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Dinner Before Forrest Theater
I'm taking GF to see August: Osage County for her birthday and am wondering where to eat first -- something special. I've made a reservation at 10 Arts, but am wondering if it's worth the $ (the reviews haven't been stellar). I haven't been to CC in a while, what's new and noteworthy?
10 Arts is pretty good but not worth the high prices. If I were you I'd go to Kanella instead, it's right around the corner from the theater, is fantastic, and will cost half as much.
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How new is new? Pumpkin has been open a lot longer than Kanella. I haven't been to Pumpkin in years so I can't really count my previous experience (which was fine).
Some new places in that area include Sampan and Zavino, I wouldn't recommend either over Kanella though. Chifa is pretty new and not far away at 7th and Chestnut, it's probably my least favorite of Jose's places but there are some great dishes to be had there.
Mercato is not new but is another very good place near there.
I've eaten at Amis twice now and really enjoyed it, I'd recommend that.
Fish isn't too far away and I've heard lots of good things. Also, Meritage if you're up for a little more of a walk from the theater.
I've heard good things about Chops, 700 Walnut Street. That and Union Trust are both very attractive and have many options other than steak.
We just had a wonderful meal at Valanni, on Spruce between 12th and 13th.
Many small plates, and they were superb. The front is a large bar scene and very noisy, but it is less noisy in the back. We hadn't been there in a while and were pleasantly surprised.
Pumpkin is okay but I wouldn't consider it very special. If you're going that far, both Fish and Meritage are excellent.
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We were kind of stunned to see the chairs with no backs in the back room - we didn't think they would be comfortable. But they were fine, and it was quieter back there. Very attractive.
But the big surprise was how good the food was. The striped bass with cous-cous was delicious. I'd like the recipe for that cous-cous, I never tasted any that good. The grilled romaine is always great, and I loved the brussel sprouts.
They always have good desserts, but none of us got to that. We will definitely go back.
I agree with the Mercato recommendation. Have had several wonderful pre-theater meals there. I'm pretty sure we were able to make reservations too.
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Wow, in the past Mercato would've won hands down. Now I think you could base it on whether or not you want a BYOB (Mercato) or full service bar (Valanni). Mercato is smaller, quaint and has entire wall of open windows, open kitchen.
Valanni is more modern and hip, larger space with separate bar area. Would see if you could sit at table by the big open window.
Let us know what you decide and how it all works out. BTW, if Mercato has artichokes and you like them, always get raves and they are great.
Valanni seems more eclectic, urban vibe as well if that would be a consideration.


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As a freelance video journalist, Mara Schiavocampo is accustomed to working alone. But she's not the only independent journalist in the running for awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists -- three other freelancers are finalists in various categories this year.
Ms. Schiavocampo, who was recently honored as the Emerging Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists, is a finalist for the SEJ Award for outstanding story in the television category for "When the Beaches Turned Black," a report she produced, shot and edited for Current TV.
Judges for the category cite Ms. Schiavocampo's enterprise reporting as a key reason this piece, about the effects of a massive oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea near Beirut, is a finalist. "She brought to light an environmental disaster most had never heard about and was able to show the effects on local people," the judges said. "The report showed how the environment can be another casualty of war, something most people don't think about."
That a freelance video journalist is earning such accolades might seem unusual, but it reflects a shift in the TV news business. With growing demand for content among media outlets including cable channels and online platforms, and with the availability of lighter, inexpensive, high-quality equipment, a new breed of TV journalist is on the rise.
"There are a lot more of us out there than I think most people would realize," said Ms. Schiavocampo, who travels with a Panasonic DVX100B mini-DV camera and uses the Final Cut Pro editing system on a Mac laptop. "I think in the next five, 10 years this is really going to revolutionize television, because why would a news organization pay for a sound guy, a camera guy and a correspondent to go somewhere when they can pay one person?"
Ms. Schiavocampo cites CNN's Anderson Cooper and Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer as pioneers of independent journalism. "I took a page right from their books," she said.
Like Mr. Cooper and Mr. Hemmer, she quit her job, grabbed a camera and traveled to where the action was. "At least I had some model [of how it's done], but they were brave because they didn't even know if it would work or not."
Working solo comes with technical headaches. "Invariably something big or small goes wrong. Most of the time they're small things I can fix in edit," Ms. Schiavocampo said. She always uses two microphones, so if one goes out the other still captures important comments. "There's hardly any shooting sin that you can't fix in editing. I try to remember that so I'm not too hard on myself if something is not exposed properly or the color's not right."
Ms. Schiavocampo left a job as anchor and reporter for Regional News Network in New York to go independent in 2005. She quickly developed a keen eye for compelling stories overlooked by other journalists, an important factor in nabbing freelance assignments. She has also learned which stories to pitch to certain markets, and sometimes uses stills to create photo essays for print and online publications. But she learned perhaps her most important lesson when she arrived in the Middle East to cover the war.
"Every news organization in the world had their staff people there. Their best staff people," she said. "So when I got there I realized the kind of trouble I was in. How was I going to sell work to somebody who had their staff people there? What was I going to offer them that they couldn't take care of without spending money outside their staff budget? That was really an opportunity where I had to figure out what was not being covered at all.
"When I found out about the oil spill, I couldn't believe nobody was covering it because it was such a huge story. But at the same time I could believe no one was covering it because the loss of human life is always more important than the environment."
Ms. Schiavocampo self-funds her travels, enabling her to work on multiple projects at the same time. "When I'm traveling and see something I think is great, I have to use my judgment as to whether it's worth working on without an accepted pitch. But I have a pretty good success rate with that, because it has to be something pretty fascinating for me to drop what I'm doing and pick up another story."
For example, when she was preparing to go to Russia to do a story on press freedom in that country, people kept telling her to be careful because she's black, and she wanted to know why. That curiosity turned into a story about racial attacks in Russia.
"It's nice that I have the luxury of choosing my own stories, because I never work on anything I'm not interested in," Ms. Schiavocampo said.
She believes good ideas can surmount any obstacles. "My currency, I've realized, is always going to be in my ideas, because [news organizations] have the resources and the people to execute anything they can think of," she said. "But if they don't think of it, then it's mine for the taking."
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|Age doesn't slow drive to win at Over-80 World Table Tennis Championships
|Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
|Saturday, 07 September 2013 08:09
You're never too old to go for the gold, as revealed in "Ping Pong," which has its national broadcast premiere on Monday at 10 p.m. It will air on the award-winning PBS documentary series POV (Point of View).
Call this old age, extreme edition: Seven players with 620 years between them compete in the Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships in China's Inner Mongolia.
British players Terry, 81, who has been given a week to live, and Les, 91, a weightlifter and poet, are going for the gold. Inge, 89, from Germany, has used table tennis to paddle her way out of dementia. And Texan Lisa, 85, is playing for the first time.
Ping Pong is an unusual story of hope, regret, friendship, ambition, love - and sheer human tenacity in the face of aging and mortality.
The film will also stream on POV's website, www.pbs.org/pov/pingpong, from Sept. 10-14. Visit the website for educational guides and to find out what's happened in the players' lives since the cameras stopped rolling.
About the competitors:
Lisa Modlich of Houston, a relative newcomer at 85, has led an exciting life. She was raised in an aristocratic Viennese family and fought in the French Resistance before emigrating to the U.S. She is now married to Joachim, 25 years her junior, and is one of the game's fiercest competitors.
British player Terry Donlon is 81 and has cancer. He plays wearing a nebulizer for shortness of breath, earning him a reputation as a "walking miracle." Now, he's been given one week to live.
Fellow Brit Les D'Arcy, 89, is Terry's doubles partner. Les is a renowned advocate for the elderly, known for his determined-some would say fanatical-pursuit of activities such as weightlifting, triathlon and shot-put.
Swede Rune Forsberg, 85, an archrival of Les, sees the 2010 competition as his last chance for gold.
Dorothy DeLow of Australia may not be the best player, but she's a legend in her own right. At 100, she is the game's oldest competitive player.
Ursula Bihl, 89, of Germany, won the world championship three years earlier and almost gave up on going to the 2010 championship.
German Inge Hermann, 89, ended up in the dementia ward of a nursing home after her husband's death 15 years earlier. Introduced to table tennis as therapy, she literally paddled her way back to physical and mental wellbeing, and today she manages the nursing home and teaches computer science classes. In Ping Pong, she's going to her first international competition.
Will the Terry survive his singles matches and play to win the doubles gold? Will Les live up to his extravagant reputation? Will Rune get his gold medal-and vindication? Will Dorothy continue to prove you're never too old? Will Ursula retain her championship? Will Inge win her first medal and make her nursing home proud? Ping Pong discovers uncommon stories of people playing for something far greater than gold medals. They are playing for their lives.
"We wanted to make a film about the tenacity of the human spirit more than about any sports title," says director Hugh Hartford. "There's a message for all of us in this."
Adds producer Anson Hartford, Hugh's brother, "At the beginning we thought we were making a film about what life is like toward the end of our lives, but Ping Pong is much more about living than about dying. It is more about love and friendship than loss and death."
About POV:
Now in its 26th season on PBS, the award-winning POV is the longest-running showcase on American television to feature the work of today's best independent documentary filmmakers. POV has brought more than 365 acclaimed documentaries to millions nationwide. They have won every major film and broadcasting award, including 32 Emmys and 15 Peabody Awards.
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New Delhi (PTI): Strongly condemning the attack on railway examination centres in Mumbai by MNS activists, Left parties on Monday termed it as a "blatant" assault on the Constitution and demanded immediate arrest of Raj Thackeray, saying any leniency shown to "divisive forces" will have far-reaching consequences.
In a statement, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau said the attack was a "blatant" assault on the Constitution which the Maharashtra government is duty bound to protect and take stringent action against the perpetrators of such crimes.
"That it has failed to do so and in fact showing leniency to the leader of the outfit shows the utter bankruptcy of the politics of Congress and its coalition partner," the CPI(M) said.
The CPI said such attacks should not be tolerated and Thackeray and his supporters must be "immediately arrested and prosecuted".
"Any leniency shown to these divisive forces will have far-reaching consequences to the unity and integrity of the country," a party statement said.
The CPI(M) said the attack was "pre-planned" and part of the "continued parochial and divisive" campaign launched by the MNS.
"The failure of police and intelligence units to prevent the incident is quite obvious," the statement claimed.
The MNS had attacked 13 railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai in protest against "inadequate representation" of locals and chased away candidates from north India.
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – University of South Florida sophomore Trey Valentine shot a 54-hole total 212(-4) to capture his first individual collegiate title in wire-to-wire fashion. Valentine played his final 10 holes in 5-under-par to secure his victory. "He really hung in there. He faced a tough stretch of holes in the middle of his final round today," "Some guys would pack it in. Champions close and that's what he did." remarked USF Head Coach Chris Malloy.Valentine is currently ranked 474 in the official WAGR, and will certainly move up with his victory. The University of South Florida Bulls finished T3 out of the 18 team field.
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Watching the footage of Michelle Obama descending the steps of Marine One in that sleek little black Azzedine Alaïa dress of a sophisticated below-the-knee length punctuated with a cobalt-blue clutch ignited the torch in my mind as the resort-collections marathon began. The LBD is always an investment, always a good, ever-appropriate friend to any woman and her wardrobe. Sure, color is cool, prints are passionately optimistic, patterns add interest—but it's the little black dress that can switch on your entrance into a megawatt moment. Before an evening of dinner at Blue Hill and Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway in New York, Mrs. Obama sauntered on the grass of the White House lawn—one of the sexiest images I have seen of her since riding along on the presidential whistle-stop tour from Philadelphia to Union Station in Washington, D.C., on the Saturday before the Inaugural, when she wore a lavender Zero + Maria Cornejo jacket and black, Emma Peel–like suede boots. Recently I bought Black: The History of a Color (Princeton University Press), by Michel Pastoureau. A color associated with the Devil, darkness, and death, it also represented monastic virtue in the in the early Christian period. Did you know that at the end of the late Middle Ages, kings of France wore purple for mourning, and queens wore white? It was Anne of Brittany in the sixteenth century who introduced black to the French court as mourning dress for queens. The little black dress Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel created in 1926 ushered in the modern era of streamlined elegance and remains one of the favorite conceits of all haute couture. A slice of black looks as bright and new as any electric color resort has offered so far. At a quarter to eight at Zac Posen's on Monday, the designer, his staff, his mother, Susan, and his only sister, Alexandra, were putting last-minute touches on a presentation of 35, snappy, eclectic looks that, for me, was as exciting as any of his runways shows during Fashion Week. A pink jacket paired with orange satin jeans, looked like it was made from candy-wrapper paper but was actually lamé taffeta. A jacquard strapless tea-length ball dress with a motorcycle-chain print was worn over an orange satin petticoat like a dimmed neon band. "I learned so much from a cutter who worked for Pauline Trigère about the drama of the inside of dresses," said a zippy Zac, who sat along his red-carpet runway, delivering commentary wittier than most of the rubbish on fashion reality-television shows. You get a real sense of fast-paced forwardness at one of his resort shows. Actually, I prefer his showroom installations—a mix of models and mannequins and a deejay on a turntable—to the extravagant shows, like his fall/winter one where the 5 Browns played five Steinway grand pianos in the center of the runway. Zac Posen is terrific. Not even 30, he can pull out of his magic hat powerful modernity and true sophistication. Suddenly there was a short, one-shouldered little black dress in crepe jersey, its lone sleeve draped for dramatic effect, with an unfinished organza hemline. The only accessory: a gorgeous pair of lace-and-satin d'Orsay stilettos by Manolo Blahnik. At the end of the show, Posen led Anna Cleveland (Pat Cleveland's only daughter and heiress to a legacy of great runway showmanship) in a turn around the showroom to the disco hit "Love to Love You Baby." Anna, by the way, could light up many a resort presentation with her youthful zest. It's refreshing to see a model respond to the music, room, and look she is wearing. I recommended her that afternoon to both Carolina Herrera and Diane von Furstenberg for their showroom previews (they both took my advice, and Diane called her "divine". Master of drape Donna Karan, who described her collection as an "urban tango," showed beautiful full circle skirts in vivid floral prints on black backgrounds and incredible striped ankle-strap espadrilles. What was so important in her plethora of great getaway or stay-at-home clothes was the LBD in draped cotton with a soft bow at the waist and just a hint of excitement in a flame-red frayed hemline, like a peek of dangling wires as if there were circuitry hidden inside.
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Kevin Martin for the 18 pick?
" One potential deal, according to a league source, would send Martin to Minnesota–presumably for the Wolves' 18th pick in the first round–where Martin would play for former Rockets coach Rick Adelman; Martin had success playing for Adelman during their years together in Houston. But rumors of a Martin-Adelman reunion in Minnesota have been thrown around for months."


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It was a jaw-dropping verdict: $14 million for posting libel on the Internet.
Some said it was the largest award of its kind.
Then the judge just did something equally surprising — she threw out the jury's decision.
Mark and Rhonda Lesher said their reputations were damaged by hateful messages on an Internet message board.
The case originated when the Leshers were accused — and acquitted — of sexual assault. They alleged that blog posts smearing them were written, in part, by Jerry Coyle, who was the alleged victim's husband.
In the end, the judge determined that the Leshers could not prove the people they were suing were the ones who posted the libelous messages.
Charlie Doescher, one of the plaintiffs, said nothing about the lawsuit filed against him ever made sense.
"The first time I was served the papers was the first time I'd ever heard the name," he said.
But it did make sense to the jury, which sided with the Leshers by awarding a huge verdict, and against Doescher and his boss, Jerry Coyle, who owns the Apache Auto Salvage lot in Kennedale.
"For the jury to come back with that kind of reward was shocking. I mean, really shocking," Doescher said. "So, there had to be some very compelling evidence — or lack of evidence — for her to make that decision, I would think."
Peter Vogel practices Internet law in Dallas with the firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell. He said even if the judge overturned the jury, the Lesher case is just the beginning — not the end — of online libel cases.
"I think that this Lesher case if probably a great indicator that we're going to see more cases like this where people will challenge these anonymous postings that are libelous, and I think that's the right thing to happen," Vogel said.
The Leshers were not available for comment on Wednesday.
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NORMAN — Hayley Redwine rounded the final corner and picked up the pace for the final stretch of the race, pushing herself through the pain.
"I kept telling myself, 'I've got to keep pushing it, got to keep pushing,'" she said after the race. "I told myself that they were close."
But they weren't. No one was, and the Norman High junior cruised to a 12-second victory at the Mid-State Conference cross country meet on Tuesday. Redwine finished with a time of 11:46 to lead NHS to a second-place finish.
"I ran the race I wanted to run, and I came in the place I wanted to be," she said. "As a team, we're improving and running faster every week."
It was a strong performance from the Tigers, but it couldn't match the one turned in by their cross-town competitors from Norman North.
All seven of North's runners finished in the top 21 spots, and, led by Abbey Mace's second-place finish, the Timberwolves finished 16 places ahead of NHS to claim the victory. It marked the first conference title in program history for the Timberwolves.
"The girls did awesome today," coach Mike Ramsey said. "Every superlative you can say, that's how good they were."
Westmoore, Edmond Memorial and Southmoore rounded out the top five in that order, while Moore came in sixth.
One of the strengths of North's squad is its depth. Ramsey said he didn't know from week to week which of his runners would finish the fastest, which is a good sign. The coach is pleased with where his team is heading into regionals next weekend and state the week after that.
"We don't know the regional assignments yet, but I think we can be a top 3-4 team at state," he said.


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Extreme Makeover house is NOT for sale
One of the feel-good stories of 2012 was the arrival of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on behalf of a local family.
More than 4,000 East Tennesseans helped to completely rebuild the Robinson Road home of Daniel and Mandy Watson, who operate the Restoration House ministry for single mothers.
Given the contributions of time, money and energy, the appearance of "for-sale signs" next to the home's driveway have prompted some whispers around town in recent weeks.
It's not what you think, though. Daniel Watson said Tuesday that the signs are from a neighbor who shares their driveway but whose home isn't visible from the road.
Watson said he thinks people have made the incorrect assumption that the Extreme Makeover home is for sale. The ministry even used Twitter to clarify the situation.
"We had been hearing a lot about that," Watson said. "We actually even had random people asking us about it in public, and so we thought, 'Well, we probably need to address this.'"
As for the home itself, Watson said they recently signed off on the one-year warranty with Grace Construction, confirming there were no problems. "It's amazing the quality of construction you can get in seven days," he said.


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ATHENS -- When he got to the end of his opening statement to the UGA athletic board on Friday, Georgia president Michael Adams referred to the elephant in the room.
Some may have felt Adams meant something else. But he started talking about SEC expansion.
Adams was among the 12 school presidents who had voted earlier in the week to admit Texas A&M as the 13th conference member, pending legal issues. In his first public comments since the Texas A&M-SEC story arose last month, Adams wanted to make one thing clear:
I think all of us were happy with the way life was, has been for the last 17 years, Adams said. This issue did not start with the SEC. It started with undulations in the Big 12. Im not sure that message has gotten out there as clearly as we might wish it had.
Texas A&M now seems destined to join the SEC, but first the other Big 12 schools have to resolve not to sue the SEC. Baylor is reportedly the holdout in that conference, and records released under a Georgia open records request show that Adams has been corresponding with Baylor president Kenneth Starr.
Adams said Friday he has heard from several friends in the Big 12.
He stated several times that he and the SEC do not want to see that other conference dissolve.
The thing that matters most to me is trying to do whats best for the University of Georgia, and thats what Ive tried to do through this whole thing, Adams said. Ive cautioned all of us to be responsible, to not get ahead of the process. I think top to bottom this is the strongest conference in America. I think we want, if some of the speculation were to happen, we want to protect our interest. But I dont think we have to do anything.
Georgia athletics director Greg McGarity said he hasnt been in the loop on the expansion story. During the meeting of SEC athletics directors in Orlando last month, according to McGarity, he and his colleagues were told they wouldnt be told what was going on because it was sensitive information.
Speaking for himself, McGarity said he felt that expansion would not affect games that schools hold dear.
Im just guessing here, but Im thinking your traditional rivalries will always be maintained, McGarity said. I dont think the SEC is going to do anything with Georgia-Florida, Tennessee and Alabama, Auburn-Georgia. Those are steeped in tradition.
McGarity and Adams were in agreement that the SEC didnt necessarily have to add anyone beyond Texas A&M. Many have assumed that the conference would follow up with another addition, possibly three more, in order to get to an even number.
Take the Big Ten, they had 11 teams for 20 years, McGarity said. Penn State came on in 1990, and Nebraska came on in 2010. It worked out fine for all their sports. Im not really too worried about it. Whatever happens, happens.
Adams also pushed back on the idea that super-conferences -- basically, 16 teams in the major conference -- were inevitable. That depends on what happens elsewhere.
The Big Ten has said publicly that theyre happy with life as it is (with 12 teams). The Pac-12 has not quite said it that way, Adams said, offering a smile with the last sentence. I think some of the reports have gotten ahead of the reality.
Finally, Adams was asked what attracted the SEC to Texas A&M.
Well theyre a great school. And thats what we look for, Adams said. They have a rich tradition. They have a good, strong student body. And they have good leadership. But you could say that about a lot of schools.
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First the SEC got rid of divisions in mens basketball. Now it appears set to expand the conference schedule by two games.
McGarity said he and his colleagues approved an 18-team schedule at last months meetings. The only hang-up now is who would play who.
That is the piece thats being discussed now. How does that work, he said.