SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 2

Obama returns to El Paso

to speak on
Immigration Reform
Photos and Story by Ricky J. Carrasco
“E Pluribus Unum” Out of
many, one. With these words,
President Barak Obama began
to speak to a crowd of around
2000 El Pasoans on Tuesday,
May 10, 2011. This marks
the second time in less than 9
months that the President has
visited El Paso. Last time, he
was here to mark the end of
official hostilities in Iraq by
speaking to Ft. Bliss soldiers.
This time, President Obama
came to announce his contin-
ued efforts to reform US im-
migration policy. He came to
the Border area in a symbolic
gesture, El Paso being one of
the largest immigration corri-
dors in the country; the Cor-
dova International bridge
being a perfect backdrop to
his speech.

The President’s
speech centered on the impor-
job creation. Illegal immi- find a way where the best and
tance of immigration and im-
grants endanger not only an brightest from other countries,
migrants to American
unstable middle class by pro- that find their way to our
economic strength. “Immi-
viding cheap labor outside the schools, stay to work here, in-
gration reform is an economic
normal workforce, but they novate here, and create jobs
imperative.” Legal immi-
also endanger themselves to and industry here in the
grants become Americans that
exploitation by unscrupulous United States. This scenario
become part of our workforce
employers. A better way, ac- is especially true in UTEP,
and the driving force behind
cording to the President, is to where a large percentage of
students come from Mexico
to study engineering and tech-
nology.

“Instead of training entrepre-

neurs to stay here, we train
them to create jobs for our
competition. That makes no
sense. In a global market-
place, we need all the talent
we can attract, all the talent
we can get to stay here to start
businesses -- not just to bene-
fit those individuals, but be-
cause their contribution will
benefit all Americans. “

Obama also promised a return

to supporting the passing of
the DREAM Act (Develop-
ment, Relief and Education
for Alien Minors) where mi-
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Obama...
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... who have lived and studied in the US
for more than 6 years, and stayed out of
criminal legal problems, are placed on a
fast track to legal citizenship. That also
Rep. Silvestre Reyes and El Paso Mayor
John Cook
concerns El Paso, as many area students
do not legally attend area primary and
high school. This has been a growing
issue been in the last couple of years
with the mass exodus out of Juarez. The
President requested people’s support of
the DREAM Act by visiting www.white-
house.gov .
Many of the area’s well known people
came out to support the President’s
speech. Mayor Cook and Representative
Silvestre Reyes travelled in the Presiden-
tial motorcade. Dr. Diana Natalicio,
UTEP President, was also on-hand. “It
was great to hear his commitment to
young people, to our students, especially
our student population in El Paso.” Sec-
retary of Homeland Security Janet
Napolitano and Alan Bersin, Commis-
sioner of US Customs and Border Pro-
tection, were also on-hand, as many of
the policies they create are already in ac-
tion at the El Paso border.
Ana Artalejo, who was very excited to
have her shirt signed by the President,
stated that she thought, “It was a really
positive speech, very empowering and
hopeful.” Artalejo says that she has fam-
ily members are very much affected by
current immigration policy. Jose Tron-
coso, a UTEP sophomore, said that “it
sounds like he (the President) really
wants to change immigration policy.”
When asked what he will take away
from this experience, Jose stated “it rein-
forces the idea that people need to vote
in order to help change things for our-
selves.”
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet
Napolitano
Probably the best example of what is
right with American immigration that
President Obama brought with him was
Jose Hernandez. Hernandez was born in
Jose Hernandez
the US to immigrant farm workers. In his
childhood, he spent half of the year in
the fields of California, and the other
half in his parent’s hometown in Michoa-
can, Mexico. Spending little time in
American schools as a youngster, he
only began to speak English when he
was twelve years old. He then began to
attend high school regularly, devoting his
time to his favorite subjects of math and
the sciences. As an adult, Hernandez
rode in the Space Shuttle Discovery as a
flight engineer.
“That’s the American Dream right there.
That's what we’re fighting for. We are
fighting for every boy and every girl like
José with a dream and potential that's
just waiting to be tapped. We are fight-
ing to unlock that promise, and all that
holds not just for their futures, but for
America’s future. That's why we’re
going to get this done.”
Kill Bill Day
Many of you no doubt have
seen, or know of, the movie
series titled "Kill Bill". The
story line is about a beauti-
ful woman who also hap-
pens to adept at martial arts
fighting and the use of a
samurai sword. The movies
are quite violent.
We in the legisla-
ture have our own version
of "kill bill", albeit without
the violence. Thursday
May 12 is the last day that
our house bills can be voted
upon on second reading.
Second reading is the first
opportunity to approve or
disapprove a bill; the final
approval in the house is on
third reading.
The house version
of kill bill dates back to the
very beginning of our state.
The state constitution re-
quires the house to write
rules which determine the
manner in which laws are
passed. In these rules, there
are certain dates that begin
or end specific activities in
the session. May 12 is the
122nd day of the 82nd Leg-
islative Session which
means if a bill is not heard
by that day and approved by
majority vote, then that bill
is dead (at least almost
dead).
In past sessions,
the daily calendar for kill
bill day contained dozens of
bills, perhaps even in excess
of 200 bills. Members were
excited, anxious or disap-
pointed depending on where
a particular bill sat in the
list. Those at the front one
third had a good chance of
having their bill voted on;
those in the middle third ex-
perienced anxiety because
somewhere in there was the
last bill to be considered;
those in the last third wrote
their bills off automatically.
The calendar for
May 12th has been pub-
lished and it does not re-
semble at all a calendar for
kill bill day that I have seen
in the past. There are very
few bills on the last two
days of second reading cal-
endars. Unless there is a
supplemental calendar
adding more bills, the
prospect of ending business
before midnight on Thurs-
day seems likely.
I mentioned be-
fore that bills would at least
be almost dead if not on the
calendar. There will be ef-
forts to add unlisted bills to
other bills in the form of
amendments. This is tricky
in that each amendment
must be germane to the bill
to which it is attached.
Carelessly adding amend-
ments could possibly kill a
bill even if it passes the
122nd day deadline.
If the process
does extend to midnight on
Thursday, then members
will anxiously monitor the
position of bills hoping that
the last bill voted on is
listed after their bill. Some-
time during the evening, the
events on the house floor
lead to "chubbing".
Chubbing is the
state of silliness that eventu-
ally takes hold on this
122nd day of the session.
Members will start extend-
ing debate on bills for no
other reason than to stall the
process. That adds to the
stress and anxiety of those
members whose bills are in
the mix. This evening of
legislative actions can be
quite entertaining.
The disappointing
reality of this day is that
good bills will fail to pass
on "Kill Bill Day."
Chente Quintanilla
State Representative
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By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman

El Paso’s Water
Saving Tips
This is the time of year that we begin to see the hottest tempera-
tures. It doesn’t help that we typically don’t get much rain and
that forces many of us to pull out the hose and start watering our
grass and plants. If you’re like me, it’s always a shock to open
up my monthly water bill and see the damage caused by all that
watering. I thought it would be good to discuss tips on how we
all can save water and money.
If you live in your own home or rent a home, chances are you
have to pay a water bill. Those of you who live in an apartment
but don't pay a water bill need to know that part of your rent is to
pay the complex where you live for your share of the water. The
higher the water bills, the more likely a rent increase will happen
for your complex. So no matter where you live, it is a good idea for your pocketbook to
conserve water. It's not just a good idea for your pocketbook either; it's also a good idea
for the environment.
Let's start with inside the house. Fix leaky faucets and pipes. Just a small drip can use
up to 20 gallons per day, and a larger drip can use even more. A few cents to buy the items
necessary to repair the pipe or faucet or the few dollars to replace a pipe or faucet will save
more money in the long run.
When washing clothes, it is always best to use a full load. If you must wash a smaller
load, be sure to use your washer's setting to reduce the amount of water used. Even with
the water settings, it's still best to wash a full load whenever possible, because this will ul-
timately save water and electricity.

Take showers (I prefer this anyway), not baths, and shorten the shower by just a few min-
utes every day and you can save close to 1000 gallons of water per month. Shorter show-
ers use less water than baths do as a general rule, and if you install low flow or flow

Weather Trivia:
restrictor showerheads, you can save even more.

When filling a sink to wash dishes, place the drain stopper in the sink before turning the
water faucet on. Letting the water run prior to putting the stopper in place wastes water.
Many people let the faucet run until the water becomes warm, but you can simply use a bit How much water is used when taking an average
hotter water if you need to in order to get the temperature right for your needs. Also, al- shower of about 5 minutes?
ways fill the sink with water to wash dishes, instead of washing them under running water.
If you must use an automatic dishwasher, never run a load of dishes unless the dish-
A. 10 Gallons
washer is full. It is best to hand wash dishes for water conservation.
B. 20 Gallons
“Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch C. 30 Gallons
his forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler D. 40 Gallons
Dave to address (explain) any weather issues you can email him at Dopplerdave@kvia.com. Answer: B – 20 Gallons
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 6
THIRD ANNUAL TOUCH A TANK,
THANK A SOLDIER EVENT COMING
THIS SATURDAY
El Paso, Texas, May 10, 2011
- This year’s 3rd annual
“Touch a Tank, Thank a Sol-
dier” event sponsored by the
Children’s Hospital at Provi-
dence will take place on Sat-
urday, May 14th from 8:30
am to 1:00pm in front park-
ing lot of the Children’s Hos-
pital at Providence at 2001 N.
Oregon.
The event is open to all pa-
tients and their families at
Providence and the Chil-
dren’s Hospital as well as our
physicians, staff, their fami-
lies and our community. This
event is co-sponsored by the
Bradley Chapter of the Asso-
ciation of the United States
Army (AUSA).
The guardian partner of the
Children’s Hospital, the 2nd
BDE, 1st AD from Fort Bliss
will provide the Army vehi-
cles and soldiers for this
year’s event. The display
will include a Bradley fight-
ing vehicle, an Abrams tank,
two MRAPS, a Paladin, rock
climbing wall and a Tactical
Operations Center with obsta-
cle course.
The young patients participat-
ing in the Military Apprecia-
tion event will be promoted
to the rank of corporal and re-
ceive dog tags to signify their
honorary membership into
the 2/1 BDE! Children will
also be able to participate
with the soldiers in a number
of fun-filled activities. The El
Paso County Sheriff’s office
will be there in support of the
event.
“This annual event serves as
a symbol of the strong part-
nership and commitment be-
tween Sierra Providence
Health Network and Fort
Bliss and our ongoing pledge
to make a difference in the
lives of the children in all of
our communities," said John
Harris, President of Sierra
Providence Health Network.
Change Cinco de Mayo to Don Benito Juarez Day:
Change San Jacinto Plaza to Plaza de los Lagartos
As we ponder the passing
of another Cinco de Mayo, it
makes me wonder why we
even celebrate the day as it is
currently presented. We all
know why we celebrate
Cinco de Mayo – at least in
Chicano communities, but,
really, what significance does
the date hold for Americans
in general. Not much, I’d
gather. So, let me make a sug-
gestion – instead of celebrat-
ing it as Cinco de Mayo, let’s
celebrate it as Dia de Benito
Juarez. After all, that’s what
the day truly stands for, que
no?
Let me explain.
And, I’m not saying that we
should not celebrate it as an
American holiday, all I’m
saying is that we should
change the name so that it has
more meaning to both Mexi-
cans and Americans. I count
myself as both. The late, great
Chicano artist Manny Acosta
used to say about me that I
was “mas Mexicano que el
pinole,” to which I agree. Yet,
I’m also an American. So,
why should we change the
name of Cinco de Mayo? Be-
cause, lately, it has been used
in the United States in Chi-
cano communities to cele-
brate it by holding store sales,
by Chicanos imbibing and
sucking on beer, and because
Ballet Folklorico dancers are
stomping on political reality.
On that fateful day,
May 5, 1862, 4,000 Mexican
soldiers, many of them peas-
ants with very little weapons
to their name, simply crushed
the French Army of 8,000 at
Puebla, Mexico, about 100
miles east of Mexico City.
The French, you see, had de-
manded that Mexico pay up
its debt, or suffer the conse-
quences. The French were de-
termined to turn Mexico into
a monarchy, by installing
Maximilian as the Emperor of
Mexico who, with his wife,
Carlota, would rule Mexico,
By Joe Olvera ©, 2011
under the auspices of French
Emperor, Napoleon III, who
hated the United States.
An important factor
was that Napoleon III was
only too willing to help the
Southern Confederacy in its
civil war against the North.
The South, of course, wanted
to preserve its system of slav-
ery, while Abraham Lincoln
and the North, wished to
abolish it. With Texas-born
General Zaragosa and future
dictator Porfirio Diaz, the
Mexicans routed the French,
marking a great victory for
Don Benito Juarez and the
Mexican Army. When the
Battle of Puebla was over,
many French were killed or
wounded. With the help of
the United States, Mexico
was soon able to expel the
French, thus, ending any
dreams Napoleon might’ve
had of turning Mexico into a
monarchy, and ending, also,
his dreams of helping the
Confederacy win its war
against the north.
Thus, to me, re-
naming the famous date
would be more in keeping
with what actually happened
on Cinco de Mayo, 1862.
Don Benito Juarez, once the
French were defeated and
pushed out of Mexico, be-
came the greatest president
Mexico has ever seen. He
was a Zapotec Indian, who
enjoyed the friendship of
American president Abraham
Lincoln. With his great vic-
tory at Puebla, he forced
Napoleon III to focus more
on his war in Mexico than on
supplying confederate rebels
for another year, thus helping
the North win its fight to
eliminate slavery. What could
be more important than that?
Another name
change that I would like to
suggest is that we rename San
Jacinto Plaza. Alligators or no
alligators, the Plaza de los
Lagartos has become synony-
mous with El Paso. San Jac-
into Plaza, you see, has an
ominous ring to us Mexicans,
and remember what Manny
Acosta said about me being
more Mexican than pinole?
Well, yes, I am. To me, but
not to the Daughters of the
Texas Revolution, the name,
San Jacinto Plaza sticks to
my craw. Quite frankly, I hate
that name. You see, San Jac-
into was the site of the battle
between Texas and Mexico
that resulted in the Aztec Re-
public losing the great state
of Tejas in 1836. It marks the
site where the idiotic Mexi-
can General Manuel Lopez de
Santa Anna surrendered to fu-
ture Texas Governor Sam
Houston.
Thus, the name San
Jacinto Plaza is a constant re-
minder of the time when
Mexico suffered a devastating
loss to the Texians. It’s an
embarrassment, you see. I re-
alize that I may be barking up
the wrong tree, because the
argument today is whether to
keep the alligators or to get
rid of them, replacing ancient
flesh and blood with flora and
fauna to represent the historic
creatures. My argument goes
further than that. Nobody else
is condemning the name San
Jacinto Plaza, but, then, I’ve
always been sort of a maver-
ick in that I really don’t care
one way or the other where
the alligators are concerned.
Keep them, or get rid of them
– it really doesn’t matter. But,
to really remember the alliga-
tors, let’s change the name:
Plaza de los Lagartos – has a
nice, non-political ring to it,
verdad?
Sin Fin
 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 7

Sharon Mosley

Let the sun shine! It's time to get hot and look cool in sum-
mer's latest style trends. Whether you're attending a class re-
union, going to a backyard barbecue or getting away for a
weekend, there are plenty of new ways to put some heat into
your wardrobe without going broke. Here are 10 fashion favorites for
summer 2011:

— One: Bright colors. What better way to celebrate a new season than to put
on some color! The neons are making news in hot pink and lime green. Taxicab yel-
low is another way to shout summer with a juicy spritz of color. Summer is the per-
fect time to get your color on with screaming accessories or a new pair of
"look-at-me" jeans.

— Two: Sculpted wedges. Save the flip-flops for the pool. Platform shoes
are a great way to spring into warm weather. You can dress up any summer outfit
just by changing into one pair of these statement-making sandals. Just remember
that pedicured toes make all the difference!

— Three: Nail polish. A simple way to get instant style this

summer. Choose a color that's dramatic, such as the new denim
polish from essie or a gunmetal silver like the one from Sally
Hansen. Keep the costs down by doing your own manicure on
Sunday afternoon, and you'll be set for a week of barefootin'
down the beach.

— Four: Round sunglasses. Take a cue from the Olsen twins and channel
John Lennon and his round glasses — only this time around, they are bigger and
better in sunglasses that are sure to increase your cool factor this summer.

— Five: Jumpsuits. Yes, they're back in a big way. Think Bianca Jagger and
think sexy and silky. It's the perfect way to dress up for a class reunion, even if you
do remember wearing jumpsuits back in the '70s.

Continues on next page

Platform wedge sandals are one of the fastest ways to say summer
this year. This selection is from www.piperlime.com.
Photo courtesy of Gap Inc.
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 8
Continued from page 7 DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
In Fashion... WIFE LOSES SIGHT OF HER FUTURE
— Six: Palazzo pants.
Another favorite
top off any skirt, shorts or
Capri pants. — Ten: The long boho AFTER HUSBAND ADMITS HE'S GAY
from the past, dress. Summer is a time to
these flowing — Nine: Neutral suits. relax ... at least a little bit. DEAR ABBY: I recently with anyone? Is pick up the gifts they know
learned that my husband of your husband she has bought them. Af-
wide-legged Yes, some of us do have to Here is an option that will
35 years is gay. I never sus- involved with terward, they don't con-
pants were a hit work in the summer. And it make lounging by the pool a
pected and I am stunned. I more than one tact her or answer her
on the spring can be a problem trying to treat. These long dresses — have loved him since we met.
and summer keep cool but look profes- especially the strapless ver- person or just calls and texts until the
I still do. I have never been one? And next holiday. It leaves
fashion run- sional. But this year, de- sions — make great swimsuit interested in anyone else. We
ways; they signers have turned up cover-ups as well as casually does HE want Mom depressed and feel-
have three children and eight
are one of the with sharply tailored suits elegant party dresses. to stay mar- ing used. I have tried
grandchildren who all adore
best ways to and dresses in pale neutral him. ried? telling them they're wrong,
keep cool colors that make getting Empire waist styles will flat- I learned his secret but they don't listen. They
this summer. dressed for the office a ter most body types. Stick to from an email he left on the
Dear Abby say I'm wrong for getting in
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Invest a Few Feet of Floor The Sport of Gardening?

Space and Enjoy Great Returns
Rose Bennett Gilbert
Dig Right In
Q : What's bright, gleaming and making Marilynn Preston

Q : There is an alcove in the second parlor

of our old Victorian house. It's too shallow for
a sitting area. I don't know what to do with it,
except maybe put in some plant stands and
plants — there is also a window.
A : Not a bad thought, but it just might be
that you are squandering a chance to have that
How to be caught napping in style: Curtained
alcove encourages curling up with or without
a good book. Photo courtesy of Randy
O'Rourke, the Taunton Press.
news at the 39th annual Kips Bay Decorator
Show House in New York?
Gardening — a healthy
lifestyle activity in spades —
isn't an aerobic sport. It won't
A : Everything metallic. Many of the top
make you fit the way running,
walking and biking will, but it
decorators who have created show-off rooms sure can produce lots of
in this year's Kips Bay Show House — the pleasure, not to mention deli-
mother of all decorator show houses — have
worked metallic gleam and shine into their
cious tomatoes and beans.
And it's wonderful exercise,
creations. We are not talking "bling" exactly; too.
the metallic touches illuminate the rooms in
more subtle ways that are worth borrowing Gardening stretches and
when you want to brighten your own home. strengthens you. It helps you
Some ideas worth lifting: cultivate a calm, clear mind
while putting all the
— Silver-studded carpeting. The Wayne major muscles
Nathan Studio edged the dark gray carpeting of your body
in the first-floor hallway with large gleaming to work dig-
studs. Not big enough to trip over, they were a ging, lifting
smart touch that makes you wonder why no- and carrying.
body had thought of such before. Besides
burning hun-
— Copper-bright kitchen walls. Benjamin dreds of calories
Moore's metallic paint, brushed on in overlap- an hour, gardening
ping arcs, makes an apt background for the connects us to the
room by Bilotta Kitchens of New York (which earth, to nature,
also featured copper countertops, painstak- and it's that mindful exchange
ingly polished). of energy — you plant, nature
grows — that is so joyful, so
— Gold-flushed glass. Illuminating her ceil- satisfying.
ing, Celerie Kemble also added painted waves
and bouquets of flowers overhead in her
bright, fresh living room.
Bagging leaves, hauling com-
post, hoeing and weeding —
these are a few of the root ac-
tivities involved in growing
your own food and flowers.
The problem is if you're not
used to all that activity and if
you do it in a careless way,
you can strain your back,
wreck your wrists and hurt
your shoulders. So allow me
to plant some seeds of wis-
dom, some injury prevention
tips to make your gardening
easier, safer and more pleas-
urable:
WARM UP! To avoid injuries
and morning-after aches and
pains, take time to warm up
your muscles and joints be-
fore you put them to work in
your garden. Focus on the
major muscles in your arms,
legs, back, shoulders and
neck. Move them gently
through their range of motion.
Get the juices flowing. Shake
out and stretch your wrists
and hands.
Continues on next page

alcove give you a really dramatic return on the
space investment.
Behold the glorious pictured hideaway that's
been conjured from an arched alcove in a ram-
bling country farmhouse. And all it took was a
comfortable daybed and a double helping of
imagination. Featured in designer Chippy
Irvine's book "Shades of Country" (the
Taunton Press), this alcove was evidently
meant as a study nook — the arch is flanked
with bookcases and more are featured inside
the alcove.
But as the author points out, the tie-back cur-
tains (they match the wallpaper) can be untied
for an afternoon nap, turning the few square
feet of floor space into a private — and deli-
cious — little lounging area.
Add a swing-arm lamp over the head of the
bed and a low table just outside the curtains,
and you have a guest "room" that your com-
pany will love.
— Silvered sofa. The upholstery fabric liter-
ally gleamed glamorously — but quietly — in
Richard Mishaan's super-sized sitting room
that overlooked the back garden.
— Outdoor mirrors. Reflecting a landscape
complete with miniature hillocks, Greener by
Design's city garden featured a double helping
of arched mirrors under trellises against the
walls.
— Metallic hair-on-hide rug. Whoever saw
such a thing? But there it was, adding life and
luster underfoot in Jeff Lincoln's third-floor
room.
The Kips Bay Show House stays open for
gawking — and idea stealing — through May
26. Make it a must, if you're anywhere near
New York City and serious about interior de-
sign.
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-author of "Man-
hattan Style" and six other books on interior
design.
COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM.
Scott
LaFee
Playing a musical instrument throughout life
could help fend off some of the cognitive de-
cline that comes with age.
A study of older musicians by Emory Univer-
sity researchers found that they performed bet-
ter on cognitive tests than individuals who did
not play an instrument. It's one of the first
times that the neurological benefits of musical
activity has been studied in adults rather than
in children.
"Musical activity throughout life may serve as
a challenging cognitive exercise, making your
brain fitter and more capable of accommodat-
ing the challenges of aging," said lead re-
searcher Brenda Hanna-Pladdy. "Since
studying an instrument requires years of prac-
tice and learning, it may create alternate con-
nections in the brain that could compensate for
cognitive declines as we get older."
The study enrolled 70 individuals ages 60
through 83 who were divided into three
groups: People with no mu-
sical training, one to nine years of musical
study or at least 10 years of musical training.
All of the participants had similar levels of ed-
ucation and fitness and didn't show any evi-
dence of Alzheimer's disease.
Cognitive performance was measured by test-
ing brain functions that typically decline as the
body ages — and more dramatically deterio-
rate in neurodegenerative conditions such as
Alzheimer's disease. The high-level musicians
who had studied the longest performed the
best on the cognitive tests, followed by the
low-level musicians and then non-musicians,
revealing a trend relating to years of musical
practice.
"Based on previous research and our study re-
sults, we believe that both the years of musical
participation and the age of acquisition are
critical," Hanna-Pladdy said. "There are cru-
cial periods in brain plasticity that enhance
learning, which may make it easier to learn a
musical instrument before a certain age and
thus may have a larger impact on brain devel-
opment."
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 10
Profit Reports Boost Market, but Gardening...
Some Rile Consumers
Terry Savage
The corporate earnings season
has surprised even the most
bullish stock analysts and
helped push the market
higher. With half the S&P 500
reporting in, more than 74
percent have beaten estimates.
Companies ranging from
Caterpillar and Ford to Mc-
Donald's, Microsoft and the
major oil companies have all
reported big jumps in profits.
Chevron just reported quar-
terly profits of $6.2 billion,
compared with $4.6 billion in
the first quarter a year ago, or
$3.09 per share compared
with $2.36 in the first quarter
of 2010.
So, is that good news or bad?
Analysts had been expecting
Chevron to report earnings of
$3 a share, so the stock closed
about half a percent higher on
the day of its earnings report.
Since Chevron is one of the
30 stocks in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average, it con-
tributed to an up day for the
"market" as measured by the
Dow. That usually makes peo-
ple feel good.
And if you have a 401(k) ac-
count invested in a stock mu-
tual fund, your retirement
prospects look a bit brighter,
because your account likely
increased slightly in value.
Even better news, at the same
time it reported its higher
earnings, Chevron also said it
was increasing its dividend by
8.3 percent, to 78 cents a
share for this quarter. The
company now pays out about
24 percent of its earnings in
dividends — something that
warms the hearts, and wallets,
of investors.
The good earnings are proba-
bly good news to the remain-
ing 60,000 Chevron
employees, after the company
"restructured" its refining and
retailing operations last year,
cutting an estimated 2,000
employees.
Think of it this way: When a
company has profits, it can af-
ford to hire. McDonald's just
reported higher earnings and
went on a 50,000-person hir-
ing binge!
By now, you might be digging
in your heels as this analysis
progresses. Wait a minute. As
this company was increasing
earnings, it was also raising
gas prices at the pump!
It's true that Chevron is not
only an oil exploration com-
pany but an oil refining com-
pany and a gasoline retailer,
with more than 8,100 gas sta-
tions in the United States and
Canada. Certainly, some of
the company's profits come
from higher gasoline prices at
the pump, along with the
higher prices it gets for the oil
it discovers around the world.
So now we know what
Chevron does with some of
its profits. Some gets paid out
in dividends. Some gets spent
on exploring for oil, which is
probably good news, since
America remains dependent
on oil. And some of the com-
pany's profits are used to pay
its employees, who as noted
above, are glad to have jobs.
The CEO should be especially
glad. Last year, Chevron's
CEO was paid $14 million,
according to an analysis of
the company's proxy state-
ment.
To be fair, a good portion
came from an increase in the
value of his stock options, an
increase that also benefited all
shareholders. But CEO John
Watson also got a 56 percent
increase in basic salary to
$1.47 million, along with a
performance-based bonus of
$3 million.
Even the most devout de-
fender of free-enterprise capi-
talism must call this paycheck
insensitive, to say the least.
But that's not the worst part of
the story.
It seems that, after payroll and
exploration costs, very little
of those profits go to paying
taxes. As Vermont Sen.
Bernie Sanders pointed out
last month, Chevron is one of
10 giant U.S. companies that
paid NO taxes in 2009.
In fact, Chevron received a
$19 million refund from the
IRS last year after it made
$10 billion in profits in 2009,
because it was able to use the
tax code to defer its $147 mil-
lion dollar tax liability.
What's wrong with this pic-
ture? That's what millions of
Americans are asking as they
pay ever higher prices at the
pump.
No matter that the real prob-
lem is our lack of an energy
policy and dependence on for-
eign oil. No matter that the
sinking value of the dollar, in
which all oil trades are based,
has lifted the price of oil on
global markets. No matter
that much of the fault lies
with our politicians, for de-
stroying the value of the dol-
lar.
The oil companies are a huge
and well-deserved target —
because they've painted a
giant bull's-eye right on them-
selves. And that's The Savage
Truth.
Terry Savage is a registered
investment adviser and is on
the board of the Chicago Mer-
cantile Exchange. She appears
weekly on WMAQ-Channel
5's 4:30 p.m. newscast, and
can be reached at www.ter-
rysavage.com. She is the au-
thor of the new book, "The
New Savage Number: How
Much Money Do You Really
Need to Retire?"
COPYRIGHT 2011 TERRY SAVAGE
PRODUCTIONS
Continued from page 9...This warm-up is especially important
for senior gardeners because the older we get, the tighter we
get, and tight, inflexible muscles are much more vulnerable to
injuries.
PROTECT YOUR KNEES. Buy a kneeling pad or make one
out of old foam or a pillow. And don't stay in the kneeling posi-
tion too long. Take breaks. Flex and bend your knees from time
to time to keep them happy.
PROTECT YOUR BACK. The smart thing to do is keep your
back strong and flexible throughout the year so when you get in
the garden, you are good to go ... and good to grow. Move
mindfully in the garden, so you don't twist, torque, jerk or strain
your back. If you do feel back pain, don't plow through it. Stop,
relax, and if you can't proceed without pain (by engaging other
muscles), leave the task for another person or another day.
LEARN TO LIFT. Before you lift a heavy load, stop and think
about the safe way to do it. Bend at the knees, not the waist.
Keep your back straight, engage your abs and lift slowly, using
your legs. When carrying heavy objects — a rock, a bag of
leaves — keep your arms (and the object) close to your body,
not out in front of you. And don't overdo it. If you think some-
thing is too heavy, it is. Get help.
BEND AND BREATHE. When you shovel dirt or spread fertil-
izer, remember to bend your knees and step into the action.
Don't hold your breath and stiffen up. Working in a garden is all
about going with the flow. Your breath is your ally. Listen to it.
Breathe deeply and exhale fully when you garden.
DRINK WATER AND AVOID TOO MUCH SUN. I personally
don't like the idea of smearing on a lot of chemical-laden sun-
screen and then baking it into your skin, so choose the purest,
most protective sunscreen you can find (the one with the least
chemicals). Wear a hat or visor to protect your face and a good
pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes. And make sure you and
your plants enjoy plenty of water.
USE YOUR ENERGY. Garden tasks can burn anywhere from
200 to 600 calories an hour depending on your size and effort.
The more energy you put into it, the more calories you burn. So
go for manual clippers, mowers and trimmers instead of the
electric kind. Look for ones that are ergonomically correct, de-
signed to lessen the strain on your body. Work at a steady,
mindful pace.
If you don't have land for a solo garden, you can reap the bene-
fits by joining a community garden and plotting with others
who know the value and goodness of growing and eating fresh,
real, food. Go green!
ENERGY EXPRESS-O! DIG THIS
"Why try to explain miracles to kids when you can just have
them plant a garden?" — Robert Brault
Marilynn Preston — fitness expert, personal trainer and speaker
on healthy lifestyle issues — 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 2011 ENERGY EXPRESS, LTD.

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY with Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery
DAD'S CONTROL OVER SON BECOMES
LESS INFLUENTIAL OVER TIME
Q: As a dad, how much con-
trol should I have over our
17-year-old son when it
comes to dating?
Juli: Let's start out
with the unpleasant truth that
you actually have no control
over what your 17-year-old
does about much of anything.
If you ever had control when
he was younger, those days
are long gone. In fact, by try-
ing to control his behavior,
you're likely to do more dam-
age than good, either prompt-
ing him to rebel or impeding
his maturity as a young man.
So, instead, let's use the word
influence.
Your role as a par-
ent needs to shift to one of
mentor or coach, guiding
your son with encouragement,
advice and good questions.
Hopefully, you have spent the
last 17 years instilling the val-
ues in him that now shape his
decisions. Although he may
still respect and value your
opinion on issues like dating
and sexuality, his own beliefs
will guide him more than
yours will.
Even as he deter-
mines his own values, you
still have authority regarding
his behavior while he is living
in your home, eating your
food and driving your car.
Use that authority not to be
heavy-handed, but to set
healthy boundaries that will
both train and protect your
son. For example, he should
respect a reasonable curfew
and show honor to the girl he
dates by not putting her in
compromising situations.
Recognize that an
interest in girls and dating is
normal for a young man his
age. Talk with him about
what his standards and values
are. You might even ask him
how involved he would like
you to be in his dating rela-
tionships going forward. Ex-
press the desire to be a
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 11
sounding board for him as he
faces challenges and deci-
sions in the future.
Perhaps the most
important influence you can
be for your son during these
late teen years is to cast a vi-
sion for him. Remind your
son of the character you see
in him, and help him envision
the husband you'd like him to
be someday.
**
Jim Daly is president of
Focus on the Family, host of
the Focus on the Family radio
program, and a husband and
father of two.
Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed
psychologist, co-host of
Focus on the Family, author
of several books, and a wife
and mother of three.
Submit your ques-
tions to: ask@FocusOnThe-
Family.com
Copyright 2011 Focus on the Family, Colorado
Springs, CO 80995
International Copyright Secured. All Rights reserved.
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 12

Jeb Haught
DEVELOPER: NetherRealm
Studios
PUBLISHER: Warner Bros.
SYSTEM: Sony PlayStation
3 (Xbox 360)
PRICE: $59.99
ESRB RATING: Mature
REVIEW RATING: 4.5 stars
(out of 5)
It has been over two years
since the shockingly bad
fighter, "Mortal Kombat vs.
DC Universe," was released,
and the MK games before
that weren't much better.
That's why the idea of a series
reboot is welcome in this
case. Since Midway is no
longer the publisher, the de-
velopers have decided to go
all the way in creating the
new "Mortal Kombat."
I was pleasantly surprised to
see an actual storyline in a
fighting game, as "Mortal
Kombat" tells an alternate
universe tale that covers the
first three MK games.
Twenty-seven perturbed
pugilists enter the arena, in-
cluding favorites Sub-Zero,
Sonya Blade, Reptile and
Liu-Kang. PlayStation 3 own-
ers get a 28th characters as
the God of War, Kratos,
makes his earth-shattering
debut.
It's a good thing the combat
has been slowed down for the
reboot because I can't stand
getting beaten in the blink of
an eye. Fighting revolves
around a segmented power
meter that fills up by dealing
and receiving damage, which
allows players to unleash a
multitude of deadly maneu-
vers. Filling all three seg-
ments makes the spectacular,
bone-crunching X-ray moves
available, which show slow-
motion, X-ray scenes of
bones literally breaking.
Sure this sounds violent, but
X-ray moves pale in compari-
son to the brutality of this
game's Fatality moves. Each
character has access to at
least two Fatalities, including
classic moves like Scorpion's
flame breath and Raiden's
flesh-slicing hat. Now that the
game has a great new tag-
team mode, players can alter-
nate between characters at
will and choose which one to
deliver the Fatality.
In addition to a lengthy story
mode, the Challenge tower
returns with 300 various
fighting challenges along
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 13
Club Rec Summer Camp
Starts Registration on Monday, May 9, 2011
Register online
The Club Rec Summer Camp Program for ages 6-12 will be June 13th through
August 5th. The Club Rec registration fee is $40 per week per child and scholarships
are available.
Registration starts May 9th at any Recreation Center or can be done online on
ActiveNet at the Parks and Recreation website:www.elpasotexas.gov/parks. A
Teenage Mentoring Program for youth ages 13-16 will also be offered.
with "Test Your Might," "Test
Your Sight," "Test Your
Strike" and "Test Your Luck".
Online competition consists
of challenging Ranked and
Unranked matches as well as
an all-new King of the Hill
mode for up to eight players.
Thanks to several changes
and improvements, playing
"Mortal Kombat" online and
off is a bloody good time!
REVIEW SCORING
SYSTEM
5 stars = Must Have
4 stars = Pretty Good
3 stars = Above Average
2 stars = Bargain Bin
1 star = Don't Bother
RATINGS KEY
Entertainment Software Rat-
ing Board (ESRB)
E: Everyone
E10-plus: (Everyone 10 and
older)
T: Teen (13 and older)
M: Mature (17 and older)
COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM.
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 14
OLD DOG, NEW CAT
By Kim Campbell Thornton
Universal Uclick
Remember when you got that
bundle of puppy love? Re-
member when you took him
to training class, to the beach,
on that road trip? Remember
when he spent a whole week
just snuggling with you in bed
when you had the flu and he
brought all his toys to help
you feel better?
If you’ve ever loved
an old dog or have one who is
approaching his golden years,
you have lots of “remember
whens.” And you can have
lots more with the help of
“Good Old Dog: Expert Ad-
A pair of books from respected experts
vice for Keeping Your Aging
Dog Happy, Healthy and
Comfortable” (Houghton Mif-
flin Harcourt, $26), a com-
pendium of science, stories,
myth-busting and more infor-
mation than you might have
known existed about the care
and companionship of aging
dogs. Compiled by veterinary
experts at Tufts University’s
Cummings School of Veteri-
nary Medicine and edited by
Tufts veterinary behaviorist
Dr. Nicholas Dodman, the
comprehensive tome covers
everything from behavioral
changes to expect and recog-
nizing signs of potential prob-
lems to making health care
and end-of-life decisions.
How long can dogs
live? A lot longer than you
might think, Dodman says.
“Here at the veteri-
nary school, we see about
8,000 old dogs per year out of
our caseload of about 24,000.
The oldest one we had on
record was 21, but I know
dogs can make it to 22 or 23.”
With dogs living
longer, pet owners are more
likely to confront such canine
health problems as arthritis,
cancer, congestive heart fail-
ure, kidney disease and even a
form of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dodman, whose contribution
was a chapter on doggie de-
Dr. Nicholas Dodman, a professor at the Cummings School of
Veterinary Medicine at Tufts, has written a definitive guide to
caring for an older dog.
mentia, says classic signs of night, or starts to have house-
the condition are disorienta- training accidents, chances
tion, a reduction in social in- are that senility is setting in.
teraction, sleep disturbances The good news is that med-
and loss of house-training, ication, activity and diet can
identified by the acronym all help. That’s true for almost
DISH. If your dog seems to every effect of aging.
get lost in the house or stare Aging is not a dis-
into space, no longer greets ease, Dodman says — there’s
you when you come home even a chapter with that title
from work, sleeps fitfully or — and when it does cause
becomes agitated during the problems, there is a lot
that can be done to help
pets. With regular vet-
erinary examinations,
careful observations
and the advice in this
book, we can help our
dogs glide comfort-
ably through their
golden years.
Cat owners are
equally fortunate in
their choice of
reading material.
Cat expert Darlene
Arden has written
“The Complete
Cat’s Meow:
Everything You
Need to Know
About Caring for Your Cat”
(Howell Book House, $20).
The clowder of cat-centric ad-
vice includes tips on raising
kittens, training cats (yes, it
can be done!), fixing behavior
problems and helping shelter
cats through clicker training.
Along the way, she addresses
nutrition and wellness, details
exactly how to hold a cat,
trim sharp claws and success-
fully administer medication,
and debunks the myths that
give cats a bad rap, from
black cats crossing paths to
cats sucking the breath from
babies.
For instance, Arden
begs to differ with the notion
that cats are loners. Why else
do cats choose to sit in our
laps, sleep with us, walk
across our keyboards and
spread out across the newspa-
per we’re reading?
“They’re solitary
hunters, but they’re not soli-
tary creatures,” Arden says.
“They’re looking for atten-
tion.”
Keeping cats intel-
lectually and physically chal-
lenged is a big part of living
happily with them, says
Arden, who believes most
cats spend the day doing the
mental equivalent of twid-
dling their thumbs. They need
playtime with their people —
“Even three five-minute play
sessions a day is great” —
and interactive toys so they
can play on their own when
they want.
“You can have so
much fun with a cat. I really
hope everyone will look at
them in a different light and
will have more interaction
with them.”
Kim Campbell Thornton is an
award-winning writer an a
member of the PetConnection
team.
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SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 18
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5:15 | 7:35 | 10:00
BEASTLY (PG-13) 5:30 | 9:50
BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (PG-13)
12:20 | 2:30 | 7:40
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES (PG)
12:05 1:00 | 2:10 | 3:10 4:30 5:25 | 7:30 | 9:35
DRIVE ANGRY 3-D (R)12:35 2:50 5:00 7:10 9:20
GNOMEO AND JULIET(G)12:15 2:15 4:15 6:30 8:30
PREMIERE MONTWOOD 7 2200 N. Yarbrough
Schedule good for May 14,15,17
ARTHUR (PG-13)12:15p 2:35p 4:55p 7:10p 9:30p
BATTLE: L.A. (PG-13)12:00p 2:25p 4:50p 7:15p 9:40p
BIG MOMMAS:L F S (PG-13)12:10p 2:30p 5:00p 7:25p 9:45p
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2 (PG)12:30p 2:50p 5:15p 7:35p 9:50p
Now Showing
11:15am 2:15pm 5:15pm 8:15pm BRIDESMAIDS GO FOR IT!
Standard Showtimes: 10:30am 1:30pm
4:30pm 7:05pm 7:30pm 10:05pm 10:30pm
Open Nationwide 05/13/11 Open Limited 05/13/11
Prom 10:05am 1:05pm 4:05pm
African CatsDigital Cinema Showtimes:
Runtime 125 min Runtime 90 min
10:45am
Rio RealD 3D Showtimes: 10:40am
MPAA Rating R for some strong sexu- MPAA Rating No Rating
1:40pm 4:40pm 7:40pm 10:40pm
Standard Showtimes: 10:20am 1:20pm
ality, and language throughout. Starring Aimee Garcia, Al Bandiero,
4:20pm7:20pm
Scream 4 10:20pm
Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jossara Jinaro, Gina Rodriguez, Louie
Insidious 10:50am 1:50pm 4:50pm
7:50pm 10:50pm Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Alegria
Ellie Kemper Genre Drama
Synopsis "Go for It" is an inspirational
Genre Comedy
hip-hop dance drama that follows Car-
Synopsis This spring, producer Judd
men, a young woman living in Chicago,
Apatow and director Paul Feig invite you to experience
"Bridesmaids." Annie, a maid of honor whose life unravels as who struggles to overcome her fears and follow her dream
Standard Showtimes: 10:20am 1:15pm 4:15pm
she leads her best friend, Lillian, and a group of colorful to be a dancer.
7:05pm10:05pm
Fast Five Digital Cinema Showtimes:
7:25pm10:25pm Standard Showtimes: bridesmaids on a wild ride down the road to matrimony.
10:30am1:35pm4:50pm8:00pm11:05pm
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime
Digital Cinema Showtimes:
10:45am12:55pm3:05pm5:15pm
Prom 11:05am1:40pm4:10pm
best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's PRIEST
African Cats11:00am
Water for Elephants 1:30pm 4:30pm
maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her Open Nationwide 05/13/11
7:45pm10:45pm
RioRealD 3D Showtimes:2:00pm 7:10pm way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one Runtime 87 min
9:50pmDigital Cinema Showtimes:
11:10am 4:30pm chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her brides- MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense
Insidious 7:30pm10:15pm
maids just how far you'll go for someone you love. sequences of violence and action,
disturbing images and brief strong
language.
Starring Paul Bettany, Karl Urban,
RealD 3D Showtimes: 10:20am 1:15pm
EVERYTHING Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily
2:40pm4:10pm5:35pm7:05pm8:30pm
Collins
10:00pm11:25pm Digital Cinema Show-
times:12:25pm3:20pm6:15pm9:10pm
12:05am
MUST GO Genre SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Ad-
Fast Five Digital Cinema Showtimes: Open Limited 05/13/11 venture, Horror
11:40am12:40pm2:50pm3:50pm6:45pm Synopsis A warrior priest from the last Vampire War now
7:40pm8:15pm9:55pm10:55pm11:45pm
Runtime 100 min
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil MPAA Rating No Rating lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhab-
RealD 3D Showtimes:10:50am
PromDigital Cinema Showtimes: Starring Rebecca Hall, Will Ferrell, itants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When
10:40am4:25pm10:10pm Michael Peña, Laura Dern, Stephen his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, the
African CatsDigital Cinema Showtimes:
10:00am12:30pm3:00pm5:30pm Root priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Fam-
ily Digital Cinema Showtimes:
Genre Comedy, Drama quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is
1:35pm7:10pm Synopsis When an alcoholic re- joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fin-
Water for ElephantsDigital Cinema
Showtimes:3:10pm6:30pm9:20pm lapses, causing him to lose his wife gered young wasteland sheriff, and a former warrior priestess
RioRealD 3D Showtimes: and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an at- who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.
11:15am1:50pm4:35pm7:15pm9:50pm
Digital Cinema Showtimes: tempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his
11:50am2:35pm5:10pm7:55pm10:30pm
return to form.
SOMETHING
LIMITLESS - DIGITAL (PG-13)
10:50a 1:40p 4:45p 7:25p 10:00p
THERE BE BORROWED
MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY- DIGITAL (PG-
13) 11:30a 2:10p 4:45p 7:15p 10:00p
NO ERES TU, SOY YO- DIGITAL
DRAGONS Open Nationwide 05/06/11
Runtime 103 min
(PG-13) 10:45a 1:35p 4:05p 7:00p 9:45p
RANGO- DIGITAL (PG)11:00a 1:40p 4:35p 7:10p Open Limited 05/06/11 MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual con-
9:50p
SOMETHING BORROWED- DIGITAL
Runtime 117 min tent including dialogue, and some
(PG-13)11:15a 2:00p 4:45p 7:30p 10:05p
SOUL SURFER- DIGITAL (PG)
MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence and drug material.
11:10a 1:50p 4:30p 7:10p 9:50p combat sequences, some language and Starring Kate Hudson, Ginnfer
SOURCE CODE- DIGITAL (PG-13)
12:10p 2:30p 5:05p 7:20p 10:00p thematic elements. Goodwin, John Krasinski, Colin
THE CONSPIRATOR- DIGITAL
(PG-13) 10:45a 1:40p 4:35p 7:20p 10:05p Starring Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Egglesfield, Steve Howey
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS- DIGITAL
(PG-13) 12:05p 2:50p 6:15p 9:20p
Dougray Scott, Unax Ugalde, Olga Kurylenko Genre Romance
* -- denotes Pass Restricted features Genre Drama Synopsis Rachel is a talented attorney at a top New York law
Synopsis London-based investigative journalist Robert Tor- firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single -
res visits Spain to research a book about Josemaría Escrivá, - as her engaged best friend Darcy is constantly reminding
GNOMEO AND JULIET 3-D (G) the controversial founder of Opus Dei. But Robert hits a her. But, after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party,
12:55 2:55 4:55 7:00 9:15
JUST GO WITH IT (PG-13) 4:40 | 9:25 wall, both professionally and personally, when his most perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with
JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, DIREC-
TOR'S FAN CUT 3-D(G) 12:00 | 2:25 | 7:05 promising source -- his own father, Manolo Torres, turns the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex, who just
PAUL (R)12:30 | 2:45 | 5:10 | 7:25 | 9:45
RED RIDING HOOD (PG-13)12:10 | 2:20 | 4:25 | out to be his least cooperative one. Robert begins to unearth happens to be Darcy's fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy's life-
6:40 | 9:00
SUCKER PUNCH (PG-13) 7:15 | 9:40
his father's toxic secrets when he learns that Manolo was long friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected
YOGI BEAR 3-D (PG) 1:15 3:15 5:05 6:50 8:50 not only born in the same Spanish town as Josemaría, but complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations.
that they were childhood friends and attended the same Meanwhile, Ethan, who has been Rachel's constant confi-
seminary. The two men take radically different paths in life,
dante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret
GNOMEO & JULIET (G)12:15p 2:45p 4:55p
JUST GO WITH IT (PG-13)12:00p 2:25p 4:50p 7:15p 9:40p
with Josemaría dedicating his life to his faith while Manolo of his own.
PAUL (R)12:25p 2:40p 5:05p 7:30p 9:50p
RED RIDING HOOD (PG-13)7:20p 9:30p
is swept into the brutal and tumultuous Spanish Civil War.

Horizon City’s Lions Club Bike-A-Thon to feature
100 bikers
Wally Thompson, Horizon City Lions Club President (center) with American Legion 598 Bike Club
Members
By Joe Olvera ©, 2011
A cold, wintry
day in El Paso greeted bike
riders last year in the First
Annual Horizon City Bike-a-
Thon, a ride that will feature
some 100 participants this
year, that is, if the weather
cooperates. Fred Lopez,
chairman of the event, and a
member of the Horizon City
Lion’s Club, said the event is
held to generate revenue to
help children with disabilities
attend summer camp in Ker-
rvillc, Texas.
“I’m from Chicago,
Illinois, and last year’s
weather seemed more in tune
with the Windy City than the
Sun City of El Paso, Texas,”
Lopez, 64, said. “However,
we can’t give up. We want to
send anywhere from 200 to
500 kids to the summer camp
in Kerrville. It costs $1,800 to
send just one child.”
The Texas Lions
Camp, which is held each
year, qualifies children who
have a physical disability to
attend. Such disabilities may
include amputees, blind/vi-
sion impaired, burns,
cancer/tumor, cerebral palsy,
deaf/hearing impaired,
epilepsy, heart conditions,
lupus, muscular dystrophy,
partial paralysis, polio, sickle
cell anemia, and other disabil-
ities. For a complete list of el-
igible disabilities contact the
Texas Lions Camp in Ker-
rville, Texas.
Some children, however, who
may not qualify for the camp
would be those with develop-
mental delays, contagious or
infectious diseases, bedfast,
or a disability which might
cause the child to not partici-
pate in the camp’s therapeutic
recreation program. Examples
or ineligible children include
attention deficit disorder,
autism, Down Syndrome
(children with Down Syn-
drome should apply to attend
the Lions Camp for Down
Syndrome), mental retarda-
tion, or children with brittle
bones. Again, to get a com-
plete list of those who are in-
eligible to apply, contact the
Texas Lions Camp at 830-
896-8500.
Lopez and his co-chair, Mike,
are holding two dis-
tinct races. The
toughest course is
26.5 miles that
starts in Hori-
zon City on
Horizon Blvd.,
and goes all the way
to the mountains on the
eastside of town. The round-
trip constitutes a 26.5 ride.
However, families, can also
participate in the 2.5 mile
race with the route being
much shorter and includes
several streets in neighbor-
hoods surrounding Horizon
City.
“I’ve tried the 26.5 mile
route, and it’s a tough one,”
Lopez said. “I wouldn’t rec-
ommend that one for families.
But, I think that bike enthusi-
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 19
asts will truly enjoy riding
down Horizon Blvd., with on-
lookers cheering them on.
After the races are over, we
will provide food, t-
shirts and goodie bags
for all participants.”
Lopez said that in-
dividual riders
will pay $25 as an
entry fee, while fami-
lies will pay $40. “The
main idea is to generate
revenues to be able to send
children to the summer camp.
However, we’re also trying to
get Horizon City residents in-
terested in becoming more
active.” The bike-a-thon will
start at 9 a.m. for those taking
the long route, and 9:30 a.m.
for those taking the shorter
route. “Either way, it will be a
lot of fun for the participants.
Just hope the weather holds
out. It’s okay if it’s warm, as
long as it doesn’t get cold and
windy.
Schedule good for
5/13 - 5/19
SUPER STIMULUS TUESDAY: $1
DRINK, $1 POPCORN, or $5.00 OFF
ANY REGULAR COMBO
ALL SEATS ALL SHOWS $5.00
EVERY TUESDAY!!
BRIDESMAIDS R 11:00 1:50 4:40
7:30 10:15
PRIEST 3D PG-13 *3D SURCHARGE
APPLIES 12:00 2:15 4:30 6:45 9:00
(11:30FRI/SAT)
PRIEST 2D PG-13 12:30 2:45 5:00
7:15 9:30 (12:00 FRI/SAT)
THOR 3D PG-13 *3D SURCHARGE
APPLIES* 11:00 12:00 1:45 2:45 4:30
5:30 7:15 8:15 10:00 (11:00 FRI/SAT)
THOR 2D PG-13 11:30 2:15 5:00 7:45
10:30 (12:00 FRI/SAT)
SOMETHING BORROWED PG-13
11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30
JUMPING THE BROOM PG-13 11:15
1:55 4:35 7:15 9:50 (12:20 FRI/SAT)
FAST FIVE PG-13 11:00 12:00 1:00
2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00
9:00 10:00 (11:00 12:00 FRI/SAT)
PROM PG 6:45 9:15
AFRICAN CATS G 11:15 1:40 4:00
6:30 9:00
TP MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY
PG-13 11:00 1:40 4:20 7:00 10:00 (
12:00 FRI/SAT)
RIO 3D G *3D SURCHARGE AP-
PLIES* 11:00 1:30 4:00
RIO 2D G 11:15 1:45 4:15 6:45 9:15
INSIDIOUS PG-13 12:00 2:40 5:15
7:45 10:10
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 20
If you want your upcoming event listed in SPOTLIGHT’S Out & About section, please send all your relevant data by e-mail to:
NORTHEAST/
CENTRAL
El Paso Diablos
Baseball — The American
Association minor league
team regular home game time
is 7:05 p.m. (Sundays at 6:05
p.m.) at Cohen Stadium in
Northeast El Paso. Ticket in-
formation: 755-2000 or diab-
los.com.
• May 12-15 — Kansas City
T-Bones.
‘Rocky Horror Pic-
ture Show’ — The Hot
PAWtooties, group supporting
Pets Alive-El Paso, Inc. pres
editorial@spotlightepnews.com
ents the audience participa-
tion screening of the cult
movie at midnight Satur-
day,May 14, at Scottish Rite
Temple Theatre, 301 W. Mis-
souri. Proceeds benefit Pets
Alive-El Paso’s feral cat ster-
ilization program. Ages 17
and older welcome. Admis-
sion: $10 ($7.50 student/mili-
tary and seniors 50 and older
with ID). Information or toe
volunteer: 309-8322 or elpa-
soscottishrite.org.
Prop bags are $2; no outside
props, large purses, bags or
backpacks permitted.
‘Schoolhouse Rock
Live, Jr.’ - Kids-N-Co.,
1301 Texas, presents the live
celebration of the Emmy-win-
ning 1970s Saturday morning
cartoon series that taught his-
tory, grammar, math, science
and politics through clever,
tuneful songs May 7-29. Di-
rected by Fernando Alvarez
with musical director Laura
Sambrano. Showtimes are
7:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur
days and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $7 ($5 children, sen-
iors, students and active mili-
tary); available at the door
one hour before show. Ad-
vance reservations accepted
for groups of 10 or more. In-
formation: 351-1455 or kid-
snco.org.
Calendar of upcoming events for
El Paso/ Southern New Mexico
are from May 13th - 19th, 2011
‘Broadway Jukebox’
— Youth Opera of El Paso
presents Broadway hits from
the 50s and 50 May 13-15, at
La Fe Culture and Technol-
ogy Center, 721 S. Ochoa
(rear building). Performance
are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and
7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 from Rim Road to Richmond,
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $7 ($5 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sundays
children, seniors, military) In- through September, and 7
formation: 449-4069. a.m. to noon during the fall
The performance includes and winter months. Safety
songs from “Grease,” “Hair- barrels will line the area and
spray,” “All Shook Up,” “The the El Paso Police Depart-
Taffetas” and many more. ment will provide security
along this popular path.
Scenic Sundays — El Hosted by the office of city
Rep. Susie Byrd. Admission
Paso area citizens and their
is free. Information: 541-4416
pets are invited to ride, skate,
or district2@elpasotexas.gov.
walk or run on Scenic Drive,
Soul of Collective
Consciousness Tour,
Plus Special Guest
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Friday
Sept. 16, 2011
Don Haskins Center
7:30 pm
Tickets: $47.50, $57.50 and
$67.50 plus $.50 Milagro
Charity. Convenience charges
may apply.
Tickets Go On Sale Saturday May 21,
2011 at 10:00 am at all Ticketmaster out-
lets including Walmart, Abraham Chavez
Theatre, El Paso Country Coliseum Box
Office, Pan American Center/NMSU,
ITR/Fort Bliss PX and UTEP Ticket Center
or Charge By Phone at 800/745-3000 or
online at www.ticketmaster.com or
www.stonecityattractions.com
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info@elpasohistory.com. “May Festival An-
Dolly Dingle’s Tea tiques, Collectibles,
Party — El Paso County Art & Western
Historical Society will host its
6th annual tea party for girls 2
Memorabilia
to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Show&Sale” Fourth An-
the historic Burges House and nual Show & Sale! Saturday,
Gardens, 603 W. Yandell. May 21st, 9am-5pm & Sun-
Garden opens at 1 p.m. Seat- day, May 22nd,10am-5pm. At
ing is limited, reservations re- The El Maida Shrine Audito-
quired. Girls should be at rium, 6331 Alabama Str., El
least 5 to attend. Tickets: $20. Paso, TX 79904 (Near
Information/reservations:
Carmen Stearns, 533-3173 or
William Beaumont Hospital
& Fort Bliss, Off Fred Wil-
son) Vendor Booths Avail-
able! Over 180 Tables! ATM
Available! Free Appraisals!
Free Parking! Great Food
Concession & Beer and Wine
Bar Both days (Food and
Beer and Wine Benefits the
Shriners Organization)!
Admis. $3.00 Mili $2.
Info.915-443-0824 or 915-
851-0687
MISSION
VALLEY
Burges Spring Dance
Recital — The Burges
High School Dance Company
presents its annual recital at 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday,
May 13-14, at the Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S.
San Marcial, featuring several
dance styles. Admission: $5.
Information: 532-7273.
EASTSIDE
Club 101 — 1148 Airway.
Advance tickets for most
events available at Club 101,
All That Music, Psycha and
online at ticketbully.com, un-
less otherwise listed. Informa-
tion: 544-2101 or
club101.com.
• Voodoo Glow
Skulls — The ska punk
band performs at 7 p.m. Tues-
day, May 17. Tickets: $10.
Letter Carriers’
Food Drive - The 21st
annual food drive is Saturday,
May 14, sponsored by the
National Association of Letter
Carriers, the U.S. Postal Serv-
ice and other organizations to
benefit area food banks. To
participate, individuals can
leave non-perishable food
items in a bag near their mail-
box; items also can be do-
nated at local post offices.
Information: 533-2434 or
593-1396.
Relay for Life — The
American Cancer Society will
host the annual overnight
event 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m.
Saturday, May 13-14 at Fort
Bliss’s Stout Field, and May
20-21 at Hanks High School.
Participants, including cancer
survivors, friends, caregivers
and families from throughout
El Paso, will walk or run the
track all night in teams of 8-
12 people to raise funds for
cancer research. Information:
544-4427. Web: cancer.org.
‘Fashionistas Inspir-
ing Girls’ Fashion
Show — Latinitas will host
a charity girl empowerment
fashion show 3 to 6 p.m. Sat-
urday, May 14, at EPCC’s
Administrative Services Cen-
ter, 9050 Viscount, featuring
clothing for girls, teens and
women. The family-friendly
event also includes live
music, video screening, youth
artwork exhibit, dance per-
formances, guest speaker and
vendor booths from local
boutiques and shops. Pro-
ceeds benefit the Latinitas
scholarship fund. Tickets: $10
in advance; $15 day of event.
Available online at Latinitas-
Magazine.org. Information:
219-8554 or latinitasel-
paso@yahoo.com.
WESTSIDE/
DOWNTOWN
‘Spring King Fling’
— An encore performance
celebrating the music of Car-
ole King starring Laura Tate
Goldman with the Dan Lam-
bert Double Drum Trio is
6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19,
at The Magic Pan, 5034
Doniphan. The previous per-
formance in March sold out.
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Spring King Fling
Cost: $34.95 (includes dinner,
dessert and concert). Informa-
tion/reservations: 581-2121.
Yanni — The internation-
ally successful music super-
star performs Tuesday, May
17, at Abraham Chavez The-
atre. The live show will intro-
duce some of the music from
Yanni’s new album “Truth Of
Touch,” his first album of
original studio music in al-
most a decade. Tickets start at
$47.50, plus service charges.
cluding his greatest instru-
mental hits made famous in
his shows from the Acropolis
in Greece, the Taj Mahal in
India, the Forbidden City in
China and the Royal Albert
Hall in England.
Amigos de Dressage
Horse Shows — The
Paso del Norte Dressage So-
ciety will host its 17th annual
shows 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday, May 14-15,
at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino, benefiting Thera-
peutic Horsemanship of El
Paso. Spectator admission is
free. Information: 373-9179
or pasodelnortedressage.org.
Dressage, occasionally re-
ferred to as “Horse Ballet,”
develops, through standard-
ized progressive training
methods, a horse’s natural
athletic ability and willing-
ness to perform.
‘The Sound of
formation: 584-4222 or sasa-
hara.gallery@live.com. Web:
sasaharagallery.com. Show-
ing May 1-July 31: “The
South of Spain,” works by
Candy and Charlie Mayer.
Opening reception is 4 to 8
p.m. Saturday,May 14.
Spirit of Amigo
Travel Fairs — El Paso
Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau and El Paso Hotel Motel
Association will host the 8th
annual tourism trade show
and luncheon at 11 a.m.
Thursday, May 12, in recog-
nition of National Tourism
Week, at the El Paso Conven-
tion Center.
Information/reservations:
534-0681 or visitelpaso.com.
“Carmen Suite,” Brahms’
“Hungarian Dance No. 5,”
and the triumphant finale
from Tchaikovsky’s “Sym-
phony No. 5.”
Jazz Unlimited Big
Band — The jazz band
presents an evening of swing,
jazz, ballads, rock and Latin
styles at 7 p.m. Sunday, May
15, at St. Mark’s United
Methodist Church, 5005 Love
Road, accompanied by vocal
stylist Judy Day. Admission is
free, donations accepted. In-
formation: 581-4444 or
loveroad.org.
Fat Dog — The acoustic
quartet perform at 8 p.m. Fri-
day, May 13, at The Percola-
tor, 217 N. Stanton. The band
performed folk/rock from
1969 to 1981, before splitting
up. This will be one of their
first performances together
again after 30 years. Admis-
sion is free. Information: 351-
4377.
Alfresco! Fridays —
The free outdoor concerts
begin at 5:30 p.m. Fridays
through Sept. 30 at Arts Fes-
tival Plaza (between El Paso
Museum of Art and Plaza
Theatre). Information: 534-
0675, or alfrescofridays.com.
• May 13 — La Imperial
Sonora (Tropica/cumbia)

Music’ — UTEP Dinner

(Ticketmaster).
Yanni will also perform his
instrumental hits from the
shows that have become fa-
mous around the world, in-
Theatre presents the Rogers
and Hammerstein family clas-
sic through May 22. Show-
time is 7 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday; dinner
matinee performance is 1:30
p.m. Sunday, May 1; non-din-
ner matinees are 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 15 and 22.
Tickets $26-$38 dinner
shows; $12-$22 non-dinner
matinee. Information: 747-
6060.
Sasahara Gallery —
7100 Westwind Drive, Suite
135. Fine art paintings, jew-
elry, sculpture, photography,
prints, cards and portraits. In-
EPSYOs Sea-
son Finale
Concert — El
Paso Symphony
Youth Orchestras’
season finale is 3
p.m. Sunday, May 15,
at the Plaza Theatre, featur-
ing all 250 members of the
orchestras. Tickets: $12 ($7
seniors, students, military).
Information: 525-8978 or ep-
syos.org.
Featured are 2011 EPSYOs
Concerto Competition winner
James Blanchard in Franz
Doppler’s “Fantasie Pastorale
for Flute and Orchestra.”
Other works include Bizet’s
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t's the last week of this year's solar journey through Tau-
Michelle Shocked — rus, and the qualities of this sign will grow stronger each
day. Mercury and Venus both move into the sign of the
The singer-songwriter and bull on Sunday and conjoin in Taurus on Monday, high-
lighting the sensual earthiness for which this sign is
recording artist performs a known. Taurus is also connected with money, and many
benefit concert for the South- will be irresistibly drawn to the idea of retail therapy, es-
pecially for luxury items.
west Environmental Center,
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at the Rio Grande Theatre, professional, and actual, survival. But money is not the only
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To compare is human nature.

plants found at Pancho Villa But constant comparison is a debilitating habit, especially if it
State Park’s botanical gar- involves scanning and judging every person in the vicinity to
determine how you measure up. Take a break from being ana-
dens is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat- lytical in this way. You'll find joy this week as you accept oth-
urday, May 14, at the park ers and yourself.
and adjacent Cootes Hill.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Whether giving a speech or
The event feature arts and telling an impromptu story to a friend, you will easily capture
crafts by local artists, guided the attention and imagination of your audience. With practice,
you'll get better at delivering your message. By the end of the
strolls and live music. Native week, your influence will be obvious. People will either do as
ACROSS 7 Yield
8 Aids in wrongdoing
and exotic cactus plants for you suggest, or copy your example.
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18 Robbery Mesilla Valley Con- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). No matter how great you are at what
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19 Garb of 12 Down
advance; $25 day of show.
cert Band — The 95- couraged by this idea — not you. You'll jump at the chance to
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21 Sicilian landmark
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27 Rows ception with artist before the
23 Patron saint of France NMSU’s Atkinson Music
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51 "60 Minutes" newsman
of her first album, the unau- is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, that is very different from yours, though this person also
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54 Talk show host trellas de Sinaloa de German
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53 Devious Traveler” and her latest “To- up. Your travels, either physical or intellectual, will cause
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56 Inlets
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60 National leaders
64 Formerly
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whom you'll deem worthy of impressing. It is possible that the
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able with yourself and confident in your choices. You have an
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67 Slammer than on telling what you know.
son hosts its season finale at
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69 Seeks the heights even painfully aware of your ambitions, which will inspire
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vajes de Chihuahua, El Vena- you to work harder than ever for gratification that seems to be
Hall in Las Cruces. Admis-
DOWN sion is free. Information: dito, Los Traviezoz, Latido
indefinitely delayed. Wednesday offers an opportunity that
could finally bring you the satisfaction you've longed for, and
1 School of whales Musical. Hosted by Univi- not a moment too soon.
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4 With anger Cactus Carnival — ages 1-3). Includes park ad-
around you. Loved ones will gather to reminisce, laugh and
enjoy one another. Food will play a big part in the celebration,
5 Keel: L. The 6th annual celebration of and you'll likely outdo yourself in this regard.
mission.
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IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

Take care of
the takeaway
The first motion you make in the top photo on the right. Your job is to
golf swing, the takeaway, is critical. push the board away as you start
A mistake made here will cause other your backswing.
errors in your backswing and force In the second photo I have com-
you to try to make compensations on pleted the drill, and my clubhead is
your downswing. free to move up as I cock my wrists.
A common error made during the I’m simply going to finish my back-
takeaway is to lift the clubhead im- swing by continuing to move my
mediately, with little or no chest turn, chest, hands and arms together until
as you start your swing. This gets the the club is parallel to my stance line.
club off-track so early that a solid hit From the position in this photo, I’m
is almost impossible. poised to complete my weight trans-
Another problem occurs when you fer and
roll your hands and forearms, aiming rotate ABOUT THE WRITER
the shaft to the right of the target by into a
the end of the takeaway. This forces coiled Dr. T.J.
Tomasi is a
you to lift the club to reach the top of posi- teaching
the backswing, destroying your coil tion at professional
and the path of your swing. the top in Port St.
To start correctly, I suggest a drill of the Lucie, Fla.
Visit his
with a board positioned right behind back- Web site at
the ball, as I’m demonstrating in the swing. tjtomasi.com.

Practice your
takeaway by
mimicking the
positions in these
two photos, but at
first, don’t continue
your swing — stop
and pose in the
positions depicted.
Then, after you can
do it correctly every
time, graduate to a
full swing where you
actually hit the ball.

At this point, your

right arm should be
higher than your left,
and it will stay that
way as you continue
your backswing until
the right elbow folds
on its own.

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BIRDIES AND BOGEYS
It’s not about the bag
Blind leading the blind A tour caddy is supposed to show up, shut up and
keep up, but this one didn’t show up, he shut up at

Richard Heathcote/PGA TOUR

Here’s a transcript of would have come out that I know. I just had to listen thought
a recent John Daly inter- night after the incident to everybody.’ about talk- the wrong time, and now he won’t be keeping up —
view with Atlanta’s and told the world what “I said, ‘That’s the ing to the at least not with Dustin Johnson. Johnson recently
“Mayhem in the AM” was going on — not lis- thing you’ve got to under- media fired his caddy, Bobby Brown, who was on his bag
radio show in which tened to your agents, not stand, Tiger, you’re the right after for th years.
Daly advises Tiger listened to anybody else, greatest player that’s it all hap- Brown was responsible for Johnson almost
Woods on how he should just what your heart said ever played, you don’t pened, I missing his tee time at Riviera this year. He told
DALY
have handled the media and thought what you just have to listen to anybody, really did, Johnson the wrong tee time, resulting in a two-shot
after “the incident” on told me — this story you have to listen to what and told them the truth penalty and near disqualification.
Thanksgiving: would have ended in one your heart tells you to and told them what was Last year, Brown should have spoken up to warn
“But I told him, ‘If you day.’ And he said, ‘I know, do.’ And he says, ‘I going on. But I was told Johnson not to ground his club when he was in a
not to.’ bunker at Whistling Straits. The penalty Johnson
“So, I don’t blame him received prevented him from being part of the
in that aspect of playoff.
listening to the bad As a caddy, if your player wins a million dollars,
advice, which I totally your share is about $100,000 plus expenses, so most
think he got throughout caddies are expected to do a lot more than just
the whole situation.” carry the bag.

Dog track
GOLF SPOKEN HERE

A derogatory term for a golf course that is in

poor condition. Also known as a goat track.
 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 27
DON’T MISS IT

Help for your weight shift

The Pin High Pro is a small mat that helps train you to shift your
weight and improve your rhythm. Stand on the mat as you practice
your swing and it will beep at the exact time your weight shifts to
your front foot, giving you instant feedback. Weighing only one
pound, it’s portable and easy to use. Find the Pin High Pro for
$99.95 at www.pinhighpro.com.

TRY THIS

Quick fixes to help your game

Try this: If you pull your putts, stand farther
away from the ball and vice versa.
Try this: If there is too much spin
on your tee ball so it comes down like a para-
chute, move the ball forward 1 inch and tee it
higher.
Try this: If you’re overwhelmed on the golf
THE GOLF DOCTOR
course, stop playing “golf swing” and start playing
golf.
Try this: If you’re having trouble learning golf,
ask yourself, “How do you eat an elephant?” The
answer is, “The same way you learn your golf
swing — one bite at a time.”

Golf after knee replacement

surgery
There is an ever-increasing number of
golfers who have undergone total knee
replacement — many of whom have taken up
golf after the surgery. And although this proce-
dure enables them to play golf in an almost-
normal fashion, I find that they can play better
and with less discomfort if they use the fol-
trail foot to come off the ground during your
follow-through and actually step toward the
target. Gary Player does not have an artificial
knee, but you may have seen him do the step-
through. On occasion, so does Sergio Garcia
and some others. A word of warning: Do not
use the step-through if your target knee has GOLF SPOKEN HERE

lowing adjustments (before you try any of
these, consult your physician):
• Learn to play more “on your toes.” Ignore
those who tell you otherwise. Playing flat-
footed puts much more stress on the knees. So
no matter which knee has been replaced, learn
to allow your target heel to come off the
ground on the backswing and your trail heel to
come off the ground on the downswing.
• If your trail knee has been replaced, it may
help to “step through” your shots. Allow your
Dew sweeper
been replaced; it may do damage.
• If your target knee has been replaced, you
will benefit from an open stance. This will
make the backswing a little more difficult, but
if you lift your target heel off the ground dur-
ing the backswing, you should still be able to Reference to a player in a tournament who has a
make nearly a complete turn. The open stance very early tee time. Early morning pairings (when the dew is still on the
will make you face the target more, so you
don’t have to turn as much in the impact zone ground) are made up of the players who’ve made the cut, but are closest
— a move that takes stress off your front knee to the bottom of the field. So, applied to tournament golfers, “dew
joint. sweeper” is not a complimentary term.
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 28
ASK THE PRO
Two ways to pick up the
pace
Q: My last round of golf was over five
hours because of the group in front of
us. Why does it take so long, and what is
there to do about it? — John E.
A: Why does it take so long to play
golf ? Because slow players don’t real-
ize they are slow. In all my years in the
golf business I’ve never heard anyone
describe himself as a slow player. It’s
always the other golfer’s fault.
Here are the two most common er-
rors people make without realizing it
(other errors are more self-evident):
Error 1: Parking the cart on the
front side of the green. Too many
golfers hit to the green and park in
front of it. This slows things up be-
cause after they putt out, they have to
walk back toward the group behind
them before going to the next tee.
Solution: Park your cart as near as
possible to the next tee. The reason
even experienced golfers make this
error is because of the mistaken belief
that taking the time to park the cart be-
fore putting out doesn’t real-
ly save any time. But in
the normal pace of play,
the people behind you are
not waiting before you
putt; they are waiting af-
terward.
Error 2: Leaving your cart with only
one club in your hand. This error is
more time-consuming when you are
playing under “cart path only” rules, but
it’s a time-waster even if you have to
walk only a few yards. Invariably, when
you get to your ball, it’s the wrong club
and you have to go back to the cart.
Solution: Take two, three, four or more
clubs (sometimes taking the whole bag
can save time). It’s much easier and
faster than coming back to the cart.
(To Ask the Pro a question about golf,
e-mail him at: TJInsider@aol.com.)
TEEING OFF
Every day is different
Good golfers realize that
“the sun don’t shine on the
same dog every day.” Said
another way: You never can
be sure what kind of game
you’re going to wake up with.
So a key element in your pre-
round preparation is deter-
mining what game you have
that day.
When you have your A-
game, meaning you’re hitting the fade. If you’re pulling this, you’re in for a long day
the ball solidly and accurate- everything, play the pull. If on the golf course. But if you
ly, your master plan can be it’s a big slice, aim more left handle the opening holes with
more aggressive. But most of and let it cut. patience and stick to your
the time you have your B-
And when you have no conservative game plan, you
game, where your shots aren’t game at all during the warm-up may find your swing after a
as solid and your accuracy is and almost every shot is a mis- couple of up-and-downs.
just OK. Since off-center hits hit, then stop hitting balls and Then you can adjust your
don’t carry as far, a good poli- head for the putting green be- plan.
cy is to take one more club cause it’s “short-game time.” The best players are not
and pick your spots to be ag- Plan to play it safe and get it necessarily the best ball strik-
gressive. up and down. The strategy is to ers. As Ben Hogan said after
Your pre-round warm-up hang in there until something playing with Billy Casper, “If
will also give you an idea of good happens. he couldn’t putt, he’d be sell-
what shape your shots prefer If you get aggressive early ing hot dogs.”
that day. If the fade is on, play in the round on bad days like
 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 29

SPRINT CUP NATIONWIDE SERIES CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Race: FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Race: 5-Hour Energy 200 Race: Lucas Oil 200
Where: Dover International Speedway Where: Dover International Speedway Where: Dover International Speedway
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. (ET) When: Saturday, 2 p.m. (ET) When: Friday, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX TV: ESPN TV: SPEED
2010 winner: Kyle Busch (right) 2010 winner: Kyle Busch 2010 winner: Austin Dillon

By RICK MINTER / Cox Newspapers

Unexpected victory balances score
for lost win at Talladega in ‘08
he 2011 Sprint Cup sea- an unsuccessful stint leading didn’t know if I was ever going

T son is shaping up to be
the year of the Cin-
derella story.
First, rookie Trevor Bayne
and the storied Wood Brothers
team stunned the racing world
by winning the Daytona 500,
and now Regan Smith, who
didn’t even have a career top-
five finish in the Cup series,
has won the Showtime South-
ern 500 driving for a relatively
new Colorado-based race team.
Like Bayne and his Wood
Brothers Ford at Daytona,
Smith and his Furniture Row
Racing Chevrolet didn’t win in
a fluke; they were legitimate
contenders from the drop of the
green flag.
As the laps wound down at
Darlington, Smith’s crew chief
Pete Rondeau, who once had
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s team,
chose to stay on the track when
the rest of the leaders pitted.
Smith inherited the lead, then
held off Carl Edwards, riding
on fresher tires, over the final
11 laps to get the win.
It wasn’t Smith’s first time
to take the checkered flag. He
crossed the line first at Tal-
ladega in 2008, but officials
ruled that he violated the rules
regarding the yellow line and
awarded the win to Tony Stew-
art.
Often, things in racing have
a way of coming full circle and
drivers are “repaid” for what
they’d lost earlier, but Smith
said he wasn’t sure he’d ever
get the Talladega score evened
out.
“I’ll be honest with you, I
to get it back,” Smith said in
his winner’s interview. “To get
it back at Darlington, ab-
solutely it’s vindication. Win-
ning here to me means more to
me than that win could have
ever meant – with this team,
with the hard work, racing out
of Colorado, the things that
have gone on.
“Everybody said for how
long: ‘You can’t race outside of
Charlotte, the 20-mile radius
where all the teams are, you
can’t do it.’
“We’ve been doing it every
week. We’ve been doing it
good for a while, but now
everybody is going to notice
how good we’re doing it.”
But Smith acknowledged
there have been lots of times
...Continues on page 31 Regan Smith celebrates Saturday after winning the SHOWTIME Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. (NASCAR photo)
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MAY 13, 2011 PAGE 30
Toyota to plug-in the Prius for 2012
When the Toyota Prius hybrid
first made the scene some 14
years ago, it was a major
breakthrough for fuel econ-
omy and the auto industry as
a whole. Since then, the Prius
has been the benchmark when
it comes to hybrid vehicles.
Sure, other manufactures
have come out with hybrids
and now even all-electric ve-
hicles, but they always com-
pare their vehicles to the
Prius. Now Toyota is ready-
ing the world’s best-selling
hybrid with another break-
through – a plug-in version.
The Prius PHV (Plug-in Hy-
brid Vehicle) will retain all
the features of the current
Prius but will now use an ad-
vance battery system that can
provide up to 13 miles of all-
electric, totally emissions-free
driving.
Basically just a Prius whose
nickel-metal hydride battery
pack has been swapped for a
lithium-ion pack (which adds
about 300 pounds to the total
weight of the vehicle), the
PHV retains the same look
and style as the regular Prius
with a few minor exceptions
– the mirrors, door-handles
and tailgate are all painted sil-
ver, blue and white “Plug In
Hybrid” decals are slapped on
the lower parts of the doors
and there is another fuel-filler
door on the left side of the ve-
hicle – just ahead of the dri-
ver’s door.
But opening this new fuel-
door does not reveal a gas cap
– instead there is an outlet.
Using the attached cable, you
plug the gun-style connector
into the Prius and the other
end into a standard 110V
electric outlet and in just
three hours you will fully
about 51 mpg in the city and good.
48 mpg on the highway – on
top of the initial 13 miles of Currently there are only about
gas free driving. The Prius 600 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Ve-
continues to use Toyota’s Hy- hicles in the world. Toyota is
brid Synergy Drive system still gathering data on it be-
which combines a 1.8 liter fore it hits the dealership
gas engine and an electric around this time next year.
motor. As far as price goes for the
PHV, expect to pay between
For the week I had my test $3,500 and $5,000 more than
charge the battery. Or, if you car, I found myself recharging a regular Prius.
have access to a 220V outlet, it at every possible occasion,
you can hook up the PHV to so I could get my “free” 13 After my time with the car, I
it and cut the charge time in miles when I started my com- felt the Plug-in to be like a
half – to just 90 minutes to mute. After that, I averaged value-added version of the
fully charge the battery. around 50 mpg. That is a normal Prius. There is little
combined city and highway doubt in my mind that the
Once the Prius PHV is fully driving, as well as many Prius – whether it is the nor-
charged, an indicator on the times demonstrating how the mal one or the PHV model,
dash will keep track of how Prius reacts when the gas will continue to be the bench-
many miles you have in elec- pedal is smashed to the floor, mark competitors will be try-
tric vehicle (EV) mode. In which is surprisingly well. ing to reach.
EV mode, the Prius drives Obviously the Prius is not
just like a normal Prius when about speed, but it does have -- Christopher A. Randazzo
running on just electric power more power than I had ex-
– except the PHV can acceler- pected from a vehicle that is
ate all the way up to 60 mph all about getting the most 1. Carl Edwards
in electric-only mode. Once from a gallon of gas.
the EV-mode charge is de-
378; Leader
pleted, the vehicle defaults Inside the Prius PHV, the 2. Jimmie Johnson
to normal, full-hybrid mode cabin is the same as the cur-
rent Prius – with the minor
355; behind -23
and operates like a regular
Prius. exception of the EV indicator 3. Kyle Busch
gauge in the instrument clus- 339; behind -39
While no fuel economy fig- ter. The floating console that
houses the climate and audio 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
ures were supplied with the
pre-production Prius PHV controls still looks as though 331; behind -47
that I drove, expect similar it’s out of the Jetson’s vehicle,
but all in all the creature com-
5. Kevin Harvick
numbers to the current Prius –
forts of the Prius are quite 328; behind -50
By The Numbers: 6. Ryan Newman
317; behind -61
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV)
Base Price: N/A 7. Tony Stewart
Price as Tested: N/A 313; behind -65
Layout: front-engine / front-wheel drive
Engine:1.8 liter 16-valve 4-cylinder and 8. Kurt Busch
electric motor 306; behind -72
Transmission:continuously variable transmission
(CVT) 9. Clint Bowyer
Horsepower: 134 hp (98 hp and 36kW) 297; behind -81
Torque: 105 ft-lbs
EPA Fuel Economy:51 city / 48 highway mpg 10. Matt Kenseth
[Questions/Comments/Suggestions can be sent via email to 295; behind -83
car@delorean.net]
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Busch closes in on Martin’s

career win record
With his win in Friday’s Royal Purple 200 Na-
tionwide Series race at Darlington Raceway, Kyle
Busch moved within one race of tying Mark Martin
for the most career victories in the Nationwide Se-
ries.
Busch now has 48 Nationwide wins, along with
21 in Sprint Cup and 26 in the Camping World
Truck Series, giving him a total of 95 just a week
after his 26th birthday.
He said he’s not taking it for granted that he’ll
surpass Martin, who got his 49th earlier this year.
“Being within one of Mark’s win record is spe-
cial,” Busch said in his winner’s interview at Dar-
lington, where he led 49 of 147 laps for his fifth
Nationwide win this year. “Maybe some of you say
it’s inevitable, but to us we just keep working our
guts out and making sure we bring good race cars to
the race track.”
But he also hinted that the record could be his
soon.
“I’m racing Dover and I’m racing Charlotte,” he
said. “Those are two really good places for me in a
Nationwide Series – I’ve run really well at both of
those.”
Busch’s talent is evident both to those who watch
him race and those who race against him, as evi-
denced by Regan Smith’s comments after his
Southern 500 win. Smith pointed out that during the
race he had little trouble passing drivers who had al-
ready bounced off the wall and damaged the right
sides of their cars – except for one.
“The only one that went past me that his right
side was obliterated was Kyle Busch, and that’s nor-
mal for Kyle Busch at this race track,” Smith said.
“He’s something else.”

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Toyota, wins the Nationwide Series Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 6.
(NASCAR photo)

Mr. Smith goes to Darlington

Continued from page
29...along the way when he had
serious doubts.
“There have been some
sleepless nights,” he said. “I’ve
laid there, I can’t fall asleep.
Might be after a race. I did this
wrong, I did that wrong. I’m
my own worst critic. I put
everything on my shoulders
personally.”
Smith went on to say that
he’s been able to keep going
because of the help of a lot of
people over the years.
“To sit here and thank them
all, you can’t do it, you’d miss
somebody,” he said. “They all
know who they are.”
Like Bayne and the Wood
Brothers, who used equipment
and cars from Roush Fenway
Racing to win at Daytona,
Smith and his team used cars
and equipment from a multi-car
team.
The chassis and engine of
Smith’s No.78 Chevrolet came
from Richard Childress Racing,
and the pit crew trains at Stew-
art-Haas Racing.
Team manager Joe Garone
explained how the arrange-
ment, which is similar to the
Wood Brothers’ deal with
Roush, works.
“What we do, to be clear, we
buy our chassis from Childress
and we bring them, after
they’re inspected at the
[NASCAR] R&D center, to
Colorado,” he said. “We do all
the work. They’re assembled
out there. The bodies are built
out there.”
He said the Furniture Row
team has its own seven-post
rig, which allows them to simu-
late racing conditions and do
research and development, but
the team does work with Chil-
dress on wind tunnel testing.
The victory was a popular
one, even among the people
Smith outran over the final
laps.
Runner-up Carl Edwards
said he’s known Smith since
back in 2002 when they both
drove for the Missouri-based
truck series team owned by
Mike Mittler.
“I was driving Mike’s
truck,” Edwards said. “I had
run I think seven races, and I
couldn’t run any more and still
hold the rookie eligibility for
the next year, so Mike hired
Regan to drive at Phoenix.
“I was kind of heartbroken. I
was a race car driver. I didn’t
want to go work on that truck
while somebody else was driv-
ing it.
“I went there, and I felt kind
of honored when it was all
over, to have worked with
[Smith] and met his family.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. also con-
gratulated the winner.
“Regan is an awesome talent
and a really, really good per-
son,” Earnhardt said. “It’s good
to see a good guy win. And
he’s worked really hard to get
into this sport and to become a
full-time driver in this series,
and he deserves what they
achieved tonight, so I’m really
proud …
“And that’s great for Pete,
too, Pete Rondeau.”