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SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 PAGE 2

By Dr. Xavier De La Torre,

Socorro ISD Superintendent of Schools

Once again, the Socorro Inde-

pendent School District finds itself in a

familiar place; the Academic Excellence

Indicator System (AEIS) report will in-

dicate that 19 schools in our District

earned an Exemplary rating from the

Texas Education Agency (TEA); an in-

crease of eight schools or a 70 percent

increase over the previous year. In ag-

gregate, 37 of our 39 eligible schools

will earn a Recognized or Exemplary

rating by TEA; a 95 percent success rate

and the highest among all public school

districts in Region 19. A TEA Recog-

nized District rating coupled with a sec-

ond consecutive Broad Award Finalist for Excellence in Urban

Education nomination will propel us into the 2010-11 school year.

In August, the Socorro Independent School District welcomed more

than 42,000 students at 41 schools including two (2) new, state-of-the-

art, secondary schools - Eastlake High School and the El Dorado 9th

Grade Academy – an increase of almost 1,500 students from a year ago.This year will be a pivotal but monumental year for the Socorro Inde-

pendent School District; our students' academic performance on the

final TAKS administration and the subsequent rating that the District

receives from TEA in 2011 will define the District for the next three

years while the State gives Texas school districts a respite from ac-

countability ratings in preparation for the new STAAR accountability

system.

Our team and our District are well-positioned to secure an Exemplary

rating as a result of the deliberate decision to commit all available re-

sources to support our principals, classroom teachers and support staff.

Earlier this spring, I presented, and the Trustees approved, a strategic plan that included a significant reduction in staffing levels at the Dis-

trict Service Center. My plan was developed to insure that our princi-

pals received the level of attention, expertise, training, and support they

need to be successful; we in essence flattened the organization and

eliminated all non mission critical positions and cut nearly $2 million

dollars from the payroll budget at the District Service Center. These

same resources, when coupled with our new budget development

process and position control system to generate almost $5 million dol-

lars of savings, made it possible to improve staffing ratios at our largest

elementary schools and, more importantly, to give all employees in the

District a modest raise. The later is something that the Board of

Trustees and I felt was important when one considers what an impact

they have made on student achievement over the past several years.

Notwithstanding this tremendous commitment, becoming an Exem-

plary district will not be easy, it will require 100 percent effort from all

of us, 100 percent of the time! It will require that we, "Leave it all on

the Field"! Our challenges include diminishing resources as a result of

a $20 billion deficit that the State of Texas is facing; our continued and

accelerated growth that without some relief in the near future, will

overwhelm the enrollment capacity at many of our schools; and, signif-

icant changes in the accountability system that threaten our standing as

a TEA Recognized District.

No worries! School is off to the smoothest start in recent memory and

the Socorro family is committed to the children and students of our Dis-

trict. I look forward to meeting and speaking with as many Socorro

ISD stakeholders, as possible, over the course of the school year.

Off to agreat start

Dr. Xavier De La Torre

By Ricky J. Carrasco

Sometimes, all you need

is a helping hand, or more. On Au-

gust 28 and 29, the Mad Hatters

MC, in with the El Paso Candle-

lighters, held a benefit run that in-

cluded stops at Barnett

Harley-Davidson, Hooters, the

Cockpit, but most importantly, theChildren’s Hospital at Providence

Hospital. The hospital is home to the

Pediatric Oncology unit where many

children with various forms of can-

cer are treated.

This is the first time the Mad Hatters

club has been involved with organiz-

ing such a large event. The weekend

also consisted of a Saturday blood

run in conjunction with United

Blood Services at Barnett. Accord-ing to Luann Wieland, Marketing

Manager for UBS, the drive was

very successful, collecting 120%

over their expectations with a total

of 114 donations received. “We had

two donation vans working at capac-

ity and we could’ve used a third.”

On that same day, the Mad Hatters

also visited the 3rd floor pediatric

unit to give the children toy motor-

cycles, bandanas, and their good

wishes. Both the children and the

bikers were visibly moved. The bik-

ers by seeing the children fighting

their daily battle and the children by

seeing over a dozen large, leather-

clad, tattooed bikers in their usually

sedate surroundings. “It’s good to

see people come by to cheer up the

kids. It’s important that El Paso

know we’re here and know that they

can help,” says Yolanda Cisneros,

whose little boy, Alex has been a

resident in the Oncology unit for a

while.

In fact, the Mad Hatters helped out

quite a bit. According to Mary

Vasquez, Family Services Director

at the Candlelighters, the Mad Hat-

ters registered 176 bikers and raised

over $3000 for the El Paso office,

the second largest of its kind in the

country. The money goes to the vari-

ous services offered to young cancer

patients and their families. The Can-

dlelighters provides much needed fi-

nancial, family, and travel assistance

to patients in the age range of 0-21

years of age. They provide for emer-gency travel assistance to family

members who need to travel with

their children for outside medical at-

tention.

You do not need to be a biker like

the Mad Hatters to help out the chil-

dren of the Oncology ward. There

are many ways that El Pasoans can

contribute including donations to the

8409 Lockheed center like volun-

teering your time, donating directlyto the Candlelighters, and participat-

ing in the various events throughout

the year. There will be a “Walk of

Hope” event at Ascarate Park on

September 25, with registration

starting at 6 pm.

Vasquez would like to thank the

Mad Hatters for helping so much

and remind El Paso that every little

bit is able to help these children and

their families.

If you would like to help, here are

some ways:

**Contribute to the El Paso Candle-

lighters. www.candlelighterselp.org

or call to 915-544-2222 for informa-

tion.

**Make a $5 contribution to buy a

luminaria for the “Walk of Hope”

**Adopt a family who may be under

financial pressure at Thanksgiving

**Volunteer your time

** Donate blood or, more impor-

tantly, platelets. Platelets are desper-

ately needed by cancer patients of

all ages. Contact United Blood

Services at 915-849-7390

helping kids

Alex Cisneros showing the President and Vice-President of the Mad Hatters

Motorcycle Club his ride.

Diana on one of the Mad Hatters bikes.

The Mad Hatters Motorcycle Club

with some of the nurses from the

Pediatric Oncology Unit.

P H O T O S B Y R I C K C A R R A S C O




By Joe Olvera ©, 2010

Making memo-

ries that last a lifetime is the

main purpose behind the cre-

ation of the As-

carate Lake Fishing Club.

Co-sponsored by the El Paso

County Park, Golf, and

Aquatics Department, and the

Ascarate Fishing Club, the

idea is to provide young an-

glers and their families with

chances to learn to fish and

enjoy the sport.

“We work with the county to

teach kids the joys of fish-

ing,” said co-founder and

treasurer of the fishing club

Harold Stearns. “It’s more

about the kids than anythingelse. But, we don’t just teach

them to fish, we teach them

about the ecology, about

keeping themselves and the

areas clean, and we teach

them about the enjoyment of

being outdoors.”

Stearns said he is a co-

founder of the club, along

with Jesus Franco, Ray Ward,

Frank de la Rosa – the presi-dent of the club, and Raul Al-

manzar, who is the

tournament director. Each

year, the club holds four tour-

naments open to young peo-

ple ages 16 and under. Mem-

bers of the fishing club – 40

strong at this time – teach

fishing techniques and rules

to help children enjoy the

sport.

The Ascarate Fishing Club

provides fishing poles and

bait free of charge, while sup-

plies last. In addition, free

food and refreshments are of-

fered to children who are reg-

istered in all three ge

categories: 3-6 years old; 7-

12 years old, and 13-16 years

old. Four tournaments are

held each year, including

February, April, June, and

October.

Ascarate Lake is home to

trout (winter); catfish (sum-

mer); large mouth bass, sun

perch, blue gill,

carp, shad, crappie, hybrid

sunfish, and minnows. An-

glers are restricted to two

poles each. A $23 fishing li-

cense is required for adults 17

and older, but, children 16

and under are not required to

have a license and can fish

for free, provided that an

adult 17 and older accompa-

nies them.

“The idea of the club is to

provide opportunities for chil-

dren and families to spend

stress-free time together,”

Stearns said. “The club was

founded in June, 2004. We

got together because we saw

that the group running the

show was very disorganized.

We decided to do it the right

way, and went the whole nine

yards with a 501-C-3 desig-

nation. Half of our 40 members are certified by the Parks

& Wildlife Department as

Angling Instructors. We teach

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, we

give classes throughout the

year.

“We’re not a social fishing

club, we don’t have big fish-

ing tournaments. We’re more

of an educational club.

Generally, we meet on thefirst Saturday of every

month at 9 a.m., except this

year because the Labor Day

Holiday got in the way, so

we’re having our meeting the

second Saturday of this

month. We meet at this small

clubhouse beside the snack bar. Everyone comes early for

the menudo – it’s the most

delicious in town. I guess it’s

hard to believe an old gringo

loves menudo, but, there you

have it. If you want to join,

come to one of our meetings.

We charge $15 per year for each member.”

P H O T O S B Y R I C K C A R R A S C O




New Drug for Abusers

Hola mi gente,

As if the drug problem in

the United States was not

bad enough, it now seems

that a new substance is

available for those whowish to abuse their bodies.

The worst part is that this

new substance, Spice, is

legal in almost all of the

states, including Texas.

A few weeks ago, my of-

fice was contacted by a

parent who wished to re-

main anonymous. He in-

formed us that one of his

children had been in-

dulging in Spice; some-

thing that many others

were also indulging.

We requested as much in-

formation that the Depart-

ment of Public Safety

could provide about Spice.

I use this term because it is

the most common. There

are several other monikers

that buyers refer to when

purchasing this substance.

It is most likely sold in

head shops and other stores

which sell teen specialties

such as skateboards.

Basically, this substance isa combination of perfectly

legal herbs. These herbs

may have some affects by

themselves if smoked, al-

beit very slight. The mar-

keters of Spice go one step

further by applying syn-

thetic cannabiloids.

Cannabiloids were devel-

oped with specific legal in-

tentions and are restricted by law. They are not how-

ever listed as Scheduled

Drugs which would put

them in the same category

as methamphetamines or

cocaine.

It is this application to the

herbs that increases the po-

tency of the herbs and en-

hances the effect of smoking the substance.

Abusers state that the com-

bination gives them a high

similar to one of smoking

marijuana, which is illegal.

According to the informa-

tion provided by the DPS,

there have been no reports

of death related to the

abuse of Spice, or the other related products. The poi-

son control boards of fif-

teen states, including

Texas, reported severe agi-

tation, elevated blood pres-

sure, intense

hallucinations, tremors andseizures resulting from the

use of Spice.

This new product for abus-

ing is no different from the

currently illegal substances

in that it will not do any-

thing good for your body;

in some cases very bad

things may happen. Some

states have taken steps to

make the sale of these products illegal adding to

the already massive burden

on law enforcement.

Some have commented that

Spice, and the other related

products, may have a posi-

tive impact on the distribu-

tion of marijuana. Since

there is no criminal

penalty, abusers will diverttheir use from pot thus un-

dermining the cartel's

biggest money maker.

Spice products sell for

about $30 to $35 per gram

compared to the market

value of pot which is about

$5 per gram. You do the

math and tell me how the

illegal trade is adversely

impacted.

The abuse of mind altering

drugs in this nation is defi-

nitely at a bad level. After

forty years of the "War on

Drugs," it seems that noth-

ing is changing but theamount and type of sub-

stances being abused.

For those who debate that

legalizing drugs is the an-

swer, and those who debate

that stricter enforcement is

the answer, I say we have

the best of both those argu-

ments in place now. Drug

courts.

Defendants who participate

in the drug court are given

an option to go straight and

stay out of jail. If they fail

then they go to jail for vio-

lating the drug laws. The

drug courts give the indi-

vidual the choice to put

drugs behind them or the

face prison in the future.

Unfortunately, the funding

for drug courts is inade-

quate; which is something

many have said about the

funding for the "War on

Drugs."

I remain your friend and

public servant,

Chente por la gente.

SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS SEPTEMBER 10 2010 PAGE 5




Weather Trivia:

The list of Hurricane names that are used each year

are rotated every so often in the Atlantic. How many

lists of names are rotated each year?

The recent hurricane (Earl) that moved up the east coast

last week brought about a question from Nick on the west

side. Nick is wondering what the difference is between Hurricanes and Cyclones?

The terms "hurricane,” "typhoon," and “cyclone” are regionally specific names

for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a low- pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e.

thunderstorm activity). A tropical cyclone feeds on heat released when moist air

rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air.

The term "tropical" refers to both the geographic origin of these systems, which

form almost exclusively in tropical regions of the globe. A “cyclone" refers to such

storms' cyclonic nature, with counterclockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere

and clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere.

Tropical cyclones with winds less than 39 mph are called “tropical depressions.”Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 39 mph they are typically called

a “tropical storm and assigned a name. If winds reach 74 mph, then they are called:

● "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the

dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)

● "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)

"severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast

Indian Ocean east of 90E)

● "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean)

● "tropical cyclone"

(the Southwest IndianOcean)

So, a cyclone is what we

call a hurricane with

winds speeds at 74 mph

or more. It’s just that it

forms and lives in tropi-

cal regions.

By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman

WEATHER 101

“ Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watchhis forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler Dave to address (explain) any weather issues you can email him at [email protected].

So What Is ACyclone

Anyway?

tropical cyclone

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 10

A n s w e r : C – 6 . N a m e s a r e r e t i r e d o n l y i f t h e H u r r i c a n e i s o n e t h a t w a s d e v - a s t a t i n g . I t w o u l d t h u s b e i n a p p r o p r i a t e t o u s e a g a i n ( l i k e K a t r i n a ) .





If Vietnam veterans

are having trouble getting

compensated for their expo-

sure to Agent Orange as the

main cause of their diabetes

and other ailments, you

might ascertain that those of

us who were in Thailand, are

not being recognized by the

Veteran’s Administration for treatment because, according

to the VA, we were not “in

country.”

But, I beg to differ.

As one of the thousands of

troops who were stationed in

Thailand in the late 1960s to

the early 1970s, I too am af-

flicted with Diabetes Melli-

tus II, and, have, in fact, lost

my two legs due to amputa-

tion. Yet, the VA continues to

deny that Agent Orange is re-

sponsible for my afflictions.

At one time, the U.S. mili-

tary was even denying that

we were ever in Thailand.

According to the research,

Agent Orange might not

have been used in Thailand

but, it was tested there before

it ever made its way to Viet-nam to use as a defoliant to

destroy cover for the enemy.

A disproportionate

number of my fellow soldiers

who were stationed in Thai-

land have developed Dia-

betes II and other illnesses

related to Agent Orange, but

the VA refuses to acknowl-

edge that the herbicide was

ever used anywhere but inVietnam. In research con-

ducted by veteran’s advocate

Alfredo Lugo, he found that

Operation Ranch Hand mis-

sions were conducted from

Udorn and Nakhom Phanom,

Thailand. This includes

Takhli Royal Thai AFB. In

2005, Ranking Democratic

Member Lane Evans ordered

the Secretary of the Air

Force, James G. Roche, to doa study regarding the testing

of Agent Orange in Thailand

during the Vietnam Era.

“It has come to my

attention that the U.S. Air

Force utilized bases in Thai-

land in connection with the

use of herbicides under the

‘Ranch Hand’ program dur-

ing the Vietnam Era,” Evans

wrote. “I am requesting all

declassified documentation

concerning the dates and lo-cation of Ranch Hand activi-

ties based in Thailand during

the Vietnam Era, but in par-

ticular, any information con-

cerning:

1) Storage of herbicides at

the Takhli Royal Thai Air

Force Base warehouse for

use of the 315th A.C Sq. in

1966-1967;

2) The stationing of C-123

aircraft used for herbicide

defoliation activities at

Nakhon Phanon air base or

other locations used;

3) Any information concern-

ing spraying of vegetation

with herbicides such as

Agent Orange, Agent Pink,

Agent Green, Agent Blue,Agent Purple, or Agent

White, at Takhli, Udon (or

Udorn) or Nakhon Phanom

bases or the Phu-mu Signal

Site.”

The problem with this mis-

sive from Mr. Evans to the

Secretary of the Air Force is

that not much is known re-

garding the results. Those of

us who have been challeng-ing the VA were never kept

abreast as to any findings.

Alfred Lugo, in a Resolution

which he wrote that would be

delivered to the Air Force

High Command states:

“Thousands of veterans who

served and participated in the

Vietnam War, who served

courageously in Thailand and

exposed to Agent Orange and

who are suffering the ail-ments such as Chloracne,

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,

soft tissue Sacoma,

Hodgkin’s disease, Porphyria

Cutanea Tarda (PCX), Multi-

ple Myeloma, respiratory

cancers (including cancers of

the lung, larynx, trachea and

brunchus), Diabetes (Dia-

betes Mellitus) are being de-

nied treatment and

recognition equal to that

given to veterans who served

in Vietnam, Cambodia andLaos by the Veterans Admin-

istration on the basis that

they are not classified as, “In

country.”

Amazing isn’t it? I, person-

ally, have filed three times

with the VA, with my con-

tention that my losing my

two legs started with my

service in Thailand and my

exposure to Agent Orange.

However, I have been denied

three times. I have copies of

my medical records from the

time my problem started with

my right foot in 1966 to the

time when I lost my first leg

in 2004, and when I lost my

second leg in 2008. I have

sent to the VA complete

proof of my dilemma. But,

still, the VA continues to

deny my claims.

Maybe I wasn’t “in country”

Vietnam, but, I was certainly

“in country” Thailand. I

served my nation in that far-

off land for one year, as did

many of my fellow Air Force

comrades, who also devel-

oped Diabetes II as a result

of exposure to Agent Orange.

Yet, the VA continues to ig-

nore our claims and our con-cerns. I’ve heard that if I had

been in Vietnam, even for

one hour, I would be eligible

for benefits. Yet, I was in

Thailand for one year, and,

still, I couldn’t have been ex-

posed to Agent Orange. Let

me say this, Agent Orange,

and all the other Agents were

tested in Thailand before

they were shipped to Viet-

nam to be used. What more proof does the VA need?

Sin Fin

Thailand veterans arebeing denied

treatment for AgentOrange exposure

By Joe Olvera ©, 2010

FORT BLISS, Texas – Mem- bers of the 3rd Brigade Com- bat Team, 1st ArmoredDivision will engage in amonth-long training exercise

Sept. 13 through Oct. 9 inand around Northeast El Pasoand Southern New Mexico.

The exercise called “BulldogBash,” will be conducted inand around El Paso County,Texas and Dona Ana, Otero,Luna, Grant and HidalgoCounties in Southern NewMexico.Considering the proximity of the exercise to the public, res-idents may see occasionalflares and smoke, neither of which poses risk to personsor property. Residents thatencounter a problem shouldcontact local law enforce-ment officials who will im-mediately contact exercisecontrol officials.

Safety is the number-one pri-ority for this exercise with

various risk managementcontrols being incorporatedin all phases of the operation,to include the military con-voys that will be travelingthroughout the month of Sep-

tember and early October.Military vehicles in convoyswill be using local roads,highways and interstate roadsto travel from Fort Bliss to

Las Playas, N.M., located inHidalgo County, and will insome instances cause trafficdelays.

However military convoytimes are planned to causethe least amount of disruptionto civilian traffic.

The roads the ‘BulldogBrigade’ will be using, willinclude but not limited toChaffee Road, Spur 601, U.S.54, Interstate Highway 10,Aircraft Rd, New MexicoState Highway 9 and Smelter Rd.These roads have been ac-cessed as having the least de-lays to civilian traffic.Operation Bulldog Bash will be the second brigade-leveltraining event to be con-ducted by the

“Bulldog Brigade” since acti-vating in July 2009, and willinclude more than 700 vehi-cles and 3300 Soldiers partic-ipating during various times.

The concept of the field train-ing exercise is to assess the brigade’s capabilities incounter insurgency prior todeploying world-wide for op-

erational and contingency ro-tations along withchallenging the commandand control of the brigadeduring full spectrum opera-tions.

Officials at the 3rd BrigadeCombat Team, 1st ArmoredDivision appreciate the helpand consideration of the citi-zens of El Paso and Southern New Mexico, extend to theBulldog Soldiers participat-ing in the exercise and ask for their continued understandingof any inconveniences thetraining may cause.

Questions concerning the ex-ercise should be referred toMaj. Myles Caggins, Head-quarters, Fort Bliss Public Af-fairs [email protected]

or Sgt. John Ortiz, 3rdBrigade, 1st Armored Divi-sion Public Affairs Office at(915) 929-6976 or [email protected]

Bulldog Bash Exercise tostart Sept. 13

EL PASO – Glide into glamour at the 2010

Extravaganza Gala, hosted by Special

Olympics Texas – Greater El Paso area! The

elegant affair will feature several special

guests, including Greg Foster, formerly of the

Washington Wizards NBA team, a live band

and delectable dining throughout the

evening.

The gala is set for November 20 from 7:00

p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Wyndham El Paso

Airport Hotel, located at 2027 Airway Boule-

vard. Tony Bravo will serve as this year’s

Master of Ceremonies.

Tickets are $45 each or $500 for a table of

10. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

For more information, contact the Greater El

Paso area office at [email protected] or

915.533.8229.

Enjoy an Elegant Evening with SpecialOlympics Texas

Extravaganza Gala Set for November 20





Sharon Mosley

Get in step with one of fall fashion's

hottest trends this year, and salute military

madness. That's right, it's time to march to

the beat of camouflage gear, fatigues,

cargo pants and uniform jackets — all put

together for trendy troopers who love to

mix some tough love into their wardrobes.

Here's the lineup of stylish military-in-

spired fashion items that will round out

the regimented look of the new fall uni-

form:

— The military jacket. This topper

will give you instant authority this fall. Of

course, it's an authentic winner in drab

olive green, but any color will do just fine.

In leather, it has the ultimate cool factor.

Pair this rugged look with floral feminine

tops and slim jeans.

— The anorak. Another more casual

utilitarian jacket, the anorak is a favorite

again this fall in longer lengths and even

camouflage prints. Add a fur collar, and

you'll be a chic paratrooper. One tip: Pair

this blousey jacket with slim pants.

— The structured overcoat. The

details are key here: go for double-

breasted belted versions with oversized

lapels and brass buttons for a command-

ing presence. In gray or camel wool, this

is a coat you will wear with everything.

— The trenchcoat. A military-in-

spired classic, this coat is still going

strong. It's a lightweight change from

heavier coats and makes a great "all-

weather" coat. It's tres chic when thrown

over a cocktail dress at night.

— The military pants. Cargo-style pants have been around for some time, but

this year, they are styled to give their

wearers plenty of room at the top tapering

down to the ankle. The cropped styles are

great to wear all year long but look even

better this fall when teamed with ankle

boots and tights.

— The camouflage handbag.

Add this one accessory, and you'll have

your fall fashion tour of duty covered.

Only one camo-printed tote issued per sol-

dier, please. Skip the camo boots.

— The marching boots. You know

the look: rough and rugged with plenty of

straps to add some extra panache.

Whether you go for the high-heel ankle

boots or the flat knee-high styles, these se-

rious boots will anchor your whole

wardrobe this fall.

— The military timepiece. Big

and bold, the latest watches that are join-

ing the fashion ranks rate a serious mes-sage with stainless steel, leather and

rubber straps telling the story.

— The shirtdress. Salute the dress.

It can be the backbone of your fall

wardrobe. In a military neutral — khaki,

olive or black — the shirtdress can be one

of the most versatile things you own.

Dress it up by wearing it belted over tights

with heels, or make it more casual by un-

buttoning the front and wearing it layeredover sweaters and jeans or leggings. This

tailored dress can easily shift from work

to cocktails with a change in accessories.

Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor

of the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and

executive director of the Fashion Editors

and Reporters Association. To find out

more about Sharon Mosley and read fea-

tures by other Creators Syndicate writers

and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndi-cate website at www.creators.com.

COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM

Kohl's salutes military-inspired fashion

this fall with cargo pants paired with

floral shirts and lace tanks by Mudd.

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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren

DEAR ABBY: "Pam" andI have been friends sincechildhood, when we attended preschool together. Our back-grounds are similar and weshare the same religiousviews.

About two monthsago, Pam suddenly stoppedspeaking to me. I havewracked my brain and hon-estly have no idea why. Ihave called, e-mailed andsent her letters to which shetersely replied, "Leave mealone."

I'm sick over it and

don't know what to do. Mykids love Pam and I adoreher children and family. Icannot for the life of meimagine what would causeher to discard our friendshipwith no explanation.

I heard through theneighborhood grapevine that people suspect there musthave been some kind of infi-delity involved -- such as

Pam's husband hitting on meor mine on her. According toone neighbor, "It's the only plausible reason" a friendshiplike ours would end soabruptly. I am beside myself.What should I do? --HAVEN'T A CLUE IN NEWYORK

DEAR HAVEN'T ACLUE: I wish you had writ-

ten me before soliciting ad-vice from your neighbors because now you've got themtalking. There may be some-thing going on in your friend's life having nothing todo with you that she's notcomfortable talking aboutright now -- which could alsoaccount for her silence. Trynot to internalize what has

happened and allowher the space she'sasking for. The truthwill come out even-tually. It alwaysdoes ...

**DEARABBY: I am a disabled manand I live with my 75-year-old mother. Most of the timewe get along OK, but Mom isa "clutter bug." I have never known her to throw anythingaway.

There are newspa-

pers and magazines stackedeverywhere in our home dat-ing back at least 10 years.Mom doesn't want to inviteanyone into the house. Shesays it's "a mess," but shewon't take advantage of any professional cleaning or or-ganizing services. We haven'tentertained in 30 years!

Could this be asign of Alzheimer's? What

can I do about her? Pleasehelp. -- BURIED ALIVE INAKRON

DEAR BURIED ALIVE:If your mother has been thisway for 30 years, it's notAlzheimer's -- she's a com- pulsive hoarder. She mayneed psychological helpand/or medication to over-come her anxiety about let-

ting anything go. If you havea social worker who helpswith your disability, talk tothat person about findinghelp for your mother. If youdon't, talk to her physician.The situation as you describeit indicates the house could be a safety hazard -- possiblya fire trap. Please do not pro-crastinate any longer because

your lives could depend uponit.

**DEAR ABBY: Is it odd toeat with one hand in one'slap? I didn't realize that Idid it until my fiance's par-ents mentioned it to me at adinner. When we subse-quently ate with my family, Irealized that every person inmy family eats the same way.

My future in-lawssay they have never heard of such a thing. My grand-mother says it is good tablemanners, and I have no inten-

tion of changing. (My fianceand I are both third-genera-tion Americans.)

What do we teachour (future) kids? -- PROP-ERLY TAUGHT IN ARI-ZONA

DEAR PROPERLYTAUGHT: Teach them the proper table manners thatyou were taught as a child.

According to Emily Post, bythe time a child is 12, he or she should have learned to"sit with good posture andfeet firmly on the floor throughout the meal. (And)KEEP FREE HAND IN LAPWHEN NOT CUTTINGFOOD OR PASSINGITEMS." (The italics aremine.)

**

Dear Abby is written by Abi-gail Van Buren, also knownas Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los An-geles, CA 90069.

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DearAbby

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Energy Express

Fitparenting 101: Back to SchoolLessons for Mom and Dad

Marilynn Preston

The Back to School banners

are waving, and parents all

over America are being tested

with difficult questions that

weren't even an issue 10

years ago: Is my child too

fat? Too stressed? Too med-

icated? Over-programmed or

under-programmed? Too shy

or too aggressive? Is his

backpack too heavy? Is she

spending too much time tex-

ting and shopping when she

should be on the soccer field,

building muscles and a future

as a team-playing corporate

executive?

Parenting has never been

tougher, and yet it's not too

late to make the grade. The

U.S. school system — a

chronic failure struggling toimprove — can only do so

much. You're the parent.

You're the one in charge, the

role model, the single greatest

influence on your kids' habits.

Back to School already

means change to your little

ones: new teachers, new

classroooms, new subjects.

Why not new home rules,

too? Out with the Cheetos, inwith the carrot sticks.

Pencils ready?

Lesson No. 1: No

Skipping Breakfast.

You must find a way to

enforce this rule or you

flunk the course. Kids

who start their day with a

healthy breakfast have

more energy and more

brain power and do better

in school than kids who

skip breakfast or eat junk.

What is junk? A soda pop

is junk. A doughnut is

junk. All that sugar

makes them high as a kite

for the first hour or so,

and then they crash and burn,

smoldering until they get

their next sugar fix.

If this is your pattern, too,

oops. The Pop Tart does not

fall far from the tree. This

school year, take the frosted

out of their flakes. Serve nu-

tritious cereals, fresh fruit,

whole-grain breads. Start aFamily Breakfast Club at

your house, and if you must,

pay cash for perfect atten-

dance.

Lesson No. 2: Movement

Is Mandatory. Some time

ago, schools lost their minds.

They cut out gym, recess,

play time — all the things

kids desperately need to de-

velop physically and men-

tally.

It's changing, slowly, but you

mustn't wait. Your child needs

you now to insist he or she

gets an hour of physical activ-

ity every single day. You're

the parent, you're the boss,

and if your kid is spending

too much time indoors, on the

computer, on the cell, it's upto you to set limits.

Insist your little one keep a

weekly calendar that tracks

organized sports, disorgan-

ized sports and bouts of phys-

ical fun in between. If your

kids complain, let them. But

stay the course.

Your own activity schedule is

a huge influence. Kids need

to see parents make daily ex-

ercise a priority. And there's

nothing wrong with reward-ing them for healthy, energiz-

ing choices. Every hour of

activity earns a point, and 5 to

7 points by the end of the

week merits a treat. It sounds

hokey, but it can work. They

probably didn't like algebra at

first, either.

Lesson No. 3: Make

Smart Eating a No-

Brainer. Take a Saturday

and engage your kid in a

merciless kitchen

makeover, tossing out all

the highly processed fake

foods, high-fat snacks, the

high-sugar sodas. Serve

real food, including

snacks: cut-up fruit, nuts,

veggies with tasty dips.

Plan for relaxed family

dinners. Teach your child

to read labels. Learn

about portion size, and

make it a game at every

meal. Involve your kids in

planning meals: the shop-

ping, the cooking, even

the growing of food if at all possible.

If your school lunch-

room is still a source

of toxic treats, get in-

volved in reform. Buy

a copy of Michael

Pollan's "Food

Rules," and read a

chapter aloud beforebedtime. "It's not food

if it arrived through

the window of your

car."

Lesson No. 4: Stress

Stress. This school year,

watch for signs of stress

in your kids: headaches,

stomach aches, back pain,

restless sleep and more. Be-fore you reach for a pill or

drug to solve the problem,

think about a safer, saner

strategy for helping your kids

recognize and handle stress.

Continues on page 10




Sustainable Living

A Personal Challenge to BattleClimate Change

Shawn Dell Joyce

"If humanity wishes

to preserve a planet similar to

that on which civilization de-

veloped and to which life on

Earth is adapted, paleoclimate

evidence and ongoing climate

change suggest that carbon

dioxide will need to be re-

duced from its current 385

ppm to at most 350 ppm."

These strong words comefrom our nation's top clima-

tologist, James Hansen, in a

recent published study.

What Hansen is trying to tell

us is that we have overshot

the climate's ability to main-

tain the temperature range we

need to thrive. Many scien-

tists agree that we have

waited too late to address cli-

mate change and are nowgoing to suffer some conse-

quences.

Our climate has been chang-

ing faster than scientists pre-

dicted, with rising average

temperatures, fiercer storms

and floods, polar ice cap melt

and atypical weather varia-

tions. Meanwhile, several

world gatherings of world

leaders have yet to result in an

international treaty to curb

emissions. Our own Congress

sits idly by wasting this cru-

cial moment when action

would really make a differ-

ence.

So what would make a big

difference? Cutting carbon

emissions will have to start

with individuals and families.

What if our entire country

began using 10 percent less

energy? Our emissions would

be slashed considerably, the

energy crunch would be less-

ened and people's monthly

bills would take a dramatic

dip.

Ten percent lessenergy would

mean choos-

ing to dry

your clothes

on a clothes-

line, walk in-

stead of drive

for errands

within three

miles and eat

foods grown

locally in-stead of im-

ported.

Things like

this will save

you money instead

of costing extra, and

you will shave 10

percent off your en-

ergy usage.

The "Ten Percent Chal-

lenge" issued by Sustainable

Hudson Valley is a plan to cut

encourage voluntary energy

reduction by at least 10 per-

cent and get others in your

community involved.

"Cutting our energy footprint

10 percent is an invitation to

creative redesign of our

lifestyles, work routines and

communities. And the real

transformation is in getting 10

percent of our people in-

volved, developing energy-

savvy local leadership for the

future," notes Sustainable

Hudson Valley's Website.

The Website lists information

about the challenge and re-

sources to help you getstarted and, most im-

portantly, make

the 10 percent

commitment.

Already many

towns in New

York, and

throughout the

United Kingdom,

have all ac-

cepted the chal-

lenge.

The challenge is

not a complete

response to cli-

mate change, but it

mobilizes human car-

ing and ingenuity. One

natural resource that

seems abundant in this

economic climate is peo-

ple power.

"Yes, we need energy, and

yes, many people are moti-

vated by convenience. But it

is human nature to rise to a

challenge that is properly of-

fered," notes Sustainable

Hudson Valley.

Here's some suggestions for

implementing the Ten Per-

cent Challenge in your com-

munity:

— Make a plan: Assess

your current greenhouse gas

emissions and opportunities

for environmental improve-

ment that get people involved

and create economic opportu-

nity.

— Signature out-

reach event: Invite par-

ticipation through a half-day

or evening event, with an in-

triguing format for large

groups to engage in conversa-

tions that generate new ideas

and build relationships for im-

plementation.

— Commitments: Par-

ticipate by making a public

commitment and action plan.

Commitments and progress

are tracked on the Website

and publicized in the news

media to build a compelling

regional story.

— Toolkits: Use expert

resources such as "The Cli-

mate Challenge: 101 Solu-

tions to Global Warming" by

Guy Dauncey; the New York

state Climate Smart Commu-

nities Pledge and handbook;and the Empowerment Insti-

tute's "Low Carbon Diet"

workbook.

— Imagery and

Imagination: This cam-

paign asks people to close the

gap between what they know

and how they live, walking a

path of improved perform-

ance.

— Leadership: What

we are creating is a social

movement — a person-to-per-

son invitation to get involved

in an effort that is energizing,

satisfying and meaningful.

Can you cut your energy use

10 percent? Can your co-

workers and neighbors do the

same? Can you help to spark

a local movement that will ge

10 percent of the people

around you involved as lead-ers themselves? If you can,

you are up to the Ten Percent

Challenge.

Changing a few light bulbs

may seem insignificant, but

imagine living in the first

community to do away with

incandescent lighting com-

pletely by taking a stand and

creating a plan that includes

the Ten Percent Challenge.

Continues on next page




Insurance Covers All? Don't Bet on ItTerry Savage

We all know that what youdon't know can hurt you. Butwhat most don't consider isthat what we don't insure can

devastate you.

Three years ago, I wroteabout a MetLife survey thatrevealed what people don'tknow about their insurancecoverage. Now, MetLife Autoand Home is just releasing anupdate on that survey. Sadly,the combination of ignoranceand recession has made thesituation even worse.

There's always an excuse for not having enough insurance,whether it's on your health,your life, your car or your home. In these tough times,many say that it's simply amatter of not being able to af-ford insurance.

But when it comes to insur-ance, ignorance is not bliss.What you don't know — or think you know that isn't so — could lead to financial dis-aster. So take this little quiz,and then look below for theanswers. A little bit of knowl-

edge could lead you to better coverage and prevent a finan-cial and emotional disaster.

Insurance Coverage Quiz,True or False:

1. If my new car is totaled afew weeks after I purchase it,my insurance will cover fullreplacement cost.

2. If my car is in an accident,my insurance will cover allthe repairs.

3. If my new car is totaled,my insurance will pay off the balance of my loan.

4. If my iPhone or MP3 player is stolen from my car,my auto insurance will payfor a replacement.

5. My auto insurance or creditcard covers all the costs if Ihave an accident in a rentalcar.

6. My homeowners insurancecovers all the costs of rebuild-ing after a fire.

7. My homeowners insurancewill cover my children at col-

lege if they live on campus.

8. My homeowners insurancecovers windstorm, hail, floodsand earthquakes. (Hint, this isa trick question!)

9. Insurance policies are pretty standard from one company to another, so the onlything to compare is cost.

10. I last talked with my in-surance agent within the past18 months to update my pol-icy.

OK, now let's take a closer look at the answers from

MetLife. Just the uncertaintymight make you remember tocall your insurance agent tocheck your own coverage.

1. Under most policies, if your new car is totaled, your auto insurance will pay only adepreciated amount — unlessyou have "replacement cost"to cover a limited period andlimited mileage in which youwill be fully reimbursed to geta new car.

2. Similarly, don't count onfull payment on all car partsin an accident unless you have purchased an enhanced policythat specifically provides for coverage for parts such astires, batteries, brakes, shocksand steering components.

Otherwise, they may be paidon a depreciated value if theyare older and worn.

3. If you have a loan on a car that is totaled, your loan

amount may exceed the valueof the car because of depreci-ation. Optional coverageknown as loan/lease gap cov-erage is available for this situ-ation.

4. The stuff you leave in your car is not covered by your auto insurance, but it is cov-ered under your homeownersor renters insurance, subjectto your deductible.

5. Your rental car damagesmay not be covered by all in-surance policies. Expensessuch as loss of use, dimin-ished value of the vehicle, andfees and charges are typicallynot considered covered ex- penses

6. Your homeowners insur-ance should specify "replace-ment cost" for both thestructure and the contents.But if there have been build-ing code mandates that re-quire upgrade, such as a homesprinkler system or hurricaneglass, those won't be coveredunless you have a specificrider called Ordinance or LawCoverage.

7. The parents' policy offerscoverage, but the standard istypically limited to 10 percentof your total coverage, andmay only apply if your childis living on campus.

8. Here's the trick in thisquestion. Most standardhomeowners policies docover hail and wind damage.But they do not cover flooddamage — including backed-up drains from storms — un-less you have a separate flood policy available only throughthe National Flood InsurancePlan. Earthquake damages areexcluded from almost all poli-

cies, although a rider may beavailable.

9. There are some basic stan-dards for homeowners insur-ance policies, but they are byno means similar in every re-gard.

10. So pick up the phone andcall your insurance agenttoday. That's the place to start.Everyone should do an annualreview to make sure your cur-rent coverage meets your in-surance needs.

For more details on these an-swers, go to the quiz atwww.MetLife.com/insurance-quiz. When it comes to insur-ance, the cost of ignorancecan be monumental. Don't puteverything you value at risk.It's simply not worth it. That's

The Savage Truth.

Terry Savage is a registeredinvestment adviser and is onthe board of the Chicago Mer-cantile Exchange. She appearsweekly on WMAQ-Channel5's 4:30 p.m. newscast, andcan be reached at www.ter-rysavage.com.

COPYRIGHT 2010 TERRY SAVAGE

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Continued from page 8

Make sure they get enough

sleep, exercise, unconditional

love. Encourage them to do

activities that link their bod-

ies and minds — yoga, mar-tial arts, meditation — so

they can learn to relax and let

go in a deep way.

ENERGY EXPRESS-O!

TEACH YOUR KIDS TO

BE KIND AND LOVING

"You can get all A's and

still flunk life." — Walker

Percy

Marilynn Preston — fitness

expert, personal trainer and

speaker on healthy lifestyle

issues — is the creator of En-

ergy Express, the longest-

running syndicated fitness

column in the country. She

has a website, http://marilyn-

npreston.com and welcomes

reader questions, which can be sent to MyEnergyEx-

[email protected].

COPYRIGHT 201 ENERGY

EXPRESS, LTD.

Fitparenting 101...


"We're in a new economic era. We have growing resource con-

straints but lots of under-employed people. If we're going to

achieve a turnaround, in economy and quality of life, we have

to build upon our assets, and one of the greatest assets is the

power of people who want to make a difference," says J.

Michael O'Hara, campaign manager of Ten Percent Challenge.

Shawn Dell Joyce is an award-winning columnist and founder

of the Wallkill River School in Orange County, N.Y. You can

contact her at [email protected] 2010 CREATORS.COM




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Rose Bennett Gilbert

Q: What to do in our new

master bath? We've picked

out our "furniture," including

a good-looking vanity with

space for double sinks. Here's

the question: Would it be

tacky to do a theme bath?

Maybe French Provincial?

Our bedroom is all blue-and-

white toile. We just don't

want to be too cutesy.

A: Why not? It's your pri-

vate bath, after all. Who else

is coming in there with you?

Go on and do up your per-

sonal space according to your

personal taste ... as long as

you exercise good taste. You

can relax about your affection

for blue-and-white toile. It's

virtually failsafe. Toile is aclassic that can be sophisti-

cated Parisian or French

"country," depending on how

you accessorize.

To get back to your basic

question: Are theme baths

"tacky?" That, too, dependson how you present and ac-

cessorize your theme. In the

Asian-inspired bath we show

here, for example, designer

Aparna Vijayan uses gentle

colors and Oriental acces-

sories to evoke an elegant,

Zen-like attitude.

She commissioned a custom

mural for the shower (seen re-

flected in the wide mirror),

depicting colorful Koi fish in

glass pebbles. The colors and

Oriental motif are echoed in

the cloisonn‚ vessel sink (by

Linkasink, linkasink.com)

and the red cinnabar finish on

the maple cabinets (by Wood-

Mode, (www.wood-

mode.com), appropriately

accented with antique brass

Asian-style hardware.

In sum, the designer has cre-

ated a theme bath that's

highly personal, calm and

anything but tacky.

Q: Stolen any good design

tips lately?

A: If not, you haven't been

making the rounds of the

summer designer show-

houses.

Showhouses are always a

great source of ideas —

they're a major advertising

vehicle for the designers, so

they pull out all the stops tostrut their stuff and attract

paying clients. You get their

ideas for free. So take a note-

book and take home ideas

you can adapt under your

own roof.

Here's a look at the notes we

brought home last week from

the Hampton Designer Show-

house, presented by Tradi-

tional Home magazine in Sag

Harbor, N.Y.

— Bored with center-hall

chandeliers? Hang three in-

stead of one, and hang them

off-center and at different

heights, quoting HB Home

designers' eccentric approach

to the two-story entry to the

showhouse

(healingbarsanti.com)

— Dining room too small for

a conventional sideboard?

Uber designer Richard Keith

Langham braced two narrow

half-consoles against a wall

(only two long cabriole legs

in front) and painted them the

same elusive blue-green asthe walls (richardkeithlang-

ham.com).

— Tiny guest bath? "Widen"

it with horizontal stripes. The

design team at English Coun-

try Antiques painted them in

two blurry, weathered blues

all around the walls of their

mini-bath (ecantiques.com).

— Huge master bath? Glass-in an equally enormous

shower space that has two

rain shower heads (Bakes and

Company, bakesandcom-

pany.com).

— Slanted ceilings steal-

ing potential storage

space? Steal the solution

from Lisa Sternfeld, who

built narrow cupboards to

fill the slant and faced

them with old, unmatched

shuttered and raised-panel

cabinet doors (lucasstu-

dioinc.com).

Rose Bennett Gilbert is

the co-author of "Manhat-

tan Style" and six other

books on interior design.

COPYRIGHT 2010 CRE-ATORS.COM.

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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY with Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery

QUESTION: I don't like

the way my son and his wifeare raising their kids. I don't

want to interfere, but should-

n't I have a say in what's

good for my own grandchil-

dren?

Juli: There is an

excellent chance that your

son and daughter-in-law

know that you have some

concerns about how they're

raising your grandkids.

Young parents harbor a lot of doubts of their own and

quickly pick up the vibe

when a close friend or rela-

tive disapproves of their par-

enting. Your son and his wife

are likely to be more defen-

sive and withdrawn from you

the more they pick up on

your concerns.

Whether or not you

realize it, you potentially

have a fair amount of influ-

ence in their parenting. They

may even welcome your per-

spective and opinion -- but

only if they first feel safe

with you.

Influence is a tricky

thing. When you overreach

with it, you lose it. A lot of

parents and in-laws are too

forceful with their opinions

and unsolicited advice. This

causes a young couple to dis-

tance themselves in order to

ward off potential criticism.

Your greatest influ-

ence is your presence with

your son, his wife and chil-

dren. Even if you never men-

tion your concerns or offer advice, the way you carry

yourself, show unconditional

love, and the character you

model will leave a tremen-

dous impression.

My encouragement

to you is to build a trusting

relationship, particularly with

your daughter-in-law. Find

ways that you can genuinely

compliment her as a wife and

mother, remembering thatmotherhood can, at times, be

an exhausting marathon.

Show her that you care about

her as a person, and as diffi-

cult as it may be, let go of

your concerns for now. The

day will come when she is

desperate for a word of ad-

vice or wisdom. She's far

more likely to seek you out if

you have built a trusting rela-

tionship than if she feels

threatened by your disap-

proval.

**

Jim Daly is president of

Focus on the Family, host of

the Focus on the Family radio

program, and a husband andfather of two.

Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed

psychologist, co-host of

Focus on the Family, author

of several books, and a wife

and mother of three.

Submit your questions to:

FocusOnTheFamily.com

Copyright 2010 Focus on theFamily, Colorado Springs,

CO 80995

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Secured. All Rights reserved.




El Paso, TX – Imagine the look of excite-

ment on a child’s face as they climb into a

helicopter cockpit and put on the headset.

Turn around and you will see other children

squealing with delight as they climb into a

monster truck. Fingers point to the sky as

the hot air balloon lifts off. In another direc-

tion, you hear live bands playing and see

children getting their faces painted. This is

what you will experience at Touch A Truck

El Paso.

The Coronado Baptist Church MOPS group

in partnership with Rainbow Room of El

Paso, presents Touch A Truck on Saturday,

November 13th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at

The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso. Touch A

Truck gives kids and kids at heart an oppor-

tunity for hands-on exploration of vehicles

such as a helicopter, hot air balloon, firetruck, police car, ambulance, concrete truck,

dump truck, monster truck, school bus, mili-

tary vehicles! Bring your family and friends

to enjoy the vehicles, hot air balloon lift off,

a helicopter lift off, live bands, raffles and

much more. Admission is $2 at the event.

Proceeds from Touch A Truck will go di-

rectly to Rainbow Room of El Paso to bene-

fit children of abuse/neglect situations in El

Paso. In 2009, there were over 2,204 re-

ported cases of neglect/abuse in El PasoCounty.

When: Saturday, November

13th, 2010, 10am-2pm

Where: The Outlet Shoppes at

El Paso

Cost: Minimum $2 donation

per person (ages 2 and up), ad-

ditional donations will be ac-

cepted.

What is MOPS? MOPS stands for Mothers

of Preschoolers. The Coronado Baptist

Church MOPS group is a local chapter of

MOPS International, a nonprofit organiza-

tion. MOPS International exists to meet the

needs of every mom - urban, suburban and

rural moms, stay-at-home and working

moms, teen, single and married moms -

moms with different lifestyles who all share

a similar desire to be the very best moms

they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years

from infancy through kindergarten are foun-

dational in a mother-child relationship and

are filled with unique needs. The local group

offers a variety of activities throughout the

year to provide moms with opportunities to

learn from and support other moms and proj-

ects to give back to the community.

For additional information, please contactthe Coronado Baptist Church MOPS group,

Lindy Caudle [email protected] or

915-219-9768.






George Varga

Rock and Roll Hall of Fameinductee Chrissie Hynde has been thegreat (make that the greatest) Pretender for more than 30 years. But she's nowhappy to just be one of the guys (makethat the only gal) in a new band whosesole link to The Pretenders is Hynde her-self.

Welcome, please, JP, Chrissie & TheFairground Boys, a group that's givingHynde, 59, a welcome jolt at a time

when too many music legends her ageare either retired or churning out their old hits on the rock nostalgia circuit.

"This (new) band is amazing," she said."That's one thing I can promise you. Be-

cause, if I know anything, it's a great band."

An Ohio native who moved to Englandin 1973, Hynde and Fairground Boys co-founder JP Jones met in late 2008 in aLondon bar.

"I wasn't intimidated," said Jones, 31, anative of Wales. "I thought she lookedhot. I knew who she was and was a bigfan. Then she went on tour with The Pre-

tenders and we texted each other a lot.She loved all the songs I sent her, and Ithought we could make a great album to-gether."

So did Hynde. As soon as her tour ended,

she invited Jones to go to Cuba. Guitarsin hand, they got a penthouse suite in aHavana hotel and wrote the 11 songs fea-tured on "Fidelity!" the debut album byJP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys.

To add more spice to this impassionedmusical mix, the two fell in love, but re-alized their affair was doomed before itcould ignite. Or, as Hynde sings on "Per-fect Lover," the album's first cut: "Ifound my perfect lover but he's only half

my age / He was learning how to standwhen I was wearing my first wedding band / I found my perfect lover but Ihave to turn the page / But I want him in

my kitchen and standing on my stage."

"This is a surprise; I didn't think I'd ever play in another band," she said. "I didn'tthink I was in shackles, but it is liberat-ing to get on stage and not be required todo (any Pretenders hits).

No one knows any of these new songs by JP and me yet."

Hynde, Jones and their band will tour theU.S. this fall. The two spoke with us by phone from Los Angeles. Here are ex-cerpts from that conversation:

QUESTION: With your new joint albumnow out, have the two of you donemore.. Continues on page 19

Chrissie Hynde and

JP Jones joined

forces to create a

new album and a

band called JP,Chrissie & The

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The LastExorcismPG-13

When he arrives on the

Louisiana farm of Louis

Sweetzer, the Rev. Cotton

Marcus expects to perform just

another routine "exorcism" on

a disturbed religious fanatic.

An earnest fundamentalist,

Sweetzer has contacted the

charismatic preacher as a last

resort, certain his teenage

daughter Nell is possessed by a demon who must be exor-

cized before their terrifying ordeal ends in unimaginable

tragedy. Buckling under the weight of his conscience after

years of parting desperate believers with their money, Cot-

ton and his crew plan to film a confessionary documentary

of this, his last exorcism. But upon arriving at the already

blood drenched family farm, it is soon clear that nothing

could have prepared him for the true evil he encountersthere.

Starring: Patrick Fabian, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Ashley

Bell, Jamie Alyson Caudle, Tony Bentley, Shanna Forre-

stall, Allen Boudreaux, Caleb Landry Jones, Denise Lee

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Rated: PG-13

Genre: Drama and Thriller

Felix is a miserable old hermit whohas lived in an isolated cabin for the

past 38 years. He catches word that

an old friend has passed away and

hatches a plan to throw himself a 'fu-

neral party.' He even wants the

townsfolk, who either despise him or fear him, to attend the

party and share all the crazy stories they may have heard

about creepy old Felix. Is he a fugitive? A murderer? Or

something worse?

Starring: Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, Sissy

Spacek, Bill Cobbs

TheAmerican09/01/10As an assassin, Jack is con-

stantly on the move and al-

ways alone. After a job in

Sweden ends more harshly

than expected for this Ameri-

can abroad, Jack retreats to the

Italian countryside. He rel-

ishes being away from death

for a spell as he holes up in a

small medieval town. While

there, Jack takes an assignment to construct a weapon for a

mysterious contact, Mathilde. Savoring the peaceful quietude

he finds in the mountains of Abruzzo, Jack accepts the

friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues a tor-

rid liaison with a beautiful woman, Clara. Jack and Clara's

time together evolves into a romance, one seemingly free of

danger. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be

tempting fate.

Starring: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten,

Paolo Bonacelli

Machete09/03/2010

Rated: R

Genre: Action/Adventure

A blade-wielding ex-federale hides

out as a day laborer when he is double-crossed by a corrupt senator.

Starring: Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba,

Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez,

Lindsay Lohan

GoingThe Distance09/03/2010

Rated: R

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Erin's wry wit and unfiltered frank-ness charm newly single Garrett

over beer, bar trivia and breakfast

the next morning. Their chemistry

sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to

last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett

stays behind for his job in New York City. Yet, neither is

sure they want it to end. Meanwhile, Garrett's friends don't

like losing their best drinking buddy to yet another rocky

romance, and Erin's high-strung, overprotective married sis-

ter, Corrine, wants to keep Erin from heading down an all-

too-familiar road. But, despite the opposite coasts, the

nay-saying friends and family, and a few unexpected temp-tations, the couple just might actually go the distance.

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason

Sudeikis, Ron Livingston

ResidentEvil:Afterlife09/10/2010

Rated: R

Genre: Action/Thriller

In a world ravaged by a virus

infection, turning its victims

into the Undead, Alice, con-

tinues on her journey to find

survivors and lead them to

safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation

reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help

from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven

from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they

arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice

and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Wentworth Miller, Ali Larter, Kim

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Continued from page 17...interviews together in the past few weeks than youmight want to recall?

JONES: (laughs)

HYNDE: We're glad peopleare even interested and wewant people to hear the story.

JONES: Although we've toldthe story often enough abouthow we met, drunken, in a(London) bar.

QUESTION: To begin with,and at the risk of digging afew holes and falling intothem, I'd like to throw a few

left-field opening questionsat the two of you. Thefirst is: At the end of thesong "Your Fairground"on your debut album to-gether, there's a great, ris-ing wordless vocal wail thatmakes me wonder if one or both of you is a fan of Nus-rat Fateh Ali Khan, the great,late Pakistani Qwalli singer.Are you?

JONES: No, never heard of him.

HYNDE: No. But I have amemory like a sieve. Is thatguy a Sufi singer? He is? Nice.

QUESTION: On your song"Perfect Lover," the sly vocaltradeoffs reminded me of theclassic version of "Baby It'sCold Outside" by RayCharles and Betty Carter.Were either of you channel-ing their musical spirit, or amI hearing something that onlyexists in my mind?

HYNDE: (laughs) I feel likewe're on a game show. Pass!

JONES: I love Ray Charles.

HYNDE: We'll look it up.

What's it called again?

QUESTION: OK, I'm reallystriking out here! Last butnot least, the chorus on your song "Fairground Luck"sounds like it might be a par-tial homage to Ben E. King'sclassic "Lean On Me." Is it?

HYNDE: Uhhh ...

JONES: (laughs). Yeah, the

melody in the verse kind of has it. I know what you meanthere. I'm with you on thatone.

QUESTION: Presumably,neither of you set out tomake a great unrequited lovealbum. Or did you?

HYNDE: That's how I'd approach (making) an album,(because) usually I'm doing it by myself, sitting in a corner with a notebook, crying. Thishas been a blast, because if you have the choice of livingwith someone you get alongwith, or making it on your own, I know which I'd prefer,especially doing the things Ilove most in life, which iswriting songs, being on stageand making records.

JONES: No,we never planned to do it atall. It just happened that way.We just wrote it. It just happened. Nothing in this wholething has been planned; it's been completely by feel.

QUESTION: So, are painand heartbreak overrated or underrated as the impetus for writing memorable songs?

HYNDE: Well, it is certainlyisn't overrated because 80 percent of the songs weloved throughout our lives isabout someone else's heartbreak, which I supposemakes us feel a little lessalone in our own disappoint-ment.

JONES: It's easier to writesongs when you feel terribleabout something.

HYNDE: It's a refuge, a place to go and ...

JONES: ... channel

HYNDE: And many of thesongs we love were writtenwhen someone was about tohang themselves. Usually,

when you feel fantastic aboutthe world, you don't want torun home and get isolated ina room with your guitar. Butyou don't have to be in a po-

sition of pain to write a song.

QUESTION: Do either of you ever create tumult inyour lives, subconsciously, toget a good song?

HYNDE: (laughs) I'm laugh-ing because some people dothat. I have all the upheaval Ineed. (Screw) the songs. Iwant out of these things!

JONES: I totally agree. It'shard enough anyway, writingsongs. Chrissie said this andit's a really good point: As asongwriter it's not easy, be-cause a lot of people relate tomusic and a lot of people re-

late to music because theycan't channel these deep,dark, horrible feelings aboutlove. Whereas songwritersare able to do that and it's re-ally difficult, sometimes.

HYNDE: It's also helped usin our lives. Who hasn't satdown in a diner, having cof-fee, and you remember thefirst time you heard Willie Nelson singing 'You Were

Always On My Mind,' be-cause someone was able toexpress something you felt, but never put into words? It just gives you a (sense of)clarity. It's like the difference between knowledge and wis-dom.

QUESTION: JP, when didyou first become aware of Chrissie and The Pretenders?

JP: About a year ago!(laughs) I used to have a poster of Chrissie on my wallwhen I was a teenager. It waswith (1994's) 'Last of The In-dependents' album that I be-came aware of them. I wasn'taware of the earlier Pre-tenders' albums then.

QUESTION: Chrissie, doesit feel odd or funny to be in-

volved with someone whoonly discovered you in 1994?

HYNDE: No. Because I'vemet many great songwritersand musicians that were 10years older than me. It depends who came first — if itwas the other way around, Iwould have had a poster of JP on my wall. He was des-tined to become a singer or asongwriter, with our without

me.

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Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are from Sept ember 10th thru September 16th. 2010If you want your upcoming event listed in SPOTLIGHT’S Out & About section, please send all your relevant data by e-mail to: [email protected]

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NORTHEASTGerman-AmericanNight Run — The 17thAnnual German-AmericanOktoberfest Night Run’s 8K run and 5K fun walk is at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, atKelly Park on Fort Bliss. Acorporate/military team divi-sion 8K Run will also be held.Registration: $15. Informa-

tion: 568-0259, 568-4508 or ganightrun.com.Early registration may be

sent to: IMWRF-Sports, P.O.Box 6100

‘Crimes of the Heart’- Beth Henley’s tragic South-ern comedy is Sept. 3-25 atEl Paso Playhouse, 2501Montana. Directed by TedKarber. Showtime is 8 p.m.Friday and Saturday and 2

p.m. Sunday. Ticket informa-tion: 532-1317, elpasoplay-house.com.The play follows the Ma-

grath sisters as they gather after one shoots her abusive

husband. Children of a dys-functional family, they allhave had their share of grief and sorrow.oming a parent. Ages 13 andolder recommended. Tickets:$12.50; available on ticket- bully.com.

‘Cinderella’ — Sun CityYouth Opera performs the ro-mantic fairy tale Sept. 10-12and Sept. 17-19 at the Scot-

tish Rite Temple, 301 W. Mis-souri. Directed by Kira LeighLafoe. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.Sunday. The opera featuresthe talents of area youth ages10 to 18. Tickets: $10 generaladmission Information: 449-4069. Reservations: 274-8797.Celebration of Our

Mountains - The 17th an-nual Celebration of Our Mountains offers events toencourage appreciation of the

El Paso region’s environment.Information: celebmtns.org or

email [email protected],525-7364.• Saturday, Sept. 11: PanchoVilla State Park, SpringCanyon & Deming BirdingTrip• Saturday, Sept. 11: RonColeman Trail; Dino Tracks,Insights El Paso Science Mu-seum; Night Time Is the RightTime

Movies in theCanyon — Free movieswill be shown Friday and Sat-urday nights at the McKel-ligon Canyon Amphitheater.Showtimes are 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. and later showings areFridays and Saturdays.Movies range from G to PG-13-rated features. Conces-sions available (no food or beverages may be brought in).Information: 534-0665 or

moviesinthecanyon.com.• Sept. 10 — “Field of Dreams” and “The BlindSide”

• Sept. 11 — “Little BigLeague” and “The Express”

Jazz on the Rocks — The live jazz music series is 8 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month through October, atMcKelligon Canyon. TheSunday, Sept. 12 concert fea-tures Latin jazz with WillieHernandez & Jazz PuertoRico and The Havana Quin-tet. Seating open three hours prior to showtime. Tickets: $9in advance; $10 day of show,

plus service charge. (Ticket-master). Season ticket pack-ages: $40. Information: jazzelpaso.org.

El Paso DiabetesAssociationHealthy Living ClassTrinity CongregationalChurch3125 Rivera Ave. 7990510 am to 1 pm

Free to Seniors 60+For Registration call 532-6280DiabetesManagement ClassFree to Seniors 60+To register call 532-6280 or visit www.epdiabetes.org

EASTSIDE

All Lives Saved Ben-

efit Show — El Paso

hottest bands will perform aspecial benefit for at 5 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 12, at Club101, 1148 Airway. featuringlocal entertainers BillyTownes, Alive in Chains,Cowboys from Hellpaso,Radio La Chusma, Aftermath,Hot Rod Boobie, and Our Vegas along with food drinksand more. Cost: $10. Informa-tion: 544-2101 or

club101.com.

Club 101 — 1148 Airway.• Drumcode with AdamBeyer and Ida Engberg — 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10. Tickets:$16.• Depeche Mode Tribute — The tribute to the iconicdance band featuring Blas- phemous Rumours is 8 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 11. Tickets:$10.

• All Lives Saved BenefitShow — 5 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 12, featuring local en-tertainers Billy Townes, Alivein Chains, Cowboys fromHellpaso, Radio La Chusma,

Aftermath, Hot Rod Boobie,Our Vegas and more. Cost:

$10.Information: 544-2101 or club101.com.

El Paso Comic Con — Comic book great JoeBenitez is the guest of honor for the first ever EPCON, 10a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdayand Sunday, Sept. 11-12, atthe Wyndham Airport Inn,2027 Airway. Organized byBroken Tree Comics, ElPaso’s only nationally distrib-

uted comic book publisher,the event features panel dis-cussions, Yu-Gi-Oh tourna-ments, cult classic horror films, Cosplay contests, liveentertainment and more.Members of the Star Garrisonof the 501st Legion will also be present. Costumes encour-aged. Tickets: $15 one day;$25 both days; available

Starr’s Country Fair — The 4th annual CountryFair sponsored by Wrangler is10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdayand 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 11-12, at Starr WesternWear, 11751 Gateway West,featuring live entertainment,demonstrations and more. Ad-mission is free. Information:533-0113, ext. 27.

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Vascular Diseasescreenings: Sept. 11, 18,25Sierra Medical Center (SMC),Providence Memorial Hospi-tal and Sierra Providence EastMedical Center (SPEMC)will host Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) screeningsfrom 7am - 10am on the fol-lowing dates and locations.Sept. 11 at SPEMC, Sept. 18at SMC , and Sept. 25 atPMH. PVD is a circulationdisorder that affects mostly people over age 50. Smokersand people with diabetes,obesity or a family history of coronary artery disease are especially susceptible to PVD.If you or a family member would like to reserve a spaceat any of our three locations, please call (915) 577—SPHN(7746).

MISSIONVALLEY

Trot for Tots — TheChild Crisis Center’s 4th an-

nual 5K competitive run and1 mile Family Lake Walk is 8

a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at As-carate Park, 6900 Delta. Reg-istration is 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.All proceeds benefit the cen-ter. First 1,000 participants re-ceive a free t-shirt.Registration: $20; $10 mili-tary and law enforcement; $5children 6-12.Information/registration: 562-7955, ext. 218. Online regis-tration at childcrisiselp.org or raceadventuresunlimited.com.

The annual Mascot Race is 9a.m. with awards ceremony at10 a.m.

Ballet Folkorico To-natiuh — The folkloricogroup performs at 7 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday, Sept. 10-11, at Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Mar-cial. Admission: $5. Informa-tion: 478-0141 or

[email protected].

‘Shakespeare on theRocks’ Theater Festival — The 2010 theater festival isSept. 10-25 at the Ysleta ISDFine Arts Amphitheater, 8455Alameda. Three of WilliamShakespeare’s best-known plays will be performed. Per-formances are 8 p.m. pre-ceded by a musical interlude

and pre-show talk at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 ($8 full-time students with ID, andseniors 65 and older; $6 per person for groups of 10 or more in advance). Ticketsavailable in advance at YISD box office or at the door be-ginning at 7 p.m. Advanceticket vouchers available for $6 for EPCC students, facultyand staff from all EPCCcashiers. Information: 434-9715 or shakespeareonthe-rocks.com.

“Othello” is Friday, Sept. 10,Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sun-day, Sept. 26.

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Opera For All..with atheme of global unity throughthe music of Puccini, Verdiand many other great fa-vorites Highlights include thelove duet “Un bel di” from“Madama Butterfly.” Specialguests include New York CityOpera star, soprano Lauren

Flanigan. Tickets: $25. Infor-mation: 581-5534 or ep-opera.org.

Woman’s Club FallFestival — Woman’s Clubof El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa,will host its annual Fall Festi-val bazaar 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11-12,featuring a variety of vendorsoffering arts and crafts, books, antiques and more.Proceeds benefit the preserva-tion and restoration of theclub, built in 1916. Admis-sion: $3. Information: 532-6131.

Alfresco! Fridays — The free outdoor concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. Fridaysthrough Sept. 10 at Arts Fes-tival Plaza (between El Paso

Museum of Art and PlazaTheatre). Presented by theCity of El Paso Museums andCultural Affairs Department.

534-0689, 541-4481, or al-frescofridays.com.• Sept. 10 — Fungi Mungle(70’s rock/disco/funk)

Bob Burns and MikeCaranda Orchestra — The big-band style orches-tra led by Bob Burns and fea-

turing Judy Day will host itsafternoon Tea Dance 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at ElPaso Country Club, 5000Country Club Place. The bandhas been presenting Sundayafternoon “Tea Dances” since1984 and features all ball-room styles, including tango,waltz, jitterbug, swing,chacha, mambo, polka, rumbaand more. Full bar and coun-try club menu available for dancers. Admission: $15. In-formation: 799-5684 or (575)525-9333.

UTEP Department of Music — Performances areat 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine ArtsRecital Hall, unless listed oth-erwise. Information: 747-5606 or utep.edu/music.• Larry White, percussion — 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

12, as part of its FacultyRecital Series. Joining Whiteis NMSU percussion profes-sor Fred Bugbee, band direc-

Art Avila, El Paso Symphony principal percussionist LeoValenzuela, UTEP graduateassistant Jesus Diaz and fel-low faculty members DenaKay Jones and Steve Wilson.Tickets: $3-$8.

El Paso Desert Open — The pro golfing eventsponsored by El Paso Associ-ation of Home Builders isTuesday through Saturday,Sept. 7-11, at Painted DunesGolf Course, 12000 Mc-Combs, as part of the AdamsGolf Pro Tour Series. Pro-ceeds benefit El Paso RedCross. Around 85 golfers areexpected to participate. VIP packages and sponsorshipsavailable. Information: 778-5387 or [email protected].

Sun City RegionalClassic — The bodybuild-ing and figure championships6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11,at UTEP’s Magoffin Audito-rium. Entry forms/informa-tion: 449-7688 or [email protected] are 10 a.m. to

noon Friday, Sept. 10, atCamino Real Hotel, 101 S. ElPaso Street.Continues on next page


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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In ancient Greece, kissing wasa gesture of agreement and respect. Thus, it was common for

politicians and work colleagues to kiss. Alas, you are not inancient Greece, so stay cool. It's wise to keep kisses, as wellas strong emotions of any sort, out of your professional life.

Breathe a sigh of relief, as Mercury, which has been travel-ing backward (at least from our point of view) throughVirgo since Aug. 20, finally straightens out. The communi-cation lines clear up, and it is far easier to understand thanto misunderstand. Monday, Pluto follows suit, going directin Capricorn. As the week progresses, it will seem asthough all ulterior motives were dropped. Things are onceagain as they appear to be.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Plan ahead so that you can get just the right amount of sleep tonight — too little or too muchwill start off your week with discord. This is only one of theelements you can control in order to influence your week for the better. There are several forward-thinking actions you cantake in order to make your life run smoothly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). One reason for why a relation-ship is stressful to you is that you can't predict what the other

person will do. You are not sure what this person wants fromyou. It makes you feel uncertain about when and how to ap-

proach. This week you can figure out this complicated rela-tionship. Show no fear. Put your cards on the table.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Getting angry and stressed out boosts your cortisol levels in a way that suppresses your im-mune system. That's why clearing the air between you and acertain person is more than just a nice thing to do. It couldactually keep you from getting sick. Work things out and youwill be successful, happy and healthy.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Unlike qualities such as beauty or strength, wisdom is not bestowed upon a personfrom birth. It is hard won throughout life or, for those who

believe in reincarnation, throughout several of them. You'llmake a wise choice, and it is because you have made mis-takes in the past that you are able to make this choice.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Every area of your life — rela-tionships, health, and financial, professional and social realms

— is interdependent. That is why when you focus on one areaintensely, you often find that another area suffers. This week,your easy-going attitude and general optimism will favorablyaffect the whole picture.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some people are naturally moreintense than others. You are usually not in that category, pre-ferring to stay cool, breezy and lighthearted. However, youmay make an exception this week because you feel so

strongly about a certain situation, principle or person. A pas-sionate Scorpio may be involved.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It's like you know you're sup- posed to hitch your wagon to a star, but which one? Rightnow, the Polaris seems just as appealing as Sirius or Vega. If you listen closely, you might be able to hear a celestial call-ing. And by Thursday, you're likely to feel it, too — a mag-netic pull that guides your heart's compass.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There will be a slightlull for you. But before you decide you don't have enoughchoices or interesting things going on, think about this: Youwere once a zygote — a single-celled organism. It doesn'tget simpler than that. That stage didn't last very long, andneither will this one. Enjoy it while it lasts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Stick with the thing thatworks for you. This week your success depends on one qual-ity: enthusiasm. There needn't be a specific reason for your good mood. Any old reason will do. You have the power toinspire people who would not otherwise have been moved toaction. Enter rooms full of people, and shine.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Beware of the "it's only" syn-drome. "It's only a game," they will say. "It's only lunch." "It'sonly a temporary arrangement." Believe the opposite aboutthese statements. If they have to downgrade them by usingthe "only" word, it means some thought went into it. The mat-ter is more important than it seems.

ACROSS1 Penury

5 French king

10 Large number

14 Colorful fish

15 God of Islam

16 Scandinavian capital

17 Cotton fabric

18 Gaze fixedly

19 Shakespearean king

20 Rock musician Peter

22 Milky Way, e.g.

24 Gal of song

25 Celtic

26 Offered resistance

30 Editor/writer Peter

34 Something to gird

35 Literary pen name

37 Actress Thompson

38 Cambridge coll.

39 Detonation

40 Works in progress:abbr.

41 Israeli port

43 Wallaroo

44 Oils

46 British actor Peter

48 Clamorously

50 Formerly

51 Kind of blanket

52 Stoop

55 TV anchorman Peter

60 Humorist Lardner

61 Jeweler’s tool

63 Vaudeville enter tainer

Bayes

64 Vow

65 Trimmer

66 Girasol

67 Cabal

68 Affirmatives

69 Sleeveless

jacket

DOWN1 Austrian com-

poser

2 Mimic

3 Zola heroine

4 Golfer Peter

5 Palatial residence

6 Low soprano

7 Project

8 Musical aptitude

9 Czar Peter

10 Heavy surf

11 On the briny

12 Linen source

13 Political conservative

21 Admission permit23 Bib. edition

25 Wizard of Menlo Park

26 Early Mexican inhabi-

tant

27 French soldier

28 Aloe fibers

29 Rain of terror

31 Metrical feet

32 Detroit disaster

33 Brash

36 Malay gibbon39 Novelist Peter

42 Idea

44 Legal claim

45 Actor/producer Peter

47 Company title letters

49 Possessors

52 Equestrian stick

53 Middle East currency

54 Atop

55 Large containers

56 Rapier

57 Slangy refusal58 Mardi or foie follower

59 Condiment

62 Verse form

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are on a mission this week andwill need plenty of support from friends. You will be like thelion in "The Wizard of Oz," who seeks courage from the wiz-ard only to find that he is already one of the most courageous

beasts around. Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the will-ingness to feel it and go on anyway.

NEW MExICO

Michael Martin Mur-phey — The cowboy musiclegend performs as part of theColors Las Cruces Plein Air Festival VIP Artist Reception7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, atthe Rio Grande Theatre, at 211Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.Patrons can sample food andwind from local restaurants andwineries prior to the perform-ance beginning at 6 p.m. Festi-val competition will beannounced. Tickets: $40 ($70couples; $34 military). Infor-mation: (575) 523-6403, (575)630-2206 or RioGrandeThe-atre.com.

Celestial CreationsOpen House — The art-space and specialty shop at 220 N. Date Street in Truth or Con-sequences, N.M. hosts its 4thanniversary with an open houseevent 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 11, with free sampling of several gourmet items, artistsmeet-and-greets, door prizes,live music and more. Admis-sion is free. Information: (575)894-7591 or celestial-cre-

ations-nm.com.

Doña Ana Doll ClubShow & Sale — The an-nual doll and doll accessoryshow is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 11, at the Days InnConference Center, 901Avenida de Mesilla, LasCruces. Includes dolls, doll ac-cessories, bears, toys andminiatures. Dolls may be brought in for minor repairs,restringing and advice aboutcare and refurbishing. Door prizes offered. Admission: $2.Information: (575) 523-1413.

Elephant Butte Bal-loon Regatta — The 30thannual regatta is 7 a.m. to noonSept. 11-12 at Lion’s Beach,Elephant Butte Lake StatePark. Events including a com- petitions, mass ascension of

around 50 hot-air balloons,vendors, arts and crafts, food,music and more. Admission: $5 per car. Information: (575)744-4708 or (505) 307-4142.

‘Red, White & Blue’Chile Cook-Off — NewMexico Museum of Space His-tory in Alamogordo and Inter-national Space Hall of FameFoundation will host it firstchile cook-off 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, in the mu-seum’s upper parking lot, opento all nonprofit and charity or-ganizations, or teams repre-senting those organizations.Proceeds from the sale of tast-

p g p $(includes 10 tasting tickets). In-formation: (575) 437-2840, ext.41153,[email protected] or nmspacemuseum.org.

Shop and DineMesilla Day — The Town

of Mesilla and Mesilla busi-nesses host their first day cele- brated the area businesses, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.11. The day celebrates restau-rants and businesses near theMesilla Plaza, at the Mercadoarea off of Avenida de Mesillaand Calle de Mercado, the OldTortilla Factory at Calle de Par-ian and Avenida de Mesilla,Caballero Plaza off Avenida deMesilla and other places of

business along Avenida deMesilla. Booths will be set upon the plaza, and many mer-chants will feature discountsand prizes. No pets, alcohol or smoking allowed on the plaza.Admission is free. Information:Kristie Garcia, (575) 524-3262ext. 116.

Arts in the Orchard — The 13th annual event, com-

bining arts, crafts, live musicand fall harvest foods, is 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday andSunday, Sept. 11-12, in thefield next to Dr. Woods house,mile marker 96.6 on StateHighway 380 in Lincoln., N.M.Pie contests include Apple andFruit of the Orchard pie con-tests. Entertainment includeslive music and a magic show.Admission is free, donationsencouraged. Information: 1-

800-653-6460.

St. Genevieve’s Fiesta — The church’s annual fiestacelebrating the church commu-nity’s 151st year, is 11 a.m. to10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11-12,at St. Genevieve’s Parish Hall,1025 E. Las Cruces Ave., LasCruces, with live entertain-ment, including the church’s“famous” gorditas, authenticMexican food, mariachi, chil-dren’s and family activities andmore. Admission is free. Infor-mation: (575) 524-9649 or stgen.info.

Expo-Fiesta Mexicana2010 — Grupo Cultural His- pano de Ruidoso, 1925 Sud-derth in Ruidoso, N.M., willhost a celebration of MexicanIndependence Day noon to 10

p.m. Sunday,Sept. 12, featur-ing mariachi music, piñatas,Mexican food, local and inter-national handicrafts, folkloricodancing, raffles and more. In-formation: (575) 257-9965.




IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

There are myriad ways to hold a

putter, but if you’re just starting out

as a golfer, I’d stay with a few ba-

sics. Unlike the hold you use for

your full swing, when you putt, the

handle of the putter should be

positioned in your palms rather than

your fingers. Once both hands are

on the club, your palms face each

other so that your hands work as a

unit.

Also make sure that both thumbsare on top of the grip. This prevents

your hands from twisting during

your stroke and allows the handle

and the putter head to move in sync.

Force and faceIf you want to be a good putter,

you’ve got to produce the right

combination of distance and

direction. There are two things you

must do to accomplish this:

1. Force: Your putter must strike

the ball with the appropriate force

in the center of the clubface withthe putter head horizontal to the

ground.

2. Face: Your putter face needs to

be looking directly down the

intended line of roll.

The grip may vary as long as it

promotes the above.

The stroke that I’d recommend

(assuming the greens you putt on

are in decent shape) is a back-and-

forth pendulum action where the arc

of the putter head is of equal length

in both directions. Remember that

pendulums swing from a central pivot point, and in putting,...


Even after the ball is gone, Ben Crane’s putter shaft points to his sternum — thesign of a perfect pendulum.

Chris DiMarco’s grip is a preference, but the pendulum concept stays the same — the putter shaft points at his sternum,the axis of his pendulum stroke.

To have and hold

a





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To have and hold a putterContinued from page 25... your pivot point is located just

under your throat. This point must not slide back and forth;

it should remain a center around which your shoulders and

arms swing the putter back and forth in a rocking motion.

Here’s a tip that will make your stroke more consistent:

Starting at address and continuing from start to finish, keep

the space between your el-

bows the same. When you

maintain the distance be-

tween your elbows (neither

narrowing nor widening thegap between them), your

putter head will always

strike the ball at the exact

bottom of its arc.

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GOLF SPOKEN HERE

v.: To hit a shot with a higher-than-anticipatedtrajectory to a point short

of the target. Also called ballooning.

Upshoot

BIRDIES AND BOGEYS

Inkster DQ’d fora donut

Juli Inkster has seen every-thing in her 27-year pro ca-reer, and now she has seenherself DQ’d from theSafeway Classic for using apractice device during a

round.Trying to be accommodat-

ing, the ever-nice Inkster dida television interview duringa half-hour wait on the 10thhole. To warm up once it washer turn to play, she used aplastic weight that slippedonto the shaft of her 9-iron. Aviewer e-mailed tournamentofficials after the interviewaired and since Inkster signedher card, she was disqualified.

She was eight under andmight have become the oldestwinner in LPGA Tour history.

Why does the LPGA Tour give media access to playersduring the competition? The

answer is to expose the golf world to great personalitieslike Juli Inkster who, trying to promotegolf andtheladies’tour, gotDQ’dfor her efforts.

INKSTER

S c o t t H a l l e r a n / P G A T O U R


Race: Richmond 250Where: Richmond Intl. Raceway

SPRINT CUP NATIONWIDE SERIESRace: Air Guard 400Where: Richmond Intl. RacewayW S ( )



By RICK MINTER / Cox NewspapersBy RICK MINTER / Cox Newspapers

When: Friday, 7 p.m. (ET)TV: ESPN22009 winner: Carl Edwards

When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (ET)TV: ABC2009 winner: Denny Hamlin (right)

With the finish of

the EmoryHealthcare 500

at Atlanta Motor Speed-way, the field for theChase for the Sprint Cupis essentially set, eventhough there’s one morerace to run, at RichmondInternational Raceway onSaturday night, before

the start of the 10-race

run to the title.Only the bottom two

positions are at stake,and Greg Biffle and ClintBowyer are still fairly se-cure. All Biffle has to beatis one driver at Rich-mond, and Bowyer has a117-point lead over 13th-place Ryan Newman.

Even more importantly,several drivers andteams, besides havingclinched Chase berths,appear to be peaking justin time to make spiritedruns to the title.

Atlanta race winnerTony Stewart and runner-up Carl Edwards bothhave been running strongof late, but their Atlanta

runs were among theirbest of the season.

“We need this momen-tum,” Stewart said aftertaking his first win of theyear. “This team has beendoing an awesome job forthe last two and a half orthree months, and we’vebeen kind of quiet thisyear, we took off slow but

thank goodness … theseguys with this Chevrolethave been doing a great

job.“The pit stops have

been good. The cars havebeen good. With [crewchief] Darian [Grubb] andthese guys at our shop, ithas just been really funthe last couple of months.”

Third-finishing JimmieJohnson, the four-timeand defending Cup cham-pion, said he and his crewfinally hit on a chassisset-up that responds posi-tively to mid-race adjust-ments, something thathad eluded them in re-cent weeks.

“We have had someproblems on the mile-and-a-half, two-mile

tracks,” Johnson said.“[But] with the set-up webrought [to Atlanta] andthe way we worked onthings,...


Penultimate pre-Chase race an ex-citing preview of

contest to come

Left, the start of Sunday’s Emory

Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor

Speedway. Tony Stewart later won in

the No. 14 Chevrolet, above. (NASCAR

photo).


Chevrolet Suburban75 years in the



– 75 years in the making.

1935 seems such a

long time ago. And yet, even

back then, there was theChevrolet Suburban. TheSuburban is the oldest nameplate in the industry, dating back 75 years, and to mark the occasion, General Motorshas unveiled a special Subur- ban – the 75th Anniversary

Diamond Edition.

This special Suburban is based on the top-of-the linetrim level, the LTZ, and in-cludes a beautiful White Dia-mond exterior paint scheme, aroof rack, unique 20-inchchrome wheels and badgingmarking the special event.

Inside, special cashmereleather upholstery is used

throughout this unique Subur- ban. Along with the leather,there are embroidered frontheadrests and ‘Diamond Edi-tion’ sill plates. All DiamondEdition Suburbans come witha navigation system, rear-view camera, remote start andadjustable pedals as standardequipment.

Aside from the Diamond Edi-

tion, 2010 marks few changesfor the big ole Suburban.With the ability to seat up tonine and still fit in the aver-

age garage, the Suburban isstill the largest SUV on the

market – and continues to sellwell.

The Suburban can be had ineither two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. Regardlessof which drive configurationyou opt for, every Suburban isfitted with a 5.3 liter V8 en-gine. This engine can make

up to 310 horsepower and 335ft-lbs of torque and it sendsthat power to the drive wheels by way of a six-speed auto-matic transmission. ActiveFuel Management means acomputer can shut down up tofour cylinders depending onroad and load conditions,which helps fuel economy.Chevrolet states that the Sub-urban can achieve 15 mpg intown and 21 mpg on the high-

way for either the two-wheeldrive model or the four-wheeldrive model.

I have always wondered howsome people manage to usethe big Suburban as a dailydriver. I soon found out.After a week of driving it inall types of driving condi-tions, I found the Suburban to be much more manageablethan I had ever thought itwould be. Although it is big -over 18 feet long, Chevrolethas done an excellent job in

hiding that size to the driver.Lane changes and turns werefirst taken with caution, but Iquickly learned how to man-

age the vehicle andit soon became sec-ond nature. Theonly time I felt thesize come into play

was in parking lots,where sometimes I

had to plan my move well inadvance.

Power from the 5.3 liter V8 is

adequate, but I found ownersof older Suburban missing theold 5.7 liter V8. One evensaid her 12-year old Suburbanhad more power than this newone. Maybe it was becauseour Diamond Edition wasequipped with four-wheeldrive and thus heavier. But

no one could deny thesmoothness of the transmis-sion where shifts from thesix-speed automatic weresuper smooth.

One of the best features of theSuburban has to be its ride.The Autoride SuspensionPackage checks the road sur-face every 20-millisecondsand varies the amount of shock damping. This deliversa smooth comfortable ride for the passengers as well as

keeping things under controlover bumps and road imper-fections.

And being a Suburban meansit can haul lots of stuff. With

the second row of seats foldedand third row removed, theSuburban can swallow 137.4cubic feet of stuff. Even withall the seats up and in use,there is still an impressive45/8 cubic feet of room be-hind the third row. It truly isamazing how much can fit in-

side a Suburban.

As Suburbans are still quite popular, don’t expect to seethe 75th Anniversary...Continues on net page

By The Numbers:

2010 Chevrolet Suburban 4WD LTZ -75th Anniversary Edition

Base Price: $57,790.00Price as Tested: $60,580Layout: front-engine, four-wheel driveEngine: 5.3 liter V8

Transmission: 6-speed automaticHorsepower: 310 hpTorque: 335 ft-lbsEPA Fuel Economy:15 city / 21 highway

[Questions/Comments/Feedback can be sent via email [email protected]]


Continued from page 29 SUV: plenty of room for both passengers and

75 years



Continued from page 27it seemed we could ad-

just the car and improvethroughout the night andbe there at the end of therace.”

Denny Hamlin, wholike Johnson has five winsgoing into the Chase, wasblazing fast until a blownengine sidelined his pole-winning No. 11 Toyotaafter he’d led seven timesfor 74 laps.

“I know if we had thereliability that we couldwin this championship,and the odds would bepretty good to win the

championship if I can justkeep it together for 10weeks,” he said.

Kurt Busch was fast at Atlanta, even on worntires, and he salvaged asixth-place finish evenwith damage from a late-race run-in with KaseyKahne.

Busch said he and histeam still have work to doif they’re going to seize

the momentum in theChase.

“We’ve got to turn somethings around to see whatwe have against theseguys if we’re going to runfor the title,” he said.

His brother Kyle Buschwas able to score a top-five finish despite losing alap early on, and pointsleader Kevin Harvick wasfast until a blown tire rel-egated him to a 33rd-place finish.

Johnson said all thatmeans fans can expect abarn-burner of a Chase.

“If you look around,we’re going to have areally excitingChase,” he said. “Thereare a lot of teams comingtogether now.”

Edwards agreed, sayinghe puts a lot more stock inthe value of momentumthan he once did. “I usedto never believe in mo-mentum, but I’ve neverrun so poorly for so long,”he said. “Now, I’m seeing

this turnaround, and it’sbeen a couple of months,and I think I understandthe team more and I un-derstand where we’vebeen gaining.

“So, for that reason, Ibelieve in this momentumthat we have and I believeit will apply to futureraces.

“You can’t do anythingabout a cut tire or a bro-ken valve spring or some-thing like that, but atleast we’ve proven to our-selves the last couplemonths that we can do it,and that feels good forus.” Johnson said he toosees value in a good startto the final 10 races.

“We all look for thingsto encourage the team, tocheer the guys up and get

them rallied around – something to send themoff like warriors ready togo and charged up forwhatever is out there forthem.”

Diamond Edition Suburban all over the roads.Chevrolet plans to build just 2,570 of them,making them a fairly rare and unique Subur- ban.

There is a reason why the Suburban remainsthe longest surviving nameplate in the busi-

ness – it provides the basic features that people look for and come to expect in a full-size

their cargo, a good, solid drivetrain, and a ridethat is smooth and comforting. The Suburbandelivers on all accounts, and as a bonus, is priced fairly reasonable. After 75 years, theSuburban has been around a long, long time.And with the looks of things, it’s not goingaway anytime soon.

- Christopher A. Randazzo

Burning up Atlanta






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