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A racing queen beatenbut unbowed

Zenyattas unsuccessul runagainst the boys builds her

legacy

By Roger BianchiniTe Lynchburg imes

Blame it on Blame. Te boy bully othe 2010 North American racing sea-son ruined what was potentially the

biggest horse racing story since Secre-tariats stunning 1973 season ended a25-year riple Crown drought.

ypical wisdom would say that Ze-nyattas airy tale ended on a downnote with her second place nish tothe horse most experts said she wasbattling or Horse o the Year honorsin Saturdays (Nov. 6) Breeders CupClassic. Te 6-year-old lly was seek-ing history by winning her second

straight annual match up with the bestboys o any age in the racing seasons

marquee weekend. Even Europe takesnotice, sending many o its best westor the Breeders Cup weekend o clas-sic races (at least the girls got one asEuropes brilliant lly Goldikova wonthe Classic Mile that day).

No, Zenyatta didnt become the rstthoroughbred in modern racing histo-ry to go undeeated through 20 races.

No, she didnt win a second consecu-tive mile and a quarter race against the

worlds best group o horses o thatseason.No, she didnt win what is expected to

be her nal race to give that airy taleending to the heroine o HollywoodPark and the script her jockey MikeSmith did a pre-race promo about no Mike, Hollywood wont buy thishappy-ending script because it didnthappen. Perhaps more than the horsehe obviously loves, her owners, trainer

and ans, it seemed to be Smith whoSee ZENYATTA,

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A group o second graders sit cross-legged on the oor tackling the daysreading lesson. Down the hall a ourthgrade class works at their desks, solv-ing multiplication problems. Both othese classes could be scenes romanyones childhood, with twenty little

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Livable communities: the answerto the exploding 65+ age groupBy Yvonne BehrensTe Lynchburg imes

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munity layouts and how to provide orthe needs o this growing population. Re-becca Wilkens, Special Assistant to JamesA Rothrock, Commissioner o Rehab Ser- vices (DRS) and Interim Commissioner

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took the loss hardest. Interviewedwhile still in the saddle just momentsater the races end, Smith said, Imtrying to compose mysel, Im prettydevastated. He was later described as

sobbing as he let the track.And while some might point the n-

ger at Smith or letting Zenyatta alleven urther behind than she is usedto it looked like 20 or more lengthsrom the early leaders against per-haps the best eld she had ever aced,as the Hall o Fame jockeys analyzingthe race pointed out, Smith did whathe could in the ace o some tough butnormal racing luck around the track.

Squeezed out o the gate Zenyattaand Smith probably lost momentumand several lengths right o the bat.Smith later noted that his big marealso reacted early to dirt clumps beingkicked up in her ace, something sheis not used to when racing on the syn-thetic surace 17 o her races have beenon. Ten as both Zenyatta and Blamebegan their nal moves Smith had towait precious seconds put on the

brakes a second Hall o Fame Jockeycommentator Jerry Bailey observed.As the replay showed it was also herethat she may have lost the race. Foras he initially closed two lengths on

Blame as both began to move, Smithhad to bide a ew seconds or the sea ohorses in ront o him to part. Blamerunning ahead by three lengths at thispoint had a direct and unimpeded pathorward or his stretch run in ront othe Churchill Downs twin spires.

But that is the risk a horse that runsrom way back takes every time out.Viewing the replays it seemed Smithwas actually masterul in dealing theracing hand he and his mare weredealt. In the end Smith and Zenyattacame clear at the top o the stretch andbegan their patented move. Zenyatta, ahuge lly larger than most o her malecompetitors, built her locomotive-likehead o steam up. But Blame was stilldoing the same, holding three lengths

on Zenyatta as she came clear. But stillshe came, closing within a length, hal-length, neck, head. She seemed readyto pass Blame and take the airy tale tothe conclusion ans wanted and mostevery racing expert predicted couldnot and would not happen on this sur-ace against these horses.

In the end it was simply the class othe last horse in ront o her that pre-vailed. Blame would not stop running.Winner o six o his last seven starts as

a 4-year-old all in graded stakes races,Blame did not old as the nish lineapproached. He kept digging and itseemed that Zenyattas inexorable runat him didnt pick up the same typeo ground over those last ew strideseven though that head lead kept get-ting shorter. In the end I would say Ze-nyatta didnt lose, rather showing hisown class Blame held on to win (butoh the heartbreak one, two more

Although Zenyatta will be forever known for her penchant for Guinness beer, like all horses, she loves

her carrots! Photo by Banamine on Flickr.

Zenyatta extended her career record to 17-0 with a half-length

victory over St Trinians in the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood ParkSunday, June 1, 2010. Photo by Brianna Privett.

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Like a Rolling StoneConsidered one of the top 50 high-school football

players of all time by Parade Magazine, Randy Mosscould have punched his ticket to just about anywhere inthe NCAA.

Indeed, former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtzsaid, Randy Moss was the best high-school footballplayer Ive ever seen. Florida State head coach BobbyBowden said, He was as good as Deion Sanders. De-

ions my measuring stick for athletic ability, and this kidwas just a bigger Deion.But instead of punching his ticket for Notre Dame, he

punched a kid in a fight at his high school. Transferringto Florida State, instead of lighting up the scoreboard, hemostly lit up joints, was sent to j ail and sent packing.

Moss hooked up with quarterback Chad Penningtonat Marshall University and took the Division I-AA teamto the next level -- both figuratively and literally. After arecord-setting season at Marshall (1,709 yards on 78catches) the Thundering Herd moved to Division One,where Moss still couldnt be stopped, almost winning theHeisman Award.

Projected to be a high first-round draft pick in 1998,Moss lasted until the 21st pick when it became apparent

his off-field troubles were adding a drag on his value.In his first notable press statement, moments after be-ing selected by the Minnesota Vikings, Moss sent wordto the first 20 teams that had passed him up: [Theyll]regret it once they see what kind of a player I am, andwhat kind of guy I really am.

His impact in Minnesota was immediate. Earningrookie of the year and making the first of seven trips tothe Pro Bowl, the Vikings went 15-1 and were projectedto win the Super Bowl before being upset by the ChrisChandler-led Atlanta Falcons. Similar trips to the post-season yielded like results. The Vikes were steppedon by the St. Louis Rams and New York Giants as theymade their way to Super Bowls, and despite signing thebiggest contract ever given to a wide receiver, Moss was

traded to Oakland -- a team that always prided itself inthe aerial attack.

But Moss wasnt running out plays that he wasnt in-volved in, and he was a loudmouthed distraction whenhe wasnt getting the ball. So the Pro Bowler becametrade bait and landed in New England, where he con-tributed to its Super Bowl dynasty until a few weeks ago,when he suddenly did not feel wanted and requested atrade.

The Pats obliged and off he went to Minnesota again,teaming up with Purple Judas in a desperate attempt toturn the fortunes of the team around. After a loss to NewEngland just four weeks later, Moss was waived aftera disastrous conference in which he criticized his newcoach.

So the question now becomes, where does Moss gonext? Kansas City? Dallas? Court? Jail? In the soapopera that is Randy Moss and the NFL, one never cantell.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City

Luminary.

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1. The 2000 Toronto Blue Jays and 2005 Texas Rang-ers.2. Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees, in1960.3. Ricky Dobbs of Navy had 27 in 2009.4. San Antonios Alvin Robertson was 23 years, 9 months

old when he won it in 1986.5. Marian Hossa (Pittsburgh, 2008; Detroit, 2009; Chi-cago, 2010).6. Sam Ard, in 1983.7. Andre Agassi had 17 victories in Masters events.

1. In 2009, New York Yankees became the third A.L. teamin the decade to have seven players hit 20 or more homeruns in the same season. Name either of the previous two

teams to do it.2. When Hideki Matsui had six RBIs in a World Series gamefor the New York Yankees in 2009, whose record did hetie?3. Who holds the NCAA Division I record for most rushingtouchdowns by a quarterback in a season?4. In 2009, Orlandos Dwight Howard became the youngestperson to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awardat 23 years, 4 months. Who had been the youngest?5. Who is the only NHL player to be in the Stanley Cupfinals three consecutive years (2008-10) with a differentteam each time?6. Kyle Busch set a NASCAR record in 2010 for most winsin a season in the Nationwide Series. Who had held theformer mark with Busch at 10?7. In 2010, tennis player Rafael Nadal won his 18th ATPWorld Tour Masters 100 tournament title. Whose record didhe break?

Johnson Expects Chase

to Go Down to WireSupposedly, NASCAR officials are contemplat-

ing an offseason change in the Chase for theSprint Cup that would provide some sort of elimi-nation process.

Based on the current Chase, it sort of takes careof itself.

Seven races into the 10-race Chase, the crowdat the top is noteworthy. Never have three driversbeen locked in such a tight battle, with 38 pointsseparating Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and

Kevin Harvick.But, with the great wild card (Talladega) be-hind them, the race has been effectively limitedto those three. Four-time champion Jeff Gordon isfourth but trails Johnson by 207 points. Clint Bow-yer, the winner of the Amp Energy Juice 500 -- andonly driver to win twice during the Chase to date-- brings up the rear, 367 points behind Johnson.Gordon, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart,Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffleand Bowyer all are far off the pace entering theremaining races in Fort Worth, Texas; Avondale,

Ariz.; and Homestead, Fla.

Johnson has won the past four Sprint Cupchampionships, an unprecedented achievement,but in each of his past titles, Johnson took a de-cent cushion into the final race. He doesnt expectthat to be the case this time.

The way its gone, I better be prepared for (win-ning) the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speed-way, said Johnson. If Im not, then we arent do-

ing our jobs. The last couple years down there,weve made sure that we had pace in our car andspeed. Last year we won the pole, finishing sixth[actually fifth]. Ran good, had a strong night being

conservative.I feel like coming to Homestead this time, we

need to race for this thing, which Im pretty confi-dent were going to have to do.

At Talladega, Harvick finished second, Johnsonseventh and Hamlin ninth. Harvick has the mosttop-10 finishes (23). Johnson and Harvick eachhave 15 top-five finishes. Hamlin has the mostvictories (7), one more than Johnson.

After Talladega, where Hamlin managed tocome back from being a lap down to the leaders,he said, It looked like everyone broke even. I losta little to the 48 (Johnson), lost to the 29 (Har-vick), but still it wasnt anything detrimental.

Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The

Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named

writer of the year by the National Motorsports PressAssociation in 2008. His blog NASCAR This Week

(http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his reporting

on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mail

Monte at [email protected].

Jimmie Johnson (above, with crew

chief Chad Knaus) says that winning

a fth-straight championship will be

tougher than the previous four. (John

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strides and I think she would have gothim).

But is Zenyattas legacy lessened byher deeat by what appeared to be hala bobbing head to the dominant male

horse o the 2010 North Americanracing season?

I dont think so.As the eld headed into the rst turn

and stretched out over the rst halmile I said to mysel shes too ar back

against this quality o a eld. Sureshes used to running last and comingrom way o the pace to win in thatrespect reminding me o the rst racehorse I ever remember watching onV as a kid, Carry Back.

But 20, 25 lengths not going tohappen and it didnt.

But gee whiz it was a terric race ia heartbreaking ending or almost ev-eryone other than Blames racing crewand those putting a signicant invest-ment down on the inexplicably long

odds o 5-1 or a Horse o the Yearcontender.

But while real lie reused to imitateairy tale art did Zenyattas 20th racediminish her stature and gurativelykill the queen?

Again, I dont think so.Te loss was magnicent in both its

plot and drama. It was REAL LIFE,REAL SPOR, REAL Reality V andthat kids, is why we watch!!!

Te race reminded me o a late ca-reer loss o another pretty good race-

horse, 1977 riple Crown winnerSeattle Slew. In the 1978 Jockey ClubGold Cup mile-and-a-hal race Slewhooked up with 1978 riple Crownwinner Afrmed and top Europeanhorse Exceller. Most experts thoughtthe race match ups and distance weretailor made or come-rom-behind,distance specialist Exceller.

Slew and Afrmed went out and setblistering times around the track ur-

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Paint Pumpkins Gold

for Thanksgiving Table

Pumpkins might sound so yesterday with Hallow-een long gone and the excitement of ThanksgivingDay on the way. But never underestimate the beauty

pumpkins can deliver when transformed into a glis-tening golden shine with a little metallic paint andcreativity. Once they are hollowed out by the kids,they make dandy vases for fresh flowers from your

grocery store. Keep the kids busy by letting themarrange the blooms in the gilded pumpkins just intime to set on the table for stunning, yet inexpensive,Thanksgiving centerpieces.

I discovered that pumpkins are still abundant andcheap this month at farms, garden centers and gro-cery stores. Think about gilding mini pumpkins too,which you can find with the gourds and squash in

the produce section of your grocery store. Transformthem into cute place card bouquets for each guestor into alluring votive candleholders that will add agolden sparkle on your table between the turkey,cranberries and the pies.

Here are three simple steps for making a pumpkin

arrangement:1. On a newspaper-covered surface, an adult

should cut off the top of a medium-size, firm andsmooth pumpkin, creating an opening that is 4-5inches in diameter. Let the kids scoop out the pulpand seeds with their hands and a spoon. Wash theoutside with a damp cloth. Let dry.

2. On a newspaper-covered surface outside, or ina well-ventilated garage, an adult should spray theexterior of the pumpkin with gold metallic spray paintavailable at craft and hardware stores. Let dry.

3. Line the inside of the pumpkin with foil or plasticwrap. Place a chunk of damp florist foam trimmed tofit snuggly in the hollowed-out portion. T he kids maypoke trimmed stems of flowers, leaves and twigsinto the foam, one at a time, until the arrangement iscomplete. Set it on a waterproof plate. Add water tothe foam as necessary to keep flowers f resh.

Extra mini-pumpkin ideas: Make golden mini-pumpkin arrangements follow-ing the directions above. For place cards, glue small

cards with guests names or photos printed on themto trimmed wooden skewers. Tuck into the arrange-ments.For golden pumpkin votive candleholders, set a t ea

light and its metal casing inside the cavity or use abattery-operated tea light. An adult should always be present when burningcandles.

Note: Acrylic paint in a metallic gold shade alsoworks if you prefer not to use spray paint, although ittakes longer to dry and may require several coats.

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Vacuuming Up WaspsQ: Im writing regarding your article in which a

reader suggested removing wasps from a homes

siding by using a vacuum hose. You werent cer-

tain exactly how this worked.

I have used a shop vacuum for years to get rid of

wasps, with great success. When they are enter-

ing the opening in the wall or wherever their nestis located, the wasps cannot escape the suction

created when the vacuum hose is placed next to

the hole.

This is a safe, chemical-free way to get rid of lit-

erally thousands of wasps. They do not attempt to

sting or bother you in any way because they are

intent on entering their nest. All you have to do

is stand motionless with the vacuum hose held in

place. The last time I did it, I counted (yes, counted)

over 2,000 wasps in a relatively short time period.

I have also used the same method to get rid of

a bat in the house. All I had to do was wait for it to

alight (usually somewhere up high), put the hose

over it and plunk, it was in the vacuum canister.

Remember though, dont open the shop vac in-

side the house or leave the vacuum hose unsealed

after turning it off. This is just in case the wasps

arent all dead. -- Alberta T., Batavia, N.Y.

A: Many thanks for expanding on the original tip!Shame about the bat (theyre really good for pestcontrol as they catch and eat a number of insects),although I can see where having one inside your liv-ing space would be annoying. Still, the shop vac ideais really neat, and if it works to rid a house of wasps,go for it.

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To prevent wasps from re-building a nest in the spotyouve just cleared them from,

dab the area with somethingstrongly scented, like tea treeoil. Repair small holes or coverniche areas with fine mesh.

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ther playing into Excellers hands, errhooves. As the nal turn approachedthe younger Afrmed was done andading rom trying to match Slewsractions. But coming rom way back

Exceller blazed up even and then inront o Slew at the top o the stretch.Slew hung tough going nose to nosewith the European champion or anumber o strides beore Excellerpulled about three-quarters o a lengthin ront and the die seemed to be cast.However in a remarkable show o re-silience and will Slew drew back noseto nose with the European beore los-ing by a bobbing nose.

I anything, that mile-and-a-hal lossrun 2.2 seconds aster than his win-ning Belmont Stakes time enhancedSlews reputation as the greatest ront-running, speed horse o all time. Speedhorses just dont run that ast on thelead or a mile and a hal and not giveup the ghost at the end they dont!But Slew did in deeat.

And i anything, Zenyattas peror-mance in the Nov. 6, 2010 Breeders

Cup Classic against Blame will alsocement her reputation as perhaps thegreatest and certainly gutsiest andmost exciting lly o all time.

Contrary to popular belie in thismodern age o 24x7 sports and newspseudo analysis, winning isnt alwayseverything. Ater watching my tapedreplay o this years Breeders CupClassic over and over, I am condentthat like Slews 1978 Gold Cup, Ze-

nyatta will only benet in the long runrom analysis o the 2010 BreedersCup Classic.

And so her career legacy is secure.Now, i she doesnt hold a grudge,

when both are retired to breeding,which began happening within 24hours o the races conclusion orBlame, lets see what Zenyatta and herantagonist can produce working to-ward the same end a ast ospring.

Ive got that babys name already Blame Zenyatta but maybe thatwould just be putting too much amilypressure on a child, you think?

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Land of Abundance There came a smell off the shore like the

smell of a garden. -- John Winthrop, off theNew England coast, 1630

If John Winthrop was inclined to find godly fa-vor in the wilds of New England, other newcom-ers didnt see the signs the same way. WilliamBradford landed a decade before Winthrop.What could they see, he wrote of the Pilgrimsconfronting the new land, but a hideous anddesolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wildmen?

Half of them died that first terrible winter in

Plymouth, and if it werent for constant hu-man reinforcements, New England might havestalled out. In the end, though, Winthrop provedright: The colonists had arrived on a continentof stupendous, awe-inspiring abundance. Withingenuity and commercial pluck, they tappedits vast riches in what would become historysgreatest adventure in wealth-creation.

Early on, the Pilgrims grasped a fundamentalpoint about economic motivation. In 1623, theyrejected their initial system of collectivism, andeach family got its own plot of land. Bradford

called it a very good success, for it makes allhands very industrious. They had learned thevanity of that conceit of Platos ... that the takingaway of property and bringing community intoa commonwealth would make them happy and

flourishing.The economic historian John Steele Gordon

points out that Puritan merchants often wrote

at the top of their ledgers, In the name of Godand profit. The settlers who poured into NewEngland included tradesmen of all sorts, bring-ing their hustle and shrewdness. They quicklyresorted to technology to make up for the rela-tive absence of labor.

The first sawmill opened in 1634; a dozenwere operating by 1650. John Winthrops sontook an interest in industry and established anironworks in the 1640s. By 1700, Boston trailedonly London as a ship-building city in the Brit-ish Empire. By the end of the Colonial era,

Gordon writes, the colonies were producingone-seventh of the worlds supply of pig iron.

As our Founding Fathers knew in their bones,this represented the merest beginning, situatedas we were in what George Washington calleda most enviable condition. Paul Johnsonwrites in his magisterial A History of the Ameri-can People that 300 years after Winthropsarrival, the United States was producing, withonly 6 percent of the worlds population andland area, 70 percent of its oil, nearly 50 per-cent of its copper, 38 percent of its lead, 42 per-

cent each of its zinc and coal, and 46 percent ofits iron -- in addition to 54 percent of its cottonand 62 percent of its corn.

This triumph came with painful fits and starts,of course. Even immediately after the AmericanRevolution, a brief recession hit and peopleworried about the young country already los-ing its purpose. The incredulous comment ofone observer has remained an apt rebuke topessimists about the American future acrossthe centuries: If we are undone, we are themost splendidly ruined of any nation in the uni-

verse.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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1. What was Hullabaloo?2. The Village People were threatened with alawsuit over which song?3. Who sang Bobbys Girl, and when?4. Name the Beatles last U.S. No. 1 hit sin-gle.

5. Were The Thompson Twins related?6. What year did Madonna go on The VirginTour?

Answers

1. Hullabaloo was a weekly musical varietyshow on primetime TV that showcased theleading pop acts of the mid 1960s, includingPetula Clark, Hermans Hermits and Sonnyand Cher. The show included dancers, one ofthem a go-go dancer in a cage.2. YMCA. The Young Mens Christian As-

sociation objected to the use of its name, buteventually dropped the threat. YMCA is of-ten used as a between-innings crowd pleaserat sports venues.3. Marcie Blane, in 1962. It reached No. 3 onthe Hot 100 Billboard chart.4. The Long and Winding Road, in 1970.Paul McCartney was angry at all the changesmade to the song by producer Phil Spector,and the group announced its breakup the fol-lowing week.5. No, and for much of the groups career, they

werent even twins. There were four memberswhen they started in 1977.6. 1985. Merchandisers cashed in, especiallywith the creation of the Boy Toy belt buckle.


Healthy Makeover Pumpkin Bread

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1 cup (packed) light brown sugar2 large egg whites1 cup pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/4 cup canola oil1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup all-purpose flour3/4 cup whole wheat flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 8 1/2 by 4 1/2-inch metalloaf pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour.2. In large bowl, with wire whisk, combine brown sugarand egg whites. Add pumpkin, oil, yogurt and vanilla ex-tract; stir to combine.

3. In medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, bakingsoda and salt. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture; stiruntil just combined. Do not overmix.4. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes oruntil toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert pumpkin bread onto wirerack; cool completely. Makes 1 loaf, yielding 16 servings.

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It was Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most influ-ential American writers of the 20th century,who made the following sage observation:Laughter and tears are both responses tofrustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer tolaugh, since there is less cleaning up to doafterward. Snakes are sometimes born with twoheads, but they dont survive long. It seemsthe heads fight each other for food.

Pregnant women might be particularly in-terested in the following: The animal that ispregnant the longest is the African elephant,with an average gestation period of 660 days(though some pregnancies can last up to 100days longer). The record for shortest gesta-tion period is held jointly by three marsupials,including the American opossum, which re-main pregnant for only 12 to 13 days. During this season of excess, it might beworthwhile to remember that the typical holi-day meal contains more than 3,000 calories.It also might be worthwhile to remember thatthe suggested daily intake of calories for menis 2,500; for women its 2,000. Americans collective annual tab for dry-cleaning services comes to approximately $8billion. If youre an arachnophobe, you might not

want to read the following tidbit of informa-tion: Scientists in Madagascar recently dis-covered a new species of bark spider thatspins webs over rivers and other bodies ofwater. What makes these webs noteworthy isthat they are the largest ever recorded, mea-suring up to 82 feet across. Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of theUnited States, let his horse graze on the lawnof the White House.

Thought for the Day: Perpetual devotion towhat a man calls his business, is only to besustained by perpetual neglect of many otherthings. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

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1000 iPods have been put into circula-tion in the Lynchburg City School system(LCS).

Te man behind the iPods is DougWickham, Network Administrator orLynchburg City Schools. Wickham is a

sel-proclaimed lover o education tech-nology and his excitement or the subjectis contagious. From Smart Boards, an in-teractive whiteboard with digital markersand touch screen capabilities, to the newiPod ouch units, Wickham has workedto integrate technology into the citysschools in hopes o enhancing the educa-tional experience.

Why iPods? Ater considering a num-ber o technologies, Wickham and hiscolleagues in Roanoke decided on themini Macintosh devices or their low costand ability to perorm an array o diversetasks.

We looked at some o the technologieswe currently have in our classrooms. Wehave calculators, we have digital voice re-corders but the iPod can do it all, saidWickham.

Te biggest advantage o the iPods,Wickham explained, is their ability toprovide an individualized educationalexperience or the students. He gave theexample o watching a video in class.

In a group setting, i you miss some-thing theres no way to keep telling theteacher I need to stop and go back, saidWickham.

With the iPods each student can watchthe video at their own pace, pausing andrewinding as need be. Tey can thenuse the inormation to complete anysupplementary exercise the teacher hasplanned.

Its at your pace and thats what I reallylike about these devices.One o the rst teachers to jump on-

board to try out the devices was AimeeHasinger. Hasinger teaches second gradeat Heritage Elementary in Lynchburg. In arecent reading class she used the iPods tohelp her students understand the concepto problem and solution within a plot.Ater reading a brie story together, thechildren were instructed to create a smallbook detailing the problem and solution

presented in the story. Ten as seamlesslyas possible in a second grade classroom,the students retrieved their iPods rom acase and began the project.

With the iPods we dont have to stop

and head to the computer lab, said Has-inger.

Hasinger explained that most o the stu-dents all into a category widely reerredto as technology natives as opposed totechnology immigrants. Having been al-ways around computers and the like, the

kids are less araid to just try things outand learn quickly rom their mistakes. Asa result, she only needed a 10-15 minutecrash course to get the basics down withher second graders.

Remember, to type what do we need totouch on? asked Hasinger.

A+, the kids chimed back in unison,clicking the corresponding key on theiriPods.

One o Hasingers second graders, 7- year-old Malachi, is not very ond omathematics. With the help o the iPods,and an application, or app in Mac-speak,

called Math Bumpies, he has a newoundlove o the subject.

Its un. You can do addition and sub-traction. Addition is my avorite, saidMalachi.

Down the hall Lisa Lee is teaching aourth grade math course. She has pre-

pared exercises on slides, which the stu-dents can view either on the Smart Boardor on their iPods. Tey work the problemswith pencil and paper and then check theanswers against the solutions on their de-vices.

Its like a worksheet, except their inter-

ested in it. Tey want to look at it, saidLee.

Te ourth graders then turned to a pairo apps, that run multiplication prob-lems. Te students were enthused, look-


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ing around to compare results with theirclassmates.

Now you can evaluate yoursel, in-structed Lee.

Te evaluation process is important tothe grant structure. Te state o Virginia

has hired Arroyo Research Services toconduct an outside evaluation o the iPodcurriculum. Teir ndings, as well as les-son plans and reports rom Wickhamand his counterparts Jamey McKennaand Mark Tompson, who served as s-cal agents or the grant, will help otherschool districts in Virginia and beyondimplement iPod ouch programs o theirown.

Te iPod ouch project received somecriticism rom the community in Febru-

ary o this year ollowing an article in anewspaper. While the story was overalla positive piece, some citizens gatheredrom the article that the $1.4 milliongrant had been used to buy only 800 iP-

ods, a number that at the time only ac-counted or Lynchburgs iPods and notthe devices purchased or Roanoke Cityand other surrounding schools. empersamed higher when it came to light thatteaching positions would be lost due tobudgets cuts.

Wickham was quick to point out thatthe grant, which was issued under itleII part D: Advancing Education throughechnology, could not be used to createjobs. Te guidelines stipulate that 25% othe money must go towards sta devel-opment, and the other 75% goes towardssupplies and equipment.

As the grant money was made availablethrough the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act, some politically opposedquestioned whether the stimulus money

should have been spent at all. Wickhamsaid that regardless o politics the moneywas going to be awarded to someone,adding i not being awarded to Lynch-burg, the money would likely have gone

to Northern Virginia or the Hamptons.I wasnt going to take a political stand

just to deny the money coming to thisarea, said Wickham.

In the long run, Wickham hopes thatthe iPod ouch program is somethingthat the Lynchburg City Schools depart-

ment will want to continue. In the mean-time, however, the project is advancingun education through technology in theclassroom.

I you could have un learning, whowouldnt like that, said Wickham.

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The next time you order extra pickles orcondiments with your take-out order, saveand wash the small containers with lidsthat they come in. They are fantastic forkeeping all sorts of things: extra buttons ina sewing box; spices; different size pins,nails or office supplies; even craft sup-

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Te news

Wanted suspect turns himself in

On Tuesday, November 02, 2010 Walter LouisMatthews (D.O.B. 10/30/47) turned himself in to the

Lynchburg Police Department. Matthews was arrest-ed without incident. He is being held without bond atthe Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Lynchburg. Matthewsis charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding.

On 9/30/2010 at approximately 11:12 p.m. officerswith the Lynchburg Police Department responded to85 Jackson St. for a report of a male who had beenstabbed in the neck. Upon arriving on the scene,officers located the 47 year old victim, Gregory Mat-thews. Shortly before police were dispatched tothe scene, the victim and his brother, Walter LouisMatthews (D.O.B. 10/30/47) had a verbal alterca-tion. The verbal altercation soon turned physical.According to the victim and witness, Walter attackedGregory with a large kitchen knife. Gregory sus-tained numerous cuts to the facial, neck, and handareas. The suspect, Walter Matthews left the scenebefore responding police units arrived. The victim

was transported by the Lynchburg Fire and EMS De-partment to Lynchburg General where he underwenttreatment. The victim is expected to recover fromhis injuries. Walter Matthews, (pictured above) iswanted for Aggravated Malicious Wounding in con-

nection with the stabbing. He was last seen in the1st St. and Jackson St. area.

Anyone with any information regarding this crimeor the location of the suspect is asked to contact De-tective R.G. Miller at (434)455-6160 or Crime Stop-pers at 1-888-798-5900, visit the Central VirginiaCrime Stoppers website at www.cvcrimestoppers.org to enter a web tip, or text CVCS plus your mes-

sage to 274637.

Centra Hospice documentary to air on WSET

Nov. 14 & 21

Except for Six, an inspirational and informativehour-long documentary following the journey of threefamilies facing challenges at the end of life, will air at4 p.m. Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 on WSET Channel 13.Brought to you by Centra Hospice, the documentarywas produced to help change the way people thinkabout end of life.

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Giving Hearts Week

November 1st-November 19th: During theseweeks, lets reach out to those who are less fortu-nate. A bin for the canned goods will be placed bothat the Jamerson and Downtown locations. All cannedgoods will be donated to the Lynchburg Daily Bread.Please make sure that they are not out of date. Whata wonderful way to begin the season of giving. Thedonations will be delivered just in time for Thanksgiv-ing. Thank you in advance for your generosity andkindness. Mary Taylor, YMCA Active Adult Program

Local art show Dec. 4

Local Lynchburg arts group mediumless unveilsnew works at Riverviews on December 4th. Thephotographic and visual artworks show put on bymediumless, a Lynchburg-based creative group forfine arts and commercial projects presents intimatesides of Paris, France. The Paris Candid collectiontaken by Lauren Baker is from her summer 2010 ex-cursion.

Sketches from visual artist John Gosslees newbook called 12, scheduled for publication in Fall 2011

are featured at the downtown gallery.Designer Jake Siners digital manipulations of bothnatural and musical scenes are a highlight of the De-cember 4th early winter debut.

Mediumless is a photographers, filmmakers, writ-ers, and visual artists multimedia group for fine arts

and commercial productions on the web at www.me-diumless.net

Over 20,000 Served and Counting!

The South Central Spay/Neuter Clinic is excited toannounce its 20,000th client servedand counting!Still a little-known resource, this nonprofit is making

a difference within our communities by providing low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for cats and dogs fromright here in Campbell County and to Danville andNelson County and most places in between. S ince itsopening in December 2006, the Clinic has expandedits coverage area and continues to increase its yearlysurgery count while keeping prices affordable for in-dividual owners, shelters, and rescue groups.

Currently serving three cities and six counties,staff is excited about this milestone and about what itmeans for our communities. Lynda-Sue Napier, Ex-ecutive Director, states, We are working diligently toreduce the amount of unwanted pets in our area andto decrease the euthanasia rates at local shelters. Asmore shelters become no-kill, spay/neuter surgerybecomes an even more important aspect of animalwelfare. We are happy to be able to share t his impor-tant moment with everyone! We believe the honoraryanimal of the day is Scuffie a, blue-eyed, short-haired, white and grey point male cat. Scuffie is ex-tremely sociable and will make a wonderful additionto your household. Napier added that he is playfuland will entertain you for hours! Scuffie is currentlyresiding at the Humane Society for Nelson Countywhere he is available for adoption and is waiting topurr his way into your heart.

South Central Spay/Neuter Clinic is a non-profit

organization working with you to help end pet over-population. For more information about the clinic, toschedule your companions appointment, to make adonation, or to schedule a guest speaker, please call434.821.4922.

Globes on display downtown

A Globe Exhibit recently celebrated its opening inDowntown Lynchburg. With over 200 world globesspanning from the first American globe maker to cur-rent models, the exhibit shares the 2000-year-oldhistory of the globe and its function in an interactive

manner, attracting both curious elementary studentsand distinguished collectors alike.

The exhibit is the newest project of the AmericanGlobe Preservation Society, a non-profit organizationcommitted to the education, preservation, and useof globes. As a non-profit, the AGPS relies on the

support of members and patrons for its success andfurther development.

Located at 825 Main St. in Historic DowntownLynchburg, the exhibit provides an interactive forumfor globe collectors and enthusiasts. The exhibitcontains everything from artifacts of the Space AgeEra and the NASA Apollo Program to workshops forchildren to consultation for globe identification and

authentication. Many of the artifacts displayed in theexhibit as well as related merchandise are for sale.The exhibit will remain open until December 30, 2010in the hope of gaining interest and support for a per-manent museum.

For more information on the exhibit visit www.TheAmericanGlobe.org, their Facebook page, call434-847-4788, or visit the museum at 825 Main St. inDowntown Lynchburg.

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PICKS OF THE WEEK

The Expendables (R) -- Lets be clear from jumpstreet: The Expendables is a bad movie,unabashedly so, and thats what makes it so muchcampy good fun. Sly Stallone and Company have

a ball-bouncingly awesome time in this loud, goofyhomage to the One-Man Wrecking Crew flicks ofthe 1980s. In addition to the cameos by Bruce Wil-lis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film also starsJason Statham, Dolf Lundgren, Mickey Rourke,Jet Li, Steve Austin and Randy Couture. The dia-logue is corny, the explosions (and the pecs!) arehuge, and the plot is irrelevant. Just pop somecorn, crack open a brew, sit back and watch stuffblow up real good.

Beauty and the Beast (Two-Disc Diamond Edi-tion) (G) -- Disneys classic tale of a bookish youngwoman who tames the heart of a gloomy princeand teaches him to love again has been digitallyrestored with enhanced picture and sound. Thetwo-disc set includes three versions of the movie:the original theatrical version, the special extend-ed edition, and the original storyboard version.

Among the many special features is a sing-alongmode, so you can chime in along with the film.

The Complete Metropolis (NR) -- Throughoutthe years there have been scores of home-videoreleases of Fritz Langs 1927 science-fiction mas-

terpiece -- all of them incomplete and the transfersusually taken from muddied public-domain prints.Thankfully, a complete print of the film was discov-ered in Buenos Aires and painstakingly restoredby the Murnau Foundation -- including 23 minutes

of footage thought lost forever. Now, after nearlythree-quarters of a century, the public can finallysee -- in high definition -- Metropolis as it wasmeant to be experienced.

The Pillars of the Earth (NR) -- Based on thenovel by Ken Follett, this critically acclaimed mini-series of medieval intrigue and forbidden romancestars Ian McShane and Donald Sutherland. Theconstruction of a massive cathedral of light is thecenterpiece of this historical fiction, which includesplenty of the Machiavellian machinations and bod-ice-ripping that fans of The Tudors and HBOsRome seem to delight in.

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Top 10 Pop Singles

This Week ............. .............. .............. ....... Last Week1. FarEast Movement f/ Cataracs & Dev ......No. 1Like a G6 (Cherrytree)2. Bruno Mars ................................................No. 2Just the Way You Are (Elektra)3. Rihanna .....................................................No. 4Only Girl (In the World) (SRP/Def Jam)4. Nelly ...........................................................No. 3Just a Dream (Derrty)5. Usher feat. Pitbull .....................................No. 5

DJ Got Us Fallin In Love (LaFace)6. Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj ..................No. 10Bottoms Up (Songbook)7. Katy Perry ..................................................No. 7Teenage Dream (Capitol)8. Taio Cruz ...................................................No. 8Dynamite (Mercury)9. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta ...................... No. 9Club Cant Handle Me (Poe Boy)10. Pink ........................................................No. 11Raise Your Glass (LaFace)

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or the VA Department o Aging (VDA),spoke about this need at the Consortiumon Aging Luncheon held at LynchburgCollege earlier this week.

Wilkens shared a blueprint that herdepartment will present to the General

Assembly outlining the uture o agingservices in Virginia. According to theblueprint, better community design andservice coordination can help to meet therise in demand o an aging America. Tesooner communities implement theseprocedures, the less likely a crisis will oc-cur.

Te state is looking into the concepto livable communities. First and ore-most, livable communities should pro-vide a sae environment that is accessible

and aordable. Secondly, there should beadequate housing and transportation services. Tirdly, residents should be pro-vided with options. Fourthly, communityengagement, participation, and indepen-dence are requirements.

According to Wilkens, although everycommunity has its own specic criteria,this general picture should be able to beimplemented by any community. What isparticularly attractive in the Blueprint orLivable Communities is that it will servethe needs o not only the elderly, but alsothe general population and the popula-

tion with disabilities. In other words, ev-eryone will benet.

Another actor that will change by nextJuly will be the integration o rehabilita-tion and aging services to prevent dupli-cation o services. Some o that is alreadyoccurring. A recent initiative o returning

aging patients rom Nursing Homes totheir homes is being implemented in di-erent communities throughout Virginia.Tis responsibility will be carried out byboth the Central Virginia Area Agency onAging and the Lynchburg Area Center orIndependent Living.

Communities around the state arestarting to take steps to meet the needso their growing aging population, andLynchburg is no exception.

Graham and Phyllis Hollenbeck are

spearheading Lynchburg Villages, a newprogram being developed to assist olderadults wanting to age in place. Te ideabehind this village concept is that a neigh-borhood o aging individuals will work to-gether to provide assistance to each otherand/or pay into a und to hire someoneto assist. Tis could be anything romgoing grocery shopping, to getting oneslawn mowed, or to help a neighbor get toa doctors appointment.

Te Consortium on Aging, host to the

luncheon, is a body made up o 72 agen-cies and 6 individuals who represent non

and or prot organizations. Te orum isused or networking and exploring waysto increase awareness o aging issues,advocate or the older adult population,promote partnerships and coordinatecollaborative events.

Te Consortium is spearheaded by Te

Beard Center on Aging o LynchburgCollege. Denise Scruggs is the Directoro the Center.

Besides the Consortium, the BeardCenter on Aging promotes awareness oaging by putting on an annual coner-ence, through workshops, health airs,exchange o inormation among agencies,and reerral services. It also supports theeorts o CVAAA to serve and meet theneeds o the elderly population and workswith the Alzheimers Association in their

Memory Walk campaign.Further, the center promotes trainingopportunities or CEUs or health proes-sionals and social workers. Te Centeralso provides training on how to workwith individuals that have dementia,whether as a health care proessional or aamily member caring or a loved one.

Last year, the Center put on an AgeWave Summit as a rst step o helping

the City o Lynchburg and Region 2000recognize the potential difculties theywill be acing with an increasing aging

population.Scruggs points out that with a little

cooperation and sharing, especially inthese tough economic times, huge dier-ences and savings could occur and a crisisavoided.

Te Beard Center has been in operationor over 20 years.

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Cat Goes Everywhere But theLitter Box

DEAR PAWS CORNER: My house cat Snowball

has been having problems urinating in places

other than her litter box. She loves rugs, towels,

my daughters beds, pillows and even her own bed.

The vet suggested getting another litter box. She

now has two. She will urinate on something within

1 foot of a litter box.

I read in your column that cats that do this could

have a urinary-tract infection or diabetes. Snowball

was treated for six weeks for a urinary infection andstill continues to urinate outside of her box. I took

her back to the vet to be tested again for urinary-

tract infection and diabetes. Both tests were nega-

tive. The vet thinks shes just mad at us. Im tired

of this happening. Any suggestions? -- Michelle S.,via e-mail

DEAR MICHELLE: Theres usually a good reason for acat urinating regularly outside the litter box, and beingjust mad is probably not one of them. You did the rightthing by having her checked and treated for a urinarytract infection, and checked for more serious diseases,so youve eliminated a physical issue that may haveinitiated the problem. Now its time to address the be-havioral issue -- which has nothing to do with Snowballresenting you, but more to do with an association shesformed.

First, get rid of both litter boxes (yes, the new one

too). Thoroughly clean the area where they were lo-cated, and then get a new box. Next, monitor Snowballclosely. As soon as she starts urinating anywhere otherthan her box, simply pick her up and place her in thebox. Use soothing, encouraging language. She may beassociating the box with the pain of her urinary-tractinfection, so you need to reintroduce her to it.

Remember also to thoroughly clean the areas thatSnowball has urinated using an enzyme cleaner de-veloped specifically for pet cleanup. Its available at petstores. If shes urinated on carpet, you may need totreat the padding underneath as well.

Send your pet questions and tips to [email protected], or write to Paws Corner, c/o King Features

Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Find more pet advice and resources at www.

pawscorner.com

Denise Scruggs is director of

the The Beard Center on Aging

of Lynchburg College.

The Consortium on Aging Luncheon held at Lynchburg College ear-

lier this week heard about the need to re-think community layoutsand how to provide for the needs of a growing senior population.

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By Yvonne BehrensTe Lynchburg imes

We can no longer operate our commu-

nity in which the citizens demand thatthe government x it. Citizens need toplay a more active role to determine theuture o our community, so began CityManager Kimball Payne at a town meet-ing held at Heritage High School ocus-ing on how to use a diminishing resourceo unds to meet the needs o the city.

Although advertised through dierentvenues, the third o a series o our townmeetings being held in each voting wardonly attracted about 30 people outside o

the city employees.As you know, we are acing nancial

shortalls. We want to engage with citi-zens. An important part o the citys u-ture is to listen and learn rom its citizenswhat they consider priorities, continuedPayne. Te national economic situa-tion we have experienced or the past 30

years has been unreal and that came tolight in the all o 2008. Te ederal, state,and local decits will take 50 years to re-coup. At the local level, we are lookingat a gap o our or ve million dollars.

Because dierent areas are uctuat-ing-- we do not know what to expectrom consumption taxes-- the act that

the stimulus package received by ourschools over the past two years will nolonger be available, and property taxesare being re-evaluated to 30% o the as-

sessed values rom previous years, all othis will impact what monies are avail-able.

We do not know how the legislativeactions will impact us and have to waituntil January to nd out. We have tocomply with regulations on our stormwater, which is going to cost a lot omoney. And, presently, we are sitting inthe poster child o inrastructure over-haul. [Heritage High School is presentlyalling down and will cost millions to

rebuild]. In the downtown area, we arehaving water pipes break about once aweek. (Tese cast iron water pipes wereput in approximately 100 years ago). Wealso have to project. We create a bud-get that does not go into eect or 18months.

Lynchburg is not the only city eelingthis pinch. It is also not in as bad a situ-ation as some cities and Virginia is notas bad as some other states. We need toreect on what citizens expectations oservices are, which tend to be high, andtolerance or paying or these services,which tend to be low. So we have to becreative.

Te exercise that the group was givento do was to divide up $100 among vecategories: Education, Saety, Inrastruc-

ture, Economic Development, and Vi-brant Livable Community.

At one table, saety was discussed.Most people did not think that Lynch-burg was an unsae city. Some arguedthat this was because money was spenton ensuring the saety. Another citizenpointed out that i there were going to bemajor cuts, this might increase crime.

At another table, there was very activediscussion on the importance o educa-tion. One participant asked what had

happened to all the monies that weresupposed to be slated or schools romthe Lotto initiative. Tere was no onewho could respond. Individuals reectedon what education meant and whethereld trips and such were essential to agood education.

A third table spoke about the servicesprovided by the City.

Tere was a lot o discussion about theimportance o these services and how

cuts in these areas would aect the mostvulnerable members o the community.In the end, all the groups prioritized

the nances or the ve areas. Educa-tion and saety were always the top twoconcerns.

Payne then showed how the City haddivided the dierent areas, which looked

very dierent rom the citizens choices.Te City had actually allocated the high-est percentage o monies to saety $34.2,(which includes judicial administration,

public saety, the jail, health and Welare,Lynchburg Health Department, HumaneSociety, liesaving/rescue squad) ol-lowed by inrastructure at $26.9 whichincludes utilities, excellent schools camein at $25,67. Payne explained that thiswas because that category received themost ederal and state unding o all thecategories. A vibrant livable communityreceived $7.85 o the unding, and eco-nomic development $5.06.

One participant, Sammye Spillar,

questioned the eectiveness o the ex-ercise, since she elt that a key piece oinormation, how much each area cost torun, was let out. She pointed out, I Ihave a limited income and I have rent to

pay and groceries to buy, am I going tochoose to spend my money on groceriesor on rent? Rent will be more. I am go-

ing to have to prioritize with that act inmind.

Payne acknowledged her point, but theevenings criteria had been set and thenext part o the exercise was introduced:Do the same exercise but with only $90let to do it.

All the groups once again divided thetopics the same way. One group workedto determine how to cut out a little romeach area. Te other two groups just cutout 5% rom the bottom two, i.e. livable

community and economic develop-ment.

Whether this exercise accomplishedthe outcome that the city was hoping or,the citizens who participated certainlygot a little taste o what is involved whentrying to determine how to allocate a di-minishing resource o unds.

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By Paige Wineld CunninghamVirginia Statehouse News

Voter conusion may have narrowed the mar-

gin o approval or an increase in Virginias rainyday und that was supported unanimously bylegislators.

Virginia was one o dozens o states to turn torainy day unds in recent years when revenueshortalls tore gaps in state budgets. Ofciallycalled the Revenue Stabilization Fund, Virginiaspot o unding was limited in size to 10 percento the average income and sales tax revenuesrom the previous three years until voters lastweek approved a constitutional amendment thatincreases that limit to 15 percent.

Up until Election Day, the amendment wasseen as non-controversial. It was approved unan-

imously by both the House and the Senate ear-lier this year, with both liberal and conservativemembers voicing their support o setting asidemore money or tough scal times.

But voters didnt seem to agree. While twoother amendments on the Nov. 2 ballot passedby wide margins, the rainy day und increase wasapproved 51-49.

Te amendment was criticized by a ew lib-ertarian-leaning pundits, including radio con-testant Rob Schilling, host o 1070 WINAs TeSchilling Show and Norman Leahy, writer or

the ertium Quids blog. But Virginias most con-servative lawmakersas well as its most liberallawmakerssupported raising the cap.

Sen. Jill Vogel, R-Upperville, said she sent out

an email blast in her district ater receiving callsrom conused voters who were concerned thatvoting or the amendment would somehow bevoting or a tax increase. She says she could un-derstand how the question would be conusingeven or voters with some political knowledge.

Teres no nexus here, said Vogel, whosknown as one o the states most scally conser-vative legislators. Tis has nothing to do withgiving the state opportunity to tax more.

Many voters wrongly linked the amendmentto a tax increase instead o understanding therainy day unds benetslike aiding state gov-ernment through recessions and avoiding layos

that could urther damage the economy, Vogelsaid.Te only way you have any cushion or buer

or ability to stabilize these massive swings is tohave this ability to set aside some money, Vo-gel said. I dont think you have to spend everypenny that comes in.

Del. Bob Marshall also chalked up the narrowapproval to misunderstanding by voters, basedon conversations at 14 dierent polling placeshe visited on Election Day. He counters that thestates last large tax hike under ormer Gov. Mark

Warner had nothing to do with the rainy dayund.

Te word I got back rom people was that thiswas a prelude to a tax increase, but I dont see

that at all, said Marshall, also known or his s-cally conservative views.All but three states (Arkansas, Kansas and

Montana) set aside money in rainy day-typeunds, and most have limits on how much can beset aside, according to the National Conerenceo State Legislatures.

Virginias new 15 percent cap will allow itsund to become one o the largest in the nationas a percentage o state revenues. Massachusettsalso sets its cap at 15 percent o revenues, whileNevadas cap is 15 percent o appropriations.On the other end o the scale, New York, SouthCarolina and the District o Columbia cap their

rainy day unds at two percent o revenues or ap-propriations.Right now, Virginias rainy day und holds $295

millionabout 75 percent less than our yearsago. Teres no word yet on when the state willbe able to build the und back up, although itsscheduled to receive $50 million in 2012.

Votes or raising the cap varied widely bycounty. Support loosely tended to be lower inmore rural areas like Smyth and Wythe coun-tieswhere a respective 48 and 44 percent votedin oppositionand higher in cities and in north-

ern Virginia. In Arlington, it won over 72 percento the voters.om Robinsons no vote put him in the 40

percent o Fairax County voters who opposedthe amendment. Te Reston resident says ex-panding the rainy und just oers state govern-ment more opportunity to hold onto money itshould be giving back to voters.

I the 15 percent is sitting around, it will bespent in a ash when the Democrats come topower, Robinson said. I usually vote no on any-thing I cant make the case or.

Confused voters narrowly approve rainy day amendment

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By Tony Rizzo

Get ready for a fast and exciting ride. The new film Un-stoppable grabs you and puts you on the edge of yourseat until the very end. Denzel Washing-ton gives an outstanding award-worthyperformance, a good way to follow up hisrecent Tony Award as lead actor in a play, inFences. Denzel is no stranger to awards,having won two Oscars: for supporting actorin Glory (1989) and for best actor in Train-ing Day (2001). Despite being one of thebusiest actors around, he has managed toraise four children with his wife of 27 years,Pauletta. His 26-year-old son, John David,played football for the St. Louis Rams,daughter Kalia (23) is attending Yale, andas for his 20-year-old twins, Olivia and Mal-colm (named after Malcolm X), we do know that Malcolm isstudying at the University of Pennsylvania.

Also giving a first-rate performance is Chris Pine, whomwe last saw as Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trekmovie. He really proves he is an accomplished actor. Notresting on his laurels, he appeared in a play, FarragutNorth, with Law & Order star Chris Noth at The Gef-fin Playhouse in L.A, and had very good reviews. His bigbreak came on E.R. and then The Princess Diaries 2:

Royal Engagement with Anne Hathaway and Julie An-drews. Acting is obviously in his blood -- his father, RobertPine, starred on the classic 70s series CHiPs and had along run on the CBS soap The Bold and The Beautiful.Chris is currently filming This Means War opposite ReeseWitherspoon and Tom Hardy.

Rounding out the cast of Unstoppable is RosarioDawson, who starred in such films as Men In Black IIand Rent. Her performance is the perfect blend to match

Denzel and Chris Pine, as an unmanned runaway train, thelength of a skyscraper and loaded with toxic chemicals anddiesel fuel, threatens to wipe out a Pennsylvania town.

That whiz kid Neil Patrick Harriswas great hosting The Emmy Awards andthe Tony Awards and is going strong withHow I Met Your Mother, both in first run andsyndication. Harris is proving he can do any-thing. He is set to direct an independent film,Aaron and Sarah, starring Emma Roberts(daughter of actor Eric Roberts and nieceofJulia Roberts) and Josh Hutcherson ofThe Kids Are All Right and the upcomingremake of Red Dawn. Neil Patrick Harrisalso will act in the films Beastly, due out inMarch, and The Smurfs, due in August. Johnny Depp, currently making

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 with Rob Marshall directing(he was Oscar nominated for Chicago), is turning pro-ducer. Depp and Marshall will team up again to remakeThe Thin Man detective movies (there were five of them),about Nick and Nora Charles and their dog Asta, playedby William Powell and Myrna Loy (and Asta as himself).There also was a TV series from 1957-59 with Peter Law-ford and Phyllis Kirk. With all the remakes Depp does,can Topper, which starred Cary Grant, be far behind?


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This year, insteadof jumping into the whole holiday prep scene,move in a little at a time. Youll appreciate thesense of control youre more likely to enjoy.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The separationbetween the Bovines head and heart is neveras far apart as it seems. Both senses work bestwhen they come out of logic and honesty.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The best way tokeep those pre-holiday pressures under controlis to just say no to taking on new tasks whileyoure still trying to work with a heap of others.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) News means achange might be on its way, but what does ithold? Dont just ask questions; make sure youget answers you can trust.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Old friends and newhave one thing in common: Both your longtimeand newly minted pals have much wisdom toimpart.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) With timerunning out, this is a good time for you to show

em all what those Virgo super-organizationalskills can do.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Libransand holidays are made for each other, espe-cially if children and animals are going to bepart of your joyous season.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Timeis getting too short to allow a spat to taint theholiday season. Restart your relationship andreschedule holiday fun times.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)Seeking advice is laudable. You might learn far

more than you thought you could. Stay with it.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)Continuing to assess changes works towardyour getting your new project up and ready.Trusted colleagues remain ready to help.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Thatnew situation needs a lot of attention, but itsworth it. This is a very good time for you to in-volve the arts in what you do.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) It might bea good idea to slow your hectic holiday pace sothat you dont rush past what -- or who -- youre

hoping to rush toward.

BORN THIS WEEK: Others pick up on yourconfidence in yourself, which inspires others tobelieve in you and your special gifts.


Q: I remember awhile back you reported that Ava-

tar star CCH Pounder told you that there would

be a sequel. Is that still in the works, or was it just

wishful thinking? -- Travis G., via e-mail

A: Would I, or CCH Pounder, ever steer you wrong?There are actually TWO Avatar sequels in the works.20th Century Fox hopes to have the first of the as-of-now-untitled sequels in theaters by December 2014,with the third movie released the following December2015. Director/visionary James Cameron released thisstatement: In the second and third films, which will beself-contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc,we will not back off the throttle of Avatars visual andemotional horsepower, and will continue to explore itsthemes and characters, which touched the hearts ofaudiences in all cultures around the world.

Q: When is HBOs Big Love coming back for itsfth season? -- Justine D., via e-mail

A: The hit drama series about a Salt Lake City busi-nessman (played by Bill Paxton) and his three wives(Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny and GinniferGoodwin) will return for its fifth and final season onJan. 16.

Q: I love watching Family Feud and think Steve

Harvey is doing great, but what happened with

John OHurley? Why did he leave? He was a terric

host! -- Gina T. in Texas

A: I spoke with John recently to talk about his otherhosting duties, that of the ninth-annual National DogShow presented by Purina (which airs on Thanksgiv-ing Day after the Macys Parade), and he told me thereason behind his departure: I had a wonderful time

hosting Family Feud. They wanted to move the showto Orlando, but with my child responsibil

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