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Contents December 2014 70

The Best Bartenders in America

Our favorite barkeeps do much more than make drinks—they’re philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and repositories of wisdom and good cheer.

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At Sassafras in Los Angeles, Karen Grill stirs up cocktails and conversation.

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The growing Maker Movement defies convenience and begets highquality wares the old-fashioned way: by hand. But is it for everybody?

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Adventure In Oklahoma City Fresh eats, waterfront thrills, and a historic memorial are among the many must-sees in OKC. Our travel guide leads the way.

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GARY’S GREETING

I have been fortunate to be part of the Southwest Airlines Family for nearly 30 years, and I have been proud to serve as CEO for the past ten. But I can unequivocally say that this year has been the most fulfilling in my career, as 2014 will go down as one of the most monumental in Southwest’s history.

This banner year marks the end of one era and the dawn of another, as the long restrictive shackles of the Wright Amendment have been lifted, allowing us to offer direct flights from our home base at Dallas Love Field to

new markets. Of equal significance, for the very first time we have spread our wings into international territory with service to destinations outside the United States.

But 2014 may be best known as the year that Southwest turned the corner on a bold transformation plan designed to prepare us for the realities currently facing the airline industry.

We embarked on the transformation four years ago, preparing for the demands of longer-haul flying to places south of the border and expanding our

presence in markets that were once inaccessible to us, like New York and Washington, D.C. I suppose it’s only fitting that this year will culminate with the completion of the AirTran Airways integration, which has been the single biggest project in our Company’s history and our highest priority for the past three years. We acquired AirTran in 2011 and have been hard at work ever since, combining our two airlines into one.

On December 28, AirTran will make its final voyage, which will mark the completion of the integration and result in one airline with one Customer Service Experience, one flight schedule, one Frequent Flyer program, and one brand.

In the midst of all these exciting changes, we introduced a new visual expression of our brand in September with a new livery, logo, and bold look that’s visible across our Company. The new look is centered around a Heart, which serves as our foundation and symbolizes our commitment to remain true to our core values and low-fare philosophy as we seek to spread the LUV to the rest of the world. Thank you for coming along for the ride, and Happy Holidays!

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Resumen del año Love Field a nuevos mercados. Igual de relevante es el hecho de que por primera vez hemos desplegado nuestras alas más allá del territorio de Estados Unidos, brindando servicio a destinos internacionales.

No obstante, este año quizá sea más recordado como el año en que Southwest dio el gran salto, gracias a un osado plan de transformación, diseñado para enfrentar las realidades que vive hoy la industria de las aerolíneas. Hace cuatro años emprendimos el camino de la renovación; nos preparamos para las exigencias de vuelos más largos a lugares al sur de

la frontera y expandimos nuestra presencia a mercados que solían ser inaccesibles para nosotros, como Nueva York y Washington, D.C. Resulta lógico que este año culmine con la completa integración de AirTran Airways, el cual ha sido el mayor proyecto en la historia de nuestra compañía y nuestra mayor prioridad durante los últimos tres años. Adquirimos AirTran en 2011 y desde entonces hemos trabajado duro para integrar nuestras dos aerolíneas en una. El 28 de diciembre AirTran hará su último viaje, lo que marcará el punto final de la integración y el comienzo de una aerolínea con una Experiencia única de Servicio al Cliente, un cronograma de vuelo, un Programa de Viajero Frecuente y una marca.

En medio de todos estos cambios emocionantes, presentamos en septiembre una nueva imagen de nuestra marca, con nuevos colores, un nuevo logotipo y un look atractivo que se puede ver en toda nuestra compañía.

La nueva imagen tiene como eje central un Corazón, que vemos como símbolo de nuestros cimientos y de nuestro compromiso de seguir siendo fieles a nuestros valores fundamentales y a la filosofía de tarifas bajas, mientras intentamos llevar el AMOR al resto del mundo. ¡Gracias por acompañarnos en este viaje, y Felices Fiestas!

Gary Kelly Presidente de la Junta Directiva, Director Ejecutivo y Presidente Southwest Airlines

PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEPHEN KELLER

He tenido la suerte de formar parte de la Familia de Southwest Airlines durante casi 30 años, y he tenido el orgullo de ser su Director Ejecutivo los últimos diez; sin embargo, puedo decir sin lugar a dudas, que este año ha sido el más satisfactorio de mi carrera, pues el 2014 quedará en el recuerdo como uno de los más monumentales en la historia de Southwest.

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The best part was when we were watching a flight board and my 3-year-old grandson waved to the pilot, who waved back at him. The look on his face was priceless. Needless to say the kids were waiting impatiently for our flight, no longer afraid to go. I can’t thank you enough for the experience that we had. Southwest is No. 1 in our minds.

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My husband flies Southwest almost every week, and I am blessed to follow with one of your companion passes.

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have to wait for the cleaning crew and directed me to the baggage department. A baggage agent said it could be early morning before the cleaning crew arrived. Another agent overheard us and volunteered to go back to the plane on her break.

Using the info I provided on my approximate seat location, she went into a dark, cold plane with a flashlight and found my wallet. Her name is Monika Kielczewski. She certainly went above and beyond what was called for, and I am very grateful.

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On our way down the ramp into the airplane, my 3-year-old daughter dropped her hot chocolate, and the cup emptied all over the floor. She immediately burst into tears and kept saying, “My treat! My treat!” She had gotten the hot chocolate for being such a good helper that day. My only thought was how embarrassed I was that all that chocolate liquid was now splattered across the wall, floor, and surrounding passengers’ bags.

Jeremy Dalnas, the ramp agent who collected our stroller, was so kind to my daughter and patient with me as I untangled my baby and our bags and tried to calm her down. I apologized for the mess and for how long I was taking. He just nodded and said, “It’s OK.” We got on the plane and found seats, and my daughter finally stopped crying. Then Jeremy showed up in his orange vest and headphones with a cup of hot chocolate. “I felt so bad for her,” he said, and then he smiled and walked away. My daughter was so happy; she couldn’t stop smiling. I am still tearing up about this experience.

It was such a lesson in kindness. I was so blessed by this stranger’s thoughtful gift in a moment when I couldn’t see past the toddler craziness that was happening around me. Thank you, Jeremy! Southwest Airlines, you have a very kind employee working at the Providence airport!

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OUR STAR Senior System Engineer, Dallas

Michael Coronado Little did Michael Coronado know when he responded to a posting for a job with a “travel and leisure” company that he would one day find himself working for Southwest Airlines.

The company turned out to be AirTran Airways, and the position was for a System Engineer in Atlanta. After two years with AirTran, Michael transitioned to Southwest in January 2012.

He LUVs that the technology he helps support (systems like servers, networks, and storage) enables the Company to sell tickets and get Customers to their destinations safely.

Born in Miami, Michael is the son of two Cuban exiles who came to America as children in the 1960s. His parents both worked hard to provide Michael opportunities they never had. His father, an accountant, is Michael’s mentor and role model and taught him about business.

The work ethic Michael’s parents instilled in him paid off. He received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University on full scholarship for electrical and computer engineering and went on to obtain a master’s degree from the University of Miami.

Michael met his wife, Victoria, at a coffee shop in Miami. Fluent in both English and Spanish, he surprised her by chiming in while she was having a conversation en español.. They have been together now for six years and love to travel and try new food at restaurants. Michael has been to 37 countries across five continents and says that he’s not done yet! He says there’s nothing more enjoyable than “the adventure of taking unknown roads to see where they might lead.”

As a behind-the-scenes Employee, Michael is energetic, driven, and heavily involved in the Culture of our Company—all reasons for us to be proud of his contributions. Michael, we wish you many more adventures as a Southwest Employee, and we are so fortunate to have you as our Star!

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Lain’s company takes a novel approach to teambuilding.

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Lain Hensley needs a great team to get him point to point when he travels around the country for his philanthropic leadership development and teambuilding company. That’s why he flies Southwest Airlines. He and his business partner, Bill John, have LUVed Southwest since they booked their first ticket with the airline in 1992.

In those early days, traveling on Southwest made it easy for Odyssey Teams to predict expenses, and with the carrier’s open seating, flexible schedule, and fun Employees, Lain and Bill were hooked.

The company has grown into an industry game-changer, and more than 200,000 people have participated in its programs. The Odyssey Teams approach delivers more than cohesive corporate teams—its teambuilding workshops let participants contribute to projects that can impact the community and world. “We facilitate programs that include building everything from bikes and playhouses to skateboards,” Lain says.

“Then we donate the items to kids in the area.” As a surprise to program participants, Odyssey Teams often has the kids show up at the end of workshops to receive the donated items.

One of their latest projects is the “Helping Hands Program,” where teams build prosthetic hands to donate to people in developing countries. Lain got involved in the program after seeing a hand presented at a leadership camp, and his company has now facilitated the building and distribution of over 15,000 hands in more than 72 countries.

Southwest is still part of Lain’s business strategy.

Many factors keep him coming back—the entire Southwest Team works to provide an easy, flexible Rapid Rewards Frequent Flyer program, no change fees, and a fun, safe travel experience. With as many adventures as he’s shared with the airline over the years, it’s clear he’s part of our Team as well. We couldn’t be more pleased. —Amy Thornton

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From the Editor

COMING RIGHT UP

Need business advice? See your bartender.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Turn to page 77 to find out how you can win a gourmet gift box from MOUTH.COM,

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Dear Reader,

As someone who likes a cocktail, I’ve justified the time I’ve spent in bars by picking up some terrific business wisdom, just by observing bartenders. Here is a sampling.

Hone a sense of timing. A great bartender never looks harried, even when serving the after-work crowd.

She just seems to know where to be at every instant. In business, knowing the perfect moment to speak or to pitch an idea to your company—that’s an art.

Timing is one of the most underrated business skills.

Don’t spend an extra dime. Louise Owens, one of Dallas’ best bartenders, makes drinks at the Windmill Lounge with those trendy, giant ice balls. “How much does the machine cost?” I asked her. “A nickel,” she said. “I freeze water balloons.” I know a few shaky startups that could benefit from a drink at that bar.

Act like a consultant. Like most people, bartenders work for companies and bosses. But the great ones convey an independent ability to please you. This spirit doesn’t just make great bartenders; it makes great employees.

Master the caring gesture. Years ago, I got a call from a doctor who said my tests were positive for celiac disease, a ban from eating anything with wheat for the rest of my life. Feeling sorry for myself, I walked into the nearest watering hole, the Stoneleigh P in Dallas. A big guy behind the bar said, “You look like you’re having a hard day.” I told him about the phone call. “My sister is a celiac,” he said. “Let me set you up.” He poured me a Jack Daniel’s and soon after served me a terrific pot roast with potatoes, gluten-free. “On the house,” he said. I still love that bar. As Southwest Airlines knows (see page 18), such a gesture, aimed at someone who can use a boost, builds more loyalty and word of mouth than any amount of advertising.

On page 70 you’ll find a gallery of some of America’s best bartenders. Write to us at letters@southwestmag.com, and let us know who we missed. And if you’re a bartender yourself, tell me which business tips I missed.

—Jay Heinrichs Editorial Director

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survived far beyond his life expectancy. With his health in decline, he had begun to give up. Then came the opportunity of a lifetime: a double lung transplant at Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. “After surgery, I took a deep

has led the life he always wanted. “I’m playing softball now,” he says, “and that’s exactly where I want to be.”

For a physician referral or for more information about transplant services, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Transplant.

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Feedback

Dear Editor,

I’ve been planning to start my own letterpress statioThe crowd nery line for a few years is more important now. But when my circumthan the funding. stances changed course, I thought I would have to shelve the idea for a later date. However, on a recent flight I read your article about Kickstarter [“Funded!”

October 2014] and was inspired. I now have an updated business plan and a Kickstarter campaign happening as we speak! In the event the magazine wants to contribute—talk about coming full circle—you can get a letterpressed thank-you card (that you all helped bring to fruition) for only $5.

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Well played, Lauren!

TALK TO US Send your letters to 2811 McKinney Ave., Suite 360, Dallas, TX 75204, or email letters@southwestmag.com.

For comments or questions directed at Southwest Airlines that don’t pertain to the magazine, please visit the “Contact Us” page at southwest.com.

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CARING CRAFT

While reading your September issue and particularly the article on “Aristotle’s Book of Love,” which details Southwest’s techniques of caring, craft, and cause, I was reminded of the extra mile one of your employees took with me earlier this summer.

As I was boarding a flight home I remembered I had left my sweater at the gate. One of your own asked me where I had been waiting and what color my sweater was. Before takeoff, the flight attendant brought me my sweater. These are the things that set Southwest apart from others, and I am so thankful for them. Keep up the good work.

—NANCY HUPP HOUSTON

FOLLOW THE LEADER

I love reading your magazine, and the October issue was no exception.

The stories in “Dear Southwest” are not only touching, they are inspiring and just plain great! So much so that I would like to require my own organization to read them before an upcoming training session.

They provide examples of how we should want our partners and customers to view us.

—BILL BACA M O N R O E , WA S H I N G T O N

We like the idea of spreading love Southwest-style, Bill.

That’s a perfect illustration of caring, craft, and cause, Nancy. A combination of sympathy, ability, and an idea of the greater good are the best tools to win customers’ love.

THE HEART IS REAL

It was so nice to see your new logo and the article about it [“Straight from the Heart”] in September’s issue. Reading about the company’s principles and values was very interesting, and Mr. Kelly’s words about how you designed the new logo were equally inspiring. But all that could have been lost if I didn’t have the experience I had during the flight. It was the attitude of the crewmembers

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that made it all seem like the real deal. They were acting out what was written in the magazine. Congratulations, and keep up the good work!

—EIDER DUTRA MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

We couldn’t agree more. After all, as Southwest says, without the heart it’s just a machine.

PROVEN THEORY

My husband and I flew over Labor Day weekend, and Southwest: The Magazine relieved the monotony of our long flights. One article in particular, “Chaos Theory” by Sheril Kirshenbaum [August 2014], caught my eye. I appreciated the scientific reasoning behind each point. It explained why having kids is actually worth it despite the consequent demands, a topic I had been brooding over for some time. Although my husband and I have been married for more than two years, we’ve only recently moved to the same city and are quite busy with our professional lives. Reading that article on the way to our first real “honeymoon” trip together since our wedding nudged me to the other side. So much so that now, more than a month later, we can add our own point to Ms. Kirshenbaum’s list: Expectant parents tend to smile goofily for no reason at random times of the day! Thank you, Southwest: The Magazine!

—PRABHA SARANGI N E W YO R K C I T Y

Congratulations, Prabha! You may be the first pregnancy inspired by an in-flight magazine.

ARTISTS, PLEASE

First let me say that as an A-List Preferred Member I love flying Southwest Airlines. As Mr. Gary Kelly says, it’s about creating an experience, and that experience starts with hiring good-humored, fun, and committed employees. I also enjoy Southwest: The Magazine as I find it very useful when traveling to new destinations. It would be great to see more art or artist profiles, especially of people who live by similar mantras as Southwest.

The Baltimore area would be a great place to start. Keep up the good work.

—T Y L E R B O H L H U N T I N G T O N B E A C H , C A L I FO R N I A

Duly noted, Tyler. You’ll see the results in an issue or two.

TRAVEL COMPANION

This letter has been a long time coming, and I’m thrilled to finally sit down and write it. I’ve been flying your airline for years, and I have to tell you that this magazine is the absolute best. It’s the reason I book at least one flight a month on Southwest—truly. Not a month has gone by in more than five years that I’ve missed an issue. So thanks for writing super articles and keeping me entertained. My favorite parts of the magazine are the letters from Gary and the employee feature. I LUV this airline, and I’m glad you’re my partner in travel.

—CHRIS ENGLERT DENVER

Thanks for the kind words, Chris.

We’re officially blushing.

SOCIAL SHOUT-OUTS! @PaigeCalvert says: @Southwest TheMag - #crowdfunding cover feature? Dorking out over here! You need to check out @BeOneSpark in #JAX in April.

@bstmsts1 says: @SouthwestTheMag I absolutely love to read this magazine so much I always look for it when I choose my seat – I’ll be reading it next week!

@michaelensey says: LUV flying @SouthwestAir & LUV your new logo.

Thanks for the way you treat your customers w/ class. @SouthwestTheMag

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Wise Guide Melissa Maker is the creator of the popular blog and YouTube channel Clean My Space.

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Leather Shoes “Refresh them by first brushing off dirt with a softbristle brush. Then dampen a clean cotton cloth with white vinegar, and wipe. Vinegar removes things like dirt and salt that may harm the leather while bringing out its natural shine. Keep in mind this is only for regular leather, not suede, nubuck, or patent.”

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Stuffed Animals “For a safe and gentle clean, put plush toys in a plastic bag with a half-cup of baking soda,” Maker says.

“Seal the bag, and shake for a minute. Then let the toy sit in the sealed bag for 30 minutes.

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Washing Machine “It can develop mildew and unpleasant odors if not cared for properly. Every three months, add 2 cups of baking soda to your empty machine, and run a long hotwater cycle. When it’s done, add 2 cups of white vinegar, and run it again.”

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Workout Clothes “Technical fabrics must remain porous in order to wick moisture away from the body; using fabric softener on such garments clogs the fibers. If you’re having trouble getting rid of odors, presoak your gear for 30 minutes in five parts cold water to one part white vinegar. Then launder in cold water with regular detergent, and hang to dry.”

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Earbuds “If your earbuds aren’t working as well as they should, they may need a good cleaning. Gently brush buds with a soft-bristle toothbrush. Then, use an alcohol wipe to remove dirt. In addition to killing bacteria, alcohol dries fast, meaning it won’t damage electronic components.”

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Wise Guide

Own It Franchise whiz Eric Little tells you everything you need to know about becoming your own boss.

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In your own words, what is a franchise?

“It’s a way for someone who aspires to open his or her own business to do so without having to create everything from scratch,” Little says. “It typically reduces the business owner’s risk because best practices have already been developed and the franchisor offers initial training and ongoing support.”

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What are some common misconceptions about franchise ownership?

“People think the franchisor exerts an excessive amount of control over the franchisee, but that really isn’t the case. You do need to operate within a certain framework, but there’s a lot of autonomy in terms of hiring, managing, etc.”

What questions should I ask myself before starting my own business? “‘Why are you going to do this to yourself?’

Owning your own business is as difficult as it is rewarding, so it’s important to have a compelling reason.

Another question to ask: ‘How great is the need for this product or service?’ You want a franchise that has customers now and will continue to have them in the future.”

Any other tips?

“Look at the company’s track record.

Are their franchisees happy? You should talk to them. But above all, you need to be passionate, resourceful, and decisive. Don’t wait for the perfect time to start a business, because it doesn’t exist. Find an opportune time, do your homework, make the decision, and don’t look back.”

Eric Little is the senior vice president of franchise development at Right At Home, a company that offers in-home care to seniors. rightathome franchise.com

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A former college basketball player, Beau grew up in Kentucky, played for the University of Louisville and later at Samford University, in Birmingham, Ala., where Beau fell in love with both the area and his future wife, Rachel.

Together, they began looking for a business that aligned with their Christian values and would focus on improving the lives of others in their community. They found it with Right at Home, a senior in-home care franchise with approximately 400 locations, whose mission matches theirs, “To improve the quality of life for those we serve.”

“I’m a competitive person by nature.

With Right at Home, we were able to take it to another level. It’s evident in our growth, the numbers we’ve seen, and what we’ve been able to do,” Beau said. “We were able to achieve our five year plan to purchase and open an office in Huntsville.”

Beau and his team provide care services that allow seniors to continue living independently at home, such as medication reminders and assistance with daily tasks.

“Like basketball, in business, you want to make sure you have a game plan, compete better today than yesterday, and not repeat the same mis“We looked at over 60 different franchises, takes,” Beau said. “Right at Home has a vested interest in and ultimately it became apparent that what we do.”

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right team with an unparalleled corporate support system, training, and a strategy aligned for success,” said Beau Green, Right at Home multi-unit franchisee.

At 30, Beau was the youngest Right at Home franchisee when he opened his first location in Birmingham. At age 33, Beau opened their second location in Huntsville with overwhelming success. For Right at Home franchisees, the average annual topline revenue is $1,033,777 with a gross margin of 37%.1‡ 2‡

There are over 78 million Baby Boomers today; every 8.6 seconds someone in the U.S. turns 65.3 Because people are living longer, the need to cover this substantial, underserved market continues to increase – a trend that will only continue.

As an in-home senior care provider,

One of the first companies to enter the in-home care market, Right at Home has a trusted reputation, and a record of sustained growth with a business model that is currently being used in 44 U.S. states and 9 countries worldwide.

Beau loves the opportunity to make a difference every day. “Our hope is to really add life to their years. With the help of our caregivers, our clients are able to retain their dignity and independence by continuing to live in their own home,” Beau said. “It’s what I would want for my family. We put ourselves in their shoes every single day.”

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Stationed in nine buildings throughout the square, the crew of 80-plus confetti dispersal engineers unleash the tissue-paper blizzard precisely 20 seconds before 12 a.m. “We do so because the live feeds from around the world tune in right at midnight, and we want them to see the ball and lots of confetti,” says Treb Heining, who has orchestrated the confetti drop since NYE ’93.

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We humans only have six.

That explains why, even after hours of practice, some of us still can’t wiggle our ears, while felines can swivel theirs nearly 180 degrees. Cat ears act as mini satellite dishes, letting them precisely pinpoint a sound’s location. But don’t expect Kitty to react to your every call. These domestic companions prioritize sounds based on survival needs, says Dr. Louise Murray, vice president of the ASPCA Animal Hospital in NYC. “If a cat responded to everything it heard, it would be overwhelmed,” she says.

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After moving to the dining room, we uncorked our BYOB wines, and I wondered if the “home restaurant” would be something I tried once for fun, or if it would become one of my go-to dining options. As in, “Honey, should we order in or go to a stranger’s house for dinner?”

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Ai’s husband, Mathew, who builds the custom bikes, told me she does make a small profit, but only if you don’t figure in her time—she spends three days prepping the meals. For now she doesn’t mind because she aspires to be a professional chef and uses this as her test kitchen. But how many others are willing to do the same?

To solve this problem, some hosts have turned to simpler fare, such as $28 brunches. Rebecca Williams from San Francisco tried hosting a $55 sake supper with a sommelier to lecture on the wine pairings but found it more cost-effective to host a $38 vegetarian Lebanese dinner, which was also less of a time investment (around seven hours). In the end, she makes a few hundred dollars, a nice side income for the ESL professor, who also used to work in the restaurant business and misses serving people.

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“I knew the rest of the trip I’d be eating Spanish cooking,” she says.

“I was looking for someone who would be great in terms of conversation and travel.” She found an older couple who had traveled to 50 countries and had artifacts and tales to go with their Persian

“It’s important to find people who are passionate about cooking and hosting,” Michlin says. cuisine; since she’s from Vietnam, they all had plenty to talk about.

Goel’s intimate meal in Spain— just six people—sounded far different than mine in Brooklyn, which is one of the most popular offerings in New York City. I found it challenging to follow the multiple conversations among the 15 guests. The Swedes talked about their homeland, the Israeli parents discussed the holidays, and one New Yorker explained his Pebble, a smartwatch that displays his emails. (“Because sometimes I don’t have time to pull my phone out of my pocket.”)

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For some the act of hosting— making guests feel welcome and cultivating camaraderie—is of utmost importance. “I love having strangers in my home,” says 29-year-old Sarit Wishnevski of Astoria, Queens. “It’s been really

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This might be a refinement that EatWith needs in order to attract more customers and improve the experience: themes to make the dinner parties gel. In some ways, they’ve begun to do that, instituting the Chef Series in New York, where professional chefs cook in their homes. Williams, in San Francisco, is hosting a singles dinner with aphrodisiac foods. And what about an

“If you’re new to the city or traveling a long way, you’re going to meet like-minded people.” interesting learning how to balance serving and cooking—making sure everyone’s glasses are filled and their needs are being met—and how to facilitate conversation at the table all at the same time.” Given Wishnevski’s background in nonprofit management and interest in food—in addition to volunteering at a soup kitchen, she works both as a personal chef and in a prep kitchen—hosting helps her focus on her long-term goals, which she hopes will involve a cross section of social services and food.

But the key to her successful meals might be their structure. She and her husband typically offer a Friday night dinner celebrating the Jewish Sabbath. Despite not being very observant themselves, they introduce traditional customs throughout the meal, such as lighting candles, making a blessing on wine, and serving challah bread.

“We serve family style, so people have to pass the food around, which starts conversation, and they get to know each other,” she says. “If there’s a lull I might find a way to engage everyone at the table. With the structure of Shabbat, it makes my job a lot easier.”

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EatWith book club? Or a meal for entrepreneurs? Perhaps a sports team watch party, or something for Dungeons & Dragons aficionados?

In some ways the guests are already a self-selected breed. “These are people who are well-traveled, sometimes foodies and sometimes not, but they’re open-minded and they want to try new things,” Michlin says. “If you’re new to the city or traveling a long way, you’re going to meet like-minded people.”

Yet for Williams the beauty of the meals is the eclectic mix of people— a recent dinner had a printmaker sitting next to a techie. “We’re so used to sticking to our very manicured social life through social media,” she says. “We’re told who to be friends with, and we only do things that have been cultivated for us. So I think this teaches people to go out of their comfort zone in personal relationships. I love connecting and seeing people who would not normally be in touch leave with an understanding of who the other person is.”

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Though his name is inseparable from the modern revival of tiki cocktails, that’s only one area of Paul McGee’s expertise. He creates drink menus for four other Chicago bars, with themes ranging from BBQ to Italian.

STUDY HOUR “I read a lot: old cocktail books, new cocktail books, blogs. I try to carve out a couple hours every day for reading.” LIBERTY “People in Chicago are very open to trying new things. It allows us bartenders to go wild.” MODERN TIKI “I pay homage to the classics, but I like to experiment with spirits that weren’t available in tiki’s heyday.”

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the ENCYCLOPEDIA

McGee uses dry ice to dress up a tiki classic, Zombie Punch.

THE JOKESTER Trevor Easter at San Diego’s Noble Experiment has an exacting eye, but prompt him for a pun and you’ll be laughing till last call. THE SONGBIRD Abigail Gullo’s menu at SoBou in New Orleans is full of surprises, none more delightful than the melody she’ll sing as she serves you.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN MIYAZAKI (McGEE); JODY HORTON (MIX); EMILIE BALTZ (KOSMAS)

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Raise the (Home) Bar the ADVOCATE

IVY MIX

CLOVER CLUB BROOKLYN

Four years ago, Mix co-founded Speed Rack, a traveling competition that shines a light on top female bartenders across the country while raising money for breast cancer research.

PROGRESS “Some of the best bars in the world are headed up by women. That wasn’t happening just three years ago.” GET TO IT “Set a goal, and put one foot in front of the other. Determination will get you everywhere in life.”

You’ve stocked the basics; now it’s time to embellish. We asked Jackson Cannon, bar director of The Hawthorne and Eastern Standard in Boston, to recommend four riveting bottles.

YELLOW CHARTREUSE “You may have heard of green chartreuse, the intense, herbaceous liqueur made by monks in the mountains of France. Yellow is slightly sweeter and has a hint of saffron, thus the dramatic color. It blends beautifully in a Manhattan variant called the Greenpoint.”

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AMARO NONINO “This slightly bitter liqueur with a touch of spice is perfect for sipping at the end of a meal, but it also mixes well. The Paper Plane is an example of how the texture and spice elevate a simple bourbon sour to something dynamic and memorable.”

ENTREPRENEUR

LILLET “This iconic fortified wine from France is infused with cognac and citrus. It’s delicious on its own as an on-therocks aperitif, but it’s also a beautiful addition to a Vesper, a cousin to the martini made popular by James Bond.”

NOILLY PRAT AMBRE VERMOUTH “This richer expression of vermouth has a flavor profile of cinnamon, candied orange, and plump raisin, making it the perfect accompaniment to the season’s sweet and savory desserts.

Drink it on ice with a twist of orange peel.”

The co-founder of two pioneering New York City cocktail bars has coauthored two books and created a line of handcrafted mixers. His most recent endeavor: a spirits company called The 86 Co. BUSINESS WISDOM “Build a concept on substance, not gimmicks. Always have a plan, but adapt to reality as it’s served up to you.” FATHERHOOD “I have three daughters, and I’ve finally learned what it means to be present at home.

It took me years to really understand what that meant. I travel a lot, but there’s nothing like coming home.”

JASON KOSMAS THE 86 CO. AUSTIN

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FRIENDS IN ODD PLACES TOP BARTENDERS WHERE YOU’D LEAST EXPECT THEM

BOWLING ALLEY

Tacy Rowland whips up refreshing, citrusy drinks with speed and grace at Bōl in Vail, Colorado, the ski town’s No. 1 spot for bowling and craft cocktails. Best job perk?

Knocking down a few pins before or after a shift.

UNDERGROUND

The Midwest’s mixing maestro, Ryan Maybee, is an authority when it comes to devising simple, balanced cocktails with big flavors, which he doles out from the bar at Manifesto, in the basement of Kansas City’s historic Rieger Hotel.

MICKEY MORAN

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Need a drink and a late-night snack? Head to Mickey Moran’s cloistered King Street bar. You’ll be in good company: It’s the after-hours gathering spot for the city’s best bartenders. COMFORT ZONE “I was brought up in the service industry, so I wanted to create a place where I’d want to go: a place where you could get a good cocktail and something to eat after your shift.” CAREER PATH “I started bartending at a place called Dini’s by the Sea in Carlsbad, California. To learn, I hung around after work and came in on my days off. I remember the head bartender telling me, ‘I’ll show you how to bartend, but you have to promise you won’t end up tending bar for the rest of your life like me.’ Here I am, 25 years later.”

GAS STATION

John Fausz employs a variety of rare spirits to concoct delicious, unique drinks at Olio, a filling station turned cocktail bar in St. Louis. His specialty: unearthing unsung antique cocktail recipes and reviving them for a modern crowd.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JODY HORTON (MORAN)

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He was one of the first to start tinkering with homemade syrups, bitters, and other ingredients that now elevate bar programs across the country. That bottled Negroni you had in Boston? It was probably inspired by Morgenthaler’s work.

POINT OF PRIDE “My ginger beer recipe. I see house-made ginger beer on menus all the time, and when I taste it, I’m like, ‘Yep, that’s based off my recipe,’ which is such a huge honor for me.”

HOME TIP “Pick one drink, master it, and then make it your own. Try different proportions and spirits. Make it for your friends whenever they come over. That’s the best thing you can do.”

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THE MENTOR The Regent Cocktail Club’s veteran barkeep Julio Cabrera schools Miami bartenders in drink-making and Cuban culture, one cocktail at a time. THE QUICK DRAW Speed and precision are Caitlin Laman’s forte. See her in action when the crowds form at San Francisco’s Trick Dog.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DINA AVILA (MORGENTHALER)

Gifts That Keep On Giving Bring bartender expertise home with these notable bottles and books.

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CRAFTHOUSE COCKTAILS One of the country’s savviest bartenders, Charles Joly, recently left his post at The Aviary in Chicago to pursue independent ventures, but you can still taste his work with this line of bottled cocktails. $20; craft housecocktails.com

DEATH & CO. A compendium of over 500 recipes from one of America’s foremost cocktail bars (Death & Co. in New York City), courtesy of its founders David Kaplan and Alex Day. $40; deathandco book.com

BALSAM AMERICANO Chicago bartender and spirits developer Adam Seger, creator of Hum, Seger a botanical spirit tinged with hibiscus and kaffir lime, teamed with Rare Tea Cellar and Boyd & Blair distillery to create this herbal aperitif. $22; balsamspirits.com

LIQUID INTELLIGENCE An exploration of the science behind exceptional drinks, from Dave Arnold of Booker and Dax in New York City: It’s complete with everything from a beginner’s homemade soda recipe to advanced techniques like proper liquid nitrogen practices. $35; wwnorton.com

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CATEGORY KILLERS WHEN IT COMES TO HONING A SPECIALTY, NO ONE DOES IT BETTER.

Naren Young New York City @FORKANDSHAKER Bacchanal’s resident cocktail expert eats well, drinks well, and documents his epicurean adventures with reckless abandon.

Jim Meehan Portland, OR @MIXOGRAPHY The legendary barman behind PDT in New York City is a recent Pacific Northwest transplant who captures the faces and places of the industry with a curious eye.

Matthew Biancaniello Los Angeles @EATYOURDRINK Drool-worthy snapshots of gorgeous cocktails tempt and inspire as they fill the feed of this all-star roving bartender.

Julie Reiner New York City @MIXTRESSNYC The queen of Clover Club shares new drink discoveries and behindthe-scenes glimpses from the venerable Brooklyn cocktail joint.

PUNCH

You wouldn’t expect a bar called Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. to serve punch, but Philly barman Mike Treffehn happens to be a knockout at it. “There’s something very special about drinking from the same vessel with people,” he says.

WHISKEY

Jamie Boudreau loves whiskey so much that he opened a temple to the spirit in Seattle. Of the roughly 3,500 bottles of liquor at Canon, 2,500 are whiskey—making it one of the largest collections in the world.

COBBLERS

A refreshing, fortified wine–based cocktail called the cobbler was in vogue from the 1850s to the 1870s, and then it all but disappeared. At Bellocq in New Orleans, Sal Agnello is making sure the drink never goes out of style again.

the ALTRUIST

BRIAN FLOYD

WEATHER UP AND HALF STEP AUSTIN

This big-hearted bartender started the Barman’s Fund, a multicity organization that prompts bars to donate tips from one shift a month to local charities. To date, they’ve raised over $200,000.

LOCAL TIES “Meeting people is part of a bartender’s daily routine. This puts us in a unique place to be community organizers.”

CUSTOM-MADE “People make the Barman’s Fund their own.

The New York City chapter founded the Free Medication Program for the Brooklyn Free Clinic; in New Orleans, they organize blood drives and volunteer their time with local charities.” GIVE A LITTLE “I think anyone can be a significant help to those around them. No matter what it is that you’re good at, you can find a way to use that for the good of your community.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JODY HORTON (FLOYD AND HUERTA)

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the PLACEMAKER

AGAVE SUAVE

At The Pastry War, Alba’s medium is mezcal.

To walk into Julep, Alba Huerta’s ode to Southern cocktails and culture, is to enter a different time and place. No cocktail comes without an illuminating origin story. She also co-owns The Pastry War, where she schools Houstonians on mezcal, Mexico’s smoky native spirit.

PEACE OF MIND

“I do yoga several times a week. It really clears the attic for me and enables me to stay creative.”

ALBA’S GIFT TO YOU! Post your cocktail pics to social media using #southwestmag, and you could win a gourmet gift box from Mouth.com, curated by Alba. (Or, buy one at mouth.com/southwest and use SOUTHWEST15 for 15 percent off.)

ANOTHER ROUND

ALBA HUERTA

JULEP HOUSTON

MY FAVORITE PLACE

“The Menil is a private art collection in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston, where I live.

It’s free to get in, and its design and natural light makes it feel like a home.”

BORN TO BARTEND As the adept proprietor of Williams & Graham in Denver, third-generation barman Sean Kenyon prolongs the legacy. THE HERALD Khristian de la Torre is spreading the gospel of good cocktails with influential bars in Mexico City: M.N. Roy, Maison Artemisia, and Gin Gin.

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← TUXEDO (NO. 86)

by Jason Kosmas 2 ounces Fords Gin ¾ ounce manzanilla sherry ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur 1 barspoon absinthe 1 dash Regan’s orange bitters

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice, and stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

↓ THE MAJOR MOSES

by Ivy Mix

Recipes & Tools to Toast the Season We asked Erick Castro of Polite Provisions in San Diego for his cocktail toolkit.

1 BARCONIC JIGGER “It’s simple and inexpensive. When I’m using one, it feels like an extension of my arm.” $1; barproducts.com 2 KUHN RIKON PEELER “This simple peeler is perfect for making a citrus twist. It stays sharp for a long time and works like a dream.” $7; amazon.com

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2 blackberries ½ ounce simple syrup 1½ ounces Laird’s bonded applejack ½ ounce lemon juice ½ ounce Lillet rosé ¼ ounce egg white 1 dash Angostura bitters

In a shaker, muddle one blackberry with simple syrup.

Add remaining ingredients.

Shake until emulsified. Add ice, and shake again until chilled. Double-strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a blackberry.

3 KORIKO HAWTHORNE STRAINER “This tool singlehandedly changed the way I strain cocktails. There’s no need to finestrain your drinks, because the coils are so tight that they get out any excess and leave drinks silky smooth.” $15; cocktailkingdom.com 4 TEARDROP BAR SPOON “These spoons are ergonomic and comfortable to work with whether you’re using them behind the bar or at home. Their movement is so fluid.” $18; cocktailkingdom.com PHOTOGRAPHY BY JODY HORTON

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← ROBBINS FIZZ

by Brian Floyd 1½ ounces Tito’s vodka 2 ounces Pellegrino Limonata Pom blueberry juice

Top vodka with Pellegrino Limonata and a splash of juice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and a mint sprig.

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← BEER AND LOATHING

by Karen Grill ½ ounce honey syrup ¾ ounce Aperol ½ ounce lemon juice ¾ ounce grapefruit juice 2 sprigs marjoram Ommegang Hennepin (or other saison) Angostura bitters

Make honey syrup by mixing equal parts honey and hot water. Cool. Shake honey syrup, Aperol, citrus juices, and marjoram with ice.

Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with beer. Add a couple dashes of bitters.

Garnish with a marjoram sprig and a grapefruit peel.

→ D.I.Y. GINGER BEER

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler 4

1 ounce ginger juice 2 ounces finely strained lemon juice 3 ounces simple syrup 10 ounces cold water

Combine all ingredients.

Using a soda siphon, pour into canister, screw on lid, charge with CO2, shake once, and refrigerate.

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One man attempts homespun perfection and finds enlightenment.

But not before some serious ser ous unra unrav veling. veling.

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LOBS OF SWISS meringue buttercream already adorned the walls—my electric mixer had regurgitated my attempt at cake frosting.

Then, as I cleared room in my fridge for freshly baked layers of vanilla cake, a bucket of chicken noodle soup slipped from my fingers. Half the kitchen was submerged in 5-day-old noodles and broth, and it was then that I decided maybe I wasn’t cut out to D.I.Y. I’d set out to explore the maker movement, the global rise of tinkerers, hackers, and craftspeople that seems poised to revolutionize everything from education and manufacturing to consumer culture. Why was everyone suddenly making their own stuff at a time when modern technology has made concepts like “handmade” and “homemade” seem downright archaic? And was this movement truly transformational? Could anyone turn into a bona fide do-it-yourselfer— even someone as hapless as me?

To find out, I turned to Craftsy, a booming Denver startup whose online courses have instructed more than 5 million people from 180 countries, one crochet stitch and frosting flower at a time. The classes cost $15 to $60 and cover a wide range of topics, from sewing,

quilting, and knitting to baking, gardening, and furniture designing—all skills I imagined were destined for extinction in an age of prefab mass convenience.

If anyone could make me a maker, I figured it was Craftsy. “I’m going to show you two wonderful techniques to get a beautiful, sharp, smooth crumb coat on your cake in order to prepare it for fondant,” said my course’s reassuring teacher, Jessica Harris. But judging from the state of affairs a few hours later, I wouldn’t have my own Cake Boss show anytime soon.

My attempt to become a knitter was even more pitiful. The skein of blue yarn I was determined to transform into a scarf sat in a discouraging heap on my desk—I hesitated to wield my brandnew knitting needles for fear of impaling myself.

Every now and then, as I attempted to rein in the chaos I’d unleashed on my kitchen in the name of a perfect crumb coat, my 20-month-old daughter wandered in and pointed to the mess.

“Daddy’s cookie!” she yelled, as if she knew that this disarray of confectioners’ sugar and cake crumbs was the closest I’d ever come to baking something sweet and delicious. After laboring over my buttercream frosting, I handed the bowl to my 7-year-old son for a verdict. He took a lick and grimaced. “It tastes like butter.”

I’d taken nearly 2 pounds of butter, added a bunch of ingredients, and then, through hours of heating, whisking, and mixing, turned it back into butter. Does that count as making?

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OMETHING UNUSUAL IS happening in the world at large. This struck me when I arrived with my son at Denver Comic Con in June. All around me, people donned intricately detailed, handmade costumes: a 6-foot-tall Lego Batman, a child-size version of the Tardis (the time-traveling police box from Dr. Who), and electronically illuminated Iron Man suits that looked straight off a movie set. I discovered even more resource-

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Let’s Get Craftsy The most popular courses now playing on a computer, tablet, or smartphone near you.

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Clean & Simple Cake Design with Jessica Harris Follow the former engineer to discover your inner fondant flair and create ruffles, bows, and stripes.

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Basics of Digital Photography with Rick Allred Move beyond the auto setting and shoot like a pro. Allred demystifies shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

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40 Techniques Every Sewer Should Know with Gail Yellen Everything you need to transform your homemade garments from shabby to chic.

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Mixed Media: Pen, Ink & Watercolor with Matt Rota The Lurzer’s Int’l Archive named Rota a top 200 illustrator globally. Now you can learn his secrets.

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Seaming Handknits with Chris Bylsma For tip-top sweaters, Bylsma preaches that “the seams are every bit as important as the knitting itself.”

fulness among the convention booths, where I encountered sprawling micro-scale metropolises constructed by the Colorado/Wyoming Lego Users’ Group and fully functioning R2-D2 robots built by the Mountain States Droid Builders club.

For someone like me, whose creativity is typically limited to semi-clever Facebook updates, this was unheard of. And it had nothing to do with making money or winning prizes for best outfit— it was a seemingly spontaneous outpouring of the

communal need to simply create. Why? What’s fueling this unlikely groundswell?

“Creativity is really a form of self-expression,” says Dale Dougherty, founder and executive chairman of Maker Media, Inc., which publishes the magazine Make: and helps organize more than a hundred Maker Faires around the world, everywhere from the White House to South Africa. “You are a costume designer. You are an R2-D2 builder. People are crafting and identifying as creative people who want to interact with other creative people.”

This creative drive is not new, of course. People have been tinkerers as long as there’s been stuff to tinker with. Lately, however, it’s easier than ever to get into. New tools are flooding the market, such as MakerBot 3D printers and credit card–size “Raspberry Pi” programmable computers. And the old creative accoutrements—like high-quality yarns and beads—are increasingly affordable and easy to find.

At the same time, going crafty is no longer a solitary pastime relegated to your garage or basement. “The lone tinkerer has become a social tinkerer,” Dougherty says. “Thanks to the Internet, it’s much easier for people to explore interests. I can find informational videos on how to do something that, in the past, I would have been limited to learning about in the library or from adults in my community who could show me how to do it.

And now when I do something I’m able to share it almost immediately and get feedback on it.” You can bankroll creative endeavors through crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, find project tips via online forums, and sell the final product on e-commerce sites like Etsy, which by the end of 2013 was responsible for more than $1 billion of grassroots commerce.

This D.I.Y. mentality is proliferating. Selfproclaimed life hackers are finding innovative ways to make daily tasks ever more efficient.

The federal government is devoting millions of dollars to high school maker workshops around

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the country. Some are calling it the dawn of a new industrial revolution, albeit one that hearkens back to a time when craftsmanship was valued over assembly-line efficiency.

If the maker movement seems counterintuitive to the shift from factories and manufacturing to computers and information technology, that’s exactly the point. “Are you contributing content or just consuming it?” asks Jennifer Lucky, a 25-yearold industrial designer and board member of the Concoctory Hackerspace in Denver. When I visit the esoteric establishment, used circuit boards hang from the ceiling like futuristic chandeliers, music blares from a custom-designed digital jukebox, and a mural of the famed mathematician Alan Turing overlooks a lightning-spewing Tesla coil built by one of the operation’s members.

People turn to the Concoctory—one of several hundred “makerspaces” around the country—to break the routine of staring at computer and TV screens, Lucky tells me. Here, through all-access classes and shared equipment, folks learn how to solder, code, screen print, even how to pick locks. Some people learn the skills simply for fun, but these efforts can also be career boosters.

Lucky, for example, was featured on the popular do-it-yourself website Instructables.com thanks to a clever hack she invented to prevent earbuds from falling out, and a connection forged at the Concoctory led to a gig at a local startup. “There is no one telling you what you can and cannot do,” she says. I’m invited to attend an upcoming “Intro to 3-D Printing” class. I imagine using the handmade full-body scanner to produce a miniature action figure of myself.

The action figure isn’t meant to be.

A few weeks after my visit, the allvolunteer Concoctory, which relied on monthly memberships and donations to stay afloat, ran out of funding and had to close its doors. The space later reopened as a for-profit art

incubator called Cabal Enterprises, but developments like this hint at what may be the biggest challenge facing the maker movement: Is it possible for the D.I.Y. revolution to grow and thrive while remaining true to its individualistic and countercultural spirit? Is it possible to create a sustainable business out of cultivating wannabe makers like myself?

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RAFTSY CO-FOUNDER and CEO John Levisay didn’t set out to create the ultimate online teaching tool for makers. In 2010 the former Ebay executive helped launch an online education company, Sympoz, to teach classes on a range of subjects. But he and his colleagues soon discovered their most popular offerings weren’t courses on personal finance or wine tasting but instead those on quilting and knitting. At first these tech-averse subjects seemed incredibly niche, but Levisay realized they were actually “first-paragraph hobbies,” the type of activities that are integral to a person’s identity. My name is Jane, I’m from New Jersey, and I’m a quilter.

This subset fuels a $3.5 billion annual quilting industry, part of the $30 billion U.S. crafts market. Now they’ve turned to the Internet to improve their handiwork.

This led to the 2011 launch of Craftsy, an online platform that fuses seemingly old-fashioned subjects like quilting and cake decorating with a how-to program that’s anything but antiquated. The company uses painstaking standards to hire teachers, and then films them in carefully scripted, three- to five-hour HD video tutorials that are divided into lessons. The classes are uploaded onto a slick Web platform, which tracks class progress across multiple devices, allows for online Q-andA sessions between students and teachers, and offers Craftsy-brand tools tailored to each course.

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“We are in many ways the bridge between Pinterest and Etsy,” Levisay says. “You see something cool on Pinterest, and you can go buy it on Etsy. But what if you want to make it?” Craftsy’s subject matter isn’t the only way the company is going against the grain. Flying under the tech radar in Denver, the company, which produces hundreds of new classes each year, has been outgrowing one office space after another and now boasts more than 200 employees. Their millions of users are mostly female and over age 40. “I honestly wonder if there is any other site out there with such a large majority of users in their 60s and 70s,” says Levisay. And while many are questioning whether online education programs can ever make money, Craftsy has been charging for classes from the get-go—they earned more than $24 million in revenue in 2013, double that of the previous year.

Some Craftsy teachers, meanwhile, are becoming quasi-celebrities. Take Jessica Harris. Before 2008, the Portland, Oregon–based stay-at-home mom had never baked a cake. Then she started using her engineering background to replicate hot decorating trends for her kids’ birthday cakes. When she blogged and posted YouTube videos of her techniques on her personal website, they became major hits. So when she heard about Craftsy in 2012, she applied to teach a class. Just two days after “Clean & Simple Cake Design” went live, Craftsy had raked in $29,000 in revenue. Since then Harris has added two other courses and logged over 35,000 total enrollments. She spends hours each week answering student questions online.

Before teaching, Harris never had a Facebook page; now she has 70,000 likes—and counting. With the commission from class enrollments, she earns a middle-class income from something she still considers a parttime hobby. “It’s been crazy,” Harris

I couldn’t remember what those sticks were called that you knit with.

“Needles,” my wife told me, shaking her head. says. “For me and my family, it’s been a huge blessing.”

Considering her track record, Harris seemed as good an instructor as any to turn me into a maker.

I signed up for “Clean & Simple Cake Design,” along with “Knit Lab,” a course designed for knitting novices. Never mind that I’d never before baked a cake or that I couldn’t remember what those sticks were called that you knit with. (“Needles,” my wife informed me, shaking her head.) I reassured myself that it would be, ahem, a cakewalk.

Then I read the courses’ supply lists. As I scanned the several dozen tools and materials I’d need for Harris’ class, I realized it might not have been wise to learn cake decorating from a construction engineer. Along with items I’d never heard of, like black dragées and fondant smoothers, my design arsenal was also supposed to include X-Acto knives, a construction level, and a pasta machine. Was I putting together a cake or remodeling my kitchen?

After scouring a local grocery store for the obscure ingredients, I returned home to discover we didn’t own an electric mixer—something that’s apparently necessary to, you know, mix frosting. I ventured out again and returned with a hand mixer, only to learn that a stand mixer was preferable since the Swiss meringue buttercream recipe

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demanded that I blend the ingredients for 30 minutes. I attempted to transform my hand mixer into a stationary version, precariously balancing it on my coffee grinder and positioning beneath it a mixing bowl nestled in a bed of oven mitts. I was impressed with my ingenuity—my very own hack— until it began disgorging frosting wads halfway across the kitchen.

The knitting materials were less daunting, just needles and yarn. I ventured to Tea for Ewe, a Denver tea shop and knitting store, where co-owner Robbie Sattes walked me through intricacies I’d never imagined: wooden versus metal needles, wool versus cotton yarns, superwashed versus nonsuperwashed wools. When I was properly outfitted for my undertaking,

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I asked Sattes for advice. “Relax,” she said. She must have seen the fear in my eyes.

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HE CHICKEN NOODLE soup calamity wasn’t the end of my cakedecorating woes.

When I frosted the layers they turned out splotchy and uneven, unlike the immaculate planes of white Harris produced. And after I prepared the marshmallow fondant my kitchen counter resembled the final scene in Ghostbusters, after they’ve blown up the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. It was tempting to blame Harris’ instructions for my blunders, but the truth crystallized after perusing other students’ comments on the site, most of whom apparently produced perfect cakes with ease.

Eventually I launched an existential rebellion: Why does it matter if the top of my cake isn’t perfectly level? What’s the harm if there are crumbs in my crumb coat? Won’t all attempts at aesthetic perfection be laid to waste at the hands of my hungry children?

My wife, too, was tiring of the endeavor. “We don’t have enough time to be crafty,” she exclaimed while helping stem the damage inflicted upon our kitchen. I understood her point. Between balancing two careers and raising a family, our lives appeared too busy for hobbies. Why waste time baking and decorating a cake when you can grab one from the supermarket?

Why knit a sweater when you can buy one for the price of the yarn?

The more I mulled it over, the more making stuff felt like a luxury—a luxury we couldn’t afford.

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I started having fun. My fondant spread out perfectly under my rolling pin and clung to my buttercream without a wrinkle when I draped it over my cake. My mood continued to lighten as I carved

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decorative ribbons out of dyed fondant and sculpted flower petals out of modeling chocolate. It was like being a kid again, building with Legos and playing with clay.

The same thing occurred with my knitting project. After struggling at first to grasp the concept of slipping stitches from one needle to the other, I eventually fell into a groove. As the stitches

accumulated, I stopped responding to email alerts and ignored my wife’s calls to dinner. My mind settled into a relaxed, meditative state, and the needles and yarn felt good between my fingers.

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I had fallen into a state of “flow,” the concept coined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi—I was so engaged in the process that nothing else seemed to matter. Flow is a joyful, even rapturous, experience, and as scientists are beginning to discover, it might offer health advantages. “For a while, we thought the connections we had in our brains were all that we had—that we couldn’t make any more. But we now know that is not the case,”

The meditative state triggered by repetitive processes may decrease anxiety. says Catherine Carey Levisay.

“And in a lot of these crafts, like sewing, knitting, cooking, and making music, you are pulling from different parts of the brain.

As you do that, you’re building new connections in your brain and strengthening the connections that are already there.” She isn’t saying this just because she’s married to Craftsy’s CEO. She’s a clinical neuropsychologist who’s studied cognitive impairment. She says evidence is mounting that hobbies like quilting and sculpting can help protect against dementia.

While other intellectual tasks like crossword puzzles or sudoku can have similar benefits, the process of physically making stuff could offer additional perks. The meditation-like state triggered by repetitive processes may decrease depression and anxiety, which is why Sattes, owner of Tea for Ewe, told me that many of her knitting customers are law students studying for the bar.

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Then there’s the ego-boosting sense of accomplishment that comes with creating something from scratch. “To me, the process of making is probably more impactful than the product you make,” says Dougherty at Maker Media.

“When you get frustrated, you simply work through it.”

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FTER 10 HOURS, my cake was perfect. The white marshmallow fondant enveloping my two layers of vanilla cake was smooth, the

diagonal blue ribbons of icing that stretched around its circumference were crisp and tidy, and the red chocolate flower I’d sculpted by hand and positioned on its edge looked good enough to, well, eat.

The results of my knitting project were slightly less impressive: two cramped hands and a semidecent navy blue scarf of alternating knit and purl stitches—perfect for a very small, unkempt doll.

After staring blissfully at my cake for far too long, I decided it was time for the final test. I retrieved from a cabinet the crystal cake knife I hadn’t used since our wedding day, carefully sliced a wedge, and served it to my son. He eagerly gobbled up a forkful—then promptly spit it out. “It’s disgusting,” he said.

That was OK. As I’d learned, it was the process that mattered, not the end product. Plus, while both were enjoyable, I don’t plan on sticking with cake decorating or knitting for the long haul. What mattered was that I’d found it was possible—and enjoyable—to take time out of my life to be a maker.

I just have to discover what sort of stuff I want to make. Maybe I’ll look into other Craftsy classes, like woodworking or cooking. I know my wife would appreciate my learning to make gnocchi like a pro—especially after I ruined her noodle soup.

In the meantime, there’s one last task planned for my beautiful cake. “Let’s destroy it!” I grunt to my son. With whoops of joy, we tear into my creation, fondant ripping and cake chunks flying. Unmaking, it turns out, is just as fun as making.

Joel Warner is the co-author of the recently published The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny Funny. He writes for Wired, Wired Slate, Grantland, Grantland and Bloomberg Businessweek.

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Fly Here Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) flyokc.com Get Around The free Downtown Discovery shuttle circuits downtown and Bricktown. For two-wheeled transport, rent a bike from Spokies at one of seven bike-share kiosks. embarkok.com, spokiesokc.com

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Hit the Trail

Hike, bike, or run on these scenic outdoor stretches

FLASH FLIGHT

A ride on the SandRidge Sky Zip averages 80 seconds.

Get Some Fresh Air

The ever-expanding Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River is a haven for adrenaline junkies. Navigate the rope bridges and balance beams of the six-level SandRidge Sky Trail, and then choose your method of descent: a 72-foot ride down the country’s tallest slide, a harnessed free-fall jump, or a quick trip over the water on a 700-foot zip line. Santa gets in on the action this month when these popular attractions receive a holiday twist. boathousedistrict.org

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Warm up to water sports in the Boathouse District

Bert Cooper Trails A favorite among walkers and cyclists, this 9.6-mile loop connects the parks along Lake Hefner, with stops at the lighthouse and marina. okc.gov

Martin Park Nature Center Head here for 2.5 miles of wooded trails and educational programs that cover topics like meteorology and the solar system. okc.gov

Stand-up Paddleboarding Test your balance on an oversize surfboard. Once you’ve mastered standing, try an on-board yoga class. Kayaking Learn paddling basics, or, if you’re an experienced kayaker, improve your skills.

Bring the whole family—kids 8 and up can participate in lessons. Dragon Boating Gather a group, and hop into one of the colorful watercraft. Per Chinese tradition, an onboard drummer keeps the beat as everyone rows.

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SkyDance Bridge A 20-story sculpture inspired by the state bird tops this pedestrian bridge, which offers an easy walk with stellar city views. okc.gov

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Get your caffeine fix at these cafés Elemental Coffee The baristas here are coffee purists. Study the nuances of a particular roast (they change daily) with an espresso or a pour-over. elemental coffee.com

Cuppies and Joe Located in a historic home, this cozy meeting place is a bakery/coffee house that pairs lattes with cupcakes and pie. cuppiesandjoe.com

Coffee Slingers Learn where your coffee comes from when you order a cup at this sunlit spot.

The shop prides itself on importing beans directly from Guatemalan farmers. coffeeslingers.com

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To try some of the city’s best food without table-hopping, head to Bleu Garten, a food truck park that opened in September. Six trucks ring a courtyard filled with tables, a giant Jenga game, and a live-music stage. Among the rotating roster of eateries: Off the Hook, whose smothered seafood fries have a cultlike following; Kaiteki, serving authentic ramen; and the Saucee Sicilian, whose piping-hot pies are cooked in a wheeled oven. Area breweries are on tap at the bar, so you can drink like a local too. bleugarten.com

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Bleu Garten hosts food trucks seven days a week.

Our favorite local breweries

Anthem Head brewer Matt Anthony got his start with a Mr. Beer home-brew kit.

Now, he makes six year-round beers as well as special releases. Try the tart, oakaged Babalon. anthembrew ing.com Roughtail Never shying away from flavor, this brewery puts out bold suds like the bitter-citrus Roughtail IPA and the chocolaty Polar Night. rough tailbeer.com Bricktown Pair your stouts and ales with burgers and nachos from the attached restaurant. bricktown brewery.com

District House Order pastries and sandwiches alongside coffee and craft beer. On Monday mornings, drop in for a free cup of joe. district houseokc.com

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Hearty eats with a side of history

Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse Find memorabilia from the famous Oklahoman’s legendary career, as well as some of the city’s best steaks. mickeymantlesteakhouse.com Cheever’s Café This former flower shop draws crowds for updated comfort food, like short-rib shepherd’s pie. cheeverscafe.com Cattlemen’s Steakhouse Open since 1910, this Stockyards City staple hand-cuts its meat at the in-house butcher shop. cattlemensrestaurant.com

Rest Easy

Drop your bags at a historic hotel

Colcord Hotel Well-appointed rooms and a restored, marbleclad lobby now fill the city’s first skyscraper, built in 1910. A free shuttle takes guests downtown. colcordhotel.com SIGHT TO SEE

The memorial has welcomed more than 4.6 million visitors.

Reflect on History

Nearly 20 years after the tragic bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, almost $8 million in upgrades breathes new life into the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Follow the investigation that began minutes after the explosion, and hear oral histories of those affected. Then stroll the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial, where 168 empty chairs honor lives lost and a wall of tiles painted by children embodies a brighter future. oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org

The Skirvin Hilton This genteel hotel has been serving travelers since 1911. The opulence extends from the piano bar to the guest rooms. skirvinhilton.com

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The Ambassador The brick exterior of this 1929 office building turned boutque hotel belies what’s inside: 54 modern rooms and, on the roof, a chic bar. ambassador hotelcollection.com

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On Display

Take in the city’s vibrant art scene Red Earth This center highlights the city’s deep American Indian roots with 1,400 artifacts and works of fine art, many available for purchase. redearth.org Oklahoma City Museum of Art The museum lays claim to one of the world’s largest permanent collections of Dale Chihuly’s glass works. okcmoa.com Paseo Arts District This two-block area houses 22 galleries and studios.

Explore them all during the monthly First Friday Gallery Walk. thepaseo.com

In Bricktown, you can stroll canal-side or ride the river.

Take a Neighborhood Tour

OKC’s first warehouse district is still quite the bustling hub. In place of cotton producers, entertainment venues and restaurants have transformed Bricktown into a buzzing, pedestrian-friendly zone. One block from Chesapeake Energy Arena, home of the Oklahoma City Thunder, it fronts a scenic, mile-long canal. Head to TapWerks Ale House to choose from 200-plus beers, the American Banjo Museum to hear some twang, or Bricktown Candy Co. to indulge your sweet tooth. welcometobricktown.com

Around Town

Four more stops that are uniquely OKC

National Cowboy Western & Heritage Museum Examine real-life rodeo gear and paintings by Western artists along with other artifacts. nationalcow boymuseum.org

Myriad Gardens Even in the winter, this 15-acre oasis has flora in spades.

Explore tropical plants in the 13,000-squarefoot greenhouse. myriad gardens.org

Oklahoma City Zoo At one of the oldest zoos in the Southwest, you’ll find everything from okapi and western lowland gorillas to the endangered harpy eagle. okczoo.com

Vast See the city from 700 feet up when you snag a table at this finedining spot on the 49th floor of Devon Tower, OKC’s tallest building. vastokc.com

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A closer look at OKC’s growth Metropolitan Area Projects The $360 million improvement program was funded by a temporary one-cent sales tax approved by city voters for new and upgraded sports, entertainment, cultural, and convention facilities.

All-Ages Appeal Census data shows the city is one of the most popular The specs are: for millennials.

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“I love the energy in this city and the excitement about the future. For instance, over the past 20 years, private investment in Oklahoma City has exceeded $5 billion, creating a perfect environment for economic growth. Will Rogers World Airport is part of that growth.

We have several projects under way, including the development of 1,000 acres of airport property and a terminal expansion project. What’s not to love?”

—Mark Kranenburg, Airports Director, Oklahoma City Department of Airports

“The people of Oklahoma City are known for being friendly and hard-working, and that translates into good business partnerships and economic development, a thriving cultural and arts community, a fantastic food scene, and a genuine sense of pride in our city. Our citizens are willing to support public improvement projects through sales tax, and there are so many generous leaders that contribute to meaningful funds for the betterment of the city.”

—Jane Jenkins, President and CEO of Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc.

“The Hal Smith Restaurant Group is proud to call Oklahoma home.

Our concepts vary from burger joints and high-end steakhouses to Mexican and seafood. Several of our flagship restaurants have locations in Oklahoma City, including Charleston’s, Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, and Redrock Canyon Grill.

We have anything your taste buds desire in OKC.” —Hal Smith, CEO, Hal Smith Restaurant Group, Inc.

Project 180 This $176 million redesign of downtown streets, sidewalks, and parks makes the central core of Oklahoma City more pedestrian-friendly.

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According to home buying website Zillow.com, the median price of homes currently listed is $165,330.

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NATURAL WELLNESS When a new year’s on the horizon, it’s human nature to reflect on various aspects of our lives. But what if that reflection is a reminder of the recurring health issues that make simply getting through the day a constant battle? According to the Hotze Health & Wellness Center in Houston, the cause could be hormonal imbalance and low thyroid function. Symptoms can include fatigue, insomnia, unexplained weight gain, difficulty concentrating, migraines, recurrent and chronic infections, joint and muscle pain, depression, mood swings, cold hands and feet, and hair loss.

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Replenishing your hormones can help alleviate these symptoms and restore your energy. “After all, true wealth is found in good health, and without it, it’s difficult to enjoy your friends, family, and your life,” says Dr. Steven Hotze, founder and CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center. “Don’t wait to take charge of your health.”

HEALING HEARTS Ever heard the old adage, “early to bed, early to rise?” You can actually take this saying to heart when it comes to cardiovascular health and overall wellness. Dr. Ken Fujise, director of the division of cardiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is living proof. The day begins for Dr. Fujise each morning between 4 and 4:30 a.m. with a cup of green tea before he prepares for the day by perusing emails, reading, writing grant

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Of course, a well-rounded lifestyle conducive to heart health is more than just getting a good night’s sleep; it should always include exercise and nutrition.

Fujise heads to the UTMB Field House at 5:30 a.m. to swim laps for 30 to 40 minutes on an empty stomach. Then it’s back to his home for a heart-healthy breakfast he eats each day with his wife: a special salad he developed that includes lettuce, seafood, wasabi, eight kinds of vegetables, ginger, olive and sunflower oils, vinegar, whole jalapenos, and mozzarella cheese.” I have to live the healthy lifestyle that I preach to my patients,” Fujise says.

BY THE NUMBERS A 2014 survey conducted by the University of Scranton and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology revealed the Top 10 New Year’s resolutions Americans committed to over the past 12 months: 1) Lose Weight 2) Get Organized 3) Spend Less, Save More 4) Enjoy Life to the Fullest 5) Stay Fit and Healthy 6) Learn Something Exciting 7) Quit Smoking 8) Help Others in Their Dreams 9) Fall in Love 10) Spend More Time with Family

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investing in your muscles will help prevent future problems,” Prada says. “You can strengthen your core muscles through exercises such as Pilates and yoga.”

In addition, maintaining proper body ergonomics is important to overall back health. Ergonomics is simply the position of your body while performing a task—even something as simple as sitting at your desk. For those in sedentary environments, Prada recommends breaks every 15 to 30 minutes to stretch, and the use of correct lumbar support as preventive measures. Overall, taking strides to lead a healthy lifestyle increases the odds that you are protecting your back.

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Imagine a Where’s Waldo scene with a yuletide twist—that’s exactly what you’ll see at the Reno Santa Pub Crawl. More than 15,000 thirsty partygoers slip into red coats and white beards and head for the Biggest Little City in the World, where they raise their glasses and partake in the merriment at over 50 downtown bars, including Abby’s Highway 40, Lincoln Lounge, and Louis’ Basque Corner. Organizers have festivities planned for well before the wassailing gets under way, including the Great Santa Dash

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Make Celtic Melodies

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Since 2003, Honda Battle of the Bands has spotlighted the precision and showmanship of marching bands from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The eight featured schools—which this year include Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Talladega College— were selected by popular vote from a pool of 38 colleges, and they’re raring to fill Atlanta’s Georgia Dome with electrifying energy. This ain’t your average band show: The groups move beyond traditional marching formations by infusing hip-hop elements into their performances, including flying flags, spinning pom-poms, and musicians pop, lock, and dropping it on the field.

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Primetime Top Ten 850.484.3030 www.primesteakhouses.com

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People Tools Book peopletoolsbook.com

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

How Can We Help?

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WELCOME ABOARD Veronica Tevelde, Flight Attendant Southwest® gift cards: No matter the occasion, a gift card is sure to please. southwest.com/giftcard WiFi & inflight entertainment: Need to stay connected? Use your own device to watch free live television, or surf the Web for a small fee (only available on WiFienabled aircraft).

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ENJOY THE FLIGHT Michael Boos, Pilot Charters: Customize travel for your corporate meetings, conventions, or special events. southwest.com/charter Group travel: Discounted fares mean the whole gang can come along. southwest.com/groups Corporate travel: A dedicated sales team focused on customized corporate travel solutions. southwest. com/corporatetravel

CAN I COME? Chimi the dog, World Traveler Pet fare: This little guy is too cute to leave at home! Bring your small dogs and cats onboard so they can enjoy a vacation, too. southwest.com/pets

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SPOTLIGHT

Taking Sustainability to the Global Level

Southwest’s upcycling program gives old leather new life.

Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines launched “LUV Seat: Repurpose with Purpose,” the Company’s newest global sustainability initiative that upcycles used leather aircraft seat covers into new products that support communities. Forty-three acres of leather seat covers came off the fleet during the Evolve cabin refresh project, and Southwest didn’t want to just shred it or drop it into a landfill. Thus, LUV Seat was born. The initiative’s first stage will benefit communities in Kenya and the U.S. by providing employment and skills training while also creating sellable products.

The initial phase of this project begins with a training program in Nairobi, Kenya, where young adults are learning to make leather shoes, soccer balls, backpacks, and other goods—giving them critical skills they need to participate in the economy.

By donating leather and providing the grants needed to create this training program in conjunction with local social enterprises, Southwest is making a difference that will long outlive the initial donation.

Southwest is working with several organizations in Kenya, including SOS Children’s Village Kenya, Maasai Treads, Alive & Kicking, Seed of Hope, and Life Beads Kenya. The 500 seat covers donated in this round are enough to make nearly 2,000 pairs

of shoes, which help people in Kenya protect their feet from sand fleas, or 1,000 soccer balls so kids can play while learning about health education through sports. Southwest is also working with LooptWorks in the U.S. to create beautiful leather bags. These programs wouldn’t be possible without the support of other organizations, including GoodMakers Films, the Gina Din Foundation, and Creative Visions Foundation.

A limited supply of LUV Seat items is available for purchase in the Southwest Airlines Freedom Shop at swafreedomshop.com. LooptWorks is also selling a limited number of bags; visit looptworks.com/LUV, and use promo code LUVSEAT to receive 20 percent off. —Casey Dunn

NEW PURPOSE

Plane seats are upcycled into shoes and soccer balls in Kenya.

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We think a reward flight should be just that—a reward. So we don’t black out dates. Points don’t expire.* And our Rapid Rewards® program was named Best Award Seat Availability in the industry. So go ahead and take your seat. You deserve it. Join now by visiting southwest.com/enroll.

Southwest Airlines® is the only U.S. airline with 100% reward seat availability, as reported in the Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Survey, May 8, 2014, at IdeaWorksCompany.com. Benefits apply to points transactions. *Points don’t expire as long as you have flight- or partner-earning activity every 24 months. All Rapid Rewards® rules and regulations apply. ©2014 Southwest Airlines Co.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

WARM WISHES

Southwest Employees host families in Bryant Park.

A Shared Mission Southwest Airlines and the Make-A-Wish Foundation partner to fulfill their commitment to serving others.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America and Southwest Airlines have a lot in common. We both rely on great people to make what we do possible. And we both connect people to what’s important in their lives—Southwest accomplishes this by providing friendly, reliable, low-cost air travel, and Make-A-Wish, by orchestrating unforgettable experiences for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Last year, we partnered with Make-A-Wish to host families whose wish was to attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. With the help of Southwest, they were given curbside seats at one of New York City’s most celebrated traditions. It was a magical day, one in which families could set aside worries and treatments.

As Make-A-Wish families arrived at The Southwest Porch at Bryant Park, Southwest Employees greeted them with breakfast, warm beverages, and yellow scarves, which not only

helped ward off the cold but also guaranteed that we couldn’t miss each other on the parade route.

As start time approached, you could see the kids’ eyes light up in anticipation as everyone waited to see the balloons and floats.

One Make-A-Wish volunteer, Ashley Johnson, was very appreciative of her experience last year.

“The goal of Make-A-Wish is to provide hope where there is none and a smile when there is nothing to smile about. Southwest Airlines did that for those families on that day,” she says.

Southwest and Make-A-Wish have collaborated to brighten children’s lives since 2011, and the Company has donated 8,000-plus tickets to provide travel for kids and their families. The two organizations have created many memories at the Southwest Porch at Bryant Park. Whenever you’re in NYC, we encourage you to stop by and make some of your own. —Lori Skinner

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With EarlyBird Check-in,Ž * you won’t have to lift a finger. We will automatically check you in and assign your boarding position before general check-in time. That means a better boarding position and improved overhead bin space. All that’s left to do is enjoy your flight. *Customer must retrieve boarding pass and be present in the gate area ten minutes prior to departure or reservations may be cancelled. Purchasers are automatically checked in 36 hours in advance and can obtain their boarding positions within 24 hours.

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Can’t make it to Utah in January? Be sure to follow #SUNDANCE on Instagram and Twitter @sundancefest to keep up to date on program announcement, filmmaker interviews and additional festival tips!

Visit sundance.org/festival for more info

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FLIGHT SERVICE

Please abide by public announcements from Flight Attendants concerning electronic devices.

En todos los casos, por favor rígete por los anuncios públicos y las solicitudes de los Sobrecargos con respecto a todos los aparatos electrónicos.

Inflight Entertainment

Flight Service

Permitted Pueden usarse dentro del avión

Permitted

Wifi

Always Permitted

Never Permitted

Siempre puedes usar dispositivos Small portable electronic devices Inflight Entertainmentelectrónicos portátiles y pequeños (PEDs) such as tablets, e-readers, (PEDs) tales como tabletas, lectores and smartphones weighing less than electrónicos y teléfonos inteligentes 2 pounds may be used in AIRPLANE que pesen menos de 2 libras en mode at all times on domestic flights, modo AVIÓN en los vuelos domésunless a Crew Member indicates ticos, excepto si un Miembro de la otherwise. A small PED may be Permitted Wifi Flight Service Tripulación indique lo contrario. held inInflight hand, Entertainment attached to a person, Inflight Entertainment Flight Service Puedes sujetar un PED pequeño or placed in clothing or a seatback en la mano, llevarlo encimo, enla pocket. Devices and accessories ropa o en un bolsillo en el respalmay not block access to the aisle. do delasiento. Los dispositivos y Large PEDs such as laptops weighing Permitted Always Permitted el Wifi must be stowed accesorios nopueden bloquear 2 pounds or more acceso en el pasillo.Smart Los PEDs granunder theWifiseat or in an overhead Movies Phones Permitted Always Permitted des como computadorasportátiles bin for taxi, takeoff, and landing. It is recommended that laptops be placed in a case when stowed under the seat. On international flights, Movies Smart Phones Pacemakers all PEDs must be turned off during taxi, takeoff, and landing at airports Tablets or Smartphones Tablets or E-readers Messaging Movies Smart Phones Pacemakers outside the U.S. and its territories.

E-readers (in (in AIRPLANE Please use headphones for all audio AIRPLANE mode) mode) and video.

Tabletas o lectoTeléfonos Messaging Tablets or E-readers Hearing Aids res electrónicos inteligentes (en modo AVIÓN) (en modo AVIÓN)Flight Inflight Entertainment Service

Movies

Messaging

Smart Phones

Pacemakers

Two-Way Radios

Tablets or E-readers

Hearing Aids

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

Laptop Computers

TV

Remote-Controlled Toys

que pesen 2 libras o más deben de

Flight Service debajo del asiento o ser guardados

en los compartimentos superiores mientras el avión avanza por la pista, durante el despegue y el aterrizaje.

Se recomienda que las computadoras portátiles se guarden en un Always Permitted Never Permitted estuche debajo del asiento.

En los vuelos internacionales, todos los PEDs deben permanecer apagados mientras el avión avanza por la pista, durante el despegue y el aterrizaje en aeropuertos fuera de los EE. UU. y Never Permitted susPacemakers territorios.

Por favor usa auricuTwo-Way Radios Never Permitted lares para cualquier sonido o video.

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

NFL Redzone

Messaging

Inflight Entertainment

Laptop Computers Laptop Computers Permitted Inflight Entertainment Computadoras Permitted Flight Service portátiles Laptop Computers NFL Redzone

TV

Wifi

Inflight Entertainment

Wifi

TV

Flight Service

Inflight Entertainment

Tablets or E-readers

TV

Flight Service

Movies

Flight Service Smart Phones

Smart Phones Always Permitted

Hearing Aids Radios Two-Way

DVD/CD Players Reproductores de DVD/CD Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

Digital Cameras Cámaras Electronic Cigarettes and digitales Smoking Devices GPS Receivers Remote-Controlled Toys GPS

Always Permitted Always Permitted

NFL Redzone

Wifi

Movies

Hearing Aids Laptop Computers

Audio Players Aparatos de Two-Way Radios audio

Permitted Pacemakers

Pacemakers Never Permitted

Never Permitted Flight Service Hand-Held Never Permitted

Electronic Remote-Controlled Toys Games Juegos electrónicos Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers portátiles Always Permitted

Satellite Radio Radio por satélite Electronic Cigarettes and

Smoking Devices Video Camcorders Videocámaras

Bluetooth Devices Remote-Controlled Toys Dispositivos Bluetooth

Permitted

Never Permitted

Two-Way Radios

Two-Way Radios

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

NFL Redzone

Never Permitted Electronic nerve stimulators and other implanted medical devices Permitted Always Permitted are also permitted. Dispositivos de Movies Messaging Flight Service estimulación eléctrica de los nervios Tablets or E-readers y otros implantaPacemakers Tablets or E-readers Messagingaparatos médicos Smart Phones Pacemakers Pacemakers Two-Way Radios dos también son permitidos.

Marcapasos

Permitted

Always Permitted

Wifi

Movies

Smart Phones

Flight Service Movies

Smart Phones

Permitted

Tablets or E-readers Always Permitted

Always Permitted TV

Pacemakers

Messaging

Never Permitted Laptop Computers

Never Permitted

Smart Phones

Hearing Aids

Hearing Aids Radios Hearing Aids Two-Way Aparatos para sordos Two-Way Radios

Tablets or E-readers

Electric Shavers Rastrillo Pacemakers eléctrico Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

Electronic Cigarettes and Electronic Smoking Devices Watches Relojes electrónicos Hearing Aids

Never Permitted Nunca pueden usarse dentro del avión

Hearing Aids Never Permitted

Electronic Cigarettes and

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

Remote-Controlled Toys

NoiseCanceling Two-Way Radios Headphones Auriculares que aislan el ruido

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

Devices Laptop Computers Remote-Controlled Toys TV or E-readers Hearing Aids Electronic Cigarettes and Devices capable Tablets of Smoking transmitting Smoking Devices data, unless otherwise noted, are never permitted.

Nunca son permiMessaging Tablets or E-readers Hearing Aids Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices tidos los dispositivos con capacidad TV Laptop Computers Remote-Controlled Toys Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers NFL Redzone Smart Phones Pacemakers Two-Way Radios Two-Way Electronic Television or Remotepara transmitir datos, excepto que Radios (WalkieCigarettes and AM/FM Radio Controlled Toys Laptop Computers Remote-Controlled Toys Pacemakers Two-Way Radios se especifique lo contrario.

Talkies) or Smoking Devices Receivers Juguetes de Scanners Radios Cigarrillos Televisión o Receivers control remoto or AM/FM Radio NFL Redzone Laptop Computers Remote-Controlled ToysTelevision TV emisores/ electrónicos y radios de AM/ TV Laptop Computers Remote-Controlled Toys receptores dispositivos para FM Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers NFL Redzone (walkie-talkies) fumar Tablets or E-readers Hearing Aids Electronic Cigarettes and

Messaging

Hearing Aids

Smoking Devices

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

NFL Redzone

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

NFL Redzone Remote-Controlled Toys

Laptop Computers

Remote-Controlled Toys

DISABILITY ASSISTANCE Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways offer assistance to their Customers with disabilities upon request. Southwest Airlines y AirTran Airways siempre ofrecen asistencia para sus clientes con discapacidades que lo pidan.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES Cellphones and pagers may be used at the gate and after landing.

Los teléfonos y localizadores pueden ser usados en la puerta y después de aterrizar.

CARRYON BAGGAGE Customers are limited to one (1) bag per person, plus one (1) additional personal item. El límite es de una (1) maleta por persona y un (1) artículo personal.

LOST AN ITEM ONBOARD A FLIGHT? Visit the Customer Service page on southwest.com to report a lost item.

Visita la página de Servicio al Cliente Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers en southwest.com para reportar un objeto perdido.

Always Permitted Pueden usarse en todo momento dentro del avión

Wifi

CREW INTERFERENCE Federal law prohibits any Passenger from assaulting, threatening, or intimidating a Crew Member or interfering with a Crew Member’s duties. La ley federal prohíbe que los pasajeros asalten, amenacen o intimiden a los Miembros de la Tripulación o que interfieran con los deberes de un Miembro de la Tripulación.

PETS All pets must stay inside their carriers and under the seat for the duration of the flight. Todas las mascotas deben permanecer dentro de sus jaulas y debajo del asiento durante todo el vuelo.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Customers are prohibited from consuming alcoholic beverages not purchased onboard. Alcoholic beverages will not be served to anyone under the age of 21. We reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcoholic beverages to anyone. Se prohíbe que los Clientes consuman bebidas alcohólicas si no fueron compradas a bordo. No serviremos bebidas alcohólicas a las personas menores de 21 años de edad. Nos reservamos el derecho de negar la venta de bebidas alcohólicas a cualquier persona.

PERSONAL DEVICES Unapproved personal devices (e.g., Knee Defender, infant slings) may not be attached to any part of the aircraft. Dispositivos personales no aprobados (por ejemplo, “defensor de rodillas”, manta portabebés) no pueden sujetarse a cualquier parte de la aeronave.

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INFORMATION

Inflight Entertainment

Inflight Entertainment

WiFi$

Inflight Entertainment Wifi

Flight Service

Permitted

Inflight

Flight Service Always Permitted

Never Permitted

• Browse the Web, check e-mail, or Entertainment Portal Portal update your statusMore onInformation social media. Inflight Entertainment • Our Inflight Entertainment Portal • In order to provide a top-notch WiFi allows you to access free content, Inflight Entertainment experience, we limit access to certainFlight Service including games, a flight tracker, and high-bandwidth applications and all that southwest.com has to offer. websites including Netflix, HBO Go, • Inflight entertainment options are all and VoIP. accessible from the homepage of the Wifi

Permitted

Movies

Smart Phones

Movies

Smart Phones

Messaging

Tablets or E-readers

Permitted

Wifi

Messaging

Pacemakers

Two-Way Radios

Pacemakers

Always Permitted

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices Never Permitted

portal.

Tablets or E-readers

Hearing Aids

• Available all day per device.

• Stay in contact with friends and family like you never left the ground.

• Information about which apps are available can be found on the Inflight Entertainment Portal.

Laptop Computers

TV

Two-Way Radios

Hearing Aids

Messaging$

Movies

Never Permitted

Always Permitted

Smart Phones

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices Remote-Controlled Toys

How to Access

Pacemakers

Two-Way Radios

Every device is different, but here are the basic steps: • Once onboard a WiFi-enabled aircraft, turn on your approved electronic device, and set to airplane mode. WiFi is now available gateTV to-gate in the U.S. • Enjoy unlimited access to our • View available wireless networks, popular lineup of live channels and select “Southwest WiFi,” and connect. on-demand TV episodes for free, • Launch your Web browser to be compliments of DISHt!. directed to the Inflight Entertainment Inflight Entertainment Flight Service Inflight •Entertainment Flight Service Compatible device information Portal (you might need to hit can be found on the Inflight “refresh”), or navigate to southwest Entertainment Portal. wifi.com. t DISH is a registered trademark of • A list of supported devices and DISH Network L.L.C. operating systems is available on the Inflight Entertainment Portal FAQ or $ on southwest.com.

Movies Laptop Computers

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TV NFL Redzone

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Laptop Computers

• Catch the game with NFL RedZone, available Sunday afternoons during the NFL regular season.

• This premium channel is not included as part of free TV. NFL Redzone

$

Never Permitted

Always Permitted

• Choose from a wide selection of popular titles, including recent releases, classics, and children’s films.

• Movies can only be viewed while device is connected to Southwest WiFi. Messaging

Surfing is easy at 30,000 feet. With Gogo Inflight Internet on board, no matter where you’re going, you’re never more than a few clicks away from virtually everything. Work. Shop.

Catch up on e-mail. It’s up to you. And logging on is easy. Just follow these simple steps: • Turn on your WiFi-enabled device (laptop or handheld).

• Look for the “gogoinflight” signal, and then connect.

• Launch your Web browser, and sign up.

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

NFL Redzone

TV

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

AIRTRAN WiFi

Pricing information can be found on the Inflight Entertainment Portal.

Never Permitted

Two-Way Radios

Pacemakers

Two-Way Radios

More Information Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

• Content and services are offered on WiFi-enabled aircraft only. We cannot guarantee that connecting flights will be WiFi-enabled.

• Service on flights to/from destinations outside the contiguous U.S. is currently not available for the entire flight.

• Southwest takes great pride in giving you low fares and a comfortable flight, but we are unable to provide technical support.

• Movies and select TV content require a download of the free Onboard Player app available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Hearing Aids

Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Devices

Remote-Controlled Toys

WiFi Support • On the ground, visit gogoair.com, or call Gogo customer service at 1-877-350-0038. In the air, visit air.gogoair.com.

Free Access to SkyMall.com • Shop from SkyMall for free on this flight (you will not be required to pay for a WiFi session) . Connect to Gogo on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device, and visit SkyMall. com/AirTranWiFi. Spend $125 or more and earn a free Gogo Pass valid on any single Internet session.

Service on flights to/from international destinations is currently not available for the entire flight.

Remote-Controlled Toys

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

Television or AM/FM Radio Receivers

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This Space For Offical Use Only

Customs Declaration

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2

FORM APPROVED OMB NO. 1651-0009

19 CFR 122.27, 148.12, 148.13, 148.110,148.111, 1498; 31 CFR 5316

Each arriving traveler or responsible family member must provide the following information (only ONE written declaration per family is required). The term “family” is defined as “members of a family residing in the same household who are related by blood, marriage, domestic relationship, or adoption.”

1 Family Name

First (Given) 2 Birth date

Middle Month

Day

Year

Beverages LIQUOR $5 • Dewar’s® Scotch • Jack Daniel’s® • Wild Turkey®

• Canadian Club® Reserve • Tanqueray® Gin

• Bacardi® Rum • Baileys® Irish Cream • Finlandia® Vodka

BEER $5 • Bud Light® • Miller Lite® • Heineken®

• Corona Extra® • Fat Tire®

• Coastal Ridge® Chardonnay • Coastal Ridge® Merlot

WINE $5

3 Number of Family members traveling with you 4 (a) U.S. Street Address (hotel name/destination

(b) City

(c) State

5 Passport issued by (country)

COMPLIMENTARY BEVERAGES

6 Passport number 7 Country of Residence 8 Countries visited on this

• • • • • • • •

trip prior to U.S. arrival 9 Airline/Flight No. or Vessel Name 10 The primary purpose of this trip is business: 11 I am (We are) bringing

(a) fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, food, insects: (b) meats, animals, animal/wildlife products: (c) disease agents, cell cultures, snails: (d) soil or have been on a farm/ranch/pasture: 12 I have (We have) been in close proximity of livestock:

Yes

No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No No No No

Yes

No

Yes

No

(such as touching or handling)

13 I am (We are) carrying currency or monetary instruments

over $10,000 U.S. or foreign equivalent:

(see definition of monetary instruments on reverse)

14 I have (We have) commercial merchandise: (articles for sale, samples used for soliciting orders, or goods that are not considered personal effects)

15 RESIDENTS—the total value of all goods, including commercial merchandise

I/we have purchased or acquired abroad, (including gifts for someone else, but not items mailed to the U.S.) and am/are bringing to the U.S. is: $ VISITORS—the total value of all articles that will remain in the U.S., including commercial merchandise is: $

Read the instructions on the back of this form. Space is provided to list all the items you must declare.

I HAVE READ THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS FORM AND HAVE MADE A TRUTHFUL DECLARATION.

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Signature

Date (month/day/year)

CBP Form 6059B (04/14)

U.S. CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM* Who must complete this form: • All Passengers (or one Passenger per family with the same address) bound for the U.S. How to complete this form: • Complete before arrival in the U.S. • Write in English, in capital letters.

• Be sure to include the street name and number, city, and state of your address in the U.S. • If you are transiting through the U.S., you may write TRANSIT and your final destination country.

• Lines 5 and 6 may be left blank if not using a passport.

• On Line 9, enter WN for Southwest, followed by your specific flight number.

• Please read both sides of the declaration.

• Sign at the “X.” 1

MEXICAN CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM Who must complete this form: • All Passengers (or one Passenger per family with the same address) on flights bound for Mexico.

How to complete this form: • Complete sections 1–6.

• Once completed, sign and date the form.

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MEXICAN IMMIGRATION FORM Who must complete this form: • All Passengers (including children) who are not citizens of Mexico, on flights bound for Mexico.

How to complete this form: • Complete sections 1–14 on the top portion of the form and sections 1–10 on the bottom portion of the form.

• Once completed, sign and date the top portion of the form.

• Sections on the form titled “USO OFICIAL” are for use by Mexican Immigration officials and should not be filled out by Passengers.

What to do with this form: • The form will be separated as Passengers proceed through Mexican Customs.

• Make sure to retain the bottom portion of the form, which serves as your visa while in Mexico. It must be surrendered at time of checkin for your return flight. Passengers unable to present this form at time of departure will be fined

by Mexican Immigration.

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* Go to cbp.gov to download, fill out, and print this form before your next international flight.

Coca-Cola® Coke Zero™ Diet Coke® Sprite® Sprite Zero™ Dr Pepper® Diet Dr Pepper® Seagram’s® Ginger Ale • Seagram’s® Tonic Water

• Seagram’s® Seltzer Water • Tomato Juice • Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix • Minute Maid® Cranberry Apple Cocktail • Minute Maid® Orange Juice

Valid Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® drink coupons, as shown here, are printed with expiration dates and the Member’s (or issuing group’s) name. Business Select® drink coupons are valid for same-day use only. Valid Rapid Rewards and Business Select drink coupons will be accepted onboard for beer, wine, and liquor.

AIRTRAN LIQUOR $6 • Dewar’s® Scotch • Jack Daniel’s® BEER $5 • Bud Light® • Miller Lite® • Heineken®

• Minute Maid® Apple Juice • LIFT® Coffee* • Decaf Coffee* • Tea • Hot Chocolate • Noncarbonated Purified Drinking Water * Hazelnut and regular creamer available

Southwest provides comingled, onboard recycling for all your paper, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans. Thanks for helping us do our part for the environment by handing these items to a Flight Attendant.

• Tanqueray® Gin • Bacardi® Rum

• Baileys® Irish Cream • Finlandia® Vodka

• Corona Extra® • Fat Tire®

• Coastal Ridge® Chardonnay • Coastal Ridge® Merlot

WINE $6

COMPLIMENTARY BEVERAGES • Coca-Cola® • Seagram’s® • Coke Zero™ Seltzer Water • Diet Coke® • Mr & Mrs T® • Sprite® Bloody Mary Mix • Sprite Zero™ • Minute Maid® • Seagram’s® Cranberry Ginger Ale Apple Cocktail • Seagram’s® • Minute Maid® Tonic Water Orange Juice

• Minute Maid® Apple Juice • Regular Coffee • Decaf Coffee • Tea • Noncarbonated Purified Drinking Water

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Rapid ® Rewards

The name says it all.

Rapid Rewards offers more ways to earn points to redeem for reward flights and no restrictions to get between you and your favorite destinations. Your points spend like cash, so lower fares require fewer points to fly. Plus, as a Member, you’ll enjoy these benefits: UNLIMITED REWARD SEATS • NO BLACKOUT DATES • POINTS THAT DON’T EXPIRE*

A-List tier benefits

A-List Preferred tier benefits

• Priority boarding • Fly By® Priority Check-in and Security Lane access** • 25% point-earning bonus

Receive all the benefits of A-List, plus: • Higher priority boarding • Free Inflight WiFi (on planes that have Inflight WiFi, of course) • 100% point-earning bonus

Make your points go further.

You can earn rewards faster with the Rapid Rewards Points Center. Buy points for yourself, give them as a gift, or transfer points from your Rapid Rewards account to another—all from one location. Plus, Rapid Rewards Visa Cardmembers earn two points for every dollar spent. Visit southwest.com/pointscenter to get started.

Earn Even Faster With The Rapid Rewards Credit Card.

PREMIER CARD EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS: • Earn 2 points per $1 spent on Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways purchases made directly with the airlines.

• Earn 2 points per $1 spent on Rapid Rewards Hotel and Rental Car Partner purchases.

• Earn 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases.

• Earn 6,000 bonus points after your Cardmember Anniversary.

• Redeem points for International flights, cruises, hotel stays, rental cars, gift cards, and access to exclusive events.

Visit southwest.com/applytoday to learn more.

Accounts subject to credit approval. Restrictions and limitations apply. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Credit Cards are issued by Chase Bank USA, N.A. Offer subject to change. See southwest.com/applytoday for pricing and rewards details.

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It’s free and easy to join Rapid Rewards!

Sign up now at southwest.com/enroll.

Enroll now!

Earn more points when you visit our Partners.

Hotels Receive 600 points per qualifying stay.

Radisson Blu Radisson® Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM Park Inn by Radisson Park Plaza®

Park Hyatt® Andaz® Grand Hyatt® Hyatt Regency® Hyatt Place™ HYATT House™

JW Marriott® EDITIONSM Autograph Collection® Renaissance® Hotels Marriott® Hotels & Resorts Courtyard by Marriott® Gaylord Hotels® Marriott Executive Apartments® SpringHill Suites by Marriott® Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott® Residence Inn by Marriott® TownePlace Suites by Marriott® Marriott Vacation Club®

Bellagio® ARIA™ Vdara™ MGM Grand® The Signature at MGM Grand® Mandalay Bay® Delano Las Vegas The Mirage® Monte Carlo™ New York-New York® Luxor® Excalibur®

Rental Cars Receive 600 points per qualifying rental.

Aloft® Element® Four Points by Sheraton® Le Meridien® Luxury Collection® Sheraton® St. Regis® W Hotels® Westin®

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® Wyndham Grand Collection® Wyndham Garden® TRYP by Wyndham™ Wingate® by Wyndham Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham Dream® Hotels Night®

Ramada® Days Inn® Super 8® Baymont Inn & Suites® Microtel Inns & Suites®

by Wyndham Howard Johnson® Travelodge® (U.S. Hotels only) Knights Inn®

Earn thousands of points for hotel stays booked through Rocketmiles. Visit rocketmiles.com/southwest.

Home & Lifestyle

Shop & Dine

Earn 12,500 points when you sign up for DISH®.

Visit dish.com/southwest to learn more.

Earn 3 points per $1 spent. Join Rapid Rewards Dining for free today at rapidrewardsdining.com.

Ground Transportation Receive up to 300 points for qualified travel to and from participating airports.

Specialty

Earn points when you sign up for qualified electric service plans in participating states.* Visit southwest.com/energy.

Energy Plus services CT, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, and PA.

Earn Rapid Rewards Points for shopping with many of your favorite online retailers! Visit rrshopping.southwest.com to learn more!

Earn points for sharing your opinions with e-Rewards.

Visit e-rewards.com/southwest to join now!

Earn points for reading and responding to marketing messages. Visit e-miles.com/swapartner to get started!

Earn up to 7 points per $1 spent on workplace solutions with Regus. Visit southwest.com/regus to learn more.

Reliant and Everything Energy services TX.

Rapid Rewards Members can earn 1,000 points per order of $29.99 or more.

Visit 1800flowers.com/rapidrewards.

*Points don’t expire as long as you have flight or Partner earning activity every 24 months. Benefits apply to points transactions. **For a complete list of available Fly By locations, visit southwest.com/flyby. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at southwest.com/rrterms. ©2014 Southwest Airlines Co.

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TERMINAL MAPS

International Connections

For departure times and gate numbers, check airport monitors or ask a Gate Agent.

Atlanta (ATL)

Baltimore (BWI)

Chicago (MDW)

Denver (DEN)

Milwaukee (MKE)

Orlando (MCO)

Domestic North Terminal and International Terminal

Main Terminal, between Concourses A and B

Main Terminal

Main Terminal

Main Terminal

Terminal A

DOMESTIC DEPARTURES

Concourses C and D

Concourses A, B, and C

Concourses A and B

Concourses A and C

Concourse C

Airside 2

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES

Concourse C

Concourses A, B, and C

Concourse A

Concourses A and C

Concourse C

Airside 2

INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS

From Nassau and Oranjestad: Concourse C From other destinations: Concourse F

From Cancún, Montego Bay, and Punta Cana: Concourse E From other destinations: Concourse A, B, or C

Concourse A

Concourse A

International Arrivals Building

From Montego Bay: Airside 1 or 4 From other destinations: Airside 2

Concourse F

For arrivals from Cancún, Montego Bay, and Punta Cana: Concourse E

Main Terminal

Main Terminal

For arrivals from Cancún: Main Terminal

For arrivals from Montego Bay: Airsides 1 and 4

TICKET COUNTERS

RECHECK LOCATION

Connecting to an International Flight • Go directly to the Southwest departure gate.

• Checked bags will be transferred automatically.

• You should not have to leave the secure part of the airport.

Connecting from an International Flight • Depending on point of departure, Customers may have to clear U.S. Immigration before collecting checked baggage from the baggage carousel.

• You will then proceed through customs to clear checked and carryon baggage.

• Customers traveling from some countries go through the customs process before returning to the United States.

• If you have checked baggage, proceed to the Southwest recheck desk or ticket counter to check your bags for the final portion of your trip.

• Customers traveling internationally into the United States with a connecting flight may carry liquids in carryon baggage, provided they were purchased in duty-free shops and placed in secure, tamper-evident bags.

• Proceed to your departure gate. If you do not have a boarding pass for your connecting flight, you must obtain one at the ticket counter or at kiosks near the Southwest recheck desk before proceeding to your gate.

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) International Terminal Lower Level

Domestic North Terminal

MARTA Station

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Lower Level

Level 2

Terminal A Level 3

Main Terminal

Terminal B

International Arrivals International Arrivals

Midway International Airport (MDW) Lower Level

Main Terminal

General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Main Terminal

Lower Level

Lower Level

Denver International Airport (DEN)

Main Terminal

Level 5

Level 5

Level 6

Lower Level

Legend Southwest Gates and Counters Security Baggage Claim Ticket Counter Concourse designation

Level 5 Level 6

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ROUTE MAP

Where We Fly PACIFIC TIME MOUNTAIN TIME SEATTLE/TACOMA

CENTRAL TIME

SPOKANE

PORTLAND

BOISE

MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL

MILWAUKE RENO/TAHOE SACRAMENTO OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO (SFO) SAN JOSE

CHICAGO (MIDWAY)

DES MOINES

SALT LAKE CITY OMAHA

INDIANAPO DENVER KANSAS CITY

ST. LOUIS

LOU

LAS VEGAS WICHITA BURBANK LOS ANGELES (LAX)

ONTARIO

ALBUQUERQUE

ORANGE COUNTY

NASHVIL TULSA

AMARILLO

SAN DIEGO

LITTLE ROCK

OKLAHOMA CITY PHOENIX

MEMPHIS

LUBBOCK

TUCSON

BIRMINGH DALLAS (LOVE FIELD)

EL PASO

MIDLAND/ODESSA

PENSACO

AUSTIN HOUSTON (HOBBY)

NEW ORLEANS

SAN ANTONIO CORPUS CHRISTI

HARLINGEN/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND

CABO SAN LUCAS/LOS CABOS

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We Get You There

You can get to a number of other cities via Southwest destinations. Travel to Santa Fe via Albuquerque, Palm Springs via Ontario, Galveston via Houston, and more.

While we fly nationwide, service between some cities/ airports is not offered. Be sure to check our flight schedule. * Service to San José, Costa Rica, begins March 7, 2015.

(Subject to foreign government approval.)

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Southwest proudly serves more than 90 destinations. Book your next trip on southwest.com.

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EASTERN TIME ATLANTIC TIME PORTLAND MANCHESTER ROCHESTER

S/ UL

GRAND RAPIDS

FLINT DETROIT

MILWAUKEE

MOINES

BUFFALO/ NIAGARA FALLS

CHICAGO (MIDWAY)

AKRON/ CANTON

BOSTON LOGAN PROVIDENCE HARTFORD/SPRINGFIELD

LONG ISLAND/ISLIP NEW YORK (LAGUARDIA) NEW YORK (NEWARK)

CLEVELAND

PHILADELPHIA

PITTSBURGH

BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON (BWI) WASHINGTON, D.C. (DULLES) WASHINGTON, D.C. (REAGAN NATIONAL)

COLUMBUS

INDIANAPOLIS DAYTON

CITY

ALBANY

RICHMOND

ST. LOUIS

NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH

LOUISVILLE

RALEIGH/DURHAM NASHVILLE

CHARLOTTE

MEMPHIS

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG

LITTLE ROCK

ATLANTA

BIRMINGHAM

PENSACOLA

PANAMA CITY BEACH

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CHARLESTON

JACKSONVILLE ORLANDO

NEW ORLEANS

TAMPA FT. MYERS/NAPLES

WEST PALM BEACH FT. LAUDERDALE (MIAMI AREA) NASSAU

SAN JUAN PUNTA CANA

CANCÚN MONTEGO BAY

ARUBA

SAN JOSÉ*

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The “If” List

Quvenzhané Wallis, if you could give your 21-year-old self some advice, what would it be? Never give up, always be confident, and don’t listen to the negativity of others.

If you were to name the three biggest differences between Hollywood and your hometown of Houma, Louisiana, what would they be?

1. Tall buildings.

2. A lot of people.

3. A lot of traffic.

If a picture paints a thousand words, what are you doing in that picture? Picking flowers.

If you could have any meal delivered to your doorstep right this second, what would it be? A boiled seafood feast.

and how did you handle it? Sometimes things don’t go the way I would like, but then time passes, and it’s OK. If you could have the answer to any question, what would you ask? How many pets will I have?

If your life were a novel, what would be the title, and how would it end?

Mysterious: To Be Continued…

The Academy Award–nominated 11-year-old stars in Annie, in theaters December 19.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHERYL NIELDS

If you’ve had a hard knock life, what’s the hardest knock,

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Discover your Algorithms & Art Direction: Katherine Kroll ’14

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Business & Computer Science double major & Creative Director for the Trinitonian

Discover. Grow. Become.

visit.trinity.edu

Join us for our Trinity in Focus campus admissions event on January 31.

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