Paddle

So, tonight we find out who's making it into next week's finale! (It's also the 300th episode of "Dancing with the Stars. ") And this is the next to last results show I'll ever recap, given the announcement that in the fall, there will no longer be a separate results show . I'm not feeling good about that, but we'll see. The show starts with five pro couples in a routine and then they're joined by five more couples. In case you had any doubt who the stars of this show really are, Derek Hough and Mark Ballas are choreographed at the front of the dancers during an extended section of the number.

Though it's been a recreational sport since the mid-1800s, kayaking is currently enjoying a major moment in the sun — or shade, as the case may be. The Baltimore region is home to dozens of kayaking clubs and groups, each full of friendly paddlers eager to share the water — and their expertise — with newcomers to the sport. "Kayaking is a sport of information," says Brad Nelson, owner of Starrk Moon Kayaks in southern Pennsylvania. From boat recommendations to whitewater adventure spots to the best place for a leisurely paddle followed by a great crab cake, kayakers keep no secrets.

Jacoby Jones entered tonight's “Dancing with the Stars” finale in fourth place. Bruno Tonioli reiterates the concern that Jacoby's freestyle, with its large-scale production, overshadowed Jacoby himself. Len Goodman, however, has nothing but kind things to say about Jacoby. Host Tom Bergeron explains that because abc.com went down during the East Coast broadcast of last night's show, none of the votes cast through the ABC website were counted. The calls, texts and Facebook votes were the votes used to determine tonight's results.

Without a Paddle is pretty much without appeal. It's a comedy about three buds who decide to do one last really stupid thing before surrendering to adulthood. They head out on a long camping trip in rough backwoods country, then spend the rest of the film getting each other out of the really fine mess they find themselves in. The premise is not without possibilities - think Laurel and Hardy starring in Deliverance for an idea of what the filmmakers were going for - but it's executed with little imagination and even less wit. Brought together by the death of their mutual friend Billy, longtime pals Jerry (Matthew Lillard)

WASHINGTON -- If President Bush's Wall Street mission was to take big business to the woodshed for corporate corruption and greed, the lashing he delivered was about what you might expect a reluctant father to dole out to a favorite son. While lecturing the assembled corporate leaders on the need for a "new ethic of personal responsibility," the president essentially continued his argument that a few bad apples were spoiling the whole bushel. That was to be expected from a Republican chief executive whose core political constituency was sitting before him. At the same time, it was clear from Mr. Bush's call for tougher criminal penalties against corporate abusers of the public trust that he knows he must convince average voters that he is on their side.

1. Stroll through history. Follow the Virginia Legends Walk at 13th Street Park and learn about such commonwealth greats as Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Ashe and Patsy Cline. 2. Go for a spin. Ride the Ferris Wheel at the Virginia Beach Amusment Park along the boardwalk. 3. Relax on the roof. Enjoy the view from Sky Bar at Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, named one of the best rooftop bars in the U.S. by Coastal Living magazine. 4. Meet people. Take in an exhibition or competition at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- To do a little time-traveling, stand on the rim of the high clay bluffs at the edge of town, near the creaky white porch of a big antebellum home. Look down to the roiling mud of the Mississippi River, northward to where trees crowd the bank and a pale yellow sandbar lies open to the sun. After a moment, if a barge doesn't lumber into sight, one can envision a gleaming paddle-wheeler thrashing around the bend.By late this summer, it could really happen.Following the lead of Iowa and Illinois, Mississippi towns such as Natchez are working to bring the riverboat back, this time stocked with roulette wheels and gaming tables, in hope of luring free-spending gamblers, tourists and developers to this poorest of states.

As a Baltimore native and former 25-year Texas resident who has recently returned to Maryland, please allow me to correct Susan Reimer 's misrepresentation of Texas public schools ("From the land of Rick Perry, the proud paddlers," Oct. 8). Texas public schools are regulated by local school districts called Independent School Districts. Each district makes its own rules. Some have zero tolerance policies that have led to 7-year-olds being suspended for their haircuts or hugging other students.

Ocean City Located near the Fager's Island pier (Route 90 bridge and 60th Street on the bay side), sunset rides accompanied to 1812 Overture as well as daytime yoga classes. Operated out of Fager's Island Bar and Grille. Solomons Island A flat water race was held there in June along the Back Creeks of Solomons, the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis Standup Paddle Annapolis (supnnaapolis.com) run events and outings in the Severn and Magothy rivers as well as in the Chesapeake.

Twilight canoe trips, a family-oriented program to help acquaint paddlers with the natural surroundings on Deer Creek at the Eden Mill Nature Center, are held from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Sept. 30 at the center, 1617 Eden Mill Road, Pylesville. The center is a nonprofit, environmental education facility staffed by volunteers and their families. The fee is $4 for center members, $6 for others. Registration is required. Wild Week Summer Expeditions for children, ages 6 to 8, will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow to Friday at the center in Pylesville.