Article: A round of golf is played over 18 holes. After each hole, you should record your score on a scorecard. Even experienced golfers can miss a shot here or there without a scorecard. Keep track of your score and the scores of the other players in your group. Typically, you are responsible for keeping the score of your opponent, and your opponent is responsible for keeping track of yours. After every round, you have to look over your opponent's card, agree that he has written down your score correctly, and sign or initial it. You'll also have to do this at the very end of the round. So if your opponent makes a mistake (even assuming it's an honest one) that somehow makes your score worse than it should be, you have to take the blame for it. Other players designate one person to be in charge of keeping score for all of the players before the game begins. It's likely that 99.9% of the time a golfer will make contact with the ball. But if he/she tries to hit the ball and whiffs, it still counts as a shot. On the other hand, if you take a practice swing and accidentally hit the ball, it doesn't count. Every time you take a swing at the ball, therefore, it counts as a stroke, whether anything good happens or not. Each hole will have a number of strokes listed under "Par". This is the average amount of strokes it should take to get the ball in the hole. If the par is 3 and you make a 4, then your score can be viewed as 1-over. If the par for the course is 80 and you finished the course with a 95, then your score is 15-over. Though you don't have to know them to keep score, you should know that a birdie is one stroke under par, an eagle is two under par, and a bogey is one over par. Some players decide that they can take no more strokes for each hole than a double bogey, or 2 points over par. Penalties are shots that cost you extra points. Remember that you want your score to be as low as possible, and the penalties drive them up. Here are some penalties: If you hit a ball in the water, drop a new ball in the designated location and take a 1-stroke penalty. If you hit the ball out of bounds (as indicated by white stakes), re-hit from the original location and take a 2-stroke penalty. If you lose a ball, re-hit from the original location and take a 2-stroke penalty. When you're finished, add up your scores from each hole for a cumulative total. Double check it. If you're playing in a tournament, one of your competitors will be keeping your official score. You must check it and then sign your scorecard to make it official. The player with the least amount of points wins the game. Some players add up the points every 9 holes so that they don't have to do too many calculations at the end and can settle disputes over the score more easily. Once you've played at least ten rounds of golf on the same course (or however many rounds you have to play for the course to determine your handicap), you'll have a handicap. A handicap takes into account your previous scores throughout the same previous round of golf, and you can play the game while keeping your handicap in mind. (The goal is to do better than you previously did.) If you want to get fancy with the handicap, then you can play using the Stableford method. In this scoring method, your golf score is made not of a number of strokes you get per hole, but a number of net points you get per hole. If your net score is equal to the par, you get 2 points; if you hit one over par (a bogey), you get 1 point. If you get 1 under par (a birdie), you get 3 points, and if you hit 2 under par (an eagle), you get 4 points. The player with the most points wins.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Get a scorecard. Count every purposeful attempt to strike a ball as a stroke. Know your penalties. Add up your points. Know your handicap.
Article: You must satisfy any taxes owed to the government or negotiate a settlement with the IRS. Below is a list of some of the taxes that you may owe and documents that you may need to file: Payroll Taxes. Sales Tax. Social Security and Medicare taxes for employees. Federal and State Income Tax Returns. Tax reforms related to your Partnership or LLC or your Corporation. Employer Tax returns. Withholding statements. Contractor statements. Pension plans. The IRS provides a taxes-owed checklist for closing businesses and also identifies the documents that the business must file at: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/closing-a-business-checklist. Once you have liquidated all of your assets, you should work to satisfy your financial obligations. You should start by paying employees by their last day of work or very soon after, depending on the laws of your state. Depending on your state, you may be required to compensate employees for their unused vacation time. If you have more than 100 employees, you must provide those employees with at least 60 days advance notice that the business is closing. Some states have similar requirements for businesses with less than 100 employees. Discuss this notification with your attorney and make sure that you are complying with all federal and state employment and labor laws. Locate records of services or products you have been paid for already but not completed. Return deposits to customers in full. Similarly, contact customers under ongoing contracts and settle the account according to the contract. If you are a party to a commercial lease, you must notify the lessor of your plan to close your business. You may be required to pay all rent due through the end of the lease. Review your lease to identify and understand any liabilities, penalties, or notices required, including the landlord's right. You may not have the right to sublease. An attorney should be involved if contention is likely. There are ways to reduce the amount that you are required to pay. If you can find another tenant to take over the space then you are only required to pay rent until the new tenant's lease starts. If you cannot find a new tenant, you may want to negotiate a set settlement amount with the landlord to buy yourself out of the lease. If you do not have substantial assets, a landlord may agree to this in order to get some amount of compensation.
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File all required state and federal taxes. Pay your employees. Terminate ongoing contracts and refund deposits. Terminate your lease.
Article: Dampen a clean cloth or a sponge with warm water and add 1 to 2 drops of mild dish soap. Then, gently wipe the placemats with the cloth to remove any dirt or food residue. Rinse the placements with water once you are done cleaning them and let them air dry. Do not rub or scrub the placemats, as this can damage the bamboo or wicker. Gentle wiping is best for these types of placemats. If you have placemats made of cork, white vinegar is a good cleaning agent. Mix 1 part white vinegar with 1 part water. Then, dampen a clean cloth with the solution and wipe down the cork placemats. You can also put the solution in a spray bottle and apply it to the placemats in a few sprays. Cork can mold if water is left sitting on it. To avoid this, use a clean cloth to absorb any water remaining on the cork once you clean it. Press the cork dry using the cloth. Then, let it air dry overnight. You can also use sandpaper to gently buff out marks or stains on your cork placemats. These materials do not hold up well in the washing machine or the dryer. Use clean cloths and sponges to clean these types of placemats. They do best with a gentle hand cleaning once a week.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Wipe bamboo and wicker placemats with soap and water. Use white vinegar on cork placemats. Do not put bamboo, wicker, or cork placemats in the washer.