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Thai Junta Chief Nominated to Be Prime Minister
Gen. Prayuth Faces Mandatory Retirement From Army Next Month
BANGKOK—Thailand's military-appointed legislature nominated army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to become prime minister Thursday, giving him the chance to swap his uniform for a business suit nearly three months after he seized power in a coup d'état.
His new role would give the sometimes blunt general freer rein to cement his power shortly before facing mandatory retirement from the army at the end of September. The 60-year-old commander has said he aims to win over voters and foreign investors, who are looking beyond Thailand...


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When it comes to your child's eyes, high-quality care is of the utmost importance. That's because many vision problems and eye diseases can be corrected if detected and treated early. Pediatric eye problems are often very different from adult eye diseases and pediatric ophthalmologists (eye doctors who are also surgeons) are specially trained to manage and treat children's eye conditions.
Pediatric Eye Problems We Treat
- amblyopia (lazy eye: with one weak eye and one strong one)
- blocked tear ducts and defects (from the ducts not forming correctly)
- pediatric glaucoma (damage to the optic nerve from a build-up of pressure in the eye)
- pediatric cataract (a clouding of the eye's lens)
- eye injuries
- ptosis (drooping eyelid)
- refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism)
- retinopathy of prematurity (a disease that occurs in premature babies and causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina)
- retinoblastoma (a type of tumor involving the retina)
- retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and other retinal dystrophies (diseases that cause damage to the retina
- strabismus (wandering eye or "cross eyes")
Signs of Pediatric Eye Problems
Children whose parents or siblings have eye conditions, such as strabismus or amblyopia, are more likely to have these eye disorders themselves, even if they don't have obvious signs of pediatric eye problems.
If your child has a certain medical condition such as diabetes, or a genetic disease like neurofibromatosis, it's a good idea to have regular pediatric eye exams with a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Early signs of serious pediatric eye problems, which should be evaluated by a doctor, include:
- poor vision
- eye pain
- changes in the shape or size of an eye
- crossed or wandering eyes
- abnormal appearance of the pupil of one or both eyes
Genetic conditions can often cause eye problems in children. In these cases, our pediatric ophthalmologists collaborate with multi-disciplinary Nemours teams who treat children with genetic syndromes.
If your child is healthy and has no known risk factors for pediatric eye problems, then age-appropriate screening examinations with your primary care provider should be sufficient. If further evaluations are indicated, your child can be referred to our ophthalmologists as needed.

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Week 6 started with a slight of hand from the Sith Lord of fantasy football. Here's a look at Sunday's winners and losers.
Winner: Aaron Rodgers
Here's a news flash to anybody out there in fantasy land -- if you have Rodgers, you will likely win. In a week in which no one eclipsed 400 passing yards, Rodgers was his typical self, throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns.
Loser: Rex Grossman
A large number of fantasy enthusiasts were not ready to go all-in on the new Rex Grossman this season. On Sunday, they were rewarded for their patience. Grossman is owned in only 8 percent of fantasy leagues, and those poor souls who started him received negative points. But don't rush out to pick up John Beck, either.
Winner: Ahmad Bradshaw
Anybody who started Bradshaw was a huge winner on Sunday, after the Giants running back scored three touchdowns. So what if his production was thanks in part to three Giants wideouts being stopped within 5 yards of the goal line against the Bills. That's just what makes people who played Eli Manning -- like yours truly -- the biggest losers.
Winner: Michael Turner
Turner deserves some recognition, too, considering that he ran for 139 yards and a pair of TDs. With Roddy White held in check by the Panthers, Turner's running was a welcomed relief for fantasy players trying to get something from the Falcons' studs.
Loser: Ryan Torain
Despite reports of Tim Hightower starting, the smart money was on Torain getting the majority of the carries against an Eagles squad that came into the game allowing the most points to fantasy running backs. Torain did get the most attempts (10) but only managed 22 yards. Establishing a running game with Grossman turning the ball over four times, however, is tough to do.
Winner: Marques Colston
We have a Colston sighting! We've been waiting for a breakout performance, and it came against the Buccaneers as he recorded 118 yards and a touchdown. But be careful, trying to pick the top Saints receiver every week can be as difficult as trying to pick your favorite Iron Maiden song. Colston certainly seems like the top fantasy WR option in New Orleans going forward, though.
Winner: Jordy Nelson
It's getting harder to bench Nelson each week. The Packers provide the same challenges as the Saints with Rodgers spreading the ball almost evenly to all his receivers. But I like Nelson over James Jones in the long term because Nelson is the much more reliable pass catcher.
Loser: Victor Cruz
We have been calling him Victory for some time now, but only those going against Cruz this week were victorious. Cruz had been a target machine the past couple of weeks, however, he was targeted only four times against the Bills. This should be just a one-week blip, but please continue to monitor this situation.
Winner: Jimmy Graham
Colston might be the top receiver for the Saints, but Graham is the most reliable player in their passing attack at this point. Graham was targeted 11 times against the Bucs and finished with 124 yards. He has topped 100-yard receiving mark in four consecutive games.
Loser: Vernon Davis
Davis disappeared on Sunday, recording only eight receiving yards. As a guy who has been against fractional points for the longest time, at least we were able to get something from Davis against the Lions. But don't worry, Davis will give you about as many fantasy points on his bye in Week 7 as he did in Week 6. So stay positive.
Winner: Billy Cundiff
The Ravens kicker was on fire Sunday, chipping in with 17 fantasy points. Cundiff nailed three field goals from the 40-49 range to lead all kickers.
Loser: Neil Rackers
The Texans have put some big points on the board this year, but Rackers managed just a pair of extra points on Sunday. All you ask for is that your kicker doesn't kill you, but that is exactly what Rackers did.
Winner: Jim Harbaugh
Harbaugh came off looking pretty good when he quipped that he must have shook Jim Schwartz's hand too strongly, causing the dustup after the 49ers' win over the Lions. And Harbaugh never gave up on Frank Gore, which also has helped us.
Loser: Mike Shanahan
It all comes down to one word: Shanahanigans.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
In this section, you will watch Dr. Paratore's lecture on teaching writing as a process.
Print Dr. Paratore's Writing Process Lecture Posters (PDF). Use the posters to take notes on the lecture.
In this video segment, Dr. Paratore reviews the principles of effective writing instruction. The lecture focuses on writing as a process and Writing Workshop practices that support the process.
An accompanying lecture transcript (PDF) is also available.
At the end of the lecture, review your notes and consider these questions:
Following the lecture, the workshop participants discuss their questions and concerns about teaching writing. Use the video image below to locate where to begin viewing.
Now return to your Writing Instruction Chart. Add any new questions or challenges that have come from watching the video segment.
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NISE Network product
The Intro to Nanotechnology exhibition introduces the basics of nanoscience through four interactive exhibit components. These exhibits were developed by the NISE Network; copies are located at the Museum of Science in Boston, OMSI in Oregon, and the Arkansas Discovery Network.
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Big Idea
Things at the nanoscale are super small and have unexpected properties.
Learning Goals
Things at the nanoscale are super small.
Super small nanoparticles can have very unexpected properties.
Scientists are figuring out how to create and manipulate materials at the nanoscale through self-assembly.
Nano Content Map
Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.
Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.
Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.
Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Development Process
NISE Network products are developed through an iterative collaborative process that includes scientific review, peer review, and visitor evaluation in accordance with an inclusive audiences approach. Products are designed to be easily edited and adapted for different audiences under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. To learn more, visit our Development Process page.


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Revision as of 07:59, 24 April 2019
Please add new questions at the bottom of the page and sign your post by appending four tildes (~~~~) to it, but otherwise plunge forward!
You can find Archived discussions here: Travellers´pub Archives.
Business Listings: How Much is too Much?
Earlier today, a bus company that operates New Zealand's largest passenger transport network with daily services from Auckland to many towns and cities in the Waikato region made an account, and proceeded to add their listing to a WHOLE BUNCH of pages, which looked like spam from my end. Should we allow companies to add their listings to more than a certain number of pages? Yes? No? If we do, what could be the ramifications? What could potential questions, comments, and or snide remarks could arise? -- —The preceding comment was added by Tonikar (talk • contribs)
Second, I am at a loss to find something wrong with listing a business on multiple pages, if those pages do not contain any (or a very small number) similar options. In this case, if you are considering traveling to a small town in NZ that is only served by this bus company, we ought to provide details as to how to catch a bus into/out of there if we have them. What is the harm? Now, if this is, say, New York City, where there are interminable bus and other transportation options for getting in and out, I would say that allowing companies to list all of them would be disastrous for Wikitravel, and of limited to zero use for the traveler. And don't even get me started on chain restaurants!
So perhaps there is a middle ground? Where there are many existing options, disallow the listing; where there are none or very few, allow them; and when allowed, the listing must be customized to that destination. And when we see a company engaging in this behavior, we ought to make contact with them as soon as possible, guide them, and have them provide a proposed list of everywhere they are intending to add their listing, as well as the specifics of how they will customize their listing to the page, BEFORE they spam it out everywhere publicly. How's that sound? IBobi (talk) 19:29, 22 March 2017 (EDT)
outdent Just saying, this guy has been doing this fairly cross wiki. One of his accounts was already blocked on the basis of extreme touting. My guess is that this guy is a waste of time to argue with and that we should revert the great majority of their edits, and keep just a few of the most city relevant ones. Then if they edit war, you are on solid ground to block the user. -- Selfie City (talk) 10:05, 10 November 2018 (EST)
Map Based wikitravel
I wish to introduce a map based wikitravelish website impressionmap.org
I'm an avid reader and planned all trips based on info here. A big thanks first! However, articles are organized by meaningless place names (it's the only choice though), and it's not straightforward to figure out which place is where. Thus, planning bigger trips involves going back and forth between here and Google Maps, taking a long time.
It may be better to organize info by map itself and attach it to the map as snippets which will appear or disappear based on zoom level. More info and links can be added as popups. So I made the aforementioned website. You can zoom in to Amherst, MA or NYC (worse option as not much info is added) to see how it works. By the way, the website doesn't seem to work on IE and renders a bit ugly on browsers released before March 2017
Asking for advice and opinions! If you would, edit it as well!
Hopefully this is the right place to do such introduction. No bad intention, just wish to make travel info presentation more intuitive and trip planning easier Wkenmomo (talk) 14:16, 1 June 2017 (EDT)
Please make suggestions for WT homepage content
Hello! We'd like Wikitravel users to help us decide what should go on the Wikitravel homepage for February by offering ideas for 5 different categories: Destination of the Month, Off the Beaten Path, Cuisine of the Month, Language of the Month, and Landmark of the Month. Please post your ideas on the Pub between today and Monday January 29th. We will announce the winning topics Tuesday the 30th. Thank you!Ncahill (talk) 14:11, 22 January 2018 (EST)
Bangkok Hotels
I just checked the "Bangkok" section of Wikitravel, and I saw in the "Hotels" section, a number of hotel listings. Mainly upmarket ones. I believe that these should have been placed in individual District articles, Also, they're somewhat touty. Should I remove them? Avemario (talk) 03:55, 24 January 2018 (EST)
Home Page Content Voting for March 2018
Hi All! We'd like Wikitravel users to help us decide what should go on the Wikitravel homepage for March by offering ideas for 5 different categories: Destination of the Month, Off the Beaten Path, Cuisine of the Month, Language of the Month, and Landmark of the Month. Please post your ideas on the Pub between today and Wednesday, February 28th. We will announce the winning topics on the Pub Thursday, March 1st. Thank you!Ncahill (talk) 11:35, 20 February 2018 (EST)
April 2018 suggestions for WT Homepage content!
A little bit to the game to this but each month the content of our homepage changes. We'd like Wikitravel users to help decide what should go on the Wikitravel homepage for April by offering ideas for 5 different categories: Destination of the Month, Off the Beaten Path, Cuisine of the Month, Language of the Month, and Landmark of the Month. Please post your ideas on the Pub between today and Wednesday, April 4th. We will announce the winning topics on the Pub Thursday, April 5th. Thank you!
Wikitravel Software Update Coming Next Week
Hello all Wikitravellers! This is one of your admins on Wikitravel. Just sending an update that our site will be expecting a upgrade sometime next week. Should anyone come across any issues, please e-mail [email protected](dot)org or message me on my talk page. IB hill (talk) 20:21, 6 April 2018 (EDT)IB_Hill
Vandalism on WT today
If you happen to see a strange looking page on WT today, please let us know. Don't be alarmed, it's just a vandal. Our Legal team are in the process of tracing the related IPs and will be alerting local law enforcement immediately. Thank you, IBobi (talk) 15:22, 10 April 2018 (EDT)
WT Software Upgrade Happening Now!
Hi everyone! Heads up that as of Wednesday, April 11th at 12:05pm PST, the site will be down and ready for upgrade! IB hill (talk) 15:05, 11 April 2018 (EDT)IB_Hill
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Traveller of the Month
I do note that the Traveller of the Month page is defective. I did try to post this on the edit page there, but it will not allow me. Although it is an old page, maybe you can either correct it or delete it. Obviously I would prefer the former, as I use it to prove to people that it is a totally credible website. Your call..................
Avemario (talk) 04:02, 14 April 2018 (EDT)
I might add that the Thai Phrasebook has a similar problem!
Avemario (talk) 08:08, 16 April 2018 (EDT)
Pages Currently Under Evaluation
Heads up that as of 4/18/18, we're currently putting pages about Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market, Wat Chan, and Dusun Glondok under evaluation as we're working on determining if it adheres to the site's policies and guidelines and style. If anyone has any thoughts or know anything about these sights and destinations, please reply down below here. Would love to make this a collaborative effort on Wikitravel! IB hill (talk) 19:27, 18 April 2018 (EDT)IB_Hill
Nong Prue
I have noticed an article about this place in Kanchanaburi Province in Thailand. The information is minimal, and a VERY thorough check of the internet shows virtually no information at all worthy of tourists.Personally, I would delete the article.Avemario (talk) 06:53, 21 April 2018 (EDT)
So again, I think it should be moved.Avemario (talk) 19:10, 26 April 2018 (EDT)
Vote for May 2018 Homepage!
Hey guys! This April will be coming to an end in 4 days... whoa! That means it's time to vote for the next feature on our homepage for May! This month we featured Botswana as "Destination Of The Month" with a huge emphasis on Greek for all the other categories. What do you guys want to see? Let us know by commenting down below! IB hill (talk) 16:19, 26 April 2018 (EDT)IB_Hill
GDPR Compliance Announcement
Hi everyone!
Starting on or before May 25th, 2018, Wikitravel will become GDPR compliant in accordance with the EU GDPR regulation.
If you are visiting this forum from an EU IP address, you will see a pop-up overlay that looks like this:
After clicking "I Agree," this message should not appear again (unless you clear your browser cookies). You can learn more about this on this page. Thank you. IB hill (talk) 14:32, 21 May 2018 (EDT)IB_Hill
Slow servers?
My impression is that this site loads slowly. Have you had server issues? /Burbur (talk) 16:26, 21 May 2018 (EDT)
Vote for June 2018 Homepage!
Still some time left, before today´s changes. The World Cup 2018 article is ready to go, anyone else getting excited for the upcoming event? As language of the Month Russian would be a great help I guess, for those making it over to Russia, but also because it´s such an interesting language to learn (yes, I made an attempt many years ago). Landmark of the Month, the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg. For Off the Beaten Path I´m going to think a bit more. Adzas (talk) 05:00, 1 June 2018 (EDT)
Travel guide block
I know and understand why Wikitravellers are not allowed to use the name of a competing travel guide on this website. For example, I'd like to say that I'm mainly a contributor to Wiki but am now signed up on Wikitravel as well. Any thoughts? Just asking, I don't mind if you don't want to change. SelfieCity (talk) 16:28, 9 June 2018 (EDT)
Longtime Wiki policy to ensure that Wikitravel remains a primary source, for travelers, by travelers, and not a link farm. Experience has shown that once you start allowing references to one guide, everyone thinks they can link whatever they want. So we just say no references or links to other travel guides, and it has worked out very nicely. IBobi (talk) 17:51, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
Vote for the July 2018 Homepage!
I know it's really early, but it's better to start the nominating process early than to start late, so I think we may as well start now. I nominate the following with the idea of a Southwest theme:
What do the others think? SelfieCity (talk) 23:14, 9 June 2018 (EDT)
Updated DOTM and VFD pages
Those pages were out of date, so I have been archiving old nominations and bringing it all up-to-date. Just wanted the administrators and other editors to know this and that I'm not trying to cause problems. SelfieCity (talk) 22:37, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
Vote for Aug 2018 Homepage
August is coming up in just a few days. Anyone have suggestions on what should be on the homepage? Comment below down here!IB hill (talk • contribs)
Vote for Sept 2018 Homepage
The last month of summer is officially halfway over! This means it's a good time to start thinking what we want to see on the homepage for the first month of fall. If anyone has suggestions, please comment below! :) IB hill (talk) 10:54, 16 August 2018 (EDT)
Question about Main Page
Hi! I am new here as an editor, though I have been reading this website for years and I have just looked at the main page. The strange thing is that I see it full-size, but it fits the left half of my computer screen. Is there any way to change the resolution of the main page to fit individual screens? --Fordaemdur (talk) 10:31, 21 August 2018 (EDT)
Hyphen/dash formatting
Just wanted to check, since I couldn't find this in Wikitravel policy: it's considered best to use an mdash (that is, "—") instead of "-" or "--", right? Just wanted to check because I have been changing hyphens to mdahes in a couple articles. For example, see this link [6] to see what I mean by this. -- Selfie City (talk) 15:17, 22 August 2018 (EDT)
Technical Issues with logging in
Hi everyone. There is a current issue with users not being able to log in. Just wanted to announce that we are well aware of it and will take care of it ASAP. Apologies for any inconveniences. 184.108.40.206 09:47, 23 August 2018 (EDT)IB_Hill
Main page overlap
I've noticed for quite a while now that the travel news, phrasebook/picture of the month, and the DOTM slideshow all overlap over each other. I should have mentioned this earlier. -- Selfie City (talk) 12:40, 31 August 2018 (EDT)
Vote for October 2018 Homepage
Halloween month is less than two weeks away! We had Sighisoara, Transylvania, and Bran mentioned already. Does anyone have any other suggestions they want to see on the homepage for October 2018? IB hill (talk) 18:00, 18 September 2018 (EDT)
Vote for November 2018 Homepage
November homepage voting is now open! I think based on our last conversation, we were thinking about Everglades National Park, Gibraltar, and Jiuzhaigou as they all fit with the fall season? Does anyone have any other thoughts and suggestions? Please let us know! IB hill (talk) 18:11, 15 October 2018 (EDT)
Dates for pricing
Hi everyone,
I've long used Wikitravel but only now have gotten around to trying to contribute myself. A frequent annoyance of mine as a user is when I read a price for a given hotel, activity, etc. but there is no way to discern when that price was valid. I greatly appreciate it when there is a date just afterward so that I can know if I'm then being ripped off with a higher price, need to practice my haggling, or need to accept that five years later the price is going to be higher.
I recently updated some prices on a page with dates and they were immediately deleted by another user citing the guidelines (I apologize for having changed it back at first - I had checked the guidelines but under 'Accommodation Listings' and 'Price' under 'Listings' without seeing 'When to use dates' >_>*). This surprised me as it is such an important detail for a website like this. Travel guides traditionally were published with the year right in the title: you knew when the information was valid and could respond accordingly. The guidelines acknowledge that "The reality is that it can take a while for some destinations to be revisited and for the information to be updated in the guide. Meanwhile, knowing whether information is current or dated can be very useful to our readers. We need to find a balance between adding a date to all facts and maintaining an uncluttered travel guide", but then errs on the side of less 'clutter'. Why is this very useful detail considered clutter when others that could be considered less useful are not?
I feel that this compromise ignores the reality of being a web-based, date-free travel guide. It asks users to assume that prices (and schedules for that matter) are current and up to date. For some busy pages that may do but I've had experience after experience over the last year travelling and extensively using Wikitravel where the absence of this detail and then the inaccuracy of the information was only motivation to find a website more regularly updated. Knowing when information was valid is important and something that is not otherwise indicated. It is a nice thought on the guidelines' part that "When a price changes, we update the guide without retaining any previous pricing information", but that requires that a user who also contributes be made aware of the price change and then actually make the edit: the plethora of years expired prices calcifying pages across the site stand as testament to the inadequacy of relying solely on the prompt fulfillment of this expectation.
What finally motivated me to begin contributing myself was a conversation I had with a Couchsurfing host and his traveller friend a couple of weeks back. They said they had basically stopped using Wikitravel because they couldn't trust the information: they would read prices and details and discover them to be quite different. Reconsidering this guideline would at least provide some transparency so that users can know how much confidence to put into particular details.
Movethathoof (talk) 12:54, 18 October 2018 (EDT)
Updating a Map
Hi all,
On the Japan page the Shinkansen Map is over 7½ years old and terribly out of date - and hence misleading. As far as creative rights go, according to what I am reading, I think I can add some updated info on it. I am no graphics wizard, but I have enough ability to update it - but before I start spending some time doing that, I want to make sure it would be accepted. —The preceding comment was added by The-observer (talk • contribs)
OK...I made the needed changes. So now what? I read there has to be 2 weeks for user input? For the program, it was not Inkscape. —The preceding comment was added by The-observer (talk • contribs)
Vote for December 2018 Homepage
December is coming! Winter is coming (hopefully not in the "Game-of-Thrones-fashioned way" if you know what I mean...)! So it's time to choose new locations to feature on the Homepage. Please share your thoughts. GiulioC (talk) 03:31, 18 November 2018 (EST)
Looks like a fairly good set of choices overall -- Selfie City (talk) 21:07, 3 December 2018 (EST)
Creating a page for towns with historical center in Italy
I would like to know if I might be able to create a page listing towns with a historic center in Italy. While living abroad in different countries I was always wondering which towns around my area, even the tiny ones, had a historic center. In order to get this info i had to go through several internet sites and google maps. This might be useful for someone who is living in a certain city for a longer period, or visiting a place and wanting to discover small non-too-touristy places. I know that there are many of such towns in Italy but they are still not the totatily and it would be different from listing all towns in Italy. If I could proceed, I was then wondering where should I create such a page. If to create a full one of its own with the subsections including the Regions, provinces etc or if to create separate pages for each region, province etc. Oztom (talk) 04:57, 19 November 2018 (EST)
Vote on the January 2019 homepage
That time's coming in about two weeks, when we have to decide on the homepage for 2019. We probably need a few extra days to vote for this month because we'll soon be (if we're not already) distracted with Christmas. I considered Windhoek and Cape Town but it's probably hot in those places currently — especially Windhoek. Maybe some tropical regions, or even high elevations? -- Selfie City (talk) 20:10, 16 December 2018 (EST)
Happy new year
Happy new year! -- Selfie City (talk) 09:50, 1 January 2019 (EST)
Myanmar project & New users
Hello editors! Many new articles have been created, which is great, but please make sure that our guidelines are followed, otherwise articles will be deleted, which would be a waste of your work and a shame for those who wish to learn about your locations. Check out our guidelines, look also at What is an article and very important, all pictures should be uploaded via Wikitravel Shared only! Any pictures uploaded directly in the articles without going through Shared, will be deleted. Looking forward to your edits, spread the word! Adzas (talk) 06:12, 6 January 2019 (EST)
turkish wikitravel
I would like to create a turkish language page for ukraine travel. How should I go about this? Nervusvagus (talk) 03:22, 14 January 2019 (EST)
Vote for February 2019 homepage
It's almost time to update our homepage, please share your ideas! Sometimes throughout the year I'd like to have Matera in Italy and/or Plovdiv in Bulgaria as they are European Capital of Culture for 2019, but I'll think about some other destinations. GiulioC (talk) 09:22, 24 January 2019 (EST)
"Articles needing isPartOf Category" category
I'm a recent newbie, and was wondering... There are several/many/lots of articles with this category on them. I've looked around, but don't see yet how to resolve this, if it is a problem. An article I just created, as well as a few others I've browsed, have this condition. Any opinions/help, or do I even need to concern myself? Thanks in advance. Swissjohn29 (talk) 18:56, 23 February 2019 (EST)
Vote on the March 2019 homepage
Any ideas? We're getting into spring, so weather should be similar around the world in most destinations. Perhaps somewhere Mediterranean would work, or Everglades National Park as I mentioned above. -- Selfie City (talk) 20:15, 23 February 2019 (EST)
How about Lisbon for the DOM? -- Selfie City (talk) 22:02, 25 February 2019 (EST)
I just came across Bakkhali while patrolling, maybe a nice OBP destination for next month? Adzas (talk) 05:21, 25 March 2019 (EDT)
Potentially derogatory/unfounded info about a city posted by unregistered posters, and is it reportable?
Just noticed some questionable content placed in a city article where I'm working on, but in a different section than one I've been focused on. Does something like this need to be reverted, reported, or what? Just wondering. It doesn't affect me very much, but I can see it being troublesome for others. Thanks in advance. Swissjohn29 (talk) 22:18, 24 February 2019 (EST)
Listings, and their links--which style to use now?
I have seen the section where links are addressed, and one area says to put the link for the listing in the url="" section of the template, while another area says it's "good" to wikilink the name of the listed place/store/hotel itself instead of the url="" (because of the numbers that show up where the weblink is in the listing). I am concerned that I'll have a bunch of work in, then discover later I did it wrong. And yes, I've gone through some of the past threads, but most are dated from a while ago. So, what is the consensus now? —The preceding comment was added by Swissjohn29 (talk • contribs)
Suggested addition to news ticker (travel news)
Should we add this one? Brunei's New Anti LGBTQ Law Introduces Stoning and Whipping. 2607:FEA8:1DE0:7B4:1951:2853:A78F:43D7 07:46, 27 March 2019 (EDT)
Vote on the May 2019 homepage
Hello all! Let's get talking about what the May 2019 home page is going to look like! Destination of the Month? Landmark of the Month? Off the Beaten Path? You decide! IBRyan (talk) 15:42, 17 April 2019 (EDT)


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The Middle East War on Christians
Muslim-majority nations are doing to followers of Jesus what they did to the Jews.
This week, as Jews celebrate the Passover holiday, they are commemorating the Bible's Exodus story describing a series of plagues inflicted on ancient Egypt that freed the Israelites, allowing them to make their way to the Holy Land. But over the past century, another exodus, driven by a plague of persecution, has swept across the Middle East and is emptying the region of its Christian population. The persecution is especially virulent today.
The Middle East may be the birthplace of three monotheistic religions, but some Arab...


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Thank you for purchasing this Developer release of Neo FreeRunner. The Neo FreeRunner phone is the second hardware platform to take advantage of Openmoko. This guide will help you know your Neo FreeRunner and how to starte use your Neo FreeRunner.
What Is In The Box
Getting To Know Neo FreeRunner
Turning On Neo FreeRunner
You can boot your Neo FreeRunner in following ways:
- Boot into U-Boot via NAND Flash.
These ways allows you to update the kernel and root filesystem.
Log in Openmoko Image
Press and hold Power button (about 8 seconds) until Openmoko splash screen turns up. You may now release the Power button, and Neo FreeRunner will continue to boot into Openmoko Image.
Log in U-Boot in NAND Flash
Press and hold Power button, then press and hold AUX button (about 5~8 seconds ). You can see BOOT MENU for NAND Flash. Press AUX to select the options, Power to execute.
Log in U-Boot in NOR Flash
Press and hold AUX button, then press and hold Power button. Release AUX button. You can see BOOT MENU for NOR Flash. ( This options usually used for developer. If you can't log in NAND , you can log in U-Boot in NOR Flash. )
| NOTE: There are six options you can choose when you log in NOR Flash.
1. Boot
3. Set console to USB
4. Set console to Serial
5. Reset
6. Power off
Flashing Neo FreeRunner
As Openmoko development continues, Openmoko regularly releases updated versions of the Openmoko root filesystem, the kernel, and the U-Boot. These may be programmed into the Flash memory of Neo FreeRunner. You can use the USB cable and Openmoko provided tool to flash Neo FreeRunner.
|NOTE: Openmoko software team build images daily. If you want to use the newest image, you can download image from daily build. But we recommend you download the most stable image from http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/. Images here has been tested by test team.
Step1. Download DFU-until
You can download the flashing tool from: http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/dfu-util
On the GNU/Linux host, you you can use folloing command download U-Boot utility.
wget http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/dfu-util
Step 2. Flashing Kernel
You can download kernel from http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/
Type in the following command in the terminal of a GNU/Linux host.
./dfu-util -a (partion name) -R -D (download image file name)
./dfu-util -a kernel -R -D uImage-2.6.24+svnr4082-r4055-r3-neo1973.bin
| NOTE: The meaning of parameter you spcified:
-a --alt alt Specify the altsetting of the DFU interface by name or by number
Step 3. Flashing Root Filesystem
You can download the root filesystem from : http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/
Type in the following command in the terminal of a GNU/Linux host.
./dfu-util -a rootfs -R -D openmoko-devel-image-fic-gta02.jffs2
When flashing succeeds
status(0) = No error condition is present
Connect To Neo FreeRunner By USB Networking
Connect Neo FreeRunner to Linux host with USB cable. After booting into Openmoko image, there will be a new interface, usb0, in your Linux host.
Manual Method
Type in the following command in the terminal of a GNU/Linux host.
ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssh firstname.lastname@example.com
Press Enter to pass the password.
Automatic Method
- Debian and derivatives (Ubuntu, Sidux etc.)
Edit /etc/network/interfaces
auto usb0 iface usb0 inet static address 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0
Restart the networking service and type in the following command in the terminal of GNU/Linux host.
ssh email@example.com
Press Enter to pass the password.
Making things even more automatic
If you don't want to remember the IP number of your phone you can create an alias by adding the following line to your /etc/hosts:
192.168.0.202 openmoko
Now it should immediately be possible to connect your phone using the following command line:
ssh root@openmoko
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Thousands Lay Wreaths at Arlington Cemetery Gravesites
By C. Todd Lopez
Army News Service
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2013 - Volunteers placed more than 143,000 wreaths on gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery here Dec. 14 as part of the 22nd annual "Wreaths Across America" event.
The wreaths were manufactured by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine, and came to the cemetery by truck over the week in advance of the event. Donors and the Worcester Wreath Co. paid for the wreaths.
Morrill Worcester, the company's owner, said interest in the project has grown steadily, and that he feels now his participation has grown to something more.
"About five years ago, things really started to take off," he said. "I really think that it became our responsibility at that point to do what we do. Today I really think it's our obligation to be here."
Morrill's wife, Karen, reminded event participants of the people and lives being commemorated during the event.
"These are not gravestones; these are lives," she said. "These represent lives that were lost and laid down so we can be free."
Out of the backs of several tractor-trailer trucks, volunteers passed the wreaths -- Maine balsam with a hand-tied red bow -- to the thousands of civilians, service members, adults and children who would take them out to a single stone and place them there in advance of the holiday season.
"I said, 'Let's come down early and actually volunteer and put some wreaths on,'" said Bob Taylor of Redline, Pa. Taylor and 10 members of his family drove more than two hours to participate in the event.
"What really impressed me was how many served in multiple wars," he said after reading inscriptions on some of the headstones. "You see individuals that served in three and four wars. It's really incredible, the dedication and commitment that they showed for our country. It's a profound sense of gratitude, to see how fortunate we are to live the life that we live, in part because of what these people have sacrificed."
Marine Corps Maj. Daniel Smith works at the Pentagon and lives in the Washington, D.C., area. He said he knew some who are buried in the cemetery -- men he had served with in two theaters of war over the last 10 years.
"Several folks we've served with are here, in different areas," he said. "We have been in conflict now for 10-plus years. You're going to lose people. It's an amazing feeling to know that so many people not only contributed monetarily, but are here."
Smith's daughter, Kara Anne, said she was glad to have come to the event with her father.
"These people have died in some of the most important wars," she said. "They did good -- so we honor them."
Vietnam and Army veteran Gerald Reed, of nearby Columbia, Md., attended the event for the first time this year with his wife, Kathy. Reed was drafted at 25, and served in Phu Bai, Vietnam, in 1971 as a radar technician. He'd been a radar technician as a civilian when he was drafted.
"I really lucked out," Reed said. "Normally, when you are drafted they put you in the infantry. They had a need for radar repairmen, and that's what I did. They didn't even have to train me."
While Reed said he doesn't know anyone buried in the cemetery, he did say a high school classmate of his was the first from his county to be killed in the Vietnam War. And Reed's older brother was killed in World War II in Normandy. He said he never met his brother.
"My oldest brother, Clifford, who died in World War II, died before I was born," he said. "My mother was pregnant with me when they got word that my brother was killed."
Reed said he has six brothers and four sisters. While one of his brothers died at an early age -- just 3 years old -- he and the rest of his brothers all served in the military. All but one served in the Army. His four brothers-in-law also served, he said.
"I think it's absolutely inspirational," said his wife, Kathy, of the event. "I love the fact that maybe there is a little pendulum that is swinging back a little more toward respect, appreciation, remembrance, recollection and giving honor -- that kind of thing. This is an amazing way to do that. There is a lot of distraction in the world. This is a very humbling experience."
She also reflected on the words of Karen Worcester about how each stone represents a life lost.
"Every one of them had a hope, a dream, a family, someone who mourns their loss," she said. "This is a small gesture of gratitude."
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Arlington National Cemetery [ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/ ]


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Reason number 86 of why I love winter.
During the months when walking the trails on our property can be done with a light jacket, a sweatshirt or a t-shirt (braving the mosquitoes and insects that swoop down as soon as you enter the shelter of the woods ...) you are left to wonder what bird or animal has gone before you. Unless you happen upon them or they leave a track or scat ... you can only speculate.
If you enjoy upland bird hunting in northern Wisconsin, you look forward to those mornings when the scent of grouse and woodcock is carried on the cool crisp air to your favorite hunting companion. At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, it is a thing of beauty to watch a cocker working the cover, gathering in the scent of all the creatures, searching for The One that will lead him/her to the ultimate goal.
Head out to those same trails when they are snow covered and you will see what is hidden from your view during the warm and green time of the year that everyone seems to yearn for. The meandering tracks of a mouse, the purposeful track of a deer, the imprint in the snow of a Ruffed Grouse landing in the snow ... it's as if nature is rewarding you for venturing out in the cold by sharing some of her secrets.
It's the reason I chose frost as my creative moment of the day: water vapor, invisible under any other circumstances until the temperature reaches that certain number and as if by magic, crystal one-of-a-kind shapes appear and cling together. Magic. Even in a bird bath.
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Several people has stated a dislike for the name warp. Shall I just call them Ley or Dragon lines that the dragons move throught? However, this metaphor does not work well for the fading ability, nor some odd warp abilities of zhan and jumpers. I am taking suggestions if you have them...
Some of it has to do with the excessive nervous structures found in all Kerren animals, but especially in the Dracos (Dragons, Chirpers, Jumpers, Swimmers, etc). It makes them sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Longer radio broadcasts and electrical fences would attract animals.. large animals... flying animals... So. While there can be electric lights, radios, TV, and electric fences, they actually caused more harm and trouble than their advantage. Now, only Warrens have radios and they are used for short messages. Since Dragons can send a message in a few minutes anywhere in the world (a few dozen jumps) and not attract large critters, radios are used for emergencies or very short messages.
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Elizabeth Zink Gordon B.A. '58 writes in a note with a donation, "I have been enriched these last 50 years through my college experience"–including meeting her husband, Darryl Gordon B.A. '55, who taught in the Springfield schools for 30 years. Highlights of her time at L&C included "Contemporary Poetry and Romantic Literature with Dr. Dusenbery, Shakespeare with Dr. Brooks, biology with Dr. Kozloff, Greek with Dr. Anderson, oil painting with Alice Asmar, and Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship." She concludes, "Scholarships and stipends made college possible for me."


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Hong Kong clean air targets fail to impress
Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year.
In the face of mounting public criticism and allegations that it is soft on polluting industry, the government on Tuesday announced its first revision to air quality objectives (AQOs) in 25 years.
But the tighter standards will not be implemented until 2014 and fall well short of World Health Organisation guidelines.
"We welcome these measures as a small step in the right direction, but I have to say they are disappointing," Friends of the Earth Hong Kong senior environmental affairs manager Hahn Chu said.
"These measures fall far short of WHO guidelines and do not guarantee public health safety."
The new objectives impose more stringent limits on the atmospheric concentration for seven pollutants including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and lead.
For the first time the city will measure airborne particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres in diameter, known as PM2.5, which are more harmful than the larger particles currently measured.
Heavy polluting vehicles will be phased out, hybrid or electric vehicles will be promoted and more use will be made of natural gas.
Mike Kilburn, head of environmental strategy at independent think-tank Civic Exchange, asked why two years had passed since the government pledged to update its air quality targets.
"These are the same air quality objectives that the government put out in 2009 and they came out unchanged. Frankly we see this as the government's reaction to Beijing rather than the demand of Hong Kong people for clean air."
Beijing bowed to a vocal online campaign earlier this month and said it would provide hourly updates of PM2.5 measurements ahead of the Lunar New Year on January 23.
Kilburn said the 2014 timeframe for Hong Kong's new standards would allow infrastructure projects like a planned third airport runway to go ahead despite pollution concerns.
Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau said the WHO standards were a "distant target" for a city like Hong Kong, which is regularly blanketed in smog from factories and power stations in mainland China.
"Given the surrounding environment of Hong Kong, we cannot set a goal that is unachievable," he told reporters on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the University of Hong Kong released updated research showing 3,200 Hong Kongers died each year from illnesses related to bad air, up from the previous estimate of 1,000.
Economic losses to the southern banking and finance centre were estimated at HK$40 billion (more than $5 billion) annually.
"Hong Kong's air quality has been deteriorating over 20 years and today presents a serious daily threat to the health of the public and for future generations," the university said in a statement.
It said official air quality standards used to communicate health hazards to the public were "primitive and seriously misleading".
"The risk categories... bear no relationship to the currently measured bad health outcomes in the population," it added.
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Congress weighs more kick the can
For all the hype surrounding the dreaded fiscal cliff on taxes and spending, an increasing number of lawmakers are starting to push for Congress to do what it does best when faced with a difficult decision: punt.
If Mitt Romney wins the presidency, Republicans in Congress will block any action until he's sworn into office. If Republicans win the Senate, they'll stall any effort to solve the massive tax increase and spending cuts until they hold the gavels. And if it's a status quo election — President Barack Obama wins and Congress remains divided — negotiations may begin in earnest right after Nov. 6, but it will be hard to make a landmark deal before Dec. 31 given the resistance from House Republicans to any tax increases and Democratic unwillingness to overhaul entitlements.
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All these scenarios are being actively discussed by congressional leaders as they return to what is likely going to be a brief, unproductive September session after a long August recess.
One thing is certain if Romney wins: Congress will kick any serious talks into early 2013, but the new president might have virtually no honeymoon as he would have to strike a very difficult deal on the most intractable spending and taxing issues facing Washington. The Congressional Budget Office, Capitol Hill's nonpartisan budget scorekeeper, has warned that ignoring the fiscal cliff could trigger another recession.
Asked about the chances for a fiscal deal in the lame-duck session of Congress, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said: "If there's change at the White House level, nothing meaningful is likely to occur."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) added: "If it's a change election, will [Democrats] be willing to do anything before the president is sworn in? I hope so, but I doubt it."
Congress doesn't have plans to do much legislating in the highly political pre-election season before November other than keeping the government running past Sept. 30. And after September, lawmakers will mainly be campaigning rather than dealing with the major fiscal questions that must be resolved before Jan. 1.
"If Romney wins the election, everyone is going to kick the can down the road to after Dec. 31," said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Democrat. "But if Obama wins the election, as I expect he will, and he wins by a significant amount, and we keep the Senate with about the same number and we gain a few seats in the House even if we don't gain the majority, I think it helps the mainstream Republicans come and make a deal."
Added McConnell: "If you have a status quo election, there's not much change: The House is still Republican; the Senate is either close Republican or robust minority Republican. My assumption is we get started talking about it."
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Well, Caleb's birthday was actually last Friday and we celebrated the Saturday before, so I'm a little late. But hey, better late than never!
Caleb you bring so much joy and laughter to our lives. I can't believe you've only be around for 2 years! Here are some of the things you say and do that make life so fun!
~Whenever you see Fox News on the tv, you yell, "John McCain!"
~You now refer to John McCain like he's a friend. You tell him bye when you walk out of the room. The other night, after supper, you said, "I enjoyed it John McCain!"
~Because of the influence of Fox in your life, you're fair and balanced, you will also say, "'Brock' Obama!"
~And because mommy hearts her, you now say, "Sarah Palin!"
~You love to figure things out and now you are constantly saying, "how did work, daddy?"
~You love saying your prayers at night and you will grab hands and say, "say pray."
~You can sing your ABC's up to J!
~You love music and your absolute favorite song is "san-chew-wary" or otherwise known as "Sanctuary" by Travis Cottrell!
~You love to play tiger. You growl and crawl on the floor and get people's toes!
~You love to read books.
~When we ride in the car, you love to say, "I'anna go dat way mommy." And I don't know how you do it but every single time it's the exact opposite way of the way we need to go!
I could go on and on! Everything you do is so cute, funny, brilliant and priceless! Mommy, Daddy, Emma and 'Broder' love you so much!
***While I was waiting on my pictures to load, Caleb just came up to me and said, "Mommy I spilled." He had removed his diaper a few minutes ago and "spilled" on the floor. Don't think we're ready for potty training yet!


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News & Notes: Game 138
Thursday, September 1, 2011 (6:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (60-77, 5th(-16.5), North)
RHP Dylan Owen (6-6, 4.18)
Syracuse Chiefs (64-71, 4th(-11.5), North)
RHP Yunesky Maya (3-9, 5.09)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons host the Syracuse Chiefs in the final game of a two-game series at Coca-Cola Field (6:05 p.m.). Tonight's contest is also the Bisons final home game of the 2011 season. The Herd is 35-36 at home this year and need a win today to avoid only its sixth losing record a Coca-Cola Field in the last 24 seasons.
VS. THE CHIEFS: The Bisons are 4-11 against the Chiefs this season. Buffalo has lost the season series to their Thruway rival in each of the past four years. Prior to that, the Bisons had the better side of the match-up in seven of eight years from 2000-2007. Since the Herd returned to the IL in 1998, the teams have evenly split their 224 games.
DEALIN' DYLAN: The final home start of the season belongs to RHP DYLAN OWEN. The righty is closing the season strong, posting a win and a 0.84ERA in his last three starts. On August 26 in Toledo, Owen tossed 7.2 innings of shutout baseball, but did not earn a decision in the Mud Hens 1-0 win. Owen ranks second on the Bisons with 91 strikeouts.
ROSTER MOVE: Just prior to last night's game, OF MIKE BAXTER was added to the Herd's roster. Baxter spent most of August in New York and hit .250 (4-16) with two RBI in 10 games. To make roster room, INF ZACH LUTZ was placed on the disabled list. Lutz has hit .295 (65-220) with 11 home runs and 31RBI in 61 games this season.
HIT KING: OF JESUS FELICIANO is now just eight hits away from Bisons modern era hit king, Billy Selby (378). Feliciano picked up his 370th hit as a Bison last night, tying him for second with Greg Tubbs. Feliciano is the first Bisons player in the modern era to collect three consecutive 100+ hit seasons.
SPIN CONTROL: INF JORDANY VALDESPIN brings a nine-game hit streak into tonight's game. The Triple-A rookie has hit .378 (14-37) since the streak began on August 22. Of the 14 total hits in the streak, six have been for extra bases (five doubles, one home run).
METS UPDATE: The Mets (65-69) rallied past the Marlins last night, 3-2. After the Bisons game, INF JOSH SATIN learned he will be promoted to New York as part of the major league roster expansion. Satin is having a breakout season in the Mets organization, hitting .323 (156-483) with 42 doubles, 12 home runs and 76RBI in 132 games between the Bisons and Double-A Binghamton. The Mets host Florida at 7:10 p.m.


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A Glamorous Waterfront Wedding at Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, California
Though they were working as litigators in Washington, DC, when they got engaged, Kelly Rose (30) and Michael Durbin (33) wanted to have a wedding on the West Coast, where Kelly grew up. "We knew we wanted to have our wedding in Orange County, California," Kelly says. "Finding a venue remotely can be tough. My parents are members at Balboa Yacht Club, and they suggested it. Since Michael and I had seen it, it was easy to say yes." Even though they had a waterfront ceremony and reception, Kelly and Michael opted out of a nautical theme, choosing a more classic palette of white, black and gold with touches of sequins. After a sunny outdoor ceremony overlooking the marina, the couple and their 160 guests went inside to dine at tables topped with sequined linens and decorated with vases of crisp white tulips. A chandelier that hung from the white fabric-draped rafters was covered with dense white roses and hydrangeas. Throughout the night, guests snapped photos at their leisure—including some using selfie sticks the couple provided in their welcome bags. A specially equipped booth printed copies of the pictures for the newlyweds and the guests. The idea was a hit, and sharing on social media was contagious. "It was really fun to see so many pictures on Instagram," Kelly says. "It even motivated my Dad to sign up." —Carolyn Meers


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OK before I include a link I want to tell a story and have the context of a quote better explained. When in the bike shop we cater to all likes of folks. $300 hybrids and up. This is the way it is and I have no issues with helping people pick out there new bike that will hopefully allow them to enjoy cycling on the weekends. Every now and then someone comes in and does not know or care that we as a shop are very into bicycles and make it our job to know the most we can. The interweb has allowed lots of people to find lots of information. With this information people can tend to stop listening and just wait to talk. Then comes my comment about how these people could gain more info since (in a joking manner) I forgot more at breakfast about bicycles than they will ever know. Again it was a joke that had some truth but still said as a joke. Now the link:
It is a nice piece and a good topic (stuff made in Philadelphia) but bummed stuff got taken out of context. It is hard showing your passion and not having it come off as stand offish. I just really like making stuff. The comments are nasty at times but I guess it comes with the territory of being on the internet.
Cheers and lets see if I can get the jist of the new blog layout,


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Primobolan Depot is the injectable version of the steroid Methenolone, a long acting anabolic that has very low androgenic properties. The injectable version of Primobolan is preferred over the oral version because it works faster and it costs less. Primobolan Depot doesn't convert into estrogen so it is very favorable. Sensitive athletes like to use it because they don't have to worry about the effects of Gynecomastia or water retention.
Women find Primobolan Depot to be very mild and a comfortable anabolic to use. If both the oral and injectable versions were available for purchase, the oral should be given preference because blood hormone levels are more difficult to control with a slow acting injectable. The user will also have to wait several days for steroid levels to diminish if side effects become noticeable.
Most male bodybuilders choose to stack Primobolan Depot with other steroids to enhance the effects and get faster results. If the athlete is dieting or in a cutting phase then a non-aromatizing androgen such as Halotestin or Trenbolone is added. The strong androgenic component helps bring added density and hardness to the muscles. Winstrol, another mild anabolic steroid is also commonly used. The result of this combination is a notable increase of muscle mass and hardness but without the side effects.
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|webcam-view over chironico, 21-11-2010 - that looks BAD!!!
|this is how to do it ;) pic-source
but because of the mountains the weather in swizzy is HIGHLY regional. and as swizzy is so small it does not take too long to come from a snow-storm to sunny blue sky's. so you can sometimes just travel into antoher part of swizzy and find totally diffrent conditions and weather. like today in the valais.SUNNY and totally DRY. to bad i am lying at home with a flu :(
|just a 3h ride from the snowy-ticino... sunny-martigny in the valais, area of the famous "radja"


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A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) is a non-profit corporation established in 1994. Its mission is to provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment to children who are being cared for by their relatives or a close family friend - formally called "kinship care". ASCI became a subcontracting agency of Allegheny County Children and Youth Services (now called Allegheny County Children, Youth and Families [CYF]) in July, 1994.
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Coffee drinkers come in all shapes and sizes and they all take their morning cup in their own unique way. Despite all that individuality, a huge number of those coffee drinkers can agree on one thing — they like to drink it on the run.
The trend has largely been driven by millenials and the rise of gourmet shops in local neighborhoods. Explore this trend in a new video from our North America Foodservice business unit.


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Louisiana's Gov. Kathleen Blanco and other officials in the Mermentau, La., area recently joined a Massachusetts company in a groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony recently for two facilities that will use agricultural wastes to make ethanol.
Celunol Corp., a privately held biofuels technology development company based in Cambridge, Mass., will operate both facilities — one a demonstration-scale facility and the other, a pilot plant for research and development.
The demonstration facility will convert cellulose into ethanol when it is finished by year's end. Its patented process will use microorganisms and specialty enzymes to convert up to 95 percent of the sugars in biomass feedstock into ethanol.
The plant will have a rated design capacity of 1.4 million gallons of ethanol per year, the company said.
The groundbreaking was for a plant that will use bagasse, the byproduct of sugar production, as its fuel, which will be provided by the Cajun Cooperative at New Iberia, La.
"We've always had extra bagasse, and it's a problem because we've got to pay to get rid of it," said Anthony Judice, a sugarcane farmer and co-op vice president.
Judice said some bagasse can be used as fuel at the sugar mill, but the highly efficient boiler system at the co-op's mill limits how much bagasse can be used, leaving 30,000 to 40,000 tons of the waste for disposal annually.
In addition, the cooperative will grow 15 acres of sugarcane, with seed provided by the LSU AgCenter, which will be used at the ethanol plant for experimentation, according to cooperative board member Ricky Judice.
Paul Coreil, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for extension, said the AgCenter is working to increase agricultural production of renewable energy sources.
"We're bullish on renewable energy in Louisiana," Coreil said. "This state has the soil, climate and the moisture for this."
Louisiana farmers are already benefiting from the ethanol production, he said, with corn farmers in Louisiana expected to double their acreage from last year.
Most ethanol produced in the United States now is from grain, primarily corn. Cellulosic ethanol is made by breaking down the basic plant component, cellulose, to make fuel.
Celunol has licensed its technology to a Japanese company to make ethanol from wood products.
Peter Rein, LSU AgCenter professor at the Audubon Sugar Institute, said cellulosic ethanol is a proven technology. "The question is can you do it and make a profit," Rein said.
Carlos Riva, Celunol president, said that's what the demonstration project will do. "We expect that the demonstration facility we are constructing will validate the economics of this process on a much larger scale," Riva said. "The pilot plant we have inaugurated here illustrates the technical feasibility of producing ethanol on a high-yield basis from lost-cost crops and agricultural residues."
Also at the ceremony the company cut a ribbon signifying the completion of a pilot plant for research and development, which will use a wide variety of feedstocks, including grasses, sugarcane and woodchips.
"These two milestones mark a significant step forward for Louisiana and our nation," Blanco said.
The governor said the technology could benefit the sugarcane industry the same way increased demand for corn benefited farmers in the Midwest.
Doug Faulkner, deputy undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said the plant is a step to developing technologies that will lessen dependence on foreign petroleum.
Wind power has quadrupled in the United States, and the amount of American-produced ethanol has gone from 1.6 billion gallons in 2000 to more than 5 billion gallons in 2006. Facilities to produce an additional 6 billion gallons are under construction.
Renewable energy is the biggest chance for the creation of wealth in the U.S. farming economy, Faulkner said. "It's a renaissance for rural America," he said.


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AAA will host its 110th Annual Meeting this November in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Members and non-members alike were encouraged to submit proposals for this year's scholarly sessions. This year's call for papers has just ended with a historically high number of 4,510 submissions.
Proposal topics embrace the meeting theme of "Traces, Tidemarks and Legacies" through the myriad of anthropological fields of science and humanities. This 2011 theme invites participants to reflect on how all fields of anthropology, whose own locations have also been rearranged, are engaging with these shifting realities in which we live, within and across disciplines and regions.
Meeting participant registration also led to a historical high of 5,203 registrants. Anthropologists and those whose work intersects with anthropology will be attending from around the globe, with 17% of registrants coming from outside the United States and Canada. AAA Director of Meetings, Jason G. Watkins, CMP said, "In a time when budget reductions are at the forefront, anthropologists are persevering in their work and have prioritized the AAA Annual Meeting due to the benefits of scholarly exchange and network building opportunities."
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I appreciate this lovely reminder.
And I appreciate your awesome comments about our painted floor. Thank you for being so encouraging!
This is a quote everyone should live by!!
I love this quote... I know a fellow mom that has this in her kitchen above her sink. To remind her that even doing dishes is important!
ordinary is just fine in my books.
that is just simply beautiful
A wonderful thought...especially on diaper number 37 of the day...!
This one was a great one to read today, Erin - thanks! :o)
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Posted: Feb 17, 2014
FAIRFAX, Va. – The UMBC softball game versus George Mason originally scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 has been postponed due to field conditions. A reschedule date has yet to be determined.
The Retrievers return to action at the Elon Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22.


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Q: What titles did you consider before coming up with "Paper Towns"?
More Light Than Heat. I was really in love with that one for a long time. (Shakespeare)
Love Loves to Love Love. I thought that one was a hot slice of clever. (Joyce)
The Life and Hard Times of Margo Roth Spiegelman.
Chasing Margo. This ended up being the German title.
Margo Roth Spiegelman: An Incomplete Life
They were all more pretentious than Paper Towns. I come up with like 1,000 titles, and then Sarah and Julie laugh at me for my pretentiousness and we try to settle on the least pretentious title. I don't know how I ever got The Fault in Our Stars past their pretention detectors.


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Parallel 37 review: Ritz-Carlton's casual turn, with fancy prices
When I think of the Ritz-Carlton, I always conjure up the Dining Room, with its paneled walls, patterned carpet and a formality that has gone the way of Versailles.
So it took a lot of courage for the management to tear out the entire room and come up with a more relevant, casual concept - one that also spills out into the lobby and into a bar where the new furniture looks like Deco meets mid-century.
It was about time that Ron Siegel's stage got a face-lift. There's no doubt that the chef is a mega-talent.
He was the first American to beat the Japanese on "Iron Chef," and he presided over a four-star kitchen at Charles Nob Hill (now Keiko a Nob Hill) and at the Ritz-Carlton. However, in March I was disappointed in what he was producing; the Dining Room's menu had been simplified and the restaurant appeared more like a mortuary than like a place you wanted to be.
In December, the restaurant was remodeled and transformed into Parallel 37, a stark contrast to the marble columns and crystal chandeliers that hang in the lobby of this venerable hotel, which was bought by the Marriott Corp. about 10 years ago.
While the new room has some interesting elements, I'm afraid it looks more like the Marriott than the Ritz, and the newly redone lobby looks as if it were inspired by Z Gallerie.
There's a central bar defined by a rust, brown and cream circus-striped light fixture that mimics the shape below. A room formed with glass and rock walls creates a 20-seat private dining room on one side. In the rear, by the glassed-in kitchen, there's a chef's table that's a little removed from the fray but still allows diners to see the action. The windows overlooking the driveway have been opened up; a lighted wall in back emblazoned with trees gives the room a kind of quasi-Las Vegas feel.
In an attempt to create a lively buzz, management has created a roar. There's carpet on the floor of the 78-seat dining room, but the walls, glass partitions and bare wood tables put Parallel 37 in the dubious pantheon of the Bay Area's loudest restaurants, especially if you sit close to the bar and the restaurant is full. It's lively, to be sure, but on the first visit we practically gave up talking; other nights earlier in the week, when the place was mostly empty, the noise was less intense.
Siegel is trying to modulate the intricate, fine-dining bent that seems to be in his DNA and to offer a more casual selection to match the new interior. While he often achieves that goal, the portion size of some dishes feels as if he's still producing an eight-course tasting menu rather than an a la carte menu where most people will have only a couple of courses.
Range of sizes
Serving size was all over the board. There were at least a dozen little curls of lush hamachi sashimi ($15), marinated in orange and standing on a plate strewn with crisp rice, dots of sauce and sprigs of herbs. However, the tortellini filled with oxtail consisted of only two ruffled-edged half moons in the center of an oversize plate with a few sprigs of tatsoi leaves. Four bites and it was gone - too little for $15.
Carrot ravioli ($14) wasn't much bigger and suffered from a too-sweet Madeira sauce. But the portion of quail ($16) was more appropriate, with the whole little bird cut into pieces and arranged with shavings of marinated carrots, spidery leaves of frise, a pad of sunchoke puree and a few dots of sauce.
For main courses, the fist-size portion of slow-roasted pork ($27) with perfectly cooked beans, wine-infused cipollini onions and a Madeira sauce, cut with slightly bitter braising greens, made a great dish. The snapper ($27) wasn't as compelling because the bamboo rice underneath was a bit hard. Black cod ($26) was better, with daikon, beech mushrooms and tatsoi.
The rib eye ($29) was moistened with a Pinot Noir sauce, which seemed to balance the lush fattiness of the meat, cut further with a red onion jam, potatoes and chanterelle mushrooms.
On other visits, the standout was the duck breast ($28), where the slices were spaced on the oversize plate surrounded by tiny buttons of mushrooms, dots of mahogany satay sauce and sticks of creamy-cooked salsify and a few delicate leaves.
I so loved the risotto that came with the chicken ($26) on one visit that on another night I ordered a whole portion of the black truffle risotto ($29) with beets; it was excellent, but the next time I would split it as an appetizer.
So-so desserts
I didn't really meet a dessert I liked, either, including the Nutella balls accompanied by little ice cream blocks dusted with cocoa. The ice cream selections ($6) on one visit - rum raisin, passion fruit and cinnamon - sounded as if they would be dramatically different, but while the textures were silken and creamy the flavorings were so faint they were hard to tell apart. A little plate of sweets ($10) wasn't much better - too sweet and not all that interesting.
I was also slightly disappointed in the service. Timing on just about all visits was off, and there was almost a studied casualness that came across as slightly awkward.
Then there are the prices: When the Side Car we ordered one night was $18, and other cocktail was $14, we knew we were in an expensive hotel. That's not necessarily a good thing when you're a local.
It might be fine if you're from out of town, tired and want a competent - no, make that a pretty good - meal. But when you see the check, you may begin to question the worth of the experience.
Parallel 37
600 Stockton St. (at California, in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel), San Francisco
(415) 296-7465. ritzcarlton.com
Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily; dinner 5:30-10 p.m. nightly. Full bar. No San Francisco surcharges. Reservations and credit cards accepted. Valet $10.
Overall: Rating: TWO STARS
Food: Rating: TWO AND A HALF STARS
Service: Rating: TWO STARS
Atmosphere: Rating: TWO STARS
Prices: $$$$ Very expensive; most entrees more than $25
Noise rating: Noise Rating: BOMB Too loud for normal conversation (80+ decibels)
Rating: FOUR STARS ExtraordinaryRating: THREE STARS ExcellentRating: TWO STARS Good Rating: ONE STAR Fair Noise Rating: BOMB Poor
The wine list
If you're going to pay $14 or more for a cocktail, it needs to be expertly made. That's not always the case at the bar at Parallel 37. On several occasions the cocktails seemed to veer toward the sweet, unbalanced side. Other times they were fine, but at those prices they need to hit 100 percent.
You could go for wine, but the prices are at the expensive hotel level, rather than for locals. A large part of the list, especially the older selections, are left over from the more formal dining room. I'm not sure a casual restaurant like Parallel 37 would offer a 32-page list otherwise.
However, some of the best bargains are on these older vintages; on newer wines some of the mark-ups are more than six times wholesale. That includes wines such as the 2009 Luna Pinot Grigio from Napa, which you can buy at shops like BevMo for $9 to $11; here, it's $46 for a bottle, and $12 for a 6-ounce pour.
Still, if you search, there are some reasonable deals, such as the 2009 Turley Old Vine Zinfandel; it retails for around $42, and is $58 on the list.
There are some interesting wines featured on the 25 by-the-glass selections, and all are offered at 3 or 6 ounces. More than half of the wines are priced at $15 or above.
If you bring your own wine, corkage is $30, with a maximum of two bottles per party.
FOUR STARS = Extraordinary; THREE STARS = Excellent; TWO STARS = Good; ONE STAR = Fair; NO STARS = Poor
$ = Inexpensive: entrees $10 and under; $$ = Moderate: $11-$17; $$$ = Expensive: $18-$24; $$$$ = Very Expensive: more than $25
ONE BELL = Pleasantly quiet (less than 65 decibels); TWO BELLS = Can talk easily (65-70); THREE BELLS = Talking normally gets difficult (70-75); FOUR BELLS = Can talk only in raised voices (75-80); BOMB = Too noisy for normal conversation (80+)
Prices are based on main courses. When entrees fall between these categories, the prices of appetizers help determine the dollar ratings. Chronicle critics make every attempt to remain anonymous. All meals are paid for by The Chronicle. Star ratings are based on a minimum of three visits. Ratings are updated continually based on at least one revisit.
Reviewers: Michael Bauer (M.B.), Nicholas Boer (N.B.), Tara Duggan (T.D.), Mandy Erickson (M.E.), Amanda Gold (A.G.), Allen Matthews (A.M.), Miriam Morgan (M.M.), Carol Ness (C.N.) and Carey Sweet (C.S.)
Michael Bauer is The San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic. Go to sfgate.com/food to read his previous reviews. Find his blog daily at insidescoopsf.com, Twitter: @michaelbauer1. firstname.lastname@example.com