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Sandusky Case Delayed The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s child sexual abuse case on Thursday delayed Sandusky the start of the trial by three weeks to early June, and prosecutors filed a lengthy court document that said the case should not be dismissed. The 68-year-old ex-defensive coordinator faces 52 counts involving 10 alleged victims over 15 years. (AP) M7I>?D=JED

Stopgap Transit Bill Nets Congressional Approval Congress passed a stopgap three-month bill Thursday to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing and avoid a widespread shutdown of construction projects. The move pushes congressional action on an overhaul of transportation programs deeper into an already fractious election year. The House acted first, passing the extension by a 266-158 vote, and the Senate followed, passing the measure by a voice vote. (AP) JEHEDJE

BlackBerry Maker Cedes Most Consumer Markets Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it will cede most consumer markets after failing to compete with flashier touchscreen phones such as Apple’s iPhone.

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Report: Being Bilingual May Delay Dementia Being bilingual may slow the development of dementia among older adults, a paper published Thursday in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences suggests.

The benefit of bilingualism among adults is “muted,” but among older people it becomes more pronounced, psychologists found. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Apple Factory Conditions Ripped Workers log overtime beyond legal limits in China, auditors find D[m Oeha The Chinese workers who often spend more than 60 hours per week assembling iPhones and iPads will have their overtime curbed and their hourly wages raised after a labor auditor hired by Apple Inc. inspected their factories.

The Washington-based Fair Labor Association says Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the Taiwanese company that runs the factories, is committing to reducing weekly work time to the legal Chinese maximum of 49 hours.

That limit is routinely ignored in factories throughout China. Auret van Heerden, the association’s CEO, said Hon Hai is the first to commit to following the legal standard.

Apple’s and the association’s own guidelines call for workweeks of 60 hours or less.

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C[Wdm^_b[ Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China’s vice premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday, solidifying ties in one of the company’s fastest-growing markets. Cook met with Li to discuss intellectual property issues. According to the state-run news agency Xinhua, Cook and Li discussed how the Chinese government could work with multinational corporations to improve cooperation. The meeting was framed as a sign that the government is building a relationship with Apple. Apple currently faces three major problems in China: cracking the market, dealing with intellectual property disputes and managing the factory conditions in its supply chain. (T WP)

want to work even more overtime, so they can make more money. Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, told the association that it will raise hourly salaries to compensate workers for the reduced hours.

Average monthly salaries at the factories ranged from $360 to $455.

Foxconn employs 1.2 million workers in China to assemble products not just for Apple, but for Microsoft Corp. and other pillars of the U.S. technology industry.

Foxconn’s move to lift wages is likely to have an impact across the industry. Given Apple’s unusually high margins, it’s able to absorb higher costs. But other electronics companies have slim margins and may need to look elsewhere to have products assembled.

Workers who ma ke Apple products have been the subject of increasing scrutiny, in part due to a Broadway play by Mike Daisey.

Public radio program “This American Life” used Daisey’s monologue in a show about Foxconn on Jan. 6 but retracted it two weeks ago, saying that Daisey had fabricated key parts of it. PETER SVENSSON (AP)

Police Video in Fla. Casts Doubt in Martin Shooting House Passes Zimmerman’s claim that he shot Yet Ron Martinelli, founder of a GOP Fiscal Plan C_Wc_ and killed the unarmed black teen- California forensic consulting firm, Newly released police video of a handcuffed George Zimmerman may be important for what it doesn’t show: no obvious cuts, scrapes, blood or bandages. No clearly broken nose. No plainly visible evidence of a life-and-death struggle with Trayvon Martin.

As the furor raged on in Florida and around the U.S. on Thursday, Martin’s family and supporters seized on the footage to dispute

ager after Martin attacked him.

The Sanford Police Department video begins at 7:52 p.m., about 35 minutes after the Feb. 26 shooting, as Zimmerman arrives at the station. It shows Zimmerman’s head and face as he gets out of a police car.

While cautioning that the video is grainy and far from conclusive, some experts agreed it raises questions about Zimmerman’s story.

said that Zimmerman was probably cleaned up when he was treated by paramedics at the scene.

Investigators have not released any paramedic or hospital records on the gunman. Zimmerman has not been arrested, despite demands from black leaders and others that he be charged with murder or manslaughter. But a special prosecutor is investigating, along with state and federal authorities. (AP)

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MWi^_d]jed A split House approved a $3.6 trillion Republican budget on Thursday recasting Medicare and imposing sweeping cuts in domestic programs, capping a battle that gave both political parties a campaign-season stage to spotlight their deficit-cutting priorities.

The plan passed by a near partyline 228-191 vote, and the partisan divisions over the measure, which is dead on arrival in the Democraticled Senate, underscore how tough it will be for lawmakers to achieve the cooperation needed to contend with a tsunami of tax and spending decisions that will engulf Congress after the elections. (AP)

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Chinese Firm Tops Exxon For Top Oil Producer PetroChina announced Thursday that it pumped 2.4 million barrels a day last year, surpassing ExxonMobile by 100,000, meaning Exxon is no longer the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest publicly traded producer of oil. The 13-year-old Chinese company has grown rapidly over the last decade. (AP)

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Terrorist actsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; must also end to resolve crisis, regime says 8[_hkj Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s President Bashar Assad said Thursday he will spare no effort to make U.N. envoy Kofi Annanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peace plan a success, but demanded that opponents battling his regime commit to halting violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Syria will spare no effort to make [Annanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] mission a success and hopes it would return security and stability to the country,â&#x20AC;? Assad said in comments carried on Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state news agency.

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C[Wdm^_b[ $$$ At an Arab League summit in Baghdad, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby discussed the Syrian crisis and Arab leaders issued a resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime to â&#x20AC;&#x153;immediately implementâ&#x20AC;? U.N. envoy Kofi Annanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peace plan. The summit closed with a joint call on Assad to stop his crackdown. (AP)

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Acceptance and implementation of the U.N. plan, which calls for a cease-ďŹ re, risks the end of a regime that has relied largely on force to stay in power for four decades.

The opposition has welcomed Annanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six-point plan, but it is also deeply skeptical Assad will carry it out, and rebels are unlikely to stop ďŹ ghting unless offensives by security forces halt. It is also difďŹ cult for the disjointed rebel forces to uniformly stop ďŹ ghting.

Last year, Assad agreed to an Arab-brokered peace plan similar to Annanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. But the regime failed to pull out its tanks from towns and cities, and the bloodshed has escalated since the Arab League halted its observer mission on Jan. 28.

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Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament began drawing up a no-confidence motion against the military-appointed government Thursday, further escalating the Islamistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; increasingly public power struggle with the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling generals.

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Kyi’s party logo Thursday in Yangon, Myanmar. Foreign observers will monitor the country’s parliamentary election Sunday, boosting hopes that it will be its fairest election in decades. Fewer than 7 percent of the seats are contested.

The gunman who claimed responsibility for France’s worst terror attacks in years was buried Thursday in a Toulouse cemetery, ending a tortured debate over what to do with the body of a man President Nicolas Sarkozy called a “monster.”

France is still reeling from the killings of three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers that revived worries about Isla-

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Merah’s father, Mohamed Benalel Merah, who lives in Algeria, said he wanted his son buried in a family plot in Algeria. But Algerian authorities refused the body. (AP)

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in the Muslim section of a cemetery in the Toulouse neighborhood of Cornebarrieu. About 20 men attended the ceremony.

“It’s all over,” Abdallah Zekri of the French Muslim Council said. “We aren’t talking about it anymore.”

Police say Merah filmed himself killing seven people in a spate of attacks earlier this month. Merah, who espoused radical Islam and said he had links to al-Qaeda, was fatally shot after a standoff with police last week in Toulouse.

His brother is in custody on suspected complicity, and police are looking for a potential third accomplice. (AP)

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9el[h Ijeho H[WZo Je M_d5 With a $540 million Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs (tickets for Friday’s drawing are on sale until 10:45 p.m.), plenty of folks are fantasizing about how to spend the money. But doing it the right way — protecting your riches, your identity and your sanity — takes planning. (AP) Sign the back of the ticket: That will stop anyone else from claiming your riches if you happen to drop it while you’re jumping up and down. Then make a photocopy, and lock the ticket in a safe. At the least, keep it where you know it’s protected.

What next?

Relax, breathe and think about your next move. Don’t do anything you’ll regret for the next 30 years, like calling your entire family. It doesn’t take long to be overwhelmed by those wanting to share your good fortune. You’ve waited a lifetime to hit the jackpot; you can wait a few days before going on a spending spree.

So whom should I tell first?

Contacting a lawyer and a financial planner would be wiser than updating your Facebook status. Make sure it’s someone you can trust and, it’s hoped, you’ve dealt with before.

Remind me, how much did I win?

As it stands now, the Mega Millions will pay out a lump sum of about $390 million before taxes. The annual payments over 26 years will amount to just over $19 million before taxes.

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States are hungry to cash in on a Mega Millions windfall Fhel_Z[dY[" H$?$ People queuing up for Mega Millions tickets aren’t the only ones salivating over the record $540 million jackpot that could be won Friday — some state governments struggling through lean times know a hometown winner would bring a tax bonanza.

Taxes on a lump-sum payment option to a single winner could mean tens of millions of dollars of badly needed revenue that could go to restore entire social service programs on the chopping block, forestall new taxes or hire more state troopers.

So many tickets have been sold that the jackpot

climbed Thursday to the largest in history, according to officials in Rhode Island, one of 42 states where Mega Millions is played. If a lone winner took the lump-sum payout on the jackpot’s current amount, it would be an estimated $389.8 million.

“I’d love it if a Rhode Islander wins,” said Rep. Helio Melo, House Finance Committee chairman.

In Rhode Island, when the tax man comes calling for his 5.99 percent, that would mean an estimated $23.3 million, forked over in a single payment.

The state, which has a $7.9 billion budget, is $22 million short. A big lottery windfall wouldn’t fix everything, but it could help chip, Melo said.

States set their own tax rates on lottery winnings. New York, for instance, charges 8.82 percent, but others, including California, charge none.

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MOBILITY SCOOTER- Pride legend 3 wheel, with an additional seat included, purchased new, and never used, $2200, selling for $1500/OBO Call:301-277-7398

STUFF

PETS

POOL TABLE - Professional Brunswick slate pool table. All accessories. Like new. Cost over $7000, sell for $4000/obo. 304-229-8417 or 304-671-4656

Labrador —Black Female, 7 weeks old this weekend, AKC, OFA Visit www.apsleylabs.com 540-547-9117 POMERANIAN PUPPY - Male, 8 weeks old, AKC, very small, shots, wormed. $500 or best offer.

Call 410-271-1433

SHOES Farragamo like new, Size 8 4A, with heels, jeweled, print, beige or black.

Please Call 301-656-6733

SALES & AUCTIONS Alexandria —MOVING SALE Quality Furn, Sony Comp, elliptical, Mikasa, Patio, MORE 4631 Kemp Ct.,22311 Fri & Sat, 8-3, 703-820-1017 BELTSVILLE, MD (20705) 11615 35th Pl. Saturday 3/31, 8am-7pm.

Full house, furniture, everything.

Centreville —3/31 8-2 Multi-Family Sale! 14804 Braddock Rd. Baby items, furniture, exercise equip, electronics, clothes, and more!

GAITHERSBURG - Moving Sale, 111 Kestrel Ct, Sat&Sun, 3/31-4/1, 10am-4pm. Furn., books, clothing 6-8-10, housewares, rugs, lamps.

TEMPLE HILLS, MD-99% of items $1!

Nothing over $10! Sat 3/31 & Sun 4/1, 9a-6p.

(Rain date 4/14-4/15) 6210 Claridge Rd

PETS ADOPT A CAT/KITTEN Vet checked. Call Feline Foundation.

703-920-8665 www.ffgw.org ADOPT - CATS & KITTENS Tysons Corner Petsmart Fri,6:30-8:30 7 Corners, Va Petsmart Sat,12-3pm Tysons Corner, Petsmart Sun, 1-4pm Leesburg, Va Petsmart Sun, 1-4pm Reston, Va Petsmart Sun,1-4pm Make CFCNCA contributions to LDCRF using #97890. For more info. & photos on available cats: www.lostdogandcatrescue.org 703-295-DOGS ADOPT - DOGS, & PUPPIES Fair Lakes, Va Petsmart Fri,6:30-8:30 7 Corners, Va Petsmart Sat,12-3pm Fair Lakes, Va Petsmart Sat,1-4pm Rockville, Md Petco Sat, 1-4pm Sterling, Va Petsmart Sun, 12-3pm Alexandria, Va Petsmart Sun, 1-4pm Tysons Corner, Petsmart Sun, 1-4pm Make CFCNCA contributions to LDCRF using #97890. For more info. & photos on available dogs: www.lostdogandcatrescue.org 703-295-DOGS

AMERICAN BULLDOGS/LAB RETREIVER - Designer Puppies, beaut, well tempered, family raised, 1st shots & wormed, 8 wks. $275.

301-432-6324 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS PUPS Reg ASCA, M/F, black tri, champ bloodlines, $700.

Culpeper, VA. Ready 4/12 Call 540-423-9813 LAB/GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX PUPS- Gorgeous!

Vet checked, shots, dewormed. 10 weeks. $150.

301-524-8303 Pix@www.washingtonpost.com COTON DE TULEAR-ARBA registered, 2 males, fluffy, funny cozy balls of fur. 10 weeks old. USACTC Member.

Please Call 540-347-5318 DOGUE DE BORDEAUX 1 male, 1 female 4 yrs old, ALSO CANE CORSO Female 3 years old.

(ALSO 4 Dog runs for sale $400) 410-320-1776

ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL PUPS AKC,Bred for personality. Field stock, 9 wks, champ line, Blk & wht, Liver & white. $500. 410-795-7197 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL PUPS- 2 M, 1 F, black & white, 1st shots, dew claws, tails docked, AKC reg, 9 weeks. $400 Call 703-988-0947 GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS- American/English, AKC, OFA, national/ international champ bloodlines. $950. Ready Easter. 304-425-5811

GREAT DANE PUPS - AKC, BLUES, M & F, Ready 4/1, beautiful, very sociable! S/W, POP. $750-$1250. Call 757-421-0301 HAVANESE PUPS- AKC S/W, champion lines, vet checked, 1 year guarantee.

Males $1200, Females $1300. 540-371-0260 JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES - 8 weeks, smooth coat shorties, $500. Rough coat, $500. Up to date on shots & worming.

Call Donna 301-751-0892

LABRADOODLE MINIATURES Reg. Cream -Apricots. Shots & wormed. Dew claws removed. 8 wks. $900-$1200 301-717-8122; 301-695-8636

DC RENTALS

PUG PUPPIES- Male & Female, black & fawn colors.

Females $450. Males $400. 9 wks old. Parents on site. 301-659-6731 or chapmon36@yahoo.com

PUGS PUPPIES- Fawn, males & females, up-todate shots/wormed, very healthy, family raised. $475 & up. Ready 3/25. 540-335-8577 lv msg SAINT BERNARD PUPPIES AKC registered, 12 weeks old, current puppy shots, wormed up to 8 weeks, dew claws removed, 5 males, 2 females, pups look like "Beethoven" puppies.

If need be we can come to you. Call anytime 302-858-2135 240-375-2686 SHELTIE —Male and female, 8 weeks, vet checked all shots dewclaws removed.Champion Sired $800 410-482-6123 Toy poodles —Silver or Black, AKC, home raised with love. $800-1200, 2 males 1 female,Born on Valentines Day. Shots, wormed, 540-854-0046 YORKIE- $500+. AKC lines, M/F, 8 weeks +, shots & wormed, loving home. Great gift! 2 year warr.

Pics on line LVKZ. 703-346-4064 or 540-205-9408

NE

CARVER TERRACE APARTMENTS

Don’t Wait for Your W2

Come To CARVER TERRACE And Save Your Tax Return!!!

Now Leasing 2 & 3 Bedrooms $1200 Off

Must move in by Feb. 29th

Starting @ $809

$99.00 Security Deposit $1200 Free Rent

• Newly Renovated Units • Ample Closet Space • CAC • Easy Access To Metro • Close To Shopping • Min. Away From H Street Corridor

888.891.8472

*For qualified applicants only 1909 MARYLAND AVE., NE • WASHINGTON, DC 20002

DC RENTALS ANACOSTIA 2802 Pomeroy Rd SE. Apt 1 $1645/mo. 3 BR/ 2 BA, sec 8 welcome 202-352-5528 301-642-2854

Brookland—$1650, 3 br, 2 ba, 3 Fls, 2919 10th St NE, Washington,DC, porch-patio, Nr Brookland& R. I. metro,WD, Hw Flrs, pool,parking,202-330-7684 Congress Heights—NR BOLLING (1 & 2BR) / [$800 & $1000]+UTL/ CLEAN, QUIET, SECURE W NEW KITCHN / 501 MELLON ST SE, DC/ 301-552-2989 DEANWOOD -RENT TO OWN 2BR condo, ground flr, OSP, beautifully renov. $1300. Down payment req. 240-492-0700 mydmvhome@gmail.com GERMANTOWN TH, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 3 level, A/C, walk-in closet, $1850/month.

Call 301-744-9780 www.calpro.biz

WDC 1 APARTMENTS

All credit considered $0 0 app fee • 1 & 2 br Available

$

Paradise at Parkside $1200 Rent Special on all 1 Bedrooms** Open Saturdays 10-2

0 application fee $99 security deposit* 1 bedroom starting from $790 • Metro Bus Stops located several stops throughout the property • Community Center provides after school programs, summer programs and computer learning • Daycare on site Submit an application, move in by MARCH 31st and you will receive a 32” flat screen TV. Must bring in ad when submitting application.

202-575-2990

*$99 deposit is for qualified applicants only.

Leasing office open every 1st Sat. of the mo. from 10-2.

WAGGAMAN CORPORATION: 202-537-8970 Presents!!

NE: 336 63rd St. 2 BR $749 + e. Laundry. Near Capital Heights Metro!

(202) 537-8970 Housing Choice Voucher Welcome Equal Housing Opportunity

3551 Jay St. NE • Washington, DC 20019 M-F 8:30-5:00 * * On 1Brs only.

305 37th Street SE

NE - 51st St. 2 BR from $800/mo + electric, Section 8 OK No pets. Call 202-388-3900 x 10 NE DC- Newly renovated 2BR apt. Cable ready.

Near Bus lines & new Dennys. Secure building.

Quiet Nghbrhd. $900+utils. Call 202-251-4638

NE D.C.

w

Huntwood/Madison 5000 Hunt St NE

1 mo. free rent on select units 1 BR $835 Incld. Heat Housing Vouchers Welcome

Call 202-399-1665 for more info NE/SE DC- 1, 2 & 3BR apts. CAC/heat, carpet.

Section 8 ok. Starting at $1200.

Call Rolando 202-560-6721

Elsinore Court Yard

A PA RT M E N T S

• Hardwood floors • 1 BRS $ • Full size kitchen 735 • Walk in Closet $ • 2 BRS 835 Selected Apts + GAS/ELECTRIC • Balconies or Patios • $99 SECURITY • Close to Metro DEPOSIT Blue/Orange Line • $35.00 APP FEE 5312 E Street, SE Washington, DC 20019

888.445.0883

202-388-0274 NORTHEAST

Fort Chaplin Park 4212 East Capital St. NE

1 Bedrooms fr. $810 2 Bedrooms fr. $935 3 Bedrooms fr. $1300 One Block from Metro - Free Off-Strt Parking Window Treatments - Landscaped Courtyds 5% Disc. Metro & DC Govt Employees

866.299.1530

M-F 9-5. Sat 11-3 Housing Choice Vouchers Welcome where Rents are Within Voucher Limits

FRIENDSHIP CROSSING APTS. Spring Into Our 1BR Specials Sunfilled Affordable Apartment Community

Call For Our Specials

Free App Fee • Call For Rent Special

Minutes to 295, 395, 495 and Downtown DC. FREE HEAT, GAS, WATER, W/W Carpet, Modern Kitchens/Breakfast Bar, Gated Community, Laundry Facility in every bldg.

866.759.0564 Professionally Managed By CIH Properties, Inc.

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Renovated 1 BR Starting @ $950 1 Month Free Rent

All credit considered

Suitland

Capital Crossing • Spacious Floor Plans • Convenient To Metro • Available For Immediate Occupancy

Other Unit Styles Also Available

www.wcsmith.com

*Must Move In By 3/30/12

Washington View

• Spacious Floorplans • Individually Controlled Heat & A/C • Balconies & Patios • Controlled Access • Sparkliong Swimming Pool • Fabulous Views of the City

1-877-801-4266

500 OFF

FREE Microwave Upon Move In*

First Month’s Rent

1717 Alabama Ave., SE

No application fee Deposits as low as $100 1 bedrooms at $749

2 BRs Available

Wall-to-Wall Carpet Central Heat & Air Intercom Access/Dishwashers Laundry Room in every Building Pool and Playground

William C. Smith & Co., Inc.

River Hill Apartments 202-562-5060

www.villagesofparklands.com

1.888.275.2914

SE

Woods at Addison

• Resident Controlled Access • Spacious Floor Plans • Onsite Laundry Facilities • Huge Closets • Choice of Patio or Balcony

SE- 13th St. 2 min to metro/shops!

2BR from $825 + utilities. No Pets.

Section 8 ok. Call 202-388-3900x 10

Bring in Spring SE

at

SE- 1731 28th St. 1BR. Great building. $750. 3 blocks from Pennsylvania Ave. 202-236-0174

Friendship Court Apartment Central Heat & Air Close to Shopping & Banking No Application Fee

SE- 1BR apts & 1BR w/ den apts.$750 & up + elec.

No Pets.202-265-4814,202-629-2606.

Fred A. Smith Co. SE- 2nd St., 3-4BR, from $1505+ w/w carpet, laund. sec 8 no pets, 202-388-3900 ext

2 Bedrooms starting @ $849

util, ok, 10

SE/3856 Halley Terrace - 2 Bedroom,CAC, W/D, fully renovated. Section 8 OK. Secure entrance. $1100+ electric& deposit. Call 202-528-1528

Call Today For Details!!!

202-563-6968

Professionally Managed By CIH Properties, Inc.

6500 Ronald Rd. • Capitol Heights, MD

888.291.7383

B ANNEKER P LACE APARTMENTS • Apartments Starting from $815 • Close To Metro, Schools & Shopping • Intercom Access To Every Please Ca Building for Winte ll S pecials!!r • Great Location In A ParkLike Setting • Laundry Facility On Property

(866) 759-3646 Professionally Managed By CIH Properties, Inc.

THE GREGORY APARTMENTS

Have a Voucher?

Come See Us

2BR 989 3BR $1160 $

5 Minute Pre-Approval 852 Barnaby St. SE • Wash D.C. 20032

Call Now For Details

202-574-5515

SE- 4569 BENNING RD- 2BR, CAC, near Subway (Blue line). $750 + util. Application fee $10. Open Mon-Sat 11-4pm.ImmedOccupancy202-582-7155 SE DC - 1& 3 BR apts, newly renov, Sec. 8 & Urban League Vouchers OK. $1000-$1550 . 202-744-2851

Good Credit Earns

100!!!

At Cascade Park Apts. $

SE D.C. Rockburne Estates w 2627 Jasper St SE BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Spring Specal!

1BR $895,2BR Duplex $1200, 2BR Flat $1150.

Call 202-889-7300 for more info .

SE D.C

The Courts

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BBBAsk us about our SpecialsBBB Voucher Holders Welcome

2306 Hartford St. SE.

Emerald 1 BR, $700 Gold 2 BR, $780 Diamond 2 BR $890 Platinum 3 BR 1.5 BA $990 Call 202-889-4116 for more info.

S.E./Forest Cove —2BR condo, W/D, CAC. $900 plus utilities and up.

Call 202-889-9226.

SE- Furn room, w2w crpt, CAC/heat, near bus. $165/week util incl.

202-399-0396 OR 202-438-6469

SE/NE DC- 1, & 2 BR Apts. Central Air & heat, wall to wall carpet , W/D, Sec 8 ok, Starting at $1200. For info call Jerome 202-321-5596 SE- NEWCOMB ST - 2BR from $825 + electric. Sec 8 welcome. No pets.

Call 202-388-3900x10

EHO

3-2-1 SPECIAL!

$300 Off 1st Month $200 Off 2nd Mo/ $100 Off 3rd Mo Meadow Green Courts!

1 BR fr. $810 2 BR fr. $935 3 BR $1300 $20 APPLICATION FEE! Convenient to shopping, schools,Dishwasher. Walk-in closets.,w-w carpeting 5% DISC. TO METRO & DC GOVT EMPLOYEES

(877) 464-9774

3539 A Street SE Mon-Fri. 9-5. Sat. 10-4 Housing Choice Vouchers welcome where rents are within voucher program limits

1 BRS STARTING FROM 725 2 BRS STARTING FROM $825 $

Central A/C, Convenient to Green Line Metro, Onsite Laundry, Parking, Vouchers Welcome

GREENWOOD MANOR Apartments

202.678.2548

M-F 8:30 - 5 PM S 10 - 2 PM

2343 Green Street SE • Wash. DC 20020

WWW.DELWIN-REALTY.COM

Garden Village 1720 Trenton Pl., SE

2 BRs Available

SOUTHWEST/Metro Convenient!

OPEN HOUSE Every Sat. in March

2 MONTHS FREE 1 & 2 BRs

W/W carpet, Central Air/Heat, Dishwasher, Laundry facility, EFFICIENCY $700 1BR fr. $775 2 BR fr $870

EAGLES CROSSING 116 Irvington Street SW,

866-790-5360 M-F 9-5. Sat 10-4

Housing Choice Vouchers Welcome

EVERYONE WINS AT

CAPITOL PARK$ PLAZA Studios from 1,114*

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. 3/31, 10 am-4 pm • All Utilities Included • Fitness Center/ Swimming Pool

Win a Kin Fire & $500dle O 1st Month’s ff Rent*

Max. Income Qualifications: 1 pers. $44,580 • 2 pers. $50,940

* Offer expires 3/31/12

Restrictions Apply*

1.877.870.0243

201 I Street, SW • Washington, DC 20024 Located Neat The S.W. Waterfront M-F 9-6 • Sat. 10-5 • Sun 12-4

SW GALVESTON PLACE -- 4BR, 2BA. $1349 plus utilities, 1st month rent free! Credit check required. Metro Bus close. Call 202-563-1791 SW-Newly renov apts. 2BR, 2BA, den, full DR, pantry & linen closet. $1200+ utils. 3BR, 2BA, CAC. $1600 + utils. Section 8 welcome. 202-460-6054

MD RENTALS

All Credit Considered William C. Smith & Co., Inc.

*Must move in by Mar. 10th www.wcsmith.com William C. Smith & Co./EHO

DC RENTALS

GAS HEAT, E E GAS COOKING R F & WATER

All Credit Considered

SE 1220 CONGRESS on SE 1BR, sect 8 ok.

Close to Metro. Your job is your credit. $850/mo.

240-688-9805

2629 Douglas Rd., SE • Washington, DC

$

Manor Village

Professionally Managed By CIH Properties, Inc.

www.wcsmith.com William C. Smith & Co./EHO

2 BRs Starting @ $1100

DC RENTALS

You Can’t Beat Our SPECIALS !!

• • • • •

Southeast

ROLAND PARK APTS. 4801-15 Texas Ave, SE 1&2 BR, steps from Blue Line fr $798 + cooking gas/elec.

DC RENTALS SE

DC RENTALS

WEISZ PROPERTIES Call 301-559-9111

BENNING ROAD APTS 4950-52 Benning Rd, SE Spacious 1&2BR with CAC, Balcony fr $830 + elec.

866.204.8061

2 BR’s Starting @ $1005 $ 500 Off 1st Month’s Rent*

DC RENTALS

1 Brs 2 Brs 3 Brs 4 Brs

$695* $600 OFF– 3 BRs* $795* $800 OFF– + $1495 4 BRs* *Cash for your $1600• security deposit

Bus Stop To Metro On-Site 4236 4th St., S.E. #103 Washington, DC 20032

CASCADE PARK APTS. Call 202-563-0063 for Special!!!

gardenvillage@wcsmith.com

1.877.238.8216 HURRY! LIMITED AVAILABILITY

D ELWIN APARTMENTS

FREE $

Gas Heat, Gas Cooking & Water

2 BRs @

825

Min. To National Harbor, Mins. from I295, I395, I495, On-site Laundry/Parking, Vouchers Welcome

Mon-Fri 8:30-5pm • Sat by Appt

202.561.4675

Beltsville, MD Carnival Fun OPEN HOUSE Saturday March 31 2012 9am- 5pm $0 Application Charge All Applicants will be entered in our $50 Raffle Call for more info 866.857.7839.

BELTSVILLE - TH 3BR, 2FBA, 2HBA. Section 8 Welc. Quiet neighborhood. $1,750/month. Call 240-353-5214

Beth/Parkside Lg sunny 1 BR. Metro. $1375 incld utils pking & ammen. NP/NS. 301-641-0770 or 240-447-3308 Bladensburg, MD Convenient Cost & Location All Utilities, Newly Renovated Apartments $0 Application, Military Rates Available Call for more info 888.448.9013

4200 S. Capitol St. Wash. DC 20032

1 BRS Starting at 735 2 BRS Starting at $845 $

SE

Wilmington Place Ask About Our Specials!!!!

• Upgraded Kitchens and Lighting • Spacious Floor Plan • Balcony • Hardwood Floors • Walk-in Closets • Walk to Metro

South East

A Vesta Property

*SPECIAL APRIL MOVE-IN OFFER ON OUR NEWLY RENOVATED

Village at

CHESAPEAKE • Immediate Move-In • All Credit Considered • No Application Fee • Vouchers Welcome

202-492-7230

Camp Springs

Courts At Camp Springs • Newly Renovated Community • Spacious Floor Plans 1 Month’s • Convenient To Metro Free Rent • Available For on all Immediate Occupancy 2BR FLATS

www.wcsmith.com

www.wcsmith.com William C. Smith & Co./EHO

106 Wilmington Pl., SE

1 BR Starting @ $905 2 BR Flats Starting @ $1020 2 BR Duplexes also available

*Offer good on Avalon Apartments only with April move-in.

202.640.4777

888-731-6453

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DC RENTALS

855-883-7514 Starting at

$800

*

Move in and get your first month’s rent FREE...

PLUS, a new 32” TV!*

MD RENTALS

Super

GREENBELT

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Instant PreApproval *Prices subject to verification

ADDISON CHAPEL APARTMENTS 1 BR from $869 2 BR from $959

All Utilites Included for a small fee

866-574-7408 1525 Elkwood Lane • Capitol Heights, MD 20743

OXON HILL

HYATTSVILLE

LANDOVER

FREE UTILITIES

FREE UTILITIES

FREE UTILITIES

FREE MARCH RENT

FREE MARCH RENT

GREAT LOCATION! SMART CHOICE!

FLETCHERS FIELD

3402 Dodge Park Rd. • Landover, MD 20785

LANDOVER

RIVERDALE

RIVERDALE

GATED COMMUNITY

GATED COMMUNITY

888-583-3045

6400 Riverdale Road • Riverdale, MD 20737 parkviewgardensapartments.com

888-251-1872

MD RENTALS

Apartments

Hyattsville

Quincy Manor/ Monroe Gardens

Call For Specials

*call for details

Large 1BR $705 1BR $675

Large 2BR $914 2BR $769

3 BR 945

• 1 BR Starting at $830.00 • 2 BR Starting at $950.00 • Spacious Floorplans • Minutes to Metro • Sparkling pool • Clubhouse/rec room • Large laundry facilities

Free Application FEE w/AD

Security Deposit As low as $350 or up to 1st month’s rent

FLEETWOOD VILLAGE APTS. • FREE WATER, GAS HEATING & COOKING • FREE APPLICATION FEE (with this ad) • Right on DC and Maryland line • Close to Fort Totten & West Hyattsville Metro • Free 6 wk summer camp • Convenient to shops, schools and I-495

(based on credit history)

Limited time only

301-760-4270

6617 Atwood Street • District Heights, MD 20747

Call Now For Our

FANTASTIC SPECIALS! 721 Chillum Road • Hyattsville, MD 20783

866-315-8849

District Heights, MD Rochelle Hall Apartments

SPRING IS HERE!

One Month Free ! Security Deposit Special!!

Immediate Occupancy 1,2,3 Bedroom Apts. Available Gas & Water Included, Metro Bus Accessible.

Must see : newly renovated units Section 8 welcome. 301-967-0082 Greenbelt- 2BR, 1BA condo w/d, water, pkng included, fitness center and pool use. Available April 1st 301-233-3246

HYATTSVILLE Queensbury Apts –1BR on tree-lined street near Hyattsville MS. FIOS/cable ready, off-street pkg, bus to Green Line, close to UMD, shopping & entertainment. $925 incl gas. CATS OK. Call 301-864-5933, 301-559-9111.

Dean Manor –HUGE 2BR, newly renovated, balcony $1290. MOVE IN NOW! Walk to Green Line, shopping, restaurants. Near UMD. FIOS/cable ready. PET FRIENDLY! Call 301-559-9111.

RIVERDALE VILLAGE

5409 Riverdale Road • Riverdale, MD 20737

800-767-2189

MD RENTALS HYATTSVILLE

Deposit one Month Rent on approved credit

On residential street next to DeMatha HS

Off-street parking /Ceiling Fans

1 & 2 BR apts fr. $750 (tenant pays electric)

301-277-6610

HYATTSVILLE

EHO

CYPRESS CREEK APARTMENTS Apartments Starting at $993 1 month FREE on select units (limited time only!)

H H H H

Instant pre-approvals Washer/dryer in each apartment Minutes to Metro, Howard U. & DC Fitness Center and Club House

Call Today! 888-217-1901 5603 Cypress Creek Dr, Hyattsville, MD 20782 CypressCreekApts.com

ARTS DISTRICT

Move-in Special

5 Minute Pre-Approval

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MD RENTALS

GARFIELD COURT APARTMENTS Ask About Our

$

Woodland Springs

Call Now For Our

FANTASTIC SPECIALS!

Free 6-Week Summer Camp.

Apts from $1200's All Utilities Included Near Metro & Major Road Fitness Center and Pool

HYATTSVILLE

1, 2 & 3 BR APTS. HUGE 2 BR TOWNHOMES

Come Visit Us: Mon. thru Fri. 8 am - 5 pm • Sat. 10 am to 4 pm • Sun. 12 pm - 4 pm

Charlestowne North OPEN HOUSE 3/31 & 4/1

8150 Lakecrest Dr,Greenbelt, MD 20770

PARKVIEW GARDENS

2252 Brightseat Road • Landover, MD 20785

877-898-6958

• Roomy, modern apts.

• Private balconies/patios • Cathedral ceiling

Call Now For Our

MAPLE RIDGE

GREENBELT

Apply On-Line CharlestowneNorth.com

Fitness center on property Beautiful kitchens Washer/Dryer Outdoor & Indoor Pools

FANTASTIC SPECIALS!

FANTASTIC SPECIALS!

*on select apts, limited time offer.

(888) 348-0236

• • • •

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•Washer/dryer •Separate dining area •Dens available •Large pets welcome

Free Application and $100 Gift Card Upon Move-in*

866-805-0782

• Free gas and water • State-of-the-art fitness center • Licensed Daycare on Premises • Right by the new Wegmans

1 BRS. from $1180 2 BRS. from $1300 3 BRS. from $1675

KINGS SQUARE

5249 Kenilworth Ave. • Hyattsville, MD 20781

EHO

Move-in Bonus!*

• Walk to Metro • Walk to Elementary School • Daycare on Premises • Mins. from Wegmans

908 Marcy Ave. • Oxon HIll, MD 20745

888-583-3047

888.878.8371

H H H H

On Select Units

COLONIAL VILLAGE

Up to $1900

MD RENTALS

• Spacious and modern apartments • Wall to wall carpet • Dishwasher • Private balconies/patios • FREE March Rent (select unit)

On Select Units

The Glendale

Discover

SAVINGS!!

MD RENTALS

• Swimming Pool • Private balconies and patios • Minutes to The National Harbor • FREE March Rent (select unit)

*Prices are subject to change without notice.

Applies to select units.

Expires April 30, 2012.

MD RENTALS

MD RENTALS

301-779-1734

Con

tion!

All Utilities Included for a small fee.

Renovated Apartment Options Shuttle to U of MD.

1 & 2 Bedrooms From $849 Some restrictions apply

(888) 272-6289

2213 University Blvd. E • Hyattsville, MD 20783

NEWLY RENOVATED!

Cheverly Crossing

Hyattsville By Appointment Only

202-421-9618 $

866-464-0993 Ask About our

2 Bedrooms from

CASTLE MANOR MOVE-IN SPECIAL 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts.

950

32" inch Flat Screen Giveaway!

1/2 Off 1st Mo's Rent Just Bring 2 Pay Stubs & Drivers License!!!!

3839 64th Ave. • Hyattsville, MD 20785

XX172 1x.5

i Univveenrisent tLoycaCity

XX172 1x.5

from $805

Ceiling Fans/Lovely Setting

Nr. the New ARTS DISTRICT Close to Shopping & Metro

XX172 1x.5

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Hyattsville

866.507.2283 Summer Ridge

Performance. People. Pride.

* w/approved credit

You will love this Two Bdrm If Yoeu Handicapped Accessible Lik New… Apartment Home Starting at Only $1050!*

• New bathrooms • New energy-saving kitchen appliances • New windows • New wall-to-wall carpeting • Full size washer/dryer • Large closets • Handicap accessible Call to schedule an appointment today to view your new home!

888-470-0287

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The P-Word The improved Nationals think this is their year to reach the playoffs J^[ DWj_edWbi For the better part of the last seven years, when Nationals fans filtered into the ballpark for home games, they did so knowing full well that there was a good chance their team was going to lose.

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night against FC Dallas even after playing the full 90 minutes in three separate games in the past week.

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Getting back onto the field may be the best therapy for Hamid, Kitchen and the rest of the U-23s, who were as heralded a group of youth talent this country has produced but are ultimately left wondering what could have been now that the Olympic dream is gone.

“They’re young kids,” D.C. coach Ben Olsen said. “It was an emotional roller coaster for them.

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They did not plan on coming back for about another week, and they certainly planned on missing time later this summer, as well. A harsh reality has dictated otherwise.

With the favored U.S. Under23 men’s national team coming up short in its effort to qualify for this summer’s Olympics, Hamid and Kitchen have returned to D.C. earlier than expected, with the wounds of missing out on London still fresh and the aim of turning the page and moving on front and center.

In Hamid’s case, the wounds are both emotional and physical. He suffered a sprain and bone bruises to his left ankle in the first half of the United States’ fatal 3-3 draw with El Salvador on Monday and will miss the next 1-to-3 weeks to recover the loss and injury.

“There’s nothing you can do about that then try to move past it, but it burns,” Hamid said Thurs-

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Baylor Coach Reveals She Has Bell’s Palsy Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis that she says won’t change the way she coaches in the Final Four. (AP) C;DÊI 9EBB;=; >EEFI

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McNabb: Griffin a Bad Fit With Shanahans J^[ H[Zia_di Former Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb thinks that Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III will have trouble in Washington because of Mike and Kyle Shanahan’s egos.

Appearing Thursday morning on ESPN’s “First Take,” McNabb said he doubts that coach Mike Shanahan and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan have the humility to tailor their offense to Griffin’s strengths.

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a good fit of a coach for Griffin. “I say that because a lot of times, ego gets too involved when it comes to being in Washington.

“Here’s a guy, who’s coming out, who’s very talented. Mobile, strong arm, regarded as being very intelligent, football mind. Are you

going to cater the offense around his talent and what he’s able to do, or are you going to bring the Houston offense with Matt Schaub over to him, and just have him embedded in it?” Kyle Shanahan was the offensive coordinator in Houston with Schaub as quarterback.

Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie said that neither Mike Shanahan nor Kyle Shanahan would comment on McNabb’s statements.

McNabb, whom the Redskins traded for in 2010 but did not last a full year as the starter, also described what he considered Mike Shanahan’s shortcomings with quarterbacks

John Beck, Rex Grossman, Jay Cutler, Jake Plummer and Brian Griese.

He said even if the Shanahans do tailor their offense to Griffin, the Redskins don’t have enough around the rookie to position him for success.

He also said that if Shanahan fails this season with Griffin, he believes the coach could get fired.

“What offense are you going to run with him? Is it the spread offense that you try to continue to flourish and that he’s been successful in?” McNabb asked. “Or are you just going to have him in a foxhole, with a makeshift offensive line?”

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Danny Manning has agreed to become the head coach at Tulsa, the second assistant from Kansas coach Bill Self’s staff to announce his departure during the week of the Final Four. Manning’s move comes on the heels of Barry Hinson’s decision to take over the head job at Southern Illinois on Wednesday. (AP) C;DÊI 9EBB;=; >EEFI

UNC Stars Going Pro North Carolina’s underclassmen decided they wouldn’t put off their goal of playing in the NBA any longer. The school said Thursday that Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Kendall Marshall will enter the draft, ending a two-year run in which the Tar Heels made deep NCAA Tournament runs only to fall a game short of the Final Four each time. (AP)

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In a light drizzle on a November morning, Heather and Rick Garcia stood outside their Old Town Alexandria house and greeted Tom Silva, a general contractor who stars on PBS’s “This Old House.” The Garcias led Silva to the front door and welcomed him into their home.

“What a beautiful room!” Silva exclaimed.

Seconds later, all three walked out and repeated the entrance. Then, again. And again.

This was déjà vu for the sake of TV: a taping of “Ask This Old House,” the more userfriendly version of “This Old House” in which experts teach average homeowners how to tackle repairs (the episode aired earlier this month and is available online at Thisoldhouse.com).

Weeks earlier, the Garcias had heard a radio ad inviting people to apply to be on the show.

The couple had just purchased and moved with their three children into the house (which was built as an income property in 1797 by President George Washington, a distant ancestor of Heather’s). They had sent PBS “a very long list” of fix-ups they needed. “Ask This Old House” chose one: help open and repair the Garcias’ old, painted-shut windows.

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windows. Silva also repaired the broken sash cords that help the windows open and close.

It was just one of a few homefocused TV segments shot in and around the District over the past few months. Given the region’s strong housing market, it’s easy to understand why Washington is getting so much screen time, said Sue Elbertson, a Realtor with Prudential PenFed Realty who was recently filmed on the job for HGTV’s “My First Place.” “We have a really interesting and diverse market,” she said.

“It probably makes for more interesting programming when there are positive things to say.”

Regardless of whether they were searching for a new place or fixing up an old one, locals who’ve been taped for TV said it wasn’t exactly what they’d expected. For one thing, it requires patience and a wide-open schedule.

The “Ask This Old House” shoot at the Garcias’ lasted from about 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., for a segment of approximately 10 minutes. That’s normal, said Silva. “I always tell people, ‘If you think it’s going to take one hour, it will take four.’”

Producers had Silva and the Garcias interact during take after take, each time trying to convey authentic emotion, while they introduced the house and worked on the windows. “There are so many things you don’t think about: setting the lighting, shooting from many different angles,” said Heather Garcia, 41, a director in global operations services for Marriott International.

On the other end of the real estate reality-TV spectrum are house-hunting shows, which rely on a similarly time-consuming schedule. Devon Halley’s autumn house hunt with his fiancee, Carolyn Carnahan (and their Realtor, Elbertson), was filmed for HGTV’s “My First Place.” The filming took up many weekends between September (when the couple did a screen test) and December 2011 (when

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The “Ask This Old House” crew arrived at the Garcias’ Old Town Alexandria home at 8 a.m. and didn’t wrap up until about 8 p.m.

There’s a certain degree of artificiality in a housing search that’s filmed for TV. Since it’s crammed into a half-hour or hourlong episode, plenty of footage winds up on the cutting room floor. And buyers’ initial searches aren’t filmed.

(You didn’t think anyone actually chooses between only three homes, did you?)

“I probably looked at 200 places” before filming began, said Alex Brant, 25, whose search was featured on HGTV’s “House Hunters” in February. “It took me months.” By the time he and his Realtor, Century 21’s Shelly Porter, were about to make on-camera visits to his final candidates, Brant knew exactly what he wanted. He had viewed one of the three places online, but the other two were surprises.

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After Brant’s closing, he rushed to furnish his house before camera crews returned to film his new digs.

“All I had to my name was a bed and a dresser,” he said. “I was calling all my relatives, saying, ‘Hey, I need furniture, I need rugs.’ It was kind of chaotic.”

As for the Garcias, most of their windows remained painted shut after the “Ask This Old House” truck rolled away in November (there hadn’t been enough time to tackle more than one that day). But, like the others’ TV time, the Garcias’ somewhat artificial interactions resulted in very real knowledge and confidence. “It’s great because now we know what we need to do in order to fix the windows ourselves,” Heather Garcia said. “That, in and of itself, was a huge, huge help.” K ATIE ABERBACH

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“There was definitely pressure to pick a house [because of the show], but at the same time, I had been looking at houses for a while and … I was ready to go,” he said. Brant, a financial analyst for the government, closed on his twobedroom rowhouse in Eckington in September for $265,000.

Halley, 31, and Carnahan, 26, were filmed while they visited three potential homes, and also as they awaited news about whether an offer on their choice was accepted.

“We had no idea” what the outcome would be, Halley said. If the news was bad, “I didn’t really want these sorts of reactions to be immortalized.” Their episode will air in the fall. In the meantime, they’re enjoying the three-bedroom, one-bathroom Del Ray bungalow that they purchased for $590,000.

Even on fix-up series, there’s more to the story than meets the viewer’s eye. Maria Gillem, whose U Street home also received a visit from “Ask This Old House” in November, said the show arranged a consultation for her prior to taping. She needed help weatherproofing for her Victorian house’s drafty doors, so producers sent the Baltimore-based company Conservation Technology (Conservationtechnology.com) over in advance to order her the proper type and size of materials. But that’s all glossed over in the episode (which also aired earlier this month), when Silva appears to magically have the correct product at the ready.

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She tells readers that in the introduction to her new design book, “Be Your Own Decorator” (Rizzoli, $45).

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Why do so many people have trouble when it comes to decorating their homes?

They’re locked into all these rules that they can’t do that or have to be careful of this. There are a few things to obviously guide you, but ironically, they’re usually rules or guidelines that encourage you to be more whimsical and have fun rather than be careful. Home decorating is a lot less expensive than we think. We think it has to be a total redo or that everything has to cost a lot. I’ve always done my own design inspired by top designers’ work on a

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budget, and it’s amazing how people always compliment me on the least expensive pieces in my house.

But a lot of people get intimidated by the idea of mixing and matching pieces in a room. What’s the secret?

People are often afraid of doing something wrong. But you advocate against the idea of a perfect room.

What are they intimidated about?

That the police are going to come and arrest them? I don’t know what everyone is scared about, what they think is going to happen. Is there anything more boring than all antiques in a room?

It makes you want to go to sleep; it’s like a museum. Even designers who love antiques never put them all together. If anything, be afraid of doing what you think you should do, because that’s the wrong avenue to pick.

Perfect rooms are like hotel rooms.

Perfect means matchy. I think people have begun to understand that it’s more about mixing styles and periods, or mixing an antique you inherited with something from Target. If you only display pieces that you love in the way that you actually use your room, it’s going to look great.

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They were so generous. Designers all want the world to be a more beautiful place. They’re not selfish at all. Designers are all about helping people to live more beautifully and not be so fearful when it comes to home design.

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It’s about taking the bits and pieces of the room. You’re not going to translate them all directly. Instead you might say, oh look how this designer hung all these pictures in different vintage frames above the sofa. I thought all of the frames had to be the same. Well, I’m going to do that in my office.

What are some of the most surprising things you learned when working on this book?

A lot of people think small rooms have to be white, because they’re small. But what you see a lot is how designers will layer in a small space a lot of patterns and color to make it feel like a jewel box. Hanging pictures below waist level all the way down to the ground, hanging pictures in interesting clusters — designers are constantly shaking up what we think is not going to look right so that it looks absolutely fabulous.

When it comes to choosing colors, you recommend that readers use their feelings as a guide. Why?

You want a color that you are drawn to, that makes you happy. Orange makes me really happy, so I always have orange in places. Find the colors you like. I don’t like pastels; I hate soft yellows. But I like canary yellow. I know all this from places like Pinterest [a website where members can share and archive photos] or looking through magazines. You’ve got to get to know what colors you love. You have to really expose your eye to a lot of colors to see what makes you feel good.

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How should a designer’s work that might appear in a magazine or book inspire the average homeowner?

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How important is editing, or removing things from a room?

If you don’t have one dime to do anything, at least edit your room.

If something has been the same way for more than five years, move it around or take it out. Is every piece in your room necessary and enjoyable to you? If everything in your room means something to you, great. But if it doesn’t, take away something and you will look at it in a whole new way.

Why do you say every room needs a little bit of whimsy?

Whimsy is really about infusing your personality into the room.

You feel the sense of the person behind those choices. I don’t mean whimsy like crazy ha-ha, but something unexpected should be in every room. Why not put a family portrait in the bathroom or mudroom? It delights the eye.

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Giada De Laurentiis “EVERYDAY ITALIAN” HOST, MOM Known for both her easygoing demeanor and her easy-to-prep Mediterranean recipes, Giada De Laurentiis is best known as the Food Network’s “Everyday Italian” host. But in her latest cookbook, “Weeknights with Giada: Quick and Simple Recipes to Revamp Dinner” (Clarkson-Potter, $35), the sunny cook shows off what she cooks in another role: busy wife and mom. She appears Mar. 31 at noon at Sur La Table in Pentagon Row and at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (Sixthandi.org) at 8 p.m. to chat about it.

mom’s way — and my husband gets to decide which tastes better.

I lose most of the time [laughs]. It’s a friendly competition she finds very amusing.

How can you get kids involved in the cooking process?

We have a stool in the kitchen so my daughter, Jade, and I can cook side-by-side. Everything gets made twice — once her way and once

What are shortcuts that save time but don’t sacrifice flavor?

When my grandfather first saw “Everyday Italian,” he said, “You’re telling them they can buy jarred tomato sauce? Are you out of your

Having kids means you often have to cook things more quickly.

Any tips on how?

Pick your recipes ahead of time and stock up on things that can sit for a few days: pasta, jarred sauces, garlic, so when you or your husband stop at the store you’re only getting one or two things, usually some kind of meat, fish or produce.

Your new cookbook features some non-Italian recipes. Was this new for you?

My husband loves Thai food. It’s not my forte, and it’s not flavors I grew up with. But I’ve started to make some really great dishes he loves. Sometimes I want to be a little unpredictable, so I use flavors I know my family likes.

At the Mar. 31 event at Sixth & I, you’ll be interviewed by the Washington Post’s interim food editor, Bonnie Benwick. How will this be different from a typical book signing ?

People will be able to connect with me in a way they’re usually unable to. I’m talking to everybody, and everyone can hear everyone’s questions. It’s certainly better than standing in line and getting less than 10 seconds with me.

What do people most often want to talk to you about at these types of events?

They want to touch me to see if I’m real, because for some reason they don’t think I am. Some tell me that every time they try a recipe of mine it works, and that is the biggest compliment you can give me.

And others want to know how I stay thin and eat all of that food!

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without leaving the couch; your bed folds, deflates or retracts; you use sporks to conserve drawer space. But just because your pad is cramped doesn’t mean your style has to be. Janet Lee’s new “Living in a Nutshell” (Harper Design, $25) is full of genius DIY decor projects that had Express ediors gunning for their craft supplies, like turning place mats into throw pillows or building a portable fireplace on wheels.

This year, the whole family is going to New York to spend Easter with my in-laws, who are wonderfully sweet people, whom I adore. The one problem is that they go to a very traditional, fairly stuffy church. (I was raised in a more charismatic Protestant tradition, and we currently attend a church that encourages a come-as-you-are informality.) Can you recommend a shoe, something I can also wear with work clothes?

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LITTLE PLUSH CHICKENS are so ubiquitous at Easter time that they blend right into the scenery. This year, take a good hard look at one. That’s easy, thanks to Home Rule (1807 14th St. NW; 202-797-5544), which is selling eight-packs of the fuzzy things, mounted on mini-clothespins, for $6. Their uneven eyes suggest derangement, or perhaps recent, heavy drug use. Those askew plastic beaks give the birds an air of permanent alarm. Maybe we should stop boiling their eggs?

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Easter is when we must put aside our differences and recognize what is most important; whether or not CocaCola is better than simple brown sugar for glazing the ham, or if it is better to start with the ears, or nibble away slowly at the body so that only the chocolate bunny’s face remains, to be consumed at last with the greatest remorse and pleasure.

Here is the Warhalla from the Sigerson Morrison ($375, Zappos.com), the handsome, classic, reserved midheel shoe that would look perfectly at home in Westminster Cathedral, or the offices of InTechTronCo. Inc. Ask the Manolo a question at manolo@shoeblogs.com. Visit the Manolo at shoeblogs.com.

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“Roasts are very relevant today,” says Neil Fletcher Wilson, a Hyattsville, Md., personal chef (301-6992225, Chefneilwilson.com) who also teaches at L’Academie de Cuisine.

“If you look at the menus at finedining restaurants, you’ll see a lot of roasted items. If you order a rack of lamb, that’s a roast. A Thanksgiving turkey? That’s a roast.”

But ordering a roast and cooking one on your own are very different things. The good news? You don’t need the culinary chops of a four-star chef or wise, old grandma to put a juicy roasted chicken or perfectly seasoned pork tenderloin on the table. The technique is actually pretty simple, and something even a kitchen novice can tackle.

Start by prepping your chosen protein, which might involve searing it a bit on the stove top. Season it with some salt, pepper and whatever other flavors you want to add to the dish. Then pop it in a preheated oven and cook it to the correct internal temperature. “It couldn’t be easier,” says Wilson.

Sure, it can often take some time for a roast to cook. But while it’s in the oven, you can catch up

Arrange a rack at center position and preheat the oven to 400°F. Trim lacy stems from fennel bulbs, place in a glass of water and reserve for the garnish. Halve the bulbs; remove tough triangular cores. Cut lengthwise into 1/2-in julienne strips.

Rinse the split birds and pat dry with paper towels. In a small bowl, combine the herbes de Provence, salt and pepper. Rub half of this mixture on both sides of the Cornish hens.

In a large, flameproof roasting pan set over one to two burners on medium-high, heat 5 tbsp of oil. Add hens, cut-side down. Cook, turning until browned. Remove to a platter.

Add an additional 2 tbsp of oil and heat until hot. Add fennel and potatoes and sauté until lightly browned.

Stir in remaining herbes de Provence mixture. Place the pan in the oven and roast the vegetables for 15 minutes.

Remove pan from the oven and arrange hens, cut-side down, atop the vegetables. Brush hens with the remaining olive oil. Return pan to oven; roast for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and roast until hens are well-browned and their juices run clear, for 20 to 25 minutes longer.

Transfer to a platter and cover loosely with foil. Place the roasting pan over a stovetop burner set on medium-high. Add wine and whisk well to loosen any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then whisk in the butter.

Cook, whisking, until the sauce thickens slightly, for about two minutes.

To serve, pour sauce over the hens and garnish platter with fennel stems.

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With a small, sharp knife, make 1-in/2.5-cm deep slits all over the lamb and insert one to two orange slivers into each Arrange a rack at lower position and preheat the oven to 450°F. Sprinkle the lamb with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large flameproof roasting pan/tray set over two burners on medium-high heat.

When the oil is hot, brown the lamb on all sides, for seven to eight minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and brush all over with 2 tbsp of the herb butter.

Roast the lamb for 15 minutes, then brush with another 2 tbsp of the butter. Reduce the heat to 350°F and continue to roast the lamb until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat

registers 135 to 140°F for mediumrare, for about 55 minutes more.

(Cooking time can vary depending on the thickness of the roast, so start to check the temperature after 30 minutes.) Transfer the lamb to a carving board, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 30 minutes.

Spoon off and discard any fat from the juices. Place the pan over high heat. Add the wine and broth and bring to a boil, whisking constantly to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Boil until the sauce reduces to 2 cups, for five minutes. Whisk in the remaining 4 tbsp herb butter and the orange zest. Season with salt and pepper.

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Potatoes or carrots can be roasted with meat, but fruit (shown with pork) also work.

on emails or watch episodes of “Top Chef” instead of slaving at the stove. And it leaves an open range for preparing side dishes to go with your roast beast.

The key piece of equipment: a roasting pan. (Step away from those cheap foil ones from Safeway!)

“Buy a one that’s heavy, that has handles and that a roasting rack will fit into,” says Betty Rosbottom, author of “Sunday Roasts” ($25, Chronicle). “Get one that’s flameproof. Don’t roast in a Pyrex pan but in one that can go on a flame, because the drippings left over are great for making gravy.”

An instant-read thermometer will help you know if your roast has cooked the proper amount of time, while an oven thermometer gives you an accurate reading of your cooking temperature. The only other thing you really need are some willing diners to help you polish off the meal. (Or not — roasts provide great leftovers.)

Almost any kind of protein can be roasted, from beef to veal to seafood. Just make sure to pick up a cut well-suited to a dry-heat cooking process. “Buying a roast is just as important as knowing how to cook it, because there are so many

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cuts,” says Rosbottom. “So get to know your butcher.”

The end result is a piece of meat that’s got a nice crust on the outside, is moist on the inside and has tons of flavor. And though it’s a technique that’s steeped in tradition, a roast doesn’t have to come straight from the 1950s.

“It doesn’t have to be served with mashed potatoes and gravy,” says Stephanie Gorenflo, director of marketing at La Cuisine in Old Town Alexandria (323 Cameron St.; 703-836-4435). “It can be an updated version that’s not so heavy.

I like to do roasted vegetables with just a balsamic glaze.”

If you’re new to the world of roasting, start off with something simple. “I’d suggest a chicken first, because it’s easily available, inexpensive and a basic, delicious food,” says Judy Harris, owner of Alexandria’s Judy Harris Cooking School (703-768-3767; Judyharris.com).

“People tell me that my cooking classes are on their bucket list, but I think that roasting should be on everyone’s bucket list.”

And now may be the perfect time to give it a go. “Don’t be afraid of roasting,” says Wilson.

“It sounds like something that needs a lot of fuss, but it doesn’t.

With Easter coming up, a leg of lamb is the perfect place to begin.”

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Six words — actually, one word used six times — have set off a battle that could keep the people who most need to see “Bully” from seeing it.

The documentary, out Friday in select cities (and on April 13 in D.C.), includes six instances of the F-word, which resulted in the MPAA’s absolutely ridiculous, pigheaded, moronic decision to slap the film with an R rating, thereby ensuring it couldn’t be shown in most schools. The 8o Ah_ij[d Weinstein Co. has FW][#A_hXo decided — rightfully — to release the film without a rating.

But that means some theater chains won’t show the film at all. Because we have to protect minors from the language the minors in the film use.

The MPAA has had its head up its A-word multiple times before, but this decision proves just how out of touch the organization is. Of course one child saying to another “I’m going to kill you, you m-----f-----” is inappropriate. That’s the point. OF THE FILM. By pretending the tweens of the country will faint dead away the moment such words hit their delicate ears, the MPAA is complicit in the bullying the film depicts. It is pretending it didn’t happen. And the film clearly shows where such a head-in-the-sand mentality leads.

(Spoiler alert: It leads to parents dressing their son in his favorite Cardinals T-shirt so he can represent his team when he’s lying in his coffin.)

The MPAA is part of the very culture of silence “Bully” is fighting against.

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In long beards, the two veteran actors are suited to one another, like a divine ZZ Top. Camp is a part of the experience here, as both “Titans” films pull from an unlikely combination of traditions: ancient Greece and

the 1980s. The clunky “Clash of the Titans” remade the 1981 original, bringing in boatloads of box office by updating the schmaltzy Laurence Olivier version with contemporary digital effects and a widely decried, slapped-on conversion to 3-D. “Wrath of the Titans,” directed

by Jonathan Liebesman taking over for Louis Leterrier, has modestly improved upon the 3-D this time around and better manages a narrative flow of fantasy action.

But that’s also all there is: A charmless stream of battle sequences that contorts mythic characters into blockbuster conventions. Rather than yet more Kraken releasing, “Wrath of the Titans” charts new ground for the demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington).

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as a fisherman despite his Krakensquelching fame. He has sworn off the aging, selfish gods, such as his father, Zeus. But Hades has made a deal in the underworld to betray Zeus and siphon his powers to Kronos, their dormant father with whom all of hell will follow.

Father-son issues run everywhere. Conspiring with Hades is Zeus’ son Ares (Edgar Ramirez).

And Perseus takes up the mantle of world-saver again for the sake of his young boy.

The film oddly tries to slide emotion into the characters’ relations in the last few minutes. It’s too drawn to the spectacle of battle, though, to find the balance of camp and seriousness a patently ludicrous film such as “Wrath of the Titans” so desperately needs. JA K E COY LE (A P)

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news to announce Wednesday: A sequel to 2004’s “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” is finally happening.

Ferrell made a surprise, in-character appearance on “Conan” to regale the audience with a flute solo and declare a deal with Paramount Pictures. Paul Rudd and Steve Carell are expected to return, as is director Adam McKay. (AP)

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21 JUMP STREET (R, 100 minutes) The lack of originality or creative ingenuity that “21 Jump Street” symbolizes is addressed head-on early in the film, when a surly police captain tells two new recruits that the force has resurrected a defunct program from 30 years ago that sent undercover cops into high schools. The neophytes he’s screaming at are Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum), a bumbling nerd and good-looking dullard, respectively, who were arch-opposites in their high school but have become best buds since going through the police academy. Despite the edginess and vulgarity, the production is suffused by an unmistakable sweetness.

“21 Jump Street” might be yet another product of Hollywood’s recycling program, but it deserves to be noticed. A.H. ACT OF VALOR (R, 105 minutes) Military reality and video-game fantasy shake hands and come out fighting in this action flick that stars actual Navy SEALs. The exercises are genuine, and so is the hardware. But the script undermines the sense of authenticity at every turn. The stiffness of the Navy men’s performances is less of a problem than the global-conspiracy plot that’s about to commence.

In Costa Rica, a CIA agent is posing as a doctor while observing an international drug and arms smuggler. Her cover is blown, and she’s captured and tortured.

Julia Roberts chews up the scenery and spits it back out again with great brio in her first truly villainous role as the evil queen in “Mirror Mirror.”

And oh, what scenery it is. After all, this is a film from Tarsem Singh, director of such spectacular spectaculars as the trippy “The Cell” and last year’s dreary “Immortals.”

Basically, the scenery IS the movie — and the costumes, of course.

They dominate every moment of this cheeky, heavily tweaked version of “Snow White,” but at least they’re a marvel to watch.

They’d better be, because the dialogue and the action are rather dull and weirdly devoid of energy.

The film begins with the beautiful, innocent Snow White (Lily Collins, daughter of Phil), who’s just turned 18, trapped in her bedroom in a castle perched high on a precipitous cliff. Her stepmother, the queen, has taken over the king-

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dom and tyrannically transformed a place that was once merry into a wasteland of poverty and strife.

All the queen cares about is her status as the fairest of them all, which she reinforces by visiting a mirror housed in a hut hidden dramatically in the middle of a lake.

The queen meets the wealthy Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer), and tries to woo him with a lavish ball, but the Prince only has eyes

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for Snow. The queen tries to have Snow killed out of jealousy, but she escapes and makes a new home with the Seven Dwarves.

Collins has a lovely screen presence but she lacks a certain oomph.

Roberts, however, rules her at every turn. She seems to be reveling in playing a role that’s such a departure; that sense of joy only sporadically finds its way to the rest of the film. CHRIST Y LEMIRE (AP)

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ing at age 88 of natural causes. The legacy he helped build with Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and the rest of the Blue Grass Boys was evident all around Nashville, where he died in an area hospital. His string-bending, mind-blowing way of picking helped transform a regional sound into a national passion.

“It’s not just bluegrass, it’s American music,” bluegrass fan turned country star Dierks Bentley said.

In a performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Dec. 8, 1945, which was broadcast to much of the country but is lost to history, Scruggs scorched the earth and instantly changed

country music. The speed and volume he laid down even predicted the power of electric music.

Scruggs’ use of three fingers — in place of the limited clawhammer style — elevated the banjo from a part of the rhythm section to a lead instrument that was as versatile as the guitar and far more flashy.

Country great Porter Wagoner probably summed up Scruggs’ importance best of all: “I always felt like Earl was to the five-string banjo what Babe Ruth was to baseball. He is the best there ever was, and the best there ever will be.”

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Ice Cube heads up the undercover division of the police department in the buddy comedy “21 Jump Street.”

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Soon, the SEAL team arrives for the rescue. Like most recent action movies, “Act of Valor” is fast, loud and strenuously overedited. The filmmakers successfully conjure a chaotic, you-are-there sensation. Exactly what’s happening, however, can be hard to follow. MARK JENKINS CASA DE MI PADRE (R, 84 minutes) What’s the big idea with “Casa de Mi Padre?” Is the joke that Will Ferrell — playing a Mexican version of his signature, slightly dense Everyman — speaks nothing but Spanish throughout the film?

(Pretty well.) Or is it that the movie is a parody of how cheesy a cheaply made, south-of-the-border Western can get?

(Pretty cheesy.) It’s got to be one or the other, because those are the two hardestworking gags in the film, a deliberately inept spoof of accidentally inept filmmaking. It’s perfect for a short clip on Funnyordie.com. Padded out to feature length, with a bunch of other slight and unmemorable laughs, it wears thin. M.O. DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (PG, 86 minutes) Like “An Inconvenient Truth” for the 12-and-under crowd, “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” is a cautionary environmental tale with a thin veneer of entertainment on top. Based on Seuss’ 1971 picture book, this musical adaptation, in eye-popping 3-D CGI, is undeniably less gloomy than the original. In the hands of co-directors Chris Reynaud and Kyle Balda and cowriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul, Seuss’ slender though eloquent fable has mor-

phed into something unwieldy and manic.

It’s simultaneously silly and preachy, with precious little room for fun. “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” is a movie that progressives can feel good about taking their kids to, without actually having a good time. M.O. FOOTNOTE (PG, 105 minutes) The politics of working in academia are famously complicated. But the Israeli movie “Footnote,” an Oscar nominee for best foreign film, throws an additional wrench into an already tricky scenario — contentious familial relations. Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar-Aba) and his son Uriel (Lior Ashkenazi) are professors of Talmudic studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. While Eliezer is an abrupt, humorless man who has spent decades inspecting ancient documents for tiny clues, Uriel is a likable type, who spends his days lecturing amid games of racquetball. As charisma trumps intellectual fervor, Uriel’s accolades surpass those of his father.

This setup could spell tragedy. And yet, writer-director Joseph Cedar infuses his story with whimsical touches and satirical setups in which the family drama feels more akin to “The Royal Tenenbaums” than “Ordinary People.” STEPHANIE MERRY FRIENDS WITH KIDS (R, 108 minutes) When Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) and her best friend, Jason (Adam Scott), find themselves bemused singletons within their social circle of marrieds-with-children, they decide to have a baby together — not as lovers, but as single parents unencumbered by a conjugal relationship.

For those willing to play along, Westfeldt — who also wrote and directed — manages to provide some pungent observations, Continued on page 36

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especially when it comes to the stresses, fissures and fault lines that dot the terra incognita of new parenthood. Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm play their once compulsively amorous couple now mired in bickering and resentment with weary, bitter honesty. As usual, Maya Rudolphâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flawless timing and unforced wit are wasted in a supporting role. In the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best scene, Scott and Hamm engage in a verbal pas de deux thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s startling in its fury and honesty.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s then that you realize that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Friends With Kidsâ&#x20AC;? works fine as filler (to quote the movie), but it could have been something tougher, sweeter and so much more. A.H. THE HUNGER GAMES (PG-13, 142 minutes) This adaptation of the hit young adult novel centers on grievous violence and children, who, in author Suzanne Collinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; floridly post-apocalyptic future, are subjected to an annual ritual wherein they murder one another as part of a nationwide reality show. That perverse dystopia is brought faithfully, if unspectacularly, to life by director Gary Ross. If the seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; legions of fans miss a detail here or a subplot there, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll still recognize its bones and sinew, especially in Jennifer Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eagle-eyed heroine, Katniss Everdeen. The Hunger Games have been instituted by the elite leaders of a country in order to keep down a restive populace.

After randomly plucking a boy and a girl from each of the federationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s districts, a shadowy government-entertainment complex subjects them to a kill-or-bekilled group hunt. Lawrence is never less than grounded and believable as a young woman forced by circumstance to assume wisdom far beyond her years. A deer stalker dressed in pyrotechnic couture, Katniss symbolizes a new brand of female power: one that entails not just strength, courage and spiky, if selective, compassion, but also a top-notch stylist. A.H. JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (R, 83 minutes) Jeff (Jason Segel), who at 30 is still living with his mother and doing little more than bong hits for a living, receives a phone call from his mom (Susan Sarandon) asking him to go to Home Depot to get some wood glue.

That simple task sends Jeff on an errand that will result in all sorts of detours and digressions. A bus ride ends up in a basketball game; a chance meeting with his

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Stanley Tucci, left, and Jennifer Lawrence, right, helped hoist “The Hunger Games” to an opening weekend worth $155 million. brother, Pat (Ed Helms), ends up in a graveyard and a Hampton Inn — in Jeff’s spaced-out mind, it’s all leading somehow to the meaning and purpose that has so far eluded him. Seen through one lens, the film can be interpreted as an aimless, easygoing wish-fulfillment fantasy for underachievers everywhere; seen through another, it’s a numb, naturalistic group portrait of unresolved grief. A.H. JIRO DRE A MS OF SUSHI ( PG, 81 minutes) The appearance of chef Jiro Ono’s unassuming, subterranean 10seat restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, is deceiving; the hole-in-the-wall touts a three-star Michelin rating, and it was

the first sushi restaurant to earn the distinction. David Gelb’s documentary feels exceptional thanks to the subject, a self-made perfectionist still pursuing culinary transcendence. There are also elements of family drama, as Ono’s son and apprentice, Yoshikazu Ono, mulls the inevitability of one day running the restaurant. His youngest son, meanwhile, operates another sushi outpost.

The movie tends to be spare, recounting day-to-day routines in the beginning but ultimately settles into an engaging, sometimes humorous rhythm. S . M .

JOHN CARTER (PG-13, 137 minutes) Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories,

this adaptation gets off to such an incoherent start that it takes almost the entire, interminable running time to catch up.

And the trip isn’t worth it: Narratively stilted, visually ugly and imaginatively bankrupt, “John Carter” just sits there forcing the audience to sit right along with it. But, OK, if it’s a synopsis you want: “John Carter” is nominally about a Civil War veteran who happens upon a dingus that transports him to Mars, where he can jump really high and is taken prisoner and meets a beautiful princess. What’s supposed to be a fanciful journey in time and space is unforgivably awful-looking. A.H. Continued on page 38

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AMC Loews Georgetown 14 3111 K Street N.W.

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Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) Digital Presentation: 12:50-5:50-10:40 21 Jump Street (R) CC-Closed Captions: 12:30-3:20-6:30-9:30-12:15 John Carter (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:00-1:10 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 9:45-12:20-1:45-3:005:30-8:10-10:50 Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) AMC INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation: 4:20-6:40-9:15-11:40 The Raid: Redemption (Serbuan maut) (R) AMC INDEPENDENT: (!)

9:50-12:25-3:10-6:00-8:50-11:30 Friends With Kids (R) AMC INDEPENDENT: 12:10-2:45-5:40-8:30-11:20 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) AMC INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation: 10:45-1:20-4:00-6:50-9:45 Wrath of the Titans: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX 3D: (!)

11:00-1:50-4:30-7:15-10:00 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: 10:30-3:15-8:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) (!) 12:00-12:45-3:30-4:15-7:00-7:4510:30-11:15 Mirror Mirror (PG) (!) 11:20-2:00-4:45-7:30-10:15 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) (!) 10:20-1:00-3:45-6:15-9:00-11:45 21 Jump Street (R) Digital Presentation: 11:10-2:10-5:00-8:00-11:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:10-1:40-5:108:40-12:00 21 Jump Street (R) 12:30-3:20-6:30-9:30-12:15

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AMC Mazza Gallerie 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW

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A Thousand Words (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video: 10:20-12:35-5:50-8:10-10:30 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) Digital Presentation: 2:25-7:10 21 Jump Street (R) Digital Presentation: 11:20-2:20-5:10-7:50-10:35 John Carter (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video: 2:50 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 9:45-5:00-7:30-10:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:00-1:10-4:207:40-10:45 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 12:05-2:30 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: 4:40-9:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) 12:00-3:30-6:40-9:50 Mirror Mirror (PG) 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30

Avalon

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The Hunger Games (PG-13) 11:00-2:00-5:10-8:20 Jiro Dreams of Sushi (PG) 11:45-1:45-3:45-5:45-7:45

Landmark E Street Cinema 555 11th Street NW

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi (PG) 1:30-3:40-5:50-8:00-10:10 The Kid With a Bike (Le Gamin au Velo) (PG-13) 1:00-3:15-5:307:45-9:55 A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) (PG-13) 2:15-5:15-8:1511:00 Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) 4:40-9:40 The Raid: Redemption (Serbuan maut) (R) 2:20-4:50-7:20-9:50-12:00 The Deep Blue Sea (R) 2:35-5:05-7:35-10:05 Friends With Kids (R) 2:10-7:10 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) 1:35-4:15-7:00-9:45 Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru) (NR) 12:00AM The Thief of Bagdad (1940) (NR) 12:00AM Boy (NR) 2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00

Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 707 Seventh Street NW

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John Carter in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 12:45-7:05 Project X (R) Digital Projection: 1:00-3:15-5:40-8:10-10:35-12:45 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 11:50-12:30-2:20-3:205:00-6:10-7:40-8:50-10:20-11:30-12:40 The Hunger Games (PG-13) OC-Open Caption: (!) 11:40AM Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 2:15-6:40-11:10 John Carter (PG-13) 3:55-10:15 Safe House (R) 1:30 The Hunger Games (PG-13) (!) 12:10-12:50-1:20-3:00-3:30-4:00-4:406:20-6:50-7:30-8:00-9:30-10:05-10:35-11:20-12:30

Repeat Offender Bill Maher is good at inflaming people. He’s so good at it, in fact, that he manages to inflame people who support his point of view. Maher brings his politically savvy, occasionally offensive humor to Strathmore Sunday.

Expect lots of Priuses in the parking garage and lots of jokes about Republicans.

Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda; Sun., 8 p.m., $55-$125; 301-581-5200, Strathmore.org. (Grosvenor)

SBTRKT’s pulsing grooves are exactly what you’d expect from a DJ who wears a glow-in-the-dark tribal mask. But on “Hold On,” a standout cut from the London DJ’s self-titled debut, SBTRKT lets the notes breathe in a way that can soundtrack a late-night drive as well as a dance party. TYVM, SBTRKT. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW; Fri., 8 p.m., sold out; 202-265-0930, 930.com. (U Street)

(!) No Pass/No Discount Ticket Mirror Mirror (PG) 11:35-2:10-4:50-7:20-10:00-12:30 Casa de mi Padre (R) 12:20-2:40-4:55-7:10-9:20-11:50 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) (!) 4:10-7:00-9:40 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) 12:05-4:30-9:00 21 Jump Street (R) 11:45-12:55-2:25-3:40-5:10-6:30-7:50-9:10-10:2511:45

West End Cinema 2301 M Street NW

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Attenberg (NR) English Subtitles: 3:00-7:50 Chico & Rita (NR) English Subtitles: 5:20-10:00 Casa de mi Padre (R) English Subtitles;Will Farrell en Espanol!: 2:404:40-7:10-9:20 Coriolanus (R) 5:00 Undefeated (PG-13) Oscar winner!: 2:20-7:30-9:50

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AFI Silver Theatre Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Road

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) NO PASSES: (!) 12:00-2:204:40-7:00-9:20 Pina (PG) 5:05 The Artist (PG-13) 1:05-3:05-7:15-9:25 Xanadu (1980) (PG) 10:30

AMC Loews Center Park 8 4001 Powder Mill Rd.

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A Thousand Words (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:15-3:10-8:00 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) Digital Presentation: 10:30-2:50-7:30 21 Jump Street (R) Digital Presentation: 11:00-2:00-4:40-7:15-10:00 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 10:45-1:30-4:00-6:459:20-10:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:00-11:30-1:102:40-4:15-6:00-7:20-9:10-10:25 Mirror Mirror (PG) Digital Presentation: (!) 11:15-1:45-4:20-7:00-9:30 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 12:30-5:2510:15 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 11:45-2:20-5:007:50 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: 12:40-5:15-9:45

AMC Loews White Flint 5 11301 Rockville Pike

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Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 10:10-3:05-8:10-10:45 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 12:15-3:25-7:00-10:15 Mirror Mirror (PG) Digital Presentation: 10:40-1:40-5:00-7:35-10:30 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 12:35-5:30 The Hunger Games (PG-13) 9:55-1:05-4:40-7:50-11:00 21 Jump Street (R) 10:25-1:20-4:20-7:15-10:00

AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center 12 800 Shoppers Way

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A Thousand Words (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:50-1:30-4:10-6:509:30-12:00 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) Digital Presentation: 11:10-4:15-9:20 John Carter in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 1:30-7:45 21 Jump Street (R) Digital Presentation: 11:20-2:20-5:20-8:20-11:10 John Carter (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:30-4:35-11:55 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 10:40-4:40-10:40 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 12:50-4:30-7:5011:20 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 1:40-7:40-11:35 Wrath of the Titans: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX 3D: (!)

10:00-12:40-3:40-6:40-9:40-12:25 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: 1:50-6:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) (!) 11:40-3:10-6:20-9:50 Mirror Mirror (PG) (!) 10:10-1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Project X (R) 10:15-12:30-3:00-5:25-8:00-10:30 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (PG-13) 11:30-2:20-5:20-8:20-11:30 21 Jump Street (R) 10:20-1:20-4:20-7:20-10:10

Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Avenue

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Footnote (Hearat Shulayim) (PG) 2:05-4:45-7:10-9:45 A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) (PG-13) 2:30-5:30-8:30 Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) 1:15-3:15-5:15-7:25-9:35 The Deep Blue Sea (R) 1:35-4:15-6:45-9:15 Friends With Kids (R) 2:10-4:40-7:15-9:50 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30

Delicacy (La delicatesse) (NR) 1:50-4:35-7:05-9:40

Regal Bethesda 10 7272 Wisconsin Avenue

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Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 2:30-5:10-7:50-10:20 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 2:10 John Carter (PG-13) 1:00-3:50-6:50 The Hunger Games (PG-13) (!) 1:00-2:00-3:00-4:00-5:00-6:00-7:008:00-9:00-10:10 This Means War (PG-13) 9:45 Mirror Mirror (PG) 1:10-2:15-3:40-4:50-6:40-7:30-9:20-10:00 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) 1:00-3:10-5:20-7:40-9:50 21 Jump Street (R) 1:30-4:30-7:20-9:50 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) (!) 4:15-7:10-9:30

Regal Hyattsville Royale Stadium 14 6505 America Blvd.

21 Jump Street (R) RWC: 2:10-4:55-8:10-10:50 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 1:45-2:45-4:30-5:30-7:008:00-9:45-10:45 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 1:35-7:05 John Carter (PG-13) 1:00-4:05-7:15 The Hunger Games (PG-13) (!) 1:00-1:30-2:00-3:10-4:10-4:40-5:106:20-7:20-7:50-8:20-9:30-10:30-11:00 Project X (R) 10:25 Mirror Mirror (PG) 1:10-1:50-4:00-4:50-7:10-7:40-9:50-10:20 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (PG-13) 1:40-4:45-7:35-10:25 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) 4:15-9:35 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) (!) 2:15-5:00-7:30-10:15 21 Jump Street (R) 1:20-4:20-7:25-10:10

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John Carter in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 3:30-10:00 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 12:15-1:25-2:35-4:005:15-6:30-7:45-8:50-10:15-11:15-12:40 The Hunger Games (PG-13) OC-Open Caption: (!) 1:45 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (PG) RealD 3D: (!) 11:40-1:50-3:55-6:05 Wrath of the Titans: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX 3D: (!)

11:45-2:10-4:35-7:00-9:20-11:45 John Carter (PG-13) 12:20-6:45 The Hunger Games (PG-13) (!) 11:30-12:00-12:40-1:15-2:45-3:103:45-4:20-5:05-5:50-6:20-6:50-7:30-8:15-8:55-9:35-10:05-10:50-11:2512:05-12:45 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (PG-13) 8:30-11:00 Mirror Mirror (PG) 11:35-12:30-1:05-2:05-3:00-4:05-4:45-5:30-6:407:15-8:00-9:10-9:45-10:30-11:40 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) (!) 12:50-3:25-6:00-8:25-10:45-12:15 Casa de mi Padre (R) 1:00-3:20-5:40-8:40-10:55 A Thousand Words (PG-13) 12:05-2:20-4:50-7:20-9:30-11:50 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) 12:25-2:50-5:20-7:55-10:10 21 Jump Street (R) 11:55-12:55-1:35-2:25-3:40-4:25-5:00-6:15-7:057:40-9:00-9:50-10:25-11:35-12:30

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AMC Hoffman Center 22 206 Swamp Fox Rd.

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Michelle Williams and Jason Segel are an item, Usmagazine.com reported. “I’m surprised it didn’t happen before now!” said an excited unnamed source. “They’re much more serious than everybody thinks!” contributed another. A third unnamed source said, “Jason is a cool guy ... they mesh well together.” (EXPRESS)

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PENTAGON CITY 1201 S. Hayes St. (Opp. Nordstrom, Nr Borders) 703-416-4960 GLENARDEN 2328 St. Joseph’s Drive (Woodmore Town Center) 301-322-4310 ROCKVILLE 1616B Rockville Pike (Opp. Congressional Plaza) 301-770-4325 ROCKVILLE 12212 Rockville Pike (Next to Original Pancake House) 301-881-3620 BETHESDA 6950 Wisconsin Ave. (Next to Verizon Wireless) 301-656-2941 ASPEN HILL 13601 Connecticut Ave. (Near Panera Bread) 301-598-2670 LEESBURG 1612 Village Market Blvd. (Village at Leesburg Nr Wegman’s) 703-771-8404 STERLING 46301 Potomac Run Plaza (Near Target/Toys R Us) 703-430-5829 STERLING 21430 Cedar Drive (Opposite Koon’s Ford) 703-421-7828 TYSONS CORNER 8387 Leesburg Pike (Next to Staples) 703-442-0608 TYSONS CORNER 8344 Leesburg Pike (2nd Floor, Opp. Koon’s Chevy) 703-790-6018 TYSONS CORNER 116-120 Maple Ave. West (at Ctr St, Nr. McGruders) 703-255-0317 HERNDON 12950-C Highland Crossing (Woodland Pk Shop Ctr, Nr Harris Teeter) 703-435-1514 WOODBRIDGE 2467 Prince William Pkwy (Country Inn Suites, Nr Office Depot) 703-494-0123 WALDORF 3245 Plaza Way (Near Giants Food) 301-645-6580 OXON HILL 6209 Oxon Hill Rd. (Rivertown Commons, Nr. IRS Building) 301-567-0430 FREDERICKSBURG 1460 Central Park Blvd. (Nr Walmart/Talbots) 540-548-8323 # FREDERICKSBURG 29 Banks Ford Parkway (1/2 mile from Lowe’s) 540-752-1076 FREDERICKSBURG 5629 Plank Road (Across from Walgreens) 540-548-2369 FREDERICKSBURG 1487 Carl D. Silver Pkwy (Near Best Buy & Kohls) 540-785-1555 # CULPEPER 717 Dominion Sq. Shopping Ctr. (Near TJ Maxx) 540-727-0217 MASSAPONAX 10056 Southpoint Pkwy (Across from Super Walmart) 540-898-9456

MASSAPONAX 9811 Jefferson Davis Hwy. (In Super Target Shopping Ctr) 540-710-7950 ARLINGTON 5401 Lee Hwy (Opp the Lee Harrison Shopping Ctr) 703-237-0862 ALEXANDRIA 3925A Jefferson Davis Hwy. (Potomac Yards Center) 703-549-2970 ALEXANDRIA 4525 Duke St. (Near Harris Teeter) 703-823-2030 ALEXANDRIA 5812 Kingstowne Shop Ctr (Off Van Dorn-Nr Blockbuster) 703-924-7127 ALEXANDRIA 7704 D Richmond Hwy (Mt. Vernon Plaza, Nr. Wachovia) 703-768-1429 ALEXANDRIA 821 S. Washington St. (Near M & T Bank) 703-549-3193 SPRINGFIELD 6699 E. Frontier Dr. (Near Dunkin Donuts) 703-313-6103 LA PLATA 110 Rosewick Rd. (Lowe’s Shop. Ctr., Near IHOP) 301-934-2892 FAIRFAX 11226 Waples Mill Rd (Cnr Rte 50, Opp. Social Security) 703-293-8917 FAIRFAX 12219 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr. (In Fair Oaks Shopping Center) 703-278-9152 MANASSAS 8039 Sudley Road (Westgate Plaza) 703-366-2834 MANASSAS 9950 Sowder Village Sq. (Nr Target) 703-361-1713 GAINESVILLE 7944 Crescent Park Dr. (The Marketplace at Madison Crescent) 703-754-4405 WINCHESTER 1980 South Pleasant Valley Road (Next to Martin’s) 540-722-2969 WINCHESTER 235 Market Center (Betwn Lowe’s & Target) 540-542-0435 BALTIMORE (Fullerton) 7911 Belair Road (Next to Geico) 410-882-0983 BALTIMORE 5860 Baltimore Natl’ Pike (Highway 40, Next to Lowe’s) 410-744-3405 ANNAPOLIS 2645A Housley Rd. (Gateway Village Shop. Center) 410-224-3048 ANNAPOLIS 65 Jennifer Road (Opposite Westfield Mall) 410-897-4964 FORESTVILLE 2950 Donnell Dr. (Near Shoppers) 301-568-0575 EDGEWATER 60 West Central Ave. (Edgewater Center) 410-956-2708

For locations 1-800-SLEEPYS (753-3797) or visit sleepys.com/36hour conditions permitting. Available on in stock models.

Next Day Delivery - When You Want It! Road Excludes holidays, store pick-ups & Thurs. Delivery fees apply.

PAY NO INTEREST UNTIL 2016

FREDERICK 5010 Buckeystown Rd. (Westview Plaza) 301-228-2785 FREDERICK 1170 West Patrick St. (Nr. Frederick Towne Mall) 301-696-1548 HAGERSTOWN 17243 Cole Rd. (Nr. Target & The Valley Mall) 301-582-0916 HAMPSTEAD 2315 Hanover Pike (Hampstead Mktpl., Behind CVS) 410-374-8665 MT. AIRY 337 E. Rideville Blvd (Near Walmart) 301-829-2491 Grand Opening WESTMINSTER 200 Clifton Blvd. (Westminster Crossings East Ctr) 410-871-2638 BEL AIR 615 Baltimore Pike (Tollgate Mktpl., Next to Friday’s) 410-638-9252 COCKEYSVILLE 9924 York Rd. (Opposite Target) 410-667-1838 TOWSON/PARKVILLE 2003 E. Joppa Rd. (Opp No. Plaza Shop. Center) 410-882-2841 MARTINSBURG 14378 Apple Harvest Dr. (The Commons) 304-267-7755 OWINGS MILLS 9616 Reisterstown Rd. (Valley Ctr, Behind Friday’s) 410-363-3596 ELLICOTT CITY 4350-G Montgomery Rd. (Long Gate Shopping Ctr) 410-465-1689 TIMONIUM 2066 York Rd. (just S. of West Timonium Rd.) 410-252-6807 # FRONT ROYAL 135 Crooked Run Plaza (Next to Staples) 540-622-6269 PIKESVILLE 1500 Reistertown Rd.(Next to Goldberg’s NY Bagels) 410-484-4057 NORTH EAST 2540 W. Pulaski Hwy (North East Stn, Nxt to Food Lion) 410-287-3710 # LAUREL 14190B Baltimore Ave. (Laurel Lakes Centre, Next to Best Buy) 240-568-6190 LAUREL 14635 Baltimore Ave (Across from Olive Garden) 301-490-0146 Grand Opening COLUMBIA 6131 Columbia Crossing Dr. (Dobbin Rd. & Rt 175) 410-312-4724 GLEN BURNIE 6918 Ritchie Hwy. (Opp. Wilkins Buick) 410-768-2161 PASADENA 8221 Ritchie Highway (1/4 Mi South of BJ’s) 410-647-8036 HANOVER 7645 Arundel Mills Blvd. (Next to Safeway) 410-799-2190

CROFTON 1665 Crofton Center (Near Shoppers Food Market) 410-721-2427 # BOWIE 15758 Annapolis Rd (Free State Shop. Ctr, Nr Office Depot) 301-464-8908 SHREWSBURY 472 Shrewsbury Commons Ave. (Nxt to McDonald’s) 717-235-1437 CHAMBERSBURG 935 Norland Ave. (Off I-81 & Walker Rd.) 717-261-2567 EASTON 28598 Marlboro Ave (In Target Shopping Center) 410-770-4910 FENWICK ISLAND 901-B Coastal Hwy (Nr Mancini’s Brick Oven Pizza) 302-539-6032 REHOBOTH BEACH 2 Lighthouse Plaza (Next to Ruby Tuesday) 302-226-3052 SEAFORD 22876 Sussex Highway (In Front of Lowe’s) 302-629-9137 SALISBURY 2618 North Salisbury Blvd. (Next to Lowe’s) 410-334-3045 DELMAR 38661 Sussex Hwy. (Delmar Commons, nr Happy Harry’s) 302-846-3718 OCEAN CITY 12641-98 Ocean Gateway (White Marlin Mall) 410-213-0515 MILLSBORO 26670 Centerview Dr. (Near BJ’s & Lowe’s) 302-934-6025 # Clearance Merchandise Available

GRAND OPENINGS LAUREL

MT. AIRY

14635 Baltimore Ave. (Across from Olive Garden)

337 E. Rideville Blvd (Near Walmart)

301-490-0146

NATIONWIDE DELIVERY Hours: Mon thru Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 7pm ©2012 SINT, LLC.

301-829-2491

Low Prices Guaranteed SLEEPY’S

Valid on purchases of $2200 min/2014, $3300 min/2015, $4500 min/2016, $2199 or less for 6 months made between 3/30/12 and 4/1/12 on Sleepy's credit card account. Terms & conditions may vary by plan. If promo and debt cancellation are not paid in full by 2014, 2015, 2016, & 6 mos respectively, interest at APR 29.99% will be assessed from the purchase date. If account goes 60 days past due, promo may be terminated early and accrued interest will be billed. Monthly maintenance fee $.99 each month account has balance. Minimum interest $2. Subject to credit approval.

Photos are for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors. Previous sales do not apply. All models available for purchase and may not be on display. *We will meet any price on any Beautyrest Legend®, Stearns & Foster®, Internet, Telephone Sales, Tempur-Pedic®, Kingsdown Crown or MySideTM models. Excludes closeouts & floor samples. Applies to same or comparable mattresses prior to delivery. Must present competitor’s current ad or invoice.

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