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Second baseman Wilson Valdez picks up his first career win as Phillies win 19-inning affair | phillies.com: News I figured I would watch the end of the Phillies game online last night before I finished packing for my long weekend in Vermont. Well, packing has to wait until this morning as the...

So generally in Spanish the adjective is placed after the noun but there are a few adjectives when it can go both ways? In another thread it was mentioned that this a nuanced area of the language. The 2 adjectives that come to mind are "nuevo and "grande" but are there more? What is the rule...

I got back last night from my first trip to DR in three years. This was planned far in advance as my friend from here in NJ wanted to celebrate his son?s first birthday. A group of about 25 friends/family flew into Punta Cana on 7/23. This was my first time in a resort (Majestic Colonial) and...

I remember a friend of a friend who I met many times over the years mentioning 2 years ago that he was planning on opening a Dominican themed wine bar in Manhattan. I had not seen this guy (Carlos) in at least a year so I decided to see if his dream had become a reality. A quick google search...

I am a life long Phillies fan am not sure how to feel about the Fighting Phils possibly aquiring Pedro Martinez. As of now the Phillies have great team chemistry but have been struggling this year in the pitching department. Pedro is obvioulsy passed his prime and his ability to stay healthy...

Movie Review - Sugar - Diamond in the Rough - NYTimes.com I just read an article last night in Sport Illustrated and now saw a review in the NY Times about the move "Sugar." It is about a young Dominican baseball player played by a non professional actor who used to be a prospect. I think I...

After a year and a half of being away from DR I made a semi last minute trip from 6/30 ? 7/8. My girlfriend, Magdalena, had been there since the beginning of May visiting her parents. I used Continental airline miles and flew into Santiago last Saturday. On arrival, at the corner of my eye I...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/nyregion/thecity/04domi.html?pagewanted=1 Here is an article in NY Times about Washington Heights and how it has been changing. I went to the Heights 2 weeks ago for the first time in over a year and I did notice a lot more hipster type transplants there and...

This week I realized that the soles are coming off the shoes that I have been wearing to work daily for the past year. They were not super expensive shoes, Kenneth Coles with a list price of little more than $100 but bought on sale for around $70 at DSW in Union Square. The leather is in...

I would like to take my girlfriend, Magdalena, out this Friday as it is her birthday next week. It has been a while since I have gone out dancing with her as I have been trying to get to bed early on the weekends. Does anyone know of any places in NYC with music/dancing...

Hi all, My mother volunteers doing marketing for a fairly small theatre company (Crossroads Theatre Company) in New Brunswick, NJ. They are having a play starting this weekend until the 19th that is called "Yo Soy Latina." (which has a Dominicana in the cast). Every play that I have seen in...

I just realized that Santo Domingo Blues is playing in the theater on 181st Street (probably the only movie theater in Washington Heights). I am not sure how long it will play for so I am going tonight as Magdalena has not seen it yet (I saw it 2 times and it is a great documentary about Luis...

It seems that "aunque" is followed by the subjunctive tense of a verb and sometimes by the regular present tense other times. Is there a rule that dictates which tense is used when and if the meaning of "aunque" changes with the different conjugation. Just something I am wondering.

A friend passed this on to me. I will probably check it out. NUEVA YORK.- Con una conferencia titulada "El imperfecto cine dominicano", y la exhibici?n de las pel?culas m?s representativas de la cinematograf?a quisqueyana, se llevar? a cabo, completamente gratis, el primer Festival de Cine...

Good idea for a forum. I'll ask a question that I was pondering this morning. My girlfriend in the past month has fallen into the category of "Dominican abroad." She is about to start studying here in US with a F-1 student visa which technically does not let her work. She found and started a...

I just heard from my mother that Leonel Fernandez will be interviewed right now at 12PM EST on National Public Radio (93.9 WNYC here in NY). It is the Richard Lopat show and should be on the internet archives later. Sorry, I see NY1 already started a thread letting everyone know about it.

I just returned from a completely unexpected few days in DR. In fact when asked at the NY reunion last Friday when my next trip to DR would be - I honestly had no idea. It went down like this: My girlfriend was supposed to have her appointment at the US consulate for her student visa on...

My friend's brother is 17 and has an expired US passport and US birth certificate. Can he fly to DR???

I twisted my ankle running yesterday and it is a little swollen so I put ice on it. I talked with my girlfriend who said I should put toothpaste on it to reduce the swelling. Is this some kind of Dominican thing or she just pulling my leg (ankle)?

I would like to clarify the process/costs of notarization in DR. Here (US) you sign in front of a notary to swear that that you believe the facts in the document are true. The notary then signs his name and put on the stamp and charges you $2/3. It takes like 30 seconds. What is the average...