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DENTON— A state district judge has rescheduled Empower Texans President Michael Quinn Sullivan's initial hearing in his appeal of a Texas Ethics Commission ruling for Feb. 18. Sullivan and the commission were due in state district court in Denton C… [Read More]
On stage with Paul and Rubio, Cruz defends Koch Brothers
Ted Cruz declined to criticize the role of money in politics in front on donors key to a possible 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday evening, praising the Koch brothers as businessmen unfairly subject to partisan attacks. Cruz appeared alongside likely 2016 competitors Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul in a rare live-streamed event hosted […] [Read More]
Cruz, Perry lay out 2016 themes in Iowa
In Iowa, Cruz imagines 'reigniting the miracle of America' Ted Cruz unveiled a possible new theme for a 2016 presidential campaign — "reigniting the miracle of America" — as he wooed the Iowa conservative activists critical to a victory in the Republican caucuses next year. "It is the most important cause that unifies us together, […] [Read More]
Patrick winnows Democratic committee chairs to 2
AUSTIN — Making good on a campaign promise, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday further scaled back Democratic influence in the Texas Senate with his announcement of committee chairmanships. Democratic Sens. John Whitmire of Houston and Eddie Lucio of Brownsville were tapped to lead two of 14 committees, a marked departure from last session, when […] [Read More]
Abbott sets trio of runoffs for Feb. 17
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled runoffs from the Jan. 6 special elections for Feb. 17, according to his office. The decision officially sets head-to-head match-ups in state Senate District 26, state House District 17 and state House District 123. Early voting in the runoffs will be held from Feb. 9-13. In SD 26, […] [Read More]
Carson hits political insiders, but doesn't name names
AUSTIN — As he sharpens his rationale for an insurgent bid for the White House, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson increasingly is taking aim at the political insiders he likely would be up against — but he's not naming any names. During a Q-and-A following a speech Thursday morning in Austin, the tea party favorite decried […] [Read More]
Texas judicial nominees get a hearing in Congress – not much more
A U.S. Senate panel led by Texas Republican John Cornyn held hearings Wednesday on three of President Obama's judicial nominations for Texas, notwithstanding calls from the conservative right to hold back over the president's executive actions on immigration. Cornyn presided over Wednesday's hearing for three would-be federal district judges for the Southern District of Texas: […] [Read More]
Tea Party group calls McCaul border bill a 'GOP stalking horse'
Border security legislation being championed in Congress by Austin Republican Michael McCaul has run afoul of a national tea party group that says it does nothing to block President Obama's "executive amnesty." "It does nothing to correct or address the President's executive amnesty," said Tea Party Patriots spokesman Kevin Broughton. "It does nothing to mandate […] [Read More]
Paxton, Keller defend Texas in housing discrimination case
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Way cleared for judge to rule in Rick Perry case
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As long as you are not spending your life's savings on this boat, or if you are you at least know that when you get it you will be working to support your sailing habit from now on, then I say go for it, conditionally, but go for it.
The conditions that I would apply to the purchase are the survey, get survey done, be there with the surveyor and ask questions, you are paying him, so use that to your advantage. If the surveyor tells you all the stuff that is wrong with it and gives you a ballpark idea of what the repairs will cost and you are good with that, then you are going in with your eyes open. If you see that the boat is in decent condition for its age, and you jump in and buy it, knowing you sold your weekends and a lot of other "spare" time in trade for a future good time of sailing, then you are ready to jump in and own a sailboat. The Tartan is a very pretty boat, and from all reports a good one to own and sail.
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I currently have a 21.5inch HD, LED Monitor for my PC and I am considering buying an XBOX 360 Kinect however I was wondering about the screen size. Would it be larger enough to get the full atmosphere from the console? What do you think?
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sitting at my desk i use a 27inch and a 24inch the 27 is 16:9 the 24 is 16:10 id say at 1 foot or 2 away the u2711 fill my vision nicely, sometimes too much that i have to slide the chair back a bit, 24 seems the common choice, and was pretty much perfect for me
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Twenty two years ago, I was digging a hole in the garden for some nicotianas. A little while later, I sat down in the house and had some leftover spaghetti bolognese at six o'clock. It must have been off, I thought, because I got indigestion pretty soon afterwards.
I rang my friend and said: 'I think I'm all right but I feel a bit weird. I wonder if you ought to come over?'
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'You idiot,' she said. 'You're in labour.'
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At six minutes to midnight, with my dear friend at the business end, Number One Son was born, with minimal yelling from me, unlike with first-born Number One Daughter when I woke up the entire hospital.
My friend cried all the way home and the baby slept for the next couple of days. But I was wide awake. I could not take my eyes off my perfect, nut-brown-jaundiced baby.
At 22, Number One Son, The Boy, The Chosen One, The Golden Child still sleeps whenever he can. I tell him to enjoy it while it lasts. He has just secured a three-month internship with a prestigious company after graduating from the University of Bristol last year with a 2:1 degree in environmental geoscience. Fingers crossed it will lead to a full-time job.
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The years fly by if we spend them watching the faces of our children. We're crossing our fingers over on the side of the pond too, as Lillypad graduates on June 15th with a rather sweet and well-intentioned degree, but one not destined to help in the worth-while-job department. She's applying, I'm crossing fingers.ReplyDelete
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A fund has been set up in Dustin VanLaninghams name at Veridian Credit Union, which has branches in Oelwein and other Iowa cities. Veridian members can contribute over the phone, while others can donate in person or by mailing to 1827 Ansborough Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255), www.suicidepre ventionlifeline.org.
When classmates die suddenly, some young people may become depressed or even suicidal. Here are signs for parents and other adults to watch for:
Changes in eating or sleeping habits.
Withdrawal from friends, family and activities.
Violent actions, rebellious behavior or running away.
Drug and alcohol abuse.
Unusual neglect of personal appearance.
Significant personality change.
Persistent boredom, difficulty concentrating or a decline in schoolwork.
Frequent complaints about physical symptoms, often related to emotions. Examples: stomachaches, headaches and fatigue.
Loss of interest in fun activities.
Shrugging off praise or rewards.
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OELWEIN, IA. — A grieving dad stood in front of what had been his own high school 22 years ago and tried to make sense of the tragedy and confusion that swirled here Tuesday morning.
Chris VanLaninghams 17-year-old son, Dustin, was dead; the high school senior committed suicide Saturday. And now the dad was back at school trying to quell an increasingly tense situation.
People are blowing this out of proportion, VanLaningham said.
Dustins death had sparked a local debate on bullying, even though it remains unclear just how big a role bullying played in driving the student to take his own life.
A public Facebook group, In memory of Dustin VanLaningham, drew more than 450 mourners and exploded with conversation from family and peers about how the teenager had been bullied. Others shared their own experiences as victims.
Dustins older sister, Diane, wrote a long, heartfelt Facebook post in which she said her brother had been picked on almost every day of his life, yet he tried to stay strong and still stuck up for what he believed in. She also said that she would like to start an anti-bullying awareness and suicide awareness fund in Dustins name. I want his story to be heard.
But Chris VanLaningham insisted Tuesday morning that a more complicated set of factors contributed to his sons suicide. You can put in there it wasnt the bullying that drove him to do it, the dad said, and held up his thumb and index finger to illustrate a thin space. (The bullying) was a tiny bit.
Jesus Christ, I aint supposed to be here trying to defuse the situation, VanLaningham added in understandable frustration.
But with deep roots in this Fayette County town of 6,415, the father also felt a responsibility to his late sons classmates and neighbors. If the kids have questions, he said, Ill try to help out any way I can.
Area Education Agency counselors circulated through high school classrooms on Monday and also were on hand for sessions in the library. But tension kind of escalated at the end of the day, Oelwein Superintendent Steve Westerberg explained.
Some grieving students had tried to organize an impromptu memorial assembly for Dustin in the cafeteria and lobby, but administrators pre-empted it.
Any such ceremony, Westerberg said, needs to be after people have had a chance to deal with the loss.
So Chris VanLaningham met with High School Principal Chad Kohagen first thing Tuesday morning to draft a statement that was read to all the students in their homerooms.
The school system and teachers are no way at fault for this, the statement read in part. Pointing fingers at any one individual or any one situation does not bring him back nor will it solve the underlying issues. Dustin did have teachers who cared enough about him and would do what they could to help him.
VanLaningham also returned at the end of the school day to meet with students in an assembly closed to media.
Westerberg said that there had been no reports to school staff that Dustin was bullied. He sensed a blurring or running together a little bit Dustins loss and (bullying).
A Des Moines Register analysis of the first five years of alleged bullying incidents reported to the state numbers that are acknowledged to be flawed due to inconsistent and generally meager reporting by schools shows Oelwein with the 14th highest per capita rate of bullying allegations among nearly 350 public school districts statewide.
Oelwein, with about 1,400 total enrolled students, reported 485 alleged incidents over those five years.
Suicide also has been too frequent a topic this year, often bundled with the bullying debate. The suicide in April of a bullied high school freshman in northwest Iowa became a rallying cry. The Governors Bullying Prevention Summit scheduled for Nov. 27 in downtown Des Moines is one of the latest attempts in Iowa to generate better solutions.
It was just in January that the Oelwein district began implementing new anti-bullying programs as one of the Iowa schools chosen to participate in a new anti-bully program funded by a $14 million Safe and Supportive Schools grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Baylee Stammeyer, who graduated from Oelwein two years ago and now lives in Cedar Rapids, said that she saw her friend Dustin at Fridays homecoming football game in Oelwein. He was alone.
He was kind of acting like he was preoccupied, she said.
While standing in front of the high school Tuesday morning, Chris VanLaningham described himself as something of a second dad to many of his late sons friends. One of those friends, 30-year-old Justin Bundy of Oelwein, walked up and wrapped VanLaningham in a hug.
If you keep hearing rumors from students, the father told Bundy, just have them talk to me.
Do you think bullying really triggered it? another friend, Kristin Ellis, posed to Bundy and others gathered in front of the high school. I do.
But that morning, the elder VanLaningham asked for his son to be remembered for his interests and compassion: his artwork and love of rock music and as a good-hearted person who cared about other peoples feelings.
He kept everything bottled up when he had problems, the dad said with exasperation.
The mixed messages on bullying seemed to be everywhere Tuesday. I spoke with a range of concerned students and parents for this column, some of whom described bullying as pervasive in Oelwein but didnt want to be named out of respect for Dustins family. The front page of the Oelwein Daily Register featured a local elementary school teacher who had received a $2,000 grant for an anti-bullying program she pioneered, while Dustins obituary was printed on Page 2.
Jed Parks, a friend and fellow senior who launched the memorial Facebook page, said that the level of bullying in school is getting to be ridiculous.
We dont need any more students killing themselves over bullying or anything else, he said.
The grieving father offered advice on Tuesday on what other kids should do so that another parent doesnt end up standing in front of his sons or daughters high school trying to calm their classmates: If theyve got problems, he said, theyve got to go talk to people.
Kyle Munson can be reached at 515-284-8124 or kmunson @dmreg.com. See more of his columns, blog posts and video at DesMoinesRegister.com/munson. Connect with him on Facebook (Kyle Munson's Iowa) and Twitter (@KyleMunson).


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DOI: 10.1002/hep.20599
Copyright © 2005 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Bezerra, J. A. and Sokol, R. J. (2005), Reply:. Hepatology, 41: 404–405. doi: 10.1002/hep.20599
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We welcome Dr. Davenport's interest in our article reporting hepatic transcriptional signatures that differentiate two clinical phenotypes in infants with biliary atresia. His comments underscore two important issues that need to be carefully considered in any patient-based studies addressing the pathogenesis of biliary atresia: etiology and time of onset of disease. Both issues are interrelated and, when used in conjunction with the presence or absence of nonhepatic malformations, have been used in the literature to identify clinical forms. In regards to etiology, there are sufficient data to suggest that viral insults are a plausible etiology despite the variable identification of specific viruses in published studies from different populations of patients with biliary atresia. This is further supported by an experimental mouse model of rotavirus-induced biliary atresia, in which the virus is efficiently cleared from the liver after obstruction of the extrahepatic bile duct.1, 2 The inability to detect viral elements in these mice even when sensitive techniques are used (such as PCR) underscores the concept that a negative result does not rule out a previous infection by a virus, which may have triggered an inflammatory and obstructive injury to the bile ducts. Therefore, patient- and animal-based studies support the existence of a "perinatal" form of acquisition in a group of infants with biliary atresia, perhaps due to an infectious insult. The exact timing of the proposed viral insult is currently unknown.
Dr. Davenport's comments about the time of onset of disease and the use of the term "embryonic" to describe a group of patients included in our study highlight an important gap in our understanding of pathogenic mechanisms of disease and the need to develop a uniform system to classify clinical subtypes of biliary atresia. In regards to the time of onset of disease, although experimentally the administration of rotavirus to pregnant mice at term results in biliary obstruction in their offspring,3 an association between a viral insult to the developing human fetus and the postnatal diagnosis of biliary atresia has not been fully established. However, the early onset of jaundice and the coexistence of congenital nonhepatic malformations in a subset of infants with biliary atresia imply, at least in part, a prenatal onset of disease. As described in the literature cited by Dr. Davenport, the high prevalence of unique malformations in these infants, especially splenic malformations and laterality defects, allows for the grouping of these patients into the biliary atresia–splenic malformation or polysplenia syndrome. However, the nomenclature to describe infants with biliary atresia presenting with other types of nonhepatic malformations is far from clear or uniformly accepted. For example, two additional phenotypic groups have been proposed based on the presence of associated anomalies that do not follow any recognizable syndromic pattern/sequence or the presence of intestinal malrotation and atresia; notably some of the abnormalities included minor cardiovascular and urogenital malformations.4 These differences notwithstanding, common to all patients with nonhepatic malformations is the coexistence of one or more congenital malformations. In this context, we applied the term "embryonic" to all five infants with biliary atresia who also had nonhepatic malformations. Despite the phenotypic heterogeneity among these infants, they shared unique transcriptional profiles, as demonstrated by the coordinated expression of regulatory genes and the overexpression of imprinted genes when compared to infants with biliary atresia without nonhepatic malformations (termed "perinatal").
Our experimental design and the limited number of subjects were not adequate to analyze the hepatic transcriptome in search of molecular signatures that are unique to subtypes of infants with biliary atresia and nonhepatic malformations, such as those with the biliary atresia–splenic malformation syndrome. These studies will need a population size that allows for much greater discriminatory (statistical) power of the gene expression profiling, and enable the testing of hypotheses relating to the expression of laterality genes in the subgroup of infants with laterality defects. We agree with Dr. Davenport that critical to these analyses is a rigorous phenotypic definition of clinical groups and a much higher degree of within-group homogeneity. When such a population is assembled, it will be equally important to use mathematical models to explore the existence of novel subtypes based on molecular signatures, to determine how they correlate with clinical phenotypes, and to explore their impact on long-term outcome.
- 1Group A rotaviruses produce extrahepatic biliary obstruction in orally inoculated newborn mice. Pediat Res 1993; 33: 394–399., , , , , , , et al.
- 2Obstruction of extrahepatic bile ducts by lymphocytes is regulated by IFN-gamma in experimental biliary atresia. J Clin Invest 2004; 114: 322–329., , , , , , et al.
- 3Immunological gap in the infectious animal model for biliary atresia. J Surg Res 2001; 101: 62–67., , , , .
- 4Extrahepatic biliary atresia and associated anomalies: etiologic heterogeneity suggested by distinctive patterns of associations. Am J Med Genet 1993; 45: 683–693., , , .
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Located in the heart of LoDo, 1/2 block from Coors Field. Hayter's is the spot to be for a night out in Downtown Denver.
Since 2010 Hayter's has been showing Downtown Denver a great time. We are home to the best Video DJs in Downtown Denver, along with the best music video system in LoDo. Our DJs perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night starting at 10pm nightly. If you aren't around when a DJ is performing, no problem, you can be the DJ. With our state of the art music video system you can choose which videos play straight from your smart phone! With over 10,000 music videos to choose from you can choose the perfect music for your night, or day, on the town!
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(303) 297-8279
1920 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80202
Daily 11a-2a
Daily Specials:
Rockies Game Days:
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Monday: $4 Fireball Shots (7p-close)
Tuesday: $3 Calls (7p-close)
Wednesday: $5 Coors Light Pitchers
Thursday: Ladies Drink FREE (9p - close)
Friday: $10 Coors Light Pitchers
Saturday: $5 Svedka
Sunday: $3 Jameson, Jager, Tuaca & Rumple Minze
Hayter's Video DJs
DJ Nicholy
DJ Nicholy has been a Hayter's & Co Resident DJ since 2011 providing open format video mixed live. DJ Nicholy is known to provide a fun combination of new hit's and throw back favorites throughout the night. Nicholy began entertaining in the upper Midwest during the mid 90's and moved to Denver 15 years ago.
DJ Bones
DJ Bones is a full throttle party rocker, and turntablist. He has been DJing for over fifteen years. Working for such companies as Red Bull, Phillip Morris, Victoria's Secret, and Jim Beam. After graduating from Montana State University, with a degree in Music Education, he began touring the country with his eight piece live Hip-Hop band 8track Mind. When playing a show he is known for mixing anything with everything. This man knows how to read a crowd, and get them jumping
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DJ Tah has been entertaining Denver for over 10 years at various locations including residencies starting with Caldonia's and Croc's. DJ Tah has been a resident at Hayter's & Co since 2012 helping to bring the party on various Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays.
DJ Avionyx
Chicagoland born & bred, former lyricist, Denver's new up & coming DJ since late 2012 mixing up the hottest music and producing remixes in the Denver area. First DJ to win the X-Bar's Annual Freestyle DJ Competition 2014. Music is my caffeine.
DJ Wyatt Brice
In his adolescence, Wyatt Brice knew he wanted to be a DJ and helped start up a local radio station in middle school. Shortly thereafter, he opened a mobile DJing company that specialized in video mixing – it was only a matter of time until he wanted more. With his vast video DJing experience and determination, DJ Wyatt Brice jumped into the Scottsdale Arizona nightlife scene with residences at some of the hottest clubs on the west coast including; Axis/Radius, Barcelona, Myst, and Zuma Lounge. Now a resident of Denver, he is ready to reinvigorate the local Video DJing scene and show Denver what they have been missing!
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February 20th: DJ Tah
February 21st: DJ Nicholy
February 26th: DJ Bones
February 27th: DJ Nicholy
February 28th: DJ Tah
March 5th: DJ Tah
March 6th: DJ Bones
March 7th: DJ Nicholy
March 12th: DJ Tah
March 13th: DJ Nicholy
March 14th (St. Paddy's Parade): Bones, Tah & Nicholy
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March 20th: DJ Tah
March 21st: DJ Nicholy
March 26th: DJ Bones
March 27th: DJ Nicholy
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Beer Pong Tournaments
Hayter's will host your beer pong tournament. We will provide the tables, cups, balls and beer. You make the bracket and run the tournament. We will even throw in a Hayter's gift card for a prize to the winners.
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Pre-Purchase 10 Pitchers ($100): Receive a $20 Gift Card
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Pre-Purchase 50 Pitchers ($500): Receive a $125 Gift Card
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The birthplace of Saint Benedict, Norcia is best known for its Umbrian pork and truffles. Norcia exports truffles to France and hosts a truffle festival, the Sagra del Tartufo, every February. The surrounding mountains provide spectacular hiking.
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Book your room at Riad Al Assala Medina
Superior Double RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 infant)
Standard RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests
SuiteMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
5-star luxury riad in Marrakech (Medina) near Jamaa el Fna
Located in the city center of Marrakech, this luxury riad is near the airport and within walking distance of Jamaa el Fna and Koutoubia Minaret. Also nearby are Dar Si Said Museum and El Badi Palace.
Property Features
In addition to a restaurant, Riad Al Assala Medina features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and 24-hour room service.
Room Amenities
In addition to digital television, guestrooms include beds with Select Comfort mattresses, climate control, and premium bedding.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the riad include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This Art Deco riad also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance.
Riad Al Assala Medina is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 2
- Restaurant
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Airport transportation
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Total number of rooms - 6
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool sun loungers
- Snack bar/deli
- Smoke-free property
- Free train station pickup
- Outdoor pool
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Access via exterior corridors
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub only
- In-room safe
- Television
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Digital TV service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Frette Italian sheets
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary breakfast each morning.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
No elevators
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.5 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 4 years of age.
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 25 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 50 per night
We should mention
Local laws may restrict unmarried guests from sharing rooms. Guests are responsible for providing proof of marriage, if requested by the hotel. Guests must transfer via airport shuttle to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 5 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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14 years of experience
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LPCH Medical Group
1174 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94040 Phone number & directions
A medical license is required for a doctor to practice medicine in a particular state. Requirements vary by state but most require, at a minimum, post-graduate training in the doctor's specific specialty. An NPI number is a national identifier unique to an individual health care provider and is managed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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The overall average patient rating of Dr. Sophia Yen, Pediatrician, Family Practitioner, Internist is Good.
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Dr. Sophia Yen, MD, MPH is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Adolescent Medicine.
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Dr. Yen graduated from University of California at San Francisco.
Dr. Yen has 4 hospital affiliations:
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- Dr. Sophia Yen MD and MPH is a female Family Practitioner, has 14 years of experience and practices in Pediatrics, Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, and Adolescent Medicine.
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Dr. Sophia Yen practices Pediatrics, Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, and Adolescent Medicine near Mountain View, CA.
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Woefully underdressed at an office party; situation disarmed by potty humor
The other day after work, my friend invited me to his employer's holiday party. He works in downtown Columbus as a graphic designer. "Massive amount of free food and booze at my office party," he texted. "Open to the public now til whenever tonight." I told him I'd try to take advantage. "Come on! Obnoxious amount of booze and food!"
The company he works for does social media campaigns and graphic design, so I should have been more aware that networking- and client-oriented businesses demand an elevated level of social grace. Thus the note "Dress to impress haha" included in his texts, which was acknowledged but not fully internalized. I didn't really think about it because I had been running errands since I got off work, and going to the party was something fun to do at the end of my jaunt around town.
As I walked from my car to the party I realized I didn't actually know whose party I was attending. I asked a couple in the elevator the name of the company. They laughed. I laughed too, like I had made a joke. The elevator opened into a hallway. There were a few other businesses on the floor and a balcony overlooking the front entrance. The firm's doors opened to a dimly lit office with large windows overlooking a fashionable street in Columbus. Coats were piled on low-sitting furniture in the waiting area, which led to the office proper. The office was very pleasant to look at in the way corporate offices can be, with exposed brick on the walls and the normal mail-order, Communist bloc office furniture traded for sleek Scandinavian desks. About sixty people were milling about, talking, laughing, carrying on as you do at an office party. The only difference was that everyone looked like they had just walked out of the ads in Vogue. I was wearing jeans and hiking boots and a grey sweatshirt. The mental facepalm was audible.
A sense of showing up underdressed to prom came to mind, even though I was never impressed by the minor pomp of those proceedings. It was like a dream where you're suddenly self-conscious you're a nudist – you're embarrassed by something you ordinarily wouldn't care about. This scene was all new to me, which I appreciated, but I instinctively felt like I didn't fit in, and that's a hard feeling to shake no matter how arbitrary you deem the etiquette.
The guests were wearing sharp tailored suits, fancy watches, perfect hairdos, legit sequined dresses… I mean, I was wearing a baseball cap. The lessons I ignored as a kid came back to haunt me. All my life it was instilled that you take your hat off in a restaurant. I am aware of that social dictum at least, which is why it was painfully obvious the same applied ten times over at a party like this. Nobody else was wearing a hat except the one guy with a taxi-driver cap, but that was acceptable because it matched other things he was wearing.
I walked up to the couple from the elevator and mentioned my embarrassment. The woman was eight months pregnant and said I shouldn't worry because, "Look at me – I'm a balloon!" I wasn't sure being pregnant and being underdressed were the same thing, but it was a nice gesture.
I did a couple of laps around the party and took it all in. Eventually I fell in with my friend and a group of his coworkers. We were standing around laughing, shooting the breeze, the conversation getting goofier as it went on. It was relaxing to be standing around talking. "They are just regular people in fancy clothes," the elevator guy said. Very true. In fact, the pressure was defused by discussing a regular side of professional life – that even this besequined crowd has to use the toilet. They are beset by the same bathroom problems as the rest of us, and sometimes they cause them too:
Right around the corner from their office are the floor's bathrooms. They have to share it with everyone else. The bathrooms are at the end of a little hallway, and the hallway leads to the bathrooms and nothing else. Basically, if you walk down this hallway, everyone knows exactly where you're going. They know what you're up to, and probably can't help but note how long you're doing it.
If getting to the bathroom embarrasses you, putting up with what goes on inside will likely bother you too. According to a coworker, one of the worst challenges the floor has to face is a father-son-uncle power trio who work in an adjoining office. We were told the family routinely uses the bathroom one after the other. You can imagine how intense three large men in sequence might be. The result is so bad that "you'll walk in and there'll be mist!"
More tales of troublesome toilets followed: one person told us how he was in there once and the water wouldn't stop filling the bowl, and he stared at his own hand is disbelief as it illustrated the water's steady climb. Another person related wrapping his hand in toilet paper and punching down the offending clog. (The tactic reportedly worked.) Forget picturing your audience naked, picture them overflowing toilets and pacing around frantically as they try to figure out what to do.
This enlightening discussion coupled with the familiar cast of characters at an office party – a drunk, ruddy pair of party gals and a weirdish guy talking in way more detail than necessary about a mundane topic to the disinterested woman he is trying to impress – made it seem like we had won the battle of temporary in-over-your-headedness.
The final social duty I had to keep in mind was an awareness of the amount of food it was acceptable to eat. A friend of my parents' was said to be a notorious buffet-hoverer and a sample-dominator. I overheard this quirk being discussed when I was a kid but I couldn't understand the problem – food was set out to be eaten, so why not eat it? And I don't really understand this twisted logic now either, but I do understand some restraint is expected in most social gatherings. Hovering around a table of hors d'oeuvres, your hands a blur as you grab prosciutto then pineapple then dates then cheese then crumpets can seem excessive in the right company. This was certainly that company. And my friend does work there, so his reputation had to be considered too. The problem was, of course, that quality increases in proportion to the classiness: this party seemed about a 6.5/7 on the holiday party scale, and thus the food was equally as tempting. A compromise was reached a little while later after the party began dying down. People were trickling out but the sandwich pile was still going strong. Nobody was paying us much attention, so another guy and I calmly grabbed sandwiches for the road. We didn't embarrass anyone or ourselves, and we did get to eat some more. A harmless success! Social gatherings are fun when you know how to navigate them, and this party was a pretty enlightening lesson in how to make the most out of unfamiliar situations.