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considering making the character a man,” Bates, 62, says of her Harry’s Law alter ego. “They changed it to Harriet, but I said, ‘No, she has to be Harry. That’s part of her persona.’ Harry is her own woman. She isn’t going to take guff from anybody. I’m very much like her. I try to be diplomatic, but sometimes pterodactyls ﬂy out of my mouth.”

Wendie Malick Hot in Cleveland actress, 60 WS: Rumor has it you’re doing a big series

crossover with Susan Lucci. Care to share? WM: Susan did a cameo on our season ﬁnale and is coming back this year. I’m doing a turn on All My Children—but in character, so the credits will say Victoria Chase. Do you know what you’ll be doing? No, but I’m sure it will be humiliating. [laughs] Our catﬁght will continue. Switching gears: Tell us about your work with the Humane Society. We’re trying to save the wild mustangs. Thoreau said, “In wildness is the preservation of the world,” and I believe that’s true. If you take it away, we lose a part of ourselves.

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Q: How’s my favorite

singer, James Blunt, doing these days? —Judy Guidry, Ragley, La.

A: Great—and it shows

in his music. The 36year-old Brit, who rose to fame thanks to moody ballads like “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover,” has a decidedly happier sound on his recent album, Some Kind of Trouble, released late last year. “I was 2 • January 23, 2011

amazed by the cynicism in the world,” Blunt says. “I wanted to do something upbeat. To pull yourself out of a depression, you have to be optimistic. You have to take forward steps.”

Discovery. “We focus on criminal L.A. and celeb culture,” he says. “It makes you nostalgic for the past.”

P Leighton Meester

Q: Leighton Meester

seems to handle fame really well. What’s her secret? —Kira M., Los Angeles, Calif.

A: “You expect to be

judged,” says Meester, 24, who plays socialite Blair Waldorf on the CW’s Gossip Girl. “I just completely close my eyes to all of it, except from people who really know me. They’ll tell me if I’m being a jerk.”

P Javier Bardem

‘I’m not at all competitive. I’d rather play solitaire than Ping-Pong.’

Q: I’ve heard good

—The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki, on his easygoing nature

things about Javier Bardem in Biutiful. What’s it about? —Jay Wise, Miami, Fla.

A: Brace yourself: It’s Q: I’m a big fan of the

author James Ellroy. Any news on his upcoming projects?

P Kathy Bates

—Chen Li, Irvine, Calif.

Q: Why is Kathy

A: How about current

Bates’ character on her new TV show named Harry?

projects? The Black Dahlia writer is hard at work on James Ellroy’s L.A.: City of Demons, a six-part crime series on Investigation

—D. Rich, Dallas, Tex.

A: “When I got the

script, they were

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about a dying single father with ties to the underworld. Bardem plays the part brilliantly, but he has a somewhat novel take on the afterlife. e. “I don’t know if I’ll get to heaven. I’m a bad boy,” jokes the actor, 41. “Heaven must be nice, butt is it too boring? Maybe you can get an apartmentt there and then go to hell for the weekends.”

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The Art of Being Ice ete lucchetti hadn’t pulled an all-nighter since college, but he made an

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A: Let hubby know that his texting feels both secretive and intrusive of your time together. Ask him how he’d react if you were constantly pecking out notes to a guy he didn’t know. Then suggest this agreement: If it’s urgent, he can talk to his co-worker on the phone—in front of you. But no more private texting. If he continues to click away during family time, there may be a larger problem. The question looming is whether he’s being honest with you. Ask yourself: Does he run an organ-donation bank? No? Then what is so critical that it can’t wait a few hours? There can be periods when contact after-hours is necessary because of an emergency. But if texting with this woman is a constant assault on your husband’s time at home, there’s something wrong. You’re going to have to make him come clean about the real reason for it. —Judith Newman Send your questions to Parade.com/mannerup Visit us at PARADE.COM

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by Marilyn vos Savant Here’s a real-life problem: My friend Rick and his partner, Dave, did a flooring job together. They agreed to split the profits: 40% for Rick and 60% for Dave, as the latter had more working knowledge. But Dave had to leave early on some days, so Rick ended up working nine hours more than he did. They worked together for 30 hours, so the job took 39 hours to complete. Their net profit was $6,000. How much should each receive? —Jim Burr, Sunland-Tujunga, Calif.

the job took a total of 69 man-hours. That’s about $86.96 of profit hourly. For the hours the men worked together, which is what they had intended, I would divide the profit according to their agreement. So for 30 hours, Rick would get $69.57 hourly (40% of the $173.92 for two man-hours) and Dave would get $104.35 hourly (60% of $173.92). For the hours Rick worked alone, I think he should receive the profit for one man-hour. So for nine hours, Rick would get $86.96. He could offer Dave 20%, the cut he granted him when they worked together, but if I were Dave, I’d decline such an offer. In sum, Rick would earn $2,869.50 (about $2,087 for 30 hours plus $782.50 for the nine hours), and Dave would earn $3,130.50 (for the 30 hours he worked with Rick). Send your questions to Parade.com/askmarilyn

ADVAIR helps improve your lung function so you breathe better.* That way, you may be able to take more of a leading role in your own life. Unlike most COPD medications, ADVAIR contains both an anti-inflammatory† and a long-acting bronchodilator working together. ADVAIR is not for, and should not be used to treat, sudden, severe symptoms of COPD. It won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Ask your doctor about ADVAIR. To get your first full prescription free and to save on refills,‡ visit ADVAIR.com or call 1-800-520-4197. ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 is approved for adults with COPD, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. You should only take 1 inhalation of ADVAIR twice a day. Higher doses will not provide additional benefits.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 FOR COPD: of existing tuberculosis, fungal, bacterial, viral, or parasitic • Do not use ADVAIR to treat sudden, severe symptoms of infections, or ocular herpes simplex may occur COPD. Always have a rescue inhaler medicine with you to treat sudden symptoms. - lower bone mineral density. This may be a problem for people who already have a higher chance of low bone density • Do not use ADVAIR DISKUS if you have severe allergy to milk (osteoporosis) proteins. Ask your doctor if you are not sure. - eye problems including glaucoma and cataracts. You • Do not use ADVAIR more often than prescribed. Do not take should have regular eye exams while using ADVAIR ADVAIR with other medicines that contain long-acting - pneumonia. People with COPD have a higher chance of beta 2-agonists for any reason. Tell your doctor about getting pneumonia. ADVAIR may increase the chance of medicines you take and about all of your medical conditions. getting pneumonia. Call your doctor if you notice any of the • ADVAIR can cause serious side effects, including: following symptoms: increase in mucus (sputum) production, - serious allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider or change in mucus color, fever, chills, increased cough, get emergency medical care if you get any of the following increased breathing problems symptoms of a serious allergic reaction: rash; hives; swelling • Common side effects of ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 for COPD of the face, mouth, and tongue; or breathing problems include thrush in the mouth and throat, throat irritation, - sudden breathing problems immediately after inhaling hoarseness and voice changes, viral respiratory infections, your medicine headache, and muscle and bone pain. - effects on heart: increased blood pressure, a fast and *Measured by a breathing test in people taking ADVAIR 250/50, irregular heartbeat, chest pain compared with people taking either ﬂuticasone propionate - effects on nervous system: tremor, nervousness 250 mcg or salmeterol 50 mcg. Your results may vary. - reduced adrenal function (may result in loss † It is not known how anti-inﬂammatories work in COPD. of energy) ‡ Restrictions apply. See advairCOPD.com for eligibility rules. - changes in blood (sugar, potassium, certain You are encouraged to report negative side effects of types of white blood cells) prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, - weakened immune system and a higher chance or call 1-800-FDA-1088. of infections. You should avoid exposure to Please see Brief Summary of Important Safety chickenpox and measles, and, if exposed, consult Information about ADVAIR DISKUS on adjacent page. your healthcare provider without delay. Worsening ®

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• if you have a severe allergy to milk proteins. Ask your doctor if you are not sure. BRIEF SUMMARY This summary does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment. See full Prescribing Information for complete product information. What is the most important information I should know about ADVAIR DISKUS? ADVAIR DISKUS can cause serious side effects, including: 1. People with asthma who take long-acting beta 2 adrenergic agonist (LABA) medicines, such as salmeterol (one of the medicines in ADVAIR DISKUS), have an increased risk of death from asthma problems. It is not known whether fluticasone propionate, the other medicine in ADVAIR DISKUS, reduces the risk of death from asthma problems seen with salmeterol. • Call your healthcare provider if breathing problems worsen over time while using ADVAIR DISKUS. You may need different treatment. • Get emergency medical care if: - breathing problems worsen quickly and - you use your rescue inhaler medicine, but it does not relieve your breathing problems. 2. ADVAIR DISKUS should be used only if your healthcare provider decides that your asthma is not well controlled with a long-term asthma control medicine, such as inhaled corticosteroids. 3. When your asthma is well controlled, your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking ADVAIR DISKUS. Your healthcare provider will decide if you can stop ADVAIR DISKUS without loss of asthma control. Your healthcare provider may prescribe a different asthma control medicine for you, such as an inhaled corticosteroid. 4. Children and adolescents who take LABA medicines may have an increased risk of being hospitalized for asthma problems. What is ADVAIR DISKUS? • ADVAIR DISKUS combines an inhaled corticosteroid medicine, fluticasone propionate (the same medicine found in FLOVENT®), and a LABA medicine, salmeterol (the same medicine found in SEREVENT®). - Inhaled corticosteroids help to decrease inflammation in the lungs. Inflammation in the lungs can lead to asthma symptoms. - LABA medicines are used in people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). LABA medicines help the muscles around the airways in your lungs stay relaxed to prevent symptoms, such as wheezing and shortness of breath. These symptoms can happen when the muscles around the airways tighten. This makes it hard to breathe. In severe cases, wheezing can stop your breathing and cause death if not treated right away. • ADVAIR DISKUS is used for asthma and COPD as follows: Asthma ADVAIR DISKUS is used to control symptoms of asthma and to prevent symptoms such as wheezing in adults and children aged 4 years and older. ADVAIR DISKUS contains salmeterol (the same medicine found in SEREVENT). LABA medicines, such as salmeterol, increase the risk of death from asthma problems. ADVAIR DISKUS is not for adults and children with asthma who: - are well controlled with another asthma control medicine, such as a low to medium dose of an inhaled corticosteroid medicine - have sudden asthma symptoms. COPD COPD is a chronic lung disease that includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 is used long term, 2 times each day to help improve lung function for better breathing in adults with COPD. ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 has been shown to decrease the number of flare-ups and worsening of COPD symptoms (exacerbations).

What should I tell my healthcare provider before using ADVAIR DISKUS? Tell your healthcare provider about all of your health conditions, including if you: • have heart problems • have high blood pressure • have seizures • have thyroid problems • have diabetes • have liver problems • have osteoporosis • have an immune system problem • are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if ADVAIR DISKUS may harm your unborn baby. • are breastfeeding. It is not known if ADVAIR DISKUS passes into your milk and if it can harm your baby. • are allergic to any of the ingredients in ADVAIR DISKUS, any other medicines, or food products • are exposed to chickenpox or measles Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. ADVAIR DISKUS and certain other medicines may interact with each other. This may cause serious side effects. Especially, tell your healthcare provider if you take ritonavir. The anti-HIV medicines NORVIR ® (ritonavir capsules) Soft Gelatin, NORVIR (ritonavir oral solution), and KALETRA ® (lopinavir/ ritonavir) Tablets contain ritonavir. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine. How do I use ADVAIR DISKUS? Do not use ADVAIR DISKUS unless your healthcare provider has taught you and you understand everything. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you have any questions. • Children should use ADVAIR DISKUS with an adult’s help, as instructed by the child’s healthcare provider. • Use ADVAIR DISKUS exactly as prescribed. Do not use ADVAIR DISKUS more often than prescribed. ADVAIR DISKUS comes in 3 strengths. Your healthcare provider has prescribed the one that is best for your condition. • The usual dosage of ADVAIR DISKUS is 1 inhalation 2 times each day (morning and evening). The 2 doses should be about 12 hours apart. Rinse your mouth with water after using ADVAIR DISKUS. • If you take more ADVAIR DISKUS than your doctor has prescribed, get medical help right away if you have any unusual symptoms, such as worsening shortness of breath, chest pain, increased heart rate, or shakiness. • If you miss a dose of ADVAIR DISKUS, just skip that dose. Take your next dose at your usual time. Do not take 2 doses at one time. • Do not use a spacer device with ADVAIR DISKUS. • Do not breathe into ADVAIR DISKUS. • While you are using ADVAIR DISKUS 2 times each day, do not use other medicines that contain a LABA for any reason. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if any of your other medicines are LABA medicines. • Do not stop using ADVAIR DISKUS or other asthma medicines unless told to do so by your healthcare provider because your symptoms might get worse. Your healthcare provider will change your medicines as needed. • ADVAIR DISKUS does not relieve sudden symptoms. Always have a rescue inhaler medicine with you to treat sudden symptoms. If you do not have an inhaled, shortacting bronchodilator, call your healthcare provider to have one prescribed for you.

• you use 1 whole canister of your rescue inhaler medicine in 8 weeks’ time • your peak ﬂow meter results decrease. Your healthcare provider will tell you the numbers that are right for you. • you have asthma and your symptoms do not improve after using ADVAIR DISKUS regularly for 1 week What are the possible side effects with ADVAIR DISKUS? • ADVAIR DISKUS can cause serious side effects, including: • See “What is the most important information I should know about ADVAIR DISKUS?” • serious allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider or get emergency medical care if you get any of the following symptoms of a serious allergic reaction: - rash - hives - swelling of the face, mouth, and tongue - breathing problems • sudden breathing problems immediately after inhaling your medicine • effects on heart - increased blood pressure - a fast and irregular heartbeat - chest pain • effects on nervous system - tremor - nervousness • reduced adrenal function (may result in loss of energy) • changes in blood (sugar, potassium, certain types of white blood cells) • weakened immune system and a higher chance of infections • lower bone mineral density. This may be a problem for people who already have a higher chance of low bone density (osteoporosis). • eye problems including glaucoma and cataracts. You should have regular eye exams while using ADVAIR DISKUS. • slowed growth in children. A child’s growth should be checked often. • pneumonia. People with COPD have a higher chance of getting pneumonia. ADVAIR DISKUS may increase the chance of getting pneumonia. Call your healthcare provider if you notice any of the following symptoms: - increase in mucus (sputum) production - change in mucus color - fever - chills - increased cough - increased breathing problems Asthma: • upper respiratory tract infection • throat irritation • hoarseness and voice changes • thrush in the mouth and throat • bronchitis • cough • headache • nausea and vomiting

COPD: • thrush in the mouth and throat • throat irritation • hoarseness and voice changes • viral respiratory infections • headache • muscle and bone pain

Do not use ADVAIR DISKUS: • to treat sudden, severe symptoms of asthma or COPD

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Jon Lovett, a White House speechwriterr and winner of the “Funniest st Celebrity in Washington” ” contest, on how to raise your glass with style. So you have to o give a toast. Oh, don’t be nervous. You’ll probably do great. reat. It’s hard to fail completely. y. And even if you do, it’s not ot like people put awkward and embarrassing videos on the Internet, right? So what’s there to t be b nervous about? Besides, you’ve got a secret weapon: instructions from a magazine. As a speechwriter, I’m often asked to help with toasts. And I’ve given a few myself. (In fact, if you’re east of the Mississippi and listen closely, you can still hear faint

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Sela Ward has traveled the world, but the “sweetness of life” in her hometown of Meridian keeps drawing her back by Dotson Rader When I was a child, I felt I was living in a small room and there was this big world out there just waiting for me,” Sela Ward says. “I had such a thirst for life. I wanted that big world.” She pauses thoughtfully. “Sometimes you don’t know what you have until you leave it.” Sitting inside a Manhattan hotel suite, the picture of cosmopolitan chic in a black cashmere mockturtleneck sweater and black wool slacks, Ward, 54, is reminiscing about the dreams that took her away from Mississippi at 18—and the qualities of life there that lured her back. “I used to be very attached to my career in terms of my identity,” says the Emmy-winning actress, who gained fame on the series Sisters and Once and Again and now co-stars on CBS’ CSI: NY. “But it was meaningless. The sweetness of life is elsewhere. That’s the lesson I’ve learned in Meridian.” Ward’s hometown (population just under 40,000) is in the hill country, some 90 miles east of Jackson. “Meridian was once the rail crossroads of the South,” she says. “You had to go through there to get just about anywhere else. It was so strategically important that 10 • January 23, 2011

Ward kicks back on her Meridian farm. “I love Southern culture,” she says. “It creates a strong sense of belonging.”

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during the Civil War, Sherman tore up the tracks there and wrapped the [hot metal] rails around trees.” The Ward family’s roots in the area are deep, stretching back six generations. Sela, her three younger siblings, and their parents—Granberry, an electrical engineer, and Annie, a homemaker—lived in a neighborhood called Lakemont, and Sela loved the long days

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spent outdoors. “Nature nurtured me,” she says. “We were outside until dark every day, cane-pole fishing in the lake, playing flag football in the field. The lake had a dam and spillway, like a waterfall, and I’d sit underneath it, water cascading over me. Or I’d walk among the trees, the sun dappling through the leaves. I felt a sense of connection, peace. It was beautiful.” At home, however, things weren’t always so peaceful. “My father was a wonderful man—until he drank,” she confides. “I knew the moment that ice went in his glass he F would become a different January 23, 2011 • 11

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Above: Ward helped save Weidmann’s restaurant, a local landmark. “It was the social hub of the town,” she says. Center: Sela Ward Parkway is a Meridian thoroughfare.

person, an angry drunk. It was confusing to me, because sober he was very lovable. The atmosphere was tense, heavy. I didn’t understand that he was an alcoholic. In the South you just don’t talk about those things.” Ward, who took voice lessons to expunge her Southern accent after she set her sights on acting, lapses into a Mississippi drawl when she talks about her family. “Mama said to me on her hospital deathbed, ‘I think maybe I married the

Above: Ward

started taking dance lessons at 3. Near right: As a child, she says, “I was happy spending a lot of time alone, outside, in nature.” Far right:

Cheerleading for Alabama’s Crimson Tide. 12 • January 23, 2011

wrong man,’ ” she recalls. “I looked at her and said, ‘Mama, are you just now figuring that out?’ She was a strong woman, but she wasn’t strong enough to leave Daddy. Probably because she feared the unknown. Divorce was still shameful. She had four kids—she was overwhelmed. And, you know, she just really loved him.” Ward’s mother succumbed to ovarian cancer in 2002. “After Mama died,” Ward adds, “Daddy stopped drinking. He beat the disease, and during the last chapter of his life, he was really there.” Her father passed away in 2009. The Meridian Little Theatre loomed large in Ward’s childhood—but not for the reason one might think. At 12, she was cast in a production of The King and I, and the experience almost turned her off forever from performing. “I can’t sing a note,” Ward recalls, laughing, “but the director thought I was cute enough to be a lady-in-waiting, and I got the part. In rehearsals the woman standing next to me said, ‘Someone is singing dreadfully off-key!’ and so I just mouthed the words. At that point, any idea of acting went out the window.” Her teenage years were spent at a private school, Lamar, and she joined a junior sorority. She also had her first kiss, at a spin-the-bottle party, and her first big crush. “In high school, girls would drive by boys’ houses,” Ward recalls. “One day, Eric Gunn was out in front washing his car. We drove by at a snail’s pace, and I was totally caught looking. He and I went out a couple of times. Then a continued on page 20

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOS BY JASON WALLIS (TOP 3) AND COURTESY OF SELA WARD

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Sandra, is tiny but fierce, 5 feet and 100 pounds of red hair, wry humor, and steely will—like Nietzsche wrapped in Susan Sarandon. She was living in Switzerland when she was hit by a car, fracturing both legs, and was still recovering as my first pregnancy took a tragic turn. One of my twins, a boy we’d named Ames, died in utero, and I was put on bed rest to stave off pre-term labor and save his sister. (It was not our best winter.) Though wheelchairbound and unable to fly, my mother wasn’t about to let 4,500 miles keep her from coming to my aid. While I lay on my couch at home in St. Paul, Minn., and later in a hospital bed, she orchestrated a relief effort that provided by proxy the comfort she couldn’t give in person—a rotating crop of friends and family to keep me in companionship, distraction, and food. I gave birth to my daughter, Simone, on Feb. 8, 2008—15 weeks early. She weighed 1 lb, 11 oz, with ﬁngers as slender as the tines of a salad fork. As I kept vigil in the neonatal intensive-care unit, my mother and I exchanged a nearconstant stream of e-mail messages. Hers were ﬁlled with solace, worry, and admonishments to eat. And each evening one of her henchmen would appear at the hospital with

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dinner for me and my husband. I was grateful for her transatlantic ministrations, and now I understood them in a way I hadn’t before. Like me, she was watching her daughter endure pain she’d have done anything to alleviate. Her maternal instinct was frustrated by distance; mine by the plexiglass of the incubator separating me from my child. Simone lay covered in wires and was often too fragile to be touched for more than a moment. On the worst days, I stood by helplessly as alarms sounded and my tiny baby

arched her back in distress. I clung to what little I could do. I cupped Simone’s feet through the doors of her incubator. I read to her; I sang. I pumped every few hours, grimly satisﬁed by the knowledge that though she was fed through a tube, it was my milk doing the nourishing, and I knew the relief it must have given my mother to take care of my meals. I learned early on what all parents come to know: We face barriers in caring for our children. You can’t always be at the playground to stop a fall, or keep them from discovering that not everybody likes them. If all goes well, your kids will grow up and move out, phone calls will dwindle for a while, and parenting will be done

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Stop taking BONIVA and call your health care provider right away if you have pain or trouble swallowing, chest pain, or very bad heartburn or heartburn that does not get better. Follow dosing instructions carefully to decrease the risk of these effects. BONIVA may cause:

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(bon-EE-va) ibandronate sodium 150-mg tablet What is BONIVA?

Before you start BONIVA.

Do not take BONIVA if you:

Tell your health care provider if you:

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University of Alabama after a year of junior college in her hometown. As much as she loved Meridian, “the irony was that I couldn’t wait to get out of there.” Nor was she looking to settle down with her college boyfriend, Alabama football star Bob Baumhower, who went on to play for the Miami Dolphins. “I’d go down to Miami to see him, and I continued to see him for about 10 years,” she says. “I was a serial monogamist. I always thought I was going to marry all my boyfriends, maybe because Mama would say, ‘Hurry up, Sela, get married before you lose your beauty.’ ” continued on page 23

What are the possible side effects of BONIVA?

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Less common side effects are:

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• Diarrhea • Pain in extremities (arms or legs) • Upset stomach

• Short-term, mild flu-like symptoms, which usually improve after the first dose

church bus he was on was in a wreck, and he was killed. It was my ﬁrst terrible loss. He was only 17. I think about him and wonder: How was it possible for Eric to die coming home from a church event? There really is no answer.” Ward had no intention of staying in Meridian as a young woman. “I wanted a bigger universe. I was ready to ﬂy,” she says of transferring to the

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1. Cut the butter into chunks and toss into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. (Pyrex or ceramic works well.) Place in a 350°F oven for 5 to 8 minutes, or until butter is melted. Meanwhile, whisk together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add

Preheat the oven for at least 20 minutes. Check the temperature periodically with an oven thermometer.

Make sure your baking soda and powder haven‘t expired—old leaveners lose their rising power. And sniff your spices. If they don’t have a lot of fragrance, neither will whatever it is you‘re making.

SERVINGS: 8 PER SERVING: 210 calories, 7g fat, 20mg cholesterol, 120mg sodium,

2g protein, 35g carbs, 1g ﬁber

milk and vanilla and whisk until smooth. 2. Pour batter over the hot butter; top with the pears. Bake 45 minutes, or until top is browned and a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean.

As they bake, the pears will sink to the bottom and form their own layer. 3. Cool 30 minutes; dust with powdered sugar. Serve slightly warm, straight from the dish.

Don’t be a slave to the timer. Check on your treat before the time’s up, and don’t be afraid to let it bake a little longer if necessary. Time is only one clue to doneness—color and texture are important, too.

PHOTO BY EISING FOODPHOTOGRAPHY/STOCKFOOD; NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS/CONSULTING BY JEANINE SHERRY, M.S., R.D.

1•2 •3 Bake

*1 cup milk contains 149 calories per serving vs. 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze® Almondmilk with 40 calories per serving. Milk data from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference 23 (2010). www.almondbreeze.com

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A Cozy Dish Worth Clucking About

ﬂavor, mix up fennel seeds, salt, pepper, and oregano. Rub it all over the chicken with olive oil and throw a few olives on top.

British chef Jamie Oliver loves one-pot meals that cook themselves

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About 15 years ago, it was still illegal for shops to be open on Sundays in Britain—basically only petrol stations could be. So throughout my childhood, Sundays were quiet. Imagine telling your kids today: “Phones off. Computers off. TV off.” Everyone would say, “Are you crazy?” But it forced us to get to know each other. Now on Sundays I like to make what I call “fast/slow dishes”: stuff you can get into a pan in ﬁve minutes—like chicken, short ribs, shins of beef— and then slow-cook. Let the oven do the work while I chase the kids. I have four! It’s anarchy in the house, you know.

P To check if your chicken breasts are cooked through, stick a sharp knife into the thickest part. If the juices run clear (not bloody), you’re good.

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Marinate the chicken in brine for at least two hours (overnight is best). It will become outrageously soft and juicy.

FOR THE BRINE 1 quart water 2 Tbsp kosher salt 1/3 cup honey 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 sprigs fresh sage, leaves only 1/4 cup apple-cider vinegar Juice and zest of 1 lemon FOR THE BAKE 4 chicken breasts, bone in, skin on 2 slices smoked bacon, ﬁnely chopped 3 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and thinly sliced 4 medium

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Tray-Baked Chicken

potatoes, scrubbed and thinly sliced 1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 2 sprigs fresh sage, leaves shredded Olive oil Sea salt and fresh black pepper 1²/³ cups chicken broth, preferably organic 2/3 cup heavy cream 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese A few pats of butter

1. Mix brine in a large bowl; add chicken. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 to 8 hours. 2. Remove chicken; let come to room temperature. Drain chicken, discarding brine, and pat dry with paper towels. 3. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a roasting pan, toss the bacon, veggies, garlic, and sage with olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour in broth. Cook 30 minutes. 4. Remove veggie pan from oven; pour in cream and sprinkle with pepper and Parmesan. Add chicken, dotting pats of butter on each piece. Cook 35 minutes, or until chicken is golden.

Jamie‘s Tray-Baked Chicken recipe is excerpted from Jamie’s America, his latest cookbook. For a chance to win one of ﬁve copies—or to share your own Sunday Dinner recipe—go to

dashrecipes.com

SERVINGS: 8 PER SERVING: 450 calories,

23g fat, 90mg cholesterol, 610mg sodium, 37g carbs, 24g protein

PHOTOS BY CHRIS TERRY/CONTOUR BY GETTY IMAGES (OLIVER), DAVID LOFTUS (CHICKEN), AND GETTY IMAGES (OLIVES & KNIFE). NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS/CONSULTING BY JEANINE SHERRY, M.S., R.D.

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She laughs. “What a thing to say! Well, I wasn’t ready to marry Bob or anyone else. I needed to experience a lot of life ﬁrst.” Upon graduation in 1977, Ward went to New York (“It spoke to me—life on steroids,” she says), where she worked in advertising, modeled, and took acting classes. In 1983 she headed on to Los Angeles and was immediately cast in Blake Edwards’ The Man Who Loved Women. She discovered that what she loved was performing. The personal side of her life fell into place years later, when, after relationships with actors Richard Dean Anderson and Peter Weller, she met entrepreneur Howard Sherman on a blind date in 1991. “You know what Howard has that the others didn’t?” she asks. “He listened. He wanted to know me. I felt cherished. I was used to anger and chaos with men, but Howard is very gentle—kind, funny, even-keeled. Even before we kissed, and he’s a great kisser, he had me.” Finding the right partner made Ward realize how deeply she yearned to go home, and within a month of marrying in 1992, the couple began looking for property in Meridian. “I wanted my children to have a life that is authentic, not one that’s about striving for material things,” she says. Today she and Sherman have a son, 16-year-old Austin, and a daughter, 12-year-old Anabella, and though they live mainly in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, the family spends summers and holidays at Honeysuckle Farms, their 500-acre Mississippi retreat just outside the Meridian city limits. The ﬁrst structure they built there is called the Rose Cottage, and Ward’s parents and an uncle are buried on the hill behind it. The farm is clearly where her heart lies, and Ward wants to connect the next generation to the place as well. “I’m trying to teach my children the lessons I learned in Meridian—genuineness, belonging, caring about others,” she says. “Treat people as valuable in themselves, not for what they can do for you.” For her part, Ward found that there was much she could do to give back to her hometown. She has helped raise money to restore Meridian’s 19thcentury Grand Opera House, a building long boarded up that had “obsessed” her as a child. “In third grade I saw a picture of it in its heyday,” she says. “All these amazing people, like Gershwin,

signed the dressing-room wall there. Now it’s used as a concert hall.” She has also been instrumental in helping to preserve Weidmann’s restaurant, which dates from 1870. The inside was changed, sadly, but the building remains. “I wanted to save Weidmann’s more than anything,” See photos of Sela Ward she says. “It was the heart and soul of through the years, from that town, the place you’d go for SunSouthern belle to awardday lunch and see everybody.” winning actress, at Parade Most important, she has helped .com/ward found and support Meridian’s Hope

Village for Children, which provides shelter and care for neglected, abused, and abandoned children (go to hopevillagems.org for more information). “These kids have bounced from one foster home to another,” she says. “Some have never had a birthday party, never slept in a bed. It’s outrageous! At Hope Village, they have a sense of belonging. They feel safe, valued.” And that’s exactly how Meridian makes Ward feel. “I’ve gone back to the place I once wanted to leave behind,” she says. “I understand it now. My journey has been a journey home.”

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