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...When testimony turned to oral sex, orgies and lesbian sex shows, a flushed bailiff joked that the thermostat might need adjusting. Former Gold Club manager Thomas Cicignano - nicknamed Ziggy - charged that Kaplan over several years "orchestrated" a series of sexual events involving professional athletes and other favored customers. With jurors and spectators leaning forward and journalists scribbling madly, Ziggy recounted a 1997 visit to the club by New York Knick Patrick Ewing and a couple of unnamed teammates. Kaplan took the players into a private room with "six to ten" dancers. "The girls were having a good time jumping...
Hanging over all is the specter of Jimmy Carter in his sweater lowering the thermostat to 68[degrees]. There were worse fashion statements in the '70s than that Mister Rogers-inspired cardigan, but what ridicule the man took for urging citizens to layer their outerwear! While we remember the Saturday Night Live version of Carter's efforts, polls at the time showed that people responded well. Lots of other problems contributed to the Carter malaise and his subsequent re-election loss. But the image persists of that presidential appeal not being presidential. Just ask Dick Cheney next winter. Real...
...degrees]F Thermostat setting recommended by the White House for federal offices in California when electricity reserves approach or drop below...
...Bikram or Choudhury (Hot Yoga) Hot and sweaty. With the thermostat set to 100[degrees]F or more, students are led through 26 postures "scientifically" designed to stretch muscles and tendons in a certain order. The heat warms the muscles, helping them stretch farther. One of the newest variations, this one is not for the faint of heart...
...Some Like It Lukewarm Set your water-heater thermostat no higher than 120[degrees...