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COMMUNIT Y NEWS
Dance Fest scheduled
The Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation and Arathi School of Dance present Arathi Dance Fest 2015 on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7 and 8 at the Dallas City Performance Hall at 2520 Flora St. Evening performances will be flanked by a 10 a.m. dance workshop on Saturday. Tickets are $50, $25 and $15 and available at sulekha.com. — David Mullen
DALLAS’ BEST LIVE MUSIC GUIDE — page 9
Corks pop on Cedar Springs This is the official opening weekend for Winslow’s Cedar Springs at 3908 Cedar Spring Road. The champagne pops at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. A portion of all weekend sales will be donated to LifeWalk. Brunch will now be served every Saturday Photo courtesy of Winslow's Cedar Springs and Sunday from Winslow's salad with shrimp. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner is served from 4 p.m.-midnight seven days a week. Call 214- 559-4470 or go to WinslowsCedarSprings.com for more details. — Tina Grissom
Businessman Bass passes at 85 Dallas entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Bass (left) died Sunday night at his Dallas home of pulmonary fibrosis. He was co-founder of Snowbird resort and had interests in coal and ranching. At 55, he became the oldest man at the time to climb Mount Everest. He was 85. — David Mullen Photo courtesy of Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
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Ackles' Angle ............................................................ 5 Along the Green Trail .............................................. 7 Classifieds.................................................................13 Community Calendar .............................................. 6 Dotty Griffith ........................................................... 9 Fitness .....................................................................10 Hammers and Nails .................................................. 8 Hip to be Square........................................................ 4 House Call ................................................................ 4 Life on the Trail ........................................................ 4 Notes from the Editor .............................................. 4 Restaurant Directory ..............................................13 Scene Around Town.................................................12 Shop the Trail...........................................................10 Trail to Good Health ..............................................10 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly
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IN MEMORIAM
Kipenzi, star giraffe of the Dallas Zoo, has died By Krystina Martinez/ KERA News
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Kipenzi, the giraffe calf whose live birth on “Animal Planet” made her a star, died Tuesday night. The calf ran into the edge of her habitat, breaking three vertebrae in her neck. Officials with the Dallas Zoo said she died immediately. “Running is a typical behavior for giraffes of all ages, especially young ones like Kipenzi,” Harrison Edell, the zoo’s senior director of living collections, said in a press release. “We’ve been very cautious with where we’ve allowed Kipenzi to roam, as we were with her siblings Kopano and Jamie when they were small. It’s heartbreaking that this happened where it did despite our precautions.” Kipenzi made her public debut
at the zoo in May. In a press release “Animal Planet” stated “Like our friends and fellow animal lovers at the Dallas Zoo and around the world, we are completely heartbroken after learning of the tragic death of Kipenzi, the giraffe born on ‘Animal Planet.’ The 24x7 coverage we offered of Katie’s pregnancy and Kipenzi’s birth was one of the most exciting and beautiful projects we have undertaken in our network’s history. In her short time, Kipenzi provided an intensely powerful reminder of the miracle of birth and the beauty of the natural world. This extremely sad news underscores nature’s fragility. Our sincerest sympathy goes out to all of our partners in Texas and to everyone with whom we shared Kipenzi’s momentous arrival earlier this year.”
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Kipenzi became loved through "Animal Planet."
MUSICAL
Talented cast flies high at Uptown Players By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
Friday night’s opening of Uptown Players’ (UP) “Catch Me If You Can” was a feel-good-fest for both audience and cast at Kalita Humphreys Theater. From the first production number, “Live in Living Color,” you knew you were in for a colorful ride. Afterwards, as patrons gathered in the lobby for a post-show get together, the accolades were flying as high as a Pan Am jet. The cast joined the patrons and they were off-the-grid, with excitement about the show, which runs through Aug. 9. The story is based on Frank Abagnale Jr’s 1980 best-selling autobiography, “Catch Me If You Can.” Steven Spielberg retold the story in the Oscarnominated film by the same name in 2002. Starring in the film are Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken and Tom Hanks. TNT happens to be running the film this week, which is a fun watch
much fun to play,” said Anthony Fortino, who was a perfect fit as UP’s Frank Abagnale, Jr. He appeared to be telling the truth, unlike his characters. He said that, when he saw the show before, he thought this would be a great role to play. Like his character, Frank, Jr. the actor got what he wanted, except that the Fortino worked Photo by Mike Morgan for it. Jonathan Garcia, Anthony Fortino and the ensemble in A recent Texas “Catch Me If You Can” through Aug. 9. Christian University before or after seeing UP’s show. graduate, Fortino is a The New York musical, which young actor to keep your eye on. His opened in 2011 featured book by Texas degrees are in theatre and accounting, native Terrence McNally and a score and in the fall he will return for his masby Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman ters in accounting. Holding an audience (“Hairspray”). “This was a dream role, and so see PLAYERS on page 11
MULL IT OVER
Catching can be dangerous business
By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com To say that Zack Hample is passionate about baseball is an understatement. But it comes with a catch. Eight thousand, two hundred and eighty-four baseballs and counting. “I remember being fouryears-old,” the 37-year-old native New Yorker Hample said, “and hearing my Dad screaming for joy with friends and going into the room and seeing baseball on TV. It was the first time that major league baseball entered my awareness. I didn’t know why they were yelling, but I would later find out that [Dodgers pitcher] Fernando Valenzuela had hit
Photo by Brandon Sloter
Zack Hample posing with a pyramid of baseballs. a home run.” Little would he know that the moment was prophetic. He went to his first baseball game in 1984. “It was bat day at Yankee Stadium,”
Hample said. “I brought my glove and was determined to get a ball. It would not be when six years later until I would get my first ball. I went to batting practice and got a
couple of balls tossed to me. That’s what got it started. I just remember being so excited that I just wanted to do it again and again. “I just wanted to catch one,” Hample said. “I like the idea of beating the odds. I like the idea of being the center of attention. I would watch people on TV catch a ball and they were so excited and getting high-fives and they were a rock star — a celebrity — for that moment. I got my first foul ball off the bat of Darrin Fletcher who was a catcher with the Montreal Expos. Then I got a home run from Mike Stanley of the Yankees.” More than eight thousand baseballs later, the see MULL on page 5
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A PETTING ZOO FOR FUTURE PERFORMERS
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HOUSE CALL
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Food poisoning extremely common
No end in sight for cell phone video
By Dr. Kimberly Washington
anemia and those patients who have had their spleens surgically removed. Lastly, hepatitis A is a common Imagine sitting down to eat a deliviral cause of food poisoning. It has a cious meal with your family or friends much longer incubation period, causand feeling great throughout the meal ing symptoms up to 28 days after inonly to develop abdominal discomfort gestion of contaminated foods. Like which leads to nausea vomiting, and norovirus, it is common in raw prodiarrhea within hours. Yes, you have duce and shellfish. Many patients who food poisoning. It’s extremely compresent with hepatitis will have pain fomon affecting nearly 80 million people cally present over the liver in the right yearly. It is caused by ingestion of foods side of the abdomen. Some patients, contaminated with bacteria or viruses depending on the severity, can develop which are toxic or irritating to the gasjaundice or yellowing of the skin and trointestinal tract. eyes from inflammation of the biliary The most widely known of these inducts within the liver. gested “bugs” is norovirus Typically, the treatbecause of all the attention ment of food poisoning is it has obtained from cruise maintaining fluid hydraship breakouts. This virus tion status. This can be causes symptoms usually done by drinking fluids enwithin 12 to 48 hours after riched with electrolytes or ingestion of contaminated if hospitalized, it is done by foods. It most commonly placement of fluids directly occurs with raw produce or into the veins. Antibiotics shellfish from contaminated Dr. Washington are never helpful for viral water. The symptoms are as infections, but can occawould be expected — nausionally be helpful in severe sea, vomiting and diarrhea. Occasionally, bacterial infections. You should conpatient can have fevers or chills. tact your doctor prior to using drugs Salmonella is also a relatively “fasuch as loperamide (Imodium A-D) to mous” bug in that there have been sevslow down diarrhea as this can someeral infestations including contaminated times worsen your condition. shallots from local fast food providers. The general rule of thumb is that This bacterium usually causes symptoms if your symptoms persist longer than within 24 to 72 hours after ingestion of the “24 hour bug” does you should contaminated foods. Salmonella can be seek medical attention as it may not be spread by nearly any type of food, but the usual culprit. is most commonly seen with milk, eggs Dr. Kimberly Washington, a or inadequately cooked meat or poulgeneral surgeon at Highlander Surgical try. Certain populations of patients can Associates in Arlington, maintains have life threatening illness from infecan interest in health education and tion, particularly patients with sickle cell advocacy. washington.k@att.net
By David Mullen
me, or is that now becoming more commonplace? Even a woman in Kansas had to come to the rescue of a child last week, captured on a Maybe it’s the stifling heat cell phone video and spread virally here and around the country across the nation … There seems putting one in a bad or at least to be some frustration blasé mood, but among the vendors it just seems that in Shed #1 at Dallas the news was parFarmers Market includticularly bad and ing a key retailer leaving less than inspir… Disappointed to see ing lately … Are that Vincent’s Seafood is we running social closing after 117 years. media, or is social They once had four media running area locations and were us? Every incident David Mullen a Dallas institution … today is captured Seems as though all of on a cell phone the buzz about Buc-ees opening in camera. Hilary Clinton loses her Terrell has worn off … Got a big emails. Tom Brady destroys his smile the other day when I walked phone and any evidence of his by a store and saw a Spirograph involvement in Deflate-Gate. A for sale. What a great part of my woman named Sandra Bland youth. We would draw those wild, hangs in her prison cell in Waller psychedelic shapes all day. Of County after we watch an intercourse it was the 60s. But drawing rogation by the police and immewas creative and just good, clean diately question his actions. We fun. Beats playing Grand Theft are rushing to judgment before having investigations and judging Auto V … Another important part of my youth is making a comebased on speculation or popuback. Converse Chuck Taylor’s larity contests. Every local and basketball shoes are returning. national news outlet devotes part They were the preeminent basketof their broadcast to Twitter and ball shoes of my younger years, Instagram. Even Donald Trump and the only ones that would allow gets in the act, giving out the you to stop on a slick hardwood cell phone number of opponent basketball court. Ninety-eight Lindsey Graham. This is a crazy percent of professional and coltime we live in … I don’t think lege basketball players wore Chuck that there can be a more careless Taylor’s in the 60s. On Tuesday, or despicable act than leaving a the Converse Chuck All Star II small child in a locked vehicle shoes were introduced by parent with the windows rolled up. Is it david@katytrailweekly.com
HIP TO BE SQUARE
company Nike ... In the summer 2001, I was travelling through security at Boston’s Logan Airport to catch an early morning flight. A TSA agent was asleep at the X-ray machine. I pointed this out to another agent and he just shrugged like there was nothing he could do. We all remember what happen weeks later. And now this weekend a man can get on a plane without a ticket at D/FW? And an international flight no less? Guess we haven’t learned … I got DirecTV on the first day that it was available in Dallas. I remember with great joy returning my receiver to TCI cable and suggesting an area that they may want to stick the cable box. I don’t know what to think of this recent merger of AT&T and DirecTV approved by the FCC, but I am not greatly optimistic for improved services … Those suffering from harpaxophobia better beware of jogging by North Dallas High School or over by White Rock Lake as there have been a number of robberies in the last two weeks. Most runners are being forced to hand over their cell phones. Those suffering from coulrophobia better beware if traveling above Interstate 635. A suspicious clown has been scaring people around Flower Mound. He is described as a man with a red nose, big feet, riding a bike and smelling of bourbon and cigarettes … Thirty-four years ago, I conducted a newspaper interview with “Professor” Irwin Corey who turned 101 on Wednesday.
LIFE ON THE TRAIL
How to care for joints without surgery Seconds closer to a new habit By Dr. Don Hohman
types that your doctor will give in various treatment regimes. Due to anatomy around the hip joint, If your doctor is not recominjections into the hip are more mending surgery for your hip or complicated and therefore less knee joints at this time, there are frequently prescribed. Examples some other ways to alleviate pain of such medications include and improve mobility. Synvisc, Orthovisc, Supartz, Medications. Pain relievers Hyalgan, etc. are usually the first Weight loss. choice of therapy for Many people with ososteoarthritis of the teoarthritis are overhip and knee. Simple weight. Simple weight pain relievers, such loss can reduce stress as acetaminophen on your weight-bear(Tylenol), are availing joints, such as the able without a prehip or knee. Based scription and can be upon the physics effective in reducing Dr. Don Hohman of the hip and knee pain. Non-steroidal, joints, you put three anti-inflammatory to five times your body weight medications include other overacross these joints throughout the-counter medications such the day — especially during stair as aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin or climbing and getting in and out Advil), or naproxen (Aleve) to of a chair. help reduce pain and swelling in Every 10 pounds of extra the joint. More potent types of weight that you carry can result pain relievers are prescriptionin 50 pounds of weight-bearing strength, non-steroidal, anti-inpressure across your hips and flammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that knees. Losing weight can result in can be prescribed by your doctor. reduced pain and increased funcInjections. Cortisone injection, particularly in walking. tions can provide you with pain Exercise. An exercise routine relief and reduce inflammation. can help increase your range of They can be very useful if there is motion and flexibility as well as significant swelling, but are not help strengthen the muscles in very helpful if the arthritis affects your legs. Exercise is often effecthe movement of your joint. How tive in reducing pain and improvlong the injection works before it ing function. Unfortunately, in wears off is variable, and there is the setting of advanced arthritis a limit to how many your doctor (bone-on-bone), exercise can can give you per year. sometimes increase pain in your Viscosupplementation is a hip and knee joints. Your physitreatment in which hyaluronic cian or a physical therapist can acid (HA) is injected into the help develop an individualized joint. It can help joints to work exercise program that meets your properly by acting like a lubrineeds and lifestyle. cant. There are several different Braces and splints. Braces dhohman@gdortho.com
may be especially helpful in knee arthritis if the arthritis is centered on one side or the other. A brace can assist with stability and function. Braces are not for everyone, and they can be difficult to fit for certain people. Physical therapy. Physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around your joint may help absorb some of the shock imparted to the joint. Physical therapy can help to reduce the pain, swelling and stiffness of osteoarthritis, and it can help improve joint function. It can also make it easier for you to walk, bend, kneel, squat, and sit. Alternative therapies. Examples of alternative therapies include the use of acupuncture and magnetic pulse therapy. Acupuncture uses fine needles to stimulate specific body areas to relieve pain or temporarily numb an area. It is used in many parts of the world, and evidence suggests that it can help ease the pain of arthritis. Magnetic pulse therapy is painless and works by applying a pulsed signal to the knee, which is placed in an electromagnetic field. Data on this is somewhat inconclusive. 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.
By Dr. Beth Leermakers
room for 30 minutes while I play. If you want to eat more fruit, wash and cut it so it’s easy to grab and eat. Put a fruit “An object at rest stays at rest and bowl on your counter so you see it before an object in motion stays in motion …” the cookies call your name. Put the cook— Isaac Newton ies out of sight, on a high shelf, so it’s 20 Inertia. Old habits die hard. Stuck seconds harder to eat them. If you want to in a rut. Call it what you will, changing walk in the evening but feel the magnetic behavior can be challenging. When we pull of the couch, put your walking shoes have a lot going on (and who doesn’t?), right next to the door so you see them the it’s easier and more comfortable to slip minute you walk into your house. Put your into automatic pilot mode. shoes on right away. Do not We take the same route to sit down on the couch until work, eat the same foods you’ve walked. Keep moving and become a couch poand head back out the door tato when we get home. or get on your treadmill. Let When we follow our old inertia work for you instead routines, we don’t have to of against you. Get a musispend our precious encal instrument tuned so it’s ergy thinking about our ready to play. Move it from behavior. Unfortunately, the spare room into your Dr. Beth Leermakers den where you relax. Make however, we may miss opportunities to engage in it easier to play the cello then healthier or more enjoyable activities. walk around it. My clients often tell me they love to Follow the 10-minute rule. Don’t have play the cello, dance or ride a bicycle, and time or energy to spend 30-60 minutes yet they don’t pursue those hobbies. They walking, playing the piano, writing, dancdon’t have time, or they just can’t seem ing or even reading? That’s OK. Shoot to make it happen. I enjoy playing Dance for 10 minutes instead. Getting started Dance Revolution (DDR) on my Xbox. is often the hardest part. If you’re having What a fun, challenging way to work up a fun and want to keep going after 10 minsweat! And yet, I haven’t played it in three utes, go for it! If you’ve had enough, quit. years. My excuse is that my big dogs walk You did what you said you would. After a on the dance mat and change the skill level stressful day, the thought of walking my from light to beyond ridiculously difficult. dogs for 45 minutes can be too daunting. These two strategies can help you Instead, I choose a shorter walking route. develop a new habit: I may start out on my 20-minute loop, but Follow the 20-second rule. Shawn I usually walk longer because I feel better Achor, author of “The Happiness after I get moving. If I’m truly not feeling it Advantage,” recommends making it 20 after 10 minutes, I head on home. seconds easier to engage in a desired What could you do this week to make behavior. I could make it 20 seconds your desired behavior 20 seconds easier? easier to play DDR by leaving the dance Dr. Beth Leermakers is a clinical mat in the den, next to the TV, instead psychologist who specializes in stress of storing it in the box in the hall closet. management and well-being seminars, Getting out the dance mat becomes retreats and coaching. Contact her at another obstacle to playing the game. 214-923-3766. Her monthly e-newsletter Then I could put my dogs in another can be found at bethleermakersphd.com. bethleermakersphd.com
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ACKLES’ ANGLE
SMU Pony started young
By Chris Ackels
Ch.ackels@gmail.com When Mitchell Kaufman was a kid, he dressed up in an SMU football uniform for Halloween. Kaufman’s parents, Michael and Jennifer, attended SMU and now live with their two children about a mile and a half from the Hilltop. Mitchell was raised a Mustang fan. “I loved going to SMU games as a kid,” Kaufman says. “It was part of my childhood.” So when the Ponies coaching staff approached the Highland Park linebacker after his junior season and made an offer, it didn’t take Kaufman long to accept. Photo courtesy of the Kaufman family This 6-3, 220 pound lineMitchell Kaufman played for Highland Park High School last year. backer isn’t just another college recruit. Kaufman didn’t Kaufman is certainly a part of that future. SMU play football during his freshman or junior years at has moved him to tight end, and he says it’s the first Highland Park, and only joined the team after a pertime he’s played offense since the sixth grade. sonal invitation from the Scotts’ defensive coordinator. “It’s quite an adjustment,” he says. “And the mental In the first game of his junior season — Kaufman’s side of it is huge. You have to learn the plays, but before first football game since seventh grade — Highland that you just have to learn the lingo. At first, they might Park got trounced by eventual state champion Aledo, as well have been speaking French to me.” 44-3. “Right away I thought, this was a bad idea,” But he says he picked it up fast. “I love the X’s and laughs Kaufman. O’s, I love meetings and chalk talks. That’s where I can Fourteen games later, Kaufman helped carry the get ahead of other guys.” Scotts to the UIL 4A State Semifinals, and earned a spot Kaufman was also recruited by Big XII schools and on the All-State Team. SMU came calling soon after. by Ivy League schools. Which should tell you something. As a senior Kaufman amassed more than 70 tackIn short, this kid’s got it all. He’s a three sport athles and had four interceptions, three of which he relete: he lettered in football, basketball, and golf. He’s turned for touchdowns. He captained the Scotts footGPA smart, he’s All-District athletic, and he’s “yes sir” ball team and served in the same role on the basketball respectful. Highland Park is proud to claim him, and court as well. SMU is excited to have him next. “I loved being a captain,” Kaufman says now, call“I can’t wait for the season to start,” he says now, ing it one of his best high school memories. “It taught after three weeks of workouts at SMU. me so much about teamwork and responsibility. I really “We’ve really kicked it into full gear. I’ve never grew up a lot senior year.” seen a group of guys work this hard every day,” he says. Even without being asked, Kaufman credits his coach- “I expect big things.” es. He says he wouldn’t be where he is today without them. The season begins in a little over a month. And one “They taught me about football, yeah. But they of the things Kaufman is most excited about is playing taught us how to be young men. And that’s just so imclose to home, where his whole family can come watch. portant,” he says. “The support from my family and the support He was recruited by the June Jones coaching staff, from this community have been such a huge part of it but says he is thrilled to be working with Chad Morris’ for me. I’m so glad I’ll have that for another four years.” staff now. This year on Halloween night, SMU takes on Tulsa “I watched a few practices and I was really imat Ford Stadium, just a mile and half from Kaufman’s pressed,” he says. “Plus there’s a buzz everywhere on home. It’s Family Weekend. And Mitchell will be campus. People are really excited about the future.” dressed up in an SMU football uniform.
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MULL cont'd from page 1 thrill remains. “Unfortunately, I regret now spending so much time going after foul balls. I wish I would have gone after home runs because I know I would have more than 100 home runs if I had just focused on that. Early in my home run pursuit I caught a Barry Bonds home run in San Diego in 2006. It was a pretty sweet catch. After I realized about all the fuss of catching a Barry Bonds homerun, I got this whole home run thing and started focusing on them.” He also learned that to win the respect of other ball hawks, batting practice and foul balls were not going to cut it. “I was always known as the guy that got tossed up foul balls,” Hample said. “Old school ball hawks would make fun of me because they just thought my numbers were inflated and that I had never done anything significant. Once I got that Barry Bonds home run, everybody started respecting me and what I had done and what I was doing. I started to get three, four, five homes runs a year pretty consistently and some other big ones along the way.” Hample, who played shortstop in college, has written three books about the art of the catch including his latest release titled “The Baseball.” He earns money on his book royalties and works in family-owned book store the Argosy in Manhattan. He has gone to 65 games so far in 2015. One year he went to 131 games. He has seen a baseball game in every major league park and sites Oriole Park at Camden Yards as his favorite. “If I got 10 balls at Camden Yards, that would be a bad day,” Hample said. “It was paradise.” He said that AT&T Park in San Francisco is the most competitive place to snag a home run ball. “It seems like in San Francisco, everyone has a glove. I get a lot of crap from people being a grown man and wearing a glove. They say ’Give it to the little kid’ and I do give away a lot of balls.” On Monday at Globe Life Park in Arlington, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez became to the fourth player in major league history to hit a home run as a teenager and as a 40-year-old, joining Ty Cobb,
Rusty Staub and Gary Sheffield. But a month earlier, on June 19, when Rodriquez hit a home run at Yankee Stadium that was also his 3,000th career hit, Hample and Rodriguez would be linked forever and make national news. “The fact that it was a home run made it a big deal,” Hample said of A-Rod’s 3,000th hit. “If it goes in the bullpen and no fan catches it, it is not as big a story. But the fact that it was me, of all the people that could have caught the ball, a guy that has snagged more balls than anyone at major league stadiums made it weird almost, and I recognize that. It created media frenzy. I got a lot of emails praising me and a lot that said they hated my guts and that I was the worst guy ever. “I was made out to be a bad guy for simply buying a ticket to a game and snagging a baseball fair and square,” Hample said. “It is not like I grabbed it from a little kid or knocked over an old woman. But when I said I was not going to give the baseball back until I went home and thought about it made me public enemy number one. There are still people that hate me and wish harm on me. “There are still a number of people that don’t know that I gave the ball to A-Rod,” Hample said. “There are a number of people that don’t know that the Yankee gave $150,000 to my favorite baseball charity, Pitch In For Baseball. There are still people that don’t realize I didn’t get a single penny from the Yankees for catching that ball, because they just heard the initial story. “When I did give the ball to A-Rod, there was a big press conference at Yankee Stadium but by then the news was over and done,” Hample said. “I was assaulted last week at Yankee Stadium. When I mentioned it on Twitter, I got a lot of comments like ‘Good. You deserve it.’” Hample was scraped up in the incident, but it hasn’t kept him away from ballparks. “I even had a Mets player at Citi Field yesterday (Saturday) ask me what I did with the ball. When I told him what I did for charity, he gave me a ‘thumbs up’ and tossed me a baseball,” Hample said. Catch number 8,284.
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6100 Hillcrest Ave. Dallas, 75205 469-621-8964
SMU Owen Arts Center – For the last 20 years, Big Thought has partnered with the Dallas County Juvenile Department to offer Creative Solutions, a unique art-based summer job training program. Creative Solutions culminates its seven-week summer program with an inspiring performance at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. Held in Greer Garson Theatre. Showings: Thursday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Friday at 1 p.m. FREE!
July 31 – Aug. 25
211 N. Record St., Suite 100 Dallas, 75202 214-741-7500
Dallas Holocaust Museum – “Ground Zero 360: Never Forget,” a critically acclaimed exhibit honors the victims and commemorates the heroism of police officers, firefighters and other first responders. The exhibit showcases photographs of New-York based Irish photographer Nicola McClean, who captured the confusion, panic and remarkable heroism at Ground Zero and the surrounding neighborhoods in the hours and days that followed.
Aug. 11
6101 Bishop Blvd. Dallas, 75205 214-922-8885
SMU Meadows School of the Arts – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson hosts the ninth annual Youth Summit and Diversity Dialogue. High school students of various ethnic backgrounds convene to discuss issues of impact them and the larger society. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE!
Aug. 11
5400 East Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119 Dallas, 75206 214-821-1860
Pocket Sandwich Theatre – “Hot Jazz for Hot Nights!” featuring Matt Tolentino and the Singapore Slingers. Dallas' premiere traditional jazz and revival orchestra present an evening of hot jazz from the roaring twenties. 7:30 p.m. $12-$16.
Aug. 15
2010 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-979-6430
Crow Collection of Asian Art – “At Home and at Court.” This exhibition draws on the museum’s holdings of paintings from China and Japan, and explores the East Asian painting formats of hanging scrolls, hand scrolls and folding screens. These mediums are part of the shared fine-art heritage of China and Japan celebrated with works created for enjoyment in private and public, at home and at court. FREE!
Aug. 16
5601 Sears St. Dallas, 75206 512-471-4726
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas – Shakespeare at Winedale’s 2015 Summer Class will travel to the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas for the first time for their touring performance of William Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night." Call to order. General admission $20; students $10. 7 p.m. $10-$20.
Aug. 16
2201 N. Field St. Dallas, 75201 214-428-5555
Perot Museum of Nature and Science – This summer’s temporary exhibition, “Build It! Nature,” presented by Neiman Marcus, gives families a chance to engineer and design their way through a variety of nature-inspired creative stations. Projects are available on a first-come, first-served basis and designed with guests age 7 and older in mind. The exhibition will be on display in the auditorium on the Museum’s Lower Level. $5-$17. Fri 7/31
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Milton Friedman, b. 1912 Mark Cuban, b. 1958 Wesley Snipes, b. 1962 J. K. Rowling, b. 1965 Loren Dean, b. 1969 1790 – 1st U.S. Patent issued: to Sam Hopkins for potash process.
Sat 8/1
Francis Scott Key, b. 1779 Herman Melville, b. 1819 Yves St. Laurent, b. 1936 Jerry Garcia, b. 1942 Chuck D, b. 1960 1790 – 1st U.S. Census completed. Pop: 3,929,214.
Sun 8/2
Myrna Loy, b. 1905 James Baldwin, b. 1924 Peter O’Toole, b. 1936 Mary-Louise Parker, b. 1964 Edward Furlong, b. 1977 1943 – Lt. J. F. Kennedy’s boat, PT 109, was sunk at Solomon Islands.
Mon 8/3
Ernie Pyle, b. 1900 Tony Bennett, b. 1926 Martin Sheen, b. 1940 Martha Stewart, b. 1941 John C. McGinley, b. 1959 1492 – Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain for the “Indies.”
Tue 8/4
Louis Armstrong, b. 1901 Raoul Wallenberg, b. 1912 Helen Thomas, b. 1920 Barack Obama, b. 1961 Jeff Gordon, b. 1971 1821 – The Saturday Evening Post began publishing as a weekly.
Wed 8/5
John Huston, b. 1906 Selma Diamond, b. 1920 Neil Armstrong, b. 1930 Loni Anderson, b. 1946 Patrick Ewing, b. 1962 1861 – U.S. levied its 1st income tax: 3% of incomes over $800).
Thu 8/6
Lucille Ball, b. 1911 Robt. Mitchum, b. 1917 Andy Warhol, b. 1928 Geri Halliwell, b. 1972 Soleil Moon Frye, b. 1976 1945 – U.S. B-29 bomber, Enola Gay, dropped 1st atomic bomb; on Hiroshima.
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21. Idyllic world 22. Metamorphic rock 23. Pineapple island 24. Unfenced 25. Sandbars
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32. Pitch-dark 33. Not as stout 35. Dwarf buffalo 37. Oversentimental 38. Misty 39. — hangs a tale
40. Fuzzy 42. Lo- — graphics 43. Pedro's wine 44. Tawny predator 45. Ice huts 47. Rome's fiddler 48. Bronze or pewter 49. Rocket trajectory 51. Abner's partner 52. Say aye or nay 53. Burn with steam 54. Audit pros 58. Starfleet weapon 60. Goose eggs 61. — de plume 62. S.A.'s Gran — 63. Vexes 64. Hatha- — 65. "Alice" waitress 66. Palms off 67. "Bus Stop" author 68. Kinks' hit tune 69. Stone marker 71. DEA agents 72. Mauna — 73. Violent cold wind 74. Derrick or crane 75. Clutched 76. Freud topic 79. Geneva's river 81. Funny — Radner 82. Veneer wood 83. — B'rith 84. Persuade 86. Write bad checks 87. Frolic 88. Ski slope bump 89. — Marie of "Lovergirl" 90. Prefix for dynamic 91. Dive 93. Break a promise 94. Possesses 95. "Surprise Symphony" composer 96. At the drop of
PAGE 7 —— 97. Retainer 98. Checkers side 99. Hindu attire 100. Was sorry about 101. First-rate (hyph.) 103. Actress — Diaz 106. Heat conduit 107. Young fella 108. Change position 111. Model 112. Wooden trunk 113. Faked out the goalie 115. Give a wolfish look 116. Of the stars 117. Berlin single 118. Sporting spear 120. Poetic adverb 121. A night in Paris 122. Where to sign (2 wds.) 125. Paddles 127. Pinch of salt 128. Fit to be tied 129. Turn inside out 130. Show clearly 131. Mont. neighbor 132. Loafs around 133. Fresco base 134. Thicker, as fog DOWN 1. Composer — Mahler 2. Minerva, in Greece 3. Petting may go on there (2 wds.) 4. MPG monitor 5. Unwelcome mail 6. Dromedary pit stops 7. Breaks loose 8. Noisy gulps 9. Dillydally 10. To be, to Balzac
ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
environmental challenges that are cost competitive and innova@naimajeannette tive. The Green Sports Alliance Sports are having a great promotes sustainable communisummer with the Women’s ties by “inspiring sports leagues, U.S. National Team winteams, venues, their partners ning the World Cup and local and millions of fans to embrace Jordan Spieth showing imrenewable energy, healthy food, pressive strokes on the golf recycling, water efficiency, specourse. The inspiration to pick Naima Montacer cies preservation, safer chemiup a ball, get outside and get cals and other environmentally competitive is vibrating across our nation. preferable practices.” But, are our sports and growing enthuThe stadiums and teams in Dallas siasm to participate either as competitor or are currently not listed as members of the spectator, damaging the environment? Yes. Green Sports Alliance on their website. But they don’t have to. Sports can actually Our local big names in sports should take lead the way to a sustainable future. steps to be leaders in our community and The D/FW area is home to several model sustainability initiatives. Even our large stadiums with high spectator capaci- local colleges and universities can get inties: the Toyota Stadium in Frisco seats volved. Ohio State University has initiated more than 21,000, the American Airlines a “Zero Waste” program at their stadium Center more than 18,000, the AT&T with a goal of diverting 90 percent of poStadium more than 80,000 and Globe tential waste away from landfills. Life Park more than 48,000 people. Those Not all sports are created equal and large numbers of spectators attending each has its own environmental concerns. thousands of games a year create masBut each industry can provide innovasive amounts of waste from concessions. tive ways to support the environment and Factor in the energy costs for the stadilocal communities. According to Green ums, construction waste and fuel used for Sports Alliance, the NHL donates 100,000 transportation, and each game’s environ- tons of prepared uneaten food from venmental footprint is high. ues each season to people in need. Fenway But some teams and stadiums are lead- Park now has Fenway Farms, a new 5,000 ing the Green Pack. The Houston Rockets square foot rooftop garden, which proand AT&T Stadium in San Antonio are vides produce for concessions below. And members of the Green Sports Alliance this year’s red carpet at the ESPYS was (greensportsalliance.org). Members of the made out of recycled plastic bottles. Green Sports Alliance collaborate with Golf, probably the most water invendors, team executives and environtensive sport especially here in North mental scientists to develop solutions to Texas, is a sport using creativity to solve
environmental issues. The U.S. Golf Association conducted a study in which they used GPS to track what parts of the golf course were heavily used and areas that were rarely or never used. Using this data they can preserve wildlife habitat in unused areas and provide less grooming and water management, saving money and energy. This kind of information would be great to use at our new golf park here in Dallas, currently being built on an old illegal landfill site in the Great Trinity Forest in South Dallas. NASCAR boasts having the largest recycling program in sports with 5 million containers recycled annually since 2008. One of the biggest challenges at sporting events is encouraging spectators to place their trash and recycling in the proper receptacles. We are notoriously horrible at this as spectators and as venues. Venues need to provide plenty of recycling containers with obvious signage and spectators need to take the time to sort waste properly. Next time you load up the car to go to a professional game or even your kids little league, take a second to consider the impact sports have on the environment. How can you as a participant lessen the environmental impact so you can continue to enjoy the sports we all love? Carpool, take public transportation, bring a bag to collect recycling if the field doesn’t offer it, and lastly, let’s encourage our Dallas sports teams to lead on the field and for the environment. 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 at least two contrasting forces converge — and the result is sure to be a dramatic development that demands immediate attention, one that will likely have a profound effect on all involved for quite some time. Who will be affected, and in what way, are the questions many will be asking, but the answers cannot be calculated in a rational, linear fashion. Indeed, the greatest challenge to everyone may be to wait and see what happens — for patience may be the only way to deal with the week's events. Anticipation, while usually a valuable and necessary tool, isn't likely to be all that effective. As the poet said, "the readiness is all" — and this week, those who are ready will stand the best chance of coming out on top. Even where obstacles are unusually formidable, or challenges unusually complex, being ready for anything can be the deciding factor. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Your ability to create something new and stunning out of whole cloth will prove invaluable. You can surprise your critics. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – Travel may prove more complicated than expected as the behavior of others throws a wrench in the works.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You may fear that irreparable damage has been done, but in fact, you're already well on your way to a full recovery. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – Your attention span may be rather short, but as luck would have it, that suits what you have on the docket quite well. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You'll want to thank someone who has come through in the nick of time. Don't wait until you've both moved on to other things. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You've been waiting quite a long time for something that is at last just around the corner. Final preparations can be made. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You may not understand just how bad a certain situation appears to someone else, but you can take his or her word for it — that's a start. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You may wish that you could hide from a certain heavy responsibility, but the time has come at last for you to tend to it once and for all. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) Be sure to take in your surroundings, wherever you go. Peripheral awareness can save you from embarrassment or danger. (Dec.
8-Dec. 21) – You may make more minor errors than usual, but they'll only cause you real trouble if you fail to acknowledge them. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) Your ability to anticipate another's behavior will save both of you from certain dangers. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – A friend or co-worker has a proposition for you. Although it may require a sacrifice, it's well worth considering. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may be facing a startling deadline as the week opens, but if you keep your head, you can surely satisfy all expectations. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You're eager to take on an assignment that gives you the chance to display your talents. Things may transpire differently. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You are sought after for your expertise in a certain area. What you have to offer is rare indeed, but you're not the only game in town. (March 6-March 20) – Someone is willing to give you more of what you want than originally arranged, but are you going to have to give more yourself before all is said and done? ARIES (March 21-April 4) A reunion of sorts results in
71. First-quarter tide 73. — Raton, Fla. 74. Discover (2 wds.) 75. Fiber plant 77. Dashboard dial 78. Fixed the squeak 80. Attila's subjects 81. Braces for trouble 82. Whistle sound 83. — mot 84. How was — — know? 85. Futuristic 86. Type data (2 wds.) 87. Kind of hog 88. Shakes hands 90. Burr or Spelling 91. Soy or Bearnaise 92. Make keener 93. Ten-percenter 95. Hastings loser (2 wds.) 97. Friend of Che 99. Nintendo rival 100. Got crowned 101. Likes (2 wds.) 102. Eureka! 103. Like jeans 104. Easel buyer 105. Graham of dance 106. Gift recipients 107. Pry bars 109. Raw wool 110. More succinct 111. Bamboo eater 112. Please, in Vienna 113. "Great" dogs 114. Minced 117. Term paper abbr. (2 wds.) 118. Swing music 119. Pew locale 123. California fort 124. Lower limb 126. Famous author
OFF THE MARK
Sports cause environmental issues
By Naima Montacer
11. Spanish monarch 12. Amos – Stagg 13. Clumsy 14. Memorial Day race 15. No, to a lassie 16. Lady's past 17. Fly in Florence 18. Hazards a guess 19. "People" people 20. Contest mail-in 27. "— Man" (Billy Joel song) 31. Bounce back 34. —, meeny, miney... 36. Summer mo. 38. Brings on board 39. Works the land 41. Cherbourg shes 43. Kill, politically 44. Andes ruminant 46. Not their 47. Mrs. Charles 48. Squirrel snack 49. One of 12 50. Jungle charger 52. First-magnitude star 53. Hagar's pooch 54. In vogue 55. Extinct birds(2 wds.) 56. Fake it 57. Brillo rival 59. Have a look 60. Defender of Dreyfus 62. Firewood quantity 64. Nostalgic time 65. Passport companion 66. "Columbo" star 68. Only 69. Merry king of rhyme 70. Relief
Copyright 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. personal enjoyment and professional gain. You'll have much to be thankful for by the weekend. (April 5-April 19) – You aren't really in a position to claim victory just yet, but that end is surely in sight. TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You'll want to be sure that everything adds up with mathematical precision. Don't forget to add in last-minute revelations. (May 6-May 20) – What transpires may try your patience, but if you resist the temptation to overreact, you can surely come out on top. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) It may be time for you to chime in on a certain topic that you know perhaps better than anyone. Others are promoting faulty notions. (June 7-June 20) – You can contribute something quite memorable. As far as you're concerned, it's nothing out of the ordinary. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You've waited quite a while to climb to the rung on which you are now perched — and the view is extraordinary, if you just take the time to look. (July 8-July 22) – There's no point in holding a grudge of any kind; it will only get in your way and hurt your future chances.
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By Candy Evans
Midcentury modern lover? Cha-ching! Dallas has many exciting neighborhoods that are strictly thus! What a week! Got back However, from Maine where CandysDirt.com Jeb Bush is buildtakes you to a place ing a new summer so unique that there cottage at Walker are only four examPoint to the whirlples in all of Dallas. wind of Dallas real Four. That’s right: estate — sales are one, two, three, four. cooling, but that’s Realtor probably because Randall Simpson everyone is out Candace Evans is offering the only of town escaping historical Dallas the heat. Hunter Power and Light building for Mahan re-listed his home at The Creeks of Preston Hollow sale at this time for a cool $1.6 million. The building, designed with Erin Mathews at Allie by Lang & Witchell, originally Beth Allman and dropped powered rail cars in Dallas. the price faster than Tiger Morton Myerson owns Woods lost his $22 million in the Dallas Power and Light endorsements from Gatorade, (aka: DP&L) building near the AT&T, and Accenture. You Katy Trail. There is another in want to see the new photos Exposition Park. The third is in of his home? (I was in it back The Cedars. The fourth DP&L when it was listed with Mark building is in North Oak Cliff Molthan. In a word, orgasat 115 S. Tyler St. and it could mic!) Tune in to CandysDirt. be yours. This handsome, com and subscribe and you, three-story gentleman is a too, can enjoy Dallas House 1920s piece of industrial art. In Porn every day. all, it’s 8,190 square feet of sexy. Dallas IS fortunate to The awe-inspiring, open have a plethora of housing third floor is waiting to be made styles. You want something into a dream loft that could by a contemporary architect? rival anything in New York City. We have many innovative, There are so many fabulous deworld-class examples. Want tails, too. This building received a charming 1920s Tudor or a Preservation Achievement a Craftsman bungalow? We Award from Preservation have several neighborhoods Dallas in 2013 after attorney with beautiful offerings — and renowned preservationboth large and small — from ist John McCall took it from Swiss Avenue to Elmwood.
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The only historical Dallas Power and Light building for sale at this time is at 115 S. Tyler St. for $1.6 million. a derelict structure to the gorgeous building it is today. Built in 1925 near the corner of Tyler Street and Sunset Avenue, the building was purchased from Oncor in 2007 and was in sad shape, covered in graffiti and full of dusty old archives from the power supplier. Here’s a look in on the building’s history according to McCall: Based on information from Oncor and the neighbors, this building was generating electricity until the early 1950s. At some point in time, due to population growth, power generation was transferred to a larger facility outside the city limits and the equipment was removed. Neighbors claim this location then became a local office for paying electric bills, and according to their recollection, you could walk in and pay your monthly invoice until the 1970s. From the 1970s to present, the use becomes less clear. It is presumed that some administrative offices were located here, since central heat and air was installed for the first and second floor. While the exterior cooling equipment was also vandalized, the date of installation for the last compressor was 1980. After administration
transferred out of this location, it apparently became a facility to be used for document storage. As the pictures indicate, all three floors were full of shelves, filing cabinets, and boxes of documents. Many of the original 12-foot-tall windows have been restored with functioning cranks to open for wonderful cross breezes. We can just imagine sleeping on the third floor during the spring and early fall with that perfect, wildflowerscented Texas air filling the space. That’s exactly what Mary McDermott Cook does! When McCall bought the building, the brick walls had been painted over to cover graffiti. The first major task in the property’s historic restoration was sandblasting all that paint off the walls. Dusty old archive boxes filled the second floor of the DP&L building when McCall bought the space, which was being used as storage by Oncor. If the windows weren’t broken or busted, they were covered in aluminum sheathing, blocking out all the light. A significant part of the restoration included fixing the enormous window panels. The solidity of each original staircase feels like it will
rival the pyramids at Giza when it comes to standing up to the test of time. One of the best things about this property, along with the proximity to downtown Dallas, the Bishop Arts District, and the planned Bishop Arts Village, may be its flexible use. It is zoned for both residential and commercial. The owner can mix it up with a live/work space, hosting clients downstairs and more intimate gatherings up. Perhaps an art gallery on the first floor, an office space on the second, and a dwelling on the third. The possibilities have us drooling! Don’t miss the fact that the lot size is a healthy 300’x 132.5’, which totals around 13,300 square feet. Private parking? It is there. Climate control? You got it. Green space? There’s plenty. Possibilities abound on the third floor, which could be a fabulous loft! DP&L’s neighbors include the award winning TeCo theater, art galleries, independent shops, as well as the businesses lining Jefferson Avenue, which is in the midst of revival. As if it could not get any more stellar, there is rooftop access with a perfect view of downtown Dallas and the vibrant local scene. Can you
imagine the kind of parties you could host on July Fourth? We’re already searching the couch cushions for any extra change to get this beauty! And of course, nothing makes our ears stand up faster than a rumor: We hear tell that there is also a “mystery basement.” Here’s what McCall wrote about the basement: Evidently the building has a basement which is only accessible thru two large cement panels in the first floor. After removing caulk and other sealers, I have attempted to have one panel removed for access. Three different tow trucks have backed in over the panel and have not been able to successfully lift a panel from its mount. As of this writing, that space is still inaccessible and a mystery to its size and contents. Oh, that’s reason enough to buy! BURIED TREASURE! So, what do you think of this gorgeous building? Are you ready to make it your own? CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly Real-Estate obsessed! Named by National Association of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the country, we celebrate Real Estate every single day! Sign up at CandysDirt.com.
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Five non-negotiables when looking for contractor By Stephan Sardone
professional knowledge of whether it will realistically work, both need to be able to be expressed. There are certain pieces to the remodeling 3. Does he/she show a particular interpuzzle that you may have an easier time putest in your renovation? Your contractor should ting together. For instance, your budget likely ask questions that show a particular interest in “is what it is,” and your tastes and personal style your remodel and indicate they are interested are what made you want to in designing a space just for renovate in the first place. you. Listen for questions that But finding a contractor, you didn't even think about; that’s another story. How do these let you know that they you find the right one? How are covering all the bases. will you know when you 4. Is he/she upfront have? Here are five questions with what to expect? There you may consider asking are many uncontrollable yourself through the process factors in the process (you Photo courtesy of Sardone Construction never know what's behind a of finding the contractor that Larry Paschall and Stephan Sardone. wall until you get there!) and will work best, not only for you but with you. it's important the contractor 1. Does he/she readily not try to paint you an overprovide references? A good ly pretty picture. Setting realistic expectations contractor will be prepared is the sign of a good contractor. to share references with you. 5. Is there good rapport? (Because he/ Past clients provide great she will move in — more or less — for a insight into what the renowhile!) Again, a good first impression is one vation process was like and thing, but do you continue to like the conwhat the end result will be. Stephan Sardone tractor in the introductory phase? Is he availAccept the references and able for communication? Has it been difficult do your own research to learn if the contractor's getting hold of him/her? Has he been willing past clients are happy past clients. to walk with you through the get-to-know-you 2. Does he/she ask good questions that process? If so, and you still like the person – that help you best express your vision? For some is a good sign! Trust is another huge issue here – homeowners, having a clear vision is not a prob- your contractor and his team will be in and out lem while others may need some help along the of your home for the duration of the remodel. way. Either way, a good contractor will help you Stephan Sardone is owner of Sardone best express your vision and will want to work Construction and has been helping people imwith you to make the vision possible. Do know, prove their life by remodeling their home around however, that a client's vision and a contractor's their life. Stephan@sardoneconstruction.com
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1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 1/2 cup snow peas, cut in thin strips 1/2 cup chopped grapefruit 2 tablespoons chopped basil 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro Sea salt to taste 2 ounces chili oil 1/4 cup micro greens 4 grapefruit wedges Place scallops in bowl and add the marinade (see recipe below) and stir well. Let sit for two to five minutes to “cook” or marinate. Add remaining ingredients, tossing well. Garnish with chili oil, micro greens and grapefruit wedges.
Sea breezy fresh shellfish, clean in the mouth, in a light citrusy broth: that pretty much defines scallop ceviche at C’Viche Restaurant & Tequila Bar. Chef Randall Warder has the Latin American seafood dish down to a simple science. Last week, the resPhoto by Suzanne Gentry Flodin taurant was featured. This Scallop Ceviche. week, he’s sharing his marinade for scallop ceviche. Warder’s version has a distinctly Texas C’Viche Grapefruit-Habanero twang with grapefruit, the national citrus fruit “Cooking” Marinade 3/4 cup grapefruit juice of Texas. 6 tablespoons lime juice If you’re cautious about using any raw 1 tablespoon roasted and finely chopped habaseafood at home, this marinade would work nero chili well with lightly steamed shrimp. Please do Combine ingredients and stir well. Use to not overcook the shrimp. Just steam them or marinate or “cook” seafood for ceviche. immerse in boiling water until they begin to Combine everything in bowl or bottle, mix well. turn white. Quickly immerse in ice water to stop the cooking. Scallop C’Viche 1 pound scallops, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup Grapefruit “Cooking” Marinade (see recipe below)
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TRAIL TO GOOD HEALTH
Summer family fun: eat the rainbow challenge By Megan Lyons
megan@thelyonsshare.org Did you know that vegetables and fruits of different colors provide our bodies with different nutrients? We always hear of the benefits of greens, and it’s true that they are very important. But we actually need a wide variety of antioxidants, and the best way to make sure our nutrient needs are covered is to get some foods of each color into our diets! This is especially important for kids, whose nutrient needs are high. For parents whose kids are home for the summer, healthy eating can be a struggle. Kids tend to want the same old unhealthy foods, and parents often don’t want to come up with creative new ideas or fight the battle of getting them to eat their vegetables. So, make it fun! Choose a week this month to set up an “Eat the Rainbow Challenge” with your kids. Ask
them to track one thing that • White: cauliflower, onthey eat from each color and ions, ginger, jicama, mushchallenge them to complete rooms, parsnips, coconut, the rainbow by the end of the turnips, bananas week. Here are ideas If you need some for each color group: ideas for how to fit • Red: tomatoes, in vegetables in kidcherries, apples, friendly ways, try a raspberries, strawfew of these: berries, watermel• Grab-and-go egg on, red peppers, muffins: a great way pomegranate, beets to have a balanced Megan Lyons breakfast on hand for • Orange/yellow: cantaloupe, oranges, those busy mornings! mangoes, nectarines, peaches, (Google “Lyons’ Share Egg pineapple, squash, corn, yelMuffins” for the recipe.) low or orange peppers, carrots, • Bake shredded zucchini pumpkin, sweet potato and carrots into meatballs • Green: avocado, grapes, or meatloaf, or cook them kiwi, lime, honeydew, arinto marinara sauce! Even tichoke, leafy greens like if you buy pre-made sauce, spinach or arugula, kale, add some shredded vegetaasparagus, broccoli, Brussels bles and heat up the entire sprouts, celery, cucumber, mixture before serving. peas, green peppers, zucchini • Try spaghetti squash. • Blue/purple: blackberMicrowave the squash for ries, blueberries, eggplant, three minutes until soft grapes, plums, raisins, figs, enough to slice in half (poke a blue potatoes few holes before microwaving
to prevent explosions). Then, bake face down on a baking sheet for 45 minutes at 400 degrees. The “spaghetti” should fall off the shell easily when scraped by a fork. • Or, zucchini noodles. Another pasta alternative, zucchini noodles can be made with a peeler (just “peel” the entire zucchini into strips) or a spiralizer. • Roasted vegetables: almost all vegetables taste better roasted! Have your kids help decide which kinds to place on the pan and see if they eat more using this cooking technique! (Google “Lyons Share roasted vegetables” for instructions.) Megan Lyons is a Harvard graduate, Certified Holistic Health Coach, and Running Coach at The Lyons’ Share Wellness. To learn how you can improve your own health, contact her at 214-8031298, or visit her website, thelyonsshare.org/health-coaching.
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Exercises that don’t yield impressive results By Turner Cavender Turner@dallasfbbc.com
Ever wonder why your workout routine isn’t helping you lose weight, build muscle, or improve your performance? Well, your problem likely isn’t a lack of will power or hard work, but it may be that you’ve been doing the wrong types of exercise the whole time. Turner Cavender Exercising day in and day out without seeing the results you hoped for may make you feel like giving up. You’re not alone. The majority of exercisers who don’t experience fruit from their labors get frustrated and end up quitting after just a few months of gym attendance. Who can blame them? Well, don’t give up yet. All you may need is some redirection. Here are the type of exercises that Cavendercoaching.com says you’ll want to steer clear from. Sure, they may look impressive, but don’t be fooled — they aren’t going to help you reach your goals. Anything isolated. Exercises that isolate or focus on specific muscles and work only one joint are called isolation exercises.
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Bicep curls, triceps kickbacks, quadriceps extensions, lateral raises, leg curls, leg extensions, and crunches are a few of the more popular types of isolation exercises. If the exercise involves a weight machine, it’s probably isolating a certain muscle. Many exercisers go from one weight machine to the next with the goal of working each muscle group one at a time during the course of their workout. These types of exercises may look impressive, but they won’t produce the results you desire. While isolation exercises have their place in a workout routine, they should be only a small part of yours. Isolation exercises should be reserved for those who need rehab following an injury, to strengthen a specific muscle that’s especially weak, or to increase the size or shape of a particular muscle. (For this reason, isolation exercises are often used by bodybuilders after they’ve developed a certain level of muscle mass.) The downside. Isolation exercises create a lower metabolic response since you’re not lifting much weight. Your heart rate won’t increase to the degree it would if you were using multiple muscles in a single movement. Don’t believe it? Watch someone do bicep curls and then watch another person do squats. Who looks like they’re working harder? Because of the lighter weight and focus on a single muscle, fewer calories are burned during isolation exercises. Compound exercises, on the other hand, are much more effective at increasing strength, adding muscle, burning calories, improving performance, and getting a full body workout. Compound exercises incorporate multiple muscle groups and joints in a range of motion. Examples of compound exercises include all variations of squats, lunges, bench presses, deadlifts, pull-ups, rows, dips, and overhead presses. CavenderCoaching.com believes that building your routine around these types of exercises may be the key to seeing the results you desire. A few tips. Don’t be a quitter because of a lack of results. While you may look impressive doing rep after rep of bicep curls and crunches, you won’t reap as many health and fitness benefits as you would with compound exercises. Never think it’s too late to change your workout routine. Beginners will really see the impact of avoiding exercises that only work a single muscle and joint at a time, as they’ll be able to accomplish a lot more in a lot less time. If you’re ready to make better use of your time in the gym, work with your personal trainer and plan your workout routine around compound exercises, saving the isolation exercises for special situations and body builders. How often? Aim to do weight training with compound exercises three to four days a week on non-consecutive days. CavenderCoaching.com recommends that you give your muscles a day to rest and heal after each weight-training workout to maximize your results. Turner Cavender, CPT is owner of Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp and world renown online personal trainer at Cavendercoaching. com. “Remember J.A.M.O.D.I., Just a matter of doing it.”
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Uplistsikhe — a new ancient site By Michael Wald
wald.world@yahoo.com Thought you’d heard of all the ancient ruins in the world? Today we’re at Uplistsikhe, a newly excavated ancient city you’re probably not familiar with. About an hour from Tbilisi, capital of the Republic of Georgia, is a place settled in the sixth century BC, and, according to my Englishspeaking guide, it remained inhabited until 1970. Here people lived in easily malleable sandstone caves in the mostly rocky hillside coincidentally near the city of Gori, birthplace of Stalin. The all-important ancient Silk Road ran nearby, making this area commercially significant. Today the remnants of the societies that inhabited this place exist along with a 10th century Georgian Orthodox Christian Church that sits on the highest point of the settlement on top of the site, where an ancient pagan temple once stood. The Christian church, remarkably, still functions. Excavation of Uplistsikhe started in 1957 by scholars. At the time only the tops of the caves peaked through the soil. The site just recently opened to the public. Today it’s in a class with the Greek ruins in Athens and Turkey’s Ephesus as among the oldest cities in the world. Uplistsikhe is not as sophisticated as these other ancient cities, but it is no less fascinating. And there are treasures still hidden. Excavation to date represents just half of the site, once home to around 20,000 people. Further funding is needed in this very poor country to complete work. As original occupants of this place were pagan worshippers, you see temples to a sun goddess carved in stone. When Christians arrived
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PLAYERS cont'd from page 1 and a cast captivated for more than two hours, with pretty much 100% of it onstage, the young man had the aplomb of a seasoned actor, with vocals through the roof. Fortino’s credits include performances at Casa Manana; Circle Theatre; Theatre Three and WaterTower Theatre. Some of his demanding roles have been in “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Titanic.” He recently played Lt. Cable in Lyric Stage’s “South Pacific.” The young actor’s facial expressions were priceless, and his comedic timing was sharp as a nurse’s needle. “Playing with David Lugo [Frank, Sr.] was thrilling,” the leading man said. “When he was onstage I really didn’t have to do anything. He’s that good.” The real Abagnale was a high school student in the ’60s, when his parents separated, sending him into a tailspin. Like the lawyer he once pretended to be, he manipulated his truth into being a superhero like those in his comic books, starting at the age of 16. The polished con man, obsessed with wanting to be what he wasn’t, first transformed himself into a wealthy businessman, amassing a fortune by passing forged checks. Then he masqueraded as an airline pilot, who traveled the world, while flight attendants swooned. The phony substitute teacher-turned-doctor turned nurses’ heads, until he tried to give up the charade, when he found love in one of the nurses, Brenda. Maranda Harrison nailed the part of the naive nurse, a sweet, trusting young woman, with high standards. Following the show, Harrison seemed to strike a pose in the lobby. Her arms were extended and filled, with long stemmed roses, while she held court with her fans. With a sash and tiara, she could have done
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This is where Christian Queen Tamar, so great she is referred to in Georgian history as a “king” even though female, reigned and had her throne around 1200 during Georgian Christianity’s golden age. An intricate room is designated Queen Tamar’s Hall. Its roof looks like wood rafters but is actually made of stone carved to appear that way. Archeologists say the big hole in the roof was likely to let light in and smoke out. From the caves above you look down on lambs grazing in lush green pastures in the valley. Rather suddenly and without clear explanation the inhabitants left this site. Although the reason isn’t clear, it is understandable; getting to the caves takes a lot of effort. Once there, no trees provide shade. Living closer to the green pastures seems entirely logical. Whatever the reason people no longer live here, Uplistsikhe provides a unique glimpse into a way of life for many centuries for cave dwellers under many different religions and rulers. It’s easy to understand why Uplistsikhe is on the list for future inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritages site. Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at untroddenla.com.
the Miss America wave. Harrison’s credits, in addition to others with UP include the national tour of “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” In regional theater she’s held roles in “Her Song” and “The Boy from Oz.” She was Maria in “West Side Story;” Christine in “Phantom of the Opera;” and Belle in “Beauty and the Beast.” Lois Leftwich was convincing as nurse Brenda’s mom, Carol Strong, who Brenda takes Frank, Jr. home to meet. Leftwich admitted, “This was an easy role for me. All I had to do was be my mother.” Unfortunately her mother is no longer with us, but Leftwich agreed she channeled her mom well. Her character’s a traditional Georgian southern belle, who’s so happy to see her daughter with a doctor she could just cry in her mint julep. Having endeared himself to his would-becaptors and others in his journey, the actual Frank, Jr. was caught at age 21 in France. He served jail time there before being moved to prisons in Sweden and then Virginia. After five years in jail, the FBI offered him a place on their team, realizing his experience would be invaluable. The show is under the direction of Cheryl Denson, with choreography by Ann Nieman and music direction by Kevin Gunter. The cast also features David Lugo, Christopher Curtis, Sarah Powell, James Williams, Greg Hullett, Aaron White and Jonathan Garcia. Michael Albee is dance captain and multimedia designer alongside a talented ensemble. Dallas audiences sometimes overdo their standing ovations, but Friday’s audience meant it. They genuinely sprang to their feet for an exceptional production, which runs through Aug. 9 by Uptown Players at Kalita Humphrey Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard. For information and ticket sales, visit uptownplayers.org or call 214-219-2718.
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If you pick several moments from “Raging Bull,” “Rocky,” “The Champ” and “The Fighter” and throw them in a blender, voilà, you’ve made “Southpaw.” This clichéd rags-to-riches, back-to-rags, then back again to riches story is as emotionally manipulative as a movie can be. “Southpaw” features one of the biggest tricks that an actor can pull. Jake Gyllenhaal’s body transformation via daily GNC shopping trips is impressive, but the performance that comes out of his veiny, muscle bound body is anything but. Gyllenhaal is Billy Hope, the World Light Heavyweight champion and possessor of one of the least subtle character names of all time. He lives on an estate outside New York with his wife, Maureen (horribly miscast Rachel McAdams), and 10-yearold daughter, Leila (Oona Laurence), surrounded by expensive cars and handing out Cartier watches as gifts to his training team. All of the marketing for “Southpaw” gives away the tragedy that hits the Hope family, which makes the emotional upper-cut less impactful. This leads Billy down a path of booze, the loss of his boxing license and horrendous financial decisions, all with his stereotypically shady
Rachel McAdams and Jake Gyllenhaal star in "Southpaw." manager, Jordan (50 Cent), egging him on. Once Billy hits rock bottom, the state places Leila in child protective services custody, and Billy begins the “redemption” phase of “Southpaw.” Billy is monitored by Angela (a wasted Naomie Harris), who supervises his visits with Leila while making sure he’s employed and sober. Billy’s employment involves cleaning up a ratty, beat down boxing gym owned by Tick Wills (Forest Whitaker). Since he is persona non grata with every single trainer in the boxing world, Billy begs Tick to train him. The thing is that Tick has a set of rules that in addition to not training pro boxers includes no swearing or drinking in his gym.
Of course, that doesn’t stop Tick from hammering down doubles at the local dive bar. Maybe the whiskey is why Tick agrees to train Billy because when he does, there is literally no reason given. Tick just … does it. Thus begins the training montage that would have been much, much better if set to John Cafferty’s “Hearts On Fire” from “Rocky IV.” Since Billy fights like an angry, rabid animal, Tick unleashes Billy’s inner zen and teaches him to (gasp the horror) use defense when fighting. “Southpaw” then enters the revenge phase as Billy gets a comeback championship fight with Miguel “Magic” Escobar (Miguel Gomez). There is no reason for him to be given this opportunity other than the movie needs it for redemption
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