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...former convent. The buildings are located on a tranquil street a 15-minute walk east of the city center, where the hotel's discreet façade, distinguished by the Della Gherardesca crest above the portal, betrays little of the aristocratic grandeur within. However, the lobby - accessed via a courtyard bordered by a loggia and decorated with 15th century bas-reliefs of classical scenes - is a reminder of the magnificence that seven arduous years of restoration can bestow. So are the suites, which incorporate original frescoes, antique wallpapers and stucco work. Standard rooms are decked out with antique-style furniture...
...slappy guy with an $11 flattop, was 100th in seniority when he was elected two years ago. He landed the worst office in the U.S. Senate, which isn't bad--it being an office in the U.S. Senate. There are high ceilings, marble everywhere and a view of a courtyard. But half of his space is on the second floor of the Russell Senate Office Building, and the other half is divided between two unconnected offices on the third floor, so his 19-member staff is always running up and down. Also, there's no hot tub. None...
...phone guys to come and transfer the numbers. As I look up at his old giant ceilings, I realize Tester made the right call. Being a Senator is a huge job with a big staff, and to get things done, you need cubicles and meeting rooms, not marble and courtyard views. Besides, the Inouye staffers wear Hawaiian shirts to work a lot. That's never going to stop being funny...
...second floor of what was once a school in east Mosul, an Iraqi Army medic stuck his chin out a hallway window and shaved over the courtyard. On either side of him in the dingy hallway light, detainees sat facing the wall, blankets cast over their heads. The Iraqi Army had brought them in on a tip from a man they caught with bomb making materials, and a U.S. Army platoon had just arrived. As the medic flicked his razor and turned his small mirror, the American soldiers stood the detainees up one by one, scanned their retinas, took their...
...find the one balcony suite in Quincy that isn’t taken up by tutors. Currently home to eight senior athletes, the beirut table may not stay next year, but the infamous terrace definitely will. “The terrace, with a fantastic view of the courtyard, is great in the fall and the spring, where people come and play games or just hang out and drink, “ describes rower Edward W. “Teddy” Schreck ’09. This suite, which is actually made up of two regular Quincy duplex suites...