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Ask just about any real estate agent to list the three most important things a property should have, and you'll likely hear: "location, location, location." That phrase has been in use at least since 1926, according to The New York Times Opens a New Window. , and is just as relevant now as it was then.
But why does location matter so much? For starters, you can't move a home — at least not easily or inexpensively. When you buy a home in a good location, it's usually a solid long-term investment.
Real estate agents often advise their clients to buy the worst house — a property that could use some TLC — on the best block. Why? Because fixing up a home in a great neighborhood will give you the best return on your investment. Quite simply, it will be easier to sell later on. Conversely, you can buy a beautiful home that doesn't need any work. But if the block is sketchy or just plain bad, you could have a hard time selling the property at a decent price.
So if "location, location, location" is so important, what makes a location good? Here are five characteristics to look for when buying a home. If you can get all five, chances are the home's a great investment.
1. A safe neighborhood
People want to live where there's little or no crime. Naturally, they want to feel safe in their homes and will pay extra for it. A safe neighborhood means people will feel free to walk around, be outdoors and interact with their neighbors. Communities still exist today where people don't lock their doors, and they know their neighbors are there for them in a pinch.
2. Good schools
Being in a good school district Opens a New Window. is important, even if you don't have school-age kids and never plan to have any. Fact is, young families always will be buying their first or second homes. They will do their home search based on location in general and good school districts in particular. The better the school district, the higher the values of the surrounding homes can be.
Found a home you love but the school district is subpar? Be aware of that issue for resale down the road. Bottom line: When you buy a home, you should always think like a future seller.
3. Convenient access to popular places, shops and restaurants
Everyone wants to be near the best commercial districts. The closer to the hubbub of a particular town or the best parts of a city, the better the location — and the more someone is willing to pay for a home. In beach communities, the closer to the beach, the more valuable the property.
4. Water access and views
No matter which town or city, someone will always pay for a great view or to be on or near the water. Put a home right on a waterway or on a hill with panoramic views and you've got a great location.
5. Access to public transit and/or freeways
In major cities, the farther you live from the bus, subway or other types of mass transit, the less valuable the home. A good location means being very close, and having easy access, to public transportation. Being near a train or bus can get you anywhere in a short amount of time. In some towns, where a commute by car is inevitable, easy access to the freeway makes for a good location. Adding 20 minutes to a commute just to get to the freeway never helps a location.
What makes a bad location?
There are some common characteristics that make a location "bad," no matter where you are.
Ever see a home with a backyard that faces the freeway? Whether the home is in Denver, Dallas or Dubuque, such a location is likely always going to be considered undesirable. Is the home on a busy intersection or a four-lane road? Again, it's probably considered a bad location, no matter which town it's in or what the nearby neighborhood is like.
Other factors that can make for a "bad" location: very close proximity to a fire station (good if your house is on fire, not so good if you're trying to sleep); a hospital (frequent ambulance sirens); an airport (sounds of jet engines 18 hours per day) or a school (traffic from buses or parents dropping off children or kids yelling and playing).
Some "good" and "bad" qualities simply vary by community. If you know your local community, you know which parts of town are less or more desirable. It's always smart to rent in a new community before committing to a home purchase. Renting allows you time to become familiar with the location.
All these things matter when you're considering the location of a home for sale. But never lose sight of what matters most to you about the location. If you're crazy about baseball, for instance, you might love owning a condo near your city's professional baseball team ballpark. Someone who doesn't like baseball, on the other hand, would probably not want to live near all the commotion.
Location, location, location really does matter — a lot. But as always, the most important thing is to buy the right home for you, at the right time.


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"Good morning. This technical conference was initially conceived to examine the potential role of demand resources in upgrading the transmission system and to explore methods to provide for compensation to demand resources that may fulfill such a role. The Chairman suggested to me that we expand this conference to examine demand response in wholesale markets more broadly. Joe, I thank you for this.
FERC's job is to ensure that wholesale markets provide a reliable supply of electricity to customers at just and reasonable rates. We do this, in part, by designing and monitoring markets to operate efficiently and by encouraging "smart" investment in the operation and expansion of our transmission system. I believe demand resources can and should be an important tool in market operation and transmission expansion. Demand resources can discipline peak market prices, provide a hedge against volatile fuel prices, and potentially be a cost-effective means to delay or defer transmission expansion or improve the efficiency of transmission upgrades. It can also be a cost-effective tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving our environment through the reduction in peak demand, the reduction in reserve requirements, and the deferral and delay of new capacity additions. A recent Gallup poll (reported March 14, 2007) found that American consumers prefer, by a ratio of 2 to 1, solving our nation's energy problems through efficiency solutions such as demand response over an emphasis on more energy production.
The Commission has seen the operation of demand resources in markets. The Commission Staff has reported to us that the total level of demand response reductions achieved by ISOs nationally on peak days during summer 2006 was approximately 8800 MW. These demand resources achieved reductions between 1.4 and 4 percent of ISO system peaks, with load reductions in load pockets such as Southwest Connecticut closer to 6 percent, and reductions in market clearing prices between $100 and 300/MWh. These market clearing price reductions mean that consumers in this country saved hundreds of millions of dollar last summer alone due to the use of demand response.
Currently there are several initiatives underway by the Commission or RTOs/ISOs under our review to integrate demand resources into ancillary services, capacity markets, mandatory reliability standards and transmission planning. I see this conference as an opportunity to take stock of where we are with demand resources in wholesale markets, and to discuss where we may still need to go to make wholesale markets operate ever more efficiently in order to save consumers even more money.
Today we also want to explore the technical feasibility and capability of demand resources to be cost-effectively integrated into the transmission planning process. As part of the modernization of the transmission infrastructure, EPACT of 2005 provides that the Commission shall encourage, as appropriate, the deployment of advanced transmission technologies. These include the hardware and software of demand resource projects such as energy storage devices, distributed generation and loads directly controllable by the transmission provider. Demand resources and energy efficient technologies are among the investment options a transmission planner has available to use as a part of needed transmission infrastructure. I look to this panel to help us understand the technical capabilities and feasibility of using demand resources to cost-effectively enhance our transmission infrastructure. If investment in demand resources can be part of the transmission infrastructure solution in a cost-effective manner, then we need to explore the possible mechanisms to compensate customers that provide such demand response infrastructure upgrades.
Finally, as mentioned earlier, there are several initiatives underway to integrate demand resources into wholesale markets. The Commission has also determined in our recently issued Order 890 that demand response must be evaluated on a comparable basis to services provided by generation resources in meeting mandatory reliability standards, providing ancillary services and in planning the expansion of the transmission grid. With these initiatives under way around the country to bring demand resources into wholesale markets and into the operation of the transmission system, we need to know how to measure demand resources and how to determine that we can rely on them, today and tomorrow, to meet the reliability and other functions that transmission system operators pay them to perform. Therefore, I look forward to the panel's recommendations on "best practices" in measuring the impact of demand resources in market and transmission system operations and what our next steps should be.
Thank you."

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Spirit Lustre Craigellachie 13 Year Old
Key Facts About This Single Malt Whisky
Bottler: Spirit Lustre
Range: Whisky & Cartoons
Distillery: Craigellachie
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt
Age: 13 Years Old
Distilled: 2009
Bottled: 2022
Cask Type: Single sherry hogshead
Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 54%
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Bottle Size: 700ml
Outturn: 310 bottles
Craigellachie 13 Year Old Tasting Notes
Nose: Floral with plums, dried apricot, baked muffins, and oak.
Palate: Full mouthfeel with a light fragrance, caramel, apples, currants and stewed pears.
Finish: Powdery texture with a minerality and cinnamon.
Where can you ship?
We're based in the UK, but we can ship to many countries.
We deliver to Australia, Canada (Alberta), China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, US (certain states*), and Vietnam.
*We can ship to the following US states duty-paid (so no further taxes for you): Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana,Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.
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Shipping charges are calculated during checkout, depending on where you live and how many bottles you're buying. Shipping within the UK is free on orders over £100.
What about taxes?
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We use a specialist US shipper who sorts out US taxes. These costs are factored into the US shipping charges. So shipping may look pricey, but remember it covers your taxes as well.
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Aaron and Shira Alcouloumre first got involved with Laguna Beach's day labor center by dropping off day-old bread, their joint b'nai mitzvah project in 2010. The siblings next raised $3,000 to pay for installation of a water fountain at the center, a need the workers identified. And each Christmas since, the teens raised funds to purchase gifts for workers' kids, delivering presents to garages and apartments shared by several families.
"I have a connection with these guys; I really care about them," said 16-year-old Aaron.
This summer, the benefactors went a step further. They spent an hour three times a week at the center teaching English at a picnic table. Sometimes friends would accompany them. And despite the dust and constant interruptions of stopping cars, the adult students continued their lessons completing an entire textbook.
"The amount of progress they've made is so incredible," said Aaron, pleased he can converse some with his pupils. "The language barrier is not as significant and it makes a huge difference for them."
For instance, he said, the worker's English vocabulary has improved enough that they can ask for a hard hat or a different type of tool on a job, he said.
"Because many of the workers were illiterate even in Spanish, they started with a picture dictionary. Sometimes there would be five guys, and sometimes 25 huddled around the table hanging onto every word," said Annee Della Donna, the teens' mother, who was barred by her children from participating and waited for them in the car during classes.
"It was evident they desperately wanted to learn English. Often, workers would show up for a class even when they were not there looking for work," she said.
"When my kids see one of their guys working in town, they always shout 'hello' and are greeted the same," said Donna.
Aaron, a junior, and Shira, 15, a sophomore, begin their own classes at Laguna Beach High School next week. They finished off their informal session on Tuesday with a graduation ceremony for their pupils. "We wanted to acknowledge the workers' accomplishments," Donna said.


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Meet Sonja Vloeberghs, the inexhaustibly positive and fun-loving manager of the Lending Services Department. Hailing from Hoboken, Belgium (a town made famous by the children's story "A Dog of Flanders"), she's ready at a moment's notice to help patrons and employees alike.
Q: You've had many responsibilities at the library. What was your first job here?
A: I started as a volunteer in 2005, validating parking tickets and introducing customers to our (then) brand new self-check system. My first paid job was retrieving, cleaning, or replacing missing or damaged audiovisual items.
Q: What do you like best about working in Lending Services?
A: I enjoy the daily interaction with customers, chatting about the weather, their travel plans, what's going on in town, or the latest book they've read. Often when patrons see my last name they start guessing about the pronunciation and the origin of it. This usually results in fascinating conversations.
Q: You grew up in Belgium. Did you often go to a library there?
A: I have been a member of a public library since my childhood. I used to walk to the "bibliobus," the mobile library that visited my neighborhood every week. After I read everything on that bus, I started biking to the small library in town, where there were enough books to keep me busy. In college I did research at the Public Library of Antwerp, but kept going to the Hoboken Public Library for leisure reading.
Q: You've recently taken up golf. How is that going?
A: Very well. It's more complicated than I thought it would be but I am making progress. I like that I can fully concentrate on the game and can forget about everything else. It's almost like reading a book.
Q: Which sections of our library do you most like to browse?
A: I like browsing the new book collection just to have an idea of what's out there. But I usually end up in the non-fiction 364 area, also known as the crime section…
Q: What's the best book you've read recently?
A: "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer" by O. J. Simpson and the Goldman family. I enjoyed reading about the controversy. It's hard to tell whether the book is a confession or not, and how much of it is true. Is it a novel, a non-fiction crime story or an autobiography?
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Here's a scrap of alternative history that never came to be. "Gone With the Wind" ends with Scarlett O'Hara asking Rhett Butler, Rhett, Rhett, Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do? - and Rhett replying.
CLARK GABLE: (As Rhett Butler) Frankly, my, dear I don't give a damn.
SIMON: Followed by Scarlett's quick recovery.
VIVIEN LEIGH: (As Scarlett O'Hara) (After all...Tomorrow is another day).
SIMON: But a script from the member of the crew of 1939 film has recently been found in which Scarlett says, Rhett, Rhett, Rhett - you'll come back. You'll come back. I know you will - want to bet? Margaret Barrett of Heritage Auctions, which has script up for bid, told the Independent Newspaper, in the original, Scarlett comes across as a determined woman who will survive with or without Rhett. But this alternative ending is much more traditional. Ms. Barrett thinks the producers chose the right ending. Scarlet is such an enduring character, she says, because she is so independent. She was way ahead of her time. Opening bid for the script is $500. We just told you the line for free. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Dry eye is a disorder in which people are unable to produce enough of the natural tears that protect the eye and keep it moist.
Their eyes are not able to leave a "tear film" that washes and soothes the eye every time they blink. The eye then becomes dry and irritated. The irritation and discomfort caused by dry eye can interfere with vision. In rare cases, dry eye can become serious without proper care and treatment.
The risk of Dry Eye increases with age. Other risk factors include patients who have undergone refractive surgery (LASIK), have severe allergies, are on certain medications, or are contact lens wearers. Those with rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases are also at increased risk.
Women are also more likely to develop Dry Eye. Approximately 6 million women and 3 million men have moderate to severe symptoms of Dry Eye. Women who are pregnant, on certain types of birth control, hormone replacement therapy or experiencing menopause also have increased rates of Dry Eye.
If you have dry eye, you may experience some of the following symptoms:
• Feeling a burning or stinging in your eyes
• Feeling like there are particles in your eyes
• A gritty, sandy feeling in your eyes
• Itchiness
• Redness and inflammation of your eyes
• Stringy mucus in your eyes
• Extreme sensitivity, especially to cigarette smoke
There is no cure for dry eye. In order to replace the missing moisture in your eyes, you can use over-the-counter tear replacements called "artificial tears." Artificial tears come in different brands with different ingredients. Ask your eye doctor to recommend one for you to use. There are also special ointments that can be used before you go to sleep to make sure your eyes stay moist at night.
Frequent use of these products for long periods of time may cause toxic irritation or an allergic reaction. It is very important to talk to your eye doctor before using these products.
If you have dry eye, there are a few things that you can do to help alleviate your symptoms. You can use a humidifier to help keep natural moisture in the air so your eyes will not dry out as quickly. You should make sure that your avoid hair dryers, harsh winds, overly warm rooms, and cigarette smoke whenever possible.
Also, when using a computer, remember to blink often and give eyes a rest from staring at the screen, apply a warm washcloth to soothe irritated eyes, and do not use harsh soaps or cleansers on around the eye area.
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President Obama Blasts Republicans For Rallying Against Financial Reform
President Obama was Monday's KVML "Newsmkaer of the Day". Here are his words:
"Over the past two years, more than seven million Americans have lost their jobs, and factories and businesses across our country have been shuttered. In one way or another, we've all been touched by the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
The difficult steps we've taken since January have helped to break our fall, and begin to get us back on our feet. Our economy is growing again. The flood of job loss we saw at the beginning of this year slowed to a relative trickle last month. These are good signs for the future, but little comfort to all of our neighbors who remain out of a job. And my solemn commitment is to work every day, in every way I can, to push this recovery forward and build a new foundation for our lasting growth and prosperity.
That's why I announced some additional steps this week to spur private sector hiring. We'll give an added boost to small businesses across our nation through additional tax cuts and access to lending they desperately need to grow. We'll rebuild more of our vital infrastructure and promote advanced manufacturing in clean energy to put Americans to work doing the work we need done. And I have called for the extension of unemployment insurance and health benefits to help those who have lost their jobs weather these storms until we reach that brighter day.
But even as we dig our way out of this deep hole, it's important that we address the irresponsibility and recklessness that got us into this mess in the first place.
Some of it was the result of an era of easy credit, when millions of Americans borrowed beyond their means, bought homes they couldn't afford, and assumed that housing prices would always rise and the day of reckoning would never come.
But much of it was due to the irresponsibility of large financial institutions on Wall Street that gambled on risky loans and complex financial products, seeking short-term profits and big bonuses with little regard for long-term consequences. It was, as some have put it, risk management without the management. And their actions, in the absence of strong oversight, intensified the cycle of bubble-and-bust and led to a financial crisis that threatened to bring down the entire economy.
It was a disaster that could have been avoided if we'd had clearer rules of the road for Wall Street and actually enforced them.
We can't change that history. But we have an absolute responsibility to learn from it, and take steps to prevent a repeat of the crisis from which we are still recovering.
That's why I've proposed a series of financial reforms that would target the abuses we have seen and leave us less exposed to the kind of breakdown we just experienced.
They would bring new transparency and accountability to the financial markets, so that the kind of risky dealings that sparked the crisis would be fully disclosed and properly regulated.
They would give us the tools to ensure that the failure of one large bank or financial institution won't spread like a virus through the entire financial system. Because we should never again find ourselves in the position in which our only choices are bailing out banks or letting our economy collapse.
And they would consolidate the consumer protection functions currently spread across half a dozen agencies and vest them in a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. This agency would have the authority to put an end to misleading and dishonest practices of banks and institutions that market financial products like credit and debit cards; mortgage, auto and payday loans.
These are commonsense reforms that respond to the obvious problems exposed by the financial crisis.
But, as we've learned so many times before, common sense doesn't always prevail in Washington.
Just last week, Republican leaders in the House summoned more than 100 key lobbyists for the financial industry to a "pep rally," and urged them to redouble their efforts to block meaningful financial reform. Not that they needed the encouragement. These industry lobbyists have already spent more than $300 million on lobbying the debate this year.
The special interests and their agents in Congress claim that reforms like the Consumer Financial Protection Agency will stifle consumer choice and that updated rules and oversight will frustrate innovation in the financial markets. But Americans don't choose to be victimized by mysterious fees, changing terms, and pages and pages of fine print. And while innovation should be encouraged, risky schemes that threaten our entire economy should not.
We can't afford to let the same phony arguments and bad habits of Washington kill financial reform and leave American consumers and our economy vulnerable to another meltdown.
Yesterday, the House passed comprehensive reform legislation that incorporates some of the essential changes we need, and the Senate Banking Committee is working on its own package of reforms. I urge both houses to act as quickly as possible to pass real reform that restores free and fair markets in which recklessness and greed are thwarted; and hard work, responsibility, and competition are rewarded – reform that works for businesses, investors, and consumers alike.
That's how we'll keep our economy and our institutions strong. That's how we'll restore a sense of responsibility and accountability to both Wall Street and Washington. And that's how we'll safeguard everything the American people are working so hard to build – a broad-based recovery; lasting prosperity; and a renewed American Dream. Thank you."
The "Newsmaker of the Day" is heard each weekday morning on AM 1450 KVML at 6:46, 7:46 and 8:46 AM.
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One of the early graphical web browser that got really popular was Mosaic, developed at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). Some folks from the team, along with SGI founder Jim Clark, decided that it's worth a venture and formed a company, originally called Mosaic Communication and then later renamed to Netscape Communication.
Netscape's flagship desktop product was a much more advanced web browser than Mosaic. Jamie Zawinski coined the name "Mozilla", as it was supposed to be Mosaic Killer (Mozilla = Mosaic + Godzilla). At the later stage, the final browser was widely known as Netscape Navigator. For browsing the web, obviously you need a navigator.
Parallel to that, another company called Spyglass licensed the technology from NCSA and produced a web browser, Spyglass Mosaic. It is fun to see the same theme here (probably even slightly coincidental), typical Hollywood movies always portray the naval ship's navigator using his spyglass for some sort of observations.
Then came along Microsoft. It licensed Spyglass Mosaic, called it Internet Explorer, and distributed with Windows. The browser war has just started. I mean of course, the name war. Why would you stop at navigating (and using spyglass) if you can continue exploring?
On the other side of the planet, KDE slowly emerged as the attractive supplement to the otherwise boring Unix desktop. Internet technologies became the centerpiece of the early version of KDE, thus its developers grew a set of applications from e-mail program, newsgroup reader, IRC client, and (surprise) a web browser. There was no free-software-friendly modern and capable web rendering engine back then, thus a bunch of brave young hackers initiated the adventure of (re)writing one, under the name KHTML (which was itself a replacement of the original attempt, khtmlw).
From this KDE camp, the ultimate web browser (which actually could serve other tasks as well, e.g. file manager and document viewer) was popular as Konqueror (indeed, those were the days where KDE stuff was named K-this or K-that). History showed how Age of Discovery was not about navigation and exploration only. After all, who would not want to repeat the glory of "I came, I saw, I conquered"?
When Apple decided that it must give the best browsing experience for Mac (and could not just rely on Microsoft for its Internet Explorer), they took KHTML, ported it to Mac, improved it, and later released it as an open-source project called WebKit. Apple's proprietary web browser, which is powered by WebKit (till today), was announced by Steve Jobs as Safari. Already conquered a land? Might as well enjoy it with a little bit of safari and collect exotic pictures. Shall we?
Just like in your favorite comic books, the world is however multiverse. Netscape lost the browser war, Mozilla became an open-source project and its Firefox browser (formerly Firebird, and formerly Phoenix) remains as the icon of freedom, independence, and community. Opera, originally a Telenor research project, was something that came all the way from Norway, has loyal followers and remains dominant in the embedded space. Google even joined the fun and launched WebKit-based Chrome (and Chromium). All these three are excellent web browsers, they just don't have the names which fit the story of navigation, exploration, and so on.
As the closing, here is a side twist. In its early WebKit days, how did Apple engineers name the code branch of its ported Konqueror's KHTML? Alexander.


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These guidelines are there for two reasons:
- They help make sure that information which is added is true, or at least that it is not made up on the spot.
- They show us that a topic has received attention from other people, and this helps show and argue notability.
However, many sources are not suitable for use in Wikipedia because they are not reliable.
This is a guideline about the types of sources which are reliable. Wikipedia articles should use reliable, third-party, published sources. (An article is a page in the main namespace. Most other pages, such as Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, do not need sources.) These sources can be in any language, not just English or Simple English.
What is a reliable source?
Sources used in Wikipedia should have been published. Some published documents are written by just one person, and nobody else checks it before it is published. It is easy for these sources to contain mistakes or untrue information. Other documents are written by people who have studied the subject for many years, and many other people have read them carefully to make sure that the information is correct. Although both kinds of documents can contain things that are not true, documents that people have checked are more likely to contain correct information and to reflect the most common views on a subject. These are called reliable sources.
How reliable a source is depends on context. Some publishers like the BBC become well known for having a reliable publication process. This means that they only publish documents after they check them carefully. As a guide, the more people who help with checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and examining the writing, the more reliable the publication.
How do I use sources?
Wikipedia:Citing sources has help with how to add sources to an article. If you are using Firefox, Cite4wiki is a useful tool which will make adding sources much easier.
Sources should directly support the information as it is presented in an article and should be appropriate to the claims made; if an article topic has no reliable sources, Wikipedia should not have an article on it.
Wikipedia articles should cover all major and significant-minority views that have been published by reliable sources. See Wikipedia:Neutral point of view.
What kind of sources should I use?
The best kind of sources for Wikipedia are reliable, third-party sources (not published by or related to the subject of the article). Wikipedia:Help with sources has more information about these and why they are needed. Unfortunately, the Simple English Wikipedia has many articles which do not have these kinds of sources, or in fact any sources at all.
Here are some examples of useful places to find sources like this:
- The BBC and National Geographic websites, and those of other well-respected publications.
- Academic databases like JSTOR, but these are often only available to people who are students at certain universities.
- Google Books and Google Scholar often have many useful books and papers.
- Newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Daily Telegraph, but be careful to avoid articles which express the writer's feelings and opinions, not facts. These often have a title of "editorial", "op-ed" or "opinion".
Often, it is helpful just to run a search using a search engine, and avoid websites that are not reliable.
What kind of sources should I avoid?
Many websites are not reliable sources. If a website is written by just one person, it is often that person's opinion or their own point of view. This may not be completely correct. If a website is selling a product or promoting something, it is not a reliable source, as the information provided is there to help make money. The best websites are those that are run by newspapers or other media agencies that are known to be trustworthy, or those which have a reputation for providing good information.
Some websites that should be avoided are:
- Social networking websites like Facebook and Myspace
- Websites which are selling products
A useful thing to look out for is the number of emotive words a source uses. If they use many words like "wonderful" or "terrible", they may not have a neutral point of view. Sources which are not neutral may sometimes be showing only one side of the facts, which is not useful unless you are writing about opinions which people have.
Part of the problem is the fact that many reliable, academic sources do not write about subjects in the simple way that is required for this Wikipedia. Sometimes it is very difficult to translate the meaning of these difficult texts into simple words. Many users who write articles simply use websites or books that are already written for children or people learning English. This is a problem, because these sources tend to simplify things so much that they are no longer completely accurate. When a Wikipedia user rewrites the information in these sources in their own words, the meaning may be different from what is true.
Sources linked to the subject
Be careful with sources which are written by someone who represents or is the subject. These people have a conflict of interest. In general, if a person or organization writes about itself, this writing is not a good source. Such sources often support the subject's point of view and not a neutral point of view. However, that does not mean these sources should be avoided, because often it is only the people close to the subject who know some of the facts about it. A self-published source can be used if all of the following are true:
- the material is not too biased on the subject;
- it does not involve claims about third parties (such as people, organizations, or other entities);
- it does not involve claims about events not directly related to the subject;
- there is no reasonable doubt as to whether it was written by the subject;
- the Wikipedia article is not based mainly on such sources.
What should I do if I find an article that has no sources?
Be bold! If you can find sources for the information in the article, please do add them. Wikipedia:Citing sources has help with how to do this.
If you are not able to add sources, you can place a {{unreferenced}}
tag on it. This will add it to a category of unreferenced pages that need to be fixed. This is not as helpful, because most users do not check the list of unreferenced pages for work to do.
If an article looks like it is probably a hoax or not true, please do not add {{unreferenced}}
. Instead, it should be deleted. If it is obviously not true, it can be deleted quickly by placing {{QD|A6}}
. If it is not as clear, you can nominate it for deletion here.
What if it is just one statement that is unsourced?
If an article has some sources, but it also has some statements that may not be true and are not sourced, you can place {{fact}}
after them to show that they do not have a source. However, if the information is clearly false, or if the article is about a living person, it is best to simply remove it.
Reliable sources in science
Reliable sources in science need to be 1. Reliable 2. Secondary.
Reliable: published in a reputable journal (e.g. Nature, Science...) or (if a book), by a reputable scientist and a reputable publisher. This is because reputable publishers employ qualified readers to critique manuscripts, and have a reputation to uphold.
Websites are reputable if (and only if) they have independent editorial supervision. So a website of the University of California at Berkeley which supports a course is reliable because it has the particular department's supervision behind it.
Secondary: A primary source is one which announces an original finding or opinion of some kind. Generally (there may be exceptions) such papers are too specialised for our purposes. They may need to be interpreted by an expert in the field. Secondary sources are surveys and interpretations by experts in the particular field. Reviews and surveys in Nature and similar journals; university-level textbooks, semi-popular accounts if written by experts (e.g. Einstein & Infield's Theory of relativity; Mayr's What evolution is).
Tertiary sources are such as articles in the press, most books for children, popular books by authors who are not experts. They are not suitable for references in scientific topics because their reliability is open to question.
A good source will combine both reliability and appropriate breadth. So, a leading encyclopedia has articles by renowned experts and supervised by an editorial team. That makes it a suitable source for reference in one of our scientific topics. Any reference to a website which does not have a similar backing is open to question.
These guidelines are written with science in mind, but would probably apply to many other scholarly areas.
Fringe theories
Fringe theories are ideas about a subject that most people who know a lot about that subject would strongly disagree with. Some examples of fringe theories are conspiracy theories and ideas about science that do not have much scientific support. Books and websites that promote fringe theories are usually not considered reliable sources, unless they are being used in an article about those fringe theories. For example, the Simple English Wikipedia has an article about the Flat Earth Society, which claims that the Earth is flat, but the Flat Earth Society's website is not used as a source in the article about the Earth, because it is not considered to be a reliable source. For more information, see en:WP:FRINGE on the English Wikipedia.
Related pages
- {{fact}} — adds: [source?]
- Wikipedia:Citing sources
- Wikipedia:Fringe theories (on the English Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia:No original research
Other websites
- How to Read a Primary Source, Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students, Patrick Rael, 2004.
- How to Read a Secondary Source, Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students, Patrick Rael, 2004.


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One of the more novel talks we saw at Defcon was [Zac Franken] presenting on access control systems. He covered several different types, but the real fun was his live demo of bypassing a hand geometry scanners like the one pictured above. With the help of two assistants, 4 pounds of chromatic dental alginate, and 5 liters of water, he made a mold of his hand. The box he placed his hand in had markings to show where the pegs on the scanner are located. After 2 minutes he could remove his hand from the cavity. They then filled the mold with vinylpolysiloxane, making sure to remove all bubbles. 20 minutes later the hand was solid and passed the scanner's test. This may not be a completely practical attack, but it does defeat the overall idea of biometrics; biometrics are built on the assumption that every person is unique and can't have their features reproduced.
[Zac] also showed an interesting magnetic card spoofer that emulated all three tracks using coils of magnet wire. We hope to see more about that in the future.
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MATLAB Online Live Editor Challenge 2018 Winners
MathWorks announces the winners of the 2018 MATLAB Online Live Editor Challenge. Participants showed how they used the power of the Live Editor with MATLAB Online to create a live script about an engaging topic they wanted to share. Congratulations and thanks to all those who entered.
Student Category
1st Place
Ameer Hamza Khan
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Forest of Trees Live Script demonstrates how to create and visualize a tree data structure in MATLAB. It demonstrates how to use classes and object-oriented programming in MATLAB to construct custom data structures and uses MATLAB graphics to visualize and explain the tree data structure. The live script also makes use of numeric sliders to allow the user to customize their tree, and see how changing each option affects the resulting tree by watching the graphical output change in response to the slider.
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1st Place
Anna Sibilska-Mroziewicz
Warsaw University of Technology
The Dynamics of Rigid Bodies Systems Live Script uses the power of live scripts to teach students the concept. It provides detailed graphics to illustrate a given system, and allows students to finalize the equations needed to model the system, providing useful, custom error messages if they model the system incorrectly. Students can adjust various values of system using numeric slider bars. The live script also makes use of the power of Symbolic Math Toolbox in its equations, including specifying units for each parameter in the system.
2nd Place
Violeta Calleja Solanas
University of Zaragoza
This MATLAB live script demonstrates two models that explain species coexistence in ecosystems: high-order interactions and sort-ranged spatial interactions. The script simulates examples of ecosystems and uses live controls to allow users to interact with the models and observe the changes. The assumptions and equations behind each model are explained in the rich text. The script also explores the power law in the distribution of communities' sizes in the simulated ecosystem.
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Alexander Ivanov
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Vasily Chirkin
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
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3rd Place
Mayank Jhamtani
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
The Neural Networks: Universality Theorem project explores the Universal Approximation Theorem, which states that a single layer of "artificial neurons" can be used to approximate any function, with an arbitrarily small approximation error. This project presents an intuitive proof of the theorem by means of visual aids. The project allows the user to vary the different network parameters to approximate an arbitrary function f(x).
3rd Place
Constantino Reyes-Aldasoro
City, University of London
The Electrocardiogram Live Script uses Signal Processing Toolbox to find peaks of data from an EKG and shows how to refine the peaks based on the user's data. The live script also shows how to gather data from various sources, including data from a web site, and provides some tips on visualizing complex data in MATLAB figures to help see critical regions, such as peaks, more clearly. In addition, it illustrates how to infer heart rate from the peaks of the electrocardiogram data.
4th Place
Timon Viola
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
This live script shows how to simulate the sag of power line conductors. It allows users to explore the effects of different parameters, such as temperature, conductor type, and tension span, on the calculation of points of the catenary. The results are visualized in a plot.
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David Leonardo Rodriguez Sarmiento
Antonio Nariño University
This live script shows how complex mathematical calculations of digital signal processing (DSP) can be performed to infer information from biological signals (biosignals) acquired by sensors.


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Every trader aims to buy low and sell high, but only a few are able to muster the courage to go against the herd and purchase when the downtrend reverses direction.
When prices are falling, the sentiment is negative and fear is at extreme levels, but it's at times like these that the inverse head and shoulders (IHS) pattern can appear.
The (IHS) pattern is similar in construction to the regular H&S top pattern, but the formation is inverted. On completion, the (IHS) pattern signals an end of the downtrend and the start of a new uptrend.
Inverse head and shoulders basics
The (IHS) pattern is a reversal setup that forms after a downtrend. It has a head, a left shoulder and a right shoulder that are upside down and placed below a neckline. A breakout and close above the neckline completes the setup, indicating that the downtrend has reversed.
As shown above, the asset is in a downtrend but after a significant decline, value buyers believe the price has reached attractive levels and will start bottom fishing. When demand exceeds supply, the asset forms the first trough from the left shoulder and the price starts a relief rally.
In a downtrend, traders sell on rallies. The bears sell aggressively after the pullback and the price dips below the first trough, making a lower low. However, bears are unable to capitalize on this weakness and resume the downtrend. The bulls buy this dip and start a relief rally, forming the head of the pattern. As the price nears the previous peak where the rally had stalled, the bears again step in.
That starts the decline, culminating in the formation of the third trough, which is arrested almost in line with the first trough as buyers anticipate a turnaround and purchase aggressively. This forms the right shoulder of the setup. The price turns up and this time, the bulls manage to push the price above the neckline, completing the pattern.
The neckline thereafter becomes the new floor as traders buy the dip to this support. This signals the start of a new uptrend.
Identifying a new uptrend with the (IHS) pattern
Bitcoin (BTC) had been in a downtrend since forming a local top at $13,970 on June 26, 2019. The buyers stepped in and arrested the decline in the $7,000 to $6,500 support zone, forming the left shoulder of the (IHS) pattern. This started a relief rally that pushed the price to $10,450. At this level, short-term bulls booked profits and bears initiated short positions, aiming to resume the downtrend.
Aggressive selling broke the support at $6,500 and the Bitcoin/Tether (USDT) pair plunged to $3,782.13 on March 13, 2020. The bulls viewed this fall as a buying opportunity and that started a strong relief rally, which reached close to $10,450. This second trough formed the head of the setup.
The right shoulder was shallow because the selling pressure was reduced and bulls did not wait for a deeper correction to buy. Finally, the bulls pushed the price above the neckline on July 27, completing the (IHS) pattern.
The bears tried to trap the bulls and they pulled the price back to the neckline. Although the price dipped just below the neckline, traders did not allow the pair to sustain below $10,000. This suggested a change in sentiment. The bullish momentum picked up as buyers pushed the price above $12,500.
How to calculate the pattern target of a IHS setup
To calculate the minimum target objective of the (IHS) pattern, calculate the depth from the neckline to the lowest point, forming the head. In the above example, the neckline is around $10,450, and subtracting the lowest point at $3,782.13 gives a depth of $6,667.87.
This value is then added to the breakout level, which in the above example, is near $10,550. This gives a target objective at $17,217.87. When a trend changes from down to up, it may fall short or exceed the target objective. Therefore, traders should use the target as a guide and not dump their positions just because the level has been reached.
Patience pays o because sometimes the pattern fails
No pattern succeeds at every breakout and traders should wait for the setup to complete before initiating the trades. Sometimes, the pattern structure forms but the breakout does not happen. Traders who preempt the completion of the pattern and initiate trades get trapped.
For example, Chainlink's LINK topped out at $4.58 on June 29, 2019, and started a correction. The buyers attempted to stall the decline in the $2.20 to $2.00 zone. This formed an (IHS) pattern with a head and two shoulders as can be seen in the chart above.
Although the price reached the neckline on Aug. 19, 2019, the buyers could not push the price above it. Due to this, the pattern did not complete and the buy signal did not trigger.
The LINK/USDT pair turned down from the neckline and broke below the head of the setup at $1.96, invalidating the pattern. This trapped traders who may have purchased in anticipation of a trend reversal.
Key takeaways
The (IHS) pattern could be a useful tool for traders to jump on a new uptrend as it is getting started. There are a few important points to remember while using this setup.
Traders should wait for the pattern to complete, which happens after the price breaks and closes above the neckline, before initiating any long positions. A breakout of the neckline, which is on above-average volume, is more likely to result in a new uptrend compared to a breakout that happens on low volumes.
When a trend reverses, it generally continues for a long time. Therefore, traders should not be in a hurry to dump positions only because the pattern target has been met. At other times, the pattern completes but quickly reverses direction and the price plummets. Traders should closely watch the other indicators and price action before squaring up a position.
The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.
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Hello blog friends! If you follow me on instagram or twitter you're probably already aware of this: I recently spent a week in New York City! It was part work, part vacation, and utterly awesome. It was my first time there, but I doubt it will be my last. We're already trying to figure out when we can possibly go back!
So this post is basically a photo explosion of my trip to NYC.
I didn't draw a single thing while I was there. I think it's important to put down the drawing utensil sometimes, and just be a person, and have some experiences. Goodness knows there's enough to see and do in New York to keep your brain occupied.
First thing: we took the red eye from LA (Burbank, actually) to JFK. When we arrived we needed a nap and coffee. Since we stayed at the Ace Hotel there was a constant stream of Stumptown coffee available, and we are BIG fans of that stuff, so from this first cup onward we were basically just constantly caffeinated.
We took a buggy ride in Central Park! It was expensive but cool.
We did as much and as many touristy things as we could do, but we still didn't see it all. We saved some stuff for next time! I loved the ceiling of Grand Central Station.
Sean was really excited about this library because it's in Ghostbusters. FYI: most of what we knew about New York previous to actually visiting was from movies. I didn't think to go to the Tiffany's building (like in Breakfast at TIffany's) until after the fact. D'oh!
...Sean fits right in at the Saks Fifth Avenue that is actually ON Fifth Avenue! The first day we were there it was HOT and humid, and after walking around we ducked into Saks to drink iced tea upstairs and enjoy their complimentary air conditioning.
But really...Rockefeller Center was super beautiful.
I was deeply impressed by Zoltar at FAO Schwartz, having watched BIG about 5,000 times.
We went to Central Park several times, but didn't see the whole park. Not by a long shot. We did do more walking than I remember having done for a looooooong time...actually, probably about the same amount we did in the UK this past winter. Traveling and walking seem to go hand in hand. Our feet were aching at the end of every day, but it's the best way to see New York!! So many nooks, so many crannies that you only encounter on foot!
...spent some time by the Conservatory Water so Sean could play with the remote control sail boats.
Ah yes I ruined these sneakers. They are cheapos from Urban Outfitters, they don't have a long lifespan anyway, but they are ruined.
Yes we ate bagels! Somewhere in my brain I knew better than to ask for it to be toasted, but the lady behind me did NOT know this, and so got a good talking to by the cashier. "Yo, we don't DO that. Our bagels are baked fresh every day! We don't even HAVE a toaster!!"
Ate pizza at Lombardi's in Little Italy. It was pretty magical.
We found ourselves in Dean and Deluca one afternoon. I love it there.
Some friends of ours recommended this hot dot place. I'm a vegetarian, so I didn't have one, but I DID enjoy their over the top fruit decorations....and exuberant signage.
Here's the work part of my adventures: I got to visit the publishers that I'm working with right now! This is my visitor badge from Scholastic, and their amazing carpet which has their mission statement weaved right into it. SO cool.
I met up with the art director and book designer for a book I'm illustrating (to be announced!), and we had lunch and actually got to talk in person.
This is an odd side effect of being a freelance artist: often your 'co-workers' are remote, and even though you e-mail or talk on the phone, there's nothing that compares to meeting in person. My feeling is that that experience was super important...another reason I'd like to go back!
...well it WAS my vacation sort of, so I had my fair share of tasty drinks.
This is the lobby of Random House (doing a book with them too!), which was AMAZING. It's wall to wall books, on these cool shelves. Super impressive in person. I don't think the photo does it justice at all.
...and lunch with Random House folks! That's my agent Kirsten (who I also met in person for the first time on this trip), editor, book designer and me. I'm glad that Kirsten was friendly and thoughtful enough to get someone to take this picture...it was a lunch worth commemorating.
Oh yeah, and more fooling around in Central Park. I made Sean paddle me around in a boat. How could we NOT?!
...more Ghostbusters references.
I ate this big piece of coconut cake from Magnolia Bakery in the middle of the night.
...yeah, we did quite a bit of shopping, too.
I hit the Madewell flagship store, Uniqlo (never been before!) and window shopped at about a million boutiques.
We saw the Brooklyn Bridge!
We enjoyed the magical lighting of Central Park.
Here's me and my super-agent Kirsten. I'm so lucky to have her, you have no idea. You can follow her on twitter right here!
We went to the Empire State Building, but my camera had died already so no pics from up top. I did get this one from down below, though! This is from the bar at the Ace Hotel. I like how it's just peeking over the top of the other building. "hey guys!"
We didn't stay at the Maritime Hotel, but we did visit it and have a serious, serious crush on it. The lobby is so beautiful...look at those murals!
They had these tiny ships with tiny little sailors on them whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!
Yeah. Just gorgeous. Just out of control.
This is the pattern on the couch. Amazing.
New Yorkers are really into beautiful flowers and that is a thing that I can get behind.
Of course, we spent a good chunk of time at the Met. We went to the Moma too, but I didn't take any pictures there. There were so many people taking pictures of Starry Night it was kinda gross, so I laid down my iphone for that visit.
Look at these rad Egyptian paintings though! The patterns! The textures!
I found a Rothko to match my collar.
Faberge flowers!! I bought some daisy earrings in the style of Faberge in the gift shop. I could not resist.
SO much stuff here...it was completely overwhelming.
I wanted to move into some of the rooms on display. Especially the really, really fancy ones.
The thing that really punctuated our day at the Met was this: it rained, hard, all day long. It poured. My feet got wet on the way from the subway station to the museum, and they did not dry out the whole time we were there. I also had blisters from walking so much, a very not nice feeling, which made me a rather grumpy customer.
This was hanging on a random wall looking very unimportant, but I loved it. Maybe I'll do some embroidery someday...
Now a little bit of the Ace Hotel:
Fresh giant flower bouquets!!
Cool vintage-y signage!
Giant hot pink peonies!
On our last day, while walking around the Flatiron building, we ran into a parade. What a way to make a last impression, NY!
...and now here we are home Los Angeles. Be it ever so humble, and festooned with freeways and palmtrees and celebrities, there's no place like home. I really happy to sleep in my own bed again.
And as for souvenirs...the experience itself is the best souvenir.
This Breakfast at Tiffany's cup is a close second, though.
...and also all the other stuff I bought.


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Cabin facilities: 24 Hour Hot Water, A/C, En-Suite Bathroom, Hair Dryer, Hamper Pack, Shower Cubicles in Bathrooms
Price includes- Crew services
- Yacht insurance
- Fuel
Price doesn't include- Local VAT
- Food and drinks
- Airport transfers
- Port taxes & mooring fees in foreign waters
- Fuel and/or fee for motorised water toys such as jet-ski
- Land excursions and entrance fees to sites
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Gulet Grace is a stylish and elegant gulet with an attentive crew. Built for quality and designed to a high degree throughout, this is a comfortable and luxurious yacht with great facilities.
General Specifications
Yacht Category: | M/S Gulet |
Class: | Luxury |
Length / Beam: | 30m (98.4ft) / 7.6m (24.9ft) |
Built / Refit: | 2008 / 2019 / 2023 |
Capacity: | 12 |
Flag / Base Port: | Turkey / Bodrum |
Sailing Area: | Turkey |
Max Speed: | 12 knots |
No. of Crew: | 5 |
Accommodation Details
Cabins: | 2 masters, 2 doubles, 2 triple cabins. |
Cabin Facilities: | A/C, en-suite bathroom. |
Saloon: | Dining table, TV, DVD player, music system, Wi-Fi. |
Kitchen: | Fully equipped kitchen. |
Electricity: | 12v, 24v, 220v. 24 hours phone/laptop charging facilities. |
Activities & Recreation
Water Toys: | 2x sea kayak, water ski, ringo, SUP, wakeboard, snorkelling equipment, fishing tackle, tender Mercury 90 hp. |
On Board: | Board games, playing cards. |
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- Self Catering
- Full Board
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All food is prepared by the chef and served by the crew. Please visit Food & Drink for more information on your options and the cuisine.
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With culture, history, nature and nightlife, it's no surprise that Bodrum is one of the most popular holiday resorts in Turkey; there's something to please everyone. The town's distinct white houses nestle in the slopes that lead down to the harbour. The marina is filled with hundreds of gulets made by the expert local boatmakers. And nearby, the impressive Bodrum Castle is backed by cool winding lanes that lead through to the beach.
When you start a blue cruise from Bodrum you can go in almost any direction and find a gem. In the beautiful Gulf of Gökova , visit the legendary Cleopatra Beach and swim in the turquoise Orak Island. In the peaceful Gulf of Hisarönü, see the night sky reflected in Bencik cove and walk on water in Kız Kumu. Bodrum is also the starting point for island-hopping trips to Greece, which can take you to Santoríni, Mýkonos and Rhodes.
You can reach Bodrum from Bodrum Airport in 30 mins and we can organise transfers. Visit Airport Transfers to find out more.
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Cleopatra BeachAccording to legend, Cleopatra Island was the secret meeting place of Antony and Cleopatra and it is said that Antony brought white sands all the way from Egypt to please his lover. While according to science, the sand on Cleopatra Beach is produced by particular geological reaction and is only found in two places in the world. Whichever story you prefer, the sand is unbelievably soft and the pure white colour makes it an excellent spot for snorkelling. Furthermore, Cleopatra Island (also called Sedir Island or Cedar Island) is the site of the ancient city of Kedriai and you can also see the theatre, agora and ruins. Visiting the island costs 15 Turkish Lira and is on the Bodrum – Gokova route.
During the Second World War, British ships were concealed in this natural harbour and it's this that gives the cove its name. Nowadays, English Harbour is an extremely quiet and peaceful village. A beautiful cove, surrounded by pine trees, you can swim in the clear waters and enjoy getting in touch with nature. In the evenings, it's particularly spectacular as the moon and stars reflect of the calm waters. Visits to English Harbour are part of the Bodrum – Gokova route.
The Cyclades Islands are the best island-hopping destination in Greece and one of the jewels in the crown is Santoríni. Inspiration to poets and the kind of place where every photo you take looks like a postcard, you can't help but fall under Santoríni's spell. And if the day doesn't impress, we guarantee that the sunset will; the Rough Guide's no.1 'Thing not to miss' in Greece is sunset in Santoríni. Available to visit on the Bodrum – Mýkonos route.