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Hats off to Mayor Rawlings
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Lifesaver Rawlings honored.
Mayor Mike Rawlings saved a guest's life at El Fenix on Aug. 8 by administering the Heimlich maneuver. Tuesday, Steve Chambers, director of operations at El Fenix, presented Mayor Rawlings with a special "sombrero plaque" signifying that forevermore, Aug. 8 shall be known as "Mayor Mike Rawlings Day" at El Fenix, cel-
ebrating its 97th anniversary this week. In addition, Steve and Darius Gilanfar, the COO of Firebird Restaurant Group (owner of El Fenix, Meso Maya, La Ventana and Snuffer's) presented the mayor with a check for $1,000 to the GrowSouth Fund (via Communities Foundation), in the mayor's honor. — Ladd Biro
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Meddlesome Moth crosses Boulevard Meddlesome Moth is hosting certified cicerone Will Sandifer and Boulevard Brewing Company for a beerpaired dinner on Monday, Sept. 28 from 7-10pm. Sandifer leads a guided beer experience featuring six unique brews expertly paired with five courses crafted by Chef Richard Graff. Photo courtesy of Meddlesome Moth Pairings include Calling Line of taps at the Moth. IPA with Havarti Raviolo, Roasted Pear, Brown Butter, Marcona Almond, Chervil; Long Strange Tripel with Diver Scallop, Coconut Kaffir Chile Broth, Thai Fruit Chutney, Fried Lemongrass; Saison-Brett with Confit Duck Leg, Roasted Maitake Mushroom, Fig, Duck Egg Pappardelle; Bourbon Barrel Quad with Goat Shank (Osso Bucco), Bourbon Barrel Quad Braise, Rapini, Pecorino. Tickets are $75 per person. Reservations are required. For additional information call 214-628-7900 or go to mothinthe.net. Meddlesome Moth is located at 1621 Oak Lawn Ave. — Amity Thomas
Order now and light up spring The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is selling spring-blooming bulbs that are perfect for winter planting. Bulb packages range from $13 to $83 and include hyacinths, muscari, daffodils, paperwhites and tulips. Admirers of the Photo courtesy of Dallas Arboretum largest floral festival in the Spring-blooming bulbs. Southwest, “Dallas Blooms,” are invited to purchase the same bulb varieties that the Dallas Arboretum plants in its gardens. Orders are open through October 10 with shipments starting in late November, just in time for perfect winter planting. Bulb purchases can be made online at shop.dallasarboretum. org/spring-bulbs.html. — Juliette Coulter
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Wait taking toll on Trinity River urban park By Kat Show/KERA News For more than a decade, Dallas residents have been waiting for a park along the Trinity River. The nonprofit Trinity Trust is doling $1 million of private money to plan it. But not everybody’s happy about that. Once it’s built construction could start in 2018 — it’ll stretch along the Trinity River corridor, between the two Margaret bridges. It’ll have trails, playgrounds, lakes and a toll road winding through it. At a meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Dallas assistant city manager Mark McDaniel briefed the Trinity River
Project Committee about the progress the city’s made with the park plan. “The idea here is that the park is the client and that’s really kind of the focus of the effort, as opposed to the park being subservient to the park way,” McDaniel said. Translation: City officials say they’ll put more emphasis on the park and less on the toll road, which has been a lightning rod for Rendering of Trinity River project. critics for decades. ”Everything isn’t about City Council member, said. the road anymore, and I Last month, the City think that’s actually heading Council endorsed a “windus in the right direction — fi- ing” parkway — the product nally. It’s only taken us about of Mayor Mike Rawlings' so20 years,” Sandy Greyson, a called “dream team” of urban
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designers. One of the people pushing that idea is Gail Thomas, president of Trinity Trust, a nonprofit that raises see TRINITY on page 4
COMMUNITY
Changing relationships from conflict to communication By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com Two lifelong clinical therapists are bringing a new type of relationship management to the less fortunate in Dallas, inspired by their passion for psychology, religion and love of the community. Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. have been married for 32 years and practice a unique belief in managing relationships. Each were divorced with two children at the time the couple met while Dr. Hendrix was a professor at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. “We were grown up when we met,” Dr. Hendrix said.
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Drs. Helen LaKelly Hunt and Harville Hendrix are bringing their "safe conversation" practices to the less fortunate in Dallas. Dr. Hendrix has advanced degrees in theology and psychology. Dr. Hunt has a master’s degree in clinical
psychology, a doctorate in church history and is continuing her education. “Now I study Harville!” Dr. Hunt
said. The couple has six children total. Many relationships end because the partners simply feel that they are with the wrong people. Only 14 percent of couples go to therapy to seek help. Drs. Hendrix and Hunt realized that if they could teach a better way to communicate “through safe conversation” and take it to the masses, thousands of relationships could be saved. So, after 40 years of couple’s therapy, Dr. Hendrix and Dr. Hunt have transitioned “from couples to relationship education for the general population.” Teaching in the inner see CHANGING on page 12
LOCAL HISTORY
LaBarbas weave tapestry through city for generations By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
This story is part of an ongoing series about Dallas families that were part of a colorful past and continue to influence the future. Dallas’ LaBarba family’s story is like a colorful tapestry, with a common thread woven through every chapter. Mutual respect and family loyalty are paramount. A 93-year-old family matriarch, Ann LaBarba Todora and her husband, Frank founded the iconic Parkit Market in 1962, which continues to be run by her family. Her eldest of seven children, Tony Todora said, “The strong work ethic is another family trait that goes back generations. I believe we gravitate to the food and beverage industry because our ancestors in Italy were farmers and merchants. Many of
them actually stomped grapes for their wineries. Those, who immigrated here knew how to grow and sell their crops. They were able to go into that kind of trade in America, where most started in the grocery or wine business.” Sherman LaBarba is a sibling to Lucian, Carl, James and sisters, Carla and Anita and has been a produce broker for almost 50 years. He worked at his family’s business, American Produce & Vegetable (APV) before starting his own produce brokerage business, Ideal Sales, Inc., with his brother, James. Sherman’s sister, Carla LaBarba-Bass, was a sales rep for AVP, along with Tony LaBarba. (APV) would later become American FoodService. Sherman, retired in 2013. see LABARBAS on page 11
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Anticoagulants not without risks
Google’s new logo is ‘ever-present’
By Dr. Kimberly Washington
By David Mullen
or in the case of needed emergency surgery. Some of the medications have reversal agents; however, many According to the National Blood of the reversal agents are blood prodClot Alliance, nearly two to three ucts (to replace elements of the coagmillion people will require blood ulation process that were inactivated thinners each year. Blood thinby the drug). Taking blood products, ning medications are initiated for a however, should not be taken lightly, myriad of reasons, most commonly as they come with their own risk as after diagnosed with blood clots well — including allergic reaction in the legs or arms, after stents are (and possible anaphylaxis) and infecplaced in the heart vessels or other tious transmission, such as hepatitis vessels, or certain heart conditions or HIV (although these are extraorthat predispose to developing blood dinarily rare). clots. Some reasons for initiation An additional point worth result in lifelong usage making regarding of blood thinners such newer blood thinning as after a heart valve is agents is that many surgically replaced with are heralded as better a metal valve or after than the older agents certain pacemakers are because there is no placed. Other causes need for monitoring require short term usage of blood levels while such as blood clots in the taking the drug. For legs or treatment imexample, once in the Dr. Washington therapeutic range on mediately after hip replacement. Surprisingly Coumadin, blood levthis two to three million els are checked every number likely does not include those month to two months to ensure that who take a baby aspirin each day for the patient remains in the appro“heart health.” priate therapeutic range. This may These medications are grouped need to be done more often dependin a large category called anticoing on multiple factors. Some of the agulants. Coagulation is the pronewer drugs work in a different way cess by which the body makes clots so that monitoring blood levels is to stop bleeding that may occur. unnecessary. However, these newer Anticoagulants halt this process in agents do not have reversal agents multiple different ways. that work well. This means that if an In many ways, anticoagulants emergency occurs, blood products are a God-send, as these drugs are can be attempted, but they will not the primary reason why some people necessarily stop bleeding. have been able to survive. There are This is not to make readers many with clotting disorders who afraid of blood thinners. They are are appropriately being treated, and life savers in many situations. It is without these drugs, they may have worth having a conversation with had life-altering or lethal clots in the your doctor about which blood heart or brain. However, these drugs thinner you are on and what opare not without their own risks. tions there are for length of treatThe primary risk, of course, ment and type of drug. is the risk of devastating bleeding Dr. Kimberly Washington, due to unforeseen events in the face a general surgeon at Highlander of active anticoagulation. This can Surgical Associates in Arlington, come in the form of personal bodily maintains an interest in health eduharm via accidents of various sorts cation and advocacy. washington.k@att.net
david@katytrailweekly.com Donald Trump proved on Tuesday night that he is a real, viable political personality. He filled the American Airlines Center with thousands of supporters. He also attracted thousands of detractors. All in all, Trump liked Dallas, especially the big hair … Trump has been replaced on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I assume that the parting shot goes from “You’re fired!” to “Hasta la vista, baby!” … You have to be in client meetings — as I have many times — with these self-absorbed brand personality designers as they create mindboggling rationale for an indistinguishable change in a type font or the slight shift of a letter as if it is breakthrough creative. And the cost of their services is unreal. The most recent example of a major corporate identity change is with Google. From their corporate press release and various accounts, Google has changed the world. Since, as they point out, Google is “ever-present in our lives.” I thought it was just a search engine. Granted, I use it countless times a day, but I guess I don’t think about it in epic proportions. The company preserved the “famous blue-red-yellow-bluegreen-red color sequence.” Famous? The only people that would know that are the millionaires that design logos or the multi-millionaires in Silicon Valley that work for Google. Google wants to maintain that people — those of us merely human — are their largest resource. After all, they know more about me than I do. How else do I get an annoying popup ad that is directed specifically at my interests? The new typeface is
Product Sans, which frankly looks a if it can record the thief that breaks lot like the old typeface. The type is into your car and steals the camera. inspired by “schoolbook letter-writIt records both audio and video and ing,” which is amazhas a pivot mount so you ing since children can turn it toward the back today use Google seat for those precious mofor research and not ments when your daughschool books or enters are singing the latest cyclopedias. I know Miley Cyrus song. It autothat the new holding adjusts from dark to light, company is called has a time/date stamp and Alphabet, so I guess 14 hours of recording time. I am buying into Only $39.99, plus shipping David Mullen and handling. But wait! the font change. The “e” in the new logo The real reason that they will remain slightly tilted to — get are pedaling this camera, it appears, this — reflect Google's sometimes is to protect you from the police. “off-kilter thinking.” I looked down Examples show unfair tickets being at my phone the other day to see issued by police for traffic violathat Google app had been changed tions like running a red light (it was as well to a big blue and red and green), running a stop sign (stopped yellow and blue and green and red short and looked both ways) and “G” to be “simple, friendly and apgetting hit by a border patrol van proachable,” just like a big brother when the driver packing the Dash … Speaking of getting bigger, the Pro Cam clearly had the right of Dallas iconic Village Apartments way. Amazing that driving has come by Lincoln Properties at Greenville to this. I wonder if I can get one for Avenue and Caruth Haven Lane has my new Porsche … Livability.com gone through some refinancing that just doesn’t seem to like Texas. Their would allow an expansion of the third annual ranking of the Top 100 already 309-acre property, 7,000 unit best places to live is out, ranking complex. Hasn’t everyone in Dallas the best small to mid-sized cities in — at one time or another — either the U.S. with populations between lived in or visited an apartment in 20,000 and 350,000 people, making the Village? … From the “mistaken Dallas ineligible but putting a lot of identity” department, I just received Texas towns in play. The criterion in the mail a beautiful eight-page, is based on economy, health, housfull color glossy brochure in an over- ing, civics, education, amenities, sized all-color envelop from Porsche. demographics and infrastructure. Although they were featuring their Rochester, Minn. is number one, so pre-owned collection, I am no longer weather must not play a big factor. in their demographic. “Enthusiasm Bellevue, Wash. is second, followed doesn’t fade” the brochure touts. by Madison, Santa Barbara and Yes, Porsche, but disposable income Boulder, Colo. Coming in at #86 — does … What a society we live in. the only Texas city to crack the top I saw an infomercial the other day 100 — is Plano, which scored very for the Dash Cam Pro, a full HD high on chain restaurants … Bruce 120 degree wide angle video camera Springsteen turns 65 on Wednesday. that mounts on your dash. I wonder He was born in the USA.
HIP TO BE SQUARE
Options depend on need By Dr. Don Hohman dhohman@gdortho.com
When non-surgical treatments for knee arthritis fail, you and your doctor may consider surgery. Learn about which surgical options are optimal for treating osteoarthritis in your knee. Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy involves a surgeon making a small incision in your knee and irrigating and removing loose pieces of cartilage. In the arthritic knee, there is a very limited role for an arthroscopy. Results of a “clean out” or a “wash out” are unpredictable at best and should be avoided. Partial knee replacement — the unicompartmental knee. A surgeon performing Dr. Don Hohman a partial knee replacement, also known as a “uni,” replaces only the part of the knee that is worn out. This can be either the knee cap-femur joint (patello-femoral) or more commonly, the femur-shin joint (femoral-tibial). These procedures are appealing because they are generally less invasive, more normal tissue is retained, and recovery is easier. The ideal candidate for these procedures is an evolving topic. Issues of location and amount of disease, as well as the amount of deformity present, are important considerations. Newer technologies such as computers, robots and custom guides have been introduced to this concept in attempts to improve outcomes. The influence of these technologies has yet to be determined. Outcomes of partial knee replacements can be comparable to total knee replacements 10 years after surgery. Total knee replacement. Total knee replacement (TKR) is the gold standard when conservative treatment for arthritis of your knee has failed. This procedure involves resecting the ends of the bones of the knee and replacing them with a combination of metal and plastic. The procedure is one of the most successful of all surgical procedures. On average, TKR provides 90-95 percent pain relief and has a one to two percent complication rate. Approximately 90 percent of replaced knees will be satisfactory 20 years after surgery. Osteotomy. This procedure involves cutting the bone and reorienting the alignment of the knee. It has traditionally been reserved for younger patients with misaligned knees who participate in high-demand activities such as sports. Osteotomy has fallen out of favor due to inferior results compared to knee replacements. There are some newer technologies that may improve outcomes, but currently osteotomy has a limited role in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Cartilage procedure. This procedure involves harvesting cartilage cells and transplanting them into the area of disease in your knee. While appealing in concept, there is very little role for this procedure in an arthritic knee and has no role to play in the treatment of the advanced arthritic knee. 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.
TRINITY cont'd from page 1 private funds for the city’s Trinity River projects. “After our big flood in the last several months, we know that good planning is necessary. We have to know what will last, what will stay,” Thomas said when explaining why she’s glad the city’s working hard on a leak-proof design. She also added that although her group is financing the plan, it’s not
choosing the consultants. “We are most grateful that this fund is available to be used by the city to choose whomever the city chooses as consultant to design the best park we can have,” Thomas said. Angela Hunt, a longtime toll road opponent from her time on the City Council and ever since, is a big fan of the park idea. But she still has mixed
feelings. “We’ve had over 15 years of planning on this park,” Hunt said, “and I think folks are really looking forward to seeing a park constructed there and less excited about planning yet again to plan some more.” Hunt said that instead of spending funds on consultants, the city should be putting money into the parks directly.
“Asking our parks department, for example, to very rapidly figure out… how could they use two million dollars to fund real amenities in parks and get them put in, get them put in the next six months, that’s what I’d love to see,” Hunt said. Next up, city officials say, will be a round of public discussions this fall.
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Has tennis lost its stroke?
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Milestones will fix you in a flash
By David Mullen
By Turner Cavender
As I walked off of a golf course on Thursday afternoon that was devoid of any of the day’s sports news, I was informed that the unthinkable had happened. “Did you hear that Serena lost?” he said, meaning number one-seeded Serena Williams had lost her semifinal match at the U.S. Open to an unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci. “Tennis is dead,” I thought. There are actually contrasting statistics and opinions as to whether the once incredibly popular sport full of engaging personalities is dying or just idling. Serena Williams’ much-anticipated quarterfinal match on ESPN against sister Venus on Tuesday, Sept. 8 earned a staggering 4.8 TV rating nationally. That is more than a Stanley Cup final or World Series game often draw. But left with an all Italian U.S. Open Women’s final on Saturday between Vinci and a 33-year-old Flavia Pennetta (who won in straight sets), produced a rating of 1.1 or an average audience of 1,601,000. “There is actually resurgence as of late, maybe in the last couple of years,” local tennis instructor J.D. Karr said. “Probably don’t see it as much around here in America as much as you see it in Europe. It is such a global sport, and I think because America doesn’t have any of the top players going right now it gives off the idea that it is not a popular participation sport. But it is actually gaining ground in the last two years. It really
Hit your milestones … I don’t think there’s any way • “My goal is to finish my first to overstate this: your weight-loss marathon.” goals mean the world to us. We • “My goal is to get my blood know what it’s like to look in the pressure down to a healthy mirror and not be satisfied with level.” what’s there – for a lot of us, that’s • “My goal is to drop 40 pounds where our fitness journey began. by next year.” We want you to set some serious and chase your peak. Are you goals and crush all of them. following everything we’ve said so Now here’s the thing: we also far? Good. We want you take all know that motivation can be slipthat, put it in a little box and set pery. That bit of knowledge is that box aside. Don’t worry. We’ll one of the core reasons why we’ve come back to it. designed our program the way Now, if you could get anywe have, focusing on smart, lifething you wanted out of your changing goals backed fitness program, what up by expert training would it be? Seriously and a community of anything, no matter accountability. how outlandish. Got it? To make that posThat’s your peak. sible, we spend a lot of Your peak is a goal that time not just thinking you are always supabout how to reach posed to chase, but your weight loss goals, you can never actually but also, how to set reach. Your milestones, Turner Cavender the ones you have in the right goals. The tips below will give your little box, will get you a hint of how we do it. you closer and closer to your peak Your whole body counts. but never totally there. And that’s How often have you heard one of a good thing. your friends say “I just want a flat Real fitness results come tummy,” or “less flab on my arms from your lifestyle, not just your would be nice,” or “can I just get program. rid of these love handles?” The The key to a healthy lifestyle is good news is that you can have to always keep pushing for greater all of that. You can even have that health. Your mind and your body whole package all together. But need your attention every day, and you can’t cherry pick and here’s they’ll never stop rewarding you why: when you try to zero in on for your effort. just one part of your body, you Some people will tell you end up with an inefficient workout to only set realistic goals. Some program. Sure, you might get repeople will tell you to always be a ally powerful muscles in your abs, dreamer. We’re telling you to use arms, etc., but you probably aren’t the best of both strategies and get burning as many calories per sesyourself some awesome results. So sion as you could be. Worse, the keep hitting your milestones and parts of your body that you nekeep chasing your peak! glect are left wide open to injuries, Turner Cavender, CPT is which could bring your fitness owner of Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp plan to a screeching halt. and world renown online personal Besides, if you could have trainer at Cavendercoaching.com. your whole body lean and strong, “Remember J.A.M.O.D.I., Just a matwhy wouldn’t you go for that? ter of doing it.”
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Serena Williams lost to Roberta Vinci (below) in the 2015 U.S. Open Women's semifinals.
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is having a bit of resurgence participation wise.” A recent study by LAXPOWER, a web site that features Lacrosse but measures sports participation among high school athletes, reports the opposite. The study states that participation in tennis is down 18 percent with boys and 16.8 percent with girls. But that is not what Karr is seeing locally. “I think for years the sport was really down, but it is coming back around right now,” Karr, 46, who has been giving tennis lessons for years, said. “You see a lot of girls that actually start picking it up a little younger
(than boys) and that is actually where I see the resurgence of late. I think more females are picking it up at a younger age now.” Call it the Serena factor. “Maybe tennis doesn’t translate when you don’t see (American Andy) Roddick winning the majors,” Karr said, “because we don’t have the top American players in the Men’s (division). That’s always the gauge, but as of late there is a lot of participation picking back up. “I think anytime you have Americans at the top, it creates more of a buzz,” Karr said. “I think that is why there was a wane in America for
years. But part of the resurgence is that we are able to see three of the greatest players of all time play against each other right now in (Roger) Federer, (Novak) Djokovic and (Rafael) Nadal. I think that helps, even though they are not American, that they are so good that people are gravitated toward watching that amount of talent.” Whether tennis is fading or just waiting for an influx of popular American players other than the Williams sisters is debatable. Certainly the glory days of Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roddick representing the U.S. may never be replicated. With regard to the allItalian U.S. Open Women’s final Sunday at Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Karr said, “I hate to say it, but I had very little interest in that final to be honest with you. And I do it for a living!” A lot of other Americans had very little interest as well.
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5601 Sears St. Dallas, 75206 214-828-0094
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas – "Catholic School Girls" by Casey Kurtti. Contemporary Theatre of Dallas presents a satirical comedy about Catholic school life in the 1960s. In "Catholic School Girls," four young girls navigate the bonds of friendship, authority figures and pressures from home while learning to navigate the pitfalls of parochial life. Show times vary. $22-$32.
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1515 Young St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-1400
Jonsson Central Library – Faith and Technology: Finding Yourself at Hyperspeed. Panelists are John Dyer, web developer and author of "From the Garden to the City;" Jason Caston, author of "The iChurch Method," and Amy Martin, Texas Faith Blogger and Founder of Winter SolistiCelebrations. Dr. Mark Thames, professor of philosophy and religion at El Centro College will moderate. 1 p.m. FREE!
Sept. 19
300 E. Reunion Blvd. Dallas, 75207 Executives in Action
Great Texas Food Truck Rally – Second annual event benefiting Executives in Action. There will be live music, a beer garden sponsored by The Nodding Donkey and 20+ food trucks. Held at the lawn of Reunion Tower. 2 to 10 p.m. $10.
Sept. 20
4124 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, 75219 214-224-2500
Park Cities Presbyterian Church – Andrew Peterson Concert. A veteran of the Nashville music scene, Peterson has forged his own path creating a long line of songs that ache with sorrow, joy and integrity, and that are, at the end of the day, part of a real, ongoing, human conversation. 6 p.m. FREE!
Sept. 23
1800 Leonard St. Dallas, 75201 214-953-1977
AT&T Performing Arts Center – Lead by Mike Rhyner of The Ticket radio station, Petty Theft has a slavish devotion to recreating the sounds of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. The current group includes Rhyner; bassist and vocalist Harrison Calhoun; drummer Drew Hunter; keyboardist Steve Luthye; guitarist and vocalist Rodney Wall; and Bill Porter on guitars, mandolin, harmonica and vocals. Held in Strauss Square. 7 p.m. $15.
Sept. 23
2403 Flora St. Dallas, 75313 214-880-0202
Winspear Opera House – Matilda the Musical. Winner of 50 international awards, including four Tony Awards, "Matilda The Musical" is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl. Playing through Oct. 4. Show times vary.
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13933 N. Central Expressway Dallas, 75243 214-459-0977
Studio Movie Grill – Jewish Community Center of Dallas presents “A Borrowed Identity: AKA Dancing Arabs.” Eyad, an Israeli Arab teenager, has a hard time adjusting to his new life in a prestigious Jewish boarding school until he becomes friends with fellow student, Naomi. When they fall in love, her family vehemently disapproves. Eyad decides to pass himself off as Jewish to solve all his social problems. 7 p.m. $12-$15. Fri 9/18
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Samuel Johnson, b. 1709 “Satchel” Paige, b. 1908 Jimmie Rodgers, b. 1933 Jada Pinkett Smith, b. 1971 Lance Armstrong, b. 1971 1851 – The New York Times published its 1st issue.
Sat 9/19
“Mama” Cass Elliott, b. 1943 Trisha Yearwood, b. 1964 Jim Abbott, b. 1967 Jimmy Fallon, b. 1974 1796 – Pres. George Washington’s farewell address was published.
Sun 9/20
Upton Sinclair, b. 1878 “Jelly Roll” Morton, b. 1885 Dr. Joyce Brothers, b. 1928 Sophia Loren, b. 1934 Kristen Johnston, b. 1965 1954 – 1st FORTRAN computer program run.
Mon 9/21
Chuck Jones, b. 1912 Stephen King, b. 1947 Bill Murray, b. 1950 Faith Hill, b. 1967 Luke Wilson, b. 1971 1784 – 1st daily paper in U.S. started – The Penn. Packet and Daily Advertiser.
Donors and volunteers
September 19 - November 25
Tue 9/22
Yom Kippur begins at sundown Michael Faraday, b. 1791 John Houseman, b. 1902 Debby Boone, b. 1956 Joan Jett, b. 1960 Bonnie Hunt, b. 1964 1915 –Southern Methodist Univ. held its 1st class.
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COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
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? And who founded this nonprofit?
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Mommy & Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays • 10am-2pm Petting zoo, face painting, storytime and Kindermusik. Pecan Grove BOGO Wednesdays Offer available only at the ticket booth. (Limit one per person) C.C. Young Senior Thursdays $11 admission, 20% Gift Store discount. Live Music • Saturday 12-4pm and Sundays 1-4pm Spanish guitar, classic standards and more. Exciting new adventures and daily activities in The Rory Meyers Children’s Garden. Discount tickets available at Tom Thumb stores.
DallasArboretum.org 8525 Garland Road • Dallas, Texas 75218 • 214-515-6500 The Dallas Arboretum is a non-profit organization that is supported, in part, by funds from Dallas Park & Recreation.
Thu 9/24
F. Scott Fitzgerald, b. 1896 Jim Henson, b. 1936 Joe Greene, b. 1946 Phil Hartman, b. 1948 Nia Vardalos, b. 1962 1968 – 60 Minutes premiered on CBS-TV.
Helping families, individuals and companies fulfill their charitable goals since 1953
“One of America’s Best Pumpkin Festivals” – Fodor’s Travel, 2014
Experience the nationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village with over 75,000 pumpkins and gourds, 150,000 fall blooming plants and breathtaking color at every turn.
Wed 9/23
Autumn begins Victoria Woodhull – 1st woman candidate for U.S. Pres., b. 1838 Ray Charles, b. 1930 Bruce Springsteen, b. 1949 1962 – “The Jetsons” – ABC’s 1st color TV show – debuted.
serves as a charitable giving partner to donors and nonprofits in our community. Our vision is to make tomorrow better. We manage funds for individuals, families and companies, and help them fulfill their charitable goals. We also co-founded North Texas Giving Day in 2009. The day is a celebration of local nonprofits and aims to empower everyone to give. Originally named The Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, CFT was established by a group of prominent business and civic leaders in 1953.
Q How many clients are served each year?
A CFT and its trustees steward more than
$1 billion in assets across more than 900 charitable funds, allowing us to serve a wide range of donors and nonprofits. During each of the last couple of years, for the first time in our 62-year history, CFT paid out more than $100 million in charitable grants! Through North Texas Giving Day alone, we help to support more than 2,000 nonprofits in North Texas who serve millions of clients each year.
QW hat percentage amount actually reaches those in need? Our role as a trusted community foundation is guided by the prudent, cost-effective management of charitable assets. Our trustees are well-established community leaders who act as stewards for all the grants the organization makes. The money raised on North Texas Giving Day goes straight to the
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nonprofits that each donor chooses.
QW hat is your facility like?
A A s envisioned by the late Mabel Peters
Caruth, who donated funds to construct and maintain the facility, our building helps CFT to grow and nurture other charitable organizations. In addition to CFT offices, the facility includes meeting spaces for community-wide events, as well as areas for use by other charitable organizations. The facility also houses Educate Texas, a public-private initiative of CFT working to improve education across the state, and Entrepreneurs For North Texas, a program of CFT focused on making it easy for small and mid-sized companies to do well.
QW hat do you think is the most important thing you do for the community? We fulfill our mission by making grants to support the community across North Texas and beyond; educating the community on pressing local and statewide needs and the organizations addressing them; convening people to work creatively on community challenges; and partnering with individuals, families and businesses to fulfill their charitable goals.
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QW hat other interesting programs do you
have going on? In 2016, CFT will hold an education series called GiveWisely to help people reflect and plan their personal philanthropy — thinking strategically and learning from a group of like-minded peers. For more on GiveWisely, visit cftexas.org/givewisely.
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Carol Goglia, director of marketing and communications answered this week’s questions.
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ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL Alaskan Brewing Company was the first U.S. brewery to install a carbon reclamation For some, the feel system, which captures carbon of fall comes in the sip dioxide released during the of a pumpkin spice latte, brewing process and uses it to and for others the cooler package the beer and purge weather brings the anticioxygen from holding tanks. pation of another beverage, Reusing carbon dioxide on fall beer. Although I reside site, reduces the amount of the on the latte side of that greenhouse gas released into spectrum, I’m not blind to the atmosphere and eliminates our community’s love of the need to purchase and ship beer. In the last few years carbon dioxide to the plant. breweries have popped up Many breweries are also sellin neighborhoods and city ing or giving away their used center, showcasing their grains to nearby farms to be Photo by Naima Montacer unique hop brewing abiliused as livestock feed. What is the environmental impact of ties. The local beer market Transporting beer is enthis frothy Deep Ellum Blonde beer has exploded, pushing me vironmentally costly, which is waiting to be devoured at Hopdoddy to take a closer look at the why local beer is always best Burger Bar on McKinney Avenue? connection of beer and the to purchase. Choose a tap beer environment. when dining out to reduce waste breweries around the county The largest impact beer since glasses and kegs can be reare focusing on sustainability has on the environment is the used. Local canned beer is your efforts. New Belgium Brewing water used in the brewing pro- Company in Colorado, utilizes next choice because aluminum cess. On average in the U.S., is lighter to ship and easier to solar energy, purchases wind it takes seven barrels of water recycle than glass. credits from their utility comto produce one barrel of beer. While you’re at a local pany, and is capturing methane And 70 percent of the water from their brewing process and restaurant, make sure to enused in the process (consider courage them to recycle. Only using it to generation electriccleaning, heating, etc), is disa handful of restaurants in ity. Franconia Brewery in local charged as waste. But many Dallas are making this comMcKinney, Texas operates breweries have noticed this mitment to the environment. in an energy efficient buildwaste and have invested in Hopdoddy Burger Bar, on ing and uses Green Mountain systems to recirculate wasted McKinney Avenue, is placing Energy, known for offering the water into other aspects of the the environment at top priority choice of renewable energy, as brewing process. by recycling, composting food their utility company. The brewing process also Breweries are also looking waste, and of course, serving requires a substantial amount at the whole systems approach up great local beers to pair with of electricity, yet can be offset their juicy burgers. Hopdoddy, and trying to minimize the with modifications and utiliznamed after the union of burgcarbon footprint of brewing renewable resources. Many ers and beer, serves up several ing your frosty beverage. The @naimajeannette
YOUR STARS THIS WEEK By Stella Wilder
The coming week will see many individuals going through a brief but intense period of self-evaluation — culminating, in the best cases, in self-discovery that itself promotes all manner of opportunities and endeavors. Everyone must be willing to accept what he or she sees in the mirror, and to take responsibility for those things that need to change, as well as credit for those things that are solid, positive and productive. Yes, it's true, not everyone is perfect — not even you! The willingness to face that fact and accept your liabilities as well as your strengths will surely give you the overall advantage in all manner of situations. It is important for everyone to remember that the invisible is likely to be quite apparent. A look, a gesture or a simple tone of voice can speak volumes, letting others know much more than anyone might want to reveal. A bad attitude will betray itself eventually! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You're likely to discover that something you've underestimated is actually worth much more than the sum of its parts. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You're waiting for that good news to come, but you have much more to address in the interim. Don't let a moment pass you by!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may find it more difficult than usual to arrange personal business, due to special circumstances. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You must share information freely as you receive it, or you're not likely to make the kind of progress you're counting on. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) Someone else may be promoting an idea far more aggressively than you are, so you must ensure that he or she doesn't steal your thunder. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You'll find yourself in an ongoing situation that requires you to use a great deal of self-restraint. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may come perilously close to breaking a promise, but a clever manipulation of your schedule should prevent it. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You're going to have to be thinking — and acting — for a great many others. Be sure to employ your 360-degree awareness! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) Your focus should be on what you have to accomplish by a certain deadline this week; don't let another's demands distract you. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You can help another
see the truth about him- or herself — and you're likely to receive a very surprising thank you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) A friend reaches out to you from afar, giving you good reason to break with tradition and take some surprising action. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You're likely to realize that someone you've long looked up to isn't all that far above you, after all! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You're going to have to work harder than usual to ensure that everyone is on the same page and working toward the same goal. (March 6-March 20) – You'll discover that someone who has been critical of your work in the past is now more than a loyal supporter. ARIES (March 21-April 4) Your ability to foresee events will come in handy, but use caution! You're not going to want to reveal everything, surely. (April 5-April 19) – The person who calls the shots will want you to take a position of increased responsibility. Be ready! TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may have trouble staying out of your own way for a while as
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Seasonal brews impact water consumption By Naima Montacer
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of the local drafts and also sources as much meat, produce and dairy from local ranchers and farmers. To find out where their meat is from, just check their wall — a list of mostly local suppliers proudly decorates one of their walls. Even if you aren’t a huge beer drinker, the local breweries are also serving our community in other sustainable ways. Earth Day Texas (earthdaytx.org) is kicking off a new initiative to extend the environmental talk year round. In collaboration with The Westwood School, the new Earth Day Monthlies (EDMo) will take place the third Thursday of every month at a local brewery. As Earth Day Texas puts it, “The way we see it, reducing your carbon footprint by supporting local breweries is a great place to start implementing save-the-planet practices!” The first EDMo will highlight how local food is a source for social good in Dallas County, held on Sept. 17 at Craft and Growler, followed by Oct. 15 at the Deep Ellum Brewing Company. Whether you drink beer or not, supporting our local breweries and businesses that sell local beer, and encouraging these same businesses to be more sustainable is good for our community. Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more at her website EnviroAdventures.com. Copyright 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. you try to get your ducks in a row. Streamline your approach! (May 6-May 20) – You may be forced to allot less time to a pressing personal problem because of increased responsibility in the workplace. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) Others are more than willing to give you the time you need to finish what you've set out to do. You must do yourself the same courtesy! (June 7-June 20) – You may feel as though all eyes are on you, and indeed, your actions are likely to attract a great deal of attention. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may feel as though you're not yet ready to unveil the fruits of your labor, and you may have to renegotiate contract terms accordingly. (July 8-July 22) – It may seem as though the time has never been better for a certain once-in-a-lifetime effort. Gather your forces! LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Your abilities will shine, but someone with whom you are working closely may not appreciate your efforts — or your subtle persuasion. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You may have to explain something in terms that are far less than flattering — but you'll reveal a truth that should be known.
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By Candy Evans
alleging that the wedding business at the historical Aldredge House has gotten too wild. Photos courtesy of Nathan Grace Real Estate LLC Today’s topics are: nightmare Since I’m a member of This house is located at 9634 Hilldale Drive, Dallas and is listed for $599,000. on Swiss Avenue, FW billionaire the group that owns the auctions his lake home and Ebby house, the And then you just have to see so OCD that breadHalliday, R.I.P. Dallas County Medical this house: a Georgian wonder that crumbs have never It’s been another Alliance, I have recued looks oh so University Park when it whisked the floors. wild week in the Dallas myself from much of the is really oh so Merriman Park. The Enter this house real estate world. (When writing — but our Joanna home was built in 1984, sports 3,285 through a large foyer is it not?) We lost our England has reported square feet on .25 acres. There are where the wood begins. beloved Ebby Halliday, handsomely on both sides four bedrooms, three full and one To the right is the formal founder of the nation’s of the story. Tune into half baths, and two living areas not living room with French 12th largest independent CandysDirt.com every counting the expansive backside brown parquet floors real estate company, the day and subscribe to get porch. Bow bay windows, a thorand paneled ceiling. largest independent broker Candace Evans it all. oughly modern kitchen and scrump- Other rooms, such as the in North Texas, and a lady And then Crescent tious hardwood floors throughout. kitchen, sport cathedral of strength, kindness and Real Estate Holdings The asking price is ONLY $599,000. ceilings. Still others are a giving spirit we may never see the that price! Will it hold? founder and CEO, John Goff, is sellThe price is so reasonable becoffered. Speaking of the kitchen, it has likes of. Beloved by all, she was, at age There is a very generous backing his massive $9.5 million Eagle cause of the location in Dallas: east pretty granite countertops, a Viking 104, the mother of Dallas, the shaper yard, capped off by the two car gaMountain Lake Compound in Fort of Central in an addition called range, stainless refrigerator and three of a city she came to from Kansas to rage. No pool, but plenty of room Worth. Crescent owns the Residences Pebble Creek. Richardson schools: sets of French doors to let the sunshine to put one in, design it yourself. sell hats. If you see a lot of red ribbons at the Ritz Carlton in Dallas and the Merriman Park Elementary, Lake in. There is a double oven and convecaround, those are for Ebby. Ebby died Listed with Glen Christy and Nicole new tower designed by famed archiHighlands High School. The house tion oven as well as the requisite dishlast Tuesday peacefully in her sleep at Thomas over at Nathan Grace Real is a one-owner home that has been washer. The master bedroom featuring Estate LLC. But you’d better hurry: her Preston Hollow home. Her funer- tect Cesar Pelli in Dallas’ Uptown updated in all the right places, which a sitting area, walk-in closets and a al services will be held on Thursday at district, among others. He’s also the just went on the MLS Sept. 8. guy who sold his company to Morgan is just about everywhere. I would gorgeous spa bath. Even the down3 p.m. at Park Cities Baptist Church. This home could have SIX offers Stanley, then bought it back for a frac- not be surprised if the garage was stairs laundry room is oversized, feaI was honored to be interviewed by by Friday! tion during the recession. Mariposa in as pristine condition as the entire tures a sink and a drain in the floor. KERA for my remembrances of this CandysDirt.com is the only blog del Lago will be auctioned off by house. I mean, this is how we OCD There are two fireplaces, Marvin in Dallas for the truly Real-Estate obwonderful icon that I had spent a Concierge Auctions on Oct. 8 withfolks like to live — floors so clean wood windows and many more won- sessed! Named by National Association considerable amount of time getting out reserve. Someone is going to get a you could eat breadcrumbs right off derful extras and details. The curb to know, and my life is better for it. of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real great deal … them. But of course, these folks are appeal of this home is rocking it. But Estate Blog in the country. On Swiss Avenue, neighbors are
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Style and creativity gives Uptown valuable focus By Phillip Murrell
defined around 2002, finely tuning in subsequent years. These people, 40 percent of the Let me begin by saying I'm pleased to be overall U.S. workforce as of 2012, concentrate back in Katy Trail Weekly sharing informaand work in science and engineering, archition on and with the greatest neightecture and design, education, borhood in Dallas. Since I “saw” the arts, entertainment and busiyou last, I've moved my residential ness; their economic function is real estate services to the Preston to create new ideas, technology Center office of Dave Perry-Miller and creative content. Dallas is not & Associates; we are gearing up to yet recognized as such a center; celebrate my third year in this busithey gather in Austin, Seattle and ness of serving clients with compelToronto. Last year, Peter Simek at ling marketing data and professional D Magazine wrote an article sayservice, while making the journey Phillip Murrell ing that Dallas does a pretty derewarding in the creation of friends cent job of attracting these folks. along the way. I am most grateful for many The genesis of the Creative Class has begun in levels of support from mentors, family, clients, Uptown/Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek. business associates and many friends. We are evolving to an urbane place, homeMy vocational focus is Uptown/Oak owners are willing to pay higher prices for Lawn/Turtle Creek due to the enlightened homes or opt to become renters, empty nesters developers and style of the growing populaare eager to sell the family home (usually at a tion. “The Creative Class” comes to mind that considerable profit) to buy efficient/problemsocioeconomic movement Richard Florida free condominiums, and professionals move to
Dallas wanting to be “in the scene.” Uptown has been created, the Turtle Creek corridor more developed and Oak Lawn experiencing dramatic neighborhood revitalization. Well thought-out green spaces have evolved, such as the Katy Trail and Klyde Warren Park, along with smaller parks within new, multiuse developments. Anchor cultural institutions have been improved and redefined as the Kalita Humphreys Theater and Arlington Hall at Lee Park; associations are augmenting the Dallas Park and Recreation budgets to enhance public spaces such as the Turtle Creek Corridor, Reverchon Park and the boulevards along Cedar Springs and Turtle Creek. The Arts District and Perot Museum have been completed; the Dallas Museum of Art is launching a major redesign of their landscape to unite with Klyde Warren Park. Studies are complete to design bicycle lanes and pedestrian ways that are both safe and aesthetically pleasing. There's a teeming blend of bars, restaurants of all descriptions with bountiful al fresco
spaces, gyms, coffee shops, galleries where we are participants, not spectators, from air conditioned cars. Bottom line, appreciation of properties of all types, especially homes, as their numbers are limited. Simple law of supply and demand. Communities like Christopher Place, Turtle Creek Bend and projects designed 40 years ago by Frank Welch and Bud Oglesby are selling more than five times what they did 25 years ago. The same with condominiums like 21 Turtle Creek Square. This publication and my business are devoted to adding creative content to “our” community. This dynamic energy is spreading to Dallas' traditional residential neighborhoods. Here's hoping that the next listing of creative class cities will include Dallas, joining our neighbors down in Austin and San Antonio. Phillip Murrell is a Real Estate Professional with Dave Perry-Miller & Associates. Phillip Murrell can be contacted at Phillip@philliprealestate.com/989-859-2275.
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DOTTY'S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
Young Rapscallion still buzzing
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Saturday, September 19
Photo by Kevin Marple
Spicy Hot Fried Chicken.
By Dotty Griffith
Dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Foodies obsessed over the long-awaited opening of Rapscallion, youngest sibling of Veritas and Boulevardier. Since July, the Lower Greenville venue created by the brothers Anderson, Brooks and Bradley, has been packed. A lot of the Rapscallion buzz has been about the Nashville-inspired spicy hot fried chicken. I’ve had Rapscallion’s take, a truly amazing dish. Crispy and fiery, it lingers on the palate and leaves an indelible taste memory, even at a time when there’s lots of good fried chicken around town. Rapscallion’s chicken gets Asian heat with Szechuan mala sauce. The Rapscallion steak, however, is the dish I can’t forget. Plated with a mouth-watering roasted bone marrow, 14 or so ounces of dry-aged, marbled beef grilled medium rare was served as ruby red slices for easy sharing round the table. That’s the way I love steak these days. Though I adore the flavor and taste, I don’t want to face down a big hunk of meat solo. A few slices of this amazing piece of artfully prepared beef schmeared with a bit of marrow to give it even more lush makes this my personal best steak in Dallas. Chef Nathan Tate has created a masterful menu that’s hard to pin down as to style. While many of the dishes are founded in his “Southern roots,” the flourishes reflect flights of fancy that defy genre. One such as the red beet mignonette served with raw bar oysters. Another is the Down South Mezze Plate, boiled peanut hummus, three-cheese pimento, charcuterie, grilled flatbread and benne wafers. Sounds like the South rising from the Mediterranean. Chef Tate grew up on a farm in Rockwall so he’s also very partial to seasonal and fresh, using some products from the family’s Tate Farm. Chef de cuisine Jonathan Peters executes Tate’s vision impeccably.
Sides are particularly spectacular. A Southern mess o’ greens at Rapscallion translates to fermented collards and Chinese water spinach with housemade bacon. Spectacular! As is Fried Sorghum, a dish reminiscent of Pad Thai minus noodles, with slivered Napa cabbage, smoked oyster mushrooms and spring peas. The exclamation point is a marvel of culinary engineering, a tempura-coated egg that bursts open to flow like sunshine all over the stir-fried cabbage and mushrooms. So many things to try that Rapscallion requires multiple visits to take it all in. Do not even think about leaving without sipping and spooning one of the inventive ice cream sodas, such as the Fernando with Dr Pepper and peanut brittle. On the beverage side, things are incredibly thoughtful as well. Of course, what else would you expect from the team that created Veritas Wine Room and Boulevardier? The 126-bottle wine list is all American. Co-owner Brooks Anderson explained, “European, Australian, South African and South American wines simply felt out of place when paired with Rapscallion’s wide-ranging, modern riffs on the foods of the American South.” General manager and head bartender Eddie Eakin earned his stripes at both Anderson brothers’ other locations. Here he oversees a large cocktail program with a focus on spirits distilled from grain, cane and agave. He also offers martini service with house-pickled garnishes to pair with Rapscallion’s oyster selection. The beer selections are also American made. Rapscallion is artfully designed from top to bottom, inside out. It is a truly new American restaurant.
September
Sunday, September 20
October
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RAPSCALLION
2023 Greenville Ave., #103 Dallas, 75206 469-291-5660 DallasRapscallion.com
Tuesday, September 22
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Country-Style Ribs with Jalapeño Honey The heat from the jalapeño is subtle but will intensify the longer you leave it in the honey to infuse. 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless country-style pork ribs 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper 1/2 cup honey 1 jalapeño, chopped Brush the ribs with the oil. Mix the rosemary, salt and pepper and sprinkle over the ribs. Let stand while the grill heats to medium-high. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the honey and jalapeño. Stir until the honey melts, then reduce the heat to low. Place ribs on the hot part of the grill to mark them, then move them to the cooler part of the grill and close the lid. Let cook for about 20 minutes, then brush them with the honey every few minutes, turning them to coat all sides. Continue cooking until they are cooked through, remove from the grill and let them rest 5 minutes. Serves 4.
Wednesday, September 23
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Recipe by Sara Newberry
Thursday, September 24
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TRAVEL
Getting local money: an easy problem to solve
By Michael Wald
Sometimes you’ll need local currency right away just to get a wald.world@yahoo.com taxi to your hotel. Usually you can get some at the There is freairport or train station quently a need to when you arrive. Better convert from U.S. is to get a little from an dollars to the local international bank before currency when you you leave the U.S. Check travel. What is the the bank’s rate against best way to do this? market rates on Google. If Understand dealing with a rarely used that the exchange Michael Wald currency that even the of U.S. dollars into international bank does another currency not have, sometimes it is better to will cost something to pay for the carry Euros instead of dollars. Do a overhead of the facility doing the little research. transaction. There are two ways An “easy” but expensive way to you can be charged. First, you can make the exchange is at your hotel be given an exchange at less than front desk. market rate, and second, you can If you don’t want to carry a lot be charged a fee called a “commisof cash with you — and it’s a good sion” for the transaction. Look for idea not to for security reasons — an exchange facility that does not credit cards, debit cards, checks charge a commission. and traveler’s checks offer ways to Try not to exchange more get foreign currency. than you will use because if you Credit cards allow you to exhave money left over before your change only what you need. The istrip ends and you want dollars suing bank will use the market rate again, the transaction will cost you of exchange, but there will usually again. If you are left with a little be a three percent foreign transacforeign currency at the end of your tion fee on top of that. Some credit trip, you can keep it as a souvenir cards have no foreign transaction or look for a place to donate the fee. If you have one, carry that card. money at the airport for a good Don’t use credit cards to withdraw cause. British Airlines collects money at an ATM, as this is treated small change for charity onboard as a cash advance for which you its planes.
will pay a very high rate of interest. The downside of credit cards is they are not always accepted. Even where they are accepted, U.S. credit card technology is not always compatible with foreign systems. To increase acceptability abroad, before you Photos by Michael Wald leave get a version of your card with a “chip” Before you leave, get a credit card with a "chip." and PIN. As an alternative, or stolen. debit cards access your bank acTraveler’s checks are no longer count directly. The market foreign readily accepted in many places. exchange rate is used, and there They are most likely to work in may be a foreign transaction fee, major hotels. American Express but debit cards are ideal for ATM traveler’s checks can be cashed at machines as withdrawals are not a local American Express office, if cash advances. one exists. The downside of debit cards is Personal checks are only usethat they give access to your bank able at your hotel and are not a account. If compromised or stolen, good source of money abroad. your money is at risk. Advanced planning is the key I suggest only using ATMs at so you have cash for souvenirs, ena bank during working hours in tertainment and food. Just in case case the ATM sucks in your card have a Plan B in case your Plan A but doesn’t return it or gives you a doesn’t work. receipt saying it dispensed money when it didn’t (both have hapMichael Wald is a travel spepened to me). Carry copies of your cialist with special expertise in card(s) to have the card number Panama adventure travel. He blogs and the foreign telephone number about travel and other musings at in case your card is swallowed, lost untroddenla.com.
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EDUCATION 4.1
Professional learning communities live By Lee Anderson
characteristics, do not represent a step-bystep manual toward constructing your own professional learning community. But they In our last column we explored the do represent general guidelines, points of findings of John Hattie and his “Politics similarity that are shared among all qualiof Distraction,” which examined some of fied PLCs. the most popular but flawed educational The cornerstone of a vibrant PLC are reform ideas. At the end of the professionals that work our last column we introduced there. Personal Capacity refers what Hattie labels the “politics to the active and reflective conof collaborative expertise,” a struction of individual knowlreform concept that has seen edge; namely, the drive that considerable traction under the individual educators within name: Professional Learning schools have to refine, update Communities (PLC). In today’s and expand their professional column, we will discuss the key knowledge through research, Lee Anderson experience and first-hand characteristics of a professional learning community, while we experimentation. Personal delve, albeit shallowly, into the literature Capacity is the mindset and driving force that has come up around the idea. within each individual of the school to The professional learning communi- work toward professional learning. It emty is best understood organizationally as bodies the values of reflective inquiry and a living organism, with its members conpersonal responsibility among the indistituting the various organs that through viduals that make up the organizational their combined function, allow the whole. The key characteristics of Personal creature to breathe, grow and ultimately Capacity include: action orientation and sustain itself to some well-intentioned experimentation, well-ingrained datafuture. Coral Mitchell and Larry Sackney, driven practices, critical self-reflection and researchers from Brock University and continued professional renewal. the University of Saskatchewan respecOn a broader level, Interpersonal tively, call it the ecological perspective: Capacity connects the individual learn“In institutions, the ecological perspecing processes occurring within a school tive takes into consideration the dynamic to the collective process of learning that and reciprocal relationships among takes place within a community. From an people, values, principles, assumptions, ecological standpoint, people in organizagoals, expectations, resources, structures, tions operate in reciprocal relationships. functions, processes, practices, arteOut of proximity and shared work envifacts, and a host of other elements that ronment alone, teachers and administrashape and are shaped by human activity.” tors necessarily influence and shape one This is an important point to swallow. another’s knowledge and practices. The Recognizing the human element within idea of a school culture presumes the fact our institutions, and in particular our that individuals over time internalize and schools, is at the core of building a proadopt the norms, habits, traditions and fessional learning community. mentalities that surround them. Therefore, Mitchell and Sackney (2011) group Interpersonal Capacity is a measure of the fundamental qualities of a professional how well the people of an organization learning community into three umbrella can work together to fulfill the common capacities: Personal Capacity, Interpersonal goals that they share. The various aspects Capacity and Organizational Capacity. of Interpersonal Capacity include: shared While these categories may together define mission, vision, values and goals; collaborthe structure of a PLC, no two PLCs will ative and collective inquiry; mutual trust look or feel exactly the same way. They are and respect; and a commitment to learnhighly individualized processes that are ing and continuous improvement. borne out of local circumstances and chalThe final capacity, Organizational lenges. It is important to understand that Capacity, describes the structural arthese three capacities, and their subsequent rangements in place within the
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organization that promotes and sustains a PLC. This includes more mundane processes, like scheduling, providing the time, opportunities, and settings for collaborative work to take place, or developing out of school networks to support in-school processes. This also includes more nuanced elements of a PLC, such as the effective distribution of leadership to ensure school-wide buy-in, and the adoption of a culture of collaboration and mutual responsibility. The characteristics of Organization Capacity within a PLC are: collaborative structures (e.g. group teams, meeting schedules and locations, etc.); resources and networks; a community culture and leadership. Implementing a professional learning community within a school is not an easy process or an overnight phenomenon. It does not flow linearly from start to finish, and is prone to numerous setbacks, reversals, obstacles and hiccups. Arguably the most important factor in implementing a PLC is commitment and buy-in. The hard work required within a PLC is never ending, often proceeding without a clear roadmap as other typical school reforms measures would. The benefits of a PLC are clear: it creates a self-sustaining community with a vested interest in student achievement and continuous professional improvement. In terms of education reform, perhaps the most attractive aspect of the professional learning community concept is its attainability. It requires no additional outside source of funding or resources over what schools already have — the means to establish a professional learning community comes at the hands of a school’s staff, teachers, administration, parents and students. It is built largely from the hearts of an institution’s members. In the next part of this series of SMRT Columns, we will delve deeper into each PLC Capacity, starting with the integral Personal Capacity. We provide real world examples of the characteristics of each capacity at work wherever possible. SMRT is an education systems consulting nonprofit that partners with K-12 schools and adult education programs to accelerate student growth and achievement. To find out more, visit SMRTeducation.org or call 214-763-5209.
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THEATER
Uptown Players step it up, with upcoming 2016 season
By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
Three award winning musicals and plays are among the featured lineup for Uptown Players’ (UP) 2016 season, running Jan. 15, 2016 through Aug. 26, 2016. Regional premieres of the 2014 Tony Award nominated play, “Mothers and Sons;” the 2012 West End hit musical, “End of the Rainbow;” and the 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award for best new musical, “The Toxic Avenger,” are three of the season’s six selections. “It’s Only a Play,” a comedy, which just completed a successful Broadway run will play in July, 2016. The epic tale of “Aida” told through its magical score, “Aida: Concert Version” will have a short run in January, 2016. The Dallas favorite, “Broadway our Way” will present its always surprising annual run in May. Patrons can look forward to the August, 2016 production of “The Toxic Avenger,” a comedy about an unlikely superhero. UP will, once again, collaborate with the Turtle Creek Chorale for “Aida: Concert Version” at Dallas City Performance Hall in the downtown arts district. Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida” is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal that garnered four 2000 Tony Awards. An
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Dallas’ favorite funnyman, B.J. Cleveland will entertain audiences again in the annual fundraiser, “Broadway our Way” at Kalita Humphreys Theatre May 5 – 8, 2016. Egyptian princess and an enslaved Nubian princess find themselves in a love triangle with an Egyptian soldier, who is betrothed to the Pharaoh’s daughter. Forbidden love, cultural differences and devotion play out against the background of two nations at war. Love trumps adversity as it transcends cultural differences of two nations during this offering Jan. 15-17, 2016. “End of the Rainbow,” Peter Quilter’s ode to Judy Garland’s 1968 “come-back” concerts is told through this musical drama. The show ran for six weeks at London’s Talk of the Town. In the story, it
appeared that Garland was set firmly on the comeback trail, with the failed marriages, suicide attempts and addictions all behind her. With her new flame, Mickey Deans at her side, the 46-year-old Garland seemed determined to carry off the marriage and recapture her magic. But Garland never got an answer to her question, “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh, why, can’t I?” While this sounds like heavy drama, it is, in fact heavy humor that punctuates the musical. Janelle Lutz, from UP’s hit “The Boy from Oz,” plays Garland in this
regional premiere, staged at the Kalita Humphreys Theater from April 1 - 17, 2016. This will be the 14th year for UP’s traditional fundraiser, “Broadway our Way,” which has a mystical way of becoming more creative and clever every year. With a company of men and women, each vying to be the true diva of the stage, this show is a hilarious sendup of current and classic Broadway shows, including more amazing vocals each year. Along with lots of glitz and glamor, “Broadway our Way” at Kalita Humphreys always
leaves patrons with a grin and great tunes to sing on the way home. There will only be four performances May 5 - May 8, 2016. UP describes Terrence McNally’s 2014 Tony Award nominated play, “Mothers and Sons,” as funny and powerful. A mother pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner. He’s married to another man and has a young son. Generations collide, when she revisits the past and sees the life her son might have led, while society continues to change around her. The production runs June 3 - 19, 2016 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. In the regional premiere of another recent Terrence McNally Broadway smash, “It’s Only a Play,” on opening night of “The Golden Egg” on Broadway, the wealthy producer is throwing a lavish party in her Manhattan townhouse, while the cast stakes out her bedroom to await the reviews. While guests become impatient, they turn more agitated by the minute, creating some great humor. As the reviews come in, the cast is perched and ready to pin the blame on someone else. Filled with despair, the narcissism, ambition, childishness and irrationality take over. B.J. Cleveland is James Wicker, a role played on Broadway by
Nathan Lane, so it’s certain to be another B.J. Fest. “It’s only a Play” runs July 15 - 31, 2016. “The Toxic Avenger” will close out UP’s 15th season. This is the regional premiere of the 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Best Off-Broadway Musical. The love story, with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music and lyrics by David Bryan is a laugh-out-loud musical about Melvin Ferd, III, who wants to clean up the most polluted town in New Jersey. When the mayor’s bullies toss him into a vat of radioactive toxic waste, he reemerges as superhero, the Toxic Avenger. The new hero is embraced by the town — as the seven-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a heart as big as the state. While busy ending global warming, he discovers the blind librarian in town, whom he attempts to woo. The production runs Aug. 16 - Sept. 11, 2016. Performances at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. at Blackburn, will run at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Performances at City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday. For information and ticket sales, visit uptownplayers.org or call 214-219-2718.
LABARBAS cont'd from page 1 “My wife, Carla has always been a housewife,” he said. The couple’s children are Jeffrey, Julie and Jennifer and they have seven grandchildren. “Now my wife’s job is being the grandmother of seven,” Sherman added. The tradition in Sicilian families is that wives are characterized as “housewives,” who take care of the children, clean, do all the shopping, laundry, cooking big meals and, most importantly take care of their men. Leslie LaBarba, Lucian’s wife told us a charming story about roles in the Dallas household of patriarch James LaBarba and his wife, Katie back in the early 1900s: “There were nine children in the house, five sons and four daughters. Everyone worked.” “While the boys were working long hours at APV, the girls assisted their mother, with all her chores.” She continued, “When their brothers returned home from work, each put his dirty clothes at the end of his bed. Their sisters took everything out of their brothers’ pockets, put the clothes in the laundry, put items in the pockets of a fresh set of work clothes and put those out for morning.” According to several family members, a lot of that is still tradition in the 21st century, so we probed around to find LaBarba women who have taken a different path. You may have read in an earlier issue about the family of Joe LaBarba, whose daughters still run their fathers 50-yearold permit business. We also featured Christi LaBarba Erpillo, whose original recipes for the family’s State Fair of Texas concession, which she operates with her mother are award-winners. Ann LaBarba Todora may be the epitome of the Italian American businesswoman, while raising seven children. She worked for Nardis of Dallas for years, before working alongside her husband, Frank from the time they opened their first of three grocery store in old East Dallas in 1943. In 1962 they opened Parkit Market on University Boulevard and Greenville Avenue. Her family operates the thriving business today. “I had to work in every one of the stores because I had to be the boss,” Ann quipped. She added, “Any time I wasn’t working, I was home raising more employees.” Ann’s parents and grandparents were all farmers in Palermo. Ann’s daughter, Gina Todora Hansen learned about business from her mother, while growing up. She’s owned the florist shop adjacent to Parkit Market about 23 years and has three full time employees. Married to Paul Hansen and having three children, she credits
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Ann LaBarba Todora and Frank Todora pose in their Parkit Market on the occasion of the store’s 27th anniversary. Today the store is 53 years old, and still thriving. her mother, the original multi-tasker, with being an outstanding role model. “She always put family first. After working all day, she fixed dinner for our large family. She taught us a lot of life lessons and was always there for us. Now my brothers and I are all best friends. We get along and we go to each other for advice.” Julie LaBarba, M.D., Sherman’s daughter is medical director of the Culinary Health Education for Families (CHEF) program at Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and Assistant Professor in pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. Growing up a LaBarba she learned to appreciate “real” food early, according to the pediatrician. That LaBarba trait launched her into a career in public health education, research and children’s nutrition. “CHEF’s mission targets pediatric obesity
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prevention, culinary medicine, urban farming and nutrition education for the underserved,” said the mother of four. She explained further, “Through the Prescription for Health initiative, CHEF teams with HEB grocers to empower families to make delicious, satisfying meals with affordable ingredients that won’t require gourmet cooking skills.” Another successful career woman is Nancy LaBarba Lalumia, the Texas Toffee Queen. Nancy, whose father was JoJo also spent years working at American FoodService with Lucian, but would have preferred to be at home caring for her daughter, Angela, her husband, Michael. She inadvertently stepped into another profession. After nine years of making homemade toffee for the holidays and bake sales, she took it commercial. Texas
Toffee Queen has been on the shelves at Central Market for almost six years. “If I were a queen I would be in the middle of a massage instead of answering emails,” she said. Nancy’s dad taught her that, “Everybody’s different but they all have something to give.” He also instilled in his daughter, “Don’t be afraid of hard work and be respectful. It makes you a stronger person.” We also asked Nancy about the notion that Italian families seem to gravitate to the food and beverage industry, as well as entertaining. She explained, “I’m sure it’s inbred but it just makes me so happy to cook for people and have them really enjoy the food and drink. It’s all they knew when they came to America. Daddy used to say, ‘everybody’s gotta’ eat’ so he knew good food and wine would sell. To us LaBarba family, food and wine is what we live for!”
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Scene Around Town
By Sally Blanton
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Donor Appreciation Party
Suicide Prevention Day
WaterTower Theatre Antonio Ristorante
Donald Fowler, April Bosworth, Terry Martin, Nick Even
Brian Cuban was featured speaker Dallas City Hall
Greg Patterson, Rose Colarosi, April Bosworth, Debbie Staggs, Stan Garner
Nick Even, Donald Fowler, Barbara Daseke
Presentation Ball Reception
Parent Gathering
Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Tootsies
Tincy Miller, Jo Anne McCullough, Caryl Keys
Talk Series
Movies and Wine Tasting Edgemere
Haley and Gary Cogill, John Falldine
Kay Weeks, Dixey Arterburn
Laura Fedock, Yvonne Crum
Alcuin School
Ball Chair Nancy Labadie, DSOL President Melissa Lewis
Rachel Reynolds, Gina Johnsen, Dawn and Michael Savoie
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WIN Women’s Issues Network Dallas City Hall
Walk to End Alzheimers Belmont Senior Living on Turtle Creek
Kim Hoang, Becky Prince, Edgemere Director Nancy Sanders, Erica Pickenpack
Vivian Castleberry, Cynthia Mondell, Fonya Mondell
WIN President Connie Hearn, Co-Chair Betty Richie
CHANGING cont'd from page 1 city is not a new idea for Dr. Hunt. “I was born in a high net worth family here in Dallas,” Dr. Hunt said. “I went to Hockaday (School), then to SMU, but I always wanted to teach in South Oak Cliff. When I was teaching at South Oak Cliff, I had done my student teaching at Hillcrest. Now, both are public schools. At Hillcrest, I had a complete set of anthologies and I had teacher’s aids. When I was assigned my first position in South Oak Cliff, the school conditions were so different and that began to open my eyes to the conditions of poverty in Dallas. How can a city as wealthy as Dallas with a school system that had the same money ... how could the conditions be so different?” “We don’t see people individually anymore,” Dr. Hendrix said. “We see them in large groups. And we have retreat centers on the East Coast. But our main work right now is working with couples and families in this project called ‘safe conversation.’ And the onramp to that work — it is a citywide project which is why I say onramp — is in West Dallas and South Dallas. Now that we have some traction, about 3,000 people have been through the workshops in past two years. “We are now getting ready to activate our primary goal, which is to turn it into a citywide project with the goal of impacting the whole city and moving it to a shipping point where people can find a safe haven in their relationships by practicing ‘safe conversation.’” “We are combining an interest that both Harville and I have in poverty,” Dr. Hunt said, “with the fact that couple’s therapy has become
"We don’t believe you should have to go to therapy to get this relationship education." — Dr. Harville Hendrix so good over the last 15 years, we are here to give it away for free in South Dallas. We don’t believe you should have to go to therapy to get this relationship education.” And they are spreading the good word. Together they have developed the Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy and make it available in workshops, training programs, lectures, seminars and books. More than 1,200 Imago therapists practice in 37 countries. The couple lives in Dallas near the Katy Trail and also maintains a residence in New York. Dr. Hendrix and Dr. Hunt have
written 10 books including three New York Times best sellers “Getting the Love You Want” (above), “Keeping the Love You Find” and “Giving the Love that Heals.” Their latest book is “Making Marriage Simple” (2013). Dr. Hendrix has appeared on “Oprah” 18 times and both recently appeared on “The 700 Club.” “The science (of relationship therapy) is so good,” Dr. Hunt said, “that everyone needs it. A healthy marriage and family cohesion is a strategy against poverty here in Dallas. It belongs to everyone. We want to shift families from conflict to connection.”
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Before sitting down to watch “Everest,” audience members should do some basic muscle stretching. By the time the credits roll, every nerve should be frayed and theatergoers will have to peel themselves from their seats. “Everest” is a beautifully rendered, intense look at the events surrounding a 1996 expedition to reach the top of Mt. Everest. The cast is impressive, but the star of this real life thriller is the punishing capability of nature. The first hour of “Everest” introduces us to the lives of a various cast of characters, all with different reasons for Photos courtesy of Universal Pictures mounting Everest. These moun"Everest" may be the best IMAX movie experience ever. taineers are led by Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), whose pregnant There isn’t much time spent on charIf not for the almost unbearwife, Jan (Keira Knightley), waits for acter depth, but just enough inforable stress, “Everest” is gorgeous him to return safely to their home mation is gleaned about these people to watch. The cinematographer, country of New Zealand. Among to create an “And Then There Were Salvatore Totino, pulls off the almost Rob’s group are Dallas doctor Beck None” vibe. There is no doubt that impossible task of putting one of Weathers (Josh Brolin), U.S. Postal some of these people are not going Earth’s most epic sights on screen. Service worker Doug Hansen (John to come down from the mountain Naturally, the filming did not take Hawkes), and Outdoor Magazine alive and this only builds the tension place on Mt. Everest and was recrewriter Jon Krakauer (Michael Kelly). leading up to the expedition. ated on different mountains while While never getting too critical, Once a massive storm hits the adding green screen effects with “Everest” touches on the implied com- mountain, “Everest” goes from tense seamless perfection. mercialization of reaching the peak of to pure, unadulterated fear. Director “Everest” doesn’t have much the highest point on Earth. Due to the Baltasar Kormákur manages to plot, but other than having a basic hundreds of people making the same tastefully recreate the horrors that background for each of the charjourney on the same day, Rob conthese actual people faced, while disacters, it isn’t needed. This movie vinces Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal) playing the beauty of snow covered depends on audiences to care for to team up their respective groups in Everest. The tension is broken up these climbers simply because they the best interests of safety. with breathtaking, panoramic shots are human beings facing impossible Prior to the climb, “Everest” of the mountain that are equally circumstances. If that isn’t enough has an underlying feeling of dread. calming and terrifying. for you to care about their well being,
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