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Driving Under the Affluence A Massachusetts man busted for speeding had a good excuse when he was pulled over last week: He had just won $50,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket and was on his way to the state’s lottery headquarters in Braintree to collect his cash. Police said Scott Lowe, 22, was shaking when they pulled him over. He showed the officer his winning ticket. The officer issued a verbal warning. (AP) WORDS TO LIVE BY

“Thanks everyone for your concern, but I don’t really have any time for death.” — JIM DIERS, A CITY OFFICIAL WHO SEATTLE MAYOR ED MURRAY MISTAKENLY MOURNED LAST WEEK AFTER CONFUSING HIM WITH JOE DEAR, ANOTHER LOCAL OFFICIAL, THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTED. DEAR, 62, DIED OF CANCER.

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Worst On-Again-Off-Again Relationship Ever, Man Says Mississippi coroner Dexter Howard calls it a miracle that Walter Williams, 78, is alive. Howard said Williams had no pulse and was pronounced dead Wednesday at 9 p.m. But early Thursday, workers at a funeral home were preparing to embalm Williams when he started to kick in the body bag. Howard says he believes Williams’ pacemaker stopped working, then started again. (AP)

NO COLD FEET: A Buddhist dashes barefoot through flames to herald the coming of spring at the Fudoji temple in Nagatoro, Japan, on Sunday. Believers participated in the Nagatoro Hi-Matsuri, or fire-walking festival, to purify the mind and body, and to pray for safety.

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New Month, Same Wintry Forecast Today, President Barack Obama hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, above, at the White House, where they’ll likely discuss Mideast peace talks and developments in Iran.

Budget Time On Tuesday, Obama is expected to release his spending blueprint for the 2015 budget year; he’s proposing $56 billion in spending above the caps agreed to in a bipartisan deal from earlier this year.

Let the Games Begin The opening of the Winter Paralympics — where athletes with physical disabilities compete in various sports — is Friday in Sochi, Russia. The games end March 16.

D.C. Hunkers Down Metro has suspended all Metrobus and MetroAccess service for this morning, and D.C. officials announced that snow emergency regulations will begin at 7 a.m. Road crews that have been called out 30 times this winter, including a Feb. 13 storm, left, rolled out again Sunday. A winter storm advisory is in effect for the entire region until 6 p.m. today. Visit wmata.com for service updates. (THE WASHINGTON POST )

Washington Shorts and T-shirt-clad tourists crowded the National Mall on Sunday to enjoy spring-like 50 degree temperatures after a winter of one blast of snow and sub-zero temperatures after another. Today, they’d better bundle up. More snow and ice, perhaps as much as 2 inches an hour, were on the way ahead of today’s morning commute. A round of wintry precipitation moved across the country Sunday, bringing a mix of freezing rain and heavy snow to central and eastern states. Authorities warned of power

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outages and ﬂight disruptions from weather that could affect millions. Much of the worst weather is expected to pound the East Coast. In Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region, forecasters predict a layer of ice and 8 to 12 inches of snow today.

Philadelphia is expected to get 4 to 8 inches. Anything more than 6 inches would make it the city’s second snowiest winter, surpassing 65.5 inches that fell in 1995-96. More than 1,800 flights in the U.S. were canceled and another

5, 500 delayed Sunday, according to f light tracking site Flight Aware.com. The bulk of the problems were in Dallas, Chicago and Newark, N.J. As of Sunday evening, 1,640 ﬂights for today were also already canceled. A suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Kentucky was closed Sunday because of ice covering its deck. Freezing rain and sleet moved across Kentucky, making travel treacherous Sunday. Ofﬁcials warned residents to avoid unnecessary travel as parts of the state could receive up to 8 inches of sleet and snow through today. In the Midwest, arctic cold temperatures hit Nebraska. Forecasters said Sunday’s single-digit high could set records across the state. Wind chills of 35 degrees below zero were reported Sunday. BRET T ZONGKER (AP)

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“How many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation? … I think we need to stay alert, if not 24 hours a day, more than some of the potheads might be able to put together.”

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said that gay Americans shouldn’t be denied services but that a caterer or photographer shouldn’t “be punished by the state for refusing to provide services for a gay wedding because of their religious-held beliefs. We’ve got to figure out a way to protect that as well.”

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On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said she hopes to have enough votes to pass a bill this week that would take sexual assault prosecution decisions out of the hands of military commanders. Later in the show, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel refuted such a measure. “I want more responsibility put on our commanders, not less.” (E XPRESS)

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Amid unusually tight security, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law goes to trial today in New York on charges he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaeda’s mouthpiece after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Prosecutors in the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith — the highest-ranking al-Qaeda figure to face trial on U.S. soil since the attacks — say they plan to show jurors a picture of Abu Ghaith seated with bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders on the day after Sept. 11, 2001, as they try to prove their case to an anonymous jury. (AP)

Vonte Skinner, whose rap lyrics boasted he would “blow your face off and leave your brain caved in the street,” will have his attempted murder case considered by the state’s Supreme Court to decide whether the words should have been admitted at trial. The ACLU New Jersey contends that rap lyrics are protected free speech and should no more speak to a person’s motive than one would “indict Johnny Cash for having ‘shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.’” Skinner was convicted of shooting a man multiple times at close range in 2005. (AP)

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A federal study of Prince William Sound sea otters affected by crude oil spilled off Alaska in 1989 from the Exxon Valdez has concluded that the marine mammals have returned to pre-spill numbers a quarter century after the disaster. Crude oil from the spill remained in sediment for years and likely contributed to a delay in recovery, researchers said. Up to 3,000 immediate sea otter deaths were attributed to the spill. (AP)

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Pakistani Taliban Announce Cease-Fire The Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that the group will observe a onemonth cease-fire as part of efforts to negotiate a peace deal with the government. In recent weeks, Pakistan has been striking militant hideouts after previous efforts at negotiations broke down. The Pakistani Taliban have been trying to overthrow the government for years. (AP)

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Medical Examiner: Actor Died From Mix of Drugs Philip Seymour Hoffman died from taking a combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the New York City medical examiner ruled Friday. Hoffman, 46, also had taken amphetamines and benzodiazepines, which are drugs such as Xanax and Valium. The death was ruled accidental. (AP)

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The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoins, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for. (AP)

Relief Brings Own Problems Drought-stricken California was lashed Friday by heavy rains, but with the much-needed soaking came familiar problems: flooding, traffic snarls, power outages and the threat of mudslides. Even with rainfall totals exceeding 8 inches in some Southern California mountains by afternoon, the powerful storm did not put a major dent in a drought that is among the worst in recent California history.

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Twin car bombs at a bustling city market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, reduced buildings to rubble and tore apart bodies Saturday, the same night an attack razed a farming village nearby. At least 90 people were killed, officials reported Sunday, as Islamic extremists step up violence in a four-year-long uprising. (AP)

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Al-Qaeda Group Frees Kidnapped Journalist A Spanish journalist kidnapped in September by militants from a breakaway al-Qaeda group in Syria crossed the border into Turkey on Sunday, his newsMarginedas paper, El Periodico, reported. The news of correspondent Marc Marginedas’ freedom came as his captors, fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, fled areas near the Turkish border, leaving behind at least two mass graves, with one containing 17 bodies, activists said. (AP)

Knife Rampage Sows Fear in China Separatist Uighurs blamed in bloody attack that killed 29

Agency said. State broadcaster CCTV said two of the assailants were women, including one of the slain and the one detained. The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by some members of the Muslim Uighur population. Most attacks blamed on Uighur separatists take place there, but Saturday’s assault happened more than 900 miles away. Witnesses described assailants dressed in black storming the train station late Saturday and slashing people indiscriminately. Student Qiao Yunao, 16, was waiting to catch a train when she saw people crying out and running, and then saw a man cut another

Kunming, China Authorities on Sunday blamed a slashing rampage that killed 29 people and wounded 143 at a train station in southern China on separatists from the country’s far west, while local residents said government crackdowns had taken their toll on the alleged culprits. Police fatally shot four of the assailants and captured a fifth after the attack late Saturday in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, the ofﬁcial Xinhua News

Attack Context Sean Roberts, a cultural anthropologist at George Washington University who has studied China for two decades, said the Kunming violence would be a new kind of attack for ethnic Uighurs — premeditated, well-organized and outside Xinjiang. “If it is true … it’s much different than anything we’ve seen to date,” he said by phone, while adding that it is unclear whether there is an organized Uighur militant group. (AP)

man’s neck, drawing blood. “I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife,” she

told AP via Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog. “They were running and chopping whoever they could.” Kunming resident Xie Yulong said the attackers were “worse than animals.” But he also expressed sympathy toward Uighurs, saying their region has come under severe crackdowns under the government of President Xi Jinping. Another Kunming resident said the attack has made people scared to go out at night. Alarms over a possible spread of militant attacks to soft targets beyond Xinjiang were ﬁrst raised in October when a suicide car attack at Beijing’s Tiananmen Gate was blamed on ethnic Uighurs. DIDI TANG (AP)

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Police in Mexico have detained about 40 people who were apparently planning to demonstrate in support of captured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The move comes after a similar march demanding Guzman’s release last week drew about 1,000 enthusiastic supporters to the streets of Culiacan. The state public safety department says 40 people were detained Sunday after they gathered at a shrine to Jesus Malverde, a folk saint viewed as the patron or protector of people involved in the drug trade. (AP)

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“Happiness will conquer the embittered. The Venezuelan people have won because happiness and peace have conquered.” — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in a TV address Sunday. Maduro sought to dampen anti-government protests by declaring a seven-day holiday weekend coinciding with Carnival. Undeterred, thousands of activists marched peacefully in Caracas.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Amass Against Draft Jerusalem Hundreds of thousands of ultraOrthodox Jews rallied Sunday in the streets of Jerusalem, blocking roads and paralyzing the city in a massive show of force against plans to require them to serve in the Israeli military. The widespread opposition to the draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. The issue of army service is at the core of that struggle. Since Israel’s founding in 1948, the ultraOrthodox, who make up about 8 percent of Israel’s 8 million citizens, largely have been allowed to avoid military service, compulsory for most Jewish men, to pursue their religious studies. The ultra-Orthodox insist their young men serve the nation through prayer and study, thus preserving Jewish learning and heritage, and

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Police said that more than 300,000 people attended Sunday’s rally in Jerusalem to raise their voices against a military draft.

by maintaining a pious way of life that has kept Jewish culture alive through centuries of persecution. But the exemption has enraged secular Israelis who say the ultra-

Orthodox are not doing their fair share. The issue featured prominently in last year’s election, which led to the establishment of a center-right government that has

been pushing for reforms that will require ultra-Orthodox to serve in the army. Parliament is expected to vote on the conscription bill this month. TIA GOLDENBERG (AP)

The number of people killed in violence across Iraq in February — 564 civilians and 139 security force members — the United Nations said Saturday. That’s close to January’s toll of 733, showing that a surge of violence that began 10 months ago is not receding. February’s violence also wounded 1,381, the vast majority civilians, the U.N. said. (AP)

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CREATIVITY Oscar Pistorius, right, admits he shot Reeva Steenkamp but says it was a mistake.

Pistorius: The O.J. Of South Africa? Johannesburg

The trial of South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hasn’t even started yet, and already it’s a media circus: Parts of the trial — which begins today — will be shown on live television by remote-controlled cameras in the courtroom; a Twitter account for members of the Pistorius family has been set up and claims to reveal the “hard truth”; prosecution evidence has already leaked to the public; and a South African bakery has been forced to apologize for a series of cookies referencing Pistorius’ case, accused of bad taste. The madness is reaching such levels that people are struggling to ﬁnd things to compare it to. “South Africa’s O.J. Simpson case” seems to be the accepted analogy, but how accurate is it? It’s true that, like football star Simpson, Pistorius is a high-proﬁle athlete accused of murdering a woman with whom he had a relationship. In both cases, the victim was a glamorous blonde. Simpson was divorced from Nicole Brown Simpson when she was found stabbed to death at her home in

Backstory Oscar Pistorius is fighting allegations that, in a rage, he intentionally shot at girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp four times through a bathroom door on Valentine’s Day 2013, killing her. Pistorius says he thought he was shooting at an intruder. (AP)

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Los Angeles (along with her friend Ron Goldman) in June 1994. Pistorius was still dating his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, when he shot her to death through their bathroom door in February last year. In terms of evidence, Simpson claimed to have not been at the house, so much of the evidence revolved around placing him at the scene. Pistorius was at the scene and admits that he shot his girlfriend; he claims it was just a mistake. Evidence in the case, NBC News reports, includes two iPhones Steenkamp apparently had with her in the bathroom. The Guardian reports that a bloodied cricket bat found in the house may also play a role, which has drawn comparison to a bloody leather glove found at the scene of Brown’s murder. Simpson was found not guilty. In South Africa, where a judge, not a jury, will reach a decision, Pistorius’ fate hangs in the balance.

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A growing cycling community is bringing bikers together in D.C. Washington Luis Crouch looks more like a man who has stepped out of a black Town Car than someone who just hopped off the seat of a bicycle. But the economist, 61, prefers biking when he’s going from meeting to meeting inside the Beltway. “I’ll take a bike rather than a taxi or the Metro,” says Crouch, who found himself at BicycleSpace on Seventh Street NW recently to ﬁx three broken spokes. Crouch says the

local biking scene has improved in the past few years, elevating D.C.’s standing as a city where pedaling from place to place isn’t just possible, but even enjoyable. BicycleSpace is one of the hubs of a growing movement toward making D.C. a better place for cyclists. General Manager Jordan Mittelman, 33, says he’s noticed a difference in just a few years. “There are efforts to put in more bike lanes, cycle tracks that are protected from trafﬁc,” Mittelman says. The local attitude toward biking has warmed, especially in the half-decade since the sturdy red bicycles of the Capital Bikeshare program ﬁrst began appearing.

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Rift Between D.C. Firefighters, Chief Grows A war of wills is simmering amid a series of blunders Washington In mid-February, fire Truck 13 occupied a street corner in the Trinidad neighborhood of D.C. The driver stared at the empty intersection. In the back, a firefighter-paramedic studied a manual. Nearly a mile away, their firehouse, designated Engine 10, was empty. A grueling number of runs has historically made it among the most desirable posts for D.C. firefighters, who live for the action of

the job. It is known as the “House of Pain.” But this is a new type of pain. Since December, the firefighters have been ordered most nights to park their truck on the street for four hours as a crime deterrent. It is called “soft posting.” They view it as veiled punishment. “It’s got to be retaliation,” said Ed Lehan, who works at Engine 10. “We don’t have any protection. We don’t have bulletproof vests.” In the past three years, the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has been ravaged by plummeting morale, strife between the rank and file and management, and a series of public blunders under the tenure of Chief Kenneth Ellerbe.

Meanwhile … A newly hired D.C. firefighter who failed to help a dying man last month was properly trained, D.C.’s deputy mayor for public safety, Paul Quander, left, said Friday, countering the cadet’s assertion he didn’t know what to do when people sought help at his fire station. Quander said the rookie should have known he could have responded. (T WP)

While D.C.’s population surged, more than 60 paramedics have left in the past three years. Fireﬁghters say they are overworked and underpaid, and fear retaliation for speaking out about conditions that could jeopardize the public. The rancor has intensiﬁed in the past year. Ellerbe’s face was digital-

ly imposed onto Osama bin Laden’s body and circulated in text messages among firefighters. “Taliban” is their code word for Ellerbe allies. Nowhere is the tension more evident than at Engine 10. By an unofficial count, at least 10 of its firefighters have recently had disciplinary actions against them or

found themselves at odds with Ellerbe, which some claim is because of their whistleblowing efforts. “Everything you do, you’re being watched,” said Sgt. Joe Papariello. Ellerbe acknowledges that he is keeping a watchful eye. “I live in the city. I’m all over the place. Tell them I am ubiquitous,” Ellerbe said. No other ﬁrehouses currently participate in soft posting, but Ellerbe rejected the idea it was created as a way to punish the Engine 10 crew. It was started, he said, as a way to cut down on crime and establish a community presence. “To say that it’s personal? I don’t know those guys,” Ellerbe said. AMY BRIT TAIN (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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“Time is our only remaining commodity … it’s certainly not ﬁnancial remuneration.” — DE A N HOWA RTH, A PHYSICS TEACHER WHO HAS WORKED AT McLEAN HIGH FOR 26 YEARS. HE SAID MANY TEACHERS HAVE MULTIPLE JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

that take up much of teachers’ spare time, in protest. Fairfax County has long prided itself on its stellar public educational offerings. But teachers say the county’s economic woes have threatened its schools as budgets have been lean and teacher salaries have lagged behind other counties. Fairfax used to lead the salary market for teachers, but in 2013, its average salary was sixth in the region, just above Prince George’s County, Md.

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Saturday, Feb. 22 Ukraine’s parliament removes President Viktor Yanukovych and frees jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

Perevalne, Ukraine Warning that it was “on the brink of disaster,” Ukraine put its military on high alert Sunday and appealed for international help to avoid what it feared was the possibility of a wider invasion by Russia. Outrage over Russia’s military moves mounted in world capitals, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calling on President Vladimir Putin to pull back from “an incredible act of aggression.” A day after Russia captured the Crimean peninsula without firing a shot, fears grew in the Ukrainian capital and beyond that Russia might seek to expand its control by seizing other parts of eastern Ukraine. A senior U.S. official said Washington now believes that Russia has complete operational control of Crimea and has more than 6,000 forces in the region. World leaders rushed to try to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. NATO held an emergency meeting in Brussels, Britain’s foreign minister flew to Kiev to support its new government and Kerry was to travel to Ukraine on Tuesday. The U.S., France and Britain debated the possibility of boycotting the next Group of Eight economic summit, to be held in June in Sochi, the host of Russia’s successful Winter Olympics. Kerry talked about possible visa bans, asset freezes, and trade and investment penalties against Russia. Kerry said all the foreign ministers he had talked to were prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia. So far, however, Ukraine’s new government and other countries have been powerless to counter Russia’s tactics. Putin has defied calls from

Sunday, Feb. 23 Parliament gives interim presidential authority to the speaker, Oleksandr Turchynov, a leader of the opposition.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 Moscow orders what it says are routine military exercises in a district bordering Ukraine and puts troops on high alert.

Thursday, Feb. 27 Pro-Russia gunmen take over the regional parliament building in Crimea.

Friday, Feb. 28 Thousands of protesters in the region took to the streets Sunday to either decry the invasion or celebrate it, as in Moscow, above.

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A Divided Region The Crimean peninsula is a pro-Russia part of Ukraine separated from the rest of the country geographically, historically and politically. The region only became part of Ukraine when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave the peninsula to his native land in 1954. This hardly mattered until the Soviet Union broke up and Crimea ended up in an independent Ukraine. Despite that, nearly 60 percent of its population of 2 million identify as Russians. However, Crimea’s ethnic Tatars, which make up about 12 percent of the population, wish to remain a part of Ukraine. ( T WP)

the West to pull back his troops, insisting that Russia has a right to protect its interests and those of Russian-speakers in Crimea. His conﬁdence is matched by the knowledge that Ukraine’s 46 million people have divided loyalties. While much of western Ukraine wants closer ties with the European Union, its eastern and southern regions look to Russia for support. Ukraine’s new government came to power last week following months of pro-democracy protests against a pro-Russian president. U k r a i n e ’s a c t i n g p r e s i dent, Oleksandr Turchynov, put Ukraine’s armed forces on alert, calling up reserves and stepping up security at nuclear power plants, airports and other strategic locations. However, no overt military actions by Ukraine were seen. DAVID McHUGH AND TIM SULLIVANY (AP)

Heightened Russian military activity in Crimea prompts a warning from U.S. President Barack Obama. The new Ukrainian government says soldiers in green camouflage, but without insignia, have taken over two airports in Crimea.

Saturday, March 1 Russia’s lower house of parliament grants President Vladimir Putin permission to send troops to Ukraine. Crimea’s pro-Russian leader claims control of the military and police in the region.

Sunday’s Developments The head of the Ukrainian navy is dismissed and faces a treason investigation after declaring allegiance to the pro-Russian government of the Crimea. At least 10,000 people marched in a pro-invasion rally in downtown Moscow. Dozens of people demonstrating in Red Square against an invasion were quickly detained by Russian riot police. NATO’s top official says Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine is in violation of the U.N. charter and threatens peace and security in Europe. Pope Francis urged world leaders to promote dialogue as a way of resolving the crisis in Ukraine.

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After scoring two goals for the first time in his NHL career, Dmitry Orlov was set to pace a big win for the Capitals. But that changed when he committed a five-minute major penalty and helped pave the way for a comeback by the Philadelphia Flyers. Vincent Lecavalier scored at 2:45 of overtime and the Flyers rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-4 victory on Sunday. Trailing 4-2 entering the third period, the Flyers started their comeback when Jakub Voracek scored a power-play goal at 11:58. The Flyers were given a five-minute advantage when Orlov received a major penalty for boarding Brayden Schenn at 9:33. After Philadelphia sent goalie Steve Mason off for an extra skater, Claude Giroux sent the game to overtime, scoring his second goal of the game with 65 seconds left in the third. Adam Hall also scored for the Flyers, Kimmo Timonen had three assists and Mason made 25 saves. The defining play came when Orlov retaliated for a similar hit moments earlier by Schenn. “I understand you want payback, but you’ve got to be disciplined,” Washington coach Adam Oates said. “You expect the other team to have a push. But let’s not give them the push.” Washington is familiar with the situation. It was the 14th time this season the Capitals blew a

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals had a two-goal lead in the third period but lost 5-4 in overtime to the Flyers on Sunday.

Ovechkin Reaches 800th Career Point Alex Ovechkin continues to hit individual milestones this year. He set a franchise record for power play goals on Dec. 10 and recorded his 400th career goal on Dec. 20. On Saturday, with a pair of power-play goals in the Capitals’ 4-2 win over the Bruins, he recorded his 800th career NHL point. He’s just the second player in Capitals franchise history to reach the mark and the 150th in NHL history. But coach Adam Oates — he of 1,420 career points, good for 17th on the league’s all-time scoring list — said after Saturday’s game: “That’s not a milestone.” Ovechkin did not add to his career total Sunday, as he was held without a point in the Caps’ loss to the Flyers. (THE WASHINGTON POST )

two-goal lead. “[The Flyers] are going to try to intimidate you and we just needed to play our game,” Washington forward Eric Fehr said. “That’s not the style we play. We don’t try to intimidate teams. We try to out-

skill teams, outwork teams and try to score goals that way. We have to stick to our game plan and not get baited into theirs.” Washington had a chance to pass Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division and get into playoff

Men’s Basketball: Clemson 77, Maryland 73 (2OT)

position for the ﬁrst time since Jan. 18, when it was mired in a sevengame losing streak. But the Flyers left Verizon Center with an uplifting victory. “Coming through in one of the biggest moments of the year right now is great to see,” Mason said. “For us to be able to force overtime and get the one point at least and then come through and get the second one against a divisional opponent who is right behind us in the standings, it’s huge.” After getting outshot 17-6 in the opening period, Philadelphia put 30 shots on goal to 12 for the Capitals, who had none in overtime. Braden Holtby had 31 saves. Mike Green had three assists for Washington. KE VIN DUNLEAV Y (AP)

Damarcus Harrison’s 3-pointer with 1:08 left in the second overtime put Clemson ahead for good in Maryland’s last game at Littlejohn Coliseum as a member of the ACC. Seth Allen, left, had 20 points to lead Maryland (15-14, 7-9). Allen’s final basket gave the Terps a 71-70 lead with 1:27 to go. That’s when Harrison hit his only 3-pointer of the game. Evan Smotrycz had 19 points with four 3-pointers for Maryland. Nick Layman, one of four Terps averaging in double figures coming in, shot 1-for-14 for three points in 35 minutes. (AP)

Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in her final home game as No. 9 Maryland defeated Virginia Tech 87-48 on Sunday. It was Thomas’ nation-leading 23rd double-double of the season coming before a crowd that ﬁlled most of the Comcast Center’s lower bowl, in part to honor the senior in a postgame ceremony. Thomas is second in school history in points (2,234) and rebounds (1,167). She needs 13 points and 63 boards to catch Washington Mystics forward Crystal Langhorne in both categories. Thomas and her senior teammates departed to a standing ovation with just under two minutes to play. Thomas and coach Brenda Frese both spoke in a postgame ceremony on court, during which Thomas’ No. 25 was unveiled as the ninth in program history to be hung in the rafters at Comcast Center. (AP)

TV Lineup WIZARDS (7 P.M., CSN) The Wizards (31-28) are riding a season-long sixgame winning streak into tonight’s contest against the Grizzlies (33-25). Trevor Ariza is coming off a careerhigh 40-point performance in a win over the 76ers on Saturday.

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Creamer’s 75-Foot Putt Seals Win Women’s Golf Paula Creamer sank a 75-foot eagle putt on the second playoff hole against Azahara Munoz to win the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore on Sunday for her first Ladies Professional Golf Association title since the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open. Creamer’s putt curled across the 18th green and then rolled slowly down the slope and directly into the hole. She ran across the green, then fell to her knees and put her head on the ground, laughing and pounding the grass. “It’s one of those putts where if you just get it in the right spot, it’s going to fall down,” she said. “But I could stand there all day long and putt that and I don’t think get it within six, seven feet.” Creamer and Munoz finished 72 holes tied at 10-under 278, one stroke ahead of Karrie Webb, who led after every round but bogeyed three of her last six holes to give up a three-shot lead and finish third. Creamer captured eight titles early in her career before getting her breakthrough win at a major at the U.S. Women’s Open. After that title, though, Creamer found it tough to win again. She came close on a number of occasions, only to fall short every time until Sunday. JUSTIN BERGMAN (AP)

Wizards In order to have the best scoring night of his career, Trevor Ariza had to first overcome the chills and an unusual case of nerves. The chills were the result of the Wizards playing the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday a few hours after an NHL game between the Flyers and New York Rangers. That left Wells Fargo Center so cold Ariza cut short his pregame warmups and ﬂed to the locker room after getting tired of repeatedly blowing into his hands and rubbing his arms. The nerves were odd for a player who has been to the NBA Finals and won a championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers. But Ariza couldn’t avoid being moved on a night in which Allen Iverson had his jersey retired and NBA Com-

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Paula Creamer won the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore on Sunday.

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Wizards forward Trevor Ariza scored a career 40-high points against the 76ers.

missioner Adam Silver was joined by legends such as Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Gary Payton and Dikembe Mutombo to congratulate the former Georgetown star.

“A lot of greatness,” Ariza said of the reason for his butterﬂies. “It’s weird. It wasn’t like I was being honored.” Once the game started, how-

Stammen Set to Get His Degree Nationals Opening day isn’t the only big event circled on Craig Stammen’s spring calendar. The Nationals right-handed reliever, who has been in the big leagues since 2009, is slated to graduate on May 4 from the University of Dayton with a degree in entrepreneurship. He said he will not be able to attend ceremonies because the Nationals play that day at Philadelphia. He played baseball for the Dayton Flyers before he was drafted by Washington following his junior season. Stammen, 29, was enrolled at the Dayton campus and online this winter before he reported to spring training in Viera, Fla. “It is just a goal I set in 2002, to get my degree. When I got drafted in 2005, I had to alter my plans,”

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Stammen said. “It will be something I will be proud of. My parents may be more proud than I am.” It will be a special day in the Stammen household, as the pitcher’s brother, Brent, is slated to graduate the same day from Ohio State.

Stammen’s mother, Connie, graduated from Dayton while his father, Jeff, does not have a college degree. “But he has been a successful businessman and he knew education was a big part of growing up for us,” Stammen said. On the ﬁeld, Stammen has been reunited with former Dayton teammate Jerry Blevins, a lefty reliever who came from Oakland in a trade. “His work ethic is second to none,” Blevins said of Stammen. The two were teammates for two seasons in college. Last year, Stammen was 7-6 with a 2.76 ERA; Blevins was 5-0 with a 3.15 ERA. “We played catch the other day for the first time since college,” Stammen said. “It is fun to have someone familiar. He will help our team. It is neat that our careers have come together in Washington.” DAVID DRIVER (FOR E XPRESS)

ever, Ariza simultaneously got hot and stayed calm, sending him on the way to a night that he isn’t likely to forget. He made all six of his 3-point attempts and scored 24 points during a blistering ﬁrst quarter, and ﬁnished with a careerhigh 40 points to lead the Wizards to their sixth straight win, a 122-103 victory over the 76ers. Ariza said after the game that the performance was “100 percent” inspired by being in the arena with Iverson, a player he admired but couldn’t exactly pattern his game after. “He came in the league in ’96?” Ariza said. “I was like 11 or something. Growing up I watched him, idolized him, but I was always taller. I couldn’t really do the things he did on the court. The retirement of his jersey was real dope.” Ariza and the Wizards (31-28) will go for their seventh straight v ictor y tonight vs. t he Grizzlies (33-25) at Verizon Center. MICHAEL LEE (THE WASHINGTON POST )

Men’s Basketball: George Washington 66, George Mason 58 Maurice Creek, left, hit three consecutive 3-pointers to open the second half and finished with 22 points as George Washington defeated George Mason 66-58 on Sunday at the Smith Center. Patricio Garino added 13 points and Isaiah Armwood finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Kevin Larsen also chipped in with 11 points. The win moves the Colonials (21-7, 9-5 Atlantic 10) into a tie for fourth place in the conference with Massachusetts with two games remaining. The top four teams in the regular season earn a bye into the A-10 tournament quarterfinals. George Mason (10-18, 3-11) is in 12th place in the conference standings. (AP)

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TV TONIGHT 8 P.M.

‘The Bachelor’ (ABC) This special “The Women Tell All” edition reunites 17 candidates who didn’t reach the final two slots. They dish furiously, and often wickedly, about the man who cut them loose — in this case, single dad and former pro soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis.

If the Manolo Fits … Sarah Jessica Parker solidifies her place in the fashion world with a new line of shoes

tion for fashion, she had this kind of relationship we’d never seen portrayed or depicted or illustrated onscreen. And also fashion was just starting to emerge at that time as a separate sort of character in New York. I think it was a confluence of playing that person, also loving [fashion] myself, and watching luxury and vintage just start to rise. And the show went on the air, and someone was talking about fashion, and looking at fashion in a way that had never happened before. And the business was just starting to shift. Luxury — we weren’t talking about luxury before. It had not been spoken of outside the industry itself. ... And nobody had dressed [like Carrie]. Nobody was wearing an old raggedy beat-up fur coat that was 40 bucks with a Fendi baguette (a luxury bag that costs about $1,500). It was just a whole new way of thinking about fashion, and once again, that timing.

Q&A

As the “Psycho” prequel returns for a new season, Norman (Freddie Highmore, above left) can’t stop thinking about Miss Watson’s death. Changing plans for the bypass have Norma (Vera Farmiga, above right) fretting about the motel’s future. Bradley tracks down her father’s killer.

10:01 P.M.

‘Those Who Kill’ (A&E) Based on a Danish series, this new crime drama stars Chloe Sevigny, left, as Catherine Jensen, a homicide detective. She works to track down serial killers in Pittsburgh while also seeking the truth about the disappearance of her brother.

10:01 P.M.

‘Private Lives of Nashville Wives’ (TNT) Erika says she’s rethinking her status as a stay-at-home mom now that her children are in school. Cassie and Gary are hoping to have a child together, but they get a phone call that could change everything. (TRIBUNE MEDIA)

So how did this all get started?

Well, I was very kindly being offered a lot of opportunities in the shoe category and I kept rejecting them. And I couldn’t figure out why. … And I was sitting with some women friends of mine and they said to me, “What is it?” … And I said that really my dream partner is George Malkemus. And they said, “Have you asked him?” How did you choose which shoe in your new line to call “Carrie”?

There were other Carries. And it kept not feeling right. But this shoe (a T-strap heeled number in purple) is kind of a contradiction. Because there is something very feminine and ladylike about this shoe, but the purple is a little sub-

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“Sex and the City” may have ended in 2004, but Carrie — or rather, the actress who played her, Sarah Jessica Parker — has a lot more shoes to live in. Parker just launched her own shoe line, SJP, at Nordstrom. (Her business partner is Manolo Blahnik CEO George Malkemus.) The 48-year-old actress talked recently about the new project, but also how she became so closely associated with fashion — something that wasn’t the case when she started out.

So speaking of timing — where do you stand on a third movie?

Sarah Jessica Parker has been a fashion plate since her role on “Sex and the City.”

“[When ‘Sex and the City’] went on the air … someone was talking about fashion … in a way that had never happened before.”

versive. The purple is the person that chose not to wear the appropriate thing to work. And I feel that’s what Carrie was. You have become so associated with fashion. How did that happen?

You know, I think that I played a character for a very long time who had an enormous amount of affec-

There is no conversation about doing a third movie. As Michael [Patrick King, the writer/director] has said, I think recently, he and I both know what the last part of the story is. Just us. None of the other women know. But I trust Michael’s sense of timing. I don’t know that the time will ever be right to tell it. So there are no plans. But I do know, and Michael knows, what that third story would be. And it’s small, but mighty. JOCELYN NOVECK (AP)

The box office take of “Non-Stop” this weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. The Liam Neeson thriller was the biggest draw at theaters in its opening weekend. “Son of God,” also premiering, took second place with $26.5 million. Knocked from the top spot, where it has dominated the charts for three straight weeks, is “The LEGO Movie,” which dropped about $10 million in earnings last week to $21 million. (AP)

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WEDNESDAY

The best things to do this week

Chelsea Handler

Find more events for your weekend in Thursday’s Weekend Pass.

TUESDAY

Garry Winogrand Retrospective

J. Roddy Walston & The Business

In his short life (he died at 56 in 1984), Garry Winogrand shot more than 22,000 rolls of ﬁlm, most of it of everyday people on New York streets. The National Gallery of Art’s exhibit of 180 photos showcases Winogrand’s talent for capturing candid moments. National Gallery of Art,

Tennessee rockers J. Roddy Walston & The Business headline the release of a new fruity beer from craft brewery Lagunitas. U Street Music Hall,

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

Juicy J You might be most familiar with Juicy J, left, as the frontman for Three 6 Maﬁa. He has a robust solo career as well, with the hit singles “Bandz A Make Her Dance” and “Bounce It” under his belt.

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TUESDAY

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Bayou Bakery again has one of the best Mardi Gras parties around. What better way to forget you’re not in New Orleans than with a tent full of Cajun food and beer? Bayou Bakery, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington; Tue., 5 p.m., $15-$30; 703-243-2410, bayoubakeryva.com. (Courthouse)

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Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place, Baltimore; Tue., 8 p.m., $22-125; 410-244-1131, ramsheadlive.com; Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW; Thu., 8 p.m., $32.50-$75; 202-8032899, thehowardtheatre .com. (Shaw-Howard U)

DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW; Wed., 7 p.m., $63-$73; 202-628-4780, dar.org/conthall. (Farragut West)

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ONGOING

The comedian tackles travel in her latest book, “Uganda Be Kidding Me” ($29, Grand Central). Given the debauchery in her previous four best-sellers, it’s bound to be better than your uncle’s vacation slideshow. Handler will perform selections from the book Wednesday.

THURSDAY

‘Sirens’ MONDAY

IN THEATERS FRIDAY

Andy Daly For his new Comedy Central series, “Review” (Thu., 10 p.m.), comic and character actor Andy Daly, above, plays life critic Forrest MacNeil — a man who reviews things like addiction, eating pancakes and racism. Before the premiere, he headlines a free D.C. stand-up show. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St.

Loosely based on the British series of the same name, “Sirens” follows three Chicago EMTs, Michael Mosley, above left, Kevin Daniels, above right, and Kevin Bigley, who — despite their goofball tendencies — have a knack for saving lives. They’re like the jokers on “Workaholics,” but competent. “Sirens” premieres Thursday at 10 p.m. on USA.

NW; Mon., 6 p.m., free; 202-467-4600, kennedy-center.org. (Foggy Bottom)

THURSDAY

MONDAY AND TUESDAY

Satirist Dave Barry considers Justin Bieber concerts, bat mitzvahs, family vacations and other parenting issues in his new book, “You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty” ($27, Putnam). Ask him for fatherly advice on Thursday. Politics and

It’s the perfect time of year for Tab Benoit to visit Annapolis. The Louisiana-bred guitarist’s twangy growl and Delta blues are just what we need to turn this eternal winter into a sweltering Cajun summer — for a few hours, anyway. Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis; Mon. & Tue., 8 p.m., $32.50; 410-2684545, ramsheadonstage.com.

WARNER BROS. PICTURES

Tab Benoit

Dave Barry

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ The minds behind “300: Rise of an Empire” were wise to stick to the formula that made the ﬁlm’s predecessor, 2006’s “300,” such a hit. Shirtless man with old-timey weapon (in this case, Sullivan Stapleton, above)? Check. A small but determined army facing insurmountable odds (this time it’s Themistocles against mortalturned-god Xerxes and the beautiful Artemisia, played by Eva Green)? You bet. “300: Rise of an Empire” opens in theaters Friday.

Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW; Thu., 7 p.m., free; 202-364-1919, politics-prose.com. (Van Ness)

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write a novel as fast as some people can read one with the aid of Spritz, a speed-reading technology that works by reducing the amount of time your eyes spend moving around the page. But to rush through a 223page novel, you’ll need to practice — to cover it in just over an hour, you’ll have to Spritz through it at 1,000 words per minute. According to Spritz, the average reading speed is 220 words per minute.

“Now I have an excuse for why it took so long to lose my virginity.” — COMMENTER LEFTOCRACY AT WISEBREAD.COM reacts to an

infographic that illustrates the habits of those with high IQs. Besides being avid readers and critical thinkers, those with high IQs are less likely to lose their virginity in their teenage years.

“After gazing upon the vintage ‘meme,’ we can’t help but wonder if an affinity for funny felines is the thread that’s holding humanity together.” — BLOGGER AT HUFFINGTONPOST.COM

“I know it’s still freezing out, but dignity demands that we put away the mayonnaise hot toddies and the pulled pork stouts…”

philosophizes about a 1915 book called “The Little Folks of Animal Land” by Harry Whittier Frees. — WILL GORDON AT DEADSPIN.COM The book compiles photographs advocates getting in shape for spring of small pets — mostly kittens by switching to light beer, so he ranked — dressed up like humans doing 24 of them. Bud Light Lime landed human things, such as celebrating at the bottom of the list, and Molson a birthday, working out and Canadian Light earned the top spot. operating a cannon. Because What do you think is the best light obviously. beer? Tweet us @WaPoExpress.

“This is one of those nearperfect, peeled-onion, airplane-hijacking thrillers in which each removed layer brings you closer to a single, happy tear.” — WESLEY MORRIS AT GRANTLAND .COM lauds “Non-Stop,” which stars Liam Neeson as a federal air marshal who must stop an on-board killer. “This is Agatha Christie doing the nasty with Alfred Hitchcock,” Morris writes. Perhaps one must see it to believe it.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’ll be able to explore your options with a new sense of freedom, but take care that you don’t overdo it and burn yourself out. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You’ll be forced to face certain shortcomings whether you like it or not. Ultimately, however, a realization proves inspiring. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You may feel as though the circumstances you face could quickly become overwhelming. A friend offers some sage advice. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You may be observed by those who do not wholly appreciate what you do or why — and you needn’t feel compelled to explain yourself. Yet.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) You’re approaching a certain endeavor far more creatively than most, which is sure to win you both praise and criticism. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You’ll want to follow certain roads today; avoid getting yourself lost in terrain that cannot be confidently navigated. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You can correct mistakes before they have any real effect on your progress — or perhaps even before others notice them. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’ll receive information that is not in sync with what you know to be true — or have you simply been making erroneous assumptions?

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have but a few minutes to finish what you only recently started, and today those minutes may not be easy to identify.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Not all elements of a current endeavor are falling into place as expected. You may have to search high and low for the reason.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You must be sure that what you are hearing is accurate; you can’t afford to make decisions based on outdated information.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A complicated maneuver lands you in some hot water. Fortunately, you’re not likely to take anyone with you who doesn’t want to go.

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Tomorrow: Partly sunny and cold tomorrow.

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‘That’s the Last Time I Accept Money to Hang Out With Creepy Old Dudes!’ A comedian impersonating Kanye West in blackface approached Kim Kardashian at the Vienna Opera Ball on Thursday. The New York Daily News reports Kardashian was paid $500,000 to attend the event with 81-year-old Austrian businessman Richard Lugner, who she believes arranged the prank. The comedian, Chris Stephan, later apologized. (EXPRESS)

LIFE IMITATING ART

Drake Regrets Making a Song Called ‘No New Friends’ Drake was dropped by his public relations firm, ID, after the rapper took to Twitter to complain that his planned Rolling Stone cover was replaced with a Philip Seymour Hoffman tribute. The New York Post reported that Drake had also skipped several photo shoots and appearances ID had arranged, and that his Twitter rant was the last straw. (EXPRESS)

— GEORGE LOPEZ JOKED DURING HIS STAND-UP SHOW FRIDAY IN CANADA, ONE DAY AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION, TMZ REPORTS.

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Levi Johnston filed papers on Friday demanding that Bristol Palin return their son, Tripp, after taking him to Arizona, where she attends school. Johnston claims he and Palin were ordered to keep Tripp in Alaska unless both parents consented. TMZ reports Palin previously claimed Johnston owed $67,000 in child support payments. (E XPRESS)

Maybe He’s Funny … ? Us Weekly reported Friday that Mary-Kate Olsen is engaged to French banker Olivier Sarkozy, her boyfriend of nearly two years. Sarkozy, 44, is the half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, and has two daughters from a previous marriage. An unnamed source told Us that the Olsen family is supportive of the relationship, and that they think “Olivier is the best thing to happen” to MaryKate. This will be the first marriage for the 27-year-old fashion designer and former “Full House” star. (E XPRESS)

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#goldsgetfitchallenge No purchase necessary. Contest is open only to individuals who are legal residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia age 18 or older at the time of entry and through completion of the Contest. Contest is sponsored by WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, Express Publications Company, LLC and Gold’s Gym International, Inc. (“Sponsors”). Employees, officers, directors and representatives of Sponsors and prize providers and each of their respective affiliates, parent companies and subsidiaries, and immediate family members and those with whom such persons are domiciled, are not eligible. Void outside of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and where prohibited by law. Contest subject to all federal, state and local laws. To enter for the opportunity to compete in the challenge, visit washingtonpost.com/postfun and complete the form on the contest entry page, or mail a standard business size envelope with the required information (including a recent full-body photograph taken within the last 60 days) from the Contest entry page to: The Washington Post Promotions Department, 2014 Gold’s Gym Challenge, 1150 15th Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20071. The online entry period begins on 2/24/14 at 12:01 a.m. and runs through 3/7/14 at 11:59 a.m. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by 3/7/14 and received by 3/11/14. Limit one entry per person. One (1) grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a one-year Gold’s Gym membership (ARV: $550). One (1) runner-up winner will receive a total cash prize of $500. Each Challenge participant will receive a three-month Gold’s Gym membership (ARV: $225 each) and 12 personal training sessions (ARV: $900 each). Limitations may apply. Membership cannot be redeemed for cash. Challenge participants will be chosen as explained in official rules. For complete rules, visit washingtonpost.com/postfun. XPE0157 5x10.5