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+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% load wiki_markup %}
+
+{% block title %}Cambridge Expeditions to Austria{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<div id="col2">
+Recent edits
+</ul>
+</div>
+
+<div id="col1">
+<h3>Welcome</h3>
+<p class="indent">
+This is Troggle, the information portal for Cambridge University Caving Club's Expeditions to Austria. 
+</p>
+
+<p class="indent">
+Here you will find information about the {{expedition.objects.count}} expeditions the club has undertaken since 1976. Browse survey information, photos, and description wikis for {{cave.objects.count}} caves, {{subcave.objects.count}} areas within those caves, and {{extantqms.count}} going leads yet to be explored. We have {{photo.objects.count}} photos and {{logbookentry.objects.count}} logbook entries.
+</p>
+
+<p class="indent">
+If you are an expedition member, please sign up using the link to the top right and begin editing.
+</p>
+
+<h3>News</h3>
+
+<p class="indent">
+Everyone is gearing up for the 2009 expedition; please see the link below for the main expedition website.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Troggle development</h3>
+<p class="indent">
+Troggle is still under development, and there is <a href="{%url todo%}">much work to do</a>.
+</p>
+</div>
+<img class="leftMargin eyeCandy fadeIn" src="{{ settings.MEDIA_URL }}eieshole.jpg">
+<img class="rightMargin eyeCandy fadeIn" src="{{ settings.MEDIA_URL }}goesser.jpg">
+{% endblock content %}
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