Daily News Journal, Sunday, May 29, 2011
Information from the El Paso Times
El Paso, TX Weather
Today, High 96, Low 72, Very Windy, Average Humidity 10%.
Monday, High 90, Low 65, Breezy with Sunshine, Average Humidity 20%.
Tuesday, High 94, Low 75, Breezy with Sunshine, Average Humidity 25%.
Indy 500
At 100, Indy Hopes for better future. Today’s Race, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 10 a.m., on ABC. Track Oval 2.5 Miles; Distance 500 miles, 200 laps; Last year’s winner Dario Franchitti.
NBA Finals
Mavs united by pursuit of 1st championship. Games coming up, Tuesday, Game 1 at Miami, 7 p.m. on ABC, Game 2 at Miami, 7 p.m. ABC.
This isn’t my first rodeo, Mavericks coach Carlisle shows his worth to the franchise; Finals dream took flight at Air Force Base; LeBron is humbled by Pippen comment; Mavs’ Butler unlikely to play; and 76ers Meeks goes back to School
Stock Indices
Markets closed yesterday.
Headlines
Memorial, Vietnam vet honors captured missing; Spotlight, Gerald ‘Jerry’ Rubin, Architect of an Empire, Rubin takes venture from wigs to riches; NAFTA, Mexican truckers to drive cargo into US interior; $172 billion budget goes to Perry for OK; and Drought Record, 115 days without rain.
Borderland
Event features bands, bikers, Miracle League fundraiser at McKelligon; Words of wisdom for those new graduates; Woman, 83, burned at vets’ home; Our schools Nutrition, YISD families participate in summer meal program; Touching Moment, boy scout Hunter Penaz, places flags at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day; and Hot Air Balloons lift off from Santa Teresa Country Club Golf Course Saturday during the first day of the KLAQ Balloon Fest.
Business Headlines
Momentum, New brands put Helen of Troy on path to $1 billion; Force behind Helen of Troy building design? Stanlee Rubin; and Where Helen of Troy operates:
El Paso, Corporate Headquarters.
New York, Oxo Headquarters, household gadgets.
Southborough, MA, Kaz headquarters, health care devices and home environment appliances.
Danbury, CT, Idelle headquarters, shampoos, conditioners, cologne, skin care products.
Southaven, Miss., 1.2 million square foot distribution center.
Shenzhen, China and Macau, China, Manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Sports Headlines
Edward Zuloaga Golf Tournament, Windy Route to 66, Persona takes 2 shot lead into final round.
MLB, Rangers overrun Royals, 10-1; AL Leaders, NL Leaders, and This Date in Baseball.
Golf, Palmer (Ryan Palmer) takes lead at Byron Nelson.
NFL, Romo Crawford get hitched in Dallas; Activist buy former dog fighting property; and Jets Edwards honors tuition promise.
Soccer, Champions League Final, Barcelona slips pas Man U. for title.
Tennis, French Open, Djokovic extends streak to 42 matches.
Daily Horoscope
You see a bias in your thinking. The more you become award of this, the better the opportunity to give up your blinders. Tonight, Opt for a very new experience.
Bestsellers
Local
“The Throne of Fire,” Rich Riordan.
“Heaven is for Real,” Todd Burpo.
“The Help,” Kathryn Stockett.
“The Wimpy Kid Do It Yourself Book,” Jeff Kinney.
“Murder City,” Charles Bowden.
Fiction
“Dead Reckoning,” Charlaine Harris (Ace).
“10th Anniversary,” James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little Brown).
“Buried Prey,” John Sandford (Putnam).
“The Jefferson Key,” Steve Berry (Ballantine).
“The Sixth Man,” David Baldacci (Grand Central).
Non Fiction
“In the Garden of Beasts,” Erik Larson (Crown).
“The Dukan Diet,” Dr. Pierre Dukan (Crown).
“Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?,” Steven Tyler with David Dalton (Ecco).
“Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me,” Chelsea’s Family, Friends & Other Victims (Grand Central).
“The 17 Day Diet,” Dr. Mike Moreno (Free Press).
Travel
500 Foot Ferris Wheel Would Grace Vegas Strip; and Northwest Airlines memorabilia are hot.
Featured TV
‘Extreme Makeover, Weight Loss Edition,’ hosted by Chris Powell, premiering Monday on ABC.
Justin Bieber appears on ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,’ airing Sunday, 8 p.m. on ABC.
Nick Cannon hosts ‘America’s Got Talent,’ airing Tuesday, 7 p.m. on NBC.
Darren McMullen hosts ‘Love in the Wild,’ airing Wednesday, 9 p.m. on NBC.
Becki Newton stars in ‘Love Bites,’ airing Thursday, 9 p.m. on NBC.
Other
El Paso Times Special Section, Hooah!, A closer look at Fort Bliss, the second largest Army installation in the country.
