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Santa Clara hosts LMU on Thurs., Feb. 11 and then Pepperdine on Sat., Feb. 13. Both games are at 7 pm and will not be televised. Santa Clara is looking for its fifth win in six tries vs. the Lions, sweeping the last two season series before falling 81-70 on Jan. 16, 2010. With four Broncos in double figures that night, Marc Trasolini led SCU with 17 points. LMU had five players in double figures, including leading scorer Jarred DuBois, who scored 17. SCU had a nine-game winning streak in the LMU series between 1999-02.
Santa Clara is 10-16, including 2-7 in the WCC. Santa Clara won 59-43 at San Diego on Feb. 6 behind Robert Smith's 16 points off the bench.
LMU is 12-12 and 3-5 in the WCC, including 0-3 in league play on the road. The Lions have won two of the their last three, including a 77-61 victory over cross-town rival Pepperdine on Feb. 6. Drew Viney led LMU with 22 points and six rebounds.
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The LMU game will be broadcast via the Bronco Radio Network on both KDOW 1220 AM and Broncos All-Access on the web at www.SantaClaraBroncos.com with the pre-game beginning at 6:45 pm. Anthony Passarelli is in his third season as the Broncos' play-by-play announcer.
Coach Kerry Keating can be heard on KDOW 1220 AM on Sunday evenings from 8:30-9 pm in his radio spotlight on The Sports Ramble, hosted by Chetan Chaudhari. If you are out of the listening area, KDOW is streamed online live at www.1220kdow.com. Look Back to Last
Santa Clara defeated San Diego 59-43 on Feb. 6. It was the fewest amount of points a team has scored against the Broncos this year and the fewest since Santa Clara defeated Sacramento State 51-32 on Dec. 6, 2008. It was the fewest amount of points a WCC team has scored vs. Santa Clara since the Broncos defeated LMU 58-35 on Jan. 19, 2008. Both were under Coach Keating's watch.
San Diego had no players in double figures with the leading scorer, Roberto Mafra, scoring eight points off the bench. It was the first time since Santa Clara defeated USF 63-48 on March 4, 2000 that a single player didn't score in double figures for the opposition. The Dons had three players score eight points each as their leading scorers.
Bronco Basketball Presents "Vegas Night" Thursday, Feb 11, 7pm vs. LMU
As part of the evening's festivities surrounding the Santa Clara-Loyola Marymount men's basketball game, one lucky Bronco Basketball fan will win a trip for two to enjoy the glitz, glamour, and excitement of Las Vegas for the Zappos.com WCC Conference Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Arena, March 5-8, 2010. This spectacular prize is provided courtesy of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
The trip, including airfare and lodging, will be awarded to a fan (age 21 & older) who wins the in-game contest based on costume dress-up or creative poster presented during the game. The contest theme will be Las Vegas and the Broncos participation in the Zappos.com WCC Conference Championships. Contestants will be judged based on originality, creativity, presentation, and attitude. Entrants will be expected to uphold standards of good taste & sportsmanship suitable for a fan-friendly audience. All adult fans are eligible to enter the contest. Instructions will be provided to fans entering the arena on game-night as to how they will formally present their costume/poster for judging.
The final judging is likely to involve audience participation in determining the winner so this is sure to be a highly entertaining fan-favorite promotion. Get out those Elvis jump suits and get ready to rock Las Vegas to win a trip to the Zappos.com WCC Conference Championships during the next Santa Clara Basketball home game vs. LMU.
Bronco Leaders
SCU has two active players averaging double figures: Marc Trasolini (13.8 ppg) and Robert Smith (12.5 ppg). Kevin Foster averaged 19.8 ppg in his first six games, but he is out for the season with a broken foot. In league play, Smith leads the team with 14.2 ppg and Trasolini has 13.0 ppg. Smith has scored in double figures 19 of the last 22 games and Trasolini has hit double figures 20 times this season, including hitting 18+ in seven games with two double-doubles (three career double-doubles).
Smith leads the team with 3.2 apg, including 3.4 apg in WCC play. He tied his career-high with six assists at LMU. Trasolini has 1.7 bpg; and swatted a career-high five blocks vs. No. 8 Gonzaga. Trasolini is averaging a team-leading 1.6 bpg in league play.
Trasolini averages a team-leading 6.2 rpg and Troy Payne is second with 5.7 rpg. Payne has 7+ rebounds in 12 games, including nine at Pepperdine and vs. New Hampshire and Fresno State; and he posted a career-high 15 vs. Menlo.
WCC Top 10
The Broncos are No. 2 in WCC overall statistics with 7.3 steals per game as of Feb. 7. They are No. 3 in blocked shots (4.0) and offensive rebounds per game (11.7).
Marc Trasolini is in the top 10 of six categories in overall WCC statistics. He is No. 2 with 1.7 bpg; No. 6 in shooting .527 from the field; No. 7 in free throw percentage at 80.2 percent; No. 8 with with 6.2 rpg and 2.1 orpg and and No. 10 with 13.8 ppg.
Also in overall WCC stats, Niyi Harrison is No. 9 with 2.0 orpg. Robert Smith is No. 9 with 3.2 apg and playing 32.1 mpg. Troy Payne is tied for No. 2 with 1.7 spg and No. 9 with 2.0 orpg.
In WCC-only statistics Santa Clara is No. 2 with 4.8 bpg and 7.0 spg. The Broncos are No. 3 in scoring defense at 67.1 ppg and rebounding defense at 33.0 rpg.
In WCC-only statistics, Payne, Trasolini, Harrison, Ben Dowdell and Smith are among the WCC leaders. Payne leads the WCC with 2.1 spg and is No. 10 in blocked shots with 0.9 bpg. Trasolini is No. 3 with 1.6 bpg and No. 5 in free throw percentage (83.9 percent) and No. 5 in field goal shooting, at 51.9 percent. Harrison is No. 4 with 1.3 bpg and No. 8 in shooting 50.0 percent from the field. Smith is No. 7 with 34.6 mpg, No. 9 with 3.4 apg and No. 10 with 14.2 ppg. Dowdell is No. 8 shooting 78.3 percent from the free throw line and No. 10 with 1.8 orpg.
Youth Served Again
SCU is the seventh-youngest team in the country and the youngest in the WCC at 1.87, according to statsheet.com. Of the just nine active players on scholarship this year, Santa Clara has zero seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and four freshmen.
Portland has the oldest team in the WCC with an average of 3.61 and it is the third-most experienced team in the country. The average is figured on the sum of minutes each player plays is multiplied by their class year (Freshmen=1, Sophomore=2, Junior=3 and Senior=4) and is divided by the total team minutes.
Free Chances
Building a WCC All-Freshman team-type campaign this season, Robert Smith has hit 23 of his 30 free throws in WCC play (76.7 percent) after hitting 55 of 81 (67 percent) in non-conference play. Marc Trasolini, a member of the WCC All-Freshman team last year, has been a master at the free throw line during WCC play as well, hitting 83.9 percent of his chances (26 of 31 chances). He is hitting 80.2 percent of his chances overall (105 of 131). Trasolini was 67.2 percent free throw shooter as a freshman (43 of 64).
As of Feb. 9, Santa Clara is No. 23 in the country in free throws made and No. 24 nationally in free throws attempted, according to statsheet.com. Santa Clara is 424 of 611 from the line this season, knocking down almost 70 percent of its attempts. It is scoring better than 25 percent of its points from the free throw line this year. To hit the top 10 single season chart, Santa Clara would need at least 538 made (1980-81) and 770 attempts (2000-01).
Last season Santa Clara hit 434 of 613 free throws, making 71 percent of those, but free throws only accounted for 20 percent of the team's total points.
Shot Blockers
Marc Trasolini is working to follow in the footsteps of career blocks leader John Bryant. Trasolini currently has 1.7 bpg. His 45 blocks are better than percent of the Broncos 104 blocked shots this season.
The school record for blocks in a season was set by Bryant last season when he collected 84 swats. Trasolini tied John Bryant's freshman record with 37 blocks last season so has already topped his freshman total with at least seven games left. Trasolini's 82 career blocks put him at No. 5 already and he trails Kurt Rambis (93, 1976-80) by 11 blocks.
Niyi Harrison is quietly blocking shots this season as well. He has 17 on the season which is currently No. 6 on the all-time freshman list, passing Nic Vanos' 15 in 1981-82. He needs three more to pass Sean Denison's 19 in 2003-04.
Last Year to This Year
There are some interesting comparisons after Santa Clara's first 26 games last year and then this year. The following are a few of the positives for the Bronco men's basketball team:
* Increased attendance from 20,286 (2009) to 29,933 (2010)
* Increased free throws made per game from 12.3 (2009) to 16.3 (2010)
* Increased free throws made total from 319 (2009) to 424 (2010)
* Increased free throws attempted total from 464 (2009) to 611 (2010)
* Increased free throw percentage from .688 (2009) to .694 (2010)
* Decreased turnovers per game from 16.5 (2009) to 15.3 (2010)
* Increased forced turnovers per game from 12.6 and 328 total (2009) to 14.8 (2010) and 385 total
* Increased steals per game from 6.0 (2009) to 7.3 (2010)
3 in Bronco Freshman Records List
Kerry Keating and his freshmen have literally re-written the Bronco record books the last three years as Keating and his staff's recruiting efforts have more than paid off in building the Bronco base.
In Keating's first year then-freshman Ben Dowdell broke the freshman school record with 890 minutes played. He also finished in the top 10 of four other categories. Last season the Bronco freshmen broke or tied seven records. Kevin Foster shattered five on his own, including breaking Kurt Rambis' 32-year old record with 486 points scored. He also broke Steve Nash's single season record, set when Nash was a senior, with 85 three-pointers, which was also a freshman record. In addition, Marc Trasolini broke or tied three of his own, including the single season record for field goal percentage along with the freshman record, hitting 68.1 percent.
And this year it's much of the same as three players are in the top 10 of a number of categories. Ray Cowels is in the all-time Bronco freshman records in four categories. Robert Smith is in the top 10 of nine freshman categories and Niyi Harrison is in the top 10 of two categories. See page four of the game notes attached above for the complete set of SCU freshman records.
The four are also making themselves known in the WCC as evidenced by the freshman-only WCC stats with Harrison leading the WCC way as the top blocker among league freshman. See page four of the game notes attached above their top 10 rankings among WCC freshmen.
The Broncos used their 14th starting line-up of the season at San Diego after using the same line-up the previous six games. The USD line-up included Ray Cowels, Michael Santos, Troy Payne, Marc Trasolini and Ben Dowdell. They have had 10 different players start in a game this season. See chart on page six on the game notes attached above.
The Broncos have had 13 different players have seen action this season. Six of the 10 players have started at least 10 games overall. The only player who has started in all 26 games this season is Troy Payne. SCU has 13 players who have appeared in a game this season, but only six players have played in all 26 games. They are: Trasolini, Smith, Harrison, Cowels, Payne and Santos.
Marc Trasolini has seven games with 18+ points this season. Trasolini had a career-night at San Francisco on Jan. 23. He was 10 of 15 from the field, both career highs. His 26 points were also a career high. Trasolini has scored 20+ five times this season, including 22 vs. Harvard. He has scored 20+ six times in his two-year career. Trasolini's previous career-best was 24 points at New Hampshire on Jan. 4, 2009.
He hit a career-high three three's at both Houston Baptist and Rice in December; and then vs. Gonzaga he was a career-best 4 of 6 from beyond the arc. He is 16 of 43 from three-point land after not attempting a single three his freshman campaign. Earlier this season, Bronco head coach Kerry Keating said he would like to see Trasolini shoot 10 three pointers a game because he has that much confidence in his shooting.
In Trasolini's his first 17 games he scored no fewer than seven points (vs. SJSU). His 0-0 line from the free throw line vs. Gonzaga was the first time since the San Diego game that he didn't hit the free throw line. Trasolini has hit 105 of 131 free throws this season, including hitting 46 of 54 free throws in the last 11 games (85.1 percent). He has had no attempts four times this year: at SDSU, vs. USD, at LMU and vs. Gonzaga. On the season, he is hitting better than 80 percent at the line and better than 29 percent of Trasolini's points this year come from the charity stripe with Trasolini scoring a team-high 339 points this year. Last year 21 percent of his points came from free throws (43 of 64 made (67%); 201 points total scored).


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There's never been a lack of innovation in the automotive industry. But whereas in the past it relied heavily on mechanics and engineering, today's R&D and patents rely on the kind of technology that has the potential to shift who the entire industry belongs to. With self-driving cars and digital dashboards, the only thing that seems set in stone as far as what a car can or should be is that it gets you from point A to B. The question of how it does that is where all the innovation is happening.
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You Can't Detect What You Can't See: Illuminating the Entire Kill Chain
Have you heard about CISPA? It's the acronym for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
CISPA is being likened to the now-moribund SOPA and PIPA bills smothered by Congress after widespread public opposition.
However, only opponents see similarities. Advocates see it as completely different.
While SOPA and PIPA were about shutting down US web sites serving as the "tubes" through which suspected pirated intellectual property flowed, CISPA is about private companies sharing data in both directions with US government agencies, including Pentagon spy agencies like the National Security Agency (NSA).
Opponents of CISPA, however, see similarities because they say that once again the government is trying to give itself too many easily abused powers to violate the constitutional rights of Americans. In this case, potentially violating the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable searches and seizures) rather than the First (abridging the freedom of speech).
Major opponents include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has a detailed FAQ about the bill on their web site.
CISPA came out of committee in December, and is being changed to address some of the concerns of opponents before it's formally debated or voted upon sometime in the future.
You can read a hundred articles about CISPA and not get a straight answer about the threat it attempts to address, so I'll do that here. Chinese hackers are hacking American companies blind.
Private companies, hackers for hire and probably some elements of the Chinese government have perfected the art of hacking for the purpose of industrial espionage -- stealing the trade secrets of foreign companies and then selling or giving them to Chinese companies.
Other countries, including Russia, also have strong industrial espionage programs that are probably state-sponsored. But nobody does it like China.
Congressman Michael Rogers, a sponsor of CISPA, said this week that he's "never seen something grow more exponentially serious than China's capabilities in cyber espionage... It is so prolific—it's breathtaking. In the last year, China has stolen so much intellectual property that it would be considered 50 times the print collection of the United States Library of Congress."
The problem of Chinese industrial espionage may be considered the most likely issue that could draw China and the United States into an actual, full-blown war.
The Guardian newspaper this week revealed that the Pentagon and the Chinese military establishment have been cooperating on a series of "war games" as a way to prevent future war between the two countries.
The "war games" basic scenario is one in which each side launches a Stuxnet-type virus attack against the other, and explores how each would respond to such an attack.
According to the article, "The need for the meetings has been underlined in recent months as the US and the UK have tried to increase pressure on China, which they regard as chiefly responsible for the theft of billions of dollars of plans and intellectual property from defense manufacturers, government departments, and private companies at the heart of America's national infrastructure."
When a malicious hacker attacks a network, he gets access to some part of a system, looking for targets, vulnerabilities and additional information that will enable him to gain access to other parts of the system.
In the case of industrial espionage, the home run is to steal intellectual property in the form of source code, internal communications and all kinds of business information that might help another company outbid, negotiate and generally defeat competitors in the marketplace.
A good hacker tries to cover his tracks, erasing data from log files and removing evidence that he gained access.
To counter such an attack, it's vital that the security team itself have access to the same network in order to search for clues that the system was compromised, and to figure out how the break-in was accomplished.
No network is an island, so it also helps to have access to the technical details from the manufacturers of the network and security equipment and software, and in some cases to be able to spy on the alleged hacker -- read his emails, that sort of thing.
Here's the problem in a nutshell: China has access to US corporations' networks, but the US government does not, at least not legally.
Because Chinese industrial espionage is considered a threat to national security, the US government believes it needs information about the same US networks that Chinese hackers have accessed in order to discover the means of access, figure out a solution, then share that solution with other US companies so they won't be so easily compromised.
I don't believe for a second that the NSA or any other spy organization would hesitate to itself break into US companies' networks to shut down Chinese hackers. But stopping industrial espionage would be a lot quicker and easier with the general cooperation of US law and also the companies involved.
CISPA would authorize the Department of Homeland Security, the NSA and other US government organizations to share intelligence about hack attacks with private US companies, and enable the companies to share information about break-ins with the government without fear of being sued by users.
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Katy Perry will never hang up her microphone to make acting her priority, because she is convinced Hollywood stars work harder than musicians.
The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker has showed off her acting skills on sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and she also voiced the Smurfette character in 2011's The Smurfs as well as its upcoming sequel The Smurfs 2.
But Perry is adamant she will never retire from the stage, because she is too lazy to pursue films full time.
She tells Britain's Radar magazine, "Music is so much who I am. It defines me. I have it inside me and I'll never lose it. It's definitely a lot of an effort to be an actor, and it's not something just anyone can roll into.
"I think you get a lot of people thinking, 'If I can act, I can sing, if I can sing, I can act', and it's just not true. I think seriously I would have to train hard for it if I was going to take a job that works 16 hours a day, five days a week, and you have to love it.
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|Reconstructing Economics in Light of the 2007-? Financial Crisis
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Jim and Anne Harcharik have been volunteering at PGA/USGA golf tournaments around the country for the past 14 years. Their volunteerism at professional golf tournaments includes local service at The Concession Cup, NCAA Championships, and years at Arnold Palmer's Invitational at Bayhill to working The Ryder Cup, Men's and Women's U.S. Open Championships, and PGA Championships, including the U.S. Senior Open Championship, and most recently, the WGC Dell Match Play Championships.
Upcoming for the Harchariks will be more work in Erin Hills, WI, which will be hosting for the first time the Men's U.S. Open Championship in 2017. Most recently, they have returned from a 10-day stay in Austin, Texas, where they both volunteered at the WGC Dell Match Play Championships at the fabled Austin Country Club, home club of such notables as Harvey Penick, Tom Kite, and Ben Crenshaw.
For several years now, Anne Harcharik has been assisting handicapped spectators to dedicated viewing areas reserved just for them. The USGA takes very seriously its responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to tournament spectators possessing an ADA covered
disability. The Disabled Services Committee assists disabled spectators with transportation to and from specific grandstand locations and facilities throughout the course via multi-person golf carts.
Jim Harcharik volunteers as an Official Walking Scorer, accompanying the players inside the ropes during play. An Official Walking Scorer's responsibility is to walk with a group and not only keep their score, but other specific statistics on each player's shot. Volunteer scorers have a responsibility like no other volunteers at golf tournaments.
The Official Walking Scorer is the one individual the players, spectators, and media rely on to keep track of not only the official score, but to provide other statistical information such as color of players' clothing (which often changes due to weather), club used on each shot by each player, specific type of terrain each shot is hit from, as well as penalty and provisional shots. The Walking Scorer must understand the rules of golf and etiquette; walk 18 holes, rain or shine, sometimes on very hilly terrain; keep statistics, as well as the score, for groups of 2 to 3 golfers, all while wearing the proper equipment which includes a wireless "Palm Pilot" digital computer device while carrying a voice radio and headset for communication with the PGA Tour Truck, on-course digital scoreboards, Shotlink Laser System, and the TV booth. The information an Official Walking Scorer sends out digitally, goes out to the world and the Internet instantaneously. There can be no mistakes. Is it pressure-filled and scary? Terrifying at times might be a better adjective.
At the recent WGC Match Play Championships in Austin, Texas, Jim was the Official Walking Scorer for a first-day match between Chris Kirk and Branden Grace. Match-Play scoring provides some extra challenges for a Scorer since not only is the scoring different from stroke play, but those gathering statistics, and especially TV coverage, want to know when putts or holes are conceded, how long the putt might be, and who gave the concession. Reporting concessions alone requires about 5 additional Palm Pilot keystrokes.
Jim was especially honored to have been appointed the Official Walking Scorer for the Sunday, semi-final match, between Rory McIliroy and Jason Day. While pressure-filled to make no mistakes when scoring, it was fascinating to be inside the ropes overhearing the banter during the entire match between player and caddy, watching every shot up close, and striding down every fairway with David Feherty who was the on-air TV commentator for the match for the Golf Channel.
To volunteer at golf events can be quite expensive: volunteers are not paid. They pay for all expenses including uniforms, airfare, car rental, hotel, meals, etc. Larger tournaments, such as U.S. Opens, utilize 5,000 volunteers per tournament. Some volunteers are local, but many volunteers, like the Harchariks, come from throughout the country. Without this altruism on the part of volunteers, purses at tournaments would be smaller, and more importantly, charitable donations to local needy organizations would be greatly reduced.
Jim and Anne just returned from Augusta, having attended The Masters for 34 years with patrons badges for life. Their annual attendance there is strictly for pleasure, a welcome respite every year from all of their other ongoing professional golf volunteerism inside the ropes.
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During Open Up
The Royal Opera House is undergoing an exciting project to enhance the experience of everyone coming to our iconic Covent Garden building. The redesign of public areas as part of Open Up will provide even more impressive spaces for our audiences to enjoy.
During this building period, the Royal Opera House will not be open for daytime events. Tea Dances, Big Sing Fridays and Afternoon Teas will return when we re-open for daytime visitors in 2018.
Free Lunchtime Recitals will continue at external venues throughout the Open Up project. Upcoming recitals will be announced on the ROH website.
Free Lunchtime Recitals
Tickets FREE Brighten the start of your week with a lunch hour of free music-making in the glorious surroundings of the Royal Opera House. The free Lunchtime Recitals happen throughout the Season, and during Open Up will take place in a variety of venues. Find out more.
Big Sing Fridays
Returning after Open Up
Shake the week's cobwebs away with a good sing in the Paul Hamlyn Hall! Enjoy singing in the safety of a crowd, with all kinds of music from show tunes to opera in English. This event is very informal and open to all, so bring some friends and colleagues and a sense of fun! Generously supported by Mrs Lily Safra and The Paul Hamlyn Education Fund.
Family Sundays
Returning after Open Up Discover more about opera, ballet and the Royal Opera House in a fun-packed day for all the family. Come and enjoy a range of engaging and creative activities on the last Sunday of every month. Generously supported by Mrs Lily Safra and The Paul Hamlyn Education Fund.
Tea Dances
Returning after Open Up In a celebration of the dance hall days of the Royal Opera House, our Tea Dances take place in the Paul Hamlyn Hall. Come and waltz, tango, cha cha cha and quickstep to the strains of the Royal Opera House Dance Band.


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Opened on the 1st October 1874 as Montpellier (two 'L's). The station master was provided with a coalhouse in 1883 and an extra bedroom in 1887. In February 1888 the station's name changed to Montpelier (one 'L'). The Station Master's duties were withdrawn on 29th March 1926 and the post merged with the management of Clifton Down. The main station building was destroyed in an air raid on 16th March 1941. Closed to goods on 29th November 1965. The 16 lever Montpelier signal box closed on 10th May 1967 and the station became unstaffed on 17th July 1967.
A view from 1970. Single line working has just commenced, but lifting of the up line has yet to begin. © Andy Kirkham
A view of the station taken in 1970/1, just after track lifting had taken place. © Simon Whittingham
A similar view showing the footbridge and up station building. © Simon Whittingham
The station building on the up platform. © Simon Whittingham
The western portal of Montpelier Tunnel.
Looking through the tunnel with the road bridge at Ashley Hill just visible in the distance.
The footbridge viewed from the other side with Montpelier Tunnel in the background.
Standing back on the footbridge and looking west towards Cheltenham Road Viaduct. At one time a line diverged at the spot of the communication tower and crossed over Station Road to a coal depot.
A better look at the curve in the track and the long disused up platform. The signal protects Cheltenham Road Viaduct.
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Emerging from a fountain like Venus with an attitude
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I am feeling very inspired this morning. First day back from a magical 5-day vacation to the island of Oahu (photos to come), I am back at work and motivated to design.
First item of duty: catch up on my reading. Simplesong blogged about Jessica Hische and I immediately fell in awe of her style. Page after page I'd get wonderfully lost in her curvy letterforms, her pictoral landscapes and 1790's color schemes. I actually wrote her an email to ask how she does it. Surprised I'd not heard of her name before, I'm very eager to learn more about Jessica Hische (I keep wanting to type Hinsche) and her work. Maybe ask her to design my wedding invitations whenever that time may come.
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Warfare, lots of players and an ever-changing balance of power – you will find all that and much more in our brand new guild vs. guild feature which is being worked on right now. A first teaser of the upcoming feature is now online and playable on our beta server. There you can see firsthand what will be playable on all servers soon.
Entering the guild vs. guild mode is very simple: After a click on the guild button, you will see a special continent map. This map is divided into several provinces. In this overview you can get information about sectors, see the results of recent events and battles, place defenses – form then on you will are able to lay siege to a sector and launch attacks on them, along with your guild members. If your guild is ready to attack, you can deploy a siege army in the army management screen.
After you have gained control of a sector, the army you used as a siege army now becomes the sector's first defending army.After a while you and your guild will be able to gain control of more and more provinces to raise your guild level! You need more information? Check out the user guide.
The epic battle for provinces has already begun on the beta server, and I'm really looking forward to fight you all!


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It's a sad fact that our society often doesn't value teachers nearly as much as it should. One teacher realized how powerful her words could be during a parent-teacher conference when one parent explained why her daughter had to take an extended absence. After learning why, the teacher wrote the following on Facebook.
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Patrick Prouty is a veteran bassist/composer from Detroit. He began is musical pursuits with piano lessons at age 10 and when he got to high school he started singing an playing guitar in local rock bands. Early on music became his foremost passion! Switching to electric bass in his senior year of high school and without much formal musical training, he decided to pursue a jazz studies degree at Wayne State University in Detroit. After a less than spectacular audition, Professor Matt Michaels agreed to let him enter the jazz program but only after a summer of lessons with Wayne State's bass instructor Dan Pliskow. Professor Pliskow encouraged Patrick to acquire an upright bass. He found one for sale in the paper, purchased it and three days later did his first gig on it!
In the fertile Detroit jazz and blues scene, Patrick began to make a name for himself as a solid, reliable sideman on both the electric and upright bass and started to make his living as a musician. He began sharing the stage and the recording studio with some of Detroit's best jazz and blues artists like Marcus Belgrave, and Alberta Adams.
In 1997 he earned the bass chair with legendary blues guitarist Johnnie Bassett. With Johnnie Bassett, Patrick toured the U.S., played his first gigs in Europe and got to work with pianist/organist Bill Heid. Patrick considers Bill Heid and Johnnie Basset to be his musical fathers. He learned from these Detroit veterans not only the language and technique needed to play music at a high level but also what it takes to make a living as musician.
As Patrick's profile as a bassist grew, he became interested in writing and arranging music. Along with his duties as a bassist, he began to write for many of the groups he was working with. He became the musical director of the Lucky Strike Swing Orchestra in 2001 and continues to write and arrange music for this eight piece group. In 2000, the Patrick Prouty Trio was formed as a vehicle to play Patrick's own original music. The trio started working whenever Patrick was free from his duties as a sideman in the many groups he was playing with.
A big career break happened while Patrick was working with Sir Mack Rice, the composer of Mustang Sally. Legendary soul singer Bettye Lavette happened to be in the audience and was impressed by Patrick's bass playing. When the bass chair in her band opened up, she asked Patrick to join her touring band. With Bettye Lavette, Patrick toured relentlessly in the U.S. and made 24 European tours playing some of the most prestigious festivals all over the world including Bonaroo and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
In 2004, while touring with Bettye Lavette, Patrick learned that bassist Robert Hurst was to begin teaching at the University of Michigan. Patrick auditioned for U of M's masters program in improvisation and was accepted as a student. Under the guidance of Professors Robert Hurst, Geri Allen and Ed Sarath, Patrick started to find his own voice as an artist and decided to focus more on his own music.
In September of 2006, Patrick took his own working group, now a quartet, into Big Sky Studios in Ann Arbor to record nine of his original compositions. This session produced his first cd as a leader, The Charmed Life. Feeling the urge to lead his own group and play his own compositions, he left Bettye Lavette in October of 2007 to pursue his own career as a band leader. The Charmed Life was released in October of 2007 to rave reviews and won a Detroit Music Award for Best Jazz Recording in 2008.
New American Daydream, Patrick's fourth CD as a leader was released in November 2012 earned the Detroit Music Award for Best Jazz Recording.


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US Department of Interior Lists Polar Bear As Threatened
Finally, an Endangered Species Act listing decision has been made on the Polar Bear. Spun, of course. Today, Wednesday, the US Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species, saying "it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming."
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections of continued losses. These declines, he told a news conference, mean the polar bear is a species likely to be in danger of extinction in the near future...Kempthorne also said, though, that it would be "inappropriate" to use the protection of the bear to reduce greenhouse gases, or to broadly address climate change.The decision took awhile because:-
Notwithstanding the secretary's disclaimers, this is the first time the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impacts of global warming. There has been concern within the business community that such an action could have far-reaching impact and could be used to regulate carbon dioxide.Keep your eye on the '$13,489.95 list price for 'Brand New 8 foot Polar Bear Skin Rug' (as pictured and offered at Bearskin World.) If such are '100% Authentic Canadian Polar Bear,' they are bound to vary in price accoring to the likelihood of a global carbon cap and trade mechanism being implemented.
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Follow the Ice and Save the Polar Bears
Polar Bears on Thin Ice
A Picture is Worth... Polar Bear Knut is 1 Year Old
Via::Chicago Tribune, "US lists polar bear as threatened species"


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Towards a Global Religion: Chrislam
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The synthesis of Christianity and Islam in the "Chrislamic" movement seems to be a part of the emerging global religious syncretism. Eric Barger (www.ericbarger.com) details the history of the movement.
With the debt ceiling comic theater on stage in Washington, sooner or later the U.S. government will nevertheless have to default on its financial obligations. But note that the government has already defaulted quite a number of times in history. Jim Puplava from Financial Sense (www.financialsense.com) opens our eyes with an historic narrative.
Turns out a recent study admits that the earth's overall temperature has generally been flat for the last decade. Global warming skeptics seem to be winning the climate change debate and advocates have been careful not to attribute the current heat wave to it. Meteorologist and climate change skeptic Joe Bastardi joins the show.
John's boralogue applies the "template test" to the media's contradictory coverage of the tragic shootings in Norway and how this is indicative of the shaky foundations upon which their value system rests.Read More
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Fallacy of the Week – Ad Hominem
Ad Hominem _ directing an attack against the person making a statement rather than the statement itself.
"to the man": ad hominem (subclass): "poisoning the well"
"Dr. Smith's data on the cell is biased! Nobody could possibly believe anything this guy says! I mean, he's a Creationist!"
Proponents of this fallacy attack the validity of a claim solely based on the beliefs or actions of the person or group making it. They can't find fault with the argument so they sling mud at the source.
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Curbing the Postmodern Drift
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) just issued a report warning that next year there will be a 1.5 million barrel/day shortfall in global oil production. A Barron's report corroborates this finding. John's boralogue targets a listener request to detail all the think tank reports on peak oil that have appeared in the last 24 months, reports which the media have largely ignored.
For some reason, youth pastors are increasingly accepting the flaky tenets of post-modernism in their ministries, not realizing they are cutting the legs out from under the foundation of their own Christianity. Russ Miller from Creation Ministries (www.creationministries.org) provides a narrative of the opposition he receives on college campuses, not from secularists, but from youth pastors.
In the last part of Hour One, we'll do a Middle East intelligence update on the slide of the Arab spring into an Arab winter, along with the rising probability of warfare in that region.
We'll end the show with a spirited conversation between John and Los Angeles talk show host, Paul McGuire (www.paulmcguire.org), author of "The Day the Dollar Died".Read More
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U.N. Children's Rights Treaty Lite
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Do you understand all the budget hoopla? You shouldn't feel badly; most Americans have difficulty separating smoke and mirrors from the real issues. Our politicians really like it that way
So in accordance with one listener's suggestion for a summertime show topic, we'll start an "Economics 101" thread.
First John's boralogue detangles some of the budget debate nonsense from the last two weeks. Then we'll see if economist Dr. Joseph Salerno, Ph.D., from the Ludwig von Mises Institute (www.mises.org) can unravel more of it for us.
Meanwhile, the U.N. just hasn't been able to persuade several countries to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, the U.S. among them. But never daunted by rejection, in June the U.N. passed a "lite" version of the treaty, which the U.S. will be expected to ratify. Once again, here's a progressive idea whose time should never come. Former federal Judge William Wagner (www.parentalrights.org) makes his first appearance on the program. We'll see what happens in countries that did ratify the original treaty.Read More


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In any given area, whenever pottery was manufactured, there was usually considerable variation in the size, shape, and presumably use of ceramic containers. Unfortunately, the recovery of complete or near-complete pots is very rare; the collection before you is indeed unique.
The ceramics of the northern Manitoba region around Southern Indian Lake show the kind of variety possible even under difficult circumstances. The people of this region not only manufactured cooking and storage pots, but also made ceramic plates and even small cups.
The late prehistoric peoples of southern Ontario fashioned ceramic containers in a dazzling array of sizes and shapes. The largest could hold several gallons, while many small and delicately made specimens suggest specialized, possibly ritual, functions. Pots with handles and even some with double orifices were manufactured. Round, oval, and oblong pots were all used within the same village.
The collection of pots in this exhibit offers only a glimpse into a wide range of ceramic containers made over the course of thousands of years, long before Europeans arrived on this continent.


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Broward County Property Appraiser William Markham missed Wednesday`s court- ordered deadline for starting the collection of 1980 taxes, delaying notices that tell thousands of property owners what they owe in a five-yeartax battle.
Despite a nearly round-the-clock effort, Markham`s staff failed to supply the county Revenue Collection Office with a computerized list needed to prepare 1980 tax bills for mailing by June 30.
About 230,000 property owners have to pay back taxes because Markham and Broward County lost a court fight with state officials over what values should have been used to set 1980 property taxes. Another 180,000 taxpayers, mainly business operators, will get refunds.
The appraiser`s office was supposed to begin mailing notices of the amounts owed or refunds due on Wednesday. The staff also had placed newspaper advertisements telling property owners they could now inspect the revised 1980 tax roll.
``Obviously, that is going to have to be deferred,`` said Markham, who said his staff was close to completing the job.
The appraiser said he sought and won a seven-day extension from both the Florida Department of Revenue and Broward Circuit Judge George Tedder, who on March 9 ordered Markham to supply the necessary information by May 15.
``When we started this project, many people suggested this was an impossible task,`` said Markham. ``Quite frankly, I am pleased we are at this position.``
State revenue officials confirmed Markham was given until May 22 to turn over the required information.
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"Young & Jobless – A Cause for Mass Concern" – starring Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Wiz Khalifa, Rob "Biko" Baker, Kevin Powell and others.
As this piece is being written, the United States continues to spiral into economic downfall, despite reports that the recession has ended. Unemployment rates stood at 9.1 percent in August, per the U.S. Labor Department. For African-Americans, the story is far more telling. Blacks comprise a mere 12 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 20 percent of the nation's unemployed. In 2009, when the unemployment rate when down, it actually rose for African-Americans, according to In These Times online magazine.
President Obama, under constant fire for the country's high unemployment rate and faced with his lowest approval rating since the 2008 Election, has unveiled a $300 billion jobs package to help stimulate the economy and jump start the job market. Many Republicans already have plans to shoot it down, as the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) remained unchanged at 6 million in August and accounted for 42.9 percent of the unemployed. "We are tougher than the times that we live in, and we are bigger than our politics have been. So let's meet the moment," President Obama said of his American Jobs Act, which was presented to Congress last night.
The fortitude of the masses is certainly being tested. These days, the economy and unemployment are critical matters for nearly everyone, particularly people of color. Then, there is the largely untold media story of the joblessness rates within the Hip-Hop Nation and America's Urban Youth. In May 2011, household employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that "youth experienced the highest unemployment rates of all Americans at 26.2 percent" in August. The unemployment rate for African-American youth is even higher, at 50.4 percent percent.
In urban communities where poverty is commonly pervasive, a large population of unemployed, under-supported youth can translate into other issues, such as increases in high school drop out rates and violent and theft-related crimes. Experts say a number of factors beyond the shaky national economy have inflated jobless rates for Black teens. The fact is, those youth are less likely to live in neighborhoods close to where meaningful jobs are, and they are less likely to come into contact with people who can help them get jobs.
In Ohio, for example, unemployment among teens, ages 16-19, was 24.2 percent. For Black teens, most living in impoverished communities, the figure was 40.7 percent. The Obama Administration has offered states like Ohio some solutions. During the past two years, Ohio teens that believed they would never be able to work did so because of federal Recovery Act stimulus funding. The state received about $48 million for youth employment and related programs in 2009, and another $26 million in 2010, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. But, according to reports, stimulus funding has offered short-term and largely unsustainable band-aid job programs.
So, what now? There are lots of opinions from politicos to pundits to entertainers on what President Obama's real mission is in the next 15 months before the election. Here are a few:
Kevin Powell, Community Activist from Brooklyn, NY
Kevin Powell, the Hip-Hop activist that currently leads the BK Nation community empowerment organization, says he's supporting the president the respectable way – with patience and "loyal opposition." In Brooklyn, he lost his previous bid for Congress but stays tied to the needs of the people in his district. Although Powell knows there are many issues plaguing the country right now, he believes jobs are priority #1:
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) hosted a multi-city jobs tour in August in their districts with very high unemployment numbers, including Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, and Los Angeles. Rep. Johnson spoke on behalf of the unemployment crisis for the CBC:
"The people with 'the least of these' still should be his #1 priority," said Rep. Johnson during talks about Black unemployment, her support for President Obama, and what the CBC has to do to tackle the issues facing CBC constituents. Study after study, and media piece after media piece, tells us there is a crisis in the Black community on several fronts. "We must not apologize for the situation we're in we must put it on the table," Johnson added sternly at the CBC Summit on the Jobs Crisis.
Rob Biko Baker, Executive Director, League of Young Voters Education Fund
For youth, in particular, grassroots training and jobs programs are key. Through his advocacy work with the League of Young Voters Education Fund, Biko Baker knows firsthand that the election – at least for President Obama – hinges upon reminding young voters and the entire country that the Administration understands their plight:
"Obama has to invest in youth employment, especially summer employment, and should specifically look to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs of the 1970s as an example. These programs prepared new workers to be competitive in the workplace and cut the unemployment rate by nearly 1%. But without a bold vision for young people and people of color, America will continue experience high unemployment rates."
However, Baker says there is a dismally blight downside, even as the Obama's American Jobs Act strives to create millions of jobs.
"I have never seen as much disenchantment with the political process in my entire adult life. The crippling unemployment rate has people second-guessing all the positive decisions they've made in their life. I have talked with elders, recent graduates, and even my own father who have the credentials and will to work, have filled in hundreds of applications, but haven't found a job," Baker explains. "But we aren't a poor country, and we definitely have the resources to rebuild our nation's infrastructure. Unfortunately, right now we need the political will to dream big and bold. While President Obama definitely has his haters, it's up to him to set the tone and make sure that country knows that he is taking his job as America's top CEO seriously."
No Jobs & No Love? – Hip-Hop's Unique Perspectives
"Back when I was young, getting a job was murder." – Dr. Dre (1991)
An odd thing happened.
I was privileged enough to be invited to the White House for President Obama's first ever Twitter Townhall meeting this summer. The event marked the first time a U.S. President would spotlight social media as a powerful tool for delivering messages. Afterwards, while basking in the glow of the coveted White House visit, I received another invitation for the very next day. AllHipHop.com was one of a lucky few invited to an in-studio listening session of Jay-Z and Kanye's album, Watch The Throne.
Immediately, I knew the one question that I really wanted and had to ask Jay, as he was present in the session. It was about President Obama.
I quickly rephrased it after remembering the informal campaigning the Hip-Hop mogul had done for Obama in 2008. "Rather, what will you be doing for the president?" I asked him. I knew it was an important question – I could see the wheels turning in the other journalists' heads.
There was a very pregnant pause. Clearly, Jay's mind was thinking. Then, he spoke the unexpected.
AllHipHop.com: Will you be doing anything with Obama, or what will you be doing next year?
Jay-Z: I don't know, man.
AllHipHop.com: Come on.
Jay-Z: What?
At this point, it seemed like Jay's mind was crafting a politically correct response, seemingly due to the possibility that he may not be acting in a supportive manner for Obama in 2012. I followed up.
AllHipHop.com: Any thoughts on how he's, you know, he's under attack a little bit?
Jay-Z: He's the president. [The attacks are] fair. You gotta fix it; can't fix it all in one day. Numbers don't lie, it's f**ked up out there. Unemployment is still high.
Like it or not, Jay-Z's responses to the questions about the president may help shine a magnifying glass on the one of the biggest current issues for African-Americans and the Hip-Hop community – the Jobless Rate and the growing hesitancy to blindly back Obama's reelection (We'll get into that shortly). Hip-Hop came out heavy for the president last election, but rappers these days have different thoughts on Obama's performance.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa
Hip-Hop has long been known for its "rage against the machine" rebellion; however, not all rappers are critical about the president's handling of joblessness and communicating policies. Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa offered a brief, cryptic take on how he grades the first Black president:
Opinions may vary, but as Jay-Z infamously said, "Numbers don't lie." The critics are on the attack, and Obama has an urgent need for more support from the people who rallied for him in 2008. These are tough times for Americans, and I had walked away from my pivotal two-day experience with President Obama and Jay-Z with more questions than answers about what lies ahead for us all – both economically and culturally. What we all know is that people without jobs can't make money. If people can't make money, they can't eat or live or play.
So, what does President Obama really need to help stimulate the economy and the job market?


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Sandra and I went to a restaurant the other night for dinner. It was really crowded at the door and they were very backed up. I heard the hostess tell a couple, "Yeah, it's crazy! All our 8 pm reservations came in at the same time!"
The minds of the weak
Missing 1k status…
Boy do I miss the perks from being 1k on United. After 3 years on that list and being in the Red Carpet Club, I sure miss the little things. Sitting on the hard tile floor of Chicago airports I write this… /sigh
Self drive or cab it?
I'm interested in getting feedback on this:
Do you drive when on vacation in a foreign country or use cabs/busses?
I know some cities make it easy to use public transport (Paris, London, New York…) but how about rural France or Italy? I choose to drive myself but want to know: How do you get around those areas?
Playa Del Carmen – 5th Avenue
5th Ave is THE street in Playa. It starts at the pier near the small airport which also is the terminal for the Cozumel ferry. It stretches north for about 17 blocks to 34th street. (note the east-west streets are all even numbered 2,4,6, etc. And the north-south avenues go up by 5's 5,10,15,20, etc.
The street seems to get a little nicer as you head north from the ferry terminal. The shops change from cheap trinkets to bars to nicer restaurants as you go north. The prices of things also seem to go up a bit and the nighttime noise goes down.
Self drive or cab it?
I'm interested in getting feedback on this:
Do you drive when on vacation in a foreign country or use cabs/busses?
I know some cities make it easy to use public transport (Paris, London, New York…) but how about rural France or Italy? I choose to drive myself but want to know: How do you get around those areas?
Empenadas and tacos… look for fresh!
If you venture out to the street carts, and you really should, look for the tacos and empenadas (like a fried sandwich) stands. These are fun places to get small bites of food for a good price. Depending on the stand, a taco runs about 9 pesos and so do the empenadas. The tacos are usually cooked to order but the empenadas are sometimes fried up and put into a cooler. They really taste much better when fresh so try to get them right out of the fryer if you can.
You will probably want to get a couple of these at a time but for a few bucks, it's a tasty meal that you should not miss.
Timeshares … Watch out!
The streets are crawling with special deals for people that agree to attend a 90 minute presentation for a timeshare/all inclusive. It seems like a good deal, and it could be, but there are some things to keep in mind before you do this:
1) it will most likely take you more than 90 minutes. It "includes breakfast or lunch" but still, it will be more like 2.5 hours.
2) it will not be easy to simply say no and leave. There are a number of people you will need to talk to because they "want to survey for quality" This is not true. They are additional people that will try to sweeten the deal and make different offers.
3) do a quick google search for the name of the resort you are visiting. Add "scam" to the search and you will likely see that many people claim to have been taken advantage of. DONT THINK YOU ARE SMARTER! If this is a scam, you are no match for them. They have years of practice at this and you, hopefully, don't.
If you do think the deal is great, be VERY SURE that all the benefits are described in the contract! It is likely that they will leave out key bits of information like the price of future vacations. If it's not in the contract, it does not exist!
If you do sign something, you have 5 days by Mexican law to resend it. Good luck.
Xplor – Playa del Carmen
Xplor is a theme park just outside Playa del Carmen. It is about 10 miles south on the main highway for those with a car. It's very pricey at $99 US ( off season) and a whopping $139 in high season but you can get price breaks or even free tix by doing time share presentations ( which is what we did)
So, ok, it was free but cost us 2.5 hours of our time but it was well worth the time. There are 4 things to do there. That may not seem like much but each can take a fair amount of time. We got there at 9am and it was about 4pm when we finished everything and left. Note, you can only do each thing once. They marked our wristbands so we could not do them over again.
Note!!! Leave your camera in the lockers! Nearly everything will get you wet! If you have a waterproof camera, even better but don't think you get "Just a little wet". Trust me and leave the camera.
4 activities:
Zip lines:this is the big attraction. it consists of many zip lines (14) that fly you above the treetops from tower to tower. It's fun but you must keep climbing the towers. If you are not in good shape, you will be winded. Also, the heat can be a killer. But the experience is great and Sandra had a smile on her face the whole time. It also includes one water slide and 3 of the zip lines end in the water.
ATV drive: kinda fun unless you get stuck behind a slow driver. Watch you control, whoever, since you WILL have to pay for any damage to the car! It's fun, you drive through caves and stuff. Not a big wow thing but kinda cool.
Cave swim: this is a swim! Not a river, it's all you. The water depth is between 5 and 7 feet mostly so you will not be able to "walk" the whole way but can walk some. They give you a lifreserver but Sandra didn't like the fact that you needy swim the whole time. Too bad you can't just float the whole way, that would be nicer.
Rafts: ok, first off, LEARN to control a raft! So many traffic jams because some brain dead couples couldn't turn their raft properly! Argh!!! They should have a special river for the short-bus people. Having said that, this may have been my favorite. The pace is fairly slow, the river is very nice, and it's nice and cool.
The park does offer a free buffet lunch. It is a fairly good selection but none of the food is very good. It's what you would expect from an all-inclusive place. Free beverages and juice. No alcohol though.
A word on changing money
My preference is always to use local currency when ever possible. It avoids any confusion with exchange rates and the possibility of merchants giving a poor exchange rate.
Here in Playa prices, nearly all prices, are given in pesos and US dollars. This is nice for the cruise ships that dock here. In fact, most of the ATMs in Playa actually dispense US dollars! Great right? Well, maybe.
The problem is the exchange rates given. First, it is usually not as good as the official exchange rate that banks and credit cards give. Second, the merchant may take dollars but give change in pesos and that gives them a huge chance to take advantage of you. See the example below:
Bill was 140 pesos or $12 (the given exchange rate is about 11.7 which is not bad)
I paid $20 and was told change would be in pesos. No problem, i said. The change I got was 80 pesos. Which is only a 10 to 1 conversion of the change owed. So the true exchange rate I got was only 11 to 1, a bit lower than the norm.
Now, it is true, they are offering the money conversion service but not at a very good rate. I suggest using local currency whenever possible. Even building in the ATM fees, the exchange rate should be the official exchange rate and if you pull out enough at a time the fees should not be too bad.
Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
The first thing to know is that there are 2 companies that run these ferries between Cozumel and Playa. They leave on the hour and the two alternate their trips, so one goes out on odd hours, the thereon even hours. This means you should NOT purchase a round trip ticket because you may get stuck on Cozumel for an extra hour if the return time is not right or you miss the return you wanted.
This happened to us. We booked round trip and wanted to leave on the 4pm back. However we got really slow restaurant service and missed the 4pm and had to wait for the 6pm. Since Cozumel was nearly shut down (Sunday in the slow time of year) there was very little to do!
Each trip is about US $16 so round trip is 32 per person. You can get special prices by swinging a deal with snorkel or diving tours. Also, these tickets are fairly well used so if you end up with extra tickets, you COULD sell them fairly easily around the dock areas.
The trip takes about 30-40 minutes and can be a little rough. The two companies are similar but the Ultramar boats have bars on them and we hear that the Mexico Jetboats do not. Also the Ultramar boat had live entertainment on deck but I'm not sure if that was a normal thing.
Cozumel is a big port for the cruise lines and so the economy is based around that and snorkeling/diving. If the cruise line boats aren't in, the town slows way down. Add Sunday in the slow time of years and nearly everything was closed down.