San Juan Weekly #88

787-743-3346 787-743-6537 June 9 - 15 2011

The San Juan Weekly available on internet at wwwsanjuanweeklyprcom

50cent

Acrobat Recreates Fatal Highwire Act

SRI to Manage Arecibo Observatory

Vida Silvestre Museum San Juan

Tourism StrategiesTourism StrategiesTry to Recoup Lost Market Try to Recoup Lost Market

P24P24

June 9 - 15 2011 The San Juan Weeekly2

Local News MainlandPetsTravelEducationViewpointFashion amp BeautyKitchenEnigmaticPortfolio

1011131415161819

The San Juan Weekly

20222425262728293031

36 Hours in Niagara FallsTravel P11

The Case for Laugh Lines

Cellphone Radiation

Causes a Rare Cancer GliomaMainland P9

Fashion amp Beauty P15

The Last Playboy

Porfi rio Rubirosa

Health amp ScienceInternationalLocal TravelModern loveArchitectureBusinessGamesHoroscopeCartoons Sports

3-D Fizzles Hollywood FretsPortfolio P19

Enigmatic 18Enigmatic 18

The Bilingual Advantage

Education P13

Housing IndexHousing Index Hits New Hits New Price LowPrice Low

Business P27

Can Turkey Unify the

ArabsInternational P22

San Juan Weekly Star has exclusive New Times English News service in Puerto Rico

3June 9 - 15 2011The San Juan Weekly

Exquisite Cuisine in an Oppulent Setting

787-727-2717 609 San Jorge St Santurce

Enjoy our Executive Lunch Menu

Monday to Friday from 1200m to 300 pm

Puerto Rico Attempts to Rebuild Tourism

Newly-released fi gures from the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) have revea-

led a steady increase in the number of visitors to the Caribbean destination effectively demonstrating the success a new marketing campaign

First quarter 2011 hotel occupan-cy rates show a four percent increase over 2010 depressed levels and Puer-to Rico tourism offi cials anticipate a three-to-four percent rise in total tourism visits this year

If confi rmed this would repre-sent the fi rst increase in fi ve years

Mario Gonzaacutelez Lafuente exe-cutive director of the PRTC attributes the lift in large part to the new Just Think Puerto Rico marketing cam-

paign and efforts by tourism industry partners including hotels airlines and travel agents to showcase the Islandrsquos varied and unique offerings

The advertising campaign con-sists of print and television and laun-ched in November 2010 at an event in New York City attended by Gon-zaacutelez Lafuente and Puerto Ricorsquos lieutenant governor Kenneth Mc-Clintock

ldquoThis year we launched the cam-paign earlier than we had in ten years using multiple channels to reach spe-cifi c niche marketsrdquo explained Gon-zaacutelez Lafuente

ldquoAs a result we saw a strong and early push in sales and reservations

ldquoWe are well on our way to

accomplishing our growth expec-tations for the year with a diver-sifi ed offer and a variety of attrac-tionsrdquo

Following the global recession of 2009 Puerto Rico began an aggres-sive effort to form stronger relations-hips with travel partners to increase tourism to the island

Air access to Puerto Rico has re-couped many of the American Airli-nes cancelled fl ights with nine airlines

currently providing 63 non-stop daily fl ights from 20 US cities

British Airways recently began a new twice-weekly fl ight to the Island from London and a new Puerto Rican charter IDEO began serving Spain in April

Puerto Rico has also seen growth in cruise tourism to the island since 2009 depressed levels Last year ho-meport visitors from cruise ships re-bounded 34 per cent

4 June 9 - 15 2011 The San Juan Weekly

SRI to Manage Arecibo ObservatoryThis is an excellent collaborative effort

and will represent expanded oppor-tunities for research and graduate

studies in astronomy and atmospheric sciences at UPRrdquo said UPR President Dr Miguel Munoz

ldquoWe are committed to our role in managing the astronomy and planetary studies programs and to the entire team effort of building a great future for the ob-servatory in both research and educationrdquo said USRA President Dr Fred Tarantino

ldquoI look forward to a new bright and expanding future building on past scientifi c successes and the skill expertise and dedi-cation of the observatory staffrdquo said SRIrsquos Director Designate of the Arecibo Observa-tory Dr Robert Kerr ldquoOur vision and broad reach-back to Puerto Rican mainland and international university communities will bring forward new ideas and new science assuring the observatoryrsquos leading position for many years into the futurerdquo

SRIrsquos GeoSpace Studies Projects for the NSF

SRIrsquos Center for GeoSpace Studies (CGS) specializes in the study of the fun-damental processes governing the nature

of the upper atmosphere and space envi-ronment These studies involve experi-ments using incoherent scatter radar sa-tellite and optical instruments radiowave diagnostics and basic physics research in ionospheric and magnetospheric physics middle atmosphere and lower thermos-phere and stratosphere and troposphere Currently the CGS operates manages and conducts research at the Sondrestrom Re-search Facility in Greenland at Poker Flat in Alaska and at Resolute Bay in northern Canada through various NSF co-operative agreements CGS is constructing additio-nal high-power radars at Resolute Bay in Argentina and in other locations

A high-wire acrobat has commemo-rated his grandfather by successfu-lly completing the same stunt that

killed family patriarch Karl WallendaNik Wallenda walked across a

300-foot-long (91-meter-long) wire sus-pended 100 feet (31 meters) in the air bet-ween two towers of the Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza Hotel

Onlookers who watched from balco-nies gasped as he knelt and steadied him-self just feet (meters) before he completed Saturdayrsquos walk

German-born Karl Wallenda tried to perform the same feat in 1978 but fell to his death at age 73 He was the founder of the ldquoThe Flying Wallendasrdquo high-wire act

The San Juan Weekly June 9 - 15 2011 5

Existe un sellador de techos de uretano que no necesite ldquoprimerrdquoayude a ahorrar energiacutea y que sea garantizado de por vida

iexclYA NOSOTROSPENSAMOS EN ESO

BEYOND COLORS

Disponible en

a division of theBlanco Group

Hay una tiendacerca de tiacute

Lunes a Saacutebados800 am - 500 pm

Escanea este coacutedigo QRcon tu ldquosmartphonerdquo

Visita wwwiscanit

By Max Gonzaacutelez

Like the old days Ballets de San Juan offered the original juxtaposed act of classic ballet and Spanish dan-

cing The company in the present is not as large as it used to be It Attained a solid group of over fi fty members At the pre-sent twelve members are capable of con-tinuing that quality of fi nesse and charm that now stands out as a trade-mark under the directorrsquos surveillance Nahir Medina

Eloy Ortiz a former member of the company turned out to be a better cho-reographer than dancer Eyeriacute y Maruacute is the title he gave to the fi rst work that ope-ned the program last Sunday evening To the repetitious percussion music Baacuterbara Hernaacutendez and Omar Nieves (guest dan-cer) carry on the intensity of this display of gymnastics so much indulged by many choreographers with the effortless show-manship of inspiration In a similar pat-

tern the second pas-de-deux Refl ejo cho-reography by Jesuacutes Miranda had Omar Nieves partnering with Lyulma Rivera enhancing the erotic sensuality of a mutual rapport supported by the fl oor level Nie-ves sure is growing more and more into his reliable partnering Rivera fl ows along his position as principal role with accurate res-ponse The closing work of the neo-classic motivation of the fi rst act corresponds to a master piece inspired by Faureacutes music (Cello Concerto) done by Ricardo Meleacuten-dez The Balanchinian reminiscent trend by the six dancers in shinning costumes by Jaime Suaacuterez brings out an integrated composition of angles designed to project a neo-classical line of purity Baacuterbara Her-naacutendez partnered with Andy Machiacuten as principals were supported by L Rivera S Vega K Saacutenchez K Santos P Puccio M Rosado A Jimeacutenez M Alamo N Cande-lario El Amor Brujo (The Witch Love) was commissioned to Manuel de Falla by the

legendary empresario S Diaghilef in 1914 where his company Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo took refuge in Spain at the outbreak of the fi rst World War The Choreography by Pastora Imperio became the alter-ego of the famous ldquoLa Argentinardquo Spanish dan-cer We have been lucky to keep Rosario Galaacuten in the Island for quite many years Transplanted from Sevilla to San Juan she has started the revival of the fl amenco to the point of producing Puerto Rican ldquobai-ladorasrdquo Her version of El Amor Brujo is indeed a remarkable achievement Can-delas (Baacuterbara Hernaacutendez) is trying to chase away the ghost of her dead suitor so she can marry her present lover Carmelo (Andy Machiacuten) the ghost (Joseacute) played by Stephan Vega are two principals of BSJ getting ahead in personality and interpre-tation The Ritual Fire Dance which brings the turning point of the plot brought the house down done by the whole ensemble Rosario Galaacuten casted herself as the sorce-

ress the image of the ldquofaraonardquo as well as ever The atmosphere created from the ori-ginal of Manolo Galaacuten sets the animated presence of gypsies children and towns-people into a memorable production

Ballets de San Juan at its Best

8 The San Juan WeeklyMainland June 9 - 15 2011

PRONTOPRONTOINTERESINTERES

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

dagger Mattress de Muelles manufacturados por Tech Product Financiamiento a traveacutes de GE Money Bank Sujeto a aprobacioacuten de creacutedito compra miacutenima de $49900 Se requiere pago miacutenimo mensual Si el balance de su compra no se paga en su totalidad dentro del periodo indicado en la oferta o si se hace un pago tardiacuteo los intereses se cargaraacuten a su cuenta desde la fecha de compra el APR seraacute de 2999 Sujeto a disponibilidad de modelo comprado Garantiacutea de entrega soacutelo de martes a saacutebado Especiales no aplican con otras ofertas Horario de lunes a saacutebado de 900 am a 600 pm PLAZA ESCORIAL HORARIO EXTENDIDO (700 PM) Abierto domingo de 1100 am a 400 pm solamente en Plaza Escorial y Puerto Nuevo Oferta vaacutelida hasta el 15 de junio de 2011

PREGUNTEPOR NUESTROPLAN DEPLAN DELAY-AWAYLAY-AWAYPLAN DELAY-AWAY

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

Under the Obama administration the Justice Departmentrsquos Civil Rights Di-vision has reversed a pattern of sys-

tematically hiring conservative lawyers with little experience in civil rights the practice that caused a scandal over politicization du-ring the Bush administration

The lawyers hired over the past two years at the division have been far more likely to have civil rights backgrounds mdash and to have ties to traditional civil rights organiza-tions with liberal reputations like the Ame-rican Civil Liberties Union or the Lawyersrsquo Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The Justice Departmentrsquos inspector general found that the Bush administration mdash which changed hiring rules to give its po-litical appointees at the Civil Rights Division greater control over civil service hiring star-ting in 2003 mdash had violated hiring rules by screening out liberals and by actively seeking to fi ll civil service vacancies with conserva-tives referred to privately by one Bush offi -

cial as ldquoreal Americansrdquo and ldquoright-thinking Americansrdquo

ldquoDuring this administration the de-partment has restored the career-driven transparent hiring process that will produ-ce the most qualifi ed attorneys for the jobrdquo said Xochitl Hinojosa a Justice Department spokeswoman

The New York Times analyzed the reacute-sumeacutes mdash obtained via the Freedom of Infor-mation Act mdash of successful applicants to the divisionrsquos voting rights employment discri-mination and appellate sections The docu-ments showed that the Obama-era hires were more likely to have had experience in civil rights and they graduated from more selecti-ve law schools than those hired over the fi nal six years of the Bush administration

About 90 percent of the Obama-era hi-res listed civil rights backgrounds on their reacute-sumeacutes up from about 38 percent of the Bush group hires

Moreover the Obama-era hires gra-duated from law schools that had an avera-ge ranking of 28 according to US News amp

In Shift Justice Department is Hiring Lawyers With Civil Rights BackgroundsWorld Report The Bush group had a lower average ranking 42

There was a change in the political le-anings of organizations listed on the reacutesu-meacutes where discernible Nearly a quarter of the hires of the Bush group had conservative credentials like membership in the Federalist Society or the Republican National Lawyers Association while only 7 percent had liberal ones

During the fi rst two Obama years none of the new hires listed conservative or-ganizations while more than 60 percent had

liberal credentials They consisted overwhel-mingly of prior employment or internships with a traditional civil rights group like the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

The National Law Journal which analyzed the reacutesumeacutes of 120 career lawyers hired since 2009 across the entire division At least 60 had worked for traditional civil rights organizations

ldquoCareer and nonpartisan are not the same thing if you worked with the ACLU or NAACP you end up with liberalsrdquo

Military prosecutors have refi led te-rrorism and murder charges against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four

other men in the Sept 11 attacks using a re-vamped trial process at Guantaacutenamo Bay Cuba the Pentagon said Tuesday

The charges allege that the men were responsible for planning the attacks that sent hijacked commercial airliners slamming into the World Trade Center the Pentagon and a fi eld in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3000 people

Prosecutors have recommended that the trial be a capital case which could bring the death penalty

The fi ve men all being held at Guantaacute-namo were charged previously in connection with the attacks but those charges were dro-pped in 2009 when the Obama administra-tion hoped to close the American detention facility at Guantaacutenamo and do away with Bush-era military commissions for trying te-rror suspects

The four alleged co-conspirators are Walid Muhammad Salih bin Attash a Yeme-ni accused of running a Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan and researching fl ight simula-tors and timetables Ramzi bin al-Shibh a Ye-meni who allegedly helped fi nd fl ight schools for the hijackers Ali Abdul-Aziz Ali accused of helping nine of the hijackers travel to the

United States and sending them $120000 for expenses and fl ight training and Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi a Saudi accused of hel-ping the hijackers with money Western clo-thing travelerrsquos checks and credit cards

All fi ve men were charged with cons-piracy murder in violation of the law of war attacking civilians attacking civilian objects intentionally causing serious bodily injury destruction of property in violation of the law of war hijacking aircraft and terrorism

The men were initially charged with the same offenses in February 2008 but that plan stalled in 2009 as President Obama ordered a review of the military commission system That November Attorney General Eric H Holder Jr announced that the fi ve would face trial in a civilian court in New York City

That plan however was widely oppo-sed by Republicans in Congress as well as some New York Democrats and Congress passed legislation prohibiting any move to bring Guantaacutenamo detainees to the United States

About two months ago the Obama administration bowed to political pressure and said it would instead prosecute the men before a military commission The chief pro-secutor in the offi ce of military commissions Capt John Murphy said he would recom-mend a joint trial at Guantaacutenamo for all fi ve

911 Defendants Charged at Guantaacutenamo With Terrorism and Murder

From left Walid Muhammad Salih bin Attash Ramzi bin al-Shibh Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed along with Ali Abdul-Aziz Ali face charges in a military court

9The San Juan Weekly MainlandJune 9 - 15 2011

By TARA PARKER-POPE

A World Health Organization panel has concluded cellphones are ldquopossibly carcinogenicrsquorsquo putting the popular

devices in the same category as certain dry cleaning chemicals and pesticides as a po-tential threat to human health

The fi nding from the agencyrsquos Interna-tional Agency for Research on Cancer adds to concerns among experts about the health effects of low levels of radiation emitted by cellphones The panel consisted of 31 scien-tists from 14 countries

The group didnrsquot conduct new re-search but reviewed existing studies focused on the health effects of radio frequency mag-netic fi elds which are emitted by cellphones The panelrsquos decision to classify cellphones as ldquopossibly carcinogenicrdquo was based on epide-miological data showing an increased risk among heavy cellphone users of a rare type of brain tumor called a glioma

Last year a 13-country study called Interphone the largest and longest study of the link between cellphone use and brain

tumors found no overall increased risk but reported that participants with the highest level of cellphone use had a 40 percent hig-her risk of glioma (Even if the elevated risk is confi rmed gliomas are relatively rare and thus individual risk remains minimal)

Most major medical groups including the American Cancer Society and the Natio-nal Cancer Institute have said the existing data on cellphones and health has been reas-suring For years concerns about the health effects of cellphones have been largely dis-missed because the radio frequency waves emitted from the devices are believed to be benign Cellphones emit nonionizing radia-tion waves of energy too weak to break che-mical bonds or to set off the DNA damage known to cause cancers Scientists said that there is no known biological mechanism to explain how nonionizing radiation might lead to cancer or other health problems

The WHO panel ruled only that cell-phones be classifi ed as Category 2B meaning possibly carcinogenic to humans a designa-tion the panel has given to 240 other agents including the pesticide DDT engine exhaust

lead and various industrial chemicals Also on the list are two familiar foods pickled vegetables and coffee which the cellphone industry was quick to point out

ldquoThis classifi cation does not mean ce-llphones cause cancerrsquorsquo John Walls for The Wireless Association noted Federal Com-munications Commission and the Food and Drug Administration have concluded the weight of evidence does not link cellphones with cancer

The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on research from the National Institutes of Health which found less than an hour of cellphone use can speed up brain activity in the area closest to the phone antenna The study was the fi rst and largest to document the weak radio frequen-cy signals from cellphones have a measu-rable effect on the brain The research also offers a potential albeit hypothetical expla-nation for how low levels of nonionizing ra-diation could cause harm without breaking chemical bonds by triggering formation of free radicals or infl ammatory response in the brain

Although the panel did not make spe-cifi c recommendations to consumers a re-presentative did note that using a hands-free headset during a conversation or communi-cating via text message would be options for lowering radio frequency exposure

Louis Slesin editor of Microwave News a newsletter that focuses on nonioni-zing radiation said the fact that the WHOrsquos cancer panel had expressed concern had the potential to change the debate about the health risks of cellphones ldquoItrsquos a wake-up call for the telecom industry and for the US government to take cellphone radiation se-riouslyrdquo he said ldquoThe fi rst step should be limiting the use of cellphones by childrenrdquo

ldquoThe debate will go on except this is the fi rst statement from the WHO saying we should be careful with exposure to this kind of radiationrsquorsquo Dr Lai added that the solution to concerns about cellphone risks is relatively simple ldquoA precautionary appro-ach is the best policyrdquo he said ldquoIf people use cellphones they should consider using an earpiece Just keep the phone away from the headrdquo

Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer

June 9 - 15 201110 The San Juan Weekly

By NATALIE ANGIER

The other day I looked out the window and saw a strange black cat sauntering through our yard It was a beautiful ani-

mal with bright penny eyes and fur that glea-med like a newly polished shoe but still the sight turned me ghoulish So I ran outside hollered stamped my feet and fi nally mana-ged to chase the little witchrsquos sidekick away

I am not superstitious I have always been a cat lover Yet if there is one thing I donrsquot want crossing my path right now itrsquos another bored carnivorous tourist another recreatio-nal hunter on the prowl Our yard is already a magnet for half a dozen neighborhood cats all of whom I know to be pets with perfectly good homes of their own But they are free to roam while we between our burbling bird fountain out front and our well-stocked bird feeders in back just happen to look like a fe-lid Six Flags mdash now more than usual with the busy fall migrations under way

I would like to complain to the catsrsquo ow-ners demand that they come claw their pro-perty from mine but I donrsquot Irsquom a coward complaining is unneighborly and Irsquom all too aware that I could be accused of hypocrisy of the pot calling the kitty black Until she died two autumns ago our cat Cleo was a notorious free ranger yowling outside neighborsrsquo win-dows climbing on top of their roofs We tried to make her a housecat but when she retalia-ted by using our living room as a giant cat box we cravenly sighed and fl ung open the door

Had I known then what I know now I would have held my ground plugged my nose and kept Cleo inside Experts disagree sharply these days over how to manage our multitudes of stray and feral cats with some

saying off to the pound others preaching a policy of catch neuter and release and every-body wishing there were other options to click Yet when it comes to pet policy and the question of whether itrsquos OK to let your be-loved Cleo Zydeco or Cocoa wander at will and have their Hobbesian fun the authorities on both sides of the alley emphatically say No There are enough full-time strays donrsquot add in your chipper It is not fair to the song-birds and other animals that domestic cats kill by the billions each year New research shows that neighborhoods like mine are par-ticularly treacherous Bermuda Triangles for baby birds

Peter P Marra a research scientist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoo pointed out that cats were the only domesticated animal permitted to roam ldquoPigs have to stay in pens chickens have to stay in pensrdquo he said ldquoWhy are cats allowed to run around and do what their instincts tell them to do which is rampagerdquo

It isnrsquot fair to the cat Regular stints out-doors are estimated to knock three or more years off a pet catrsquos life ldquoNo parent would let a toddler outside the house to run free in tra-ffi crdquo said Darin Schroeder vice president for conservation advocacy at the American Bird Conservancy in Washington ldquoA responsible owner shouldnrsquot do it with a petrdquo

In the view of many wildlife resear-chers a pet cat on a lap may be a piece of self-cleaning perfection but a pet cat on the loose is like a snakefi sh or English ivy an in-vasive species Although domestic cats have been in this country since the colonial era they are thought to be the descendants of a Middle Eastern species of wild cat and the-re is nothing quite like them native to North

America As a result many local prey species are poorly equipped to parry a domestic catrsquos stealth approach ldquoPeople fool themselves into believing that by simply putting a bell on a cat they could prevent mortality to birdsrdquo Mr Schroeder said ldquoBut a bell ringing means nothing to a birdrdquo

Moreover free-ranging domestic cats are considered subsidized predators They eat cat food at home and then hunt just for sport a strategy that allows them to exist at densities far greater than carnivores achieve in nature ldquoItrsquos estimated that there are 117 million to 150 million free-ranging catsrdquo in the United States Dr Marra said ldquoTheyrsquore the most abundant carnivore in North Ame-rica todayrdquo

Yet for all their indefatigable stalking cats will rarely take on the most cursed ver-min in our midst ldquoThe myth has been pro-pagated that urban roaming cats do a lot to control the rat populationrdquo Mr Schroeder said ldquoBut science has shown that cats donrsquot predate on rats especially not the rather lar-ge variety seen in our citiesrdquo

Catsrsquo toll on birds is a less mythical matter In one famous study reported in the journal Nature Kevin R Crooks of the Uni-versity of California Santa Cruz and Michael E Souleacute of the Wildlands Project in Colorado looked at the population dynamics among cats coyotes and scrub birds in 28 ldquourban habitat fragmentsrdquo of Southern California In the developments to which coyotes had access free-ranging cats were rare and avian diversity high The coyotes ate cats but rarely bothered with birds Where coyotes were ex-cluded cats ranged free and bird diversity dropped

Very likely the cats got the young As

it happens many temperate-zone birds go through a dangerous time early in life when they are too big for the nest but still poor at fl ying The fl edglings spend their time on the ground hiding in bushes and waiting for their parents to come feed them People come upon the baby birds and think poor dear itrsquos fallen from its nest but no this is the system ldquoTheyrsquore incredibly vulnerablerdquo Dr Marra said ldquoand in high-cat densities the fl edglings get nailedrdquo

In a newly completed study Dr Ma-rra and his students used radio transmitters to track fl edgling survival in two Washing-ton suburbs Bethesda and my own Takoma Park The towns are similar socioeconomica-lly and demographically but while much of Takoma Park is crawling with outdoor cats many streetscapes in Bethesda are for rea-sons that remain unclear largely cat-free At least partly as a result of this discrepancy Dr Marra said fl edgling survivorship among Bethesda birds is about 55 percent similar to what you would see in a natural population But for birds that happen to be born in my tree-lined paradisiacal hamlet only 10 per-cent last long enough to take wing

There are ways to keep a cat happy in-side Becky Robinson the founder and pre-sident of Alley Cat Allies who has taken in fi ve strays recommends any number of the increasingly popular ldquoexclosuresrdquo plastic pods that you pop into your window for the cat to enter and watch the world or snaky mesh cages that you can even take camping

Irsquom relieved to report that our new cat Manny Jr is content with our screened-in porch and the many hunting opportunities our home affords Sorry but the crickets are fair game

By RONI CARYN RABIN

First peanuts Now petsAir passengers with peanut allergies often have to make special arrange-

ments before fl ying but as airlines have started allowing pets in the passenger ca-bin many more travelers are being exposed to unnecessary health risks several Cana-dian doctors maintain

In an editorial last week in The Cana-dian Medical Association Journal the phy-sicians called for banning pets from airpla-ne passenger cabins warning that exposure to animals can set off discomfort asthma attacks or even life-threatening reactions

lsquorsquoPets can be accommodated comfor-tably and safely in airplane cargo holds which is where they belongrsquorsquo the doctors

wroteOne in 10 people have allergies to ani-

mals and for some exposure to dogs and cats can set off an asthma attack or a life-threatening reaction like anaphylaxis said Dr Matthew B Stanbrook the journalrsquos deputy scientifi c editor and an asthma spe-cialist

The editorial was in response to Air Canadarsquos decision last summer to start allowing small pets including cats dogs and birds to travel in the passenger cabin Many United States airlines have similar policies

lsquorsquoThe thing about allergies is theyrsquore unpredictablersquorsquo Dr Stanbrook said lsquorsquoYou can have mild reactions for a long time and then have a severe one -- itrsquos hard to pre-dictrsquorsquo

Pets on Planes Pose Danger Doctors Say

Give Birds a Break Lock Up the Cat

June 9 - 15 2011 11The San Juan Weekly

By BARBARA IRELAND

AT Niagara Falls the United States is the poor relation and Canada is king Nature gave

Canada the wide-angle view of the majestic waterfall that straddles the border between the two countries and the Canadiansrsquo commercial bet on tourism landed most of the visitor comforts on their side of the Niagara River American reliance on industry however ended in Rust Belt ruin Yet the story isnrsquot so simple Casinos high-rise hotels and hucksterish come-ons have so proliferated in Niagara Falls Ontario that it risks feeling like a ti-red amusement park Meanwhile in Niagara Falls New York the visitor who ventures inside the shabby un-derfi nanced state park is surprised to discover vestiges of something like a natural landscape The party is in Ca-nada The real feel of the river in all its awesome power is more accessible in the United States Hop back and forth to get the best of both Niagaras and see for yourself

Friday5 pm

1) FEET ACROSS THE BORDERCars sometimes line up for hours

to cross the international border at the Rainbow Bridge a few hundred yards downriver from the falls But on the walkway itrsquos a breeze mdash a 10-minute stroll for two quarters American or Canadian (niagarafallsbridgescom)

Customs agents at each end are pedes-trian-friendly though you must have your passport If yoursquore staying on the American side make your fi rst cros-sing now If your hotel is in Canada wait until tomorrow Either way this is one of the most scenic saunters you will ever take

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

Push into the crowds on the ri-verfront walkway in Canada and see the whole geological spectacle at once The imposing cascade on the left 850 feet wide is the American Falls The supercharged one on the right nearly half a mile wide is the Horseshoe of-ten called the Canadian Falls although it touches both countries Stop at the Horseshoe brink and wait your turn to be doused at the rail by spray from thousands of tons of water plunging down every second Impressed This thundering mass is only half of the riverrsquos natural fl ow The other 50 per-cent (75 percent in the off-season) is channeled underground to hydroelec-tric plants

7 pm3) WINE AND BACON

From the terrace at Edgewaters Tap amp Grill (6342 Niagara Parkway 905-356-2217 niagaraparkscomdi-ning) the tourist hordes below seem far away Relax and sample one of the Niagara Region wines like the Innis-killin Riesling (35 Canadian dollars a bottle about the same in US do-llars) For a casual dinner try the hear-ty Great Canadian Sandwich ldquoEHrdquo (1449 dollars) made with the meaty and fl avorful Canadian bacon hard to fi nd south of the border Afterward explore the surrounding shady Queen Victoria Park where gracious landsca-ping refl ects the English style

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

You want to hate Clifton Hill a garish strip of fun houses glow-in-the-dark miniature-golf palaces 4-D theaters wax museums and noisy bars But tackiness on this level cries out to be experienced So watch a mul-tinational crowd shovel tickets into blinking game machines at the Great Canadian Midway Observe the story-high monster chomping a hamburger atop the House of Frankenstein Shop

for maple candy and a moose pu-ppet And pay 999 Canadian dollars at the SkyWheel Ferris wheel (4960 Clifton Hill 905-358-3676 cliftonhillcom) for fi ve vertiginous revolutions and a wide-angle view of the colored lights projected nightly on the falls (Oh right there are waterfalls here Remember)

Saturday10 am

5) THE CENTRAL PARKFrederick Law Olmsted and Fre-

deric Church were among the 19th-century champions of a radical idea public parks at Niagara Falls that would erase a clutter of factories and tourist traps (at some locations vi-sitors paid to see the falls through a peephole in a fence) The Free Niagara movement succeeded in both Canada and the United States and on the Ame-rican side Olmsted designed landsca-pes at the crest of both waterfalls and on Goat Island which separates them Explore the woods and walkways of the resulting Niagara Falls State Park (716-278-1796 niagarafallsstateparkcom) to fi nd what remains of the ori-ginal Niagara breathtakingly close to the riverrsquos edge and with commercia-lism pushed back For an enticing mix of quiet glades and furious rapids venture out over charming pedestrian bridges to the tiny Three Sisters Islands above the thunderous Horseshoe

1 pm6) WINGS OPTIONAL

Buffalo chicken wings were in-vented just 20 miles away in the city of Buffalo and the menu at the Top of the Falls restaurant (in the state park

By BARBARA IRELAND

T Niagara Falls the United

36 Hours in Niagara FallsNiagara Falls

where an American attack was turned back in the War of 1812 the Niagara Ri-ver turns relatively tame and wineries peach orchards manorlike houses and an inviting bicycle path line the road The tasting rooms pour chardonnays pinot noirs and the regional specialty ice wine At Inniskillin ( 1499 Line 3 Niagara Parkway 905-468-2187 innis-killincom) tours and signboards ex-plain grape-friendly local conditions Reif Estate (15608 Niagara Parkway 905-468-9463 reifwinerycom) has a gimmicky but pleasant Wine Sensory Garden Peller Estates (290 John Street East pellercom) pairs its vintages with an elegant restaurant At Kurtz Or-chards Gourmet Marketplace (16006 Niagara Parkway 905-468-2937 kurtzorchardscom) you can munch enough free samples of breads tape-nades jams cheeses and nut butters to take you all the way to dinner

IF YOU GOSterling Inn amp Spa (5195 Mag-

dalen Street Niagara Falls Ontario 877-783-7772 sterlingniagaracom) a former dairy building transformed into a boutique hotel is an oasis of quiet and style at the edge of the tourist maelstrom Its 41 spacious rooms start at around 200 Canadian dollars about the same in US dollars

Doubletree Fallsview Resort amp Spa (6039 Fallsview Boulevard Niaga-ra Falls Ontario 905-358-3817 niaga-rafallsdoubletreecom) an attractive six-year-old hotel on a hill overloo-king the falls has 224 rooms starting at 199 dollars

The Giacomo (222 First Street Niagara Falls NY 716-299-0200 thegiacomocom) in a renovated Art Deco offi ce building near the Niagara Falls State Park has butler service and 38 rooms starting at $199

716-278-0340 spicy wings $1150) wonrsquot let you forget it Partake or not alternatives include salads burgers and wraps

2 pm7) WHY THE WATERFALL

Yoursquoll hunt in vain on both sides of the river for a straightforward geological ex-planation of Niagara Falls At the Niagara Gorge Discovery Cen-ter in the park on the New York side ($3) look selectively at the displays and ask questions to tease out the basic facts Whatrsquos falling is the water of the Great Lakes The falls are on the move upriver receding as much as six feet a year Therersquos a giant whirlpool whe-re they took a sharp turn 40 centuries ago A Canadian attempt at explaining Niagara a fi lm called ldquoNiagararsquos Furyrdquo (niagarasfurycom) which is shown in a building near the Horseshoersquos crest is entertaining for children but not es-pecially informative mixing cartoon stereotypes with snippets of textbook language Outside the Discovery Cen-ter a trail heads toward the Niagara Gorge where hikers get within a few feet of the largest standing river-rapids waves in North America Donrsquot bring the kayak these rapids are Class 6

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Many of the contrived attractions at Niagara Falls are overhyped and di-sappointing But the Maid of the Mist tour boats ($1350 from the American side 1650 dollars from the Canadian maidofthemistcom) have been satis-fying customers since 1846 Chug out to the base of the Horseshoe on one of these sturdy craft struggle to look up

170 feet to the top through the splas-hing torrents and yoursquoll grasp the power of what brought you here Go from the American dock Not only is the wait likely to be shorter but at the end of the ride you can hang on to your fl imsy slicker (included in the fee) and take a wet but exhilarating hike to the base of the American Falls

7 pm9) CULINARY CANADA

AG the soothing upscale restau-rant in the Sterling Inn amp Spa (5195 Magdalen Street Niagara Falls Onta-rio 289-292-0000 sterlingniagaracom) serves imaginative dishes using seaso-nal Canadian ingredients paired with local wines One summer menu inclu-ded basil-and-potato-encrusted Lake Huron trout and pork tenderloin stu-ffed with macerated Niagara orchard fruits (each 28 Canadian dollars) The desserts are good but if yoursquore not up for one you can get by on the eye can-dy of the red white and crystal dining room

Sunday10 am

10) VINEYARDS HAVENLeave the falls behind and drive

north in Canada on the lovely Niagara Parkway Beyond placid Queenston

13 EDUCATIONThe San Juan Weeekly June 9 - 15 2011

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Q How did you begin studying bilin-gualism

A You know I didnrsquot start trying to fi nd out whether bilingualism was bad or good I did my doctorate in psycholo-gy on how children acquire language When I fi nished graduate school in 1976 there was a job shortage in Canada for PhDrsquos The only position I found was with a research project studying second language acquisi-tion in school children It wasnrsquot my area But it was close enough

As a psychologist I brought neuros-cience questions to the study like ldquoHow does the acquisition of a second language change thoughtrdquo It was these types of questions that naturally led to the bilingualism research The way research works is it takes you down a road You then follow that road

Q So what exactly did you fi nd on this unexpected road

A As we did our research you could see there was a big difference in the way mo-nolingual and bilingual children processed language We found that if you gave 5- and 6-year-olds language problems to solve mo-nolingual and bilingual children knew pretty much the same amount of language

But on one question there was a diffe-rence We asked all the children if a certain illogical sentence was grammatically correct ldquoApples grow on nosesrdquo The monolingual children couldnrsquot answer Theyrsquod say ldquoThatrsquos sillyrdquo and theyrsquod stall But the bilingual chil-dren would say in their own words ldquoItrsquos silly but itrsquos grammatically correctrdquo The bi-linguals we found manifested a cognitive system with the ability to attend to important information and ignore the less important

Q How does this work mdash do you un-derstand it

A Yes Therersquos a system in your brain the executive control system Itrsquos a general manager Its job is to keep you focused on what is relevant while ignoring distractions Itrsquos what makes it possible for you to hold two different things in your mind at one time and switch between them

If you have two languages and you use them regularly the way the brainrsquos networks work is that every time you speak both langua-ges pop up and the executive control system has to sort through everything and attend to whatrsquos relevant in the moment Therefore the bilinguals use that system more and itrsquos that regular use that makes that system more effi cient

Q One of your most startling recent fi ndings is that bilingualism helps forestall the symptoms of Alzheimerrsquos disease How did you come to learn this

A We did two kinds of studies In the fi rst published in 2004 we found that nor-

mally aging bilinguals had better cognitive functioning than normally aging monolin-guals Bilingual older adults performed bet-ter than monolingual older adults on execu-tive control tasks That was very impressive because it didnrsquot have to be that way It could have turned out that everybody just lost function equally as they got older

That evidence made us look at people who didnrsquot have normal cognitive function In our next studies we looked at the medi-cal records of 400 Alzheimerrsquos patients On average the bilinguals showed Alzheimerrsquos symptoms fi ve or six years later than tho-se who spoke only one language This didnrsquot mean that the bilinguals didnrsquot have Alzheimerrsquos It meant that as the disease took root in their brains they were able to conti-nue functioning at a higher level They could cope with the disease for longer

Q So high school French is useful for something other than ordering a special meal in a restaurant

A Sorry no You have to use both lan-guages all the time You wonrsquot get the bilin-gual benefi t from occasional use

Q One would think bilingualism might help with multitasking mdash does it

A Yes multitasking is one of the things the executive control system handles We wondered ldquoAre bilinguals better at multi-taskingrdquo So we put monolinguals and bi-linguals into a driving simulator Through headphones we gave them extra tasks to do mdash as if they were driving and talking on cell-phones We then measured how much worse their driving got Now everybodyrsquos driving got worse But the bilinguals their driving didnrsquot drop as much Because adding on ano-ther task while trying to concentrate on a dri-ving problem thatrsquos what bilingualism gives you mdash though I wouldnrsquot advise doing this

Q Has the development of new neuro-imaging technologies changed your work

A Tremendously It used to be that we could only see what parts of the brain lit up when our subjects performed different tasks Now with the new technologies we can see how all the brain structures work in accord with each other

In terms of monolinguals and bilin-

guals the big thing that we have found is that the connections are different So we have monolinguals solving a problem and they use X systems but when bilinguals solve the same problem they use others One of the things wersquove seen is that on certain kinds of even nonverbal tests bilingual people are fas-ter Why Well when we look in their brains through neuroimaging it appears like theyrsquore using a different kind of a network that might include language centers to solve a comple-tely nonverbal problem Their whole brain appears to rewire because of bilingualism

Q Bilingualism used to be considered a negative thing mdash at least in the United States Is it still

A Until about the 1960s the conven-tional wisdom was that bilingualism was a disadvantage Some of this was xenophobia Thanks to science we now know that the opposite is true

Q Many immigrants choose not to tea-

ch their children their native language Is this a good thing

A Irsquom asked about this all the time People e-mail me and say ldquoIrsquom getting ma-rried to someone from another culture what should we do with the childrenrdquo I always say ldquoYoursquore sitting on a potential giftrdquo

There are two major reasons people should pass their heritage language onto chil-dren First it connects children to their ances-tors The second is my research Bilingualism is good for you It makes brains stronger It is brain exercise

Q Are you bilingualA Well I have fully bilingual gran-

dchildren because my daughter married a Frenchman When my daughter announced her engagement to her French boyfriend we were a little surprised Itrsquos always astonishing when your child announces shersquos getting ma-rried She said ldquoBut Mom itrsquoll be fi ne our children will be bilingualrdquo

LETTERSPR Police Gestapo of Gardening

A generation ago New York City cops had to be

at least six feet tall but Mayor Lindsay lowered that to accommodate Puerto Rican applicants New Yorkers werenrsquot pleased

But now penepeiacutesta police are seven feet huge and make gorrillas on National Geographic look effete not that apes are violent creatures Was it a covert breeding ini-tiative or the anabolics or both All over a generation And what are such doltish incarnations good for If an-ything

At 84 my mother-in-law is an outspoken gringa In the United States itrsquos a birthright to talk back to any au-thority ldquoItrsquos in the Constitutionrdquo shersquoll tell you

But in Puerto Rico thatrsquos disrespect for authority goes back to all the tyrannical governors we had under the Spaniard Crown was downplayed by the popula-res but the NPP fascist atavism means itrsquos back with a vengeance If yoursquore young and a denizen of Llorens of Canales expect a slap in the face worse if yoursquore uppi-ty Otherwise they roll their eyes and throw the book at you Laws are enacted here in a form that the bureaucrats can always crush you one way or the other neither fun-damental fairness nor a balance of rights or interests is countenanced The name of the game is intimidation to compel absolute and immediate obedience

In tropical settings like Brazil Colombia Polynesia and Hawaii people relish veritable jungles of green and fl owers bedecking homes and country clubs and all over parks Eye the homes of the honchos in the Colombian soaps In the sultry Pacifi c fl owery vines called maile to-tally fi ll out anything they can grow onto you donrsquot even plant them they just show up

On the continental United States vegetation is pre-dominantly meagre and sparse because a temperate cli-me just doesnrsquot muster the rainfall And in any event everything just freezes away in January So Americans have gotten used to lawn-and-fl owerpot gardening But in Puerto Rico the mainland paradign is almost a given And an obsession for the penepeiacutestas Like Kenneth Mc-Clintock wants Daylight Saving Time here and Common Law inheritance even while all you get out of the former in this latitude is confusion and needless paperwork and the JustinianNapoleon Civil Code is the Loumlwenbraumlu of law

My mom-in-law lived the better of two decades in rural Hawaii Till Hubby passed in the early 90s shersquos been here ever since Her Guaynabo home was surroun-ded by lush fl owery bushes---no no grass---every variety of amapola she loves them maile all over the rejas and a couple of Amazonian-looking trees and two palms Exu-berant primeval if you will the last whim of an old lady

One late morning the incridible Hulk showed wea-ring a fearsome black Municipal Police uniform and on a gigantic Harley-Davidson that wouldrsquove been the envy of Hellrsquos Angels plastered with assurances of PROTEC-CION and SEGURIDAD and clanged at the gate but my mother-in-lawrsquos hard of hearing and Joy Brown was on

the radio Then the threats as the neighbor later repor-ted if she didnrsquot open up hersquod be back with ldquouna orden del Tribunalrdquo Curiously he just lingered there in due course she went to the marquesina to switch the laundry to the drier

As she focused on his large incongruent silhouette against the bright morning clouds he ranted in redun-dant bureaucratese that ldquothe premises of her propertyrdquo were unkept and that she had ten days to hand the job over to a gardener or hersquod be back Then he got back on his Harley and roared away it was surreal

In the afternoon she found what looked like a par-king ticket in two copies illegibly scribbled over She came close to throwing in out but instead left it in the pantry

In the evening she took another look at it the rea-dable printed side The heading said Municipal Govern-ment but no address or phone or name of anybody even It went on that---her name was the only legible hand-writing---she had ten days to do whatever and after that shersquod get fi ned $200 every day for ten days running and then jailed for a month to six months if she didnrsquot pay the up to $2000 fi ne and then the Court would take over her home All this for gardening

Well it is a crazy island Six of the eleven Barrio Paacutejaros Massacre indicted were I heard let free and a guy got a twelve-year sentence for dragging a horse more that manslaughter or murder two wouldrsquove gotten him and the senators are locking each other up like itrsquos a little civil war but surely havenrsquot fi gured that at that rate by 2012 wonrsquot be much of a Senate left

What was so wrong with the gardening anyway It was all fl owers and green and trees like back in Hawaii Not a Spartan lawn like the neighbors with their few zin-nias and their paved-over back yard

So she bent with the breeze and had the gardener trim everything somewhat The week went by deadline was Friday and Saturday Hulk didnrsquot show she put the affair behind her Only Monday she found $600 in fi nes tucked into the lock of her rejas

My husband and I rushed over but whom to phone or call on After a rummaging through the phone book and treading the computer answerings we fi nally made it to the Municipal Police Offi cer of Public and Commu-nity Matters yes the inevitable pompous title Are you running all this we asked the pregnant lady No itrsquos the police offi cer Hulk he has the last word What qualifi ed him as an authority on gardening Hersquos been working at that many months now Whom may we appeal judge-ment to Nobody his supervisor wonrsquot even talk to you You may appeal the fi ne though But doesnrsquot a citizen have a right to challenge a determination before getting pushined for not abiding by it Must you risk a $2000 fi ne for a gardening crime Non-aggravated assault fet-ches you a $200 fi ne a tenth overgrown foliage is ten times worse that beating a human being Hulk would ldquoorientrdquo my mom-in-law Tuesday we were assured

At noon Hulk showed up revving the Harley to announce his presence The gardener was already the-re my husband instructed the latter to do whatever the former dictated We were aghast that Hulk demanded everything be razed to the ground

Everything my mother-in-lawrsquos lush ferns all

the bushes with the different vivid colors of amapolas tha canarias even the imported maile all over the rejas everything She looked like shersquod have a heart attack we had to take her inside The two trees on the property could stay in place Hulk voiced with mock magnanimi-ty Then he wrote out another $200 fi ne and would every day till his instructions were completely obeyed Than in a cocky stance conceded the $2000 in fi nes would ldquobe fi ledrdquo upon full complaince

I stayed the night with her she was so distraught angry anyone would be and the garden is so much of an older personrsquos life

Next morning early another policeman arrived wielding a fresh $200 fi ne He came in a car with a second cop who stayed in it Compared to gargantuan Hulk he looked like a rodent But it seemed it was possible to talk to this fellow without enraging him

Mom-in-law asked Mouse what was wrong with her garden that full and lush means more fl owers more green less greenhouse effect than trim lawns and pot-ted plants He answered that a cop isnrsquot a gardening au-thority so they keep it simple when therersquos overgrowth you just order it all down and let the chips fall where they may that criminals hide in bushes as do vermin And how on an island where three citizens are butche-red every day a dozen vehicles stolen or carjacked half a dozen women raped and so on is the expense of such tenacious---and ridiculous---gardening policing justifi ed Mouse responded that many unattended outdoors turn out pushersrsquo lairs and that crime drugs and gangsters specially is intractable you canrsquot really make a dent in it but gardening making sure urbanizations appear looked after is where law enforcement can make a difference All this with a straight face The fellow than pointed out that the two trees were being left because a new law requi-res a premit to saw down any tree that before the trees werenrsquot spared either That Hulk had told him itrsquos best to be ruthless because if therersquos nothing left you donrsquot have to worry about it for a year or so

The gardener left the premises a bleak moonscape as instructed Hulk was happy he even congratulated the gardener and Mom-in-law for a job well done She close to snarled at him

Because bare terrain like that soon transmogrifi es into a weed inferno for Motherrsquos Day we spent $300 on a new lawn for her But shersquos not hosing it morning and late afternoon as instructed She hates lawns

Guillaumette Tyle Puerta de Tierra

The San Juan WeeklySend your opinions and ideas to

The San Juan WeeeklyPO BOX 6537 Caguas PR 00726

Or e-mail us at

sanjuanweeklyprgmailcom

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

The San Juan WeeeklyJune 9 - 15 201114

San Juan Weekly June 9 - 15 2011 15 FASHION amp BEAUTY

By DOMINIQUE BROWNING

THANK goodness it was drilled into me to greet people with the words ldquoHow do you dordquo Because these days the

question that springs more frequently to mind is ldquoWho are yourdquo Not because my memory is going but because many of my acquaintances are erasing the traces of iden-tity if not life from their faces

Now before anyone starts turning de-fensive let me turn defensive This is not an essay about why I am categorically against cosmetic surgeries I am as supportive as the next gal if a certain someone feels so bad about her neck that she wonrsquot leave home or if another is so heavy-lidded that every time he blinks he misses half the picture Plastic surgeons have done wondrous things

As for the proliferation of smaller cos-metic procedures The ones your dentist offers to do while hersquos in the vicinity of your mouth anyway The injections of fi llers to plump up lips smooth wrinkles pad out laugh lines At this point itrsquos a wonder that the salesclerk at Barneys isnrsquot offering to shoot up your face while yoursquore trying on hats

Again Irsquom not against it Well maybe Botox Irsquom the one to call for a rant when my friends are teetering at the brink of succum-bing to the needle I mean who wants to in-ject a poison so lethal that it paralyzes nerves sending tiny muscles to atrophy

Irsquom not categorically against a helping hand so long as it has fi nesse My current rule of thumb when confronted with an en-hanced face is that if I fi nd myself vaguely wondering whether there was work the al-teration was well done But these days Irsquom wondering why mdash why did you do it

Wersquove gone too far Irsquom becoming very very scared

Wersquove reached a stage where cosmetic surgery is so readily available that in certain circles it is expected of women and men to avail themselves of these age-deniers (You cannot call them youth-enhancers when you are no longer young) If you choose not to partake of the benefi ts of needle and knife you are judged to be making a statement You are taking a position against the current stan-dards of beauty

We have triggered a weird collective late-onset body dysmorphia Whatrsquos worse is that our anxieties about aging have tric-kled into our childrenrsquos generation so that the mantra about cosmetic procedures even among some 30-year-olds is ldquointervention early and oftenrdquo

I began to worry about all this a year ago when I was on a book tour I love to read aloud and watch peoplersquos faces as they lis-ten Within weeks I was profoundly in touch with my inner ham Sometimes I found my-

self straining for a response I would look out at the audience hearing laughter and murmurs but seeing only stern masks Yet afterward those same faces would be telling me how much they had loved my presen-tation It took awhile to realize that people were having trouble expressing emotion in their features

This is also when I began to develop the ldquowho are yourdquo problem

Too many people have had procedures that have gone awry They look strange and tragic Is this inevitable You do one thing the effects begin to fade you do another and so on You get puffy You get rigid Or you slide And I wonder Has no one said ldquostoprdquo Has no one particularly the one wielding the needle gently advised against further work It used to be an unusual sight to spot cosme-tic surgery addicts but it has become astonis-hingly common

We are now in the position of watching politicians and newscasters talk about distur-bing issues mdash like say the state of our edu-cation system or environmental degradation mdash yet they cannot muster signals of concern much less dismay

One evening I catch a segment on tele-vision about nuclear disarmament A celebri-ty spokesperson makes a case for the laying down of arms and part of my brain clicks into gear shersquos smart and passionate But another part of me is distracted because the visuals donrsquot match the message Her forehead isnrsquot wrinkling with concern her cheeks arenrsquot crinkling with smiles her eyes arenrsquot na-rrowing in suspicion at trick questions In fact no matter what she says her face is frozen in place It is grotesquely fascinating mdash and un-dermining Before I know it the interview is over The medium overtook the message

This is counterproductive Humans are hard-wired to read facial expressions Tho-se smiles frowns grimaces and gazes are

as important as words in touching hearts and minds Politicians and newscasters cannot look wide-eyed and startled about everything soon they just look comical

Photographers (and the editors who publish them) have created an entirely new class of gotcha moments capitali-zing on our collective shock at surgical distortions Entire Web sites are devoted to knife-spotting Actresses once beauti-ful or adorable have so ruined their faces that I wince when I see them onscreen Celebrities are a small part of the pro-blem except that they have a pesky way of infl uencing regular people

Extreme but commonplace al-terations now raise a welter of tricky issues around personal interaction not the least of which is that one cannot go around asking ldquowho are yourdquo to people one has spent hours with at dinner parties or collea-gues one has bumped into for years in com-pany hallways

Bigger problems are surfacing How do you say to a friend who secretly disappeared to have her face lifted that she has made a mistake You donrsquot of course It is too late And what about the friend who started with a discreet tuck or a few lines of fi ller and then crossed over into the danger zone You are watching a slow-motion wreck but how do you warn her without offense If her friends donrsquot who will

The best Irsquove come up with is some-thing along the lines of gently pointedly te-lling her she is beautiful beloved and needs no further improvement

Funny how this is a tougher subject to broach than almost any other We fi nd oursel-ves recalibrating the intimacy of friendships While once we may have been close enough to share personal tales of broken hearts or fears of going broke we are unable to visit the issue of the broken self-image

And thatrsquos what this must be about We gaze in the mirror and we loathe the eviden-ce of aging It is surely a change It is even frightening Mortality heaves into view So does unemployment mdash for women There seems to be a double standard about aging and leadership

Of course vanity is an equal-opportuni-ty predator more and more men are turning to cosmetic surgery Still most men can let them-selves go naturally into their mature years as wise elders But women who donrsquot adjust their faces are letting themselves go naturally

Many people assume that in saying no to knife and needle you are making a femi-nist statement such is the lackluster aura that hangs over that label Feminism has nothing to do with it Feminists worry why women still make only 77 cents to every dollar a man makes not whether women are going broke

on BotoxThis is about the birth of yet another

ldquoismrdquo among boomers ageism Wersquove cros-sed a line we are angry that wersquore growing old Wersquore angry at people who remind us what aging looks like We are colluding in an elaborate social compact to convince oursel-ves that we donrsquot have to go there And no one wants to say that the Emperor and Em-press look better with naked faces

Several years ago I stumbled on a book by Diana Vreeland She was a terrible hilarious snob and a great believer in inauthenticity Her memos to her staff at Vogue in the 1960s are le-gendary She lamented the state of women with ldquobroken hair no hairdresser no money no vita-lity mdash and the will to live is gonerdquo In 1967 she wrote ldquoIn my opinion in the year 2001 so many physical problems will have been surmounted that a womanrsquos beauty will be a dream that will be completely obtainable the various femi-nine rhythms will have been removed the future holds a golden worldrdquo

The woman who did more to set in gear the feminine rhythms of the fashion industry did not live to see how far appearances could be manipulated beyond her wildest dreams But she would have been dismayed by the messy reality

I get it some people simply donrsquot want to go quietly into the years It is too much to ask that we embrace our changing faces mdash that we celebrate our motherrsquos beauty in our own graying hair that we remember the joy that created those laugh lines that we recog-nize our fatherrsquos forehead in the way ours wrinkles when we are perplexed or we catch a glimpse of our auntrsquos eyes when our own crinkle with delight

But could we just ignore the signs of aging Irsquom a big believer in denial It gets a bad rap but it is often a healthy response In this as in so many matters we could just keep calm and carry on And if the will to live fl ags Hey make mine an old-fashioned with rye whiskey please

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

PUTTANESCA is a sauce that plies its trade all year round heedless of the season The in-

gredients mdash pantry staples including canned tomatoes capers anchovies garlic red pepper fl akes and olives mdash are at the ready whenever the desire strikes

But I wanted a puttanesca dres-sed for spring with the spicy pungen-cy that makes the dish seductive fres-hened up with something lively green and biting

Green garlic which was just be-ginning to hit the farmersrsquo markets would do just that

Harvested when immature and sold with its edible scallion-like sta-lks attached itrsquos brighter tangier and grassier than regular garlic (which ri-pens fully and is then cured) but also sweeter and more mild lacking the musky intensity of mature cloves

Canned tomatoes would squelch its delicacy So I banned them from the pan and played up the green factor with the most verdant thing I could think of at that moment spinach

Spinach and garlic are such a clas-sic combination Spinach is a practical addition too turning a pasta dish into a one-pot meal no need for a separate vegetable

In a perfect world I would have used the crinkly sandy sturdy spinach leaves from the farmersrsquo market These have a richer fuller more mineral fl a-vor than baby spinach from the super-market But the bagged baby spinach that I had worked perfectly And since it did not need rinsing in three changes of water like the farmersrsquo market kind it took 10 seconds from bag to pan

Pushing the green envelope I used green Cerignola olives in place of the puttanesca black and added basil and scallions

Herbal and bracing it had a fresh earthy taste and a pleasing slippery texture from the supple spinach And unlike the racy tartness of the traditio-nal puttanesca this one had a gentle sweetness from the green garlic which caramelized and melted into the body of the sauce a puttanesca perfect for spring

16 The San Juan Weekly June 9 - 15 2011KitchenPuttanesca Sauce Dressed for Spring

Time 20 minutes

Kosher salt to taste1 pound spaghettini or spaghetti12 cup extra-virgin olive oil10 anchovy fi llets14 cup drained capers1 cup pitted and sliced green Cerignola or Picholine olives10 fat green garlic cloves peeled sliced 14-inch thick (or use 8 regular garlic clo-ves)13 cup chopped scallions including

greens12 teaspoon crushed red pepper fl akes12 cups baby spinach leaves (11 ounces)12 cup torn basil leaves

1 Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil Add the pasta and cook un-til it is not quite al dente 5 to 8 minutes Reserve a cup of cooking water then drain the pasta

2 While the pasta is cooking warm 14 cup of oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat Add the anchovies and

capers Cook stirring occasionally until the capers start to brown about 3 minutes Add the remaining 14 cup oil olives gar-lic scallions and red pepper fl akes increa-se heat to high if using green garlic (leave it at medium high for regular garlic) and cook until garlic is golden 3 to 5 minutes Add the spinach and cook until wilted 1 to 2 minutes Add the pasta and toss for 1 minute Add a splash of pasta cooking water if the pasta seems dry Season with salt if necessary Toss in the basil leaves

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Pasta With Green Puttanesca

1 lb fresh or frozen skinless tilapia fi llets18 tsp salt12 medium red onion cut in wed-ges1 Tbsp olive oil2 cloves garlic minced1 145-oz can diced tomatoes2 tsp dried oregano crushed14 tsp crushed red pepper14 cup pitted kalamata olives1 Tbsp capers drained (optional) 2 Tbsp coarsely chopped fresh Italian (fl at-leaf) parsley

1 Thaw fi sh if frozen Rinse pat dry with paper towels Sprinkle

with salt Set aside2 In large skillet cook onion

in olive oil over medium heat 8 minutes or until tender stirring occasionally Stir in garlic undrai-ned tomatoes oregano and crushed red pepper Bring to boiling reduce heat Simmer uncovered 5 minutes

3 Add olives and capers to sauce Top with tilapia fi llets Return sauce to boiling reduce heat Cook covered 6 to 10 minutes or until fi sh fl akes when tested with fork Remo-ve fi sh Simmer sauce uncovered 1 to 2 minutes more to thicken To ser-ve spoon sauce over fi sh Sprinkle with parsley Makes 4 servings

Tilapia Puttanesca

Puttanesca Sauce Dressed for Spring

17The San Juan Weekly June 9 - 15 2011 Kitchen

By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN

Fish will not absorb much of the oil in which it is fried if the oil is properly heated These crisp fi -

llets are a great way to work fl axseeds toasted or not into a main dish

1 12 pounds snapper or cod fi lletsSalt and freshly ground pepper14 cup fi ne cornmeal (if you have only polenta or coarse cornmeal you can grind it to a fi ne powder in a spice mill)14 cup fl axseeds untoasted or toas-ted coarsely ground14 cup all-purpose fl our or rice fl our2 eggs beaten12 teaspoon freshly ground pepper2 to 4 tablespoons canola oilLemon wedges for serving

1 Heat a large heavy cast-iron

skillet over medium-high heat (unless yoursquore planning to cook the fi sh later)

2 Pat the fi sh fi llets dry and sea-son with salt and pepper In a wide bowl mix together the cornmeal fl ax-seeds and salt and pepper to taste

3 Place the fl our on a plate or in a baking dish Beat the eggs in a wide bowl Dredge the fi llets fi rst in the fl o-ur -- tap them to remove excess fl our -- then in the egg then in the corn-meal-fl ax mixture If not cooking right away place the fi sh on a baking sheet uncovered in the refrigerator

4 Add 2 tablespoons canola oil to the hot pan When it is rippling care-fully add as many fi llets as will fi t your pan Cook four to fi ve minutes on each side (depending on the thickness of the fi llets) or until nicely browned Re-move from the pan and keep warm in a low oven while you repeat with the remaining fi sh and oil as necessary

Serve hot with lemon wedgesYield Serves fourAdvance preparation You can

prepare this through Step 3 several hours before cooking the fi sh

Nutritional information per ser-ving (based on 2 tablespoons oil)

364 calories 2 grams saturated fat 4 grams polyunsaturated fat 7 grams monounsaturated fat 153 milligrams cholesterol 16 grams carbohydrates 3 grams dietary fi ber 138 milligrams sodium (does not include salt to taste) 39 grams protein

Cornmeal and Flax-Crusted Cod or Snapper

By William Grimes

The cad the bounder the roueacute and the lothario Where are they now those male predators of yesteryear Gone

the way of the dodoAlready an endangered species when

the Charleston came into vogue they va-nished with the arrival of the playboy a sleek fast-moving animal perfectly adap-ted to the modern era of jet travel night-clubs fi lm stars and gossip columns

Porfi rio Rubirosa - Rubi to his count-less conquests and to grateful headline writers across the globe - stood head and shoulders above the rest of this interna-tional pleasure pack A tireless presence at chic nightspots and watering holes a relentless pursuer of women with huge bank accounts he went on a lifelong tear that ended fi ttingly with a spectacular car crash in 1965 after a night of heavy drin-king at a Paris club Even his 28-year old wife - his fi fth - agreed that Rubi would have wanted it that way

As Shawn Levy amply documents in ldquoThe Last Playboyrdquo his bubbly breathless and appropriately inconsequential biogra-phy Rubirosa worked hard at having fun

He found his vocation early While attending school in Paris he took every opportunity to haunt the nightclubs of Montmartre ldquoThe only things that inter-ested me were sports girls adventures celebrities - in short liferdquo he wrote in his memoirs That version of life requi-res money and Rubirosa despite his po-lished manners and undeniable charm had none That changed when he caught the eye of the Dominican Republicrsquos new strongman Rafael Trujillo who saw in Ru-birosa a potential ally who could win over the countryrsquos golden youth to his regime For the next 30 years Rubirosa profi ted by the connection sometimes serving in di-

plomatic posts and just as often playing the unoffi cial role of goodwill ambassador and high-level fi xer

Rubirosarsquos fi rst audacious move was to marry Trujillorsquos daughter a potentially career-ending or even life-ending bit of chutzpah In time he would capture even bigger prizes Danielle Darrieux one of Francersquos biggest female fi lm stars became his second wife

When after the war the couple were interviewed by Doris Duke heir to the RJ Reynolds tobacco fortune and one

of the richest women in the world Rubirosa suddenly decided that the American version of the woman could be rather appealing too Marriage No 3 took place in 1947 followed quickly by divor-ce and in 1953 by marriage No 4 to Bar-bara Hutton another fabulously wealthy American heiress All the while Rubirosa pursued his side interests with zeal ldquoOne woman is not enough for himrdquo Darrieux complained to the press ldquoA man like him needs a haremrdquo

What was the appeal Levy the au-thor of ldquoRat Pack Confi dentialrdquo and the fi lm critic for The Portland Oregonian makes a fairly convincing case that the Rubi magic came down to a combination

of charm mystique and quite possibly physical attributes not limited to Rubirsquos darkly handsome features (Levy writes that cheeky waiters referred to the lar-gest pepper-mill in the house as ldquothe Ru-birosardquo) Rubirosa spoke fi ve languages three of them fl uently His dress and his manners were impeccable

Rubirosarsquos marriage to Hutton lasted 75 days and netted the happy husband cash and property worth $35 million enough to fi nance his polo ponies tailored suits and lavish partiers for years to come And Rubirosa a superbly conditioned nightli-fe athlete had lots left in him Eartha Kitt Ava Gardner Rita Hayworth the Empress Soraya of Iran - there was scarcely an ac-tress or princess alive whose name was not

linked with Rubirosarsquos at some point in the 1950s and even the 1960s when he began to slow down just a bit

Therersquos some poetic justice in Rubirosarsquos increasingly desperate attempts to keep up with his fi fth wife the French actress Odile Rodin A ferocious nightclub-ber she would frequently skip off to Paris and the arms of her many male admirers while Rubi stayed home in the suburbs tending the garden and playing with his Chihuahua He came to enjoy the simple pleasures but then again for Rubirosa everything in life was simple ldquoWomen like to be gayrdquo he once explained to a radio in-terviewer ldquoI like to be gay They want to be happy I try to make them happyrdquo Thatrsquos all there was to it

The Last Playboy The High Life of Porfi rio Rubirosa

of the richest women in the

of chphydarkthatgesbirthrma

By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY

Has the 3-D boom already gone bust Itrsquos starting to look that way mdash at least for American moviegoers mdash even as Hollywood prepares to release a glut of

the gimmicky picturesRipples of fear spread across Hollywood last week

after ldquoPirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tidesrdquo which cost Walt Disney Studios an estimated $400 million to make and market did poor 3-D business in North America While event movies have typically done 60 percent of their busi-ness in 3-D ldquoStranger Tidesrdquo sold just 47 percent in 3-D ldquoThe American consumer is rejecting 3-Drdquo Richard Gre-enfi eld an analyst at the fi nancial services company BTIG wrote of the ldquoStranger Tidesrdquo results

One movie does not make a trend but the Memorial Day weekend did not give studio chiefs much comfort in the 3-D department ldquoKung Fu Panda 2rdquo a Paramount Pictures release of a DreamWorks Animation fi lm sold $538 million in tickets from Thursday to Sunday a soft total and 3-D was 45 percent of the business according to Paramount

Consumer rebellion over high 3-D ticket prices plays a role and the novelty of putting on the funny glasses is wearing off analysts say But there is also a deeper problem 3-D has provided an enormous boost to the strongest fi lms including ldquoAvatarrdquo and ldquoAlice in Wonderlandrdquo but has ac-tually undercut middling movies that are trying to milk the format for extra dollars

ldquoAudiences are very smartrdquo said Greg Foster the president of Imax Filmed Entertainment ldquoWhen they smell

something aspiring to be more than it is they catch on very quicklyrdquo

Muddying the picture is a contrast between the perfor-mance of 3-D movies in North America and overseas If re-sults are troubling domestically they are the exact opposite internationally where the genre is a far newer phenomenon Indeed 3-D screenings powered ldquoStranger Tidesrdquo to about $256 million on its fi rst weekend abroad Disney trumpeted

the fi gure as the biggest international debut of all timeWith results like that at a time when movies make 70

percent of their total box offi ce income outside North Ame-rica do tastes at home even matter

After a disappointing fi rst half of the year Hollywood is counting on a parade of 3-D fi lms to dig itself out of a hole From May to September the typical summer season studios will unleash 16 movies in the format more than double the number last year Among the most anticipated releases are ldquoTransformers Dark of the Moonrdquo due from Paramount on July 1 and Part 2 of Part 7 of the ldquoHarry Potterrdquo series arri-ving two weeks later from Warner Brothers

The need is urgent The box-offi ce performance in the fi rst six months of 2011 was soft mdash revenue fell about 9 per-cent compared with last year while attendance was down 10 percent mdash and that comes amid decay in home-enter-tainment sales In all formats including paid streaming and

DVDs home entertainment revenue fell almost 10 percent according to the Digital Entertainment Group

The fi rst part of the year held a near collapse in video store rentals which fell 36 percent to about $440 million off-setting gains from cut-price rental kiosks and subscriptions In addition the sale of packaged discs fell about 20 per-cent to about $22 billion while video-on-demand though growing delivered total sales of less than a quarter of that amount

At the box offi ce animated fi lms which have recently been Hollywoodrsquos most reliable genre have fallen into a deep trough as the categoryrsquos top three performers com-bined mdash ldquoRiordquo from Fox ldquoRangordquo from Paramount and ldquoHoprdquo from Universal mdash have had fewer ticket buyers than did ldquoShrek the Thirdrdquo from DreamWorks Animation after its release in mid-May four years ago

ldquoKung Fu Panda 2rdquo appears poised to become the bi-ggest animated hit of the year so far but it would have to stretch well past its own predecessor to beat ldquoShrek Forever Afterrdquo another May release which took in $2387 million last year

For the weekend ldquoThe Hangover Part IIrdquo sold $118 million from Thursday to Sunday easily enough for No 1 ldquoKung Fu Panda 2rdquo was second Disneyrsquos ldquoPirates of the Ca-ribbean On Stranger Tidesrdquo was third with $393 million for a new total of $1529 million ldquoBridesmaidsrdquo (Universal Pic-tures) was fourth with $164 million for a new total of about $85 million ldquoThorrdquo (Marvel Studios) rounded out the top fi ve with $94 million for a new total of $160 million

Studio chiefs acknowledge that the industry needs to sort out its 3-D strategy Despite the soft results for ldquoKung Fu Panda 2rdquo animated releases have continued to perform well in the format overcoming early problems with glasses that didnrsquot fi t little faces But general-audience movies like ldquoStranger Tidesrdquo may be better off the old-fashioned way

ldquoWith a blockbuster-fi lled holiday weekend skewing heavily toward 2-D and 3-D ticket sales dramatically un-derperforming relative to screen allocation major studios will hopefully begin to rethink their 3-D rollout plans for the rest of the year and 2012rdquo Mr Greenfi eld said on Fri-day

3-D Starts to Fizzle and Hollywood Frets

By BEN SISARIO

Little Monsters rejoice Lady Gagarsquos new album ldquoBorn This Wayrdquo is the fastest-selling album in six years

ldquoBorn This Wayrdquo (Interscope) relea-sed on May 23 sold 1108 million copies in the United States Billboard reported on Tuesday evening citing data from Nielsen SoundScan That is the biggest take any al-bum has had since 50 Cent sold 1141 mi-llion copies of ldquoThe Massacrerdquo in March 2005

For Lady Gaga the fi gures are both

slightly less and a lot more than had been predicted Going into the week of release industry projections were for about 700000 records sold but once Amazon put the al-bum on sale for 99 cents mdash a surprise to Lady Gagarsquos record label and management in addition to her fans mdash expectations shot past one million If the album had scanned 115 million copies as Billboard predicted it might ldquoBorn This Wayrdquo would have been the best-selling release since Eminemrsquos al-bum ldquoThe Eminem Showrdquo nine years ago

Sales of ldquoBorn This Wayrdquo were also helped by a blitz of marketing through big-

box retailers traditional media outlets like HBO and lots of new media partnerships and by a strategy of stocking the album at thousands of nontraditional retail out-lets like Hudson News Walgreens and CVS The idea was to make the album available everywhere Troy Carter Lady Gagarsquos manager said in an interview on Tuesday

ldquoTo purchase a CD now there arenrsquot a lot of places you can gordquo Mr Carter said ldquoItrsquos Best Buy itrsquos Target itrsquos Wal-Mart So our thing was with Gaga being such a house-hold name being able to put her in places

where people shop To be on an endcap at Whole Foods if you see a Gaga CD you might be familiar with her as an artist and you might give it a chancerdquo

where people shop To be on an

Lady Gaga Album Zooms to Megahit Status

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bayerrsquos birth control pills will be reviewed by regu-lators after some studies

suggested they may cause more blood clots than competing medi-cines

Two recent reports in the British Medical Journal found a twofold to threefold greater risk of blood clots in women taking pills like Bayerrsquos Yaz the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement

European regulators said last week that they were revising the productsrsquo prescribing infor-mation to include the new safety fi ndings

While all birth control pills pose a risk of blood clots the

FDA review focuses on the hor-mone drospirenone found in Bayerrsquos Yaz Yasmin Beyaz and Safyral The agency expects to have results later this summer of an 800000-person study it com-missioned to examine the risks

In the meantime regulators said doctors and patients should watch for symptoms of blood clots including leg or chest pain

The Yaz family of products generated $147 billion in sales last year for Bayer or 33 percent of the companyrsquos revenue

ldquoPatient safety is Bayerrsquos top priorityrdquo the company said in an e-mail ldquoBayerrsquos analysis of the overall body of available scienti-fi c evidence continues to support its current assessment about the safety of its oral contraceptivesrdquo

By SINDYA N BHANOO

The largest animal spe-cies of the

Cambrian period a marine predator

with a segmented body and a pair of grasping appendages lived much longer than pre-viously thought and grew to sizes much lar-ger than previously known

The animals known as anomalocaridids were thought to have gone extinct after the Cambrian period 540 million to 500 million years ago Now a newly discovered specimen indicates they lived 30 million years longer into the Early Ordovician period

The new specimen measures more than three feet in length the biggest specimen pre-viously known was about two feet long

Derek Briggs a paleontologist at Yale and

Peter Van Roy a paleontologist at Ghent Uni-versity in Belgium discovered it in southeas-tern Morocco and described their fi ndings in the journal Nature The pair also found more than 1500 fossils of other soft-bodied marine animals including sponges horseshoe crabs and tube-dwelling worms at the site

Generally soft-bodied animals do not preserve well making intact fossils a rare fi nd The fi nd in Morocco was unique becau-se the fossils were trapped in sediment clouds that preserved the bodies extremely well Dr Briggs said

When anomalocaridids were fi rst des-cribed in the late 1800s their scaly appenda-ges found in isolation were thought to be the legs of a shrimp species The animalrsquos disclike head was also found in isolation and some believed it might be a jellyfi sh

A century later in 1985 Dr Briggs pu-blished a paper that correctly described the whole animal for the fi rst time

US Orders Review of Risks of Some Birth Control Pills

Fossil Extends Life Span of a Marine Predator

The San Juan WeeklyJune 9 - 15 201120HEALTH amp SCIENCE

The San Juan Weekly June 9 - 15 2011 21 HEALTH amp SCIENCE

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts returned to Earth closing out the next-to-last mis-

sion in NASArsquos 30-year program with a safe middle-of-the-night landing

Endeavour glided down onto the runway one fi nal time under the cover of darkness just as Atlantis the last shuttle bound for space arrived at the launch pad for the grand fi nale in fi ve weeks

Commander Mark Kelly mdash whose wife wounded Rep Gabrielle Giffords remained behind at her rehab center in Houston mdash brought Endeavour to a stop before hundreds of onlookers that included the four Atlantis astronauts who will take fl ight in July He waited hours before calling her so he wouldnrsquot wake her up

Endeavour the youngest of the shuttles with 123 million miles over 25 fl ights is now bound for a museum in California shipping out early next year

ldquoYour landing ends a vibrant le-gacy for this amazing vehicle that will long be rememberedrdquo Mission Con-trol told Kelly and his crewmates who wrapped up US construction at the International Space Station during the mission

ldquoItrsquos sad to see her land for the last timerdquo Kelly replied ldquobut she really has a great legacyrdquo

Thousands jammed Kennedy Space Center a few hours earlier to see Atlantis make its way to the launch pad the last such trek ever by a shuttle Employees and their families lined the route Tuesday night as Atlantis crept out of the Vehicle Assembly Building a little after sunset bathed in xenon lights

ldquoThe show pretty much tells it-selfrdquo Atlantisrsquo commander Christo-pher Ferguson said as he waved toward his ship ldquoWersquore going to look upon this fi nal mission as a celebration of all that the space shuttle has accom-plished over its 30-year life spanrdquo

Bright lights also illuminated the landing strip for Kelly who made the 25th night landing out of a total of 134 shuttle fl ights

The Endeavour astronauts mdash all

experienced spacemen mdash departed the 220-mile-high orbiting outpost over the weekend They installed a $2 bi-llion cosmic ray detector an extension beam and a platform full of spare parts enough to keep the station operating in the shuttle-less decade ahead

Their fl ight lasted 16 days and completed NASArsquos role in the space station construction effort that began more than 12 years ago

The offi cial tally for Endeavour after 19 years of fl ight was 170 crew members 299 days in space 4671 or-bits of Earth and 122883151 miles

Kelly was the last astronaut to exit Endeavour He and his crew posed for pictures and signed autographs on the runway Astronaut Gregory Chamitoff was so wobbly from weightlessness that he had to be supported by two co-lleagues but he was determined to join in the event

As Kelly thanked his crewmates live on NASA TV for their fl awless performance co-pilot Gregory John-son leaned over to shout into the mike ldquoAnd our commander we want to thank him toordquo Johnson and the rest of the crew were openly supportive over the months about Kellyrsquos deci-sion to stick with the fl ight despite his wifersquos serious injury

Giffords was shot in the head du-ring a mass shooting in Tucson Ariz in January but made a remarkable re-covery and was able to attend the May 16 launch The congresswoman did not travel to Florida for the landing becau-se of the inconvenient hour but Kellyrsquos two teenage daughters were on hand along with his twin brother Scott also an astronaut

Six hours after the 235 am touch-down Kelly had yet to call Giffords He didnrsquot want to wake her in her hos-pital room He told his mother-in-law in a post-landing e-mail that hersquod call the congresswoman following the mor-ning news conference

ldquoWhat Irsquom going to say to herrdquo he said in response to a reporterrsquos ques-tion ldquoReally miss her and canrsquot wait to get back there tomorrow to see herrdquo

The astronauts will return to Houston on Thursday for a big welco-me-home ceremony

Endeavour the second space

shuttle to be retired will head to the California Science Center in Los Ange-les after months of decommissioning

Built to replace the destroyed Cha-llenger Endeavour fi rst soared in 1992 on a satellite-rescue mission that saw a record-setting three spacewalkers grab the wayward craft Other highlights for the baby of the shuttle fl eet the fi rst re-pair mission to the Hubble Space Tele-scope in 1993 to fi x its blurred vision and NASArsquos fi rst fl ight to assemble the space station in 1998

Its fi nal journey featured four spa-cewalks the last ones to be conducted by a shuttle crew One of the spacewal-king astronauts Mike Fincke set a US career record of 382 days in space

The fl ight also marked the fi rst departure of a Russian Soyuz capsu-le during a shuttle visit to the space station and the fi rst call to space by a pope Two Italians were aboard the shuttle-station complex when Pope Be-nedict XVI phoned from the Vatican on May 21

Launch managers marveled Wed-nesday over how good Endeavour still looks

ldquoIt looks like itrsquos ready to go do another missionrdquo Kelly noted He said hersquod fl y the space shuttle every couple months if he could mdash heck every week if possible ldquoBut itrsquos 30 years old and wersquove got to grow and adapt and build new thingsrdquo

Atlantis will remain at Kennedy Space Center as a tourist stop following one last supply run to the space station Liftoff is set for July 8

Discovery the fl eet leader retur-

ned from its fi nal voyage in March Its next stop is a Smithsonian Institution hangar outside Washington

Moving Atlantis to the launch pad as Endeavour landed helped temper the sadness so many are feeling with one mission remaining offi cials said Thousands of more layoffs loom once the shuttle program ends

ldquoItrsquos been a heck of a month in the last four hoursrdquo observed launch ma-nager Mike Moses ldquoand I think wersquove used up our overtime budget for the entire monthrdquo

NASA is leaving the Earth-to-orbit business behind to focus on expeditions to asteroids and Mars Private compa-nies hope to pick up the slack for car-go and crew hauls to the space station But it will be a while following Atlantisrsquo upcoming fl ight mdash at least three years by one businessrsquo estimate fi ve to seven years by Kellyrsquos mdash before astronauts ride on American rockets again

Until then Americans will con-tinue hitching rides aboard Russian Soyuz capsules at the cost of tens of millions of dollars a seat

ldquoWersquore in the process of transition now and itrsquos going to be awkwardrdquo Atlantis astronaut Rex Walheim said ldquoBut wersquoll get to the other side and wersquoll have new vehicles

ldquoI really do have to say though itrsquos going to be really hard to beat a ve-hicle that is so beautiful and majestic as that one isrdquo he said as Atlantis rolled to the pad behind him ldquoI mean how can you beat that An airplane sitting on the side of a rocket Itrsquos absolutely stunningrdquo

Space Shuttle Endeavor Returns to Earth

By ANTHONY SHADID

LESS than a mile from the Syrian frontier in the land of Kemal Ata-turk Ahmed Sheikh Said defi es the

identities that borders inspireMr Said was born in the Syrian town

of Azaz and raised across a line on the map in Kilis Turkey A grocer he speaks Turkish like a native to his customers while holding an ear open to the Arabic telecasts of Al Jazeera playing in his sto-re His wife and his mother are Turkish but Arab blood runs through his veins he says ldquotill the end of timerdquo

ldquoThe bread of Azaz comes from Kilis and the bread of Kilis comes from Azazrdquo said Mr Said whose shop sits just off a road that once carried the business of the far-fl ung Ottoman Empire and now marks Turkeyrsquos limits ldquoWersquore the same Wersquore brothers What really divides usrdquo

As the Arab world beyond the bor-der struggles with the inspirations and traumas of its revolution mdash a new notion of citizenship colliding with the smaller claims of piety sect and clan mdash something else is percolating along the old routes of that empire which spanned three conti-nents and lasted six centuries before Ata-turk brought it to an end in 1923 with self-conscious revolutionary zeal

It is probably too early to defi ne identities emerging in those locales But something bigger than its parts is at work along imperial connections that were bent but never broken by decades of colonia-lism and the cold war The links are the stuff of land culture history architecture memory and imagination that remains the realm of scholarship and daily lives but often eludes the notice of a journalism marching to the cadence of confl ict

Even amid the din of the upheaval in the Arab world that new sense of be-longing represents a more pacifi c and perhaps more powerful undertow pulling in directions that call into question more parochial notions The undertow inter-sects with the Arab revolutionrsquos search for a new sense of self it also builds on economic forces now reconnecting an ol-der imperium as well as on Turkeyrsquos new dynamism and on efforts to bring reality to what has long been nostalgia

Its echoes are heard in the border-lands like Gaziantep near Mr Saidrsquos shop where businessman can haggle in a patois of English Turkish Arabic and even Kurdish It is seen in the blurring of arbitrary lines where the Semitic script of

Arabic and Kurdish tangles with the Latin script of Turkish across the borders with Syria and Iraq It is noticed along the fron-tiers where Arab and Turkish nationalism pan-Islamism and a host of secular ideo-logies never seemed to quite capture the ambitions or demarcate the environments of the diverse peoples who live there

ldquoThe normalization of historyrdquo pro-claims the Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu whose government has tried to reintegrate the region by lifting visa requi-rements and promoting a Middle Eastern trade zone as it deploys its businessmen along the old routes and exports Turkeyrsquos pop culture to an eager audience

ldquoNone of the borders of Turkey are naturalrdquo he went on ldquoAlmost all of them are artifi cial Of course we have to respect them as nation-states but at the same time we have to understand that there are na-tural continuities Thatrsquos the way itrsquos been for centuriesrdquo

There is admittedly a hint of roman-ticism in it all The Arab world may in fact be bracing for years of sectarian and inter-necine strife in places like Yemen Bahra-in Libya and Syria And in seeking to be a more prominent and steadying infl uen-ce Turkeyrsquos ambitions may well be grea-ter than its means Still economic realities are already restoring old trajectories that joined the Kurdish regions of Turkey and Iraq tied Batumi in Georgia to Trabzon in Turkey and knit Aleppo into an axis of ci-ties mdash Mosul Diyarbakir Gaziantep and Iskenderun mdash in which Damascus the leading but distant Arab metropole was an afterthought

THE DRAWING OF 20TH-CEN-TURY BORDERS rendered traumas large and small Sectarian and ethnic cleansing after World War I rid Turkey and Greece of much of their diversity The horrors of nationalism and the Holocaust made Sa-lonica a celebrated melting pot unrecog-nizable in its modern incarnation Even historyrsquos footnotes were rewritten

One example is Marjayoun my familyrsquos ancestral hometown in Lebanon nestled near the Israeli and Syrian borders in the heart of the old Ottoman realm and little more than an afterthought on maps these days

No one in Marjayoun would neces-sarily pine for the days of the Ottoman rulers Massacres occurred and Jews and Christians faced discrimination in taxes and commerce There was no such thing as equality To this day the darkest moments of Marjayounrsquos history remain those last

breaths of the empire mdash the seferberlik It was the Ottoman name for the draft but it came to represent the famine starvation and death that World War I brought to the town when the famished searched the manure of animals to fi nd an undigested morsel of grain

Yet more than a few in Marjayoun to-day might express a nostalgia for the time and place the Ottoman Empire represen-ted when Marjayounrsquos traders ventured to Arish on the coast of the Sinai Peninsula and down the Nile to Sudan by way of Pa-lestine The town was a way station on the route from the breadbasket of the Houran in southern Syria to Acre the Levantrsquos greatest port on the coast of Palestine Beirut was an afterthought Marjayounrsquos traders plied the steppe of the Houran its gentry owned land in the Hula Valley and its educated ventured to Haifa and Jerusa-lem to make their reputations

World War I and the borders that fo-llowed augured the demise of this style of life and not just in Marjayoun The ideo-logies that gained prevalence in the town then were about contesting those frontiers mdash Arab nationalism pan-Syrian nationa-lism and Communism which itself was imagining a broader community These movements failed as more borders were drawn in wars with Israel in 1948 and 1967 And with those lines on the map came a smaller sense of self By the time Lebanonrsquos 15-year civil war began in 1975 ideologies had given way to identities and most people in Marjayoun identifi ed themselves simply as Christian or per-haps Greek Orthodox too unique to sur-vive as a community

A town of thousands is today a town of hundreds strewn with the abandoned villas of another age Hajar bala bashar a friend once told me ldquoStones without peoplerdquo

ldquoA RECREATION OF THE HISTO-RIC AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTrdquo is how Mr Davutoglu describes his vision for the region And indeed that vision which is effectively government policy

has touched in a nerve in Turkey a coun-try with its own unresolved questions of identity

Just as Arab nationalism still runs run deep with the fate of Palestine its axis so does Turkish nationalism which includes a sense that the country deser-ves a role in the region and beyond that at least echoes of its Ottoman age The more sophisticated Turks dismiss charges of a new rationale for Turkish imperialism and call the goal instead a peaceful part-nership that might look like the free-trade zone that presaged the European Union after World War II

ldquoItrsquos been almost 100 years that wersquove been separated by superfi cial bor-ders superfi cial cultural and religious borders and now with the lifting of visas to Jordan Syria and Lebanon wersquore lifting national boundariesrdquo said Yusuf Yerkel a young academic on Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoganrsquos staff ldquoTurkey is challenging the traditional understanding of policy in the Middle East in place since the 20th cen-turyrdquo

More than the talk of a salon the vi-sion comes at an obvious turning point in the Middle East Though dealt setbacks by the Arab revolution mdash investments have been lost in Libya and the prospect of chaos stalks Syria mdash Turkey has stuck to its vision of an integrated region A rai-lway line linking Turkey Syria and Iraq reopened last year a fast train is to ope-rate between Gaziantep and Aleppo The resources of northern Iraq are strategic for Turkeyrsquos plans to diversify its energy sour-ces and to feed a pipeline from Turkey to central Europe A common free-trade area has already been agreed upon by Turkey Syria Jordan and Lebanon

Turkish television series are dubbed into Syrian Arabic and its starsrsquo posters sell by the tens of thousands in Iraq In Baghdad portraits of one famous actor are digitally altered to show him in tradi-tional Kurdish or Arab dress

Across the region the Arab revolu-tion has inspired a rethinking of identity

Can Turkey Unify the Arabs

By NASSER ARRABYEE and J DAVID GOODMAN

Yemen appeared to tip closer to all out civil war on as government troops and opposition tribesmen battled to control key positions in the capital and

foreign diplomats boarded planes to fl ee including the wounded president

But a powerful general who defected to the oppo-sition in March has continued to keep his troops on the sidelines leaving open the question of whether the heavy fi ghting would be contained to areas of the capital Sana and several other cities or whether it could engulf the country

With no immediate renewal of mediation efforts Yemenrsquos security forces have moved with force to contain multiple groups of opponents mdash not only tribal fi ghters but also militant Islamists and nonviolent antigovernment protesters mdash that have distinct and sometimes confl icting agendas

Around the heavily fortifi ed headquarters of Yemenrsquos state-run television station in Sana government forces fi red shells at tribal fi ghters loyal to the family of Hamid al-Ahmar the strongest tribal rival of President Ali Abdullah Saleh who clings to power in the face of months of protests and days of mounting chaos

Fierce battles between Ahmar tribesmen and gover-nment forces began early last week after Mr Saleh refused for a third time to follow through on a promise to sign an agreement mdash the result of weeks of mediation efforts by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council mdash that would lead to his resignation

With tanks and armored vehicles rolling into Sana from the south on Wednesday Mr Saleh appeared to be aiming to crush the Ahmar family and consolidate his power in the capital analysts said But that strategy carries enormous risks Other tribes could well become involved as could powerful army commanders who support the opposition but have not been part of the fi ghting

The continuing violence threatens to unleash a hu-manitarian catastrophe as Yemen mdash already the poorest country in the Arab world mdash runs increasingly short of

gasoline cooking oil and other basic supplies The eco-nomic collapse could become another threat to Mr Saleh who has spent untold sums of money to maintain the lo-yalty of his followers since the uprising began in January In recent days there have been signs that his currency re-serves are running short

Kuwait a Gulf council member recalled its diplo-mats from the countryrsquos embassy in Sana because of the ldquodeteriorated security situation in Yemenrdquo Kuwaitrsquos sta-te-run KUNA news agency reported A day earlier Italy said it had temporarily shut its embassy and withdrawn its staff The United States Embassy remains open but last week advised all American civilians to leave the country

Violence fl ared again overnight in the Hasaba neigh-borhood of Sana the scene of the most intense fi ghting between Ahmar forces and government troops who re-newed their pitched clashes after a brief cease-fi re broke down late Monday Tribesmen controlled large portions of the neighborhood on Wednesday including many of the ministries and other government buildings there though the government disputed claims that the Interior Ministry had been overrun

Heavy casualties were reported in the capital with estimates ranging as high as 41 killed from both govern-ment forces and Ahmar tribesmen A spokesman for the Ahmar family put the tribal casualties at 10 dead and 31 wounded

The government was ldquorandomlyrdquo shelling the Hasa-

ba area ldquofrom military camps at the mountains around the capitalrdquo the spokesman Abdul Qawi al-Qaisi said

The violence has driven many protesters to leave the continuous demonstration in the capital which is protected by Maj Gen Ali Mohsin al-Ahmar the countryrsquos most powerful military leader who defec-ted to the opposition in March While thousands are still camping out in nonviolent opposition to Mr Saleh others have decided to join the fi ght ldquoFor me and many others like me here in the square we are convinced that peaceful means would not work since they did not work over the last four monthsrdquo said Ahmed Obadi a young protester and teacher

A missile struck the headquarters of General Ahmar who has so far remained on the sidelines during the re-cent violence (he is not in the immediate family of Ha-mid al-Ahmar) The Defense Ministry denied fi ring the missile and the general issued a statement confi rming an attack by ldquoland-to-landrdquo missile without speculating on who might have fi red it

The missile attack came as state-run media repor-ted that some of the generalrsquos troops stormed the general prosecutorrsquos offi ce three miles west of Hasaba looting documents State media said that the troops had been joi-ned by militants from Al Eman University which has ties to Islamic radicals

South of the capital the city of Taiz remained in a state of lockdown with security forces and Republican Guards moving swiftly to disperse even the smallest ga-therings in the streets residents said

The city had been the site of Yemenrsquos largest antigo-vernment sit-in until a deadly crackdown early this week by government forces and plainclothes gunmen cleared protesters from the square they had occupied since Fe-bruary The United Nations High Commissioner for Hu-man Rights said it had received reports that as many as 50 people died

Traffi c returned to the square on Wednesday The owner of nearby gas station said it was the fi rst time in months he was able to sell gas

In the southern coastal city of Zinjibar bodies lay in the streets witness said as Yemeni troops fought with Is-lamic militants who took control over the weekend

Yemen Forces Battle Tribal Rivals for Key Sites in Capital

even as older notions of self hang like a specter over the revoltsrsquo success In its most pristine the revolution feels transnational as demands of justice freedom and dig-nity are expressed in a technology-driven globalism It echoes even in Turkey where religious and national divides are increa-singly blurred Selcuk Sirin a professor at New York University who has done exten-sive polling in Turkey especially among youth calls this the emergence of ldquohybrid identitiesrdquo

ldquoYoung people donrsquot buy into this idea of a clash and they donrsquot buy into this idea of fi xed identityrdquo he said ldquoThey know how to negotiate these so-called po-lar opposites and theyrsquore looking for so-

mething newrdquoTHERE WAS A MOVIE more than

a decade ago in Turkey called ldquoPropa-gandardquo a dark comedy about the border drawn between Syria and Turkey dividing family from family It was inspired by the reality of relatives heading to the fence there on Muslim holidays mdash Bayram in Turkish Id in Arabic mdash and throwing gifts to the other side

These days with the border effec-tively open Syrians fi ll the hotels on weekends in Gaziantep which is fa-mous for its pistachios Some merchants here talk about their trade growing tenfold since visa requirements were lifted Debates rage over whether the

kebab of Gaziantep is better than the kibbe in Aleppo

Turks may still call a mess ldquoArab hairrdquo But they also judge a gift by the stan-dards of ldquoapricots in Damascusrdquo And the old notions of Ottoman tyranny (from the Arab point of view) and Arab betrayal in World War I (as Turks see it) have given way somewhat to the promise of profi t in a market still booming even amid the upri-sing across the border

Hakan Cinkilic foreign trade mana-ger of a plastics company called Sun Pet is reaping the benefi ts Nearly 80 percent of its products go to Iraq and the com-pany set up a factory in Jordan last year Its exports have more than doubled since

2008 This year he has already traveled to Libya the United States Iraq and Saudi Arabia

As he spoke his cellphone rang It was a customer in Kirkuk Iraq who spoke to him in Turkish A few minutes later a businessman called from the West Bank The conversation unfolded in English punctuated by Arabic expressions infl ec-ted by the vowels of his native tongue You wouldnrsquot call him neo-Ottoman given the termrsquos suggestion of a resurgent imperia-lism Hersquos not really Levantine an identi-ty whose borders hug the Mediterranean coast He seemed post-Ottoman reinter-preting the past

ldquoItrsquos naturalrdquo he said simply

The new Museo de Vida Silvestre (or Wildlife Museum) in San Juan allows people to see all sorts of

wild animals from around the world It is fi lled with a variety of mounted ani-mals in displays that depict their natural origin and behavioral habits It is a great way to learn about animals from far and wide without ever leaving the metro area This museum gives more people the opportunity to become educated about the planet its animals and why we need to cherish and protect it The museum itself is not that large but it is well done and presented The ground fl oor has its main feature mdash a 2-story Tree of Life display featuring a huge

Baobab tree along with the many ani-mals that depend on the tree for water and food All sorts of wonderful animals are set there The second fl oor is divi-ded into the 12 biomes (environments) that are found throughout the world As you walked from biome to biome the dioramas of animals and plant life changed It was really good The artifi cial snow and water used in the displays was really lifelike There were educational placards at the start of each bio-me And they had some hands-on stuff for the kids to play on and learn about animals and their special adaptations You

can walk around on your own reading the information and really looking at the dioramas There are EnglishSpanish bi-lingual signs at each display describing the animals and their habitat But do not miss the guided tour They have 6 edu-cators on staff and they are able to offer tours in Spanish English and 3 additio-nal languages They start by explaining taxidermy and how the animal mounts were made Then the guide takes you

around to each exhibit and discusses each biome and the animals that live there They supplied lots of good infor-mation that was not on the signs And they really involved the children along the tour There is a short (7 minute) mo-vie about the undersea world of Puerto Rico It was very pretty and enjoyable The guides made it a point to explain why we need to protect the environ-ments They put an emphasis on tho-se biomes that we have here in Puerto Rico which is good and much-needed education for people on the island This museum is still in its infancy They have big plans for it and expansion including animals from Puerto Rico a Sensory Safari for blind visitors additional mo-vies and a nice restaurant About 90 of the animals on display in the museum are ldquorealrdquo (taxidermic specimens) and more are coming to replace the plastic ldquoplaceholderrdquo animal representations

Vida SilvestreMuseum San Juan

San Juan Weekly June 9 - 15 2011 25 modern love

By DAVID MARK SIMPSON

THREE years ago when I was a sopho-more at Northeastern I typed a text to my then-girlfriend Sarah telling her I

was leaving college for a year The thought entered my brain and as usual I let her know immediately Irsquom not sure I had even fully made up my mind but I had made it up long enough to hit ldquosendrdquo and so it became real She sent back several sad but supportive texts woven together with ellipses

A few days later we were discussing the details in person I would join AmeriCorps a roving volunteer organization I would be stationed in Denver but moving around She would visit at Thanksgiving Irsquod return to Boston during winter break

Then I said ldquoIrsquom not bringing my laptoprdquo and her lip turned over and she star-ted to cry I realized later that she saw my rejection of technology as an assault on the very core of our relationship

We had gone to the same high school in New Jersey and when we both ended up at colleges in Boston I fell in love with her familiar face Together we nursed our dying childhoods going to the circus and calling each other pet names

I would call her as I walked to class alternating my phone hand when it turned pink from the cold and she would text me during lectures Wersquod video chat from our dorm rooms half-talking while surfi ng the Internet calling out occasionally to make sure the other was still there

This was after communication had become nearly limitless but before people thought much about boundaries Taking ad-vantage we fell in love like addicts All day long the contents of my heart would slide down my arm past my sleeve and into my phone When we were together I chafed from overexposure but when we were apart I would lose my sense of identity and grab my phone

Our ultimate break-up was confusing and explosive I landed in Denver around the time the housing market crashed Deep in heartache I called my friends while pacing outside my new dorm Sometimes I called Sarah until we agreed to stop talking

During the monthlong orientation I explored and grieved and went to bed early New friends would invite me to the Mexican bar across the street but I was dedicated to my loneliness

I met Patti in an airport van full of idea-listic AmeriCorps members I liked her eyes which looked like those of the Afghan girl from that famous National Geographic co-ver While everyone was discussing the best ways to save the world she was taking in the passing public art Forced to weigh in on the

conversation she expressed a bold realism that I found refreshing Back at the dorms I watched as she crossed the parking lot and sailed off into the sunset in her boxy 20-year-old Crown Victoria

Soon I was inventing reasons to hang out with her She was quiet pausing for se-veral seconds before answering questions I would talk until I exhausted myself fearing that her silence meant she didnrsquot understand Then like Muhammad Ali coming out of the rope-a-dope she would say something astoundingly true Knocked out I couldnrsquot repress my smile

We started sitting together during the AmeriCorps meetings Still I was resistant to love fearing a repeat of my past relationship I opted to join a wildfi re-fi ghting team assu-ring that I would spend a majority of the year in isolated mountain towns and away from Patti

Upon separating she suggested we write letters A few weeks later I addressed an envelope to Texas where she was living in a tent city and working for FEMA At fi rst I poured thoughts onto the page like I was sending a long text message By the time I fi -nished the words at the beginning seemed untrue or melodramatic I crafted and rewor-ked Sometimes I would rip the letter up and start over

Her letters were often entirely visual scattered magazine collages I would hold an unopened letter for a while delaying gratifi -cation After reading them her intimate sto-ries wouldnrsquot fall to the bottom of my in-box and disappear but stay with me under my bed waiting to be reread

We started to call each other at night She told me about her love for the sprawl and beaches in our home state New Jersey She told me that despite her tall slender frame she hated sports I was falling in love but Patti hesitated wanting time to allow her fe-elings to settle I struggled to accept the un-certainty

One morning my teammates and I left our cabin in the mountains for the desert can-yons of southeast Colorado near the border of Oklahoma As our truck rolled into the de-sert I realized we were losing cell service

Our new bunkhouse low-roofed with nine beds for 10 people lay centered in a fl at desert valley In our fi rst days we vented our frustrations rationed food undrinkable tap water coyotes hours from a hospital Perhaps most daunting was the task of re-moving invasive tamarisk with chainsaws The thin branches whipped my face so hard I cried But my greatest objection was to the isolation no Internet mail or phone service Without Patti to validate my feelings they seemed not to exist and our blossoming rela-tionship began to feel increasingly fragile

With no line to the outside world I turned inward hiking in silence with a team-mate Jonah While searching for the famous Picketwire Canyonlands dinosaur tracks we came upon the remains of a campfi re I thought about the young vaqueros sitting under the stars feeling lonely mdash perhaps longing for someone mdash and slowly becoming men

Our foreman told us about petroglyphs carved in the walls up on the mesas so after work we set off to fi nd them From the rocky slopes our bunkhouse looked like a raft fl oa-ting upon a deep orange sea As we scaled an unavoidable rock face I was deep in thought Had I ever stopped to question my relation-ship with Sarah It seemed now like a buzz of forward progress Did I really want to get into another relationship I worked through this on the rock face

Jonah pushed up over the top ridge as if he were getting out of a pool and I followed We stood in front of the Zookeeper a rock mural depicting a lone human surrounded by dozens of snakes goats horses and other creatures A single wandering line connected all of the beasts and the human

I had read that ancient people carved out the brown stone 3000 years ago When my chainsaw hit the same type of rock it left vague scratch marks

I imagined the petroglyph as a letter from the artist to his girlfriend the work of a young man etching away in solitude working through his feelings brave and patient enough to create something lasting Everything I ever wrote felt cheap I had sent probably 10000 love-related text messages They had been so easy quick ldquoI love yourdquo texts without even thinking Most had been trivial and they were all gone now

We hiked along the canyonrsquos ridge for hours On a high plateau we stopped to rest

in the stringy tall grass Off in the distance I noticed a blinking red light atop a tower Jonah had noticed it too and was already standing on his toes reaching his hand in the air In his straining hand his cellphone began to buzz

I threw down my pack pulled out my phone held it up and soon it too was fi lling with messages messages from Patti sweet messages Jonah and I were like lost explorers stumbling upon a watering hole our hands shaking as we fi lled our canteens these mute phones brought along each day just in case

Patti said she missed me She couldnrsquot wait to talk again

SOON Jonah had constructed a rock tower several feet high from which we were able to get two bars of service I called Pat-ti and she answered Her team had moved to Arizona and she told me about their near mutiny I could hear her smiling and it made me smile As we talked I thought about the dedicated rock artist and it seemed indulgent to be talking to Patti to have found a com-munication loophole in the desert solitude But I also thought about the wandering line he had drawn connecting all creatures and how that connectedness too was a beautiful thing

Jonah and I stayed out on the plateau until the sun started to fall When we rea-ched the bunkhouse the sky was black I could hear coyotes playing in the desert as we pulled cactus needles from our legs with tweezers

Every day for the next two weeks we scraped our way up the cliffs of our two-bar plateau It may not have been the same as carving a petroglyph but the three-hour jo-urney required a kind of resoluteness It was exhausting and dangerous And it left ample time to ponder if the climb was worth ma-king

What Is Carved in Stone

26 June 9 - 15 2011 The San Juan WeeklyARCHITECTURE

By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF

The history of architecture du-ring World War II is barely ta-lked about We all know Albert

Speer the man who slavishly carried out Hitlerrsquos megalomaniacal archi-tectural fantasies some know about Mies van der Rohersquos exile in Chicago The rest seems to have quietly mdash and in some cases conveniently mdash faded from view

ldquoArchitecture in Uniform De-signing and Building for the Second World Warrdquo an engrossing often un-settling new show at the Canadian Center for Architecture here is a major and belated step in coming to terms with this awkward chapter in modern architectural history Simply put itrsquos one of the most important architec-ture exhibitions Irsquove seen in years Organized by Jean-Louis Cohen the show covers a dizzying range of pro-jects conceived from 1937 to 1945 many of them not well known Some are expressions of idealism others of incredible cynicism and savagery By the end I found myself rethinking not only the role that architects played du-ring one of the most murderous and destructive periods in human history but also almost everything that came immediately after it from the cold war conviction that technology could deli-ver a better way of life to the causes of suburban sprawl The exhibition opens with two images mdash one depic-ting the half-crumbled ruins of Guer-nica after the April 1937 Nazi terror bombings the other showing two wo-men wandering across the wasteland of Hiroshima umbrellas in hand on a wet day sometime after the dropping of the atom bomb in August 1945

From there you are funneled into a small cylindrical room decora-ted with the portraits of 34 architects from Speer to Le Corbusier who spent much of the war unsuccessfully lobb-ying the Vichy government for work and including victims like Szymon Syrkus a prisoner at Auschwitz who was recruited by the SS to design gre-enhouses for a section of the camp de-voted to agriculture

This juxtaposition mdash of images of total devastation and innocent-

looking head shots mdash sets up the fra-mework for the show The war Mr Cohen wants us to remember was about destruction not creation at the same time not all architects waited it out in American universities How did the many who continued designing and building invest their creative in-telligence

The answers are not all dispiri-ting The Tecton Grouprsquos 1939 propo-sal for an air-raid shelter in Finsbury in London is an impressive work of architecture a wide concrete cylinder buried in the earth with a ramp spira-ling down its interior wall big enough to hold 7600 people (If you go to the London zoo yoursquoll see a foresha-dowing of the design in the spiraling ramps of the Penguin Pool built by the same fi rm a few years earlier)

Less spectacular but more rele-vant to today are some of the low-cost workersrsquo housing projects that were built to serve the booming military-industrial complex especially in Ame-rica Richard Neutrarsquos 1940s Channel Heights Defense Housing in San Pe-dro Calif mdash a complex of simple pre-fabricated houses arranged around a gently sloping park to take advanta-ge of the waterfront views mdash is a fi ne example of how to build housing that is cheap affordable and humane

In suburban Pennsylvania Wal-ter Gropius and Marcel Breuerrsquos ldquoAlu-minum City Housingrdquo a complex of simple modern wood-clad houses joi-ned by covered galleries could serve as a pretty good model for low-cost housing today

These imaginative triumphs however are overshadowed by some-thing else the way the grinding ma-chinery of war increasingly deman-ded a regimented and dehumanized society for which a large number of architects were happy to provide the physical framework

One of the many chilling exam-ples of this is Ernst Neufertrsquos 1943 proposal for a Hausbaumaschine (or house-building machine) an enor-mous industrial shed that would have moved along rails stopping every few hundred feet so that workers could pour the next segment in an endless row of identical concrete housing

units The project never built is a par-ticularly sinister expression of a world where life is stripped of individual identity and where human beings are treated as interchangeable parts in a gigantic machine

Neufertrsquos vision is just one of the most extreme examples of a more per-vasive mentality During the war entire new factory cities were organized and built with the straightforward effi cien-cy of assembly lines Oak Ridge the super-secret site of the Manhattan Pro-ject in rural Tennessee was a model of functionalist planning with shopping malls fl anked by repetitive blocks of prefabricated housing (The housing was segregated according to race and class with high-level military offi cials and scientists living in single-family homes white laborers in apartment blocks and blacks in encampments of shacks)

Peenemuumlnde home of the sprawling German airplane plant on the Baltic Sea where the V-2 rocket was developed was a work camp laid out in a similar (if slightly more traditional) axial plan with concrete-frame brick-infi ll structures In 1943 after Pee-nemuumlnde was bombarded by Allied forces German architects began work on an even more extreme version of rational planning a network of under-ground factories in central Germany The most architecturally signifi cant of these Eberhard Kuenrsquos Messersch-mitt aircraft factory in southeastern Germany built by slave labor had an assembly line on rails integrated into its concrete structure and connected to the local train system

This model of large-scale standar-dized planning reached its most sadis-tic level of course in the death camps which were often designed with as

much care as the factory complexes Every square foot at Auschwitz was carefully calculated and measured and the three square feet allotted to each prisoner mdash one-tenth of a typical barrack at the time mdash could be read as a sickening perversion of the Bauhaus idea of existenzminimum an effort to calculate the exact amount of spa-ce needed to live a simple yet decent life

(In the insightful catalog that accompanies the exhibition Mr Co-hen tells us that the architects of Aus-chwitz were trained at the best Ger-man schools and one of the many surprises of the show is the variety of activities that were taking place at the complex which included a chemical plant and greenhouses as well as the death camps The greenhouses still in operation are used to grow chrysan-themums that are shipped across Europe)

What haunts you about the show is not just how much creative energy was devoted to building the infras-tructure for evil but how the mentali-ty of war eventually seeped into every corner of society and remained there long after the war was over The drive toward standardization was echoed in the conformity of cold war-era plan-ning strategies And the ldquodecentrali-zationrdquo of cities proposed by planners worried that they were easy targets for bombers continued on a much larger scale as suburban sprawl

It wasnrsquot until the 1960s and the publication of books like Robert Venturirsquos ldquoComplexity and Contradic-tion in Architecturerdquo that the profes-sion began to purge these tendencies and begin to fi nd a new way forward In some ways we are still wrestling with the same problems

Architects in World War II Construction Amid Destruction

By DAVID STREITFELD

The desire to own your own home long a bedrock of the American Dream is fast becoming a casualty of the worst

housing downturn since the Great Depres-sion

Even as the economy began to fi tfully recover in the last year the percentage of ho-meowners dropped sharply to 664 percent from a peak of 692 percent in 2004 The ow-nership rate is now back to the level of 1998 and some housing experts say it could decli-ne to the level of the 1980s or even earlier

Disenchantment with real estate is bound to swell further the most widely wat-ched housing index show prices of existing homes sank in March below the lows reached two years ago mdash until now the bottom of the housing crash In February the Standard amp PoorrsquosCase-Shiller index of 20 large cities slumped for the seventh month in a row

Housing is locked in a downward spi-ral not only because so many people are bloc-ked from the market mdash being unemployed in foreclosure or trapped in homes that are worth less than the mortgage mdash but because

even those who are solvent are opting outTim Hebb a Los Angeles systems en-

gineer expertly called the real estate bub-ble He sold his bungalow in August 2006 then leased it back for a year Since then the 61-year-old single father has rented a succes-sion of apartments

Housing is overpriced and when it stops declining it will stumble along there is time to get back in if he should ever want to

The market signaled trouble when the April index of pending deals was relea-sed by the National Association of Realtors Analysts had predicted the index which an-ticipates sales that will be completed in the next two months would be down 1 percent from March Instead it plunged 116 percent

The business of building and selling houses believe the disaffection with real es-tate will pass After every boom comes the hangover but deep-rooted desire for a castle of onersquos own quickly reasserts itself

The marketrsquos persistent weakness runs the risk of feeding on itself Buyers are sta-ying away despite the lowest interest rates and the highest affordability levels which in turn prompts others to hesitate

The sharp decline in prices since 2006 has meant a lost decade for many owners But what may prove even more discoura-ging to potential buyers is academic research showing that the fi nancial rewards of owner-ship were uncertain even before the crash

A senior economist at the Federal Re-serve Bank found the notion homeownership builds more wealth than investing was true only about half the time

ldquoFor many households in many years renting and investing the saved cash fl ow has built more wealth than homeownershiprdquo the economist Jordan Rappaport concluded

Economics affects potential owners in other ways A house is a long-term com-mitment that many are loath to make in un-certain times like these

ldquoWe have more of what we call lsquorenters by choicersquo than Irsquove seen in the 40 years Irsquove been in the apartment businessrdquo

For decades the company has asked former tenants why they were moving out During the housing boom as many as a quar-ter of those moving on said they were buying a house In 2009 the percentage of new ow-ners fell in the fi rst quarter to 137 percent

the lowest everLast year as the economy improved

the number rebounded This year it fell back again to 14 percent

Builders clearly believe that the future includes many more renters So far this year construction of multiunit buildings is up 21 percent compared with 2010 while single family-homes are down 22 percent Sales of new single-family homes are lower than at any time since the data was fi rst kept in 1963

Susan Lindsey a San Diego software programmer was once eagerly waiting for the housing market to crash She said she would have no guilt about swooping in on some foreclosed owner who had bought a place he could not afford

With prices now down by a third however she is content to stay in her $2500-a-month rented house She prefers to invest in gold which she has been buying since 2003

ldquoI could afford a median-priced house no problemrdquo said Ms Lindsey 48 as she headed off for a holiday weekend in Las Ve-gas ldquoBut I would be paying more to live in a place I like lessrdquo

Housing Index Show New Low in Prices

How to Play

Fill in the empty fi elds with the numbers from 1 through 9 Click the ldquocheck sudokurdquo button to check your sudoku inputs Click the ldquonew sudokurdquo button and select diffi culty to play a new game

Sudoku Rules

Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Sudoku

Wordsearch

28 June 9 - 15 2011 The San Juan Weekly Games

Crossword

Answers on page 29

HOROSCOPEAries (Mar 21-April 20)Donrsquot monitor the activities of others too closely Itrsquos time to do your own thing Do as you would be done by and most scenarios will be sorted This Biblical sentiment covers a multitude of sins There is no point in following through on a revenge plan The consequences wonrsquot suit you The genuine touch has to come from deep within

Taurus (April 21-May 21) Find the route to authentic behaviour and get real about what is going down Donrsquot act out a part any longer You may have to be gra-cious amidst defeat Be assured however that a fresh start will blow your mind away Use key days to make pertinent points Act when it counts listen when challenged and generally get busy

Gemini (May 22-June 21) Preserve your territory and decamp to where it feels safe Love will light the way into the future wonderfully clearly at last You may well feel short-changed waiting in the wings but it IS your best option Your patience will be rewarded and the pay-off is good So donrsquot kick up and cause a commotion The stakes are admittedly high

Cancer (June 22-July 23) Drawing attention to your good self is not the best way to get recognition Itrsquos just one of lifersquos little ironies Ditch the trumpet until others are all set to blow it for you It is all very well catching someone out- but what then Grant loved ones a chance to live up to their best possible potential The best presents come in small packages

Leo (July 24-Aug 23) Give that small gesture from someone special the benefi t of the doubt Display your wares and strut your stuff to attract a mate It is worth ma-king an extra effort in a complex scenario Aim to win at all times Someone may express a con-troversial opinion Smile sweetly and say lsquowha-teverrsquo The truth will out at the right time and no sooner

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23) Do not be tempted to force things along Wait for the optimum moment and then make your move Maximum impact is guaranteed The pressure is mounting but you must remain as cool as the pro-verbial cucumber Keep the right people on side but do your research well and fi nd out who they are fi rst Premature action is inadvisable

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23) Make preparations for what you need to do next by all means For the moment use nifty moves to keep the world guessing and concentrate on what you need to be getting on with You need to be astute and wise in all your dealings for the next while Be aware you will have your work cut out to maintain any illusion you have created

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22) Perhaps it is face your shadowrsquo time What you are facing is nothing you cannot deal with It is all good and you will triumph if you adopt the right attitude The hand you play will bounce back to you itrsquos non-negotia-ble Bat straight and true You may experience your fair share of bitchiness Use your humour to win out

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)This will be a productive time for you so make good choices and see where you get to There is plenty of fun to be had when you relax but you need to know where you are headed fi rst Communicate clearly and speak the truth AT ALL TIMES Be sure anything less will creep up behind you and bite when you least ex-pect it

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)You may love to claim ownership of ideas people or items However loosen your grip Stop expecting the worst and project good vi-bes into the ether Balance is the energy that will ensure a safe landing Expect to come to shore triumphantly so hold your own There will be plenty of compliments winging your way before too long

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)The best anti-ageing treatment is an inner re-solve to remain youthful from the inside out And itrsquos FREE Lighten up and smile a bit Laughter lines are more attractive and will bring you what you want That frown is pre-venting things The happy approach will reel in the good stuff Take some things seriously obviously but donrsquot go too far

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)It is only a matter of time before the big tur-naround So prepare for what you have been focusing on If you are determined enough it will come about Persistence holds the key to your success There is no point giving up now Donrsquot lose heart and carry on with that positive vibe Yoursquore emanating the good stuff Keep it right

29June 9 -15 2011The San Juan Weekly

Answers to the Zudoku and Crossword on page 28

30 June 9 - 15 2011 The San Juan Weekly W

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

31The San Juan Weekly SportsJune 9 - 15 2011

By JOHN BRANCH

For millions of television viewers and fans in the stadium it was another lull in another match nothing more than

Rafael Nadal wiping his face with a towel and getting balls for the next point

From this angle though Nadal was not so much the worldrsquos top-ranked tennis player but a pair of sweaty hair-covered legs and clay-dusted shoes He was almost close enough to touch as he held out his racket like a frying pan toward a ball boy who could only be seen from the waist down too

ldquoDeuxrdquo Nadal said softly between hard breaths The ball boys and ball girls think it is wonderful that Nadal a Spaniard speaks to them in French at Roland Garros

One piece of prime real estate at the French Open provides an unusually private close-up perspective of the top matches Its location at clay level is hardly a secret it can be seen during every point on the worldwide coverage from Court Philippe Chatrier

During the back-and-forth action tele-vision viewers can see the back wall behind the player at the top of the screen just be-hind the three line judges That wall below the corporate logos has three dark square openings Sometimes balls bounce in and di-sappear as in Skee-Ball

It is a photographersrsquo pit but it is ra-rely used for that Instead this garden-level concrete bunker is a sort of clubhouse for the best of the French Open ball boys and girls all between the ages of 12 and 16 chosen to work the premier court

They watch matches from here sitting on old chairs set precariously atop wooden tables so that their faces occasionally poke out a window They rest and snack They nap on blankets piled in the corner They dis-creetly hand the balls that carom inside to a ball boy or girl working the match

As per tradition the chosen 18 who work the womenrsquos fi nal and the menrsquos fi nal traced the outline of their hands on the wall with black ink and sign them It is a graffi ti wall that serves as a hall of fame for les ra-masseurs de balles the gatherers of the balls

On each of the French Openrsquos 15 days 18 ball boys and girls mdash three teams of six mdash are assigned to Chatrier for the day They work every match rotating every 30 minutes or so covering a schedule that usually begins at 11 am and ends at 9 pm

So while one team is on the court the team that just fi nished the last shift can usua-lly be found in a back room under the blea-chers where the playersrsquo coaches and families and other dignitaries sit

Photographersrsquo pits at the end of the courts at or below court level are not com-mon Most photographers at major tourna-

ments are relegated to the side of the court or to raised spots on the ends

Roland Garros has three courts with pits Suzanne Lenglen the second show court has them on both ends Court 1 ranked third in the court hierarchy has a pit

Yet the one on the north end of Chatrier is the only pit where photographers are not welcomed reserved almost solely for the ball boys and girls They make it their own

The space is reached from a back ha-llway past a room where all the tournamentrsquos balls are stored Down nine stairs is a space mdash as long as the court is wide and about eight feet across The ceiling is angled about seven feet in the front near the windows that look onto the court rising to about 10 feet angled like the bleachers above

There are three windows The one in the middle is used by a television technician who holds a dish that fi lls the window and collects sound He is usually the only adult in the room

The other two windows basically just openings in the thick plastic tarp used as a court backdrop are for the children Some are not as tall as the bottom of the opening so they have moved well-worn tables in front of them Mismatched chairs sit on top It is one of the great seats in tennis

The far window appears to be the pri-me spot Looking out from the dank dusty space provides a magnifi ed Technicolor view of the action A line judgersquos chair is immedia-tely next to the window The children could tug on the judgersquos pants

That chair usually holds a playerrsquos towel When Nadal needed to wipe off sweat he walked toward the towel and the nearby ball boy raced to hand it to him The meeting took place a foot or two outside the window

Sometimes Nadal or others catch the eye of the children peeking out Players can look down into the bunker and probably no-tice someone sleeping on the fl oor

On the ceiling someone years ago wro-te 10 rules for ball boys and girls Be the best the fi rst says in French Show solidarity be in good health do not play in this space and stay quiet are among the others No 8 says the worst roll by a ball boy or girl (balls are rolled not thrown) must buy dessert for the others And No 10 dictates only those who work the fi nal can sign their names on the wall It is a privilege

The tracing of the hands began a few years ago Children write or sign their names in the palm On the fi ngers one letter per fi n-ger they name their position on the court mdash fi let are those who work the net and fond are those who work the back courts

Last yearrsquos group handprints arranged by team inside a circle showed that Vivien Pilotto worked the fi nals in 2008 2009 and

2010 and last year she had the ldquorecord catchrdquo of a serve registered at 218 kilometers per hour or just over 135 miles per hour

From here everything was magnifi ed mdash the size of Nadalrsquos arms the glisten of his sweat the caked clay dust on his socks the sound of his grunts For a moment you could see only his lower body until he walked away and shrank back into the frame

Room Has a View at Roland Garros

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Valid for the first 100 persons over 18 for the first time thru 6112011 Delivery charges additional Hours Mon to Frid from 900AM - 800PM Saturday from 900AM - 1200PM

Toll free Island- 1-866-981-0533

daggerClients on the program lose an average of 1-2 lbs per week

Plus the cost of food and shipping

Offers the same great foodtools and personal support asa Jenny Craig-In-Center with

the added privacy andconvenience of having yourdelicious Jennyrsquos Cuisinereg

and program materialsdelivered directly to your door

Jenny Craig At HomeComes DIRECTLY to you

Jenny Craig at Home

bull One on One weekly phone support bullA professionally trained weight lossconsultant who motivates you and teachesyou successful weight loss strategiesbull Over 80 delicious meals and snacksbull Taylored exercise approach that is designed to improve your metabolismbullConvenient enough for you to stick withimagine you can travel and even eat out

49$for8Weeks

The San Juan WeeklyJune 9 - 15 201132

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

June 9 - 15 2011 The San Juan Weeekly2

Local News MainlandPetsTravelEducationViewpointFashion amp BeautyKitchenEnigmaticPortfolio

1011131415161819

The San Juan Weekly

20222425262728293031

36 Hours in Niagara FallsTravel P11

Cellphone Radiation

Causes a Rare Cancer GliomaMainland P9

Fashion amp Beauty P15

The Last Playboy

Porfi rio Rubirosa

Health amp ScienceInternationalLocal TravelModern loveArchitectureBusinessGamesHoroscopeCartoons Sports

3-D Fizzles Hollywood FretsPortfolio P19

Enigmatic 18Enigmatic 18

Education P13

Housing IndexHousing Index Hits New Hits New Price LowPrice Low

Business P27

Can Turkey Unify the

ArabsInternational P22

San Juan Weekly Star has exclusive New Times English News service in Puerto Rico

BEYOND COLORS

Disponible en

Visita wwwiscanit

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

BEYOND COLORS

Disponible en

Visita wwwiscanit

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

BEYOND COLORS

Disponible en

Visita wwwiscanit

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

BEYOND COLORS

Disponible en

Visita wwwiscanit

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

0PRONTOINTERES

0dagger

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By TARA PARKER-POPE

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By NATALIE ANGIER

By RONI CARYN RABIN

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By BARBARA IRELAND

Friday5 pm

6 pm2) BRINKMANSHIP

9 pm4) OVER THE TOP

Saturday10 am

By BARBARA IRELAND

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

3 pm8) THE CLOSE-UP

Sunday10 am

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

Or e-mail us at

Telephones (787) 743-3346 (787) 743-6537(787) 743-5606 Fax (787) 743-5500

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

gacefridosean

ty coselwifac

to nishato stim

rts rs ut

theund on Botox

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By MELISSA CLARK

Time 20 minutes

Tilapia Puttanesca

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By William Grimes

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By BEN SISARIO

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

By SINDYA N BHANOO

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By ANTHONY SHADID

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By DAVID STREITFELD

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

How to Play

Sudoku Rules

Sudoku

Wordsearch

Crossword

Answers on page 29

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

Cartoons

Herman

Speed Bump

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

By JOHN BRANCH

J e n n y A t H o m e7 8 7 - 7 7 3 - 0 7 3 3

Jenny Craig at Home

49$for8Weeks

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

SJW01-88

SJW02-88

SJW03-88

SJW04-88

SJW05-88

SJW06-88

SJW07-88

SJW08-88

SJW09-88

SJW10-88

SJW11-88

SJW12-88

SJW13-88

SJW14-88

SJW15-88

SJW16-88

SJW17-88

SJW18-88

SJW19-88

SJW20-88

SJW21-88

SJW22-88

SJW23-88

SJW24-88

SJW25-88

SJW26-88

SJW27-88

SJW28-88

SJW29-88

SJW30-88

SJW31-88

SJW32-88

Documents

San Juan Weekly #88