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text: Food Scenes in Oscar Movies 2013 Film and Fare: Memorable Oscar Movie Food Scenes by Lisette Mejia 2/22/13 2 Reactions 36 Shares Print 9 18 9 0 0 When it comes to many of this year's Oscar best picture nominees, we can certainly bank on loads of drama. But something else we can count on? Memorable food scenes. Food and drink feature prominently in some films more than others, but certain parts, with everything from crab to hummus, even change the course of the plot. Click on for some of the most noteworthy moments, and let us know if you have any favorites of your own. Silver Linings Playbook What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In one memorable back-and-forth scene from the movie, Pat (Bradley Cooper) takes Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) out to a diner and asks her if she wants to share his Raisin Bran. He then asks her why she ordered tea, and she says it's because he got cereal. "I ordered Raisin Bran because I didn't want there to be any mistaking it for a date," he answers. Now that's one way to win over a girl. Source: The Weinstein Company 1 / 6 Argo What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Several scenes in this action-packed thriller feature characters drinking glasses of wine and other alcohol. All that booze is said to serve as a contrast to life in Iran, where drinking isn't accepted. Plus, with the tough job of rescuing six Americans, it's no surprise that drinking became the operatives' favorite pastime. Source: Warner Bros. 2 / 6 Amour What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In this French tearjerker, the breakfast scene is one of the last times in the film where Anne and Georges, an elderly couple, enjoy a meal together before Anne's health begins to decline. Source: Sony Pictures 3 / 6 Life of Pi What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 We can't expect many food scenes from the story about a boy who survives a shipwreck and is left stranded on a life boat. But the moments where he survives on fish and dry rice crackers alone are impossible to forget. Source: Fox 4 / 6 Beasts of the Southern Wild What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The crab feast part of the film is especially remarkable, because it points to origin of the movie name. Wink (Dwight Henry) tells his daughter Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) to eat the crab like a beast, and the whole room starts chanting, "Beast it." She tears the crab in half, sucks out its insides, and — with her fists clenched and screaming — proudly stands on the table. Source: Fox Searchlight 6 / 6 Zero Dark Thirty What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Middle East cuisine makes an appearance in this drama that mainly takes place overseas in Pakistan. In one significant moment, we see Maya (Jessica Chastain) and another CIA agent give hummus to a tortured detainee to get information from him about al-Qaeda leaders' whereabouts. Source: Columbia Pictures 6 / 6 9 18 9 0 0 Back to Homepage Comments Read More Award SeasonFood NewsOscars Food News GIFs of the Amazing Drunk Food Featured in Katy Perry's "This Is How We Do" 10 hours ago Do You Want to Try Dominique Ansel's $15 Canned Sundae? 13 hours ago 5 Surefire Ways to Make Your S'mores More Glorious 1 day ago Here's What You Should Eat For National Cheesecake Day 1 day ago Beyond the Ramen Burger: 18 Sun Noodle Creations We're Craving 3 days ago Lay's Newest Potato Chips Are Weirder Than You Can Possibly Imagine 4 days ago award season Listen to the Ultimate Breakup Playlist 6 days ago 17 Imaginary Emmys For Your Favorite Shows 1 week ago Beyoncé Leads the 2014 MTV VMAs Nominations — See the Full List 2 weeks ago Whose Emmy Nod Is an "Early Birthday Present"? Read Stars' Nomination Reactions! 3 weeks ago Engagement Shoots Inspired by Movies 3 weeks ago See All the Hottest Red Carpet and Show Moments From the BET Awards! 6/30 Get a Personalized Living Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Home Food DIY Tech What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love The ultimate vegetable gardening guide in handy infographic form — HuffPost Taste 20 lunches every '90s kid will remember — Hello Giggles What was Bradley Cooper doing flipping burgers at Burger King? — Eater Channel your childhood with this throwback take on pizza — Rachael Ray Show The latest Dominique Ansel creation that we're drooling over — Grub Street Master the veggie burger — PureWow. Tasting all 23 Pop-Tart flavors — Serious Eats Source: Anglian Home


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Columbia and Richland County law enforcement officers have responded to 21 shootings in eight days, including two outbreaks of gun violence Sunday that left a woman dead and three people injured.
While authorities say it is an usually high number for such a short period, there is no single cause or reason behind the rash of shootings.
Youve got people shooting all over the place, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Monday. Weve got hoodlums out here with guns that think they can solve everything with those guns.
Among the most recent incidents, 22-year-old Amanda F. McKemie of Gaston died Sunday after being shot in the head while riding as a passenger in a car on West Campanella Drive in the Greenview neighborhood, Columbia police say. A teenager has been arrested and charged with murder.
And three people were injured Sunday after being shot outside Side Pockets nightclub on Hazlewood Road, off Garners Ferry Road, the Richland County Sheriffs Department reported. In that incident, club bouncers had kicked out multiple people, who came back and began firing into the crowd, Lott said. Those injuries were not life-threatening.
Other episodes of gun violence between Sept. 14 and 22 include a domestic-violence-related killing, a shootout between Richland County deputies and a suspect, an accidental shooting between roommates, a drive-by shooting and at least one case in which the victim would not cooperate with police.
One case involved a father shooting at a suspected intruder, who ended up being his daughters boyfriend sneaking into their house. Each department also included in their reports a suicide committed with a gun.
Of the 21 shootings, 14 occurred in Richland County while the Columbia Police Department reported seven. Six of the 21 incidents resulted in death. Still, both agencies said their overall violent crime rates had dropped in the past year.
The shootings have taken place in all parts of the city and county. Suspects have ranged in age from 18 to 60, and victims ages have been between 19 and 57.
Gang violence has been on the rise in Columbia and Richland County. Not every case in the recent rash has been connected to gangs, but authorities said a fair number most likely were. That includes Sunday nights shooting death of McKemie, Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago said.
Gun violence and gangs go hand-in-hand, Lott said.
Earlier this year, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and Santiago introduced a new partnership between police and the faith-based community to curb gang growth. And Santiago said his officers would crack down on gangs and guns in Five Points to bring that late-night party area under control.
Lott described the past weeks rash of gun violence as a snapshot of what happens every week in Columbia and Richland County, except on a larger scale.
Neither law enforcement agency has been able to pinpoint a pattern to the shootings. But Lott and Santiago said the shootings were not random. Instead, the shooters had motives or specific targets, they said.
Residents dont care which jurisdictions the shootings happen in, Santiago said. They just want suspects locked up and reassurance that they are safe.
The ones were most concerned about are the ones we respond to that are the result of an altercation, Santiago said. Those are the scary ones.
The sheriff and police chief pledged to continue work to stop the violence and arrest those who pull the trigger.
They all get caught, Lott said.
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North Adams, MA – In the face of mostly bad news about school funding cuts, state charter schools heard some good news yesterday when US education officials awarded a $6 million dollar grant. It could affect a controversial Berkshires school set to open next year, as WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson reports.
By Arlen Cellana
North Adams, MA – Plans for the new Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter School are moving forward in anticipation of its opening in September 2004. Berkshire Bureau Chief Arlen Cellana sat down with some of the school's board members to find out where they are in the planning stages.


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Past NCAA champions J.J. McGrew (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids) and John Kading (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Wildcat WC) were individual champions at the 2000 North Olympic Regional Trials in freestyle wrestling at Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa, May 6.
This was the "Last Chance" Olympic Trials qualifying event, the fifth of five Olympic Regional Trials held across the nation this spring. The winners at each weight class qualified for the Challenge Tournament at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials in Dallas, Texas, June 22-24.
McGrew, who won a NCAA title for Oklahoma State in 1994, claimed the 213.75-pound title, scoring an 11-1 technical fall over Robert Pritchett (New Castle, Del./Dave Schultz WC), in the finals. It was the second straight Regional Trials win for McGrew, who also captured the Central Regional in Tulsa, Okla. last weekend. McGrew is ranked No. 2 on the 1999-2000 Freestyle Team USA.
Kading, a 1996 NCAA champion for the Univ. of Oklahoma, won the 286-pound title, beating Jack Leffler (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Central Michigan), 8-7 in the finals. Kading usually competes at 213.75 pounds.
Former Team USA member John McGovern (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) claimed the 187.25-pound title, defeating Ken Bigley (Athens, Ohio /New York AC) by technical fall, 10-0. McGovern attended Central College in Iowa, where he won three NCAA Div. III national titles.
Among the champions were veteran freestyle wrestlers Jeff Bedard (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 127.75 pounds, Adam DiSabato (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio International) at 152 pounds and Sean Harrington (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 167.5 pounds.
Bedard pinned high school star Chris Rodriguez (Marietta, Ga./unattached) in 4:53 in the finals. DiSabato stopped W.R. Groves (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio International), 7-5. Harrington defeated Colothdian Tate (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone WC), 8-2.
Other individual champions were Lee Pritz (Colombia, Mo./Tiger USA WC) at 119 pounds and Jason Mester (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Central Michigan) at 138.75 pounds.
The Greco-Roman competition at the North Regional Olympic Trials will also be held in Waterloo on Sunday, May 7.
NORTH REGIONAL FREESTYLE OLYMPIC TRIALS at Waterloo, Iowa, May 6
Medal Matches
54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Lee Pritz, Colombia, Mo. (Tiger USA WC) dec. Pablo Ubasa, Iowa City, Iowa (HawkeyeWC), 6-2
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - Jeff Bedard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) pin Chris Rodriguez, Marietta, Ga. (unattached), 4:53; 3rd - Eric Keller, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cat WC) won by tech. fall over Ahmad Sanders, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan), 10-0
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Jason Mester, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan) dec. Juan Venturi, Colorado Springs, Colo. (PFW), 4-3; 3rd - Derek Phillips, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan) pin Jordan Webster, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan), 2:18
69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Adam DiSabato, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International) dec, W.R. Groves, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International), 7-5; 3rd - Joe Calavitta (Thunder) dec. Ty Morgan, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan), 7-6
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - Sean Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Colothdian Tate, Ames, Iowa (Cyclone WC), 8-2; 3rd - Matthew Lackey (unattached) won by default over Jeff Freidhof (Luther).
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - John McGovern, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) won by tech. fall over Ken Bigley, Athens, Ohio (New York AC), 10-0; 3rd - Jeff Panghorn, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan) dec. Anthony Porcelli (unattached), 6-4
97 kg/213.75 lbs. - 1st - J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Robert Pritchett, New Castle, Del. (Dave Schultz WC), 11-1; 3rd - Brett Faustman, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan) won by forfeit over Jareck Horton (Wisconsin)
130 kg/286 lbs. - 1st - John Kading, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Wildcat) dec. Jack Leffler, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan), 8-7; 3rd - LeRoy Gardner (KWC) dec. Darrin Vincent (unattached), 8-2


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New Orleans hotel, in French Quarter
New Orleans landmark
This French Quarter hotel opened in 1886 and is within 4 blocks of Jackson Square, Canal St shops, Harrah's New Orleans Casino, Café du Monde, and the restaurants and jazz clubs of lively Bourbon St.
A literary legacy
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans is home to the famous revolving Carousel Bar, a favorite of playwright Tennessee Williams, the hotel also offers a rooftop outdoor pool.
French Quarter views
Guestrooms at Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans provide views of the French Quarter or surrounding cityscape, high-speed Internet access, antique-reproduction furnishings, and marble-and-granite bathrooms.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans Amenities
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Hotel Monteleon New Orleans is a historic French Quarter hotel that is within a half-mile of Canal St. shopping, the Aquarium of the Americas, and the nightlife of Bourbon St.
Hotel Monteleone has a restaurants and features the revolving Carousel Bar, a must-see on every literary visitor's list attractions in the city.
The heated rooftop pool affords spectacular views of the French Quarter. Other highlights include a day spa (surcharge), fitness center, and barbershop.
A business center provides computers with high-speed Internet access, faxing, copying, printing, and office supplies (surcharges). Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available throughout the hotel's public areas.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 570
- Number of floors - 17
- ATM/banking
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 24000
- Conference space size (meters) - 2230
- Number of meeting rooms - 25
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
- Health club
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Room service (24 hours)
- Year Built 1886
- 24-hour business center
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access ( $9.95 USD /24 hours surcharge ) , Wired high-speed Internet access ( $9.95 USD /24 hours surcharge )
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - ( $9.95 USD /24 hours surcharge ) , Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Valet parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Refrigerator (on request)
- In-room massage available
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Flat-panel TV
- Dining
Carousel Lounge - Famous haunt of well-known American writers, artists, and entertainers for generations. Revolving carousel with circus motif for a bar, hand-painted barstools, and fiber-optic stars. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres during evening cocktail hour. Occasional live piano entertainment. Open from late morning until late night.
Poolside Bar - Adjacent to the rooftop pool. Serving snacks and beverages. Open seasonally.
- Recreation
A 30-foot heated pool on a rooftop deck of Hotel Monteleon New Orleans provides French Quarter views. The fitness center includes treadmills, stationary bikes, a stair machine, a strength-training machine, fresh fruit, and towels.
Four blocks away, Jackson Square is a popular jogging spot.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Spa
The Spa Aria offers a range of treatments and beauty services including massages, manicures and pedicures, body scrubs, reflexology and waxing. Couples treatment rooms are available.
- Reflexology
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
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- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed
- General
Extra-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.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 9.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 9.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 44.80 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 25 per night plus USD 100 one-time cleaning
- Additional Details
Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - Third Party CertifiedThis property participates in Green Key Eco-Rating Program, a third-party certification program that has been independently certified. Third-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An objective assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an auditor who is independent of the third-party certification program.
- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.
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The United States is heading toward a confrontation over gun control, following the December shooting rampage that left 20 children and six adults dead in a schoolhouse slaughter.
Vice President Joe Biden is set to unveil his proposals Tuesday to control such all-too-frequent assaults in America, likely including a renewed effort to outlaw the sale of assault-style weapons.
But a key gun-rights leader, David Keene of the National Rifle Association, told CNN on Sunday that does not think there will be enough votes in Congress to re-instate such a ban, which last expired in the United States in 2004.
U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants new gun control proposals to present to Congress as his second term in office begins Sunday, just several weeks after a gunman slaughtered children and staff members of a Connecticut elementary school on December 14.
The president said it is important to act quickly on new gun control measures before the nation's memory of the assault fades. Biden is also likely to propose more stringent background checks on gun buyers and limits on the size of ammunition clips.
Gun control measures are controversial in the United States, where gun ownership is enshrined in the Constitution.
One senator who supports gun rights, Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia, says he would consider some new restrictions, but that new laws are not the only answer.
A look at how the U.S. ranks in comparison to the rest of world when it comes guns and gun violence.
The U.S. has the highest gun ownership rate in the world.
1. United States - 89
2. Yemen - 55
3. Switzerland – 46
4. Finland - 45
5. Serbia – 38
Despite the high number of guns, because of its large population, the U.S. does not have the worst firearms murder rate.
1. Honduras – 69
2. El Salvador - 40
3. Jamaica - 39
4 Venezuela – 39
5. Guatemala - 35
The United States ranks 28th, with a rate of 3 per 100,000 people
*The U.S. is one of the leading countries in the number of deaths attributed to guns.
1. Brazil - 34,678
2. Colombia – 12,539
3. Mexico - 11,309
4. Venezuela – 11,115
5. United States – 9,146
Source: UNODC & Small arms survey of 2010


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My wife probably has two weeks to live. 53 years old, and looks 80. The smoking finally caught up to her. Never been so stressed out in my life. Maybe you and the wife could do the counciling thing?? Good luck.
Damn man, sorry to hear that. Hope your wife pulls through ok, she will be in my thoughts and prayers. Life has been pretty tough on my end too, going through a tough time in my marriage as well, not looking good but hey things could always be worse. Keep your head up man, and stay in touch.


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Pass protection, pass protection, pass protection
Before the Packers played the Giants in a nationally televised game on NBC-TV's "Sunday Night Football," there was some discussion among the analysts about which National Football League team was the best.
The Packers, who had won five consecutive games, received some consideration for that designation.
But given their performance against the Giants, they have neatly removed themselves from that consideration for the rest of the season.
Near the end of the second quarter, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was stripped of the ball after he was set upon by Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who had breezed by left tackle Marshall Newhouse.
The Giants recovered the fumble and scored to go up, 31-10, at halftime.
"It is going to be an issue for the Green Bay Packers for the rest of the year," NBC game analyst Cris Collinsworth said. "We have seen it earlier in a game against Seattle. Pass protection. Pass protection is going to decide their fate."
Coming into this week Green Bay was ranked fourth in the league in most sacks allowed (32) and did nothing to diminish its leadership role in that area. By the end of the third quarter, Rodgers had been sacked five times.
Before the Giants' defensive line took control of the game, Collinsworth did identify some sunshine radiating from the Green Bay side.
"Mike McCarthy has his running game going," Collinsworth said in the first quarter. "I don't think the Giants can win this game if they continue to allow the Packers to run the ball. That's not their strength. None of them averages anything close to three yards a carry. They cannot continue to allow this running game to work."
As it turned out, the Giants did not allow either Green Bay's running or passing game to work.
Collinsworth had some blunt advice for Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, who expressed some frustration earlier this season about not getting targeted a lot by Rodgers.
"As a former receiver I know all too well that most of your time around quarterbacks should be spent sucking up," Collinsworth said. "And he has not mastered the concept."
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The O-line is awful. Been awful for years. They are pathetic. But the Milwaukee writers are afraid to write it.
Our O line stinks, and the D line is not much better. Guess they practice against a weak O line, and believe they are something?


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ARLINGTON — If the crowd at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington was any indication, Northern Virginia Democrats wanted President Barack Obama to go on the attack Wednesday night during the first presidential debate.
What they got instead was a relatively calm commander-in-chief, one who took the occasional shot at his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, but not the inspirational orator whose speeches draw thousands to arenas.
Even Democrats were hard-pressed to call the night a win for Obama. Most settled on calling it a tie, or even gave the night to Romney. And while many Republicans and Democrats had similar thoughts on performance, they disagreed about whether it mattered.
"Obama looked really calm and didn't get rattled. Romney seemed more energized, but I know most of his facts are B.S.," said Eric Koszyk of Arlington. "I think it didn't make much of a difference… Obama didn't punch back a lot. But I don't think he needs to. He's winning."
The debate at the University of Denver focused on domestic policy, with a large chunk of time devoted to the economy — and taxes — followed by questions on health care reform, education and the role of government.
One word that wasn't used by either candidate: Sequestration. The potential $500 billion in defense cuts could severely damage Virginia's economy — Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads in particular have large populations working for the Defense Department and related jobs. Perhaps Romney came the closest to addressing the matter, saying he would not cut military spending in his closing remarks. ( Romney said he would like to increase the country's active military by several thousand.)
"Obama was too wordy at the beginning and then as the debate went on, he didn't use a lot of the things he could have used against Romney. He left a lot on the table," said Ken Feltman, chairman of the Falls Church City Republican Committee.
"Romney very gently locked on and carried Obama around the place in his teeth like a mama lioness with an errant cub," Donald Joy of Herndon posted on Facebook. "It was all about basic laws of economics, and Romney carefully, thoroughly taught Obama a lesson while reassuringly explaining to the American people how the philosophy of capitalism actually works, and creates prosperity. The socialist Obama could only stare at his notes and look at Jim Lehrer pleadingly for help as Romney homed in and blasted away, point-by-point, with a hint of empathy for the plight of the amateur. What a night!"
The reaction was quite different in Democrat-heavy Arlington.
People in the crowd at Busboys shouted "Liar!" during many of Romney's remarks. When Obama delivered the occasional jab, they goaded the large screen: "Come on!"
The president should have better defended his signature health care reform law — he did say he'd become "fond" of the term "Obamacare" — and other initiatives like Race to the Top, said Linda Hermer of Arlington.
Romney, for instance, attacked the president several times for cutting $716 billion to Medicare, but Obama failed to explain that was in the form of over-reimbursements made to health care providers, she said. In not explaining that, he appeared "weaker," she said.
"He could have stated that much more clearly," she said. "And he didn't."
But debates are as much about style as they are substance. While many in Northern Virginia may be familiar with wonky phrases like Simpson-Bowles or Dodd-Frank, they may not carry as much weight with the average American.
Romney said clearly, simply, several times that "I don't want to kill jobs" as both men played to the middle class.
"Middle-income Americans are getting crushed," Romney said, calling increases in utility, food, gas and health care costs "the economy tax" and laid the blame at Obama's feet.
The president, in turn, said Romney and his running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, refused to lay out specifics. He said time and again that Romney would implement trillions in tax cuts, primarily to the wealthiest individuals — and that Romney wouldn't say what would be cut in turn. The president said Romney's plan would cripple education and Medicare. And he accused Romney of wanting to transform the latter into a voucher program.
Under Romney's definition, "There are millionaires and billionaires who are considered small businesses," Obama said. "Donald Trump is a small business. And I don't think he likes to be considered small in anything."
Romney responded, "I'm not looking to cut massive taxes" and "I will not reduce the taxes paid by higher-income Americans" — lines that seem to be the antithesis of what Republican primary voters wanted to hear earlier this year.
Romney did drive home a conservative line about cutting funding to PBS, and then quickly reassured the moderator, PBS' Jim Lehrer, "I love Big Bird." Sesame Street's iconic character was soon trending on Twitter nationwide.
"Fantastic performance. Even more pumped to take back 1600 Penn.," Ludmilla Savelieff,a Georgetown University law student, posted on Facebook. "Once I'm back in town, I'm phone banking and door knocking — let's do this!"
The Romney campaign announced that it had made phone contact with more than 3.5 million Virginia voters on Tuesday, a day before the debate. Pete Snyder, who heads the GOP's Virginia effort, said at the time even Northern Virginia was in play.
The Arlington crowd laughed every time the president used Romney's health care reform in Massachusetts against the former governor.
On Medicaid reform, Obama said he wasn't comfortable with the term "entitlements," because "the name itself implies some sort of dependency." That was perhaps the closest the president came to reminding people about Romney's well-known "47 percent" line.
Not everyone was looking for drama.
Romney seemed the "nervous CEO," while Obama came across as "smart" and "directive," said Lloyd Wolf of Arlington.
"The commentators are clueless," he added. "They're paid to be clueless. They make instant opinions. They have no more validity than a barroom drunk."
Northern Virginia Congressman Jim Moran watched the debate from King Street Blues in Kingstowne.
"I doubt many minds will change over the debate," he said. "I think it was a relative standstill, which probably helps President Obama, because he has proven himself to at least 51 percent of the electorate that he's trying hard and moving us in the right direction. There were no gaffes or knock-out punches on either side."
Heading into the debate, Obama held just over a 3-point lead in the polls, according to the latest Real Clear Politics average.
Mark Cattell of Arlington said that meant all the president needed to do was "keep it within the 40 yard lines."
"I don't think either one of them landed a colossal blow," he said later. "And I'm biased, but because of that, I think Obama wins. Because in a draw, the president wins. He made the case for four more years."
Patch editors Andre Taylor in Falls Church, Shaun Courtney in Georgetown, Leslie Perales in Herndon and James Cullum in Kingstowne contributed to this report.


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Anticipating a deficit of $11,000, Albany Unified School District shifted responsibility Tuesday for its adult education program to the city's Recreation and Community Services Department.
After the state changed the way it funded adult ed, AUSD tried to keep its program viable by raising fees, no longer renting outside classrooms, and ending contracts for web design. The program still lost $5,432 in the fall quarter when it served 247 students in 12 different classes ranging from ESL to ballroom dancing.
According to AUSD, 74 percent of the students last quarter were not Albany residents.
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In honor of Startup Month at Forbes.com, it's time to make an important distinction about what, at bottom, a true entrepreneur is.
Why bother? Because it concerns the very engine of economic growth and the people we are counting on—desperately—to rev it up.
Consider the following two definitions of "entrepreneur": one found in Merriam-Webster's dictionary, the other from Dictionary.com.
The difference is subtle, but fundamental: It's the word "any."
Dictionary.com has it right: Entrepreneurs, in the purest sense, are those who identify a need—any need—and fill it. It's a primordial urge, independent of product, service, industry or market.
The U.S. economy needs all kinds of entrepreneurs—from coders to clockmakers—in order to close its widening fiscal hole. But the relentless, seek-and-solve breed is our salvation. They are the ones forever craning their necks, addicted to "looking around corners" and "changing the world." They—not lenders—are the real money multipliers: the ones who turn $1 of capital into $2, then $2 into $10, and $10 into $100.
This is the true essence of entrepreneurship: Define, invest, build, repeat. "It's just balls-out fun," crowed Steve Spoonamore, serial entrepreneur and founder of ABSMaterials, a member of Forbes' list of America's Most Promising Companies. "There are people who love to sail the ocean or climb mountains, and more power to them—but it's nowhere near as interesting as taking a technology nobody has heard of, finding a market for it and launching it to your customers. That's satisfying."
I remember my first brush with true entrepreneurship, though I didn't know it at the time. Nearly 20 years ago, I had dinner with a family friend who had built a successful furniture-importing business in Chicago. I had just landed my first job out of school and I asked him how he began his career. He said he sold plastic plants. That sounded like hell on earth to me. "Why would you want to do that?" I said. His response: "I just wanted to sell something. It didn't matter what." And that about sums it up.
I'm pretty sure true entrepreneurship can't be taught. I do hope it can be encouraged.
We need it, more than ever.
Based on your experience, what separates "true" entrepreneurs from those who turn their passions into businesses? Can that kind of problem-solving instinct be taught? Please share your thoughts by commenting on this post.
I think initiative is hugely important – maybe because I'm so bad at it.
I don't care too much about selling itself, it's more the freedom to do what you want, disrupt industry norms, manage diverse and large assets, scheme and strategize (and get paid for it) that pulled me towards entrepreneurship. Maybe I'd do better scaling up businesses that have outgrown their chaotic inception phase, I haven't quite made a decision about that yet.
Still, I think there should be more opportunities for kids to learn this stuff. When I did things my way*, I was called strange, not hailed for my entrepreneurial curiosity. When reading the biographies of people like Richard Branson, I rarely have any difficulty picking out moments where showing initiative and creativity were rewarded, if not directly encouraged.
*In Kindergarten, I managed to introduce plastic flowers from a board game as the local currency, which was then used to trade rare Lego pieces, buy sand castles or swap lunch food. My attempt at enabling our proto-communist economy to deal with scarcity more effectively was quickly thwarted by the teachers when one girl threw a tantrum after losing her flowers.
I guess I'm a slow lifelong entrepreneur – My quest has taken over 35 years, but I made it!
At 18 and just out of high school I landed a job with the city of Avenal CA. My first week at work I was assigned to perform hydrant flushing; and as I watched thousands of gallons of water blowing out of the hydrants I thought to myself what a waste of precious drinking water, then I wondered if there was a way to flush or clean the water inside the city water main without wasting so much water, like we were? I did not put much more thought into the basic ideal (I joined the Army and flew combat helicopters for the next 10 years).
After the Army, I was working for another water company back out in California and again I thought hydrant flushing was quite a waste; so I asked a friend what he thought of my idea to mount some filters and a pump on a truck, run fire hoses from one hydrant and then to another, and circulate the water through the (filters) then back into the water main – to save the water!
My friend thought that my idea was good but would probably never happen because the water was so inexpensive. It was cheaper to just flow the water into the street, then it would be to try to recover it (regardless of the dropping water tables and drought conditions). I again shelved the idea for the time being. Then in 2001 I realized that in some areas the cost of water was now much higher and new federal regulations were on the horizon that would make it even more costly to hydrant flush
In March 2001, I contacted a patent agent, and inquired about securing a patent for my ideal. In April 2002, I was informed that the patent application was accepted and allowed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I then started the long road of developing my idea and getting it to market! I had to overcome lots of design issues, plus find a source of money to build and test a prototype (the prototype cost over $200,000 to build). For years I could not convince a bank or lending institution to loan the start-up capital needed (and I tried them all)!
I would never give up – I invested my retirement and life savings into this venture!
In 2008 while working as an instructor pilot for the National Guard in Arizona (I was a civilian contractor instructing Army guard Apache pilots), some friends invested in my project and we finally got off the ground. We sold our first unit to Hillsborough CA in 2011, and it has been performing fantastically for over a year now; saving millions of gallons of precious drinking water (and money) for their city.
I will be staffing a booth (#1051) At the American Water Works Association ACE12 in Dallas TX 11-14 June – Come see our products!
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Thank you for this excellent discussion point, Brett.
The key words that stand out for me in the definitions you provided are "considerable initiative and risk." Non-entrepreneurs organize and manage businesses. The distinction between an entrepreneur and a business manager is that the entrepreneur has an insatiable appetite to make the world a better place through need identification and the desire to offer a more effective service or product. And they will go to any length to do so. Sir Richard Branson was recently quoted as saying, "There is no point in going into a business unless you can make a radical difference in other people's lives." Well said.
This is coming from an entrepreneur and Founding Director of one of the world's top professional coaching training schools, www.WorldCoachInstitute.com. I saw a need. I wanted to deliver professional coach certification programs that were far better than anything available in the marketplace. I wanted to change lives and teach others how to do the same. And I wanted to make the professional coaching opportunity available to anyone, anywhere in the world, and in any income bracket. Each year hundreds of certified professional coaches leave World Coach Institute with successful businesses and careers destined to change the lives of millions across the globe.
My willingness to assume risk and my insatiable appetite to do what I do is fundamentally driven by two beliefs: 1) I am offering the absolute best and 2) I am making a radical difference in other people's lives.
Can entrepreneurship be taught to our children? Absolutely. Can we pull the motivators from the hearts of our children to the surface and give them the tools to make a difference? Absolutely. I think we should start with service though. We have a great population of children who have yet to be exposed to the tremendous needs of our world. Take your child on a mission trip to Peru or get your family involved with volunteer work on the weekends where the needs are obvious. And then support your child to create a way to help. Build it. Grow it. And watch your child use these skills and the intrinsic motivator to change the world to do something really amazing.
I have started two successful businesses in the past year and ascribe to the dictionary.com definition of entrepreneur. Both businesses began with a simple undertaking. I would sit on a park bench in a busy location and ask myself "what's not here". It can amaze me at times to see the absence of ventures that exist on a block. I would encourage anyone to try this but also to follow up the idea of being an entrepreneur with understanding that enterprise is buy definition complicated and that risk needs to be very clearly identified periodically. The other key is having the ability to manage, not just the willingness to assume responsibility for an enterprise.
Oops on the spelling error! I also note and agree with your comment regarding being pretty sure that entrepreneurialism probably not being teachable. I have recently been involved in a UVIC course on becoming an entrepreneur as an entrepreneur auditor and have witnessed the attempt. Where the course was successful was in recognizing that mentors provided valuable contributions. Business management skills can be taught but not the entrepreneurial drive in my opinion.


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The annually anticipated Fabian Concert Series at Mercer Universitys McDuffie Center for Strings begins Tuesday evening with a performance by the Brentano Quartet.
The Brentano Quartet includes Mark Steinberg, violin; Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola; and Nina Lee, cello. It is named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethovens Immortal Beloved, the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
Having a quartet like the Brentanos here at Mercer will continue our tradition of great music, said Amy Schwartz Moretti, director of Mercers Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Most people have probably heard them play before if they saw the movie, A Late Quartet, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Christopher Walken. They were the featured group throughout the movie. Their musicianship and group chemistry is wonderful.
Since its inception in 1992, the quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim, according to a news release. The quartet had its first European tour in 1997, and was honored in the U.K. with the Royal Philharmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut. In recent seasons, the quartet has traveled widely, appearing all over the United States and Canada, in Europe, Japan and Australia.
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By Gary Fauber
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With the No. 1 offense in the league, the fact that Concord can hit is no secret.
Guess what: The pitching isn't that bad, either.
Tyler Coyle turned in the Mountain Lions' third solid effort in as many games, tossing a complete game in a 6-3 win over Fairmont State Friday in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament at Beckley's Linda K. Epling Stadium.
The victory set up today's 1 p.m. championship game between Concord and West Virginia State. It will be a rematch of the 2011 title game, won 13-7 by Concord.
Coyle (7-4) was a vital reason for the Mountain Lions getting back to the title game.
The left-hander from Clemmons, N.C., allowed seven hits and three earned runs but struck out seven and walked one. Except for a hiccup in the fifth, Coyle was in control.
"I was just trying to make pitches and throw strikes," said Coyle, who threw 119 pitches. "I know I have a good defense behind me so I was just trying to let them make the plays."
The performance from Coyle was the definition of keeping hitters off balance. Leadoff hitter Jeremy Walter struck out waving at an outside pitch, setting the tone for Coyle's day.
"He's the kind of pitcher who can provide that kind of atmosphere for you, because he throws three pitches for strikes," Concord coach Andrew Wright said. "He throws
The game was a continuation of a theme that has helped Concord all week. The Lions (35-18) are hitting .368 and are the only team in the conference to surpass 500 runs scored this season.
But it's been the pitching that has carried Concord in the postsesaon. Ryan Weatherholtz and Chris Baker combined to hold West Liberty to seven hits in the first game, then Kevin Mack and Will Zuspan allowed only six to Charleston as Concord won by identical scores of 5-1.
"We're just making quality pitches, I think," Wright said. "Our guys are competitors and I think that's what it comes down to."
"We've just been working hard," Coyle said. "The hitters are (joking) about the pitchers, that we are not as good as they are, so we had to prove that the pitchers have some good stuff, too."
Coyle accomplished that against the Falcons, who stayed alive by coming back with a four-run eighth to beat Shepherd 10-8 in an elimination game Friday afternoon.
He faced one batter over the minimum through the first 4 2/3 innings, sitting down 10 consecutive batters at one point.
Coyle ran into two-out trouble in the fifth with his team leading 5-0.
A run-scoring double by Josh Wine brought in Shady Spring alumnus Tyler Lucas with the first Fairmont run. That was followed by consecutive RBI singles by Walter and Trevor Funk that made it a 5-3 game.
Concord got one of the runs back in the sixth when Bret Blevins led off with a single, went to second on a passed ball, advanced to third on Jerrod Groves bunt and scored on a wild pitch.
The Lions went ahead 3-0 in the fourth thanks to RBI singles from Blevins, Groves and T.J. Brockway.
They added two more in the fifth. Ryan Johnston drove in Andrew Seigel with a sac fly and Joey Miller had a run-scoring single.
John Fox suffered the loss for Fairmont (23-25). He gave up five hits and four runs, three earned, walked two and struck out two over four-plus innings.
Shady Spring graduate Corey Lilly pitched well in relief. He was charged with two earned runs and three hits in five innings but struck out four and walked one.
Today, Concord will try to win its fifth conference title and the last ever. The WVIAC will disband and form the Mountain East Conference for competition to begin this fall.
"One-shot deal just like two years ago," Wright said. "We've just got to come out with a lot of energy, and I don't think that's going to be an issue. Our guys are very up for this."
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Concord 6, Fairmont State 3
CU: Tyler Coyle and T.J. Brockway, Brandon Costa (9), FSU: John Fox, Corey Lilly (5) and Jeff Fansler. WP — Coyle. LP — Fox. Hitting — CU: Andrew Seigel 1-3, Devin Smith 1-4, Ryan Johnston 1-3 (rbi), Joey Miller 1-4, Bret Blevins 2-3 (rbi), Jerrod Groves 2-2 (rbi), Brockway (rbi), FSU: Jeremy Walter 2-4 (rbi), Trevor Funk 1-3 (rbi), Randy Tallhamer 1-4, Tyler Barnette 1-4, Tyler Lucas (run), Nick Breen 1-4, Josh Wine 1-4 (2b, rbi).
Records: CU: 35-18; FSU: 23-25.
Game 9
Seton Hill 13, Charleston 2
The Seton Hill offense continued to soar, scoring at least one run in the initial seven innings en-route to a 13-2 win to eliminate Charleston in the opening game of day three of the 2013 WVIAC Baseball Tournament Friday.
The Griffins (39-14) pounded out 18 hits in the game, led by a 4-for-5 game from Jackson Boyd. WVIAC Player of the Year Nick Sell provided three RBIs for Seton Hill, while Mick Cima scored three runs and finished the game a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
The Griffins received a dominant effort from their pitching staff as Brett Sullivan earned the win after limiting the Golden Eagles (20-29) to only five hits and two runs. He fanned four batters in six innings. Relief pitcher Logan Urtz took the mound in the seventh and struck out five while allowing three hits in as many relief innings.
Robert Collin led Charleston at the plate, batting 2-for-4 and driving in the Golden Eagles two runs. Tyler Shreve took the loss after allowing nine hits and seven runs.
SH: Brett Sullivan, Logan Urtz (7) and Mike Cima, Jonathan O'Neill. C: Shreve, Itnyre (4), Ciolfi (7), Catlett (9) and Iacovone, Kirk. WP — Sullivan LP — Shreve. Hitting — SH: Brendan Costantiono 2-6 (R, 2 RBIs), Pat McCarthy 2-5 (R, RBI, 2B), Nick Sell 2-4 (2R, 3 RBIs, HR), Mike Cima 3-3 (3R, 2 RBIs, 2B, HR), Josh Forbes 3-5 (2 RBIs), Jackson Boyd 4-5 (R, RBI), Brad Comport 1-3 (2 R), Ryan Hayden 1-3 (R). C: Foster 1-4 (R), Collin 2-4 (2 RBIs, 2B), Hill 1-4 (2B), Johnson 2-4, Rein 2-3 (R).
Records: SH: 39-14; LC 20-29.
Game 10
Fairmont State 10, Shepherd 8
Fairmont State staved off elimination with a come-from-behind 10-8 win over Shepherd in the second game Friday afternoon. The Rams (28-22) were eliminated.
Shepherd jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after the first inning, chasing FSU starting pitcher Ryan Fenwick after only one inning of work.
Shepherd scored three more runs in the second to take a convincing 7-0 lead.
However, after giving up the three runs in the second, Fighting Falcons (23-24) relief pitcher Tyler Kincaid and the FSU defense settled in and held the Rams scoreless for the ensuing five innings while the FSU offense picked up.
FSU scored two runs in the bottom of the third, another in the fifth and closed the deficit to one with a three-run sixth inning. Phillip Longnecker scored the first run of the sixth on a wild pitch and Nicholas Breen, and Josh Wine drove in a run apiece to pull the Fighting Falcons to within one, 7-6.
Shepherd's Ryan Messina led off the eighth inning with a solo shot over the left field fence to extend the Rams' lead to 8-6, but that would not be enough as the Fighting Falcons were able to take the lead in their half of the inning on some well-placed hits and aggressive base-running from FSU. Breen hit an RBI single to left-center to drive in Longnecker and Wine knotted the game at eight with a RBI single through the left side to score Tyler Lucas. Jeremy Walter plated the go-ahead runs with a two-run single through the left side to bring home Wine and Chase Fitzwater.
Relief pitcher Nick Mayle, who entered the game in the eighth, went back out in the ninth and held Shepherd to one hit to secure the win for FSU. Tyler Thomas earned the loss for the Rams, giving up four hits and four runs over 2 2-3 relief innings.
Longnecker was perfect in the game, batting 4-for-4, while Chad Murphy and Mark McCormick led Shepherd with three hits apiece.
S: Ryan Pansch, Brian Martin (6), Tyler Thomas (6) and Chad Murphy FS: Fenwick, Kincaid (2), Mayle (8) and Fansler. WP — Mayle LP — Thomas. Hitting — S: Michael Lott 2-6 (2R, 2B, 3B), Jake Cook 2-5, Chad Murphy 3-6 (2R, RBI), Ryan Messina 1-3 (3R, RBI, HR), Kyle Porter 2-5 (R, 2 RBIs), Mark McCormick 3-4 (RBI), Bryan DiRosario 1-5 (RBI, 2B), Tyler Thomas 1-3 (RBI). FS: Walter 1-5 (2 RBIs), Funk 1-5 (2 RBIs), Fansler 1-4 (RBI), Longnecker 4-4 (2 R, 2B), Barnette 1-4 (R), Lucas 1-3 (2 R), Breen 2-3 (2 RBIs), Wine 2-3 (3R, 2 RBIs)
Records: S: 26-22; FS: 23-24.
Game 11
West Virginia State 2, Seton Hill 1
Bob Carbaugh took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, but West Virginia State's Cody Smith and Josh Kiser registered back-to-back RBI hits to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 2-1 victory and eliminate the Griffins from the tournament.
With the score tied at 0-0 and one out in the eighth, the Yellow Jackets produced their first hit of the game with a single from Noah Blackhurst.
Smith then shot a double to drive in Blackhurst and give West Virginia State its 1-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets proceeded to score their second run of the game on Kiser's single before Seton Hill was able to get out of the inning.
The Griffins took one run back in the ninth on an RBI single by Josh Forbes. However, Jordan Butcher was able to finish off his complete game victory by stranding runners on second and third base.
WVS: Butcher, and Payne SH: Bob Carbaugh, Austin Sleek (8) and Mike Cima WP — Butcher LP — Carbaugh. Hitting — WVS: Blackhurst 1-4 (R), Smith 1-3 (R, RBI), Kiser 1-3 (RBI) SH: Pat McCarthy 3-4 (R), Mike Cima 1-4
Records: WVS: 30-17; SH: 39-15.


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Durham Hillside's football team started four sophomores and a freshman along its offensive line last season, and they were backed up by three more sophomores.
"In other words, we were starting a junior varsity line against varsity competition," said new Hillside coach Antonio King, who was an assistant at the school in 2008.
The young blockers were outstanding, however. Hillside raced to a 12-2 record and reached the state 4-A semifinals before losing to Fayetteville Byrd, 9-7.
It was a freakish loss. Byrd missed a late field-goal attempt but was awarded another chance when Hillside was called for roughing the Byrd center, hitting him too quickly after the snap.
"The loss was a great learning opportunity for our team," King said. "We were devastated, of course. To have that call made at that point of the game was overwhelming.
"But we told the kids that the game showed that sometimes no matter how hard you try, it doesn't work out. The reward is in working hard and getting better."
King noted that in the Hillside community there are plenty of hard workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
"The football game is a real life lesson," King said.
The Hornets have back nine of their 11 offensive starters from 2008, having lost quarterback Corey Gattis and running back Desmond Scott, now Duke freshmen, to graduation.
King said he is confident in the replacements.
Vad Lee played wide receiver last season, accumulating 978 yards in receptions, but before that he had always played quarterback.
"He's going back to his natural position," King said. "He is such a great athlete that we needed to get him on the field some way last year. He turned out to be a great wide receiver, but he also is a great quarterback."
The Hornets are loaded but face a difficult schedule.
They open at home against Greensboro Grimsley, Danville (Va.) George Washington and Hope Mills South View. Hillside then travels to Fayetteville E.E. Smith and to defending state champion Greensboro Dudley.
The Hornets' journeys are unusual in an era teams try to limit travel expenses.
"We wanted to play good people," King said. "We made a lot of calls, and these were the teams that called back."
Hillside will scrimmage Friday night at Southern Lee in the Tramway Road Jamboree. Other teams scheduled to be there include Knightdale, Cameron Union Pines, Chapel Hill, Durham Jordan and Southern Lee.
Greater Neuse River surprise: Coaches from every sport from the Greater Neuse River Conference met at Clayton High on Tuesday night for barbecue and fried chicken, planning and a little fellowship.
The Greater Neuse get-together is one of the oldest traditions in the area. Ever since the days of the old 2-A Capital Area Conference, teams in the conference with Clayton have gathered in the preseason. The makeup of schools has changed a lot since the days schools such as Clayton, Smithfield, Millbrook, Garner, Fuquay-Varina and Benson attended.
The football coaches delivered a big surprise in their preseason voting.
Southeast Raleigh is expected to be one of the top teams in the state but was voted No. 2 in the league preseason rankings behind Garner, even though Garner has only one offensive starter and one defensive starter returning.
Southeast Raleigh received three first-place votes to Garner's two, but Garner outpolled the Bulldogs, 43 points to 38. (Eight points were given for first place, seven for second, six for third and so on.) West Johnston and Harnett Central each received one first-place vote.
The coaches' picks were Garner (43), Southeast Raleigh (38), West Johnston (31), Harnett Central (28), Clayton (18), Smithfield-Selma (17), Knightdale (12) and East Wake (10).
Triton picked in Eastern Carolina 3-A: Erwin Triton received five of six first-place votes as a clear preseason favorite in a poll of the Eastern Carolina 3-A. South Johnston received the other first-place vote.
The coaches' vote was Erwin Triton (25), Eastern Wayne (17), Pikeville Aycock (14), South Johnston (13), Southern Wayne (12) and North Lenoir (9).
Dixon undecided on future: Former University of North Carolina linebacker recruit Justin Dixon is investigating his options.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Smithfield-Selma standout signed with the Tar Heels but will not enroll this fall.
"Right now, I simply don't know what Justin is going to do," SSS coach Anthony Barbour said.
Dixon had investigated going to Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military or a junior college. He also has interest in East Carolina, Barbour said, and Dixon has explored NCAA Division II programs, as well.
D.J. Bunn, Dixon's teammate at SSS, also signed with UNC but is expected to attend Hargrave.
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What Cosmetic Dentistry Is All About
People with discolored, chipped, broken or missing teeth are very self conscious about their appearance and often look for ways to hide their teeth. Cosmetic dentistry seeks to reverse and correct this problem by making the relevant changes. The end goal is to change one's dental appearance so that they can regain their bright smile and get a sense of improved self-esteem. There are various processes that can be performed depending on your particular situation.
Teeth whitening/beaching
This is the most sought-after cosmetic dental procedure. It involves applying bleaching paste to clear away the yellow coloration on the teeth. The procedure can be conducted by a dentist in under an hour and repeated again if need be. Discoloration happens to everyone and can be caused due to diet or neglect dental hygiene.
Contouring involves reshaping of teeth where some are not positioned properly. This happens where teeth are facing the wrong direction or are placed on the inside or outside of the gums. It can also be used to alter the size of the teeth.
Dental veneers
Dental veneers involve fitting a thin porcelain material infront of the teeth to cover chipped, discolored or broken teeth. Veneers are recommended where the outer surface of the teeth is affected. The veneers have to be modeled in the shape of the teeth and the tooth in question may have to be buffed to make the impressed veneer look natural.
Dental implants
Dental implants are false porcelain teeth that are screwed onto the jawbone to replace missing teeth. An entire artificial tooth gets implanted onto the gum and is usually molded to fit the missing tooth for an even fitting look.
Crowns are similar to veneers only that they are placed over the tooth to cover up for teeth that have experienced lots of wear and lost their natural shape.
Bonding is almost just as filling only that the material used is close to the tooth enamel and therefore covers up any signs of cosmetic work done. Bonding is used for chipped teeth, fillings and gaps between teeth.
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry is a great site to explore further.


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By Mary Kunz Goldman
The news is spreading that saxophonist Sam Falzone has died. It is a sad loss. We feel it in a particular way at The News because for years, Sam was central to The Buffalo News' Jazz at the Albright Knox summer jazz festival.
Now that I think about it, without him there might have been no festival. Former News publisher Stanford Lipsey once told me that he had the idea to start it because, walking past the Albright-Knox Art Gallery one day, he heard saxophone playing.
"I looked to see who it was," he said, "and it was Sam Falzone."
Sam affected countless younger musicians. He taught at UB for a while and he was an encouraging presence at local jazz clubs. Kelly Bucheger of What Would Mingus Do? was just recalling in an email today about how Sam would come to the Central Park Grill and hear his band.
"He was always very encouraging, with insightful observations on my playing and writing and great stories of a life lived making jazz all over the world," he wrote.
I spent a year or two way back when playing the piano in Sam Falzone's jazz combo at UB. I hadn't expected to win the audition, and I will never forget how dazzled I was when Sam announced the players. He called me a girl and he called the guys cats. Then he proceeded to put us through the wringer. There were two jazz combos at UB at the time, and everyone said that Sam's was the tougher one. I think the rumors were right.
At the same time I still can name most of the wonderful songs he had us playing. Most of them were new to me. I still love them. One was Tadd Dameron's "Lady Bird." Another was Joe Henderson's "Recorda-Me," and then there was this beautiful laid-back bluesy thing by Gerry Mulligan, "Line For Lyons."
Those were the easy numbers. Sam liked tricky rhythms from his association with California bandleader Don Ellis, and we did songs in 7/8, things like that. These intricacies were reflected in his own originals, some of which were collected on his album "A Family Sweet."
Up above is a recording I found of a Falzone original I had not known before, but it reflects the energetic Sam Falzone I knew. He was a great spirit and a heck of a horn player.
Buffalo is not quite the same without him.


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This is a minor miracle this year. Things have just not been very organized.
Don't you just love these? My favorites, I think.
Monday, December 15, 2008
The tree is up!
This is a minor miracle this year. Things have just not been very organized.
14 comments:
- Adrienne said...
Your ornaments are fantastic! My tree is up and decorated, too - finally! I've not been very organized this year but things have been busy. I'm sure you've been going a lot of directions, too. ~Adrienne~
- December 15, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- wyndesnow said...
Those strawberries look good enough to eat. My tree is up, the lights are on it but not the ornaments. I am waiting until school break starts (which is Friday). We can put them on the tree Friday afternoon.
- December 15, 2008 at 10:11 AM
- Jackie said...
I love your ornaments! Now you just need the real chocolate covered strawberries. They really make everything better. But these really decorate your tree nicely.
- December 15, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Stephanie said...
Beautiful! I especially love the gingerbread house.
- December 15, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- MelissaS said...
Yes I love them! Happy Holidays!
- December 15, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- Carrie P. said...
The strawberry ornaments are too cute. Never seen any like that before.
- December 15, 2008 at 3:57 PM
- Terriaw said...
Uuu, yes, those are fabulous ornaments! I have never seen a chocolate covered strawberry ornament - yum-O! That gingerbread house is adorable too.
- December 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM
- amandajean said...
the strawberry ornaments are just too good!
- December 16, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Yummers! said...
Dipped strawberries are good anytime... anyplace... even on a tree! Yummy! They really do look adorable as ornaments.
- December 16, 2008 at 5:49 PM
- Katie said...
Oh my! They would be my favorites too! :-)
- December 17, 2008 at 4:59 AM
- Katherine said...
Good enough to eat! What fantastic ornaments.
- December 17, 2008 at 12:32 PM
- Chara Michele said...
Oh my! Those are just too cute!
- December 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
- Carmenn said...
wow. Such beautiful tree thingies!! I would love to see the complete tree!
- December 18, 2008 at 3:41 AM
- Elin "The quilt maiden" said...
Watch my blog, I've made some promoting...
Have a nice weekend!
- December 20, 2008 at 8:08 AM