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22 economist suntribune sports recreation thursday nov 21 2002 rules straight forward from page 21 those who have difficulty keeping up with the extreme fastpaced action its my specialty said mr reid one- half of the national championship dou bles team its really great and not quite as hard on the body as singles play is its a great thing to do once you reach a cer tain age and is very popular at the moment rules arent a big deal mr fawcett said the rules are very simple and straight forward five minutes is all you need to get an understanding he said scoring is also simple you can get a point only on your serve and first person to score nine points wins the game said mr reid like tennis you cannot let the ball bounce twice squash is played in a bestoffive series a drawback to squash is the fact that it does have limits as to who can play its a handeye coordination sport so if a person has never swung a base ball bat or a golf club or rarely thrown or caught a ball he may have some 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kind of fun maybe i will turn into a map guru like mr helston who pours over maps for hours then closes his eyes and tries to visualize the landscape it drives my wife crazy he says with the popularity of out door activities orienteering is a vital skill says melanie moore office manager for equinox adventures more and more people are going mountain biking doing extreme sports welcome to the suv mentality they are skills you absolutely should have it feels great to be out in nature rather than cooped up inside an office which is part of the beauty of orienteering mr helston says its getting out and exercis ing getting an appreciation for the natural environment he says and the challenge of it mr helston has friends for whom orienteering is not just a skill but a leisure activity he knows people who go to parks and conservation areas just to hike and take compass bearings by the time i am ready to find my next markers they have already cleared the orientation course but i have only just begun and i am hooked so to test my orientation ability i pick a few spots on the map to locate one of these is the spot where a wooden sign stands next to a flagpole near a dirt road whats the fastest route to this spot i ask myself i fit my map making sure it is pointed in the direction i want to go then calculate the fastest route i walk north then east past a collection of buildings and reach a little lake wait a minute that wasnt part of the plan where am i i see a water foun tain nearby and i know approxi mately where i am on my map when i look up and see a flag pole next to a wooden sign which was my desired destina tion i feel a surge of selfconfi dence i have no problems getting back to the milne outdoor education centre but have to admit i am much more comfort able with the map than the com pass i found the compass moved too much and i could never figure out which way it was supposed to point i leave the conservation area feeling more confident in my mapreading ability the memo ry of myself in elementary school standing lost atop a hill has been replaced by an image of myself in the milne dam conservation park feeling slight ly bewildered and doubting my ability to navigate in the right direction this time however i eventually found my way equinox adventures can be reached at 4162222223 or go to equinoxadven- turescom you can also try toronto orienteering club at toronto-orienteer- ingcom or orienteering ontario at 416- 4104586 or 18888109990 or check wwworienteeringonca christmas clothing blowout where sheraton parkway highway 7 leslie st markham when saturday november 23 sunday november 24 2002 from 1000 am 500 pm 11 3 u quality designer fashions and lingerie that are sold in major department stores in the uk and the us are now available here in canada we have it all business dressy casual and funky styles for every season ladies blouses tanks skirts dresses ts pants in all fabrics including leather and suede 4 also available mens leather jackets a 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