Spotlight EP News June 20, 2013 No. 488

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Western Tech Announces
Appointment of Academic Dean
June 5, 2013- El Paso, Texas- Western
Tech announced that Lynda Cervantes
has been appointed Academic Dean.
Cervantes holds a BA in Marketing and
a dual MBA, one in Marketing and the
other in Global Management. Cervantes
responsibilities will include, but are not
limited to oversight of the Student Aca-
demic Support Center (SASC), General
Education courses, and professional de-
velopment of faculty. In addition she
will assist Program Directors with class-
room management, curriculum, and in-
structor issues, while providing
registrars guidance about student reten-
tion. Cervantes says, I have a strong
passion for education, especially being
born and raised in the El Paso area. I be-
lieve in the power of education and
enjoy working in the field of helping
others achieve their educational and life
goals and being a pathway for them to
get there.
Lynda Cervantes
Research headed by Thomas
Boland, Ph.D., director of bio-
medical engineering at The
University of Texas at El Paso,
is leading to the development
of 3-D printed breast implants
for cancer patients who have
undergone lumpectomies.
TeVido BioDevices, which cur-
rently holds a license agree-
ment with UTEP on Bolands
patent-pending technology, was
formed to transition the re-
search into the commercial
space. TeVido recently received
a National Science Foundation
grant to continue this work.
Were working to take fat cells
through liposuction from the
patients, then having [the cells]
treated, printed, and fitted to
the lump removal for implant,
said Boland, who is also the co-
founder and chief science offi-
cer of TeVido Biodevices.
About 150,000 women a year
have lumpectomies due to
breast cancer and they have no
good option for reconstruc-
tion, Boland said. Sometimes
they even opt for the removal
of the entire breast because
then they can actually have a
complete reconstruction like
Angelina Jolie did a few weeks
ago.
To fill a lumpectomy void,
women may opt for fat graft-
ing, a series of fat injections
that may not be successful, or
even breast reduction and re-
construction, where the healthy
breast is reduced in size to
match the reconstructed breast.
Women who opt for removal of
the entire breast may face a for-
eign body response to the sili-
cone or saline-filled implants.
Symptoms include pain, scar-
ring and tissue contraction,
where the breast begins to ap-
pear abnormal and is no longer
symmetrical. Some saline-filled
implants may even rupture.
However, that could all be
avoided with TeVidos 3-D
printed implants.
What were going to do is take
the patients very own cells and
use them so that there wont be
a foreign body response,
Boland said.
He believes the technology is
capable of printing larger im-
plants for patients who have
undergone complete mastec-
tomies, and that is a definite
possibility for the future. How-
ever, more research is needed
on printing larger volumes first.
The American Cancer Society
predicts that in 2013 nearly
300,000 women will be diag-
nosed with breast cancer, and
according to the AARP, up to
75 percent of them will opt for
a lumpectomy.
In the future, researchers expect
the technology to be capable of
helping those who suffer from
severe burns and chronic, non-
healing wounds.
Biomedical Engineer Developing
3-D Printed Breast Implants for
Cancer Patients
Director of Glacier Technologies Graduate to be
Keynote Speaker at Western Tech Commencement
June 17, 2013- El Paso, Texas-
Western Technical College will
hold its Summer Commence-
ment on Saturday, June 22nd.
The ceremony will be held at
the Don Haskins Center at
12:00 p.m. honoring over 300
graduates who have completed
programs at college. Families
and friends of graduates are en-
couraged to attend. The
keynote speaker will be Jeff
Booth, Senior Director of Op-
erations at Glacier Technolo-
gies and Western Tech
gradaute. Booths professional
career started when he finished
his Associates Degree at West-
ern Tech, and then he joined
Western Techs faculty after as
an Instructor. His area of in-
struction at the college was In-
formation Technology where
his courses included Microsoft
and Cisco training. He went on
to obtain a Bachelors of Sci-
ence in Computer Information
Systems. Now, Senior Director
of Operations, Booth runs the
day-to-day operations at Gla-
cier Technologies, a multi-mil-
lion dollar Alaska Native
Company and Small Business
provider of services to the Fed-
eral Government in the areas of
Information technology, Test
and Evaluation, and Special
Operations and Ranges.
Where:Don Haskins Center
When: Saturday June 22,
2013, 12:00 pm
For More Information Contact
Donna Villarreal at (915) 253-
4764
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New Downtown Collective Presents: MELT
Last Saturdays Open House
El Paso, TX The owners of
various restaurants, bars,
shops and theaters along
with the El Paso Downtown
Management District invite
you to Melt, a downtown
open house event with food,
drink, and hotel specials,
free craft beer tastings, give-
aways, and live entertain-
ment. Melt will be held on
the last Saturday of every
month and focuses on high-
lighting the new wave in-
dependent businesses of
downtown. Melt: Last Satur-
days Downtown, officially
kicks off on Saturday, June
29, 2013.
Restaurants will have a 15%
discount off menu items,
bars will serve $3 bottles
and/or pints of the craft beer
of the month, and The Gard-
ner Hotel and Camino Real
will be implementing re-
duced rates for the night.
There will also be live bands
and DJs with retail shops
providing information for
the event, as well as craft
beer tastings.
I envision a day when peo-
ple get in their cars or on
their bikes and just head
downtown without any par-
ticular place in mind, said
Hector Saenz, owner of the
Hello Day Cafe and partial
founder of the event.
Downtown becomes the
destination.
The idea came about as the
owners of Hello Day Cafe,
Tabla, and Pot au Feu began
a loose collective of down-
town business owners, who
were soon inspired to create
the event in order to have
one day of the month where
the people of El Paso could
explore and familiarize
themselves with downtown
and all it has to offer. They
have also partnered with the
El Paso Downtown Manage-
ment District, The City of El
Paso KickstArt program and
L&F Distributors to help
fund and organize the event.
These guys, in many ways,
are changing the business
pattern for Downtown.
Said Vernica Soto, Execu-
tive Director of the Down-
town Management District.
June Melt Info:
Date: Saturday,
June 29, 2013
Time: 3PM 2AM
Location: Downtown El
Paso
Participants: Bowie Feath-
ers, La Casa del Puro, Gard-
ner Hotel, Hello Day Cafe,
Loft Light Studio, The Net-
work, La Oveja, The Perco-
lator, Pot au Feu, SoHo,
Tabla, Tea + Garden, Tricky
Falls
Schedule: tba @
http://www.facebook.com/M
eltDowntownEP
Officials from The University
of Texas at El Paso discussed
the initial phase of what could
be the most ambitious and
most exciting student housing
community in the almost 100-
year history of the University
during a media event June 13.
Greg McNicol, associate vice
president for business affairs -
facilities management, de-
scribed the three-building com-
plex as the first phase of what
could become a 3,000-bed
community with food service,
recreation components and
other resources.
While much of the plan is con-
ceptual, the first phase two
four-story residence halls that
will accommodate 352 students
and a commons building
should break ground in the next
two weeks on a 6.2-acre plot of
land off Sun Bowl Drive that
overlooks an arroyo behind the
Universitys Helen of Troy
Softball Complex.
The complex is an essential
building block for UTEPs
strategic plan to increase the
number of students who reside
on campus, attract competitive
doctoral students and enhance
student involvement in the
UTEP community, McNicol
said.
He was joined at the media
event at Summit Hall in
UTEPs Miner Village by Uni-
versity President Diana Natali-
cio, UTEP Director of Resi-
dence Life Charlie Gibbens,
Ed.D., and Kelly Pettigrew,
owner of Tempe, Ariz.-based
Sundt Construction, the proj-
ects general contractor. They
were surrounded by renderings,
floor plans and an overview of
what the project will look like
when it is completed in time for
the spring 2015 semester.
The 103,606-square-foot com-
plex will have 83 units that
have combinations of one-bed-
room efficiencies and four- and
six-bedroom suites. Each will
have a small kitchen, living
area and bathroom.
Continues on page 9
UTEP: Student Housing
Complex Part of Tier One Plan
The City of El Paso is one of our Southwest
cities participating in a study of urban trees and
ground cover to evaluate the impact of trees in
urban communities.
The study, known as the Southwestern Forests
Air Quality and Beyond is a partnership be-
tween the Energy, Minerals and Natural Re-
sources Department of New Mexico, the
Arizona State Forestry Division, and the Texas
A&M Forest Service.
This extensive research project is taking place
in the cities of Phoenix, Las Cruces and Albu-
querque and El Paso.
The results of this research will be used to eval-
uate broad questions about the impact of trees in
our cities, including water management, carbon
sequestration, climate and other positive effects
trees bring to the urban environments. Approxi-
mately 200 sample plots have been selected for
each city in this study. The data is vital to ensur-
ing a representative sample is collected. Esti-
mated time for taking measurements at each
plot is estimated between 15 minutes to approx-
imately 3 hours.
EPDoT is asking for the cooperation of residen-
tial and commercial property owners and ten-
ants with this project. Staff needs to gain
entrance to the outside of properties to capture
tree and ground cover data even if there are no
trees or vegetation on the property. The data
will be collected throughout June.
For more information the public may
call 621-6757.
Tree, Ground Cover Study
EPDOT Asks Public for Assistance
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Sponsored by
El Paso County Lions Clubs
Turn in clean used uniforms for a credit slip,
Or donate outgrown uniforms to other students.
Drop off now for 1st choices vouchers will go 1st:
7620 North Loop & Carolina
10-5 Mon-Fri, Sat 10-4
Contact Luisa (915) 779-7676
Distribution Swap Day
Saturday
July 13, 2013
9am 11am
Eastlake High School
13000 Emerald Pass Ave., El Paso, Tx 79928
No Guarantees of size or quantity
If you are interested in volunteering please contact 915-203-0346
Check us out on Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/220693311307218/
School Uniform Swap
10560 North Loop & Horizon
10-5 Mon-Fri, Sat 10-4
Contact (915) 858-0000
490 N Kenazo Ave, Horizon City
10 5 Mon Fri, Sat 10 4
Contact Blanca (915) 317-7517
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The El Paso Museum of Archaeology Announces:
Registrations Continue for
Archaeology Camp
9 am to Noon, Tuesdays through Fridays
on the following dates:
For ages 7 to 9 years/
Grades 2 to 4: July 9 to 12
For ages 10 to 12/Grades 5 to 7:
June 25 to 28 and July 23 to 26
Registrations for archaeology day camp at the El Paso
Museum of Archaeology continue for children seven to
twelve years old this summer. Children must have com-
pleted first grade and be at least seven years old. Those
interested should contact the museum as soon as possible
at 915-755-4332; the choice of dates is subject to avail-
ability.
The Franklin Mountains Rotary Club is sponsoring a spe-
cial registration rate for camp this year only, $42.90 for
El Paso Museum of Archaeology members and $54.60
for non-members. Registration is accepted on a first-
come first-served basis as attendance is limited to twelve
students per camp. For information and the camp regis-
tration form contact the museum at 915-755-4332 or
guidamr@elpasotexas.gov.
Archaeology Summer Day Camp is an interactive, hands-
on course held on the museums grounds and in the gal-
leries with a field trip to Hueco Tanks State Park for the
10 to 12 year old children and a field trip to the Tigua In-
dian Cultural Center for a museum tour and bead looming
activity for the 7 to 9 year old children. The camp is a
mixture of outdoor and indoor activities including learn-
ing to identify artifacts and then conducting a survey and
a mock excavation. Campers will learn respect and appre-
ciation for prehistoric, historic and contemporary Indian
people.
Archaeology Camp collage, photos courtesy of the El Paso
Museum of Archaeology
evolve Federal Credit Union Hosts Kites for Kids
El Paso, TX- evolve
Federal Credit Union is
getting reading to launch their
summer line-up this weekend
as it kicks o this years Summer Fest with
Kites for Kids on Saturday, June 22nd at Cohen
Stadium from 11-1 P.M. The event is free and open
to the public and the rst 300 kids will receive a free kite.
All attendees will also be eligible to receive free Diablos
tickets to Saturday nights game. Anyone interested should visit
any of evolve Federal Credit Unions seven branch locations prior
to Saturday and ask about their ePriority Checking account. Theyll
then receive up to four free tickets to the game.
Event goers can expect music, food, kite ying, contests, bounce houses and
swimming. Kites for Kids is part of evolve Federal Credit Unions Summer Fest
line-up, a series of events and sponsorships that
includes their upcoming lm festival and a new summer concert series.
For more information email Elisa Arce at earce@evolvefcu.org.
About evolve Federal Credit Union
Founded in 1936, evolve Federal Credit Union, formally El Paso Employees Federal Credit Union, o ers
full-service banking for anyone who lives, works or worships in El Paso with seven branch locations
and a full range of online services, evolve Federal Credit Union is a local, member-owned nancial
cooperative serving more than 45,000 members with over $275 million in assets. For more information
please visit www.evolvefcu.org.
Saturday, June 22nd
at Cohen Stadium from 11-1 P.M.
Fathers Day Dance
at two Senior Centers
This Friday and Sunday
El Paso, Texas The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department will celebrate Fathers
Day with two separate dances at Father Martinez
Senior Center, 9311 Alameda Ave. and Memorial
Senior Center, 1800 Byron St. Father Martinez
Senior Center will have their dance at 1:00 p.m.
on Friday, June 21st with admission $5 per person
and entertainment by The Galaxies.
Information (915) 860-9131
Memorial Senior Center will celebrate their dance
at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23rd with admission
at $5 per person and music by the Manny Mon-
tanez Band. Information (915) 562-4260.
Friday, June 21st & Sunday, June 23rd Who: El Paso Parks and Recreation De-
partment
What: Arts and Crafts Fair
When: Saturday - June 22, 2013,
(9:30 a. m. 1:30 p.m.)
Where: Veterans Recreation Center,
5301 Salem St.
El Paso, Texas - The City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Department will
host an Arts and Crafts Fair from 9:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Veterans Recreation
Center, 5301 Salem St. on Saturday,
June 22, 2013. The event is free to the
public and vendor space is available
for $5.
Arts and Crafts Fair
at Veterans
Recreation Center
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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High: 101 Low: 76 High: 99 Low: 75 High: 100 Low: 77 High: 97 Low: 73 High: 101 Low: 76
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SUNDAY
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JUN 24
High:102 Low: 75
SATURDAY
JUN 22
By: Doppler Dave Speelman
I often get calls and emails about the number
of triple digit days we receive each month for
the summer. I thought this breakdown of the
numbers would be helpful for many of you to
have. It starts with 1970 and goes to last year.
We only breakdown the hottest months of the
year (or those months we typically see triple
digit temps.
You can see that June is the hottest month of
the year on average.
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What is the average starting date for triple digit temperatures in
El Paso?
Breakdown of Triple Digit Days
A. May 20 B. May 30 C. June 5 D. June 14
Weather Trivia:
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Weather 101
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Spotlight E.P.Weather
Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his 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 Dopplerdave@kvia.com.
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FREE TOURS
SAN ELIZARIO
The San Elizario Historic District will present Two
FREE GUIDED WALKING TOURS of the Nationally
recognized Historic District on the 4th Sunday of
every month. Next Tour Date: Sunday, June 23, 2013.
Tour Times are at Noon and 3 PM. Participants are
asked... to gather at the Main ...Street Mercantile, 15
minutes prior to the tour.
The tour will take approximately one hour and a half.
This is a walking tour, at a slow pace. Learn about the
17 historic sites of San Elizario, about the arrival of
Don Juan de Onate to the area in 1598 and the First
Thanksgiving Celebration, learn about the Presidio de
San Elizario and the San Elcear Chapel on the Mission
Trail.
You will learn about the Apache Peace Camp, the visit
by infamous William H Bonney (Billy the Kid) and the
long remembered Salt War of 1877.
Visit theVeterans Memorial Museum (Eduardo MPe-
dregon Museum)and the Veterans Walk. Stroll the
original Camino Real and don't forget your camera!!
Texas History, starts in San Elizario!
Directions to the San Elizario Historic District: From
Downtown, East on Loop 375 or From I-10, South on
Loop 375, Exit on Socorro Road (Exit 47), East on So-
corro Road, Seven Miles to San Elizario. The Historic
District is on the Right. Look for the Brown signs.
Information: 915-851-0093
Address: Main Street Mercantile, 1501 Main Street,
San Elizario, Texas 79849 / Street Parking is free.
www.SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.org
Sunday, June 23, 2013
On a tour with guide, Al Borrego
High temperatures and possible rain create threat of more mosquito activity
El Paso, Texas Officials with the City of El Paso Depart-
ment of Public Health are urging residents to do their part
to prevent West Nile virus infections in the area. The dis-
ease is carried by mosquitoes and can lead to serious ill-
ness and even death. The recent triple digit weather may
bring more people outdoors, especially during times when
mosquitoes are most active, plus forecasted rainfall could
lead to stagnant water that serves as breeding ground for
the insects.
286 people died of West Nile Virus infection in 2012 across
the United States with Texas being the hardest hit of all
states. Though its often great to be #1 on lists this isnt
one of those lists. Even one death, is one too many,
particularly when simple measures can be taken to avoid
becoming bitten and infected, said Robert Resendes, Pub-
lic Health Director.
So far no confirmed cases of West Nile have been reported
in El Paso for 2013. Last year the Epidemiology Program
recorded 32 cases, with six patients having succumbed to
the disease. In an effort to prevent more infections and loss
of life Department officials are recommending that
residents practice the Four Ds:
Use insect repellents that contain DEET
Drain any standing water
Dress in long, loose and light-colored
clothing and
Take extra care to use repellent and
protective clothing from Dusk to Dawn.
To report standing water or mosquito
breeding, call Environmental Services
at 3-1-1.
Background:
West Nile virus can cause serious symptoms in a few
people. About one in 150 people infected will develop se-
vere illness. The severe symptoms can include high fever,
headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation,
coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision
loss, numbness and paralysis. These symptoms may last
several weeks, and neurological effects may be permanent.
Milder Symptoms in Some People. Up to 20 percent of the
people who become infected have symptoms such as fever,
headache, and body aches, nausea, vomiting, and some-
times swollen lymph glands or a skin rash on the chest,
stomach and back. Symptoms can last for as short as a
few days, though even healthy people have become sick for
several weeks.
No Symptoms in Most People. Approximately 80 percent
of people (about 4 out of 5) who are infected with WNV will
not show any symptoms at all.
For more information on West Nile virus, please visit the
Health Department
website: www.elpasotexas.gov/health/westnile.asp
or the CDC at:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factSheet.ht
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Education
In effort to increase awareness about the disease and ways
the public can protect themselves, the Department has
added a West Nile virus session to the list of presentations
offered by the Speakers Bureau. Local civic and community
organizations can schedule a presentation that will include
background on the disease, prevention methods, as well as
what people can look out for in regards to signs and symp-
toms of infection.
Presentations can be scheduled electronically or via tele-
phone at: http://tinyurl.com/8b6qptx (915) 771-5727
For more information on the programs and services offered
by the Department of Public Health, visit
http://home.elpasotexas.gov/health/index.php or
call 2-1-1.
Residents Urged to Take Precautions
Against West Nile Virus
by the Ball Boy
NBA FINALS EDITION
The San Antonio spurs were just sec-
onds from winning their 5th NBA
championship and then things fell
apart. The Spurs were winning 94-89
with just 49 seconds left when some
clutch shots by the Heat and especially
Ray Allen helped the Miami Heat force
the game into overtime. San Antonio
missed two clutch free throws at the
end which is not a characteristic of this
fundamental based team.
The Heat eventually won this game 6
battle 103-100. Game 7 stays in Miami
where the Heat will have more momen-
tum going into this battle. No home
team has ever lost a game 7 finals
game. Will history be on the Heats
side? Or will San Antonio prevail in
what could be Tim Duncan, Coach
Popovich and Manu Ginobli's retiring
party with a ring.
This series has been back and forth the
whole way through and game 7 will
definitely go down to the very last
minute.
Continued from page 4
The buildings will have elevators, lobbies, lounges,
study rooms and laundry facilities. There also will be a
single-story commons building that will include a com-
puter lab, kitchen, staff offices, conference room and
meeting hall. Each building will use Bhutanese-style ar-
chitecture.
This complex will be state-of-the-art with a robust wire-
less network. It will be a place where students will be
proud to live. They will be spectacular inside and out,
said Gibbens, who added that the complex will offer a
safe and secure environment.
Above the aesthetics, he said that numerous research
studies have shown that college students who live on
campus graduate at a higher rate and faster rate than
those who do not. Some factors include positive peer
pressure from neighbors and ready access to academic
resources.
President Natalicio said the $23 million project was part
of the Universitys Campus Transformation plan that will
help UTEP achieve its goal to become the first national
research university with a Hispanic majority student de-
mographic, which is important to the regions success.
We are announcing what I think is the most ambitious
and most exciting student residence accommodations
that the University has ever embarked on, she said.
The University operates two housing complexes that ac-
commodate 636 students, and maintains a waiting list of
about 200 students. The Campus Master Plan projects
the University will provide 1,440 beds by 2015. Addi-
tional phases will be built as needed.
UTEP: Student Housing
Complex Part...
Renovation of San Jacinto
Plaza to begin this summer
Projects including sidewalk, park improvements will
close Plaza for 18 months
EL PASO The City of El Pasos Engineering and Construction Management
Department has scheduled an open house to discuss the upcoming construction
project which will improve San Jacinto Plaza to include pedestrian promenades,
construct a table tennis and chess courtyard, provide a shade structure, and add
new landscaping, a water feature, irrigation, and illumination.
Project managers will provide renderings, plans, and be available to answer
questions in a come-and-go format which will be held on Thursday, June 20,
2013 from 11am to 1pm at the El Paso Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe
St., in Downtown El Paso.
El Paso Parks and Recreation Department
Presents
Melodies at the Park Summer
2013
June 23rd
Shawver Park 8100 Independence (79907)
Mainstreet Band
July 7th
Veterans Park 5301 Salem (79924)
Villa Band
July 28th
Blackie Chesher Park 1100 Zaragosa (79907)
ManJelly Band
August 4th
Grandview Park 3200 Jefferson (79930)
Locomotion Band
August 18th
Armijo Park 710 E. Seventh Street (79901)
April Ticket Duo
August 25th
Salvador Rivas Park 12480 Pebble Hills (79938)
Sobredosis del Sabor
FREE ADMISSION
All Concerts 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Information
(915) 544-0753 or (915) 252-9031

Mariachi Cuauhtmoc

Shawver Park 8100 Independence (79907)
Mainstreet Band

J Veterans Park 5301 Salem (79924)
Villa Band

Blackie Chesher Park 1100 Zaragosa (79907)
ManJelly Band

Grandview Park 3200 Jefferson (79930)
Locomotion Band

710 E. Seventh Street (79901)
April Ticket Duo

12480 Pebble Hills (79938)
Sobredosis del Sabor

What: The Chief of Staff of the Army, General
Raymond R. Odierno, will serve as keynote
speaker for the graduation of Class 63 from the
U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Follow-
ing the graduation ceremony, Gen. Odierno,
along with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F.
Chandler III, will host a press conference cover-
ing a number of topics important to today's
Army.
Informativo para la comunidad de habla his-
pana: En la rueda de prensa que se llevar a
cabo este Jueves 21 de Junio del 2013 a las
10:30 de la maana habr un interprete que es-
tar traduciendo al espaol.
Who: Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond
T. Odierno and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond
F. Chandler III
When: Friday, June 21. The graduation cere-
mony begins at 9:00 a.m MDT and will end at
10:30 am MDT. The press conference will begin
at 10:45 a.m. MDT.
All media attending the press conference must be
in position no later than 10:35 a.m. MDT.
Where: 127th Aviation Support Battalion
Hanger, Bldg. 13400, SSG Sims St., East Fort
Bliss. The press conference will go in room 221,
second floor of
Bldg. 13400.
Background: Gen. Odierno is the guest speaker
for the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy
graduation.
Gen. Odierno assumed duty as the 38th Chief of
Staff of the U.S. Army on 7 September 2011.
During more than 36 years of service, he has
commanded units at every echelon, from platoon
to theater, with duty in Germany, Albania,
Kuwait, Iraq, and the United States. From Octo-
ber 2001 to June 2004, Gen. Odierno com-
manded the 4th Infantry Division, leading the
division during Operation Iraqi Freedom from
April 2003 to March 2004. From December 2006
to February 2008, he served as the Commanding
General, Multi-National Corps - Iraq (III Corps)
as the operational commander of the surge of
forces. Later, he served as the Commanding
General, Multi-National Force -Iraq and subse-
quently United States Forces - Iraq, from Sep-
tember 2008 until September 2010. From
October 2010 until August 2011, he was the
Commander ofUnited States Joint Forces Com-
mand.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Chandler was sworn in as
the 14th Sergeant Major of the Army on March
1, 2011. In that position, he serves as the Army
Chief ofStaff's personal adviser on all enlisted-
related matters, particularly in areas affecting
Soldier training and quality of life. He travels
throughout the Army, observing training and
talking to Soldiers and their Families. He sits on
a wide variety of councils and boards that make
decisions affecting enlisted Soldiers and their
Families and is routinely invited to testify
before Congress. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Chan-
dler joined the Army in 1981 and began his ca-
reer as a 19E Armor Crewman. He has served in
all tank crewman positions and has had multiple
tours as a troop, squadron and regimental master
gunner. His many assignments as a senior non-
commissioned officer include serving as com-
mandant of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major
Academy, the first enlisted Soldier to serve in
that position.
646 Soldiers/students of Class 63 will walk the
stage to receive their diplomas from the U.S.
Army Sergeants Major Academy for successfully
completing 10-months of instruction in the Ser-
geants Major Course. Among the graduates are
41 International students from 32 different coun-
tries. The Sergeants Major Course is a 10-month
resident program of instruction conducted once a
year at the Academy. The course prepares new
and prospective sergeants major for their duties
as senior NCOs in positions throughout the De-
partment of Defense and allied nations.
Participation in the program is highly selective
and consists of NCOs in the ranks of master ser-
geant and sergeant major and equivalent ranks
from sister services and allied nations. Course
completion is mandatory for promotion to
sergeant major and command sergeant major.
The joint and combined arms perspective is en-
hanced through course attendance by members
of the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and interna-
tional military services.
While attending the Academy students also en-
roll in continuing college education programs
with many earning their bachelors and masters
degrees.
Those not attending college classes volunteer
thousands of hours in community service proj-
ects.
Chief of Staff of the Army and Sergeant Major of the Army to visit Fort Bliss
Olympic Day Celebration
with El Paso Parks and Recreation
5K Race/Walk Event is on June 29, 2013
El Paso, Texas - The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department will host an Olympic
Day Celebration at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June
29, 2013 at the Don Haskins Recreation Center,
7400 High Ridge Dr. (dirt trails area near center)
This 2nd annual event will also feature a special
appearance by 1992 Olympic Boxer Raul Mar-
quez. Olympic Day is an international effort to
promote fitness and well-being in addition to
Olympic ideals of fair play, perseverance, re-
spect and sportsmanship.
Race registration is free and is open to individu-
als of all ages with various mini track and field
events like the 100 yards dash and shot put.
Register now at any Recreation Center for this
family oriented fun-filled
day.
Information - (915) 858-1929
El Paso, Texas - This summer, the City of El
Paso Parks and Recreation Department will
offer a free Midnight Basketball League to boys
and girls ages 12-17. Register now at any Recre-
ation center listed below.
The program begins on June 14th and will end
on August 16th.
Registration is now open and Volunteer Coaches
are also needed. Games will be played on Friday
nights from 9:00 p.m. Midnight.
Program locations include:

Two Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 541-4331

Register now at any Recreation center listed below.

Program locations include:

Recreation Center Address Phone Number
Carolina 563 N. Carolina St. 594-8934
Don Haskins 7400 High Ridge St. 587-1623
Galatzan 650 Wallenberg St. 581-5182
Gary del Palacio 3001 Parkwood St. 629-7312
Marty Robbins 11600 Vista Del Sol Dr. 855-4147
Nolan Richardson 4435 Maxwell St. 755-7566
Pat ORourke 901 N. Virginia St. 533-1611
Pavo Real 9301 Alameda Ave. 858-1929
Veterans 5301 Salem St. 821-8909

Midnight Basketball Registration
Sign up at Recreation Centers listed below
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SIERRA PROVIDENCE HEALTH NETWORK FREE SEMINARS
El Paso, TX Sierra Providence
Health Network is offering free
seminars on various topics includ-
ing: Pinched Nerves, Weight Loss
Surgery and Maternity Tours. To
register, please call 577-SPHN
(7746).
Maternity Tours: Our free tours are
held Monday through Friday 8:30a.m.-
4:30p.m. on a walk-in basis at Sierra
Medical Center Labor and Delivery located on
the 5th floor and at Providence Memorial
Hospital, Labor and Delivery on the 2nd floor.
Tour Dates: Monday-Friday
Time: 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
Places: Sierra Medical Center, Labor & De-
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or Providence Memorial Hospital,
Labor& Delivery 2nd floor at 2001 N. Ore-
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Hemorrhoidectomy Lecture:
Please join Dr. Jalme Gomez for a discussion
on hemorrhoidectomies.
Class Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time: 6:00p.m.
Place: Sierra Providence East, 3280 Joe Bat-
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Open House: Cardiac Catherization Lab:
Please join us to observe the Cardiac Cather-
ization process, tour the cath lab and meet our
staff.
Class Date: Wednesday, June 26,
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tle Blvd.
DaVinci General Surgery Semi-
nar: Please join Dr. Franklin Famllua for a
discussion on DaVinci surgery.
Class Date:Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time: 6:00p.m.
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North Oregon
Surgical Weight Loss Seminar:
Please join us as we discuss the two types of
procedures that are performed here; the lap
banding and gastric bypass. Both will be ex-
plained in detail by our physicians who per-
form the surgeries.
Class Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time: 6:00p.m.
tle Blvd
Spanish Childbirth Classes: En
esta clase se hablara del embarazo, parto, el
nacimiento por cesarea, los recien nacidos y la
lactancia materna. Las tecnicas de relajacion,
respiracion y otras tecnicas del parto.
Class Date: Wednesday, June 26,
2013
Time: 7:00p.m.
Place: Providence Memorial Hospital, Hilton
Towers Auditorium B & C, 2001 N. Oregon
Pinched Nerves Lecture: Please
join Dr. Hector Pacheco for a discussion on
pinched nerves.
Class Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time: 6:00p.m.
Place: Providence Memorial Hospital, 2001
North Oregon
Management of Low Back
Pain: Please join Dr. Fadhl Hanball for a
discussion on managing low back pain.
Class Date:Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time: 6:00p.m.
tle Blvd
Sibling Class: This class prepares
young children 3-8 years of age for a new
brother or sister in the family.
Your child will receive coloring book, a certi-
fication of completion and a tour of the new-
born nursery.
Class Date:Thursday, June 27,
2013
Time: 6:30p.m.
Place: Providence Memorial Hospital, Hilton
Towers Auditorium B & C, 2001 N. Oregon
Please call 577-SPHN (7746) to
register for classes.
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AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry
today signed House Bill 308,
which allows public school
students and staff to use tradi-
tional holiday greetings and
display religious scenes and
symbols on school property.
The governor was joined by
bill author Rep. Dwayne Bohac
and sponsor Sen. Robert
Nichols for the signing cere-
mony.
"I'm proud we are standing up
for religious freedom in our
state," Gov. Perry said. "Free-
dom of religion doesn't mean
freedom from religion, and
people of faith often feel like
they can't express that faith
publicly. HB 308 works to ad-
dress that by ensuring that peo-
ple of all faiths are free to
use traditional holiday greet-
ings, and display religious
scenes and symbols, even on
school property. It ensures
freedom of expression where,
for many students, teachers and
administrators, it's most impor-
tant."
HB 308 ensures that adherence
to one particular religion is not
in practice, but rather allows
the freedom of expression to-
ward religious holidays to be
a part of our schools. By allow-
ing teachers to display various
holiday symbols associated
with certain religions, they are
able to educate students about
the history and roots of differ-
ent religions.
"I am proud to have authored
the Merry Christmas Bill
which allows students, parents,
teachers and administrators the
freedom to acknowledge tradi-
tional winter holidays like
Christmas and Hanukkah in
Texas public schools without
fear of litigation or punish-
ment," Rep. Bohac said.
"When I picked up my 6-year-
old, first grader from school
and found out school districts
and teachers felt pressured by
political correctness to change
the way they refer to 'Christ-
mas trees' and Santa and holi-
day music, I had enough. HB
308 protects schools and teach-
ers from ridiculous litigation
and restores common sense by
placing Supreme Court prece-
dent into Texas Law."
"I have heard from many con-
stituents who dislike that it is
becoming less culturally ac-
ceptable to openly celebrate
these holidays in the ways past
generations have," Sen.
Nichols said. "To me, this is a
matter of helping our teachers
and administrators feel safe
talking about these holidays at
school without fear of legal ac-
tion being taken against them,
and of letting our children
know that it's okay to say
'Merry Christmas.'"
Gov. Perry Signs Religious
Freedoms Bill
Target introduces Tevolio, a new online collection of affordable wedding dresses and bridesmaid's dresses priced under $130. (www.target.com)
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Mars anD Venus By John gray
'Tween 12 anD 20 By Dr. roBerT wallace Dear Doug By Doug MayBerry
Getting to Know Your Neighbors!
Q: Last week, my neighbor told me that
she had joined a private neighborhood
safety social network offered by a com-
puter network, and suggested I might also
like to do so. Many widows are becoming
frightened caused by increasing break-ins
and robberies in our neighborhood. As I
understand it, to qualify for free member-
ship, you must reside in a geographically
defined neighborhood designated by the
residents themselves, and members can
access the website at any time and add
their own thoughts, needs and informa-
tion. My friend is pleased by how effec-
tive the system working, and she says she
has learned more about her neighbors
than in her previous 30 years that she
lived there. Have you heard of this web-
site?
A: You are probably referring to a web-
site named the www.nextdoor.com?
A number of publications, including The
Wall Street Journal, have recently written
articles featuring its membership's bene-
fits. The developers report their member-
ship now totals over 200 neighborhoods
across 26 states.
Their site allows members to ask ques-
tions, help get to know one another and
exchange current advice and recommen-
dations online.
A member told me she likes the service,
but she is cautious about entering her in-
formation for fear of the invasion of her
privacy. She also avoids expressing her
political, religious and personal opinions.
As membership increases, she has found
scanning the web continues requires more
and more time just to view it.
The enthusiasm for this site indicates
members enjoy being able to keep up-to-
date on what is going on in their commu-
nity and become involved in their daily
activities to keep them safer.
Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in
a Southern California retirement commu-
nity. Contact him at deardoug@msn.com.
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DR. WALLACE: My best friend is 17 and very pregnant. She
and her boyfriend were planning to get married a month ago,
but he was killed in an automobile accident five months ago.
The baby is due in about a month. I received a call from my
friend's cousin inviting me to a baby shower for her and I told
her I'd be there.
When I told my mother about the shower, she said she had
never heard of a baby shower for an unwed mother. She said
she wouldn't keep me from going, but she would prefer that I
wouldn't. She thinks that the shower is honoring someone
who committed a huge sin. I'm going to attend, but I'd like to
know what you think about this. My mom always reads your
column, so I'm hoping that you will agree with me that my
friend needs all her friends now. Corina, El Paso, Tex.
CORINA: I agree that you should attend the baby shower.
The spotlight will be on the baby who is pure and sinless.
Good friends should be together to share important moments,
and the friendship should last a lifetime. You both are fortu-
nate to share a close friendship and to have each other to
lean on in times of need.
Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he
is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as
many as possible in this column. Email him at
rwallace@galesburg.net.
Dear John, My husband "Andy" and I live in the same town as his
parents. My father-in-law comes over to visit every day. Sometimes
twice a day! Andy doesn't have the heart to talk to his dad about this.
In fact, I don't think it bothers Randy all that much, but if it were my
family, I'm sure he'd feel differently. One evening I had gotten in my
pajamas early, about 7:30, and he came over and actually asked me
why I was getting ready for bed so early. He's a nice man, but I just
like my privacy and space not to mention I'd like some time
alone with my husband. Privacy Needed in Parma, Ohio
Dear Privacy, You probably realize that your father-in-law's lone-
liness is what brings him around so often. That said, you do have a
right to your privacy and to have time alone with your husband. If
your goal is to make your point without causing hard feelings, and to
do so with the support of your husband, then follow these steps.
First, carve out several standing "dates" with your husband each
month. Ask him to put it on his calendar, and you do the same. That
way you'll always know that both of you have made room for the
time you need alone as a couple.Continues on page 20
Father-In-Law
Visits too Often
Hand-Wringing About Hand Washing
You just gotta hand it to some people.
Soap, that is.
Michigan State University researchers
report that only 5 percent of people who
used a bathroom in their survey washed
their hands long enough to kill the germs
that cause infections.
Thirty-three percent didn't use soap. Ten
percent didn't wash their hands at all.
Men were the worst offenders.
The survey looked at the public restroom
behavior of 3,789 people. It undermines
previous research that has suggested
proper hand washing is on the upswing.
Hand washing is the single most effec-
tive thing people can do to reduce the
spread of infectious diseases, according
to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, which says it takes just 15 to
20 seconds of vigorous washing with
soap and hot water to effectively kill
germs.
People in the study, on average, washed
their hands for six seconds.
Other findings, down and dirty:
Fifteen percent of men didn't wash
their hands at all, compared with 7 per-
cent of women
When they did wash their hands, only
50 percent of men used soap, compared
with 78 percent of women.
People were less likely to wash their
hands if the sink was not clean.
Hand washing was more prevalent
earlier in the day. Researchers think this
might be due to people at night being in
a more relaxed mood, dropping their
standards of personal hygiene.
People were more likely to wash their
hands if there was a sign encouraging
them to do so.
Getting sick is another sign
to do so.
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By Sharon Mosley
There's one day that many women
want to be perfect their wedding
day a day filled with romance and
the perfect ceremony with their perfect
significant other and, of course, the
perfect dress. But when you don't want
to spend thousands of dollars to get
that perfect dress, then you've got to
think outside the big white dress ... or
do you?
Fortunately, there are plenty of retail-
ers now doing some rethinking about
those expensive bridal dresses for you.
Think you'd ever shop for a wedding
gown when you're shopping for laun-
dry detergent? Now you not
only have traditional bridal
boutiques to help you find
the perfect dress, you also
have big retailers like Tar-
get to give your bridal budget
a break.
"The average bride
shops at between four
and six stores before
settling on The One,"
says Nina Willdorf, au-
thor of "Wedding Chic"
(Penguin, 14.95). Ac-
cording to a 2013 sur-
vey by TheKnot.com,
brides spent an aver-
age of $1,211 on
their wedding dress
in 2012.
"When was the last
time you spent
somewhere in the
vicinity of several
thousand dollars on
an item of clothing
you wore once?
How about ...
never," says the style
expert.
"So why should this
day be any different?
Yes, it is one of the
most meaningful
milestones in your
life. And, yes, the
dress sets a mood.
But that doesn't mean you need to
make the commitment 'Till Debt Do I
Part' when purchasing your wedding
dress."
Here are 10 tips from Will-
dorf on finding bridal dress
bliss without breaking the
bank:
Familiarize yourself
with what drives up the price of pretty
frocks, so you can choose detailing
wisely. The designer gowns, fabrics
and intricate details will cost you
more.
Simple is always
better on a budget, espe-
cially when it comes to your dress.
And it's also often the most ele-
gant and streamlined that
many modern brides are
choosing today. Price
hikes can happen in two
ways: with the initial cost
and for altering extras. In-
deed, alterations of fancy
dresses can add hundreds of
dollars to the original cost
of the dress.
Think outside
the box, and don't
automatically go for
a white, poufy
dress. You can save
big. Willdorf's own
dress was a "non-
wedding" dress in
silk organza with
spaghetti-straps and no elabo-
rate inner layers or beading.
(By the way, Willdorf also
paid a fraction of drycleaning
costs simply because her
dress was NOT a traditional
wedding gown.)
Shop at the right
time for consider-
able discounts on
your
dream bridal and bridesmaids' dresses.
Willdorf suggests shopping in Febru-
ary and August before shipment of
new seasonal stock arrives to get the
best deals.
Scope out alternative
shopping spots. Bridal
boutiques can be one of
your best bets; it's true
especially for one-of-a-
kind designer gowns.
But also consider
checking out online
vendors, sample sales,
consignment stores and
now retailers like J.Crew,
Anthropologie and Target for
ideas. Just make sure you are
aware of return and exchange
policies.
And if you really
know exactly what
you want, you might
choose to be your own de-
signer designing your won
dream dress. The key, ac-
cording to Willdorf, is to
know exactly what you want,
from top to bottom. You won't
need as much time, and you
can forget extra charges for
alterations.
Be sure to
get good
prices on
all
your
other
acces-
sories by
doing research
on what these
items should
cost and how
to save on them.
If you get a
great deal on a
sophisticated simple dress, you
can splurge on a beautiful pair of ear-
rings or necklace that you can wear
again and again.
Sharon Mosley is a former
fashion editor of the Arkansas
Gazette
in Little Rock and executive director of
the Fashion Editors and Reporters
Association.
on a Budget
PICTURES FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
The full Capricorn moon is like the
magic mirror that Snow White's evil
stepmother checked to make sure she
was the fairest of all. But the Capri-
corn moon is not only measuring
beauty. It is a checker of social status
weighing many factors, including posi-
tion, the respect of peers, charm,
means and more. Just remember that
your public image is but a reflection of
who you are. Without the real you, it
would reflect nothing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You've
been unfavorably comparing yourself
again. Of course you're going to come
up short if you situate yourself by the
severely advantaged. Be kinder than
that. Consider where you are and
where you want to be, and set a goal
you can hit by the end of the week.
One step at a time will get you there.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You
sense who respects you, and you like
the easy feeling flowing through this
relationship. Now, how do you get the
other one, who respects few, to be-
have similarly? This is the question
that haunts your early week, but by
Wednesday, you'll have it figured out.
By Friday, you'll feel you were born to
lead.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll try
something new this week and be
richer for the experience. What would
happen if you tried something new
every week? You'd continue to be
richer. There's no reason you can't do
this, though it will require a bit of plan-
ning. Make your list. You're extremely
creative this week, so the timing is
perfect.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Even
though the moment is ever-present, it
can be the hardest thing to find. When
stressors have your mind racing for-
ward and backward, calm down and
focus on the sounds, sights and feel-
ings of right now. Winning choices de-
pend on responding to the moment
your body is in, not the peculiar timing
of the mind.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're hard on
yourself, expecting to do and be
things that others wouldn't even
dream of demanding of themselves.
This is why you have achieved so
much in life. Yet it may also be why
you aren't so happy as some who
have achieved much less. Ease up on
yourself this week. Go for happiness.
It's a worthy goal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You think
you need control of this week's situa-
tion, but this is only the mind partici-
pating in a bad habit. You don't really
need control not of others or of
yourself. Let them live their way, and
flow freely your own way, too. If you do
have one true need this week, it's not
for control but for acceptance.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You like to
be flattered and you will be but
you draw the line at pandering. You re-
spond best to people who have more
self-esteem than that. You feel that
those who spend their time finding
ways to indulge and gratify others
should really be discovering what
their own gifts are and developing
them. You'll help facilitate this.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You're
still not sure how much to trust some-
one. Giving faith arbitrarily won't make
anyone a faithful person. Rather, it
makes for foolishness. Trust is really a
matter of knowing others so well that
you can predict their behavior. This
week, you'll place your trust carefully
and be proved correct.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You
live in a different world than the one
that prompted your parents to take so-
cial and political action for equal rights
of minorities and women. Yet you will
still find yourself fighting for equality
this week in some small but meaning-
ful way. You'll be rewarded for stand-
ing for what is just.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You
have the authority to make decisions
that affect many, though this authority
is not really yours. It's on loan from
the people who gave it to you and can
be taken back at any point. You appre-
ciate your authority and use it well, re-
alizing that you also have a deeper
power that can never be taken.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Even
though you think it would be fun to
have a compliant partner, you really
wouldn't stay interested in this kind of
relationship for long. A person who
will fall in line with whatever you want
will not pose a great enough chal-
lenge. So whatever resistance you get
from others this week, embrace it as
part of the fun.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You were
not seeking a position of power and
influence, but you'll land in one be-
cause it's how people see you. You
may not want to be bothered with
knowing that the group depends on
you, but it's the natural outcropping of
your talents. It's precisely because
you are so responsible that people
give you responsibility.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: You're
taking it to the next level this year.
Your self, home, relationships you
know what you want, and you're ready
to do the work to make it happen. The
biggest question is: Where to start?
The next six weeks helps you reorder
your values and prioritize your efforts.
A sisterly female figure will assist you
in augmenting your fortunes. August
brings a domestic makeover. You'll
travel seeking fair weather and lucra-
tive opportunity in September and be
successful on both accounts.
ACROSS
1 Actress Sonja
6 Stinger
10 Hook, e.g.
14 Grenada good-bye
15 Mimic
16 Walker Evans partner
17 Outfits
18 Stead
19 Horse color
20 Abbreviated workday
23 Rio Grande valley
26 Rarefied
27 Off course
28 Quick drive
30 Mideast land: abbr.
31 Speedy meaty treat
33 Recipe unit
34 Swiss river
35 Battle song
39 Instant
43 Actress Gardner
46 Signalled an actor
47 Pretext
48 Lynx
50 Turkish hospices
51 Theme of this puzzle
54 Intense
55 E pluribus ___
56 Etc. kin
60 Sea eagle
61 Frank's daughter
62 Vetoed
63 Kennedy takeoffs
64 Remain
65 James, et al.
DOWN
1 Sack
2 Vitamin label letters
3 Bag or ball start
4 Devour
5 Blitz
6 Diamond passes
7 Cap- ___
8 Economist, rarely
9 Former German state
10 Locust bean
11 Rabbitlike rodent
12 Conservative strand
13 More rigid
21 Pheasant brood
22 Looker
23 Part of an anti-aircraft arse-
nal
24 Throw ___
25 Muse number
28 Serene
29 Flippant
32 Drummer's success
35 Give authorization
36 Rake
37 Part of MIT
38 Summer drinks
39 Picket line crosser
40 Items recorded by first base-
men
41 Tractor trailer
42 Scrutinize
43 Stays
44 They're wooed in November
45 Missing
49 Mantuas
50 ___ Sound Silly
52 Squad
53 Charlie, for one
57 Extra line: abbr.
58 Red or Black, e.g.
59 Spike preceders: abbr.
By Holiday Mathis
Full Moon Mirror
week 6/20 - 6/26
DEAR ABBY: The letter you
printed from "Gun-Shy in
South Carolina" (March 5),
about the antics of her gun-tot-
ing, alcoholic father-in-law,
caught my attention. I'm a for-
mer mental health clinician and
program inspector. I discussed
that letter with a friend who is a
psychiatrist.
"Grandpa" has proba-
bly already violated a munici-
pal ordinance regarding
discharging a firearm in corpo-
rate limits. I agree with you that
he has endangered his grand-
children. My friend advised
that, according to the local in-
terpretation of mental health
statutes, Grandpa might be eli-
gible for involuntary commit-
ment and evaluation in a
psychiatric facility. He could be
disarmed by the police, if nec-
essary.
"Gun-Shy" should
heed her motherly instincts,
stay home and refuse to visit
Grandpa until he enters treat-
ment. Otherwise there's a high
probability that she will mourn
the loss of one or more dead
children.
Grandpa seems to
think that booze and guns make
him brave. A brave person is a
military medic, a member of
the U.S. Coast Guard and the
thousands of first responders
who demonstrate their bravery
by saving human lives, not
threatening them. In fact, many
Medal of Honor recipients earn
the award not by the number of
enemies killed, but lives saved.
-- RESPONSIBLE GUN
OWNER IN PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR RESPONSIBLE: I
agree. Some readers felt I
should have been tougher in my
response, and that Gun-Shy and
her children should not visit
Grandpa at all. Failure to act on
her fears is called child endan-
germent and could result in the
children being taken away.
Readers let me have it with
both barrels:
DEAR ABBY: Your answer
to "Gun-Shy" was off the mark!
As a vet and former law en-
forcement officer, I think the
whole family is in "wimp"
mode. For adults to watch a
drunk adult fire a gun in the air
around his family and not call
911 was ignorant and danger-
ous. ALL states have laws
about firing guns in the air (ille-
gal), firing guns while drunk
(illegal), unsecured loaded
weapons (illegal), and firing
guns around children in a home
environment (illegal). That jerk
should have been arrested! --
SMOKEY IN FLORIDA
DEAR ABBY: Thank you for
reminding your readers that
when someone shoots a gun
into the air, the bullet comes
down somewhere. A child near
my hometown died last New
Year's Eve when she stepped
outside with her grandmother to
watch the fireworks and a bullet
fell to earth and lodged in her
brain. The police believe the
gun may have been fired from a
few miles away. --
CHRISTINA IN MARYLAND
DEAR ABBY: Why didn't
you suggest a family interven-
tion for the grandfather's alco-
holism? The family could be
helped by going to Al-Anon to
learn how to detach with love
from his disease. Alcoholics
need to understand how their
drinking affects them and oth-
ers. Possible estrangement from
his grandchildren might be a
way to break through his de-
nial. -- STEVE C. IN SAN
FRANCISCO
DEAR ABBY: My friend
Michelle died last July Fourth.
She was killed because some-
one fired a gun into the air. She
was beautiful, talented and left
behind a fiance, a mother, a sis-
ter and many friends. She was
receiving her Ph.D., was a bril-
liant researcher for the CDC
and had just picked up her wed-
ding gown. She was the victim
of a senseless act caused by
someone's carelessness. --
MARSHA IN MICHIGAN
**
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
**
COPYRIGHT 2013 UNIVERSAL UCLICK
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
MOM SHOULD KEEP KIDS AWAY FROM
THEIR GUN-TOTING GRANDPA
Time Trial
TraVel anD aDVenTure
A Modern-day Search for the
By Glenda Winders
For almost as long as
I can remember I have wanted
to see the Fountain of Youth in
St. Augustine, Fla. After learn-
ing about Ponce de Leon's dis-
covery in grade school, I
imagined a colorfully tiled
Spanish fountain with refresh-
ing, magical waters cascading
down over its several bowls.
But when I finally got there, the
real thing didn't turn out to be
exactly what I had envisioned.
The first clue that my fantasies
were inaccurate came when I
picked up a brochure of local
attractions at the hotel and
found the Fountain of Youth
listed alongside the Ripley's
Believe It or Not! museum, an
alligator farm, a wax museum
and miniature golf.
I got the second and third clues
during the tram tour of the Old
Town district my family and I
took to get a feel for the area.
Instead of the fountain being
the centerpiece in the small,
perfect garden of my fancy, the
site had been turned into a
theme park. And instead of
being free because it was a na-
tional landmark, the price of
admission was $12 a head.
When the tram ride was over,
we walked back to the park and
went in under an archway with
a sign that read "Enter the Dis-
covery." Another smaller arch
led to the stone spring house
where the fountain was actually
located. It was cool and dim in-
side, and the first thing we saw
was a tableau of mannequins
dressed as Spanish soldiers and
a Timucuan Indian meeting
over a rock with water bubbling
up from it. Every camera in the
place began to click includ-
ing mine. There it was! I was
seeing it at last!
But no.
A guide told us that what we
were seeing was the scene
being reproduced as historians
believe it might have happened.
The real spring, he explained,
had long ago disappeared when
the water table dropped. He
also exploded the myth that
Ponce de Leon had come to the
New World seeking the foun-
tain. It was secondary, he said,
to the search for gold and the
wish to claim land in the name
of Spain.
"You mean we can't drink the
water?" I blurted out.
Oh, yes, he said with a reassur-
ing smile, the good news was
that the water could still be
piped to the surface. And with
that he pointed to a stone
counter from which a faucet
sprouted. A stack of plastic
cups sat nearby, and several
servings had already been
drawn. I picked one up and
gulped it down. Yet another il-
lusion shattered: The water
tasted like all of the other sul-
furous Florida water I had been
drinking not that great.
With the anticlimactic moment
behind us, we were ready to ex-
plore the rest of the park. A
check of the list of events re-
vealed that we were just in time
for the firing of the cannon. We
hustled to the corner of the park
where the weapon waited and
joined the crowd that had gath-
ered. A family of ducks swam
leisurely by, and a woman in
the crowd fretted that they
would be frightened or even
hurt by the firing.
She need not have worried. A
handsome young man wearing
the uniform of a Spanish sol-
dier stepped forth and demon-
strated how the early explorers
would have used flint to light
the fuse. When his efforts were
unsuccessful, he strode to the
cannon and turned his back to
the crowd for a few moments,
apparently so that he could fin-
ish the job with a match or a
lighter.
Once the fuse was lit, he
shouted "For Espana!" and a
booming sound followed. No
cannonball was ejected, how-
ever, and the ducks, obviously
used to this performance, didn't
even blink.
Our next stop was the Discov-
ery Globe. The show had just
started and the door was
locked, but an employee of the
park said he could use his key
to let us in since it was too
good to be missed. At the front
of the small darkened theater
was a two-story-high globe that
turned on its axis while a dis-
embodied voice talked about
the settling of "La Florida."
Then it stopped, a string of red
dots from Spain to Florida was
illuminated, dramatic music
from the movie "2001: A Space
Odyssey" played, and the lights
came up.
We were sitting there wonder-
ing what would happen next
when the rest of the audience
began to file out and we real-
ized the show was over.
From there we wandered
through the park, stopping at
the American Indian burial
grounds, some reproductions of
Indian homes and a planetar-
ium where visitors can learn
about the early explorers' navi-
gational techniques. It was late
in the day, however, and the
last show was over.
We snapped a picture of the
statue of Ponce de Leon and
were getting ready to leave
when we came upon the pea-
cock nesting area, which ex-
plained why the peacock motif
was so prevalent in the park.
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A male peacock shows off for interested females in the
nesting area at the Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, Fla.
Photo courtesy of Glenda Winders.
A tableau of mannequins at the Fountain of Youth in St. Au-
gustine, Fla., recalls the first meeting between Ponce de
Leon and the Timucuan Indians. Photo courtesy of Glenda
Winders.
susTainaBle liVing By shawn Dell Joyce
Lucky for us, it was mating season, so all of the
males had their iridescent green tail feathers
spread and vibrated them in a dramatic courting
ritual when interested females approached.
The exit route from the park led, not surpris-
ingly, through the gift shop, where every variety
of T-shirt and shot glass had "Fountain of Youth"
stamped on it and bottles of the legendary water
were for sale in every imaginable size.
We had snickered our way through the Fountain
of Youth park, but here's the thing: The history
here is serious. Within the site archeologists
from the University of Florida still work on a dig
that continues to divulge artifacts and informa-
tion from a time when only Native Americans
peopled the area and later when it was the site of
the first Spanish settlement. And while I may
have thought some of the exhibits were a bit
kitschy, I came away having learned a lot about
the Spanish influence on my own country. The
park's mission, ultimately, is to protect what
they've found and make it accessible to the rest
of us.
The fact is I wouldn't trade my visit to the foun-
tain for anything, and here's my guilty secret: I
bought one of those gaudy little bottles of water
to bring home, and just before we left the park I
ran back to the spring house for one more drink
just in case.
WHEN YOU GO
For more information on planning a visit to the
Fountain of Youth, visit
www.fountainofyouthflorida.comor
call 904-829-3168. The park is located at 11
Magnolia Ave. in St. Augustine, Fla., and is open
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets cost $12 for
adults, $11 for seniors and $8 for children 6 to
12. Younger children are free, and so is parking.
A fitting place for a meal after visiting the park
is the Columbia Restaurant, which offers authen-
tic Spanish food and decor and claims to be the
oldest restaurant in Florida:
www.columbiarestaurant.com.
Glenda Winders is a freelance writer.
A costumed interpreter at the Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, Fla., demonstrates how early
Spanish settlers used cannons to fight their enemies. Photo courtesy of Glenda Winders.
Toxic Lawns
A farmer friend pointed out to
me recently that homeowners
in our community use more
chemicals on their lawns than
most farmers use on their
crops. Sure enough, a little re-
search turned up some really
startling statistics behind the
American obsession for the
perfect lawn.
Pesticide application rates for
farmers are 2.7 pounds per
acre, while homeowners (and
lawn care companies) slather
on 3.2 to 9.8 pounds per acre.
According to a recent Virginia
Tech study, homeowners com-
monly use up to ten times as
much chemicals as farmers.
Each year, homeowners apply
at least 90 million pounds of
pesticides to their lawns and
gardens, according to the
Boston-based Toxics Action
Center. Homeowners represent
the only growth sector of the
U.S. pesticide market, as agri-
cultural uses of these chemi-
cals are declining. This market
trend was started by the pesti-
cide industry in an attempt to
establish new markets for old
products. Most lawn pesticides
were registered before 1972,
and were never tested for
many human health hazards
like carcinogenicity, neurotoxi-
city, and environmental dan-
gers.
Lawn chemical companies are
not required to list all the in-
gredients on their containers.
Many toxins are hidden on the
product label by being classi-
fied as inert. Inert does not
mean inactive and in the case
of benzene and xylene, can be
even more toxic than the listed
chemicals. Some of the listed
chemicals include components
of defoliants like Agent Or-
ange, nerve-gas type insecti-
cides and artificial hormones.
The blue meanies of lawn
chemicals are 2,4-D, Captan,
Diazinon, Dursban, Dacthal,
Dicamba and Mecocrop. These
chemicals were registered
without a full safety screening.
A combination of several of
these toxins is usually found in
on store shelves. 2,4-D is a
hormone disruptor, Dursban
concentrates in the environ-
ment, and Diazinon is an
organophosphate, which dam-
ages the nervous system. Some
of these chemicals have been
banned for use on golf courses
and sod farms due to massive
water bird deaths, but are still
widely used on lawns and gar-
dens.
Pesticides applied on lawns are
harmful to humans who inhale
them, ingest them, or absorb
them through skin contact.
These chemicals also get
tracked into our houses on our
shoes and pets. An Environ-
mental Protection Agency
study found outdoor pesticides
loads build up in carpets and
can remain there for years,
where they do not degrade
from exposure to sunlight or
rain.
This leaves our pets and chil-
dren most vulnerable, as they
most frequently play on lawns
and carpets, and breathe in
toxins. The Toxic Action Cen-
ter report notes that "children's
internal organs are still devel-
oping and maturing and their
enzymatic, metabolic, and im-
mune systems provide less nat-
ural protection than those of an
adult." Researchers caution
that children are most vulnera-
ble in the fetal and adolescent
stages when "chemical expo-
sures can permanently alter fu-
ture development."
The EPA's risk assessments in-
dicate that home lawn care
products account for 96 per-
cent of the risk associated with
using this chemical for women
of childbearing age, and that
anticipated doses are "very
close to the level of concern."
EPA's studies found that rats
exposed to the most common
lawn chemical; 2,4-D in utero
showed an increased incidence
of skeletal abnormalities such
as extra ribs and malformed
ribcages. In rabbits, 2,4-D and
its diethanolamine salt caused
abortion, skeletal abnormali-
ties, as well as developmental
neurotoxicity and endocrine
disruption. Even though many
lawn chemicals are legal, and
widely available, that doesn't
equal safe.
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 Shawn-
DellJoyce@gmail.com.
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pounds of pesticide to their lawns,
much more than farmers use.
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Second, sit down with your husband and, with-
out directing blame toward anyone, ask him to
back you up with a plan that helps contain your
father-in-law's visits. Your solution could be a
standing invitation to Dad, say, for Saturday
morning, or maybe Sunday in the late afternoon
so that he can enjoy both your company for a
couple of hours each week. When Dad is there,
give him your complete attention. Let him know
that he is fully loved.
With your husband's support secured, you
should also mention to your father-in-law that
you welcome him for this weekly visit, but be-
cause of time constraints, you'd prefer that he
call before stopping by to see if either of you are
available.
The key to successfully communicating your
message will be the words you choose and your
tone of voice. If your husband feels he can spare
more time or if he wants to give time to his fa-
ther's impulsive visits, that's his decision, but
you have now relieved yourself from any further
obligations and you've been assured of the
"couple time" you both need.
2013 John Gray's Mars Venus Advice. Distrib-
uted by Creators Syndicate. John Gray is the au-
thor of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from
Venus." If you have a question, write John in
care of this newspaper, or by email at:
www.marsvenus.com. All questions are kept
anonymous, and will be paraphrased.
Father-In-Law...
energy express By Marilynn presTon
The Pros Know! Training for Golf Makes a Hole Lot of Sense
Once upon a time, I trained to
be a golf injury prevention spe-
cialist. It did not make me a
better person, but I learned a
lot, and it stuck with me. So on
this perfect June day, I want to
shout out to all my Dear Read-
ers who golf: It's not the club.
It's not the ball. It's not even the
course. It's you.
If you train for your sport
even golf! you'll play better.
And have more fun. Your
drives will go farther because
you've connected to the concept
of strength through relaxation.
Your short game will improve
as you gain core strength, exe-
cuting your shots with more
muscle control and better bal-
ance. You'll take fewer putts be-
cause the ones you do take will
be more accurate, coming from
a place of greater confidence
and deeper focus.
And the smartest reason of all
to train for golf? You won't hurt
as much. You shouldn't have to
swig down two painkillers, and
whatever else you're swigging,
to play a round of golf. Tar-
geted training done properly,
with enthusiasm can open
your shoulders, strengthen and
stabilize your trunk muscles
and bring your entire body into
the kind of relaxed alignment
we see on display whenever we
watch the PGA tour players on
TV.
What you don't see on TV,
sadly, is how much time the
pros spend in the mobile gym
and rehab truck that follows
them around, wherever they
play. The days of Fat Jack,
Lumpy and the Walrus are
wobbling to an end, reports Jere
Longman in The New York
Times. The Tiger Woods men-
tality has taken over: Get and
stay in shape. He was ferocious
about his fitness training, and
so are most of the pro golfers
today. Many are doing 60- to
90-minute workouts, lifting
weights, doing cardio on tread-
mills and ellipticals, consulting
with trainers, body workers and
write this down! nutri-
tionists.
Pro, duffer or somewhere in be-
tween, there is plenty you can
do, way shy of 90 minutes a
day, to improve your game,
both physical and mental. Con-
sider the following:
REPETITIVE
STRESS. Compared to
running, soccer and certainly
beach volleyball, golf is not an
action sport. A collision with
another player is also highly
unlikely, unless you're texting
and stray off the cart path.
Mostly, it's a repetitive action
sport. In a typical round, you'll
bend over to pick up balls over
36 times, putt at least 40 times,
and swing the club 60 times or
more much more if you keep
an honest count.
Repetitive motions can create
muscular strains and pains, and
joint problems, too, if your
legs, back and shoulders aren't
strong or flexible enough to
take the stresses. Alignment
and posture are a huge part of
it. Study yoga for golfers, or
search for a golf-conditioning
specialist. Many golfers think
nothing of spending $500 to
$1,000 for a new driver. If you
spent that same money on a
coach, learning a proper warm-
up and other exercises, you'll
end up with a much bigger
bang for your buck.
PLAY THE
MENTAL GAME.
If you're not into the Strength
Through Relaxation theory of
golf, you're missing the mind-
body boat that sailed in decades
ago and helps account for
drives that are flying 400 feet
and beyond. Mental focus
staying in the moment, not let-
ting your mind drift to past mis-
takes or project to the future
improves your golf swing be-
cause it reduces tension. And
tension is the enemy of the re-
peatable swing.
There are mental training tech-
niques you can learn includ-
ing visualization, mindfulness,
relaxation and breathing exer-
cises if you are willing. If
you're not willing, then it's un-
likely your game will improve
much. That's OK, too. It all de-
pends on your personal goals.
STAY POSITIVE.
Don't beat yourself up during
your round of golf. The Inner
Game is played best when
you're saying positive things to
yourself. Examples do not in-
clude, "You idiot," "You fool,"
and, "What am I doing here?"
Just keep coming back to your
no-fault center. Self-depreca-
tion creates tension; humor and
gratitude release it.
Time to go. Summer hours
have kicked in. The sun is shin-
ing, the grass is singing, and
I'm dreaming about taking my
7-iron for a very long walk.
ENERGY EXPRESS-O! IM-
PROVE YOUR SCORE
"Golf is like sex. You can't be
thinking about the mechanics of
the act while you are perform-
ing." Dave Hill, 13-time
winner on the PGA tour
Marilynn Preston fitness ex-
pert, well-being coach and
speaker on healthy lifestyle is-
sues is the creator of Energy
Express, the longest-running
syndicated fitness column in the
country. She has a website,
http://marilynnpreston.com and
welcomes reader questions,
which can be sent to
MyEnergyExpress@aol.com.
COPYRIGHT 2013 ENERGYEXPRESS, LTD.
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eVeryDay cheapskaTe By Mary hunT
The Art of Consignment
Shopping
Everything I know about buying and
selling clothes on consignment I owe
to my friend Kathleen, a remarkably
well-dressed woman. She shops in
consignment stores located in upscale
areas. And, boy, can she dress. She's a
consignment seller, too. I've known
Kathleen to buy an outfit from one of
her favorite consignment stores for a
special occasion, then turn around and
sell it back into consignment the next
day. See what I mean? She's very
clever.
The consignment process is simple. If
you are a seller, the store sets its crite-
ria for accepting merchandise, and
sets the price usually 50 percent of
the new retail price. Expect a con-
signment shop to have very high stan-
dards for what they will accept: Must
be a current style, must be brought in
clean and must have no visible wear,
holes or stains.
Now your items will be put on the
sales floor and displayed for 30 to 60
days. Once sold you will receive 30 to
50 percent of the purchase price de-
pending on that store's policy.
Recently I have fallen in love with an
online consignment store, ThredUp,
that specializes in children's clothing.
I recently stopped by with my 3-year
old grandson, Eli, in mind.
I was pretty much blown away, as I
searched through size 4T. I'm talking
designer brands in the latest styles
with everything priced more like a
sale at Target, not full retail at Nord-
strom. An adorable Mickey Mouse
jacket ($6.99) and bright yellow Izod
sweater ($9.99) caught my eye.
The pictures and descriptions were so
clear and thorough, I had no doubt
about the colors, quality and condi-
tion. I grabbed them up fast because I
knew they would be perfect. My first
order came to $16.99 total, as I was
eligible for free shipping on top of
these rock-bottom prices. The items
arrived in just three days, beautifully
wrapped and just in time for "Yellow
Day" at preschool. And that jacket
what a find! It is 100 percent cotton,
with a very soft, lightly quilted lining.
I could not be happier.
ThredUp customers can also sell
items on consignment to earn store
credit to buy more clothes or for cash
via PayPal. ThredUp sent me a big
bag with my order, inviting me to fill
it up with items that meet its high
standards and return it following the
printed instructions. It doesn't get
much easier than that.
You know that I never recommend
products and services that I do not use
myself and believe in. You can add
ThredUp to our EC list of reliable re-
sources.
The folks at ThredUp have kindly of-
fered EC readers a $10 off coupon,
which you can get at EverydayCheap-
skate.com/ThredUp. (This coupon
cannot be combined with other offers
and does not apply to shipping.) What
a lovely gesture, ThredUp. Thanks!
As soon as I put a period on this sen-
tence, I'm calling Kathleen to tell her
that ThredUp just opened its new
women's shop.
Mary Hunt is the founder of
www.DebtProofLiving.com, a per-
sonal finance member website. You
can email her at mary@everyday-
cheapskate.com, or write to Everyday
Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress,
CA 90630.
The saVage TruTh on Money By Terry saVage
Center of the Universe
Every American alive
today has grown up with
the belief that the United
States is the center of
the universe econom-
ically, politically and
militarily. But now we are being
challenged in a new global economic
battle, one that will take some tricky
navigation to lead us to economic suc-
cess.
Seniors remember winning World War
II and the generous Marshall Plan that
helped Europe recover. Helping for-
mer enemies created global growth
that helped America rebound. Baby
boomers remember Nikita Krushchev
pounding his shoe on the table and
threatening to bury us only to have
the Soviet Union capitulate, with the
Berlin Wall torn down and the spread
of Western economics. Gen X and
Gen Y grew up in a time of technol-
ogy expansion that led to increased
prosperity.
Only in the past few years has Amer-
ica's bright promise faced challenges,
seemingly on all fronts. Our debts are
mounting, our jobs continue to disap-
pear, and the costs of fighting a global
war against terrorism are affecting our
domestic economy.
Plus, on the international front, we
have a new economic challenge in the
growth of China. Unlike those decades
when we fought the Cold War with the
Soviet Union, it's not so easy to decide
whether we are confronting an enemy
or a trading partner or a rescuer. Per-
haps, it's a bit of all three. But we can-
not afford to be ignorant of the drama
that is determining our future. And we
cannot let domestic political consider-
ations override economic reality.
The issues of dealing with China were
front and center in the recent "sum-
mit" meeting between President
Obama and Chinese President Xi Jin-
ping. Here are some of the critical
economic issues that must be navi-
gated:
China lends money to the U.S.
The one issue that is not discussed, but
underlies all other topics, is the fact
that China now holds more than $1
trillion of our national debt. That is,
they are lending us money and cur-
rently, they are lending us money to fi-
nance our deficits at a very low rate.
Of course, it may be argued that this is
in China's best interests, as well. They
keep America's economy going, so
that Americans are in a position to buy
more "stuff" made in China! That
keeps their system growing and cre-
ates Chinese prosperity. Still, America
is the debtor nation and that gives
China an unspoken edge that America
has never previously had to face.
America needs Chinese eco-
nomic growth. Now there's the great
irony of our situation. Our stock mar-
ket reacts as much to reports of Chi-
nese economic growth (or lack of it)
as it does to our own economic re-
ports. When it appears China's growth
is slowing, our stock market falls. Bad
news for China's economy calls into
question the growth rate of many
American businesses that trade with
China, as well as the possibilities for
global economic growth. The Chinese
have become consumers, as well as
producers.
China's currency is not (yet)
freely traded. China is moving to-
ward a freely traded currency, so that
future as currency exchange rates will
reflect economic differences, adjusting
costs of traded products, just as mar-
kets now do between the U.S. dollar,
the Canadian dollar, the euro and the
yen. Eventually, freely traded currency
markets will help balance out the cost
to America of Chinese imports. Until
then, Chinese imports will look
"cheap" to American buyers.
But China will not be bullied into al-
lowing its currency to be freely traded.
Just as Japan has intervened in its mar-
kets to make its currency (and exports)
appear "cheap" to global buyers of
Japanese products, the Chinese "inter-
vene" by fixing exchange rates, to
keep their exports attractive, as well.
China challenges cybersecurity
and U.S. patents. That's an accusa-
tion that is well-documented. Theft of
patented technology, pirated intellec-
tual property and outright cyber-pene-
tration of government and corporate
secrets is well documented. Coming to
agreement on these issues requires a
common acceptance of basic stan-
dards. Even in war, there are global
conventions accepted by both sides.
But that kind of mutual agreement on
the basics has, so far, remained elu-
sive. How can you come to an eco-
nomic agreement if you can't find
some grounds for trust?
America needs China to create
stability in Asia. Specifically, China
is North Korea's largest donor of aid,
foreign investor and trading partner.
Given the inability of the United
States to prevail on North Korea in
any meaningful way, it is essential that
China become involved. In fact, ex-
perts see this week's meeting between
North and South Korean representa-
tives the first communication in
months as a direct result of pres-
sure from the Chinese, demonstrating
their power in advance of the presi-
dential summit.
So, is China friend or
foe? Are we rooting for the success
of their economy or their failure? In
recent months, we have seen reports
that Chinese imports have fallen, re-
flecting a slowdown in domestic de-
mand. If China slows, do we cheer
and claim victory or suffer along
with them? If their credit bubble
bursts, do we worry that their domes-
tic economic problems could cause
them to withdraw their bids for global
companies, resources and products?
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liFelong healTh By Dr. DaViD lipschiTz
CT Scan Recommended for Highest-Risk Patients
Computerized tomography can
detect potentially curable lung
cancer, but should everyone
have a CT scan?
Cancer of the lung accounts for
more deaths annually (159,480)
than breast, colon and prostate
cancer combined. The Ameri-
can Cancer Society estimates
there will be 228,190 newly di-
agnosed lung cancers in 2013,
almost equally divided between
men and women, accounting
for 14 percent of all cancer di-
agnoses and 27 percent of all
cancer deaths.
Lung cancer is almost univer-
sally fatal, unless identified in
the very earliest of stages when
the cancer is very small and has
not spread to lymph nodes or
invaded the main airways of
the lung. This is referred to as
Stage 1A lung cancer and is po-
tentially curable by surgery.
Even here, only 49 percent of
these people live longer than
five years.
Sadly by the time they are di-
agnosed, most tumors have
spread beyond Stage 1A, and
the chances of surviving more
than five years is less than 5
percent.
Because small cancers poten-
tially can be cured, much effort
has focused on early detection
in patients who are felt to be at
high risk of developing the dis-
ease. While the American Can-
cer Society does not
recommend screening for peo-
ple with average risk, it does
recommend such screening if
you are age 55 to 74, in fairly
good health and either continue
to smoke or have stopped
smoking in the past 15 years.
The criteria apply to people
who are or have been heavy
smokers. This is expressed as
"pack years smoked," calcu-
lated by multiplying the packs
of cigarettes smoked daily by
the number of years smoked.
To be a candidate for screen-
ing, they should be at least a
30-pack year smoker (for ex-
ample, two packs daily for 15
years).
Recent research has focused on
the value of performing annual,
low-dose computerized tomog-
raphy (CT) scans to detect cur-
able cancers.
Compared to a regular CT scan
that has a radiation exposure
equivalent to between 200 and
500 X-rays, the low-dose scan
has an exposure equivalent to
only 15 X-rays. The low-dose
CT is a rapid test, completed in
less than a minute.
A paper published in the New
England Journal of Medicine
compared the value of screen-
ing by annual lowdose CT
scans in 26,715 highrisk candi-
dates to screening an equal
number by annual chest X-rays.
A total of 292 lung cancers
were diagnosed using the low-
dose CT scan compared to 190
in the chest X-ray group. A
total of 158 Stage 1, potentially
curable cancers were identified
by low-dose CT compared to
70 by chest X-ray.
No question, low-dose CT
scans identified more curable
lung cancers. What is not
known, however, is whether the
downsides of the low-dose CT
outweigh the potential benefits.
Suspicious abnormalities were
identified in 7,197 (27 percent)
of patients undergoing low-
dose CT scan compared to
2,387 (9.2 percent) of patients
screened by chest X-ray. To
confirm the diagnosis, these pa-
tients required additional test-
ing, including regular CT
scans, more imaging studies,
bronchoscopies and lung
biopsies.
And if the screening test is per-
formed annually, risks from ra-
diation exposure, as well as
complications from invasive
biopsies will increase exponen-
tially.
While costs should not be the
only consideration, the addi-
tional tests, potential harm of
irradiation and complications
of lung biopsies in patients
found not to have lung cancer
are causes for serious concern.
In addition, interpretation of
low-dose CT scans in patients
with significant lung problems
requires a great deal of skill
and experience and will vary
widely from center to center.
Currently, the yield of curable
lung cancers identified in rela-
tion to the downsides of screen-
ing is much smaller than that
for breast and prostate cancer
screening. Given the controver-
sies that exist in the benefits of
screening for these cancers,
much more work will be
needed to refine and improve
accuracy before lung cancer
screening becomes widely ac-
cepted.
Many hospitals are now offer-
ing low-dose CT lung cancer
screenings for as little as $90 to
$200. Before considering hav-
ing this test, make sure you
qualify as high risk and under-
stand that a "suspicious" find-
ing will lead to many more
tests and potential risks not
to mention the anxiety of think-
ing you might have lung can-
cer.
David Lipschitz is the author
of the book "Breaking
the Rules of Aging."
Like all generations, America will be tested in a new global con-
figuration. And unless we get it right economically, the outcome
will be costly. That's the Savage Truth.
Terry Savage is a registered investment adviser and is on the
board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She appears weekly
on WMAQ-Channel 5's 4:30 p.m. newscast, and can be reached at
www.terrysavage.com. She is the author of the new book, "The
New Savage Number: How Much Money
Do You Really Need to Retire?"
COPYRIGHT 2013 TERRYSAVAGE PRODUCTIONS
Center of the Universe...
Dr. David Lipschitz
'Tween 12 anD 20 By Dr. roBerT wallace
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16 and, if I must say so myself, a
pretty good kid. I'm on the honor roll at school, and I teach
Sunday School at my church. I've never experimented with
drugs, alcohol or premarital sex. I've got a boyfriend who
my parents approve of, and I have an open, wonderful re-
lationship with my parents.
I'm vice president of my sophomore class and also a yell
leader. Since I'm a very active teen, I need a certain
amount of money to survive. I'd like to get a part-time job,
but my parents won't let me. They believe that all of my
spare time should be directed toward my studies.
My problem is that I need $25 per week for my necessities
-food (snacks), yearbook, movie tickets, etc. My parents
do buy all of my clothes and give me $2 every day for my
lunch, but they only give me $15 a week allowance. That
really limits my lifestyle. What can I do to get them to raise
my allowance to $25 per week? Please hurry with your an-
swer. Janeen, San Antonio, Tex.
JANEEN: Asking for a 67 percent raise in "pay" is asking
a lot. Chances would be better if you asked for $3 and
learned to budget your money. Be thankful that you have a
fair allowance. Many teens would be thrilled to have $15 a
week spending money.
I agree with your parents refusing to say yes when you in-
quired about getting a part-time job. You are considered a
full-time student, and this should dominate your time.
Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although
he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer
as many as possible in this column. Email him at
rwallace@galesburg.net.
Learn How to Budget Your Allowance
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Take a Stab at 'The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing'
ViDeo gaMe reViews By JeB haughT
DEVELOPER: Neocore Games
PUBLISHER: Neocore Games
SYSTEM: Windows PC
PRICE: $14.99
ESRB RATING: Teen
REVIEW RATING: 4.0 stars
(out of 5)
The atrocious
"Van Helsing" movie released
in 2004 left such a sour taste in
my mouth that I've been unable
to ... err ... sink my teeth into
anything related to the fran-
chise ever since. Fortunately,
Neocore Games' action/RPG
title "The Incredible Adven-
tures of Van Helsing" reinvents
the franchise in a fun and excit-
ing way!
Instead of playing as the infa-
mous vampire hunter, players
take on the role of his son as he
cleanses Borgovia of deadly su-
pernatural creatures. Borgovia
is a dark surrealistic land filled
with subtle Steam-
punk touches that
combine ad-
vanced weaponry,
steam-powered devices, science
and magic.
Like traditional RPGs, this title
offers players the ability to ac-
cept various quests to earn XP
that advances Van Helsing's
level and abilities. I really
enjoy the ability to choose
which statistics to enhance as
well as the actual skills to learn.
Speaking of which, the skill
tree for both melee and ranged
weapons is extremely ad-
vanced, with options like learn-
ing fireballs and then enhancing
them with extra power and/or
damage over time.
Scavenging for loot is also ex-
tremely rewarding. Too many
modern RPGs limit this ability,
so I appreciate being able to
find and use various weapons,
armor, and accessories that
offer a wide variety of statisti-
cal advantages. It's also cool to
customize weapons and armor
with gems that enhance their
benefits.
Adding humorous banter and
handy combat assistance is Van
Helsing's ethereal cohort Lady
Katarina. She can be cus-
tomized in a wide variety of
ways, ranging from what skills
are used to how she fights, and
she can also be sent off to sell
extra loot. Now that's what I
call a handy companion.
It would be nice to have the
ability to rotate the screen, and
some battles can get confusing
due to the large number of ene-
mies onscreen. However, "The
Incredible Adventures of Van
Helsing" is still a surprisingly
enjoyable adventure.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM.
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ust-Have
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Q&A
Treats, trickery key
to pilling your pet
Q: I dont want to be a bad pet owner, but I just cant get
pills down my dog. What can I do? via Facebook
A: I know you know that any medication prescribed for
your pet will be of no use if it doesnt get into your pet as pre-
scribed. But you are certainly not alone with this problem. Let me
recommend some strategies to make the pill-popping easier:
Pop and treat. Have your veterinarian demonstrate. Al-
ways start with a positive attitude and end with a treat and praise.
You can find pill guns through pet retailers that help with getting
the pill quickly in the right place.
Stealth. Perhaps the most popular method is to hide the
pill in something pets love, although many pets may figure this out
soon enough and start eating around the pill. Try treats that are de-
signed for pill-popping, such as Pill Pockets: Theyre yummy little
bits with pockets for hiding the treats.
Presto-chango. For pets who just wont tolerate pills (or
people who just hate giving them), ask your veterinarian about
using a compounding pharmacy. These businesses take all manner
of medications and turn them into edible treats in pet-friendly fla-
vors.
New technologies. Ask your veterinarian for the latest
options. The medication youre using may be available in an easier-
to-use format, such as transdermal.
No matter what, always give pet medications exactly as
prescribed to the end of the supply. If you have questions or prob-
lems, or if the condition hasnt improved after the medications are
gone, you must call your veterinarian for advice on the health of
your pet.
If you need help, ask! Your veterinarian wants your pet to
get better just as much as you do. Dr. Marty Becker
Do you have a pet question? Send it to
petconnection@gmail.com or
visit Facebook.com/
DrMartyBecker.
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Your Door Say About You?
MAUMEE, OHIO Are you
an introvert with an orange
front door? If so, youre send-
ing mixed messages to your
friends and neighbors. Accord-
ing to national color expert
Kate Smith, you should try to
match the color of your entry
door with your personality to
give guests a preview of the
owner inside the home.
An entry door painted a bold
shade of orange says Im
friendly, fun-loving and enjoy
getting together with people so
thats the color for an extrovert
and perhaps not the best choice
for someone who has a more
reserved personality, says
Smith, president and chief color
maven of Sensational Color.
Since the front door is the key
feature on a house that offers
homeowners the most flexibil-
ity in color choice, this is a
good place for people to let
their personality shine
through.
Smith suggests homeowners
purchase smooth, paintable
doors for their homes so they
can select and add the color that
best reflects their personality. I
love Classic-Craft Canvas
Collection fiberglass entry
doors from Therma-Tru, says
Smith. You can paint these
doors any hue you wish to ex-
press yourself while quickly
adding a colorful accent to your
home.
According to Smith, heres a
look at what different paint col-
ors on entry doors of the home
say about the occupants inside:
Red --- tells the world to
look at me! This bright color
says Im not afraid of standing
out or saying whats on my
mind.
White --- says that I pre-
fer things that are organized,
neat and clean. Even if my
home isnt always this way, I
wish it were!
Green --- tells the world
that you have traditional values
and enjoy being a member of
the community.
Black --- says Im consis-
tent, conservative and reserved
in my manner as well as my ap-
proach to color. With a black
door Im saying my design
style is timeless rather than
trendy.
Blue tells people you are
naturally at ease in most situa-
tions and people are attracted to
your easygoing personality.
Yellow--- says you have
a personality similar to green,
but a bit less traditional. Youre
most likely a leader or organ-
izer of a group.
Purple --- reveals a free
spirited person who is com-
fortable taking risks, thinking
differently and dreaming big.
Homeowners should remem-
ber they dont always have to
go bright and bold with color
on their front doors to make a
positive impression, says
Smith. Muted colors like sage
green, colonial blue and copper
sunset are all striking colors
that enhance a home while
showing your true colors.
In my mind, the really terrific
thing about having a paintable
front door is the ability to
change your doors color over
time.
Classic Craft Canvas - Red with Savannah glass
You may start out with a conservative black door but transition
over the years to more of a hunter green or ocean blue. Having
the ability to paint your entry door allows you to update your
homes exterior while sharing your evolving personality with
the neighborhood!
For more details on exterior colors on the home, visit
http://www.thermatru.com
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Slip Your Rooms Into
Something Cool for
Summer
By Rose Bennett Gilbert
Q: My grandmother still
switches her house from winter
to summer. She puts on white
slipcovers and takes down the
heavy draperies. It's a lot of
work, but the house does feel
refreshed and cooler. My
grandmother is from the Old
Country. Do people still make
seasonal changes? Not my gen-
eration.
A: We have Willis Haviland
Carrier to thank for that. He
who invented air conditioning
has lightened the seasonal load
for housekeepers ever since.
Actually, Carrier called it his
"Apparatus for Treating Air,"
when he patented his splendid
invention in l906 (soon after
winning a master's in engineer-
ing at Cornell University). That
"apparatus" not only lets all of
us live in year-round comfort
today, it has made home life
possible at all in extreme areas
like Florida, Houston and Ari-
zona.
Still, there's something to be
said for decorating cool, too.
Even in these days of "all-sea-
son" fabrics, doesn't it give us a
spiritual lift to switch our per-
sonal wardrobes from dark and
thick and winter-cozy to whites
and pastels, crisp linens and
summer-fresh gauzy sheers?
Visual air conditioning works
the same magic in our homes.
The living room we show here
is cool in every sense of the
word. And no wonder: It's de-
signed by Mariette Himes
Gomez (www.mariettehimes-
gomez.com, one of the most
applauded interior designers in
the U.S.
That she is also an architect
(who trained with the likes of
Edward Durell Stone) is easy to
see in her clean lines, calm col-
ors and the classic style of her
furniture, which, by the way, is
available through Hickory
Chair Furniture Co., an Ameri-
can classic since 1911 (hicko-
rychair.com).
Summer-izing ideas to be
gained from this room: light
colors, uncluttered surfaces and
uncomplicated window treat-
ments. Slick and shine, as on
the tabletops, effectively lowers
the visual temperature, too.
Q: What's cooking in today's
kitchens?
A: Open floor plans. Sleek
styling. The isolated work is-
land it's all business, all on
one level and not at all about
coziness and kibitzers, let alone
kids doing homework while
you cook.
Summertime, and the livin' is cool, calm and collectible the furniture is from Hickory Chair, de-
signed by Mariette Himes Gomez. Photo: Courtesy Hickory chair.
As seen and reported by New
York kitchen expert/author/blogger
Leslie Clagett, the "modern"
kitchen island floats alone, seat-
less, in the middle of the floor.
That's the news from Living
Kitchen 2013, the trend-forward
trade show that happens every two
years in Cologne. This year, some
160 exhibitors showed off their
furniture, design ideas and some
way-out technology that may soon
be showing up on this side of the
globe, Leslie told the New York
Chapter of the IFDA (International
Furnishings and Design Assn.,
ifda.com).
Innovations to watch for or
watch out for: the independent
work island, ("Go sit in the next
room while I cook".) Hidden cook-
tops. (push a button to raise or
lower to suit your cooking height.)
Articulated faucets that dispense
chilled water with/without carbon-
ation. Smart counters that offer
recipe advice set out whatever
ingredients you have and it will
suggest dishes that combine them
(see Intel's "OASIS" Object-
Aware Situated Interactive Sys-
tem). Dare leave the ice cream out,
and OASIS will warn that it's
melting.
Also in the works: in-refrigerator
cameras that look around and tell
what you're running out of. As if
we really need another device
that's programmed to be a nag!
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the author
of "Manhattan Style" and
six other books on interior design.
Extra! Extra!
Q: My husband is retiring after a long career in newspaper journalism
(his paper downsized, and he says he's not interested in doing "E-news").
I am redoing his home office and want to commemorate his 25 years as a
"real" editor. I read the column where you mentioned wallpapering with
newspaper clippings. How does that work? (I'm not very crafty).
A: Do I have a scoop for you, hot off the presses! One of the oldest
wallpaper manufacturers in the U.S. is making design news these days:
the American Classics Collection from York Wallcovering
(yorkwall.com) includes "Headline News," a pattern in black-and-white
to be read allover.
Your husband should feel Extra! Extra! special in his new home office
surrounded by banner headlines and breaking stories. Best news for you:
The wallpaper comes pre-pasted, making it a cinch for even the unhandy
to dip-and-press into place. It's also washable and strippable, so you can
peel it off and start again when it's time for the next edition.
Dcor Score...
Wallpaper Makes News!
These walls really do talk! Read all about it, floor-to-
ceiling, on wallpaper that makes design headlines.
Photo: Courtesy York Wallcoverings.
Putting Heart and Soul Into Your Home
Q: I don't even know how to
phrase my question about deco-
rating. Our home is comfort-
able enough, but it's lacking
something. Call it personality
or maybe attitude. I just don't
feel like it's welcoming, not
even to us who live here.
Maybe I need an analyst, not a
decorator?
A: An "attitude adjustment" is
what I'd suggest. For you, not
the house.
When you think of homes in
which you truly feel "at-home,"
what do you think of first?
Probably not the color scheme
or wallpaper, furniture or ac-
cessories. What makes a home
memorable is an elusive quality
that radiates from the home-
owners themselves.
Fashion designer Donna Karan
calls it "soul." Cultural critic
and curator Karen Lehrman
Bloch calls it "deep beauty." In
her new book, "The Inspired
Home" (due out in September
from Harper Design, Harper-
Collins.com), the author de-
fines deep beauty as "a home so
authentic and elegant it has the
capacity to touch us not just
emotionally, but spiritually."
Leaf through the book, which
visits "soulful" homes around
the world (including Donna
Karan's, who wrote its fore-
word), and it's easy to see what
the author means. Just not so
easy to translate it into one's
own home. So Lehrman Bloch
offers five guidelines to help
you create "deep beauty" under
your own roof.
Learn to "feel visu-
ally." Let yourself be emo-
tionally touched by the sofa
you choose, inspired by the art
you hang, she advises.
Forget perfection. Na-
ture is not perfect, Lehrman
Bloch points out. It's the imper-
fections - of an object, fabric,
or person that often "make
them real to our brains."
Edit, edit, edit. "Our
brains actually prefer minimal-
ism," the author says. But re-
member, minimalism doesn't
have to feel austere or soul-
less.
Create good flow. By
which she means, add that ele-
ment of surprise that "infuses
us with energy and optimism."
Cultivate true ele-
gance. Neither staid nor
stuffy nor tradition-bound, true
elegance feels both fresh and
grounded, innovative and
grand. "And it can have an im-
mediate effect on our psyches,"
the author promises. "We can't
help ourselves: Elegance breeds
elegance."
Q: Does your hometown need
a facelift?
A: Benjamin Moore is waiting
to hear from you. The giant
paint company has announced a
nationwide initiative called
"Main Street Matters," which is
designed to revitalize commu-
nities across North America,
Vote by June 30 on which 20
American and Canadian com-
munities will get a professional
paint makeover by Benjamin
Moore and members of the
Painting and Decorating Con-
tractors of America. There are
more than 100 cities in the run-
ning;
cast your vote at paintwhatmat-
ters.com.
Benjamin Moore is partnering
with a slew of other organiza-
tions, including local Chambers
of Commerce and Brad Pitt's
initiative, Make It Right.
According to the Benjamin
Moore press announcement,
work will begin this summer,
and by the end of the coming
year, all 20 of the winning
Main Streets should be spruced
up and sparkling.
Color us impressed.
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the au-
thor of "Manhattan Style" and
six other books on
interior design.
The luxe, calm dining room of designer, boutique owner Catherine Weyeneth Bezencon nourishes
both body and soul in her 'deeply beautiful' home in the Rhone Alpes region of France.
Photo: Courtesy HarperCollins, "The Inspired Home."
The Livin' Is Easy as all Outdoors
Q: We need a bigger house
our daughter and her husband
are coming back to live with us.
Instead of moving, we are
thinking about adding a deck
out back to gain more family
living space. Our climate is rel-
atively mild all year 'round, so
we can use the outdoors for
nearly eight months out of the
year. Is this a crazy idea?
A: If so, there are a lot of other
families who are just as crazy
about finding more living space
outdoors.
A recent survey by IFDA (In-
ternational Furnishing and De-
sign Assn.) showed that more
than one third of their members
(35 percent) believe that the
trend to outdoor living will
only continue to grow between
now and 2020. But it has to be
low-maintenance living, they
say nobody much wants to
deal with traditional amenities
like swimming pools or hot
tubs both earned thumbs-
down from 44.9 percent of
IFDA's members.
By contrast, nearly half these
design industry professionals
turned green thumbs up on gar-
dening and landscaping, low-
maintenance landscaping and
vegetable gardening, that is.
And here's a number that will
especially interest you: more
than a quarter of the designers
surveyed see Americans doing
more and more of their enter-
taining in the Great Outdoors.
So you are right in step, plan-
ning to develop more al fresco
living space. You can make it
low-maintenance, too, by using
some of the remarkable high-
tech materials that are now
available on the outdoor mar-
ket.
For example, the comfortably
furnished pergola we show here
is constructed of PVC wrapped
over a core of structural alu-
minum. The PVC itself is made
are you ready? - from recy-
cled materials like plastic bags,
the kind you get with your gro-
ceries and home-delivered
newspapers.
The manufacturer, Trex
(trex.com), claims to be the
world's largest recycler of plas-
tic bags. They are also the
world's largest manufacturer of
what they call "high-perfor-
mance, wood-alternative" deck-
ing and railings warranteed not
to crack, peel, chip, scratch or
blister, at least, for the next 20
years.
More good news: The pergolas
come in DIY kits and a choice
of nine new colors, so you can
be as trend-forward as you are
environmentally sound. De-
pending on size, the kits run be-
tween $4,300 and $13,500, not
a bad bottom line for eight
months' extra living space.
Q: What else old now comes
in new colors?
A: Formica, the plastic lami-
nate that's been around so long
it's become the generic name
for the entire category of imita-
tion materials.
Celebrating its 100th year on
the world's countertops and
elsewhere, Formica has intro-
duced a new palette of bright
colors including oranges,
reds and blues in
four subtle patterns by Abbott
Miller of the design studio Pen-
tagram.
After aping naturals like wood
grain and stone for the past
century or so, the new collec-
tion is not imitation anything,
it's real Formica (formica.com).
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-
author of "Manhattan Style'
and six other books on
interior design.
Get out! Add more al fresco living space like this DIY pergola, made of recycables like yesterday's plastic bags. Photo courtesy Trex.
PHOTO BY FORMICA.COM
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Open Nationwide 06/21/13
Runtime 102 min
MPAA Rating G
Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Peter
Sohn, Joel Murray, Sean P. Hayes, Dave Foley, Charlie Day, Alfred Molina, Tyler
Labine, Nathan Fillion, Aubrey Plaza, Bobby Moynihan, Noah Johnston, Julia
Sweeney, Bonnie Hunt, John Krasinski, Bill Hader, Beth Behrs, Bob Peterson,
John Ratzenberger
Genre Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animated
Synopsis Ever since he was a kid monster, Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) has
dreamed of becoming a Scarer. To make his dream a reality, he enrolls at Mon-
sters University. During his first semester, he meets Sulley (John Goodman), a
natural-born Scarer. Sulley and Mike engage in a fierce rivalry that ultimately
gets them both kicked out of MU's elite Scare Program. To make things right,
Mike and Sulley -- along with a bunch of misfit monsters -- will have to learn to
work together.
WORLD WAR Z
Runtime 115 min
MPAA Rating PG-13 for Intense
Frightening Zombie Seq, Disturb-
ing Images, Violence.
Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos,
James Badge Dale, Daniella
Kertesz, Matthew Fox, David
Morse, Fana Mokoena, Abigail
Hargrove, Sterling Jerins, Ludi
Boeken, Fabrizio Zacharee Guido
Genre Action, Horror
Synopsis When former U.N. in-
vestigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt)
and his family get stuck in urban
gridlock, he senses that it's no or-
dinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly,
the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus, spread through a single
bite, is turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking
and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry
leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and,
with luck, a way to halt its spread.
THIS IS THE END
Runtime 107 min
MPAA Rating R for Crude and
Sexual Content, Brief Graphic
Nudity, Drug Use, Pervasive
Language, Some Violence.
Starring James Franco, Jonah
Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel,
Danny McBride, Craig Robin-
son, Michael Cera, Emma Wat-
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Krumholtz, Christopher Mintz-
Plasse, Rihanna, Martin Starr,
Paul Rudd, Channing Tatum,
Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Saman-
tha Ressler, Douglas M. Griffin
Genre Comedy, Horror
Synopsis In Hollywood, actor James Franco is throwing a party
with a slew of celebrity pals. Among those in attendance are his
buddies Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride
and Craig Robinson. Suddenly, an apocalypse of biblical propor-
tions erupts, causing untold carnage among Tinseltown's elite
and trapping Franco's party in his home. As the world they knew
disintegrates outside, cabin fever and dwindling supplies threaten
to tear the six friends apart.
MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING
Runtime 109 min
MPAA Rating PG-13 for Some
Sexuality, Brief Drug Use.
Starring Amy Acker, Alexis
Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Fran
Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Sean
Maher, Clark Gregg, Reed Dia-
mond, Spencer Treat Clark, Riki
Lindhome, Tom Lenk, Ashley
Johnson, Emma Bates, Paul M. Meston, Romy Rosemont, Elsa
Guillet-Chapuis
Genre Romantic comedy
Synopsis After a successful campaign against his rebellious
brother, Don John (Sean Maher), Don Pedro (Reed Diamond)
visits the governor of Messina. With him are Benedick (Alexis
Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz). While there, Claudio falls
for the governor's daughter, Hero (Jillian Morgese), while
Benedick engages in a war of words with Beatrice (Amy Acker),
the governor's niece. While Don Pedro tries to trick Benedick
and Beatrice into falling in love, Don John tries to tear Claudio
and Hero apart.
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Runtime 108 min
MPAA Rating R for sexual con-
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Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie
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Rachel Tsangari, Xenia
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Before the clock strikes midnight, we will again become part of
their story.
FRANCES HA
Runtime 85 min
MPAA Rating R for Sexual Refer-
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Starring Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sum-
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Charlotte d'Amboise, Grace Gummer,
Patrick Heusinger, Michael Esper,
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Genre Comedy
Synopsis Frances (Greta Gerwig)
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Brooklyn as she looks for a job and a
stable partner.
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Rated: PG-13
Genre: Action/Adventure SciFi/Fantasy
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary
powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man,
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what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him
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hilation and become the symbol of hope for all
mankind.
Starring: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Amy
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Christopher Meloni, Jadin Gould, Laurence Fishburne, Dylan
Sprayberry
The Internship
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
After old-school salesmen Billy (Vince
Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) find
themselves downsized, Billy decides that,
despite their complete lack of technological
savvy, they should work for Google. The
friends somehow manage to finagle intern-
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head out to Silicon Valley. Viewed with dis-
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Now Showing
THE BLING RING
Runtime 90 min
MPAA Rating R
for Teen Drug
and Alcohol Use,
Some Sexual Ref-
erences, Lan-
guage.
Starring Israel
Broussard, Katie
Chang, Taissa
Farmiga, Claire
Julien, Georgia
Rock, Emma
Watson, Leslie
Mann, Gavin
Rossdale, Erin
Daniels, Halston
Sage, Stacy Ed-
wards, Nina
Siemaszko
Genre Crime
drama, Docud-
rama, Comedy
Synopsis A
teenager (Israel Broussard) and his gang of fame-obsessed
youths (Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga) use the Internet to track
the whereabouts of celebrities, then rob their homes
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Out & About
Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are
from June 20th - 26th, 2013
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CENTRAL
El Paso Diablos
Baseball - The minor
league team plays home games
at Cohen Stadium in Northeast
El Paso. Game is 7:05 p.m.
(6:05 p.m. Sunday). Informa-
tion, ticket prices and season
packages: 755-2000 or diab-
los.com. June 20-23: Sioux
Falls Pheasants
Viva El Paso!
The summertime pageant re-
turns to McKelligon Canyon
Amphitheatre for its 36th sea-
son 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Sat-
urdays, June 14-Aug. 10,
offering an array of multicol-
ored costumes, electrifying mu-
sical production numbers, and
legendary characters. The out-
door musical extravaganza
highlights the four major cul-
tures of the region, through
drama, song and dance, that
have called El Paso home: Na-
tive American, Spanish Con-
quistadors, Mexican and
Western American. Director is
Jaime Barba of UTEP Depart-
ment of Theatre and Dance.
Tickets:$18- $24 and $18 ($4
off children ages 2-12; $2 off
military and seniors 65 and
older). Group discounts avail-
able for groups of 20 by calling
231-1100, ext. 5. Information:
elpasolive.com.
Dinners served 6:30 to 7:30
p.m.; must be purchased in ad-
vance. by noon Friday the
weekend of the event.
A Spanish-language perform-
ance is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July
21. Dinner served 5:30 to 6:30
p.m.
Summer Reper-
tory El Paso Community
College Performers Studio
presents its 2013 Summer
Repertory Season shows at the
Transmountain Campus Forum
Theatre on Hwy 54 (Diana
exit). Showtime is 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday,
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds
benefit EPCC Performance
Studies student scholarships.
Tickets: $15 general admission;
$10 non-EPCC students; $7
EPCC students/seniors. Box of-
fice open at 6 p.m. (1 p.m. for
matinees) on show dates. Infor-
mation: 831-5056, 637-4029 or
epcc.edu.
June 20-23: Next To Nor-
mal, Tony and Pulitzer Prize
winning musical with book and
lyrics by Brian Yorkey and
music by Tom Kitt. Directed by
Keith Townsend. Next To
Normal is a contemporary mu-
sical that explores how one
suburban household copes with
crisis.
Arts and Craft
Fair El Paso Parks and
Recreation, hosts the fair 9:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 22, at Veterans Center,
5301 Salem. Admission is free;
vendor space available for $5 a
table. Information: 821-8909.
Melodies at the
Park El Paso Parks and
Recreations free outdoor
music concerts are 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. selected at various city
parks. June 23: Mainstreet
Band at Shawver Park, 8100
Independence. Information:
544-0753 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Ellen Wilson The
inspirational singer performs 7
to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at
Unity El Paso, 1420 Alabama,
as part of its Summer Events
Series. Wilson will perform se-
lections from her album Des-
tiny as well as some new
compositions just released. Her
CDs will be available for sale
at the event. Tickets: $10. In-
formation: 566-5544 or unityel-
paso.org.
3OH!3 The free
monthly Let Freedom Sing
summer concert series presents
the pop duo 3OH!3 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, at Fort
Blisss Freedom Crossings
event lawn. The public is wel-
come; early arrival is encour-
aged. Information: 564-5311 or
freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com
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Best known for their single
Dont Trust Me, they also
had a Top Ten hit with their
remix of Starstrukk with
Katy Perry. Other hits include
My First Kiss (featuring
Kesha), and their most recent
hit, Back to Life.
EASTSIDE
Bowl for Kids
Sake Big Brothers and
Big Sisters of El Pasos 13th
annual Bowl for Kids Sake
noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, June
22, at Bowl El Paso, 11144 Pel-
licano. Teams of five enjoy a
day of Rock-N-Bowl with a
live DJ, free food and bowling
and prizes. Teams choose two-
hour block in which they wish
to compete (noon to 2 p.m. 2 to
4 p.m., 4 to 6 p.m. or 6 to 8
p.m.). Cost: $60 per team mem-
ber ($300 per team of five). In-
formation/donations: 544-4203
or bbbsofep.org.
Team members are encour-
aged to raise $60 per person
through gathering donations
from friends and family for Big
Brother Big Sisters. All funds
raised stay in El Paso and go
toward making matches of
mentors to at-risk children.
MISSION
VALLEY
Color My Cause
5K Erace 3 hosts the 5K
color run/walk allowing par-
ticipants to choose their own
cause through five color zones
Saturday, June 22, at Ascarate
Park, 6900 Delta. Packet pick
up at 6 a.m., run begins at 8:30
a.m., walk begins at 9 a.m.
Color party at 10 a.m. Charities
to choose from include Child
Crisis Center, Rio Grande Can-
cer Foundation, Paso Del Norte
Childrens Development Center
and Border Aids Partnership.
Cost: $45 through June 21, $60
day of race.
Information/registration:
erace3.com.
Elena Baker Dance
Studio The dancers of
Elena Bakers will perform a
recital of interpretations of the
infamous Cirque du Soleil at
7 p.m. Friday, June 21, at
Chamizal National Memorial,
800 S. San Marcial. Admission
is free. Information: 740-1392.
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Featuring Juan Luis Guerra
FILMED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESTO ES VIDA
FROM DRACO's MOST RECENT ALBUM: VIDA
Miami, FL (June 17, 2013). Theyre
two of most respected songwriters and
singers of a generation Draco and Juan
Lus Guerra. Both of them are known for
reimagining and mixing the music of their
respective islands Puerto Rico and the
Dominican Republic and championing
their nations musical traditions around
the world.
Now, these two greats have united for the
music video of Esto es Vida (This Is
Life), the most recent single from Dracos
latest album Vida.
Filming for this lovely video took place at
the Engombe Sugar Mill, a historic 16th-
century site on the outskirts of Santo
Domingo that includes a two-story man-
sion and chapel.
The video was directed by Jean Gabriel
Guerra, who is Juan Lus Guerras son.
The Dominican Republics Ministry of
the Environment also provided support
for the video shoot.
Fusing light, Afro-Latin percussion with
shades of blues, Esto es Vida, written
by Draco, praises the simple pleasures of
love and transports us to delightful tran-
scendence. Its a perfect duet for Draco
and Juan Lus Guerra, who have always
known how to make heartfelt music from
their poetic inspiration.
Esto es Vida is taken from Vida, the
16-song duets album by Draco featuring
such greats as Shakira, Marc Anthony and
Romeo Santos, to name a few.
This album has spent 11 consecutive
weeks on Billboards Latin Pop Albums
Top 10. The first single Ms y Ms,
with Ricky Martin, has already enjoyed
massive success in the United States and
Latin America.
Live the good life with Esto es Vida,
the highly satisfying song and video by
Draco featuring Juan Lus Guerra!
Music Under the Stars The sum-
mer concert series, presented by the City of El Paso
Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, is 7:30
to 9:30 p.m. Sundays at the Chamizal National Me-
morial amphitheater, 800 S. San Marcial. June 23:
La Magiztral Sonora (Cumbia). Admission is free.
Information: 541-4481 (MCAD), 532-7273
(Chamizal) or elpasoartsandculture.org.
Outside alcohol is not permitted at the park;
food, beverages, and alcoholic beverages will be
for sale within the park. No glass containers, or
pets permitted at park. No smoking allowed in
bowl area.
DOWNTOWN/
WESTSIDE
Summer Wine Art Market
Sunland Winery, located at Art & Frame Mfg., 1769
Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M., host the First
Day of Summer celebration 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1
to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 21-22. Free wine tasting
with a local arts market. Admission is free. Informa-
tion: (575) 589-1214.
Painting and tasting classes are 6:30 p.m. Friday
and 3 p.m. Saturday. Reservations required at 241-
8808 or deanahicks@elp.rr.com.
Sunland Winery is north of Sunland Park Race-
track and Casino. From I-10, take Sunland Park to
Futurity, turn right, then left of Trifecta and right on
Victory. Look for the red umbrellas.
Miss El Paso USA The pageants for
Miss El Paso USA and the Miss El Paso Teen USA
are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. The pageants are the
official preliminaries to the Miss Texas USA, Miss
Texas Teen USA, Miss USA Pageants. Ticket infor-
mation: Lauras Productions, 845-2894 or misselpa-
sousa@aol.com.
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The El Paso Community College (EPCC) literary journal, Chrysalis, won the
Sweepstakes Award from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) for
overall excellence in a literary magazine for the State of Texas. EPCC competes
against other colleges and universities across the state.
Chrysalis was also awarded first place for Front Cover Design, as well as
many second place and honorable mention awards for short stories and layout.
Tony Procell, English Professor and Faculty Coordinator, said, This is a tremen-
dous accomplishment for the journal and the folks who put the work into it. I am
very pleased and honored to have been a part of Chrysalis.
Chrysalis is an annual publication by the EPCC English Discipline as an opportu-
nity for students, faculty and staff, as well as the community and beyond, to
showcase their literary and artistic talent.
For more information on Chrysalis, contact Tony Procell at (915) 831-8901.
EPCC Literary Journal Tops in State
Tuneful Teens The teen singing
students of Dan Wright will present a program
of classical material by 12 great composers at 2
p.m. Sunday, June 23, at First Christian Church,
901 Arizona (entrance on Ange). Admission is
free. Information: 565-1110.
Dancing in the City The City of
El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Depart-
ment and Conventions and Visitors Bureau pres-
ent the 4th annual outdoor dance concerts 8 to
10 p.m. Saturdays at Arts Festival Plaza. June
22: Texas Gypsies (swing). Dance lessons are 7
to 8 p.m. Admission is free; no outside food or
drinks. Information: 541-4895.
Alfresco! Fridays Rod
Crosby & The Intruders (clas-
sic rock) perform at 6 p.m. Friday, June 21, at
Arts Festival Plaza (between El Paso Museum
of Art and Plaza Theatre). Presented by the El
Paso Convention and Performing Arts Centers
and the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau. No outside food or beverages, or pets al-
lowed. Information: 534-0665 or
alfrescofridays.com.
Downtown Artist Market
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Af-
fairs Departments market for area artists are
Saturdays in the Union Plaza District along An-
thony Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Space
for about 53 artists available each month. Infor-
mation: 541-4942.
Farmers Market at Ar-
dovinos Desert Crossing
The 12th annual market runs 7:30 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, One Ardovinos Drive in Sunland
Park. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Santa Lucia Kermess Santa
Lucia Catholic Church will host its 2012 Gran
Kermess 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 4to 11
p.m. Sunday, June 22-23, at the church grounds
at 518 Gallagher, with food, wine and beer
booths, family games and live music. Admission
is free; donations appreciated. Information: 592-
5245.
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Kiwanis Uncorked II The benefit
wine tasting gala is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at
the El Paso Community Foundation Room, 333 N.
Oregon. The event includes wine tasting, food,
silent auction to benefit childrens charities and
scholarships. Advance tickets are $30, which in-
cludes wine tastes and a commemorative glass. In-
formation: 433-7506.
Musica En Vientro Frontera
Womens Foundation host the day of jazz music 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Desert Botanical
Gardens at Keystone Heritage Park, 4200 Doniphan,
with music by Frontera Jazz Guitarz, complimen-
tary mimosas, brunch, and wine tasting. Tickets:
$40 in advance, $45 at the door. Information/RSVP:
532-1098 or
denise@fronterawomensfoundation.org. Web: fron-
terawomensfoundation.org.
SOUTHERN
NEW MExICO
San Juan Fiesta and Turtle Fest
The 25th annual fiesta and turtle derby is Satur-
day and Sunday, June 22-23, at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church in Tortugas, N.M., near
Las Cruces. The celebration dates back to when the
present day Tortugas consisted of two separate vil-
lages, Guadalupe and San Juan. They will host its
100 year anniversary in 2014. Information: Parish
Office, (575) 526-8171.Continues on page 49
Artist Spotlight | Wale
World renowned, critically ac-
claimed, street heralded and
Grammy nominated. When you
speak about Wale now, you have
to mention him as one of the elite.
In just six years, the Washington DC
native has elevated himself from
local sensation to being part of
hip-hops hierarchy. On the cusp
of releasing his third LP, The Gifted,
the outspoken wordsmith says hes
shooting for the crown and barring
his soul.
Im young, but I aint no new
nigga, Wale defiantly explains.
Im seasoned. Im here. Ive ar-
rived. What comes with that? My
last album Ambitionwas about
motivating niggas and making hot
records. The Gifted is about whats
going on in my world now.
Wales worldas he tells it--has
been a whirlwind since officially
making his professional entrance
with his debut, the criminally slept
on Attention Deficit in November
of 2009.
Im letting them in. Im not going
to go in like Ive been suffering,
Im telling you honestly, some
days Ive been down a little bit
heres why. Heres whats on my
heart. Im gonna let you get a little
closer.
Every top artist has to have at least
that one autobiographical
album, he adds. I guess this is
me initiating that for myself. Im not
fighting to get on anymore. Im
not fighting to be heard. Im trying
to get you closer to me and have
the world understand me more.
As revealed on his new LP, Wales
gift of gab has brought him great
rewards as well as anxiety.
Theres a lot of joy and sunshine
that comes with the gift, he be-
gins to detail. The money is good,
Im financially stable. But there are
curses that come with the gift
such as self-consciousness. I take
time to really acknowledge that
within myself on the album. Youll
hear on this record I have called
Simple Man, I also kinda rebuke
the idea of fame. There are ele-
ments of fame that seem evil and
it scares the shit outta me. It will
make you go crazy a little bit.
On one of the premier tracks off
the LP, The Curse of the Gifted,
Wale raps Success is like never
ending battle with whosever at the
top./ And if thats you, you are who
you are trying to hit./ To top all my
last shit, is all that ask of.
Theres comes a point in your life
when youre not competing with
nobody anymore, youre just com-
peting with yourself, the MC ex-
plains of the record. Some of
your fans will be like your first shit
was better, but you know in your
mind, body and soul that what
youve been putting out is better.
Thats part of the curse. Thats sick-
ness. Thats insanity.
In 2007, with a heavy street and
internet buzz from the mixtape
and Myspace Circuit, Wale signed
his first recording contract, with
Mark Ronsons Allido Records. A
year later, the pair parlayed their
partnership into a joint venture with
Interscope records for well over a
million dollars. With his career
under the guidance of JAY Zs
Roc Nations management firm,
Wales only album on Interscope,
Attention Deficit featured the likes
o Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Phar-
rell Williams. While songs Pretty
Girls and World Tour became
moderate hits for him, records
such as Mama Told Me and
Diary, enraptured his core audi-
ence and kept his touring de-
mand at a high.
During a split with Interscope, Wale
recharged his career with a guest
appearance on Waka Flocka
Flames monster smash No
Hands and a pivotal
business move, signing
on to Rick Ross May-
back Music Group.
Ross recruited Wale
and Meek Mill to be
the cornerstone artists
of his new imprint
venture with the
Warner Brother
Music Group in
early 2011.
Just having
someone like
Ross in your
corner is a
blessing, Wale
says. We dont al-
ways see eye to eye
on everything but I
genuinely got a lot
of love for that man.
Hes real. I feel like I
learned a lot form
that man. Hes had
a effect on me
from business. Im a
prodigy of Rick Ross. Not too
many people can say that. Hes a
guy I call on for advice. These are
parts of the gift.
Im enjoying my candor on
this, its therapeutic, he con-
tinues. Theres some things
I wanna talk about on this
album but hadnt
been able to go in
the studio and
write yet. Theres
definitely one
or two songs
on this album
that I cant
even listen
too, at least
not at this
point in my
life. But Im
document-
ing through
music be-
cause I
wanna give
people
more of me.
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Nightlife calendar
June 25th
Airhead - For Years
August Burns Red - Res-
cue & Restore
Bass Drum Of Death -
Bass Drum Of Death
Booker T. Jones - Sound
the Alarm
Bosnian Rainbows -
Bosnian Rainbows
Bret Michaels - Jammin'
With Friends
Forever the Sickest Kids -
[Title TBA]
Frank Lenz - Water Tiger
Hawthorne Heights - Zero
India Arie - Songversation
John Legend - Love In The
Future
Larry And His Flask - By
The Lamplight
Light Heat - Light Heat
Lightning Dust - Fantasy
Little Lonely - Little Lonely
Locrian - Return to Annihi-
lation
Mavis Staples - One True
Vine
Middle Class Rut - Pick Up
Your Head
Natalie Cole - Natalie Cole
en Espaol
Nate Young - Blinding Con-
fusion
Palms - Palms
Perhapst - Revise Your
Maps
Queensryche - Queen-
sryche
Rose Windows - The Sun
Dogs
Ryan Power - Identity
Picks
Skillet - Rise
Smith Westerns - Soft Will
Stone Gossard - Moonlan-
der
Tech N9ne - Something
Else
The Transplants - In The
Warzone
Wale - The Gifted
Wise Blood - ID
Music Releases
July 20th
Holy Ghost @Lowbrow Palace
July 26th
Duke Dumont
@lowbrow Palace
August 1st
Sun City Music Festival @Ascarate Park
August 22nd
Simian Mobile Disco @Lowbrow Palace
San Juan Fiesta and Turtle Fest ...
The Pre-Derby Tardeada is 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the
covered pavilion with music by Sangria. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Traditional food available for purchase. Admission: $5. Infor-
mation: (575) 526-4003.
Sundays fest is 10 a.m. Sunday with the 25th annual Turtle
Races, starting with the annual Celebrity Turtle Race, at 2 p.m.
(registration begins at 11 a.m.). Traditional food booths, kids ac-
tivities and entertainment begin at noon with a dance/tardeada 3
to 7 p.m. with music by Animmo. Admission is free for all Sun-
day events.
A Fiesta raffle drawing for $750 cash and other prizes is 7 p.m.
followed by Tortuga Pueblo Dancers at 6:30 p.m.
The 8th annual Tortugas Open Golf Scramble is 8 a.m. Friday,
June 21, at Sonoma Golf Course. (See separate listing).
To get there: Take Interstate 10 to Las Cruces, exit on Univer-
sity Avenue and go under the freeway; turn left at the stop sign
and continue on Main, going through two signals. Turn left on
Tortugas Drive and then turn right on Parroquia.
Miss New Mexico Pageants The states pre-
liminary for Miss America are June 20-22, at the Spencer The-
ater for Performing Arts, Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about
12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso). Preliminaries are 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 20, with final and crowing at 8 p.m. Saturday,
June 22. Tickets: $29 and $39 (preliminaries); $39 and $49 (fi-
nals). Information: (575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
The Miss Teen New Mexico Pageant (preliminaries and finals)
are 7 p.m. Friday, June 21. Tickets: $29 and $39.
Music in the Park The Las Cruces summer con-
cert series is 6 p.m. Sundays. June 23: Play Me Neil Dia-
mond Tribute and Chris Collins Tribute to John Denver at
Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada. No pets allowed. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 541-2200 or las-cruces.org.
Tailgate 2013 The annual outdoor concert series in
Alamogordo, N.M., raises funds for the Flickinger Center. Con-
certs begin at 8 p.m. on various Saturdays throughout the sum-
mer in the upper parking lot at the New Mexico Museum of
Space History. June 22: Big Band on the Rio Grande. Tailgate
theme is Black and White. Patrons should bring their own
food, lawn chair and beverages. Gates open 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.
Weekly spaces available for $40 on limited basis. Walk-up ad-
mission: $15. Information: (575) 437-2202. Online reservations
at flickingercenter.com.
Golf
ITS GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
Insider
By T.J. TOMASI
The magic 15 inches
Theres a bad idea floating around in golf in-
struction circles that goes like this: The obvi-
ous variations in swings that you see when you
watch a golf tournament are simply styles.
Tiger Woods swing is different from Sergio
Garcias, and Luke Donald looks different
from both of them, but they all are the same at
impact. So, according to the argument, all you
have to do is know what goes on at impact,
then teach from impact backward nothing
else matters.
My opposition to this idea is not a quibble of
words a teacher must be exact when de-
scribing to a student what impact is. And if the
message is that there are several things that all
good players do the same, I would agree. But
to say that all good players are the same
(which this swing method believes to be true),
then it is just plain wrong.
This obsession with impact has a number of se-
rious flaws. For one, its bad teaching that
leads to bad learning. But let me assure you,
the golf premise is also incorrect: All good
golfers are NOT the same at impact.
Some great players fade the ball, some draw it
and some hit it straight. Some hit it high, some
low, some with a medium trajectory. And many
of the very best players work the ball low
with a hook, high with a draw, medium with a
fade. All of which means they change the im-
pact as necessary.
Thus, the same player is different depending
on the shot, because for each ball flight, a spe-
cific geometry is necessary at impact. To fade
the ball, the face is open to the path; to draw
the ball, its closed; and the face is square to
the path for a straight shot.
To be a good player, the swing must be some-
thing-to-nothing: During your preshot routine
and at address, you set the stage for the shot by
arranging your body and clubface, and then use
the practice swing to cue up your motor tem-
plate (the something). Then you do nothing
but follow the template. This is why I call what
you do in the 15 inches between your heels at
address the magic 15 inches.
In the photos below are two tour pros playing
the same hole at the same time. While there are
some similarities, they are very different at im-
pact because one draws the ball and the other
fades it.
These two different swings are not to be dis-
missed as simply swing styles, a cutesy
phrase best left to a discussion of shoe color or
the type of sleeve on your golf shirt. These two
swings are fundamentally different in their
swing mechanics and in the ball flight each
produces.
Insider Takeaway: Dont be fooled into
thinking that all good players are the same at
impact. Instructors who teach only impact ig-
nore swing errors that come before that point,
which is like the quack doctor who fixes your
cough, but leaves the lung cancer in place.
This player swings left with an open face to fade the ball. His forearms
are even, with no space or window between them, and hes up on his
right toe. His back is straight and his trail shoulder is high and out, while
his hands are far away with his elbow away from his hip. This player plays
from an open stance heels open.
This player swings to the right with a closed face to draw the ball. His
trail forearm is much lower, creating a window. His back foot is on the
ground; his back is hunched with his trail shoulder low and away from the
target line. His hands are close to his body with his elbow on his hip. This
player plays from a closed stance heels closed.
Sergio plays
blame game
ASK THE PRO
Q: What is wrong with Sergio Garcia, and will he ever
win again? Gunther
A: Ive been asked this a lot, and I think the statement
he made after he fumbled away the British Open in
2007, that the golf gods were against me, is much
more significant than it appears.
Humans have a tendency to attribute important failures
in their lives to powerful forces out of their control,
thus shedding responsibility but also giving up control.
The causes of problems not only include gods, but
devils, too, and the rationale runs the gamut from the
devil made me do it to the devil did it, then blamed
me.
Witness the El Tintin of Ecua-dorean folklore, a
dwarf who is blamed for seducing women by playing
the guitar outside their windows. This is a way of ex-
plaining pregnancies in women who have never left
their houses without a chaperone.
So there is a historical precedent for blaming the su-
pernatural for important human mistakes, but using
Tintin, the golf gods or fate to explain your bad shots
in golf is a bit of a stretch even for a golfer.
(To Ask the Pro a question about golf, email him at:
pblion@aol.com.)
Knockdown shot
GOLF SPOKEN HERE
A shot
played low in
the wind.
How low theyll go at U.S. Open
There are four par 4s of less than 400 yards in the
string of holes from No. 7 to No. 14 at Merion Golf
Club, the site of this weeks U.S. Open. Given that,
its my guess that the USGAs hope of a four-round
winning score around par is out the window this year.
Unless there are mega-winds during the tournament,
my prediction
is that a score
of 9 under
will win, and
Ill stick with
Matt Kuchar
as the winner.
A four-day
pass for the
tournament
costs $1,250.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Dr. T.J. Tomasi is
a teaching pro-
fessional in Port
St. Lucie, Fla.
Visit hiswebsite
at
tomasigolf.com.
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Whats in a name?
A babys first name reveals its parents
politics, says University of Chicago polit-
ical scientist Eric Oliver. His research
shows that liberals tend to make more
feminine-sounding choices, such as
Liam, Ely and Leila. These names in-
clude mostly soft-sounding Ls, Es and
As. Why these letters are considered
more feminine wasnt outlined. Names
favoring the right are harder, with more
masculine-sounding Ks, Bs, Ds and
Ts, such as Tilley, Bristol, Kurt and
Troy.
But the study doesnt mention what du-
plication in first names reveals. I have al-
ways thought having two first names is
cool, but it doesnt work well with most
names. Take mine, for example: Timothy
Timothy.
My favorite duplication is Boutros
Boutros Ghali, sixth secretary-general of
the United Nations. Then theres Zsa Zsa
Gabor, Snoop Doggy Dogg and, of
course, another personal favorite, Yo-Yo
Ma. Not to mention Honey Boo Boo.
In golf, the two best duplicate names are
Chi Chi Rodriguez and the LPGAs
newest star, Shanshan Feng, a name I
would say as often as I could if I were a
golf announcer just because its fun:
Now lets go to 16, where Shanshan
Feng is about to putt.
BIRDIES AND BOGEYS
Take learning in small bites
As you learn your golf swing, elec-
tric current causes the synapses in
your brain to grow in strength to
handle the increased traffic. Now re-
search from Carnegie Mellons Ali-
son L. Barth has discovered a
counterintuitive twist to the learning
process.
In the first stage of learning,
synapses become bigger to handle
the flow, but then the synapses be-
come saturated and growth peaks.
Like a sponge with too much water
in it, the efficiency of the synapse
drops while it replenishes its fa-
tigued supplies. In this transitional
phase, any more stimulation can ac-
tually wipe out the new learning.
The synapses go through three dis-
tinct phases:
1. Initiation (12 hours or so)
the synapses get stronger.
2. Labile (two hours) as the
stimulus is repeated, the synapses
weaken.
3. Stabilization the
synapses recover their strength.
After I read this research, I realized
why my practice protocol for stu-
dents works so well. I ask them to
practice what was learned in the les-
son in spaced intervals rather than
marathon practice sessions.
For example, rather than practicing
all of the tasks in one two-hour ses-
sion immediately after the lesson or,
worse, just before their next lesson, I
advise students to break their
learning time into two or three ses-
sions of 45 minutes each, spaced
over a week or so. Apparently, the
spacing avoids the loss of learning
due to synapse weakening during
phase two. It also explains why
cramming the night before a test
doesnt work nearly as well as
breaking up the study into spaced,
smaller sessions.
While synaptic changes can be long
lasting, weve found that in this ini-
tial period there are a number of dif-
ferent things we could play with,
Barth said. The discovery of this la-
bile phase suggests there are ways to
control learning through the manipu-
lation of the biochemical pathways
that maintain memory.
WHAT SCIENCE SAYS
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
DQ for metal spikes at qualifier at woodmont.
Rule was in e-mail.
Lee Janzen, in a tweet after he was DQd from a U.S. Open qualifier.
NEXT
UP...
SPRINT CUP
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS NATIONWIDE SERIES
Race: Toyota-SaveMart 350
Where: Sonoma Raceway
When: Sunday, 2 p.m. (ET)
TV: TNT
2012 Winner: Clint Bowyer (right)
Race: Johnsonville Sausage 200
Where: Road America
When: Saturday, 5 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN
2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr.
Race: UNOH 225
Where: Kentucky Speedway
When: June 27, 8 p.m. (ET)
TV: SPEED
2012 Winner: James Buescher
Greg Biffle dominates Quicken Loans 400 to score milestone
1,000th NASCAR win for Ford Motor Co.
Greg Biffle scored a dominating win in the
Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International
Speedway to secure a milestone 1,000th
NASCAR victory for Ford Motor Company.
Biffle, who led a race-high 48 laps, in-
cluding the final 32, seemed as happy for Ford as
he was for himself.
I am just super-excited for Ford, he
said, adding that he and his fellow Blue Oval
drivers spent the past week visiting Ford facili-
ties, checking out cars from the past as well as
previewing passenger cars of the future.
Its really exciting to see all that and
all the racing heritage, and to be able to be a part
of that with the 1,000th win, he said. I think I
contributed over 50 of those, which is a small
number compared to 1,000, but still sure excited
to be the number 1,000.
Biffle has 55 major NASCAR victories
between the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camp-
ing World Truck Series. He has 19 Cup wins, 20
in Nationwide and 16 in the Truck Series.
His car owner, Jack Roush, now operat-
ing as Roush Fenway Racing, has about a third of
Fords victories, with 313 wins, including 131 in
Cup, 132 in Nationwide and 50 in Trucks. The Wood Brothers are next, with 98.
Fords first win came in the first-ever
race of the series now known as Sprint Cup. After
apparent winner Glenn Dunaways Ford was dis-
qualified for modifications to the rear springs,
Jim Roper, driving a Lincoln, was awarded the
win.
Lincoln drivers contributed three more
victories, and another Ford nameplate, Mercury,
had 96.
The first NASCAR victory for the Ford
nameplate came at Dayton Speedway in Ohio on
June 25, 1950, when Jimmy Florian, a 27-year-
old mechanic from Cleveland, outdueled the top
NASCAR stars of the day. His car was powered
by a flathead Ford engine, one considered to be
inferior to the Oldsmobile and Plymouth power-
plants of that era.
Florian also made history by becoming
the first driver in the series now known as Sprint
Cup to win a race while driving without a shirt
his way of dealing with the hot, muggy condi-
tions.
Photos from that day show Florian
wearing a pair of white pants, driving goggles
and a helmet.
Florian had a spectacular start to his
brief, 26-race Cup career. In his first five races,
he had a win, a pole, three top-five finishes and
didnt finish worse than eighth.
He continued to race short tracks until
he was 70, and he died in 1999.
Across the top three NASCAR divi-
sions, 124 different drivers have won at least one
race for Ford, which has not shown great speed
so far this Sprint Cup season.
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Keselowski sets off
controversy with
remarks about
information sharing
among teams
No matter whether its in a kindergarten
class or the corporate world, its hard to
keep a secret. Reigning Sprint Cup cham-
pion Brad Keselowski set off a mini-storm
of controversy last week with his comments
about sharing information among NASCAR
teammates and trying to keep that informa-
tion secret.
Keselowski met with reporters fol-
lowing an appearance with Ford Motor Co.
employees at Dearborn, Mich., and was
asked about Fords one-team approach,
which involves sharing technical informa-
tion between Fords NASCAR teams
Penske Racing, Roush Fenway Racing,
Wood Brothers Racing and Front Row Mo-
torsports.
There are little things you can
do, Keselowski said. What keeps it from
going too far is the fact that Hendrick and
Gibbs have this nasty little habit of going to
other teams and outbidding other people...
Brad Keselowski at Michigan International
Speedway. Michigan International Speedway
By Christopher A. Randazzo
Cadillac scores big with the ATS
Its no secret that the BMW 3-
Series is the benchmark vehicle
in the compact luxury sports
sedan market. But as they say,
competition makes us better
and that couldnt be truer for
Cadillac as they take direct aim
at the 3-Series with their latest
entry, the ATS.
The 2013 Cadillac ATS is a
sharp-looking, smart-handling,
rear or all-wheel drive sedan
that is about 8.5 inches shorter
than the CTS. Not only is the
ATS Cadillacs smallest sedan,
it is also the brands least ex-
pensive model with a price tag
starting at $33,100.
Now with a starting price just a
few grand above the average
new car sales price, you may be
thinking this may be a repeat of
the best-forgotten Cadillac
Cimarron of the 1980s. But
that couldnt be further from
the truth as the ATS is a satisfy-
ing car to drive, be in and look
at.
Under the hood, Cadillac gives
you three ways to power the
ATS. The 2.5 model uses, as
the name implies, a 2.5 liter
four-cylinder engine that makes
a decent 202 hp. But things
take off from there. The 2.0
Turbo gets a turbocharged 2.0
liter four-cylinder that cranks
out an impressive 272 hp and
260 lb-ft of torque. And for
those with the need for speed, a
3.6 liter V6 that makes 321 hp
and 274 lb-ft of torque comes
in the 3.6 models.
I understand that three pedals
and a manual shifter are so
passe, but a high-five goes to
Cadillac for offering the ATS
with a manual transmission. All
models come with a six-speed
automatic transmission as stan-
dard equipment but for the 2.0
Turbo a six-speed manual is
available at no extra charge.
Im sure a manual shift ATS
will be somewhat rare, but just
the fact that buyers have that
choice is uplifting.
Rear wheel drive is standard
with all models with all-wheel
drive available on the 2.0
Turbo and 3.6 models.
Moving inside, the ATS sports
an eye-catching and attractive
cabin with plenty of high-tech
features. Decked out in lots of
leather, aluminum and wood,
the ATS seats five fairly com-
fortably. Up front, the seats are
super supportive in typical GM
fashion.
Jason Lefflers death last week in a sprint car crash
jarred the racing world, reminding those who may have been
lulled into a sense of security that auto racing likely will never be
a completely safe sport.
News reports indicate that Leffler died from blunt
force trauma to his neck when his car crashed during a heat race
at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.
During the regular press conferences at Michigan In-
ternational Speedway, drivers were asked about Leffler and
about the safety of racing at short tracks, many of which do not
have the SAFER barriers and other safety features NASCAR has
added in recent years.
Tony Stewart, who races sprint cars regularly and
owns a dirt track, said racing is dangerous, but drivers are will-
ing to risk the consequences because they love what they do.
I was just shocked to hear what had happened [to Lef-
fler], and obviously its just a reminder of how dangerous our
sport is, Stewart said. We have had a lot of safety innovations
over the last 15 years since I have been in Cup. Its just proof
that we will never get to the stage where everybody is immune to
getting hurt in a race car.
That is just the scenario that we are in and there isnt
anybody that gets behind the wheel that doesnt understand that
going into it, and Jason was that way as well.
Stewart also pointed out that racing isnt alone in its
inherent dangers.
There will be more people that die in car crashes
today than die in race cars today, he said.
Stewart said the type of race car Leffler was driving or
the kind of track he was racing on shouldnt be faulted.
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Jason Lefflers death a reminder
that racing will never be a
completely safe sport
Jason Leffler
In back, the seats are equally
comfortable but taller passen-
gers may find it lacking in knee
room.
The highlight of the cabin
though has to be CUE the
Cadillac User Experience. CUE
is a large 8-inch touchscreen in
the center stack that integrates
audio, phone, navigation and
climate controls. Those familiar
with a smartphones touch in-
terface of swiping and pinching
to get things done will feel
right at home with CUE. But
CUE does add another dimen-
sion by providing feedback
touch the screen and there is a
subtle vibration letting you
know its been pressed.
The test car sported a beautiful
Crystal Red exterior and Jet
Black interior probably the
best color combination for a
Cadillac. While I would have
been one of the few that would
have liked the manual gearbox
and turbo motor, this ATS was
equipped with the more power-
ful 3.6 liter V6 liter engine, au-
tomatic transmission and
rear-wheel drive.
On the road the ATS is a real
performer. Its compact size and
excellent steering along with its
sport suspension made it feel
well-balanced on curvy roads.
The ride is firm and tight but
hardly upsetting. And the
power with 321 horses, there
was plenty of it and the ATS
emitted a nice growl as I
tapped into it. I didnt get a
chance to drive an ATS with
the other engines but I would
imagine the 2.0 Turbo would
also provide an abundance of
power.
I did have mixed feelings about
CUE, though. I have owned
iPhones for years now and find
them extremely easy to use.
Likewise, CUE is easy to use
when youre looking right at it.
But driving and using CUE can
be a little tricky and the system
did glitch up on me once.
When I contacted GM about it
they did assure me that they
were aware of the issue and
that a resolution was available.
I will say, between CUE and
iDrive (BMWs user interface),
I would take CUE in a heart-
beat.
The ATS is fresh and different
and accomplishes everything
that Cadillac attempted to do.
The real test will be to see if it
can pull some would-be buyers
from the 3-Series. The potential
is there as the ATS is definitely
a true contender.
Cadillac...
By The Numbers:
2013 Cadillac ATS 3.6L Performance Collection
Base Price: $43,695.00
Price as Tested: $46,980.00
Layout: front-engine / rear-wheel drive
Engine: 3.6 liter V6
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Horsepower: 321 hp
Torque: 275 ft-lb
EPA Fuel Economy:19 city / 28 highway
[Visit me at www.carsbycar.blogspot.com or email me at
autocran@gmail.com]
....and taking those employees and stealing our
information, and, when that happens, that puts
walls up between the camps, because you are
giving up more than one piece of information.
You are giving up two companies information
and trying to protect yourself against that; it
forces you to put up walls.
He went on to say that Joe Gibbs Rac-
ing lured Roushs former aero director, and Hen-
drick Motorsports took three employees from
Keselowskis championship team of a year ago.
The next day, both Gibbs and Hen-
drick issued strong statements taking issue with
Keselowskis comments.
Clearly those comments are mis-
guided and irresponsible, team owner Joe
Gibbs said. Brads candor is well-documented,
but he would do well to only speak to subjects
on which he is properly informed.
The statement went on to say that the
employee Gibbs hired was not working in
NASCAR at the time he was hired by Gibbs.
Team owner Rick Hendricks state-
ment also said that Keselowski was misin-
formed.
The truth is that we hired one tire
changer, who was a backup for Penske and
whose contract was up, Hendrick said. We
also brought over one mechanic from their Na-
tionwide program and, when the Penske engine
shop was closing, added a few of those people.
What Brad left out was that his organization also
hired one of our tire changers.
Roush Fenway Racings Greg Biffle
was asked about the issue during his media ses-
sion at Michigan, and he said Keselowski has a
valid point.
Biffle said the sharing of information
among allied teams has its drawbacks because
that information has a way of migrating to the
opposing camps.
He said Roush prefers to promote
from within his company to keep information in-
house, but the knowledge base can be quickly
expanded by bringing in someone with experi-
ence elsewhere.
Sometimes you can leapfrog your
learning curve by hiring somebody that already
knows or may have more information, he said.
A lot of times that will jump-start you on what-
ever youre working on. It doesnt matter
whether its racing or something else.
Brad Keselowski...
Biffles Michigan win was his first of 2013 and
just the third for Ford in 15 races, the other two
coming at Phoenix with Carl Edwards and at
Talladega with David Ragan. Biffle said he sees
better days ahead for his No. 16 team as well as
the rest of the Ford contingent.
Its been well documented that we
feel like weve been a little bit behind this sea-
son, he said. Weve been gaining on it. Weve
probably gotten a little more than we deserved
the past two weeks with a second [at Pocono]
and a win, but we certainly have gotten much,
much better, and it looks like were well on our
way to getting some speed back in these cars,
and continue to work on them and figure them
out and get them to be just a little bit better yet.
Biffles task at Michigan was made a
bit easier by an uncharacteristically bad day for
the four-car team from Hendrick Motorsports.
Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne
wrecked, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. blew an engine.
Greg Biffle...
NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
Just before he made his pole-winning run on Friday at Michi-
gan International Speedway, Carl Edwards had a motoring ex-
perience hed just as soon forget.
He drove down the road from the track to take an
exercise run, and thats when the adventure began.
As soon as I shut the door on the rental car, I real-
ized I locked the keys in it, he said. I realized I had about an
hour and 20 minutes to get back to the track before qualify-
ing.
He called his publicist to come pick him up, and
they stopped by a used car lot for assistance getting back into
Edwards car.
The guy came out with a crowbar and some coat
hangers, and so we went and broke into this car, Edwards
said. We got the keys and made it back. It was good. It kept
my mind off the stress of qualifying.
NOTEBOOK
Carl Edwards forced to break into his
own rental car
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Sprint Cup victories by Jeff Gordon
at Sonoma Raceway, the most of
any driver.
Laps led by Kurt Busch in the
past eight races at Sonoma,
tops among all Cup drivers.
Drivers who have started all 13 Na-
tionwide Series races this season.
Races its taken for Tony Stewart to go
from 20th in the Sprint Cup points
standings to 10th, with finishes of first
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He said he drives sprint cars
and considers them to be as
safe as possible. Stewart won a
sprint car race at Sheboygan
County Fair Park in Plymouth,
Wis., on the night before the
Quicken Loans 400 at Michi-
gan.
We have a full con-
tainment seat and we do every-
thing we can do with the race
car to make it as safe as possi-
ble, Stewart said. It wasnt
the fact that it was a sprint car.
It was the fact that it was an
accident and something went
wrong and we lost Jason be-
cause of it.
Stewart also said the
short tracks arent a major
problem.
I think things are the best
theyve ever been at this
point, he said. There are fa-
cilities that need some work,
and there are facilities that put
a lot of effort into it.
Am I scared to go
to any race track or feel con-
cerned of not feeling safe at a
race track? No.
The safety standards werent
what caused the problem.
For Stewart, the big-
ger issue was that he had lost a
friend and fellow lover of rac-
ing in all forms.
When [Leffler]
moved from California to Indi-
ana to start racing USAC full-
time, he moved in with me and
lived with us for a little under a
year, Stewart said. I got to
see a lot of things, and he was
just a lot of fun.
He was a racer and
didnt care what he raced,
where he raced, when he raced.
All he wanted to do was to
drive a race car. It was fun to
have a roommate like that who
had the same passion and de-
sire that I had.
Funeral services are set for
Wednesday in Cornelius, N.C.,
for Leffler, who is survived by
his five-year-old son, Charlie
Dean. Donations can be made
to the Charlie Dean Leffler
Discretionary Trust, which is
being managed by Turner Mo-
torsports co-owner Harry Scott
Jr., former team owner Todd
Braun and Great Clips CFO
Steve Overholser.
The address is: c/o SunTrust
Bank, 232 Williamson Road,
Mooresville, N.C. 28117.
Jason Leffler...
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1. Jimmie Johnson, 538
2. Carl Edwards, 507
3. Clint Bowyer, 489
4. Kevin Harvick, 476
5. Matt Kenseth, 456
6. Kyle Busch, 452
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 447
8. Greg Biffle, 443
9. Brad Keselowski, 430
10. Tony Stewart, 417

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