Vertigo

Saturday night, Vertigo Books in College Park was scheduled to hold an Irish wake for itself. The independent store opened in Washington's Dupont Circle in 1991 and moved to College Park in 2000. From the beginning, it battled fierce competition: super-sized bookstores, online retailers such as Amazon.com, membership stores, e-book readers. The final blow was the withering recession. "It was death by 1,000 cuts," co-owner Todd Stewart said during Vertigo's store-closing sale, adding that Amazon was "the biggest cut of all."

Question: : Is there a neck-and-head exercise that helps relieve vertigo? I thought I read something to that effect. Drugs like meclizine do not help. Answer: : A lot depends on the reason for the vertigo. If it is because of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), then the Epley maneuver can cure the condition within minutes. This is a series of movements of the head and neck that get the crystals from the inner ear back where they belong and restore a sense of equilibrium.

Movie-lovers who haven't seen Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 Vertigo since its 1996 restoration owe themselves a visit to the Charles at noon tomorrow. They're apt to feel as if they've never seen it before because they've never heard it before. The post-1996 prints of the ultimate cult movie - Hitchcock's voluptuous exploration of l'amour feu - present the original musical tracks in state-of-the-art sound that extracts previously hidden undertones and highlights from Bernard Herrmann's score.

Saturday night, Vertigo Books in College Park was scheduled to hold an Irish wake for itself. The independent store opened in Washington's Dupont Circle in 1991 and moved to College Park in 2000. From the beginning, it battled fierce competition: super-sized bookstores, online retailers such as Amazon.com, membership stores, e-book readers. The final blow was the withering recession. "It was death by 1,000 cuts," co-owner Todd Stewart said during Vertigo's store-closing sale, adding that Amazon was "the biggest cut of all."

Key question for our time now answered!Ancient Puzzling Mystery Explained!Clue to modern enigma found in old movie!Collective Sigh of Relief as Conundrum's Solution Revealed!Critic wins Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting!Yes, folks, the answer you've been waiting for, and I'm proud to bring it to you. Where did the Nike Swoosh come from?Go on, admit it. This one has bugged you! It has annoyed you! It's gotten under your skin!Well, here's the answer. It came from Kim Novak's eyebrow in "Vertigo."

She has had her 15 minutes of fame on "Oprah" and had her picture taken as part of a somewhat controversial photo layout of Olympic athletes in this week's issue of Life magazine. She also has had months of anguish, wondering whether she ever would come back to a sport that had defined most of her life.Now Mary Ellen Clark is ready to take another step back to the future, back to a time when she was considered America's best female diver.It will start this week in Indianapolis, when Clark attempts to qualify for her second U.S. Olympic team.

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Where: The Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. When: Tomorrow. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., movie starts at 7 p.m. Why: There is no better device for a quick cuddle than a scary movie - particularly one directed by Alfred Hitchcock. If you can't make it to this week's film, they're showing Hitchcock's The Birds on Oct. 15, Vertigo on Oct. 22 and Psycho on Oct. 29. Information: Call 410-848-7272.

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Alfred Hitchcock's `Vertigo' to be shown at arts center The Carroll County Arts Councilwill screen Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo at 7 p.m. today on the big screen at the Carroll Arts Center. The PG-rated film from 1958 focuses on a retired police detective played by James Stewart who must overcome vertigo and his obsession with a friend's wife, played by Kim Novak. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $4 for Arts Council members, seniors 60 and older and children 12 and younger.

In the market for a long-lasting, multipurpose outdoor shoe that's waterproof? Kayland's Arya Low eVent ($105; $90, nonwaterproof) fills the bill and is waterproof to boot. The upper is suede and fabric, a soft combination that fits like a glove but so far has endured my best efforts to rip it to shreds. The "eVent" waterproof membrane works well and dries fast, and the Vibram sole provides good traction and stability on trails. If you need something beefier for carrying heavier loads or for longer hikes, Arya's tougher relative, the Vertigo High ($200)

When Scott Hoch bent over to survey his first putt in yesterday's third round of the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Baltimore Country Club, he knew he was in trouble. "It was like, `Woooo', something's going on there," Hoch recalled later. "I don't know what vertigo is, but I tell [you], it was the strangest thing." The feeling, which Hoch said started coming on late in his round Friday, never left. It contributed to Hoch's shooting a 4-over-par 74 and shooting himself out of contention after coming into the round two strokes behind the leader, Loren Roberts.

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Alfred Hitchcock's `Vertigo' to be shown at arts center The Carroll County Arts Councilwill screen Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo at 7 p.m. today on the big screen at the Carroll Arts Center. The PG-rated film from 1958 focuses on a retired police detective played by James Stewart who must overcome vertigo and his obsession with a friend's wife, played by Kim Novak. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $4 for Arts Council members, seniors 60 and older and children 12 and younger.

Where: The Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. When: Tomorrow. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., movie starts at 7 p.m. Why: There is no better device for a quick cuddle than a scary movie - particularly one directed by Alfred Hitchcock. If you can't make it to this week's film, they're showing Hitchcock's The Birds on Oct. 15, Vertigo on Oct. 22 and Psycho on Oct. 29. Information: Call 410-848-7272.

Movie-lovers who haven't seen Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 Vertigo since its 1996 restoration owe themselves a visit to the Charles at noon tomorrow. They're apt to feel as if they've never seen it before because they've never heard it before. The post-1996 prints of the ultimate cult movie - Hitchcock's voluptuous exploration of l'amour feu - present the original musical tracks in state-of-the-art sound that extracts previously hidden undertones and highlights from Bernard Herrmann's score.

Day 2 of AMC's fifth annual Film Preservation Festival devotes itself to the films of Alfred Hitchcock, so you know plenty of good stuff is in store.The day's highlight is the TV debut of the restored version of "Vertigo" (8 p.m.-10: 15 p.m.), with James Stewart as a police investigator obsessed with a woman he's been asked to investigate. Kim Novak plays the mysterious woman he loses and then finds? The film is a masterpiece, and the $1 million restoration was worth every penny, restoring both the film's vivid colors and its wide-screen glory.

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