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SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS DECEMBER 10, 2010 PAGE 2
On behalf of the Board of Di-
rectors, Management, Staff
and Membership of El Paso
Employees Federal Credit
Union, we are honored to be
the corporate sponsor for the
75th Anniversary of the
Christmas Light Parade and
the 13th annual lighting of the
tree at San Jacinto Plaza. El
Paso Employees Federal
Credit Union is the first ever to sponsor this event and we
are proud to be a part of this
annual celebration for the
next five years. This year’s
theme, “Celebration of
Lights” will truly be the Cele-
bration of Lights as part of
the festivities that includes a
firework and laser light show
that will light up the down-
town skies.
El Paso Employees Federal
Credit Union would like to
thank everyone at the Parks
and Recreation Department
with the City of El Paso. The
number of man hours it takes
to bring all of the festivities
together is astonishing and
couldn’t be done with out
them. In conjunction we
would also like to extend a
sincere thank you to the City
of El Paso Environmental
Services, Fire, General Serv-
ices, Police and Street De-
partments. Thank you for
everything YOU do to help
bring such a wonderful eventto the citizens of El Paso. And
of course, a heartfelt THANK
YOU to Corrine Boyce for
donating the 54ft Afghan Pine
twelve years ago, the center
piece for the entire event,
in memory of her late hus-
band Charles Boyce. The
magic this beautiful tree
brings to the Celebration of
Lights is not only seen, but
can also be felt, by everyone
who attends. In addition, El
Paso Employees Federal
Credit Union would like to
extend a warm welcome to
our Sister City of Juarez
inviting everyone to come
and enjoy the wonderful
friendship and spectacular
events at this years Celebra-
tion of Lights.
El Paso Employees Federal
Credit Union has been part of
the El Paso community for 74
years, providing El
Pasoan’s with financial prod-
ucts and services, financial
education and of course the
“Best” in member service.
With eight branches located
throughout the great city of El
Paso, convenient and secure
online and mobile banking,and 130 surcharge free
ATM’s, banking with El Paso
Employees Federal Credit
Union has never been easier.
Plan on bringing the entire
family out on December 11th
to San Jacinto Plaza and
enjoy the lighting of the
Christmas Tree, the amazing
lights of the Christmas Light
Parade and the grand finale of
the evening, the fireworks
and laser light show. What awonderful way to enjoy the
Holiday Season. The evening
begins at 4:30 pm so come
early. El Paso Employees
Federal Credit Union wishes
everyone a Happy Holiday
Season. Merry Christmas and
Feliz Navidad!
Ken Walters
President/CEO
El Paso Employees Federal
Credit Union
Ken Walters
President/CEO
El Paso Employees Federal
Credit Union
What: El Paso Firefighter Combat Challenge Team cal-endars are now available
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Where: All El Paso Wal-greens Store locations havecalendars on the shelves andare ready for purchase
Why: The El Paso CombatChallenge Team is raisingfunds to assist the team withgrueling competitions worldwide in efforts to compete asrepresentatives of El Paso.Proceeds of the Calendars goto help out numerous localcharities and medical re-search/treatment agencies aswell as the Combat Challengeteam. Muscular DystrophyAssociation (MDA), Bras for
a Cause, Miracle League,Susan B Komen, ProvidenceHearts of Courage, and manyother local programs areamong the many that we helpout with throughout the year.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance
Cpl. Carlos E. Ornelas:
Misses El Paso
By Joe Olvera ©, 2010
Lance Corporal
Carlos E. Ornelas, a proud
member of the U.S. MarineCorps, said in an interview
from his duty station in
Cherry Point, N.C., that he
misses El Paso and, espe-
cially misses it during the
Christmas Holidays. “What I
miss the most is not being
with my family and celebrat-
ing with them.
“This year is spe-
cial because my sister, TeresaEscudero, just had a baby girl
and I won’t be able to see the
newest member of our fam-
ily,” Ornelas said. “I miss not
being able to joke around,
open Christmas gifts, and, es-
pecially, seeing children’s
eyes open wide when they
open their gifts. I love that El
Paso is a big city, whereas,
here where I’m stationed, it’sa really small town.”
Ornelas, who said
he was born in Ciudad Juarez
in 1990, but, grew up in El
Paso, said he tries not to think
about what’s going on in that
city. Juarez, Mexico has be-
come a killing field in which
close to 3,000 people have
died at the hands of gangs
fighting over drug corridorsand drug turf. “It’s not okay,”
Ornelas said. “People being
killed over drug profits
shouldn’t be happening, but,
it is.”
Ornelas joined the
Marines straight out of high
school, when he graduated
from Amarillo High School in
2008. He attended Clarke
Middle School and Americas
High School in El Paso be-
fore he moved with his family
to Amarillo, Texas. That’s
where his mom and dad cur-
rently lived, although he still
has family in El Paso.
His job is to support
all squadrons on Cherry Point
by maintaining and servicing
aircraft support equipment.
He takes pride in maintaining
aircraft so that they can keep
flying to accomplish their
missions. “The most chal-
lenging aspect of my job is
supporting current squadronsand preparing equipment for
deployments. I’m especially
proud to know that there is no
air support without our
ground support. Our aircraft
can’t fly without proper main-
tenance. That’s where I come
in. “
Ornelas said he
hasn‘t been deployed over-
seas, but, that he might go
late next year. He is not yet a
U.S. citizen, but, is a legal
resident. “I wanted to join the
Marines because I wanted to
give back to the country that
has made me and my family
welcome. I would see how
my family received every op-
portunity to succeed, and I
decided that I wanted to do
something about helping what
is now my country.”
He will spend this
Christmas very far from El
Paso, in Camp Lejuene,
where he will join friends sta-tioned there. Camp LeJuene
is about 45 minutes from
where Ornelas is stationed.
Currently, his fiancé, Mayra,
is with him at Cherry Point.
They plan to get married next
June. “I love my job and I
love being with my fellow
Marines. These are guys with
whom I went through basic
training and even Tech
School. We know each other and we’re all good friends.
“But, what I miss
the most about El Paso is my
heritage,” Ornelas said. “I
miss the traditions, the
tamales, Cinco de Mayo,
every other Mexican-oriented
holiday. But, especially, I
miss Christmas in the Sun
City. I just want to wish
everyone in El Paso a very
Merry Christmas. Here, it
hasn’t snowed yet, it’s just
chilly. But, you can bet on it –
we will have a White Christ-
mas. I do wish, however, that
I could be in El Paso.”
Lance Corporal Carlos E. Ornelas
“I love my job and I love
being with my fellow
Marines”Ornelas said
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Weather Trivia:When the outside temperature is at freezing (32°
Fahrenheit or 0° Celsius) or above, indoor air shouldbe kept at humidity (amount of moisture in the air) to
what percent?
A n s w e r : B – 3 0 – 4 0 %
I received an email from a local reader and she was
wondering about Static Electricity. This is the time of year
that we all get “zapped” flipping the light switch in the house.
Rosa is wondering what causes this.
Everything we see is made up of tiny little parts called
atoms. The atoms are made of even smaller parts. These are
called protons, electrons and neutrons. They are very different
from each other in many ways. One way they are different is their "charge." Protons have a
positive (+) charge. Electrons have a negative (-) charge. Neutrons have no charge.
Usually, atoms have the same number of electrons and protons. Then the atom has no
charge, it is "neutral." But if you rub things together, electrons can move from one atom to an-other. Some atoms get extra electrons. They have a negative charge. Other atoms lose elec-
trons. They have a positive charge. When charges are separated like this, it is called static
electricity.
If two things have different charges, they attract, or pull towards each other. If two things
have the same charge, they repel, or push away from each other.
So, why does your hair stand
up after you take your hat off?
When you pull your hat off, it
rubs against your hair. Elec-
trons move from your hair to
the hat. Now each of the hairs
has the same positive charge.
Things with the same charge repel each other. So the hairs try to move away from each other.
The farthest they can get is to stand up and away from all the other hairs.
If you walk across a carpet, electrons move from the rug to you. Now you have extra elec-
trons. Touch a door knob and ZAP! The electrons move from you to the knob. You get a
shock.
Here is an experiment you can do: Light a light bulb with a balloon
You Need:
-hard rubber comb or balloon-a dark room
-fluorescent light bulb (not an incandescent bulb)
What to do:
Take the light bulb and comb into the dark room.
Charge the comb on your hair or sweater. Make sure to build up a lot of charge for this experi-
ment.
Touch the charged part of the comb to the light bulb and watch very carefully. You should be
able to see small sparks. Experiment with touching different parts of the bulb.
What happened: When the charged comb touched the bulb, electrons moved from it to the
bulb, causing the small sparks of light inside. In normal operation, the electrons to light the
bulb come from the electrical power lines through a wire in the end of the tube.
By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman
WEATHER 101
“ Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watchhis 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 [email protected].
Ouch! Static
Electricity
A. 10 – 20%
B. 30 – 40%
To determine if the humidity in your home is adequate, place three ice cubes in aglass of water and allow them to stand for five minutes. If the room has adequate
moisture in the air, then plenty of condensation—beads of water—will form on the
outside of the glass. If condensation does not occur within 5 to 15 minutes, the room
is too dry.
C. 50 – 60%
D. 70 – 80%
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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
DEAR ABBY: My husband
"Zak" and I have been mar-
ried five years. His brother
"Tom" has never liked me. In
fact, he went out of his wayto ruin our wedding. Just be-
fore the ceremony he feigned
a dramatic illness, yelled ob-
scenities at my aunt for tak-
ing pictures and refused to
wear his dress shirt or tie.
Abby, he was a groomsman.
Tom is being mar-
ried this spring to a woman
who likes me even less than
he does. I want no part of their wedding, nor do I even
want to attend. Zak insists
that I go and be "civil." Is my
husband right? Should I swal-
low my feelings and go to the
wedding, or am I justified in
sitting this one out? -- THE
"BLACK SHEEP" IN-LAW
DEAR B.S.I.L: While I
understand your feelings, myadvice is to go to the wedding
and be civil. Don't do it for
Tom and his fiancee. Do it for
your husband. Considering
the way your brother- and sis-
ter-in-law-to-be appear to feel
about you, you won't have to
tolerate their company often,
so count your blessings.
**
DEAR ABBY: I had an af-fair with a married man for
about nine months. I broke it
off after finally realizing it
wasn't going anywhere and
he was lying to me about his
intentions. Part of me wants
him to feel pain for his ac-
tions. I want to contact his
spouse anonymously and tell
him not to trust him.
Most of my friends
advise against this,
while a few tell me
to goahead.
What do
you
think? -- JOHN IN SAN
FRANCISCO
DEAR JOHN: Please do
not represent yourself as an
example of injured and out-
raged virtue "done wrong" by
a married man. You knew hewas married and you were a
willing participant. If you in-
sist on contacting your lover's
spouse and causing pain,
have the testicular fortitude to
identify yourself. To do so
anonymously would be cow-
ardly.
**
DEAR ABBY: A couple of
years ago my son went awayto school and met a girl from
another state who had no
family or friends here.
"Celia" was adopted as a
baby and didn't get along well
with her adoptive family.
When my son returned home,
Celia came with him -- en-
gaged. Our family accepted
her into our home and our
hearts.When their engage-
ment was called off, because
Celia had nowhere to go, she
moved in with me and my
husband. She continued to
live with us until she met
someone and they were mar-
ried. She is close to my other
kids, especially my two
daughters.
Celia recently gave
birth to a baby boy. She
refers to me as his grandma,
which pleases me greatly. Ihave two other grandchildren
whom I adore. My question
is, how do I explain to people
who ask, when I have the
baby, who he is? When I say
"my grandson," they ask me
from which of my kids. That
leads to a long, drawn-out ex-
planation I don't always feel
like making. -- FULL OF
LOVE IN MISSOURI
DEAR FULL OF LOVE:
Why not say, "My honorary
grandson"? And if you are
questioned further, add, "His
mother is like a daughter to
me."
**
Dear Abby is written by Abi-
gail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los An-
geles, CA 90069.
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HUSBAND PROTESTS AGAINSTWOMAN'S WEDDING BOYCOTT
DearAbby
,
Energy Express
Marilynn Preston
The Ghost of Hanukkah Past
paid me a surprise visit last
night, just in time to make her
mark on my annual December
holiday gift-giving column.
She interrupted a terrible
nightmare I was having about
shopping. I was in a store the
size of Rhode Island, naked
except for my yoga pants,
running through the aisles in a
panic, filling the bottomless
pit of my cart with broken
toys, ugly sweaters, empty
picture frames, more
bracelets, more ties, cameras,
TVs, boots, bathrobes, gloves
... in other words, endless
piles of Stuff.
"Less is more," the Ghost
whispered, eyeing my long
list of loved ones next to me
on the bed, all of them worthy
of something wonderful this
holiday season. "Crass con-
sumerism is so '70s."
Before she left, we settled on
Three Golden Rules of Con-
scious Gift-giving, which I
am happy to pass on to you because they are so liberating,
so wise, so important to keep
in mind if you want to stay in
the groove of living a health-
ier, happier lifestyle:
1. DON'T ADD TO
YOUR DEBT. The eco-
nomic downturn has us all
stressed out, so
don't add to your
anxiety or your
unpaid credit
card balance
by over-
spending this
holiday season.
Set a budget and
stick to it, and if
your kids whine for more,
smile and endure.
2. THINK CONSUM-
ABLES. Many of us havetoo much Stuff in our lives al-
ready. It's a waste of your
money and your time to loadup your loved ones with an-
other reindeer mug, a 10th
scarf, a 51st keychain. This
year, use your imagination to
think outside the box. Reduce
your clutter footprint. Give
consumables or personal serv-
ices or memorable experi-
ences. (Details to follow.)
3. GIFT YOURSELF.
This holiday season, treatyourself to an item or experi-
ence that contributes to your
own personal well-being. A
treadmill? Ten sessions with a
trainer? Don't think of it as
selfish. See it as a well-earned
reward for being the best per-
son you can be all year round.
And now for my list of
Holiday Gift ideas, all
of them inspired by
one profound and
well-researched
truth: The acquisi-
tion of material
goods does not make
us happy. Want to buy
happiness? Spend your
money on experiences!
1. A MASSAGE. This tops
my list every year. Who does-
n't love a stress-busting,
heart-opening massage? Even
a mediocre massage beats the
best fruitcake.
2. OTHER BODYWORK
SERVICES. There's a whole
world of feel-good, Botox-
free possibilities. Pedicure?
Manicure? Herbal body
scrub? Reflexology?
3. TIME WITH A TRAINER
OR COACH. This is a fabu-
lous gift, especially for kids.
Anyone on your list whoworks out, swims, runs or
bikes will flip for an hour or
two of expert advice.
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for Glorious Green Giving
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Some other great books for
the fashionistas on your
gift list:
— "The Style Checklist:
The Ultimate Wardrobe
Essentials for You" by
Lloyd Boston.
— "Oh No She Didn't: The
Top 100 Style MistakesWomen Make and How to
Avoid Them" by Clinton
Kelly.
— "Work It!: Visual Ther-
apy's Guide to Your Ulti-
mate Career Wardrobe"
by Jessie Garza.
— "Gentleman: A Time
Guide to Fashion" by
Bernhard Roetzel.
— "What to Wear for the
Rest of Your Life: Ageless
Secrets of Style" by Kim
Johnson Gross.
— "How to Never Look
Fat Again: Over 1,000
Ways to Dress Thinner —
Without Dieting" by Charla
Krupp.
— "Gunn's Golden Rules:
Life's Little Lessons For
Making It Work" by Tim
Gunn.
— "Nina Garcia's Look
Book" by Nina Garcia.
— "Blow by Blow: The
Story of Isabella Blow" by
Detmar Blow and Tom
Sykes.
Sharon Mosley is a former
fashion editor of the
Arkansas Gazette in Little
Rock and executive director of the Fashion Editors and
Reporters Association.
COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM
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4. NOT YOUR
MOTHER'S FRUIT
BASKET. Recycle a basket,
and fill it with real food and
organic goodies: divine
cheeses, chewy breads, bio-
dynamic wines, fruits, nuts ...
you get the
picture.
(Thank
Santa that dark chocolate is
actually good for you.)
5. YOGA! We all have
friends and family interested
in yoga, but still they remain
on the sidelines. Gift them
with some time with a great
teacher or a series of sessions
for beginner's. This, more
than most, is the gift that
keeps on giving.
6. COOKING LES-
SONS. The perfect gift for
foodie friends who want to
cook lighter, smarter meals. If
not a lesson, a new cookbook.
A
variation on this tasty
theme is a session
with a savvy nutrition-
ist.
7. WELLNESS MAGA-ZINES. There are so manyterrific magazines promoting
sports, fitness and smart eat-
ing. Some favorites include
Nutrition Action Newsletter,
Yoga Journal, Men's Health,
Outside and a zillion others,
all under $25 a year.
8. THE GIFT OF TIME.
Make your own gift certifi-
cate that entitles the recipient
to something active and fun
you can do together. A skat-
ing lesson? A kayaking ad-
venture? Midnight bowling?
9. GIVE TO CHARITY. I
saved the best for last. Honor
your loved ones by giving to
a nonprofit in their name. At
Heifer International(www.heifer.org), an out-
standing choice in my book,
you can give cows, honey
bees, half a water buffalo —
whatever your budget allows
— to needy families around
the world. Be bold. Start a
new family tradition. In my
experience, people love this
gift. Better to give a sheep
than one more wool sweater!
ENERGY EXPRESS-O!
SOME WORDS TO SPEND
BY
"We make a living by what
we get; we make a life by
what we give." —Winston
Churchill
Marilynn Preston — fitness
expert, personal trainer and
speaker on healthy lifestyle
issues — is the creator of En-
ergy Express, the longest-run-
ning syndicated fitness
column in the country. She
has a website, http://marilyn-
npreston.com and welcomes
reader questions, which can
be sent to MyEnergyEx-
[email protected] 2010 ENERGY EXPRESS, LTD.
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: My partner and I bought a 1970s ranch-
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wanted traditional, but that can be pretty boring.
We both lived with traditional furniture growing up
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But how do you balance a contemporary look with
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itan Home's 100 Design," Lyle "released the inner
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The aluminum chairs are also retro: Russell
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And don't you like the surprise touches of the bril-
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bration of the editors' quest for what was new andexciting around the turn of the 21st century. You'll
be titivated!
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-author of "Manhat-
tan Style" and six other books on interior design.
COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM.
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stripes and polka dots.
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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY with Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery
FIRST CHRISTMAS AFTER
DIVORCE NOT VERY MERRY
FOR CHILDRENQ: My ex-wife and I have had
a lot of rough holidays to-
gether, but this is our first one
since our divorce. Now, we're
negotiating who gets the kids
when, and it's terrible -- espe-
cially for our kids. How can
we help them have a "merry
Christmas"?
Juli: Some expertson divorce have described it
as a death -- the death of a
family, a marriage and a
dream of happily ever after.
As with any death, there is
gut-wrenching grief associ-
ated with the loss, and learn-
ing to adapt to a "new
normal." At no time is this
more poignant than at the hol-
idays. Your kids are grieving
the loss of their family as
much as you are. It's OK to
let them express that and ac-
knowledge that this Christmas
will be difficult for everyone.
Although everyone
gets hurt in a divorce, the
children are the most obvious
victims. They had no say in
what happened, yet have to
live with the painful after-
math. Research indicates that
one of the top predictors of a
child's stability after divorce
is the health of the relation-
ship between his parents.
Whatever conflicts, woundsand feelings you have toward
each other, put them aside for
the holidays and give your
children a conflict-free
Christmas. I'd encourage your
former wife and you to do
whatever you can to work to-
gether to make the holidays
smooth for your kids.
If possible, share Christmas
morning, celebrating together,
or pitch in together to buy
your kids gifts from both of
you, instead of competing for
who bought more gifts. I
know these suggestions may
sound far-fetched given the
hostility that often accompa-
nies divorce, but your kids
deserve your effort toward
peace. More than any shiny
package under the Christmas
tree, your children most want
and need to know that Mom
and Dad love them and are
not going to fight over them.
**Jim Daly is president of
Focus on the Family, host of
the Focus on the Family radio
program, and a husband and
father of two.
Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed
psychologist, co-host of
Focus on the Family, author
of several books, and a wife
and mother of three.
Submit your questions to:
mCopyright 2010 Focus on the Family, Colorado
Springs, CO 80995
International Copyright Secured. All Rights reserved.
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ADOPT A HOLIDAY PETBy Marty
Becker
Universal Uclick
You know the usual warnings:
“Don’t give pets as gifts”;
“The holidays are the worsttime to get a new pet”; “Pets
are for life, not just for Christ-
mas”; “The only good pet to
give as a gift is a stuffed ani-
mal.”
Lately, though, I’ve
found myself swimming
against that tide — a little.
When it comes to giving pets
as gifts, it’s not always a goodidea, but it’s also not always a
bad idea. If you add just one
word to the word “gift,” it
pretty much fixes the prob-
lem. That word is “thought-
ful.” And getting a pet should
always be done thoughtfully,
whether the pet is a gift or
not.First and foremost,
being thoughtful means never
buying a puppy or kitten from
a pet store or Internet site that
ships with no questions asked.
You don’t want to support
puppy mills, after all.
With that out of the
way, what about the other
common cautions? Sure, theholidays can be a busy time,
with lots of activities, travel
and guests. But parents often
have time off from work dur-
ing the holidays, and the chil-
dren aren’t in school. The
greater flexibility of a holiday
schedule can make both pets’
and people’s adjustments eas-ier, not harder.
Then there’s the
idea that other gifts will be so
much more exciting to chil-
dren that they’ll be distracted
from a new pet. I’m a parent
and a grandparent, and I’ll tell
you one thing about children:
They’re expert multitaskers.
And they don’t suddenly be-come less so on Jan. 2.
Puppies and kittens are just
like little kids, and they getinto things. But that’s not
true just at the holidays. If
they aren’t getting into
your Christmas decora-
tions, they’ll be getting
into your laundry basket.
Part of acquiring a new
pet is making sure that the
environment is safe for
him, and that the treasured
family heirloom you in-
herited from your great-grandmother is locked
away until the new furry
family member learns the
ropes. And that principle
applies year-round, not
just between Thanksgiving
and New Year’s Day.
If the family is pre-
pared for the new addition,
then all will be well. If not, it
won’t — but that’s true
whether you get the pet for
yourself or for your spouse.
And if the parents have unre-alistic expectations about how
much of the pet’s care will be
handled by the kids, does that
change if the pet isn’t given
as a gift? Of course not.
It can be hard to
adopt a shelter pet, since
many shelters have tradition-
ally discouraged holiday-sea-
son adoptions. That’s a trendthat’s changing, in part thanks
to pet food maker Iams’ note-
worthy “Home for the Holi-
days” pet adoption campaign.
Shelter pets would love noth-
ing more than to move from
the cage or run at the shelter
to the couch at your home.
Why make them wait?
So while springing
an unwanted and unexpected pet on someone as a gift is al-
ways a bad idea, and buying
from a pet store or click-and-
ship puppy website is never a
good idea, the careful and
well-planned gift of an appro-
priate pet can be just what
this veterinarian ordered for
making your family happier
and healthier, now and at any
time of the year.
It’s a great thing to
have strong ideas about how
pets should be cared for — I
know I do. But let’s not let
those ideas get so set in stone
that we don’t question and
qualify them from time to
time. The “Healing Power of
Pets” is a prescription I’m
comfortable giving 365 days
a year, and what better gift
could there be than the love
and companionship of a pet?
If you’re ready,
don’t wait until the New Year.
Ready, set ... adopt!
Shelter pets need homes year-round, so if everything else is
planned for, don’t let the holiday stop you from adopting.
Seasonal warnings shouldn’t stop a thoughtful addition
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George Varga
"Life" by Keith Richards with James Fox(Little, Brown; 654 pages; $29.99)
Few rock 'n' roll icons are as fascinating, or as flawed, as Keith Richards, the grizzled,seemingly indestructible guitarist in theRolling Stones for the past 48 of his 66
years. Likewise, few autobiographies byany rock 'n' roll icon in memory are as fas-cinating, or as flawed, as Richards' "Life" (atitle that could accurately be prefaced withthe words "Bigger Than...").
The best-selling book's opening chapter vividly recounts his arrest in Arkansas for drug possession in 1975. This episode, likethe farcical court hearing that quickly fol-lows, perfectly captures the zeitgeist of thetimes — and of a tumultuous, intensely po-larized era that began a decade or so earlier in the 1960s.
"(Long) hair ... the little things that youwouldn't think about that changed wholecultures," Richard muses. "When you look back, it was relentless confrontation, butyou're not thinking about it at the time."
The Stones of the mid-1970s were anath-ema to the powers that be in this country,Richards recalls. He then wryly invokes afew of the charges leveled at the group heand singer Mick Jagger co-founded near
London in 1962: "We had been incitingyouth to rebellion, we were corruptingAmerica." The Stones "officially, were themost dangerous rock 'n' roll band in Amer-ica."
Accordingly, the band's "outlaw celebrity"status confounded the straight-laced soci-ety that confronted them. "The choice wasalways a tricky one for the authorities whoarrested us," Richards observes. "Do youwant to lock them up, or have your photo-graph taken with them and give them a mo-
torcade to see them on their way?"
As a humorous aside, he notes that he waseventually pardoned in 2006 by then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. But theguitarist insists, "there was nothing to par-don," even though he readily acknowledgesthe car he was arrested in with fellowStones guitarist Ronnie Wood was "loadedwith dope."
Such are the contradictions of Richards'life, and of "Life" itself, a book whose mes-merizing beginning sets expectations skyhigh. Sadly, few of the dozen chaptersthat follow are as inspired, al-though a few comeclose.
At 547 pages (plus15 more for the index andacknowledg-ments), "Life" is
an alternately riv-eting and frustrat-ing read.Co-written withJames Fox, a sea-soned journalist andRichards' confidante,the book somehowmanages to give readers too much and toolittle information about its legendary sub- ject, the church choirboy turned cocky rock rebel — sometimes within the same chap-ter.
Some might argue that anyone who con-sumed as many deadly drugs for as long asRichards did, before he finally cleaned up,will invariably have major memory lapses.
Notso, he insists, claim-ing: "Believe it or not, I haven 't forgottenany of it." Except the parts he has forgotten.He acknowledges as much when pointing
out that the book's reminiscences by Mari-anne Faithfull, Jagger's former girlfriend,are "not almost a total blank, unlike mine."Either way, Richards has a very selectivememory.
The riotous 1964 show in San Bernardino,Calif., that opened the Stones' debut U.S.tour is accorded just one sentence. That'smore, though, than the four-word referenceto "Rock and Roll Circus," the 1968 all-star gig the Stones filmed but waited decades torelease, apparently because The Who turned
in a far superior set. (Somehow, anaive reader might think, the factthis "Circus" marked the firstand only time that Richards per-formed as part of an ad-hoc band called the Dirty Mac —
with, among others, EricClapton, John Lennon andJimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell — mightmerit a mention, if not a page or two, but no.)
Conversely, Richardsrepeatedly recounts
his endless drug exploits,in vivid but ultimately stultifying
detail. He constantly reminds us that, un-like common addicts, he only took the"purest" heroin and the "highest grade" co-caine, and that he always took the "right"amount, never too much.
To his credit, he warns readers not to dowhat he did. At the same time, Richards re-
peatedly stresses how much "smarter" hewas than other drug-abusers, who collapsedaround him in droves or died. He also seesno irony in the fact that he takes every op- portunity...Continues on page 19
Keith Richards discusses his life from a choirboy to a rock 'n' roll rebel as guitarist for the Rolling Stones in his autobiography, "Life."
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Rated: PG-13
Genre: Drama and Thriller
"The Tourist" revolves around
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Genre: Action/Adventure
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Continued from page 15... to carp about how unreli-able deceased Stones gui-tarist Brian Jones was, in part
because of Jones' substanceabuse. Never mind thatRichards' own drug use all but derailed at least one tour by his band and caused un-told headaches for Jagger,who Richards complainsabout on seemingly everyother page as a control freak.
Reading so much about theillicit substances Richardsconsumed on his road to full-
fledged junkiedom may makeyou feel numb faster than he became from taking them.
Ditto his endlesssniping at Jag-ger (it's amaz-ing they haven'tkilled eachother), ex-Stones mem- bers BillWyman (who,Richardscharges,
made "insipid tea") and thelate Jones (too many barbs tolist here).
Tellingly, while Richards letsWood, longtime Stones' tour-
ing saxophonist Bobby Keysand various associates andfamily members to contributefirst-person anecdotes, Jagger is accorded no such courtesy.Devoted Stones fans may re-call that, some years ago,Jagger returned the major publishing advance he re-ceived for his autobiography,which he abandoned in large part because he contended he just couldn't remember
enough to make the book in-teresting.
That said, Richards' reputa-tion as one of rock's greatraconteurs is well-earned.During my several interviewswith him, he has always beenthoughtful and eloquent,whether discussing his lovefor the Stones, his friendshipwith jazz icon Miles Davis or how technological advancescan drive people apart rather than bring them together. Thegeneral consensus amongveteran rock-music criticswho have spoken with him isthat Richards is one of thesharpest, and most candid,
interview subjects around — in contrast with the far morecautious and cagey Jagger.
But in "Life," Richardsspends far too much time de-tailing too many familiar vi-gnettes about his alreadywell-documented youth andrise to fame, then dispenseswith the past 21 years in just58 pages. The book runs outof steam long before he im-
probably trots out his recipefor bangers and mash on page 525.
Yet, while there is room for his recipe, Richards makesno mention of the fact that hehas an African-American sis-ter-in-law, author and singer Marsha Hansen, with whomhe has twice recorded tradi-tional spirituals. Consideringhow much dirt he dishesabout other people, past and present, his decision to notsay a word about somethingas genuinely interesting anddirt-free as this (and likelyunknown to most readers) isa mystery. A more astute edi-
tor would surely have beenan asset.
But when Richards discusseshis greatest passions — song-writing, guitars (he calls theTelecaster he uses to play"Satisfaction" in concert"Dwight"), the blues, rock 'n'roll and the magic of record-ing and performing — his"Life" is impossible to putdown.
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Calendar of upcoming events for
El Paso/ Southern New Mexico
are from December 10th
thru December 16th. 2010
NORTHEAST-
CENTRAL
Railroad and Trans-
portation Museum of
El Paso — More than 150
years of El Paso railroad his-tory are on display at Union
Depot Transit Terminal, 400
W. San Antonio, at Durango.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1
to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: 422-3420
or elpasorails.org.
A special reading of the
“Polar Express” is at 1:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Chil-dren can also meet with the
conductor and other Victo-
rian-era passengers. Admis-
sion: $1 donation per child.
Titovets School of
Art Student Art
Show & Sale — The
school will host its 10th an-
niversary celebration Thurs-
day through Saturday, Dec.
9-11, at 5446 N. Mesa (near
Sheldon’ Jewelers), featuring
works by students of both
Aleksander and Lyuba
Titovets. Admission is free.
Information: 585-3043.
‘It’s A Wonderful
Life’ — The live radio play
by Joe Landry is Dec. 10-19
at El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana. Directed by Ron
Szatkowski. The beloved
American Christmas classic
comes to life as a 1940s radio
broadcast. Showtime is 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 and 19.
Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors; $7
students and military): 532-
1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
‘Celebrations!’ - Kids-
N-Co. presents a musical trib-
ute to the holidays of winter
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11-
12, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Mar-
cial. Hanukkah, the Winter
Solstice, Christmas, Boxing
Day, Three Kings Day and
Kwanzaa are all included.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Fri-
days and Saturdays and 2:30
p.m. Sundays. Directed byKevin P. Mullin. Tickets: $7
($5 children, seniors, students
and active military); available
at the door one hour before
show. Advance reservations
accepted for groups of 10 or
more. Information: 351-1455
or kidsnco.org.
‘Living Christmas
Tree’ — The 46th annual
Christmas concerts at First
Baptist Church, 805 Montana,
are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday, Dec. 11-12,
805 Montana, featuring more
than 125 participants per-
forming familiar holiday
songs, both old and new.
Tickets: $4, available in the
church office Monday
through Friday on a first
come, first served basis.Doors open one hour prior to
each performance. The event
usually sells out early. Free
child care available for ages 4
and younger. Information:
533-1465 or fbcep.com.
A Christmas Family
Gathering — First Chris-
tian Church (Disciples of
Christ), 901 Arizona hosts itsChristmas celebration benefit-
ing their Christmas basket
outreach for area families in
need 10 a.m. to noon Satur-
day, Dec. 11, featuring Christ-
mas crafts for ages 2 to 10, a
story moment, carols and
more. Children should be ac-
companied by an adult. Ad-
mission is free; canned food
item donation requested. In-
formation: 533-6819 or elpa-sofirstchristian.org.
‘The Message of the
Holly’ — El Paso Youth
Choir will host a holiday con-
cert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
12, at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, 1000 Montana. Ad-
mission is free; free-will of-
fering taken. Information:
422-8793.
El Paso Youth Choir at St.
Paul’s offers weekly freetraining from September
through May for youth
singers, ages 6-18.
North Pole at the
Museum — International
Museum of Art, 1211 Mon-
tana, will host its 4th annual
afternoon of holiday enter-
tainment 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 11, featuring Christmas
carols, storytelling, pictureswith Santa and Mrs. Claus,
entertainment, holiday treats
and more. Admission is free.
Nominal fee for photos with
Santa (proceeds benefit the
museum). Information: 543-
6747 or internationalmuseu-
mofart.net.
MISSION
VALLEY
‘Happy Holidays on
Ice’ — Sun City Blades fig-
ure skating team host a winter
skating spectacular 5:30 to 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at Sierra
Providence Event Center be-
hind the County Coliseum,
4100 Paisano, featuring figure
skating from El Paso area
skaters. Admission: $5. Infor-
mation: 757-0412 or elpa-
soicemonitor.com.
Oñate Trail Dog
Fanciers Dog Shows — The AKC licensed club
hosts its all-breed dog show is
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 11-12, at El
Paso County Coliseum, open
to the more than 150 breeds
and varieties of dogs recog-
nized by the American Ken-nel Club. This year’s event
will also feature mixed-breed
dogs in obedience and rally
events. Spectator admission is
free. Information: 626-9975
or otdfa.org.
EASTSIDE
Ysleta Mission Cul-
tural Arts Market —
The Ysleta Mission, 131
Zaragosa, will host its market
featuring traditional art works
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 11, on the historic mis-
sion’s grounds.
The event features South-
west Artists, colchas, retablos,
weaving and Native Ameri-
can pottery and Jewelry. En-
tertainment includes a performance by the Viva El
Paso Special Edition Com-
pany, plus Tigua Social
Dances, matachines, folk-
lorico dances and mariachis.
Traditional foods and bever-
ages will be sold. Informa-
tion: 859-9848 or
ysletamission.org.
‘The Deliverer’ - The
annual large-scale holiday
pageant of music and drama
celebrating the Christmas sea-
son is Dec. 10-12 and Dec.
17-19 at Cielo Vista Church,
3585 Lee Trevino. Tickets
available at the church ticket
window. Information: 595-
0288 or cielovista.org.
A Coffeehouse
Christmas — CrossPoint
Church, 11995 Montwood,
presents “Christmas Special,”
its annual holiday gift to the
community Dec. 10-12, fea-
turing vignettes of drama,
dance and music, homemade
treats and specialty coffee.
Performances are at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and at
the 10 a.m. Sunday service.
Admission is free. Informa-
tion: 857-7492 or cross-
pointelpaso.com.
Applejack Band —
The El Paso folk band per-
forms its annual Christmas
dinner show Saturday, Dec.
11, at 8 p.m. La Tierra Cafe,
1731 Montana, with singer
Cleo Bell. Doors open at 6
p.m., dinner served at 6:45
p.m. Cost: $32 (tip not in-
cluded, BYOB), reservations
required. Information: 592-
5122 or (575) 541-1992.
WESTSIDE/
DOWNTOWN
UTEP Men’s Basket-
ball - Home games are at
the Don Haskins Center.
Game time is 7:05 p.m., un-
less otherwise listed. Individ-
ual tickets: $14-$50, plus
service charge. Information:
747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
• Sunday, Dec. 12 —
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jingle Bell Run — Up
and Running, 3233 N. Mesa,
will host its 4th annual holi-
day 5K run/walk at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 11, departingfrom the store (Rudolph
Plaza). All runners receive
long-sleeved t-shirts and jin-
gle bells. Refreshments of-
fered at finish line. Race day
registration and packet pick
up is 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. Pro-
ceeds benefit El Paso High
School Girls Track. Cost: $20
per event. Information: 478-
5663 or raceadventuresunlim-
ited.com.
Trophy offered to top three
male and female winners; $50
Up and Running Gift Card to
best-dressed Santa and elf.
Sunland Park Race-
track & Casino — The
2010-2011 live horse racing
season runs Dec. 10-April 19.
Race days are Tuesdays, Fri-
days, Saturdays and Sundays.
First post is 12:25 p.m. each
race day. General admission
is free to the track and casino.
First post time is 12:25 p.m.
Turf Club seating is $7. Infor-
mation: (575) 874-5200 or
sunland-park.com
‘Yes, We Are Still
Dancing’ — A poetry
reading and book signing
with artists Susan Amstater
and Connie Dillman and poet
Jacquelyn Stroud Spier is 1 to
4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11,
at El Paso Museum of Art,
One Arts Festival Plaza,
downtown El Paso.
‘A Christmas Carol’- The UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance presents
its annual telling of Charles
Dickens’ work Dec. 12-18 in
the Fox Fine Arts Wise Fam-ily Theatre, adapted by Chuck
Gordon and directed by Ross
Fleming. Showtime is 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12
($10 UTEP faculty/staff, sen-
iors and military, non-UTEP
students and per ticket for
groups of 10 or more; $9
UTEP students and ages 4-
12). Information: 747-5118 or
theatredance.utep.edu.
‘The Wonder of
Christmas’ — Coronado
Baptist Church, 501 Thunder-
bird, will host its annual
Christmas Cantata perform-
ance at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.
10, and Sunday, Dec. 12, fea-
turing the church’s Christmas
Choir and Orchestra. The
cantata-style program com- bines music with drama.
Nursery provided. Admission
is free. Information: 584-3912
or coronadobaptist.org.
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Christmas Tree
Lighting — El Paso Em-
ployees Federal Credit Union
hosts the 75th annual “Cele-
bration of Lights” holiday tra-
dition of the plaza’s
spectacular Christmas tree
and displays Saturday, Dec.11, at San Jacinto Plaza
downtown. The ceremony be-
gins at 5:30 p.m. with live en-
tertainment. The lighting of
the 55-foot Christmas tree by
Mayor John Cook and a child
from Candlelighters Child-
hood Cancer Foundation at
5:50 p.m. followed by the
13th annual lighted Christmas
parade at 6 p.m. Information:
541-4331 or 544-5436.
‘The Holidays’ – El
Paso Wind Symphony begins
its “Something Extra” season
with a night of holiday music
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10 at
UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital
Hall. Tickets: $12.50 ($7.50
students). Information: 760-
5599.
The El Paso Wind Sym-phony, directed by Dr. Ron
Hufstader, includes wood-
wind, brass and percussion.
‘A Holiday After-
noon Concert’ — El
Paso Symphony Orchestra
hosts its family concert of tra-
ditional holiday music at 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets:$26.40, including service
charge. (Ticketmaster) Infor-
mation: 532-3776 or 566-
4066.
Franklin High Gui-
tar Concert — The an-
nual winter concert is 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at the
Franklin High School Fine
Arts Theater, 900 N. Resler.Led by instructor Stefan
Schyga, one of El Paso’s best-
known guitarists, Franklin
guitar students perform a va-
riety of music styles. Pro-
gram and its students. Admis-
sion: $5. Information:
832-6600 or
franklinguitar.com.
SOUTHERN
NEW MExICO
Inn of the Mountain
Gods Resort and
Casino — Mescalero,
N.M. Age 21 and older admit-
ted. (Ticketmaster) Informa-
tion: 1-877-277-5677 or
innofthemountaingods.com.
• George Thorogood
and The Destroyers
_ The “Bad to the
Bone” blues rock legend
performs Thursday, Dec. 9.
Tickets: $46.75-$106.75, in-cludes service charges.
• Big Bad Voodoo
Daddy — The contempo-
rary swing band best know
for hits like “Big and Bad”
and “You and Me (and the
Bottle Makes Three)” per-
forms Saturday, Dec. 11.
Tickets: $30-$60, plus service
charge.
NM Farm & Ranch
Heritage Museum —
4100 Dripping Springs, Las
Cruces. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Satur-
day, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $5 for adults, $3
seniors 60 and older, $2 for
children 5-17; free for age 4
and under. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarman-dranchmuseum.org.
Living history perform-
ances, “Stories of Holidays
Past,” are 7 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 9, in the theater. Histori-
cal characters bring to life
past holiday traditions in New
Mexico. Admission: $2 sug-
gested donation.
Mesilla Plaza Christ-mas Tree Lighting —
The community tree lighting
is Friday, Dec. 10, in the
plaza. Mesilla Mayor Michael
Cadena will switch on the
music continues until 6:30
p.m. Shops will be open late
for holiday shopping that day,
refreshments and some loca-
tions. The tree will be deco-
rated with ornaments created
by students from an area
school. Admission is free. In-
formation: (575) 524-3262,ext. 116
Mesilla is southwest of Las
Cruces. Take I-10 West to the
Avenida de Mesilla exit. The
plaza is off NM Highway 28
(Avenida de Mesilla) south of
I-10.
Luminarias and Christmas
music will be featured Christ-
mas Eve on the Plaza 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24.
The Mesilla Singers choir will lead in the singing of
Christmas carols, and lumi-
narias will be lit around dusk.
Old-Fashioned
Christmas — MainStreet
Truth or Consequences pres-
ents the traditional holiday
event 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec.
10. Festivities begin with the
tree lighting 6 p.m. at EvelynRenfro Park, followed by car-
olers and other performers,
holiday refreshments and
businesses open late for holi-
day shopping. Wagon rides
available. Information: (575)
740-3902 or
torcmainstreet.org.
One thousand luminaria will
be set up throughout down-
town to add to the festive at-
mosphere. Fire pits will be set
up in the middle of Broad-
way. The Sierra County Arts
Council will be serving up s'-
mores for $1 as a fundraiser
for public art in Sierra
County.
Alamogordo Christ-
mas Parade — The an-
nual lighted parade begins
around 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec.
by the Alamogordo Chamber
of Commerce, the parade in-
cludes colorful floats, ban-
ners, marching bands and a
visit from Santa Claus. Infor-
mation: (575) 437-6120.
Christmas Art Fair
— The San Vicente Artistsgroup hosts the fair 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11,
in the Silco Theater in Silver
City N.M. Information: (575)
534-4401 or
Christmas Celebra-
tion at El Camino
Real — The City
of Socorro, N.M.
will host a winter
celebration 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 11, at the
Camino Real Interna-
tional Heritage Center fea-
turing activities for all ages.
Admission: $5 (Free for ages
15 and younger). Information:
(575) 854-3600 or elcamino-
A presentation of the tradi-
tional New Mexico Christmas
play “La Gran Pastorela” is 1
p.m. The play is a version of
the shepherds’ plays per-
formed in New Mexico
for centuries in vil-
lages all along the
Camino Real. The citywill provide transporta-
tion for the play departing
at noon from Socorro Plaza
and returning by 3 p.m. Shut-
tle fee is $1 each way. Reser-
vations: (575) 835-1501.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Creative people allow them-selves to make mistakes, and this week you're about as cre-ative as they come. It's not necessary or possible to makeevery move in good taste. In fact, that would only make youa boring person. If you mess up, chalk it up to your inherentneed to keep things lively and entertaining.
There are three weeks left in the year, and they are the kindthat will whiz by at warp speed unless one harnesses themoments to slow them down — an act that will take one'sfull body weight, mental attention and spiritual force. ThePisces moon helps in this regard, and Mercury's retrogradetransit through Capricorn gives further assistance. Whenthings don't go right the first time, slow down and recon-sider the plan.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Someone who is trying to helpyou may hurt you in the process. Healing is like this. We goto the dentist and withstand the pain of a filling in order toavoid the even worse pain that would come from losing thewhole tooth. You'll bear a degree of discomfort and be happyand healthy because you did.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will be particularly quick on the uptake this week, especially verbally, and this will im-
press people and make them laugh — sometimes at the sametime. But this speedy timing comes at a price. You are not al-ways in control of what rolls off your tongue, and once it'sout, you can't take it back.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will dream of somethinglong before you have the means or the ability to make it hap-
pen. Believe in those dreams, and don't let anyone tell youwhat is possible or impossible. That determination will al-ways be a relative one, and therefore, no person can accu-rately assess it for another person.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It's difficult to accept that youdon't always know what is in your best interest. Though youare one of the better judges in the matter, there is still toomuch that is not in your control. You simply can't knoweverything! The best you can do is trust that things are work-ing in your favor, and then act and react in kind.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You can choose your reaction tolife's events, though sometimes it doesn't feel that way at all.There are moments when you feel so compelled to behave ina certain way that it seems as though you don't have a choice.Try to stay calm. It's simply easier to see your choices whenyou're in a peaceful state of mind.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are benevolent spirits inthe world. You don't always encounter them when you wantthem, so it's a good idea to get in touch with your higher self.Once you make this connection, you will depend less on the
advice of well-meaning mentors, teachers, parents and lead-ers, who sometimes fall down on the job.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have patient peoplearound you. Someone in particular has been a real gem lately
— there for your every need and the service comes with asmile. Cherish this person, and do not take him or her for granted. You should also keep in mind that the patient peopleare also the most prone to random fury.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Here's a difficult tacticto stick to: Refuse to accept anything but the best. You will
be challenged to the point that you will wonder if you arecrazy for wanting what you want. You're not. It is possible.Stick to the tactic. Hold out for your preference, and youwill get it by the end of the week.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Some people find it easyto ask for what they want. Others make a hobby of it. Thenthere are those, like you, who would rather do every singlelittle thing themselves than ask for the smallest bit of help.You should really break yourself of that habit. Now is asgood a time as ever.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You wouldn't want to hire amean coach or sign up for a task that's completely out of your league — but in some ways that's just what you've done.Leave it to you to make this kind of difficult/brilliant move.It's amazing how productive you can be when you don't think there's any other choice.
ACROSS1 Hook
5 ___ soi: at home
9 Dress to the nines14 ___ vincit omnia
15 Sun: prefix16 RSVP
17 Love to excess
18 Algerian port19 Silas Marner’s child
20 Carol character23 Family member24 Athena, for one: Gr.
25 Tijuana wraps: var.
29 College in Athens,W.Va.
33 Resident: suffix
34 Carry on36 Felt sun hat
37 New Hampshire’s
state flower40 Jordan’s org.
41 Members of the mil.
42 Wagon drivers43 Journey
45 NRC predecessor46 Greek wine
48 Some helpings
51 ___ Darya52 Kind of head
53 See 28 Down
60 Room, in Rouen61 Yours, in Burgundy
62 New Rochelle college64 Common cat65 Madonna’s ex
66 Author Charles Percy
67 Clues68 Visited Davy
Jones’s locker
69 “Such as hang on___’s cheek”
DOWN1 Spoiled
2 In a frenzy3 Bistro offering
4 Vaccaro or Jagger
5 Fish soup6 Command to Fido
7 Joyousness
8 Galvanize
9 Load for 53 Across10 Supplants
11 Baseball Hall-of-Famer
Rixey12 Wallach and Whitney
13 Entertainer Louis21 Place for a bridge
22 Conductor de Waart
25 Type of heat26 “___ for labour”
27 Switched on again
28 With 29 Down, a famil-iar Christmas figure
29 See 28 Down
30 Keyboard instrument31 Was worthy of notice
32 Parts of brakes
35 Native of Nigeria38 Attacked
39 Means of access for
28 Down44 Consider anew
47 Litchi
49 Bill’s mate50 Goggle-eyed
53 Place for serendipities54 Ms. Nazimova
55 Emulates Rip van Win-
kle56 Virginia willow
57 NE state
58 Tops59 Standoffish person
60 ___ volatile
63 Wonder
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may gain control of a situationfor the moment, but you'll find that this control is elusive. Andneeding to have it all the time will only make you miserable,
since that just isn't possible. When you realize that wantingcontrol leads to suffering, you will wisely go the opposite way,improvising with the hand that you're dealt.
...Christmas Celebration at
El Camino Real...The center
is about 30 miles south of
Socorro, N.M. on I-25, half-
way between Socorro and
Truth or Consequences. It is
a 5-minute drive east of I-25
at Exit 115.
Flickinger Center
for Performing Arts — 1110 New York Ave.
Alamogordo. Performances
at 7:30 p.m. unless listed oth-
erwise. Ticket information:
(575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
center.com.
• Christmas Benefit Concert
for the Opportunity Center
with the Flying J Wranglers
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.The Wranglers, who perform
throughout the summer at the
Flying J Ranch Chuckwagon,
are comprised of National
Champion Yodeler Cindy
Hobbs, James Hobbs, Randy
Jones, Roy Black and
Corinna Ripple. Tickets to be
announced.
Elephant Beachwalk and Floating Lights
parade — Elephant Butte
State Park’s 15th annual lu-
minaria walk and parade ben-
efiting Make-A-Wish
Foundation is 6:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, Dec. 11. The parade
begins at 6:30 p.m. The event
features more than 3,500 lu-
minarias, a boat and RV pa-
rade, 25 host campfires,Santa Claus, hayrides, carol-
ing, and lots of hot chocolate,
cider and posole for every-
one. Cost: $5 per car. Infor-
mation: (575) 740-1777.
Party and awards ceremony
follow at the Elephant Butte
Inn.
Fort Selden Lumi-
naria Tours — The 12thannual holiday event at Fort
Selden State Monument is 5
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
The trails and ruins of the
19th-century fort will be lit
by more than 1,000 luminar-
ias, and visitors will be
treated to hot chocolate,
cookies and living history
military re-enactments. Ad-
mission is free during the
evening. Information: (575)526-8911 or
nmmonuments.org.
From Las Cruces, take I-25
North to Exit 19. The monu-
ment, which preserves the
is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily. Admission is $3 (age
16 and under free).
New Horizons Sym-
phony — The Orchestra
hosts its holiday concert “In-
stant Classics” 3 p.m. Satur-
day, Dec. 11, at NMSU’sAtkinson Recital Hall in Las
Cruces, featuring “ Dreams
of Flight” by Las Crucen
Justin Raines. Also on the
program is “L’italiana in Al-
geri” by Gioachino Rossini,
“March Miniature” by Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Sleigh
Ride” by Leroy Anderson
and the “Hallelujah Chorus”
by George Frederic Handel.
The High Velocity Sax Quar-tet will be featured during the
performance of “Stephen
Foster Revisited.” Admission
is free. Information: Shawn
Robinson, (270) 320-8340 or
[email protected], or Rose
Hoffman, (575) 523-9101.
New Horizons Symphony
Orchestra currently has open-
ings for additional string
players. Potential membersare welcome to visit the
group’s weekly rehearsals at
6 p.m. Thursdays in the
NMSU Music Department
Band Room.
‘Believe’ — Mesilla Val-
ley Chorale choral group per-
forms its annual holiday
concert at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 12, at Rio Grande The-
atre, 211 N. Downtown Mallin Las Cruces. The theme
this year is based on the pop-
ular song from “The Polar
Express.” Music includes the
“Shepherd’s Pipe Carol,” by
Rutter and “Velvet Shoes” by
Wagner, along with several
spirituals and carol sing-
alongs. Doors open at 2:30
p.m. Tickets: $10; proceeds
benefit the theatre. Informa-
tion: (575) 647-2560.
Byron Stripling and
NMSU Jazz Band —
Trumpet player and vocalist
Byron Stripling joins
NMSU’s Jazz Ensemble in a
musical tribute to Louis Arm-
strong at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 12, to kick off the
Branigan Cultural Center’s
exhibit “Jam Session.” Doors
open at 7 p.m. Ticket infor-
mation: (575) 541-2155 or
LCJazz.org.
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By T.J. TOMASITEEING OFF
Remember the fairy tale where villagers trying to steal the
feathers of the Golden Goose became stuck to the goose andto each other, forcing them to trail behind the goose wherev-
er it went in a conga line of the greedy?
You can imagine the length of the conga line behind the
first billion-dollar athlete. So it’s not surprising that after the
fall, Tiger Woods’ management firm, IMG, set to work to re-
invent their Golden Tiger. His handlers’ work will be a blue-
print for marketers current and future, especially those that
specialize in fallen angels. Just as the battle plans of
Alexander the Great are studied at West Point, so IMG’s
plan, which I have named “Back From Perdition,” will be
taught at Wharton.
In my estimation, the plan is as follows:Step 1: Know
the history of your
public.
“We are a society
of second chances,”
said Mark Steinberg,
Tiger’s IMG agent.
“That’s been proven
over the years.”
Step 2: Take
the current tempera-
ture of your public.
Steinberg took a
poll of Tiger’s mar-
ket appeal that he
says shows “very
powerful, positive, positive results.”
Step 3: Pound away at the concept of redemption to ap- peal to the religious population, and emphasize “rehabilita-
tion” to those who either know someone who has problems
or themselves have problems. These two cover about every-
one in the world — a good place to start if you need to mar-
ket your man.Steinberg again: “We want to be part of the redemption,
rehabilitation. … And (Tiger) knows that. He’s comfortable
with it. And he’s going to do that.”
Step 4: Exploit the element of transformation.Change everything about Tiger so he’s not the same man
who did the bad things. He’s been to therapy; he’s changed
his swing. His personal life has radically changed with his
divorce. He’s now friendly and open, he tweets, he has a new
kid-coach his own age, he smiles. He even dresses different-
ly, giving him a new, trendy, more “in” look. With this make-
up team, Shaq O’Neal could be an undercover cop.
Still, the logic is forcing. The general public was againstthe old Tiger, but here is the new Tiger. The ironic part is
that, in the midst of all this newness, Tiger has to find a way
to play like the old Tiger. And this, of course, is the hairpin
turn on the road back from perdition.
Tiger’s longroad back
“The biggest problem has been my putting because I’ve got nowhere to put my elbows.I used to be able to put my elbows on my love handles and putt pretty good.
Now they’re all over the place.” — John Daly, who has lost more than 100 pounds and finished 193rd on the PGA Tour money list for 2010
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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BIRDIES AND BOGEYS
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Worst rule in golf Robert Karlsson beat Ian Poulter in a playoff in the
Dubai World Championship on Nov. 28 to win $1.25 mil-
lion. Poulter violated what I consider to be the worst rule in
golf. Putting for a birdie on the last playoff hole, he inad-
vertently dropped his golf ball and it hit his marker for a
one-shot penalty.If you move your marker by mistake
while marking your ball, there is no penal-
ty, but drop it by mistake and it’s a stroke.
Go figure.
It cost Poulter $400,000 to drop the
ball 36 inches, which is about $11,000 per
inch. KARLSSON
C a r y n L e v y / U S P G A T O U R
A golf course worker in Florida was killed recently when hit in
the head by a golfer ’s tee shot. He was pulling weeds near a tee
box when he was struck in the temple from about 30 yards away.
Ball speeds over 100 mph are not uncommon, even for amateur
golfers. Tour pros average about 165 mph.
The police say the golfer will not be charged, but that doesn’tmean the golf club won’t be sued. It’s surprising something terri-
ble like this hasn’t happened sooner, considering the lax safety
precautions taken for course workers. Raking bunkers, mowing
and trimming hedges during play exposes workers to errant shots,
and since being hit in the head can be lethal, it should be a law
that all workers wear hard hats.
THE GOLF DOCTOR
There is a big difference
between fast- and slow-twitch
muscle fibers, and to build a
swing with explosive power,
you must grow fast-twitch
square footage through exer-
cise. This is why Tiger Woods
is lifting heavy — he’s look-
ing for explosive power.
When called upon, fast-
twitch muscle fibers contract
almost 10 times more fre-
quently than slow-twitch, so
they provide a quick burst of
power. An Olympic sprinter
may have 80 percent fast-
twitch fibers, whereas a
marathoner can have 90 per-
cent slow-twitch muscle. An
average person has approxi-
mately equal amounts of
both. Thus for golfers not
born with a sprinter’s profile,
bursting power doesn’t come
naturally. For the majority of
us, power depends on how we
train our muscle fibers.
Training technique
According to Tudor
Bompa, coach to 11 Olympic
medal winners, you can train
for strength and quickness by
lifting weights correctly. He
recommends a low number of
repetitions (one to three), but
with very heavy loads in ex-
cess of 90 percent of your
maximum, with a recovery of
six minutes between sets.
“Here’s the main differ-
ence between bodybuilding
and strength training for
sports,” says Bompa. “For
bodybuilding, the scope of
increased tension is de-
signed to induce hypertro-
phy. In strength training for sports, using heavy loads,
the scope is not to increase
the duration of tension, but
rather to apply the force
against resistance as quick-
ly and dynamically as pos-
sible so that the highest
number of fast-twitch mus-
cle fibers are recruited in
the action.
“Therefore, a major rea-son we use heavy loads in
training athletes in different
sports is to stimulate the re-
cruitment of fast-twitch
muscle fibers, and as a re-
sult, to use them during the
performance of athletic ac-
tion. The more fast-twitch
muscle fibers are used dur-
ing the performance of a
technical skill, the higher
the application of force and
the benefit for an increased
performance.”
And this is why Tiger
lifts heavy.
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IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
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We are planted in a field of force called gravity, and all of our body systems, such as balance, touch and move-ment, have evolved to accommodate the challengesof living in a force field that presses us to the earth.
But balance is not automat-ic. Like language, it is alearned skill. Humans do nothit the ground running from
day one. A baby totters andfalls until balance is learned.It is not until about 7 years of age that a child can run and jump as efficiently as anadult.
Running is learned — so is jumping. And so, of course,are the unique balance re-quirements necessary to hit agolf ball, which I call “golf balance.”
Street balanceYour brain receives a con-
tinuous flow of informationabout..Continues on next page
in
No comment is necessary in this swing sequence. Even in stop action, this player is perfectly in golf balance at every position. Startyour quest for golf balance with your weight distribution at address. Bad balance often begins with the weight forward on the toes. Itshould be distributed from the balls of the feet backward to the heels. Thus, your center of gravity is straight down through the middle ofyour body.
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Practice while
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Continued from page 26..the position of your body and gives orders to your muscles
to regain your balance whenever your body is in danger of taking a tumble. This unconscious self-preservation system iswhat I call “street balance,” and while it can save your life, itcan also ruin your golf swing.
The point is that because of the importance of remaining upright, your brain attaches a great deal of significance to anymessage that says, “This container is falling over.” When it receives such a message, your brain automatically acts torecover, and there’s nothing you can do about it. This reflex-ive action is called the “righting instinct,” and its power tocontrol your golf swing is supreme.
Golf balanceThe contorted arrangement (tilted spine, body bowed, left
side straight, right side flexed, etc.) involved in hitting a golf ball is a very unnatural position. The trick is to undergo thesedistortions from the norm without triggering the righting in-stinct because if you do, street balance will override golf bal-ance every time. And when itdoes, it will prevent you fromarriving at the impact configu-
ration necessary for good shot-making. You won’t fall down, but you’ll ruin your shot.
The key concept: Your golf swing is in balance when your street balance = your golf balance.
Dr. T.J.Tomasi is ateaching
professional in Port St.Lucie, Fla.Visit hisWeb site attjtomasi.com.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Practice whileyou play
The Grip Solid is a thinrubber strap with a raised,flexible bar, the “FLEX-BAR,” which positions
your club correctly in your hand. Its rubber fins con-form to the taper of your club to let you know if you are gripping your clubs correctly. It fits rightover your glove, and iseasy to carry in your pock-et. The Grip Solid is soldthrough www.gripsolid.com for $20.
ASK THE PRO
Here is an e-mail I receivedfrom a professional club fitter,who is none too happy aboutthe new groove regulationsfrom the USGA:
“It appears that the USGAhad absolutely NO concept of the degree of confusion, lack
of desired results, or cost tothe golf manufacturers of their ill-conceived attempt too in-fluence the game. Fromeverything I have been able toglean from studying the issue,the USGA unilaterally madethe decision (changing thegrooves) against the advice of
the manufacturers, players andcommon sense.
“At the start of the year,speculation was the newgroove regulations wouldcause distance to go downand accuracy to go up (theydid — if you count a drop of 0.6 yards and one more fair-
way hit every 13.5 rounds).Bottom line: The groove ruleturned out to be a non-eventfrom a competitive stand- point.“
(To Ask the Pro a questionabout golf, e-mail him at:[email protected].)
GOLF SPOKEN HERE
A blocked shot occurs when a ball goes directly to the right (for a right-hander) of the intended target. It is usually caused by failure to rotate the forearms correctly.
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By RICK MINTER / Cox NewspapersBy RICK MINTER / Cox Newspapers
In 2010, drivers Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya(seen here during February’s Auto Club 500) both delivered
high profile victories in cars owned by Chip Ganassi. Last week
in Indianapolis, Ganassi was awarded the first IMIS Achieve-
ment Award. (NASCAR photo)
In a week in which five-time SprintCup champion Jimmie Johnson andhis fellow competitors in NASCAR’s
Chase for the Sprint Cup were front andcenter in NASCAR’s awards banquet inLas Vegas, a team owner who wasn’t a part of the Chase earned some deservedrecognition in a ceremony in Indianapo-lis.
Chip Ganassi, whose fleet of race cars
includes the Sprint Cup entries driven byJamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Mon-toya, received the first-ever InternationalMotorsports Industry Show (IMIS)Achievement Award last Tuesday nightduring the IMIS welcome reception.
Chris Paulsen, the owner of C&R Rac-ing and one of the founders of IMIS, pre-sented the award to Ganassi, whoenjoyed great success in not only NASCAR but also the Indy Car Seriesand the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.Ganassi’s driver McMurray won
NASCAR’s two biggest races, the Day-tona 500 and the Brickyard 400 as wellas a 500-miler at Charlotte Motor Speed-way. Montoya won a Sprint Cup race atWatkins Glen. On the Indy Car front,Ganassi’s driver Dario Franchitti won the
Indianapolis 500 and the series champi-onship, and in the Grand-Am Series hisdrivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojaswon the championship.
On the weekend of Aug. 7-8, Ganassiwon in all three series, with Montoyawinning the Sprint Cup race at WatkinsGlen, while Pruett and Rojas won thecompanion Grand-Am race and Fran-chitti was victorious at Mid-Ohio.
“What Chip was able to accomplish asa car owner this season was incredible,”Paulsen said in presenting the honor. “Tohave the amount of success he did across
three completely different racing serieswas amazing, and it will be tough for anyowner to repeat what he did in 2010. Itwas a no-brainer for us to award him thefirst-ever International Motorsports In-dustry Show Achievement Award. Our show is for hard-core racers and no oneis a better example of a hard-core racer than Chip Ganassi.”
Ganassi now has 134 total wins, 80 inCART or Indy CAR, 33 in Grand-Am, 10in Sprint Cup, and six apiece in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series and the
ARCA racing series.But in his acceptance remarks, what
Ganassi, a former driver, was most proudof was the fact that all of his driversmade it to Victory Lane in 2010.
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Owner recognized for achievement in
NASCAR, other series
Chip Ganassi and Jamie McMurray at Day-
tona in February. (NASCAR photo)
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Jimmie Johnson and his No.48 team at Hendrick Motor-sports were the focus of NASCAR’s Awards Banquetfestivities at Las Vegas lastweek, but there were others
who picked up trophies duringthe week.Team owner Richard Chil-
dress was named the SportingNews 2010 Owner of the Year,an honor he also earned in 2001and 2006.
All three of Richard Chil-dress Racing’s Sprint Cupteams – the No. 29 of KevinHarvick, the No. 31 of Jeff Burton and the No. 33 of ClintBowyer – made the cut for the
Chase for the Sprint Cup. Har-vick won three races and wasin contention for the champi-onship up through the seasonfinale. Bowyer won twice andfinished 10th in the standings,while Burton was 12th.
“We reached a number of our goals, but not our ultimateone of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champi-onship,” Childress said in astatement announcing thehonor. “We will continue towork hard during the off-sea-son to improve our overall pro-gram and return to Daytona inFebruary with the single goalof winning the 2011 champi-onship.”
RCR was also successful inother racing series in 2010. Inthe Camping World Truck Se-ries, Childress’ oldest grand-son, Austin Dillon, won two
races and was rookie of theyear. His younger grandson,Ty Dillon, scored two victoriesin just a partial first season in
the ARCA Racing Series, andDale Earnhardt Jr. won the Na-tionwide Series race at Day-tona in July in aChildress-owned No. 3Chevrolet.
Earnhardt was a winner inhis own right, picking up yet
another Most Popular Driver award, his eighth straight.
Earnhardt told reporters thathis goal for next season is to re-turn to Las Vegas in another ca- pacity – as one of the drivers inthe top 10 in the final pointsstandings.
“The only person that cantruly help me get where I needto go starts with me, then itgoes to [car owner] Rick [Hen-
drick], [crew chief] Steve[Letarte] and those guys inyour inner circle every week and in your corner everyweek,” said Earnhardt, whofinished 21st in the standingsthis year after finishing 25th in2009. “My biggest problem, Ithink, is my confidence,” hesaid.
Denny Hamlin and his No.11 crew, with crew chief MikeFord, picked up several honors
including the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award.
Hamlin led the Sprint CupSeries in race victories with
eight and finished second toJimmie Johnson in the final points standings.
His crew includes Gas Man:Scott Wood; Jack Man: NateBolling; Catch Can: John
Eicher; Front Tire Changer:Mike Hicks; Front Tire Car-rier: Brandon Pegram; Rear Tire Changer: Jonathan Sher-man; and Rear Tire Carrier:Heath Cherry.
Hamlin told reporters thatthere’s still room for improve-ment all around, and that’swhat it’ll take to end JimmieJohnson’s string of consecutivechampionships.
“You’ve got to get better at
all aspects, and I feel likethat’s where [Jimmie John-son’s] team has been strongover the last few years,” hesaid. “They really have noweak spots.
“There are several parts of our car – there are several parts of our team – that wecan improve on, and that’s agood thing, because as com- petitive as we are right now, Iknow I need to get better inqualifying.”
The late Jim Hunter, theformer track president and NASCAR vice president, washonored with the NationalMotorsports Press Associa-tion’s Myers Brothers Award.
The ceremony’s host, MikeJoy, said of Hunter, who diedof cancer in October: “BeforeJim found such great successwith NASCAR and [Interna-
tional Speedway Corp.], hewas a very talented writer. Hewas one of us. And he alwayswill be.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NASCAR
photo)
2010 at Las Vegas banquet
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dogs with a special packageThe Honda Element has been
around since 2003, and it still
gets weird looks from those
that glance at it. Maybe it’s
the Element’s tall, yet short,cube distinctive shape that
makes people stare. Or maybe
it’s because this boxy looking
SUV is made from the same
company that gives us the
rather conservative Accord
and Civic. Whatever the rea-
son, the Honda Element re-
mains an eye-catcher, and for
2010, it will catch even more
looks when seen with dog
emblems on it.
That’s right – dog, as in ca-
nine, ruff-ruff, bow-wow.
And that’s because the 2010
Honda Element brings in a
new option called the Dog
Friendly package. Designed
to transport man’s best friend
safely and comfortably, the
package includes a fully en-
closed kennel in the cargo
bed. The kennel, which ismade of high-strength netting,
features a cushioned bed,
water bowl, and even an elec-
tric fan to keep Rover from
getting too hot. Also included
in the package is an extend-
able ramp which stores under
the kennel. And for the
human race, there are rubber
all-season floor mats and seat
covers – both with dog-bones
all over them so as to not for-
get who the Element is really
for. Not to go unnoticed to
the outside world, paw print
emblems can be found on the
front fenders.
Pooch package aside, the Ele-
ment is a car-based SUV with
available four-wheel drive -
making it the ultimate niche
vehicle for active “Gen-Y”
buyers. It’s a four-door SUV,
but rather than having a con-
ventional four-door setup, its
rear doors open backwards a
full 90 degrees. Because of
this, there are no B-pillars(the post between the front
and back seats), so opening
the doors creates a very large
portal – great for loading pas-
sengers, bulky cargo or four-
legged creatures.
Only one engine is available
for the Element – Honda’s 2.4
liter inline-4 cylinder. Rated
at 166 hp buyers can choose
the standard five-speed man-
ual transmission or an op-
tional five-speed automatic
transmission.
Inside the Element, thestrangeness continues. The
shifter sits high up on the
dash and when equipped with
the manual transmission can
be odd to use since your right
hand is constantly raised up
high to change gears (be
ready for a tired right arm).
When equipped with an auto-
matic gearbox, as was my
tester, this is no big deal.
Everything else inside the El-
ement is nicely placed,
though. Up front seating is
generous, and those seated in
back will appreciate the sta-
dium-style seating. One thing
to be aware of is that the Ele-
ment has a maximum seating
capacity of four – not five.
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The back seat is made only
for two. Also, exiting the ve-hicle from the backseat re-
quires the front doors being
open, which can be an incon-
venience, especially when
dropping someone off. Head
room in the Element is ridicu-
lously large.
Driving the Element is a
pleasing experience. The 166
horsepower engine provides
plenty of power, yet still
manages to bring in a decent
19 mpg in town and 24 mpg
on the open road.
The Honda Element may not
be everyone’s cup of tea (it
isn’t mine – I still don’t get
the box design). But there
are young people that really
dig this type of styling, as
well as its fellow box-mate -
the Scion xB. And there is nodebate over the functionality
of the Element. As a people
mover, it can move four pas-
sengers in comfort, or as a
utility vehicle, with the back
seats removed, can
transport 75 cubic feet
of cargo space.
Although I am a dog
person, no dog was
available at the time of
my test, so I can’t re-
port on any of the dog
friendly features. I can
say, though, that those
features, especially the
fan, should keep any
canine happy and com-
fortable. But your dog
may be the more reliable and
credible judge, so you may
need to bring Rover along on
that test drive to see if it’sworth the extra $1000.
-- Christopher A.
Randazzo
Continued from page 28
“Everybody wants to talk about how we won the Day-tona 500, the Indy 500, theBrickyard 400, the sports car championship and the Indy-
Car championship,” Ganassisaid. “What’s most gratifyingto me, and you’re going tothink I’m nuts, is that everyone of our drivers won races.
“You’ve got all your differ-ent personalities and cars and people. Yet somehow, everyone of our guys found Vic-tory Lane. That’s the best barometer of success for me.Granted, if we did all that anddidn’t win the Daytona 500,Indy 500 and Brickyard 400,it wouldn’t have been asgreat a year. You wouldn’tdare dream about the kind of year we’ve had.”
Ganassi also made the ar-gument that just making thecut for the Chase in NASCAR, which neither Mc-Murray nor Montoya man-aged to do, isn’t all it’s often billed as being.
“I sit there and look at howmany great teams and driversin the Chase that barely have been mentioned all year,” hesaid. “The last time they got amention is when they got in
the Chase.“I’d much rather have the
races we won. I’m not bad-mouthing NASCAR or theChase, but I’ll take the Day-tona 500 win any day over not winning the Chase. It’s
also rewarding to get themonkey off our back about,‘You guys should be winningin NASCAR like you do inall these other series.’”
By The Numbers:
2010 Honda Element 4WD
EX NAV
Base Price: $25,585.00
Price as Tested: $27,360.00 (estimated)
Layout: front-engine / four-wheel drive
Engine: 2.4 liter DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder
Transmission: five-speed automatic
Horsepower: 166 hp
Torque: 261 ft-lbs
EPA Fuel Economy:19 city /24 highway mpg
[Questions/Comments/Feedback can be sent via
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