Desert Local News Jan. 10, 2011 Edition

Desert LocaL News © JaN. 10, 2011 1

JANUARY 10, 2011 ISSUE 1 PRICE $5.95


PALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGSPALM SPRINGS F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL F ILM FESTIVAL 201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011

Deser t Palm Achievement winner, Ac tress Natal ie Por tman ~ Photo by Pat K rause

J a v i e r B a r d o m

M a r k Wa h l b e r g i s i n t e r v i e we d b y T V ’s E x t ra

Desert LocaL News © JaN. 10, 20112

What is Wind Energy? As stated by Wik ipedia , wind is the f low of gases on a large scale. On ear th , i t consists of the bulk movement of a i r. Fol lowed by what i t i s in outer space, p lanetar y . . .etc.

For us though, i t consists of the bulk movement of a i r. They are commonly c lass i f ied by their spat ia l scale, their speed, the t ype of forces that cause them, the regions in which they occur, and their ef fec t .

To mention some; gust which is a sudden, br ief increase in speed at least 16 k nots and durat ion less than 20 seconds. Strong winds of intermediate durat ion (around one minute) are cal led squal ls . Breeze, gale, s torm, hurr icane and t yphoon are of long- durat ion and with di f ferent average strength.

The hor izontal ax is wind turbine has the rotor shaf t and the generator shaf t in a hor izontal posit ion and point ing into the wind. The rotor and the generator are both on top of the tower or mast . I t has a yaw dr ive assembly that a l lows the turbine to face direc t ly into the wind.

Smal l turbines use a wind vane to point into the wind. Large turbines use wind sensor in combinat ion with ser vo motor to do the job. When pointed into the wind, the wind power turns the wind-blades and with i t the rotor. I n smal l turbines the rotor shaf t i s

d i rec t ly connec ted to the generator whi le in large turbines i t i s connec ted through a gearbox to speed up to rotat ion of the e lec tr ica l generator.

HAW Ts come in t wo t ypes the upwind and the downwind machines. The upwind t ype is the t radit ional ever y day vers ion where the blades are at the wind s ide. The downwind t ype receives the wind in the back of the blades. I t needs no addit ional mechanism to keep i t in l ine with the wind. But i t i s vulnerable to fat igue fa i lures due to c ycl ica l turbulence behind the mast .

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Wind Energy


Ver t ica l ax is wind turbines have their main axis perpendicular to the ground. The generators and gearboxes can be mounted c lose the ground. VAW T per form wel l in both rural and urban surroundings.

They per form better than hor izontal ax is in places where there are a lot of tur-bulences. They are not af fec ted by wind direc t ions, the wind may blow from any direc t ion. No yaw mechanism is needed.

They can be mounted on top of the roof. They are s imple to insta l l and easy to maintain . Their operat ion is quiet .

At low speed winds t radit ional hor i -zontal ax is wind turbines are more ef -f ic ient . But at h igh wind speeds, VAW Ts can be 7 to 8 t imes more ef f ic ient than hor izontal ax is .

They can withstand much higher wind speeds to about 140mph and st i l l producing power. And they have a nice appearance.

Ver tic al Axis Wind Turbine

H e i d i Tr e j o, d a u g h t e r o f J o s e a n d M a r i a Tr e j o, ce l e b ra t e d h e r 9 t h b i r t h d a y w i t h a 5 0 ’s p a r t y a t H i d d e n S p r i n g s

C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r. ~ P h o t o b y B r u ce M o n t g o m e r y

Wind is our fr iendCongratulations


I f you’re l ike many Amer i -cans, you have recent ly made home improve -

ments to lessen your impac t on the environment. Whi le you’ve a l ready taken big str ides toward saving energy - and money - you can conser ve even more by mak-ing sure your new systems are running at peak ef f ic ienc y.

Whether you recent ly outf i t -ted your home with solar panels or invested in a new heat ing system or water heater, here are some t ips to make sure you are saving energy at the highest capacit y.

S olar panelsSolar panels capture f ree

energy f rom the sun, but they can lose a lot of their capacit y i f they aren’t c leaned regular ly. Depending upon where you l ive and other var iable condit ions, you may need to c lean panels as of ten as once a month. A dir t y panel can reduce the ef f ic ienc y of an ent i re ar ray by up to 40 percent . S ince panels can some -t imes be hard to reach, you may want to consider invest ing in a c leaning system l ike M r. Long-Arm’s Pro Cur ve Solar Cleaning K it , which a l lows you to reach and c lean di f f icult- to -access panels .

The system features t wo unique c leaning tools , a washer/squeegee that attaches to a cur ved ex tension pole as wel l as an ex tendable f low thru pole and c leaning brush that can be attached to a garden hose. To v iew videos on how to c lean solar panels , v is i t w w w.mrlong-arm.com.

Heating systemsA new energy- ef f ic ient heat-

ing system only gets you par t of the way to opt imal ef f ic ienc y. Before the heat ing season star ts each year, you should make sure your HVAC f i l ters and vents are c leaned, as you wi l l see an immediate loss in ef f ic ienc y i f there is any block age.

Another aspec t of heat ing ef f ic ienc y has nothing to do with your heat ing system. Mak-ing sure your home is proper ly sealed and insulated can save you up to 20 percent on energy costs, according to the U.S . De -par tment of Energy ’s Energy Star program.

Water heatersNo matter how large your

home or your fami ly, you can

eas i ly make your water heater more ef f ic ient by turning down the temperature on the unit to 120 degrees F. The lower temperature means the heater doesn’t work as hard, and your water wi l l s t i l l be hot enough to take a bath or wash dishes.

You may a lso want to con-s ider a tank less water heater, which only heats the water when i t ’s demanded. These sys-tems a lso take up less space in your ut i l i t y room by running the cold water through heated coi ls before i t goes through the pipes to your s ink or shower.

I f you’ve a l ready taken steps to become energy- ef f ic ient , you understand the benef i ts . By mak ing your current sys-tems even more ef fec t ive and economical , you can see even greater rewards for going green.

Keep your ‘green’ home running at p eak eff ic ienc yBy Staff AR A


T he Palm Spr ings I nternat ional Fi lm Fest ival had a

specia l shine when a l l the Celebr i t ies ar r ived to be greeted by hundreds of photographers and T V crews. The Awards G ala was held on Saturday, Jan. 8th at the Palm Spr ings Convent ion Center. Award winning Celebr i t ies and Celebr i t y presenters came to Palm Spr ings for this annual event . The Fest ival has become one of the top three in the US. This fest ival i s k nown for pick ing Oscar nominees and winners. To get an award here is a prelude to winning other awards.

Celebr i t ies were greeted by screaming fans that had star ted l in ing up a long the street across f rom the Convent ion Center ear ly in the day. Many waited for hours just to be able to get in the f ront row hoping a celebr i t y would walk across the road to greet them. Fans held photos and other memorabi l ia in hopes of gett ing an autograph whi le many were just hoping to get a photo or see their favor i te ac tor. Some of the celebr i t ies would get out of their L imo and go direc t ly across the street to the fans. O thers would do a

few inter views f i rst and then greet the fans. Some luck y fans won seats in a bleachers compl iments of local radio stat ions. The weather was a l i t t le cooler than normal but that didn’t stop the fans.

The Women walked the Red Carpet with Grace in Beaut i fu l gowns and designer shoes. Even wear ing smi les in the cool weather whi le I am sure they were ver y cold. The men were handsomely dressed in suits and Ol iver Stone accessor ized his with a br ight red scar f.

Direc tor Ol iver Stone presented the R is ing Star Award to Jennifer Lawrence. Carey Mul l igan was presented the Breathrough Per formance Award by the handsome Andrew G ar f ie ld. The Deser t Palm Achievement, Ac tor, Award was presented by Guy Pearce and Helen M irren, who was an Award winner here last year. The Deser t Palm Achievement , Ac tress, Award was given to Natal ie Por tman, “Black Swan” and presented by Ac tor, Jake Gyl lenhaal . A crowd favor i te was the I nternat ional Star Award for Javier Bardem” Biut i fu l ” and presented by the ta lented ac tress, Natal ie Por tman.

Pa lm Spr ings F i lm Fes t i va l

Stor y and Photos by Pat Krause

B r e a k t h r o u g h Pe r f o r m a n ce a wa r d we n t t o Ca r e y M u l l i g a n ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e


P r e s e n t e r M a r k Wa h l b e r g i s i n t e r v i e we d b y T V ’s E x t ra ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

D i g n i t a r i e s f r o m t h e B ra z i l i a n f i l m . “ Lu l a , S o n o f B ra z i l ” ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

R i c h a r d M i l a n o v i c h a n d f a m i l y~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

D a r r y l M a cd o n a l d a n d H e l e n d u To i t

~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s eM a r y B o n o M a c k Ac t r e s s H e l e n M i r r e n


Pa l m S p r i n g s M a yo r S t e ve Po u g n e t a n d s o m e o f t h e Pa l m S p r i n g s S t u d e n t s h e b r o u g h t a s g u e s t s ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

Pa lm Spr ings F i lm Fes t i va l

Desert LocaL News © JaN. 10, 201110 Desert LocaL News © JaN. 10, 201110

M a yo r S t e ve Po u g n e t , d a u g h t e r J u l i a a n d C o u n c i l wo m a n G i n ny Fo a t ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

B e n e f a c t o r s o f t h e P S I F F J a c k i e Le e a n d J i m H o u s t o n ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

J a v i e r B a r d o m , I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a r Awa r d

~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

Desert LocaL News © JaN. 10, 2011 11Desert LocaL News © JaN. 10, 2011 11

Congresswoman Mar y Bono Mack told Ex tra that she was not going to let anyone tr y to stop her f rom coming to this fest ival because of the events that led to things l ike the k i l l ings in Ar izona the night before. Ben Aff leck sa id his chi ldren didn’t l ike his beard. Diane Warren sa id that i f she had been par t of the Amer ican Idol staf f she would have paid a lot to keep Paula Abdul on the show and hoped the new “ Idol : would do wel l with the changes. Rober t Duval l sa id he is not done ac t ing and has a new movie coming out soon. Ex tra and the I ns ider were nex t to the photographers area .

The Direc tor of the Year Award was given to Danny Boyle “127 Hours” and presented by ac tor James Franco. Diane Warren got the Freder ick Loewe Award f rom Taylor Hackford. Hear throb Ben Aff leck “ The Town” was presented the Chairman’s Award by Amy R yan. David O. Russel l “ The Fighter ” was given the Sonny Bono Vis ionar y Award by ac tor and star of the movie, Mark Wahlberg and ac tress, Amy Adams, another Award winner

at th is fest ival f rom last year. The cast of “ The Socia l Net work ” won the Ensemble Award and was presented by David Fincher. The one ever y ac tor wants is the L i fet ime Achievement Award. This year that Award went to the great ac tor and Oscar nominee many t imes, Rober t Duval l . The award was presented by Aaron Eck har t . The ever beaut i fu l and ta lented E T ’s Mar y Har t was the Emcee and Hostess again this year for the 8th t ime. .

Chairman Harold Matzner took to the podium ear ly in the evening to thank the many people i t takes to make an event l ike this grow to the prest igious af fa i r i t has become. The fest ival has ra ised over one mi l l ion dol lars again this year. They have managed to remain in the black even with the bleak economy thanks to the many hard work ing people whose pass ion i t i s to make this annual event the best . Palm Spr ings and the surrounding areas benef i t too with the f i l led hotels , restaurants and other businesses. I ts a win, win benef i t to ever yone in the Val ley.

Palm Springs Fi lm FestivalC o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 6

L i f e t i m e Ac h i e ve m e n t a wa r d w i n n e r, R o b e r t D u va l a n d h i s g u e s t ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

P r e s e n t e r J a ke G y l l e n h a a l ~ P h o t o b y Pa t K ra u s e

D i a n e Wa r r e n C o l i n Fi r t h

P r e s e n t e r A my Ad a m s o n t h e R e d Ca r p e t i n f r o n t o f P h o t o g ra p h e r s ~ P h o t o Pa t K ra u s e


B iopics, as they are k nown in the industr y,

are only as good as the subjec ts under scrut iny. When the subjec t i s the Pres ident of Braz i l , South Amer ica’s largest countr y and the produc t ion company mak ing the f i lm, L .C . Barreto, the legendar y f i f t y-year o ld Braz i l ian movie produc t ion company, i t ’s a given that ex tra care and attent ion wi l l be paid to the projec t . The f i lm, based on the book “Lula , the Son of Braz i l ” by Denise Parana (who a lso is the co -screenwriter a long with Daniel Tendler and Fernando Bonass i ) , i s Braz i l ’s 2010 O ff ic ia l Entr y for the 2010 Academy Awards.

The movie, under the careful and creat ive eye of long t ime direc tor Fabio Barreto, i s set against the backdrop of the1940’s , to 70’s Braz i l , and is chock ful l of interest ing charac ters and incidents that char t the course of the man. Born into a humble, pover t y-str icken fami ly as Luis I nacio da S i lva in 1945, we exper ience his r ise through Brazi l ’s union movement, as “Lula”, and to the highest of f ice in the land – The Pres idenc y. “Lula” i s h is boyhood nick name and one that u l t imately became k nown throughout a l l of Braz i l .

The movie

chronic les the ef for ts of Braz i l ’s more than for t y-mi l l ion poor and disenfranchised work ing c lass c i t izen’s as they seek upward mobi l i t y and a better l i fe. Lula soon becomes the champion of the work ing c lass. He becomes a popul ist Union leader among people whose yearnings for “a place at the economic table” have gone unanswered under a ser ies of d ic tatorships, for more than t went y years.

Boast ing a cast of 128 speak ing roles, the f i lm comes v iv idly a l ive under the sk i l led hand of d i rec tor Barreto, as he orchestrates the por trayals of some of Braz i l ’s f inest ac tors. I n the pivotal and key role of Dona L indu, Lula’s mother, Glor ia Pi res del ivers a haunt ing, nuanced, compassionate per formance. The “ fami ly ” in Lat in culture is a l l - impor tant and no one is more inf luent ia l in Lula’s ear ly l i fe than his mother.

I n suppor t ing roles : the lovely Cleo Pi res, the real l i fe daughter of Glor ia , p lays Lula’s f i rst wi fe Lurdes, who succumbs in chi ldbir th ; M i lhem Cor taz por trays Ar ist ides, Lula’s a lcohol ic and abusive father ; Sostennes Vidal i s Lula’s brother Z iza ; Jul iana Baroni i s M ar isa

Life of former President of Brazi l comes to the big screen

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Fi lm Crit ic/Reviewer

C o n t i n u e s o n Pa g e 1 3


Let ic ia , the I ta l ian widow who becomes Lula’s second wife ; and Marcos Cesana is C laudio Feitosa the Union leader Lula replaces. They are sol id in their suppor t .

I ’ve purposely lef t the best for last . Union leader Lula , and ult imately Pres ident Lula is a larger than l i fe indiv idual , and according to Producer Paula Barreto, …” required an ac tor of except ional sk i l l s to por tray the popular former Pres ident with bel ievabi l i t y and pass ion, whi le at the same t ime, not give the audience merely an impersonat ion per formance”. “ The ac tor ”, she cont inued, “ must infuse his own personal i t y into the charac ter and come up with an accurate yet compel l ing per formance”. Not an easy task . However, more than equal to the chal lenge is Rui R icardo Diaz , a handsome and gi f ted stage ac tor mak ing his f i lm debut por traying one of h is countr y ’s most char ismatic indiv iduals .

I n a s ide bar note, concerning the produc t ion, the ac tor or iginal ly cast as Lula lef t the produc t ion just 30 days pr ior to when the cameras were set to rol l . That ’s precious l i t t le t ime to f ind a replacement ac tor for such an impor tant role. The wheels of f i lm produc t ion, however, gr ind away no matter the problems. I t was ner vous t ime for a l l concerned. For tunately, one of the cast ing execut ives not iced Diaz , who had been cast in a smal ler ro le, and sa id to di rec tor Barreto and

producer Paula Barreto “ why spend dol lars and t ime look ing for a new Lula , when you a l ready have him r ight here in your cast?” Such is the role that luck and serendipit y play in the careers of many per formers.

Diaz as Lula , del ivers a h ighly sensit ive and intel l igent per formance that runs the gamut of emotions f rom eager young student , to gr ieving husband and widower, to a reborn and determined, but compassionate, union organizer, to the popular Pres ident of one of the wor ld ’s largest countr ies. I t ’s a t r iumphant journey for Diaz in what is a career- mak ing f i rst f i lm role. Remember, Peter O ’ Toole was f i rst introduced to wor ld c inema audiences as “Lawrence of Arabia”, and he is st i l l per forming to this day.

For those indiv iduals interested in the technical detai ls of moviemak ing: the f i lm was shot in just e ight weeks, with a post-produc t ion schedule of only 14 weeks. I n large canvas produc t ions such as this f i lm, post-produc t ion rat ios usual ly run one month for ever y week of f i lm shot . L .C . Barreto and i ts creat ive team can take a bow for a produc t ion wel l done and highly enter ta ining. According to producer Barreto, “Our f i lm is not sole ly an ‘Ar t House f i lm’. Our f i lm appeals to a universal audience due to the scope of the pic ture and i ts subjec t matter ”.

Look for “Lula , The Son of Braz i l ” in theatres later this year. New York Fi lm is the distr ibutor handl ing the f i lm.

Life of former President of Brazi l comes to the big screen

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Fi lm Crit ic/Reviewer

C o n t i n u e d f r o m Pa g e 1 2


I have a controvers ia l confess ion to make: M y grandfather was an i l legal a l ien.

I t d idn’t used to be controvers ia l . I t d idn’t even used to be interest-ing. O ther people a lways had way better anecdotes about their granddads than I d id, s ince mine died before I was born, so I had no personal stor ies to te l l about him. But late ly, that fac t has become quite controvers ia l , and maybe even, uncomfor table for me.

Though my grandfa-ther came to this coun-tr y i l legal ly in the hope of f inding a better l i fe than he could in his b i r th countr y, he marr ied a le -gal res ident , and eventu-al ly received U.S . c i t izen-ship. St i l l , i f the bel iefs touted in my home state of Ar izona today had been around then, the government might have declared his marr iage a sham. I f Ar izona had had i ts way decades ago, with i ts demand to repeal the Four teenth Amendment — which declares that any chi ld born on U.S . soi l automatical ly receives c i t izenship — my moth-er might not have been recognized as a c i t izen, and she could have been depor ted to the countr y she’d never seen. Even more impor tant ly, I would not have existed.

I t ’s hard to think of yoursel f as never having been born. I t ’s equal ly

hard to accept that oth-ers might not see you as belonging in the countr y you regard as a centra l par t of your ident i fy. I ’m a proud Amer ican, an in-formed voter and I th ink I ’ve made valuable con-tr ibut ions to our societ y. But the laws and bel iefs of too many in my home state would have denied my fami ly three genera-t ions of mak ing those contr ibut ions.

Don’t get me wrong- other than sometimes dr iv ing with a lead foot , I fo l low the law. I bel ieve a nat ion has a r ight to secure i ts borders, and I don’t th ink people should be cross ing them i l legal -ly. I ’m aware that i t could present a threat to our nat ional secur i t y. But I a lso bel ieve in the words on the Statute of L iber t y, Give me your t i red, your poor, your huddled mass-es yearning to breathe f ree. Surely that descr ibes most of the poor wretch-es who i l legal ly cross our borders. I a lso understand that immigrat ion is a com-plex issue. I f we didn’t cre -ate a demand for cheap labor, i f we didn’t have so many low- end jobs that most Amer icans don’t want to do, would people keep streaming into the U.S . for that work? I f we didn’t have cheap labor-ers to pick our lettuce, would we be paying ten bucks a head instead of a dol lar or t wo?

I a lso have to won-der i f i t matters that my

grandfather ’s name was Pat O ’Br ien not Juan Go -mez, that he came here i l legal ly f rom I re land, not Mexico. That h is sk in was fa i r, not brown. That he spoke Engl ish f rom the moment he stepped i l -legal ly of f that merchant vessel that docked in New York . I s that what ’s at the root of the ant i - immigrant fever?

Maybe, maybe not . Whi le I ’ve never fe l t any scorn as a result of my ethnic i t y, h istor y te l ls us that when the I r ish were streaming into this countr y in great num-bers, they were a lso re -v i led, that post ings for jobs of ten read, “No I r ish Need Apply.” Maybe the anger we’re seeing today is s imply the in i t iat ion r i te we demand of ever y group that comes to this countr y, before we accept them as our own. Or may-be i t ’s s imply that in bad economic t imes, we need to blame someone else for our t roubles.

Granted, ever y group reshapes our countr y a l i t -t le. And change threatens some people, and threat-ened people come out f ight ing. But do we real ly want to deny ourselves the work that today ’s mi-grants, documented and other wise, per form, not to mention to the contr i -but ions they and their de -scendants might make for generat ions to come?

I don’t . But maybe I don’t get a vote.

A b o u t T h e A u t h o r

K r i s N e r i w r i t e s t h e Tra -c y E a t o n m y s t e r y s e r i e s , R E -V E N G E O F T H E G Y P S Y Q U E E N , D E M B O N E S’ R E V E N G E a n d R E -V E N G E F O R O L D T I M E S’ S A K E , a s w e l l a s h a v i n g r e ce n t l y p u b l i s h e d h e r f i r s t u r b a n f a n -t a s y, H I G H C R I M E S O N T H E M AG I C A L P L A N E .

Close That B order? by : Kris Neri

Desert Local NewsPublisher

DesertLocalNews.comADVERTISEMENT

[email protected]

EditorialsJust the Fact’s Max

Matt WeyukerCONTRIBUTORS:

Jack LyonsDavid Mikelberg

Pat KrauseDr. Lisa Robyn Lawrence

Dr. Allen LawrenceBruce Montgomery

PHOTOGRAPHERSBruce Montgomery

Pat KrauseCatherine Jardine Max Liebermann

SPECIAL EDITORLeslie Andrews


http://www.christianhohmann.com/


Our own local author DeAnn LuBel l was par t of the R ancho M irage Publ ic L ibrar y Author Ser ies on Tuesday, Jan 4th. DeAnn spoke about her Award Winning H istor ical Novel “ The Last Moon”.

The book is about the 1902 Erupt ion of Mount Pelee on the Is land of Mar t in ique. This t ragedy took the l ives of over 30,000 people and destroyed the whole town of St . Pierre. DeAnn te l ls th is stor y in an engaging way br inging a l l the emotions of Lust , Greed, and Murder a long with the compassion of Love, Fa i th and Hope. She detaied a l l the events with accurac y including the l ives of the people and their customs. She included many photos of the catastrophe before and af ter the erupt ion and the way things are today.

She began her ta lk by te l l ing the guests that she is a lways asked how long i t took her to wr i te the book . She expla ined she would have to te l l you about her l i fe in order to

answer that quest ion. As a ver y young gir l th is stor y interested her. Al l thru her col lege years and as an adult th is stor y was a lways on her mind. Final ly as an adult she got to l ive her dream by v is i t ing the is land of Mar t in ique. She spent 2 weeks there doing research and meet ing people. She made many acquaintances and ta lked to sur vivors. DeAnn kept in touch with histor ians on the Is land in order to complete her book . I t took many years to reach her goal of wr i t ing this ta le. The book was wr i t ten with a great deal of pass ion on her par t .

“ The Last Moon” was recent ly given the Books of the Year 2010 award for L i terar y Excel lence in H istor ical Fic t ion. A pr ize ever y author would love to have. The book is avai lable in both hard cover and sof t cover. Cer ta inly a must read, not only for H istor ian fans but for ever yone with a love of good books.

The Last MoonBy Pat Krause

Photo by Pat K rause


The new year i s a great t ime to make some resolut ions to keep your sk in , hair and nai ls healthy. Your dermatologist can help you with these resolut ions. Dermatolo -gists are medical doc tors who have ex tensive t ra ining, exper ience and pass ion for keeping sk in , hair, and nai ls healthy throughout a person’s l i fet ime. Here are 10 t ips to keep you healthy look ing f rom head to toe.

Protec t yoursel f f rom the sun. Help prevent s igns of aging, such as age spots and f ine l ines, as wel l as s igni f icant ly decrease your r isk of developing sk in cancer by us-ing sunscreen, wear ing protec-t ive c lothing (a long-s leeved shir t , pants, wide -br immed hat , sunglass-es) and seek ing shade when appro -pr iate. Choose a sunscreen with a Sun Protec t ion Fac tor (SPF) of at least 30 and broad-spec trum pro -tec t ion (protec ts against u l t raviolet A and ult raviolet B rays) .

Do not use tanning beds. Ult ra-v iolet l ight f rom the sun and tan-ning beds can cause sk in cancer and wr ink l ing. I f you want to look l ike you’ve been in the sun, consider us-ing a sunless se l f - tanning produc t (such as a lot ion, foam or spray) , but cont inue to use sunscreen with i t .

Per form a sk in sel f - exam. Ex-amining your sk in for suspic ious moles and other les ions could save your l i fe. Use the Amer ican Acad-emy of Dermatology ’s body mole map, located at w w w.melanoma-monday.org, to record your moles and learn how to per form a proper sk in exam. I f you f ind a suspic ious les ion, make an appointment to see a dermatologist .

Don’t sk ip the hair condit ioner.

Dermatologists recommend using a condit ioner af ter ever y shampoo. Whi le a condit ioner cannot repair hair, i t can increase shine, decrease stat ic e lec tr ic i t y, improve strength, and of fer some protec t ion f rom harmful UV rays.

Eat a healthy diet . A diet r ich in f resh vegetables, f ru i ts , whole grains and other healthy foods can lead to healthier sk in . Be sure to include some lean protein in your diet . Our sk in is made of protein , so some protein is necessar y for healthy sk in .

I f your sk in feels dr y, moistur-ize. Af ter bathing is the best t ime to moistur ize so that you can trap water in the sk in . I f your sk in st i l l feels dr y with regular moistur iz ing af ter bathing, apply moistur izer a few t imes throughout the day.

Stop smok ing. People who smoke expose their sk in to toxins that accelerate the aging of their sk in . And, the repeat pucker ing to inhale can cause deep l ines around the l ips. Frequent squint ing to avoid gett ing smoke in one’s eyes can cause not iceable crow ’s feet .

Manage stress. To keep your sk in look ing i ts best , i t i s impor tant to ef fec t ively manage stress. Chronic stress can wreak havoc on your sk in , hair and nai ls . I t can worsen many sk in condit ions, inc luding psor ia-s is , acne and rosacea, cause br i t t le nai ls and r idging of the nai ls , and lead to hair loss.

Don’t b i te your f ingernai ls . You can transfer infec t ious organisms bet ween your f ingers and mouth. Also, nai l b i t ing can damage the sk in around your f ingers, a l lowing infec t ions to enter.

I f you have acne, do not pick , pop or squeeze the blemishes. Peo -ple mistakenly bel ieve that pick ing and popping pimples wi l l get r id of them quick ly. The t ruth is doing any of these can i r r i tate the sk in , make acne worse, and increase the r isk of scarr ing.

For more healthy sk in , hair and nai l t ips, v is i t the Amer ican Acad-emy of Dermatology ’s website at w w w.aad.org.

10 great t ips for healthy skin, hair and nai ls

By Staff AR A


Close to the end of their “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys Tour ”, the 90’s h i t band, The Black Crowes, came to grace the Cal i fornia Deser t , on Dec. 8th . Mak ing a stop at Spot l ight 29 cas ino, in Coachel la . The large crowd waited in ant ic ipat ion for the blues rock band to take center stage. When the l ights came up, the f i rst song of the night was “ Wait ing Gui l t y ”, f rom the B s ide of their “Shake your Moneymaker ” Album.

With their intro out of the way, Lead s inger Chr is Robinson gave the attent ion to his brother and band mate, R ich Robinson, grooving. An acoust ic hour long set , with band members, Steve Gorman, Sven Pipen, Marc Ford, and Eddie Harsch. Displaying this acoust ic ta lent , was f resh f rom their recent ly re leased double acoust ic a lbum, “Croweology ”.

Af ter a harmonic playing nir vana, got the concer t goers on their feet , f ront man, Chr is Robinson, shouted to the audience, “ This i s what a ROCK concer t ’s SUPPOSED to look l ike ! ! ! Cal l ing people out to the

f ront , and encouraging them to c lap their hands in harmony. Having the crowd roused up, The hits star ted coming;“Jealous Again”, “She ta lks to Angels”, and “Hard to Handle” ra ised the energy level s igni f icant ly in the venue. The crowd was st i l l cheer ing when the encore song, “Shake your Moneymaker ” capped off an eventful n ight out for thousands of B lack Crowe fans.

With that sa id, i t ’s easy to see why the band has sold over 19 mi l l ion a lbums wor ldwide, and cont inue their st reak of being “non conformists” to Pop/Rock , as Chr is Robinson states, “ We don’t se l l beer with our songs, and you wi l l never hear us on an AT&T commercia l ”. The Black Crowes were induc ted into the Rock and Rol l Hal l of fame in their home state of Georgia recent ly, before saying they wi l l f in ish out their tour, and be on ‘ I ndef ini te hiatus” Looks l ike Hometown boys made good, but I hope that “indef ini te” means a shor t break of rest wi l l happen before they grace us with their musical ta lents again .

The Black CrowesBy Cathy Jardine


M ike and Mai ley O ’Nei l , and Jef f and Letta S lama.

S p o t l i g h t 2 9 Ca s i n o ~ P h o t o s b y Ca t hy J a r d i n e


He id i


Heidi and her s ister, Naira , came to Leipzig v ia the zoo in Odense, Denmark . The t wo Virginia opossums were or iginal ly found in the US State of Nor th Carol ina , and turned over to a fac i l i t y for wi ld animals.The reasons for Heidi ’s crossed eyes are unclear, but zoo

of f ic ia ls speculate they might have been caused by fat deposits behind the eyes, result ing f rom her poor diet ear ly in l i fe. They don’t cause her pain , and she is eas i ly able to get around, zoo of f ic ia ls say.Heidi can be seen by the publ ic star t ing July 1 , when the new “tropical

exper ience wor ld” at the Leipzig Zoo opens. I n the meant ime, she has 49,000 fans on Facebook and a song in her honor on YouTube.

Cour tesy Spiegel .de and Leibzig Zoo.

A cross- eyed opossum has capt ivated hear ts in Germany. Heidi , a res ident of the Leipzig Zoo, has turned into a media dar l ing. The Kösen toy manufac tur ing company has developed a protot ype of stuf fed Heidis , which they plan to sel l in t wo s izes star t ing later this month.

T h e t wo ‘ Vi r g i n i a o p o s s u m s’ c r e a t e s e n s a t i o n i n G e r m a ny. . .


OK , so you purchased new running shoes, jo ined a gym, and are ready for a f i t and healthy 2011. But whi le gett ing in shape and los ing weight is an admirable New Year ’s resolut ion for you and your fami ly, i t ’s impor tant to remember that peo -ple aren’t the only ones who might need to shed a few pounds. The num-ber of over weight pets in Amer ica cont inues to r ise. Near ly hal f (45 percent) of dogs and 58 percent of cats are over weight or obese (at least 20 percent above ideal weight) , ac-cording to a recent sur vey of veter inar ians by the Associat ion for Pet Obe -s i t y Prevent ion.

“Pet owners might mistakenly think that a pudgy dog or cat i s cute, without real iz ing this ex-tra weight puts the pet at a greater r isk for develop -ing ser ious health prob -lems, inc luding ar thr i t is and diabetes,” says Dr. Grace Long, a veter inar-ian with Nest le Pur ina. “But the good news is that with proper nutr i t ion and exerc ise, pet obesit y can be reversed.”

Pet owners need to remember, however, that

whi le their weight loss success rests largely in their own hands, paws don’t have the same pow-er. I f pets are to be suc-cessful at gett ing in bet-ter shape - and health - their owners need to inter vene. For tunately, concerned pet owners can star t the New Year of f on the r ight foot . I n 2010, Dr. M eredith Rett inger, a vet-er inar ian with Laurel Pet Hospita l in West Hol ly-wood, Cal i f. , super vised a group of e ight over weight dogs and their owners as they par t ic ipated in Proj -ec t : Pet S l im Down - a 90-day weight loss journey documented onl ine at p ro j e c t p e t s l i m d ow n . co m . Dr. Rett inger current ly i s overseeing a s imi lar 120-day journey for dogs and cats and their owners. Projec t : Pet S l im Down is a nat ionwide program from Pur ina Veter inar y Di-ets that unites pet owners and veter inar ians in help -ing pets lose weight .

Dr. Rett inger of fers f ive s imple guidel ines, “2011 Weight Loss Resolu-t ions for Your Pet ,” to help you - work ing with your veter inar ian - help your pet l ive a leaner, healthier l i fe.

Resolution 1: Make an appointment with your veter inar ian. Just as peo -ple need exper t guidance and a physic ian’s super vi -s ion when attempting to lose weight and/or im-prove their f i tness level , veter inar ians have the k nowledge to help pet owners achieve sensible, last ing weight loss for their pets.

Resolution 2 : Set re -a l ist ic , measurable ex-erc ise and weight loss goals . Your veter inar ian can help you rule out any medical reasons for ex-cess weight and help you plan a f i tness and nutr i -t ion program that takes your pet ’s age, s ize and breed into account .

Resolution 3: Disc i -pl ine yoursel f to make exerc ise a pr ior i t y for you and your pet . Sure, our l ives are gett ing busier and we have less t ime to exerc ise, but even sett ing as ide t ime each day for shor t walks with your pet wi l l help both of you.

Resolution 4: Control por t ions. Just as l imit ing intake is impor tant to your own weight loss goals , ensur ing a dai ly volume of a l lowed food for your

pet wi l l be key to success. Your veter inar ian can te l l you the exac t amount of food to feed your pet each day to achieve a healthy weight , so you don’t have to guess. He or she a lso wi l l remind you not to say “ I love you” with food.

Resolution 5: Use t reats correc t ly. I t ’s OK to reward your pet with a t reat for a successful ly completed task . Just re -member that these calo -r ies need to be subtrac t-ed f rom the total ca lor ies a l lotted for the day, and they shouldn’t exceed 10 percent of that a l lotment. Consider low- calor ie t reats, or break t reats into smal ler p ieces for more rewards with the same amount of ca lor ies.

For more information on Projec t : Pet S l im Down, go to projec tpets l im-down.com or v is i t them on Facebook . Pur ina Vet-er inar y Diets recent ly do -nated $1 for ever y “L ike” to Adopt-A-Pet .com’s Vet-er inar y Care Fund, ra is ing $50,000 to help homeless pets. “L ike Us” to help cont inue spreading the word about pet obesit y.

2011 weight loss resolutions for your pet

By Staff AR A


‘Preventing illness, before it happens!’

• Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy• ChelationVitaminImmuneDrips• HolisticGynecology

Preventive Medicine Clinics of the Desert2825 Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite B200 - Palm Springs, California

Call 760-320-4292 for Appointments

Neal Rouzier, M.D.Allen Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.

http://www.hormonedoctor.com/


http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/

Desert Local News Jan. 10, 2011 Edition

Documents

Transcript of Desert Local News Jan. 10, 2011 Edition