text: Talk Talk T.C. Boyle INTRODUCTION Readers of T. C. Boyle's The Tortilla Curtain will recognize a familiar satiric target in his latest novel Talk Talk—the American dream. What better way to parody America's ideology of self-reinvention, a vital component to the American dream, than with a story about identity theft? The subject also allows for Boyle to reexamine another bete noire, our culture's crass consumerism, as well as address the anxieties of living in the information age, where one's legal and financial identity is more vulnerable than ever before. But Talk Talk, while full of Boylesque humor, is not a satire at all. It is instead a book that reads with all the breathless, headlong pace of a thriller, while at the same time examining deeper questions of language and identity. Talk Talk is centered on three main characters: Dana Halter, a deaf teacher of English literature; Bridger Martin, her boyfriend; and Peck Wilson, the career thief who steals Dana's identity. The novel opens with Dana being pulled over for a routine traffic violation. A check on her driver's license reveals Dana Halter to be a dangerous fugitive with a long rap sheet that includes auto theft and assault with a deadly weapon. Her identity has been stolen and, for the time being, she is powerless to prove it. After a weekend of incarceration, stripped of her rights, her clothes, and her dignity, Dana sees not only the idiocy of the justice system but also the fluid and fragile nature of identity. Prior to this episode her issues of selfhood dealt mainly with trying to pass for "normal" in a world of hearing. Now, viewed as "just another perp" by her jailors and cellmates, she is forced to restore her legal and financial identity, a process that will entail an intimate self-examination. Since the law enforcement agencies prove incapable or unwilling to apprehend the identity thief she decides to track him down herself. Although aurally challenged, Dana has a mind for detective work. Her interest in the etymological roots of words (e.g. "disrespect" in the slang word "dis") mirrors her search for the base identifier (in this case, the true name) of her assailant. Yet, at her journey's end she discovers much more than the thief's identity. Bridger Martin, Dana's boyfriend, joins her on this cross-country search for her criminal double. Issues of self-identity also plague Bridger. He spends most of his time working at a special-effects company under the alias of "Sharper." His imagination and sense of reality is informed with the products of popular visual culture—film, TV, video games. When he learns of Dana's incarceration he immediately conjures up stock scenes of prison films, such as slop being fed to prisoners out of a bucket. (Dana is actually fed bologna sandwiches.) Reality eventually confronts Bridger in the form of a real emotion—hate—upon seeing the face of Dana's assailant for the first time. Suddenly, as Boyle suggestively phrases it, "the film has slipped off the reel." The dangerous journey he takes also forces Bridger to confront real violence, not the celluloid kind to which he is accustomed. It is an experience that leaves him quite literally speechless. Finally, there is William Peck Wilson, Dana's assailant. Ever since he served a prison sentence for assaulting his ex-wife's boyfriend, Peck has been a criminal, assuming so many identities it is hard for him to keep track of who he is at a given moment—Peck Wilson, Frank Calabrese, Dana Halter, Bridger Martin. His motto, taken from his prison mentor Sandman, is a corruption of the Army recruiting slogan ("Be anybody you can be"). As "Dana," he resides in a lavish condo in Marin County with his sexy, if naïve, Russian girlfriend, Natalia, and her daughter, Madison. When he's not devising new ways to pay for this lifestyle, he spends his time cultivating the refined tastes and sensibilities of the upper class. However, his California dream comes to an abrupt end when Dana and Bridger arrive at his home, forcing Peck to flee back east, where Sandman has secured him a stately house on the Hudson River, not far from the town he grew up in. His journey east mimics Dana's as they both prepare to confront their mothers (Dana's mother also lives in New York) and their past lives, with startlingly different results. For Dana, she learns to accept her deafness as her base identifier. For Peck, while recalling the life he had as a restaurant owner, husband, and father to his only daughter, Sukie, he painfully realizes the only identity he longs to (re)possess is that of fatherhood. Sadly, this identity has been irrevocably lost to him. ABOUT T.C. BOYLE T. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including World's End (winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award), Drop City (a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and The Inner Circle. His stories regularly appear in The New Yorker, GQ, The Paris Review, Playboy, and Esquire. A five-time recipient of the O. Henry Award, he holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Iowa and an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. Since 1978, he has taught in the English department at the University of Southern California. A CONVERSATION WITH T.C. BOYLE Q. Talk Talk is your first foray into thriller fiction. What attracted you to the genre? Do you have any plans on returning to it in the future? A. I do not consider this "thriller fiction," but rather just a thrilling read, like many of my stories and novels—the designation, I think, limits the reader's expectations. Novels like Drop City and A Friend of the Earth are equally thrilling, as are many of my short stories, such as "Termination Dust" and "Killing Babies," to name just a few. To my mind, the term "thriller" applies to books that focus on one level only— that of plot—while Talk Talk provides a rich subtext probing the question of what our identity is and how we know ourselves through language. It may be interesting to note that while most critics here saw The Tortilla Curtain as a socio-political novel, a number of critics in England called it a thriller. Amazing, no? It just goes to show you how limiting such designations can be. Q. If I am not mistaken, Talk Talk is your first novel since World's End set substantially in Westchester County, New York. Was there a particular reason you chose to return to the region of your upbringing for this novel? A. Many of the characters in my novels and short stories hail from Peterskill, the fictional town I've created as a stand in for Peekskill (on the Hudson), where I was born and raised. Peterskill remains at the heart of my fiction, no matter where the stories take me, and I find comfort in returning to it whenever I can. Peck Wilson, like Tyrone Tierwater of A Friend of the Earth—like me—is a stranger in a strange land out here on the West Coast. No matter how long I live in California or how closely I am identified with its society and landscape, I will always see it slightly askew—that is, from the perspective of an Easterner, born and bred. I like the tension this slight disassociation lends to my work. Q. As some critics have remarked, in its satire of the American dream Talk Talk shares much with your novel The Tortilla Curtain, first published in 1995. Has your opinion of the American dream changed since you wrote The Tortilla Curtain? Do you think the dream has changed? A. What, exactly, is the American Dream and how do you prove it has come true (or failed) in your own life? I am a product of this dream, if you take it to mean that in a democracy such as ours social mobility is possible, that if you work hard enough and have the talent and education, you can succeed at what you put your mind to. All well and good. But for many—immigrants, especially, but also native-born Americans like Peck Wilson—the outward show of prosperity is all that matters. We are sold product from the day we are born till the day we die and the majority of ads imply that without one shining new thing or another we are somehow lesser people and woefully unfulfilled. It is easy to mistake the object for the reality. Dana's dream, like Peck's, is to be accepted in the larger society—or not simply accepted, but admired. And yet she goes about it in the old-fashioned way, working compulsively to overcome her difference and succeed on her own terms. Peck, with his narcissistic (sociopathic) personality, sees no reason to bother, when the fruit is there for the picking and the show is all. Q. The ending of Talk Talk clearly upsets the conventions of thriller fiction. Why did you choose to create, then frustrate, that desire for revenge that runs through the novel? A. Well, of course, for one thing I do not adhere to convention—I want always to surprise myself and, by extension, my readers. I do think, however, that some readers, in the mad, page-turning rush of this novel—breathing hard, ignoring the telephone—might just miss the subtlety and appropriateness of the ending of the Dana/Peck story. If this is a book that explores what it is to identify oneself—through language, as Dana does in a different way from hearing people and that Victor, the wild child, is never able to do—then it may be significant to think about the fact that the ending builds to the only moment of verbal communication between the antagonists. What do you want? Yes, and you can almost hear the waters rushing into that gulf. How could anyone put it into words? Q. A question about the novel's literary forebears. William Peck Wilson, the novel's villain and double, is an allusion to Poe. Dana's reciting of Poe's "Annabel Lee" (the name of a character in Nabokov's Lolita) then connects it to Lolita, another detective road novel, as it were, involving a doppelganger. Finally, Bridger Martin seems to reflect the eponymous hero of William Golding's Pincher Martin, a character like Bridger with a skewed sense of reality. Could you talk briefly about these or any other literary works that influenced the writing of the novel? A. Nice observation. Yes, I was, of course, referring to Poe's doppelganger story and did have Nabokov's Lolita in mind to a certain degree—not totally, but rather for its playfulness (which will be reflected much more fully in my next novel) and the fact that it is a classic American road novel, as you've stated. Q.Your portrayal of Dana's condition is very convincing. How much research did you conduct beforehand? Have you received any feedback from the deaf community about the book? A. Once I discovered that Dana would be deaf, the whole book opened up for me in the way I've discussed above: we are our language and Dana's language is very different from ours, a visuo-spatial language rather than an auditory one, and so she is more protective of her identity even than we might be. I had the great good fortune to be able to go to Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and meet with the students there while writing this book. I was also assisted by a friend who went deaf later in life and who has become an advocate of cochlear implants. I have indeed heard (listen to the prejudicial verb) from several people in the deaf community who felt that my portrayal was accurate and that it brought out some of their own feelings on the issue of their difference. Q. Like Ned Rise in your early novel Water Music, Peck Wilson is a talented, resourceful, and lawless entrepreneur. Could you share your observations about the novelistic appeal of such characters? What is it that draws you to personae like these? A. I am fascinated by this sort of personality. It is the same personality most novelists are saddled with, as were the real-life figures upon whom I've based past novels, Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey (The Inner Circle) and John Harvey Kellogg (The Road to Wellville). This is a personality type—narcissistic—which can help one focus on a given project in a very positive and compelling way, but which also, at its worst, does not allow empathy for anyone. That is, such figures, whether they be gurus, politicians, preachers or what have you, gather people to them only in pursuit of their own agenda. They cannot see any point of view but their own (and the ability to use point of view is what saves novelists from entering the realm of the casually evil, like Peck). What I like about Peck is his obliviousness. He doesn't see himself as a bad guy, but rather just someone atop the Darwinian heap and fully welcome to all society's rewards. Q. Have the movie rights have been optioned for Talk Talk? You've seen at least one film adaptation before with The Road to Wellville. Does the idea of another film adaptation of one of your books fill you with excitement or trepidation? A. Excitement, mais oui! All that color, that movement, the music, those faces! I am happy to report that the movie rights were sold before the book was released. Universal Pictures has assigned a director, Gary Fleder, who has made several intriguing and fast-paced films (dare I call them thrillers without damning myself?) in the past. Many short films have been made of my work, with mixed results, and one major Hollywood film, The Road to Wellville, which I loved. I still think it's one of the funniest movies ever made, very nearly ascending to the great height of The Big Lebowski, the apex of all funny movies. There are a number of films based on my stories and novels in the works, which I try to keep updated on tcboyle.com for any who may be interested. Since I don't participate in film work in any way—my job is to create fiction on the page and if I had nineteen lifetimes I don't think I would ever get enough of it— I simply trust to the filmmakers and hope for the best. Q. What are you working on now? A. As I mentioned above, Nabokov has influenced my latest, especially his magical Pale Fire. As of this writing—in June of 2007—I am nearly finished with this book, another historical setting built around another of my egomaniacal (yes, and quintessentially narcissistic) real-life heroes, Frank Lloyd Wright. The book is called The Women, and it is written for the most part from the points of view of the four principal women in the architect's life, as filtered, in a Nabokovian way, through a narrator who provides introductions to each of the three sections and a footnoted commentary throughout. He is an invented character named Tadashi Sato, who, in my telling, was one of Wright's apprentices at Taliesin in the 1930s. I'm enjoying the opportunity to revisit Japanese culture, which I haven't explored since 1990's East Is East, and, with good conscience, eating plenty of sushi (or maybe with bad conscience, considering the global-warming and mass-extinction revelations of A Friend of the Earth). I should say too that the book is very, very funny, albeit necessarily tragic in the end. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. There is a great deal of brand-name dropping in this novel (e.g. Mercedes, Jetta), especially in scenes involving Peck and Natalia. Discuss Boyle's satiric portrait of our culture's conspicuous consumption. What is the relationship of designer brands and personal identity established in the novel? 2. "Base identifier" is a wonderfully suggestive phrase that is repeated throughout the novel. What are the base identifiers, in all senses of this phrase, of the main characters? How do the characters understand selfhood? How does the novel dramatize the fragile nature of personal identity? 3. Dana is post-lingually deaf (i.e. she was not born deaf), who refused surgical attempts to restore her hearing. Discuss her condition and her reasons for maintaining it. How does she understand her condition? How does Bridger; her mother? How does it contribute thematically to the novel? 4. Often in literature, film, or television, a character who doesn't necessarily have many redeeming qualities will evoke pathos nonetheless. Although Peck Wilson is a man capable of brutal, calculated violence, he certainly arouses our interest, and at points, our sympathy. What was your opinion of Peck? 5. At four different points in the novel, Dana recites favorite poems to herself: Wallace Stevens's "Peter Quince at the Clavier," a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee," and Coleridge's "Kubla Khan." What is the significance of each of these poems to the narrative? 6. While ostensibly a road novel, Talk Talk is really a bicoastal novel. Discuss Boyle's juxtaposition of East Coast and West Coast culture. What are Peck's attitudes toward each? Do they resonate with you? 7. Sandman's corruption of an Army recruiting slogan into a motto for identity thieves ("Be anyone you can be") is one example of how America's obsession with self- reinvention is parodied. What other examples come to mind? What do you think the novel says about our capacity, or lack thereof, to reinvent ourselves? 8. The scene at Peck's mother's house is both humorous and deeply disturbing. The naïve Natalia, full of the expectations and anxieties of a future daughter-in-law, is finally going to meet the mother of the man she hopes to marry, the man whose name she doesn't even know. Did Boyle intend for this to be a comic scene? Why do you think he chose to omit Peck's mother entirely from the scene? 9. Discuss the confrontation at the end of the novel. Why did Peck suddenly lose his nerve, the only instance in the entire novel? How do you interpret Peck's answer to Dana's seemingly simple question: "What do you want?" What is it about the ending that surprised you the most? 10. Dana and Bridger's relationship is unusual, but like most couples their problems are generally problems of communication. What makes them unique and typical as a couple? Why does Bridger decide to join Dana on this perilous journey to find her identity thief? What happens to their relationship along the way and why does it ultimately fail? 11. In some respects Talk Talk is a variant of the doppelganger novel, a long-established literary convention in which the protagonist is haunted by the apparition of his or her double. Compare Talk Talk with other classic examples of the genre, such as Dostoyevsky's The Double, Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose," and Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson." Do you think Boyle has successfully updated this literary form for the twenty-first century? 12. Dana and Peck share a fascination with language, which isn't matched by their respective partners. See for instance Peck's recollection of the word "plebeian" and Dana's interest in the etymology of "dis." Besides this, do they have any other traits in common? At the end of the novel when they confront one another they are said to be "united, wedded." What is it that unites them?


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Sergio P. Diaz Sierra is a first year Graduate Student in Political Science specializing in American Politics and Methods. His interests include the effects of policy, policy formation, and group decision-making. Currently he is working on two projects; one on lobbying and the seeding of ideas, the second on operationalizing Burkean concerns about policy in the face of complexity and uncertainty.
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Luce Ristorante
- Address:
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $30 and under
Luce Ristorante
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://www.conterestaurantgroup.com/
- Phone: 7043449222
- Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian
- Executive Chef: Gabriele Grigolon
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
- Catering: Bring the flavors of Northern Italy to your home, office or special venue. Whether it's a large hors d'oeuvres reception or an intimate multi-course dinner Luce can take care of it all. Pick-up or delivery is available, delivery fee varies upon location. For more information or to place an order call 704.344.9222 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Private Party Facilities: Luce would like to personally customize your special and private events. We can comfortably accommodate eighty for a seated dinner and over one hundred for a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres event. We also have a seasonal patio that can seat up to forty for dinner guests and is the perfect venue for a summer evening cocktail reception. Luce is available for private parties, rehearsal dinners, receptions, showers and all of your special event needs. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions and we look forward to hosting your events.
- Private Party Contact: Manual Camprese 7043449222
- Special Events: Ask us about our monthly Italian wine dinners and special holiday events.
Getting there
- Cross Street: North Tryon & 5th
- Public Transit: You can use the LYNX Light Rail Blue Line and get off on the CTC/Arena station and walk towards 5th street. Walk west on 5th, one block, to the Hearst Tower located on the corner of 5th and College. Luce in located on the Tryon level of the Hearst Tower in the courtyard.
- Parking: Public Lot
- Parking Details: Luce patrons can park in the Hearst Tower parking deck. Entrances are located on 5th and 6th streets in between College & Tryon. We offer two hours free parking validation M-F before 5pm, after 5pm; on weekends parking is free with Luce validation.
A word from Luce Ristorante
The setting at Luce is romantic. The Murano Lights, Venetian Plaster and Travertine floors create an exclusive dining ambiance. Luce means "Light" in Italian and the restaurant clearly "glows" Luce provides an ideal dining experience whether you stop in for a quick lunch or settling in for a full course dinner and fine selection of extensive wines from Italy. Luce offers fresh, authentic Italian cuisine rich in flavor and passion inspired by our Italian chef, Gabriele Grigolon. The attentive and knowledgeable staff always provides impeccable service allowing you to sit back and enjoy your dining experience. Conveniently located in the Hearst Tower Plaza in the business district of Charlotte's Center City. Luce opened in 2002 and has achieved outstanding accolades. Helen Schwabb, Charlotte Observer Food Critic, gave Luce an "Excellent" rating. ZAGAT has given Luce an "Extraordinary" rating from 2004-2010.Continued
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- Food4.5Service4.5
- Ambiance4.5Noise LevelModerate
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- Consistently Outstanding ExperienceLindseyEatsDined on 9/27/2014Whenever in the area, and anytime I can make an excuse, dining at Luce becomes the highlight of a trip to Charlotte. Tucked away off a main street, one quickly forgets one is in a major metropolitan area. It is like being welcomed home after a long journey. The staff is friendly, cordial, and attentive without being obtrusive. The menu is amazing. I have lost count of the number of my visits to Luce, but I have never sampled a bite that was anything but fantastic. The perfect ambiance for a special occasion or celebration, you would feel just as special on a random weeknight. The short of it: if you love great Italian food - just visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday DinnerM3147Dined on 9/24/2014First time visit to Luce. Looking for something special for my wife's birthday celebration and this turned out to be a great choice. Had the seafood pasta dish. Wonderful presentation. Delicious. Great selection of wines, including two of my favorites. I look forward to a return visit.Special Features:
- A little flexibility needed.dpd0843Dined on 9/23/2014Service was good and attentive. Food we selected was good. The carbonara could have used some more "sauce". Our guest had some special requests as she had some issues with the sauces provided. Our server basically said the chef would not entertain any special requests and the menu was fixed and no variations allowed. I thought some flexibility would have gone a long way.Special Features:
- Service and Food - Impeccable!UnimpressedVIPDined on 9/22/2014Luce's goes above and beyond every time I dine there whether with a small group or a large group. They are so accommodating and even remain open and staffed beyond normal business hours to service groups after local events. They are just excellent.Special Features:
- Luce Has it All!LoversofElegantDiningDined on 9/20/2014As always, our dining experience was outstanding which is why Luce is our favorite restaurant in the Charlotte area. Attentive but not overbearing service; delicious food with a delightful presentation; quiet, romantic atmosphere; all these things keep us coming back. We brought family to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary this time and they thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you for providing such a wonderful European style restaurant! Elegant is the word for Luce! We constantly recommend you to friends and family. Now that the symphony season has begun we'll be back again soon!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing eveningYomyomyomDined on 9/19/2014My wife and I had an anniversary dinner here. The service was spot on (always there when we needed them, invisible when we didn't need them). Food was wonderful and paired expertly with wine by the help of our server.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Old FavoriteOpenTable Diner Since 2005VIPDined on 9/19/2014Far and away the best Italian restaurant experience in Charlotte. Even better than their sister restaurant Toscano's. Fabio takes care of you as if you were family.Special Features:
- Great birthday dinner here!AliBDined on 9/18/2014Loved it!!! Great server and delicious food. Lee were given a glass of champagne and free dessert for my bday!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Stepping into the country itself.Foodie13Dined on 9/8/2014You are greeted warmly with English easily punctuated as a second language but it makes you feel like you have traveled somewhere. Our server who held himself as a maitre d was paced by European standards and refined to a five star etiquette. The pace was at some points almost too slow yet at other times there was an ever watchful eye on the table to move dishes for the next course. The water and bread person spoke not a single word of English, which gave us zero explanation of the interesting pallet cleansers she put down. We were definitely not able to ask for our waiter through her. But the food!.. was worth taking a journey for. It was beyond exceptional, it was practically perfect. The whole venue truly transports you.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Impressive Service and FoodGimblet3Dined on 9/6/2014Complete satisfaction. Overall great atmosphere with a professional staff that you don't find in most restaurants. The food was amazing. I can think of no way to improve our experience. Very satisfied and highly recommend for a romantic night out.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- love this place!CLTnewbieDined on 9/5/2014Second time and it is still one of my favorite restaurants. Amazing service and fantastic food. Everything was yummy except for the fish of the day, it was good, just a little bland. Other than that, awesome!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding DinnerKensFavoritesDined on 8/30/2014I ordered Polo Chicken, my date ordered Salmon. Both meals were outstanding and we had a great time. The service was excellent and the location was perfectly located for the theater performance a short walk away that we attended after dinner. This was a first date, and this place was a perfect pick...getting there earlier in the evening, we had a quiet table, perfect for conversation. -Ken K.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Tiramisu is a MUSTdalydoseVIPDined on 8/23/2014My boyfriend and I dined at Luce on a Saturday night to celebrate his birthday. We absolutely loved the Polipo (grilled octopus) appetizer! I ordered one of the pasta dishes with imported gluten-free pasta and thoroughly enjoyed it. Our waiter was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and was able to provide wine pairing recommendations for each of our dishes as well. We finished the evening with some of the tiramisu, on the house because it was my boyfriend's birthday! The little bit that I had was the BEST tiramisu I have ever had, and the coffee and espresso we had to accompany it was absolutely divine. We decided that if we are ever uptown and craving dessert Luce will be our go-to place!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Anniversary DinnerkfarahDined on 8/23/2014We loved Luce's with some of the best food and service we have had. Every detail was taken into consideration. Champagne toast upon arrival for our special day and complimentary dessert to complete a wonderful meal. Authentic as the Italian food we had in Italy. Best Mozzarella ever! Palipo beyond description! Staff was ready to meet every need. Loved this restaurant and our only regret is that it is not in Jacksonville!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- wonderful placeburrob31Dined on 8/23/2014Finding the restaurant was interesting, glad we left early. Had to call and get directions then all was well. All staff were very attentive and very knowledgeable of the food. we had a great a dinner and fun time, would go back for such good food.Special Features:
- Delicious meal!loveitalianfoodDined on 8/22/2014My husband and I wanted to go out for a nice, inexpensive dinner for our 15th wedding anniversary. We succeeded doing to at Luce. The service was very good and the food was wonderful! We can't wait to go back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OutstandingEat2liveDined on 8/15/2014We had a group of 8 and we were all impressed with the service. Our meals were delish!! I am still dreaming about the mozzerella in the caprese salad. Reminds me of what I was eating in Tuscany!! Will def be coming back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Special OccasionsJudyragsVIPDined on 8/11/2014My husband turn 65 and wanted to celebrate, just the two of us. I normally take to my favorite restaurants, But he had mention he liked the food and ambience. We had a wonderful , attentive and beautiful atmosphere. Will return very soon.Special Features:
- Buon appetito!veteranfoodieDined on 8/7/201411 of us celebrated a birthday, and from the warm welcome to the sweet farewell, it was a delightful, elegant evening. Service is professional and attentive without hovering. Menu is limited, which is good. Luce has perfected their signature dishes, and enhances their menu with daily specials. Birthday dessert was a spectacular array of special desserts, a tasting bonanza with a couple of candles, presented with aplomb.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Charlotte First TimerOpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 8/4/2014On my first night in Charlotte, after many many years, I chose to eat at Luce. I was not disappointed. Although it was after 9pm on a Monday evening, and there was only one other table that was finishing as we started, our experience could NOT have been better. The place is beautiful, the maitre d had read and responded to my requests for a banquette, and the service was OUTSTANDING---very attentive without being intrusive. We were never rushed and everyone was extremely gracious without being the least bit intrusive. BRAVO!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/4/2014I have been looking for an excellent Italian restaurant since I have moved down here from NY over 17 years ago. Thank you Luce for finally meeting my taste bud needs. The food is absolutely fantastic and so fresh. I have been twice and both times Luce has never left me out.Special Features:
- amazingiker18Dined on 8/1/2014I love the food there it's amazing! I recommend it so much!.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Upscale, Creative ItalianHunter08Dined on 7/31/2014Not sure which was better, the food or the waiter...both were excellent! The snapper was cooked to perfection, and the oasta fagioli was the best I've ever had.Special Features:
- AwesomLeanneDined on 7/31/2014Always consistently good. It had been awhile since we had been here,and we were not disappointed. Looking forward to our next visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great spot but off nightkandoDined on 7/27/2014Great wine and setting but food was a bit underwhelming this night. would try again though as the service was excellentSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Bravo!JerseyGirl08730Dined on 7/27/2014A wonderful experience. The service was outstanding (knowledgeable, considerate, timely, unobtrusive). The atmosphere is lovely, high ceilings, tables spaced comfortably apart, perfect lighting, nominal noise. Our party of 3 had a fish, lamb, and a pasta/shrimp dish, all were delicious. Our waiter helped select a nice lower priced bottle of wine for us bringing both a red and white for us to make the selection. We choose the white, so he suggested a glass of red for the lamb dish, and even brought over a sample. This will be a destination for all our trips to Charlotte.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Traditional Italian mealVirgiegirlDined on 7/27/2014We were visiting for out of town. Luce was recommended by a friend who lives in Charlotte. Luce is a very nice, traditional Italian restaurant. Half of our party had the $30 tasting menu as part of the Charlotte Restaurant week, the others ordered off the regular menu. All the food was really good. The bean/olive oil dip was excellent (free). Nice selection of bread/breadsticks were great. Only issue, which was handled very well, our second bottle of wine (same vintage/wine as the first) tasted funny. They immediately removed the bottle and suggested another wine which was great. I would return for a special occasion meal. Great food, attentive servers and the owner/manager even checked in on us a few times.Special Features:
- Fit for a king!BossrodDined on 7/27/2014Outstanding wait staff, working hard to make dining an excellent experience. Great value for price. Entrees very well presented and delicious. Italian atmosphere from decor, back ground music and wait staff. Pasta top notch!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- GREATLUCETODIE4Dined on 7/26/2014I love LUCE' Try their pasta, it is to die for!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 7/26/2014Everything about this place is authentic. Even the prevalence of Italian being spoken by the waitstaff. Carefully and thoughtfully crafted dishes that are as nice to look as as they are to eat.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing - Fresh - ConsistentJandJDined on 7/25/2014Our Favorite place. We probably had dinner more than 15 times in the past 5 years. Great job on consistency. Every single time, it was perfect: Food, fresh ingredients, menu, impeccable service. Good wine list too. This is the best ever Italian restaurant we have been. Thumbs up Luce's team!Special Features:
- Great dinner with friendsdgdinerDined on 7/23/2014We took advantage of Restaurant Week to dine at Luce and had a wonderful meal with friends. Their special menu had a wide range of choices and everything we chose was delicious. Manuel makes the dining experience one to remember. He has the perfect touch with all of the patrons! Looking forward to our next visitSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful FoodyogieatscharlotteDined on 7/23/2014We went for my mother's birthday and restaurant week. I got the ragu and it was AMAZING. And I am Italian so I am not easily impressed. Everything was incredible and the service was just lovelySpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Restaurant Week MealopentablevipVIPDined on 7/22/2014We had dined at Luce previously, before shows at the performing arts center, but we decided to go on a Tuesday night due to the value of the Charlotte Restaurant Week menu. The restaurant was completely full, not one open table. For this reason, the service was slightly less attentive than it has been in the past, but the service was still good and the food was excellent, as always. We were impressed by the quality of the food, given the volume that was being produced. Luce is a place to enjoy a nice meal and conversation. I have seen other reviews commenting on the slow pace of the service, but it seems people don't understand the point of a restaurant like Luce. It is not a place to gobble your food in five minutes. Relax! Enjoy!Special Features:
- a royal "Queensfeast"EMaNMDined on 7/21/2014We arrived about 15 minutes early, trying to beat the imminent rainshowers and were pleasantly greeted and sat upon arrival; we didn't have to wait for our reservation. As fresh bread and white beans with olive oil were delivered, the menus were explained. We ordered wine and our 3 courses and enjoyed the elegant, but comfortable setting. I had salad, perfectly sized and fresh, followed by spaghetti nero. It was a generous portion of pasta with tomatoes and garlic, tossed with scallops, lobster and mussels. The dessert was a dark chocolate mousse with espresso. The courses were delicious and left me perfectly satisfied! All of the wait staff were pleasant and attentive. I WILL definitely be back! A perfect place for a romantic dinner out.Special Features:
- KfiginCLTDined on 7/20/2014I love this restaurant. It is consistently good and, in Charlotte, it's difficult to find restaurants which prepare food so nicely.Special Features:
- BestMeaeverVIPDined on 7/20/2014Outstanding in all categories!! I always enjoy my meal at Luce. It is the spot in charlotte my family always chooses. Thanks for another great night out.Special Features:
- Great food, great servicepthroweDined on 7/20/2014We went to Luce for the first time during Queen's Feast. Can't believe we haven't tried them before - the good was wonderful and the service outstanding. Great ambiance too, very romantic.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Luce Dinner at the BarOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 7/20/2014I went in for restaurant week, it was my first time at Luce and I loved it. I moved from the Northeast and am a harsh critic of Italian restaurants since we have an over supply up North. Luce is my favorite in the city and a great experience as well. Sarah took great care of me at the bar and every course was great. I would definitely go there if I am uptown before a show or entertaining out of towners. I will definitely be back to explore more of the menu.Special Features:
- Mixed ExperiencejplbridgeDined on 7/20/2014Considering it was Charlotte Restaurant Week, we had relatives in from out-of-town and invited them to join us at Luce, where we have dined previously on a few occasions and enjoyed it very much. This time, while the food was well-prepared and very flavorful, the entree portion sizes were reduced *significantly* - I suppose, to account for the $30 prix fixe. However, the special menu was weighted towards seafood, and my wife instead ordered directly from the menu. She had same type of three-course meal - app, standard-sized entree, and dessert - and it was marginally over $30.00. So the three of us who ordered from the Queen's Feast menu felt a little disappointed.Special Features:


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Photos and Description of this 5 bedroom holiday cottage in Chauvigny - Gite St Pierre
420 m² in 2 old houses plus a pool covered by a heated hall
1 - Main house
Master suite, bathroom, WC, dressing room
Bedroom, bathroom, WC
Dormitory, 390 cm beds
Dining room
Television room (home cinema, DVD player)
Fully equipped kitchen
Equipped laundry room
2 - Annex
Independent apartment with living room (sofa bed), bedroom, bathroom, WC.
Independent apartment with dining room, equipped kitchenette, bedroom, children bedroom, bathroom, and W
3 - Covered pool
With salt water of 5x11 m with security cover
Beach with dining room and living room (4 couches)
4 - Parking space
next to the house, private fenced in and with security for 4/5 cars
5 - Service
Towels and household linen
Languages: French and English
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- wheelchair inaccessible
About Laurent Vaucelle
He is a farmer.
She is a teacher.
Laurent Vaucelle purchased this cottage in 2007
Why Laurent Vaucelle chose Chauvigny
This house was our primary residence, and we have modified it.
Being farmers, we had the chance to buy another house in the middle of our land.
What makes this cottage unique
Our gite is located in the heart of the medieval town and its 5 castles. The moment you walk out of the gite, you find animations, shows, restaurants, the artisans' village, the market, etc. Inside, you will swim while contemplating an extraordinary view over the castles, the Talbot Valley and even the fireworks on July 14th.
You will be seduced by the charm of this house.
We wanted to favour the comforts of life and you will enjoy the numerous spaces to relax.


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Chinese Media on Trilateral Espionage Tangle in Dandong
Is the case being brought against two Canadian entrepreneurs in the border city of Dandong about North Korean missionary activity, or a larger conflict between China and its other North American rival?
A Pragmatic Approach to Collapsing the Regime: A Critique
In a June 16 op-ed in the New York Times, Sue Mi Terry promoted expediting the end of the North Korean regime. The piece energized analyst Michael Bassett to respond.
Outward Migration Flows in the Event of Regime Collapse: an Interview with Dr. Go Myong-hyun
In the event of regime collapse in North Korea, where would North Korean refugees go? How many would there be? Following the "North Korea Conference" at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, Darcie Draudt caught up with Asan Institute research fellow Dr. Go Myong-hyun for answers to these questions and more.
Yongusil 10: Adam Cathcart interviews Blaine Harden in the Yonsei Journal of International Studies: "In Need of an Icon" (full version)
Brutality and autocracy seem to build industries against themselves in our contemporary age. Here the Yongusil presents Adam Cathcart's interesting and engaging interview with the author of a potentially iconic text, one which will frame North Korea and Kimism in the public mind for many years, Blaine Harden author of "Escape from Camp 14."
Through the DPRK Information Membrane: Interview with Blaine Harden
In the second part of Sino-NK's interview with Blaine Harden, the author of Escape from Camp 14 discusses the trials of life in defector society and its search for a defining leader, as well as borderlands journalism and the controversial AP bureau in Pyongyang.
Mobilizing Human Rights Infrastructure in 24 Languages: Interview with Blaine Harden
A young man named Shin Dong-hyuk stands at the forefront of a cultural shift that is changing the way the world perceives, and divides, North Korea the state and North Korea the people. In the first part of an outstanding new interview, Blaine Harden, the author of Shin's story, speaks to Adam Cathcart about what it all means in part one of a three-part series.
Camp 22 and Camp 14: Barbed Signposts for the New Kim Era
This essay by Christopher Green covers the alleged closure of Camp 22, dissects news that Camp 14 is expanding, and casts doubt upon Kim Jong-un's approach to human rights in North Korea.
Considering a Reset of China's 'Special Relationship' with North Korea: Huffington Post Live
What is the broader outlook for China's relationship with North Korea in the aftermath of the DPRK's missile test? SinoNK joins a conversation with the Huffington Post.


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Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden. She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.
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This is a great receipe for left over roast beef. The Russian dressing is full of flavor and adds some spiciness. The cabbage slaw has delicious sweetness with the apples and is a great contrast to the dressing.
Open-Faced Roast Beef Sandwiches with Braised Cabbage Slaw & Russian Dressing
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The sandwich all together was ok, but we found the cabbage slaw bland.
sukeedog Posted: 06/29/13
I wanted to try this but hate cooked cabbage, so I just mixed the raw shredded cabbage with the apple (which I also shredded, and I used Granny Smith) plus some scallions (in place of the onion), omitting the water, vinegar, caraway seeds, salt & parsley. I made the dressing as directed (other than adding some pickled jalapeno for kick) and slathered half on the toasts and tossed the remaining with the slaw. Delicious! I know I changed a lot, but the dressing is amazing as is and makes the dish, in my opinion.
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Here are three shows that seemed to me to exist very much in the same universe: "Cheers", "Barney Miller" and "Night Court" (excusing the fact that Judge Stone and Harry the "Hat" could NOT, in fact, be the same person.)
Can you imagine a conversation with Dan Fielding and Sam Malone exchanging notes? Or Arthur Dietrich chatting facts with Cliff Clavin while Fraiser Crane slowly looses his mind?
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Bronx 'Irish' Dance Troupe Going Strong After Eight Years!
What do you call an Irish dancing troupe where the only irish person is the teacher ? The Keltic Dreams - An unusual multi-ethnic group of kids that jigs to not only Irish, but also, African, Spanish and even pop music!
Founded eight years ago by Caroline Duggan, the troupe comprises of 33 kids aged 7-11, from Public School 59 in New York's, Bronx district.
The group, which started accidently has become a mini-phenomenon in the New York region. Over the years, they have performed on the Plaza at Lincoln Center, at the St. Barnabas Nursing Home, The Manhattan Mall in New York City and many other places. They were also invited to be the solo act for New York's Mayor Bloomberg, at a St. Patrick's Day Parade. More recently, In September 2009, they performed at the Cross Cultural Youth Festival, which was attended by 2,500 school kids from New York City.
In 2007, Caroline fulfilled her dreams of taking the troupe to perform in Dublin, Ireland. Whilst there, they filmed a documentary called "A Bronx Dream", which was broadcast in Ireland, on St. Patrick's Day in 2008 and on the Showtime cable channel in the USA.
While this is amazing, it is even more astonishing given the socio-economic background of these kids, since most come from very poor families. In fact, when the troupe first began to dance, they did not even have the money to buy the costumes and, had only eight pairs of dancing shoes between them. However, these minor details did not seem to matter to either the troupe or the teacher - they are just poured their heart into dancing for a teacher who does not even get paid and does it purely out of love for Irish dancing and her young troupe.
While kids retire from the troupe when they transition to middle school, the camaradarie and amazing experiences they gain during the five years, keeps them bound together forever. To read more about this amazing young group of people and their even more amazing teacher, go to www.thekelticdreams.com.
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- PandaLuvr1017/16/2013I am not Irish but I've seen and done some awesome dancing such as that!
- jonezyboy5/30/2013I'm Irish and what's weird is that on the Irish day is my birthday
- chloedancer034/15/2013im a dancer and dance is something that everybody can do right... if dance it was easy they'd call it football but this video is very interesting
- izzysk8er4/25/2012cool! that must be fun!
- Fiona6/1/2011I wish I was an Irish dancer but where I live there isn't any Irish dance lessons. That is such a good dance group!
- irish dancer5/15/2011im an irish dancer and to do that dosent look hard but is
- ssagitarious2/24/2013im a dancer too(not irish ballet) and like irish dance point doesn't look hard but believe me, it kills your feet! :)
- annette5/4/2011ummm...
- somebody4/30/2011awkward
- beverly 1/22/2011that is ma school i love them
- squid12/16/2010That looks pretty cool.
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I had the great fortune of spending my fall quarter in Australia, which was undoubtedly among the most crazy and stupendously fun few months of my life. The BOSP Australia program is unique in that we were never truly based in one location; we were travelling and on the move nearly the entire trip and spent about two weeks max in any one place except for Brisbane, which we visited twice. The journey began upon landing in Sydney, the largest city in the country and the capital of New South Wales. Sydney is very cosmopolitan and home to almost 5 million people, and has a very large Asian influence… best Pad Thai I have ever had! Hands down. In general, I found Australia to seem distinctly like the U.S., Europe, and eastern Asia all at the same time, a phenomenon that I could not have imagined until going there.
After two weeks in Sydney, we flew way up north to tropical north Queensland and the hot, humid town of Cairns. We spent only three days there, which were punctuated by an amazing trip out to the Great Barrier Reef to snorkel for a day. The location had the most amazing coral I had ever seen, and I imagine was one of the world's more pristine reefs, especially when considering its use by so many people for snorkeling and diving.
From Cairns we quickly moved a bit inland to Wetherby Station, a cattle ranch/research station where a number of Stanford students, myself included, began our research projects. The Australia program requires that each participant complete a research project over the course of the quarter, whose topics ranged from birdcalls to starfish to Australian sports. I completed mine on inter and intra species interactions between two species of house geckoes, the native Gehyra dubia and the invasive Hemidactylus frenatus (Asian house gecko), an infamous alien species worldwide. While I found that the invader had a much less pronounced effect on the native than expected, because of the general dearth of information on the interaction between these two particular species I feel that a lot more research is needed to get any truly conclusive results, although the observed resilience of G. dubia in bodes well for its survival. However, G. dubia has already been replaced by the invasive species in other parts of its range, so its fate remains to be seen. As an aside, I also had the luck of finding a few large pythons and a coastal taipan, (!) the world's third most venomous snake. The two above it are also found in Australia, as are around 6 other of the top ten most venomous snakes in the world.
Although I am of course a lover of the rainforest and eucalypts of the tropical far north, the highlight of the trip for me may have been the two weeks we spent on Heron Island Research Station, a small island located in the southern Great Barrier Reef. We literally snorkeled for two weeks straight, and the sheer volume of incredible creatures and more I saw there still boggles by mind. Sea turtles, at least 4 species of shark, stingrays, eagle rays, parrotfish, pipefish, cuttlefish, pufferfish, barracudas, moray eels, and many, many others could be found on the in the reef and sandy areas all around the island.
One of the more interesting incidents for me occurred on North Stradbroke Island off the coast of Brisbane, where we resided at the local research station for almost 2 weeks. We visited the popular Cylinder Beach on the east side of the island a few hours after our arrival on the first day, and within 5 minutes of entering the water I stepped on a sting ray and was stung in my Achilles heel. I believe the species was the Reticulate whipray, Himantura uarnak, although I did not get to see it as I was in excruciating pain and in about 4 feet of water in which the ray was very well disguised. It is a rather pretty animal, and the whole ordeal makes a good story and memory in retrospect.
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According to several sources, federal authorities have shut down the popular urban website, WorldStarHipHop.com. WorldStar is known for showing rap videos, footage of rappers engaging in ignorant behavior, fights, newsclips and the occasional sex tape. In November 2010, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill (Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act), in which the Attorney General gains the right to shut down websites with a court order if copyright infringement is deemed "central to the activity" of the site.
Federal authorities have already shut down the sites, OnSmash and Rap Godfathers, last year as well as several torrent sites containing copyrighted material. Rapper 50 Cent has claimed that he is responsible on Twitter.
Fans have been eagerly waiting for the joint venture of their favourite Hip Hop rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z. The duo will soon release their joint album titled 'Watch the Throne'. In the meantime, Kanye has released his first single 'H.A.M' last week. Rapper 50 Cent is very appreciative about this venture and keeps high hopes on this. On Sunday, speaking from the Weinstein Golden Globes, 50 Cent said that it should be interesting as two good artists have jointly made it. He added that good collaborations must come out from their joint venture.


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A 30 year old North Pole is facing multiple Felony offenses for an alleged assault upon his girlfriend, and two year old daughter earlier this month.
Kevin Patrick Bailey is charged with Second and Third Degree Assault for allegedly punching the woman, and then throwing a beer bottle that struck his daughter in the head.
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Old Sparta is a populated place located in Edgecombe County at latitude 35.789 and longitude -77.555.
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A: Glass mosaics do not absorb any water, thus will not absorb any dirt, germ, and spilled beverages. Thus, the material requires minimum effort to clean. It only takes a towel or tissue to wipe them off with clean water. Do NOT use any chemical or spray for glass mosaics with glossy surfaces, the chemical may distort the glossy surfaces and fade the reflective beauty away over time.
No additional care is needed except to use clean water with a soft towel to wipe off the dirt, if any. Easy, convenient, and practical are all part of our glass mosaic tile products. The only concern is the grout, to remove stubborn stains stay in the grout, use a commercial nonabrasive cleaner like window cleaner or a solution of soap less detergent.
The surface should be scrubbed, rinsed thoroughly with clean water and dried. If using a sealer, the grout cleaning should be as easy as that of glass tile.
ISO9001 and ISO14001 Certifications
Our large-scale, modern manufacturing facilities with ISO9001 (International Standard Organization quality certification) and ISO14001 ((International Standard Organization environmental certification) certifications are the foundation for high quality glass mosaic tiles, porcelain mosaic tiles and mother of pearl tiles.
With more than 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facilities, Home Elements manufactures glass tiles, porcelain mosaic tile, and mother of pearl tiles products for the biggest brands of the world.
Production floor
Strictly selected raw materials
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Precision glass cutting machinery
Strictly quality control process
Natural gas kiln (the most environmental-friendly kiln)
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Disclaimer: Mother of pearl tile, also called shell tile or shell mosaic tile, is 100% natural and green products made of natural shell, polished and processed by hands. The color variation and occasionally small size variation naturally exist from chip to chip, from sheet to sheet, from job to job. However, the overall sizes are consistent and will NOT have any negative impact on installation; on the contrary, some small variations on sizes reflect the nature of the products thus making your wall or floor tiling project a more natural one. Also, the color variation caused by different computer screen or browser exists from different pc screens. Therefore, the possible color/size variations between the mother of pearl tile sample and actual shipment or the product color shown on the screen and actual shipment should not be considered as quality issues.
I was pleased with my experience with Builder Elements and their wood floors. Their wood flooring was delivered on time, the wood flooring costs were low, with quality laminated wood flooring as a result. They were professional to work with. Highly recommended!
I visited Home Elements' showroom for my parquet wood flooring project, and they told me the best way for installing wood floors and even how to clean wood floors. Sanding wood floors was a barrier for us, but the customer service staff gave us information on wood flooring installation and were so helpful! I will definitely go back for my next project.
We went to Home Elements a few times when we were remodeling our bathrooms, for bathroom cabinets and bathroom ideas. The sales people we dealt with were super nice and helpful. They treated us with respect and didn't put the pressure on us or try to up-sell to us. We found their prices on everything, especially the bathroom accessories sets and commercial bathroom hardware to be quality, at discount bathroom hardware pricing. Most importantly, we felt like they were honest.
I would highly recommend Home Elements to anybody looking to refinish wood floors or advice on wood flooring installation. They are incredibly professional and keep you up to date on your order every step of the way so there are no surprises. The hardest wood flooring was ideal, and I loved their wood flooring prices!
With the trustworthiness of Builder Elements' laminated wood flooring and the best wood flooring prices, there is no reason why you would not choose Builder Elements for your home improvement project. I wouldn't trust any other wood flooring company (they also have other products,) as the diy wood flooring can be time-consuming; they take the stress out of it. I would highly recommend them!
Home Elements Tile 3-Year Limited Warranty
Home Elements provide the best warranty for Home Elements brand tile lines, including porcelain tiles, ceramic tiles, pool tiles, glass tiles, stainless steel tiles, stone tiles and other tiles under the tile category.
Home Elements warrants that manufactured products will be free from defect for a period of two-year from date of purchase. Defect is defined as a shortfall in the product to perform to Home Elements specifications as disclosed in product literature, within industry allowable tolerances as set forth in standard, national industry protocols. This 3-Year express warranty is the sole warranty extended and replaces any statutory warranties to the maximum extent allowable by law. Customer misuse including negligence, physical, or chemical abuse is not covered by this warranty. Installation defects are not covered by this warranty. All warranty claims must be reported immediately. Failure to report any warranty claim within 30 days of defect discovery will void this warranty. All products must be inspected prior to installation. Visual defects or nonconformities apparent prior to installation voids this warranty.
Tile is subject to variation in technical specifications, including COF, due to inherent variability in the raw materials and production process. Express technical specifications are not guarantees of minimum or maximum thresholds of performance. Tile containing abrasives create a rough surface, creating cleaning challenges because dirt and other contaminants lodge in the surface. Extra attention is necessary to assure contaminants are removed promptly. Unless specifically stated otherwise, tile recommended for floor or wall applications refers to interior applications only. Home Elements does not recommend its products for use on ceilings or roofs. Local building codes may dictate minimum tile performance specifications. Home Elements does not warrant product installations that violate building codes. Photographic color images may not be an exact product match. Express color match warranties are only extended to actual product samples.
IMPLIED WARRANTIES LIMITED IN DURATIONAny implied warranty applicable to the product sale, including the implied warranty of merchantability or the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is limited in duration to the duration of this written warranty or the maximum statutory period, whichever is less. Some states do not allow limitations on implied warranty duration, so the above limitation may not apply to you.The Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act limits disclaimers of implied warranties involving consumer products. To the maximum extent allowable by federal and state law, this warranty supplements or supercedes federal and state consumer goods warranty protections.
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSEHome Elements provides detailed information in its product literature with regard to appropriate tile and stone applications. In these specified applications, Home Elements limits the duration of the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose to two-year or the maximum statutory period prescribed by law, whichever is less. Failure to comply with recommended applications voids this warranty.
Natural stone products are mined and cut from natural formations. Because these products are not subject to a manufacturing process, quality warranties are limited to the specified representations in product literature and guidelines established by the Marble Institute of America. Home Elements does not warrant natural stone products for shade, size, thickness, warping, cleft variations, surface finish variations, or other natural variances on stone products.
REMEDY LIMITATION & DISCLAIMERIf a defect in materials or workmanship is discovered within the two-year period, Home Elements will either refund the price of the product or provide a replacement product after a reasonable number of attempts to remedy product defects. Buyer's remedy is limited to replacement or repair of the defective product. No consequential (including, but not limited to, lost profits) or incidental damages are recoverable. Home Elements disclaims all express warranties not contained in this limited express warranty. Any representations made in connection with the sale of this product that differs from the terms of this warranty are not valid and should be brought to the attention of Home Elements immediately (1-888-92-BUILD / 1-888-922-8453).
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Q: Why Mother of Pearl Tiles qualify for Green product?
A: Mother of pearl tile, it is called shell tile, seashell tile, shell mosaic tile. Mother of pearl tiles are 100% natural products that coming from the natural shell, no industrial waste or energy were used in manufacturing the beautiful shell mosaic tile, thus qualifying as green products.
The American leading designers & architects have been using mother of pearl tile as wall and floor tile & covering.
Mother of pearl tiles is becoming popular as wall tiles, kitchen backsplash tiles, shower tiles, bathroom and more…
Only the best quality mother of pearl tile will be selected as our products, both 2mm and 8mm are suited to your remolding project.
Q: Whether or not Mother of Pearl Tiles applies to your kitchen & bathroom project?
A: Absolutely! Mother of Pearl Tiles are completely impervious materials. And mother of pearl tiles are 100% made of natural shell materials, turning used-to-be waste into beautiful décor products, is great product for your kitchen & bathroom wall and flooring projects.
If you visit the most popular professional home improvement and design website: www.Houzz.com, you can see thousands of mother of pearl tile projects that used mother of pearl tiles for kitchen and bathroom wall and flooring projects by leading American designers and architects.
Q: What is the difference between 2mm & 8mm thickness Mother of Pearl Tile? Will 2mm thick shell tile have any installation issue that will not align with other surface covering materials such as glass tile, porcelain tile, stainless steel tile or copper tile?
A: In fact, the chip (surface) of 2mm and 8mm thickness Mother of Pearl Tiles are same. The only difference is that 8mm thickness is with a porcelain base to make the mother of pearl tile is more convenient to align with other porcelain or glass tile with the same 8mm (3/8" ) thickness, thus making the installation easier.
However, the 2mm has much better cost-effective solution because after the pearl tile is installed, the appearance and effect will be the same between 2mm and 8mm. For the shell tile, the beauty is the natural shell iridescence of the surface of the shell, different than glass tile, which the beauty of glass tile partially created by the light reflection inside and through the glass, the thicker glass is, the better reflection and feel it is; that is why 8mm thickness glass mosaic tile is the mainstream in today's market place.
Although the installation of 2mm thick shell tile will be tougher than that of 8mm thickness pearl tile, your tile contractor/installer with experience can easily level the area where the Pearl tiles will be installed to other thickness tile, whatever it is glass tile or porcelain tiles or even stainless steel tile or copper tile or any other wall covering materials.
Q: Most of your Mother of Pearl Tiles look white, but which one is the whitest option for our entire Mother of Pearl Tiles?
A: In general, we have following three types of Mother of Pearl Tile in terms of color.
1. Whitest. Natural White, majority chips are white, with small percentage of natural yellow and minimum natural grey; overall is white.
2. Less White. Natural White + Natural Yellow + Natural Grey Randomly Mixed, reflecting the very natural color in original shell.
3. Least White (more natural yellow and gray). Gorgeous shine with original color richness of iridescence. Almost every chip with Natural White + Natural Yellow + Natural Grey. The iridescent chips reflect different colors and views from different angles, especially under the light.
Different people have different tastes. Some people prefer whitest, some people prefer the natural colors with more natural yellow and gray. No matter what your Before placing a full order, strongly recommend you to get some FREE samples, we are confident that when you see the sample, you will love it.
Q: Is there any color difference between the full order tiles and the previous ordered sample/photos on the website? Can you get a fully refund if you don't like the color of the tiles?
A: As mentioned above, Mother of Pearl Tiles is 100% natural products that made/polished by hands. So not to mention the color difference from the products you received and the photo on the website/sample, actually no 2 chips of the pearl tile in the whole world will match each other. Even the photos on the same page of our website, you can see for the exactly description between different product items. This is naturally color variation that comes by the nature of the products.
Therefore, we are sorry that the statement "the tile I received does not match the internet description/picture or sample" does not have the ground for the return.
However, just for courtesy and we value our customer as we bring it to our personal attention no matter how small the order is, we are offering a conditional return option: if we have other customer who wants to buy this SKU in the US, we will let you know and if you mail these products to our appointed new customer address, we will issue you the refund. You will need to pay for the return shipping and 25% restocking fee as we will use these restocking fee for the coordination and discount to attract our new customer accepting tile from a return, since we have to be honest with them that this is return products but in resalable/brand new condition. This is the best we can do.
Q: What type of grout should you choose? Sand-free or fine-sand?
A: Please use unsanded (sand-free) grout. Unsanded grout is for smaller grout joints and it will not scratch the polished pearl surface. In order to enhance the luster and shine in your Mother of Pearl tile installation, make sure that the grout haze is removed from the Mother of Pearl right after you finish grouting.
Q: What grout color should you choose?
A: Choosing the Right Grout is important for your project. Just like picking out tile, there are many different types of grout to choose from. Choosing a specific grout color could change the overall color appearance of the mosaics and the way that your entire project looks! Usually, there are three approaches to selecting grout colors that are used: blending, contrasting, and accenting.
Blending is the most common approach and what we recommend for most projects. This involves choosing the grout color that matches with the color in your tile. For example, you can blend by using white grout with our Mother of Pearl tile which is Natural White, majority chips are white, with small percentage of natural yellow and minimum natural grey; overall is white.
Similarly, if you are looking to blend grout with our Natural White + Natural Yellow + Natural Grey Randomly Mixed, reflecting the very natural color in original shell Mother of Pearl tiles, we recommend picking up on the beige and white undertones in the tile, so using a beige or white grout would blend perfectly.
Q: Is your "Home Elements Brand Mother of Pearl Tile" made of real mother of pearl or glass?
A: Absolutely! Home Elements brand is one of biggest brand in the mother of pearl tile business, only selected the best quality REAL mother of pearl tiles for their shell tile products.
Although glass mosaic tile is one of the major product lines for Home Elements, when we say "Home Elements Mother of Pearl Tiles", we mean it. It is made of real mother of pearl tile, shell tile and not glass.
However, we do have mother of pearl tile and glass tile blending product and now we do not sell the mother of pearl tile and glass tile blending on our website yet.
Q: What do I cut the Mother of Peal Tiles with?
A: Sometimes, Mother of pearl tile is used with other tiles for wall and floor covering in different size. Perhaps it needs to cut the Mother of Pearl Tiles into small pieces.
Most of our Mother of Pearl Tiles is mesh mounted on high quality fiber glass; however, it is easy for you to cut them into pieces with a knife which is used for cutting paper as bellow, and it will not damage the tiles with rough edges.
Q: I just placed an order for some samples of the mother of pearl tile that does not have the grout lines. We'd like to use this pearl tile in our bathroom and shower area. Do you grout it at all? If not, how do you prevent the water from going through to the wall?
A: The mother of pearl tile without the grout line does NOT need to grout at all. You just need to use the thinset to install to the wall.
The mother of pearl tile is completely impervious, meaning it does not absorb any water. So the water will not go inside the mother of pearl tile but will just slide down on the wall covered by the mother of pearl tile.
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