Drinking in conjunction with sexual experiences among at-risk college student drinkers *.
EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE IS A PERVASIVE public health problem affecting college campuses. A recent nationwide survey found that U.S. college students report an average of 72 past-year drinking days, 44 heavy drinking days (i.e., five/four or more drinks for men/ women), and 21 episodes of intoxication (Chen et al.,...

Lungmarama Yolngu nha: (1) a week in the life of an outreach program.
Abstract: The Yolngu of north-eastern Arnhem Land have lived with alcohol for just over 30 years. For some, particularly those who permanently or transiently camp on the fringes of the predominantly non-Indigenous township of Nhulunbuy, it has resulted in devastating health, social, family and cultural impacts. The Miwatj Health...

Taverns and Drinking in Early America.
Taverns and Drinking in Early America. By Sharon V. Salinger. (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, c. 2002. Pp. xiv, 309. Paper, $24.95, ISBN 0-8018-7899-3; cloth, $42.00, ISBN 0-8018-6878-5.) Taverns were crucial and ubiquitous arenas of sociability in the early modern Atlantic world, and, since the...

Indirect effects of lowering the drinking age on New Zealand students' alcohol-related behaviours and attitudes.
Alcohol-related attitudes and drinking behaviour of 109 university students, all 20 years of age and older, were assessed at two time points: immediately before and three months after the drinking age in New Zealand was lowered from 20 to 18. Participants reported drinking smaller quantities of alcohol three months...

The benefits of reading the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam as pastoral.
On the publication of J. B. Nicolas' French translations of Omar Khayyam --collected in book form as Les quatrains de Kheyam in 1867, having initially appeared in the Revue de l'Orient, de l'Algerie et des Colonies four years earlier--Edward FitzGerald was provoked into a caustic disagreement with its translator....

Redbeard the pirate's perfect day.
QUESTION: If you'd talk a bit more distinctly, Miss--ah-- Mrs.-- ANSWER: M-M-M-Mulliford. Q.: No more tears; that's splendid. So you're from Wannaget Junction. Is that some distance from Pasadena? A.: No, Mr. Emery; I said I wanted to get an injunction. It's to...

Sol Melia Vacation Club Opens New Resort in the Dominican Republic.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2008-Sol Melia Vacation Club Opens New Resort in the Dominican Republic(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Sol Melia Vacation Club announced the opening of its latest Club resort, The Reserve at Paradisus Punta in the Dominican Republic. Sol Melia said the...

Costa Cruises to Bring Italy to the Tropics Aboard 2 Ships.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-20 June 2008-Costa Cruises to Bring Italy to the Tropics Aboard 2 Ships(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Costa, a European cruise line, said that it is bringing the spirit of "la dolce vita" of Italy to the tropics aboard two ships during its Caribbean...

The Westin Verasa, Napa Prepares for September Opening.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-18 June 2008-The Westin Verasa, Napa Prepares for September Opening(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Westin Verasa, Napa is preparing to become the epitome of the Napa Valley lifestyle when it opens on September 18th. The Westin Verasa, Napa, the first full-service,...

Company Watch - Marriott Hotels.
Jun 23, 2008 Courtyard by Marriott Beijing Northwest has officially opened its doors to guests and to celebrate has a weekday opening rate of RMB960 ($140) and RMB888 for weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) starting from 28 May to 31 July. The hotel has 258 guest rooms...