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Publisher Mike Starn

Advertising Director Lynn Wagner

Editor Howard Hayes

Contributing Writers Ken Carpenter Tom Blount

Edited by The High Point Enterprise Editorial DepartmentServing the High Point Market since 1980

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CAPITAL, WORLD

IndexADVICE 15BRIDGE 12CROSSWORD 12SEMINAR CALENDAR 10,16SOCIAL CALENDAR 6SPORTS 13-14WORLD 2

RegionsCAPITAL 2MIDWEST 11NORTHEAST 16SOUTH 11WEST 12

ABOUT THE COVER: Brian Casey, president and CEO of the High Point Market Authority, and Patty Russo, registration coordinator, plan for the fall High Point Market. Photo by Sonny Hedgecock. Cover layout by Mary Leslie English.

President Obama: End tax breaks to stop overseas hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) – End tax breaks that reward some U.S. companies with overseas subsidiaries and encourage those businesses to create jobs in other countries, President Barack Obama is telling Con-gress.

Yet it’s an idea that has raised concerns even among some law-makers in the president’s own party.

At issue is a bill, now stalled in the Senate, that would do away with some tax credits and deferrals for U.S. companies for operations abroad.

“There is no reason why our tax code should actively reward them for creating jobs overseas,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday. “Instead, we should be using our tax dollars to reward com-panies that create jobs and busi-

nesses within our borders.”Though Obama singled out

Republican opposition, the bill also failed to get support from some Democrats, including the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. He has expressed con-cern that the change would put the U.S. at a competitive disad-vantage.

The ending of the tax provi-sions has run into opposition from business groups, includ-ing the National Association of Manufacturers.

Obama said that while com-panies that conduct business internationally do make an im-portant contribution to the U.S. economy, it doesn’t make sense to grant them tax breaks when companies at home are strug-gling to rebound from the eco-nomic crisis.

Obama has said he wants revenue collected from ending the tax provisions to go to other business tax breaks, by making permanent research and devel-opment tax credits and allowing businesses next year to write off all new equipment costs.

In the GOP address, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to call Congress back into ses-sion to take an immediate vote on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts.

“The prosperity of the Ameri-can people is more important than the political fortunes of any politician or any political party,” Pence said.

Pelosi and Senate Major-ity Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., have said the tax issue will be taken up after the Nov. 2 elec-tion.

French minister: Saudis warn of new terror threat

PARIS (AP) – Saudi in-telligence services have warned of a new terror threat from al-Qaida in Europe, “notably France,” Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday.

He said the warning of a potential attack by al-Qa-ida in the Arabian Penin-sula was received “in the last few hours, few days.”

Europeans were in-formed that “al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula was doubtless active or envisioned being active” on the “European conti-nent, notably France,” Hortefeux said during a

joint TV and radio inter-view.

“The threat is real,” he said on RTL-LCI-Le Figa-ro’s weekly talk show.

The word of a potential attack by Islamist radi-cals is the latest in a series of warnings after alerts from the international po-lice organization Interpol and the United States.

The U.S. State Depart-ment advised American citizens living or trav-eling in Europe earlier this month to take more precautions following re-ports that terrorists may be plotting attacks on a

European city, possiblya shooting spree or othertype of attack similar tothe deadly 2008 Mumbaiattacks in India.

France had alreadyboosted security at busytourist sites like NotreDame Cathedral and theEiffel Tower, which wastwice evacuated afterfalse claims of an attack.French authorities re-corded nine bomb alertsin the capital in Septem-ber, including the two atthe Eiffel Tower – a three-fold increase from a yearearlier. No explosiveswere found.

Iran releases American businessmanWASHINGTON (AP) – Iran

on Saturday set free an Ameri-can businessman jailed in Teh-ran for more than two years on suspicion on ties to an alleged-ly violent opposition group.

Reza Taghavi, 71, hadn’t been charged with a crime and denied knowingly supporting the organization, known as Tondar.

“He admitted to nothing andhe continues to maintain hisinnocence,” his lawyer, PierreProsper, told The AssociatedPress in a telephone interviewfrom Tehran after his client’srelease from Tehran’s Evinprison.

He’s not expected to returnto Southern California beforethe middle of next week.

HPU’s annual economic impact

is $415 million

Traditional undergraduate enrollment has grown from 1,450

students to 3,300 students

The number of students living on campus has

grown 228% since 2005

The campus footprint has expanded over 150% from

91 acres to 230 acres

HPU is one of only fi veTree Campus USA Universities

in North Carolina

Over the next 10 years, HPU’s transformation plan will grow from $300 million to $2.1 billion. This is truly extraordinary, not only because of the unprecedented investment, but for the impact it will have on our students. The focus will be on academics, holistic and values-based education, experiential learning and cutting-edge facilities and technology.

AT HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY, EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION IN AN INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT WITH CARING PEOPLE.

www.highpoint.edu/extraordinary

The High Point University Board of Trustees approved the expansion of our transformational growth plan over the next 10 years. This progressive strategy is founded on faithful courage and framed with intentional congruence. Everywhere you look you see expansion, improvement and growth, all focused on ensuring that every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.

T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A LGROWTH PLANC o n t i n u e s f o r t h e N e x t 1 0 Y e a r s

2 8 N E W B U I L D I N G SHigh Point University has 28 new buildings completed or under construction.27 buildings have been renovated during the same period of time.

ranks High Point University #3 among all regional colleges in the South, up from #15 just fi ve years ago. HPU is also listedby Forbes and Parade Magazine as one ofthe top un ivers i t ies in Amer ica .

U.S. News & World Report

Students get a jump on their holistic educationthrough the President’s Seminar on Life Skills, a unique and innovative course required for freshmen and focusing on fiscal literacy, communication skills and leadership.

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1200 S. Holden Road, Greensboro(336) 299-1003www.arigato.net

5831 High Point Road, Greensboro852-8890

www.giovannisnc.netTHE ONLY GIOVANNI’S IN TOWN

15 minutes from downtown High Point, Lexington Ave. to High Point Rd.

1603 New Garden Road, GSO 617-58741589 Skeet Club Rd., High Point

889-0578

3915 Sedgebrook StreetHigh Point, NC 27265

336-841-0222www.steakstreet.com

1124 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC336-885-0762giannoshp.com

1-463 N. Main Street, Archdale336-861-5806

130 W. Lexington Ave., High Point(336) 882-6971

www.emerywood.comCasual fining dining

131 W. Lexington Ave., High Point(336) 882-2611

805 N. Main Street, High Point(336) 887-2645

www.sumelarestaurant.com

2600 S. Main Street, High Point(336) 885-8101

www.peppermillcafe.com

2409 S. Main Street, High Point(336) 887-3315

10914 N. Main Street, Archdale(336)861-6247

Steaks handcut on premises.

SPRING 2010

Sumela Restaurant“A Taste Of The Mediterranean”

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119 E. Main St.Jamestown, NC336.882.5570

www.southernrootsfoods.com

800 Green Valley Rd.Greensboro, NC336.574.1515

www.RuthsChris.com

Located atThe Oak Hollow Mall914 Mall Loop Road

High Point, NC336.882.4677

3800 Tinsley Dr.High Point, NC336.884.3474

www.osorestaurantgroup.com

4005 Precision Way(corner of Wendover & Penny)

High Point, NC336.882.4005 4512 West Market St.

Greensboro, NC336.294.2605

www.leblonsteakhouse.com

4608 W. Market Street, Greensboro297-4881 or 854-2314

Open @ 5pmSPRING 2010

For local news and information go to

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6 MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 MARKET PRESSCALENDAR

SOCIAL EVENTS---EVERY DAY

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.

TODAY, OCT. 188 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. – 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 a.m.-6 p.m. – Live Jazz at Currey & Co., IHFC, M-110 Street level

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

prize package8:30-10 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

10 a.m.-8 p.m. –10th Anniversary Party for Showplace, Showplace, Atrium: All Day– Free iPods given away every 10 minutes from 10:10 am - 7:10 p.m.; Cake Cutting 2:10 p.m.

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 Buy-ers Lunch, Entree with Chef’s Special Sauce, Hamilton Square, Court-yard

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 Re-freshments, Showplace, Suite 3329, Daily refresh-ments

3-5 p.m. – Tweet-Up @ TLS by Design and John Strauss Furniture, Show-place, Space 1400

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

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

4-6 p.m. – Biltmore Celebration Party at Whitecraft, IHFC, White-craft H-342: Whitecraft is having a Biltmore celebration party with Biltmore wines, savory Hors d’oeuvres, Biltmore cheesecakes and retailer gifts. Join us as White-craft showcases two new outdoor collections inspired by America’s largest home.

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. – 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 Collection, 108 South Court

4:30-6 p.m. – Wine and hors d’oeuvres, 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. – Selva Cock-tail Party, 200 Steele, Selva , Suite 132, Rsvp: Ann Hogan at ann.selva@northstate.net

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

5-10 p.m. – Linon Market Party, 220 ELM, Linon, Space 202

5-7 p.m. – Jesper Market Party, 220 ELM, Jesper Offi ce, Space 324

5-7 p.m. – Industry Tweetup at Century Fur-niture, Market Square Ground, 500 Market Square: Mix and mingle with three SCAD fi nal-ists as tension builds for the conclusion of Project UDesign – and cast your VOTE to determine which eco-friendly Wing Chair will be seen next on the production line! Industry wide Tweetup, hospitality, and onsite voting sponsored by Cargill BiOH Polyols, Ul-trasuede EcoDesign and Century Furniture.

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

6-8 p.m. – IHFC First Floor Bash, IHFC, M-110 Currey & Co.: It’s a fl oor party with live blues, delicious libations and more. Come celebrate with all our neighbors on the fi rst fl oor IHFC.

6-7:30 p.m. – Meet the Editor of Coastal Living Magazine, IHFC, Inter-hall: The Coastal Living Collection representing

Jaipur Rugs, Stanley Furniture, Lloyd Flan-ders and Vanguard Fur-niture; Cocktail party

6-10 p.m. – 15th An-nual Pinnacle™ Awards, IHFC, Green Wing, 11th Floor ballroom: Christine Evans, ASFD Executive Director at info@asfd.com or call 910.576.1273. Reception at 6 p.m.; Dinner at 7 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony.

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

6-7:30 p.m. – Interna-tional Visitor Welcome Reception, Showplace West, International Buyer Center

7-9 p.m. – Oktoberfest, Market Square, Court-yard: Experience the best of the area this fall. German-infl uenced food, local brews & wine, and live entertainment in-spire this classic autumn celebration.

7-9:30 p.m. – High Point Bowling/A.R.T. and HFIA, Market Wide, High Point Bowl-ing Center - 309 West Fairfi eld: Accessories Resource Team and the Home Furnishings In-dependents Association invite High Point Market attendees to a night of bowling. Sign Cost $40 per person in advance or $50 at the door. Advance recommendations are recommended. Co-spono-sored by IHFC. For more information call 704-376-4278; or email: sharonjda-visnc@earthlink.net. All proceeds after expenses benefi t ART regional seminars and workshops.

7:30-9:30 p.m. – Stars Under The Stars featur-ing SLEEPING BOOTY, Market Wide, Center Stage between Trans-portation Terminal & Showplace

FURNITUREMARKETBUILDINGFOR SALE

Separate building,1 block from main

building at110 N. Wrenn St.

2 stories, approx.12,700 sq ft.

Modern and beautifully decorated.

1 block from Main St. near Showplace:Have your own

Presence at Market!

Sacrifice price of $760,000Will co-broker

Henry Shavitz Realty 336-882-8111

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Market offers much to see and much to learnW elcome to Monday of The High Point Mar-

ket. Whether you have been here since the weekend, or you have just arrived, we hope

you feel welcome and that you have found some re-ally good ideas to put to work in your store. There is always so much to see, explore, and learn while in High Point each market. Be sure to check out these noteworthy exhibitors and products below, but most of all, enjoy the fall in High Point!

Has it been 10 years already?Hailed as an architectural landmark from the day

that it opened, Showplace is rolling out the red carpet in celebration of their fi rst 10 years. And there’s a cake to match! More on that in a moment.

Today is the day of the event, and it all begins with breakfast in the Atrium and live entertainment at 8:30 a.m.. There will be cupcakes on every fl oor and door prizes – the iPod Nano – at 10 minutes after ev-ery hour beginning at 10:10 a.m.. Stick around until 2:10 p.m. for the cake cutting ceremony. And not just any cake! This special celebratory masterpiece baked by the famed Maxie B’s of Greensboro, is an actual representation of the futuristic, multi-tenant showroom building that fi rst rose from the heart of Market a decade ago. A whopping fi ve-feet long and two-and-a-half feet tall, the cake replicates the entire downtown property, right down to its loading docks and parking lot. Fittingly, the sugary structural won-der will be on view inside the soaring, glass-ceilinged Showplace atrium inside a specially constructed Plexiglas display case.

During the cake-cutting ceremony, there will be buglers, Mayor Rebecca Smothers and a crowd of industry notables and, of course, all market-goers are invited to attend. Sip a glass of champagne and enjoy the cake, and you won’t want to miss the grand prize giveaway, a 32 gig iPad. Wow!

Festivities continue all day, with special music, photo opps with green screen magic, and plenty of beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres until klieg lights il-luminate the night sky and the band Sleeping Booty takes over the Stars Under the Stars stage. Do not miss this event if you can possibly help it!

Historic + handcrafted never go out of styleSince 2001, Atlanta-based MacRae Designs has been

a leading designer of handcrafted antique reproduc-tion furniture that combines the classic beauty of period antiques with the form and function of today’s lifestyles. All of MacRae’s reproductions are made with the fi nest woods available, using traditional methods of furniture crafting. The MacRae work-shops in England are fi lled with expert cabinetmak-

ers who take pride in their craft and trade. All pieces in the line are bench made, and can be tailored to individual specifi cations.

This market, MacRae teams up with renowned architect Bobby McAlpine to launch a line of casegoods and home accents.Ranging from consoles and chests to chairs, tables, and beds, each piece in the furniture collection re-fl ects McAlpine’s inimitable style and reinterpretation of traditional English antique design.

“The McAlpine collection is defi -nitely striking a chord with designers and clients who want to bring a touch of Southern tradition and elegance into today’s home – without sacricing modern form and functionality,” explains Mary Pril-laman Holland, owner of MacRae. “I wanted to create a new collection that shook things up a little. One that offered a nod to the past and movement toward the future – while embracing the spirit, tradition and style of the south. Nobody does that better than Bobby McAlpine. His work has a true ‘Southerness’ to it.”

For the MacRae collection, McAlpine looked to English antique design styles that would adapt well to reinterpretation, including highboys, consoles, wing chairs, barstools, chests, desks, dining tables and many others. With each new piece, McAlpine has captured the essence of its historical design characteristics, infusing it with his own sense of scale and proportion, creative design lines, Southern style, modern form, fuctionality and, in many cases, a touch of whimsy. The result – furniture designs that can blend seamlessly into virtually any room or home decor style – from formal to transitional to casual.

See everything old that is new at the MacRae Show-room, located in the Lee Industries Showroom/Build-ing at 108 S. Lindsay Ave. in High Point.

A refl ection of the timesCleveland Ohio-based Kichler Lighting introduces

15 new mirror designs for its fall offerings in High Point this market. Whether hung in the hallway, bathroom or bedroom, the line takes inspiration from popular color palettes, beach-inspired natural materials and even childhood favorites, resulting in attractive, eye-catching designs.

Fun names like Slinkee and Bling, the inspiration seems to run the gambit. The Slinkee frame features a repeating sequence of fl attened, blackened bronze metal pieces bent in an oval design. Bling is a bit blingy-ier as the name implies. This is a mirror that

has a rectangular frame featuring three rows of three-dimensional beveled glass tiles. Instant sparklefor any space.

Kichler and all of their great products are waiting your perusal at 206 E. Green Drive.

A little modern history, pleaseModern History, the company, often takes its

design inspiration from bespoke antiques and rare European fi nds. The goal is not to reproduce these furnishings, but rather to translate them for today’s style-minded consumers with eclectic fi nishes and updated details that are edgy and unexpected.

With its High Point introductions, Modern His-tory continues to explore the contrast of texture and ornate design. The company adds to its selection of weathered and driftwood inspired furnishings. “Mod-ern History is known for its originality in interpret-ing fi ne antiques and timeless furniture styles,” said Michael Beaver, president of Modern History and its sister company, Somerset Bay. “Our designs are at once classic and fresh, current and yet evocative of another time or place. Our craftsmanship, construc-tion and fi nishes rival those of the most well-made antiques and heirloom furnishings.”

Make some of your own history this market at Modern History. Showroom location is 430 N. Wrenn St., inside Yorkshire House.

Habersham has new moderate price point line

Responding to requests from designers and hom-eowners seeking transitional furniture with simpler, cleaner styles, Habersham responds with new offer-ings in High Point.

Offering a distinctly different look from the high-end company’s well-established, richly detailed furniture, the new American Treasures series will feature case goods and occasional designs with the new look, all at moderate price points. The initial launch will include twenty pieces ranging from curios, bookcases, armoires and occasional tables to sideboards, chests, media cabinets, and dining and bedroom designs. Made in America by the company’strained artisans and craftsmen, the new pieces take their inspiration from classic styles that have been updated and simplifi ed – creating versatile looks that are at home in traditional or contemporary settings.

Habersham, always at home in High Point, is lo-cated during market at Market Square, Space 142.

Contact Ken Carpenter at ken@kennethcarpenter.com

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Industry offi cials discuss furniture safety rulesBY PAM HAYNES

ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – How much is too much when it comes to

imposing regulations to keep consumers safe?

It’s a tricky question that can’t be answered without input from fur-niture industry offi cials, according to experts that spoke at the High Point Market Press Breakfast on Saturday morning.

Government regula-

tions were the topic of discussion between four panelists at the break-fast, including Nancy A. Nord, a commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Prod-uct Safety Commission, the government agency that protects against injuries associated with consumer products. Nord visited the market for the fi rst time on Saturday.

She said products like toys tainted with lead paint that were sourced from China have made

the issue even more controversial in the last year. But some-times imposing extreme regulations that require furniture manufacturers to use costly methods to test their products can have negative conse-quences, she said.

“I strongly believe that the folks who make the regulations need to get out of Washington and go to where the product is being made on the factory fl oor,” Nord said. “We’re bu-

reaucrats. We won’t know what works and what doesn’t work without in-put from the industry.”

Rob Sligh, chairman and CEO of Michigan-based Sligh Furniture Co., which exhibits at the fur-niture market, said simi-lar testing requirements nearly caused fi nancial strains on his business. He cited a California law requiring companies to prove that chemicals in a product do not cause cancer as too extreme.

“If you don’t prove that the product does not cause cancer 100 percent, you have to apply a label that says, ‘This product may cause cancer,’” he said. “It’s a costly testing process. In our company, we’re applying those labels now.”

“To require every-thing to be tested is sometimes going beyond where we need to go to impose safety,” Nord said.

Nord’s visit to the

market was centered around talking to manu-facturers about safety regulations as well as researching “the issue of making products herein North Carolina ver-sus imports and what the challenges of the two models are.”

“I worry that the regu-lations we issue have a disproportionate effect on making things here,”she said.

phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617

Piedmont Triad Partnership unveils details of furnishings initiative

ENTERPRISE STAFF REPORT

H IGH POINT – The Piedmont Triad Partnership announced a fi ve-part initiative to enhance

the global competitiveness of com-panies throughout the furnishings industry on Saturday at the High Point Market.

The initiative, dubbed The Global Exchange for Furnishings, is de-signed to enable furnishings indus-try members in the Triad or those who are considering moving to the area to access local resources more easily, said David Powell, PTP chief executive officer.

According to the Piedmont Triad Partnership, the region has a concentration of furnishings resources that should be pro-moted, including more than 4,000 companies in the home furnish-ings sector, a skilled labor force, a strategic location that’s easily accessible and a friendly business environment.

Powell revealed some of the de-tails of the initiative with a panel of others involved, including City

Manager Strib Boynton and High Point Market Authority President Brian Casey. The five key compo-nents are:

• Regional intelligence – For com-panies that consider moving to the area, the PTP will provide informa-tion needed such as labor availabil-ity, tax structures and construction costs.

• Site selection – The PTP will help companies navigate the 12 counties it serves to find the best location for their operations.

• Government liaison – The PTP will serve as a liaison to top govern-ment officials on local, regional and state levels.

• Database of Resources – The PTP is creating a database of local resources specific to the furniture cluster.

• Furnishings concierge – A fur-nishings concierge will be offered by the PTP for additional questions or details.

“We want to build on the interna-tional reputation and the deep heri-tage of furnishings in this area,” Powell said.

DON DAVIS JR. | HPE

Clea Ago is silhoutted by lamps in the Jeffan space at Showplace.

MARKET PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 9LOCAL

All seek a showstopper, but few fi nd them

E very exhibitor at the High Point Market would like to have a “showstopper” in their showspac-es but few really accomplish it.

As marketgoers meander through the Market Square complex and head for the mezzanine level of the Suites at Market Square, a showstopper catches their eyes. Stretched catercornered across the Barry Cotton Antiques showspace (SAMS M-7015) is a six-section table that’s roughly 20 feet long, 6 feet wide and 30 inches high. Each of the six sections is supported by a pedestal. The table, as built, really is almost 24 feet long, but Cotton and his colleagues had to leave one section out because of showspace constraints.

Barry Cotton Antiques is based in the southwest area of London (UK) and has “been supplying fi ne quality antiques and period furniture to a wide range of client’s worldwide.” The company’s “handmade furniture range was born out of desire for a cabinet-maker’s workshop that could produce high-quality, faithful copies of traditional pieces that were either very expensive to procure or almost impossible to fi nd.” Cotton says “each piece of furniture is entirely handmade to order ... (with) painstaking attention to design, detail and fi nish.”

One of Cotton’s antiques is a three-panel screen with carved wood over glass that belonged to a mistress of William IV. By the way, if you’re inter-ested in the retail price of the showstopper table, it’s estimated at $42,000.

‘Hometown’ company makes splash at Hamilton Square

P. Chrisley International, which produces fi ne furniture and accessories has a new location at High Point Market, taking over Space 200 in Hamilton Square, a showroom complex that boasts such highly successful companies as Crescent, Huppe, Mackenzie Dow and Raschella Collection as tenants.

Patricia Chrisley, who resides in nearby Sedgefi eld

and whose company is located at 5710-k High Point Road, Suite 159, in Greensboro, describes her prod-ucts as “fi ne furniture and accessories, custom cor-nices and bejeweled hardware to create sumptuous sanctuary. Chrisley readily admits that her company

focuses on the design trade with prod-ucts produced in North Carolina, many of them in the Triad. She plans to join the High Point Showroom Association & Design Center and hopes to become a destination for other High Point Market exhibitors as well as designers from across the nation and around the world.

Chrisley has three tables on display this market, two pedestal traditional-sized dining tables topped with glass and a 10-foot-long, 3-foot-wide table

whose slab is one of 20 reclaimed from an endangered tree that had to be felled. The larger table, which should retail in the $19,000 range, took 150 hours to produce while the smaller, glass-topped tables re-quired 100 to 125 hours even though the base for one of them is constructed of 55 pieces of cherry and the other of more than three dozen pieces of wood.

If you are looking for something that will trans-form your surroundings, visit P. Chrisley.

An easy way to put on a happy face!

As you approach the showroom (Market Square 391) for Lilly Pulitzer from Market Square’s third fl oor west, the bright colors of the chairs and accesso-ries lining the skywalk seem to pick up your spirits, regardless of how tired your legs and feet may be. Enter the showroom and you’ll swear you are right in the middle of a palatial Palm Beach home.

In preparation for the “get happy” feeling you’ll have once you arrive at Lilly Pulitzer, take time to read “The Lilly Story.”

“Once upon a time, at the bright young age of 21, an irreverent and enterprising New York socialite named Lilly eloped with a publishing mogul citrus heir Peter Pulitzer. Ditching the city for sunny Florida, the couple embarked on a glamorous and colorful life in Palm Beach. Lilly opened a simple juice stand in 1959. She soon transformed her citrus-stained clothing into a line of brightly colored shift dresses in an array of cheery prints. Her designs quickly became the unoffi cial uniform of America’s splashy resort towns. Fast forward 50 years and Lilly Pulitzer prints and colors continue to inspire all to lead a colorful life and live happily ever after.”

That, in a nutshell, is the Lilly Pulitzer product story and the Lilly Pulitzer folks are sticking to it. Gosee for yourself. It’s well worth the trip.

It’s time for 180-degree turn – to the dark side

The AMAZED showroom (top [fi rst] fl oor at Suites at Market Square) is anything but bright and shiny (as the Lilly Pulitzer showroom was) but, if you sincerely are looking for a different experience at market, don’t miss AMAZED. The showroom is built around a statement uttered in the “Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte” (1964) movie by Bette Davis, “It’s not real when it’s light, it’s only real when it’s dark.”

Mike Farrell of Imagine Adventures Inc. who sets up AMAZED at Furniture Market, claims, “Un-derstanding the journey that culture and art take through light and darkness and back again in historyis part of appreciating not only beauty but sometimesthose painful moments in life that create it. He says he made the journey this year, “watching my dear friend, my sons’ mother, the person I married and loved, die after a fi ve-year battle with breast cancer.”

Farrell reminds us that “humor, art, literature, movies and TV allow us to laugh at the sobering real-ity of our common experience.”

This installation would not be possible without the generous support, the long hours of donated time by local artists, High Point Central High School stu-dents, their teacher Kathleen Parker and designers from the home furnishings industry.

Caution: This exhibit is different. At the same time, it will provide 10 different ways to project your thoughts.

Hey, I never promised you a rose garden.

Continue to enjoy market and all of the amenities the High Point Market Authority and their col-leagues in this industry have provided for you.

tblount@hpe.com | (336) 888-3543

OPINION

TomBlount ■■■

10 MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 MARKET PRESS

TODAY, OCT. 18

8:30-9:30 a.m. – The No. 1 Secret to Grow Business in a Down Economy

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor. Presented by Mike Root – Get Custom-ers Right Now. Most retailers are struggling in this economy. They’re doing things wrong! They’re doing things the same way they did them when the economy was good. As a third-genera-tion furniture guy with more than 27 years of experience, Root has met and worked with hundreds of retailers and he will share with you the No. 1 secret that all retailers need to know to compete in this down economy.

9:30-10:30 a.m. – New Design Elements in Soft Window Fashions

Radio Building, Inte-rior Design Society Semi-nar Room, 8th Floor. Speaker: Amy Weavil Johnson, VP Decora-tive Drapery Hardware at Rowley Company. Custom Medallions are one of the most inventive new design elements in soft window fashions. Create extraordinary treatments with decora-tive medallions used for mounting panels, valances or as an embellishment at the top of horns and pleats. Reinvent your designs with unique focal points on cornices, millwork and even the unexpected! Incorporate key archi-tectural elements and historical references into your design both for the interior and the exterior

of the home. Custom styles and fi nishes provide endless options and can even provide solutions for challenging installations. Join us as we imagine all of the pos-sibilities!

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.m. – Return-ing to the Basics: Showroom Planning Techniques

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor. Presented by Stan Bossler – Bossler Design Services, Inc. In today’s competitive retail market, change is constant. But, not all change is good. With well over 25 years of showroom planning ex-pertise Stan Bossler will provide you with proven trade secrets on building a profi table yet cost-ef-fective home furnishings retail environment. You will get it all… including showroom techniques, traffi c fl ow, composition, product selection, acces-sorization and lighting concepts!

11 a.m.-noon – 2011 Colormix Color Trends with Carolyn Barton,

Sherwin WilliamsIHFC, 12th Floor - Bas-

sett Showroom Auditori-um. Join us for Sherwin-Williams® colormix™ two thousand eleven where we will guide you through a visual journey with stimulating imag-ery, factual statistics and perceptive research from our global color forecasting team. Our inspiration is infl uenced and categorized into four distinct themes: Restless Nomad, Purely Refi ned, Gentle Medley, and Bold Invention, all refl ecting unique directions in color and design trends for the month ahead.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Online Marketing: Now or (Maybe) Never!

Plaza Suites, NHFA Retailer Resource Cen-ter, 1st Floor. Presented by David Lively – The Lively Merchant. Learn the difference between SEO and Pay-Per-Click online marketing and how understanding your company’s goals, phi-losophy, ROI objectives, and numerous other monetary and market-ing factors will help you determine which, or what combination of both, offers you the most bang for your buck. This session will examine fi ve models that you can implement.

Noon-2 p.m. – Angelo Surmelis – IFDA Lun-cheon

IHFC, Green Wing, 11th Floor ballroom B. At the age of 6, Angelo Surmelis was rearrang-ing furniture around his Chicago apartment. He believed at an early age that space can change

the way you feel. After many years, he fi gured it was time to take his ‘act’ of moving furniture out of the house and on the road. After moving around the globe and working with clients all types of clients, he began to spread his message to a larger audience. He has done fi ve shows on cable networks TLC, LIFE-TIME, STYLE & HGTV and has appeared on The TODAY Show, CNN, TYRA, & GOOD DAY LIVE. He “loves what he does.” Sponsored by IHFC. SFC, and IFDA, Carolinas Chapter. $20 includes lunch. Advance registration recommend-ed. Email hallred@ihfc.com for more informa-tion

Noon-1:30 p.m. – “The Buzz: Creating Excitement for You and for Your Busi-ness” - High Point Market Authority Design Viewpoints Lecture Series, Co-Sponsored by the American Society of Interior Designers

Showplace West, 100 High (Corner of Wrenn and High, Plaza Level). REQUIRES RSVP – Limited Seating. Some people seem to naturally have that “it” factor, but anyone can create a buzz around their name or their business with the right tools. Lifestyle gu-rus Eddie Ross and Jai-than Kochar show you how to generate buzz and to promote your business through social media, word of mouth, and other unconventional means. .1 CEU Credit RSVP at www.highpointmarket.org/RSVP

Noon-2 p.m. – Join Us for Lunch and Learn about Hand-Woven Rugs!

Suites At Market Square, Peel & Company, G-4011. Free lunch for buyers interested in learning more about hand-woven rugs: types of weaves, value and history of, & how to tell a fake from the real thing! All attendees will receive a handout of subjects covered.

1-2 p,n, – Stop Sweaty Palms & Knocking Knees When Closing Sales

Plaza Suites, NHFA Retailer Resource Cen-ter, 1st Floor. Presented by Mark J. Lacy – The Furniture Training Company. When your customers are ready to buy, they’ll let you know. The challenge is to react when they’re ready. Even customers who anxiously want to buy your furniture don’t always say “I’ll take it.” But all customers have a way of letting you know that it’s time to close the sale. Discover when a shopper is ready to buy and learn how to pass these techniques to your sales people so that they can close every sale without fear. 9 out of 10 associates who have implemented these selling techniques have increased their furniture sales.

2:30-3:30 p.m. – Capi-talizing on Your Mer-chandising Investment

Plaza Suites, NHFA Retailer Resource Cen-ter, 1st Floor. Presented by Bob Moorman - JRM Sales & Management,

Inc. Today every inch of your sales fl oor is critical. Today every dollar you invest in your inventory is critical. Ineffective merchandis-ing strategies lead to negative sales trends, cash fl ow issues, over-fl owing warehouses and also jeopardize vendor relationships. How can you possibly afford to not fully understand howto capitalize on every inventory dollar?

2:30-3:30 p.m. – Ac-cents: Versatility & Vitality: Ethan Allen Global, Inc

Radio Building, Inte-rior Design Society Semi-nar Room, 8th Floor. Join us as we detail the rising trends in the de-sign and manufacture of accents as well as their importance to the design plan. Presented by the Ethan Allen Interior De-sign Affi liate Program; ethanallen.com/trade .1 CEU

4-5 p.m. – Top Five Things Hindering YourBusiness’ Growth

Plaza Suites, NHFA Re-tailer Resource Center, 1st Floor. Presented by Phyllis Zaepfel – PROF-ITsystems, Inc. Regard-less of what you hear, many retailers are see-ing impressive growth despite current economicconditions. Remember that the six most expen-sive words in business are: “We’ve always done it that way.” This pre-sentation will examine the top fi ve things that keep your business from growing. Learn what you can and should be

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Dalai Lama urges science, religion balance ATLANTA (AP) – The Dalai

Lama is visiting a university pro-gram in Georgia that aims to fos-ter a balance between science and spirituality.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader spoke at a news conference Sunday at Emory University in Atlanta, home to the Emory-Tibet

Science Initiative, now in its third year.

The program is working on a science curriculum for Buddhist monks and nuns in India. Emory president James W. Wagner on Sunday presented the Dalai Lama with science textbooks translated into Tibetan.

During a three-day visit, the Da-lai Lama will teach, lecture andreceive an update on the initia-tive.

The Dalai Lama is a presidentialdistinguished professor at Emory– the only university appointmenthe has accepted. He last visitedthe campus three years ago.

Med students get iPods to aid

training ORLANDO, Fla. – Sec-

ond-year medical student Lynn McGrath knows the iPod touch he carries will help him become a better doctor.

McGrath, 25, can quick-ly research a patient’s symptoms on the device and learn how to treat them in minutes.

“The fi rst year as medi-cal students, it helps us fi gure out what’s going on, but as you become more familiar, it’s more of a confi rmation,” he said.

Starting this semester,

the University of Central Florida’s College of Medi-cine, which in its second year, is giving every med-ical student an iPod touch to help in their training.

The Central Florida college has joined other medical schools across the country that provide mobile devices to medical students. Florida State University also gives iPod touches to medical students, and Stanford University in California is distributing much-larger Apple iPads to its future doctors.

CHICAGO (AP) – Hun-dreds of Hilton Chicago Hotel workers started a three-day strike Satur-day that union offi cials say is in protest of the ho-tel chain’s efforts to “lock workers into cheap reces-sion contracts.”

Unite Here Local 1 spokeswoman Annema-rie Strassel told The As-sociated Press workers began striking in Chi-cago early Saturday and won’t return to their jobs until early Tuesday. The union represents about 600 workers at the Hilton Chicago downtown.

Strassel said the em-ployees have joined

striking workers in San Francisco, who went out Wednesday, and in Hono-lulu, who went out Thurs-day. The Chicago work-ers include housekeepers, dishwashers, cooks, bell staff and food servers.

“Hilton wants to lock workers into cheap reces-sion contracts even as the hotels rebound,” she said early Sunday in a phone interview. “Workers sim-ply want a share in the recovery.”

The AP could not imme-diately reach hotel offi -cials. But Hilton Chicago told the Chicago Tribune that the hotel is “operat-ing as normal.”

Hilton workers strike in Chicago

SOUTH, MIDWEST

FURNITURE SHOWROOM16,680 sq. ft. of showroom space with paved parking. Excellent location on shuttle bus route in the“Hamilton/Wrenn Showroom District”. 12 store front windows on N. Hamilton,12 ft. ceilings, hand painted murals, track lighting, kitchen/bar area. $1,000,000. 512 North Hamilton St.

FOR SALE OR LEASE

884-4555615 N. HAMILTON ST. HIGH POINT

WWW.CJPREALTORS.COM

PRIME SHOWROOM BUILDINGAcross street from Showplace and IHFC. Totally renovated with abundant natural lighting. Three story atrium with elevator, two HVAC units per floor, kitchen and entertainment areas on two floors. Superb facility in the center of the Furniture District. $3,950,000. 135 S. Hamilton.

FOR SALE OR LEASE

DOWNTOWN BUILDING SITEZoned Central Business in ideal location for furnitureshowrooms or retail. Property on the corner of W. Green and S. Elm streets. 96’ x 121’ x 116’ x 103’ in size.All city services available. $950,000. 113 W.Green.

FOR SALE

DOWNTOWN ACREAGE1.27 acres zoned General Business. 179 ft.road frontageon S. Main Street & 102 ft. frontage on S. Elm Street. Across the street from GTCC. $640,000. 840 S.Main & 629 S. Elm St.

FOR SALE

DOWNTOWN FURNITURE SHOWROOM DISTRICTFrontage on N. Main & N. Wrenn streets, through-the-block property on shuttle bus route. Excellent parking, zoned Central Business, 5,795 sq.ft., central air, gas heat, atrium with fireplace, elevator & exterior stor-age. $349,900. 740 N. Main Street

FOR SALE

SHOWROOM /WAREHOUSE FACILITYZoned Light Industrial. Main level has 8,200 sq.ft., basement has 4,800 sq. ft., freight elevator, easy stor-age & 10 ft ceilings.Site consists of 1.56 acres with parking. $550,000. 100 N. Centennial Street.

FOR SALE OR LEASE

SHOWROOM HAMILTON-WRENN DISTRICTFree standing showroom with 7,237 sq.ft. ( 150 sq.ft. of office space). 10 ft. ceilings, track & flourescent lighting, overhead door @grade, plenty of paved parking! On market shuttle bus route. $550,000. 422 N. Hamilton.

FOR SALE OR LEASE

FREE STANDING SHOWROOM Brick building with 6,000 sq.ft. showroom. Kitchen/bar & breakroom area, 9 ft. ceilings,track lighting, loading door & paved parking lot ( 27+ spaces). On shuttle bus route in the “Hamilton/Wrenn Showroom District”. 404 Wrenn Street.

FOR LEASE

SHOWROOM Downtown in the Central Business District. Various footages available. Carpet & track lighting, 8 ft. ceilings. Call for details. 108 1/2 E. Kivett between N. Main & N. Wrenn.

FOR LEASE

FREE STANDING SHOWROOM Storefront windows, offices in rear. Carpet & tile floors, track & flourescent light-ing, storage in attic, parking on side. 2,500 sq.ft. 207 W.High Street.

FOR LEASE

SHOWROOM / OFFICE BUILDINGZoned Central Business in the downtown furniture showroom district. 2 story building may be leased together or separate. 9 ft ceilings, flourescent, recessed and track lighting. Paved parking in rear. Total sq. footage is 8,000. 333 S. Wrenn Street.

FOR LEASE

12 MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 MARKET PRESS

BRIDGE---TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

“Millard says there are no deaf opening leads, only blind opening leaders,” Cy the Cynic remarked.

y was talking about Millard Pringle, a quiet little man whose deck, Cy says, lacks a few face cards.

“Millard seems to have an old saying backwards,” I said, “not to mention politically incorrect.”

In today’s deal, North’s response of 2NT was a conventional forcing spade raise, and South launched into Black-wood. Finding North with two aces but no

king, South settled for six spades. West led the jack of hearts, and South won and took the A-K of trumps, disdaining a safety play. He conceded a trump and claimed the rest.

BEST LEADWest paid no heed to

the auction, and it cost 1,030 points. If East had an opinion about the best opening lead against a slam, he could have doubled North’s Black-wood response of fi ve hearts or six clubs.

Since East passed, West should have led a diamond. The defense would get a diamond and a trump.

This week: winning opening leads.

DAILY QUESTIONYou hold: S K 9 8 5 2 H

K 6 D A 10 6 C A K 9. You open one spade, and your partner bids 2NT (a con-ventional forcing raise). What do you say?

ANSWER: Many ac-tions are possible. You can rebid three spades, giving partner room to cue-bid. In today’s deal, South tried Black-wood, but that might have cost by giving East a chance for a lead-directing double of North’s response. Maybe your most practical and effective approach is simply to

bid six spades.South dealerNeither side vulner-

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Saturday’s Puzzle Solved 2 killed in Arizona

tour bus crash KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) – The Mo-

have County Sheriff’s Offi ce says twopeople were killed and several othersinjured Sunday when their commer-cial tour bus drifted off an Arizonahighway and rolled several times.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Trish Cart-er says the crash happened around8 a.m. near Meadview, on the south-eastern side of the Lake Mead Na-tional Recreation Area.

The bus was traveling with 11 pas-sengers and a driver from Las Vegasto the west rim of the Grand Can-yon.

Carter says several passengers suf-fered serious injuries and were fl ownto hospitals in Las Vegas and nearbyKingman.

The passengers’ names were notimmediately released. Carter saysthey may be tourists from anothercountry.

The driver received minor injuriesand has been cooperating with theinvestigation.

Colorado drillers return from Chile to heroes’ welcome

DENVER (AP) – Four Colorado men who helped free 33 trapped Chilean miners have returned home to a heroes’ welcome.

About 40 people cheered at Denver International Airport Saturday when the four drillers arrived from Chile, including Jeff Hart, of Arvada, who oper-ated the drill that bored its way down to the chamber where the miners were trapped.

The men work for Kansas-based Layne Christensen Co. The four were drilling water wells in Afghanistan for the U.S. Army’s forward operating bases when they were called to Chile.

Hart’s assistants – Jorge Herre-ra, Doug Reeves and Matt Staffel – were also cheered. Family members say the drillers were confi dent they could reach the miners before Christmas.

AP

The T-130 drill operators, Jeff Hart (left) and Matt Staffel (right) both from Denver, embrace Elizabeth Segovia, sister of trapped miner Dario Segovia Rojo at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile.

MONDAY OCTOBER 18, 2010

Patriots edge Ravens in overtime thriller

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Deion Branch gave New England Patri-ots fans plenty of reasons to forget Randy Moss and the team’s embarrassing playoff loss to the Balti-more Ravens.

Branch caught nine passes — the same num-ber of receptions Moss had in four games this season — spearheading a 23-20 comeback win in overtime over the Ravens on Sunday. The Patriots reacquired Branch on Monday from Seattle fi ve days after trading Moss to Minnesota.

Stephen Gostkowski’s 35-yard fi eld goal with 64 seconds left in OT gave the Patriots their eighth straight win after a bye week.

In the teams’ last meet-ing, the Ravens won 33-14 in the fi rst round of last season’s playoffs, scor-ing on Ray Rice’s 83-yard run on their fi rst offensive play and leading 24-0 after one quarter.

Branch sparked Sun-day’s rally from a 20-10 def-icit starting with a 5-yard scoring pass from Tom Brady four minutes into the fourth quarter. The Pa-triots (4-1) then forced the

Ravens (4-2) to punt and marched from their 14-yard line to a third down at the Baltimore 3 — with the help of four catches by Branch — and settled for Gostkowski’s 24-yard ty-ing fi eld goal with 1:51 left in the fourth quarter.

On the last possession of

overtime, Branch caught passes for 23 and 10 yards, setting up the winning kick.

In the extra session, the Ravens punted three times and the Patriots punted twice. The winning drive started at the New Eng-land 38.

AP

New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski (3) receives congratulations from teammate Danny Woodhead after kicking a fi eld goal that lifted the Patriots past Balit-more 23-20 on Sunday.

AP

Tampa Bay s tight end Kellon Winslow (82) is stopped by New Orleans defenderUsama Young (28) in the second half of the Saints victory Sunday.

Saints get back on track; Rams upend Chargers

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The New Orleans Saints got some unex-pected help in reviving a sputtering rushing attack around Drew Brees.

Brees threw for 263 yards and three touch-downs Sunday, leading the Super Bowl champi-ons to a 31-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Bucca-neers.

The Saints rebounded from a mistake-fi lled road loss that dumped them into third place in the NFC South, scor-ing on their fi rst three possessions and getting an unexpected lift from rookie running back Chris Ivory.

Ivory rushed for 158 yards on 15 carries, step-ping up in the absence of

the injured Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas.

RAMS 20, CHARGERS 17ST. LOUIS — James

Hall, Chris Long and Larry Grant had two sacks apiece and the St. Louis Rams stuffed the NFL’s top offense in a 20-17 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

Sam Bradford threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie Danario Alexander, making his NFL debut, to help build a 14-point cushion in the fi rst half. Steven Jack-son fi nished with 109 yards and a touchdown for the Rams (3-3), who won their third straight at home for the fi rst time since 2004 after enter-ing the season with a 14-game losing streak.

The Rams dominatedon both sides of the ballagainst the NFL’s top-ranked offense and sec-ond-ranked defense, oneweek after getting blownout 44-6 at Detroit. Fansstood much of the fourthquarter, helping to rattlethe four-time defendingAFC West champions.

DOLPHINS 23,PACKERS 20 (OT)

GREEN BAY, Wis.— The Miami Dolphinspounced on the injury-rid-dled Green Bay Packers,wearing out a patchworkdefense before Dan Car-penter kicked a 44-yardgame-winning fi eld goalfor a 23-20 overtime vic-tory on Sunday.

It was the secondstraight overtime loss forthe Packers (3-3), who lostat Washington last week.

14 MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 MARKET PRESS

Oregon jumps to No. 1 in Top 25 poll BY RALPH D. RUSSO

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Known for its ever-changing, often out-rageous uniforms and a point-a-minute of-fense, Oregon now has a new distinction: No. 1 team in the country.

The Ducks climbed to the top spot for the fi rst time Sunday, moving up one position during an off week after previously top-ranked Ohio State lost 31-18 at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

“We don’t have to talk about rankings with these guys,” Ducks coach Chip Kelly said in a telephone interview. “Whether we’re No. 1 in the country or 101 it won’t affect how we prepare.”

“But the only important thing is to be No. 1 in a month and a half on Dec. 5.”

That’s when the fi nal BCS standings come out. The fi rst were due out later Sunday.

In the AP poll, which is not part of the BCS standings, Boise State also moved up one place to No. 2. Oklahoma jumped three spots to No. 3, passing No. 4 TCU. Auburn moved up two spots to fi fth, while the Buckeyes dropped to 11th.

Oregon becomes the 43rd team to hold the No. 1 ranking in the AP media poll, which dates to 1936. The last time a team was No. 1 for the fi rst time was almost 20 years ago to the day, when Virginia rose to No. 1 on Oct. 14, 1990.

Ohio State’s loss came a week after then-No. 1 Alabama was beaten by South Caro-lina. Heisman Trophy contender LaMichael

James and the Ducks will try to avoid three straight weeks of No. 1 losing when they play at home against UCLA on Thursday night.

The Ducks received 39 fi rst-place votes and 1,471 points. Boise State had 15 fi rst-place votes and TCU (three) and Oklahoma (three) also got votes as the top team in the country.

The rest of the AP top 10 was LSU at No. 6, followed by Alabama, Michigan State, Utah and Wisconsin, which jumped eight spots af-ter its big win at Camp Randall Stadium.

The coaches’ poll had the same top nine as the AP poll.

Florida was one of four teams that dropped out of the poll. The Gators lost their third straight game Saturday — 10-7 to Missis-sippi State — and are unranked for the fi rst time since the fi nal poll of the 2004 season.

Also dropping out were Air Force, Nevada and Oregon State. Nebraska fell nine spots to No. 14 after losing 20-13 to Texas. The Longhorns moved back in at No. 22, along with No. 23 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Miami. Mississippi State is No. 24, its fi rst ranking since 2001.

That was also a breakout season for Ore-gon. Under coach Mike Bellotti, quarterback Joey Harrington and the Ducks fi nished No. 2 and probably should have received a chance to play for the national champion-ship. But they were squeezed out by a BCS formula that was later changed.

Bellotti took over the program from Rich Brooks after the Ducks went to the 1995 Rose Bowl and Brooks bolted for the NFL.

It was Oregon’s fi rst Rose Bowl appearance in almost 40 years, a major happening for a program that had spent decades as an after-thought.

The 1995 Rose Bowl trip was only the 10th bowl appearance in school history.

Under Bellotti and with the help of a mul-timillion-dollar deal with Nike, which is run by Oregon alum Phil Knight, the pro-gram bolstered its facilities and resources, and Oregon became a consistent winner and contender in the Pac-10.

“When I came here I considered Oregon a have. I considered Oregon a consistent top-20 team,” said Kelly, who was offensive co-ordinator at New Hampshire when Bellotti hired him in 2007.

Thanks to Nike, the Ducks have become the fashion plates of college football, seem-ingly breaking out a new eye-catching look every week. The Ducks donned all sorts of yellow, green, black, white and silver out-fi ts, mixing and matching a multitude of combinations.

But after that 2001 national title run, the Ducks slipped a bit on the fi eld as Pete Car-roll and Southern California dominated the Pac-10. In 2007, it looked as if the Ducks were breaking through again, beating the Trojans and reaching No. 2 with Heisman contender Dennis Dixon.

Dixon blew out his knee on a Thursday night against Arizona, though, and the Ducks went into a tailspin. After the 2008 season, Bellotti stepped down as coach and Kelly was promoted.

Minnesota fi res head coach BrewsterMINNEAPOLIS (AP)

— Minnesota fi red foot-ball coach Tim Brewster on Sunday, one day after the Golden Gophers lost to Purdue to fall to 1-6 in his fourth season on the side-line.

Brewster went 15-30 at Minnesota, including 6-21 in the Big Ten, and the Gophers’ 28-17 loss to the Boilermakers on Saturday was their sixth straight defeat.

Athletic director Joel

Maturi said he’s had sev-eral conversations with university President Rob-ert Bruininks in the last few weeks about the coach and both agreed on the move. Offensive coordina-tor Jeff Horton will serve as interim head coach the remainder of the season.

“While I appreciate the passion and commitment that coach Brewster has shown, it is clear that a change in the leadership of Gopher football is nec-

essary,” Maturi said in a statement.

“We have high aspi-rations for our football program and we are not satisfi ed with its current direction. The results so far this season have been unacceptable and the program has simply not shown enough improve-ment over the past three and a half years to contin-ue with the status quo.”

Brewster was hired to take over the stagnant

Minnesota program in 2007, despite never hav-ing been a head coach or coordinator in college or the NFL.

Brewster created a monster he couldn’t con-tain when, with a sales-man’s determination and a preacher’s fervor, he started talking about Rose Bowls at his introduction. Known as a successful re-cruiter under Mack Brown at North Carolina and Tex-as, Brewster’s classes drew

decent reviews from ana-lysts but his players never quite put it together.

Instability on his staff was a problem, after he fi red offensive coordina-tor Mike Dunbar in 2008 and ditched his spread of-fense for a pro-style attack designed to create more of a power running team. Dunbar’s replacement, Jedd Fisch, left after one season and forced the of-fense to learn under yet another coach.

FEDERER FALLS-SHANGHAI (AP) —

Andy Murray defeated an error-prone Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 Sunday to win the Shanghai Masters for his second title of the year.

Murray broke the Swiss player’s serve four times while fi ghting off six break points. He also served six aces, while Fe-derer had three.

Murray didn’t drop a set in the tournament and now has beaten Fe-derer eight times in 13 meetings, including the last two. Murray’s win Sunday was the most lopsided match the two have played.

“I love the challenge of playing against him. I don’t fear playing him,” Murray said. “I don’t know if my game match-es up well against his or not, but I’ve played some of my best tennis against Roger.”

VILAMOURA, Portugal(AP) — Richard Greenshot a 65 to win the Portu-gal Masters Sunday, beat-ing a group of four play-ers by two strokes afterovernight leader PabloMartin collapsed downthe stretch.

Green started the roundseven shots behind Mar-tin, but birdied four ofthe fi rst fi ve holes at theOceanico Victoria Club.The left-hander fromAustralia was at 9 underafter No. 15, but two latebogeys meant he had tospend an anxious hourin the clubhouse to seewhether his 18-under 270would hold up.

Green prevails by two shots

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D ear Abby: My hardworking hus-band of four years,

“Brian,” loves to eat out three or four nights a week. It’s nice not to have to cook, and I have become spoiled. He loves treating. We take along friends, family members or business associates.

The problem is, Brain wants to sit for two or three hours, have drinks and talk before he eats. He insists that I wait until he is ready to eat. Sometimes it becomes as late as 10 p.m.

I have a sensitive stomach and I need to eat early. I have eaten din-ner early my entire life.

If I eat late, my stomach goes into knots, and by the time we get home it’s time for bed because I’m sleepy. Brian can sleep on a full stomach with no problem. I get acid refl ux.

Brian expects our guests to adhere to his routine. Even when we have cookouts, everyone must wait for the entree. He says, “Well, they’ll just have to wait. I don’t want anyone to eat and run.”

I put out appetizers, but it’s not enough to hold them. If we don’t wait, he gets angry and threatens not to have another cookout. I have

explained that not everyone can eat so late.

Abby, what’s your per-spective on this? Who’s right here? – Hungry in Arizona

Dear Hungry: You are. It appears you mar-ried a hardworking, self-centered drinker with a need to control everyone around him. A generous host takes the needs and wishes of his guests into consideration. A selfi sh

one behaves like your husband does. Frankly, I’m surprised that any-one who didn’t have to would accept more than two dinner or cookout invitations.

You should eat some-thing before going to din-ner with him and do the same at home whenever you need to. If you don’t, it could have a serious, negative impact on your health.

Dear Abby: Two years ago I made a horrible mistake. I broke the law and was convicted of three misdemeanors. I live in a small town, so the news became very

public. I lost my job, many friends and my reputation.

I am still working to rebuild my life and fi nd some sense of normalcy for myself and my family. I have been in therapy since the event and have learned a lot from this experience.

My problem is, my brother will not forgive me. He holds it over my head and refuses to sup-port me in my efforts. He said I deserve whatever I get. I love my brother and am close to my other siblings. I don’t want our relationship to be estranged, but I can’t take his judgmental attitude

anymore. What can I do? – Southern California Sib

Dear Sib: Because you are in therapy, discuss this with your therapist. Iassume that having been convicted, you have paid – or are repaying – your debt to society. You are working to rebuild your life; you are doing all youcan right now to get back on track. You are close with your other siblings, so work with that. Do not measure your worth through your brother’s eyes. He may not be capable of forgiveness. And if that’s the case, it’s a refl ection of who he is – not who you are.

Monday, October 18, 2010CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zac Efron,

23; Freida Pinto, 26; Wynton Marsalis, 49; Jean-Claude Van Damme, 50

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Strategize and organize and you will surpass any obstacles that get in your way this year. Use your imagination and intuition. You have to be proactive and progressive in order to get what you want. Take a leadership position. Your numbers are 9, 11, 23, 25, 27, 35, 48

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t rely on others when you are the one who has to make the effort. It’s important not to let anyone hold you back. Show what you have to offer and how valuable you are. ★★★

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Partnerships will play an important role in your life. Social network-ing will pay off. The effort you put forth now will bring about positive changes and doors will open. ★★★★

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t become side-tracked by emotional instability or troubles caused by those dependent on you. Your ability to put your own fl avor in the mix will show everyone how unique and valuable you are. Hard work and dedica-tion will pay off. ★★

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take action instead

of waiting for someone else to initiate what needs to be done. You may not like change but today it will be benefi cial where work, money and your status are concerned. Don’t be afraid to show your emotions; it will help you get your way. ★★★★★

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Concentrate on your home, family and contracts. It’s important that you do not become angry or let the people you are dealing with know your thoughts. Listen, wait and watch. Stay calm and you will come out on top fi nancially. ★★★

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Deception is apparent at an emotional level. Assumptions will not be accu-rate and can cause you to make a mistake. A change of plans or within your friendships can be expected, especially if there is money involved. ★★★

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Serious effort will bring results. You can dazzle everyone with your unique way of doing things. Present and promote your plans through social networking. Emotional connections with children or seniors will open your eyes to new possibilities. ★★★

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time to let your emotions take over -- talk from the heart about your plans for the future. Not everyone will like what you have to say but you will feel so much better once you have your plans on the table for all to see. ★★★★★

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Let your intuition guide you and you will instinctively know what’s expected of you. Don’t let unfortunate changesat home or in your personal life cause you to overre-act or be overindulgent. Stay calm. ★★

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Give in to your needs but not your whims. Make everything you do count. Don’t leave any room for error or criticism. Learn from past mistakes. Complete whatever choresyou have left undone. ★★★★

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Get serious about your future. Take stock of what you own and what you owe. You can make some worthwhile changes that will ease your stress and your bankbook. Changes you make to your residence will help your overhead. ★★★

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put your plan on paper and run it by someone you can trust. Delving into the unfamiliar or trying something obscure will help you get a better handle on existing possibilities. Put the past behind you. ★★★

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 goalsFour 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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New York man dies, three hurt in plane crash EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y.

(AP) – A single-engine plane fl own by a pilot making a practice landing crashed in New York on Sunday, killing a passenger and

injuring the pilot and two other passengers.

The plane crashed into four parked cars on a residential street near Republic Airport on Long Is-

land at 9 a.m., Suffolk County Po-lice Commissioner Richard Dor-mer said.

No one was injured on theground, Suffolk police said.

Hire a worker, get a check

NEWTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A suburban Philadel-phia philanthropist who believes charity is a pow-erful incentive thinks he can help get Americans back to work one dona-tion at a time.

Gene Epstein, 71, is promoting a $250,000 ef-fort called Hire Just One, with plans to make $1,000 donations to charity in the name of businesses that hire an unemployed person and keep the worker on the payroll for at least six months.

Epstein, who amassed a personal fortune through car sales and real estate investments, has set aside

his money for the fi rst 250 hires – and thinks thou-sands more jobs could be created if others took on his idea, too.

“It’s an encouragement to businesses to not wait,” said Epstein.

“This becomes like an incredible stimulus pro-gram.”

The idea came to Ep-stein at his sprawling home in suburban Bucks County last month. He said he hopes his pro-gram will encourage businesses in the region and beyond to make hun-dreds of thousands of new hires they wouldn’t have otherwise made.

Baltimore offi cer slain in fi ght BALTIMORE (AP) – An

off-duty Baltimore police detective who was out celebrating his birth-day was killed Saturday night in a dispute over a parking space, authori-ties said.

Detective Brian Steven-son, an 18-year veteran with the department, would have turned 38 on Sunday, police spokes-man Anthony Guglielmi said. Stevenson was out

celebrating with a friend after 10 p.m. in the south-eastern part of the city when it happened.

“The preliminary in-vestigation revealed an altercation took place over a parking place,” Guglielmi said. As the dispute escalated, he said, “A suspect pulled a rock or large piece of concrete from the ground and struck the offi cer with it.”

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