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THE NATURALIST by Darrin Lunde (Crown Publishing Group)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History ... '[The Naturalist] impressively narrates how Roosevelt was able to pursue his passions during a contentious political career.' -Publishers Weekly. 'Scores of books already have written about Theodore Roosevelt's life and legacy as the 26th U.S....

A Roosevelt, a tiny house and a penguin made of trash at Earth Day Texas

Edit The Dallas Morning News 23 Apr 2016
Of course, it helped that the banker’s great grandfather created the U.S ... Ted Roosevelt IV, managing director at Barclays and chairman of the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, steered clear of the old crusading philosophy of environmentalism ... Roosevelt, a Republican, environmentalist and relative of Theodore Roosevelt, said Earth Day is about persuasion, but that doesn’t happen when a side or group is demonized ... TINY HOUSES ... ....

Minot zoo opening a week early thanks for favorable weather

Edit The Roanoke Times 23 Apr 2016
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot is opening a week early this year, after a mild winter and early spring ... ....

Billion-dollar views of London from the Shangri-La

Edit The Examiner 23 Apr 2016
After a few moments of taking in the spectacular London view from the floor-to-ceiling windows, we completed check-in and were escorted to our rooms. Elegant, posh, and sophisticated were words that came to my mind as I explored the room, a single/single guest room. For our Shangri-La night, we opted for a girls’ room and a guys’ room. We girls chose the room with the gorgeous stand-alone tub ... Book your room....

Alaska to celebrate 50th anniversary of Arbor Day (Alaska Department of Natural Resources)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
(Source. Alaska Department of Natural Resources). April 22, 2016. (Anchorage, AK) - Alaska will celebrate its 50th anniversary of Arbor Day on May 16, thanks to a class of fourth-grade students from Kodiak. In 1966, Alaska was the only state in the Union without an official Arbor Day ... In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt addressed his Arbor Day Proclamation to 'the school children of the United States.' In 1966, with help from the U.S....

Curt Schilling got fired for his common sense on bathrooms

Edit New York Post 23 Apr 2016
I don’t care what they are, who they sleep with, men’s room was designed for the penis, women’s not so much ... The incident only amplifies the furor raised when North Carolina enacted a law restricting public restroom and locker-room use to individuals based on their birth sex ... A family dressing room is available, which presumably offers privacy for those who can’t meet the parameters....

$3.195 million in Sonoma

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 23 Apr 2016
Bricks and support pillars accessorize the nearly symmetrical facade of this California Craftsman flanked by a white picket-style fence in historic Sonoma ... A gas fireplace with burnished steel surround anchors a great room topped with a cathedral ceiling. A pair of French doors in the dining room connect to a pergola-topped patio that essentially acts as an outdoor living room ... ....

Boyfriend said blind rage preceded girlfriend's killing, police testify at trial

Edit Penn Live 23 Apr 2016
With his girlfriend's body still cooling on the floor of her Millersville University dorm room, Gregorio Orrostieta sat in a police interview room struggling to recall the night before ... Jurors were also shown crime scene photos in which Hall's body lay half-clothed on the floor of her cluttered dorm room surrounded by bloody clothing and sheets....

Ruhstaller’s rural beer tasting room shut down by Solano County

Edit Sacramento Bee 23 Apr 2016
Three years ago, Ruhstaller Brewing opened its hop farm and outdoor tasting room near Dixon as a way to underscore the craft brewery’s “We Grow Beer” marketing campaign ... In addition to the tasting room, Ruhstaller is growing 7.5 acres of hops, a key ingredient for the flavor and aroma of beer ... The tasting room has nine employees ... A downtown Sacramento tasting room at 630 K St....

New construction in North Oakland subtly stands out

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 23 Apr 2016
The brand-new construction offers an open floor plan, radiant heated cement flooring, and cleverly designed patios in the great room ... Glass sliding doors opening to the exterior subtly reference the great room’s 10-foot ceilings ... Ten-foot ceilings lend volume to the public rooms lined ......

Airbnb starts paying Florida taxes but still plays by different rules

Edit Tampa Bay Online 23 Apr 2016
Those agreements mean that people seeking a break through Airbnb on the rising cost of hotel and motel rooms will be paying more per night because state and local tourist taxes will be tacked onto their bills ... That adds up to 80 million nights booked — more rooms than several large hotel chains combined ... The state collected more than $1 billion in hotel and motel room sales tax revenue in 2015....

For best view of Naha, Okinawa, take a dip in Hyatt Regency pool

Edit South China Morning Post 23 Apr 2016
The drawback is that the views from the rooms are not the greatest in the world ... Not a problem; tell me what I will see with my back to the view? The hotel has 294 guest rooms, including a number of executive suites that provide 64 square metres of elbow room, and the designers have cleverly incorporated works of art inspired by Ryukyuan culture, with colours and textures that similarly remind you of where you are....

‘Saturday Night Live’ to Honor Prince With Clip Show of Musical Performances

Edit The Wrap 23 Apr 2016
Also Read ... LACMA’s “Rain Room” transformed into the “Purple Rain Room” on Friday, while AMC Theaters is bringing the Warner Bros ... ....
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