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PUBLISHER'S LETTER “Brokenheartsville”? “Tequilla Makes Her Clothes Fall Off”? “Gimmie That Girl”? “Sunny And 75”? Any of those songs ring a bell?
SHAWN MICHAEL HANEY shaney@h3-media.com
It’s not every day you find out that you are the most popular rock star of all time. Imagine my surprise when that day came for me. Surprise may not quite encompass the level of emotion at that moment. Embarrassment would be more accurate. Especially when I found out that my wife wasn’t the only one that knew about my secret life as a famous musician.
may recognize in and around our town who really is a music star!
You see, what happened was, I was in recovery and the anesthesia was wearing off and… you know… surely you, or someone close to you, have been there? According to sources that have not yet been confirmed as reliable, I told the story of my rock star days, when I performed and was famous. I played at sold out concerts in the largest stadiums you could possibly fathom. My wife and my doctor got the biggest kick out of filling me in on all the crazy details I told them that day. What makes this whole ordeal even worse is, Dr. Jayson Terres was my surgeon and we had been friends long enough for him to know that I had never been, nor would ever be, a famous rock star. So just as any good friend would do…he just egged it on.
“Brokenheartsville”? “Tequilla Makes Her Clothes Fall Off”? “Gimmie That Girl”? “Sunny And 75”? Any of those songs ring a bell? If you have listened to a country music station at all, you can probably sing these songs by heart. Even when I am busy and focused on something else, if I hear one of these tunes playing, without realizing it, I instinctively start singing along.
He signed his first record deal in 1996 at the age of 19, released eight albums and topped the charts with four hit singles. Therefore, I think it’s safe to say that singer/songwriter, Joe Nichols is kind of a big deal and has been a star for longer than two hours.
When the weather remains sunny and the East Texas heat rises above 75, the chairs of Tyler Cattle Barons’ Gala, invite you to experience firsthand why they chose Joe Nichols as this year’s headliner (pg.12). Mark your calendars for June 14, 2014, we will see you there!
My fame, in reality, lasted two whole hours, which seemed like a lifetime. While my stardom quickly came and went that day, there’s someone you
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EDITOR'S LETTER There are no luxury vehicles, no one wears designer suits and there is no magic computer with an infinite array of data which instantly matches DNA.
As a nation, we are obsessed with forensic television. Why is that? For starters, there is at least one crime scene investigation show on some network every single night. If you are fascinated with the popular C.S.I series, you are in luck, because every year or two a new break out series premiers. If you missed the series based on crime scenes and forensics in Los Angeles, you can catch the one tomorrow night about the criminals and murder mysteries in New York or Miami. I even heard there may be one coming to a neighborhood near you! There are endless opportunities for the average person, like myself, to gain enough knowledge worthy of a master’s degree. Get yourself a top-ofthe-line, fully loaded SUV, a plethora of sleek suits, a $300 pair of the highest heels a girl can buy and there is no denying that you are a crime scene investigator. Oh, did I forget to mention sunglasses? Of course that is a given! KELLY LAINE HANEY khaney@h3-media.com
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It’s really quite simple; get the call that a crime has been committed, gather the evidence, process it on the spot and go make the arrest. And all of that should take you an hour or less. Right? Wrong. This couldn’t be farther from the true reality of a real Crime Scene Investigator.
Recently, television VS. the reality of CSI was the topic of conversation in our design studio. A couple texts later and we were on our way to have a little chat with the real Crime Scene Investigators of the Smith Co. Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Unit. We couldn’t have asked for clarification about the facts vs fiction at a better time. They had just done a presentation for the grand jury that week regarding realistic expectations of the investigation process. Somehow after hearing what being a crime scene investigator really entails, it still fascinates me. There are no luxury vehicles, no one wears designer suits and there is no magic computer with an infinite array of data which instantly matches DNA. It is not a glamorous job by any stretch of the imagination, but it is real life. The victims are not actors, they are real people, that live in the same community as you and I. Find out what you do need to know about this department that solves real life mysteries every day (pg. 34). Oh and the Real CSI guys actually do wear sunglasses … just not the designer brands!
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CONTENTS Publisher’s Letter 02
42 Tasting Room
Editor's Letter 04
48 Dining Guide
Street Scene 10 Cover Story 12 Tiny Miracles 20 The Future Called 24 Autism Run 30 C.S.I.: Fact or Fiction 34
20 BWELL
Meet Little Blake and the Sawyer family as we find out why tiny miracles are around every corner.
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We visit the Smith Co. Sheriff's Office Get “wrapped up” in four different ways to Crime Scene Unit to shed some light on the tickle your taste buds! Bruno’s, Mercado’s, mysterious world of Crime Scene Investigation. Salsarita’s and Villa Montez show us how!
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22 TYLER HEART BALL 46 COVER UNVEIL 64 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS MISTLETOE & MAGIC 2014 LOGO UNVEIL 66 DEATH BY CHOCOLATE 73 GRANITE GIRLS FIRST CUSTOM HOME OPENING
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Kim Lewis gives us the scoop on all the hues soon to be saturating your next home or outdoor project.
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STREET SCENE What is “STREET SCENE”: glimpses of glitter, photos of friends, a few lines of life and laughter. Like a school's yearbook, Street Scene chronicles life in East Texas. You'll find businesses and others commemorating anniversaries. Celebrations and charities gloss these pages, accompanied by faces you know. Music, theater and other cultural events also make the scene.
Eastman Credit Union was inducted into the Longview Chamber Of Commerce at the grand opening at its new location in Longview on Jan. 28.
The Nacogdoches Chamber of La Carreta Mexican Restaurant cut the Commerce celebrated with their Member tape signifying the official grand opening of the Month: Piney Woods Apartment of its Longview location on Feb.4. Association, on Feb. 3.
James Tate of Wagner Cadillac in Tyler, presented Melissa Nix Henderson with the key to her new Mary Kay car at their location in Tyler on Jan. 27.
Congratulations to Susan Borden Robertson with the Family Crisis Center of East Texas for winning Diplomat of the Year at the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber 2014 Banquet on Jan. 29.
East Texas CASA welcomed and congratulated twelve new volunteers of the CASA family at the 307th Family Disctrict Court in Longview on February 12.
Supporters of Firefighter Joe Yeakley braved the elements for “Not Your Average Joe”, a 5K run/walk to benefit the injured Lindale firefighter on Feb. 8. Joe Yeakley was critically injured Jan. 17 while battling an early morning house fire in Lindale when a roof fell on him, burning his face The Lufkin/Angelina Chamber enjoyed making connections with local businesses during Business After Five at the Family Crisis Center of East Texas on Jan. 31. and hands.
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The Better Business Bureau welcomed its incoming 2014 board members at its location in Tyler on Feb. 4.
A&W Pawn Shop held a ribbon cutting Citizens National Bank held a ribbon on Feb. 6, at their location in Longview cutting at their new location on Front St. to commemorate their induction into the in Tyler on Feb. 3. Longview Chamber of Commerce.
Great Foundations Inc. officially opened its doors to its new Tyler location on Feb. 4. Great Foundations is a non-traditional learning program for children to get the tools and skills they need to succeed!
Operation Thank You was a huge success for Nacogdoches on Feb.6. Volunteers delivered the new map and membership directory and thanked members for their continued support. The Central East Texas Better Business Bureau held its annual awards banquet at the Ornelas Activity Center in Tyler on Jan. 29.
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SITTING ON TOP WITH JOE NICHOLS Article by: Veronica Terres
Listen to any country music station these days and it’s very likely the song being played comes from a Texan, but not just any Texan—an East Texan. Think: Miranda Lambert; Kacey Musgraves; Lee Ann Womack; Neal McCoy; Ray Price; Brandon Rhyder. All of these American country music artists have one thing in common—at some point in their lives, they’ve all called East Texas home. But, these days, the ever-growing list isn’t quite complete without mentioning another, now back-onthe-rise, country music artist—Joe Nichols.
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“I love it. It’s kind of a calm, normal pace. Its got everything you need resourcewise. There’s lots of things to do,” Nichols explained. “And the people are great! One of the best things I like about living here are my friends. They are fantastic people and when I’m in off the road, they kind of bring me back to reality in a very pleasant way, so I’m very thankful for that.” Ironically, while Nichols embraces Tyler, Texas as his home now, a national tour and a chart-topping No. 1 single from his latest album is keeping him away and back on the road again. Released in October of last year, it goes without saying that Nichols’ eighth studio album, Crickets is creating a lot of…well... buzz. The 16-track album also features the feel-good, driving-down-the-interstate hit, “Sunny and 75,” which made it all the way to the top in December. Now, his most recently released single, “Yeah” is a big “yes” on digital downloads and radio playlists. “It’s one of the best, I think, I’ve ever done,” Nichols remarked about the album. That’s quite a statement considering Nichols has had three other number one hit singles off of three different albums throughout his career including 2010’s “Gimme that Girl,” 2005’s “Tequila Makes her Clothes Fall Off” and 2003’s “Brokenheartsville.” The chart topper started recording in 1996 and making it big in 2003, but success this time around is a bit different because, as he explained, he now has a greater appreciation for it. He's also savoring the moment a little more and enjoying the ride with his family. Nichols is also not taking his success for granted. In fact, while he's happy the album is taking off, he didn't necessarily expect it. Recently, Nichols commented that he didn’t think he’d ever have a No. 1 single again. When asked about the comment, he explained that it wasn’t because he didn’t have confidence in his music, it was because so many other factors come into play which aren’t necessarily within his control. “It’s kinda hard to ever expect a No. 1 song.
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No. He’s not from these parts originally. In fact, he’s a native Arkansan and also called Nashville home for quite some time. But now, Nichols considers himself an East Texan and the Piney Woods is an adopted home he shares with his wife, who is originally from Longview, his two daughters, and another baby girl on the way this spring.
Everything has to line up just right. I mean, once you get in the top five, everything pretty much becomes a guessing game or a numbers game,” he explained. “There’s just so many things that have to happen for you, fortunately, to have a number one song. You can have a lot of hit records that don’t ever make it to number one, but are huge songs. So, not that I didn’t think that [I would ever have a number one hit], but to have a number one, there’s just so many obstacles to overcome.” Despite those obstacles, Nichols managed to get past them, but not without also giving credit elsewhere too. “We got there, but God is a big deal, he overcomes those impossible odds and those big obstacles. When you think things are impossible, then all of a sudden, he makes them possible,” he said. “Being on top again seemed like a very daunting task for a guy like me who’s been there for a little while, and kind of went away for a little bit. Then, here we are not knowing what to expect, [and] now we have a number one song,” he humbly explained. “Sunny,” is Nichols’ fourth No. 1 single and was certified gold by RIAA for having sold more than 500,000 digital downloads. And while he basks in its spotlight, it’s probably fittingly ironic that one of his favorite lines from the song is: Like a postcard out of nowhere, You get to me… “It’s that feeling of getting a surprise,” he explained. “I guess that’s probably the sweetest part.” Perhaps it shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise that Crickets is such a success because it is fueled by so much of his passion—not just radio-friendly singles. “Footlights,” originally by Merle Haggard for instance, is a song that is near and dear
to Nichols because it’s one his dad played when he was a little boy. It’s also a cover he’s been playing over the last ten years at his concerts, and only recently, had a chance to cut. “I think songs like ‘Footlights,’ ‘Crickets,’ and ‘Old School Country Song’…those kinds of songs may or may not find the radio, but I think they add elements to the record that mean it’s beyond just trying to gain commercial appeal,” he explained. “There’s art on the record. And so, I do agree that the singles on this record are way deeper than we’ve ever done before. We have so many options on this record for singles and that’s a good problem to have, especially when you can consider that the album is not totally made for radio. The album is made for a good balance of commercial appeal—something made for radio and art that won’t make it on the radio, but will appeal to people [who] buy the record and say, ‘Awe… this is a pretty well rounded record.’ So, that’s kind of our goal.” While Nichols tours and enjoys the fruits of his labor away from home, he also wants East Texans to understand that when he is back in and around town, he’s going to be more than just a familiar face at the grocery store or in the gym. He wants to be considered a friend to the community—an invested and active participant within it. “It makes sense for me to dig in here and make as much effort as I can to help, or be a presence here that makes friends and become somebody who people can rely on to call for this or that. That means a lot to me because, like I said, it’s my home now, so it makes sense for me to dig in and get to know people and help out.” Because of his desire to want to be more involved, Nichols has committed to perform at one of East Texas’ most supported and
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“It makes sense for me to dig in here and make as much effort as I can to help, or be a presence here that makes friends and become somebody who people can rely on to call for this or that. That means a lot to me because, like I said, it’s my home now, so it makes sense for me to dig in and get to know people and help out.”
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beloved events—the American Cancer Society’s Tyler Cattle Barons’ Gala. This year’s Gala chairs are Melissa and Jason Braswell and Tanya and Brian Merritt. Together, the group comprises several years of service to the American Cancer Society and Cattle Barons’. The group explained that when they were tasked with coming up with a headliner for this year’s event, they took quite some time considering whom they would ask. But just a few months back, while they flipped through music on their phones during a trip to Dallas, a final decision came to them. Then a few phone calls were put in and before they knew it, Nichols was booked for the event! Brian explained that the country music star was very excited to be invited to play a show in Tyler, telling them he has wanted to do so since he moved here. Nichols’ agreeing to perform at the gala is a commitment that touches him personally. “My grandmother died very young of breast cancer. I know that’s affected my mother her entire life. Lots of folks on my mother’s side and lots of folks on my father’s side have been diagnosed and either beaten cancer for now, or have died of cancer,” he explained. This year, the Wranglers & Roses themed, fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, at Rio Neches Ranch, and boasts gaming, a silent and live auction, mid-way games, dinner, dancing, down-home fun, and the Joe Nichols concert as its grand finale. Donations made to the American Cancer Society help toward life-saving research, patient services in the community, advocacy, and preventative education. “I know a lot of families that are like mine who just have those genes, and it seems like that number is growing more and more every year. It makes sense, as we know more, that we start to battle with more preparedness.” As cancer diagnoses continue, Nichols’ participation and his personal connection to the disease gives hope to those trying to shed more light on the need to donate, while also giving fans, and the East Texas community, incentive to come out for such an important cause.
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“It is exciting to have an artist who has experienced recent success atop the charts join our cause to raise funds to fight cancer,” Brian said. “Hopefully, the excitement created by having him at the kick-off party in January will carry through to the Gala!”
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Aside from his greater community involvement, Nichols’ future in the music business seems like it will continue shining bright. While he rides the success of “Sunny,” “Yeah,” and Crickets as a whole, he also looks forward to the release of a duet with actress-turned-singer Lucy Hale and thinks it has a big chance of being a success, which could mean an even busier year. But, not too busy to let his Piney Woods fans and neighbors know that East Texas is now the place he’s tied to for the long haul. “I’ve always considered Nashville my home, but now I feel like this is the place I never want to move away from. So I’m proud to be an ‘import,’ or a ‘transplant,’ an ‘honorary Texan,” [so to speak]. But it’s my home. I’m proud to be here. I wouldn’t live anywhere else.”
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TINY MIRACLES
Do you believe in Miracles? The Sawyer family does. Meet Blake and learn why hope exisits in the smallest places.
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“ . . . when that happens, there’s nothing you can do but take the baby. I was 24 weeks and 6 days pregnant.”
the summer months, counting down until Mandy’s due date, December 12, 2013. August 28th, Mandy began a typical day. She drove to Hubbard Middle School, anticipating a normal day at work, but she admits she’d been feeling off for several days. “I thought, it’s my second trimester, this is supposed to be the easiest one. I don’t know why I’m feeling bad,” she says. It was the third day of school, and by 8:30 a.m., Mandy was feeling so bad, she had to call Clinton to come pick her up from work. For the no-nonsense, self-sufficient Mandy, this was a leap out of the norm. “Clinton came and got me from work, I couldn’t even drive, which is so not like me. Took me straight to the doctor, and they hospitalized me in Tyler,” she remembers. Within moments of being admitted, doctors told Mandy that she had a severe onset of preeclampsia. “My blood pressure was through the roof,” she says. “My doctor called over to Baylor, and they told him to put me on a helicopter. So I left work at 9:00 a.m.; I was hospitalized by 10:00 a.m., and I was on a helicopter by 12:30 p.m. The nurse put me in the helicopter and she told me, ‘You’re not coming home without this baby,’ and I thought then, my gosh; how long? Just a thousand questions.” As Mandy was flown to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Clinton sped home to pack clothes and gather a few things for their stay in Dallas. As a former EMT (Emergency
Medical Technician), Clinton knew the severity of Mandy’s condition. According to the Preeclampsia Foundation’s www.preeclampsia.org, “Preeclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum period and affects both the mother and the unborn baby. Affecting at least 5-8 percent of all pregnancies, it is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the urine. Swelling, sudden weight gain, headaches and changes in vision are important symptoms; however, some women with rapidly advancing disease report few symptoms. Globally, preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death. By conservative estimates, these disorders are responsible for 76,000 maternal and 500,000 infant deaths each year.” Immediately upon arriving at Baylor, Mandy was hooked up to an IV that delivered medicine to prevent her from having seizures and stroke. She says she hadn’t been there long when doctors discovered something else. “They realized that Placenta Abruptio was happening to me too. And so when that happens, there’s nothing you can do but take the baby. I was 24 weeks and 6 days pregnant.” Placenta abruptio is a problem with the placenta during pregnancy. The placenta is a round, flat organ that forms during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen from the mother.
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he arrival of a new baby is met with months of eager preparation. Nurseries are decorated and cribs are built. The fruits of sweet baby showers stock the new nurseries with the latest in baby gadgetry, tiny pink or blue clothes and all the little tools of the trade. When the big day arrives, friends and family crowd the delivery room to catch a glimpse of the baby and check on momma. Beaming with pride, the new parents learn to pick up and pass their newest and greatest love to eager family members, first time grandparents sensing a new feeling of complete joy as they hold their grandchild for the first time. When Mandy and Clinton Sawyer decided to start a family, this is surely the scene they imagined. Married in 2005, the couple had spent the first years of their marriage traveling and enjoying each other’s company. Mandy says having a family wasn’t an immediate priority for them at first. “We did a whole lot of traveling, and we thought, you know, somewhere down the road,” says Mandy. “Maybe we got a little older and matured into the marriage; we thought you know, we do want kids. After eight years of marriage, we decided we wanted to start a family.” After Mandy got pregnant, she continued to work as a 7th grade teacher at Hubbard Middle School in Tyler, Texas, and that summer she began working internship hours in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Counseling. Clinton, along with his father and brother, own and operate Sawyer Metal Company in Tyler. The couple worked into
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During a normal pregnancy, the placenta stays firmly attached to the inside wall of the uterus until the baby has been born. But with placenta abruptio, the placenta breaks away, or abrupts, from the wall of the uterus too early, before the baby is born. Just hours after Mandy left for work, she learned that baby Blake would be delivered months before his December due date. “I don’t think Baylor takes preemies earlier than 23 weeks, [because] they’re not really past the age of viability, so really, he’s here by just a matter of seven days,” says Mandy. “He was born at 6p.m. that evening. I got up that morning thinking I was going to go teach my kids,” says Mandy. He weighed 19 ounces (Mandy likes to say one pound, three ounces, because it sounds bigger) and was 12.25 inches long. As he was delivered, a team of 12 neonatologists waited to take the tiny baby, who they knew would enter the world not able to breathe. Mandy was not able to see the baby then. As Mandy and Clinton struggled to absorb what was happening, doctors reported a seemingly endless stream of new information, statistics and percentages that they would cling to and repeat as days turned into months. First, preemies who are born at 26 weeks have a 70 percent chance of survival. They should expect chronic lung disease, since he was born before his lungs had time to fully develop. He would spend months in the Neonatal ICU, and most of all, Blake would be tiny. After delivering the baby, another team of doctors turned to treat Mandy, who was still suffering from severe symptoms of preeclampsia. “Due to my blood pressure, I was hospitalized for six nights, and they took me back down to labor and delivery, and put me back on the IV to prevent seizure and stroke, because they couldn’t get my blood pressure under control. It was horrible,” she remembers. The only good thing about her ongoing treatment was that Mandy could see Blake every day. “By the time the sixth night hit, and they released me, I can’t even explain the way I felt,” she says. “For those six days, I could walk down the hall and go see him in the NICU.” Her doctors cheered her on, saying “’You’re going to get out of here in the morning,’ and I was like, that’s going to put two hours between me and him. I could set up shop in this room for however long I need to,” says Mandy. “I did not want to go home, that was the hardest thing: to go to the hospital, have a baby, and leave without him, not knowing how long, …not knowing.” Mandy and Clinton were told to expect Blake to be at the hospital until his due date, December 12, so long term arrangements had to be made. “Since I carried Blake on my insurance, I had to work some,” she says. Mandy can’t really express in words how grateful she is for the support of her principal and staff members of Hubbard, who pulled together as a team to give her the flexibility she needed to get through the next few months. Because of her schedule, Mandy was able to take her mornings off most days, and so her new routine began to take shape. “I would teach 12-4, and then at four I would leave work and drive to Baylor.” Mandy had family members in Southlake, which was about 25 minutes from Baylor. “I would see Blake at night, go stay in Southlake, get up in the morning and go see Blake, and then go back to Tyler to work
12-4.” It was a grueling schedule, and Mandy put over 11,000 miles on her car during this time, but she couldn’t stand the thought of a day going by without seeing her baby. “I never went a day without seeing him, I couldn’t stand to not put my eyes on him. He was 5 weeks old before I got to hold him. I wanted to make sure I was there for things like that,” she says. “I knew I was going to get to hold him that day, so I was excited, but tears just started running down my face. I didn’t expect it to feel that way. I expected an excited feeling, but to be touched the way I was...” The weeks turned into months, and milestones were passed. “He was two months old before he could come out of the incubator, because he had to learn to regulate his own body temperature. So, he was two months old before I got to dress him. People were so kind, and he had all these cute little micro-preemie clothes. I was so excited.” But when Blake’s original due date came, Mandy and Clinton were devastated to learn that he wasn’t yet ready to leave the NICU. “His lungs weren’t where they needed to be, he kept aspirating, so right when we were supposed to go home, we found out he needed surgery to help with his reflux and fluid on his lungs.” Still, the procedure was successful, and Blake improved each day. “We brought him home January 24th. They put you in a room overnight, so you can care for the baby on your own.” Mandy explains “Someone has been caring for your baby nonstop, and they want to make sure they’re not sending a baby home with parents who don’t know what to do. We did the training. He was five months old before we all got to spend the night in the same room. The next morning, we went through the discharge paperwork and went home.” Blake’s first arrival at home was met with the same excitement and joy as any other baby’s, but there were far more adjustments to be made. Mandy and Clinton are responsible for his home care. Blake is currently still on oxygen and using
a feeding tube, a therapist makes weekly visits to help strengthen Blake’s muscles that are underdeveloped, and lingering effects of the longterm medical care are still evident. But he’s home. “He learned my voice pretty quickly; when he was still in the incubator, I would get near one of the portholes, and I would sing you are my sunshine, and every time his little eyebrows would raise, and he’d open his eyes,” says Mandy. “You can’t pick him up, you can’t hold him, and I wanted to do something to let him know I was there, and even now if I sing that song to him, he’ll give me a little grin.” Doctors expect Blake to remain on oxygen for three to six more months, and his lungs are not expected to be fully developed until he is two or three years old, but miraculously, Blake is expected to grow into a healthy boy, with no lifelong complications. “When they told us we were going to be there for three months, I can remember thinking I can’t imagine, what are we going to do?” says Mandy. “But when there’s nothing else to be but strong, that’s what you are.” Support from friends, family, coworkers and colleagues flooded in during the Sawyer’s entire ordeal. Clinton was a rock for Mandy, offering strong support and an even keel nature that soothed her even at the most difficult moments. She says that learning to accept help from her friends and family was tough at first, but it made an unforgettable impact on her life. Although his life began in such a frightening way, it seems that baby Blake brought with him countless miracles both big and small, with new joys arriving each day.
“I did not want to go home, that was the hardest thing: to go to the hospital, have a baby, and leave without him, not knowing how long, …not knowing.”
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The American Heart Association hosted its annual Heart Ball on Saturday, February 8, at Villa Di Felicita’ in Tyler. The Heart Ball is one of the premier fundraising events both locally and across the nation. The evening celebrates the lives saved and improved because of the countless efforts in heart disease research. This years ball was catered ‘to the nines’ by Villa Di Felicita’ and hosted a Casablanca theme to bring together the over 350 attendees all in honor of seeking a cure.
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THE FUTURE CALLED A Digital-Idiot’s Guide to the Internet of Things Article By: Scott Morgan
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nce upon a time in the 90’s, I bemoaned the fact that there were too many ways for people to get a hold of me. I got mail. People would call. If I wasn’t home, I had an answering machine. I owned a pager and a fax. I prayed one day there would be a device that reduced me to one number, one address, one point of contact that would make the others unnecessary or obsolete.
world. I just can’t keep up. We seem to live in a time where technology is so interconnected and changing so rapidly its own buzzwords become meaningless almost as soon as they are invented. I mean, I want to ‘blog’ and ‘tweet’. I want to understand ‘big data’, compute on ‘the cloud’ and own ‘smart’ devices whose ‘platforms’ are both ‘integrate-able’ and ‘scalable.’ But I’m still trying to set the clock on my VCR.
Then came the smart phone (cue ray of sunlight and Hallelujah chorus). I thought finally, here it is. The thing that will connect everything (cue record scratching to a halt … remember records … anyway). Pagers and fax machines have pretty much gone the way of the dinosaur, but now I listen to voicemails, receive texts, alerts, and reminders. I get e-mails. People Skype or instant message me. I am also connected to entire communities via Facebook, Twitter and the many other social networks. And I still get junk snail-mail everyday. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that one phone with the spindly cord forever bound to the wall.
You see. I’m a digital-idiot. A Digiot. There, I think I just created my own buzzword.
This is a crazy time. When I was a kid, the Commodore 64 was lightning fast and Apple was a joke. A watch with a calculator on it was the height of ‘wearable technology’. Computers were creatures, whose languages you had to learn if you wished to converse with them. Then the World Wide Web, the Windows operating environment, and Wi-Fi changed how we interact with technology.
Finally, I think your smart phone and soon your smart watch or smart glasses (and one day, if you believe in Moore’s Law of Miniaturization, your smart contact lenses), will connect all your friends, family and electronics. So I’ve done my research and here’s a few items that already exist or soon will that should define this future-scape and are accessible to even a “Digiot” like me.
It’s not that I’m technophobic. I love this brave new
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But this Fred Flintstone thinks he has finally glimpsed the George Jetson universe. They are calling it “The Internet of Things,” a place where information becomes action. Where interconnectedness has real functionality and practical application for our health, home, and lifestyle; creating a world where technology is not just a series of better mouse traps in search of mice, but a useful, seamless part of life that will soon be as indispensable and as taken for granted as the phone.
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They say knowledge is power, but actually it is using knowledge that is powerful. With the Internet of things, new health technologies will help you take the information they gather to make smarter, healthier choices. Image courtsey of Jawbone
BRACELET WITH BRAINS The UP24 by Jawbone is the latest wearable health tech to hit the market. By utilizing its Insight Engine, this simple looking bracelet automatically syncs to your smart phone and helps you monitor in real time how you sleep, eat, and move illuminating patterns of personal behavior you may be completely unaware of. Are you having difficulty keeping your New Year fitness goals? Using the UP App, you can log workouts, count calories, and enter food items to keep you on track. You can even set reminders that alert you if you have been inactive too long. It also monitors sleep routines and will vibrate to wake you up at the most optimal time. It can suggest goals based on your personal patterns, tell you if you need to stay more hydrated, and log your moods so you can see these patterns come to life and apply them to your day-to-day living. UP also motivates you by celebrating milestones as you achieve your goals.
WISDOM WITH WEIGHT How about a scale that helps you understand more than just how much you weigh when you step on it? The Smart Body Analyzer by Withings lets you monitor your weight, body composition, pulse rate, and even the air quality. Doctors have known for years that your fat to lean body ratio is much more important than the number of pounds we so often obsess about. This scale helps you pick the right body composition model for you, lets you know if you are getting too fat or too skinny, and even has an “Athlete Mode” for people who work out a lot. The Smart Body Analyzer can also check your pulse every time you step on it and track that information over time. The lower your resting heat rate the more you know you’re strengthening your heart. And with the accompanying App and wireless features, all this information can be crunched into easy-to-understand graphs and checked right from your smart phone. You can set up all the members of your family, track everybody’s progress, and share this information with family, friends, and most importantly doctors. The feature I think is the coolest is the air-quality monitor that uses temperature and CO2 readings to let you know optimum air quality, which can actually help improve your sleep.
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WHAT’S NEXT? With the improving sensitivity of smart phone screens, tech experts are figuring out how to use your devices to check your temperature, blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar levels, and more. If you’ve ever dreamed of being Dr. McCoy from Star Trek, his space age medical scanner may soon be in your pocket.
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As spring nears, more of us get outside and are active once again. The more active we become, the chances of an injury occurring increases and one of the most common is an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury.
Ultrasound imaging is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. It involves exposing part of the body to high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body. Because ultrasound images are captured in real-time, they can show the structure and movement of the body’s internal organs, as well as blood flowing through blood vessels. Doppler ultrasound is a special ultrasound technique that evaluates blood flow through a blood vessel, including the body’s major arteries and veins in the abdomen, arms, legs and neck. Vascular ultrasound is performed to:
The ACL is one of four main ligaments in the knee that keep it stable. The medial collateral ligament (MCL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) are on the sides of the knee, while the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) cross the center of the knee. The ACL connects the thigh bone to the shin bone and prevents it from sliding forward and twisting out. There are two main ways the ACL can be injured: a direct blow to the knee, or changing directions quickly or rotating the knee after landing from a jumping position. Most athletes can feel or hear a “pop” in the knee when they have torn the ACL. Some are unable to walk on it, but the most common sign is swelling within the first 24 hours after the injury. The physician makes the diagnosis after assessing the ligaments and confirming the tear on an MRI and then will explain the different reconstruction options available. The long rehab is usually the hardest part of recovering from this injury, with many athletes not returning to sports for six to nine months. An ACL tear can be a devastating injury to young athletes but with new and improved surgical techniques, players are able to get back to sports within a year. Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.
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• help monitor blood flow to organs and tissues throughout the body. • locate and identify blockages (stenosis) and abnormalities like plaque or emboli and help plan for their effective treatment. • detect blood clots (deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the legs or arms. • determine whether a patient is a good candidate for a procedure like angioplasty. • evaluate the success of procedures that graft or bypass blood vessels. • determine if there is an enlarged artery (aneurysm). • determine the source and severity of varicose veins. Doppler ultrasound imaging helps the physician to see and evaluate: • blockages to blood flow (such as clots). • narrowing of vessels (which may be caused by plaque). • tumors and congenital malformation. If your doctor would like you to have one of these exams he or she can have it scheduled with a registered technologist in our ICAVL accredited lab. For more more info, call 903.533.8702
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Some people think of eyelid surgery as purely an elective cosmetic procedure. Although eyelid surgery can improve the appearance of the eye, there are also vision and comfort benefits to the procedure. Eyelid surgery is a common method of treatment for inward and outward turning of the eyelid, drooping, and even some eyelid tumors. If you’ve never had eyelid issues before and now notice some changes, there’s a good explanation for that. As skin ages, it tends to gradually lose elasticity causing excess skin to collect on the eyelids. This excess skin on the upper eyelids creates an extra fold of skin that can hang over the eyelashes and get in the way of vision. Eyelid surgery is usually an outpatient procedure performed under local anesthesia. Risks of surgery are rare but can include bleeding, infection, and eyelid asymmetry due to uneven wound healing. To most people, the improvement in vision, comfort, and appearance after eyelid surgery is very gratifying. A good candidate for eyelid surgery is someone that’s healthy and has realistic expectations. Most are at least 35 years old, but if droopy eyelids run in the family they may decide to have the surgery sooner. At DeHaven Eye Clinic, we’re committed to the best care and technology for our patients. Contact us for more information about eyelid surgery and your vision care. Dr. Bohn is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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be able to provide scholarships for children who need this form of therapy and do not have the insurance coverage or the funds to obtain it...That is our mission!”
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leets of red, green, blue and yellow will take over the historic Tyler streets surrounding Bergfeld Park, on April 5th, for the third annual Tyler Run for Autism. Participants and supporters will join forces to take on the family fun run, 5K and 10K races all with one high goal in mind: to promote the cause and awareness of autism.
DATA (Defeating Autism Through ABA). DATA's mission statement stresses the foundation's drive to, “improving the quality of life for children and their families affected by Autism right here in Tyler.” The non profit has raised more than $30,000 for autistic children throughout the Tyler and North East Texas areas since the races commencement.
From its initiation in the spring of 2012, the Tyler Run for Autism has been gaining significant traction. The sole benefit behind the Run is to raise funds which can be funneled back into the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy program. The ABA program is for diagnosed autistic children or children showing signs of autism in the Treatment and Learning Center (TLC), which is located in Tyler. For those who are not familiar with the rapidly growing realm of autism, it is defined as a cognitive condition, apparent from childhood, and is characterized as having communication and relationship building difficulties with other people.
DATA is led by President and founding member of 3 years, Misty Woolridge. Woolridge wanted to stress that,“Early intervention is crucial. If you believe your child is displaying any of the behaviors associated with autism, I urge you to explore the benefits of ABA therapy at TLC. From personal experience, the caring staff is second to none. My son attended TLC for close to three years starting at only 22 months of age. My family is happy to report he is now five years old and mainstreamed into a typical kindergarten classroom! Due to his success, I felt compelled to raise awareness by cofounding DATA and the Tyler Run for Autism to help other families and children receive the therapy capable of changing lives.”
According to autismspeaks.org, “Autism appears to have its roots in very early brain development. However, the most obvious signs of autism and symptoms of autism tend to emerge between two and three years of age.” How common is autism? U.S. Autism statistics state that there is around 1 in every 88 American children who are on the autism spectrum; and of that, an estimated 1 out of 54 are boys and 1 out of 252 are girls. This eyeopening realization was the seed that sparked the minds of a passionate group of local East Texans. The Tyler Run for Autism is assembled by an East Texas, nonprofit organization called
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DATA Treasurer and active parent in the school, Ariadne Popovich expressed that, “ABA therapy is the only form of therapy for autism that's recommended by both the US surgeon general and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Sadly, it is a more expensive form of therapy, rarely covered by insurance in some states, but extremely efficacious and scientifically based. I am one of those lucky parents who had an opportunity to send my child to TLC because it was open and our insurance covered it, but a lot of parents do not have that same opportunity. This is what we want parents to know! This is available first and foremost, but our ultimate goal is to
The 2013 Run hosted over 1,200 participants; while this year is geared to host over 1,500 attendees! During previous years, the organization has exceeded their financial goals and in keeping with this success, the goal for 2014 Run is set at $40,000! This may seem like quite the feat to accomplish, but the cause behind it all is what has continually led to the events huge success. The cobbled brick street's surrounding Tyler's historic Bergferld Park will be full of supporters, cloaked in their best racing digs, but as an added perk, this years Run will feature vendor support from Starbucks, Corner Bakery, Brookshire’s and Einstein Bagels to name a few. And this wouldn't be a celebration without face painting and bounce houses for the young ones! Also, for the first year, DATA is also offering a silent auction as yet another way for others to share their support. The silent auction will include items such as family-friendly items at very reasonable starting bids. This diverse team of supporters at DATA and TLC are symbolic of the autism puzzle: joining their different backgrounds and edges to create one seamless and beautiful picture for the future. This organization's humble efforts come at high price and that price can be easily attained with the support of East Texas. There is still time to sign up for April 5th races and festivities! Please visit tylerrunforautism.org for race registration and volunteer information or email them directly at datatylerrunforautism@ yahoo.com.
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“It never gets any easier does it?” Detective Stevens said as he mulled over the bullet ridden body. “Oh, gawd, the smell!” “Get a grip on yourself deputy! Or I will bust you down to highway patrol so fast your head will spin!” Deputy Miller holds his stomach. “So, what do you think happened, Chief?” "Current Intel is pointing towards Mexican drug cartel … poor guy never stood a chance. Now, I need to get forensics down here on the quick! The body can't be more than a few hours old. I need the lab on this ASAP! I want those blood samples turned around within the hour; see if we can get a positive I.D. on the victim. Looks like the killer used .45 caliber bullets. But, what I want to know is how this maniac got his hands on tracer rounds! Call the boys down at the Fed, I need every man they have on this immediately." “Yes sir!” barked Deputy Miller. “The gun was fired by a left handed man, looks like El Pollo Enojado is up to his old tricks again. You're not gonna get away with it this time! I swore the day you killed my brother I would be back for you!” Is this what you think when you think of Crime Scene Investigation? Beyond the cameras, lights and Hollywood super villains lies the real C.S.I.
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Hoping to shed some light on this shadowworld, we visited the office of the Smith Co. Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit for answers. We arrived early on a crisp Friday morning. The sky was thick with rain as we pulled up to the unassuming, white-brick building in downtown Tyler. Soft raindrops fell on our shoulders as we made our way through the front office door. Upon entering the building, we couldn't help but notice the order of the place. Nestled in the center of the room was an island, a tall, clean, work-station void of anything but a lighted magnifying glass. Neatly organized tools and equipment rested in the back of the office with large, white cabinets hanging from the walls. Chrome shelves sat adjacent filled to the brim with B SC ENEMAG. COM
a menagerie of bags and boxes marked “evidence”. A quick chill crept up our spines as we knew the implications that lie in those worn, cardboard boxes. We were in “the lab”. First to greet us was Criminalist Noel Martin Sr., a member of the Smith Co. Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit since 1999 with almost 30 years experience in the field. The first thing we thought was, this guy just looks like a detective. With a firm black mustache and wire frame glasses, you could literally see the years of experience in the lines of his face. Secondly, we were introduced to Travis Breazeale, another Criminalist with the Crime Scene Investigation Unit. Breazeale started in the Smith County as a Jail Supervisor in 1995
but in 2009 was moved into Crime Scene Investigation. Lastly, We also met Criminalist Justin Hall, a computer forensics specialist who, like Breazeale, started out as a jailer for Smith Co. in 2003. In 2008, Hall became a detective, becoming a permanent fixture in the Smith Co. Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit. We wanted to get down to the core of what really transpires in the world of Crime Scene Investigation. Hollywood has done a great job at painting that vivid image for millions of viewers. But, like most everything on TV and on the silver screen, what you see is far from reality. Wishing to have truths confirmed and myths dispelled, we sat down with these three detectives to get their side of the story. M A R CH 2 0 1 4 No. 35
BMAG: So, how closely does what we see on TV and in the movies truly match-up with reality? Is it at all like the show CSI?
have a legal right to be there. If there is not a search warrant or consent we can't go in. It is up to the first responding officers to secure the premises.
BMAG: So when you guys go out to a crime scene, do you dress like you see them on TV, like the Breaking Bad outfits?
The group of three paused for a moment and then turned to each other breaking out in laughter.
BMAG: What happens if the crime scene is a home? Does the home owner have the right to keep you out of the home?
MARTIN SR: Total Tidex suits, booties, gloves, face mask, the whole nine yards. Yeah, that's true. We wear the suits for two reasons. One, we don't want to get blood on us, and two, we don't want to contaminate the crime scene. I don't want my DNA to be a part of the scene. But, in our history, we have never had a case that was contaminated.
BMAG: Why is that so funny? MARTIN SR: Okay, us (Crime Scene Unit) VS. TV and reality, the movies have all these people, all these good looking women, all this equipment, all these fancy labs, all these great computers, they've got all this magic software, they drive hummers and fly around in jet airplanes with mobile crime labs, we aint got none of that! We drive pickup trucks or panel vans or SUVs, like Tahoes. We have a crime scene car loaded with equipment. BMAG: So, how does a typical investigation begin for you guys? MARTIN SR: I will be sitting at home or we will be here at the office when we get a notification from either the first responder, which is the deputy in the field, or a supervisor who has responded to a crime scene. They will tell us there is a crime scene here we need you guys to come process. When that happens, right then and there, I start making plans. How am I going to do this? Who am I going to need to call? I plan the approach. From the moment I hang up the phone, things start happening. BMAG: What happens when you get to the crime scene? MARTIN SR: The first thing I want to do is debrief the responders. I ask them what their search conditions are, whether we have a lawful right to be there or not.. As crime scene investigators, unlike the first responders, we can't cross that police tape until we
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MARTIN SR: If the home owner is there and doesn't want us to go in, we can remove them to secure the home. We have the lawful right to secure evidence to keep it from getting destroyed. Another case in point is what if the home owner is dead. If there is no one there to give us permission to enter, we have to get a search warrant. BMAG: So, you take these steps at any location? MARTIN SR: Yes. After the home is secure, we debrief the first responders. We find out what their actions were when they arrived on the scene and find out if they have disturbed the scene at all. Did they move anything? We want to know everything they did so we can take that into consideration when we are processing the scene. If a deputy arrives at a real bloody crime scene and he is clearing the place out; he might have stepped into some blood and made tracks all throughout the house. It is nothing the deputy did wrong, it is just a part of the job. BREAZEALE: Most houses that we go in ‌ have you ever seen hoarders? That is what most of the houses look like that we go into. Very rarely are the houses clean. Most of the time when we arrive at the scene, we can tell if they have moved something here or there. MARTIN SR: It is just always better to clear those issues up front so it is not an issue later. After we know we have the right to be there, we will put on all of our protective gear if needed.
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BMAG: That is very impressive. On the shows they have detectives just strolling through the scene in sport jackets and sunglasses. So you wear the suits all the time? MARTIN SR: If it is an inquest, like some little old lady that died of natural causes, we are not going to put on all that gear. Whether suited up or not, we do an initial walk through. We see what kind of crime scene it is. We see what resources we need to process the scene. We make visual notes of everything. Then we grab our cameras, go back inside and photograph everything just like it was when we first arrived. We don't move anything. We photograph everything in place. We also either make a video or a 360 scan, with one of those fancy cameras that can do a 360 degree photograph. I mean it photographs everything. After that happens, we do a systematic search for evidence, in other words, we are not going to go in and just haphazardly spread out all over the place and start picking stuff up. We go room by room, section by section so we don't miss anything. BREAZEALE: We will usually start at the entrance of the house, and work our way through. If it is an outside scene, we line up and do a grid search, every two feet, going back and forth. We mark every bit of evidence with flags. A lot of times we will go back in the opposite direction, if it is outside we will do two or B S CE N E M A G.COM
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BMAG: Do you guys have specific jobs here or do you all do a little bit of everything?
BMAG: What about the myth of burning off your fingerprints?
MARTIN SR: I do fingerprints, blood spatter, shooting reconstructions, crime scene reconstructions, I pretty much do it all, 'cause I've been doing it a long time.
MARTIN SR: I've never seen that in real life. If somebody does burn their fingers, it's gonna scar them up in a way that is unique to that individual, that scar tissue is going to be permanent so when they get rolled (inked) it is just as good. Just because they do that doesn't mean they are gonna get away with anything. I've been doing this nearly thirty years and I have never seen it. We must first identify the suspect for a print to be of any value as evidence, if it is not identified it's useless to us, I mean it' s just a fingerprint. Another way we do fingerprint comparisons is if a detective generates a lead on a case; Identifies a suspect, we'll go get a search warrant, get his fingerprints and compare them. None of these can what we call an individualization or an identification without a human examiner looking at it. If it doesn't get examined by a human examiner, it doesn't get admitted into evidence in court and therefore it's useless. Has to be a real-life person saying, yes, it's a match.
BREAZEALE: I do fingerprints, blood stains, some of the crime-scene reconstructions. HALL: I am kind of cross training in all of it. MARTIN SR: None of us specialize is just one thing, we're so small we can't. In larger departments there are specialized units that do nothing but fingerprints, nothing but blood, nothing but Computer forensics, etc. BMAG: How easy is it to collect evidence, like DNA or fingerprints? MARTIN SR: On TV fingerprints are at every crime scene. All suspects leave fingerprints and they are always easy to find. And, on TV, IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System) can identify those prints immediately. The fingerprint tells you where they work, where they live, who their neighbors are. In reality, it don't work that way. When we put a fingerprint in IAFIS, it may or may not find the suspect. If IAIFS does locate a potential suspect, it gives us an FBI number or twenty other possibilities and we have to compare everyone of them. BMAG: Is IAFIS a big computing machine? MARTIN SR: It's just software on a computer that goes and searches a database. The same way you would search a database for someones credit report. In reality fingerprints are hard to find and hard to develop. Not all surfaces will yield fingerprint evidence. They're not found at all crime scenes, not all suspects are in the IAFIS system. If they've never been arrested or fingerprinted they're not gonna be in any database that we could search to find a match. It's not like it is on TV. Just because you touch something, doesn't mean that there is going to be a fingerprint there. Basically a fingerprint is fiction ridge skin on the bottom of your hands and on the bottom of your feet. We can use this friction ridge to identify a person, because it is permanent and unique to an individual. Fingerprints stays the same and never changes until you die. Same way with your feet. BREAZEALE: When I look at a set of fingerprints and say this is gonna be a match, I would either go to Justin or Noel and say I need you to look at this, to have it peer reviewed. In every case whether it's fingerprints, blood stains, shooting reconstructions, everything we do is peered reviewed. MARTIN SR: For all fingerprints, we go by a scientific methodology known as ACEV (Analyze, Compare, Examine and Verify). BMAG: What if the victim has scars? MARTIN SR: If there was a scar, it would just show a cut through those ridges, doesn't
BMAG: What about DNA? MARTIN SR: On the TV they say DNA evidence is easy to find. Evidence can be analyzed in just a few minutes. You know who the suspect is and their whole criminal history based on DNA. Well, that aint true (chuckles). Actually DNA is difficult to locate. It takes anywhere from two weeks to six months to get your results back and that's under the best of circumstances. Not all cases we can produce DNA. Sometimes perpetrators don't leave anything behind. An, example of that is somebody walks in your house shoots you in the head and walks out the door, they aint gonna leave much. Maybe a finger print on the door if you're lucky. And, if it's a revolver you don't even have any shell casings. If it's the right kinda ammunition you wont even have a bullet because it totally fragments. There's all kinds of myths and misunderstandings about what we can find. There are two specific types of DNA that we deal with, nuclear DNA and Mitochondrial DNA. Nuclear DNA is found within the cells of the human body, extracted from the nucleus like a red blood cell. Mitochondrial DNA is extracted from bone marrow. That's the basic two ways we do DNA. Blood, bodily fluids like saliva and others will yield DNA samples. BMAG: What about hair follicles? MARTIN SR: If a hair follicle has the root intact it will yield DNA. You can extract Myocardial DNA sometimes. But more often than not we need the root of a hair follicle to extract DNA. BMAG: Have you ever run into any conflicts of interest while working a case? MARTIN SR: If I did, for instance, was called to a crime scene where a family member or friend or somebody I knew was a victim or a suspect I'd back away and let these guys (Travis and Justin) take care of it. The same goes for them. BMAG: ‌ keeps the emotion out of it? M A R CH 2 0 1 4
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MARTIN SR: It's just protocol, if it's a conflict of interests we bow out. That way it keeps the case non bias. I've never run across that. I've known of instances when it has happened to other officers, but me personally? No. Fortunately my kids haven't done anything wrong, yet. (chuckles) BMAG: If you guys do generate a lead, can you call a judge at two o'clock in the morning for a warrant? MARTIN SR: Yes we can and yes we do! BREAZEALE: We do. It happens all the time. BMAG: Has television changed peoples perception of how you have to go about your job? MARTIN SR: Okay, this is called the “CSI Effect.” Today people think all crime scenes yield DNA, fingerprints and all that nice stuff, that we can do all the blood spatter and analyze all the evidence in an hour. We all know that's not possible. On TV the police always have all the resources they need to do everything, that's not true. I wish we did. The real world is far from the fantasy of TV. BMAG: It's not as glamorous as it is on TV? BREAZEALE: A lot of our work is very tedious... MARTIN SR: Very Graphic, Very ugly. BREAZEALE: I mean you can't get in a hurry. We can be at a scene anywhere form four hours to six days. BMAG: How has TV skewed the expectations of families of victims? Has that caused a lot of problems? BREAZEALE: It HAS. They expect to (snaps his fingers)... why didn't you find fingerprints, why can't you match this fingerprint up? MARTIN SR: Why didn't you process this a certain way? The patrol deputy's that actually respond to these burglaries and little misdemeanor crimes and things of that nature catch that a whole lot more than we do. In reality, we can't go out and investigate every little crime scene in the county. It's just not possible. We try to focus our resources and man hours for the stuff that has a higher priority, so we have to prioritize cases and work them in that way. We focus on major felonies, armed-robbery's, sexual assaults … we don't do fires. BMAG: What kinda steps do you take when investigating crimes like this? MARTIN SR: Crime scene investigations are complicated and can take several hours to several days to complete. Reconstructions of crime scenes are never done at the crime scene, like you see on TV. Everything has to go through the lab to be analyzed before you can have all the facts you need to reconstruct a crime scene. That can take several weeks within itself, just to do a reconstruction or analysis of blood spatter, that's a totally different discipline than CSI. On TV they have all these duties wrapped up into one … and it's not. DNA, latent prints, firearms and all other forensic disciplines take time and are never completed with the initial
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investigations or initial response to a crime scene. In other words, we don't compare prints out in the field, hardly ever. We could under extenuating circumstances. The DNA is never done at a crime scene, the firearms are never examined there. The blood spatter is documented at the scene but not analyzed there. It's analyzed in our lab. Where we have lots of time to look at it, think about it, ask ourselves what could this be? You can't do all that at once. There are too many other things to think about. That's why it takes a long, long time. In the real world these crimes are ugly and tragic and far from the glamour of hollywood. When a real person is dead there is no magic machine to tell us how it happened or who did it. We got to get in the blood, in the ugly, it's not pretty. We take the proper steps out in field and here at the lab, 'cause we process a lot of evidence here. BMAG: So, when you have problems with collecting DNA at a crime scene, do you ever follow people around and try to collect coffee cups or cigarette butts? MARTIN SR: No, usually what we will do is develop probably cause, get a search warrant and get their blood. That's the normal way it's done, I've never done that, that's TV stuff, again. Now there have been cases where is was such a high profile type thing and they couldn't get enough probable cause to get a search warrant where they did do collect cigarette butts or coffee cups. It is possible and it is done. But, the problem with that type of evidence is that the lawyers can throw out doubt, what if an employee touched it before the suspect did and it's the employees DNA? That is why we try to avoid that at all cost. I have heard of cases where they might collective evidence that way, but they'll follow up later, get a warrant to get the blood. We have one chance to do the scene and do it right, there are no retakes, like in the movies. You are there, you are gone, that's it, it's over. Once we leave and pull the (police) tape down, the crime scene is contaminated. BREAZEALE: Once you leave the scene you have to obtain another search warrant. MARTIN SR: And then you got contamination issues and integrity issues and all kinds of problems you have to overcome. We've never had to go back. But, there have been other agencies where we have had to go in behind them. And, it wasn't from their lack of not wanting to do the job right, they just didn't know how. BMAG: I know every crime scene is different, but on average, how long does it take you to process one? MARTIN SR: It could be hours, it could be days. It just depends. BMAG: Has it ever taken you any longer than six days? MARTIN SR: No. I've never had one last longer than six days. That's a long time. BMAG: Obviously a homicide investigation would take longer. MARTIN SR: If it is a homicide, we start at the body and fan out in a circular motion away from the
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person. And, when we find evidence, after everything has been photographed, we mark it in place with flags or put little numbered templates down beside it. We then triangulate it. That means we measure it and document it for a diagram. We then evaluate the evidence, we then secure it in place, in other words we are going to leave it there and come back and rephotograph everything again with nice little number by it. This way we have one set of photographs with numbers and one set as it originally appeared. So, a defense lawyer can't say that the evidence has been contaminated. So we have another photograph saying, no it hasn't been contaminated, this was the way it was when we found it. We use procedures thinking what are the lawyers going to do in court. That is the reason why we do things the way we do. We process the scene for minute evidence. Whether it's trace evidence, fingerprints, blood evidence, ballistic evidence, we draw a diagram, do a secondary search, pick up everything and then we're done. When we are finished, we come back to the lab, process the evidence then submit the evidence to the lab and write our case reports and build our diagram. Then you are looking at more time, another week or two. BREAZEALE: This is just one case. Breazeale pulls a file from his desk, it is overflowing with evidence and packed with hand-written information. BREAZEALE: This is just what we put together for the case. MARTIN SR: Then you have the investigative report. I mean, these case files turn into books, multiple books, even multiple boxes. BREAZEALE: All of this is scanned and put into a computer database, but we always want to keep a hard copy of everything we do.. MARTIN SR: When we go to court, we don't take these boxes with us. Martin motions to the plethora of evidence boxes lining the metal shelves. MARTIN SR: We take these books, they're tabbed so we can find things in a hurry. BMAG: Do you generally have an idea of what happened or do you not know until you have processed the evidence? MARTIN SR: Sometimes we know, sometimes we don't. BMAG: Every case is different? MARTIN SR: That is where the blood spatter analysis comes in to play. I've spent weeks doing blood spatter experiments to try and figure out what caused all these blood stains. BMAG: So you guys don't pull bad guys back into some dark room and interrogate them; beat them up for hours? BREAZEALE: (Chuckles) All we do is analyze the physical evidence. MARTIN SR: I have been here since 1999, I have arrested one person, I have testified in court hundreds of times, but have only made one arrest. The patrol B S CE N E M A G.COM
deputy's make hundreds of arrests, but testify one time. We can arrest someone just like any other deputy. BMAG: But, you guys focus on evidence. BREAZEALE:Evidence. BMAG: So do you guys ever recreate crime scenes in a computer? MARTIN SR: We have MicrosoftWord. The group breaks into laughter. MARTIN SR: We mainly focus on diagrams. BMAG: Do you guys have a room set up where you do the strings for blood spatter analysis? MARTIN SR: We use the string technique at the crime scene. I have done some blood spatter experiments back in the lab, I've set up fake walls. BMAG: To simulate the blood spatter? MARTIN SR:Yes. BMAG: What do you use for the simulation? MARTIN SR: We use human blood, from a blood bank. BMAG: Does it have to be body temperature? MARTIN SR: We pull it out of the freezer and let it thaw until it's room temperature. The viscosity of the blood doesn't change if it is warm or cold. The blood will spatter the same way. MARTIN SR: There are some blood stains at crime scenes that have been strung. It shows you where the blood has traveled, how far it has gone, at what angle, the blood trajectory, etc. Through geometry, the strings show us how far the blood has gone from where it originated. BMAG: So you guys can tell, in any given room or any 3D space exactly where the blood came from? MARTIN SR: Correct. BREAZEALE: We recreate where the blood source was when the crime started. MARTIN SR: When somebody strikes a blood source with something say like a club, I can tell you where the blood was before it came out. Where the blood was when it started in flight. The probable point of origin is what the experts call that. It's the same way with bullet trajectories, we can tell you where they came from. You don't get convictions with out physical evidence anymore. The lawyers expect it, demand it. They want it. BMAG: What would you most want people to take away from this story? MARTIN SR: To know we are human and that we are not machines. And, some of this technology is great and useful but may be unrealistic and can not be used at every crime scene. As the day came to a close, we felt very privileged to have the opportunity to speak with the detectives of the Smith Co. Sheriffs Crime Scene Unit. Years of hollywood bad-guys and over-the-top TV detectives has seriously tilted our perception of Crime Scene Investigations. If one thing is a constant truth, Crime Scene Investigation is very serious business. B SC ENEMAG. COM
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ome of our favorite dishes come lovingly swaddled in a blanket of tasty goodness. Many different ingredients can compose this most important layer. Tucked away inside is a cornucopia of equally important ingredients. Whether it is corn ground into a supple tortilla or flour folded into the crust of a gooey calzone, wraps come in many shapes and forms. On our journey to find the most perfectly, gift-wrapped dish, we found that our fair city is full of interpretations on the wrap theme. From Salsarita’s, build your own burrito to Mercado’s bacon-wrapped, shrimp brochette, you are certain to find a wrap that you won't mind wrapping your taste buds around. With our cravings crushed and our tummies full, this month we’re thinkin’ ... That’s A Wrap!
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Just like the name, Salsarita's Fresh Cantina has changed the game when it comes to their fresh and fast Mexican entrées. There is no such thing as a burrito that is too big – so pile it high! Choose from any of the countless tortilla flavors and have at it! Steak, chicken, bell peppers, tomatoes, black beans and shredded cheddar cheese – any way you want it, create it! So, next time you have a hankering for a gourmet take on this traditional Mexican favorite, try Salsarita's!
Villa Montez is famous for their modern interpretations of classic dishes, and their California Chimichanga is no exception! Size is no concept when it comes to this dish; especially with the large flour tortilla, which encases a massive portion of seasoned chicken, melted cheese and a savory spinach cream sauce. As if the chimichanga isn’t enough, no meal would be complete without Villa Montez’ famous refried black beans and fresh white rice. A little slice of that ‘California living’ found upon the Villa on the hill.
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For over 38 years, Bruno’s Pizza & Pasta has brought authentic Italian sustenance to East Texas. A famous staple on Bruno’s menu is their mouth-watering and hearty calzones, which are cooked to order just the way you want! Inside we have authentic Italian sausage, green olives, shredded ham, mushrooms, onions and generous amounts of mozzarella cheese that are all trapped within a thick pizza crust and served with a side of their famous red sauce. But if you’re anything like me, a fork and knife are your best friend when it comes to this Bruno’s classic.
Anyone knows that Mercado’s is the place for fine Mexican cuisine, and their Shrimp Brochette is an even finer example of this! Lining the plate are four wooden skewers stacked with 20 large grilled shrimp, which are then tightly wrapped in Applewood Smoked bacon with a slice of jalapeno inside for an extra kick. The skewers rest upon a bed of fresh grilled vegetables, which are smothered with a generous helping of Monterrey Jack cheese. Served with a jalapeno ranch dressing, a side of Pico de Gallo and Mercado’s famous guacamole. You will certainly know this dish is straight outta’ the south!
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STUPID SMART APPLIANCES When it comes to wireless food technology, I can’t find much worth talking about. I mean there are a few stoves, toasters, and refrigerators out there with apps that are supposed to make your life easier, but instead they come off like items that were designed by guys who said, “Dang it, we have this wireless app technology. We’re gonna cram into these appliances if it makes sense or not.” Take the line of smart refrigerators by Samsung and LG. While they do offer options to let you know what’s in the fridge, create shopping lists, tell you where you food is arranged and set alerts to let you know when the food will expire, they are all very labor intensive, requiring you to log in and out (or in some cases scan them in and out) every time you open the door. This technology is for only the most obsessive of housewives or husbands. Wouldn’t it just be easier to put one of those wireless cameras into a fridge? So when I’m at the store and can’t remember if I need milk, I could just whip out Siri and say, “Show me the fridge.” Unless, of course, they can’t figure out how to get the refrigerator light on when the door is closed. The energy consumption tools are informative, but I believe until you can use an app to get the coffee maker to put the coffee in itself, the refrigerator to get out the food and the stove to cook it, kitchen tech falls into that better mousetrap looking for mice category.
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MERCADO’S AUTHENTIC TEX-MEX
Mercado’s has been serving up some of East Texas’ best Tex-Mex for over 30 years. Come on in and try one of our 25 new items featuring Taco Al Pastor and handmade Gorditas! With all this variety you are certain to find a dish that satisfies. Mercado’s is also equipped with a full bar, so ice cold beer or your favorite cocktail is always on hand. Oh! And, don’t forget about our fresh, made-by-hand tortillas or free chocolate and vanilla soft serve. Bring the family, bring your friends and join us for some great atmosphere and authentic Tex-Mex cuisine. 2214 W Southwest Loop 323 • Tyler, TX 903.534.1754 posados.com
BRUNO’S PIZZA AND PASTA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Family Owned and Operated since 1976 Bruno’s Pizza And Pasta has been providing East Texans with delicious homemade Italian food, pizza, pasta and more for decades. We have catering and takeout available, and our banquet room seats around 55. We also offer appetizers, salads, specialty pizzas and sandwiches. Whether it’s a quiet evening with the family or sharing a slice after the game, Bruno’s has you covered! Be sure to call us and ask for our daily lunch special! And, don’t forget to bring your favorite wine or ice cold beer for the ultimate Bruno’s experience! brunospizzatyler.com 1400 S. Vine Tyler, TX 75701• 903.595.1676 • 15770 Old Jacksonville Hwy Tyler, TX 75703 • 903.939.0002
CHEZ BAZAN FRENCH BAKERY & CAFÉ
This second generation, family-owned/operated bakery is much more than a great place to share a simply delicious pastry and gourmet coffee. Chez Bazan offers stellar catering services and truly innovative cake and pastry design to accompany their unparalleled bakery and café. Fat Tuesday is March 4th, order your King Cake Today! We do custom cakes for weddings and all occasions Remember to “like” us on Facebook!
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NOTHING BUNDT CAKES THE BEST CAKE YOU WILL TASTE, SHARE, & GIVE
Decadent, delectable, delightful – Nothing Bundt Cakes bakeries feature a wide assortment of cake flavors, including Chocolate Chocolate Chip, White White Chocolate, Red Velvet, White Chocolate Raspberry, Carrot, Lemon, Marble, Cinnamon Swirl and Pecan Praline. Nothing Bundt Cakes are available in numerous sizes to accommodate gatherings both large and small, from bite-sized Bundtinis, to single serving Bundtlets, to larger 8” and 10” cakes and even double-tiered cakes. In addition to cakes, our bakeries feature an assortment of artfully designed gifts and decorations with a playful, timeless quality to help make any occasion ever more special. Get a FREE bundlet with the purchase of a bundlet! (limited time only) Mon. Fri. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sunday nothingbundtcakes.com • Located next to Starbucks and Jason’s Deli 4917 S Broadway • Tyler, TX 75703 • 903.504.5366
SALSARITA'S FRESH CANTINA
Each day Salsarita’s begins with superior produce and freshly seasoned meats. From these ingredients, we encourage guests to create fresh, build-your-own burritos, tacos, salads, bowls, quesadillas, pizzas and nachos. Salsarita’s offers signature salsas, all house-made every day and served with warm seasoned tortilla chips. Fresh-made guacamole is always on the house. Salsarita’s warm colors, friendly team members and lively music provide a welcoming atmosphere where people can relax, dine-in or carryout. If you are looking to enhance your off-site event, ask us about our catering options. 3316 Troup Highway Tyler, Tx 75701 Phone 903.593.1100 fax 903.593.1113 Open Daily 10-10 Longview Location Opening April 2014 Hinsley Plaza, Wal Street
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he “Man” and special friend, Michael Mahfood, joined forces to throw a little party in a unique off the beaten path kind of place. We wanted a quiet elegant spot with simple, but fantastic cuisine. The choice was not that difficult. Our decision was hands down Currents Restaurant & Bar. Listen, the new Currents is an oasis tucked away in south Tyler’s Regency Center. It offers elegant and contemporary interpretations of French and American cuisines in a Nouveau French atmosphere, which is warm, inviting, relaxing, and downright soothing.
Upon approaching the imposing leaded glass door hooded by an extended forest green awning, one’s visual senses jump into high gear. The tastefully embellish foyer with a custom iron sculpture placed above eye level sets the stage for a breath-taking dining room designed for royalty. The black lacquer chairs and tables are complemented with period upholstery and colors of rich golds and deep reds. Just stunning! The back wall of the dining room and bar displays triple French doors that open to an outside patio for garden parties. The back dining room sports gorgeous and heavy floor to ceiling black and gold curtains to close it off for private parties. The setting provides the ambience of a refuge in Europe or New Orleans. Dynamite comes in small packages and this small kitchen packs a powerful punch. Chef
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Julie Baxter is the creative power behind that punch and has been delivering spectacularly for over 20 years at Currents. Whether you prefer French, American or Cajun and Creole, you’ll find your favorite for $30-$50 which is a great bargain for such artistic and flavorful presentations. Old timers and new-comer regular diners have come to expect and get excellent service and a diverse menu. Currents’ has just what you need for that special occasion. They are open MondayThursday: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m; Friday: 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 5:0010:00 p.m; Saturdays: 5:00-10:00 p.m. But wait, private parties are a game changer. Sit down diners for 20-40 are available with no charge for the room. How about come and go, mix and mingle events for larger groups? Certainly! When you book a private party at Currents, private means private. You get the entire place to yourself. They also do catering for outside events or box lunches to go. Call owner Chris Stephens for assistance at 903.597.3771. The Bar is compact, warm and cozy. It is full service with an outstanding long brazil nut stained oak bar with wrought iron look stools. The exposed brick columns and open fireplace ensure a snug and comfortable feeling. This is where Chris Stephens suggested we have our party and it was perfect. We convened at a booth in the corner with an upholstered “L-shaped” bench to match the chairs throughout the dining room. The “Man” was joined by friends, Michael and Suzann Mahfood, the Reverend Father Mark Kusmirek, and owner, Chris Stephens,(by unanimous consent our photographer, Bryan Stewart joined us). The Mahfoods have been special friends of the “Man’s” for years and they introduced Father Mark and me. Father is the Priest of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Jacksonville. He is a hoot and a hail fella well met. He’s from Ohio by way of San Francisco, Navy Chaplain, Kilgore,
Rusk and now Jacksonville. Chef Baxter and staff served up samples of Currents special appetizers, entrees and desserts, which we all shared. We began with appetizers: Shrimp Rémoulade; Goat Cheese Puff Pastry; Fried Calamari Steak—sliced thin, breaded with panko with spicy marinara; Jumbo Blue Crab Fingers—sautéed in white wine with drawn garlic butter and a French Rémoulade and Fig Puff Pastry—figs stuffed with blue cheese and proccutio baked in a pastry and served with a roasted peanut cream and topped with a port wine reduction (this was a killer!). Then, the Entrées kept a comin’: Blue Cheese Meatloaf topped with wild mushroom sauce; Mediterranean Shrimp tossed with red onions, basil, tomatoes, feta cheese and angel hair pasta; Saumon Provencale—seared Norwegian; Duck Confit Breast with peppercorn cognac reduction and truffled potatoes; and the special for that evening, Blackened Mahi Mahi served with sautéed spinach and purple onion, wild rice, sliced avocado and rich lobster sauce. Each of us tasted it all and were delighted with every bite and presentation. The grand finale was the deserts. Trio Mousse with white and dark chocolate and raspberry puree; Warm Valrona Gateau Lava Cake with grand marinara ganache center served with raspberry puree and vanilla ice cream. Over the top outstanding. After several hours of dinning and outstanding conversation, which included viewing pictures of our beloved Bishop Joseph Strickland, the Mahfoods and the Pope in Rome, this Baptist man was near conversion! Father Kusmirek and the “Man” have committed to meet for lunch and dinner regularly to continue the friendship and mutual discussions of faith. But, it was time for us all to retreat to our respective homes and we tied a bow on a very happy night. So, if you’re out and about, look for us, we’ll be about town. B S CE N E M A G.COM
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Top: Hutch, Rayon navy top, Bridgette's Jeans: Joe's Jeans, High-water patterned jeans, Bridgette's Shoes: Simply Pelle, Lexa color-block sandal, Bridgette's Shoe Collection Handbag: Orange suede-lined faux python purse, Bridgette's Exclusive Collection Necklace 1: Lagos, topaz prism chain necklace, Cole & Co. Necklace 2: Allison Kaufman, sapphire and diamond pendant necklace, Rick Murphy the Jeweler Ring: Lagos, Jasper orange ring, Cole & Co. Earrings: Lagos, large Caviar hoop earrings, Cole & Co.
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DESIGN YOUR LIGHTS Want to talk about stylish tech? How about the HUE family of light bulbs by Phillips? These have got to be the coolest use of technology I discovered on my wireless journey. Come with me now as I show you how cool. Imagine you pull up a picture on your tablet of you and your sweetheart from that perfect tropical trip, of that perfect sunset. You want to create that same ambiance in your place for a special date. With these smart bulbs and a few swipes across your tablet, the room magically melts into that same soft warm orange glow. I’m not kidding. But it doesn’t stop there. You can set different bulbs to an almost infinite array of different colors, use preset levels for reading, relaxing, or concentrating, and turn them on or off from anywhere with your mobile device, even set schedules to have the right mood lighting when you wake up, when you come home, whenever.
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Many of us remember a time when we could not view our pictures instantly. The camera held a little bit of mystery after every trip. One of the things that I miss from the old analog days is that anticipation of going to the photo mat and getting the big reveal of what was actually captured on film. Another annoying side effect of our digital age is it seems we don’t look at pictures the same way. They stay trapped inside our phone or computer and more and more rarely make it to the wall or nightstand. Sure, everybody “Liked” your vacation photos on Facebook, but sometimes you still want to come home and see those memories in a wonderfully crafted frame right on your mantle. But new digital frames can give us the best of both worlds. The DIA Parrot Digital Photo Frame designed in collaboration with NoDesign is a fantastic digital frame with an unsurpassed and timeless design. Its dismantled approach separates the screen from its light source to give photos something of a backlit, projector-like feel. This light box adds a drama to pictures that other digital frames lack. Its 10.4-inch high-resolution screen, Bluetooth connectivity, and 1500-picture capacity (which can be extended with flash and hard drive) are just the start. The real wireless magic of the Parrot is how easy it is to transfer photos. In addition to USB and memory card inputs, with its Mover App, you can also simply pick up your phone, tablet, or computer and literally drag and drop photos from your wireless device directly into the frame. It can be set up with its own unique email address and while you’re on vacation you can send pix right to the frame so they are waiting above your fireplace for you when you get back home.
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BEATING UP ON BEATS When people talk about style and technology, they are usually mentioning smart watches or the new Google or Android glasses, but I want to talk about headphones. And not just any headphones. I want to talk about the Beats Studio Wireless Headphones by Dr. Dre. And I don’t want to talk about their incredible performance, their crisp trebles and creamy basses. I’m not going to drone on about their state of the art adaptive noise canceling ability or 20 hour battery life, their light weight or their ergonomic fit. I don’t want to go into their Beats Music App and how you can access 20 million music tracks customized to your tastes or even your location. I don’t even want to say anything about how good they look. And they do look good. Real good.
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I want to know what’s up with that commercial. I mean, really? You’re gonna try to get me to buy your $300 headphones by convincing me the only way LeBron James can escape his incredibly tortured life as a millionaire, all-pro basketball star is to put on a pair and listen to a song that tells him, “He’s the man.”?
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THE PEOPLE WANT COLOR
Kim Lewis gives us the scoop on all the hues soon to be saturating your next home or outdoor project.
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ince ancient times, color has had meaning. Last year I read a book by Victoria Finlay called “Color: A Natural History of the Palette.” From aboriginal villages in Australia, to mines in Afghanistan, Finlay traveled the world, discovering the origination and physical make up of colors, and how they influenced society and politics through time and cultures. Understanding the great lengths our long ago ancestors went to, in order to paint their world, gives you an incredible sense of appreciation for color. Poisonous lead was used in make up to make women appear more pale (which was considered most beautiful at the time), insect blood was extracted to create red paint, artists were seduced by the mysterious indigo blue, and purple was reserved for royalty because it was one of the hardest pigments to find in nature. Stop and think about it….where did the most pure color of white originally come from? (If you really want to know, go pick up the book). Anyone who has seen my work, knows I love color. In fact, one of my favorite shirts I sport reads, “The People Want Color”. I believe every color has a story to tell, and there is most certainly a psychology in color. Color, balanced with lighting, evokes a mood. If you take one thing away from this article, I hope you will be encouraged to look at color as an artist does! Color should take us on a journey. Let’s take a look at the inspiration behind the trending 2014 palettes painting their way into our homes.
LIGHT AS A FEATHER:
This trending palette is all about balance and simplicity. Take a step back and breathe in the fresh air of these color combinations. Neutral on neutral, tone on tone, white on white…this color trend shows the desire for a fresh start. Lose the chaos of bright colors, and let your eyes (and mind) relax. Inspired by nature, this palette mimics a blanket of snow, a sandy beach, shells, water and the sky… Take those objects and knock back the saturation of the color. Muted is the key word here. This color trend makes the world feel light as a feather. The air in the room almost seems easier to breathe. Sunlight only intensifies the mood of these colors. We are reminded there is beauty in simplicity. We often overthink color. For example, I love an all white kitchen. A white canvas allows the art in that room (the food!) to be the color.
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NEGATIVE SPACE:
For a while now, gray has been the new neutral. Honestly, I love this softer side of black! This color and the 50 shades surrounding it celebrate the negative space around us. I think of line drawings or etchings done by Matisse. Again, the canvas is white. The illustration capturing our attention doesn’t have to be so complicated. The white backdrop (or negative space) ends up playing a huge role in the art itself. I love the room for creativity and thought this palette provokes. Gray goes with anything. Depending on the shade, it can add softness and vulnerability to a space…or it can demand respect. Black and white will always be classic, but this new approach in color theory is more mysterious. Coco Chanel said, “Women think of all colors except the absence of color. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.” Don’t believe the myth that a darker paint color makes a room look smaller. Not true. If you paint one wall (an accent wall), then yes…that can make a space look smaller. If you’re going to choose a dark color (like black), paint the entire room that color. When all the walls are the same, the appearance of the room size should not shift.
VAGABOND’S HEART:
Living on the road myself, the inspiration behind this trending palette makes my heart sing! Popular colors for this year are embracing the preservation of cultures and worlds far away. We are seeing bright jewel tones found in dyes and textiles that have been passed down through generations. Consumers truly have a rekindled appreciation for hand made and artfully crafted things. I’ll tell you one thing…the Eastern Hemisphere is just not afraid of color. I love it!! They embrace color for the beauty that it is! Walking the souks of Marrakesh a couple years ago, I stumbled onto the “Dyer’s Market.” The colors seen in these streets made me acutely aware of just how color affects our senses! A man was dipping silks into tubs of dye…that day it was green, as his arms were dyed that color all the way to his shoulders. They showed me the most brilliantly colorful tubs of powder…it was eye candy, no doubt! Pantone, Inc. named “Radiant Orchid” (18-3224) as the 2014 Color of the Year. These colors demand attention, but do so in the most charming way. Jewel tones evoke a playful, whimsy, yet unassumingly refined and cultured sophistication to spaces. B SC ENEMAG. COM
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ODDITIES:
I often call myself a “Design Anthropologist.” What does that mean? Well…in short, anthropology is the study of humankind, both past and present. Design is unique to the individual. I study the person and the space, and try my best to tell their story visually. The colors seen in the “oddities” palette are rich in saturation, and even more so in history. Color combinations here are influenced by nature at the more molecular level…soil, the deepest caverns of the sea, the purple hues of dusk and even precious minerals. There is a new curiosity in the home fashion industry…people are fascinated with unusual shapes, colors and textures found in biology and nature. Consumers appreciate where a pattern came from. Take the peacock, for example. Not only is the deep teal color popular, the actual shape of a peacock feather is gracing upholstery fabric lines across the board. So, I could literally talk about color all day. Since we are on the subject, I couldn’t help but share a few random rules when painting your home.
RULES OF COLOR
Rule #1: Always look at the paint swatch in these three places: First: Direct sunlight. Second: Indirect sunlight. Third: The space you are painting. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen people pick a paint color inside the local hardware store. People…you are under a fluorescent light bulb in a warehouse! Take the paint swatch outside…the sun is the most pure lighting, so it will give you the truest interpretation of a color. The time of day in which you look at the color outside also matters. Obviously from dawn to dusk, lighting changes. Understand this: We see color when lighting hits an object, and is reflected back into our eyes. So if lighting is that critical to the definition of color as we see it, wouldn’t looking at a paint swatch in different lighting make sense? Rule #2: Consider the psychology. What do you want the room to say? How do you want to feel when you enter the space? Different colors create different moods…that’s a different article. Rule #3: Never end a paint color on an outside corner. Always change paint colors on an inside corner. Rule #4: If a room is small, use one paint color – no accent walls, as they can make a space look smaller. Don’t complicate things. Rule #5: Your eyes need a hierarchy. When you enter a space, what do you want to see first? Is it a tile in the bathroom, or your favorite bright yellow chair from the beloved ‘70s? Color translates from any object – you don’t always have to put color on the walls. (This tip, coming from the girl that loves color…) Rule #6: When selecting a color, pull all the other colors in that family to make a judgment. Comparing swatches side by side pulls the underlying colors to surface. For example, you might see more green in that blue than you would see by just looking at the swatch solo. Rule #7: Always consider the amount of lighting in a room when selecting a color. Which direction do the windows face? If windows are westward facing, you’re going to have the very hottest, most orange sun flooding the room at the end of the day. How does that natural light affect the colors inside the room?
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Rule #8: The most matte sheen you can go with is best. Ceilings should be painted with flat (unless you’re in a bathroom…then you need a higher sheen to protect the drywall from moisture). Flat or Satin walls always look nicer on the walls. If you have kids, Satin is best for the walls, as it’s easier to clean. Use Semi-gloss for trim only…not your walls. Rule #9: Consider the ceiling. If you paint the ceiling the same color as the walls, this can make a space look bigger. Another tip is to paint the ceiling a couple shades lighter than the wall color. Rule #10: You can always color outside of the lines. In other words, don’t be afraid of color…use it in unexpected ways! If you will let it, color can take you on a magical journey! B S CE N E M A G.COM
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How would you like to walk into your home and your lights come on automatically? How about HVAC thermostats that learn your habits? How would you like Plug-in devices you can check from anywhere and monitor, optimizing energy usage? What about fire alarms that know if your in danger or just burnt the toast? It is not science fiction. It’s in stores right now!
MAKE YOUR DUMB PLUG SMART The WeMo Insight Switch from Belkin is a simple unit that plugs into any wall socket. With the Insight Swith you can connect your electronic devices to your Wi-Fi network. Washers, dryers, space heaters, fans, and lamps can all be turned on or off from anywhere. Utilizing their incredibly user-friendly WeMo App, you can customize notifications, set parameters and schedules for almost any device. Want to make sure your kids aren’t watching too much TV, get an alert that the dryer went off so your clothes don’t come out wrinkled, or turn off that iron you think you left on? WeMo let’s you do all that. Most importantly, WeMo allows you to monitor energy consumption, which means you can save energy, money, and the world all at the same time.
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THE BELKIN LINE OF PRODUCTS ARE EASY TO INSTALL AND INTERGRATE SEEMLESSLY WITH YOUR HOME! SWITCH YOUR SWITCH The WeMo Light Switch is another product in the Belkin line that makes the simple light switch do almost whatever you want whenever you want. In addition to being able to turn it on or off from anywhere your Android or Apple device has Internet access, it also has a number of programmable settings you can adjust using the WeMo App. It has an elegant look and is designed so you can install it yourself and replace almost any light switch in your home. They have an instructional installation video right on their website, although if you’re uncomfortable with electrical wiring, I’d suggest an electrician. But once it’s installed you can customize complex schedules to turn lights on or off in any pattern at different times. A great feature when you go on trips and want it to appear as if somebody is actually home. It is backlit so it is easy to find in the dark and you just tap it to turn it on and off manually. And my favorite is the sunrise/sunset feature. Using the App you simply enter in your city and you can program your porch lights to go off and on at dawn and dusk. It automatically adjusts for daylight savings and the varying rise and set times of each new day.
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VA N TA G E On February 1, 2003, the most frequently published photograph in history was shot in East Texas – by an East Texan. Starting a Saturday morning with his digital camera in hand hardly was a unique occurrence for Dr. Scott M. Lieberman. For decades, the Tyler cardiologist had spent the lion’s share of his leisure time (inasmuch as a physician has leisure time) in pursuit of his abiding passion for photography. Yet this particular Saturday presented a singular opportunity for the avid shutterbug: the Space Shuttle Columbia was on course for re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere – and would be visible to the naked eye for almost a minute over East Texas. He was hoping for a memorable shot of the Shuttle in mid-flight that he could add to his personal archives, share with friends, perhaps see published in the local newspaper.
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The spacecraft disintegrated on re-entry, claiming the lives of the seven astronauts aboard and raining debris over hundreds of square miles in East Texas and western Louisiana. In the horror of the moment, Lieberman snapped the shutter of his Canon D60 – and successfully captured an image that would be etched in history. Lieberman’s instantly iconic photograph would appear on the cover pages of no fewer than 1,200 newspapers and magazines and countless digital media outlets worldwide, “going viral” before the term even existed. The photographer landed a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize, along with the Tyler Morning Telegraph and the Associated Press (who coordinated to distribute the photo globally within hours).
across the media spectrum – sporting events, luminaries ranging from Grammy Award-winning musicians to heads of state, oddities and wonders of the natural world.
In the 11 years since the Columbia tragedy, he has honed his craft and added to his international acclaim through thousands of published images
Guest curated by veteran photographer and Tyler Junior College adjunct professor Robert Langham, At the Vantage Point will feature more
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Lieberman’s photography now is the centerpiece of a historic community partnership between the East Texas Symphony Orchestra and the Tyler Museum of Art. On March 22, ETSO will highlight Lieberman’s images of nature in a multi-media presentation complementing the major orchestral work in its On Nature concert program. And beginning March 23, the TMA will present the first-ever solo gallery exhibition of his work in Scott M. Lieberman: At the Vantage Point.
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than 75 images of Lieberman’s most captivating photographic studies across a vast array of subjects – including, of course, his historic shot of the Space Shuttle disaster. From intimate celebrity portraits to natural phenomena in action, the photographs selected for this exhibition bear the common theme of Lieberman’s singular ability to position himself for capturing a unique photographic perspective. “Scott’s work brings the most intriguing elements of fine art photography and photojournalism, and every piece in this exhibition reflects that. The hallmark of his photography is his access to his subjects, how he manages to be in the right place at the perfect moment, with a meticulous eye for detail, to come away with an image no one else could have. That’s why At the Vantage Point is such a wonderfully fitting title for this exhibition,” said TMA Executive Director Chris Leahy, who took the helm at the Museum last July. “I spent the last 10 years in (Washington) D.C., and I knew the name Scott Lieberman, not just for the Shuttle photo but for his impressive overall body of work. It’s a privilege for the Museum to showcase his work in a major exhibition, and to be involved in a collaboration that will reach our community in a powerful way.” Lieberman’s accomplishments through his body of work and strong connection to the East Texas community also held tremendous appeal for ETSO as the organization planned its 2013-2014 concert season. “The East Texas Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Richard Lee look each season for interesting and creative ways to expand the traditional concert experience. For the orchestra, multi-media concerts have proven successful in the past and this season seemed the perfect time to revisit the idea of a concert that marries the dynamic performance of the live orchestra with eye-catching visuals. The idea for the concert really grew out of the plans to premiere Glacier Bay by Nacogdoches-based composer Stephen Lias, a work inspired by Dr. Lias’ time in the Alaskan national park. This led to the concept of creating a concert that celebrated how composers have depicted nature in music. For the major work on this concert, Maestro Lee chose Beethoven’s musical depiction of nature, his Symphony No. 6, known as the Pastoral Symphony, paired with photographs of nature shown on a large screen above the orchestra,” ETSO Executive Director Nancy Wrenn said. “This is not a new concept. ETSO had great success several seasons ago with a multi-media concert that feature nature photographs by the internationally acclaimed photographer James Westwater; This time, however, the ETSO decided to continue emphasizing East Texas connections for the concert. Dr. Lieberman seemed the perfect person with whom to partner for the project. His work as a photographer is well known and his images are stunning. “In preparing for the concert, it was vital to Maestro Lee that the selection of photographs be thoughtful and choreographed with the music, so that the visual and aural experiences enhance each other. He has met with Dr. Lieberman to discuss the concept and the performance tempos for the piece, but has left the selection of photographs to Dr. Lieberman. The ETSO is excited to bring together these two art forms of orchestral music and photography that we hope will excite audiences and help draw connections between the two disciplines.” “The East Texas Symphony and the Tyler Museum of Art are two organizations that always have been a vital part of what makes this community special, and dear to my family and me,” Lieberman said. “To be considered by either of the two to share my work in their programming would be wonderful in itself, but to have an opportunity to contribute to both in a collaboration like this, and to have my images seen by such a diverse audience, is just a tremendous honor.”
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ETSO patrons and TMA members are invited to celebrate On Nature and the opening of At the Vantage Point with a choice of two concert and exhibition preview receptions at 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at the TMA, 1330 S. Mahon Ave. across from the Ornelas Activity Center on the TJC main campus. Concert sponsors for On Nature are Southside Bank and The Watson W. Wise Foundation. Exhibition sponsors for At the Vantage Point are Cardiovascular Associates of East Texas, The Robert M. Rogers Foundation, and Agnes and Frank Ward. Concert reception and exhibition preview reception sponsors are Verna and George Hall. Concert time for On Nature is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at the UT Tyler Cowan Center. Tickets range from $10 to $55, and are available by calling (903) 566-7424 or online at www.etso.org. At the Vantage Point is open to the public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday from March 23 to July 13 at the TMA. Exhibition admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and free for TMA members, TJC students and staff, and children under 12. For information, call (903) 595-1001 or visit www.tylermuseum.org. B SC ENEMAG. COM
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One of the more interesting aspects of all this new technology is how it is changing our lifestyle. From the way we watch our TVs and drive our cars, all this wireless tech offers us a new way to automate our lives and interact with the world around us.
THE NEW TV One place where technology has not been able to outsmart me is television. I love my TV. I know some are fine streaming video to their mobile device, but I want to see it in my Man Cave on the big screen, in 1080 high-def. I adore my Apple TV and the convenient access it provides to iTunes, Hulu, and NetFlix, and I am imagining the day when my stupid cable company is usurped by the growing ability to watch what you want whenever you want. We are almost there.
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The next level for TVs has to be the new 4K technologies that make HDTVs look like transistor radios. The new Ultra High-Definition TV (UHDTV) by Samsung is not only a beautiful looking work of art; it has over 8 million pixels of resolution which doubles the 1080 image. Its crystal clear picture brings deeper blacks and brilliant colors to life in a sparkling detail I have never seen in any other TV. It comes loaded with all the applications you’ll find with other current HDTVs and outboard TV devices. It can also act as a web browser. And its One Connect control box means when technology improves you don’t have to buy a new TV as these screens can last 10-15 years. In the future, you will just upgrade the outboard unit and instantly have access to all the new smart stuff with out replacing the whole television. So soon you’ll be able to watch any game at any time, finally truly have access to almost any movie or TV show, and be able to watch it when you want on a television that is life-like.
IFTTT IS A GIFT As a professed computer moron, I have to say all these apps sometimes seem to make things harder not easier, but there is a new free service called IFTTT, If This Then That, which currently automates almost 80 different apps to work in concert. For others like me, I will try to keep my explanation as simple as possible. You basically create a recipe that includes the ingredients of both an event and a desired action. Say you want Craigslist to send you relevant job postings. Create your recipe with relevant search words and then have an e-mail sent to you when those postings appear. Boom. No more sifting through job postings wasting hours of your life.
There are other services like Pushover and Zapier that are more sophisticated and combine more apps, but IFTTT seems to be the easiest to use. And as the number of combinable apps grows, the possibilities with this technology are almost endless. You could be automatically notified if you’re tagged in a Facebook photo. You could be alerted of friends’ birthdays and have an automatic message sent back to them or learn of changing weather conditions and then have WeMo turn on that space heater. Or let’s say you want the new HUE light bulbs you bought because you read this article to turn to a blue and silver every time the Cowboys score, it is all possible with If This, Then That technology.
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The area of our life that may be most dramatically affected by all this interconnection is how we drive. Automobiles have come a long way since the introduction of OnStar and that momentum shows no signs of letting up. There are a variety of ad-hoc features with different platforms and functions, but I see a day in the not-to-distant future where it all works seamlessly. A place where your car is its own hot spot and sets off your alarm at the optimal time according to weather and traffic conditions to wake you up and get you to that meeting on time and even fires up your AC or heater based on the temperature outside. An
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While much of this technology is free and some of these devices are reasonable, I would not call any of cheap. We are, I believe, still a ways away from these smart plugs and switches becoming the industry standard in our houses, and much of this technology will disappear as its lack of practical application is exposed or taken over by the latest and greatest. And as somebody who actually loves to drive, I hope there is always a manual override on my automobile, but I do look forward to a time when all these smart technologies work together in a way that even a Digiot like me can appreciate. B S CE N E M A G.COM
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