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Okay so I think I'm gonna go ahead and book 5/22 since that seems to be where pretty much everyone is available. Even the people who said they were down for either night prefer that one. If you have objections speak now or forever hold your peace.
And if I confirm that it needs to be paid upfront, can everyone do the paypal thing?
And we still need to lock up another goalie so spread the word if they're amongst us.
Fuego - count me in! Either date works for me.
Won't be able to make the 22nd...
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Pencil me in for the 15th. No can do on the 22nd.


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Physicists say they may have evidence that the universe is a computer simulation.
How? They made a computer simulation of the universe. And it looks sort of like us.
A long-proposed thought experiment, put forward by both philosophers and popular culture, points out that any civilisation of sufficient size and intelligence would eventually create a simulation universe if such a thing were possible.
And since there would therefore be many more simulations (within simulations, within simulations) than real universes, it is therefore more likely than not that our world is artificial.
Now a team of researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany led by Silas Beane say they have evidence this may be true.
In a paper named 'Constraints on the Universe as a Numerical Simulation', they point out that current simulations of the universe - which do exist, but which are extremely weak and small - naturally put limits on physical laws.
Technology Review explains that "the problem with all simulations is that the laws of physics, which appear continuous, have to be superimposed onto a discrete three dimensional lattice which advances in steps of time."
What that basically means is that by just being a simulation, the computer would put limits on, for instance, the energy that particles can have within the program.
These limits would be experienced by those living within the sim - and as it turns out, something which looks just like these limits do in fact exist.
For instance, something known as the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin, or GZK cut off, is an apparent boundary of the energy that cosmic ray particles can have. This is caused by interaction with cosmic background radiation. But Beane and co's paper argues that the pattern of this rule mirrors what you might expect from a computer simulation.
Naturally, at this point the science becomes pretty tricky to wade through - and we would advise you read the paper itself to try and get the full detail of the idea.
But the basic impression is an intriguing one.
Like a prisoner in a pitch-black cell, we may never be able to see the 'walls' of our prison -- but through physics we may be able to reach out and touch them.
Dusty Space Cloud
This image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions, and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. In the instruments' combined data, this nearby dwarf galaxy looks like a fiery, circular explosion. Rather than fire, however, those ribbons are actually giant ripples of dust spanning tens or hundreds of light-years. Significant fields of star formation are noticeable in the center, just left of center and at right. The brightest center-left region is called 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, for its appearance in visible light.
Dunes in Noachis Terra Region of Mars
This enhanced-color image shows sand dunes trapped in an impact crater in Noachis Terra, Mars. Dunes and sand ripples of various shapes and sizes display the natural beauty created by physical processes. The area covered in the image is about six-tenths of a mile (1 kilometer) across. Sand dunes are among the most widespread wind-formed features on Mars. Their distribution and shapes are affected by changes in wind direction and wind strength. Patterns of dune erosion and deposition provide insight into the sedimentary history of the surrounding terrain.
Viewing the South Pole of Vesta
This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are discussing whether the circular structure that covers most of this image originated by a collision with another asteroid, or by internal processes early in the asteroid's history. Images in higher resolution from Dawn's lowered orbit might help answer that question. The image was recorded with the framing camera aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft from a distance of about 1,700 miles (2,700 kilometers). The image resolution is about 260 meters per pixel.
1a Supernova Remnant
This undated photo shows a classic type 1a supernova remnant. Researchers Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the United States and US-Australian Brian Schmidt won the 2011 Nobel Physics Prize on October 4, 2011 for their research on supernovae.
In, Around, Beyond Rings
A quartet of Saturn's moons, from tiny to huge, surround and are embedded within the planet's rings in this Cassini composition. Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is in the background of the image, and the moon's north polar hood is clearly visible. See PIA08137 to learn more about that feature on Titan (3,200 miles, or 5,150 kilometers across). Next, the wispy terrain on the trailing hemisphere of Dione (698 miles, or 1,123 kilometers across) can be seen on that moon which appears just above the rings at the center of the image. See PIA10560 and PIA06163 to learn more about Dione's wisps. Saturn's small moon Pandora (50 miles, or 81 kilometers across) orbits beyond the rings on the right of the image. Finally, Pan (17 miles, or 28 kilometers across) can be seen in the Encke Gap of the A ring on the left of the image. The image was taken in visible blue light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Sept. 17, 2011. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 1.3 million miles (2.1 million kilometers) from Dione and at a Sun-Dione-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 27 degrees. Image scale is 8 miles (13 kilometers) per pixel on Dione.
X-Ray image of Young Stars
Combining almost opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum, this composite image of the Herschel in far-infrared and XMM-Newton's X-ray images obtained January 20, 2012, shows how the hot young stars detected by the X-ray observations are sculpting and interacting with the surrounding ultra-cool gas and dust, which, at only a few degrees above absolute zero, is the critical material for star formation itself. Both wavelengths would be blocked by Earth's atmosphere, so are critical to our understanding of the lifecycle of stars . (AFP / Getty Images)
Active Galaxy Centaurus A
Resembling looming rain clouds on a stormy day, dark lanes of dust crisscross the giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. Hubble's panchromatic vision, stretching from ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths, reveals the vibrant glow of young, blue star clusters and a glimpse into regions normally obscured by the dust. (NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage)
Stars Brewing in Cygnus X
A bubbling cauldron of star birth is highlighted in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared light that we can't see with our eyes has been color-coded, such that the shortest wavelengths are shown in blue and the longest in red. The middle wavelength range is green. Massive stars have blown bubbles, or cavities, in the dust and gas--a violent process that triggers both the death and birth of stars. The brightest, yellow-white regions are warm centers of star formation. The green shows tendrils of dust, and red indicates other types of dust that may be cooler, in addition to ionized gas from nearby massive stars.
Ring of Fire
This composite image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151. X-rays (blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are combined with optical data (yellow) showing positively charged hydrogen (H II) from observations with the 1-meter Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope on La Palma. The red ring shows neutral hydrogen detected by radio observations with the NSF's Very Large Array. This neutral hydrogen is part of a structure near the center of NGC 4151 that has been distorted by gravitational interactions with the rest of the galaxy, and includes material falling towards the center of the galaxy. The yellow blobs around the red ellipse are regions where star formation has recently occurred. (NASA / CXC / CfA / J. Wang)
Flying V Galaxy
"These tidal tails are thin, elongated streams of gas, dust and stars that extend away from a galaxy into space. They occur when galaxies gravitationally interact with one another, and material is sheared from the outer edges of each body and flung out into space in opposite directions, forming two tails. They almost always appear curved, so when they are seen to be relatively straight, as in this image, it is clear that we are viewing the galaxies side-on."
Transit Of Venus
This image provided by NASA shows the Solar Dynamic Observatory's ultra-high-definition view of Venus, black dot at top center, passing in front of the sun on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The next transit of Venus won't be for another 105 years. (NASA/Solar Dynamic Observatory/AP)
Festival of Lights
WISE, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, has a new view of Barnard 3, or IRAS Ring G159.6-18.5, that is awash in bright green and red dust clouds. Interstellar clouds like these are stellar nurseries, where baby stars are being born. (UCLA / JPL-Caltech / NASA)
The Helix nebula
Feel like you are being watched? This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlet notable for its vivid colors and eerie resemblance to a giant eye.
Pacman Nebula
In visible light, the star-forming cloud known as NGC 281 in the constellation of Cassiopeia appears to be chomping through the cosmos, earning it the nickname the "Pacman" nebula after the famous Pac-Man video game of the 1980s.
Remains of a Supernova.
This undated handout image provide by NASA combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86. NASA announced the findings Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, and said the exploded star was observed by the ancient Chinese in the year 185, and visible for eight months.
View from above
This image provided by NASA shows a night time image photographed by the Expedition 29 crew from the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2011. It features airglow, Earth's terminator, Rocky Mountains, Denver-Colorado Springs (center-right), Santa Fe-Albuquerque (low-center-right), US Great Plains cities: Dallas-Oklahoma City, Kansas City and Chicago.
Transit of Venus
This image provided by NASA shows the image captured by Hinode on June 5, 2012 of the transit of Venus -- the last instance of this rare phenomenon until 2117. Hinode is a joint JAXA/NASA mission to study the connections of the sun's surface magnetism, primarily in and around sunspots. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages Hinode. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., is the lead U.S. investigator for the X-ray Telescope. (JAXA NASA/AP)
The silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour, Feb 9, 2010
The silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour appears over Earth's colorful horizon in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on Feb. 9, 2010.
Messier 78
Messier 78 Nebula brings into focus a murky region of star formation. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope exposes the depths of this dusty nebula with its infrared vision, showing stellar infants that are lost behind dark clouds when viewed in visible light. Messier 78 is easily seen in small telescopes in the constellation of Orion
An image released on October 3, 2011 show the Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038 and 4039) are a pair of distorted colliding spiral galaxies about 70 million light-years away, in the constellation of Corvus (The Crow). This view combines Atacama large milllimetre/submillimetre array (ALMA) observations, made in three different wavelength ranges during the observatory's early testing phase, with visible-light observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Most of the ALMA test observations used to create this image were made using only twelve antennas working together -- far fewer than will be used for the first science observations. The first phase of operations at the ALMA complex in Chile's Atacama desert are underway on October 3, 2011 following ten years of construction. Alma's purpose is to study processes occurring a few hundred million years after the formation of the Universe when the first stars began to shine. Alma consists of an array of linked giant antennas on top of the highest plateau in the Atacama desert. AFP PHOTO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
North America Nebula
A swirling a landscape of stars known as the North America Nebula. In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this image infrared view from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the continent disappears.
WISE Telescope
In this undated image taken by the WISE telescope a massive star is shown plowing through space dust. The result is a brilliant bow shock, seen here as a yellow arc.
Mercury Messenger
At 5:20 a.m. EDT on March 29,2011, the Messenger probe captured this historic image of Mercury. The image is the first ever obtained from a spacecraft in orbit of the solar system's innermost planet. (NASA)
The full moon rises near the Lincoln Memorial on March 19 in Washington. The full moon was called a "Super Perigee Moon" since it was at its closest to Earth in 2011. The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March 1993. (Bill Ingalls, NASA / AFP / Getty Images)
Celestial Shamrock
This image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, features a region of star birth wrapped in a blanket of dust, colored green in this infrared view. Designated as LBN 149.02-00.13, this interstellar cloud is made up of a shell of ionized gas surrounding a void with an extremely hot, bright star in the middle. (UCLA / JPL-Caltech / NASA)
Martian Gullies
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows portions of the Martian surface in unprecedented detail. The photo shows many channels from 1 meter to 10 meters wide (approximately 3 feet to 33 feet wide) on a scarp in the Hellas impact basin. Some larger channels on Mars that are sometimes called gullies are big enough to be called ravines on Earth. (NASA / AFP / Getty Images)
Cassini of Saturn/Titan
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, center, is 3,200 miles in diameter. The smaller moon Enceladus, far right, just over 300 miles across, appears just below the rings. The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera at a distance of approximately 524,000 miles from Titan. (SSI / JPL / NASA)
Discovery from the ISS
The space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew of each vessel photographed the opposing craft. (NASA)
This NASA image shows what the Hubble Space Telescope revealed in a majestic disk of stars and dust lanes in the spiral galaxy NGC 2841. A bright cusp of starlight marks the galaxy's center. Spiraling outward are dust lanes that are silhouetted against the population of whitish middle-aged stars. Much younger blue stars trace the spiral arms. NGC 2841 lies 46 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). (Hubble Heritage / ESA / NASA)
Tempel 1
This image obtained by NASA's Stardust spacecraft shows Comet Tempel 1 at 11:39 p.m. EST on Feb. 14, 2011. The NASA spacecraft's flyby of the comet showed erosion on Tempel 1's surface since it skimmed by the sun in 2005 and revealed the first clear pictures of the crater made by a Deep Impact probe. (Cornell / JPL-Caltech / NASA)
Sun and Flares
A pair of active regions on the sun were captured in extreme ultraviolet light from the Solar Dynamic Observatory spacecraft over a three-day period. The magnetic field lines above the regions produced fluttering arcs waving above them, as well as a couple of flares. Another pair of smaller active regions emerges and trails behind the larger ones. (Solar Dynamics Observatory / NASA)
North America Nebula -- Feb 16, 2011
This view of the North America nebula combines both visible and infrared light observations, taken by the Digitized Sky Survey and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, respectively, into a single vivid picture. The nebula is named after its resemblance to the North American continent in visible light, which in this image is represented in blue hues. Infrared light, displayed here in red and green, can penetrate deep into the dust, revealing multitudes of hidden stars and dusty clouds.
Sun Eruptions -- Jan. 28, 2011
This still caught the action in freeze-frame splendor when the sun popped off two events at once. A filament, left, became unstable and erupted, while an M-1 flare and a coronal mass ejection, right, blasted into space. Neither event was headed toward Earth.
M51 -- obtained Jan. 19, 2011
This image shows a dramatic view of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. Seen in near-infrared light, most of the starlight has been removed, revealing the Whirlpool's skeletal dust structure. This image is the sharpest view of the dense dust in M51. The narrow lanes of dust revealed by Hubble reflect the galaxy's moniker, the Whirlpool Galaxy, as if they were swirling toward the galaxy's core.
Giant Supernova -- released on Jan. 14, 2011
While searching the skies for black holes using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a giant supernova that was smothered in its own dust in this image released on Jan. 14. In this artist's rendering, an outer shell of gas and dust -- which erupted from the star hundreds of years ago -- obscures the supernova within. This event in a distant galaxy hints at one possible future for the brightest star system in our own Milky Way.
Mars' moons Phobos (large moon) and Deimos, released Dec. 11
Mars' two moons have been photographed in the same frame for the first time. The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter snapped this image, which was released Dec. 11, 2009. The larger moon is Phobos. The much smaller one is Deimos.
Hubble photo of new galaxies (Tuesday=Dec. 8, 2009)
Scientists said Dec. 8, 2009, that the Hubble Space Telescope spotted several thousand never-before-seen galaxies that were formed 600 million years after the Big Bang. Here, a photo shows some of them. They appear in the image as the faintest and reddest objects.
Central Milky Way Galaxy; image released on Nov. 10, 2009
This is one of the most detailed images to date of the heart of the Milky Way. The galaxy's center is within the white spot near the right edge of the photo. NASA released the image Nov. 10 to mark the 400th anniversary of the telescope. It is a composite of images from three observatories: the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
NGC 2623, the result of a galactic collision, added Oct. 13
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows an object known as both NGC 2623 and Arp 243, which was formed by a collision of two galaxies. The galaxies' cores have merged into one; the tails streaming from the object are full of young stars. NGC 2623 is about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer.
Barnard's Galaxy, added Oct. 15, 2009
This portrait of Barnard's Galaxy, one of the Milky Way's closest neighbors, was taken by a telescope at the European Southern Observatory in La Silla, Chile. The red features in the photo are nebulae where new stars are being born. The galaxy has about 10 million stars; the Milky Way has an estimated 400 billion.
Saturn during equinox in August 2009
The Cassini spacecraft became the first to photograph an equinox on Saturn, a 15-year event that took place Aug. 11. This photo is a composite of images that Cassini shot over eight hours. New equinox images of the planet show strange formations in its rings and suggest that in some places, the rings are much thicker than expected.
Shadows in Saturn's A ring, August 2009
Clumps of debris cast shadows that are visible in the middle of this image of Saturn's A ring. The shadows suggest that the clumps are about 2,000 feet tall. Scientists have believed for years that the rings were about 30 feet thick, but based on the new images, scientists now think that they're more than 2 miles deep in some spots. "Isn't that the most outrageous thing you could imagine? It truly is like something out of science fiction," said Carolyn Porco, leader of the Cassini imaging team.
Arp 147 composite black holes -- obtained Feb 15, 2011
This composite image of Arp 147, a pair of interacting galaxies located about 430 million light-years from Earth, shows X-rays from the NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink) and optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope (red, green, blue) produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Arp 147 contains the remnant of a spiral galaxy, right, that collided with the elliptical galaxy on the left. This collision has produced an expanding wave of star formation that shows up as a blue ring containing an abundance of massive young stars. These stars race through their evolution in a few million years or less and explode as supernovas, leaving behind neutron stars and black holes.
Jupiter's Scar, July 25, 2009
A new photo released in July from the Hubble Space Telescope is the clearest yet of what astronomers are calling a scar on the surface of Jupiter. An object, possibly a comet, struck the planet recently, creating the strange dark patch. It happened on the 15th anniversary of another comet strike.
Kohoutek 4-55 nebula, photographed May 4, 2009
This planetary nebula, named Kohoutek 4-55, was photographed May 4 by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. The nebula, dubbed a "giant eye," contains the outer layers of a red giant star that died. The camera, which is the size of a baby grand piano, has captured several memorable images since it was installed in 1993.
Black hole light show, added April 14
In this sequence of photos released in April, a jet of gas spews from a massive black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy. The gas fades and brightens, with a peak that even outshines the galaxy's core. The outburst is coming from a blob of matter, dubbed HST-1, and scientists are so far at a loss to explain its weird behavior.
Galaxy Triplet ARP 274, Added April 6
This photo was snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope after winning a public competition to determine what the next space portrait should be. It shows Arp 274, a system of three galaxies -- two larger ones on the right, and a smaller and less intact one on the far left.
Hubble pic of galaxy tug of war, story reported on March 3, 2009
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of three galaxies playing a game of gravitational tug-of-war that could destroy one of them. The galaxies -- NGC 7173, middle left, NGC 7174, middle right, and NGC 7176, lower right -- are about 100 million light-years away. The photo was released March 3.
Red Rectangle nebula added Feb. 10, 2009
Our solar system is in the middle of a cosmic dust storm, and some astronomers said they've zeroed in on the possible source: the Red Rectangle nebula, which is 2,300 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. A double star system there is spewing the dust, according to findings announced in February.
Galactic collision, Oct. 30, 2008
After transmission problems on the Hubble Telescope weren fixed, NASA in October 2008 provided this undated photograph showing the aftermath of galaxies colliding. In the pair known as Arp 147, a reddish-colored galaxy has passed through an O-shaped galaxy glowing blue.
Mercury Volcanoes
Photographs taken of Mercury by the spacecraft Messenger in January 2008 were analyzed in the journal Science seven months later. Images like the one above show that volcanic activity played a part in forming plains on the planet.

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Tanzania Safari Experience (DTTS)
As the home of Olduvai Gorge, the world's most treasured paleontological site, it's safe to say humans have been coming to Tanzania forever. So, where've you been? Seamlessly blending out-there access with stylish comfort, this trip brings you close to wonders like Lake Manyara, the Ngorongoro Crater, the plains of the Serengeti and the Big Five before returning you to a cozy safari lodge or comfort-minded tented camp. True, it's not exactly the way homo erectus did it, but that's what evolution is all about, no?
Highlights: View wildlife in Tanzania's best parks and reserves with an expert wildlife guide, explore rural communities and taste a local lunch in a small village, relax in the middle of nature in comfortable tented camps, travel in a small group of 6 for optimal wildlife and cultural interactions
Kenya Safari Experience (DKKS)
If you're of the opinion that 'safari' doesn't have to be synonymous with 'roughing it', have we got an adventure for you! Designed for travellers who long to get out into the thick of Kenya's game parks and reserves by day and sleep in a cozy bed by night, this trip maximizes both wildlife access and creature comforts. Witness thousands of flamingos stopping for a drink in Lake Nakuru, explore the vast plains of the Masai Mara National Reserve and gaze in awe at the peaks of Kilimanjaro in the distance from Amboseli National Park. Maximum Africa—minimal sweat.
Highlights: Explore the Masai Mara and Kenya's premiere game reserves with an expert local safari-guide, photograph thousands of flamingos at Lake Nakuru, get up-close and personal with wildlife in a small safari 4x4 with a maximum group size of 6, take in views of Mt Kilimanjaro at our comfortable tented camp inside Amboseli
Kruger, Cape Town & Falls (DAKL)
The perfect African adventure for those who want to experience all of this region's diverse pleasures quickly, authentically and comfortably, this 13-day trip has it all—and then some. Unfolding in three flight-assisted stages, this trip will take you from urban Cape Town to the sprawling wilderness of the Kruger area, home of the Big Five and countless photo ops. From there, jet off to Livingstone, Zambia's colonial jewel, and feel the awesome roar of Victoria Falls for yourself. Throughout, experienced local guides will be on hand to draw out the best this magical land has to offer.
Highlights: Visit a Planeterra-supported school project, enjoy a traditional South African barbecue, search for and snap photos of the Big Five on open vehicle game drives in a private reserve, overnight in a luxury tented camp, spot wildlife inside world-famous Kruger National Park, stand in awe of the mighty Zambezi River in Livingstone
Kruger & Falls (DAKU)
Enjoy a quick taste of southern Africa's characteristic highlights on this brief-yet-comprehensive trip to South Africa and Zambia. It begins with a safari expedition in the Kruger area and the Timbavati Private Game Reserve—South Africa's famed zoos without cages—where you'll get the chance to see and photograph the Big Five on their own turf. Later, you'll jet off to Zambia for a date with the awesome spectacle that is Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world. Finally, there's time to unwind and absorb the experience along the banks of the Zambezi River in Livingstone.
Highlights: Snap photos of the Big Five on open vehicle safaris in a private nature reserve then overnight at a luxury tented camp, visit a local school and Planeterra-supported project, spot white lions and more wildlife inside world famous Kruger National Park, get misty at the mighty Victoria Falls
Highlights of Ethiopia (DEHE)
Rich with natural contrast, captivating human history and countless surprises, Ethiopia has long been an intersection between the civilizations of North Africa, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. This 15-day adventure is perfect for the traveller looking to delve into the history and culture of this incredibly diverse land like few others do. In fact, we'll help to take some of the infamous bumps out of African travel through a combination of flights and comfortable land transport. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged.
Highlights: Explore rock-hewn churches in Lalibela and castles in Gondar, admire the monasteries of Lake Tana, visit the Blue Nile Falls, discover the Simien Mountains and historical Axum
Kenya & Tanzania Safari Experience (DKTS)
Whether you travel in style or by the seat of your pants, the sprawling, wildlife-rich grasslands of Kenya and Tanzania are a sight to behold. This trip stresses the former while capturing the spirit of the latter, transferring you swiftly between national parks, cushy lodges and tented camps while still giving you the chance to get out and truly feel the majestic lands you're travelling across. In a small safari 4x4 with two expert local guides, you'll descend into the Great Rift Valley, spot elephants in the distance in Amboseli National Park, track the Big Five across the Serengeti and Masai Mara plains and much, much more.
Highlights: Explore Kenya and Tanzania's top game reserves with an expert safari-guide, relax at comfortable tented camps and lodges located inside parks and reserves, visit an authentic Masai village and experience a different way of life, travel in a small group of 6 for a more intimate safari experience, enjoy a local lunch and village walk.
- Travel Style:
- Comfort
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Upgraded
- Physical Grading:
- 2
Rwanda and Uganda Gorilla & Chimp Adventure (DRGR)
They're the closest mammal out there to us homo sapiens, and on this trip we aim to bring you as close as possible to these majestic creatures. There'll be gorillas, monkeys and chimps in abundance on this 9-day trip through Rwanda and Uganda (now quite safe and very enticing to visit) as we take part in numerous treks to see primates, take boat and jeep safaris in national parks, and learn about Rwanda's fascinating culture and history along the way. With an expert local CEO throughout and comfortable lodges to stay in, your focus can stay on spotting primates in their natural habitat.
Highlights: Get up-close and personal with mountain gorillas in their backyard, trek through the forest to visit the Golden Monkeys, meet local people and gain a better understanding of Rwanda then and now, encounter more primates on a chimp trek in Uganda, search for hippos while enjoying a boat ride down the Kazinga Channel
- Travel Style:
- Comfort
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Upgraded
- Physical Grading:
- 4
Cape Town & Kruger Encompassed (DSCK)
Savvy travellers know that a genuine African wildlife safari experience need not be all sweat and struggle. We built this trip for adventurers who want to get right out into the thick of things with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of comfort. Start in stunning Cape Town, a city you may never want to leave! Then tour South Africa's famed Kruger National Park and Timbavati Private Game Reserve by day and dream of tomorrow's encounters with the Big Five from the coziest accommodations. With trusty CEOs at the ready, you're free to focus on the important stuff, like squeezing that rhino into your viewfinder.
Highlights: Explore the stunning Cape Town and Cape Point vistas, visit a Planeterra-supported school and local village, snap amazing photos of the Big Five on open vehicle game drives in a private nature reserve, continue the safari inside world famous Kruger National Park, enjoy dinner and conversation with a local Afrikaans family
Kruger Encompassed (DSKE)
If you're not familiar with the Kruger area, you definitely won't forget it after this. This 7-day South African safari includes visits to a Planeterra-supported school and plenty of chances for wildlife photo opportunities at the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. Of course, you'll have even more chances to spot elephants, lions and rhinos at Kruger National Park itself. You'll even have a farewell dinner with a local Afrikaans family, although you won't want the trip to end.
Highlights: Visit an authentic African village and Planeterra-supported school, search for and snap great photos of the Big Five on open vehicle game drives in a Private Nature Reserve, continue the safari inside world famous Kruger National Park, take high tea at our luxury tented camp, share dinner with a local Afrikaans family
Botswana Safari (DZBT)
It's one thing to watch nature documentaries from the comfort of your couch–it's definitely another thing to get up close and personal with the wildlife of Botswana. During this unparalleled safari experience, you'll travel in open jeeps and boats in search of elephants, giraffes, lions and exotic birds before resting up in our comfortable tented camps, house boat and even a home stay. Be sure to pack your camera—it might just be the most important piece of gear you bring with you.
Highlights: Enjoy the safari experience in open jeeps and boats-searching out the Big Five, photograph African sunsets and enjoy a sundowner with our local host at a homestay, cruise a more secluded section of the Okavango Delta by houseboat in search of wildlife, travel in a small group of 9 for more up-close and personal views
Amboseli Safari Experience (TDKAAC)
Spot big game on this safari over the open plains of Amboseli National Park, returning in the evenings to the comfort of your own luxury tent. With the quintessential African landscape as your backdrop, head out in search of lions, elephants, rhinos and other large animals, and meet the famous semi-nomadic Masai on a village visit. Enjoy Africa at its best, in one of Kenya's classic (and most breathtaking) parks.
Highlights: Enjoy your private safari with an expert local safari-guide, get up close and personal with predators and their prey
Masai Mara Safari Experience (TDKMMC)
Travel through the Great Rift Valley on to our safari lodge in Kenya's premier wildlife reserve—the Masai Mara. Explore diverse wilderness crossing rolling plains spotted with famous acacia trees. Your game drives are spread out over all three days, with excellent chances of seeing the Big Five—lions, leopards, buffalo, elephants and rhinos. The varied wildlife and natural environment, in addition to the culture of the local Masai people, come together to provide a spectacular private safari experience.
Highlights: Snap photos of extraordinary wildlife in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, rely on your expert safari driver-guide to find extraordinary wildlife encounters on your private safari
Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Safari (TDTSNC)
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Used to call it Nuh nuh's but now he says nee nows
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I always called it "milk," and DD pronounces it "nuk." I'm always stumped for a moment when I have to refer to cow's milk since I'm worried about confusing DD.
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Yes, I was pouring milk on my cereal the other day and I said this is milk from a cow, she signed milk and said "mama?" I always tell her at the store that it's cow's milk but she doesn't drink it yet either. Sometimes I think the milk sign is also her mommy sign.
Nursed my sweet daughter 3 years, 3 mos.
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The future of meeting attendee satisfaction is mobile, believes Reggie Aggarwal, CEO, Cvent. That's one reason Cvent just spent millions to buy two mobile app developers: Seed Labs, its first-ever acquisition, which is a leader in creating mobile apps for major consumer events such as ESPN's X Games, the Kentucky Derby, the Country Music Association Awards, and various festivals across the country; and CrowdCompass, a leader in creating mobile apps for business and association events. While Seed Labs gives Cvent its first foothold in the consumer-events space, CrowdCompass dovetails with Cvent's existing client base.
Another benefit of the acquisitions, according to Aggarwal, is an infusion of startup spirit. As Cvent nears 1,000 employees worldwide, "we want to try to maintain our entrepreneurial culture," he says.
Cvent has made mobile forays on its own, such as making event registration mobile friendly, but the two acquisitions allow it to jump right into offering apps created by established leaders in their fields.
Cvent and CrowdCompass will offer a solution that combines industry leading event management tools and the ability for planners to easily create iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry apps for their business events. CrowdCompass specializes in building mobile apps for business and association events, such as conferences, tradeshows and large-scale meetings. The company has completed apps for corporations such as E*Trade, Daimler, and Intuit; meetings industry organizations such as The Meetings Technology Expo; and associations, including the American Bar Association, Association of General Contractors and American Society of Anesthesiologists.
With Seed Labs, Cvent customers can buy their meeting apps as an à la carte product, though there are plans to integrate the app offering with Cvent's event management packages. This will allow Seed Labs customers access to Cvent products as well.
Answering the hesitation of some planners who wonder if their attendees need or want mobile apps at meetings, Aggarwal thinks back to when he was first pitching online registration some 10 years ago. "Planners said 'We don't need it,'" he recalls. "Can you imagine not having online registration for a meeting today? I remember fighting people on this."
Likewise, he believes, a mobile app will soon be a must at your meeting—and a huge advantage for planners, who will no longer have to print out all their materials on site or ship them to the venue. Apps will also help planners control and measure attendee behavior at their events through "gamification" and surveys. Apps can be revenue generators if planners sell advertising to sponsors. And there is the convenience of "push" notifications, basically sending a text message ("the reception starts in the Grand Ballroom in 15 minutes") to all attendees. And, finally, they can be simple value-adds for attendees: For example, an app can offer suggestions of nearby restaurants where the planner has negotiated a discount for meeting-goers.
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MG 495 Business Policy
Schneider, Robert L.
Senior Instructor
B.S. Management StudiesM.A. Organizational ManagementPhD Candidate Organization and Management
Office Location
To Be Determined
Office Hours
Upon Request
Daytime Phone
Semester Dates
07 Jun - 01 Aug 2010
Class Days
Class Time
1930 - 2210
Completion of EN306B and Business Core
Credit Hours
Textbook: Strategic Management and Business Policy; 12th, 2010; Wheelen and Hunger; Prentice Hall; ISBN 10: 01360097391; ISBN 13: 9780136097396
DO NOT purchase the paperback book with the following ISBNs: ISBN-10: 0-13-232319-2 or ISBN-13: 978-0-13-232319-2, as it does not contain the cases.
DO NOT purchase the international edition of the textbook with the following ISBN: 978013234515-6 or 013234515-3, as it does not contain the correct cases for this course.
Textbooks can be purchased through the MBS bookstore
Textbooks can be purchased through the Parkville Bookstore
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McAfee Memorial Library - Online information, links, electronic databases and the Online catalog. Contact the library for further assistance via email or at 800-270-4347.Career Counseling - The Career Development Center (CDC) provides services for all stages of career development. The mission of the CDC is to provide the career planning tools to ensure a lifetime of career success.Park Helpdesk - If you have forgotten your OPEN ID or Password, or need assistance with your PirateMail account, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 800-927-3024Resources for Current Students - A great place to look for all kinds of information http://www.park.edu/Current/.
Educational Philosophy: The facilitator's educational philosophy is one of interactiveness. We will engage in discussions initiated through lecture, readings, and case studies. The student will demonstrate their knowledge through the use of a final examination, course research project, and oral presentations.
** It is highly recommended that every student have already read the first chapter of the text PRIOR to the first night of class.
Learning Outcomes: Core Learning Outcomes
All Park University courses must include a core assessment that measures the course's Core Learning Outcomes. The purpose of this assessment is to determine if expectations have been met concerning mastery of learning outcomes across all instructional modalities.
For this course, the core assessment is a Comprehensive Final Examination to be administered in all sections of MG495. This exam is worth at least 30 percent of the student's final grade and will test students' mastery of the Core Learning Outcomes (as listed on this syllabus) through definitions, essay, and/or multiple choice questions.
This core assessment is a CLOSED BOOK, CLOSED NOTES comprehensive examination that must be administered and proctored in the classroom and may not be given as a take-home examination. Students should not have access to the exam or its questions before it is administered. The duration of the exam can be no longer than two hours.
No calculators, computers, or materials other than a writing instrument may be used for the exam; this applies to all students, regardless of whether the exam is for on-line or face-to-face students. Completion of the exam is strictly individual; students may not work in groups to complete the exam.
Link to Class RubricClass Assessment:
Grading: Final Examination-30 points
Group Case Analysis-20 points
Individual Case Analysis-30 points
Attendance and Participation-20 points
Total-100 points
90 to 100 points = A
80 to 89 points = B
70 to 79 points = C
60 to 69 points = D
below 60 points = F
The course grade for students will be based on the overall average of homework and tests taken during the course in accordance with the weighting of the various requirements as stated in the syllabus.
All final exams in all School of Business courses will be comprehensive and will be closed book and closed notes. They will constitute 30% of the total course grade and will not be a take-home exam. They will be completed during the test week in the period designated by the registrar or by the Proctor in the case online courses. If calculators are allowed, they will not be multifunctional electronic devices that include features such as: phones, cameras, instant messaging, pagers, and so forth. Electronic Computers will not be allowed on final exams unless an exception is made by the Dean of the School of Business.
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Academic Honesty:Academic integrity is the foundation of the academic community. Because each student has the primary responsibility for being academically honest, students are advised to read and understand all sections of this policy relating to standards of conduct and academic life. Park University 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog Page 92
Plagiarism:Plagiarism involves the use of quotations without quotation marks, the use of quotations without indication of the source, the use of another's idea without acknowledging the source, the submission of a paper, laboratory report, project, or class assignment (any portion of such) prepared by another person, or incorrect paraphrasing. Park University 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog Page 92
Attendance Policy:Instructors are required to maintain attendance records and to report absences via the online attendance reporting system.
Park University 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog Page 95
Disability Guidelines:Park University is committed to meeting the needs of all students that meet the criteria for special assistance. These guidelines are designed to supply directions to students concerning the information necessary to accomplish this goal. It is Park University's policy to comply fully with federal and state law, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, regarding students with disabilities. In the case of any inconsistency between these guidelines and federal and/or state law, the provisions of the law will apply. Additional information concerning Park University's policies and procedures related to disability can be found on the Park University web page: http://www.park.edu/disability .
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Maryport Inshore Rescue is launching another attempt to get a new boathouse.
The voluntary lifeboat group has applied to Allerdale council for planning permission to demolish the existing boathouse and build a new one.
Mike Messenger, station officer, said it was the first step towards replacing the existing boathouse with larger premises to include better facilities.
The need for new lifeboat headquarters was identified by consultants who looked at a multi-million-pound regeneration project on the harbour.
Earlier plans were shelved when the Northwest Development Agency was disbanded, but Mr Messenger said a new boathouse was desperately needed.
He said: "We have put in the plans and, if we get permission, we will try to raise the funds."
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Yes, this is the best opportunity Maria has ever had! :D Everything is ready for Maria's winning! Maria should just concentrate on her match, there is no trouble!
Go Go Maria
Masha should move this along very fast. Kiri's left knee is acting up and, despite her renewed committment to singles, MK is too shrewd & experienced to push her limits. There are shots she simply won't run to reach.
Maria should not be afraid of Serena&Victoria.
Like dinosaurs--Incredible strength, no brains...
If you want to defeat Serena Williams, you don't need to use ONLY your strength but MORE your brains. I mean you need the right strategy to destroy her totally. It is real, believe me.
....MARIA IS THROUGH THE FINAL!!!! She has played very well...excellent with 1st serve, especially in 2nd set!And now the final against C. Wozniacki...another match very difficult, but Maria is the best!!!! ...And monday she will move up to N.2 in the Wta ranking!!!
Indian Wells Final Match, Maria vs Wozniacki!I think that Wozniacki isn't very tough opponent for Maria but however, Wozniacki has reached to final match and it shows she has played good enough during the tournament to reach to final match! With a little concentration Maria will beat Wozniacki!Go Go Maria
Masha just MUST win this !
Agree with Tiger. Wozi has lost weight for sure! like Ivanovic.....
Defensive vs Offensive style.
Masha needs to serve and start better.
Best of luck Masha!
It is another opportunity for Maria Sharapova to win a final and to have a new motivation for other tournaments.
We have to congratulate Maria Sharapova for reaching this final.
Mar 16, 2013
In the final, Sharapova will face Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. The tournament's prize fund is more than 6 million dollars.
CONGRATZ to Elena Vesnina & Katya Makarova...win doubles !!!
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Austin >Food & Dining > Botticelli's
1321 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX | Directions 7870430.250355 -97.749197
Neighborhoods: South River City, Greater South River City
With the windy staircase (to nowhere?) at the front door, the cozy little booths, and the charming textured ceiling tiles, walking into this SoCo eatery feels like you're momentarily ducking into Florence. There's also a gorgeous courtyard out back, and the food is straightforward Italian: Good for dates who like to play it safe culinary-wise.
Romantic and intimate. Sat on back patio with jazzy live music. Everything tasted so well thought out and homemade. I ordered butternut squash ravioli. Must've been homemade pasta because it was tender but al dente. Best ravioli I ever had!
Classic Italian – Reservations are a must for this intimate, old-school Italian spot on SoCo. Get a table in the beer garden if you can, since there's usually a jazz band on the weekends.
Heated Patio, Live Jazz, Romantic Italian – This place has the lighting of a Greenich Village Italian hidden Trattoria. The big oak tree in the back covers the whole patio, and the place is dog friendly. The crowd is thirty-something, professional, and attractive. People were dressed up and looked chic.
The portions are not Texas-sized, so you will have room for dessert. We had to ask for bread. The scallops are lucious and the wine list has romatic choices. I had the Pork Tenderloin Saltimbocca served over mashed potatoes with tomatillos.
Absolutely Outstanding – I've dined there before and had a pleasant experience. Despite a previous poster's objections, I find the noisy patrons refreshing. It reminds me of an upscale small New York joint. This place goes out of their way to be great hosts. On my wifes birthday our party of 15 was mistreated and forgotton at a nearby restaurant. I called on a whim and Botticellis made room for us immediately out back and saved my wifes birthday. I couldn't thank them enough. Those actions really count. Thank you guys!
Fun Beer Garden, Delicious Pasta and Italian Wine – As you step in the door, you notice this place is a little classier than most of the other restaurants on South Congress. The small, intimate space makes you ready for a dining experience.
We started with the Porcini Crusted Sea Scallops which were amazing! You will want to savor every bite. We also paired some of their delicious Italian red wine with the Mushroom Pansotti. The bread and olive oil is so good that you'll want to clean the plate.
Plus, they have a great beer garden with happy hour specials and music for casual nights in SoCo.
Fun Fine Dining on South Congress – Botticelli's is the closest thing you'll find to a fine dining experience in a quaint setting on South Congress. Excellent food, great wine, and a more upscale (but still welcoming) clientele can be expected at this Italian Restaurant.
We tried the Scallops for an appetizer-- they were great. Served with sliced apples and creme fresh, they were a tasty way to start the meal. The mushroom pansotti and butternut squash ravioli were both GREAT. Also, the serving sizes are just right-- not too big to overly stuff you, but enough for a good meal.
Botticelli's is the perfect spot if looking for a fine meal at a reasonable cost on South Congress.
Definitely will go back... – I've had a run of bad luck lately when it comes to dining out but enjoyed dinner here last weekend. It's nice to be able to make a reservation, food was very good, service was also good. Great atmosphere, too. Only challenge is it gets very loud so can be challenging to hear the other people at your table. I'd definitely recommend this place.
Decent Food, Terrible Atmosphere – THE GOOD: Great wine list, eggplant bruschetta was memorable; the squash ravioli was very nice and elegant with simple blended flavors.
THE BAD: The atmosphere was unbearable. The dining room is very small and crowded, with tables right next to the crowded bar area. We were speaking in near-shouting voices the entire night just to hear each other. My ears were ringing by the time we got out of there! To top this off, there was a lot of traffic passing through the dining area all night to get to the beer garden in back! I liken this to eating fine Italian food at a local sports bar?really not very appealing at all.
OVERALL: The food and service were memorable, but Botticelli's is not worth it due to the noisy atmosphere and horribly crowded dining experience.
Superior service and food – Obviously in a happening part of Austin. Take your chances finding parking - like in most of Austin. Very nice atmosphere. Noisy people enjoying themselves. Excellent service. Excellent food - our compliments to the Chef(s) and to the wait staff. We will definitely dine here when we return to Austin. Thank you Botticelli's for a lovely evening.
Best Service, delicious food! – I hosted a large party here and was so impressed with the food and service. Our waitress was INCREDIBLE! She was so nice and always had a smile on her face. I had never had such a wonderful experience with staff at a restaurant. The food and wine was outstanding! I ordered the butternut squash pasta and fell in love! I am thankful I came upon Botticelli's and look forward to my next dining experience there.
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930 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD | Directions 2120139.300703 -76.616010
Tuesday From 05:30 PM To 10:00 PM Wednesday To Friday From 05:00 PM To 11:30 PM Saturday To Sunday From 06:00 PM To 11:30 PM
Neighborhoods: Mount Vernon
Absolutely awful – The service at this place is disgraceful. The bartenders are alright, but the hostess is miserable, the coat check lady "misplaced" four coats the night I was there, and the manager literally yelled at multple guests for not moving away from the bar fast enough after they ordered drinks.
DON'T GO TO THIS RESTAURANT!!! IT IS A MISERABLE EXPERIENCE! It's unfortunate because it is a really nice lay out, but until they fire the manager and some of the front of the house staff, it is going to continue to be horrendous.
I think Baltimore is lucky to have a place like Red Maple! – I must agree with CSMibileUser4- the negative reviews were very surprising to me!
I do not usually write reviews BUT I know that people are much more inclined to make the effort to complain than to express satisfaction, and in the case of Red Maple I am afraid that is what is happening. And it is not fair.
I have been going there ever since I first visited Baltimore- year 2003- and I have never had a complaint not taken care of by the manager or the staff. To be honest, I have never had much complaints- friendly, helpful staff, great atmosphere, great food and music that I have generally loved! NOTE: they have different music on different nights of the week, so one has to be careful not to wear a sexy night dress and high heels if going to the House music party- it will not be comfortable for dancing :)
One more thing I want to mention, I am European, female and my US friends say I have a very distinguished slavic accent :)
My best friend lives in Baltimore so I visit once - three times per year, and we always go to Red Maple. My friend and his co-workers go there for after work get-togethers (is this "happy hour"?)and I have been with them twice and it is just the perfect place for such happenings! They (me too:) love the fireplace tables, it is so cozy and the cocktails and the tapas are great.
Talking about the food, it is small plates guys (I get the impression that Americans are not very familiar with the concept, as everything is BIG in the USA:) So, small inexpensive plates (3-8$ yeah!), and you can try 2-3 items from the menu, and it is convenient to share, so you can try even more things. We love this in my home country! :)
I do not know what else to say... I have been lucky to be in Baltimore when they have had some great guest DJs at Red Maple (yes, DJs change on regular basis- my impression is, almost as often as the menu:). Just a few days ago, before I left for Europe, I had the MOST DELICIOUS ever pumpkin dumplings, the chef rocks!!!(sorry I did not remember the name).
If you have never been there, you should check it out for yourself- I guess the low tables and the international food will not appeal to just everyone BUT it is definitely a very nice lounge!
Most fabulous spot in Baltimore! – I must say I am shocked at the two previous nega
tive reviews on here. To each his own but they are obviously one-timers to Red Maple and I would hope you experience it for yourself instead of taking their word for it. I have been going to RM since the beginning and it is absolutely by far the most fabulous spot in Baltimore. Every year we celebrate our bdays there because it's guaranteed to be a good time with music that reaches the soul. Go to Red Maple and have a fun night! You won't regret it.
Utterly Disgusting! – Very unprofessional staff! the manager, laughed when we complained about this DJ being forceful and abusive with a lady friend of ours. Even the bouncer ignored our complaint, which was firm but polite! The music was really bland and unoriginal and the DJ left his booth while songs were playing from a cd for atleast 20 minutes!! The staff does not provide the contact information for the owners if you have to take up the issue with them. Other people around that night told us that this DJ is notorious for this kind of behavior, and is a prick. Very crude and uncivil place and staff.....Utterly disgusting!!
Lackluster and Sad – I think "Red Maple" may be a euphemism for "hell."
The wait-staff are friendly, but, there is a feeling of "I may not be cool enough to be here." I'm not sure who this bar is geared toward. The clientele is a schizophrenic mix of Urban Haute Bourgeoisie and straight-up hoochies who might either be prostitutes or students from the Peabody. (or both) In fact, this bar is so well decorated -- it's NOT cool or hip. It looks like a set for an architecture and design magazine...but depressing, somehow. The menu is mostly tapas. The drinks are over-priced. The music changes from night to night, but generally it's pedantic bass rhythms and drums. I feel repressed there. I think it's a bar for boring people.
Baltimore nightlife has reached a whole new low! – Throughtout any modern clubber's life there come moments, when all seems lost to boredom and snobbism. Been there, done that. But the owners of "Red Maple" certainly surpass this obstacle with ease! After all, where else would you expect to experience "face-control" in its purest, most obnoxious form? Here, the thrill is practically guaranteed to anyone with a foreign accent (Arabic or Turkish accents excluded). And if, by chance, you also happen to be a female, or better yet, a woman traveling from a non-English speaking country, you are particularly in luck - denied admission on the basis "because I just don't like you!" is guaranteed. Forget the more-than-mediocre food and overpriced drinks - this is truly a dinner and a show for anyone attending. I should warn you, though, that this specific performance is rated R, since the door manager has no problem exercising his cursing vocabulary in your direction - but hey, if you enjoy being referred to as an "a-hole", or a "sl-t", this is definitely your kind of a scene!
Hmm food, ordered some but never got it – So we went there for my friends birthday, he made his own reservations a month in advance. They forgot to put it in the books. On top of that, half the food ordered from the menu was not available because it was out of season (waiter could have mentioned this in taking our orders). The hostess was of no use because she was too busy pouncing ever guest that came through the door, until she left and the homeless man came in ( i understand, it is baltimore but come on). The little bit of food we did get (half the order never showed up but we were charged) was good, drinks were over priced, small and watered down. I will say the owner/manager is willing to make it up to us, we just have to figure on a date. We'll see if anything has improved.
Overall, i was not impressed by anything that they had to offer.
Just OK – I didn't have any of their food here this weekend, but some friends and I sat at a bar and had a few of their unique martini's and other fancy drinks. They were very good - not too sweet, and well-balanced overall. The building is very interesting, and this is a very typical New York kind of lounge, so it has a tendency toward pretentiousness. Good, but the bottom line for me is that they seem to take themselves too seriously. One thing I quite like though, is that the place is non-smoking.
andanotherone – I went w/ group of friends for a bday. There was a nice mix of crowd. Music is just ok. But the atmosphere is great. Loved the interior. It's nice to have these kind of trendy places so close to home and I don't have to go all the way to DC. Overall, it's a nice place to go to just chill and hang out.
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Fun Fun Fun Fest kicked off Friday, offering exactly what the name implies.
"It's the bands, the waterfront, I mean in San Francisco we don't get that [Texas weather]," said one fester who just went by Jabal.
Nor does San Francisco have a skate park, a few yards from a metal concert, opposite a comedian.
"When we first started, we just thought it was going to be a one year thing," said fest creator James Moody.
Seven years later, Moody's creation will bring almost $6 million and 500 temporary jobs to Austin. All this, in just one weekend.
As for the rest of the month, the city has their hands full.
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Let's not forget to mention Formula 1's debut as well. For Austin, November's schedule poses a historic challenge.
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Come F1 weekend, expect specific zones for cabs driven or pedaled, plus a few more limos. As for public transit, Capital Metro is doing its part with it's own free app letting you plan your ride.
Until then, just try and enjoy this weekend's music.
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Say No To Priority Parking For Disabled Drivers
It is difficult to get disabled people to come together to advocate on a common cause. Logistics is always a big problem due to the inaccessible public transport system. Apathy and complacency are among the other reasons.
We do come together nonetheless to work on various issues affecting the community, especially on access to public transport and buildings. There is a consensus that these advocacy activities must be inclusive of all disabled people irrespective of their impairments.
At the same time, other people who may be affected, like senior citizens, pregnant women and adults with prams, are also included. This is the kind of advocacy that I support, disabled people working towards a society that is truly inclusive of all.
I am appalled that some disabled drivers are asking for priority to use accessible parking over vehicles with disabled passengers. Their reasoning is that they need the extra space to unload and load their wheelchairs and that they are alone.
These disabled drivers have not taken into consideration the inconvenience such an "awareness campaign" will cause to the disabled passengers and their assistants who usually double-up as drivers too.
Wheelchairs for disabled passengers require as much space for loading and unloading as those for disabled drivers. Many disabled people do not drive due to the severity of their impairments. Having an assistant does not make it any easier. In fact, it is a heavy burden for the assistant who has to drive, park the vehicle, unload the wheelchair and help the disabled person transfer.
Distributing flyers asking that priority be given to disabled drivers and discouraging vehicles with disabled passengers from using accessible parking under the guise of creating awareness will only create more confusion as to who are entitled to those parking.
Disappointingly, some car parks already have such a policy in place. It may even move more car park managers to deny vehicles with disabled passengers from using accessible parking as "disabled people are asking for this so must be the right thing to do."
Signboard at 1 Utama indicating accessible parking only for disabled drivers.
Photo courtesy of Mdm. Cheah Yu Shih.
Accessible parking spaces are there for a purpose. They are wider than regular parking spaces. The extra space allows wheelchair users to get in and out of the vehicles safely and conveniently, irrespective whether they are the driver or passenger.
Disabled passengers and assistants who are "discouraged" from using the accessible parking may risk getting hit by passing vehicles if they have to do transferring by the access way because once the vehicle is parked in a regular space, the wheelchair user will have problem getting out or back into the car. The same may happen to disabled drivers.
Campaigning for priority use of accessible facilities goes against the spirit of equality and inclusion. Therefore, instead of asking for priority for disabled drivers, disabled people should work together to demand for more parking spaces.
I am also disappointed to note that disabled people who are advocating for equality in using the MBPJ accessible community van service are throwing their support behind the call to give priority to use accessible parking to disabled drivers. I have blogged about this van service in Transit OKU Should Be For All Wheelchair Users In PJ.
These disabled people own cars but still use the van service. I have no quarrel with this. Disabled people have the choice and are entitled to this service. They can choose to drive or they can choose to use the van service. It must also be noted that when these disabled drivers choose to use the van service, they may be depriving other non-driving disabled people from using it.
What is most appalling is the double standard that these people are practicing. To them, equality is only meaningful if they can get something out of it. Otherwise, they will push for privileges and priority to use facilities meant for all disabled people.
In that case, why should other disabled people who are marginalised by these "awareness campaigns" support advocacy activities for facilities that they will never get to use? That is the main reason why the disability movement in Malaysia is weak. Some people will only participate if they can get something out of it instead of working together for the good of the community as a whole.
I have said it then and I will say it here again. In advocating for our rights, we should not deny others theirs. This is one of the basic principles disability-rights advocates must adhere to. We should not, at any time, segregate disabled people into classes, be it social, financial, colour or creed. We have been fighting against exclusion for a long time. We know all too well the pain of being marginalized. Therefore it is contradictory to exclude one of our own based on discriminatory criteria.
Tags: 1 Utama, abuse of accessible parking, disabled parking, disabled people Malaysia, handicap parking, OKU parking, wheelchair user Malaysia
Accessible Parking at Amcorp Mall
Wuan and I do not go to Amcorp Mall often. The only two attractions there for us are the BookXcess for books at bargain basement prices and J One Camera for reasonably priced cameras and accessories. We usually park at the open air car park which has an accessible parking that is just across the driveway from the main entrance.
Accessible parking at Amcorp Mall open air car park.
The few times that we were there, it was occupied although some of the vehicles do not have the wheelchair logo on the windscreen. To give the drivers of these vehicles the benefit of the doubt, I usually assumed that they carried disabled passengers. If not, may these inconsiderate drivers soon experience what I have to go through all the time.
The last time we went there to get a replacement for a faulty dry cabinet power adaptor at J One Camera, we found that a very conspicuous signboard was erected on the kerb of the accessible parking with the word "Physically Challenged Only". While I appreciate the management's effort in ensuring that undeserving people are reminded not to abuse the parking, the language used could be improved.
Parking for "Physically Challenged Only" at at Amcorp Mall.
A "physically challenged" situation in this context is manmade. Disabled people are physically challenged only when there are no accessible facilities or such facilities are abused and disabled people denied usage. A more appropriate phrase would be "For Disabled People Only". However, I believe the intention of the sign was to specify that the parking is reserved for wheelchair users and people with mobility impairments only.
Anyway, I have digressed. Amcorp Mall should be commended for considering the needs of disabled people. Perhaps, they can make it even more convenient by adding another one or two accessible parkings. One lot out of the entire car park is grossly insufficient. Better still, make these parkings sheltered all the way to the main entrance. Open air parking is an incovenience for disabled people when it rains. I am not sure if there are any similar parking spaces in the basement though.
Tags: abuse of accessible parking, accessible parking, Amcorp Mall, BookXcess, disabled driver, disabled parking, disabled people Malaysia, handicap parking, handicapped parking, J One Camera, OKU parking, wheelchair user Malaysia
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invited Malaysians on Facebook and Twitter to ask him questions from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm today. The Twitter hashtag is #tanyanajib while questions through Facebook can be submitted at www.facebook.com/najibrazak. I have never seen a Twitter timeline scroll down so fast. Due to the overwhelming response, the time to pose questions was extended to 6.00 pm.
I thought that this would be a good opportunity to pose the questions on longstanding disability issues to him and see if he responds. These issues are, after all, not new but ones that have gone unresolved for the longest time. Will Najib address any of them? Time will tell. By the way, at this moment, #tanyanajib is trending in ninth position worldwide. We sure have a lot of questions for the Prime Minister!
#tanyanajib Why are roads in KL full of potholes? Dangerous to motorcyclists. DBKL not doing a good job.
#tanyanajib Why is Prasarana/RapidKL so reluctant in using non-step buses? We don't need to reinvent the wheel. Look at Japan and Australia.
#tanyanajib Why is full relief on income tax not given to purchase of rehabilitative and support equipment for disabled people?
#tanyanajib Will you amend UBBL 34A to make it COMPULSORY for all buildings and street environment to have access for disabled people?
#tanyanajib Will the MRT be barrier-free?
#tanyanajib What is the govt doing to prevent abuse of parking and toilet for disabled people?
#tanyanajib Public transport is not accessible. Disabled people stuck at home. What is the govt doing to resolve this?
#tanyanajib Will Malaysia enact punitive anti-discrimination law to protect the rights of disabled people?
#tanyanajib Join OKUs on a wheelchair ride around KL to experience the mega-problems we face everyday. Not much has changed since Akta OKU.
#tanyanajib Is the govt changing "orang kurang upaya" to something more empowering? We certainly are not people of lesser abilities.
What is the govt's plan in making Malaysia barrier free? If yes, is there a time frame to it? #tanyanajib @ShahrizatJalil
Tags: abuse of accessible parking, accessible parking, accessible toilet, Akta OKU 2008, Akta Orang Kurang Upaya 2008, barrier-free, disabled parking, disabled people Malaysia, disabled toilet, discrimination against disabled people, handicap parking, handicap toilet, handicapped parking, MRT, Najib Tun Razak, orang kurang upaya, Persons with Disabilities Act 2008, Prime Minister of Malaysia, rights of disabled people, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, UBBL 34A, Undang-Undang Kecil 34A Undang-Undang Kecil Bangunan Seragam, Uniform Building By-Law 34A, wheelchair user Malaysia


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