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Family Weekend 2018 - October 19-21
General Registration for Family Weekend is now OPEN!
General registration helps the Office of Student Affairs estimate how many families will attend Penn's Family Weekend (FW) but it is not required. You will NOT receive a confirmation after registration is complete and only have to register once per family. Please continue to check back to this page for updates on the schedule, and come to the FW info desk upon arrival for more information!
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to campus! Click here for general registration.
College of Arts and Sciences Families: After registering through this site, registration is still required for most events organized by the College of Arts and Sciences. This can be done by visiting the College's page here . Please contact The College of Arts and Sciences Office with any registration questions at 215-898-6341.
The Schedule is to be Determined...
Schedule of Events:
(The schedule is tentative and is subject to change until the week of Family Weekend)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th
INFORMATION BOOTH 10am - 6pm
Houston Hall Lobby, 3417 Spruce Street
Visit the Information Booth to find answers to questions you might have about the weekend, pick up "Proud Penn Parent" buttons and a Family Weekend Brochure that will provide supplemental information about activities for Penn Families; the Brochure is not necessary as this website and the Family Weekend app include the same details.
CLASSES WITH YOUR STUDENTS 10am - 4pm
Join your student in class on Friday or visit a class of your choice, however please note that you should arrive at the class well in advance of the start of class to ask the professor if it is appropriate and if there is room in the classroom. Please be aware that if you wish to join your students in class, you must ask them to provide you with their schedules in advance and ask your student to get an approval from the professor. Students and staff at the Information Booth will be happy to assist you in locating classrooms.
LOCUST WALK ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR 10am - 6pm
Between 36th & 37th on Locust Walk
Allow some time to stroll down Locust Walk and browse the beautiful hand-made crafts sold by local artisans and entrepreneurs. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs.
CAMPUS TOUR 1pm
Students from the Kite & Key Society will lead tours departing from the Information Booth, located inside Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street.
SAFETY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY 1pm
Ben Franklin Room, 2nd Floor, Houston Hall
Learn how the Division of Public Safety ensures the safety and enhances the quality of life of the Penn community. This sessions will consist of a panel of members from the Leadership Team of the Vice President for Public Safety. Panelists will represent the Penn Police Department, Fire and Emergency Services, and Special Services and they will present an overview of the Public Safety program at Penn.
WHARTON SCHOOL FACULTY PRESENTATIONS 1pm-3pm
G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
Games and the Future of Business 1 - 2pm
Ethan Mollick, Associate Professor of Management
How can video games help us understand how to teach, motivate and perform better?
What Bankruptcy Can (and Can't) Do for Struggling Cities and Towns 2:10 - 3:10pm
Vincent Buccola, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics
As an increasing number of municipalities large and small find themselves financially strapped, the prospect of overhauling relevant bankruptcy law has come to the fore. This lecture will at once outline and optimistic view of what restructuring law could accomplish for vulnerable localities and confront a hard truth about law's limit in a market-oriented society.
WEINGARTEN LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER OPEN HOUSE 1:30 - 3:15pm
Stouffer Commons, Suite 300, 3734 Spruce Street
Gather new ideas for academic learning when you visit the Weingarten Learning Resources Center. Staff will demonstrate new technologies for learning, share materials on specific learning strategies, and answer questions about the array of services and programs offered by this department. Join the staff for one or more of the following workshops at the Weingarten Center.
Our Ten Best Study Strategies 1:30-2pm
The Weingarten Center will present this workshop from its popular Mastering the Ivy League workshop series. Take away bright ideas for academic reading, time and course management, and note taking from texts and lectures. The college-level learning and study strategies addressed in this session are life skills applicable to your college student as well as other family members.
Apps for Academic Success 2:15-2:45pm
Are you or your Penn student still looking for that perfect app to help you manage your time, annotate course readings, or map big ideas? Or do you find that apps and other technology distract you from getting anything done? This session will present strategies for effective technology use in academic settings and review a handful of useful and engaging apps recommended by Penn students.
The Office of Student Disability Services Welcomes You 2:45-3:15pm
Parents and family members often play an integral role in managing accommodations and services for their students with disabilities throughout their education. As students transition to college, they become responsible for managing their disabilities and accommodations. Student Disabilities Services Staff will be available to meet with families to answer questions and provide information about our services and how to assist your student in making a successful transition to Penn.
CAREER SERVICES OPEN HOUSE - 2-4pm
Leonard Lauder Career Center, McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk
In our 91st year, Career Services cordially invites you to tour and explore our offices in the Leonard Lauder Career Center. This is a good opportunity to learn about the many resources available to help Penn students achieve their career goals. Please join us for the following events:
Open House: Ground floor (Suite 20) 2-4pm
Staff members will be on hand to answer questions regarding summer and permanent employment, graduate and professional school admission, and today's job market.
Talk: Ground Floor (Conference Room 97) 2pm & 3pm
At 2pm and again at 3pm, staff will speak briefly on how you can help your student with career issues.
CENTER FOR HISPANIC EXCELLENCE: LA CASA LATINA, MAKUU: BLACK CULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER AND PAN-ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HOUSE OPEN HOUSE 2-4pm
ARCH Building, Ground Floor, 3601 Locust Walk
Join the staff and students of three of Penn's cultural resource centers and see all that they have to offer. You will be greeted by students and staff in a welcoming environment and have an opportunity to learn about the work we do. Desserts and refreshments will be served. All families are encouraged to drop in for a visit!
LGBT CENTER OPEN HOUSE 2-4pm
The Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street
Please come to see all the LGBT Center has to offer during our Open House! Meet Center staff, students and parents and tour the building. All are welcome!
PENN WOMEN'S CENTER OPEN HOUSE 2-4pm
3643 Locust Walk
The Penn Women's Center is delighted to invite you to visit us during our 2017 Family Weekend Open House. Join us for warm drinks, homemade treats, and the opportunity to learn more about our center's history and mission. Staff and student leaders will be on hand to give tours of our versatile space.
PENN ABROAD OPEN HOUSE 2-4pm
Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk
This is an opportunity for Penn students and their families to learn about the many global opportunities and programs available to them around the world. Come meet staff from Penn Abroad to learn about the many international programs we offer and attend a Penn Abroad 101 session to help you get started. Bring your questions - we want to talk to you! Plus, students can enter a raffle to win a flight voucher towards a free flight for a Penn Abroad approved program! Light refreshments will be provided. Where Will Penn Take You?
A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT GUTMANN 4-5pm
Irvine Auditorium, Main Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Though spread out over the globe, the Penn family is linked by Penn's distinct character. Come hear Amy Gutmann speak about her vision for the future of Penn and what it means to be a part of the Penn family today and tomorrow. All parents and families are invited to attend.
WXPN Free @ Noon: GUEST TBA - 12pm
WXPN, 3025 Walnut Street
Every Friday at noon, WXPN brings live music to the air with Free at Noon Concert Series at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia (3025 Walnut Street). Shows are free and open to the public, through registration is required at http://www.xpn.org/events/free-at-noon . Registration begins one week in advance of each show (Friday at 1pm) while XPN members can sign up 1 day early.
36th and Sansom Streets
Free Admission.
Special tours of ICA's fall exhibitions will be given Friday at 3pm.
Nathalie Du Pasquier, BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT is a retrospective exploring the prolific creative practice of artist and designer Nathalie Du Pasquier, who works across painting sculpting, drawing, installation, and design. Speech/Acts is a group exhibition bringing together the work of a new generation of artists exploring how the social and cultural constructs of language have shaped black America experiences.
WOMENS VOLLEYBALL 7pm
The Palestra
Penn vs. Brown. Admission is free.
PENN ORCHESTRAS 8pm
Irvine Auditorium Main Hall, 3401 Spruce Street
Tickets: Free w/PennCard, $5 General Admission
The Penn Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Francois Borne's "Fantaisie Brilliante on Themes from Bizet's Carmen" for flute solo and orchestra featuring Mimi Stillman. The Penn Symphony Orchestra will finish the program with Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
COMEDY SPORTZ 8pm
Hall of Flags, Lower Level, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
The whole family will enjoy this fast-paced comedy competition in which two teams of comedians perform a series of improvisational comedy sketches based on audience suggestions. Good, clean, FREE fun for everyone!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th
INFORMATION BOOTH 10am - 6pm
Houston Hall Lobby, 3417 Spruce Street
Visit the Information Booth to find answers to questions you might have about the weekend, pick up "Proud Penn Parent" buttons and a Family Weekend Brochure that will provide supplemental information about activities for Penn Families; the Brochure is not necessary as this website and the Family Weekend app include the same details.
LOCUST WALK ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR 10am - 6pm
Between 36th & 37th on Locust Walk
Allow some time to stroll down Locust Walk and browse the beautiful hand-made crafts sold by local artisans and entrepreneurs. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs.
BAGEL BRUNCH AT PENN HILLEL 11am-12:30pm
Steinhardt Hall, 215 S 39th Street
Please join Penn Hillel for bagels and lox and to connect with other families, hear from student leaders and enjoy a performance by our acapella group, the Shabbatones.
Contact: Rachel Weidman, firstname.lastname@example.com
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CAMPUS TOURS 1pm
Students from the Kite & Key Society will lead tours departing from the Information Booth, located inside Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street.
FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE INFORMATIONAL SESSION 2-3pm
Ben Franklin Room, 2nd Floor, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
We are the vanguard, the forward-thinking leaders of the fraternity and sorority community at Penn, and we're here to reinvent the meaning of Greek. Whether you're looking for next steps or new beginnings, our standards of integrity, inclusion, respects, and service will be a foundation to build on and compass to guide you. Lifelong relationships start here, in a world-class community that's driven to make an impact.
It starts somewhere.
It start with you.
Come to an informal presentation with representatives of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Intercultural Greek Council (IGC), the Panhellenic Council (PHC), and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (OFSL). Find out why the Greek system at Penn is unique and the perfect complement to a student's academic experience, why it produces outstanding campus leaders, and the major role the fraternities and sororities play in Penn student culture!
POETRY READING FEATURING RACHEL HADAS & KEITH O'SHAUGHNESSY 3-4pm
The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street
Rachel Hadas, a Board of Governors Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark, is the author of over twenty volumes of poetry, translation, memoir, and criticism, including The Golden Road and Strange Relation. Keith O'Shaughnessy's first book, Incommunicado, won the inaugural Grolier Discovery Award in 2011. His second, Last Call for Ganymede, was published by Ilora Press in 2014. His third and fourth, Petrushka and Snegurochka, are forthcoming in 2018 from the same.
THE TEENAGE BRAIN: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. FRANCES JENSEN 3-5pm
102 Chemistry, Smolen Auditorium, 231 S. 34th Street
Join Dr. Frances Jensen, MD, FACP Neurology professor and Chair of the Neurology Department in the Perelman School of Medicine will discuss her book, The Teenage Brain. In this conversation she will draw on her research and clinical experience, as an internationally respected neurologist, and mother of two boys. She'll dive into the science of the adolescent brain, providing insights that translate into practical advice for both parents and teenagers as they navigate the many choices college-aged students must make. Joining Dr. Jensen are Dr. Bill Alexander, Director of Counseling and Psychological Services and Dr. Max King, Associate Vice Provost for University Life.
As Penn's largest undergraduate school, The College is limited in its ability to accommodate families with students enrolled in other undergraduate schools. As such, many events are restricted to College of Arts & Sciences families and require registration. Those programs are noted below.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER EXHIBIT 10 - 11am
Reading Room, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Join the Dean and staff of the College of Arts & Sciences for an opportunity to chat with students about their research. Light breakfast will be served.
THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE 11am - 12pm
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Capacity: 500 (College of Arts & Sciences families only, registration required).
Dr. Paul Sniegowski, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Janet Tighe, Dean of Freshmen and Director of Academic Advising, faculty and students will participate in a discussion about college life.
THE COLLEGE LUNCHEON 12 - 1:30pm
Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Capacity: 350 (College of Arts & Sciences students and families only, registration and ticket required.)
An informal buffet with the Dean, faculty and staff of the College
YOU'RE MAJORING IN WHAT?! 1:30 - 2:30pm
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Capacity: 500 (College of Arts & Sciences students and families only, registration required)
A broad foundation in the arts and sciences prepares students best for the wide-ranging career challenges they'll face after Penn. Come hear successful College alumni discuss the impact of their choice of majors on their diverse career paths. College of Arts and Sciences Academic Advisors and Career Counselors will join in the discussion.
COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE 2:45 - 3:45pm
402 Claudia Cohen Hall
Capacity: 140 (College of Arts & Sciences students and families only, registration required)
The ability to express oneself clearly and effectively is essential to success in any field and is a hallmark of civic engagement. The College provides CWiC undergraduate advisors who conduct one-on-one coaching sessions with students and facilitate workshops. During this session, advisors will provide a sample of a CWiC workshop. CWiC is a Weigle Information Commons Program Partner.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 9 - 10am
First Floor Lobby, Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut Street
Faculty and students from each department will be available for questions and conversation in the Levine Hall Lobby.
A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEAN 10am
Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut Street
Dean Vijay Kumar will give an overview of current events in Penn Engineering.
STUDENT PANEL 10:45am
Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut Street
Hear about the lives of engineering students including their post-graduation aspirations and the multitude of activities they are involved in on campus. The floor will then be opened to an audience Q&A period.
TOUR OF FACILITIES 11:15am
First Floor Lobby, Levine, Hall, 3330 Walnut Street
Penn Engineering student-hosted tours of the Penn Engineering's teaching and research facilities.
PENN ENGINEERING GEAR 10am-12pm
Penn Engineering logo items will be available for sale in the Cyber Cafe in Levine Hall.
SCHOOL OF NURSING DEAN'S WELCOME 10am
Claire M. Fagin Hall, Ann L. Roy Auditorium
Dean Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing welcomes Penn Nursing families to Family Weekend!
A PENN NURSING EDUCATION 10:15am
Claire M. Fagin Hall, Ann L. Roy Auditorium
Learn about the various ways students are able to individualize the Penn Nursing experience in this overview from the Office of Academic Affairs.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 10:30am
Claire M. Fagin Hall, First and Second Floor Classrooms
Interested in working alongside top nursing research faculty? Hoping to learn about healthcare systems in other parts of the world by traveling abroad? Hear from faculty, staff and students about these opportunities - and more! - during our interactive breakout sessions. A detailed schedule and registration information will be shared in the fall.
NURSING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASE/SNAP CLOTHING SALE 11:45am
Claire M. Fagin Hall, Carol Elizabeth Ware Lobby
Meet the pride of Penn Nursing, our student leaders! The School of Nursing boasts a thriving network of student organizations that help build community in the school and lead student-driven initiatives. Student Nurses at Penn (SNAP) will also be selling Penn Nursing clothing, so make sure to stop by!
PENN NURSING FAMILY WEEKEND LUNCH 12 -1pm
Claire M. Fagin Hall, Carol Elizabeth Ware Lobby
Join members of the School of Nursing faculty and staff for a light lunch.
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 9-9:20am
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
Share a cup of coffee and conversation with Undergraduate Division academic advisors, Student Life and Career Services staff.
VICE DEAN'S WELCOME 9:20-9:30am
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Patty and Jay H. Baker Forum
Join Vice Dean Lori Rosenkopf as she welcomes Wharton families to campus and help families get into the Wharton spirit.
HOMEROOM SESSIONS 9:35-10:25am
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, F- and G-Level Classrooms
Meet your student's academic advisor and hear about the support provided by the Undergraduate Division.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 10:30am-12pm
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, F- and G-Level Classrooms
Take a walk through a typical freshman year, learn about research and experiential learning opportunities, and more during breakout sessions presented by Undergraduate Division staff members. A more detailed schedule can be found here.
HEAD OF THE SCHUYLKILL (Men's & Women's Rowing) - All Day Event
On Historic Boathouse Row - 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 5pm
The Palestra
Penn vs. Yale. Admission is free.
STUDENT PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT 8pm
Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street
An annual family favorite. Members of Penn's student theatrical, vocal, instrumental, dance and comedy groups will perform excerpts from their fall shows. Pre-sale tickets are $8 for students, $15 for adults. If tickets remain the night of the show they will be $10 for students and $17 for adults. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite. Students can also stop by Platt Student Performing Arts House to purchase tickets in person (cash or Venmo).
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29th
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES BRUNCH 10:30am -12pm
The Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street
Capacity: 500 (College of Arts and Sciences students and families only, registration and ticket required).
The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences invites all Penn students and families to join College faculty and staff for brunch.
LOCUST WALK ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR 10am - 6pm
Between 36th & 37th on Locust Walk
Allow some time to stroll down Locust Walk and browse the beautiful hand-made crafts sold by local artisans and entrepreneurs. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs.
CAMPUS TOURS 11am
Students from the Kite & Key Society will lead tours departing from the Information Booth, located inside Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street.
RARE JUDAICA BOOK TOUR 10-11:30am
Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies - 420 Walnut Street
All Students, Families, and Alumni are invited for a special tour of the rare Judaica Collection, which includes the oldest Haggadah in the world, hundreds of medieval Hebrew manuscripts and beautifully illuminated scrolls, extraordinary selections of the first generation of printed Hebraica, and much more. Dr. Arthur Kiron, the Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica, will lead the tour.
*Attendance at this event is limited and registration is required. Please contact Allison Chiacchiere at email@example.com or call 215-898-2520 to register.
SILENT FILM WITH LIVE ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT 2-4pm & 7-9pm
Irvine Auditorium, Main Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Experience these film classics the way they were meant to be enjoyed. Come hear one of the largest pipe organs in the world with famed improvisational organist, Peter Kransinski, at the console. This FREE Penn Halloween tradition is open to the public. Don't miss the rare opportunity to hear the 10,731-pipe Curtis Organ. Phantom of the Opera (1925) will be shown at 2pm and Nosferatu (1922) at 7pm.
Religious Services and Houses of Worship can be found here: http://www.upenn.edu/chaplain/worship/houses-of-worship/
36th and Walnut Streets
Monday -Friday 8:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 10am - 10:30pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm
University Square, 3610 Sansom Street
Friday - 9am to 6:30pm
Saturday - 10am to 5pm
Sunday - 11am to 5pm
3260 South Street (across from Franklin Field)
Friday through Sunday, 10am - 5pm
*Family Weekend Pins will grant free access to all families (pins available at Info Booth)
36th and Sansom Streets
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 6pm
Free Admission.
Special tours of ICA's fall exhibitions will be given Friday at 3pm.
Nathalie Du Pasquier, BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT is a retrospective exploring the prolific creative practice of artist and designer Nathalie Du Pasquier, who works across painting sculpting, drawing, installation, and design. Speech/Acts is a group exhibition bringing together the work of a new generation of artists exploring how the social and cultural constructs of language have shaped black America experiences.
In the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 South 34th Street
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 12 - 5pm
Free admission.
Class of '49 Auditorium, 2nd Floor Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
Thursday and Friday at 7pm, and Saturday at 2pm, Tickets are $8/person
Written by Stephen Karam, Speech & Debate is a dark comedy with music that follows three Oregon high school students who are linked by a teacher's sex scandal. They learn to barter secrets and experiences while hesitantly forming their Speech & Debate team ni a town run by hypocrites. By age, Howie, Diwata, and Solomon are children, but their experiences are more than adult. What does that make them in the eyes of their society?
Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street
Friday, October 27th at 8pm & Saturday, October 28th at 2pm & 7:30pm
Tickets are $30/person, Follow the link to purchase tickets
"At night, while everybody else is sleeping, I'm awake." Inspired by best-selling writer Haruli Murakami's (1Q84, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) shattering 1994 short story, Sleep catapults its unlikely heroine from sleep-deprived state to an explosive deconstruction of her life. Created by the Obie-winning, Brooklyn-based theatre company Ripe Time, this world premiere is a gripping exploration of a shifting universe of gender and power.
COLLEGE HOUSE & SANSOM PLACE ACCESS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS: Passes Available at Campus Express
In order to simplify access to your student's College House or Sansom Place, Housing Services offers special Family Weekend passes. These are available online through Residential Services starting October 17. Your student can easily log into https://mimo.business-services.upenn.edu.
Your student may create as many as needed through the website. These access passes allow relatives to enter the College Houses and Sansom Place without having to sign in at every visit. The resident host, however, must still accompany their guests upon entering the residence. Guests must display this pass at the guard station. Please encourage your student to get your passes in advance via Residential Services as this will eliminate having to fill out forms at the Information Center of your student's College House during Family Weekend.
Visitor parking locations and rates can be found at here. Availability during business hours will be limited on Friday.


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Czech TV challenges anti-Islam group's election spot
Prague, Oct 11 (CTK) - The public Czech Television (CT) has filed a legal complaint against the Bloc against Islamisation movement over its election spot featuring "false Muslims," daily Lidove noviny (LN) wrote on Wednesday.
CT has also proposed that the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting deal with the affair, the paper adds.
The video shows a group of people dressed like Muslims running towards an elderly woman with a walker and knocking her down. She lies on the floor, while the people covered with scarves are running to a sign reading "Welfare benefit counter."
CT was obliged to broadcast the spots of all parties and movements running in the October 20-21 general election.
The Bloc against Islamisation, whose most distinctive member is former Social Democrat (CSSD) MP Jana Volfova, says in a comment in the spot: "You will be able to choose on October 20 and 21 whether to give money to our children and elderly or to Muslims and Africans."
The movement claims that its video "tries to highlight the fact that the state only has one pile of money at its disposal." It is up to the voters whether they will support "illegal immigrants, often Islamists, or our own seniors," it adds.
CT did not consider the video material sent by the Bloc against Islamisation suitable for public broadcasting and this is why it called on the movement to provide another spot, which it did not do, the daily writes.
The problematic spot was broadcast on CT against its will, along with the spots of other parities running in the general election.
"In the case of the election spot of the Bloc against Islamisation, Czech TV asked for providing another programme, within its legal possibilities, and filed a legal complaint," CT spokeswoman Karolina Blinkova said.
The running entities are responsible for the content of their spots broadcast free on Czech Television in the selected times, she added.
CT also warned the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting that law may have been violated in this case.
Copying, dissemination or other publication of this article or parts thereof without the prior written consent of ČTK is expressly forbidden. The Prague Daily Monitor is not responsible for its content.
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Events in Terchova and surroundings
World Championship in cooking and eating bryndza dumplings: 27.5.2017
On Saturday, May the 5th 2017, Championship in eating "bryndza" (special slovak cheese) dumplings is held in Terchova. Come, enjoy weekend in Terchová and good food as well!
Janosikove dni: 3.8.- 6.8.2017
This exceptional international folklore festival is held annually in the village Terchova. Performances are held in the amphitheater above Bora, in Vratna valley and around the village. Since 1991 the festival has an international character.
Terchovsky Budzogan: 11.-12.8.2017
Rock music fans annually welcomes Terchova with event Terchovsky Budzogan. This festival is really popular because many international rock music star performed here.
Cyrilometodejske days: 2.7-5.7.2017
Belská gulaška: 26.8.2017
Every year in a football field Bela, an international competition in cooking goulash called Belsky Guláška is taking place. The whole event starts app. at 9 am. Programme will be announced soon as possible.
Cyrilometodějské days are an inseparable part of the cultural summer in Terchova. The event has rich liturgical, but also a cultural program. Festival is divided into several days, during which many spiritual activities are ready for believers.
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Tropical cyclone activity during the 2014 eastern North Pacific hurricane season was well above normal, and by several measures was the highest since the early 1990s. Of the 20 tropical storms that formed, 14 became hurricanes, and eight reached major hurricane strength (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). The hurricane total was the second highest on record for the basin, and the number of major hurricanes tied the previous record. For comparison, the 1981–2010 seasonal averages are 15 tropical storms, eight hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. The Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index, a measure that takes into account both the strength and duration of the season's tropical storms and hurricanes, was 162% of the long-term median value.
The cyclone summaries are based on Tropical Cyclone Reports prepared by the authors, Lixion Avila, Jack Beven, Eric Blake, Daniel Brown, John Cangialosi, Richard Pasch, Stacy Stewart, Chris Landsea, and David Zelinsky. These reports are available on the Internet atwww.nhc.noaa.gov/2014epac.shtml. Summaries of the storms passing into the Central Pacific (between 140°W and the Dateline) were provided by the hurricane specialists at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) in Honolulu, Hawaii.


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On the Comeback Trail
Mets' Beltran Is Slowly Working His Way Back Into Form
For the first three-and-a-half months of the season, Carlos Beltran's injury was the ultimate ''what-if'' and possibly the ultimate trump card in the Mets' division race. After treading water and even contending without their star hitter, Mr. Beltran's arrival was supposed to signal a second-half surge and a push for first place in the NL East.
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The BLIM4SME project addresses the development of ultra-low-power and tiny Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE or Bluetooth Smart) modules focusing on healthcare and lifestyle applications. Concretely, the project will develop RF IP blocks which will be embedded into a single "antenna-and-radio" miniaturized module leveraging an innovative "integrated passive devices" (IPD) technology platform. The outcome will be a BLE module yielding a factor of at least 5 times better "power-size" figure of merit compared to today's leading industrial solutions and targeting specifically the rapidly increasing landscape of EU SME's and industries that require beyond state-of-the-art, highly integrated and ultra-low-power BLE radios for their next generation bio-medical, healthcare, sports and fitness products.
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Grant Application Timeline
Grant Applications Due: January 30, 2018
Grantmaking Meeting: April 2018
Grants Funded: May 2018
Contact Information
PO Box 21210
OklahomaCity, OK 73156
FY 17 Grant Areas of Support
FY 17 Grants Awarded
- Exploration Place – $5,000
Fundamental Learning Center – $11,000
KU Endowment – $4,800
Music Theater of Wichita – $5,000
Orpheum Performing Arts Centre – $5,000
- Sedgwick County Zoo – $5,000
Union Rescue Mission – $6,800
Wichita Art Museum – $3,000
Wichita Children's Home – $5,000
Wichita Symphony Society – $5,000
Richard C. Shaw, MD
James M. Shaw MD
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Robert K. Shaw
John W. Shaw, MD
Foundation History
The Shaw Family Foundation was created in June 2011 by Richard C. Shaw and his three sons James Shaw, Robert Shaw, and John Shaw.
Mission Statement
The mission of The Shaw Family Foundation is to carry on the philanthropic legacy of Richard C. Shaw and Ruth J. Shaw.
Scope of Interest
The Foundation intends to support 501(c)(3) organizations in South Central Kansas benefiting social services, arts, and the Kansas University Endowment Association, including the School of Medicine – Wichita and the College of Liberal Arts.
The Shaw Family Foundation
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Grant Applications Due: January 30, 2018
Grantmaking Meeting: April 2018
Grants Funded: May 2018
Preference will be given to the following:
First Presbyterian Church of Wichita
Eastminster Presbyterian Church of Wichita
Wichita Children's Home
Music Theatre Wichita
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Salvation Army of Wichita
Wichita Art Museum
Orpheum Theater
Scholarships at the Kansas University Endowment Association:
Ruth Keth Shaw Scholarship
Dr. Richard Shaw Scholarship
Dr. Richard C. and Ruth Keth Shaw School of Medicine Scholarship


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BRUSSELS -- Shares closed lower Tuesday in line with other European markets, as investors avoided the market amid continued uncertainty.
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Actress Sienna Miller has reportedly struck up a relationship with her Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller.
The British beauty portrayed Mark Ruffalo's wife in the real-life wrestling crime drama, and it appears her professional relationship with Bennett has since turned romantic.
The pair has been spotted hanging out on numerous occasions in recent months, with reports suggesting they danced together at the Met Gala afterparty in New York in May (16), while the stars were photographed sitting side-by-side at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London in July (16).
They took their rumoured romance back to the Big Apple last Sunday (11Sep16), when they were pictured watching the U.S. Open tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, and Us Weekly reports they are now officially an item.
Representatives for Sienna and Bennett have yet to comment on the claims.
The actress had been dating Tom Sturridge, the father of her four-year-old daughter Marlowe, when she shot Foxcatcher, but they split last summer (15). They have remained friendly for the sake of their little girl and Sienna was snapped reuniting with her ex in New York, where she now lives, earlier this month (Sep16).
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Whether you're home-schooling, supporting your child with homework or teaching in one capacity or another, one of the keys to success in learning is to have engaged students. If they're not engaging with you, understanding and remembering what they're supposed to be learning is often lost. Engaging the unmotivated and uninterested child or teen can … Continue reading
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Are You More of a Left Brain or Right Brain Person: Can You Train Your Brain to be Good at Maths?
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Power To The Pupils V's Power To The Teachers – The Responsibility of Success and Failure
Work on yourself first, take responsibility for your own progress. ~I Ching. Should the responsibility of success or failure lay with the teacher or the pupil? This could be viewed in various different schools of thought: the teacher takes all the flack if their pupil hasn't bothered to put enough effort in; the pupil needs to … Continue reading
Helping Your Child with Maths – The Checklist
Helping with your child with their maths homework can be very rewarding, and a great way of seeing how they're progressing at school. For some however, it leads to controversial tension, arguments and upset. It's also more common than you think that some parent s have a fear of teaching their child incorrectly, or just … Continue reading
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A good mental health is vital from an early age. Vital for the ability to grow, develop and learn. If you are mentally healthy it is much easier to meet life's challenges successfully and happily. It is the foundation to a positive well-being. At the moment one in ten children or young people are affected … Continue reading
Maths, Girls and the Gender Gap
What is it about maths that tends to attract more of the male gender to it than females? Is it down to chemical make-up and how the male and female brains are wired, or the way it's taught and presented too male orientated for the female brain to be instantly attracted to it? Therefore, in … Continue reading
Learning + Music = Maths Improvement
There is something to be said about everything in moderation. For example, the temptation to make cuts to arts lessons such as music would not be moderation, it would be like taking away vital nutrients to enable growth. Music is a key ingredient to successful learning progress and development, especially in maths and literacy it … Continue reading
Teens, Sleep and Problem Solving – Sleep Makes You Smart
Teenagers and their distractions are, and have always been common place, and so it is for parents to keep them focussed – making sure they don't stray too far off the path, that is after all a parents job. If you're a teen it's not so tempting to want to go to bed when there … Continue reading
Lack of Qualified Teachers for Secondary Children: For some it means pay for private tutors or fail
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The Compulsory Approach to GCSE Maths and English Retakes
Since September 2013 any students who didn't achieve a C or above in their maths and English GCSE's were made to study it until they passed up to the age of 18. I wonder if this the most effective way of upping the ante. Perhaps there's more that could be done, by altering the approach … Continue reading


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As soon as I finish jerking off to my Jack Kerouac style fantasies, I am suddenly aware that for every good Samaritan I may meet on the road, there is equal if not greater chance I will meet a seedy truck driver hellbent on sodomizing me in the bathroom of a shady rest stop.
Oh, to be an American Gypsy. To forge my own destiny, down the beaten path.
Sighing, I return to the present, where as much as I romanticized the weary traveler's journey, it remains a folk dream.
My favorite story wasn't one of rags to riches but rather the riches to rags story of Chris McCandless. Maybe when my literary teacher handed me Jon Krakauer's book, Into The Wild, only a day after I had called her a bitch, she hoped it would spark my interest and bring me to die in the middle of fucking nowhere. It certainly brought me to dream of the wild expanse and freedom it may hold.
And so, as I hear for what must be the millionth time, "If you don't like it here you can leave!", a piece of me walks out that door and down the road, towards the wild unknown. As I post things on The Facebook such as, "When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose," I lose sight of the fact that maybe my fellow vagabonds might not enjoy the company of my macbook pro and I, just on the journey for the story. In fact, I think the presence of my Macbook would heavily increase my chances at being robbed and left for dead in a shallow grave.
Beat Blogger stabbed following his dream to find something.
Popular Vaguebooker found beaten and broken near truck stop.
The notion of running into sodomizing truck drivers or envious fellow travelers always settles me back into reality. From there, the list only grows of reasons a vision quest might just, for lack of a better word, suck. It has been ages since I last got lost for hours in the woods. While they still call for my footprints, I can't help but not forget that what they offer in solace they don't make up for in electricity. Unless my plan were to risk the urban jungle, I would not be able to find wi-fi hotspots for much of my journey. How will my trip make it to The Instagram?
There is a desire to catch a train, as it pulls out. I want to be a boxcar kid. Railing my way into the rolling plains. Are they even still there? Before I even commit to my reckless dream, finding out whether there is wilderness left to discover might be on the preparation list.
Yes, I hear your call, Wild, and my feet yearn to shuffle along you, Road, but will it be worth it? Am I assured the enlightenment I have always accused you of holding? Will my privilege be checked?
I only dare brave the long journey if my worries are assuaged.
Placate me. Tell me I am incandescent and needed.
So, I sit, thoroughly pleasuring my thoughts of being outside of my comfort zone. Moving past all of THIS property I feel so dearly attached to. And the wind rolls through the street, whispering for me to join it.
The wind rolls through the city, calling to lost souls like mine. Enticing them to join it. On The Road.


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Health insurance companies and HMOs try to keep costs down by negotiating agreements with doctors and hospitals to provide health care at a lower cost in exchange for more patients. These contracted providers make up the insurance company's or HMO's network, and using them can significantly lower your out-of-pocket costs. This publication describes the protections and rules that apply to different types of network plans.
For general information about health insurance, read TDI's publication Your Health Care Coverage. If you're shopping for health insurance, visit www.TexasHealthOptions.com for helpful tips and information.
This publication applies to your health plan if your insurance card has "TDI" or "DOI" on it. This publication doesn't apply to Medicare, Medicaid, workers' compensation, federal or state employee health plans, or self-funded plans. Employers who self-fund their health plans pay the costs of their employee's health care themselves, rather than buying coverage from an insurance company or HMO.
Types of Network Plans
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - An HMO is a type of network plan. It will usually only pay for your care if you use doctors and hospitals in its network. There are exceptions for medical emergencies and for medically necessary services that aren't available in the HMO's network. Since HMOs only provide coverage if you use their network doctors and hospitals, they must make sure their providers give quality care, and are subject to more oversight by TDI.
HMO plans may require you to choose a primary care physician to help manage your care. They also usually require you to get a referral from your primary care physician before you can go to a specialist.
Preferred provider plans (PPOs) - A PPO plan is a network plan that gives you the option of using out-of-network doctors and hospitals and doesn't require you to choose a primary care physician or get referrals to go to specialists. If you use an out-of-network doctor or hospital, you will probably have to pay more out-of-pocket. For example, if your PPO plan pays 80 percent of your claim if you use in-network providers, it might cover only 60 percent if you go out-of-network. You would be responsible for paying the difference.
Exclusive provider benefit plans (EPOs) - EPOs are a relatively new network plan that blend some features of PPO and HMO plans. Like HMOs, there is usually no coverage for providers outside the EPO network. However, like PPOs, EPOs don't require you to choose a primary care physician and you may use their in-network doctors and hospitals, including specialists, without first getting a referral. EPOs are generally regulated as a PPO product with some added HMO-like protections.
Network Consumer Protections
PPOs, HMOs, and EPOs all have similar network requirements:
- These plans must provide a network with enough qualified doctors and hospitals to make sure that covered services are reasonably available and that you have choice, access, and quality care.
- General doctor and hospital care must be available within 30 miles (within 60 miles in rural areas for PPOs and EPOs).
- Network specialty doctors and hospitals must be available within 75 miles.
- Emergency hospital care (including general, specialty, and psychiatric hospitals) must be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Nonemergency urgent care must be available within 24 hours for medical and behavioral health conditions.
- Routine care must be available within three weeks for medical conditions and two weeks for behavioral health conditions.
- Preventive care services must be available within two months for a child, or earlier if necessary for specific preventive care services, and within three months for an adult.
- Insurance companies and HMOs may not give doctors and hospitals financial incentives to limit medically necessary care or interfere with the relationship between patients and their doctors.
- If you get services from an out-of-network doctor or hospital because of an emergency or because there wasn't a network provider available, the plan will usually pay more than if you voluntarily go to a provider outside the network. See Payment of Out-of-Network Claims below.
- Different plans offered by a carrier may have different networks of doctors and hospitals. When shopping for coverage, check your specific plan's provider directory to make sure that any doctor or hospital that's important to you is in that network. Even though every plan must have a network that meets TDI's requirements, doctors and hospitals may enter and leave networks throughout the year. It's important that you check the carrier's provider directory throughout the year to make sure that the doctors you're using are still in your plan's network.
- Insurance companies and HMOs must make accurate directories of network providers available.
- If you go to an out-of-network doctor or hospital, the provider may bill you for the difference between what your plan pays and what the provider's charge is. This is called balance billing. This bill will be in addition to any deductible, copay, or coinsurance that you owe. Network doctors and hospitals aren't allowed to balance bill you. For more information, read TDI's Avoiding Surprise Bills page.
Network Requirements Specific to PPOs and EPOs
- If you ask, PPO and EPO companies must give you a detailed summary of your insurance policy, including any drug formulary limitations.
- Insurance companies must give you information about their networks, including details about any shortages in a network.
- Regarding network hospitals, insurance companies must tell you:
- which hospitals have agreed to help make sure network doctors and hospitals perform all services
- which hospitals are lacking different types of network doctors
- the amount of claims that have come from out-of-network doctors at each hospital (if this number is high, you should pay special attention to who treats you)
- who the network doctors at the hospital are
- about any large decrease in the number of network doctors at a network hospital
- If you ask, insurance companies must give information about your estimated out-of-pocket cost for proposed care. They have 10 days to give you estimated cost information for out-of-network providers. Most doctors and hospitals must also give you an estimate of what they will charge.
Payment of Out-of-Network Claims
If you get out-of-network care because of an emergency or because no network providers were available, special rules apply, but the rules are different for PPOs, EPOs, and HMOs:
- The PPO must pay the claim based on the usual or customary billed charge for the service.
- Your coinsurance must be the same as for in-network claims.
- The PPO must apply the amounts you pay for this care to your deductible and to your in-network out-of-pocket maximum.
- If you are balance billed by a doctor at a hospital, you may be able to require the PPO and the doctor to participate in mediation to resolve the claim. For more information, visit the about mediation, visit the Mediation for Out-of-Network Hospital-based Health Care Provider Claims page.
- The EPO usually must pay the claim so that you don't have to pay more than your normal in-network copay, deductible, and coinsurance. If you get a bill from an out-of-network doctor or hospital in the case of an emergency or an inadequate network, call your insurance company about the bill.
- The EPO may have procedures for out-of-network claims, such as:
- facilitating the selection of an out-of-network doctor or hospital, or
- mediating claims by out-of-network doctors or hospitals
- The HMO usually must pay the claim so that you don't have to pay more than your normal in-network copay, deductible, and coinsurance. If you get a bill from an out-of-network doctor or hospital in the case of an emergency or an inadequate network, call your HMO about the bill.
For More Information or Help
For answers to general insurance questions or for information on filing an insurance-related complaint, call the Consumer Help Line at 1-800-252-3439 or visit our website.
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For information on filing an insurance-related complaint, visit our complaints website or call the Consumer Help Line.
Help Us Prevent Insurance Fraud
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With the 86th Annual Academy Awards airing this Sunday, it's all any movie buff can talk about, and now that Charlamagne Tha God hosts his own entertainment roundtable, the "Charlamagne & Friends" frontman took it upon himself this week to find out the public's favorites. In this bonus scene from Wednesday's episode, Char hits the streets of the Big Apple to chat about the evening's top contenders.
In the video, Charlamagne first approaches a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ellen Degeneres, this year's Oscars host, and asks for her thoughts on the Best Picture nominees. After naming "American Hustle" as her pick for the winner, she adds that "Jennifer Lawrence is hot!" -- a sentiment Tha God certainly does not disagree with. "I want to do her so bad," he says pretty matter-of-factly.
Later on, the funnyman decides to give everyday people their moment in the sun. "You get to accept an award," he tells one woman as he hands her the mic, but perhaps C should have specified which award, because her
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With 2012 now well under way, and the end of everything forecast for December 21 (per Mayan foreknowledge), an increasingly popular (though fanciful) notion is that a consequence of this foreboding date will be the "Zombie Apocalypse".
My biggest problem with zombies is the idea of the re-animated corpse. The shuffling, shambling, or in some cases, sprightly cadavers feasting upon living flesh, especially brains. The "Living Dead" becomes a problem when we look at the medical reasoning which underlies the dismissal of such a creature not only existing, but having the ability to cause the terror and devastation as portrayed in movies like "Night of the Living Dead", "Resident Evil", or in TV shows like "The Walking Dead".
The human body works like a radiator. Blood and plasma are pumped by the heart and vessels throughout the body, from the limbs to the brain and back to the core. The blood carries oxygen to the muscles and organs, which permits their continued function. Stop the flow of blood to the muscles, and the muscle cells atrophy and die – the heart for example goes into cardiac arrest. Stop the blood flow to an organ, and the organ dies. The brain for example, would experience a stroke – neurons begin dying off, and the functional capacity and ability of the brain are reduced or eliminated. If the problem continues unaddressed, death occurs. Moreover, if the brain cells die, and there is no signal telling the lungs to continue exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen, then a sort of "China Syndrome" of bodily functions manifests itself and everything shuts down.
This being the case, let's look at zombies again from the purely medical angle. A victim is bitten and infected with "Zombie Virus" (ZV for short). The ZV quickly (it always happens quickly) spreads throughout the infected host and kills them. What happens next? Somehow the dead victim reanimates as an undead, ravenous, and unthinking creature. I think not. With death, toxins begin building up in the blood stream, poisoning and then killing the cells in organs and muscles. The heart dies, the lungs die, the brain dies, the muscles which become gangrenous die. So, a corpse on the ground, whose brain cannot send any signals to any organs or muscles, whose muscles have no oxygen to function, whose heart pumps no blood would be completely unable to groaningly shamble, much less ravenously chase anyone. Even if we allow for the case of "well, the victim just got bitten, died, and reanimated in 15 minutes", how do we account for the rotting corpses usually depicted in the shows? The rotting limbs would eventually (within days at most) cause the "walker" to keel over and rot on the ground.
Better still the types of zombie featured in "28 Days Later", wherein a "Rage Virus" infects victims who then lose control of themselves and become mindless, violently murderous creatures. In the movies in which the rage virus is depicted, infection takes place immediately and with only a tiny exception, causes the victim to turn into a mindless, murderous berserker.
Coming back full circle now, I can indeed see how the Mayans may have been right after all. December 21, 2012 is 45 days after the 2012 election. I could definitely envision enraged mobs of disappointed Obama supporters and largely ignored and discredited Occupy Wall Street protesters rampaging through the streets. It's only a matter of time. Can we survive the coming apocalypse? Yes We Can.


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Nahargarh Ranthambore
"Nahargarh (Garh meaning Fort) is a palace owned by an entrepreneurial royal family"
Review by Clemmie Vandeleur, published 6th January 2014.
Ranthambore National Park is famous for its tigers – it's an area 365km squared and home to 36 tigers. Tourists flock from far and wide to catch a fleeting glimpse of these elusive creatures. So, it's not surprising that many hotels have sprung up on its perimeters to cater to this (perhaps) barmy crusade. There's no doubt that visitors come to see tigers first, and their choice of hotel falls secondary. This is my favourite way to stay in a hotel – you have to stay in one because you've come to a new terrain to see something special – the hotel becomes functional to a purpose rather than an indulgent meditation on life.
Nahargarh (Garh meaning Fort) is a palace owned by an entrepreneurial royal family of Rajasthan under the group Alsisar Hotels. On first impression Nahargarh felt like a welcoming home with a rich heritage. Over dinner we discussed how much we felt like family friends staying in a lovely stately home come hotel.
How wrong could we be? Our room was a beautiful suite with a four poster bed, chandeliers, cerulean blue painted cornicing, antique furniture, stone floors and a huge bathroom with a bath tub, no modern gadgetry. The palace's rooms, situated on multi-levels around two enormous central courtyards, were all traditionally elegant. The living areas – a Lancer's Bar and the drawing room – were perfectly aristocratic and marked by royal paraphernalia, black and white family photos, family crests, the coat of arms, antique bookcases and furniture, and the odd spear here and there. The restaurant, seemingly a previous dining room of kings, had the most incredible mosaic ceilings, elaborate frescoes, and photos of the family.
We'd really found a cosy spot, an old home now welcoming paying guests! In fact, to our surprise, the property had been built in 2004. A fabulous creation that fooled us into thinking we were staying in a palace come hotel, rather than a hotel come palace. The fact that the bed was the most comfortable I have slept in in my life should have given it away earlier. The distinction is important to the traveller. In my opinion I prefer to feel I'm staying in a home rather than a hotel. An extraordinary achievement of the Alsisar group to outflank us into reliving their heritage, and I think this is the beauty of the hotel.
The piece de resistance? Most certainly the food. Although the restaurant serves each meal buffet style, which some may find off-putting, the food makes up for it in every way. The best Indian cuisine I have come across in a long time. Of course enjoying it for three days straight depends on your lust for spice and a lack of salad; mine was quenched. Fantastic pre-safari breakfasts included any type of egg, sausages, cereals etc and very disappointingly, no real coffee. Every other night dinner is a candle lit affair in the gardens of the palace (very romantic, most delicious, and just about warm enough from the bonfires dotted around) where a grand barbeque is put on.
Post-safari activities (twice daily at 6.00am and 2.00pm) could include reclining by the pool, taking refuge in the spa, having a whiskey in the Lancer's Bar, reading in the drawing room, or watching the evening documentary on the tiger reserve around a bonfire in the courtyard. We really had the run of the mill.
The staff were some of the most accommodating I've come across – we borrowed the gardeners bike to take a tour of the vegetable gardens (the kitchen is completely self-sustained) and on missing our train we were taken in again as strangers in the night.
Nahargarh does not offer the pretence you'd expect from a hotel, instead it provides a very romantic, traditionally elegant, and magnificent refuge from the modern world. Despite the fact I saw not one tiger, Nahargarh was a treat in itself and for two days we lived like the majestic animal we'd come to see.
Rooms vary from standard to deluxe to super deluxe. Pricing is done either by half-board or full-board (full-board is advisable since there are no nearby restaurants). Super deluxe full-board is the best value at £163 considering the beauty of the room (much nicer than the others), deluxe at £148, and standard at £124.


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