugio, and all bathrooms had toilet paper. One small refugio had no bathroom - just a field (we did carry toilet paper). There are public fountains in almost all of even the small towns, and the water is perfectly safe to drink. Spain is a first world nation. Your CFSJ little yellow guidebook will tell where to find the fountains.
Even if you don't have enough time to walk the entire Spanish path, I recommend starting at St. Jean Pied de Port or Roncesvalles, and walking to the farthest large town that fits your schedule (Pamplona, Logrono, Burgos, Leon, Astorga). The first part is too beautiful to bypass. Come back another time to continue. If the weather is likely to be bad, start from Roncesvalles. Otherwise, take the route Napoleon over the Pyrenees from St. Jean, and book a reservation at the Orisson gite, 06-81-49-79-56, about 6 miles out of St. Jean, and half of the total vertical gain in elevation. The next day will be an easy walk to Roncesvalles. You should call a couple of days in advance to be sure of a place at Orisson www.refuge-orisson.com . You can email Orisson at refuge dot orisson at wanadoo dot fr. Note: 5 April 2007, a pilgrim died from hypothermia on the route from St. Jean to Roncesvalles. He was traveling with two others, but in the intense fog they became separated, and he went the wrong way - was found lying down in waist deep snow, alive, but died as he reached the hospital in Pamplona. Rescue was hampered by fog and snow. Every few years pilgrims die on this route due to cold and exposure, some in March or April.
Shortly before Obanos there is a detour to Eunate, a few kilometers off the Camino. We missed this the first time, and regretted it for many years, until we were finally able to visit it coming down on the Somport route. Very worthwhile.
You need this document to use the refugios. You can get
the church issued document in Roncesvalles, the pilgrim office in St. Jean, or the cathedral office in the large cities.
You do not have to be Catholic. You will have to designate the purpose of your pilgrimage as religious, spiritual or cultural. If you indicate cultural, you will get a different completion document in Santiago. The guidebooks have detailed info on where to obtain a credential. Each night get
it stamped where you stay. At the moment various organizations issue credentials, but starting in 2009 you will have to use the official church issued credential for admission to church sponsored refugios and to obtain the compestela. In Santiago, show it to the pilgrim
office by the cathedral and if you have satisfied the
requirements for the pilgrimage, they will issue you the Latin
certificate of completion or compestela. The minimum distance to
qualify is walking the last 100 km to Santiago. If you start your pilgrimage near the minimum
distance, you need to get two stamps per day to qualify.
Non church issued credentials can be obtained from various pilgrim societies such as American Pilgrims. Go to www.americanpilgrims.com - scroll down the home page for the link, and request 6 weeks in advance.
We averaged about 12.5 miles per day (20.8km) just counting our walking days from Roncesvalles to Santiago. Had a layover day in Burgos and Leon. We were among the slower pilgrims. Others were striving for something like 30km per day. There are refugios or other places to stay every 15 to 20 kilometers, so you can go at a slower pace, and I recommend it. There is much to enjoy if you aren't focused on getting to the next refugio. If we do it again, we would have a layover day in each cathedral city. The big problem with that is the people you have been seeing continue on.
Don't use as your only guide, as I may have typos, varied the route a little, etc. When you click on this, go to the bottom and click on edit to get a google spreadsheet view you can save as an xls file. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a4-6W2Kk4kgo-MViIOVY6Yk9uf6bWMElGZcQci1wUbs/edit?usp=sharing
http://www.godesalco.com/iphp/perfil.php This link is so useful I listed it separately. You can select any two points between Roncesvalles and Santiago and it will generate a profile that you can print. In addition the initial display shows cumulative distances so you can calculate distances between any two points, and the next display shows distances between each place with accommodations. This information can be downloaded as a spreadsheet. Once you have the spreadsheet, you can add columns converting kilometers to miles.
The normal "season" is from April though September. People go
throughout the year, but you can expect snow and harsh weather
during the winter months. June, July, Aug are the busiest
months. Our choices are April-May or Sept-Oct. For winter
pilgrimage information check
Amawalker's blog entry on winter pilgrimage. On Dec 14, 2008
it was snowing in Leon:
For a blog on a winter pilgrimage starting from Aix-la-Chapelle where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet, look at http://winterpilgrim.blogspot.com/
On holy years there will be many more people on pilgrimage. Saint James day is July 25th, and if that falls on a Sunday, that year is a holy year.
Expect some rain, particularly in April-May and mid Sept - Oct.
For example, Pamplona, from the site below, averages 10 days of
rain in April. If crossing the Pyrenees in early or late season,
talk to the pilgrim office in St. Jean re whether taking the
high route or the road route is appropriate.
To see historical weather by month, click on this site: http://www.peterrobins.co.uk/camino/weather.html
If you check our gear page, you will see that we carried a rain jacket, pants, and pack cover. Now we have a combination rain jacket pack cover (google for packa) that works well. The packa is only available for US sales. You still need rain pants. The Packa now has taped seams www.thepacka.com . You can get a similar garment but knee length - the Altus rain cape at http://www.barrabes.com/barrabes/product.asp?pf_id=20884&idvariedad=79363
ATMs in all
the larger towns - i.e. every 3 days or so. We used one of those
debit cards that can also be used as a VISA card. You will have
a numeric keypad to enter the pin number, so you need a numeric
pin number or know how to enter your alpha pin on a numeric pad.
I suggest you ask your credit card company for a credit card that has a chip in it, as used in Europe. You probably will only be able to get a Chip with Signature card instead of a Chip with Pin card, but at least getting the chip means your card will be read in the usual manner (stuck in the bottom of the reader) rather by the magnetic strip reader on the side of the device. The magnetic strip reader in Europe is seldom used so will be dirty, give bad reads, etc.
Many refugios now have internet. However there are a lot of pilgrims contending for use, and they are usually Windows xp and the usb ports and/or cd drives may not be available. There are also internet cafes in the larger towns, as well as in the library. The word for internet cafe in Spain is locotario. Uploading photos can be a problem: See http://la-via-lattea.blogspot.com/2006/10/bloggers-guide-to-camino.html for some of the problems. Most places now have Wi-Fi and we have started carrying a 3rd generation wireless only ipod to do our email and simple web lookups.
During 2004 Holy Year you could get a health card that provided free pilgrim health care on the Camino. That was only for holy year. The Confraternity of St. James guide reports that Cruz Roja (Red Cross) centers provide free emergency care for pilgrims. Refugio hosts and other pilgrims will give you help and advice on caring for blisters and other typical walker's problems. Check to see if your current health coverage needs anything special to cover major medical emergencies while traveling in Spain. There are some long threads on traveler's medical insurance on ivar's forum http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/medical-insurance.7980/
We met very few English speakers the whole trip, no Americans till Santiago. Didn't hear English for 3 or 4 days, then met a woman from England, saw her a couple of days. Some Germans spoke English, crossed paths for several days with a woman from Santiago who spoke excellent English. A couple walking from Holland spoke English. We have zero French or German. Our Spanish is ok for travel but not for extended conversation, so for example, we traveled quite a few days with a woman from Brazil who spoke no English, and marginal Spanish. We became good friends, but had to rely on translators every few days. We heard more German and French than Spanish for the first two weeks. Once into Galicia, there were a lot more Spanish pilgrims. We started out with one of those $30 translators but abandoned it at the 2nd refugio - to slow - our fractured Spanish worked fine.
If I knew you personally, I would insist that
you get the Confraternity of Saint James publication above, as
your bible of food and shelter location and cost. You can get
this info from the web with a lot of work.
If you are looking for a little broader range of accommodations, we have found that the James Brierley guide lists more of the little hotels.
Accommodations change frequently. To cross check, I google, using the hotel names that I find in the confraternity guide or Brierley guide, as well as the city. For example:
Itzalpea, Ramuntcho Hotel des Remparts st Jean Pied de Port
If just google for hotel cityname I get all these commercial site hits that are usually worthless.
One reference on where to stay I saw recently was published in PDF form on the ultreya forum. I tracked down the original site: http://www.caminosantiago.org/cpperegrino/cpalbergues/albergues.html . It is a list by location of refugios and price. It is in Spanish, but after the introduction, but the list of refugios is clear even with minimal or no Spanish. If you want to be entertained, and get a rough idea of the English translation of the introduction, go to google and use this exact search term "refugios y albergues" cpperegrino. It will give you an exact hit on the page that contains the list. Then click the google phrase that says [translate this page]. You will get a computer translation from Spanish to English.
A 2014 website for albergues which can be booked ahead: onlypilgrims.com
A 2010 list of private albergues (which sometimes can be reserved in advance) http://www.redalberguessantiago.com/documents/211.html
My 2006 estimate of average cost per day - one person, just staying in refugios, buying lunch materials and buying supper, about 30€. This would be 12 for refugio & breakfast, 5 for lunch material, 10 for supper, 3 for etc. I think absolute minimum would be 20€. I've seen 10 quoted, but that would mean not contributing enough to the refugios to cover their cost. A small hostal (small hotel) room for two will be about 50€.
A 2005 list of refugios, price, distance apart: http://gocamino.oakapple.net/library/albergue.pdf
We haven't camped but have seen tents outside of
some of the refugios. Amawalker discusses camping, and has a
list of campgrounds along the Camino:
If you have high speed internet, these are some of our images from walking the GR65 in France and the Camino de Santiago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoMjJZKEfjg
There has been a problem in 2005 and 2006 with
some of the refugios having bedbugs in late season. I don't have
any tested advice on this. During our Sept-Oct 2006 trip we
stayed in hostals and didn't have any problems, but
hostals are small hotels with fresh sheets when you check in. We
also talked to some pilgrims in Astorga about it, and they had
had one bite between the two of them. You can get a treated bag
liner or sleep sack. If I were going to use the refugios, I
would consider carrying a single fitted sheet that I had treated
ahead of time with Sawyer Permethrin Pump Spray or the
equivalent and cover the mattress with the sheet.
Linda on the GoCamino forum carried a small bottle of lavender essential oil and sprinkled the refugio mattress and pillow with a few drops, as well as covering the pillow with a towel, and didn't have any more bedbug bites.
From Richard on Santiagobis: If you want to buy
a phone that will work in Europe and the US, you can find a used
one on ebay. Search ebay for GSM Phone Quad Band Unlocked - be
sure the charger works for both 110 and 220 - read the fine
print or get email from seller to verify. Charge it and leave it
on a day or so to test it. Once you get to Europe, buy a SIM
card to get a local number and some minutes. You can add minutes
Cell Phone Rental with pickup and delivery at Madrid Airport:
This service was recommended by Rebekah on the GoCamino forum. http://www.onspanishtime.com/web/
We have an unlocked phone, and for the last three years have been getting a sim card from www.rebelfone.com - they bill you after the fact when they get the charges from the european carriers. So far there has not been a problem.
December 2014 note. Just read an excellent blog post by Jackie Laulainen if you have an iPhone, and useful for any smart phone: http://thebudgetmindedtraveler.com/iphoneabroad/
April 2012 note. This is all covered very well
in a thread on Ivar's
April 2013 note. Ed Chandler covers all the details on how to use your iPhone in wireless only mode (free) in this facebook post to the American Pilgrims group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/57453722347/10151472627802348/ - the essence is to set your iPhone to airplane mode, which turns off all 4 of the iPhone radios, including cellular, the one that runs up charges. Then turn back on only wireless.
July 2013. PocketEarth is an Apple App that lets you load free maps into your Apple device. You can also load tracks (gpx files). Once these are loaded they are useable offline, even though you no longer have internet access: http://www.geomagik.com/en/pocketearth.html
We flew to Madrid, train to Pamplona, bus to
Roncesvalles. Others taxi from Pamplona to St. Jean. The
Confraternity of
St. James website gives this number for a taxi: Francisco
Igoa Martinez (+ 34 649 725951) provides an 8-seater taxi
service from Pamplona to Roncesvalles. One site says taxi rates
to Roncesvalles are 42 euros and St. Jean are 68 euros.
The Pamplona train station is in the Plaza de la Estación (District of San Jorge) Northwest of the city center across the river. From there you can take the Number 9 bus to the city center. The bus station is in the city center. The bus station is at Conde Oliveto 2.
Grant Spangler's page on getting to Pamplona & Roncesvalles has more taxi numbers but he is moving his website. It may be complete by the time you click http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/
For checking or booking bus service schedules and rates all over Spain, go to the ALSA bus line site www.alsa.es (an English button is on home page).
If you are in the Barcelona area you can get to Pamplona by bus or train from Sants station near the airport (Sants Estació) . The bus service is not ALSA, but is: http://www.vibasa.es/ . You can also fly via SpanAir or Iberia www.spanair.com http://www.iberia.com/OneToOne/v3/bookingForm.do . Costs on the order of 60 Euros.
From Judith on the www.caminosantiago.com pilgrim forum as of Feb 2005:
"Bus service from Pamplona to Roncesvalles (Montañesa from Pamplona Bus Station) ... Monday to Friday leaves at 18.00: Saturday leaves at 9:30 and has the day off on Sunday. Costs €3.91 payable on the bus to the driver.
Taxis Pamplona to Roncesvalles, Monday to Friday (daytime .. until 22.00) costs €42. The charges for Saturday/Sunday and National Holidays (daytime) is €53.
Pamplona to SJPP, Monday to Friday (daytime) will cost €68. Saturday/Sunday and National Holiday (daytime) the charge is €85.
There is no point in going up late as the refugios close at 22.30.
Backpack45 comment - Fares should be accurate thru 2006 then will probably change by a few euros.
From a Santiagobis posting:
From London, fly to Bilbao. The bus ride from Bilbao is 4 hours (14E) to Bayonne, walk across the Bayonne bridge to train station.
Train ride is 1 hour to SJPP 4 times a day in summer. Plenty of rooms for rent in SJPP. Buy food for your day-hike over the mountain.
If you start from St. Jean you don't have to go all the way to Roncesvalles in one day. There is a refugio in Huntto and a few miles after that is a new refugio Auberge
dÓrisson still in France so they are called auberges. If you want to stay there reserve in advance:tel: 06 81 49 79 56 or email:firstname.lastname@example.com .
From Jason's June 2004 Ultreya posting:
From Biarritz
Bus. ? departs from outside the airport terminal to Bayonne SNCF station. Direct bus from Bayonne to St Jean three times a day. Check link below for schedule..
From Bilbao
Bus. Bizkaibus A-3247 departs from outside the airport terminal to Plaza Moyua (central Bilbao) every 30 mins from 6.00am (6.30 am weekends) to 11.00pm; journey time 40-45 mins; cost 1.00 EUR.
Taxi. Depart from outside the terminal; journey time 20-30 mins; cost 16-20 EUR.
From Bilbao regular coach service to Hendaye, tickets and bus stop at Termibus by the Hospital Civil de Basuto, journey to Hendaye takes 1 hour 50 minutes cost ?7. From Hendaye take train via Bayonne to St Jean, journey time three and a half hours. (backpack45 note: Bayonne to St. Jean now by bus - see link below for times)
From Pau
From Pau you can take a taxi to St. Jean for about 200 euros - a 1 1/2 hour drive, if you reserve in advance. I found this Pau taxi site by googling so can't verify anything about it:
From Ron's Feb 05 www.caminosantiago.com pilgrim forum posting
Train from Madrid to St. Jean: The train to Irun leaves from Chamartin station in Madrid not Atocha. Don't get off the train in Irun, however. Stay on for another ten minutes until it crosses the border into France at Hendaye. There, you'll need to get another train to Bayonne France (about 35 minutes) where there is a shuttle bus to St Jean Pied de Port. (backpack45 note: Bayonne to St. Jean now by bus - see link below for times).
I checked the RENFE website for Madrid to Hendaya (that's how they spell it in Spain). Takes 7 to 8 hours to Hendaye, about 35 euros, maybe another 4 hours to St. Jean ignoring time between connections, so a long day.
From Paris to St. Jean, paraphrasing Margret's post in caminodesantiago.me
You can catch a SNCF TGV train from Paris Montparnasse to Bayonne and from there catch a TER train to St. Jean. There are different schedules depending on day of week, both in Paris and in Bayonne. You cannot book more than 3 months in advance. For Paris timetables and booking see http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/flash/, For a nice little map and links to trains in southwest France see http://www.touradour.com/towns/trains.htm, The TER schedules can be found in http://www.ter-sncf.com/Region/aquitaine/gare/Bayonne.aspx.
Getting to Paris from Santiago from Rebekah's 07 Santiagobis posting:
Take the bus to Burgos, and from there catch the Madrid-Paris HotelTrain.
This is now a bus shuttle thru SNCF that leaves three times a day - Enter Bayonne and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and appropriate date in the following link:
Abbreviated from Michael's Jan 06 Santiagobis posting
You can fly into Valladolid ( Ryanair flight) and take the bus to Leon and then onto Astorga. Valladolid transportation schedules: (paste link into Google and translate if your Spanish is not sufficient)
This has 2 buses direct from Vallodolid every day to Astorga morning and evening.
There is a more regular bus to Leon i.e nearly every hour
Astorga transportation:
You can get a bus in from Vallodolid airport to the Bus station which is 10 km away.
Alternatively there is a bus directly from Madrid to Astorga.
This page gives directions for all over Europe to St. jean. It also gives a link to http://www.expressbourricot.com/ a baggage service that provides various services including shuttling pilgrims from Roncesvalles to St. Jean.
This is a new service as of 2013 - Ivar, the owner, has been running an excellent pilgrim forum for years. www.caminodesantiago.me/luggage-storage-in-santiago-de-compostela/
The airport is on the pink line towards the right. Move the mouse and the names will become large enough to read. The Atocha train station is on the blue line a little down to the right from the center.
Look at the
Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostella for camino statistics by
month, year, age thru 2014. In brief and rounded for 2014: June
33000 - July 39600 - Aug 51200 - Sept 34500 - Oct 23200 - Nov 4800. For 2013, Ages under 30
61114, 30-60 121305, over 60 33461. I think age distribution is misleading in that
many young people join the Camino in Galicia. The
statistics for Roncesvalles to Leon would show an older set of
Trends of annual totals:
1998: 30000,
1999: 155000,
2000: 55000,
2001: 61000,
2003: 75000,
2004: 180000,
2005: 93924,
2006: 100377,
2007: 114026,
2008: 125141,
2009: 145878,
2010: 272412,
2011: 183366,
2012: 192488,
2013: 215880.
Sex 55% men, 45% women. Reason for pilgrimage: in 2013, 40% religious, in 2004 75% religious.
A number of good European sites are not available in English. I have the Google Toolbar. One of its optional buttons is Translate. With that, when I am on a foreign language site, I click Translate this Web Page, and I can navigate thru the site successfully.
Ivar's forum - http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/ As of Jan 2012, this is the most active English language forum that I have found. Quite a bit more activity than the Yahoo forums below. You can count on a good response to a query in 24 hours.
yahoo group - 600 members - good information - about 5 to 10
messages per week..
American Pilgrims Facebook Group - this is becoming one of the more important places for at least United States based pilgrims. Lots of posts daily, but hard to find anything from earlier posts due to Facebook's poor search capability.
saintjames yahoo group - 121 members - similar to santiagobis and GoCamino. A faith based membership.
GoCamino listserv - a long time group - associated with American Pilgrims but membership not required. Traffic is dropping now that the Facebook page above has been established.
The gocamino listserv is provided by the American Pilgrims on the Camino. To join the forum, see http://gocamino.oakapple.net - more on the American Pilgrims org down the page.
http://www.caminosantiago.com/way_of_saint_james/pilgrims_forum.php is a commercial site based in Spain that has an English version. It's pilgrim's forum is active with good answers.
http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/ is a new site by Grant Spangler. He has has a wealth of Camino information - maps, routes, train and bus schedules, but it is taking time to get it on the new site.
http://www.infocamino.com/ interesting new site - at the moment only in Spanish.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/ in Spanish - interactive map with all routes, click on a route to get day by day stages (etapas) and kilometers. Also has alburgue info for each stage.
http://www.noticiascamino.com/ is a Camino action site, which monitors threats to the Camino - in Spanish.
An excellent Camino Bicycle forum:
This site has practical info on bicycling the Camino - gear, etc.: http://homepage.mac.com/verbier7/04bicycle/index.htm
This site in Santiago rents bicycles and will deliver them to your start point, and you ride back to Santiago to return them. They also rent bicycle gear. Roughly 320 euros for 2 bikes, 12 days. All this info per email from Steve. We haven't bicycled ourselves. http://tournride.com/
You have to dig thru this site, but you can uncover lots of good bicycle related info: http://www.interam.com/camino/indexeng.htm
Easy to read for a quick overview of bicycling the Camino and general Camino info: http://www.goxploring.com/camino/
This site appears useful, but more so if you read Spanish: bicigrino.com/en/camino-frances.html
These are all blogs I try to follow.
http://moratinoslife.blogspot.com - Rebecca's saga as she and her husband move to Moratinos, a Camino stop on the meseta, and restore an old house. I recommend starting from day 1.
http://verylongwalks.blogspot.com/ - A couple who walked from London to Santiago.
http://www.vfpilgrims.blogspot.com/ - Sil's blog - a walking pilgrim - has walked the Camino, walked to Rome and walked other pilgrimage routes.. Also contributed the Via Francigena info I have below.
http://winterpilgrim.blogspot.com/ a woman starting in early December from Aix-la-Chapelle where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet.
This active organization of mostly U.S. pilgrims sponsors an annual meeting, has an informative website: http://www.americanpilgrims.com and supports the gocamino forum. They also have a American Pilgrims Facebook Group. To join gocamino, see http://gocamino.oakapple.net Note: This is a replacement for the original gocamino run for years by Linda Davidson. The new gocamino has the archives of the original listserv.
The American Pilgrims Newsletters
This organization puts out an excellent series of newsletters. I highly recommend them. Some samples:
The Annual Pilgrims Gathering
These annual gatherings are during college spring break. There is also an associated hospitalero training session before the session and a spiritual retreat after. For more information, http://www.americanpilgrims.com/events/events_national.html
The Spanish sound site: http://www.escoitar.org/ has many sounds, one of the comments posted on the site contains the sounds of the Cathedral bells, with the sound of water falling in the praza de platerías xunto a fonte dos cabalos. To get there: Click and you get a google map. Below the map are three boxes. Put A Corona in the Province box, then Santiago in the Comarca box. Put berenguela in the 3rd box and hit the pesquisar button. That brings you to a bunch of sound comments. You want the one that says Miguelangel says on Nov 21, 2007 @ 08:01 AM: Right now it is the 3rd comment. Click the play button. Thanks to GoCamino's Rosina for the heads up about this site.
You can google for camino de
santiago under the videos tab. Also YouTube has some, including
ours. YouTube video quality is poor, but we put together a 3
minute video that gives you a flavor of the Camino and GR65. For
a high quality presentation, come to our show when it is in your
area. For the YouTube video, click below:
Youtube Walking the GR65 and Camino de Santiago
I've listed this link earlier, but am repeating it because it is
very useful:
http://www.godesalco.com/iphp/perfil.php You can select any two points between Roncesvalles and Santiago and it will generate a profile that you can print. In addition the initial display shows cumulative distances so you can calculate distances between any two points, and the next display shows distances between each place with accommodations. This information can be downloaded as a spreadsheet. Once you have the spreadsheet, you can add columns converting kilometers to miles.
Confraternity of St. James - a good planning resource and the source of must have Camino guide as well as guides to some of the other routes.
www.pilipalapress.com publishes an ebook walkers guide to the Camino.
http://www.mundicamino.com/ingles/ is a good site particularly when you need details on one of the more obscure routes
www.pigrimsprocess.com publishes several Camino books, all by Eyln Aviva - one a story of her Camino journey, and a couple of novels in the setting of the Camino. I'll put more info in the books section once I get a chance to read them..
http://www.pilgrimage-to-santiago.com/ This is a site in English dedicated to providing information on the city of Santiago de Compostela - it's been up since about May 1st, 2004 and so far looks good. (in 2004 was called santiago-today).
http://www.peterrobins.co.uk/camino/ - The place to go for anything map related on European trails. A good site with a lot of info on the various routes, plus an excellent weather page mentioned above.
http://www.caminolinks.co.uk/ This UK site is has a well organized set of camino links including links to private journals, to Camino del Norte and Via de la Plata, which I do not cover.
http://www.caminodesantiago.me.uk/ Leslie's UK site has a wealth of information, including articles by other pilgrims, and a nice set of photos.
http://www.ourcamino.com/ This Camino site is maintained by Jim and Eleanor Clem, authors of Buen Camino, which I enjoyed and reviewed earlier. The highlight of this site for me is the excellent photo section. It also covers the books well.
http://kidsoncamino.com/ - For those considering walking the Camino with children, this site is based on the experiences of a couple walking from Leon with their 16 months old daughter.
http://www.robertward.ca/index.html - Robert Ward is the author of two pilgrimage related books. Virgin Trails is about his search for the holy places of the Virgin Mary, and All the Good Pilgrims about his Camino tales. Check his site for more information.
http://onfootinspain.com/ - Nancy Frey and Jose Placer founded this well regarded walking tour company in 1999. A good choice if you are looking for a knowledgeable, guided walking tour on the Camino or other parts of Spain and Portugal.
Check out the Online Telegraph bookstore - informative overall Camino web site in English. Not recently updated.
http://timelines.ws/countries/SPAIN_A.HTML - a timeline of Spanish history and related related links for those who want some historical background.
If you want to study Spanish in Santiago de Compostela, the following link looks good, but we have no info other than the link:
Photo Links: Just enter Camino de Santiago photos into
the Google images page and you can get a lot of
good trip photo links, so I won't duplicate them here. Same thing for alltheweb
images page.Also the caminolinks site above has a good photolinks section.
Public Domain photo link: https://artserve.anu.edu.au/ you will have to search, but this site has some excellent images
A slideshow of Camino pieces from the Victoria & Albert Museum: http://tinyurl.com/38udep
There is an active society of Canadian Pilgrims. See http://www.santiago.ca/ for more information. They are sponsor annual pilgrim gatherings open to all pilgrims. See the website for more information.
This website collects all the various gps info and google earth paths into one spot: http://users.skynet.be/watermael/gps/50358.html
From Roncesvalles on the yellow path markings are good enough so that a map is not
essential. It does increase the comfort level. From St. Jean to Roncesvalles by
the high route, most of the way is on small paved roads, but near the top you
need to pay close attention, so read the various guidebook instructions, stop at
the pilgrim office in St. Jean, and get their little map, and don't go over in
the dark or heavy fog. You will miss spectacular scenery if you do. The Brierley guide has useful maps in an
English language guidebook. We also got Michelin maps but didn't get much use
out of them. There is a flimsy Spanish language map of the Camino that you
can buy in bookstores in major towns along the route. There is also an
good map website for the world, though it doesn't always get down to the street
http://www.calle.com/world/index.html Also, try the University of
Texas public domain maps:
Ediciones Way publishes maps you can buy in bookstores in Spain. Fold to 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 and have distances, altitudes, refugios, etc. There is one that covers the Camino from SJPP to Burgos, and Somport to Burgos; another from Burgos to O Cebreiro and another from O Cebreiro to Santiago.
The name of the map series is "El Camino Jacobeo en tu Bolsillo"; ISBN 84-930395-2-7 in Spanish, French, English and German. I've heard they may be ordered from the publisher: ;Ediciones Way, S. L.
San Anselmo No. 1
2818 Madrid
This scholarly site has a wealth of information on pilgrimage in the middle ages, including many images: http://peregrinations.kenyon.edu/
Google Docs Primitivo Gear list
You can download any of these guides as a word file, which you can edit, or a pdf file which cannot be edited. A donation is expected. See: http://www.csj.org.uk/guides-online.htm
Camino del Norte is a less traveled route that was originally
used by pilgrims from England. The Confraternity of St. James has information on
this route and has recently opened a refugio on it: Volunteers run the
Refugio de Peregrinos de Miraz on Spain's Camino del Norte
There was an excellent diary and other information on this route in http://www.raunsbjerg.dk/ Based on reading the diary, this is a difficult but beautiful route, lots of climbs, scarce accommodations, poorly marked. However, this site is now offline. You can google for camino frances vs camino del norte, and read the ElCaminoSantiago entries for some idea.
This is a branch off the Camino del Norte that leaves at Oviedo and joins Camino Francés at León. For more info see: http://www.csj.org.uk/route-camino-primitivo.htm .
Starts from Seville and joins the Camino Francés at Astorga. 734
km to Astorga. See Confraternity of St. James routes page:
A new site dedicated to VDLP is under construction:
http://alberguesperegrinos.com/ .
An alternate starting point for this route is Granada, joining the main VDLP at
Mérida. This alternate leg is called Camino Mozárabe.
We walked part of it to Córdoba in spring of 2011. I did a blog entry on
Planning for Camino Mozárabe as well as
a trip report on Camino Mozárabe. I also did a couple of youtube videos on
the trip. On on the Camino
Mozárabe route, and one on the
Colors of Andalucia. There is an excellent thread on Ivar's forum that includes a pdf spreadsheet with all the stops. Be sure to read the entire thread and download the spreadsheet: http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/via-de-la-plata-albergues-pensions-and-hostals/topic17077.html#p122989
There is a very good pdf guide to Camino Mozárabe including three different starting points:
This 232 km route starts in Porto in northwest Portugal. For initial info, see the Confraternity of St. James page: http://www.csj.org.uk/route-camino-portugues.htm - we are considering doing this route. http://www.caminhoportuguesdesantiago.com/EN/caminho.php is a site on the route thru Portugal. Also see John Brierley's update pages to his Camino Portugués guide http://www.caminoguides.com/latest.html . Also, on our Camino page 3 we have some notes from our Portugal walk.
http://www.peterrobins.co.uk/camino/ for an interactive map of routes from all over Europe. This is an important map site. You can get various levels and kinds of maps, such as Google maps, 24k topographic maps, etc. He also has a good summary of significant dates affecting pilgrimage from the earlier days on. For instance, do you know that Provence was once governed by Germany (prior to ww2)?
A gps is not needed for Camino Francés. For some of the other routes it could add some comfort. Ours is an old Garmin Vista C with little memory, so can't load the detailed topo maps that are available. However, I do load Europe road map, and that is sometimes useful. If you have a newer gps with a lot of memory/ and or with a memory card, this site has been recommended by others for map purchases: http://www.memory-map.co.uk/maps_france_onland_top25.htm .
This site is in Spanish, but still helpful for those who wish to travel this beautiful and lightly traveled route: www.jacajacobea.com .
We gathered so much info on this route in preparation for our
trip, that we gave it a separate page:
I sometimes get questions about other long distance trails in Spain. The European E4 hiking route goes along the east coast of Spain as part of its route.
John Hayes has walked the E4 from the southern coast of Spain to Hungary, and has a good blog about it: http://www.johnhayeswalks.com/p/e4.html
If you have gotten interested in the pilgrimage trails in France, check out this one: http://www.regordane.info/Index.html
This as yet un waymarked route from Zaragoza to Valencia follows Roman roads for the most part. See http://www.caminodesanvicentemartir.es/ for more info.
You leave behind all fun and games
When you set sail for Saint James (15th C)
Original verse: Men may leve alle gamys
that saylen to Sent Jamys
July, to whom, with Dog-star in her train
St. James gives oysters, and St Swithian rain.
He who eats oysters on St Jame's Day will never want for money
Till St Jame's Day be come and gone,
You may have hops or you may have none.
1425 – Purchas his Pilgrim.
Upon a hill stondez on hee
Where Sent Jamez ferst schalt thou see
A Mount Joie, money stonez ther ate.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
And pretty maids all in a row.
Blue bells, cockle shell
Easy ivy over
oh no, here comes miss blackwell
with her big black stick
now it's time for arithmetic
Emma Gatewood first hiked the entire 2160 mile Appalachian Trail at the age of 67. She last hiked it at the age of 76.
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- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:3.625"
- Handle Material:G-10
- Color:Black
- Frame/Liner:Titanium
- Weight:3.40 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Thumb Hole
- Lock Type:Frame Lock
- Brand:Deviant Blades
- Model:Chinese
- Designer:Filip De Leeuw
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
- Country of Origin:Belgium
- Product Type:Knife
The Modified Chinese knife is Filip's version of Bob Lum's Chinese folder. The blade is satin finished A2 steel with a leaf shape and thumb hole (licensed from Spyderco). The handle has a black G10 front and framelock back with pocket clip.
Filip De Leeuw is the man behind Deviant Blades. He started making knives in 2003 and hasn't stopped. His custom knives have great style, build quality and are crafted in Belgium.