Spotlight E.P. News

TRIFECTA! Ganassi gets third big win, but not with the driver expected

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Chip Ganassi completed his car-owner’s trifecta on Sunday as one of his drivers won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to go along with his victories earlier this year in the nation’s other major races: the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500.
But it wasn’t his driver Juan Pablo Montoya – the focus of all the media attention leading up to the Brickyard – who delivered the trophy. It was the driver who has been the biggest surprise of the 2010 season, Jamie McMurray.

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Piano Royalty: Jamie Cullum

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

It’s unlikely England’s Queen Elizabeth II and the members of veteran heavy-metal band Iron Maiden have a lot in common, apart from their shared nationality and the fact they live in a country where this summer is cold and gray. But when it comes to the genre-leaping music of singer-pianist Jamie Cullum, the queen and the Maidens are of like mind.

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MODERN MIRACLES – Veterinary specialists offer hope with advanced care options

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

The advances in veterinary medicine in just the last couple of decades have been dramatic, and these days many of the same lifesaving options in human medicine are also available to pets, often through skilled veterinary specialists.
Still, the idea that advanced treatments for cancer and other diseases or injuries are too much “to put a pet through” remains a common one, says Dr. Sandy Willis, a veterinarian who specializes in internal medicine.
But Josh, Tessa, Missy and Emma would surely beg to differ. The three dogs and one cat bore mute testimony to the power of veterinary medicine and an owner’s love at the 2010 conference of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, held recently in Anaheim, Calif.

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FATHERS’ INFLUENCE KEY TO DAUGHTERS’ SELF-ESTEEM

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

QUESTION: Talk about a father’s impact on his daughter and what he should hope to accomplish through that relationship.
DR. DOBSON: Fathers have an incalculable impact on their daughters. Most psychologists believe, and I am one of them, that all future romantic relationships are influenced positively or negatively by the way a girl interacts with her dad in the childhood years.

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The Dish on Denim for Fall

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Whether you’re a teenager planning your back-to-school wardrobe or a Mom checking out the latest trends in jeans, denim should be at the top of your shopping list. There are plenty of ways to put some “jeanius” in your fashion life this fall.

“Denim just gets stronger and stronger,” says Donald Johannesson, creative and design director for Dish Jeans Ltd, a Vancouver-based contemporary denim company. “For this fall, you’ll see it in every kind of garment you could imagine, from jeans to skirts to vests and jackets, shirts, dresses, even accessories, shoes and bags, in every wash variation possible, making it the pivotal fabric in building any wardrobe.”

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Calendar of Events July 30th – Aug 5th

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Calendar of Events for the week of July 30th – Aug 5th for El Paso, TX and Southern New Mexico.

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Bend THE BALL

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin.

It’s the course architect’s job to make golf exciting, so he prepares a progression of tests, some requiring the ball to curve to the left, some to the right and some to fly straight.
For a right-handed golfer, a fade is a curve on the ball from left to right; a draw is just the opposite. A fade for a pro is a straight ball that gets to the top of its flight pattern, then falls to the right, at most about three or four yards.

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El Paso youngsters develop skills, compete in Swimming Championships

Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by admin.

More than 300 youngsters from throughout El Paso County competed July 24 and July 25 in the Annual Public Leagues City Swimming Championships at the Pavo Real Aquatic Center, 110 Presa Place Street.
Wright Stanton, manager of the El Paso Parks and Recreation’s Aquatics Program, said that children as young as 6 years of age, and adolescents up to age 18 had a great time at the meet.

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Billy Ray Cyrus’ New Band BROTHER CLYDE to Welcome Home Soldiers with Private USO Show at Fort Bliss July 25

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Multi-platinum recording artist Billy Ray Cyrus’ new band BROTHER CLYDE will soon visit Fort Bliss and perform a 90-minute USO concert for soldiers of the Fourth Brigade, First Armored Division returning home from Iraq. Cyrus will debut music from BROTHER CLYDE’s self-titled debut album and they will also sign autographs, pose for photos and extend his heartfelt gratitude to troops and their families. The show is free and open to all military ID holders.
This is Cyrus’ second USO tour. In December 2009, Cyrus accompanied the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen on a seven-day, three-country USO holiday tour. He was joined by comedian Dave Attell, world-renowned tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and tennis player Anna Kournikova.

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LIKE A BRICK HOUSE – NASCAR bringing Sprint Cup to Indy for annual Brickyard 400

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Like the golfers of the PGA playing a course like Augusta National in the Masters, there seems to be something magical that happens when NASCAR’s finest race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The cream always seems to rise to the top. And drivers who appear to have the best years of their careers behind them somehow summon the strength to run with the younger dogs at the famed Brickyard.

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Steve Miller: The Music Vet is Happy to Share his Opinions and Music, Live and Unedited

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

It’s been 42 years since Steve Miller’s first album came out and 20 years since the release of his Steve Miller Band’s “Greatest Hits: 1974-1978,” which has now sold more than 14 million copies in the United States alone. Yet, while this veteran guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader is now touring behind his first new studio album in 17 years — the rousing, vintage blues-drenched “Bingo!” — he has no concern for what his legacy will be.

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A MIRACLE OF RESTORATION

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

In order to make solid contact you must use the “long arm” method: The arms are long at address, then the back arm folds and the front wrist cocks, decreasing your clubhead’s distance to the ball. Then just in time for impact, the arms go long again, re-creating the distance you established at address.
For purposes of discussion, let’s assume that the golf swing is a circle, even though it is not exactly so. The radius of your swing circle is a combination of your front arm plus the length of the club.

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KNOW YOUR RISKS Too many pet owners stress about the wrong things

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

When it comes to food, household cleaners and plants, veterinary experts say that pet lovers spend too much time worrying about products that aren’t much of a problem and generally don’t know about the things that truly are.
How can you know what’s safe and what’s not?
“Check multiple sources for confirmation,” says veterinarian Dr. Steven Hansen, head of the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center, noting that the APCC’s website (ASPCA.org/APCC) is a great resource, as is the urban myth website Snopes.com. “Question it all, and if you have any question at all, ask your own veterinarian.”

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