Even during a family gap year, when part of the mission is changing up our surroundings and aiming to see life with fresh eyes, we've found it easy to settle into routines. We often frequent the same local eateries that serve up Tico or "typical" food as it's known around here, and our weekend outings tend to focus on the same few trails. Nevertheless, hosting recent family visitors has encouraged us to look at Monteverde with fresh eyes and in the process we've discovered some new gems.
One destination we should have visited sooner, and which only requires a quick half hour, is the hollow ficus tree across the road from the Cloud Forest School. Strangler figs—the common name for many varieties of ficus—are a defining feature of Monteverde. They start their growth in the canopy of other trees, their seeds having been dispersed by birds and other animals, and only then send their sinuous roots down to the ground, eventually strangling their host. The result is a trunk formed by a cylindrical web of roots, hollow inside where the host trunk has since disintegrated.
Climbing the ficus tree near the Cloud Forest School in Monteverde.
Ficus trees make for wonderful climbing trees, and though we've climbed some great strangler figs in the past, we had been slow to make it to this famed ficus which you can climb for at least 50 feet. We'll undoubtedly be back.
Commercial ziplining originated in Monteverde and many visitors come up to this region with high-speed flying and harnesses in mind. Our family tried ziplining in Guatemala and Nicaragua earlier this year, both of which were fun, but neither compared to the real deal here in Monteverde. My brother and sister-in-law treated us to a ziplining and suspension bridge trip last month. Monteverde is home to several canopy tours, each offering different benefits, but for our interests—seeing lots of primary forest, experiencing cables and suspension bridges, and being confident of our safety—Selvatura Park seemed to be our best bet. We were not disappointed.
A 6-year-old ziplining through the cloud forest in Monteverde.
The thirteen cables were nicely varied, some passing right through the canopy of the cloud forest and others, like the kilometer-long cable, suspending over an entire valley, offering expansive views. One of my favorite cables was the very first which passed by narrow, rustic, wooden-platform bridges high in the canopy. We learned the bridges are remnant sets from the filming of Paddington Bear and that this spot represents his original "Peruvian" home. At another cable, our guides were keen to point out that the Tarzan Swing was optional; it involved a free-fall jump from a platform about 20 feet off the ground while wearing an attached rope which first caught us as we fell and then sent us swinging. This was my kids' favorite among all our stops. My feeling: glad to have done it once; never need to do it again.
Enjoying views and listening to migrating Bell Birds on Selvatura Park's suspension bridges.
After zipping, we spent a couple of hours walking three kilometers through the park's eight suspension bridges, all hung in primary cloud forest neighboring the Santa Elena Reserve. If you've been to Monteverde Reserve and love its red bridge with up-close views of treetops covered in epiphytic growth, you'll absolutely enjoy this walk.
You wouldn't guess that busy downtown Santa Elena is home to a garden with more than 100 blooming orchids, but the Monteverde Orchid Garden is my favorite new discovery. Entry into the garden includes a half-hour tour, during which I learned all sorts of fun facts from our guide, Daniel: orchids originated in Central America; vanilla pods are essentially pregnant orchids or swollen ovaries pollinated during the flower's fleeting four-hour bloom; orchids are cheater plants, in that they don't actually offer pollinators any nectar; and dusty orchid seeds contain no sustenance—unlike a chicken egg, for example, which can feed its embryo on the yoke. Each variety of orchid relies on a specific symbiotic fungus throughout its early stage of growth.
The largest orchid we saw on the tour smelled like rotten meat.
During the tour, we sniffed orchids that smelled like cloves, rotting meat, bubblegum and urine, and we saw orchids shaped like dancers and spiders. Some blossoms were the size of a child's head and many others were no bigger than the tip of my pencil. Monteverde is said to be home to more orchids per square meter than other place on earth. This is a great garden for learning more about them.
Tucked in the lower San Luis Valley is a small, family-run ecolodge called Rancho de Lelo. Monteverde friends had raved about fishing for their tilapia lunch in the ponds of this farm, and for good reason. The garden is lovely, including Costa Rica's national orchid festooning the branches of a tree in the front yard. After ordering lunch, we were invited down to one of the family's three ponds to net fish for our lunch.
Pulling up our catch of tilapia for lunch at Rancho de Lelo.
Though on the more expensive end of our mid-day budget ($15 per plate), the food was abundant and delicious, and combined with the gorgeous mountain vistas during the drive down to this farm, made for a very memorable half-day outing. On the drive back up to Monteverde, we stopped to play on the wonderful, old-fashioned merry-go-round across from the San Luis Community Center.


The most popular cap model today was invented by baseball players so the sun would not disturb the pitches. The common cap has an older story.
In the 13th century, people did not take much bathing in Europe. Wash your head, then, even less.
Later, the bonnet came to be used as a coat under the hat, as if it were a little cuequinha of the head. After 500 years, the protector became a cap.
To avoid ruining his collection of 22 caps, Pedro Costa, 9, only uses one, the preferred, leather. The mother threatens to throw the hat off because, like the ladies of the 13th century, Pedro gets his head sweaty and stinking.
In the class, it is known as "the cap". He began to use it to imitate his older brother. It went through the fashion of the worn cap to the side and the worn cap back. Today he uses the technique "first backwards, then forward," a way to dress the hat upside down and spin it on the head to prevent hair strands from falling over his forehead.
Cap with straight flap is totally out of fashion. "Or you use the dented flap, like duck's beak, or the fold up," Peter recipe.
Pedro's favorite cap ("Georgetown Hoyas") was kidnapped a few times by his schoolmates, who took him as a ball to cheer up the recreation.
It also has a convertible cap, backed up, with designs on both sides.
Until the beginning of this century, one had not been in the habit of leaving home to exercise. Only nobles hunted for sport.
When people began to exercise and play outdoors, the cap became popular.
To protect himself from the sun, a hat was needed. This hat could not have a wide flap and should fit the head.
In horse racing, yachting, motor racing and baseball, the cap was the solution found.
In the last century, it was fashionable for women to walk on the street with their heads wrapped in a linen cloth trimmed with feathers. The men wore a cap for the smell of the cigars not to impregnate the hair. Cap was the name given to every hat with no flap attached to the head.
The cap was practical in war. He shaded his eyes, helping to look. It facilitated the identification of the military, since the corporations (Army, Navy, etc.) began to use similar caps, differentiated only by the distinctive one (that is, something that distinguishes).
The cap is no longer used only in sports or among the military. It has been fashionable and long enough.
This means that the cap is a piece of clothing that, they say, leaves people more elegant.
It is important to remember that the cap still serves as a badge. Only not among the military, but among the "tribes" of the city.
The singers of RAP were the main responsible for this change in the use of the cap during the decade of 80.
"Each tribe has its cap style to make a difference to other groups," says fashion history professor Mitsuku Shitara of Santa Marcelina.
Lívia Nestrovski, 9, has 16 caps. Your favorite is the Piu-Piu cap.Which boy would wear the Piu-Piu cap?
Perhaps because they have a better idea of the clothes that fit together, the girls vary their use of caps. Red pants, blue cap;Jeans, black cap and so on.
Lívia explains that basketball caps are worn by both girls and boys, but "girls vary more".
Girls wearing cap suffer even more from the fun-free play of stealing hats. The boys take off Lívia's new hats, and she has to run back to get them back. "They keep throwing my cap up until I complain to the teacher," he says.


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LIVERPOOL are weighing up whether to make a move for Diego Capel in the summer.
The Reds are set to be given a £20m transfer kitty in the summer, and Brendan Rodgers is prepared to bring in some new arrivals.
Swansea captain Ashley Williams is believed to be a mooted target and Rodgers is looking to strengthen in other areas too.
Capel has had a disappointing by his standards at Sporting Lisbon and looks poised to be placed on the transfer list.
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The United States should consider boycotting the 2022 Olympics in Beijing
There is bipartisan support for standing up against China and more and more people agree now is the time. The Olympics should be in places where human rights are paramount.
Commentary by James Duke Mason Saturday, November 20, 2021
Uyghur activists at the White House in March protesting the continuing genocide against their people in China asking the Biden administration to boycott the 2022 Olympic Games.Photo: Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com
It was recently reported that the Biden Administration was considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics being held in Beijing due to the Chinese government's many abuses on human rights.
Major politicians in both parties have stated their support for this move, including Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who ran the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, said that "it is unacceptable for China to have the honor of hosting the Olympics while the Chinese Communist Party commits genocide against the Uyghur people." The news in the last few days regarding the disappearance of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, who is allegedly missing after she accused a prominent Chinese political leader of sexual assault, has added to the pressure to boycott.
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I am fully in favor of a diplomatic boycott, just as I was when I spoke out in an interview with Larry King in support of a boycott of the Winter Olympics scheduled in Sochi, Russia back in 2013. I believed then as I do now that if the Olympics are to be held in a country that abuses the rights of its people, that the United States should urge the event to be moved, or boycott it altogether.
People agree: a survey of thousands of Americans found 49 percent favor boycotting the Games due to China's human rights record.
But this brings up the broader question: why does the Olympics keep choosing these countries with oppressive regimes to host in the first place?
I know there are probably a variety of reasons for this, one primarily being money. The Olympics require a huge financial and logistical commitment and investment, and a country like China certainly has the means and resources to provide it.
But at what moral cost? And at what point does the International Olympic Committee (IOC) get the message that it makes much more sense to choose a country that has a positive record on human rights than to create more controversy and division? This isn't the first time that the Olympics have been mired in bad press and put the athletes in a terrible position.
In addition to that, Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley recently said that he would advocate for a ban on countries who outlaw homosexuality from competing in future Olympic Games. This is what the IOC did when they banned South Africa from participating for 20 years during the era of apartheid. Daley also said that it was wrong for the FIFA World Cup to take place in Qatar next year, a country where being gay is punishable by death.
Daley is absolutely right that it is wrong and nonsensical for these organizations to put these major sporting events in places where the protection of human rights is not paramount.
The Games in Beijing open in just under 11 weeks, and too many issues have arisen. If the IOC and FIFA haven't figured out how to avoid awarding human rights violators by now, then we need to take a strong and vocal stand.
Yes, we need to consider options in favor of a boycott. It's 2021 and we've been in this situation before, just as the United States did with the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
We must keep fighting until we see real progress and change on the global stage.
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Today is my brother and sister-in-law's first wedding anniversary. It reminds me of how fleeting time is; how fast it brushes past us with moments of happiness, with highs and lows, with challenges of growth. It has been a year since they swore their love to each other, swore to faithfulness and an unbreakable commitment. They are Buttercup and Westley, two people whose devotion cannot be broken by a thousand swords. They are the ones who, at first, somewhat nauseate you with their gazes. But later, you see and learn and crave and want for the attention they give each other. It is admirable and enviable, and I congratulate them on their first anniversary.
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Newcastle United FC Transfer News
The Premier League's FFP changes - and how they could affect Newcastle United's transfer business
Newcastle United have yet to make a signing so far this summer, but the Premier League has relaxed their Financial Fair Play regulations
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The 2019/20 Premier League season marks the start of a new three-year revenue cycle, and changes have been made to the English top flight's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations as a result.
Those alterations will affect how Newcastle United and their 19 Premier League rivals can operate in the transfer market this summer, too.
As things stand, the Magpies are yet to make a signing this summer and are currently searching for a new manager after Rafa Benitez's contract expired last Sunday.
Here, NUFC Writer Chris Waugh explains what the Premier League's FFP rules are - and how they will impact upon Newcastle's summer business...
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What is FFP?
There are plenty of versions of FFP which govern all levels of the game - Newcastle would have faced alternative restrictions had they remained in the Championship for more than a solitary season, issues which Aston Villa have subsequently struggled with - and the Premier League has rules of its own.
Essentially FFP provides financial regulation which, in theory, is intended to prevent clubs from spending beyond their means.
Since 2013, the Premier League have had FFP rules which - though complicated and had previously been split into two separate sections - are far less stringent than UEFA's version that governs clubs competing in European competitions.
For Newcastle and other English top-flight clubs - or at least those who are not in the Champions League or Europa League - it is the Premier League's regulations which they need to be concerned about.
There used to be two separate FFP issues to consider: 'Profitability and Sustainability' rules, and Short-Term Cost Control (STCC) regulations.
However, the latter of those has now been scrapped, which, in theory, should liberate clubs to invest more heavily in increasing their wage budget if they so desire.
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What are the 'Profitability and Sustainability' rules?
Put simply, these regulations aim to ensure that a club is not operating well beyond its means by persistently recording significant losses.
Clubs such as Leeds United and Portsmouth have tumbled down the leagues after over-stretching themselves and the Premier League wants to prevent this from happening again in the future.
As a result, the 20 top-flight clubs must submit their accounts to the Premier League by March 1, and they must show that they have not sustained losses totalling £105million or more over three rolling seasons.
If clubs are found to have done so, they must commit to reduce their losses by £22m per season - and will likely face a significant fine or, in extreme circumstances, even further punishments such as points deductions or transfer embargoes.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley (centre) and Lee Charnley
Should Newcastle be worried that their potential summer transfer activity will leave the club in breach of these?
In a word: no.
For a start, Newcastle did not make a loss in 2017/18 - their latest set of accounts - but rather they made an operating profit of £17.6m.
True, the Magpies suffered a staggering £90.9m loss during their season in the Championship (2016/17), but that will be swallowed somewhat the following year.
United's senior sources insist they will plough money into transfers this summer - and, alongside the £50m managing director Lee Charnley claimed in April would be available, remember they still have £11m left over from the two-year budget agreed with Benitez, while they now have an additional £30m from the sale of Ayoze Perez to Leicester City.
Should the likes of Isaac Hayden and Joselu depart, too, then that kitty could be bolstered further - even if some fans remain sceptical as to whether all of that money will be reinvested into the playing squad, though United sources are adamant it will be.
Given that Newcastle already have a surplus of funds, they stress they are willing to spend during the current window, unless Mike Ashley - or indeed a prospective new owner - suddenly surprised everyone and suddenly handed the new manager a several-hundred-million-pound budget, there is little-to-no prospect of Newcastle recording a cumulative loss of £105m for the past three seasons.
Remember, the Magpies will be able to use Premier League TV funds to help finance their spending, so that should help mitigate any losses sustained from the outlay on players this summer.
The transfer policy at Newcastle United, and what happens if the 'right player' becomes available
Where were the STCC regulations? And why have they been scrapped?
It's quite complicated once again, but in layman's terms the Short-Term Cost Control regulations aimed to prevent a club from massively increasing their wage bill over the course of a single transfer window using solely the central funds allocated by the Premier League.
But, given that a new three-year TV cycle will start in 2019/20, the STCC regulations - which prevented an annual increase in excess of £7m to a club's wage outlay - have been removed.
This should increase the scope for top-flight clubs to buy players, because directors no longer need to be concerned about short-term revenues matching expenditure - they must only now avoid cumulative losses of £105m over a three-year period.
Ayoze Perez has left Newcastle United for Leicester City
How do these rules affect Newcastle? And will the club's wage budget increase?
The most recent set of figures that we have access to are from the 2017/18 season, when Newcastle's core wage bill was £94m.
That gave the Magpies an extremely healthy core-wages-to-revenue ratio of just 52 per cent, which was one of the five lowest in the Premier League.
However, it is understood that United are receptive to increasing the ratio by around £7m to the 60 per cent mark going forward - a figure they believe to be sustainable.
Interestingly, though, Benitez stated publicly in April that he would still like to see Newcastle spend far more on salaries, but United were reluctant to dramatically move away from their current salary structure during contract-extension talks with their former manager.
With Perez and Mo Diame having departed, already the Magpies should have room in their current salary structure - and that's before the desire to increase their core-wages-to-revenue ratio.
In theory, therefore, the Magpies have both the capability, and they insist willingness, to increase their wage expenditure in the coming windows.
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So could FFP prevent Newcastle from making signings?
To summarise: no.
Perhaps the most ardent cynics among you may argue that the club could try and cite FFP as a potential justification for failing to spend money yet this summer, but that cannot be the case.
Ashley would have to launch an unprecedented spending spree - or new investors would have to arrive very soon and do likewise - for FFP to in any way, shape or form affect Newcastle's summer transfer activity.
FFP is not a concern for the Magpies - they just need to start finalising some transfer deals to calm everyone's nerves following a summer of upheaval, disappointment and even anger on Tyneside.
Time is running out in the window - which closes on Thursday, August 8 - and Newcastle need to both appoint a manager, as well as complete all of their transfer business, before then.
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Las wilgotny (Lw) – typ siedliskowy lasu żyzny i bardzo żyzny, wilgotny. Występuje na glebach brunatnych właściwych oglejonych lub pseudooglejonych, murszowo-glejowych, murszowatych, gruntowo-glejowych, czarnych ziemiach zdegradowanych lub murszowatych, z próchnicą murszowatą. Gleby te wytworzone są z aluwialnych piasków rzecznych, piasków akumulacji lodowcowej lub lessów zalegających na glinach zwałowych, z glin zwałowych, margli i piasków akumulacji jeziornej. Gleby pod umiarkowanym lub dość silnym wpływem wody gruntowej.

Runo jest na ogół dobrze rozwinięte z wyraźnym górnym piętrem tworzonym przez wysokie byliny.

Gatunki runa różnicujące Lw od Lśw:

 Stachys silvatica – czyściec leśny,
 Festuca gigantea – kostrzewa olbrzymia,
 Urtica dioica – pokrzywa zwyczajna,
 Impatiens noli-tangere – niecierpek pospolity,
 Ranunculus lanuginosus – jaskier kosmaty,
 Mercuralis perennis – szczyr trwały,
 Geum urbanum – kuklik pospolity,
 Carex remota – turzyca odległokłosa,
 Aegopodium podagraria – podagrycznik pospolity,
 Asarum europaeum – kopytnik pospolity,
 Lysimachia nummularia – tojeść rozesłana,
 Stellaria nemorum – gwiazdnica gajowa.

Gatunki częste:

 Galeobdolon luteum – gajowiec żółty,
 Asperula odorata – marzanka wonna,
 Stellaria holostea – gwiazdnica wielkokwiatowa,
 Oxalis acetosella – szczawik zajęczy,
 Lysimachia vulgaris – tojeść pospolita,
 Carex silvatica – turzyca leśna,
 Athyrium filix-femina – wietlica samicza.

Drzewostan:

Gatunki główne: dąb szypułkowy I–II bonitacja, jesion I–II bonitacji (kraina II).

Gatunki domieszkowe: wiąz, klon, lipa, osika, grab.

Gatunki podszytowe: kruszyna, leszczyna, czeremcha, jarząb, bez czarny, bez koralowy, porzeczka czarna, dereń, trzmielina, kalina koralowa.

Bibliografia
 Mała Encyklopedia Leśna PWN Warszawa 1980

Linki zewnętrzne
 Las wilgotny – Otwarta Encyklopedia Leśna

Typy siedliskowe lasu

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I'm wondering…how do you say Welcome Home at Christmas? Do you hang a beautifully simple evergreen wreath on the front door? Do you blanket your bushes with twinkle lights to welcome family and friends on cold December nights? Do you have a blow up snow globe in the front yard!?
Whatever you do, it's the attitude behind the expression that counts don't you think?
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Oh, your home is so beautiful! I love your arched front door! The wreath is lovely and the garland is so pretty too!
Your home is so beautiful Robin! I have always loved a wreath on every window and your garland above your front door is lovely!
I know exactly what you mean about having kids underfoot and how hard it was to even get a wreath on the door. Mine are bigger now and sometimes it still feels that way!
Have a great week and thanks so much for the tour…and for including me! See you Friday!
Beautiful Robin!! I especially love the reindeer on the lawn!!
Your home is welcoming any time of year, Robin. I love the wreaths on each window. It really does say Christmas. Thanks for sharing your home and your inspiration today!
What a beautiful home–so classy and lovely!
Your home looks lovely! And so very warm and welcoming! Thanks for shraing it with us!
So beautiful! I love all of the wreaths and the special touches…especially the welcoming heart that was put into it.
Your home is beautiful and with your Christmas decor it looks magnificent! I love your front door with that gorgeous arch and your wreath and swag make it that much prettier.
Beautifully welcoming Robin! You're home is gorgeous and I love the traditional look of the wreaths with red bows on all of your windows . So festive and pretty!
Such a stunning home dressed for the holidays!! Love your style and home. Such a beautiful and inviting entry!
Your home is stunning Robin! I love your front door decor – so pretty, wish I could come over for a visit!! Pinning!
Stunning and classy without being overdone!!
I love your front door even without any decorations. It's stunning!!!
WOW your home is absolutely gorgeous.Nothing is prettier than wreaths on windows with pretty red bows,It's classic and so beautiful! I did the same thing on my home.But yours is much prettier than mine! Thanks so much ,thrilled to be a part of the tour!


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This film is set in Punjab during the period of unrest where terrorists with their dubious activities altered the notion of Punjab for a long time.. Post operation blue star Peace and fun loving people of Punjab went through a traumatic phase which changed their lives and their perceptions forever. One such case was that of an educated humble farmer Gurshan, to whom tilling his soil meant most, and that's what he did to run his little family comprising of his old mother and father, and a young bubbly sister Guddi. Surviving through the social unrest, the family saw some ups and downs and destiny added another member into their lives. Things started to look much brighter for this humble family and with time the old wounds healed and pains forgotten.
'Waris Shah' is a tale of the legendary Sufi poet Warish Shah covering the period when he wrote the classic 'Heer'. The film is set in the early 18th Century where Aurangzeb is not there but his curb on music being played is still being followed by a group of Muslims rulers. Sufis continue to play music and sing as this they believe takes them closer to God. Gurdas Mann plays the role of the young musician Waris Shah who is a disciple of Baba Makhdoom (Mukesh Rishi). Baba Makhdoom is killed by the Muslim rulers because of playing music and he entrust Warish Shah with the job of writing 'Heer'. Juhi Chawla and Divya Dutta are the 2 lead ladies in the film who fall in love with Waris Shah. Warish Shah is attracted towards Juhi Chawla, but has to sacrifice his love when she gets married to Sushant Singh. This pain inspires Warish Shah to write the great epic.
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Fairways Golf & Travel is pleased to present our first golf expedition of 2018 to Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Trail. It's a six (6) night stay with 8 rounds of golf and options for more if you want. We'll be visiting four different RTJ Trail properties that feature some of the best courses in the State. And like all of our expeditions, while they're mostly about golf, they're not always about golf. We'll be visiting intriguing local spots and experiencing some terrific dining and there's enough flex time to create additional side trips or just hang out with the guys. On the golf course, we'll have a little competition and some incredibly memorable golf. As usual, we'll wind it all up with a banquet and celebration. This trip will be hosted by Fairways Magazine Editor Peter Mumford.
This trip is only available to Fairways Golf Club members and their guests. Fairways Golf Club includes Fairways VIP Travel Club, Fairways Men's League and Fairways Premium Player cardholders. If you would like to participate in this trip and are not currently a member of the Fairways Golf Club, please email peter@fairwaysgolf.ca for further details.
The Atlanta airport is about 90 minutes from our first stop in Auburn/Opelika. Air Canada has four non-stop flights from Toronto to Atlanta on Sunday March 18 and the same number of return flights on Saturday March 24. The price is about $400 CDN return including all taxes.
Some people have indicated that they may drive to Alabama. Drive time to Auburn/Opelika from Hwy 400 & Hwy 407 in the GTA is approximately 16 hours.
Pricing includes shared use of a 6-passenger van, gas and insurance for the week including transfer to and from the Atlanta airport, daily transfers for golf, dining and sightseeing and transfers between RTJ Trail properties. Depending on the actual numbers of participants, the number and style of vehicles may be amended. For those driving their own vehicles, there will be a slight reduction in the cost of the trip.
Pricing includes the green fee for 18 holes, range balls and shared use of a power cart for each round listed.
The first tee times each day is at 8 AM. Sunset in March will be about 7 pm so there is ample time to complete a second round. The current itinerary and pricing allows for a second round on Tues Mar 20 on the Short Course at Grand National (Excellent par-3 course) and a second round Wed March 21 on The Legislator at Capitol Hill. Thursday afternoon is a travel time but that leaves time on both Monday and Friday for more golf if you want. There are other optional events on both days too if you prefer. The increase to go from 18 holes per day to unlimited golf per day is relatively small and depends on the course.
The RTJ Trail is a Marriott partner and there is an excellent Marriott hotel just minutes from each facility. The Renaissance Marriott Ross Bridge Resort is right on property and features pools, spa, fitness centre and other amenities. Pricing is based on double occupancy and includes breakfast each day.
One of the most intriguing aspects of a golf trip is the opportunity to experience the local culture including food, wine and beer. Reservations will be made on select nights at local eateries that reflect typical Alabama cuisine, which includes their famous Southern BBQ. Most days, lunch will be at the golf course following the morning round.
Other options include a visit to Auburn University, local craft brew pubs, spa treatments and sightseeing in the historic city of Birmingham.
The RTJ Trail offers seniors (65 and over) a 20% discount on green fees from Monday to Thursday. There is no senior discount on accommodations.
All pricing is in US dollars. A deposit of $1000 CDN is due by January 25 to secure your spot on this trip. The balance will be due by February 18 and will reflect any personal adjustments (senior discount, own vehicle etc) to your cost of the trip. The final balance will also reflect the rate of exchange in effect for that date.
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In a Jan. 24 article, he describes the difficult life of a food critic. It may seem glamorous to us, but LeVaux assures us that life is really hard. You have to eat lots of bad food. More importantly, though, you have to taste food that goes against your principles. LeVaux, for example, would consider himself a militant locavore were it not for his job. Being a critic also forces him to consume more grease and fats than he would ordinarily. He points out that argue against factory farmed meats and high-fat foods in his articles, but fears his audience would tire of the proselytizing fairly quickly (he's right about that).
Now, LeVaux makes valid points about the problems within the restaurant industry. There is too much fat and grease in the cooking, to make up for a lack of flavor. People consume food too often without knowing its origins. We rely heavily on factory farmed meat, and eat animals who enjoyed no quality of life.
A quick word to Mr. LeVaux, though. If you believe that strongly in the evils of the restaurant world, change jobs. Your life isn't that hard. In fact, you have a job many people would kill for.


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J.W. Schaap, Kaart aanwijzende de verspreiding der cholera, en het aantal sterfgevallen aan deze ziekte in elk der 39 buurten van Leiden, 1867 (COLLBN Port 52 N 3).
Mapping epidemics: nineteenth-century cholera maps of Leiden
June 04, 2020 • Maps and Atlases • 6 min read
In the nineteenth century, cholera outbreaks struck several cities in the Netherlands. Mapmakers struggled to aggregate the complex data gathered about the disease into clear cartographic images, a problem cartographers struggle with even today.
The current coronavirus pandemic has led to an 'infodemic' as well, an overload of data and information regarding the spread of the virus. This is also the case in the field of cartography. A wide variety of maps is produced in which all these data are spatially visualised. The ways in which these data are mapped, however, aren't always correct. Basic cartographic rules are not always followed. A common mistake is that absolute totals are mapped as a choropleth map, that is a type of thematic map in which values are rendered for areas, and therefore always have to be relative. This misuse often leads to a misleading image, where large but sparsely populated regions dominate the cartographic image. When mapping the number of infections, one could better use dots, proportional circles or calculate the number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants for each counting area. Even more sophisticated are cartograms or anamorphoses, where the size of the areas are adjusted to their population.
D. Lombard, Tablaeu des progrès du cholera morbus depuis 1817 jusqu'au mois d'Octobre 1831. Genève, 1831 (COLLBN Port 144 N 169).
The emergence of thematic mapping
The struggle of mapping thematic information goes back centuries. Especially in the nineteenth-century thematic cartography developed quickly. Among the incentives for this development were the cholera epidemics that came in waves during that century. Originated in India in 1817, 'Cholera Asiatica' or 'Cholera Orientalis' spread to Russia and reached western Europe in 1831. In the Netherlands, the first contamination was diagnosed in Scheveningen at the end of June 1832. Fishermen had brought the disease from England to Holland. In the same year, more than 10,000 people died in the Netherlands of this first cholera epidemic, especially in cities in the densely populated western part of the country. In the map collection of Leiden University alone, town plans of Leiden, Amsterdam, Gouda, Groningen and Scheveningen are kept which all relate to the 1832 cholera outbreak. All these maps were published as part of local publications about the cholera outbreak of that year. It seems that there was a demand to map the spatial distribution of the disease from the beginning onwards.
Z. Reijers, Platte Grond van Scheveningen. Amsterdam: Desguerrois, 1832 (COLLBN Port 144 N 177).
The first cholera map of 1832
The plans of Amsterdam and Gouda only show the locations of specific cholera hospitals and a subdivision of the cities in neighbourhoods to organise the infection control. The plans of Groningen and Scheveningen indicate the addresses of the first 100 infected people with numbers, and can, therefore, be considered as early attempts of dot maps. The plan of Leiden indicates the number of deaths per street segment with variations in shading: a denser, darker shading for streets and neighbourhoods with more infections and a more open, lighter shading for streets with fewer infections. The hardest-hit places were some dead-end alleys and slums where the poorest inhabitants lived in unsanitary conditions. These alleys are indicated on the map in black. So, this map indicates four classes of intensity of the disease: white (for non-affected neighbourhoods), light shading, dark shading and black. The map was published in the book Geschiedverhaal van de cholera-epidemie te Leiden in 1832, written by three medical doctors from Leiden and published by C.C. van den Hoek in 1833. The book contains a lot of data in tabular form, on which the map is probably based. This is one of the oldest thematic maps that shows the spatial distribution of the epidemic in Europe, and probably is the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands. Although maybe not very precise yet, the map gives a clear overall picture of the spread over the city at a glance. It can be considered as an early choropleth-like map, although only the streets and not the complete counting areas are shaded.
[C. Pruys van der Hoeven, C.W.H. van Kaathoven & G. Salomon], Platte-grond der stad Leiden [in 1832]. [Leiden: C.C. van der Hoek, 1833] (COLLBN Port 14 N 53).
The epidemic of 1866: Leiden and Amsterdam
Surprisingly, no maps can be found of the major cholera epidemic of 1849 in the Netherlands. The next large cholera outbreak in the Netherlands in 1866, however, did lead to the production of maps. Well-known is the printed map of the distribution of infections and deaths in Amsterdam, compiled by a commission led by doctor Isaac Teixeira de Mattos. The city is subdivided in 50 districts and for each district, a circle diagram with the number of deaths per week is indicated. Lesser known is that a strikingly similar map is made for Leiden in the same year, although only in manuscript. The single known copy of this map, kept at Leiden University Libraries, shows the subdivision of the city in 39 neighbourhoods. The map was compiled by city architect J.W. Schaap in June 1867. Possibly he used the map by Teixeira de Mattos as an example for the design, but it could also have been the other way around since it is unclear which of the maps was made first. Both mapmakers were struggling with how to bring together the spatial and temporal data of the cholera outbreak in one clear map. Although the maps look colourful and contain a lot of information, we have to conclude that both mapmakers failed in communicating the data in one clear image. Both the temporal and spatial distribution of the number of deaths can't be read by looking at these maps at a glance. The symbols are not proportional and the chosen colours for the consecutive weeks lack a clear order. On the other hand, both Teixeira de Mattos and Schaap related the number of deaths to the number of inhabitants per neighbourhood, indicated with a number per 1,000 inhabitants. The Leiden map is accompanied by a table and a chart. Especially in the line chart, the temporal spread of the infection can be clearly read. The first death during this epidemic occurred on the 4th of May 1866 and the epidemic clearly reached its peak in June.
The detailed map of 1869-1874
Contrary to the plan of Amsterdam, the Leiden map of 1866 would not be printed. According to historian Heleen van der Weel (1999), it was initially the intention to make a lithography of the map. The reason this did not happen, probably was that another map was published soon after. This map was published by the Vereeniging tot Verbetering der Volksgezondheid te Leiden (Association for Improvement of Public Health in Leiden). This map indicates the deaths of cholera and typhus in the period 1853-1869. With symbols in black (cholera) and red (typhus), the number of deaths per address is indicated. A map with such precision could probably not be published today, because of limitations due to privacy of personal data: the cases can be traced to the level of individual addresses. Also indicated on the map are 'accumulations of harmful dirt': manure pits, pig pens, cesspits and stables. The map was printed on four sheets of which the first was published in 1869, although the date of publication indicated on the map is 1870. The fourth sheet was only published in 1874. That is probably the reason why this sheet is missing in the collection of Leiden University. The map is part of the bequest of the Leiden map collector J.T. Bodel Nijenhuis, who died in 1872.
Lower-left sheet of Kaart der stad Leiden aanwijzende de sterfte aan cholera en typhus gedurende de jaren 1853-1869 benevens sommige ophopingen van schadelijk vuil. Leiden: Vereeniging tot Verbetering der Volksgezondheid, 1870 (COLLBN 001-09-018/020).
The relatively large number of maps related to cholera epidemics in the Bodel Nijenhuis collection, often with some notes in Bodel's hand, indicates that this map collector had a specific interest in maps of this topic. Not surprisingly, since this bacterial infection hit his hometown hard. During the first outbreak in 1832, he was 35 years old. When we look at the ways of mapping, it's clear that nineteenth-century mapmakers were struggling to aggregate the complex spatial-temporal data to one clear cartographic image, understandably since thematic mapping was still emerging. On the other hand, looking at the difference in the quality of maps of the coronavirus, it is obvious that this struggle is still ongoing today.
Marco van Egmond & Ferjan Ormeling, 'Thematische kartografie van Nederland op internet.' Geo-Info 3, 10 (2006): 408-414; ''Gronden der voorwereld, uit de tijden der mammouthen': Nederlandse thematische kaarten op internet.' Caert-Thresoor 26, 2 (2007): 29-38 (see also: https://bc.library.uu.nl/100-thematic-maps.html).
Tom Koch, Cartographies of disease. Maps, mapping and medicine. Redlands: ESRI Press, 2017.
Heleen van der Weel, 'Epidemieën in het negentiende-eeuwse Leiden op medisch-topografische kaarten.' Leids Jaarboekje 91 (1999): 118-142.


This weekend our attention at Place a Bet Online turns to the 2016 German Grand Prix. Surprisingly we have to go back to 2014 for the last race in Germany, as the 2015 race was cancelled. The first time the race was not run since 1960.
In that race Lewis Hamilton started from 20th, due to a brake disc failure during qualifying which ended up with him in the wall. The incident left him a bit sore but he worked his way through the field to finish 3rd. A fantastic result from his starting position.
Nico Rosberg took advantage of Lewis's bad luck. After qualifying in pole he led the race from start to finish.
Both Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen made good starts following a good qualifying session. Massa gave his team mate Bottas room going into the first corner, which left Kevin trapped as he had come off the line fast. This resulted in him flipping Massa's car and damaged his tyre, forcing Massa out of the race.
Daniel Ricciardo was another driver caught up in the first lap crash dropping back to 14th, like Lewis he did a good job to fight back to finish 6th, so he was probably lucky to end in this position.
Alonso and Button started from 7th, and 11th on the grid respectively. Fernando Alonso finished a very credible 5th and Jenson Button coming home 8th, even after having a contact with Hamilton on lap 30. A great drive for both drivers in a car well below par.
Sebastian Vettel having started 6th and should have had a podium finish in our opinion, but he ended up 4th, 44 seconds behind the winner.
Valtteri Bottas was 2nd on the grid, after driving a very steady race maintained that position, sadly he has not shown this sort of form in 2015. We always rated him one of the best in F1, but he is not doing what we know he capable of.
Last weekend Lewis moved into the lead in the drivers' championship. After letting Rosberg take pole position in qualifying, Alonso over took him on the first corner to take the lead, which he kept till the chequered flag.
We would expect that it's going to be a Mercedes one two again this weekend, no one seems to be able to stop them at this point in time. If they can keep away from each other it should be another easy win.
There are only a few drivers that are capable of putting up any sort of challenge at the moment. Daniel Ricciardo could be looking to find a weakness in the duo, even Sebastian Vettel may just beat the odds in what should be a car with pace. Kimi Raikkonen has also shown good form this season, of course Red Bulls Max Verstappen is always up there with the leaders.
There should be good odds available on one or more of these drivers, but if you're prepared to take a chance we'd go for a long shots, hoping Lewis and Nico forget it's a team sport. Our outside money is going on Ricciardo, who is 16/1.
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Editor's Desk: Star Wars
By Justice Geddes
Dec. 17, tonight, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premieres across the globe. Never before have so many advance tickets been purchased; never before have so many embraced their inner nerd. The Star Wars franchise is an essential part of American culture, and of the childhoods and development of… mostly men.
In a 1985 comic, cartoonist Alison Bechdel accidentally devised the rules behind the now-famous Bechdel-Wallace test, designed to assess the presence and power of women in film. These were the specifications:
The film has to have at least two women in it,
who talk to each other,
about something besides a man.
Only half of all movies pass.
The entire film industry is remarkably unfriendly towards women. A USC study in October uncovered that while women make up 28 percent of directors of short films, they only make up 4.1 percent of full-length film directors. The lead author of the study, Stacy Smith, PhD, stated that it became obvious that "when money moves in, women get pushed out."
Celebrities such as Emma Watson and Rose McGowan have protested this unfair treatment, and media outrage has been sparked whenever it is revealed that an actress is paid significantly less than her male colleagues for any given film or television series. (The Guardian reports that "99 percent of women working in the film and TV industry have experienced sexism.")
So why hasn't anything changed?
The reason, most of the time, is that men working in the industry want it to be that way. They resist change. Lexi Alexander, director of Green Street and Lifted, says that "the director is considered the general, and just like in the military, [male executives] still can't picture anyone not born with the Y chromosome with that title."
"Suffragette" director Sarah Gavron agrees.
"I've endlessly found myself in rooms of men and had the experience of feeling I wasn't being heard. When I was younger, I used to fantasise about being a man. I'd think: 'Oh, if I were a man, I'd walk in here and it would all be simpler. I wouldn't have to be self-conscious.'"
It gets worse.
Cinematographer Agnés Godard told The Guardian about her experiences working on "Paris, Texas," in which a male supervisor claimed that every good frame she made was actually made by a male assistant.
Amma Asante, who directed "Belle and A Way of Life," told this story:
"On my first film, after completing my very first shot, I was approached by a member of the crew who asked me if I 'knew why women bleed.' When I looked at him, slightly confused, he answered "because they're evil.'"
Somehow, sexism is rooted into the minds of Hollywood men–-male directors, producers, actors, and crew can't even perceive women as capable of being as talented as them.
Unfortunately, today's standards for the female gender have not contributed to respect or success for women. Even today, Gallup finds that five percent of Americans say they would never vote for a woman to become president, and a whopping eighty percent refuse to identify as feminist, a word which solely means "in favor of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men," according to Merriam-Webster. Americans are scared of women having power, especially in the traditionally male-dominated realm of media.
Meanwhile, no Star Wars film so far has passed the Bechdel-Wallace test.
In "A New Hope," at least, there are two female characters: Princess Leia and Luke's aunt, Beru. But they never meet, let alone speak, and (spoiler) Beru dies anyways. (Also, there are approximately two black people in the universe…but that's another column.) The majority of George Lucas' female cast are strippers or prostitutes. And Princess Leia, of course, abandons the people of her destroyed planet Alderaan to go rescue Han in Return of the Jedi.
Star Wars morals: women don't have jobs, they have men.
And yet, I already have my tickets to the new Star Wars film. But don't worry, I've done my research: "The Force Awakens" stars Daisy Ridley as Rey, a female character, who in some of the promo posters and pictures, is holding a lightsaber.
So yes, go and see "The Force Awakens." But keep a critical mind. Pay attention to the women portrayed. And remind your children and little siblings that girls are powerful and important.
Rey had better be really awesome, George. #firstnamebasis
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Rishabh Pant Is 'Great' Talent Getting Wasted: Kirti Azad
Rishabh Pant (Credits: Twitter)
It is easy to criticize someone if you have not walked in the shoe. At a young age, Rishabh Pant has face a lot of criticism for throwing away his wickets in the ample of opportunities he was provided with. Pant was touted to fill in the big boots of MS Dhoni across formats.
But as he failed to capitalise on the chances due to his poor shot selection and questionable glovework, it opened the doors for KL Rahul. The Karnataka batsman, on the contrary, latched on to the opportunity and made the most of it. Former India batsman Kirti Azad believes Rishabh Pant is impulsive and can turn out to be a good batsman.
Rishabh Pant MS Dhoni. (Photo: Twitter)
Azad also said that if he keeps his head calm if can result well for him. Highlighting the problem with Pant, Azad said that he wants to hit every ball even when he is playing a Test match or ODIs. Azad also said that Pant is a great talent who is getting wasted.
"He is very impulsive. I think he can turn out to be a very good batsman than keeper. And, if he keeps his head cool, the question is that he wants to hit every ball, you are not playing T20 cricket when you are playing a 50-overs game or a Test match," Azad told Sportskeeda in an interview.
"You have to learn to stay at the wicket. If you stay at the wicket, the runs are going to come to you.
"Some good ball takes your wicket, I can understand, but if you hit a big shot and get out, which has happened most of the times as far as Rishabh Pant is concerned, I feel sorry because he is a great talent getting wasted," he added.
Rishabh Pant. Credits: BCCI Twitter
KL Rahul was tried to bat at different positions for Team India and he delivered. His glovework was also neat which came as an added bonus for the wicket-keeper batsman. With the T20 World Cup at stake, it looks like Rahul has nearly sealed his spot as the first-choice wicket-keeper batsman ahead of Rishabh Pant.
Pant averages 26.71 in the ODIs and 20.50 in T20Is. He has also been given opportunities in the longest format and scored at average of 38.76.
Kirti Azad
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4 CHEM 1411 Lab Manual Laboratory safety glasses or goggles Scientific calculator (smart-phone calculators may not be used on exams) PROPER LABORATORY DRESS. You must wear safety glasses or goggles for Experiments 6, 8, and 10. See the attached Class Schedule for these dates. You may not bring snacks or drinks into the lab. They must be left on the instructor desk or put in your book bag. Book bags should be placed next to your lab station, away from foot traffic, not on the lab bench. The lab bench is where experiments are done. LECTURE EXAMS. There will be three (3) Lecture Exams, each worth 100 points. The exams are open lecture notes and homework. Questions will be based on what is covered in class, and the homework. The dates of Lecture Exams are given in the attached Class Schedule. LAB EXAMS. There will be two (2) Lab Exams, each worth 50 points. The exams are open lecture notes, lab notes, homework, and lab manual. Questions will be based on what is covered in lab. The dates of Lab Exams are in the Class Schedule. You may only do the experiments on the days they are scheduled. The dates of experiments are also in the Class Schedule. FINAL EXAM. The Final Exam is non-comprehensive and worth 100 points. The Final Exam is open lecture notes and homework. You will take the Final Exam on the day it is scheduled. If you do not take the Final Exam, you will receive a zero for your score, which will be factored into your class average. IMPORTANT: The Final Exam is scheduled during the Final Exam time slot for your LAB PERIOD, for the reasons stated in the attached Class Schedule. EXAM REFERENCES. You may not use your textbook on any exam. If you are found using unauthorized materials (anything other than what you are permitted, above), you will receive an irreplaceable zero on that exam. If you store your lecture notes, lab notes, lab manual, or homework on computer, you must print out paper copies, to be able to use them on exams. If you do not, you will test without them. Computers, smart phones, or other electronic devices may not be out or in use during exams, even if they were used for taking notes during class or photographing my slides. You may use a standard scientific calculator (example: Texas Instruments) on exams, not a smart-phone calculator.
5 RETURNING OF EXAMS. Your graded exams will be returned to you, and you will have time to compare them against the keys that I will post. Your exams must be returned to me at the end of the lecture period, so be sure to keep a record of your scores. Exams (including answer sheets) not returned will be entered into the grade book as an irreplaceable zero. Exams will only be brought to class ONCE. If you were not present on the day an exam was returned, you must come to my office to see how you did. Note: Exams, answer sheets, and answer keys may not be photographed at any time. If you do so, you will receive an irreplaceable zero for that exam. EXAM MAKEUPS. Lecture Exams: If one (1) Lecture Exam is missed, your Final Exam will count twice. (See the Score Replacement Policy in this syllabus.) This also applies to students who are away on SPC-sponsored activities. Any other missed exams will be scored as a zero. Lab Exams: A missed Lab Exam will be scored as a zero. Since Lab Exams are not included in the Score Replacement Policy, I reserve the right to grant a makeup if the miss was due to situations beyond your control (in my estimation). You must notify me as soon as possible ( , voice mail, etc.). Don t just show up to class and expect to take a makeup. You will take the exam makeup during the lab period of our next class day. (Example: If you could not take the exam on the Thursday that it was scheduled, you must make it up on the following Tuesday.) After that, it will be too late to make up the exam, and it will be scored as a zero. Once a graded Lab Exam has been returned to the class it cannot be made up and will be scored as a zero. The makeup window has closed. This includes if you are sitting in class when the exams are returned and you have not made prior arrangements with me for a makeup. It is therefore up to you to keep me informed. Final Exam: If the Final Exam is missed due to situations beyond your control (in my estimation), I will do my best to fit you in during Final Exam week. You must notify me of the reason for your absence as soon as possible ( , voice mail, etc.). A Final Exam not completed by 3 p.m. of the Thursday of Final Exam week will be scored as a zero. In extreme cases that would prevent you from coming in to take the Final Exam during Final Exam week (example: cases requiring hospitalization), you will be excused from taking the Final Exam and your grade will be based on the grades you do have. However, the Score Replacement Policy would not apply to you, and something like a doctor s proof of absence would be required. If I am not given such proof before grades are submitted, and you have not taken the Final Exam according to the guidelines given above, you will receive a zero for your score. Grades of Incomplete will not be given. The Final Exam will not be given early to accommodate family vacations, flight schedules, or things of that nature. So plan accordingly!
6 USE OF TECHNOLOGY. Computers, smart phones, or other electronic devices may not be out or in use during exams. You are permitted to use a scientific calculator on exams (example: Texas Instruments). Smart-phone calculators may not be used. RECORDING OF LESSONS. Lessons may not be recorded or videotaped, unless you have written permission to do so from Special Services. Unauthorized recording or videotaping will be reported to the Dean of Students. SCORE REPLACEMENT POLICY. If your score on the Final Exam is higher than the score of your lowest Lecture Exam, the Final Exam will replace your lowest score. This score replacement applies to one exam only, even if the same low score is received more than once. Lab Exams will not be replaced. A zero obtained for using unauthorized exam materials, not returning an exam, or photographing an exam will also not be replaced. Since the Final Exam is non-comprehensive and over new material, no one tests out of it. The Final Exam counts toward everyone s course grade. Example: Lecture Exam 1 80% Lecture Exam 2 60% à 85% (score replaced) Lecture Exam 3 75% Final Exam 85% If, due to unforeseen reasons, we are unable to have the full allotment of Lecture and Final Exams, the Score Replacement Policy will be voided and each exam will stand on its own. CURVING OF SCORES AND EXTRA CREDIT. There are no curves on exams, or extra-credit exercises. You may not realize that a true curve curves up if the average is low, but it also curves down if the average is high. With grading on a curve, the average, whatever it is, is usually set at a C. So, if you don t do so well on an exam, look for ways to make up for it (example: study better for the next exam, use the Score Replacement Policy to replace your lowest score, etc.). HOMEWORK. Homework is meant to prepare you for the Lecture Exams. It will not be collected or graded (after all, the answers are at the back of the textbook); however, if you do not or cannot do the homework, chances are you will not do well on the exams. You will receive a homework handout for each chapter that lists reading and problems from the textbook. I hand select the homework problems based on the material that is covered in class. You should therefore be able to work out solutions to the problems based on the methods taught in class. Answers to the homework problems can be found in Appendix III of your textbook. No other solutions will be posted. You should also rework all example problems that are presented in lecture, for additional practice. MISSING CLASS. Missing this class has consequences, whether the miss is due to your job, an SPC activity or field trip, etc. If you miss a day of class, it is your responsibility to get the material we covered that day, from the textbook and the assigned problems. My personal lecture notes and slides will not be on loan, and I will not reteach that material during office hours.
11 Nov 28 Chapter 9 TBA Nov 30 Chapter 9 Lab Exam 2 Dec 5 Chapter 10 TBA Dec 7 Chapter 10 TBA Dec 12 Final Exam* 10:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. (Section 007, the morning class ) ** Room S-101 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. (Section 009, the afternoon class ) ** Room S-101 * You will take the Final Exam at the designated time. Exam times are scheduled by the college. The exam will not be given early. Extenuating circumstances (example: military service) will be handled on a case-by-case basis. ** IMPORTANT! You will take the Final Exam during the Final Exam time slot for your LAB PERIOD. This is an official meeting time for our class, and this exam time is a better fit with the exam times we ve used all semester (that is, rather than having you come in at an odd time to take the Final Exam). You should have no other SPC final exam which conflicts with this time slot. Giving the Final Exam earlier in the week also gives us some options to work with should a situation arise that would cause you to miss the exam.
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Former Chelsea, Arsenal and France international striker Nicolas Anelka has agreed a coaching role at Lille and is said to be happy to "cut his teeth out of the spotlight".
Anelka, 39, retired from professional football in 2015 after scoring 157 goals in 508 appearances during a 19-year career in top-flight football.
He will now take his first steps into coaching and Lille president Gerard Lopez says Anelka will "work with players ranging from 14 years up to the reserve team".
As a player, Anelka enjoyed success at clubs such as Arsenal, Real Madrid and Chelsea before calling time on his career in 2015 after a spell at Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League.
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Alan Tantleff, senior managing director in the New York City office of FTI's Corporate Finance/Restructuring practice and leader of its Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure practice, has identified four finance themes, which he thinks will impact the U.S. hotel and gaming segments in 2014.
Tantleff, with 25 years of diverse, hands-on experience in lodging real estate investment and development, shared his thoughts exclusively with HOTELS Magazine.
The end of pretend. Despite looming maturities in 2014-16, there will be fewer distressed opportunities for investors, at least in the United States. An environment coupling low interest rates, looser underwriting standards and improving fundamentals will allow owners to refinance or sell. Already, the percentage of CMBS loans secured by hotels in special servicing has declined steadily these past three years with delinquency rates declining to about 7.1% in August (source: Morningstar September Delinquency Report). Although damning with faint praise, hotels are no longer the worst performing asset class today – that distinction goes to industrial at 11.3%.
Stress in public-private partnerships. Municipal finances have been "taxed" in this cycle. The bankruptcy filings of Stockton, California, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson County/Birmingham, Alabama, were all big news until the City of Detroit filed its unprecedented bankruptcy on July 18, 2013. The pressures faced by municipalities are putting further strain on public-private partnerships. That was the situation faced by non-profit agency, Lafayette Yard Community Development Corp., the owner of the city-financed former Trenton Marriott, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September. Several other large public-private partnership hotels and convention centers will likely follow suit as interest reserves run out and government officials focus on essential services.


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Assessing the health effects of a "no deal" Brexit
Boris Johnson says that the UK will leave the EU on the 31 October 2019, "do or die." Assuming he succeeds in this goal, the UK seems set to leave without a withdrawal agreement—a "no deal" scenario. Health is central to Brexit. The Leave campaign claimed that Brexit would provide £350m ($390m; $430m) a week for the NHS and Johnson, on becoming prime minister, announced what he misleadingly described as "new" spending on the NHS. Thus, many people may think that a no deal Brexit will do no harm and could even be good for health and the NHS. But will it? Two previous analyses have set out, in detail, why any form of Brexit will be damaging,1 2 and a leaked government document, written in early August 2019, paints an even more alarming picture.3 This contrasts starkly with the prime minister's reassurances that the UK will "cope easily."
Titolo: Assessing the health effects of a "no deal" Brexit
Van Schalkwyk May C. I. (Corresponding)
Barlow Pepita
STUCKLER, DAVID
Rae Maggie
Lang Tim
Hervey Tamara.
McKee Martin
Autori: Van Schalkwyk May, C. I.; Barlow, Pepita; Stuckler, David.; Rae, Maggie; Lang, Tim; Hervey, Tamara.; McKee, Martin
Rivista: BMJ. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Abstract: Boris Johnson says that the UK will leave the EU on the 31 October 2019, "do or die." Assuming he succeeds in this goal, the UK seems set to leave without a withdrawal agreement—a "no deal" scenario. Health is central to Brexit. The Leave campaign claimed that Brexit would provide £350m ($390m; $430m) a week for the NHS and Johnson, on becoming prime minister, announced what he misleadingly described as "new" spending on the NHS. Thus, many people may think that a no deal Brexit will do no harm and could even be good for health and the NHS. But will it? Two previous analyses have set out, in detail, why any form of Brexit will be damaging,1 2 and a leaked government document, written in early August 2019, paints an even more alarming picture.3 This contrasts starkly with the prime minister's reassurances that the UK will "cope easily."
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Paddy Power – one of the most famous online sportsbooks and gambling sites on the internet – has released a brand new mobile gaming application for both the iPad and iPhone platforms.
The Irish gambling company has released the new application; entitled The Roller, in the United Kingdom in a bid to tap into Apple's estimated nine million users of their mobile gaming products.
Because it has been exclusively designed for the iPad and iPhone range of mobile gaming devices, The Roller has on screen touch functions and features that are specifically suited to gamers on those mobile gambling platforms. The app also includes unbelievable graphics (for a phone), awesome animations and the ability to transfer one's music library directly into the application to play whilst your gamble.
The new Paddy Power application is one of the largest mobile phone and tablet applications to be launched to date, as it features up to nineteen classic casino games for gamers on the go to enjoy. Mobile casino gamers can expect to find blackjack, slots and roulette amongst their favorite classic games.
Paddy Power released a press statement earlier in the week praising their own decision to release the application. Mr. Nick Abrahams, who the managing director of the new Roller application stated that due to the massive market for mobile gaming, which is set to grow, it seemed about the right time for a company to release a real money mobile gaming application.
Mr. Abrahams continued by speaking about the popularity of applications in the everyday lives of customers and how popular they are. He claimed that the most popular apps are the ones that offer the best use of a device's capabilities.
Paddy Power believes that their new Roller application is just that sort of app; and although there have been other mobile gambling applications released in the United Kingdom in the past, that this particular one will be most welcomed and best reviewed.
The Roller is currently on the market is absolutely free to download from Apple's App store in the United Kingdom. There are no plans at the minute at Paddy Power, to release the application outside of the United Kingdom, and similarly, no plans to release the app onto other mobile gaming platforms such as the popular Android mobile gaming platform.
Because of its exclusive design, it seems impossible for a Android version to be made. Android users will instead wait for an Android-exclusive mobile gaming app from Paddy Power that will inevitably follow.


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Après takes many forms here at Park City Mountain. There's sledding, zip lining, ice-skating and—wait for it—actually relaxing. With so many options, how do you decide what to do with the kids after you finish the last run of the day?
The beauty of a vacation in the mountains – aside from the obvious, you know, beauty – is the sheer variety of ways to spend your days. With so many paths from which to choose, both on the ski slopes and off, it's easy to create a getaway unlike any other.
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