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The internet is still slow and I am still not patient, so have not gotten many pics online. I did get a couple of Ushuaia - Literally, like 2... and you can view them here.

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Fitz Roy

Puerto Moreno Glacier

Torres Del Paine

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Chicago Ain´t Got Nothin´ on Laguna Nordenskjold!

I am going to write another weight loss book – the premise is this - carry around a 40 pound backpack for 10 days and only eat oatmeal, tuna and packaged soup. Oh, and don´t shower. I think that helps too.

We just got finished with a 9 day hike in Parque National Torres del Paine. We competed the ¨circuit¨, which goes around several different peaks, including Paine Grande (aka Major Paine), Paine Sud, Paine Nord and Paine Central.

Some Stats:
Number of cans of tuna eaten: 13
Number of bugs eaten: 8
Number of bugs snorted: 6
Number of miles hiked: 100
Number of days without a shower: 9
Longest hike in one day: 20 miles
Longest hill: 3 hours STRAIGHT UP

A quick rundown of our trip is as follows.

Day 1: The Day We Had Cheese
This was our first day, so we were able to carry cheese for a little while and eat it on the trail along the way. Oh, cheese, how I miss you so! We hiked about 6 hours and set up camp about halfway up the mountain. The camp is nice; the bathrooms are semi clean, no TP, but that is what was expected.

Day 2: The Day That Was Easy
We purposefully made an easy day for today, as CK´s knee was bothering him and we also had decided to take the whole trail slow so as to enjoy every minute of it. We hiked up to a Mirador (lookout) which afforded us a beautiful view of the three aformetioned peaks (all but Grande). Then we took another easy hike before playing Hearts and making my favorite dinner, packaged soup.

Day 3: The Day S Got La Guardia/ The Day We Almost Got Blown Away
S woke up very sick and so after leaving him at the guard station, we kept on. Today we had scheduled 10 hours of hiking. The way they set up the camps is kind of weird. You have one camp 3 hours away and one 10 hours away. So you can either hike 3 hrs or 10. We chose 10. The hike was not too bad until we got to Lake Nordenskjold. Then the wind picked up. It was so strong it was blowing us over. Literally. I fell and scraped up my knee and CK fell over backwards into the bushes. It was brutal. It was also our last 2 hours and so we were tired already. We finally made it into camp around 730 pm and fell almost immediately to sleep. Since we are still so far south, it still stays light at least until 10, so it is a little hard to get to sleep, but with an eyeshade and some earplugs and a hard days hike, anything is possible.

Day 4: The Day I Stuck My Feet in a Glacier
We ONLY hiked 7 hours today. When we got to camp, I felt so dirty, so I went to the river and had a VERY cold bird bath. It is refreshing, as Dad would say. Invigorating as well.

Day 5: The Day We Walked Uphill Both Ways
Another 10 hour day and the last hour and a half was totally uphill. No break. Every time we thought we had gotten to the top of the hill, we were wrong, it was only more uphill again. There were a lot of bugs in camp, so we took defensive action and hid out in the tent. Unfortunately, we have to eat, so we had to brave the swarm for a little while.

Day 6: The Spa Day
Today we only hiked 3 hours. It was mostly uphill. We decided to save the rest for the next day, as it was a 6 hour hike from 250 M to 1250 M, so we knew it was going to be a difficult one. We took a spa day today, washed our socks and selves as much as we could, cooked a hot lunch (oh, bliss, top ramen) and relaxed in preparation for the hard day ahead.

Day 7: The Day Our Knees Hated Us
6 hours, 12 K, steep, steep uphill for 2.5 hrs, then steep, steep downhill for 3 hours. In some places there was no trail, only rocks. We had to blaze our own path. It was really hard on the knees! However, we got to the tallest point of the hike, Paso John Gardner, which is 1250 M, and afforded really beautiful views of Glacier Grey, which we had been hiking along side of for the past few days.

Day 8: The Day We Joined a Bug Colony
The bugs are getting really bad. I have bites everywhere. Our hike today was fairly flat, but very, very long. We hiked 30 km today and by the time we got to camp (11 hrs later) we were so tired and annoyed with bugs and ready to just relax. We ate the rest of our food – we had a Thanksgiving feast – 3 different kinds of soup! Then instead of battling mosquitos, we went to bed.

Day 9: The Day My Dogs Barked
Oh my feet. Thank goodness, they have not hurt before, but today they hurt! Luckily we only had a 4.5 hour hike to the end of the trail and let me tell you, when I saw the end, I was soooo happy. The hike has been fun, but I really can´t wait to take off my boots and stinky socks and get into a shower. My pants can stand up on their own. Actually my hair probably can too!

We are now in Puerto Natales, waiting for our flight to Puerto Montt, which is tomorrow (hopefully!) From there we will visit the island of Chiloe and then the Lake District of Chile.

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Sparta 1910: the excavation team

The 1910 team consisted of:

• Richard Dawkins (director)
• Wilfrid J. Farrell
• Henry A. Ormerod

Publications:
Dawkins, R. M. 1909/10a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1910. § 1. The season's work." Annual of the British School at Athens 16: 1-3.
—. 1909/10b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1910. § 2. The Mycenaean city near the Menelaion." Annual of the British School at Athens 16: 4-11.
—. 1909/10c. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1910. § 3. The Eleusinion at Kalyvia tes Sochás." Annual of the British School at Athens 16: 12-14.
—. 1909/10d. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1910. § 4. Artemis Orthia: the excavation of 1910." Annual of the British School at Athens 16: 15-17.
—. 1909/10e. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1910. § 5. Artemis Orthia: the history of the sanctuary." Annual of the British School at Athens 16: 18-53.
Woodward, A. M. 1909/10. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1910. § 6. The inscriptions." Annual of the British School at Athens 16: 54-61.

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Sparta 1909: the excavation team

The 1909 team consisted of:

• Richard Dawkins (director)
• Alan Wace
• John P. Droop
• A.M. Woodward
• Maurice S. Thompson
• Walter George (draughtsman and surveyor)

Publications:
Dawkins, R. M. 1908/9. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1909. § 1. The season's work." Annual of the British School at Athens 15: 1-4.
—. 1908/09. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1909. § 2. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia." Annual of the British School at Athens 15: 5-22.
Droop, J. P. 1908/09. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1909. § 3. The pottery." Annual of the British School at Athens 15: 23-39.
Giles, P. 1908/09. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1909. § 5. Lycurgus as Patronomus. A Scottish parallel." Annual of the British School at Athens 15: 107.
Wace, A. J. B., M. S. Thompson, and J. P. Droop. 1908/09. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1909. § 6. The Menelaion." Annual of the British School at Athens 15: 108-57.
Woodward, A. M. 1908/09. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1909. § 4. The inscriptions." Annual of the British School at Athens 15: 40-106.

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Sparta 1908: the excavation team

The 1908 team consisted of:

• Richard Dawkins (director)
• Alan Wace
• Guy Dickins
• John P. Droop
• A.M. Woodward
• 'other students'

Publications:
Dawkins, R. M. 1907/08a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 1. The season's work." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 1-3.
—. 1907/08b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 2. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 4-29.
Dickins, G. 1907/08. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 6. The hieron of Athena Chalkioikos." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 142-46.
Droop, J. P. 1907/08. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 3. The pottery." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 30-47.
Farrell, J. 1907/08. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 4. The archaic terracottas from the sanctuary of Orthia." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 48-73.
Wace, A. J. B. 1907/08a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 7. A third-century marble head." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 147-48.
—. 1907/08b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 8. A hoard of Hellenistic coins." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 149-58.
Woodward, A. M. 1907/08. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1908. § 5. The inscriptions." Annual of the British School at Athens 14: 74-141.

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Sparta 1907: the excavation team

The 1907 team consisted of:

• Richard Dawkins (director)
• Alan Wace
• Guy Dickins
• John P. Droop

Occasional help was provided by:

• H.J.W. Tillyard
• T.E. Peet
• A.M. Woodward
• W.S. George

Publications:
Dawkins, R. M. 1906/07a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 1. The season's work and summary of results." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 1-4.
—. 1906/07b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 4. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 44-108.
Dickins, G. 1906/07a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 7. The Hieron of Athena Chalkioikos." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 137-54.
—. 1906/07b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 9. The sanctuary on the Megalopolis road." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 169-73.
Droop, J. P. 1906/07a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 5. The early bronzes." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 109-17.
—. 1906/07b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 6. The early pottery." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 118-36.
Tod, M. N., H. J. W. Tillyard, and A. M. Woodward. 1906/07. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 10. The inscriptions." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 174-218.
Wace, A. J. B. 1906/07a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 2. The city walls." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 5-16.
—. 1906/07b. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 3. The stamped tiles." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 17-43.
Wace, A. J. B., and G. Dickins. 1906/07a. "Laconia I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 8. The Hellenistic tombs." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 155-68.
—. 1906/07b. "Laconia. I. Excavations at Sparta, 1907. § 8. The tombs." Annual of the British School at Athens 13: 155-68.

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Sparta 1906: the excavation team

The 1906 team consisted of:

• Robert Carr Bosanquet (Director)
• Guy Dickins
• H.J.W. Tillyard
• Mr Sejk (surveyor)
• Ramsay Traquair (architect)

Later the team was joined by

• Alan Wace
• Richard Dawkins (who took charge of the work at the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia)

Publications:
Bosanquet, R. C. 1905/06a. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 1. The season's work." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 277-83.
—. 1905/06b. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 5. The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 303-17.
—. 1905/06c. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 7. The cult of Orthia as illustrated by the finds." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 331-43.
Dawkins, R. M. 1905/06. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 6. Remains of the Archaic Greek period." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 318-30.
Dickins, G. 1905/06a. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 4. The great altar near the Eurotas." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 295-302.
—. 1905/06b. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 10. The theatre and adjoining area." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 394-406.
—. 1905/06c. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 13. Topographical conclusions." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 431-39.
Tillyard, H. J. W. 1905/06a. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 9. Inscriptions from the Artemisium." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 351-93.
—. 1905/06b. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 14. Inscriptions from the altar, the acropolis, and other sites." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 441-79.
Traquair, R. 1905/06. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 12. The Roman stoa and the later fortifications." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 415-30.
Wace, A. J. B. 1905/06a. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 2. The city wall." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 284-88.
—. 1905/06b. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 3. The heroön." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 288-94.
—. 1905/06c. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 8. The stamped tiles." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 344-50.
—. 1905/06d. "Laconia II. Excavations at Sparta, 1906. § 11. The Roman baths (Arapissa)." Annual of the British School at Athens 12: 407-14.

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Cambridge students and the influence of Sir William Ridgeway

(Sir) William Ridgeway was appointed Disney Professor at Cambridge in 1892 (in succession to Percy Gardner). He was to be a major influence on Cambridge students especially in the field of prehistory.

Among the students who are likely to have been influenced by him up to the First World War are, in order of study:

• Robert Carr Bosanquet: Trinity College, Part 2 1894.
• Frank Russell Earp: King's College, Part 2 1894.
• Frederick Arthur Charles Morrison: Jesus College, Part 2 1896.
• John Cuthbert Lawson: Pembroke College, Part 2 1897.
• Charles Douglas Edmonds: Emmanuel College, Part 2 1898.
• Clement Gutch: King's College, Part 2 1898.
• Solomon Charles Kaines Smith: Magdalene College, Part 2 1898.
• John Hubert Marshall: King's College, Part 2 1900.
• Frederick William Hasluck: King's College, Part 2 1901.
• Richard McGillivray Dawkins: Emmanuel College, Part 2 1902.
• John Laurence Stokes: Pembroke College, BA 1902.
• Alan John Bayard Wace: Pembroke College, Part 2 1902.
• John Percival Droop: Trinity College, Part 2 1904.
• Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard: Gonville & Caius College, Part 2 1904.
• Wilfred Jerome Farrell: Jesus College, Part 2 1905.
• Arnold Wycombe Gomme: Trinity College, Part 2 1908.
• Lawrence Berkley Tillard: St John's College, BA 1909.
• Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard: Jesus College, Part 2 1911.
• Max Ludwig Wolfram Laistner: Jesus College, Part 2 1912.
• Cecil Allison Scutt: Clare College, Part 2 1912.

Among them are three directors (Bosanquet, Dawkins, Wace).

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7 Ways To Get Motivated For Exercise & Fitness

7 Ways To Get Motivated For Your Workout
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com

There will be days (everyday?) when you don't feel like doing your workout.

Sometimes you don't want to get out of bed.

Sometimes you don't want to leave your office because you feel like there are too many deadlines (but this is when you need a workout the most!).

Sometimes you don't want to end story time with the kids only to head down to the basement gym.

It even happens to me.

But I knew how I'd feel like a million bucks after the workout.

And in the end, I know I can't let myself become "soft" and start skipping workouts. I have to lead by example.

But if you are set on achieving a goal, then when it's workouttime, come heck or high water you've got to bear down and do the job.

So here are 7 ways to get motivated for your workout and to get you inspired to get through your workout.

1. Reward yourself. Finish your workout and treat yourself to a magazine, a TV show, some extra time with your family, some new songs for your IPOD, or even a little extra time for yourself.

2. Or set up a punishment for missing workouts. Skip the workout, put $20 into a jar to spend on home repairs. Make sure your spouse controls the jar.

3. Review your goals everyday and every night. Keeping your goals fresh in your mind will help you stay on track.

4. Realize that the hardest part of the workout is often getting your butt to the gym. Once you get 5 minutes into the workout, you will be over the hump. So tell yourself, "I'll just go in and do 1 set of the first 2 exercises, then I can go". Next thing you know, you'll have done the entire workout.

5. Visualize yourself doing a great workout and finishing strong. Get yourself mentally prepared and you will literally have better workouts each time.

6. Crank the tunes. Seriously, nothing motivates like music.

7. Get social support. If you have a workout partner, you'll feel like crap if you let them down. Or become accountable to everyone in the Turbulence Training workout forums...if you don't post your workouts, they'll track you down and demand to know why you've fallen off track! So online or offline, get everyone on your side!

Now get out there and kick the fat to the curb.

Craig Ballantyne, turbulencetraining.com

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Top Brands Exercise Machines

Two Top - Reviewed Brands of Exercise Machines
By Lance Davidson

In the arena of workout equipment and exercise machines, there are a couple of names that stand out. In this piece, we will try to give you a little more insight into these brands.

One such brand is York home equipment. York's equipment includes treadmills, elliptical machines, exercise bikes, and rowing equipment. They now offer new "exercise while you play" equipment as well. The kilowatt system doesn't have any weights, plates or cables attached. You use your own body like a joystick of a video game and you can exercise as well as play!

For people who enjoy boxing and similar sports, York offers punching and swivel bags, shoes, gloves, etc. They also cover Martial Arts with their target and kick bags. For weight training, they carry the light York home gym equipment that is perfect for home workouts. Exercise machines and equipment such as dumbbells, braces, lat bars, incline and decline benches will definitely work different parts of your body like legs, arms and torso, giving you a full body workout.

Another equipment giant is Spirit. Spirit has been committed to making machines for over 20 years. This brand is manufactured in Jonesboro, Arkansas by Spirit Manufacturing, Inc. The pieces retail around $1,000-$2,000. The treadmills feature heavy-duty chassis and motors for optimum wear. The machines have powder-coated steel frames and stable inclines as well as balanced fly-wheels for a vibration-free running and walking platform.

They also carry the best warranties in the industry, upwards of 30 years. With models such as the X-T475, X-T375, and XT-175, you are sure to find an exercise machine to suit your needs. Spirit treadmills seem to be competing well with other brands. When it comes to quality reports and warranties, the latest exercise machines are receiving rave reviews and high praise!

Find the perfect exercise machine to get you in shape FAST at http://www.treadmillguy.info including platform treadmills.

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