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Researchers at the Institute of Applied Physical Research (IAPR) may have at last explained why Scandinavia has dominated the orienteering world for so long. |
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A paper to be presented at a scientific conference in London this week could have a profound impact on the future of orienteering. "Predictions of future magnetic field reversals" by Professors Howard Orchard and Alberto Ximenes of the Institute for Applied Physical Research (IAPR) presents the results of a detailed study of movements of the earth's magnetic poles, and uses these observations to predict that a reversal of the magnetic field is imminent. They claim that the north magnetic pole could move from its current position in northern Canada to a new location in Antarctica over a period as short as one year. The impact on the sport of orienteering, where competitors rely on maps aligned to magnetic north, could be severe. |
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(This is an article I posted to the now-defunct O-Net in 1997. Even I had forgotten what I wrote, but it's interesting to read it now given what has been going on recently.) |
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For the classic race at WOC93 in the United States, Simon Errington and Frank Martindale volunteered to man a control. So now read the story of the race from inside the forest. (Reproduced from Lokation 92, November 1993) |
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This is an article from Lokation 97 in September 1994. Three orienteers and a hanger-on somehow decided that the Moscow Ringworld, a 10-Day orienteering event, sounded like a good idea for a holiday. This involved a large boat sailing round the Moscow Canal and Volga River stopping each day for an O event and a bit of sightseeing. |
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Just some of the things that went on behind the scenes at the World Cup races in 2005. (Reproduced from Pacemaker 95, May 2005). |
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Simon Errington looks back over 25 years of orienteering and picks his top 10 technological advances since he took up the sport in 1977. (Reproduced from Pacemaker 92, May 2004)
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The final details for the Queensland Championships 2005 included information about what to do if you encountered snakes on the course. Read on for further details of wildlife encounters from orienteering events around the world. (Reproduced from Pacemaker 96, September 2005)
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I've bought another PC, which brings with it a new spell checker. This one does the spell checking as you type, and also tries to outguess you on the grammar front. It thoughtfully suggested that I should replace "FROLICS is LOK's main claim to fame" with either "FROLICS are LOK's main claim..." or "A FROLIC is LOK's main claim..." in my chairman's article. Nice try but no banana. I then let it loose on my list of maps. Some of you may recognise some of the following. |
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 The complete IOF Control Description specification is available from the IOF web site .
After a long debate on Nopesport about how people learn these symbols I have produced a one or two page summary. Please feel free to distribute these files unchanged or print them out for non-commercial use. Please contact me to discuss any other usage.
The versions available are:
(If you are having trouble then try right clicking and select "Save Link As...." to copy the file to your computer.) You could also try these online quizzes:
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