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When you go into Rag & Bone, you go looking for fantastic separates. You know the kind: knock-around booties, luxe hats, live-in-them sweaters, and well-made jeans you'll never wash because you wear them every day. Luckily, you'll be able to score all those sought-after pieces come fall '14. Though, this time, they will be mixed in with some louder numbers like an oversized sweater with the knit work of a Komondor. Indeed, this season seems to be all about the mix.
Though there are plenty of the usual suspects — luxe leather pants, practical boots that everyone will want, a pop-of-red handbag — the standout items were definitely those embroidered with models' names. The brown-blue-and-navy jackets and jumpsuits boasted the names of each wearer: Georgia May and Jourdan, among them, instantly creating a cool-kid crew we wanted to be a part of. There were cargo shorts over long johns, splattered jeans, and practical blazers that ran the gamut from great basics to absolutely swoon-worthy. So, what the collection may have lacked in connectivity, it definitely made up for in swagger. After all, how could Karlie Kloss not sell us a silk bomber and plaid skirt? Yep, these are the types of things we'll definitely hit up that brick-and-mortar for come fall.
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In the latest parrying and positioning over a deal to avert the year-end "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and tax increases, leading congressional Democrats now say they're willing to trade some increased means testing of Medicare in return for the Republicans accepting tax increases.
In Capitol Hill language, "means testing" (or more precisely "income relating") means targeting benefits, payments or tax breaks to people who fall below a certain income level, or denying benefits, payments or tax breaks to people who are "too wealthy" to need them.
President Obama's conciliatory tone Monday came a day after the president and Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner had their first one-on-one meeting. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
Many federal benefits and tax breaks are means tested.
To take one example, the $1,000-per-child tax credit – which is worth about $57 billion this year to families – is phased out for married taxpayers filing a joint return when their income reaches $110,000.
For the most part, Medicare isn't a means-tested program. Once you reach age 65, if you have worked and paid Medicare taxes for 10 years, then you're eligible for benefits, no matter how high your income is.
Since 2007, Medicare has required higher-income people who are enrolled in the program to pay more for their benefits.
For Medicare Part B (which covers doctors' office visits and outpatient care) people who make more than $214,000 a year pay three times as much in premiums as do people who make $85,000 or less.
There are five levels of Part B premiums, with the highest being $3,836 a year.
Right now, only a small percentage of Medicare recipients must pay the premiums: 5 percent of Part B enrollees and 3 percent of those enrolled in Medicare Part D, which pays for prescription drugs.
Leading congressional Democrats – Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus and Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, as well as Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus -- have indicated they're open to more means testing in the Medicare program as part of an accord to avoid the fiscal cliff.
On Meet the Press, Durbin indicated Sunday that means testing is far preferable to lifting the Medicare eligibility age.
"I do believe there should be means testing. And those of us with higher income in retirement should pay more. That could be part of the solution," Durbin said. "But when you talk about raising the Medicare eligibility age, there's one key question: What happens to that early retiree? What about that gap in coverage between the workplace and Medicare?"
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, and "Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory join a conversation on means testing in Medicare.
In bargaining terms, Obama wouldn't be surrendering anything by agreeing to steeper means-testing. He already called for exactly that last February in his Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal.
Obama proposed that beginning in 2017, premiums for Medicare Parts B and D increase by 15 percent. His proposal would maintain the same income threshold to determine who must pay higher premiums until 25 percent of Part B and D beneficiaries have to pay the premiums. That would happen in about the year 2035.
Obama's plan says this change will reduce "the Federal subsidy of Medicare costs for those beneficiaries who can most afford them" and would save about $28 billion over 10 years.
Although the current means testing of Medicare originated in President George W. Bush's 2003 Medicare law, which created the prescription drug benefit, it's a concept that Democrats such as Bill Clinton and Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California have supported in the past.
And Medicare means testing is an idea that GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney spoke up for – in a somewhat different form – during the campaign, when he said in his first debate with Obama that "to save Medicare… we have to have the benefits high for those that are low income, but for higher-income people, we're going to have to lower some of the benefits."
Obama's form of means testing wouldn't cut benefits for higher-income Medicare recipients; instead, it would make them pay more for the benefits they got.
But health policy expert Paul Van de Water, a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think tank in Washington, points out that in budget terms, requiring higher-income people to pay more for Medicare achieves the same deficit reduction as does providing lower Medicare benefits to upper-income people -- "plus it's a whole heck of lot simpler to do."
Some liberal groups and Democratic members of Congress continue to think it's a bad idea.
Last February, when Republicans proposed a version of Obama's proposal, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said that charging higher premiums would be "a dangerous path for us to go down" because it could lead more affluent seniors to opt out of Medicare and undermine public support for the program.
Ethan Rome, executive director of Health Care for America Now, a coalition of labor unions, liberal groups and organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, said Monday, "Proposals to further increase means testing of Medicare beneficiaries miss the mark. How much more do we want seniors to pay for their health care?"
He said, "Our goal shouldn't be to shift Medicare costs to seniors and make health care more expensive. It should be to make the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans pay their fair share in taxes. That is the fair way to raise revenue."
But even though it would raise a relatively modest amount of revenue (less than 2 percent of the $1.6 trillion in deficit reduction that Obama is seeking) increased Medicare means testing stands a good chance of being part of any deal between Obama and Republican leaders.
"President Obama may well have to accede to other Republican demands as well," Van de Water said. "And of the items that people like (GOP Senate leader) Sen. (Mitch) McConnell have put on the table, Democrats may view this one as less bad than several of the others."
He added, "If someone pointed a gun at my head and said I have to choose either expanding the Medicare income-related premiums or raising the eligibility age, I'd choose raising the premiums without hesitation."


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Radiation ups event-free, not overall survival in ped Hodgkin's
(HealthDay) -- For children with Hodgkin's lymphoma who respond to chemotherapy, treatment with low-dose involved-field radiation therapy (IFRT) improves event-free survival (EFS), but has no significant impact on overall survival (OS), in long-term follow-up, according to a study published online May 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Suzanne L. Wolden, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues presented long-term follow-up data from the Children's Cancer Group trial of 826 pediatric patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Participants were enrolled from 1995 to 1998, and 498 who achieved an initial complete response to chemotherapy were randomly allocated to IFRT or no further treatment. EFS and OS were assessed.
The researchers found that, for the entire cohort, the 10-year EFS and OS rates were 83.5 and 92.5 percent, respectively. For randomly-assigned patients in an as-treated analysis, the 10-year EFS was 91.2 percent for patients treated with IFRT, compared to 82.9 percent for patients with no further therapy (P = 0.004); the 10-year OS was 97.1 percent for IFRT and 95.9 percent for no further therapy (P = 0.50). Risk factors for inferior EFS included bulk disease, "B" symptoms, and nodular sclerosis histology.
"With a median follow-up of 7.7 years, IFRT produced a statistically significant improvement in EFS but no improvement in OS," the authors write. "Patient and disease characteristics and early response assessment will aid in deciding which patients are most likely to benefit from IFRT."
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School is a normal activity for children and adolescents. When a child is in the hospital, it can interrupt the normal pattern of schooling. Hospital school can offer a familiar routine. School addresses the healthy part of a child's life during their hospital stay and shows that they can expect to return to normal events. Hospital School also gives children a chance to be creative and productive, while maintaining a sense of identity and hope. Special attention is given to those patients whose hospital stay will exceed 10 days, who have special educational needs, who have chronic illnesses and visit the hospital frequently, or who have missed school prior to hospitalization.
Goals of Hospital School
Certified teachers, along with a team of volunteers, coordinate the Hospital School Program within the Child Life and Education Department. In addition to providing formal schooling, the teachers also provide educational support and developmental activities to the patients. As members of the patients' care team, the teachers consult with other professionals involved with the patients' care. Each teacher is also a current member of the Association for the Education of Children with Medical Needs.
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Our teachers assist with back to school reentries when needed. In special cases, a teacher may visit the patients' school to speak with school personnel or the students, to educate them on the returning patient's diagnosis, condition, limitations, etc.
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Our hospital school teachers look forward to working with your child at Arkansas Children's Hospital. The teachers are available Monday through Friday. If you have any questions about specific educational needs of a patient, please call 501-364-1412 or 501-364-4449.
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text: CHICAGO -- After a two-year moratorium on expansions, Bally Total Fitness is now trying to double its number of gyms through franchising. The fitness chain has 412 company-owned centers and 20 franchises, compared to Gold's Gym, which has 580 franchises. Bally added 152 clubs between 1997 and 2002 after its initial public offering in 1996, and then Bally CEO Paul Toback slowed growth to increase the profitability of the existing clubs. According to Crain's Chicago Business, Bally will focus first on second-tier markets such as Madison, WI, or Louisville, KY, then on selling company-owned clubs to franchisees and finally offering franchises in major metropolitan areas. The initial fees will range from about $25,000 to $30,000 per center. Royalty fees will be about 3 percent of gross revenues and national marketing fees will be 3 percent.


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My wonderful mother-in-law, Mary, made this amazing cake for the kids last weekend. I just had to sneak some when the leftovers came home. WOW! This cake was awesome! Thanks, Mary!
The original recipe came from Kraft Foods, but Mary modified it to be gluten-free. Here are her instructions & substitutions.
OREO Cake
1 pkg. devil's food chocolate cake mix (Betty Crocker's Gluten-free Devil's Food Cake)
4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
12 OREO Cookies, coarsely crushed (Use KinniTOOS, or omit)
HEAT oven to 350ºF.
PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (8-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min.
MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and crushed cookies. Stack cake layers on plate, spreading cream cheese mixture between layers. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand until firm. Keep refrigerated.
The kids devoured this! I am glad I got my share before they finished it off! LOL!
I'll leave you with one more picture…..drool!
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Intelligence officials told CNN that the intelligence community, not the White House, changed the now infamous Benghazi talking points given to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice before her appearance on several morning news shows in September. CNN quoted both the spokesperson for the Director of National Intelligence and an anonymous official "familiar with the drafting of the talking points." The DNI spokesperson said that the only "substantive changes" came from the intelligence community and not the White House.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus told lawmakers in a closed door hearing last week that the CIA's original assessment on the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack was that it was carried out by al Qaeda affiliated groups. But he reportedly said that analysis was later taken out after an interagency review in favor of a more general assessment that "extremists" carried out the attack to broaden the scope and not tip off terrorists to U.S. knowledge on the matter. And despite the fact that Petraeus said the CIA approved the change, Republicans, led by Republican senators John McCain (AZ), Lindsey Graham (SC) and Kelly Ayotte (NH), have accused the White House of stripping the language for political reasons.
But Shawn Turner, the spokesman for the Director of National Intelligence, told CNN that it wasn't the White House's decision:
"The intelligence community made substantive, analytical changes before the talking points were sent to government agency partners for their feedback. There were no substantive changes made to the talking points after they left the intelligence community."Another anonymous intelligence official echoed Turner, saying that the changes were made based on legitimate intelligence and for legal purposes:
"First, the information about individuals linked to al Qaeda was derived from classified sources. Second, when links were so tenuous – as they still are – it makes sense to be cautious before pointing fingers so you don't set off a chain of circular and self-reinforcing assumptions. Third, it is important to be careful not to prejudice a criminal investigation in its early stages."Indeed, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told the New York Times last week that in his closed door briefing, Petraeus "was adamant there was no politicization of the process, no White House interference or political agenda."
The fight over the talking points will most likely continue; it has even become a campaign cause for Republican senators like Lindsey Graham. Others like John McCain have vowed to do "everything" to block the potential nomination of Susan Rice for Secretary of State. But Democrats in Congress and media commentators are beginning to wonder why Republicans are picking a substance-free fight with Rice, a woman and an African-American, after the drubbing they took in last month's elections among those demographics.


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" Orcish currency is derived from glass beads. The art of glassworking is well beyond them, but perhaps the orcs have something of value to the civilized races, such as animal pelts, and well made axes, and bows. The humans trade beads for the goods, and the orcs will trade the beads amongst themselves as a form of their own currency. Perhaps they value blood red beads above all others, or animistic orcs favor beads in the colors of their gods. Inspired by Indian trade beads, some of which could be quite ornate and beautiful. Most North American Indian beads were made in Italy. Surprise!"
" The old clock tower stands tall, but the bulk of the uppermost storey is crumbling and unsafe, with gaping cracks in the walls. The metal struts and girders supporting the great bronze bells are still intact, though, and the bells survive. The grotesque gargoyles and arabesques which decorated the original design have either fallen into the street (once or twice a year more bricks fall from the tower, prompting calls for its demolition) or have been defaced, but the main doors to the clock tower are still intact and show signs of being kept in working order. This is the home of The Captains, clad in raggedy clothes, with sooty faces, and perpetually runny noses. But behind each set of eyes is the look of a survivor. They live to stick together and make it through each day. Older than their years in many ways, the friendship they share with each other and Wims ghost keeps the core of a childs innocence and hope alive in each. But they are still very suspicious of outsiders. They are a group of street children who live in the clock tower. Some are orphans, some runaways, and some nomads who occasionally return to their homes. But they're all poor, dirty and perpetually hungry, as well as being wily, unscrupulous and mischievous in a fairly brutal way. Enough of them have suffered at the hands of adults for all of them to be wary of any grown-ups, particularly ones who ask too many questions, although with hard work and a lot of food it might be possible to win the confidence or even the trust of a few of them."
" In the town of Eon, children are born without names. They must earn a name by doing someting great before age twelve or they are banished from Eon"


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Will Ferrell is set to face off against Red Hot Chili Peppers star Chad Smith in a charity drum battle.
The rocker threw down the gauntlet for a musical duel in an online video after Ferrell made light of the resemblance between himself and the musician during a question and answer session on Reddit.com.
The "Anchorman" actor responded to the challenge during another Ask Me Anything session, agreeing to take part if they can raise $300,000 for a cancer charity.
Ferrell plans to take on the drummer using a cowbell he made famous during a Saturday Night Live skit.
He writes, "Hi, Chad. Will Ferrell here. I saw your video and I graciously accept your invitation to a drum battle. If we can raise $300,000 for Cancer For College I will face off with you in the greatest drum vs. cowbell showdown the world has ever seen. We can do it on stage at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert or in front of a mutually convenient public library. Your call. Also, would you rather fight a hundred duck sized ducks or one horse sized horse?"
Smith then taunted his rival with some light-hearted banter, replying, "I think Mr. Ferrell is a delusional impostor. It seems to me that he has gone off his meds (medication) and he needs to seek professional help because I am obviously more talented and handsome than he is. You know, his cowbell work is well-documented, but his drumset skills are nominal based on 'Step Brothers' the film. Other than wiping his testicles on the drums, which of course I give high marks to."
The challenge will go ahead once the pair raises enough money for Cancer For College, a charity that offers college scholarships to cancer sufferers.


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10 Holy Martyrs of Crete - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 3
Let us show forth our great praise of Crete / That brought forth these precious Christians: the pearls of Christ! / And these blessed ten, the offspring of martyrs, / Who though few in number, overcame all the deceits of powerful demons. / Therefore these martyrs of Christ have been crowned with victory!
Kontakion — Tone 3
The noble struggle of the martyrs / Shines forth as the morning star, / Shedding brilliant light for us / On the One who was born in the cave / To whom the Virgin gave birth without human seed.


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BestAttorneyFinder.com is a new site dedicated to help consumers (and businesses) find local attorneys that are qualified to help them with their legal needs. Attorney fields we work with include:
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Sunday, 31 July 2011
Leabank Square Swans - The Latest!
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Olympic Legacy - Leabank Square's Concerns.
Of course - no journalist can ever capture the sheer cliff-like monstrosity of the Olympic site that faces us - but I tried to put across what most of us feel about the architecture.
More than anything - I spoke about what we all want after the games. Leabank Square has always had the short straw as far as the construction work is concerned. We were the first to have buildings constructed - pulled down - re-constructed, pulled down again - and now rebuilding yet more temporary buildings directly opposite us - again for them to be demolished.
then - we have about 5 more years of be-designing & building whoever takes over the media centre as well.
There is not one part of the Olympic site that will have had noise, dust & mayhem - only to be left with the most underwhelming architecture for us to stare at for many decades to come!!
I told Caroline all this - and I think she did a very good article on balance. She got over what most of us feel about all the decade of disruption the Olympics have brought to Leabank Square.
For link to the article - see: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/25/2012-olympics-hackney
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Art for Leabank Square Green
At 1st glance it might just seem to be an orange plank - until you take a walk around the rest of Hackney Wick & Fish Island.
You will notice a few more orange pieces dotted all around the streets.
They are the work of the brilliant new artist Rowan Durrant. He has identified a few places where something has just been neglected - and has put them right - but in orange.
We all know that PMMS have completely neglected Leabank Square for years - and have left some parts to rot away and decay. For this privilege - we have paid them shedloads of 'service' charge. The bench on the green has been broken for 3 years - and despite several attempts to get them to fix it - it takes an artist who doesn't even live here - to get it done.
He's done the same in a few other spots around our streets. Signs the councils have just left broken - 'street furniture' the authorities have just never bothered to replace, rails etc.
So whether you see our new installation as art, a message to some one in so called authority that they have failed, an audit of how western 'civilisation' is just not bothered - whatever your take is - just get out there and do it!!
Make your own art!
Please see: http://rowandurrant.com/
Friday, 8 July 2011
Olympic Noise & Dust - Part 2012
Hi Robert
I hope that Hackney is being sufficiently environmentally well behaved of late – and not causing you & your team any extra work. I tried to contact you many times today - but the phone just rang & rang.
I'm writing on behalf of several residents concerned about recent noise & dust levels over the canal.
As a resident neighbour of the Olympic park – I am finding it increasingly difficult to hear myself think during the day – and have to blow my nose of disgusting gunk many times a day.
I'm aware that both the ODA & Thames Water are sharing Arena Fields for the foreseeable future – and we as lay neighbours have no way of distinguishing who is doing what. But that is slightly irrelevant – as all work is being carried out in the Olympic park – and as such – needs to be seen to by you.
The mission-creep I have spoken to you of many times - has returned in the now 7.30am trucks running along Arena Fields. The agreement was for an 8am start for heavy machinery to fire up their engines.
During the day – the noise levels are extremely high – and we urgently need your mobile noise monitoring team to come down & check their levels. (On that – please contact me for a key for the new lock – as somebody vandalised & stole the old lock & chain).
Of course no-one can predict the weather – least of all us gardeners. But a major construction site should have all manner of mitigating measures in place for any eventuality.
The ODA have a few bowsers trundling along the ring road every now & then – which I suppose is for their own drivers dust free journeys. All the dust lifting off and landing in our lungs is coming straight off the huge mounds of sand on Arena Fields.
Occasionally we have seen some kind of sprayer trying to dampen down the mounds – but not anywhere near enough! When you stand up on the riverbank – you can actually see the sand being blown across into Leabank Square. There is absolutely no attempt by the teams working right up against the electric fence to water any of their earth-works down at all.
All the neighbours I have spoken to have said that there has been a marked increase in dust inside our homes.
Robert – I really try to keep our correspondence down to reasonable levels – but things are building up to a peak again.
We all received the Thames Water flyer this morning about extended working hours on this & next weekend. I thought the agreement was for any extended working hours inside the Olympic park to be flagged up at least 2 weeks in advance – so that we can make some alternative arrangements for our noise & dust free evening meals? How did this arrangement slip through your normally tight net?
Leabank Square has always had the worst of all the Olympic construction by-products:
They chopped down our orchard & nuttery in Arena Fields.
The horrible soil washing plant was set up directly opposite us (initially planned to operate till 8pm!)
The intimidating electric fence was put up with intrusive CCTV cameras.
The temporary ring-road took more green space away.
The massive grey drab media centre was constructed directly in front of us.
The temporary welfare centre was plonked in front of us.
The temporary welfare centre was demolished.
The last trees were felled.
The water main is being dug up & replaced.
The massive temporary journo's catering compound is being constructed directly in front of us.
Robert – there isn't another part of the Olympic park that has had so many different activities happen in such a concentrated area. And as far as we can tell – this was all done with the bare minimum noise & dust mitigation.
No matter what readings their gadgets have given – we can hear the noise – and feel the dust – and both are way higher than any of our friends who do not live in Leabank Square quality of life.
I trust you will look into the concerns we have – and get back to me as soon as possible.
Dear Geoff Bailey
My name is Sóna Abantu-Choudhury and I live in Leabank Square in Hackney Wick.
This is directly opposite the new water mains you are busy laying along the Lea River Navigational Canal in the Olympic Park.
This morning we all received a flyer from you stating that you have received Hackney Council permission to work all the way through this & next weekend. Several of us residents have spent all day calling the number on your flyer - but had to listen to your music instead.
We all object to these new construction times in the strongest terms!!
The work you have been carrying out along the canal has been exceedingly difficult for us to bear for the past few months – and we've bared & grinned it – in the hope that you would just get on with it and finish the work as soon as possible.
This has obviously not happened!
This weekend we have planned an annual barbecue on our riverbank – for which we are frantically trying to contact as many residents as possible to postpone.
We had always had an agreement with the ODA that any weekend work would be given in writing to us at least 2 weeks in advance – so that this kind of thing simply cannot happen.
In addition to this – your workers have never ever seen fit to provide any kind of mitigation whatsoever while carrying out this pipe laying. There has never been an attempt to erect any sound barriers. There has never been an attempt to water down any of the sand & dust you create.
This is making our lives completely unbearable – and now you want to do it on the only days we have free to enjoy a barbecue.
Please reflect on all this – and get back to me with a suitable reply.
Sóna Abantu-Choudhury


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What you need to know before you go
Tampa is west central Florida's biggest, brashest, and most multi-cultural city. Boasting a sumptuous subtropical climate, a vibrant harborside, and countless white-sand beaches within easy reach, it's the perfect base for an action-packed family getaway.
Kids will go wild for Lowry Park Zoo, home to everything from majestic African elephants to adorable Australian koala bears. The nearby Museum of Science and Industry is a state-of-the-art centre that brings science to life through colourful, interactive exhibits. When hunger strikes, head to bustling Ybor City, and take your pick from freshly caught seafood, authentic Spanish tapas, or thin crust wood-fired pizza.
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Tampa is a vibrant, diverse city that inherited its charm from early immigrants of Spain, Cuba and Italy. Often overshadowed by its more famous neighbour, Orlando, Tampa is a bit over an hour's drive away. This city nonetheless deserves its very own recognition with great arts and performance centres and great Cuban food.
Most of all, the best things to do in Tampa take advantage of the year-round warm weather, countless pristine parks and outdoor spaces that deserve more than a day's visit. Locals enjoy the outdoor life and can be seen running along the boardwalk or hiking the many trails around the city – you'll see many people in running shoes for a reason. It's a happy and healthy city if you can live here. But if you must fit it all in one day, here is the list of must-visits to explore.
What are the best things to do in Tampa?
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Even Apple has been hit by the computer sales tailspin in the US, research firms IDC and Gartner said yesterday.
The two companies projected that US Mac sales during the quarter ending Sept. 30 were down from the same period the year before.
IDC estimated that Apple sold 2.06 million Macs, down 7 per cent from the 2.21 million machines sold in the same quarter of 2011. Gartner pegged the decline at 6.1 per cent on sales of 2.08 million Macs, compared to 2.21 million the year before.
If accurate, the sales decline would be the largest by Apple since the first quarter of 2009, when Mac sales fell 8% year-over-year. That quarter was in the midst of the U.S.'s worst economic crisis since the 1930s.
There's no guarantee that either IDC's or Gartner's estimate is on target -- IDC has called ballparking US. sales a "very difficult exercise" in the past -- or that Apple will post negative growth numbers for worldwide sales when it releases its earnings later this month.
As proof, Apple said second quarter sales in its "American" region -- which includes the U.S., Canada, Central America and South America -- was 1.52 million Macs, a number significantly lower than either estimate last July by IDC and Gartner, who had projected U.S.-only sales of 1.81 million and 1.91 million, respectively.
"Apple is definitely the most challenging OEM [to forecast numbers for]," David Daoud, of IDC, said in an interview today.
But the figures illustrate how difficult the U.S. market is for all computer makers, including the high-flying Apple. "Absolutely, they're working in the same declining PC environment as every other OEM," said Daoud.
In the U.S., IDC estimated that PC sales were down 12.4 per cent overall, with global sales down 8.6 per cent. Gartner posted similar numbers: -13.8 per cent for the U.S., -8.3 per cent for the planet.
Even though analysts had expected a decline of some kind for the PC industry, Daoud called the magnitude of the downturn, "a big shock."
"A proliferation of factors led to this, including economic, political -- it's an election year in the US - and people waiting for [Microsoft's] Windows 8," he explained.
But Apple did better than most. Daoud, in fact, saw bright spots in the dark clouds. "The 12.5 per cent market share Apple had in the third quarter [in the U.S.] was a record high for the past several years," said Daoud. "And if you look at sales sequentially, they've actually benefited quite a bit."
By IDC's forecast, Apple grew US Mac sales nearly 14 per cent in the third quarter over the second. Daoud cited, among other things, Apple's strong back-to-school sales.
There's a chance that PC sales will rebound in the year's last three months as Microsoft rolls out Windows 8 and OEMs debut new hardware, including a plethora of hybrid devices that combine elements of both tablets and traditional notebooks.
Apple, of course, won't see any direct Windows 8 bump, but could reap rewards if the competition - the Hewlett-Packards and Dells of the Windows side - stumble with their offerings.
"This is a very challenging environment for everyone," said Daoud. "Globally, it's a perfect storm. In 2009, there was still very solid consumer demand for notebooks. That's what drove the market then," he said, referring to the last time Apple posted year-over-year declines in Mac sales. "Now, it's consumers, it's businesses, it's the OEMs themselves that are pulling back."
Apple may have users that other computer makers would die for, loyal users that spend money, some times lots of it, but even they draw the line somewhere. "They're very willing customers," Daoud concluded, "but even they are spending money on other devices, like smartphones and tablets."
Apple will disclose its third-quarter Mac sales numbers on October 25 during an earnings call with Wall Street analysts.
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The Boy Scouts of America and parades go together like New
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To celebrate the BSA's 100th Anniversary, the Orange County, Los Angeles Area, and San Gabriel Valley councils have
joined the National Council to create a one-of-a-kind float for the magnificent
Tournament of Roses Parade.
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colorful celebration begins in Pasadena, Calif. That's when most everyone will
see the BSA's stunning float for the first time. But Cracker Barrel readers get
a sneak peek at this artwork on wheels today.
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Action against Cancer: European Partnership (2009-2013)
Faced with the large number of citizens affected by cancer in Europe, the European Commission has decided to implement a European Partnership for Action against Cancer for the period 2009-2013.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 24 June 2009 on Action against Cancer: European Partnership [COM(2009) 291 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
This Communication sets out the objectives of the European Partnership for Action against Cancer.
Cancer in Europe: a major challenge
Cancer is one of the major causes of mortality in the European Union (EU). Although the legal basis for action in the field of health largely falls on the Member States, to combat this disease effectively it is necessary to act at European level in order to avoid duplication of efforts throughout the European Union, to reduce inequalities between countries and to improve the use of limited resources.
It is essential to put in place preventive measures to extend individuals' life-spans. It has been estimated, for example, that if all women were to undergo cervical cancer screening, life years lost could be reduced by 94 %.
Action against cancer should be carried out collectively in order to facilitate the identification and sharing of information, capacity and expertise in prevention and treatment. This action carried out collectively in partnership should enable all Member States to have integrated cancer plans.
Areas covered by the Partnership
Prevention and early detection
One third of cancers could be avoided by acting on certain risk factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption, and by promoting healthy eating and physical activity. European strategies already exist in relation to obesity, alcoholism and smoking. A horizontal approach combining all of these aspects is encouraged under the European Partnership for Action against Cancer.
The individual's environment, in particular indoor and outdoor air quality, and over-exposure to the sun, may be at the root of certain cancers.
The European Code Against Cancer is a specific anti-cancer tool: it contains a list of recommendations enabling citizens to take preventive measures linked to lifestyle.
Cancer can be treated successfully thanks to early screening and treatment strategies. In 2003 the Health Ministers of the Member States of the European Union (EU) unanimously adopted the Council Recommendation on Cancer Screening, leading to the implementation of screening campaigns for cervical cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer throughout the European Union. According to the first Report from the Commission on the implementation of the Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer screening (EN), however, it is necessary to go even further in screening for these cancers by aiming for 100 % coverage of the population concerned.
Identification and dissemination of good practice
Patients should be offered integrated cancer care giving consideration to psychosocial wellbeing and support. In addition to curative care, high-quality care must be provided to a rising number of chronic cancer patients in order to stabilise their illness for a number of years and to provide them with a good quality of life in the absence of a cure. The Partnership will permit the exchange of good practices between Member States in all fields of health care, including palliative care, in order to reduce inequalities between countries.
Cooperation and coordination in cancer research
Cancer research covers research into prevention, clinical research and translational research. Euro 750 million has been devoted to cancer research through the 6th and 7th Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development.
It is important to coordinate all sectors of research in order to avoid fragmentation of efforts throughout the EU. Forms of cooperation already exist such as the Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI) and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI).
Benchmarking process – providing the comparable information necessary for policy and action
The European Commission considers it necessary to have a cancer information system for the collection of data and identification of good practices.
The collection of data would make it possible to establish a common set of core indicators.
Working together in partnership
The Partnership brings together Member States, experts, health care professionals, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), patient groups, civil society representatives and industry.
The work should be undertaken in working groups each specialising in one of the four areas referred to above, coordinated by a steering group
The Partnership started in the third quarter of 2009. It will be funded by joint action, a financial instrument existing until the end of the current financial framework, i.e. 2013.
In 2006 cancer accounted for two out of ten deaths in women and three out of ten deaths in men. 3.2 million cancers are diagnosed every year in Europe. Faced with the extent of this phenomenon, the European Union must respond collectively in order to reduce the number of deaths and to improve public health. The Partnership set up for the period 2009-2013 is a response to combat the spread of this scourge in Europe.
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It is time to thank the citizens of Estherville again for their kind giving at the last blood drive. The Red Cross was at Iowa Lakes Community College Christensen Center on Tuesday, Nov. 29,2011 holding a blood drive sponsored by the Aviation Club.
We had quite a few students come in to donate, some for the first time. Among the first time donors were student Nicole Meyer and non-student Michelle Pattison. Thank you for giving the first time ladies. Scott McDermott was awarded his 2-gallon pin; keep up the good work, Scott.
There were a couple of different things done at this drive, the first being a drawing for a $50 gift card which was won by Brian McLaren. The second special thing was a visit from Brownie Troop #136. The Brownies came to help in the canteen, passing out cookies and drinks. They were working on their Community Service Badge and I am certain that each one of them succeeded.
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to collect 73 units of much needed blood. I hope everyone has a blessed and happy Christmas season and continue the good feeling of this season into the new year. The next blood drive will be on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Hope to see you there!
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'Daily News' Pans DeMarco's
Getting to this a bit late here, but on Friday, the Daily News panned DeMarco's, the new-ish Di Faraaffiliated spin-off in Manhattan at Houston and MacDougal streets. We were particularly interested in this item because a friend of ours, Youthlarge had posted on her site that she and her husband thought it blew, and we've been getting a lot of comments on our review of DeMarco's, where the pizzeria is taking a beating. Here's what the News's Irene Sax has to say:
... Are the new guys as good?
The answer, sadly, is no, even though the new place is owned by De Marco's son and daughter, along with some of his longtime customers. But it is good, and will surely get better as they learn to work with their ovens....
The first whiff promised well. A light San Marzano tomato sauce with none of the corn syrup that ruins so many. The cheese seemed like fresh mozzarella, the meatballs were excellent, and there was a sprinkling of grated cheese over the top.
But the crust, alas, was as rigid and brittle as a cracker. This was a slice you couldn't possibly fold in half: I was lucky to cut it with a knife. And it was so thin that the center of each slice was soggy from the sauce. What a disappointment.
She does say that the square pie she tried had a rich, meaty sauce and that while the "crust lacked salt and soul," the topping "more than made up for it." Ms. Sax concludes the piece saying she'll try DeMarco's again, having said earlier that it is goodit just needs improvement.
Indeed, we at Slice need to try this pie again. We were pleased with slices we got from the take-out portion of the shop when we tried it earlier in January, but we did notice it was crisp and lacked the chewiness of a Di Fara pie. Once Seltzerboy comes off the injured list, we'll hit it up again, this time in the dining room.
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Below is the exact question and answer from my textbook:
Find the area of the region enclosed between the two curves $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ where $C_{1}$ has the polar equation $r = \sin\theta$ and $C_{2}$ has the polar equation $r = \cos\theta$.
answer is
$\frac{\pi}{8} - \frac{1}{16}$
I spend some time figuring this out...
At first I need find intersection (ie: $\sin\theta = \cos\theta$) between this 2 equations but this
obviously didn't made any sense.
But then how would i find lower and upper limit [a,b]
using the formula for area = $\int_a^b \frac{1}{2}(\sin\theta-\cos\theta)^2 \,d\theta$
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Now that my hair is somewhat on the mend (although I'm actually getting my hair done next week, so HELLO BLEACH I'VE MISSED U BOO) I was in the market for a new shampoo and conditioner. While moisture is all well and good it's way too heavy for the current state of my hair. Pureology Hydrate will forever be the key to keeping my hair in good condition, I just think we should see other people.
I've been using two different product ranges from Redken recently to keep my locks in check - One being Redken Beach Envy which is v. lovely but I think I've firmly decided on loving Redken High Rise Volume a little bit more.
It's kinda hard to describe it, it sort of lifts the roots and gives natural volume without making the hair feel like a bird's nest or chock a block full of product. I'm really not all about that "higher the hair the closer to Jesus" life just a little bit of omph to my flat mop of hair.
High Rise Volume gives the hair a little bit of a boost with a cool girl sheen, think subtle texture and lightweight volume - hair with a bit of body!
If ya wanna get sciencey then it's a volume-boosting blend of filloxane and softening polymers which create lift that lasts. Not so clued up on all that jazz but it sounds fancy and certainly is doing a little something to my hair
Theres a bit of a trend at the moment for more styling based shampoo and conditioners rather than treatment shampoo's and conditioners of old. Im digging it for sure. Go Big or Go Home!


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Anyone unimpressed by the capabilities of the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360 may have to wait another four years before a superior generation of consoles hits the market, an analyst has forecast.
Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan, recently said in an industry newsletter how "the 'next' generation [of games consoles] will begin after 2013".
His view is based on the belief that game publishers will "resist" introduction of any new console hardware requiring a software refresh until such time, because they've "yet to capitalise on the immense investments made in being competitive in the current cycle".
But Pachter, who's previously lent his opinion on everything console cost-related, has also predicted the introduction of an HD Wii next year.
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So I borrowed my sister's camera..
Mine is still hiding from me..
Recent finds..
|Thermos in perfect nick from Vinnies.. ($1)
|Not my favourite ever tin but for 50c.. I'll have it! Kitsch.
|My favourite find..
A retro baby caddie thing. Quite big and really useful looking! ($4)
|Has an extra little tray/shelf thing at the top.. I'll prob put baby stuff in here.. who knows?
|And finally...
This mirror arrived from Helga!
I love it!
It will be joining my mirror wall, as soon as I get around to it!
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Updated Apple has announced that it will reveal international pricing for the iPad on May 10, but that hasn't stopped one Gibraltar-based mart from jumping the gun.
If that outfit, Newton Systems, is anywhere near correct, and if its pricing parallels that of more-northerly UK outfits, picking up a 'Pad in Blighty may be a pricey proposition, indeed.
That said, we would advise prospective iPad purchasers not to worry too much - Newton Systems' projected iPad pricing is, not to put too fine a point on it, bizarre.
The entry-level Wi-Fi-only iPad, weighing in at 16GB, is listed for £599 ($920) - that's a hefty 84 per cent premium over the $499 (£325) for which you can bag that model in the States. But from a Gibraltarian perspective, that premium drops significantly as you work your way up the pricing ladder.
The 32GB Wi-Fi+3G model is listed at £679 ($1,040) - the US price is $729 (£475) - and the good folks at Newton Systems will sell you a top-of-the-line 64GB Wi-Fi+3G iPad for at £749 ($1,150), which you can pick up in the States for $829 (£540). The premiums for those two 3G iPads are 43 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively.
Of course, the US pricing doesn't include the shipping costs to that far-flung outpost of the empire.
But an 84 per cent premium for the low-end that drops to a 28 per cent premium at the top end? Something smells fishy here - and we're not referring to low tide at Europa Point. ®
The Reg is duly amused by the name of the Gibraltar retailer, seeing as how the iPad is Cupertino's second attempt at a tablet. That first attempt didn't end happily.
On Wednesday, Newton Systems issued a press release which said, in part: "On Monday 19/04/2010, the page on Newton Systems' website that lists the specifications of the forthcoming iPad products from Apple mistakenly included a price in sterling. The page has now been corrected with a price to be announced at a later date."
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Pitching and leather
No need for the bullpen last night. Doc is certainly delivering as advertised.
Pitching and leather can win games. While Doc was dominant again, the Phillies defense certainly played a key role in the win. Shane, Chase, Castro and Ryan all sparkled. There were multiple Web Gems in that game.
Doc works fast, throws strikes and that helps the fielders behind him. They're on their toes. When the game moves slowly and pitchers have trouble throwing strikes, fielders are on their heels.
Loved Charlie's quote when asked about Doc and the bullpen: "There was nobody up. The relievers were all down there eating peanuts with the fans."
Pitchers such as Doc are instrumental in preventing a long losing streak. Oh, there will be games in which he won't win but over the long season, he'll win more of his share and end losing streaks, such as the three-gamer last night.
Happy Birthday
Mickey Morandini is 44; Terry Francona, 51.
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When my husband and I bought our first home many years ago, it came with everything on our wish list. It had two bedrooms. It had a fenced yard. It had a kitchen with plenty of cupboards and a lovely west-facing deck.
But it also had something unexpected - a newly planted vegetable garden.
Oh, goody, I thought. A bonus.
I hadn't a clue whether one plant would produce carrots or whether another would produce beets, but that didn't matter. The vegetable garden would become my tranquil refuge. I would become a true back-to-nature gal. I would buy myself a billowing gown and a broad-brimmed hat, and pluck beans and squash at my leisure. But then something happened: The veggies began to grow.
I had, of course, sort of expected that would happen. I did not, however, expect the vegetables to grow with what I will call unreserved enthusiasm. Within weeks - days, it seemed - I had zucchinis the size of baseball bats. I had more tomatoes than our family of four could eat in a lifetime, and enough peas to (almost) fill the bathtub.
I began to spend every waking moment making chutneys and pickles and stir-fries and pasta primavera. I gave bags to the food bank and bags to the neighbours and bags to the local farmer's market.
I caught my breath when winter came. And by the next spring, I hired a man with a rototiller to make the whole mess disappear.
But that was then.
Fast forward three houses and 25 years.
"I think I want a vegetable garden," I told the husband a few weeks ago. "You know, just something simple."
(Twenty-five years can do a lot to, well, dull the memory.)
"Okay," he said. "So what do we do?"
I shrugged.
"Buy some vegetables, I guess," I said. "And then plant them."
I did a little Internet research and informed the husband that we would need to build a wooden frame. We would place it out back and fill it with dirt. We would visit the nursery, plant some seedlings, and wait to reap the bounty.
Easy peasy.
I made off to do my shopping while the husband constructed the frame, and returned with a $127 hole in my wallet.
"What did you get yet?" my husband asked.
"Beans," I said. "Peppers. Zucchini. Cilantro. Parsley. Tomatoes. Strawberries. Spinach. Lettuce. Lots and lots of lettuce."
"And what do they need?" he asked. "You know, in terms of light?"
I hadn't thought of that. I pulled out the little instructional thingie that came with the lettuce. (I expect horticulturalists have a technical name for this item, but for the sake of discussion, I will call it a thingie.)
"Yep," I said. "Lettuce needs light, all right."
I continued to read.
"Uh oh," I said.
"Uh oh what?" the husband asked.
"The lettuce matures in 30 to 40 days. I bought - let's see - 20 containers of lettuce. That means that for 10 days, we'll be having salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We'd better not eat any between now and then."
I began to remove my precious plantings from their little pots and place them in the soil. I grouped the peppers with the peppers and the beans with the beans and the parsley with the parsley, and stuck the thingies in with each.
The husband sat by and watched, and asked a question when I was finished.
"Is that how you're supposed to do it?" he wondered.
"What do you mean?" I asked. "You just plant them, right? What else is involved?"
"Well," he said. "Take spacing. How far apart are they supposed to be?"
I had no idea, bit it had seemed to me that snug was best. There were, I'm thinking, some four dozen plants in my little veggie bed, all looking very cosy.
"I think they looked crammed," said the husband.
He pulled out the thingie that was with the artichokes, and reading it, informed me that artichokes, when mature, can be four to five feet high.
And four to five feet wide.
"Yikes," I said.
The artichokes were approximately six inches from the beans to one side and six inches from the zucchinis to the other. I had no idea how big the beans and the zucchini would grow - have still not read their thingies - but it was apparent that unless they shrank by three and a half feet, I would have something akin to a vegetable shoving war on my hands.
That, however, will remain to be seen. If anything is to happen, I will need sun and water and a good deal of luck.
I'll let you know what comes of this. But first, I'm getting a hat.
The Occasional Gardener will check back periodically to fill you in on the progress of her garden.