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The bars near the University of Virginia were packed on graduation day, seniors in billowing black gowns drinking away their final few hours before entering the real world. It was 7 a.m.
Waiters and bartenders, many of whom had worked until the Saturday night shift ended a few hours earlier, shuttled pitchers of Bloody Marys, mimosas and manmosas (beer, vodka and orange juice) and poured round after round of shots: cinnamon fireballs, Southern Comfort with lime, and straight tequila.
"Sweet Caroline" blared as sorority sisters in flip-flops danced and sipped mixed drinks at the Virginian. At the Biltmore, the bouncer waved in anyone wearing commencement garb. The Pigeon Hole put out a chalkboard sign that originally read "Graduate in style!" but someone had crossed out "in style" and written "under the influence!"
At Trinity Irish Pub, students crammed onto a balcony that provided the perfect spot to look for friends and snap photos. Below, dozens more gathered on a patio, drinking on who-knows-whose bill.
"Our tab is already $400!" one student excitedly announced from atop a black metal chair at about 8:20 a.m., with another solid hour left before they were due at the ceremony. One of his friends smirked: "It's not $500 yet?"
A 21-year-old double-major wearing a wrinkled blue button-down under his black gown defended this scene as he drank a mimosa from a plastic cup. Soon his other hand was filled with a cheap shot of vodka, bringing him to at least half a dozen drinks in less than two hours -- not that he was counting.
"All of us have jobs. All of us have real majors. None of us got majors like psychology," he said. "This is out of character, even for us. We are getting it out of our systems now, and then we will go into the real world."
But, would his parents approve of him stumbling through this symbolic day?
"I told my parents what I was doing, and they were like, 'YOLO,' " he said with a laugh. He paused before seriously requesting that his name and identifying characteristics not appear in any article a future employer might read.
"YOLO" -- you only live once -- is often uttered by college students as they shrug and do something they normally wouldn't do, such as drinking until they black out, experimenting with drugs or trying a new sexual experience.
This fall's freshmen likely will find that the higher education tradition of excessive alcohol consumption is alive and well, but there are new variables: Energy drink mixers keep students awake and drinking longer. A historically high number of students legally take prescribed antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs, which can be dangerous when mixed with booze.
Today's college students, who were mostly born in the early 1990s, have cellphone cameras and social media accounts that allow for the sharing of every embarrassing turn of a disastrous night. That can lead to a painful tarnishing of reputations or the celebration of reckless behavior. And news of the latest drinking trends spreads quickly on the Web. Those trends have colored perceptions of college students, but are they that much wilder than their parents were?
The scholarly standard for "too much" was long ago set at five drinks or more at least once in a two-week period. For three decades, that national binge drinking rate has hovered around 40 percent.
But college officials -- the ones tasked with making sure students don't hurt themselves or others -- aren't necessarily worried about the bulk of those students. They are concerned about the students who go out every night of the week or have dozens of drinks each month, those who occasionally drink heavily but with a lower tolerance. They worry about the black-out drunks. The violent drunks. Those who turn to alcohol and drugs instead of seeking counseling.
Alcohol is a common theme in nearly all student problems, including faltering grades, fights, injuries, suicide attempts, mental-health issues and sexual assaults. A serious drinking problem could go undiagnosed for years in an environment where heavy drinking is considered the norm. These students face a more difficult path to graduation, as they are more likely to skip class, get in trouble or not study. And if they do graduate, the transition to a working world with set hours can be difficult.
"A lot of students do grow out of it," said Susan Bruce, director of the U-Va. Center for Alcohol and Substance Education, "but there's really no way to predict which ones will and which ones won't."
U-Va. has tracked student drinking rates since the 1960s. The heaviest drinking was back in the 1970s and '80s, when parents of today's students would have been enrolled, Bruce said. The rate is now in line with national averages.
U-Va. has seen subtle growth at the two poles: students who don't or hardly drink, and those who are extreme drinkers. This trend is playing out at other universities, prompting a shift in educational messaging.
Colleges have been under pressure to keep students safe since the early 1980s, when the national drinking age was increased to 21, making it illegal for half of the undergraduate population to drink. Many schools shut down campus pubs and forbid alcohol in dorms and sorority and fraternity houses.
Lawsuits and deaths pushed some schools to crack down. Students are now routinely patrolled, busted and punished by local police, campus police, "party patrol" crews that roam student neighborhoods, school judicial boards and even parents, who at a growing number of schools are now contacted when their child has any alcohol infraction. As a result, parties moved off campus.
In 2008, 130 college presidents voiced support for the Amethyst Initiative, which stated that a legal drinking age of 21 has created "a culture of dangerous, clandestine 'binge-drinking' -- often conducted off-campus.
In recent years, some administrators have adopted this attitude: If students are going to drink, let them do it safely. More schools have amnesty policies for students who seek help for a friend who might have alcohol poisoning. Some schools have reopened campus pubs, serve wine in the dining halls or allow over-21 students to drink in on-campus apartments.
At U-Va., it has been difficult for several waves of administrators to chip away at drinking traditions. At the annual Foxfield horse races, students start drinking in the morning and go all day. At the historic Lawn, students get bombed, strip and streak naked. And there's the "fourth-year fifth," when some fourth-year students try to finish a fifth before kickoff at the final home football game. In 1997, a senior honors student died after drinking heavily and falling down stairs.
"This is a very dangerous decision," U-Va. President Teresa Sullivan wrote in a letter to students. "A fifth of 80-proof liquor (17 drinks) can kill you."
U-Va. alcohol educators have suggested ways to make the tradition safer, such as splitting a bottle between friends, subbing in wine or spreading the drinking across a weekend. But the tradition continues.
It doesn't help that U-Va. is frequently named one of the top party schools in the nation. Incoming students arrive with the notion that everyone drinks heavily, and some older students feel a responsibility to keep the reputation going.
At a formal awards ceremony during graduation weekend, a top senior leader gave this shout-out: "Thank you, Forbes, ABC, Buzzfeed, Playboy and the other publications that spotlighted our school's achievements in your rankings." He was interrupted by laughter and applause, then continued: "You reassured us that we're the best school in the world."
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The cozy first floor of the modular house was jammed with undergraduates, at least 100 at any one time, dramatically upping the indoor temperature from the crisp night outside, where a dozen smokers chose to hang out. Pop and house music blared.
A feisty young woman guarded the door and interrogated every person who tried to enter. She let in close friends, sorta-friends, fellow seniors and younger students who were in a religious retreat group one of her roommates led.
"We decided to go big," explained another one of the hostesses, wearing a black spaghetti-strap top with her cellphone tucked into her cleavage.
In one corner, seniors sipped Natty Light and talked about what they wanted to do before graduation. A couple of women tried to get everyone dancing. One guy alternated swigs of orange soda and vodka. A communal bottle of Wild Turkey made its way through the horde.
Most of the crowd was binge drinking but mostly on light beer and over hours. They would go to sleep -- not pass out -- get up the next morning and go about working and studying. But a couple of guys appeared bombed, including a stumbling senior who gave a lengthy interview to a reporter, then emailed the next afternoon. "I was speaking with you last night, and I have no recollection of it whatsoever," he wrote.
One woman didn't drink at all. She never does, as alcohol has hurt her family.
This party could be on any campus. On that Friday night in April, it was at Boston College, a Jesuit school that allows of-age seniors to host parties on Friday and Saturday nights in their on-campus modular houses (known as "The Mods"), which went up in the '70s as temporary housing for baby boomers.
The seniors must register parties and create a plan for what kind of alcohol they will serve, along with nonalcoholic beverages and food. Hosts must agree not to serve underage students, but younger students often sneak in, several students said. And it's not as if the dorms are lacking alcohol, despite strict rules against it.
Like many schools, Boston College has upped the alcohol education it offers students, along with limiting access to alcohol, focusing attention on students' making healthy decisions, offering alcohol-free events and packing students' schedules.
"If they're under 21, it's always a risky choice to make, because there are consequences. But if that's a choice they are going to make, we want to give them some tools for doing it safely," said Robyn Priest, associate director of BC's office of health promotion.
Even if students find alcohol ed tedious or boring, the message usually sticks. And those messages are reiterated over time.
Outside the Mods that Friday night, Chestnut Hill swarmed with students searching for alcohol or stumbling home from having had too much. Cabs hovered near the entrance. The sound of women shouting "woooooo!" floated from an open dorm window.
A pack of guys poured out of one of the sophomore halls. One was frantically texting, as his friend impatiently asked: "Do you know of a party?" Another clarified: "Do you know of even a hint of a party?"
Inside Mod 15A, the party continued.
"See how it's really hot and super crowded? That's a Mod party," said a senior in jeans and a T-shirt. And this crowd is nothing, he explained, yelling and cracking open a beer. The previous weekend another group of women hosted a party in their Mod that attracted so many people, who danced so hard, that the floor sagged and needed repair.
These students said they don't think their drinking is any heavier or lighter than that at other colleges. Students drink -- sometimes too much -- but it's not a big deal, they said.
"It's work hard, play hard," said a 22-year-old senior. "I've had marathon weeks with seven nights straight, and I've had weeks where I drink one night."
Just after 1 a.m., the music cut out. "Sorry, guys," one of the hosts yelled, "party is over."
Some students chug the rest of their drinks; others take them for the walk home. There's a debate over whether they could get to the local dive bar before last call. Many students make their way -- some swaying, arms around each other -- to a dining hall that serves greasy late-night food, a service schools have begun to offer to get sustenance in the stomachs of imbibing students.
The students who threw the party begin picking up beer cans, putting furniture back into place -- and de-tagging unflattering photos on Facebook.
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Within 30 minutes of new-student orientation kicking off at Frostburg State University on a Sunday morning in June, the school's top leader had the microphone and was talking about alcohol. He warned the group sitting before him -- mostly 18-year-olds with their parents -- not to get caught up in the "college effect," the idea presented in movies and on sitcoms that going to college means drinking.
"Beyond the tragedies, what concerns me most is the loss of human potential," said President Jonathan Gibralter, who has led the public university in Western Maryland since 2006. He paused before continuing: "Please think about that this summer. Don't let yourselves get caught up in that world of excessive, high-risk drinking and change the story of what is possible for you at Frostburg State University."
Frostburg used to be a major party school, a reputation coupled with tragedy. A freshman died of alcohol poisoning in 1996 after drinking at an unaffiliated fraternity's party. Seven students were charged. Early in Gibralter's presidency, a student punched a neighbor outside a frat party, nearly killing the man. And over the years, several students have been hospitalized after drinking too much.
Gibralter is convinced that administrators can change the drinking culture -- and that they must. "There's this impression that there's nothing you can do about it, and that's just wrong," he said.
Gibralter wants to change the "college effect." In high school, college-bound students are less likely to drink than students who don't plan to continue their education. But during freshman year, students who already drink start to drink more, and students who never drank are likely to start. The drinking rates of those people in college are much higher than those not enrolled.
Gibralter's wife is an alcohol educator, and he has been closely involved with national initiatives, including one recently launched by Dartmouth College that treats college drinking as a public health epidemic.
Gibralter has made reducing high-risk drinking a priority at Frostburg. He's confident the university is making strides, as the percentage of students who binge-drink fell from 54 percent in 2006 to 41 percent last year. With that comes academic achievements: a slowly increasing retention rate, incoming students with higher academic credentials and fewer discipline problems.
Frostburg has worked to create an environment where there are many more things to do than drink. The business school now offers a full slate of Friday classes to discourage Thursday-night drinking. And the university often hosts alcohol-free dance parties that attract hundreds.
The university gave money to the local police force for an extra officer to patrol student neighborhoods on popular party nights. Once a month, Frostburg officials meet with police and representatives from bars and liquor stores. The school will pay for employee training and have students design the bars' menus in exchange for closely following the law, limiting drink specials and promoting healthy drinking habits.
All incoming students are required to pass an online class that teaches that most college students don't drink like characters in the movies. Officials urge parents to talk with their children about drinking before move-in day. That education continues into the fall and is often led by students. Student leaders, including those of fraternities and sororities, are required to receive the same training bartenders receive so they can spot problems at parties.
Frostburg maintains zero tolerance for underage drinking. A first offense results in more alcohol education and a letter to parents, which school officials say has lessened the number of further, more serious offenses.
During orientation, dean of students Jesse Ketterman sternly warned: "We deal with behavior on and off campus. It doesn't matter if you do it on campus or off; we will find out about it."
But, sure enough, during every orientation, at least a few incoming freshmen ask older students to buy them beer or recommend parties.
"The people who ask about alcohol at orientation aren't going to be here in a year," said Andy Krehbiel, a rising senior and fraternity member who works in the student center.
The cultural changes have not been easy or popular, Gibralter said. Even so, there are still tragedies, including one student fatally stabbed by another at an off-campus party in 2011.
"We're only as good as our last weekend," Gibralter said. "I never go to bed at night thinking: 'Thank goodness. We finally solved this problem.' "
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The video starts with the sound of a marching band and quickly cuts to two supposed University of Michigan undergrads standing on a balcony in Ann Arbor in sunglasses.
"Hey, guys, I'm Liza," says the young woman wearing jeans shorts and a Michigan T-shirt, cropped to show her toned abs. A guy in a black tank top and backward cap next to her introduces himself as Justin.
"Welcome to Welcome Week 2012," she says.
"We're going to show you how we work hard," Justin explains.
"And play harder," Liza says.
As Wiz Khalifa's song "Work Hard, Play Hard" pulses, the screen fills with photos that look as if they belong in an admissions brochure: the Michigan stadium, the bell tower, ivy-covered buildings and a banner exclaiming, "Welcome to Michigan!!"
The refrain hits -- Work! Work! Work! Work! -- and the screen turns into a montage of party scenes. A massive house party. A guy wearing a glow necklace brandishing two bottles of hard liquor. Students toasting a shot to the best week of their lives. Women shaking it. Every few seconds, someone shouts an expletive.
As the lyrics become even more unpublishable, the footage gets wilder. Students dancing in a shower of hose water. Guys standing on a balcony and pouring a stream of alcohol into the open mouth of a guy below. Marijuana. Stacks of cash. Kissing. Fighting. Dancing. Chugging. Shotgunning. Funneling. And more dancing.
This is an "I'm Shmacked" video, the creation of two 20-somethings who launched a production company in college. Shmacked, according to Urban Dictionary, means "to become intoxicated to the point of not even being able to stand up, know what's going on, or correctly pronounce any word."
The team travels from school to school, often at the request of students, and records the most outrageous scenes it can find (with this disclaimer: "No alcohol or illegal substance is used during the filming, just prop"). The videos get millions of page views and help to define today's college drinking culture.
It's not the image that most universities want these days, especially as they pump thousands of dollars into alcohol education and branding efforts focused on academics, not keg stands.
"It is important to emphasize that it paints a picture of only a small portion of our student population," said Kelly Cunningham, a University of Michigan spokeswoman. "We have many students at UM who choose not to drink, or when they choose to drink, drink moderately."
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The University of Virginia graduates had to line up for the ceremony at 9:30 a.m. In the final minutes, they finished off their drinks and closed out their tabs.
On the porch of a fraternity house, three guys popped open champagne, then raced to finish first. The Vitamin C song "Graduation" blared:
"Can we survive it out there?
"Can we make it somehow?
"I guess I thought that this would never end.
"And suddenly it's like we're women and men.
"Will the past be a shadow that will follow us around?
"Will these memories fade when I leave this town?"
Around the university's most historic building, the Rotunda, thousands of graduates lined up in matching robes and caps. "I'm scared!" one guy dramatically said as he dragged himself toward the ceremony. Most walked confidently. A few pinballed. A couple slipped on the wet grass.
The ceremony began. Speakers shared inspirational thoughts. A business student sipped an oversize can of Bud Light. An engineering student sprinted out of the crowd, looking ill. Everyone sang the school song.
They moved their tassels. And then they marched into the real world.


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Our sellers are the key to our thriving marketplace, and we wanted to acknowledge that by showing off some of the best websites and domain names we've sold in 2012
San Francisco, CA and Melbourne, AUS (PRWEB) January 02, 2013
Flippa.com, the #1 marketplace for buying and selling websites, has launched its first annual Flippie Awards, kicking off 2013 by honoring some of the best sites sold in 2012.
Nominated websites were chosen from over 29,000 websites and domains that were sold on Flippa.com in 2012. The Flippie Committee chose sites based on the level of interest they attracted from website buyers, as well as quality factors such as monetization, content and uniqueness.
With 5 separate categories, sites and domains in various industries will be honored with a Flippie. All of the sites nominated were sold on Flippa where more than $22 million in websites were sold 2012.
The categories for the Flippie Awards are:
Best Ecommerce Site
Best Site Content Idea
Best Blog
Best Site Monetization
Best Web/Mobile App
Best Domain Listing
Each category has 5 nominated sites competing for the award. The site that garners the most votes in all categories combined will also win the Flippie for Best Overall Site.
"Our sellers are the key to our thriving marketplace, and we wanted to acknowledge that by showing off some of the best websites and domain names we've sold in 2012," stated Dave Slutzkin, CEO of Flippa. "It was a tough job! Our dedicated team diligently sorted through the tens of thousands of sites and domains sold on Flippa in the past year, representing over $20 million in sales. They've come up with some really fantastic sites for our first annual Flippie Awards."
Voting begins on January 2nd and ends at midnight EST on January 30th. The winners will be announced February 4th, 2013. To see all the nominated sites, prizes, and fineprint; please visit blog.flippa.com/flippies.
About us:
Launched in 2009, Flippa is the #1 marketplace for buying and selling websites. Each month, over $2 million in websites and domains are traded on Flippa. Over 29,000 sites, valued at more than $22 million, were sold on Flippa in 2012 alone. The most notable of these included Mark Zuckerberg's Facemash.com as well as iPhone application Taptivate.com, news site Inquisitr.com, and Pinterest analytics site PinReach.com.
More information at https://flippa.com/about

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The Mental Games of Chronic Illness
I've thought a lot about writing this blog post, because I realize that it makes me sound a little neurotic… okay, maybe a lot neurotic. On the other hand, I can't be the only person with a chronic disease that thinks this way… so here we go.
Grey's Anatomy has given me nightmares for the past month.
In case you don't watch the show, one of the doctors is a 28 year old female who was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, which isn't good. The last half of the season has her going in and out of surgery, chemo, making difficult decisions about treatment and choosing whether to fight or make the most of the time left.
So what does this have to do with me? I'm 28, have lived with chronic illness for over half of my life, and buried deep down somewhere… I am completely terrified of my body trying to kill me — again.
I like to think that I'm a rational person. I've learned not to worry about the small things that I can't control. However, I think that chronic disease has this strange power to put people on edge for no good reason. Even though I've been in remission for over seven years, watching someone else (even on TV) deal with one medical complication after another reminds me of the things that I went through. Yes I survived, but there is always a nagging part of me that wonders if and when my body will rebel and put me back at square one.
It makes me wonder – does anyone else think this way? If so, what triggers your scary, irrational fears?


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Cheeto has been adopted!
Likely to be a Maine Coon mix, Cheeto is a gorgeous, confident and sweet orange tabby male, with copper-colored eyes, medium-length coat, beautiful ruff, fluffy tail, and white bib and mitts. Our website automatically 'rounds up,' so lists his age incorrectly as 2 years, though Cheeto was born in late May, 2011, and won't turn 2 years old for several months.
Cheeto will greet you at the door with a big purr and an invitation to give him a good scratch or to toss a toy for him. Rarely have we seen a kitten as comfortable in new environments. Cheeto even enjoys going out to pet store adoption fairs, where he finds the hustle and bustle of shoppers, gawkers, kids and even dogs to be interesting and amusing. A cage at an adoption fair is just another place for some fun and play.
And this boy loves to play! Toy mice don't stand a chance with Cheeto on patrol! Cheeto is also accomplished at playing games on an iPad, but we have to get some new apps--the old ones are too easy for him! And after play is done, it's time for a nap, cuddled up with you or a companion cat in your household...this beautiful boy loves the company of other cats and people.
Cheeto is healthy and full of energy, but through his mother, Cheeto was exposed to a virus (FIV, or feline immunodeficiency virus) that could supress or weaken his immune system, making him more easily susceptible to infection (colds, etc.). He is not 'contagious,' and needs no meds, treatment, or special care, other than being an indoors-only cat. A good quality diet and a happy, indoor life with you is all this entertaining kitty needs. Cheeto would enjoy life with a mellow, friendly cat, or with another FIV-positive kitty, although is is perfectly happy being an only cat, with lots of attention and affection from you.
The Fine Print — While Community Cat Rescue would love to make our adoptable cats and kittens available to everyone, everywhere, we must limit our adoption service area to San Francisco Peninsula cities and towns. We simply do not have the volunteer-power or financial resources to make home visits (required for all adoptions), delivery of adopted cats/kittens and follow-up visits outside the Peninsula. An occasional, rare exception might be made, but it is not the rule.
Did you know black kittens have the hardest time finding homes, despite their wonderful personalities? So give them a look, because adoption fees for solid black or black and white kittens are only $25. All kittens are spayed/neutered, microchipped with lifetime registration, tested for FIV/FeLV, and vaccinated too.
THE FINE PRINT – Adoptions limited to Peninsula locations. Exceptions possible.


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Add This Event To YourFriday, September 13, 2013 - Sunday, October 20
- Where:
- Dittmann Center, Flaten Museum
- Web Link:
- http://wp.stolaf.edu/flaten/mapping-the-planets-in-silk-and-sound
- Contact:
- Jane Becker Nelson
Mapping the Planets in Silk and Sound
Museum Hours: MTWF 10 - 5; Th 10 - 8; S Su 2 - 5
Mapping the Planets in Silk and Sound, a multimedia exhibition, offers a unique approach to our corner of the universe: the solar system. Large-scale silk batiks by artist Mary Edna Fraser provide insights into each planet's personality. Planetary scientist Ted Maxwell of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum provides text as the viewer experiences silk galaxies and heavenly bodies. Music composed by Mark Mercury evokes the majesty of our nine planetary worlds.
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Shane Battier joins ESPN
Battier won an NCAA title at Duke in 2001, when he was named the most outstanding player in the Final Four. He just wrapped up his 13th NBA season, the last three of which were spent with the Miami Heat, with whom he won two championships.
After four seasons at Duke and 13 in the NBA, Shane Battier has retired from basketball and will join ESPN as a men's college basketball analyst.
"After a fulfilling run on the basketball court, I am absolutely thrilled to join the 'Worldwide Leader in Sports' in ESPN," Battier said. "I hope my experiences as a successful collegiate and professional basketball player will add meaningful insight into the dynamic arena of the sports world. I am looking forward to bringing a sense of candor, humor and perspective to all of ESPN's listeners, readers and viewers."
Battier joined ESPN's draft coverage in 2013, interviewing top picks after they were selected.
"Shane's championship caliber of play at every level of the game adds a distinctive element to our college basketball coverage," said Mark Gross, senior vice president production & remote events. "His passion for -- and extensive knowledge of -- the game enhances our deep roster of talented analysts."
Battier was a first-round selection (sixth overall) of the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2001 NBA draft. He played in a total of 977 regular-season games and 112 postseason games during his 13-year NBA career, scoring more than 9,090 total points.
His on the court accolades include: two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (2008, '09); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2002) selection; five-time Division Sportsmanship Award winner, two-time recipient of the Magic Johnson Award; and the 2014 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.
A four-year standout at Duke, Battier swept the major national player of the year awards at the conclusion of his senior year when the Blue Devils captured the national title.


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Make a cute Christmas scene with Santa and his reindeer. This cute decoration is made with felt, beads and buttons. Make it your own and have a great Christmas scene.
- STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
- Balls, one each: 5"; 4"; 3"; 2"; 1", three
- Egg, 4"
- Black beads, two each: 6mm; 8mm
- Black buttons, 1/2", two
- Felt: 45" white plush, 1/2 yd.; 9" x 12" sheets: red sparkle, three; dk. green, one
- Red pom poms, one each: 1/4"; 1/2"
- Embroidery floss: black; white
- Jingle bells, 10mm, eight
- Forked twigs, 3" long, two
- Serrated knife
- Candle stub or paraffin
- Sewing needle
- Strong white thread
- Fine-line black permanent marker
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Compass
- Scissors
- Extra-long straight pins
- Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
- Thick, white craft glue
- Powdered cosmetic blush (optional)
- Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut small slices from top and bottom of 5", 4", and 3" balls (snowman body). Glue balls together, smallest on top.
- Use patterns to cut felt as indicated; set aside candy cane and reindeer base.
- Use compass to draw circles onto white plush felt: one 12" (body); one 6" (head); three 3" (pom pom/hands). In addition, cut 2"-wide strips from plush felt of following lengths: 18" (bottom jacket trim); 9" (hat trim); 6" (front jacket trim); two 5" strips (sleeve trim).
- From red sparkle felt, cut two each of the following: 5" x 9" rectangles (coat); 4" x 5" rectangles (sleeves); 3/8" x 12" strips (garland). From green felt, cut three 3/8" x 12" garland strips.
- Using strong thread, sew gathering stitches around 12", 6", and 3" plush circles. Place bottom of foam body in center of 12" felt circle; pull stitches tight around foam. Take a few stitches to secure. Repeat for head, using 6" felt circle. Cover 1" foam balls in same way for hat pom pom and hands; set aside.
- Referring to diagram, use scissors point to poke holes for eye beads; glue 8mm beads into holes, pushing firmly to give dimensional appearance.
- Using six strands of floss, insert needle through excess plush at neck, pulling needle out at one end of mouth. Sew running stitch as shown; bring needle back down to bottom of head and secure. Use fingertip to blush cheeks, if desired. Glue nose to face.
- For jacket, glue 5" x 9" rectangles together, slightly overlapping, to measure 5" x 18". Fold long edges of 18" plush strip to center, wrong sides together, to measure 1" x 18". Repeat for all trim strips, making width 1". Glue 18" trim piece around bottom of jacket.
- Sew gathering stitch along top long edge of jacket, 1/4" from edge. Pull stitches tight to gather jacket around neck. With jacket opening at center front, smooth and adjust gathers. Overlap and glue front edges closed. Glue front jacket trim in place, trimming excess as needed. Glue two buttons to trim as shown.
- Glue one sleeve trim strip to one 5" edge of each sleeve. Slightly overlapping edges, glue 4" edges of sleeve/trim together, forming tubes. Glue hands into ends of sleeves.
- Sew gathering stitch around upper sleeve ends; pull stitches tight. Glue sleeves to neck edge on each side of snowman. Glue collar around neck, overlapping at front. Glue two holly leaves to center of collar as shown.
- Glue hat trim along bottom edge of hat. In same way as sleeves, glue hat edges together, forming tube. Sew gathering stitch around top of hat; pull stitches tight. Glue plush pom pom to tip of hat. Glue hat to head. Glue holly and berries to hat as shown. Spot glue tip of hat to front hat trim.
- For garland, cut one 3/8" green strip and one 3/8" red strip in half to measure 6" long. Glue 6" lengths to ends of 12" lengths of same colors, creating 18" strips. Braid three strips together to length of 12"; knot and glue ends to secure. Glue jingle bells to garland, 1-1/2" apart. Glue garland into snowman's hands.
- Use compass to draw circles onto white plush felt: one 10" (body); one 5-1/2" (head). From green felt, cut one 1-1/2" x 9" strip (scarf); fringe 1/2" at each end of strip.
- Slightly flatten smaller end of egg (neck).
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An avid reader who likes Russian authors ("Dostoyevsky, Nabokov, Tolstoy") and Le Monde, Robert practises sophrology which, according to the Sophrology Academy, is "the science of the consciousness in harmony" and "a life-balancing technique made of very practical physical and mental exercises aiming at an alert mind in a relaxed body". Asked what sophrology he had used before his victory yesterday, Robert said: "In the morning I did yoga breathing. I do that to try to find inner calm. I did that at the hotel and on the court. It helps my concentration. On the court I try to make myself aware of everything. For example, I bounce the ball on my racket for a minute so that I can concentrate on the noise."


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FRISCO, Texas – Typically the script for international friendlies between MLS and Mexican sides sees the starters battle it out for around an hour before reserves come in to prove their worth, but Liga MX side Club León had a trick up their sleeve in Sunday night's friendly.
Argentine manager Gustavo Matosas decided to give his reserves the first 45 minutes before unleashing a barrage out of the halftime locker room bringing on the starters who have led their side to third place in the Mexican first division.
"I'll say this, it was really a different team for them in the first half and the second half," head coach Schellas Hyndman told reporters after the game. "You could really see the quality on that team in the second half, how well they were moving the ball around and how quick they were."
FC Dallas was not fazed by the cheeky move, though there were some bumps in the road.
A mix of starters and reserves went toe-to-toe with the Mexicans through the second half with FCD taking a 2-1 lead early in the final frame through a spectacular scissor kick by Jackson. They'd relinquish it, however, to a 10-minute double salvo midway through the second half led by León's fantastic Uruguayan forward Sebastián Maz.
"It's how they work in their formations," goalkeeper Chris Seitz said when asked about what gave them trouble from a defending standpoint. "They don't necessarily occupy defenders, they occupy space, so they make defenders make decisions on whether to step or whether to hold. It really does create problems for our center backs as well as our outside backs to make decisions on where they should step to."
The three goals were the most an FC Dallas defense has allowed in a game since late May, but after taking some punches from the León starters, the FC Dallas reserves Hyndman brought into the match had one late haymaker of their own.
Bobby Warshaw, playing his first minutes for the club since early May, put a header from newly-signed Matías Jara across the goal line to get his name on the scoresheet and pull Dallas level in the 83rd minute.
"It feels good. I can't sugar coat it at all," Warshaw said about his goal. "It feels good."
The goal was as much as FC Dallas deserved and despite the penalty kick loss, the experience should give Dallas some confidence heading into their enormous matchup with Vancouver on Saturday night in Frisco.
"I think we can take some stuff from [this game] for sure," Chris Seitz said after the match. "We've got the biggest game of the year on Saturday, so we're moving our focus on and hopefully learning from some stuff here. We can take a lot off it."


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia University officials on Friday announced plans to work with a private company and build a $70 million residential and retail complex in Morgantown's Sunnyside district, a few blocks from the Downtown Campus.The project will provide nearly 1,000 more beds for WVU students and will include two multi-story buildings on three acres, plus community outdoor space and parking facilities, university officials said.In addition to 297,000 square feet of rentable space and 268,000 square feet of "student space," the complex will include a full-service grocery store, a substation for university police, a fitness center and a restaurant, according to a news release from WVU.Before work can be done on the new development -- to be called University Place and projected to be finished by the fall of 2014 -- tenants now within the project's boundaries will have to move out by late December or early January, according to a WVU news release.That includes students and nonstudent residents living on parts of University Avenue, Grant Avenue, Third Street and Houston Drive."We will work with each and every individual student to make sure they have an opportunity to find acceptable housing. We have a lot of options on and off campus," said Narvel Weese, WVU's vice president of administration and finance. The university will absorb any moving fees, and students who move will have the option to pay the rental amount from their old homes regardless of their new residence, according to Weese. WVU will pay the difference."Our goal is to make this as seamless and as less stressful as possible for students," Weese said. "Quite frankly, if you look at Sunnyside, almost anything available would be an upgrade. The bottom line is, we're taking care of our students."WVU Housing Director Corey Farris said no students would be forced to move.Zach Redding, WVU's student body president, voted to approve the project earlier this week at the WVU Board of Governors meeting. He said Friday that while he sees the benefits of the project, he thinks students living in the Sunnyside district have been caught off guard. "I see a great opportunity for expansion and change. With that said, change is never easy, and there will be some speed bumps during this process. Today, residents of Sunnyside found out that they would need to move by December of this year," Redding said. "I think, out of fairness, they should have been notified earlier, therefore giving them a greater opportunity to make plans and situate themselves for the rest of the year." The new project will "help fulfill the university's strategic housing master plan, which addresses the need for additional beds for international, professional and veteran students," plus the growing freshmen and sophomore classes, according to WVU.Bill Hutchens, WVU's general counsel, said the development would turn around the Sunnyside district, a longtime hotspot for post-game riots and street fires."We're demolishing really rundown, poorly conditioned housing and bringing in a very large, upscale complex for student housing that's cutting edge and modern," Hutchens said. "WVU will manage the property just as it does other housing facilities. If you look at other clusters of housing around town where students live, they don't have the problems Sunnyside does. A change in environment, in and of itself, is going to turn this place around."Townhouses also are planned and will feature a pedestrian-only streetscape between them and the main two buildings.Grimm and Parker Architects of Calverton, Md., were selected by the developers to design this mixed-use complex based on experience with other higher-education and student-housing initiatives.WVU and a private firm, Paradigm Development Group LLC, reached the agreement in May, but state lawmakers didn't learn about it until last month. The first time most WVU students, staff and Morgantown residents knew about any of the plan was when the land purchase was revealed this week. Many students found out through an email Friday morning.Hutchens said that because Paradigm approached WVU about the deal, the plans were kept quiet."This deal came to us. Paradigm was already putting this together, and they came to us with the proposition, and we went from there. Because we were doing a very large and complicated transaction with a private entity, of course it was confidential," he said."There is nothing unusual about this. This is a perfectly acceptable course of business with a private firm. We didn't go out on the streets and advertise this project."The project is expected to generate $1.5 million in construction-related business and occupation taxes in its initial phase, according to Weese.Additional taxes, related to student housing and retail rents for the city, also are expected, as well as income for the city from other businesses that might locate in the neighborhood because of retail amenities included in the WVU project, according to a release.University officials will begin contacting students and other tenants immediately to offer alternative housing options and assistance with moving. Students are advised to call 304-293-5555 for housing information and assistance.Reach Mackenzie Mays at email@example.com or 304-348-4814.


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UPDATE (4:02 p.m.)
Cunningham Hall reopened at 3 p.m. today after minor repairs were completed on a cracked natural gas pipe.
Staff members reported smelling the odor around 11:30 a.m., and Kent fire fighters immediately evacuated about 100 people from the building and the annex as a precaution. There were no injuries or road closures.
Fire fighters and investigators from Dominion East Ohio determined there was a small crack in a two-inch natural gas line connected to a generator on the roof of Cunningham Hall, the university noted in a press release.
Further investigation determined that the original odor came from a science lab where a sulfur compound had not been capped correctly, so the odor and the gas line repair were not related.
UPDATE (12:55 p.m.)
Kent State University spokesman Eric Mansfield said the gas leak near Cunningham Hall has been confirmed by fire crews. The building and its annex are shut down until further notice as crews repair a 2-inch cracked pipe that was leaking natural gas.
Mansfield said about 100 people were evacuated from the Cunningham Hall area after the smell of gas was reported. An advisory was issued by the university at 11:51 a.m. encouraging people to avoid the area.
No injuries have been reported and no roads are closed.
People should avoid Cunningham Hall and the Cunningham annex area at Kent State University's main campus because of a possible gas leak reported this morning.
Fire crews are currently investigating the smell of gas in the area, according to an advisory issued by the university at 11:51 a.m.
Cunningham Hall is located in the science mall near the Kent State University library.
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Masons of California pitch in to support Junior Giants Baseball
For the fifth consecutive year, the Masons of California are stepping up to the plate for the Junior Giants. During a pre-game ceremony before tonight's game, Monday, Sept. 9, against the Colorado Rockies, the Masons of California will present a check to the Giants Community Fund for $83,140 as part of its Masons4Mitts program, which will provide 4,157 gloves for at-risk youth who participate in Junior Giants baseball. This year's contribution brings their five year donation total to nearly $275,000.
Knowing that more than 40 percent of the kids in Junior Giants don't have a glove of their own, the Masons of California teamed up with the Giants Community Fund to start Masons4Mitts, a fundraising partnership designed to provide baseball mitts to as many Junior Giants as possible.
"Masons Night at the Ballpark" is an opportunity to recognize the Masons of California's overwhelming support and commitment to Bay Area youth. A home plate ceremony will take place prior to the game, during which Grand Master John Lowe will present a check on behalf of the Masons to Giants Community Fund Board Member John Gumas.
Using baseball as a forum to encourage underserved kids to live healthy and productive lives, the Junior Giants program currently includes 85 leagues in 175 cities around Northern California with over 20,000 participants and more than 2,500 volunteer coaches.


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Inflammation, Immune Activation and Portal Hypertension in Alcoholic Hepatitis (Heliac)
This study has been completed.
University of Aarhus
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Thomas Damgaard Sandahl, University of Aarhus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 8, 2009
Last updated: September 14, 2011
Last verified: September 2011
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of endotoxins and the endotoxin mediated immune activation pathway in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. Also, to determine the effect of Liver assist (liver dialyses) intervention on these parameters in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis.
|Alcoholic Hepatitis
|Device: Prometheus Liver Dialysis system (Fresenius Medical Care)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Inflammation, Immune Activation and Portal Hypertension in Alcoholic Hepatitis. A Pato-etiological Study With Focus on the Endotoxin Pathway.
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MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis AU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Thomas Damgaard Sandahl, University of Aarhus:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Serum endotoxin levels [ Time Frame: one year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Endotoxin activation pathway proteins [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: albumin liver dialysis
Device: Prometheus Liver Dialysis system (Fresenius Medical Care)
6 hour dialysis for 3 consecutive days
Other Name: The prometheus albumin dialysis by Fresenius Medical Care
|No Intervention: Standard medial care without dialysis
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 69 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with alcoholic hepatitis based on the following criteria
- Alcohol intake for 6 consecutive months above 40g /day, at admission or 3 months earlier.
- Serum bilirubin level above 80 mmol/l
- exclusion of other types of liver disease.
- Liver biopsy when diagnosis is unclear.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Heart failure
- Pregnancy
- non fluent danish speakers
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00992888
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00992888
|Department of Medicine V, Aarhus University Hospital
|Aarhus, Denmark, 8000
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Aarhus
|Study Director:
|Hendrik Vilstrup, Prof
|Department of Medicine V, Aarhus University Hospital
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Thomas Damgaard Sandahl, University of Aarhus:
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Støy S, Dige A, Sandahl TD, Laursen TL, Buus C, Hokland M, Vilstrup H. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells display impaired cytotoxic functions and reduced activation in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2015 Feb 15;308(4):G269-76. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00200.2014. Epub 2014 Dec 11.
|Responsible Party:
|Thomas Damgaard Sandahl, Dr, University of Aarhus
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00992888 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 8, 2009
|Last Updated:
|September 14, 2011
Keywords provided by Thomas Damgaard Sandahl, University of Aarhus:
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Liver dialysis
Innate immunity
Toll Like receptors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis, Alcoholic
Hepatitis A
Hypertension, Portal
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Pathologic Processes
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
Alcohol-Induced Disorders
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2017


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Would never happen, with the Pacers and Sixers both in the midst of the playoff race and very possibly facing each other as the 4-5 seeds. But what do you think of this deal:
Pacers trade: Granger, Price
Sixers trade: Turner, Williams, Nocioni
Basically a quantity for quality trade. Sixers strengthen their starting lineup, Pacers strengthen their bench. The Pacers have a potential future payoff as well, if Turner turns into a star as some think he could be.
Sixers lineup:
Pacers lineup:
Sixers add some much needed shooting/scoring in Granger. Granger/Iggy should be a pretty good combo. For the Pacers, we fill multiple holes - Turner is a good ballhandling/playmaking SG, and might even play PG full time eventually. Lou Williams is a dangerous bench scorer. And Nocioni is another tough, smashmouth type player. Lou Will has a player option next year that he'll likely exercise, and Noc has a team option, so there are no long term cap implications.
Again, I don't think this will happen. But I like the idea of grabbing Turner while his price is (relatively) low. I think he could be a future star.


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Overall, the stock market is vulnerable because of the failure to clear the Dec. 19 high in the S&P futures that I have posted on this site before. With that being said, I'm still going to stalk a buy setup in eBay (EBAY). If it's not any good, then we should not see a buy trigger against it. Let's take a look at the daily chart, as far as Fibonacci time and price parameters are concerned.
First, on the daily chart, we are looking at a larger bullish pattern of higher highs and lows in this stock. Price is also currently above the 200-day simple moving average and the 50 SMA. As far as price is concerned, I have two standout price support clusters. The first one comes in at the $48.52-$49.53 area. The second one comes in at the $46.66-$47.88 area. So far, the low has been made at $49.67, which is close enough to look for buy triggers.
As far as timing is concerned, I'm seeing some beautiful symmetry in time, as I have counted the days that the prior corrective declines have taken recently. These declines have lasted 17 to 19 trading days in the past. These are illustrated on the daily chart. The recent decline from the Dec. 3 high so far has lasted 17 trading days into the Dec. 27 low. This is obviously very similar to these prior declines. This is why I am stalking eBay for a possible buy entry.
The most aggressive entry for a swing trade would come with a moving-average crossover to the upside on the 15-minute chart. With the markets being so vulnerable with the fiscal-cliff soap opera, however, I do not want to use an aggressive entry here. Actually, this would be a good time to wait for the daily crossover using the 5/13 EMAs from the daily charts. Of course, you as a trader can make your own choice.
Please refer to my prior article with the handy guidelines for more of an explanation of the intraday triggers that you can use. A trigger is essentially price action that tells you it is worth placing a bet against the support cluster. So we have a trade setup ... now all we need is a trigger!
Now if both of these key support decisions are violated instead? Then faghetaboutit. ... the trade is a bust!


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Family woman Jessica Alba enjoyed a nice day at a Beverly Hills park with her daughter Honor Marie and hubby Cash Warren on Saturday afternoon. After picking up a cold drink on such a hot L.A. day, the Fantastic Four starlet and her budding family took some quality time out to play on the slides and swings.
Her adorable one-year-old couldn't get enough while playing soccer, although Jessica seemed to get a bit sleepy after a few hours of fun as she lovingly leaned on her doting husband.The couple seemed very content as they watched Honor kick around her soccer ball on the sidelines. Jessica, 28, was most recently in the star-studded film Valentine's Day alongside Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Taylor Swift, and Julia Roberts.


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I've played both Microsoft Flight Simulator and Top Gun for the NES. If nothing else, both games taught me that flying an aircraft is freakin' tough. So how did this guy do it drunk?
The story began on Tuesday afternoon on Highway 37 in Sonoma County, California when two CHP officers spotted a blue and gold, single-engine plane skimming along just 50 feet off the ground. FAA regulations dictate a minimum distance of 500 feet from people and objects.
The officers pursued (as much as possible in these sorts of situations) the plane until it landed at Petaluma Municipal Airport. Upon questioning the 62-year-old pilot, the officers smelled alcohol on his breath. The pilot then failed a field sobriety test and has since been charged with reckless flying and operating an aircraft under the influence.
As it turns out, flying while intoxicated has a much lower threshold than other means of inebriated transportation. In California, at least, the legal limit to act as part of a flight crew is just .04 percent, half that if one were behind the wheel. In addition, pilots are also subject to Federal Aviation Regulations, and could face stiff jail terms, hefty fines, and the suspension/revocation of his pilot's license if convicted of a FUI.
And that's not even including trying to land on the aircraft carrier. Seriously, it's nearly impossible despite this video to the contrary. [SF Gate via Fark - Image: Cosma / Shutterstock]


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Nestled on the beach, this Amalfi hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Church of San Pancrazio and Emerald Grotto. Amalfi Beach and Atrani Beach are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Guests at this beach hotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as airport transportation and a rooftop terrace.
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This Amalfi hotel has its very own private beach. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This luxury hotel also offers a seasonal outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Partially open bathroom
- Room service (limited hours)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Il Saraceno Grand Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach and a seasonal outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15 per night.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 5 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
Optional extras
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15 per night
Hotel Name
- Grand Hotel Il Saraceno
- Grand Hotel Saraceno
- Hotel Il Saraceno
- Hotel Saraceno
- Il Saraceno
- Il Saraceno Grand
- Il Saraceno Grand Amalfi
- Il Saraceno Grand Hotel
- Il Saraceno Grand Hotel Amalfi
- Saraceno Hotel
We should mention
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. The seasonal pool will be open from May to October.


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Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
St. John's wort can speed up how quickly your liver processes your cancer medicine.
What might happen:
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2.Bosulif (bosutinib) US prescribing information. Pfizer Inc. November, 2016.
3.Zykadia (ceritinib) US prescribing information. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation May, 2017.
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5.Sprycel (dasatinib) US prescribing information. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company August, 2015.
6.Tarceva (erlotinib) US prescribing information. Genentech, Inc. October, 2016.
7.Iressa (gefitinib tablets) US prescribing information. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP April 7, 2004.
8.Zydelig (idelalisib) US prescribing information. Gilead Sciences, Inc. July, 2014.
9.Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) US prescribing information. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation October, 2013.
10.Tykerb (lapatinib) US prescribing information. GlaxoSmithKline October, 2013.
11.Votrient (pazopanib) US prescribing information. GlaxoSmithKline May, 2016.
12.Nexavar (sorafenib) US prescribing information. Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation November, 2013.
13.Caprelsa (vandetanib) US prescribing information. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP July, 2016.
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jcsuperstar wrote:what are you hooked on?
No way would I ever have HRT.
They seem to be working.
I haven't massacred my partner or stolen sweets off small children in weeks.
Ben wrote:And when it comes to my meditation, I usually don't start an early morning session without first having a cup of coffee.
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Jechbi wrote:jcsuperstar wrote:what are you hooked on?
Dopamine. (As produced in the brain.)
yogamaggie wrote:As far as I know, coffee drinking arose during the early modern period so I doubt Christian monks were drinking coffee.
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Many articles have been written regarding the relative strength of women and the possible effects on morale of introducing women into all-male units. Less attention has been paid to another aspect: the absolutely dreadful conditions under which grunts live during war. …
When we did reach Baghdad, we were in shambles. We had not showered in well over a month and our chemical protective suits were covered in a mixture of filth and dried blood. We were told to strip and place our suits in pits to be burned immediately. My unit stood there in a walled-in compound in Baghdad, naked, sores dotted all over our bodies, feet peeling, watching our suits burn. Later, they lined us up naked and washed us off with pressure washers.
Yes, a woman is as capable as a man of pulling a trigger. But the goal of our nation's military is to fight and win wars. Before taking the drastic step of allowing women to serve in combat units, has the government considered whether introducing women into the above-described situation would have made my unit more or less combat effective?
Societal norms are a reality, and their maintenance is important to most members of a society. It is humiliating enough to relieve yourself in front of your male comrades; one can only imagine the humiliation of being forced to relieve yourself in front of the opposite sex.


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We have the official OK to officially "open chat" a couple of times a day so newbies and/or people in need will have someone to talk to. I would like to have it opened twice a day (morning and evening) but to do that we need at least 6 volunteers. We want 6 because we don't want this to be a job for anyone. We know people have doctors appointments, bad days, good days (where they want to get out) and if we have at least 3 people set to work each shift there is no problem when 1 or 2 can't make it. I know we are getting a larger aussie group so we need to make sure we are "open" at a time that is good for them as well.
Now it is up to all of you. Do y'all wanna do this? If so who is willing to work and at what time? I am thinking something like 8AM (central) and 10AM Central (just as examples of two times a day). Maybe we want to start with once a day. Maybe we want to just do a late evening in the States which will be a morning for our Aussie friends? Feedback and volunteers are now needed!


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RADNOR, Pa., May 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PolyMedix, Inc. (OTCBB:PYMX), a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapeutic drugs to treat patients with serious acute-care conditions, today announced an update on the development status of its anticoagulant reversing agent, PMX-60056. PolyMedix has stopped enrollment in two clinical trials for PMX-60056: a Phase 2 clinical trial for reversing the anticoagulant activity of unfractionated heparin (UFH) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention procedures, and a Phase 1B/2 clinical trial for reversing the anticoagulant activity of the low molecular weight heparin enoxaparin in healthy volunteers.
In these clinical studies, PMX-60056 showed activity in neutralizing both UFH and enoxaparin, as measured by activated clotting time (ACT) and anti-factor Xa activity, respectively. PolyMedix decided to stop enrollment in both clinical trials due to observations of reductions in blood pressure. PolyMedix believes these side effects could be addressed with PMX-60056 being delivered in a larger volume over a longer infusion time. Furthermore, given the Company's limited resources and current capital market conditions, PolyMedix has made the strategic decision to not incur additional expenses relating to the PMX-60056 program and instead focus its development efforts and resources on PMX-30063.
Nicholas Landekic, President and Chief Executive Officer of PolyMedix, commented, "I am disappointed that we will not continue to fund the development of PMX-60056. We believe in the medical needs and commercial opportunities for an anticoagulant reversing agent such as PMX-60056, and plan to seek strategic partnerships to further develop the program. Given the recent positive results from our Phase 2 clinical trial with our defensin-mimetic antibiotic PMX-30063, and what we consider to be significant unmet medical needs and attractive commercial potential for the program, we are prioritizing our efforts based on available capital. We believe it is in the best interests of PolyMedix and our shareholders to dedicate resources and focus our future development efforts on our promising defensin-mimetic franchise."
PolyMedix will continue to focus its development efforts on PMX-30063 and its infectious disease franchise in more advanced clinical trials and for additional potential uses, such as oral mucositis. PolyMedix recently announced positive results from its first Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). A Phase 2B dose optimization study in ABSSSI is planned to commence later this year.
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For those who have been following you will know that I have recently embarked on a three part review of Puppy Linux. For those who haven't been following, I have recently embarked on a three part review of Puppy Linux.
In the previous reviews I looked at Wary and Slacko. In this third review I am looking at the best of the bunch which is Lucid Puppy.
The rest of this post will explain why I think Lucid outshines both Wary and Slacko and I have a confession to make that will make a lot of people shout "What? you have to be kidding". All will become clear as time goes by.
Startup - Attempt 1Ok so I had a few issues when I first tried Lucid Puppy. I had downloaded the iso and tried to burn it as an image to a USB drive.
When I rebooted I was left with a flashing cursor on the screen. Clearly this was not going to work
Startup - Attempt 2The second attempt I tried to use UNetbootin. Again upon reboot the system would not load.
Startup - Attempt 3Time for the old school method. Burn the ISO to disk and reboot. I was presented with the following message:
Performing a 'switch_root' to the layered file system... Kernel Panic- not syncing
A lesser person may well have become frustrated at this point. I did the usual Googling for an answer to my problem and I was presented with various options including
- Try loading without a save file and
- Your machine obviously does not have enough memory to run Lucid Puppy
Startup - Attempt 4I downloaded Lucid Puppy again from the Puppy Download page and when I burned to disk this time the system booted successfully. Therefore I put attempt 3 down to a dodgy download.
For those of you wondering why I haven't put attempts 1 and 2 down to a dodgy download as well then the answer is that really this should go down as attempt 6 because I tried attempts 1 and 2 again. In other words burning straight to USB and UNetbootin on this occasion let me down.
Boot Time
Now I've tried all three of the puppies I can honestly say there isn't much difference in the boot time.
Booting from CD with a save file takes approximately 2 minutes on my laptop. (Samsung R20 with 2 gb of ram). On a more modern machine it might boot faster and obviously with a hard drive install it would boot much faster.
I don't believe Puppy is a system for installing to your hard drive. It was built to run from memory and from removable media.
Connecting to the Internet
For both Wary and Slacko although I got there in the end the process of connecting to the net was very cumbersome.
With Lucid a window popped up as soon as I booted the first time with my ethernet and wireless cards detected.
When I click the wlan button both my home broadband and three broadband were selected automatically. All I had to do was enter the WPA key and I was connected.
After connecting to the internet obviously the first thing you want to do is browse. Now there are icons on the desktop and there is a menu button. For some reason I chose the menu button and clicked the internet menu and could not find a browser. Stupid move. Had I clicked the browse icon on the desktop all would have come clear very quickly.
So which of the browsers did I decide to install. Well Chromium is my favourite browser but out of the listed items it takes up the most space at 26 mb. The others were all around the 15 or 16 mb mark.
Shocking Confession TimeI'm going to say something now and it is not to make myself notorious or to cause offence to millions of people worldwide. Are you ready?
I have never liked FirefoxThere it is. I have said it. Now of course I need to qualify why I have never liked Firefox.
For years there was a battle raging on the net about which was the best browser and a bit like LINUX in general there were those singing the praises of Internet Explorer and those that sang the praises of Firefox.
Now we all know Internet Explorer is bad. Why is it bad? It is bad because for years web developers have had to write workaround after workaround trying to get their web pages to work under both Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. What is worse is that even different versions of Internet Explorer would show the page in a different style.
That is just one reason for not liking Internet Explorer and has nothing to do with Firefox. The other reason for not liking internet explorer is toolbars. Within Windows no matter what piece of software you install you will be asked whether you want to install a toolbar. What is worse than that is that the checkboxes are checked by default so if you do not read the text properly you will acidentally install that toolbar and so eventually you could end up with 6 or 7 toolbars taking up half the screen.
Again you might ask what has this got to do with Firefox. Well..... undoubtedly Firefox fans will say that its strongest feature is the number of add-ons and plugins that you can get for Firefox. This has always bothered me and I was delighted when Chrome came out. Sure I could have just kept the base install and not installed any add-ons but the problem is still the same. Firefox has too many menus and takes up too much of the screen.
Chrome and Chromium were just what I was looking for. A minimalist browser that just let me search and browse.
Back on track then the browser I ended up installing was Opera. I've always quite liked it and it was built for loading into memory in the same way Puppy does. I am typing this article using Opera and it works just fine.
Installing FlashWith Wary and Slacko after connecting to the internet I was offered the opportunity to install flash. With Lucid this option did not appear.
To install Flash using Lucid I had to select the menu button and then from the internet menu there is an install flash icon.
Quick Pets
There are 6 tabs split as follows:
- Popular pets - Gimp, Pwidgets, Audacity, Songbird, WINE and Google Earth
- Internet pets - Firefox, SeaMonkey, Chromium, Opera, Thunderbird, Pidgin
- Useful pets - VLC, Kompozer, Cinelerra, JRE (java), Pdfedit, Inkscape
- SFS get - a list of a number of packages
- Drivers
- News
Save filesPuppy linux uses a save file to store data. When you reboot for the first time you are asked whether you want to create a save file and where you want to store it and how big is it going to be.
One thing I noticed in Lucid is that unlike the graphical tools used by Wary and Slacko this one seems to go back in time and show a blue screened background and almost a dos like set of menus.
DesktopThe desktop for Lucid Puppy is very similar to that of Wary and Slacko.
In the top left of the screen are five rows of icons.
- Row 1 - file, help, install, mount, control, edit, console
- Row 2 - write, calc, paint, draw
- Row 3 - browse, email
- Row 4 - Plan, Play
- Row 5 - Connect, Quickpet
Above the menu are icons for each of the drives connected to your machine.
Finally on the right hand side are icons for locking the screen. zipping files and a trash can.
There is nothing majorly different between Lucid, Wary and Slacko with regards to the desktop and by and large the default applications installed are the same.
The background for Lucid is a plain gray colour which isn't very inspiring but that can easily be changed.
SummaryLucid is the best of the three versions of Puppy that I have reviewed. It is more polished than the other two and just small things make it so much better.
Connecting to the internet is a basic requirement and Lucid gets it perfectly. Only 2 screens and I'm connected. Wary and Slacko required much more effort.
Installing commonly used applications via the Quickpet menu is brilliant. I think all distros could consider implementing this.
A choice of browsers is available for installation as opposed to being stuck with the default SeaMonkey. (Ok to be fair Wary and Slacko enable you to download PETs for other browsers).
Wary: 3/5
Slacko: 4/5
Lucid: 5/5
Lucid has the ability to rival Bodhi as a lightweight distro although given the choice I would still say Bodhi edges it.


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5th Avenue Theatre preps latest original musical
SEATTLE - Before crowds line up, seats are filled, and before audiences are dazzled by song and dance, a lot of work goes into taking an idea and turning it into a musical.
It's a process the 5th Avenue Theatre knows very well, as 8 out of 15 musicals done by 5th Avenue have now gone to Broadway.
Executive producer and artistic director David Armstrong is preparing to open the theater's latest original musical, Secondhand Lions.
"Seattle is one of the three great theater towns in the United States. There's New York, there's Chicago, and there's Seattle," David Armstrong says. "And I say that very often to people in Seattle and they look at me like I'm crazy because they can't imagine that's true."
A sign in the theater's lobby tells its story of successful Broadway musicals that got their start in the Emerald City.
"Seattle is an incredible city for the development for theater," Armstrong says.
Composers and lyricists Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner wrote the score for First Date, and now Secondhand Lions.
"It's about a young boy named Walter, who's sent to spend the summer with his two great uncles who he's never met before in the 1950's in Texas," Weiner says.
Audiences might recognize the story from a 2003 movie starring Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, and Robert Duvall.
After weeks of rehearsal, the cast and crew run the show again and again, knowing the true test will be when the curtain goes up in front of a full house.
"Every night during the run of the show the creators will be sitting in the house, and they'll be paying more attention to the audience than what's going on on the stage," Armstrong says.
Those who bring their work to Seattle say the 5th Avenue and its audiences understand how to nurture a new show.
"Our success, our impact on the American musical is due to the support of the audience we have in Seattle," Armstrong says.
A team effort with thousands of members - on the stage and in the seats - to send a touch of Seattle to the stage.
The 5th Avenue has five other original musicals in various stages of development. Tickets for Secondhand Lion are on sale now, with a preview beginning Saturday and opening on September 26, 2013.


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Wright states case, returns to Mets lineup
MIAMI -- Three hours prior to Tuesday's first pitch against the Marlins, Mets manager Terry Collins expressed some hesitancy over testing David Wright's sore neck in the starting lineup. Because the Mets have a scheduled off-day on Thursday, Collins said, benching Wright for the rest of the series in Miami might have been prudent.
But Wright is not the type of player who signs off on such plans easily. So when the Mets finally posted their starting lineup, Wright was back in it, batting third.
"He said he wants to try it," Collins said shortly before making his final decision. "But it's going to be a decision that he has to make along with us of, 'Are we sacrificing five more days if he plays and it gets worse, or is it going away and it's not going to get worse?'"
Wright finished the game 0-for-4 at the plate, but made a diving play on defense and said afterward that he felt well enough to play again Wednesday.
Though the third baseman sat out Monday's game with a stiff neck, he approached Collins around the eighth inning to say he felt strong enough to pinch-hit, which he ultimately did in the 13th. That allowed Wright to maintain his status as one of three Mets -- Daniel Murphy and Ruben Tejada are the others -- to appear in all 25 of the team's games this season.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.