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No. 363 January 28th, 2011No. 363 January 28th, 2011

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Health Department Warns Citizens ofInternational Extortion Scam

El Paso, Texas The City ofEl Paso Department of PublicHealth is joining state and na-

tional agencies in order towarn the citizens in El Pasoabout an ongoing scam in-volving criminals stating thatthey are officials with theFood and Drug Administra-tion. The following is from apress release issued by theFDA earlier this month:

The U.S. Food andDrug Administration is warn-

ing the public about criminalsposing as FDA special agentsand other law enforcementpersonnel as part of a contin-ued international extortionscam.

The criminals call the victims-- who in most cases previ-ously purchased drugs overthe Internet or via "telephar-macies" -- and identify them-selves as FDA special agentsor other law enforcement offi-cials. The criminals informthe victims that purchasingdrugs over the Internet or thetelephone is illegal, and thatlaw enforcement action willbe pursued unless a fine or feeranging from $100 to$250,000 is paid. Victimsoften also have fraudulent

transactions placed againsttheir credit cards.

The criminals always requestthe money be sent by wiretransfer to a designated loca-tion, usually in the DominicanRepublic. If victims refuse tosend money, they are oftenthreatened with a search of

their property, arrest, deporta-tion, physical harm and/or in-carceration.

"Impersonating an FDA offi-cial is a violation of federallaw," said Dara Corrigan, theFDAs associate commis-sioner for regulatory affairs.FDA special agents andother law enforcement offi-cials are not authorized to im-pose or collect criminal fines.Only a court can take such ac-tion.

In most instances, victims ofextortion-related calls havealso received telephone solici-tations for additional pharma-ceutical purchases from otherpossibly related, illegal enti-ties located overseas. The ex-tortionists use customer listscomplete with extensive per-sonal information providedthrough previous purchasetransactions. These includenames, addresses, telephonenumbers, Social Securitynumbers, dates of birth, pur-chase histories and credit cardaccount numbers.Typically, these criminals usetelephone numbers thatchange constantly and make itappear as though their callsoriginate in the United States.

No known victim has beenapproached in person by alaw enforcement imperson-

ator associated with thisscheme.

The FDAs Office of CriminalInvestigations, with the U.S.Drug Enforcement Adminis-tration, and the U.S. Immigra-tions and CustomsEnforcement, Homeland Se-curity Investigations, with thesupport of various U.S. Attor-neys, are pursuing multiple

national and internationalcriminal investigations.

Arrests have been made andadditional prosecutions arepending; however, the schemeis likely to continue. The FDAhas issued similar warnings inthe past:FDA Warns Public of Extor-tion Scam by FDA Imperson-ators (11/12/2008)FDA Warns Public of Con-tinued Extortion Scam byFDA Impersonators(12/29/2009)

Victims of this scheme whohave suffered monetary lossthrough the payment of fundsin response to an extortioncall, or anyone receiving a

telephone call from a personpurporting to be an FDA orother law enforcement official

who is seeking money to set-tle a law enforcement actionfor the illegal purchase ofdrugs over the Internet mayobtain a victim questionnaireby contacting the FDAs Of-fice of Criminal Investiga-

tions and clicking ReportSuspected Criminal Activity.

Anyone receiving a purportedofficial document on agency

letterhead may verify its au-thenticity by contacting thatorganization directly via apublicly available phonenumber. Additionally, all fed-eral agencies use email ad-dresses with a gov emailextension.

The FDA also reminds con-sumers that pharmaceuticalproducts offered online andby telephone by sources ofunknown origin can pose asubstantial health risk. Prod-ucts recovered during this in-vestigation that werepurchased from online or tele-phone sources have beenfound to contain traceamounts of heroin, otherundisclosed and potentiallyharmful active pharmaceutical

ingredients, or no active in-gredient at all. Purchasesshould only be made from li-censed pharmacies located inthe United States. In additionto the increased risk of pur-chasing unsafe and ineffectivedrugs from websites operat-ing outside the law, personaldata may be compromised.

2011 SUSAN G. KOMENEL PASO RACE FOR THE

CURE

WALK UP REGISTRATIONEL PASO, TXThe 19th Annual Komen El Paso Race forthe Cure presented by Mattress Firm will take place on

February 20, 2011 at Cohen Stadium. Last year the Raceattracted more than 12,000 participants in the fight againstbreast cancer.

The Komen Race for the Cure is the largest series of 5Kruns/fitness walks in the world with well over 1 million par-ticipants each year since 2005. The Race raises significantfunds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, cele-brates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who havelost their battle with the disease.

Visit www.komenelpaso.org for online team and individualregistration.

UTEPs Project MOVE CanHandle More Proposals

There is still time for nonprofit organizations to becomepartners in the second annual Project MOVE, one of thebiggest annual communitywide volunteer activities,scheduled for Feb. 19 and organized through The Univer-sity of Texas at El Paso. Dozens of short-term projectsalready have been submitted to event organizers who an-ticipate a record number of student, staff, faculty andalumni volunteers to answer requests for carpentry, paint-ing, landscaping, gardening, cleaning and working withchildren. Project MOVE, an acronym for Miner Oppor-tunity for Volunteer Experiences, is a Universitywide ef-fort to bring UTEPs students, alumni, staff and facultytogether to promote citizenship, leadership and volun-teerism. Groups can enter a request for volunteersthrough their project proposals at projectmove.utep.edu.The sooner the requests are submitted, the sooner they

can be vetted and put into the project pool, which will beopened to volunteers in early February. Last years eventattracted more than 800 members of the Miner Nation,who logged more than 3,200 hours of sweat equity at 42sites across El Paso County. The Project MOVE pro-gram was created to show students how easy it is to vol-unteer, the great need throughout the community, and thesatisfaction of helping others, said Tammie Aragon Cam-pos, assistant dean of students and project coordinator.Information: 915-747-7485


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Miners game Feb. 2 will feature son of legendary

Will MichaelJordan come to El Paso the

night of February 2, 2011?Jordan, a basketball superstarwho won six NBA champi-onships when he was thelimelight and the ANALYSIShighlight of the ChicagoBulls, has ample reason totravel to the Sun City homeof the 1966 NCAA ChampionMiners if only to watch hisson, Marcus Jordan, take an-other leap in his already stel-lar career as a sophomore forthe Knights of the Universityof Central Florida (UCF).

The Miners, led bysenior guard Randy Culpep-per, will host UCF in theirbattle for Conference USA

supremacy. Although UCF isnot at the top of the standings,one never knows what willtranspire on any given night.The Miners, meanwhile, aretied for the lead with Mem-phis both teams have 4-1records. Culpepper, a Minerstandout since his freshmanseason was last years Con-ference USAs Player of theYear, as well as being namedan Honorable Mention to theAll-American team. Culpep-per was also predicted to be

this years Conference USAPlayer of the Year.Jordan is already

being touted as the reason forhis teams emergence, beingcredited with leading theKnights to an overall 14 vic-tories, 4 defeats, although the

team has won only one gamein conference play. Culpep-per, meanwhile, continues tolead the Miners to victoryafter victory, getting a roadwin against the HoustonCougars on Saturday, Jan. 22,2011, for an important 57-52win.

An all-around ath-lete, Culpepper started out ingymnastics when he was onlyfour, but, turned to basketballas he grew older. Well, hegrew older, but not taller. Hestands only 6 feet and weighs165 pounds. Jordan, mean-while, has more of a basket-ball body at 6 3 205 pounds.

Of course, the gamebetween the two on Wednes-day, Feb. 2 at the Don willnot be Culpepper vs. the

Knights; nor will it featureMarcus Jordan vs. the Min-ers. Both teams have out-standing players, and they allwill be playing to win. How-ever, it will be a special nightwith both Culpepper andMarcus Jordan receiving thelions share of attention.

Undoubtedly,Miner coach Tim Floyd willdownplay the matchup be-

tween the two stars. Hisstance from the very begin-ning has been that nobody isa star for the Miners, becausethey all are stars.He has takenit one step further none ofhis players has his name ...Continues on next page

By Joe Olvera , 2011

Michael Jordan

PHOTOS

BY

RICK

CARRASCO


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Cost of NoNew Taxes

No New Taxes! No NewTaxes!

That has been the mantra ofour conservative leadership in theHouse and Senate. Governor Perryhas muttered that phrase a time ortwo himself.

To many, those are goldenwords that are very well received.

Revenues are drastically down so all of the programs paidfor in the last biennium must be drastically cut without rais-ing tax revenues. It is great that the state leaders are not con-sidering raising taxes for existing programs.

Have you ever heard the phrase "be careful what

you wish for"; or "if it looks too good to be true, it probablyis too good to be true"?

While we are being bombarded by the "no newtaxes" mantra, has anyone from the conservative leadershipever explained to local communities what the cost of no newtaxes will be?

The answer to that is NO.What the state leadership refuses to clearly dis-

close is that no mandates by the state are being reduced ormodified. So in order to comply with the same mandates theconservative leadership imposed in the last budget, the re-

duced funding has to be made up at the local level one wayor the other.

While the "no new taxes" fervor is alive and wellin every community, the cost of the reduced state revenuescost local communities in a variety of other ways.

If the school districts in our county haven't alreadymade it clear, there will be layoffs. That will also occur inthe vast number of state funded agencies. Teachers who justfinanced their accelerated qualification will have no job topay for the student loans they took out. All of the statefunded employees who lose their job will suddenly face the

possibility of losing their homes to foreclosure. This wouldbe a repeat of what happened throughout 2009 and early2010 before the crash bottomed out.

The projections from some reliable pundits putsthe job loss from statewide school districts alone to be in ex-cess of 100,000 jobs. This does not include the job losses atother state funded agencies. Putting a minimum of 100,000people out of work at the same time is going to hurt the posi-tive direction our state economy has taken in the past fewmonths.

There will be an immediate need for additional un-employment benefits so that the families of these laid off

employees are taken care of. However, in the past year, theexecutive of our state refused additional help from the fed-eral government which resulted in higher deductions fromlocal businesses. We are already at a deficit for unemploy-ment monies.

While the current situation won't cost Texans addi-tional taxes, there will be a cost incurred that won't be appar-ent until after the consequences of the reduced revenues havetheir impact. That may be after the next general election.Many of those who tout the "No New Taxes" mantra haveexpressed a desire to run for higher offices next year. Theymay be very fortunate that the true cost of "No New Taxes"won't be apparent prior to their run for office.

Chente QuintanillaState Representative

Creating a Chicano Studies

Program at UTEP the hard way

The brouhaha overteaching Chicano Studies atthe University of Arizona,and, of course, other institu-tions of higher learning inthat state, reminded me ofwhat we in El Paso wentthrough in the early1970s. Atthe time, we were 50 percentof the student body popula-tion, but, we only had oneChicano professor that wasDr. Felipe Ortego, who stoodby us as we stormed UTEP

President Joseph Smileys of-fice to make our demands.

Mainly, we wantedfor UTEP to hire more Chi-cano professors to representus as we maneuvered ourway through the hallowedhalls that constituted UTEPat the time. Our leaders hadasked Smiley to hire ten newprofessors in the various dis-ciplines so that we couldmore closely identify withthe school, and so that moreChicanos would enroll.

His response, nosurprise to us, was that hewouldnt hire any new pro-

fessors and, certainly, no Chi-canos because, according tohim, there werent ten Chi-canos in the nation who werequalified to teach at his uni-versity. We stewed over thisfor a few days then decidedthat we needed to confronthim at his place of power namely, his office at the uni-versity. He wouldnt meetwith us, hence, we had to goin anyway, and make ourpresence known.

In the early 2000s,I was invited to speak atMichigan State University,where the students were un-dergoing a similar revolt be-cause the administrationinsisted on creating a LatinoStudies Program. Albeit, theChicanos there were notthrilled at the thought be-cause, they countered, themajority of them were Chi-canos who wanted to learnabout Mexican history andabout who they were as Mex-ican Americans.

It was amazing to me thatthey were embarking on ajourney through which we in

El Paso had already traveled,and which we had overcome.They were holding demon-strations and protests overwhat they considered the uni-versitys stubbornness inshoving what they didntwant down their throats. Iimagine similar scenerios areoccurring throughout theUnited States, and it makesme wonder.

Whats wrong with young

Chicanos, and, even olderones learning about their his-tory? Whats the fear? Whyshouldnt we be allowed tolearn who we are as a people,where we came from andwhat happened in our historyto make us who we are? Idont think Chicano historywill supersede American his-tory, because we are part ofthat also, or, at least, it hasbecome a part of us. So, whythe angst from mostly Angloeducators or from profes-sional politicians, who arefighting us every step of theway?

Our initial protest occurred in

1971 thats 40 years ago.You would think that in allthat time, non-Chicanoswould have adapted to ourpresence on what was onceour precious shores. But, no!But, thats alright, see, be-cause were still here andshall continue to be here, nomatter what complaints Ang-los might have.

When we marched into thePresidents office at UTEP,

we didnt know what to ex-pect, but, we were ready.When Smiley told us that hewouldnt hire any more pro-fessors, least of all, Chicanos,one of our people locked thedoor from the inside. Thecops, from all makes andmodels, were awaiting ourexit so that we could be ar-rested. Of course, when Smi-ley said that there werent tenChicanos who had MastersDegrees, or even PhD.s, wewere prepared. We showedhim a list of people eligibleto teach at his university.Well, maybe so, he remarked,but, there arent any open-ings. CONT/P/6

By Joe Olvera , 2011

Continued from page 3pasted on the back of his jersey. Its all about the team and the teams effort, Floydhas emphasized. Yet, how can Miner fans not notice Culpepper as he slashes his wayto the basket to finish it with one of his patented thunder dunks.

So, whether Michael Jordan travels to El Paso to see his son play is reallynot the issue. The issue is will the Miners play up to their full potential, and will Mar-cus Jordan live up to his star billing as the son of the greatest player who ever donneda uniform. One things for sure El Paso Miner basketball fans are in for a specialnight. One other thing is for sure - while it remains to be seen whether Marcus Jordanreaches the stellar heights which his father attained, Randy Culpepper has alreadyproved his worth.

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Homeland Security SecretaryJanet Napolitano to Speak at

UTEPRemarks Will Focus on State of Homeland Security,

Southwest Border SecurityThe University of Texas at El Paso welcomesthe U.S. Secretary of Homeland SecurityJanet Napolitano on Monday, Jan. 31, atMagoffin Auditorium.

Napolitano will deliver remarks that high-light the Department of Homeland Securitysunprecedented efforts to secure the South-west border. The event is the second in ayearlong series of discussions at colleges and

universities.

We are honored that Secretary Napolitanohas chosen to come to UTEP to deliver re-marks about the Department of HomelandSecuritys efforts to secure the Southwestborder, said UTEP President Diana Natali-cio, and we are very pleased to welcome herback to our campus. UTEPs border locationand our numerous ties to Mexico greatlydeepen our interest in the issues on whichSecretary Napolitano and the Department of

Homeland Security are currently focused,and we look forward to hearing her perspec-tives on them.

Napolitano is the third Secretary of the De-partment of Homeland Security. She servedas the 21st Governor of Arizona from 2003 to2009. Prior to her election as governor,Napolitano served as Attorney General of

Arizona from 1999 to 2002. She was one ofseveral high-ranking government officials toparticipate in the 2009 Border Security Con-ference at UTEP.

UTEPs location on the U.S.-Mexico border,near Fort Bliss and White Sands MissileRange, has created partnerships with govern-ment and private industry to address home-land security and defense issues, while

providing excellent research opportunities forundergraduate and graduate students.

UTEP is designated as a National Center forBorder Security and Immigration by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security. It is alsoone of only 10 universities that received agrant from the Office of the Director of Na-tional Intelligence in 2006 to create an Intelli-gence Community Center of AcademicExcellence, which prepares students for ca-reers in our nations intelligence agencies

through the Master of Science in Intelligenceand National Security.

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes will join Natalicioand Napolitano at the event. The presentationis free and open to the public. Parking isavailable at the UTEP Sun Bowl ParkingGarage.

Environmental Services IntroducesBeautification Effort

New Program Targets AbandonedShopping Carts

El Paso, Texas The City of

El Paso is introducing a newprogram to reduce the num-ber of shopping carts that ondaily basis make their wayonto streets, medians, stormwater conveyances, arroyosand residential neighbor-hoods, especially those thatare left in theseareas for weeks at a time, orlonger.

Shopping carts are essentialto being able to shop conve-niently. However, these samecarts can become a signifi-cant nuisance when theyleave the grounds of storesand shopping centers, EllenSmyth, Environmental Serv-ices Department Director,said. To try to minimizeshopping carts from becom-

ing a public nuisance, the

City adopted an ordinance

establishing shopping cartcontrol requirements for re-tail and service establish-ments.

The ordinance was adoptedby the City Council in Au-gust 2010. Enforcement willbegin in March 2011. Thedelayed enforcement willallow the department to con-duct outreach to educate theretail and service industryabout the new ordinance.

The ordinance, which wasadopted as a revision toChapter 9.04 of the El PasoCity Code, requires ownersof shopping carts to labeltheir carts; recover their cartsat least once weekly within aone-mile radius of the store;

and immediately recover any

offproperty cart upon thestore manager being notifiedof the carts location by ei-ther a private citizen or Cityofficial.

Environmental Services hasscheduled two meetings toeducate retail and serviceestablishments about the or-dinance. The meetings are at: 10 a.m. on January 31, in

the main conference room ofthe El Paso PoliceDepartment Westside Re-gional Command Center, at4801 Osborne Dr. 2 p.m. on February 3, inthe main conference room ofthe El Paso Police Depart-ment Pebble Hills RegionalCommand Center, at 10780Pebble Hills Blvd. Bothmeetings will cover the same

information. The two loca-tions and times have beenscheduled for the conven-ience of the business com-munity. For moreinformation, visitwww.elpasotexas.gov/envi-ronmental _services or call(915) 621-6700.

EAST FORT BLISS, Texas Mem-bers of the 4th Brigade CombatTeam, 1st Armored Division will en-gage in a three week-long field train-ing exercise, (FTX), from MondayJan 31 Thursday, Feb17 in andaround Northeast El Paso and South-

ern New Mexico.Safety is and always will be the num-ber one concern of the HighlanderBrigade.

During the FTX more than 3,000Soldiers and hundreds of vehicleswill be conducting tactical move-ments in the Fort Bliss training area.Local residents should be aware ofthe large number of Soldiers inNortheast El Paso and Southern NewMexico, keeping in mind that trafficdelays may be a part of their normalcommute.The units will also be simulating bat-tle situations, often using pyrotech-nics and training ammunition. These

training aids, important to the devel-opment of the American Soldier, maybe heard or seen from miles away.If residents encounter a problem theyshould contact local law enforcementofficials who will immediately con-tact range control personnel.

Residents of the El Paso and South-ern New Mexico should be particu-larly aware of the brigades massmovement to and from the trainingareas. These movements to the train-ing areas begin at 5:00AM, JANU-ARY 31and conclude the afternoonofFEBRUARY 2.

The route Highlander vehicles arescheduled to take will generally notdisrupt normal traffic, with the ex-ception of the crossing of US 54.This crossing will be located approx-imately 15 miles north of NortheastEl Paso, just north of Otero CountyDetention Facility. There will be aminimum of four Military Police ve-

hicles warning on-coming vehicles oftraffic hazards. Pay special attentionto visibility; large military move-ments may create more dust thencommuters are accustomed to.Be aware, the returning movement ofbrigade vehicles will be from 5:00

AM, FEBRUARY 16 to the eveningof FEBRUARY17. All routes and po-tential hazards are the same, and de-lays should be expected.

The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1stArmored Division appreciates thehelp and consideration the citizens ofEl Paso and Southern New Mexicoextend to the Soldiers participating inthe exercise and ask for their contin-ued understanding of any inconven-iences the training may cause.Questions concerning the exerciseshould be referred to the 4th BCT, 1stAD Public Affairs Office at (915)744-4657 [email protected]

4th Brigade Highlandersmove out to FieldContinued from page 4

What we jokingly referred to as aMexican standoff ended when oneof the Deans I believe it wasDean Ray Small of Liberal Arts

said that he might have one ortwo openings in his department.That set off an avalanche, whenanother professor probably inEngineering offered two orthree slots on his watch. Otherschimed in after that, so that wehad the ten spots we coveted.Using the presidents phone, webegan calling our friends to invitethem to UTEP where they could,conceivably be hired.

Later we joked that PresidentSmiley had gone home, tired anddemoralized because he had lostthat battle against a group of Chi-cano radicals when his wife sur-prised him with a dinner of

enchiladas a Mexican delicacy.Anyway, we thought it was hilari-ous.

But, the war didnt end there. Ihad left for New York to attendColumbia University, but, those

who stayed behind continuedfighting for Chicano Studies.Again, there was reluctance onthe part of administrators. But,that battle, too, was won.

They lay on streets to preventtrucks from entering the school,and committed other acts ofpeaceful disobedience. But, even-tually, to the dismay of Smileyand his administrators, they won

the day. Chicano Studies becamea reality at UTEP, albeit, a realitywithout the proper funding. Thatwas to come later.

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Rose Bennett Gilbert

Q: The front room in our new house is really big (30feet by 25 feet). There is a fireplace in the center of onewall, but the other long wall opens to the hall and theend walls have big windows.

My point is, we will have to float the sofa toward thefireplace. What should we do about lighting? There

would be a big tangle of extension cords. We have chil-dren and dogs.

A: Stop trying to fill new space with old furnishings.

Houses don't like wearing hand-me-downs any morethan people do. Besides, they are almost always an illfit.

It would be better to relocate your current sofa wher-ever it can do the most good. Then invest in a couple ofmatching sofas or love seats, depending on the width ofyour room.

A traditional solution to a center fireplace is to positionthe seating pieces so they face each other across a cof-fee table. If there's enough space you want to leaveroom for traffic to circulate around the seating group add small tables at the ends of both seats to hold table

lamps. If not, back both sofas/love seats with narrow ta-bles and put a lamp in the center of each table.

What about the wires? Your electrician can help untan-gle the problem by running a couple of new outlets

through the floor within easy reach of the lamp cords.Chances are the wires can be brought up through thefloor from the basement below, so the rewiring should-n't cost the mortgage. Continues on next page

Quartet of imposing floor

lamps sheds light on a

mirror-image seating area

arranged in front of the

fireplace. Photo courtesy

of Restoration Hardware.



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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren

DEAR ABBY: How do Icope with the ending of avery long friendship? I sawwarning signs for a couple ofyears, and tried many timesto talk to my best friendabout what seemed to be hap-pening. Her values and priori-ties are moving in otherdirections now. I no longerfeel appreciated as her friend.

My heart is break-ing. We have been friends forhalf our lives. This is moredevastating than any divorce,death or hurricane I have everexperienced. She is how Ihave gotten through my lifethis far.

There are supportgroups out there for every-thing under the sun, exceptfor losing a best friend due toindifference and lack of car-ing. Please advise me. --THROWN AWAY INPASADENA, TEXAS

DEAR THROWNAWAY: I know you are hurt-ing, and I am sorry. Butfriendships are not just madeup of helping each otherthrough the hard times; thereis also a component of cele-brating the good ones. Whileshe may have been your lean-ing post, you need to examinewhat you were to her. If theload became too much tocarry, it's understandable thatshe would need to back off.

While there are nosupport groups for people inyour situation, there are coun-selors who can help you sortthrough your feelings -- andbecause this experience hasbeen devastating, you shouldtalk with one.

**DEAR ABBY: I'm a 16-

year-old girl from a re-ligious home. WhenI was 7, my fathergot very drunk andmolested me. It hada terribleimpacton me.

He has apologized for whathappened and knows I hatehim for it and can't forgivehim. It hasn't happened since,and I know he's telling thetruth. I feel the next step inmy healing is to confide inmy friends and ask them topray for me. But if I do, Iknow they won't look at methe same. I'm afraid they'llget their parents to interveneand something will happen toDad. That's the last thing Iwant. Should I tell? --NEEDS SUPPORT INPHILLY

DEAR NEEDS SUP-PORT: You appear to be an

idealistic, intelligent youngwoman. But it's importantyou understand that apologiz-ing for committing a crimeagainst someone is notenough. The person must alsobe willing to accept the con-sequences of his actions.Drop by an elementaryschool and look at the 7-year-olds on the playground.That's how small and vulnera-

ble you were when your fa-ther molested you.

Ask yourself: Didhe quit drinking and get helpfor his alcohol problem? Didhe talk to his minister andconfess what he did? Did heseek professional help of anykind? Are there little girls inyour extended family?

You are exhibiting two clas-sic signs of an abuse victim.One is thinking that peoplewill regard you differently ifyou disclose that you werevictimized. Another is theimpulse to "protect" yourabuser.

I'm all for thepower of prayer, but ratherthan tell your girlfriends, isyour mother aware of whathappened? If she is unavail-able to you, then you shouldtalk to your minister or atrusted counselor at school. Ifyou're afraid this will "be-tray" your father, call theRape, Abuse and Incest Na-tional Network (RAINN) toll-free at (800) 656-4673. Youcan speak to one of the coun-selors there in complete con-fidence. They are experiencedand can guide you about what-- or what not -- to do next.

**Dear Abby is written by Abi-

gail Van Buren, also knownas Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Write DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los An-geles, CA 90069.

**For everything you need toknow about wedding plan-ning, order "How to Have a

Lovely Wedding." Send abusiness-sized, self-addressedenvelope, plus check ormoney order for $6 (U.S.funds only) to: Dear Abby --Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box447, Mount Morris, IL61054-0447. (Postage is in-cluded in the price.)

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DearAbby


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Ideally, you can also install aceiling-hung lighting fixturecentered over the coffee table,such as the large chandelier inthe pictured living room. Thedesigner obviously delights in

lots of lighting don't youlove that quartet of tall carvedfloor lamps standing guard ateach end of the love seats?By the way, all the furnitureis from Restoration Hard-ware, including those classicCorinthian column floorlamps and the equally classiccolumn capital that's been re-purposed as a coffee table(www.restorationhardware.co

m).

Q: We have downsized our-selves from a four-bedroomhome with a two-story familyroom to a small ranch with a

tiny den. The house datesback to the 1960s, and theden is paneled in what seemsto be plywood pressed andstained to look like pine pan-eling. There are also overheadpine beams.

It's obvious that this is wherewe'll do most of our living the actual "living room" is toosmall and formal. Since wefeel smothered by all the darkpaneling, is it OK to paint?

A: In a New York minute, theanswer is yes! If the panelingwas real carved hardwood,we'd have to think much

longer than that before com-mitting it to paint ... althoughthe 18th-century look onnaked wood paneling is a signof excessive thrift. However,we have to remember that inthose days paint was expen-

sive and hard to come by,while wood was cheap andreadily available.

By all means, paint the fauxpaneling and the beams.You'll be pleased by howmuch larger, brighter and

more gracious that little denwill appear.

What's a New York minute,you may be wondering?Here's my favorite definition:It equals the time between themoment the traffic light goesgreen and the cabbie behindyou blows his horn!"

Rose Bennett Gilbert is the

co-author of "ManhattanStyle" and six other books oninterior design.

COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM.

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Reframing Fitness: CoachObama Gives Our Hearts aWorkoutMarilynn Preston

President Obama sneaks acigarette from time to time.It's a nasty habit, but so isbeing judgmental and mean-spirited. Give the guy abreak, I say. He'll quit whenhe quits. Meanwhile, when itcomes to understanding andarticulating what it means to

live a healthier, happierlifestyle, Obama is a cham-pion, not only our com-mander in grief.

No matter how busy orchaotic his day, PresidentObama takes time, makestime, to work out. He eatswell and stays lean. He andfirst lady Michelle put in aniconic, organic vegetable gar-

den in the White House, in-spiring others to eat theirgreens and befriend localfarmers. Our president loveshis wife even more than hisBlackberry and is a rolemodel daddy. He is also amaster of non-reactivity.Though pundits may clamorfor him to be more demon-strative, more emotional, hestays calm and clear, which

many of us consider a highly

evolved state when it comesto living a mentally healthylife.

There is no political dividewhen it comes to dealing withthe stresses of everyday life.Obama walks the talk, and hisrecent presidential talk inTucson, Ariz., included somehealthy lifestyle tips I want to

repeat here, because they areso thoughtful, so imaginative,so important to how all of usfeel and function every singleday.

When something bad hap-pens, President Obama saidin that widely celebratedspeech, we're shaken fromour routines. It could be thedeath of a loved one, or

my words it could be theloss of a job, a foreclosure, anillness, a divorce. Or it couldbe those 40 extra pounds thatweigh you down at everyturn. We all have our chal-lenges.

When your world is shaken,he said, we're forced to lookinward and reflect on past be-havior: "Did we spend

enough time with an aging

parent, we wonder. Did weexpress our gratitude for allthe sacrifices they made forus? Did we tell a spouse justhow desperately we lovedthem, not just once in a while,but every single day?"

Compassion. Gratitude. Love.

Living a healthier, happierlifestyle isn't just aboutspending time in the gym and

drinking protein shakes.When you contemplate yourfitness, you need to thinkabout what you're doing tobring more compassion, grati-tude and love into your life.

Healthy Life Coach Obamacontinued: "Sudden losscauses us to look backward but it also forces us tolook forward, ...

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In Fashion

The Power of the ClosetPurge

Sharon Mosley

Even though you may be upto your elbows in snow, itmay be the perfect time to dosome spring cleaning in yourcloset. Stuck indoors on adreary day? Start tackling thedeep dark hole that is yourcloset.

"Get rid of those skeletons of

seasons past and make roomfor your fashionable future,"says Eric Daman, Hollywoodcostume designer and stylistand author of "You KnowYou Want It: Style-Inspira-tion-Confidence" (ClarksonPotter, $29.99). These areDaman's favorite three wordsfor the closet purge no matterwhat time of year: "Edit, edit,edit!"

"Don't let your head spinaround," says the clotheshorse behind "Gossip Girl."Instead, Daman suggests thata well-edited and "gloriouslygroomed closet is a glamourgirl's best style secret." Hereare his steps to cleaning outthe "demons" in your closetand creating a sanctuary:

Tackle the easy stuff

first. Set your TBEs (totallybasic essentials) to one side.

Then separate your

"absolute-to-die-for" fa-vorites in another pile.

One more category of

"keepers": "Those would-be goodies except for run-away buttons, torn linings,stains, etc."

Now for the hard part

... yes, the reject pile.

"This might hurt," saysDaman, "but you'll thank melater. Be merciless!"

Get rid of anything

you haven't worn in over

a year.

Ditto for "the clones."

We all have them. "If youlove black pencil skirts, myguess is that you have way

too many of them," saysDaman. "Choose the topthree; ditch the rest."

Just because it was

expensive, doesn't mean

we should keep those

luxury items. "If you've

never worn it, you neverwill," says Daman. "Considerdoing consignment retail."

"I love it, but it looks

awful on me!" Don't befooled, says Daman, by those"jeans of torture" or the"dress from 10 pounds ago."

Now that you have all

of your clothing in four

style piles, it's time to hang,fold, purge and restore, ac-cording to the stylist.

Hang your TBEs and

your to-die-for favorites

in your now cavernous

closet, first by type shirts, skirts, pants, suits anddresses and then by color.

Then give your tired,

worn clothing the love it

needs by calling in a

master the tailor whocan breathe new life into your

old garments.

Say farewell and com-

plete your ritual exor-

cism, says Daman. "Put allyour rejects into a garbagebag to be gifted, sold or do-nated to a local charity."

Be bold, be tough,says Daman. "Remember,you've got to be cruel to bekind!"

MORE TIPS FROM

ERIC DAMAN

As you go through yourcloset and drawers, if youfind something you haven'tworn as recently as a fewweeks ago, try it on in frontof a full-length mirror.

See how you look stand-ing, sitting and making basicdaily gestures, such as hailing

a cab or flirting.

Don't forget the 360-de-gree mirror inspection by tak-ing careful notice of the"danger zones": bustline, un-

derarms, buttons and zippers,

shoulders, pelvic region, hipsand tummy.

Enjoy being the star ofyour own montage: "This isyour chick-flick makeover,"says Daman. "'Your PrettyWoman' or 'Clueless' or 'She'sAll That' moment. Play yourpersonal soundtrack in thebackground."

Believe in the power ofthe purge! "Whatever you do,do not give up halfwaythrough this terrifying task,"he says. "I promise you, theend result will be worth everybead of sweat you put intoit."

Sharon Mosley is a formerfashion editor of the

Arkansas Gazette in LittleRock and executive directorof the Fashion Editors andReporters Association.

COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM

A well-edited and gloriously groomed closet is a glamour

girl's best style secret, says Eric Daman, stylist and author of

You Know You Want It. Illustration courtesy of Derek Marks.



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Continued from page 8...to reflect on the present and the future, on the manner inwhich we live our lives and nurture our relationships withthose who are still with us.

"We may ask ourselves if we've shown enough kindness andgenerosity and compassion

to the people in our lives.Perhaps we questionwhether we are doing rightby our children, or ourcommunity, and whetherour priorities are in order.We recognize our ownmortality and are remindedthat in the fleeting time wehave on this earth, whatmatters is not wealth, orstatus, or power, or fame

but rather, how well wehave loved, and what smallpart we have played in bet-tering the lives of others."

Kindness and generosity.How well we have loved.Bettering the lives of oth-ers. Trust me, this will addmore joy to your life than10 days of the cabbagesoup cleanse or 10 weeksof spinning class.

Obamacare took on awhole new meaning nearthe close of his talk: "Wemay not be able to stop allthe evil in the world, but Iknow that how we treateach other is entirely up tous."

Bingo! We may not be ableto stop genocide in Africaor corruption in Pakistan orprevent the next earth-shaking calamity, but thechoice to be kind to one an-other and ourselves is entirely ours to make.

And it is entirely at the heart of what a healthy lifestyle lookslike. We put so much emphasis on how we look, how much weweigh, carbs vs. protein vs. sprouted wheatgrass, we oftenoverlook the importance of love, kindness, generosity and grat-

itude.

President Obama was really smokin' when he wrote thatspeech. And I hope he lit your fire when he delivered it.

ENERGY EXPRESS-O! DID YOU VOLUNTEER ON MLKDAY?

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are youdoing for others?" Martin Luther KIng

Marilynn Preston fitness expert, personal trainer andspeaker on healthy lifestyle issues is the creator of EnergyExpress, the longest-running syndicated fitness column in thecountry. She has a website, http://marilynnpreston.com andwelcomes reader questions, which can be sent to [email protected].

COPYRIGHT 2011 ENERGY EXPRESS, LTD.

Coach Obama... Targeting RetirementTerry Savage

Do you own a target-date mutual fund inyour 401(k) plan or Individual Retire-

ment Account? If youdo, you should under-stand how target-datefunds work. And if youdon't own one now, youmight want to consideradding one of thesepopular funds, whichlet the investment prosdecide on the appropri-ate investment alloca-tions based on yourhoped-for retirement

date.

You can find target-date funds at all themajor mutual fundcompanies, includingVanguard, Fidelity, T.Rowe Price, AmericanCentury and verylikely in your companyretirement plan.

The concept of target-date (sometimes called"lifecycle") funds is tocreate different fundsfor different targetedretirement dates, suchas 2020, 2025, 2030 orbeyond. You pick thefund that most closelymatches the date youhope you'll retire. Thenyou stick with the fund

and keep adding toit on a regular basis over the years.

Each target-date fundgives the investor a dif-

ferent mix of various stock categories,along with bonds, and even more conser-vative money markets. Recognizing thatunsophisticated investors get nervousabout changing their allocations, thesefunds are managed to become more con-servative in their allocations to stock asthey approach the target date, the dateyou've set for retirement.

Even at the actual target date, these fundsmaintain some exposure to stocks be-cause they are designed for you to takewithdrawals over your period of retire-ment. So you still need some althougha smaller amount of the growth thatstocks provide.

Target-date funds have become one ofthe fastest growing categories of mutualfunds, since they were introduced about adecade ago. There is now more than$250 billion invested in them, with about

80 percent of those dollars investedthrough employer-sponsored retirementplans.

The big growth in target date funds cameafter the Labor Department ruled thatcompanies could, and in fact should, de-fault new employee contributions intothese diversified mutual funds. They be-came a "safe harbor" option becausethese plans are designed to give investorsmanaged exposure to the stock market.

Before target date funds received this"seal of approval," many employees were

defaulted into safer money market fundsor the equivalent. While those fundsguarded against loss of principal, theyfailed to give the employees a chance togrow their money over the long run forretirement.

After the huge market decline in 2008,many retirement plan investors wereshocked that their target-date fundsshowed huge losses. They shouldn't havebeen if they had read the information

that described how the funds work. Afterall, when the market has that kind ofhuge decline, all stocks will fall to somedegree.

The entire idea of a target-date fund isthat you'll ride it out not only to thetargeted date, such as 2020, or 2025, or2030 - but even beyond during yourretirement years as you take withdrawalsstretched out over your lifetime.

Sadly, those who mistakenly thought thattarget-date funds "guaranteed" a certainlevel of annual performance rushed to theexits at just the wrong time. Many soldout in shock just as the market reachedits bottom in 2009. They missed the hugerebound.

So the big question has been: Do target-date fund investors really understandhow these products work?

The Labor Department, which governsemployee retirement plans, has proposednew disclosure rules and new educationretirements so that unsophisticated in-vestors would understand the risk of loss.

Now a new Vanguard study gives con-vincing evidence that these proposalsmay be unnecessary. (Vanguard-adminis-tered retirement plans are a leader in pro-viding target-date funds for 401(k) and403(b) plans.)

Their new survey reveals that peoplewho actually choose a target-date fundfor their own IRA have a better under-standing of how these funds work thanthose employees who are just defaultedinto a target-date plan. That's not surpris-ing, because investors who are responsi-ble for their own decisions tend to domore homework.

Vanguard estimates that half of the par-ticipants in target-date funds in 2009were simply defaulted into them as partof their employee benefits program. Evenso, according to this survey, the vast ma-jority were aware that these investmentsare not guaranteed and do involve risk.

Nearly two-thirds understood the benefitsof diversification but that it does notguarantee against loss. And only 8 per-

cent of participants had the incorrect be-lief that target-date funds were designedto provide a guaranteed income. Evenfewer were so misinformed as to believethese funds become "risk free" at the tar-get date.

Investing is always easy in hindsight.One thing is sure: If you don't take someappropriate risk in your investments,over the long run, you will barely breakeven with inflation and may come out

behind, after taxes.

There are three ways to minimize risk inthe stock market. The first is to diversifyyour investments. The second is to con-tinue to contribute to those diversified in-vestments, through the ups and downs ofthe markets. And the third is to take along-term perspective.

Target-date funds are designed to do justthat grow your money in a diversifiedway, using the discipline of professionalmoney management over the longrun. As an employee, all you have to dois keep your eye and your money on target! And that's The Savage Truth.

Terry Savage is a registered investmentadviser and is on the board of theChicago Mercantile Exchange. She ap-pears weekly on WMAQ-Channel 5's4:30 p.m. newscast, and can be reached

at www.terrysavage.com. She is the au-thor of the new book, "The New SavageNumber: How Much Money Do You Re-ally Need to Retire?"

COPYRIGHT 2011 TERRY SAVAGE PRODUCTIONS



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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY with Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery

WITHHOLDING DESSERT WON'T CHANGEDAUGHTER'S BEHAVIOR

Q: We have a 7-year-olddaughter who has startedstealing sweets from thekitchen. This is new behavior,and we're at a loss about dis-cipline for her. She's alreadylost all of her dessert privi-leges. What else can we do?

Juli: One of thethings that may be complicat-ing your response to yourdaughter's sweet tooth is that

there are really two differentparenting issues to deal with.The more obvious issue isyour concern about yourdaughter's diet. It's natural forkids to crave sugary snacks.At 7, your daughter doesn'thave the self-control or matu-rity to limit her intake of un-healthy food. I wouldn'toverreact to her desire to eatsweets. Food can easily be-come a control issue, whichcan become a precursor fordisordered eating in the fu-

ture. Just be sure that you are

modeling moderation in yourown diet.The more serious

issue involving your daugh-ter's behavior is trust. Sneak-ing is a form of deception.That's a big deal. Rather thanscolding your daughter aboutthe sweets, I would talk seri-ously with her about trust inyour relationship. Explain toher that if she wants some-

thing to eat, all she has to dois ask. Even though you maysometimes say "no" when sheasks for a doughnut right be-fore dinner, assure her thatyou will be sensitive to herneeds.

Instead of disciplin-ing her behavior with nodessert, which emphasizes thefood issue, consider a conse-quence that has more to dowith building trust in your re-lationship.

**

Q: Can you suggest someways I can connect with mydaughter? It's one of my goalsfor the New Year. She has agood relationship with hermom because they're inter-ested in the same "girl stuff."But she's just about to reachthe teen years, and I want her

to have a strong

bond with her dad,too, especially beforeshe starts dating.

Jim: I can't thinkof a more worth-while New Year'sresolution! Generallyspeaking, the mosteffective thing youcan do to strengthenties with your daugh-

ter is to make(BEGINITALS)time(ENDITALS) for her -- inboth quality andquantity. According

to my friend, Dr. KevinLeman, the bond fathers de-velop with their daughtersduring times of real conversa-tion and connection can payhuge dividends.

This is especiallytrue for girls in the "tween"years. Dr. Leman advises that

dads with daughters in this

age group (BEGINITALS)date(END ITALS)them on a regular basis.Showing your daughter thatshe's a high priority is essen-tial for many reasons. For onething, it will help her seek outmen who will respect herlater in life. Affirming yourdaughter's femininity andtreating her special says toher, "Honey, seek out some-

one who will treat you right."In other words, if you candemonstrate for your daugh-ter what a true gentleman islike -- someone who honorsher, respects her and valuesher -- she'll be more likely togravitate toward men like thatwhen she enters the datingworld.

On a regular basis,make an effort to take yourdaughter out to dinner, amovie, a round of miniaturegolf -- or whatever interests

her. I know it's tough, espe-

cially when you're likelyworking full time and youalso need to make room onyour calendar to date yourwife. But it's so important.The investment you make inyour daughter now will im-pact her for the rest of herlife.

**Jim Daly is president of

Focus on the Family, host of

the Focus on the Family radioprogram, and a husband and

father of two.Dr. Juli Slattery is a

licensed psychologist, co-hostof Focus on the Family, au-thor of several books, and awife and mother of three.

Submit your ques-tions to: ask@FocusOnThe-

Family.comCopyright 2011 Focus on the Family,

Colorado Springs, CO 80995International Copyright Secured.

All Rights reserved.



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Video Game Reviews


12/30

Video Game Reviews

Get Behind the Wheel of Gran Turismo 5Jeb Haught

DEVELOPER: PolyphonyDigital Inc.PUBLISHER: SonySYSTEM: Sony PlayStation3PRICE: $59.99ESRB RATING: EveryoneREVIEW RATING: 4 stars(out of 5)

Die-hard racing fans havebeen anxiously awaiting therelease of a new Gran Tur-ismo title for six years. Judg-

ing from the ultra-realistic

performance, physics, han-dling and visuals featured inthe last version, "Gran Tur-ismo 5" should be the mostadvanced racing game on theplanet! So, how does it fare?Well, it's an unbelievably re-alistic driving experience, but

it's also the most frustrating.

While other racing franchiseshave grown and expanded

since the last generation ofconsoles, Gran Turismoseems fine to offer practicallythe same experience as"GT4," but with updated vi-suals and locations. This maybe fine for driving purists, butI want a user-friendly gamethat is both fun and challeng-ing.

Instead of streamlining thecareer mode, the developersforce Ricky Bobby wannabesto begin with a beat-up junkerand compete in several boring

races until they can obtain a

car that is worth driving.Then players are forced to en-dure endless restrictions likehaving a high enough drivinglevel or owning the right ve-hicle before they can race.This wouldn't be so bad ifsome guidance was provided

to help the player figure outwhere and how to obtainthese particular vehicles.

This is the first iteration tooffer "realistic damage mod-eling," but it's only realistic ifeveryone is driving less than10 MPH. Minor crashes pro-duce only the slightestscratches and dents, whilehigh speed smash-ups don'tsmash anything. They justmake slightly larger dentsand scratches.

I guess the manufacturers ofthe 1,000-plus vehicles inthe game still don't wanttheir precious vehicles to be

unrecognizable, but I thinkplayers alreadyknow what thesesuper sports carslook like unblem-ished. Still, when Ihave to pay thou-sands of dollars foronly minor imper-fections, the newdamage modelingdoesn't seem like a

worthy feature.

Driving puristswill happily endure

these imperfections for theunparalleled driving experi-ence found in "Gran Turismo5," but regular racing fanswould rather see this gameget a tune-up.

REVIEW SCOR-

ING SYSTEM5 stars = Must Have

4 stars = Pretty Good3 stars = Above Average2 stars = Bargain Bin1 star = Don't Bother

RATINGS KEYEntertainment Software Rat-ing Board (ESRB)E: Everyone

E10-plus: (Everyone 10 and

older)T: Teen (13 and older)M: Mature (17 and older)

COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM.



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About Pet Connection

Pet Connection is produced by a team ofpet-care experts headed by Good Morn-ing America and The Dr. Oz Show vet-

erinarian Dr. Marty Becker andaward-winning journalist GinaSpadafori. The two are also the au-thors of many best-selling pet-carebooks. Dr. Becker can also be found atFacebook.com/DrMartyBecker or onTwitter at DrMartyBecker.

A FAT EPIDEMICVeterinarians ready to help take pounds off pets

By Dr. Marty Becker

Universal Uclick

Even as public health expertsreport with alarm that humanweight averages are increas-ing, veterinarians have longbeen worried about the sametrend in our pets.

Dogs and cats aregetting larger for the samereasons that people are: toomuch food and not enoughexercise.

And obesity in pets

causes a lot of the same prob-lems it does in people. Anoverweight pet is prone to ahost of related issues, includ-ing diabetes, joint, ligamentand tendon difficulties, andbreathing and heart chal-lenges. Overweight cats caneven develop skin problemsfrom not being able to groomthemselves properly. Theoverall impact on comfort

and longevity can be dire.But the truth is that

its not as difficult to trimdown pets as it might be tofight your own battles withthe bulge. What pets eat de-pends on what we give them.And although we might groanat the thought of exercise, ourpets are always up for a briskwalk, a game of fetch orsome play with a toy on a

string. They love to move, es-pecially if were moving withthem.

Simply put: Theresno excuse for an overweightpet. Especially not today,with veterinarians well-armednot only with advice but withspecial foods that can helpyou trim the excess from yourpet. These products were

well-represented at the NorthAmerican Veterinary Confer-

ence, which recently wrappedup its 25th annual conventionfor veterinarians in Orlando,Fla.

Healthy pets haveso me padding on them, but alittle padding is plenty. Rubyour hands over the ribs ofyour dog or cat. The skinshould move easily back andforth, and you should be ableto feel the ribs. Yourpet should have adefinable waist atthe bottom of the

rib cage. Take alook from the side: Ifyour pet looks preg-nant, hes fat.

Crash dietsarent good for pets,especially not forfat cats, who candevelop a fatalliver problem ifforced to reducetoo quickly. A

pet doesnt getfat overnight,and heshouldntbe forcedtochange

course any more rapidly.What youll need to do ischange your pets eating andexercise habits gradually.Your veterinarian is yourpartner and resource in thislifestyle change, so enlist heraid early.

Carve out sometime in your schedule to walkyour dog or play with yourcat three times a week, atleast, daily if possible.

Exercise has

an added bonus: In additionto keeping your pet healthy,regular activity helps to cor-rect many behavior problemscaused by boredom.

Whatever regimenyou and your veterinarian de-cide on, be determined tostick to it. Get out of the habitof expressing love for yourpets by constantly offeringtreats, and use lower-fat treatssuch as carrots when you do

hand over the goodies. Andremember that exercise is

good for you both.Yes, itll be hard inthe beginning, what

with those beg-ging eyes andall. But dontgive in. Yourpets life willbe happierand longer ifhes kept fit.And yours

will be,too.

Fat or fluffy? You need to put your hands

on your pet to know for sure. A little padding is nor-

mal, but too much is a health risk.

Tabby cats comein many colors

Tabby is a general termfor striped cats, and tabbies

come in many colors andpatterns more than 40varieties in all. Red tabbiesseem to have a special fol-lowing and mythology,perhaps because in malecats, the red-orange gene isalmost always connectedwith tabby markings, whileamong females, red-orangecats can be tabbies, tortoiseshells or calicoes. (About one cal-ico in 3,000 is male, but hes not your usual male, in that he

carries an extra X chromosome.)Tabbies can be further distinguished by differences

in the patterns of their stripes. For example, a spotted tabbyhas gaps in the striping pattern, making the dark color appearas spots. The most recognizable is probably the mackereltabby, with parallel lines placed like the ribs of a fish hence the name. All tabby cats carry a special mark in com-mon, an M on the top of their heads.

A dogs heart normally beats between 70 to 180times per minute, with little dogs having a faster heart rate. Apuppy will also have a faster pulse up to 220 beats perminute. You can take your dogs pulse at home, by the way,but not by putting your fingertips on your dogs wrist, as youwould with a person. Instead, check the heart rate in one oftwo places:

Choice 1: Put your hand over your dogs left side,behind the front leg. Youll feel the heart pulsing beneathyour fingers (if you cant, you might talk to your veterinarianabout getting some of the fat off your dog).

Choice 2: Put your fingertips on the femoral artery,on the inside of the leg just where it meets the body, right inthe middle. (Its a pretty big blood vessel, so you shouldnthave any problem finding it.)

Either way, count the beats while 15 seconds clickoff your watch. Multiply by four to get the BPM, or beats perminute. Do it when your dog is healthy and relaxed, so youllknow whats normal. Dr. Marty Becker and MikkelBecker


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George Varga

The darkest and most disturbing moments in Shakespeare's plays and Wag-ner's operas almost seem like cotton candy TV sitcom fodder compared tothe real-life travails San Diego blues vocal dynamo Candye Kane experi-enced growing up.

While her parents-to-be were on their honeymoon in Las Vegas, Kane's fa-ther was arrested for embezzlement. He was serving time at California'sChino State Prison when she was born. Her mother's side of the family suf-fered from alcoholism and mental illness Kane's grandmother and ma-ternal aunt both spent time in psychiatric hospitals and Kane wasjust 9 when her mother taught her to shoplift.

It was a prelude to even worse things to follow.

Kane joined a gang in East Los Angeles, where she grewup. She became an unwed mother at 17, a year before

she started working in the pornography industry (shesaid she was raped during her first nude modeling job).Then came bouts of intravenous drug use, during which time she'd leaveher young son with her mother. ("Even though my mom was dysfunc-tional," Kane said, "she was less dysfunctional than I was at thetime.")

These harrowing travails and Kane's successful struggle torise above them inspired her autobiographical musical, "TheToughest Girl Alive" (which is also the title of one of her 10solo albums). It remains to be seen if the play will findKane demonstrating her uniquely hard-hitting, no-handspiano playing approach.

The play opened a three-week run at San Diego'sMoxie Theatre on Jan. 15 and theater companiesfrom Chicago to Oregon have already approachedKane about possible future productions.Adapted and directed from Kane's memoirs bySan Diego Ballet co-director Javier Velasco, itfeatures 25 of her songs and her touringband (which includes her oldest son Evan,now 30, on drums).

"I definitely wasn't just a victim," Kanesaid. Continues on page 19

Blues singer Candye Kane

presents her difficult lifejourney in her autobiographi-

cal musical, "The Toughest

Girl Alive." Photo courtesy of

Kevin M. Connors.


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127 HOURS - DIGITAL (R) 12:30pm3:30pm 6:30pm 9:30pmBLACK SWAN - DIGITAL (R)1:40pm4:30pm 7:40pm 10:40pmDILEMMA, THE - DIGITAL (PG-13)11:40am 2:25pm 5:25pm 8:20pm

11:50pmFIGHTER, THE - DIGITAL (R)12:40pm 3:45pm 6:50pm 9:45pmFROM PRADA TO NADA - DIGITAL(PG-13) 1:45pm 4:40pm 7:30pm10:20pmGREEN HORNET, THE - DIGITAL (PG-13)11:30am 2:30pm 5:30pm 8:30pm11:30pmGREEN HORNET, THE - 3D (PG-13)1:05pm 4:05pm 7:05pm 10:10pmKING'S SPEECH, THE - DIGITAL (R)1:35pm 4:45pm 7:50pm 10:35pmLITTLE FOCKERS - DIGITAL (PG-13)12:00pm 2:40pm 5:20pm 8:10pm10:50pmMECHANIC, THE - DIGITAL (R)11:35am 12:45pm 2:10pm 3:25pm

4:55pm 6:05pm 7:45pm 8:50pm10:30pm 11:40pmNO STRINGS ATTACHED - DIGITAL(R) 11:45am 1:15pm 2:45pm 4:15pm5:45pm 7:15pm 8:45pm 10:15pm11:45pm

RITE, THE - DIGITAL (PG-13)2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pmRITE, THE - XD (PG-13)1:00pm 4:00pm 7:00pm 10:00pmSEASON OF THE WITCH - DIGITAL(PG-13) 11:30am 1:55pm 4:50pm7:35pm 10:25pmTANGLED - DIGITAL (PG) 1:50pm4:20pm 7:20pm 10:05pmTRON: LEGACY - DIGITAL (PG)2:05pm 8:15pmTRON: LEGACY - 3D (PG) 5:05pm11:15pmTRUE GRIT - DIGITAL (PG-13)11:35am2:20pm 5:15pm 8:05pm 10:55pmYOGI BEAR - DIGITAL (PG) 11:50am4:35pm 9:20pmYOGI BEAR - 3D (PG) 2:15pm 7:10pm

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Tinseltown

FROM PRADA TO NADA (PG-13)10:55am1:35pm 4:25pm 7:10pm 9:50pmTHE KING'S SPEECH - CinArts (R) 10:45am1:40pm 4:35pm 7:30pm 10:25pmTHE MECHANIC (R) 9:40am 12:10pm 2:40pm5:10pm 7:40pm 10:10pmTHE RITE (PG-13)11:25am 2:15pm 5:05pm

7:55pm 10:45pmBLACK SWAN - CinArts (R) 11:05am 1:55pm4:45pm 7:25pm 10:05pmLITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13)11:20am 2:00pm4:30pm 7:05pm 9:40pmNO STRINGS ATTACHED - DIGITAL (R)11:35am 2:25pm 5:15pm 8:05pm 10:55pmSEASON OF THE WITCH (PG-13)6:55pm

9:30pmTANGLED (PG)11:10am 1:45pm 4:20pmTHE DILEMMA - DIGITAL (PG-13)11:20am2:05pm 5:00pm 7:50pm 10:40pmTHE FIGHTER (R) 11:15am 2:10pm 5:05pm8:00pm 10:50pmTHE GREEN HORNET (PG-13)10:10am 1:10pm

4:05pm 7:00pm 9:55pmTHE GREEN HORNET - REAL D 3D (PG-13)11:30am 2:30pm 5:20pm 8:15pm 11:10pmTRON: LEGACY - REAL D 3D (PG)10:15am1:15pm 4:15pm 7:15pm 10:15pmTRUE GRIT (PG-13)11:00am 1:50pm 4:40pm7:20pm 10:00pm

*3D CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREAD (PG)10:40a 1:30p 4:15p 7:00p 9:40p*3D THE GREEN HORNET- DIGITAL(PG-13)10:45a 12:30p 1:45p 3:30p 4:45p 6:30p7:45p 9:30p 10:45p*3D TRON: LEGACY DIGITAL (PG)10:30a 1:30p 4:30p 7:30p 10:30p*DBOX GREEN HORNET 3D- DIGITAL(PG-13) 10:45a 1:45p 4:45p 7:45p 10:45p*NO STRINGS ATTACHED- DIGITAL (R)10:40a 11:40a 1:40p 2:40p 4:40p 6:05p7:40p 9:20p 10:40p*THE GREEN HORNET- DIGITAL (PG-13)10:30a 1:30p 4:30p 7:30p 10:30p*THE MECHANIC- DIGITAL (R)10:30a

11:10a 1:00p 1:40p 3:35p 4:10p 6:05p6:50p 8:50p 9:35p 11:20p*THE RITE-DIGITAL (PG-13)11:00a 1:45p 4:40p 7:30p 10:15p

*THE RITE-SUBTITULADA EN ESPANOL-35 MM (PG-13)10:45a 1:30p 4:15p 7:10p9:55p127 HOURS- DIGITAL (R)10:30a 1:00p3:30p 6:05p 8:30p 11:00pCHRONICLES OF NARNIA:VOYAGE OFTHE DAWN TREADER- (PG)10:35a 1:20pHARRY POTTER 7 PART 1 - DIGITAL(PG-13)10:30a 2:00p 5:30p 9:00pLITTLE FOCKERS- DIGITAL (PG-13)11:50a 2:20p 4:50p 7:20p 9:50pSEASON OF THE WITCH- DIGITAL (PG-13)10:50a 1:30p 4:15p 7:00p 9:40pTHE FIGHTER- DIGITAL (R)11:55a 2:50p6:05p 9:30pTHE KINGS SPEECH- DIGITAL (R)12:05p

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BURLESQUE (PG-13)12:05 | 2:25 | 4:55 |7:20 | 9:55CONVICTION (R)12:40 2:55 5:15 | 7:30 | 9:45DESPICABLE ME 3D (PG) 12:20 | 2:50 | 7:35DUE DATE (R) 12:25 2:15 4:15 | 6:40 | 9:00FASTER (R) 12:15 | 3:00 | 5:20 | 7:25 | 9:30JACKASS 3-D (2010) (R) 5:10 | 9:35LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: 2D (PG)12:30 | 2:30 | 7:05LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG-13) 12:00 | 2:20 |4:45 | 7:15 | 9:40

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) 4:40 | 9:15MEGAMIND IN 2D (PG)12:05 | 2:00 | 4:05 |6:10 | 8:20MEGAMIND 3D (PG) 12:50 | 2:55 | 5:05 | 7:10| 9:10PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (R) 4:30 | 9:20SKYLINE (PG-13) 12:45 | 2:40 | 6:55THE NEXT THREE DAYS (PG-13) 12:10 | 2:35 |5:00 | 7:25 | 9:50UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) 12:35 | 2:45 | 4:50 |7:00 | 9:05

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BLUE VALENTINE-CinArts(R) 10:00am1:00pm 4:00pm 7:00pm 10:00pmCASINO JACK - CinArts(R) 10:55am1:55pm 4:55pm 7:55pm 10:55pmFROM PRADA TO NADA(PG-13)10:50am 1:50pm 4:50pm 7:50pm10:50pmBLACK SWAN - CinArts (R) 10:40am1:40pm 4:40pm 7:40pm 10:40pmCOUNTRY STRONG (PG-13)7:45pm10:45pm

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (PG)10:45am1:45pm 4:45pmRABBIT HOLE - CinArts DIGITAL(PG-13)11:05am 2:05pm 5:05pm 8:05pm11:05pmTANGLED (PG)10:35am 1:35pm 4:35pm

7:35pm 10:35pmTANGLED - REAL D 3D (PG)10:15am1:15pm 4:15pm 7:15pm 10:15pmTHE DILEMMA -DIGITAL(PG-13)11:00am 2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm11:00pmTHE TOURIST (PG-13)10:10am 1:10pm4:10pm 7:10pm 10:10pmTHE WAY BACK (PG-13)10:20am1:20pm 4:20pm 7:20pm 10:20pmTRUE GRIT (PG-13)10:30am 1:30pm

4:30pm 7:30pm 10:30pmYOGI BEAR (PG)10:05am 1:05pm4:05pm 7:05pm 10:05pmYOGI BEAR - REAL D 3D (PG)10:25am1:25pm 4:25pm 7:25pm 10:25pm

Schedule good for Friday January 28

PREMIERE MONTWOOD 7 2200 N. YarbroughSchedule good for Jan 29,30, Feb 1

BURLESQUE (PG-13) 2:25p 7:15pDUE DATE (R) 12:40p 2:55p 5:10p 7:20p 9:30pFASTER (R) 12:20p 2:40p 5:00p 7:25p 9:45pLOVE & OTHER DRUGS (R) 12:00p 2:30p4:55p 7:30p 9:50pMEGAMIND (PG)12:35p 2:50p 5:05p 7:15p9:25p

THE NEXT 3 DAYS (PG-13) 12:25p 3:20p 6:15p9:10pTHE SOCIAL NETW0RK (PG-13)12:00p 4:50p9:40pUNSTOPPABLE (PG-13)12:05p 2:20p 4:40p7:00p 9:20p

Black SwanNow ShowingRated: RGenre: Drama and Thriller

'Black Swan' follows the story of

Nina, a ballerina in a New YorkCity ballet company whose life,like all those in her profession, iscompletely consumed with dance.When artistic director ThomasLeroy decides to replace primaballerina Beth MacIntyre for theopening production of their new season, 'Swan Lake,' henarrows his choices to Nina and a new dancer, Lily. 'SwanLake' requires a dancer who can play both the White Swanwith innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who repre-

sents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan roleperfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan.As the two young dancers expand their rivalry, Nina be-comes dangerously more in touch with her dark side.Starring:Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Se-bastian Stan, Vincent Cassel

Casino Jack01/28/2011Rated: RGenre: Comedy

Inspired by true events that are tooover-the-top for even the wildest

imaginations to conjure, 'CasinoJack' lays bare the wild excesses andescapades of Jack Abramoff. Aidedby his business partner Michael, Jackparlays his clout over some of the world's most powerfulmen with the goal of creating a personal empire of wealthand influence. When the two enlist a mob-connected buddyto help with one of their illegal schemes, they soon findthemselves in over their heads, entrenched in a world ofmafia assassins, murder and a scandal that spins so out ofcontrol that it makes worldwide headlines.

Starring: Kelly Preston,Kevin Spacey,BarryPepper,Rachelle Lefevre,Jon Lovitz,Yannick Bisson,EricSchweig,Maury Chaykin,Christian Campbell,Spencer Garrett

The Rite01/28/2011Rated: PG-13Genre: Drama

'The Rite' follows skeptical seminarystudent Michael Kovak, who reluc-tantly attends exorcism school at theVatican. While hes in Rome,Michael meets an unorthodox priest,Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to thedarker side of his faith, uncovering the devils reach

even to one of the holiest places on Earth.Starring: Anthony Hopkins,Ciarn Hinds,AliceBraga,Toby Jones,Colin O'Donoghue

127 Hours01/28/2011Rated: RGenre: Drama

'127 Hours' is the true story ofmountain climber Aron Ralston's re-markable adventure to save himselfafter a fallen boulder crashes on hisarm and traps him in an isolatecanyon in Utah. Over the next fivedays, Ralston examines his life and survives the elementsto finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithalto extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally res-cued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends,

lovers, family, and the last two people he ever had thechance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take anaudience on a never before experienced journey and provewhat we can do when we choose life.Starring: James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara, AmberTamblyn, Clmence Posy

From PradaTo Nada01/28/2011Rated: PG-13Genre: Drama

Two sisters, one a youngbeauty who chooses passionover logic, the other a lawstudent whose fixed moralcompass keeps her from fol-lowing her desires, are up-rooted from their luxurioushome when their father suddenly passes away. Out ofmoney and out of options, the women move into their GreatAunt Aurelia's modest, but lively home in the Latino-cen-tric Boyle Heights neighborhood where they find them-

selves thrown into a world that, despite their heritage,seems completely foreign. Over time, they discover thebeauty of the culture they once fought so desperately tohide. And in the process they find the one thing that hadeluded them: love.Starring: Camilla Belle,April Bowlby,Alexa Vega,WilmerValderrama,Nicholas D'Agosto,Kuno Becker,Adriana Bar-

raza,Karla Souza,Alexis Ayala

The Mechanic01/28/2011Rated: RGenre: Action/Adventure

Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - anelite assassin with a strict codeand unique talent for cleanly elim-inating targets. When his mentorand close friend Harry is mur-dered, Bishop is anything but de-tached. His next assignment isself-imposed - he wants those re-sponsible dead. His mission grows complicated whenHarry's son Steve approaches him with the same vengefulgoal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. A method-ical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his worldand a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of

their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface andthose hired to fix problems become problems themselves.Starring: Jason Statham,Ben Foster,DonaldSutherland,Tony Goldwyn,Jeff Chase,Mini Anden,Eddie J.Fernandez,Kurt Deville,LaTeace Towns-Cuellar,MonicaAcosta



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THE RITE (PG-13)11:0012:20 1:20 3:10 4:10 6:057:05 8:45 9:45 (11:30 12:30FRI/SAT)FROM PRADA TO NADA(PG-13) 11:00 1:30 4:157:10 9:40 (12:00 FRI/SAT)THE MECHANIC (R) 11:151:45 4:30 7:20 9:50 (12:10FRI/SAT)NO STRINGS ATTACHED(R) 11:00 1:35 4:15 7:009:45 (12:10 FRI/SAT)GREEN HORNET 3D (PG-13) *3D SURCHARGE AP-

PLIES* 1:00 3:35 6:10 8:45(11:15 FRI/SAT)GREEN HORNET 2D (PG-

13)11:00 1:55 4:50 7:25

10:00 (12:00 FRI/SAT)DILEMMA (PG-13) 10:501:30 4:15 7:00 9:40 (12:15FRI/SAT)BLACK SWAN (R) 11:001:30 4:00 7:00 9:30 (12:15FRI/SAT)SEASON OF THE WITCH(PG-13)11:00 1:20 4:157:00 9:30 (12:00 FRI/SAT)LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13)12:10 2:30 4:50 7:10 9:35(12:00 FRI/SAT)KING'S SPEECH (R) 11:00

1:45 4:30 7:20 10:00TRON :LEGACY 3D (PG-13) *3D SURCHARGE AP-PLIES 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:50YOGI BEAR 2D (PG)12:45 2:55 5:05 7:15 9:20FIGHTER (R) 1:00 4:007:00 9:45 (12:15 FRI/SAT)TANGLED 2D (PG) 12:002:20 4:40 7:00 9:30 (12:00FRI/SAT)

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Continued from page 15..."There were a lot of deci-sions in my life I made of myown volition. I put myself inbad situations and paid theprice."

As harrowing as Kane's earlylife was, her tale is ultimatelyone of tenacity and redemp-tion in the face of dizzyingodds (most recently, the nine-hour surgery she underwentin 2008 for pancreatic can-cer).

"We didn't homogenize it forany audience, although chil-

dren are obviously discour-aged from attending," saidKane, a bisexual, divorcedmother of two adult sons,who credits her move to SanDiego in the late 1980s forhelping to turn her lifearound.

"This musical has every darkaspect of who I am and whereI came from. It was tough towrite because I'm a positiveperson who uses self-affirma-

tion every day, so it was achallenge. But that's what hu-manizes it all. It's not fiction,it's real. This happened and I'm still here."

Kane's tenacity in the face ofsuch formidable challengesappealed to the award-win-ning Moxie Theater, thewomen-led San Diego theatercompany, that has won ac-claim for its bold vision anddaring productions.

"Moxie is thrilled to be pro-ducing the world premiere ofa show that truly fulfills our

mission to create more di-verse and honest images ofwomen for our culture," saidMoxie Artistic Director Deli-cia Turner Sonnenberg.

"There are few women whohave lived a life as rich anddiverse as Candye's or whoare as open and honest abouthow they've lived their lives.We believe the most thrillingpart of her story is that shetells it without shame or re-

gret, and we at Moxie say:'Hell yeah' to that! We feelhonored to know her and ex-

cited to share her story withour audience."

Noted for her sometimesbawdy and irreverent per-forming persona, Kane cuts abigger-than-life figure, onstage and off. "The ToughestGirl Alive" wisely offerssome comic relief among theway.

"There's an element of humorin much of my story," she

said. "The way I survived thedarker elements of my lifewas by taking a lot of thingswith a grain of salt. After all,not everybody's mom teachesthem to shoplift!"

SWEET INSPIRATION

Candye Kane started her mu-sical career as a twangy coun-try roots singer, before shediscovered the blues and hada musical epiphany. Here arethree of the artists she cites asmajor influences:

Memphis Minnie: Born

Lizzie Douglas in Louisianaon June 3, 1897, she got herstart playing in circuses. A ro-bust singer and guitarist, sheachieved success in a male-dominated blues world, andher late-1920s song "BumbleBee" (recorded with her firsthusband, Kansas Joe McCoy)provided the template forMuddy Waters' classic"Honey Bee." Minnie diedAug. 6, 1973.Continues on page 21



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If you want your upcoming event listed in SPOTLIGHTS Out & About section, please send all your relevant data by e-mail to:[email protected]

Calendar of upcoming events for

El Paso/ Southern New Mexico

are from January 28th

thru February 3rd. 2011

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

Parallel Lives - ElPaso Community CollegesPerformers Studio present thecomic montage, originally

written and performed by MoGaffney and Kathy Najimybased on the Kathy and MoShow, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28-29 and Feb. 4-5, at the EPCCTransmountain CampusForum. Directed by Lisa Mc-Niel. Tickets: $10 ($5 stu-dents/seniors/military).Information: 637-4029, 831-

5056 or epcc.edu.

Beauty and the

Beast Kids-N-Co.,1301 Texas, presents its ver-sion of the classic fairy taleJan. 29-Feb.20. Fridays andSaturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sun-

days. Tickets: $7 ($5 chil-

dren, seniors, students andactive military); available atthe door one hour beforeshow. Advance reservationsaccepted for groups of 10 ormore. Information: 351-1455

or kidsnco.org.

The Unexpected

Guest The AgathaChristie mystery is Jan 7-29at El Paso Playhouse. Di-

rected by Melissa Spalding.Showtime is 8 p.m. Fridayand Saturday and 2 p.m. Sun-day, Jan. 9, 16 and 23. Tick-ets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7military and students withID). Information: 532-1317,elpasoplayhouse.com.

EASTSIDE

Tejanos baseball -The Tejanos of El Paso Com-munity College take onScottsdale Community Col-lege Jan. 28-30, at the Valle

Verde Campus Baseball

Field. Game time is 2 p.m.Friday, noon Saturday (dou-bleheader) and 11 a.m. Sun-day. Admission is free.Information: 831-2275.

MISSION

VALLEY

Belly Dance Ex-

travaganza 2011

Dance Alive presents anevening of dance and musicat 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.29, at the Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Mar-cial. Admission: $10. Infor-mation: 566-1742 or544-0364.

Performers include theDance Alive Dancers, andguest dancers Anala, SelenaKareena, Judith Ann and Za-hira. Featured music include

works by Doug Adamz &Light Rain, Jitano & theDesert Prophets, Sadaqah andDan Lambert. Rachel Gan-dara will perform on guitarduring intermission.

Dance Alive is led by Lor-raine Alvarez Portilla, localperformer and dance instruc-tor.Alvarez Portilla will lead

free workshops 10 to 11 a.m.Saturday and Sunday, Jan.29-30, at the Chamizal, on

Belly Dance Favorite Moves& Yoga for Belly DancersSpecial dance workshops are

Saturday.

DOWNTOWN

WESTSIDE

UTEP Mens Basket-

ball - Home games are at

the Don HaskinsCenter. Gametime is 7:05p.m., un-less oth-erwiselisted.Individ-ual tick-ets: $14to $50, plusservice

charge. Informa-

tion: 747-5234 or utepathlet-ics.com. Wednesday, Feb. 2 UCF

Fight for Pride

The Mixed Mar-tial Arts event is 8 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 29, at the ElPaso Convention Center. Fea-tures fights are MMA stand

out Gerald Lovato againstMichael Casteel plus El Pasonatives Hector Ochoa andRodrigo Sotelo Jr. in two sep-arate events. Advance tickets:$20 (general admission); $65reserved seating; VIP ringsideseating $75. Military discount

available on reserved seats.Other bouts includeEddie Armendariz

against El PasosRodrigo Sotelo Jr.,Dwight Gipsonvs. Randy San-doval, Jason

Fisher vs. JoeyLujan, the profes-

sional debut of El

Pasos Hector Ochoa vs.Zach Haney, Nathan Torrezvs. Jay Flores and Angel De-Jesus vs. Kim McDonough.

Sunland Park

Racetrack &

Casino The 2010-

2011 live horse racing seasonruns through April 19. Racedays are Tuesdays, Fridays,Saturdays and Sundays. Firstpost is 12:25 p.m. each raceday. General admission is freeto the track and casino. Firstpost time is 12:25 p.m. Turf

Club seating is $7. Informa-tion: (575) 874-5200 or sun-land-park.comSimulcast racing begins at

10 a.m. everyday. General ad-mission and parking are free.Information: (575) 874-5200.

Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and GeraldRubin Center for the VisualArts is next to Sun Bowl Sta-dium (off Dawson Drive).Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri-day; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs-day and noon to 5 p.m.Saturday. Information: 747-6151 or rubincenter.utep.edu.Showing Jan. 27-March

26:

In the L Gallery: Differ-

ent Tempers, an ex-hibit by the Center for CraftCreativity and Design. Theexhibit explores the distinc-tions and commonalities be-tween jewelry andblacksmithing, two realms ofmetalsmithing that rarely in-teract..Continues on nextpage



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Kane: "Not only was she a great female gui-tar player at a time when there weren't verymany, but she wrote a lot of songs aboutstreet-walking and prostitution, and she wasrumored to have participated in those activi-ties at different times in her life, so that wasan inspiration for me."

Big Maybelle: Born Mabel Louise Smithin May 1924, this big-voiced singer was an

early member of the Sweethearts of Rhythm,the pioneering, all-women jazz band. Hersolo career ignited in the 1950s, thanks tosuch classic songs as "The Gabbin' Blues,""Way Back Home," "Candy" and "WholeLotta Shakin Goin' On" (which precededJerry Lee Lewis' hit version).

Kane: "She embraced her large-sized bodyand had a sense of humor about it. She wasn'tafraid to be a sexual being, even though shewas much larger than most women in thosedays. She and Memphis Minnie were popularduring a very conservative, Victorian era, andI found that to be very inspirational."

Ruby Presnell: The lead singer of veteran

San Diego band Ruby Blue, she sings blues,jazz, R&B and funk with infectious verve.The current edition of Ruby Blue teams herwith three San Diego jazz mainstays bassist Rob Thorsen, guitarist Bob Boss anddrummer Richard Sellers.

Kane: "I saw Ruby sing music that I thoughtwas reserved for African-Americans. She wasso pretty and, as the daughter of Harve Pres-nell, the actor, it can be assumed by some

that she grew up leading a life of privilege.When I saw her perform the first time thispoised, attractive blonde I realized thatmaybe (singing the blues) was more based onhonesty and soul than on race."

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Rubin Center.... de-spite their shared medium.The 40 objects by 14 nationalartists represent the full spec-trum of metals, includinggold, platinum, fine and ster-ling silver, pewter, iron, andstainless and mild steel, in

combination with other mate-rials such as optical lenses,nail polish and hair. In the Rubin Gallery: En-rique Jezik: Lines of Divi-sion. Multi-media artistJezik addresses five politicalborders of conflict:Mexico/USA,Argentina/Paraguay/Brazil,Israel/Palestine, North/SouthKorea, Afghanistan/Pakistan.

Jezik will draw these bor-ders with a chainsaw on theevening of the opening recep-tion. Video footage referenc-ing surveillance at each ofthese borders will be part ofthe sculpted plywood rem-nants of this performance.Lines of Division will bealigned with Jeziks previouspiece about airports that ac-commodate NATO activity,Estreno de la Otan.

Concert The El PasoSymphony Youth Orchestras,directed by Andres Moran,presents its winter concert 3p.m. Sunday,Jan. 30, at the

Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $12($7 seniors, students and mili-tary); available at the door.information: 525-8978 or ep-syos.org.The concert will feature all

four EPSYOs orchestras andspecial guest soloists Nancy

Joy, Professor of Horn andNMSU, Stephanie Song andMary Moran.

Afternoon of

Music and Dance El Paso chapter of the Na-tional Society of Arts andLetters hosts a performanceof classical and popular songsand dances under direction ofUTEPs Orit Eylon 2 to 4

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in theInternational Museum of ArtGrand Ballroom, 1211 Mon-tana, featuring local perform-ers accompanied by musicplayed on a piano that oncebelonged to Liberace. Pro-ceeds benefit the society. Ad-mission: $10 ($7.50 students;$5 ages 5 and younger). In-formation: Carol Miller, 584-

7088, Orit Eylon, 747-5000or arts-nsal.org.Continues on next page


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