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Environmentalists Target Battery Maker
Rayovac for Bad Record on Recycling
Texas group leads the effort to press number 3 battery
maker to catch up to competitors
Texas Campaign for the EnvironmentTCE, a nonprofit,
grassroots group known for its work on electronic waste
recyclinghas announced a campaign to press Rayovac,
a major battery manufacturer, to step up their efforts on
recycling and waste reduction. The group asked Rayovac
in May to begin taking back their batteries for recycling.
Rayovac has refused to join other battery makers such as
Duracell, Energizer and Panasonic in new efforts to recy-
cle batteries, and in fact encourages consumers to simply
throw their batteries in the trash. Now TCE has been
joined by 26 other organizations from across the country
calling on Rayovac , to provide recycling for their batter-
ies in Texas, as they do in Europe.
Rayovac is way behind their competitors when it comes
to offering solutions for battery recycling, and its past
time for them to join these efforts toward sustainability,
Robin Schneider, Executive Director of Texas Campaign
for the Environment said. We want them to take back
their batteries for recycling, to set meaningful goals for
these collections and to support legislation which would
create a level playing field for battery recycling. These
solutions have worked for electronics in Texas and a vari-
ety of other products nationwide, and now we want Ray-
ovac to help make it a reality for batteries.
Rayovac is one of the four largest manufacturers of sin-
gle-use batteries. Duracell, Energizer and Panasonic have
all taken steps towards establishing battery takeback recy-
cling for consumers. These companies formed the Corpo-
ration for Battery Recycling, but Rayovac pulled out of
the group and instead instructs its customers to dispose of
their batteries in the household trash. Single-use batteries
are banned from disposal in California and Europe, and
are considered universal waste by the EPAa category
of widely produced, potentially hazardous products which
should be kept out of normal disposal streams whenever
possible. Rayovac also produces rechargeable batteries
which are toxic and even more widely banned from dis-
posal.
Texas Campaign for the Environment privately called
upon Rayovac, as well as lighting manufacturers Philips,
GE and Sylvania to change their policies in May, and
Rayovac, Philips and Sylvania responded with a refusal
in June. Most modern lighting is also toxic, and manufac-
turers have also declined to offer their consumers respon-
sible solutions for disposal or recycling. TCE was joined
in their public response by organizations from 11 states,
including:
Recycle Worlds Consulting, based in Madison,
Wisconsin
Clean Water Action Council of Northeast Wis-
consin
Northeast Wisconsin Zero Waste Coalition
ReThink Wisconsin, a University of Wisconsin-
Madison student group
Nothing Left to Waste, based in Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Eureka Recycling, based in Minneapolis, Min-
nesota
Michigan Clean Water Action
the New Jersey Environmental Federation
Rhode Island Clean Water Action
Massachusetts Clean Water Action
California Clean Water Action
The Product Policy Institute, a national organ-
ization headquartered in Rockland, Maine
Safe Minds, a national organization headquar-
tered in Huntington Beach, California
Citizens Campaign for the Environment,
based in Farmingdale, New York and Hamden,
Connecticut
Clean and Healthy New York, based in Al-
bandy, New York
Vermont Public Interest Research Group,
based in Montpelier, Vermont
Zero Waste Detroit
CRADLE2, based in Augusta, Maine
Sustainable Energy and Economic Develop-
ment (SEED) Coalition, based in Austin, Texas
Basel Action Network, an international organi-
zation based in Seattle, Washington
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
(GAIA), an international organization based in
Berkeley, California
Electronics Takeback Coalition, based in San
Francisco, California
International Campaign for Responsible Tech-
nology, based in San Jose, California
Eco-Cycle, based in Boulder, Colorado
TCE hopes to bring groups from around the country to-
gether in a widespread, creative campaign to change the
companies policies. The group was previously successful
in pressuring computer-maker Dell, Inc. into offering
takeback recycling, and went on to successful campaigns
against a number of major computer and TV makers.
These campaigns culminated in state legislation in 2007
and 2011 providing for guaranteed manufacturer takeback
for computers and televisions in the state of Texas.
We are not afraid to take on big companies that are
doing too little for the planet, Schneider said. We are
also excited when we get to move from opposition to co-
operation, and we expect that Rayovac and the lighting
companies will make changes sooner rather than later.
Until then, we intend to organize support to hold these ir-
responsible companies accountable.
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New Media King?
Up until a few
years ago no one knew
whom Jeff Bezos, founder
and CEO of Amazon.com
was, today he is well
known not only because of
Amazon and the countless
other products and serv-
ices he has developed such
as the popular Kindle e-
reader or the streaming
movie service or the huge
cloud hosting products and
services offered by Ama-
zon. Now Bezos will be
the sole owner of The
Washington Post and other
affiliated publications
after the $250 million sale
announcement on Monday.
The sale is expected to of-
ficially close later this
year. The purchase was
made solely by Bezos and
does not involve Amazon.
I, along with Katharine
Weymouth and our board
of directors, decided to
sell only after years of fa-
miliar newspaper-industry
challenges made us won-
der if there might be an-
other owner who would be
better for the Post (after a
transaction that would be
in the best interest of our
shareholders), said Post
Chairman and CEO Don-
ald Graham in a press re-
lease. (The Graham family
has owned a controlling
stake in the Post since the
1930s.) Jeff Bezos
proven technology and
business genius, his long-
term approach and his per-
sonal decency make him a
uniquely good new owner
for the Post.
The deal includes the
Washington Post, as well
as the Express newspaper,
the Gazette Newspapers,
Southern Maryland News-
papers, Fairfax County
Times, El Tiempo Latino
and Greater Washington
Publishing.
The Washington Post Co.
will keep Slate magazine,
TheRoot.com and Foreign
Policy, as well as its Ka-
plan for-profit education
division and its broadcast
and cable operations.
In a letter to the Post staff,
Bezos wrote:
There will of course be
change at The Post over
the coming years. Thats
essential and would have
happened with or without
new ownership. The Inter-
net is transforming almost
every element of the news
business: shortening news
cycles, eroding long-reli-
able revenue sources, and
enabling new kinds of
competition, some of
which bear little or no
news-gathering costs.
There is no map, and
charting a path ahead will
not be easy. We will need
to invent, which means we
will need to experiment.
Our touchstone will be
readers, understanding
what they care about
government, local leaders,
restaurant openings, scout
troops, businesses, chari-
ties, governors, sports
and working backwards
from there. Im excited
and optimistic about the
opportunity for invention.
Only time will tell how
this purchase will pan out,
but if any indication
shows the new Washington
Post will certainly be a big
portion of the digital news
world. If all fails then
whats $250 million to a
billionaire anyway?
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El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department Presents
Melodies at the Park
Summer 2013
August 18th
Armijo Park 710 E. Seventh Street
(79901)
April Ticket Duo
August 25th
Salvador Rivas Park 12480 Pebble Hills
(79938)
Sobredosis del Sabor
FREE
ADMISSION
All Concerts 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Information
(915) 544-0753 or (915) 252-9031
What We Dont Know about Foreclosure
Practices May Still Hurt Us
By Amy Bennett, and Angela Canterbury
We already know that
federal regulators have under-
mined accountability for the
systemic and widespread
abuses by mortgage servicing
companies. In another disturbing
development, the Federal Re-
serve and the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) are refusing to turn over
information to Members of Con-
gress that could help them pre-
vent such abuses from happening
again.
A recent study of the Independent
Foreclosure Review (IFR)
process by the Government Ac-
countability Office (GAO) cited
significant flaws, including a lack
of transparency, in the design and
implementation of the process.
The IFR process was created in
2011 because several mortgage
servicing companies and their af-
filiates were found to have regu-
larly engaged in questionable,
unsafe, and even illegal practices.
People who lost their homes or
were in danger of losing their
homes through foreclosure in
2009 and 2010 could use the
process to ask for an independent
review of the action, and could
be compensated if the review
found they had suffered financial
injury due to an error or other
problem. Before any payouts
were made, though an agreement
between federal bank regulators
and 13 mortgage service
providers ended the IFR review
process for all but a handful of
these companies.
A few of the serious concerns
raised by the GAO are the quality
of work done by some of the in-
dependent reviewers and the fact
payouts are not correlated with
the actual amount of financial
harm. In addition to raising these
issues, the GAO concluded that a
lack of transparency about the
process undermined confidence
in its findings. Despite the
GAOs conclusions, however, the
Fed and the OCC have decided to
double down on the secrecy sur-
rounding the process: refusing re-
quests by Senator Elizabeth
Warren (D-MA) and Representa-
tive Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
for information about the IFR
process, and about specific viola-
tions of lawincluding wrongful
foreclosures, excessive fees, and
fraudulent affidavits filed in
court.
During the IFR process, about
800,000 files were identified for
review. This is a dry and techni-
cal way to say that there was rea-
son to suspect that about 800,000
people and their families were
hurt by the mortgage servicing
industrys practices. And, as we
all know too well, the damage
caused by these questionable and
illegal actions extends well be-
yond just the people who lose
their home. Foreclosures pull
apart communities and can lower
property values for the entire
neighborhood.
Why would the Federal Reserve
and the help the mortgage servic-
ing industry keep secret informa-
tion about the systemic and
widespread practices that con-
tributed to the near meltdown of
the financial industry in 2008?
And why would they refuse to
help Members of Congress who
are interested in preventing the
same kind of abuses from hap-
pening again?
The reasons cited by the Fed and
the OCC for not turning over the
requested information are spe-
cious. According to an April 10
letter sent by Senator Warren and
Representative Cummings to Den
Bernanke and Thomas Curry, re-
spectively the heads of the Fed
and OCC, their staff cited their
obligation to prevent disclosure
of confidential supervisory bank
examination information. Staff
for the Fed and the OCC also re-
ferred to documents about illegal
practices by a mortgage serving
company as a trade secret. As
the letter concisely states, how-
ever, Breaking the law is not a
corporate trade secret.
The Fed and the OCCs decision
to deny a Congressional request
for information suggest that they
are acting less as regulators of
the financial sector than as pro-
tectors of industry. Considering
that in the wake of the financial
crisis, critics often pointed to the
seemingly cozy relationship be-
tween government regulators and
the sector they were supposed to
be overseeing, it is time for the
Fed and the OCC to rethink their
stance. Complying with the re-
quest for information is the best
way to make sure those mortgage
servicing companies that irre-
sponsibly damaged lives and
communities by engaging in ille-
gal acts are held accountable, and
to make sure similar practices do
not happen again.
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Bennett is the Assistant Director
of OpenTheGovernment.org and
Canterbury is the Director of
Public Policy of Project On Gov-
ernment Oversight POGO
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El Paso Museum of History Presents
The Missions of Spain in
the Borderlands Lecture Series
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tory, located at 510 North
Santa Fe Street, is pleased to
present The Missions of Spain
in the Borderlands Lecture Se-
ries which will complement
the current Fourth Wall of Gi-
ants on display. On Saturday,
August 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
join Dr. Lorenzo Candelaria as
he gives an illustrated talk on
Mission Music in the Francis-
can Southwest. This program
is being made possible in part
with a grant from Humanities
Texas, the state affiliate of the
National Endowment for the
Humanities and is free and
open to all.
Today, music is an integral
part of any church service. But
what was done for music in
the early missions? This fasci-
nating illustrated lecture will
present an overview of how
the Franciscan Order used
music and dance to overcome
cultural barriers in the
Catholic education of native
communities in what is now
the American Southwest. The
presentation begins by looking
at music and dance in the mis-
sions of Mexicos central val-
ley and extends northward
through El Paso, Texas and to-
ward Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dr. Lorenzo Candelaria is pro-
fessor of music at the Univer-
sity of Texas at Austin. His
research focuses on Catholic
music in sixteenth-century
Spain and its subsequent im-
pact on devotional cultures in
Latin America and the south-
western United States. Dr.
Candelaria is an accomplished
violinist, an active lecturer,
and author. His recent books
include American Music: A
Panorama and The Rosary
Cantoral: Ritual and Social
Design in a Chantbook from
Early Renaissance Toledo. He
is currently writing a book ti-
tled Music in Early Mexican
Catholicism.
For more information and to
reserve a seat, contact Sue
Taylor at 915.351.3588 or tay-
lorsl@elpasotexas.gov.
Arts and
Crafts
Fair
at Veterans
Recreation
Center
Who: El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department
What: Arts and Crafts Fair
When: Saturday Au-
gust 17, 2013 (9:30 a. m.
1:30 p.m.)
Where: Veterans Recreation
Center, 5301 Salem St.
The event is free to the public
and vendor space is available
for $5.
Information
Tracy Flores - (915)
821-8909
El Paso, Texas - The City of
El Paso Parks and Recre-
ation Department will host
an Outdoor Adventure Camp
starting at 4:00 p.m. on
August 9, 2013 through Sat-
urday, August 10th conclud-
ing at 10:00 a.m. at Galatzan
Park, 650 Wallenberg Dr.
The Family Camp Out will
have games, swimming,
(next door at Leo Cancellare
Memorial Aquatic Center)
and much more. The regis-
tration fee is $5 per child (17
years of age and younger)
and $10 per adult (18 years
of age and older).
Registration will remain open
until all spots are filled. All
families must provide their
own tents, food, drinks, (no
alcohol) and supplies. Camp
spaces in the park will be on
a first come first served
basis
Registration is available on-
line at
www.elpasotexas.gov/parks
or at any Recreation Center.
There is no minimum age,
however all children must
be supervised by an adult at
all times.
Information (915) 544-0753
August Outdoor
Adventure Camp Out
Family Camp Out at Galatzan Park
on August 9, 2013
On Friday August 16, 2013
From 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
At: El Papalote ICDC (1101 E.
Schuster Ave.)
Children with Special Needs are
FREE.
Scholarships available for Sib-
lings.
Must call to reserve your slot at
(915) 544-8484 and ask
for Norma Perez or Gilda Lopez.
Please bring $2 (cash exact change
please) per child for pizza, or bring
their own dinner.
This is made possible by the Texas
Department of State Health Serv-
ices- Children with Special Health
Care Needs
GENETICS & Visual
Impairments
Presentation
By
Juan Angel Jasso, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Medical Genetics
On
Wednesday August 28, 2013
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
at
Paso del Norte Childrens Development Center
1101 E. Schuster Ave.
Please call 915-544-8484 or email to
norma.perez@pdnchildrens.org
to confirm your participation.
This presentation is FREE!
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Enjoy the Citys heated indoor year-round pools!
AQUATIC CENTER SCHEDULES June 8, 2013 August 18, 2013
Schedules are subject to change based on utilization,
availability of certified lifeguards, or
unexpected maintenance.
Swimming: Its a Life Preserver
STAY FIT ALL YEAR LONG!
For information call: 915-544-3556
www.elpasotexas.gov/parks/aquatics.asp
The Calavera Coalition is looking
for artists to submit original artwork
for the 2013 Dia de los Muertos on
the Mesilla Plaza official t-shirt and
poster design. Artists of all ages
and regions are eligible. All work
submitted for consideration must
reflect the spirit and celebration of
El Dia del los Muertos. Artwork
must be in a BLACK AND
WHITE format and in pen and
ink line art with the understanding
that their work must be EASILY
CONVERTED for screen printing.
The winner will receive one free
booth space for Mesillas Dia de
los Muertos on the Plaza 2013,
valued at $175.
Entries should be submitted on a
CD or through e-mail as JPEG or
PDF files. Files must be accompa-
nied by a list detailing artwork title,
size, a brief description and artists
name, e-mail address, mailing ad-
dress and phone number. Deadline
to receive submissions is August
27, 2013. Digital files can be e-
mailed to
calaveracoalition@q.com. CDs can
be mailed to P.O. Box 1308,
Mesilla, NM 88046. The Calavera
Coalition is a not-for-profit organi-
zation and all proceeds from t-shirt
sales will be donated to charity.
call for artists 2013
Dia de los muertos
Recycling Update:
Recycle Your
Phone Books
El Paso, Texas The City of El Paso Environmental Services
Department reminds the public to recycle their obsolete phone
books.
On average, we receive two phone books per year due to the
variety of companies publishing telephone directories. To keep
phone books from ending up in the landfill, unwanted phone
books should be recycled at the curb in your blue bin or at a
Citizen Collection Station (CCS), also known as drop-off sites.
The drop-off sites are located
at:
4501 Hondo Pass
2492 Harrison
121 Atlantic
4200 Delta
1034 Pendale
Phone books that are recycled are commonly turned into
new telephone directories, roofing surfaces, insulation mate-
rials, grocery bags and other paper products.
The Citys Curbside Recycling Program also accepts these
paper products: paperback and hardback books; empty card-
board egg cartons; magazines; catalogs; frozen food boxes;
junk mail; newspaper; cereal boxes; envelopes; flattened
cardboard boxes; office paper; and mixed colored paper. You
can also recycle metals and plastics. Learn more visit:
www.RecycleElPaso.org
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 7
STARS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EXPANDS TO EL PASO AND
WILL WELCOME GENERAL
COLIN POWELL IN OCTOBER
Stars Scholarship Fund is proud to announce that the
first annual El Paso Extravaganza will feature 65th Sec-
retary of State, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) on
Wednesday, October 16, 2013. General Powell is a
member of the board of directors of the Council on For-
eign Relations. He is on the Executive Leadership Cabi-
net of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and is the
Honorary Chairman of the education center for the Viet-
nam Veterans Memorial. He also serves on the board of
the Smithsonian Institutes African American Museum
of History and Culture.
His autobiography, My American Journey, was a best
seller and has been published in more than a dozen dif-
ferent languages. His second book, It Worked For Me,
reveals the lessons that shaped his life and career and
was an instant best-seller when it was published in May
2012.
The 2013 Stars Extravaganza is a private event. We in-
vite local businesses to support our initiatives by be-
coming sponsors of the 2013 El Paso Extravaganza. Our
sponsors will enjoy the benefits of attending the Extrav-
aganza, which includes a private event prior to the pres-
entation by General Powell on Diplomacy: Persuasion,
Trust & Values and year round media exposure. Stars
expenses are underwritten by L&F Distributors and An-
heuser-Busch, enabling Stars Scholarship Fund to direct
100 percent of every dollar contributed by sponsors to-
wards student scholarships.
This years event will be the 1st Extravaganza held in El
Paso. The Stars Extravaganzas have historically been
held in Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley and in Corpus
Christi. Previous presenters for our events have in-
cluded Seth Meyers, Karl Rove and Steve Forbes.
Stars Scholarship Fund is proud of the partnerships that
have been formed with hundreds of businesses, organi-
zations, colleges and universities since inception in
2002. Together our joint efforts have helped raise nearly
$19 million and assisted 9,199 students from our com-
munity receive a higher education through scholarships.
Stars Scholarship Fund is proud to expand in to El Paso
this year and to serve the students of west Texas.
The 2012 Stars Extravaganzas held in the three markets
proved to be extremely successful. The funds that were
raised will translate to $2.3 million in scholarships to
assist 1,100 students for the 2013/2014 academic year.
The number of scholarships Stars Scholarship Fund can
award is directly related to the success of our Extrava-
ganzas, therefore we strive to ensure each Extravaganza
is better than the last. With the addition of the El Paso
Extravaganza, Stars Scholarship Fund will be able to as-
sist more students for the 2014/2015 academic year
from both south and west Texas.
To become a sponsor of the 2013 Stars Extravaganza in
El Paso or for more information on the Stars Scholar-
ship Fund, please visit our website at
www.StarsScholarship.org.
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 8
Department, Partners Release Community Health Assessment
Initiative works to assess and improve health in El Paso
El Paso, Texas The City of El
Paso Department of Health, in
collaboration with several com-
munity partners has released
the final Community Health
Assessment and Improvement
Plan 2013. The Community
Health Assessment (CHA) is a
systematic method to identify a
communitys unmet health
needs. The improvement plan
addresses those needs through
collaborative initiatives.
Some of the key findings and
initiatives to address those find-
ings include the
following:
Overweight, Obesity,
and lack of Physical
Activity
El Paso ranks 50% higher in
the number of physically inac-
tive adults (28%) compared to
the State of Texas (19%).
El Paso County has a higher
percentage of overweight adults
(38.7%) than Texas (36.5%)
and the U.S. (36.3%).
In 2010, El Paso County had a
rate of 5.8% recreation and fit-
ness facilities per 1,000 people,
lower than Texas 7.2% and
U.S. 9.7% rates.
Effects of lack of physical ac-
tivity The centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
state that as weight increases to
the levels of obesity, the risk
for health conditions also in-
creases. These include: coro-
nary heart disease, cancer
(endometrial, breast, colon),
high blood pressure, stroke,
liver disease, and osteoarthritis.
Initiatives include establishing
and promoting Move! El Paso
trails throughout the City, host-
ing an annual city-wide walk,
partnering with local restau-
rants to develop healthy menus,
and establishing community
vegetable gardens.
Heavy Alcohol
Consumption including
Binge Drinking
16% percent of El Paso
County residents report heavy
alcohol consumption; this is
above the Texas average of
13.1% and similar to the U.S.
average.
One of the main local treat-
ment facilities reported, in a 5
month period, 48% of males
identified alcohol as their sub-
stance of choice.
Driving while intoxicated
(DWI) arrests increased sharply
between 2005 and 2012.
The 2005 DWI arrests totaled
178 and increased to 411 in
2012, a 130% increase.
Between 2009 and 2012 the
El Paso Police Department and
the El Paso County Sheriffs
Department report that the City
and County of El Paso had 145
alcohol-related fatal car acci-
dents, and over 13,000 reported
DWIs.
Some of the health effects of
heavy drinking are- chronic
disease such as liver cirrhosis
(damage to liver cells) pancre-
atitis (inflammation of the pan-
creas), cancer including liver,
mouth, high blood pressure,
psychological disorders, unin-
tentional injuries (car crashes,
falls, burns, drowning), inten-
tional injuries (firearm injuries,
sexual assault, and domestic vi-
olence), increased on-the-job
injuries and loss of productiv-
ity.
Initiatives include commu-
nity-wide awareness cam-
paigns in partnership with law
enforcement, drug treatment
agencies, advocacy groups
such as Mothers Against Drunk
Drivers (MADD), conferences,
and education for area stu-
dents.
Cancer
El Paso Countys 2005
2009 prostate cancer incidence
rates were higher than found in
both Texas and the U.S.
El Paso Countys prostate
cancer incidence rate was
172.8/100,000 compared to
141.8/100,000 in Texas and
151.4/100,000 in the U.S.
El Paso Countys 2005 2009
cervical cancer incidence rates
was above the State and Na-
tional rates and Healthy People
2020 target.
El Paso Countys cervical
cancer incidence rate was
10.1/100,000, compared to
9.5/100,000 for the State and
8/100,000 for the U.S.
Initiatives include: commu-
nity-awareness campaigns, pro-
moting prostate cancer early
screenings, and HPV vaccine
campaigns.
Diabetes
The 2010 El Paso County per-
centage of residents reporting
diabetes was 12.2%, compared
to 9.7% in the Texas, and 8.7%
in the U.S.
Some of the health effects of
diabetes are: kidney disease,
nerve damage, eye and dental
disease.
Initiatives include education,
healthy diet initiatives such as
Eat Well! El Paso and the
Move! El Paso walking trails.
Medically Uninsured
Between 2008 and 2010, the
percentage of those uninsured
in El Paso was double that
found in the U.S., with 30% of
El Paso County residents unin-
sured compared to 15% of U.S.
residents.
Texas also has a lower per-
centage of uninsured residents
in comparison to El Paso
County.
Initiatives include promoting
and facilitating linkages to
health insurance exchanges,
and promoting access to health-
care facilities for the uninsured.
The assessment and improve-
ment plan is made possible
through the effort, and partici-
pation of a cross section of
health service organizations,
community leaders, and stake-
holders committed to improve
the health and well-being of
the community. The Commu-
nity health assessment and Im-
provement Plan 2013 is
available online on the City of
El Paso Department of Public
Healths web at:
www.EPHealth.com
For more information on the
programs and services offered
by the Department
of Public Health, call 2-1-1.
Texas Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend
Aug. 9 to 11
(AUSTIN) Texas Comptroller
Susan Combs reminds shoppers the
annual sales tax holiday weekend is
scheduled for this Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, Aug. 9-11.
Families can save money by not paying
sales tax on most clothing, footwear
and school supplies priced under
$100. Lists of tax-free items can be
found at www.TexasTaxHoliday.org.
The sales tax holiday weekend in
Texas has been an annual event since
1999.
Shoppers are
expected to save an
estimated $78.9 million in
state and local sales taxes during the
sales tax holiday.
WEDNESDAY
AUG 14
THURSDAY
AUG 8
High: 93 Low: 74 High: 96 Low: 73 High: 95 Low: 71 High: 93 Low: 71 High: 94 Low: 73
TUESDAY
AUG 13
FRIDAY
AUG 9
SUNDAY
AUG 11
MONDAY
AUG 12
High:97 Low: 74
SATURDAY
AUG 10
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 9
By: Doppler Dave Speelman
A n s w e r : C - 2 o n a v e r a g e
How much rain does El Paso normally receive for the
month of August? (our wettest month of the year)
In a Drought, but Getting Better
A. 1
B. 1.5
C. 2
D. 2.3
E. 3.4
Weather Trivia:
Partly Cloudy
20% Rain
Partly Sunny
30% Storms
Partly Sunny
20% Rain, Breezy
Mostly Sunny
20% Rain
Weather 101
Partly Sunny
20% Storm
Spotlight E.P.Weather
Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his forecasts at 4,
5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler Dave to address (explain) any weather
issues you can email him at Dopplerdave@kvia.com.
High: 93 Low: 72
The last few weeks have been good for the El Paso area. The recent rains have greened up the city,
put smiles on many of our faces and provided a lot of free water to area farmers being hurt by the
drought.
July is normally our second wettest month of the year followed by August. We have already re-
ceived just over three inches of rain at the El Paso International airport for July. I only pray we can
continue this latest wet trend for this month. Early indications, from the latest computer models,
point towards the positive side of rainfall.
One ABC-7 viewer has asked how our drought situation is looking. The U.S. Drought Monitor puts
the El Paso area in the Abnormally Dry slot, upgraded from being in the Moderate Drought.
Most of southern New Mexico continues to be in the Severe or Extreme category.
Although we have picked up a great supply of rain recently, we are still considered in a drought. The
El Paso area has been below normal for precipitation the last four years and it will take some time to
make up that deficit.
Here is how the drought situation looks all across the country. Graphic and data courtesy of the
U.S. Drought Monitor.
Partly Cloudy
20% Rain
Partly Sunny
30% Rain
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 10
El Paso, TX Sierra Provi-
dence Health Network is of-
fering free seminars on
various topics including:
Caregiving, Childbirth,
Baby care, Weight Loss
Surgery and Maternity
Tours. To register, please
call 577-SPHN (7746).
Maternity Tours:
Our free tours are held
Monday through Friday
8:30a.m.-4:30p.m. on a
walk-in basis at Sierra
Medical Center Labor and
Delivery located on the 5th
floor and at Providence Me-
morial Hospital, Labor and
Delivery on the 2nd floor.
Tour Dates: Monday-Friday
Time: 8:30a.m. To 4:30p.m.
Places: Sierra Medical
Center, Labor & Delivery on
the 5th floor at 1625 Med-
ical Center or Providence
Memorial Hospital,
Labor& Delivery 2nd
floor at 2001 N. Oregon.
Healthy Eating
Seminar: Join us for a
seminar on healthy eating
where well offer nutritional
information and healthy
meal tips.
Class Date:
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Time: 6p.m.
Place: Sierra Medical
Center, 1625 Medical
Center Drive
Caregiver Series:
Join us for an ongoing com-
munity education series on
all aspects of being a care-
giver. This months topic is:
Making living arrangements
for your loved one; Caring
for your loved one
Class Date: Wednesday,
August 21, 2013
Time: 6:00p.m.
Place: Total Care Imaging
West, 601 Sunland Park Dr.
Sibling Class: This
class prepares young chil-
dren 3-8 years of age for a
new brother or sister in the
family.
Class Date: Thursday,
August 22, 2013
Time: 6:30p.m.
Place: Providence Memo-
rial Hospital - 2001 N. Ore-
gon Auditoriums B & C.
Prepared Child-
birth - Lamaze
Class: This 4 week class
is preparation for birth with
an emphasis on Lamaze
relaxation and breathing
techniques,
And the role of the
coach/father during labor
and birth.
Class Date: Saturday,
August 24, 2013
Time: 9:00a.m.
Place: Sierra Medical, Dr's
Dining Cafe - Lower Level,
1625 Medical Center Drive
Class Date: Tuesday,
August 27, 2013
Time: 7:00p.m.
Place: Providence Memo-
rial Hospital - 2001 N. Ore-
gon Auditoriums B & C.
Please call 577-SPHN
(7746) to register for
classes. All classes
are FREE.
GENERAL LISTINGS:
SIERRA PROVIDENCE HEALTH
NETWORK FREE SEMINARS
AUGUST 19-26, 2013
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 11
Celebrate National Farmers
Market Week at
the Downtown Artist and
Farmers Market!
Since the launch of the Downtown Art & Farmers Market in June,
close to 8,000 El Pasoans have visited to buy local produce, art
and take advantage of the fun, family atmosphere. In observance
of National Farmers Market Week, the Downtown Artist and
Farmers Market will be holding a celebration on August 10, 2013.
Join us from 9 am -1 pm for
Local Arts and Crafts
Regionally Grown produce
Cooking Demo from The Green Ingredient at 10 am
Live Music from Kiko Rodriguez (Frontera Bugalu) and
Amalia Castro (Oussa Bossa) at 11 am in Union Plaza Park
Free Kids Activity
Food Truck Vendors on San Francisco Street include: El Pasos
Wurst, Food Gallery, Moshi Box, Little Luna Pizza, and many
more!
The celebration is in recognition of the positive benefits of farm-
ers markets on communities that include:
Preservation of Americas Rural Livelihoods and Farmland
Stimulation of Local Economies
Increase Access to Fresh, Nutritious Food
Support Healthy Communities
The Downtown Art & Farmers Market is located in the Union
Plaza District on Anthony Street (Off of San Antonio), The
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market is open from 9 am 1 pm,
every Saturday.
August 10, 2013
Farmers Market Celebration
Cutbacks interfere with
Family Planning in Texas
By Anne Dunkelberg and Stacey Pogue
Amid the divisive de-
bate over Texas controversial
abortion bill that Gov. Rick
Perry signed into law in July,
proponents and opponents have
one goal in commonreducing
the number of abortions. The
bill, which spent weeks in the
headlines and drew thousands
of Texans to the Capitol, bans
the procedure after 20 weeks
and will force most of Texas li-
censed abortion clinics in rural
areas to close, disproportion-
ately affecting low-income
women and those who live
hundreds of miles from major
metro areas. Unfortunately, the
abortion bill missed an oppor-
tunity to address prevention.
According to the Guttmacher
Institute, more than 40 percent
of unintended pregnancies end
in abortions. Clearly, reducing
the number of abortions de-
pends on reducing unplanned
pregnancies in the first place,
and that requires access to fam-
ily planning services. Preven-
tion is key to reducing the
number of unplanned pregnan-
cies, and the Texas Legislature
needs to adequately invest in
family planning services for
low-income women and ensure
there are enough doctors
throughout the state to treat
these women.
Unfortunately, Texas state
family planning programs are
still dealing with the devastat-
ing impact of the 2011 budget
cutstwo-thirds of funding for
family planning at the Depart-
ment of State Health Services
was slashed, causing more than
140,000 low-income Texas
women to lose access to contra-
ception and at least 56 clinics
to close entirely. The good
news is that in the 2013 ses-
sion, legislators committed to
re-investing in family planning
programs that will provide ac-
cess to approximately the same
number of women that were
getting services before the 2011
cuts. Regaining that ground is
important, especially consider-
ing that Texas family planning
programsbefore the 2011
cuts and now after restored
fundingonly cover about one
third of the more than one mil-
lion low-income women who
need access to care.
Of even greater concern, even
after the restoration of funds,
are the challenges in repairing
the tattered safety net and en-
suring there are enough clinics
and doctors to treat women
across the entire state. Just be-
cause money will become
available again doesnt mean
all 56 closed clinics will re-
open. Clinics that may do so
cant just flip a switch and sud-
denly begin seeing patients
againthey will need time to
perhaps find new office space,
hire or rehire staff, train new
staff, and, most importantly,
raise awareness among local
women that the clinic is, in
fact, able to treat them again.
The challenge of ensuring there
are enough doctors throughout
the state who can treat Texas
women also remains a concern.
With recent state rule changes,
Planned Parenthood histori-
cally the largest family plan-
ning provider in Texascannot
participate in the Texas
Womens Health Program and
is virtually cut off from receiv-
ing state funds through DSHS.
Without the services of such a
large provider, on top of several
dozen other family planning
providers having shut their
doors, serious questions remain
as to whether the remaining
Texas clinics that were able to
stay open after budget cuts can
handle more patients. Simply
put, fewer providers make it
harder for women to access
health care.
As we move forward, the Texas
Legislature must continue in-
vesting in more robust family
planning programs and work-
ing to make sure there are truly
enough doctors to treat women.
At a hearing during the second
special session, Sen. Jane Nel-
son made a commitment to fo-
cusing on family planning
program funding during the in-
terim, Lt. Governor Dewhurst
indicated support for her ef-
forts, and other Senators have
formally requested interim
studies on family planning
services Still, the ultimate solu-
tion to providing low-income
women with quality and afford-
able health care is to expand
Medicaid to Texas adults under
the Affordable Care Act, which
will simultaneously provide
women with the family plan-
ning and other essential health
care they need and bring fed-
eral dollars to Texas. Research
shows that when births are too
close together, the health of
both baby and mother can be
compromised. Health insur-
ance and family planning care
for low-income Texas women
will not only ensure they are
healthy but will help them plan
the timing of births to achieve
financial stability so they can
raise their families, escape
poverty, and join the middle
class.
---------------------------
Anne Dunkelberg is the associ-
ate director and senior health
policy analyst at the Center for
Public Policy Priorities and
Stacey Pogue is CPPP senior
health policy analyst.
The Texas Lone Star Forum
8/2013
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SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 12
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING
AUTHOR ALISA VALDES
TO VISIT ELPASO SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH
Best known for her blockbuster hit novel
The Dirty Girls Social Club
The Journalist & Film Producer will keynote
Mujeres and Amigas
El Paso, Texas-August 1, 2013
Alisa Valdes will address the
women of El Paso at the Sec-
ond Annual Wise Latina Inter-
national Mujeres and
Amigas: An Afternoon of Sis-
terhood on Saturday, August
10, 2013 at the International
Museum of Art, 1211 Montana
Ave. The event will kick off at
10:00 a.m. and Ms. Valdes will
speak immediately after the
luncheon at 1:00 p.m.
Hailed as the The Latina
Terry McMillan by the
Chicago Tribune and others,
Alisa is the first U.S. born
Latina author to write com-
mercial mainstream womens
fiction about successful
women who just happened to
be Latinas. I did this she says,
Because I couldnt find the
kind of book I wanted to read,
and instead of being annoyed
by this, I wrote them.
Alisa was named one of the 25
Most Influential Hispanics in
the United States by Time
magazine; one of the 100 Most
Influential Hispanics in the
United States by Hispanic
Business magazine while
Latina Magazine named her
Woman of the Year. Enter-
tainment Weekly hailed her as
a Breakout Literary Star and
CNN named her among its 20
Most Influential U.S. Hispan-
ics.
As a New York Times and
USA best-selling author, Ms
Valdes has published more
than a dozen commercial
womens fiction, young adult
novels, and memoirs. The
Dirty Girls Social Club sold
close to 700,000 copies in the
United States alone, as well as
being published in 11 different
languages around the world in-
cluding Icelandic, Dutch, Ger-
man, Portuguese, Chinese,
French, Polish, and Korean.
Legendary American author
Tom Wolfe has said Alisa is
one of the most important so-
cial critics of our time.
Currently, The Dirty Girls
Social Club: The Movie is in
development through Valdes
Entertainment Enterprises
LLC, a production company
she founded and serves as
managing partner. In partner-
ship with Oscar-winning
screenwriter Ron Bass the
company is developing Alisas
novels for the big and small
screen.
Ms. Valdes has a Masters in
Journalism from Columbia
University, is a Pulitzer-nomi-
nated, award-winning former
staff writer for the Boston
Globe and Los Angeles Times
and was a former Emmy-win-
ning TV reporter for WHDH
TV. She has written and sold
pilot scripts to Nickelodeon,
NBC, and Lifetime Television.
Her latest novel recently
released is The Temp-
tation of Demetrio
Vigil.
Wise Latina Interna-
tional, a non-profit or-
ganization dedicated
to empowering and
educating women of
all ages and walks of
life, hosts Mujeres
and Amigas. WLI
uses entertainment,
cultural and per-
forming arts and
related activities to
enlighten and raise
awareness, to de-
velop leaders and
mentors, to support and en-
courage women to overcome
racial, cultural and economic
barriers. WLI promotes self-
respect, self-determination,
and self-sufficiency.
Tickets for Mujeres and Ami-
gas are $20 and include Caf
y Pan Dulce being sponsored
by The Cake Boutique and
lunch being catered by The
Green Ingredient. Attendees
will be treated to museum
tours, writing workshops, local
artists vendor booths, mas-
sages, health screenings, free
health and beauty treatments,
and performing artists. Dr.
Gina Nunez, professor of An-
thropology and Sociology at
UTEP will be giving the Kick-
Off address.
To reserve tickets call (915)
204-1164 or (915) 820-1987.
CALL TO
ARTISTS
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
City of El Paso Sun Metro
Administration,
Operations and Maintenance Facility
Deadline August 23,
2013
In partnership with the City of El Pasos
Mass Transit Department identified as Sun
Metro, the City of El Pasos Public Art Pro-
gram seeks to commission a professional
artist or artist team to design, fabricate and
install an exterior site-specific, original pub-
lic artwork for the Sun Metro Administration,
Operations and Maintenance Facility. To ac-
cess application, go to www.callforentry.org
and look for City of El Paso Sun Metro Ad-
ministration, Operations and Maintenance
Facility
About the Project
Sun Metro is in the construction phase of
the transit administration, operations and
maintenance facility to be completed in Jan-
uary 2014. The transit operations facility is
going to be approximately 145,017 sq. ft. in
total area.
Expressed area of interest is, but is not lim-
ited to: exterior public art work integrated
within the landscape that can be viewed by
commuters traveling along Montana Avenue
which is a major state highway that runs
through a large portion of the City of El
Paso.
Application
All interested artists are encouraged to
apply and review further details of the RFQ
at www.callforentry.org and submit applica-
tion by August 23rd by 5:00pm
MST.
For more information please visit www.elpa-
soartsandculture.org and click on the Pub-
lic Art tab.
Sharon Mosley
When a new fashion season arrives, it's time for cel-
ebration, especially when it comes to fall. Let's face
it as the summer winds down, we're ready to
chill out and warm up to cozy sweaters and boots.
Here are 10 of fall's favorite must-haves to put on
your shopping list:
A knee-length coat. I know
it may be a bit early to think about buying a new
coat, but the toppers this fall are breaking bad. The
newest silhouettes are roomy, menswear-inspired,
knee-length designs that will wrap you up in style.
And if you really want to get in on the latest coat
trend, go pastel and think blush pink.
The chunky
sweater. Another fall
warm-up, the knits this season
are bigger and bolder per-
fect to wear with skinny jeans
or leggings. Think thick fish-
erman cables or Fair Isle pat-
terns in pullovers and even
vests.
The fuller
skirt. Time to twirl. While
the classic pencil skirt is always a
style basic, the flirty "tulip" skirts
are flipping out this fall. They're the
swingy counterpoint to the belted '40s-
style suit jackets and coats that plays
off the Dior fit-and-flare silhouette.
The moto jacket.
It's leather weather, and the motorcycle jacket outfit-
ted with a military vibe and lots of hardware is one
of fall's most revved up looks. Pair it with distressed
jeans for a casual look or a tweed skirt for a creative
work style.
The plaid prints. Think plaids
have to be for the preppy kids only? Think again.
The popular tartans have way outgrown their Ivy
League past and now have more of a tough-girl edge
showing up in designer collections in everything
from short cropped jackets to babydoll dresses to
skinny jeans. Pair your plaids with leather or black
and you've really got the new pep in prep.
The wide leg pant. Move
over skinny jeans, here comes the swagger. Wider
leg pants are sailing into fall with great style riding
the wave of the pajama party. Easy and breezy, these
pants are best teamed with the cropped jackets and
fitted sweaters.
The fluffy fur. Get ready to go
wild and wooly with the plush new furs. Whether
you like the real thing
or prefer to do
faux,
you'll
find
plenty
of the
fluff
stuff
from
boleros
to vests.
Even shoes and
sunglasses get the furry treatment this fall.
A colorful tweed suit.
Suits are back in classic nubby tweed. And these
tweeds have come out of the mothballs. Miss
Marple? Not! The newest tweeds will brighten up
any wardrobe with vivid youthful colors like cobalt
blue or emerald green or hot pink.
The pointy toe
pump or boot. It's an instant
update. Change your shoes; change your
fashion life. And this fall, it's time to get
to the point. Pointed toes are the
newest way to go whether it's a
pump with a metallic toe or a
lace-up granny bootie. Tip:
Don't get cramped with these
new styles. Experiment with
one size larger and use gel
inserts for cushioning.
The
foldover
clutch. This one is
a no-brainer. These en-
velope-style handbags
can hold it all from
iPads to iPhones, files
and more. They can go
from day to evening
and back again and
easily slip inside a
bigger tote. The lat-
est updates include
lots of embossed
snakeskin details,
metal studs and zip-
pers. A little punky
purse can go a long
way on style this fall.
Sharon Mosley is a for-
mer fashion editor of
the Arkansas Gazette
in Little Rock and
executive director
of the Fashion
Editors and Re-
porters
Association.
COPYRIGHT 2013
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the Savage truth on Money by terry Savage SuStainable living by Shawn Dell Joyce
Green Your Vacation
Did your travel plans get curtailed this summer
like many other Americans? Rising gas prices
and a slow economic recovery have many peo-
ple rethinking vacations.
Driving is the easiest travel option, but it is get-
ting more expensive and is one of the leading
causes of climate change, generating almost 20
pounds of carbon emissions for every gallon of
gas used.
Air travel seems like it would be more efficient
since more people travel in less time. However,
a single transatlantic flight for a family of four
creates more carbon emissions than that family
will generate domestically for an entire year.
Consumer Reports points out that a flight from
New York to Los Angeles can generate from
1,924 to 6,732 pounds of carbon depending on
the carbon calculator you use (and variables in
fuel efficiency, passenger load and air traffic).
Although air travel is seen as the most conven-
ient method of travel, it is also the most envi-
ronmentally devastating, leading many
conscientious passengers to resort to carbon off-
sets.
According to TerraPass, Inc., offsetting that
flight would cost around $10. Your ten bucks is
invested in clean energy and efficiency projects
such as wind farms, which results in verified re-
ductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
If you're traveling great distances, the most
fuel-efficient way to travel is by train, accord-
ing to the U.S. Department of Energy. In a re-
cent report, the DOE states that Amtrak on
an energy-consumed-per-passenger-per-mile
basis is 18 percent more energy efficient
than commercial airlines.
Nearly 1 billion tourists crisscross the globe
every year, now more than ever it's so important
that we tread lightly wherever we go.
Here are a few ways to save
fuel costs and emissions this
summer:
Take a local vacation. Stay closer to
home, and explore the places you haven't been
in your own community. Set aside a week of
local family fun, and schedule a different local
museum, farm or small town for each day. Plan
your stops according to the route of a train or
bus to maximize your efficiency.
Explore the rail trails in your
area by bicycle. Most communities have
rail trail projects connecting larger cities by
walking and biking paths. Explore your area by
riding in five miles sections each day. Use rail-
stotrails.org to find local places.
Stay in a green hotel when possi-
ble. If you strive to be green at home, why not
on vacation as well? Check out the websites
from greenhotels.com and environmental-
lyfriendlyhotels.com for ideas.
Travel with friends, and share the
costs and carbon of each car trip. If you car-
pool, then share a vacation rental including
meals, you form tighter friendship bonds, use
less gas, and eat out less.
Stay with friends or camp. Hotels
are very resource intensive, from air condition-
ing and cleaning to disposables. When you stay
with friends, you lighten the environmental and
economic costs. Use gocamping.com and other
websites to pick a perfect spot for your family.
Consider a working vacation and
volunteer to work on an organic farm located in
a place you wish to visit. Many countries also
have programs for whole families to spend a
vacation working as part of a relief effort.
Globeaware.org and globalvolunteers.org are
helpful resources.
Indulge in roadside attractions
by visiting the places near you that you secretly
always wanted to see but never went to. You
know, the ones advertised on giant billboards
on the major highway. Usually they are caverns,
zoos or other unique oddities that you really
should see at least once.
Shawn Dell Joyce is an award-winning colum-
nist and founder of the Wallkill River School in
Orange County, N.Y. You can contact her at
Shawndelljoyce@gmail.com.
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Detroit's bank-
ruptcy filing
has a message
for the rest of
the county: Your
city or state might
be next if you don't
fix your finances! Un-
like the federal government,
cities and states can't "print" the
money to pay for their prom-
ises. And the most egregious
promises have been made to
public workers, many of whom
are now retired and living on
their pensions.
I'm especially aware of that as a
lifelong resident of the city of
Chicago, which has just suf-
fered a triple credit rating
downgrade because of its huge
unfunded city pension obliga-
tions. Since Chicago's pension
funding depends on state sup-
port, and Springfield is in a pen-
sion stalemate, the problem is
directly in the hands of the
mayor and in the pockets of city
residents. It's a political and fi-
nancial nightmare.
The bottom line is that Illinois
is in a financial mess nearly as
devastating as Detroit, despite
raising personal and corporate
tax rates. In cutting Illinois'
bond rating last month, Fitch
ratings service noted, "Illinois'
annual pension funding require-
ments have been increasing sig-
nificantly, and the growing
pension payments are crowding
out other expenditure growth
and absorbing revenue growth."
Which brings us back to
Chicago, which is left mostly
on its own to fill the gap.
Teacher layoffs and school clos-
ings, along with delayed snow
removal and pothole repair, are
just the start. Police and fire
safety consume a large part of
the budget. (Notably, the
parental protests about school
closings revolve around the
issue of longer, dangerous
walks to school through rival
gang territory thus exposing
another literally fatal flaw of the
city's financial situation, the
lack of police resources.)
But what stands out most in
Chicago's budget is the huge
dollar amount of contributions
that must be made to fund pen-
sions of civil servants who
worked their lives on a promise
of retirement benefits. In previ-
ous city bankruptcies, notably
Stockton, Calif., retiree pen-
sions were left untouched
(though health care benefits
were diminished), and bond-
holders took a hit.
In Detroit, it appears that the
issue will be the constitutional-
ity of cutting actual pension
benefits. Already the challenge
is in the courts: Can bankruptcy
law, which requires creditors to
share in the losses, supersede a
state constitution? Watch De-
troit carefully because it will
likely set a precedent in dealing
with the sanctity of municipal
pension benefits.
Chicago is literally walking
down the path of Detroit and
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is well
aware of the crisis. There are
only two choices for cities: raise
taxes or cut spending, including
wages and retiree benefits. Ei-
ther way, you devastate the re-
maining middle class tax base,
setting the stage for further de-
cline.
When I made this very point in
a series of columns four years
ago, I was greeted with jeers of
disbelief. Now, there's a sense
that Detroit is a "special case,"
perhaps a city too dependent on
one industry. But Detroit is no
different than many other cities
and states, which have tolerated
political financial shenanigans
that diverted taxpayer resources
and bought votes.
The federal government gets
away with it or has, so far
because it has unlimited bor-
rowing power, effectively the
power to create the money.
States and cities can't print. De-
troit is at the end of the road,
and Chicago is the next stop on
that highway. It's not politics
anymore it's really all about
the money. And that's the Sav-
age Truth!
Terry Savage is a registered in-
vestment adviser and is on the
board of the Chicago Mercan-
tile Exchange. She appears
weekly on WMAQ-Channel 5's
4:30 p.m. newscast, and
can be reached at
www.terrysavage.com. She is
the author of the new book,
"The New Savage Number:
How Much Money Do You Re-
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Dear Doug by Doug Mayberry energy expreSS by Marilynn preSton
Resolving
Disputes
Q: Like many of my neighbors, I get ex-
tremely frustrated when I make a purchase and
find it does not meet my expectations. Re-
cently, I purchased a yellow dress that was on
sale for my 3-year-old granddaughter at a
major department store. However, after I got
home, I found two buttons missing.
Naturally I was disappointed, and although the
price was right, I attempted to return it for ei-
ther cash or a gift card. The clerk was ex-
tremely unfriendly and flatly refused to accept
the return. She pointed at a sign on the register
that indicated sale items were not returnable. In
my rush to make the purchase, I did not even
see the sign. Is there anything I can do?
A: Even though the dress was a sale item,
the attitude of the clerk was not in the best in-
terest of the store in keeping you as a customer.
Even a courtesy response and apology could
have helped minimizing your anger.
Do not readily accept the clerk's response, and
return to the store and ask to speak to a super-
visor. If he/she does not resolve your request,
your next step is to call or write the company's
president and express your complaint. Man-
agers do not like these types of correspondents
and expect their employees to resolve these
kinds of issues before they reach upper man-
agement.
Employees are usually given stringent guide-
lines about returns, but they should also be
given some leeway in order to immediately sat-
isfy unhappy customers. There are several
chain stores that will accept returns without
questioning reasons for doing so. These stores
are always gaining new customers because of
the flexible policy.
In the tough economy that we are now experi-
encing, wise store managers should consider
revising their return policies to maintain exist-
ing customers and to attain new ones!
Continues on page 19
everyDay cheapSkate
by Mary hunt
How I
Dry-Cleaned
My Windows
I have this thing for clean windows. I
love them, which means I have an
equal but opposite disdain for dirty
windows. And when I say clean, I
mean the kind of clean that makes
windows sparkle like diamonds in the
morning sun.
If I could, I'd have a professional win-
dow-washing service come to my
home every week to clean every sin-
gle window inside and out. But I
have a two-story house, so right there
you can understand why I can't and I
don't.
On a lark, and only because I wanted
my flower garden to look better
through my kitchen window, I
grabbed a very cute microfiber mitt
that I purchased at Home Depot in an
attempt to control all the dust being
generated by yet another home re-
modeling project now underway.
This
mitt, manu-
factured by
Unger Industries, is kind of nubby on
the blue side and floppy fun on the
green side. It feels just slightly
"prickly," and that made me wonder if
it really would act like a dust magnet,
as advertised.
I went over the outside of the entire 8-
by-4-foot window (it's big) with the
low-pile blue side first, to see if I
could remove any of the dirt, dust and
water marks obscuring my view.
Amazingly, that loosened all of the
dust and scrubbed away most of the
water marks, too. Then I went over a
second time with the fluffy green side,
like I was polishing the window. I ac-
tually heard a "squeak"!
Continues on page 19
The Drama of Obamacare: When
Politics and Pedicures Collide
I was treating myself to a pedicure
the day after watching President
Obama's moving speech in Gales-
burg, Ill., and the woman care-
fully pruning my feet started
telling me she was feeling very
confused and afraid.
"I just don't know what to think
about this Obamacare," she said
as she massaged a mix of olive
oil and raw sugar into my
beach-worn barefoot soles. I
wanted to lean over and lick
them.
I'm fascinated by people's reac-
tion to Obamacare. A recent poll
reported that 49 percent of Ameri-
cans don't approve of it, which
tells me when it comes to thinking
about our health care, most of us are on summer vacation.
"I saw the president's speech. He
makes Obamacare sound like a
good thing," she said. "Me and my
husband don't have health insur-
ance, so maybe it will help us. I
don't know. I'm so confused. I just
hear so many bad things about it."
Of course she does. The Opposi-
tion Party has been out to de-
stroy the Affordable Care Act
since before it was born. They
dubbed it Obamacare and meant it
as a slur. Even after the ACA be-
came the law of the land three
years ago, even after the Supreme
Court agreed that the insurance
mandate was constitutional, the
Republicans continue to show the
worst kind of sportsmanship since
the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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I have no
problem with
folks saying
'Obama cares.' I
do care. If the
other side wants
to be the folks
that don't care,
that's fine with
me. President Obama
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Dcor Score by roSe bennett gilbert
Q: I have questions about ar-
ranging my dining room.
Sometimes there are two differ-
ent chairs at the ends of the
table. Should the others all be
alike? And how to hang the
chandelier: Does it always go
in the middle of the table, or
could it be off to one side?
A: The so-called "Lord" and
"Lady" chairs traditionally go
at either end of a rectangular
table, with family/guests
arranged along the sides be-
tween them. It's a non-issue if
you have a round table, of
course: all the chairs can then
match. Or, less formal and
more fun, all the chairs can be
different styles and/or colors.
My clever friend Sue once up-
holstered eight Parsons chairs
in a rainbow of vibrant pastels,
always a conversation-starter
among her dinner guests.
On the other hand, there's a lot
to be said for symmetry. Most
of us respond positively to for-
mal balance; it's calming and
orderly and makes us feel that
we're in control of our world,
even if it's only under our own
roofs.
The dining room we show here
is mirror-image perfect, a
soothing setting for quiet con-
versation and good food.
Speaking of which, would it
surprise you to learn that the
furniture designer is also a
renowned cook? This is the
new River House Collection
designed by Paula Deen for
Universal Furniture (universal-
furniture.com).
And never mind the dust-up
that has been swirling around
Paula of late: In her furniture
designs, many inspired by her
own home, she taps into a deep
Southern tradition of calm and
comfortable hospitality, espe-
cially around the dinner table.
Life, like one's menu, should be
well balanced.
Which brings us back to your
question about chandeliers. If
you are hanging one, it usually
goes over the center of the table
so everyone can see what's on
their plate. Two or more hang-
ing lights can be spaced down
the length of the table, as they
are in this dining room. How
high should they be hung? De-
pends on the size of the light
fixture.
Between 30 and 36 inches
above the tabletop is the uni-
versally accepted measurement.
Just be sure the fixture is high
enough so no one bumps his
head sitting down or getting up
and low enough to shed light
on what you're eating.
Q: I know we're having
a heat wave, but I
have to think about
fireplaces now!
We are remodeling,
adding a Great Room
downstairs and a new mas-
ter bedroom up. The Great
Room will have a real wood-
burning fireplace, but I don't
want to deal with ashes and
soot in our bedroom.
A: Easy answer: Think gas.
Point-and-shoot technology
makes a gas-fueled fireplace a
dream, pun intended, in a bed-
room. And some of the new
versions are so real-looking
that you can almost hear them
crackle.
There's even newer technology
that includes
the crackle:
vent-less
fire-
places
that burn
an alcohol
gel fuel car-
tridge. No
smoke, no
odor, no soot,
and the fire
crackles and
dances for
about
two
hours
per
car-
tridge,
promises
one
man-
ufacturer (Hearth Cabinet,
HearthCabinet.com, which
claims to make the only vent-
less fireplaces approved for use
in code-crazy New York City).
Rose Bennett
Gilbert is the
co-author of
"Manhattan Style," and six
other books on interior design.
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Decorating for a Well-Balanced Meal
Setting for an ever-so genteel meal features a formally balanced
furniture arrangement. Photo: Courtesy Universal Furniture.
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Venus is taking care of personal
business in Virgo through Thurs-
day, and then Friday she heads to
her vacation home in Libra. (The
two signs Venus rules are Taurus and
Libra.) In Libra, Venus pumps up the
intensely romantic ideas and helps us
connect in ways that seem artfully de-
signed enough to have popped off a
movie screen. The sun's and moon's
positions at the end of the week ignite
the spirit of adventure.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll be
in an exciting new social environment.
Be careful about how you proceed.
Take too low a position and you run
the risk that they'll mistake you for a
doormat. Take too high a posture and
they could mistake you for a target to
take shots at. The middle ground is
best until you get the social lay of the
land.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Advice
may be given, but it's usually not re-
ally a gift. It's a desire that the speaker
is having a desire to guide or to ap-
pear smart or to see things go in a dif-
ferent direction. Let the full spirit of
context inform you as you filter all of
the advice you get this week, includ-
ing this piece.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Diversity is
necessary for success. Luckily, you'll
be surrounded by people very differ-
ent from you. This ensures that you
can all move forward in interesting
and effective directions. If you sur-
rounded yourself with clones, you
would have too much of the same
strength and be blighted by your col-
lective weakness.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're
thinking differently than you were
thinking 10 years ago or even last
year, for that matter. And those who
are thinking along different lines than
you are will develop, too. So don't
spend too much time or attention wor-
rying about where everyone is right
now. By just sharing, you'll make a dif-
ference.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are
many questions that employers ask
during job interviews that are, in fact,
illegal, but that doesn't prevent them
from asking. You'll be asked inappro-
priate questions this week. Whether
during an interview or in your every-
day life, use tact while refusing firmly
and politely to answer them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Shake-
speare might think a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet, but
you're increasingly irritated with some-
one who calls you everything but your
proper name. Don't be afraid to de-
mand that you be recognized for who
you are. What you put out into the
world this week warrants credit.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). At the end
of a long day, as sleep is coming on,
you sometimes fall prey to regrets.
Regret is simply a part of the beauty
of having a choice and making deci-
sions. Don't give it more power than it
deserves in the scheme of your life.
Like the Sinatra song, allow yourself a
few but too few to mention.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You like
to do your thing and allow others to do
the same. This week, however, it may
feel as though a loved one's hobby is
approaching a state of obsession.
Blaming the hobby won't help, but
make clear that there are other diver-
sions, including shared ones, and
communicate your enthusiasm for
them.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
You'll be doling out compliments.
These should be about one experi-
ence and/or person, so avoid inadver-
tently using contrasts to do the job.
Comparative statements only weaken
the focus and cheapen the message.
These kinds of conversational nu-
ances will make a difference in your
interactions this week.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The
word "comfort" combines two Latin
words "com," which means "to-
gether," and "fortis," which means
"strengthen." By joining someone, you
strengthen that person. You provide
comfort by simply being there. If you
worry about what to say or do, you
may do the wrong thing and say too
much. Just be there.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Be-
cause you are so strong, the tender,
shy, sensitive and fragile will be drawn
to you. Giving others your psychologi-
cal presence will be of utmost impor-
tance. Don't worry too much about the
exact dialogue or other minutia of your
interactions. If your heart and mind
are with the other person, that's
what's felt.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Accept
yourself. Not because it's the best
thing you can do for your personal life,
your career, your finances, your spiri-
tuality, your image, your popularity,
your style, your intellect, your health
or another part of your life that mat-
ters. Accept yourself because you're
acceptable. You're doing your best.
And through self-acceptance, you'll do
even better.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: Your
friends will challenge, cheer and lift
you up this year, so make plans and
time to be with them. You'll meet
strangers this month, and because
you do the rare thing being yourself
instead of pretending you're someone
you're not you'll connect and be in-
stant friends. November brings a
prime investment opportunity. January
is your chance to switch modes and
experiment. You could brave a new
job, relationship change or move.
March and June bring financial
bonuses.
ACROSS
1 Lozenge
7 Merganser
11 Half ems
14 Take a deep breath
15 Hawaiian seaport
16 Destiny
17 Commonplace
19 Via
20 Supporter: suffix
21 Exude
22 Tardy
23 Pretend
25 Driver Leudenwyck
26 Georgia's continent
27 Harvest
29 NASDAQ special
32 Actress Chase
33 Cribbage need
34 Mined find
35 Abate
37 Coronets
40 North, for one
41 Plant pouch
42 Pain
44 Extra corner, in football
48 Producer of an aircraft brand
49 Arthur, of the court
50 Greek love god
51 Deli loaf
52 Donkey sound
53 Tux-renting event
54 Reserve
56 Granola tidbit
57 Hint to finishing this puzzle
61 Trifecta, e.g.
62 Early video game
63 Get lost
64 Wily
65 Assocs.
66 Fred and Gracie
DOWN
1 Actress Zadora
2 Too
3 Japanese mushroom
4 Highland hats
5 ___ a Song Go
6 Meadow
7 Moving out?
8 Mast part
9 Robert ___
10 Triumphed
11 Texas border city
12 Of the intellect
13 Skein
18 One of Disney's Mouseke-
teers
22 From the side
23 Jackie's second
24 Pokey unit
25 Plea
28 Hotel manager's opener
30 Zounds
31 Malaga Mrs.
36 Witness
37 Puget Sound city
38 Irritate
39 One-horse carriage
41 Island wear
43 Sooner than, in poetry
44 " nattering ___ of nega-
tivism"
45 Bibi's nation
46 Gassy
47 Navigator Vitus
53 Destitute
54 Writer Silverstein
55 Russian river
57 Mil. rank
58 Cops' gp.
59 Avarice, e.g.
60 French conjunctions
By Holiday Mathis
Venus Vacay
week 8/08 - 8/14
DEAR ABBY: I am a
teacher, and at the end of the
year I receive many gifts and
notes of appreciation from the
parents of my students. This
year, one of my parents, a beau-
tician, presented me with a gift
certificate for a facial.
Last week I made the
appointment and was given a
fantastic facial by this mom. I
didn't tip her afterward because
I wasn't sure how to handle a
gift like this.
Was I right in not tip-
ping her? Since this was a gift
from her, I'm hoping I didn't in-
sult her by not offering one. If I
was wrong, I'd like to go back
and give her the tip she would
have earned. -- WONDERING
TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR TEACHER: Because
the gift certificate came from
the person who delivered the
service to you, you did not in-
sult her by not offering a gratu-
ity. (In fact, had you offered
one for her gift, it might have
been taken the wrong way.) If
the facialist who performed the
service had been someone other
than the mother, a tip would
have been in order, but not in a
case like this.
The proper way to
convey your gratitude for her
fantastic facial would be to
write a short note telling her
what a treat it was and how
much you enjoyed her gift.
**
DEAR ABBY: My 14-year-
old granddaughter, "Grace," has
confided to me that she's smok-
ing pot and drinking. When I
asked her why, she said she
does it to make herself feel bet-
ter. I told her she has a serious
problem, and something has to
be done.
Grace doesn't want to
tell her parents and, frankly, I
think they would just yell and
scream and not understand
what's really going on. At this
point, I don't know what to do.
The person who's supplying my
granddaughter is someone who
is always around. I refuse to
have that other girl in my home,
but I can't tell Grace's parents
why. What should I do? -- IN A
FIX IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR IN A FIX: You're cor-
rect that this is serious, and
something does have to be
done. Alcohol and weed are not
the solutions to your grand-
daughter's problem. Self-med-
icating won't fix what's wrong
and could make her problems
worse.
Grace needs to be
evaluated and diagnosed by a
physician. The way to ensure
that it happens is to talk to her
parents about the fact that
you're worried about her. If you
make clear that Grace is getting
stoned to "feel better" and not
partying, they may be less in-
clined to react with anger.
**
DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-
old grandson has a problem,
and we don't know where to
turn.
Through student
loans he has managed to get de-
grees in chemical engineering
and biology with good grades.
The problem is, he can't inter-
view. He freezes up and is
afraid to face the interviewer.
This means he is unemployable.
He has no assets or
income and lives with his par-
ents. His father is disabled and
hasn't worked in years. Can you
recommend any organizations,
doctors or medications that can
help him? -- HOPEFUL IN
MICHIGAN
DEAR HOPEFUL: Your
grandson needs to discuss his
problem with a psychotherapist
who can help him overcome his
disabling insecurity and per-
haps prescribe a medication for
his anxiety. There is a cure for
his problem, and this is the
quickest way to find it.
**
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van
Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Write
Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
**
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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
TEACHER LOOKS FOR LESSON IN THE
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Time for Change
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Dave, a visitor from Cincinnati,
was peering down an innocent-
looking storm drain in Bangor,
Maine, where the evil-grinning
clown Pennywise from Stephen
King's novel "It" hung out,
waiting to lure little kiddies
into a chaos only King could
imagine.
"Be careful," teased his wife,
Bev, who admitted that she has
never dangled her feet over the
bed at night since reading
King's "Night Shift."
Then suddenly, although Dave
didn't have his arm pulled off
by Pennywise, his sunglasses
fell down into the drain.
"Not to worry," the retired Ford
Motor Co. employee, assured
us as he yanked off the grate,
jumped into the manhole and
retrieved the lost item.
We can only hope that Dave
lives a long and healthy life.
My wife and I recently passed
through the looking glass of
King's Bangor, which is known
as the town of Derry in his
books. King friend, expert and
lifetime Bangor resident Stu
Tinker guides people on a
three-hour tour of King's Ban-
gor in his six-passenger King
Mobile (my name), all the
while relating an endless
stream of King and Bangor sto-
ries and anecdotes, intermit-
tently stopping at spots that
have direct connections to
King's novels.
Was Bangor, the
former Queen City
of lumber barons, the
fountainhead for King's
demons and monsters? we
wondered as the tour began.
"The 'Barrens' from King's 'It'
is a favorite haunt for King
buffs," Tinker said as he led us
to a heavily wooded stretch
along the Kenduskeag stream,
where we viewed the remnants
of an innocent-looking old mill
and where King envisioned a
dark variation of reality that
terrified readers the world over.
"Now we're going to 'Pet Se-
matary,' or at least King's inspi-
ration for it," he said as we
headed off in the King Mobile."
Then he asked if we knew that
Presi-
dent Lin-
coln's vice
president during
the Civil War was
from the Bangor area
and then took us by
his grave.
I suspect former Vice
President Hannibal
Hamlin rolled over in his
grave when Hollywood
made the movie version almost
on top of him.
"Remember that army of rats in
'Night Shift'?" Tinker asked as
we left the cemetery. "Over
there is where it was filmed."
He pointed to the old water-
works plant by the Penobscot
River.
"I
was in about
five seconds of the
movie 'The Langoliers'
that was filmed at the Ban-
gor Airport," Tinker said.
I thought it best not to ask his
character's fate in the movie.
Tinker told us he's taken people
all over the world for the King
tour. One family from New
Zealand who were visiting Los
Angeles decided on a whim to
make a side trip to Bangor, just
to experience King's fictional
Derry.
No matter where in the world
they're from, you say "Bangor,"
and they say "Stephen King."
Tinker told us that the Kings
have given millions of dollars
to local projects, everything
from a world-class Little
League baseball field to li-
braries to helping people in
need with winter heating.
"I wonder if he's read 'Pet Se-
matary,'" a King fan said later,
referring to a black cat sitting at
the front gate at the spooky-
looking King house. The house
has become of a mecca of sorts
for the writer's fans around the
world with its bat-adorned
wrought-iron gate.
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A black cat sits at the front gate at the home of writer Stephen King in Bangor,
Maine. Photo courtesy of Jerry Farlow.
Stu Tinker assists a visitor from Cincinnati, Dave, as
he emerges from the "evil storm drain" of Stephen
King's fiction in Bangor, Maine.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Farlow.
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The Kings used to
give candy to kids on
Halloween, Tinker told
us, "but after local schools
started arriving by the busload,
the tradition ended.
"One year there were 21 buses
in front of the house," he said.
Our next stop was the Hamp-
den Academy.
"This is the gymnasium where
in King's mind Carrie
got her just deserts and her bul-
lying classmates got theirs,"
Tinker said, referring to the
final senior prom scene from
King's novel titled "Carrie."
King wrote the book while
teaching at the school.
As we finally emerged from
the imaginary evil twin, Derry,
to the real world of Bangor, we
thought just maybe we had
gained a tiny appreciation of
the origins of King's demons
and monsters. Dave, who had
his brush with the evil storm
drain, went so far to say the
tour was one of the highlights
of their East Coast trip.
We topped off the tour by stop-
ping at Nicky's Crusin' Diner
on Union Street, which some
have said is the inspiration for
King's 1960s time portal from
his novel "11/22/63." Even if it
wasn't, they have some great
fried clams.
WHEN YOU GO
Stu Tinker's three-hour tour
costs $39.95 per person for a
party of two, each additional
person $25: www.sk-
tours.com.
The Greater Bangor Conven-
tion and Visitors Bureau offers
both Bangor and Stephen King
tours throughout the year:
www.visitbangormaine.com/to
urs.
Jerry Farlow is a freelance
writer. To read features by
other Creators Syndicate writ-
ers and cartoonists, visit the
Creators Syndicate website at
www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
Stu Tinker poses with the King Mobile in front of the
Stephen King house in Bangor, Maine.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Farlow.
Stephen King
Country... Continued from page 15
If "sparkling like a diamond" is 100 per-
cent fabulous, then my dry-cleaning
technique got that window to 90 percent.
And it took less than 5 minutes no
water, wet wads of paper towel or news-
paper, no buckets or squeegees. And I
cannot see even a hint of scratching,
which one might assume could happen.
Of course, we are warned to never dry-
rub fine auto paint because that can act
as a light sanding and all. But back to my
windows ...
Another five minutes, and I'd given my
multi-paned French doors a good dry-
cleaning, as well.
Now, if this is old news and something
you do routinely and thought everyone
else did, too, don't tell me. I want to be-
lieve I made it up.
By the way, I did experiment with other
"dusting" devices, like a cotton towels,
feather dusters, dry paper towels and
even my Dyson handheld vac (which I
use every day of my life and cannot
image life without) on yet another dirty
window all with pathetic results. All
that did was push the dust and dirt
around. And none of these options even
fazed the water marks.
There's something about this Unger In-
dustries Microfiber Dust and Wash Mitt
that really does dry-clean windows. And
at about $6, this mitt was so affordable,
I've decided that I need one in the car, at
the office and a spare at home, too.
Now, are you thinking what I'm think-
ing? Unger ... could that be Felix Unger?
Makes sense to me.
And with that, I have just
dated myself and made at least
half of my staff go "Huh?!"
Mary Hunt is the founder of www.Debt-
ProofLiving.com, a personal finance
member website. You can email her at
mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write
to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099,
Cypress, CA 90630.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
Dry-Cleaned
My Windows...
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They don't want to help fix the rough spots,
they only want to bring it down. They rant
for its repeal at least 37 times and count-
ing, with a defunding proposal on the way
and they continue to brand Obamacare as
horrible law, despicable policy, the end of
health care as we know it.
Yes! That's just the point, guys. Our old
health care system was badly broken. It was
not No. 1 in the world. That was a deception.
It was actually delivering mediocre medical
care at skyrocketing prices, the most expen-
sive health care system in the world.
Consider this: Americans now live
shorter lives than men and women in most of
the developed world. According to a recent
study published in the Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, not exactly Rolling
Stone, back in 1990, the U.S. ranked 20th on
life expectancy among 34 industrial nations.
Sickening, huh? Now we rank 27th. How's
that for broken?
The reasons for our shorter lives are compli-
cated, and certainly have to do with gun vio-
lence, poor eating habits, lack of exercise
and way too much stress.
But there's another factor that may surprise
you. The more inequality in a society, the
more unhealthy the overall population. This
is exactly what Obama is crusading against,
this startling and growing gap in the U.S. be-
tween rich and poor.
The Affordable Care Act is the change that
had to happen, a turn toward a more hu-
mane, fair and efficient system. Is it perfect?
No. Is it a smart and necessary leap in the
right direction? Absolutely.
I started talking bullet points as she moved
on to the calluses and cuticles: You'll have
good insurance you can afford, with subsi-
dies available. You can't be denied insurance
for a "pre-existing condition," and if you've
got one, you pay the same premium as
everyone else. Women will no longer pay
higher premiums than men. Consumers
who've been screwed by their insurance
companies and who hasn't? are getting
rebates. The rise in the cost of U .S. health
care is coming down, as promised, while
awareness of its deep and greedy flaws is
going up. The $75 dollar box of hospital tis-
sues says it all.
"No more lifetime caps on insurance cover-
age!" I found myself practically shouting.
"We're finally talking about rewarding doc-
tors for keeping us well, instead of giving
them financial incentives to order more tests,
more procedures, more addictive drugs."
The Affordable Care Act is a good thing, I
assured her, admiring my candy apple red
toes. What's bad, what is truly astonishing, is
what the Opposition Party is doing to bring
it down.
Obama nailed it in Galesburg when he called
it a "politically motivated misinformation
campaign." I did my part. I told her how she
stood to benefit. By the time my feet were
safely back in my Birkenstocks, she had a
big smile on her face.
ENERGY EXPRESS-O! STAND BY THE
BRAND
Marilynn Preston fitness expert, well-being
coach and speaker on healthy lifestyle issues is
the creator of Energy Express, the longest-running
syndicated fitness column in the country. She has
a website, http://marilynnpreston.com and wel-
comes reader questions, which can be sent to
MyEnergyExpress@aol.com.
COPYRIGHT 2013 ENERGYEXPRESS, LTD.
The Drama of Obamacare...
Continued from page 15
Q: As the new grandparent of a baby
who is just learning to walk, I recently fell
when I stumbled
over a plastic
toy. Fortu-
nately, I was
not injured,
and all is well.
However, are
their security
precautions I
should be more
aware of?
A: Toys are dangerous and are known to
have caused major injuries. Other con-
cerns that require being alert in grandchil-
dren's homes are loose rugs, children
playing aggressively, slippery wet floors
and children running around.
It is helpful when parents caution the chil-
dren that their grandparents are not able to
move around as easily as them. If grand-
parents are using canes and other support
devices, parents should tell the kids that
those items are not toys and that they need
them to walk and move.
Move slowly when at the kids' house, es-
pecially standing up, and let the kids know
you are moving and getting up.
In most cases, grandchildren are the joy of
our lives. But be careful!
Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a
Southern California retirement community.
Contact him at deardoug@msn.com.
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a greener view by Jeff rugg
Tree Sprouts and
Goldfish Flashing
Question: You have been writing about weeds lately, and our weeds
are coming from an old tree. We have taken down a very large tree that was
planted in the front yard. We had the trunk ground down. We did nothing for
a couple of months and then put some dirt at the same location and planted a
Japanese fern tree. It is doing well.
The problem is that the old roots from the tree are shooting up massive
amounts of sprouts through the grass. I applied Roundup on the roots I could
reach but the only thing that did was kill the grass. With all the rain these
roots are getting really aggressive and are sending up more and more sprouts.
I need a recommendation that will correct this problem short of digging up
those huge roots and disturbing the Japanese fern. How do we get rid of these
sprouts?
Answer: You were on the right track spraying, but let's make a couple
of small changes. Don't use a total plant killer like Roundup; rather, use a
broad-leafed plant killer that only affects plants that are not grasses. Then,
don't apply it to the roots. Apply it to the new growth that is sprouting up. To
keep the weed killer from drifting on to other broad leafed plants that you
don't want to kill, it may be better to paint it on and not spray it on. Because
of the size of the roots system from the old tree, there may be a lot of stored
nutrients available to send up sprouts for quite some time. If you stop for sev-
eral weeks, the new sprouts may be able to replenish any nutrients they con-
sumed in their growth and it will look like the tree is winning. Just keep
treating them, and you will win.
Question: The koi and goldfish in my pond are scratching on the rocks
and flowerpots. They swim over, hover next to it for a second as they line up
the itching spot, rub on the spot and then they zoom away. What is causing
this behavior and how can I help them?
Answer: This scratching action is called flashing. Often times you will
see the white underneath side of the fish as it flashes. They will do this for
several reasons. If the water is of poor quality or is changed rapidly from one
temperature and pH level to a new one, the fish may react by flashing. Water
changes should remain at about ten percent at a time rather than large 50 or
60 percent changes. Chemicals such as chlorine, copper, or nitrite can cause
irritation of the skin or gills, causing the fish to flash.
Parasites in the gills or on the skin will definitely cause the fish to try to rub
the parasite off their body. Fish have slime, scales and skin trying to keep
their body regulated with the proper levels of salt and water, while also keep-
ing out bacteria. Scratching on rocks or pots can open up an area to a bacter-
ial infection.
Before treating your fish with medications for parasites or infections, you
should first determine if they are flashing from water quality problems. Test
the water for chlorine, nitrites and ammonia. If they are all zero, then move
on to the parasite treatments.
Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@greenerview.com.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
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"Knowledge is power, if you
know it about the right person,"
wrote Ethel Watts. Or, as Ivern
Ball quipped, "A small town is
a place where there is little to
see or do, but what you hear
makes up for it."
In small towns or large cities,
gossip wreaks havoc wherever
it spreads. And it does spread,
says Scott, 11: "A rumor is in
all likelihood an expanded lie,
which becomes larger as it goes
along. A lot of rumors spread
from jealous people who aren't
at peace with themselves and
have a big mouth the size of a
western African Safari Ele-
phant."
Thanks, Scott for being spe-
cific. Africans are quick to
point out that their elephants
are bigger than those in India.
Like a charging elephant, a
tongue out of control can de-
stroy, says Maddie, 11: "You
can never take back the words
you say. Once I was called a
bad name in the 4th grade. It
hurt me very bad, but I decided
to go up and face the world."
Way to go, Maddie. It takes
courage to ignore gossip. The
Lord takes care of those who
entrust themselves to him. The
Book of Proverbs is full of say-
ings about how those who lay a
trap for a righteous person will
be caught in it themselves.
The Bible says this about Jesus:
"He did not retaliate when he
was insulted. When he suffered,
he did not threaten to get even.
He left his case in the hands of
God, who always judges fairly"
(I Peter 2:23 NLT).
If you gossip, you might find
yourself living in fear, says
Kaci, 10: "My sister was hurt
by some mean gossip at school.
But the boy is too afraid to tell
more gossip about her now be-
cause her boyfriend is 6'4"."
This is called the Terminator
Method for controlling gossip.
It's very effective until the gos-
sip gets a friend who's 6'8".
For permanent results, Karlyn, 11, recommends the Golden
Rule. "God said do unto others
as you would have done to you.
We don't like it when people are
rude and start rumors about us.
So we shouldn't do that to oth-
ers."
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kiDS talk about goD by carey kinSolving
Why Is Gossip Wrong?
The El Paso Museum of Art announces
Workshops for
Preschoolers
Introducing Museum
Looks and Picture
Books free art ses-
sions for children
ages 3-5 and a care-
giver.
Join El Paso Museum
of Art staff for a one
hour session where
you will:
closely look at a
work of art,
read a related story,
and
participate in an activity to promote visual literacy.
Upcoming sessions:
August 22, 10-11 AM
Free, and supplies are included.
Space is limited please call to pre-register at
(915) 532-1707, ext. 65.
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viDeo gaMe reviewS by Jeb haught
'Shadowrun Returns' to its Roots
DEVELOPER: Harebrained
Schemes LLC
PUBLISHER: Harebrained
Holdings
SYSTEM: Windows PC
PRICE: $19.99
ESRB RATING: Teen
REVIEW RATING: 4.0 stars
(out of 5)
The "Shadowrun" RPG series
has gained a loyal following
of PC gamers ever since
1989, but the attempt to turn
it into a console FPS was a
big disappointment! Now
"Shadowrun" returns in it's
original glory in the latest re-
lease titled ... well ... "Shad-
owrun Returns," and fans can
once again delve into satisfy-
ing tactical RPG game play!
Set in a fantasy cyberpunk fu-
ture where elves and dwarfs
fight side-by-side with hu-
mans, "Shadowrun Returns"
weaves a tale around the hunt
for a serial killer. However,
the story becomes much
deeper than a simple Shad-
owrunner on a mission, and
an intricate tale of and decep-
tion and corruption emerges.
Simply put, the dark story is
one of the game's highlights.
While this game pays homage
to it's past with an isometric
view and old-school sound ef-
fects, the open-world feel is
mostly an illusion. Most of
the missions lead directly into
the next mission, and there's
little exploration. Sure there
are a few side missions as
well as multiple ways to solve
certain scenarios, but the
game still has a linear feel.
Thankfully,
the
in-
depth
skill
tree
offers
a
plethora of options that can
seem a bit overwhelming at
first. Like traditional RPGs,
players earn points to enhance
and customize their characters
abilities as they progress. Ad-
ditional customization is of-
fered
at the be-
ginning of
the game
when play-
ers choose their character's
race, attributes, and arche-
type.
I find the turn-based strategic
combat to be very enjoyable
because it forces me to think
out every attack and gives me
time to do so. In addition,
simple things like keeping
track each character's ammu-
nition, what type they use,
and where each enemy is lo-
cated has a profound effect on
the out come of each fight. I
also enjoy the way using
cover and benefit me and also
benefits enemies because it
adds another layer of com-
plexity.
"Shadowrun Returns" may
seem like a short adventure,
but the deep level editor en-
sures additional user-
created content for
years to come.
'Dynasty
Warriors 8'
DEVELOPER: Omega Force
PUBLISHER: Tecmo Koei
SYSTEM: Sony PlayStation 3
(Xbox 360)
PRICE: $59.99
ESRB RATING: Teen
REVIEW RATING: 3.5 stars
(out of 5)
"Dynasty Warriors 2" was a
fun game on the original
PlayStation, but I lost interest
when very little changed over
the course of several sequels.
It took nearly fifteen years for
the developers to finally offer
a game with enough enhance-
ments to resemble a traditional
sequel, but now I can honestly
recommend "Dynasty Warriors
8."
Set in the well-known Chinese
Three Kingdoms dynasty, the
story has undergone very few
changes. Players pick a char-
acter and enter massive battles
with thousands of friendly and
enemy troops and engage in
hand-to-hand combat until
their fingers get sore. Only
now, over 70 characters are
available, and each one sports
more than cosmetic differ-
ences.
Instead of repeating the same
attack animations with a dif-
ferent-looking weapon, each
character has a distinctive set
of moves. While some charac-
ters wield traditional single-
sided swords, others initiate
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with a rake or float across the
battlefield swinging a pair of
stylish wingblades. Distinc-
tive move sets give each char-
acter added personality and
offer an incentive to experi-
ment with every one.
Also new is a wider variety of
attacks, like switch counters,
that let players parry and at-
tack and storm rush, which
roots enemy officers in place
while players attack. My fa-
vorite is rage awakening,
which powers up my charac-
ter's attacks and lets me un-
leash the super-powerful
Musou attack! In addition, a
new affinity system based on
Heaven, Earth, and Man
makes some weapons more
powerful against certain oppo-
nents.
Thankfully, there's an addi-
tional mode to story mode and
free mode that adds much-
needed replay value to this
title. Ambition mode starts
players off with a weapon
shop and encourages them to
not only upgrade it, but also
recruit officers defeated in
battle. Eventually, players can
build a large base that is vis-
ited by the Emperor if the
players have achieved enough
fame.
"Dynasty Warriors 8" is still
repetitive, but now it's actu-
ally fun!
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM.
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Your tongue needs the Golden
Rule because "it's the most
powerful thing you have," says
Holly, 10. The Bible compares
the destructive potential of the
tongue to a spark that starts a
forest fire. Both are small, but
the effects are devastating.
The Bible calls anyone who can
bring the tongue under control
"perfect" or "mature" (James
3:2). If you're a woman looking
for the perfect man or a man
looking for Miss Right, ask
yourself if God is in control of
his or her words?
"Gossip is wrong because the
Bible tells us not to let any un-
wholesome talk come out of our
mouths, and we should build up
people with our words, not tear
them down," says Jonathan, 12.
The Apostle Paul wrote that our
words should "impart grace to
the hearers" (Ephesians 4:29).
The Bible is clear that eternal
salvation comes to us by God's
grace through faith in Jesus
Christ, and that this kind of
faith comes by hearing the
Word of God. It's humbling to
realize that God allows us to
impart grace to others through
the words we speak.
Think about this: Grace builds
up, and gossip tears down.
Memorize this truth: "If anyone
does not stumble in word, he is
a perfect man, able also to bri-
dle the whole body" (James
3:2).
Ask this question: Do your
words build up or tear down?
Listen to a talking book, down-
load the "Kids Color Me Bible"
for free, watch Kid TV Inter-
views and travel around the
world by viewing the "Mission
Explorers Streaming Video" at
www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.
Bible quotations are from the
New King James Version.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CAREYKINSOLVING
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 24
Free Public Museum Tour
Saturday, August 31, 2013,
2:00 to 3:00 pm
Free Admission
On this Labor Day weekend we invite everyone to
get to know their community better by exploring the
prehistory of our region. Small groups and individu-
als are invited to tour the El Paso Museum of Ar-
chaeology galleries with our Curator of Education,
Marilyn Guida. Large groups can schedule their
own free tour on another day by calling 915-755-
4332.
Visitors learn about the prehistoric people of El
Paso, Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona. Theyll
take a journey through 14,000 years of Indian her-
itage including the Paleoindians, Archaic hunter-
gatherers, Pit Dweller-Horticulturalists, Pueblo,
Manso, Piro, Suma, Tigua and Mescalero Apache.
The museums galleries also include Mimbres and
Casas Grandes cultures, the ancient city of
Paquime in Chihuahua, and the major regions of
ancient Mexico West, Central, North and Maya.
Reservations are not necessary but contact the
museum with the number of people in your group if
you plan to attend at 915-755-4332 or
guidamr@elpasotexas.gov.
Museum Location: El Paso Museum of Archaeol-
ogy, 4301 Transmountain Road, El Paso, Texas
79924 in Northeast El Paso
Information: 915-755-4332; guidamr@elpaso-
texas.gov
www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/
Group viewing rock art mural in Diorama
Gallery
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 25
Q&A
Grooming can help
keep pets healthy
Q: Im a professional groomer, and I get physically sick to
my stomach at how bad some dogs are when they come in.
Can you tell people to pick up a brush and comb now and
then? via Facebook
A: Beauty is more than skin-deep when it comes to your dog.
Keeping a pet well-groomed not only produces a clean-
smelling companion, but it also helps to keep pets more com-
fortable and helps owners to spot health problems before they
become serious, even life-threatening. Im happy to spread
the word.
Consider a simple mat, so easy to overlook. Have
you ever had your hair in a ponytail that was just a little too
tight? A mat can feel the same way to your dog a constant
pull on the skin. Try to imagine those all over your body, and
you have a good idea how uncomfortable an ungroomed coat
can be.
Your dog need never know what a mat feels like if
you keep him brushed and combed but thats just the start
of the health benefits. Regular grooming allows you to look
for lumps, bumps and injuries while clearing such things as
mats and ticks from his coat. Follow up with your veterinar-
ian on any questionable masses you find, and you may detect
cancer early enough to save your pets life.
Its also good for pet owners, since clean pets trigger
fewer allergies. Clean, soft fur also makes pets more ... well,
pet-able. And if you want a cleaner house, regular grooming
will help with that, too. In my home, two of our dogs are
furry hand-grenades, truly heavy shedders. We keep their long
hair clipped short by our groomer, and that drops the shed
rate remarkably.
While every dog needs brushing and
combing you brush your hair between
salon visits, dont you? regularly
scheduled grooming appointments
will help you keep on top of hair
care, and will help with the nail
trims so many owners hate
even more than most dogs do.
Dr. Marty Becker
Do you have a pet question?
Send it to
petconnection@gmail.com or
visit Facebook.com/DrMarty-
Becker.
Dog Day Swimming Event
at Nations Tobin Aquatic Center, 8831 Railroad Drive
September7th and 8th (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
Who: City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation
Department, Animal
Rescue League, El Paso
Humane Society, and
other Dog Adoption
Agencies
What: Dog Day Swim-
ming Event
When: September 7th
and 8th (Saturday and
Sunday)
Where: Nations Tobin
Aquatic Center, 8831
Railroad Drive, El Paso,
Texas
The Animal Rescue
League will have dogs
available for adoption
along with other adop-
tion agencies. The
Drowning Prevention
Coalition of El Paso will
be on hand to give tips
on water safety.
The Humane Society
will also be offering
micro-chipping for dogs
at $15 per dog while sup-
plies last and dogs will
be available for adop-
tion.
Information Stacy
Wright (915) 544-
3556
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Mini-Kitchen? Make
It Grow
Q: We bought our apartment
last year while prices and inter-
est rates were low, so we told
ourselves it didn't matter that
the kitchen was crowded and
dark. It does matter!
Can you give us some guide-
lines on how to open it up some
without spending a fortune in
remodeling?
A: I asked an expert. Kitchen
designing calls for a specialist,
a designer who also under-
stands ingredients such as elec-
trical and plumbing and
load-bearing walls.
My expert of choice is John
Buscarello, a New York de-
signer who discovered his
niche in kitchens because he
loves to cook and eat. It's a
niche he fills often many
New Yorkers have kitchens
they can barely squeeze into.
John also practices
what he preaches: The
warm galley kitchen we show
here is his own. What started
out as a scant 12-foot long and
7-foot wide gained some 3
extra feet of space when John
knocked out the wall that sepa-
rated it from the hallway
(where the poster hangs). He
also triaged the hall coat closet
and pulled that space into the
kitchen.
Wherever you find it, every
square foot is precious, John
believes. "A small closed-in
kitchen feels claustrophobic. I
often end up opening kitchens
to adjoining rooms."
What if you can't actually reno-
vate the space? "If you can't
make it bigger, make it a
jewel," the designer advises.
Among his suggestions:
Forget white. "People
think you have to paint small
spaces white or light colors.
That just equals bland! Add
spice with color real color
on the backsplash, on the
ceiling. ... Say, a light blue or
green. Or pink! I've put a fleshy
pink tone of the ceiling of a
kitchen that had pink cabinets.
Make the ceiling color inten-
sive enough to read."
Consider glass tiles
for the backsplash.
"Glass adds dimension. And it's
easy to clean." (John's come
from Artistic Tile,
artistictile.com).
Use cabinets with
glass-fronted doors. "To
show off decorative dishes. Not
such a good idea if you're stor-
ing cereal boxes." (John's
maple cabinets are by Wood-
Mode).
Light it lovely. Under-
cabinet lighting strips (and out-
let strips) are attractive and
effective over work counters.
Continues on page 33
By Rose Bennett Gilbert
Small is beautiful when you use space-enhancing ingredients, such as glass tile,
glass-fronted cabinets and strategic lighting. Photo: Ariel Camilo
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Continued from page 29
Floor show. In tight spaces, John
favors large-format (12 x 24 inch) porce-
lain tiles. "Big tiles make the floor itself
look bigger," he reports.
Q: Feeling in the pink?
A: You're right on trend, according to a
crew of professional forecasting compa-
nies who came from around the globe to
look into the future of design at last
month's SURTEX in New York. It's the
leading trade show for the sale and li-
censing of original art, so the forecasters
drew rapt attention from the artists, man-
ufacturers and retailers who were there
seeking the next big thing for 2014/2015.
Whatever that turns out to be, it'll proba-
bly be pink. "Pink is coming of age. ...
Pink is big-time," declared Emmanuelle
Linard of Edelkoort.
For men, too, concurred Kim Palmeter of
Pantone, who added that the pink-to-
come will not be your cliche baby shade.
Think of a pink that's "less sugary and
more faded," she explained.
It's also fashionable to be tickled pink,
according to Cassandra Tsaknis of Style-
sight. Among the future trends she cited
is "Rapture," because "life is better when
you are laughing." There's even an app
for it, she said. It's called the "Serendip-
iter."
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-author of
"Manhattan Style" and six other books on
interior design.
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
Mini-Kitchen?...
Rose Bennett Gilbert
Q: Our heirloom couch is long and
low. It dates back to the l960s, when
people must have liked their seating
closer to the floor. Anyway, the couch
used to look fine in our old house
where we had it under a big window.
In our new house, there's no window
wall, and it doesn't work. It just looks
lost against the bare wall. What to do?
A: You've got to accentuate the nega-
tive. Put something important on that
bare wall so it forms a unit with your
low couch. Give it stature, if you will.
A couple of easy suggestions: Stand a
tall, attractive screen behind the couch
(you can make one yourself from
wood shelving boards hinged together
and then wallpapered).
Continues on next page
Closing ranks above a tufted sofa, a dozen framed woodcuts turn a wall into
the focal point of this red-white-and-blue sitting room. Photo: Courtesy
Pearson Furniture
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Continued from page 33
A variation on that theme: Hang a large tapestry,
quilt or other interesting fabric on that wall.
Even more dramatic, take a leaf from gifted de-
signer Jennifer McConnell of Pearson Furniture,
who turned a ho-hum wall into a focal point, cre-
ating visual architecture with a dozen reproduc-
tion woodcut portraits of ancient Roman rulers.
The portraits are actually quite small, but Jen-
nifer aggrandized them with oversized picture
mats and frames, hung close together so they
form a unit over the sofa.
Who could resist coming in for a close-up look at
the art (from Chelsea House, Inc.,
chelseahouse.com) and then lingering on the ele-
gant tufted sofa below it? This study in red,
white and blue also features classic tufted chairs,
benches that prance on little bronze hooves, and
a centerpiece of a red ottoman, a surprise stand-
in for the usual cocktail table, all new from Pear-
son Furniture (www.pearsonfurniture.com).
COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
The Low-Down on Low Furniture...
Big Ideas for Tiny Baths
Rose Bennett Gilbert
Q: How come you never talk about redecorating
a bath? We have one so tiny my husband can
touch both sidewalls with his elbows! We're
thinking of remodeling, keeping the same floor
space (5 x 7 feet) and changing fixtures and
maybe the tile, which goes a half-wall up over
the tub. We need inspiration and information.
A: A dose of experience wouldn't hurt either.
Who would have rehabbed more tiny baths than a
designer working in New York City, where every
square inch of space is precious? So I've picked
the talented brain of designer John Buscarello
(buscarello.com), who specializes in making
more of less.
The bath we show here is as space-deprived as
yours, a weenie 5 x 7-ft. But John has waved his
magic shoehorn and made it feel both larger and
quite elegant in the process. Among of his pro-
fessional suggestions:
Get rid of your tired old tub. Ditto whatever
"dreary" shower curtain goes with it. That space
is better spent on an updated standing shower be-
hind a stationary glass panel (a 30-inch opening
lets you not splashes out on one side).
Think tile allover. Tiling right up to and
often, over the ceiling, European-style, will
put your old-fashioned bath in a sleek, contempo-
rary mood. Here, John has used subway (rectan-
gular) tile but stacked, instead of staggering, it
"to create a more modern feel."
Work magic with mirrors. Not only are mir-
rors de rigueur in any bath, they double the space
you see. John also doubled their usefulness, in-
stalling a pair of matching mirrored wall cabinets
over the pedestal sink.
Aggrandize the floor. Never mind that it's
small. Laying oversized tile John used 12 x
24-inch porcelain tile will make the space
look much larger.
Other tips from the pro: "Don't be afraid of
color in the bath," John counsels. The owner of
this apartment was looking for tranquility in her
new bath, he reports.
Hence his choice of cool, calming aqua tile. An-
other colorful idea: Create a feature wall with
tile. Or opt for a paint color that speaks to you.
"Just be sure to choose a paint that has a sheen
finish" for both practical and esthetic reasons, he
advises. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
A once-ordinary small bath makes quite a splash
with aqua tile, glass shower wall and a double-
helping of mirrored cabinets. Photo Courtesy of
John A. Buscarello, Inc. Interior Design.
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Now Showing
The Smurfs 2
Now Showing
Rated: PG
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) has plagued the happy, peaceful Smurfs for a very long time.
Finally, he succeeds in chasing the little blue people from their village and through a magic portal
-- which transports them to Manhattan and into the life of ad executive Patrick Winslow (Neil
Patrick Harris). Only three apples high and lost in the Big Apple, the Smurfs (Jonathan Winters,
Alan Cumming, Katy Perry) must find a way back to their world before Gargamel tracks them
down.
Starring: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sof a Vergara, Tim Gunn, Jonathan
Winters, Alan Cumming, Katy Perry, Fred Armisen,
George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, Kenan Thompson, Jeff
Foxworthy, John Olive
Runtime 104 min
MPAA Rating R for
Graphic Dialogue,
Drug and Alcohol
Use, All Involving
Teens, Language,
Strong Crude & Sex-
ual Content.
Starring Aubrey Plaza,
Johnny Simmons, Bill
Hader, Alia Shawkat,
Sarah Steele, Scott
Porter, Rachel Bilson,
Christopher Mintz-
Plasse, Andy Sam-
berg, Donald Glover,
Adam Pally, Clark
Gregg, Connie Brit-
ton, Bryce Clyde
Jenkins, Nolan Gould
Genre Comedy
Synopsis It's 1993, and high-school valedictorian Brandy
Klark (Aubrey Plaza) decides she needs to shed her uptight
image before college. She puts together a list of all the activi-
ties -- including sex -- she missed in high school. When she
soon realizes she is out of her depth, Brandy enlists the aid of
her friends, older sister, and boss. Summer marches on, and
members of the group realize that they will need plenty of
imagination and open mindedness to complete her project be-
fore September.
2 GUNS
Open Nationwide 08/02/13
Runtime 109 min
MPAA Rating R for Vio-
lence Throughout, Lan-
guage, Brief Nudity.
Starring Denzel Washing-
ton, Mark Wahlberg, Paula
Patton, Bill Paxton, James
Marsden, Fred Ward, Ed-
ward James Olmos, Robert
John Burke, Greg Sproles,
Patrick Fischler, Derek
Solorsano, Edgar Arreola,
Kyle Russell Clements,
Matthew Cook, Timothy
Bell, Tait G. Fletcher, Jesus
Payan Jr.
Genre Action, Thriller
Synopsis For the past year, DEA agent Bobby Trench (Denzel
Washington) and U.S. Navy intelligence officer Marcus Stigman
(Mark Wahlberg) have been working under cover as members of a
narcotics syndicate. The twist: Neither man knows that the other
is an undercover agent. When their attempt to infiltrate a Mexican
drug cartel and recover millions goes haywire, the men are dis-
avowed by their superiors. Trench and Stigman must go on the
run lest they wind up in jail or in a grave.
THE TO DO LIST
PERCY JACKSON:
SEA OF MONSTERS
Open Nationwide 08/07/13
Runtime 106 min
MPAA Rating PG for Mild Language, Fantasy Action Violence, Some
Scary Images.
Starring Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake
Abel, Douglas Smith, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Head, Nathan Fillion
Genre Adventure, Fantasy
Synopsis To find the magic Golden Fleece and save Camp Half-Blood,
demigod Percy (Logan Lerman) and his friends undertake a dangerous
odyssey into the area known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle.
WE'RE THE MILLERS
Open Nationwide 08/07/13
Runtime 110 min
MPAA Rating R for Crude Sexual
Content, Brief Graphic Nudity,
Drug Material, Pervasive Lan-
guage.
Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason
Sudeikis, Will Poulter, Emma
Roberts, Ed Helms, Nick Offer-
man, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn,
Tomer Sisley, Matthew Willig, Luis
Guzmn, Thomas Lennon, Mark L.
Young, Ken Marino
Genre Comedy, Action
Synopsis Small-time pot dealer
David (Jason Sudeikis) learns the
hard way that no good deed goes unpunished; trying to help some
teens, he is jumped by thugs and loses his cash and stash. Now,
David's in big debt to his supplier and -- to wipe the slate clean -- he
must go to Mexico to pick up the guy's latest shipment. To accom-
plish his mission, Dave devises a foolproof plan: He packs a fake
family into a huge RV and heads south of the border for a wild
weekend that is sure to end with a bang.
Open Nationwide 08/09/13
Runtime 92 min
MPAA Rating PG for Some
Mild Action, Rude Humor.
Starring Dane Cook, Stacy
Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri
Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
Priyanka Chopra, John Cleese,
Cedric the Entertainer, Carlos
Alazraqui, Roger Craig Smith,
Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer,
Sinbad, Gabriel Iglesias, Brent
Musburger, Colin Cowherd,
Oliver Kalkofe, John Ratzen-
berger
Genre Comedy, Adventure, Animated
Synopsis Dusty is a small-town plane who dreams of one day
competing as a high-flying air racer. However, poor Dusty has
two strikes against him: He's not built for racing, and he's terribly
afraid of heights. To achieve his dream, Dusty turns to naval avi-
ator Skipper. Skipper helps Dusty qualify to take on Ripslinger,
the race circuit's defending champion. Dusty's courage faces the
ultimate test, as he takes aim at heights he never dreamed were
possible.
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3DLOSPITUFOS2 (DOBLADAENESPANOL)
(PG) 2:45 pm | 7:35 pm
2D MAN OF STEEL (PG-13)1:00 pm | 4:15
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NOW YOU SEE ME (PG-13) 9:45 am | 12:15
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*2D R.I.P.D. (PG-13)| 11:00 am
| 1:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 7:45 pm | 10:05 pm
*THE CONJURING (R) | 10:00 am
11:00am | 12:35pm | 1:35pm 3:15pm|4:15 pm
5:50 pm 7:30 pm | 8:30 pm | 10:10 pm
| 11:05 pm
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4:00 pm | 7:10 pm 10:20 pm
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12:40 pm | 4:00 pm | 7:10 pm | 10:20 pm
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10:35 am | 11:45 am | 12:30 pm 2:15 pm |
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MOVIES 12
I-10 & Lee Trevino
Schedule good for
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PREMIERE MONTWOOD 7
Schedule good for 8/9 - 8/15
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| 7:35 pm | 10:00 pm
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6:45 pm 9:35 pm
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| 11:35 am | 6:35 pm
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Las Palmas i-10 @ Zaragosa
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10:10pm
The HeatR116 Mins
Digital Cinema
10:05am | 4:05pm |
10:05pm
Monsters University
G102 MinsDigital Cin-
ema 11:45am
World War ZPG-13115
Mins11:15am |
2:15pm | 5:15pm
Schedule good for Friday Aug 9th
Schedule good for 8/9
2 GUNS (R)11:00 | 1:35 | 4:10 |
7:15 | 9:50 | 12:00am
CONJURING, THE (R)
11:00 | 1:00 | 2:00 | 4:00 | 5:00 |
7:00 | 8:00 | 10:00 | 12:00am
DESPICABLE ME 2, 2D (PG)
11:00 | 1:30 | 4:00 | 7:00 | 9:30
ELYSIUM (R)10:00 | 11:30 |
12:30 | 2:10 | 4:00 | 5:00 | 7:00 |
8:15 | 9:30 | 11:00 | 12:00am
GROWN UPS 2 (PG13)12:00 |
2:30 | 5:00 | 7:30 | 10:00
PACIFIC RIM 2D (PG13)11:00 |
2:00 | 5:00 | 8:00 | 11:15
PERCY JACKSON:SEA
O/MONSTERS2D (PG)
11:30 | 4:50 | 10:10
PERCY JACKSON:SEA O/
MONSTERS3D (PG)2:10 | 7:30
PLANES 2D (PG)10:00 | 12:25 |
1:25 | 2:50 | 4:15 | 5:15 | 6:40 |
7:40 | 9:05 | 10:05 | 11:30
PLANES 3D (PG)11:00
SMURFS 2, 2D (PG)
11:00 | 1:35 | 4:10 | 7:05 | 10:00
SMURFS 2, 2D SP DUBBED
(PG)12:00 | 10:15
SMURFS 2, 3D (PG)2:35 | 5:10 |
7:45
TURBO 2D (PG)
12:30 | 3:00 | 5:30 | 8:00
WERE THE MILLERS (R)
11:15 | 1:55 | 4:35 | 7:15 | 9:55 |
12:00am
WOLVERINE 2D, THE (PG13)
11:15 | 5:15 | 8:15 | 11:15
WOLVERINE 3D,THE (PG13)
2:15
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ELYSIUM(R) 11:35 2:10 4:45 7:20 9:55 (12:30)
PLANES (PG) 2:30 4:40 7:10 9:25 (11:30)
PLANES IN 3D (PG) Fri.-Wed. 12:15 PM
PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) 2:20
4:50 7:30 10:05 (12:30)
PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS IN 3D (PG)
Fri.-Wed. 11:45 AM
WERE THE MILLERS (R) 11:50 2:30 5:05 7:40 10:20
(12:35)
2 GUNS (R) Fri.-Wed. 12:20 2:55 5:25 7:55 10:25
THE SMURFS 2 IN 3D (PG) Fri.-Tue. 12:30 PM
THE SMURFS 2 (PG) 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:35 (12:05)
THE WOLVERINE IN 3D (PG13) Fri.-Tue. 12:25 PM
THE WOLVERINE (PG13) 3:25 6:40 9:40 (12:30)
THE CONJURING (R) 11:40 2:25 5:00 7:45 10:15 (12:35)
R.I.P.D. (PG13) 9:30 (12:15)
RED 2 (PG13) Fri.-Tue. 6:30 PM
TURBO (PG) Fri.-Tue. 12:05 2:35 4:55
GROWN UPS 2 (PG13) 7:15 9:45 (12:10)
DESPICABLE ME 2 (PG) Fri.-Tue. 3:30 PM
TIMES FOR AUGUST 9 - AUGUST 15
ELYSIUM
Open Nationwide
08/09/13
Runtime 109 min
MPAA Rating R for Strong
Bloody Violence, Lan-
guage Throughout.
Starring Matt Damon,
Jodie Foster, Sharlto Cop-
ley, Alice Braga, Diego
Luna, Wagner Moura,
William Fichtner, Brandon
Auret, Josh Blacker,
Emma Tremblay, Jose
Pablo Cantillo, Maxwell
Perry Cotton, Faran Tahir,
Adrian Holmes, Jared
Keeso
Genre Science fiction, Drama, Action
Synopsis In the year 2159, humanity is sharply divided
between two classes of people: The ultrarich live aboard
a luxurious space station called Elysium, and the rest live
a hardscrabble existence in Earth's ruins. His life hanging
in the balance, a man named Max (Matt Damon) agrees
to undertake a dangerous mission that could bring equal-
ity to the population, but Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Fos-
ter) vows to preserve the pampered lifestyle of Elysium's
citizens, no matter what the cost.
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 40
If you want your upcoming event listed in SPOTLIGHTS Out & About section, please send all your relevant data
by e-mail to: editorial@spotlightepnews.com
Out & About
Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are
from August 8th - 14th, 2013
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NORTHEAST/
CENTRAL
El Paso Diablos
Baseball - The American
Association minor league
teams 2013 season runs
through Aug. 25 at Cohen Sta-
dium in Northeast El Paso.
Tickets: $8 box seats; $7 gen-
eral admission; free for ages 4
and younger. Information: 755-
2000 or diablos.com.
Aug. 8-10: Amarillo Sox.
Garfield special appearance
Aug. 10.
The Border Run
El Paso County Sheriffs Office
MWR committee hosts the 5K
21-obstacle course race Satur-
day, Aug. 10, at Ascarate Park,
6900 Delta. First wave begins
at 8 a.m. with waves every half
hour through 2 p.m.; 200 per-
sons per wave. Technical t-shirt
and finisher medals for first
2,500 participants. Free mini-
course offered for kids. Cost:
$45. Online registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Freeway column
mural unveiling
The unveiling event for Gabriel
S. Gaytns new Freeway Col-
umn Mural at Chicano Park
Dos, #13 Matlac-iuan-yei, is
6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Lin-
coln Park, 4001 Durazno, with
special guest Danza Omecoatl
Danza Azteca. The mural de-
picts the 13 lunar cycles, and
represents the importance of
the number 13 in many indige-
nous cultures. Presented with
support of the City of El Paso
Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department and Texas Com-
mission on the Arts. Informa-
tion: elpasotexas.gov/mcad.
Mercado Mayapan
Farmers Market
La Mujer Obrera and Centro
Mayapan host the market 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays at
Caf Mayapn, 2000 Texas.
Local and naturally grown pro-
duce, and Mexican fair-trade
artisanry for sale. Breakfast and
lunch available. Information:
217-1126 or mujerobrera.org.
EASTSIDE
El Paso Psychic
Fair The fair is 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Aug. 10-11, at the Hawthorn
Inn, 1700 Airway (at Boeing).
Admission: $5 for both days
(private readings not included
with admission). Free admis-
sion with active duty military
I.D. Information: 345-6245 or
elpasopsychicfair.com.
MISSION
VALLEY
Fiesta de San
Lorenzo The annual
celebration at San Lorenzo
Catholic Church in Clint is Sat-
urday, Aug. 10. Procession be-
gins at 3 a.m. around the San
Elizario Parish to San Lorenzo
with recitation of Rosary,
hymns and matachines. Mass
begins at 5 a.m. in honor of San
Lorenzo with a bilingual mari-
achi mass at 10 a.m. followed
by a procession around the fi-
esta grounds. Admission is free
to all events. Information: 851-
2255.
El Paso Dodge
Ram Dealers
Southwestern In-
ternational PRCA
Rodeo The 84th annual
rodeo is Aug. 8-11 at El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. Cowboys and cowgirls
from all over the world are
scheduled to participate in El
Pasos only professional rodeo
featuring nightly performances
and live entertainment. Per-
formances are 7:30 p.m. Thurs-
day through Saturday and 5
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10-$20
(Ticketmaster).
DOWNTOWN
Cool Canyon
Nights The summer se-
ries of free outdoor summer
concerts are 6:15 p.m. Thurs-
days at McKelligon Canyon,
Amphitheatre. Information:
544-9550 or coolcanyon-
nights.com. Aug. 8:
Brown Betty
Alfresco! Fridays
The 11th season of free out-
door concerts are 6 p.m. Fri-
days at Arts Festival Plaza
(between El Paso Museum of
Art and Plaza Theatre). Pre-
sented by the El Paso Conven-
tion and Performing Arts
Centers and the El Paso Con-
vention and Visitors Bureau.
No outside food or beverages,
or pets allowed. Information:
534-0665 or
alfrescofridays.com.
Aug. 9: Windy
City (Chicago Tribute
Band).
Tea Dance USA
Desert Dancers host a tea dance
to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at
Shundo Dance Studio, 2719
Stanton, with Latin, country,
rhythm, swing and ballroom
dancing. No partner needed.
Admission: $10 ($7 members;
$5 age 7 and younger); includes
dance lessons. Information:
Diana, 487-9396, Nellie (please
text), (575) 405-7961 or desert-
danceusa.com.
Desert Dancers is a nonprofit
organization organized and op-
erates exclusively for charitable
and educational purposes.
Farmers Market
at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing
The 12th annual market runs
7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
This producers only market
runs through mid-October and
features quality farmers, back-
yard gardeners and artisans. In-
formation: (575) 589-0653, ext.
3. From El Paso, take Race
Track Drive across the Rio
Grande and across McNutt
Road (NM 273), continue past
the post office and turn left on
Ardovino.
Downtown Artist
and Farmers Mar-
ket The City of El Paso
Museums and Cultural Affairs
Departments market for area
artists are Saturdays in the
Union Plaza District along An-
thony Street. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Continues on page 43
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Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert Crossing
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 41
The El Paso Museum of Art announces
Moving Pictures:
Production Art
from the Academy Library
July 28 September 8, 2013
Peter and Margaret de Wetter Gallery
Moving Pictures: Produc-
tion Art from the Academy
Library open to the public
Sunday, July 28, 2013 in the
Peter and Margaret de Wetter
Gallery at the El Paso Mu-
seum of Art. Entrance to the
Museum and this exhibition
are free to the public.
Featuring a rare collection of
original production design
artwork from the Golden Age
of Hollywood, Moving Pic-
tures: Production Art from
the Academy Library in-
cludes storyboards, concept
sketches, paintings and draw-
ings by major art directors
and illustrators. The collec-
tion illuminates the creative
process behind some of the
cinemas most iconic mo-
ments. This exhibition is pre-
sented in partnership with the
Plaza Classic Film Festival.
Plaza Classic Film Fes-
tival Film Screenings
at EPMA
Local Flavor:
Among The Dust of
Thieves
With the short films The
Morning After, Chimera, and
For Future Reference.
Saturday, August
10, 2013
1:00 pm Free
Digital, Approx. 100 minutes
Directed by Sean Pilcher and
Matt Wilson, Bob Diven,
Marcela Salmon and Keagan
Karnes respectively. 2011 -
2013
New Mexico filmmakers
Sean Pilcher and Matt Wil-
son bring the true story of the
disappearance of Col. Foun-
tain to the screen for the first
time. Set in 1896, Doa Ana
County Sheriff Pat Garrett
and District Attorney Col.
Albert Fountain pursue a
course of action designed to
bring an end to the maraud-
ing cattle rustling that
plagued many of the family
ranchers throughout parts of
Southern New Mexico. Also
screening with this film are
the short films The Morning
After by Bob Diven,
Chimera by Aron Hethcox,
and For Future Reference by
Keagan Karnes.
Local Flavor: Ghostlight
48 Hour Film Slam
Sunday, August 11,
2013
2:00 pm Free
Digital, Approx. 100 minutes
Local marketing firm Ghost-
light Creative hosted its sec-
ond-ever film slam in July
where local filmmakers were
challenged with writing,
shooting and editing an
8minute short film in just 48
hours. Enjoy all of the com-
pleted entries from the 2013
Ghostlight 48 Hour Film
Slam, including the winning
films: X by Appleseed Films,
Merrrder Town by Poop the
Dick Productions, and You're
it by Buntastic Productions.
Local Flavor: Shorts II
Saturday, August
10, 2013
3pm Free
Digital, Approx. 100 minutes
The borderland is home to a
thriving independent film-
making community and the
Plaza Classic loves celebrat-
ing the work of our home-
grown talent. Join us for a
full program of recent short
films by some of the regions
up and coming film artists.
The program will include
Krisstian de Laras Limbo,
Edmundo Lozanos Eye on
the Prize, Jose Cortez Dis-
tortion, Farshi Farrokhnia Da
Twee Wittle Piggies, Ellie
Ann Fentons Lucha, An-
thony Salgados 3 Faces of
Juan Talamantes, Jorge Salas
Downtown EP 13, Michael
Huantes Another Mans
Life, Sean Sidas The Past
and Keagan Karnes For Fu-
ture Reference.
Parking is available at the
Convention Center, Camino
Real Hotel, and Mills Plaza
Parking Garage for a small
fee. Limited metered parking
is available on Main Street.
Free metered parking on Sat-
urdays and Sundays.
The El Paso Playhouse
presents Neil Simons
The Odd Couple
El Paso, Texas The El Paso Play-
house entered its 50th Season on July 5,
2013 and will run through May 31,
2014. Throughout the season we will
feature familiar and not-so familiar
plays, talented local actors, artists, tech-
nicians and theater lovers who have
made the Playhouse the longest, per-
forming community theater in the El
Paso area.
The El Paso Playhouse is proud to pres-
ent the second show of its Golden An-
niversary on August 16th and
play through September 7th with Neil
Simons hilarious comedy with a twist,
The Odd Couple (The Female Version),
directed by Darci Georges. Instead of the
poker party that begins the original ver-
sion, Olive Madison and Florence Unger
have invited the girls over for an evening
of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters
have been replaced by the two Con-
stanzuela brothers. But the hilarity re-
mains the same as the roommates argue
to find a compromise.
Located at 2501 Montana Avenue -
Opening night offers a reception with
free finger foods and desserts to our pa-
trons with the purchase of a ticket. Ticket
prices are as follows: $10 for general ad-
mission, $8, seniors (62+), $7, students
and military, and groups of ten or more,
$7 each. Showtimes are Fridays and Sat-
urdays at 8 PM and Sunday matinees at 2
PM.
"Very funny indeed." - New York Post
The El Paso Playhouse:
The El Paso Playhouse is a community
theatre that provides entertainment and
educational experiences to a diverse
multicultural population through the
high quality production of plays and the-
atrical events. The Playhouse provides a
venue for artists, technicians, patrons
and community members to participate
in the arts through regularly scheduled
season productions, childrens perform-
ances and holiday performances. We
have lived off of the participation of our
volunteers, patrons and on-going sup-
port from the community over the past
half a century.
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 42
August 2013 Award Winning Foreign Movies
Saturday, August 17 A Sons
Room(La Stanza del Figlio)
Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Jasmine
Trinca, Giuseppe Sanfelice
Miramax Films; Directed by Nanni Moretti
Rated R; 99 minutes; 2002 In Italian with
English subtitles
This tale of the trials of a modern family living in
Italy follows the familys complicated path of
grief and struggle to make sense of the accidental
death of their son. Their lives are shaken up
when their sons girlfriend enters the scene and
takes the family
on a much-
needed transi-
tional journey.
Saturday,
August 24
- Rosetta
Emilie De-
quenne, Fab-
rizio Rongione
USA Films;
Directed by
Jean-Pierre
Dardenne &
Luc Dardenne
Rated R; 94 minutes; 2000 In French with
English subtitles
A despondent Belgian girl searches for employ-
ment after her recent layoff to avoid becoming,
like her mother, an alcoholic trailer-park prosti-
tute. The seemingly simple task turns into a des-
perate struggle forcing her to make unbelievable
moral decisions that will affect not only her life,
but the life of a young man attracted to her.
Saturday, August 31 Tsotsi
Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Is-
rael Makoe, Percy Matsemela
Miramax Films; Directed by Gavin Hood
Rated R; 94 minutes; 2006 In African dialect
with English subtitles
The film traces six days in the lonely, violent life
of Tsotsi (meaning thug), a ruthless, young
gang leader in South Africa. Tsotsi rarely thinks
beyond his next crime, but when a carjacking re-
sults in the accidental kidnapping of a baby, he
comes to care for the child and begins to gradu-
ally rediscover his humanity, dignity, and capac-
ity to love.
THE GONDOLIERS
The Gilbert & Sullivan Company of El Paso performs this
Classic Operatic Comedy for its 44th season
EL PASO, TX Celebrating its 44th anniversary,
the Gilbert & Sullivan Company of El Paso
proudly presents The Gondoliers or The King
of Barataria for its summer 2013 season. The
Gondoliers was written by W.S. Gilbert and
Arthur Sullivan as a comic satire on class dis-
tinctions. The plot follows two handsome gon-
doliers in Venice as they attempt to run the
government after they learn that one of them is
the King of Barataria. The operetta also tells the
story of Casilda, the daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of Plaza-Toro, as she deals with the re-
cent news that she was married to the missing
King of Barataria as an infant, making her the
queen of Barataria. This light-hearted produc-
tion has beautiful music, a happy theme and a
surprise ending! The production cast, com-
posed of local volunteer talent, is aptly led by
Stephanie J. Conwell, Artistic Director, Marsha
Watley, Vocal Director and Ballard Coldwell,
Accompanist.
Performance schedule is as follows:
Chamizal National Memorial Theater
(El Paso, Texas)
800 S. San Marcial. El Paso, TX
Friday, August 16 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 17 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 18 at 2:30 pm
TICKETS: Advance purchase: $10 adults /
$8 students, seniors and military
At the door: $12 adults/$10 students, seniors
and military. Group rates are available.
Visit GandSelpaso.org or phone (915) 591-6210 or email at gandsel-
paso@sbcglobal.net
You can also find us on Facebook
The Gilbert & Sullivan Company of El Paso was founded in 1969 by Joan Quarm (dec.).
The company is funded and supported in part by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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The El Paso Museum of Art
Algur H. Meadow Library announces
World Cinema Series
August 2013
El Paso Energy Auditorium
Saturdays @ 2:00 PM
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Downtown Artist
and Farmers Mar-
ket....
Space for about 53 artists avail-
able each month. Information:
541-4942.
The market now includes a
Farmers Market with region-
ally grown agricultural prod-
ucts.
Godspell Youth
Opera of El Paso presents
Stephen Schwartzs (Wicked)
2012 revised edition of the mu-
sical at 7 p.m. Friday and Satur-
day, Aug. 9-10, at Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. This Broadway fa-
vorite is based on the Book of
Matthew, with its rock n roll,
high energy vibe newly scored
for the 2011 revival featuring
Hunter Parrish. Tickets: $10.
Information: 449-4069 or 309-
5247 (en Espaol).
Petes Eats tail-
gate party El Paso Mu-
seum of History hosts a tailgate
party celebrating UTEP and its
centennial 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 10, at Cleveland Square
Park, with tailgate food pro-
vided by El Paso restaurants.
Proceeds benefit the museums
2014 Giants Gallery. Admis-
sion: $25. Information: Jim,
351-3588.
SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO
Lincoln County
Fair The 60th annual fair
is Aug. 5-10, at the County
Fairgrounds at 5th and Hwy 48
in Capitan, N.M. (north of Rui-
doso). Admission is free. Infor-
mation: (575) 648-2311.
Miss A&O and Miss
Outstanding Teen
Pageants 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Aug. 9-10, at
the Flickinger Center for Per-
forming Arts, 1110 New York
Ave. Alamogordo. Information:
(575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
center.com.
The Ultimate Elvis
Concert Elvis tribute
artist Justin Shandor performs
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10,
Continues on page 45
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 44
DJ SPOTLIGHT | CYRIL HAHN
The best music is made by
those who expose our very
guilty pleasures with unde-
niable, stimulating cre-
ations. This can be said of
the mere samples we
have received this year
from rising producer CYRIL
HAHN.
The Bern, Switzerland na-
tive experimented early on
with music production dur-
ing high school and aban-
doned it after leaving his
hometown to pursue post-
secondary in Vancouver,
Canada. After a 3 year
hiatus from music, feeling
a need to return to his for-
mer love, he sat down and
did what is considered by
some to be taboo:
stripped down two iconic
R&B songs and gave them
his unique atmospheric
twist: Mariah Careys
TOUCH MY BODY and
Destinys Child SAY MY
NAME.
Cyrils remixes instantly hit a
nerve with internet fans &
other artists after uploading
to his Soundcloud, espe-
cially the Destinys Child
anthem. This summer, SAY
MY NAME hit #1 on HYPEM
in under 2 weeks, selected
as the final track by Diplo
for his BBC Radio 1 mix
show, and posted as a fa-
vorite on the fan page of
global trendsetting group
the xx. This fall Annie Mac
also fell in love with the
song, playing it on her
radio show, at many of her
shows, and mentioning it in
her interviews as one of her
addictive tracks of the
year. SAY MY NAME now
has over half a million
plays on Soundcloud,
countless tribute videos
with over 2 million
YouTube views, and con-
sidered by many to be a
favorite of 2012.
Toward the end of the
year, Cyril released addi-
tional remixes that have
become crowd favorites:
a hauntingly melodious
remix of UK Electropop
duo Alpines single
CHANCES, the atmos-
pheric remix of Solanges
LOSING YOU, an up-
tempo, high-energy remix
for US sister trio HAIMs
DONT SAVE ME, the addic-
tive, sultry, remix of Jessie
Wares SWEET TALK, and the
larger than life remix of the
young songstress Gabrielle
Aplins PLEASE DONT SAY
YOU LOVE ME.
Cyril will continue to feed
your guilty pleasures with
memorable shows &
music for years to come.
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Nightlife calendar
Music Releases
August 13th
Luke Bryan- Crash my party
Pineapple Thief - One Three
Seven
Brittany Spears - Ooh La La
Tricia - Radiate
Blackfoot - Strikes
Paul Oakenfold - We are Planet
Perfecto 3 Mad Men Original
Soundtrack
Denita Gibbs - Without You
Samo - inevtiable
August 9th
Bicep @ Lowbrow Palace
August 16th
Troy Pierce at The Network
August 22nd
Simian Mobile Disco
@Lowbrow Palace
September 1st
Sun City Music Festival
@Ascarate Park
Continued from page 43..
The Ultimate Elvis
Concert...
at Inn of the Mountain Gods
Resort and Casino, Mescalero,
N.M. Tickets: $50 (deadline
to purchase is Aug 6). Infor-
mation: 1-877-277-5677 or in-
nofthemountaingods.com.
Chubby Checker
The singer behind The
Twist phenomenon performs
with his band the Wildcats at 8
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at
Spencer Theater for Perform-
ing Art, Airport Hwy 220 in
Alto, N.M. (about 12 miles
north of downtown Ruidoso).
The Twist been ranked as
Billboards biggest chart hit of
all time, and Checker is also
the only recording artist to
place five albums in the Top
12 all at once. Other hits in-
clude Lets Twist Again,
Pony Time and Limbo
Rock. Tickets: $76 and $79.
Information: (575) 336-4800,
(888) 818-7872 or spencerthe-
ater.com.
Silver City Gun
Show The 33rd annual
show is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-
day and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun-
day, Aug. 10-11, at the
National Guard Armory, 11990
US 180, Bayard, N.M. Buy-
sell-trade displays for guns,
knives, ammo, turquoise jew-
elry, coins, reloading equip-
ment, western and military
memorabilia and more. Ad-
mission: $4 (children 12 and
younger free with adult).
Sponsored by Gila Fish and
Gun Club. Information: (575)
388-2360.
Dames at Sea
Las Cruces Community The-
atre opens its season with the
musical by George Haimsohn,
Robin Miller and Jime Wise
Aug. 2-18. Directed by
Janet Mazdra. Performances
are 8 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
days and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $10 ($9 seniors, stu-
dents, military; $8 per person
for groups of 10 or more; $7
children under six). Informa-
tion: (575) 523-1200 or lc-
ctnm.org.
A long-running hit off-Broad-
way brought stardom to
Bernadette Peters in this
campy show based on the nos-
talgia of Hollywood musicals
of the 30s.
Music in the Park
The Las Cruces summer
concert series is 6 p.m. Sun-
days in August at Young Park,
1905 E. Nevada. No pets al-
lowed. Admission is free. In-
formation: (575) 541-22550 or
las-cruces.org. Aug. 11
Remember Then...a
Class Act (oldies).
WEST TEXAS
Big Bend Ranch
Rodeo The annual
WCRA rodeo is Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 9-10, at the
Sul Ross State University
S.A.L.E. arena, Hwy 90 E, in
Alpine. Area cowboys com-
pete for cash and prizes in var-
ious events. Performances
begin at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. both
days. Admission: $8 (free for
children under 12). Informa-
tion: (432) 364-2696 or big-
bendranchrodeo.com.
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SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013
ITS GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
By T.J. TOMASI
GOLF INSIDER
TEEING OFF
Kids tee it up
As a parent, one of the best things you
can do for a junior golfer is to enroll him or her
in a good junior program. Here are some of the
things to look for:
A good program helps youngsters develop their
skills by breaking down the game into six dis-
tinct categories: putting, chipping, pitching, fair-
way irons, driving and sand play. It also uses a
lot of demonstration because kids learn quickly
by modeling, or copying a sound swing.
The groups should be kept small a 4-to-1
teacher-student ratio to ensure maximum in-
dividual instruction. And clubs should be made
available in all sizes so each student is fit prop-
erly.
Testing in the six vital skill areas should be on-
going, to objectively determine the strengths and
weaknesses of each junior, so more time can be
spent providing assistance where the junior is
weakest. And using material from the PGA
Foundation, a good juniors teacher will stress the
rules of golf and sportsmanship.
In my experience, golfers who are the product of
junior golf programs not only play the game bet-
ter, but they also are more developed as caretak-
ers of the game. They are more likely to fix their
divots, repair ball marks on the greens and rake
sand bunkers. And they also play more honestly,
with a heightened respect for their fellow com-
petitors. Junior golf programs develop these
qualities in kids, and all of us who play the game
are better off for it.
If you want to find a suitable junior program in
your area, call the PGA Section office nearest
you (there are 41 nationwide). Many clubs
across the nation realize that junior players are
the future of golf, and they provide excellent
programs at reasonable prices.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Dr. T.J. Tomasi is a
teaching profes-
sional in Port St.
Lucie, Fla. Visit
hiswebsite at
tomasigolf.com.
The groups are kept small in a good junior
program a 4-to-1 teacher-student ratio
to ensure maximum individual instruction.
PGA professional John Bierken shows the
kids how its done. John is the former na-
tional director of the Golf Channels Drive,
Chip and Putt program.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
We didnt have a lot to
say. The most memo-
rable exchange was no
exchange.
Padraig Harrington, on battling
Sergio Garcia in a playoff to
win the 2007 British Open.
It cost more than a million dollars and took several years to
complete, but research by Alastair Cochran and John Sto-
bbs produced a scientific answer to the question, Is there a
perfect swing? Their answer was no. And they summed
up their research by writing in their book: They (golfers)
know that there is no easy way. Golfers were not meant to
live happily ever after.
In the early 1990s, Gary Wiren wrote the teaching manual
for the PGA of America, the largest sports organization in
the world. In it he outlined the laws, principles and prefer-
ences the game is based on a learning model where
most swing characteristics are described as personal prefer-
ences.
In our 1998 book The LAWs of the Golf Swing, my co-
authors and I made the point that golfers differ emotion-
ally, physically and intellectually, so to maximize any
given players performance, you must make the student the
centerpiece of the instructional experience. Since everyone
is different, there is not a perfect swing template; the swing
type should be matched to the players body type.
Subsequent to these books came a paper in 2005 titled,
The Perfect Golf Swing: Dispelling the Myth by Paul
Glazier and Keith Davids. It is an interesting approach to
learning and teaching the game, especially for those golfers
who dont want to go through the agony of a major swing
change.
Glazier and Davids start with the contention that all current
golf instruction is based on a perfect swing methodology.
Still, there is a good deal to note in their work if you are
thinking about changing your swing.
Their basic points, in their own words:
Owing to the variability in technique within and be-
tween golfers, the perfect golf swing does not exist.
Instead of employing the one size fits all approach,
golf instructors should accept and even embrace a certain
bandwidth of movement variability.
Far from being dysfunctional, this variability may be a
reflection of the golfer attempting to satisfy the unique
confluence of constraints impinging on performance in the
best possible way.
Golf instructors need to establish which constraints are
the most influential constraints in shaping the golf swing,
together with the long- and short-term aims of that golfer,
before deciding on whether to encourage or coach out un-
conventional movement solutions or idiosyncrasies.
So the next time you come over the top and arrive at im-
pact with an angle of attack that is too steep and an open
face that causes a huge, gone with the wind slice, simply
say to those helping you search the bushes: Far from
being dysfunctional, this variability may be a reflection of
my attempt to satisfy the unique confluence of constraints
impinging on my performance in the best possible way.
Train for
speed as
well as
strength
THE GOLF DOCTOR
There is no question that, all things
being equal, the strongest machine
wins. But in this day of precision
everything, workouts for golf should
no longer be limited to general fit-
ness. Your workouts should be golf-
specific. This means that you want to
train using the same neural firing pat-
terns that take place during the golf
swing.
Prolonged training for golf will pro-
gram your golf muscles to fire in a
coordinated pattern that will repro-
duce itself on command. Once the fir-
ing patterns are automatic, they can
be adjusted to meet every shot you
face, from the 60-yard pitch to the
full-blown driver.
Not only is the amount and coordina-
tion of the neural firings a key to
your golf swing, but also the quick-
ness of their journey as they hurdle
down your electrical wires to your
muscles. Fatigue will slow the speed
of excitation, especially in your fast-
twitch muscle fibers, the bursting
muscles responsible for power and
fast movement.
Thus, to consistently play your best,
your golf exercises should be per-
formed only as long as quickness is
possible. In other words, dont hit
balls when youre tired, especially
drivers. And every non-golf exercise,
e.g. weight-lifting, should be fol-
lowed by swinging a golf club at full
speed. Do one set of bench presses,
then get up and make 10 driver
swings.
Insider Takeaway: General workouts
are not enough. In golf, you need
speed, so you must train in bursts.
Training for speed conditions the fir-
ing patterns of fast-twitch muscle
fibers.
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 48
Flat backswing needs
matching downswing
ASK THE PRO
Q: Im a right-handed player who has a naturally flat back-
swing, and I have trouble getting the clubhead back out in front
of me on the downswing. Ive seen video of it and have been
told that I get the clubhead coming from too far inside, like
what sometimes happens to Tiger Woods.
My shots are usually hit solidly, but pushed to the right with a
little slice. However, when I do get the club back out in front, I
usually hit behind the ball. Do you have any ideas that may
help? C.B.
A: Well, if you did it just like Tiger, youd be a rich man,
but I know what you mean. The key here is that you have a mis-
taken idea of what you should be doing. You shouldnt be trying
to get the clubhead back out in front of you on the downswing
from a naturally flat backswing. These two dont match.
Swings come in many flavors. Some are relatively flat (like
yours), which means that they are shaped more like a merry-go-
round than a Ferris wheel. This is fine if the swing is flat all the
way backswing, downswing and follow-through. But when
you attempt to get the clubhead back out in front of you, you
must put pressure on the shaft, and that steepens your shaft, cre-
ating the flat-backswing-steep-downswing mismatch. That is
why you either hit behind the ball (steep downswing causes a
fat hit) or you push slice it you cant quite square the face.
You could make your whole swing more upright (more like a
Ferris wheel), but that will require many swing changes and
much heartache. Instead, since you say you make solid contact
with your naturally flat backswing and your shallow angle of
approach, I suggest you work on your angle of ascent during the
follow-through.
This is easy because youll have only one change to make.
Work on getting your hands to move left more around you
and lower after impact. Forget about getting the club out in
front of you, and swing it more around you from start to finish.
One more thing: Whichever swing shape you choose, make sure
that your posture at address matches the intended shape. In your
case, a more vertical spine angle matches with a flat swing. To
find out more about matching, read my book The LAWS of the
Golf Swing.
(To Ask the Pro a question about golf, email him at:
pblion@aol.com.)
GOLF SPOKEN HERE
A mishit where you contact the ball above its equator,
sending it low and out of control.
Skulling
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM AUGUST 08, 2013 PAGE 49
DONT MISS IT GOLF BY THE NUMBERS BIRDIES AND BOGEYS
Having it all
Hunter Mahan was set to
be in the final group on
Saturday after shooting 67-
64 and leading the Cana-
dian Open, a major
national championship. But
he left the tournament to
fly home to Dallas to be
with his wife as she gave
birth to their first child. He
didnt use the cop-out Im
staying because my wife
wants it that way, and as
far as I know, this is a first
in the history of golf, when
the leader of a tournament
withdrew to be with his
wife. Happy wife, happy
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Scots take a bonnie tax bite
As the California taxman reaches far
down into Phil Mickelsons pocket,
Phil is thinking about moving. One
place he wont be moving is Scotland,
which has a tax hell of its own. Ac-
cording to Forbes.com, he will pay
$954,000, or 44.02 percent, on his win-
nings at the British Open and the Scot-
tish Open the week before, plus a
portion of his endorsement income for
the two weeks he was there. Hell also
get hosed for any bonuses he received
for winning and for a portion of the
ranking bonuses hell get at the end of
the year.
But it gets worse.
Rick Manning of Americans for Lim-
ited Government points out: Mickel-
son made a dream come true by
winning the British Open and the $1.4
million that goes with it, but perhaps
no one was more excited than Califor-
nia Gov. Jerry Brown. With a state in-
come tax of 13.3 percent for every dol-
lar earned above $2 million,
Mickelsons win amounted to a
$186,000 windfall for the formerly
Golden State.
Phils rival Tiger Woods, along with
many other high-profile golfers, such
as Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Rory
McIlroy and Lee Westwood, have
moved to Florida, where the golf is
great, the winds are good to practice in
and there is no state income tax. How
long will it be before Mickelson, like
so many others, gets tired of paying his
unfair share and demonstrates his
opposition with his feet?
It just so happens that theres a delight-
ful four-bedroom ranch at the end of
my street only a short walk to our nine-
hole executive course.
Putt with
more control
The Secret Grip for Putters is an over-
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back weight added that raises the
balance point of the club. It helps im-
prove consistency, control and
distance. The Secret Grip costs $25 at
boccierigolf.com.
Mahan
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NEXT
UP...
SPRINT CUP
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS NATIONWIDE SERIES
Race: Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
Where: Watkins Glen International
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN
2012 Winner: Marcos Ambrose (right)
Race: Zippo 200
Where: Watkins Glen International
When: Saturday, 2 p.m. (ET)
TV: ABC
2012 Winner: Carl Edwards
Race: Michigan National Guard 200
Where: Michigan International Speedway
When: August 17, 12:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: SPEED
2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr.
With the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup just
six weeks away, several likely contenders appear
to be hitting their strides while others seem stuck
in a rut of mediocre finishes.
At Pocono Raceway on Sunday, Jim-
mie Johnson once again appeared to have the car
to beat, but he blew a right-front tire while lead-
ing and smacked the wall. But in a show of
strength that could be a deciding factor in the 10-
race Chase, his team patched up the car and he
drove it to a 13th-place finish, which allowed
him to increase his points lead over second-place
Clint Bowyer from 75 to 77 points.
And while Johnson was overcoming
his setback, his Hendrick Motorsports teammates
surged to the front, with Kasey Kahne outdueling
Jeff Gordon to get the win, while Dale Earnhardt
Jr. finished fifth. Brickyard 400 winner Ryan
Newman, who runs Hendrick cars and engines,
overcame slow pit work by his Stewart-Haas
Racing team to finish fourth and move up one
spot in the standings to 15th.
Kurt Busch, whose single-car Furniture
Row Racing team has been plagued by inconsis-
tency for much of the season, had a strong
Pocono run, finishing third and moving up one
spot in the standings to 13th, just 11 points out of
10th place, which is the final spot guaranteed a
Chase berth after the regular season finale at
Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 7.
Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick held
on to their points positions, Edwards third and
Harvick fourth, but neither were factors at
Pocono.
Edwards finished 11th despite a
penalty for speeding on pit road, and Harvick
was 17th.
For Kahne, the race was his to lose
once Johnson crashed. He wound up leading a
race-high 66 laps en route to his second win of
the season, but he almost lost the win to Gordon,
who passed him on the next-to-last restart.
The races final caution flag gave
Kahne one more chance, and he drove to the out-
side of Gordon into Turn One and held on for the
final two circuits.
I had some help from Kurt Busch,
pushed me down the frontstretch, and I just drove
into [Turn] One as far as I felt I could, and I got
some speed and momentum down the back and
beat Jeff to Turn Two, Kahne said. That was
kind of the race at that point. Once I cleared him
getting into Two, from there it was just dont
make a mistake and try to run the quick lap on
that last one.
Gordon said he thought he made the
right move by driving to the inside on the last
restart, but Kahne was too strong on the outside.
I thought I did everything I needed to
do, and I looked in my mirror and I really
thought that the inside lane got a good run on
Kasey, so I thought all I needed to do was get in
here and get the bottom and Id be good, Gor-
don said. But, man, he got a killer run and
blasted on the outside of me. Caught me by sur-
prise. In that case, and in that scenario, it just
kills your momentum, so I feel fortunate to finish
second.
Gordon has five top-10 finishes in the
past six races and hes headed to Watkins Glen,
where he has four career victories, but he said his
Pocono finish is the best sign in a while that his
team is Chase material.
I feel like weve pulled together some
decent finishes, but it hasnt been pretty, Gordon
said. [Pocono] was an impressive run for us in-
ternally. Just well-executed ... good [pit] stops.
Everything just kind of went our way. I felt like
we finally actually went out and earned that
one.
And hes upbeat about his prospects for
this weeks race on the road course at Watkins
Glen, especially after a second-place finish on
the Cup circuits other road course at Sonoma,
Calif.
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Jeff Gordon (left) congratulates Kasey Kahne on his GoBowling.com 400 win.
Kasey Kahne outduels Jeff Gordon after final restart to
take the trophy at Pocono Raceway
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By Christopher A. Randazzo
NOTEBOOK
Lexus double-header! The all-new 2014 IS350
and 2013 IS350 C
A few weeks ago I found myself in an un-
usual setting I was on a Grand Prix Race
Course, going fast, braking hard, cornering
quick in a Lexus. Now typically racing
and Lexus dont fall in the same sentence
together, but in this special case it was fit-
ting. I was at the Driveway Austin Motor-
sports track in Austin, Texas test driving
the all-new 2014 Lexus IS family of vehi-
cles. The IS is the sport-sedan in the lux-
ury-makers line-up, so Lexus thought a
road course would be the perfect environ-
ment where some of us journalists can ex-
perience what the new IS is capable of .
About this latest Lexus - the new sheet-
metal that the all-new third-generation IS
wears is exciting. Those who like the cur-
rent IS will have no problem embracing the
new one. Lexus calls the new design ag-
gressive elegance, which fits it well.
The drivetrain is basically a carryover from
the previous models the IS250 sporting a
2.5 liter V6 making 204 hp while the IS350
uses a 3.5 liter V6 and makes 306 hp. Rear
wheel drive models get an eight-speed au-
tomatic while all-wheel drive models make
do with a six-speed automatic. Unfortu-
nately the manual transmission in the
IS250 has been dropped. Fitted with the F-
Sport package, the IS gets even more ag-
gressive styling and a sport tunes
suspension.
I was amazed at how at-home, and fun the
IS350 F-Sport felt on the track. With the
aid of a professional driver in the passenger
seat, I was able to drive the IS like a race
car and the four-door Lexus happily
obliged. Hit the straight-away and the V6s
throaty growl is music to the ears. Slow
down for a turn and the big,...
Continues on next page
One of the most popular racing shows on TV signs off for the
final time on Sunday.
Wind Tunnel, hosted by veteran broadcaster Dave
Despain, will end its 11-year run on the SPEED channel, which
is changing over to Fox Sports 1 and an emphasis on all sports
instead of focusing on motorsports.
Wind Tunnel has been the most relevant and popu-
lar show on auto racing for 11 years, and Dave [Despain] has
been the conscience, Robin Miller, a veteran motor sports
journalist and regular contributor to the show, said in a release
from SPEED. If you mattered, you were on Wind Tunnel. It
embraced all forms of motorsports and leaves a void that wont
be filled.
Wind Tunnel ends 11-year run
with demise of SPEED
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..... beefy brakes bring the IS
down to speed where it glides
through the corners. Sure other
cars can do this, but as I did it, I
felt comfortable and confident.
And just to be sure, Lexus had
us go through the same course
in a BMW 335i and a Mer-
cedes-Benz C350. The C350
felt like it didnt want to be
there, while the 335i performed
well but still didnt wow me
like the Lexus did
After the track session, I was
able to spend a couple of hours
driving a new IS250 through
parts of the hill-country. Its
here where the IS really shines.
That quality Lexus ride really
makes itself apparent and com-
bine that with excellent han-
dling characteristics and
steering feedback and you have
a car that compromises nothing.
Really, with the new IS you get
the best of both worlds excel-
lent performance and refined
luxury.
As you read this, the all-new
2014 Lexus IS should be trick-
ling their way into dealer show-
rooms. That is, except for the
IS250 C / IS350 C the con-
vertible IS. The new IS will not
be available in convertible form
yet. So if you prefer going
topless, you have to make do
with the current IS - which is
still a pleasure as I found out a
few weeks prior to my Austin
adventure.
IS250 C and IS350 C use a re-
tractable hardtop and has two
fewer doors, thus transforming
it into a convertible coupe.
With the roof up, the IS C
makes for a nice, conservative
coupe. The roof seams are bit
more noticeable than I would
like, but the IS C remains eye-
catching and attractive.
The IS C is really about going
topless. The 3-piece top uses an
impressive 15 motors and 37
sensors to do its thing, which
takes just 20 seconds and a
push of a button. With the top
tucked away, trunk space re-
mains reasonable, able to carry
a couple of duffle bags just
enough for a cozy weekend get-
away.
The drivetrain of the IS C re-
mains unchanged from the
sedan models and uses the
same basic interior as the out-
going 2013 model. In typical
Lexus fashion, high quality ma-
terials are used throughout the
cabin and there are plenty of
standard features. Options are
aplenty including heated and
vented seats and an impressive
Mark Levinson 12-speaker
audio system which automati-
cally adjusts to the change in
conditions when the top is up or
down. The backseat, although
usable, is tight for adults.
Driving my IS350 C with the
top both up and down proved to
be extremely entertaining. The
ride is a little stiffer than most
Lexus vehicles, but nothing too
harsh. With the top down, cowl
shake the vibration felt
through the steering wheel
caused by the flexing of the
body due to a lack of a roof
was nonexistent in the IS350 C,
proving Lexus had done their
homework with this convert-
ible. Top up, you will never
know you are in a convertible.
New or old? After spending a
day at the track and in the hill
country with the new 2014
Lexus IS, I found it to be one of
the most thrilling Lexus vehi-
cles I have ever driven. But
how do you look past the IS
convertible? Ok, so its not
using the new IS body, but it
still looks great and is very re-
fined. Either way, there is no
wrong IS.
By The Numbers:
2014 Lexus IS350 / 2013 Lexus IS350 C
Base Price: $46,790.00 (2013 IS350 C)
Price as Tested: $55,149.00 (2013 IS350 C)
Layout: front-engine / rear-wheel drive
Engine: 3.5 liter V6
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Horsepower: 306 hp
Torque: 277 ft/lb
EPA Fuel Economy: 19 city / 27 highway mpg
[Visit me at www.carsbycar.blogspot.com or email me at
autocran@gmail.com]
Lexus double-header!...
Sprint Cup victories at
Watkins Glen by Tony Stew-
art, tops among all drivers.
Laps led in the past
eight Cup races at
Watkins Glen by Kyle
Busch, tops among all drivers.
Drivers in the top 10 in Sprint
Cup points who have led just
one lap at Watkins Glen in their
careers: Clint Bowyer, Carl Ed-
wards and Matt Kenseth.
Driver in the top 10 in Cup
points with no laps led at
Watkins Glen: Kasey Kahne.
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1. Jimmie Johnson, 772
2. Clint Bowyer, 695
3. Carl Edwards, 688
4. Kevin Harvick, 675
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 656
6. Kyle Busch, 646
7. Matt Kenseth, 638
8. Kasey Kahne, 612
9. Jeff Gordon, 602
10. Greg Biffle, 599
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Tony Stewart downplays World of Outlaws sprint
car flip at Ohsweken Speedway
Tony Stewart, who spends as much of
his spare time as possible racing sprint
cars, flipped his sprinter five times last
week while racing in a World of Out-
laws event at Ohsweken Speedway in
Ontario, Canada.
While his flip wasnt espe-
cially nasty or all that uncommon for
sprint car racers, it did get lots of at-
tention because of Stewarts primary
job as a Sprint Cup Series driver and
team owner.
At Pocono Raceway on Fri-
day, Stewart explained to the assem-
bled media, some of whom have called
on him to curtail his extracurricular
racing and concentrate on Cup, that
the flip really was no big deal.
You mortals have got to
learn, you guys need to watch more
sprint car videos and stuff, he said.
It was not a big deal. Its starting to
get annoying this week about that.
That was just an average
sprint car wreck. When they wreck,
they get upside down like that. That
was not a big deal. I guarantee you
there were 15 to 20 guys across the
country that flipped just like that this
weekend and were just fine just like
we were.
Stewart bounced back and
finished fifth in the main event.
Ironically, it was at
Ohsweken two years ago that Stewart
won a World of Outlaws feature that
started a win streak that saw him race
his way into the Chase, win five of the
10 Chase races and the 2011 Cup
championship.
Maybe it sparked some-
thing then, Stewart said back in 2011
of his Ohsweken win. He went on to
say that while those around him feared
for his safety racing sprinters, he feels
it was well worth the risks.
It energized me, he said.
It was like hitting a reset button.
But those worried about
Stewarts safety have reason to be con-
cerned. In May, Josh Burton was killed
in a crash in Indiana. In June, one of
Stewarts fellow NASCAR drivers,
Jason Leffler, died in a sprint car
crash. And on Sunday, sprint car leg-
end Kramer Williamson died from in-
juries suffered the night before when
he flipped numerous times at Lincoln
Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa.
Williamson, who started rac-
ing in 1968, had been inducted into the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in
2008 and the United Racing Co. Hall
of Fame in 2010.
Tony Stewart finished ninth at Pocono.
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Keselowski overcomes engine problems and penalties to win
Nationwide Series race at Iowa
Even before the green flag fell
to start Sundays Sprint Cup
race at Pocono Raceway, de-
fending Cup champion Brad
Keselowski had a great week-
end.
He traveled to Iowa
Speedway to run the No. 22
Ford for Penske Racing in Sat-
urdays Nationwide Series race
at Iowa Speedway and over-
came a pit penalty and an over-
heating engine to score his
third straight victory behind the
wheel of that car, the other two
coming at Richmond and Ken-
tucky earlier this year.
And while he was en
route from Pocono to Iowa, he
got a win at Pocono as a team
owner, as Ryan Blaney drove
Keselowskis No. 29 Ford to
victory in the Camping World
Truck Series race Saturday at
Pocono.
Keselowski, who fin-
ished sixth in the Cup race at
Pocono and moved to 12th in
the standings, just seven points
out of the top 10, said overcom-
ing setbacks at Iowa was satis-
fying and a momentum-builder.
As a driver, those
are probably some of the most
difficult moments, knowing
you have a fast race car and cir-
cumstances are playing against
you, Keselowski told reporters
at Iowa. There are two ways
you can react to that. You can
let the moment define you, or
you can define the moment.
For the 19-year-old
Blaney, his second career Truck
Series victory saw him prevail
on a green-white-checkered-
flag restart after losing out on
an earlier try.
On the second at-
tempt at a green-white-check-
ered-flag finish, Blaney started
on the outside, but surged past
rookie German Quiroga Jr. to
take a lead he would not relin-
quish. Miguel Paludo finished
second, with Quiroga third.
On the previous
restart, Quiroga, with a push
from Paludo, took the lead
from Blaney, but a caution set
up another restart.
Its hard to keep the
lead on a restart if youre the
leader, Blaney told reporters at
Pocono. But we were fortu-
nate enough to be on the front
row on that last restart and cap-
italized on it.
Veteran Todd Bodine,
driving in a one-race effort for
Turner Motorsports, was poised
to take a storybook win when
he held the lead on a restart
with four of the scheduled 50
laps to go.
But like other leaders
after him, he wound up getting
shuffled back on the restart and
spun. He came back to finish
11th.
With his eighth-place
finish, Matt Crafton extended
his Truck Series points lead to
52 over 12th-finishing Jeb Bur-
ton.
Blaneys win boosted
him five spots in the standings
to third, 62 behind Crafton.
I am confident that
this is going to give our team
the momentum needed to make
a run at this years champi-
onship, with plenty of more
wins in between, Blaney said.
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Brad Keselowski takes the checkered flag in the Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway.
NOTEBOOK
The FOX television network and NASCAR
made it official last week, announcing that Fox
would pick up broadcast rights to three more
Cup races and the first 14 Nationwide Series
races of the season, beginning in 2015. NBC
has obtained the broadcast rights to the remain-
ing Cup and Nationwide races, and Fox has se-
cured the entire Camping World Truck Series
schedule. Both new arrangements begin in 2015
and continue through the 2024 season.
FOX-TV picks up TV rights to
more Cup, Nationwide races
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I felt like we learned a lot at the end of the second
half of the race at Watkins Glen last year, he said. We
kind of did a test more for Watkins Glen than we did for
Sonoma prior to Sonoma, so Im hoping that pays off.
For Kahne, a Chase berth seems much more se-
cure. Hes eighth in the standings, 18 points ahead of 11th-
place Tony Stewart, but his two victories put him in good
position to take a wild card berth should he drop out of the
top 10.
He said his dominant Pocono victory gives my-
self confidence and gives the whole team confidence. It
closes the gap.
And he said that making the Chase is very impor-
tant.
The Chase is what its all about in NASCAR, he
said. You need to make it for the sponsors, for the teams.
Weve been right there on the edge with the way
our summer went. So it was nice to get two wins. It gives us
much more hope going in. Well just start a lot closer.
Kahnes crew chief, Kenny Francis, said the sec-
ond victory makes his job easier for the next few weeks.
It gives you a little more flexibility to be able to
take more risks in the upcoming races, he said. Youve al-
ready got your two wins. There is a good chance youre
going to make the Chase either way, so now you can maybe
take a little more risk.
Kahne celebrates his win at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
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