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Neighborhood News and Views

COMMUNIT Y NEWS

'Rock ‘n’ Roll' and run

Photos courtesy of Competitor Group

Thousands of runners rocked in last year's "Rock 'n' Roll Dallas."

“Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon” is ready to rock with more than 13,000 participants taking over the streets of Dallas the weekend of March 21-22. New this year, Humana joined as the title sponsor and the race also added a second day of running with the new “Rock ‘n’ Roll 5K” on Saturday, March 21 at Fair Park. To elevate the excitement of race weekend, Olympic medalist and American marathon-record holder Deena

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Community Calendar

By Bill Zeeble/KERA News

Kimmel contributes to cause As part of this week’s “South by Southwest” in Austin, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is raising money for the charity Urban Roots by auctioning off signed guitars from Willie Nelson, “The Walking Dead” cast, Julia LouisDreyfus, Tony Romo, Kevin Hart, Brad Paisley, Spoon and Robert Rodriguez.

The auction will be live now through Photo courtesy of ABC Monday, March 30 at ebay.com/kimHost Jimmy Kimmel. melinaustin. ­— Lindsey Rathjen

In This Issue

Ackles' Angle............................................................. 3 Along the Green Trail .............................................. 5 Charity Spotlight....................................................... 4 Classifieds.................................................................. 7 Community Calendar .............................................. 4 Dotty Griffith............................................................ 7 Fitness on the Trail ................................................... 3 Hip to be Square ....................................................... 2 History on the Trail..................................................11 House Call ................................................................ 2 Notes from the Editor .............................................. 2 Restaurant Directory ............................................... 9 Scene Around Town.................................................10 Shop the Trail ..........................................................10 Success on the Trail .................................................. 2 Wagging the Trail..................................................... 6 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly

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explained why they’re laand do what the federal beled “emergency items.” government has failed “It’s a term of art in to do,” Abbott said. “We the legislature, meaning have to secure our borit’s a priority for the govder. On average, one sex ernor that the governor offender a day is coming is hinting that it better be across the border.” accomplished if you want Abbott’s ethics focus to avoid a special session,” would have lawmakers Photo by Bill Zeeble Abbott said. The tactic beef up rules they live by.

Gov. Greg Abbott returned this week itself hints Abbott’s no For example, they would to speak to locals about his new plan. tenderfoot in office even have to disclose conthough he’s been governor tracts with public entiearly education initiatives now just a couple months. His through the House and ties and couldn’t vote on laws top priorities would bulk up where they might profit.

Senate,” Abbott said. “It’s not pre-kindergarten funding and if and it’s not when. Because “Rejection of my prospend more to hire top colboth the House and Senate are posed ethics reform will lege researchers. So far, he said going to pass early education.” rightfully raise suspicions senators and representatives about who it is the legislature Abbott wants more dolare meeting the challenge. really serves,” Abbott said. lars directed at roads and so “And both have been “You the people or legislators do voters and lawmakers. “It moving swiftly in advancing is essential that Texas steps up themselves?”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stopped in Dallas on Monday after an ice storm kept him away earlier this month.

With his first legislative session almost at its midpoint, the governor talked about his priorities, his experience and progress so far.

In front of a packed Dallas Regional Chamber lunch crowd, Abbott laid out his five emergency priorities for this legislature session.

Two priorities call for more funding for towards pre-K and higher education, one focuses on ethics, and the final two would send dollars to roads and border security. Abbott

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Local collector has reached out for the stars

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Photo by Margaret Fullwood

Arts and Entertainment

Abbott comes to Dallas with five point plan

By David Mullen

"Equine Rhythm" can be viewed at the new Texas Horse Park.

A new public art installation welcomes visitors to the new Texas Horse Park at 811 Pemberton Hill Road. “Equine Rhythm,” which stands 19 feet high, 10.5 feet wide and 15 feet long and made of Corten steel, is the creation of Atlanta-based Sculptor Curtis Patterson. It is the first public art installation in the Great Trinity Forest. Patterson will be in attendance at the Texas Horse Park Community Event on Saturday, March 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ­— Margaret Fullwood

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Dallas native Mike Martinez ­— a sixth generation Texan — has rubbed elbows with some of the most famous local, national and foreign personalities in the world. And he has the goods to prove it.

Martinez’ small Oak Lawn apartment is chock full of books, pictures and autographs that reflects decades of personal collecting and chance encounters.

He has worked at various capacities at Barnes and Nobel Bookstore for 23 years, which partially explains his penchant for collecting hundreds of hardback, first edition signed books.

“They all have stories behind them,” Martinez, 45, said.

Signed books run the spectrum of professions.

Martinez has bookcases full of texts by or featuring Margaret Thatcher, Bob Dole, Lady Bird Johnson, Colin Powell, David Rockefeller and Laura Bush.

Hollywood and media personalities include Steve McQueen, Dean Martin, Sean Connery,

Sir Alec Guinness, Ed McMahon, Ann Margaret and Barbara Walters. Local notables include T. Boone Pickens, Dean Fearing, Margaret Hunt Hill, Norman Brinker, Nancy Brinker and Mary Kay Ash. In a bit of irony, Sarah Palin’s book is next to the autobiography of wrestling legend “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

Martinez collects a number of artifacts from Great Britain’s royal monarchy, with special attention to Princess Diana. “I have always been an anglophile at heart,” Martinez said. “I have always liked the British. Stiff upper lip; they know how to do it right; it is almost at the point where you could say if you want to look at how to properly behave, look at the British. Yes it is a bit stuffy, they repress their feelings, but they know how to put on a show.”

He is also proud of a piece from the Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Cavendish, the youngest and last surviving member of the English socialites the Mitford Sisters, who were prominent during the WWII era. “How

Photos courtesy of Mike Martinez

Mike Martinez has tailored his lifestyle to be with the rich and famous like Robin Leach. many people can say that their sister dated Hitler?” Martinez asked. Hitler allegedly used his fondness for Cavendish against his public girlfriend Eva Braun.

Pictures of George and Barbara Bush, Bob Hope, Ann Richards, Elizabeth Taylor, Julia Child, Mr. (Richard) Blackwell

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LAKEWOOD

Balcony Club keeps hitting the downbeat

By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com

In 1988, the “Electric Slide” and the “Robot” were popular dances. Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror,” Eric Camane’s “Hungry Eyes” and Phil Collins’ “Groovy Kind of Love” were in the top 30 on the charts. Fortune Magazine named Dallas/ Fort Worth the “No. 1 business center in the world.”

Local high school football was riddled with scandal.

Tom Landry spent his final season as head coach before

Photos by Shelby-Allison Photography

Liz Mikel, a local talent, is seen regularly at the Balcony Club.

retiring from the Dallas Cowboys.

That same year, Burke and Jo Barr opened a cozy little, 1,400 square foot night club in Old East Dallas, with its only entrance being from the adjacent Lakewood Theatre. They charged $250 to become a member of the Balcony Club, a shortlived practice. G.T. Reed was the exclusive pianist since the club opened, playing five nights a week. Reed was well known for his ’30s music and a dancing flower on the piano. He opened each performance, with “My Way” and closed, mid-song, with the comment, “Thank you for choosing The Balcony Club.” Reed continued playing for almost five years, passing away at 70.

Michael Solberg and Tommy Stanco purchased the club in 1991, started opening seven nights a week and added happy hour entertainment. A year later, Solberg left the club in Tommy Stanco’s hands for many years. ‘Big’ Al Dupree took over as house musician and played for 10 years, five nights a week until his death at age 68 in 2004.

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HOUSE CALL

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Pancreas can hide problems

Some vanity plates cost more than a car

By Dr. Kimberly Washington

invasive testing. A computed tomography scan (CT scan) is done initially with washington.k@att.net special attention to getting deThe pancreas is a small tailed images of the pancreas. organ located in the very Small tumors, sometimes less back of the abdominal cavthan a centimeter, can be idenity against the spine. It plays tified with our current high a major role in digestion via quality scanners. If the tumor the release of enzymes, and it is in the head of the pancreas, plays a major role in regulaan endoscopic retrograde choltion of glucose levels via the angiopancreatography (ERCP) release of insulin. This small is done by a gastroenterologist. organ can wreak havoc on Dr. Washington This test allows for sampling of the body as a whole when the fluid in the bile duct to check not functioning properly. for cancers cells. This can proUnfortunately, due to its deep location in the vide a tissue diagnosis. Additionally, an abdominal cavity, cancers can develop and endoscopic ultrasound can be performed grow in this organ relatively unnoticed. on tumors regardless of location and There are several different types of canbiopsied through the stomach to get a tiscer of the pancreas, but the most common sue diagnosis. type is called adenocarcinoma. It describes Once diagnosed, the next step is the type of cells involved in the cancer prodetermining if the tumor is resectable. cess. Like with every other cancer, these cells This is the job of the surgeon to review grow uncontrollably – having lost the regula- the imaging and determine if the entire tions, which cause other cells to stop dividtumor can be safely removed so that ing. From the perspective of anatomy, the there is no tumor left behind. That is the pancreas is divided into two large categories: only purpose of surgery for this type of head and tail. The head of the pancreas is cancer. This means that the cancer must nearest to the duodenum (the first part of the be localized to the pancreas and not be small intestine, which comes off the stomevident in any other organ, such as the ach). It contains the major ducts that empty liver. If there are metastases to other the enzyme-filled fluid into the duodenum organs, surgery is not recommended as to assist with digestion. Additionally, the bile the cancer is not deemed curable. At that duct travels through this area as well. The time, chemotherapy is the only option. body and tail of the pancreas extend across Although, pancreatic cancer has a the spine and abuts the spleen on the left side high mortality (or death) rate, there are of the abdomen. many whose tumors were found early Patients diagnosed with pancreatic canand who survive for decades after reseccer often have a poor prognosis, primarily tion. There are many support groups, due to the late stage of diagnosis. Cancers both for patients and for family members in the head of the pancreas typically presand care takers to help them cope and ent with jaundice (yellowing of the skin) and manage this difficult time. This support itching from blockage of the bile duct by the system provides endless information to growing mass. Presenting with jaundice does help guide these patients through their not portend unresectability, but it does repre- disease process, and many are with the sent a potentially higher stage depending on patient and the family to the end. how large and involved the cancer is at presDr. Kimberly Washington, a general ent. Cancers in the tail of the pancreas typisurgeon at Highlander Surgical Associates cally present with back pain and weight loss. in Arlington, maintains an interest in Diagnosis is made by imaging and health education and advocacy.

By David Mullen

through a My Plates auction.

The most expensive plate in Texas is “12TH MAN,” which Here at the humble sold for $115,000 in September Katy Trail Weekly, we may 2013. “HOUSTON” went for have begun our own Sports $25,000. (His other car has the Illustrated jinx. You know about vanity plate “SUCKS.” (Just kidthe SI jinx. For decades ding.) The most — and it is uncanny expensive plate — if a team or player in the world makes the cover of SI, lives in the something terrible hapUnited Arab pens immediately. Just Emirates. Plate recent cases in point “1” sold for include: the Oregon $14.3 million.

Ducks, on the cover Heck, that’s before the National just walking David Mullen around money Championship game in Arlington, were blown over there. The out by Ohio State days later; most expensive vanity plate the Seattle Seahawks, on the in the U.S. is in, of all places, pre-Super Bowl cover, watched Delaware. Plate “6” sold for New England hoist the trophy $675,000. The owner has also week after; Kansas City pitcher secured “9” and “27.” I guess Greg Holland on the World they are into numbers divisible Series issue only to have San by three. Actually, a century Francisco win in seven games; ago, the cars with the lowest and Ohio State star quarterback number license plate was a Braxton Miller on the cover of sign of power or nobility. The the College Football preview governor of Delaware has plate issue just days before suffer“1.” I wonder how much “I ing a major shoulder injury AM A SAP” goes for? … Zagat and missing the season. In the gave Blind Butcher (Katy Trail March 6 issue, I did a story on Weekly 3/6/15 issue) on lower the Dallas Sidekicks featuring Greenville Avenue the distincTatu and their quest for the tion of one of the top 15 new Major Arena Soccer League beer bars in America. Funny, championship. What hapI don’t think of it as a beer bar pened? They got blown out in like Libertine Bar, Old Monk or the Southern Division finals by the multiple location bars like the Monterrey Flash 11-1 …

Gingerman or Flying Saucer Texas has licensed the company … According to Entertainment My Plates to make vanity plates. Weekly, the number one viewed I thought they all came from video ever on the internet is Huntsville. Anyway, they put Psy’s “Gangnam Style” with the most popular messages (up 2,260,037,891 hits on YouTube to seven letters) up for auction. alone. That’s almost one third Texas license plates cannot be of the world’s population, or transferred from one owner more people than those livto another owner unless sold ing in China, the U.S., Russia david@katytrailweekly.com

SUCCESS ON THE TRAIL

HIP TO BE SQUARE

Robotics advance orthopaedic surgery

By Dr. Don Hohman

well-recognized mechanisms of dhohman@gdortho.com failure of non-robotic UKR. These systems assist with Robotic systems have increasing the accuracy of been used in surgery since the the alignment of the com1980s and first became used ponents and produce more in orthopaedic surgery in the consistent ligament balance. early 1990s for use in planShort-term improvements in ning of total hip replacements clinical and x-ray outcomes and optimal positioning of have increased the popularity final implants. of robot-assisted The use of roUKR. Robotbotic systems assisted orthopaehas subsequently dic surgery has increased with the potential for promising shortimproving surgiterm x-ray concal outcomes and firmed outcomes returning patients when compared to their desired with standard level of activity.

Dr. Don Hohman There are differtechniques in orthopaedic ent types of roprocedures. botic systems available for use Robotic systems can be in orthopaedics and considerused as haptic (or surgeoning the indications and limiguided) devices. Haptic systations of these technologies tems with continued technoare important for patients to logical improvements have understand. become widely used in surgical The number of total joint procedures. Specifically, the arthroplasty procedures peruse of tactile systems in uniformed in the U.S. has steadicompartmental knee replacely been increasing. However, ment (UKR) has addressed the number performed utilizsome of the historical and ing robotic systems are very

and Japan combined … Want to see the fight of the century?

List prices for tickets to the May 2 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao bout at the 16,800-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas range from $1,500 to $7,500.

Secondary market prices will exceed $35,000 per ticket. That’s a knockout … Kilroy was here. I was at the corner of Knox Street and Henderson Avenue when a DART bus pulled up with a transit ad featuring Karen Borda’s move to the morning news on CBS 11. Someone had blacked out the middle of her front teeth. Now I hate graffiti, but I had to laugh. I hadn’t seen that old prank in years.

I thought it was an advertisement for Michael Strahan on FOX. She looked like Alfred E. Neuman … Typically, when I was in college, spring break was an opportunity to make some cash with a quick fix part-time job. No Palm Springs or Cancun for me. One time I worked security at the Cow Palace in San Francisco during The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. My main responsibility, other than watching the clowns drink bourbon and smoke cigarettes between shows, was to keep kids from running onto the arena floor during the elephant procession. After 145 years, my old job is about to be eliminated. Heeding the pressure applied by animal rights groups, the circus will give up the elephant act by 2018. The pachyderms should have unionized. They were working for peanuts … Rob Lowe turned 51 on Tuesday. I assume that is all of the Rob Lowes.

few in comparison. The evidence for the benefits of robotic systems is growing with short-term improvements in clinical and x-ray outcomes having been described. It is well known that patients are well informed about the benefits and have realistic expectations following conventional joint replacements. However, robotic systems in orthopaedic surgery are relatively new, and it is important for patients to have realistic expectations in order to improve patient satisfaction with their orthopaedic procedures.

Donald Hohman MD is a fellowship trained Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in joint replacements of the hip and knee. He completed his specialty training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of the Harvard Medical School- Boston, Mass.

If you have any further questions please feel free to utilize the educational material provided on the website GDOrtho. com, or his office can be reached at 214-252-7039.

Confidence develops magnetism

By Steve A Klein

Steve@PDCchange.com I think you’ll agree that not having confidence in yourself is a recipe for failure.

But how do you develop the confidence to win and succeed?

Confidence begins by knowing what Steve A Klein you want and knowing how to get there.

There are only two questions that are left unanswered when one has confidence; and those are: how soon and when (which are actually both the same).

Have you ever seen anyone with a tremendous amount of confidence? Not only does it exude from their being, but it also attracts prospects and customers who want to do business with them.

And that’s the other added benefit. The drawing power or magnetism that helps you attract what you want. Our mind is a mental magnet and attracts to us that which we think about day-in and day-out. What’s on your mind, problems or solutions; success or failure?

Here are a few techniques to help develop your magnetism and in turn, your confidence: Pictures, pictures, pictures. You can’t get what you can’t see. You’ve heard the expression; “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Well how

about; “I’ll see it when I believe it.” The best way to develop this belief is to put pictures of those things you want in front of you.

The three percent solution. If you’re in a sales contest with 99 other salespeople, only three have the confidence and belief that they can truly win. Others say they will, but only three put up the effort and activity to make it happen. If you’re one of the three, you’re only competing with two others. The odds are in you favor! “Confidence is entering a sales contest and wondering who’s going to come in second!”

Your robot. Your subconscious mind is your robot. Since the day you were born, you’ve been programming your robot to do what you want. But have you been programming it positively or negatively? Whatever you’ve put into your mind as true, your robot now takes control and does whatever you’ve told it to do.

Talk to yourself. Regardless of your current mental state, your mind can be directed to move positively or negatively. If you allow negative outside information to seep in, your confidence and attitude suffer. On the other hand, when you tell your subconscious mind what you want to happen, your robot acts on this information and moves you in the direction of your wants and desires.

Mental magnets. Your mind is a mental magnet and attracts to it that which you focus on. If you were to hold a magnifying glass

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MULL IT OVER

ACKELS' ANGLE

Bet you won’t have a perfect bracket

Gonzaga zigzags into NCAA championship

By David Mullen

By Chris Ackels

Saturday’s Southeastern Conference semifinal men’s basketball game featured a mismatch. The 32-0 Kentucky Wildcats, the number one team in the country, played the 15-19 Auburn Tigers on a neutral site in Nashville, Tenn. So lopsided was the game that a few Las Vegas sports betting parlors favored the Wildcats by a whopping 24 1/2 points.

When Tigers’ freshman bench player Patrick Keim made a three pointer with :10.1 left in the game, the contest was over, Kentucky ran out the clock, and Auburn’s inevitable fate was sealed. But the fate of those who had bet on the game was still in play. Kentucky won 91 – 67. A 24-point victory for Kentucky meant heartbreak for those that had taken Kentucky and the points.

Welcome to the world of betting on NCAA basketball.

Nevada casinos estimate that more than $300 million will be legally bet on March Madness. That is more than was wagered on Super Bowl XLIX and is less than four percent of what will be bet in the U.S. through bookies, online services, bracket pools and amongst friends. The FBI estimates that more than $3 billion will be bet illegally on the NCAA basketball tournament. And according to the AP, an estimated $12 billion worldwide is expected to be wagered.

“The first four days of March Madness is like four days of Super Bowl,” David Pemberton, an executive at Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas, which runs the Rio Sports Book, said. “It really is madness. It’s like a small bachelor party. Four, five, six guys will sit together. A lot of our customers at Rio have been doing it for 20 years.

They’ll come in at 9 a.m. and bet the games, and then

March Madness is underway, which means it is bracket time in America.

This piece needs no introduction, other than to say that I have never won the office bracket pool in my life, despite (or because of?) the fact that I watch more college basketball than any of my coworkers.

Don’t put money on this. Here goes nothing.

MIDWEST Kentucky is the obvious favorite and really won’t be tested until at least the Elite Eight.

Look for a possible 12 over 5 upset here as five-seeded West Virginia holds a 2-7 record against Top 25 teams, and 12-seeded Buffalo is playing well lately coming off a conference championship.

The most intriguing first round game will be held Thursday in Pittsburgh, as No. 6 Butler takes on No. 11 Texas. There are two Texas teams, as many around here know, and Butler’s Roosevelt Jones might be better than any player on either of them.

A possible second round game between 2-seeded Kansas and 7-seeded Wichita State has the flyover states in a frenzy. The Shockers have been begging to play Kansas for years, and I would predict an upset in this game.

Sweet Sixteen: Kentucky, Maryland, Notre Dame, Wichita State My Winner: Kentucky WEST This region is no push-over. Wisconsin, Arizona and Baylor hold the top seeds, and even No. 8 seed Oregon and No. 13 seed Harvard could provide threats to bigger names hoping for a run. There’s a good chance this could be a region full of upsets.

Arkansas may be the weakest 5-seed in the tournament and hasn’t played tough competition outside of Kentucky in the weak SEC. Also keep an eye on 6-seed Xavier, who played very well in the Big East tournament and rides a hot wave into the Dance.

The most intriguing first round matchup goes to No. 7 VCU and No. 10 Ohio State.

VCU is led by Treveon Graham, who scores 16.3 points per game and leads the “havoc” defense. Ohio State on the other hand comes from a much stronger conference and will try to avenge a first round upset last year.

Sweet Sixteen: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Baylor, Arizona My Winner: Wisconsin

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Illegal wagering crushes the take of Vegas sportsbooks for NCAA hoops.

you have first half wagering and second half wagering and then they can’t wait for the game to be done so they can bet the next game in the bracket.”

“It’s non-stop,” Pemberton said. “We open at 7 a.m., and it will keep going until midnight.”

Casinos in Nevada anticipate making a profit of around $100 million on NCAA betting. With the University of Kentucky a prohibitive favorite, Nevada bettors are looking for options. “We set it up where you can bet the whole thing,” Pemberton said. “Of course, we have had that a year long.

You can bet individual brackets. With Kentucky such a favorite (even money), you really can’t make any money on them. But we will have people buy Kentucky tickets just to say they had them.”

There are a number of ways to enter a bracket legally through online sites like ESPN, FOX Sports and CBS Sports that do not require an entry fee but will payout to the top winners. And most legal and illegal bracket pools don’t require betting against point spreads.

In a study done by DePaul University and reported by website Phys.org, the odds of picking a perfect bracket looks like the deficit in my checkbook.

Mathematics professor Jeff Bergen said the odds of picking a perfect bracket in the

NCAA basketball tournament is less than one in 9.2 quintillion. In other words — or numbers — that is 1:9,223,372,036,854,775,808.

Give or take a billion.

“It would be easier to win the Mega Millions lottery two times in a row buying one ticket both times than it would be to get a perfect bracket,” Bergen said.

“It’s essentially impossible to guess a perfect bracket, but that’s no reason not to have fun with it. People still play to beat their friends or win their office pool.”

Now there is a caveat to those staggering numbers. Even though Sally in the steno pool, Randy the Rhino at the Zoo, the person that picks teams based on mascots or even your grandmother seems to do better in the bracket pool than you do, some NCAA basketball knowledge can be helpful.

“Suppose you know that a one seed has never lost to a 16 seed in the men’s tournament,” Bergen said, “that would help improve your odds. With additional knowledge of basketball and the history of the tournament, the odds of picking a perfect bracket would be approximately one in 128 billion.”

So, good luck on your quest for the perfect bracket.

But just In case, I suggest you may want to consider more of a sure thing. Go buy one Mega Millions ticket as back-up.

FITNESS ON THE TRAIL

Is midlife weight gain inevitable?

By Turner Cavender

muscle that’s needed to keep your metabolism humming through the years.

The third defense against midlife weight gain is stress management. Learning to deal Watching the scale go up a pound or two with stress in healthy ways when each year may not seem like a you’re young sets the pattern for big deal until you realize that’s 20 when you’re older and tempted pounds in as many years. They to make poor lifestyle choices. creep on slowly and go practiIt’s never too late. Less muscally unnoticed, but over the years cle mass and less activity as you they’re more and more noticeage may lead to weight gain, but able. By the time you’re 40, those it’s never too late to lose. Now is 20 extra pounds can seem like an the time to make up for lost years overwhelming amount to lose.

Whether you attribute it to Turner Cavender and lost muscle. Your go-to workout from the past may not do the changing hormones, a lagging mejob today. Fat cells get smarter tabolism, genetics or just normal and don’t want to die. So if you’re exercising aging, the struggle against midlife weight gain is real, and you’re not alone. For young readers, and not seeing the results you used to, it’s time is weight gain an inevitable part of your future? to change things up. Aim to get anywhere from a half hour to a full hour of moderate-intensity For older readers battling the bulge, what are exercise, most days of the week. Try new workthe best steps you can take to lose?

Why the extra pounds? Weight gain in your outs and increase the intensity for greater calorie burn. Be sure to include two to three days of 30s, 40s, and 50s is the result of a combination weight training and core strengthening exercises of factors. For women, it’s easy to blame those to compensate for lost muscle and fend off abpesky pounds on fluctuating hormones during menopause, but this is a common misconception. dominal weight gain.

It’s not just laziness at the gym, but laziHormones do play a role, but not as big as you ness in the kitchen that contributes to midlife may think. Two to five pounds may be the result of hormonal changes, but the rest are due to over- weight gain. As you age, your body requires fewer daily calories. Crash diets only mess with eating, a lack of exercise, stress and genetics. your metabolism, so it’s smarter to make small In particular, as women age they lose muschanges you can stick with. I suggest that you cle mass (hormones play a role in this decline).

Less muscle means fewer calories burned. Aging add more fruits and vegetables to your plate, eat fewer desserts, cut out sugary drinks, skip also leads many people to sit around more. I suggest that these two ingredients make a recipe the fried foods, eat more fish and make eating out a rare treat. Slow down, eat mindfully for weight gain, especially around the waist. and keep a food journal. You may not get those The challenge. There’s good news for washboard abs you had in your 20s, but you young readers. By making the right lifestyle can still turn heads in your 50s. choices today, midlife weight gain doesn’t have Make the most of menopause. to be a part of your future. It starts with a nuMenopause isn’t to blame for your struggle tritious, calorie-conscious diet that’s based on with weight. It is a good time, however, to take whole foods, fruits, vegetables, lean protein stock of your health and make the lifestyle and whole grains. No more processed junk changes necessary to ensure a healthy future. foods or super-size portions.

A second important component in the fight Turner Cavender is a certified and licensed against future gain is exercise. Making physical activity a regular part of your lifestyle now will set personal trainer and owner of Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp. "Remember, just a matter of doing you up for success later in life. Including weight training in your routine will build and strengthen it" #JAMODI. Turner@dallasfbbc.com

EAST The weakest region of the four, the East’s top seeds don’t provide a whole lot of confidence for picks. Villanova did survive a brutal conference schedule and has been playing particularly well as of lately, while Virginia played a decidedly tougher conference schedule but fell earlier than expected in the ACC tournament.

Oklahoma is the bracket’s worst 3-seed and would be the bracket’s worst 4-seed if they were put there. Albany is a gift first round opponent, and even then, might provide a game for the Sooners. I project 6-seeded Providence will unseat OU even if the Sooners survive the first round.

Intriguing potential second round matchup in the top of the bracket between Northern Iowa and Louisville. UNI was severely under-seeded and could be a dark horse Final Four candidate.

Look out for a hot Michigan State team at the bottom to possibly bust some brackets as well.

Sweet Sixteen: Villanova, Northern Iowa, Providence, Virginia My Winner: Virginia SOUTH The 1-2-3 of Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa State is probably the strongest of all the regions. That being said, the Blue Devils should waltz to the Elite Eight, as they won’t get competition in the second round and No. 4 Georgetown and No. 5 Utah are upset potential in the first round.

Watch for Stephen F. Austin to pull off another upset, and 13-seeded Eastern Washington has one of the best offenses in the country. The Eagles averaged better than 80 points per game as a team, led by Tyler Harvey’s 22.9 ppg.

SMU comes in at the 6-seed and shouldn’t have any problem with 11-seeded UCLA. The Bruins are lucky to even be in the tournament and likely can’t hang with Larry Brown’s crew.

The Ponies’ second round matchup against Iowa State will be tough though, as the Cyclones are playing some of the nation’s best basketball.

The old 7 vs. 10 games are always tricky, and the matchup between Iowa and Davidson is the trickiest. Davidson’s solid guard play takes on Iowa’s big men, and the result could be some interesting basketball. The winner earns a shot to take down Gonzaga, who has their best team ever this year but has been prone to tournament let downs.

Sweet Sixteen: Duke, Utah, Iowa St., Gonzaga My Winner: Gonzaga ­ Final Four: Wisconsin over Kentucky Gonzaga over Virginia Championship: Gonzaga over Wisconsin

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March 21

1515 Young St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-1400

Erik Jonsson Central Library – Join master storyteller Alfreda Rollins to explore some of First Lady Michelle Obama’s programs and ideas that have been implemented to improve the lives of children and families. Share with the group what you can do to positively impact your community, your school and your surroundings. “Get Up and Move” to Mrs. Obama’s exercises and plant some vegetable seeds to take home. 2 p.m. FREE!

March 21 – 22

2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3600

Meyerson Symphony Center – Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Gil Shahm Performs Bach. Gil Shaham solos in two Bach violin concertos, accompanied simply by strings and harpsichord. Bruckner's “Romantic” Symphony calls for much larger forces allowing the sounds of the winds and brass to fill the hall. Showtimes vary.

March 24

2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3600

Meyerson Symphony Center – Dallas Winds presents “Game On!” Maestro Jerry Junkin and the Winds are joined by Grammy-nominated film composer Austin Wintory in a musical performance guaranteed to hook band fans of all ages. It's a Dallas Winds concert on a whole-new angle – from boss-level musicianship to the digital delights of the action-packed visuals. Are you game? 8 p.m. $19-$49.

March 25

2001 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-242-5100

Nasher Sculpture Center - Warning! Warning! Our space has been invaded by sculptures! Learn how artists think about positive and negative space and how sculptures can affect the way we move through spaces. Then, design your own spacey creations in the studio. Ages 5–12.

March 26

2757 Swiss Ave. Dallas, 75204 469-547-9449

Dallas CASA - Volunteers are trained to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children living in protective care and to make recommendations that help judges decide where these children can live safely and permanently. Attend an information session to find out more about Dallas CASA and the process to become a volunteer advocate for abused children. To register or learn more, visit dallascasa.org. 6 to 7 p.m. FREE!

March 27

3821 University Blvd.

Dallas, 75205 214-526-7457

Highland Park Presbyterian Church – SMU presents “Meadows Community Series: Sopranos Anonymous.” Admitting that they cannot control their chronic high-note addictions, acute drama-queen compulsions and incurable obsession to steal the spotlight from others, a group of tightly wound sopranos gathers together in a meeting for the purpose of working towards recovery from their coloratura catastrophes, fioratura follies and countless diva difficulties. 11 a.m. FREE!

March 31

5321 E. Mockingbird Lane Dallas, 75206 214-841-4713

Angelika Film Center – The Video Association of Dallas presents the 14th Annual 24 Hour Video Race. Teams of filmmakers compete to write, shoot, edit and score a short film within 24 hours. All completed films will be screened March 31 and April 1 to compete for various awards. Admission to screenings is $6 for adults and $4 for students.

Fri 3/20

Picture of the Week ‘La bohème’ runs through March 29 at Winspear Opera House, with a simulcast at AT&T Stadium on March 21.

Send us a photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!

Photo by Karen Almond

1st day of Spring Fred “Mr.” Rogers, b. 1928 William Hurt, b. 1950 Spike Lee, b. 1957 Holly Hunter, b. 1958 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” 1st published.

Sat 3/21

Johann S. Bach, b. 1685 Benito Juarez, b. 1806 Rosie O’Donnell, b. 1962 Matthew Broderick, b. 1962 1859 – Zoological Society of Philadelphia – 1st in U.S. – was incorporated.

Sun 3/22

William Shatner, b. 1931 Andrew Lloyd Webber, b. 1948 Bob Costas, b. 1952 Reese Witherspoon, b.

1976 1934 – 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, GA.

Mon 3/23

Joan Crawford, b. 1905 Akira Kurosawa, b. 1910 Chaka Khan, b.

1953 Amanda Plummer, b. 1957 Jason Kidd, b. 1973 1775 – Patrick Henry declared, “…give me liberty or give me death!”

Tue 3/24

Harry Houdini, b. 1874 Steve McQueen, b. 1930 Bob Mackie, b. 1940 Star Jones, b. 1962 Keisha CastleHughes, b. 1990 1898 – 1st automobile sold.

1958 – Elvis Presley entered the U.S. Army.

Wed 3/25

Gloria Steinem, b. 1934 Aretha Franklin, b. 1942 Elton John, b. 1947 Sarah Jessica Parker, b. 1965 Danica Patrick, b. 1982 1954 – RCA began producing color TV sets – 1st sold for $1,000.

Thu 3/26

Robert Frost, b. 1874 Sandra Day O’Connor, b. 1930 Leonard Nimoy, b. 1931 Nancy Pelosi, b. 1940 Diana Ross, b. 1944 Keira Knightley, b. 1985 1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announced vaccine to prevent polio

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Donors and volunteers

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CALLIER CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Helping those with speech, language and hearing disorders for 50 years

By Sally Blanton

sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.

QW hat is your mission or highest

purpose??

For half a century, the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at University of Texas at Dallas has been dedicated to helping those with speech, language and hearing disorders connect with the world.

Our mission is to transform the lives of those with communication disorders by providing outstanding, leading-edge clinical services.

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48,000 clinical services, including evaluation and treatment to approximately 4,000 children and adults annually.

QW hat percentage dollar amount actually reaches those in need?

Programs and services account for 85 percent of Callier’s budget. Every dollar of every gift that we receive is spent as designated by the donor to further the center’s treatment, training and research mission.

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held on April 30 at noon at Brook Hollow Golf Club. Mike McCullough will be honored, Rhoni Golden will speak, Tiffany Divis will chair, and Marilyn Augur is the Honorary Chair. For ticket info call 214-905-3025.

QW hat is your facility like?

e have two locations with a family AW

centered environment where quality care is provided. Callier is expanding with a new 50,000 square-foot clinical service and training facility, which will open on the UT Dallas campus in 2016. In addition, the new 7,000 square-foot Callier Autism Center will open this summer.

QW hat sort of volunteer jobs are available?

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who assist with clinical and research programs. In addition, the Foundation for the Callier Center, a separate 501(c) (3), serves as an advisory and fundraising board made up of 24 volunteers and trustees.

Q T ell us the name of a volunteer who always goes beyond the call of duty?

A M r. Bennett Cullum, president of the

Foundation for the Callier Center, has a long history of supporting the Callier Center and is a vocal advocate of our mission and activities.

QW hat are your critical needs now, besides Q W hat do you think is the most important money donations?

A C allier offers unique summer camps that

provide intensive intervention and fun activities for children with autism, children with cochlear implants, children with language disorders and children with articulation and resonance errors due to craniofacial abnormalities. All of our summer camps are in need of art materials and supplies.

QW hat upcoming

fundraisers are on the calendar?

The fourth annual Callier Cares Luncheon will be

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thing you do for the community?

hen people can’t communicate ­— AW

whether it is because they can’t hear or can’t speak — they can feel isolated, trapped, alone, confused and frustrated.

When one person in a family has a communication disorder, the whole family has a communication disorder. The most important thing that Callier can do for Dallas and North Texas is to provide outstanding clinical care to help our patients communicate successfully.

Dr. Thomas F. Campbell, executive director, answered these questions.

Fast forward to 2013, and meet Teddy Davey, new owner of the Balcony Club.

“It is absolutely vital that this kind of intimate music lounge survive and thrive in our city and in particular the Balcony Club,” Davey said, “with its rich history and deep rooted, personal connection with the community.”

Davey has an interesting background, with no trace of preparation for a club owner, although he seems to have embraced the learning curve fast. He earned a BFA in acting and performance from The University of Texas in Austin. He was a headliner on cruise ships and in Las Vegas at a number of showrooms. In 2007 he was awarded “Entertainer of the Year” by the Entertainment Consumers’ Exchange in Las Vegas.

The entrepreneur has worked in Dallas theater as an actor, writer, singer and teacher. His local credits include Theatre Three, Dallas Theater Center and the Dallas Shakespeare Festival. He has received awards including the Rabin for the lead in, “The Three Cuckolds” at Addison Center Theater. He’s a company member of Undermain Theater and also performs at the Balcony Club and at Table 13 in Addison. His wife Lorena is a local performer, who recently completed her second run in Echo Theater’s production of “Her Song” at the Bath House Cultural Center.

She’s a social media specialist, who is promoting the Club. The couple lives in Lakewood.

“Many accolades have come our way over the years, everything from ‘best jazz club’ to ‘best place to take a date to ‘best ambience,’”

The Balcony Club offers live music seven nights a week and happy

hour. Some of the area’s most popular artists are regulars.

Davey added. “Esquire Magazine named the club one of 'America's Top 100 bars.'

Couples have met here, married here, come back years later for their anniversaries and brought their kids here.”

Although food isn’t served, a number of area restaurants will deliver to the Club. The Balcony Club offers music by some of the area’s most popular artists.

White Rock’s legendary Kenny Daniel Band plays on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Dallas’ sweetheart, Liz Mikel performs the Entertainers Showcase regularly.

Other vocalists and bands performing jazz, classic rock, soul, funk and R&B are featured seven nights a week, including happy hours. More of them are Alex Rivera Quintet; Shifters; Jonathan Fisher Trio and Filter Kings. John Adams and William Foley’s Elite Jazz Jam; Miss Marcy and her Texas Sugardaddy also perform, as does East Dallas’ Cheap, Fast and Easy, who perform ’70s rock and folk every Friday’s happy hour from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Their bandleader Ric Phiffer passed away last month.

Events include the GB Jazz Workshop and Jam; Balcony’s Blues jam hosted

by Lance Lopez and John Adams and William Foley’s

Elite Jazz Jam. According to Davey, “We host a Jazz Master Series featuring the finest jazz players in our city including Jason Bucklin, Mike Drake, Dave Zoller, Myles Tate III, Mahogony, Caleb McCampbell, Todd Parsnow and Keith Anderson.”

We asked the owner what he’s doing to dispel the periodic myths about the Club closing. “The Club is part of a quickly changing Lakewood landscape,” Davey said. “We hear all kinds of stories from all kinds of sources. We will all continue to hear these things.”

“We are working hard to get the good news out that we’re alive and thriving,” Lorena Davey said. “Patrons’ word of mouth is our best ally,” she explained.

Davey said, “We are working with student groups to share their music with us so we can encourage and celebrate the next generation of performers.” He concluded by saying that Balcony Club’s lease expires in January, 2016. “We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with our landlords as long as possible.”

For information and performance schedules, visit BalconyClub.com and connect with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1. Huge blossom 6. Sell hot tickets 11. Candy base 16. Inferior in quality 21. UFO pilot

22. PC message 23. Cease-fire 24. Castle that danced 25. Dunkable treat 26. Fictional bell town

27. PC chip maker 28. Come clean 29. U2 producer 30. Monsieur, in Bonn 32. Perimeters 34. Work the soil

36. Snaky fish 37. Alley game 39. Greedy king of myth 40. Packing crate 41. WWW addresses

42. Yore, of yore 43. Sheep shelters 44. Convenes 46. Based on eight 49. Ice-fishing tool 50. "Omigosh!"

51. Does a double-take 55. Bird beaks 56. Stamp holder 57. Hull sealants 58. Shiny wrapping 59. Cotton gin name 60. Aquarium scavenger 61. Lose hair 62. Cousin's mother 63. I-70 64. Teutonic 66. Say in fun 67. Fender nick 68. Kind of hunter 69. Tummy 70. Yield, as territory 71. Seed containers 72. New days 73. Crafty one 74. Samba kin (2 wds.)

76. Isaac Newton's title 77. Israeli port 80. Cease 81. Swimming — 82. Band instrument 86. Florence's river 87. Parking lot sign 88. Seine tributary 89. Some are friendly 90. Drink with scones 91. Roof problem 92. Pharaoh's amulet 93. Ham and sausage 94. 551, to Ovid 95. With delight 97. Bedroom slipper 98. Keeps away from 99. Intuit

PAGE 5 100. Of the stars 101. Godiva's title 102. Neglects 103. Animal fats 104. Paper-folding art 106. Archaeology finds 107. Wrecker's job 108. Pet-shop cuties 111. Quick letter 112. Fluctuates (hyph.)

113. Harm 117. Bracket type 118. "Have — — news for you!"

119. Goethe masterpiece 120. King of gorillas 121. Apply makeup 122. Bucks 124. Jet-setters' need 126. Fossil rock 128. Ammonia compound 130. Dry run 131. Cause of food poisoning (2 wds.)

132. Comforter stuffing 133. Ultra-lite (hyph.)

134. Erik the composer 135. Concrete reinforcer 136. Oui and ja 137. Medieval tale DOWN 1. Officer in training 2. Companionless 3. Curtain material 4. Modern, in Munich 5. Busy place 6. Grills a steak 7. Naval rank below Capt.

8. Battery size

ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

@naimajeannette

I love the smell of a clean house.

Imagine your clean house after a few hours of spring cleaning, do you smell the strong nose clearing sting of bleach or a light “fragrance” from an air freshener?

Most people associate clean with artificial chemicals. But those chemicals could be harming you and the environment.

A recent study published in the Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health scientific journal found that common consumer products, such as air fresheners and cleaning supplies, emit a range of compounds that could harm human health and air quality. The problem is most of these ingredients are not disclosed to the public and are hidden under terms such as “perfume” and “fragrance.” The study found 156 different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from 37 products tested, with an average of 15 VOCs per product. The study looked at store-bought products marketed as green, all natural, organic and non-toxic and found that emissions of carcinogenic (cancer causing) hazardous air pollutants from “green” fragranced products were not significantly different from regular fragranced products.

The products on store shelves are not required to list all ingredients or any ingredients in a chemical mixture called “fragrance.” These chemicals can be harmful to our human health, but they are also harmful to the environment. Residual product is evaporated into the air, exposing ourselves to air pollution in our indoor environments. Chemicals are also washed down the drain into water supplies, which has been shown to affect wildlife

downstream. For example from the EPA, “alkylphenol ethoxylates,” a common surfactant ingredient in cleaners, have been shown in laboratory studies to function as an “endocrine disrupter,” causing adverse reproductive effects of the types seen in wildlife exposed to polluted waters.”

Your house can still remain clean without the harmful chemicals to your family and the environment. With a simple recipe, you can make your own cleaning supplies to keep your home shining.

The other positive to making your own cleaning supplies is it’s much cheaper. For a few bucks to get started, you will have enough supplies to last you a few months.

Photo by Naima Montacer

Natural supplies make a house spic and span.

Here is a simple recipe for an all purpose cleaning supply to use in your kitchen, bathroom and everywhere. I rarely mix the same batch twice and have experimented with more and less ingredients than listed. Save an old bottle or use a bowl to mix the following: • One spoonful of Baking Soda.

Useful for cleaning dirt and grime.

• One spoonful of Borax. Borax is a natural mineral that can be bought in

the detergent aisle of most stores.

• 1/2 cup white vinegar. Vinegar is an acid with antimicrobial properties.

Lemon juice can be used as well.

• Five drops of tea tree oil. Tea tree oil has been found to be active against many bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

• Three-five drops of peppermint oil. Essential oils can be found at most health food stores. Be careful to buy a reputable brand to ensure the oil inside the bottle is what it’s supposed to be.

Fill up the rest of your bottle with warm water and shake.

These are the staples for a clean house.

Many recipes will also include hydrogen peroxide or an all natural soap such as Dr. Bronners brand, but it’s not necessary. Figure out what works best for you but keep the staples in. You can always keep some of the harsh cleaners such as bleach around in case you have a major worry. Bleach is the best disinfectant but also comes with severe risks. For everyday cleaning, the all natural ingredients can get the job done, use bleach as a last resort.

To use less resources while cleaning, drop the paper towels. Instead of using paper towels use old rags or T-shirts to do your cleaning. Rags can be used over and over and if they have some of the essential oils from cleaning on them, they act as a natural dryer sheet to reduce static electricity in your clothes.

Refresh your spring cleaning with some healthier supplies. Your body and the environment will benefit. It just takes a little retraining to your nose to associate a new smell with clean.

Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more at her website EnviroAdventures.com.

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK

By Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to see most individuals dealing with new arrivals in their lives of one kind or another — arrivals that will require immediate and ongoing attention. It matters not exactly what this new element in a person's life may be; what is important is that it is likely to bring change — perhaps subtle and hardly noticeable, perhaps overt and widely recognized.

This can, in many cases, actually redefine one's situation in such a way that he may consider himself a very different person as a result.

Suffice it to say that the old ways aren't likely to apply after this week — literally or figuratively, practically or ideologically.

Indeed, this one fact — that what worked last week will not work next week — is the key for everyone. It can prove a driving force that leads each individual to accept responsibility for things in a new way, to take charge in no uncertain terms, and effectively to get back on top — whether the catalytic event is positive or negative.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) What you had planned to do next week will very likely have to be moved up, requiring you to pick up the pace of your preparations.

(April 5-April 19) – Others admire how you can remain seemingly aloof when things get difficult, but in fact, you know you are in over

your head.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5 Being grateful is the key to almost everything. You will want to express your gratitude in ways that no one can misinterpret. (May 6-May 20) – A rendezvous with an old friend allows you to do more than catch up; a business proposition is made that can yield almost immediate results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) Keep quiet when asked to keep quiet, and speak up when asked to speak up. Such behavior can do much more for you than expected.

(June 7-June 20) – Those who have gotten in your way in the past are likely to yield to you now — perhaps for a hidden reason.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You'll want to take care that you're not relinquishing responsibility for something that is actually quite important to you. (July 8-July 22) – Someone far from home will very likely exert a strong influence on you throughout the week -- with mostly expected results.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may be used to summing things up quickly and neatly for yourself, but not everything can be

74. Lion's share 75. Snack 76. Gives the pink slip 77. Yoga type 78. Fields of study 79. Out of place 80. Dock 82. Silo companions 83. Waiter's request 84. Fixed a squeak 85. Hits dead-center 87. Logger's job 88. Just 89. Matches 91. Truth stretcher 92. Import vehicle 93. Donahue et al 96. Major-leaguers 97. Lansbury role 98. Malt alternative 99. Babe in the woods?

101. Trellis 102. Long journey 103. Accommodations 105. Review (2 wds.)

106. Debt memo 107. Light brown 108. Gnats, to us 109. Very very 110. Braid 112. Arafat (var.)

113. Transvaal trekkers 114. DeMille movies 115. Egypt's Anwar — 116. Stone monument 118. Wight or Capri 119. "Deck the Hall" syllables 120. Bauhaus member 123. Moo goo — pan 125. Show distress 127. Circulars 129. Cohort of Curly

OFF THE MARK

Clean house of artificial cleaning products

By Naima Montacer

9. Kind of veto (hyph.)

10. Dawdler 11. Messy places 12. Vases with feet 13. Clean a fish 14. Synthetic fiber 15. Chutney, e.g.

16. Nursery rhyme girl 17. Suffix for "forfeit" 18. Defiant reply 19. Pay homage 20. Raises one's voice 31. Wind up 33. Neon or nitrogen 35. Looking like a rake?

38. Potpie veggies 39. Ski slope bump 40. Puts the lid on 41. Letters on an F-16 43. Block-shaped 44. Surround 45. Budget item 46. Large Russian lake 47. "People" person 48. 'Vette rival (hyph.)

49. Delon of cinema 50. Type of lock 52. Kitchen tool 53. Son of Uranus 54. Goes downhill 56. Take by force 57. "Scram!" (3 wds.)

58. Winery casks 60. Mead subject 61. Hunks' assets 62. Non-soap opera 65. Diva Anna — 66. Witty remark 67. Symbol of peace 68. Cayuse 70. Spring 71. Fishing gear 72. Drizzles

reduced to a clever saying. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You may want to wait for a certain volatile situation to subside before putting a plan into motion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) Many things are going to spark memories for you. Ultimately, you may want to revisit a key moment from your past. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – Things may not be as you remembered them, but you can still enjoy a nostalgic trip to your old stomping grounds.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may want to go back over your current plans very carefully before putting them into motion.

Obstacles might surprise you. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You may feel as though your energy and enthusiasm are at an all-time low, but you're actually just getting ready.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) It's been a long time since a certain someone reached out to you.

What's keeping you from reaching out yourself? It's a complicated question. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – The reaction you get from others may not meet your expectations, and it could compel you to make unanticipated changes.

Copyright 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) Minor changes reap major benefits.

Don't be afraid of tinkering when such adjustments surely serve you well. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – Others are interested in what you are doing — more so, perhaps, than you are yourself!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You and a friend or partner may be separated, but every effort will be made to bring you back together by week's end. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – There's no reason to think that the rift that has developed between you and another must be permanent; a solution is at hand.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) Once the momentum builds, you'll find that it's merely a matter of staying the course to finish what you've started. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – A rival may be ready to bury the hatchet, but he or she is waiting for you to say something that is long overdue.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) The most basic resources will prove the most valuable. You cannot afford to be wasteful or inefficient.

(March 6-March 20) – You can almost certainly satisfy another's high expectations — and they are very high!

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contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

● The numbers within the heavily 3-22-15

outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

with the number in the top-left corner.

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By Candy Evans

half baths with more than 5,900 square feet on a whopping 4.2 acres Why I love for $3.4 million!

This home is located at 6831 Fisher Road, Dallas and is listed for $3.4 million.

Dallas real estate: A When we outdoor kitchen, cabana, Hill Country equesfirst wrote about koi pond, a three-car attrian estate right this home at 6831 tached garage plus an adnear White Rock Fisher Road awhile ditional two-car detached Lake with a $1.5 back, it was priced garage, multiple covered million reduction! at $4.9 million. patios, a water reclamation Ever since I That’s a $1.5 milsystem to irrigate the passaw this home on lion reduction! The tures and so much more. the market back in Candace Evans home is marketed So very much more.

2012, I have been

by Judy Garrett Plus, everything is in love. This has and Rob Elmore of done to the most luxurious become one of those pie-in-the-sky Dave Perry-Miller and standards, with high-end “if I won the lottery” homes. Or “if I Associates. granite and stone covermarry rich” someday. It’s a house that Besides the wide ing the counters and walls has so much going for it in a fantastic open spaces and barn will make any oenophile weak in the of the kitchen and bathrooms, cuslocation and at a fabulous price, too. ­— yes, I said barn — this home, knees. Seriously, the floor is made tom cabinetry everywhere, a hardLet’s be honest: this home has which was recently remodeled, feels out of wine corks! wearing standing-seam metal roof, such outstanding value considering like an estate in the wine country.

You get four living areas, two great floor-to-ceiling windows and that you get a beautiful, luxurious There’s a very classy chicken coop on dining areas, three fireplaces, stables Hill Country contemporary home the property, and there’s a walk-in for six horses, a tack building, fenced commercial grade appliances. This is a house for an animal lover, someone with five bedrooms, four full and two climate-controlled bottle closet that pastures, a heated and cooled pool,

Candace@CandysDirt.com

Photos courtesy of Dave Perry-Miller

who wants to feel like they’re away from it all while still having an intown address.

Not to mention that this home is fantastically close to White Rock Lake, though it feels like you’re in the Napa Valley. Seriously, where else would you get these close-in clusters of rolling acreage right inside the LBJ Loop? Nowhere! Dallas real estate is the best, and this home is a prime example of why!

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WAGGING THE TRAIL

Keeping dogs happy requires places to frolic

By Susan Strough

Dog Park at Mockingbird Point’s renovation is estimated to cost between $1 million and $1.5 million. Residents of the city wait anxDallas is stepping it up when iously for the amazing renovations it comes to dog friendliness. Dog is to be trampled by their four-legged the new kid for many people, and children when the park reopens much like people’s attachment to mid-2015. their kids they feel the same about Restaurateurs such as Jim and their dogs. The more places they Cindy Hughes of famed Bread can take their dog the happier the Winners and the new Henry’s owner and the happier the dog.

Majestic know the importance of Dallas offers dog parks, dog friendletting dogs cast their shadows on ly patios, dog friendly hotels and Susan Strough the patios of their restaurants. I’ve dog friendly residential and combeen using Bread Winners for quite mercial buildings all doing what some time as a place to take my they can to please their patrons and attract students so they can flex their newly trained new money. obedience muscles as they sit down and stay Dog parks like the one at White Rock through my dessert. I look forward to doing Lake are building new and better attractions the same at Henry’s Majestic this spring. to please our dog loving city. The White Rock The hotels that allow my pooch are the

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ones who win my business wind through a 700-foot priallowed but encouraged to when I travel. The W is pervate dog walk, and a park that bring his dog to work. At his haps one of the dog friendhas two off-leash play areas office you’ll find a fenced area liest hotels in the city with and a bone-shaped splash where the dogs can take a their concierge service and lagoon created exclusively for recess or potty break, treats at dog treats. The W has created dogs. ilume Park® also offers a the receptionist desk and an P.A.W. (pets are welcome) for professional dog wash/groom all-access pass for the poochtheir guests. Doggie visitors studio and an exclusive dog es. No conference room is are greeted with a toy, treat, lounge. ilume Park® may be off limits to these fur babies. hotel tags and poop bags. the most canine accommoBeing able to bring his Beagle, When they get to their room dating residential building Isabella, to work makes they find a pet bed, water and I’ve seen in Dallas.

Grant a happy employee as food bowls and mat, he doesn't have to worry as well as, a turnabout drop offs and pickdown treat and a petups at day care or the fees in-room door sign. In attached. With his dog at addition to all this, work, he is comfortable they provide the pet that he is in charge of her parent with resources health and safety. for specialty pet Dallas may have a stores, and concierge ways to go to rival some can arrange for sercities such as Austin, San vices such as groomDiego and Portland for ing and walking. dog friendliness, but we Residential are catching up quickly. I buildings have had hope to see more concesto acquiesce over the sions made for dogs in our years as more of our great city as time goes on child free residents because nothing makes a Walter receives socialization on the patio resident or visitor enjoy don’t want to live of Henry's Majestic. without a dog. With their time in a city more residential buildings like ilume Park® they don’t have to consider the alternative. ilume Park® rises above the rest by offering canine-friendly perks such as enclosed walking trails that

Commercial buildings are following the lead of residential buildings. Grant Guidry, an employee at Dallas digital marketing agency MEplusYOU, is not only

than having their beloved dog with them as much as possible.

Susan Strough is an owner at RAW by Canines First and a dog trainer.

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LOOK INSIDE THE RESTAURANT

Cozy Café Istanbul is no turkey

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK

By Dotty Griffith

boregi, rods of flaky phyllo encasing lightly salty feta cheese, provide yet another dottykgriffith@gmail.com contrast in texture and tastes.

This recommendation Lamb is the main ingredients in relies on the philosophy, a number of entrees. Without doubt, “Life is short. Eat dessert braised lamb shank is the most dramatic. first.” Crimson-colored Served on the bone, and artfully arranged pears poached in spiced red with a mound of mashed potatoes, a slab wine topped with a snow of grilled eggplant and stewed tomato, cap of vanilla ice cream and this beautifully tender, showstopper dish chopped walnuts is a dream satisfies both palate and the eye. dessert at what may seem While lamb is the most frequently a surprising venue, unoffered protein, there are several others less you’ve been there: Café from which to choose, including chicken, Istanbul serving Turkish beef and fish. Chicken breast stuffed with cuisine. Sure the chopped rice, raisins and pistachios served on a walnut garnish is a great tie bed of sautéed spinach with a crown of to the namesake country shoestring potatoes on top sounds parthat bridges east and west. ticularly appealing. Of course, there’s no The use of cinnamon and better cuisine for vegetarian options than clove in the poaching liquid those from the Mediterranean and Middle add so much to this lovely East with dishes like babaganus, roasted way with pears.

Photos courtesy of Café Istanbul eggplant dip, and hummus, mashed garLocated in Inwood banzos, tahini, garlic, yogurt and olive oil.

Braised Lamb Shank.

Village, Café Istanbul beckThe beautiful carpet ons you to drop in for a of flatbread gets a secmini stay-cation, a short dining get-away ond act as the base for in terms of cuisine and atmosphere. On a Turkish pizza, lahmarecent mild, sunny weekday evening, the cun. The very thin crust shaded patio was already well-occupied at may be topped with 6 p.m. Inside the dining room was quiet beef, lamb, vegetables, with Turkish music playing in the backcheese or a combination. ground. Conversation, inside or out, was A sincere and atdefinitely on the menu unlike at so many tentive staff make sure Dotty Griffith restaurants where decibels are higher than you have what you want the price of a craft cocktail. All the better when you want it. While familiar dish. The apfor sipping one of the Turkish wines and the entrees are lovely, the petizer sauce acili is a sharing a meze tabagi (appetizer platter). menu and atmosphere spicy blend of tomaStuffed Chicken Breast.

Light bodied but with intense spices and at Café Istanbul are ideal toes, onions, parsley, red fruits, Yakut Red was a lovely accomfor sharing food, wine garlic and dried mint, paniment to the food. and words. Buy a bottle with a taste and texture somewhere beSeveral offerings from the appetizer (half price Monday - Wednesday), share tween salsa and chutney. Goes great with side of the menu stood out. Café Istanbul appetizers, maybe a pizza and enjoy the the flying carpet of fresh, hot lavash (flatdolma are as complex and layered in conversation. bread). So does cacik, a dip of plain yoflavors as any I’ve experienced. Too often gurt with cucumber, garlic and dill. dolma taste like plain rice bales wrapped CAFÉ ISTANBUL Dipping icli kofte, Turkish meatballs, in bland grape leaves. Here the addition Inwood Village, 5450 W. Lovers Lane into the cool yogurt dish also provides of pine nuts, black currants, onion and Sun-Thurs, 11a.m.-11 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-12 a.m. great contrast in texture and temperature carefully balanced spices in the rice fill214-902-0919 as the meatballs are coated with a cracked ing gives distinguished character to this cafe-istanbul.net wheat batter and deep-fried. Sigara

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for more than 25 years including stints with the Greater Dallas Hispanic chamber of and Prince Rainier of Monaco Commerce, Boys & Girls Club are among his collection. With of Richardson, SMU, Press all of those memories, one Club of Dallas, 500, Inc. and would think it would be diffithe Uptown Rotary Club. cult to choose a favorite.

He has every Dr. Seuss “This is my pride and book — hard-back and cloth joy,” Martinez said. “I hosted bound — from Random Stanley Marcus at the only House. “You cannot get those book signing he had outside anymore,” Martinez said.

Stanley Marcus signing his book with Raymond Nasher, of Neiman Marcus. Not only Family pictures and memenMartinez and Lee Cullum in 1995. that, this store was north of tos — like his mother’s high I-635 so I had several things school diploma from Crozier going against me.” In addition to Martinez and Marcus, Ray Tech on Pearl Street where W.T. White was principal — are Nasher and Lee Cullum are in the photograph. kept on file and create fond memories.

A graduate of SMU with a degree in public relations, “I appreciate the better things,” Martinez said. “I like history. I Martinez has held a number of civic and philanthropic positions am a student of history. And without a past, you don’t have a future.”

Roasted Cabbage Wedges with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette Roasting brings out the sweet nuttiness of the cabbage. It’s a perfect side for roast BBQ pork or brisket.

Juice of 2 lemons 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard 1 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing on cabbage 1 cup crumbled blue cheese 1 head green cabbage 1 cup toasted walnuts Salt and pepper Heat the oven to 450F. Heat an ovenproof pan on medium-high.

Whisk together the lemon juice and mustard, then gradually whisk in the oil. Stir in the blue cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage and cut the head into 6 wedges, leaving the core intact. Brush the cut sides with oil and season with salt and pepper.

Place the cabbage in the pan cut side down.

Sear for 5 minutes or until brown. Turn carefully, and brown for 3 minutes more. Transfer to the oven and bake until tender, about 5 minutes.

To serve, spoon the vinaigrette over each wedge and sprinkle with walnuts.

Recipe by Sara Newberry

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PARK CITIES

Businessman has skins in the game

By David Mullen

MARCH 20 - 26, 2015

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line — which features an Anti-Aging Eye Cream, Cellular Renewal Complete Moisturizer, University Uplifting Park resident Activating Mist and businessman and Anti-Aging Nathan Halsey Facial Cleanser — has broken down sells for between normal barri$95 and $295. ers and entered a While relativemulti-billion dolly new to the marlar category with ket place and even a line of luxury at a high-end price cosmetic products point, the products targeting affluent already have believconsumers. ers. “I have been Halsey, with using bellatorra a finance degree from Texas A&M Photos courtesy of Bellatorra Skin Care products for the last month now, and a background Recently released bellatorra can be found at Barney's. and I am officially as a strategy this several years obsessed!” Lisa McLaren of consultant, deago. I got an R&D Dallas said. “The lifting and cided to branch lab here in Dallas, firming mist is an absolute out into the and we started play- must, and I love how light the over-the-couning around with moisturizer is!” ter health and the idea of creating Marketing has primarily beauty market. “I another delivery come from public relations, started a supplesystem and took a social media and word-ofments company,” paradigm shift in mouth. Product features Halsey said, “and Nathan Halsey the way people aphave appeared in glamour our niche was proach it. magazines, and bellatorra we developed “Ultimately, we got in has signed an exclusive resupplements in the U.S. that touch with a scientist group tail agreement with Barney’s. we sold and distributed in in Sweden that had developed Their primary source of sales Asia, mainly in China and this nanotechnology,” Halsey has been through their webSoutheast Asia. Through our said. “Basically think about site at bellatorra.com.

R&D labs with those prodthis nanosphere that can “We have three more ucts, we got into delivery penetrate seven to nine layers products coming out of R&D systems.” We are not talking of skin and then add a time this summer,” Halsey said.

FedEx or UPS here. release component to it. And “We are introducing an exfo“If you think about a lot liating mask, a thicker moisof vitamins and supplements, then we brought that back with the best active ingrediturizer, and a serum that will you take them orally, and be our signature item when it they pass through your diges- ents and turned them into what we call ‘bellaspheres.’” comes out in June. tive system. Depending on “As a start-up, we built your age, the digestive system Bellatorra Skin Care products were born. up a customer base first,” can dilute a lot of the benHalsey developed the Halsey said. “Then our chalefits from the supplements.

“Torra 48 Advanced Delivery lenge was whether we are So we started doing patches System,” which is patent going to differentiate ourand topical applications that selves enough to get a retailer bypass the digestive tract and pending technology where key ingredients are released attracted to our products.” we got a lot better results out Barney’s buying department of the products.” Halsey saw a slowly into the skin over a 48 natural progression into topi- hour time period. This allows tested bellatorra before allowfor greater and more efficient ing additional shelf space in cal creams and sprays. skin penetration and concenthe crowded skin care area.

“That evolved into skin tration where needed and for After two weeks, they aucare with a different apa longer time. thorized the product line. So proach,” Halsey said. “You The price of beauty and far, success is only skin deep, hear companies saying we technology does not come but the future appears to be have this active ingredient cheap. The bellatorra product smooth as silk. and this active ingredient,

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Rising to great causes on Easter

Photo courtesy of Presbyterian Village North

June Cornell, Ann Foster and Jo Ann Angiel make “no sew” Easter-themed wreaths.

Wednesday, residents of Presbyterian Village North made “no sew” Easter-themed wreaths for fellow residents in the healthcare area that need some cheer. They have already donated 500 stuffed eggs to the Dallas

Wednesday, March 25

Fire Department Auxiliary for firefighters’ families, and next week will stuff another 500 eggs for Easter egg hunts at New Mount Zion Church and children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters. — Lauren Witt

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MOVIE TRAILER

Neeson seems taken again by violent role in ‘Run All Night’

By Chic DiCiccio @Chiccywood

The idea of watching Liam Neeson and Ed Harris square off as Irish mobsters on the streets of New York sounds great. Seeing these two grizzled, weathered actors trying to out-thug each other should turn out to be a swell movie.

But because of extremely lazy and sloppy storytelling, it’s pretty easy to see where “Run All Night” is heading about 10 minutes into the movie. The gangster movie clichés are lurking around every corner, waiting to pounce your ears with clunky dialogue and foreshadowing that is as subtle as a jackhammer.

Neeson’s Jimmy Conlon is a fallen-down drunk (again, Liam?) who was once a highly respected hit man for Ed Harris’ super rich mob boss, Shawn Maguire. Now, Jimmy is left to pass out on bar benches while his mates bust his chops for sleep-induced flatulence. The only use that Jimmy seems to have is to be intentionally embarrassed by Shawn’s son, Danny (Boyd Holbrook), who asks him to dress up as Santa for a ritzy Christmas party.

The marketing for “Run All Night” doesn’t hide the fact that via remarkable acts of coincidence, Jimmy ends up putting Danny six feet

underground. This all long Neeson can keep it involves Albanian crimiup as an action star, but nals, drug deals gone there may be much more wrong and Jimmy’s estime on said clock than tranged limo driver son, once believed.

Mike (Joel Kinnaman).

Oddly enough, for While the action a movie being sold as scenes make “Run All a nonstop action flick, Night” work, almost “Run All Night” works every single word said best during the calm of in between is painful. the storm. Neeson and Jimmy and Shawn talk Kinnaman play off of about “being together each other with ease, and until the end” repeatedly, they make the intolerable essentially telling every Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures dialogue almost tolerable. audience member what There is only one scene Ed Harris and Liam Neeson are not together enough in "Run All Night." is going to happen with with Vincent D’Onofrio’s and in your face fist fight in a which adds to the realism of these two. It also hurts homicide detective and tiny subway restroom is equal “Run All Night.” that once Jimmy gets to Mike, Neeson’s Jimmy, and it is parts jarring, bloody and Harris’ appearance his constant reminders that the best writing in the entire gross. amounts to cameo stahe doesn’t want his son to end But the finest sequence tus, as he appears in four up like him become tedious, SOLUTION TO THIS in the entire movie involves or five scenes at most. thus losing the meaning. another hit man, Price Harris and Neeson are Brad Ingelsby’s script (Common), chasing Jimmy fantastic during a conwants you to connect with and Mike up and down an frontational conversation the relationships that all these apartment building in the at a restaurant, while on characters have and the real projects.

This happens as the other end of the speccomplexity of the situation. police are surrounding the trum, another scene with Every single time that Jimmy building and an apartment a talk about their past is stops Mike from doing someactually catches on fire, while convoluted and forced. thing he’ll regret, he spells Jimmy, Mike and Price danHarris is a pro, rarely out exactly why he’s doing gle and jump from balcony to phoning in a role, which it. At some point, enough is balcony. he does not do here even enough and it’s time to let the Most of this has become though the script screams actions speak for themselves. old hat for Neeson and direcfor it.

The action in “Run All tor Jaume Collet-Serra, who Neeson is Neeson.

Night” is never dull. Not only are now on their third film He growls, cracks wise does the movie show the parts collaboration.

Collet-Serra and looks super cool with of New York that are never has mastered the art of showa cigarette dangling from shown on film, it’s all done in ing Neeson in the coolest his mouth as he fires exceptional ways. A long car possible way. His direction away at all enemies with chase on narrow city streets uses practical effects and the a seemingly endless supis about as thrilling as your actors appear to be doing ply of ammunition. The standard movie car chase can most of their own stunt work, clock is ticking on how be. Jimmy’s brutally violent

movie, making you wish they had more screen time to share.

If not for the forced dialogue and an extremely illadvised opening scene that pretty much tells everyone watching exactly how the movie will end, “Run All Night” is a decent gangster movie. It’s made better by the screen presence of the three leads Neeson, Harris and Kinnaman. Hopefully, ColletSerra gets his hands on a better script that isn’t loaded with obvious foreshadowing then gets Neeson involved again. These two definitely have a greater movie in them.

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Scene Around Town

By Sally Blanton

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Society Editor

Magnolia Ball

Rising Star Awards

Brandon Lyon, Shayema Rahim, Shay Geyer

Billiard Ball Kick Off

Junior League of Dallas Hilton Anatole

Fashion Industry Gallery Event Galleria Ice Rink Level

Susan Wells Jenevein, Christie Carter

Boys & Girls Clubs Old Parkland

Honorary Chair Lynn McBee, President Julie Bagley, Ball Chair Beverly Cahill, VP Jennifer Scripps

Dan and Carole Glendenning, Chairs Tara and Bill Durham

Announcement Party

New Partnership — Mary Kay and Abi Ferrin West Village Boutique

Yvonne Crum, Brit Harless

Nancy Rogers, Kris Johnson

Crayton Webb, Abi Ferrin, Maleiah Togers

Marty Brainerd, Kristina Wrenn

Vivaldi Patron Circle

Young support the Symphony Hotel ZaZa

Mindy Loll, Ekaterina Kouznetsova

Musician David Cooper, Co-Chair Christina Geyer, Musician Jennifer Humphries, Co-Chair Alex Bolton

Ashley Aspinwall, Mary Summers

Randall and Kara Goss, Debbie and Stratton Horres

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“This year will be bigger And Humana has made than ever with two days $130,000 in matching of running, a new course, contributions.

Deena Kastor Humana partnership and “Humana Rock ‘n’ running legend Deena Kastor. We inRoll Dallas” new half-marathon route vite the entire community to come will start at South Lamar Street and out and be a part of another epic race Young Street and then tour Dallas’ weekend.” charming neighborhoods and busParticipants can also run or walk tling downtown attractions. Course for a cause through Humana’s partnerhighlights include Pioneer Plaza, Deep ship with Charity Miles, an app that Ellum, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and lets everyday people raise money for Dealey Plaza. The new Saturday 5K charity through exercise. For every starts and finishes in Fair Park. mile completed, Humana will donate Both days of running will feature 25 cents to a participant’s charity of local bands performing through the

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streets of Dallas, along with spectators and high school cheerleading teams lining the route to motivate runners to the finish line. Upon finishing at American Airlines Center, participants are invited to relax and celebrate with family and friends at the post-race concert including Sunday’s headlining performance by Eric Hutchinson.

Race weekend kicks off with a free Health & Fitness Expo, where runners can find numerous vendors, interactive clinics with running experts, elite athletes and much more. The expo takes place at the Dallas Convention Center on Friday, March 20 from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Expo is free and open to the public.

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TRAIL LAWYER

Important to choose nonprofit board position carefully

By Gregory M. Clift gclift@clousedunn.com

One way to substantively participate in supporting a cause is accepting a board member position at a nonprofit. The opportunity to provide one’s experience, expertise, and time Gregory M. Clift to an organization may be rewarding but requires careful consideration. A full understanding of what the organization requires from the member and the time, financial and responsibility commitments the individual is expected to make, is required. The following provides some considerations.

Must be passionate about the cause.

Make no mistake; Board membership requires a time commitment, diligence in carrying out the responsibilities and potentially a financial component, among other things. Before reaching any of the considerations below, one considering joining a nonprofit board must find an organization the individual finds personally important. Without the personal connection, the hard work and time will make it a chore,

not a passion.

How to determine board membership.

The board is the organization’s governing body and is accountable not only to it, but in other ways the organization’s supporters and public.

Selecting members or deciding to join a board is an important process. For an organization, basic considerations include whether the person is committed to the cause; whether the person possesses the business acuities required to substantively add to the organization’s governance; whether the person can commit to the full term of the appointment; and what gaps exist in the current members’ areas of expertise.

Individuals should obtain certain of the organization’s documents and information to fully grasp the commitment and the strength of the organization. For example, the following may be considerations: • Review the organization’s - bylaws to understand how it is operated - mission statement - financial statements - past board meeting minutes - officer biographical information • Determine the board’s meeting frequency, and whether in-person attendance is mandatory • Ask whether the organization will provide orientation or other training

• Review any confidentiality or other documents that will require signing before joining as a member • Ask whether any litigation or claims are pending • Determine whether the organization has a whistle-blowing procedure and its effectiveness • Ask to speak with current board members or attend a meeting When both the organization and individual has the information for an informed decision, better selections may be made.

Protections from liability. The organization and the board member must consider the potential legal issues for board members. Board members, very generally, have fiduciary duties to the organization. While members are not obligated to possess expert-level qualifications in all facets of running an organization, the first level of protection is to act responsibly and thoughtfully in any decision. Members should consider retaining professional advisors when needed.

Accountants, insurance professionals and attorneys may prove to be invaluable resources and, importantly, provide members protection when they rely on the advice of the professionals.

The second area where members inevitably face scrutiny is any appearance of a conflict of interest. Apparent conflicts of interest provide fertile ground for scrutiny and uncomfortable

cross-examination questions at any hearing or trial. The organization must exercise diligence in vetting and selecting members. Potential members must ensure they receive information to properly determine whether any conflicts potentially exist or may likely arise.

Along the same lines, written policies regarding conflicts of interest, conduct, compensation, expense reimbursement and general personnel policies should be drafted, reviewed and periodically updated.

Another protection mechanism is indemnity agreements and insurance. Any individual considering joining an organization’s board should ask for, and read (or have reviewed) any indemnity agreements or Director and Officer Liability Insurance policy. Consider the extent of the protections including policy limits, the types of claims covered, the coverages’ dollar limits and who is allowed to select counsel to defend against any claim.

The above is, of course, not exhaustive. As in any relationship, asking the right questions and transparency may help the nonprofit and the individual find what each one needs.

Gregory M. Clift is a business and employment litigation partner with Clouse Dunn LLP, in Dallas. He may be reached at 214-239-2777 or gclift@clousedunn.com.

HISTORY ON THE TRAIL

Story of a boy named Ralph serving with father in Army Air Corps

By Wayne Swearingen

after church and Ralph, Force ROTC detachment stationed at Randolph Air at Baylor. In order to serve, Base, was home with us.

I wouldn’t be able to hold This past March 7, my BIG The radio was on and the down three jobs during my BROTHER would have been 95 broadcaster told of the senior year. Our dad didn’t years old. Since he was 13 years Japanese sneak attack on have enough income to older than me growing up, he was Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt bridge the gap. Ralph and more like a favorite uncle. He was finally declared war. Ralph, Norma decided to help and my HERO. In later in uniform, wrote a blank check for me years we became jumped up, ran to to fill in. This allowed me to very close, and I miss his car and refinish my senior year, serve him every day. Here ported to his base as Commander and become is his story. as instructed for the first college graduate Born in 1920, all military perin the family. This was not Ralph Leroy sonnel. We didn’t easy for Ralph and Norma Swearingen was see him for weeks with four children and facdestined, as most after that. Several ing future college costs of men were, to become Wayne Swearingen days after that, their own. Now you see why part of “The Greatest our dad, Sam, also Ralph is my hero.

Generation.” He enlisted at age 41 Near the end of Ralph’s grew up in San Antonio and went in the Air Corps. Ralph and impressive career, he was off to Texas A&M in 1939. After his Sam both retired years later at the top of his group as first year, with storm clouds of war as Lt. Colonels. navigator/bombardier in brewing in Europe and Asia, Ralph Ralph received his B-47 Jet Bombers with the wanted to go to Canada to join the wings and lieutenant bars Strategic Air Command.

Photo courtesy of Wayne B. Swearingen Royal Canadian Air Force and fly as a navigator/bombardier Captain Ralph L. Swearingen, USAF and on right is Major I was lucky enough to be Spitfires against Hitler in the Battle at the top of his class in stationed at the same base in Samuel C. Swearingen, USAF, Barksdale AFB, La., 1952. of Britain. He was too young, so our Midland. In 1943, the dashLake Charles after my pilot produced four beautiful children, a parents would not give permission. ing young lieutenant met training. He had a boat, boy and three daughters.

As soon as he could, he joined the and married the beautiful Norma which we enjoyed sharing until one Fast forward to 1954, when I U.S. Army Air Corps and went into Rains from San Angelo. They enday he sold the boat and bought golf had completed my junior year at training to become an officer. joyed many years together until clubs. That made absolutely no sense I remember vividly on Dec. 7, Norma passed away in August, 2013. Baylor. I was selected to become to me. Ralph became a very good 1941, we were having lunch at home Between deployments overseas, they Corps Commander of the Air golfer and played the rest of his life. wswearingen@barclays.com

After retirement from the military, Ralph worked in banking in Waco until I convinced him to move to Dallas in 1980 and help me with business interests and with a ranch, which I later bought near Sherman. Those were our best years together, ranching, hunting, fishing and growing close as brothers can be. Before moving to Dallas, Ralph fulfilled his dream and got his pilot’s license.

Ralph gave me my first football, explained the birds and bees, taught me to shoot and was at my bedside when I almost bought the farm with a serious illness in 1990.

In our last visit a few weeks ago, my brother was having trouble talking, but was able to say “I love you” with the big smile on his face. I told him I loved him. Ralph passed away Jan. 26, 2015 and was buried with Norma with full military honors at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. I miss my big brother but know I was very blessed to have him as my hero.

Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Barclay Commercial Group and lives adjacent to the Katy Trail. Contact him at wswearingen@ barclaycom.com.

AUTOMOBILES

Step on it and go to DFW Auto Show at Convention Center

By Marianne Jones

marianne.jones@dfwncda.com For 33 years, the DFW Auto Show has been THE tool for consumers who are researching and refining the new vehicles that are on their shopping lists. This year, the doors to the Dallas Convention Center will open March 25-29 with an offering of more than 650,000 square feet of vehicles showcasing the latest in cutting edge design, technology and fuel economy.

“I've been going to the Show since its inception when it was held at Market Hall and the ‘Cars were the Stars,’” said Don Herring Jr., 2015 DFW Auto Show chairman.

“Over the years different manufacturers have come and gone, many concept cars have wowed visitors, but the excitement and atmosphere of the Show has always been the best part,” Herring said.

“When 400,000 people come to see the latest models at a Show that includes almost every manufacturer and takes up almost all of the Dallas Convention Center, there is nothing else like it.”

An impressive lineup of all new or redesigned vehicles for 2015 is scheduled to appear at the DFW Auto Show this year including: Acura TLX; Audi A3, S3

Photo courtesy of Porsche Company

2016 Porsche Macan. and Q3; BMW i8; Chevrolet Colorado, Trax and City Express; Chrysler 300; Ford Expedition, Mustang, F-150 and Focus; GMC Canyon; Honda CR-V and Fit; Hyundai Genesis; Land Rover Discovery Sport; Lexus RC F and NX Hybrid; Lincoln MKC; Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe, S65 Sedan AMG and AMG GT S; MINI Hardtop John Cooper Works; Nissan Murano; Porsche Macan; RAM 1500 Laramie Limited; Subaru Legacy, Outback and WRX/WRX STI; and Toyota Camry.

Some manufacturers are even getting a heard start on next year by spotlighting their 2016s including: the Texas debut of the Nissan Titan; Nissan Black Edition GT-R; Acura ILX, MDX and RDX: Audi A6 and A7; Buick Cascada, Cadillac

ATS V Coupe, Chevrolet Volt, Fiat 500X, Ford Explorer, and Mazda CX5 Grand Touring and M6G Grand Touring. In addition, the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor will be making its Dallas debut!

Visitors can “dream” in the High End area where Aston Martin, Bentley, McLaren, Maserati and Rolls Royce will showcase their $100,000+ vehicles including: Aston Martin Rapide, DB9, V12 Vantage and V8 Vantage; Bentley Flying Spur and GT Speed Convertible; Maserati Ghibli and Quattroporte; McLaren Spider; and Rolls Royce Wraith. Aston Martin also will be spotlighting the One-77, one of only 77 in the world and the first of three to be allowed in the United States. In addition, the DFW Auto Show is pleased to announce that Alfa Romeo will be a highlighted exhibitor

this year.

Returning for the second consecutive year will be the indoor RAM Trucks Ride & Drive where professional drivers will steer participants through an interactive adventure zone in a 2015 RAM 1500. The outdoor Ride & Drive Friday-Sunday will feature more than 60 vehicles from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC Trucks; Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and RAM; Ford, Kia, Mazda and Toyota to choose from for test drives through the streets of downtown Dallas.

This year, the DFW Auto Show is proud to once again be joining forces with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) for yet another “Fuel Up North Texas” event. Not only will DFW Auto Show attendees receive $1 off a $12 admission for one donated canned good, but the Dallas Fort Worth Metropolitan New Car Dealers Association (DFW NCDA) dealer members are being challenged to collect food from their employees, families and customers. Items that are especially needed include: peanut butter, canned tuna or chicken, canned or dried beans, low sodium soups, stew, chili and canned vegetables.

Additional exhibits and displays to round out a full

entertainment experience at the Show include: approximately 100 classic vehicles from Corvette Classics, Dallas Classic Chevys, Lone Star Corvette Club, North Texas Mustang Club, Pack Automotive Museum and Z Club: an Aftermarket Area with an array of products and services; and first time exhibitor Southwest Heritage Racing Association, which will feature classic dragsters.

“Kids’ Zone” powered by Kidventure will return Friday evening through Sunday. The area, which will once again be sponsored by the Classic Family of Dealerships, will feature a 24-foot inflatable duel slide, a Monster Truck

Bounce House, Adrenaline rush Obstacle Course, a Grand Prix for kiddos 5 years old and under and an Art Center Station.

Hours of the show are 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 25 and 26; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 29. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for senior citizens 65 and older and children ages 6-12, and children 5 and under are admitted free. $1 discount coupons are available at participating franchised new car dealerships.

For more information, and to purchase tickets online, visit DFWAutoShow.com.

CONFIDENCE cont'd from page 2 over a piece of paper on a hot day, it would burn. The same holds true for you. If you keep that picture of what you want on your mind and believe it will happen, your subconscious makes it burn.

Confidence comes from belief. Belief in what? Belief in anything you want. That confidence develops the magnetism to attract to you anything and everything you want.

But you must take control and make it happen!

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