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Ca De Le Gorne - Modern and luxory apartment with free WiFi
Size60 m²
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- Air conditioning
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Dishwasher
Accommodation summary
|Castello, 30122 Venezia, Italy
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Ca' de le Gorne is located in the Castello sestiere (district), the most popular zone among those who prefer Venice at its most authentic and least crowded with tourists. Campo de le Gorne, a characteristic little Venetian piazza with a well, tree and fishing nets hung up to dry, is an idyllic spot along which run the walls of the Arsenale and wonderfully representative of the Venice of times gone by and the charming, 'slow' lifestyle of this city. Well-served by ACTV vaporettos, thanks to the nearby Arsenale (5 mintes away) and Celestia stops, it is especially easy to reach using the public water transport running along the city perimeter. The flat is in an especially convenient location for those interested in taking walks along the panoramic Riva degli Schiavoni, visiting the old Arsenale and main locations of the Biennale and exploring magnificent Piazza San Marco.
House rulesEXTRA FEE:
Check in After 20.00 and till 22.00, the supplement fee is €20,00, after 22.00 the night fee is €40,00.
At the moment of your arrival, after having visited your apartment, we will ask you your valid credit card from which we will block an amount of € 250.00 as a warranty until the date of the check-out.
From August 24th 2011 also Venice enforced a new tourist tax for visitors: The tax goes to a maximum of 2,50€ to a minimum of 0,90€ per person for day until 5 day of stay.
Available on request: 10 euro required.
You must send a message to the host few days before your arrival otherwise it isn't sure the presence of the person at the meeting point.
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Reviews for this host's other properties
Nice landlady, great location, very central, cozy apartment, unfortunately beds totally worn out and a bit dusty.
Nette Vermieterin, super Lage, sehr zentral, urige Wohnung, leider Betten total durchgelegen und etwas staubig.
We were picked up at the boat stop, which worked fine, great service! The apartment is very nice, the rooms quite large. The kitchen is well equipped. (Abwaschmachine!) For 5 people space is limited. The 5th bed stehtin the kitchen in front of the bin and the washing trough. Prepare for breakfast no Probllem for properly cooking it would be tight. WiFi did not work. There has 2 screen.The apartment is located in a nice quiet location and is easy to find. we would certainly come back.
wir wurden an der Boothaltestelle abgeholt, das hat wunderbar geklappt, super Service! Die Wohnung ist sehr schön,die Zimmer recht gross. Die Küche ist gut eingerichtet.(Abwaschmachine!) Für 5 Personen ist der Platz knapp. Das 5.Bett stehtin der Küche vor dem Abfalleimer und dem Abwaschtrog. Zum Frühstück zubereiten kein Probllem, zum richtig Kochen wäre es eng. WiFi hat nicht funktioniert. Dafür hat es 2 Fernseher.Die Wohnung befindet sich in einer schönen, ruhigen Lage und ist gut zu finden. wir würden sicher wiederkommen.
A truly Biennale appartment: just around the corner of the Giardini and the Arsenale, but also in walking distance to other pavillons in the city, the collaterali and the museums. The apartment is situated in a still calm and popular neighbourhood with a couple of nice and popular places to go (for breakfast, lunch and dinner).
I don't want to be fussy, but there's a very unpleasant smell in the bathroom and the reception and cleaning fee is a bit over the top. BUT the receptionist provided us with a very good map of Venice! And the apartment is clean and tidy.
Apart from that: Everything was fine with us. I definitely recommend this apartment especially to art lovers and in general to travelers looking for an accomodation which is not very far from all the gorgeous places in Venice but far enough 'off the beaten track'.
The location of the flat is very good. It is close to the boat stop and to a walking area as well.
The arrangement of the flat is appropriate. The bedrooms are separated from the kitchen and from the bathroom.
The beds are comfortable the kitchen is well equipped.
In a nutshell we were very pleased with this appartement and can recommend it as a good accommodation.
Peter Kövecses from Hungary
We (2 couples) made us feel very comfortable in the apartment, it is the quiet area arsenals and still very central. We would come back any time.
Wir (2 Paare) haben uns in der Wohnung sehr wohl gefühlt, sie liegt im ruhigen Viertel Arsenale und trotzdem ganz zentral. Wir würden jederzeit wiederkommen.
The apartment is ideally located for the Biennale and conform to its description. Two small flats on my assessment: - the fact that the rooms are on the back on the back of some pavilions "giardini" and the whole machinery of the buildings air conditioning starts at 5am. .. Therefore, do not sleep with open windows ... - The welcome is assured by an authorized provider by Valentina makes you go to the charge to the building from the point of appointment then mechanically delivers all the instructions to you. It's a bit cold and impersonal. In addition, you do not have a choice but to pay 85 € for the delivery of end of stay cleaning. It is good to know in advance. Otherwise, Venice is a wonderful city of course!
L'appartement est idéalement situé pour la Biennale et conforme à sa description. Deux petits bémols sur mon appréciation :
- le fait que les chambres donnent sur l'arrière face à l'arrière de certains pavillons des "giardini" et que toute la machinerie de climatisation de ces bâtiments se met en marche à 5 heures du matin... Eviter donc de dormir les fenêtres ouvertes...
- l'accueil est assuré par un prestataire mandaté par Valentina qui vous fait aller au pas de charge jusqu'à l'immeuble depuis le point de rendez-vous puis qui débite mécaniquement toutes les consignes à vous donner. C'est un peu froid et impersonnel. De plus, vous n'aurez pas le choix que de verser 85 € pour la prestation de ménage de fin de séjour. C'est bon à savoir à l'avance.
Sinon, Venise reste une ville merveilleuse bien sûr !!!
The flat is very confortable, and extremelly well situated, at the heart of venice. Marco (Valentina assistant) who received us is very efficient and polite. For sure a good choice.
A lovely accommodation close to Rialto (5 min away walking) and with all the necessary facilities around it. Very quiet in the night, it has two double room and a living room with a double bed futon .... more than enough to sleep up to 6 adults if needed! We were a family of four and the two kids were able to have their own room. The kitchenette has a nice view over a small canal (which is the picture posted on the site) and we enjoyed sitting at the small table in the evening drinking Prosecco and watching people walking and chatting over the little bridge. Al in all a very positive experience with only one recommendation: it would be good if the two air conditioning units could have their exhaust pipes permanently fixed on the wall with an outside hole. Having to keep the windows open for the hot air to be disposed reduced dramatically the efficiency of the air conditioning and we were never able to properly cool down the apartment.
LOCATION.....Very Good. Nice quite location just around the corner from San Marcuola Casino Vaporetto stop which provides easy access to the rest of the attractions.
ACCOMMODATION ..... A little on the sparse side but clean with everything you would need. The property maintenance could be improved. When we arrived there were several lights out, the towel rail in the small bathroom would not turn off making it unpleasantly hot. The shower was a disaster. It leaked, would not stay on the mounting rail due to the wrong fittings being used, one of two air con units was unusable due to the noise it made.
VALUE FOR MONEY......Not bad. Our stay would have been so much better had the apartment been assessed and repairs carried out prior to our arrival.
Apartment large and very well located, 10 minutes from St. Mark's Square and very close to the bridge dell 'Accademia. Small problem: a very unpleasant smell in the bathroom, that fail to hide the many deodorants ...
Appartement vaste et très bien situé, à 10 minutes de la place Saint Marc et très près du pont dell' Accademia. Petit problème : une odeur très désagréable dans la salle de bains, que n'arrivent pas à masquer les nombreux désodorisants...
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Florida volleyball upsets Stanford at Texas tourney
Published: Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:15 p.m.
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 8 Gator volleyball team kicked off the final Nike Big Four Classic in stunning fashion, upsetting the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal, 3-1 (28-26, 25-17, 18-25, 25-22). Florida received double-digit kill contributions from sophomore outside hitter Ziva Recek with 19, senior middle blocker Chloe Mann with 15 and sophomore middle blocker Simone Antwi tallying 13.
Senior setter Taylor Brauneis dished out 50 assists against the Cardinal, directing the Gator offense to a .326 hitting percentage. Brauneis also scooped 11 digs for her fifth career double-double and second of the season in as many matches.
The Gators match up with newly minted top-ranked Penn State at 11 a.m. Sunday. Penn State dropped a five-set thriller to host No. 6 Texas in the opening match of the Nike Big Four Classic on Saturday.
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Martin Allen says he will pick his "best team" against Braintree Town on Monday with the players "gagging" to make amends for the 4-0 defeat by Halifax last Saturday.
Defeat by Halifax at The Hive all but ended the Bees' chances of making the top five, giving Allen the opportunity to use a number of the club's fringe players in the 1-0 win at Nuneaton Town yesterday.
Ahead of the Bees' final home game of the season against Braintree Town on Bank Holiday Monday, Allen has confirmed he will pick his strongest available side once more.
"All those players [who played against Halifax] are absolutely gagging and desperate to play to put on a good performance and I think it's the right thing to do with Braintree being on the edge of the play-offs," said Allen.
With only the final day trip to Lincoln City remaing after tomorrow, Allen is keen for his players to end the season on a high note in front of their own fans.
"It was a very disappointed dressing room after Halifax, in front of our own supporters," admitted Allen.
"We all felt – me included – very down after that game and fed up, upset with ourselves – me included – because we didn't really do it on the day in front of our own supporters & there was a really good atmosphere, a real buzz around the ground that day and it didn't happen.
Braintree are in sixth, a place and a point outside the play-offs after catching up with those around them following a spate of postponements earlier in the year.
"I think it's the right thing to do to play our best team and I think that's the fair thing to do to all the other clubs that are at that level around those play-offs."
Allen continued: "I've got to do the right thing for them and of course for the players that played against Halifax. I want to see them back on the field and doing what I know they can do."


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News & Announcements - March 2013
Business Law Review Symposium to Focus on Transactional Lawyering
The American University Business Law Review will host their Annual Symposium on "Transactional Lawyering: Theory, Practice, & Pedagogy." The April 5 event will feature discussions about governance, lawyering and current financial markets, current conditions in practice, transactional law pedagogy, and the evolution of the field. Sponsors include FINRA, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, and Seyfarth Shaw LLP. MORE More
Program Welcomes Brazilian Labor Court Judges to AUWCL
The law school's Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program and the International Judicial Academy and the National Association of Labor Law Judges of Brazil have joined efforts to organize the 7th International Conference of the National Association of Judges of the Brazilian Labor Courts (ANAMATRA). The Brazilian judges will be at the law school on April 1 & 4. MORE More
Grotius Lecture to Open ASIL Annual Meeting, April 3
American University Washington College of Law and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) will present the 15th Annual Grotius Lecture on April 3 to open the 107th ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. This year's lecturer is Emilio Álvarez Icaza Longoria, executive secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The Distinguished Discussant is Yale Law School Professor W. Michael Reisman. Dean Claudio Grossman will provide welcoming remarks and serve as moderator. MORE More
Monday Events Cover Timely U.S. Supreme Court Cases
From noon - 2 p.m., attend a pre-argument discussion of the same-sex marriage cases to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this week, Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor. As part of their ongoing U.S. Supreme Court series, PIJIP will host a post-argument discussion from 4 - 5:30 p.m. on FTC v. Actavis, determining whether pharmaceutical corporations can pay generic drug competitors to delay releasing their generic versions of brand-name drugs.
More than 100 Students to Compete in High School Moot Court Competition
This weekend the law school will host the 14th Annual National High School Moot Court Competition. More than 100 students from over 20 high schools and homeschooled students will compete. This year's problem is an 8th Amendment issue, considering whether it is constitutional to sentence a juvenile to a term-of-years that is essentially life without parole. MORE More
Law School Welcomes Admitted Students to Campus
Today the Office of Admissions welcomes admitted students to the law school for a day-long event. Those that attend this Admitted Students' Day will meet potential classmates, current students, faculty, alumni, and administrators. Attendees will also learn about curriculum offerings and professional opportunities.
Professors Featured on C-SPAN's Book TV
C-SPAN's Book TV recently featured works by Professors Kenneth Anderson and Angela Davis as part of the program's series at American University. Watch Book TV's discussions with Anderson on Living with the UN and with Davis on Arbitrary Justice. More
Health Law Symposium & Alumni Dinner
The Health Law and Justice Society will host a symposium Thursday discussing how expanding commercial speech protections could affect the regulation of off-label drug promotion, tobacco marketing, and food and beverage labeling. Corinne Parver '82, founder of the law school's Health Law & Policy Project, will also be honored at the First Annual Health Law Dinner for her contributions to the field. MORE
Program to Screen Documentary on White Collar Crime
Join the Program on Law & Government on March 26 for a screening of the documentary film, "Crossing the Line: Ordinary People Committing Extraordinary Crimes," discussing how ordinary people fall victim to white-collar crime at various points within their careers. The director of the film, DePaul University Professor Kelly Pope, will speak following the screening. MORE More
Alumni Relations Partners with ADVANCE to Host Networking Reception
The Office of Alumni Relations will join student group ADVANCE for a career networking reception March 21 in the Dean's Suite at the law school. Alumni will speak with first-year student members of the organization, as well as several upperclassman. ADVANCE is a mentoring initiative designed to provide professional and academic support to first generation law students at American University Washington College of Law. MORE More
Event on Whistleblowing & The Food Safety Modernization Act
The law school will co-host an event on Food Safety & Whistleblowing alongside the Government Accountability Project (GAP), March 20 at 8:30 a.m. The program will include a conversation with USDA whistleblower Phyllis McKelvey, moderated by GAP's Food Integrity Campaign Director, Louis Clark. MORE
Women & the Law Program to Explore Reform of Higher Education and Student Loans
Join the Women & the Law Program at 1 p.m. for a panel exploring how legal regulation and public policy governing higher education and student debt might be reformed or improved so that low-income borrowers are more likely to benefit from, rather than be harmed by, enrolling in institutions of higher education. MORE More
Student Authors Recognized at Annual Reception
The Pence Law Library honored student authors on Monday at its Eigth Annual Student Author Reception. This reception attended by faculty and staff recognizes the research and writing accomplishments of American University Washington College of Law students and celebrates their success in scholarly activities. MORE More
Freedom of Information Day Celebration, March 18
Media and public interest groups will gather at American University Washington College of Law on March 18 to celebrate Freedom of Information Day with a series of vital sessions on government transparency. Panels of leading experts and distinguished keynote speakers will discuss issues of importance to the openness-in-government community. MORE More
Successful Capitol City Challenge Welcomes 18 Teams
The Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program and The Mock Trial Honor Society recently hosted the fifth annual Capitol City Challenge at the law school. Teams from 18 law schools participated in the competition, with more than 120 state and federal judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and private practice attorneys serving as competition evaluators. MORE More
Local Alumni and Newly-Admitted Students Reception
More than 130 Virginia alumni and newly-admitted students will join the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Office of Admissions for a sold-out reception on March 19. The event will be held at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Crystal City. For more information, email email@example.com.
Executive Certificate in Health Policy, Financing, and Law
This week the law school is holding a five-day seminar for health care executives, consultants, strategic analysts, and lawyers to earn an Executive Certificate in Health Policy, Financing and Law. Taught by experts in the field, this certificate training helps participants master and navigate the public policy landscape that is transforming the delivery of health care services in the United States. MORE More
Alumni and Newly-Admitted Students Events in California
The Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Admissions will meet with alumni and newly-admitted students in California this week. A reception will be held Thursday at Palm Restaurant in San Diego. MORE
New eJournal on Law, Policy & Economics of Technical Standards
American University Washington College of Law is sponsoring a new SSRN eJournal on Law, Policy & Economics of Technical Standards. The eJournal, edited by Professor Jorge Contreras distributes working and accepted paper abstracts addressing the legal, policy, and economic implications of technical standardization. MORE More
Project Announces Launch of New Gender Jurisprudence Website
The Gender Jurisprudence and International Criminal Law Project, a collaborative project between the War Crimes Research Office and the Women and International Law Program, announces the launch of a new website, www.genderjurisprudence.org. The centerpiece of the website is the Gender Jurisprudence Collections (GJC), a database containing more than 26,000 documents including judgments, decisions, orders, and other documents issued by international/ized criminal courts and tribunals. MORE More
Students Participate in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
American University Washington College of Law is again participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which provides free assistance to qualifying taxpayers in preparing their income tax returns. Nearly 25 students are volunteering their time in conjunction with D.C. Earned Income Tax Credit (DCEITC) and Capital Area Asset Builders to provide this assistance to the Washington, D.C. metro area. MORE
Second LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition
The law school welcomes participants from nine law schools for the Second LL.M. International Commerical Arbitration Moot Competition, held March 8-9. The event is created specifically for LL.M. students, and seeks to foster the study of international arbitration for the resolution of international business and investment disputes. The competition is hosted by the Center on International Commercial Arbitration. MORE More
Former President Jimmy Carter Visits AUWCL
On Tuesday, Former President Jimmy Carter visited campus and met with the law school's student leaders and with Dean Claudio Grossman. He then convened a meeting with ambassadors of the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss the future of the Inter-American Human Rights System. Professor Robert Goldman and Dean Claudio Grossman, both former presidents of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, were also present for the meeting.
Panel to Discuss Careers in Compliance and Investigations
Students are invited to attend a panel on careers in compliance and investigations, hosted by the Program on Law & Government and the Office of Career and Professional Development. The event, Thursday at 4:30 p.m., will feature speakers from BAE Systems, Fannie Mae, U.S. Department of the Interior, and more. MORE More
Alumni & Admitted Students Reception in D.C.
On March 7, the Multicultural Diversity Committee will host alumni and newly-admitted students for a reception at Clyde's of Gallery Place in Washington, D.C. MORE More
Conference Addresses Ethical Issues in International Arbitration
On Thursday the law school's Center on International Commercial Arbitration will host "Ethical Issues in Commercial and Investment Arbitration." Panels will address currents developments related to the ethical conduct of parties, counsel, and arbitrators in international arbitration. An evening reception will also be held to welcome student participants and coaches participating in the LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition, March 8-9. MORE More
American University Closed Wednesday, March 6
On Wednesday, March 6 American University is closed due to weather conditions. All on-campus classes are cancelled, and university offices are closed. Shuttle service is suspended. Pence Law Library will remain open unstaffed to students via access card. American University will resume normal operations tomorrow, Thursday, March 7. More
AUWCL to Once Again Host Prestigious Humphrey Fellowship Program
American University Washington College of Law has been named a host campus for the esteemed Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the next five years by the U.S. Department of State and the Institute of International Education. The law school has hosted the program for nearly a decade, and it is coordinated today by the law school's International Legal Studies Program and directed by Professor Padideh Ala'i. Read about the 2012-13 Humphrey Fellows. More
Jessup Moot Court Team Wins Regionals; Advances to International Rounds
The law school's 2013 Jessup moot court team recently won the Mid-Atlantic Super Regional Moot Court Competition, and will participate in the international rounds held in April. Team members Misty Seemans, Adam Crane, Kathleen Hsu, and Harini Srinivasan were coached by Catherine Newcombe, director for Eurasia at the Justice Department's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training (OPDAT) and Alexis Blane, attorney adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence Law in the Department of State's Office of the Legal Adviser. Seemans and Crane received fifth and sixth best oralist awards. Srinivasan was selected as best oralist in the championship round.
Conference Examines Standards for Private Military and Security Industry
The law school will host an upcoming conference,"Montreux Plus Five," to assess the current status of the development and implementation of international standards for the private military and security industry. The day-long conference held March 6, is organized by the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law's Initiative for Human Rights in Business. A live webcast will be available. MORE More
AUWCL Celebrates the Life of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson
The law school will hold an event March 4th celebrating the life of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, a great friend and colleague to many in the community. Justice Chaskalson passed away late last year, and was South Africa's premier jurist in constitutional and human rights law, and a visiting professor at the law school in 2010. The event will feature reflections about Chaskalson by diplomats, scholars, colleagues, and friends. MORE More
Third Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, March 1-2
The Legal Rhetoric Program will host the Third Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, March 1-2. The event features nearly 50 presenters on a range of topics from theories of legal writing pedagogy to the future of the profession. Speakers include Professor Mary Beth Beazley, director of legal writing at The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law, and Judge Patricia Wald, former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. MORE
AUWCL Celebrates Agreement with the Supreme Court of Paraguay
On Friday, the law school and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Paraguay celebrated the establishment of a cooperative agreement between the Court and the law school's Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The Court has agreed to send its members to the law school's Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and to recognize this training as part of the Court's program of study. The agreement was formalized during a signing ceremony attended by Dr. Víctor Manuel Núñez Rodríguez, the President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Paraguay. MORE More
Hispanic Law Conference Examines the Evolving Legal Landscape
American University Washington College of Law is proud to host the 16th Annual Hispanic Law Conference, held each spring as part of the law school's Founders' Celebration. The Feb. 28 event will bring together Latinos and Latinas from across the country and hemisphere—from Miami, to New York, to Puerto Rico—to discuss how the legal landscape is evolving. More than 150 attendees are expected. MORE More


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Recreational Sports
Campus Rec offers a range of programs – from traditional competitive intramurals to structured club sport programs – each designed to the meet the diverse needs of our campus community.
In addition to enjoying the obvious benefits of physical fitness, participants are given the chance to learn new skills, improve their current abilities, and expand their circle of friends in an environment that encourages sportsmanship and fair play.
Those participating in the activities offered by this office are not required to have a high level of skill. Therefore, all eligible students, staff and faculty members are urged to take part in as many of these programs as possible.
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Calor League South & West
Bridgwater Town 1, Tiverton Town 2
BRIDGWATER Town squandered a half-time lead to go down 2-1 at home to play-off chasing Tiverton Town, writes Eddie Robinson.
Former Robin Aaron Wilson returned to haunt his old side by netting an equaliser, after Daine O'Connor's fine individual goal had sent Bridgwater into the break with a 1-0 lead.
For the second successive Saturday, Bridgwater were unlucky not to gain any reward against a side fighting it out at the top end of the table.
On a blustery day, it was the defences who were on top and the two keepers were seldom called into action.
Tiverton had the better of the opening exchanges as Bridgwater struggled to control the lively ball.
The game's first shot came on 14 minutes from Tiverton's Halsom, but the best chance of the opening period came when Nardiello burst through the middle, but his pass to the unmarked Smith was woeful.
This heralded Bridgwater's best period of the game, with Mawford and Tooze getting into dangerous positions with clever footwork.
Further across down the left, Rendell and Page couldn't quite find the decisive pass to open up the visitors.
Tiverton committed 13 fouls in the first half, but even those awarded in dangerous areas failed to spell danger to the yellow-shirted away side.
On 36 minutes appeared little on when O'Connor won a challenge for a bouncing ball just over the half-way line, but showing tremendous pace he raced after his own kick, taking him clear of the defence - and his low shot squeezed into the net off the far post to give Bridgwater a half-time lead.
Pilling, back in the starting line-up after a handful of substitute appearances, was outstanding in central midfield.
Tiverton equalised four minutes into the second-half when Allen failed to deal with a ball through the middle and ex-Bridgwater player, Wilson, took full advantage to give Greaves no chance.
Parity restored, the game entered a quiet period, with no goalmouth action.
This ended when Tiverton took the lead on 69 minutes, as central defender Palmer, up for a corner, converted from close range.
Bridgwater came close to salvaging a point when Searle saved Thomas' firm header, but it wasn't to be for the Robins and they left empty handed.


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According to a new report published today by the Digital Luxury Group, Chanel has ousted Louis Vuitton for the first time as the most-searched-for luxury brand in China (that's their Beijing store, below). Rock our little velvet-lined world. Especially because why is one of the best arguments I've yet heard for why a brand needs to hit every luxury market segment.
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As a Drupal trainer, I am very interested in the results of usability testing because it often chimes with the same observations we make of new users as they learn Drupal. One finding in particular strikes a chord for those who are new to theming:
"While Drupal takes a "content-first" approach to site building, many people take a structure- and/or appearance-first approach." - Drupal usability testing results
It's true, Drupal takes a content-first approach, and while this may be disorienting for a new users, I think in some ways- that's a good thing.
"Start designing from the content out, rather than the canvas in." - Mark Boulton
This brought to mind a recent interview with Mark Boulton on designing websites using 'content out' in .Net magazine, Nov 2011. Mark Boulton talks about the need for designers to have constraints. With the recent explosion in mobile use, designers have been tackling ways to achieve a truly responsive design. Yet, when the traditional edges of the canvas is gone, where are those constraints?
Many designers feel comfortable developing with "tag based templating systems". Recently a design student at a Hello Drupal event said to me he liked Expression Engine because he could just pop "template tags" into his HTML page. Tags systems tout the ease of making custom designs without needing to know PHP. Yet getting control over that output is often quite tricky when your content types and interactions get more complex. The templates include loads of logic, and it doesn't help that it's in a proprietary markup system. On the other hand, Drupal is more like an extrusion system. A blank theme in Drupal isn't blank. The job of the Drupal designer or themer is one of altering the configuration of modules to change the output and overriding finally in the theme layer.Theming is easier in Drupal 7: a configuration before coding approach
Mark Boulton emphasizes the importance of focusing on the smallest unit of content to design your site around. That may be an ad size, a video size, or a thumbnail. As we begin to see more and more devices and applications lifting and twisting content into different shapes, the decisions we make at the point of content type design are as important. By making one crucial decision in the content design, a square thumbnail, Instagram can adopt a variety of layouts for different devices. If their content is pulled into an application like Flipboard, you know it's still Instagram content.
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It took just one week for Battle Dungeon creators to give up on their game due to piracy
0. phoneArena posted on 04 Dec 2012, 03:30
The creators of Battle Dungeon for iOS just yesterday had to shut down their servers, as they got overwhelmed by demand coming from pirated copies of their iPhone and iPad game that weren't in the team's load calculations...
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1. F5AllMobileWebsite (Posts: 5; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
after 3 years of visiting PA everyday more than 20 times a day. now I have an account. yey :D anyway this shows that not only android has piracy problem.hm
10. bluescreen (Posts: 154; Member since: 22 Nov 2012)
i was the same as you. i visited this site for like a year and read countless articles and comments and finally broke down and made an account....now i comment like 3 times a week....i think i'd type with my tongue if my fingers got broken lol
2. Cyd07 (Posts: 83; Member since: 03 Oct 2011)
The world is beautiful. Full of assholes living mostly in developped countries, paying a few hundreds bucks for their cutting edge smartphone and a few tenth a month for their plan. But not 5$ for a game. A game, ie something that takes a while to develop !
Piracy is unescapable, okay, but when it's not 10% of the activated copies that are pirated, but enough to create technical problem on a server, you have a real problem. All my support to the developpers.
3. Beelsebob (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
Hi Cyd07,
I thought I'd follow up on this. The levels of activated accounts we were seeing were roughly 10 times the number of sales. Unfortunately 10% piracy would have been a dream, we had less than 10% legitimate sales.
5. luckysrinu (Posts: 14; Member since: 04 Sep 2012)
So sad....
17. DetroitTech (Posts: 66; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
Let me get this straight. You do have to be jailbroken to run cracked apps correct? So what was the number of legitimate purchases? 10x more were jailbroken? Doesn't that go against what Apple says? Nobody jailbreaks...
Going on a tangent here but this is proof people jailbreak IOS because it's lacking...
I don't condone piracy but maybe if Apple opened up IOS some more people would be less likely to jailbreak and less likely to pirate. Maybe not just sayin.
23. JunitoNH (Posts: 1934; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Now, that is funny just like Android, open. You can start pirating out of the box. For iOS you have to get the software and nerve to jailbreak. I solution could be, as some developers are starting to do, authenticate the app first.
4. mauricebaker (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
Yes every operating system needs to suffer from piracy issues but after taking lesson from it they to learn the tricks and traits to firewall and build a solid and robust operating system which would not easily cracked by anyone except the makers.
6. Evil_SaNz (Posts: 259; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
Impozibol! iOs haz no piracy!!
7. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I don't quite get how Gameloft can run a hyperproduction of massive mobile games and still have a strong, healthy growth.
Their profits are on a steady upward curve.
Anyway, I would always pay a buck for a good game instead of getting a pirated copy.
If for nothing, it's for the updates and bug fixes that you get with a regular copy.
And I think even the most budget heavy games could be sold for a dollar, in the foreseeable future.
In three years time, there should be 3-4 billion smartphones in use.
So let's say there's close to one billion powerful, high end Android and iPhone and WP devices.
Even if just ten percent of those high end owners decide to pay a dollar for a great, console -quality game that costed big money to make, it would still bring back a massive profit to the developer.
8. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Here, for those who think there is no profit in mobile gaming:
One of the biggest gaming studios on earth is mobile specialized.
And they are raking in more and more money
9. David- (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
So, every single PC game studio can manage to keep pirates away from their servers by simply requiring an account or a game key and yet iOS devs can't do something similar?
11. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
Well untill google and apple get their heads out of their a.ess and realise that while 0.99$ in the us is nothing it still takes half an hour or more of hard work to earn in developing countries. And that is far too much for something as simple as lets say a flashlight app. So untill the playing field levels out for all the worlds citizens im affraid i fully support piracy as opposed to not having access to sw and making it a first world only kind of thing...
16. crankyd00d (Posts: 191; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
If you don't have a dollar to spend on an app then you're not part of the target audience, you didn't pay for it, so you have no right to use it, you're stealing.
Oh and nobody cares about your money problems, they shouldn't have to care about parasites living off of honest people who know that in life there's a price to pay for everything, and these parasites just don't care about that
18. GhettoSquid (Posts: 9; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
This is an absolutely absurd justification for piracy. Keep in mind what you are trying to justify for stealing luxury goods, not a necessity good. You don't need to pirate a mobile phone game to survive, you just want it without having to pay for it. Stealing a loaf of bread for your family, while still wrong by society standards, is at least much more justified. If you can't afford an activity for passing time, there's other alternatives; I'm not going to steal someone's Lamborghini and make the excuse that I couldn't afford it.
19. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
Well guys i see it differently, access to software just like access to information is imho a basic human right. Im sorry you do not see it, but let me explain it to you. You see in the past a original copy of windows costed an average workers pay here, so naturaly my parents could not afford it, so for ten years i was forced to use a pirate version. Now i got a chance to buy win8 for a price that is many times lover than that so i took it even though i could have kept using pirated versions. And so thx to msoft i have original windows. And dont bull.hit about wind being a luxury good, its as much a necessity as information mobility and other human rights. Im not saying piracy is not a crime, but untill prices come to accaptable levels for all, not just americans and west europeans, it will be a reality for many of us.
20. GhettoSquid (Posts: 9; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
Once gain, is having a certain operating system on your computer mandatory for survival? If that's the case, why not choose a Linux distribution that is free and widely available? No one's "forcing" you to use a pirate version. My apologies if my earlier statement sounds rude, but to me you've either willingly chose to break the law or lack the insight to explore widely available alternatives to satisfy your desires, not needs.
21. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
Well its 2012 m8, windows is mandatory, cant imagine how many courses i would fail by not knowing how to use such a os. as i said before, not only food air and water are basic human rights, if they were, making people live in concentration camps would be ok. if the world was like you said, if you are not rich enough you cant have it, than the rich would get richer and the poor would keep getting poorer. that is not something im ready to accept. but let me repeat myself again, i do not consider myself an evil pirate, i just think its unfair that people in second or third world countries should be made to pay the same ammount as first world countries. i know its sad that lets say microsoft would earn les than a couple of hundred billion $ a year but we all have to make sacrifices otherwhise humanity is doomed.
12. thunderising (Posts: 232; Member since: 25 Nov 2011)
I think each game should have a unique key to log into the accounts.
It's their fault they aren't implementing even that much into their system. That alone would prevent anyone else using a pirate copy (and hence no legit/unused key) to log in and play on a server.
13. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
close to no app piracy on apple? think again
14. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
Piracy must be stopped, at any cost. It will be good for the developers and the paying customers.
15. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
you think you're the only one who thinks that way. the problem is its impossible to stop. there is NO way to stop it although we may make it harder to do it. and also most people, me included, dont want piracy to vanish. and you cant deny that it increases the popularity of a platform.


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Cards shut out, giving Miller tough-luck loss
PITTSBURGH -- Umpire interference was all that stopped Carlos Beltran from spoiling a no-hitter last June. On Wednesday he ensured that his attempt to halt another would be undisputed.
Beltran foiled A.J. Burnett's no-hit bid with a two-out double in the seventh. It kept the Cardinals off the wrong side of PNC Park history but wouldn't alter the outcome, as the Cardinals quietly dropped the series finale, 5-0.
On a night when he'd also reach the 2,000-strikeout plateau, Burnett was perfect before an errant slider hit the 17th Cardinals batter of the night -- Daniel Descalso -- in the foot. Burnett did, however, end the inning with a no-hitter still intact for a franchise that last threw one in 1997.
There have been 35 no-hitters since then, including one by Burnett, who did so while walking nine in a start with the Marlins in 2001. His try for No. 2 ended when Beltran sliced the second of two straight sliders he saw in his seventh-inning at-bat into right-center.
"I think that was one of the few that he threw right around the middle of the strike zone," said Beltran, now 10-for-33 in his career against Burnett. "He threw me a first one for a strike, and the second one was more hittable than the first one. I put a good swing on that one."
"He covers everything," noted Burnett. "I looked at him at second and said, 'You can't swing and miss on one more for me?' and he smiled. He just put a good swing on a good hook."
It was Beltran, of course, who had an extra-base hit taken away by umpire Adrian Johnson's missed fair/foul call in the sixth inning of a game on June 1, 2012, a night that ended with New York celebrating Johan Santana's no-hitter, the first in Mets history. As the schedule would have it, Johnson was present on Wednesday, too, calling pitches behind home plate.
This was the fewest hits the Cardinals tallied in a game since that night at Citi Field.
"When you see him go through the lineup a couple of times using only two of his pitches, you think he's got a pretty good chance," manager Mike Matheny said of Burnett's no-hitter attempt. "Once he started really mixing it up, he still had a lot of flexibility to show them a different look that third time [through the order]. That makes it tough."
Burnett's night was over after the seventh, though the Cardinals' offense didn't wake up against the Pirates 'pen either. Mark Melancon, Tony Watson and Jason Grilli finished off the shutout.
That left Shelby Miller as the hard-luck loser in a game that proceeded as a pitchers' duel for much of the night. Miller took the first loss of his Major League career in a game in which he allowed two runs over six innings. As it turned out, the Pirates only needed the first of those runs.
It came minutes into Miller's start, as Starling Marte led off with a triple and scored when Travis Snider subsequently dropped a ball into shallow right field.
Miller allowed two other singles in the first but used a double play to get out of the frame without further damage. He then began to dominate. Beginning with the final out of the first, he retired 15 straight.
"The first inning, I didn't feel near as sharp as I did the rest of the game," Miller (2-1) said. "I was leaving the ball over the middle. They were hitting it hard. The leadoff triple didn't help. After that I made some good pitches. The rest of the game, I felt good."
Trouble, though, brewed again with two out in the sixth. Andrew McCutchen beat out an infield hit and, after a walk to Garrett Jones, Neil Walker drove a two-strike curveball just past a diving Descalso at short to push across an insurance run.
Despite the outcome, Miller has opened his career as a Major League starter with a string of strong outings. In those four starts, he has given up four runs in 24 1/3 innings.
"You've got to tip your hat to Miller," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "You saw why the numbers are what they are. We thought we had him in a place where we might be able to make him move, and he collected himself. That fastball showed up, that sharp breaking ball showed up and he held us at bay for quite a period of time without striking anything really hard."
Miller's outing was the bright spot in an otherwise forgettable night for the Cardinals.
In addition to recording only one hit, the club had its first two-error game of the season. Descalso's misplay in the sixth gave McCutchen an extra base, and a throwing error by David Freese an inning later led to an unearned insurance run. Going into the night, the only National League clubs with fewer errors than St. Louis were Arizona and Cincinnati.
"Whenever you have losses like this, there's a lot of little things that help contribute to it," Matheny said. "We've been playing pretty well defensively, and that's something that we have to make sure we keep as a top priority."
The bullpen, too, showed cracks, with both Trevor Rosenthal and Randy Choate allowing a run to a Pittsburgh club that entered the game with a .214 team batting average.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events (Manual) has provided standardized definitions for tonic and phasic REM sleep without atonia (RSWA). This study used Manual criteria to characterize REM sleep in patients with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH).
A retrospective review of PSG data from ICSD-2 defined patients with narcolepsy or IH, performed by two board certified sleep medicine physicians. Data compiled included REM sleep epochs and the presence in REM sleep of epochs scored as sustained muscle activity (tonic), and excessive transient muscle activity (phasic) as defined by Manual criteria.
PSG data from 8 narcolepsy patients (mean age: 27.5 years; age range: 11-55) showed mean ± standard deviation values for: total REM sleep epochs 205 ± 46.1; RSWA/ phasic epochs 56.1 ± 25.4; and RSWA/tonic epochs 15.0 ± 10.7. PSG data from 8 IH patients (mean age: 33.1 years; age range: 20-57) showed mean ± standard deviation values of total REM sleep epochs 163.8 ± 67.9; RSWA/phasic epochs 6.2 ± 3.5; and RSWA/tonic epochs 0.2 ± 0.4. Comparison revealed intergroup differences in phasic REM sleep (p < 0.01) and tonic REM sleep (p < 0.01) were significantly increased in narcoleptics compared to IH.
Our retrospective analysis showed that RSWA phasic activity and RSWA tonic activity are significantly increased in patients meeting ICSD-2 criteria for narcolepsy compared to patients meeting ICSD-2 criteria for IH. This robust difference, with further validation, could be useful as electrophysiological criteria differentiating the two disorders and understanding the physiological differences.
DelRosso LM; Chesson AL Jr; Hoque R. Characterization of REM Sleep without atonia in patients with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia using AASM scoring manual criteria. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(7):675-680.
The International Classification of Sleep Disorders-second edition (ICSD-2) classifies narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) under hypersomnias of central origin.1 The diagnostic criteria for both conditions include at least three months of subjective excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) occurring almost daily and a mean sleep latency of less than eight minutes in the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). These two conditions are electrophysiologically differentiated based on the number of sleep onset REM periods (SOREMPS) in the MSLT: two or more for narcolepsy and less than two for IH. The ICSD-2 further subdivides narcolepsy into narcolepsy with cataplexy (N+C) and narcolepsy without cataplexy (N-C). For both narcolepsy and IH, medical, mental, neurological, or pharmacological causes must also be excluded. The conditions must also not be accounted for by another sleep disorder or drug use.
Several earlier reports have presented evidence of REM dysfunction in patients with narcolepsy including: different patterns in REM sleep distribution/REM density across the night, REM sleep phasic activity, and early onset REM sleep periods.2 REM behavior disorder (RBD) has been reported in up to 36% of patients with narcolepsy, with higher prevalence in N+C.3 On rare occasions, RBD has been the presenting complaint in patients with undiagnosed narcolepsy.4 However, the motor manifestations of RBD in narcolepsy have been found to be both less frequent and less severe than in idiopathic RBD.5 REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) has been previously reported in narcoleptics who do not meet criteria for RBD.6
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: Earlier reports have presented evidence of REM dysfunction in patients with narcolepsy. Our study will evaluate electrophysiologic differences between Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia.
Study Impact: Our study demonstrates a robust electrophysiologic difference in both tonic and phasic REM sleep without atonia between IH and narcolepsy, independent of cataplexy status.
Different methods have been used to assess motor dysregulation in patients with narcolepsy. Automated computerized scoring has demonstrated increased EMG activity in the chin during sleep, while video monitoring studies have shown "mild" motor behaviors in narcolepsy as opposed to full-blown violent/aggressive RBD.7
IH closely resembles narcolepsy both clinically and in polysomnography (PSG) features.8 Furthermore, REM related symptoms, such as hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis, have been found to be higher in a subgroup of patients with IH than in the general population.9
The goal of this study was to analyze PSG data scored in accordance with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events (Manual) in narcolepsy and IH to evaluate electrophysiologic differences between these two conditions, with special attention to whether RSWA differs in these two conditions.10 No prior studies of RSWA in narcolepsy have explicitly utilized the Manual criteria.
Over a 2-year period (03.01.2010 to 03.01.2012), all patients with a new diagnosis of narcolepsy or IH were identified from patient records at the Sleep Disorders Center of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The diagnosis of IH, N-C, and N+C was made by a board certified sleep medicine physician based on history, clinical symptoms, and nocturnal PSG and MSLT according to ICSD-2 criteria.1
To these narcolepsy and IH patient records we applied the following exclusion criteria: presence of obstructive sleep apnea defined by total sleep time (TST) apnea hypopnea index > 5, circadian disorder, insufficient sleep syndrome based on sleep diaries, positive drug screen performed with MSLT, REM sleep altering/cataplexy suppressing medications (e.g., tricyclic anti-depressants, selective serotonin and/or norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, sodium oxybate), PSG/MSLT done at another facility, psychiatric or neurological comorbidity, and PSG/MSLT recording obscured by significant artifact. The remaining patients used for the study consisted of 8 patients with IH, 4 patients with N+C, and 4 patients with N-C.
All patients had a nocturnal PSG followed by an MSLT. The PSG recordings were acquired using the Alice 5 system (Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, PA, USA) and included 6 electroencephalogram channels (F3/A2, F4/A1, C3/A2, C4/A1, O1/ A2, O2/A1), vertical and horizontal electroculograms, chin and bilateral tibialis anterior muscle electromyogram, 1-channel electrocardiogram, and respiratory monitors (nasal pressure transducer, thermistor, thoracic and abdominal plethysmography belts, microphone and pulse oximetry). PSG scoring was in accordance with the Manual.
Each PSG was scored in agreement by 2 board certified sleep medicine physicians (LD, RH) in accordance with the Manual. RSWA was scored using section 7: movement rules; Number 6: Scoring PSG features of REM sleep behavior disorder.10Figures 1A and 1B show sample epochs with RSWA.
(A) RSWA - phasic activity. (B) RSWA - tonic activity.
Examples of typical rapid eye movement sleep without atonia (RSWA) epochs(A) RSWA - phasic activity. (B) RSWA - tonic activity.
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RSWAI, the total number of RSWA epochs per hour of REM sleep, was calculated using the formula below:
RSWAI (RSWA 30 sec epochs per hour of REM sleep) = 120 (total number of RSWA 30 sec epochs/total REM sleep epochs)
The total number of RSWA epochs is the sum of the total number of epochs meeting criteria for RSWA by phasic and by tonic criteria.
Analysis of variance for non-parametric samples was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis calculation, and assessment of statistical significance for nonparametric samples was performed using the Mann-Whitney U calculation. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Demographic data of the 3 patient groups is presented in Table 1. Mean age for the 8 narcolepsy patients was 27.5 years (range: 11-55); 4 patients were women. Four patients had N+C; 4 patients had N-C. Mean age for the 8 IH patients was 33.12 years (range: 20-57); 7 patients were women. Age, body mass index, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale score were not significantly different between the narcoleptic and IH groups. Two patients with narcolepsy had questionnaire reports of dream-enacting behavior consisting of non-injurious nocturnal arm and leg movements. No patients reported injurious parasomnias or had a primary complaint of parasomnias. Three patients with narcolepsy (all N+C) and 3 with IH reported daily ingestion of caffeinated beverages. As the PSG and MSLT studies were to establish a hypersomnia related diagnosis, all patients were off stimulants and sleep/wake or REM sleep altering medications for > 2 weeks.
PSG data is summarized in Table 2. Total REM sleep in minutes was not significantly different between narcoleptics (206.75 min) and IH (163.88 min), but REM sleep % was significantly different between narcoleptics (24.76%) and IH (17.91%). The use of MSLT to support a diagnosis of narcolepsy requires TST > 6 h on the prior night.1 Patients from both groups exceeded this amount considerably. TST was significantly different between narcoleptics and IH. The mean TST in narcoleptics was 419.56 min; it was 461.31 min in IH. The narcoleptics TST ranged from 382.5 min to 517 min. The IH TST ranged from 428 min to 532 min. Wake after sleep onset (WASO), sleep efficiency, N1 percentage, N2 percentage, N3 percentage, and periodic limb movement indices (PLMI) were not significantly different between narcoleptics and IH. Neither the narcoleptics nor the IH patients exhibited abnormal REM sleep behaviors during the video PSG recording.
PSG data from narcoleptics and idiopathic hypersomniacs
Significant intergroup variances were found between IH, N+C, and N-C in total tonic REM sleep epochs, total phasic REM sleep epochs, RSWAI, and REM sleep latency at p < 0.01; and in sleep latency at p < 0.05. When comparing narcolepsy to IH, N+C to IH, and N-C to IH: significant Mann-Whitney statistical differences at p < 0.01 were found in total tonic epochs, total phasic epochs, and RSWAI. When comparing N+C to IH: significant statistical difference at p < 0.01 was found in sleep latency. RSWAI comparisons are shown in Figure 2A. The range of RSWAI values in narcoleptics and IH do not overlap with one another and seem to have distinct ranges (Figures 2A and 2B).
(A) Box-plot of RSWAI distributions. (B) RSWAI range in idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy.
Comparison of REM sleep without atonia index (RSWAI) in narcolepsy with cataplexy, narcolepsy without cataplexy, and idiopathic hypersomnia(A) Box-plot of RSWAI distributions. (B) RSWAI range in idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy.
No significant statistical difference was found in sleep latency when comparing narcolepsy to IH or when comparing N-C to IH. Significant statistical difference (p < 0.05) in sleep latency and WASO was found between N+C and N-C.
Mean REM sleep onset was 21.13 min in all narcoleptics, 4.63 min in N+C, 37.63 min in N-C, and 119.88 min in IH. Statistically significant differences in REM sleep onset at p < 0.01 were seen when comparing narcolepsy to IH, and when comparing N+C to IH. Statistically significant differences in REM sleep onset at p < 0.05 were seen when comparing N-C to IH. Despite the difference in mean REM sleep onset between N+C and N-C, this difference was not statistically significant.
Epoch distribution of REM sleep across the night and REM sleep onset in narcolepsy and IH are shown in Figures 3A and 3B, respectively. A more even distribution of REM sleep across the night with more REM sleep earlier in the sleep period was seen in narcolepsy than in IH. IH showed REM sleep predominance later in the sleep period.
(A) Comparison of Total REM sleep epoch distribution across the night in narcolepsy and in idiopathic hypersomnia. (B) REM sleep onset comparison between narcolepsy with cataplexy, narcolepsy without cataplexy and idiopathic hypersomnia.
Phasic RSWA and tonic RSWA are much more prominent in narcolepsy compared to IH (Figure 4). In both narcolepsy and IH: phasic RSWA was more prominent than tonic RSWA; phasic RSWA was most prominent in the third quarter of night and decreases in the final quarter of the night; and tonic RSWA was more prominent in the first half of the night and decreased in the second half of the night.
(A) Phasic RSWA epoch distribution. (B) Tonic RSWA epoch distribution.
Epoch distribution of REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) comparing narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia(A) Phasic RSWA epoch distribution. (B) Tonic RSWA epoch distribution.
In assessing PSG differences between narcolepsy and IH, this study revealed a statistically significant difference in overnight REM sleep distribution between groups. This finding is consistent with a previous study of the overnight distribution of motor episodes in patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy, which demonstrated that RBD episodes in these patients are less predictable than in patients with idiopathic RBD and independent of time of night or REM sleep period length.11 The differences in sleep latency and REM sleep onset between narcolepsy and IH shown in our study are consistent with prior investigations.12
Our study demonstrates a robust electrophysiologic difference in both tonic and phasic RSWA between IH and narcolepsy, independent of cataplexy status. Recent studies in vivo suggest that the mechanism of REM sleep atonia is dependent on glutamatergic neurons from the sublaterodorsal (SLD) nucleus projecting to glycinergic neurons on the ventromedial medulla (VMM) and/or spinal cord.13 Muscle atonia is also maintained by simultaneous withdrawal of histaminergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic input.14 The areas implicated in muscle atonia during REM sleep include the magnocellular reticular formation, locus ceruleus, subceruleus, pedunculopontine tegmentum, and laterodorsal tegmentum. The presence and complexity of REM sleep motor behavior exhibited in RBD may depend on the neuroanatomical site affected.15 For example, a case of narcolepsy with RBD has been reported in association with an isolated pontine tegmental lesion.16
Hypocretin containing neurons, localized in the hypothalamus with widespread projections throughout the CNS,17 not only stabilize the sleep/wake cycle but also play a role in modulating muscle atonia during REM sleep by regulating the activity of lumbar motor neurons through both pre-synaptic and post-synaptic mechanisms18 in a sleep/wake stage dependent manner.19 N+C patients have been found to have over 90% deficiency in hypocretin neurons, while N-C patients have been found to have a 30% deficiency in hypocretin neurons.20 RBD in narcolepsy has been associated with hypocretin deficiency, independent of cataplexy status.21
Limitations of our study include: retrospective rather than prospective analysis, small patient sample, evaluation of single night PSG data from each patient, patient recruitment from a single institution, and lack of blinded comparisons. These issues may be addressed in future larger multicenter studies. The purpose of this study was to compare RSWA in hypersomnias of central origin, but future studies may also include comparisons to patients who meet ICSD-2 criteria for idiopathic RBD.
Our study may support a common putative pathology for RSWA in both narcolepsy groups that differs from IH. This finding may add an extra electrophysiologic measure, RSWAI, which can potentially be used as an extra marker in aiding in the differentiation between these two central hypersomnias. If confirmed by larger numbers of patients and other investigators, a RSWAI cutoff value obtained from a diagnostic PSG using Manual criteria may be established to help support the differential diagnosis between narcolepsy or IH.
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest. This research was presented in part at the 2012 SLEEP 2012 meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
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So the Women's World Cup is back here in the States. But as much as it is a complete bummer for China, it is a complete boon for the U.S. Women's National Team, the WUSA, and simply, soccer in general. But where to play, especially on such short notice? Do you go for the same big stadiums that made USA '99 the most successful women's sporting event in history? Or do you take a safer approach and pick venues more around the 30,000-seat, FIFA-friendly benchmark?
We learned the answer just four days ago. That answer? Both. FIFA and U.S. Soccer agreed on a format that features six stellar venues: three big football stadiums to hold major market crowds and three more soccer-friendly stadiums that will be packed to the rafters. The Armchair Midfielder goes about breaking down the basics of each venue and taking a stab at why each venue made it as one of the Big Six, which are listed in the order that the U.S. would make a stop on the way to their repeating as Women's World Cup champions.
Game 1: RFK Stadium
City: Washington, D.C.
Capacity: 53,000
Tenants: D.C. United (MLS), Washington Freedom (WUSA)
Big-game history: Has averaged just under 47,000 fans for four U.S. World Cup qualifiers in the 1990s. Also hosted the 1997 and 2000 MLS Cups, the 2002 MLS All-Star Game, the 2002 WUSA Inaugural Game and a 1996 Olympic game.
Why it made the cut: The site of 16 U.S. matches (12 friendlies and four World Cup qualifiers) across the last 12 years, the USA's history at RFK is overwhelming. Add in the stadium's history with successfully hosting marquee MLS, WUSA and Olympic events, and it may be the most storied soccer venue in the nation. It only makes sense to start the team's title defense in the nation's capital.
Game 2: Lincoln Financial Field
City: Philadelphia, Pa.
Capacity: 70,000
Tenant: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
Big-game history: Ruud and the Man.U. boys will be the first to baptize the pitch when they face Barcelona there on August 3.
Why it made the cut: Well, first off, it's a magnificent new stadium. While U.S. National Teams haven't played in the city of Brotherly Love in the last ten years and its big-game history is slim to none, U.S. Soccer is confident that this relatively new soccer market will be able to step up and pack the choice venue for the first and possibly last chance to see Mia and the gang all together on one field.
Game 3: Columbus Crew Stadium
City: Columbus, Ohio
Capacity: 22,555
Tenant: Columbus Crew (MLS)
Big-game history: Hosted the delightfully chilly 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Mexico in 2001. Has also hosted 2001 MLS Cup, 2000 MLS All-Star Game, and two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup finals.
Why it made the cut: The original prototype for major soccer-specific stadiums in the U.S., it keeps getting better and better, and has made a name for itself by successfully hosting all kinds of events, from futbol to football to lacrosse to *NSync concerts. They know how to stage an event, and the venue has become the closest thing in geographic terms that Chicago-based U.S. Soccer has known to a "home" stadium.
Game 4: Gillette Stadium
City: Foxboro, Mass.
Capacity: 68,000
Tenants: New England Revolution (MLS), New England Patriots (NFL)
Big-game history: More than 50,000 fans flocked to Foxboro for a U.S. game at '99 WWC. Foxboro has also hosted a ton of important World Cup qualifiers (the last one being the 2-1 win on Oct. 7, 2001 that sent the U.S. to the 2002 World Cup), three MLS Cups (the last one being in 2002 that drew another 50,000+ crowd), and the 2001 Founder's Cup.
Why it made the cut: Like RFK, Foxboro has been a frequent stop for both the U.S. men and women. In fact, the city has hosted more U.S. matches (15; 11 men's and four women's) than any venue in the country over the last 10 years. Coming back to one of the places that made us what we are was a no-brainer.
Game 5: PGE Park (formerly Civic Stadium)
City: Portland, Ore.
Capacity: 28,359 (with temporary bleachers added)
Tenants: Portland Timbers (A-League), Portland Beavers (Triple-A Baseball), Portland State University (NCAA Football)
Big-game history: Was one of eight venues for 1999 WWC and was host of the U.S. WNT send-off match in '99. PGE, then Civic, has also hosted a successful U.S. Men's World Cup Qualifier as well as WNT friendlies in the late 90's.
Why it made the cut: Portland fans rallied around non-U.S. tournament games four years ago and had solid turnouts, despite being the smallest of the seven markets. The converted baseball field works well for soccer and its setting below ground right in the smack of downtown gives it an added community atmosphere. And it doesn't hurt that the city just spent ten of millions of dollars to renovate the place.
Game 6: Home Depot Center
City: Carson, Calif.
Capacity: 27,500
Tenant: L.A. Galaxy (MLS)
Big-game history: Set to host both marquee MLS events this year with the All-Star Game on Aug. 2 and the 2003 MLS Cup on Nov. 23, not to mention a possible WWC send-off match for the WNT in early Sept.
Why it made the cut: Now completed, it has already become the crown jewel of MLS and the soccer nation, with the added bonus of being U.S. Soccer's new National Training Center. Even with only two Galaxy games under its belt, the state-of-the-art facility and overall complex has already become THE soccer destination for years to come, and hosting WWC matches in its first year in existence is ideal.
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The Pegasus Runway sits on a glacier fifteen miles distant from this small research outpost on Ross Island. It's so far away because good locations for landing strips are in short supply. The snow can get soft nearer McMurdo Station, a nasty business for pilots trying to land an aircraft. It's easier to maintain a runway farther inland, but sometimes, just traveling out to Pegasus and back in summer is an adventure.
Fortunately, all that hassle may soon melt away. Russ Alger has been working for two decades on a special groomer that can turn powder into pavement, and it looks like after all these years of tinkering, it's finally snow time.
Alger, the director of Michigan Technological University's Institute for Snow Research, paid a springtime visit to McMurdo Station in November to test his groomer on the nearby Ross Ice Shelf, where the snow is hundreds of feet deep. All but the top 50 feet is compressed into glacial ice by the weight above. That topmost cushion is the problem.
"It's difficult to compress this soft snow into a snow pavement because there's so much more soft snow beneath it," he says. "That's the trick I'm trying to do with my groomer."
The groomer works by milling the snow to break down all the flakes and crystals. "Then we run a vibrating compactor over it to get the air out," says Alger. "It's very much like preparing a regular roadway," except with snow instead of dirt.
In the dry Antarctic environment, it can take a couple of days for the hard snow pavement to set up. But set up it does, forming a solid layer, as much as six inches thick per pass on top of the soft snow.
Alger conducted measurements on one of his test sections of roadway and determined it could stand up to a four-door Ford F350 pickup. "I talked the fleet supervisor into driving her truck out onto it," he said. "She was super surprised at the results. Not only didn't her truck fall through, it didn't even make tracks. It worked!"
Then he took a 35,500-pound tractor out on the same test section, and still the roadway held. Alger has since returned home, but the groomer remains on duty at McMurdo Station. "It's still being tested, and we are getting good results," he said. "So far, so good."
The only hitch has been providing the groomer with enough power to do its job properly, and Alger plans to return to McMurdo during the next Antarctic summer to install a new power pack.
"For sure we will be able to build snow roads," he says, which will make travel to the Pegasus Runway faster and less problematic. Ideally, the groomer could turn the soft snow nearer McMurdo into a surface that could safely support air traffic. Nothing would make Alger happier. "My dream is to do a runway," he says.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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