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Chrisitan, 23 years . Norway
After being in Peru for 10 days, I'm sitting here with a huge impression of what this country has to offer. Lima is a town you easily can get confused in, but with the right guide it seemed that this town had a lot to offer and even more than so well known cities in Europe . When we were in Cusco we were unlucky and got sick, but the services we got from the local people was over whelming. The crown jewel made the trip to Machu Picchu and I can not describe it when I got there. Never have I been on such as adventure to such a fascinating landscape and atmosphere such as this phenomenal place. I would say that Peru is a country I would like to go back to, as long as. I have the money. I would like to thank all who have made this trip for me.
Marian, 20 years, Norway
For me, Peru was a country that offered an adventure that only a 20 years old person could dream of. From busy Lima to the mystical Machu Picchu . I knew that Machu Picchu would be the biggest and the most interesting highlights, but I never thought that a landscape would make such an impression on me. In Cusco I was unlucky and got sick and had to go to the hospitality. Thanks to a very good tour guide I got see the most important things in the mountain city. Let me just say a few words about the people in Peru . They are open and friendly and every tourist is affected by that. Peru is one of the countries that would be worth visiting again.
Michael, 52 years, Norway
My impressions after 10 days in Peru are many. Peru is a country with many contrasts from the rich people to the pure poorness. The nature has also contrasts everything from beautiful beaches and desert in the south to idealic villages in the mountains. The people in Peru are very friendly and great service, more than you would expect. The hotels were of good quality and had good service. The culture of the Inca Indians and their way of life was very interesting. Special the old house construction with a special perfection of construction stonewalls. We saw many examples on this when we were in Cusco and in the forgotten city Macu Picchu . The memories after this trip is many, but still there is much more to explore in this fascinated country. So I would like to come back as soon as I can.
Torild , 57 years old, Norway
We arrived in Lima on 30.12.03. We had a stopover in Miami and there I got a problem with my back and had a lot of pain. I informed the tour leader in Peru Reiser about this. When I arrived in Lima he had already arranged a appointment with a very good chiropractor. We were in Lima for 3 days. We were sightseeing in Lima , which was a colourful town with many contrasts, from poor to rich people. We celebrated New Years here and it was a lot of fun. We travelled further by air to Cusco , a mountain village at a height of 3500 meters. This was an exiting Inka town. We were also in Machu Picchu . This was very fascinating to see and a very impresting town. I liked Cusco very much. Peru Reiser team also arranged a very good chiropractor here. Peru Reiser was very helpful. We had great tour leaders who were available to us all the time. All the hotels we stayed at were very good, and the service was exceptional. The food was great. I would love to take another trip with Peru Reiser !
Rolf and Aslaug , Norway
We are very satisfied with the trip but we have been a little sick. A lot of long bus rides, especially from Lima-Ica and Ica-Arequipa, but we saw a lot along the coast even though it was desert. There was a lot of good guiding. It was a highlight to see the famous lines in Nazca. The trip to Chivay and Canon del Colca was also a highlight. Experiencing the Titicaca lake, as we have read about, was also fine. Machu Picchu was one of the biggest highlight of them all!
Elsy , Norway
I had an amazing trip. The highlight of Machu Picchu was beautiful. The trip to Nazca, Chivay , Canon del Colca , and the Titicaca lake was also great. The guides were good and told us a lot. I would say that I have heard a lot about the country. I only have positive things to say about the company.
Aase , Norway
It's hard to express what the best highlights were on this trip. I am very impressed by what you have done and organised. There were some small things, but not much. There were many highlights on the coast, desert and fertile areas. We have seen the most important places in Peru . It is the first time I'm travelling with a group, and I must say it was a great experience. It was social, and agreable time and laughing. We have also been tired because of the high (tempo). But wow, I have thousands of memories and I hope we can meet in Lillesand in the end of June in my garden with shrimp, wine and a new oven. Machu Picchu was the big highlight. Thank you for a fantastic and wonderful trip.
Randi , Norway
At the moment we are sitting in a garden with music and happy people in Lima . We had a wonderful trip with a lot of highlights and good memories. There have been desert vigorous valleys, high mountains and long bus rides, but it was good with a little nap on the way. It has been many highlights. I would like to thanks Peru Reiser for this trip. You have been a pleasant group to be with and you have done a very good job for us. An excellent group to travel with. A beautiful country with many contrasts that make it exiting. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Tale, 17 years, Norway
I am very satisfied with the trip, and have seen many of the highlights of Peru . Many nice people and a great travel group.
Anne Britt and Ragnar , Norway
Thank you for many fulfilling days! Every day has been a great experience. We have been driving trough very different landscapes. The desert was fascinated, as well as seeing the green valleys. Volcanic mountains and snow-covered mountain tops. A huge spectre of beautiful flowers you saw when water earth and the warm weather meet together. And then there were the ruins from the Inca periods and a little from the Spanish period. But it is the Inca periods we searched for. Nazca (even to see the lines from the air was a little bit hard for some) with mummies and old pots, Arequipa with a nice hotel and an exiting cluster as our neighbour. Canon del Colca was a great two day's trip with warm baths, high moutons and cliffs that were close to the giant condor. Norma and the bus driver gave us some great days. Snowball war at 4800 meter with one of the charming local kids is a memory to take back. To feel the water on Titicaca lake. Swinging forward on one of the Uros island. A silent trip on a boat made of rushes, powerful. The Tauile church after a rainfall- was amazing to be apart and to see the local people in the finest cloths, smiling and chewing of coca leaves. Don't except them with your hands. Cusco offering a lot of history . The Inca museum was very interesting . The last day: Machu Picchu was so enormous as the thought has given it. Fantastic to see these ruins. Thanks for memory's days with a nice group of tour leaders with tourists.
Marie, Holland/Norway
It's hard to put words on all the feelings at the trip. I have been afraid (jeep safari in the desert), sick, very touch by the entire children destiny etc. It has been to many experience on a short time. I have missed my family, but find a little composition in new friends in the group. I would specially thanks Andre and Henrik for taking care of me. They are very good to take care of people. Thank you for many great expiries and a especially thanks to Maries.
Mareis , Holland/Norway
Thank you for many great and wonderful expiries. You in Peru Reiser have been very good to ask us how we feel and how we were doing and you have given me a lot of ( omsorg ). This will give me strength when the normal days are coming.
Villy , 70 years and Bjoerg 64 years, Norway
The country and the trip have been very impressive and a great experience. We wish Peru Reiser good luck, you deserve the best.
Kåre and Berit, Norway
Well, where do we begin....? During these 21 days we have the feeling of have seen and participated in almost everything a country can offer. -coast, big city, the Andes, Lake Titicaca with three island-visits, Machu Picchu, jungle, boatride on Amazonas that we will never forget +++.
Allthough we have travelled a lot, almost everything has gone as planned. PERU REISER with local operators have done their job in an excellent way!
Hotels and food has been of very high standard in all the places we have been.
To point out some "great" highlights, it has to be the overnight stay at the indian family on Amantani on Lake Titicaca, the incredible Nazca Lines - and of course Machu Picchu.
Big hug from Berit S. Larsen and Kåre Pettersen.
PS! Travelling to Peru in July/August gives a pleasant weather- and temperature experience. Recommended.
Morten, Norway
ICA, Jeep-safari, incredibly cool. The oasis that appeared was totally awesome. Paracas bird-mountains was some kind of a sight, took 110 pictures, could have been more.
Cusco was a charming city, beautiful and wonderful, watch the big inca rocks, the biggest weighed 250 tons. Machu Picchu was a sight. One of the most beautiful places I have been, and I have travelled a lot.
You just have to see and experience the Uros-islands
Everything has worked out 100 %
Luz Anyela, Colombia
Among the 2 trips we had within Peru with tourist-attractions, I enjoyed most of all the following places: ICA, for its beauty in the desert and the jeep-safari. CUSCO, for being the nicest city, clean and tidy, the multitude of places where I got new knowledge about the Inca-culture, because this culture has its origin in this region. MACHU PICCHU, the majestous Inca-castle, PISAQ for its wonderful handycraft-market.
The tours were very well organized, and all the way we got help from the people from Peru Reiser, who organized every excursion, the reception, as well as follow us to the next point in the program. I enjoyed every excursion, and I never had to worry about the coordination of the excursions, nor bus-itineraries, nor flight-confirmation etc. I could spend 100 % of the time just to experience, learn, and enjoy.
Jim og Beate, Norway
Lima, Saturday 5.feb.2005
Then was our 3 weeks trip almost over. Peru has given us incredibly many varied and great experiences. The country can offer almost everything, from beach-life to nature of all kind, and a lot of culture.
The staff of Peru Reiser and their operators have given us an outstanding service and they taken care of us everywhere we have been.
Wenche og Ragnfrid, Norway
Lima, Saturday 5.february.2005
This has been a fantastic experience. The highlights have stood "in line", with a stay in the jungle of Amazonas and tour to the Amantani-island as some of the great experiences. We think we have been lucky with the most of the guides. They have given everything of themselves, and we felt that all of them were one of the "natives" everywhere we came. We have been well taken care of everywhere, and felt a great security because of that. This is a trip that we can recommend to friends and people we know. Thank you very much for a phenomenal vacation, and good luck in the future .
Inger og Olav, Norway
Lima, Sunday 20/02-2005
We have had the pleasure to stay 10 days in Peru where Peru Reiser has done 70 % of the tour. (But it feels like 100 %). Its not often that you can say that everything goes well, this includes guides to the sacred valley and Machu Picchu, waking ups, transfers to trains and planes – In Cusco as well as in Lima. But this time everything has been optimal.
The museum-visit in Lima was fantastic and informative. It was also very nice to get to know Andre / Peru Reiser. They do a great job, and can be recommended to everyone. Good luck in the future.
Kim Ivar, Norway
Lima 12/03-05
Thank you for a great trip, this has been a great trip. I will miss Peru and I will come back soon. Thanks to you guys in Peru Reiser.
Robin, Norway
Lima 12/03-05
First of all I would like to thank you for an adventure of a holiday. A lot of action and culture. I loved the sandboard, but I did not like all the sand in all the holes ? Amazonas was an incredible adventure that I never will forget. The visit of Machu Picchu was huge, but a little to short. The wish of coming back is big, and that is thanks to Peru Reiser. Thank you guys for a great vacation.
Sondre, Norge
Peru was excellent. Here I would like to come back. Machu Picchu, which was the "goal" fulfilled the expectations, and that did the rest of the tour too. Colca Canyon, Cuzco, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Huaraz. Everything was very good. Puno got a little shortened because of strike, but thanks to very nice and helpful people in Cusco, I could have a short view of Titicaca anyway. 16 brilliant days.
Hilde og Jan Ivar
Lima, 24.06.05
Thank you very much for impressive organization and following up during the 14 days we have spent in the adventure-country Peru. We have really appreciated the personal contact and the following up we have received, calming and comfortable. And most of all the accessibility; If we had some questions, important or less important, we got response immediately – we felt like kings ?
Other things to comment is that we did the trip Lima-Paracas-Ica-Nazca, plus the "highlight" Machu Picchu and Cusco. We also travelled to Puno and saw the beautiful lake Titicaca with its famous Uros-islands, and the Taquile-island – don't miss it.
At last, additional to the excellent following up by Andre, the coordination with other operators, guides etc. have been done very satisfactory; we felt like "home" with "our own tour" in Cusco.
Could have said so much more, I am full of compliments, but we will shorten it to: DO NOT DOUBT TRAVELLING WITH THIS COMPANY, impossible to be disappointed.
Now we continue to Brasil, and say thanks for us for this time – but we´ll be back!
PS: Andre has an impressive knowledge about the history, and social situation of Peru, and good local knowledge about the different places. Just try him!
Sidsel og Svein, Norge
Cusco 29/09-05
This has been the trip with most experiences we have ever had, and it is hard to emphasize the attractions, because it has been so interesting and different. We have had an experience for our lives. Thanks, Andre.
Veslemøy, Norway
Thanks for an incredibly great trip. To experience a country´s culture in a way like this has been an experience. It is hard to emphasize something in special. Just to feel the people have been great. I look forward to get home to accommodate the impressions.
Olav, Norway
This has been a very good trip, sometimes tighten, felt that you always were there.
Per, Norway
Cusco 23.9.05
"THE GRINGO TRAIL" fits for all ages. An apparently tough itinerary, considering the age, was all fine because of the breaks that made the trip easy to realize. Technical problems during the trip were solved by Peru Reiser in an excellent way. The impressions were many, and sometimes intense; I, as a pilot, was especially happy about watching the condor in flying free in their own habitat in the Colca Canyon. The highlight was still Machu Picchu. The experiences there were worth the trip alone. I wish Peru Reiser all the best for the future, and that the coming tours get full-booked, they deserve that!
PER GRAM, PILOT, 60 YEARS, experienced traveller
Åshild, Norway
The stay in Peru has been incredibly varied and full of experiences, way beyond what I expected. A country with many experiences beyond what I knew about. Absolutely recommendable for other travellers with curiosity of South-America.
Tone og Peter, Norway
Around in Peru sept 23- oct 4
We were well received by Mario and a guide when we arrived Lima. Then it was straight to the hotel to sleep, because we were going to Cusco the next day. Here we got to see some parts of the city, with Machu Picchu as the great highlight. The trip went on to Ica, and Nazca-lines, where we received good service again. The Nazca-lines were fantastic. We returned to Lima to go further on to Iquitos and the jungleadventure. Here we fished piranhas, and since I couldn´t see the three toed sloth, they climbed up and brought it down to me. Fantastic. All the guides we had were fantastic. I have never been taken so well care of anywhere else in the world. I can strongly recommend Peru. The only "but" was that the boat-trip that was supposed to take 3 hours took us 7 ½ because the water-level was low, but that was also an experience. We had to get out and walk, and somebody in the boat when we passed the worst places. Thanks a lot Peru Reiser. Now we continue to Galapagos.
Steinar og Bodil, Norway
We arrived Cusco, participated in the city tour and excursion to the sacred valley of the Incas. After that we took train to KM 104 and walked the short incatrail. We reached the sun-gate and there were fog over Machu Picchu, but suddenly the fog disappeared and Machu Picchu appeared. A fantastic view. We had a fantastic day in Machu Picchu the day after, and climbing up to Huayna Picchu was absolutely worth the struggle. Fantastic trek and view.
Further on we went by bus from Cusco to Puno, where we went by boat out to the floating Uros-islands which was a world of its own, fantastic. The boat took us further on to Amantani, where we got lodged at a nice family´s house. It felt like being put 300 years back in time. Absolutely recommendable. Then we caught a plane to Iquitos and a small motor-boat 130 kilometers inside Amazonas where we stayed at a very cosy lodge. We even had our own shower (cold though) and toilet. Very hot and humid in the rainforest, but many fantastic experiences, included piranha-fishing and canoa-trip at night with fireflies and the jungle-sound to look for caimans. We also had 1 day in Lima, Miraflores that was great. The markets in Miraflores were also worth a visit, if you haven't had enough of it.
All the guides on the tours were fantastic and had good knowledge about what they were talking about. Everybody that were supposed to meet us at the different places were there on time, and all information were good with this. Peru Reiser have done a great job, and we can recommend them strongly. Thanks for an experience we will never forget.
Reidar, Norway
After an ok flight to Lima, and overnight we went to Puno. The altitude-difference was significant for most of us. Still the tour on the Lake Titicaca, with a night at an Indian family´s house on Amantani-island, became a highlight. The busride Puno-Cusco had many interesting stops. The next day we did an excursion in the sacred valley of the Incas – another great highlight. The next days we stayed in Cusco, while the others did the incatrail. The weather changed from sunny days to cloudy and rainy days. The ones doing incatrail felt it more than us. We had plenty of time to visit beautiful churches and museums in Cusco. We had really looked forward to the journey by train and bus to Machu Picchu. The first sight of MP was huge. We also had an interesting guided tour. At night we met the rest of the group, they had loosen up their stiff muscles in the thermal waters of Aguas Calientes. The chip in my digital camera had to be changed, 512 MB had given me 500 pictures so far. After the return to Lima, most of the group went on jungle-safari. That was very successful according to the participants with crocodiles and snakes. Four of us went to Ica and stayed at a classic hotel between the sand-dunes near an oasis. Tour with terrain-car in the sand-dunes was a great experience including stomach-sliding. The next day we flew over the Nazca-lines. Now it is the last day in Lima – We will visit the anthropologic museum after the city tour. We have had a wonderful visit with a lot of experiences, together with a nice group. Everything has worked out, but a better program for acclimatization should be considered. Thanks for good preparation, Andre!
Berit og Stein, Norge
The people from Norrøna will travel.
The Easter 06 flew the bird, Oslo –Lima
A quick change, to Puno and Titicaca, thin air, knocking heads.
Indian reed-island-culture exciting
Hospitable Indians made the trip worthwhile on Titicaca-island.
Bus through highmountain-passes to Cusco, the bellybutton of the world.
Inkatrail, Machu Picchu fantastic.
Impressive Nazca-lines.
Great fauna at guano-islands.
Nice group of travellers
We recommend the tour to others
Ruurd and Ank, Norway
At the airport, ready to leave.
I am happy that we are going for a few days to Bonaire, so we can "digest" all the experiences and contrasts we have seen.
Incredible the rich inca-culture, how they built rocks upon rocks, all the temples and stairs, and on the hand the poverty we saw in Puno, Cusco and Lima. We hope that the new government will get the poor people out of the slum, and that they will make a better health-system. But it is a long way.
The trip at night in the jungle was fantastic. In the middle of the night, in the middle of the bush, searching for caimans. The stay at Amantani and the inca-trail – we have great memories. Everything was organized in a fantastic way. Remember to click into: www.nidoshotel.com
Thanks Andre (and Henrik in the backstage)
Tom and Siw, Norway
Thank you very much for a great stay and fantastic experiences in Peru. After a long flight we were received on the airport in Lima. Andre presented us for the rest of the group. It became a very good and friendly group, who spent a really good time together. We experienced the Peru´s completeness with coast, high mountains and jungle. A country with great variety, both geographical and cultural. Siw, Magnus and I have had a full packed program where we had new experiences and impressions all the time. The altitude in the Andes was a challenge, particularly for Siw and me. When we went up the stairs at the hotel in Cusco, we got problems with the respiration, and we thought that we were in good shape.
After a while we got used to the altitude, and when the incatrail started we were acclimatized. On beforehand we thought that the people in Peru were "Macho", but that was wrong, when we met friendly, almost submissive, and hospitable Indians.
The jungle-adventure near Iquitos was a very special experience. We met people who lived in harmony with the nature, with interesting knowledge that they informed to us. Lima was also a great experience for us. A fantastic city where we would like to have more time to explore. Finally I would like to congratulate Andre for the great job he has done as Tour Conductor during the whole trip, and thank you very much for a nice visit of the house of Vicky, J. Enrique and Andre.
Magnus, Norway
This is an awesome country!
Cheap beer, drinks and free drinks.
Many beautiful women. Delicious to try my first beer.
The food is exactly fitted to my taste so have to return.
Ill be back
Thore, Norway
Then was the trip finished and I have a lot of impressions. I must say that I am very positively surprised about the nature and the people. The program with Peru Reiser has worked out 100 % and I look forward to get home to work with this tourist-destination to travellers in Norway. Since I came a little before the rest of the group I had the time to visit Ica and Nazca too, which was also very interesting.
I look forward to a good teamwork in the future with Andre and the others in Peru Reiser .
Kari, Norway
Hi! This is a nice task. We have had a fantastic tour, thanks to the program which has worked out perfectly. We have been so well taken care of, and we are very grateful for the following-up from Andre.
Johan, Norway
We have had fantastic experiences and informative days in this exiting cultural country. This is because of very good organization and following-up by Andre and Peru Reiser.
Bjørn and Kirsten, Norway
Our tour to Peru wasn't like planned. After Nazca, Arequipa, Colca Canyon and Lake Titicaca Bjørn got ill of the altitude in Cusco. There were three days at the hospital, and transport to Lima. Then B. got better, and we finished our trip in Amazonas (Iquitos). After tree weeks in Peru we are almost satisfied, even though we have to go for another trip to see Machu Picchu…. Andre has done our itinerary and everything has worked out very well. He has our permission to make our next trip for us.
Hanne and Andreas, Norway
We thank you for all the help and support we have had from the beginning to the end. Beginning: Lunch with Andre at our job in Oslo. "100" phone-calls with Andre when our airline "Varig" broke down when we got to Sao Paolo. But we ended up in La Paz (stayed there) while our group had nice days in Ica, Nazca and Paracas. But we got reunited in Arequipa. – and from there everthing went fine!! Super program. – Andre was always there to help "finicky" and "ill" tourists – (altitude-illness, diarreah, dizzy etc). But now everybody are fine and happy, - with our memory-book full, - after days full of humour and experiences. "The highlights": The visit of the family on Lake Titcaca, - and Machu Picchu of course! Now we are curious of how we get home… Thanks to Andre for good leading – and all the support we have received!! Peru Reiser is recommendable!!
Per Arne, Oddny, Bjørg, Hogne, Silje and Are, Norway
Thanks to Andre and Peru Reiser for our lives experience – at least until now. Throughout this trip we have experienced a whole lot: flight over the Nazca-lines, childish happiness with the sandsurfing, bird-yelling and boatrides, cultural extras at the excursions and not to mention our "meeting" with the condors, and especially the highlight in double sense at Machu Picchu. We feel that we know the country and the people a lot better than before!
Andre has never let us down and we have felt safe and well taken care of from the first to the last day. The few negative things he has hardly had any way to control it: Some illness, a long bus-ride with a bad car and a driver in another car that was hardly qualified. Nothing really.
Now we look forward to get home to a normal life with simple food and peace and tranquillity.
Thanks from us all, Andre!
Bjørn og Inger, Norway
Andre – thanks for a super – totally professional program! This has been an adventure from day one. Everything has worked out perfectly – and in this moment the tour is passing by in my mind – once again. Like we talked about I will send some photos from the tour. This has definitely given us the wish to see more – so we will come back!
Bjørn og Inger, Norway
Andre – thanks for a super – totally professional program! This has been an adventure from day one. Everything has worked out perfectly – and in this moment the tour is passing by in my mind – once again. Like we talked about I will send some photos from the tour. This has definitely given us the wish to see more – so we will come back!
Liv og Terje, Norway
Thanks for a great organized program. Everything was perfect, and the expectations to the content of the tour were fulfilled.
The highlights: Nazca, Titicaca, and Amazonas! – and the piranha-fishing! It was really funny to surf in the sand as well.
Thanks again
Rune, Spain
Peru and Peru Reiser, what can you say?
A life-investment! Definitely.
I was very excited about Peru and South America, I had only heart about it from friends and people who had been there. All they said was correct. I was received by nice and serviceable Peru Reiser at the airport in Lima and a meeting with a smiling people. The first days we got to know Lima, and the city´s lively atmosphere. Here its movement from the morning to the night. We continued to Cusco and Machu Picchu at 2400 masl, and it was an amazing sight, this valley located deep within the Andes.
City tour in Cusco was very special, we got to see everything the city has to offer, and the emotion of rising up from 2400 masl to 3900 masl was fantastic.
Peru offer high and low. From Cusco we went to Lima, to continue to Iquitos and 3 hours boat-ride into the deep jungle of the Amazone. This was the greatest thing I have experienced in my whole life!! Piranha-fishing, anaconda, searching for crocodiles in canoa upstream the Amazone-river, bird-watching and jungle-trekking. This has to be done, and I can hardly describe it. 3 days without electricity and cellphone does something good with a human being, time to think and enjoy….
After an exciting jungle-trip we went to Ica. Ica must be the paradise on earth. An oasis with a little lake surrounded by 30 houses, and a population of 60 persons. Surrounding the village there are mountain-tops of sand and desert. Then we went into the desert with boogies and snowboard (?) Yes… We were going to go snowboarding down the steep sand-hills. What an experience! Sandboard is one of the strangest things I have ever done, but unbelievably cool. The boogie-car rushed through the sand-dunes, and this is heavy stuff. In the last downhill befor we went back to the hotel was 90 degrees, and I don´t think any of the wheels touched the ground, what a kick!
Now I am sitting in Lima, and the trip has unfortunately come to an end. I have had an experience that I will never forget, high and low, and a varied program that overwhelm you. Thanks Peru Reiser and your professional people and operators. I recommend to do this once in the life.
Ellen, Norway
This is the last day after a fantastic vacation (11 days tour) in peru. Dear Andre – this is a vacation we will never forget. Hope we will be able to see you in Oslo when you come home to visit your family and to promote Peru Reiser.
Aud and Knut, Norway
11 great days, allthough it started a bit strange in lima the first night with earthquake. We got a little shock, but that was also an experience, after all I wouldn´t miss it out. The excursions has been fantastic. I have been fine with tablets for the altitude-sickness, cigars and beer (Ivar and Kjell a little sick). We are very satisfied with the travelling-program. One night in Machu Picchu "a real cowboy-town" – with a train-line and no street passing the hotel made impressions. Some of us reached the top of Wayna Picchu afer doing the sun-gate the day before. We promise to recommend Peru Reiser to others. Thanks for us.
Ivar and Kirsten, Norway
Preparing! The guinea-pig-meal in cusco was a honourable ceremony to my dear guinea-pig Kenneth who died in the year 2004.
Svein and Marianne, Norge
Most is written above. The tour fulfilled our expectations completely, and even more. The association of elderly people from Norway has had an experience for lifetime. Thanks, Andre.
Kjell, Norway
Thank you very much for a different, well arranged and exciting travel-arrangement.
Bjørg, Runar, Geir and Gry, Norge
We startet out tour with a (of our opinion) terrible busride to and from Nazca, but our experiences in Nazca were fantastic, and the hotel as well.
Further on we went to Cusco and Machu Picchu, and that was an incredible experience, especially walk the 6 hours trek on the incatrail. The sunset over Machu Picchu was huge. Our guiden on this tour was very good, nice and had sence of humour.
We hope he could affort one day come to visit us in Norway. We almost did not want to leave this place.
Guided tours in Cusco were also fine, but the guide was a little bit difficult to understand, but he was very nice. The hotel was all fine.
The bus-ride to Puno was a great difference to the awful trip to Nazca, that was probably because there were so many stops on the way.
The excursion in boats on Lake Titicaca was a nice experience, but we don't think the guide was so good. He spoke more Spanish than English. He didn't seem so enthusiastic like the other guides!! After an exhausting, exciting and funny program, we were a bit sceptical to another city tour in Lima because we were tired, but this was all positive because of a funny, good guide with very good knowledge. We took an extra-tour to the museum that was really good. Many greetings, and thanks for a great tour.
Kjersti, Norway
A fantastic tour is finishing. Amazonas, Lake Titicaca, Cusco and Machu Picchu. Mighty impressions and great variations in an exciting country full of proud history. Thanks a lot.
Olav, Norway
We had great expectations to the trip to Peru – and they are fulfilled. Good arrangement. Thanks for us.
Kathe and Ole Petter, Norway
Thanks to you Andre, shy, but always there when we needed you. – and that was pretty often. The teamwork you have with the different guides was very good. I think you must have chosen the "crem a la crem" amoung these. Very good. We will recommend this tour to many of our friends. Thanks for us.
Filip and Hege, Norway
Thank you for a very nice tour in Peru – where the impressions has met us one by one, and the experiences has been many and great. Everything has worked out perfectly – since we came to Peru – and we have had a fantastic tour.
Ina, Norway
The logistics worked out fine, and we know that there are a lot of work behind that. Good and helpful guides was like an extra "spice" on the tour. I wish you and your team good luck in the future.
Olav, Norge
Thank you for a great vacation. Everything was fine! We will recommend Peru Reiser to friends and other contacts.
Einar and Solveig, Norway
We look back to a great trip with a lot of experiences. We have seen "all" of Peru and have had a good time with the group. Andre has done a great job, and been there for us all the time, with his experience, and his way of finding solutions. Thanks for us.
Thor Helge, Norway
I have dreamt of Peru since I was a little child. I have now by help from Peru Reiser turned my dream to reality. I am impressed about the work they do in Peru. Great thanks to all. Thanks Peru.
Laila and Øyvind, Norway
Peru has been a dream for one of us longer than the other one, but we decided to make a not so common honeymoon to Peru?
After many months of planning and for us normal, but probably stupid questions back and forth, it was ready for our trip to "the land of the contrasts" 27 of june 2007. We have had a fantastic time. From the beginning to the end. Peru Reiser has done a fantastic job on beforehand, but even more down here. Everything has gone 100 % without problems, how good it is to be picked up, transported and being followed up all the time. Fantastic!
The highlight was still Machu Picchu that we finally got to visit yesterday. Totally incredible. We will recommend Peru Reiser to everyone who wants to see the real Peru. Its worth each "krone"
Ove and Annike, Norway
Finally we got to Peru!
By good help from Peru Reiser, and in very short time, you were able to make a program of 11 days for me and my daughter.
From Lima to Cusco, 2 days in Machu Picchu, further on to Puno, it was a great experience. Even though there were a lot of strikes in all of Peru, you guided us through the whole program in a professional way from day to day.
We also needed help when both me and my daughter got fever of 39 and 40 and kept in bed for 2 days. Everything was professionally organized and followed up.
Great tour and very professionally realized.
A great thanks to all, Andre, RoseMery, Victoria, Anna guides, and everyone else we have met who has made this a great and lasting memory for me and my daughter.


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Getting up close to a Broadway star can cost you more than $300 a seat for the most popular shows running in New York. But a front row seat on Twitter or Facebook is always free.
The current Broadway season, which comes to a close Sunday at the Tony Awards, featured a robust contingent of stars who used social media to provide fans with a peek behind the curtains. At a time when nearly every musical or play has its own Twitter feed, Facebook page, YouTube channel and Instagram account, many performers brought a personal touch to Broadway's digital clutter.
Holland Taylor, who is appearing in "Ann," her solo show at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre about former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, has tweeted backstage photos of herself with visitors including Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Meryl Streep.
Taylor, an outspoken liberal who has often tweeted her opinions with great passion, said she has toned down the political rhetoric on Twitter for the duration of "Ann" on Broadway.
"I don't want to paint 'Ann' with my emotions. I'm not like her at all. … She was a smart woman and I'm an opinionated loudmouth," Taylor said in a recent phone interview from New York.
Taylor, who starred in ABC's "The Practice" and CBS' "Two and a Half Men," is nominated in the category of lead actress in a play, her first Tony nod after more that four decades of theater work.
The actress said she tweets mostly for the pleasure of other people's virtual company. "I really love it. … I spend most of my time responding directly to other people on Twitter. I've met people that way and I've even brought some of them backstage," she said.
Laura Osnes, nominated for the title role in the revival of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," said she began tweeting a year ago after being encouraged by actor Jeremy Jordan, who recently appeared in the musical "Newsies" and NBC's "Smash."
"People would say it's a good thing to do during Tony season, to expand your fan base. I was hesitant to join. I have a private life and I do value that," Osnes said in a separate interview.
The actress said she mostly limits herself to tweets about "Cinderella," including backstage photos and images from pre-Tony events.
"I recently pulled back on responding [to other people on Twitter] because it makes them feel like they know you," the actress said. "You want to be able to support the people who support you, but it's a fine line. So many people have come to take social media as their meaning in life. Sometimes my encouraging that wasn't the best thing for anybody."
Boosting the social-media celebrity factor this season have been Tom Hanks and Bette Midler, both of whom have tweeted from backstage at their respective plays, "Lucky Guy" and "I'll Eat You Last."
Midler has tweeted about a variety of topics including politics and the diet she is maintaining for her role as Hollywood agent Sue Mengers.
"It's ironic that I'm starving myself doing a show called, 'I'll Eat You Last.' My next show's just going to be called 'I'll Eat'."
Alan Cumming, appearing in an offbeat "Macbeth," is a prolific tweeter with few online inhibitions. He doesn't shy from expressing his political views and has also tweeted about his offstage time, including a humorous post about what he saw in a gym locker room.
Having a star tweet about his or her Broadway experience can be a major marketing boon. But social media can also expose problems that theater publicists would rather keep hidden.
The season's biggest Twitter event involved Shia LaBeouf's hasty exit from the revival of "Orphans" in February during rehearsals. The actor broke with protocol by taking to Twitter to discuss his backstage feud with co-star Alec Baldwin.
"Alec, I'm sorry for my part of a disagreeable situation," LaBeouf wrote. He also posted email exchanges between himself, Baldwin and director Daniel Sullivan. The production (with Ben Foster replacing LaBeouf) was a box-office flop, closing a month after its official opening.
Actors are a crucial aspect of a Broadway show's social media presence, said Damian Bazadona, president of Situation Interactive, an entertainment marketing agency that has worked with a number of New York stage productions.
At the same time, actors "don't want to feel exposed. We have some moments where we sit with the cast and say, here are ways we will use social media and here's how you can help," he said.
"If there's an actor that active on Twitter, we try to piggyback off their content, rather than trying to get them to do stuff. It's all about being authentic."
A nascent social media trend on Broadway is Vine, the mobile application that allows users to record and upload short video clips with a maximum duration of six seconds.
This season, "Matilda" has used Vine as part of its social media campaign. The British musical, based on the book by Roald Dahl, is nominated for 12 Tonys, including new musical.
"I'm actually surprised that more shows aren't using Vine," said Ryan Greer of AKA NYC, the marketing firm hired by the producers of "Matilda."
The show's Vine content includes a series of animated clips starring the "Matilda" newt, the four-legged amphibian that the young heroine finds and puts in the school headmistress' water jug.
Audience members who take their own surreptitious video of performances and post them online can be a problem for a show.
"We do policing, including Vine and YouTube. People have been posting and we have an effort to take [those videos] down," said Sarah Borenstein, also of AKA NYC.
"We'd rather put out content we create."

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Dustin Spencer from Capsule Computers writes: "The iOS has always been a platform where polished touch controls are the main factor that either hold a game back from reaching its potential, or provide innovative mechanics that let it excel. Platformers, action titles, and shooters normally fall flat due to the awkward virtual joystick, but if one genre was meant for your handheld device – it is tower defense. Crescent Moon Games have brought us the latest and greatest for the service – dubbed Siegecraft TD, where you as the player have to protect your sheep from hordes of angry lizards. With a bit of comedy and light-hearted effects tossed in, does this defender win, or is it one title on the marketplace that never gains its footing out of the castle"
not a bad game its nothing special though compared to other tower defense games.
Nice review, kind of over the tower defense genre but this one looks alright


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Reviving crisis-hit labour markets
Crisis response measures and EU financial support have helped to stem the adverse impacts of the slowdown on EU labour markets in 2009, says a European Commission report issued on December 15 2009
The Commission's draft Joint Employment Report presents an analysis of actions taken throughout the EU to preserve jobs and help those facing difficulties and sets out the challenges still lying ahead. Following the severe deterioration of labour markets in 2009 due to the economic downturn, unemployment is forecast to continue to grow next year in all EU countries, albeit at a slower pace. Although a gradual economic recovery is expected over the next two years, labour markets will take longer to respond. Certain groups have been hit particularly hard: young people, migrants and low-skilled workers.
Member States have considerably stepped up their employment and social policies under the three priorities of the EU Employment Strategy to provide an immediate stimulus to the economy and protect vulnerable groups from the impact of the crisis. Public employment services have been reinforced in many countries to cope with increased unemployment and EU financial support from the European Social Fund and the European Globalisation Fund has substantially helped Member States to finance anti-crisis actions.
Social protection systems have proven their effectiveness: automatic stabilisers have cushioned the immediate social impacts of the downturn, although to different degrees within the EU. Member States' capacity to meet rising demand for social security varies greatly, underscoring the need for strong policies to activate those out of work.
The way forward
The key challenge for the EU and Member States now is to set the right framework for a sustainable labour market recovery. Successful exit strategies that prepare both individuals and companies to meet structural challenges on the one hand, and efficient public policies to modernise labour markets on the other, are key to stimulating the creation of new and better jobs.
The report presented by the Commission will be discussed by EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers Council meeting on 8-9 March 2010 and serve as input to the Commission's and Member States' work on preparing the EU2020 strategy in time for the 2010 Spring European Council on 25 March. It follows the 2009 Employment in Europe report, which analyses in more detail recent trends in EU labour markets.


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Just in from the BMW PR people.... I hope this will be the cool custom concept bikes that were shown a couple years ago....
Multifaceted Concept To Commemorate 90th Anniversary of BMW Motorrad
Woodcliff Lake, NJ  November 13, 2012In his speech at the international motorcycle show EICMA in Milan, BMW Motorrad President Stephen Shaller announced that BMW Motorrad will be presenting a new model with air-cooled 'boxer' engine in 2013 as a special way of marking the "90 years of BMW Motorrad" anniversary.
As long ago as 1923, the very first BMW motorcycle - the BMW R 32 ÔÇô provided what was to become the genetic basis for the BMW Motorrad boxer series over nine decades: an air-cooled, 2-cylinder 4-stroke 'boxer' engine with longitudinally mounted crankshaft and shaft drive to the rear wheel. Always combined with innovative technology and thrilling design - and with one priority above all else: sheer riding pleasure.
The new, distinctive motorcycle to be produced next year will express the genes of 90 years of BMW Motorrad combined with emotional styling and innovative technology to create a new, multifaceted vehicle concept.
The model designation and date of the market launch will be announced at a later date.


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EPA, HUD, and DOT Partner with States to Meet Growth, Development Goals
Release Date: 07/31/2012
Contact Information: Latisha Petteway (News Media Only), email@example.com, 202-564-3191, 202-564-4355; En español: Lina Younes, email@example.com,202-564-9924,202-564-4355
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today they will partner with the Governors' Institute on Community Design to provide enhanced technical guidance to governors seeking to tackle housing, transportation, environmental, and health challenges facing their states.
The partnership, a part of the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, is designed for states seeking to spur economic growth and development while addressing these issues.
"The Governors' Institute on Community Design helps states address local challenges in ways that are cheaper and more effective, making it an important part of the Obama Administration's commitment to communities," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "The EPA has been proud to be a part of the program since it was created in 2005. We look forward to working with our colleagues at HUD and DOT as well as Smart Growth America to continue supporting the Institute's workshops, and help states achieve their economic, environmental and public health goals."
"With this effort, our three agencies are providing the cutting-edge technical assistance states need to create healthier, more livable communities," says HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "Just as importantly, we are demonstrating once again that the key to more affordable housing, transportation and access to jobs is providing partnership at the federal level that supports innovation at the local level."
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood adds, "By working with HUD and EPA over the last three years, we've made significant progress to help communities across the country become safer, healthier, and better connected." "We're excited to expand our collaboration by working directly with the Governors' Institute to increase state transportation options."
Established in 2005, the Governors' Institute brings together leading practitioners and academics in government, design, development, and regional economics to help governors and their state executive teams make informed choices about growth and development in their states. At the request of a governor, the Governors' Institute conducts a workshop that pairs the governor and his or her cabinet with planning experts to identify strategies that spur development and help communities achieve their economic, public health, and environmental goals. Governors also receive follow-up assistance on technical issues.
The Governors' Institute is coordinated by Smart Growth America and is led by former Governor Parris N. Glendening of Maryland and former Governor Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey. Tom Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania; Chet Culver, former governor of Iowa; and James Lee Witt, former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, serve as advisors. In June, EPA awarded Smart Growth America a five-year cooperative agreement to administer the institute. This funding builds upon support provided previously by the National Endowment for the Arts, which brought to the fore issues of community design and art in public places.
The partnership, which celebrated its third anniversary in June, works to provide communities with faster, more streamlined access to federal programs and resources, and works closely with other federal agencies, states, and local governments to ensure that partnership programs use federal resources as efficiently as possible.
More information on the Governors' Institute: http://www.govinstitute.org
More information on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities: http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov
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If you're like me, you're pretty used to using a text editor to set up your webserver and find gui's quite frankly annoying (and you can't store them in $insert_your_vcs_of_choice)
Displaying posts tagged: PHP5
The first alpha of the PECL Cairo extension I've been working on is finally out. Cairo is a 2D graphics library written in C with support for multiple output devices. The extension provides an Object Oriented API, but also includes procedural methods. This is similar to PHP's date and mysqli extensions. The reason for the dual …
There have been some changes to internal PHP stuff for 5.3, and some don't always show up unless you're looking at your compile logs and testing with thread safety on.
Documentation for PHP
I get this question a lot - "How do I change the background color of a single cell in a treeview?"
I recently had the privilege of attending Zendcon 2008 in Santa Clara, CA I ended up doing four talks (two regular, one panel, and one Unconference talk) in addition to working a few hours a day. It was a lot of fun, as conferences always are, and it was great to meet my friends that I …
Anyone who hasn't been hiding under a rock knows that the PHP 5.3 alpha has come and gone, and one of its "selling points" is a new namespace implementation.
Microsoft has put their new SQL Server Driver (for Microsoft SQL Server 2005+ and hopefully the replacement for the aging mssql extension that uses dblib) on Codeplex under their BSDish Microsoft Public License - and YES, that is OSI approved
Production websites should not have big ugly php errors. If you leave display_errors on you are asking for trouble. Even worse is when this mistake is made on a site frequented by geeks of all flavors. PHP already has a "bad rap" for security (deserved or not).
You know a student who needs to make some cash this summer AND likes programming? The Google Summer of Code project is open for student applications, and PHP is one of the organizations in on the fun.
I use a lot of google's services - gmail for a nice generic address, analytics for my website, google bookmarks to keep my stuff organized. I hadn't had any problems - until today.
yes, goofy name... the goal? All dependencies for PHP (and GTK so PHP-GTK runs smoothly) and PECL compiled on at least Visual Studio 2005 - in a completely transparent process where source changes and project files and built binaries are available to anyone.
For those of you who didn't know - PHP-GTK 2 finally hit a final 2.0.0 release (on leapday of all things). PHP-GTK is a wrapper around GTK, a cross platform library for creating desktop applications. With it you can write desktop apps with PHP. That means no server, just a PHP CLI, the GTK libraries, and …
MS was nice enough to grant several members of the PHP community (including me) some MSDN licenses which include the "beefed up" versions of Visual Studio which have some additional tools including testing and code coverage.
Well, here's the promised resolutions post, a little late. I actually did start it earlier, but life and kids interrupted. We'd been planning to go the the Museum of Science and Industry for almost a month now to see the Star Wars exhibit before it closed with the kids. Well in addition to that I had …
Life's been pretty busy for me lately. I'm switching jobs (more on that later) and starting to get into the article writing and podcast gig.
I didn't think I'd manage to wake up the last day. It had been a very late night and the pasta from the day before gave me an incredibly upset stomach. But the thought of Cory Doctorow made me get up and at it.
Day 2 ... well let's just say we all got up a little later. Day 1 I had been on Eastern time still so at 5:30 I was awake and ready to go, Day 2 meant a more normal 7am wake up. I had meant to sleep in, except that I forgot I had signed up …
I could have been a good girl and blogged each day I was there, but I was generally way too busy for that...so here are my random thoughts and opinions on ZendCon 2007.
It's been awhile since I've written. Summer is always a busy time with vacations and summer sports and dealing with four little ones at home. However school has started again and I'm officially "back to work".
In case you haven't noticed from the glut of other blogs announcing it - PHP-GTK2 beta has been released. A lot has been accomplished from the alpha in terms of fixed bugs, features, and other fun stuff. I've been self-volunteered to do the windows builds. Should be unzip and run on any windows above 95/98, but …
So my current project is complete (my build system is working except for the automatic part - need a new nic so it can upload without me repairing the connection...and a new libssh2 that doesn't crash on disconnect) next on my list is the "GREAT PECL WINDOWS FUN HAPPY"...err I'll stop now.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Microsoft Windows
"I'm trying to compile PHP on Windows"
After Pierre's nice hint after my rant about compile failures (his comment said download this huge file from Edin's site...)


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A Web-based experiment or "Internet-based experiment" is an experiment that is conducted over the Internet. Psychology and linguistics are probably the disciplines that have used these experiments most widely, although a range of other disciplines use web-based experiments.
Within psychology most web-based experiments are conducted in the areas of cognitive and social psychology.[1][2] This form of experimental setup has become increasingly popular because researchers can cheaply collect large amounts of data from a wide range of locations and people. A web-based experiment is a type of online research method.
Psychology Edit
Web experiments have been used to validate results from laboratory research and field research and to conduct new experiments that are only feasible if done online.[3] Further, the materials created for web experiments can be used in a traditional laboratory setting if later desired.
Interdisciplinary research using web experiments is rising. For example, a number of psychology and law researchers have used the web to collect data. Lora Levett and Margaret Bull Kovera examined whether opposing expert witnesses are effective in educating jurors about unreliable expert evidence.[4] Rather than sensitizing jurors to flaws in the other expert's testimony, the researchers found that jurors became more skeptical of all expert testimony. In her experiment, this led to more guilty verdicts.
Levett and Kovera's research used a written transcript (law) of a trial, which participants then read before making their decision. This type of stimulus has been criticized by some researchers as lacking ecological validity—that is, it does not closely approximate a real-life trial. Many recommend the use of video where possible.
Researchers at New York University are currently conducting a psychology and law study that uses video of a criminal trial.[5] Participants who go to the website can watch the trial (less than one hour long) and act as jurors.
Researchers at University of Salford are currently conducting a study to explore the mood of theme music [6] Participants who go to the website listen and rate the moods of themes from the BBC archive. Sound experiments over the web are particularly difficult due to lack of control over sound reproduction equipment (see criticisms below).
A wide range of psychology experiments are conducted on the web. The Web Experiment List provides a way to recruit participants and archives past experiments (over 700 and growing).[7] A good resource for designing a web experiment is the free Wextor tool, which "dynamically creates the customized Web pages needed for the experimental procedure" and is remarkably easy to use.[8]
Criticisms Edit
Some researchers have expressed concern that Web-based experiments have weaker experimental controls compared to laboratory-based ones. For instance, it may be difficult to be confident that the subjects characteristics are what they claim (e.g., age, race, gender, etc.) and that they are taking the experiment seriously. Others have argued (here and here) that brick-and-mortar experiments are just as affected by these problems, if not more so. Reips (2002) has produced a set of guidelines on standards for internet experimenting.[9]
See alsoEdit
- Internet studie studies of the Internet]]
- ↑ Reips, U.-D. (2007). The methodology of Internet-based experiments. In A. Joinson, K. McKenna, T. Postmes, & U.-D. Reips (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology (pp. 373-390). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Reips, U.-D. & Krantz, J. (in press). Conducting true experiments on the Web. In S. Gosling & J. Johnson, Advanced Internet Methods in the Behavioral Sciences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- ↑ Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Standards for Internet-Based Experimenting, 49 Experim. Psych. 243 (2002), available at http://www.psychologie.unizh.ch/sowi/reips/papers/exppsy/ExPsyReipsReprint.pdf.
- ↑ Levett & Kovera, The Effectiveness of Opposing Expert Witnesses for Educating Jurors about Unreliable Expert Evidence, 32 L. & Hum. Behav. 363 (2008), available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17940854.
- ↑ Virginia vs. McNamara, https://its.law.nyu.edu/webexp/namara001/
- ↑ http://www.musicalmoods.org/
- ↑ http://wexlist.net
- ↑ http://wextor.org
- ↑ Reips, U.-D. (2002). Standards for Internet-based experimenting. Experimental Psychology, 49 (4), 243-256.
Further readingEdit
Key textsEdit
Joinson, A. N., McKenna, K., Postmes, T., & Reips, U.-D. (Eds.)( tba ). Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology. Oxford University Press.
Reips, U.-D. (2002). Standards for Internet-based experimenting. Experimental Psychology, 49 (4), 243-256.
Reips, U.-D. (2002). Internet-based psychological experimenting: Five dos and five don'ts. Social Science Computer Review, 20 (3), 241-249.
Reips, U.-D. (2001). The Web Experimental Psychology Lab: Five years of data collection on the Internet. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 33, 201-211.
Additional materialEdit
External linksEdit
- Reips and Lengler discusses experiences
- WEXTOR and Webexp, software for creating web-based experiments
- Tutorial on public engagement through audio web experiments
- faceresearch.org/


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Unionist Health Minister Edwin Poots has caused a storm of criticism after describing the 1916 Easter Rising as "a failed rising by subversives.' Poots,a member of Ian Paisley's party the Democratic Unionist Party holds one of the most important posts in the power sharing government with Sinn Fein.
Poots tweeted that he "had forgotten it is the 97th anniversary of a failed rising by subversives."
Nationalists who revere the Easter Rising as their foundation revolution responded that Poots was displaying the typical political racism of many Unionists.
He was also accused of "awesome trolling" and displaying "unionist political leadership at its best."
Mr Poots's online comments were posted at 5.01 am on the morning of Easter Monday. South Belfast SDLP politician Conor McDevitt stated the comment was "childish and hissy," and "unfit of a person who holds" Mr Poots's office.
"I think given the amount of energy and work to try to create a positive climate on a decade of centenaries, he needs to be careful to not let whatever prejudice he may hold to get in the way of reconciliation in our society," he said.
"The question he needs to reflect on is if he wants to be someone who contributes to a decade of reconciliation or not."
Last June Poots was accused of bigotry by McDevitt after a refusal to lift a ban on gay men donating blood.
"My party will be calling on the minister (Mr Poots) to bring forward the totality of his alleged evidence, to allow proper scrutiny of it... and answer for the bigotry inherent in his comments," McDevitt said at the time.


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Om 2009
From Openmoko
Om 2009 is the next version of the official Openmoko distribution. It is currently under development and should be released in June 2009 to replace Om 2008. It will be based on freesmartphone.org milestone 5.5 framework.
The latest images are under testing.
Updating to the latest uboot or qi is also recommended.
Download fso-paroli-image from fso-paroli-image.
Download uImage.bin from uImage.bin.
Download qi.udfu from qi.udfu.
Detailed instructions for flashing the kernel and uboot. Qi instructions are in the Qi installation wiki.
The image will boot fullscreen into Paroli and all of the features below will be available
Neo 1973
There are some rootfs tarballs for installing onto an SD card. These have a couple of issues.
1) the battery driver is still not working correctly so the image will shutdown immediately. Remove the rule below from /etc/freesmartphone/oevents/rules.yaml
trigger: PowerStatus() filters: HasAttr(status, "empty") actions: Command('poweroff')
2) The g_ether driver is not getting loaded at boot so an entry needs to be added to the /etc/modules file.
The image will boot fullscreen into Paroli and all of the features below will be available
Currently Om 2009 is starting its beta phase. Testing builds will be generated into the testing disto.
The progress of FSO development is documented regularly in the Status updates at OpenmokoFramework. For the Om 2009 release plan see [1].
This page will be updated to reflect the status of Om 2009
Features Status
Below is the feature list for Om 2009. It's broken down into features that have been implemented and need testing, and features that still need to be finished
phone calls incoming and outgoing
sms incoming and outgoing
simple phone book (no images)
call log
suspend and resume
alarm clock
resume speed < 2 seconds - this is close but waiting on a kernel bug
battery indicator - works for gta02 battery
gsm indicator
switch to elementary
scrolling in UI - fixed by migrating from etk to elementary
switching profiles
in-call volume adjustment
settings tool (this needs to be enabled by editing /etc/paroli/paroli.cfg)
Not Yet Implemented or Broken
boot time < 2 minutes - currently examining ways to speed this up
screen lock
battery indicator - doesn't work for gta01 battery
user changeable ring tones - works via command line
bluetooth - support in FSO milestone 5.5, needs GUI
wifi - works from the command line, kernels bugs still present
led indication for missed calls or sms
Bug List and Known Issues
gsm0710muxd: "Modem does not respond to AT commands" OM 2257
illume: exit dialog is only 1 pixel wide
Debugging and Bug Reporting
Persistent logs
To get persistent logs to a file the a few things need to be changed.
The logging output needs to be set to DEBUG and sent to a file. Edit /etc/frameworkd.conf and change
[frameworkd] version = 1 log_level = INFO log_to = syslog
[frameworkd] version = 1 log_level = DEBUG log_to = file log_destination = /var/log/frameworkd.log
Now to have persistent logs, ones that remain after a reboot, the /var/log symlink needs to be turned into a directory
rm /var/log mkdir /var/log
Your log files should now be full of information and remain there after a reboot.
Reporting Bugs
Please enable debugging as above. Attaching frameworkd.log and paroli.log will aid in solving the bug.
Please search the bug list for you issue before adding it to trac. Some of these issues might be paroli or FSO issue so you can also check their tracs for solutions or discussions.
At this point we are looking for bug reports and not feature requests.
Use the Om2009 tag so that we can track it against this release.


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Installing a Mid-60's Mustang Gas Tank In A 1953 F-100
updated July 2004
the detail below is for the install of a 16 gallon tank (my first install). Most of it will apply to the installation of the larger 20 and 22 gallon tanks… I've since removed the 16 gallon and replaced it with a 22 gallon unit.. The details and pics of that install are at the bottom of the article in RED text.
updated April 2002
updates are in blue text
Some more information has come in and I thought I'd update this article. I had previously stated that I had the larger of the two tanks made for the mid-60's Mustangs. That is what I was told by the seller. What prompted this update was an e-mail from another truck lover that told me based on dimensions that I had the smaller… so I did some more research… details below…revisions in blue font.
Many of us don't like the idea of 20 gallons of gasoline in the cab with us, or sitting directly under the drivers seat with nothing but a running board to protect it from collision. So, what do you do Move it.
There aren't many options on where to put it and a few more than that on what to use for the tank. One of the easiest and safest options is between the frame rails behind the rear axle. It's fairly well protected from impact, out of the cab area and it offers adequate room for a 20-25 gallon tank ( a welcome addition when you're running a big block).
There are a number of tanks available in the after market that will fit the bill in steel, stainless steel and plastic tanks in several different configurations and price ranges. Check out your favorite magazine for the adds. There is also a popular swap using an Mid 80's Isuzu trooper tank that works well although it requires C-notching the left frame rail to route the filler neck out and under the left rear fender. There are two major drawbacks to using a rear frame installation … #1 is you lose your spare tire space. For those with fender mount spares…never mind. For the rest of us, it means laying the spare in the bed, using a vertical bed mount , or taking a chance and going without the spare (not a good choice). Mine will lay nicely (on a cushioned rubber mat) in the back of the bed, thank you.. #2 is the filler neck location. Some require cutting a hole through the bed wood and mounting the filler hose/cap in the bed, some route around to the fender well, and I've even seen one that came out the rear sill with a cute little flip down door. It's something that must be addressed…as is the hole in the cab where you took the old one out. Personal choice will be the deciding factor here and patch panels are available.
|I chose a Mid 60's Mustang tank. They come in both 16 and 20 gallon versions. I used the larger. (correction… I have the smaller…right now. One of my truck buddies pointed this out after looking at the dimensions. I think this will be corrected in the future…but anyway…) The installation is really easy and the tank fits between the frame rails like it was made for them.
|First you should remove the rear cross member. The best I can remember, this piece is riveted into the frame, so either grind off the rivet heads or wash them off with a torch and drive out the rest. Sometimes you have to �persuade' the cross member with a hammer to get it out. ( One item I did forget to mention in the first edition of this article. It will be necessary to cut out a portion of the lower frame rail lip to make the tank fit. I used a plasma cutter and cut out 1/2" from the inside edge of each rail. It won't weaken the rail in the least and is necessary to have adequate room for the tank. At least, that was true on the 16 gallon unit. According to the dimensions given on gastanks.com's web site.. the 20 and 22 gallon tanks are actually narrower (30-1/4" vrs 32-5/8") than the 16 gallon tank so the notching may not be necessary if you use the larger tanks. They make up the difference in the height of the tanks. )
I fabricated a frame for the tank from 1" square tubing that matched the dimensions of the tank lip, which is 32-3/4" wide and 24-1/2" deep. I laid the tank in the frame and marked the mounting holes. I used �" hardware – three each across the wide side and two each on the short sides. The two on the short sides were marked on the frame rails and drilled through. These four bolts hold the frame and tank to the frame rails.
When the tank was secure in the frame, I installed the cross member at the end of the frame rails and bolted it in. I am not using a rear bumper, just a roll pan. Your cross member mount might be different depending on your bumper brackets, but put it back in.
|The filler neck is on the top rear of the tank and a short rubber hose will connect it to a "Cool Cap" style filler neck mounted in the truck bed wood. An excellent filler neck hose can be found at the hardware store. They stock flexible drain connectors that adapt from and to different sizes of piping. I found a 2-1/2" to 1-1/2" adapter. They even come with the clamps already attached.
|You can pay around $ 50 – $ 60 for the "Cool Cap" brand with the cute little palm tree on the cap or you can go by a marine dealer and look in the catalogs for a stainless steel fuel inlet fitting or "deck fuel fillers" …. Same as the cool cap (but without the palm tree) and they run about $ 25.00 . They include the cute little key to open the cap and a chain attached so you won't lose the cap. Some of the after market folks also carry a stainless steel (or chrome) drip tray that you can mount under the filler neck assembly… looks good and catches that last drip and keeps it off the bed wood. The drip tray is pictured above. The Cool Cap and the generic are pictured below. Cool Cap retails for around $60 …the generic around $25.. your choice…both are nice and polished stainless steel and forged for marine type applications, the only difference is the cost
|My research has brought me to a web site called www.gastanks.com . They are located in Rising Sun. Md ( 1-800-235-8788 ) and have tanks of every shape and size. I found three that would probably work between the frame rails of a Ford truck. They are listed and pictured below.
|'64-68 Mustang/Cougar Tank
32-5/8" x 24-1/2" x 8"
capacity 16 gallons
original part # C5ZZ9002D
their part # F-28E priced now at $119.00
|'69 Mustang/Cougar Tank
30-1/4 x 22" x 9"
capacity 20 gallons
original part # C9ZZ9002A
their part # f-28-C priced now at $ 139.00
|'70 Mustang/Cougar Tank
30-1/4" x 22" x 9-3/4"
capacity 22 gallons
original part # D0ZZ9002A
their part # F-28D priced now at $ 149.00
I took some measurements with and without the 16 gallon tank I have now.. and here's what I found..
I attached a straight edge to the bottom of the frame rail and the bed support to it's position on top of the rail.. then measured between them. There is approximately 4-1/4" between the two. I then slid the 16 gallon tank and frame in to the rails and measured again and it showed approximately 1-3/4" clearance.
I have not tried to install the larger tanks. But looking at my pictures below, I don't think that the extra height will interfere with the bed mounting rails, although I've been wrong before. Measure carefully before you order this tank.
|I called gastanks.com again and asked if they could give me the height of the top of the tank above the flange. They said they couldn't (wouldn't), and went on to say that they only made tanks for specific applications and that using a tank in another vehicle would void the warranty (?? what's up with that… lawyer stuff probably" I printed pictures of the tanks and tried to scale the heights and came up with this… on the 20 gallon tank, the top of the tank is approx 2-1/4" above the flange. If you use 1" tubing frame material that makes a total of 3-1/4", which would fit under the bed wood with an inch to spare. Although, connecting the filler neck would be a squeeze. One the 22 gallon tank there is approx 3-1/4" above the flange. In this case, with a 1" tubing frame, it would put the tank top right up against the bedwood. I think you'd have to mount the tank below the rail to make it fit, and support it from the underside with the frame. It would still fit and not hang too low (6-1/4"). My 3rd member and coil-overs are lower than that.
On the mustang tank the sending unit hole is on the lower front of the tank so it doesn't show in the pictures. All of the gauge manufacturers made sending units to fit the mustang tanks or you could buy the stock mustang unit and tell the gauge people what type sending unit you have. The fuel line plumbing depends on your engine size and fuel feed choices (carb vrs f.i.)
There has been some discussion on some of the message boards about mounting the tank for easy removal, should the sending unit give a problem. If the bed is in place and a rear roll pan is used.. it would be very difficult to remove the tank. But my thinking is… with the sending unit in the front lower part of the tank, there is really no need to remove the tank unless it's seriously damaged. And then, we're dealing with a whole different set of problems… Mine will probably stay where it is.. although I'm seriously considering moving up to the 22 gallon size.
That's about it… if you start early in the morning, plan something else for the afternoon, �cause it isn't gonna take that long.
22 Gallon Tank Install
After talking to some folks and seeing what they did,, I decided that with the 460 in the truck that a 22 gallon tank would serve me better… I could get a whopping 200 miles before fill-ups… maybe… if I stay out of it.
The install is almost identical to the 16 gallon with a couple of exceptions. First, the tank is taller from the flange up to the top… which will necessitate moving the tank and frame down below the frame rails where the 16 gallon actually sits "IN" the web of the rails. The 22 gallon will FIT in the web but is so close to the bed wood that a filler neck is all but impossible to install. I also had concerns about ever having to remove the tank… and if it's in the web and the bed or bed and rollpan or bumper is installed, you'd nearly have to disassemble the rear end of the truck to remove the tank. With it mounted under the rails it makes the removal as easy … well as easy as removing a fuel tank can be.
The tank I used is pictured above… the '70 model Mustang/Cougar tank. www.gastanks.com sells it for around 150.00 plus shipping… but it can be found cheaper. Call/surf around to some of the Mustang aftermarket places and see what you can find.. mine was 125.00/plus shipping from North Carolina.
The frame that is detailed above will also work for this tank… the outside dimensions are the same.. the only difference is how the new tank is mounted below the frame rail. Because the rails rise up to clear the rear suspension, you need to add brackets to the front of the frame to accommodate this rise and keep the tank level.
Also the filler neck is not centered in the tank so the filler tube if mounted in the bed wood will not be in the center piece. This can be changed by moving the neck… cutting it out and moving it over… take care doing this. If it's a fresh new tank that hasn't had gas in it… you can cut and weld with no fear… if it's a used tank… NO MATTER HOW LONG IT'S BEEN EMPTY, you need to take special care with sparks, fire and such. These tanks hold fumes for years. There are several accepted methods for cutting tanks… fill them with water to displace the gas (fumes), fill them with inert gas, like argon or nitrogen or CO2 to displace the fumes and the oxygen… I think the best way is to let someone who's experienced in these methods do it for you. Personally ?? I don't mind the filler tube being offset a little.
Here's the pics with dimensions..
sketches below are accurate in dimension but not in scale… and not particularly pretty but you can get the picture…..
here's a pic of the drop bracket that I drew so crudely above…you might want to set yours up and make your own measurements… these were the dimensions on MY frame. with my placement.. if you move the tank forward or backward… this dimension will change. It's simply here for a sample of what you might do. I actually copied Larry Eckart's frame design with the drop brackets… I liked his design. You can find the detail on his install on https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayalbum.php?&userid=82938&albumid=4818
here additional pics of the frame with the drop brackets in the foreground and after that a close up of the brackets… sometimes a picture is much better than a sketch for me.
below is the tank mounted in the frame and ready to install….
and below shows the sending unit hole (taped up)… it's in the center of the lower front of the tank
and a pic of the nifty drain plug included
the last few pics are installed shots showing the location of the tank, the brackets and such.
because of the difference in tank depth, the 22 gallon doesn't hang much lower than the 16 gallon
you can see the bed wood clearance here
The pic above is a little out of focus but it's main mission to to show the forward mounting location. The standard nuts on all four corners will be replaced with a welded in flanged locknut. This will allow the bolts to be removed and replaced (should the need arise to remove tank) and still be able to thread the bolts in easily.
I used 1/4" hardware to hold the tank to the frame across the front and rear flanges. and 3/8" to mount the frame to the frame rails.. 22 gallons of gasoline weights around 137 pounds plus approximately 20-25 lbs for the tank/frame… so we're not dealing with a lot of weight. You can go bigger if you want…it's just larger holes !
You can see the use of standard hardware to hold the tank frame to the frame rail. After some discussion with others, the point was made that should the tank need to be removed it might prove a problem to install the nuts and tighten them… good thought. Using flange (or flared) nuts
I tack welded them to the frame rail. The flare gives you a little more material to weld too. The welded nut gave me a secure threaded nut that will make it easier to attach the tank frame.


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Ahead of its weekly videogame sales rankings, GfK Chart Track told MCV that Black Ops sold more than 1.4 million copies during its first 24 hours on UK shelves, generating 58 million euros (nearly $80 million U.S. dollars) in revenue. That take topped the previous record held by Modern Warfare 2.
The latest record follows Activision's announcement yesterday that Black Ops enjoyed the biggest entertainment opening of all time, selling 5.6 million copies and raking in $360 million in 24 hours. And according to GameSpy's own completely unscientific and unsupported data, Black Ops has also set the record for most patched game during its launch week.
Treyarch confirmed via its community forums the various fixes that are now live, as well as the numerous patches that are on the way for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game.
"We are listening to you and we've been busy working on updates based on feedback from the community," Treyarch wrote. "We have already deployed a number of updates, and there will be many more to come."
The rundown on live and upcoming fixes for Black Ops:
Live PC Fixes:
-- GameServers.com has bumped sv_maxrate to 25000 across all servers to reduce lag.
-- GameServers.com continues to improve official server distribution in various worldwide regions.
-- Friends fix for join in progress and Friends tab in server browser.
-- Performance improvement for dual and quad core.
-- Improved connectivity with Black Ops Rcon tool.
PC Fixes Coming Soon:
-- GPU hitching on certain graphics cards.
-- Incomplete server browser results.
-- Improvements to Quickmatch joins (results with better ping and reduced lag).
-- Zombies "The game session is no longer available" error.
Live 360 and PS3 Fixes:
-- Villa: User can clip into rock at west edge of grid zone B2 and see through to the other side.
-- Crisis: User can clip into LVT between grid zone A3 and B3 and see through to the other side.
-- User can get an infinite number of Sam Turret, Care Package and Sentry Gun killstreaks (commonly referred to as the "care package glitch.")
-- Radar sweep when there are only two players left in One in the Chamber will stop functioning if the two players have multiple lives when the sweep starts
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-- Users' rank and stats can get wiped under very specific conditions
-- Online number counts were not updating properly; these are now reporting exact online numbers
-- Parties getting disbanded when host did not find a match quickly
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-- Weekly and Monthly leaderboards stats reporting incorrectly for kills, deaths and assists (All Time leaderboard not affected by this)
-- Additional improvements to party system
Sharkey says: The record-setting launch is a blessing and a curse. It's a curse because so many millions of gamers are playing Black Ops, bugs and glitches will be exploited and talked about ad nauseam. It's a blessing because Treyarch is listening and using the feedback to correct its errors and make a better game.


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NHL Game Night: 10/16/10 Lightning at Panthers
If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? If the Panthers score six goals at their home opener... well... you get the point.
Dan Ellis allowed 3 goals on 15 shots for the loss before being lifted for Mike Smith who allowed 3 goals on 23 shots the rest of the way. This loss was on the skaters, though.
First Period
01:50 FLA Stillman (1), McCabe (1), Dvorak (1)
14:25 FLA Booth (1), Matthias (1), Olesz (2)
15:13 FLA Reinprecht (1), Bernier (3), Santorelli (2)
18:15 FLA Wideman (1)(PP), Weiss (1), McCabe (2)
Second Period
Third Period
07:49 FLA Booth (2), Olesz (3), McCabe (3)
17:25 FLAR Olesz (2), McCabe (4), Booth (3)
The Lightning may have been a little tired, or they may have been a little too pleased with themselves. Either way, they re-learned the valuable lesson that in the NHL, if you come out flat, you can get embarassed by anyone in the league on any given night. The good thing is that it's one of eighty-two games. Dallas Stars on Monday. Turn the page.
Mattias Ritola was -3 with 3 shots, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 12:14. That +/- number looks terrible, but I thought he looked good in the offensive third and was one of the few Lightning players with any jump.
Michael Vernace was -1 with 2 shots, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 16:33. If I were Vernace, or Dana Tyrell, I'd be sweating bullets. There are a lot of players down in Norfolk playing some damned good hockey.
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The end of this season means there's only a year left of the snaggle-toothed Bowl Championship Series, a cartel dreamed up by Satan that has been infuriating college football fans since 1998. We can't wait for the new four-team playoff starting in 2014 that would have solved this season by picking Oregon as the clear-cut No. 4 team. Or, wait, should it have been Stanford? OK, so maybe the controversies won't end, but that shouldn't stop the sport from continuing to be rip-roaring fun.
This season's top 10 moments:
1 Crimson Tide landslide
Alabama's toughest obstacle to the national title wasn't Notre Dame in Monday night's BCS title game at Miami Gardens, Fla. Shoot, that was easy -- Tide 42, Irish 14. Alabama's toughest obstacle was getting out of the Southeastern Conference championship game.
"We got here by five yards," Coach Nick Saban said. "Georgia was five yards from scoring."
Had Georgia succeeded, the Bulldogs would have earned the right to defeat Notre Dame for the national title.
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Stagnant Wages Are Crimping Economic Growth
Americans are spending enough to keep the economy rolling, but don't expect them to splurge unless their paychecks start to grow. Neil Shah reports on the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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Apple lawyers land London lawsuit on Nokia
Tit-for-tat spat rattles on
Apple and Nokia continue to slap each others' cheeks. The iPhone maker has landed the latest blow: a lawsuit filed with the High Court in London this week that seeks to have one of the Finns' patents rendered null and void.
The European patent in question covers scrolling on touchscreen handsets, and is one of 37 patents that Nokia has alleged Apple has infringed.
This particular one was among seven such infringement allegations laid before the Dusseldorf court in September 2010. Apple has asked the court to declare the patent invalid, Bloomberg reports.
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Flat Head Syndrome
Baby Wellness: Preventing Flat Head
For years now, the American Association of Pediatrics has promoted the "Back to Sleep Campaign" to help reduce the risk of SIDS. Since the campaign started nearly 13 years ago, SIDS-related deaths have decreased by more than 50 percent. While that stat is something to cheer about, there is one drawback to babies snoozing on their backs — they may develop flat areas on their heads if they stay in one position too long. Pediatricians generally check to ensure infants are not developing such an issue. If, however, a child appears to have areas of concern, there are steps that a parent can take to keep a nice round noggin and prevent positional plagiocephaly, also known as flat head. To see what they are,
- When putting baby down to rest, alternate the head's position every time to keep one side from getting too worn down.
- Place baby on his tummy as often as possible so there is no head-to-bed contact. It will also encourage him to strengthen his core and neck muscles.
- Don't let the child rest in stationary seats too long (i.e. car seats, swings and bouncy seats.)
If a baby's noggin remains flat, consult your doctor about possible head-shaping options.