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While doing more with less,
the Socorro ISD continues
its Examplary work
Doing more
with less is Xavier de la
Torres’s mantra. De la
Torre, Socorro Independ-
ent School District’s su-
perintendent the past four
years, has been working
hard to make the district
one of the best in Texas –
for the most part, he’s
succeeding. Although he
wasn’t available for an in-
terview for this story due
to Spring Break, his blog
on the district’s website
tells the story of what he’s
doing to prepare for the
expected cuts in the
budget due to the State of
Texas’ budget shortfall.
“We have
known for some time that the
State of Texas would face a
budget shortfall but didn’t an-
ticipate that it would reach the years with the expansion of
current estimates that project
it to be anywhere from $26
billion to $28 billion,” de la
Torre said. “As a result, and
according to the latest figures, their transition a smooth one.
the Socorro ISD is facing a
project reduction in funding
of approximately $40 million.
Given this, we have been
working since last year in
maintaining efficient opera-
tions.
“During the 2009-2010
school year, we reduced per-
sonnel and payroll costs at the 2010 Broad Prize. Provided
District Service Center by
nearly $2 million; imple-
mented a position control sys- million to the best school dis-
tem and introduced staffing
formulas to yield $3 million
and avoid overstaffing. We
were pleased to be able to af-
ford our employees modest
increases in compensation for
the year while preserving ar-
guably the most generous
health benefits package in the
region, and still managed to
maintain the lowest mainte-
nance and operation tax rate
in El Paso County for the
fourth consecutive year.”
By Joe Olvera ©, 2011
Dr. Xavier De la Torre
With the influx of new stu-
dents expected in the next two
Fort Bliss, de la Torre attests
that the district is ready in
every campus to welcome the
new students and to make
Socorro ISD has, for the past
four years during de la Torre’s
tenure accomplished some
great things not only scholas-
tically, but in other venues as
well.
For example, the district re-
cently won $250,000 in schol-
arships as a finalist for the
by the Eli and Edythe Broad
Foundation which awards $1
trict in the state, the Socorro
ISD has been a finalist the
past two years. In addition,
Socorro ISD students re-
ceived thousands of dollars in
scholarships from a variety of
colleges and universities.
The school district has ex-
celled not only in scholarship,
but, in such varied venues as
sports – with the Socorro
High School Bulldogs taking
the State of Texas’
Baseball Championship
in 2009 – to Americas
High School Mock Trial
Team winning the Texas
High School Mock Trial
Competition. Unde-
feated in regional com-
petition for three years
straight, the Trailblazers
became the first El Paso
team to take first place
at the state level in the
event’s 32-year history.
De la Torre, who came
to El Paso from Califor-
nia where he was an As-
sociate Superintendent
of Human Resources in
the Elk Grove Unified
School district outside
of Sacramento, has had
a varied and successful career,
not only as a career educator,
but, as a successful varsity
baseball and a varsity football
coach. He was named Coach
of the Year on three different
occasions. He also taught in
the classroom for ten years as
a social studies and Spanish
teacher.
De la Torre also said that in
times like these, it is easy to
“become distracted from our
focus – educating our stu-
dents.” But, he promises par-
ents that he and his officials
are working in partnership
with the Board of Trustees to
work to minimize the impact
on every employee. “We re-
main committed to you, our
Socorro family, and will keep
you informed about the
budget and any proposed
changes. Your work with our
students, whether in direct in-
struction of support, remains
critical to achieving our goal
of becoming an Exemplary
district. I am confident that
working together we can
achieve it.”

Best in Texas:
Americas Mock Trial Team the best in Texas,
looking forward to Nationals.
A nother El
Paso team can now say
that they are the best in
the state of Texas. A cou-
ple of years ago, El Paso
had the best baseball
team in Texas. Now, the
Americas High School
Mock Trial team is, to
use the team captain
Zach Fields’ words,
“blazing new trails” for
El Paso academics. Dur-
ing the first week of
March, the Americas
team beat out 24 other
teams at the state compe- Joshua Monarez, his parents and his
tition, having qualified for grandparents
the state tournament by re-
maining unbeaten to El Paso
teams for the last 3 years.
The team now goes
on to the National Champi-
onships in Phoenix, Arizona,
in May, the first time an El
Paso team moves on in the 32
year history of the competi-
tion.
Mock Trial is a
competition where a team of
students prepare and present
both sides of a legal case in a member Nayell Palomino
courtroom setting. Students
do their own research into
past and current cases, write
and present opening and clos-
ing statements, present in a
courtroom environment and
act under courtroom rules and
regulations.
Americas coach Robert Almonte II and
Enrique Esparza
Story & Photos by Ricky J. Carrasco
Two opposing
teams, one acting as the
defense and one acting as
the prosecution, are pitted
against each other and are
judged on presentation,
persuasive arguments, and
overall effectiveness in a
trial setting. The students
are usually judged by ac-
tual adult trial lawyers and
judges.
Gabriel
Palomino, father of team
who acted as a state’s wit-
ness, described the overall
experience from the parent’s
perspective best: “The other
day, I went to jury duty. That
has been my only experience
with the law. These students
speak with lawyers every day,
deal with law and
present in actual
courtrooms to real
lawyers and judges.
I can’t imagine the
stress it must cause
them.”
In addition to their
school sponsor,
Teresa Candelaria,
the team is coached
by Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney
Robert Almonte II
and assistant coached by
District Attorney Jaime
Esparza. Almonte, who
has taken the team to the
state competition for the 3
years he has been with the
team, said even he had
his doubts at how suc-
cessful the team could be,
“Not because I didn’t
think they were capable,
but because it simply had
never been done before
(in El Paso) and I didn’t
know how capable I
could be as a coach. But
after coming so close the
last few years, I told the
team as they were walking
into their final round against a
Nayell Palomino, with her parents
Gabriel and Rosanna
Dallas team that had beaten
them before, ‘Time to make
history.’” Almonte said he is
confidently looking to break-
ing new ground at the Na-
tional tournament, “I can’t
believe I’m saying this, but
we are looking for bigger and
better things.”
Surprisingly, for some of the
students, those bigger and bet-
ter things do not include law
school. Americas junior En-
rique Esparza, Jaime Es-
parza’s son, says that he looks
forward to going to UT-
Austin to pursue a career in
business. When asked if
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 3
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SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 4

Last Day Bill Filings

Before the start of was to be a major change in how emergency
medical technicians (EMTs) attain accredita-
this legislative ses-
tion through testing.
sion, my office
Life Ambulance, along with many
worked very hard to
other ambulance services, would have been
prepare four bills
required by the new rules to abide by accred-
that, if passed, will
itation standards by 2013. The bill that I
have a tremendously
will take through the legislative process will
positive impact
provide somewhat of a grace period to be in
throughout the state
complete compliance. I am confident pas-
of Texas. Those bills
sage of the bill will be beneficial to the am-
deal with stopping the unlawful dumping of
bulance companies and will result in a
tires, providing new tools for TABC in han-
higher standard of EMT with less disruption
dling problem bars (2 bills), and reforming
to current levels of service.
the manifiesto process.
Staffers from the Division of
Each of the bills has been given
Worker's Compensation actually visited the
strong support by a variety of constituents
office to discuss some changes to laws under
and positive input by state agencies. These
which they are regulated. They pointed out
bills had been months in the process of
some benefit levels that had not been ad-
preparation. I am confident that they will be
justed for years even though the cost of liv-
heard on the floor and hopefully my col-
ing has risen significantly.
leagues will vote in support.
One bill amends the ceiling of the
As is the case in every session, just
wages per hour that determines the eligibil-
prior to the final hour allowable for filing
ity for benefits. A worker earning $14.50
bills, last minute requests are received. I ac-
would now be eligible as opposed to the pre-
cepted four such bills that are important to
vious level which was $8.50 per hour. This
El Paso county and to the state.
truly reflects the current levels of incomes in
The Council of Judges for El Paso
Texas.
requested that we carry a bill that modifies
The last bill which was filed just
current law to reflect how the Council
before the cutoff time adjusted the impair-
processes requests for postponement of jury
ment rating to reflect a larger segment of the
duty. The bill, if passed, will consolidate the
population.
process under the Council exclusively. This
Neither of the two bills have a fis-
will allow a much more efficient system that
cal impact on tax payers. The funding for
is good for potential jurors and good for the
these benefits is exclusively through the un-
courts.
employment insurance fund.
El Paso has a very good emer-
Overall, all of these bills will benefit El
gency services system. A major contributor
Paso..
toward that end is Life Ambulance. The
company came to our office asking for sup-
port for a bill that would require a modifica- Chente Quintanilla
tion of certain Public Health rules. There State Representative

Hispanic women in El Paso

are pioneers, role models
By Joe Olvera ©, 2011
This International Women’s Month – March –
we must remember that El Paso women hold a
back seat to no one when it comes to being
role models, when it comes to exhibiting
strength, resolve, and intelligence. We have a
plentitude of women who have proved them-
selves to be leaders, to overcome obstacles
and to take on challenges that others would
rather eschew.
El Paso County Judge Veronica Es-
cobar and Suzy Byrd are two of our most visi-
ble and prominent leaders. They are two
women who are not afraid to tackle the tough
issues of the day, who are not afraid to speak
out in defense of the most vulnerable in our
society. Of course there are many more out-
standing women leaders, yet, we must not for-
get the housewives, the ones who stay home to
raise families – a tough job in itself. Where
would we be without the lessons our mothers,
our grandmothers and other strong female
family members taught us?
Take my mother, for instance. She
used to pen her name Mrs. F.J. Olvera because
she liked the way it sounded. Her name, how-
ever, was Francisca Jimenez Olvera. She was
a strong, courageous woman who grew up...
Continues on page 6
 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 5

By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman

Spring Arrives! This Sunday, at 5:21pm, we will be welcoming in a new season.

The Vernal Equinox is one of two annual Equinoxes that we experi-
ence, the other being the Autumnal Equinox. "Vernal" comes from
the Latin meaning in the spring. Equinox comes from the Latin
meaning equal night.

The Vernal Equinox, from an astronomer's point of view, is the mo-

ment when the sun crosses directly over the Earth's equator, creat-
ing equal day and equal night. The annual seasons happen because
of two planetary occurrences:
1) A 23.5° tilt of the earth's axis, which makes the earth rotate like a
gyroscope, so it points continuously in a fixed direction-toward the
area of space near the North Star
2) The earth continuously revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit-once every 365.25 of
our solar days.
As a result, for half of the year the Southern Hemisphere is more exposed to the sun than the
Northern Hemisphere, and for the other half of the year the reverse is true. At noontime in the
Northern Hemisphere the sun appears highest in the sky during summer and lowest in the sky
during winter.
The Vernal Equi-
nox is almost ex-
actly halfway
between the win-
ter and summer
solstices, and in
the sky the sun
appears about Weather Trivia:
midway between
its highest and Question:
lowest points. It
is one of the two
During the vernal equinox, around
times during the year when day and night are almost exactly 12 hours and very close to being
equal to one another. The other day is the Autumnal Equinox, which usually falls on or near March 21st, an egg will stand on
the first day of autumn (September 22-23). its small end.
This is significant because throughout the year, the Earth is either tilted away from the sun, or
tilted toward the sun at 23.4 degrees. This tilt causes the four seasons. The hemisphere tilted
toward the sun experiences summer and the hemisphere tilted away from the sun experiences
winter. The Vernal Equinox occurs between winter and summer. In the northern hemisphere, True of False?
the Vernal Equinox is on March 20/21, and in the southern hemisphere, the Vernal Equinox is
on September 20/21.
during the vernal equinox, there's no scientific evidence to support these claims.
“Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch False. Although some people would swear that an egg will stand on its small end
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. Answer:
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 6
Texas Honored at RE/MAX
International Convention
Las Vegas, NV - March 14,
2011 - Texas RE/MAX agents
were dominant at the 2011 R4
RE/MAX LLC International
Convention in Las Vegas last
week. Dozens of agents were
honored for various service
and production awards, with
the regional RE/MAX office,
RE/MAX of Texas, accepting
a 3rd straight Region of the
Year award from Children’s
Miracle Network Hospitals on
behalf of the entire state. The
award came after tallies
ranked Texas RE/MAX
agents as #1 in funds raised
for the national alliance of
children’s hospitals, with a
new record of over $402,000
raised in 2010.
RE/MAX of Texas was hon-
ored again when its CEO
Richard Filip was presented
with a prestigious Leadership
Distinguished Service Award.
Filip, a licensed Texas Broker
since 1969, began his rela-
tionship with RE/MAX in
1979, introducing the
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon to
Texas. He later became Re-
gional Director and the archi-
tect of the company’s
explosive growth. Richard ac-
quired full ownership in 2002,
and under his direction,
RE/MAX of Texas expanded
to over 265 franchise loca-
tions with over 4,200 Sales
Associates who conducted
over $11 billion in 2010 sales.
Broker/Owners David and
Jaci Coan were honored as
US multi-office Broker/Own-
ers of the Year. Since purchas-
ing their office in 2007, the
Coans have taken Fort Worth
by storm, opening a second
franchise and branch office to
expand their service area, and
have been recognized multi-
ple times as stewards of the
community. The offices vig-
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Ronnie Matthews (R) and
Mike Seder (L) accept top
production awards
orously support RE/MAX
designated charities Chil-
dren’s Miracle Network Hos-
pitals and Komen for the Cure
Foundation, alongside other
community initiatives and
fundraisers. In production,
Texas was extremely well
represented, with a presence
in the top three in the US for
both Individuals and Teams.
Perennial top producer hon-
orees Mike Seder, RE/MAX
The Woodlands & Spring,
and Ronnie Matthews,
RE/MAX Legends were
ranked #2 in US Residential
Sales and #3 team in US Res-
idential Sales respectively.
Six agents from Texas were
admitted into the coveted Cir-
cle of Legends career award
club, including Hester Bell,
RE/MAX Beaumont; Dayton
Schrader, RE/MAX Associ-
ates; J. Carter Breed,
RE/MAX Memorial Town &
Country; Sam Ferreri,
RE/MAX Top Realty; Karen
Karapasha, RE/MAX West-
side, Realtors; and Gary
Stallings, RE/MAX Vintage.
The RE/MAX Circle of Leg-
24/7
ends award is reserved for
agents who have earned $10
Million in income and have
completed 10 years of service
with RE/MAX. The amount
of recognition for Texas
agents this year is hardly sur-
prising in view of the state’s
economic strength. In 2010,
the state gained 231,700 jobs,
an annual growth of 2.3 per-
cent. One of the key contribu-
tors to the employment
growth was the private sector,
which was 1.5 percent higher
than the national average. Ro-
bust employment opportuni-
ties, as well as low cost of
living and taxes are bringing
more and more residents to
Texas as the economy recov-
ers.
The RE/MAX franchise net-
work is a global real estate
system with over 6,200 inde-
pendently owned offices en-
gaging approximately 90,000
member sales associates who
lead the industry in profes-
sional designations, experi-
ence and production while
providing real estate services
in residential, commercial, re-
ferral, relocation, and asset
management. Local commu-
nity involvement is important
to RE/MAX members who
participate in thousands of
local charitable causes and
have raised more than $100
million for Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals. RE/MAX
is also a major sponsor of the
Komen Race for the Cure.
The company also supports
Texas-centric charities includ-
ing the Texas Sentinels Foun-
dation and Happy Hill Farm
Academy and Home For
more information on
RE/MAX in Texas, to view
listings or to find a RE/MAX
agent near you, visit www.re-
maxtexas.com
Hispanic women...
Continued from page 4
... during an era when Mexi-
can women were considered
less than nothing. We all
knew that wasn’t true, but so-
ciety would tell us that it was
so. We were told that the
woman had to be seen and
not heard.
Mexican women in
El Paso were caught between
two cultures, and were not
considered important in either
one. But, she and others
fought the good fight and
they persevered. She, like
other women, fought the
macho tendencies of their
men. Yet, my mom managed
to raise a brood of five boys
and three girls to adulthood –
and, even then she didn’t re-
lent, she kept us in line, re-
minding us to always respect
her because she had earned
that respect. She also taught
us to honor and respect other
women.
Women like my
mother were pioneers in their
own time. They survived
against very heavy odds, as
they struggled to raise chil-
dren and to gain a foothold,
recognition and support from
the men in their lives. Some
good examples of women
who were raised in a different
and difficult era are the vener-
able Lucy G. Acosta, and Ali-
cia Chacon. Chacon provided
a series of firsts for El Paso
women – she set the stage.
She was the first
woman elected County Judge
of a major urban county in
Texas. She served on the
Ysleta ISD Board from 1970
Tour of the Jewish Section of Concordia Cementery
When: March 27, 2011 (Sunday) 1:00 pm
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The one hour walking tour will focus on the following
individuals or families:
* Monument To Martyrs
* Holocaust Survivors
* Myer Moore
* Jake Erlich
* Sam Ravel
* Ernest And Olga Kohlberg
* Adolpf Schwartz
* Samuel & Harry Blumenthal
* Schutz Brothers
* Haymon Krupp
* Krakauer, Zork & Moye Plots
to 1978, and was a member of
the Texas State Democratic
Party Executive Committee.
In 1974, she was elected El
Paso County Clerk, and was
appointed later by then Presi-
dent Jimmy Carter to be the
Regional Director of the
Small Business Administra-
tion in Dallas.
Judge Chacon’s re-
sume is long and impressive.
Her strength of character and
her dedication to serving the
El Paso community has al-
lowed her to work towards
improving the lives of Chi-
canos and Mexicanos in her
beloved community. Then,
there’s Carmen Rodriguez. A
younger leader, Rodriguez
became probably the first
Chicana mayoral candidate in
El Paso’s history when she
tossed her hat in the ring for
the 2005 mayoral election.
Although she didn’t win this
time around, she should con-
tinue on her political path
until the grabs the prize – Ro-
driguez is a strong woman, a
strong candidate, and, of
course, a strong jefita.
Another young
leader is my friend, Dora
Oaxaca. She is another El
Paso woman who has made
inroads into previously men-
only venues. Eclectic in her
outlook and perseverance,
Oaxaca has the distinction of
having been not only a Vice-
President of the Movimeiento
Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan
at U.T. El Paso, but she was
also on the Miner’s dance
team – the Golddiggers. Just
recently she was nominated
to serve on the very important
Temple-Mt-Sinai-1899 at today’s cor-
ner of Yandell and Oregon streets.
board of the University Med-
ical Center. She has all the
qualities to serve on that
board, and then some. Intelli-
gent, highly motivated, and
politically astute, she has
helped elect to office such
men as Manny Najera,
Chente Quintanilla and Willie
Gandara.
Then, there is my
wife, Julieta Olvera of the
House of Talamantes. My
lovely wife, who still looks
beautiful at 47, is a strong
role-model for her children,
Ricky, Carlos, and, of course,
our beautiful daughter, Diane.
Julieta was born into poverty
in a dusty village in Chi-
huahua, known as Las Parras.
But she overcame those early,
tough days. She moved to El
Paso and met me. And, the
rest, as they say, is history. I
begged her to marry me and,
fortunately for me, she
agreed.
All these women
and many more whom I
didn’t have space to mention,
have made giant strides in a
world of men. Here, however,
are a few more names of
women I admire and who
have taught me to respect
Women’s History Month –
Estela Reyes Lopez, Lucy
Acosta Reyna, Guadalupe
Silva, Estela Casas, Cruz O.
Heath, Elvira Bobadillo, Lupe
Castaneda, Marisa Marquez,
Belen Robles, Susie Azar and
Petra O. Mendoza. All these
women – they’re my friends.
They’re my heroes.
Sin Fin

Sharon Mosley
Think you can't go green with your
wardrobe? Is it just too hard to read
all the labels, do the research and
go all-out natural? Sometimes we
just give up before we even get
started. Well, you don't have to
stop buying things other than ab-
solute essentials to lessen the nega-
tive impact on the environment,
says Christie Matheson, author of
"Green Chic: Saving the Earth in
Style" (Sourcebooks, Inc., $12.95).
"True, consuming just about any-
thing is eco-detrimental," admits
Matheson, who cites production,
packaging and shipping, which
take their toll, "but that doesn't
mean I'm going to wear last year's
designer denim for the next eight
seasons. Please."
Matheson has come up with a
"more realistic" plan.
"Be thoughtful about the clothes
and accessories you buy and the
habits you use when buying and
taking care of them," she says.
"Along with the process of lighten-
ing your environmental footprint,
there's a surprising added bonus —
you'll probably cut way down on
buyer's remorse. My 'why the hell
is that in my closet?' purchases are
close to zero since I've started
being an eco-conscious shopper. I
get more compliments and 'where
did you find that?' questions from
my friends, including fashion edi-
tor friends."
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Matheson does not suggest getting
rid of all your "non-green" clothes
and buying an entirely new
wardrobe. "That wouldn't be green
at all," she says. "But when you do
get a craving for something fabu-
lous, here are a bunch of ideas to
help you become a greener fash-
ionista. Because going green
should never be just a fashion
statement, green really is the new
black."
Here are a few of Mathe-
son's tips for thinking
“green”:
— Edit, edit, edit. Go through your
closet: a tip from many fashion
stylists and a great place to start
whether we like it or not. Look at
every single thing you own and
pare it down, so you're left with
only the things you "love, love,
love, love to wear," says Matheson.
"The idea is that if you love every-
thing in your closet — even if you
end up with a third of the clothes
you had before you started the edit-
ing process — you'll have a much
easier time getting dressed in the
morning, and you'll always look
stunning."
— Less is indeed more. "Crap in
your closet — pieces that don't fit,
don't flatter, or make you feel like
you're wearing a tent — distracts
from the amazing stuff that's al-
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"And if you're distracted from
the amazing stuff that's al-
ready in there, you might
think you need to go on a
shopping spree to save you
from wardrobe hatred. This is
not a green solution!"
— Don't use shopping bags.
Whether they're
paper or plas-
tic or
whether
that
Chanel
bag looks
fabulous
on your
closet door
handle, give
them up.
"If everyone in
New York City
used just one less
shopping bag per
year, it would elimi-
nate 5 million
pounds of waste and
save the city $250,000 in dis-
posal costs," says Matheson.
This is an easy "green" strat-
egy to employ. "If uber-ele-
gant is the only thing that
works for you, consider this
the perfect excuse to invest in
that beautiful bag you've been
coveting," says Matheson.
"Keep it right by your door
and use it exclusively for
shopping, so it's always
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— Opt for organic fabrics.
Cotton is one of Matheson's
favorite ways to wear
"green." But not just any
"cotton" will do, according to
this eco-expert. "Organic cot-
ton is grown without pesti-
cides or chemical fertilizers,
mean-
ing
none
of that seeps into the air, the
water, the soil or your skin."
Check out organic cashmere,
linen, silk and undyed wool.
"Read the label. If it's or-
ganic, it will say so," she
says.
— Consider vintage. "Who
knew buying a gorgeous 40-
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planet?" asks Matheson.
"Don't comb through awful
secondhand shops hoping for
a miracle," she adds. "You
won't find what you're look-
ing for there, anyway. Go to
nice vintage and consignment
shops. Or consider swapping
gently worn clothing with
your girlfriends."
— Always institute a waiting
period. "This is good eco-
shopping advice, but it's
also just plain good shop-
ping advice," says Mathe-
son. "If there's even a hint
of doubt in your mind but
the item you're totally crav-
ing is expensive or, OK, isn't
particularly eco-friendly,
walk away for an hour or,
better, a day.
"Put it on hold if you think
someone else will snap it up.
Sleep on it. There's a decent
chance you'll realize you
don't really need it. And if
you do still want it, it's proba-
bly something that you really
love, something that belongs
in your closet."
Sharon Mosley is a former
fashion editor of the Arkansas
Gazette in Little Rock and
executive director of the
Fashion Editors and Re-
porters Association.
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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE PATRONIZED
MAY DECIDE NOT TO BE PATRONS
DEAR ABBY: While
standing in a checkout line
yesterday, I witnessed a
cashier speak to the older
woman in front of me in a
condescending manner. She
kept calling her "Sweetie"
and talking to her as if she
were a 3-year-old. The
woman was obviously of-
fended, but said nothing.
I experienced this
kind of behavior often when
my mother was alive. Recep-
tionists, waitresses, store
clerks and others would di-
rect their questions to me and
talk to me while my mother
stood there, perfectly capable
of answering the questions
herself. I'm sure these people
did not intend to be rude or
disrespectful. However, it
was extremely annoying to
both Mother and me.
Because a person
is elderly does not mean he
or she is senile. Regardless
of their mental capacity,
older people have earned the
right to be treated with dig-
nity and respect. -- OF-
FENDED IN KINGSPORT,
TENN.
DEAR OFFENDED: I'm
glad you wrote. I have seen it
happen, too, and with people
who should have known bet-
ter. And when it did happen,
the offender was sometimes
called on it in a way that
wasn't at all "sweet."
Readers, if this let-
ter strikes a familiar chord,
please remember that most
senior citizens are com-
pletely in control of their fac-
ulties and treat them
accordingly. (Or risk losing a
customer.)
**
DEAR ABBY: At least two
or three times a week, I re-
ceive requests for donations
from various organizations.
Many times the
envelopes con-
tain address
labels, calen-
dars and
notepads.
As much as
I would
like, I can't
afford to do-
nate to every
cause. Is it
Dear Abby
wrong to use these "gifts" if I
don't contribute? It's a shame
to waste them -- especially
the address labels. No one
else can use them.
I'm sure I'm not the
only person who struggles
with this moral dilemma. I'd
really like your input. --
FEELING GUILTY IN
NORTH CAROLINA
DEAR FEELING
GUILTY: The organiza-
tions that send those unso-
licited mailings count on the
recipients feeling so guilty
that they'll send something.
If using the unsolicited
"gifts" makes you feel guilty,
toss them or don't open the
envelope in the first place.
Compile a list of
those causes that you wish to
give to, decide what amount
you have to donate to all of
them, divide the total and
send your checks. And as
you do, check them off your
list to make sure you won't
accidentally give twice be-
cause many (not all) organi-
zations solicit more than
once a year, hoping donors
will forget they have given
and send more.
**
DEAR ABBY: I am seeing
a therapist for my depres-
sion. The problem is I find
myself wanting to have sex-
ual relations with
him. I'm 23, and
he's older than my
father, who is 63!
What's wrong
with me? Obvi-
ously, I can't
have an affair
with my thera-
pist, and I des-
perately do not
want to change
doctors. Please
help. -- LOVESICK
PATIENT IN MON-
TANA
DEAR LOVESICK:
What's going on with you is
very common. There is a
name for it: transference.
While this may be embar-
rassing to you, I assure you
your therapist has heard it
before. It's not necessary that
you change doctors, but it is
important that you be honest
about your feelings. (Nobody
ever said therapy was for the
faint of heart!)
**
Dear Abby is written by Abi-
gail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
**
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know about wedding plan-
ning, order "How to Have a
Lovely Wedding." Send a
business-sized, self-ad-
dressed envelope, plus check
or money order for $6 (U.S.
funds only) to: Dear Abby --
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Rose Bennett Gilbert
Q: We (second husband and
I) have accumulated a bewil-
dering collection of stuff,
mainly books and other items
like pottery, hand-crafts and
— would you believe — old-
fashioned kid toys. We are
planning to turn a guest room
into a library of sorts, and we
are debating between built-
ins and free-standing book-
cases. Which would you
advise?
A: Go for the built-ins.
When they are done right,
they become an architectural
asset that will eventually en-
hance the resale value of your
home. More important, free-
standing bookcases will only
add to the clutter, while built-
ins will help corral it, both lit-
erally and visually.
To get the most shelf mileage
for your collections, have
your carpenter build from the
floor to the ceiling. The
shelves should also be ad-
justable, or at least varied in
height to accommodate all
sizes and shapes of things.
Keep them shallow, too, just a
bit more than the depth of a
normal book. Otherwise,
you'll just be wasting floor
space.
In the dazzling pictured dis-
play on the shelves, there's an
intriguing mix of books —
hardcover and paperback —
plus collectibles gathered on
the homeowner's frequent
travels. The shelves offer "a
place for everything" in his
archives, writes John Con-
nell, author of "Creating the
Inspired House" (The
Taunton Press) from which
we borrowed this photo.
They also manage to tame
chaos and offer a rich treasure
Chaos confined: Floor-to-ceiling shelves archive all the
clutter in an avid traveler's home. Photo courtesy of Rob
Karosis, The Taunton Press.
hunt for other readers and
browsers.
Q: We've just moved from
the West Coast to the East
and are renovating a 1960s-
vintage ranch. I'm surprised
to learn that so few people in
this part of the country
choose ceramic tile for their
kitchen countertops. We had
tile before and so did most of
our friends. What gives here?
A: It's not the tile that's
causing denial; it's the grout.
Made of earth, water and fire,
ceramic tile is one of the old-
est and most popular surfac-
ing materials in the world. It's
practically indestructible and
highly resistant to stains.
That's a lot more than you can
say for grout. Porous and ab-
sorbent, grout gives out,
shows stains and grows mold
long before you're even think-
ing about replacing the tile it-
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 9
Sustainable Living
“Peak Fish”
work surface as well as high
enough that you don't bump
and Beyond
your head while working or Shawn Dell Joyce
sitting at the counter.
Ocean fish are the last wild creatures that people hunt on a
Also, I hope you've brought large scale. We used to think of the ocean's bounty as endless
fixtures that are in the right — but recently, we have discovered its limits. Between 1950
proportion for the space — and 1994, ocean fishermen increased their catch 400 percent
not overwhelmingly large or by doubling the number of boats and using more effective
pitifully too small. My advice fishing gear, according to Seafood Watch from the Monterrey
is to get a ladder and try one: Bay Aquarium.
Have someone hold the light
over the counter and let your
eye decide if it's right.
If not, take it back and try
again. Otherwise, you'll never
be a happy cook.
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the
co-author of "Manhattan
Style" and six other books on
interior design.
COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM.
Oil spills in the Gulf are an environmental catastrophe,
self. but overfishing is causing greater devastation.
But there's good news: When
you need protection from
acids, grease and staining,
In 1989, the world's catch leveled off at just over 82 million
metric tons of fish per year. We have reached "peak fish," and
consider epoxy grout. Made no amount of boats will help us catch more fish. Today, only
with resin and hardeners, 10 percent of all large fish — both open-ocean species includ-
epoxy grout will shrug off ing tuna, swordfish, marlin and the large groundfish such as
most household stains and cod, halibut, skates and flounder — are left in the sea, accord-
molds. The only downside is ing to research published in National Geographic.
the fact that it costs more,
about $8 per pound compared "From giant blue marlin to mighty bluefin tuna, and from
to $1 to $2 for regular cement tropical groupers to Antarctic cod, industrial fishing has
grout. scoured the global ocean. There is no blue frontier left," lead
author Ransom Myers told National Geographic.
Q: We've redone our "Since 1950, with the onset of industrialized
fisheries, we have rapidly reduced the resource
kitchen and added a center base to less than 10 percent — not just in some
work island. How high above areas, not just for some stocks, but for entire
the countertop should we communities of these large fish species from
hang the glass light fixtures? the tropics to the poles."
We've bought two, one for
each end. "The impact we have had on ocean ecosystems has
been vastly underestimated," said co-author Boris
A: As with so many details Worm. "These are the megafauna, the big preda-
tors of the sea, and the species we most value. Their de-
of design, your eyeball and pletion not only threatens the future of these fish and the
common sense are your best fishers that depend on them, it could also bring about a com-
guides. Hang your fixtures plete reorganization of ocean ecosystems, with unknown
low enough to spread useful global consequences."
amounts of light over the Continues on next page
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 10

Energy Express

Adventure Travel to Baja: Having a Whale of a Time

Marilynn Preston
Once you've planned, exe-
cuted and survived an active
vacation — hiking, biking,
kayaking, you decide — a
week on a beach lounger
seems decidedly ho-hum.
Personally, I'm an adventure
travel slut. Show me a back-
pack, and my toes start to tin-
gle. I've been trekking in
Tibet, dog-sledding in Lap-
land, rafting in Costa Rica, bi-
cycling in France, scuba
diving in Mexico — I'll stop
now — and the more adven-
tures I take, the more enthusi-
astic I am about
recommending them to oth-
ers. Others being you, dear
reader.
Why? Because active vaca-
tions are fun, exciting, totally
distracting and sometimes
life-changing. They lure you
into nature, where all the
good stuff happens. Moun-
tains, rivers, forests, deserts
— nature soothes and heals in
a way the blackjack tables at
Caesar's Palace never can.
When you challenge yourself
outdoors — physically, men-
tally, emotionally — you dis-
cover new things about
yourself, including how ef-
fortless it is to wake up at 5
a.m. when nature is calling.
My favorite kind of adventure
is the one I've never had be-
fore, which is why I leaped at
the chance to go whale-
watching in Baja Mexico last
week. It wasn't just whale-
watching — it was amazingly
close encounters with the big
blue whales, the largest ani-
mals to ever live on Earth,
even bigger than the di-
nosaurs. And it wasn't just the
blue whales; it was also a
week of inspired yoga with
two of my favorite teachers,
Tias and Surya Little
(www.prajnayoga.net). And it
wasn't just deep breathing and
oceanic meditation, it was
time on the water with a
wildly enthusiastic whale ex-
pert named, of all things,
Michael Fishbach, founder of
Eco-Interactions
(www.ecointeractions.com).
"These guys are a complete
mystery," Michael says about
his pals, the big blues, after
more than 20 years of re-
search. "Why do they keep
coming back to Baja? When
do they give
birth?
And
where?
There's so
much we
whale is the size of a Volk-
swagen beetle, and their arter-
ies are large enough for a
child to crawl through. They
can swim at speeds up to 30
mph, can dive down to 10,000
feet and can hold their breath
up to an hour. The average
length is 70 to 85 feet, but
they can grow to 100 feet or
more. Their life span is 60 to
70 years, possibly more,
maybe less.
They eat up to 4 tons of krill a
day — tiny, shrimp-like crea-
tures — and saddest fact of
all, they are a seriously en-
dangered species. Thanks to
really don't know." illegal whaling, pollution,
fishing nets, cargo ships and
What we do know about the killer whales, there are only
big blue whales is mind-bog- about 10,000 blue
gling. They weigh whales left on the
up to 150 tons. planet, which is why
The heart of Michael and some col-
a blue leagues started the Great
Whale Conservancy under the
umbrella of Earth
Island In-
stitute.
You can do your part
by visiting
www.eii.org/gwc
and learning
"HHH-A-A-AUHHH" is my
lame attempt to repeat a
sound I'll never forget — the
exhalation of a big blue whale
rising to the surface to take a
breath. Wow. How can I ex-
plain? The blues have a pres-
ence.
Energetically, you feel a mys-
terious connection to an ex-
traordinary being. When they
fluke — their huge tails rising
high in the air as they dive
deep — it feels like a bless-
ing. Blues are notoriously
calm and trusting, neither
threatened nor threatening,
and their brains function more
highly then many of our
elected officials.
Some of the 20 to 30 blue
whales we saw came within
15 feet of our little boat. So
close! I gasped in amazement.
I imagined myself on their
backs, diving deep into my
own fears of the sea. I felt in-
explicably overwhelmed with
joy and gratitude. This never
happens at Disney World.
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about
his campaign, but the best
way to get a feeling
for what magnifi-
"I've fallen in love with these
animals over the years, and I
feel I want to help save them.
To me, it's an honor to see
cent beasts them." — Michael Fishbach
they are is
to do what I was Marilynn Preston — fitness
Marine biologist Sylvia Earle says: "I don't blame the fishermen lucky enough expert, personal trainer and
for this. We, the consumers, have done this because we have a taste to do, and go out with speaker on healthy lifestyle
for fish and 'delicacies' such as shark-fin soup. Our demand for seafood ap- Michael at 6:00 in issues — is the creator of En-
pears to be insatiable ... driven by high-end appetites. I've always be- the morning on ergy Express, the longest-run-
lieved that even when there is only one bluefin tuna left in the sea, the Sea of Cortez — ning syndicated fitness
someone will pay a million dollars to be able to eat it." with the full moon set- column in the country. She
ting on one side of the bay has a website, http://marilyn-
Some seafood can be sustainably farmed. Clams are raised and the blazing Mexican npreston.com and welcomes
in special beds on sandy shores, where their harvest does lit- sun rising on the reader questions, which can
tle to disturb the ecosystem. Oysters and mussels are often raised other. And watch for be sent to MyEnergyEx-
spouts. And just listen. press@aol.com.
in bags or cages suspended off the seafloor, doing little damage as COPYRIGHT 2011 ENERGY EXPRESS, LTD.
they're harvested. Many farmed fish, such as salmon, are grown in
net pens, like cattle in a feedlot. This is as envi-
ronmentally damaging in the ocean as cattle feed lots
are on land. Additionally, mangrove forests have been cut down
and replaced with temporary shrimp farms that supply shrimp to Europe, Japan
and America until the water becomes polluted.

Shawn Dell Joyce is an award-winning columnist and founder of the Wallkill

River School in Orange County, N.Y. You can contact her at Shawn@Shawn-
DellJoyce.com.

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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY with Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery
“Nobody loves me!”
Q: Every now and then, my 5-year-old
daughter cries (usually when she doesn't
get her way) and says things like, "No-
body loves me!" My family has a history
of depression, and I wonder if my daugh-
ter's behavior is normal or if it is a sign
that she is depressed.
Juli: You are wise to be sensi-
tive to signs of depression in your daugh-
ter. However, the behavior you are
describing sounds like a normal 5-year-
old reaction. Children are not as sophisti-
cated in muting their feelings as we are
as adults. That's why they are so much
fun to be with! Within a 10-minute span,
they can experience elation and devasta-
tion, feel love and hatred, and think you
are both the best mom and the worst
mom in the world.
Even so, a 5-year-old can be
depressed, and it's good to know what to
look for. If your daughter were de-
pressed, her feelings would be less situa-
tional. In other words, she would be
down, expressing sad feelings even when
good things are happening around her.
You might also notice changes in ap-
petite and sleep patterns. Depressed chil-
dren sometimes withdraw, get panicky,
and lose interest in things they used to
enjoy. If you consistently notice these
symptoms in your daughter, seek help
from a professional counselor or her pe-
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 11
diatrician.
You also want to be careful not
to overreact when your daughter displays
negative emotions throughout the normal
course of daily life. If you go overboard
with consolation and comfort when she
makes statements like, "Nobody loves
me!" you may reinforce that behavior.
She needs a steady supply of love and af-
fection from you, not just when she is
showing negative emotion.
**
Jim Daly is president of Focus on the
Family, host of the Focus on the Family
radio program, and a husband and father
of two.
Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed
psychologist, co-host of Focus on the
Family, author of several books, and a
wife and mother of three.
Submit your questions to:
ask@FocusOnTheFamily.com
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Jeb Haught
DEVELOPER: Epic
Games/People Can Fly
PUBLISHER: EA
SYSTEM: Sony PlayStation
3 (Xbox 360, PC)
PRICE: $59.99
ESRB RATING: Mature
REVIEW RATING: 4 stars
(out of 5)
Most shooters try to dazzle
players with new environ-
ments and a cool weapon or
two, but they're all still varia-
tions of the same theme.
Whether it's fighting terrorists
in the Middle East or blasting
aliens in space, I'm getting
tired of playing overblown
military shooters. That's why
"Bulletstorm" sets itself apart,
because it reminds players
that they're actually playing a
game.
Right from the beginning,
Grayson Hunt proves that he
isn't fit to lead the ex-peace-
keeping force known as Dead
Echo. His thirst for revenge
kills most of his team and
strands him on an inhabited
planet with only one means of
escape: cooperate with Gen-
eral Serrano, the one man in
the universe that he wants to
kill the most. Apparently,
everyone in the future swears
more than a drunken sailor
describing his mother-in-law,
which makes the serious sto-
ryline seem silly.
"Kill with skill" is the name
of the game, and it means
much more than just accurate
shooting. Budding weapon ar-
tisans earn points for Skill-
shots (taking enemies out in
stylish ways), and these
points are used to upgrade
weapons. Shooting enemies
earns a few points, but it's
more fun to grab them with
your electric leash, kick them
through the air and shoot
them before they hit the
ground. Challenging moves
like this, as well as kicking
enemies into spiked plants or
tossing them into electrical
wires, earn more points and
help keep game play interest-
ing and fun.
Gorgeous visuals, excellent
level design and awesome
physics make the exciting ex-
perience even more enjoy-
able! I find it ironic that
developers People Can Fly
crafted most of the content,
since keeping enemies air-
borne is a major part of game
play. Too bad the online mul-
tiplayer action focuses on
killing A.I. enemies instead of
other players.
"Bulletstorm" would be
nearly perfect if the develop-
ers had just replaced the lame
multiplayer modes with a
lengthier single-player cam-
paign.
'Ys I & II Chroni-
cles'
DEVELOPER: XSEED
PUBLISHER: XSEED
SYSTEM: Sony PSP
PRICE: $29.99
ESRB RATING: Teen
REVIEW RATING: 3 stars
(out of 5)
The Ys RPG series started in
1987 and immediately be-
came popular with hardcore
gamers. As a result, parts one
and two were ported to nearly
every system imaginable dur-
ing the 80s, and remakes were
also made on the PC and Nin-
tendo DS. Now "Ys I and II
Chronicles" has appeared on
the PSP, but unfortunately, the
series hasn't aged well.
Adol lives for adventure, but
he has no idea what's in store
for him when he's washed up
on a strange shore. Merciless
storms and vicious enemies
have left the local village in
shambles, and he's asked to
collect the six books of Ys to
unlock the ancient secrets of
their past. Ys I tasks Adol
with collecting the books and
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 13
eliminating any threats, while
Ys II requires exploring the
land to discover its secrets.
Anyone who has played pre-
vious Ys titles will immedi-
ately notice the
much-improved visuals as
well as the new cut-scenes. In
addition, this version contains
a haunting new soundtrack
that is a pleasure to experi-
ence. NPC dialogue has also
received a considerable boost,
which is important because
they offer hints on where to
go. Ignore the townsfolk, and
you'll find yourself wasting
plenty of time just figuring
out what to do next.
This factor, along with the
horrendous combat, are my
least favorite parts of both
games. Instead of normal
combat with melee weapons,
Adol rushes forth and slams
into enemies to defeat them.
It's anyone's guess if each
enemy can hurt Adol more
than he hurts them, which
shows a total lack of strategy.
The only variation is that he
can flank enemies and hit
them for additional damage.
If players can't beat a certain
part of the game, they must
go off and "grind" enemies
until they reach a higher
level. Yawn!!
I find the third installment on
the PSP, titled "Ys: The Oath
in Felghana," to be much
more enjoyable than "Ys I
and II Chronicles."
REVIEW SCORING
SYSTEM
5 stars = Must Have
4 stars = Pretty Good
3 stars = Above Average
2 stars = Bargain Bin
1 star = Don't Bother
RATINGS KEY
Entertainment Software Rat-
ing Board (ESRB)
E: Everyone
E10-plus: (Everyone 10 and
older)
T: Teen (13 and older)
M: Mature (17 and older)
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By Dr. Tony Johnson
Universal Uclick
I’m the guy you don’t want to
meet in the middle of the
night. No, I am not a mugger,
a thief or a cat burglar — I am
an emergency veterinarian.
Most of my interac-
tions with pet owners end
with something like “Nice to
meet you, thanks for helping
Fluffy, and I hope I never see
you again.” Not because I
lack social skills or have a
crummy bedside manner (I
hope not, anyway), but be-
cause emergency room visits
are rarely pleasant for man or
beast.
Avoiding me — at
least professionally — is the
best option, but you need to
be prepared in any case.
By far the biggest
issue in emergency medicine
is cost. Medical expenses for
emergency room visits can
run into the thousands of dol-
lars. (The highest veterinary
bill I have ever seen was
around $22,000.) That the
cost is a tiny fraction of a
similar visit to the human ER
isn’t that consoling when
you’re having to scramble for
the money.
Pet
insurance for pets is now a re-
ality, and there are several
companies competing for
your business. Even with in-
surance, you should set aside
money every month for the
unexpected. Insurance typi-
cally refunds a portion of
your bill, which means you
still have to pay up front at
the ER.
Here’s what else
you need to know:
♦ Be prepared. You
can turn the odds in your
favor by being prepared for
Preventive, proactive pet care will help to keep your dog or cat
from needing emergency attention.
the unexpected. There’s a
good chance an emergency
will happen: Most pets will
make at least one trip to the
veterinary ER during their
lifetime, so it is best to know
where your local ER is lo-
cated before the need arises.
When you go out of
town, make sure your pet sit-
ter knows how to contact you,
knows your pet’s medications
and knows how far you would
like to go with regard to your
pet’s care. A letter giving
them treatment authorization
will also go a long way to-
ward making the whole expe-
rience go smoothly.
♦ Practice preven-
tive and protective medicine.
Vaccines and spay/neuter de-
cisions are hot topics right
now. From an ER perspective,
though, there are a few points
that everyone should follow:
1. If you have a dog less than
two years of age, get him vac-
cinated against parvovirus.
Most cases of parvovirus are
preventable, and can cost up-
ward of $2,000 to treat,
whether your dog survives or
not (and many don’t).
2. See your veterinarian at
least once a year for a physi-
cal and lab tests. Diagnostic
tests can help spot problems
before they develop, and they
become more important as
your pet ages. If you have a
set of several years’ worth of
normal lab tests, you will also
have a baseline “normal” to
refer to if problems arise.
3. Pay attention to your pet’s
weight, eating and drinking
habits. Just a few extra
pounds can rob your dog of
years of good life! Con-
versely, unexplained weight
loss can be a symptom of
something bad brewing. If
your pet starts drinking more
water or urinating more, this
could be a sign of several
conditions, such as diabetes,
particularly in middle-aged
cats.
4. Use a leash, keep cats in-
doors and dogs fenced in.
Keep tight control on your
dog at all times (even the best
trained dogs their can dash
into traffic when seeing their
sworn archenemy — the
squirrel). And an indoor cat is
far more likely to live late
into his teens than an outdoor
cat.
5. Pet-proof your home. Dogs
and cats explore everything
and assume the world is edi-
ble unless proven otherwise.
Keeping medications and poi-
sons where pets can’t reach
them is a cheap and easy way
to make sure we never get ac-
quainted.
With a little bit of planning, a
little bit of luck and a little bit
of preparation, you can mini-
mize the chance that we’ll
meet. Don’t worry — you
won’t hurt my feelings!
Dr. Tony Johnson is
a member of the Pet Connec-
tion team and an associate
professor of emergency and
critical care medicine at the
Purdue University School of
Veterinary Medicine.
About
Pet
Connection
Pet Connection is produced
by a team of pet-care experts
headed by “Good Morning
America” and “The Dr. Oz
Show” veterinarian Dr. Marty
Becker and award-winning
journalist Gina Spadafori.
The two are also the authors
of many best-selling pet-care
books. Dr. Becker can also be
found at Facebook.com/Dr-
MartyBecker or on
Twitter at Dr-
Marty-
Becker.
 George Varga

New is old and old is new for Eric Clapton, who is now embarked on a North American tour.
At 65, this tireless rock legend is seeking new artistic vistas. As evidenced by his latest album,
2010's "Clapton," he is gaining fresh inspiration by embracing vintage jazz and blues songs
that predate his birth.

Moreover, he is doing so with so much warmth and reverence that it's clear he
has more than nostalgia — if not Georgia — on his mind. ("Georgia On
My Mind" composer Hoagy Carmichael is represented on "Clapton" by
another of his classics, "Rocking Chair.")

"I never liked young kids' music. I like old people's music," the
bearded guitarist, singer and songwriter said upon the release of "Clap-
ton" last fall.

"When I look for what I'm going to listen to, I go back-

ward. Most people are trying to figure out, 'How do
I get in the fast lane, going that way?' I'm going
in the other direction — I want to find the
oldest thing to do." SEE PAGE 19

Playing more classic

blues and jazz songs,
Eric Clapton returns with
a North American tour.
Photo courtesy of Terry
O'Neill.
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 16 - 17
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 18
CINEMARK CIELO VISTA
Gateway West Blvd/Cielo Vista Mall
Schedule good for Friday March 18th
The Lincoln Lawyer R 10:05am 11:25am
1:05pm 2:25pm 4:05pm 5:25pm 7:05pm
8:25pm 10:05pm
Lord Of The Dance 3D RealD 3D Show-
times: 10:25am 1:25pm 4:25pm 7:25pm
10:25pm
Battle: Los Angeles PG-13 Digital Cinema
Showtimes:10:00am1:00pm4:00pm7:00pm
10:00pm Standard Showtimes: 11:30am
2:30pm 5:30pm 8:30pm
Red Riding Hood PG-13 10:30am 1:30pm
4:30pm 7:30pm 10:30pm
The Adjustment Bureau PG-13 10:40am
1:40pm 4:40pm 7:40pm 10:40pm
Beastly PG-13 10:35am 1:35pm 4:35pm
7:35pm 10:35pm
*NO PASSES-NO SUPERSAVERS
CINEMARK 14 - EL PASO
West side of El Paso at Mesa & I-10
Schedule good for Friday March 18th
Limitless PG-13 11:40am 2:25pm 5:10pm
7:55pm 10:45pm
The Lincoln LawyerR 11:00am 1:55pm
4:50pm 7:40pm 10:40pm
Paul R 9:30am 12:10pm 2:50pm 5:30pm
8:10pm 10:50pm
Battle: Los Angeles PG-13 Digital Cinema
Showtimes: 11:05am 1:50pm 4:45pm 7:45pm
10:35pm Standard Showtimes: 8:15pm
11:10pm
Mars Needs Moms PG RealD 3D Showtimes:
9:35am 2:30pm 7:15pm Digital Cinema Show-
times: 12:00pm 4:55pm 9:40pm
Red Riding Hood PG-13 9:45am 12:20pm
2:55pm 5:35pm 8:05pm 10:55pm
Tinseltown
Las Palmas i-10 @ Zaragosa
Schedule good for Friday March 18th
Limitless PG-13 Digital Cinema Show-
times:10:50am 12:00pm 1:40pm 2:45pm
4:35pm 5:30pm 7:15pm 8:30pm 10:10pm
11:15pm
The Lincoln Lawyer R Digital Cinema
Showtimes:11:20am 12:45pm 2:20pm
3:45pm 5:20pm 6:45pm 8:20pm 9:50pm
11:20pm
Paul R Digital Cinema Showtimes:
10:30am 12:05pm 1:15pm 2:50pm
3:55pm 5:45pm 6:50pm 8:35pm 9:35pm
11:15pm 12:05am
Battle: Los Angeles PG-13 Cinemark
XD Showtimes:10:05am 1:00pm 4:00pm
7:00pm 10:00pm Digital Cinema Show-
times:10:55am 11:55am 2:00pm 3:00pm
5:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm
11:55pm
Mars Needs Moms PG RealD 3D Show-
times:11:30am 2:30pm 5:10pm 7:45pm
10:15pm Digital Cinema Showtimes:
10:25am1:20pm3:50pm6:35pm9:30pm
Red Riding Hood PG-13 Digital Cinema
Showtimes:10:45am 12:15pm 1:45pm
*NO PASSES-NO SUPERSAVERS
Premiere Cinemas 6101 Gateway West S.15
Schedule good for 3-18-11
3D MARS NEEDS MOMS- DIGITAL (PG)
11:05a 1:25p 3:45p 6:10p 8:30p 10:50p
CEDAR RAPIDS- DIGITAL (R)
10:30a 12:40p 2:50p 5:00p 7:10p 9:25p
11:35p
DBOX I AM NUMBER 4- DIGITAL (PG-13)
10:30a 1:15p 4:00p 6:50p 9:40p
HALL PASS- DIGITAL (R) 11:00a 1:40p
4:20p 7:00p 9:40p
I AM NUMBER FOUR- DIGITAL (PG-13)
10:30a 11:15a 1:15p 1:55p 4:00p 4:35p
6:50p 7:20p 9:40p 10:00p
JUAREZ: STAGES OF FEAR- 35MM (R)
10:30a 12:45p 3:00p 5:15p 7:35p 9:50p
LIMITLESS - DIGITAL (PG-13)
11:45a 2:40p 5:30p 8:15p 11:00p
MARS NEEDS MOMS- DIGITAL (PG)
10:30a 12:45p 2:55p 5:10p 7:45p 10:05p
EAST POINTE MOVIES 12
I-10 & Lee Trevino Schedule good for 3/18 - 3/24
LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13)
1:25|3:40|5:40|7:50|9:50
MEGAMIND 3D (PG) 12:20|2:35|7:20
NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R) 12:35 2:45 5:00
7:10|9:20
SEASON OF THE WITCH (PG-13) 4:40 9:15
TANGLED 2D (PG) 1:05|3:05|5:20|7:35|9:45
TANGLED 3D (PG) 12:10 2:10 4:20 6:35 8:40
THE FIGHTER (R) 12:15 2:40 5:05 7:30 10:00
Take Me Home Tonight R 9:55am 5:00pm
11:00pm
Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son
PG-13 10:55am 1:55pm 4:55pm 7:55pm
10:55pm
Unknown PG-13 10:20am 1:20pm 4:20pm
7:20pm 10:20pm
Gnomeo & Juliet G 10:15am 4:15pm
7:15pm 10:15pm
Just Go With It PG-13 Digital Cinema
Showtimes: 10:10am 1:10pm 4:10pm
7:10pm 10:10pm
Biutiful R 12:55pm 7:35pm
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Direc-
tor's Fan Cut G RealD 3D Showtimes:
10:45am1:45pm4:45pm7:45pm10:45pm
The Adjustment Bureau PG-13 11:30am
2:15pm 5:00pm 7:50pm 10:30pm
Beastly PG-13 9:50am 12:05pm 2:45pm
5:05pm 7:30pm 9:55pm
Rango PG Digital Cinema Showtimes:
10:45am 1:30pm 4:15pm 7:00pm 9:45pm
Hall Pass R 11:25am 2:05pm 5:00pm 7:35pm
10:25pm
Unknown PG-13 11:35am 2:35pm 5:20pm
8:15pm 11:05pm
Gnomeo & Juliet G 9:40am 11:50am 2:20pm
4:40pm
Just Go With It PG-13 11:15am 2:10pm
5:15pm 8:00pm 11:00pm
3:15pm 4:45pm 6:25pm 7:35pm 9:15pm
10:25pm 12:01am
The Adjustment Bureau PG-13 Digital
Cinema Showtimes:11:00am 1:50pm
4:25pm 7:30pm 10:20pm
Beastly PG-13 Digital Cinema Show-
times: 11:25am 1:55pm 4:30pm 7:20pm
9:45pm 12:01am
Rango PG Digital Cinema Showtimes:
10:15am 11:10am 1:10pm 2:10pm
4:10pm 5:05pm 7:10pm 7:55pm 10:05pm
Hall Pass R Digital Cinema Showtimes:
11:15am2:05pm4:50pm10:30pm
I Am Number Four PG-13 Digital
Cinema Showtimes: 9:20pm12:01am
Gnomeo & Juliet G Digital Cinema
Showtimes: 11:05am 1:25pm 4:15pm
6:40pm
Just Go With It PG-13 Digital Cinema
Showtimes: 1:05pm 4:05pm 7:05pm
10:10pm
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Direc-
tor's Fan Cut G RealD 3D Showtimes:
10:35pm
NO STRINGS ATTACHED- DIGITAL (R)
10:40a 1:20p 4:00p 6:40p 9:35p
PAUL - DIGITAL (R) 10:40a 12:05p 1:30p
2:55p 4:10p 5:35p 6:50p 8:15p 9:30p
11:00p
RANGO- DIGITAL (PG) 10:30a 11:00a
12:00p 1:15p 1:45p 2:45p 4:00p 4:45p
5:35p 6:45p 7:15p 8:30p 9:30p 10:00p
11:00p
THE KINGS SPEECH- DIGITAL (R) 10:30a
1:20p 4:10p 7:05p 10:00p
THE MECHANIC- DIGITAL (R) 10:30a
1:00p 3:35p 6:00p 8:30p 11:00p
THE RITE-DIGITAL (PG-13)
10:45a 1:35p 4:15p 7:00p 9:55p
THE ROOMMATE- DIGITAL (PG-13)
10:50a 1:25p 4:00p 6:30p 9:00p 11:20p
* -- denotes Pass Restricted features
THE GREEN HORNET 2D (PG-13) 12:55 3:10
5:25 7:40 9:55
THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG-13) 12:05 2:25
4:45 7:05 9:25
THE MECHANIC (R) 12:25|2:30|4:30|6:30|8:30
THE RITE (PG-13) 12:30|2:50|5:10|7:25|9:45
TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG)12:00 2:25 4:50 7:15
9:40
YOGI BEAR 3D (PG) 1:15|3:15|4:55|7:00|9:00
Now Showing
Limitless
Open Nationwide 03/18/11
Runtime 105 min
PG-13
Starring Robert De Niro, Bradley
Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Andrew
Howard, Anna Friel
Genre Suspense/Thriller
Synopsis Aspiring author Eddie
Morra suffers from chronic writer's
block, but his life changes instantly
when an old friend introduces him to NZT, a new pharma-
ceutical that allows him to tap his full potential. With every
synapse crackling, Eddie can recall everything he has ever
read, seen or heard, learn any language in a day, compre-
hend complex equations and beguile anyone he meets.
Soon Eddie takes Wall Street by storm, parlaying a small
stake into millions. But, his accomplishments catch the at-
tention of people willing to do anything to get their hands
on his stash of NZT. With his life in jeopardy and the drug's
brutal side effects taking their toll, Eddie attempts to hang
on to his dwindling supply of NZT long enough to outwit
his enemies.
Lord of the Dance
3D
Open Limited 03/17/11
Runtime 107 min
Starring Michael Flatley
Synopsis Millions of people around the
world have been enchanted by Lord of the
Dance. Since its premiere in 1996, it has been captivating au-
diences and critics around the globe and has grossed over
ONE BILLION dollars worldwide. However, no one has ever
had the opportunity to experience the magic, excitement, and
passion by being part of the performance, until now, when
LORD OF THE DANCE is released in 3D for one week only
around March 13th. Lord of the Dance tells a timeless story
based on Irish folklore of good versus evil, and through the
media of dance and music it is understood and appreciated by
every culture. Now, with unprecedented access to Flatley's
performance, moviegoers will get an unparalleled sense of
the scale of the show as never seen before. The spectacular
new set design, lighting, special effects and costumes will
captivate audiences and fans around the world as they behold
the charismatic creator, producer, director and star, Michael
Flatley, dominate the stage and experience the movie event of
the year.
Cedar Rapids
Runtime 86 min
R for crude and sexual content, language
and drug use.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly,
Alia Shawkat, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms
Genre Comedy
Synopsis After the death of his professional
mentor, a small-town, shy, naive Wisconsin
insurance agent must represent his company
at a regional insurance convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
where his mind is blown by the big city experience.
The Lincoln
Lawyer
03/18/2011
Rated: R. Genre: Drama
Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick,
charismatic Los Angeles criminal
defense attorney who operates
out of the back of his Lincoln
Continental sedan. Having spent
most of his career defending
petty, gutter-variety criminals,
Mick unexpectedly lands the case
of a lifetime: defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy who is
accused of attempted murder. However, what initially ap-
pears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off
swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of
manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey,Marisa Tomei,John
Leguizamo,Ryan Phillippe,Michaela Conlin,William H.
Macy,Margarita Levieva,Katherine Moennig,Michael
Paré,Michael Peña
Paul
Open Nationwide 03/18/11
Rating R
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kristen Wigg, Bill
Hader, Jane Lynch. Genre Comedy
Synopsis For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul
has been hanging out at a top-secret military base.
For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass
decides to escape the compound and hop on the first
vehicle out of town -- a rented RV containing Earthlings
Graeme Willy and Clive Gollings. Chased by federal agents
and the fanatical father of a young woman that they acciden-
tally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan
to return Paul to his mother ship. And, as two nerds struggle to
help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts
from misfits to intergalactic heroes.
Battle:
Los Angeles
Open 3-11-11
Runtime 116 min
MPAA Rating PG-13 for sustained and
intense sequences of war violence and
destruction, and for language.
Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Ro-
driguez, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Peña, Ramon Ro-
driguez
Genre Action/Adventure, SciFi/Fantasy
Synopsis For years, there have been documented cases of
UFO sightings around the world - Buenos Aires, Seoul,
France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just
sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is at-
tacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the
world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand
for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine
staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand
as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encoun-
tered before.
 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 19

Eric Clapton PREMIERE

Continued from page 15
That's precisely what he does
MONTWOOD 7
2200 N. Yarbrough
Schedule good for March 18,19,20 & 22
GREEN HORNET (PG-13) 12:40p 3:20p 6:00p 8:50p
record, I was thinking about LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13) 12:15p 2:30p 4:40p 7:00p 9:10p
my grandmother a lot, and NO STRINGS ATTATCHED(R)12:10p 2:35p z 5:00p7:25p
my mother and my uncle," 9:50p

on much of "Clapton." It's Clapton noted last fall.

easily his most relaxed
recorded outing since 1992,
when his all-acoustic "Un-
plugged" album helped
recharge his career (and won
six Grammy Awards in the
process). The focus of "Clap-
ton" is on the songs and his
warm vocals, not the fiery
guitar solos for which he
gained acclaim in the 1960s
with The Yardbirds, John
Mayall's Bluesbreakers and
Cream.
Fourteen songs strong, "Clap-
ton" teams its namesake with,
among others, New Orleans-
bred jazz trumpet giant Wyn-
ton Marsalis, fellow Big Easy
music icon Allen Toussaint
and Trombone Shorty. The
album includes versions of
the jazz standard "Autumn
Leaves" and Irving Berlin's
"How Deep Is the Ocean?"
"When I was making this
"Those were the three chief
influences in my life, and
those were the people I was
singing to, really."
The album also features two
songs popularized more than
70 years ago by jazz
piano/vocal giant Fats Waller,
"My Very Good Friend the
Milkman" and "When Some-
body Thinks You're Wonder-
ful." Then there's "That's No
Way to Get Along," which
was written in the late 1920s
by the Rev. Robert Wilkins
(and provided a template for
the 1968 Rolling Stones song
"Prodigal Son").
Those seeking to hear Clap-
ton's extended six-string for-
ays should look to his
concert, not the new album,
especially since this is his
first tour in recent memory
with a band that doesn't in-
clude a second guitarist. He
has long regarded his per-
formances as an opportunity
to stretch out, instrumentally,
while his albums emphasize
the songs at hand.
"That's something I've always
strived to do," Clapton told
me in a 2005 San Diego
Union-Tribune interview.
"You can only really stretch, I
can only do that now, in con-
cert. I think on record it
would throw everything out
of proportion if one song had
a really long solo and the oth-
ers didn't; the overall picture
gets redefined. If it's an
album of songs, then that has
to be the priority. ...
"When I'm making a record,
we're trying to preserve the
perspective of the piece.
That's the most important pre-
rogative. On stage I have a
TANGLED (PG) 12:05p 2:25p 4:45p 7:00p 9:25p
THE FIGHTER (R) 6:10p 8:45p Schedule good for 3/18 - 3/24
THE MECHANIC (R) 12:25p 2:40p 4:55p 7:15p 9:35p
SUPER STIMULUS
THE RITE (PG-13) 12:00p 2:25p 4:50p 7:15p 9:40p
YOGI BEAR (PG) 12:00p 2:05p 4:10p TUESDAY: $1 DRINK, $1
POPCORN, or $5.00 OFF
much more open approach to ANY REGULAR COMBO
it; it can go anywhere — and ALL SEATS ALL SHOWS
$5.00 EVERY TUESDAY!!
I think it needs to go any-
where." LIMITLESS PG-13 (11:00
FRI-SUN)1:45 4:25 7:00
Eager to delve deeper into the 9:30 (12:10 FRI/SAT)
rich jazz and blues legacies PAUL R (11:30 FRI-
that inspire him, Clapton will SUN)2:00 4:30 7:10 9:45
(12:15 FRI/SAT)
perform April 8 and 9 at New LINCOLN LAWYER R
York's Jazz at Lincoln Center. (11:00 FRI-SUN) 1:50 4:40
He'll be accompanied by a 7:30 10:15
nine-piece band led by Jazz at LORD OF THE DANCE 3D
Lincoln Center artistic direc- PG (11:20 FRI-SUN) 1:50
tor Marsalis, with whom 4:30 7:10 945 12:10
Clapton first collaborated at a (FRI/SAT)
MARS NEEDS MOMS 3D
2003 JALC concert, which PG (10:50 Fri,Sat & Sun)
also featured B.B. King and 1:05 3:20 5:35 7:50 10:05
Willie Nelson. MARS NEEDS MOMS 2D
PG 12:00 2:30 5:05 7:45
That 2003 show found Clap- 10:10
ton and company performing BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
Jimmy Cox's 1923 chestnut PG-13 (11:00 Fri,Sat &
Sun) 12:00 1:45 2:45 4:30
"Nobody Knows You When
5:30 7:15 8:15 10:00 (11:00
You're Down and Out,".. 12:20 FRI/SAT)
Continues on next page
RED RIDING HOOD PG-
13 (11:00 Fri,Sat & Sun)
1:25 4:20 7:00 9:35 (12:00
FRI/SAT)
BEASTLY PG-13 12:00
2:25 5:05 7:30 10:00 (12:15
FRI/SAT)
RANGO PG (10:50 Fri,Sat
& Sun) 12:00 1:30 2:45
4:15 5:30 7:05 8:30 9:50
(11:15 FRI/SAT)
THE ADJUSTMENT BU-
REAU PG-13 (11:00 Fri,Sat
& Sun) 1:40 4:20 7:00 9:40
(12:15 FRI/SAT)
HALL PASS 12:00 2:25
4:50 7:15 9:40 (12:10
FRI/SAT)
JUST GO WITH IT PG-13
(11:00 Fri,Sat & Sun) 1:30
4:10 7:00 9:45 (12:10
FRI/SAT)
GNOMIO & JULIET 3D G
*3D SURCHARGE AP-
PLIES (11:00 Fri,Sat &
Sun) 1:00 3:10 5:20 7:30
9:45 (12:00 FRI/SAT)
MOZART'S “THE MAGIC
FLUTE” LIVE THURSDAY
3/24/2011 @ 1:00 PM
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 20

Calendar of upcoming events for

El Paso/ Southern New Mexico
are from March 18th
thru March 24th. 2011
If you want your upcoming event listed in SPOTLIGHT’S Out & About section, please send all your relevant data by e-mail to:
editorial@spotlightepnews.com

Low Brow Palace —
112 Robinson. Showtime is 8
p.m. and tickets are $8, unless
listed otherwise. Available on
line at ticketbully.com. Infor-
mation: 443-8464.
• Toro Y Moi — The elec-
tronic “chillwave” recording
artist performs Sunday,
March 20, with guests Braids
and Cloud Nothings. Toro y
Moi’s notable songs include
the easy-going “Blessa,” “Ta-
lamak” and “You Hid” from
his 2010 debut album
“Causers of This.” Tickets:
$10.
EPYSO and Billy
Townes — El Paso Youth
Symphony Orchestra, di-
rected by Maestro Phillip
Gabriel Garcia, presents “A
Night on the Town with Billy
Townes” at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
March 18, at Scottish Rite
Temple Theater, 301 W. Mis-
souri. The orchestra will per-
form selected pieces of or-
chestra tunes and feature the
music of Shade Records
recording artist Billy Townes.
Also featured will be musi-
cians from the Modern Ses-
sion Group.
Tickets: $15 ($10 students
with ID). Advance tickets
available at the temple or
from Garcia at 820-2952, pg-
garcia@miners.utep.edu or
shaderec@aol.com. Informa-
tion: 533-4409.
‘Tejano Legends’ —
The Tex-Mex music style tour
is 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19,
at The Plaza Theatre. This
year’s tour features David
Marez, Ram Herrera, and
Shelly Lares backed by Bill
Gallarza and his band. Tick-
ets: $20 and $55, plus service
charge. (Ticketmaster).
‘Vivencias’ — Club de
España, Paso del Norte pres-
ents the flamenco perform-
ance at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 19, at Chamizal Na-
tional Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission: $10 ($5
students). Information: 532-
7372.
One Love Reggae
Music Festival — The
first ever music festival and
canned food drive in honor of
the Bob Marley Movement is
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday,March 20, at Grif-
fin’s Independent Records,
9533 Dyer. The non-profit Directed by Vanessa Keyser.
event features live reggae Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday
music from Border Roots and and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sun-
day. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors,
Radio La Chusma as well as
DJ Nicky Spun, Mr.B @ Yo $7 military and students with
Service Percussion. The event ID). Information: 532-1317,
will also feature a car show, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Texas Honeys live models, The rollicking tale is com-
food vendors and more. Ad- plete with mistaken identities,
mission is one canned good mismatched lovers and travel-
item for area food banks. In- ing doctors.
formation: 850-3868 or
griffinrecords.com. ‘The Somewhat True
Tale of Robin Hood’

Eric Clapton
Continued from page 19
Moody Bible Insti-
tute Male Chorus —
The male chorus from the
.. along with the 1925 Louis Armstrong & The Hot Five 12- Chicago-based institute per-
bar blues "I'm Not Rough" (on which Clapton handled the forms at 6 p.m. Sunday,
guitar part originally done by Lonnie Johnson). March 20, at First Baptist
Church in El Paso, 805 Mon-
"There's no limit for what I can attempt to do," Clapton said tana. Admission is free. Infor-
last fall. "I think the next thing I'd like to do is to play some mation: First Baptist:
Latin stuff, or else go into that New Orleans jazz thing. That
533-1465.
intrigues me, because what I do will fit in there — I can play
The group will also perform
electric guitar as if it were with Louis Armstrong & The Hot
Five. Wouldn't that be great?" at 2 p.m. that afternoon at St.
Paul’s United Methodist
STEVE GADD's PICK-SIX Church, 225 W. Griggs, in
Las Cruces.
Now on tour with Eric Clapton, American drum legend Steve
Gadd first recorded with the English guitar great on Clapton's Speaking Rock En-
1998 album, "Pilgrim." He has since played on at least eight
other Clapton albums and accompanied him on several tours. tertainment Center
Chances are good, though, that many pop-music fans have — 122 S. Old Pueblo Road.
heard Gadd's sublime drumming on some of nearly 1,000 al- Godsmack performs at 9 p.m.
bums he's performed on over the past 40 years. Sunday, March 20. Admis-
sion is free. Ages 18 and
Here are six of the best-known songs that feature Gadd's im- older welcome; 16 and older
peccable percussive touch: for outdoor shows. Informa-
tion: 860-7777 or speaking-
— With Paul Simon: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" rock.com.
— With Steely Dan: "Aja"
— With Rickie Lee Jones: "Chuck E.'s In Love"
— With Van McCoy: "The Hustle" ‘Leading Ladies’ -
— With Leo Sayer: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" Ken Ludwig’s comedy is
— With Al Jarreau: "Spain" March 18-April 9 at El Paso
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- Kids-N-Co. presents a
comic retelling of the famous
outlaw March 20-April 11,
at Kids-N-Co. Performance
Center. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tick-
ets: $7 ($5 children, seniors,
students and active military);
available at the door one hour
before show. Advance reser-
vations accepted for groups of
10 or more. Information: 351-
1455 or kidsnco.org.
“March Madness An-
tiques, Collectibles, Art
& Western Memorabilia
Show&Sale” Saturday-
March 26th, 9am-5pm &
Sunday,March 27th,10am-
4pm. At The El Maida Shrine
Auditorium, 6331 Alabama
Str., El Paso, TX
79904(Near William Beau-
mont Hospital ,Off Fred Wil-
son)Over 160 Tables, Free
Appraisals! Free Parking!
Great Food Concession &
Beer & Wine Bar Both days!
Admis. $3.00 Mili $2.
Info.915-443-0824 or 915-
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SPORTS
Lace Up for Kids —
The Millennium Optimist
Club will host the 5k Run and
1-mile Fun Walk at 8 a.m.
Saturday, March 19, at As-
carate Park. All pre-registered
runners and walkers receive
race t-shirt. Refreshments
available at finish line. Tro-
phy to Overall Male and Fe-
male; medals to Top 3
finishers in male & female
age groups.
Pre-registration: $20 ($25
day of race). Pre-register by
March 15 at raceadventure-
sunlimited.com. Mail-in reg-
istration (through March 11)
to “Millennium Optimist
Club,” c/o 10600 Montwood,
79935. Early packet pickup
noon to 7 p.m. March 18 at
Up & Running, 10600 Mont-
wood. Race day pickup is 7 to
7:45 a.m. at the start line. $1
entry fee at Ascarate Park. In-
formation: 821-2269 or 204-
5504.
Proceeds benefit the club’s
scholarship program and
other local youth projects.
St. Patrick’s Sham-
rock 5K — St. Patrick’s
A.C.T.S. will host the com-
petitive 5K run/walk at 8 a.m.
Saturday, March 19, at St.
Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N.
Mesa. Registration: $20 ages
15 and older; $15 ages 10 to
14 and per person teams of 10
or more; free for age 9 and
younger. Free t-shirt for first
250 registrants. Online regis-
tration at raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Women’s Club His-
toric House
Run/Walk – Woman’s
Club El Paso hosts the 10K
and 5K competitive run and
5K/1 mile fun run and walk at
7:30 a.m. Sunday,March 20,
at the Woman’s Club, 1400 N.
Mesa. Proceeds benefit the
historic clubhouse. Goodie
bags and t-shirts for first 200
participants. Refreshments at
finish line. Registration (by
March 12) $25 10K; $20 5K
events; $15 1-Mile walk. Fees
increase by $5 March 14-19.
No race day registration. In-
formation: Chris Rowley,
478-5663. Online registration
at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Coyote Classic XC
Mountain Bike Race
— The annual race starting
the New Mexico off Road Se-
ries is 10 a.m. Sunday, March
20, at Franklin Mountains
State Park. Race lengths are
16-30 miles, with categories
for expert, sport, beginner and
single speed. Pre-registration
for each race is $25 by March
14; $35 by March 18. USA
Cycling License required;
available for $10. Informa-
tion: Chris, 544-2453,
bikeco1@aol.com or fixe-
donbikes.com. Online regis-
tration at
newmexicosportsonline.com.
Staging area is the Bowen
Ranch Round House; 2.6
miles north of U.S. 54 on
Martin Luther King Jr. (FM
3255).
Packet pick-up is noon to 6
p.m. Saturday, March 19, at
The Bicycle Co., 3800 N
Mesa Suite D-5.
ALSO THIS WEEK
German Spring
Bazaar — The German
Catholic Church of Fort Bliss
hosts its annual bazaar 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 19, at the German
Community Center (Soldaten-
stube), Building 5095 at Fort
Bliss. Hobby craftspeople
will display and sell their var-
ious decorations, handmade
greeting cards, quilts to
woodcraft products. German
bratwurst, waffles, beer, cof-
fee, cakes, pastries and cook-
ies also available. Admission
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 21
is free. Information: 568-0259
or betreuunginelpaso.com.
All proceeds will be donated
to charity organizations to
benefit the following projects
on both sides of the interna-
tional border: Centro Com-
munitario del Espirito Santo
A.C, Centro Santa Catalina
and the colonia in Horizon
City.
Desert View Women
Basket Social — Gift
baskets will be raffled at the
11th annual “Spring Fling”
basket social and charity raf-
fle noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday,March 19, at Desert
View United Church of
Christ, 11160 Montwood.
This year’s theme is “Orient
Express.” Refreshments will
be served during intermission.
Admission: $5 (includes
chance to win up to 12 gift
baskets). Extra tickets are $3.
Information: 593-1169 (Mon-
day through Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.).
CDA Vendor and
Craft Fair — The
Catholic Daughters of Amer-
ica and TNT will host their
monthly craft fair noon to 4
p.m. Sunday, March 20, at
Catholic Daughters Hall, 801
Magoffin, featuring crafts, an-
tojitos and music. The
“Fundraising for a Cause” fair
helps local charities and the
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Foundation. Fairs will be held
monthly through December.
Admission is free. Informa-
tion: 532-1839.
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 22

SOUTHERN demonstrations on the latest

tools and materials, including
NEW MExICO “living green.”

‘World Famous Lip- Southwest Senior There's a distinct levity that comes with the solar transit
into Aries. The vernal equinox brings us back to the open-
izzaner Stallions’ — Expo — The expo for area ing curtain, and a fresh new story is about to begin. This is
a chance to question your own logic and take an objective
The Dancing White Stallions seniors is Friday and Satur- look at your beliefs. You might find that what you took for
granted as "fact" has more to do with the culture in which
perform at 2 and 7:30 p.m. day, March 18-19 at the Las you were brought up than the reality of the matter. Con-
Saturday, March 19, at Cruces Convention Center, sider what is in your heart.
NMSU’s Pan American Cen- 680 E. University Ave. in Las ARIES (March 21-April 19). Some people can't seem to help
ter. The horses have per- Cruces. Seniors can receive but do exactly the opposite of what you tell them to do. Maybe
it's stubbornness or a simple misunderstanding — either way,
formed for more than 26 information on available re- you'll need a backup plan. Try reverse psychology. You'll get
sources in the area such as what you want by asking for the opposite. It doesn't make
million people throughout the sense, but it will work.
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mote yourself and build a relationship at the same time. Not
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ACROSS 8 Speak nonsense guide this relationship to a stable place. But you can only
9 Comedienne Allen
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4 Merger partner of the AFL 10 Dress shape lectible Show — The
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10 “___, amas,...” show is March 19-20, at boss, mentor or partner, or they may come from books or your
Lefty” tory includes the dramatic res-
13 Small shark American Legion Hall, 1185 own head. Weed out any unhelpful noise so that you can eas-
14 Debacle cue of the horses by Gen. ily home in on the best, brightest, most cheerful and loving
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17 Half masks 16 Blackwood’s game George S. Patton, Col. Reed
18 Cupidity 20 Material and the U.S. Army’s 42nd LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will be observed by someone
19 Fasten 22 Trash Squadron at the end of World who will consider how you might fit into an organization or
24 Reproductive cell War II. personal network. Your talents and assets — as well as the
20 Voting district smallest details, like the micro-expressions of your face or the
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47 Stretch out experience the kind of intensity of feeling that is so character-
49 Dr. Alzheimer haps Mountain Living istic of you. You may even feel like your survival is based on
49 Improvise another person. You'll quickly recover, though, and realize that
52 Large org. under Boutros-
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53 Clear 51 East, to Erhard Show — The 9th annual SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have a certain ge-
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55 Fills fowls 52 Coll. Bruin show is March 18-20 at the E. Madrid, in Las Cruces, of casually introducing potentially touchy topics and making
59 Gridiron pitchout 54 Defense acronym Ruidoso Convention Center. with more than 25 dealers. it safe for others to communicate honestly. You stay positive
56 Imbroglio so that you will not trigger any resistance or fear in others.
60 Unaligned More than 200 experts and re- Free appraisals offered and You'll be promoted for these talents this week.
57 Karma
61 Unpublished works tailers from four states present food available for purchase.
62 Marked by thin lines 58 Murdered CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You read signals. You un-
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3 Controlling gp. and art, educational seminars
Sunday, March 20, at
4 Belt and workshops, building and PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). This week you'll be celebrating
NMSU’s Atkinson Music the fact that every human on earth is different. You'll be de-
5 Sunshine line design, gardening and land- lighted when you encounter people whose lifestyles, back-
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7 Edgar or Emmy (575) 646-2421.
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 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 23

IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

A lot of golfers think they ABOUT THE WRITER

should “clear” their front hip,
which usually means to turn it
out of the way, as if hip turn
was a passive, ancillary move
not much related to power —
you clear your hip much as
you would clear the decks of
an aircraft carrier in prepara-
tion for landing a jet fighter.
But there are several prob-
lems with this concept: (1) It is
not a passive event; you don’t
just rotate your hips out of the
way, and (2) The hips don’t
clear around behind you —
they fire at the target line.
The photos below show D.J.
Trahan at this year’s Honda
Classic. In the first photo,
Trahan’s left hip is slightly
lower than the right. At im-
pact, in the second photo, his
left hip is much higher than
his right hip. His hips haven’t
cleared; they have fired. There
Dr. T.J.
Tomasi is a
teaching
professional
in Port St.
Lucie, Fla.
Visit his
Web site at
tjtomasi.com.
is no amble in these hips.
Rather, his core is a source of
power.
Note how Trahan’s left leg
has straightened at impact as
part of the core firing. This
drives the left hip up vs.
around. If the hips simply spin,
there is no efficient energy
dump into the ball.
Also note that in the second
photo, Trahan is no longer in
his sit-down position. When
he loses his crouch, energy
flows down the shaft and into
the ball.
Continues on next page

In the early rounds of this year's Honda Classic, D.J. Trahan

demonstrates the “core-rect” delivery of power to the ball as his hips
(core) fire at the target line. Note how Trahan's left hip goes from being
slightly below his right hip in the photo at left to being much higher in the
photo on the right. It's the tell-tale sign that his hips don't simply turn out
of the way of his swing; they fire energy into his club's impact with the H O M E O W N E R S - R E N T E R S I N S U R A N C E AVA I L A B L E
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BIRDIES AND BOGEYS GOLF SPOKEN HERE

Slammer in
the slammer
Long-hitting Jim Thorpe, who re-
Hard pan refers to areas
cently served time for tax evasion, of ground on the golf course
was not exactly confined in an
Alcatraz-type setting often portrayed
that are extremely hard-
in the movies, nor should he have packed. If you use a wedge
been, since his offense was about as
white-collar as they come. At the
with too much bounce, you’ll
Federal Prison Camp in Alabama, the skull the shot off hard pan.
inmates have a movie theater, a weight
room, basketball courts, swimming
pools and two golf courses. Of course,
inmates do not have access to the
courses, which would be a little much,
but they can work on them. Continued from page 23
Thorpe says he gained 20 pounds,
so apparently he didn’t take Arise from the sit-down position at the right time and
advantage of the weight room, and you’ll feel the shaft bow as the power flows on through.
the food couldn’t Spinning your hips in a vain attempt to clear them is a

Caryn Levy/PGA TOUR

have been too drain on power and accuracy. Unfortunately, there are
bad. Maybe he teachers who demonstrate the correct hip turn by placing
took a cue from a shaft over their hips, then rotating their hips so the shaft
the Paul moves in a circle, all the while explaining how you must
Newman movie clear your hips to make room for the club. At least the
“Cool Hand demonstration matches the concept, but both are wrong.
THORPE I prefer to talk about the core rather than the hips, and as
Luke,” where
Luke ate 50 eggs at one sitting to set we’ll see in next week’s lesson, the core (hips) doesn’t ro-
the prison record. tate to the left of target until well after the ball has gone.
 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 25
ASK THE PRO

Golf will boom because

of the boomers
Q: Somebody told me that golf isn’t down that
much and that it will do even better in coming
years. How can that be true in this downturn? —
D.T.
A: Downturns come just before upturns,
and in golf the biggest source of new, financial-
ly well-heeled golfers is the generation known
as the baby boomers, the teenagers of the ’60s
and ’70s. In this country, it’s said that a boomer
turns 50 every eight seconds. They currently
make up a third of the population (about 78
million), and they are streaming into golf as
they reach an age when the more strenuous
sports lose their appeal.
Golf is healthy, so it’s a good investment of their
DON’T MISS IT
discretionary dollar. The boomers have money and
the need to compete while staying active. These
demographics make them the perfect candidates
for lessons, schools and a host of other golf prod-
ucts, especially how-to golf books.
Golf is a multibillion-dollar industry that will
grow bigger as more boomers hit the links. There
is an endless array of infomercials selling every-
thing from putters that stand up by themselves to
anti-slice drivers, all dedicated to the driving force
behind these products and programs: boomers
who want to play better golf.
(To Ask the Pro a question about golf, e-mail
him at: TJInsider@aol.com.)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK

YipFixx putting aid

This training aid helps with the alignment of your eyes and the
length of your put-
ting stroke. You
line up the ball
with the top bar,
set the stroke
length, and then
make your stroke.
It doesn’t get much
simpler.
I use alignment
tools when I teach
putting, as well as
tees placed strate-
gically in the — Bubba
ground to control Watson, after
the length of the being asked
stroke. This device is all-in-one, and it stows easily in your
bag. Plus you don’t need an engineering degree to assemble it. what he expects
Find out more about the YipFixx at www.startingtimegolf.com. from Rickie
The price is $25. Fowler in 2011
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 26

NEXT SPRINT CUP

Race: Jeff Byrd 500
Where: Bristol Motor Speedway
NATIONWIDE SERIES
Race: Scotts EZ Seed 300
Where: Bristol Motor Speedway
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
Race: Kroger 250
Where: Martinsville Speedway

UP...
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. (ET) When: Saturday, 2 p.m. (ET) When: April 2, 2 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX TV: ESPN TV: SPEED
2010 winner: Jimmie Johnson (right) 2010 winner: Justin Allgaier 2010 winner: Kevin Harvick

By RICK MINTER / Cox Newspapers

Carl Edwards last month
in Phoenix sitting in the
No. 99 Ford, pictured

‘The Fords
below (NASCAR photo)

are back’
(NASCAR photo)

Ford teams make good showing early on; Roush credits shop
mong the trends third win in the past five Concord, N.C., where his Roush agrees that the lat- the judgments that we’d standings.

A that have emerged

after the first three
races of the 2011 Sprint
Cup season is the strength
of the Ford contingent.
Rookie Trevor Bayne
drove the Wood Brothers’
Ford to victory in the season-
opening Daytona 500.
Chevrolet-driving Jeff Gor-
don won the second race at
Phoenix, but Carl Edwards
and his No. 99 Ford roared
back at Las Vegas to get his
races dating back to the final
two events of 2010.
Edwards finished second
to Bayne at Daytona and
won the pole at Phoenix,
where he led 21 laps before
being involved in a crash
with Kyle Busch.
Edwards said after win-
ning at Las Vegas that his
job has been made a lot eas-
ier because of the hard work
going on back at the Roush
Fenway Racing shops in
cars are prepared.
“It’s just a joy to drive
these race cars right now …
” he said. “The Fords are
back, and we’re strong.
That’s due to a lot of work
from [team owner Jack
Roush and crew chief Bob
Osborne] and the guys back
at the shop, [team manager]
Robbie Reiser. Everyone has
worked really well together,
and it’s just great to drive
these race cars.”
est string of success has its
roots back at the shop.
“The team worked espe-
cially hard over the winter
on things that they recog-
nized had been strengths,”
he said. “They tried to make
those stronger. And things
that were lacking a little
bit, they worked extra hard
to try to correct those defi-
ciencies.
“Right now as I look at
our program – except for
make and for somebody
that falls down and for run-
ning over pieces of debris on
the race track – our Fords
have never run better, and I
can’t wait to see how this
year unfolds, so I’m really
excited to see what we have
in front of us.”
This season marks Ed-
wards’ best start since 2008,
when he won a series-lead-
ing nine Cup races and fin-
ished second in the
He said he considers him-
self a better driver now
than he was in ’08.
“The biggest difference
between then and now from
my perspective is … I feel
like I have a better under-
standing of how the sport
works. And I think that I’m
more prepared to use these
fast race cars and do a bet-
ter job to try to win this
championship,” he said.
Continues on next page

‘The Fords
are back’
Continued from page 26
“It’s something that
Jack and I have talked a
lot about over the years.
There is definitely a
process to becoming the
best you can be at this
level because all the guys
are so savvy.
“So I feel like I’m in a
better position now than I
was three years ago to get
all the points we can and
all the wins we can this
year.”
Next up for Edwards
and the Sprint Cup Series
is this weekend’s Jeff
Byrd 500 at Bristol
Trevor Bayne during a
recent visit to the Henry
Ford Museum.
(NASCAR photo)
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1. Tony Stewart
113; Leader
Motor Speedway.
2. Kurt Busch
113; Leader
3. Carl Edwards
106; behind -7
“That’s going to be a
4. Juan Montoya
wild race, it always is,”
Edwards said. “But I be-
106; behind -7
lieve for the reasons we 5. Ryan Newman
were good at Phoenix, I 103; behind -10
think we’ll be pretty good
at Bristol. But you never 6. Paul Menard
really know. 96; behind -17
7. Martin Truex Jr.
“We’ve won two races 95; behind -18
there, so we’ve had good
runs, but we’ve had terri- 8. Denny Hamlin
ble days there, too, but I 95; behind -18
think everyone goes to
9. A.J. Allmendinger
Bristol and just hopes
they have a good points
94; behind -19
day and have a 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
chance to win.” 91; behind -22
11. Mark Martin
91; behind -22
12. Jimmie Johnson
87; behind -26
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Forester - Subaru’s all-weather

Vehicle
In the ever so crazy
sport-utility vehicle market,
some manufacturers opt to make
their SUV bigger than others,
fancier than others or just sim-
ply make their SUV go where
no other vehicle can go. Subaru
on the other hand, chooses a to-
tally different approach. They
resort to keeping their SUV sim-
ple but able and it shows in their
Forester. form, the Forester has a class- good thing. Unfortunately, it
leading 8.7 inches of ground also tends to be a little on the
The Subaru Forester may look clearance – which comes in boring side.
like a wagon to some and an handy when having to negotiate
SUV to others. It is really a through deep snow or climb up In the back, the Forester has a
combination of both, providing a trail. And being a Subaru, all- 60/40 split fold-down seat and
a car-like ride with SUV capa- wheel drive is standard on every seating for three. The rear has
bilities. Having gone through a Forester. an easy to lift rear gate that has
full redesign in 2009, the a low load height, which is great
Forester sports a rounded box Slide inside the Forester and the for loading in groceries or
look with squared off corners feeling is more car-like than camping gear. And you will be
and tall glass – a far cry from SUV. The front seats are sup- able to pack a lot in there, for
what the competition is pushing portive and comfortable and the the Forester can take in 33.5
out these days, with a rounded gauges are nicely arranged in cubic feet of cargo space behind
look and low side windows. the instrument cluster. The cen- the back seat. Fold the back
The Foresters styling cues, ter console houses big, easy to seats down and that increases to
while not the most elegant, pro- use controls and there are plenty an impressive 68.3 cubic feet.
vide for excellent outward visi- of storage bins – something I’m
bility. real big on. Everything in the Pop the hood, and you will find
Forester is very straightforward one of Subaru’s signature en-
Even with its car-based plat- and easy to access – which is a gines – a horizontally opposed -
flat 2.5 liter four-cylinder.
Choose one of the three 2.5X
trim packages and the engine
puts out 170 horsepower and
170 ft-lbs of torque. But opt for
one of the three 2.5XT packages
and an intercooled turbocharger
is added, bumping horsepower
up to 224 and torque up to 226.
Without the turbo, the Forester
can be had with a manual or an
automatic transmission. With
the turbo, the Forester only
comes with the automatic,
which, by the way, is only a
four-speed.
By The Numbers:
I found my 2.5XT Touring, the
2011 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT top trim level, to be extremely
easy to live with. Rated at get-
Base Price: $29,995.00
ting 19 mpg in the city and 27
Price as Tested: $30,768.00 mpg on the highway, the
Layout: front-engine / all-wheel drive (AWD) Forester is not as thirsty as other
Engine: 2.5 liter DOHC Intercooled Turbo 4-cylinder SUVs, which makes it easier on
Transmission: 4 - speed automatic the buyer’s pocketbook when at
Horsepower: 224 hp the gas pump – important these
Torque: 226 ft-lbs torque days with the continued rise of
EPA Fuel Economy:19 city / 24 highway mpg fuel.
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2011 season off to ‘dynamic start,’ says France
Jeff Gordon broke a 66-race winless streak last
month in the second race of a new season, which
shows tentative signs of improvement for the sport
overall. (NASCAR photo)
NASCAR chairman Brian France of-
fered an early season update on the state
of the sport during a teleconference last
week, telling reporters that the Sprint Cup
Series is off to a strong start.
He said the 2011 season started “with a
very dynamic Daytona 500, having a really
young star born, having the iconic 21 Wood
Brothers team in Victory Lane, with 74
lead changes, very interesting way the
competition played out during the Daytona
500.”
From there it was on to Phoenix, where
Jeff Gordon broke a 66-race winless streak
and another record was set for lead
changes, along with improved attendance
and TV ratings compared to last year.
“Obviously, the competition has never
been better,” France said. “That’s been
brewing in terms of going in the right di-
rection for a number of months, dating
NOTEBOOK
Busch makes drag race debut
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch had an
impressive debut in the NHRA’s Pro
Stock division, even
though he lost in the
first round of elimina-
tions at the Gatorna-
tionals in Gainesville,
Fla.
Busch, driving a
Dodge Avenger, quali-
fied 12th, an accom-
plishment in itself for
his first professional
drag race. But he lost a close race with
Erica Enders.
He was a little slower that Enders
leaving the starting line and was unable
to make up the difference.
His reaction time of .049 seconds was
a tick slower that Enders’ .021, but his
elapsed time of 6.541 seconds was al-
SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS MARCH 18, 2011 PAGE 29
back well into last year where, as you cited or too down.” their skills. It’s not just giving them the
know, we made a number of changes in the France also weighed in on one of the ini- opportunity, it’s giving them the right op-
new car, which is not a new car anymore, tiatives close to his heart – the sport’s di- portunity.
but to get the car racing as good as we pos- versity program. “I will tell you Darrell Wallace is a young
sibly can.” “We’ve had to change the program to African-American driver that’s winning.
But France didn’t try to say that every- maximize it,” he said. “We’ve ended up He’s doing that now.
thing was rosy again. partnering up with Revolution Racing, “We’re going to have a breakthrough in
“There are still some challenges for us which has given some of these talented, di- that area. It’s going to be on my watch, and
and for many, many sports, many compa- verse drivers a better opportunity to show I’ll be very proud of that when that occurs.”
nies with still an uncertain outlook
for the economy,” he said. “As we said
all along, we’re not economists, we’re
not building around a doom-and-
gloom, robust economy, we’re doing
what we think we need to do in gen-
eral terms.”
One issue hanging over the sport is
rising fuel prices, which could impact
attendance, since a great many race
fans drive to races. “Obviously fuel
prices are never helpful to our fans or
anybody who needs to drive to an
event, or anywhere,” France said. “So
those things are always out there.”
It was pointed out to France that
while early season ratings are up sub-
stantially over last year, they’re not
that much different from 2009.
“I’ve always said ratings are a func-
tion of many things: the competition,
how you’re viewed at the time by the
fan base in a given moment, how the
actual race is playing out,” he said.
“There are all kinds of things that go
into it.
“No one around here is celebrating.
We’re obviously pleased we’re up dra-
matically in our ratings, but we know
that is an ebb-and-flow thing. We’re
focused on a lot of things that will
give us growth down the road. We’re
going to work on those, not get too ex-
most the same as Enders’ 6.538. His top
speed was 211.59 miles per hour; hers
was 211.69.
“It was the best graph we’ve put to-
gether in all of our testing, in all of our
rounds here in Gainesville,” Busch told
reporters. “We hit all the shift marks.
We just came up short.”
He said coming up short in drag rac-
ing – he came up about 10 feet short at
the finish line – isn’t quite the same as
it is in NASCAR.
“What’s amazing is just three hun-
dredths of a second in this game of drag
racing puts you back in the trailer,” he
said. “This is a tough sport. I have much
more respect after showing up in
Gainesville and doing all the test runs.
“I wish I had more time to do NHRA
racing. This is a lot of fun.”
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Forester ... NUMERICALLY

Continued from page 28

Around town the turbo powered Forester had far more

than enough grunt to scoot in an out of traffic, and the
four-wheel independent suspension did a fantastic job
SPEAKING
Laps led by Kyle
in providing a car-like ride. And the Subie will oblige
to any road conditions that may come its way, thanks
to its impressive all-wheel drive system. If there was
1,218 Busch in last 12
Sprint Cup races at Bristol, top
any complaint to the ride of the Forester it would have among drivers
to be that it was a little noisy than most SUVs.

When it comes to safety, every Forester comes loaded

with plenty of features like front-seat side airbags and
front and rear side curtain airbags. Traction control,
4,899 Laps run in the
top 15 by Jeff
Gordon in the last 12 Cup races at
stability control and electronic brake force distribution Bristol, the most of any driver
is also standard on all Foresters.

Laps run in the

Subaru has aimed the Forester at those people that
want a functional, all-wheel drive vehicle that drives
like a car – yet won’t break the bank. That’s a task
2,662 top 15 by Carl
Edwards in the
that the Forester handles quite easily.
last 12 Nationwide series races at
-- Christopher A. Randazzo Bristol, leading all drivers

NOTEBOOK
Another Truck win for
9 Points separating Truck series
points lead Matt Crafton and
fifth-place Johnny Sauter

Kahne
Considering his personal record in the Camp-
ing World Truck Series, Kasey Kahne might
want to think about competing more often.
Kahne drove a Toyota owned by fellow Sprint
Cup driver Kyle Busch to victory last Saturday
at Darlington Raceway. It was his second truck
win at Darlington in two truck starts and his
third in the series in just four career starts. He
finished second to Elliott Sadler at Pocono in the
one race he didn’t win.
At Darlington, Kahne led 95 of 147 laps and Kasey Kahne driving the No. 18 Toyota truck to victory
held off Todd Bodine and Ron Hornaday Jr. at this weekend at Darlington. (NASCAR photo)
the finish to seal the win.
the wall. We had a good run down the back and
“I came here this weekend wanting to win …
some good laps after that.”
that was the plan,” Kahne said in his winner’s
Kahne and others noted that there was a sur-
interview, adding that he had to work hard for
prisingly strong crowd at Darlington for a stand-
the victory in the closing laps. “This is a tough
alone truck race. The official estimate was
series. These guys do an awesome job, and that
20,000 fans.
restart there with Todd [Bodine] … our truck
“The crowd here was great tonight,” Kahne
was really good once I could get rolling. He tried
said. “It was a lot of fun to race in front of such a
to get me all the way up to the wall and I think
good crowd. I love Darlington. This is an awe-
he got himself loose by trying to squish me into
some race track.”
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