...ISSN 1940-204X TallTree2 Hotel Casino John R. Mills University of Nevada at Reno Jeffrey Wong University of Nevada, Reno Background The TallTree2 Hotel Casino is a 640-room resort complex featuring a full range of Nevada-style gaming: slot machines, table games (twenty-one, craps, poker, roulette, baccarat, and keno). Besides the hotel and casino, it also has four separate restaurants, two entertainment showrooms, and three gift shops. It is located in the extremely competitive Reno, Nevada, market that includes 25 other hotel casino properties within a 10-mile radius. Given the competitive market, the casino management uses a wide range of marketing promotions to attract customers to the casino facilities where, it is hoped, they will try their luck at the slots or table games. Casinos are designed in such a way that customers must walk through or past the gaming area to get to the restaurants or the hotel registration area. The primary objective of a hotel casino property is to keep a gaming customer in the complex. The casino industry is a unique service industry that has created gaming odds that over a period of time will result in the casino generating revenues from its customers. For example, in northern Nevada, the house normally keeps 2.1% of every dollar that a player puts into a slot machine. Other states and Indian properties can retain up to 12% of each dollar played. For table games the normal return is 12% of drop (money lost by players). To maximize the...
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...(Worksheet #1) for TallTree2 Hotel Casino shows that 64% of revenues are generated by gaming while rooms (14%), food (12%), beverage (6%), and other (4%) make up the remaining 36%. Northern Nevada casino operations are cyclical, with 收入的季节性 peak demands occurring on Friday and Saturday (100% 特征 hotel occupancy) and during July, August, September, and October. Hotel room rates can change substantially, with rates during the slow period as low as $49 but the same room selling during the Hot August Night Special event for $350 per night. Special holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas have traditionally been very slow for casinos, whereas for holidays such as the Fourth of July, the hotels and casinos are packed. To compensate for the slow periods, casinos have developed a series of special events. Special events are typically more likely to be offered during midweek or in slow months in order to generate incremental gaming revenues. Any weekend or holiday special events are normally reserved for the “high...
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...An new i-PR structure for a patterned retardertype 3D display To ameliorate the polarized glasses-type 3D display with a patterned retarder, we strongly recommend the i-PR (in cell black stripe Patterned Retarder) structure. In 3D mode, this particular structure can improve vertical viewing angle. When 2D switching mode is expressed, luminance and visibility will ameliorate at the same time. 1. Introduction These days, 3D movie is a rising star; with Hollywood as the center, numerous movies and major CATV enterprises are producing 3D contents including education, sports etc. End user’s requirements of 3D display have been increasing rapidly. [1]Especially, the patterned retarder type product has been demanded by producer of 3D contents as a professional use because it can able to express less than 1% of 3D crosstalk. When watching sports games in public (restaurants, pub, etc), polarized glasses has numerous merits. First of all, it is not an electronic device. It is easy to manage. Second of all, it is inexpensive compare to shutter glasses. Based on B2B market system, their requirements are slowly expanding. In this paper, we propose an ameliorated new i-PR (in cell black stripe Patterned Retarder) structure for a patterned retardertype 3D display. 2. Concept 2.1.Patterned Retarder type 3D LCD From the patterned retarder panel, left images’ data input odd line and right’s input even line. Odd and even line’s match to right and left handed circularly polarization...
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...Hope for the flowers by Trina Paulus The story consists of two main character a male catterpillar named Stripe and the female one named Yellow.It is started when Stripe realized that his life is not just eating leavesand crawling.Herealized that there is something more than doing those thing.So he decided to find out what is really missing in hislife.He left from the place where he was born and try to explore something new.He finds himself from the bottom of apillar.He saw a lots of catterpillar crawling and aiming to reach the top of the pillar.He started to climb just like other catterpillars do.While climbing the pillar he met a woman catterpillar named Yellow.They excahnged different perceptions and opinions in life.They talked about life and the reason why they are here.Ater that , they come up with the decision that they will go down in that pillar and begin a new life.Stripe and Yellow fell in love with each other and they live together eating leaves and crawling.Then one dayStripe realized again that eating lea ves and crawling are not enough.He started again climbing the pillar and left Yellow alone.While climbing the pillar Stripe was dissappointed when he saw that there is nothing special in this pillar but a struggling catterpillars who wants to reach the top.On the other side , Yellow met someone hanging on a branch of a tree , they talked about life of a catterpillar and how it turned into a cocoon.After of their conversation , Yellow realized the true meaning of...
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...Most people when they see the American flag they think of the stripes as the thirteen colonies and the stars as the fifty states. But when I think of the American flag I think of America, freedom, respect, courage and a price that was paid for our rights. The colors of the vertical stripes are those used in the flag of the United States of America white signifies purity and innocence the red is the hardiness & valor, and the blue, the color of the broad band above the stripes signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice. The American Flag is a symbol of our nation. How people made sacrifices for us and died for us. It is a special thing to Americans. The American flag stands for the purity of our freedoms as proud American citizens. The innocence...
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...Practice Final Exam Eng-092 Part 1: In this section of the final exam, you will be asked questions about Active Reading Strategies. You will need to know the definitions of each one in order to answer the questions on the final exam. As a way of preparing, test your knowledge of each strategy by defining or describing each one in the space below. Prediction Questioning/Wondering Summarizing Visualizing Making Connections Part 2: Read the following passage in the left column. In the Think-Aloud section in the right column, read the thoughts of someone who has already read this passage. Next, in each blank, identify the reading strategy this reader activated while reading the passage, “Chicago and Cleveland.” Chicago and Cleveland (1) Chicago, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, is a port city.(2) It is also an important commercial (3) and industrial center of the Midwest. It is well known for its educational, cultural, and recreational centers. Chicago draws thousands to its concert halls, art museums, and sports arenas.(4) Cleveland, on the south shore of Lake Erie, is also a port city and a commercial and industrial center important to its area (5). Like Chicago, it has several important educational, cultural, and recreational centers. It has colleges and universities, and a distinguished (6) symphony orchestra. It has one of the finest art museums of the world, and many recreational centers. The location of the two cities contributed to their growth...
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...The United States flag is a symbol which represents the country that we are today. The flag is a symbol of respect which holds true to many of the citizens who have fought for lived and died for the freedoms that we have today. These freedoms are not granted to any other countries in the world. Therefore, the importance and responsibility of keeping it properly folded and safe is a huge honor and should not be taken lightly. The folds in the flag each have a special meaning and are not to be rushed through as to forget what each of the meanings stand for. The United States Flag has been a part of history since January 1, 1776. American history has set fourth a legend that Betsy Ross was the seamstress who sewed the first American flag. Betsy Ross knew George Washington and had done some repair seamstress work for him. Betsy Ross ran an upholstery shop that she took over when her husband had passed away. She often mended some of Washington’s clothing which how they became friends. Many people have different stories and legends of how the flag came about and why and if Ross was in fact the first person to sew the flag. There has never been any documentation that proved that Ross did create the flag however legend says that one day George Washington and two of his key figures sketched out the United States flag and asked Betsy Ross to sew it together and she did. No one knows for sure whether Betsy Ross designed the flag or if she did in fact change the original six stars to five...
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...a bar and only later on became a restaurant. Said to offer a casual dining experience unlike any other where not only can you expect great food and drinks but also plenty of fun to go around. T.G.I. Friday’s marketed a casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere which targeted the middle income population which was a big majority when they first started out. They targeted their market with different types of promotions and programs such as:- Give Me More Stripes This program offers specials to customers that sign up and can redeem points that will be added into their card whenever they head on to T.G.I. Fridays and dine there. After collecting over a hundred or more points, one would receive a bonus or a special. This way customer would be lured in by the bonuses or specials with the mentality to earn more points every time they dine it so they would be offered the multiple opportunities for the specials BINGO Menu T.G.I. Friday’s has a large enough menu to put together this program. Basically, A BINGO Menu would consist of twelve different items on the T.G.I. Friday’s Menu, ranging from appetizers to entrées and finally a couple desserts. It can be any sixteen items on the menu and even after a few months or after a new menu comes out, they can remake a new BINGO card. The key rules that would be involved with this BINGO Menu would be: 1. Each person who comes in will be asked by the server if they would like to...
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...survey to fine out of their customer’s choices as existing & future options. Therefore Carcarcars have introduced some options are follows as existing and future. 1. Sports steering wheels 2. Alloy wheels black 3. Automatic transmission 4. Bluetooth pack 5. Panoramic Sunroof 6. Run flat tires 7. Parking sensor with TV 8. Rear roof spoiler 9. Bonnet stripes 10. Roof jack Existing option In the customer survey they have mainly based on Males and Females. And their choices regarding the presented options. According to the Existing option that we can identified females are like Bluetooth pack option and panoramic sunroof options. As well as Males have special liking for Sport steering wheel and Rear roof spoiler. Therefore in here it can be identified outstanding difference between both. On the other hand alloy wheels roof jack & bonnet strips are the female’s least preference. Among males it has placed the least preference as run flat tires. Future options When it comes to future option, a lot of females have special liking for the Parking sensors with TV option. In the existing option also Females had gave their priority to regarding this option. But it is not much like this. Clearly we can identify that Female choice has increase on this option Fastly. And most of males like the option of automatic transmission & Bluetooth Pack. On the other hand females least...
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...father who believed in it. CHAPTER 1 Once upon a time A tiny striped caterpillar Burst from the egg Which had been home For so long. “Hello world,” he said. “It sure is bright out here in the sun.” “I’m hungry,” he thought and straightaway began to eat the leaf he was born on. And he ate another… and another….and another. And got bigger…and bigger….and bigger…. Until one day he stopped Eating and thought, “There must be more to life that just eating and getting bigger. “It’s getting dull.” So Stripe crawled down From the friendly tree Which had shaded and fed him. He was seeking more. There were all sorts of new things to find. Grass and dirt and holes and tiny bugs – each fascinated him. But nothing satisfied him. When he came across some other crawlers like himself he was especially excited. But they were so busy eating They had no time to talk – Just as Stripe had been. “They don’t know any more about life than I do," he sighed. Then one day Stripe saw some crawlers really crawling. He looked around for their goal and saw a great column rising high into the air. When he joined them he discovered…. ….the column was a pile of squirming, pushing caterpilalrs – a caterpillar pillar. It appeared that the...
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...Practice Final Exam ENGL032 Part 1: In this section of the final exam, you will be asked questions about Active Reading Strategies. You will need to know the definitions of each one in order to answer the questions on the final exam. As a way of preparing, test your knowledge of each strategy by defining or describing each one in the space below. Prediction Questioning/Wondering Summarizing Visualizing Making Connections Part 2: Read the following passage in the left column. In the right column, read the thoughts of someone who has already read this passage. Then, in each blank, identify the reading strategy this reader activated while reading the passage “Chicago and Cleveland.” Chicago and Cleveland (1) Chicago, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, is a port city.(2) It is also an important commercial (3) and industrial center of the Midwest. It is well known for its educational, cultural, and recreational centers. Chicago draws thousands to its concert halls, art museums, and sports arenas.(4) Cleveland, on the south shore of Lake Erie, is also a port city and a commercial and industrial center important to its area (5). Like Chicago, it has several important educational, cultural, and recreational centers. It has colleges and universities, and a distinguished (6) symphony orchestra. It has one of the finest art museums of the world, and many recreational centers. The location of the two cities contributed to their growth, but this similarity is...
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...Chicago and Cleveland (1) Chicago, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, is a port city.(2) It is also an important commercial (3) and industrial center of the Midwest. It is well known for its educational, cultural, and recreational centers. Chicago draws thousands to its concert halls, art museums, and sports arenas.(4) Cleveland, on the south shore of Lake Erie, is also a port city and a commercial and industrial center important to its area (5). Like Chicago, it has several important educational, cultural, and recreational centers. It has colleges and universities, and a distinguished (6) symphony orchestra. It has one of the finest art museums of the world, and many recreational centers. The location of the two cities contributed to their growth, but this similarity is not enough to explain the wide social diversity(7) (8). [Adapted from Smith, Breaking Through, 7th edition, p. 191] Active Reading Strategies (1) As I read the title, I ask myself if it’s a passage about how Chicago and Cleveland are alike. (2) I can imagine ships docking at the ports. (3) Does “commercial” mean “business”? (4) I have been to many of the concert halls, museums, and sports arenas in Chicago. (5) It seems like the author is going to compare Chicago and Cleveland. (6) What does the word “distinguished” mean? (7) I’m confused by the words “social diversity.” I reread the sentence, and realize the author is not just comparing...
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...Case 8-4 The Bear Minimum Provision 1 According to 840-10-25-5 (b) it seems that the legal fees being paid by Big Bear for Goliath Co. would be excluded from the minimum lease payment. Reading further in 840-10-25-6 (e) it says “Fees that are paid by the lessee to the owners of the special-purpose entity for structuring the lease transaction. Such fees shall be included as part of minimum lease payments” so you would include these fees paid by Big Bear for the structuring the lease. In the Intermediate Accounting SIXTH EDITION p.832 under the Executory Costs “These expenditures simply are expensed by the lessee as incurred” So, for the legal fees paid by Big Bear to Stripe, Berry, Mills and Buck LLP they should be expense when incurred and not included in the minimum lease payments. So, the legals fees that were paid for Goliath Co. for the structuring of the lease would be included in the minimum lease payments but the fees paid to Stripe, Berry, Mills and Buck LLP by Big Bear for its own legal fees would not be. ASC 840-10-25-5 For a lessee, minimum lease payments comprise the payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with the leased property, excluding both of the following: a. Contingent rentals b. Any guarantee by the lessee of the lessor's debt and the lessee's obligation to pay (apart from the rental payments) executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes in connection with the leased property...
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...AS Level Module 2 Information: Management and Manipulation Lecture One 11.1 Data Capture Lecturer: Deepak Gautam Email: gautamd@wolverhamptoncollege.ac.uk Room: 120, Wulfrun Campus Telephone: 01902 821133 Overview of Data Capture The process of collecting data in a form suitable for use in an information system is termed data capture. For example, before an electricity board can charge a customer for the use of electricity, the customer’s meter must be read and recorded, or captured, on a suitable form. The data must then be transferred into the computer system by means of an input device appropriate to the method of data capture. Sometimes the data capture form is directly readable by an input device, as, for example, in the case of mark sensitive forms which can be read by optical mark readers (OMRs). On other occasions, the data on the form must be first transferred to a suitable medium by a data entry person using a key-to-storage device. Sometimes the data to be captured is pre-recorded on an item to be sold, as with bar codes, so that a data recording form is not required at all, but in many instances, some sort of data capture form is required. The design of such forms is of great importance, since the clearer and more concise the form, the less chance there is of inaccurate data being recorded. Frequently it is necessary to use questionnaires or observation sheets to collect data for statistical...
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...My first violin was an ugly instrument. Of course, an eight-year-old should not expect anything else… but that’s beside the point. The beginner’s violin is comparable to the mushy excuse for bread that most grocers sell. Fact: there is nothing satisfying about spreading peanut butter on a slice of bread with the tooth and substance of a deflated marshmallow. The same rule applies to an amateur violin: scratchy, squeaky, and with the enunciation of a mouthful of mashed potatoes. Nonetheless, my first violin will always hold a special place in my heart. It was bright amber red, with a lacquered shine, and midnight black pegs. I loved to play—I just did not love to practice. I distinctly remember many afternoons where I fought with my mom or dad. They said I could not go outside and play until I practiced for thirty minutes. Wisely, I chose to fight and argue so that what should have taken thirty minutes, took an entire hour. (Not much has changed.)...
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