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Introduction to this post
I am writing a new abstractmath chapter called Representations of Functions. It will replace some of the material in the chapter Functions: Images, Metaphors and Representations. This post is a draft of the sections on representations of finite functions.
The diagrams in this post were created using the Mathematica Notebook Constructions for cographs and endographs of finite functions.nb.
You can access this notebook if you have Mathematica, which can be bought, but is available for free for faculty and students at many universities, or with Mathematica CDF Player, which is free for anyone and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Like everything in abstractmath.org, the notebooks are covered by a Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 License.
Segments posted so far
- Representations of Functions I. This post also contains a draft introduction the entire new chapter.
- Representations of Functions II.
- Representations of Functions III (this post).
Graphs of finite functions
When a function is continuous, its graph shows up as a curve in the plane or as a curve or surface in 3D space. When a function is defined on a set without any notion of continuity (for example a finite set), the graph is just a set of ordered pairs and does not tell you much.
A finite function $f:S\to T$ may be represented in these ways:
- Its graph $\{(s,f(s))|s\in S\}$. This is graph as a mathematical object, not as a drawing or as a directed graph — see graph (two meanings)).
- A table, rule or two-line notation. (All three of these are based on the same idea, but differ in presentation and are used in different mathematical specialties.)
- By using labels with arrows between them, arranged in one of two ways:
- A cograph, in which the domain and the codomain are listed separately.
- An endograph, in which the elements of the domain and the codomain are all listed together without repetition.
All these techniques can also be used to show finite portions of infinite discrete functions, but that possibility will not be discussed here.
Introductory Example
Let \[\text{f}:\{a,b,c,d,e\}\to\{a,b,c,d\}\] be the function defined by requiring that $f(a)=c$, $f(b)=a$, $f(c)=c$, $f(d)=b$, and $f(e)=d$.
The graph of $f$ is the set
As with any set, the order in which the pairs are listed is irrelevant. Also, the letters $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ and $e$ are merely letters. They are not variables.
$\text{f}$ is given by this table:
This sort of table is the format used in databases. For example, a table in a database might show the department each employee of a company works in:
The rule determined by the finite function $f$ has the form
\[(a\mapsto b,b\mapsto a,c\mapsto c,d\mapsto b,e\mapsto d)\]
Rules are built in to Mathematica and are useful in many situations. In particular, the endographs in this article are created using rules. In Mathematica, however, rules are written like this:
\[(a\to b,b\to a,c\to c,d\to b,e\to d)\]
This is inconsistent with the usual math usage (see barred arrow notation) but on the other hand is easier to enter in Mathematica.
In fact, Mathematica uses very short arrows in their notation for rules, shorter than the ones used for the arrow notation for functions. Those extra short arrows don't seems to exist in TeX.
Two-line notation
Two-line notation is a kind of horizontal table.
\[\begin{pmatrix} a&b&c&d&e\\c&a&c&b&d\end{pmatrix}\]
The three notations table, rule and two-line do the same thing: If $n$ is in the domain, $f(n)$ is shown adjacent to $n$ — to its right for the table and the rule and below it for the two-line.
Note that in contrast to the table, rule and two-line notation, in a cograph each element of the codomain is shown only once, even if the function is not injective.
To make the cograph of a finite function, you list the domain and codomain in separate parallel rows or columns (even if the domain and codomain are the same set), and draw an arrow from each $n$ in the domain to $f(n)$ in the codomain.
This is the cograph for $\text{f}$, represented in columns
and in rows (note that $c$ occurs only once in the codomain)
Pretty ugly, but the cograph for finite functions does have its uses, as for example in the Wikipedia article composition of functions.
In both the two-line notation and in cographs displayed vertically, the function goes down from the domain to the codomain. I guess functions obey the law of gravity.
Rearrange the cograph
There is no expectation that in the cograph $f(n)$ will be adjacent to $n$. But in most cases you can rearrange both the domain and the codomain so that some of the structure of the function is made clearer; for example:
The domain and codomain of a finite function can be rearranged in any way you want because finite functions are not continuous functions. This means that the locations of points $x_1$ and $x_2$ have nothing to do with the locations of $f(x_1)$ and $f(x_2)$: The domain and codomain are discrete.
The endograph of a function $f:S\to T$ contains one node labeled $s$ for each $s\in S\cup T$, and an arrow from $s$ to $s'$ if $f(s)=s'$. Below is the endograph for $\text{f}$.
The endograph shows you immediately that $\text{f}$ is not a permutation. You can also see that with whatever letter you start with, you will end up at $c$ and continue looping at $c$ forever. You could have figured this out from the cograph (especially the rearranged cograph above), but it is not immediately obvious in the cograph the way it in the endograph.
There are more examples of endographs below and in the blog post
A tiny step towards killing string-based math. Calculus-type functions can also be shown using endographs and cographs: See Mapping Diagrams from A(lgebra) B(asics) to C(alculus) and D(ifferential) E(quation)s, by Martin Flashman, and my blog posts Endographs and cographs of real functions and Demos for graph and cograph of calculus functions.
Example: A permutation
Suppose $p$ is the permutation of the set \[\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}\]given in two-line form by
\[\begin{pmatrix} 0&1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9\\0&2&1&4&5&3&7&8&9&6\end{pmatrix}\]
Again, the endograph shows the structure of the function much more clearly than the cograph does.
The endograph consists of four separate parts (called components) not connected with each other. Each part shows that repeated application of the function runs around a kind of loop; such a thing is called a cycle. Every permutation of a finite set consists of disjoint cycles as in this example.
Disjoint cycle notation
Any permutation of a finite set can be represented in disjoint cycle notation: The function $p$ is represented by:
Given the disjoint cycle notation, the function can be determined as follows: For a given entry $n$, $p(n)$ is the next entry in the notation, if there is a next entry (instead of a parenthesis). If there is not a next entry, $p(n)$ is the first entry in the cycle that $n$ is in. For example, $p(7)=8$ because $8$ is the next entry after $7$, but $p(5)=3$ because the next symbol after $5$ is a parenthesis and $3$ is the first entry in the same cycle.
The disjoint cycle notation is not unique for a given permutation. All the following notations determine the same function $p$:
Cycles such as $(0)$ that contain only one element are usually omitted in this notation.
Example: A tree
Below is the endograph of a function \[t:\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}\to\{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}\]
This endograph is a tree. The graph of a function $f$ is a tree if the domain has a particular element $r$ called the root with the properties that
- $f(r)=r$, and
- starting at any element of the domain, repreatedly applying $f$ eventually produces $r$.
In the case of $t$, the root is $4$. Note that $t(4)=4$, $t(t(7))=4$, $t(t(t(9)))=4$, $t(1)=4$, and so on.
The endograph
shown here is also a tree.
See the Wikipedia article on trees for the usual definition of tree as a special kind of graph. For reading this article, the definition given in the previous paragraph is sufficient.
The general form of a finite function
This is the endograph of a function $t$ on a $17$-element set:
It has two components. The upper one contains one $2$-cycle, and no matter where you start in that component, when you apply $t$ over and over you wind up flipping back and forth in the $2$-cycle forever. The lower component has a $3$-cycle with a similar property.
This illustrates a general fact about finite functions:
- The endograph of any finite function contains one or more components $C_1$ through $C_k$.
- Each component $C_k$ contains exactly one $n_k$ cycle, for some integer $n_k\geq 1$, to which are attached zero or more trees.
- Each tree in $C_k$ is attached in such a way that its root is on the unique cycle contained in $C_k$.
In the example above, the top component has three trees attached to it, two to $3$ and one to $4$. (This tree does not illustrate the fact that an element of one of the cycles does not have to have any trees attached to it).
You can check your understanding of finite functions by thinking about the following two theorems:
- A permutation is a finite function with the property that its cycles have no trees attached to them.
- A tree is a finite function that has exactly one component whose cycle is a $1$-cycle.
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American Skiing Backs Out of Steamboat Sale
03/28/02 12:00AM By Steve Zind
(Host) News that the American Skiing Company has cancelled plans to sell a Colorado Ski Area to the owners of Okemo Mountain has taken the ski industry by surprise. The last minute announcement came as a group of investors led by Okemo's Tim and Diane Mueller were preparing to close the deal.
VPR's Steve Zind reports.
(Zind) American Skiing Company's announcement that it would not sell its Steamboat Springs ski area to a group of investors led by the Muellers was an industry bombshell. Tim Mueller was in New York for the closing when a phone call came informing him the sale was off.
Instead, American Skiing has decided to sell the Heavenly Ski Area near Lake Tahoe to the Vail Resort Company. American Skiing said the change in plans is the final step in its effort to reduce a four hundred million dollar debt. The plan also included last year's sale of the Sugarbush Resort in Warren. In a prepared statement, American Skiing said it decided not to sell Steamboat as a result of discussions with its lenders.
Tim Mueller released a brief statement calling the decision "outrageous." Mueller says he is consulting with his lawyers about the best course of action.
Mary McKhann is Managing Editor of the Snow Industry Letter. McKhann says hanging onto Steamboat makes sense for American Skiing because it's got greater potential to make money. She says the $100 million generated by the sale of Heavenly is just a quick fix.
(McKhann) "This will probably get them out of their immediate crisis. I don't see it solving its long term problems. You have good winters and bad winters and somehow American Skiing keeps blaming bad weather but that's not the real issue. They're not making as much money as they should be making."
(Zind) McCann says if American Skiing has to sell another resort, it will likely be one in the East. The company owns Killington and Mount Snow in Vermont and ski areas in New Hampshire and Maine.
The news came as a shock to residents of the town of Steamboat Springs. Reporter Tom Ross has been following the sale for the Steamboat Pilot Newspaper. Ross says townspeople were looking forward to the sale.
(Ross) "People are deflated. I think people have had ten months believing that they'd get a fresh start in terms of ownership and that American Skiing Company's financial problems, their mountain of debt is no longer our problem. But people woke up this morning and realized that that mountain of debt is their mountain."
(Zind) Ross says American Skiing Company's financial problems have affected the community. The company is Steamboat Springs' largest employer.
For Vermont Public Radio I'm Steve Zind.

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Canadian Scientist Tastes Water That's a Billion Years Old
We generally shy away from a glass of water if its been on the nightstand for more than a couple of nights but scientists in Canada are all for drinking old water. Actually, it's just one scientist. The LA Times reports that Barbara Sherwood Lollar, an Earth sciences professor at the University of Toronto, recently admitted to tasting some of the world's oldest water.
Canadian scientists recently discovered water that has been lying undisturbed beneath the Earth's surface is over a billion years old. In a report about the find, Lollar reveals that she's tasted the water multiple times. It's bad, in case you were wondering. Why would anyone ever drink something they found 1.5 miles below the surface of the Earth? Duh, for science. Speaking to the LA Times, Lollar explained that the saltiest waters are the oldest and the "quick and dirty" way to test for saltiness is to taste the water. She compared the consistency to a very light maple syrup and said it's saltier than seawater.
Geologists have known about the pockets of water, which lie underground in Timmins, Ontario, since the 1880s but the age of the water wasn't known until recently. You can read more about the water in Lollar's LA Times interview.
Did you also forget that not too terribly long ago people thought Earth was the center of the universe, was flat, was held up on the back of a giant turtle and elephant, etc etc etc.
My point is, humans have ZERO idea what is impossible. Many arrogantly assume something cant be possible until they witness it. So as far as this scientist knows there is nothing down there ... but that's how it always works until they discover something.
If you knew anything about science then you would know that age estimate has nothing to do with evolution. Here's a little question for you: The visible universe is quite undeniably bigger than a billion light years in any direction we care to look at. It's one of the marvellous things about creation. It's incredibly, unfathomably, awe inspiringly big. And we can see stars and galaxies at distances of 1 billion light years and beyond quite readily... So how long did it take the light to get from those stars to the earth?
mapesdhsguardianangel42 , 'extremophiles' have been found all over, under and
in the planet. Wherever we look, if there's water, we find life. Some organisms
have bio mechanisms utterly unrelated to what we're familiar with, eg. they
exploit mineral products from radioactive decay. Nothing to do with the sun
or standard oxygen cycles. Some have such slow metabolic rates that they
live for tens of millions of yeard, indeed so slow that normal reproduction as
we think of it would be so energy intensive that it'd kill them.
Check recent issues of New Scientist, you'll find numerous articles about
the extreme conditions in which we continue to find life. I'll be surprised if
we don't find something akin to these organisms on Mars, perhaps in comets
too, and almost certainly on Europa.
As Malcom once said, life will find a way... (2 points if you get that reference. )
The_TrutherizerTo be quite honest I would not take that chance. Some chemicals found in geothermal vents are quite toxic. And I don't think it's too much of a stretch to assume that some of these chemicals could over billions of years have leached into the water. I mean salt certainly did and salts are not all benign to human physiology. Sure you will most not find going to find anything on par with a strong neurotoxin there, but none the less... Arsenic and any number of sulphurous compounds have every chance to be in such water. I assume they did a few sanity checks before she turned herself into a guinea pig.
kanoobieI am not sure what the article means by stating that the water is a billion years old. Are they saying that it has remained relatively undisturbed for that long? Doesn't groundwater eventually seep into the ocean or gets into the atmosphere through transpiration as part of the hydrologic cycle?
yorich@guardianangel42: hey high speed. before you go putting someone else down, do some research:
"minuscule quantities of bacteria and microbial fungi are present."
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Steamboat Springs Longtime Steamboat-based ski industry executive Charlie Mayfield said he was focused on improving Colorado's stature with some challenging segments of the vacation ski market when he got the bad news Mayfield was fired April 10 from his position as the marketing chief for Colorado Ski Country USA.
Mayfield said he was stunned when his boss, David Perry, gave him the news.
"You're always vulnerable (when there's a change at the top)," Mayfield said. "But I thought we had already recognized some things that needed to be done, and we were doing fine," Mayfield said.
Before going to Ski Country USA to work for Perry's predecessor, John Frew, Mayfield was a top marketing executive with the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. He had worked his way up to that position after starting his ski-industry career as a ski patrolman.
Mayfield said that late this ski season he had been working on strategies to improve Colorado's success with two segments of the population in which Colorado's ski areas aren't doing as well as they'd like.
"We're doing fine with mom, dad and the kids," Mayfield said. "But we need to do better with the independent singles age 25 to 45 that Colorado's not seeing as much of any more."
The other segment where Colorado is underachieving, he said, is among the growing legion of snowboarders. Nationally, snowboarders make up 24 percent of the visitors to traditional ski mountains. In Colorado, that figure is just 17 percent.
Perry and Mayfield were in Steamboat together for a conference at the Steamboat Grand in February, and Perry stressed both of those themes in a speech to the Steamboat Ski Area's airline partners. Perry said at the time that Colorado Ski Country is busy "re-branding" Colorado to appeal to a more youthful audience. That effort is being undertaken with the blessing of 14 ski areas which are represented on his board of directors, Perry said.
The weakness of the Canadian dollar against other currencies helped Whistler/Blackcomb grow, Perry said. But its success also had much to do with building demand for the product, he said.


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"This agreement with one of the industry leaders in the development and production of bone cement is designed to strengthen our position as the world leader in reconstructive orthopaedic implants," said Ray Elliott, Zimmer Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With this agreement and our recent announcement regarding our plans for a ceramic-on-ceramic option, we are working to ensure that our customers will be able to turn to Zimmer, and not a competitor, for their joint replacement requirements. The collaboration between Zimmer and Heraeus Kulzer will allow us to build on the excellent reputation Palacos has established for quality and innovation in Europe. With our outstanding sales force and leading position in the domestic market, we believe we can make Palacos even more successful in the U.S."
One of the bone cements included in this agreement is Palacos RG. Marketed in Europe for over 30 years and cleared by the FDA for sale in the United States since December 2003, the clinically proven combination of Palacos R mechanical properties and the addition of the antibiotic Gentamicin has seen rapid market acceptance in the United States. Palacos RG Bone Cement is used by orthopaedic surgeons in joint replacement procedures to securely fix implants to patient bones with the antibiotic acting to reduce the risk of infection. Its handling characteristics make it well suited for minimally invasive procedures.
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In this powerful retreat, the great Fulton Sheen addresses the big question we all need to answer, "Who is Christ, and what is our response to Him?" He gives sixteen profound meditations on Christ the Priest, Victim and Lamb, Sin and Guilt, The Holy Spirit, Satan and Evil, Holy Mass, Our Lady and much more. Sheen shows how Christ so loved us that He suffered in mind, body, and spirit for our sins, and how the Drama of Redemption continues today.This is Sheen at his best, a retreat master who offers brilliant new insights into the eternal truths of our Catholic faith.
Disc Breakdown:
1 - The Church and the World - Who Is Christ? Sheen offers his spiritual insight into eternal and immutable absolutes which affect the Church and the World.
2 - Christ, Priest and Victim - Reflections on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass wherein Christ interposed His Eternal Sacrifice between our sins and His Glory.
3 - Sin and Guilt - Ours is an age which denies sin: that abu5e of freedom which estranges us from God, our neighbor and ourselves. "Without the shedding of bIood, there is no remission of sin."
4 - Kenosis - Emptying - Christ so loved us that He suffered in Mind, Body and Spirit for our sins as if He had committed them Himself, emptying Himself, making Himself nothing, enduring "...the bitterness of separation to the last extremity of Golgotha."
5- The Daily Holy Hour - Archbishop Sheen offers a beautiful unfolding of the spiritual benefits of the Holy Hour.
6 - Continuing the Incarnation - The Incarnation of Our Lord and how Christ can be the center of our spirituality as we make our way through this world, this Drama of Redemption.
7 - Continuing Calvary - The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as a Drama of Redemption and why Christ Crucified must always be the center of our spirituality as we make our way through this world.
8 - Zealous Fools for Christ - Thoughts on the Priesthood and the ways to respond to St Paul's advice to become "Fools for Christ."
9 - The Holy Spirit - A look at the image of the Blessed Trinity and the work of the Holy Spirit within that Unity. How the Holy Spirit sanctifies the Mystical Body of Christ.
10 - The Church, The Body of Christ - The Church as the Mystical Body of Christ and the Victimhood which accompanies the Priesthood.
11 - Satin and Evil - Exposes the work of Satin in the world and the confusion which results. Evil exists whether we acknowledge it or not.
12 - Discipleship and Betrayal (Judas) - We reminded that Judas was a CHOSEN Apostle, but still he betrayed Our Lord with a kiss.
13 - The Woman I Love (Mary) Part I - The role of the Blessed Mother in our Salvation through the Passion of her Son and her role as Mother to all of us: "Woman, Behold thy son."
14 - The Woman I Love - Concluded - The Blessed Mother in our Salvation and her role as Mother to all of us: "Woman, Behold thy son."
15 - Betrayal and Forgiveness (Peter) - The Apostle Peter also denled Christ; but his sorrow and repentance led to Forgiveness and Sanctity, as contrasted with the betrayal of Judas and his lack of love.
16 - The Mass: Christ's Sacrifice - In the drama of Holy Mass we go back to Calvary in three acts - Offertory, Consecration, and Communion - and experience the continuation of the Priest-Victimhood of Christ. The conclusion of a magnificent series.


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Department of Conservation Wakatipu area manager Greg Lind is confident the "idiot" who tagged various structures the length of the Routeburn Track last month will be apprehended and prosecuted.
Mr Lind said yesterday about 40 felt pen tags featuring the word "Rowdy" had appeared on wooden and painted structures along the 32km track.
It was the first time anyone had vandalised the track, one of New Zealand's Great Walks, which is located in the Fiordland National Park, a World Heritage Area.
The same tag had also appeared in Franz Josef and at Wanaka, he said.
The person responsible could be charged under the National Parks Act 1980 with wilfully damaging or defacing a fence, building or apparatus; or unlawfully altering, obliterating, or defacing signs and marks, including boundary marks.
The maximum penalty under the Act is three months' imprisonment or a $2500 fine.
DoC would likely seek reparation from the person responsible to cover the cost of the clean-up, which would be significant.
"There's quite a cost attached to it - it's either sanding or replacing wooden structures and there are quite a lot of painted structures which will have to be cleaned off using solvent.
"It's major staff time and the track is going to be winterised soon ... it's going to be an early spring job and several days' work involving helicopters."
He said there was "a steady level of anger building up both internally and externally at the moment".
Information received by DoC led them to believe the offending likely occurred about April 19 and, because trampers booked to walk the track, DoC staff had the names of everybody on the track at that time.
"We'll know more [today].
"Our visitor centre staff are trying to identify it ... staff are contacting everybody on the track during that period. We've got some very strong leads."


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Keep your fresh draft beer cold and ready to serve when you use the Danby 5.8 Cu. Ft. Steel Kegerator (DKC5811BSL). This kegerator can hold both full-size (excluding Miller, Coors, and other oversized kegs) and pony kegs with ease, giving you versatility when it comes to the quantity of beer you'd want to serve. This kegerator can convert into a 5.8 cu. ft. all-refrigerator, just in case you wanted to hold beer cans or bottles instead of a keg. The spotless steel door and black tower gives this kegerator a unique design that can fit in with an decor or motif around it.
Four (4) rolling swivel casters allow you to move this kegerator around the house, so you can be sure to keep the party going into another location if you need to. A drip tray is included to prevent messes and spills from occurring, keeping your floor clean, while the CO2 tank and other hardware is included with the kegerator to make sure that you can set it up straight out of the box. Ideal for any kitchen, game room, garage, or anywhere else, this kegerator can serve you fresh and cold draft beer whenever you need it.
Holds Full or Pony Kegs:This kegerator can hold standard full-size or pony kegs, allowing you to serve as much beer to you and your friends as you can hold
Steel Design:A spotless steel design allows this kegerator to blend in to any motif or decor, whether it is in a kitchen, game room, or elsewhere
Portability:Four (4) built-in swivel casters allow you to roll the kegerator anywhere, keeping the party going no matter the locale
- Model: DKC5811BSLDanby 5.8 Cu. Ft. Steel Kegerator
- Brand: DanbyScratch-resistant top
- Holds full or pony sized kegsChrome rail guard
- Does not support the use of oversized rubber ¼ barrel kegs and beveled wall ¼ barrel kegsDrip tray included
- Converts to 5.8 cu. ft. all-refrigeratorSpotless steel door
- Auto defrostCO2 tank included
- Reversible door hingeInput voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
- Black beer tower dispenserWeight: 123.2 lbs
- Four (4) swivel castersDimensions: 35" H x 24.25" W x 24" D
- Warranty: 1 year
- Height: 35"
- Width: 24.25"
- Depth: 24"


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Conveniently located near the ski slopes, this Lenzerheide hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Tgantieni Ski Lift, Lenzerheide Ski Resort, and Fadail Ski Lift. Rothorn 1 Sektion Ski Lift and Valbella Ski Lift are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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The slopes await you at Kurhaus, which features a bar/lounge and a sauna.
All 64 rooms provide free WiFi, balconies, and satellite TV. Guests will also find minibars, free newspapers, and hair dryers.
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Conveniences like ski storage and ski passes allow you to spend less time with logistics and more time on the slopes. When the sun goes down, sip après-ski drinks in the hotel's bar or mingle with other revelers at the onsite nightclub.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
Kurhaus is a smoke-free property.
- Multilingual staff
- Ski passes available
- Free WiFi
- Year Built 1882
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
- Free breakfast
- Nightclub
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 64
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Sauna
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- Ski storage
- Garden
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
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- Number of meeting rooms - 30
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- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
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Room Amenities
- Bathtub or shower
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Balcony
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Satellite TV service
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
Where to Eat
Tapas-Lounge - This restaurant specializes in Spanish cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Corner - This restaurant serves dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
- Sledding nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
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Check-in time ends at 10 PM
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Thinking about the role that the matador plays in the novel, what is the role of a hero in a world disillusioned by war?
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The protagonist, Jake, can be interpreted as a hero of a sort, but not a creative hero. One way to read the role of the matador in this novel is to see this figure as a "person of attraction" and Jake as one of several characters whose flaws make him succeptible to that person.
Romero draws Brett in ways that can be seen as similar to the way a matador attracts a bull - with no real prospect for success for the bull. This can also be applied to the way Brett attracts Jake, continually, desperately, and almost fatally.
Taking a narrow reading of the bull fight situation as a metaphor, we might say that the "tragic hero" of the novel is the bull/Jake, constantly attracted and compelled by the matador/Brett. The actions of the bull/Jake might appear to be generous or even chivalrous and heroic.
Considering the outcome of most bull fights, however, the heroism of the bull becomes mere bravery in the face of a challenge. The heroism becomes a willingness to submit to injury.
Jake comes to Brett's rescue as often as she calls, much like the bull charges the matador when the cape is waved. If Jake were a redemptive hero, we would expect him to redeem something with his repeated efforts, either Brett or himself.
The closest character to an actual redemptive, rejuvenating hero would have to be Romero, the young bull fighter. He is part of the city's ritual. He is young. He is talented. But instead of coordinating the souls of those around him into a single pattern, he breaks the pattern of tradition and loses his status as a hero.
If we want to relate Campbell's idea of a "coordinated soul" to this novel, we might say that the Afficionados are the collective hero, participating in a time-honored, culturally rigid ritual and receiving spiritual pleasure from this ritual. Jake and his friends, however, stand outside this collective hero group and reap no spiritual benefit from the bull fights.
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What stock number at Cubic Tech is Cuben described as 49 inches by 14.5 feet and the piece weighs 7 ounces? My math shows 36 grams per m*2. Is that the CT3.5K.08 listed at 35.4 g/m*2?
Yes, the CT3.5K.08. It is 35.4g/m2. I do believe you need to order in lengths of 9m if you order directly from Cubic Tech.
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BPL-Shop-Accessories-Bulk Fabric-Cuben had the cuben piece listed and not marked as "Sold" as some other fabrics were marked. Being naive I thought that meant that piece was for sale in the BPL SHOP. Noooooo, it is "out of stock".
Somehow, some fabric items have been sold while others are simply out of stock. The nuances of the situation still escape me. Perhaps BPL has ordered more pieces that are exactly 49" by 14.5', when the roll is 54" wide.
That is possible but seems a little unlikely.
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Years ago when I first started using Cuben Fiber it only came in 48" – 49" width.
It is now made in 54".
If someone has 49" width it may be some of the older Cuben Fiber.
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Megarrity, David & Monsour, Luke (2007) Fallen Awake. [Performance]
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RESEARCH COMPONENT Fallen Awake was a practice-led research process that opened the development process to the influence of collaborative authorship across artforms. The project focused on of how multiple artforms and artists converge their vision into a singular text, in the context of collaborative authorship. The work also uncovered new questions relating to the dream-life of children. The stimulus for the work was a selection of verbal statements by three-year-olds, raising complex ethical questions as the project progressed about the child's voice, mediated by the adult artist, for the eventual presentation to a child audience.
With the text emergent and open to influence, this project raised other questions related to the lived experience of children, dreaming, creative play and the development of consciousness. It pushed the creative process to experiment with associative, rather then causal narratives, and to negotiate the challenges this raises for traditional story structures and the development processes that usually shape them. It led to the consideration of each artforms and artist as equal contributors in the development of story: traditionally the province of the sole author.
The outcomes appeared in various artforms, none of which was live-performance based. An 'artist's book' by the designer, a 'video treatment' - a DVD capturing the approach to the performance and a script for an innovative large-scale performance. Fallen Awake was developed with the assistance of Strut & Fret Production House, Arts Queensland, and HotHouse Theatre, Albury Wodonga, through their 'Month in the Country' initiative.
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My Garbage Pail Kids collection.
Surely you remember these, right?
This is a small portion of my collection. I have every set produced in the U.S. with most variants, including the rare bonus cards. This is just a glance at the stuff I have that's unique or interesting.
This is the final art, rough draft, and pencil sketch of Tailor Tyler, complete with the accompanying final cards.
My Flashback Series 1 sketches, all pulled myself. That was about $700 in packs... Crazy. Includes both right and left tongue variations on the Lynch Old Series 1 "Junkfood John", a Layron DeJarnette OS4 "Teddy Bear", and the cream of the crop, a Jeff Zapata full-colored sketch of OS3 "Ali Gator". I've been offered $1000 for the sketch, as colored sketches are hard to come by in the Flashbacks.
ANS4 Sketches. The two on bottom are by GPK godfather John Pound, the man responsible for 90% of the paintings you recall.
Luis Diaz sketch page. In my opinion, no one since Pound has done GPK better than Luis. Particularly love his original "Shut Up Sherwin" sketch on the peeled-away original card. Favorite piece is the ANS4 "Hollow Wayne" pumpkin on the postcard. Such detail! Check out the woman's reflection in the knife.
Other sketches from GPK artists. The one with the ice skate piercing the brain of the kid encased in ice is my personal concept, as drawn by the aforementioned Mr. Diaz. The Mega Man sketch below it is also his. David Gross, Kevin B., and Strephon Taylor round them out.
Original concept art from Mark Pingitore, GPK's current top artist.
Several proofs, including a killer B&W proof. Random card in that mix is a very rare Japanese Chrono Trigger trading card, my favorite video game ever.
A small assortment of gold-labeled Flashbacks, only 80 produced of each, including the ever-controversial unreleased "Stitched Stella", the B-side to "Interracial Rachel".
Some might consider this the holy grail. The Hebrew cards are nice, but the Bukimi Kun--the Japanese release of GPK--go for $600-1000 a piece, the most expensive item in the GPK library. A private collector found a book of the stickers that had been stuck to blank pages in a Japanese binder, so he cut them out and sold them at extremely discounted prices. They've been examined by experts and approved of as legitimate Bukimi Kun. The stickers themselves are mint, just stuck to paper and thus lost in value. To have but a small handful in my collection, however, is truly a feat.
Just a glimpse of my art, sketches, and rare cards. Hope you've enjoyed or learned something!
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Tree Releases 'The @MCTREEG EP' via Scion AV
It's 2014 and Chicago rapper/producer Tree is still putting in work. For his follow up to last year's critically-acclaimed 'Sunday School 2,' he teams up with Scion AV to drop 'The @MCTREEG EP.'
MC Tree's worn vocals and hood witticisms are bckd by his signature "soul trap" sound for the seven-track release. The Chicago emcee is pretty confident in his latest project, too. "'The @MCTREEG EP' is seven songs of me at my most vulnerable yet strongest. I really made great music for the masses with this one which Scion saw as well," he says. Lennon of Project Mayhem and Taylor Outlaw are the project's lone features.
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Thanks to the remarkable craftsmen at Yamaha, Variax Standard delivers the rock-solid build you'd expect from a high-quality guitar. The lightweight alder S-type body, one-piece thin-finished maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and proprietary tremolo bridge deliver total comfort and playability, while the custom-wound pickups serve up loads of rich tone. Add in our proprietary Variax HD technology, and you get a guitar that goes above and beyond the call of duty.
With the Variax family of guitars, creating your own unique sound has never been easier. Variax HD technology delivers a wide variety of classic guitar models-each with exceptional detail, feel and response. Choose from an amazing collection of vintage electrics. Or inspire your playing with rare acoustics and eclectic instruments. You can even layer your modeled sounds with the magnetic pick-ups. You can also access alternate tunings-including Open G, DADGAD, Drop D, or any other custom tuning-with the turn of a knob.
Become a virtual luthier with the free Variax Workbench HD software. You get complete control over every element of your Variax tone-so you can build the guitar of your dreams. Mix and match a wide range of body styles and pickup models to create your own unique instrument. The software takes you far beyond what's possible in the physical realm so you can build virtually any guitar.
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VMC Incorporates DCG Technology To Produce Larger Parts
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Developed by Mori Seiki U.S.A., Inc. to address the needs of the LCD and automotive segments of the mold and die industry, the NV6000 DCG is a mid-sized vertical machining center that can accomplish high speed machining with virtually no tool tip vibration. Through the integration of the driven at the center of gravity (DCG) technology, the machine is also capable of improving surface finish, contouring accuracy and tooling life, the company says.
With the DCG technology, the net driving force acts through the center of the axis. The machine contains five ballscrews—two on the Y axis, two on the Z axis and one on the X axis—that promote reduced vibration. In addition, the technology allows the machine to achieve a roundness of 1.6 microns in contouring.
A toolchanger that accommodates as many as 20 tools and a 40 taper spindle capable of 20,000 rpm are other standard features. Optional 40- and 60-tool capacities are available as well. Tool-to-tool change time is 1.2 seconds.
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Cordtilla Strips Craft Edition
This is our highest quality set of Cordtilla Strips. Each of the 3 Craft Edition cord management strips is made with 2 layers of full grain Tuscan veg-tanned leather, stitched and then finished with multiple coats of edge painted.
Cordtilla Strips are our first leather utility intended for interior. Cords in your home, office, car, or anywhere else where they live will benefit from these strips. Inspired by "tie-wraps" these multi-sized strips will hold cords in place, reduce excessive lengths, consolidate, attach to existing furniture, and make them look nice and tidy. The contrast between the leather and electronic nature of a cord makes for a really neat look.
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Domain name and web solutions provider Melbourne IT Ltd said 2005 was shaping as a strong year with expectations it will outdo the last 12 months.
Melbourne IT today posted an 82 per cent leap in net profit to $3.81 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 with revenue up 21 per cent to $60.3 million.
A fully franked final dividend of 3.5 cents was declared, up from 2.0 cents in the previous corresponding period.
Melbourne IT managing director Theo Hnarakis said 2005 had started well and he expected a strong contribution from all divisions including recent acquisitions Domainz and Cogent IPC.
"It is too early in the year to provide any detailed guidance but we anticipate outperforming 2004 by a healthy margin," Hnarakis said.
"However, because of the higher base from which the company is now operating, we don't expect to see the same percentage growth this year."
The company increased its final dividend to 3.5 cents per share taking the full year payout to 5.5 cents fully franked - an 83 per cent increase on the previous year.


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Borrell Associates has released an extensive new study, titled "The Future of Legacy Media: With 5 Years of Digital Disruption Ahead, What Happens Next?" The chapter on radio is titled "treading water," though the study has a number of positive takeaways.
First off, Borrell says that "Theres no demand for vehicles without radios. As long as thats the case and as long as cars on the road have radios in their dashboards AM and FM stations will be around." Citing Arbitron (now Nielsen Audio) data, the study notes that "theres been little fluctuation in the number of radio listeners in the past 13 years. It has drifted downward by less than 4 percent. At the same time, however, radio ad spending has dropped by almost a third." Borrell says that this decline can mostly be attributed to the recession, though the data started trending downward in 2006, and current forecasts "show only minimal gains during the next five years."
The study cites "the burgeoning popularity of online radio, especially among younger listeners," as a factor in radio ad sales falling. Borrell says that "online radio penetration by services like Pandora and Apple reach almost a third of all adults under 30, and more than a quarter of all adults under 40. The market concentration has not been lost to advertisers. Pandora singlehandedly controls more than four-fifths of online radio listenership. Its ad revenue has doubled in the past two years, expected to reach a half-billion dollars by the end of 2013. It is now half the size of radio giant Cumulus, roughly the same size as Cox Radio and Radio One, and twice the size of Beasley, Emmis and Salem Communications."
Borrell predicts that "traditional radio ad spending will continue to tread water, remaining largely unchanged while growth moves online especially among national advertisers. Detroit is already equipping some new cars with Pandora service, so even that industry sinecure may have been breached. Losses where they occur will be most felt in the larger metros, while suburban and rural areas will still depend on the local flavor of stations that have been good friends to their fathers and grandfathers."
However, the study concludes that radio isn't going anywhere as "Old habits die hard, and radio serves a useful purpose. Ask big-city commuters, and anyone whose community suffers a major weather tragedy, like Hurricane Sandy."
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Make an Abracadabra Box!
Young children are mesmerized by magic tricks and the word "Abracadabra!" In this activity, you will create a special box to use to help your child learn her letter sounds. By pretending to be a magician and having your child be your assistant, you will turn learning letters into a magical experience! You can also use this box to help teach your child letter names, sight words or math facts.
What You Need:
- Shoebox
- Colorful wrapping paper
- Colorful tissue paper
- Scarf or magic wand
- Small toys or objects that begin with different letters
What You Do:
- Wrap the box with the colorful paper, wrapping the lid separately from the rest so that you can take it off. Use tissue paper to line to inside of the box in bright colors.
- Find small objects that start with different letters. For example, a block, fork, toy horse, or crayon. Put the objects in the box and replace the lid.
- Tell your child that a special box showed up today and that it is called the Abracadabra Box. Try to be as dramatic as possible. Explain that you are a magician and need her help in performing a very important trick. Ask her to cover the box with a scarf.
- In a commanding voice, say "Abracadabra 1, 2, 3!" and wave your magic wand over the box. Then ask your child to find the object that starts with a certain letter. For example, "Can you help me find the thing that starts with B?" Dramatically lift the lid and let her peek in the box. Is it the block or the pen? She'll need to sound them out to decide!
- After your child has found the object, close the box and repeat the activity.
- Have your child be the magician and have her ask you to find the object that starts with a specific letter.
This game sounds simple, it will keep your child far more excited about letter learning that you might ever expect! When you are done with this activity, put the box in a special place until you are ready to use it again. By keeping the box out of your child's reach between games, the box will retain its special magic.


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MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN First Look
Here is your first look at the upcoming DreamWorks Animation movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, thanks to License! Global. Modern Family's Ty Burrell and Max Charles (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Three Stooges) lend their voices to the film.
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Hi, If you scroll down approximately halfway down this website, it shows a picture of four different types of standard full abdominoplasty scars. Can someone please explain to me what are the reasons for a doctor choosing one type of incision over another type of incision? I look forward to receiving your answers!
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Tummy tuck scars
Tummy tuck scars vary depending on the aesthetic goals of the patient and on the shape of the patient. Basically, when more skin and fat has to be removed the incision is longer. If a lot of tightening needs to be done then a longer incision is also sometimes required.
Web reference: http://www.baltimoreplasticsurgery.com/Procedures_TummyTuck_865369.aspx
Tummy Tuck Incisions
Doctors will generally try to place the incisions where they think it will be most hidden or have the best effect on your shape. It mostly depends on the bikini line, whether you typically wear lower cut or higher cut. Nowadays, most prefer a lower incision line, but in the 80's, many preferred a higher incision. We usually suggest you bring in your bikini or underwear to determine the line where you could best hide your scars.
Web reference: http://www.sfcosmeticsurgery.com
Placement and pattern of abdominoplasty scars
Scar design needs to reflect the lines of relaxed skin tension and the patient's own individual anatomy. The scar should be located just above the pubic area, should not extend upwards above the panty line, and needs to be long enough to allow for full skin removal as needed. The diagrams in your photo show all possible types of scar patterns, but many of the ones shown are obsolete and would not be used today.
It is important to see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who has had a lot of experience with abdominoplasty. Be sure to review a comprehensive portfolio of pre- and post-op pictures so you can gauge your surgeon's expertise and so you can get a good idea of the type of results that are reasonable to expect.
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Where should abdominoplasty incisions be placed?
Abdominoplasty incisions should be designed as low as possible. They have to be concealed below your underwear or bathing suit line. The middle part is just at the top of the hairline, and then it should angle up and out (top left in diagram). I have patients bring their underwear and/or bathing attire so that we plan the incision accordingly. The "short scar" incisions are for tightening the muscles only, when the skin does not need tightening, as in a "mini-tuck".
Questions About the Standard Full Abdominoplasty Scars?
Hello and thanks for your question and the image.
The scar is determined by the amount of excess skin that needs removal. If you have a very small amount of skin then you can have a small scar that is slightly bigger than a C Section scar. Most of the excess skin is around the love handle area and once you have performed liposuction ( as a part of the TT) the amount of excess skin is obvious. To get rid of this excess skin your Surgeon needs to extend the cut towards the love handle area. Your Plastic Surgeon will be able to advice you on the type of scar you are likely to have.
Hope this helps
Abdominoplasty scar position selection
Great question. I hope to provide you with a good answer.
The horizontal length of the incision is determined by necessity: That means, how far around your body the loose skin which overhangs or is very loose extends. If the loose skin extends further around than the length of the incision or scar, then the result won't look good. It will look loose or baggy at the sides. In many patients in my practice, which has a high volume of people who have lost a lot of weight, the scar extends all the way around - that is, a body lift - because loose skin extends all the way around.
The vertical level and shape of the incison is determined by patient choice, plus the particular way that the person wears their underwear. I prefer that the incision is completely disguised by the wearing of normal (not too brief) underwear for that individual person. So what I do is get the patient to bring typical underwear on the day of surgery, and mark the incision shape by firstly marking on them exactly where they cover their body with underwear. The scar is then planned to be exactly in this area, so pulling on normal panties will completely hide it.
As a generalisation:
Short girls tend to prefer higher side cut underwear - it make their legs look longer - so in them the incision might go up at the sides.
Tall girls tend to wear straight across underwear - so the incision is very low and horizontal.
But whatever the typical pattern of underwear is, it should be able to completely hide the incision and that's the goal.
Hope this helps,
All the best,
Howard Webster
Abdominoplasty scar location
The location of the incisions for an abdominoplasty is usually decided in consultation with the patient.
Most Plastic Surgeons will try to keep the scars as inconspicuous as possible and produce as good an abdominal shape as possible.
The factors taken into consideration include the location and amount of redundant skin and fat, and the patient's desires regarding final scar location. This latter point can be influenced by the style of clothing the patient wishes to wear.
Every case is unique.
What's the standard Abdominoplasty scar?
The drawing you submitted includes a variety of abdominoplasty scars. The type of incision does vary from surgeon to surgeon depending on training and experience. But the incision must be individualized to take into account individual differences. But most plastic surgeons will place the incision as low as possible, although there are exceptions when the amount of skin to be removed may not be as excessive as desired. Ultimately you need to feel comfortable with your PS and rely on him when designing the incision. Good luck!
Selecting an abdominoplasty incision is based on personal choice
Most patient's these days want the scar in a low bikini type shape. The direction or location of the scar can be individualized for each patient. I usually have my patients wear what ever underwear bottom or bathing suit bottom that they want to wear after surgery and we plan the incision to be covered. Just as Coco Chanel said "Fashion fades, only style remains the same."
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Hi 2619anon
The choice of abdominoplasty scar depends on the patient's shape and the surgeon's preference.
Most of us try to place our abdominoplasty scars low on the belly, at the junction of abdominal skin and the mons (or the top of the pubic bone). The diagram on the top right is an uncommon place to site and abdominoplasty scar, and may be used in patients with other scars that compromise the blood supply to the abdominal skin, such as a long gall bladder scar.
Generally speaking, the more pear shaped a patient is (or the more work that they request on their love handles) the longer the scar will be for a good result. Patients with good skin (thickness, no stretch marks) can sometimes get away with just liposuction (+/- variations of liposuction such as Vaser) to create a slim contour down their sides.
Minimal access abdominoplasty only works for very few patients, and poorly selected patients are often unhappy with the results.
Good Luck
Dr Gavin Sandercoe
Web reference: http://www.drgavinsandercoe.com.au/body/tummy-tuck-abdominoplasty/
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