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 Here, a model dons a Rosemarie cropped top, Trina Turk,
 $168, palazzo pant, Trina Turk, $268, both at Intrigue
 MCT PHOTOS Fine Apparel. Turquoise fascinator, Patricia A. Grooms
 Original, $75, at Lois A. Wig and Hair Boutique; large
Fashion is a fabulous flower show this spring. Here, a model dons a blue floral peacock earrings with turquoise, Annette Ferdinandsen,
blazer, Smythe Les Vestes, $450, at Peter Kate, ice blue skinny jeans, AG Adriano $695, Gauguin Tahitian pearl black sterling ring with
Goldschmied, $168, both at Peter Kate; mint green floral statement ring no label, diamonds, Kimberlin Brown, $5,440, both at Egan Day;
$45, at Lois A. Wig and Hair Boutique; tee, $16, coral necklace, Fame, $20, both at multicolored stone bracelet, M. Haskell, $26.50, at
Nich; flower studs, M. Haskell, $16, at Macy's; table, American Street Showroom. Macy's.


Fashion's a fabulous flower show this spring


 By ELIZABETH WELLINGTON
 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
 PHILADELPHIA -
Designers pulled a bunch
of pretty, petaled patterns
from their graphic arsenals
this spring, planting them
generously all over sheaths
and trousers, jumpsuits and
shorts.
 The idea, of course, was to
get women so excited about
the sweet peony prints that
they would start shopping
well before the first crocuses
of spring. The last time
flowers were this fashionable
was the early '90s so most
of our closets had nary a
bud. And coincidentally, it
also helped that we needed
a boost after months of snow
and ice.
 "It's so nice that my store is
exploding with flowers after
such a harsh winter," said
Annette MatczakTymoski,
a co-owner of Intrigue Fine


Here, a model dons a Racerback sheath, Milly, $380, at millyny.com;
cherub earrings, Gabriella Kiss, $570, at Egan Day.
Apparel, a designer boutique September's spring 2014
in Buckingham, Pa. "There collection runways: Maison
are so many looks from Martin Margiela alternated
feminine and sweet to bold swatches of tropical greenery
and strong." with geometric prints, while
 Flowers sprouted all over Stella McCartney fashioned


pencil skirts and jumpsuits
from fabrics blanketed with
monochromatic daisies.
 Karl Lagerfeld nestled
roses in classic Chanel
tweed suits, and Raf Simons'
collection for Christian Dior
featured skirts with hot-pink
azaleas dancing in accordion
pleats.
 I fell in love with the
colors of nature," said Paula
Hian, whose collection of
knit dresses and jumpsuits
featuring rich lavender and
navies was inspired by petals
under a microscope, which
has an explosive effect.
 I didn't want to use a
literal flower.... I engineered
my flower prints so that the
purples would bleed into the
reds or the oranges would
bleed into the blues or you
would see an exaggerated
stem. The shapes are just so
interesting!'
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The pleasures of couchsurfing


New thrill ride to debut at Busch Gardens


 ByTIFFANI AMO
 SPECIAL TO
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES


 Sometimes when I tell people
I couchsurf, they think it's a
sport. When I tell them what
couchsurfing actually is, they
think I'm a lunatic for doing it.
In fact, according to the couch-
surfing website, there are more
than 7 million other lunatics
around the world participating
in the project, and that number
is still growing.
 The first time I couchsurfed
was in Cairns, Australia, in
October 2011. I was traveling



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with my best friend, KC, from
back home. KC had heard
about couchsurfing from some
friends and signed herself
up for a weekend surfing in
Portland, Ore. All she had to
do was create a profile online
and then she could use the
website's search engine to find
"hosts"who would welcome
travelers, or "surfers," into
their homes for short-term
accommodation.
 KC's first experience in
America was a good one so we
were eager to try it in Australia.
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 ByTAMARA LUSH
 ASSOCIATED PRESS
 TAMPA, Fla.
-Thrill ride
developers at Busch
Gardens acknowl-
edge that the park's
newest attraction
might not be
everyone's idea of a
good time.
 Falcon's Fury
opens on May 1.
Riders will be seat-
ed upright and
whisked to the top
of a 335-foot tower,


then the seat will
pivot 90 degrees so
the guest is looking
straight down.
 That's when the
ride plunges in a
six-second free fall.
 Jeff Hornick,
director of design
and engineering at
Busch Gardens, said
riders will reach
speeds of up to
60 miles per hour
on the plunge.
 "It's a different


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AP PHOTO
This artist's rendering
supplied by Busch
Gardens shows
Falcon's Fury, a new
thrill ride opening
May 1 at the theme
park in Tampa. The
ride will seat riders
upright, take them to
the top of a 335-foot
tower, then pivot
seats 90 degrees so
riders face straight
down as they
plunge 60 mph in a
six-second free fall.


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