INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Put 3 coffee beans in the bottom of a shot glass and pour 1.5 fluid ounces (44mL) of sambuca over them. Use a long-reach lighter to light the sambuca on fire, then wait until the flame is low and blue and cover the shot glass with your hand to extinguish it. When the fire is extinguished, take the shot. Be very careful when lighting the sambuca. Make sure you are completely sober and use a long-reach lighter for maximum safety. In some parts of Italy, this drink is known as Sambuca, ghiaccio e mosche, meaning "Sambuca, ice and flies." Pour 1.75 fluid ounces (52mL) of pomegranate sambuca and 3 fluid ounces (89mL) of pomegranate juice into a cocktail shaker and shake them together with ice. Then, fill a Collins glass with ice and use a strainer to strain the sambuca and juice into the glass. Fill the glass the rest of the way with club soda and enjoy. This drink is sometimes called a "Breezer Cocktail." Use lemon slices to garnish this drink. For a less fruity flavor, you can also use white sambuca instead of pomegranate sambuca. Pour 1.75 fluid ounces (52mL) of black sambuca into a highball glass filled with ice. Then, fill the remainder of the glass with lemonade and serve. This drink is best garnished with a lemon slice. Some recipes call for Luxardo Sambuca Passione Nera to be used in this cocktail, although any black sambuca will do. Fill a highball glass with ice and pour 2 fluid ounces (59mL) of spiced apple sambuca into the glass. Then, pour ginger ale into the glass until it's filled. Serve the drink with a lime wedge as a garnish. Part of this drink's appeal is its characteristic green color. Consider using Luxardo Spiced Apple sambuca to guarantee your drink has a pleasing hue. You may see this drink referred to as a Ginger Spice cocktail. Take a highball glass and fill it with ice. Then, pour 2 fluid ounces (59mL) of cranberry sambuca, 3 fluid ounces (89mL) of cranberry juice, and 3 fluid ounces (89mL) of lemonade into the glass. Gently stir the ingredients together for a few seconds and serve. Use lime slices to garnish this drink. If this cocktail is too sweet for you, try making it with white sambuca instead of cranberry sambuca.

SUMMARY: Try a simple flaming shot with sambuca and coffee beans. Cool off with a cocktail made from sambuca and pomegranate juice. Mix black sambuca and lemonade for a sweet Dark Night cocktail. Combine apple sambuca and ginger ale for a flavorful and fruity cocktail. Make a Minx cocktail out of sambuca, cranberry juice, and lemonade.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Line up plastic Solo cups along each side of a rectangular table so that each side has the same number of cups. There are two teams in flip cup: one on each side of the table. Players take turn drinking the beer in their cup, then flipping the empty cup on the edge of the table until it lands perfectly upside down on the tabletop. Play flip cup with three or more people on each team 6+ total. The more flippers on each team, the longer the game will be. Pour each players drink of choice into his or her cup. If no one objects, simply fill each up 1/4 to halfway up with beer. You can adjust the volume of beer to match the amount that each person wants to drink. Keep in mind, however, that the game will be most fair if everyone has to drink the same amount. If you're going to play multiple rounds of flip cup, consider playing with beer or another relatively low-alcohol beverage. Flip cup is a fast-paced game, and it can be dangerous to play with liquor. If you don't drink alcohol, fill your cups with another beverage of choice. For an easier game, fill the cups with something that you like drinking. For a more difficult game, fill the cups with something that's harder to drink, such as hot sauce. Find your partner and "match up." When each person's cup is equally filled, he or she looks across the table to find someone to "match with." The teams should be equal, and each person should be standing directly across from someone on the other team. Make sure that everyone knows which direction the flipping will go. This game is a relay race, and each round of flip cup always begins at one end of the table and ends at the other end. Each player should know which two players are starting the round, and which two players are the "anchors" at the end.

SUMMARY: Arrange the cups. Fill the cups. Line up on either side of the table.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A standing hamstring stretch is an exercise that can help treat sciatica pain by stretching and lengthening the hamstring (back of your thigh) muscles. Stand in front of a low table or sturdy box. Place one heel on the table or box on it while standing straight and keeping your foot flexed and toes pointed to the ceiling. Slowly bend over at the waist, making sure to keep your back straight. Try to touch your toes, as much as you can until you feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings. If you're not able to touch the toes, rest your hands on your shin or knee for a more comfortable position. Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds, then return your foot to the floor. Repeat this stretch two to three times per leg. Flexing and bending your back forward can alleviate pain from sciatica. This helps to alleviate the irritation or impingement on the nerve. Start by lying on your back on the floor on an exercise mat or carpet. Bend both of your knees while raising them towards your chest. You will be able to feel a light stretch at the lower part of your back. Hold your knees at a position that you feel a light, yet comfortable stretching sensation in your lower back. Hold the stretch for thirty seconds, and repeat four to six times. Although a common pose to yoga, the child's pose is another exercise that can cause the comfortable, forward bending stretch that can help alleviate sciatica pain. Sit on your knees on a carpet or exercise mat. Lower your forehead to the ground and rest your head comfortably. Stretch your arms out in front of you and over your head and just allow them to relax, palm-side down on the mat or carpet in front of you. Hold this position for 30 seconds and repeat four to six times as you're able and feel comfortable. The piriformis stretch or "ankle over knee" exercise helps to loosen the piriformis muscle and increases its flexibility. Increased piriformis flexibility reduces the pressure on the sciatic nerve underneath. It is important to stretch the piriformis because, while it is very small and deep, it runs directly over the sciatic nerve. Increased tension in this muscle will cause compression of the sciatic nerve (possibly all the way down the leg). Lie down on your back on the carpet or exercise mat. Bend both of your knees at a 90 degree angle and keep feet flat on the floor. Place the left ankle on top of the right leg's knee. Your legs should now form a figure four pattern. The outer side of the left ankle should rest comfortably on the right leg's front thigh. Grab the back of your right thigh and slowly pull your thigh forward. You should feel a stretch deep in the left butt muscle. This is the piriformis being stretched. Keep your butt on the ground the whole time and hold the position for 30 seconds. People older than 40 years old should hold the position for 60 seconds. Switch legs and repeat two to three times per leg.

SUMMARY:
Stretch your hamstrings. Do a back flexion stretch. Try child's pose. Stretch your piriformis muscle.