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Lawyer: White House to stay out of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ decisionWASHINGTON (AP)

– The Obama adminis-tration will ask a federal judge to allow the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law on gays in the military to continue in force pend-ing an appeal of her or-der to end it, a lawyer in the case and a person in the government famil-iar with the discussions said Thursday.

Lawyer Dan Woods said his client, Log Cabin Republicans, which won the ruling on Tuesday, has been notifi ed that the Justice Department

“will appeal and seek a stay later today.” That word was confi rmed by the person in the gov-ernment knowledgeable about the administra-tion’s discussions.

The law bans gay or les-bian Americans from serv-ing openly in the military.

On Tuesday, U.S. Dis-trict Judge Virginia Phil-lips in Riverside, Calif., ordered the military to immediately suspend and discontinue any investi-gation or other proceed-ing to dismiss gay service members under the law.

The government sourcesaid the delay in re-sponding to the judge’sorder resulted becausethe Obama White Houseweighed in on the JusticeDepartment’s handling ofthe case.

This person, speak-ing on condition ofanonymity to discussthe administration’sinternal deliberations,said a couple of WhiteHouse lawyers did notwant to seek a courtorder that would tem-porarily suspend thejudge’s ruling.

Trade defi cit widens to $46.3 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade defi cit wid-ened sharply in August, re-fl ecting a surge in imports of consumer products as businesses restocked their shelves in hopes of a pickup in consumer demand.

The Commerce Department said Thursday the defi cit in

August increased 8.8 percentto $46.3 billion. Exports edgedup a slight 0.2 percent but thisincrease was swamped by a2.1 percent jump in imports.

So far this year, the tradedefi cit is running at an an-nual rate of $502.5 billion,up 34 percent from the $374.9billion defi cit for all of 2009.

Rescue brings global respect to ChileSAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) –

Chile’s 33 rescued miners posed with the president and were poked by doctors on Thursday, itching to reunite with families and sleep in their own beds for the fi rst time since a cave-in nearly killed them on Aug. 5.

Relatives were organizing wel-come-home parties and trying to hold off an onslaught of demands by those seeking to share in the glory of the amazing rescue that entranced people around the world and set off horn-blowing celebrations across this South American nation.

President Sebastian Pinera posed with the miners, most of whom were wearing bathrobes and slippers, for a group photo, and then celebrated the rescue as an achievement that will bring Chile a new level of respect around the world.

The miners and the country will never be the same, Pinera said.

“They have experienced a new life, a rebirth,” he said, and so has Chile: “We aren’t the same that we were before the collapse

on Aug. 5. Today Chile is a coun-try much more unifi ed, stronger and much more respected and loved in the entire world.”

The billionaire businessman-turned-politician also promised “radical” changes and tougher safety laws to improve how busi-nesses treat their workers.

“Never again in our country will we permit people to work in conditions so unsafe and inhu-man as they worked in the San Jose Mine, and in many other places in our country,” said Pinera, who took offi ce in March as Chile’s fi rst elected right-wing president in a half-century.

AP

Chile’s Mining Minister Laurence Golborne (center, left) is embraced by a relative of rescued miner Dario Segovia as he leaves the San Jose mine area near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday.

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lawsuit gets green lightPENSACOLA, Fla. (AP)

– A federal judge ruled Thursday that parts of a lawsuit by 20 states seek-ing to void the Obama administration’s health care overhaul can go to trial, saying he wants hear additional argu-ments from both sides over whether the law is unconstitutional.

In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge Roger Vin-son said it needs to be de-cided whether the plan violates the Constitution by requiring individuals to have health insurance or be penalized through taxes and by overburden-ing the states by expanding their Medicaid programs. Another federal judge in Michigan threw out a simi-lar lawsuit last week.

Vinson set a hearing for Dec. 16. The lawsuits will likely wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Florida Attorney Gen-eral Bill McCollum is-sued a statement praising the ruling as a victory.

“It is the fi rst step to having the individual mandate declared uncon-stitutional and upholding state sovereignty in our federal system,” McCol-lum said.

He fi led the lawsuit just minutes after President Barack Obama signed the 10-year, $938 billion health care bill into law in March. He chose a court in Pensacola, one of Florida’s most conserva-tive cities.

Judge overrules terror suspect on evidenceDETROIT (AP) – A lawyer

advising a Nigerian man who is accused of trying to use ex-plosives in his underwear to blow up an international fl ight will get access to the evidence, a judge ruled Thursday over the defendant’s objections.

The 15-minute hearing was the fi rst since Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab sacked his four-lawyer defense team last month and said he wanted to represent himself on charges stemming from the attempt-ed Christmas Day attack.

He said it wasn’t neces-sary for his standby counsel, Anthony Chambers, to look at the evidence. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds dis-agreed and ordered prosecu-tors to share it.

“I’m overriding you on this.

... You don’t have legal train-ing,” Edmunds said. “You don’t know the rules of evidence, therules of criminal procedure.”

Chambers, who was ap-pointed only to advise Ab-dulmutallab, needs to see the evidence to answer any questions, the judge said.

Abdulmutallab, 24, had sug-gested at a hearing last monththat he wanted to plead guilty to some charges. There were no such remarks this time.

“We’re taking a fresh look at the case,” Chambers said after the hearing.

Abdulmutallab is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up Northwest Air-lines Flight 253, which was headed from Amsterdam to Detroit.

Police: NC girl last seen alive in September

CHARLOTTE (AP) – A missing 10-year-old may have been alive when her family moved to a new home in North Car-olina in mid-September, police said Thursday.

Investigators are having trouble fi nding anyone outside Zahra Clare Bak-er’s household in Hickory who has seen the girl alive in recent months.

Police say the girl, who used hearing aids and a prosthetic leg because of bone cancer, has been killed. She was reported missing over the week-end by her father and stepmother, but police do not believe their story

about the last time they saw her in her bed.

Zahra’s stepmother, Elisa Baker, is jailed, ac-cused of trying to throw off investigators with a fake ransom note. She also faces charged unre-lated to the case.

Investigators drained a pond and used a dog to sniff through piles of mulch and tree-trimming equipment, but they have not yet found her body.

Elisa Baker showed little emotion Wednes-day as she faced a judge over an obstruction charge that could bring her up to 30 months in prison if convicted.

Soldiers testify in Fort Hood shooting trial

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – Unarmed soldiers caught up in a deadly shooting rampage as they were preparing to deploy from Fort Hood reacted as though they had already reached a combat zone, playing dead to avoid direct gunfi re and refusing to leave their fallen com-rades behind.

“I laid back down on the ground and played dead,” Spc. Alan Carroll told a military court Thursday. “I tried to get up again and was shot again in the leg. I was holding my breath, try-ing not to move. ... If I was moving, I thought he would come to me.”

Carroll, who was shot several times in the Nov. 5 attack, testifi ed

at the hearing via video link from Kandahar, Af-ghanistan. The hearing will determine if Maj. Nidal Hasan, who has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, should stand trial.

Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial.

Staff Sgt Paul Martin said he also threw him-self to the ground and played dead, while Spc. Grant Moxon told the court he played dead too – by lying across his squadron leader in hopes of protecting the already wounded man from the onslaught of bullets.

AP

Anthony Chambers, standby counsel to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, talks to members of the media in Detroit Thursday.

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Buyers get fi rst look at new antique venueT here’s a whole new way to buy antiques in

High Point beginning with this High Point Market. And as big as the market itself, there

will be a grand-opening kick-off gala tonight (Fri-day) to introduce the new venue to buyers from all over the city.

Offi cially named The Antique and Design Center of High Point, the building is located at 229 W. Russell Ave. There are 55 exhibitors in all, 37 of which are new to the High Point Market. Another dozen of the vendors have not shown in High Point for as many as fi ve markets. Specializing in exquisite antiques, original works of art, handcrafted and repurposed objects and one-of-a-kind “fi nds,” exhibitors spaces will change throughout Market week as pieces are sold and replaced each day.

The gala kickoff tonight benefi ts Triad Health Proj-ect, a nonprofi t agency serving the needs of families and individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. There will be a silent auction event running from to-day until 2 p.m. Oct 20. Even though the center opens at 9 a.m. today, the gala benefi t will be held from 5 to 7 tonight. All Marketgoers and supporters of Triad Health Project are invited to attend.

Bathrooms can be beautiful and functional

Not to forget that the bathroom can be a place of serenity and beauty, North Carolina-based artisan Edward Racicot has been working on new products to complement his existing lines. The company, Vermont Art Sinks, now will offer pendant lights to complement their custom bathroom sinks. “These pendant lights offer our clients a distinct way to ac-cent our sinks in their homes,” comments company founder and artist Ed Racicot. “They color coordi-nate with our sink line, offering our clients another integrated design choice. Since the lamps are not opaque, they shine light only in a downwards direc-tion. This directional light is focused on the item below it, presumably, one of our bathroom sinks,” Racicot adds.

Vermont Art Sinks LLC custom makes bathroom sinks, lotion pumps, soap dishes, wall tiles and now pendant lamps. All Vermont Art Sinks products are made in the USA, all with some percentage of recycled product content. Be sure to see this beauti-ful display for the bath at Suites at Market Square, M-3011.

Yeah … there’s an app for that

Technology never ceases to amaze me. During market, technological advances have never been more preva-lent than this fall in High Point. Show-place will be offering buyers a look at new services that will make their trip to market and their jobs, much easier if not more enjoyable!

Multi-tenant Showplace is unveiling a new smart phone shopping app this

market designed to maximize a buyer’s time. In the beta testing stages this fall, buyers will be able to down-load the app to their Blackberry or Droid handsets. Once the app is running, when a product is found that more information is required, a buyer can snap a photo of the tag, bring up pricing, fi nishes, and availability of all items. Exhibitors participating in the beta test this market are American Leather, Copeland, Revco, Ele-ments, Surya, Bramble & Co., and BKind3.

“Our goal is to create a shopping experience for buyers that is unmatched anywhere else at Market,” says Lisa Shankle, general manager of Showplace properties. “We believe this technology, which will be rolled out throughout the building next spring, will be of tremendous benefi t to the buyers who shop here, as well as our exhibitors.”

“Everyone’s time has become so compressed at Market, and buyers are the most time-challenged of all because they have to cover millions of square feet of showrooms in just a few days,” says Eric Burg, president and chief executive of Applerock, one of the fastest-growing tradeshow companies in the nation.

Buyers have much information to gather in order to be able to make the buying decisions they have to make. With longer days and thousands of products, it would be easy to see how information overload could set in. Burg adds that “Using this app, buyers will be able to collect a great deal of information quickly, share that information with other members of their merchandising teams if necessary, and contact salespeople with their order, or requests for further details about an item via email after they’ve left a showroom. This app is a premiere example of permis-sion-based marketing, which is unquestionably the way we’re moving, and Showplace and its exhibitors are at the forefront.

Don’t let your smart phone rub you the wrong way

On the subject of apps and the devices that they control, check out 220 Elm and one of their new exhibitors this market, Human Touch. The massage chair manufacturer is introducing HT-Connect. This revolutionary app, designed to wirelessly control Hu-man Touch’s newest, state-of-the-art massage chair, the AcuTouch 9500, with any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, to deliver a completely personalized massage and wellness experience.

Human Touch has been making people feel better for more than 30 years by developing massage and wellness products, as well as by providing valuable consumer education about the substantial health andwellness benefi ts of regular massage therapy, relax-ation, and proper posture. Stress relief, increased range of motion, pain relief, improved circulation and increased immunity are just some of the valu-able health benefi ts associated with regular massage therapy. Space 302 at 220 Elm will give you the inside scoop on this incredible new technology.

Check out the local scene

Since we have been talking about antiques today, let’s fi nish up with a tidbit on one of the most inter-esting places you can visit locally during market. South Main Antiques, located at 1312 S. Main St., is the oldest and largest antique store in High Point. With over 35 years in the business, Jerry and Becky Rodden of South Main Antiques really know their merchandise. Interesting stories and lots of informa-tion on obscure items seems to be a specialty of the business.

Once inside the shop, you will fi nd advertising

signs, estate jewelry, furniture, thousands of books, old fans, country antiques and lodge and cabin decor.The shop occupies numerous conjoined retail stores, each dating back to the early 1900s. With their tin ceilings and old weathered fl oors, the shop build-ings themselves are as interesting to explore as the merchandise. Contact the shop by phone for extendedMarket hours by calling 336-689-4360.

Contact Ken Carpenter by phone at 336.847.7892 or email ken@kennethcarpenter.com.

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Bob Timberlake releases paintingtitled ‘Grandfather Mountain’

L EXINGTON – This year marks Bob Timberlake’s Fortieth Anniversary

as a professional and world renowned artist.

Most certainly he had little idea when, in 1970, he “traded in” a secure and comfortable career with the family busi-ness, that he would become one of the most respected and admired artist in the country.

With his exhibitions selling out everywhere from New York to Washington, D.C., to his home state of North Carolina, Timberlake has defi nitely made a name for himself.

To commemorate this very special occasion, Timberlake has created a beautiful paint-ing titled “Grandfather Moun-tain.” It is a fi tting way to pay

tribute to a place and area he loves as well as to honor the memory of two of his very dear friends, Hugh Morton Sr., whose family owned the mountain, and his son Hugh Morton, Jr.

Grandfather Mountain is located on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway and is one of the most recognizable places in the North Carolina

Mountains. The profi le of the mountain is visible from Foscoe, located between Boone and Linville on N.C. 105. The mountain was named by pioneers who recognized the face of an old man in one of the cliffs. Bob Timberlake has captured the profi le of the face of “Grandfather” in his newest release.

If you are interested in

“Grandfather Mountain”, it will be available as a time-lim-ited reproduction this fall with orders being taken now throughNov. 27. To order, contact The Bob Timberlake Gallery in Lexington at (800) 244-0095, Blowing Rock (828) 295-4855 or an authorized Timberlake Art Dealership (contact informa-tion available on line at www.bobtimberlake.com).

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Visitors will fi nd hi-tech aids this marketBY PAM HAYNES

ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT - Orga-nizers of the High Point Market say the

biannual event will open Saturday morning with high hopes and some added technological features.

The High Point Market Authority, the official sponsor of the furniture market, and several showrooms and companies have announced the launch of new social media and Internet features for laptops and mobile devices specifically designed for marketgoers. They range from mobile applications for Smart phones to the HPMA’s MyMarket tool, which can be used on a mobile phone or a computer to schedule appointments. But they all better the market in some way, said HPMA president Brian Casey.

“There’s a number of efforts happening behind the scenes to modernize communication in the industry,” Casey said. “These are solid infrastructure investments we’ve been making. We’re really breaking the old mold.”

Showplace, one of the largest multi-tenant buildings in the market district, is unveiling a Showplace Shopper application for smart phones. The application allows buyers to scan codes on items as they shop, which will transmit an

image of the item and more information about it to their phone.

As for the usual business at furniture market, Casey said it’s too soon to predict how things might pan out. But he’s heard some promising stories from those involved.

“We have been receiving some extremely positive feedback from representatives and exhibitors in the industry,” he said. “Part of this came out of the success of Pre-Market.”

Pre-Market is a behind-the-scenes event where select exhibitors invite major retailers to view products and make commitments about a month before the furniture market opens. According to the HPMA, there were 90 retail companies and 220 buyers that attended the event in the spring – the most in its recorded history.

The spring furniture market also saw its fi rst year-to-year increase with 77,705 in attendance since the numbers began being tracked in 2005.

“This and coming out of a stronger summer period (for retailers) should lead to a strong October market,” Casey said.

As of Wednesday, political fi gures planning appearances at the furniture market are U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Congressman Howard Coble, R-6th.

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Barbara Plott dusts off some of the accessories in her showroom, Added Oomph, at 500 N. Wrenn St. in preparation for the opening of the High Point Market.

10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010 MARKET PRESSCALENDAR

SOCIAL EVENTS---EVERYDAY

4:30-6:30 p.m. – Market Square, Suites at Market Square, SALON: Wind down your day at one of our many afternoon receptions every day of market.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

8-10 a.m. – Complimen-tary Buyers Breakfast.Atrium on Main, Elling-ton’s Bistro

8-10 a.m. – Complimen-tary Buyers Breakfast, Commerce & Design, C&D Bistro, 5th fl oor

8-10 a.m. – Currey & Co. Celebration, IHFC, M-110 Street level: Celebrate the fi rst day of Market with us! French inspired food and cock-tails will be served with live jazz piano in the afternoon.

8 a.m.-7 p.m. – Student Design Competition & Buyers Lounge, Suites At Market Square, Groovystuff G-1028: Student design competi-tion entries and voting, massage therapist, Eric Moss performing ‘live art’ in the showroom, coffee bar, and happy hour daily. Sign up on Facebook to vote and be eligible to win a Warner Music Group prize pack-age.

8:30-10 a.m. – Cham-pagne Breakfast, 200 N. Hamilton, Courtyard

8:30-10 a.m. – Buyers Breakfast, Showplace, Atrium

11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Compli-mentary Buyers Lunch, Atrium on Main, Elling-ton’s Bistro

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Refreshments & Lunch Buffet, 200 N. Hamilton, The Platt Collection, 218 South Court

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Complimentary Buyers Lunch, NY Pizza, Hamil-ton Square, Courtyard

Noon-2 p.m. – Compli-mentary Buyers Lunch, 220 ELM, Leif Petersen - 328; Jesper Offi ce - 324; Linon - 202; Outer Limits - 311

1-6 p.m. – Adagio refreshments,Showplace, Suite 3329, Daily refresh-ments

3-5 p.m. – Furniture Classics Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres, Showplace, Suite 4201

4-6 p.m. – Wine and hors d’oeuvres, 200 N. Hamilton, Chelsea House, 104 South Court

4-7 p.m. – Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 200 Steele, Dorya Interiors, Suite 144

4-6 p.m. – Complimen-tary Wine & Cheese, Atrium on Main, Elling-ton’s Bistro

4-6 p.m. – C&D After-noon Social, Commerce & Design, All Floors

4-7 p.m. – Football Tailgate Party, Hamilton Square, Cresent Fine Furniture - 204: Home-made chili, wings, beer, and all your tailgate favorites! Come watch college football with us!

4-6 p.m. – Accessory Floor Parties, IHFC, Ac-cessory Floors 2, 3, 4

4-6 p.m. – Stirring Excitement : InterHall Martini Parties, IHFC, InterHall 1st Floor

4-6 p.m. – Compli-mentary Wine & hors d’oeuvres, Suites At Market Square, Peel & Co., G-4011

4:30-6 p.m. – Cham-pagne, French wines and hors d’oeuvres, 200 N. Hamilton, The Elysee Collection, 108 South Court

4:30-6 p.m. – 200 N. Hamilton, Emerson Et Cie, 110 South Court

4:30-7 p.m. – Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 330 N. Hamilton, Payne Street/Breece Collection Showroom, Suite 200

4:30-6:30 p.m. – Market Square & Suites and SALON Receptions, Market Square, Various locations throughout the Market Square Complex

5-7 p.m. – Complimen-tary Cocktails, 220 ELM, Outer Limits, Space 311

5-7 p.m. – Complimen-tary Dinner, 220 ELM, Leif Petersen, Space 328

5-7 p.m. – Network Mixer: It Takes a Com-munity, IHFC, The Phil-lips Collection IHFC - C 202, sponsored by ASFD, ART, SFC, YHFP, WithIt: Come join the Phillips Collection and fi ve industry associations – WITHIT, a women’s leadership development network; the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), Young Home Fur-nishings Professionals (YHFP), the Accessories Resource Team (A.R.T.); and the American Soci-ety of Furniture Design-ers (ASFD) – for conver-sation, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. In this Age of Access, everything is interconnected and nothing beats network-ing face to face. Industry excellence and infl uence multiplied. Enjoy.

5-6:30 p.m. – Afternoon Socials, Showplace, 1st fl oor E & W, 2nd fl oor W

5-7 p.m. – Silkroute Happy Hour, Showplace, Suite 2340

6-7 p.m. –Next Genera-tion–Now: Coaster Co. of America, 111 East Com-merce Ave. Bringing the young leaders of the

home furnishings indus-try together. Hosted by Coaster Fine Furniture. Space is limited - Rsvp to swilliams@whfa.org

6-8 p.m. – Sunset on 3: Late Afternoon Social, Showplace, 3rd Floor Balcony

6-9 p.m. – Simon Li Jazz Night, Showplace West, Courtyard

6:30-8:30 p.m. – Market Block Party, Market Wide, Corner of West Commerce & Elm: It’s Back! We are closing down the street again so get ready to party! Food, drinks and live entertainment pre-sented by 220 Elm, C&D, Market Square & Suites and High Point Market Authority. Sponsored by Furniture Today and Home Accents Today.

7:30-9:30 p.m. – Stars Under The Stars featur-ing ROCK THE HOUSE RAVE, Market Wide, Center Stage between Transportation Terminal & Showplace

SUNDAY, OCT. 178 a.m.-6 p.m. – IFDA

Hospitality Suite, 200 Steele, First fl oor: Open throughout Market to all IFDA members and those interested in joining IFDA. Use the hospitality suite to relax and recharge, take meet-ings, as a quiet space to work, or to meet other IFDA colleagues. Located on the fi rst fl oor of 200 Steele. IFDA is open to all professionals in the home furnishings and home decor industries. Membership information can be obtained at the hospitality suite.

8-10 a.m. – Compli-mentary Buyers Break-fast, Atrium on Main,

E l l i n g t o n ’ s B i s t r o8-10 a.m. – Complimen-

tary Buyers Breakfast, Commerce & Design, C&D Bistro, 5th fl oor

8 a.m.-8 p.m. – South-ern Bash, IHFC, M-110 Currey & Co.: Moon-shine, live bluegrass music and all things Southern are your ticket to a lively Sunday at Market.

8 a.m.-7 p.m. – Student Design Competition & Buyer’s Lounge,Suites At Market Square, Groovystuff G-1028: Student design competi-tion entries and voting, massage therapist, Eric Moss performing ‘live art’ in the showroom, coffee bar, and happy hour daily. Sign up on Facebook to vote and be eligible to win a Warner Music Group prize pack-age.

8:30-10 a.m. – Cham-pagne Breakfast, 200 N. Hamilton, Courtyard

8:30-10 a.m. – Cham-pagne Breakfast, 330 N. Hamilton, Courtyard

8:30-10 a.m. – Buyer’s Breakfast, Showplace, Atrium

11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Compli-mentary Buyers Lunch, Atrium on Main, Elling-ton’s Bistro

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Refreshments & Lunch Buffet, 200 N. Hamilton, The Platt Collection, 218 South Court

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Complimentary Buyers Lunch: NC BBQ, Hamil-ton Square, Courtyard

Noon-2 p.m. – Compli-mentary Buyers Lunch, 220 ELM, Leif Petersen - 328; Jesper Offi ce - 324; Linon - 202; Outer Limits - 311

1 p.m.-6 p.m. – Adagio refreshments,Showplace,

Suite 3329, Daily refresh-ments

3-5 p.m. – Furniture Classics Cocktails & horsd’oeuvres, Showplace, Suite 4201

4-7 p.m. – Pearson Furniture Grand Open-ing Party, 200 N. Hamil-ton, Pearson Furniture, North Court, Ste. 107: New Showroom Grand Opening cocktail party, wine, hors d’oeuvres

4-7 p.m. – Sunday Up-town, 200 N. Hamilton, All Showrooms

4-6 p.m. – Wine and hors d’oeuvres, 200 N. Hamilton, Chelsea House, 104 South Court

4-7 p.m. – Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 200 Steele, Dorya Interiors, Suite 144

4-7 p.m. – Sunday Up-town, 330 N. Hamilton, All Showrooms

4-6 p.m. – Complimen-tary Wine & Cheese, Atrium on Main, Elling-ton’s Bistro

4-5 p.m. – C&D After-noon Social, Commerce & Design, All Floors

4-7 p.m. – Sunday Up-town, Hamilton/Wrenn, Hamilton/Wrenn Design District

4-6 p.m. – Accessory Floor Parties, IHFC, Ac-cessory Floors 2, 3, 4

4-6 p.m. – Pavilions Beach Parties, IHFC, Pavilions on Main 3

4-6 p.m. – Compli-mentary Wine & hors d’oeuvres, Suites At Market Square, Peel & Company, G-4011

4:30-6 p.m. – Cham-pagne, French wines and hors d’oeuvres, 200 N. Hamilton, The Elysee Col-lection, 108 South Court

4:30-6 p.m. – Wine and hors d’oeuvres, 200 N. Hamilton, Emerson Et Cie, 110 South Court

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SEMINAR SCHEDULE---SATURDAY, OCT. 16

8:30-9:30 a.m. – The Dos and Don’ts of Ad-vertising

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor, Presented by Philip Gutsell – GutSELL & Associates. Learn how to develop a checklist of what works and what doesn’t when it comes to advertising. Follow the steps outlined in this program and return to your store with the necessary information to get immediate positive results in a store’s riski-est investment.

10-10:30 a.m. – First Time Visitor Orienta-tion Seminar

High Point Theatre, Next to the Transporta-tion Terminal on Com-merce Street

Informative session on how to navigate the High Point Market and make the best use of your time. Tips and suggestions, Q & A and individual help if needed. Also view the video on our website: http://www.highpoint-market.org/pyt_fi rst-time.aspx

10-11 a.am.– Retail Management Remodel: Increasing Initiative, Accountability & Per-formance

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor

Presented by Jeff Hiller - PROactive Marketing. Most manag-ers feel they should be getting more from their staff, and they are right. This seminar uses the principles of open book management to provide step-by-step instruction

for experienced man-agers on goal setting, reporting, monitoring, coaching, daily respon-sibilities, and maximiz-ing the effectiveness of weekly and monthly meetings. What are you doing now that creates frustration for you and your team? What should you be doing to foster a proprietary sense for the business, set mutual expectations, encourage entrepreneurial activity, build staff morale, and ultimately drive superi-or performance? Recom-mendations are spe-cifi c, well-supported, and proven in the market.

10-11 a.m.– Piedmont Triad Partnership Ini-tiative Announcement

Showplace West, 100 High Restaurant (Plaza Level), Speakers: Jim Melvin, Joseph M. Bryan Foundation President, Becky Smothers, High Point Mayor, Brian Casey, High Point Mar-ket Authority Presi-dent and CEO, David Powell, Piedmont Triad Partnership CEO, Ken Smith, Smith Leonard Managing Partner, Bob Timberlake, Internation-ally Known Artist and Furniture Designer. North Carolina state and local dignitaries will be present.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – You’ve Got to Know Her to Sell Her

Plaza Suites, NHFA Retailer Resource Cen-ter, 1st Floor, Presented by Bob George & Lee Brown -Impact Consult-ing Services. Take a look forward to the consumer of 2011, plus a compari-son profi le of the pre-

recession consumer and the current consumer including their views on certain economic condi-tions. Learn the effect age, income, and lifestyle has on the consumer’s decision to purchase as well as discover the 11 elements that shape the consumers response to their retail environment and experience that can encourage them to purchase.

Noon-1:30 p.m. – Dol-lar Sense and Savvy Style: A Better Homes and Gardens Panel Presentation

IHFC, Green Wing, 11th Floor ballroom B, Presented by Lacey Howard, Group Editor, Joseph Boehm, Senior Interior Designer, and Kelly Ryan Kegans, As-sistant Deputy Editor. Lacey Howard is a group editor in Better Homes and Gardens’ Special Interest Media Home De-sign department. Lacey oversees the editing and style direction of sev-eral key titles, including Renovation Style, Décor, Cottage Style, Secrets of Getting Organized, and Remodel magazines. Joseph Boehm is the Senior Projects Inte-rior Designer for Better Homes and Gardens magazine, designing interiors for special home-building projects and show houses. Be-sides his editorial duties, Joe also serves as the magazine’s liaison to the design/home furnishings industry, and has been instrumental in curating the Better Homes and Gardens furniture collec-tion. Kelly Ryan Kegans is an assistant deputy

editor for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Kelly works with a team of editors to scout locations and produce decorating and remod-eling stories featured in the magazine, which reaches 39 million read-ers. Sponsored by IHFC and AIDP. Complimen-tary Box Lunch Pro-vided. No reservation needed.

1-2 p.m. – TV & Di-rect Mail Advertising That’s Working Now

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor, Sponsored and Moderated by Horich, Parks, Lebow Advertis-ing. This seminar will share specifi c ideas to help retailers generate more traffi c and sales. See creative ways to drive product category growth, with particular emphasis on selling more mattresses. Go on the offensive with hard-hitting television and direct mail promotions that have been proven effective in diffi cult mar-ket conditions.

2-3:30 p.m. – 10 Things to Ensure Cus-tomers Find Your Website

Plaza Suites, NHFA Retailer Resource Cen-ter, 1st Floor, Presented by Sharon Gillis – JG Sullivan Interactive. Learn how furniture dealers can optimize their websites so that they are listed in the major search engines’ results pages. You’ll also discover resources that you can use to market your website online (SEO, SEM, PPC) so that customers can fi nd you

in their local markets when doing their pre-buy research online.

3-5 p.m. – Alexa Hampton Book Signing

330 N. Hamilton, Hickory Chair, 1st fl oor, Book signing with Alexa Hampton -The Language of Interior Design at Hickory Chair’s new showroom

4-5 p.m. – Customer-Centric Store Planning & Design to Sell More More Often!

Plaza Suites, NHFA Retailer Resource Cen-ter, 1st Floor, Presented by Martin Roberts- M Roberts Design. Martin will share his insights into the next generation of home furnishings stores and on his recent successes. Martin is a frequent contributor to Home Furnishings Re-tailer, Furniture Today, Home Furnishings Busi-ness, Furniture World and a keynote speaker at the recent Retail Market-ing Institute Conference. You can look forward to practical ideas you can use now to turn brows-ers into buyers, improve your margins and help drive more profi table transactions in your store.

SUNDAY, Oct. 17

7:30-9 a.m. – WithIt Educational Breakfast – Barry Dixon – Or-ganically Inspired: Referencing the natu-ral world beyond the window in the modern interior.

IHFC, Green Wing, 11th Floor ballroom, Summary: We are all products of the natu-

ral world and as such, respond instinctively to organically inspired ele-ments in our interiors, whether literally natural(materials – wood, fi ber, stone, etc.) or abstractly so (textures, colors, pat-terns, etc.), we’ll explore various methods and considerations while showing concrete ex-amples and fi nal results. Sponsored by IHFC and WithIt. Breakfast and Seminar are free of charge. Reservations are required by e-mail-ing hallred@ihfc.com or www.withit.org.

8:30-9:30 a.m. – The Outlook for the Furni-ture Industry

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor,Presented by W.W. “Jerry” Epperson, Jr. - Mann, Armistead & Epperson, Ltd. Fur-niture industry guru Jerry Epperson will onceagain enlighten us with his furniture research expertise in the current state of future of the fur-niture industry and how it affects you today and tomorrow.

9:30-10:30 a.m. – Create a Portfolio in the Clouds with Picaboo!

Radio Building, Interi-or Design Society Semi-nar Room, 8th Floor, Sepaker: Debbie Green, Minutes Matter. When was the last time you updated your portfolio? Learn how you can cre-ate an online portfolio that you can use on your website, e-mail to a client and even print ahardbound copy. It’s thenewest way to create a portfolio!

ACROSS 1 Tavern

drink4 Pare8 Accord or

Jetta 13 Smell14 Teacher’s

helper15 Useful16 Yahtzee

cubes17 Bruce

and Brandon

18 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home

19 Made inopera-tive, as an account

22 Pack animal

23 Ottoman ruler

24 Slouch26 Bird’s bill29 More

profound32 Killer

whales36 Female

horse38 Hand

over, as property

39 “Heart and __”; piano duet

40 Glowing coal fragment

41 Canary’s home

42 Misplaced 43 Noisy 44 Like some

seals 45 Canada’s

capital 47 Cargo 49 Preach 51 Hand

warmer 56 “Roses

are __, violets are...”

58 Readjust, as a contract

61 Excuse 63 Farmland

unit 64 In __;

mired by routine

65 Swing the arms about wildly

66 Ornery one

67 Slender sticks

68 Sharp & tasty

69 Large brass in-

strument 70 Feasted

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neighbor-hood

3 Straight up

4 Like seawater

5 Ukrainian capital

6 Notion 7 Homes

made of twigs

8 Tame 9 Greek

letter 10 Vanish 11 Beers 12 Loch __

monster 13 Likelihood 20 Small

fl aps 21 Firstborn

of two 25 Saudi

Arabian pilgrimage city

27 Bullets 28 Afghan

capital 30 Border 31 Rex or

Donna 32 Largest

city in Norway

33 Under-ground part of a plant

34 Janitor 35 Church

table 37 Make

over 40 Make

joyous 44 Correct

text 46 Cautiously 48 One-celled

organism 50 Make into

law 52 Jeweled

crown 53 Fortune-

teller’s deck of cards

54 Piano piece

55 Hair bonnets

56 Simple fl oat

57 Ms. Fitzgerald

59 Beige shade

60 Snatch 62 Oversize

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“I had only 28 high-card points,” Unlucky Louie mourned. “If I’d had one more, maybe I’d have gotten a plus score.”

Louie thought his luck had changed when he picked up the mammoth South hand in a money game. Then North showed heart support and an ace, and Louie confi dently bid a grand slam.

“West led a diamond,” Louie said, “and I had 13 tricks – but couldn’t take them. West’s lead had killed dummy’s only entry. I took the king of diamonds and cashed the A-K of trumps. If trumps had split 2-2, I could have led to the nine of trumps to pitch the queen of spades on the ace of diamonds. But trumps broke 3-1, and I lost a spade.”

DIFFERENT“You actually needed

one different high-card point,” I soothed Louie. “Trade dummy’s jack of diamonds for the jack of hearts, and you’d have no problem.”

I didn’t tell Louie that he’d misplayed. He must win the fi rst diamond with the ace and fi nesse in spades. He’d have had a 50 percent chance; a 2-2 trump break was a 40 percent chance.

DAILY QUESTIONYou hold: S K 10 8 H J

7 6 D Q 6 5 3 2 C 10 3. The dealer, at your left, opens one club. Your partner doubles, you bid one dia-mond and partner bids one heart. What do you say?

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his suit, he shows a hand worth at least 17 points. Your decision is close. A pass might be right, but I’d raise to two hearts. Partner might hold A Q 7 6, K Q 10 8 5, A J 4, 2.

South dealerN-S vulnerable

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Pretrial hearing ordered for

accused killer of grandma

YERINGTON, Nev.(AP) – A Nevada judgehas ordered a pretrialhearing Oct. 28 for a22-year-old Californiaman accused of killinghis grandmother fromSilver Springs, steal-ing her car and creditcards and burying herbody in a fl ower bed.

Christopher Master-son waived his rightto a preliminary hear-ing within 15 days dur-ing an arraignmentWednesday beforeWalker River JusticeCourt Judge MichaelFletcher.

The judge will decideat the Oct. 28 hearingin Yerington if thereis enough evidence tobound him over to dis-trict court in the deathof 73-year-old PeggyHerlacher.

Colleagues: Judge in gay court case not ‘activist’

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – The federal judge who halted the military’s ban on openly gay troops is known for working at court well past closing time, typing her own court orders and doting on two terriers who them-selves are no strangers to the halls of justice.

U.S. District Judge Vir-ginia Phillips won praise from gays and was derid-ed by critics as an activ-ist judge when she issued an injunction Tuesday ending the 17-year-old

“don’t ask, don’t tell” pol-icy, saying it violates due process rights, freedom of speech and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances guaranteed by the First Amendment.

The fallout on the po-larizing topic has sur-prised Phillips’ friends and colleagues, who said the 53-year-old registered Democrat is much bet-ter known in her inner circle for her empathy, her love of Jane Austen novels and her annual

walking tours of Europe.Phillips is popular with

her court staff and works harder than anyone to get a case right, said Stephen Larson, a former federal judge in Riverside.

In her tenure as a fed-eral judge, Phillips has handled a wide array of cases, from criminal bank robberies and drug traffi cking to civil cases involving the freedoms of religion and speech, police brutality, environ-mental protections and labor law.

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Quarterback heirs at Florida, Texas

continue to struggleAUSTIN, Texas (AP) —

The transition was sup-posed to be seamless.

Garrett Gilbert took over at quarterback for Colt McCoy at Texas and John Brantley replaced Tim Tebow at Florida.

Those were big shoes to fi ll, but most assumed two of the most touted recruits in recent years would keep the programs humming in the chase for national championships.

Four losses later, Texas (3-2) is out of the Top 25 for the fi rst time in a de-cade and the No. 22 Ga-tors (4-2) are fading.

What went wrong?Both programs are

struggling to adjust their offenses to pro-style pass-ing quarterbacks after years of Tebow and Mc-Coy beating opponents with their legs as much as their arms. Both teams now rank in the bottom half nationally in total of-fense.

Texas tried to rebuild its offense around Gilbert with a power running

game and play-action passing. Florida has tried to put Brantley in the spread-option that Tebow ran to near perfection.

Both teams have lost two in a row, scoring is down and fans are get-ting frustrated.

The Longhorns won 19 in a row from 2004-2005 and a national champi-onship with the elusive Vince Young running the zone read. Then came McCoy, who dipped and dashed around the pocket and into defensive back-fi elds for four years. The skinny, small-town Mc-Coy, who many consid-ered an afterthought re-cruit in 2005, played with a “prove-you-wrong” chip on his shoulder.

Texas recruited Gil-bert, a high-school All-American and son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, knowing that changes would have to be made.

You don’t pass on a tal-ent like Gilbert just be-cause he’s different than

the previous guy, said Greg Davis, the Texas of-fensive coordinator.

“It wasn’t a big, long philosophical conver-sation. It was, ’Hey, we think this guy’s real good, let’s recruit him,”’ Davis said. “We don’t ever want to box ourselves into a philosophical position. We want to always be able to do what our play-ers can do ... the change is your quarterback and what can he do.”

The new offense has been a failure so far. The running game ranks No. 82 in the country and Gil-bert has yet to fi nd a reli-able go-to receiver. Texas has scored three or fewer touchdowns in three games this season and Gilbert has fi ve intercep-tions to go with his four touchdown passes.

Davis admits he has limited Gilbert’s options to throw downfi eld, of-ten calling shorter routes early in games to help Gilbert fi nd his rhythm.

Ross chose baseball over rodeo clown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For a good chunk of his childhood, Cody Ross wanted to be a rodeo clown.

Son of a team roper and steer wrestler, he would dress up with the big red nose and sit in the stands during weekend events across Texas and New Mexico. Sometimes, he got to go behind the scenes to meet the stars of the ring.

Now, San Francisco’s reliable right fi elder is perfectly happy helping his team play deep into October.

It’s the fi rst time many of the Giants have gone this far — this is Ross’ fi rst rodeo, too.

He made the career change to baseball around

age 10. No clowning around.

“Maybe one of these days when I’m done play-ing I can go back and re-kindle that,” Ross joked as the Giants prepared for their NL championship series against the Phil-lies starting Saturday in Philadelphia. “In the back of my mind I knew what I wanted to do when I got older and as a career. I wanted to be a profession-al baseball player. It’s the only thing I ever wanted to do after I wanted to be a rodeo clown.”

It’s been quite a ride for Ross this year. Acquired Aug. 22 from the Mar-lins on a waiver claim, he had no idea what role he would serve on the Gi-

ants’ outfi eld-heavy roster.He’d been a full-time playerfor Florida for three years.

Yet Ross stayed patientand went about his busi-ness to get to this place,agreeing to do whatevermanager Bruce Bochyneeded. He was determinednot to be a distraction asthe new guy.

That very attitude byRoss and his teammates isa big reason the Giants areplaying for a chance to go tothe World Series. San Fran-cisco made it back to theplayoffs for the fi rst timesince 2003 and advanced tothe NLCS for the fi rst timesince slugger Barry Bondsled them to the 2002 WorldSeries and a runner-up fi n-ish against the wild-cardAngels.

AP

Cody Ross of the San Fransisco Giants prepares for the upcoming National League championship series. Ross dreamed of being a rodeo clown when he was a child.

14 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010 MARKET PRESS

Nadal sees victory hopes ShanghaiedSHANGHAI (AP) —

Weary in body and mind, Rafael Nadal knows there are days when his game simply fails to rise to the moment.

Nadal, winner of three Grand Slam tournament titles this year, lost to Austria’s Jurgen Melzer 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Thursday in the third round of the Shanghai Masters. It was the fi rst time this year the top-ranked Spaniard failed to reach the quar-terfi nals.

“This isn’t a surprise for me. I didn’t play well,” Nadal said. “I felt slow on

court and I made more mistakes than usual. In general, I am a little bit more tired than usual, physically and mentally.

“You can’t expect to win every week. All the good work is done for me for the year.”

Roger Federer, No-vak Djokovic and Andy Murray all fared better Thursday in winning third-round matches.

Nadal had not dropped a set to Melzer in three previous meetings and recently beat him in this year’s French Open semifi nals en route to the

title.Nadal won the U.S.

Open in September to become the seventh man in history to win all four Grand Slam tourna-ments. He was bidding for his eighth title of the season. He won the Japan Open title on Sunday be-fore traveling to Shang-hai and said his schedule contributed to the loss.

Melzer, seeded 13th, played aggressively from the start, hitting boom-ing forehand winners. He attacked Nadal’s second serve to break twice and capture the opening set.

VILAMOURA, Por-tugal (AP) — RobertKarlsson and JohanEdfors of Sweden andMaarten Lafeber ofNetherlands led thePortugal Masters aftershooting 64s in the fi rstround Thursday.

Karlsson and Edforshad bogey free rounds,while Maarten hadsix birdies over hislast nine holes to helpatone for an earlierdouble bogey.

Alexander Noren ofSweden was one shotback in fourth, tiedwith Mikko Ilonen.The Finn was theonly afternoon starteramong the top fi ve.

European Ryder Cupteam member EdoardoMolinari, another latestarter, shot a 4-under68.

“The greens wereuneven,” the Italiansaid. “I had one stupidthree-putt from 20 feeton the seventh green.But when that happensit important to thinkabout the putts youhave made rather thanthe ones you miss.”

A week of heavy rainalso has softened the7,231-yard course, leav-ing it playing longerthan usual.

“The fairways arequite soft and it is a bighitters’ golf course,”Karlsson said. “If youhit it long you canstill get up in two atall of the par-5s, butthe shorter playersare having to lay upshort.”

Trio ties

for lead

Maui tourney to expandLAHAINA, Hawaii

(AP) — The 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitation-al will have its usual im-pressive fi eld and four more teams.

Next year’s tourna-ment will feature defend-ing national champion Duke, a four-time Maui Invitational champion, along with past nation-al champions Kansas, UCLA, Michigan and Georgetown.

In addition to the 12 games played at the La-haina Civic Center from

Nov. 21-23, there will be 11 games played on the U.S. mainland, the fi rst expansion for the Maui Invitational since it went from four to eight teams in 1986.

The four teams that will play in the main-land games from Nov. 11-17 will be announced at a later date.

The other schools playing in Maui next year are Tennessee, Memphis and Chami-nade, the Division II host school.

Court rules against Liverpool owners

LONDON (AP) — Liv-erpool’s board of direc-tors won the latest court battle in the drawn-out attempt to sell the club to the owners of the Bos-ton Red Sox on Thurs-day, leaving the current American owners with slim hopes of using the Texas legal system to block the deal.

On a second succes-sive day of legal wran-gling on both sides of the Atlantic, a British High Court judge granted an injunction against co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr., order-ing them to withdraw their legal action in a Dallas district court.

The order effectively nullifi ed a temporary restraining order Hicks and Gillett had obtained on Wednesday to block the 300 million pound ($476 million) sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, which is headed by fi nancier

John Henry.Hicks and Gillett —

who stand to lose more than 140 million pounds if the sale goes through — have described the at-tempted sale as an “epic swindle” that underval-ues English football’s most successful club.

Judge Christopher Floyd ordered them to withdraw their action by 4 p.m. London time Friday (1500 GMT) or be held in contempt of court.

But hours later, Texas District Judge Jim Jor-dan said NESV’s motion to lift the temporary restraining order he issued on Wednesday blocking the sale would not be heard until 7 a.m. on Friday in Dallas — 1 p.m. London time.

The sale can only go through once the Texas action is withdrawn.

“We are nearly there,” Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton said.

AP

Rafael Nadal gets a good view of the ball during his upset loss in Shanghai on Thurs-day.

SPORTS

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D ear Abby: I’m a 23-year-old woman who has been

helping to raise my three adorable godchildren over the last few years. Their mother is also 23. She became pregnant with her oldest when she was 15. She’s a young single mother, unpre-pared for the full respon-sibility, so I have stepped in.

When they were babies, we would take turns rocking them all night. I take them to the doctor’s when they are sick – with or without their mom. I helped se-lect which schools they attend. Through the years I have been there every day, waking them in the morning,

taking them to school, putting them to bed, etc.

I am now being married and have slightly re-duced my day-to-day role, al-

though I am still in many ways the “other parent.” I get criticized for this all the time. I am constantly being told, “They are not your children. You shouldn’t be doing this.” Even my future in-laws have said it.

I don’t know how to re-spond. I love the children very much, as if they

were my own. I can’t let them suffer for their mother’s numerous mis-takes. I’d appreciate any advice you can give me. – Godmother Of Three in New England

Dear Godmother: May I begin by asking, “Where is their MOTH-ER?” Where are the grandparents? Three children, no father(s) – who is supporting them? You are a caring angel to have stepped in to the extent that you have, but why isn’t their mother around to put them to bed at night, wake them in the morning, and see that they get to the doctor when they are so sick they need one? Some-

thing is seriously out of kilter.

In the not-too-distant future you will have chil-dren of your own to care for. Husbands need a cer-tain amount of care and nurturing, too. It will be impossible for you to con-tinue to be as involved as you have been in your godchildren’s lives. You are doing the right thing by transitioning away, and you must continue to do so. Much as you love them, your godchil-dren are their mother’s responsibility, and you have already done more than you should have been expected (or asked) to do.

Dear Abby: My husband and I had a

troubled marriage. He was a good father and provider, and I respect-ed him for that. But he did not respect me. He constantly blamed and criticized me for his many emotional prob-lems. After I told him I was leaving him, he committed suicide.

My problem is, our adult children blame me for his death. I don’t want to bad-mouth their father or tell them the unpleasant details of our marriage, but they don’t know the whole story.

I have had lots of pro-fessional counseling and my kids have had some, but they refuse to at-tend any more sessions. Should I just continue

to do the best I can and hope they can be more forgiving as they mature,or should I tell them my side of the story? – Doing The Best I Can

Dear Doing: Your children should have been told the whole story while you were together in counseling. If you allow them to continue in their belief that you caused their father’s death, their anger will only con-tinue to grow. If pos-sible, that important conversation should be held with the help of a mediator. Because they refuse to see a therapist, I’m recom-mending your religiousadviser.

Friday, October 15, 2010HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Keep your eyes open wide

when dealing with large corporations or government agencies. Don’t leave anything to chance. Maintain communication with family so that no one is taken by surprise when you decide to make a change. Life is simple so don’t make it unnecessarily complex. Your numbers are 9, 12, 19, 26, 33, 39, 41

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Lend a helping hand. The impression you make will lead to a proposal you will want to consider. Someone with more experience or something you learned in the past will help you make the right choice now. ★★★★

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have more op-tions but won’t realize it if you are too absorbed in a personal problem. Move toward a brighter future by branching out in a direction that allows you to put your skills, talents and attributes to better use. ★★

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take on a challenge. A job prospect looks good and can help you solve some of your personal problems if you make a move. A short trip will enable you to connect with someone helpful. ★★★★★

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There will be changes made based on what you do that will infl uence your future. Love and romance are apparent. A promise

made will enable you to improve your current living situation. ★★★

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may be undecided about someone or something going on in your person-al life. Sort out what needs to be done and move for-ward before you don’t have a choice. Change will be required and, although distasteful initially, you will benefi t in the end. ★★★

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Change is required but you cannot do it alone. Ask the people you feel most akin to for help. Join forces so you can all pitch in to make life easier for you as a group. Reverting back to an old lifestyle will help cut costs. ★★★★★

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ease your stress by mov-ing forward. Deal with the people who infl uence your life and your emotional well-being. The changes you make at home will bring marked improvement for you and anyone you reside with. Don’t look back. ★★

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t allow innuen-dos or someone’s negativity to take you in the wrong direction. You know what changes need to be made, so get moving. Opportunity knocks but, if you aren’t ready because you are too busy satisfying everyone around you, you will get left behind. ★★★★

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can focus on getting ahead and advance or you can focus on

what’s going on in your personal life and take a stepbackward. There is nothing you can do to change thepast, so own up to any wrongdoing and move forward.★★★★

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Lift any burdenthat has been put on you. It’s OK to say no if you don’thave time or if someone is taking advantage of yourgenerosity and good nature. Think of what’s best foryou and your family and act accordingly. ★★★

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There are plenty ofpossibilities but you have to make a choice. You canremain in the same position, doing the same thingover and over again, or you can make the changes re-quired to bring greater satisfaction to your life. ★★★

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You can win favorsas well as someone’s approval if you are willing to gothe distance and follow through with your promises.Don’t become a chameleon or let someone’s negativ-ity or refusal to take part in your plans stop you fromreaching your set goals. ★★★

ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid confl icts; work behind the scenes orread a good book. Two stars: You can accomplish but don’t rely onothers for help. Three stars: If you focus, you will reach your goals.Four stars: You can pretty much do as you please, a good time to startnew projects. Five stars: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold.

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GREENSBOROBattleground Square

Shopping Center2976 Battleground Ave.Greensboro, NC 27408

(336) 235-0400

Stratford Galleria551 South Stratford Rd.

Winston-Salem, NC 27103(336) 245-0388

GREENSBOROOakwood Square Shopping Center

3503 High Point Rd.Greensboro, NC 27407

(336) 235-2323