Spotlight E.P. News

NASCAR Racing Etiquette 101

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

The week off that followed the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski incident at Atlanta Motor Speedway meant that when the drivers arrived at Bristol Motor Speedway last Friday, it was the first chance for the media to quiz them about the incident and its aftermath.
Not surprisingly, a lot of the questioning centered on how young drivers learn the unwritten rules of the sport, especially when it comes to aggressive driving. Call it Racing Etiquette 101.
It didn’t take Jeff Gordon but a second to recall his introduction to class.

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Golf’s most difficult move

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

In the transition from backswing to downswing, the
key factor is a pressure change where your weight transfers to your front foot. It’s a move that is hard to see unless you’re looking for it, yet it is the most important move in the golf swing because it sets up your downswing for good contact at impact.
As you make a backswing there are natural pressure changes that take place as the upper part of your body ­rotates against a resisting lower body in a process called coiling. As you near the top of your swing, your weight should begin to migrate to your front foot.

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STOMP – The Smash Hit Returns To The Plaza Theatre

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to the Historic Plaza Theatre on Tuesday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. The return of the percussive hit brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans. Tickets, starting at $30.50, now on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

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Human medication can threaten pets

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

Medication meant for people, both prescribed and over-the-counter, had the dubious honor of being the top-ranked pet poison for 2009, according to calls to the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center (www.ASPCA.org/APCC). Last year nearly 46,000 calls involved medications meant for people. At No. 2 on the list was insecticides, with 29,000 calls.

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Pick Your Battles With Your Teenagers Wisley

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

QUESTION: When discussing adolescence, why do you focus your comments on parents? It’s the kids who do crazy things.

DR. DOBSON: I’m particularly concerned about idealistic and perfectionistic moms and dads who are determined to make their adolescent perform and achieve and measure up to the highest standard…

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Plus-Size Fashion Tips

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

When it comes to wearing plus-size clothes, it’s all about attitude, says Babe Hope, author of a new guidebook: “Pretty Plus: How to Look Sexy, Sensational and Successful No Matter What You Weigh” (New Horizon Press, $14.95). Since Hope has struggled with weight issues all her life, she has decided to transform her “pity party” into a “pretty party” by writing a book that gives new fashion skills to plus-size women.

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Familias Triunfadoras, Inc: Rebuilding El Paso County One Colonia At A Time

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.

Life-long Colonia resident Maria Ortiz said that she was so used to living in a Colonia that didn’t have potable water that she didn’t think much about it. However, on a blistering hot day in San Elizario, Texas, she was climbing a ladder to fill her air conditioning unit with water, when she fell and broke her leg. “That’s when I said – Enough!” She decided to get involved in helping other Colonia residents to not only obtain water, but, also natural gas and other amenities which other people take for granted.

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La Catrina

Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by admin.

Have you ever seen a skeleton dolled up in a bright-red dress? Or have you ever seen a skeleton wearing an elaborate hat and holding a bottle of tequila in her bony hand? Or have you ever seen a male skeleton on his knees proposing to a female skeleton who seems to be about ready to turn down the poor skeletal guy? Well, if you haven’t, you’re in for a treat at the newest La Catrina Restaurant, now open at 12111 Montwood on El Paso’s Eastside.

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‘Have at it,boys’ Kurt Busch wins in dramatic Kobalt Tools 500

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by admin.

NASCAR’s new “Have at it, boys” approach to racing played a major role in the finish of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But none of the late-race wrecking seemed to slow Kurt Busch, who got his third career Sprint Cup victory at AMS and his second straight in the spring race.
Busch was cruising at the front, finally having dispatched his chief challenger, Kasey Kahne, when Carl Edwards, running 156 laps in arrears, appeared to use his front bumper to retaliate against Brad Keselowski for a Lap 41 incident between the two of them.

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Rules of THUMBS – Golf

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by admin.

“In the absence of any other proof,” Sir Isaac Newton said, “the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.” In further testament to its importance, Julius Caesar ­ordered the thumbs of opponents amputated so they could never again swing their weapons effectively. Both in war and golf, the one digit you want working correctly is your thumb.

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The Long Hello: Zac Brown Band

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by admin.

The Zac Brown Band made history in at least two ways when it won Best New Artist honors at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 31.
The six-man group became the first country-music band — as opposed to solo artist — to ever win a Best New Artist trophy at the Grammys. Equally notable, this year’s Best New Artist winner isn’t exactly new, although Grammy Award rules are flexible in defining who qualifies for such a designation.

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