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StaxMate - the perfect companion for your Stax processor!
(or: "StaxMate: Automatic Shifting for Streaming XML Processing")
For the impatient, you can quickly proceed to Download page; or browse Documentation (like Tutorial if you are new here?).
- 06-Feb-2011: Finally remember to point the new Home Page .
- 17-Jun-2009: added links to FasterXML.com , regarding commercial support.
- 12-Mar-2009: Released 2.0.0: upgrade to using Stax2 v3.0 (~= Woodstox 4.0), access to Typed Access API
- 06-Dec-2008: Released 1.3.1 patch release, couple of critical fixes
- 03-Sep-2008: Released 1.3, with major internal cleanup (including serious addition of JavaDocs); extended functionality, more convenience methods for constructing factories, cursors, output elements and more support for Typed Access API
- 01-Aug-2008: Released 1.2 maintenance version, which now fully support SJSXP (JDK 1.6 default stax impl), as well as Aalto
- 29-Nov-2007: Released 1.1, significant internal refactoring (simpler and more robust synchronization of cursors), not many external changes. Tested with Woodstox 3.2.3.
- 02-May-2007: Released 1.0! (pop up the champagne!)
(for older news, check out full News page)
StaxMate is a light-weight framework that aims to offer:
- Efficiency
- Convenience
- Correctness
for XML processing.
Efficiency is achieved by starting with high performance Stax (JSR-173) XML processors such as Woodstox , Aalto and SJSXP , and keeping additional overhead to minimum.
While efficiency is something StaxMate works hard to retain from underlying components, Convenience is the main thing that StaxMate adds: using "raw" Stax interface (check out javax.xml.stream for details) is not very convenient way to get things done. StaxMate changes this, and makes XML processing much simpler, more natural; both when reading and writing XML. More on this below.
And finally, StaxMate does not sacrifice correctness to attain the primary goals: it strives to expose right methods for getting well-formed and valid XML to be produced; and accessed in ways that are compatible with the intent of relevant XML standards such as XML Namepsaces. Although Stax processors also strive for correctness, there are additional safeguards that StaxMate uses to make it very hard to produce non-well-formed content. This is possible because of higher level of abstraction at StaxMate API level.
Brief overview of API
For full overview of functionality and usage, please refer to Documentation page.
But here is a highly condensed executive summary of StaxMate API:
- Cursors (SMInputCursor) are the main abstraction for reading XML content
- Output objects (like SMOutputElement) are the main abstraction for writing XML content
Cursors and output objects encapsulate scoping information to make reading and writing nested XML content more natural than when using basic Stax XMLStreamReader and XMLStreamWriter. Skipping sub-trees is natural; and passing cursors and output objects is safer than passing stream readers/writers. Each object has clear scope for its read/write operations, and you need not worry about closing or skipping sub-trees: this is handled as you would expect. One way to think of this is that StaxMate offers automatic shifting over manual shifting that basic Stax API offers.
Beyond more convenient traversal and scoping, StaxMate also offers convenient access to "data typed" XML reading and writing, without having to use XML Schema or code generation. If you know certain element or attribute values to contain typed content (numbers, boolean values, QNames, lists of simple types), you can read and write them as if XML document itself was fully type-aware. Part of this is implemented by using Stax2 API that some Stax processors implement; and the rest by emulating this API for other processors.
The design ideas and main features of both are listed, respectively, on StaxMateIterators and StaxMateOutputters pages.
StaxMate is licensed under BSD license. Share and Enjoy!
Dependencies / Requirements
To use StaxMate, you need:
- Stax API jar
- A Stax implementation: recommended one is Woodstox (version 4.0.x for StaxMate 2.x; 3.2 for earlier StaxMate versions)
- Stax2 extension API: either a separate jar, or as part of extended StaxMate jar ("staxmate-with-stax2")
Links to all of above are included on Download page.
Where can I find sources and binaries?
You can find binaries (jars) and sources (tar, zip) on the Download page.
Also, StaxMate sources are stored in Codehaus Subversion; you can access them using anonymous read-only access:
svn co https://svn.codehaus.org/staxmate/trunk
and registered developers can access it similarly, but adding "--username" (and "--password") switch to allow changes to be committed back in.
Currently the best to reach people involved in the project is via StaxMate mailing lists.
CowTalk Blog features StaxMate as well, and often has other relevant content.
Also, due to its background, Woodstox mailing lists is another place where you can also discuss StaxMate issues, especially if these relate to the underlying Stax
parser implementation.
Help with StaxMate
There exists two major types of support for StaxMate:
- Volunteer support:
- StaxMate authors and users can be most easily reached via mailing lists: feel free to join, volume is fairly low.
- Professional support:
- FasterXML offers professional support service for StaxMate as well as many other XML use cases and related services: this makes sense for tight deadlines and when needing to expand beyond in-house expertise.
Interesting Related Things
- https://stax-utils.dev.java.net/ has lots of utilities for integrating StAX with SAX components, amongst other things.


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CHERRY POINT — There were persistent showers on Tuesday at Cherry Point. Never mind the rain. The showers came in the form of tears as Emily Link welcomed home Cpl. Zachary Sheffield from a six-month deployment to
"It's been a long six months," Link said.
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That's exactly what he did.
"It's fantastic. It feels great," the hydraulic mechanic said of being home after his second deployment.
More than 100 Marines and sailors from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 arrived at Cherry Point shortly after on Tuesday. They pulled up to the squadron's hangar in three buses and lined up in formation. After being dismissed, several jokingly turned their backs to the large crowd of family and friends. But, it didn't take long for them to turn back around to be engulfed with hugs and kisses.
Cpl. Shakima Brown was showered with flowers and about 10 helium balloons.
"It's amazing," she said. "I didn't know my granddad and dad were coming."
Staff Sgt. Matthew Abel embraced his wife Dionna.
"I'm very, very happy," he said.
The deployment was his third.
"You know what to expect, but I wouldn't say it gets any easier, especially with a 2-year-old daughter at home," he said.
Staff Sgt. Lonnie Tucker held his 3-year-old daughter Layla in his arms and provided a birthday present for his son, Matthew, who turned 8 months old on the day his father returned home.
"It's great to see my family again," he said.
Cathia Duran married Cpl. Colton Duran about a month before he deployed.
"It's been a complete mess," she said. "You have to become two people. You have to keep up with the house and just hope he comes home safe."
The Marine was on his second deployment, but first as a husband.
"It didn't really affect me too much when I was single," he said of his deployments. "But now, I felt upset because I know that she was sad and what she was going through by herself, and I just wished I could be with her."
The new wife nearly missed the chance to welcome her husband home. She said she had been so excited for his return that she couldn't sleep the night before. She dozed off Tuesday morning and woke up late, arriving at the hangar minutes before his arrival.
"This was not what I was planning to wear for his first homecoming," said Duran, in a gray sweater over a white tank top. "But he doesn't care about my clothes, and he doesn't care about my hair, and he doesn't care about my makeup. He just wants to hold me."
And, that's exactly what he did, and after six months apart, he couldn't ask for anything better.
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==External links==
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* [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm Current California initiatives]
* [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm Current California initiatives]
* [https://secure3.convio.net/hrc/site/Donation2?2060.donation=form1&df_id=2060 Won't Back Down]
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* [http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1279/gay-marriage-debate-2009 The Gay Marriage Debate: Where It Stands]
* [http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1279/gay-marriage-debate-2009 The Gay Marriage Debate: Where It Stands]
* [http://www.repeal-prop-8.org/ Repeal Prop 8 in 2010]
* [http://www.repeal-prop-8.org/ Repeal Prop 8 in 2010]
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Individuals and key organizations in California's LGBT community have differing opinions about both the timing of a ballot initiative to repeal the provisions of Proposition 8, and about the exact language or approach to use in the text of a repeal-8 amendment.[1][2]
In mid-August 2009, Equality California, which is a leading organization on the marriage equality side, announced that it is going to wait until 2012 to push a repeal measure. The Courage Campaign said that it was pushing ahead with plans for a 2010 effort.[3]
The last day to file language to qualify for the 2010 ballot is September 25.[4]
Uncertainty about best date
Those who want to repeal Proposition 8 through a ballot initiative have been engaged in a tense, months-long dialogue about whether this should be done in 2010 or 2012.
Matt Foreman, director of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund's gay and lesbian program, said, "The situation with these opposing factions is one of the most distressing things I've seen in my 25 years working in the gay movement."[3]
Straw poll
On July 25, a straw poll was conducted at a gathering of leaders of the same-sex movement in San Bernardino.[4]
In favor of 2012
Reasons that have been put forward to support the idea of waiting until 2012 include:
- Uncertainty about whether the $40 million or so that consultants think will be needed can be raised in 2010, an off-year politically.
- A similar doubt about whether it might be more difficult to recruit campaign volunteers in an off-year.
- The Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club of San Francisco is concerned that a 2010 measure "would require a rush that could cause our community to take shortcuts, miss important messages and fail to make critical connections. If we set the vote for 2010, we essentially need to net 1,000 voters per day, a theoretically achievable but extraordinarily ambitious goal."[5]
- David Bohnett, who gave over $1 million to the 2008 campaign to defeat Prop 8, said that he and other "major No on 8 donors" are not clear that 2010 is the right year and that "we will step up to the plate — with resources and talent — when the time is right."[6]
- Marc Solomon of Equality California told the New York Times that he asked "nearly two dozen California political consultants and pollsters" in June and July 2009 what they thought about 2010 versus 2012 and that these people were almost unanimous in believing that it would be best to wait beyond 2010.[6]
- The polls haven't moved since Prop 8 won.[6]
- Hans Johnson, board member of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said "A slapdash effort based on wishful thinking, rosy scenarios, and passion, is not enough to win on."[6]
A coalition group called Prepare to Prevail has formed and on July 13 it issued a statement saying that going back to the ballot in 2010 would be "rushed and risky".[6]
Boyce Hinman of the California Communities United Institute wrote in September, "First we should determine how to persuade a majority of voters to support same-sex marriage. Second we should implement that plan. We shouldn't select a date for the vote until we have clear evidence that the plan has worked and a majority of voters will vote in favor of same-sex marriage. [7]
Go for 2010
- Members of the Courage Campaign are heavily in favor of the 2010 option.[4] The Courage Campaign has spent $200,000 on public opinion research and focus groups to provide guidance on possible ballot language.[8]
- John M. Cleary, president of the Stonewall Democratic Club, said that younger activists in his group want to move on this in 2010. Cleary said, "I find the language of some of the organizations really self-defeating. And I think we have a moral obligation to overturn this."[6]
- "Love, Honor, Cherish" advocates a 2010 effort and has published a blueprint for what that would look like.[9]
A key organizational meeting was held in San Francisco on August 29, 2009 by those who support a 2010 repeal initiative. The objective of the meeting was to develop a structure for gathering petition signatures and to choose a leadership team.[10]
If the group files language for an initiative by September 25, it would be able to start collecting signatures in November. A plan discussed at the meeting for collecting the required signatures was named "The Davis Plan"; this involves dividing the state into ten regions with leaders in each region tasked with collecting a certain number of signatures.
Groups and individuals present at the August 29 meeting included:
- California Coalition for Marriage Equality
- Courage Campaign
- John Henning, executive director of "Love Honor Cherish"
- Chaz Lowe of "Yes on Equality".
- Zakiya Khabir, Jordon Krueger, Lester Aponte, Lisa Kove, Kelechi Anyanwu, and Misha Houser were elected to an administrative leadership team, along with Henning and Lowe.[10]
A website, "Repeal Prop 8 in 2010" has been established.
June or November?
Among those who advocate the 2010 ballot, there is discussion about whether it should go on the June or the November 2010 statewide ballot.[11]
In early July, a campaign that had been collecting signatures to qualify a repeal measure for the June 2010 ballot said it had decided that it would be a better strategy to wait and have a repeal measure on the November 2010 ballot. Brendan Ross, a spokesman for "Yes! on Equality" told a reporter that they are "...no longer gathering signatures for the first initiative, but will still use those pages of signatures as contacts for when it's time to continue gathering signatures."[12]
Possible ballot language
Language possibilities
- Some LGBT groups believe it is important to provide a religious exemption in any amendment to repeal Proposition 8.
- Explicitly addressing questions about school curriculum is also thought by some to be advisable in light of a widespread belief that television ads run in the 2008 campaign by the "Yes on 8" campaign that stated that children would have to be taught about same-sex marriage in school were effective in swinging votes toward the "Yes on 8" side.[2]
- However, some say that a ballot initiative should not say that same-sex marriage wouldn't be taught in schools. Judy Appel of the Our Family Coalition said that if LGBT ballot initiative supporters put in language saying that gay marriage won't be taught in schools, they are heading down the wrong path because it sets up a conflict between two rights: the right to marry and the right to talk about marriage with children. It's not a good idea, she feels, to advocate for one right but not the other.[13]
A poll commissioned from David Binder of David Binder Research and Amy Simon of Goodwin Simon Victoria Research showed that 64% of those surveyed agreed that issues about gays and lesbians should be discussed at home, not in public schools, compared to 30 percent who disagreed with that statement. The poll also indicated that when language is included in a proposed initiative that says that the measure is "not intended to, and shall not be interpreted to, modify or change the curriculum in any school", the number of those who say they would vote in favor of an amendment to repeal Prop 8 goes up a few points than if that language is not part of the proposed amendment.[2]
Filed and failed
In California, the first step to putting an initiative on the ballot is filing proposed language with the California Secretary of State. As of September 2009, these initiatives related to the repeal of Proposition 8 had been filed but failed because signatures were not turned in:
- 09-0003: Substitutes Domestic Partnership for Marriage in California Law. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. This was filed by Kaelan Housewright and Ali Shams. According to the brief official summary, it would "replace the term "marriage" with the term "domestic partnership" throughout California law, but preserves the rights provided in marriage. Applies equally to all couples, regardless of sexual orientation. Repeals the provision in California's Constitution that states only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Signature deadline: August 6, 2009.[14]
- 09-0002, Amdt. #1S: Reinstates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. This was filed by Charles Lowe of "Yes! on Equality." A brief official summary describes it as, "Repeals the current provision in California's Constitution that states only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Provides that the initiative is not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to modify or change the curriculum in any school. Clarifies that the initiative is not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to mandate or require clergy of any church to perform a service or duty inconsistent with his or her faith." Signature deadline: August 17, 2009.[15]
Filed, active
- 09-0011: Reinstates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Like 09-0002, this was filed by Charles Lowe of "Yes! on Equality." A brief official summary describes it as, "Repeals the current provision in California's Constitution that states only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Provides that the initiative is not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to modify or change the curriculum in any school. Clarifies that the initiative is not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to mandate or require clergy of any church or religious institution to perform a service or duty inconsistent with his or her faith." Signature deadline: November 19, 2009.[16][17]
Different campaign than 2008
As the marriage equality community debates when it should push to have an initiative on the ballot, the community of those who want to repeal Prop 8 are also discussing ways they think a campaign should be different from the campaign run in 2008 to try to defeat Prop 8.
Ideas that have been suggested as to how a new campaign should differ include:
- More outreach to African Americans and Latinos.[5]
- Put most emphasis on sharing personal stories.[5]
See also
External links
- Current California initiatives
- Won't Back Down
- Love, Honor, Cherish (advocate of 2010)
- Unite the Fight
- Prepare to Prevail (wants to wait until 2012)
- The Gay Marriage Debate: Where It Stands
- Repeal Prop 8 in 2010
Additional reading
- ↑ Gay and Lesbian Times, "Longtime activist calls for more 'democratic' marriage-equality movement", July 2, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bay Area Reporter, "Groups begin talk of ballot wording", June 11, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wall Street Journal, "Gay-Marriage Bid is Delayed", August 13, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 San Francisco Chronicle, "New straw poll of gay marriage leaders: Overturn Prop 8 in 2010", July 26, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 San Francisco Chronicle, "Same-sex marriage backers weigh ballot date", July 26, 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 New York Times, "Backers of Gay Marriage Rethink California Push", July 26, 2009
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Separate same-sex marriage campaigns: Recipe for failure", September 8, 2009
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Same sex marriage could still be on ballot in 2010 - big meeting in SF this weekend"
- ↑ Statement of Love, Honor, Cherish on how to execute a 2010 repeal effort
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bay Area Reporter Online, "Coalition developing structure for 2010 Prop 8 repeal effort", September 23, 2009
- ↑ Southern Voice, "Another ballot measure in California?", March 6, 2009
- ↑ On Top Magazine, "Calif. Campaign to Restore Gay Marriage Alters Course", July 2009
- ↑ Repeal Prop 8 Leadership Summit: The Expert Point of View, July 28, 2009
- ↑ Full text of Proposed Initiative 09-0003
- ↑ Full text of Proposition Initiative 09-0002, Amendment #1S
- ↑ Full text of Proposed Initiative 09-0011
- ↑ 'ABC-TV, "Same-sex marriage advocates start petition drive"
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Fundraiser will help pay for dog for boy with epilepsy
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Ten-year-old Nate Sample (right) plays with his friends, including Jack Reihing (left) on the playground during recess at Forest View Elementary School on Wednesday. Below, Nate (rights) reads next to his classmate Cole Schuldt.
Sitting next to his fourth-grade classmate Cole Schuldt, ten-year-old Nate Sample reads after recess at Forest View Elementary School Wednesday.
Mark Mulligan / The Herald Para educator Phil Hodges, right, walks with ten-year-old Nate Sample as Nate carries the bin holding his fellow classmates' lunches back to their classroom at Forest View Elementary School Wednesday afternoon. Photo taken 20130130
Mark Mulligan / The Herald Ten-year-old Nate Sample, left, is chased by his friend Jack Reihing as the boys play during recess at Forest View Elementary School Wednesday afternoon. Photo taken 20130130
In the middle of the night, his mom, Merriah Sample, sometimes focuses the gentle electronic glow from her cell phone screen on her son's face to check his breathing.
Her husband, Spencer Sample, says he sometimes awakens with a startle to check on Nate, just wanting the assurance that his 10-year-old son is OK.
Their vigilance is for signs of epileptic seizures, which can occur as he sleeps.
"Every little sound, it's hard to sleep," Nate's dad said.
Nate was diagnosed at age 3 with a type of epilepsy that can't be treated with brain surgery. But a specially trained dog can help alert his family that a seizure is about to begin.
Friends launched a drive in December to help raise $15,400. It will pay for the special training the dog needs and cover the costs for Nate and his family to fly to California for two weeks of classes with the dog.
"Tons of people have donated tons of money for me to get my dog," Nate said. "It feels pretty good for people to be helping out like that. I'm really looking forward to getting my dog."
During Nate's seizures, his heart beats rapidly, but his breathing is suppressed.
Nate has several different types of seizures. Some, which happen almost daily, are more subtle, an unfocused gaze, a rigid clenching of his muscles. Or it can be a repetitive twitching of his arm or leg.
But the most serious seizures are potentially brain damaging and life threatening. One of those happened in November in his fourth grade classroom at Forest View Elementary School.
If someone didn't know Nate, it would simply have appeared to be a student sitting at his desk with his hand resting on his head.
But he didn't move when the teacher gave directions. An adult educational aide, who shadows Nate throughout the day to help with class work as well as be on the alert for medical problems, called 911 for help.
Nate takes medications each day to try to prevent the most dangerous seizures. But sometimes they happen anyway.
When the most dangerous types of seizures strike, Nate must be administered medicine within minutes to stop them. Any one of these, called status seizures, risk triggering a condition called Sudden Unexplained Death During Epilepsy.
"It's very scary," his mom said. "We know one of these seizures could take Nate's life. Every one that we catch keeps his brain from suffering too much damage."
Family friends helped set up a fundraising website, Nate Needs A Dog, in December. People from geographic locales as distant as Indonesia and New Zealand responded.
Overall, about 300 people have contributed. "Strangers, the community, everyone's come together to help Nate out," his mom said.
Some kids asked for donations to the fund in lieu of birthday presents. Josiah Minton, 14, an eighth grader at Gateway Middle School, donated $50 he was given for Christmas.
"It was a good decision because Nate should get the best of out his childhood," he said.
Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek has scheduled a fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23.
Once the fund drive reaches its goal, any additional money will be donated to the nonprofit Little Angels Service Dogs, based near San Diego, to help other families who need specially trained dogs, Nate's mom said.
Dogs can be trained to assist people with a variety of medical conditions, including people with psychiatric conditions such as PTSD, hearing problems, or physical problems that require them to use crutches or wheelchairs, said Katie Gonzalez, director of Little Angels Service Dogs.
In Nate's case, they're looking for a dog that will alert Nate and his family to a seizure. That means the dog must have excellent eye contact, be willing to watch Nate constantly and also be calm, Gonzalez said.
"The dogs are not predicting a seizure," Gonzalez said. "They're just letting us know that a seizure activity has begun."
Scientific studies haven't been conducted to know how dogs sense seizures, she said. "We believe there's an electrical change in the brain that's letting off a scent in the body."
Dogs signal a seizure in various ways, such as barking, pacing, yawning or pawing the leg of its owner, she said.
It's not unusual for people to wait six months to a year for one of the organization's specially trained service dogs.
Nate is "over the moon excited" at the prospect of getting a service dog, his mom said.
"Can you imagine being 10 and you still can't take a shower or bath without someone checking in on you? He's up in his room, playing with Legos and someone's checking on him -- little things we kind of take for granted."
Nate understands, but it delays his rites of passage to do things more independently.
One recent evening, as he lay on the couch, he looked at his mom and asked: "How old do I have to be when I get to go to a movie with my friends?"
Nate's mom said she hopes the service dog will allow Nate to be more independent and have more confidence. Not knowing when a seizure might strike sometimes has kept Nate from participating in church and other social activities. "He's very shy," she said.
The dog will allow uncomfortable attention in social situations to be deflected away from Nate, she said. It's not unusual for people to break out in grins when a friendly dog walks into a room.
"This will be so much more than a service dog for him," him mom said. "It will be his best friend."
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A fundraiser to help pay for a service dog to alert 10-year old Nate Sample of Everett to impending seizures is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Gold Creek Community Church, 4326 148th St. SE in Mill Creek.
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The LECOM School of Pharmacy welcomed the class of 2010 during its orientation program Sept. 20-23, with 131 new students beginning their path toward a degree in pharmacy.
|Members of the LECOM School of Pharmacy class of 2010 prepare for the beginning of their orientation
Students began their LECOM careers on Thursday, Sept. 20, with a welcome from Susan Lazzaro, M.S., M.A., Institutional Director of Student Affairs; Msgr. David A. Rubino, Ph.D., Vice Provost; and Donald A. Tuttle, Pharm. D., Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the LECOM School of Pharmacy.
During the four-day event, new students got the opportunity to meet with fellow classmates and the pharmacy faculty while learning about school policy and information resources. On Sept. 20, students spent the lunch hour interacting with their faculty advisers.Following another day of informational speakers and interaction, the class of 2010 participated in a Constitution Day
|Michael J. Rigelsky, Esq., speaks to students during the Pharmacy class of 2010 orientation.
On Saturday, Sept. 22, the new students brought family and friends to tour the school and converse with faculty and students from other classes. On Sunday, Sept. 23, the pharmacy class of 2008 and 2009 hosted a picnic event at Cookhouse Pavilion at Presque Isle for the incoming class.


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Give Terre d'Hermès a try.
Hello fellow members,
Let me start with a little introduction who i am. I'm a 21 year old Dutchman, looking out for a new fragrance to buy! In the past i had a good experience with the following fragrances; L'eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake, Scotch and Soda's Barfly and Guerlain Homme.
Even though i liked these fragrances a lot, they were all overruled by the citrus-note, and this time i'm looking for a more woody fragrance.
It's kind of hard to describe, but i'm looking for a more sensual, seductive kind of fragrance. I go out a lot and love being a little flirty around women, so i'm looking for a fragrance that's some sort of teasing.
I believe i've smelled Terre d'Hermès or Eau d'Hermès once and it worked quite well on my skin aswell! But before i'm buying anything new. I'm wondering what your opinion is.
Thanks in advance!
Give Terre d'Hermès a try.
Try to sample Back to Black by Kilian
Sensual seductive fragrances don't exist. Just a tactic used by consumerist magazines and PUA blogs.
Try Dior Homme Intense....You can thank me later
I beg to differ, I think you can definitely have a scent that gives off sensual & seductive vibe. Now like how everyone loves to keep reiterate when even the slight hint of the topic comes up, there is no "pantydropper", but certain scents can definitely add to the vibe / mood / image that you're projecting. Scents by itself is not gonna get you anywhere, but matched right with personality /setting & mood it can certainly help add to the social interaction.
Anyhow enough with the rant lol, I'd say check out MDCI ambre topkapi, frapin 1270, Dior Homme Intense, and creed aventus. I think Clive Christian X for men fits in this category as well. Depends really on the specific type of seductive type you're going for. Maybe also check out Histories de Parfume's 1969 and 1725 Casanova
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. - Bruce lee
Three potential candidates: Déclaration (Essence?) de Cartier, Opium pour Homme (Eau de Parfum!) and Terre d'Hermès by Hermès.
Op, I recommend you try Dior Homme.
Jivehippo: Maybe fragrance will do like 2% of the work, but she has to find you physically and emotionally attractive first. No exceptions to that. It's like wearing a nice tie or a good watch. It improves your presentation, but it won't increase sexual attraction.
Yes, there are cases where women say a fragrance on a man smells so sexy, but that's because she is deeply attracted to the man first.
Egoiste (not Platinum)
Allure Homme (original)
People are very visual creatures. In the initial stages of attraction, emotionality/personality counts for almost nothing, since often times no words have been spoken.
Your scent plays a large part as well. Think about your food preferences, no matter how delicious something looks, if the aroma isn't appealing, you're not going to be interested in the food. The same thing applies to fragrance.
Some realistic recomendations would be Dior Homme/Intense, Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris, Gucci pour homme II
Try Dior Homme Intense and Costume National Homme...
La Nuit de L'Homme
What is this now ? A sensual seductive fragrance thread and no mention of Aventus as of yet. Have the Aventus posse taken a late New Year break or something?. lol....
To the young gent who posed the qst . Listen to the advice given here ok. As most of us have asked that same qst before. The answer is that there is no one magic potion out there ready to transform you into an instant sure hit in your romantic goals. Rather, think of your fragrance as something that must work for you first and foremost. When it does, you will exude natural confidence and feel comfortable with yourself. That is what works. The power of the scent to make you feel good.
Think of it as going to a bakery and smelling a wonderful aroma at the door. Then you venture in and are greeted and welcomed by the owner. You will probably like to stay. If you went in and were greeted by a surly sad individual . Chances are you would not stay very long. So in effect, fragrance opens the door for you. But it does none of the talking.
Dunno, I thought if i were in his shoes, when I was 21 i wished people would have told me what i suggested, instead of wasting money on things like polo blue, haha. And yes i did read his initial post, and it seems like he has pretty good taste judging that he got some stuff from scotch and soda (a brand that i wear regularly.). I figured that if he goes out to meet the ladies often and has several bottles, he may be able to stretch his budget to buy a really nice sexy & seductive smelling bottle, or even just getting some samples. I know as poor as i was in college i was able to scrounge up a few hundred by working more when i wanted to buy something nice for myself.
I'd say most of the scents i suggested are actually pretty safe scents that the mainstream public wouldn't have issues with, they smell good aren't too polarizing (I would have suggested things like M7 & Serge Lutens otherwise). In particular MDCI ambre topkapi is a very safe scent most can appreciate, and since he likes woods and citrus and needs something sensual and sexy i thought it totally fits the bill. (btw if you want to get MDCI, order samples directly from them @ http://parfumsmdci.free.fr/index.php...=en&page&id=82. you can get multiples of one type, and then the money you put in for the samples goes towards your final bottle should you want to purchase. much better deal for $/ml IMO. (you get 60ml's of juice for a little over $100). Clive christian X for men is expensive no doubt but @ $350 it is no more expensive than a bottle of aventus, and in my experience both of these are as close as you get to a "panty dropper", women seem to dig the smell a lot.
I did suggest DHI, but MiP & GPHII are pretty good suggestions though~ lol
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That sticky is full of members who want that special scent that will make him a chick magnet. Just look at all those ads for Axe/Lynx that play off of this notion.
A jerk wearing, say, Tobacco Vanille, is just a jerk wearing Tobacco Vanille. He can be wearing Clive Christian, Xerjoff, JAR or Amouage and still any perceptive woman would steer clear of him. Just as a jerk in a bespoke suit is just that: a jerk in a bespoke suit. All the best tailoring in the world won't disguise he is a jerk. Ditto for his car, his jewellery, etc.
If a man is truly sensual--which comes from who he is inside--he can seduce without any fragrance at all. It's in his smile and gaze, his intellect, sophistication, worldliness and wit. I guess if you are after a shallow woman who is only turned on by a man's fragrance, then go for it!
Seduction begins in the mind and does not come out of a bottle.
I would venture some pleasant and elegant scents are Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir, Habit Rouge EDP or parfum, Mouchoir de Monsieur or Caron's Narcisse Noir.
Terre d'Hermes in the parfum is the best.
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"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
While I love DHI and Back to Black...to me, I FEEL "sexy and seductive" when I wear them...they receive very little attention from the ladies when I wear them. My wife likes to sit in a room with me when I wear BtB, but not be close.
The two frags that have worked well for me:
1) Tom Ford for Men Extreme = By far, the frag that has scored me the most comments. I was told once while wearing it that I "smell like a Man, with a capital M."
2) Noir de Noir = I put this on, my wife can't stay away from me. I like it well enough, but she L-O-V-E-S it. It's a rose-scented frag, but it has some deep notes to it that keep my interest...but like I said, it's a hit with my wife.
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For sheer guts, try Histoires de Parfums 1740 Marquis de Sade.
Immortelle/everlasting flower (elemi) gives a tobacco vibe and the leather is smooth and deep. The top notes have a mild boozy feel.
Notes: bergamot and davana sensualis; patchouli coriander and cardamom; cedar, elemi, leather and labdanum.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
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La Nuit de L'homme
Opium Pour Homme parfum
Dior Homme Intense
Costume National - Scent Intense
You won't smell remotely close to anyone that any girl has ever smelled before. Distinct and alluring. Works like a charm.
Caron's Parfum Sacre.
This is a fabulous incense that is warm and spicy: black pepper, rose, chocolate wood, myrrh, spice, florals, vanilla and musk.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Creed Ambre Cannelle, Chanel Egoïste (not Platinum), Amouage Interlude, Gucci Pour Homme I and Envy.
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Is the juice worth the squeeze?
First of all, thanks for all the replies!
It's interesting to see that some people believe or do not believe a fragrance can be sensual/seductive. Interesting discussion.
I've seen a lot of Dior Homme and Gucci fragrances coming by, and the funny thing is, yesterday i went out to buy the new fragrance and i ended up with Gucci by Gucci.
Runner up's were YSL pour Homme, Dior Homme and Terre d'Hermès.
Main reason for my choice is that Gucci by Gucci lasts so long on my skin, while Dior Homme and Terre d'Hermès we're gone in about 3/4 hours. I love the YSL pour Homme aswell, but the endnotes seem a little bit soapy, but i'd definitely buy it when my current bottle of Gucci by Gucci is empty.
As i've mentioned in my first post, it was kind of hard to explain what i meant with seductive and sensual. And i agree that the fragrance industry propagates the 'magic potion', but i also believe that a good fragrance will positively trigger one's senses.
I've written down all the suggestions you made. I'm not the 'fraghead' yet, as Sol Invictus said, but i'm absolutely valuing fragrances more and more and this thread is a nice opener to see what's out there.
Thanks again!
Guerlain - L'Instant de Guerlain pour homme
Guerlain - L'Instant de Guerlain pour homme extreme
Christian Dior - Dior homme
Christian Dior - Dior homme intense
Gucci - Envy
Chanel - Egoiste
Calvin Klein - Obsession
Histoires de Parfums 1740 Marquis de Sade
Histoires de Parfums Amber 114
Divine - L'Homme sage
Lorenzo Villoresi - Musk
Frederic Malle - Musc Ravageur
Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan
Montale - Black Aoud
and many others, it all depends on your taste I think
You're right about that, Aphexacid, Egoiste didn't do well on me.
What is seductive per se is you yourself and what you'll use as a fragrance is also a matter of your own taste and style. For instance for me Cool Water works great. I know, I know it's hillarious, but in my case the thing is serious. The scent blends so well with my skin chemistry, attitude and style that it's just puzzling. M7, Body Kouros, Envy for Men etc. never impressed women when I was wearing those frags. In fact, it's not the frag that should impress anyway.
In that way i believe the fragrance can really play a big part in the way of being attractive to women.
Don't get me wrong, i'm not craving for a fragrance that'll attract women, neither do i believe that a fragrance can make you more attractive, but where i was looking for, was a fragrance that could be an addition to the seducing part to stimulate another sense.
I think fragrances can work quite psychological, as example; whenever i smell the same fragrance as my ex girlfriend wore >4 years ago, it still reminds me of her. (in a neutral, non melancholic way ofcourse ;-) )
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The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.
I think that while a fragrance will not in and of itself create attraction (nor negate aversion, in the case of the jerk wearing Tobacco Vanille), it definitely can help. I, for one, am very sensitive to smells and can very much feel my mood or my feelings about someone shift in one way or another depending on what they're wearing. Likewise, when I wear something that makes ME feel confident, sexy, flirty, I know that I give off an energy that people around me respond to in a positive way.
A couple of thoughts for the OP based on recent experiences...
Aventus -- Recently bought it for my husband. I adore my husband and am generally attracted to him, but when he wears the Aventus I find myself wanting to jump him on the spot. ("Kids, go ahead and finish your dinner. Dad and I need to talk in our room for a few minutes." Kidding. Sort of.) He was previously wearing Egoiste Platinum, which smells great on him but does not have the same effect.
Tom Ford Noir -- A work friend was wearing this last week. I had to fight off the urge to nibble his neck every time I walked by. Which is not my usual state of being in that situation.
Also, the guys I know go a little nuts when I wear Sycomore. Another work friend was interested in trying it for himself, so I made him a little decant. He's since changed jobs and he reports that his mostly female new coworkers have a similar reaction to Sycomore. It's not one that frequently comes up in the sexy fragrance discussions, but it's gotten me more compliments and flirtation that any scent I've ever worn.
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"Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it."
- Bruce Lee
It really matters little what scent a man wears (as most women and men are not frag heads) as long as the scent is not too powerful and overwhelming.
If on the prowl, men should try not to wear anything that make a statement one way or another. Just a pleasant scent, albeit some of these scents might be boring.
It is true that some scents are aromatherapeutic, but most grooming fragrances don't fall into this category. It is safe to say lavender is soothing.
On the whole, a man should wear what HE likes, be it Kouros or MKK if he wants.
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Terre de Hemes EDP - Sniff as much designer frags as possible before venturing into the niche / Dark side! Lol
I believe fragrance seduction is not so much of what you wear but how you wear it. It has to project at just the right volume that the woman you're interested in catches the occasional teasing whiff when you move, but on leaning closer she gets a glimpse of its deeper more interesting facets. Interesting enough to draw her in even closer (hopefully into your arms), to snuggle up and get a good sniff....
That's when she finally took off in a hurry, to leave you cursing the day you bought........
..... A*Men.
I can see why you went with Gucci by Gucci Clearance. It doesn't get much respect here but I think it's a pretty good frag. It's dark, a bit smoky, and much more masculine than a lot of the stuff out there.
If you're ever interested in something that smells quite similar, but is lighter and more sheer - more suited to summer days and warm summer nights - check out Romance Silver by Ralph Lauren. To me, it smells exactly what I would imagine "Gucci by Gucci PH Summer" would smell like, if it were to exist.
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If you go clubbing then you should try spice bomb as it attracts attention no matter how much people rant against it, the second option for a close quarter encounter is dior homme intense its feminine vibe with the right personality can do wonders but keep it for dates and other gatherings nothing with too much physical activity (doesnt include going down on you know what, actually helps with leaving a mark on the memory of that someone ), Terre d'Hermes is a good fragrance but I'm not a big fan of that initial citrus burst, it gets good with the vetiver kicking in after a while, if you can get your hands on the original M7 as I did yesterday, you should feel at ease, its nice and sensual with that middle eastern vibe, and if all else fails try some musk oils if you can find any
Imo TdH is not sensual or seductive at all.
I am surprised that there has been no mention of Rochas Man, if you want sensual and seductive that's what you should go for.
In its price category and market segment, Burberry London for Men would be hard to match: yes, sensual, maybe even seductive beyond any doubt, since it has a both comforting and alluring vibe to it, but also, it manages to smell at the same time modern, elegant and mature, without becoming too formal, elitist or conservative either.
Also, Versace Dreamer, though different, would fall into a comparable category. Quite affordable yet high quality, liked by younger and more mature peer groups alike, sensual and gourmand, yet also with touch of classy masculinity due to the tobacco drydown (also present in Burberry London).
As far as seduction, I believe fragrance has a multiplier effect. If you have zero game, the best fragrance in the world won't do anything (0*X = 0). The more seductive you are, the more influence your fragrances has (women are more sensitive to smells and if you are really charming the more ancillary things like scent will play into her memories). That said, I agree that the multiplier is still pretty small if you were to attempt to quantify it in any real way. Test out fragrances you like and look at some of the suggestions but just don't panic if the ones you like aren't considered "sensual" by the fragrance community.
For seductive try Black Orchid and TF Tobacco Vanilla (more expensive though unless you buy a decant), these two are on the unique side but not too unique.


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Morne Steyn kicked the Bulls to a winning Super Rugby start as the hosts easily beat the Stormers.
The Bulls won 25-17 after leading 9-0 at half time.
A Loftus crowd of 44 272 watched the opening match to the South African season.
The match was poor in quality with both teams a mess in the line outs and ineffective on attack among the backs.
Defence was good and the physicality was, as always, prominent, but neither side threatened with ball in hand. The backs on both sides moved it too lateral and this was a match won in the trenches by the more dominant and composed pack.
The Bulls at scrum and in the collisions were the stronger and superior team, especially in the first 40 minutes. The go forward and momentum was with the Bulls for the majority of the match and despite a brief rally from the Stormers after half time the visitors offered little.
Stormers captain Jean de Villiers admitted afterwards the better team on the night had won and that the Stormers had been forced into too many mistakes.
Steyn, man of the match, kicked seven from seven, and impressed with a composed and mature tactical kicking game. Steyn, with his forwards in charge, controlled the game and the Bulls played the match in the right areas of the field.
There was very little flow to the game and it wasn't helped because of periods in which there were uncontested scrums. This favoured the Stormers whose pack took a beating.
Elton Jantjies suffered in his debut for the Stormers and one felt for the young Bok flyhalf, who suffered the tragic loss of his father less than a month ago. Jantjies is an outstanding goal kicker with a Super Rugby career average of 80 percent, but his radar never functioned and he missed four successive penalty kicks. Joe Petersen was introduced for Gio Aplon and kicked all three efforts, but the match was one influenced by the Bulls forward effort and sealed by Steyn's flawless goal kicking.
Steyn and Pierre Spies excelled for the hosts, and predictably Victor Matfield's planning in combating Andries Bekker and the Stormers line out paid dividend. It was also aided by Deon Fourie's experiencing a night at hooker the equal of Jantjies's goal kicking.
Jean de Villiers was a strong presence for the Stormers and Bryan Habana's night did not lack for effort. Siya Kolisi was the best of the Stormers loose-forwards but with the Bulls, as a unit, the more cohesive and impressive up front, Steyn was good enough to slay the Stormers.
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HUGE line when we checked in around 530, which I knew was a bad sign. We approached our assigned FD clerk, handed her the ID and CC and obviously laid out a fresh twenty on the counter. We asked if they had any complimentary upgrades and relayed that we had stayed with friends in their 2 bedroom suite and would love to upgrade to on again. She typed for approximately four seconds and said nothing was available. Upon pressing, she said no suites were available at all, not even for paid upgrades. She was not terribly pleasant, but suggested we come down the following day to ask if any became available because there was a huge rush and everything was taken. We came down the following day to talk about upgrades and again presented a 20. She said we could upgrade to a suite for $200 a day. When we asked for a better view with the same room configuration as we had, it would be another $30 a day. Very confusing seeing as you could book a suite with a view for $20 extra for four days. Won't be going to MB again, unfortunately. Very unhelpful.
We arrived at Mandalay Bay about 11:00 pm on a Thursday evening. There were approximately 10 other guests in line with 4 front desk/check in workers. There were 2 older Asian women, an African American woman who looked very by-the-book and a mid 20s white gal. My 21 year old son was with me and I told him to make sure he smiled and looked happy when we it was our turn to check in. Sure enough we got white 20 something. The first thing I did was put the $20 bill on the counter in front of me. I was friendly and she asked if we had a reservation. I said yes and she asked for DL and credit card. I did not sandwich but made sure the $20 was in plain view the entire time. She found the reservation and asked if we booked 2 queens non-smoking. I said yes and that I was hoping for an upgrade since this was my son's first time in Vegas and I wanted it to be a memorable experience. She seemed engaged with the idea of my son being 21 and his first trip to Vegas. She said she could move us to the 32nd floor with a full view of the strip. Then she reached in and pulled out a handful of free drink tickets. I told her we really appreciated her customer service and asked if she was allowed to accept tips. She nodded and I handed her the twenty. Mission accomplished. The room absolutely exceeded my expectations.
Lines were a few people deep for each of the 5-7 front desk clerks so I tried to find someone who didn't look already annoyed.
She seemed nice, I provided her with my license and CC and included an unfolded $20 bill and asked if she had any complimentary upgrades available.
She commented that the hotel was quite full but she would check. She typed away for a few minutes then, as expected, stepped away for a few minutes to have a conversation with the front desk manager. They spoke for a few minutes, laughing, etc. and didn't appear to be looking at the computer at all.
She finally came back and said she had a great view suite for me on the 32 floor, overlooking a view of the strip.
I was very pleased with the results - for $20 I got a great suite for 6 nights!
Checked in at 4 PM on a Tuesday for 2 nights. Had my choice of clerks (1st time ever) so I chose a young, friendly-looking female. I handed her the sandwich and asked for any free upgrades. She dropped the cash on the counter like it was on fire and said, "I'm sorry we don't do that, you can purchase an upgrade if you'd like." Perhaps Mandalay is cracking down on free upgrades. I was happy with the room I got (nice strip view), and I got the $20 back, so no harm done. I've still had many more successes than failures, so it never hurts to try.
arrived at checkin all women picked cute asian. gave her 2 twentys id and credit card. asked if there where any complimentary upgrades, she said let me look how does a 750sq foot suite sound i said that will do. she then stuffed several free drink coupons into our envelope gave us the room card and asked me if there was anything else. i said no where great thanks.she then said whats the 40 dollars was for , i said for her excelent service. btw wife loved the room .
Ok I was Skeptical about this. But its either lose money at the slots or the front desk. I arrived at the front Desk and After waiting in line for 5 minutes i got called up to a mid twenties gal. I did as was suggested with the exception of using a 50 instead of a 20( Its what i usually lose at the slots anyway) She took the tip and set it aside and clacked away at her computer. I asked for a complimentary upgrade to a 750 or a 1050 suite but they were all booked up. So she asked me if a suite at "The hotel would do. I of course, said yes.
After clacking away some more she took the tip and said that she assumed this tip was for the awesome service that she had provided. We of course said that she had provided wonderful service and we were very happy. The suite is So very nice. The bathroom is as big as my bedroom.
Count me in as a believer in the power of the almighty "SANDWICH"
I heard about the $20 Sandwich from this website. When we got to the hotel I decided I was going to try it. I searched for a young male in his mid 20's and got in his line .My heart was actually pounding as the line became shorter. I could tell that the man in front of me was giving him a hard time. When it was my turn I walked up to him with my most dazzling smile and said "Happy Holidays" He smiled back and asked how he could help me. I told him I was checking in he asked for my i.d and credit card. I gave him the sandwich that I'd prepared ahead of time and asked if any complimentary upgrades were available. He took out the 20 laid it flat on the desk and said "Let me see what I can do for you before I take this." While he looked we chatted and joked with him, looking him straight in the eyes with a smile whenever he looked up. He asked us questions if we wanted a higher or lower level, close to an elevator, strip view? etc. He finally checked us in and offered me the 20 back. I said that it was ok it was for him. I've never stayed at MB before so by the room number I couldn't tell if it worked or not. When we got to our floor and located our room I realized we were standing in front of double doors. A very good start. Our room was amazing. The room had a great view. We couldn't stop saying wow. So worth it. Deluxe Sweet!
Arrived late in the evening, after midnight. My friend went to the only male clerk (his first mistake, lol) and I went to one of the females. Had the Sandwich ready, clerk took it right away and put the $20 off to the side, didn't even give me the chance to ask the "complimentary upgrades" question. I was making small talk with her as she was typing, explained how I was upset because the airline lost my luggage and yadda yadda yadda, then thought I better ask her quickly before she's done typing. So I asked if there were any upgrades available, to which she replied that they do not do "that". She returned my ID, CC, and the $20 and kindly told me to call the front desk if I needed anything since I didn't have my luggage. At this point, my friend who was checking-in with the male came over to tell me that his attempt with the Sandwich was a fail, too (and he also had a few unmentionable words to describe the clerk, as well). It was at this point I had asked my friend what floor he was on... 9th. I was given a room on the 30th.
We also had a Vegas newb with us (all 3 of us had booked our own rooms), who didn't even attempt the Sandwich because he had overheard the two of us get shut down. However, he was even placed higher up than my other friend as his room was on the 10th floor.
I'm not sure if I received an upgrade, but since the room was on a higher floor, I'd say it was. I don't know whether to attribute it to the fact that I had requested 2 Queen beds instead of the Kings like my friends had or if the clerk felt empathy for me because of my luggage being lost. Regardless, the $20 was returned to me.
Long lines checking in on Thanksgiving Day, didn't think I'd have any luck. Finally got to the front desk, gave the guy the $20 sandwhich, initially said he couldn't do anything but kept typing. Three seconds later he said he could move us to The hotel, asked if the money was for him and after I said yes he told me I'd have to set it on the counter. Upgrade accomplished.
Placed the $50 sandwich between my DL and CC, and she went straight to work, I didn't even have to say a word. She asked me if a suite at THE hotel was ok, and also gave me a $50 room credit and four free drink passes ($10 value per drink at 5 different bars at mandalay). Worked like a charm!
I was look for an smiley clerk, she was about 30 years old lady.. I put 20 dollar green ham for the sandwich.. She saw the ham.. and before I told anything.. She already looked for a room but no luck, she told me that she could give me only a strip view room for the day.. Well, I really enjoyed the strip & the highest floor.. also the room was far from the elevator so the room was away from the crowds' noise..
I stayed 3 nights.. I may needed to put double ham for 3 nights...
Book the cheapest room type at Manadalay Bay for a convention. Placed a $20 between my DL and CC and asked for any comp upgrades at TheHotel. The clerk said thanks for the tip and upgraded me to the special THEsuite floors (req. key in elevator) and the room is very nice. I'm staying for 8 days...good use of $20!
Excited by an successful upgrade at Caesars-palace/"target="_blank">Caesar's just a month ago, I decided to try my luck here. Everything was the exact opposite scenario, so I had an "iffy" feeling to begin with. We checked in around 6pm, and all the front desk clerks were middle-aged white women (which if you read this site, the odds are stacked against you). So I presented the sandwich, and she immediately acted surprised and gave it back. Since we booked the standard room, she said that we would have to pay an extra $200 per night for the suite, or $50 per night for a room at TheHotel. I was disappointed to say the least. She said they are more strict now. But she was friendly enough. In the end, we paid extra for TheHotel since we had another relative stay over. No dice!
I had researched this before I came on vegasclick.com and it led me to this site and I was super excited to try it. I figured we had a really good chance of getting upgraded because it was middle of the week, middle of winter and there wasn't really anything going on in town (as far as we know) and we got in around midnight. There were two female clerks, probably mid-twenties each, so we just took the next available.
My girlfriend handed the clerk the sandwich and said, "We were wondering if there were any complimentary upgrades available?" She just said hmm...let me check and started typing away for a few seconds and said, "Unfortunately...I can't except tips for room upgrades, but I can except them for excellent customer service."
So of course I blurted out, "You're excellent!" she continued typing and told us she could get us a suite at TheHotel, which after doing a ton of research, I knew was awesome. She seemed almost as excited as we were. It was awesome and totally worth the $20.
Checked in Mandalay Bay around 1am, December 6th. There was only one woman checking in a couple ahead of me and I wasn't getting a good vibe from her, but thought she would be my only option. About the time I thought that, I man (25-30yrs), opened up a line 3 or 4 computers down from the line I was in.
Thinking about the possibility of an upgrade all week, I approached him with the "sandwich" ready to go. We were staying 5 nights, so I thought I would up the ante to a $50 tip. It was well worth it. I gave him the sandwich and told him that my wife and I had gotten married less than 9 hours ago (truth) and that we had a baby due in April (truth) so this could be our last "hoorah" for awhile. I asked him if he could help us out with any complimentary upgrades. At first, he said we are all booked up, but it was almost like he was saying it because he had to say it or something. He then immediately, hesitated and said, I'll be right back. He went to the back and then came back out, did alot of typing and then said "You both are going to love this room. This room is bigger than my townhome I have here in Las Vegas. It's about 1600sf" All of the sudden I forgot how tired I was from getting married 9 hours earlier, being on a plane for a total of 5 hours and then waiting in the cold (it was 35 degrees when we got there!) for a taxi for longer than expected once we got to Vegas.
I thanked him and when we were impressed before we even saw the room. As we walked down the hallway, we realized our room was through the double-doors at the very end of the hall (always wondered what those rooms looked like inside). We opened up the doors and found 5 TV's (3 plasmas), floor to ceiling windows with panaramic views, 2 Bose Audio Systems, 2 full baths, jacuzzi tub, wet bar, etc. etc. Needless to say we were thrilled. This was especially true considering we only booked a standard room - 550sf (almost booked a suite from the start, but thought I would have faith in the sandwich trick.)
We had a great stay (as we always do at Mandalay Bay) and it was nice being successful on my first try with "the sandwich".
I am a HUGE skeptic about things, so, not to be cliche', but......"if it worked for me, it can work for you too." Good luck!
Hello All,
I used to be a FD agent at this hotel, they are getting very strict at most hotels in vegas (management) because they are finally catching on they can make money off this. I was more than happy to take tips and make a vegas vacation awesome, but I have heard from many front desk agents that times are getting tough and they are cracking down, but trust me you can find that agent that will take care of you. I do agree it is younger male that works the best. Older females tend not to do it because they are working there to support family so they watch what they do. Younger guys/gals are there just for a job and love to make extra money, the higher the tip the louder of a statement it makes. For $100 I would have been your best friend for the time!
Checked in around 5pm on a Tuesday. I followed the directions precisely by handing my ID and Credit Card with a $20 sandwiched and ask for an upgrade. It also helped that I told her I was there for my birthday as well. I was offered a room in The hotel, 21st floor, with a strip view. A great upgrade from a standard room at Mandalay Bay. Best room I've had in Vegas, the wife loved the bathroom.
I found this site and read through a lot of reviews. I didn't even know about the sandwich trick. We have been to Mandalay Bay quite a few times and I wanted to try the sandwich trick. As stated in reviews, I tried to target someone in the 20s and went to a girl agent. It was around 2:30pm. Handed her my credit card and DL with $20 sandwich in between. I politely asked "if there is anything she can do to make our stay better as it is my friend's birthday". She checked and said that a room with an awesome view is the best she can do. I accepted. I was hoping the she could upgrade us to a suite or TheHotel suite. No dice.
Arrived around 5pm Monday night (Labor Day) and waited about 2 minutes, when I was motioned to step to the far clerk. She was probably mid- to late-20's Asian woman. She was finishing something, and I almost walked to next available clerk, who was probably in his late 20's. Good thing I didn't!
I presented the sandwich and stated "I'm wondering what, if any, upgrades might be available". Clerk noticed the sandwich, didn't even blink, and proceeded to lay all 3 pieces out on the counter. Uh oh.. bad start, right? Nope!
After typing for a bit, she excused herself, saying she needed to talk to her manager about upgrading. After a short conversation, she returned to tell me that no complimentary upgrades were available, but for an additional $25/night we could be upgraded to a Sky View Suite on Floor 60, a Penthouse level room. 1050 sq ft, 1 1/2 bath room with a "Strip View". One distinct advantage to securing this type of room is that it is serviced by a bank of 4 elevators that run from the Lobby level to Floors 60 to 62, and are completely separate from the elevators used by Floors 59 and below! See ya later crowded elevators and waiting lines!
I was sold!
Since I had booked at a ridiculously low rate of $69.99/nt previously, adding the $25/nt plus $20 tip still only came out to about $105/nt for this enormous and luxurious suite that, from my research, normally goes for $290+/nt.
Comp'ed upgrade? no. Great upgrade deal? Heck Yeah!
After hearing about the "Sandwich" on a few different podcasts I thought I would give it a try on my first trip to Las Vegas.. A few days prior to checking in I checked the hotel website to check availability and was surprised to see that the hotel was sold out for my whole trip. So I went to the desk thinking I did not have a chance. I checked in about 10:30 PM and was trying to figure out what clerk I had the best chance with they all looked to serious about their job to give me a chance. As I got called up I stayed calm and when I asked for the upgrade and gave him the sandwich he said defiantly not then he seen the $20 and threw it back at me like it had the swine flu. He stated that even if he had an upgrade I would not have to give him anything for it. I slipped it back into my pocket. I thought I lost. All of a sudden the head person walks over and whispers something in his hear and he starts typing away on his computer like a mad man. He tells me he can get me a 2-category upgrade but he needs to work fast to beat the other guests. I got my upgrade and I probably should of tried to give him the $20 again but was in shock how the whole thing worked that I just turned around and headed to my new fabulous room. I can't wait to try this with other hotels
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Ever since Mr Harris hit the bigtime with his wonderful books, applause, applause, I have often wondered how he was raised. My guess is that he was born into a Jewish family and raised as a middle-class Jewish kid, maybe even bar mitzvah, but as he got older, he outgrew the religious programming and became a free thinker. My guess.
Does anybody know?
What is interesting is that the media hardly ever mentions his upbringing, and I feel that the media is hiding something for some reason. If in fact he was raised in a Jewish family. then he will be seen by Christians who disagree with him, as just another Jewish critic who doesn't get it. SIGH.
So I want to know: was Sam Harris Jewish in his earlier days. NOT that it matters one iota, I just wanna know. My guess is yes. I think only a formerly Jewish guy would take on the Christian church this way? Not as an antagonist, but as a friend. But I doubt they would see it that way….


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LANDOVER, Md. – The ballyhooed battle between rookie quarterbacks here wasn't a fair fight.
While Russell Wilson scooted for first downs and eluded pass rushers, Robert Griffin III limped around the choppy turf at FedEx Field. While Wilson helped his team advance to the second round of the playoffs, Griffin twice crumpled to the ground, hurt and helpless.
Griffin wasn't the same after tweaking his already injured right knee in the first quarter, and neither was this wild-card game Sunday between his Washington Redskins and Wilson's Seattle Seahawks. The Redskins took a 14-0 lead shortly after Griffin planted awkwardly while firing a pass into the end zone late in the first quarter. They wouldn't score again.
The Seahawks dominated from that point forward, securing a 24-14 victory behind Wilson's poise, Marshawn Lynch's power and their defense's perseverance. Seattle limited Washington to 69 yards after those first two scoring drives. But everything changed after that plant and pass.
"We weren't the same team," Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said. "There's no question about it."
Griffin couldn't escape the rush. He couldn't run the read-option plays that make the Redskins offense so difficult to defend. He couldn't, in short, be RG3.
"It was more like a normal quarterback back there," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. Griffin's effort was anything but.
"He was freaking gallant as can be," Carroll said. "I thought, under the circumstances, he did well just to survive."
Just past the midway point of the fourth quarter, Griffin's knee couldn't take it anymore. As he lunged for an errant shotgun snap, Griffin's leg bent in a way no leg every should. When Fox showed a replay of that knockout blow, an entire press box full of cynical sportswriters let out an audible gasp. It was gruesome.
Griffin had no choice but to exit the game at that point. Whether he should have come out earlier was a subject of great debate Sunday.
Shanahan spent the majority of his postgame press briefing defending his decision to keep Griffin on the field. Shanahan said two doctors on the sideline, including famed orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, cleared Griffin to continue playing. Shanahan also had an extensive conversation with Griffin, who said, according to the coach, "Coach, there's a difference between being injured and being hurt. I can guarantee I'm hurt right now, but give me a chance to win this football game because I guarantee I'm not injured."
That, Shanahan said, was good enough for him. Griffin offered a different, shorter version of events.
"It's a simple process," he said. "Mike asked me if I was OK. I said yes. I'm the quarterback of this team. My job is to be out there if I can play. The only time I couldn't play was went I went down (in the fourth quarter)."
And if Shanahan had decided to pull you from the game earlier?
"I probably would have been right back out there on the field," Griffin said. "You respect authority, and I respect Coach Shanahan. But at the same time, you have to step up and be a man sometimes, and there was no way I was coming out of that game."