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...searched sporting-goods stores, catalogs and the Internet for a synthetic shirt that would shed sweat as fast as the Lycra compression shorts he wore under his football pants. High-end specialists who sold gear for mountaineering and skiing offered pricey garments made with an inner layer of fabric that wicked perspiration away from the skin to an outer layer where it would evaporate. These clothes helped prevent hypothermia in extreme cold. But nobody made what Plank wanted: an affordable, featherweight, moisture-wicking T shirt--one that would fit skintight so it would lie flat under straps and pads...
...bold, and above all now, and voters will be so taken with the spectacle of their government actually doing something both dramatic and coherent that they'll simply shrug at the fiscal implications and hope for the best down the road. And if $670 billion is maybe a little pricey for the Senate (that dividend cut is already looking like a sacrificial lamb), and the plan lands on the President's desk somewhat smaller than when it left it, at least Bush will be remembered by the faithful (and maybe a middle-class swing voter or two) for having...
...reduction in quality of care. The system enabled Scarpa and his staff to make that decision in half the time it would have taken before. From the receipt of bids to the comparative analysis, the entire process was handled via the Internet. The binders disappeared, as did the pricey consultants. Scarpa is negotiating a long-term contract with IE-Engine that he estimates will save 20% in costs...
Today, however, economics drives school nutrition. At best, schools break even on the 27 million federally subsidized meals they serve each day, with most receiving a paltry $2.14 for each free meal, hardly enough to pay for equipment, labor, fresh produce or the relatively pricey ingredients needed for low-fat cooking. Consequently, while school meals meet most of the government's nutritional requirements, fewer than 20% stay within the limits for saturated...
...gift baskets (Spanish Fiesta, Markets of Provence), even an oyster-of-the-month club. ETHNICGROCER.COM ships gourmet dinner kits; there's French, Greek, Indian and Thai. At COOKING.COM, gift ideas--from fondue pots to waffle irons--are grouped by price range. Click Gifts at DEANANDDELUCA.COM for beautifully presented (if pricey) delicacies, from a $48 set of olive oil and balsamic vinegar to the $1,000 "Ultimate" pile of goodies. Have a friend who likes tea the old-fashioned way? TEALUXE.COM has playfully packed samplers, each with a variety of loose-leaf teas plus a stainless-steel-mesh snap ball...