### demanding physical sport | skiing:

Alpine skiing
* contest of speed.
* has two events, the giant slalom and the slalom race.
* is an expression of freedom, creativity and independence
  - played in the Olympics
  - primarily downhill skiing.
  * In this sport people try to go down hills which have snow on them with skis. The person who goes down fastest is the winner. There are many different types of races that can be done. This sport started around 1850 in Norway. Today, many people can try it because there are many ski resorts around the world to do this. Alpine skiing is played in the Olympics
+ Para-alpine skiing: Skiing
  * Alpine skiing is a winter sport. This sport has been adapted to the needs of people with a disability, and is called 'Para-alpine skiing'. The sport started in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee Sports Committee.
+ Skiing, Alpine skiing: Winter Olympic sports
  * Alpine skiing is a contest of speed. Racers go through the course with red and blue gates and go down to the goal fast as they can.

Downhill skiing
* are fun
  - snow skiing
* is contraindicated during pregnancy
  - stress, noise, speed, business, pollution and little appreciation of nature

Nordic skiing
* is like swimming
  - much like jogging, alternating left and right while gliding over the terrain
* takes place on surfaces where tracks have been made by previous skiers.

Skate skiing
* is discouraged on groomed trails
  - very similar to ice-skating or inline skating
* requires one-leg balance.

Ski jumping
* is now a year round sport.
  * Judges give points both for length of the jump and for the jump style. Ski jumping part of the Winter Olympic Games.

Snow skiing
* are actions
  - outdoor activities
  - physical events
  - recreational activities
* great form of wintertime exercise, and over the years it has become much safer.
* is just a short trip up to the mountains.

Speed skiing
* blend of highly technical athletic skills and sophisticated equipment.
* is an ageless, thrilling and dangerous sport
  - the fastest, most intense non-motorized sport in the world

Water skiing
* are water sports.
* cooperative venture between skier, observer and boat driver.
* is an inherently dangerous activity that can result in serious injury or death
  - another way to fill the lasy days of summer with excitment
  - legal only between the hours of one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset
  - popular in the summer months
* sport in which permanent injury and even death can occur.

### democratic government:

Direct democracy
* exists when people make decisions in person, as in the New England town meeting.
* is democratic government
  - traditional in Switzerland
  - where there is direct participation of the people
* makes decisions by majority rule.
* means, that citizens can decide directly on an issue, whenever they want to do so.
+ Direct democracy, Costs and benefits of direct democracy: Forms of government :: Anarchism :: Democracy
  * Direct democracy makes decisions by majority rule. Representative democracy was made with the idea that representatives would be responsible for the majority's interests while protecting the rights of the people in the minority. People like James Madison believed that direct democracy was bad for the minority.

Demolition
* are the total number of housing units lost from permits issued for demolitions.
* is destruction.
* means the tearing down or intentional burning of a building or part of a building.

### denatured alcohol:

Methylated spirit
* contains methyl alcohol, which is toxic and can cause blindness if drunk.
* is denatured alcohol