Nombran expansión del “Justice Center” en

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VOL.XVII • NUM 1
26 de enero de 2011
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A San Antonio Tradition Since 1913
Una Tradición en San Antonio desde 1913
LA PRENSITA
Nombran expansión del “Justice Center”
en honor al Comisionado Paul Elizondo
Comisionado del Precinto 3, Kevin Wolff, Comisionado del Precinto 4, Tommy Adkisson, el Juez Nelson W. Wolff y el Comisionado del Precinto 1,
Sergio “Chico” Rodríguez felicitan al Comisionado del Precinto 2, Paul Elizondo por el nombramiento del Justice Center. (Foto por Roberto Pérez)
Por Ana Cristina González
[email protected]
El Comisionado Paul Elizondo,
Representante del Precinto 2 del
Condado de Bexar, tuvo el honor
de prestar su nombre a la expansión
del Justice Center, infraestructura
que se inaugurará en marzo, y que
llevará por nombre “Paul Elizondo
Tower”, gracias a su colaboración
y a su servicio distinguido hacia la
comunidad del condado de Bexar.
“Con el solo hecho de ofrecer
tantos años de servicio público a la
comunidad, es posible creer que este
nuevo edificio merece el nombre de
Paul Elizondo, comentó el Comisionado del Precinto 4, Tommy Adkisson. “Este es uno de los trabajos
que requieren más tiempo, y los
comisionados debemos agradecer
la grandeza de nuestra sabiduría de
la misma manera que Elizondo lo
ha hecho”.
Con el fin de otorgar un merecido
nombre a la expansión del Justice
Center, el Comisionado del Precinto 3, Kevin A. Wolff, propuso
al resto de los comisionados reunir
sus votos, y llegar a la conclusión
de que el edificio debía llevar por
nombre “Paul Elizondo Tower”,
pues el Comisionado Elizondo ha
sido un modelo a seguir tanto para
la comunidad como para los mismos representantes, quienes han
trabajado por mucho tiempo con él.
“Reunimos a nuestro equipo y
llegamos a la conclusión de que
Elizondo, aparte de ser comisionado y compañero de trabajo para
nosotros, es un gran amigo que nos
ha servido a todos como ejemplo”,
comentó Wolff.
Paul Elizondo es originario de
San Antonio y acudió a Central
Catholic High School, y continuó
sus estudios en St. Mary’s University. Él y su esposa, Irene, procrearon
tres hijos y hoy son felices abuelos
de tres nietos.
El comisionado ha apoyado la
Vea Paul Elizondo en la pág. 8
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26 de enero de 2011
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• PAUL VARGHESE – January 27-30 – The Dallas Observer named Paul
Varghese the Best Stand-Up Comic in Dallas in 2007 and 2009 and for four
nights only, he will grace the Rivercenter Comedy Club, 849 E. Commerce,
with his unconventional style that is both playful and full of style and issues we
deal with today. For more information or to buy tickets call (210) 229-1420.
• LEADING CHILDREN IN PLAYWRITING – January 29 – This
educator’s workshop – The Renaissance Guild presents Leading Children in
Playwriting, will present and demonstrate techniques to teach young people
how to develop theatrical skills, such as playwriting. The Renaissance Guild
is a nonprofit organization and this event is an opportunity to receive CPE
credit. This event will take place at the Carver Community Culture Center,
226 N. Hackberry. For more information call (210) 207-7211.
• STOCK SHOW AND RODEO BARBEQUE COOKOFF – January
29 – Savor the flavor of slow-cooked meat as more than 250 teams compete
in the Stock Show and Rodeo Barbeque Cook-off. Look forward to free
barbeque, live music and shopping at this tasty event at SeaWorld, 10500
SeaWorld Drive. For more information call (210) 827-7988.
• MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM GALA – January 31 – The San Antonio
Museum of Art’s Docents and San Antonio Symphony League will team
up for an evening of dining, drinks, auctioning and music to benefit the art
education for the youth of San Antonio. This event will take place at the
SAMA, 200 W. Jones. For more information call (210) 978-8100 or visit
samuseum.org.
• BUSINESS MIXER – February 2, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Come and
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Freestanding children’s
hospital coming to San Antonio
By Lucia Almanza
The city of San Antonio will soon
have a network of efficient health
services available for children, including a freestanding world class
children’s hospital thanks to the
joint forces of CHRISTUS Santa
Rosa Health System and University
Health System.
The project became official on
Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. The two
large nonprofit health systems
signed a letter of intent outlining
their plan to work together with private practice, academic physicians
and community members to go in
the right direction toward a successful nonprofit network of children’s
services and the academic freestanding children’s hospital.
It has been a long awaited plan to
offer the children of San Antonio a
network of much needed efficient
health services going back to the
early 1900’s. San Antonio is the
largest city in the nation without
a freestanding children’s hospital,
and now both health systems are
meeting together to discuss future
plans.
“Our intent is to partner with
the University Health System and
create a new freestanding hospital
that would serve the needs of the
children in the San Antonio area
and all of South Texas. Also, to be
able to do significant research in the
area of treatment of children’s illnesses and also have major teaching
facility for the training of pediatric
positions,” said Patrick B. Carrier,
president and CEO of CHRISTUS
Santa Rosa Health System.
Carrier anticipates the project
will take about four years, and is
excited about the new possibilities
this new project will bring to the
community in San Antonio.
“We have children hospitals in
town and none of them have all
of the services that you would see
at a premiere hospital for example
we don’t have trauma, burn, or
bone marrow transplant services. A
greater consolidation to our services
in the community will allow us to
attract pediatric specialists which
are in short supply in the country
and would allow us to better recruit
tspecialists here to our community,”
said Carrier.
The letter of agreement is the
beginning to build a strong, efficient network of children’s services
needed. With the pediatric population increasing in the Alamo City,
a new complete, world class children’s hospital is what was missing.
An estimated $450 million will
be raised for the project but will
also need financial support from
the community. Children will be
provided with a more complete care
and parents won’t have to worry
driving around to different hospitals
to treat their children.
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26 de enero de 2011
The Cowboy Breakfast; rise and shine up your boots
By Dennis M. Ayotte Jr.
[email protected]
This Friday, the 33rd annual free
Cowboy Breakfast sponsored by
Jordan Ford will be held at Cowboys Dancehall.
The unofficial kickoff for the
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as
the world’s largest free, cooked
breakfast. For 33 years generations
of fans have gathered to participate
in the unofficial kickoff to the San
Antonio Rodeo.
“We have a couple hundred volunteers that make this event possible. It’s incredible to see everyone
donating their time and especially
getting up as early as 1 a.m. to
help out,” said Cowboy Breakfast
Chairman, Chuck Christian.
For the second straight year, the
Cowboy Breakfast will be held at
Cowboys Dancehall. Along with
the free food, four bands will provide entertainment for the crowd
that is expected to be between
30,000 and 50,000 people.
“We always look for ways to
give back. It’s a great cause, a good
charity and this a great way to show
the community we’re here to have
fun but also give back to the community,” said Danny Perez, general
manager and marketing director for
Cowboy Dancehall.
Pauline Reese, the Texas Music
Association’s reigning Entertainer
of the Year (the first woman to win
that honor) will perform for the
crowd. Reese’s beauty and energetic live shows has landed her on
tour with country music stars such
as Cory Morrow, Randy Rogers
Band, Jack Ingram, Kevin Fowler
and Pat Green.
The other artist playing as duos
at the breakfast will be Bob Livingston and Cam King and Matt
Skinner and Amanda Brown.
“We’ve come a long way from
just a couple of tables and a barbeque pit, to having a large tent
with four of five pits and to now
having families lined up at 3:30
in the morning for the free food
and live entertainment,” added
Lawson.
This year’s Texas-sized menu
will include the following (brace
yourself);
• 20,000 servings of Picante
Sauce
• 15,000 cups of coffee
• 12,000 chorizo and egg tacos
• 10,000 bratwurst sausage wraps
• 10,000 tamales
• 10,000 sausage and egg tacos
• 10,000 barbeque Tacos
• 8,000 sausage biscuits
• 8,000 bacon and egg tacos
• 5,000 pastries
• 2,500 servings of biscuits and
gravy
“The first time you come it’s
amazing because it’s not at three
o’clock on a Saturday or at six
o’clock at night after work. It’s
4:30 a.m. and you see people
standing in line waiting,” said Jerry
Strain, Jordan Ford’s marketing
director. “It’s just amazing to see
everyone out here. “
More amazing is that it’s all for
free with the help of the students
from St. Phillip’s Culinary Arts
program and title sponsor Jordan
Ford.
The unofficial kickoff for the San
Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, the
Cowboy Breakfast Sponsored by
Jordan Ford raises funds for schol-
arships for students in St. Philip’s
College’s Culinary Arts Program.
“To me it was just the perfect
opening to pull this back into the
family and have a San Antonio
business sponsor the event,” said
Strain. “I thought it was just a
perfect fit for us after their sponsor
dropped out, two years ago.”
Starting at 7 a.m. Cowboys
Dancehall will open its doors for
a special Professional Bull Riding
event and additional live music for
anyone who wants to continue the
party indoors.
“To be able to host this event
is just such a thrill for us and it’s
exciting to say it’s at our establishment,” added Perez.
In addition, Jordan Ford will
also provide vans and volunteers
for a special delivery of more than
3,000 tacos and servings of biscuits
and gravy to wounded servicemen
and servicewomen undergoing
treatment and their caregivers at
Brooke Army Medical Center on
January 27.
“The Cowboy Breakfast board
is honored to have the privilege
to serve our military personnel
undergoing treatment and their
caregivers and show our appreciation,” said Christian.
The unofficial kickoff for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has
been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s
largest free cooked breakfast. For 33 years generations of fans have
gathered to participate. (Courtesy photo)
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26 de enero de 2011
January is National Blood Donor Month
On any given day, on an average of once every 10 minutes,
University Health System’s blood
bank issues a unit of blood or a
blood component to be used for
treating a patient. When you think
about the amount of blood needed
to treat everyone that needs it, it is
staggering.
“Several members of my family
have had to stay in the hospital for
different things and many of those
times, they had to have blood transfusions,” says blood donor Eric
Moreno. “I think about this every
time I donate. I donate whenever I
can and I think each time, this could
go to help someone I care about.”
Each time you donate blood several patients can be helped and this
means several lives can be saved. A
single donation of blood from you
could potentially help save the lives
of as many as three patients.
Anyone at least 17 years old and
weighing 115 pounds or more may
donate blood as often as every 56
days. If you began donating blood
at 17 and donated every 56 days
until you were 76, you would have
donated 48 gallons of blood.
People in good health that weigh
at least 115 pounds and are between
17-70 years old are eligible to give
blood. All donations begin with the
registration; this gets potential donors personal info and is followed
by a screening to make sure that
taking blood will not hurt you or
the people receiving it.
The actual collection of blood
takes about five to seven minutes.
The entire process takes about 30
minutes.
“It really doesn’t take that long to
donate blood and it has never been
painful,” explains Moreno. “When
you really think about doing something like this, when you weigh the
pros versus the cons, there really
is no good reason not to donate.”
For more information on injury
prevention, please call the A Su
Salud office at the University
Health System – Downtown at
(210) 358-3242.
Houston Street TwoStep kicks off annual
Rodeo events
Event will feature authentic tinue the festivities by providing
western-themed activities and participants the opportunity to
pick up a “passport” and stroll
entertainment.
along Houston Street to take advantage of special discounts and
offers from a select group of local
The Houston Street Two-Step merchants and restaurants.
Upon visiting a participating
which features Step One: the
Cattle Drive and Step Two: the establishment, strollers will reHouston Street Stroll is the pre- ceive a stamp on their passport.
mier event to the 2011 San Anto- At the end of the event, completed
nio Stock Show & Rodeo and is passports will be placed in a drawing for door prize drawings and
free to the public.
The Two-Step will take place tickets to the Rodeo. In addition,
on Houston Street from CHRIS- the Houston Street Stroll will
TUS Santa Rosa Hospital to the also feature chuck wagon cookAlamo. This year’s festivities ing; live Country and Western
will include an extended Cattle entertainment in the parking lot
Drive complete with 1800’s era on the corner of E. Houston and
chuck wagons and stagecoach- Jefferson Streets across from the
es; rodeo clowns and a host of Buckhorn Saloon and Museum.
For more information on the
other western-themed sights and
Houston Street Two-Step, call
sounds.
Following the Cattle Drive, the 207-3667 or visit www.downHouston Street Stroll will con- townsa.org/rodeo.
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attention to what you are doing.
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while they are driving, they are
taking a good amount of their
concentration away from the
most important task: driving.
A law passed last year in San
Antonio is now being strictly
enforced by the police. The law
makes it illegal to use your cell
phone for anything other than
talking. In the past few years,
the number of distracted driving
accidents has risen dramatically.
San Antonio’s new ordinance
prohibits using a “hand-held
mobile communication device
to send, read or write a text message, view pictures or written
text, whether transmitted by Internet or other electronic means,
engage in gaming or any other
use of the device, besides dialing
telephone numbers or talking to
another person, while operating
a moving motor vehicle.”
“The bottom line is texting
while driving is against the law,”
explains Sgt. Ernest Celaya of
the San Antonio Police Department. “It can be dangerous to
you, the driver, and to everyone
else on the road. There is no
text in the world worth taking a
life over.”
The texting ban applies to
drivers stopped in traffic, and
prohibits drivers from using cell
phones for anything besides calling — even when stopped at red
lights. When she proposed the
ordinance during her temporary
stint as a City Councilperson for
District 4, Leticia Cantu began
practicing what she was trying
to get made a law because she
knew how important it was for
her to serve as a good example.
San Antonio’s new ordinance prohibits using a hand-held mobile
communication device to send, read or write a text message, view
pictures or written text, whether transmitted by Internet or other
electronic means, engage in gaming or any other use of the device,
besides dialing telephone numbers or talking to another person, while
operating a moving motor vehicle. (Courtesy photo)
“I knew this was something
that was very important. The city
gets the statistics on how dangerous it is to drive and text and I
knew I needed to do something
while I had this opportunity,”
Cantu explains. “But, I wanted
to make sure I was the best role
model I could be. So, from before
the ordinance was passed until
now, I never check texts while
driving.”
Younger drivers are especially
at risk; growing up in the information age, they are likely to
think they can handle the multitasking involved in texting and
driving. Sadly though, they are
often wrong.
“Teenagers growing up in this
day of smart phones and social
networking, they think they can
handle multitasking with everything they do,” Cantu says.
“That’s not the case though.
They may be better at it, since
they’ve grown up with it, but
studies show nobody can drive
effectively and safely while
texting or checking and sending
emails, etc. It just can’t be done.”
There are several recommended options for dealing with cell
phones while in a car. Many
newer model cars are equipped
with hands-free technology that
allows a driver to make calls and
texts without having to pick up
their phone. If one of these isn’t
available in your car, they can be
bought and installed. “When it is
something that is time-sensitive
or important for work, if I have
to pull over, I will,” says Cantu.
“I don’t like doing that, but
sometimes I do understand it is
important. I would rather wait till
I get home to check them then
though and that’s what I really
recommend.”
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26 de enero de 2011
La comunidad latina espera que la reforma
migratoria tenga espacio en el discurso de Obama
(EFE).- El presidente Barack
Obama ya ha puesto en marcha la
maquinaria para su reelección en
2012, mientras los latinos, que forman un bloque electoral clave para
esa meta, esperan propuestas claras
en torno a inmigración y otros temas
que les afectan.
A mitad de camino del primer
mandato de Obama, los latinos son
el segmento electoral de mayor crecimiento en Estados Unidos, fueron
clave en los comicios legislativos
de 2010 y volverán a serlo en las
presidenciales de 2012.
Por ello no sorprende que los
latinos sean blanco del cortejo
de los políticos. Y sean, como en
2008, pieza clave para la victoria de
Obama, que prometió impulsar una
reforma migratoria.
El Congreso sigue sin resolver el
problema de la inmigración ilegal y,
en ese vacío de liderazgo, 46 legislaturas estatales aprobaron 208 leyes y
138 resoluciones relacionadas con el
tema, según la Conferencia Nacional
de Legislaturas Estatales.
También ha habido una proliferación de medidas en más de una
veintena de legislaturas estatales que,
copiando el modelo de la SB1070
en Arizona para penalizar la inmigración ilegal, buscan estrechar el
cerco a los indocumentados.
Es lo que ha ocurrido en estados
como Colorado, Nebraska, e Indiana. Una medida en Misisipi, sin
embargo, es la que más se asemeja
a la SB1070: fue aprobada por el
Senado estatal pero afronta un futuro
incierto en la Cámara Baja.
El gobernador republicano de
Misisipi, Haley Barbour, que suena
como posible candidato presidencial
en 2012, ha enviado señales ambiguas respecto a si promulgaría o no
esa ley estatal.
En el pasado, ha estado de acuerdo
con la SB1070, pero también ha
reconocido que los indocumentados
contribuyeron a la reconstrucción
del estado tras el huracán “Katrina”
en 2005.
A nivel federal, la Cámara de
Representantes aprobó en diciembre pasado el “Dream Act” para la
legalización de estudiantes indocumentados, pero la medida quedó sepultada en el Senado por la oposición
republicana.
Aunque Obama centrará su dis-
curso de una hora en la creación de
empleos, la Casa Blanca ha dicho
que el mandatario no ofrecerá una
lista detallada de propuestas.
El discurso de Obama -su cuarto
ante el Congreso desde que llegó a la
presidencia- será transmitido en vivo
por Univisión y Telemundo, las dos
principales cadenas de la televisión
hispana en este país. Tendrá así una
audiencia cautiva y a la espera de
que reitere su compromiso con la
reforma.
Durante su discurso sobre el “Estado de la Unión” del 27 de enero de
2010, el asunto sólo ocupó una frase
de 38 palabras, en la que reiteró su
llamado a corregir el “fallido” sistema de inmigración, pero no pidió
de forma directa que el Congreso
aprobase la reforma.
“Deberíamos continuar el trabajo
de arreglar nuestro fallido sistema
migratorio, de garantizar la seguridad en la frontera, hacer cumplir
nuestras leyes y asegurarnos de que
cada persona que cumple las reglas
puede contribuir a nuestra economía
y enriquecer a nuestra nación”, dijo
entonces Obama.
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Obama era que el Congreso aprobase
la reforma del sistema de salud. La
logró, aunque ahora los republicanos
de la Cámara Baja se empeñen en
desbaratarla.
Esta vez, consciente de que su
reelección está ligada al repunte de
la economía, Obama se centrará en
los empleos y el fomento de la competitividad mediante más inversiones
a la infraestructura, educación, investigaciones científicas y energía
limpia.
En una rueda de prensa de fin de
año, Obama dijo el pasado 22 de
diciembre que el fracaso del “Dream
Act” era quizá su mayor “decepción”, pero reiteró su compromiso
con la reforma.
“Mi esperanza y mi expectativa
es que, primero que todo, todos entiendan que estoy decidido, al igual
que esta Administración, a lograr la
reforma migratoria. Es lo correcto”,
dijo entonces.
Esta noche, cuando tome el podio,
Obama haría bien en recordar al
Congreso que una reforma migratoria contribuiría a la reconstrucción
de la economía y un futuro próspero
para la clase media y los trabajadores
estadounidenses.
Paul Elizondo...
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educación en distintos distritos de
la localidad, y se ha encomendado a
ayudar a maestros y a pertenecientes
de National Association of Education, así como a centros de nutrición
para adultos de la tercera edad.
“Elizondo merece este reconocimiento por su entusiasmo y perseverancia como comisionado,
por su aportación al crecimiento
de la economía, a la expansión de
la infraestructura de la ciudad, y a
sus aportaciones a los eventos del
AT&T Center”, comentó el Juez de
la Corte de Comisionados, Nelson
W. Wolff.
Elizondo ha servido al público
durante toda su vida, pues comenzó
con su carrera en St. Mary’s University, en donde tomó la decisión de
unirse a la marina, convirtiéndose
más tarde en un veterano de los
Marine Corps.
Elizondo también fue maestro,
representante de estado y comisionado del condado de Bexar, y
adicionalmente ha trabajado como
músico profesional y líder de banda
desde 1957, año en que se graduó
de la universidad, con el título de
Music Education.
El Comisionado Elizondo, siempre ha apoyado distintas organizaciones, especialmente las no
lucrativas, como lo es la Orquesta
Paul Elizondo, la cual ha tenido
apariciones en eventos y galas de
gran importancia para San Antonio.
“Elizondo ha sido un maestro en
el saxofón y ha participado y organizado distintos eventos alrededor
de San Antonio. Elizondo ha hecho
tantas cosas por su ciudad y por su
país, que llegamos a la conclusión
de que nadie se merece este nombramiento tanto como él”, aseguró
Adkisson.
Elizondo por su parte, dijo estar
muy agradecido con la votación
del resto de los comisionados y con
la comunidad de San Antonio, ya
que para él es un gran honor que la
expansión del nuevo Justice Center
lleve su nombre.
“Es un momento muy especial
para mí, pues estoy siendo reconocido por la ciudad a la que he servido
durante tantos años”, expresó Elizondo. “Agradezco a la comunidad
del condado de Bexar por darme
esta oportunidad de compartir mi
servicio con ellos”.
De 1963 a 1976, Elizondo fue
maestro, director de banda de música y supervisor del departamento de
música para Edgewood Independent
School District. De 1976 a 1979,
sirvió en las mismas posiciones para
San Antonio Independent School
District.
Elizondo fue reelegido en 1980
para la 67va Legislatura, en donde
de nuevo sirvió para House Committee for State Affairs y para el
House Committee for Constitutional
Amendments.
Terminando su carrera como
Representante de Estado, Elizondo
fue elegido para servir como Comisionado del Precinto 2 en 1983,
siendo reelegido desde entonces
hasta la fecha.
26 de enero de 2011
9
The “decade of downtown” goes digital
Mayor Julian Castro is working hard to bring downtown to
all the residents of San Antonio.
There’s a free app to make “el
Centro” more central to our lives
– and accessible on our smart
phones, as well as a state-of-theart moveable kiosk.
By Angela Covo
[email protected]
Imagine a downtown that is
navigable – a place where you
know what’s what and where to
get it.
Turns out there’s an app to
make downtown San Antonio
accessible to everybody with a
cell phone.
The Downtown Alliance (DA),
a nonprofit organization dedicated to making downtown a better
place to live, work, shop, eat and
be entertained, partnered with
local leading mobile technology
firm BiBiSi to offer the application for free.
And that’s not all. Helping
more then 750,000 people a year
in downtown San Antonio, and
with the introduction of their new
mobile information kiosk just
last week, Centro San Antonio
Amigos plan to help even more.
The Centro San Antonio Amigos rolled out a mobile kiosk as
well – like a hot dog cart, except
it has maps, a charging station
for cell phones, and videos, and
shade, according to the DA.
It features two 22-inch LCD
TV screens, four exterior marinegrade mounted speakers, a radio,
DVD, CD, and jump drive connections to the TV. The charging
stations will work for the top
five phone models, including Iphones and BlackBerries.
And the trailer is green – it can
operate on its own for up to 24
hours through a combination of
solar power and an internal battery source according to the DA.
The new Centro Mobile Information Kiosk trailer will be out
daily between 9:30 a.m. and 8:30
p.m. in various high traffic areas
within the Public Improvement
District, including the Street
Car Station on Alamo, Market
Square, and La Villita.
They will also provide support for the City of San Antonio
Convention and Visitor Bureau
during the construction and renovation of the Visitor Center on
Alamo between January 17 and
early March.
Get the app
Thanks to the DA, the latest
technology to make it easy for
everybody to be knowledgeable
when it comes to “El Centro”
or the downtown of the seventh
largest city in the U.S. is ready
to download.
The new free mobile app from
the nonprofit is online at www.
downtownsanantonio.org and
features a downtown business
directory with maps, GPS enabled directions, events, mobile
coupons and more.
“We are always looking for
additional ways to improve the
downtown experience, and getting to and around downtown are
frequent questions for tourists
and locals alike,” Downtown
Alliance President Ben Brewer,
said.
Jumping into the digital fray is
not a bad idea – in fact, it could
be essential.
According to Nielsen Wire,
“Smartphones are expected to
overtake feature phones in the
U.S. by 2011, and the popularity
of mobile apps will only grow.”
So more and more, people are
relying on their mobile phones
for information on the go. But
you can even take advantage if
you don’t have super smartphone
with internet access.
“By just texting the word
“DOWNTOWN” to 45384, you’ll
receive a message with a phone
number to call during business
hours for a live person to help you
get what you need downtown,”
Alyse Garber, spokesperson for
the Downtown Alliance, ex-
plained.
The mobile app developed
by BiBiSi offers texting (SMS)
component that can provide assistance even if the user can’t access
the internet through their phone.
Garber explained to access
the app, users can text the word
“downtown” to 45384.
“They will immediately receive
a text message back with a link to
the app, formatted to fit their cell
phone model,” she added.
Soon, users will also be able
to type in the Downtown Alliance URL (www.downtownsa.
org) into their mobile browser to
access the app.
“The unique thing about this
project is that we didn’t just make
it work as an application for one
carrier, we configured it to work
with the majority of smartphones
across all the major carriers,
which we feel is the future of
mobile applications,” BiBiSi
Mobile President Enrique Garza
explained.
According to the DA, the app
will continue to grow and evolve
to fit the needs of downtown. For
example, plans for the app include self-guided historical tours,
real-time parking spot counts and
last minute specials.
“It is our goal that this becomes
the go-to resource for everyone in
downtown San Antonio, whether
they live off of South Flores, in
Stone Oak, San Francisco, or Sao
Paulo,” Brewer added.
STATS ABOUT GOING
MOBILE FROM THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE
• According to the San Antonio
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
about 25 million people visited
San Antonio last year. Nielsen
Ratings for Mobile Usage claim
that as of January 2010, there is
a 40 percent smartphone penetration in the United States. It’s possible that 10 million visitors then
could benefit from the app – and
that doesn’t count us – the locals!
• By 2006, 2.3 billion people
had smart phones, which was
twice the number of people using
the internet.
• By 2008, the typical U.S.
cell phone subscribers sent and
received 357 text messages a
month.
• Cell phone users read 90
percent of all text messages, but
studies suggest e-mail messages
often reach only a 20-50 percent
open rate according to a release
by the DA.
So don’t miss any great discounts or events. Get the new,
free downtown app for smartphones by texting the word
“DOWNTOWN” to 45384. For
more information, visit: www.
downtownsa.org
10
26 de enero de 2011
Eat smart with Walmart
By Dennis M. Ayotte Jr.
[email protected]
Last week, Walmart and First
Lady Michelle Obama outlined
five key initiatives to provide customers with healthier and more
affordable food choices.
“We applaud First Lady Michelle Obama’s leadership and
commitment to this important
cause,” said Leslie Dach, executive vice president of corporate
affairs at Walmart. “Few individuals have done more to raise
awareness of the importance of
healthier—especially among
children—than she has.”
Dach went on to explain that
First Lady Obama was the catalyst
that helped make their efforts a
reality and her spirit of collaboration made Walmart’s commitment to bring better nutrition to
kitchen tables across this country
even stronger.
Walmart is the nation’s largest
grocer and in its hard work to
make healthier foods more available will start by reformulating
thousands of everyday packaged
food items by 2015.
They will work with suppliers
and they’re own brand, Great
Value, to reduce sodium by 25
percent, added sugars by 10 percent and eliminate all reaming
industrially produced trans fats.
Secondly, Walmart will make
healthier choices more affordable
and save customers an estimated
$1 billion per year on fresh fruits
and vegetables.
In order to accomplish their
goal, Walmart will cut unnecessary costs out of their supply
chain and reduce the price premium on “better-for-you” items
that contain reduced sodium,
sugar and fats.
Furthermore, Walmart is developing strong criteria for a simple
front-of-package seal that will
help shoppers identify healthier
food options like whole grain
cereals or pastas and unsweetened
can fruits.
“With more than 140 million customer visits each week,
Walmart is uniquely positioned to
make a difference by making food
a healthier and more affordable
to everyone,” stated Bill Simon,
president and CEO of Walmart
U.S.
In addition, Walmart will provide solutions to building stores in
underserved communities in need
of fresh and affordable groceries.
“No family should have to
choose between food that is
healthier for them and food they
can afford,” said Simon. “We
are committed to working with
suppliers, government and nongovernmental organizations to
provide solutions that help Americans eat healthier and live a better
life.”
Lastly, Walmart will increase
charitable support for nutritional programs that help educate consumers about healthier
food choices. Walmart and the
Walmart Foundation donated $2
billion to help fight hunger and
donated fresh, nutritious foods
to food banks across the U.S.
last year.
“Our customers tell us they
want a variety of food choices and
need help feeding their families
healthier foods. At Walmart, we Walmart is the nation’s largest grocer and in its hard work to make
are committed to doing both,” healthier foods more available will start reformulating thousands of
said Andrea Thomas, senior vice everyday packaged food items by 2015. (Courtesy photo)
president of sustainability at
Walmart.
“We support consumer choice
so this is not about telling people
what they should eat. Our customers understand that products
like cookies and ice cream are
meant to be an indulgent treat.
This effort is aimed at eliminating
sodium, sugars and trans fat in
products where they are not really
needed,” added Thomas.
26 de enero de 2011
11
Mayor wraps up SA2020 with final forum
By Cristina Blackwell
[email protected]
More than 1,000 residents gathered Saturday morning to participate in the fifth and last public
discussion and workshop, SA2020
–Mayor Julián Castro’s long-range
plan to chart the city’s future in
the next decade in hopes to make
San Antonio one of America’s
greatest cities.
“The hard work, the real effort
starts now,” stated Castro.
The gathering, titled “Putting
it all Together,” kicked off at
the TriPoint YMCA with a complimentary breakfast followed
by a performance by Roosevelt
High School Drumline. Residents
mingled with one another while
others carefully studied the meeting agenda.
“The kind of participation that
we’ve had has been absolutely
amazing,” said Facilitator Ben
Warner from JCCI, who’s helped
guide SA2020 gatherings since its
inception in September.
At previous forums, attendees
were grouped by tables, where
they listed what they liked and
disliked about the city, and what
improvements they wanted to see
over the next 10 years. This time,
they were asked to connect those
vision statements in areas such
as community safety, downtown
development, education, family
wellbeing, health and fitness and
others.
“What we’re really talking
about is the concept of a constellation –picking out the key things
and finding out how they connect
and influence each other. Maybe
improving things in education will
help improve things in health and
fitness,” said Warner.
As participants drew connections, they were asked to think
about ways in which San Antonio
will be successful in the year 2020.
Next, they provided ideas for joining together to move the vision
forward as well as their personal
commitment to reach the vision.
“I’m very excited about our
future,” stated Margaret Moreno,
a south side resident. “With these
meetings we’re growing as a
family, and I think this kind of
involvement is really going to help
reach our goals.”
SA2020 stemmed from Mayor
Henry Cisneros’ long-range planning project launched in 1983,
Target ’90, which contributed to
the creation of the Alamodome, a
biosciences research park, and the
downtown UTSA campus, among
other developments.
On March 19, SA2020 organizers will release a plan at a
community event that includes
long-range goals and details on
how San Antonio’s progress will
be measured. For more information, or to watch the meeting via
webcast, visit sa2020.org.
“We now know what needs to next decade,” said Castro. “And
be accomplished to make San An- the next months will be about puttonio a greater community in the ting action to the ink on the paper.”
Mayor Julián Castro joined by civic and business leaders as well as
approximately 1,000 citizens gather to wrap up SA2020 at TriPoint
to discuss the future of San Antonio. (Photo, Cristina Blackwell)
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Oraciones
Dear Heart of Jesus, in the
past I have asked for favors.
This time I ask you this
very special one (mention
favor). Take it dear Jesus
and place it within your own
broken heart where your
father sees it, then in your
merciful eyes it will become
your favor not mine. Amen.
Say this prayer for 3 days,
promise publication and
favor will be granted. Never
known to fail.
M.S.
M.A.L.
A.R.V.
J.B.F.
Novena Los tres ángeles
Protectores: San Gabriel,
San Miguel, y San Rafael.
Prenda 3 velas blancas en
un plato con agua y azúcar
y haga su petición. A los
tres días publique esta
oración. Aunque no crea
mire que pasa el cuarto día.
L.A.V.
A.A.L.
B.I.G.
Querido Corazón de Jesús,
en el pasado te he pedido
muchos favores. En esta
ocasión quiero pedirte uno
muy especial (mencione su
petición). Tómalo querido
Jesús y colócalo con tu roto
corazón donde tu padre
pueda verlo, luego en tus
misericordiosos ojos se
convertirá en tu favor, no
mío. Amén. Repite esta
oración durante 3 días,
cumple la publicación y tu
favor será cumplido. No
falla.
T.D.
A.J.D.
M.E.C.
26 de enero de 2011
que sin tu poder divino no
intercede en mi favor sucumbire por falta de ayuda.
Brazo poderozo, asisteme,
amparame y conduceme a
la Gloria celestial. Gracias
dulce Jesús (rezar quince
días empezando viernes).
Publicar antes de los ocho.
Confio en Dios Padre y en
su misericordia divina, por
eso pido a El que illumine
mi camino y me otorgue la
gracia que tanto deseo. Gracias Padre por oirme. Mande
publicar y observe lo que
ocurrira el cuarto día.
C.R.
A.R.V.
M.A.L.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, gloried, loved
and preserved throughout
the world now and forever.
Oh, Sacred Heart of Jesus,
pray for us. St. Jude, worker
of miracles, pray for us. St.
Jude, helper of the helpless,
pray for us. Say this prayer
nine times a day. By the
eight day your prayer will be
answered. It has never been
known to fail. Publication
must be promised. Thank
you St. Jude.
A.R.V.
L.A.V.
R.B.N.
N.G.L.
Benignísima Madre de Misericordia Hija de Dios Pa-
dre, Madre de Dios Hijo,
Esposa del Espíritu Santo,
noble descanso de toda la
Santísima Trinidad; elegida
del Padre, preservada por
el Hijo y amada del Espíritu
Santo.Vos sois en las cosas
dudosas nuestra luz; en las
tristes das consuelo; en las
angustias alivio, y en los
peligros y tentaciones fiel
socorro. Sois Paraíso de
gracias y espirituales dones.
Bienaventurados los que de
veras os aman y sirven, y los
que por santidad de vida se
hacen siervos y devotros, a
vuestra piedad, pues, recurro,
Reina y Señora mía, para que
me enseñéis, gobernéis y
defendáis en todas las horas
y momentos de mi vida; suplicándoos, humildemente
ahora me alcancéis de la
Majestad Divina la gracia
que al presente os pido, si
conviniere para bien de mi
alma y si no conviene, vos,
como Abogada mía, dirigid
mi voluntad sólo a lo que sea
honra y gloria de Díos, y
salvación de mi alma.
–Amén.
N.G.L.
BIDS WANTED
Sealed Bids addressed to Jason Mata, The Advocates Social Services of San Antonio, 1610 Buena Vista St., San Antonio TX 78207,
(210-212-7700) will be received for construction of The Charlie Mata
Neighborhood Center.
Construction of 1400 sq. ft. center per bid package.
Bid package can be picked up at The Advocates Social Services of
San Antonio, 1610 Buena Vista St., San Antonio TX 78207.
PARA LOS CASOS MAS
DIFICILES. Ante ti vengo
con la fe de mi alma, a buscar tu sagrado Consuelo en
mi dificil situacion, no me
desampares de las puertas que se me han de abrir
en mi camino, sea tu Brazo
Poderoso el que las abra
para darme la tranquilidad
que ansio (tres peticiones
difíciles) suplica que te hace
un corazón afligido por los
duros golpes del cruel destino que lo han vencido siempre en la lucha humana, ya
Federal (CDBG) funds will be used in this project. Davis-Bacon Wage
Rates shall apply as well as Texas Government Code 2258. Selected
Contractor shall carry Broadform General Commercial Liability Insurance and Builder’s Risk Insurance Coverage in amounts approved
by the City of San Antonio for the duration of the awarded project.
Bids due at the address above by 2:00 P.M. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011,
and then publicly opened; any bids received after the specified time
will be returned unopened. A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will
be held on January 28, 2011 @ 10 A.M. at The Advocates Social
Services of San Antonio, 1610 Buena Vista, San Antonio TX 78207.
University Health System
Request For Proposals
University Health System is soliciting sealed proposals for the solicitation(s) listed below:
Bid #
RFP-211-01-001-SUP
Name of Bid/Proposal
OFFICE SUPPLY PROGRAM
Due Date
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 2:00 p.m.
Open Date
N/A
Completed proposals packages are to be delivered prior to but not after 2:00 p.m. on the due date
noted. Delivery address is University Health System Business Center, 355-2 Spencer Lane, San
Antonio, Texas 78201,
Electronic copies of the RFP will be available to download from University Health System’s website
at www.universityhealthsystem.com/bids. Bid packages will not be mailed to vendors. No unlawful
discrimination will be made against bidders, vendors, or contractors.
26 de enero de 2011
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St. Mary’s volunteers give back to the community
By Ana Cristina González
[email protected]
Hundreds of St. Mary’s students, alumni, faculty and staff
dispersed over San Antonio to
volunteer 2,600 hours of community service during the biannual “Continuing the Heritage”
event.
550 students, faculty, staff
members and alumni were
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throughout the city helping
out at 28 service sites of 14
agencies. Activities included
planting gardens, cleaning and
painting playgrounds, spending
time with children in shelters,
and working with Habitat for
Humanity.
Some of the volunteers
worked constructing a home
for a low-income family, and
on various projects for the
Green Space Alliance Commu-
nity Garden sites, while others
organized classrooms, painting
and beautifying playgrounds
and front entrance areas for the
Head Start Center sites.
“Continuing the Heritage”
is a unique tradition that has
been alive in St. Mary’s for 12
years. It works together with
the University’s Catholic and
Marianist mission to accom-
plish its goal of fostering the
formation of people in faith and
educating leaders for the common good through community
service, integrated liberal arts
and professional education, as
well as academic excellence.
Around 70 percent of St.
Mary’s students participate in
community service every year
and have volunteered in the
past for nearly 150,000 service
hours annually. The University has received The Carnegie
Foundation’s Civic Engagement Classification, and St.
Mary’s was recently ranked
first in the nation by Washington Monthly, as a Master’s
University that promotes community service research and
social mobility.
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DEPORTES
26 de enero de 2011
Rampage presenta Día de la Educación y pista Color de Rosa
Por Sendero Deportivo
En partido matinal el club San
Antonio Rampage y el visitante
equipo Abbotsford Heat, ambos
militantes en la American Hockey League (AHL), que viene a ser
la antesala de la National Hockey
League (NHL), este miércoles
26 d enero al punto de las 10:30
a.m. en el AT&T Center, estará
presentando su primer encuentro
en el citado horario.
El partido denominado Cool
School Education Day, dedicado
a estudiantes de primaria, se
combinará con las veloces acciones del hockey sobre pista de
hielo, ya que ahí se estarán impartiendo clases en las que se les
dará respaldo y se les preparará
y alentara de forma mental y académica, para que enfrenten con
responsabilidades los próximo
exámenes Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).
Se espera la participación de más
de cinco mil estudiantes.
En la segunda actividad comunitaria de la semana, el Rampage
dirigido por el entrenador en cabeza Ray Edwards, en su partido
del viernes 28, contra Wolves de
El portero Matt Climie y el defensor Michael Stone, por sus
habilidades en la defensiva pueden ser llamados por los Coyotes de
Phoenix de la NHL. (Fotos Franco)
El arquero de los Barons de Oklahoma City, Martin Gerber, no
le ha concedido libertades a los goleadores del Rampage que no lo
han podido dominar en sus contundentes encuentros.
Chicago (AT&T Center 7 p.m.),
se le rendirá tributo a la organización Susan G. Komen for
the Cure, la cual fue fundada en
1982, por las hermanas Nancy
G. Brinker y Susan G. Komen,
quien lamentablemente falleció a
la edad de 36 años por causa del
maligno cáncer de mama. Mañana jueves Rampage mostrara
la pista color de rosa, y a la vez
sostendrá entrenamientos frente
a sobrevivientes del cáncer de
mama, quienes recibirán emotivo
homenaje.
Por tan importante motivo,
Rampage y Komen San Antonio
Race for the Cure, han estrechado esfuerzos, para presentar
el primer partido de benefició
Pink in the Rink Night, durante
el encuentro contra Chicago. El
representativo de San Antonio,
cada uno de sus patinadores
vestirán camisetas rosadas, las
cuales al concluir el partido serán
subastadas al mejor postor. El
dinero que se logre recaudar por
la venta de playeras, será donado
a la organización Komen San
Antonio.
Para la compra de boletos de
admisión y reservados favor de
comunicarse al teléfono (210)
444-5554, ó visitar el sitio www.
sarampage.com.
En otras notas, el alero derecho
Brett MacLean, después de
valiosa participación con el club
grande Coyotes de Phoenix, del
cual Rampage es sucursal de
ascenso, en su debut en la NHL
el miércoles 29 de diciembre
hizo su primer gol ante Kings
de Los Ángeles, tanto con el
que contribuyó en la victoria
con un marcador de 6 goles por
3. MacLean, en lo que va de la
temporada AHL 2010-11, es
líder de goleo con Rampage, con
14 goles anotados y 31 puntos, es
segundo en asistencias con 17.
La pasada temporada MacLean
de 22 años, nativo de London,
Ontario, Canadá vio acción
en 76 partidos jugados, en los
que registro marca personal de
30-35-65 con 43 minutos en la
caseta de castigo.
Tal y como lo aseguró el estratega Edwards a comienzos
de temporada, sobre sus responsabilidades de tener en forma a
jugadores, que puedan ser llamados por el club mayor, así lo
ha venido haciendo y prueba de
ello, es el ascenso de MacLean,
ahora le tocó el turno al defensor
Chris Summers, quien recientemente fue ascendido a petición
del estratega Dave Tippett,
quien con Summers estará por
el momento remplazando a los
defensores David Sclemko y Ed
Javanovski, quienes se encuentran en periodo de rehabilitación
por lesiones.
Rampage, por motivo del
Rodeo y Exposición Ganadera
de San Antonio, en su ya tradicional gira del mes de febrero,
recorrerá varios miles de millas,
visitando las plazas de los clubes
Lake Erie Monsters, Oklahoma
City Barons, Monitoba Moose,
Syracuse Crunch de la conferencia este. Hamilton Bulldogs, y
los Toronto Marlies, retornando
al AT&T Center el sábado 26
para enfrentarse a Texas Stars
(7 p.m.).
Espectadores de todas las edades, captados respaldando las
acciones del Rampage. Sus mejores deseos son que retomen el
vuelo en la división del oeste.
La dinámica porra del grupo San Antonio Rampage “Icegirls”,
captadas agradeciéndole a la noble afición, su respaldo al equipo.
La acción fue captada durante el primer intermedio del partido vs.
Barons.
26 de enero de 2011
SPORTS
15
Steelers vs. Packers at first glance
Peter Schrager
FoxSports.com
Prepare yourself, folks.
During the next two weeks, you’re
going to be hit over the head with more
Super Bowl discussion and debate
than you might be able to physically
handle. As someone far smarter and
pithier than me once described the
two weeks before the Super Bowl —
we’re about to enter the “”paralysis of
analysis” zone.
Yes, until Feb. 6, you’re going to
read and hear it all. We’ll be flooded
with all the many lessons Aaron Rodgers learned or didn’t learn from Brett
Favre, the lessons Sam Shields and
Tramon Williams have learned from
Charles Woodson and the lessons Ben
Roethlisberger learned after taking that
fateful trip down to Milledgeville, Ga.,
last summer.
We’ll see more than enough NFL
Films footage from two franchises that
have combined for 18 league championships and 49 Pro Football Hall
of Famers, hear the name Lombardi
even more than usual, and maybe —
just maybe — get a few Lynn Swann
highlights.
Screaming talking heads on TV will
debate if Dick LeBeau’s the “greatest
defensive mind ever,” they’ll shout at
each other until they’re red in the face
over which of these two die-hard fan
bases is the superior clan, and they’ll
lose their breath over some worthless
argument surrounding Terrible Towels
and cheese-shaped hats made of foam.
Points will be made, heads will be nodded and there will be countless laughs
at jokes that aren’t funny.
The Black Eyed Peas will be involved in a news story at some point,
and so might a media-starved ex-player
promoting a soup product or fashionable sports drink. Media Day will bring
out the freaks, the few days following
Media Day will feature members
of the media grasping at straws for
far-reaching angles that haven’t been
exhausted, and the bookmakers out in
Vegas will share their exotic prop bets
to a nation salivating for something
new to chew on.
As for the actual football?
You’d be surprised, but there usually
isn’t that much X’s and O’s discussed
during these two endless weeks of
buildup. If there’s anything that’s lacking from the dead zone between the
conference championship games and
the Super Bowl, it’s the actual analysis
of the game, itself.
In truth, this one has all the makings
of a classic. Off the field, it has all those
bells and whistles, too. On the field? It
should be awesome. Here are my five
first-glance things to watch for in a
Steelers-Packers Super Bowl.
1. The two 3-4 masters and the
quarterbacks who just don’t go down:
With apologies to Rex Ryan and Wade
Phillips, defensive coordinators Dom
Capers and Dick LeBeau are the top
two 3-4 defensive minds in the NFL,
and between them, combine for more
than 50 years of NFL coaching experience. The difference in their respective
Super Bowl game plans, of course, will
be the two quarterbacks their respective pass-rush happy 3-4 defenses will
be facing.
Capers, a former NFL head coach
with both the Panthers and Texans,
relies on endless pass rushing pursuit
from All-Pro outside linebacker Clay
Matthews. Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger might not evade Matthews with agility and sheer speed, but
Roethlisberger’s nearly impossible to
bring down at first contact. His carnival
of pump fakes and dips and dunks,
paired with an uncanny ability to find
receivers in stride on third-and-long,
make him just about immune to a
ferocious pass rush.
Aaron Rodgers, on the other hand,
is the closest thing to Steve Young
that we’ve seen since the 49ers Hall
of Fame quarterback retired in 2000.
In addition to his Young-like accuracy,
Rodgers is arguably the top scrambling
quarterback in the NFL. And that includes Michael Vick. James Harrison
and LaMarr Woodley might get to
Rodgers in the Super Bowl, but his
ability to make nothing out of something with his feet creates a potential
matchup problem for LeBeau and his
hard-charging defense.
Everyone knows about Roethlisberger and Rodgers’ incredible
arms and their ability to hit receivers
downfield. Their abilities to evade
hard-pressing pass rushers, though,
could actually play bigger roles in
determining the better team in Dallas.
Either way, both Capers and LeBeau’s game plans will be fascinating to
watch unfold.
2. The Packers and their newly
found running game: During the preseason, I sat with a few friends who’d
just finished their fantasy football draft.
One of my buddies, a cat named Scott,
obnoxiously boasted all afternoon
about his “Sleeper Pick of the Year”
— Packers running back James
Starks. Scott, of course,
is one of the seven
State University of
New York — Buffalo football fans
in America, and
thus, had a bit of
a paternal love for
Starks, his fellow
Buffalo Bull.
After a season battling injuries and finding himself in and out
of the active lineup,
Starks finally made
an impact on the
Packers’ offense in
the final month of
the season. During
the playoffs? He’s
provided the necessary balance to
a Packers offense
that struggled to
find a running
game for the bulk of the season.
In Sunday’s NFC Championship
Game at Chicago, Starks carried the
ball 22 times for 74 yards with a touchdown. In Green Bay’s three postseason
games, he’s averaged 23.3 carries
a game. Heading into the playoffs,
everyone pointed to the Packers’ running game as the team’s Achilles’ heel.
Now? It’s a strength.
Starks didn’t do much for Scott’s
fantasy football team, but he’s doing a
heck of a lot for the Packers this month.
Of course, for all of his success this
postseason, James Starks hasn’t seen
anything like the Steelers’ defense,
which gave up an NFL all-time best
63 rushing yards per game in 2010.
The Jets, one of the top rushing
teams in the game, scrapped for just
70 yards on Sunday. New York’s the
only team to top the 100-yard mark
all season vs. the Steelers, and did so
in Week 15.
The spotlight will be on bigger
names, but James Starks — the former
Buffalo Bull — might be the most
important player on the field in Dallas.
3. The fast start: After Jim Cornelison’s riveting rendition of the national
anthem got a frenzied Chicago crowd
rocking for Sunday’s opening kickoff,
the Packers started on fire and numbed
any momentum the Bears might have
had in the early moments of the NFC
Championship Game. You know that
image of a balloon being popped by a
pin and weezing its way into oblivion?
That was Soldier Field five minutes into Sunday’s game.
The Packers’ first offensive series could serve as a
study for high school football
teams looking to analyze
“The Perfect Drive.” Rodgers completed four passes for
76 yards and scrambled for the
game’s first score. They scored on
a Starks touchdown a few minutes
later, stretching the lead to 14-0. The
rest was history.
A few hours later in Pittsburgh,
the Steelers opened the game with
a clock-eating nine-minute scoring
drive and jumped to an early 7-0
lead. They’d extend that lead to 24
points before giving up 19 consecutive to close out the game. Both
teams started with well-defined
game plans, executed them perfectly, and did enough damage
in the first half to withstand late
comebacks from their rivals.
Though the Steelers did come
back from a 14-point halftime
deficit vs. the Ravens two weeks
ago, it’ll be hard to do the same on a
neutral field versus an offense as highpowered as Green Bay’s. The fourth
quarter might be when it matters most,
but those first 15 minutes could very
well be when this Super Bowl is won.
4. Shootout Part II? Doubtful. The
most entertaining regular-season game
of the 2009 season pitted the slumping Steelers vs. the red-hot Packers
in a late December aerial show at
Heinz Field. Rodgers completed 26
of 48 passes for 383 yards and three
touchdowns that afternoon, while
Roethlisberger torched the Packers for
503 yards and three scores, including
a game-winning touchdown pass to
then-rookie Mike Wallace late in the
fourth quarter.
What really killed the Packers in that
game? Besides their horrendous pass
defense? Penalties.
Five of Green Bay’s seven penalties
in that Week 15 game resulted in first
downs for Pittsburgh. The Steelers,
as they usually do, capitalized and
optimized their opportunities.
Can we expect a similar type of
game two weeks from now? I highly
doubt it. Rodgers and Roethlisberger
are playing well, but neither of these
two defenses is giving up 400 yards in
the air anytime soon.
Green Bay’s two young defensive
backs — Tramon Williams and Sam
Shields — have played above and beyond what the Packers ever expected
from them this season. Meanwhile, the
Steelers defense has a certain guy with
long hair named Pola-something in the
defensive backfield this time around.
There’s no chance Rodgers puts up the
fireworks he did last season against
Pittsburgh with No. 43 in the lineup.
5. The ‘Ol vets: In the end, this one
might come down to veteran players
making the biggest plays down the
stretch. In Green Bay, there’s wide
receiver Donald Driver, playing in
his first Super Bowl after 12 seasons
in the league, and Charles Woodson
— the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner
— who’ll be suiting up for his second
shot at a Super Bowl after his Raiders
were blown out by the Buccaneers in
Super Bowl XXVII. Woodson has
been waiting eight years to return to
the big stage. Chad Clifton’s a longtime Packer but has yet to play in the
big game, while Ryan Pickett suited
up for the Rams in their loss to the
Patriots back in 2001. To be certain,
there haven’t been many Super Bowl
highlights, let alone memories, from
the Green Bay locker room.
Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, most of
the guys suiting up on Feb. 6 already
have Super Bowl rings, if not two.
Three players — Larry Foote, Antwan
Randle El, and Bryant McFadden —
won rings with the Steelers, left to
play elsewhere, only to come back for
this 2010 campaign. Been there, done
that? You can say that again. Even
coach Mike Tomlin, in just five years
in Pittsburgh, is the only head coach
in NFL history to coach in two Super
Bowls before age 40.
If we’ve learned anything in the
past three weeks, it’s that this Packers
team isn’t scared of challenges. To
be certain, they do not become weeping willows when under the national
spotlight. But will the bright lights of
the Super Bowl be an entirely different
ballgame for this year’s road warriors?
Will the Steelers’ edge in Super Bowl
experience make a difference? From
the coaching staffs down to the special
teams, I can’t recall a Super Bowl
matchup with a bigger differential in
the two teams’ Super Bowls played.
Then again, it hasn’t fazed this Packers team this month. Why should such
a silly thing as big-game experience
matter now?
And now with those five things out
of the way, let’s get back to what really
matters . . . what song will the Black
Eyed Peas open up with at halftime?
Ah, the Super Bowl. There’s really
nothing like it.
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