Spotlight EP News Oct 24, 2013 No. 506

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El Paso Chihuahuas
Introduced As City's
New Triple-A Team
EL PASO - October 22, 2013 -
The El Paso Chihuahuas is the
newest Triple-A Baseball team in
the country and will compete in
El Paso's new downtown ballpark
as the Triple-A affiliate of the San
Diego Padres starting in the
Spring of 2014. The team's name
and logo were introduced to the
media and invited guests on
Tuesday in the Plaza Theatre.
"First and foremost, we want to
appeal to kids and families, our
core audience," said Alan Led-
ford, president of MountainStar
Sports Group. "We want to cele-
brate the region, create fan expe-
rience opportunities and build a
brand that embodies the fun prod-
uct that Minor League Baseball
teams are all about."
The search for the team name
began with a community-wide ef-
fort, allowing the region's fans to
submit names through the El
Paso Triple-A website. The list
was narrowed based on creativity,
marketability, fun, relevance to El
Paso's unique character and the
ability to trademark the name.
"El Pasoans played a significant
role in identifying our new team
name -- they attended focus
groups, suggested several hun-
dred different names, and voted
in record numbers for all the
names," said Ledford.
Shae Vierra, who submitted the
Chihuahuas name, was chosen at
random as the "Name the Team"
contest winner, choosing the Chi-
huahuas for its reference to the
popular dog and the Chihuahuan
Desert. As the winner, Vierra will
collect two season tickets, a per-
sonalized jersey and the opportu-
nity to throw out one of the
ceremonial first pitches on Open-
ing Night.
The Chihuahuas name was cho-
sen primarily to represent El
Paso's spirit and fiercely-loyal
community, and recognize the re-
gion's location in the Chihuahuan
Desert. The new name will allow
the team to create a comprehen-
sive brand of fun, family-oriented
entertainment associated with
Minor League Baseball.
"Look at the name and logos
through the eyes of a child and
you can't help but smile," Led-
ford said. "That's what we're all
about."
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Sierra Providence Breast Center Brings
Mammos till Midnight
El Paso, TX As part of October Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, Sierra Providence Breast
Center will be offering mammograms from
6:00pm until midnight on Friday, October 25,
2013 at the Sierra Providence Breast Center lo-
cated at 601 Sunland Park Drive. Women can
schedule their appointment today by calling
(915) 577-8400.
Special pricing will be offered for self-pay pa-
tients during the month of October.
Mammography screening will be $100.00 and
3D Mammography screening for $150.00.
Mammos Till Midnight Event Info:
Date: Friday, October 25, 2013
Time: 6pm to midnight
Location: Total Care West, 601 Sunland Park
Drive.
Making Strides
On Saturday, hun-
dreds of big, bad bikers
were spotted cruising the
streets of the Mission valley
in pink shirts, pink ban-
danas, even pink
goatees. More than
just a fashion state-
ment, the bikers
wore pink to show
their solidarity for
one of their own
overcoming her
battle with breast
cancer. The Mak-
ing Strides against
Breast Cancer charity
run was held in honor
of Isela Reyes. Its been
only a few years since Isela
received the news that
she had been diag-
nosed. With the help
from her friends, fam-
ily, and doctors, Isela is
currently in remission
and doing much better.
At its worst,
Iselas cancer had reached
Stage IV, where the cancer
has metastasized, but where
it is still treatable. She
elected to have a bilateral
mastectomy. She says that
the most painful part of her
ordeal was the change in ap-
pearance. "From one day to
another the change is dras-
tic. People react to the loss
of hair and all the other
things that can change with
the cancer and then treat-
ment. My family was very
supportive.
They
never al-
lowed me to
think too much
about and dwell
on it." She em-
phasized that her
family was a big
part of her recovery. "We re-
ally didn't cry much. They
said, let's just make the best
of it and let's move on. I had
a lot of surgeries and proce-
dures, but we still had our
regular cookouts and par-
ties."
One thing that Isela
would advise for new pa-
tients is to get educated
about their condition. "I
asked alot of questions.
Friends bought me books.
The doctors gave me alot of
information. I would get sad
because I would read about
the side effects of the medi-
cines, but it was better to
know what I could expect to
happen. It was scary, but I
just took it a day at a time."
Martha Solis, from
the American Cancer
Society office in El
Paso, also places
importance on ed-
ucation. She ex-
plained the role
of the ACS in a
patient's treat-
ment. "We pro-
vide each
patient with a
specific port-
folio that lays
out the doctor's orders, in-
formation of nutrition,
chemotherapy, radiation,
and other forms of treat-
ment. We also have support
groups and mentors for the
patients. Isela wanted to
know what to expect, and
what better way than to
meet other survivors to give
guidance. Isela is already
paying it back by providing
support to newer patients."
The key to a faster
recovery rate and survivabil-
ity to any cancer is early de-
tection and education about
ones own health. Breast
cancer is the most common
type of cancer in women,
and it can be hereditary.
We want to stress that each
woman do their self exams
as soon as she is sexually
active. As a woman, you
have to get your monthly
exams on top of your yearly
doctors exams, no later
than starting at age 21.
Solis applauded Iselas edu-
cation and preparation as
being essential to her recov-
ery. She got the proper in-
formation, but more impor-
tant was that she got
checked and detected early.
The earlier you get detected,
the quicker you can get
treatment.
The biker run on
Saturday raised around
$2000, all that will be do-
nated to the El Paso Ameri-
can Cancer Society. Terry
Almanzar helped to organ-
ize the run in honor of Isela,
her cousin. She was diag-
nosed in 2010. When she
started getting better, we de-
cided to start this run last
year. Now that shes in full
remission, we decided to
continue the run to continue
to bring awareness to the
community. The money
will be used to get wigs,
lymphedema sleeves, pros-
thesis, and treatment in gen-
eral. When asked if she had
any other comments about
her charity run, Isela simply
said, Its a blessing to be
here. Id like to thank all the
bikers and sponsors for shar-
ing their time and dona-
tions.
With that said,
Isela hopped onto her hus-
bands Harley and rode off
with the rest of her bikers
and continued the way shes
dealt with this ordeal: with a
smile and surrounded by
friends and family.
For more information about
breast cancer and cancer in
general: Call the El Paso of-
fice of the American Cancer
Society at 915-633-1231 or
go to www.cancer.org.
photos and story by Ricky Jimenez Carrasco
FAMILIES: ENTER TO WIN $1,000 FOR YOUR SCHOOL AND AN
IPAD FOR THE HOMEWITH RED RIBBON WEEKS

NEW CONTEST A HEALTHY ME IS DRUG FREE

The National Family Partnership (NFP) an-
nounces the national contest for its 28th annual
Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31. This public
service campaign helps parents and teachers pre-
vent youth drug and alcohol abuse. Heres how
to enter to win $1,000 for your K-12 school and
an iPad for the home: 1.) Students bring the Red
Ribbon Week message home by working
alongside parents to decorate their front door,
mailbox or fence with a red ribbon and this
years theme A Healthy Me Is Drug Free.
2.) Take a photo with the family and your Red
Ribbon Week decoration, then upload to
redribbon.org/contest by Nov. 4 (must be 18+ to
upload your photos). 3.) The voting begins! Ask
your family and friends to vote for your entry at
redribbon.org/vote Nov. 5-19.
Ten lucky winners from re-
gions across the U.S. will win.
Winners will be announced at redribbon.org on
December 6th and recognized at winning schools
throughout December.
Students will once again take Red Ribbon
Weeks message of prevention home to their
neighborhoods with this national contest, said
the NFPs Volunteer President Peggy Sapp.
By decorating their homes together with this
years Red Ribbon theme, families carry the
message to their communities.
The nations oldest and largest
drug prevention campaign
reaches more than 80
million people nationwide.
The DEA is co-sponsoring this years national
contest. "DEA is excited to partner with the Na-
tional Family Partnership on this contest that
empowers communities to come together to talk
about the drug problem, said DEA Administra-
tor Michele M. Leonhart. Red Ribbon
Week is also when we honor DEA Special
Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena, who made the
ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities safe.
Adds the NFPs Peggy Sapp: Take the Red Rib-
bon Week pledge across America to help chil-
dren grow up safe, healthy and drug free. Visit
redribbon.org/contest for contest information.
About the NFP and Red Ribbon
Week
The NFP was established in 1980, and is a na-
tional leader in drug prevention, education and
advocacy. Its mission is to lead our nations
families and communities in nurturing the full
potential of healthy, drug-free youth. Red Rib-
bon Week is the nations largest and oldest
drug prevention campaign, reaching 80 million
people. NFP created the campaign in response to
the 1985 abduction and murder of DEA agent
Enrique Kiki Camarena.
Fort Bliss supports
Red Ribbon Week in
Local Schools
FORT BLISS, Texas The Fort
Bliss Army Substance Abuse Pro-
gram supports the National Red
Ribbon Campaign every year, con-
ducting a red ribbon presentation
called the Drug Free Game Show
for elementary schools throughout
Fort Bliss and El Paso. The pro-
gram is presented to 4th, 5th and
6th grades in several schools and
across several districts. During
these presentations, three students
are selected from the audience to
be contestants, answering ques-
tions about being drug free and
leading healthy lives, to win prizes
for their school.
This is a fun filled activity for the
students, the teachers and the per-
sonnel from Fort Bliss who partici-
pate. The ASAP along with several
volunteer Unit Prevention Leaders,
NCOs from different organizations,
interact with the students assisting
in promoting good choices and a
drug free lifestyle for our youth.
Last year the Fort Bliss Army Sub-
stance Abuse Program reached out
to more than 8500 children and
teachers.
The schools participating this year
include:
Park Elementary
28 Oct, 8 a.m.
Vista Hills Elementary
28 Oct, 1 p.m.
Scotsdale Elementary
29 Oct, 9 a.m.
Logan Elementary
30 Oct, 1 p.m.
Hillside Elementary
31 Oct, 9 a.m.
All 16 Recreation Centers and
one Library Location will
have free activities on
October 31st
El Paso, Texas - Halloween activities will be taking
place at all Recreation Centers from the City of El
Paso Parks and Recreation Department from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. along with Esperanza
Acosta Moreno Library in east El Paso from 4:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Halloween Night,
Thursday, October 31, 2013.
The festivities will be free with a
carnival, jumping balloons, and
much more in a safe and family-
friendly atmosphere. The Parks
and Recreation Department looks
forward to hosting thousands of
children and their parents for a
great night of Halloween excite-
ment.

P. O. Box 1890 - El Paso, Texas 79950 - (915) 541-4331

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Halloween locations are listed below:

Name of Center Address Contact Phone No.
Armijo 700 E. 7
th
St. 544-5436
Carolina 563 N. Carolina Dr. 594-8934
Chihuahuita 417 Charles Rd. 533-6909
Don Haskins 7400 High Ridge St. 587-1623
*Esperanza Acosta Moreno Library 12480 Pebble Hills Dr. 544-0753
Gary Del Palacio 3001 Parkwood St. 629-7312
Galatzan 650 Wallenberg St. 581-5182
Leona Ford Washington 3400 E. Missouri Ave. 562-7071
Marty Robbins 11620 Vista Del Sol 855-4147
Multipurpose 9031 Viscount Blvd. 598-1155
Nolan Richardson 4435 Maxwell St. 755-7566
Pat ORourke 901 N. Virginia St. 533-1611
Pavo Real 9301 Alameda Ave. 858-1929
Rae Gilmore 8501 Diana Dr. 751-4945
Seville 6700 Sambrano St. 778-6722
San Juan 701 N. Glenwood St. 779-2799
Veterans 5301 Salem St. 821-8909

*Library site is being managed by El Paso Parks and Recreation staff

Information - (915) 544-0753
Halloween Happiness 2013
Who: El Paso Parks and Recreation Department
What: Memorial Senior Center
Halloween Event for Seniors 50 and Over
When: October 31, 2013 (1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Where: Memorial Senior Center, 1800 Byron St.
El Paso, Texas The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation
Department will host a free
Halloween Event for Seniors 50 Years of Age
and Older from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Memorial
Senior Center, 1800 Byron St.
Activities include a Halloween Costume Contest
at 11:00 a.m. along with a best decorated hat
contest and a cutest cupcakes contest.
The festivities continue at 1:00 p.m. with
games from pool to darts to ping pong.
There will also be free hot dogs and
chips while they last.
Information (915) 562-4260
Memorial Senior Center
Halloween Event
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Rose Garden
Thirty One Days left until Closing for Winter Facility will close
October 30, 2013 opening again on March 1, 2014
El Paso, Texas - The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department Rose Garden at 3418
Aurora St. is now 30 days away from closing for
the winter until March 1, 2014.
El Paso is home to one of only 117 Rose Gar-
dens in the United States certified by the
United States Rose Garden Association The
Garden spans over 4 acres with a waterfall, an
irrigation system and a walking path to view
the extensive collection of roses along with a
plaza area.
The Rose Garden is open 7 days a week from
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and the Department,
works together with the citys General Services
Department, El Paso Rose Society and the
Master Gardeners to ensure the maintenance
and beauty of the park.
The Rose Garden is also available for rentals
for weddings.
Information - (915) 541-4331
Seville Recreation Center
Youth Volleyball Skills
Camp
Sign Up Now
What: Youth Volleyball Skills Camp (Ages 4-11)
When: Registration starts November 1, 2013
Camp starts December 2, 2013
Where: Seville Recreation Center, 6700 Sambrano
El Paso, Texas The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department will start registration for a co-ed Youth Volleyball
Skills Camp for children ages 4-11 from November 1, 2013
through November 29, 2013 at the Seville Recreation Center,
6700 Sambrano Dr.
The eight week camp begins December 2, 2013 lasting through
January 28, 2014. The camp days will be 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
on Mondays and Tuesdays for the 4-7 year old age group and for
ages 8-11 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Center.
The registration fee is $40 per participant and scholarships are
available.
Information
Jorge Palacio or Rosa E. Montes at (915) 778-6722
FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK WINS
CONAGRA FOODS FOUNDATION NOURISH OUR
COMMUNITY GRANT
El Paso, Texas, October 22, 2013- El Pa-
soans Fighting Hunger is one of 18 winners
nationwide of the 2013 ConAgra Foods
Foundation Nourish Our Community
Grants. The ConAgra foods Foundation
awards these grants annually to nonprofit
organizations that provide exceptional
service to communities where ConAgra
Foods employees live and work.
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER has
been awarded a $25,000 grant. Funds will
be used for STRUCTURE FOR SUCCESS
PROGRAM. The organization was nomi-
nated for the award by CONAGRA
FOODS, which employs 275 people at 11B
Leigh Fisher, El Paso, TX.
ConAgra Foods employees are central to
the Nourish our Community Grants pro-
gram. Employees across the company
nominate nonprofit organizations making
an impact in their communities, and a
cross-functional employee committee re-
views and selects the grant recipients.
Awards in 2013 totaled $284,000.
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER is an
important organization in this community.
It provides much needed support to differ-
ent programs in town. I know they work
diligently to raise money for their projects,
and they deserve this grant from ConAgra
Foods, said Ralph Downing, ConAgra
Plant Manager from El Paso, TX.
ABOUT CONGRA FOODS
ConAgra Foods, Inc. is one of North Amer-
icas largest packaged food companies with
branded and private branded food found in
99 percent of Americas households, as
well as a strong commercial foods business
serving restaurants and foodservice opera-
tions globally. Consumers can find recog-
nized brands such as Banquet, chef
Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice,
Hebrew National, Marie Callenders,
Orville Redenbachers, PAM, Peter Pan,
Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and
many other ConAgra Foods brands, along
with food sold by ConAgra Foods under
private brand labels, in grocery, conven-
ience, mass merchandise, club and drug
stores. Additionally, ConAgra Foods sup-
plies frozen potato and sweet potato prod-
ucts as well as other vegetable, spice,
bakery and grain products to commercial
and foodservice customers. ConAgra
Foods operates ReadySetEat.com, an inter-
active recipe website that provides con-
sumers with easy dinner recipes and more.
For more information, please visit us at
www.conagrafoods.com.
About El Pasoans Fighting Hunger
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger is a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit, hunger relief organization
that serves as a clearinghouse to solicit,
store, inspect, and repack surplus food for
distribution. In 2011 the organization dis-
tributed 6,538,118 million pounds of food
to the hungry of El Paso. The Food Bank is
a distribution partner of Feeding America,
the nations food bank network. The organ-
ization is supported by foundations, private
contributions and fundraising events. For
information on services offered by the El
Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, call
915-298-0353 or visit elpasoansfight-
inghunger.org.
Online Registration and Information
raceadventuresunlimited.com
T-Shirts to the first registered participants Race socks provided by to the first registered participants 200 200
Commemorative Dog Tags to the first participants to complete the course 100
**To stay connected visit El Paso Cycle for Change on Facebook**
The County Attorneys Office, in collaboration with Villa Maria, a non-profit shelter guiding survivors to self-sufficiency, will host its
1st annual cycling tour entitled Cycle for Change: From Surviving to Thriving on October 27, 2013. The cycling event is
designed to raise awareness about the crucial, post-crisis phase of a domestic violence survivors journey. In addition to raising
awareness, the event is focused on providing resources to survivors of domestic violence in the form of scholarships for
educational opportunities, vocational training and therapeutic services.
OCTOBER 27TH, 2013
8:00 AM ALBUM PARK
Cost $15.00
COURSES
50 Mile
Starts at Album Ave
Right on Wedgwood
East on Montana Ave
Turn around at Hueco Ranch
and Back to Album
20 Mile
Starts at Album Ave
Right on Wedgwood
East on Montana Ave
Turn around at N. Zaragosa
and Back to Album
12 Mile
Starts at Album Ave
Right on Wedgwood
East on Montana Ave
Turn around at Joe Battle
and Back to Album
New Mexico Depart-
ment of Health
Hosts Flu Shot
Clinics in Anthony
High Risk Residents Strongly
Encouraged to Attend
(Santa Fe) The New Mexico Department of Healths
Otero County Public Health Office will be hosting flu
shot clinics in the Anthony:
Saturday, October 26th
Anthony/Berino Health Fair at the
Anthony Water and Sanitation
Complex, 1155 N. 4th St.
from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Open to the public and free of
charge.
Everyone six months of age and older should get a flu
vaccine each flu season, especially people in the fol-
lowing groups because they are at high risk of having
serious flu-related complications or because they live
with or care for people at high risk for developing flu-
related complications:
Children 6 months through 4 years of age
Pregnant women (any trimester)
People age 50 and older
People of any age with certain chronic medical con-
ditions like asthma, diabetes, lung or heart disease, and
those who are immunocompromised
People who live in nursing homes and other long-
term care facilities
People who live with or care for those at high risk for
complications from flu
American Indians and Alaskan Natives
People who are morbidly obese
Healthcare and early childhood personnel
People in these groups should also consider seeing
their health care provider to be evaluated for antiviral
medication if they develop flu symptoms.
The New Mexico Department of Health offers vacci-
nations for people without insurance or who are other-
wise not able to get immunized. Those with Medicaid
or other health insurance should bring their insurance
cards with them to the clinic.
For more information on the no-charge flu
shot clinic, call the Anthony Public Health
Office at (575) 882-5858.
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The El Paso Museum of Art
in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico
announce
Da de los Muertosdisplay
October 29 - November 6, 2013
Contemporary II Gallery
The El Paso Museum of Art in collaboration
with the Consulate General of Mexico are
pleased to announce Da de los Muertos dis-
play which will show from October 29 No-
vember 6, 2013 in the Contemporary II
Gallery. This display is Free to the public.
The El Paso Museum of Art and the Consulate
General of Mexico present a special celebra-
tion of da de los muertos. An altar commemo-
rating artists who have passed will be on view,
along with posters celebrating the life and art
of Jose Guadalupe Posada, and a catrina by
local artist, Wayne Hilton. Free during mu-
seum hours.
The El Paso Museum of Art Museum School
and Educational Programs are generously sup-
ported by The Marian Meaker Apteckar Foun-
dation, Wilma D. Moleen Foundation, Moor
Foundation, The Boeing Company, Teresa E.
Bustamante and Jorge A. Vergen, Shiloff Fam-
ily Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts,
The El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, Mu-
seums & Cultural Affairs Department, and the
City of El Paso.
Parking is available at the Convention Center,
Camino Real Hotel, and Mills Plaza Parking
Garage for a small fee. Limited metered park-
ing is available on Main Street. Free metered
parking on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information please
call (915) 532-1707
ElPasoArtMuseum.org
www.Facebook.com/ElPasoMuseumofArt
Museum Hours
Mondays and major holidays Closed
Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thursday evenings Extended until 9:00 PM
Sundays 12:00 PM 5:00 PM
El Paso Museum of History Presents
A Special Halloween Program
The El Paso Museum of History at 510 North
Santa Fe Street will be celebrating Halloween
early this year. On Sunday, October 27, 2013,
from 6 to 8 p.m. come Meet the Museums Ghosts
and Legends.
Visitors are invited to come in costume and to
bring glow sticks. Treats, while they last, will be
available to avoid any tricks. This free special
program will have the galleries lit by the faint
light cast by candles that will allow you to meet
the museums historical ghosts and legends.
There are some new additions this year.
The artifacts just cant keep silent. The 1901
steam pumper has a lady attached to it. Charles
K. Hamilton, famous El Paso aviator, has decided
he wants the rest of his plane. Perhaps you can
help him find it!
The Wild Bunch Gunfighters are back as they
bring to life the outlaws of old El Paso. It is
being whispered that Dallas Stoudenmire, whose
original handgun resides in the museum, will
make an appearance to finish that gunfight! Meet
a Spanish lady who had managed to escape the
Pueblo Revolt in Northern Nuevo Mexico only to
meet her death from thirst, played by Sandra
Welch. Meet a lost lady of the night and the flap-
per that never stops flapping. A WWII German
soldier, attached to his rifle in the collection, still
does his patrol.
Not only will you hear stories from the ghosts
of the artifacts, but old legends will be brought to
life. Santiago Gonzlez-Aragn will again pres-
ent his version of La Llorona with this famous
lady making an appearance as well! Other mem-
bers of El Pasos colorful past await your visit on
this special night of the year. Come and have a
fun evening!
For information, call Sue Taylor at 915.351.3588
or email at taylorsl@elpasotexas.gov. No reser-
vation needed.
Image: Courtesy of the El Paso Museum of
History Sandra Welch as Spanish lady
Seville Recreation Center
Arts and Crafts Fair
Sign Up Now
What: Arts and Crafts Fair
When: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 20, 2013
Where: Seville Recreation Center, 6700 Sam-
brano
El Paso, Texas The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department will host an Arts and
Crafts Fair at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 20, 2013 at Seville Recreation Cen-
ter, 6700 Sambrano Ave. Vendor spaces are
available for $5 per table for Arts and Crafts Ex-
hibitors and $45 per table for Non-Craft Ven-
dors.
Information
Jorge Palacio or Rosa E. Montes
at (915) 778-6722
WEDNESDAY
OCT 30
THURSDAY
OCT 24
High: 78 Low: 45 High: 77 Low: 48 High: 80 Low: 50 High: 76 Low: 42 High: 72 Low: 40
TUESDAY
OCT 29
FRIDAY
OCT 25
SUNDAY
OCT 27
MONDAY
OCT 28
High:78 Low: 49
SATURDAY
OCT 26
By: Doppler Dave Speelman
A n s w e r : A - N o v e m b e r 2 4
When does El Paso typically see our first hard freeze?
(typically upper 20's for two to three hours)?
Stave off the Cold Air
A. November 15
B. November 24
C. December 2
D. December 12
Weather Trivia:
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Weather 101
Spotlight E.P.Weather
Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his forecasts at 4, 5,
6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler Dave to address (explain) any weather issues
you can email him at Dopplerdave@kvia.com.
High: 77 Low: 42
This is the time of year for those who have
outdoor plants and vegetables fear the up-
coming freeze. Typically we see our first
freeze November 5th in Las Cruces and No-
vember 14th in El Paso. It is a sad time of
year for me because I really enjoy grabbing a
large ripe tomato from my garden anytime
Im ready for that burger or turkey sandwich.
But did you know that we can protect our
plants from the first freeze as long as it does-
nt get too cold?
If the temperature is expected to hit a low
around 32 degrees, we can stave off the dam-
age by implementing a couple of tactics. One
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The Grand Theatre starts
Cans for a Cause
Food Drive
The Grand Theatre 10 will donate
to local food bank
Fort Bliss, TX. (Oct 7th, 2013) The Grand Theatre 10 Fort Bliss, managed
by Southern Theatres, L.L.C., announces the start of the second annual Cans
for a Cause food drive, benefitting the West Texas Food Bank in El Paso.
From October 14th to November 21st, a specially-marked do-
nation station will be set up lobby of the Grand Theatre for customers to drop
off unexpired non-perish-
able and canned goods.
As a special thank you,
for every 10 cans do-
nated, the guest will re-
ceive a coupon for1 free
small Reel Rewards pop-
corn. As a thank you to
those most generous, sin-
gle donations of 300 or
more cans will be entered
to win a Season Pass,
good for free admission
to the Grand Theatre dur-
ing all of 2014.
We are happy to once again be a part of providing a memorable holiday sea-
son for everyone, said Ronald Krueger II, President and COO of Southern
Theatres, L.L.C. We thank our patrons in advance for their generosity during
this food drive.
The Grand Theatre is a state-of-the-art facility featuring stadium seating, digi-
tal sound, 3D presentations, high-back rocker seats, a specialty caf and a
game room. Grand Theatre patrons enjoy the latest technologies and amenities
availablea signature trademark of Southern Theatres first-class customer
service and entertainment experience.
About Southern Theatres
Southern Theatres, LLC., owned and operated by George Solomon, was
formed in May of 2002. Solomon has been in the theatre business with his
family for over 50 years and launched Southern Theatres, LLC. to develop
and operate state-of-the art multiplex stadium-seating movie theatres.
In April 2005, Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) made a $30 million equity in-
vestment in Southern Theatres, LLC. VSS is a private equity and mezzanine
capital fund management company dedicated to investing in media, communi-
cations and information industries in North America and Europe.
Southern Theatres, LLC. is currently responsible for the daily operations of
The Grand Theatres, Amstar Cinemas, GrandLuxe Theatres, The Theatres at
Canal Place and oversight of operations for Movie Tavern. The company op-
erates 36 locations with 433 screens in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Southern Theatres, LLC. is well positioned for
continued expansion in key markets throughout the United States. Southern
Theatres, LLC. is proud to be headquartered in New Orleans, LA.
San Elizario Historic District:
Designated Official Cultural District
by State of Texas
San Elizario is on the
map! The Texas Commission on the Arts
recently announced the designation of the San
Elizario Cultural Arts District as an official cul-
tural district for the State of Texas, elevating
San Elizario, to an elite group of only twenty-
four arts communities across the state.

The San Elizario Historic District has success-
fully undertaken many projects to improve and
exemplify the cultural integrity of the district.
They coordinate over 85 annual events in the
District and have various projects underway to
improve the general attractiveness of the area
and improve the tourism impact to the area. The
San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society,
steward of the designation, worked closely with
State Representative Mary Gonzalez office in
obtaining this designation. It required gathering
letters of support, creating an application pack-
age to highlight the myriad of cultural and his-
torical offerings in San Elizario, and hosting
community meetings to inform citizens and
businesses of the intent to apply for the designa-
tion.

You are part of a historic group of communities
that have recognized that investing in creative
and artistic ventures offers a good approach to
community revitalization and cultural tourism
Texas Commission on the Arts Deputy Director,
Jim Bob McMillan, wrote in an email. In
Texas, we recognize that a thriving cultural sec-
tor is a powerful economic development asset.
The outcome of a cultural district extends be-
yond the arts and cultural sector to benefit the
entire community.

The San Elizario Historic Cultural District will
dedicate the fourth sculpture, in the San Elizario
Historic District Sculpture Series on
October 27, 2013 during the official
Cultural District Designation ceremony. Texas
Commission on the Arts Deputy Director, Jim
Bob McMillan will make the official presenta-
tion at the Los Portales Museum at 1:00 p.m.

Through this new designation, San Elizario
will gain yet another partner in our efforts to
create awareness about our town, increase our
tourism base and add to the economic impact
the arts already have on the community. Its a
feather in the cap of every individual, business
and attraction in the San Elizario Historic Dis-
trict and a success we can all celebrate together
said Al Borrego, President of the San Elizario
Genealogy & Historical Society and founder of
the San Elizario art movement.

The designation indentifies special zones in
cities and Texas communities that harness the
power of cultural resources to stimulate eco-
nomic development and community revitaliza-
tion. The designation will remain in place for
ten years with the Texas Commission on the
Arts.
For additional information, please visit
www.arts.state.tx.us or
www.SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.org .
915-851-0093/ 915-851-1682
San Elizario Presidio Chapel
EPCC Theater
Presents Little
Shop of Horrors
The El Paso Community College
(EPCC) Theater Ensemble continues
the 2013-14 season with Little Shop of
Horrors. Performances will be October
24, 25, 26, 30 and November 1 and 2
at 8:00 p.m. There will be two Sunday
matinees, October 27 and November 3
at 2:30 p.m.
The EPCC Theater Ensemble
performs at the EPCC Transmountain
Campus Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway
North. General Admission is $15, non-
EPCC students and military are $10;
and EPCC students, staff and senior
citizens are seven dollars. Tickets are
available at the box office two hours
before each performance.
Little Shop of Horrors is a dark
comedy rock musical about a hapless
florists assistant who finds and raises
an exotic plant with a strange diet. The
play was written by Howard Ashman,
with music by Alan Menken, and is di-
rected by EPCCs Keith Townsend.
With music composed in the style of
1960s rock and roll, doo-wop, and
early Motown, Little Shop of Horrors
has been an audience favorite since
the musical debuted in 1982.
For Forum Theater information,
call (915) 831-5056.
Operation Sweet Tooth: El Paso Dentist Fights Tooth Decay
With Annual Candy Buy Back Program
10.06.13Operation Sweet Tooth, the candy buy
back program that provided the Ft. Bliss USO
with 500 lbs of donated candy in 2012, is back
by popular demand! This year, Dr. Paul Ro,
DDS is continuing his partnership with the Ft.
Bliss USO with the goal of beating last years
donation. Operation Sweet Tooth encourages
healthy lifestyles and the spirit of giving within
our little ones while providing a much needed
morale boost for our troops, Every year Op-
eration Sweet Tooth experiences growth
and Im impressed by the selflessness of
El Pasos kids who give up their treats
for our troops and a healthier lifestyle.
Whats even more impressive is that the
candy doesnt just come from El Paso,
weve gotten candy deliveries from all
over the country, said Dr. Ro, DDS.
Dr. Ro's office will be open on Saturday,
November 2, 2013 from 9AM to 2PM for
candy donations to kickoff the event.
With Operation Sweet Tooth, everybody
wins. Heres how it works: El Paso kids bring
their Halloween candy to Eastside Dental Care
between 9a and 5p from Friday, November 1,
2013 through Friday, November 15, 2012 Dr. Ro
pays them $1 per lb. of individually wrapped
candy, the treats go to the USO and our troops at
Ft. Bliss. In addition to the candy donation, Dr.
Ro donates $1 per pound to the USO. Kids may
choose to keep their buy back money or donate it
back to the USO. Yolanda Castillo, Director for
the USO-El Paso, may be reached for comment
at 915.569.5644.
Eastside Dental Care Hal-
loween Candy Buy Back
When: Friday, November 1st through Friday,
November 15th, during office hours (M-F) 9a to
5p.
Dr. Ro's office will be open on Saturday,
November 2, 2013 from 9AM to 2PM to
kick off candy buy back.
Where: Eastside Dental Care, 1920 N. Zaragoza,
Suite 107, El Paso, TX 79938, at Loop 375 and
Zaragoza in front of the Home Depot.
Dr. Ro has been practicing dentistry in El Paso
for fourteen years. A graduate of Loma Linda
University School of Dentistry, Dr. Ro was for-
merly a dentist for the El Paso City/County
Health Department. Dr. Ro opened up his private
practice, Eastside Dental Care, in September of
2007 and has since become involved with several
local non-profit organizations. For more infor-
mation visit us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/eastsidedentalcare.
Operation Sweet Tooth - El Paso kids
stay healthy, tooth decay is fought, and our
troops get some love from our children
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A scrappy Chihuahua with a spiked collar
is the centerpiece of the identity. The fam-
ily of official logos includes designs for a
wide variety of fan choices, including a
classic "EP" with the hallmark mountain
star, a chewed ball and crossbones, and a
swinging Chihuahua -- a nod to the San
Diego Padres' Swingin' Friar.
"We are proud to present a progressive
logo and brand that captures the fun of
Minor League Baseball and represents the
passion and fierce loyalty for which El Pa-
soans are known," said General Manager
Brad Taylor. "Our product is one for the
entire family. We have a look for every-
one."
In keeping the brand representative of El
Paso, the team colors are desert red, black,
and Chihuahua tan.
The Chihuahuas were brought to life by
Brandiose, a design firm in San Diego.
Partners Jason Klein and Casey White have
dreamed up over fifty team names and
graphics, including brands for the Rich-
mond Flying Squirrels, Lehigh Valley Iron
Pigs, and America's oldest baseball club,
the Cincinnati Reds.
The development process began when
Klein and White met in El Paso with fans,
team staff, and community members to
learn about the stories, history, and person-
ality of the region. Brandiose developed
the logos and team uniforms, and is devel-
oping elements of the fan experience in-
cluding the Chihuahuas' forthcoming
mascot.
"The Chihuahuas brand embodies El Paso's
values of independence, community pride,
and a fighting spirit," said White. "Fans
will love seeing El Paso's Chihuahuas and
the downtown ballpark will offer a world-
class fan experience that will come to life
next spring."
The Chihuahuas will unveil their new uni-
forms for the 2014 season at a later date.
The team name reveal event also featured
the grand opening of the team's downtown
merchandise store, featuring the Chi-
huahuas' new look and team apparel. The
store is located at 303 N. Oregon, Suite
120 and is open Monday through Friday,
10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Also unveiled was the team's new
website, www.EPChihuahuas.com, along
with the El Paso Chihuahuas' new Face-
book and Twitter pages.
The annual Dia de
los Muertos Cele-
bration and
Fundraiser will be
held on the plaza in
Mesilla, NM on No-
vember 1, 2 & 3.
There will be music,
dancers, Day of the
Dead arts & crafts,
food and fun. This
event is free and open to the public. Donations of
non-perishable food items is encouraged.
Event hours are: Friday, November 1, 2pm to 8pm
Saturday, November 2, Noon to 8pm
Candle light procession to the cemetery will gather
on the plaza at 6:30pm and leave for cemetery
at7:00pm
Sunday, November 3, Noon to 6pm
We invite the public to place altars to the deceased
on the plaza. Canned food items (5) per altar are re-
quested.
All proceeds from this event are donated to local
charities including Casa de Peregrinos Food Bank
and Community of Hope.
For details: calaveracoalition@q.com
Please note Mesilla Town ordinances prohibit smok-
ing, alcohol or pets on the plaza.
El Paso Chihuahuas...
FORT BLISS, TexasThe Fort Bliss Holiday
Bazaar takes place in the Trading Post, Nov. 2,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Nov. 3, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the Fort Bliss NCO Wives Club,
the Holiday Bazaar features vendors from
throughout the local area and the Southwest.
Items available for purchase include arts and
crafts, as well as some antiques.
The event is open to the public. Admission is $1
for those 18 years and older. Food and drinks
will also be available for purchase.
The Trading Post is located in Building 1717,
Marshall Road.
For more information, call 590-7202.
FORT BLISS HOLIDAY BAZAAR, NOV. 2-3
Gallego: Congress Should Solve
Problems Not Cause Crises
Washington, D.C.: Congressman Pete P. Gallego
(TX-23) issued the following statement in re-
sponse to the passage of legislation to end the
government shutdown. Today, Congress finally
learned an age old lesson: when you're in a hole,
stop digging. Congress must learn to put country
and patriotism ahead of party, politics, personal-
ity or pride. It should be in the business of find-
ing solutions, not causing problems. It is
irresponsible to hurt the nation's economy and
deliberately cause anxiety to middle class fami-
lies and the market. Last minute deals are an ir-
responsible way to govern. Petty bickering and
gridlock has caused our economy
billions. Background on H.R. 2775, legislation
to end the government shutdown as passed by
the House and Senate:
Ends government shutdown: Reopen the gov-
ernment and fund it through Jan. 15, 2014
Avoid US default: Raise the debt limit Feb. 7,
2014, but allows federal borrowing to continue
for a few weeks longer, using special accounting
measures. It will include the language that the
President can raise the debt limit between now
and Jan 7th with an opportunity vote on a reso-
lution of disapproval. Congress can disapprove
and the President can veto. It would then have to
be overridden by 2/3rds vote.
ACA income verification provision: Require
additional measures to ensure that people who
receive financial help in buying health insurance
under the Affordable Care Act are being honest
about their income.
Agreement to appoint budget negotiators to
avoid another budget showdown: Set up a ne-
gotiating committee to try to come up with a
longer-term budget plan. The committee would
be expected to issue budget recommendations by
Dec. 13.
Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Federal Em-
ployees: Provide back pay to furloughed federal
workers.
Protect borders: Allows CBP to maintain cur-
rent staffing levels and border security opera-
tions, and to sustain ICE staffing and
immigration activities
Extension of certain programs for low in-
come: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
and Low-Income Heating Assistance Program
Members of Congress provision: Prohibits a
cost of living adjustment for Members of Con-
gress for FY 14
Addresses VA Backlog: Funds at the Presi-
dent's budget request the Veterans Benefits
Administration general operating expenses to re-
duce the backlog of disabilities claims.
The measure, which reflects an agreement nego-
tiated by Senate Democratic and Republican
leaders and is being accompanied by the appoint-
ment of House and Senate budget conferees,
passed the Senate earlier tonight by a 81-18 vote.
U.S. House of Representative cleared the meas-
ure by a vote of 285-144 with Congressman Gal-
lego voting favor. The measure is cleared for the
President's signature to become law.
2013 Veterans Day Gala honors Veterans
FORT BLISS, TexasArea Veterans organiza-
tions are hosting the 2013 Veterans Day Gala at
the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center, 6
p.m., Nov. 7. The theme is Veterans Honoring
Veterans. Each Veterans organization will select
one of their Veterans to be honored at the gala.
Members of the public are invited to purchase
tickets to attend the event.
Cost is $30 for a seat, or $300 for a table of ten.
The dress code for this event is coat and tie for
civilians and Army Service Uniform for
the military.
Dont miss this opportunity to come out
and honor our Veterans.
For ticket information, call (915) 568-4601
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CLOSURE OF I-10 DUE TO
TRAIN DERAILMENT
EL PASO Last night a Union Pacific train derailed and
hit one of the Cotton Bridge columns. It was necessary
for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to
close the westbound lanes of I-10 at
Cotton. This is a safety measure for the traveling public.
This bridge will remain closed until the damages are ana-
lyzed.
A structural engineer out of Austin is presently at the site.
Official detour:
Exit at Cotton to Missouri, turn right onto Willow, left
onto Wyoming, left onto Cotton and right onto Missouri
The following are suggested alternate routes for I-10
westbound traffic:
Take Americas (Loop 375) southbound to the Cesar
Chavez Border Highway (Loop 375), to Santa Fe, to
Paisano (US 85)
Take US 54 northbound to
Transmountain (Loop 375) to I-10
BAL FOLCLRICO
DA BAHIA
returns to the Sun City November 12, 2013
BAL FOLCLRICO DA BAHIA returns to the Sun City
November 12, 2013, UTEP Magoffin Auditorium, 7:00PM.
Known for their sensuous moves, vibrant costumes, and scin-
tillating rhythms, Bal Folclrico da Bahia performs tradi-
tional Bahian folkloric dance forms including slave
dances, capoeira (a form of martial arts), samba, and those
that celebrate Carnival.
Their 2013 North
American tour is a
CELEBRATION
of their 25th
ANNIVERSARY.
Tickets available at
the UTEP Ticket
Center 915.747.5234
or ticketmaster.com,
800.745.3000, tickets
prices are $34 & $29
+ service fees.
EPCC RECEIVES INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY
2013 HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN
DIVERSITY (HEED) AWARD
El Paso Community College (EPCC) re-
ceived the 2013 Higher Education Excel-
lence in Diversity (HEED) award from
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the
oldest and largest diversity-focused publi-
cation in higher education. As a recipient
of the annual HEED Awarda national
honor recognizing U.S. colleges and uni-
versities that demonstrate an outstanding
commitment to diversity and inclusion
EPCC will be featured along with 55
other recipients in INSIGHT Into Diver-
sity magazines November 2013 issue.
El Paso Community College is proud of
our efforts to always be at the forefront of
diversity and inclusion. The HEED
Award validates the colleges hard work
and makes us vigilant in our future en-
deavors, said Dr. William Serrata, EPCC
President.
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine se-
lected EPCC based on our institutions ex-
emplary diversity and inclusion
initiatives, and ability to embrace a broad
definition of diversity on our campus, in-
cluding gender, race, ethnicity, veterans,
people with disabilities, and members of
the LGBT community.
We hope the HEED award serves as a
way to honor those institutions of higher
education that recognize the importance
of diversity and inclusion as part of their
everyday campus culture, said Lenore
Pearlstein, publisher of INSIGHT Into Di-
versity magazine.
For more information about the 2013 HEED award,
visit www.insightintodiversity.com.
For more information about EPCC, visit www.epcc.edu
National Pro Bono Week Is October 20-26
Kickoff Event Honors New Supreme Court Chief Justice and
Access to Justice Supporters
Pictured: Tom Leatherbury, Vinson & Elkins; Susan Conway, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody; Terry Tottenham,
Norton Rose Fulbright; Wade Cooper, Jackson Walker; Michael Parker, Norton Rose Fulbright; Michael Slack,
Slack & Davis; Eric Munoz, Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Mehl; Lea Ream, Davidson Troilo Ream &
Garza; Pat Villareal, Jones Day; Denise Cheney, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta
Foundation (TAJF) kicked off
Texas Pro Bono Week yesterday
during a reception honoring new
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice
Nathan L. Hecht and numerous law
firms, organizations and banks that
support access to justice efforts in
Texas.
The event is part of the National
Pro Bono Celebration that focuses
the nation's attention on the in-
creased need for pro bono services
during these challenging economic
times and celebrates the outstand-
ing work of lawyers who volunteer
their services throughout the year.
Governor Rick Perry and the
Supreme Court of Texas both is-
sued proclamations designating this
week as Pro Bono Week in Texas.
During the Pro Bono Week recep-
tion, the Commission and Founda-
tion recognized the outstanding
efforts of recently retired Texas
Supreme Court Chief Justice Wal-
lace Jefferson.
The TAJC and TAJF also presented
the following awards to supporters
and partners in access to justice:
Champion of Justice
Law Firm Awards
This year's Access to Justice (ATJ)
Campaign raised more than
$1,020,000 from more than 7,000
attorneys across the state. Awards
were presented to 16 Champion of
Justice Law Firms. The six firms
recognized for raising the most dol-
lars were: Vinson & Elkins; Norton
Rose Fulbright; Andrews Kurth;
Baker Botts; Jackson Walker and
Graves Dougherty Hearon &
Moody. Ten other firms received
awards for having the highest
amount of participation: Bickerstaff
Heath Delgado Acosta; Beirne
Maynard & Parsons; Eichelbaum
Wardell Hansen Powell & Mehl;
George, Brothers, Kincaid & Hor-
ton, LLP; KoonsFuller; Lynch,
Chappell & Alsup; Slack & Davis;
Wood Boykin & Wolter; Zelle
Hoffman Voelbel & Mason; and
Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza.
20-Year Pro Bono Col-
lege Honoree Kelly R.
Harrington
Flower Mound attorney Kelly R.
Harrington was honored for 20-year
membership in the Pro Bono Col-
lege. The Pro Bono College recog-
nizes attorneys who have far
exceeded the State Bar of Texas as-
pirational pro bono goal in their ef-
forts to address the vast unmet legal
needs of the poor by providing
more than 75 hours of eligible pro
bono service a year.
Texas Access to Justice
Foundation Resolution
Construction Law Section
The TAJF Board of Directors pre-
sented a resolution commending the
tremendous financial support of the
Construction Law Section of the
State Bar of Texas to legal aid in
Texas. Since 2007, the Construction
Law Section has donated more than
$207,000 to the Foundation for
civil legal services to disadvantaged
Texans.
Legacy of Justice Award
Greenberg Traurig LLP
The law firm of Greenberg Traurig
LLP received the Legacy of Justice
Award for their partnership in spon-
soring Equal Justice Works Fellows
in Texas. The firm has co-spon-
sored three fellows with TAJF since
2010; launching the careers of pub-
lic interest lawyers. Fellows are re-
cent law school graduates that
develop new and innovative legal
projects that impact lives and serve
communities in desperate need of
legal assistance.
Prime Partner Bank
Recognition
Also recognized were the Austin-
area Prime Partner Banks who pro-
vide extraordinary interest rates
through the Interest on Lawyers
Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program.
Those banks include: Bank of the
Ozarks, Commerce National Bank,
Horizon Bank, Northstar Bank of
Texas, PlainsCapital Bank, and
Southwestern National Bank.
A complete list of events taking
place in Texas during Pro Bono
Week can be found by visiting:
http://www.probono.net/cele-
brateprobono/events/location.2013-
10-01.Texas.
The historic town of San Elizario will
be celebrating its 17th Annual Veterans
Day Parade and Patriotic Celebration,
on Saturday,
November 9, 2013. The parade
starts at 9:00 am, at Thompson Rd and
Socorro Rd and heads east on Socorro
Road to Main Street in San Eli, ending
at Veterans Memorial Plaza in front of
the San Elceario Mission. The Cele-
bration will continue there, with the
presentation of the colors and the play-
ing of the National Anthem. Special
Guests and the 2013 Grand Marshall
will be introduced. The lighting of the
Candles and the POW-MIA table cere-
mony then continues. Five Veterans
will be honored that day for their mili-
tary service. There will be patriotic
music played by the San Elizario High
School Eagle Band. Ceremonies are
expected to end at about 1:00 pm, but
the Veterans Celebration Fiesta will
continue to midnight. There will be
numerous food, art and craft vendors
and kiddies rides along with live
music entertainment. This year the
Veterans Celebration Fiesta will con-
tinue on Sunday, November 10, from
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
The Veterans Committee of the San
Elizario Genealogy and Historical So-
ciety and the town of San Elizario, cor-
dially invites everyone to attend our
Veterans Event. Bring your families
and enjoy a day honoring our veterans.
Then visit our Mission, the Portales
Museum, the Eduardo M. Pedregon
Veterans Museum, the old jail, visit the
Veterans Memorial Walk Project, and
the Art Galleries, all within walking
distance.
Ray Borrego, Chair, San Elizario Vet-
erans Committee of the San Elizario
Genealogy & Historical Society c-
915-383-8529
17th Annual Veterans Day Parade and
Patriotic Celebration
The El Paso Police Foundation
and the Pebble Hills Regional
Command Citizens Advisory
Board (CAB) are sponsoring a
fundraiser benefitting the:
2013 Spirit of Christmas, Safety Town,Pride Day,
Officer Appreciation and Recognition Programs.
Each program is a posi-
tive community contribu-
tor to the quality of life
for various eastside El
Paso citizens. For exam-
ple, the 2012 Spirit of
Christmas Program pro-
vided 145 Christmas gifts
to needy eastside El Paso ele-
mentary school children. This
years fundraiser goals include an
Officer of the Month Award, sup-
port for the annual Safety Town at
the Pebble Hills Regional Com-
mand Center, and support for the
annual Pride Day Volunteers Appre-
ciation cook-out.
This years fundraiser will continue to
partner with the established and well
respected Leo's Mexican Restaurants
and the La Terraza Restaurant. Each
ticket holder will enjoy a Mexican
combo plate. The cost per ticket is
$10.00 and includes dine-in or carry-
out. The tickets will be honored on
November 11 or Novem-
ber 12 from 11am to
8:30pm.
The 3 participating
restaurants are:
Leo's Mexican
Restaurant (West) 7520
Remcon Circle - 833-1189
La Terraza Restaurant (East)
11250 Montwood Drive - 593-6400
*Leo's Mexican Restaurant
(Central) 315 East Mills, Ave. 544-
1001
*(from 9 am to 3pm this location
only)
We truly appreciate your considera-
tion and support for this worthwhile
fundraiser. If you wish to purchase
tickets call Anna Nazario, CAB Co-
Chairperson, 204-4326. Please make
your check payable to the El Paso Po-
lice Foundation with a note on the
check stating PHRCC-CAB.
Tuition Discount Offered to Active
Military, Veterans, & Dependents
October 22, 2013- El Paso, Texas-
Western Technical College is offering
active duty and reserve service mem-
bers, honorably discharged veterans or
National Guard members, and their
dependants a 10% reduction to the
Colleges current tuition. A copy of
the DD214 and other verifying docu-
ments must be provided prior to en-
rollment. The 10% reduction applies
to tuition only, and does not apply to
books, tools, or any other charges.
For more information contact Marco
Martinez, Director of Admissions, at
(915) 760 - 8157.
Western Technical College has been
named for the fifth consecutive year to
the 2014 Military Friendly Schools
List by Victory Media, which honors
the top 20 percent of colleges, univer-
sities and career colleges in the coun-
try that are doing the most to embrace
Americas military service members,
veterans, and spouses as students and
ensuring their success on campus. Ad-
ditionally, according to Military Times
Edge Magazine, Western Technical
College is ranked 12th in the nation
for technical and career colleges
which are geared towards military,
veterans, and their dependants suc-
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Gov. Perry Announces Creation of Texas A&M
University Branch Campus in Israel
Oct. 23, 2013
Gov. Perry Announces Creation of
Texas A&M University Branch Cam-
pus in Israel AUSTIN Gov. Rick
Perry today announced the creation of
the international branch of Texas
A&M University at Nazareth Peace
Campus. Gov. Perry made the an-
nouncement with the President of Is-
rael, Shimon Peres. The Nazareth
campus will be the Systems second
branch campus in the Middle East.
Texas A&M and Israel make a good
fit, as communities built upon the val-
ues of family, commitment and tradi-
tion.
Thats reflected in the goals weve es-
tablished for this university, Gov.
Perry said. We want to see the
Nazareth branch as a means to pre-
serve peace and build understanding
between cultures. We want to see stu-
dents and instructors from a diverse
array of nationalities, faiths and back-
grounds within its classrooms, each
student learning more about the world
and what bright possibilities lay ahead
for all of us. Joining Gov. Perry and
President Peres for the announcement
were Israels Minister of Education,
Shai Piron, Texas A&M University
Chancellor John Sharp and other lead-
ers from the TAMU System.
The announcement was made at the
home of President Peres. Today is a
day of celebration, Minister Piron
said. Our joy is even greater, know-
ing that we are establishing a campus
of peace located in the city of
Nazareth, in the Galilee. The founding
of such a renowned institution in an
Arab city in the State of Israel sends
an important message to Israeli soci-
ety and the Arab public in Israel. I am
certain that this splendid institution
will have the power to enhance the vi-
sion of peace and equality, and the
founding of this institution is a giant
step in that direction. Locating a
branch campus of Texas A&M Uni-
versity in Israel will further strengthen
the economic and cultural ties Gov.
Perry has worked for two decades to
foster between Texas and Israel. In de-
veloping the new campus, a strong
emphasis will be placed on building
bridges of peace and understanding
through education among the regions
vibrant and diverse cultures and reli-
gions. It is expected both the student
body and faculty will draw from Arab,
Jewish and international populations.
Funding for development and con-
struction of the campus will come
from private donations. Eventually,
students will be able to earn under-
graduate, graduate and doctoral de-
grees in variety of disciplines.
Sharon Mosley
Halloween doesn't have to
be a fright night when it
comes to having a little
fashion fun. Just get a little creative.
Nina Garcia, fashion director of Marie
Claire magazine and judge on the hit TV
series, "Project Runway," and author of her
latest "Look Book: What to Wear for Every
Occasion" has a lot to say about getting
into some costume drama come Hal-
loween.
"For the style mavens among us, Hal-
loween is the ultimate game of dress
up," she says, "a night stripped of reg-
ulation, where we can finally go com-
pletely GaGa (as in Lady) if we want
to."
Here are some of Garcia's tips
for celebrating Halloween at the
office and after hours.
Garcia is not a big fan of dressing up for
work, but if you do plan to make a full day
of costumes, she suggests toning it down a
bit for the workday and saving the real thing
for after hours.
You don't necessarily have to
come up with two completely dif-
ferent looks for work and an
evening bash smart editing is key,
she notes. Leave the naughty nurse and
the sexy cat outfits at home. "Even though
you're in costume, nothing should detract
from your ability to command respect from
coworkers, subordinates, and bosses. Are
you really going to walk your supervisor
through that PowerPoint presentation
dressed as a zombie?" Let's hope not.
Don't dress up as anyone in
the office. Halloween or not, most peo-
ple do not finding mockery charming, ad-
mits Garcia. Neither do most people find
costumes that could be perceived as mak-
ing light of a real tragedy in good taste ...
no notorious serial killers. Ditto for politi-
cians or religious figures you're bound to
offend someone.
Instead, if you are celebrating Halloween
at the office, wear something witty
and G-rated, advises Garcia. It's a
great time to show your own sense of cre-
ativity and ingenuity. Wear a costume that
will impress your bosses. "Choose a cos-
tume that is not completely contrary to your
normal attire and is nothing too wacky."
Before you leave the house,
ask yourself a few questions: Is
this too sexy? Will I be embarrassed to
see pictures of myself? Would I wear this
around children? If you answered yes to
any one of the above questions, except for
the last one, you should leave your cos-
tume at home for the after hours party!
And if for some reason you're the only
one not to get the memo ... have a backup
of an office outfit, in case no one else is
dressed up in costume when you get to
work.
Save the fun stuff for the adult
parties, and then knock yourself
out! Witches, vampires and pirates are al-
ways easy to imitate. Or take your cue from
pop culture and music. Celebrities and real-
ity TV stars are also fun inspiration: Miley
Cyrus or the bearded folks at Duck Dynasty
anyone?
Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor of
the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and ex-
ecutive director of the Fashion Editors
and Reporters Association.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
What Does the Fox Say? Get inspired
for Halloween costumes playing off
the latest hit music and videos like "The
Fox" by Norwegian duo Ylvis. Knit your
own whimsical "Mr. Fox" scarf design by
Stephanie Dosen featured in her new
book, "Woodland Knits."
sustainable liVinG by shaWn dell Joyce Mars and Venus by John Gray
I Don't Want to Be the
'Wicked Stepmother'
Dear John, I recently married Carl, and we
love each other very much. My problem is his
16-year-old son, "Brandon," who lives with us. I
try hard to be Brandon's friend, but he is selfish
and totally disrespectful. In fact, the other day
he said he hated me. Of course, this has been a
strain on our marriage. I just recently started a
new job at night in order to get out of the house
when he is around. I don't want to be "the
wicked step mother," so how do I handle this?
Needs Better Days in Milwaukee, Wis.
Dear Needs, Brandon's father and birth
mother are his primary mentors. Your role in
Brandon's life is to support their endeavors on
Brandon's behalf and to provide emotional sup-
port when Brandon seeks that from you. Al-
though he is approaching adulthood, Brandon
does not have your life experience to appreciate
your role in his father's life. The best way you
can convince him that you welcome and ac-
knowledge him as an important part of your life
is to always treat him with the same love and re-
spect you'd expect from him.
You don't say if you've discussed with your hus-
band how you feel about your relationship with
Brandon. If you and your husband are to suc-
ceed in making your life together as happy as
possible, I would suggest that you do so as soon
as possible. If you can make your point without
accusations or blaming him or Brandon, perhaps
the two of you can mutually agree on ground
rules that will allow the three of you to live to-
gether in harmony.
Dear John, I did something unusual: I
dated a friend's son. "Scott" is 37, and he's get-
ting a divorce. I'm 41, and I've been divorced for
nine years. I found out that Scott has been see-
ing someone else. I understand he is getting his
life back, but I feel he should have told me
about this. Instead, I heard it from his mother. I
told Scott he needs to decide what he wants and
then he can let me know. This other woman
lives 45 miles away. I know him well enough to
know he will tire of the commute. I still have
strong feelings for him, and I want him to stay
my friend. What's My Next Step? in Santa
Monica, Calif.
Dear Next Step, You're right to think that
Scott should have been a big enough boy to tell
you that he wanted to cool it for now. He's not in
grade school, and you're not his teacher. Confer-
ences with his mother on Scott's behalf are to-
tally inappropriate. Many men rebounding from
a divorce act like kids in a candy shop around
the opposite sex. If you think you can keep
things "just friends" between you, then do so.
On the other hand, if you're ready for a commit-
ted relationship, you need to realize that, at this
point in his life, Scott is not the right guy for
you, so keep looking.
2013 John Gray's Mars Venus Advice. Distrib-
uted by Creators Syndicate. John Gray is the au-
thor of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from
Venus." If you have a question, write John in
care of this newspaper, or by email at:
www.marsvenus.com. All questions are kept
anonymous, and will be paraphrased.
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WellneWs by scott laFee
An estimated 27 million Americans suffer from os-
teoarthritis of the knee or hip, a condition in which the
natural cushioning of cartilage in the joints wears away
(usually from aging). As a result, bones more closely rub
against one another, causing pain, swelling, stiffness and
disability.
To remedy the situation, many sufferers turn to the nutri-
tional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin, which
purportedly ease osteoarthritis symptoms and promote
cartilage health and growth. There's plenty of evidence
that they do in horses and dogs.
In people, the scientific evidence is sketchier. A 2006 Na-
tional Institutes of Health study, for example, found that
for most patients with osteoarthritis, there's no significant
difference in pain relief between glucosamine, chon-
droitin, combinations of the two and a placebo.
For real relief, scientists say greater evidence points to
two primary therapies: weight loss and exercise. The for-
mer means less pressure on knee joints. One pound lost
translates into four times less stress on the knees. And
pretty much any kind of exercise appears to help reduce
pain and improve knee function, from walking to weight
work to water aerobics.
So get out there and give your knees what they need.
Joint Resolution
Going Paperless
Americans still use more than
90 million tons of paper, or
about 700 pounds per person,
per year. Developing nations
like China, India and the rest of
Asia are the fastest-growing
per-capita users of paper, but at
about 100 pounds per person,
per year. Australians use about
300 pounds per person, per
year, and Western Europe uses
more than 400 pounds per per-
son, per year. To feed this in-
tense hunger for wood pulp,
half the world's forests have al-
ready been cleared or burned,
and 80 percent of what's left
has been seriously degraded.
The world's forests are also the
world's lungs. Forests clear car-
bon from the atmosphere and
generate fresh, clean air for us
to breathe. It's estimated that
forests clean and store half the
carbon from the atmosphere,
making them our single best
defense against climate change
and acidification of the oceans.
In addition to chewing up the
world's forests, the paper in-
dustry is the 4th largest con-
tributor to greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere.
If we recycle paper, and use re-
cycled paper prod-
ucts instead of
products made
from virgin wood,
we will use 100
percent less
trees, 44 percent
less energy and
produce 38 per-
cent less
greenhouse
gas emis-
sions. Unfor-
tunately,
recycling paper hasn't really
caught on yet in our country,
and less than half the office
paper used is recycled. If the
United States cut office paper
use by just 10 percent, we
could prevent the emission of
1.6 million tons of greenhouse
gases about the same as per-
manently parking 280,000 cars.
Recycled paper currently
makes up about 37 percent of
our pulp supply, and winds up
becoming 6 percent of office
paper, 45 percent of tissues (in-
cluding toilet paper) and 32
percent of newspaper. The
newspaper industry is one of
the earliest and most willing to
embrace recycled paper, so re-
member that before you cancel
your subscription to save paper.
Here are some very
effective ways to save
paper:
Buy only 100 percent recy-
cled-content paper for office
use, toilet paper and paper
towels (if you
still use
them).
Switch to
online billing!
If every U.S.
household made
the switch, we
would save more
than 750 million
pounds of paper and
9 million trees,
thereby avoiding
nearly 10 million tons of global
warming emissions, each year.
Say no to receipts. U.S.
banks alone print 8 billion
ATM receipts each year. In ad-
dition to excess paper con-
sumption, these receipts are
printed on coated "thermal"
paper that cannot be recycled.
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'tWeen 12 and 20 by dr. robert Wallace
eVeryday cheapskate by Mary hunt
Holiday Gift Guide for Kids Ages 3 to 7
My husband and I have done our best to buy
toys for our grandson Eli, age 4, since the day
he was born. We buy toys that will spark his
curiosity, challenge his mind and prompt him
to love learning. The more he learns, the more
fun we have, and the more fun we have, the
more Eli learns. That's what I call a win-win!
With Christmas only weeks away, you may be
wondering what gifts will spark the joy of
learning in the children and grandchildren in
your life this Holiday Season. Eli and I had fun
coming up with the following gift guide for
kids ages 3 to 7 toys that are really fun to
play with, and that educate too. (For your con-
venience, I have posted pictures and resources
for each of these toys at
EverydayCheapskate.com/kidgifts).
Schleich Animals. Made of solid soft
plastic, these animals are incredibly detailed
and beautifully made. These animals are so
lifelike, yet designed for small hands and rough
play. The attention to detail is exceeded only
by the reasonable price point. With each addi-
tion to his collection, Eli learns all about that
particular animal's natural habitat, what it eats,
how it raises its babies plus a few fun, if not
silly, facts. Check out the entire collection to
see just how beautiful these animals are.
LeapPad. This adorable learning tablet
from the folks at LeapFrog is like candy to a
kid who loves to learn and is not intimidated by
electronics. Eli received a LeapPad 2 for his
birthday and what a great toy it is with five
apps included and 4GB for limitless learning
fun!
Art Desk and chair. This sturdy art
desk and cute matching chair is just packed
with cool features. It has a large work surface.
The hinged desktop compartment doubles as a
white board. There are two large storage com-
partments on the sides for coloring books and
paper and plenty of room to store markers,
paints, crayons and pencils. The push-button
battery-operated task light is an unexpected fun
feature. Requires assembly but don't worry, it's
easy.
Razor (a Kick Scooter). This kick scooter
is just the best ride for beginners. We love the
way it gets a kid onto wheels without the expe-
rience being too scary. And storage is a cinch
because this scooter folds up to fit into a handy
bag.
Cash Register. Eli and I spend endless
hours playing zoo, toy store, mall and grocery
store. And what better way to learn about
money and math than with a great cash regis-
ter? The Learning Resources Pretend & Play
Calculator Cash Register is quite lifelike,
comes with a good supply of pretend money
(the credit card for ours has mysteriously dis-
appeared). It is solar-powered with LCD dis-
play.
USA Map Puzzle. This beautiful
wooden puzzle map is so much fun and for
the younger set, somewhat challenging. But
that's a good stretch for a young mind! And
once the placement comes easy, you can add
the capital city and other facts for each state.
Would you like to send a tip to Mary? You
can email her at mary@everydaycheap-
skate.com, or write to Everyday Cheap-
skate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630.
Include your first and last name and state.
Mary Hunt is the founder of www.Debt-
ProofLiving.com and author of 23 books,
including her 2012 re-
lease, "7 Money
Rules for Life."
You can email her at mary@everydaycheap-
skate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate,
P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630.
Don't be Envious
of "Popular" Teens
DR. WALLACE: Everybody tells me that I'm beau-
tiful. I do have certain features that make people stare
at me when I enter a room. I just want you to know
this, so please don't think I'm bragging. I don't overdo
the makeup and I wear modest clothing, so I do not ask
for this attention.
I'm a 17-year-old Christian girl and I'm totally straight.
I don't do drugs, alcohol, tobacco or sex. I stick to my
moral standards, but I must admit that I'm a bit un-
happy.
All the "popular" girls in my school openly brag about
their sexual activities and getting high on alcohol and
drugs. Naturally, they go out with all the popular guys,
who are mostly athletes. If a cute guy does ask me out
for the first time, it is usually the last time because I
refuse to join in his type of fun.
It seems like I am missing out on all the fun and I'm
beginning to feel very discouraged. I'm tired of not
having any dates. Please help me. Megan, San
Diego, Calif.
MEGAN: Please don't be discouraged, and please
don't be envious of the "popular" teens. Sooner or
later, they all will be envious of you. The so-called fun
they seem to be having is mostly smoke and mirrors
superficial attempts to be accepted and show off a
"fake" sophistication and maturity.
I have received thousands of letters over the years
from teens who got caught up in the popularity game
and experimented naively with drugs, alcohol and sex.
Their letters all reveal the same results: this path led to
nothing more than the temporary illusion of happiness.
These young people only found true happiness when
they found true love of themselves, their families,
their church, their friends and their Creator.
Be true to yourself and your faith, Megan. Your future
holds a decent young man who will share your moral
standards. You are not missing out on the fun. You're
wisely bypassing the road that too often leads to disas-
ter!
DOGS DO UNDERSTAND
HUMAN COMMANDS
TEENS: Some time ago, a young lady wrote that her
dog could understand her commands. If she said, "Roll
over," her pooch would roll over. If she said, "Fetch
my slippers," Poochie would bring her slippers, one at
a time. When she said, "Time to eat," Poochie would
head straight for his food bowl and wait patiently until
it was filled.
traVel and adVenture
Spend the Night in Hotel del Coronado's Haunted Rooms
Spend the Night in Hotel del Coronado's Haunted Rooms
By Sharon Whitley Larsen
This is the time of year when ghost fans book rooms 3327
and 3519 at the historic Hotel del Coronado near down-
town San Diego, hoping to get more than they paid for
like flickering lights, swaying curtains, cool blowing air and
mysterious voices. The two haunted rooms are the most
popularly booked, especially around Halloween.
Supposedly the restless spirit of Kate Morgan has roamed
around the Del for more than 100 years. Guests lucky (or
unlucky) enough to stay in room 3327 have reported a feel-
ing of being watched, the TV switching on and off, pipes
rattling, and water faucets turning on and off at random.
Kate's face has even appeared to some on the black TV
screen.
Both staff and guests have reported seeing a beautiful
brunette wearing black 1800s garb gliding down the corri-
dors, entering a room or standing by a window as if she is
waiting for someone.
That someone is her estranged husband, card shark Tom
Morgan. In November 1892 the two were traveling through
the Western states by train. After an argument, when the
train stopped in Los Angeles, Tom disembarked, promising
to meet Kate later at the Hotel Del. Kate, then 24, mysteri-
ously checked in on Nov. 24 under the name Lottie
Bernard. She was assigned to room 302 (later numbered
3312, now 3327) at $15 a week.
The last time Kate was seen was on the evening of Nov. 28
as she stood on a veranda overlooking the ocean. The next
morning her body was found on steps leading to the sea, a
bullet in her head, a gun in her hand. Was it a suicide? Or
was she murdered? Who was this mysterious woman? Was
she really Kate Morgan or someone else? Possibly a
woman named Lizzie Wyllie?
There has always been intrigue with Kate and the Hotel
Del's haunted rooms, which have been featured in newspa-
per and magazine articles, and on TV shows that include
some on the Travel Channel and "Haunted Lives." Kate has
also been the topic of books that include "Beautiful
Stranger: The Ghost of Kate Morgan and the Hotel del
Coronado" (Hotel del Coronado Heritage Department),
"Dead Move: Kate Morgan and the Haunting Mystery of
Coronado" by John T. Cullen, and "The Legend of Kate
Morgan: The Search for the Ghost of the Hotel del Coron-
ado" by Alan M. May.
In fact, through the years several ghost-busters and para-
psychologists have stayed in each haunted room for a 24-
hour period with infrared cameras monitoring magnetic
fields, temperature and humidity fluctuations, and electronic
emissions.
Feeling rather brave, I also decided to stay in each haunted
room by myself. My friends thought I was crazy. I was
hoping to have some excitement but not enough to scare
me to death.
I first booked room 3327, which is on the third floor over-
looking Orange Avenue, and invited four friends to join me
in the room for a haunted happy hour. One by one they de-
clined, each admitting they had no interest in going near
the storied room. Several friends later called to see how I
was doing and commented about the static on the phone
line as if someone were listening in, one said.
Reportedly a writer who had stayed in the room before I did
carefully laid out a valuable necklace in the safe-deposit
box in the closet. She then took a three-hour nap, and
when she awoke and opened the box, the necklace was
tied in a knot.
When I returned to the room after
dinner, the key card wouldn't
work. I got a new one, then
had to try it at least a dozen
times before the door finally
opened.
"Kate likes to have fun. She
does her own PR!" one hotel
staffer chuckled.
I stayed up late watching televi-
sion, then closed the drapes. At
once the lamp near the windows started
flickering. Did it need a new bulb? Or was Kate teasing
me?
It will come as no surprise that I wasn't able to sleep much,
so I just watched the numbers on the bedside digital clock
roll over as the hours passed. From somewhere I could
hear a faint rhythmic murmur, like the sound of someone
snoring or slurping through a straw.
"Maybe it was a death rattle," one of my friends suggested
later as I relayed my experience.
Feeling like a haunted-room veteran, a week later I
checked into room 3519 on the fifth floor, a much smaller
room than 3327. It had been the room of the maid who had
assisted Kate during her stay. Reportedly after Kate's fu-
neral the maid was never seen again.
It was in this room that a Secret Service agent reportedly
stayed in 1983 and was so spooked he asked for a room
change in the middle of the night. A decade later a TV film
crew sat silently on the bed and on the floor with several
ghost-busters. At 3 a.m. something picked up a water glass
in the empty bathroom and smashed it onto the floor.
Kate Morgan has been haunting Hotel del Coronado in
San Diego for more than a century. Photo courtesy of the Hotel
del Coronado.
Kate Morgan registered at San Diego's Hotel del Coronado as
Lottie Bernard but never checked out, and her ghost still haunts
the hotel. Photo courtesy of the Hotel del Coronado.
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DIVORCEE LONGS FOR FAIRY-TALE PROPOSAL ON BENDED KNEE
DEAR ABBY: I am a divorcee in my 40s who is
in a committed relationship with a man who is
also divorced. Neither of our marriages were
happy ones. We stayed in them for all the wrong
reasons. We have been together for three years,
live together, love each other unconditionally and
have talked extensively about getting married.
My question is, am I wrong to expect a
traditional proposal with an engagement ring? It is
important to me that he would think enough of me
to plan one. I feel if he did it for his first wife, he
should do the same -- or more -- for me. Would it
be in bad taste to mention this? -- ASKING TOO
MUCH? IN PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR ASKING TOO MUCH?: Unless one
of your companion's attributes is clairvoyance, ex-
press your feelings. He may not be aware that you
would feel somehow cheated if he doesn't come
forth with a gesture that is "equal or better" than
what his ex received. Consider carefully what re-
sulted from that first fancy proposal.
An essential ingredient in a successful
relationship is the ability to express one's wants
and needs to the other partner. I would only sug-
gest that when you do, your thoughts are couched
as a request and not a demand.
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Do you believe that everybody has
a dark side? Consider that it may only
be dark because it's being hidden
away. Whatever the problem, if you
bring it out into the light by claiming,
discussing and asking for help with it,
it will no longer have the same power
as it does lurking about in the shad-
ows. This is the point that Mercury
traveling retrograde through the mys-
terious realm of Scorpio makes as it
meets up with Saturn this week.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There's a
big deal on the line. You want to close
it. There's a sales projection. You want
to meet it. There's an important per-
son. You want to please her. These are
the types of challenges you are well
suited for. You'll put on your warrior's
armor, march into the battle and come
away on Thursday with a victory.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There's an
art to wasting time. Those who do it
well tend to be popular, successful and
gifted with many more opportunities to
waste time. Be glad that you're not so
good at it this week. You'll still be suc-
cessful, but it will take a while for peo-
ple to understand and get on board
with what you've set your mind to
doing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your brain
is in excellent shape. This week pres-
ents situations that demand both sides
of it to work at the same time. You'll be
creative and organized. You'll do math
and execute feats of illogical beauty.
You'll move people by appealing to
their wholeness, not just their idealized
selves.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your word
is the most important thing. You won't
promise if you doubt your ability to fol-
low through. Being able to walk away
from a deal puts you in the best posi-
tion to tell the truth or not to tell any-
thing at all. Set yourself up as a
person who doesn't really need any-
thing. The less you need the more
you'll get.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You'll be
changed by what you learn. The
change takes no effort at all. The effort
is only in the learning, but that also
happens to be quite a lot of pleasure
this week because you enjoy the sub-
ject matter. It helps if you stop trying to
be such a puritan. Liking something
doesn't automatically make it bad.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A person
who can't do a task often finds it hard
to believe that anyone else can do it
either. But you know better. Just be-
cause it has nothing to do with your
talents doesn't mean it can't be helpful
to you. This week you'll join with peo-
ple who have diverse interests and ex-
pertise and make money.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It may be
hard for others to find the silver lining
in some situations, but not for you.
That's why it's your responsibility this
week to point things out for the people
who don't see the good in things. If
they are not picking up on your advice
by Thursday, seize the juicy opportu-
nity for yourself!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can't
run fast if you're not leaning forward.
You have to be able to trust that your
feet will stretch out before you and
you'll catch yourself at the right mo-
ment. The only way to trust this is to
see it happen over and over. Take big-
ger risks this week. Whether you fall or
catch yourself, you'll learn how to do it
better.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Place a high value on yourself, your
time and your energy before you jump
into a relationship. Inevitably, you will
end up giving your best to another per-
son. With that in mind, consider whom
you want to give the best of you to
certainly not to someone who doesn't
deserve it and won't appreciate it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You're
not going for sainthood, but it won't be
a surprise if you land at the top of the
"nice" list. You're on a roll in terms of
kindness. It helps that people gen-
uinely need the kind of help that only
you seem to be able to give. Also,
you'll be extremely prolific and produc-
tive under the influence of a helper's
high.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You're
admirably generous by nature, but
right now is a good time to give that a
break. Don't let people know that
you're available, or they will eat up
your time with endless needs. Some of
your hours need to be treated as sa-
cred spaces in your schedule for doing
absolutely nothing. Your good attitude
depends on it!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Most
people hear what they want to hear.
This week you will realize that this kind
of selective hearing isn't helping you
grow into the person you want to be,
and so you'll open your ears to the
harder truths, the ones that point you
in the direction of change. Also on
Wednesday you're likely to make an
auspicious trade.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: It's your
year to see more of the world and to
bring bits of it back home with you,
too. Your level of sophistication will
grow, your tastes will change, and your
needs will be quite different at the end
of 12 months. Someone moves into
your heart in a bigger way next month.
December is for deciding what to take
and what to leave. Business has you
doing out-of-the-ordinary things in Jan-
uary. A working relationship changes
in February, and new agreements will
be mutually beneficial.
By Holiday Mathis
Mercury Retrograde Meets Saturn week 10/24 - 10/30
The writer wanted to know if she had a
special dog that understood human words.
I replied that I didn't think dogs could un-
derstand human words but, rather, they re-
acted to tone of voice and to the action the
owner demonstrated when giving the
command.
I soon received volumes of mail from
readers informing me that their dogs could
understand and respond to them. I still
didn't really believe that dogs could actu-
ally understand and respond to human
words. Boy, was I wrong!
According to researchers, apes and dol-
phins are best at learning to understand
words. Now dogs can be added to this in-
telligent group. A scientific study has
demonstrated that dogs really understand
much of what they hear. Researchers in
Germany tested a collie that understood
over 200 words and was learning new
ones quickly. The collie knew the names
of play toys and could find the one called
for by the owners.
I must apologize to every dog in the land
for underestimating their brain power!
This newfound respect for dogs only in-
creases my already great love for them.
But I would caution dog owners: Be care-
ful of what you say in front of your pooch.
The words might be understood!
Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions
from readers. Although he is unable to
reply to all of them individually, he will
answer as many as possible in this
column. E-mail him at
rwallace@galesburg.net.
'tWeen 12 and 20 by dr. robert Wallace
enerGy express by Marilynn preston
The Mediterranean Lifestyle: Jump in Wherever you are
This is the time of year I post my columns
from a small, impossible-to-get-to Greek
island in the Aegean, where heavy loads
are still moved by donkey.
It's not a vacation, I remind family, friends
and business associates. It's where I live
for a few sunny months; it's where I come
to slow down, turn off the TV well, I
don't have one and study the celebrated
Mediterranean diet up close and personal.
That means daily doses of local goat
cheese, tomatoes that taste like tomatoes,
and wild greens called horta , lightly
dressed with extra virgin olive oil pressed
by a friend in the next village.
The Mediterranean style of eating is not a
fad, as in passing. It's still considered the
gold standard for healthy eating, and if
you're not sure why, check out the deli-
cious food philosophy at
www.Oldwayspt.org.
Their mission makes me smile: to "encour-
age people to seek out the joys of good
food and drinks, well prepared and con-
sumed with pleasure, in the company of
family and friends." Ahhh ...
Of course, the Med diet is not for every-
one. Someone born in Singapore will not
resonate with feta and olives. But it's be-
come wildly popular in the U.S. sales
of hummus, yogurt and whole grains are
booming because it's based on real food
and generous amounts of healthy fats,
fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, and
wine. And it's easy to follow when you're
eating out.
On my Greek island traditional, no air-
port, with blessed Internet we eat out
often, socializing at the end of the day at
friends' houses or family tavernas that
pour their local wines from small glass
pitchers.
And that's another part of the Mediter-
ranean lifestyle worth toasting.
It's not just the healthy food.
Relaxing with friends mak-
ing human contact over a cof-
fee, an ouzo, a stroll around
town is one of the best things you can
do to lessen your stress and increase your
longevity, according to the Blue Zone re-
searchers at www.bluezones.com.
They study Greek islands like mine. (I
watch the sun set over Ikaria, a Blue Zone
of exceptional longevity, from the roof.)
Want to live longer? Schmooze more; fret
less. And be grateful.
Staring into space is a time-honored tradi-
tion here. Guys call it fishing. The pace of
life is slower; the moments of life more
appreciated. Of course, there is great suf-
fering too salaries and pensions have
been slashed; there is crushing unemploy-
ment and friends struggle, innovate,
survive.
But where you live is a great influence on
your well-being. When you spend time in
a community that values friendship and
leisure time, as well as hard work, you ex-
perience the richness of a more balanced
life.
On this island, for example, it's perfectly
acceptable that shops close down in the af-
ternoon and reopen a few hours later, after
you've gone home, had lunch with your
kids, and rested. Imagine that.
On the darker side, you probably can't
imagine how many Greeks still smoke cig-
arettes. Though the law says you're forbid-
den to smoke in a public bar or restaurant,
people still do.
"But it's the law!" I said to my local bar-
keep, choking on fumes while listening to
some sweet bouzouki. "In Greece," he
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Dealing With Grief
liFelonG health by dr. daVid lipschitz
How many sons are
blessed to reach the age of 70 and
still have an active, involved and
loving mother? Only 19 years
older than I, my mother and I grew
up together. As long as I can re-
member, she has been my inspira-
tion and a wise advisor. She knew
how to generate guilt as well as
any Jewish mother. "Thank God
your father was not alive to see
this," she said when I told her I
would not travel the thousands of miles to South Africa to attend
the Bar Mitzvah of one of my many nephews. To her nothing was
more important than family.
She lived the fullest of lives. After losing my father at the tender
age of 46, she remarried twice and finally lived for many years
with a man 15 years her senior. She was very sociable and at-
tracted men like flies to flypaper. She embraced life to the fullest,
traveled and remained in close contact with her family. An avid
bridge player, she was ranked nationally and had played competi-
tively almost every day.
At 89, her active life effectively ended after she broke her hip,
shoulder and nose from a fall. Soon after, she had two strokes
and remained almost bed bound, unable to speak, requiring assis-
tance to meet all of her needs. She remained like this for 10
months, being lovingly cared for by her one child remaining in
South Africa. We saw her decline, lose weight and become
weaker almost daily. Her children in London and America saw
and tried to speak to her daily on FaceTime.
Two days ago, she died in her sleep. I immediately flew with my
family to South Africa to grieve together and attend her funeral.
My initial reaction was one of deep relief. For the final year of
her life, my mother was alive but no longer with us. That sense of
relief made me feel guilty. Why could I not cry, and why was I
not grieving more? As a family, we are aware that our grieving
began after my mother became so dependent. We knew the end
would come soon and were traumatized and wounded by seeing
her fade away and become so unresponsive. We prayed that God
would be merciful and that she not suffer.
Grieving is personal and unique to the individual. The sudden
and unexpected loss of a loved one can be paralyzing. And even
an expected death can lead to overwhelming grief. For many,
healing and integrating back into the community can be difficult.
I learned a great about grieving in an article written by
Dr. Edward Creagan, an oncologist from the Mayo
Clinic. He recommends the following.
1. Actively grieve and mourn. Ignoring the pain, imme-
diately returning to work and hiding inner feelings are a recipe
for disaster.
Dr. David Lipschitz
I'm grateful that nothing like that hap-
pened when I was staying there. At 3 in
the morning I would have been caught
wearing my comfy gown with my face
smeared with green gunk running
scared-out-of-my-wits into the hallway,
I'm sure I would have frightened a few
folks and maybe become the next legend
of the Del.
The only thing that happened was that by
now I had convinced two friends to join
me for happy hour in the lobby. I headed
down early and sipped a drink while I
waited. When they finally appeared they
were white as ghosts, asking me how
long I had been sitting there. About a half
hour, I told them.
They swore that as they approached
room 3519 they heard voices talking,
mine in particular.
"Oh, good, Sharon's here so she can
show us the room," they commented to
each other.
Then they knocked, and the voices inside
suddenly stopped. My friends knocked
some more, calling my name. No re-
sponse.
As a ghost-buster/parapsychologist told
me later, "We classified room 3519 a
classic haunting."
Every Victorian hotel should have a
ghost, and the Del, which opened in 1888
and is celebrating its 125th anniversary,
is no exception. For more than a century
Kate and her mysterious maid have
seen to that.
WHEN YOU GO
Hotel del Coronado: www.hoteldel.com
Sharon Whitley Larsen is a freelance
writer.
Staff and guests at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego have reported seeing a beautiful
brunette in black 1800s garb gliding down the corridors. Photo courtesy of the Hotel del
Coronado.
Check out books from the library, buy books
second-hand or read them online instead of pur-
chasing newly printed books on virgin paper.
Eliminate junk mail by contacting the offend-
ing companies directly or opting out of national
and regional mailing lists. This will save about 40
pounds of paper per person, per year.
Adjust print settings to use as much of the
available space on your paper as possible. For
example, copy emails, web pages and text from
PDFs into a word-processing program, which al-
lows you to reduce margins and font size and
delete unwanted images or text. Print on both sides
of your paper, and consider squeezing two or more
pages onto each side.
For the more hard-core commit to a pa-
perless office and learn to do without printing.
Instead of tossing paper in the garbage, reuse it by
printing on the backside, cutting it into quarters
and using it for scrap, or shredding it and using it
for packaging. In the home, commit to a paperless
home by switching to cloth napkins, hand towels
and a chalkboard for family notes.
Shawn Dell Joyce is an award-winning columnist
and founder of the Wallkill River School in Orange
County, N.Y. You can contact her at
ShawnDellJoyce@gmail.com.
Going Paperless...
As your most personal trainer, I
suggest you start looking for
ways to create some Med-style
moments in your own life, wher-
ever you live. (Except for the
smoking part.)
It's not just the fresh food you
eat, it's also the choices you
make, from where you shop
(local markets) to how much you
buy. (The shopping cart only ar-
rived at my island four years
ago.)
Here the stores are small, and
choices are limited. Less is
more. But in a short while I'll be
back in the land of More is
Never Enough. How will I keep
it simple? How will I stay con-
nected to what counts?
That's my cue to stop, breathe,
put on my running shoes and go
find some goats, remembering
my Epicurus:
Not what we have, but
what we enjoy, consti-
tutes our abundance.
What do you do to slow time, to
deepen your enjoyment of life?
Email me your Med-style mo-
ments at
myenergyexpress@aol.com be-
cause sharing is caring.
ENERGY EXPRESS-O! AND
THEN THERE WAS ADVER-
TISING
If thou wilt make a
man happy, add not unto
his riches but take away
from his desires.
Epicurus
Marilynn Preston healthy
lifestyle expert and Emmy-win-
ning producer is the creator
of Energy Express, the longest-
running syndicated fitness col-
umn in the country. She has a
website, marilynnpreston.com,
and welcomes reader questions,
which can be sent to MyEnergy-
Express@aol.com. She also pro-
duces EnExTV, a digital
reincarnation of her award-win-
ning TV series about sports, fit-
ness and adventure, for kids of
all ages, at
youtube.com/EnExTV and face-
book.com/EnExTV.
COPYRIGHT 2013 ENERGYEXPRESS LTD.
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the saVaGe truth on Money by terry saVaGe
The Nobel Prize for Economics
stays in Chicago again this year
specifically at the University
of Chicago. Today's announce-
ment that Eugene F. Fama and
Lars Peter Hansen of the U of
C would share the 2013 prize
with Robert J. Shiller of Yale
University, means that the U of
C now has 28 affiliated laure-
ates in Economics. The three
honorees will share a cash
award of about $1.2 million,
but the prize is truly priceless
for the honor it confers.
It should be noted that the Eco-
nomics prize is not one of the
original five Nobel Prizes, cre-
ated by the 1895 will of Alfred
Nobel. Instead, the prize in eco-
nomics was separately estab-
lished and funded in 1968 by
the Sveriges Riksbank, the cen-
tral bank of Sweden, on the
300th anniversary of the bank.
Before the 2013 award was an-
nounced, there had been 44
Nobel Memorial Prizes in Eco-
nomic Sciences given to 71 in-
dividuals.
What makes the University of
Chicago a breeding ground for
Nobel winners? The school is
mostly noted as the long-time
home of Milton Friedman,
whose name is synonymous
with free market economics.
But not all of the Nobel prizes
won by its faculty and alumni
were related to Friedman's sem-
inal work. Perhaps the Univer-
sity of Chicago should be
known as the home of free
thinking in the field of econom-
ics.
The Nobel Lessons
for All of Us
Although each of the prize win-
ners was honored for work
done over decades in the pro-
fession, it took a long time to
achieve this recognition. Per-
haps the lesson here is that even
for the most brilliant minds, it
takes a long time for recogni-
tion to appear. Whether you're
starting a career or an invest-
ment account, the lessons of pa-
tience and persistence will
always apply.
None of the prize winners was
recognized for following
trends; each was an innovator.
In hindsight, their theories, now
accepted, may not seem so radi-
cal. But at the time they were
developing their thoughts you
can be sure their more tradi-
tional colleagues and peers
wondered why they were
"wasting" their time on such
off-the-beaten-path perspec-
tives. So another lesson: It pays
to innovate, to take the more
creative path.
Also, there's the lesson of the
company you keep. If you live
and work in an environment of
creative, innovative thinking, it
appears you will have a better
chance of developing your
thoughts and bringing them to
fruition. It's the old, "birds of a
feather flock together." Of
course, brilliance will shine
anywhere, but if you want to
give yourself or your child
the best opportunity to suc-
ceed, the lesson is to consider
the environment for advance-
ment.
And finally, these prize winners
were specialists, each in one
small area of the science of
economics. Each had a hypoth-
esis or theory, which was
proved out by intensive re-
search and study but they
didn't turn the entire world up-
side down. They worked dili-
gently in their corner of the
science of economics, and they
made a difference. Too often
we think that an idea must be
earth-shaking to be important
enough to receive recognition.
While it's important to set big
goals, the lesson from these
laureates is to stay focusedon
your mission.
Make Your Life a
Nobel Prize Winner
If it weren't for the prize, the
world in general might never
have known about these accom-
plishments. Surely, people in
their field would have appreci-
ated their contributions. But
their names and faces would
not be familiar; they would not
make headlines.
For sure, more people will rec-
ognize Kim Kardashian and
Kanye West than will recognize
Eugene Fama, Lars Peter
Hansen and Robert Shiller. Yet,
there's very little doubt that
their prize-winning economic
contributions to the pricing of
assets including stocks,
bonds and housing will have
a far greater impact on your life
than today's pop stars.
So, cheers for the Nobel Prize
winners. They will have their
moment of fame. But the final
lesson for all of is that fame
isn't the real reward for accom-
plishment or the best measure
of success. And that's The Sav-
age Truth.
Terry Savage is a registered in-
vestment adviser and is on the
board of the Chicago Mercan-
tile 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 author
of the new book, "The New
Savage Number: How Much
Money Do You
Really Need to Retire?"
COPYRIGHT 2013 TERRYSAVAGE PRODUCTIONS
2. Acknowledge your pain and
loss. Celebrating a wonderful life helps us re-
member the integral role our loved one played
in making us who we are, but the pain persists.
Only by understanding these feelings of pain
can acceptance and healing occur.
3. Look to loved ones for support.
Remaining close to and around those you love
makes the loss less severe. Closely discussing
feelings with family or a spiritual healer will
help bring understanding and comfort.
4. Don't make decisions soon after
a loss. At this time, decisions can be made
that may be regretted in the future. Wait until
life seems more balanced and centered before
making decisions about staying, moving, taking
a new job, changing investments or altering a
will.
5. Take care of yourself. Make sure
that you have regular medical checkups, eat
right and exercise. Don't be lonely, and see to it
that your emotional needs are met.
6. Time heals but may not cure. The
extreme emotional and even physical pain may
dull but persist for extended periods. If grief
prolongs or worsens after six months seek com-
fort from a support group or trained psy-
chotherapist.
My mother will always be remembered, and we
as a family need time to mourn. But we take
comfort in the fact that we shared a great life
together and that she died in her own bed sur-
rounded by family she loved. Her dignified
death reflected a better life.
Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of the book
"Breaking the Rules of Aging." More informa-
tion is available at: DrDavidHealth.com
Dealing With Grief...
The Neighbors' Beauty Toks Olagun-
doye Is Also From a Different World
hollyWood exclusiVe by Marilyn beck & stacy Jenel sMith
Toks Olagundoye couldn't be more thrilled
that Meredith Baxter is playing her mother on
the Thanksgiving episode of ABC's "The
Neighbors." As a child growing up in Nigeria,
recalls the ravishing actress (whose first name
rhymes with Cokes), she wasn't allowed to
watch much TV, but "Family Ties" was one
of the four shows she loved so much, her
New York-based uncle would tape it for her
and send her recordings. Little did she know,
mama Elyse Keaton would someday become
her on-camera parent.
"It's all I can do not to cry with joy just think-
ing about it," laughs Toks, whose Nigerian
English is delivered with a crisp, clear accent.
"I have to say, what I've really enjoyed per-
sonally this season has been the people I've
worked with. You know, Wendy Williams -- it
was just a riot to work with her. She was so
much fun, I can't even tell you. And Lucy
Davis of the British 'The Office' -- she's a ge-
nius. It was one of the best weeks of my life,
working with her."
"The Neighbors" has gained admirers and
momentum -- in addition to cool guest stars --
since getting off to a rocky start in 2012. The
high concept show, about a group of space
aliens living in a gated community in New
Jersey, has called upon its cast to do a range
of physical comedy, which is just with Toks,
who plays Jackie Joyner-Kersee. (All the
aliens have taken on names of famous ath-
letes, in case you didn't know.)
"I enjoy doing different things and I like chal-
lenges and the physical stuff; I'm fine with
that. That being said, there were a couple of
times I found a bit daunting," she admits.
"Oddly enough, those were the times they fo-
cused on my looks. I mean, clearly I'm an at-
tractive girl, I'm happy with that. I have no
problem with the way I look. I'm pleased with
it -- Nigerian women usually are. But the first
episode that kind of threw me into a panic
was where Jackie finds out she's a ten. I felt a
lot of pressure, kind of like living up to the
whole idea that was being projected onto the
character.
Continues on next page
Nobel Stays in Chicago
I didn't get it. The other one
was the episode where I was
wearing a cat suit. It was just
kind of the idea of being in the
cat suit and kind of crawling
around on the floor in front of
all these crew men sort of got
me a little bit."
One gets the impression that
not much throws Toks. Her
eclectic background, perhaps,
has helped prepare her for
anything. The child of an ec-
centric Norwegian fashion de-
signer mother and a dignified
Nigerian banker father, Toks
was educated in Switzerland
and England as well as Nige-
ria, before coming to the states
to attend Smith College.
"My parents are very strong
people. They come from very
strong stock. So are my par-
ents' mothers, one of whom
ran very successful cocoa farm
and lived to be 102. My par-
ents are also very laid-back
people, disciplined and fo-
cused. If something goes
wrong they don't freak out,
they always just figure out
what to do -- which is funny
because I'm incredibly neu-
rotic and a perfectionist."
She was expected to do well,
she says, and so, when she ex-
celled, "There was not a lot of
praise, because that's what
you're expected to be doing.
"Nigerians are -- we're a pretty
determined bunch," she goes
on. "There isn't much you can
tell us we can't do. We're stub-
born, but not in a bad way. We
just kind of keep going."
Her perseverance served her
well at Smith, which she ad-
mits was a challenging time in
her life. "I have to say that get-
ting used to living in the
United States was difficult for
me even though I had grown
up in so many different places.
I found the interaction very
different. Girls, you know, es-
pecially when they are maybe
not so comfortable with them-
selves, can be cruel. Smith
College is a women's college -
- all very smart women. I had
spent a long time figuring out
how to live my life on my
own, and I had a certain level
of discipline and a very strong
idea of where I wanted to go
in my life when I got there.
And I think that was looked
upon with a bit of derision.
People weren't very nice to
me, is what I'm trying to say."
Looking back on the mean and
cold treatment to which she
found herself subjected, Toks
observes, "I think it really
comes from a lack of confi-
dence, when girls see other
girls who seem to know what
they're doing. I didn't, really. I
was 17, just like everybody
else was when I got there.
"Instead of understanding,
'Hey, we are all in the same
boat,' we were in a very com-
petitive place.
I think American teenagers in
general are very competitive."
In other parts of the world, ac-
cording to her, competition is
not a zero-sum game. "It's just
different. It's not like 'I am in
direct competition with you so
I must take you down.' It's
like, 'I want to excel, so I'm
going to do the best
I can.' You're taking into con-
sideration what other people
are doing so you know what
the definition of 'the best' is. I
think it's just different way of
looking at it."
She found herself hanging out
at the University of Massachu-
setts, where she found stu-
dents with whom she was
much more sympatico. After
graduating with a BFA in the-
ater, she moved to New York
and began landing acting as-
signments, amassing theater
credits including "Saint Lucy's
Eyes" with the late Ruby Dee,
and the big screen "The
Salon."
These days, Toks enjoys living
part of the time in Los Ange-
les. and part of the time in
New York, with Georgie, her
Chihuahua rescue. Her parents
are enjoying her success. "My
mom is so funny. She's this
crazy Norwegian woman, and
she's like, 'Well, I always
knew it -- I knew you would
end up playing an alien.' That
is actually true.
"But my dad, he's incredibly
conservative and the way he
expresses how proud he is --
it's very endearing and very
subtle. Very sweet. When he
talks about the show, there's a
certain tone he has that I've
never heard in his voice be-
fore. When he came to visit
me on set, he didn't tell me but
he told Jami (castmate Jami
Gertz) that he was proud of
me.
"Then at one point I watched
him watch the show," she
says. "My dad has a place in
New York, and my sister and I
were there for his birthday,
with my dad and stepmother.
My stepmother, who is sort of
beside herself with joy over
the whole thing, got everyone
to stop what they were doing
to watch 'The Neighbors.' My
sister nudged me at one point
and said 'Look at Daddy.' And
he was sitting there like a little
boy, with his elbows on his
knees and his chin resting in
his hands. It was pretty
lovely."
That's a picture that translates
sweetly no matter the part of
the world -- or, perhaps, out of
this world.
COPYRIGHT 2013 MARILYN BECKAND STACY
JENEL SMITH
The Neighbors'...
Video GaMe reVieWs by Jeb hauGht
"Beyond: Two Souls" is Unique but Flawed
DEVELOPER: Quantic Dream
PUBLISHER: Sony
SYSTEM: Sony PlayStation 3
PRICE: $59.99
ESRB RATING: Mature
REVIEW RATING: 3.5 stars
(out of 5)
Video games have evolved to
satisfy the short attention spans
of their players by offering ac-
celerated game play and little
emotional attachment. Devel-
opers Quantic Dream prefers to
go the opposite route and focus
more on plot. However, the
story of "Beyond: Two Souls"
is rather convoluted, and the
game play lacks excitement.
Jodie is a very troubled young
girl whose invisible companion
isn't a figment of her imagina-
tion. In fact, it's a spiritual en-
tity that can interact with the
physical world and it has a
mind of its own. Jodie refers to
it as "Aiden," and she calls
upon it to help her out of tough
situations.
The story of "Beyond: Two
Souls" spans fifteen years of
Jodie's life, and it jumps back
and forth from her life as a
young girl to teenager to young
woman. I think the story would
be more cohesive and that play-
ers would invest more emotion
in Jodie's plight if it were told
in sequential order.
On the other hand,
choosing Ellen Page
and Willem Dafoe as
the main voice actors
was brilliant!
Players have extremely limited
control over Jodie's actions as
they guide her. She can only
walk
around and interact with items
that have a white dot floating
near them. During combat,
players push the control stick in
the direction her limbs are
moving to block or attack,
which is both simplistic and
unsatisfying.
Controlling Aiden is much
more fun, but still oddly limit-
ing. Players guide him around
in astral form and interact with
items that have a white dot near
them. It's cool to scare other
characters by making items fly
across the room or by
messing with
electronic
devices,
but it
would be
nice to
have the
freedom to
interact with
anything I
choose.
"Beyond: Two Souls" is worth
playing for the unique experi-
ence, but not everyone will ap-
preciate the slow pace.
"Takedown: Red
Sabre"
DEVELOPER: Serellan LLC
PUBLISHER: 505 Games
SYSTEM: Windows PC
PRICE: $14.99
ESRB RATING: Mature
REVIEW RATING: 1.5 stars
(out of 5)
"Takedown: Red Sabre" is sup-
posed to be a "thinking person's
shooter," but it seems like
everything about the game was
phoned-in. I expect PC games
to have some bugs because
most of them are released early,
but this game feels like it's still
in the pre-alpha stage. As a re-
sult, it has countless unneces-
sary bugs and feels like a chore
to play.
The idea behind "Takedown:
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EL PASO ZOOS ANNUAL BOO AT THE ZOO ON OCT. 26 & 27
Palm Oil Free Candy Halloween Zoo Event
EL PASO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2013) The El
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Pasos wildest trick-or-treat in town on Oc-
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family-friendly event provides a safe envi-
ronment to have some ZOO-rrific fun. Enjoy
the glow-in -the-dark Creepy Crawler Critter
Corner, candy stations, pumpkin bowling, in-
flatable games, a maze, more than 20 ani-
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Visitors will be able to watch as zoo animals
get their own pumpkins to celebrate and
squish before eating them. Activities and
candy stations are provided at no cost with
paid admission.
Boo at the Zoo will provide palm oil free
candy at each candy station for the second
year. Zoo guests will discover how they can
help slow down tropical habitat destruction
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grown in the tropics. Because people pur-
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gredient, companies continue to require
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takes action.
About El Paso Zoo
Locally recognized as the Best Place to Take the
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Create a tactical shooter where players aren't
coddled at every corner. Bullets penetrate rather
than bounce off of armor, and one accurate shot
can take anyone down. There's no regenerating
armor, no reviving squad members, and no magi-
cal perks.
While all of this is true, the game play is ex-
tremely frustrating! For starters, some menu op-
tions aren't user-friendly, while others don't work
at all. In addition, there's no pre-mission plan-
ning, and mission objectives are vague. Moving
around is incredibly slow, and stealth is inconsis-
tent. Even the level design is uninspired, with
many levels sporting nearly identical layouts.
My biggest gripe has to be the A.I. of both ene-
mies and squad mates, which is practically non-
existent. Enemies and friendlies frequently face
the wrong direction, and they jump between act-
ing brain-dead and shooting with unnatural accu-
racy. I practically stop the game and give
applause when a squad mate actually takes down
an enemy.
This dilemma is removed when playing online
matches that pit human-controlled squads
against each other. Too bad it's replaced by new
problems like a confusing HUD and not being
able to communicate with squad mates. Sadly,
the Coop mode has all the problems of both sin-
gle player and online multiplayer.
Add mediocre visuals to the mix, and "Red
Sabre: Takedown" isn't even worth it's bargain-
bin price.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM.
"Takedown: Red Sabre"...
El Paso Museum of Art
announces
Fall 2013
Classes and Workshops
for Children and Adults
Get your hands dirty at the El Paso Museum of Art this
fall. Learn to paint, throw a pot, or explore a new
medium. For more information and to register visit our
website at
http://www.elpasoartmuseum.org/classes.asp or call
us at 915-532-1707 ext. 65 or 27.
Fall Workshops
Introduction to Encaustics, ages 15 and up,
Saturday, November 16, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Clay Sculpture, ages 6-14, Saturday, November 16,
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $30-$55, supplies included.
Preschool Workshops
Museum Looks and Picture Books
Children ages 3-5 and a caregiver.
Upcoming sessions:
October 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
November 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
December 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Tuition: Free for members
and Active Military Person-
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$10, which includes free
admission to Discovering
the American Modern 1907-
1936: The King Collection.
No pre-registration. Limited
to the first 8 children and
their caregivers.
For more information call (915) 532-1707, ext. 65 or
27
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A trip to the veterinary ER is never easy,
but these tips can help you get through it
By Dr. Marty Becker and Kim
Campbell Thornton
Universal Uclick
Taking a pet to the emergency
hospital is something none of
us wants to do. Its scary and
stressful for you and your dog
or cat. Weve been there more
times than we like to think
about, and we have some tips to
help you cope. We hope you
wont ever need to use them,
but tuck them away in the back
of your mind just in case.
Protect yourself when
handling a sick or injured ani-
mal. Even the most docile dog
or cat can bite when in pain.
Keep a muzzle on hand or ask
your veterinarian to show you
how to safely tie one using a
scarf or tie.
Be patient. Your pet
wont be seen in the order of
arrival. Animals who are most
unstable will be seen first.
We do them in order
of medical need, says our
friend and colleague Dr. Tony
Johnson, an emergency and
critical care specialist at the
Purdue University College of
Veterinary Medicine. If I have
a hit-by-car and a dog with di-
arrhea, even if the dog with di-
arrhea has been waiting two
hours, the hit-by-car is going to
get seen first.
The only time some-
one jumps that line, he says, is
if theyre bringing in a pet to be
euthanized.
Be prepared to wait
as little as five minutes or as
long as six hours. It all depends
on what other cases are there or
come in while youre waiting.
If you think about it before you
leave the house, grab a book or
your iPod in case youll be
there for a while.
If possible, have
someone go with you or meet
you there. You may need help
getting your pet in and out of
the car and into the hospital.
And its always good to have
someones hand to hold while
youre waiting.
Designate a single
person to communicate with
the veterinarian, so he or she
doesnt have to repeat informa-
tion to multiple family mem-
bers. Take notes or record the
conversation on your
smartphone so you
can refer back to
it.
Dont forget your wallet in
your mad rush out of the house.
Most veterinary hospitals wont
treat your pet without proof that
you can pay for care. Your reg-
ular veterinary hospital might
do that if youve been a client
for years they know where
you live and that youre proba-
bly not going to skip town
but an emergency hospital isnt
in that position.
It sounds avaricious,
but there are not too
many emergency
hospitals
that
are
going to do something on a
handshake, Dr. Johnson says.
ERs usually see people once.
They cant separate out the
people who are a risk of not
paying from those who arent.
Theyre not trying to be
greedy.
Know when to go.
Some things are obvious. Take
your pet to the emergency hos-
pital in the following situations:
allergic reactions
any animal bite
bloated belly
bloody diarrhea
difficulty breathing
distress from excessively
hot or cold temperatures
eye injuries
frequent or projectile
vomiting
heavy bleeding
ingestion of a toxic sub-
stance, such as antifreeze,
human medications or snail
bait
seizures
serious trauma, such as
being hit by a car
straining to urinate or
defecate
sudden lameness
unconsciousness or col-
lapse
venomous snake or spi-
der bites
If youre not sure,
well, we recommend erring on
the side of caution. Like their
counterparts in human medi-
cine, veterinary emergency
clinics are expensive, but some-
times the cost of a visit is a
price worth paying for peace of
mind. And when a visit saves
your pets life? Priceless.
Know when to take your pet to the emergency hospital.
STRESS LESS
By Rose Bennett Gilbert
Distracting Attention From a Hard-Working Kitchen
Q: Instead of taking out the
entire wall between the kitchen
and dining room, the past own-
ers who remodeled the house
left a half-wall as a pass-
through. I find it unnerving to
have dinner guests looking in at
my messy kitchen, but I've got-
ten to like the convenience of
the pass-through.
My husband thinks we should
hang louvered doors in the
opening, but that really defeats
the purpose. Anything else you
could suggest?
A: I'd suggest borrowing an
elegant but simple idea
from "Creating the Inspired
House" by John Connell (the
Taunton Press). Browsing for
clever solutions to sore spots in
today's homes, Connell focuses
on the pictured pass-through
(from the cook's eye view,
looking toward the dining room
table).
Themed as a display space for a
collection of attractive ceramic
bowls and tchotchkes, the hand-
somely hand-crafted shelves
form a grid that draws attention
from the more utilitarian func-
tion of the pass-through. Dinner
guests may admire the display
without really looking into the
"messy" kitchen beyond.
Talk about sleight of hand! As
with much of interior decorat-
ing, it's the ultimate effect that
matters.
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-
author of "Manhattan Style,"
"Hampton Style," and five other
books on interior design.
Objets d'art: Set with an inter-
esting collection of bowls, dis-
play shelves transcend their
more mundane role as a utilitar-
ian pass-through from kitchen
to dining room. Photo courtesy
of Rob Karosis, the Taunton
Press.
Perfect Approach to
Restoration is Imperfection
Rose Bennett Gilbert
Q: We are redoing the kitchen in our
19th-century brownstone. We took
down the wall between the kitchen and
breakfast room, but now we are wor-
ried that we've spoiled the character of
the old house. What kind of cabinets
and fixtures should we put in to be true
to the time period?
A: Restoring a vintage home authenti-
cally requires painstaking research and
careful editing of materials. Sure, the
rest of us old-house lovers rejoice when
new owners are willing to spend the
time and money to recreate the right
historic attitude.
Easy for us; it's not our time and
money. Continues on page 35
Morphing the new into the old, walnut
cabinets and restoration glass add
character to a made-over kitchen.
Photo by Ellen McDermott.
Decorating Windows Gives You the
Shutters? Great Idea!
Q: How do you handle a liv-
ing room with three arched
windows across the side wall?
To complicate matters, the cen-
ter window comes all way to
the floor, but the side windows
are short because they're both
over radiators. I'd curtain the
entire wall and be done with it,
but my husband says it's a mis-
take to muffle the heat from the
radiators.
A: He has a definite point,
but that's no motive to let rea-
son interfere with your aesthet-
ics.
There are any number of ways
to deal with this window wall
successfully, but you still must
factor practicality into even the
best-looking solution. That
means that unless they look out
on a neighbor's brick wall, you
want to be able to open and
close the windows and the win-
dow coverings.
Among your options for a more
formal room: swags and jabots
installed over short curtains
that line up mid-window across
all three, leaving the top panes
open to the light. The center
one will obviously be longer
to the floor while the shorter
side curtains leave the radiators
free to go about their work.
In a less formal setting, you
could leave the top arches
beautifully bare and substitute
cotton cafe curtains below.
Or consider the more architec-
tural solution pictured, where
all three windows are covered
with wood-look shutters in-
cluding the arches. The shutters
(NewStyle hy-
brids from Hunter
Douglas,
www.hunterdou-
glas.com.) look
like hardwood,
but they are less
costly and less
susceptible to the
heat-cold ex-
tremes near win-
dow panes the
manufacturer
promises. More
good news: The
shutters come in four different
wood colors, the better to blend
with other woodwork in the
room.
Q: Our house is a taupe with
white trim and black shutters. I
want to paint our front door a
deep red ... not maroon but re-
ally red. ("Fire and Ice" red, if
you're old enough to remem-
ber.)
My question is, do we paint
both the inside and outside of
the door? The front hall is a
sage green.
A: Any red in sight?
If so, a "Fire and Ice"
door could be fun. If
not, match the inner
door color to the other
woodwork in your en-
tryway. Choosing
door colors is an open
and shut case against
eccentricity.
P.S.: Remember "Fire
and Ice?" I still buy it!
Overarching window problems? Easily solved with new wood-look shutters that circumnavigate radi-
ators and add architectural heft to this dining room. Photo courtesy of Hunter Douglas.
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Wonderful for the country: You're help-
ing protect our architectural heritage. Challeng-
ing for homeowners, who may be facing such an
undertaking for the first time. To quote an in-
trepid friend, who came up delighted but dazzled
from a "six-week" renovation that took nearly
three years: "It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience
because I am never doing that again!"
But I don't mean to discourage you. There's a
rainbow of rewards at the end of your project.
And getting there may indeed be half the fun
especially if you have a wise guide like New
York designer Kathryn Scott, whose design stu-
dio helped the homeowners turn back the calen-
dar for the pictured handsome brownstone.
Built in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., in 1864, the
house boasted elegant features like ornate plaster-
work ceilings. But it had been built to serve fam-
ily life as it was lived nearly a century-and-a-half
ago. Today's lifestyle calls for open spaces and
easy communication between them. So, the de-
signer joined the work and eating areas, keeping
the original fireplace and plasterwork.
She designed the new space to look like a library,
Scott says, using age-appropriate materials, such
as walnut cabinet fronts and restoration glass
(waves and bubbles) for the sliding doors. The
kitchen ceiling had been dropped during an ear-
lier "updating," so she also brought in a plaster
master to recreate the ornate overhead by copy-
ing the original ceiling over the staircase.
Another way to make the new feel old: Find
hardware with an antique finish. "Not lacquered,"
she insists. "You want the finish to wear off
slowly, just like the real thing. Hardware should
change with time and take on a life of its own."
The keyword is "character," Scott says. "You
don't want to be perfect." That is not always an
easy concept for her clients to accept, the de-
signer confides. "It often takes agonizing on the
clients part before they can see that imperfections
add character and are more beautiful and interest-
ing."
See more of Scott's work at
www.kathrynscott.com.
Dcor Score
Want to Bring Down the House?
Use Illusion to Lower the Ceiling
Q: We are remodeling our
master bath and want to in-
clude some "personal indul-
gences," as my husband calls
them, such as a whirlpool tub, a
double-sink lavatory and
maybe even a small fireplace
how cool is that!
Our question is about the high
12-foot ceiling (this is an old
Victorian house). We're looking
for cozy, and that's hard with
such a high ceiling. What do
you suggest?
A: Who says you have to go
on living with that high ceil-
ing? Not when there are rela-
tively easy ways to bring it
down ... or create the illusion
that you have.
Dark colors often do the trick.
If you paint your ceiling deep
brown, midnight blue or even
black, it will appear lower.
Simple color alchemy: dark
colors advance to the eye, mak-
ing the surface look closer.
Light colors recede, making the
surface look farther away.
Cozily set off by decorative columns in a high-ceiling bath, a
whirlpool tub boasts its own TV and fireplace. Photo courtesy
Wood-Mode.
Q: We have a large collection
of Ukrainian textiles, family
pieces brought over in the early
20th century and kept in my
mother-in-law's closet until we
found them clearing out her
apartment last winter. There
are embroidered pillows, men's
dress shirts and table runners,
all hand-worked and wonder-
ful. We'd like to bring them out
and show them off, but I am
afraid they will "take over" our
home, they are so colorful
dare I say, "ethnic"?
A: Dare to say it! There's
great renewed interest in cele-
brating one's individual her-
itage in the way you decorate
your home. Ditto handcrafts,
one-of-a-kind furnishings cre-
ated by today's generation of
artisans working in the tradi-
tion of the arts & crafts move-
ment of the early 20th century.
It's the country home of de-
signer Marian McEnvoy, who
"has spent her life making a
bold statement in fashion and
interior design," writes Chippy
Irvine in her intriguing book
"Shades of Country (The
Taunton Press).
Marian has created what the
author calls "Uzbekistan on the
Hudson," adding suzani trim-
mings over all the white cur-
tains, lampshades and pillows
in the room. Suzanis, FYI, are
hand embroideries traditionally
made by the women in various
Asian tribes, mostly in Uzbek-
istan but also in Afghanistan,
Chippy Irvine explains. It's an
art form involving designs and
motifs that may go back 2,000
years and can take years to
make, even with several
women working on the same
piece.
By using a glue gun instead of
needle and thread, Marian
made short work of adding the
brilliant ethnic color and pat-
tern that comes as a surprise in
her early American stone
house.
Coming home to colorful country, glued-on suzanis (Asian embroideries) adds ethnic flavor to a
white living room. Photo: Randy O'Rourke, Courtesy The Taunton Press.
You might also consider a strongly patterned
wallpaper on the ceiling has the same effect
as a dark color. Ditto for dark exposed beams
and low hanging lights, all of which make the
ceiling more omnipresent in the mind's eye.
Even more dramatic, borrow designer Peggy
Helgeson's imposing idea for the high-ceiling
pictured master bath. She created a room-within-
a-room, adding arches and decorative posts to set
the tub off from the rest of the bath. Sunk in a
marble-topped surround, the tub becomes the
centerpiece of the bath, an environment that's all
about "personal indulgences" it has its own
TV and fireplace set into the dividing wall.
Helgeson's clients had nurtured their dream
house for years, she reports, "and were finally
able to build it with everything they ever
wanted." That includes posh materials, such as
those marble countertops and real hardwood cab-
inetry from Wood-Mode (www.wood-
mode.com), also the source of the decorative
columns and wide mouldings.
All that wood in a bath, you might ask? Thank
today's protective wood finishes. New surface
coatings render wood all but impervious to nor-
mal bathroom moisture. That goes for wood
floors in a bath, too, as long as you don't leave
puddles standing around for long.
Want to Bring Down the
House?...
Q: Our living room/dining
room is not very large, so we
bring the dining chairs from the
table into the living area when
we have extra guests. I can't
help but think that it looks like
some kind of prayer meeting.
All those legs!
We have a three-seater sofa and
two armless chairs in the living
"room," but maybe there's an-
other way to provide extra seat-
ing when we need it?
A: You are not alone with
your problem: smallish rooms
especially rooms that do
double-duty like living and din-
ing need solutions that go
beyond the usual sofa-chair cat-
egories. Furniture manufactur-
ers have responded with clever
solutions, such as low stools
that stow under cocktail tables
and storage benches that also
make for sturdy seating.
Sectional sofas are another
smart answer. Angle a sectional
so it embraces the cocktail
table, and you multiply seating
opportunities exponentially
no arms to limit the number of
sitters who can fit on the "L."
Interior designer Gail Shields-
Miller has yet another answer:
ottomans. Like you, she dis-
likes seeing all those chair legs
in a room. Instead, she says, "I
love ottomans. I'm an ottoman
freak!"
Shields-Miller's prefers big ot-
tomans, too, as you can see in
the pictured living room. The
large zebra-print ottoman is al-
ways on hand for extra seating.
Moreover, it fulfills the de-
signer's credo: She's known for
mixing styles and periods. In
her rooms, colors don't match
on purpose.
"Matching makes a room look
like a hotel!" Shields-Miller in-
sists. Hence, the horizontally
striped curtains made of a
synthetic fabric that poufs like
crinoline do not match the
taupe-gray sofa, which does not
match the rug, which has a sug-
gestion of orange. And the rug
definitely does not match the
pillows tossed on the sofa: "like
adding lipstick it's bold but
not in your face!"
How to cultivate that captivat-
ing near-miss at home? "Take
out the Benjamin Moore
swatch of the color you like
and go down or up two
steps. It will bring your room
alive." Learn more at shieldsin-
teriors.com.
Touch of the wild: Zebra print ottoman adds extra seating
and extra umph to a smallish living room.
Photo courtesy of Peter Rymwid.
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Rx for the Color-Phobic
Q: My house is just plain dull. It's
because I grew up with only beiges
and neutrals. My mother was a child
of the Depression and thought every-
thing she bought had to last forever,
meaning no color to "get tired of." My
midlife crisis is about wanting color,
but at the same time I don't know how
to handle it. Can you help my phobia?
A: Here's my prescription: Take an
afternoon to curl up with a couple of
good books by interior designers who
revel in Color! with a capital C and an
exclamation point! The pros may have
been born with extra rods and cones,
but amateurs can learn color, just as
you can learn to dance or play a good
game of tennis.
The key as with everything you
want to do well is practice, prac-
tice, practice.
But we're not talking Malcolm Glad-
well's l0,000 hours that's what it
takes to become a pro yourself. You
just need to invest time enough to feel
both excited by and at-ease in an envi-
ronment that jumps with color.
"High punch color" is what Amanda
Nisbet calls it in her new book, "Daz-
zling Design" (Stewart, Tabori and
Chang). Browse a few pages, and
you'll begin to tingle, I promise, with
the sheer fun of unexpected color used
in unexpected places. Like the vivid
purple library we show here.
No need to whisper, "Quiet, please."
The colors may dance and patterns
dazzle the eyes, but the net effect is
calming and contemplative, as befits a
room devoted to reading, relaxing and
thinking.
For another super color-infusion, get
your hands on designer Jamie Drake's
book, "New American Glamour"
(Bullfinch Publishers). Although he
seems to have given up wearing be-
spoke suits of emerald, red and or-
ange, Jamie is still renowned for inte-
riors filled with extroverted Color!
"Everything I do begins with color!"
Jamie proclaims. Spend an afternoon
studying his rooms, and you'll begin to
catch the bug.
Of course, there are caveats. Amanda
Nisbet cautions, "using strong satura-
tions of color requires the utmost dis-
cernment. ... It can be a high-wire act,"
the designer admits, "but if you can
keep your balance, the effect is trans-
formative."
Yet another word of advice from a top
designer, Mario Buatta, whose seven-
pound tome, "Fifty Years of American
Interior Decoration" is due out this
month from Rizzoli. Mario urges his
color-phobic clients "to buy art," he
told an adoring audience at the annual
"What's New/What's Next" event at
the New York Design Center last
month.
Art is a way of introducing color into
a room. Art is color. It can be life-
changing.
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-author
of "Manhattan Style," and six other
books on interior design.
Speaking of purple prose, in this ladylike library the cry is for a really
vivid hue. Photo: Amaris Granado.
Making Space for Sleepovers
Q: We are looking for more sleepover
space in our country house. We have four
children who constantly invite friends up,
and I've grown weary of sleeping bodies on
the living room sofas. We are thinking of
building a half-wall in the upstairs hall and
stuffing a bed behind it. There must be
other solutions?
A: If I weren't sure you've already
thought of them, I'd mention sleep sofas
and Murphy beds, both time-tested solu-
tions to sleep-space shortages.
Your hall half-wall sounds creative and
doable. It might also discourage some of
your young guests (at least those who've
read Poe's "Cask of Amontillado," wherein
a man immures another behind a brick wall
in the wine cellar).
Guests at Terry John Woods' country house
in Maine would be luckier. The
designer/author offers a friendlier solution
to housing guests, seen in this photo bor-
rowed from Woods' handsome new book,
"Farmhouse Modern" (Stewart, Tabori and
Chang). It, too, is in an upstairs hall that is
just wide enough to accommodate a mat-
tress on top of a low storage unit.
Framed-in and hung with a heavy curtain,
the sleeping nook is fairly private. It's cer-
tainly attractive, with its linen damask fab-
ric and interior decoration including a
naive portrait hung in lieu of an ordinary
headboard.
Q: What to do with all those souvenirs of
summer's travels?
A: Top designer Vicente Wolf has a good
suggestion: Before you buy anything, try to
decide how you will fit it into your home
life, he told a packed house at the New
York Design Center's "What's New/What's
Next" event last week.
"When I'm traveling, I try to look at objects
as something I can decorate with, not as
souvenirs," Vicente said. As a mega-de-
signer to millionaires and bold-face names,
he is shopping for more than his own home
when he travels.
Which is every winter to ever more exotic
places, like Nepal and India India was in
the spotlight at the Design Center; Wolf
paired with Stephanie Odegard, the remark-
able former Peace Corps volunteer who has
become the go-to source for rugs and cus-
tom furniture handmade the traditional way
in India and Nepal.
Thanks to Wolf and Stephanie, we Western-
ers can live at ease with exotica from the
East: rugs woven of Himalayan wool
"the world's best wool," according to
Stephanie tables and jali (window
screens) carved from a single piece of mar-
ble and carved teak chests skinned in
bronze, brass, copper or silver. And then
there's that Indian palette, colors to knock
your socks off as it did Wolf's on his
first visit. "I went to India to get jolted out
of black and neutrals," the New York-based
designer said. At the time, he was working
on a line of colors for Pittsburgh Paint, and
India added a high-decibel kick:
"The Indians have such freedom about mix-
ing colors! Even the women street sweepers
wear bright yellow and pink saris!"
But will it play in Peoria? Wolf thinks
maybe so. "People have gotten so much
more sophisticated," he vowed. "Color and
exotic pieces are no longer scary."
Small can be comfort-
able: Tucked behind a
curtain in an upstairs
hallway, a sleeping
alcove coddles extra
guests.
Photo: Kindra Clineff.
Mastering the Mix of
Color and Pattern
Q: I relate to that person who
wrote about growing up in a
bland white and beige house.
Like her, I now want color and
pattern in my life, but I have no
clue how to go about mixing
things up. I'm not afraid to use
just one color and one pattern
and leave everything else neu-
tral. But I'd like a lot! Are there
any tricks to mixing several
patterns together?
A: Oh, yes. And happily, once
you get over your fear they are
not hard to learn.
Easiest route to a successful
mix of patterns: Let a profes-
sional do it for you. There's a
wealth of home fashions coor-
dinates on today's market. The
pros have already taken the
worry out of putting a room to-
gether by creating entire collec-
tions, including wall coverings,
fabrics, even rugs and pillows,
that work perfectly together.
Doing it yourself is no mystery,
either, once you discover the
magic formula: Choose pat-
terns that have a common color
denominator. As long as they
share a prominent hue and vary
enough in scale, many different
patterns can co-exist beauti-
fully say, a large floral and a
medium-sized plaid with sev-
eral stripes that vary in width,
plus a mini-geometric and
some solid colors in a variety
of surface textures, just for the
fun of it.
To perfect their mix of patterns,
professional designers work up
a swatch board, using good-
sized cuts of fabrics and wall
coverings. By standing back
and eyeing them altogether,
even a beginner can see if they
get on well or if they don't.
The photo we show here
should help. Known for his
down-home farmhouse-style,
designer Terry John Woods has
gone off on an interesting new
tact in his latest book, "Farm-
house Modern" (Stewart, Ta-
bori and Chang), wherein he
updates his relaxed, rustic
rooms with surprisingly con-
temporary touches.
Here he transforms his home
office into a modern space
with a couple of genius
strokes: a dramatically over-
scaled wallpaper pattern that
plays a background role to an
equally dramatic (but smaller)
geometric pattern on the lamp
shade. Note that they share the
same color palette. And there in
a nutshell, you have the secret
of mixing patterns successfully.
Colors that are alike and designs that differ dramatically are the basic
secret to mixing patterns successfully. Photo: Kindra Clineff.
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THE COUNSELOR
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Runtime 111 min
MPAA Rating R for Language,
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Starring Michael Fassbender,
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Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Bruno
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THE SNITCH CARTEL
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Runtime 107 min
MPAA Rating R for Sexuality, Drug Content, Nudity, Language, Strong Violence.
Starring Manolo Cardona, Tom Sizemore, Juana Acosta, Kuno Becker, Diego Cadavid, Robin-
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Genre Crime drama
Synopsis Based on the true story of Andres Lpez, who enters the perilous world of drug traf-
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aware that it would entail a dangerous ascend into the Mexican and US drug market and having
to work as an informant for the DEA to save his life.
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CARRIE
Runtime 99 min
MPAA Rating R for Disturbing Im-
ages, Bloody Violence, Language,
Some Sexual Content.
Starring Chlo Grace Moretz, Ju-
lianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia
Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella
Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Barry Shabaka
Henley, Karissa Strain, Samantha
Weinstein, Katie Strain, Demetrius
Joyette, Arlene Mazerolle, Evan
Gilchrist, Jefferson Brown, Cynthia
Preston
Genre Horror
Synopsis High school can be tough for many teenagers, but for
Carrie White (Chlo Grace Moretz), it's especially hellish. A shy
and awkward teen being raised by a religious zealot (Julianne
Moore), Carrie is frequently the target of bullies. But Carrie has a
secret talent: She can make things move with her mind. One fate-
ful night, an especially cruel prank at her senior prom pushes her
over the edge, and Carrie unleashes her telekinetic powers on all
who get in her way.
ESCAPE PLAN
Open 10/18/2013
Runtime 116 min
MPAA Rating R for violence and
language throughout.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Sylvester Stallone, Vincent
D'Onofrio
Genre Action/
Adventure Suspense/Thriller
Synopsis Ray Breslin, the
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imprisoned, he must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer
to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape
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Runtime 92 min
MPAA Rating R for Some Graphic Nudity, Language, Brief Drug Use,
Strong Crude & Sexual Content.
Starring Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicholl
Genre Comedy
Synopsis Irascible Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) and his young
and impressionable grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicholl), set out on a
road trip across America. Hidden cameras capture their insane and
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Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are
from October 24th - 31st, 2013
NORTHEAST/
CENTRAL
Tammy: The Coming
of Age Story of a Girl
who was part T-Rex -
Kids-N-Co., 1301 Texas, pres-
ents the hilarious play by Julia
Weiss Oct. 4-27. Showtimes
are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Sat-
urdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Ticket information: 351-1455
or facebook.
Tammy is your average pre-
teen. She has a crush on a pop-
ular jock. She wants to fit in
with the cool crowd. Her par-
ents and teachers just dont get
her. Oh, and shes part T-Rex.
Little Shop of
Horrors El Paso
Community Colleges Theater
Ensemble presents the musical
comedy by Howard Ashman
and Alan Menken Oct. 24-27
and Oct. 30-Nov. 3, at the
EPCC Transmountain Campus
Forum. Directed by Keith
Townsend. Showtime is 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday;
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Children 7
and older welcome. Tickets:
$15 ($10 non-EPCC students
and military, $7 EPCC stu-
dents); cash or checks only. In-
formation: 831-5056 or
epcc.edu/theater.
This horror Motown and doo-
wop era rock musical and audi-
ence favorite is about a hapless
florist shop worker who raises a
plant that feeds on human
blood and flesh.
Night of the Liv-
ing Dead El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana,
presents Lora Allen Ohms
adaptation of the George
Romero zombie cult classic
Sept. 27-Oct. 27, with a special
Halloween showing Thursday,
Oct. 31. Directed by Moy Hi-
nojos. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 sen-
iors, $7 military/students with
ID; $5 students under 18). In-
formation: 532-1317, elpaso-
playhouse.com.
Grown and Sexy
Halloween Party
Distinguished Gentlemen Inc.
hosts a Halloween event for the
mature crowd 9 p.m. to 2
a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at El
Maida Shrine Auditorium, 6331
Alabama, with free food and
drinks, and a costume contest
with $150 prize for best cos-
tume. Must be age 25 or older
to attend. Tickets: $25 in ad-
vance; $35 at the door. Infor-
mation/tickets: 996-0134 or on
Facebook at distinguished-
Gentlemen2013.
Fort Bliss
Halloween Fort Bliss
will host these Halloween sea-
son events:
Massacre on Marshall Road
Haunted House The haunted
house is Oct. 16-31, at The
Trading Post, 1717 Marshall
Road. Hours are 7 to 10 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday and 7
p.m. to midnight Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 16-24 and Oct.
26; 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 27-30 and
7 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31. Ad-
mission: $5. Information: 588-
8247.
Monster Bash The
carn-evil celebration is 5 to 9
p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Biggs
Park, with food and beverage
vendors, carnival rides, dancing
and DJ. Three scare levels
haunted houses offered: barely
scary ($1 admission); pretty
scary ($2) and very scary ($3).
Information: 588-8247.
Haunted Pumpkin
Patch The haunted pump-
kin patch is 5 to 9 p.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 26, at Old Fort Bliss,
with pumpkin painting, ghost
stories at 6:30 p.m. face paint-
ing and more. Information:
568-4518 or 588-8482.
AIDS Walk Interna-
tional AIDS Empowerment and
AIDS Project El Paso will hold
its 21st annual 5K walk/run 9
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at
Cohen Stadium. Walkers take
pledges to raise funds for peo-
ple living with HIV/AIDS in El
Paso and surrounding areas. In-
formation: 590-2118 or interna-
tionalaids.org.
Jazz and Jokes
Two shows are offered Oct. 25-
26 at Northgate Optimist Club,
4201 Skyline Local saxophon-
istMike Hamilton and his band
perform at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Friday,Oct. 25 R&B singer
Phil Perry performs with come-
dian Robert Hines and host
Daran Howard at 8 and 10:30
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 Tickets
for either show are $25 in ad-
vance or $35 at the door. VIP
ticket for both shows is $40.
Tickes sold through
eventbrite.com or call Paul,
241-6457.
EASTSIDE
Dog Lovers Fair
The 7th annual benefit fair and
Dog Adoption Extravaganza for
the Humane Society of El Paso
is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 26, at El Paso Saddleblan-
ket Co. parking lot, 6926 Gate-
way East (across from Cielo
Vista Mall), featuring food,
competitions, music, mi-
crochipping and more. Well-be-
haved dogs on leash welcome.
Admission and parking is free.
Information: 544-1000 or ElPa-
soSaddleblanket.com
Many participating animal
welfare and non-profit rescue
groups will be on-site with
dogs available for adoption in-
cluding Pets Barn Pet-To-Go
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Buchanans Event
Center The event center
is at 11540 Pellicano. Events
begin at 9 p.m. (line starts at 8
p.m.) and are all ages with 21
and over. Tickets for most
events available at Headstand,
Happy House and online at
eventbrite.com.
The Electric Voodoo show is
Friday, Oct. 25, headlined by
Nicky Romero. Opener is Don
Diablos. Tickets are $21.
MISSION
VALLEY
Boo at the Zoo The
El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano,
will host its 8th annual merry,
not scary safe trick-or-treating
event for families with children
age 2 to 12 from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 26-27. Admission: $10 ($6
for ages 3-12 and $7.50 for
ages 60 and older, active duty
military with ID; free for zoo-
logical society members and
ages 2 and younger). Informa-
tion: 521-1850 or
elpasozoo.org. Presented by
Robert Bonaventure.
Activities include the Animal
Pumpkin Squish, free candy
stations for ages 12 and
younger, animal encounters and
more.
Katia Cardenal
The singer-songwriter from
Nicaragua performs at 6:30
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Sun-
set Gardens Nursery, 105 Lind-
bergh (at Doniphan).
Admission: $10 suggested do-
nation. Limited seating; call or
visit Sunset Gardens for ad-
vance tickets.CONT/P/49
NO STRINGS THEATRE
COMPANY PRESENTS
"HEROES" OCTOBER 11
THROUGH OCTOBER 27
No Strings Theatre Company pres-
ents "Heroes" by Gerard Sibleyras,
translated by Tom Stoppard and di-
rected by Larry Chandler. "Heroes"
opens Friday, October 11 and runs
through Sunday, October 27 at the
Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. The play, which is
hilarious and moving tells of 3 old
men plotting their escape from an old
soldiers' home and stars Doug Roby,
Gorton Smith and Monte Wright.
One might say that Gerald Sibleyras's
"Heroes," translated by Tom Stoppard
has elements of "The Great Escape"
and "Picnic," but that would only be
true if you looked at it from the char-
acters' points of view and had it been
written by Samuel Beckett.
This winner of the 2006 Laurence
Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
takes place on the terrace of an old
soldier's home, where a trio of World
War I veterans work out the ennui of
their retirement. Between an eagle-
eyed nurse and a stone dog statue,
they mitigate their days and try to
stay relevant while each pulls in a dif-
ferent direction that amuses and en-
dears. The pivotal moment arrives
when they decide to escape and the
choice is between Indochina or the
row of poplar trees that loom on the
hill just beyond the rest home. The
Washington Post said that this "com-
pact [play] packs quite a dramatic
punch," while The Philadelphia
Weekly called this "a delightfully
warm and affecting comedy."
Performances are Fridays and Satur-
days at 8:00 p.m., Sunday matinees
on October 20 and 27 and a Thurs-
day evening performance at 7 p.m.
on October 24. Tickets are $12.00
general admission, $10.00 for stu-
dents and seniors over 65 and $8.00
on Thursday. For reservation call:
(575) 523-1223.
Heroes
at the Black Box Theatre
NO STRINGS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS:
Katia Cardenal
Continued from page 48... Sponsored by Sunset at the Garden
and Arboles Productions. Information: 581-2504.
Cardenal is known as one of the leading proponents of nueva
trova, known for classical songs like Guerrero del amor, Guarda-
bosques, Casa Abierta and Colibri.
Straight No Chaser Broadway in El Paso Series
kicks off its 10th anniversary with the return of the a capella
group by popular demand at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the
Plaza Theatre. With a massive fan base, more than 35 million
views on YouTube, and numerous national TV appearances, they
are the real deal a captivating sound of ten voices coming to-
gether to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a
fundamental senseand with a sense of humor. Tickets: $37.50
and $47.50 (Ticketmaster). Season ticket information: 231-1111
or theplazatheatre.org.
Socorro Entertainment Center Speaking Rocks
indoor concert venue is at 11200 Santos Sanchez (off Socorro
Road, 4.5 miles southeast of Loop 375). Admission is free, un-
less other listed. Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockenter-
tainment.com.
Metal band Kornwill perform Saturday, Oct. 26,
featuring guitarist Brian Head Welch. Admission is free for 18
and older; $10 for ages 17 or younger.
Sasha, Benny, Erik The Mexican pop trio per-
forms at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at El Paso County Coliseum.
The group is made up of former members of Timbiriche and will
perform solo hits and as a group. Tickets: $37, $47, $67 and $77.
(Ticketmaster).
DOWNTOWN/ WESTSIDE
Doctor Faustus Shakespeare on the Rocks cele-
brates its 25th anniversary with the morality tale by Christopher
Marlowe at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
25-27, at the Womans Club of El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa. The play
is the story of Doctor Faustus who seeks universal knowledge,
sells his soul to the devil and lives to regret it. It is adapted in the
spirit of Da de los Muertos and directed by Joseph Martinez III.
Tickets are $6.66 (or $10 for the superstitious). Information:
474-4275 or shakespeareontherocks.com.
The Scarlet Letter The UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance presents Phyllis Nagys adaptation of the
classic Hawthorne novel with a decidedly contemporary slant,
Oct. 25-Nov. 3, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Pro-
fessional actress Kathryn Smith-McGlynn will take on the iconic
role of Hester for the UTEP production. Directed by Chuck Gor-
don. Showtime is 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $13 ($11 seniors, military, group, UTEP
alumni and non-UTEP students; $9 UTEP students; ages 4-12):
747-5118 or theatredance.utep.edu.
Pearl, Hesters illegitimate daughter, is played by an adult
woman and as the Narrator for the play. The play preserves the
familiar story of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur
Dimmesdale while casting a modern perspective on its tragic
events.
THE QUEEN OF SALSA CELIA CRUZ
HONORED WITH THE FIRST-EVER
iBOOK ABOUT A LATIN ARTIST
CELIA CRUZ - THE LADY, THE LEGEND,
HER LEGACY
Celebrating the 88th anniversary of her birth, this
historic book is available now
Miami, FL (October 23, 2013)- She's a musical icon, personifying the spontaneity, joy
and feeling of the Latin soul. She's put Afro-Cuban music at the forefront of the world
music scene, and continues influencing the superstar bicultural artists of today in terms
of style, performance, fashion and outlook on life.
Now, Celia Cruz, The Queen of Salsa, makes history with the first-ever iBook about a
Latin artist: Celia Cruz - The Lady, The Legend, Her Legacy.
This iBook is now avail-
able, one day after the
88th anniversary of her
birth.
With versions in English
and Spanish, Celia Cruz -
The Lady, The Legend,
Her Legacy takes advan-
tage of iBook's unique fea-
tures from cover to cover.
This 36-page book fea-
tures an interactive time-
line, interviews with her
collaborators, and studio
diaries. It also delights us
with exclusive videos and
photos, while detailing her
worldwide reach.
Dedicated to her fans, this
iBook remains up-to-date
with live links to her social-
media presence and her
digitally available music.
And there's no doubt that
she has fans in every cor-
ner of the world. This com-
ing week, they'll be active
on the Internet to celebrate the 88th anniversary of her birth in Havana.
Celia Cruz - The Lady, The Legend, Her Legacy is the perfect complement to the recent
collectors' album Celia Cruz - The Absolute Collection, which features the best songs
from her over 50-year career.
Music aficionados will continue to explore and be nourished by Celia Cruz's body of work
for many decades to come. Now, with the release of Celia Cruz - The Lady, The Legend,
Her Legacy, we have a beautifully crafted guide for navigating her epic story.
CELIA CRUZ ONLINE
www.celiacruz.com
UTEP Mens Basketball - The
Miners pre-season Orange and White Scrim-
mage game is 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the
Don Haskins Center. Ticket information: 747-
5234 or utepathletics.com.
Downtown Artist and Farm-
ers Market The City of El Paso Mu-
seums and Cultural Affairs Departments market
for area artists are Saturdays in the Union Plaza
District along Anthony Street. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Space for about 53 artists available
each month. Information: 541-4942.
City of El Paso Department of Public Health
hosts Food Day at the market, Saturday, Oct.
26, part of a nationwide celebration that encour-
ages a healthier lifestyle for members of the
community. There will be cooking and garden-
ing demonstrations, live entertainment, physical
fitness ideas for the entire family and a Hal-
loween costume contest.
9 to 5: The Musical UTEP
Dinner Theatre opens its UTEP Centennial
season with the musical comedy based on the
1981 movie with music and lyrics by Dolly Par-
ton and book by Patricia Resnik Oct. 18-Nov. 3.
Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday,
with dinner matinee at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and
non-dinner matinees Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. Tick-
ets: $33-$45 ($30-$40 Wednesday and Thursday
and Sunday dinner matinees; $16-$26 non-din-
ner matinee). Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.
Pushed to the boiling point by their boss, three
female co-workers concoct a plan to get even
with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical
bigot they call their boss.
Holiday Bazaar The 24th annual
event is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at the
Montevista at Coronado, 1575 Belvidere, with
holiday gift items, jewelry, food, entertainment ,
arts and crafts and Holiday decoration. Admis-
sion is free. Information: Robin or Sue, 833-
2229.
Sunset Gardens Pumpkin
Carving Contest The contest is 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Sunset Gar-
dens Nursery, 105 Lindbergh (at Doniphan).
Gift certificates for top three kids and teens.
Call or visit Sunset Gardens to find out partici-
pation requirements. Other fun activities offered
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: 581-2504.
Operation Pumpkin The 12th
annual event benefiting the children of Lee and
Beulah Moor Childrens home is 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Coronado Country
Club, 1044 Broadmoor, featuring area doctors
and dentists testing their surgical skills in a
pumpkin carving competition. Participants may
bid on finished creations in a live auction. Silent
auction also offered. Tickets: $25, age 21 and
older welcome. Includes food, wine and beer.
Information: 544-8777 or leemoor.org.
La Semilla Benefit Dinner
La Semilla Food Center hosts the Farm to
Fork benefit dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
27, at Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ar-
dovino Drive in Sunland Park, with a cocktail
hour on the patio, gourmet dinner, silent auction
and music. The dinner integrates farm fresh
veggies with a seasonal dessert sourced from
area farms and prepared by the Executive Chefs
at Ardovinos Desert Crossing, the Green Ingre-
dient and RIPE Eatery. Proceeds benefit La
Semilla Food Centers school garden, youth
farm, farmers market, and public advocacy pro-
grams. Cost: $75 ($140 per couple) Information:
(915) 882-2393 or lasemillafoodcenter.org.
The Monsters Ball The 6th an-
nual costume event benefiting STARS Rape
Crisis Center is 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct.
25, at Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ar-
dovino Drive in Sunland Park, N.M. featuring a
live auction, dancing and costume party. Guests
are invited to glam it up and dress as their fa-
vorite Hollywood icon. Hosted by Ardovinos
Desert Crossing and SLA Consulting. Tickets:
$60 in advance ($70 at the door). Information:
589-0653 or ardovinos.com.
STARS is a nonprofit committed to giving sur-
vivors and their families and friends the re-
sources they need to reclaim their lives and
begin healing as well as to raise awareness of
the issues survivors face; and to ending sexual
violence through healing and social change.
Mount Cristo Rey pilgrim-
age The largest pilgrimage each year is on
the last Sunday in October, the traditional Feast
Day of Christ the King. The 73rd annual proces-
sion begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, with
Mass celebrated at noon. The pilgrimage annu-
ally attracts thousands of celebrants, many of
whom begin their trek before dawn. Informa-
tion: (575) 523-7577.
The four-story-tall statue of Christ on the cross
tops the mountain, 4,576 feet above sea level, in
Sunland Park, N.M., near the junction of Mex-
ico, Texas and New Mexico. Built in 1938-40
by sculptor Urbici Soler, the monument is ac-
cessible off McNutt Road (Highway 273) in
Sunland Park take the Racetrack exit off
Paisano and cross the Rio Grande.
"Making music is
about having an
impact," exclaims
DJ Carnage.
It's easy to feel the impact
on every track the Los An-
geles-based artist pro-
duces or remixes. With a
versatile mindset and deft
approach, he siphons elec-
tro, hip hop, pop, and trap
into an intoxicating brew
unlike anything out there.
It's dirty, defiant, and di-
verse.
Carnage embraced music
at a very young age. Be-
fore moving to the suburbs
of Maryland, he grew up in
Nicaragua and
Guatemala. It gave him an
international consciousness
and perspective at a
young age that would per-
vade his art. In order to get
through long car rides with
his mom, he'd make mix
CDs of everything from
Kanye West to Michael
Jackson, and they'd listen
to them together. It was
with mom's encourage-
ment that he began actu-
ally building his own tracks.
He recalls, "It's funny be-
cause one day my mom
was like, 'Why don't you
make your own beats?' I'd
never thought of it before,
so she bought me Fruity
Loops. From there, I just got
hooked."
He carved out a sizable
local following in Maryland,
slinging independent mix-
tapes and solidifying an on-
line presence. Niles from
The Cataracs actually
stumbled upon his My-
Space page and immedi-
ately became a fan. Their
correspondence turned
into a creative partnership
and led to Carnage's sign-
ing with Indie Pop.
One of his first projects
under that banner was a
tripped-out and captivating
remix of Yuna's "Live Your
Life". Soon, Tiesto began
spinning the cut on his
popular Club Life podcast,
while Paul Oakenfold in-
serted it into regular rota-
tion on his radio show,
Planet Perfecto. Carnage
began turning heads. His
"Festival Trap" remix of
Hardwell's "Spaceman"
soon exceeded 100k plays
on Soundcloud, and he
teamed up with Theophilus
London and ASAP Rocky for
the 2012 single, "Big
Spender", and he co-pro-
duced The Cataracs "All
You", featuring Waka Flocka
Flame and Kaskade.
Everything simply laid the
groundwork for the release
of his proper debut, "Bang",
on Fool's Gold though. It's
an incendiary instrumental
with a big hip hop bounce
and a dubstep drop at just
the right moment. "It's really
massive," he enthuses. "It's
a rap record with a huge
drop. You never hear that
kind of climax in hip hop or
trap records. It's the perfect
introduction to who I am
because it touches on so
many genres."
The single's B-side is a grimy
and guttural gem that sees
him collaborate with 15-
year-old Chicago under-
ground rap sensation, Katie
Got Bandz. It's bound to get
the internet going crazy.
There's nothing quite like
seeing Carnage live
though. Every show ex-
plodes based off his hyper-
kinetic energy and
formidable presence. He's
rocked stages at Nocturnal
Wonderland, Electric Daisy
Carnival, Coachella, and
more as well as performing
alongside Borgore, A-Trak,
The Cataracs, and count-
less others.
"I'm a big black guy who
loves to rage," he chuckles.
"I'm not what you expect. I
feed off the crowd and go
for it."
That's why Carnage's im-
pact will be felt for a long
time to come.
DJ SPOTLIGHT | CARNAGE
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FORMER CORRECTIONAL
OFFICER HAS A LOCK ON
LAUGHTER
STAND-UP COMEDIAN ROBERT L. HINES SPENT 10 YEARS AT
CHICAGOS COOK COUNTY JAIL, AND THATS PRETTY FUNNY
Robert L. Hines lives in Los Angeles now, and tours the country headlining on comedy stages
and nightclubs, but for almost 10 years he was a Correctional Officer on a maximum security tier
at Chicagos famed Cook County Jail.
I would work my shift at the jail, get out of my uniform, shower, put on a suit and head to the
comedy clubs, says the hefty Chicago native.
Hines had started working as a comedian as soon as he was old enough to get into the clubs, but
his job at the jail helped pay the bills while he worked on his craft.
According to Hines, people have a lot of misconceptions about the jail. I was in what they call
direct contact with the inmates, says Hines. At the start of the shift, the cell doors would open
and 48 murderers, rapists and carjackers would come into the day room. And it was only me, and
I had no weapon. All they gave me was a red pen, a blue pen and a flashlight. And not the bigass,
knock-a-bitch-out flashlight. No. All I had was the wheres my keys? Maglite.
For the last year, Hines has been to incorporating his jail experiences into his act, and the
audience response has been remarkable. My managers urged me to talk about the jail in my act,
but it took some getting used to. There are a couple mo-
ments in the set when the audience gets really quiet, which
for a stand-up can be pretty scary. I mean, even the bar-
tenders and waitresses get still. It took a while for me to
understand that they were just paying really close at-
tention.
The jail is a world most people dont know much
about.
For Hines, the key has been to paint a
vivid enough picture so that people can
really feel the situation. When its
working, the audience is on that tier
with me. If they can feel the fear,
then when something funny hap-
pens, theres a real release of
laughter. Its a lot like when I
was there.
Youre in a scary situation, then
something funny happens, and its
really funnybecause you
know youre gonna be okay, and
nobody got stabbed.
Robert L. Hines will be the comedy head-
liner for two special performances of
Jazz & Jokes with special musical
guest Phil Perry, the Mike Hamilton
Group and host Daran Howard at the
Northgate Optimist Club, 4201 Skyline
Ave in El Paso on Saturday Night,
October 26 at 8 and 10:30 PM.
For tickets and info call 915 755-2606.
October 21, 2013 CONTACT: JACK GORTON
jack@ricegortonpictures.com
323 791 1208

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORMER CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
HAS A LOCK ON LAUGHTER

STAND-UP COMEDIAN ROBERT L. HINES SPENT
10 YEARS AT CHICAGOS COOK COUNTY JAIL,
AND THATS PRETTY FUNNY

Robert L. Hines lives in Los Angeles now, and tours the country
headlining on comedy stages and nightclubs, but for almost 10 years
he was a Correctional Officer on a maximum security tier at Chicagos
famed Cook County Jail.

I would work my shift at the jail, get out of my uniform, shower, put on
a suit and head to the comedy clubs, says the hefty Chicago native.
Hines had started working as a comedian as soon as he was old
enough to get into the clubs, but his job at the jail helped pay the bills
while he worked on his craft.

According to Hines, people have a lot of misconceptions about the jail. I was in what they call
direct contact with the inmates, says Hines. At the start of the shift, the cell doors would open
and 48 murderers, rapists and carjackers would come into the day room. And it was only me, and
I had no weapon. All they gave me was a red pen, a blue pen and a flashlight. And not the big-
ass, knock-a-bitch-out flashlight. No. All I had was the wheres my keys? Maglite.

For the last year, Hines has been to incorporating his jail experiences into his act, and the
audience response has been remarkable. My managers urged me to talk about the jail in my act,
but it took some getting used to. There are a couple moments in the set when the audience gets
really quiet, which for a stand-up can be pretty scary. I mean, even the bartenders and waitresses
get still. It took a while for me to understand that they were just paying really close attention. The
jail is a world most people dont know much about.

For Hines, the key has been to paint a vivid enough picture so that people can really feel the
situation. When its working, the audience is on that tier with me. If they can feel the fear, then
when something funny happens, theres a real release of laughter. Its a lot like when I was there.
Youre in a scary situation, then something funny happens, and its really funnybecause you
know youre gonna be okay, and nobody got stabbed.

Robert L. Hines will be the comedy headliner for two special performances of Jazz & Jokes with
special musical guest Phil Perry, the Mike Hamilton Group and host Daran Howard at the
Northgate Optimist Club, 4201 Skyline Ave in El Paso on Saturday Night, October 26 at 8 and
10:30 PM. For tickets and info call 915 755-2606.

###

For more on Robert L. Hines, visit:
RobertLHines.com

Robert L. Hines on: Wikipedia

Chicago Tribune Comedian Robert Hines is Chicago, and funny Cover story, On the Town
Entertainment Section, by Steven Johnson, Tribune Reporter, March 12, 2010

Chicago Sun-Times Former Correctional Officer Strikes Comedy Gold Our Town blog by Sarah Terez-
Rosenblum, July 26, 2012.

TRIVIA: Robert L. Hines is also the star of the legendary Toby Jones Big Ass Truck Rental
and Storage viral video commercial spoofs. He has also the first (self-appointed) Negro Pope.

The Cats Meow
The Snake Charmer and the
Belly Dancer present the dinner
theater featuring Selena Ka-
reena, Karime Kuri and Dakia
Le Fay at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 26, at The Garden, 511
Western (in Union Plaza). Tick-
ets: $35 in advance; includes
show, dinner, desert and one
drink. Cash bar available Infor-
mation: 691-1938 or
snakecharmerandthebelly-
dancer.com.
Workshops by all three per-
formers Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 25-26, at Snake Charmer
Studio II in Central El Paso.
Call for details.
Sunset Heights
Block Party The an-
nual party is noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26 in the his-
toric Sunset Heights neighbor-
hood, with 15 area bands and
DJs, and other activities. Ad-
mission is free. Information:
996-1880 orthesunsetheights-
blockparty@gmail.com.
Time Travel to
1936 Magoffin Home
State Historic Site, 1120
Magoffin, hosts its annual liv-
ing history tours are 6:30, 7:30
and 8:30 p.m. Friday and Sat-
urday, Oct. 25-26, where
guests can step back in time
and meet historical characters.
Proceeds benefit preservation
of the site. Hosted by Casa
Magoffin Compaeros Tickets
(on sale Oct. 5): $6 in advance;
$8 at the door. Space is limited
Information: 533-5147 or visit-
magoffinhome.com.
Visit the Glasgow family as El
Paso kicks off the Texas Cen-
tennial celebrations in January
1936, meet historical charac-
ters, enjoy refreshments and
spooky tales on the grounds.
Hal Marcus
Gallery 1308 N. Ore-
gon. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Tuesday Wednesday and Fri-
day; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday
or by appointment. Informa-
tion: 533-9090 or
halmarcus.com.
Showing Oct. 24-Jan. 31: 20
Cover Girls, celebrating the
20th Anniversary of El Paso
Scene. The exhibit features 20
women artists whose work has
adorned the cover of El Paso
Scene. Opening reception is 5
to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24.
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso.
All shows are all-ages (16 and
older), unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-9909 or trick-
yfalls.com. Tickets for most
shows available at All That
Music, Bowie Feathers, Marias
Closet, Eloise and online at
holdmyticket.com.
Alejandro Es-
covedo and the Sensi-
tive Boys The Texas
alt-country/rock band performs
at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25. Tick-
ets: $21.
SOUTHERN
NEW MExICO
Mexico Pecan Fes-
tival The 4th annual fes-
tival is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-
27, at the Mesilla Valley Maze,
3855 W. Picacho in Las Cruces.
The event features live music,
pecan ice cream, cooking,
pecan art, carriage and pony
rides, childrens activities and
more. Admission: $10.50
($8.50 children). Military dis-
count with ID. Information:
(575) 522-1232, (575) 526-
1919 or nmpecanfestival.com.
The 2nd annual Rootin
Tootin Rib cookoff is Saturday
and a Kids Ranch rodeo is Sun-
day.
Mesilla Valley
Corn Maze at
Lyles Family
Farms The 15th annual
labyrinth and pumpkin patch is
open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Satur-
days and Sundays, Sept. 28-
Oct. 27 at 3855 W. Picacho,
Las Cruces. Open weekdays for
school field trips only; no pets
allowed except service animals;
no outside food and beverage
allowed. Several food and bev-
erage concessions available.
Admission: $10.50 ($8.50 chil-
dren under 12; $2 discount for
military with ID (not to be used
with other discounts). Informa-
tion: (575) 526-1919 or
mesillavalleymaze.com.
To get there: Take exit 139
off I-10 West (Motel Blvd.), go
north one mile and turn left at
Picacho (U.S. 70). Go past the
Rio Grande one mile to the
Maze on the Lyles family
farm. Information: (575) 526-
1919 or
mesillavalleymaze.com.
The Pecan Festival is Oct. 26-
27, featuring pecan-inspired
food and art, with the Rootin
Tootin Rib Cookoff Saturday
benefiting Cowboys for Cancer
Research and Kids Rodeo Sun-
day.
Haunted Theater
Flickinger Center for Perform-
ing Arts, 1110 New York Ave.
Alamogordo, transforms into a
haunted experience 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-
19and Friday, Oct. 25; 7 to 11
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and 7
p.m. midnight Thursday, Oct.
31. Tickets: $10. Information:
(575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
center.com.
Ghosts of the
Past The annual living
history tours are 6 to 8 p.m. Fri-
day and Saturday, Oct. 25-26,
at NM Farm & Ranch Heritage
Museum, 4100 Dripping
Springs, Las Cruces. More than
a dozen historical characters in-
teract with visitors on indoor
and outdoor evening tours. Ad-
mission: $4 ($1 children) in ad-
vance; $5 ($2 children day of
tour). Advance purchase recom-
mended, tours fill quickly. In-
formation: (575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Outdoor tours feature such
events as the 1878 shootout at
Blazers Mill with Buckshot
Roberts, and a 1934 Dust Bowl
storm. Tour times are every 20
minutes 6:25 to 8:05 p.m.
Indoor Lost Ghosts from
Lost Buildings of New Mex-
ico tour include the spirit of a
former member of the Altar So-
ciety at St. Genevieves church
which once towered above
downtown Las Cruces, as well
as ghosts who once inhabited
the lost structures of Pie Town
and a lively apparition recently
displaced from the J.O. Miller
Pink House, which formerly
stood on the NMSU campus.
Tours begin from 6 to 7:35 p.m.
Downtown Zombie
Walk Doa Ana Arts
Council invites individuals to
join their fellow back-from-
the-dead in the 4th annual
walk 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26,
in the Las Cruces Downtown
Mall. Zombies should gather at
5:45 p.m. in front of the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Down-
town Mall. Participation is free.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or
las-cruces-arts.org.
In keeping with nationally rec-
ognized rules, zombie attire
(include a favorite dead rock
star) is mandatory to be in-
cluded in the walk and all par-
ticipants are asked to remain in
character, communicating only
in a manner consistent with
zombie behavior, i.e. grunts,
groans, moans and the occa-
sional slurred call for brains.
Great Pumpkin
Race and Harvest-
fest The 18th annual Great
Pumpkin Race highlights the
events in Cloudcroft, N.M. at
11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, on
Burro Avenue. The all-day
events begin at the Nivison Li-
brary and include amateur,
semi-pro and professional
pumpkin rolling events. Also
featured in the library are chil-
drens costume and coloring
contests, pumpkin decorating,
pumpkin carving contest (bring
pumpkin already decorated)
and parade and trick or treat on
Burro Street. Information:
(575) 682-2733 or
cloudcroft.net.
Sacramento Mountains Histor-
ical Museum hosts a Haunted
Village 7 to 11 p.m. at the mu-
seum. Admission: $5 ($3 10
and younger).
Halloween
ComicFest Zia
Comics, 1300 El Paseo, in Las
Cruces, hosts the free comic
event, noon to 7 p.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 26, Comic artist Ben
Jones will be in store doing
commission sketches, and
Jaime Carrillo will promote his
comic, The Resurrectionist.
Admission is free. Information:
(575) 405-0461 or
ziacomics.com.
Heroes No Strings
Theatre presents the hilarious
and heartbreaking play by Ger-
ard Sibleyras, translated by
Tom Stoppard, Oct. 11-27, at
the Black Box Theatre, 430 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Directed by larrychandler.
Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20
and 27, and 7 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 24. Tickets: $12 ($10 stu-
dents and seniors over 65; $8
all seats Thursday). Informa-
tion/reservations: (575) 523-
1223 or no-strings.org.
The play tells of three old men
plotting their escape from an
old soldiers home.
Tour of Las Cruces
The 8th annual cycling ride
begins at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct.
27, at Memorial Medical Cen-
ter Annex, 2450 S. Telshor, Las
Cruces. 100K (62-mile) and
50K (31-mile) rides offered.
Cost is $30 (includes lunch). T-
shirts to first 100 registered rid-
ers. Proceeds benefit Memorial
Medical Center First Step Cen-
ter. Information: ziavelocy-
cling.org. Registration online
(by Oct. 26) at newmexi-
cosportsonline.com. Informa-
tion: (575) 541-8271 or
ziavelocycling.org.
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM OCTOBER 24, 2013
ITS GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
By T.J. TOMASI
GOLF INSIDER
WHAT SCIENCE SAYS
THE GOLF DOCTOR
BIRDIES AND BOGEYS
How to hit a spinner
This long pitch 30 to 50 yards is a key
scoring shot that the pros expect to get within 10
feet of the hole every time.
You cant see it in the photos below, but the tri-
angle formed by my shoulders and arms at ad-
dress is re-formed through impact, ensuring that
the ball starts on the correct line to the flag. My
lower body initiates the return of the clubhead to
the ball because I rotate into my front hip at the
start of the downswing, a move that keeps me
hitting down and through the ball.
Because I allow my chest to rotate as I swing
back to the ball, the clubhead stays behind my
hands. This ensures that there will be no flippi-
ness through impact, so the clubface stays on
line.
The lines illustrate that Im aligning my body a
good deal more to the left than my clubface,
which is set up just a bit left of target. The differ-
ence between the two means the face is open to
the path of my swing, so the ball will spin toward
the flag when it lands.
All I do to hit a little spinner is swing my arms
and chest on the arrow. You can see the ball
under my nose, starting off just left of the flag.
Note that there is no divot I picked it clean off
this tight lie to make sure it spins. To do that, I
have most of my weight on my left foot.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Dr. T.J. Tomasi is a
teaching professional in
Port St. Lucie, Fla. Visit
hiswebsite at
tomasigolf.com.
Premature election
The World Golf Hall of Fame has been criti-
cized in the past for being out of step with
other sports.
Football and baseball mandate that a player
must be retired for five years before they are
eligible for hall-of-fame recognition. But golfs
Hall of Fame has enshrined players before they
finish their tour careers. Witness Vijay Singh,
Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson, all of whom are
still competing on the PGA Tour.
Colin Montgomerie became a member of the
Hall of Fame this year, but some, including
myself, question how a player who never won
a major and never won a tournament on the
PGA Tour could be elected.
Now the World Golf Hall of Fame has canceled
its 2014 induction ceremony for a comprehen-
sive review of its selection process because of
the uproar. Stay tuned to see if it takes back
membership from those who just dont deserve
to be there.
Lessons are tailored to skill level
Differences in the skill levels
of learners necessitates differ-
ences in focus for a teacher,
which is why I teach players
with high handicaps differently
than I do players with low
handicaps.
When teaching high-handicap
players, I ask them to focus on
the part of the swing were
working on. I explain that the
learning tee is designed for
thinking. Youre learning a par-
ticular part of the swing and
you need to understand it,
think about it and repeat it until
you learn it. Never mind where
the ball goes while youre
learning. At this point, the tar-
get is in the background with
technique in the foreground of
our attention.
Good players already know
how to swing the club, and
aside from updates and mainte-
nance, the focus for them is
getting the ball from point A to
point B. Here, technique is in
the background and the target
is in the foreground.
Researchers in the department
of kinesiology at McMaster
University in Ontario, Canada,
put this approach to the test.
They examined the effect of
two kinds of golf instructions
(1) internal, where the focus
was on what the body was
doing, and (2) external, where
the focus was on the target
on two groups of golfers, a
low-handicap group and a
high-handicap group. To judge
performance, each subject hit
pitch shots of varying dis-
tances.
The researchers found: The
highly skilled golfers per-
formed better with external at-
tention instructions than with
internal focus instructions. In
contrast, the low-skill golfers
performed better with the inter-
nal focus of attention instruc-
tions.
Stress can be your friend
Some people crossing the George Washington
Bridge from Manhattan to New Jersey see noth-
ing but a nice view, but others can experience par-
alyzing fear. Its the same with public speaking,
flying and first-tee jitters: The same situation can
dive-bomb the butterflies or fly them in forma-
tion. In these instances the deciding factor the
tipping point is your perception of the situa-
tion.
Perception is your interpretation of reality how
you evaluate the information that arrives in your
brain through your senses. You need to make ac-
curate evaluations so you can make correct deci-
sions about how to behave, and this involves far
more than just what you see or hear. In every
case, your perception of the present starts with a
polling of your past, and an important part of that
past for a golfer is your training.
There is a profound difference between the chem-
ical bath you take when you perceive a situation
as distressful (bad stress) than when you perceive
a situation as a welcomed challenge (eustress
good stress). The chemical messages are differ-
ent; one is debilitating and the other is empower-
ing.
Jeremy Jamieson, a researcher at the University
of Rochester who studies stress, took saliva sam-
ples from two groups of students taking an impor-
tant exam. One group was coached to believe
their anxiety was a positive, while the other be-
lieved it was a negative.
The first group did much better on the test, even
though the swabs showed both groups had the
same stress chemicals. Even though the biologi-
cal stress was the same in both groups, the posi-
tive perception of its meaning in one group
allowed them to perform better same situation,
same chemicals, but different result.
Other studies have shown that pro athletes and
special forces soldiers feel just as much anxiety
as their lesser-trained counterparts, but their train-
ing allows them to convert the stress energy into
superior performance. In my experience, one ad-
vantage of proper training is that it gives the
golfer a better perspective on the situation.
Insider Takeaway: I tell my players that when
things get really tough in competition, I want
them to say good! because that means two-
thirds of the field will eliminate themselves
through their view of stress. In this way, dis-stress
is your friend.
TEEING OFF
Closed face wont cure a slice
ASK THE PRO
Q: Ive been playing for 20 years, but I still have a hard time aim-
ing with my driver. My friends tell me my driver face is closed,
but it looks square to me. Then, to complicate matters, I usually
slice my drives to the right, although every once in a while I hit
one way left. Im very confused. Do you have any suggestions?
R.F.
A: I often see students with a closed driver face (looking to the
left of target for a right-hander) at address to combat a slice to the
right, even though they swear it looks square (points at the target).
The closed face comes from years of slicing and subconsciously
closing the face to decrease the slice.
However, this compensation is a dangerous one because, as you
describe, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt. In fact,
when you make a good swing with a closed face, the ball will
shoot hard left, so youre left with a bad situation: The only way
you can hit a good shot is to make a bad swing.
To be sure your driver is aimed correctly, stand behind the ball,
keeping it between yourself and the target. Pick out a distinguish-
able mark or object on your intended line of flight that is only a
foot or two in front of the ball. The mark or object can be an old
divot hole, a cigarette butt, a dark patch of grass anything you
can easily see when you address the ball.
Next, position your clubhead behind the ball and line it up to the
intermediate target. Although some good players use an intermedi-
ate target thats farther away, I think its easier to line up to a mark
thats closer. When you tee up the ball on the tee box, position it so
that the trademark on the top is pointing toward your intermediate
target.
(To Ask the Pro a question about golf, email him at:
pblion@aol.com.)
At the top of your swing, the club is moving very slowly as its
changing directions and can be easily knocked out of its orbit by
even the smallest of forces, such as the pressure of your hands on
the shaft. Though small, this pressure is enough to ruin your
swing.
Fred Couples, below, lays off the gas in what I call the transition
zone, making his swing look easy and effortless. At no time dur-
ing the transition
must he give in to
the urge to put
pressure on the
shaft to make it go
fast.
When you put pres-
sure on a rotating
object, it tends to
leave the orbit in
the direction of the
force applied, a
principle called
tangential accelera-
tion. This is why
the over-the-top
swing error, where
the hands force the
shaft out toward
the ball, is so en-
demic.
The key to Fred Couples effortless transition
is his relaxed hands. Any pressure applied to
the club would send it in the direction of the
arrow.
No pressure
NEXT
UP...
SPRINT CUP
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS NATIONWIDE SERIES
Race: Goodys Headache Relief Shot 500
Where: Martinsville Speedway
When: Sunday, 1:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN
2012 Winner: Jimmie Johnson (right)
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Where: Texas Motor Speedway
When: Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2
2012 Winner: Kevin Harvick
Race: Kroger 200
Where: Martinsville Speedway
When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: Fox Sports 1
2012 Winner: Denny Hamlin
Jamie McMurray takes checkered flag at Talladega second non-Chase driver
Sprint Cup victory in a row
In winning the Camping World
RV Sales 500 at Talladega Su-
perspeedway on Sunday, Jamie
McMurray became the second-
straight non-Chase driver to
win a Sprint Cup race this sea-
son. It was the first time since
2006 that non-Chase drivers
won back-to-back Chase races.
In 06, Tony Stewart and Brian
Vickers won at Kansas and Tal-
ladega, respectively, then Stew-
art won another two straight, at
Atlanta and Texas.
McMurrays win, his
first since 2010 at Charlotte
and the seventh of his career,
came a week after Brad Ke-
selowski surged to victory at
Charlotte Motor Speedway.
McMurray won at
Talladega from an unlikely po-
sition holding the lead
halfway through the final lap.
Just as it looked as if eventual
second-place finisher Dale
Earnhardt Jr., with plenty of
drafting help in the form of
Austin Dillon, was about to
make a move on McMurray off
Turn Two, third-running Dillon
and fourth-running Ricky Sten-
house Jr. wrecked.
That brought out the
caution flag and sealed the win
for McMurray as NASCAR set
the finishing order by how the
drivers were running when the
yellow flag was displayed.
Behind the leaders,
Jimmie Johnson, with a 13th-
place finish, took the points
lead from Matt Kenseth, who
finished 20th after leading 32
laps earlier in the race.
Other than the last-
lap crash, the race was far from
typical for Talladega. There
was no Big One crash, and
instead of running in a big pack
in the closing laps, the leaders
wound up running single-file in
the outside groove, and essen-
tially finished where they were
running when the race was
flagged for the Stenhouse-Dil-
lon crash.
Earnhardt, who fin-
ished second, said he didnt
make a move earlier because he
feared no one would go with
him and hed drop to the back
of the pack.
I was in perfect po-
sition to be patient and wait as
long as I wanted to, Earnhardt
said. So thats why we didnt
go any sooner than that. I just
cant anticipate a caution com-
ing out every single time we
run at Talladega race on the last
lap, so I just assumed it would
go to checkered, and was plan-
ning my move on the back
straightaway.
McMurray said he
was doing all he could to keep
Earnhardt at bay.
When I got to the
lead, I was trying to enter [the
corners] a little bit lower so we
werent using so much race
track, so that if everyone be-
hind me would follow, maybe
the bottom line wouldnt de-
velop and move up as fast, he
said. Every time I entered
lower, I would get away from
[Earnhardt], and I feel like he
was getting more of a run on
me off the corner.
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Jamie McMurray celebrates his victory in the Camping
World RV Sales 500 at Talladega.
By Christopher A. Randazzo
Ford Fusion Hybrid a job
well-done.
Its hard to believe, but hybrids
have been available in this
country for nearly fifteen years
now. So these days, if someone
wants a small, boring car that
gets 50-plus mpg in town they
can get a hybrid like the Toyota
Prius or Honda Insight. As fuel
efficient as they are, these cars
are hardly exciting to drive,
much less look at. But it
doesnt have to be that way.
And thanks to Ford, it isnt.
Based off of their fun-to-drive
and handsomely designed Fu-
sion family sedan, the Fusion
Hybrid lets you drive in style
yet be extremely frugal with
fuel
If youre familiar with the all-
new 2013 Ford Fusion, then
you already know a good por-
tion about the Fusion Hybrid.
Sporting a front end that looks
like it was lifted off of an Aston
Martin and a rear end similar to
an Audi, the Fusion comes off
as being one of the best looking
sedans on the road today. And
being a hybrid does nothing to
mess it up.
As a hybrid, the Fusion consists
of a 2.0 liter Atkinson-cycle
four-cylinder engine down-
sized from the 2.5 liter unit
used in the previous Fusion Hy-
brid. Along with an electric
motor, the new Fusion Hybrid
makes a total of 188 horse-
power down slightly from the
191 horses that the old one
made. But Ford has replaced
the old cars nickel-metal hy-
dride batteries with newer,
lighter lithium-ion batteries, al-
lowing the electric engine to
generate more power and bene-
fit from a nice weight savings.
The results speak for them-
selves the new Fusion Hybrid
gets an EPA rating of 47 mpg in
both city and highway driving,
easily topping the old cars 41
mpg city / 36 mpg highway rat-
ings.
But the Fusion Hybrid isnt just
about excellent fuel economy.
It is a complete package that
works extremely well together
and compromises practically
nothing.
Take the interior it is a fine
place to be. The materials used
are of high quality and all the
buttons and controls are a vast
improvement over its predeces-
sor. The dashboard and center
stack are uncluttered and taste-
fully designed. The MyFord
Touch system offered on the
Fusion Hybrid and as is the
case in other Fords allows the
drive to practically configure
the instrument panel to their
own liking. Voice commands or
steering wheel controls allows
the driver to easily control the
infotainment systems.
As in the regular Fusion, there
isnt a bad seat in the Fusion
Hybrid. The tapered shape of
front seats are somewhat
Volvo-esque and offer excellent
support. Although it may look
like the rear seats lack head-
room due to the Fusions
swoopy design, there is actually
plenty of head and legroom.
The 60/40 split fold-down rear
seat gives way to 12 cubic foot
trunk about 4 cubic feet less
than the non-hybrid Fusion.
But despite the Fusion Hybrids
good interior, its best asset is
the way it drives. The hybrid
system is just about seamless
with no indication when the
system switches from electric
motor to the gas engine. This
means that you, the driver, gets
plenty of smooth power, all
while achieving excellent fuel
economy. For a hybrid, the Fu-
sion is actually quite peppy
able to get to 60 mph in the mid
8 second range. The steering
and handling are very good and
at speed, the Fusion Hybrid is
amazingly quiet. With power
going to the front wheels by
way of a CVT transmission, the
Fusion Hybrid feels well
footed.
For 2014, Ford has expanded
the Fusion Hybrid to include a
base S trim level to go along
with the SE and the top-of-the-
line Titanium trim levels. Other
changes for 2014 include other
available features such as a
heated steering wheel, vented
front seats and inflatable rear
seatbelts.
Whats not to like about the Fu-
sion Hybrid? Its a handsome
looker that is reasonably priced,
easily seats five and gets great
gas mileage. Anyone looking
for a family car hybrid or not,
needs to include the Fusion Hy-
brid on their list.
By The Numbers:
2013 Ford Fusion SE Hybrid
Base Price: $27,200.00
Price as Tested: $35,270.00
Layout: front-engine / front-wheel drive
Engine: 2.0 liter 4-cylinder and electric motor
Transmission: CVT automatic
Horsepower: 188 hp
Torque: 117 ft-lbs
EPA Fuel Economy: 47 city / 47 highway mpg
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As those laps counted down, I was kind of trying to
do something different each lap so that he couldnt prepare for
it.
When the running order was sorted out, Stenhouse
finished a Cup-career-best third, followed by Paul Menard.
Chase contender Kyle Busch was fifth, with non-Chase drivers
David Ragan, David Gilliland and Martin Truex Jr. taking po-
sitions six through eight.
All told, six of the top eight spots went to non-Chase
drivers, a reversal of the usual scenario in the Chase.
Jamie McMurray...
Jimmie Johnson, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet, moved to
first place in the Sprint Cup standings with his 13th-place
finish at Talladega.
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Laps led in the
past 17 Sprint
Cup races at Martinsville
Speedway by Jimmie John-
son, tops among drivers.
Career laps led at Mar-
tinsville by Joey Logano,
in nine starts the fewest
of any driver in the Chase
for the Sprint Cup.
Points separating
Jamie McMurray, 14th
in the Sprint Cup standings,
and Brad Keselowski, 15th,
as they vie for a bonus that
goes to the highest-finishing
non-Chase driver.
Sprint Cup finishes of
30th or worse this sea-
son by Denny Hamlin, after
his 38th-place finish at Tal-
ladega.
NUMERICALLYSPEAKING
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30 2,156
9
Wild card oval tracks challenge drivers with back-to-back Sprint Cup races
A standard deck of playing
cards has two jokers, much like
the typical Chase for the Sprint
Cup has two wild cards in the
form of back-to-back races at
Talladega Superspeedway and
Martinsville Speedway. Those
two tracks one the longest
oval on the Cup circuit and the
other the shortest have little
in common other than their
propensity to set the stage for
crashes that can quickly scram-
ble the finishing order and
thereby bring about great
change in the Cup points stand-
ings.
Two Chase leaders
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gor-
don are among the best ever
at Martinsville, with Johnson
owning eight wins, including
one there in April, and Gordon
seven.
On the other hand,
Matt Kenseth, who lost the
points lead to Johnson at Tal-
ladega, has never won at Mar-
tinsville and has an average
finish of 15.8. His best Mar-
tinsville finish came back in
2002, when he was runner-up
to Bobby Labonte.
But since moving to
Joe Gibbs Racing for the start
of this season, where hes a
teammate to four-time Mar-
tinsville winner Denny Hamlin,
he has an all-new outlook about
the tricky, paper-clip-shaped
track nestled in the picturesque
Virginia foothills.
Hes particularly en-
couraged after his run there in
April, where he wound up 14th,
but felt he was capable of a
much higher finish.
We got off a little bit
in the middle of the race, and
then we pitted at the end and
lost some spots, but I thought
we were going to finish sixth or
seventh if we wouldnt have
pitted, he said, pointing out
that he led more laps in that
race (96) than he had in all of
his previous Martinsville starts
(73). I thought we had a good
car there.
Kenseth said that
while hes not generally consid-
ered a short-track specialist, his
results this year are showing
that previous performances
while he was driving for Roush
Fenway Racing are no indica-
tion of the way hell run this
year at Gibbs.
You look at tracks
that you feel are some of your
worst, and then you look at
some you feel are your best,
and if I just look through the
last five weeks, I think weve
had our best finishes at the two
tracks I thought would have
been our worst, he said. And
some of our worst finishes so
far are at the tracks I thought
would have been our best.
You dont know
whats going to happen. Its
been a fun year because [Joe
Gibbs Racing] has made me
run a lot better at tracks where
we usually dont run good at.
Hopefully, Mar-
tinsville will be one of those.
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Gordon, on the other hand, said he believes his
past performances at Martinsville are an indica-
tion that he has the potential to shine on Sunday,
if he and his Hendrick Motorsports team can fix
a few weak spots.
Im excited about Martinsville, he
said. I love that track. We always run well.
Weve got to figure out how to lead as
much in the second half of the race as we do in
the first half. Thats where our focus is. You
know there are going to be some classic battles
there. Its short-track racing, hard-braking, side-
by-side; its probably one of the toughest places
that we race at and certainly plenty of contact.
Crew chief Todd Parrott suspended indefinitely
Veteran Sprint Cup crew chief Todd Parrott faces an uncertain future after he was indefi-
nitely suspended from NASCAR last week for violating the sanctioning bodys Substance Abuse
Policy.
Parrott has 31 career victories and was working as crew chief for the No. 43 Ford driven by
Aric Almirola at Richard Petty Motorsports before his suspension.
Sammy Johns, the teams vice president of operations and competition, took over the crew
chief duties of the No. 43, which started on the pole at Talladega and finished 22nd.
Johns said in a statement that he and his team support NASCARs substance abuse poli-
cies.
We have an expectation of all RPM employees to conduct themselves at the highest level
of professionalism and within the competitive confines as set forth by NASCAR, Johns said. We
are very disappointed that one of our employees did not meet our expectations, and we completely
support NASCAR, their policies and final decisions when it comes to the substance abuse policy.
Sauter victorious in CWTS Freds 250 at Talladega
While 12 of his competitors were wrecking behind him on the last lap at Talladega Super-
speedway on Saturday, Johnny Sauter had clear sailing at the front as he sped across the finish line to
win the Freds 250 Camping World Truck Series race.
It was Sauters third win of the season and the ninth of his career, and it came in a race that
saw a track record 29 lead changes for a Truck race.
I had a pretty good idea what was going to happen (at the end), Sauter said. Everybody
was fighting for the same real estate. Ive always wanted to win at [Talladega], and to be able to do it
today was big.
Justin Lofton was the only driver to suffer an injury in the crash. He has a fractured left
thumb, according to his team.
Wild card....
Jimmie Johnson takes over Sprint Cup points lead after Camping World RV Sales 500
Points standings and race results fol-
lowing the Camping World RV Sales
500 at Talladega Superspeedway:
1. JIMMIE JOHNSON
(finished 13th) 2,254 points; leader
The new points leader admitted that he
spent much of the race keeping tabs on
his Chase rivals. Thirteenth isnt the
best finish, but with what we are try-
ing to do and win a championship, we
beat the competition today and that is
good.
2. MATT KENSETH
(finished 20th) 2,250 points; behind 4
He said the disappointment of losing
the points lead wont linger for long.
I feel like we can go everywhere else
and race with anybody when were at
our best. Hopefully, well be at our
best the next four weeks, and well
give them a run for their money.
3. KYLE BUSCH
(finished fifth) 2,228 points; behind
26
After wrecking hard in Saturdays
Truck race, he was happy to finish
without incident on Sunday. Its
Gods grace that allows us to finish
one of these things, especially coming
home with another top-5.
4. KEVIN HARVICK
(finished 12th) 2,228 points; behind -
26
His teams best-laid plans went awry
at the end. We got ourselves in posi-
tion to be where we needed to be at the
end of the race ... then lost everything
that we gained on the last pit stop
again. We were just last off of pit
road.
5. JEFF GORDON
(finished 14th) 2,220 points; behind
34
He remains within striking distance of
the Chase leaders despite a mediocre
Talladega finish. We didnt really
gain anything, but we didnt really
lose anything, so it was sort of a wash
... and we just move on to the next
four (races).
6. DALE EARNHARDT
JR.
(finished second) 2,202 points; behind
52
He said his car was as good as hes
had in a long time. Our car was a
rocket, and we were able to be aggres-
sive, and I just tried to lead every lap
of the race.
7. GREG BIFFLE
53
Like many of his peers, he was happy
to still be running at the end. We
made it through. That is half the battle
at this place. It was typical Talladega
... at the end of the day, we missed the
wreck and that is all I really care
about.
8. CLINT BOWYER
(finished 10th) 2,197 points; 57
His third top-10 finish in the Chase
wasnt enough to help him gain much
ground on the leaders. He shaved six
points off his deficit, but has only four
races to make up the rest.
9. KURT BUSCH
61
He was in the lead pack for much of
the race, leading twice for three laps,
but not when it mattered most. When
it counted at the end, we werent there.
I tried to make something happen, but
couldnt get there.
10. CARL EDWARDS
68
His No. 99 Ford was at the head of the
pack with less that 20 laps remaining,
but he couldnt keep it there. I
thought we were in a really good spot,
and it just did not work out. I tried my
hardest, and that is what we got.
11. RYAN NEWMAN
(finished ninth) 2,182 points; behind
72
It was a relatively quiet race as far as
he was concerned. I rode around in
the back all day, basically just trying
to keep my nose clean. I was waiting
for something to happen the whole
race, but it never really did.
12. JOEY LOGANO
75
He blamed the shark-fin-like spoiler
NASCAR mandates for the cars for
his inability to move up at the finish.
That is why the bottom lane doesnt
work, and it is never going to work
until they change that.
13. KASEY KAHNE
101
His disappointing Chase continued as
his plans to drop back and play it safe
at Talladega backfired when he lost the
lead draft and was penalized for
speeding on pit road. With just three
caution flags all day, he never got a
chance to get back on the lead lap.

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