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Set in a the middle of a horseshoe-shaped cove at the eastern part oft the Samaná peninsula, Las Galeras is the last village. The road litterally stops at the ocean.
Between two superb capes, Cabo Cabron in the west and Cabo Samana at the eastern side, Las Galeras is relaxing at a sweeping curve of pure white sand, upon which an almost unbelievable turquoise sea laps gently.
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Las Galeras is an old fishermen's village stretched along the main road. This small village has managed to maintain its peaceful and timeless ambiance.
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Flying on EL CATEY �' SAMANA:
Take a direct taxi from the airport to Las Galeras (45 min) or take a a gua-gua (local bus) to Samana (25 min) + take a gua-gua in Samana to Las Galeras (25 min).
•Flying on SANTO DOMINGO: take a direct taxi from the airport to Las Galeras (2,5 hrs) or take the direct bus to Samana (2,5 hrs) + take a taxi or a gua-gua in Samana to Las Galeras (25 min).
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"You can't be a half a gangster," proclaims the tagline of Boardwalk Empire's third season. One of the implications, besides the obvious ones for protagonist Enoch "Nucky" Thompson's soul, as well as his career trajectory, is that the position of the politician and businessman who just happens to be a mobster is under threat. You can be a gangster, or you can be legit, but not both.
This contradiction is best exemplified by Thompson (played by Steve Buscemi), county treasurer and boss of Atlantic City, whose finger is in every pie and whose velvet glove is on every throat. Thompson's Irish-American heritage is not always foregrounded, and, indeed, his connection to his ethnic background seems grudging, disdainful, and often related to deep emotional pain. However, he courts the Ancient Order of Hibernians (an Irish-Catholic fraternal organization), gives freely, more or less, to Sinn Fèin, and his Atlantic City is so Irish-controlled that bootlegger Mieczyslaw Kuzik changes his name to "Mickey Doyle" to better fit in. The importance of Thompson's heritage and identity ties into the fact that the mobster/politician/businessman is a distinctively Irish-American character with a long and twisted history.
The concept of the mob boss was invented in the Five Points, the infamous slum in the lower Manhattan of the 19th Century. The name comes from a mob primary, wherein a candidate for public office would hold forth, gathering a large crowd which would, in exchange for food, drink, or shelter, agree to vote for him. Isaiah Rynders, an early figure in Tammany Hall's development who helped elect James K. Polk president, exemplified the type. Rynders was succeeded by the Tipperary-born John Morrissey. Herding new Irish immigrants toward free room and board in exchange for promises of electoral support, Morrissey rose fast, buying into a saloon and establishing himself as a well-known professional bare-knuckle boxer, two important steps to forming a solid political bloc. Morrissey's fame only grew after involvement in the killing of Bill "The Butcher" Poole, a hated Natvist and Know-Nothing gang leader, as well as the basis for Daniel Day-Lewis' character in Gangs of New York, the first in Martin Scorsese's late-period obsession with the Irish-American underworld (encompassing The Departed and Shutter Island as well as Boardwalk Empire).
Realizing that without a formal political title, he'd always be considered just another thug, Morrissey, who by then was known as "Old Smoke", got himself elected to Congress in 1868 and soon became Tammany Hall's Celtic point-of-contact. This proved a repetition, though a significantly higher-class one, of his first job in New York City. Old Smoke got the Irish vote out, and their soaring numbers kept Tammany in power, no matter how much it was bilking. Tammany's demise in the 1870s precipitated Morrissey's, and he died, of drink and head-trauma induced dementia, at 47. Though disgraced, Morrissey offered the prototype of the Irish-American as mobster/politician/businessman, demonstrating how the three identities were inextricably linked.
Born ten years after Morrissey's death in 1878, Joseph Kennedy, the son of a famine immigrant from Wexford turned Massachusetts senator, inherited both cash and contacts in the local liquor industry. After the Volstead Act of 1919 created Prohibition, Kennedy proceeded to invest the former in the latter, becoming an importer and wholesaler of Scotch, at one point the largest in the nation. While bootleggers abounded during Prohibition, the number of large-scale operators was small, and Kennedy, by necessity, had to work with such figures as Al Capone and Frank Costello, who was allied with Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky (both of whom appear as characters on Boardwalk Empire).
These mob contacts served Kennedy throughout his subsequent careers in film, real estate, and politics, culminating in the Presidential election of 1960, when Sam Giancana got the Chicago vote out for Kennedy's son John, in exchange for what he assumed would be reduced Federal pressure on the mob. Considering Illinois was one of the last states to declare in an extremely tight race, this could be construed, and certainly was by Giancana, as throwing Kennedy the election.
While John F. Kennedy was establishing that an Irish-Catholic could become President, a series of highly insular, and incredibly violent, gang wars was beginning in Boston. Filling the vacuum left by one of its casualties, James "Whitey" Bulger consolidated power in the disparate, clannish Boston underworld. A native of the working-class, Irish-American Southie neighborhood, Bulger courted the image of man of the people but held on to power with extreme brutality, not being above dispatching enemies with his bare hands. Bulger's position, maintained for over twenty years, was buttressed through his position as a criminal informant for the FBI, receiving protection and information from Agent John Connolly. Perhaps even more vital to Bulger's long reign was his younger brother William, a local political power broker, who served in the House of Representatives as well as the state Senate. It is doubtful that William aided, or even knew the extent of, his brother's criminal activities, but his status leant authority to Whitey's image.
Whitey Bulger represents a shifting point in the figure of the Irish-American mobster/politician/businessman. Though politically protected, he was not a politician and he certainly did not try to move through the world of high-finance and or seek respectability. By Bulger's heyday, the Irish mob had wasted away to a fraction of its former self. If JFK's election had made Irish-Americans definitively mainstream, it also allowed them to take part in the White Flight in the '60s and '70s, leaving the ghettos and insular neighborhoods of major metropolitan cities for the suburbs. Boston and Hell's Kitchen in New York City were two of the last homes of the good old-fashioned Irish-American stick-up man, and, by 1994 when Bulger fled an encroaching net of Federal agencies, even their time was over.
Just under two years before the eventual arrest of Bulger in June of 2011, Joseph Kennedy's youngest child, Edward, died of brain cancer after a long and respectable career in the Senate. Though his personal character was certainly not untarnished, Edward Kennedy was never considered a crook. The contrast is apparent: Edward Kennedy was a politician and Whitey Bulger was a mobster. By the opening years of the 21st Century the category of Irish-American mobster/politician/businessman had disintegrated into disparate parts.
The character of Nucky Thompson might mirror elements of John Morrissey, Joseph Kennedy Sr., and Whitey Bulger, but the style of his reign is based on Enoch Johnson, who ran Atlantic City for much of the early 20th Century. There are many divergent points between Johnson and Thompson, such as Johnson's massive frame vs. Thompson's unassuming, slight stature or Thompson's early remarriage, but the most startling is that of ancestry and upbringing. The latter is easier to delineate. Enoch Johnson's father was Smith Johnson, county sheriff, who helped run the rackets for Louis Kuehnle (the basis for the character of the Commodore) and would later help set up his son in politics. Enoch Thompson grew up in a poor Irish-American household and rose under his own power.
The point of ancestry is more difficult to deal with. I've been able to find no evidence from any credible source that Johnson was Irish-American. 'Johnson' is a common enough Irish name, but it is also a common English and Scottish one. ('Thompson', itself, is not an extraordinarily Irish-Catholic name, as a visiting Sinn Fèin representative remarks.) Whether or not Johnson had Irish blood becomes less important when it becomes apparent that he did not style himself as Irish-American and that his machine did not have a predominately Irish-American base.
Of course, as Jacob Silverman has said, Boardwalk is "a multicultural parade", incorporating Italian and African-American, WASP, and Jewish players. All collaborate, betray, and murder each other regardless of background, seeing themselves as, primarily, Americans. However, as much as Nucky Thompson might consider himself to be an American businessman and politician, he is also, inescapably, an Irish-American mobster. His execution of James Darmody in the final episode of the second season, pulling the trigger himself for the first time in his life, cements this. Meanwhile, Thompson has set himself up as father and husband, leaving the Ritz and keeping a respectable family home; inversely, his relationship with his wife Margaret has lost the openness the series flirted with allowing them for so long. And so Thompson stands, at the end of the second season and for the first half of the third, skirting stereotype: the vicious mobster who hides his increasingly dark deeds from his family and the general public.
In 1929, Enoch Johnson hosted a conference of Italian-American and Jewish mobsters in Atlantic City. The purpose of this conference was lay out plans for the future of what would become known as The Syndicate or The Outfit, a national conglomeration of mobsters patterned after a corporation. No Irish-American mobsters of any importance, such as Daniel Walsh, George Moran, or William Dwyer, were invited. It has been alleged by certain historians that one of the purposes of the conference was to push the Irish out, and, indeed, the following years would see a surge in Italian-American and Jewish control of mob activities.
Whether or not Thompson will survive a further six years to see the Atlantic City conference of 1929 is difficult to say, considering Boardwalk's high body count and willingness to make some of the bodies those of central characters. However, if the second season was devoted to showing how Thompson dealt with those who personally despised him, those who felt unjustly treated by him, and those who didn't consider him sufficiently brutal, Thompson will now have to deal with the fact that the days of the Irish American mobster/politician/businessman are quickly waning. Enoch Johnson ran his Atlantic City until 1941, when he was put away for tax evasion for four years. He died in 1968, in bed. It is doubtful this will be Enoch Thompson's fate.
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NARRAGANSETT—On Tuesday evening, The Narragansett Chamber of Commerce presented Kenneth Rosbottom, a Narragansett resident, with the James M. Kelso Community Service Award. The presentation was given during the Chamber's annual dinner at Spain's Restaurant, and Rosbottom's nomination was met with great applause.
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN—Michael Brooks, 50, pleaded no contest to four counts of first degree robbery for holding up and robbing four elderly women in towns across South County in August 2010. Brooks, whose last known address was 125 Knowlesway Extension, Narragansett, was brought before Superior Court Justice William Carnes and sentenced to 40 years in prison with 35 as a maximum to serve.
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Favorite Sport/Team
San Diego Chargers Football
Favorite Movie/Actor
Gone With The Wind--Overboard-- ...channing Tatum
Go-to karaoke song
I believe in a thing called love/ the Darkness
My first job
Ice rink
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
3 tattoos ankle, lower back, behind ear.
Mac or PC?
Nintendo, Xbox 360, PS3, or don't game?
Xbox--netflixs baby!
What fun fact, talent or superpower of yours should guys know about?
I can kick your butt at air hokey!
What's the most memorable pick up line you've ever heard?
"So.. your hot..do you gonna go home with us tonight?" ..says 3 girls...I don't think they wanted to pillow fight...
What's the craziest thing you've ever done?
sang into a mike at a 5 guys burger joint, and no, I didn't work there ;)
What's the most unusual place you've ever hooked up? How'd it go?
the curtains of a movie theater.,....why do you think i married him ;) to be fair there were only like 7 people in there at the time, lol
What's in your purse or pocket right now?
money and lip gloss
What do you feel most comfortable wearing?
my birthday suit and a cooking apron.
Would you rather have boring sex all the time or an amazing romp once a year?
what kind of question is that??!!?? how about crazy amazing sex All the time!
If you could do a shot of Jose Cuervo with anyone -- dead or alive -- who would it be?
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In one box, the Pioneer AVIC-Z130BT has all the must-have car tech features that most people could want, including hands-free calling, voice-controlled digital audio playback, and turn-by-turn directions with traffic data.
Pioneer's AVIC-X920BT not only addresses the core needs of most people, but also it's software is expandable to bring Internet radio into the car, harnesses your media library, and can help you get where you're going as economically as possible.
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I sometimes marvel that we homo sapiens spend 25%-35% of our lives unconscious.
That is, sleeping. Somewhere around 1/4 to 1/3 of my entire life — and yours — will be spent doing, well, nothing of substance or consequence.
On the other hand, its not like we die and resuscitate every day. During sleep our bodies and minds are active. Its just our consciousness that is kept in the dark.
But maybe not so much anymore.
A new company in Waltham, MA named Zeo has brought to market a device they call the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach. It's purpose? To help you better review and understand your sleep, and to improve your sleep in order to enhance your overall mental and physical well being.
The latter is an obvious and common sense idea — we all know that if we get ample and "better" sleep, we feel better, mentally and physically.
So the question is, can we somehow train ourselves to sleep "better"?
Zeo definitely thinks so - and it has enlisted an impressive roster of professionals and experts as advisors and team members to help the company help you sleep.
Zeo's web site explains and illustrates the device far better than I can here — suffice to say you wear a headband while you sleep which delivers data to an alarm clock looking bedside device, which then puts the data on a memory stick which you use to upload to your PC and to Zeo's online aggregation and analysis resource.
And David Pogue pretty favorably reviews the device in the NYTimes.
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Author of Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Thursday, December 2 at 7 p.m.
Best-selling author Michael Korda (Ike: An American Hero) returns to Darien Library to discuss his new biography of T.E. Lawerence, Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia.
It's the story of an epic life on a grand scale, a revealing, in-depth, and gripping biography of the dynamic Englishman whose daring exploits and romantic profile—including his sun-burnished blonde looks and flowing white robes—made him an object of intense fascination, known the world over as "Lawrence of Arabia." Yet unlike other biographers, Mr. Korda does not seek to burnish or destroy the legend; rather he aims to demystify and reveal the real man—T. E. Lawrence—as he truly was.
A diffident 5'5" Oxford scholar and archeologist, Lawrence vanished into the desert in 1917 to become the greatest and most colorful figure of World War I. He was the inventor of modern guerilla warfare, the master of explosives, the world's first media celebrity, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, and the boldest of warriors.
Ultimately, as Korda demonstrates, Lawrence remains the paradigm of the hero in modern times, the arch-heroic type whose life was both a triumph and a sacrifice, and whose capacity to astonish remains undimmed.
"This magisterial biography of British soldier and adventurer T.E. Lawrence celebrates a life spent subverting authority in the most glamorous -- and -- bizarre ways. Korda's vivid portrait of Lawrence and his warring impulses captures the brilliance and charisma of this fascinating figure." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Much has been written about him, but no one has succeeded in illuminating the quintessential Lawrence of Arabia so profoundly and so well as Michael Korda. HERO is a work of brilliance, discernment and meticulous scholarship that surely will be hailed as the gold standard." -- Henry A. Kissinger
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These exchange-traded funds are likely to be in play as traders look to profit from the turmoil in Europe.
By Billy Fisher
This week should see a great deal of volume as traders position themselves to profit from economic unrest in Europe. Other economic events of interest have the potential to make waves in the coming days as well.
Here are the four top exchange-traded fund (ETF) trades from Stock Traders Daily for the week ahead.
Commodity crossroads
Gold has faced some tough sledding in the first quarter. Following the drop of the 50-day moving average of the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD) below its 200-day moving average on Feb. 13, this ETF has retreated from $159.05 to $155.55. Although its technical indicators are not all that favorable, the fortunes of the fund may be about to change.
The fact that levies on bank accounts have even surfaced as a possibility in Cyprus will be more than enough to move the needle on gold as investors consider safe-haven plays. Expansionary monetary policies across the globe are also likely to allow gold to push higher. GLD has the wind at its back right now.
Unfortunately the prospects for a turnaround for the Market Vectors Steel ETF (SLX) are not as promising. The 50-day moving average on this ETF is sliding downwards towards its 200-day moving average after a strong start to the year. Tempered demand from China and a slow-growth macro backdrop in the U.S. will continue to weigh on SLX. Taken together these factors make the ETF a compelling short play in the near term.
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So far it has been a big year for the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB). The fund has rallied 12.8% since the start of the year and is up 41.4% over the course of the past 52 weeks. XHB will have the chance to continue its brilliant run this week when the Department of Commerce releases its report on new home sales.
The president of Lennar has said that his company has already seen a strong start to the spring selling season for new homes. KB Home also recently noted a huge jump in Q1 net orders on the West Coast. These trends make XHB an attractive bet ahead of this week's release.
One other ETF for traders to keep an eye on this week is the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO). Mosaic, a top holding, is slated to announce its fiscal Q3 results on Thursday. Analysts are calling for a 37.5 % spike in EPS on a 16.0% jump in revenue when compared to the prior year quarter. MOO's portfolio of holdings gives traders some protection in the event of an earnings miss by Mosaic.
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Lucky, age ten, can't wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom only choice she has.
It's all Brigitte's fault — for wanting to go back to France. Guardians are supposed to stay put and look after girls in their care! Instead Lucky is sure that she'll be abandoned to some orphanage in Los Angeles where her beloved dog, HMS Beagle, won't be allowed. She'll have to lose her friends Miles, who lives on cookies, and Lincoln, future U.S. president (maybe) and member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. Just as bad, she'll have to give up eavesdropping on twelve-step anonymous programs where the interesting talk is all about Higher Powers. Lucky needs her own — and quick.
But she hadn't planned on a dust storm.
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"Patron's poignant Newbery-winning story about a girl who fears being abandoned by her legal guardian — and her only semblance of a family —sails along with believable childlike rhythms and kid's-eye-view observations. Listeners will especially appreciate Campbell's subtlety and smooth, comforting delivery in a heartbreaking scene in which 10-year-old Lucky recalls, with gentle support from her best friend, her deceased mother's memorial service. On the remainder of the recording, Campbell remains a welcoming guide to Lucky's world—populated by eccentric friends, the quirky townspeople of tiny, struggling Hard Pan, Calif. — and Brigitte, the guardian she desperately wants to keep, maybe with some help from a Higher Power. Campbell appropriately gives recent Parisian transplant Brigitte a French accent, though it's thankfully never overplayed. By program's end, listeners will be rooting for Lucky and Brigitte to remain together forever. Contains an interview with the author, in which Patron says she is working on a companion novel. Ages 9-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Lucky's mix of meanness and big-heartedness makes her a multi-dimensional character whose predicament is compelling." Children's Literature
"Fans of novels by Deborah Wiles and Katherine Hannigan will be happy to meet Lucky." School Library Journal
"Readers will gladly give themselves over to Patron, a master of light but sure characterization and closely observed detail. A small gem." Kirkus Reviews
"Patron's plotting is as tight as her characters are endearing. Lucky is a true heroine, especially because she's not perfect: she does some cowardly things, but she takes pains to put them to rights." Booklist
Lucky, age ten, doesn't expect running away to be so complicated. A large cast of magnanimous surprises awaits her when she plans to hide from her guardian in the Mojave Desert. Illustrations.
Twelve-year-old Grace and her mother have always been their own family, traveling from place to place like gypsies. But Grace wants to finally have a home all their own. Just when she thinks she's found it her mother says it's time to move again. Grace summons the courage to tell her mother how she really feels and will always regret that her last words to her were angry ones.
After her mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she's never met. She can't imagine her mother would want her to stay with this stranger. Then Grace finds clues in a mysterious treasure hunt, just like the ones her mother used to send her on. Maybe it is her mother, showing her the way to her true home.
Lyrical, poignant and fresh, The Secret Hum of a Daisy is a beautifully told middle grade tale with a great deal of heart.
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August Auggie" Jones lives with her Grandpa Gus, a trash hauler, in a poor part of town. So when her wealthy classmates father starts the House Beautification Committee, its homes like Auggies that are deemed in violation." Auggie is determined to prove that she is not as run-down as the outside of her house might suggest. Using the kind of items Gus usually hauls to the scrap heap, a broken toaster becomes a flower; church windows turn into a rainbow walkway; and an old car gets new life as spinning whirligigs. What starts out as a home renovation project becomes much more as Auggie and her grandpa discover a talent they never knew they had—and redefine a whole towns perception of beauty, one recycled sculpture at a time. Auggies talent for creating found art will remind readers that one girls trash really is another girls treasure.
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andlt;bandgt;Susan Patronandlt;/bandgt; specialized in Children's Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel andlt;iandgt;The Higher Power of Luckyandlt;/iandgt; was awarded the John Newbery Medal. As the library's Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager, she trained and mentored children's librarians in 72 branches. Patron has served on many book award committees, including the Caldecott and Laura Ingalls Wilder Committees of the American Library Association. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Patron's previous books for children include the Billy Que trilogy of picture books; andlt;iandgt;Dark Cloud Strong Breezeandlt;/iandgt;; and a chapter book, andlt;iandgt;Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybeandlt;/iandgt;. All earned starred reviews, and the latter was named an ALA Notable book. andlt;iandgt;The Higher Power of Luckandnbsp;andlt;/iandgt;will be translated into twelve foreign languages and has been optioned for a motion picture. Married to a rare book restorer from the Champagne region of France, Susan is working on the final book in the "Lucky" trilogy. andlt;bandgt;Matt Phelan'sandlt;/bandgt; black-and-white illustrations first appeared in andlt;iandgt;The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springsandlt;/iandgt; by Betty G. Birney. His picture books includeandnbsp;andlt;Iandgt;The New Girl...and Me andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;Two of a Kind, andlt;/Iandgt;both written by Jacqui Robbins. Matt lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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A.Howard Brickman, a wood-flooring contractor and consultant in Norwell, Mass., responds: One of the enduring myths of the wood-floor business is that you can prevent swelling and shrinkage problems if you just let the flooring acclimate for x days before installation (supply your own value for x).
In fact, though, the first consideration is to manage the moisture content of the job site itself. Especially with new construction, the key is to make sure that excess moisture - from curing concrete, from less-than-dry framing lumber, or from rain or snow that may have soaked the structure before the roof was on - is removed before the wood flooring is even delivered.
The best way to determine whether the site is dry enough is to measure it with a pin-type moisture meter. The moisture content of the subflooring should not exceed 11 percent in the northeastern U.S., 14 percent in the humid Southeast, and 9 percent in the arid regions of the West. In western coastal regions, the acceptable subfloor moisture content will vary from about 11 percent to 14 percent, depending on the local microclimate.
The moisture content of the flooring itself should ideally be 3.5 percentage points lower than that of the subfloor - or 7.5 percent in the Northeast, 10.5 percent in the humid Southeast, and 5.5 percent in the arid regions of the West. (To verify these values, you may want to measure the moisture content of a few three-year-old or older floors in your own area that you know look good throughout the year.)
Most solid wood flooring is manufactured at a moisture content of 7 percent, but - just as with subflooring - the actual figure should be determined with a moisture meter. If the numbers show that the flooring does need to be acclimated - hardwood with a moisture content of 7 percent, for example, should be brought up to 10.5 percent before installation in a humid climate - it should be unboxed and laid out directly on the subfloor until its moisture content, as measured with the meter, reaches the proper level.
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While Sessions may be known for their style, the Sessions Fulton Snowboard Jacket proves that performance and quality are never an issue either. For starters, the 100% Polyester high quality build ensures that this jacket is both comfortable and durable no matter what you throw at it, perfect for the serious rider. As if that wasn't enough, Sherpa fleece lining also ensures that the jacket stays lightweight and keeps owners warm, rounding out the Fulton as one of the best options available.
I love this jacket but it's not the warmest to wear by itself. Otherwise it's pretty awesome.
Got this in the fresh price colorway and it is so cool! Never seen a jacket like it.. my only complaint is that it's definitely not warm enoght to wear it by itself. I wore it to school and almost froze to death in about 32-35 degrees.. So wear a hoodie under, no biggie.. Still a great jacket with nice features, I recommend it to anyone going for a looser, relaxed fit, I wear medium and got a medium and it fits baggy, but not really baggy, it's just right.
Loved the design, never got wet.
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I have problems with my elbows. Although I make herbal microwave bags that have worked well, I decided to try this out. It gets VERY hot. Too hot. On this model the heat has the settings, on, off, & pause. There is no adjustable heat setting. I should have made an herbal cuff for the microwave instead.1/9/2013 7:28 AMWas this review helpful? Yes / No (0/0)
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I give this five stars for the extreme level of wonderful heat. Works great when my hands hurt. Also a fantastic way to use hand cream along with heat--just like a manicure--and that is very nice for the skin in winter. Highly recommend!1/9/2013 7:28 AMWas this review helpful? Yes / No (0/0)
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Never play the game the same! Rep your team in style and comfort with the Nike Jordan Gameday Men's Crew Socks.
Nike Dri-Fit technology wicks away moisture in the heat of a battle. Rib cuffs stay put. Reinforced heel and toe add miles of durability. Left and right specific design, arch support and cushioned terry foot provide unbeatable comfort and the shock absorption you need to keep you on top of your game.
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Standard Double Room, 1 Queen BedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen BedMax Occupancy: 1 guest
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Situated in Agerola, this hotel is close to Church of San Giacomo, Emerald Grotto, and Sentiero degli Dei. Also nearby are Church of Sant'Elia and Church of San Michele.
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In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Due Torri features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café.
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LED televisions come with digital channels. Guestrooms also feature wireless Internet access (surcharge), safes, and desks.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Hotel Due Torri provides a spa tub and a seasonal outdoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
This Agerola hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hotel Due Torri is a smoke-free property.
- Outdoor pool
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- One meeting room
- Conference space size (meters) - 60
- Computer station
- Pool sun loungers
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Spa tub
- Television in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 25
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Elevator/lift
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
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Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( 1.00 EUR per 24 hours surcharge )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( 1.00 EUR per 24 hours surcharge )
Park your car
Free self parking
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- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Bidet
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Digital TV service
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
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A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Ristorante - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
An outdoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The fine print for Hotel Due Torri
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
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Pets allowed, Only dogs and cats are allowed, Pet maximum weight in kg is 8
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per stay. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
- Tourism fee: EUR 1.5 per person, per night
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 1.00 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 1.00 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 100 per vehicle (one way)
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Consistently unapologetic about her portrayal on the most recent season of the UFC's hit reality-television show, 'The Ultimate Fighter,' UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey spoke out about her performance as a coach, saying that her priorities were less about her public image and more about helping her fighters.
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It seemed like every week, fans of the most recent season of the UFC's reality-television show 'The Ultimate Fighter' were treated to an image of UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey flipping the bird to rival coach Miesha Tate.
It was an image indicative of the behavior that lost Rousey a number of fans over the past few months. During the airing of TUF 18, Rousey's reception from MMA fans was undeniably tarnished by her behavior on the show toward Tate – behavior that numerous fans complained of being unprofessional and distasteful.
But if you ask Ronda Rousey about it, as many have, she will never apologize. In a recent interview with Fighters Only Magazine, Rousey addressed the question directly, admitting that she was perceived negatively but insisting her priority was coaching her fighters.
"Regardless of what everyone thinks of me and how I come off," Rousey said about TUF 18, "everyone might think that I'm a crazy, psycho, competitive bitch – I promise you, you can go up and ask anyone who was on my team how I was as a coach, and they will 100% say I did the best I possibly could under the circumstances.
"All I thought about was them. I obsessed over them, and whereas Miesha was spending a lot more time worried that her hair looked good for every shot, I was freaking out making sure that everyone was okay."
Another middle-finger to Miesha Tate? Possibly.
Rousey also discussed her career outside of MMA where she recently took roles in two Hollywood movies, 'The Expendables III' and 'Fast & Furious 7.' Rousey has been working alongside legendary actor Sylvester Stallone, among others, who has helped her with various speaking exercises to further develop her acting.
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Sate: CilantroThere are several places around town to get your pho on, but this little Clifton bistro is the only source for the spicy sate version. A recipe from the mother of owner Darren Phan, the deep reddish brown broth draws its hue and robust flavor from chili paste. Choose your noodle and protein (try the tiny beef meatballs imbued with garlic and fish sauce) and drop in bean sprouts, cilantro, jalapeño slices, and lime. 235 W. McMillan St., Clifton Heights, (513) 281-1732, eatatcilantro.com
Bún Chay: Pho Lang ThangA subtle riot of textures and flavors, this noodle salad is proof that Vietnamese cuisine is the health food of Asia. Cold, filament-thin vermicelli is piled with crisp shredded lettuce, batons of pickled carrot and daikon, crunchy bean sprouts, cucumber, lightly coated fried tofu, fragrant herbs, and crushed peanuts. Douse with the side of nuoc mam chay—a mock version of the traditional salty-sour-sweet fish sauce—grab your chopsticks, and savor the great big vegan cuddle. 114 W. Elder St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 376-9177
Bánh Xèo: Song LongThough it looks like a cross between a crepe and an omelette, this "sizzling pancake" is made from rice flour mixed with egg, coconut milk, and turmeric. Pan-fried to a crisp and folded around shrimp, chicken, mushrooms, onions, and bean sprouts, it's a popular street food. Cut a slice with your chopsticks and wrap it in one of the accompanying romaine lettuce leaves. Tuck in a sprig of fresh basil, spritz with lime, and dunk into the sweet heat of nuoc cham sauce. Don't forget extra napkins—it's worth every one. 1737 Section Rd., Roselawn, (513) 351-7631, songlong.net
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PLANO/LA JOYA - Kenneth James Leo, 48, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012, after a three-year battle with brain cancer.
A graduate of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen and of The University of Texas at Austin, he served for 11 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, attaining the rank of major. For the next 14 years he worked as a manufacturing supervisor with BICC General in Plano and then with Texas Instruments in Dallas.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl; children, Rachel and Ryan; parents, James and Lydia; sister, Theresa Leo Gontarek; and a brother, Leo James Leo III.
A rosary will be held on Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m. at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 3, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Mission. Interment will follow at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery.
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text: The Ohto Minimo ballpoint pen has to be one of the thinnest and smallest clicky style (retractable point) ballpoint pens that I've ever seen. It features a metal body and pocket clip and is available in several colors including black, green, pink and orange. It comes with a special plastic card that has a sleeve for the pen. The idea is that you can slide the card into your daily planner, pocket notebook, or wallet. Of course you can also just clip it to your pocket. The pen itself is $8.25, with black ink refills priced at $1.30 each. You can find the Ohto Minimo at JetPens along with 100's of other unique writing tools.