Spotlight EP News April 19, 2012 No. 427

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More than 35,000 new books to be given away

Reading is one of the most important activities a parent can
encourage a child to take part in. Studies show that the ability to read well leads to academic and career success for children later in life. According to Texas A&Ms Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning, 36% of Adult El Pasoans cant read well enough to apply for work, fill out an online application or learn about important subjects such as healthy living habits. This sobering statistic is one of the reasons why the El Paso Public Library and Parks and Recreation team up every years to fight illiteracy and unhealthy lifestyles through their Da de los Nios / Da de los Libros event. On Saturday, April 28, more than 35-thousand free books will be given away to children and teens at the 16th Annual Da de los Nios / Da de los Libros celebration to be held at Washington Park. Admission is free. Aside from free books, children will learn about healthy summer activities, take part in hundreds of free games and enjoy a stage with live entertainment all day. There will be 4 appearances by this years special guest, Spider-Man, throughout the day. There will be food booths with moderately priced food and drink available but attendees are encouraged to bring their picnic lunches as well. Free parking will be available at the El Paso County Coliseum with a free shuttle to the event. For more information contact 543-5480 or visit www.elpasolibrary.org.
Quick Facts:
Organized by the El Paso Public Library and Parks and Recreation Event started in 1997 at Armijo Park with 500 attendees Event has given away over 250,000 new books over its history It is one of the largest and best attended events of its type in the country This years Title Sponsor is the Verizon Foundation
Activities include:
A free book give away from the El Paso Public Library Live entertainment on stage all day by Parks and Recreation Spider-Man will be performing throughout the day courtesy of Time Warner Meet personalities from KBNA and KAMA radio Hundreds of activity and game booths Typical fair type food Signups for Club Rec Information on Summer Reading Club Health Information There will be free transportation to and from the event for kids 18 and under courtesy of Sun Metro. Free parking will be available at the County Coliseum and free shuttles will transport attendees from the parking area to the park and back.
MILITARY TRAFFIC Alexia Heist, a star athlete in INCREASE!!!!! every sense of the word
FORT BLISS, Texas - The 1st Armored Division scheduled to conduct their largest exercises since arriving to Fort Bliss. During Operation Iron Focus and the Network Integration Exercise, large groups of military vehicles will be moving into and out of the training ranges at McGregor and Dona Ana Ranges and White Sands Missile Range from April 16 to May 24. This may mean delays along Highway 54 and at entry gates into Fort Bliss military installations. Motorist should expect heavy military-vehicle traffic starting April 23. After April 23, Mondays and Fridays will have the heaviest traffic until the end of the exercise. The following list outlines the degree of traffic congestion and dates expect:
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er fierce desire to win has
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propelled Alexia Heist to the top ranks of not one but two sports, Volleyball and golf. Her frantic play in Volleyball caused her, in one game, to run into the scoreboard in order to save the ball, she also made a pass from out of bounds on the other side of the net. To that effect, and for her selfless athleticism, Heist was selected on April 12, 2012 as the 1-5A Dual Female Athlete of the Year. The 5 foot, six inch player has accepted a scholarship to Texas Christian University where she will be a Setter on a team that rarely accepts Setters under six feet. Ryan Housy of Volleyball News describes Heist as someone who hates to
lose in anything. Ultra-competitive, she has excelled in Volleyball and Golf the four years she was at Eastwood High School. Alexia is known for a certain amount of Alexia Heist recklessness on the court, not just to get a win, but to keep the ball in play, Housy writes about the star athlete. During a big district match against Franklin High School, she had seven diving digs with one arm. Housy isnt the only one who sings her praises. Off the court, and especially in academics, Heist is just as suc-
cessful having ranked 12th in a class of more than 400 students. Thats not enough for her, however, as she is constantly trying to improve. Her teammates consider her pretty amazing. Others say that she makes everyone around her better. To boot, Heist is as successful in golf as she is in Volleyball. In a recent golf tournament she birdied three out of four holes, bogeyed twice and finished with five birdies overall, including one on her final hole of the day to give her a three-under 69 and a two-stroke lead over three others who were tied at 71.
Heist, however, has not decided if she will also play golf at TCU. For now, Volleyball is her bread and butter.
City of El Paso Reaches $15M Rate Decrease Settlement with El Paso Electric
El Paso, Texas Today (April 17, 2012), City Council voted unanimously on a $15M settlement with the El Paso Electric Company (EPE). After months of reviewing documents submitted by EPE and hours of discussions, City officials have accepted a negotiated settlement proposal that comes at no cost to the ratepayers and benefits residents, current businesses and future business prospects. Residents and businesses will see an overall annual decrease of $15 million effective for May bills. EPE has also committed to provide up to an additional $2.2 M towards an economic development incentive program. City officials are pleased with the $15M rate decrease given the fact that EPE initially filed for a $26M rate increase. All of the expenses related to the case will be covered by EPE and NOT passed onto the ratepayers. The rate decrease translates into a residential decrease of $1,500,000 annually in the form of a credit to their summer electric bills (May- October) and $13.5 (approximate) most of which will be for Commercial and Industrial Classes. The last time EPE had a decrease in rates was in 1998. The settlement is a significant victory for the City of El Paso in assisting the entire community and furthering economic development of the overall region.
Save-Up.com to Stash Cash, Win Prizes

Would you take a bribe? To do the right things? Things like saving and paying down your debt?
That's part of the interesting psychology behind SaveUp.com a free website that lets you earn a shot at cash and other prizes, just for doing the right thing. The concept has taken off since the site was launched Nov. 1, 2011. In less than six months, SaveUp users have deposited $25,752,249.51 into their savings and paid down $22,278,973.93 in debt. Priya Haji, one of the company founders, likens the incentives offered by SaveUp.com to credit-card rewards points and miles, and acknowledges in that sense, the incentives are indeed a bribe designed to reward positive financial behaviors. But, she explains, the site is based on solid behavioral research out of Harvard, which demonstrates the concept of "skewed rewards" vs. incremental savings. That is, people will act when the perceived potential gains are impressive enough. Motivation based on the small possibility of a big reward is similar to the behavior that makes people buy lottery tickets. Haji explains that the long-term benefits of compound savings returns something I find very attractive is just not enough to get most people to take action to save more and pay down debt. But when you post a $2 million monthly prize, for which you can compete by "earning" rewards credits as you pay down debt and add to savings, then people really get excited. Other potential rewards for which you can compete include cash, cars, vacations, electronics and things such as a "makeover" from Banana Republic. Each reward has different odds of winning. For example, the odds of winning the $2 million monthly prize are one in 1.175 million. The odds of getting "double your tax refund" (up to $10,000) are one in 2 million. Some drawings are held weekly. And there are "instant" rewards for some prizes and cash. SaveUp.com can offer these kinds of rewards while banks are prohibited from doing so. But banks and other financial institution partners, totaling more than 18,000 institutions, do help you link your accounts to SaveUp.com, using the secure technology created by Intuit, parent of Quicken. And that's how you get started. Just go to SaveUp.com and create your own "account" by setting up a username and password. Then you can securely link to your existing financial accounts. It takes just moments. None of your money moves to, or through, SaveUp. But SaveUp is notified every time you pay down a credit card or your student loan and add to your savings or even to your retirement plan at work because you've linked to those accounts. And each of those positive steps earns credits which you can use to compete for prizes. Yes, some of the big numbers above come from things people are already doing, such as making payments on student loans or contributing to an IRA. But the more you save, and the more you pay down, the more credits you earn and the more chances at prizes. Says Haji: "SaveUp lights up your brain once a day, making you think about money, whether you're logging in to check your balance or use your credits to play for a prize. The goal is to get you to engage daily and become more involved in your personal finances." SaveUp.com is free to consumers because the brands offering prizes get advertising and because they can offer you special deals, such as lower-rate credit cards, through the website. It appears that those already connected are finding it almost addictive. And recognizing that possibility, SaveUp limits you to three "plays" a day. That means people keep coming back every day, to see the credits they've earned and to spend some of them on a chance at a prize. The site even offers helpful videos so members can learn more and earn credits by watching them. Who can argue with this kind of "bribe" if it gets people motivated to do the right things with their money. It's a different approach, but clearly it works. And that's The Savage Truth. Terry Savage is a registered investment adviser and is on the board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She appears weekly on WMAQ-Channel 5's 4:30 p.m. newscast, and can be reached at www.terrysavage.com. She is the author of the new book, "The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?"
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The Savage TruTh on Money By Terry Savage
Politics and Wind

Saturday April 14 was one of those days that nobody could like. The morning was great with a mild temperature and very little wind. Those soccer moms who had their children at games in the morning were fortunate. Those who had afternoon games suffered. About two in the afternoon, a dramatic change in the weather started. The wind started to approach 30, then 40 and eventually reaching close to if not exceeding 60 miles per hour. Adding insult to injury, our friends in Mexico and New Mexico were sharing tons of airborne dirt from their desert areas. Those with allergies or sensitive sinuses were well advised to stay indoors. Incredibly, the temperature by 4 in the afternoon seemed almost winter like. The cold wind continued well into the next early morning. My staff and I had an early day visiting with constituents that morning. At some points in the morning, we were suffering from heat. After lunch, we joined Tina Silva at her house for an afternoon community meeting. The meeting was in the Montana Vista area. Now for those who are not familiar with that area, it is very susceptible to worse dust storms than other parts of the county because that area is mostly fine sand. We had that dust in our system for a couple of days. Even though the weather was terrible, a dedicated group of Montana Vista residents showed up to discuss community issues. Although the meeting was outside, the patio was free of much of the blowing dust. I have to express my appreciation to newly appointed Commission Chozet for driving from her neighborhood in central El Paso to meeting with my neighbors in the outlying area. By the time she drove there, the dust was limiting visibility to a couple of blocks. Commissioner Chozet connected very well with the group. I could see that the group was very happy with her comments. The first questions that the Montana Vista residents had concerned a much needed sewer system. A little less than two years ago, I was asked by the residents about state bond money that had been approved by statewide voters for such a project. Apparently, nothing had been started by the county at that point. I requested that staffers from the Austin office of the Water Development Board travel to meet with the constituents, PSB and county personnel to start the process. That meeting started the process of acquiring funding for the feasibility study. Commissioner Chozet updated the residents about the ongoing preliminary study. She assured them that the project had momentum but that they should be patient. After some additional conversations, the meeting ended in good spirits. I was happy to see how genuinely concerned Chozet was with the area problems. The commissioner's court may a very good selection to fill the unexpired term for the commissioner seat. It appears that Commissioner Chozet and I are of one mind when it comes to listening and talking with constituents.
Chente Quintanilla
State Representative
By: Doppler Dave Speelman
An Intensifying Drought
A huge part of the country is experiencing very dry conditions. It's not just all about west Texas. As you can see from the graphic below, courtesy of NOAA, portions of land in every state are either in some form of a drought or are experiencing below normal amounts of precipitation. The only states not going through a drought, at this point, are Alaska, Michigan and Ohio. The drought so far this year is due to an abnormally dry and mild winter. One of the causes attributed to our precipitation deficit is a weak La Nia. This is a Pacific weather pattern that brings dry conditions across the southern part of the country. The U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that this is the highest percentage of dry and or drought conditions since September 2007. In our area, Hudspeth and Culberson County are under the "exceptional" drought category. This is the worst you can get. The El Paso area is under the "moderate" range. Our area was able to get some above normal snow and rain in January which helped us out. It's still hard to believe that just last year the state of Texas experienced huge agricultural losses totaling nearly $8 billion dollars. This was the worst drought in the state history. Let's hope we don't match that devastation this year.
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How much rain has El Paso received so far this year? A. B. C. D. E. .29 .59 85 1.16 1.57
Answer: C .85
Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler Dave to address (explain) any weather issues you can email him at Dopplerdave@kvia.com.
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The Sin Fin Column

by Joe Olvera , 2012
Farmworkers suffer the uncaring attitudes of all Americans

I was a
reporter/columnist for the El Paso Herald-Post in 1983 when I first heard about Carlos Marentes and his movement to bring dignity, strength and a sense of empowerment to this nations most easily abused and least respected people farm workers. Marentes and his wife Alicia had been organizing in El Paso since 1980, working to unionize this most under-represented of Americas working force. He came here as an organizer with the Texas Farm Workers Union and set about, first of all, to find all the farm workers he could. Not an easy task because El Paso is mostly an urban center and farm workers are an invisible population group with very little power or recognition. Farm workers in El Paso were mostly relegated to the rear of the bus when it came to working and living conditions. Many of them crossed the border from Juarez in hopes of being picked by crew chiefs to work the crops in Pecos, TX, Hatch, NM and points in-between. They would start their work in the wee hours of the morning,. Mostly, they would show up around midnight, hoping to be the first in line because a full days work would mean that they could buy food for their families. One more day of survival would be assured. Their beds in El Paso were the concrete sidewalk s that graced the area around the Santa Fe Bridge. Their blankets were bits of newspaper, or pieces of cardboard. Their pillows were their own hands or a balled-up, bedraggled coat. From midnight until three in the morning they laid amidst people who were chemically ill, people who also used the sidewalks as trundle beds. Passersby could not distinguish between these hard-working, albeit, unfortunates, and those who had merely plopped there to rest from their chemical illness or from a night of indulging in Juarez. These poor souls hardworking, honest, and in dire need were considered the scum of the earth by otherwise well-meaning El Pasoans returning home from a night of revelry in Juarez. This is what Marentes found when he first arrived from South Texas, where he had been fighting the good fight to bring a living wage to these poorest of the poor. For years, Marentes toiled in relative obscurity, holding meetings late into the night. Not all of those he wanted to represent agreed with what he was trying to do. Some of them shunned his efforts, ridiculed his ideas and fought against his representation. After all, he was poor like they were, what could he do that hadnt already been tried by others? They didnt need it, they said. They had been ignored for years because El Pasoans did not relate to farm workers. After all, El Paso was considered a relatively large city, there werent too many farm workers and, in fact, there werent too many farms. But, Marentes had been a farm worker himself. Born in Juarez, Marentes had joined the farm labor movement in 1977. It was the month of June in 1977, Marentes said in an earlier interview. I remember it like it was yesterday. We had carried out a 1,500 mile, 82day march from Austin to Washington, D.C. We wanted to call attention to the plight of the agricultural workers of South Texas. We marched through the south and learned about racism and inequality, but we also learned about the civil rights movement. The march was called the Texas Farmworker March for Human Rights. We were asking for one basic right the right to organize. We arrived in September on Labor Day, but the President of the United States did not want to meet with our group of farmworkers. We had hoped to meet with him, but he was too busy meeting with dignitaries from Latin America, with included Augusto Pinochet, Anastacio Somoza, and other shadowy and sinister figures. Yet, Marentes never wavered in his dedication and commitment to the group of farmworkers who he was struggling to help. They met in dilapidated offices, they met in alleys, they met wherever they could find a place to rest their weary bones. The Centro Chicano at the corner of 5th & Mesa was one of those places. As a then-reporter for the Post, I even went to work with them. I wanted to learn first-hand whether the stories I was hearing about the abuses they received in the fields were true. On the day when I was supposed to go with them to work the fields in New Mexico, the skies poured down a torrential force of water. It rained so hard that the workday was canceled. The fields would be too wet, too unworkable. There would be no work, no pay, no food to feed hungry children. Finally, the time came when I went to pick chile in New Mexico. It was back-breaking labor, but, I survived. But, what about those who must do this for a living, what happens to them when their tired bodies give out, when they can no longer work the fields to survive. The battle is far from over, because farmworkers continue to be the most used and abused segments of our society, and the poorest. The fight for dignity and for a share of the American dream continues. The National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc., says about the nations poorest: The hands that feed us are often invisible hands, hands of people who work in the shadows of a multi-billion dollar industry without enjoying its rewards. Its sad, isnt it, that working conditions or pay have not improved in all those years of struggle? Yes, sad indeed! Sin Fin
Sharon Mosley Whether you're cheering on your favorite horse at Churchill Downs or you're just sipping mint juleps on the front porch with friends, spring is time to lighten up and put some prep in your step. Vineyard Vines, the retailer that is the official clothing sponsor of the Kentucky Derby for the second year in a row, has put together some of the best items to add thoroughbred style to your wardrobe.
floppy ones are big hits this year), printed silk scarves and sashes, wide headbands, gingham-lined tote bags, and printed silk clutches. High heels may be de rigueur for a day at the races, but if you're really smart, you'll pack a pair of comfortable flats, too.
Here are the top 10 items for guys and gals:

1. The sheath dress. In crisp seersucker stripes or snappy horsey prints, the shift dress is a must-have for a preppy spring. Whether it's strapless or halter style, this classic shape is a versatile fashion statement that works for many occasions right on through summer.
6. For the guys, the ultimate Derby Day outfit is the seersucker suit. It's quintessential style for spring and summer and evokes days harking back to the sartorial splendor of the traditional southern gentleman. In blue and white, the cotton seersucker suit is even more of a classic when accessorized with a silk bow tie and linen pocket square. No, you don't really have to do the cigar and bourbon thing unless you really want to get into the spirit. 7. The blue blazer. The navy blue
jacket is another classic for a man that has in years past been paired with preppy chinos. Madras jackets have also popped up at the track. But this spring and summer, these jackets are freshened up with lighter pastel colored pants in silk and linen blends.
2. The classic cardigan. In cotton

jersey, this sweater is a lightweight cover-up for dresses, tees and tank tops when the weather turns chilly. And believe me, there are plenty of cool days and nights ahead.
3. The short skirt. Another preppy favorite, the colorful short golf-inspired skirt is one way to show off a little skin and get into the swing of the season. Top it off with a tank and cardigan for dressier outings. Vineyard Vines does the short skirt in a circular "tie" pattern. Check it out at vineyardvines.com.
8. The pastel pants. Yes, real men do wear pink pants. Teamed with a linen blazer, the candy-colored pales surface in plain-front trousers that exude a cool confidence for stylish warm-weather outings. 9. The oxford shirt. Another classic
for guys, the white cotton shirt is always a go-to standby in a man's wardrobe all year long. But when you want to change things up a little this spring and summer, opt for a cotton shirt in a new mini-tattersall print.
4. White bootcut jeans. Don't think

short skirts or dresses are for you? Then white bootcut jeans may be one of your best bets this spring. Pair them with a colorful graphic top and you've got a winning look that will carry you down the stretch of the rest of the season.
10. The accessories. This is where it

really gets fun, guys. You may not get into wearing a seersucker suit, but a dapper silk tie printed with polka dots or even mint juleps and horseshoes, now that's really getting horsey. And don't forget the straw boater hats. Tres chic, ya'll.
Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor of the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and executive director of the Fashion Editors and Reporters Association.
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5. The accessories. Sometimes it

only takes a few extras to give you that sporty Derby Day feeling. Think big hats (the
Spring gets preppy Kentucky Derby style in Vineyard Vines' blue cotton seersucker suit complete with mint julep bow tie for him and "Bitsy" silk printed shift dress for her. Vineyard Vines is the official clothing sponsor of the Kentucky Derby. To view the entire collection, visit www.vineyardvines.com.
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Dull Dining Room? Dish up Drama!

Q: Our dining "room" is really just an alcove. No windows and no room for anything but the table (dropleaf) and four chairs. I'm debating between painting it cream or yellow (to make it look bigger) or dark to make it cozier. What do you think? Also, any ideas on how to make it more interesting?
DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
EX-WIFE CAN'T TAKE MAN'S TRASH TALK ABOUT GIRLFRIEND

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband likes to call to ask me for advice. Our most recent conversation was in regard to his girlfriend and her sexual past, which he knew about before they started dating. He now disapproves of her history and he began calling her unpleasant names. He tells me he deserves better but intends to stay with her until he gets bored. Hearing this sort of talk gives me a stomachache and heartburn. I feel terrible for the woman. I want to be a friend to my ex, but I'm not sure I can handle the stress it causes. He has had a hard life, and I didn't make it any easier by divorcing him. Is the only solution not to take his calls, like my friends tell me? I'm not sure I can do that without major guilt. -- WISCONSIN READER DEAR READER: I'll offer another option: The next time your ex starts asking you for relationship advice, tell him you don't like hearing the way he talks about his girlfriend. Explain that it makes you so uncomfortable that you prefer to avoid the topic of his love life. If he respects your wishes, continue taking his calls. If not, because you find them upsetting, refuse them. And please, stop feeling guilty about the divorce. From your description of your former husband, he is a user, and you're lucky to be rid of him. ** DEAR ABBY: I attend a church with about 350 worshippers. The church provides a supervised nursery for infants to 2 years of age. Most parents with babies use it. However, one couple has a 2year-old child and a 2-monthold baby. These parents do not take advantage of the nursery, but keep the kids in the sanctuary. Last Sunday the baby, who was in the father's arms, cried during most of the service. The parents may be able to tune it out, but many of us were very distracted by the wailing. The father is a schoolteacher. I couldn't help but wonder how this teacher would handle a student who caused such a disruption in his classroom. I don't think he would tolerate an hour of loud crying from anyone. Why don't these people understand their behavior prevents others from worshipping as they would like? -- SILENCE, PLEASE DEAR SILENCE, PLEASE: That's a good question, and one I recommend you pose to the person who was conducting the servWellneWS By ScoTT laFee
A: I vote for dark and intriguing. You'll be in there mainly at night anyway, right?
Put your trust into a really interesting hanging light Feast your eyes! A wall-wide photo of an l8th-century litakes up no room and will brary boggles a diner's imagination. Photo: Tony Soluri. become the focal point of the small space ... unless you are brave enough to borrow the smashing idea we show here. Not that this is a small space, mind you the photo was taken in a very large home that's been made less cold and more livable through the use of good art (No surprise that it's from a book on the subject, "Artistic Interiors" by architect/designer Suzanne Lovell). Lovell has chosen warm colors, vigorously patterned fabrics and a grand-period chandelier, but the drop-dead element in this dining room is the enormous photograph on the wall. Taken by Candida Hofer of an l8th-century academic library in Portugal, it "deepens and dramatizes the space," as Lovell writes. Boy, does it! After a dinner in such splendor, who wants to go home to the 21st century! Lacking a comparable masterpiece, you might create the same kind of illusion with a just-right poster. Or find an old master painting of a Renaissance interior and have it blown up to glorious proportions. The whole idea is to generate a level of excitement far greater than the size of the room itself. Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-author of "Manhattan Style" and six other books on interior design.
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ice. Out of consideration for the congregation, he or she should "remind" the parents that the nursery is available, and stress that in the future it be used to prevent the problem from recurring because the disruption caused "so many complaints." ** Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. ** Good advice for everyone -teens to seniors -- is in "The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It." To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)
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Keeping Abreast With Blood

One in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Early detection boosts the odds of successful treatment and long-term survival, but current diagnostic technologies can be problematic. Mammograms, for example, are cumbersome, costly and in many cases, detect cancer only at an advanced stage. Scientists at McGill University are working on what may prove to be a radical new and faster way of diagnosing breast cancer in a drop of blood. For years, researchers focused on perfecting a test that analyzed the presence of a particular, telltale biomarker called carcinoembryonic antigen, or CEA. But CEA is also found in the blood of healthy people, and its level of concentration varies by genetic background and lifestyle. McGill scientists stepped back to get a bigger and hopefully better picture. They want to create a molecular portrait that simultaneously measures multiple blood proteins and identifies the combination of signature molecules that make up cancer's characteristic "fingerprint." No such test current exists, but writing in the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, the McGill researchers say they've developed the beginnings of one. Continues on page 11
SuSTainaBle living By ShaWn Dell Joyce
Earth Day
"May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life." United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, 1971. April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day, came on the heels of the Vietnam peace movement. This was a volatile era of monumental social change fueled by sit-ins and teach-ins, demonstrations, rallies, and a changing political consciousness. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin modeled the first U.S. Earth Day as an environmental teach-in. Over two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools and hundreds of communities across the United States participated.
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37 Type of detective 40 Tuft of hairs: bot. 41 Race car driver Luyendyk 42 Rabbit ___ 43 Mystic scriptural interpretation 45 Snatches 47 Bambi's aunt 48 Concluding part 49 Golfer's goal 52 Frank 55 Tec for hire 58 Beavis' pal 60 Bombed due to pressure 61 Age 62 Commedia dell' ___ 63 Bridge holding 64 On the other hand 65 Flanders stream 66 Sibilants
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25 Brazilian soccer great 26 Special investigator 27 Actor/writer Peter 28 Tucson's county 29 Authoritarian 30 Wistful thinking 31 Animal-rights org. 32 Small NC college 33 Cine ender 35 Grieg's birthplace: abbr. 38 Tubular lamp 39 Acute problem 44 Starers 46 Mawkishness 48 Fruit drink 49 Black tea 50 ___ Rock: Australian monolith 51 Bolsheviks 52 Comply 53 Undiluted 54 French state 56 Deserve 57 Long times 59 Redtop or timothy
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Buzz Aldrin took this photo of Earth from the moon which coincided with the first Earth Day in 1970. It was also the first time we saw the famous picture of Earth from the moon taken by the Apollo astronauts. It was then that many of us first saw the earth in its entirety, and likened it, as Secretary General U Thant did, to a spaceship. Or even more eloquently by astronomer Carl Sagan, who remarked: Every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived (here) on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves." Earth Day "brought 20 million Americans out into the spring sunshine for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform," noted Nelson. Legendary singer and activist Pete Seeger performed and was the keynote speaker at the Washington, D.C. event. Ali McGraw and Paul Newman attended the New York City event. Nelson gave credit to the first Earth Day for persuading U.S. politicians to pass important environmental legislation. Many important laws were passed by the Congress in the wake of the 1970 Earth Day, including amendments to the Clean Air Act and laws to protect drinking water, wild lands and the ocean. Many of these laws are being attacked right now in Congress.CONT.N/ PAGE
Your Horoscope
Earth Day kicks off the first full week of the Taurus solar rule, and the Taurus moon joins in to spread the message: Taking care of the earth is everyone's job. As one wise Marshall McLuhan put it, "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." With Jupiter also in Taurus and two other earth-sign influences rooting for the day, it will go down as one of the more remarkable celebrations of our planet. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your mind is busy, but so is your social schedule. To be socially aware you must clear away everything that's distracting you from being present with your environment and the people therein. When you focus, you will be adept at sweeping away the mental clutter that could close you off from opportunity. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You let your guard down with the people you respect and admire. You'll let your guard down with others, as well, as long as they pass a series of social, emotional and intellectual tests that you subconsciously inflict on your unknowing subjects. Good for you, by the way. This is how you keep your life orderly! GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your lifestyle cultivates certain personality traits in you. You have to be strong in order to handle the responsibilities and deal with the needs of the people around you. You will rise to the occasion in every way this week, though it comes at a personal cost. So be sure to relax and regenerate every chance you get. CANCER (June 22-July 22). If anything is holding you back from being organized, you'll pinpoint the culprit this week. More than likely, it is a desire to get more things accomplished in a day than is reasonable to expect, thus causing the unfinished activities to pile up. Slow down and take life one activity at a time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A mischievous mood prevails in the early week, but you'll be careful about how you act on it, deciding judiciously what you can get away with in the name of humor and fun. After Wednesday, financial dealings remind you that you have to master your money so your money won't master you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Life will bring a mysterious series of clues leading up to a most excellent answer. Go on and state the obvious, because it's only obvious to you. You see what others miss. This may earn you a position of leadership, as people want to be able to catch the finer details for themselves and also know what to make of them. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Taking information out of context or reading
By Holiday Mathis too much into a situation will be a danger to avoid. Also, make sure to get your information from the original source as often as possible. Going "straight to the horse's mouth" will keep you out of trouble because secondhand information will most likely be incorrect. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You'll do a version of psychic cleansing this week. In the same way a person might open up the windows to air out a room, you'll open your life to the fresh breezes blowing through. Said breezes could come in the form of a person, a book or a new interest. All breezes lead to soul revitalization! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You won't be as quick to move through things as you sometimes are, because you want to make sure you're wringing every bit of pleasure from your life that there is to be had. So you slow things down. Out of this slower pace comes a new sense of stability, practicality, patience and humor. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Compliments aren't always easy to give, because you never know how the other person will react. This week, you have something to gain from telling people what you like about them. Mutual admiration begins a friendship. Over time, this casual relationship is sure to blossom into something more meaningful.
week 04/19 - 04/25

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you are not happy, the more sensitive people in your life can really feel it. Likewise, when your loved ones are not happy, it's as though the entire resonance of the planet is off key. This week, you'll go out of your way to bring joy to yourself and those around you, which promotes harmony throughout the universe. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No one can win all of the time. Losing with grace is good, but losing with great creativity is even better. You have something to express, and you're not sure how it will fly. Take a chance. The worst that can happen is inspired folly, which reminds you of your humanity and gives you depth and a point of connection with others. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: You are considerate and sensitive to the needs of others, but when it comes to your work, you can be uncompromising. Your high standards and determination are precisely what make this one of your most productive years to date. You'll invest in something new in May. June features a reunion, and you'll improve some aspects of your environment either to prepare for the event or as a result of the event. Your expertise puts you in the spotlight in September. October brings a financial bonus.
Earth Day...
Continued from page 10 Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level,? Nelson said. ?That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself.? Earth Day has become the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated in 175 countries by more than 5 million people. Earth Day is a day for envisioning how we humans want to interact with our mother planet. Imagine what our world would look like if all of us 5 million people put our minds together: would be weekly trips to local farms to meet the people faceto-face who feed us.
and share a cul de sac community garden and wind turbine.
transportation improves, and downtowns become more vibrant and walkable.
Cars are traded in for bicycles, as public
a disease of the past as air quality improves and buildings are made from materials that don?t pollute. Local economies thrive as green collar jobs
for a second harvest of renewable energy.
Farmers plant wind turbines in farm fields Recycling becomes a way of life as pubAsthma becomes
Continued from page 8 They tested an early version on 17 volunteers already diagnosed with a type of breast cancer and 11 healthy controls. The test identified a subset of six of 32 surveyed proteins that could, in combi-
create opportunities for native sons and daughters to find lucrative careers and affordable homes in their own hometowns. Shawn Dell Joyce is an awardwinning columnist and founder of the Wallkill River School in Orange County, N.Y. You can contact her at Shawn@ShawnDellJoyce.com.
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lic receptacles appear on street corners and in schools.
Grocery shopping
Keeping Abreast With Blood...

nation, reveal the presence of cancer. The next task is to expand the study with additional markers and a greater diversity of patients and cancer types.
and some even produce their own electricity. Perhaps whole neighborhoods would produce their own electricity and food,
Buildings would be energy efficient,
Mini Sports Registration Upcoming

Registration starts April 19, 2012
El Paso, Texas - The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will begin registration on April 19, 2012 through May 9, 2012 at the Recreation Centers listed below for the upcoming Mini Sports T-Ball season. Participants must be between the ages of 4-7 and the league is for boys and girls at a cost of $37 per child. Volunteer Coaches are also needed. A Coaches/Parents Meeting will be held on May 9th and the season will last from May 12th June 30th. Name of Center Address Armijo 700 E. 7th St. Carolina 563 N. Carolina Dr. Don Haskins 7400 High Ridge Dr. Galatzan 650 Wallenberg Dr. Gary Del Palacio 3001 Parkwood Dr. Leona Ford Washington 3400 E. Missouri Ave. Marty Robbins 11600 Vista Del Sol Dr. Multipurpose 9031 Viscount Blvd. Nolan Richardson 4435 Maxwell St. Pat ORourke 901 N. Virginia St. Pavo Real 9301 Alameda Ave. San Juan Recreation Center 701 N. Glenwood Dr. Veterans Recreation Center 5301 Salem St. Phone 915-544-5436 915-594-8934 915- 587-1623 915-581-5182 915-629-7312 915-562-7071 915-855-4147 915-598-1155 915-755-7566 915-533-1611 915-858-1929 915-779-2799 915-821-8909
2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division brighten young patients

By Joe Olvera , 2012 The fierce winds that buffeted El Paso on Saturday, April 14, forced the cancellation of the Touch a Tank, Thank a Soldier, that was supposed to take place on that special day. Slated to take place at the Regional Childrens Hospital at Providence, the event was postponed until the fall. However, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division still were able to visit with young patients at the Childrens Hospital at Providence, 2001 N. Oregon Street. At a meet and greet, the soldiers provided the children with giveaways, a dog-tag station, story-telling, and the sharing of experiences, and face painting. The visit from the Brigade helped to boost the childrens morale, brought a smile to their faces, and taught them the importance of the service the nations military provides. A special thanks goes out to the El Paso County Sheriffs Association and the Association of the United States Army-Bradley Chapter for their efforts in working to bring the Touch A Tank, Thank a Soldier, to the children albeit an effort that had to be cancelled. Despite the weather, however, the children were still able to meet military men and women on a personal basis. John Harris, chief operating officer of Providence Memorial Hospital and president of Sierra Providence Health Network, said: It is an honor to collaborate with the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division to help our patients heal. Events such as these brighten up their days and provide them with a unique experience that makes them feel special. We look forward to the fall when well be able to bring military vehicles on site as previously planned.
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Get a Crash-Course in Driving With 'Ridge Racer Unbounded'
DEVELOPER: BugBear PUBLISHER: Namco Bandai SYSTEM: Microsoft Xbox 360 (PS3) PRICE: $49.99 ESRB RATING: Teen REVIEW RATING: 3.5 stars (out of 5) Fans of the "Ridge Racer" series expect each game to offer semi-realistic vehicular racing that rewards controlled drifting and clean runs. However, "Ridge Racer Unbounded" steers the series in the opposite direction. With an emphasis on controlled explosions and dangerous driving, this high-octane game resembles "Burnout" more than "Ridge Racer." There isn't really a story line attached to this game. Instead, players are tasked with dominating every district of Shatter Bay by winning various racing competitions. Domination mode allows players to build up their boost meter and then unleash it upon rivals or the environment itself. Shindo racing is similar to previous Ridge Racer games in that it emphasizes clean racing over environmental destruction, and Time Trials are boring solo races. Domination is both the most prevaM lent and most enjoyable mode in the STE SY game, but it's not without probNG ve RI lems. For starters, I wish there SCO st-Ha d W were more ways to fill the boost VIE s = Mu ry Goo erage RE ar v meter. Drifting around turns st s = Ve ove A Bin 5 ar b fills the meter faster than st rs = A rgain er 4 a th Ba t catching air or drafting rival cars, 3 s ars = n't Bo o t but this fact punishes players who 2 s ar = D choose vehicles that don't drift well. I would 1 st also like the freedom to crash through any building I choose instead of the few that are provided. Casual gamers will lose their patience quickly because this isn't an average game where the majority of races are won on the first try. No, this is a fast-paced racer where crashing or drifting incorrectly through a turn can cost players the race! Sometimes it seems like a cruel joke to have such touchy controls because players have to constantly avoid rivals and debris while driving at breakneck speeds. Gamers who like the new direction for the series can enjoy seemingly endless content thanks to several fun online racing modes and an extremely in-depth coursebuilding mode. "Ridge Racer Unbounded" isn't what I expected from the series, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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CHIMPANZEE
Open Nationwide 04/20/12 Runtime 75 min MPAA Rating G Genre Documentary Synopsis Disneynature takes moviegoers deep into the forests of Africa with Chimpanzee, a new True Life Adventure introducing an adorable baby chimp named Oscar and his entertaining approach to life in a remarkable story of family bonds and individual triumph. Oscars playful curiosity and zest for discovery showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the an...imal kingdom. Working together, Oscars chimpanzee familyincluding his mom and the groups savvy leader navigates the complex territory of the forest
THINK LIKE A MAN

Open Nationwide 04/20/12 Runtime 122 min MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content, some crude humor, and brief drug use. Starring Kevin Hart, Arielle Kebbel, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson Genre Comedy Synopsis Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey's book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book's insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

Open Limited 04/13/12 Runtime 95 min MPAA Rating R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity. Starring Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Jesse Williams, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz Genre Horror, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis A group of five college kids are tricked into spending a weekend at a mysterious cabin in the woods.
THE LUCKY ONE

Open Nationwide 04/20/12 Runtime 101 min MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sexuality and violence. Starring Zac Efron, Blythe Danner, Taylor Schilling, Jay R. Ferguson, Riley Thomas Stewart Genre Drama Synopsis U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alivea photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.
LOCKOUT
Open Nationwide 04/13/12 Runtime 95 min MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and language including some sexual references. Starring Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan, Lennie James Genre Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller, SciFi/Fantasy Synopsis Set in the near future, the film follows a falsely convicted ex- government agent, whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.
The Raid: Redemption

04/13/2012 Rated: R Genre: Action/Adventure As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange fortheir heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team's fallen leader and use every iota of his fighting strength - winding through every floor and every room to complete the mission and escape with his life. Starring: Iko Uwais,Doni Alamsyah,Joe Taslim,Yayan Ruhian,Ray Sahetapy
THE THREE STOOGES

Open Nationwide 04/13/12 Runtime 92 min MPAA Rating PG for slapstick action violence, some rude and suggestive humor including language. Starring Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Hudson Genre Comedy Synopsis Left on a nun's doorstep, Larry, Curly and Moe grow up finger-poking, nyuknyuking and woo-woo-wooing their way to uncharted levels of knuckleheaded misadventure. Out to save their childhood home, only The Three Stooges could become embroiled in an oddball murder plot...while also stumbling into starring in a phenomenally successful TV reality show.
BULLY
Runtime 98 min MPAA Rating PG-13 for some language. Genre Documentary Synopsis Following 5 kids and families over the course of a school year, stories include 2 families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14-yearold daughter who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With an intimate glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices, offering insight into the often cruel world of the lives of bullied children. As teachers, administrators, kids and parents struggle to find answers, the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth is examined. Through the power of their stories, the film aims to be a catalyst for change in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children and society as a whole.
CINEMARK CIELO VISTA

Chimpanzee G Digital Cinema 10:00am 1:00pm 4:00pm 7:00pm 10:00pm The Lucky One PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:30am 1:30pm 4:30pm 7:30pm 10:30pm Bully PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:10am 1:10pm 4:10pm 7:10pm 10:10pm The Three StoogesPG Digital Cinema 10:25am 11:25am 1:25pm 2:25pm 4:25pm 5:25pm 7:25pm 8:25pm 10:25pm
Premiere Cinemas
*21 JUMP STREET (R) 10:40a 11:05a 1:30p 2:00p 4:15p 4:55p 7:10p 7:45p 10:05p 10:35p A THOUSAND WORDS (PG-13) 11:05a 1:40p 4:20p 6:55p 9:30p *DBOX THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (R) 11:50a 2:30p 5:10p 7:50p 10:30p JOHN CARTER 2-D (PG-13) 10:30a 1:45p 5:00p 8:15p *JOHN CARTER 3-D (PG-13) 12:40p 3:55p 7:10p 10:15p *LOCKOUT (PG-13) 11:30a 2:15p 5:00p 7:40p 10:20p LLUVIA DE LUNA (NR) 7:00p *MIRROR MIRROR (PG) 10:30a 11:15a 1:20p 2:10p 4:25p 5:00p 7:15p 8:00p 10:00p OCTOBER BABY (PG-13) 11:00a 1:55p 4:40p 7:25p 10:20p
6101 Gateway West S.15 Schedule good for Friday April 20th
SAFE HOUSE (R) 10:35a 12:30p 1:35p 3:30p 4:35p 6:35p 7:35p 10:00p 10:35p *THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (R) 11:00a 11:50a 1:40p 2:30p 4:20p 5:10p 7:00p 7:50p 9:40p 10:30p *THINK LIKE A MAN (PG-13) 12:50p 4:00p 7:05p 10:15p *TOUCHBACK (PG-13) 10:35a 1:40p 4:40p 7:40p 10:40p VIAJE 2: LA ISLA MISTERIOSA SUBTITULADA EN ESPANOL (PG) 11:00a 1:45p 4:20p 9:40p *WRATH OF THE TITANS 2-D (PG-13) 10:45a 1:30p 4:15p 7:05p 9:40p *WRATH OF THE TITANS 3-D (PG13) 11:20a 2:05p 4:50p 7:35p 10:25p
Gateway West Blvd/Cielo Vista Mall

American Reunion R Digital Cinema 10:45am 1:45pm 4:45pm 7:45pm 10:45pm Titanic PG-13 RealD 3D 11:30am 3:40pm 7:50pm The Hunger Games PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:00am 12:00pm 1:30pm 3:30pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 8:30pm 10:15pm The Raid: Redemption (Serbuan maut) R Digital Cinema 10:20am 1:20pm 4:20pm 7:20pm 10:20pm Casa De Mi Padre R Digital Cinema 10:05am 1:05pm 4:05pm 7:05pm 10:05pm Salmon Fishing in the Yemen PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:35am 1:35pm 4:35pm 7:35pm 10:35pm Dr. Seuss' The Lorax PG RealD 3D 10:40am 1:40pm 4:40pm 7:40pmDigital Cinema 10:15am 1:15pm 4:15pm 7:15pm 10:15pm Act of Valor R Digital Cinema 10:40pm
Schedule good for Friday April 20th
Schedule good for 4/20

21 JUMP STREET (R) 10:45 | 1:25 | 4:05 | 7:00 | 9:40 AMERICAN REUNION (R) 11:00 | 1:45 | 4:30 | 7:15 | 10:00 CABIN IN THE WOODS (R)11:30 | 1:55 | 4:20 | 7:10 | 9:35 | 12:00am CHIMPANZEE (G)10:30 | 12:40 | 2:50 | 5:00 | 7:10 | 9:20 | 11:30 HUNGER GAMES, THE (PG13) 12:30 | 1:00 | 3:45 | 4:15 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 10:15 | 10:45 LOCKOUT (PG13) 11:45 | 2:10 | 4:35 | 7:00 | 9:25 | 11:50 MIRROR, MIRROR (PG)11:30 | 2:00 | 4:30 | 7:05 | 9:30 | 12:00am THE LUCKY ONE (NR) 11:30 | 2:05 | 4:40 | 7:15 | 9:50 THE RAID: REDEMPTION (NR) 11:30 | 4:35 | 9:40 THE THREE STOOGES (PG)11:15 | 12:15 | 1:40 | 2:40 | 4:05 | 5:05 | 6:30 | 7:30 | 8:55 | 9:55 | 11:20 | 12:15am THINK LIKE A MAN (PG13) 10:30 | 1:25 | 4:20 | 7:15 | 10:10 TITANIC 3D (PG13)11:30 | 4:00 | 8:15 TOUCHBACK (NR) 2:00 | 7:05 | 12:10am WRATH OF THE TITANS 2D (PG13) 12:15 | 2:45 | 5:15 | 7:45 | 10:15 WRATH OF THE TITANS 3D (PG13) 11:30 | 2:00 | 4:30 | 7:00 | 9:30 | 12:00am
EAST POINTE MOVIES 12 Schedule good for 04/20 - 04/26 I-10 & Lee Trevino
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS CHIP-WRECKED (G) 11:45a 2:05p 4:15p 6:35p 8:50p BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2-D (G) 4:25p BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3-D (G) 12:00p 2:20p 6:40p 8:55p CHRONICLE (PG-13) 11:25a 1:55p 4:30p 7:00p 9:25p CONTRABAND (R) 7:10p 9:40p GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT IN 2-D (PG-13) 11:30a 5:05p 10:00p GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT IN 3-D (PG-13) 2:50p 7:35p GONE (PG-13) 11:15a 1:35p 6:30p JOURNEY: 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 2-D (PG) 11:05a 1:40p 4:00p JOURNEY 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 3-D (PG) 11:50a 2:35p 5:15p 7:30p 9:45p PROJECT X (R) 11:10a 1:45p 4:45p 7:25p 9:50p SILENT HOUSE (R) 11:40a 2:30p 5:00p 7:40p 9:55p THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (G) 11:35a 1:50p 4:05p 6:25p 8:40p THE VOW (PG-13) 11:00a 1:30p 3:55p 6:20p 9:05p THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13) 11:20a 2:10p 4:40p 7:05p 9:30p WOMAN IN BLACK (PG-13) 4:10p 9:00p
CINEMARK 14 - EL PASO
West side of El Paso at Mesa & I-10

Chimpanzee G Digital Cinema 1:20pm 4:05pm 7:00pm 9:50pm The Lucky One PG-13 Digital Cinema 12:40pm 4:00pm 7:30pm 10:45pm Think Like a Man PG-13 Digital Cinema 9:40am 1:00pm 4:20pm 7:40pm 11:05pm The Cabin in the Woods R Digital Cinema 11:25am 2:15pm 5:05pm 7:55pm 10:55pm Lockout PG-13 Digital Cinema 11:20am 2:10pm 5:00pm 7:50pm 10:40pm The Three Stooges PG Digital Cinema 12:55pm 3:45pm 6:35pm 9:25pm American Reunion R Digital Cinema 10:35am 1:45pm 4:55pm 8:00pm 11:10pm Titanic PG-13 Cinemark XDRealD 3D 9:00am 1:25pm 6:00pm 10:35pm RealD 3D 10:05am 2:40pm 7:15pm Mirror Mirror PG Digital Cinema 12:35pm 3:40pm 6:45pm 9:50pm Wrath of the TitansPG-13 RealD 3D 1:35pm 7:25pm Digital Cinema 10:40am 4:30pm 10:20pm The Hunger Games PG-13 Digital Cinema 9:20am 12:45pm 4:10pm 7:35pm 11:00pm 21 Jump Street R Digital Cinema 11:30am 2:20pm 5:10pm 8:05pm 10:50pm Casa De Mi PadreRDigital Cinema10:00pm Dr. Seuss' The Lorax PG Digital Cinema 10:10am 12:50pm 3:35pm 6:20pm
PREMIERE MONTWOOD 7
ARRIETTY (G) 5:20p 7:20p 9:20p CHRONICLE (PG-13) 5:50p 7:40p 9:30p GHOST RIDER 2 (PG-13) 6:00p 8:00p 10:00p JOURNEY 2 (PG) 5:35p 7:35p 9:35p
2200 N. Yarbrough
Schedule good for 4/20 - 4/26
PROJECT X(R) 6:10p 8:00p 9:50p THE WOMAN IN BLACK (PG-13) 5:40p 7:40p 9:40p THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13)5:45p 7:45p 9:45p
TINSELTOWN
Las Palmas i-10 @ Zaragosa

Chimpanzee G Digital Cinema 10:05am 2:50pm 5:10pm 7:30pm 9:50pm The Lucky One PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:05am 11:30am 1:00pm 2:10pm 3:40pm 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:45pm 9:15pm 10:25pm 11:55pm Think Like a Man PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:30am 1:30pm 4:35pm 7:40pm 10:45pm 11:40pm The Cabin in the Woods R Digital Cinema 10:15am 11:40am 1:05pm 2:35pm 3:45pm 5:15pm 6:25pm 7:50pm 9:00pm 10:30pm 11:35pm Lockout PG-13 Digital Cinema 11:00am 2:00pm 4:45pm 7:35pm 9:10pm 10:10pm 11:50pm The Three StoogesPG Digital Cinema 11:05am 12:15pm 1:40pm 2:45pm 4:15pm 5:35pm 6:50pm 8:10pm 9:25pm 10:40pm 11:45pm American Reunion R Digital Cinema 10:25am 1:15pm 4:05pm 7:10pm 9:55pm Titanic PG-13 RealD 3D 10:45am 3:05pm 7:20pm Mirror Mirror PG Digital Cinema 10:40am 1:35pm 4:30pm 7:25pm 10:20pm Wrath of the Titans PG-13 RealD 3D 12:00pm 2:40pm 5:25pm 8:05pm 10:50pm DigitaCinema 10:35am 1:25pm 4:10pm 7:00pm 9:40pm The Hunger GamesPG-13 Cinemark XD 10:55am 2:30pm 6:15pm 9:45pm Digital Cinema 12:45pm 4:25pm 7:55pm 11:10pm 21 Jump Street R Digital Cinema 10:50am 1:50pm 4:40pm 8:00pm 10:55pm Casa De Mi Padre R Digital Cinema 12:40pm 3:10pm 5:50pm 8:20pm 11:00pm Dr. Seuss' The Lorax PG RealD 3D 11:35am 2:05pm 4:20pm 6:45pm Digital Cinema 10:20am 12:50pm 3:20pm 5:45pm 8:15pm 10:35pm
Out & About

CENTRAL/ NORTHEAST
El Paso Area Rugby
Rugby matches begin at 5:30 p.m. selected Fridays at Cohen Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. Two matches each night. Gates open at 5 p.m. Information: (Cohen Stadium) 755-2000, ext. 124 or elparu.info. April 20: N.E. Spartans Red vs. West Crusaders and East/Irish Rebels vs. Cathedral Irish. receive a race t-shirt. Raffle prizes given away at end of race (must be present to win). Post-race refreshments provided by Shamrocks Irish Pub with live music. Information: 521-5244 or moneysmartweekep.org. Registration (by April 19): $25 ($20, military and per person for teams of 10 or more). Late registration (April 20-21: $30, military $25 and per person for
Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are from April 19 - April 25th 2012
If you want your upcoming event listed in SPOTLIGHTS Out & About section, please send all your relevant data by e-mail to: editorial@spotlightepnews.com
534-7377 or elpasoartassociation.com.
Tom Russell The internationally renowned
Crime Victims Rights Memorial Event

Crime Victims Rights Council of El Paso hosts Help, Hope, Healing in observation of National Crime Victims Rights Week at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 22, at Crime Victims Memorial Reading Garden Pavilion in Yucca Park, 610 Yarbrough (next to Judge Edward Marquez Library). The names of 1,374 victims whose names appear on the Crime Victims Memorial will be read, including 67 additional names added since last years event, who were victims of violent crime, drunk driving crashes or peace officers killed in the line of duty from the El Paso region or with significant ties to El Paso. Admission is free. Information: 934-8999 or elpasocrimevictims.org.
EASTSIDE
El Paso Run for the Money The inaugural 8k

run, 5K fun run/walk and 1 mile walk is 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Fort Blisss Freedom Crossing, to help kick off Money Smart Week events hosted by El Paso Chapter of Credit Unions. All participants
Western Impressions Art Show - The El Paso Art

Associations annual juried show will be on display April 20-May 26 at The Crossland Gallery, 500 W. Paisano. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Information:
folksinger/songwriter performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, The Scottish Rite Temple Theatre, 301 W. Missouri. Tickets: $22 in advance; $25 at the door. Advance tickets available at All That Music and Video or at the theatre. Information: All That Music & Video, 594-9900.
8838 Viscount, featuring El Paso musicians covering more than 30 Bob Marley songs. Performers include members of Radio La Chusma, Fixed Idea, Mexklan, Hyprocrite Orchestra, All That Bleeds, Aftermath, Dubcartel and more. Proceeds benefit Lee and Beulah Moor Childrens Home in El Paso and Bethel Orphanage in Juarez. Canned goods will also be accepted for El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (formerly West Texas Food Bank). Admission: $5. Information: (House of Rock), 595-2530.
how habitats are disappearing and what people can do to make a difference to save the planet. Zoo admission: $10 ($7.50 active duty military and spouse with ID and ages 60 and older; $6 for ages 3-12; free for zoological society members and ages 2 and younger). Information: 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
Cancer Awareness Fair The Rio Grande Cancer Foundation and the Green House present a Cancer Awareness Fair 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Information: 317-2087. Admission is free. The fair is followed by a Beatles Tribute Concert by The Moondogs, Sgt. Peppers Wondrous Wigorium, at 7 p.m. Admission: $20.
Nero The electronic artist

performs at 9 p.m. Friday, April 20, at El Buchanan,
El Paso Artists Studio Tour The 5th annual tour

featuring two dozen local studios and galleries continues Saturday and Sunday April 2122 on the Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley. Look for the bright yellow signs. Information: 833-0636, casgallery@elp.rr.com. Full studio list and directions available online at pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
11540 Pellicano. Tickets: $21, available at groovetickets.com (ages 18 and older). Information: 633-1117.
DOWNTOWN/ WESTSIDE
Surfin Safari Showtime El Paso presents the Beach Boys tribute at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $25 ($10 children/students 6-18). Information: 544-2022 or ShowtimeElPaso.com. Surfin Safari is a faithful recreation of what it would have been like to see the Beach Boys live, in concert, in their prime. The uniband choreography, the Fender guitar lineup, the famous custom striped shirts, right down to the black suede Beach Boys boots, its all here. Low Brow Palace 111 E. Robinson. Doors open at 9 p.m. Age 18 and older welcome ($3 ticket surcharge for age 18-21), unless listed otherwise. Continues on next page
MISSION VALLEY
Party for the Planet
El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano, will host special Earth Day exhibits and activities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22. Several informational booths will be set up to learn all about recycling,
Randy Rogers Band

The Texas band performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 21. at Whiskey Dicks, 580 George Dieter. Their latest album The Burning Day, hit Number 2 on the U.S. Country chart. Tickets: $20 ($30 ages 18-20). Information: 921-9900.
Punky Reggae Party

An evening honoring the life, music and legacy of Bob Marley is 9 p.m. Friday, April 20, at House of Rock East,
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM APRIL 19, 2012 PAGE 19 Continued from page 18 Tickets available online at ticketbully.com. Information: 3560966 or lowbrow.elpaso@gmail.com. Supernite events featuring internationally-known DJ and producers are selected Saturdays. Cost: $12. April 21 Matthew Dear (In The Don Haskins Center. Preliminary bouts begin at 3 p.m., with the main bout set for about 7 p.m. Former Mexican Olympian Abner Mares left his mark on the professional boxing world in 2011 by winning and defending his first world championship at bantamweight against former World Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko. He will begin his quest for a world title in a second weight class as he moves up in weight to take on former World Champion Eric Little Hands of Steel Morel of Puerto Rico, in a 12-round bout to be contested at 120 pounds. Tickets: $25, $50, $75 and $150. (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234. Marta Moreno on Yoruba Traditions Saturday. Time to be announced. dium, Silver City. The competition features teams pushing their cars with one team member in the drivers seat of specially made racecars around the hills of campus with pit stops and a water hazard. Alumni/VIP race begins at 1 p.m. with awards, and barbecue at 1:30 p.m. All events are open to the public, including alumni dinners and reunions, car trips and more. Cost: $25 by April 2; $30 after. Information/registration: WNMU Alumni Affairs (575) 538-6675, alumni@wnmu.edu or wnmu.edu. Check-in and alumni welcome is 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 20, at WNMUs Hunter Hall. Campus tours are 1:30 to 3 p.m., and a Presidents Welcome dinner and social is 6 to 8 p.m. at the Presidents Residence (behind Alumni Gardens). Pre-race breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the stadium, with an End of the Race Farewell social 5 to 7 p.m. at Isaacs Bar and Grill, 200 N. Bullard.
Chile Colorado CookOff Beverly Hills Hall, 150

Hermosa in Las Cruces, hosts
Barrels & Blues St.

Clair Winery & Bistro, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces, hosts the music, wine and food event Friday through Sunday, April 20-22. Friday begins with music by the Hillrise Gamblers at 4 p.m. Saturday features the 24/7 Blues Band at noon, CW Ayon at 3 p.m. and Yvonne Brooks at 6 p.m. Brooks performs again at noon Sunday. Barrel tastings and food special offered all three days. Admission is $15 per day or $25 for 3-day pass; includes wine samples and souvenir glass. Information, advance tickets: (575) 524-0390 or www.StClairWinery.com.
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Guys and Dolls

UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the audience favorite April 13May 6, directed by Jamie Barba. Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Dinner matinee performance is 1:30 p.m. April 15 and non-dinner matinees are 2:30 p.m. April 22, April 29 and May 6. Tickets $28-$40 dinner shows; $14-$24 non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060. This classic Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows and Frank Loesser musical with its great score and hilarious book was one of the theaters biggest hits when first presented in 1996. Set in Damon Runyons mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight mission doll out to reform the evildoers of Time Square.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra - The Symphony

performs with guest conductor Mariusz Smolij and guest cellist Zuill Bailey at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 2021, in the Plaza Theatre. Smolij, conductor of the Acadania Symphony of Lafayette and Riverside Symphony in New Jersey, is one of six candidates for EPSOs new conductor. Bailey is artistic director of El Paso Pro-Musica and professor of cello at UTEP. Smolij and Bailey host a program with Glinkas Overture to Russlan and Ludmila Elgar Cello Concerto, op. 85, E minor, Prokofievs Romeo and Juliet (movements from Suites 1 and 2) and Wojciech Kilar Krzesanys symphonic poem for orchestra. Ticket information: 532-3776 or epso.org. Tickets: $15-$40. ($8-$10 for students). Information: 5323776 or epso.org.
Mares vs. Morel: Battle on the Border

The super bantamweight clash of Abner Mares vs. Eric Mores headlines the Showtime Championship Boxing event Saturday, April 21, at UTEPs
Border Book Festival
SOUTHERN NEW MExICO
The 18th annual Border Book Festival is Thursday through Sunday, April 19-22, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago, and other area venues. This years theme is The Shamanic Journey/La Jornada Chamanica
and features healers from different world traditions and cultures. Information/schedule: (575) 523-3988 or bff@zianet.com, or borderbookfestival.org. Invited healers include Doa Enriqueta Contreras from Oaxaca; Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, author of The Altar of My Soul and When the Spirits Danced Mambo; Yoruba priestess from New York, papel picado and altar artist Catalina Delgado Trunk originally from Coyoacn, Mxico; and Esther Yazzie-Lewis, Navajo Earth activist, founder of the Din Spiritual Land Recovery Project. Guests will be available for workshops, classes, musical performances, readings and more. Highlights include: Oaxacan Mole Festival with Master Chef Pilar Cabrera of Oaxaca, Mexicos La Olla Restaurant is 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at San Albino Basilicas Yanez Hall on the Mesilla Plaza. Cabrera is founder and chef at Casa de los Sabores cooking school. Also featured is a Mexican silent art auction and music by Brazilian Jazz group Oussa Bossa, flamenco guitarist Csar Ivn and singer Vernica Carmona. Proceeds benefit festival programming. Tickets: $75; on sale April 1. Blessing of the Spirits: A Gathering of the Healers with music and dance Sunday morning, April 22 with Navajo Medicine Man Ben Willie. A Pltica/reading with Dr.
its 2nd annual Chile Colorado Con Carne Cook Off, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, featuring a horseshoe tournament, car show, live music, food and free tastings. Admission: $5 (ages 10 and younger free). Information: (575) 621-9164. Application forms for cook-off participants available online at beverlyhillshall.com.
Railroad Days The 4th

annual event, celebrating the anniversary of the first train coming to Las Cruces, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the New Mexico Railroad ..Continues on next page
WNMU Great Race

the 45th annual race is noon Saturday, April 21, on the Western New Mexico University campuss Old James Sta-
SPOTLIGHTEPNEWS.COM APRIL 19, 2012 PAGE 20 Continued from page 19...and Transportation Museum in the Santa Fe Train Depot at Mesilla and Las Cruces avenues, west of the Downtown Mall (351 N. Mesilla). Admission is free. Information: (575) 647-4480 or museums.lascruces.org. day, April 20, at Passion Ultra Lounge, 201 E. University in Las Cruces. Dress code enforced; dress to impress. Tickets: $20 in advance; age 21 and older admitted. Limited number of VIP tickets available. Advance tickets available at Passion Ultra Lounge, Ramada Palms and all Las Cruces Pic Quik locations. Information: (575) 523-7399 or tecknoyoudidnt.com. 60s at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets: $10, at the door. Information/reservations: (575) 523-1223.
The Polenc Trio Las

Cruces Civic Concert Association presents the most active touring piano/wind chamber music ensemble in the world at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. The trio is made up of oboist Vladimir Lande, bassoonist Bryan Young and pianist Irina Kaplan. Tickets: $20. Information: (575) 5214051.
Bri Bagwell video release The country music

artist and Las Cruces native performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces, to launch her new newest music video. Ticket information: (575) 6496411 or riograndetheatre.org. Now based in Austin, Texas, she released her first CD, Banned from Santa Fe in June 2011.
Squirm Burpee The Handsome Little Devils present the Vaudeville Circus at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at WNMU Fine Arts Center
Belles The Las Cruces

Community Theatre presents the play in two acts and 45 phone calls by Dan Thornton April 13-29. Directed by Gail Wheeler. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $7$10. Information: (575) 5231200 or lcctnm.org.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino Mescalero, N.M.

Shows begin at 8 p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Prices listed do not include service charge. (Ticketmaster) Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com. Engelbert
Humperdinck The legendary singer performs Thursday, April 19. Tickets: $25-$100. Ted Nugent The hard rock wild man performs Sunday, April 22. Tickets: $25$60.
Theatre, Silver City. Presented by Mimbres Region Arts Council. Squirm Burpee features classic Vaudeville comedy, high-skill circus acts and a plot rooted in American Melodrama. Tickets: $20 ($15 members; $5 students/children). Information: (575) 538-2505, 1-888-758-7289 or mimbresarts.org.
The Spencers Theatre of Illusion - The awardwinning illusionists perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Spencer Theater for Performing Arts, Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Honored as the International Magicians of the Year and the Performing Arts Entertainers of the Year, the Spencers offer a new twist on magic, combining high-tech lighting, music, magnificent set design and theatrical elements of drama, comedy, romance and suspense. Tickets: $56 and $59. Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 8187872 or spencertheater.com. A $20 pre-show roast turkey buffet ticket is at 5 p.m.
Shout! American Southwest Theatre Company presents the mod musical April 20-May 6 at NMSUs Hershel Zohn Theatre. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($13 seniors; $10 student with school ID), plus service charge. Information: (575) 646-4515 or 1-800525-ASTC (2782). This smashing 1960-style revue by Phillip George, David Lowenstein and Peter Charles Morris tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during the liberating days that made England swing. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alamogordo Music Theatre presents the musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber April 13-21, at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
George Acosta Teckno You Didnt presents an intimate evening with the DJ/producer 9.m. to 2 a.m. Fri-
Oldies But Goodies

The senior do-wop group performs hits from the 1950s and
Nightlife calendar
April 20th
Gigamesh @ The Motel Bar w/ Late Empire, Secret Society, Loran, & more! Info:21+ (Please provide I.D.
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May 17th
Ware Presents: Maceo Plex (Ellum/Crosstown Rebels) WARE present MACEO PLEX [ELLUM | CROSSTOWN REBELS] INFO: LOTUS 201 N Stan-
May 12th
SUPER(SECRET)NITE W/ JUSTIN MILLER (HAVE A KILLER TIME, DFA, NYC) WE INVITE YOU TO A
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upon entrance) Doors open at 8:00 P.M. @ The Motel Bar | 406 S Durango St. | El Paso, TX | 79901 Presented by Trade Wind | http://www.tradewindpresents.com/ For more information on this event contact us at contact@tradewindpresents.com
May 10th
Soul Clap presents: EFUNK : The Album Tour @ 1914 Join us as we welcome Soul Clap to El Paso for the first
April 21st
SUPERNITE W/ MATTHEW DEAR (GHOSTLY INTER-
time ever! along with dj joe n (LNSC) limited $14 presale tickets are available now at
SUPER SECRET ALL NITE DISCO PARTY IN DOWNTOWN EL PASO AT A NEVER BEFORE USED LOCATION!!! FOR MORE INFO PLEASE EMAIL US AT LNSCRSVP@GMAIL.COM Justin Miller Have A Killer Time, DFA, New York City
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NEW MUSIC April 24th

Ashanti-Braveheart Mickey Avalon - Loaded Brendan Benson - What Kind of World Brad - United We Stand Crystal Fighters - Star of Love Dandy Warhols - This Machine Deathgrips - Money Store Deuce - Nine Lives Diamond Rugs - Diamond Rugs Peter Gabriel - New Blood Live
Artist Spotlight | Gotye

Ask Gotye about his new album Making Mirrors and hell speak not of songs, but of sounds. Hell describe the various valves through which strings and choirs cycle on his Lowrey Cotillion, a vintage organ bought for 100 bucks in a second-hand shop that features on the record. Or how he constructed a bassline by sampling the Winton Musical Fence, an unlikely instrument he discovered in the outback of Queensland, Australia, comprised of five large metal strings attached to wooden fence posts and a resonant chamber. He may mention the horn break from a traditional Taiwanese folk song he discovered on a 1970s Cathay Pacific promotional record, which he sampled, sped up and dubbed out, before introducing it to some Turkish drum sounds. Or the unique, virtual versions of acoustic instruments among them a chromaharp and an mbira he created by painstakingly multisampling every note. Listen to Making Mirrors and youll be drawn in by the details, transported to a world where every moment matters. This is pop at its most precise, but also electronic music at its most emotional. The record delves into dub, Detroitera Motown soul, stadium-size politipop, synthfolk and world music on glorious, sprawling, huge-hearted songs. Gotye (pronounced Gauthier) first found fame in his native Australia with his second album, 2006s Like Drawing Blood. Radio station Triple J named it their album of the year, as did iTunes on its release in Europe in 2008. It was recently voted the 11th greatest Australian album of all time. In Britain, Like Drawing Blood became a cult hit while in the States, it made waves after Drew Barrymore fell in love with single Learnalilgivinanlovin and used it in several of her films. Making Mirrors, its extraordinary follow-up, was more than two and a half years in the making. To write and record its dozen sumptuous songs, Gotye moved from Melbourne to a barn on his parents remote five hectare block on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. There, he had the space to permanently set up his growing array of instruments and recording equipment, and found the isolation that allowed for sonic experimentation and recording at any time of the day.
I recorded sounds from around my parents block me walking up the path, the frogs in the background and wove them subtly in to several songs. I even included the ambience of the barn in the background of Dont Worry, Well Be Watching You. The most obvious field recording is of the Winton Musical Fence. I played the fence strings one windy night in the outback and recorded it on a portable stereo. That became the bassline for Eyes Wide Open. Im fascinated by how attached to certain pieces of technology we can become. I mean, I love this organ!, laughs Gotye. But I was also interested in how these relationships dont often hold between generations. Certain pieces of gear that once captured peoples imagination can now appear quaint and outdated to younger people. Yet those who experienced them when they were at the vanguard of technological achievement, sometimes still hold onto that glorious vision of the future they provided. Its like we inscribe our dreams on these machines sometimes; we can develop these peculiar yet profound personal relationships with them. Already Making Mirrors is making waves thanks to stunning, Peter Gabriel-esque, first single Somebody That I Used To Know, a collaboration with New Zealand singer Kimbra which is currently nestled in the Australian Top 10. Within three weeks of its striking, stopframe, bodypainting video being posted on YouTube, the song had received more than two million hits and made it to No.1 on the Hype Machine Twitter chart. Hear it once and youll be haunted by it for weeks. I have a ten-piece band, in which everyone sings and plays multiple instruments, says Gotye. These are by far my most ambitious shows to date. There will be no backing tracks used. All visuals will be triggered live too. Weve been rehearsing twice a week for the past 3 months, and its exciting because its dangerous. It could go wrong on every song. Ive never been one to make my life easy.
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ASK THE PRO
By T.J. TOMASI
ITS GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
Trigger finger points to great putting

Putting on the pro tours demands ABOUT THE WRITER mastery of a stroke with greater Dr. T.J. control and a more sensitive touch Tomasi is a teaching than the average golfer uses beprofessional cause the greens are so slick and in Port St. unforgiving. The traditional putLucie, Fla. Visit his ting grip in the photo here is where Web site at it starts. tjtomasi.com. The index finger of this players left hand is pointing at the ground as a cue to start the putter head moving straight back away from the ball. This helps ensure that his left wrist does not cup more than it started with at address. The key to this stroke is the right index finger, which is curled into a trigger. This is the feel center, and the golfer gets his go signal as he monitors the pressure point of his right triggerfinger. The putting stroke is initiated by a rocking motion of the elbows on the backswing where the left elbow moves downward and the right moves up. On the way to impact, the right elbow straightens a tad, creating a piston-type stroke where the clubface points directly at the target even after the ball is long gone. This action causes the clubhead to rise significantly because the butt end of the club remains pointed at his belt buckle, where it was at address. This method is great for producing a slight overspin on the ball, which helps it stay on its line.
TEEING OFF
Focus on forms
Instead of swing mechanics and negative
Its not you; its the

greens
Did you choose D?
The finger curl of the right hand is the feel point of this putting stroke, allowing a golfer to negotiate greens as slick as Augustas.
Q: Im not a very good putter thoughts, at some point in the development at my home course, but when of your game, you need to occupy your I go to a private course as a mind with success images of your swing. guest, I putt great. What Begin by thinking about circles. gives? A.M. One way to think about your golf swing is to picture four circles that must be comA: This is not as surprising as pleted, each in their own time. The smallest it sounds. Heres a question circle, and the one that finishes first, is the Play your game focusing on the four circles hips, for you: What do you need to circle or rotation of your hips. shoulders, hands and clubhead. putt like a pro? The answer is, The next circle is your shoulders, which is great greens, the kind most roll of the DNA dice, leaving the lone power that slightly larger than the hips. Following that is the golfers never get to putt on. remains free to dominate by default. circle of your hands, and it finishes next-to-last, Because the speed of the While you must learn the tangible mechanics of ahead of the largest circle, the clubhead. These greens they play on is on the the swing, such as grip and weight shift, you four circles must be completed in that order. slick end, the pros develop a must play the game by allowing forms to cue up dead-handed, single-lever your motor responses. Your clubhead, hands and body dont really transtroke you cant use on normal scribe exact circles, but the point is clear: To GOLF SPOKEN HERE greens. By taking the hands keep everything on its appointed arc of rotation, and wrists out of the putting in sync and on time, the circles must be allowed motion, the stroke becomes to do their thing. pendulum-like and deadly This is what I call form learning. Instead of foSnide remark to make when your oppoaccurate. cusing on swing mechanics, I ask students to tap nents putt stops just short of the hole. So, unless your putting surinto the power of the form. faces are tour quality, dont Actually, Alice should by Alliss, acForm-ulate and calculate are different levels blame yourself or your stroke. cording to Brent Kelley at About.com Golf. of recognition. Most golfers focus on learning Its not you; its the greens. The saying has its origin in the singles swing mechanics (calculations) versus the pure match between Arnold Palmer and English form of the swing itself. In his book The Man (To Ask the Pro a question golfer Peter Alliss at the 1963 Ryder Cup. Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks about golf, email him at: Alliss left a putt short, and someone in the discovered this form power in two idiot savant TJInsider@aol.com.) crowd hollered, Nice putt, Alliss. twins who were so disabled they could not calculate 2 times 8, but they could formulate at a very high level: QUOTE OF OF THE WEEK A box of matches on their table fell, and disWho was quoted as charged its contents on the floor: 111, they both saying this after a cried simultaneously ... I counted the matches public outing of bad it took me some time and there were 111. How could you count the matches so quickly? I conduct: asked. We didnt count, they said, we saw the 111. A. Pee-wee Herman Unencumbered by normal mechanics, the twins B. Madonna embraced the form of 111, i.e., 111-ness, instead of calculating it. Perhaps we all have such C. Bobby Petrino wondrous powers running sub rosa, but they are D. Eldrick Woods (by obscured by the exigencies of survival to be way of Hank Haney) kept safe from matches and their fire, there is little use in knowing the form 111-ness. Savants have had the normal human powers used to navigate the world ripped away by disease or a cruel
Hit it, Alice!
There are some girls who are going to be after me even more now, especially the wild ones.
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SPRINT CUP
Race: STP 400 Where: Kansas Speedway When: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. (ET) TV: FOX 2011 Winner: Brad Keselowski (right)
NATIONWIDE SERIES
Race: NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 Where: Richmond International Raceway When: April 27, 7:00 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN2 2011 Winner: Denny Hamlin
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Race: SFP 250 Where: Kansas Speedway When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (ET) TV: SPEED 2011 Winner: Clint Bowyer
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reg Biffles rebound appears to be for real. The veteran driver, who hasnt performed up to expectations in recent seasons, broke a 49-race losing streak on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, and has led the Cup points standings since the third race of the season, at Las Vegas. In the eyes of many observers, Biffles victory validated his position atop the points standings. For others, it raised the possibility, although its still very early in the season, that he could become the first driver ever to win a championship in all three of NASCARs elite divisions Camping World Trucks, Nationwide and Cup. Biffle won the truck title in 2000 and the Nationwide crown two years later. But as Biffle pointed out in his winners interview at Texas, where he defeated five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in a late-race duel, the higher a driver advances up the NASCAR ladder, the more difficult it is to win races and championships. When I moved from the truck series to Nationwide, it was a huge step, Biffle said. It was much, much harder. And when I moved from the Nationwide to the Cup Series, I had
no idea that the competition was going to be what it was. I knew it was going to be hard. But man, its tough, and there are a lot of great drivers in this sport and a lot of good equipment. ... But this year is my year, so Im going to keep after it all the way to Homestead. Biffle has come close in the past. In 2005, he led the Cup circuit in race victories with six, and tied his Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards for second in the championship standings, 35 points behind winner Tony Stewart. He was third in 2008, but the next three seasons saw him win just two races at Pocono and Kansas in 2010 and finish outside the top five in points. Midway through last year, Biffles team got a new crew chief as Matt Puccia replaced Greg Erwin. The results began to change almost immediately. Like Biffle, Puccias career has seen him make stops in all three NASCAR divisions, and like Biffle, hes a longtime member of Jack Roushs race team. Saturdays victory at Texas was his first in the elite Cup series. Continues on page 29
Rebound
Biffle: This year is my year
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Ford, passes Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet during Saturdays Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (NASCAR photo)
As caddy, Hamlin gets taste of Masters golf tournament

Denny Hamlin went from being one of the stars of one sport to being a fan of another athlete during last weeks Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. His friend and fellow Dukes of Hazzard enthusiast Bubba Watson had Hamlin caddy for him during a preliminary event at Augusta, then went out and scored a dramatic win in the prestigious golf classic. Of course that trick shot I taught him on Wednesday paid off on Sunday, Hamlin joked in reference to the hook shot that Watson launched from the woods that put his ball within easy reach of the cup during the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Its just one of those things where it was an Denny Hamlin looks on as he caddies for Bubba Watson during the Par 3 Contest prior to the amazing accomplishment for him and his start of the 2012 Masters Tournament on April 4 in Augusta, Georgia. (NASCAR photo) family. Hamlin said that he and Watson hit it off from the first time they met, on a golf course in Phoenix in 2010. considered us friends and I didnt Carl Edwards took the high road Were both lefties, he said. We both obvirealize that she had all those probwhen asked at Texas Motor Speedously like racing. I grew up loving The lems, he said. I would have done Dukes of Hazzard, and he obviously does as way about his portrayal as controlanything in the world to have ling and self-centered in an well. I dont know what it is about our perhelped her with those. As always, autobiography by his former girlsonalities, but we seem to get along. It was regardless of what she writes in friend, Amanda Beard. right from the get go. And he admits her books and things like that, if Edwards, now married to anpulling hard for his friend in the closing other woman and the father of two she ever needs something from round of the Masters. I was just generally me, I would be there to help her children, said he really didnt nervous for him on Sunday, Hamlin said. out. I dont know what else to say know what to make of Beards Im nervous because its my friend and you about that. hope that the guy does well. Its just a great opinions. I guess all I can say is that I feeling. I felt like I won it myself.
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Stenhouse gets 2nd 2012 win

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. continues to show that hes truly one of NASCARs up-and-coming stars. At Texas Motor Speedway, the defending Nationwide Series champion got his second Nationwide victory of the season, and moved to within four points of series leader Elliott Sadler. Stenhouse led three times for 68 laps and held off Cup regulars Paul Menard, Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin to get his fourth career victory. I feel a lot better coming into this year, obviously, with the Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (NASCAR photo) championship from last year, Stenhouse said. One thing I do enjoy about this is running up front every week, and we have a shot to win every week. That is all we can do. When we can finish it off like that, that is a positive.
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Bristol owner cautioned in addressing attendance woes
Greg Biffle...
Continued from page 27 Jack gave me this opportunity in the Truck Series and I got my first win with Roush in 2008 with Erik Darnell, Puccia said. Its been a great progression with the company. Also like Biffle, hes looking forward to the upcoming stretch of races on the schedule. Weve got some good race tracks coming, he said. Weve got Kansas and Richmond and Talladega and Darlington, and as we look ahead theres not one race I cant say we cant go and run good and be in contention to win every week. So were looking forward to getting going the next part of this little stint here.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet, races Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Ford, at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 18. (NASCAR photo)
Speedway Motorsports Chairman and Bristol Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith is trying to put the action genie back in the bottle at Bristol, but several drivers are saying not so fast to his plans to somehow alter the track in an attempt to bring back the beating and banging that fans say they miss. The recent Food City 500 played out before a 160,000-seat grandstand that was barely half full, setting off a debate over the drop-off from years of consecutive sellouts. Some say the surface, reconfigured in 2007, eliminated the one-groove racing that led to the large use of bump-and run tactics, and fans dont like the side-byside racing that ensued. Others say the slumping economy, coupled..Continues on next page
Toyota Matrix is still a smart choice

The Toyota Matrix is one of those cars that is hard to define. It falls somewhere between a hatchback, a wagon and a crossover SUV. First sold in 2002, the Matrix went through a complete redesign in 2009 and continues to march on, although with less features and trim levels. The Matrix boasts the benefits of sharing its mechanicals with the rock-solid Toyota Corolla. It is a five-passenger hatchback/wagon, and really, if you ever considered a hatchback version of the Corolla, well the Matrix would probably be it. Last year, Toyota dropped the top-of-the-line XRS model which featured all-wheel drive and a slightly different rear suspension, leaving only the base model and the S as the available trim levels. All-wheel drive is available with the S, but it can only be had with the older four-speed automatic. Inside, both models share a similar and smart interior design. The cockpit styling uses a driver-oriented instrument panel and the control are all within easy reach. The Optitron gauges in the instrument panel feature white and silver lighting that makes the gauges easy for the driver to read. If you check the Premium Package the Matrix gets a bunch of additional features like a sunroof, an upgraded sound system with more speakers and an auxiliary jack, USB port and iPod connectivity. The Matrix can be compared to a small SUV when it comes to cargo space. The rear can hold about 20 cubic feet of cargo and if you need more room the 60/40 split back seat can be folded flat, expanding cargo room to 61 cubic feet. For extra long cargo, the front passenger seat can be folded down as well. On the road, my five-speed automatic equipped Matrix S drove quite well. Power was plentiful and the shifting was nice and smooth. But fuel economy was a little disappointing, barley able to get above 20 mpg in town. On the highway, the EPA rated my S at 29 mpg. These days, where fuel economy is a concern, many buyers may prefer the base Matrix with its smaller engine. EPA rates it at 26 mpg in town and 32 mpg on the highway for the manual. Both of those numbers drop 1 mpg if you go with the automatic. Ten years ago when the Matrix first made the scene, there were hardly any competitors. Now, it competes with the likes of the Chevrolet HHR, the Honda Fit, the Kia Soul and even the Nissan Cube. The Matrix no longer stands tall in its class, but it seems to do just about everything well, which continues to make it a smart choice for anyone looking for a practical, economical and reliable vehicle. -- Christopher A. Randazzo
The base Matrix is as the name describes it pretty basic. It comes with steel wheels and all the normal stuff you come to expect like full power accessories, but not much else. In S trim, the Matrix starts to look the part by getting foglamps and a better sound system. When it comes to powering the Matrix, there are two engines available. In base form, the
Matrix gets Toyotas 1.8 liter four-cylinder that makes 132 horsepower. A five-speed manual transmission is standard, with a dated four-speed automatic available as an option. The Matrix S gets a 2.4 liter four-cylinder that ups horsepower to 158. As with the smaller engine, a five-speed manual transmission is standard, but the optional automatic uses a more modern five-speed.
Bristol...
Continued from page 29.. with the high cost of attending races, is to blame. Jeff Gordon is among those urging Smith to proceed with caution. I think you have to be very, very careful, Gordon said in his weekly press conference, at Texas Motor Speedway, adding that the tracks issues might be more related to the Car of Tomorrow than the racing surface. He said that with the new car, bump-and-run at Bristol might not be practical. This car punches a big hole in the air, and Im not so sure wed be able to get to the guys rear bumper, he said. We might see more single-file racing. Gordon said he polled his Twitter followers, and a majority of them said the racing surface wasnt a big issue. My Twitter poll was that gas prices and hotel prices and the economy are the biggest reason why people are saving their money to come to the night race there, and not able to travel as much as they used to and be able to incur some of the expenses that they used to, he said. Theyre going to save up for a Saturday night race.
By The Numbers:
Toyota Matrix S
Base Price: $20,455.00 Price as Tested: $22,625.00 Layout: front-engine / front-wheel drive Engine: 2.4 liter four-cylinder Transmission: five-speed automatic Horsepower: 158 hp Torque: 162 lb-ft EPA Fuel Economy: 21 city / 29 highway mpg [Visit me at www.carsbycar.blogspot.com or email me at autocran@gmail.com]
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Rock owner: Race a success

Kasey Kahne took the checkered flag in Sundays Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway, but the real winners were track owner Andy Hillenburg and the people in the Rockingham area who worked hard to bring NASCAR racing back to the Rock. An impressive crowd estimated at 27,500 was on hand to participate in the first NASCAR race at Rockingham since 2004, when the track was closed and its remaining Cup race moved to Texas Motor Speedway. Hillenburg told reporters after the race that although he doesnt have the final numbers, he considers the weekend a big success. As a promoter, I still want to go and do better, but I am very proud of our efforts, he said. It was a team effort, and I feel like we did the best that we could do based on the knowledge that we had. I also feel confident in saying that if I get a second chance from NASCAR, I can do even better.
1. Greg Biffle 273; Leader 2. Matt Kenseth 254; behind -19 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 254; behind -19 4. Martin Truex Jr. 253; behind -20 5. Kevin Harvick 249; behind -24 6. Denny Hamlin 242; behind -31
Cup victories at Kansas by Chevrolet tops all manufacturers
Fewest laps led by a Sprint Cup winner at Kansas Speedway (by Tony Stewart in 2006)
Sprint Cup drivers who have run all seven races this season but 7. Tony Stewart have fewer points 234; behind -39 than Mark Martin, who 8. Jimmie Johnson has run just five 233; behind -40 Top-five finishes 9. Ryan Newman by Clint Bowyer, 225; behind -48 the fewest of any driver in the top 10 in 10. Clint Bowyer Sprint Cup points 219; behind -54
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