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From the dusty annals of a science-fiction franchise belonging to another age, that of "Pitch Black" (2000) and "The Chronicles of Riddick" (2004) and several video game variations, here's a modestly scaled summer picture continuing the legend that time and many moviegoers forgot. And it's fun! Extremely violent, cleverly managed fun, full of eviscerating aliens, Vin Diesel making those little swimmer goggles look sharp and Katee Sackhoff of "Battlestar Galactica" swaggering around as a sexually ambiguous bounty hunter stuck with a bunch of guys on a crummy planet, ruled (more or less) by the escaped prisoner Riddick, whose story is recapped in "Riddick" but there's not much to it, don't worry.
This is not one of those Johnny-come-lately sequels preoccupied with getting a new audience up to speed on where the story was. It's about living in the moment, in the now, and killing in the now.
The character name Riddick has a twee, sprightly air, two adjectives which do not bring Vin Diesel to mind. But he's the one taking care of his adversaries in a plot line recalling Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," except here it's: "And Then There Was Vin."
And here's the beauty part, to the extent writer-director David Twohy's simple, compact movie can be called beautiful: The bounty hunters are all individuals, and you actually care about some of them, so it's not simply a "Saw"-type grinder of a movie, wherein we wonder how the next side of beef is going to get sliced. I mean, we do wonder that, but there are other things going on.
"Riddick" opens with a near-wordless sequence set on a hot, scrubby planet, where our antihero, betrayed by the Necromongers — there, that's it: done with the plot summary — is left for dead among the winged beasts and slithering giant scorpion- and fanged squid-like denizens of the swamps. The opening half-hour of Twohy's picture is a grabber, a chronicle of Riddick dealing with the swamp things and his domestication of a dingo-type alien jackal dog. The occasional voice-over ("Whole damn planet wanted a piece of me") reminds us that Riddick can, in fact, speak if needed.
Then come the bounty hunters, some old, some new, and "Riddick" turns into a different picture, one that scrambles your sympathies nicely as Riddick squares off against the meanest of them while everyone contends with ace creature designer Patrick Tatopoulos' alien animal kingdom. The movie is worth seeing simply for the ace-of-spades-shaped ears on the hero's pet dingo.
The first half's more compelling than the second; the flying effects, with zippy hovercrafts, look cheeseball; and the whole of "Riddick" smacks of being filmed in GreenScreenLand, which it was. (And Montreal.) More persuasively than the recent "After Earth" and "Oblivion," "Riddick" makes an entertaining survival-guide virtue of its main character's isolation. The side characters all get their share of profane zingers. The audience came away sated. In the 13 years since the first Riddick chronicle, Diesel has discovered what it means to be a certain kind of movie star, working hard but not too, serving material that, here, does what it's supposed to do.
"Riddick" - 3 stars
MPAA rating: R (for strong violence, language and some sexual content/nudity)
Running time: 1:59
Opens: Friday

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Cinderella Ball
Pumpkins were transformed into carriages and no glass slipper was spared as 20 young women were presented to society at the 83rd Cinderella Ball, held at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The ball, which is the second oldest debutante ball in the country, is a community service effort at its core and this year, the girls volunteered their time to Pittsburgh Filmmakers. The enchanted evening began with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, photos and then the presentation of the debutantes by their fathers prior to dinner. "It is so heartwarming and touching that the fathers present their daughters," says Judith Linaburg, publicity chair. "The dads are just beaming." Completing the fairy tale evening, Eric William Hellberg fulfilled the role of Prince Charming and drew Mary Sasinoski's name to be his Cinderella. The remainder of the evening was spent dancing until the clock struck midnight, signifying the end of the ball. Photography by Megan WylieRead More
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Whole Grain Bread, French Apple Tart and Fresh Ravioli today!
This is one of my favorite whole grain breads, Miller's Loaf @ 100 'sourdough hydration' for the added wholegrains. I added the 'harvest grains blend' from KAF, I often order this mix when they have free shipping...it's very convenient and always very fresh. The Miller's Loaf with whole grains is a recipe from the Northwest Sourdough breadsite. Since I was baking today I decided it would be a good opportunity to make a French Apple Tart by Sarah Moulten, it is featured this month in Saveur Magazine's 100 Chefs edition.
I also made fresh ravioli for Mike's carb's boost, before his bike race tomorrow. I have been enjoying making fresh pasta with the new electric pasta roller attachment's for my KA mixer. I love this set and glad I went electric attachments, rolls very thin pasta with ease.
Recipe calls for: Small disk of pasty for an 11 inch tart pan. The dough is rolled very thin. Less fattening!
Tender and moist apples, with a lovely very thin buttery crust and not overly sweet, the taste of fresh apple is delicious!
1. 1 1/4 cups flour, plus more for dusting
2. tbsp. unsalted butterk cubed and chilled
3. 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
4. 7 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and halved - I used a combination of apples I had in my crisper.
5. 1/4 cup of sugar - I used bakers sugar with 1 tsp. instant clear jel powder
6. 1/2 cup apricot jam
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving... the whipped cream was very nice with this tart
1 - Combine flour, 8 tbsp. butter and slt in a food processor and pulse until pea-size crmbles form about 10 pulses. Drizzle in 3 tbsp. ice-cold water and pulse until dough is moistened, about 3-4 pulses. Transfer dough to a work surface and form into a flat disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Unwrap dough and transfer to a lightly floured work surface. Using a rolling pin. flatten dough into a 13" circle and then transfer to a 11"tart pan with a removable botto; trim edge; chill for 1 hour.
2. Heat oven to 375F. Working with one apple half at a time, thinly slice into sections, keeping slices together. Press sliced apple half gently to fan it out; repeat with remaining apple halves. Place 1 fanned apple half on out edge of the tart dough, pointing inward; repeat with 7 more apple halves. Separate remaining apple slices. Starting where the apple halves touch and working your way in, layer apples to create a tight rose pattern. Fill in any gaps with remaining apple. Sprinkle with sugar (combined with gel or sometimes I use tapicoa flour - if used) and then dot with remaining butter. Bake until golden brown, 60-70 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat apricot jam in a small saucepan until warmed and loose; pour through a fine strainer into a bowl and reserve. Transfer tart to a wire rack; using a pastry brush, brush top of tart with jam. Let cool completely before sicing and serving with whipped cream.
I set my tart onto a pizza sheet, while baking, or you could use a cookie sheet, to save any mess that might happen.


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The following activity occurred Monday, Oct. 8, to Sunday, Oct. 14, as reported by the Lewiston Police department. LPD logged a total of 86 response calls during this period.
Monday, Oct. 8
•200 block of Lake Road, Youngstown, car-tree accident. Driver attempting to leave scene. Patrol reported vehicle had a blown tire and negative results for intoxication and any warrants on the driver.
•900 block of Elliott Drive, check welfare. Patrol had to gain entry to residence. Upper Mountain Volunteer Fire Co. EMS on location for transport.
•Lewiston Road and Hyde Park Boulevard, vehicle/traffic stop. Female, 44, placed under arrest for operation while license is suspended/revoked; aggravated unlicensed operation; operation while registration is suspended revoked; operating, permitting operation without insurance and speed in zone. Appearance tickets issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•Ridge Road and Cayuga Drive, vehicle/traffic stop. Female, 21, listed in the report. Negative results for DWI. Vehicle towed.
Tuesday, Oct. 9
•3700 block of Dickersonville Road, fraud complaint. Statement taken from a male, 51; suspect unknown.
•Niagara University campus, larceny. Statement taken from a male.
•Lewiston sand docks, suspicious vehicle. All OK; no arrest.
•4600 block of Washington Drive, aggravated harassment complaint. Patrol spoke with a female, 18, regarding a male, 25. Report filed.
Wednesday, Oct. 10
•Water Street, recovered stolen vehicle. Patrol reported a vehicle with New Jersey registration; Lambertville, NJ, Police Department notified and vehicle secured.
•NU campus, assist. LPD on location with State Police and Niagara County Sheriff's Office. Four males taken into custody on unlawful possession of marijuana charges along with other narcotics. K-9 search conducted.
•700 block of Cayuga Street, kitchen fire. Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer Fire Co. on location.
•1200 block of Ridge Road, car-deer PDO accident. Statement taken from the driver; no injury or tow. Report filed.
•1300 block of Saunders Settlement Road, suspicious vehicle. Patrol reported the vehicle as unoccupied with its lights on.
Thursday, Oct. 11
•Locations on the 1600 block of Swann Road, the NU campus, and Ridge and Dickersonville roads, two reports of two-vehicle PDO accidents and one two-vehicle injury accident. Statements taken from all drivers. Vehicles towed and one driver taken for treatment on the injury accident. Reports filed.
•Lower NYPA lot, larceny. Male, 23, reported a fishing pole taken. No report requested.
•5300 block of Military Road- Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center, possible injury complaint. Male, 56, reported complaint from a prior road rage incident.
•2300 block of Ridge Road, criminal mischief. Suspect, unidentified, threw a pumpkin at a mailbox.
•800 block of The Circle Drive, standby. Patrol on location for an exchange of children.
•Saunders Settlement and Chew roads, vehicle-traffic stop. Female, 42, cited for operation while license is suspended/revoked; aggravated unlicensed operation. Driver released on uniform traffic tickets to Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•400 block of Baker Drive, check welfare/suspicious vehicle. Plate number logged; all OK.
Friday, Oct. 12
•800 block of Oriole Lane, loud party. All OK; advised by patrol.
•Saunders Settlement and Military roads, intoxicated driver. Male, 38, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Blood Alcohol Content testing performed; BAC result. .17 of 1 percent. Uniform traffic tickets issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•NU campus, intoxicated male/mental health response. Male, 18, taken voluntarily via Rural Metro to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
•Swann Road, suspicious vehicle. Caller reported a F-150 pickup, color black, with the driver passed out. Vehicle GOA.
•700 block of Hillview Court, trespassing. Negative results and property secured.
•2200 block of Saunders Settlement Road, Niagara-Wheatfield High School, fight. Male, 16, and second juvenile listed as suspects. Male issued appearance ticket for Lewiston Town Court for disorderly conduct and released. Report filed.
•NU campus, larceny. Female complainant reported a credit card stolen from the mail. Report filed.
•5300 block of Annover Road, criminal mischief. Male reported an unidentified suspect set a bench on fire on his front porch.
•5300 block of Elm Drive, larceny. Statement from a female; suspect unknown.
•Miller Road and Nesbitt Drive, vehicle-traffic stop. Female, 36, cited for operation while license is suspended/revoked; aggravated unlicensed operation. Uniform traffic ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•200 block of North Seventh Street, larceny. Statement taken from a male, 52, regarding a male suspect. Report filed.
•4600 block of Model City Road, bad check complaint. Statement taken from a male regarding a female suspect.
•Location not specified, larceny of credit card. Statement taken from a female, 36, regarding a female suspect.
•2500 block of Saunders Settlement Road, overdose. Patrol spoke with a female, 82, regarding a female, 42, who was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
•2200 block of School House Road, domestic. Patrol spoke with a female, 48, and a male, 43. Domestic Incident Report, Spectrum Justice System and patrol's report all completed.
Saturday, Oct. 13
•5300 block of Annover Road, unattended death. Male, 83, listed.
•NU campus, intoxicated male. Male. 18, taken to Mount St. Mary's by Upper Mountain.
•1500 block of Swann Road, domestic. Female, 40, and a male, 32, listed as persons involved.
•4500 block of Washington Drive, domestic. Female, 33, listed as a complainant and male, 31, listed as a suspect.
•1000 block of Escarpment Drive, burglary. Statement taken from a female, 34; suspect unknown.
•900 block of Onondaga Street, standby. Male, 60, listed as complainant and female, 33, listed as a person involved.
•5800 block of Pearl Street, Sanborn, custody dispute. Male, 44, listed as complainant and female, 40, listed as person involved. Handled by patrol.
•100 block of Center Street, criminal mischief. Female, 56, reported a valet employed at the hotel damaged a vehicle.
•Locations on River Walk Drive, South, and the 5800 block of Military Road, suspicious vehicle complaints. All OK, both locations.
Sunday, Oct. 14
•1500 block of Swann Road, aggravated harassment/follow-up. Deposition secured.
•Lewiston Road, one-vehicle PDO accident. Statement taken from the driver; vehicle secured, report filed.
•NU campus, assist EMS. Two males, intoxicated, taken to Mount St. Mary's EM-Star by Upper Mountain.
•Lewiston Road/Irving Drive, suspicious persons. Three males advised not to walk in roadway; picked up by friends.
•2200 block of Saunders Settlement Road, intoxicated driver. Male, 57, arrested for driving while intoxicated, driving while ability impaired related charges, aggravated unlicensed operation, first, and refusal of breath testing request. Arraignment at Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•1500 block of Swann Road, follow-up on domestic. Patrol reported the arrest of a male, 32. No further details.
•5200 block of Lewiston Road, criminal mischief. Complainant reported a headlight missing from a vehicle.
•2400 block of Moore Road, criminal mischief. Statement taken from a male, 44 regarding mailbox damage. Suspect unknown.
•Lewiston Road, vehicle/traffic stop. Female listed as driver; no further details. Vehicle towed with 12-hour hold.
•700 block of Youngstown-Lockport road, suspicious person. Patrols checked area for a person attempting to break into residence. Negative results on suspect and any burglary attempt.


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California migrant kids shelter could soon fill
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) — The converted warehouse on a Southern California military base that once housed sailors preparing to deploy overseas is now plastered with posters of X-Men and Green Lantern and filled with migrant teens eating applesauce and chatting about World Cup soccer.
The cavernous facility at Naval Base Ventura County known as "Building 267" is one of three shelters set up by federal government officials to house hundreds of Central American children caught entering the country illegally following a surge in border crossing. And while beds in the sleeping quarters are still crisply cornered, the blankets are now pink and turquoise, with teddy bears on top of some of the pillows.
During a tightly controlled tour Thursday in Port Hueneme, a government official said the number of teens housed at the 42,000 square foot facility could more than triple to 575 by early next week. The official could not be named as a condition of the visit, and no photos or video were allowed.
Federal authorities have also set up a shelter at a military base in Texas and are planning another for Oklahoma to cope with what they have described as an "urgent humanitarian situation." More than 47,000 children, mostly from Central America, have been apprehended at the Mexican border since the start of the budget year in October.
In California, bunk beds and extra dining tables await the newcomers. Dirt soccer fields were created for outdoor play, and many are excited to watch World Cup matches on television, a shelter supervisor said.
Reporters were not allowed to speak with the children, who range in age from 13 to 17.
During their stay, the teens were learning long division in math class and drawing in art. Lunch was pizza bread, Caesar salad and applesauce served on brown disposable plates and eaten under white tents outdoors.
Each child is assigned a bunk bed and locker. Girls and boys are housed separately in sparsely decorated quarters hung with pictures made by the children or of superheroes. In the classroom areas, posters feature the president and American icons such as Rosa Parks.
The facility has air conditioning but officials haven't needed to use it yet, and children bathe in individual showers.
After their arrest on the border, the children are transferred to HHS' custody and placed at a shelter until case workers find a relative or sponsor to care for them and ensure they attend immigration court hearings on government efforts to deport them.
Martha Arevalo, executive director of the Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles, said children fleeing dire situations and enduring a perilous journey to the United States should be housed in warm, personal settings where they feel safe — not a detention-style or military environment.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday there is no free pass for children or anyone else caught trying to cross the border illegally.
"I am not encouraging in any way, shape or form illegal immigration," Johnson said.
Associated Press Writer Alicia A. Caldwell in Washington and Amy Taxin in Santa Ana, Calif., contributed to this report.
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Annenberg Beach House
The Marion Davies Guest House
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DateApril 2009
LocationSanta Monica, CA
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Historic photographs, an environmental sound installation, and an interactive guest book transports visitors into the past to learn about the spectacular history of the Marion Davies Guest House.
Like looking through a magnifying glass, diverse installations set the mood and expose the stories that are part of the fiber of the Marion Davies Guest House. Throughout both floors of the house, and in the entryway, visitors encounter numerous historical photographs that focus on the life of William Randolph Hearst and the original owner of the beach house, film star Marion Davies. The dining room is devoted to the fabulous theme parties held at the beach house. An audioscape evokes one of these infamous parties in the 1930s, while large-scale photographic scrims cover the walls, depicting the A-list celebrity guests in attendance.
In the entry lobby, an interactive guest book allows visitors to explore the estate from the 1930s through today. A scrapbook section lays in images and artifacts from the time Marion Davies owned it, to the time when the property became an exclusive membership club, up to the public landmark it is today. In guest book mode, visitors can put their mark on the history of the site by signing their name electronically into the book.
Press & AwardsHOW, Interactive Design Awards, Merit, Kiosks, 2010Communication Arts Advertising Annual 50, January 2010
The interpretive installations at the Annenberg Community Beach House capture the legacy of 415 Pacific Coast Highway.Communication Arts, Exhibit of the Day, November 2, 2009
Portland-based Second Story created this interactive guest book to transport visitors into the past to learn about the spectacular history of the Marion Davies Guest House—from the 1930s through today."Still Grand on the Sand," Los Angeles Times, Martha Groves , April 19, 2009
The Guest House, set within gardens and terraces, will offer interactive exhibits about Davies, Hearst and Hollywood, with a soundtrack of laughter and tinkling champagne glasses.
Part of SapientRazorfish /© 2018 Second Story, Inc.
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- Michael Godfrey
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- Elizabeth Bourke
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Retro Blazer [Edit Game]
In the vast labyrinth of ARK Island, once elder now Tyrannical Warlord, Lokahndril, has used the island's ancient mainframe entity to create his own army of corrupt androids. R-Blazer, the only survivor of the invasion, infiltrates the labyrinth and uses his foe's own weapons against them! Battle through the different military installations and vast ruins, all with their own unique enemies, weapons and items. Collect items to power up your abilities to make yourself stronger and more powerful, only then can you put and end to the Warlord's hunger for power! Battle through 7 levels of fast paced classic FPS action! Fast dashing and quick trigger projectiles allow you to blast through with rapid pace, all while featuring a nostalgic graphic style in full 32 bit color.
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About 300 students from the four after-school sites participated in the program throughout the 2012-13 school year. To get the program started, Jeter Meter kick-off parties were held in October and November. Representatives from the New York Road Runners brought in numerous games and directed the children in fun running activities. The parties gave the Turn 2 children the opportunity to see that walking and running are fun, healthy activities while bonding with each other.
At each event, the children were able to once again meet with their Regional Coordinator from the Road Runners and learn about the new program goals and incentives for 2012-13. The participants were able to build off important stretching techniques they had learned the previous year and completed a few laps to get things started. Afterwards they were able to play fun games based around physical activities and nutrition. The games gave the participants the chance to discuss ways to live a healthier lifestyle and techniques to incorporate what they had learned in might milers into their ever day lives. Lastly, they learned that their goal for the year would be to run or walk 26.2 miles, or the equivalent of a marathon, throughout the entire year.
Throughout the program year, students use Jeter Meter cards to keep track of their mileage goals. As they reached their goals, the students received incentive prizes including T-shirts, water bottles and medals. For the 2012-13 program year participants have combined to run more than 8,465 miles and will once again exceed their goals set at the beginning of the program year.
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sorry, I am pulling the BULLSHIT handle here...swell wrote:Ok, I ride the North LTD 2011. It is OK for moderate wind, but as for realy light wind you will need a board with minimum 70+ wide, 3 fin setup and 30+cm long fins. Besides of course a biger kite (min 14) and 40-50m lines. Than you can race in 2 knots of wind. No of production board can do that now, but many customs can. Racing in that wind has nothing to do with your spent time on the water, because there are no critical speeds at that wind wich would be hard to control.
With a 14 Rebel '11 and 40 lines I can race in 5 knots, when the wind drops below that, tha board does not glide anymore, so it's not going upwind at all. A fried of mine has build a board himself (180cmx70cm) and that board goes upwind in realy light wind without gliding.
So riding technique starts at 6-7 knots, below that there is more matter of right equipment.
4knots is just about believable.
get the f*** out of town, that is just plain stupid talk!
there is not a single inflatable that will fly in 2 knots, they will barely fly in 4!


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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code I35.0
Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
Diagnosis Code I35.0
Short Description: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
Long Description: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
This is the 2019 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code I35.0
Valid for Submission
The code I35.0 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
Other forms of heart disease (I30-I52)
- Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders (I35)
- Other forms of heart disease (I30-I52)
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code I35.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)
Convert to ICD-9 General Equivalence Map
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- 424.1 - Aortic valve disorder (approximate) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- Acquired subaortic stenosis associated with functionally univentricular heart
- Acquired subaortic stenosis associated with functionally univentricular heart
- Acquired subaortic stenosis associated with functionally univentricular heart
- Acquired subaortic stenosis due to restrictive ventricular septal defect associated with functionally univentricular heart
- Aortic stenosis with doming
- Aortic stenosis, non-rheumatic
- Aortic valve stenosis
- Critical stenosis of aortic valve
- Diffuse supravalvar aortic stenosis
- Disorder of aortic valve prosthesis
- Dynamic aortic outflow tract obstruction
- Isolated aortic stenosis
- Localized supravalvar aortic stenosis
- Localized supravalvar aortic stenosis at sinutubular junction
- Neoaortic valve stenosis
- Obstruction of aortic outflow
- Obstruction of aortic valve due to neoplasm
- Obstruction of ascending aorta
- Postprocedural aortic valve stenosis
- Prosthetic aortic valve stenosis
- Senile aortic stenosis
- Shelf-like supravalvar aortic stenosis
- Stenosis of thoracic aorta
- Subaortic stenosis as complication of procedure
- Subaortic stenosis associated with functionally univentricular heart as complication of procedure
- Subaortic stenosis due to restrictive ventricular septal defect in functionally univentricular heart
- Supravalvar aortic stenosis
Information for Patients
Heart Valve Diseases
Also called: Valvular heart disease
Your heart has four valves. Normally, these valves open to let blood flow through or out of your heart, and then shut to keep it from flowing backward. But sometimes they don't work properly. If they don't, you could have
- Regurgitation - when blood leaks back through the valve in the wrong direction
- Mitral valve prolapse - when one of the valves, the mitral valve, has "floppy" flaps and doesn't close tightly. It's one of the most common heart valve conditions. Sometimes it causes regurgitation.
- Stenosis - when the valve doesn't open enough and blocks blood flow
Valve problems can be present at birth or caused by infections, heart attacks, or heart disease or damage. The main sign of heart valve disease is an unusual heartbeat sound called a heart murmur. Your doctor can hear a heart murmur with a stethoscope. But many people have heart murmurs without having a problem. Heart tests can show if you have a heart valve disease. Some valve problems are minor and do not need treatment. Others might require medicine, medical procedures, or surgery to repair or replace the valve.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Aortic insufficiency (Medical Encyclopedia)
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CHRISTMINSTER: A NEW CHAPTERBy the grace of God, and with the help of many dear friends, the monks of Christminster moved out of their old premises over a two day period of 30/31 May, having been told they must leave the premises by the first of June. The move happened to coincide with an early tropical heat wave and torrential rains which added considerably to an already stressful situation. By the promised prayers of many well-wishers we survived the ordeal and are now located in St George's rectory in Niagara Falls, New York. We owe this new monastic home to the kindness and good will of our dear friend and benefactor Archbishop Peter Goodrich of the Independent Anglican Church of Canada. He has also made available to us for our liturgical services the use of his cathedral next to the rectory. He and his clergy and staff have been most gracious and welcoming to us. In addition to the many who have supported us with their prayers we wish to thank heartily those who helped us with the actual move: Pavlos Pavlakis, Joanna Thomson, the twins, Greg Wiebe, Edward Akiwumi and Steve Camp ("the boys from Buffalo") and anonymous helpers at the church. While we are moved in, we are by no means settled in as there is still much unpacking to do. Fortunately we can unpack at our own pace, without a deadline hanging over us as it had been in Canada. Our stay here in New York is not likely to be a permanent one, but we have been assured by Archbishop Peter that we can stay here as long as we need. We do hope to return one day to Canada if we can find a suitable monastic site. In the mean time we are assured of a reasonable measure of peace, stability and quiet for the living out of our monastic life. For the time being our Sunday Mass will be in the Cathedral at 8 o'clock AM. (The Anglican service on Sunday in the Cathedral, usually celebrated by the Archbishop is at 9:30 AM). Our mailing address is: Christminster, 1910 Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303. Our telephone numbers: Abbot James M Deschene: 716 545 5127 Fr. Joseph Delgiorno: 716 545 1974 Fr. Daniel Ritty: 419 565 0416 With profound gratitude to Almighty God and to friends and benefactors, we ask for your continued prayerful support in the years ahead.
If you spend long enough on this forum, you'll come away with all sorts of weird, untrue ideas of Orthodox Christianity.
I would suggest most persons in general avoid any question beginning with why.
God help them!The fathers of Christminster are true Benedictines--very hospitable, prayerful, and joyful.
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Computer pioneer Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C programming language and father of Unix, died recently at 70 after a long illness. His death was confirmed Oct. 13 by Bell Labs, where he had worked for most of his career.
Although he wasn't the household name that many other IT innovators became, Ritchie, who joined Bell Labs in 1967, had an impact on modern computing that altered the landscape. Rupert Goodwins of ZDNet UK, in fact, ranks Ritchie's work at the top.
Goodwins acknowledges the significance of the introduction of the first microprocessor, Intel's 4004, in 1971 but writes that "the creation of C has as much claim, if not more, to be the true seminal moment of IT as we know it; it sits at the heart of programming — and in the hearts of programmers — as the quintessential expression of coding elegance, power, simplicity and portability."
News of Ritchie's death drew other tributes as well. Werner Vogel, Amazon's chief technology officer, wrote on Twitter: "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity - Dennis Ritchie, who was a genius, RIP."
Among the people who posted tweets honoring Ritchie was one who commented: "Dennis Ritchie was engineer/architect whose chapel ceiling Steve Jobs painted."
In the late 1960s, he and Ken Thompson, who had written the B programming language, set out to write an efficient operating system for the emerging minicomputer, and they developed Unix in 1971. But Unix, written in assembly language, "had a small vocabulary and suffered in relation to memory," TechCrunch writes.
So Ritchie and Thompson rewrote Unix in C, "developing its syntax, functionality, and beyond to give the language the ability to program an operating system," TechCrunch writes. It was completed in 1973. Ritchie and Thompson received the National Medal of Technology from President Bill Clinton in 1999.
Ritchie also co-wrote, with Brian Kernighan, "The C Programming Language," the definitive text on the subject and a model for technical writing. The book includes reference to Ritchie's famous "hello world" program, which set the template for a simple program that illustrates how a programming language works.
Although nearly 40 years old, C is still the second most common programming language. And it set the stage for other top languages, including Java (first) and C++ (third), just as Unix set the stage for Linux and forms of the foundation of Mac OS X.
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Over the years Mr. Ritchie had to here me curse his name as I attended required training on C and Unix. 2004, at a Unix refresher class I attended someone said in frustration "why do we have to learn a language older than DOS?". The answer is that no one has ever created a non-platform-dependent language as useful or powerful as C++ and Unix. I still use (Unix/Linux) today for all client/server activities and maintenance. Years from now it will probably still be a system staple. It's demise and pending replacement 'by something newer' has been predicted the last 20 years. Almost as often as the predicted end of COBOL use. R.I.P. Mr. Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie and his dedication will be remembered forever by everyone who teaches or works at programming.
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Rise of the Argonauts is a re-telling of the classic Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Developer Liquid Entertainment (Dragonshard) is using this famous mythological backdrop as the setting for its upcoming role-playing game. It's still a long way off (at least a year) but based on what we were shown at E3 behind closed doors, it shows enormous potential for those that love action-based RPGs as well as those who are looking for a strong narrative where dialogue and story matter just as much as chopping off enemy heads.
You play the role of Jason of Iolcus; his bride was murdered and so he gathers his merry band of Argonauts, from Hercules to Atalanta, and sets sail on his massive ship the Argo in search of the legendary Golden Fleece, whose power can resurrect Jason's love.
The Argo serves as your base of operations as you travel from island to island in search of the Fleece. It's also a trophy case of sorts, showcasing your accomplishments throughout the course of the campaign. In addition, the boat is so big that it might attract other followers like blacksmiths or merchants which Jason can use during quest downtime.
The combat occurs in real-time with very little interface clutter; in fact there aren't even any enemy damage bars. You have to judge how hurt an opponent is based on how beat up and bloody they appear. When showing us a boss battle against a giant boar, the boar looked like a mangled mass of flesh after the Argonauts finally killed it. The Argonauts travel with Jason but you do not directly control them. They have special powers and abilities that the AI will use on its own. Hercules, for example, will grab an enemy soldier in a massive bear hug if Jason is nearby; this move is used so that Jason can behead an enemy while Hercules holds them in place. Liquid is going after a brutal cinematic experience and not a number-crunching, inventory-based RPG where you are constantly surveying charts and health bars, and the combat reflects this philosophy.
That's not to say that this is a combo-loving button mashing fest like God of War. Instead of performing a special move by rapidly pressing buttons in a certain sequence, combat is dynamic and location-based. The game models up to 14 locations of the body so you can target specific areas, and they are all independent of one another. For example, if Jason has his shield raised, you'll need to move it to block depending on where the blow is coming from -- this doesn't happen automatically just because he's using his shield. If Jason is using his spear, you can target an enemy's chest so Jason can impale them without using a complicated combo move; it's based more on timing than button memory. If Jason whacks a guy across the chops with a mace, the enemy will react and move accordingly, depending on the direction of the blast and how much force was behind it. Basically, Liquid wants every combat to look and feel like a new experience, and based on what we saw it's heading in the right direction.


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Foreign Minister Bob Carr has urged Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint, saying a rocket attack on Jerusalem signifies a dramatic escalation of the worsening Middle East conflict.
Militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Friday, further inflaming tensions and increasing the chances that Israel will send in ground troops to take on Hamas.
Israel is now massing troops at the Gaza border and has given its approval for the recruitment of up to 75,000 reservists.
Senator Carr says both sides should draw back from the brink of war.
"I understand Israel was already considering ground action," Senator Carr told Sky News on Saturday.
"That was before these rocket attacks, so it's extremely serious and a dramatic escalation that has us again, as Australians, calling for both sides to exercise a high degree of restraint."
Israeli Ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem acknowledged the calls for restraint.
"The question is if we exercise restraint and the rockets continue to come all the way from Gaza, how are we going to stop it?" he told Sky News.
"The rockets need to be stopped."
The Jerusalem and Tel Aviv rockets were the furthest Gaza militants have ever fired into Israel. Neither rocket killed anyone or caused significant damage.


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Chinese man gets death penalty for 1-child dispute
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced to death a man who killed two government workers and injured four other people in an argument related to the one-child policy, China's official news agency reported.
In addition, He Shenguo was ordered to pay 280,000 yuan ($45,000) in compensation after he was convicted of intentional homicide by the court in southern Guangxi region, Xinhua reported. Calls to Fangchenggang Intermediate People's Court rang unanswered.
He slashed people at a family planning office after it refused to register his fourth child because he hadn't paid a fee levied on parents who break family planning rules.
Two clerks died on the scene while four other people, including a passing lawyer, were injured, Xinhua said.
Footage of police trying to subdue the man while he brandished a machete last July was widely shared on social media. Many comments at the time voiced sympathy for him and opposition to China's family planning limits.
Although often known as the "one-child policy," China's family planning laws allow some couples, particularly in rural areas, to have more than one child. Late last year, the government slightly relaxed the policy to allow more people to have two children.


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During Disclosure's early evening set at Lollapalooza 2013, British brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence paused to pay tribute to house music--a genre with deep Chicago roots that heavily informs the pair's celebrated full-length debut, "Settle."
"Chicago, home of house music!" they cheered. "We love Chicago and everything its music has done for us!"
It's a point Guy, 22, reiterated in a recent phone interview, saying, "Basically, all my musical heroes are from [Chicago]."
"We've been there a couple times and it's always been great," he continued. "I'm glad we're doing the after party at the Mid this time because I don't think we've actually done a [strict] DJ set in Chicago, and it'll be good to play some house records rather than just all of our own stuff."
Additionally, the musician opened up about the pair's "feud" with rapper Azealia Banks, the first time he heard one of Disclosure's songs on the radio and the local rapper who recently caught his ear.
With a band name like Disclosure, how good are you at keeping a secret?
[Laughs] Do you have a test lined up?
I wish I did now, but I was really just asking.
I don't think I'm very good. I don't have many secrets to keep.
That's usually a good sign for an interview. Your record label PMR Records recently removed the video for "Help Me Lose My Mind" from YouTube about an hour after it posted over concerns it glamorized drug use. What was your reaction to the series of events?
It's not what the video was about, and it doesn't feature any people actually taking drugs, but if people were seeing it that way then of course it's right to take it down. We don't want to associate ourselves with that. I think part of the reason people had that reaction is when the label uploaded it they had this massive parental warning label on it.
Were you automatically drawn to the records that had that parental advisory sticker slapped across them growing up? I know I was.
Not at all. I had a lot of hip-hop that carried that sticker but ... it was all about music for me. Even with hip-hop, I was never listening to the words. I listened to the music and the production and the beat-making. I didn't care about the message behind the music. I'd buy all the albums as instrumentals if I could, basically.
I'm guessing your recent dealings with Azealia Banks (who called Disclosure "rude") haven't soured you on hip-hop?
Nah. Her music is not the kind of hip-hop I'm into, really. I don't listen to a lot of modern hip-hop. I still like to listen to the J Dilla [and] DJ Premier era of stuff. Actually, there have been a few really good rappers lately that have sparked my interest — people like Kendrick Lamar and A$AP [Rocky] and this guy called Vic Mensa. He's from Chicago so you might know about him. So, yeah, I really like hip-hop again. Not so much her, but everyone else.
Were you taken aback when she called you out in the press?
I'm not surprised. That's what she does. That's her thing [laughs].
How uncomfortable is it for you to have media attention that's only tangentially related to the music? In general, it seems like you guys prefer to keep a low profile.
Definitely, which is why I'm not going to talk about it anymore. We're leaving that [bleep] behind us now, man. It's all done.
What was the first sense you had that "Latch" was catching on with a larger audience outside your circle of family and friends?
I think when it started getting regular plays on Radio 1, which is the national radio station in England. [Radio] makes such a difference, really, and you don't realize it until you experience it. Even though it's quite an old technology, it's still so important and so relevant, and "Latch" was our first experience of that in action.
Can you remember the first time you heard yourself on the radio?
Oh yeah. The first song I heard played on the radio was "Blue You," which is one of our really old songs.
When you heard it that first time, did you turn up the volume?
I turned it up, yeah. I was in the car, so I turned it up loud and I drove fast. It was a really good feeling, man.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 20, 2012) – ETSU volleyball honored several players at its annual banquet last Thursday night inside Brooks Gym.
Student-athletes, coaches, administrators, parents and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2011 ETSU volleyball team.
Sophomore Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) was the big award winner of the night as she took home Team MVP and Academic MVP honors. Devine, a First-Team All-Atlantic Sun selection following the season, was named the league's first player of the week during the season, while being named to several all-tournament teams during the year. In addition, Devine etched her name in the ETSU record books on two different occasions. With 503 kills during the season, Devine ranks second in school history for kills in a season. Meanwhile, she became the school's all-time leader for highest kills per set total in a season with 4.16. She is on pace to break the ETSU record for most career kills, which was set by Callie Kiselich from 2005-07 with 1,420. In addition to the impressive play on the court, Devine earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester.
Freshman setter Jamie Rutledge (Kingsport, Tenn.) earned the team's Buc Heart Award. Former standout and current ETSU assistant coach Lauren Baufield had won the previous three Buc Heart Awards. Senior libero Kiley Tamblyn (Torrance, Calif.) won the Coaches Award. Tamblyn's 502 digs during the season rank as the fifth most in school history. Tamblyn recorded 538 digs in 2010, which ranks as the fourth most in ETSU single season history.
The Defensive MVP Award went to senior middle blocker Jamie Stancliff. Stancliff, a Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun performer after leading the league in blocks, moved into fourth place in ETSU history for most block assists in a single season with 112. She now holds the third and fourth spots on the list as her 124 block assists last year rank third in school history.
Meanwhile, freshman Katie Muey (Alexandria, Ind.) won the team's first annual Spring Spotlight Award, which is given to an individual that has shined during spring practice.
Team Awards
Academic MVP – Megan Devine
Buc Heart Award – Jamie Rutledge
Coaches Award – Kiley Tamblyn
Defensive MVP – Jamie Stancliff
Team MVP – Megan Devine
Spring Spotlight – Katie Muey
For more information on ETSU volleyball please go to ETSUBucs.com and click on the volleyball link.


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August 16, 2005
Andy Tompkins
Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Dear Commissioner Tompkins:
I am writing in response to Kansas's request to amend its State accountability plan to include the interim flexibility announced by the Secretary in April 2005 regarding calculating adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the students with disabilities subgroup. Your request for this flexibility would not affect accountability determinations until Kansas's spring 2006 test administration, resulting in 2006-2007 school year AYP determinations based on the flexibility.
We are pleased that you are interested in this flexibility; however, we do not yet know what flexibility will be offered next year. The Secretary expressed her willingness to provide States this interim flexibility for the 2004-2005 school year while the U.S. Department of Education (ED) promulgates a regulation to permit States to develop modified achievement standards and aligned assessments for certain students with disabilities. As we move forward developing this regulation, we will know better what flexibility, if any, would be beneficial for 2005-2006. Be assured you will have an opportunity to resubmit your request.
Again, thank you for the opportunity to review Kansas's request for interim flexibility. We look forward to working with you further as the department establishes a regulation regarding the development of modified achievement standards and aligned assessments for students with disabilities and any further associated flexibility. If I can be of any additional assistance to Kansas in its efforts to implement other aspects of NCLB, please do not hesitate to call.
Henry L. Johnson
cc: Governor Kathleen Sebelius
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The body discovered on Swan Lake Road Friday by Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office authorities has been identified as Julia Hong Vogel, a 36-year-old Asian-American, according to Sheriff Mike Tubbs.
Vogel's body was found after the MPSO received a phone call on the morning of Jan. 15 reporting a body in a ditch on this road in the south part of the Parish. After arriving at the scene, deputies were initially unable to confirm the victim's race, gender or cause of death.
Tubbs said they received the information on Vogel's identity late Friday evening.
"We used her fingerprints to identify her," he said. "We're not sure where she was living."
He said officials have spoken with her family to find out as much as they could about her.
"Her mother lives in California and her father lives in Virginia," he said. "We do know that she's lived in Amarillo, Texas, in the past."
Tubbs said Mills County Sheriff's report indicated that Vogel had been arrested on a warrant out of Amarillo, Texas, for being a fugitive from justice/probation violation. She was taken into custody at an Interstate 29 rest stop in Mills County and held without bond.
Tubbs said officers are asking the public for their help.
"We're putting her picture out there as much as possible," he said. "Anyone with knowledge about her, please contact the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office at 281-4141."


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Corsair HS1 USB Gaming Headset Review
Corsair is no new kid on the block having been around since 1994 and eventually becoming one of the largest suppliers of quality computer memory. Up until a few years ago however, RAM was all they sold. Since then, Corsair has successfully branched out into some of the more popular markets for computer hardware including but not limited to: power supplies; cases; and more recently, SSDs. Today, Corsair is looking to branch out yet again. This time it will be into the gaming headset market with their HS1.
Gaming headsets are all-in-one solutions that offer a pair of headphones, a microphone and in the case of USB headsets such as the HS1, the ability to be used on any computer that has at least one USB port. They are targeted toward competitive gamers and as such need to excel at comfort, durability, sound quality and ease of use. In addition, they must have a quality microphone. The large amount of junk headsets on the market should be a sign that this is no easy task. Today, I'll be testing Corsair's HS1 to see if it's up to the challenge.
Closer Look:
The Corsair HS1 comes in a conservatively coloured and styled box. In front, the product's name takes up the most space and the right side has been partially cut out and replaced with a plastic window that gives a partial glimpse of the headset. Turn the box 90° to the right and you can read up on the technical specifications of the HS1 in your choice of six languages. On the back of the box, also in your choice of six languages, Corsair sells the headset. Corsair claims that the 50mm drivers offer 'quality, clarity and depth', 'movie audio comes alive' and that the closed-back ear cups keep you in the zone and the absorbent ear pads offer 'hours of fatigue free listening'. Corsair goes on to state that the in-line volume control is easy to get hold of because of it's extra large size and finally, that the Dolby Headphone technology will essentially blow your mind. I'll see about all that.
Once out of the box, the rest of the headset is revealed and the internal packaging is shown to be roughly shaped cardboard. On the back of the packaging, a small depression holds a black information packet. Purchase the HS1 and this is what you get: the HS1; a driver disc; a quick start guide; a white sheet stating that your antivirus may see Corsair's drivers as a virus; and an attention grabbing red sheet warning you not to return the HS1 to the store if it is defective and to instead use Corsair's RMA service (which is so much less convenient than driving to the store and simply replacing it).


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Hong Kong Rowing Team Competing in 41st San Diego Crew Classic®
April 5-6, 2014 at Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay
San Diego (February 18, 2014)—The 41st Annual San Diego Crew Classic, set for April 5 – 6 at Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay, will include a new collegiate entry this year from Hong Kong. Racing as the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club University (RHKYC), top athletes selected from seven Hong Kong universities with rowing programs will compete for the first time in an international competition.
"We're really excited to welcome these young athletes from Hong Kong to San Diego for the Crew Classic," said Darlene Disney, Executive Director of the San Diego Crew Classic. "They will join almost 4,400 other athletes from more than 125 universities, clubs and high schools from across the United States, as well as the world, to participate in our legendary, premier spring regatta."
The RHKYC has been the primary driving force behind rowing in Hong Kong, which dates back to the mid-1800s. One of RHKYC's latest initiatives is called the University Elite Program (UEP). This program was created as a way to help bring university rowing in Hong Kong to a higher level. To help bridge the gap between university and club rowers, and introduce collegiate rowers to the Masters level, UEP created a membership level to allow university athletes to participate in and for the RHKYC. As UEP is a neutral body within the university community and has pedigree coaching, it was perfectly suited to launch this program – the first of its kind in Hong Kong.
"Rowing in Hong Kong, which has an independent system from mainland China, is exploding and these athletes have made amazing strides," said Sean Hall, Elite Rowing Coach at RHKYC. "There are seven active universities that have rowing programs. Being at the San Diego Crew Classic will certainly be a springboard to their programs and provide these athletes with a new experience competing against the best rowers in the United States."
Men and women, chosen from the following universities, have trained together to compete at the San Diego Crew Classic: Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK); University of Hong Kong (HKU); Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU); Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU); Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); Lingnan University; and City University of Hong Kong (CityU).
Thanks to the generosity of a single sponsor from Hong Kong more than 40 athletes will travel to the US. The RHKYC team will enter men's and women's collegiate eights, as well as a Masters and Club crew as part of this two-day, nationally acclaimed regatta for juniors, collegiate, masters and even Olympic-level competitors, set in the picturesque waters, sandy shores and green lawns of Mission Bay Park in San Diego, California.
Racing is tentatively scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. each day. The racing action continues until about 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Jessop-Whittier Cup heats begin early in the morning on Saturday, April 5th, followed by the Copley Cup heats. The Jessop-Whittier Cup final is set for Sunday morning, followed by the Copley Cup final. Winning crews in 2013 for these two coveted collegiate trophies were California in the Copley Cup (men) for their 12th overall; and USC, who took the Jessop-Whittier Cup (women) for their third straight win and fifth title since 2007.
Tickets for the 2014 San Diego Crew Classic can be purchased in advance at crewclassic.org. Admission is free for active military with ID and for children under 12 years of age. Paid parking is available at Crown Point Shores. There is free parking at Ski Beach, (off of Ingraham Street and across from the entrance to Paradise Point Resort), with free shuttle service to the regatta.
For more information about the 41st annual San Diego Crew Classic please contact Rick Schloss at email@example.com or 619-708-6007 or visit crewclassic.org. This site includes information for competitors and spectators, as well as the race schedule/results.


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Please add new questions at the bottom of the page and sign your post by appending four tildes (~~~~) to it, but otherwise plunge forward!
Keeping the Pub clean is a group effort. If we have too many conversations on this page, it will get too noisy and hard to read. If you see an old conversation (i.e. three months after the last comment in that discussion) that could or should be moved to a talk page, please do so, and note there that it has been swept in from the pub.
Any discussions that do not fall into any of these categories, and are not of any special importance for posterity, should be archived to Wikitravel:Travellers' pub/Archives and removed from here. If you are not sure where to put a discussion, let it be—better to spend your efforts on those that you do know where to place.
Templated See and Do listings
Hi there. I'm only a new 'WikiTraveler', but am a seasoned Wiki-editor with many years experience. I am hoping to make some big contributions to this site, but something has been bugging me lately. I find that the See and Do listings on some articles can get very messy and disorganised. I think if we were to organise this information into a template/table, this would be much better for viewers to decipher information from, and also improve the quality of our articles.
This has been proposed many years ago at Wikitravel_talk:Attraction_listings, but with little discussion or progress. It seems many other language WikiTravels do it. See here for a Japanese example. I understand we use WikiCode tags, and it could take a long time to convert every article to a template format. One option is to keep the WikiCode we use, but change how the system organises the info within the tags; from a jumbled text wall, to an organised table format. This would allow for a total revamp across the board, yet with minimal effort.
Any other thoughts, ideas or comments? Thanks, JamesA 08:56, 11 May 2012 (EDT)
Moving the hours to a separate line could be really useful. I think we could make them more readable:
Current version:
Another idea:
Good idea to take a fresh look at this. We'll have to wait until we have functional tech support, or the ability to do our own tech support, before we can implement this, but it's good to figure out what we want in the meantime. --Peter Talk 15:55, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
I would also like to see some more discussion on this before making a change. Listings have a variety of completeness and length of information, so depending on what is there, the above proposal could easily produce a very lopsided-looking listing like this:
texugo 15:16, 3 June 2012 (EDT)
A lot of links to this site have been posted in articles about various Chinese cities. I doubt this is an official airport site, but I'm not completely certain. If it's not, all such links should be deleted. Ikan Kekek 22:02, 25 May 2012 (EDT)
Deletion of user and talk pages
Every time I'm monitoring the Recent Changes, I notice new users creating accounts then pasting some huge advertising spiel on their user/user talk pages. I understand advertising is completely disallowed, but are these pages meant to be outright deleted? If so, it may help if we had a template for 'Speedy deletions'. All the pages with the template would be put into a category where admins would just delete them without discussion, as they are blatant breaches of guidelines. Template:Vfd seems to only cover deletions that require discussion and consensus. I'll go ahead and create the template in the few days, if there are no objections, but wanted to also notify admins of the idea.
On an unrelated sidenote, I think the pub is definitely in need of a sweep of items that are at least 3 months old. Any objections to that? JamesA >talk
The pub definitely needs more brooms! Please don't simply sweep everything into an archive, though. Discussions should be swept to the most relevant talk page, per the little sweeping guide at the top of this page. --Peter Talk 12:55, 3 June 2012 (EDT)
Introducing the Wikitravel API
Hey there. Just wanted to mention that I've gone and created an API for Wikitravel, for people who want to use Wikitravel data in other projects. It renders pages as hierarchical JSON objects, with wikimarkup rendered into simple HTML, and includes lists of subpages, geocoding of listings with addresses, etc. There's also a search API and the ability to search for pages and listings near a particular latitude and longitude. Please note, however, that it's very much a beta release; any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports would be most welcome! Rezendi 12:48, 4 June 2012 (EDT)
Mediawiki upgrade scheduled for 06-June-2012
Site will be READ-ONLY for up to 2 days while the upgrade is occurring.
If there are edits you'd like to make, please do so asap.
When the new site comes online, it will be on new hardware as well. Bug reporting is available here:
If for any reason you need to contact me, I can be reached on my Talk page or my email address paul.obrien at internetbrands.com. Thanks!--IBobi 14:07, 4 June 2012 (EDT)
Eratic readings since crash at 5. Juni 2012 in German Wikitravel
Seit dem 7. Juni 2012 werden auf der Deutschen Seite von Wikitravel Informationen zu Sehenswürdigkeiten, Gastronomie und Unterkünften nur noch zum Teil angezeigt. Auch die Darstellung am Beginn eines Artikels hat sich zum Nachteil verändert. Die Hauptseite hat einen aktuellen Stand vom 22. Juni 2011, also fast ein Jahr alt. Auch die Artikelinformationen sind veraltet. Interessierte neue Autoren springen sehr schnell ab und gehen zu Wikivoyage über. Dort werden sie herzlichst begrüßt und aufgenommen. Bei Wikitravel werden sie von einen nicht mehr aktiven Administrator gefrustet, der ihre Beiträge ohne Begründung löscht, anstatt ihnen Hilfe anzubieten.
Man bekommt den Eindruck Wikitravel ist gestorben und wird nicht mehr gepflegt. Es ist seit Januar 2012 kein aktiver Administrator mehr tätig. Die Wahl für neue Administratoren ist mangels Interesse gescheitert. Wie soll es weitergehen?
Please answer at the German Travellers' pub-Site. -- Knut 184.108.40.206 04:32, 8 June 2012 (EDT)
Upgrade to 1.17 complete
Hi all,
As you can see, we have completed the initial stage of the upgrade of the MediWiki software to v1.17, the most current version available when the upgrade began in November.
This has been an enormously complex endeavor, due to the huge size of the Wikitravel database and high level of visitor activity, as well as Wikitravel's highly customized MediWiki version, consisting of a great many plugins.
The next phase is now in progress: bug reports and fixes. Inevitably in an upgrade of this size and complexity there will be bugs. They'll be addressed as they are reported; the process started this morning.
Once we are convinced the new site is stable and fully functional, we'll be able to tackle feature requests and bugs that were reported previously but that we could not address before the completion of the upgrade, and new feature requests that are just now available with this version of the software, such as InstantCommons. And now that the upgrade past 1.15 has been completed, future upgrades to 1.19 and beyond can and will be done in a far more efficient and timely manner.
Wikitravel is now running on a completely new hardware platform. When the cacheing process is complete, we expect significant increases in performance and stability compared to the previous version of the site. We also have a larger and more experienced technical team to address the needs of the site.
What this amounts to is a Wikitravel that is dramatically improved from a technical standpoint than it has been for the last few years. Coupled with the renewed community engagement between members and Wikitravel's steward, Internet Brands, we have a recipe for longterm success with the technical aspects of the site, the ability of administrators to patrol edits, bug reporting and resolution, ease of contribution by writers, and above all usability for travelers around the globe.
Wikitravel would not be possible without the dedicated community of administrators and writers whose content and curation have made it the preeminent travel destination anywhere. We are very happy to have completed this hardware and software upgrade, and look forward to continuing to evolve the site, in partnership with this community, in the years to come.
We appreciate your patience and support during these last few months, as we have renewed our efforts to improve the site and energize the Wikitravel community. And we thank you for all you have done, both before and during Internet Brands' stewardship. With nearly 2 million edits to almost 80,000 pages; over 70,000 registered users; and 7 million monthly visitors, there has never been a travel resource like Wiktravel. It is massive. It is unique. And it's getting better by the day.
--IBobi 21:36, 8 June 2012 (EDT)
en: has been unbelievably slow the last couple of days, far more than other language versions.texugo 11:02, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
Patrolling problems
I still am not able to mark many articles as patrolled. This is a problem that seems to randomly apply to some articles and not others, but it's been consistently a problem with perhaps 1/2 of unpatrolled articles at any given time since the update. What happens is that the articles show up in the "Recent changes" list as needing patrolling, but when I open them, there is no button to patrol them. That's not because anyone else has patrolled them: When I refresh the list, they still show up as unpatrolled. And if I edit them, the resulting version also shows up as unpatrolled in the "Recent changes" list but generally still does not have a patrol button when I open it. I am using Firefox 13.0.1 in a Windows XP environment, if that matters. Ikan Kekek 18:25, 24 June 2012 (EDT)
This is now fixed, so we can get back to the beat. I have noticed that, on occasion, the marked as patrolled link is hiding at the bottom right of the page (as with new pages). I don't know why, but it shouldn't be a big deal, if people know about it. --Peter Talk 13:55, 6 July 2012 (EDT)
Hi, thanks for the upgrade. However the breadcrumb navigation on fr: seems broken. It works on en: and nl: and I don't see any modification in Template:IsPartOf. Any idea? joelf
OpenID not working
Also, login on en: using OpenID from fr: and URL fr:user:joelf doesn't seem to work either. Thanks for your help. joelf
Shared seems to be completely down or something. I cannot reach it at all... texugo 10:23, 18 June 2012 (EDT)
Amtrak logo for routeboxes - fair use?
I would like to integrate American rail travel into our routebox navigation, but first I need to come up with some 100x25 route icons to use. Obviously I could come up with some generic train symbol to use, but ideal would be to use Amtrak's wave symbol on the left with the route name on the right. The Amtrak logo is trademarked, and I do not know if this would constitute fair use, or if not, whether it would be desirable enough to attempt to get permission to create such derivative icons. Does anyone have an informed opinion on this? texugo 10:29, 19 June 2012 (EDT)
OK, thanks. I took what you did and made a mock-up icon for each train line they have. I just updated the same .svg you uploaded. Please have a look and tell me what you think! texugo 22:49, 19 June 2012 (EDT)
I don't understand why we would see using the Amtrak logo as ideal. Surely that sends us down a slope of wanting to use each railway system logo around the world. There are literally hundreds of these, and some are going to want to enforce their trademarks. Stick to generic, I say. --Inas 00:52, 22 June 2012 (EDT)
Problems with the search/go function
There seems to be something wrong with the search function. No matter what I type in there the search result is always the same:
"No such special page You have requested an invalid special page. A list of valid special pages can be found at Special pages. Return to Main Page."
Has it something to do with the software update?
Ypsilon 05:18, 26 June 2012 (EDT)
Let's be clear. Go is working, but Search is still not working properly. Currently it does perform a search, but it spews forth every resulting page in its entirety in raw text form. Try searching for "New York" and see what I mean. texugo 10:12, 28 June 2012 (EDT)
POTALA INN, LITANG Sichuan China, DON'T GO!
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InstantCommons now enabled
Here's a bit of a bright spot in our messy upgrade: InstantCommons is enabled! This means you can add images from Commons to Wikitravel articles without having to re-upload them here. All you need do is add a thumbnail as usual (e.g., [[File:Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|270px|Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery]]). It will then show up properly in the article, and will have a shadow page of sorts here (e.g., File:Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery.jpg), analogous to how our software handles images from Shared.
To see this in action, check out Arlington (Virginia), to which I just added 10 Commons images, without the huge amount of work that used to entail! --Peter Talk 23:05, 26 June 2012 (EDT)
I just tried to add the coat of arms of Zeeland to the province article, but unfortunately, they forgot to turn on svg support. I hope they fix that soon! :-) --Kim Bruning 01:28, 14 August 2012 (EDT)
Are we using __TOC__ <div> </div> __TOC__ <div> </div>
I have seen this mark-up in a couple of articles today, are we using this image floating mark up here? -- felix 01:34, 27 June 2012 (EDT)
Edited 1.17 upgrade bug reports to reflect fixes
I have edited the http://wikitravel.org/shared/Tech:Upgrade_to_MediaWiki_1.17#1.17_UPGRADE_BUG_REPORTS to reflect what's been fixed & what's pending, as well as a number of clarifications that are needed for tech.
You'll also notice a parenthetical number next to many of them e.g. "(175)" -- this refers to the internal technical problem report assigned to each and will help us track them.
If you see "Fixed" next to an issue you reported, please test it; if it's resolved, remove your bug from the list. If it is unresolved, please explain.--IBobi 15:22, 28 June 2012 (EDT)
I currently can't seem to reach much of anything on Shared except the main page. Recent changes, the pub, random images, etc. all either time out or return a SQL error. What is going on there? texugo 15:43, 29 June 2012 (EDT)
semi-problem logging in
I seem to be able to log in, and when editing my changes are saved under my name, but while navigating it keeps saying "Log in / create account" in the upper right corner, instead of "Justme - My talk - My preferences" etc. As soon as I start editing I do see all those account-related options. Does anyone know why that is? Justme 12:09, 1 July 2012 (EDT)
Get Out is on the way out
Hi folks... if you haven't seen it, we've got a poll on options to change the name of our "Get out" sections to something less confusing. This will be a widespread change, so we want as much input as possible on it.
The discussion is at Wikitravel talk:Article templates#Get out, again. After you read the discussion, check out the poll at Wikitravel talk:Article templates#Approval vote. For each of the options listed in the table, if you would be willing to accept that option, sign just your name with three tildes (~~~) in the second column, and increment the vote total in the rightmost column. If you are not willing to accept an option, simply don't sign in that row.
As of right now, "Go next" is acceptable to seven of the nine people who've voted, followed by "Move on" and "Onward" at five each.
-- LtPowers 15:07, 1 July 2012 (EDT)
As a somewhat minor contributor, have no objection to changing the section title to something better. Would suggest the new title consider that the section may be used by folks also looking for nearby sites to visit on day-trips while using the main locale as a base. Hennejohn 18:01, 5 August 2012 (EDT)
Wikitravel still glacially slow?
Does anyone else feel that the site is basically just as slow as before the MediaWiki upgrade? This is the one thing that I most hoped the upgrade would fix, but it seems to me that things load just as slowly as before, especially here on en:, where I get to wait 15 seconds or more for even important pages like Recent Changes. texugo 12:16, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
A project for anyone who wants to help
I've been playing with Special:LinkSearch, which I assume to be a new feature since the upgrade, since I've never noticed it before. At any rate, it makes it pretty easy to spot hundreds of links which are not permitted in the main namespace by our external links policy. After eliminating a few dozen of them, I decided to appeal for help from anyone looking for something to do. Here are a few of the searches I tried:
Anyone bored? texugo 23:19, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
What if the future looked like this?
Three separate discussions about allowing Facebook links, web/email format, and redesigning our templated listings format have got me thinking how we can update or modernize the way we present our information, and I've come up with a tentative proposal. It's really less a proposal and more just me throwing some ideas around, so I'm open to debate on any of the multiple points this will introduce, but I think the general idea is worth considering. Before I lay out the proposed changes though, I'd like to make some points and detail some reasoning behind the proposal.
Accepting the above definitions as reasonable and assuming we can set up the templates to do what we want, the tentative proposition is simply this:
Template fiddling, spacing, which icon to use, how images are incorporated into such sections, etc. can all be worked out later, but I made mock-ups of a couple of layout ideas. I tried to include examples with an assortment of information quantities to approximate how it would look with the completeness of an average article. Anyway, I'd like to call for your general comments and opinions, so... what if the future looked like this? :
texugo 17:39, 4 July 2012 (EDT)
I think adding facebook/twitter information is the right way to go, as businesses put out a lot of really useful information through both. Hopefully we could create something more generic, though, to include other microblogs and personal social networking page sites. (Evan [5] hasn't yet dethroned Twitter, but I'm bullish on destroying Facebook [6].) I can't comment on skype—haven't yet worked it into my travel bag of tricks.
Texugo, I really like your first mockup—awesome stuff! It would be good to make the hours stand out even more, though, as they are arguably the most important reference information we include. Maybe italics? Or color?
Unger, does your template work with the listings editor? Keeping the listings editor will be crucial if we ever do launch into the yesteryear age of online editing... --Peter Talk 16:04, 5 July 2012 (EDT)
Here's a bored half hour's worth of icon work from someone who probably isn't too good at this kind of thing... Anyway, they are of even width & height, and conform in a very loose way to our usual color scheme!
Like 'em? FTS? Suggestions? Anyone want an SVG of this? --Peter Talk 19:13, 5 July 2012 (EDT)
When you visit an image page on en: for a file hosted on shared, you get a message that "This file is from a shared repository. Visit it's file description page.." etc. When did that message turn into a hot pink eyesore? Can we change it do something a little less jolting? texugo 23:35, 5 July 2012 (EDT)
It's quiet, a little too quiet
Did I miss a holiday today or something? The only time I've seen so few edits in recentchanges has been on Christmas! --Peter Talk 23:05, 7 July 2012 (EDT)
Peter, tech recommends you remove ALL cookies and hard refresh; it may have cached something wonky. They're looking into potential conflicts with that FF version.--IBobi 17:26, 10 July 2012 (EDT)
Suggestion: Guidelines for Accommodations (price)
During my trip to (Southeast-)Asia I experienced often the situation that the budget and mid-range section where totally mixed up. Maybe it would be good to have a rough guideline for each place to sort the accommodations according to the price. —The preceding comment was added by Askingcat (talk • contribs)
Hi! I'm new to Wikitravel (in the meaning of adding information). I would like to make suggestion, although probably it was discussed before on this page. I think it will be very convenient to have GPS coordinates near titles of places, especially in the See section. When I go to new place, usually I print relevant Wikitravel page and having coordinates there will be very helpful. Also it could very helpful to have linked appropriate Google map to the article, but probably it is out of scope of the project.
While I understand the nobody is able to add magically coordinates in the one moment, it would be nice to mention this somewhere in guidelines (if it is not yet) --DixonD 10:27, 10 July 2012 (EDT)
Bugs, feature requests, and the future of Wikitravel
Please view and comment on this section on Shared Bugs, feature requests, and the future of Wikitravel.--IBobi 20:46, 10 July 2012 (EDT)
Thank you. --DavidCary 12:43, 21 July 2012 (EDT)
Lost discussion
I can't for the life of me find the discussion in which we were talking about having the ability to up/down-vote and to mark-as-correct listings, with a trusted class of reviewers and editors. Does anyone know what happened to it? --Peter Talk 16:25, 11 July 2012 (EDT)
Support for email notification?
Please see Enable Email Verification and Notification and add your X to the Roadmap if you like it.--IBobi talk email 19:58, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
Today, email notifications have been enabled. The feature defaults to "off" so you will not receive any until you switch it on and confirm your email in your User Profile.--IBobi talk email 13:45, 27 July 2012 (EDT)
Spam Page
I'm moving a discussion from my talk page here to see if anyone else has seen these error messages or experience the same problem. Ryan also posted this to Wikitravel talk:How to handle unwanted edits#Important - blocking spambots.
You're shown as the author of User:Chen47vk7, which is a spambot page. Any idea what's going on? Is this another upgrade bug? -- Ryan • (talk) • 16:09, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
Today after clicking the "log in" in the upper right, then entering my username & password and hitting enter, I got the screen at right. I think what I did on the 14th was re-enter my password at this screen, after which I got the message I mentioned about being compromised or something like that. This time I clicked the WT image in the top right to return to the homepage, where I was still "logged in" as this spambot (?). I just closed the window (my Firefox setting is to clear cookies when exiting) and came back to WT to log in...without incident. These two instances are the only two times I've ever seen this message...my browser should accept cookies. Using my home internet this time. Maybe this is a bug. (BTW:Message is in a grey box because I highlighted it to copy/paste, but then decided to capture a screenshot with the message still highlighted). AHeneen 05:49, 16 July 2012 (EDT)
So has anyone else seen this or seen these error messages? AHeneen 01:28, 17 July 2012 (EDT)
The MW 1.17.2 patch was deployed early this morning Pacific time. Please let me know as soon as possible if it has not addressed the spambot issue and the deletion problem. If earnest attention to and resolution of a MW software bug is an "argument against" the host, Jc, I really don't know what to tell you. A patch this size cannot be deployed hastily, lest the functionality of the site itself be jeopardized.--IBobi talk email 13:20, 24 July 2012 (EDT)
Cache was fully cleared yesterday (as you could see from slowness); this should have propagated all changes made since the patch last week. Please report if spambot spooling issue persists.--IBobi talk email 18:09, 31 July 2012 (EDT)
Was my account taken over? In the morning I couldn't edit and got a message that I was blocked for spamming. Jjtk 07:54, 1 August 2012 (EDT)
You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: Your IP address has been automatically blocked because it was used by another user, who was blocked by Ikan Kekek. The reason given is this: Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Hdfs9f2qb". The reason given for Hdfs9f2qb's block is: "Spambot" • Start of block: 08:49, 2 August 2012 • Expiry of block: 08:49, 3 August 2012 • Intended blockee: 10.17.32.138 You may contact Ikan Kekek or one of the other administrators to discuss the block. Note that you may not use the "e-mail this user" feature unless you have a valid e-mail address registered in your user preferences and you have not been blocked from using it. Your current IP address is 10.17.32.138, and the block ID is #10618. Please include all above details in any queries you make.
Set $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; at the bottom of LocalSettings.php to show detailed debugging information.
We have a solution we'd like to implement on the spambot spooling accounts issue; please see Spambots and the comments from Ryan and myself. Weigh in if you have any information or opinion. We'd like to do this soon.--IBobi talk email 14:24, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
Editting on iOS?
I can't seem to edit pages when using my iOS device. Am I missing something? It seems to work fine when using Android... -- Tim 08:25, 17 July 2012 (EDT)
User page exists but user account not registered
I was going to blank and protect a User page that has been subject to numerous spam edits and deletions. When I went to edit it though, I got the following message:
"User account "xxxxx" is not registered. Please check if you want to edit/create this page."
Has anyone seen this message before? It seems odd that it recognizes the page as a user account but the account is not registered (and that my editing would register it). - Shaund 10:42, 21 July 2012 (EDT)
How do I move pages?
How are pages moved? I tried to move Sigtuna to Sigtuna and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, without result. Thanks in advance. /Blist 20:14, 22 July 2012 (EDT)
Itinerary advice - Erie Canal
I'm currently writing the Erie Canal itinerary article, and I'd appreciate some input regarding whether I'm on the right track or not. I've never written an itinerary article before and I want to make sure it's starting out okay before I get too far into it. Please comment on the article's talk page. Thanks! LtPowers 20:31, 25 July 2012 (EDT)
Nowiki tag broken?
Tried to use the nowiki tag in Wikitravel:Currency without desired result. Is there an alternative? /Blist 08:41, 27 July 2012 (EDT)
Arctic and Traveling in cold weather
Started two new topics. I would appreciate contributions and cross-links. /Blist 14:53, 29 July 2012 (EDT)
Cache rebuilding today
We have deployed a code update that will require the site's cache to rebuild today, slowing performance until the cache is again whole. Usually this takes a day, give or take, with performance steadily increasing to pre-update levels. Early in this process, it's possible you will see a 503 error. Thank you--IBobi talk email 13:35, 30 July 2012 (EDT)
Servers are being rechecked. If there's any slowness in one of them we'll pull it from the cluster and replace it. Note that I'm not seeing error reports from other users at this time.--IBobi talk email 13:41, 3 August 2012 (EDT)
Over the weekend, tech has been looking into whether this is a cacheing issue or a problem with a particular type of edit. They're still working, and I'll update as I get more information. Thank you,--IBobi talk email 14:00, 6 August 2012 (EDT)
Ryan, JamesA, felix, ypsilon, Ikan: since you are all reporting some version of a cacheing error -- or at least an inability to edit/getting a message when editing -- can you report the exact behavior you are engaging in when these errors occur? Also, where geographically you are? Our error logs are not showing the errors you are reporting. Nor has anyone (including me, who makes many edits per day on WT) internally seen these errors lately. So, any information you can provide so that we can troubleshoot this would be helpful. Thank you!--IBobi talk email 17:36, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
That is very strange! I'm wondering if you are having some local browser issue too? Which browser & version are you running felix?--IBobi talk email 20:18, 8 August 2012 (EDT)
Thank you, felix -- all of that specific info is enormously helpful, and I am making sure tech sees all of it. Please keep updating us on your progress; dramatic changes have been made to cacheing, and we continue to work at it.--IBobi talk email 15:31, 10 August 2012 (EDT)
Is this perhaps a new editing enhancement, if so it is unappealing... From an attempt to edit an article :
Spammers and other weirdness
These look like the same user: User:Riyas786, User talk:Riyas Ahamed, and in fact, they are currently the sole contributions of [18]. Shall we block that IP? Ikan Kekek 05:36, 6 August 2012 (EDT)
Geographical hierarchy advice
I'm working on improving all the articles related to Bangladesh, beginning first with major tourist sites. However, I'm having issues categorising specific sights into articles. Say for example, Somapura Mahavihara, ruins of a Buddhist temple. According to UNESCO, it is in the tiny village of Paharpur. That village is probably too small for an article, so I could put it in a "Badalgachhi Upazila" article (upazila means county), but again, it'd probably be the only attraction. The next level up is Naogaon District, which could easily get a few sights and attractions, and have hotels/restaurants dotted all over the place. But then does the administrative capital of the district, "Naogaon", get its own article? I'm finding it all very confusing, and want a clear-cut idea of how to subdivide the country so I can filter the information well. Thanks guys, JamesA >talk 05:38, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
MediaWiki API not working
Not sure if it's intentional or some side effect of recent upgrade, but http://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/api.php gives me:
MediaWiki API is not enabled for this site. Add the following line to your LocalSettings.php
If it's intentional, shared:How to re-use Wikitravel guides should be updated. If not, can someone fix it? Thank you 03:43, 10 August 2012 (EDT)
We're working to resolve the spam issues that you and other admins have reported, Peter, and this is one method to try to diagnose what is happening and resolve the issue. I know you're not suggesting we do nothing? This API has only existed for a month or two, so it seems unlikely that it's a make or break feature, right? As to your commentary on some sort of need to preserve data outside of WT (?), or an implied motive to lose data (?), not sure what that means, but I can assure you no data has been lost, nor could I even conceive of a reason to deliberately do so. Can you explain? --IBobi talk email 16:47, 12 August 2012 (EDT)
Is this page relevant? Where would it go?
I'm working with a group of people who need a place to keep a shared list of meditation retreat locations. We are having trouble finding a centralized non-sectarian site for it, so I thought I'd ask if this would this appropriate content for a single page on Wikitravel? There will be fewer than a few dozen locations listed, and doesn't really seem to be appropriate to hide the locations on individual country-pages, since seekers of this page will enjoy seeing all available locations in once place. Where might the page go, and be linked from? Thanks! 22.214.171.124 10:20, 17 August 2012 (EDT)
Database Error
Seemingly every article comes up with "Database Error", and the following text:
A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was: (SQL query hidden) from within function "LocalRepo::getArticleID". Database returned error "1146: Table wikitravel_org_-_shared.page doesn't exist (wikitraveldb1-new)".
It was working earlier today; glitch, or apocalypse? 22.214.171.124 19:44, 28 August 2012 (EDT)
Copyright violation
User Adigax91 has been adding a lot of info recently in the "Buy" sections of many countries. Such an awful lot of content seems suspicious, and when these additions verbatim online, the search results sometimes come up with multiple sites all claiming copyright on their site's content, so it's not clear who the original owner of the content is. The top result that seems to be the source of the offending content is worldtravelguide.net. I'd do more searching, but it's late and I don't feel like spending the necessary time to research and delete all inappropriate content. Even if this came from an open source like Wikipedia, there's no attribution. I've written on Adigax91's wall to give him/her a chance to respond, but all offending content needs to be deleted ASAP. Checking a handful of examples:
I'm sure if you search the rest of Adigax91's recent additions, you'll find they're all copyright vio's. AHeneen 02:54, 9 September 2012 (EDT)
Wikitravel in the New York Times
See Wikitravel:Press coverage#2012. jpatokal 07:59, 10 September 2012 (EDT)
Archaeological sites and Old Towns
Started a page about archaeological sites and Old Towns. Contributions and cross-links are welcome. /Blist 08:58, 10 September 2012 (EDT)
Right to vanish policy
I feel that we lack a right to vanish policy. The meatball version is to be found here. The Wikipedia version is here. Suggestion: import the current Wikipedia version. Riggwelter 09:45, 12 September 2012 (EDT)
Many more administrators needed?
It's been more than a year since the last Administrator, User:Ikan Kekek, was nominated.
If you believe a Wikitraveller — including yourself — should have administrative status please verify that they meet the guidelines for becoming an administrator and then add them to the nominations section at Wikitravel:Administrator nominations
Nominations should also include a sentence or two outlining the nominee's relevant experience and understanding of Wikitravel's policies. --W. Franke-mailtalk 21:24, 23 September 2012 (EDT)
Massive spamming
Can the techies improve the captcha or something to cut down on the amount of spam? I've been deleting several pages a day for some time & over a dozen today, and I am not the only admin doing it, but there are lots more. Most involve accounts apparently registered only to spam. Is there a way to prevent spambot registrations? Pashley 01:24, 24 September 2012 (EDT)
If you feel strongly about this, as I do, then why not suggest other Wikitravellers — including yourself — for Administrator status?
Please verify that they (you?) meet the guidelines for becoming an administrator and then add them to the nominations section at Wikitravel:Administrator nominations. --W. Franke-mailtalk 09:17, 25 September 2012 (EDT)
This account [23] has vandalised thousands of pages. On the software side of things, can making more than "X number of edits in X amount of time" by a new user/IP address be blocked? AHeneen 03:33, 26 September 2012 (EDT) PS:The name translates (Google Translate) as "Stalin-our shared combat". Wonder if it has something to do with those Pro-Communist/Russian nationalist people we've had to deal with on the Russia & Tiraspol pages?
I would strongly deprecate any blocking based on geographical area or Cyrillic alphabet names. We do not want the innocent to suffer because of the guilty. Number of edits allowable per minute (if technically feasible) would not penalise the innocent newbie so much, but set much lower limits eg 1 edit per 2 minutes for 1st 7 days of a new account, then 1 edit per 1 minute for next 7 days, then 2 edits per 1 minute for next 28 days, then 3 edits per 1 minute for next 90 days, subject to manual override on appeal. --
I'm trying to remove vandalism on the page Midwest (United States of America). But I can't, and I get the message:
This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your edit was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: Link spamming by anonymous or recently-registered users
Why is reverting vandalism harmful?! (unsigned by 22.214.171.124)