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Dec 22, 2011 - Jan 4, 2012 Vol.24, No.14-15

YOUR FREE GUIDE To our Islands’ Happenings Sp Chr ecial istm a Dou & NYE s ble Issu e

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, HORSE RACING, NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTIES & MUCH MORE!

This Week’s Feature Story

Melanie in Finals of The X-Factor!

Melanie Amaro, who spent most of her childhood in come in shortly after to see her baby standing up singing the BVI, has made it through to the finals on Fox’s popuaway. Music runs deep in Melanie and helped her when lar TV show, The X-Factor. Now in the top three, this now she had to leave her parents as a young child to be taken puts the nineteen¬–year–old finalist within clear sight of care of by her grandparents here in Tortola. the five million dollar recording contract with Sony Music Melanie remembered, "I had to find something to – and a starring role in the iconic Pepsi commercial that lean on so I looked to my music.” The music that inspired will air during Super Bowl Sunday. She has already her was R&B, soul, and pop, and her main influences wowed the judges and audiences alike with her powerful include Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, and Mariah ballads and strong stage presence Carey. and she has a very good chance of It was also her mother who reaping the ultimate prize. However encouraged her to try out for The the final showdown between Melanie, X-Factor but that was not all plain blues singer Josh Kracik and rapper sailing. Not only did Simon Chris Rene still has to be battled out Cowell send her home during the during the two hour special on Fox initial judges' pre-show eliminatonight at 8pm when the winner will tions (only to famously realize finally be revealed. his mistake and bring her back), Now living in Coral Springs, she almost didn't make it Florida, Melanie can’t remember the through the first round. However, first time she sang, but her mother will she did make it and the rest, as never forget. When she was just sixthey say – is history. So good months-old, her mother recalls putluck to you Melanie, the BVI is ting her to sleep in her crib only to with you all the way!

Melanie Amaro X-Factor Finalist

– Jan Critchley

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John Crook

Doctor Who Christmas Special A Communal Treat For Fans Christmas episode,” says Smith, who at 29 is the youngest actor yet to take on the role. “The Doctor and Christmas go hand in hand. In many ways, he treats every day like it is Christmas, so when it really is ‘that day,’ he’s like, ‘Whoa! Here we go!’ Also, it was just great fun to have snow in September.”

There’s plenty of traditional holiday sentiment in the story, which opens on Christmas Eve 1938, as Madge Arwell (guest star Claire Skinner) rescues an injured “Spaceman Angel” who promises to repay her kindness anytime she decides to make a wish. Three years later, a distraught Madge and her two children, Lily and Cyril (Holly Earl, Maurice Cole), flee war-torn London for a ramshackle house on the coast, where her efforts to give the kids their best Christmas ever get a boost from a madcap caretaker (guess who?) whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world.

“We’ve got new characters in this one: Lily and Cyril, the children, who are just brilliant, and Madge Arwell, the mom, and all these other wonderful characters ...,” Smith says. “That’s one of the great things about this job: We keep getting all these wonderful guest actors: the Michael Gambons and David Walliamses and James Cordens. It’s like a wonderful master class for me.”

Author Clement C. Moore was referring to St. Nicholas when he wrote of “a right jolly old elf” in his famous poem. But he just as easily could have been referencing a certain peripatetic, centuries-old Time Lord who zips freely through time and space yet holds a special place in his heart(s) for earth humans, especially children.

That probably explains, at least in part, why Doctor Who and Christmas have become synonymous in the show’s U.K. home base. And now, for the second consecutive year, BBC America carries this year’s Christmas episode — set in World War II England — on Sunday, Dec. 25.

Series star Matt Smith, who currently plays the 11th incarnation of the Doctor, couldn’t be happier about it.

“I think there is a sort of magic and scale to the

Lime ... “to hang around idly” or “to go out on the town.”

Source: The Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole by the late edu-cator and historian Lito Valls. The Limin’ Times brings you all the news about when and where to “lime” in the British Virgin Islands.

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Ask Koren Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Gratitude…

Why it Changes Your Life Ask Koren None of us who are reading this article have a perfect life. We might not have our dream job or our dream family or our dream home. What we do have though are dreams and that is something to be thankful for. What are the benefits that you received in 2011? Did you show appreciation to those around you who helped to make a difference? Your mother, father, husband, wife, children, employer, employees, neigbour, etc? Appreciation can be shown tangibly with a gift or it can be done verbally or even by action.

It’s easy to say thank you when someone gives us a gift or does something nice for us. However, sometimes we can show gratitude just for the simple fact that the person is there. Don’t take anyone for granted.

There are many ways in which gratitude can change your life: 1. It boosts optimism. A spirit of thankfulness encourages you to look at the good things in your life and appreciate them. You learn to count your blessing and appreciate what you do have instead of focusing on what you don’t.

2. Good health. Studies done at the University of California have shown that people who recorded daily things they were grateful for had stronger immune systems. When you are grateful for your health, you will most likely work harder to maintain it.

3. Foster better relationships. Showing gratitude helps us to build stronger relationships. People feel

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appreciated and they are motivated to give more of themselves as they see the fruits of their kindness or generosity bring someone else joy.

4. Less stress.

Instead of constantly complaining which is a sure way to be stressed out, we instead motivate ourselves by seeing the good in life and positively pursuing it.

5. It is catching. If you sit in a group and everyone is complaining and moaning, then conduct an experiment. Acknowledge that while that is happening, at least you have life and a place to life and a job and whatever else and watch the change in the direction of the conversation. Sit back and listen and you will gradually see the others start outlining their blessings too. Be an agent for change.

Make an effort to find at least one thing a day that you are thankful for and be sure to either acknowledge the source, express it to someone else or write it down. Allow the spirit of gratitude to change your life for the better.

Send your questions to askkoren@live.com and a response will be provided

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By Jane Bakewell

Holidays of Light and Peace This is a season of thinking about other people. It’s a season marked by giving (and hopefully that doesn’t mean just gifts), joy, sharing traditional foods, and bringing a little light into otherwise dark places. It’s a season we think of rededicating our lives for good works and positive actions as the New Year approaches. It is also a time on the calendar when two major religions, Judaism and Christianity share a similar goal: Peace on Earth and Goodwill towards Mankind.

Although both Christmas and Hanukkah fall in December (Kislev is the ninth month in the Jewish biblical calendar) they don’t always coincide in the same week. However, this year, the eight-day Hanukkah celebration begins on sundown the 20th and continues over Christmas on the 25th until the 28th. The Jewish holiday comes from the time of the Maccabees in 165 B.C.E., when the Greek ruler Antiochus decided that Greek religious practices during this Hellenistic Age should predominate over any other belief system. He outlawed any observance of the Hebrew culture and put to death anyone who studied Torah or kept the Sabbath. The final act of desecration came when he ordered a pig slaughtered in the temple and a statue of Zeus erected there. A zealous Jew by the name of Mattathias, rose up with his sons and resisted. They waged a three- year war and eventually seized the temple back and rededicated it. The “eight day miracle” comes from rabbinic lore that there was only enough consecrated oil to light the seven branched menorah for one day, but it lasted eight days.

For Christians, this is a holiday that also celebrates light and hope. It marks the traditional observance of the birth of Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah, who was to Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

bring peace and reconciliation between man and God. Biblical prophecies about “the light of the world” translate into Christian observances with candles and festive pine trees full of lights. Houses are decorated with lights inside and out, just as in Jewish homes the Hanukiah (nine-branched candle) is lit with a new candle sequentially each night until eight lights along with the center lighting candle burn brightly in homes. In the Christian holiday, gifts are exchanged and this is also a time to remember those who are in need. For Hanukkah small gifts are given to the children each of the eight nights as the candles are lit and traditional foods include potato pancakes (called Latkes) and jelly-filled doughnuts. The celebratory meal on Christmas day varies within cultures, but usually includes a turkey or ham, many potato and greens side dishes and traditional pies and tarts.

Both holidays commemorate the desire to have peace among men and a call to “treat others as you would have them treat you.” Both represent a hope to bring light to the world. May the festive lights of this season bring a renewed sense of hope to all.

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By Paul Backshall

The Untouchables Every so often I miss a blockbuster movie that everyone else I know seems to have seen – or if they own the DVD – has watched a dozen times. And in this age of instant streaming, you don’t need to own the DVD any more, it’s out there any time you fancy watching. But not everything is out there yet, even for those of us who pay the monthly fees, and so browsing has become a regular early evening pastime, until the right movie clicks into place.

That’s how come I picked on The Untouchables, realizing that somehow I hadn’t seen it before. As soon as the music started my wife complained that she doesn’t like scary movies, but how scary can Al Capone be in this day and age? Pretty scary as it turned out, but we both enjoyed the movie.

Filmed in prohibition Chicago in 1987, the movie tells of Treasury Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Kostner) who tries and fails to nail Capone (Robert de Niro) by conventional methods. When a small girl is killed by a mob bomb, Ness decides to fight fire with fire – gunfire!

Aware of the rampant corruption within the police force, he forms his own team using a savvy Irish beat cop Jim Malone (Sean Connery) and a raw rookie named George Stone (Andy Garcia) who is a crack shot with a pistol. Armed with shotguns they take the fight to Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

Capone busting into his illegal liquor warehouse and making numerous arrests.

While Capone previously regarded Ness and his squad as a nuisance, now they are a menace and the mob brings all its fury to bear on the small group with tragic consequences. Connery earned an Oscar for his role as Jim Malone and while the movie wasn’t historically accurate, it gave a good idea of the terror tactics used by the mob and the depth of corruption in high places.

In an ironic closing scene, a reporter quizzes Ness on what he would do if prohibition were repealed; to which he replies: “Well, I guess I’ll have a drink!”

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tv specials & highlights THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 2011 7:00 0 Project Accessory 8:00 P Jesus: The Preacher The Gospels reveal places Jesus went and lessons he taught.

9:00 _ ( Disney Prep & Landing An elite unit of elves ensures homes are prepared for Santa Claus. , Christmas at Belmont 2011 The annual holiday concert of traditional carols, world music and seasonal favorites.

9:30 _ ( Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.

10:00 _ ( I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! ReRun

turns to Snoopy and Spike for holiday cheer.

11:00 P The Truth Behind Atlantis Documentation, research, and technology all lend clues to the mystery of the lost city of Atlantis.

tv specials & highlights

FRIDAY DECEMBER 23, 2011 7:00 0 Unsolved Mysteries 7:30 < Backstage Christmas Special A variety of Christmas songs are performed by Mary Anne LaHood.

9:00 _ ( Shrek the Halls The ogre’s holiday plans go awry when Donkey and the gang join festivities.

10:00 _ ( Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology. < Backstage Christmas Special A variety of Christmas songs are performed by Mary Anne LaHood.

10:30 _ ( Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special Po learns his duties as Dragon Warrior keep him from spending his favorite holiday with his family.

11:00 ` Dateline NBC

SATURDAY DECEMBER 24, 2011 7:00 P Cocaine Sub Hunt DEA agents embark on a search to intercept narcosubmarines in Colombia.

9:00 2 The BET Awards 2011 Honors achievement in music, entertainment and sports at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. < Time to Remember A young boy witnesses a Christmas miracle.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2011 7:00 < Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve With Pope Benedict XVI. 9:00 1 Venom ER Dr. Sean Bush, an emergency room physician and venom specialist, makes the rounds in California’s prime rattler country.

10:00 1 The Beauty of Snakes Celebrating the world’s most spectacular snakes.

11:00 * CSI: Miami

MONDAY DECEMBER 26, 2011 9:00 _ ( Rudolph’s Shiny New Year The red-nosed reindeer sets out in a midnight fog to find Happy, the New Year baby. Animated.

P Inside the Green Berets Green Berets stationed in Afghanistan stand between order and terrorism.

11:00 D BMW: A Driving Obsession A once small, struggling company transforms itself into a global luxury-car powerhouse.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, 2011 7:00 0 America’s Supernanny 10:00 * The 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Honorees include Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep. (N) 11:00 P The Last Days of Osama bin Laden Interviews reveal the intelligence gathering to pull off the surprise attack on Osama bin Laden.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28, 2011 7:00 P Pricing The Priceless 8:00 1 Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice Spy-cams film the polar bear up close.

10:31 _ ( Happy Endings

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events

Christmas Eve There is plenty going on across the island to get you into the festive spirit. At Nanny Cay Beach Bar enjoy live music by Too Smooth on the beach and over in CGB, enjoy KapEye at Sunset followed by DJ Rocky at Myett’s. A Type of Toad is playing at Drakes Point and later, in town Le Grand Cafe is holding their Techno After Hours bash with DJ Elvin. Across the island at Trellis Bay, de Loose Mongoose has a special holiday dinner special with MJ Blues rocking the crowd. If some crazy fun lights your fire then jump on the ferry and head to The Last Resort for their special Christmas menu. Al and his band “Hot Sauce” will be entertaining the crowd with DJ Richee spinning the decks.

Long Bush Christmas Parade

and don’t forget your snazzy hat, you may win a prize!

Christmas Parade On December 27, head down to the Long Bush Christmas Parade where the theme is “Sweets & Treats.” The parade starts at 2pm down Long Bush Road and finishes at the Band Stand Grounds. It includes colorful floats and a variety of troupes depicting Christmas sweets! Santa will be there with his helpers and there will be lots of Christmas music, food, toys and fun for the whole family.

Christmas Day If you want to forget the cooking, grab your special ones and head out for Christmas dinner. At Nanny Cay, Peg Legs will be serving dinner from 6.30pm with roast turkey or beef and all the trimmings. The Mariner Inn has a Christmas Day Buffet Brunch from 10:30am or head over to Myett’s for their Christmas menu and live steel pan music. Sugar Mill is also serving a delicious holiday dinner.

New Year’s Eve 2012 begins here and there are plenty of options so choose wisely. Foxy’s famous New Year’s Eve bash starts a day early on 30th December with a BBQ and music by Xtreme Band. The real action starts on NYE with the Gala Dinner upstairs or BBQ on the beach.

Later, the party will kick off with live music from West

Horse Racing The annual Boxing Day Horse Races will be held on Monday, December 26 with a start time of 1pm. You can catch all the action at the Ellis Thomas Downs, Sea Cows Bay. Makes sure to wear your race track finery

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live music • events • concerts •

THURSDAY - DEC. 22 & 29 ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Happy Hour from 5-7pm (everyday) LE GRAND CAFÉ — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm (everyday) THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm & Music by Da Atis (everyday)

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Tapas Night & Live music by Caave Stout

NANNY CAY PEG LEGS & BEACH BAR — Both are open for lunch & daily happy hour; $2 beers.

VG & OUTER ISLANDS MAD DOG (VG) —Leon & the Hot Shot 5-8pm

FRIDAY - DEC.23 & 30 ROAD TOWN

U.P’S CINEMA — Red & White Christmas Party w/ DJ Commodore (Dec 24 only) DRAKES POINT — New Years Eve Party; Drink specials & live music from 10pm (Dec 31 only) DRAKES POINT — Pre Christmas Party; Drink specials & live music from by A Type of Toad (Dec 24 only) CALLALOO — Grown & Sexy New Years Eve Party; music

by DJ Bertrum, Wiz, Riquo & Dre from 10pm (Dec 31 only) CHARLIE’S — New Years Eve Party; Live entertainment & dinner specials (Dec 31 only) LITTLE SWITZERLAND — Tiffany & Co. Blue Christmas (Dec 24 only) LE GRAND CAFÉ — Techno After Hours with DJ Elvin from 11:30pm (Dec 24 only)

NANNY CAY BEACH BAR — Music by Too Smooth; mulled wine & free bar snacks (Dec 24 only) PEG LEGS/ BEACH BAR — New Years Eve dinner & Beach Bar blast from 4:30pm; (Dec 31 only)

U.P’S CINEMA — Party with DJ Krusha (Dec 23 only)

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Specialty Pizzas & live Steel Pan Music

NANNY CAY BEACH BAR — TGIF with BBQ

VG & OUTER ISLANDS PIRATES BIGHT — Heineken Happy Hour 4-6pm &

Music by MJ Blues FOXY’S (JVD) — Live music by Xtreme Band (Dec 30

EAST END TRELLIS KITCHEN /CYBERCAFÉ — SNew Years Eve

Party, fire sculptures, Anasazi Dance Troupe & live music by The Razorblades & fireworks (Dec 31 only) DE LOOSE MONGOOSE — Special menus & Music by MJ Blues LAST RESORT — Christmas party with Al and Hot Sauce (Dec 24 only) LAST RESORT — Alice in Wonderland Party with Al & DJs Richee & XMA (Dec 31 only)

only)

CANE GARDEN BAY

SATURDAY - DEC. 24 & 31

QUITOS — New Years Eve Party; Happy Hour from 6-7pm

ROAD TOWN

& live music by Candyman; Dinner show with Anasazi

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Dancers & Quito & the Edge 10:30pm (Dec 31 only) MYETT’S — New Years Eve Party; (Dec 31 only) Music

by KapEye & DJ Rocky

VG & OUTER ISLANDS PIRATES BIGHT — Heineken Happy Hour 4-6pm & Steel Pan Music FOXY’S (JVD) — Old Year’s Night Party Music by West Lindy, Maxx Cabello Jr., Junior Kelly, Spectrum & DJ Avalanche (Dec 31 only) BATH & TURTLE (VG) — Party with Frontline Band (Dec 31 only) MAD DOG (VG) — NYE London style 8pm (Dec 31 only)

MONDAY - DEC. 26 & JAN. 2 ROAD TOWN ELLIS THOMAS DOWNS — Boxing Day Horse Races

(Dec 26 only) U.P’S CINEMA — The Show Time Band ( Dec 26 only)

NANNY CAY PEG LEGS & BEACH BAR — Both now open for Lunch; Daily Happy Hour $2 beers

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Mexican night mycic by Candyman

SUNDAY - DEC. 25 & JAN. 1

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

ROAD TOWN

BATH & TURTLE (VG) — Corona Drinks Specials

U.P’S CINEMA — DJ Millennium King ( Dec 25 only) MARINER INN — Christmas day buffet brunch from

10:30am-3pm (Dec 25 only)

Chris Klein & the Boulevards@ JR Jan 20, 21

TUESDAY - DEC. 27 & JAN. 3 ROAD TOWN LONG BUSH — Christmas Parade 2pm (Dec 27 only)

NANNY CAY GENAKERS/PEG LEGS — Breakfast & Lunch at

EAST END

Genakers Cafe; Dinner at Peg Legs 6:30pm (Dec 25 only) BEACH BAR — Beach BBQ & music by DJ Remadie from 4-8pm (Jan 1 only)

TRELLIS KITCHEN/CYBERCAFÉ — Ladies Night

- 2 for 1 drinks

WEDNESDAY - DEC. 28 & JAN. 4

CANE GARDEN BAY

ROAD TOWN

MYETT’S — Christmas Menu; Live Steep Pan Music

PUSSERS — Martini Night 6pm. Daily happy hour from

(Dec 25 only) MYETT’S — Live Steep Pan Music & concert with Maxx Cabello Jr. (Jan 1 only) SUGAR MILL — Christmas Dinner (Dec 25 only)

4-7pm. 2 for 1 drinks specials.

NANNY CAY MYETT’S — Live sunset Happy Hour & Music by KapEye

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

CANE GARDEN BAY

PIRATES BIGHT — Heineken Happy Hour 4-6pm &

MYETT’S — Wacky Wednesday & Bushwacker Specials

Music by Uprising band.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Henry Haid & the Sun Kings @ JR — Jan 6, 7 HLSCC “Old Time Story” — Jan 13-15 RBVIYC Oyster Night — Jan 14 RBVIYC Latitude 18 Halyard Challenge — Jan 14 Corky Chamber Blues @ HLSCC — Feb 25 Farmer’s Week — Feb 3-10 Jazz on the Hill — Feb 17 & 18 HLSCC - Ashu — Mar 10

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and Dre. At Nanny Cay, don’t miss the NYE Beach Blast starting at 5:30pm. DJs Maya and Bob will be setting the mood and large screens will show celebrations from across the world. The fire-jugglers at midnight bring in the New Year with a bang.

Over in CGB, enjoy KapEye at Sunset and music by DJ Rocky followed by a NYE party at Myett’s. At Quito’s a dinner show features the Anasaki Dancers and Quito and the Edge hit the stage later that night.

On VG, Bath & Turtle is seeing in the New Year with Frontline Band and fireworks and Mad Dog is doing it London style at 8pm.

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Lindy, jazz & rock musician – Maxx Cabello Jr., Junior Kelly, Spectrum and DJ Avalanche.

Over at Bellamy Cay, “Its Gonna Be Mad” at the Last Resort as the island takes on an Alice in Wonderland theme. After dinner, the party will feature live music from Al is in Wonder Band and DJs Richee and XMA. Nearby at Trellis Bay, the festivities include the Anasazi Dance Troupe, Moko Jumbies, Aragorn’s flaming fireballs and the night is topped off by an awesome firework display at midnight! De Loose Mongoose has a surf and turf menu and music by MJ Blues.

Or, ring in the New Year in style at Drakes Point with fantastic food and live music or head to Charlie’s for live entertainment and dinner specials. Later, party on to the ever-popular Grown & Sexy party at Callaloo, Prospect Reef, with music by DJs Bertrum, Wiz, Riquo

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New Year’s Day After a leisurely morning, enjoy jazz & rock musician Maxx Cabello Jr. who will be playing live and steel pan music at Myett’s. Or head over to Nanny Cay’s Beach Bar for a 4-8pm session on the beach with DJ Remadie and BBQ.

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tv specials & highlights 11:00 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ` Law & Order: Special Victims Unit P Inside Saddam’s Reign of Terror Testimonials and discovered documents reveal the extent to which Saddam tortured citizens.

Peanuts gang plan a holiday celebration, Charlie Brown reads.

10:00 _ ( Grey’s Anatomy P Witness: Disaster in Japan Japan’s massive earthquake and resulting tsunami of 2011.

11:00 P 2012: Countdown to Armageddon Ancient Mayan prophecy predicts the end of the world.

tv specials & highlights

THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2011 7:00P The Truth Behind Atlantis Documentation, research, and technology all lend clues to the mystery of the lost city of Atlantis.

9:00 _ ( Happy New Year, Charlie Brown While other members of the

FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 2011 7:00 D BMW: A Driving Obsession A once small, struggling company transforms itself into a global luxury-car powerhouse.

9:00 ) The Secret Circle P The Whale That Exploded A scientific investigation into why a 56-ton sperm whale exploded in a street in Taiwan.

11:00 < Eternal City The history of Rome, Byzantium, the Papacy and the church.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 31, 2011 7:00 P Aftermath: World Without Oil Changes would take place if the resource no longer existed.

7:30 < Vatican Report People and issues that shape the life of the church.

10:00 , Coldplay New Year’s Eve: An Austin City Limits Special Coldplay’s New Year’s Eve concert features new songs. (N) 11:00 _ ( Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2012 A bicoastal celebration counts down to midnight. (N)

SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 2012 7:00N Barrett-Jackson Auction Marathon 2011 From Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona.

8:00 _ ( Once Upon a Time 11:00 D The American Tax Cheat Tax evasion lands businessmen in prison, celebrities in hot water, and citizens in fear.

MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2012 7:00 P World’s Deadliest Arms Race Simple, low-tech IED bombs are the biggest cause of casualties for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

8:00 1 The Bear Family and Me 9:00 _ ( The Bachelor 1 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 11:00 * Hawaii Five-0 ` Rock Center With Brian Williams

TUESDAY JANUARY 3, 2012 7:00P The Last Days of Osama bin Laden Interviews reveal the intelligence gathering to pull off the surprise attack on Osama bin Laden.

8:00 0 America’s Supernanny 10:00 _ ( Celebrity Wife Swap * NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00 _ ( Body of Proof * Unforgettable ` Parenthood

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2012 7:00 1 Miami Animal Police 8:00 1 The Bear Family and Me 9:00 * I Get That a Lot Celebrities pull pranks on unsuspecting people by pretending to be celebrity look-alikes. (N) 1 The Planet’s Funniest Animals Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

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Claudia Colli

Counting the BVI’s Birds Christmas Bird Count was held in 1900 as an alternative to the traditional Christmas “Side Hunt,” where hunters would compete to see who could kill the most birds and other animals. As part of a burgeoning conservation movement, the Christmas Bird Census offered an alternative tradition where birds were counted and not shot.

The movement eventually spread along major bird migratory routes from North to South America and the Caribbean. Today the Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the longest running citizen science survey in the world. Among the Audubon Society’s success stories is the ongoing recovery of the imperiled California condor and the brown pelican, a species common in the BVI. The organization is also instrumental in the protection of fragile habitats including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the continuing restoration of the Florida Everglades.

Here in the BVI, volunteers will count anywhere from several dozen to hundreds of a particular species.

Pelicans, egrets, kingbirds and doves are among the most commonly counted birds here, but sometimes a much rarer one will be spotted, like the Puerto Rican Screech Owl or the Great Black-backed Gull, an Arctic bird that had never been seen here before. Once counted the statistics are sent into the Audubon Society which compiles the data and adds it to counts from dozens of other Caribbean and North and South American countries to give a picture of the health of our hemisphere’s bird species.

For more info on the Bird Count and how you can help, please contact the National Parks Trust at 4943904. If you would like information on a bird that you have spotted, you can call Clive Petrovich at 496-7516.

Every December a dedicated group of volunteers trek around Tortola to count birds. They do this in spite of blazing heat, rough roads, prickly bush and sometimes torrential rain. The pursuit, though, is not Brown Pelican as lonely as it might seem. As part of the National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, these BVI residents are among thousands of enthusiasts tallying bird populations throughout the Caribbean and North and South America.

Worldwide, the Christmas Bird Count is held anywhere between December 14th and January 5th. In the BVI, it is generally held one to two days after Christmas and this year will be on December 27th on Tortola and on December 30th on Anegada.

Organized by Nancy Woodfield Pascoe and Esther Georges of the National Parks Trust and with the help of environmental consultant, Clive Petrovic, the count gives a snapshot of our bird population at a point in time. The count is an important planning tool and can give an idea of a population’s stability; a decline might indicate a loss of habitat, for instance, determining whether a natural area should be set aside for protection.

Named after 19th century artist and naturalist, John James Audubon, the Audubon Society was first begun in 1896 in response to the wholesale slaughter of wading birds whose feathers were used in ladies hats. The first 25

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Recognizing Track and Field’s Best combined 37 years of service with the association In the season of giving, it’s time to celebrate. With between 1971 and 2002—will receive the association’s the busy 2011 BVI Athletics Association calendar closLifetime Achievement Awards. ing on Nov 19. It’s now time to recognize track and field Last year, during the association’s 40th anniverbest athletes of 2011—including road racers. sary, Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to On Wednesday, December 28 at 7 p.m. at Fort all the presidents who guided the association between Burt, the association will dole out numerous awards in 1970 and 2008. eight categories, recognizing athletes, coaches and How were the awards for the athletes deterpast officials. mined? One criteria used includes that athletes must Up for grabs during the association’s third Athletes make a BVI Athletics Association national team during Awards Recognition Gala—targeting the 55 athletes the season. Head to head performances in who represented the territory in nine different competiPrimary/High School/College/University/regional and tions—will be the Sol BVI 2011 Youth, Junior and Senior international competitions were examined as well as Athletes of the Year in male and female divisions. Sol titles/awards/honors won in those competitions and will also recognize athletes who have broken National any records broken.

Records during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Guest speaker for the event will be IAAF Regional Colonial Insurance will be handing out the Development Center Director Lenford G. Levy.

Comeback Athlete of the Year award, which recognizes Admission to this fund raising event is $50 per an athlete who has been injured, returns to make a person and $85 per couple and can be obtained by callnational team and meets the criteria established. Since ing 541-3545 or 499-4239.

January 2010, Colonial Insurance has been supporting The BVI Athletics Association wishes all athletes, the association’s athletes rehabilitation program, their parents and guardians, coaches, partners, sponwhich assists athletes in getting treatment from sors, supporters, contributors and all officials who injuries. They will also present the Junior and Sr. assisted in the realization of a successful season, best Division awards while Premier Dental will recognize the wishes for a safe, happy and fesYouth Division awards recipients. tive holiday season.

Awards will also be given to The 2012 season kicks off on the most improved male and Saturday, Jan 14, with the first in female athletes of the year. a series of development meets.

Coaches who have served a miniThe BVI Athletics mum of five years will also be recAssociation will host the Leeward ognized.

Islands Jr. Championships and Two long serving females— the BVI Invitational during the Theda Bucknor-Forbes and Rose course of another busy season.

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 2011 3:30 M Babe Winkelman’s Outdoor Secrets (N) 4:00 & 8 Outside the Lines First Report (N) 4:30 & Numbers Never Lie (N) 5:00 & 8 NFL Live (N) M Skiing Audi Birds of Prey: Men’s Super G. 10:00 ; College Basketball Butler at Stanford. (N)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 23, 2011 12:00 M Ammo & Attitude 12:30 PM M Ruger’s Adventures 8:00 & College Basketball Western Kentucky at Louisville. ; College Football Saturday Preview 9:30 M The Buck Stops Here With Mike Hanback 10:00 & 8 College Basketball Baylor vs. West Virginia. (N)

SATURDAY DECEMBER 24, 2011 1:00 * The NFL Today (N) 1:30 M Fishing With Roland Martin 2:00 & 8 Golf RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. _ Sports Stars of Tomorrow * NFL Football Regional Coverage.

4:00 & Cycling Tour of Tobago Classic.

5:00 ` Golf ADT Skills Challenge 9:00 & 8 College Football Sheraton Hawaii Bowl — Nevada vs. Southern Mississippi. (N)

SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2011 1:00 8 NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at New York Knicks. (N) ; Tennis Champions Series: Los Angeles.

3:30 _ ( NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks. (N) 6:00 _ ( NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers. (N) 6:30 8 Sports Science Best Plays of the Year (N) 9:00 8 NBA Basketball Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder.

9:15 ` NFL Football Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers. (N) 10:00 ; UFC Countdown 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem 11:30 8 NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors. (N)

MONDAY DECEMBER 26, 2011 12:30 PM M Dangerous Game 6:00 & College Football AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl — Missouri vs. North Carolina.

8:30 M NHL Hockey Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues.

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9:30 8 NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints. (N) 11:30 = NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, 2011 1:00 N Formula One Racing Grand Prix of China.

5:30 & 8 College Football Little Caesars Bowl — Purdue vs. Western Michigan. (N) 6:00 ; Great American Stock Car Series (N) 9:00 & 8 College Football Belk Bowl — Louisville vs. North Carolina State. (N ; Boxing Toshiaki Nishioka vs. Rafael Marquez.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28, 2011 5:30 & 8 College Football Military Bowl — Air Force vs. Toledo.

8:00 ; UFC Countdown 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem 8:30 M NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Washington Capitals.

9:00 & 8 College Football Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl — California vs. Texas. (N) ; Tennis Champions Series: Las Vegas.

11:00 = NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Sacramento Kings. (N)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2011 1:00 N NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: AAA 4:30 & Numbers Never Lie (N) 6:30 & 8 College Football Champs Sports Bowl — Florida State vs. Notre Dame. (N) 10:00 & 8 College Football Valero Alamo Bowl — Baylor vs. Washington. ; Sonic Generations of Skate 11:00 M NFL Turning Point (N)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 2011 12:00 M Ammo & Attitude 1:00 & 8 College Football Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl — BYU vs. Tulsa. (N) ; College Basketball UCLA at Stanford.

4:20 & 8 College Football New Era Pinstripe Bowl — Iowa State vs.

Rutgers. (N) 7:40 & 8 College Football Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl — Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest. (N) 9:00 ; Boxing Top Rank: Roberto Marroquin vs. Carlos Valcarcel.

11:00 & 8 College Football Insight Bowl — Iowa vs. Oklahoma.

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 31, 2011 1:00 & 8 College Football Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl — Northwestern vs. Texas A&M. * College Basketball Louisville at Kentucky. (N) 3:00 * College Football Hyundai Sun Bowl — Georgia Tech vs. Utah. (N) 4:30 & 8 College Football Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl — Illinois vs. UCLA. (N) _ ( College Football AutoZone Liberty Bowl — Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt.

5:00 ; College Basketball UCLA at California. (N) 8:30 & 8 College Football Chick-Fil-A Bowl — Auburn vs. Virginia. (N)

SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 2012 2:00 & 8 PBA Bowling World Championships: Petraglia Division.

5:00 * NFL Football Regional Coverage. (N) 11:00 ; XTERRA Adventures 11:30 & The Dotted Line 11:40 = Instant Replay

MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2012 2:00 & 8 College Football Capital One Bowl — Nebraska vs. South Carolina. (N) _ ( College Football Outback Bowl — Georgia vs. Michigan State. (N) 6:00 8 2012 Rose Bowl Oregon vs.

Wisconsin. (N) 8:00 & College Basketball Texas A&M at Baylor. (N) 9:30 8 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Stanford. (N) 10:00 & 2011 North American

TUESDAY JANUARY 3, 2012 12:30 PM M Bill Dance Outdoors 5:00 N Barrett-Jackson 2006: The Auctions 9:00 ; College Basketball UCLA at California.

9:30 8 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl Michigan vs. Virginia Tech.

10:00 & English Premier League Soccer Manchester City vs. Liverpool.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2012 2:00 ; Chris Lafferty’s Motorsports T 4:00 & Outside the Lines First Report 9:00 8 Orange Bowl Pregame ( ; College Basketball Tennessee at Memphis. (N) 9:30 8 2012 Discover Orange Bowl Clemson vs. West Virginia.

10:00 & College Basketball Texas at Iowa State. (N) Christmas/New Year’s Double Issue