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St. Joseph's Hospital Physician Among First in the Country to Use Brand New Treatment for Patients With Common Form of Atrial Fibrillation
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — St. Joseph's Hospital Electrophysiologist James M. Irwin, M.D., is among the first in North America to treat patients with Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib) using new, advanced freezing balloon technology. The minimally-invasive catheter system is the first and only of its kind in the United States, and it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration just a few weeks ago.
Dr. Irwin participated in all three stages of the clinical trial, STOP-AF (Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation), that tested the safety and efficacy of the device. St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa was one of 23 centers in the United States that enrolled patients for the trial, and quickly grew to become the largest enrolling center in all of North America. On January 10, 2011, St. Joseph's Hospital welcomes its first patient who was not part of the trial.
"About three million Americans have A-fib, and I've been lucky enough to work with dozens over the past few years who now are considered to be cured thanks to this procedure," Dr. Irwin said. "I have never seen more grateful patients than those who no longer have to live with the risk, uncertainty and discomfort of A-fib."
Medically speaking, the Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system manufactured by Medtronic is used to treat drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The "Cryoballoon" treatment involves a minimally invasive procedure that creates circumferential lesions around the pulmonary vein, which is the source of erratic electrical signals that cause the irregular heartbeat.
More simply: Dr. Irwin says this new technology can cure A-fib. It is an option for patients who have found that medication alone does not control their episodes of rapid heart rhythm that start and stop suddenly for minutes or days at a time.
Clinical trials found that 70 percent of patients treated with the Cryoballoon were free from AFIB after one year. Patients in the hands of physicians with more extensive experience with the procedure fared even better with a 90 percent cure rate. The study further demonstrated that treatment with the device is safe. Patients experienced a significant reduction of symptoms, a decrease in the use of drug therapy and substantial improvements in both physical and mental quality-of-life factors.
According to the American Heart Association, untreated AFIB can lead to other rhythm problems, chronic fatigue, heart failure and stroke. With a waiting list of 198 people who meet the criteria and are eager to have the new procedure, Dr. Irwin hopes he can cure A-fib in its early stages and slowly eradicate the condition in Tampa.
"To be able to cure someone, that's really special," Dr. Irwin said. "I'm excited to see these patients for their follow up visits and hear how they're enjoying life with no symptoms of A-fib. It's great to have a tool to help fix it – a really, really good tool."
For more information, contact St. Joseph's Advanced Center for Atrial Fibrillation at (813) 443-2029.
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This is the second time the Labour Party under Gordon Brown has launched a "Tory toffs" campaign.
The outcome of the battle of Waterloo may or may not have had anything to do with the playing-fields of Eton but the Labour Party believes that the outcome of the next year's general election could well hinge on how effectively it is able to play the Eton card against the Tories by portraying them as 'elitist" and out of touch with the "real" world.The buzz is that the party is set to launch an all-out class war against the Tories in the run-up to the elections, expected next May. And on the face of it, the Tories look quite vulnerable to a class attack. Most of the Tory team waiting to move into Downing Street grew up on Eton's famous playing fields and their background is far removed from that of the ordinary people they aspire to "serve."
Not that Labour is entirely without its own "toffs" (some half a dozen of its cabinet members were privately educated) but that's small beer compared to the Tories. The Tory shadow cabinet, led by David Cameron, is dripping with millionaires and as many as 18 prospective cabinet ministers went to expensive fee-paying schools.
As The Times columnist Janice Turner pointed out: "We are about to elect a Cabinet containing 18 millionaires, to give political power to the already immensely powerful, to draw our government from the narrowest social bandwidth. But to question whether their golden lives might prevent them understanding our lowly lives is frowned on as prejudice."
And then, of course, Tories have a history of being on the wrong side of Britain's class war. Which makes it easier for Labour to attack them. Both Mr. Cameron and George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, come from highly privileged backgrounds with considerable family wealth. Both went to Eton; and, at Oxford, they were leading lights of the notoriously exclusive and hard-drinking Bullingdon Club. Much to their embarrassment, the media have dug up an old group photograph in which they appear with other members of the club (including another Tory high-flyer, the London Mayor Boris Johnson ) in bow ties and the club's trademark tailcoat looking every inch the "Tory toffs" that their Labour critics say they are — and represent.
In a rare rhetorical flourish that surprised his own colleagues and was seen as Labour's opening shot in the upcoming class warfare , Prime Minister Gordon Brown brought the house down when, during the Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, he taunted the Tories saying that their economic policies were 'dreamt up on the playing fields of Eton." Referring to the Tories' proposal to raise the threshold for inheritance tax, he said: "This must be the only tax change in history where the people proposing it — the leader of the opposition and the shadow chancellor — will know by name almost all of the potential beneficiaries."
There is an irony here. When the Tories first announced the proposal in the autumn of 2007 it sent the Tories poll ratings soaring and Mr. Brown, who was considering calling an early election, changed his mind fearing that he might lose. Moreover, Labour was to claim later that it was actually their idea but had been stolen by the Tories before the government had a chance to make the announcement.
But that was two years ago. Since then public mood has changed because of the economic crisis and any concession to the rich is now seen as an insult by ordinary people struggling to cope with the recession. Labour believes that it can tap into the current anti-rich mood in the country by branding Tories as the party of the rich and the privileged.
In public, the Tories are putting up a brave face saying that they have nothing to be "embarrassed" about their educational or family background and that, in the end, what matters is what they have to offer to the country.
"My view is very simple... that what people are interested in is not where you come from but where you're going to, what you've got to offer, what you've got to offer the country," Mr. Cameron told the BBC denouncing the Labour strategy as "petty" and "spiteful."
But privately the Tory leadership is reported to be concerned about the apparent success of the Labour strategy. According to one poll, Mr. Brown's portrayal of the Tories as a rich people's club resonates with a majority of voters.
Meanwhile, it has emerged that many leading privately-educated Tories have pointedly failed to reveal their school background in their biographical sketches posted on the party's official website. Only four out of 17 who went to private schools mention their schools while in sharp contrast out of the 15 state-educated shadow ministers all but one name their schools.
Mr. Cameron has been forced to deny that there is an attempt to suppress the class character of his shadow cabinet.
"I don't think it's any secret where I went to school... as far as the Conservative website is concerned, I'm sure we can sort it out," he said.
This is the second time that Labour under Mr. Brown has launched a "Tory toffs" campaign. Its previous attempt during a key bye-election last year when its activists in ridiculous "top hats" trailed the Tory candidate boomeranged. But, buoyed by a string of new polls showing that Tories are losing momentum, the party is hoping that it might just strike lucky this time.
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi today cautioned people against political parties making 'tall pre-election promises' and asked voters not to get misled and carried away.
"The country is passing through a very crucial period and a phase of trial. There are people who talk big and approach voters with tall promises," Gandhi told a party election meeting in this backward region of Odisha, often described as the country's hunger zone.
"You should never trust these people who show you dreams. You must realise that they are not with you at all as their only agenda is to grab the kursi (chair) and not to serve people," she said without naming any political party or leader.
The people must not get misled by taking these parties at their face value and seriously apply their mind before casting their votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, the UPA chairperson said.
She claimed that Congress had always been with the poor, dalits, tribals and the downtrodden and had backed the people during crises.
Citing the instance of Niyamgiri Hills in the state, she said, Congress stood 'solidly' behind the tribals of the region when the BJD government was all out to hand over the hills to a company for mining.
"Rahulji immediately took up the matter and ensured that the rights of the tribals were fully protected and prevented proposed mining in the area despite state government's attempts."
As far back in 1967 Indira Gandhi addressed problems faced by the people of drought-prone Kalahandi in Odisha and established Indravati multi-purpose project for irrigation of vast areas.
Despite many hurdles the UPA government had brought the Food Security Act which provides rights on ration for all to usher in a hunger-free India.
UPA also implemented the Forest Right Act to safeguard the interests of the tribals and forest dwellers. The measure, she said, would go a long way in ensuring welfare of the tribals by giving them rights over land.
The Congress president said the UPA had taken concrete steps for protecting the interest of people whose land are being acquired in the name of development.
The land acquisition law brought by the Centre would ensure payment of adequate compensation to the land losers and prevent harassment. Without the consent of the people and without guarantee of proper rehabilitation, no land can now be acquired, she said.
In order to provide employment in rural areas and improve the economic condition of villagers the MGNREGA programme was introduced by the UPA, she said.
Congress, she claimed, had always been working sincerely for the rural population and a host of programmes including Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana have been launched by the UPA government to substantially improve the living conditions of villagers.
However, states like Odisha have not been sincerely implementing these programmes, she alleged.
Claiming Congress as a pro-poor party, Gandhi said one of the major goals set in the party's election manifesto is to provide free medical treatment and medicines to the needy.
Besides, pucca houses would be provided to all for which a law would be brought, she added.


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Im using the pax by ploom. The sploof is a bottle with the bottom cut off. I put a dryer sheet and toilet paper in it and tape a dryer sheet on the bottom where its cut off.
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guys please answer. i have a fresh kush oven packed and im ready to vape haha.
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For the 18th consecutive year, Eastern Kentucky University is playing host this weekend to Special Olympics Kentucky State Summer Games. More than 12 hundred special Olympic athletes are expected for the event which runs through Sunday. Festivities get underway this morning with the annual lightning of the Flame of Hope at the state of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg.
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Helper theory or the helper therapy principle is a model, first described in 1965 by Frank Riessman, attempting to explain the therapeutic effect for both people in a "helper" and "helpee" relationship within self-help/mutual-aid support groups.[1] According to the model, in the process of helping another member, the helper gains an increased sense self-efficacy making the relationship mutually beneficial.[2] Members in a self-help/mutual-aid group found that being in both helper and helpee roles correlated positively with their psychological wellbeing and perceived benefit of the group. Such members had a greater sense of well-being and a more favorable opinion of the group than members who were helpees only.[3]
- ^ Riessman, Frank. "The 'helper' therapy principle". Social Work 10 (2): 27–32. ISSN 0037-8046.
- ^ Roberts, L.; Salem, D; Rappaport, J; Toro, PA; Luke, DA; Seidman, E (1999). "Giving and receiving help: Interpersonal transactions in mutual-help meetings and psychosocial adjustment of members". American Journal of Community Psychology 27 (6): 841–868. doi:10.1023/A:1022214710054. ISSN 1573-2770. PMID 10723537.
- ^ Maton, K (February 1988). "Social support, organization characteristics, psychological wellbeing and group appraisal in three self-help populations". American Journal of Community Psychology 16 (1): 53–77. doi:10.1007/BF00906072. ISSN 1573-2770. PMID 3369383.
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A 25-year-old engineer lost his right arm after he fell into a gap in the platform while alighting from the local train at Andheri railway station on Friday.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 4.30pm on platform No.1 when the victim, who has been identified as Pravin Kumar, was about to alight from the down local. He allegedly lost control and fell into the gap between the train and platform. Before he could get any help the train started moving, crushing his right arm. Police said that Kumar is an engineer with IBM and that his mother has been informed about the incident.
The other passengers, who were present there informed the railway police and with their help moved Kumar from the tracks and rushed him to Cooper Hospital.
The Andheri railway police said that Kumar is a resident of Andheri. He was in a semi-conscious state when he was brought to the hospital. His condition is stable but due to injury the Andheri police could not record his statement till late evening.
According to sources in the hospital, Kumar has lost his right hand in the accident. "His right hand had to be amputated," said a medical officer on duty at Cooper Hospital. Since his mid-arm, slightly above the elbow has been completely crushed, reattachment of the arm was not possible, said doctors. "We have cleaned and debrided his wounds. He is admitted in the surgical ICU but is stable," said the medical officer.
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May 9: A Western Railway officer died after he fell into the gap between the platform and train at Boisar station. Ashish Kumar Chaudhary, 34, was the assistant station master of Vangaon railway station.
May 2: A 26-year-old woman, Marina Vaz died she tried boarding a train at Virar railway station but fell into the gap between the platform and the footboard.
February 18: An IRCTC, Aashish Singh, catering manager assigned duty on the August Kranti Rajdhani Express to Delhi was killed when he fell into the gap between Andheri station's platform No 4 and his coach when he tried to board the train.


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London: Sunderland thrashed ten-man Cardiff four nil on Sunday to climb out of the English Premier League's bottom three and push the Bluebirds closer towards relegation.
The goal scorers for Sunderland were Connor Wickham (two), Fabio Borini and Emanuele Giaccherini (one each).
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VALLEY CENTER -- Tommy Aguilar knows a good comeback when he sees one.
So the Valley Center High shortstop had to pay grudging respect to the Del Campo Fair Oaks High baseball team's come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the Jaguars on Wednesday in a Lions Tournament Division 3A game at Valley Center High.
Fair Oaks (11-7) has played in nine one-run games this season and rallied from an 4-1 deficit against Valley Center (6-9) with one run in the fifth inning, three more in the sixth and an insurance run in the seventh.
"It's a good team," Aguilar said. "We're just young. We've just got to step on them when we're up like that. We'll learn. I think we'll come back."
Aguilar has authored his own impressive comeback story this season. He broke his femur playing football in September and underwent surgery in which a titanium rod was inserted that extends from his hip to his knee.
"When it happened, I saw it," Valley Center coach Cliff Bernard said. "Then I was at the hospital right after he was operated on. We joked around a little bit, but I honestly didn't think he would be ready (for the season)."
As Bernard said, Aguilar still has "a little hitch in his giddy-up," but it didn't stop him from contributing a hustle run in the second inning. Aguilar, a junior, reached on an error, hustling hard down the first-base line. He took second on a wild pitch and scored with a hard slide into home plate after an errant pickoff attempt sailed into right field.
That put Valley Center up 2-0. In the top of the fourth, Aguilar ranged behind second base to snag a sharp grounder off the bat of Tyler Smith, and whipped a throw that nipped Smith at first base to end the inning and save a run.
"He's a fighter," Bernard said. "He's a winner, and he's going to do everything he can to help you win. And for him to even be out on this baseball field, competing at that level, after coming back from a broken femur, that's a testament to who he is."
Aguilar admits he still lacks muscle definition in his right leg and says he is probably about 80 percent back.
"I'm happy to be out here, starting," Aguilar said, " 'couldn't be better. But I just wish I could be back to normal."
Valley Center scored in the top of the first when freshman second baseman Austin Bernard, Cliff's son, led off the game with a single and eventually came around to score when Conrad Murphy grounded into a double play. The Jaguars scored twice in the fourth on Murphy's RBI double and Patrick Rindone's ground-ball single to right field that plated Murphy.
Fair Oaks chased Valley Center starting pitcher Daniel Henderson in the fifth inning. Henderson struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings and left with a 4-2 lead.
"He pitched his heart out," Cliff Bernard said. "Hit his spots. Worked them in and out. Kept them off balance. He just ran out of gas."


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Last week I was delighted to receive an email from Warby Parker about a new collaboration with 826 National, an organization dedicated to helping and encouraging students to write while motivating teachers to support the creative ambitions of their students. When I read the words "pro-imagination" and "pro-curiosity" I was totally hooked, and read on to find out that the power of reading and writing is what 826 National is all about, which seems on point with Warby Parker and their already inspiring business model. The collaboration consists of two pairs of frames known as the Kidd; one pair in optical and the other sunglasses. Each frame is limited-edition and is engraved with a number out of the 826 that were produced. In addition, Warby Parker is sponsoring two original publications of students' work. The 826NYC publication is titled The Review and features poems, short stories, and essays while the 826LA Activity Book is filled with projects for both kids and adults. Beginning today, the Warby Parker x 826 Kidd frames will be available for sale in NYC and LA retail stores and online. The books are sold separately, and proceeds from the books go directly to 826. From an early age, reading had such a huge impact on my life. I sometimes joke that Reading Saved My Life, but deep down I know it's true. I'm so happy to support this project.
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A few months ago I saw the supermodel Daria Werbowy walking down the street in New York. She had no make-up on, her hair was pulled back and she was in jeans, a tee, and Converse. She looked ethereal and fresh, just like these photos in a somewhat recent issue of W Magazine. I've noticed that she's recently been photographed for many editorials and fashion ads with little or no make-up (Céline, etc.) and there's something it that seems luxurious and incredibly chic. She's a natural beauty, that one. I adore this editorial — the slightly overexposed photos taken outdoors, the white dresses, the heavy embellishment, and the carefree movement. And of course, Daria.
Hermès Vestiaire S/S '14
A couple of years ago I received a small booklet in the mail that was beautifully designed and filled with chic photos of models draped in Hermès. It was the Hermès Vestiaire booklet that is produced every year that reads more like an artful coffee table book rather than marketing material. I still have it displayed in my studio. I haven't received one this year, but the images for the Spring '14 Vestiaire booklet are floating around online and I think I might love this one even more, and it has to do with that first image below. The hair, the dress, the wrap-around sandals — all completely lustworthy. I'm also digging the sweater/short/sandal combo in the last photo. Perfect California dressing.
Bag Love
Receiving a Céline email announcing new arrivals can have a girl staring at a computer screen for a little too long, lusting after pink bags that are pretty much perfect. Leave it to the ultra chic French brand to make pink look like a neutral. One of these below might be worth the splurge.
One magazine that I've been enjoying recently is the new Porter, put out by Net-a-Porter. It feels like a cross between British Vogue and The Gentlewoman, both of which I thoroughly enjoy and always look forward to reading. These images of Gisele from the debut issue really inspired me and have been sitting on my desktop for a few months now, continuing to blow me away with their beauty. The photos were shot in artist Brice Marden's home in upstate New York, which is the perfect backdrop for the disheveled bohemian glamour that Gisele's got going on. The swept up hair, the diaphanous dresses, the sun-kissed skin, those minimal flowers, the textiles and the furniture – So much beauty I can hardly stand it.
A Single Shot
I'm on a business trip in Paris right now and all I can think about at this moment is the Dries Van Noten exhibition I saw this afternoon at Les Arts Décoratifs. The exhibit is focused on Dries's inspirations for many of his collections for both men and women. Alongside his various collections are paintings, costumes, art ephemera both old and current, vintage clothing by others designers (Balenciaga, Thierry Mugler, Claude Montana, Vivienne Westwood, Schiaparelli and more) and even videos of artisans in India sewing embroideries and embellishments onto garments. Each section of the exhibit is accompanied by words from Van Noten describing the feeling of certain eras or movements, all thoughtfully and beautifully articulated. A video of the dancer Pina Bausch was playing near one of his more recent collections, and I remembered that I had this photo from an early issue of Nylon magazine of the model Jamie Bochert wearing a metallic dress while dancing. It's always been a favorite, and it makes me want to watch Pina again (or even visit the Dries exhibit one more time).


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Ultrasound helps drugs get into cells, study finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ultrasound energy can briefly open a
door into cells to let drugs and other compounds inside, U.S.
researchers reported on Tuesday in a study that could lead to
improvements in medical care.
Ultrasound causes the violent collapse of bubbles, which in
turn creates enough force to open holes in the outer membranes
of cells, the team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and
Emory University in Atlanta reported.
The holes, which close quickly, allow the entry of
molecules as large as 50 nanometers in diameter — larger than
most oral drugs, many proteins and similar in size to the DNA
used in gene therapy, the researchers reported in the journal
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
"The bubbles oscillate in the ultrasound field and
collapse, causing a shock wave to be released," said Mark
Prausnitz, a professor in the School of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering who helped lead the government-funded
"Fluid movement associated with the resulting shock wave
opens holes in the cell membranes, which allow molecules from
the outside to enter."
Prausnitz noted that ultrasound is already widely used for
imaging inside the body.
"You could give a chemotherapeutic drug locally or
throughout the body, then focus the ultrasound only on areas
where tumors exist," he said.
"That would increase the cell permeability and drug uptake
only in the targeted cells and avoid affecting healthy cells
Prausnitz's team used scanning and transmission electron
microscopes to look at what prostate cancer cells did under
ultrasound bombardment.
"If we can properly design the impact that ultrasound makes
on a cell, we can generate an impact that the cell can deal
with," Prausnitz said.
"We want just enough impact to allow transport into the
cell, but not so much of an impact that the cell would be
stressed beyond its ability to repair the injury."


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Ride the bus for free June 3
CNSC approves five-year license for Bruce Power
Canada's nuclear regulator has approved the renewal of Bruce Power's Power Reactor Operating Licence for a period of five years.
Limited work on 8th St. E. hill could resume Wedne
Limited work could resume Wednesday to stabilize the 8th St. E. hill in the wake of last week's mudslide which left one house unsafe to enter, city en
Volunteer groups react to airport sale
There is mixed reactions to the sale of the Wiarton-Keppel International Airport from volunteer groups with ties to the facility.
United make the leap to provincial league
Nobody's quite sure what awaits the Owen Sound Grey Motors United.
Junior NorthStars need to channel their inner Hulk
If the Owen Sound Garb & Gear-Coldwell Banker NorthStars used just one movie quote in the playoff push it would be Hulk smash.
Cancer care unit construction to start
Construction is about to start on a major part of Grey Bruce Health Services' Hospital Campaign fundraising drive.
Bruce Power signs MoU with communities
Bruce Power has formalized its long standing working relationship with the communities of Saugeen Shores and Kincardine.
Ben Levin sentenced to three years
Ben Levin, Ontario's former deputy education minister, has been sentenced to three years prison for child porn offences.
Peter MacKay calls it quits
Justice Minister Peter MacKay said farewell to federal politics Friday, saying that, after 18 years as an MP, his young family would be the most important constituents in his life.
Going low tech to solve real-life problems
While browsing the web recently, I came across some really low-tech solutions to real world problems.
Joni Mitchell reportedly had brain aneurysm
Veteran singer Joni Mitchell has been moved to a rehab facility to further treatment for a brain aneurysm she suffered in March, according to a report
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Though Booth newcomers Warm Brew were evidently thinking of beer when they chose their collective stage name (judging by the crushed-can wallpaper on their Tumblr), their sound brings to mind the caffeinated kind – cool and laid-back yet pulsing with energy, their latest single would sound right at home pumping through the speakers of your trendy neighborhood coffee joint. Which reminds me, I need another cup. Anyway, Willing to Ride finds Sam Wilkes cooking up a uniquely head-noddable, blues-inflected beat as crewmates Espy, Serk Spliff, Baby Boy Manu Li and Ray Wright kick it in the sauna with a few beautiful ladies. No, I have no clue why they're in a sauna – the point is, these females are down for just about anything, and they're not letting little things like political views ("McCain or Obama"?) or choice of whip ("Bentley or Honda"?) keep them from having a good time. Digging this foursome's left-of-center style? More refreshing tunes are just around the corner; Warm Brew's self-titled, Booth-hosted EP is set to hit our mixtape section next month.
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May is National Fitness Month so let's workout our dogs mind and bodies by trying something new! We are offering introduction only classes for the following sports to sample: Pup-lates®, Canine Cross-Training ®, Tricks, Scent, and Urban Herding. Try one or try them all!
Break out your inner Princess Leia and Han Solo and celebrate everything Star Wars on Saturday, May 4.
Zoom Room Rockville is honored to partner with The Perseus Foundation to raise funds for the life-changing work Perseus does every day with a fundraising event on Saturday, May 11 at 5:30 pm to 7:30pm. Zoom Room will contribute $50% of the registration fee to The Perseus Foundation for everyone that RSVPs. Zoom Room will also […]
San Jose Dogs Rejoice! Zoom Room Campbell is here! On June 1st, 2013, Zoom Room Campbell will open its doors to celebrate the social aspect of dog ownership in San Jose. Celebration starts at 4 pm.
On April 27th, Zoom Room Belmont will open its doors to celebrate the social aspect of dog ownership in the San Francisco Peninsula!
The Zoom Room Sherman Oaks Grand Opening Celebration to be hosted by actor Jack McGee. Food, fun and a silent auction. Proceeds go to Strangest Angels Rescue.
Have your pup's Valentine's Day picture taken at Zoom Room Sherman Oaks on Feb 2 and help support Angel City Pits.
Jazz out to the best of New Orleans while celebrating at the Krewe of Zoom Room Longmont's 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Ball! February 9, 2013.
Zoom Room Rockville will celebrate its Grand Opening on February 16, 2013 with free dog agility classes, a free party with lots of treats for you and your dog – and all of it to benefit Lucky Dog Animal Rescue.
Gabe and Sergeant First Class Shuck of the U.S. Army won the 2012 Military Hero Dog of the Year Award.
The West Hollywood Patch spread the word that the Zoom Room Hollywood hosted the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards welcoming party.
The annual Brady Street Pet Parade is on Sunday, October 7th! We'll have a 15% OFF SALE, Agility Open House, a dog adoption event and low-cost microchipping.
It's that time already! Grab your creepy canine and join us for an afternoon of fun at our Howl – O- Ween Party. Saturday October 27th from 2pm-3:30pm.
LA Pet Care Examiner previewed the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards welcoming party, which was held at the Zoom Room Hollywood location.
We can't believe it…a whole year since Zoom Room opened its doors in Charlotte. We want to thank all of our fabulous clients and partners!
100% of the proceeds will benefit the Train to Adopt program at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control.
In the words of one Zoom Room Client, "I adopted my dog there because she was so well behaved when they brought her out to meet me!". That's no easy accomplishment for dogs living in a shelter. Karen Owens, and her team of Train-to-Adopt volunteers work with shelter dog to teach basic obedience, not only making them more adoptable, but keeping them mentally and emotionally healthy during their shelter stay. See below for more information about the Train to Adopt program.
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Grand Hotel Toplice - Bled
Cesta Svobode 12 - Bled
Just overlooking the tranquil Lake Bled, which attracts guests from near and far, the Grand Hotel Toplice hotel provides exclusive services and first-class hospitality to each and every one of its guests. Offering unparalleled style and sophistication, this Lake Bled accommodation is ideal for the refined traveler.
The Grand Hotel Toplice is a 5-star luxury hotel that features a variety of facilities for the working traveler as well as comforts for guests who just want to relax their vacation away, such as an indoor swimming pool and hydromassage tub. The hotel has 4 meeting rooms and state of the art technology. Additional conveniences include free WiFi access and free parking for guests.
The hotel's Luisa Studio spa features a sauna, spa tub, and Turkish bath (hammam). Spa services include massages, aromatherapy, facial and body treatments, and beauty services including manicures and pedicures.
Guests will enjoy trying the fine dining in one of the 3 resort restaurants: the Grand Restaurant, the Julijana Restaurant, or the Panorama Restaurant. Treat your palate to local specialties or reward it with familiar dishes; the options are endless. The hotel's Aperitif Bar serves drinks and afternoon tea in a more casual environment.
Really lovely hotel in great unbeatable location with unsurpassed views. The spa f...Venere Guest, Australia
These reviews have been left by customers who actually stayed at this hotel
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Breakfast at Grand Hotel Toplice
A free buffet breakfast is served each morning.
Facilities at Grand Hotel Toplice
- Baby sitter
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Entire property is non-smoking
- Gym
- Indoor swimming pool
- Ski room
- Multilingual staff
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Concierge
- Luggage room
- Cafeteria
- Sauna
- Massages
- Spa/Wellness Centre
- Hydromassage Jacuzzi
- Turkish bath
- Meeting Room
- Conference room
- Business Center
- Internet/Email services
Know before you go
Check-in: between 2 PM and noon.
Check-out: before 11 AM.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the hotel:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.01 per person, per night
- Destination fee: EUR 1.00 per person, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Grand Hotel Toplice is also known as
Grand Hotel Bled
Grand Hotel Toplice reviews
- January 2015
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Australia
Really lovely hotel in great unbeatable location with unsurpassed views. The spa facilities are super and the staff very competent and helpful.
- April 2014
- Venere Guest
- Not Specified
Very nice room right on the lake. Good breakfast selection with a view of the lake, castle and island. Room was a bit small but that is normal for Europe. Could of gone without the large screen TV on a separate stand for a chair or such. Balcony had two folding chairs and a table which was nice. Would of liked a lake view room but there is some renovation going on (April 2014) which should be done soon.
- August 2012
- Venere Guest
- Family with older children
The location, views, swimming and staff were excellent. Food and drinks were ordinary. There is no better place to stay in Bled, Slovenia.
- July 2012
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Hong Kong
Pick a lake view room! It's worth it. I just can't live with the squeaky wooden floor. You'd wake your roommate up at night when you walk to the washroom. It would be great if they heat up the swimming pool water a little. It's freezing.
- January 2011
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- New Zealand
Amazing hotel. They upgraded our room and gave us free champagne on arrival because it was our wedding anniversary! Loved our stay. Absolute luxury. The breakfast was greet too. View was insanely great. Staff were very helpful and nice to deal with. Only thing, the sauna etc was included (great), but if your not from Europe you might not like the fact that people lay around in them naked! Bunch of old guys naked was a bit much, we didn't stay long when we weren't alone in one, haha!
- November 2010
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Italy
Very nice hotel in a beautiful context and view on the lake. Upsides of our stay have been also 5 stars public areas, the good and tasty offer at breakfast, the wellness area in the hotel with a thermal water swimming pool. (A few) Downsides have been that our room was too small (expecially for a 5 stars) and we had a pretty cold welcome and impression from the staff (except for the wellness area). Overall, we enjoyed and recommend the hotel for a stay.
Grand Hotel Toplice reviews by TripAdvisor
Room Details
Grand Hotel Toplice offers 87 guest rooms for your golf holiday. Rooms open onto balconies. Cable TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Business travelers visiting the Bled area will have access to free (wired) high-speed Internet access as well as desks and safes.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with slippers. Minibars and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional comforts include air conditioning.
Accommodation Services
- Air conditioning
- Mini bar
- Baby cots/cribs available
- Hairdryer in each room
- Safe
- Desk
- Terrace/Balcony
- Cable TV
- High speed Internet access
Distances from Grand Hotel TopliceSt. Martin's Parish Church - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Bled Castle - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Lake Bled - 1 km / 0.6 mi
Church of Sv Marika Bozja - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Vintgar Gorge - 3.8 km / 2.3 mi
Church of the Assumption of Mary - 4.1 km / 2.6 mi
Hunting Museum - 4.3 km / 2.7 mi
Katzenstein Mansion - 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
Lake Bohinj - 19.6 km / 12.2 mi
Triglav National Park - 21.2 km / 13.1 mi
Church of St. Cantius - 23.7 km / 14.7 mi
Kieselstein Castle - 23.7 km / 14.7 mi
Gorenjska Museum - 23.7 km / 14.7 mi
Preddvor Church of St. Peter - 25.1 km / 15.6 mi
Preddvor Castle - 25.2 km / 15.6 mi
The preferred airport for Grand Hotel Toplice is Ljubljana (LJU-Joze Pucnik) - 30.6 km / 19 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 km and mile.
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3-room cottage, spacious, comfortable and cosy furnishings: open living/dining room with digital TV, flat screen TV, DVD and wood burning stove. 1 room with 1 bed, 1 double bed and shower/WC. Exit to the garden, to the patio. 1 room with 1 bed and 1 double bed. Large living/sleeping room with 1 double bed, dining table, kitchen corner and shower/WC. Open kitchen (4 hotplates, oven, micro wave, freezer) with dining table. Exit to the patio. Bath/shower/WC. Wood heating, oil heating. Terrace furniture, barbecue. Very nice view of the countryside. Facilities: washing machine, dryer. Please note: non-smokers only. TV only EN. The Living/Sleeping Room is actually a separate Annexe and can increase the occupancy to 8 people. You can reserve this by booking BOTH extra beds.
Very cosy, comfortable cottage "Methersham Oast Barn and Annexe", 2 storeys, detached. 350 m from the woods edge, 10 km from the sea. Private: grounds 5 ha. Patio, garden furniture, parking by the house. Shop 4.8 km, bar 4.8 km, bus stop 2.6 km, railway station "Kent and East Sussex" 17 km, sandy beach "Camber Beach" 17 km. Golf course (18 hole) 25 km, tennis 11 km, riding stables 11 km. Nearby attractions: Rye 11 km, Kent and East Sussex Steam Railway station 17 km.
|Sleeps up to 8, 3 bedrooms
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
|3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 3 Family bathrooms
|8 Sofa beds


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We have a world-class pianist in our midst: Berenika Schmitz of Dana Point. The full-time concert pianist, arts advocate and speaker also is the artistic director and producer of the Dana Point Coastal Arts Concert Series (www.dpcoastalarts.org).
She has performed the world over, but she does have a favorite venue. Read on:
Q. When did you become interested in music?
A. When I was 2 years old, I sang Stevie Wonder songs.
Q. Where do you get your inspiration? How often do you practice?
A. I practice every day for about six hours. I gain inspiration from my husband, who is brave and works so hard; from my sister who is a general surgeon and saves people's lives, from my other sister and her husband, who are successful professionals in New York; from my niece and nephew, who have endless energy and imagination; and from my parents, who are just amazing. Artistically, I gain inspiration from people in all areas of music, but my favorite pianists are Arthur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Martha Argerich.
Q. Do you think kids should be put in front of a piano at an early age, even if they don't want to take lessons?
A. Absolutely! Kids often don't want to brush their teeth either. Music has many benefits. Music brings enjoyment and facilitates personal expression. It bridges language and cultural boundaries among people. It also improves hand-eye coordination, motor skills and brain function, logical reasoning and, most importantly for young children, self-discipline. So even if the child is not going to become a musician, they have all these benefits just due to diligent practice.
Q. Do you ever get stage fright?
A. I get very excited before a concert – a real rush of energy.
Q. You have been awarded various honors. Which has been the most special to date for you and why?
A. Meeting Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most memorable.
Q. How has what you are doing benefited or enhanced your life?
A. I love bringing music to people and becoming a part of their lives in a small way. That is incredible.


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As the grey morning light turned golden, I laid in my tent, listening, hoping someone else would make the first move to start a fire. Although the sky had been clear through the night, it remained curiously warmalmost uncomfortably warmbut it seemed no less necessary to begin the day with a fire.
With stowage capacity for a good-sized percolator, I had volunteered to be camp barista. And so when I poked my head out of the tent and caught sight of Jesse doing the same, rather than a friendly mornin he had just one thing to say: coffee!
We watched with curiosity those who brought freeze-dried pouches for breakfast. With safe and simple alternatives like a granola bar or packet of oatmeal, why risk it? Freeze-dried sausage and eggs? There was, not surprisingly, little enthusiasm for the result. It kind of tastes like eggs.
Joel, of course, was occupied with a gift wrapped Saturday Breakfast. Jill, you may remember, prepared, packaged and labeled all his food (something hell likely never hear the end of). He tried to sell us on the idea: Its great. I never know what Ill get. Great.
Jesse, Jeremy and Casey
There was no reason for haste after breakfast yet packing alongside my brothers always feels slightly competitive. I cant let Jesse finish before I even start! And is that Jeremy already taking down his tent? I need to hurry up!
After packing and preening, our motorcycles whinnied and rumbled to life, five baritones to greet the morning with the song of internal combustion. A sign adjacent to our campsite told us we would be entering the Historic Lolo Trail Corridor, following at places in the steps of Lewis and Clark and before them, the Nez Perce people.
The Clearwater National Forest contains the longest piece of intact Lewis and Clark Trail in the nation and for this reason the Lolo Trail was designated as a historical Landmark on the Clearwater and Lolo National Forests, October 9, 1960. The Lolo Trail named about 1850 is not a single trail, but a network of trails, cut-offs and shortcuts also referred to as the Buffalo Trail or khusahna Ishkit, by the Nez Perce. Lewis and Clark traveled on several different trail systems (1805-1806) within the Lolo Trail corridor (Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark: Threats and Solutions, 1)
The Clearwater National Forest contains the longest piece of intact Lewis and Clark Trail in the nation and for this reason the Lolo Trail was designated as a historical Landmark on the Clearwater and Lolo National Forests, October 9, 1960. The Lolo Trail named about 1850 is not a single trail, but a network of trails, cut-offs and shortcuts also referred to as the Buffalo Trail or khusahna Ishkit, by the Nez Perce. Lewis and Clark traveled on several different trail systems (1805-1806) within the Lolo Trail corridor (Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark: Threats and Solutions, 1)
The pace I expected to set was impeded by angular rocks embedded within the hard and rutted road surface, threatening the incautious rider with catastrophe. Twelve and fifteen miles-per-hour were sometimes teeth rattling speeds.
Large and regular signage along the route kept us apprised of history and geology. We didnt stop for every one. I think we were more interested at the time in our own adventure than those of our fore-bearers. We knew we could Google it later.
Im glad we didnt try to stay here, I remarked as we pulled alongside Rocky Ridge Lake some miles down the road. A jolly band of senior UTV and ATV riders occupied every campsite. We had to park our bikes on the road.
We sauntered over to the lake and returned to banter with our four-wheeled, fellow travelers. A round and ruddy fellow with grey hair poking from under a camouflage ball cap told of stopping at some out-of-the-way bar to find it taken over by a bachelorette party. That was a good time, he laughed.
They were surprised when we told them about the ATV trail wed taken out of Pierce and seemed to know who owned the mine we ran into. They were very familiar with the whole area and suggested other routes and stops we might enjoy.
Rocky Ridge Lake
We shared well-wishes then got back onto the Lolo Motorway a few more miles, as far as Weites Butte Lookout. We parked at the tower and I set to climbing the several flights of stairs. There was no attendant so I wasnt surprised to find the platform door locked. It was still a nice view.
From Weites Butte we continued along the Lolo Motorway.
We stopped at a couple less remarkable buttes along the motorway before reaching the turnoff to Castle Butte. Our Rocky Ridge Lake friends had insisted it was worth a stop. It didnt disappoint.
Getting up to the lookout was a minor challenge on the GS. The road at the top was nothing but large, loose rocks threatening to send me careening in a hazardous direction.
An old Ford truck with a flat screen TV box in the back suggested an attendant was on hand, though he or she never made an appearance. Windows all around the lookout let us see the new TV hung up in a corner but little else.
Castle Rock Lookout
As we parked to take in the view we couldnt help but notice sheets of rain hung from dark clouds sweeping rapidly towards us. We knew it would hit in just a few minutes. We hustled to turn around so we could retreat to trees and setup shelter.
My brothers on their lighter bikes were quickly on their way. Casey and I were a minute behind and couldnt see where theyd gone. Marco? Polo? The rain was already on top of us so I decided to stop and setup our own shelter rather than continue searching.
Just as I finished securing the tarp, ready for wind and rain, the sky cleared. Of course. Beeping horns helped reunite the group and soon we were back on our way down roads just wet enough to help traction and settle dust. Nice.
A sign said Horseshoe Lake was only a mile from the Lolo Motorway but it seemed twice that. An ATV trail was the only access to the lakes edge where we might have camped if wed come this far the day before. There was nobody there (though a group showed up on foot a little later).
Joel finds an easy-chair
It was too early for that days camp, though, so after looking around we got back to the road.
Indian Post Office Lake is right off the motorway, part of a pair of lakes. We stopped to check it out near a jeep that was pulled off the road. Inside, a teenage girl eyed us briefly from the back seat before rolling up her window and locking the doors. Having some experience with teenage daughters, I wanted to suggest she should have accepted her parents invitation to a little hike, then she wouldnt be at the mercy of motorcycle gangs.
Indian Post Office Lake
Not far beyond Indian Post Office, we turned onto Doe Creek Road to descend from the mountains for gas at the Lochsa Lodge by Highway 12. It was a great road, fast and curvy, and in one of my favorite settings, in a narrow valley along a small shaded creek. The others were patient to let me stop for a couple pictures.
Doe Creek
Granola bars or jerky at every stop meant I wasnt too hungry for lunch but I thought a milkshake at the lodge might be nice.
Lochsa Lodge
After gassing up, we were seated in the dining room and I began checking and double-checking the dessert list on the back of the menu. How could they have à la mode items but no milkshakes? Thats just crazy.
Can you make me a milkshake? I asked our waitress. No, she said curtly, her round face expressionless within a circle of dishwater blond hair. I think you just have to add milk to some ice cream, I suggested, trying my best to be charming. No, she repeated as she walked away.
I had fish-and-chips with a side of disappointment.
From the lodge we crossed Highway 12 back onto a dirt road (Parachute Hill) toward the Lolo Motorway. The road was in good condition and we were able to maintain thirty or forty miles-per-hour until we came upon a group of ATVs slowly pulling trailers up the mountain. There was ample room to pass if they would ride to the right instead of the middle of the road.
I gave them a couple minutes to see us in their mirrors and then gave a friendly beep-beep of my horn. We still werent acknowledged. Okay then. I didnt plan to ride in slow-motion, eating dust the next ten miles so as soon as there was a bit of a shoulder (it was a drop-off on the left) I shot narrowly by while telepathically suggesting they learn some trail etiquette.
As we drew close to the ridgeline, the forest around was suddenly transformed in character, like wed entered another world through some dark closet. Lifeless trees were haphazard tombstones ten thousand strongbodies stiff, skin turned white, marred black in a failed battle for survival. The late afternoon sun cast their hard shadows across our path. It felt like we were proceeding through the majestic courtyard of mountain royalty.
Vistas large and small continued to inspire veneration as we rejoined the Lolo Motorway across the ridge. We werent on the ridge long before leaving the motorway to cross a valley northward toward the Great Burn. The tiny Cayuse Lake reflected late afternoon sun like a mirror as we descended the opposite side of the ridge.
Cayuse Creek
After passing two nice campsites along Cayuse Creek, and no other people in sight, we stopped for a conference. Should we continue up to the Great Burn or call it a day right there? We decided on the bird in the hand.
The campsites large open area gave too many tent options. It took some time to walk around and weigh the alternatives. By the creek with the sound of water? Under a tree? Over in the pretty, rocky area? Closer to the fire? These were weighty matters, settled, as usual, by giving up and going with wherever it was we happened to park our motorcycle.
With decisions made, we became like ants before winter, quickly and without comment focusing on our taskssetting up a tent, gathering wood, filtering water and raising the lantern. Just to change things up, I guess, Casey decided to use a purification tablet rather than filter his water. We all learned a lesson: if you dont like urine-colored water, dont use purification tablets.
Fire building was more of a group effort. We had learned an efficient technique. Stack some sticks and let Jeremy see what you did. What? How do you expect that to burn?! You cant stack em like that. Here, let me show you how its done. Then sit back and enjoy the growing fire.
Shortly after settling in, we heard the rumble of ATVs, later verified as those we passed earlier, setting up at the adjacent campsite. They werent visible through the trees but we could hear their chainsaw. The valley eventually grew quiet as darkness fell.
A car passing slowly back-and-forth was doubly peculiar on a moonless night in mountains without any other passenger vehicles, as far as wed seen. A guy our age finally emerged out of the darkness with a black dog at his side he called Cash. Us Abbott boys had read our dads Louis LAmore enough to know the guy was an idiot to come upon us like that. A man could get shot that way.
Although wearing no uniform, he said he worked for the Forest Service. Just as a consultant, now, he clarified. I used to work for them. I just got out of school and Im doing some projects for them. Of course. The visiting-campers-in-the-dark project.
I dont know what his angle was but we were only minimally hospitable and he was soon on his way. His visit, and possibly those nips of whiskey, did give us some inspiration, though. You know, we should take a couple of these animal crackers over to that other campsite. Well pretend were with the Forest Service, show them a cookie, and ask, have you seen this animal?
Let me offer this wisdom before continuing: animals crackersyou know, the ones with sprinkles on white or pink frostingare an excellent accompaniment to whiskey.
I cant remember who exactly had the have you seen this animal? idea. It was such genius, were probably all taking credit for it now. We laughed so hard we cried as we held up cookies, acting the part of a concerned Ranger. So much did we enjoy the idea that there was no reason to actually do it. It couldnt be any funnier.
Maybe you had to be there.
The belly laughs wore us out. All but Jeremy and Jesse retired for the night. We would hear over breakfast about the deer that kept harassing them, the spear they threw, and their walk down the dark road to encounter our night visitor sleeping in his car.


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Obama raises cybersecurity, economy in summit
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. Opening a two-day summit, President Barack Obama drew attention to contentious economic and cybersecurity issues Friday night as he warmly received Chinese President Xi Jinping to a California desert estate for high-stakes talks.
Under a shaded walkway as temperatures surged above 100 degrees, the two leaders - in white shirts and suit coats but no ties - greeted each other and walked side by side to start their first in-person meetings since Xi took office in March.
"Our decision to meet so early (in Xi's term) signifies the importance of the U.S.-China relationship," Obama said. He noted the unusual setting and said he hoped for "more extended" and informal talks that will lead to a "new model of cooperation" between countries.
Previewing their talks, Obama said the United States is seeking an economic order "where nations are playing by the same rules, where trade is free and fair, and where the United States and China work together to address issues like cybersecurity and the protection of intellectual property."
Obama, seated next to Secretary of State John Kerry, said he would also stress the importance of human rights, another sensitive issue with the Chinese.
For his part, Xi did not mention cybersecurity, human rights or North Korea, another area of potential tensions between the two powers.
Speaking through a translator, Xi said both leaders were "meeting today to chart the future of U.S.-china relations." He added that the world has "reaped huge benefits" for the relationship between both countries.
While the summit was billed as an informal meeting, the first round of talks looked and felt like a standard diplomatic encounter. Obama and Xi sat on opposite sides of a long rectangular table, each flanked by about a dozen aides. Pairs of U.S. and Chinese flags were stationed at the head of the table and note-takers sat off to the side.
U.S. manufacturers have long contended that China is manipulating its currency to gain a trade advantage. The U.S. trade deficit with China is the largest with any single nation. The U.S. government, however, has declined to label China a currency manipulator in an effort to narrow the trade deficit through negotiation rather than confrontation.
On the issue of cybersecurity, the U.S. has started bringing its complaints about persistent Chinese computer-hacking into the open after years of quiet and largely unsuccessful diplomacy. It has accused Beijing's government and military of computer-based attacks against America. While there have been no actual admissions of guilt, Chinese leaders have started acknowledging there is a problem and U.S. officials say the Chinese seem more open to working with the U.S. to address it.
"Inevitably there are areas of tension between our countries," Obama said, adding that it's in the interest of both countries to work together.
But China has asserted they, too, are often the victim of cyberattacks, including those that could be emanating from the U.S. - a line of argument that could be emboldened by new revelations that the U.S. extensively scours the Internet usage of foreign nationals overseas.


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Philippines says anti-Arroyo plot under control
By John O'Callaghan
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government and armed
forces said they were containing a plot to overthrow and
perhaps even kill President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo by fugitive
mutineers backed by retired officers and opposition figures.
"Everything is under control," Lieutenant Colonel Tristan
Kison, the armed forces spokesman, said on radio on Friday.
He said extra security was in place and the justice
department was investigating the masterminds but troops were on
normal alert.
"We discovered that there are some who are recruiting, but
I cannot tell you who they are," Kison said. "Knowing and
proving are different things."
Last year, Arroyo survived a political crisis, including an
impeachment attempt, over allegations of vote-rigging and
Rumors of unrest are common in the Philippines after a
dozen coup attempts in the past 20 years and popular uprisings
backed by the army that toppled presidents in 1986 and 2001.
Police in Manila went on heightened but not maximum alert
on Friday over reports of large anti-Arroyo protests planned
for February 24, the day before the country marks the 20th
anniversary of the "people power" revolt that ousted dictator
Ferdinand Marcos.
"Monitor well and be ready for any contingency," said the
capital's police chief, Vidal Querol.
Opponents suspect Arroyo's government of amplifying threats
to ward off plotters and seek sympathy.
Fresh talk of a plot by some elements of the military has
been growing since the escape from an army camp in January of
four alleged leaders of a bloodless, one-day mutiny in 2003.
Quoting two senior generals, Reuters reported details of
the plot on Thursday, including a mass escape of mutineers
originally set for January, taking hostages at a gathering of
military commanders, occupying army camps and removing Arroyo.
Intelligence officials said a politician identified with
the opposition was offering up to 500 million pesos ($9.7
million) to oust Arroyo, an economist whose term is due to run
until 2010.
The two generals said two politicians, one with a military
background, and several retired officers had been identified as
the masterminds of the four-phase plot.
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the rogue troops
planned to assassinate him and Arroyo.
"The president is aware of this. They mentioned two names
in their plot," he said on Thursday. "It's me and the
He said a document with details of the plot had been found
in the locker of one of 27 mutiny leaders still in detention.
"They were supposed to carry out a mass jail break on
either January 20 or 21," he said, adding that the plan was to
have culminated this month or in March, when the president was
due to address graduates of the Philippine Military Academy.
Arroyo, who is also commander-in-chief, is to skip this
weekend's annual reunion of the academy, one of the alleged
targets of the plot.
Arroyo called generals to a security briefing on Thursday,
a day after six armored vehicles beefed up defences at the
presidential palace.
On Thursday, one of the four escaped mutiny leaders called
on Filipinos to wear red bands on their left arms to protest
against "the fake government of Macapagal Arroyo."
(With reporting by Wendy Ferrer and Rosemarie Francisco)


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Vivanta by Taj - Gurgaon
Sector 44, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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We eagerly await the day when India's big-city hoteliers embrace fun, funky, freaky little boutique hotels. Until then, however, we'll continue to praise them for what they do best — big, extravagant, highly polished luxury hotels. The latter, it should be said, is a natural fit for Gurgaon, New Delhi's business-focused satellite city. And it's the latter tendency, of course, which finds exemplary expression in the form of Vivanta by Taj.
Yes, the same Taj that's responsible for so many extraordinary palace hotels, all over India and beyond. This strikingly modern tower isn't about to be mistaken for a Mughal monument, but as a contemporary luxury hotel, it certainly doesn't shy away from monumental effects — the soaring atrium, the sprawling presidential suite, the plunging pool, the expansive, interconnected restaurants.
Inside the rooms the look is contemporary, bright and sunny, modestly restrained in palette. The Jiva spa, on the other hand, aims for otherworldly effect, and does not fall short. In a town whose business-hotel market is as competitive as can be, the Vivanta plays comfortably in the big league, and manages to look stylish doing it, something that cannot truthfully be said of all of the competition.
- 208 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
- Vivanta by Taj - Gurgaon
- Sector 44
- Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Hotel amenities and services
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- 24 hour room service
- ATM/bank office
- Bar
- Boardroom
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Golf nearby
- Jacuzzi
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Pets allowed (charges apply)
- Restaurant
- Sauna
- Shopping area nearby
- Spa
- Spa treatments (on request)
- Wake-up service