June 14 to 20, 2012 Vol. 1 No. 12

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Contents SafeHouse of the Desert..........3 CV Weekly Summer Mixer........4 PS Fashion Council...................5 Desert DJs.................................6 ADWC + Selma..........................6 Don’t be Clueless......................7 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local......9 Sports Scene...........................10 Golf Column............................10 Valley Rhythms.......................11 Pet Place..................................12 The Vino Voice.........................13 Club Crawler Nightlife............14 The Pampered Palette............16 Club Crawler Review...............17 Screeners.................................18 Book Review............................19 Restaurant Guide....................20 Classifieds...............................21 Dale Gribow on the Law.........22 ShareKitchen...........................22 Consider This...........................23 Free Will Astrology.................24 Mind, Body & Spirit................25 Health Fitness & Beauty.........25

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SafeHouse of the Desert Shelters Youth in Crisis

by Marissa Willman

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or four years, SafeHouse of the Desert has provided a safe haven for teens in crisis through its emergency shelter in Thousand Palms.

Whether teenagers are homeless, ran away from home or were kicked out, teens have a SafeHouse to turn to.

“A lot of times, these kids are facing very, very serious issues,” said Kathy McAdara, executive director of SafeHouse. “We have a number of kids who are actively using drugs or have drug use going on in the home.

Others are pregnant and afraid to tell their parents or were kicked out when they did tell their parents. We also see gay youth who are afraid to come out or were kicked out.”

SafeHouse focuses on teens because their age puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to other resources such as foster care.

“The average age is 16,” McAdara said.

“Chances are there aren’t going to be spots in the system for that child.”

Teenagers are never turned away when they arrive at SafeHouse. The staff does an intake to find out what the problem is and why the youth sought emergency shelter.

Then, parents are notified to let them know where their child is and that they are safe.

A teen can stay for up to three weeks at SafeHouse and begin the program, which includes daily group and individual counseling sessions, educational programs and activities such as going to the movies or the Living Desert. SafeHouse also has a certified drug abuse counselor on staff because of the prevalence of drug use among the youth they serve.

“The goal is to get them to recognize that they have control over the life and to make positive choices,” McAdara said. “Even if life hasn’t been fair, you have to start assuming a little bit of responsibility for what’s going on in your life.”

After completing the SafeHouse program,

teens are returned to their parents or a family member. McAdara said the education and counseling they receive is meant to help teens get along better with their family once they are reunited.

“Our goal is family reunificiation,” McAdara said.

McAdara said she would always rather see teenagers come to SafeHouse than face the dangers that await teenagers on the street.

“Kids under 18 generally have no resources,” McAdara said. “We find in this day and age with so much in the way of readily available drugs and sexual perpetrators, the streets are just not safe places for kids to be.”

Through the Safe Place program, teenagers in crisis can board any SunBus in the valley and tell the driver they need to be taken to the emergency shelter.

SunBus drivers are trained to bring youth to SafeHouse’s facility, and McAdara estimated about 25 kids were brought to the shelter in the last year through the Safe Place program.

Teenagers can also enter a business with the Safe Place logo and ask to be taken to the shelter.

Currently, SafeHouse’s facility has 20 beds and currently serves about 400 teenagers annually. Next year, McAdara hopes SafeHouse will complete construction of a new apartment complex that will house a 20bed transitional living program for teenagers who age out of the foster care system. The program will allow participants to live on-site for up to 18 months while they go to school and receive counseling. Additionally, the apartment complex will have six permanent beds for those with physical or mental disabilities.

SafeHouse also administers outreach programs throughout the desert, including the Cup of Happy program that uses peer leaders to promote emotional wellness and address early onset depression in teenagers.

“It’s mainly a suicide prevention program,” McAdara said. “Cup of Happy is designed to destigmatize mental health issues.”

On June 20th, SafeHouse will partner with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force to present a Human Trafficking Symposium at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.

“We want to shed light on something that’s happening in our backyard,” McAdara said.

The free event is open to the public and will address domestic human trafficking, specifically in Riverside County.

McAdara said SafeHouse is always in need of volunteers, including people who can tutor children or assist in the kitchen.

Volunteer Michael Hardie, a lifelong educator who teaches reading, writing, social and computer skills at SafeHouse, has worked with SafeHouse for the past year and witnesses the positive effects of the SafeHouse program firsthand.

“I’ve seen a good many of the kids make very positive life decisions and changes,” Hardie said. “It’s an astounding place with a very loving, caring staff.

The executive director also said the teens do exceptionally well with hands-on projects that allow them to express themselves.

“Our youth really respond to arts and crafts,” McAdara said. “We’re always in need of people to donate art supplies or to come in and do a project with the kids.”

SafeHouse also has a new resale store, the POP (Previously Owned Products) Shop, in Desert Hot Springs. Donations are welcome and support SafeHouse’s efforts.

To learn more about SafeHouse and volunteer opportunities with the shelter, call (760) 343-3211 or visit OperationSafeHouse. org.

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Palm Springs Fashion Council

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s Publisher of CV Weekly, I would like to thank all of the people who attended our first CV Weekly Mixer last Thursday at Charli Marrone’s. Over 150 people came out to celebrate with us. A good time was had by all. I also want to thank Charli and Gary Brown the owners of Charli Marrone’s for their amazing hospitality, service and great food. A shout out to our sponsors Randy & Cindy Hewitson from Musicians Outlet for donating the guitar, Westin Mission Hills, Adornment Tattoo, Debut Salon, R& B Studios, Wraps by Jess, El Mexicali, Dickie O’Neal’s, Plan B Bar, Love Shack, PS Power Baseball, Desert Radio Group/93.7 & BloDryBar. Stay tuned for our next Mixer on July 12.

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hen AuBrey Ward Jr. came to Palm Springs two and a half years ago, he had a vision: He was going to turn Palm Springs into a premier fashion mecca, one designer at a time.

“I had decided to come to Palm Springs as a designer,” Ward said. “But once I got here, I realized there was a huge need to support retail clothing stores in downtown Palm Springs.”

With little in the way of support for young designers, Ward decided to take matters into his own hands to support the local fashion community.

“We started out with just an idea,” Ward said. “What we had decided to do was to support the retail industry and create the fashion district.”

The Palm Springs Fashion Council functions similarly to a chamber of commerce, bringing resources, support and opportunity to local designers. Its offices at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership allow the council to provide an incubator for young designers who otherwise would not be able to launch their careers.

“We have access to manufacturers, strategic planning and business planning,” Ward said. “We guarantee their success.

That’s what the incubators are for.”

Through the young designers’ program, the council provides opportunities such as editorial shorts, fundraisers and trunk shows to up-and-coming designers.

“We’ve already brought in three or four designers,” Ward said, “all launching out of the Palm Springs Fashion District.”

The Palm Springs Fashion District will stretch from Amado Road to Tahquitz Canyon between Indian Canyon and Palm Canyon. Ward hopes to see the historic Town and Country Center become the ultimate headquarters for the fashion council by working with preservationists and mid-century modernism enthusiasts alike.

“We’re starting with the old Zelda’s building,” Ward said. “Town and Country Center will be the headquarters for our fashion community, where designers can come and access sewing machines, mannequins and do runway shows.”

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Ward said the facility will also have facilities such as a photography studio for designers to access. Additionally, Ward is working with the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone to bring manufacturers into the desert and grow the local economy.

The Fashion Council will host a mixer at CVEP’s Palm Springs office on the 15th from 6 – 8 p.m. The mixer will allow the public to meet members of the fashion and film communities, as well as hear the latest updates on the proposed Fashion District and an upcoming international fashion festival.

Next January, the Palm Springs Fashion Council will present the first annual Palm Springs International Fashion Festival. The festival will promote local designers and

feature 30 international designers through the World Fashion Organization. With the support of the international organization, local designers will have the opportunity to grow their brands.

“People launching out of Palm Springs can go global,” Ward said.

The festival will celebrate the fashion industry, bringing designers, buyers, sales representatives, entertainers and performers to the Palm Springs Convention Center.

“The industry needs to know there is a fashion community in Palm Springs,” Ward said.

For more information on the Palm Springs Fashion Council and its upcoming events, visit PSFashionCouncil.com.

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There’s More to Bob Scatch Than His DJ Skills

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f you have been living in the Coachella Valley for the past 25 years, the chances that Bob Scatchell has been the DJ at a wedding or nightclub you attended are pretty good.

Bob grew up working in his family restaurant business in the early 1980’s.

While this served as a temporary way to pay the bills, Bob admits he always had an interest in audio and visual production, and deep down knew he needed to follow his dreams. Eventually Bob mustered up the courage and the drive to pursue his passion—he started producing videos for all the promotions at two local nightclubs, Brandy’s and Zelda’s. The club owners quickly became impressed with his dedication and it wasn’t long before Bob launched his DJ career at these clubs.

Over the years, Bob honed his DJ skills doing mobile gigs when he wasn’t working at some of the hottest nightclubs in the Valley. In the past, if you frequented clubs like Cecil’s on Sunrise, Pompeii, Bananaz, and South Beach, then you have probably requested your favorite song to be played

by DJ Bob. When asked how many clubs he has played at, Bob can count up to about 20 before he starts losing track. “Clubs are always fun until I get that one person that says ‘Can you play something I can dance to?’ I usually just laugh and point to the packed dance floor,” Bob confesses.

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upport and Education for Local Music and Arts (S.E.L.M.A.) is grateful to report the recent collaboration with All-Desert Wellness Centers (ADWC). This local and available health and wellness headquarters is located on 74200 Hwy 111 across from ONE El Paseo (East). Their mission is to provide mental and behavioral health services to the underserved populations of the Coachella Valley & High Desert areas, helping to empower people and promote wellness in the desert.

They help children, teens, adults, and seniors. Everyone is welcome at AllDesert Wellness Centers. ADWC treats depression, stress, anxiety, self-injury, trauma & abuse, grief/loss, family conflict, and much more, through individual, couple, family, and group counselling based on a sliding scale.

This summer, ADWC has some exciting on site and off site collaboration programs prepared for us and those we love. They are putting youth outreach first with an off-site “Empower Me!” program for 7th & 8th graders at the Indio Teen Center.

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board operations the name “Bullet Bob Scatch” was given to him by a fellow DJ. Bob’s experience and ability to play all types of music while paying attention to detail has kept him gainfully employed. However, it’s what Bob does in between his gigs that completes his life.

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On site at ADWC on Mondays, they have Parenting classes at 6:00pm, accompanied by a separate Empowerment Group for 5/6 year-olds at 6:00pm. On Tuesdays, they hold an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for young adults at 7:00pm. On Wednesdays, there is a Teen Girl’s Group at 5:30pm which has become so successful it may have to split into two groups.

ADWC also has an event to look forward to later this year, “Retromania,” held at Knott’s Soak City and sponsored by 5-Star Productions. Here they will showcase two classics, “Christine” & “American Graffiti,” including some of the celebrities who were involved in these films, accompanied by a car show and performances by popular singing groups from that era. Go to their website at, www.alldesertwellness.com, to see more.

The ADWC program Operation S.A.V.E. Our Youth (Suicide, Anger, Victim Education) helps teens with mental & emotional reprocessing through rightbrained activities and is collaborating with SELMA to offer maximum opportunities for young people in our desert & learn

about resources and activities. As a supplement to S.A.V.E., they have added on-site Art Classes & Workshops taught

by SELMA Art Director, Mr. Leo Fuchs, on the first and third Fridays of each month, for children & adults.

Keep an eye out for All-Desert Wellness Centers, across from East El Paseo on 111, and stop by to check out this evolutionary opportunity for our community! ADWC can be contacted at (760)797-5151.

Bob running the sound board at Our Saviors Community Church in Palm Springs.

Sometimes it’s not easy getting up on Sunday mornings after a late Saturday night gig, but when asked about donating time to his church Bob vows, “It’s very satisfying to serve the Lord!”

Bob’s Community service doesn’t stop at church. He also finds time to help local charities such as Variety Club of the Desert, Desert Aids Project and the Palm Springs Preservation Society—just to name a few.

When Bob is not DJing or donating his time to local charities, he enjoys spending time with Deby, his beautiful wife of 20 years. If you would like to contact Bob about playing music for your party you can e-mail him at djbobscatch@gmail.com or you can dance to his tunes at the “Stir Lounge” in the Renaissance Esmeralda in Indian Wells (where Bob is currently one of the resident DJs.) Written By: Craig Michaels Musical Affair Entertainment 760 619-3276

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ood old H₂0! There are times when only a particular liquid---Give it up for WATER!---will quench thirst and drench the fevered body in our desert paradise. Patio misters cast cooling fog.

Menus for designer water are as long as for fine wine. Smiling sales personnel tuck bottled water in your bag with the register slip. And summer’s Great Escape calls for heading out anywhere as long as there is water on the package tour. (Debate me, if you will.) Ask anyone. “Oh, we’re going to the beach,” they’ll say, or they’ll list another body of water---roaring ocean, foamy sea, peaceful lake, trickling inlet or outlet, a bighearted river or pulsing rivulet, gentle brook or silken-smooth bay, a designer pool or freeform pond. If it flows, someone goes, writes a poem, or comes up with a new idea. Case in point: Fitness workout “Aqua Zumba.” Dance away and you may look like a frog caught in a blender, but it all happens underwater and who will see it? The exercise is perfect for perfecting your own body of 60% water!

Thursday, June 14, and all summer!

Get in the swim at La Quinta Pool Summer Aquatics which offers a whole interesting roster of classes and events, plus an exciting array of new features including an impressive selection of food and beverages for sale at the front office counter. New and hot off the presses, an exhilarating Aqua Zumba Class that gives you an excuse to make a splash while screaming to the skies with pleasure over the innovative cardio-and-body toning workout! And don’t miss “theme” days, like the “Wacky Bathing Suit Day” on June 23! New Summer Swim Pass is $70 for La Quinta residents and $85 for non-residents.

(Fees vary by event and class.) To make your summer recreation easier, they suggest new online registration at www.ymcaofthedesert. org. For more information call YMCA, 760341-9622.

Here’s another way to make Summer Fridays in La Quinta special: “Picnic and Swim Fridays” occur once a month precisely on June 15, July 6 and August 3 from 6:30 to 8:00pm for an in-the-swim sum of $3 per person. Cool! La Quinta Pool at Fritz Burns Park at the corner of Avenue 52 and Avenida Bermudas. For more info, call City of La Quinta, 760-777-7035, or go to www.

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Thursday, June 14, 5pm – 7pm. A refreshing new idea for a party where all proceeds benefit Desert Samaritans for Seniors: The Charity Wine Pull sponsored by Atria Hacienda Senior Living. Following the precepts of helping others, the good people at Desert Samaritans invite everyone to “Be Surprised! Be a Connoisseur! Be a Good Sport! Patrons select a disguised bottle of wine. What you pull is what you take home.”

The fine wines especially chosen for this fundraiser have values up to $85 a bottle.

And what it will do for senior programs and assistance is valued at, well, it’s priceless.

Wine and appetizers will be served. Cost is $20 at the door. Location: Atria Hacienda, 44600 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert. RSVP to Desert Samaritans, 760-837-9066, or email at info@desertsamaritans.org June – September 2012. There’s nothing we like more than a smile that turns into a roar of appreciation for a good joke, a wellskewered cartoon, savvy satire to sharpen a point, or a critter sculpture that takes on---

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and gives off a whole new meaning to the human experience. “Pop Goes the Humor” is exhibit A-Z in the genre. Currently running at the Palm Springs Art Museum are the art, or better yet the pop art versions—think Roy Liechtenstein or Andy Warhol---works from leading artists in the field of humorous and popular imagery who beseech us to stop taking the “human experience” too seriously.

As a sampling, think of what crosses your eyeballs every day from comic strips to advertising to TV commercials! Exhibited are the works of George Segal, Robert Arneson, Mel Ramos (Nude on Rhino!), Red Grooms’ artwork poking fun at Picasso! Is it art, or is it Memorex? Who cares as long as it gives you a giggle? Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs. For more information, call 760-322-4800, or go to www.psmuseum.org

LAST DAY FRIDAY TO UNLEASH YOUR MOJO!

Friday, June 15 is the deadline for craftspeople, artists, and hobbyists who live in La Quinta Cove to exhibit their most recent creative works for an exhibit in the La Quinta Museum from September 21 through December 22, 2012. Up to a dozen 2- or 3-Dimensional art works will be chosen to represent a variety of the creative arts.

Applicants must be current, part-time or fulltime residents of La Quinta Cove, bounded by Avenida Montezuma, Calle Tecate, Avenida Bermudas and Calle Tampico, as well as the Yucatan section. The selection committee is composed of Museum members, Historical Society and the city’s Community Services Department. For more information, call the museum at 760-777-7170.

Saturday, June 16, 9:30am. The pretty boy from the Bronx makes it Big-Time!

Desert Film Society presents the awardwinning documentary and international festival favorite film Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom at the Camelot Theatres in a onetime premiere showing in the Coachella Valley. Over six decades in 130 films, the teen idol proved he was more than a pretty face in such critically raved-about movies as Sweet Smell of Success, The Boston Strangler, Some Like it Hot and The Defiant Ones which earned him an Oscar nomination. A rebel with a cause, he influenced the careers of James Dean and Elvis Presley, yet had commitment problems with wives Janet Leigh and Christine Kaufman. Featuring Debbie Reynolds, Sidney Poitier, Harry

Belafonte, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others.

Ticket is free for DFS members; $15 at the door. For more information, call 760-7700507, or go to www.desertfilmsociety.com.

Camelot Theatres, 2300 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs.

Saturday, June 16, 8 am. Get out of that lounger and take a hike! Coachella Valley Hiking Club’s experienced Hike Leader Paulette, will be your guide on a moderate 5 mile walk with a 700–ft. elevation gain in the summer-lush mountainous area called the “Round Valley Loop: San Jacinto Wilderness Tram Area.” Watch for crawling, creeping, coiling desert denizens on the way. And if this particular hike doesn’t swing your compass, choose from a wide range of guided hikes for all abilities from “easy interpretive rambles” to “fast-paced, strenuous workouts.” (And we quote.) However, this is not boot camp! Leaders are friendly, knowledgeable and experienced. Club members include several hundred hikers who are year-around residents, as well as seasonal snowbirds.

Instructions: To register, for meeting place and further instructions, call between 8am and 8pm, 760-771-1256. Wear proper gear, including a hat, hiking boots and sunscreen, bring at least 2 qts. of liquid---and always tell someone where you are going. (Make them jealous!) National Forest Adventure Pass required $5 per car, or $35 per year. continue to page 8

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Tram fee applies. For more info, go to www. cvhikingclub.net Wednesday, June 20, 9am to 12 pm.

“In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking Panel” moderated by Gary Jeandron will be presented by SafeHouse of the Desert and The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. The panel includes speakers from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the Riverside District Attorney’s Office, Million Kids, and SafeHouse of the Desert. Working with the Trafficking task force, SafeHouse provides emergency and long-term shelter, intervention and outreach services to runaways, homeless and exploited youth in crisis. Join this urgent and educational discussion at the Desert Regional Medical Center, 1150 North Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs. Free. All donations are tax-deductible. Safehouse of the Desert, 72-710 East Lynn St., Thousand Palms. For more information, call 760-343-3211.

June through July 31. What a Brighton Idea! The Americana Jewelry Campaign by Brighton Collectibles features its limited edition bracelet in a fund raising campaign to benefit children’s art programs at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert.

For each star-dazzled red-white-blue bedecked bracelet sold until July 31, 2012, the privately owned Brighton Collectibles store on El Paseo in Palm Desert will contribute $24 to the museum. “We are honored to be selected,” says the museum’s

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com General Manager Arlene Amick. “Thanks to Brighton’s generosity, children across the valley will benefit from the funds raised, as they will be used to enhance our art education programs.” Hey we’re not alone--more than 160 Brighton Collectibles stores nationwide are participating to strengthen the arts in their communities. Brighton Collectibles, 73-199 El Paseo. For more info, call Brighton Collectibles at 760-341-4900, or the museum at 760-346-5600.

Tuesday, June 19 through Monday, June 25. The Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival & Film Market calls “action” on its 18th year in Palm Springs with receptions, seminars, master classes and scheduled “one-on-one” meets with industry and filmmaking insiders! What a movie showcase for the world! Presenting over 300 short films from more than 40 countries, the ShortFest has a library of more than 2,700 films available to film buyers, industry and press in its concurrent Short Film Market, the largest of its kind in America. Sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 86 short films seen at the ShortFest have garnered Academy Award nominations. The Festival offers twenty awards in six categories (including student and non-student work) with cash awards or film production prizes, worth in all, over $100,000! Camelot Theatres, 2300 E Baristo Rd., Palm Springs. For more info, and tickets, call 760-322-2930 or 800-898-7526, or visit www.psfilmfest.org

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Haddon Libby: It’s all local

California’s Genetically Engineered Food Act

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n November, Californians will be voting on a fairly simple ballot initiative: Do you have the right to know what is in your food? Should you know if the food you are buying includes a Genetically Engineered Crop (GE) also called a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)?

Early polling suggests that more than 9 in 10 Californians support the Act. Similar labeling is already in place in forty countries including those of the European Union, Japan and even China. To me, this seems simple - I want to know what my family is eating. Vote for the Act. End of story.

Not so fast.

Opponents feel that the labeling will be the equivalent of a Scarlet “A” on a safe and important food type. Those against the Act

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include Monsanto, DuPont, Dow Chemical, Kraft, large farmers and food manufacturers.

Collectively, they expect to spend as much as $100,000,000 to defeat the Act. Supporters of the bill include organic farmers, the Chairman of Stonyfield Farms (Organic Yogurt) and many citizen groups.

They all feel that consumers should know what they are eating.

Locally, the Indio Chamber of Commerce have come out in opposition to the Act. I reached out to Joyce Donaldson, their President/CEO, and Patrick Swarthout who is their Chairman but neither were immediately available for comment.

As a point of reference, a GE or GMO is a plant or meat that has had its DNA artificially altered by genes from other plants, animals, viruses or bacteria in order to produce foreign compounds in that food. Almost all U.S. corn now contains DNA derived from bacteria. This DNA helps the corn as well as soybeans resist herbicides used in weed control. Essentially, the corn contains its own insecticide. The question people are asking is if the corn can harm an insect, what are the long-term consequences on human beings? That is the problem - the

FDA does not require a safety assessment of GE foods for human consumption and there are no comprehensive and conclusive studies that prove the argument one way or the other.

Supporters of GMOs state unequivocally that their engineered product can be a safer food type than non-GMO foods. Monsanto sells a Round-Up resistant corn and soybean while Dow Chemical is seeking approval for Agent Orange Corn. The question opponents of GMOs are asking is why the FDA cannot treat these foods that are created in the lab by the same standards as drugs? Shouldn’t the GMO be fully vetted before being introduced into the food supply?

While GMOs reduce starvation throughout the world, the problem is that many GMOs have not been vetted and are believed to be responsible for a host of illnesses in humans such as expedited puberty and increases in allergies, autism, infertility, birth defects and susceptibility to a range of cancers. Despite limited testing of GMOs, the FDA have concluded that all GE food products are safe and labeling is unnecessary as it could mislead consumers.

Supporters of the Act state that the food business will have eighteen months to comply with the labeling requirements. As most products are relabeled for marketing reasons every year, the cost of this Act will be negligible. Opponents disagree. Some manufacturers like Kellogg’s have stated that if the Act is passed, they will most likely reformulate Corn Flakes as they do not want to have their wholesome product labeled with the Scarlet A (or GMO in this case).

This will cause the cost of their product to go up.

Curiously, the Act only applies to foods purchased in stores and not foods meant for immediate consumption such as those purchased in restaurants.

One of the biggest worries to organic farmers and food manufacturers like Stonyfield Farms is that many crops such as alfalfa cross pollinate through the air. As such, we are not that far from a situation where it will be difficult if not impossible to keep GMOs out of the organic food supply.

When in doubt, just label it and let the consumer make their own educated decision. It is that simple. End of story.

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Xceleration Indoor Kart Racing Set to Bring Speed to the Desert

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hen childhood friends Kevin Andrews, Clinton White and Troy Strange returned to the Coachella Valley in the early 2000s, they knew it was time to turn their dream of owning a business together into a reality.

“We asked ourselves, ‘How can we create something that’s for everybody?’”

Andrews, XIK Racing’s CEO, said.

The lifelong friends decided to look into indoor kart racing, a popular activity in Europe that is beginning to catch steam in other parts of the U.S. “It’s one of the hottest new trends in racing,” Andrews said.

And after getting the green light from the Cathedral City Planning Commission earlier this month, XIK Racing is pushing the pedal to the metal to bring indoor kart racing to the desert this fall.

Andrews and his partners are currently renovating a former Sam’s Club warehouse in Cathedral City to turn the 50,000-square foot facility into a state of the art facility equipped with over a dozen karts, 35,000 square feet of racing space and 1250 square feet of conference space.

“It’s going to be something the desert’s never seen,” Andrews said.

XIK Racing will be a 100% green

company, emphasizing eco-friendly touches such as emission-free electric karts and plug-in stations for electric vehicles. But just because the karts are electric doesn’t mean they don’t pack a punch—karts can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, offering a safe and competitive thrill.

The family-friendly facility will offer open racing, packages and specials such as “Ladies Night.” In addition, XIK Racing will be able to host corporate parties and retreats, offering an exciting new option for businesses to host private parties, client meetings and workshops. The public will also be welcome to host birthday parties, bachelor and bachelorette parties and other special events at the Cathedral City facility.

And because the race track’s barriers can be removed as needed to create an open event space, XIK Racing’s building can host large events such as festivals, social gatherings and expos.

“We can do proms, concerts…we can do anything here,” said White, XIK Racing’s chief operating officer.

“People now have a place they can completely buy out [for an event],” Andrews added.

The team at XIK Racing is also excited to incorporate extracurricular activities

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for local youth that will empower youth to pursue educational and professional opportunities through kart racing.

“Our goal is basically to get it going so we can involve the whole community,” White said.

With its grand opening just months away, Andrews said XIK Racing’s sponsorship opportunities are a great opportunity for local businesses to gain exposure with a targeted audience.

“The demographic that will frequent the track are these business’ ideal buyers,” Andrews said. “We’ll have anywhere from 150 to 250 people coming in everyday.”

Sponsorship packages are offered

on four different levels, ranging from a basic “Bronze Package” that includes one corporate party, one corporate business meeting and 20 race passes to the premier “Platinum Package” that includes eight track banners, four corporate parties and 80 race passes.

“The exposure and the overall value of the packages? You can’t beat it,” Andrews said.

For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Ivonne Moreno, sales and events coordinator, at (760) 9890514. For more information on XIK Racing, visit their website at XIKRacing.com.

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of that June window where several of the more name events already takeup prominent spaces on the calendar.

Nonetheless, this Sunday became a shoot-out and made for some great viewing! When the dust settled it was Dustin Johnson and his final round 66, one better than John Merrick who darn-near chipped in on the 18th to force a playoff. A whole slew of golfers bunched-up in a tie for third including our next U.S. Ryder Cup Captain, Davis Love II, playing well of late.

On the Champions Tour, it was time for their second major of the year. Tour favorite and our next President’s Cup Captain Tom Lehman went back-to-back, capturing the Tradition for the second year in a row while breaking an eleven month winless streak for his first win of

romoter Randy Foulds brings a blend of solo acoustic guitarists from Scotland, the USA and Australia to Schmidy’s Tavern Thanks to the fine ear and determination of promoter Randy Foulds, Schmidy’s Tavern located at 72-286 Hwy. 111, Suite J-3 in Palm Desert, will feature three acoustic solo guitarists, John Taylor, Suzanne Oliver and Kai Brown, on Sunday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. (760) 837-3800.

Flying in from the UK for his first USA tour, John Taylor, from Glasgow, Scotland, has already made his mark in America with one of his songs, “Pull You Through” from his first album “Bring The Stars Alive” released in 2009. “I was watching an episode of Showtime’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning show, ‘Californication’,” explains Foulds, “I heard this beautiful song and was so impressed, I had to find it.” He searched the Internet and found three albums Taylor recorded on I-Tunes and downloaded all of them.

He contacted Taylor and discovered the

the season. Lehman battled the elements to tap in a par putt on eighteen in the pouring rain to seal the deal.

Dibble often asks me, “What happened on LPGA Tour?!”….Well, another shoot-out as the gals finished-up the Wegman’s Classic and in this favorite tour stop amongst the players, it seemed as though many of the Tour’s top starts were in the mix at some point or another.

Early in the week saw CaddyShack fav Michelle Wie miss a two-foot putt which was painful. That said, she was a not a weekend contender………but Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer and Christy Kerr were.

Separating themselves as the best current American golfers, the three remained in the mix throughout with Lewis eventually tying for second with Miya Miyazato at

-4. The winner was Shenshen “Jenny” Feng from China who crushes the ball and managed to roll it just a bit better than everyone else, too.

The summer presses on and there is still only one place to talk golf on Saturday mornings……it’s YOUR wake-up call!!!! It’s the Caddy Shack on KNEWS 94.3 FM…..

Tune-in, we want to hear from you!……

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Mike Livingston is the Co-Host of The Caddy Shack Radio Show on KNEWS 94.3 FM on Saturday Mornings from 6:00-8:00 a.m.; Additionally, Mike is the Director of Management for Personalized Property Management Company, in Cathedral City.

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song was becoming so popular; it already received over 150,000 hits on YouTube.

Taylor released his second album “A Place Called Paradise” in 2010 followed by his third album “Sorrow and Sunshine” released in 2011. He has opened for such artists as Stacey Earl, Annie Keating, Sam Carter, Eddie Reader, James Grant, Kim Richie, The Magic Number and Gallagher & Lyle. He was also

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involved in the organization of a concert called “A Song For Autism” which sold out and was nominated for a top Scottish music award.

Singer songwriter Suzanne Oliver originally from Ridley, Pennsylvania, has been performing as a solo artist since she was fifteen and professionally in bands from that point on. After the release of her first two solo albums back East, she moved to Palm Desert where she continued performing with her own band. Her third album “Military Dance” was released last year. She is currently working on her fourth album, “Unconditionally” set to release next year.

“I am excited Randy Foulds included me in John Taylor’s USA Debut Tour here in Palm Desert along with another talented musician Kai Brown,” said Oliver, “I am happy to be back on stage at Schmidy’s Tavern playing not only my original music, but a few of my fan’s favorites.”

The evening will begin with Australian artist Kai Brown, who made up his mind at a young age that he would pursue a music career in the USA. In 2005, he left everything behind and moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked on his debut album “Better Now” with producer Cary Pierce. In 2008, he wrote his second album, “Share” after being invited as a guest musician with Toms Shoes on their first ‘shoe drop’ in South Africa.

“Being involved with the shoe drop really allowed me to understand why I started

playing music in the first place,” Brown reminisces, “Music is truly the universal language that speaks to everyone. The joy of bringing people together through music, for such positive outcomes, was a humbling experience.” Brown will be joining his friend in Palm Desert after his CD Release for his third album, “Simple Things” on Saturday, June 23, at WitzEnd in Venice, California, where Taylor will open for him.

The CD Release Party organized by Foulds, will kick-off Taylor’s first USA Tour and debut Taylor’s fourth album simply named “John Taylor IV”. It will be an evening you won’t want to miss. See you there!

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They are street warriors in the battle to save homeless animals. They save dogs and cats from the streets and from high kill Los Angeles shelters and place them into loving homes. Cathy moved to the Coachella Valley 3 years ago, and is one of few people here with expertise at capturing frightened stray dogs on the run. Mary continues to work in Los Angeles saving animals scarred physically and mentally from life on the streets.

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you think it can’t get any worse, you see something that Social Network blows your mind”. for Pets One morning on her way to church, Mary saw a dejected cream colored Chow dog with a twisted piece of wire imbedded around her neck. Mary had no leash, but improvised putting the cloth loop from her keychain around the dog’s neck.

She drove her to the vet where a severely damaged eye was only one of several medical problems for this 12 year old dog. “I didn’t want to take her to a shelter where she would never come out. Aa woman in the vet’s lobby named Cristina adopted Dolly and treated her to the most wonderful life imaginable for her remaining 7 months of life. Dolly even stayed at the Ritz Carlton.”

Their colleague, pet groomer Maya Carroll, opened her door to find a shocking discovery, the emaciated little skeleton of a dog, the Yorkie-Maltese pictured here.

Marys Little Lambs with Desert Dogs is nursing “Jones” back to health. They believe the little dog was intentionally starved .

Miraculously he barked at the right door, and is regaining strength daily. Jones will soon be available for adoption. And in the forgiving spirit of a dog, tiny Jones has a heart full of love to share.

They are not limited to saving dogs and cats. Cathy saw a pelican sitting on a Palm Desert sidewalk, out of his natural habitat, his body drooping . Without hesitating, Cathy lept into action and poured cool water on the bird. She opened up his beak giving him water to drink. She wrapped a towel around the bird and put him in her car, where her dog looked over curiously as if to say, “What’s that bird doing here?” In a precarious moment, the bird stretched its wing span which filled the car’s front seat. The Living Desert agreed to take in the Pelican.

Cathy and Mary have exciting news.

They launched a new social networking website, www.bff4pets.com . Pet owners and rescue organizations can use the site to learn about animal related issues and save more homeless animals. Find your new best friend on their websites at www.adoptapet.com and www.bff4pets. org. Contact Mary at maryslittlelambs@att. net and contact Cathy at borregonotalamb@ aol.com.

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The Pleasures of Food & Wine Pairing B

enjamin Franklin said, “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.”

Clearly, wine’s principle role is to give pleasure, and that role is best played out on the table. Now to gather at the table with family, friends and new acquaintances to enjoy food and wine is really one of the great joys of life.

Food & wine as partners truly contribute to well-being and happiness; but surprisingly, I am asked more questions about the problems meal planners have of matching the “right wine” to the “right meal”. First off--in the real world, this doesn’t even come close to a “problem”.

We should all have such problems!

Secondly, I’m amazed that so many of you find it to be a concern to even ask about: But I’ve got it! There is artistry in matching a good wine to a meal where the appreciation and enjoyment is brought to a different level. And what an artful, considerate, and graceful endeavor that is to offer your family and guests.

There’s a whole bunch of info regarding food and wine pairings—stuff that this column will no doubt continue to discuss as we play through the game of wine. But let’s do it right for starters. Let us hear first from

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Cathy and Mary met in 2005 in Los Angeles. The two women clicked and realized they could rescue more dogs as a team. While they both have “street smarts”, they have hearts of gold when it came to the precious dogs and cats they save. They check for tags and microchip and some pets are reunited with owners. Mary operates as Mary’s Little Lambs Los Angeles and Cathy is Mary’s Little Lambs with Desert Dogs “Urban animal rescue” entails helping animals in danger and those others are afraid to help. One afternoon Cathy was driving and saw a pitbull sitting on a Palm Desert sidewalk like he was “waiting”.

Cathy learned the dog was dumped by its owner. Cathy tried to approach him, but the frightened animal ran. She went home and gathered chicken treats and hot dogs. For 90 minutes the dog inched closer and closer . Cathy shouted to her friend, “Maya, we have one chance, so do what I say!” Cathy put a dog lead on her head and held a hot dog in front of her face.

The dog went for the bait and Cathy gently slipped the noose around his head and in seconds he was placed in the back of her car. Cathy explains, “Because I’ve had so much experience with dogs, I can assess their temperament. Out of the thousands of dogs I’ve rescued, I’ve only been bitten once and that was by a schipperke on a leash at Nordstrom in West LA!” (This rescue method is not recommended for novices).

CATHY HAD NO IDEA WHERE SHE COULD TAKE THIS STRAY PIT BULL, BUT THERE’S SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT A RESCUER’S FAITH. While Cathy contemplating what to do next, a family arrived . They seemed to be looking for something. She learned they had been feeding the same dog. She

pointed out the dog in her back seat and asked if they would foster him. The dog and now lives happily with this family and their Siamese cat. Cathy once rescued a 100 pound Blue pitbull walking down a South Los Angeles street sporting a stud collar.

Cathy drove up and said “Hi Puppy”, opened her car door and the dog jumped in. Blue Cheese now has a wonderful home.

Cathy Borrego tells how she started.

“My mom helped neglected and injured cats, and there was always an animal in our home that needed to be cared for. I have a vivid memory of a deaf cat that lived in our neighborhood. The cat was sitting in the middle of the street, and I ran out there to save it just before a car came when my Dad yanked me back. The cat was killed, but from that moment on I knew I had to prevent other animals from being discarded and killed. My 30 year career rescueing animals was launched when I was old enough to drive at age 16.”

One day Mary was walking her 2 dogs when a mangy shepherd puppy covered in grease crawled out from under a car. He followed her home. “At the time my husband was furious that we had a dog with mange on the property. He had to be dipped in sulfer. I named the dog Shep and he later became my husband’s dog when I decided to keep him. Shep was the turning point, that’s when I knew I had rescue instincts.”. Mary is passionate about the plight of animals. “It’s getting even worse in this country with the foreclosures. Animals are left inside abandoned homes. Just when

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the professionals.

Robert Nyerick is the Executive Chef of Miramonte Resort & Spa’s acclaimed farmto-table restaurant, Grove Artisan Kitchen.

Full of culinary credentials, Chef Robert is one of the desert’s top gastronomic artists creating in the kitchen.

Displaying a relaxed smile, Chef Robert spoke of the fun aspect of the up-coming Rodney Strong Wine Dinner Event held this Friday evening, June 15th at the Resort.

“It’s already summertime here, we’re not looking to put on a ‘heavy and serious food & wine match-up’. The staff and I are simply having a good time lining up lighter and inventive fare to pair with lighter bodied wines.”

I then broke out with a large smile when Chef Robert told me that his personal go-to wines, in and out of the kitchen, are Rodney Strong. Hey!—those are the meals I want to be enjoying by a consummate chef who knows well the flavor profiles of the wines he is cooking with. And shall we say he’ll really be “pouring it on” as three of the courses, the starter, salad and the main, will be prepared with the same Rodney Strong wines served at dinner.

As to the Reception/Appetizer course, Chef Robert gave me some insight: this course is thought up after the other courses are set. The dinner menu is extensive, ranging from Roasted Duck Confit to Pan

Seared Halibut to Grilled Prime Flat Iron Steak. So the Chef takes advantage of the Reception to showcase an additional array of flavors and textures, pairing Shrimp & Salmon Mousse, Proscuitto Wraped Asparagus, Tuna Tartare Cone, and nuts, fruit, and Brie, to that of the Northern Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc 2010 that is crisp in minerality for cleansing the palate but not overly bracing so as to blow you away with acidity—ripe pear and melon notes persist.

The Chalk Hill Chardonnay 2010, although barrel fermented in new French oak, is not overly oaky but is both creamy and crisp with ripe apple, Meyer lemon, and spiced vanilla flavors. Chef Robert reduces this wine with scallops and saffron and serves it up in the Starter course with Pan Seared Halibut & Baby Spring Ratatouille.

One can even visualize the great balance of flavors on this food spectrum.

Appearing in the Salad course is the Roasted Duck Confit Spring Roll, Hearts of Boston Bibb, Daikon Sprouts, and Carrot Curls along with a tangy ponzu whose traditional ingredient of soy sauce is replaced with the 2010 Russian River Pinot Noir, with its intriguing floral and crushed pomegranate aromas. This medium bodied red owns a wonderful spice complexity that simply dances with the Duck Confit.

Just because we mentioned a “lighter fare” dinner, that does not preclude the enjoyment of a great tasting steak for the Main course. Same idea with the wine: the 2008 Symmetry Meritage Alexander Valley with a bouquet of black fruits and sweet spice, opens boldly on the palate with

blackberries, cassis and dark chocolate. This mouth-filling wine is rich, silky in texture, and expansive on the finish. It’s in the class of outstanding California red blends that are harmonious, powerful, and elegant. Chef Robert left behind the filet idea and went with a steak of great flavor and texture to match with the Meritage. Grilled Prime Dry Aged Flat Iron with Symmetry Wild Mushroom Ragout is the call along with Potau-Feu Spring Vegtables. C’est magnifique!

And for Dessert, we are treated to Rodney Strong’s private stock of what I’m guessing is a late-harvest Zinfandel or Syrah dessert wine they call Gentlemen’s Port. Obviously not commercially available, but with the “port” clue, Chef is sweetly dusting the bases with Flourless Chocolate Decadence, Orange and Strawberry Compote, and Fresh Mint.

Now is that a primer on food & wine pairing, or what! Our salute and thanks to Chef Robert.

Seating for this event is limited so call quickly, and, if you happen to miss it—not to worry, Chef Robert’s artistic food creations appear on the plate weekly at the Grove Artisan Kitchen located at the MIramontes Resort and Spa, 45000 Indian Wells Ln. Indian Wells Ca. 92210. Reservations: 760.341.7200 See you at the Event! BON APPÉTIT! CHEERS! Rick Riozza is the desert’s sommelierabout-town hosting and entertaining at private & corporate wine events and tastings.

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here are many expectations when dining out in a fine restaurant. We all expect quality food as we are paying quality prices. We also anticipate a more professional and pleasant experience from our server and his or her assistant.

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After a long, arduous day in the hospitality industry, I would have been ecstatic with mediocre food, so long as the service was ‘top notch’. This week, I was fortunate to find perfection in both food and service at Ristorante Mama Gina’s in Palm desert.

Arriving earlier than our reservation, my guest and I decided to enjoy a cocktail at the bar. As we entered the restaurant, we noticed the dining room was on one side while the ‘Enoteca Bar’ was on the opposite side.

Providing a separate experience altogether, the Enoteca Bar offers an extensive happy hour menu all evening. We were able to take the only two empty seats at the counter and were immediately greeted by Jen, our beautiful, smiling bartender. She made us feel so welcomed that we ordered an Antipasto appetizer with an assortment of meats with parmesan, artichoke hearts and marinated olives. It was delicious and certainly had our appetites eager for more!

In the dining room, our server, Jose, was quick to greet us with a smile and share with us what to expect at Mama Gina’s. Finally, great service from a true professional! We began with an order of steamed mussels and clams in a white wine garlic sauce that had so much flavor, we had to order more bread to soak up the delicious broth! I ordered a chicken dish (which I do not normally do when I dine out) that was stuffed with artichokes, prosciutto and fresh herbs.

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Our server was not just attentive, he was truly perfect! I did not have to pour a drop of wine or ask for utensils and his timing was impeccable. It was the dream dining experience I had prayed for. Jose presented a dessert cart with many Italian classics but we enjoyed a slice of chocolate cheesecake that was made special for the evening. I cannot express enough how wonderful this experience was. I look forward to sharing this place with friends.

If you get the chance to have dinner at Ristorante Mama Gina’s, you must say, “hi” to Jen in the bar and see someone who genuinely loves what she does (and does it well). Try the famous happy hour where you can decide from soups, salads, pastas and classic Italian appetizers. The Enoteca

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by Heidi Simmons

REMEMBERING RAY BRADBURY’S SCREEN STORIES

ack in the 70s, I got to know Ray Bradbury when I was writing YOUNG HITLER’S SECRET LIFE, a controversial movie intended for NBC from Bob Banner Productions. Our facilities were on Rodeo Drive just off Wilshire.

Often during lunch, I’d literally run into Mr. Bradbury, who had an office around the corner.

wrote at least 1000 words every single day of his life since he was a teen. His mantra: “Do what you love and love what you do.”

However limited the film writing and adaptations of and by Ray Bradbury, his movie influence was tremendous. Consider these titles in context of what was yet to come in the wider world of popular cinema.

screen treatment “Atomic Monster.” Would there be an ALIEN or its numerous imitators without this Bradbury story that is now a certified cult classic about an amateur astronomer who spots a earth-bound spaceship -- with a menacing passenger.

One day he asked me what I was working on and I told him. He was immediately intrigued and asked if he could read what I had written. I was hesitant at first, but said OK and he came up to my office and we talked about the problems of making Hitler human and why the boy became a monster. Bradbury asked if he could take my treatment home and think about it.

Not many days later, I got a detailed letter with all kinds of observations and questions about portraying human evil. The network and sponsor’s fear was that “some viewers would always sympathize if Hitler was made too human.” But as Bradbury observed, that’s why it’s a horror story -- Hitler was one of us. Even though the movie never aired as written, I will never forget the generous gesture to a young writer from a master.

Over the years I saw him intermittently, and his energy level was always up and his creative enthusiasm remained high. Maybe that’s the secret of longevity. He said he

This early “dinosaur goes to town” movie from 1953 was included a scene from Bradbury’s Saturday Evening Post short story “The Fog Horn.” The at-thetime cutting edge visual effects were by Bradbury’s friend, stop-motion maestro Ray Harryhausen.

Bradbury memorable scene features a prehistoric beast lured from its lonely depths by a foghorn’s plaintive “mating call” and a lighthouse’s beckoning beam. It rampages, people die and finally the military is called in to quell the misunderstood monster. It’s hard to imagine all the variations on this theme, including JURRASIC PARK, not being heavily influenced -- and inspired -- by this innovative for its time title.

FARENHEIT 451

From 1966, Francois Truffaut’s first English-language film is a somewhat faithful adaptation of Bradbury’s tale that’s set in a dystopian future where firefighters start fires for book burning. Bradbury has said the novella is not about censorship but rather the addictive entertainment culture that fills our minds with meaning factoids that finally steals our very souls.

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE

Originally released in 3-D, this creature from another world was hip and fresh in the early 1950s. It was based on Bradbury’s

THE ILLUSTRATED MAN

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Arguably Herman Melville’s sea saga is the greatest American novel. However, it’s not really about hunting a great white rogue whale but about challenging God. What a perfect fit for Bradbury. Although director John Huston insisted on shared credit for the screenplay that irked Bradbury, it’s obviously a Bradbury adaptation and it is magnificent, hitting all the right metaphorical beats. This superb 1956 film deserves a Blu-ray transfer that is properly formatted. Gregory Peck is fine as mad Captain Ahab and Orson Welles steals his scene as a Nantucket parson booming his sermon on Jonah from a podium shaped like a ship’s prow.

Consistently in print since it’s 1951 publication, this collection of 18 Bradbury sci-fi stories about the human condition and the threat of technology was directed by Jack Smight and includes “The Veldt”, “The Long Rain”, “The Last Night of the World” with an expanded opening and closing.

The screenplay was not by Bradbury. Rod Steiger’s over-the-top interpretation of the man with the living tattoos (that tie the stories together) has been much criticized but has its rabid fans.

Ray Bradbury died on June 5th. The day before, I thought of him out of the blue, and wondered if he was OK. I was startled to hear hours later that he had passed away.

He often expressed that he was confident there was more to life than meets the eye.

He felt he had been here before and will be again. But for us left behind, the world is somehow a lesser place.

Three days before Bradbury’s 91st birthday in 2011, producer Mike Medavoy announced a planned film of Bradbury’s autobiographical “Dandelion Wine.” Also planned is a new version of “The Illustrated Man” with a screenplay by Frank Darabont to be directed by Zack Snyder.

Ray Bradbury: 1920 – 2012. RIP. Listen to my movie updates on Michael Knight’s 94.3 KNWZ show Friday mornings.

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Book Review

Reading Ray Bradbury

BRADBURY ‘S WRITING INFLUENCED FUTURE GENRE FILMS

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t was the seventh-grade when my English class was assigned The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. How cool! We discovered that the Martians used telepathy -- sharing information by just thinking about it. My friends and I wanted to try it. What a great way to communicate during class without the teacher knowing.

I had never read anything like The Martian Chronicles: A dying earth, space travel to another planet and a conflict with the indigenous Martian inhabitants. Such a difference from all the previously assigned reading that only took place on earth -- or so I thought.

I related to the Martians. I was mad at the Earthlings. I was curious about the “shape shifter.” It was all crazy stuff and it was my first experience reading science fiction. It was also the first time I realized reading could be more than just an assignment or mere entertainment on a page. For me and my seventh-grade mind, it was profound, meaningful and insightful.

My English teacher carefully drew us into the social, political and moral correlations between us Earthlings and Bradbury’s Martians. This was in the seventies. What was happening on Mars, I realized had or was happening here on planet Earth. I learned about allegory and was able to see my little world in a new light. For this seventh-grader, it was a memorable eyeopener.

Originally, The Martian Chronicles was a collection of short vignettes Bradbury wrote for various science fiction magazines

and later put together in 1950 with new material to form the novel. The Martian stories came to him the very night his wife shared a poem she liked called, “There Will Come A soft Rain” by Sara Teasdale.

Bradbury was quoted as saying: “I don’t write science fiction. I’ve only done one science fiction book and that’s Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. It was named so to represent the temperature at which paper ignites. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal.

So Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it’s fantasy. It couldn’t happen, you see?

That’s the reason it’s going to be around a long time -- because it’s a Greek myth, and myths have staying power.”

Whether science fiction, fantasy or myth, Bradbury made his stories relevant to our human experience. No matter how bizarre the characters or setting, the trials and challenges were recognizable and relatable to our condition.

During my eighth-grade year, we read Fahrenheit 451. Again, beyond the great writing and provocative characters, I got the message and the title. What a shock it was to me that a civil servant -- a firemen from our American future -- starts fires rather than puts them out. How could the people of the future not value books and a free press? How could books frighten them so?

That’s when I understood how important books were to our free society.

That same year, Ray Bradbury himself came to our Los Angeles suburban school.

He spoke to us about reading, writing and pursuing our dreams. He told us it was important to do what we loved. He didn’t

talked down to us and was personable and friendly. He was genuinely interested and I believe he truly wanted to inspire us to create a better future.

Bradbury had a home in Palm Springs and I saw him here years later at a book-signing.

There were no long lines. He was casually sitting and chatting with the bookstore’s owner. I thanked him for coming to my school, for being a part of my education and especially for the joy of reading he helped inspire. He said he remembered the school and liked the talks with kids. He didn’t say much more. He seemed happy to hear what I had to say -- interested, I think, to hear what my story might be. For such a prolific and disciplined writer (a thousand words a day since he was a middle-schooler), for him to make time to speak to school kids was incredibly generous and sincere. Obviously, it was something he felt passionate about.

He was our local hero.

Recently, I read an interview with Bradbury in the magazine Written By. He

was a Zen Buddhist and said, “I don’t believe in thinking about things, I believe in doing.

Everything is love. You do things for love, not money.” He loved writing. He loved story. He loved life and he lived fully.

There are many wonderful collections of short stories and anthologies by Bradbury.

You can’t go wrong having something by Ray Bradbury in your personal library or on your nightstand. This summer, I plan to revisit The Martian Chronicles (Doubleday, 222 pages) and Fahrenheit 451 (Random House, 208 pages) just for the love of it and maybe for the nostalgia. Perhaps I’ll gain some new insight on how to successfully use telepathy.

Thank you Ray!

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6787 Karaoke 9pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 Open Mic Pro Jam 4-8pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Swingin Utters 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 The Ted Herman 18 Pc. Big Band 6-8pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Robin Miller 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Karaoke Joe 7pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1am THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Jam Session hosted

by Zack All musicians welcome 6-1am PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 The Sunday Band 7:30pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-4080 DJ Jalil Jagers, Main Pool 12-4pm Lyndsay Harper, Sidebar Patio 5-9pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Smooth Brothers (RR) (LR) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760345-9770 Desert Cities Jazz Band 2-5pm Doug Montgomery w/ special guest Ariana Savalas & Joe Bagg 7-11pm (JZ)

Farmer Boys 81951 California 111 Indio, CA 92201

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MON JUNE 18 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bonnie Scott 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Sissy Bingo w/ Linda Gerard 7-9pm ARNOLD PALMER’S; LQ;760-7714653 Reggie “Vision” Alexander 6:30-10:30pm (JZ)(PB) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Nightly Entertainment DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Music Mondays 9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Night 7pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Randy Seymon 6pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760345-9770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm (JZ) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Scott Carter acoustic 12-3:30pm Michael James Band 9pm

American

(760) 863-5050 www.farmerboys.com

Wine Bar

78015 Main Street #109 La Quinta, CA

Roc’s Firehouse 36891 Cook St # 10 Palm Desert, CA 92211

American

American

(760) 340-3222 www.rocsfirehouse.com

Tack Room 81800 Avenue 51 Indio, CA 92201

Casey’s

42455 Washington Street Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 345-6503 Restaurant & Lounge

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American

WED JUNE 20 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bobby And Randy (BL) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Howie Pyro 10pm (VD) ARNOLD PALMERS; LA QUINTA; 760-771-4653 Johnny Meza 6-10pm (JZ) AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Rudy de la Mor 7pm (PB) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Nicky Vallee and Dreams 6-10pm (PR) CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Nightly Entertainment CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ;760-5643660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DESERT SAGE; LQ;760-564-8744

Dickie O’Neals

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(760) 325-2600

78073 Calle Barcelona La Quinta, CA 92253

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Lord Fletchers

70385 California 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 www.lordfletcher.com

Charli Marrones 42250 Jackson Street #101 Indio, CA www.charlimarrones.com

Backstreet Bistro 72-820 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA

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Irish

2155 North Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262

Irish

McGowan’s

73340 Highway 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260

(760) 346-6032 El Mexicali II 43-430 Monroe St. Indio, CA

Mexican

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FOR SALE SMOKER WITH TRAILER; A-130 MODEL. HAS NSF APPROVAL STICKER S-10120. HAS A SIDE GRILL. HAS A 24 X 24 FIRE BOX. COOKS 170 LBS. OF MEAT $3500.00

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Pat Tuzzolino 5:30pm (PB) DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS;760992-0002 Rose Mallette 5-9pm (JZ) (BL) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ;760-7777773 Demetrius Houser 7-10pm HAMILTON’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL; LQ; 760-698-8303 Karaoke 9-1am THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Live Music (RR) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; INDIO; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm THE PAVILION; PS; 760-323-8272 Ballroom Dancing 7-9:30pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr.Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Straight Ahead Jazz (JZ) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760345-9770 Doug Montgomery 7-11pm (PB) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Sixx 9pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Line Dancing 6-9pm Club Night 9pm

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Lavender Bistro Continental

(760) 625-1500 American

Session w/ Zack 7-11pm (VD) PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Mikole Caar Pro Jazz Jam 7:30-11:30pm (JZ)(BL) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Live DJ RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Karaoke SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr.Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. (RR)(JZ) TAQUERIA GUERRERO’S; TP;760343-5971 DJ Keith 9pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760345-9770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm (JZ) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Jeff Matteson acoustic 12-3:30pm Moonchild 9pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Swing Dancing 7pm

sullivanssteakhouse.com

(760) 328-1161

(760) 347-9985

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73505 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA

29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Hafler Duo 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke with Kiesha 9pm ARNOLD PALMERS; LQ; 760-7714653 AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Bella da Ball Dinner Revue w/ guest performers 7:30pm (CB) BACKSTREET BOSTRO; PD;760346-6393 Live Jazz 7:30-10pm (JZ) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Nightly Entertainment CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ;760564-3660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DESERT SAGE;LQ;760-564-8744 Steve Denny 5:30pm (PB) DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS;760992-0002 John Stanley King 5-9pm (JZ)(BL) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-3271700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm (VD) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Tim Burleson 7:45 (PB) PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Roadhouse Jam

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Mexican

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760.501.6228 Musicians corner The Valley’s only original jazz-esque/ fusion/rock Instrumental group. True to their name , Penny Unniversity gives you great music with true stories and knowledge of people ,places and things.

Soul Opus members include Michael Reyes of Indio, Juan De Lara Jr of Coachella, and Peter Cancino of Coachella, CA. As a band Soul Opus is dedicated in promoting unity and love across the Coachella Valley, from which they are very proud to say they come from. Facebook.com/SoulOpusMusic Soundcloud.com/Soul Opus Follow us on Twitter

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DIE HARD TILL DEATH (DHTD) Pedal to the Metal, Balls out, metal band that delivers the goods!! More bang for your buck! Heavy music with a groove! Slammin drums, pounding bass, loud,screamin guitars, melodic yet powerful intense vocals with visual layden lyrics! www.diehardtilldeath. com www.facebook.com/ DieHardTillDeath www.reverbnation. com/DieHardTillDeath www.twitter. com/DHTDtheband JEKKEL – Hot & fast 4-piece rock outfit from the desert. “One Way Road” music video out now! New EP & shows expected Summer 2012 | www. youtube.com/JEKKELvideos | Twitter: @JEKKELtheband and www.JEKKEL. com -THE HELLIONS are proud to spread rawk’n’roll gospel for those in need of some salvation,an excuse to shake your ass and drink some booze... come out May 5th- The Hood for some Cinco de Mayo party action. www.facebook. com/thehellions-official

Cover Story is an incredibly energetic band. Their sound covers a wide spectrum of interest with each member’s expressive style calling to their expanding fan-base. Check their demos of Classic Rock with Soul On their website:www.reverbnation. com/coverstorymusic Email desertcoverstory@gmail.com |www. facebook.com/coverstory ATTENTION ALL UNSIGNED ROCK BANDS/MUSICIANS! If you would like to have your song heard on the RADIO Just send your MP3 of the original SONG and BIO to: Ross Management & Productions Drossmanagement@ aol.com Exordium is a four piece metal outfit from the Coachella Valley composed of guitarists Angel Ocejo & Ryan Smith, bassist Xan Abyss and drummer Julian Andrews, with all members sharing a variety of vocal duties. With a fresh new EP (Winter’s Eve) and a promotional video (Dark Reaction) to support it, Exordium are on a path to spread the new faith of heavy metal to those in need. Dark Reaction Music Video: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=xxxUqgf002E Band Page: https://www.facebook.com/ Exordium760

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: S D R A Y Patti Smith “BANGA” K C A Medical Treatment B P R U O W IN

Dale Gribow On The Law

by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

SafeHouse of the Desert In partnership with The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Present

: S D R A Y K C IN OUR BA EL H

ith respect to treatment it is very important that your doctor is not only a good physician but that the doctor is also good at writing a medical/legal report. For 5 years I had had the pleasure of being a member of the Faculty of the International College of Surgeons. I lectured on “How to Write A Medical/Legal Report” at their annual medical conference. I have also lectured to Desert Medical Group and other doctors on this subject.

Unfortunately, most doctors never learn how to write a medical report in medical school. There is an art to writing a medical/legal report and not all doctors have perfected that art.

In other words, a doctor can describe your condition and say “I have seen Mr. Jones and in my opinion there is a 50% chance that Mr. Jones will make a full recovery”. However, I would rather have the doctor say, “I have seen Mr. Jones and in my opinion there is a 50% chance Mr. Jones will not make a full recovery”. In other words, phrasing it in the negative rather than the positive is arguably better for your case. I would not ask the doctor to lie, but rather ask the doctor to be sensitive to what a lawyer will need in trying to settle or litigate a case.

When asked, ”how can a doctor make a difference?” I give the example of two brothers who lived in Palm Desert that were one year apart in age. One was going to school at UCR and the other was going to school at UC Santa Barbara. The one at UCR went to a doctor that I suggested in Riverside. He had a medical bill of about $4,500 and I settled his case for the $15,000 policy limit. The other brother went to a class mates family doctor in Santa Barbara and he had a medical bill of $300. That family doctor gave me a handwritten bill reflecting only a few visits. The Santa Barbara doctor took the approach, go home, soak in a hot bath and come back in a month. If you have a headache, take an aspirin. In other words, he played down the treatment, and thus his patient was penalized when we had to fight to settle his case for $1,000.00.

The Riverside doctor, to whom I referred the other brother, had my client come in three times a week for physical therapy and gave him a prescription for medication for the pain he was experiencing. In other words, the way in which you handle your medical problem controls your recovery.

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As a general rule, the more you treat the more your case is worth. That doesn’t mean you should treat when you are not injured, but if you do not treat, there is no way of proving your injury.

With respect to the diary, it is important to keep that diary current on a daily basis.

I recommend to my clients that they bring the diary with them every time they go to see the doctor. Sometimes on Monday you have symptoms, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 but you are not going to see the doctor until Friday. When you see the doctor on Friday, you may only have symptoms 1, 2 & 3 and the other two symptoms 4 & 5 may have temporarily disappeared. If you bring the diary with you and you read from the diary, you will remember to tell the doctor all of your symptoms on the day you are there and to tell him about the other symptoms that you were experiencing and suffering from during the last several days. You should explain to the doctor that your lawyer asked you to keep this diary to assist you in providing accurate information to the doctor. By doing so you will be able to explain all the symptoms that have occurred since your last appointment and to request the doctor include all your medical symptoms in his medical records.

Each doctor you see should be told of all your medical problems. In other words, if you have problems with your jaw, and you see a dentist for the TMJ problems, you should also tell the dentist about the other medical symptoms that you are

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encountering. They may in fact be related.

The analogy I often use for an average soft-tissue case, is that you have a muscle and nerve that are not normally touching one another. When the muscle goes into spasm, that is to say it is knotted up, the nerve that normally would not be touching the muscle is now being impinged upon at the point where the muscle is in spasm or knotted. If that nerve goes to your head, it presents itself as head pains or headaches.

If the nerve goes to your arm, it may present itself as a pain in your arm even though the arm was not hit. If it goes to your groin it may present itself as a pain to your groin or thigh even though the thigh or groin area was not hit in the accident.

This is Part 5 of a 7 Part Series. To be continued next week.

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n order to avoid getting sick from the foods you eat this summer, remember these simple rules as it relates to food handling, preparation and storage.

When handling food, wash your hands before and after.

When preparing food, you must clean and sanitize the surfaces that you are working on before and after in order to reduce germ levels. Proper cleaning is a two-step process: • Clean with soap and warm water • Rinse with clean water.

• Dry by air or paper towel.

• Spray surface with sanitizer • Leave sanitizer on the surface long enough to kill germs • Dry by air or paper towel.

Being clean is far less expensive than most people think. Bleach is an inexpensive and effective sanitizer.

You need only one teaspoon of bleach to one quart of water. You can then use this mix to clean your surfaces.

When preparing produce, cut away bruises or damage. Wash before you

peel and use a scrub brush for firm produce. Remove the outer leaves of leafy vegetables and wash each leaf.

When done, pat dry with a clean cloth.

If possible, use one of the chemical free washes available in most grocery stores.

You should know that many of the foods you eat are irradiated.

Manufacturers state that this makes what you eat safer. As many studies now show that this process increases your risk to cancer, it is best to avoid produce, eggs, meats and spices that are irradiated. While many large farms irradiate, you can be certain that organic produce, eggs, meats and spices cannot be treated in this manner.

Also remember to fully cook your eggs and meat. Meats should be kept at below 40 degrees until cooked.

After cooking, you can refrigerate leftovers if they have been kept at the room temperature if it is under 90 degrees for no more than two hours.

Over 90 degrees and you have no more than one hour.

Participants will gain a broader understanding of what domestic human trafficking looks like, specifically in Riverside County

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Desert Regional Medical Center 1150 N. Indian Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262

PANEL WILL INCLUDE SPEAKERS FROM: RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF ’S OFFICE Lt. Jon Anderson RIVERSIDE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Gerald W. Fineman MILLION KIDS Opal Singelton SAFEHOUSE OF THE DESERT Jennifer O’Farrell The event is FREE and open to the public Participating organizations include C.A.S.A , Riverside County Family Justice Centers, San Bernardino County Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation, SafeHouse of the Desert, Cup of Happy, Million Kids, Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act For more information call Mary Battin 760-567-9421

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atti Smith, the High Priestess of Punk is back. “Banga” is her first album of new material since 2004’s “Trampin.”

It’s not as though Smith has been hibernating the last 8 years. She recorded an album of rock & roll covers, “Twelve” in 2007, participated in Jean Luc Goddard’s film, “Socialism,” and even appeared on and episode of “Law & Order, Criminal Intent!”

Most importantly she wrote and published “Just Kids,” her magnificent memoir of her years with artist Robert Mapplethorpe, which won the National Book Award.

“Banga” kicks off with the jaunty travelogue, “Amerigo.” The song was inspired by a journey Smith took with Lenny Kaye, Goddard and his associates on the MS Costa Concordia.

Shifting between spoken word and singing, “Amerigo” manages to be both poignant and contemplative.

The album offers up a couple of playful tributes: “This Is The Girl” is a loving elegy to Amy Winehouse. The melody and arrangement of the song are cloaked in the sort of languid Doo-Wop that Winehouse successfully reinvented before she passed away last year.

Smith positively croons This is the girl for whom all the tears fall/This is the girl who was having a ball. It’s both tender and bittersweet.

“Maria” is a fierce homage to the actress Maria Schneider. Smith and Schneider met in 1976 when both were experiencing their first success. Sadly, Schneider also passed away in 2011.

The track opens with intertwining piano and Hammond B3 chords. The mood is sad and mournful, but shot through with hope.

The melody is propelled by a soaring guitar solo from Jackson Smith, Patti’s son.

“Banga’s” most ambitious tracks are “Tarkovsky (The Second Stop Is Jupiter)” and “Constantine’s Dream.” The moody textures of the former recall the Doors’ “Horse Latitudes.” Delicate percussion and fluid guitar underpinnings cushion Smith’s mostly spoken words that honor Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky.

“Constantine’s Dream” is positively haunting. The song was inspired by a postcard Smith received back in 1988. The picture detailed a Conquistador and a Page.

Smith traveled to Italy to find the original painting. She located it in the Basilica of St. Francis.

The melody is droning and dirge-like, weaving strings, keyboards and menacing guitar parts. The lyrics re-imagine the postcard’s intriguing tableau.

Smith is joined on “Banga” by her longtime collaborators; Lenny Kaye on guitar, Jay Dee Daugherty on drums and Tony Shanahan on bass and keyboards. Not only do they play on the songs, they also collaborated with Smith on the melodies.

There are also a few guest musicians on “Banga” that should be singled out. Tom Verlaine, lead guitarist from the seminal NYC punk band Television, provides the snaking guitar lines that dart through “April Fool.” He’s also featured on “Nine,” a song that Smith offered up to Johnny Depp as a birthday present. Depp’s birthday is June 9th. Depp himself pops up playing drums and guitar on the tribal title track.

Smith’s son Jackson and daughter Jesse are all over “Banga” offering guitar, piano and vocals making it a true family affair.

Jackson even offers up some impressive dog howls on the title track.

“Fuji San” is a quiet meditation on the earthquake that rocked Japan last year.

“Mosaic” floats on a Middle Eastern groove, exploring themes of love and rapture. It also includes some oblique references to the “Hunger Games” book! “Seneca” is a soothing lullabye that Smith wrote for her young godson, Seneca Sebring.

Following the dark apocalyptic vision of “Constantine’s Dream,” “Banga” closes with a cover of Neil Young’s melancholy “After The Gold Rush.” Smith is joined by her adult kids as well as an ad hoc chorus of young children. She slightly updates Neil’s lyrics: Look at Mother Nature on the run/ In the 21st century.

It’s a simple and beautiful way to end an amazing album.

This is Patti Smith’s best effort since her 1996 release, “Gone Again.” She is truly Rock & Roll’s Renaissance woman.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of June 14

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s time for your right hand to find out what your left hand has been doing lately, and vice versa. They’ve been attending to their separate agendas for a while, and now it would be wise to have them work together more closely. As they get reacquainted, a bit of friction would be understandable. You may have to serve as a mediator. Try to get them to play nicely with each other for a while before jumping in to the negotiations about how best they can cooperate in the future. And be very firm with them: no slapping or fighting allowed.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some relationships that you call “friendships” may be little more than useful connections or status boosters or affiliations that enhance your power and influence. There’s no shame in that. But it’s also a smart idea to make sure that at least some of your alliances are rooted primarily in pure affection. You need to exchange energy with people who don’t serve your ambitions so much as they feed your soul. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to cultivate friendships like that. Take good care of those you have, and be alert for the possibility of starting a new one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do you remember what you were doing between July 2000 and June 2001? Think back. Did anything happen then that felt like a wild jumpstart, or a series of epiphanies, or a benevolent form of shock therapy? Were you forcibly dislodged from a rut by an adversary who eventually became an ally? Did you wake up from a sleepy trance you didn’t even know you had been in? I’m guessing that at least some of those experiences will be returning in the coming months, but on a higher octave this time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author Steven Covey describes your “circle of concern” as everything you’re concerned with or worried about. Your “circle of influence,” on the other hand, is anything that’s within your ability to change right now.

For example, you may have general long-term questions or anxieties about the future of your health. That’s your circle of concern. But your circle of influence contains specific actions you can take to affect your health today, like eating good food, getting enough sleep, and doing exercise. What I’m seeing for you, Cancerian, is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to spend less time in your circle of concern and more in your circle of influence. Stop fantasizing about what may or may not happen, and simply take charge of the details that will make a difference.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s a wild zoo about two hours northwest of Seattle. After paying your fee, you can drive your car through acres of land where large animals are allowed to roam free.

When I took the tour, I stopped my rented Dodge Stratus by the side of the road to get a better look at a humongous buffalo with a humped back and a long woolly beard. It lumbered over to where I was parked and for the next five minutes thoroughly licked my windshield with its enormous purple tongue. My head was just inches away from its primal power, and yet I was safe and relaxed and perfectly amused. I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a comparable experience sometime soon, Leo. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the Biblical book of Genesis, Jacob had a dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder that went up to heaven.

I recommend that you try to incubate a similar dream, or else do some meditations in which you visualize that scene. It would help prime your psyche for one of this week’s top assignments, which is to be adaptable as you go back and forth between very high places and very low places.

Heaven and earth need to be better connected.

So do the faraway and the close-at-hand, as well as the ideal and the practical. And you’re the right person for the job.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Thomas Edison said something to the effect that a person who is thoroughly satisfied is probably a failure. I guess he meant that if you’re not always pushing to

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make your life better, you must not have very high standards or passionate goals. While I can see the large grains of truth in that theory, I don’t think it applies in all cases -- like for you right now, for instance. During the upcoming grace period, it will make sense for you to be perfectly content with the state of your life just as it is. To do so won’t make you lazy and complacent. Just the opposite, in fact: It will charge your psychic batteries and create a reservoir of motivational energy for the second half of 2012.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Twenty-fouryear-old actress Annalynne McCord has risen up in rebellion against what she calls “Hollywood’s perfection requirement.” Lately she has been brazenly appearing in public without any make-up on. She has even encouraged paparazzi to snap photos of her in her natural state. “I’m not perfect,” she says, “and that’s okay with me.” I nominate her to be your role model in the coming weeks, Scorpio. You will be able to stir up useful blessings for yourself by being loyal to the raw truth. You can gain power by not hiding anything. (And yes, I realize that last statement is in conflict with the core Scorpionic philosophy.) Here’s my guarantee: It’ll be fun to be free of unrealistic images and showy deceptions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Nineteenthcentury Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev once called his fellow novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky a “pimple on the face of literature.” But more than a hundred years after that crude dismissal, Dostoyevsky is a much more highly regarded and influential writer than Turgenev. Use this as inspiration, Sagittarius, if you have to deal with anyone’s judgmental appraisals of you in the coming days. Their opinions will say more about them than about you.

Refresh your understanding of the phenomenon of “projection,” in which people superimpose their fantasies and delusions on realities they don’t see clearly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a few deep breaths. It’s important not to get overly worked up about your recent diversion from the Truth and the Way. I mean it’s not like you sold heroin to high school students or dumped toxic waste into a mountain stream, right? It’s true that you’ve incurred a minor karmic debt that will ultimately have to be repaid. And yes, you’ve been reminded that you can’t allow yourself to lower your standards even slightly. But I doubt any of it will matter in five years -- especially if you atone now.

So please go ahead and give yourself a spanking, make a definitive plan to correct your error, and start cruising in the direction of the next chapter of your life story.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Have you ever tried to drink from a fire hose? The sheer amount and force of the water shooting out the end makes it hard to actually get any moisture in your mouth, let alone enjoy the process. On the other hand, it is kind of entertaining, and it does provide a lot of material to tell funny stories about later on. But are those good enough reasons to go ahead and do it?

I say no. That’s why I advise you, metaphorically speaking, to draw your sustenance from a more contained flow in the coming week. Cultivate a relationship with a resource that gives you what you really need.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming week will be an excellent time to declare your independence from anything that depresses you, obsesses you, or oppresses you. You will attract help from unexpected sources if you take that brave action. At the same time, it’ll be a perfect moment to declare your interdependence with anything that fires up your imagination, stirs up smart hope, or fills you with a desire to create masterpieces.

Be adventurous as you dream about blending your energies with the very best influences.

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o you know your ABC’s? I’m not talking about the kind you learned in kindergarten. I’m talking about the ABC’s of skin cancer.

Actually, in the case of skin cancer you have to know your ABCDE’s. Most people know that skin cancer looks like an ugly lesion or an unhealed wound. But it’s often a small little slightly irregular mole, freckle, or new “spot” that turns out to be a basal cell carcinoma, the most commonly diagnosed form of skin cancer.

Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer, while malignant melanoma is the least common but most deadly. It’s time to break out your pencil and paper class, because we’re going to relearn our ABCDE’s!

A stands for Asymmetry. Most benign freckles and moles are symmetrical, meaning if you draw a line down the center, each side is a mirror image of the other. If your mole, freckle, lesion or spot is asymmetrical, see your dermatologist to have it examined.

B stands for Border. Borders should be defined. If the border appears to fade, be jagged or blurry, the spot should be examined by your doctor.

C stands for Color. Skin cancer can present in many different colors. Red, dark brown, yellow and all shades in between could be one of three types of skin cancer.

If you have a mole that is changing color, getting lighter or darker, schedule an appointment to have it examined.

D stands for Diameter. Any spot larger than the size of a pencil eraser is suspect.

E stands for Elevation. While a raised or

bumpy mole is a little cause for concern, so is an inverted or concave lesion. Any spot that is not flat on the surface should also be examined.

Keep in mind the ABCDE’s above are a basic guideline for self inspection. These guidelines do not “tell all” and should not take the place of an annual skin check from your dermatologist. The only real truth is in a skin biopsy, a fairly simple procedure where a small sample of skin is taken and inspected under a microscope.

While small changes in the skin can be easily overlooked, they should not be taken lightly. Annual skin checks by a dermatologist or free skin cancer screenings should be attended. Often pharmacies such as Rite Aid or Walgreens will bring in trained professionals to provide free screenings throughout the year. Residents without healthcare should certainly take advantage of these.

Remember to always wear a broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF30 or greater on all areas exposed to sun. Don’t forget lips and ears. Skin cancer can occur on areas that aren’t regularly exposed to the sun, such as genitals, underarms and the scalp. Wearing a hat and darker clothing is also a fair preventative measure.

Don’t wait to see a doctor if you notice a spot that is changing, growing, bleeding, crusting or not healing. A spot that persists for more than a couple of weeks is cause for concern since most wounds heal in 7-14 days. A new growth on your skin is always something to pay attention to. So get a mirror, get naked and practice your ABCDE’s.

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re your shoulders in your ears by the end of the day? Do your neck and shoulders feel tense? Have you been clinching your jaw all day? We’ve all experienced stress. A little bit of stress (eustress or acute) keeps us motivated, creative, stimulated and excited. Episodic Acute Stress is a way of life for some and generally typical of everyday life. The unhealthy stress (chronic) is everyone’s silent killer. Clearly the chronic stress can reap havoc on you mentally and physically.

Chronic stress can render and leave you feeling out of control and helpless. Your body goes into a “fight and flight” mode.

You may feel stressed when you notice the bills are mounting, gasoline is at $4 a gallon, the mortgage is due, and the kids are out of school with nothing to do. Rest assured you are not alone. There are many remedies but breathing alone can and will help you with stress. Take a moment and test if you are breathing with fluidity. It’s likely your breaths are shallow, not rhythmic, too fast, or you are holding your breath. Most of us hold our breath when the going gets tough. Research shows by utilizing breathing exercises you can decrease your stress.

Breathing may not cure your stress but can be used as a coping mechanism.

Call it meditation, a moment of silence, or your breathing time. By performing some simple breathing techniques you will notice a sense of relief and calmness. Breathing is powerful, relaxing, won’t take a lot of your time, and is free. Stress related diseases and symptoms include: heart disease, depression, poor immune function, anxiety

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attacks, alcoholism, peptic ulcers, mood swings, viruses, colds, flu, and more. Often one symptom or ailment leads to a more intensified illness.

Those who practice Yoga use breathing or certain breathing techniques in their practice. The flow of the breath assists in calming the central nervous system. If you do not have a Yoga practice you can still utilize the following tips. Find a quiet space.

Sit tall and comfortably in a chair. You may also sit on the floor with your back against a wall. Allow the tops of your hands to rest on your knees. Inhale a deep breath and exhale deeply. Repeat this 8 to 10 times. With each inhale and exhale try and deepen the breath each time. You should notice a sense of relief midway through this exercise. Try lying down, one hand on your heart and the other on your abdomen. Inhale/exhale 8 to 10 times. Lastly, try my favorite, legs up the wall. Position your buttocks against the wall closest to the baseboard and extend your legs of the wall. Your body should mirror that of the letter “L.” Connect with your breath and stay in this position for 8 to 10 minutes.

Breathe smoothly. This exercise calms the central nervous system, reverses the blood flood, is excellent for circulation, and assist in relieving insomnia. There are many other breathing exercises but these are simple and will give you relief from stress.

Stress is a part of life but can be dealt with if you are willing to take the time to help yourself. The above short and effective exercises will clear your mind, help you think more clearly, leave your shoulders a little less tense, and bring a smile to your face.

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