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Keeping the Pub clean is a group effort. If we have too many conversations on this page, it gets too noisy and hard to read. If you see a conversation that could or should be moved to a talk page, please do so, and note the move here.
Stuff that's been moved:
Also, see the Travellers' pub archives for older archived discussions.
Please sweep the pub
So, the TP has been getting kinda crowded and messy. I'd really appreciate if we could all make an effort to clean up a bit by moving discussions to places more appropriate or deleting discussions that have reached their conclusions. It's a tedious job, but like most, it's easier if we do it together. --Evan 16:44, 20 Apr 2004 (EDT)
Slate article
There's a not-very-positive article on Slate by someone who tried traveling (in Thailand) using only web resources (primarily Wikitravel). His main criticism is that Wikitravel is missing information and too "neutral". - Todd VerBeek 07:57, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
I don't think Evan posted this, yet, because he was having trouble with the wifi in SJ, but don't answer any emails requesting credit card information from an email purporting to be affiliated with Wikitravel. This is a scam and several emails were sent out to Wikia users. -- Sapphire • (Talk) • 21:55, 15 April 2007 (EDT)
Add a counter to articles?
Hello, I'd like to know if it would be possible to add a counter to Wikitravel articles, so that editors could see how many times a particular page has been viewed. Would this be possible? Any interest? SONORAMA 09:29, 1 May 2007 (EDT)
Advice for road trip across USA
My family are planning on a road trip next year from St. Paul, Minnesota to San Francisco. Any advice on good sights to take in? ~~John.
Can we IP ban them?
Table of contents
Well, the new table of contents looks great, I think. The only problem I see is that it now appears at the top when viewing differences, pushing the differences over so that one has to sidescroll to see everything. Can we suppress the TOC when viewing differences, as we did before? Or simply push it down below the differences into the article where it would normally appear? 126.96.36.199 17:43, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
Attribution Question
Most articles say "Based on the work by ...." at the bottom of the page. I've just added a page (Hsipaw). Why doesn't it say "Based on the work by Wandering?" --Wandering 12:54, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
Thanks! All is now clear :-). --Wandering 13:14, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
Coming out of RecentChangesCamp Montreal (RoCoCo) in May 2007 there was a sense that there is an opportunity to "brand" the edit button on wikis in the same way that the little orange radio waves icon is used to indicate a feed. This diffuse impulse is trying to coalesce here: http://www.aboutus.org/UniversalWikiEditButton
Thoughts? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Brandon CS Sanders (talk • contribs)
Applying for a passport
I have to replace my passport and while I've applied for a passport before I wasn't quite sure if my passport was damaged enough so that I'd be required to re-apply in person and pay the more expensive fees or if I could simply use a renewal form and pay the $67 fee, plus the expedited fee.
After trying to get hold of NPIC for an entire day I decided to stay up all night and wait until 06:00 then call (earliest possible time I could get a hold of an operator). I finally got a hold of someone and they saved me about $70 by telling me to do the renewal form.
This is going somewhere... just give me a second. Now, also with the new border crossing rules that require a passport when flying to/from 'them who are up north', Mexico, the US' Caribbean passports are likely to needed by several million more Americans than the previously 5 - 6 million who applied annually. Also, since by the end of January next year a passport will be required at all land/see/air crossings within the US the need for passports is going to sky rocket. (Might this be a conspiracy to get drunk co-eds to party in the US, rather than Cancun? One can only hope so.)
Anyhow, should we have an article that'd explain the process to apply for a passport? I'm on the fence about whether or not the scope should be expanded, but I definitely think it'd be useful for those of us with those 'what the **** does that mean?' scenarios. -- Sapphire • (Talk) • 05:25, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
Site slowdown
Site painfully slow -- saving edit sometimes takes minutes or even times out on Wikitravel.org now. Is this due to increased traffic or something else? Maybe Webby Award traffic? Anything being done to fix this? :-) --Rogerhc 17:04, 25 May 2007 (EDT)
→ shared:Wikitravel Shared:30 May 2007 – cacahuate talk 21:18, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
Site still s l o w ....... is there hope? --Rogerhc 19:20, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
Page saves are still s l o w, 10 seconds slow. Am I the only one? --Rogerhc 02:44, 12 June 2007 (EDT)
I've recently begun to see significant slowdowns, and most of the time the browser status bar indicates it is waiting on files.wikitravel.org, so that subdomain server may be a source of some problems. Assuming that server is serving images, are there any images on the pages without width & height values specified? If the slowdown is lack of images, rather than lack of HTML, adding a width & height tag to all images will allow the page to load even without having downloaded all files. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:37, 23 June 2007 (EDT)
Let's see how long this edit takes to save... 17 seconds! Ouch! --Rogerhc 19:34, 11 August 2007 (EDT)
Let's see how long this edit takes to save... over 60 seconds! IB, we have a problem. --Rogerhc 13:18, 11 September 2007 (EDT)
Need help with it:
Italian Wikitravel is under attack from what seems to be a distributed bot network; any help very welcome. --Evan 22:02, 25 May 2007 (EDT)
Watchlist problems
The automated mechanism by which pages get "added to watchlist" seems haphazard. Although I have my preferences set to automatically add pages I create to my watchlist, only about 9 out of 10 new pages actually get on my watchlist. I've had to go back an add a lot of pages for which I am the only editor, and I just noticed this happen with the most recent new page I made, Udmurtia. Anyone know what's going on? --Peterfitzgerald Talk 13:13, 26 May 2007 (EDT)
Template approval process
Hey there! So I'm just thinking, based on several past conversations and some Star article nominations, would it make sense to have a Template rating system/status? I don't think it's worthwile having multiple levels or anything, but something as simple as "approved template" or "star template", which would make it easier in the future when evaluating a Star nomination. I don't think we're close to having any Star countries, but if we were, as an example, it would be nice if we'd already come to a consensus about Template:Regionlist, and that's it fully hashed out and has met its potential for the most part. Then a Star country would be required to use it, and we'd feel confident that the template was based on a reasonable consensus. The same would go for the new Climate templates, or a bus timetable template on a city page. ??? – cacahuate talk 22:31, 28 May 2007 (EDT)
So, we've currently got lots of pages regarding language versions and policy duplicated between en and Shared. As this is (IMHO) an issue for Shared -- other versions don't concern English, they concern Wikitravel as a whole -- they should be maintained only on Shared. To start with:
Any objections? Jpatokal 04:28, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
IsIn vs IsPartOf
I can't believe this is not covered elsewhere, but I could not find it. What is the rationale for using one rather than the other. Should IsPartOf always be used? OldPine 09:31, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
OK, Thanks. Seems way over my head so I'll just start using the new form. I trust there is a reason why the old template (IsIn) cannot just be changed, that is, fix the code. Is this not a job that a bot could run? (See IsIn, replace with IsPartOf?) Geez, nevermind. Why do I even think I can understand Geekiness on such I grand scale? :) OldPinw 13:06, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
You know, I have been using IsIn because it is faster to type, but that's kind of silly. I'll add the IsPartOf to the article templates—it is marginally easier to edit. --Peterfitzgerald Talk 13:42, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
If for some reason we do go on a crusade or start a bot, I would suggest rather than changing IsIn's to IsPartOf's we should fix the IsIn template and then spend the work fixing the spaces and underscores. I also continue to use IsIn because I would much rather type that than IsPartOf, and it just has a much better ring to it. Lame, but true. On the new Hindi WT we've set up IsIn to work the way that IPO does here, though obviously a much easier task since we've only got like 20 articles. – cacahuate talk 03:26, 3 June 2007 (EDT)
I tend to use isPartOf by default these days since it just works better than isIn, but I agree with Cacahuate that a better solution will be to get isIn fixed and use that exclusively --NJR_ZA 05:10, 3 June 2007 (EDT)
Where should I report a broken instance of {{isIn}}? ({{isIn|Lower Saxony}} on Oldenburg page is not displaying at all.) --Rogerhc 19:31, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
Image source/license templates
I can't seem to use the {{no source}} and {{no license}} templates for images. These are pretty essential template for a wiki site. Are they called something different in Wikitravel? OoishiMoe 02:07, 4 June 2007 (EDT)
Touting on Userpages
I have seen some very fishy user pages recently (like this one). They are either soliciting, personal ads, or just offering business services. I figure these should be deleted, at least when the user is clearly not here to contribute content, but I am a little wary about just deleting userpages—should I just delete them? --Peterfitzgerald Talk 18:26, 4 June 2007 (EDT)
I would be curious to hear some more opinions on this topic. User:Bestlyriccollection seems to me like a speedy delete candidate, since its only purpose is to spam in a place where we are loathe to interfere, but to speedy delete it would certainly go against the tide of this discussion so far. --Peter Talk 22:56, 15 July 2007 (EDT)
I just rolled back a blanking of some of JossDude's user pages. They're obviously in violation of the "not a homepage service", but at the same time they were all travel related and I'm really, really uncomfortable with getting into the business of policing user pages. Wikitravel policy states that a user's page is their page to do with what they like, so if we're going to start modifying them I think it should be totally obvious even to someone unfamiliar with Wikitravel why the modification is being made (ie the page is filled with spam links or hate speech), or else we should have some sort of discussion ala VFD prior to making changes. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:01, 18 July 2007 (EDT)
Let's try to set reasonable limits. The guides are the focus of Wikitravel and our patrolling efforts should go there. The talk pages, the User pages and the project pages are supposed to be working towards that goal, but I think that in those cases we can and should allow a bit of leeway there. How much of leeway, is an open question, but let's accept that if we start applying our non-goal rules to User pages, every one of us is in violation. I mention something about me and where I work on my User page - i.e. I am using it as a homepage. If I put a couple of essays about my travels there, I am creating a travel journal. If I put a couple of photos from my last vacation, I am using it as a vacation photo gallery service. I asked Cacahuate for advice when I was planning my honeymoon, so I used Wikitravel as a travel chat board. If I run a restaurant, put a link to it on my user page and brag about how good the restaurant is, I've made it an advertising brochure.
I think the key questions to ask are: Is it travel related? Is it excessive? Does it harm Wikitravel's primary purpose?
Obviously, if someone puts a lot of spammy links or pornography on any page, it affects our reputation, may turn off users and may lower our google rank, so we should police that. If someone puts too many non-travel related photographs, it takes up space on our servers which is obviously a bad thing - but Evan should really tell us how much is too much.
So I think that we did the right thing with Bestlyricscollection. I am not sure if we did the right thing with Haiya1984 - the touting was not excessive, but because it is sex-related, it probably harms our image. But when it comes to JossDude, I am concerned that we are going overboard by blanking out his page, especially now that we have Extra. After all, what he is doing is travel related. He is not adding too many photographs, and I have a hard time thinking of any amount of travel related text as "excessive". It will not harm Wikitravel's reputation or image. On the contrary, if his friends visit his page, there is a chance that they will check out other parts of the site and stay on as contributors. We should try to nudge him to contribute to Extra, but I doubt if "I got kicked out of Wikitravel" is a good enough reason for people to move to Extra. Let it be, I say. — Ravikiran 03:17, 19 July 2007 (EDT)
Suspected fraud
Here's another borderline case: User:Saradarani
Anyone familiar with the (still!) ongoing Mandarmani saga will recognize this as a very suspect touting userpage. There has been someone (or some people) who have been very persistently changing the phone numbers for the accommodations listings for Mandarmani and for several nearby locations. He/she/they have also claimed to "be" the owners of these accommodations listings. Since the phone number on this user page does not match up to the ones that the Sana Beach lists on its website, I suspect that this particular userpage tout is actually an attempt to trick people into calling someone else—in short, it is fraud.
My feeling is that we should blank this page. Does that seem reasonable to others? --Peter Talk 03:17, 2 September 2007 (EDT)
Car rental extlinks
There have been a rash of car rental links breaking out throughout Wikitravel in the past few days, and it gives me an itchy urge to scratch out a bunch of "rmv extlinks." These are primary links, but it seems more like a corporate race to up google hits by adding "Schmertz" to every article in the United States. Personally, I see no reason to have car rental information any lower than country or top-level region articles (at the lowest). Do we have a policy on this? --Peterfitzgerald Talk 22:47, 6 June 2007 (EDT)
Translated item name
In <see, do, eat, etc. > tags, use an alt="" attribute to display a translation of the item name into the local language when appropriate and helpful to travelers. This will appear normal weight, italicized and within parentheses after the bold text item name. Example: see Harbin page.
Can we please include alt="" after the name="" attribute in the click-to-insert snippets of the edit page? Something like this:
* <see name="" alt="" address="" phone="" email="" fax="" hours="" price="" url=""></see>
Maybe add a note on the edit page bellow or above the click-to-insert snippets explaining what the alt="" attribute will do and also linking to a page about the click-to-insert snippets (or whatever we call them). And what is the something-extra="" attribute for? --Rogerhc 19:20, 11 June 2007 (EDT)
Test (Test テスト 実験 ижица 조선말).
The click-to-insert area of the edit page lacks ¥. Are we planning to use ¥ or 元 in English on China pages? --Rogerhc 19:08, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
Currency: ¢ $ € £ ฿ (baht) 元 CHF Kč kr mk Rs zł
lacks ¥
Spam filter... ouch... PLEASE HELP
Someone has put something into the spam filter regex in LocalSettings.php (I think) without first removing all instances of that something from all pages and namespaces of Wikitravel.org. This is bad because it causes the next person who tries to edit a page containing that something to be unable to save his edit, even if his edit has nothing to do with something. The person putting this something into the spam filter regex is in a much better position to remove instances of something from the site because he knows what something is and no one else knows this something. I hate it when this happens. I figure everyone hates it when this happens. Hope this helps. :-) Rogerhc 18:54, 17 June 2007 (EDT)
The "problem" with this page was that the Phone number spam section included a list of the spammed 'phone numbers and the associated URL; I've removed them. ~ 184.108.40.206 23:13, 17 June 2007 (EDT)
Docent template problem
I can't seem to get the Template:hasDocent to work on the Washington (D.C.) article. Does anyone have a clue what is going wrong? --Peter Talk 19:51, 17 June 2007 (EDT)
OK, something very odd is going on. Now I can't seem to get the Template:Regionlist to work, although it worked just fine in the past and no new edits have since been made to the template. I tried to use it on the Armenia page, but this happened. All the stranger since it worked just fine a couple days ago when I was working on the Armenia regions and previewed my changes.
Why can't I use templates anymore?! :( --Peter Talk 18:40, 18 June 2007 (EDT)
TOC problems
The new TOC design is online for several weeks now. Still there are some severe problems, not only with the layout but also patrolling is bothersome now. As Evan doesnt see to care about these problems maybe we can fix them ourself. Does anybody have an idea which MediaWiki-Extension is used? Are we the only Wiki that uses this kind of TOC? --Flip666 writeme! • 19:24, 19 June 2007 (EDT)
Looks like what you did worked for diffs, good job! That was an annoying one. I know you've got a lot on your plate but it would be nice to fix the other things people took issue with as well:
Sorry to keep harping on them, but you haven't really responded to the previous requests, and as far as I know you're the only one that can fix these things :) – cacahuate talk 00:10, 20 June 2007 (EDT)
Database dump
The lack of availability of a WT database dump was brought to my attention again today, when people at BeWelcome considered a synergy with Wikitravel. BW is the off-spring of Hospitality Club and CouchSurfing, a free, cooperative hospitality exchange organization. There will be a lot of active members, and the idea is to send them to Wikitravel to work on a travel guide. But the lack of an available database dump is holding this back. Well, anyway.
Check out project:Database dump and find out how we can book some progress here! Guaka 07:38, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
Download for offline reading
I will be traveling throught japan soon, and would like to keep a copy of all japan-related articels on my laptop.
How would I do that? I can use wget, but is there a page that lists all japan articles and only those? is there a better way? --Hugo, 22.214.171.124 15:44, 28 June 2007 (EDT)
Several content organization issues
Hello all. I have a handful of content reorganization proposals that no one has commented on. Unlike some of my more impulsive proposals (e.g., "Delete countries!"), these are all proposals I have been thinking about for some time. But I don't feel comfortable altering existing hierarchical schemes without some sort of "yes this is a good idea" comment; accordingly I would appreciate it if anyone would take a look at them. I suspect that I am just being ignored on some fronts, but others may just be flying under everyone's radar, so here's a list:
Finally, there is another woefully incomplete discussion at Wikitravel talk:Geographical hierarchy#Listing sub-regions? that I think requires some serious thought.
Thanks! --Peter Talk 04:30, 29 June 2007 (EDT)
Wikitravel talk:Accommodation listings
As there is an increase in the number of articles where the accommodation and restaurant listings are threatening to dominate the page, I'd like to revive the discussion on how to deal with mass listings. Opinions would be appreciated. See: Wikitravel talk:Accommodation listings#Avalanche of hotel listings WindHorse 12:10, 3 July 2007 (EDT)
External links
I noticed that external links within articles all have only numbers. I have been changing the numbers to actual words, that make the article look nicer. Is this perferred, or is the preference to just leave numbers? Flowergirl 16:22, 11 July 2007 (EDT)
Spanish Wikitravel
Hello, I'm NJM, admin of the Wikitravel:es. I've made some changes in our Main Page, but I haven't been able to do it satisfactory. I need some help because I want to have the two columns placed in paralel, but I don't know very much the wiki language. If someone could gime me a hand, the Spanish comunity will be very grateful. NJM
So, how does Wikitravel handle time share rentals? I have rented in Las Vegas and Edisto Island a few times. All were pleasant experiences. Far less expensive than owning and much better than a hotel room! Is it a "travel topic", should they be added under "sleep"? 2old 11:39, 13 July 2007 (EDT)
Username change request
Is this the place to be renamed on WikiTravel?If so, can someone change my username from Skunkmaster to Skunkmaster IX
Please contact me on my talk page.
Skunkmaster 00:14, 15 July 2007 (EDT)
Italic romanization?
Why are we italicizing romanizations, eg Shanghai (上海 Shànghǎi)? Please reply on Wikitravel talk:Romanization#Italic romanization?. Thanks --Rogerhc 18:34, 16 July 2007 (EDT)
Split pages (IB is pushing to have our guide and star articles split into subpages by section) means lots more page views and lots more ad revenue when ads are finally implemented. How much more? Do you like 200% more, 500% more? Lots.
The community does not want split pages that break our community architecture into ad cubicles.
The community would understand and tolerate discreet non-damaging text ads that don't break our architecture.
The community also understands bad architecture and greed.
Let's have discreet non-damaging text ads now and drop the $ motivated splitting up of our community's great user designed, user written, Webby winning, one-page-per-destination architecture.
Please discuss at http://wikitravel.org/shared/Tech:Optionally_split_long_guides_into_one_page_per_section#Ads before it is too late to prevent the partitioning of our best articles into ad cubicles. --Rogerhc 20:44, 16 July 2007 (EDT)
Wikitravel:es has reached more than 1000 articles
Wikitravel:es has reached more than 1000 articles, which is a proud for the Spanish Wikitravel Comunity. Due to that fact, we would like to be included in your Main Page as a version with more than 1000 articles. Many Thanks Nanow jesús madrid 15:22, 19 July 2007 (EDT)
I saw a "special page" on this a few days ago. Where did it go? 2old 12:35, 20 July 2007 (EDT)
gastronomic travel: where to start
From my experience, there's almost no information on gastronomic traveling at Wikitravel. What gourmet specialties are in each region? How to find authentic places (or even families) to try it? What are gastronomic regions in each country? What are the subtle differences between specialities in this vs that town/region; between countries?
How much this topic is welcome here? Are there already enthusiasts who are idle for some reasons? Can someone recommend any general books on where to start and how to approach? Should we start with a travel topic, or an expedition, or something else? --DenisYurkin 23:54, 20 July 2007 (EDT)
OK, let me ask a more practical question for a while. What would you recommend to do if I can't find enough info on cuisine and restaurants of a specific country I am heading to? Typically, all I know before my trip is my budget per day and places I will be likely visiting--and I want to get most of my trip in gastronomic sense. I even don't have any specific question to leave on the country's talk page. How would you approach that? --DenisYurkin 14:01, 22 July 2007 (EDT)
Ordering of items
(Probably trivial but it bugs me!) Is there a policy on ordering of items in a list? For example, should cities be listed alphabetically, by size, by perceived importance? Should eat/sleep listings be ordered alphabetically? What about things to see and do?--Wandering 16:51, 23 July 2007 (EDT)
XXXX (city) for kids
I'd like to start the following articles 'New York City for Kids', 'Paris for Kids', and 'London for Kids' (and, of course, many other places for kids). Is there already a template out there for this? The rough idea I have is something like this:
New York City for Kids (would this be geographically under NYC or would it be a reference from within the NYC article)
Getting around (tips on subways, taxis, etc.)
See and Do (a list of very kid-specific things to do and see, each annotated by age).
So, is there already a template for this? Or should I just plunge forward!? --Wandering 16:17, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
I've started a New York City with Children, as yet an orphan. Feedback and organizational suggestions welcome.--Wandering 16:46, 25 July 2007 (EDT)
I like it!! Please add Washington D.C. with children to your list of things to do. 2old 13:27, 27 July 2007 (EDT)
Wikitravel:es appears on the news
In case you're able to understand the Spanish language, I guess you'll love to read the piece of news that a very important newspaper in Spain El País has published this moorning. Please, visit the Spanish Portada and clik in to the link to the article. Nanow jesús madrid 06:50, 26 July 2007 (EDT)
Just to update here: Since these two articles came out last week, we have seen a huge increase of traffic to es:. Over 600 new registered users and a lot of anonymous edits as well. We can hardly keep up with the welcome messages! Texugo 23:48, 29 July 2007 (EDT)
Goals and commercial policy
Could a commercial section be introduced? It seems illogical to exclude resources that many individuals would find invaluable purely, it would seem, on the basis of their commercial status. For example see User:Accommodationdirect many people would find this service really useful but it can't be referenced adhering to policy guidelines. If a commercial section was to be added Wikitravellers could make their own decisions about content they wished to view and I'm sure some would find this helpful.
Mapping feature (new)
That is a really great addittion to Wikitravel!!! 2old 16:39, 27 July 2007 (EDT)
Using dates in guides to clarify when something has been reviewed/noted/stated.
Couldn't find anything about this but I'm sure it's been asked... Not all areas are covered and necessarily up to date. When traveling to a country that has a history of civil unrest it would be particularly useful to know when the author that is giving the information got it time wise. "Was it last month or last year that the government started really cracking down on bribes?" Is there a preferred/acceptable way to be able to put in dates that things have been confirmed in the articles or is just looking at the article history the only way? Thoughts on this in general too! :) Jordan 17:29, 1 August 2007 (EDT)
Hi. I started this article yesterday, transferring it from my user page. To my surprise another editor - who put in a pair of parentheses and a section head - was then credited as the originator of the article at the foot of the page ('Based on work by Wikitravel user(s) WindHorse'). I've written to the editor about this - also to Peter who suggested taking it up here. Is it some kind of bug? After all the page history clearly shows who started the page. Any ideas? Thanks. -- Kleinzach 22:07, 1 August 2007 (EDT)
This page was last edited at 02:56, on 2 August 2007 by Marc Heiden. This page is based on collaborative work by Simon Holledge and Jani Patokallio and Wikitravel user(s) WindHorse.
This page was last edited at 02:56, on 2 August 2007 by Marc Heiden. This page is based on collaborative work by Marc Heiden, Simon Holledge, Jani Patokallio, and Wikitravel user(s) WindHorse.
Thank you to everybody for considering this issue. This text IMO would be ideal:
This page was last edited at 02:56, on 2 August 2007 by Marc Heiden. This page is based on collaborative work by Marc Heiden, Simon Holledge, Jani Patokallio, and WindHorse. The original contributor was Marc Heiden.
I think that would be clear and unambiguous. At the moment the last contributor has (by implication) the least involvement. -- Kleinzach 06:20, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
Actually there is a bug. Earlier today I initiated a Talk Page for Sapporo. Instead of the link on the article page turning blue, it has remained red (up to now). Clicking on it brings up the Talk edit page, rather than the Talk page itself. I think this is probably what happened when I started the Obihiro page. Apparently the second contributor somehow completes the creation of the page - though I am just speculating about this. Thanks. -- Kleinzach 11:13, 3 August 2007 (EDT)
Wikitravel propaganda en español
Shortly after our publicity in El País some local tv station in Spain aired this one-sidedly positive advertisement for our guides, featuring our Spanish celebrity, Jesús. If you are interested, here is the youtube link. Note: it's in Spanish. --Peter Talk 03:40, 7 August 2007 (EDT)
Removal of URL from Blacklist
Goodevening, I am writing in to ask for the url mentioned below to be removed from your blacklist, I hope this is the correct section to ask. It was added to several florida accommodation sections where the website offers villa and accommodation rentals direct from the owner. It is not an agency and so it was felt that it complied with the wikipedia regulations based on its similarity to other websites that were listed. If this is not the case then please receive our apologies and the site will not be added again. Thank you for your assistance.
Quoting Blacklist: "This URL has shown up in articles for at least a half dozen Florida cities (see Special:Contributions/184.108.40.206) and been reverted repeatedly over the past few days. As far as I can tell it doesn't meet the criteria set out in Wikitravel:Accommodation listings#Apartment listings, and the user is not responding to a message on his talk page. If the user ever responds and a resolution is reached then it should be safe to remove this from the blacklist. -- Ryan • (talk) • 18:08, 22 May 2007 (EDT) "
A vandal has worked on it, from Budget to See. No idea how to revert damage.
Is it just me or has the search function sucked for days? If I enter any text that is not an article name it gives me some lame excuse and tells me to try later. OldPine 18:27, 18 August 2007 (EDT)
This is probably something with my browser (Internet Explorer 7), but after trying and trying to fix it, I seek help here. Wikitravel now displays without the left side navigation bar. Instead I now have "Jump to: navigation, search" displayed at the top and links at the bottom. It has happened on and off for a week or so. Sometimes it seems to clear by restarting IE. Anyone know how to fix? OldPine 08:04, 20 August 2007 (EDT)
I have entered Geo|lat|log on several destinations, some work some do not. This one should, does not. What am I doing wrong??? Workerbee 13:55, 22 August 2007 (EDT)
The August 22, 2007 announcement on Shared about Maj and Evan's changing role in Wikitravel will likely be of interest to users here who may not have noticed it. Gorilla Jones 03:06, 23 August 2007 (EDT)
Attribution and article translations
DavidSaldanaSage just brought up a good point: according to our copyleft, shouldn't we have to credit original contributors when translating articles between language versions? What is our policy for dealing with this? Do we just indicate somewhere on the article or the talk page that it is a translation and the original version is at X? --Peter Talk 10:23, 29 August 2007 (EDT)
Main Page & Talk:Main Page both locked
Is this intentional/permanent?
If so, the main page blurb needs updating:
Also, might be a good idea to add an explanation to the top of Talk:Main Page. ~ 188.8.131.52 04:49, 30 August 2007 (EDT)
Links to previous category
Hoe can I do the upper links to previous categories. I mean like if I make the page china/hong kong I would get those upper links, but I saw here that yuo do it evan without it. (sorry for my poor English I from another language version). Thanks.
What is Mark as Patrolled
I was looking at some diffs today, and noticed a link which read Mark as patrolled. Of course, I clicked it (well, I had to, didn't I? It was there). Now I don't know what, if anything, I've done. What does this mean? Anyone got any idea? --The.Q 12:02, 5 September 2007 (EDT)
Hebrew Version
Hi. I'm from the Hebrw version and we got probelm with the Contents in the left side. I would like to knoe how can I change it to in the left side. Another question. How can I edit the special page of uploading file? Thanks a lot. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs)
see also shared:Tech:"Broken" shared:/special: redirects
Special:BrokenRedirects is listing some (currently 7) shared:/special: redirects - anybody know how to fix this? ~ 18.104.22.168 06:08, 8 September 2007 (EDT)
From Northern Greenland to the Sahara
One of those moments that make even crusty old Wikitravellers like me go "whoah": in the space of 3 min, we just had excellent edits to Ilulissat, Northern Greenland and Timbuktu, Mali. Now that's what I call geographic coverage! Jpatokal 13:19, 8 September 2007 (EDT)
Natural hazards
Shouldn't we have travel topics on earhquakes, volcanoes, etc. instead of putting info about them in the articles? Kieltenketijä 20:11, 9 September 2007 (EDT)
Can somebody refer to my question
in Wikitravel Shared. I haven't been answering for 5 days! Thanks
Language Links: when and when not?
Hi, I'm relatively new here and already have a question to which I could not find an answer in the FAQ and the Pub. Is there a rule about when to put a language link and when not? I stumbled upon a really awfully written article in another language (moreover, it contained hardly any info - clearly a stub, but not tagged as such), and thought it better not to link to it in the article I was editing, but keep an eye on it in case someone there improves it. Is that correct, or should we always link to other language versions of an article even if what they have there is rubbish? My knowledge of the language in question is about level 2 or even 3 on the Babel scale, so I recognized what I saw. -Dezwitser 12:06, 18 September 2007 (EDT)
Printed guides
Don't you guys feel that wikitravel lays too much emphasis on printed guides? The main problem with this is that videos and audio clips can't be added. I'm sure the majority of people using this site while travelling access it on their mobiles, PDAs or laptops. I have often used wikitravel guides while travelling. I mostly use my iPAQ or my MacBook, and have never felt the need for printing the guides. Upamanyuwikitravel • ( Talk ) • ( Travel ) • 07:12, 21 September 2007 (EDT)
So the top of this page says I can post when I'm annoyed. Well, I'm annoyed. Can someone tell me how to set up a proxy that will give me an American IP address? Thanks. -- Sapphire • (Talk) • 18:51, 23 September 2007 (EDT)
Learning more?
I'm a bit surprised by this section of the phrasebook article template—it looks like an invitation to add a whole bunch of worthless external links. Is this something we mean to have? Or could I take the axe to it? --Peter Talk 02:05, 4 October 2007 (EDT)
An image has been put up for deletion on shared. The uploader had got it from flickr. At the time of uploading, he had mentioned that it was cc-by-sa licensed by the flickr user. He had credited the flickr user and provided a link back to the original photo. Now, the link does not go to the image, rather, it says that the flickr user has chosen to make the image private. The user posting it for deletion says that since we can't verify, we should delete. The uploader insists that at the time of upload the image was indeed licensed under cc-by-sa and as the cc-by-sa license is not revocable, we shouldn't delete. What view should Wikitravel take?
Non-compliant redistributions
I have listed a number of sites at Wikitravel talk:Non-compliant redistribution. Do we have a standard letter/email that we send them to inform them of the violation and request them to become compliant? --NJR_ZA 03:34, 13 October 2007 (EDT)
Formatting Question
I introduced double columns in a section of an article where it seemed appropriate. However, the columns are sometimes "equal widths" and sometimes "differing widths". Does anyone know why this happens? The differing widths change, depending on the text by each bullet point. The article is "Decatur (Georgia)", but it appears to be a wiki formatting issue that I do not fully understand. Thanks for any help. --Baxterguy 08:05, 16 October 2007 (EDT)
Mountain ranges guidelines
This edit looked like an indication to me, however I could not find any direction concerning mountain ranges on Wikitravel:What is an article?. A lot was said here some time ago, but it doesn't look conclusive to me. My initial supposition is that mountain ranges can either be continental sections or regions depending on size. But may be it would be desirable to formulate a straightforward guideline towards them? LukeWestwalker ⇔ 16:56, 16 October 2007 (EDT)
External Links
I'm trying to get my head around the do's and don'ts of external links. Is this an acceptable use of an external link? On the one hand it seems to simply be a link to a guide website, put in by a user who has pretty much only added links to that and its sister site to various articles, on the other hand it could be legitimate in directing readers to a source about the Mayan culture.
I've found myself cutting quite a few external links and wanted to get some advice on whether I'm being over-zealous. Andyfarrell 10:59, 17 October 2007 (EDT)
Since I live in Ohio, on the fringe of Appalachia, and have been considering starting a page on Appalachia as a region. I thought it best to bring it up here rather than face a VFD for redundancy. Appalachia is a unique region of the United States and offers a lot to a prospective visitor. I have traveled through Appalachia more time that I can count, but really know very little of it, but would be willing to research it and contribute to it. It is my hope that others will help fill in the blanks and provide a map.. Places like Asheville offer much to a visitor, included could be things unique to the area like the handling of poisionous snakes at religious services being legal in West Virginia, moonshine, Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian Hiking Trail and so on.. We could even include the sound track for Dueling Banjo's. (just kidding). Your comments will be appreciated. 2old 12:15, 17 October 2007 (EDT)
Copyright issues
A certain bigger airline happened to take one of the maps I've drawn for Wikitravel and put in their frequent flyer magazine. The article does not mention who made the map, it does not include a link to the license and I don't believe their magazine is licensed under cc-by-sa-2.5 like my map. What kind of an approach you would suggest? -- Trsqr 13:00, 18 October 2007 (EDT)


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|Experience the difference
The Sun Odyssey 49DS revives the elegant lines of the classic by combining the talents of the best designers: Phillipe Briand and Vittorio Garroni. The boat longs for offshore passages.
Length: 14,98 m / 49' 2'' Cabins: 4 Berth: 8-10
Base: Dubrovnik and Biograd na Moru
PRICE FROM 2.190,00 euro
The Sun Odyssey 49DS revives the elegant lines of the classic by combining the talents of the best designers: Phillipe Briand for performance and Vittorio Garroni for the elegance. In partnership with the Jeanneau Design Department, they have created an exceptional sailing boat. The twin wheels allow for the maximum ease when at the helm and provide instant response to the helmsman. The boat longs for offshore passages. In the name of simplicity, the Harklen deck software is perfectly integrated to provide open spaces that lead to large lounging areas.
Classic charm and modern efficency, the Sun Oddysey 49DS stands out without imposing. The elegance of Sun Odyssey 49DS is found in the harmoniuos lines. Lines that embody the spirit of the Jeanneau designers. The raised deckhouse and salon add to this effect. The cockpit is the most comfortable in its class. Onboard, every memeber of the crew will simply feel lucky to be in perfect communion with the sea. Sun bathing, reading, relaxing and soft music create a serene calm in a nautical setting for the everyday life.
The discreet luxury of the Sun Oddysey 49DS is expressed by the light teak woodwork and framed by the large Venetian blinds that diffuse the sunlight inside. For intelligent design in a "Deck saloon", the key words are volume and comfort. Every cabin harmoniously emphasizes the generous nature of the boat and renders life at the sea easy day after day.
The best technology has to offer is found onboard this large sailboat to enchance cruising. From the galley, completely equipped for the long passages, to the comfortable saloon, life onboard is a true pleasure. Every technical detail has been thought out to providecomfort at the sea.
|Overall length
|14,98 m / 49' 2''
|Hull lenght
|14,73 m / 48' 4"
|Waterline lenght
|12,90 m / 42' 4"
|4,49 m / 14' 9"
|12.600 kg / 27.778 lbs
|Standard keel draft
|2,15 m / 7' 1''
|Engine power
|Yanmar 100 HP / 75 kW)
|Fuel capacity
|240 l/63 US gal
|Water capacity
|700 l / 185 US gal
|Standard - sail area
|134,5 m2 / 1.448 sq ft
|CE Category
|Philippe BRIAND, Jeanneau Design
Class A: «In the Open Sea»
Sprayhood, Cockpit table, Main anchor + chain, Mooring ropes, Furling genoa, Fenders, Dinghy, Bimini top, Furling mainsail, Emergency tiller, Elecric anchor windlass, Cockpit shower, Blister
Optional : Second anchor + chain + rope
GPS + chartplotter, Binocular, Windex, Depth instrument, Divider + plotter, Vhf radio, Wind instrument, Log/speed instrument, Main compass, Hand bearing compass, Autopilot, Navigational charts
Life jacket 8, Life belt 8, Life raft, First aid kit, Wire cutter, Horseshue buoy, Fire extinguisher, Torch light
Hot water, Loudspeakers in cockpit, Battery charger, Teak deck, TV, Galley equipment, Blue hull, CD player, Bowthruster, Gas oven, Shore connection 220V, Set of tools, Electric refrigerator, Gas bottle 2 X, Microwave owen, Heating, Holding tank
Please Note:
Equipment list shown above is a standard equipment list and can vary on each boat. Once we receive a request we will provide you with the offer with exact and complete equipment list.
|until 05.05.
from 22.09.
Rates are for one week charter expressed in Euro currency
|in EUR/week (VAT 10% incl)
|*Obligatory for client
(originals to be shown at the check-in)
|*In price included
|Boat Permits, Autopilot, GPS, Dinghy, Bedding, Towels
|Payable in Cash, EC/MC, Visa
|*Tourist tax
|1 EUR/day/person obligatory!
|2 weeks discount -5%
3 or more weeks discount -10%
Maximum discount -15%
Special discount requirements, different than those mentioned above, possible, to be agreed upon request!
|*Check in
|Saturday from 06:00 pm
|*Check out
|Saturday till 09:00 am
(recommended return to marina on Friday afternoon)
|*Crew (skipper, hostess, cook)
|SKIPPER 125 EUR/day + meals
HOSTESS & COOK upon request
|*Extras (Prices in EUR/Week)
|Outboard engine: 100 EUR
Spi/ Blister: 150 EUR, >41' 250 EUR
|Bill charge + 40,00 EUR service fee
|*Final cleaning
|120,00 Eur
How to Make Your Reservation:After selecting your tour, simply click on SEND REQUEST button, and fill in the booking form, with as much details as possible. Please make your reservations as early as possible since many of our boats are chartered fairly in advance.
Deposit: Once you are confirmed the availability of tour, we will send you pro forma invoice for deposit and final payment. Payments can be done in two ways: credit card (VISA, AMEX,and Mastercard), or money transfer order to our bank account (preferred). If paying by PAYPAL processing fee of 3% applies.The amount of deposit differs depending on the tour, but is usually 30% of the total charter amount.
Final Payment: Upon receiving the deposit or credit card authorization form, you will be sent a confirmation. Final payment is usually due 45 days prior to the departure date. If reservations are made less than 45 days prior to departure, payment in full is required at the time of booking. If final payments are not received on time, Avansa Travel d.o.o. may cancel the reservation and invoke the cancellation fee.
Pricing: Price quoted is based one week charter. The Operator reserves the right to adjust prices due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, imposed fuel surcharges, taxes, charges and levies imposed by any third party including government and its agencies. Should these change the price of your tour by more than 10% you may cancel without penalty within 7 days after we notify you of the increase.
Cancellation, Changes & Refunds: For cancellations or changes thereafter, the following cancelation fees will apply:
|Number of Days Prior to Departure
|Cancellation/Change Charge
|Less than 30 Days
|100% of charter cost
|More than 30 Days
|30% of charter cost
Refund claims: Any complaint about your boat should be made immediately to charter base.
All refund claims must be submitted to Avansa Travel in writing within 15 days of the completion of the charter.
Booking is considered to be finalized upon recipient of confirmation from Avansa Travel ltd.
If requested you MUST provide us with passport details and ensure you have valid travel documents (passport obligatory and visa if required). All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler. Requirements may change and you must check the up-to-date position in good time before departure. It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents before departure. All costs incurred in obtaining such documentation must be paid by you. We regret we cannot accept liability if you are refused entry on to any transport or into any country due to failure on your part to carry correct documentation. If failure to have any necessary travel or other documents results in fines, surcharges or other financial penalty being imposed on us, you will be responsible for reimbursing us accordingly.
1. VALIDITY: The Contract becomes valid only on receipt of the total charter payment by the Operator.
2. RENT CHARGES: include the use of the Vessel. Fuel is not included in rental charges. The Vessel shall be handed over to the Charterer with full water and fuel tank, clean and dry with engine in good running order and the Vessel is to be returned in the same condition and with the same equipment after the Charter.
3. RUNNING EXPENSES: After take-over-expenditure for port dues, water, fuel, oil and any other stores required, as well as the repair of any damage or breakdown that may occur while the Vessel is in the Charterer's care, and which are not the result of normal wear and tear, shall be made by the Charterer at his/her expense, provided that he/she has previously obtained the consent of the Operator to a technical suitability of the repair to be made. In the case of repairs to damage or failure clearly resulting from normal wear and tear, the Charterer shall previously obtain the Operator's consent with regard to the cost and technical suitability of these repairs and the Charterer shall collect the relevant receipts against which he shall be refunded by the Operator at the end of the charter period. No other compensation claims will be recognized.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHARTERER: For acts of negligence by the Charterer for which the Operator is responsible to a third party, the Charterer will pay all expenses to the Operator for the material and/or legal costs resulting from such acts or negligence. The Charterer is particularly responsible for the Vessel in the case of its being impounded by any official body because of its use in improper or illegal action during the period of the Charter.
5. WITHDRAWL FROM CHARTER: If, for any reason, the Charterer is unable to take over the Vessel, he/she may find another person who will enter the Contract in his/her place. If no replacement can be found, the Operator shall retain:
- 30 % of the charter rental in the case of cancellation by the Charterer after the booking has been confirme
- the entire amount of the charter rental in the case of cancellation by the Charterer within a calendar month prior to the beginning of the Charter period
6. DELIVERY/REDELIVERY: Check-in is at 18.00 hrs. and check-out at 08.00 hrs. The Operator undertakes to deliver the Vessel in good working condition. If the Operator fails to make the Vessel available to the Charterer at the agreed upon time and place (regardless of the reason thereof), the Charterer may claim a refund from the Operator for each day on which the Vessel was not at his/her disposal. Provided that the scheduled charter commitment of the permits, the Charterer can prolong the period of the charter by the same length of time by which delivery was delayed. If the Operator is unable to deliver the Vessel at the agreed upon place 24 hours after the deadline or make available a similar or better quality vessel, the Charterer may withdraw from the contract or claim a refund for as many daily rental charges as the Vessel was unavailable. No other claims for compensation will be recognized. The Charterer is obliged to inspect the condition of the Vessel and items of equipment as per the checklist. All objections must be made prior to initial sailing. Any shortages, defects in Vessel or equipment unnoticed at the time of transfer from Operator or Charterer may not subsequently be reclaimed from the cost of rental.
7. INSURANCE: The insurance is determined by the conditions stipulated by the insurance company which the Operator has insured the Vessel with. Damages covered by insurance which are not immediately reported to the insurance company, will not be acknowledged as per the insurance policy. In this case the Charterer is personally responsible for total damages as a result of not reporting or late reporting of damages. Sails are not insured and the Charterer is thus responsible for any damage except for the damages arising from normal usage or as a result of breakage of the mast. Furthermore, personal possessions and the Vessel's crew are not insured. We recommend that the Charterer insures all personal possessions and the crew of the vessel on his own.
8. GENERAL REGULATIONS: the Charterer undertakes and recognizes his obligation to sail within the bounds of Croatian territorial waters (a written permit must be issued for any exception); that he/she will neither sublet nor lend the Vessel to any other person; that he/she will not take part in any regatta or boat race; that he/she will not use the Vessel for any commercial purposes, professional fishing, sailing school etc. and that he/she will sail only under safe weather conditions and good visibility. The Charterer also undertakes to respect customs and other rules and regulations; that he/she will not charge for transferring merchandise or persons, that he/she will not navigate in restricted areas; that he/she will keep the log book up to date and in good order, and will leave it aboard the Vessel; that he/she will carefully handle the Vessel, its inventory and equipment and shall not be involved in the towing of any other vessel or boat. In case of accident and/or other unforced event, the Charterer will duly record the course of such events and request a written certificate from a harbor master, physician or authorized official. The Charterer will also immediately notify the Operator of such an event. In case of the disappearance of the Vessel, impossibility of navigation, its confiscation or the prohibition of further sailing by government officials or other persons, the Charterer undertakes immediately to notify an authorized official and the Operator. Damage to the underwater part of the Vessel must be followed by Vessel inspection at the expense of the Charterer. In the case of failure on the part of the Charterer to adhere to all of the above mentioned conditions, he/she will personally answer to the Operator and will undertake full responsibility for all consequences, pay for all repairs and damages.
Pets (dogs, cats, birds etc.) are not allowed aboard the Vessel.
9. RESTRICTIONS ON NAVIGATION AND USE OF CANVAS: As weather conditions dictate, the Charterer is obliged to promptly reduce canvas and not allow the Vessel to sail under an amount of canvas greater than one ensuring comfortable sailing without excessive strain or stress on rigging and sails; not to sail the Vessel in any area insufficiently covered by the charts at his/her disposal or without having previously thoroughly studied the charts of the area and other relevant printed material provided on board; not to sail the Vessel at night without all navigation lights functioning or without adequate watch on deck.
10. RESTRICTIONS ON LEAVING PORT: Charterer shall not leave port or anchorage if the wind force is or is predisposed to be over seven (7) on the Beaufort Scale (30 knots) or if the harbor authorities have prohibited sailing or while the Vessel has unrepaired damage to any of it's vital parts such as engine, sails, rigging, bilge pump, anchoring gear, navigation lights, compass, safety equipment etc. or if any of the above parts are not in good working condition; neither shall the Charterer leave port or anchorage without sufficient reserves of fuel or in general, especially when weather conditions or the state of the Vessel or her crew is doubtful.
11. NAVIGATION LICENCE: The Charterer undertakes to be in possession of a valid navigation license and the VHF certificate, or will leave navigation of the Vessel to a crew member who has the relevant permits or licenses.
12. SAILING TEST: The Operator (or his/her representatives) may require the Charterer and his/her crew to demonstrate their competence in handling and navigating the Vessel safely by actually operating the Vessel at sea with the Operator (or his/her representative) aboard. Should the Charterer and/or his/her crew fail to satisfy the Opeator in this respect, the Operator may terminate this agreement as stated above, or place aboard the Vessel a seaman if one acceptable to both the Operator and the Charterer is available, at the expense of the Charterer for as many days as the Operator shall consider necessary for the safety of the Vessel and her passengers. Any time required for this test of the Charterer's competence and seamanship will be part of the agreed charter period.
13. COMPLAINTS: Only complaints submitted in writing at the time of returning the Vessel, and signed personally by the Operator's representative and the Charterer, shall be taken into consideration.

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The Cataclysm Wiki is a great tool, but keeping it up to date is a full time job! If you've got your time, please help out by stopping by, helping keep things up to date, and adding valuable contributions. Just like the game itself, the wiki is a collaborative project whose survival depends on the contributions of people like you.
We've also got a new Cataclysm Wiki Discussion Board in the forums, so feel free to stop by and introduce yourself if you want to help out, especially if you could use a little assistance getting started!
Thanks again to kenoxite, who has poured his heart and soul into making the wiki as good as possible. He's been it's primary maintainer for too long, and could really do with break from a rather demanding and thankless job, so let him know you appreciate him by stepping up and helping us make it the best resource it can be.


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Item Code: VC675S240N/80
Suggested Price: Cdn $0.01 or US $0.01
Width: 96". 1 3/8"+1 5/8" tines 3.06" tine spacing. The shaped tines form a collecting basket at the rear of the fork, which holds the rocks after the sharpened tines lift the rocks off the surface of the worked field. For best results the rocks should be picked when the field is ready for planting (seed bed condition). NOTE: THESE FORKS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BREAK LOOSE EMBEDDED ROCKS. MUST ORDER MOUNTING BRACKETS.
For more information about this product, please use our online contact form, call Eastern Farm Machinery at (519) 763-2400, or contact one of our dealers.


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"Fearless Females" is a blog In honour of National Women's History Month in the USA. Suggested by Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist. it provides 31 Blogging Prompts for March. For March 6th - Describe an heirloom that you have inherited from a female ancestor.
Do you, like me, gasp in amazement at the heirlooms that have survived down generations of ordinary families, as shown on TV's "Antique Roadshow" and "WDYTYA", or on blog postings. I marvel in particular at diaries, christening robes, and artist portraits. My heirlooms from my female ancestors are much more mundane but still mean a great deal to me and can be summed up as stitching, paintings, a few letters plus a copper kettle and teasets.
This copper kettle stood in the hearth at my grandfther's house and I was always led to beleive that it was his mother's - my great grandmother Maria Danson, nee Rawcliffe (1859-1919). I was so delighted when it eventually passed to me.
Complementing the kettle was a teaset which is now with Maria's granddaughter. Apparently Maria was very proud of the teaset which she got from collecting coupons from a newspaper offer.
|My great grandmother Maria Danson, nee Rawcliffe.
I have a wonderful legacy of my mother's talent (below) as described in Kathleen Danson Happiness is Stitching. LIkewise my Aunt Edith, whose painting features here.
I have a wonderful legacy of my mother's talent (below) as described in Kathleen Danson Happiness is Stitching. LIkewise my Aunt Edith, whose painting features here.
|Rag doll made by my mother. Kathleen Danson
|A talented duo - my mother and aunt - Kathleen and Edith Danson
These heirlooms, may not be all that old (dating only from the early 20th century), but they are precious to me and help create a picture of my ancestors and keep them alive in my memories. I am so pleased to have them, particularly as I have nothing from my father's side of the family, nor does my husband of his family - such a pity and a lesson for us to keep "Tomorrow's Heirlooms" for future generations!
Copyright © 2013 · Susan Donaldson. All Rights Reserved


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Welcome to NU! The regulations herein are intended to promote order and safety in the use of vehicles on campus grounds. The campus speed limit is 20 mph. Vehicles must be operated in accordance with all New York state vehicle and traffic laws. Parking and traffic laws and regulations are enforced by the Lewiston Police, NY State Police, NU Campus Safety and other law enforcement agencies. The Campus Safety office is open 24 hours daily, and can be reached at Ext. 8111. The Campus Safety Office is located directly across from Dwyer Arena at the intersection of University Drive and University Road.
Parking & Motor Vehicle Regulations
- All students and employees must register their vehicles with Campus Safety.
- No money is needed to register your car. Registration fees will be billed directly to your student account.
- Decals shall be affixed to the windshield on the passenger side in the lower corner.
- Hangtags shall be hung from the rearview mirror facing forward.
- Properly registered vehicles may park from 7:00 am-midnight in the Power Authority B-2 Lot.
- Employees shall park in their respective colored lined spaces. Full Time Faculty — Blue, Part Time Faculty — White, Employees — White, Open Parking - Yellow.
- Non-resident students park in yellow lined spaces in the Dwyer or O'Shea parking lots or in the University Drive parking spaces.
- Resident permits are only valid for parking in yellow lined spaces located in the O'Shea, DePaul, Eagle Circle and Dwyer 24 hour lots.
- Student and employee permits are not valid in any purple lined spaces on campus.
- All visitors to campus must stop at Campus Safety and obtain a free visitor's pass. The visitor's pass must be on the vehicles dashboard while in campus or Power Authority lots.
- Vehicles must be operated in accordance with all New York State Vehicle and Traffic laws.
- There is NO overnight parking between midnight and 7 a.m. in the Bailo, Butler, Facility Services, Gallagher, Kiernan, Dwyer, University Drive and Power Authority parking lots.
- Overnight parking between midnight and 7 a.m. is available in the DePaul, Eagle Circle, Dwyer 24 hour and O'Shea parking lots.
- Vehicles in violation of the parking rules and regulations will be subject to ticketing and fines, wheel locks and/or towing at the owner's expense.
Registration and Fees
- Parking permits are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Campus Safety Office (University Drive/University Road.)
- All vehicles parked on campus or the NYPA B-2 lot must register with Campus Safety and properly display a current, legible, valid permit at all times.
- Students attending classes and/or working on campus during the summer must re-register their vehicles.
- Parking arrangements for groups or events must be coordinated with Campus Safety two weeks before the event.
- Vehicles using disabled spots must be registered with Campus Safety and display a NYS license / placard or NU temporary disabled parking permit. Information on securing temporary accommodations can be obtained from Campus Safety.
- Replacements for lost, stolen or damaged permits may be obtained for a nominal fee.
- Students or employees who change license plates must immediately inform Campus Safety.
- Complimentary day passes are available to visitors, vendors and those holding a current primary permit.
- Permits are issued in decal (students) or hangtag (employee) form.
- Temporary permits (three-week limit/year) are available for a fee.
- Permits are valid from the date of issue through the posted date of expiration on the permit.
- Decals must be affixed to the lower inside corner of the vehicle's windshield on the passenger's side using the self-adhesive face and must not obstruct the driver's view.
- Hangtags must be hung on the rearview mirror with the permit numbers facing forward-out the windshield.
- Employees who forget their hangtags must stop at Campus Safety to pick up a complimentary one-day pass.
- Employees are limited to one hangtag, which is interchangeable between their registered vehicles. Hangtags are not to be transferred to vehicles operated by others, including employee spouses or children.
- Permits are the property of Niagara University. If a vehicle is sold, the permit must be returned to Campus Safety.
- Permit classifications are assigned according to information from the Records and Human Resources offices.
Violations, Sanctions, Fines & Payment
- Enforcement procedures are the same for all permit classifications.
- Parking is expressly forbidden on all sidewalks, roadways, driveways and areas designated as fire lanes.
- Except where indicated by sign or other device, vehicles must be parked between appropriately colored parallel lines.
- Arrangements for loading and unloading in restricted areas must be made in advance with Campus Safety.
- Vehicles not displaying a permit are subject to Department of Motor Vehicles computer checks, a computer check surcharge, applicable campus registration fees, and payment of all previous tickets.
- Moving violations and unauthorized parking subject students, employees and visitors to ticketing and fines, wheel locks, and/or towing to an off-campus site at the owner's expense.
- Repeat violators are subject to more stringent sanctions, including wheel locks, towing, and restricted or complete loss of parking privileges.
- Vehicles blocking driveways, service entrances, creating safety hazards or impeding the delivery of services may be towed off campus at the owner's expense.
- A vehicle owner and/or permit registrant is responsible for any violations and/or damage caused on campus grounds regardless of who was operating the vehicle.
- Unregistered vehicles may be required to park in the Dwyer Lot.
- Fines are to be paid at the Student Accounts office within 10 days of the violation; students may be billed.
- Failure to pay fines may result in additional sanctions, including, but not limited to, late fees, wheel locks, disciplinary actions, loss of campus parking privileges, and/or referral to campus disciplinary systems.
- Appeals of NU tickets must be submitted in writing to the Campus Safety director within three business days of the date of the violation. Computerized and written forms are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the Campus Safety office.
- Employees are encouraged to use their myNU portal.
- Parking for a short period, lack of a convenient space, lack of an appropriately colored space, or lack of familiarity with these regulations, etc. do not constitute grounds for appeal.
Winter Regulations
- Each driver is responsible for following the winter parking/snow removal policy, which is available at Campus Safety.
- Lack of familiarity or failure to comply with these regulations will result in towing or relocation of vehicles, as well as the appropriate tickets and fines.
Winter-Overnight Parking
- November 15-March 15: there is no overnight parking (between midnight and 7 a.m.) in the Gallagher, Main or Penrose lots.
- Overnight parking is available in the posted "24Hr-Section" adjacent to the Dwyer Arena, except when the blue lights are flashing. In the event snow falls after March 15, snow removal procedures go back into effect.
Blue Light Regulations
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Merchant pleads guilty to smuggling piranhas into NYC, labeling them as common tropical fish
NEW YORK – Federal authorities say a tropical fish merchant has admitted smuggling more than 39,000 piranhas into New York City and mislabeling them as common aquarium fish.
The Justice Department says Joel Rakower and his Queens company, Transship Discounts Ltd., pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to pay $73,000 in fines.
Piranhas are illegal in New York City and more than two dozen states.
Prosecutors say Rakower imported the piranhas in 2011 and 2012 and resold them to fish retailers in several states. Only 850 were recovered.
His lawyer tells Newsday (http://bit.ly/1dQnhaL ) that Rakower had been in the wholesale tropical fish supply business for 30 years. He says the 66-year-old Melville man made an error in judgment and is now paying for it.
Sentencing was set for April 24.
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33 degrees and the yungle. PC does stay wet and keeps snow for a while, so maybe we just go take our whippins in blue springs and play PC for a RamSam warm up? Thoughts? Your call Harold. Wherever we go I will bring some wild turkey honey
Tony and I.
Ditto Kelly,Thought about calling this week off due to cold, but I really enjoy the gathering and challange, even though I throw crappy at times [/size] and yell expletives while throwing my hat. (I have yet to punt my bag).This whole thing started when Rob M. said he had some fridays off and wanted to play some new parks. Jeff O. joined in and then started invites. Pretty organic . . . kinda like disc golf is supposed to be. Really enjoy getting to know a bunch of great guys. I need to get on your card again, it's been awhile.I am going to PM a few on the KCFDC board to see if there are advantages to us becoming an "official" league.
Had a blast out there today! Me & Tony were talking about how this is one of the highlights of our week. Can't wait to go to the dark side at the yungle next week.


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Desert locusts: new risks in the light of climate change
The desert locust is an invasive species that is both well known and feared because of the large-scale agricultural damage it can cause. It is particularly closely monitored, to prevent the risks of outbreaks and invasions. Climate change could modify its distribution area, meaning a new threat to agriculture, according to a study published in the journal Global Change Biology by researchers from CIRAD and INRA.


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YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Motor Co. just announced it will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race with a car sporting the brand's signature "electric powertrain."
But is it really a pure electric vehicle, such as the Leaf -- boasting the technology Nissan has staked its reputation on?
Obviously a car such as the Leaf, with its limited range, won't be able to power through 24 hours of high-performance racing. The Leaf gets about 73 miles on a full battery. At Le Mans, competitors typically top 3,000 miles in the 24-hour period.
"No, you're absolutely right," Global Motor Sports Director Darren Cox said when asked if a Leaf-like EV could hack it.
Indeed, when announcing the car, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn seemed deliberately evasive. He called the technology an "electric powertrain that will deliver zero emissions on demand."
It sounds like he is talking about an electrified powertrain, as opposed to a pure electric one, one that can run for stints on all-electric power. Much like a plug-in hybrid.
The car most likely will need two power sources: Electricity from the battery and possibly gasoline, hydrogen or some other fuel to power the car when it's not running emissions-free.
Yet Nissan contorted itself to avoid the h-word, for hybrids.
Shoichi Miyatani, president of Nissan's Nismo performance and racing unit, quickly zipped his lip when asked if the car would use some sort of plug-in hybrid technology.
Yet Cox dangled a couple other possibilities, including a range-extender system, like the Chevrolet Volt, or even a hydrogen-based drivetrain, such as those based on fuel cells.
"What we call zero emissions on demand means that the driver is in control" of choosing the driving mode, Cox said. "If you're in the city, you have an electric vehicle. If you're out of the city you can use that for longer range stuff as well."
Wouldn't using two propulsion power sources thusly qualify it as a hybrid according to the Society of Automotive Engineers?
"Not quite," Cox says, before adding: "Yeah, if you want to call it a hybrid in the widest sense."
Back to pure electrics for a minute. Recharging at pit stops seems out of the question, even with fast chargers. But here's an intriguing possibility to chew on: swappable batteries.
Swapping out used batteries -- along the lines of Better Place, the struggling battery-switching start up -- could be quick way to get Nissan's electrified Le Mans racer back to full charge.
And it would be "on demand."
In any case, Nissan's pit assignment will be Garage 56, the Le Mans entry reserved for innovative concepts cars. It will be interesting to watch what innovations Nissan brings to the race.


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LOWELL -- Late June, with school having recently ended or soon to do so, and the Fourth of July a little more than a week away, is not a time people are used to going to the polls to vote.
But on Tuesday, June 25, Massachusetts will hold its fourth U.S. Senate vote in less than a year, including primaries. Elizabeth Warren was elected to the Senate last November, and a special election was needed after John Kerry was appointed secretary of state.
Now Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Ed Markey, currently in the U.S. House, have the challenge of getting voters to the polls once again. The race, with a condensed timespan, has not attracted nearly the amount of media attention or campaign spending of prior Senate races, and is hitting a key stretch in an area of the calendar between high school graduations, weekend trips and the start of summer vacations.
Based on low turnout for the April primary and relatively few absentee ballots taken out, far fewer people are expected to vote this time than last November or in January 2010, when Scott Brown upset Martha Coakley in a race that gained national attention.
"It's probably everybody who believes it will be low," Maurice Cunningham, an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston, said of voter turnout. Compared with the 2010 race, he said, "this is not generating that kind of excitement at all."
Among Greater Lowell communities that did not schedule their annual town elections the same date as the primary, voter turnout ranged from 15 percent in Tewksbury to 19 percent in Chelmsford.
Town Hall officials said very few voters have taken out absentee ballots, another sign people aren't getting worked up about the Gomez-Markey matchup.
"We're really not doing a lot of absentee ballots," Tewksbury Town Clerk Denise Graffeo said.
In Westford, numbers were picking up by the start of June but still are not great, Assistant Town Clerk Patty Dubey said. "It does appear to be slow."
Campaigns for Gomez and Markey did not return calls seeking comment on how candidates were working to get people out to vote in the first days of summer.
Voter turnout in last fall's election was high -- between 76 percent and 80 percent in area towns -- because it included a presidential vote. Turnout for the Brown-Coakley race in early 2010 ranged from 55 percent to 65 percent, according to the towns.
This spring's primary -- in which Gomez beat two other Republicans and Markey defeated fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch -- drew much smaller numbers, likely in part because it was held only two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings and people's attention had shifted away from the race.
Cunningham said the January 2010 race wasn't any better than a vote in late June. Both are odd and poor times for an election, he said, and people are no more focused on voting in the weeks after the holidays than they are when kids are getting out of school.
Brown and Warren last year were both tied to issues "big and identifiable," such as health care, Cunningham said. Nothing in the Gomez-Markey race has so far offered the same hook to get voters interested, he said.
If voter fatigue is already an issue in this race, voters in the 5th Congressional District, which covers much of lower Middlesex County, may soon have another one: If Markey wins, a special election will need to be held to fill his House seat.
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Shares of Davenport Resources Limited (ASX:DAV) closed at 0.075 yesterday. Davenport Resources Limited currently has a total float of 143.13M shares and on average sees 55,800 shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 0 and high of 0.
Why More Investors Are Looking Into S&P/ASX 200 Stocks
Australia takes pride with good corporate governance, which is why it is one of Asia's fastest growing economies today. A nation's good corporate governance improves its growth potentials as it lures domestic and foreign investors alike to bank on its equity market. CG Watch, which publishes ranks top Asian markets in terms of corporate governance biannually, has included Australia in its recent list.
The Australian Equity Market
Davenport Resources Limited is traded on the The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) one of the biggest stock exchanges in Asia. And Davenport Resources Limited also included in its list. As of May 2014, over 2,000 companies are listed on the ASX, boasting with a total market capitalization of almost A$2 trillion.
One of the benchmark indices in Australia is the S&P/ASX 200, which tracks as much as 200 most actively traded stocks on the ASX.
The S&P/ASX 200
The S&P/ASX 200 carries on from All Ordinaries, which was formed in January 1980 to serve as the main Australian benchmark index, when it was established in April 2000. It had started at 3,133.30 points.
Continuing from the history of All Ordinaries, the S&P/ASX 200 had hit its all-time low of 1,358.50 points in November 1992. Eventually, it was able to recover, hitting its all-time high of 6,828.70 points during the same month in 2007. In February of that year, the S&P/ASX 200 had first reached the 6,000 mark. Investors had flocked the ASX that time, seeking for safe-haven assets in preparation for the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 amid early signs pointing out to its onslaught. Australia have always boasted with a compelling borrowing environment, which is why investors have always relied to its economy for valuable investment growth.
The S&P/ASX 200 is rebalanced quarterly by a panel of five members, the Index Committee. The review happens on the 16th of every quarter-end month— March, June, September, and December. Up to 200 companies make up the S&P/ASX, depending on their liquidity, market capitalization, and other factors. Davenport Resources Limited liquidity gives it an ability to perform the obligations with ease.
The S&P/ASX 200 is a free-float market-capitalization-weighted index, which means that stocks are evaluated based on their respective market capitalizations with respect to their share prices. Given this, stocks held by venture capitalists and the government are excluded since they are not often traded on the ASX.
When the components of the S&P/ASX 200 were last reviewed on September 16, six stocks had been removed while six new stocks had been included. Roughly 40% of the index is composed of the financial sector.
The S&P/ASX 200 represents about 80% of the total market valuation on the ASX, which is why it is an important indicator of the Australian economy. Similarly, it has a huge impact on the entire Asian economy.
Investors can surely benefit from the low interest rates and a healthy equity market in Australia. Davenport Resources Limited has relatively good liquidity. That being said, investing in ASX stocks is highly recommended for those who are seeking higher near-term and long-term returns alike. Investors prefer the companies like Davenport Resources Limited where they can easily see its liquidity ratio.
Davenport Resources Limited explores for and develops mineral properties in Germany. The company has market cap of $10.74 million. The firm primarily explores for potash, copper, and gold deposits. It currently has negative earnings. The Company's principal asset is the South Harz project that includes two exploration licenses covering a total area of approximately 457km2 located in Th??ringen, Germany.


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Doing double duty in Heartland Park Topeka's Saturday Showdown dirt track series is a challenge for Jay Bailey, but visiting victory lane last Saturday night made his hectic race-night schedule a little easier.
Bailey is a regular in HPT's Modified class, sitting third in points, but he has also been running in the B Mod division recently since picking up a new B Mod.
It was in the new car that the Lyndon racer picked up Saturday's win in just his fourth start in the car.
"My kids are getting close to being old enough to drive and I figured if I found something that was worthwhile I'd buy it," Bailey said. "A guy up in Kansas City had that car for sale turn-key so I went up and bought it and came back and played with it.
"I've had it for probably three months and messed with it for a couple of months and got it all set up to where I thought it ought to be and then we took it out and raced it."
Last week's B Mod win was his first in his new acquisition, but Bailey has been a contender in the No. 333 since the first night he took it out.
"We finished second the first night and then fifth," Bailey said. "We had a water pump hose come off (the third race) and then we won the other night."
Eventually Bailey wants to turn over the racing reins to his sons.
"I have two other B Mods sitting in my garage at home," Bailey said. "I have three boys and in about two years the first one will be able to drive and then the next one a year after that and the third one a year after that. All three of them will be driving in the next four years and then I'll retire from driving."
Racing in both the Modified and B Mod divisions isn't easy, but Bailey has been able to make it work.
"The biggest thing is getting them ready during the week," Bailey said. "The A Mod takes about 20 hours a week to get it ready and then you add probably five to 10 hours a week for the B Mod, so it pretty much makes it a full week."
But last week's win made the time spent worthwhile.
"Any time you get a win it makes it a whole lot easier," Bailey said.
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This is the culminating lesson in the MMS Mission Educator's Instructional Guide. Learners will choose and complete three activities about the MMS mission. Activity formats can include creating videos, composing songs, developing written materials,... (View More) constructing models, investigating current events, utilizing mathematics to explain concepts, and more. Depending on the project(s) chosen by a student, the activity may require student access to internet accessible computers. The MMS Mission Educator's Instructional Guide uses examples from the mission to introduce mathematics (focusing on geometry) in a real-world context. The lessons use the 5E instructional cycle. Note: MMS launched March 12, 2015. For the latest science and news, visit the MMS Mission Website under Related & Supplemental Resources (right side of this page). (View Less)
This activity uses rain and flood events in the Midwest to engage students in an exploration of the collection, comparison, analysis and utilization of rainfall data. Students will access online precipitation data from both a ground-based station... (View More) (the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) network) and a satellite (the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)). Explicit instructions are provided to allow students to graph, map and analyze that data. Instructions are also provided for setting up a school-based rain gauge to gather local rainfall data for analysis. (View Less)
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The 9-session NASA Family Science Night program emables middle school children and their families to discover the wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics being performed at NASA and in everyday life. Family Science Night... (View More) programs explore various themes on the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, and the Universe through fun, hands-on activities, including at-home experiments. Instructions for obtaining the facilitator's guide are available on the Family Science Night site. (View Less)
Learners will interpret spectral graphs to determine the atmospheric composition of Earth, Venus, and Mars, and then mathematically compare the amount of the greenhouse gas, CO2, on these planets. Students will brainstorm what things, along with... (View More) greenhouse gases, can affect a planet's temperature. The activity is part of Project Spectra, a science and engineering program for middle-high school students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)
Highly productive commercial agriculture, known as industrial agriculture, is the focus of this investigation. Students will analyze and compare the inputs and outputs of industrial agriculture after reading background information, examining photos... (View More) and satellite images, graphing data, and answering questions. The role of technology in shaping industrial agriculture is also examined. Suggestions are offered for optionally assessing this lesson in a debate format or in a role-play format. The URL opens to the investigation directory, with links to teacher and student materials, lesson extensions, resources, teaching tips, and assessment strategies. This is Investigation 2 of three found in the Grades 9-12 Module 2 of Mission Geography. The Mission Geography curriculum integrates data and images from NASA missions with the National Geography Standards. Each of the three investigations in Module 2, while related, can be done independently. (View Less)
Students confront the challenge of improving global agricultural production in order to feed increasingly larger populations. Students evaluate tables, maps, graphs, photos and satellite images detailing global population growth patterns and... (View More) agricultural production levels in order to formulate recommendations. The role of technology is examined throughout. This investigation includes two activities: 1. Students form six teams representing major world regions to consider the need for increasing agricultural production; 2. Students conduct a case study of Mozambique and conclude by distributing and defending monetary investments for possible agricultural production increases. The URL opens to the investigation directory, with links to teacher and student materials, lesson extensions, resources, teaching tips, and assessment strategies. This is Investigation 3 of three found in the Grades 9-12 Module 2 of Mission Geography. The Mission Geography curriculum integrates data and images from NASA missions with the National Geography Standards. Each of the three investigations in Module 2, while related, can be done independently. (View Less)
Students critically interpret graphical data and evaluate and discuss the difficulties inherent in interpreting and forecasting long and short term trends in this introductory climate change investigation. Graphs of data needed for this exercise are... (View More) included. This activity is part of the Ground Truth Studies Teacher Handbook, which provides more than 20 activities to build student understanding of global change and remote sensing, and includes background chapters for teachers, glossary, and appendices. (View Less)
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