~ The Daily Edit 03.01.13

Johnson C. Smith fans, Jayce Johnson, 5, and LaMarquis Letchaw cheer for the Golden Bulls at Time Warner Cable Arena Thursday, February 28, 2013. .TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com TODD SUMLIN / tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
The Golden Bulls bench gets anxious in the closing seconds of their CIAA Basketball Tournament game at Time Warner Cable Arena Thursday, February 28, 2013. .TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com TODD SUMLIN / tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
Max Karmazyn, right, sitting next to his grandmother Brenda Schwarzkopf, left, salutes during the burial of his late grandfather, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, at the United States Military Academy on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in West Point, N.Y. Schwarzkopf was 78 when he died of complications from pneumonia on Dec. 27 in Tampa. (AP Photo/Philip Kamrass) Philip Kamrass / AP
Cadets from Company A-1 of the United States Military Academy Company sit in the cadet chapel during a service for Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who was a member of the company as a cadet, at the United States Military Academy on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in West Point, N.Y. Schwarzkopf was 78 when he died of complications from pneumonia on Dec. 27 in Tampa. (AP Photo/Philip Kamrass) Philip Kamrass / AP
In this Feb. 16, 2013 photo taken with an iPhone and posted to Instagram on Feb. 16 , 2013, North Korean school boys play with an Associated Press photographer's professional camera in front of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. On Jan. 18, 2013, foreigners were allowed for the first time to bring mobile phones into North Korea. And this week the local service provider, Koryolink, is allowing foreigners to access the Internet on a data capable 3G connection on mobile phones.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) David Guttenfelder / AP
South Koreans, wearing traditional Korean costumes, carry torches as they march on a street during a ceremony to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Cheonan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Lee Jin-man / AP
White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb., 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team to shoot an episode on North Korea for a new weekly HBO series. (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica) Jason Mojica / AP
Yemeni pro-democracy protestors chant slogans as they march during a demonstration demanding the trial of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) Hani Mohammed / AP
Isreali border policemen arrest a Palestinian man during a protest to support Palestinian prisoners, outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) Majdi Mohammed / AP
Iranians enjoy skiing at the Dizin ski resort, north of the capital Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Vahid Salemi / AP
An Iranian woman walks towards lifts at the Dizin ski resort, north of the capital Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Vahid Salemi / AP
Livestrong Foundation's executive vice president Andy Miller speaks at its annual meeting Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Chicago. Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong said at the first such gathering since Armstrong was engulfed in scandal that the organization will persevere in the wake of the cyclist's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Kiichiro Sato / AP
Indian children stand to receive a free midday meal at a government school in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has unveiled the national budget with a promise to set Asias third largest economy back on a path of high growth and to check runaway inflation and the fiscal deficit. With the country headed for general elections in 2014, government spending on costly social programs was projected to go up substantially. The budget has assigned 100 billion rupees for an ambitious food security program, which will provide subsidized food to the poor. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Mahesh Kumar A / AP
A worker waters plants around a statue of Mahatma Gandhi inside the premises of Parliament as Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram delivers the annual budget in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Indias finance minister has unveiled the national budget with a promise to set Asias third largest economy back onto a path of high growth and to check runaway inflation and the fiscal deficit. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das) Saurabh Das / AP
An art piece by US artist Nancy Fouts is seen at the both of the Pertwee Anderson and Gold gallery at the Art 13 London art fair in London, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Art 13 London, the new art fair to launch in the city in a decade will un from March 1-3, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Lefteris Pitarakis / AP
TOPSHOTS Cows are made up for a photocall at the "40th Show of the Best" agricultural exhibition on February 28, 2013 in Verden, western Germany. During the annual show, cows from the region compete for the "Miss" title of the exhibition's beauty contest. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSEN GERMANY OUTCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/Getty Images CARMEN JASPERSEN / AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS A tree decorated with colorful plastic Easter eggs is seen on February 28, 2013 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND /GERMANY OUTKARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/AFP/Getty Images KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND / AFP/Getty Images
Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The stock market pushed higher Thursday afternoon, sending the Dow tantalizingly close to a record high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Richard Drew / AP
CHICAGO,IL - FEBRUARY 28: First lady Michelle Obama (5th L) dances with school children during a debut of a school exercise program February 28, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama unveiled a new initiative called "Let's Move Active Schools" to help schools create a physical activity programs for students. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Bud Cauley his his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2013 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Tiger Woods hits out of the water on the seventh hole during the first round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2013 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI waves from the balcony window of the Pontifical summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, some 35 kilometers south of Rome, to a cheering crowd gathered to see him the day he ends his pontificate, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Alessandra Tarantino / AP
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Two former chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers, Austan Goolsbee (L) and Michael Boskin testify before the Congressional Joint Ecoomic Committee on Capitol Hill February 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. Now economics professors, Boskin and Goolsbee disagreed on the speed of the nation's economic recovery during the hearing, titled "State of the U.S. Economy." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
VAL DI FIEMME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Kristin Steira and Marit Bjoergen of Norway celebrate victory during the Cross Country Women's Relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on February 28, 2013 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Alexander Hassenstein / Bongarts/Getty Images
VAL DI FIEMME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Jason Lamy Chappuis of France in action during the Men's Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping HS134 at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on February 28, 2013 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28: A general view of the skyscrapers in the sandstorm on February 28, 2013 in Beijing, China. Beijing was hit by its first sandstorm of the year while its air quality reached dangerous level on Thursday. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Feng Li / Getty Images
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 28: Clint Rice of Australia tees off during day one of the NZ PGA Championship at The Hills Golf Club on February 28, 2013 in Queenstown, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Johnston/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Hannah Johnston / Getty Images
ROME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims, for the last time as head of the Catholic Church, from the window of Castel Gandolfo where he will start his retirement today on February 28, 2013 in Rome, Italy. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic Church for eight years and is the first Pope to retire since 1415. He will stay at the Papal Summer residence of Castel Gandolfo until renovations are complete at a monastery in the grounds of the Vatican and will be known as Roman Pope Emeritus. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
Miami's Shawnice Wilson (40) and and Maria Brown celebrate after Miami defeated Duke 69-65 during an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) Luis M. Alvarez / AP
Bell ringers toll the bells at the Metropolitan Cathedral during a farewell ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Benedict XVI left the Catholic Church in unprecedented limbo Thursday as he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, capping a tearful day of farewells that included an extraordinary pledge of obedience to his successor. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) Alexandre Meneghini / AP
In this image taken from video, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his final message to the assembly of cardinals at the Vatican Thursday Feb. 28, 2013, before he retires in just a few hours. Benedict urged the cardinals to work in unity and promised his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor in a poignant and powerful farewell before he becomes the first pope in 600 years to resign. (AP Photo/Vatican TV) AP
ROME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: People crowd the gallery on top of St Peter's Basilica as a helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI passes by on its way out of Vatican City on February 28, 2013 in Rome, Italy. The Pontiff is flying to Castel Gandolfo where he will cease to be Pope at 8:00pm local time. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic Church for eight years and is the first Pope to retire since 1415. He will stay at the Papal Summer residence of Castel Gandolfo until renovations are complete at a monastery in the grounds of the Vatican and will be known as Roman pontiff emeritus or pope emeritus. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Giorgio Cosulich / Getty Images
A priest enters the square where the papal summer residence is located, in Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where Pope Benedict XVI will spend his first post-Vatican days and make his last public blessing as pope,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Alessandra Tarantino / AP
CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Nuns cheer as Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims, for the last time as head of the Catholic Church, from the window of Castel Gandolfo where he will start his retirement today on February 28, 2013 in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic Church for eight years and is the first Pope to retire since 1415. He will stay at the Papal Summer residence of Castel Gandolfo until renovations are complete at a monastery in the grounds of the Vatican and will be known as Emeritus Pope. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Oli Scarff / Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI leaves after greeting the faithful from the balcony window of the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where he will spend his first post-Vatican days and made his last public blessing as pope,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Alessandra Tarantino / AP
Faithful watch a giant screen showing Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The 85-year-old German Pope Benedict is stepping down on Thursday evening, the first pope to do so in 600 years, after saying he no longer has the mental or physical strength to vigorously lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) Dmitry Lovetsky / AP
Nuns wait for Pope Benedict XVI to greet the crowd from the window of the Pope's summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where he will spend his first post-Vatican days and make his last public blessing as pope,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Oded Balilty / AP
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, pauses while meeting with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, to answer questions about the impending automatic spending cuts that take effect March 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Senate Democratic leaders finish a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, after answering questions about the impending automatic spending cuts that take effect March 1. From right to left are, Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin of Ill., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite / AP
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) arrives at a news conference February 28, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Boehner held a news conference to discuss the sequester. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ** Alex Wong / Getty Images
New York Yankees' Chris Stewart reacts after being ejected for arguing a call during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Toronto BLue Jays in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) Nathan Denette / AP
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, top, leaps over New York Yankees' Melky Mesa (63) as he throws to first to complete a double play during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Kissimmee, Fla. The Yankees' Francisco Cervelli was out at first. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David J. Phillip / AP