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LAKE HIGHLANDS ADVOCATE VOL.29 NO.6
EVENTS 6 Things to do PROFILE 8 Taama Forasipi DINING 12 Summertime treats FEATURES 16 Teacher with jokes 20 Neighborhood tech COLUMN 31 Worship
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5 things to do in Lake Highlands this June MOSS HAVEN FARM Join Moss Haven Farm for a day of clean-up from 8 a.m- 11 p.m. Don’t forget a water bottle. When: June 1, 2-4 p.m. Where: 9202 Moss Farm Lane More info: mosshavenfarm.org
TODDLER STORY Bring your toddler or baby and take some time to read them a book or two. When: June 1, 10:30- 11 a.m Where: Audelia Road Branch Library, 10045 Audelia Road More info: dallaslibrary.com
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THE SEASONS OF TAAMA An architect, an artist, an author and a Lake Highlands neighbor Interview by LUCY ERSPAMER | Photography by CORRIE AUNE
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lways an artist, Taama Forasiepi grew up north of New Orleans where she worked multiple jobs as a teenager to afford ar t
lessons. “In my art class I was so far advanced, the teacher would send me down the hall to the close t to watch art lessons on VHS,” she says. She graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in environmental design, and began a career as an architect. Since 2008, she has owned Blue L ogic with business partner David Brehm. Blue L ogic is a development studio that specializes in visualization animation and creating 3D models. She also owns an art studio, Sans S oucie Studios, named after the 500-acre forest she grew up next to in New Orleans. “It ’s my hideaway where I can explore different mediums and have lots of fun with ar t,” she says. In 2015, she decided to take on a new projec t and began writing children’s books, which she self-publishes through Sans S oucie Studio. Her first release was The Twelve Days of Christmas, a fully illustrated version of the classic carol. Each page has a colorful pencil-drawn illustration. In 2016, Walter the Pumpkin was released, and thus began an educational theme present throughout the rest of Forasiepi’s books. T his was her first book with her own original writing. Walter the Pumpkin is written in limerick and teaches children
about how plants and kids grow. This book features watercolor illustrations. Then, she created the character Jim Jack the Bunny and wrote a book of the same name. “One of the things I tr y to do is teach children a little bit about the Ear th and give a bit of a lesson,” she says. “In this par tic ular book, the lesson was how seasons occ ur, and why.” Her latest book is Jim Jack Learns to Track, which was released in Januar y. In this one, we follow Jim Jack once again as he learns how to identify and follow animal tracks. “Hopefully kids can learn a little bit about the tracks around their home,” she says. “I grew up in the woods back in Louisiana and that was what I did all the time, you know, learn to track.” WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW? I’ve got a new series called Ladies in the Garden and they’re all about this “somebody.” It doesn’ t really matter who she is, but she’s all in white — almost like a ghost in the garden — and this series was inspired by an ar tist called G eorge Rodrigue. T hey’re just 5-by-7 panels of ladies relaxing in the garden. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO WRITE CHILDREN’S BOOKS? I did a lot of painting and realized that ever y time I did one painting, all I got was one view, or one person to see it. And I thought, well, if I did books, I could have millions
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of people look at my artwork. I could distribute and teach a little bit about things I know about nature. DO YOU START WITH THE ART OR THE STORY? The latter. I like to come up with a concept that a child could learn and then build a story around it based off of these characters. Once I have the story established and pretty well outlined — of course it always morphs over time — then I start to develop the artwork. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOKS? You know I really love just the simple Mother G oose stories. And The Very Hungry Caterpillar, I love that one too. I love that one because it’s so different. When it first came out, it seemed like no one had done that type of artwork in children’s books. The way it was construc ted was so refreshing, and the colors are amazing. It was ver y simple. Simplicity counts in children’s books, in my opinion. AND DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ART MEDIUM? It depends on the day! Some times I’m in love with watercolor, other times pastels, some times it’s oils. YOUR BOOKS FEATURE A LOT OF EARTH SCIENCE. WHY ARE YOU PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THAT SUBJECT? When I was in Louisiana as a kid, my mother was an amazing naturalist. She would teach us all about the plants to eat, the plants to avoid. I think a lot of city kids don’ t ge t a lot of good experience with that — including my kids! But I hope that, you know, at least through these books they ge t a little bit of exposure to what a natural environment is. Her books can be found on her website, along with images of her art and photography.
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Crumbl Cookies brings its take on frozen treats to Lake Highlands, with its menu of four specialty cookie flavors in addition to milk-chocolate and sugar cookies. Where’s the frozen part? All mixed up in the cup. Pair cookies with ice cream flavors, which come in half-pint containers, for combinations like brownie fudge, cookie-dough crunch, peanut-butter brittle, raspberry cheesecake, snickerdoodle and vanilla bean .
ROYAL I.T. CAFE 9100 N. Central Expressway
Royal I.T. Cafe is known for boba and milk tea, The menu is full of frozen treats. Ten flavors of smoothies range from coffee to red bean. And they also have rolled ice cream. Called shaved snow ice, it comes in five flavors with fresh fruit and two toppings.
COOL & FRESH SNACKS TO GET US THROUGH SUMMER Story by ALYSSA HIGH | Photography by JESSICA TURNER
WA R M W E AT H E R is back with a vengeance, and if you don’t want to be the only one melting, look for a place with air conditioning and a treat. Here are six snacks to sweeten long afternoons in Lake Highlands. june 2022
ANDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD 9655 Audelia Road
Andy’s Frozen Custard started in Missouri, but it’s a neighborhood favorite here. The Lake Highlands location has donated a percentage of its sales to Lake Highlands High School’s mock trial team and Lake Highlands Elementary in the past, and it continues to support children’s education. It gives an all-American 1950s vibe, with a menu boasting concretes and jackhammers, Andy’s lakehighlands.advocatemag.com 13
take on blended frozen custard with a variety of toppings. A favorite is the jitterbug concrete, vanilla or chocolate frozen custard blended with espresso, Heath bar and almonds. The treat shop also features sundaes, splits, malts, shakes, old-fashioned freezes and sodas, floats and Italian ice.
MARIA’S ICE CREAM AND FRUTERIA 6870 Shady Brook Lane
Shop local at Maria’s Ice Cream and Fruteria, which offers a broad range of frozen desserts and treats. Their menu includes bionico de frutas, a treat with cubed fruit drenched in cream and topped with granola, coconut, raisins or other toppings. Fresas con crema (strawberries with cream) and banana splits are available, along with shakes, ice cream cones, fruit platters and rusas, specialty drinks made with fruit and chamoy.
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Pop Factory, a local chain with three locations in the Dallas area, brings paleta carts to another level with all-natural pops. Pop Factory boasts treats packed with vitamins and fiber, with no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners. There are 26 flavors that cover the full spectrum of popsicles: fruit, milk, stuffed, boozy and seasonal pops. They can also be coated in chocolate, vanilla or caramel and topped with sprinkles, nuts or crushed cookies.
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LEARN TO LAUGH A MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND STAND-UP COMEDIAN Story by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB Photography by JESSICA TURNER
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K.C. MACK IS ON THE FAST
to stardom. One of six teacher-comedians on the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour, he’s bringing slightly irreverent sidesplitting humor to stressed-out educators in live audiences and online. The special education instructor at Lake Highlands Junior High says no matter how famous he becomes, he’ll never leave the classroom. After all, that’s where he finds his best material.
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Like any worthwhile comedian, Ma c k ’s j o k e s r e f l e c t r e a l i s s u e s including a shortage of teachers (“we’re losing a lot of teachers, it’s true, but the ones we want to leave won’t leave”), a lack of nurturing from the “powers that be” (“Analogy time. When you plant seeds in gravel and don’t water them enough, all you grow is weeds, and not the good kind.”) and holding students accountable for misbehavior (“I bribed a chubby kid with a Snickers to tell me everything he knew”). As he puts it, “I keep them laughing so we aren’t crying.” He spoke with the Advocate during Teacher Appreciation Week about his performances in and out of the classroom. DO YOU FEEL APPRECIATED? (Lengthy sigh.) Yes? Yes, I do. HOW DID YOU WIND UP BEING A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER? I started in Lake Highlands back in 2018, working in the Richardson ISD XPlore after-school program. I’d been touring, doing stand-up comedy part time, and a good friend in RISD introduced me. I liked teaching, so I became a GED and English as a Second Language
instructor there in Lake Highlands while I also pursued my comedy career. One of the things I’d do with the kids was make videos, so we always liked doing that. But my tour was cut short because of the pandemic. By the time inperson school resumed this past school year, I was teaching special education at Lake Highlands Junior High. And I’ve signed a contract to continue next year. WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A STUDENT? Let’s just say, karma is real. Yeah, I was a bad child. When I got to college — finished up at Abilene Christian University after a couple of years in community college — I was always the go-to guy for things like hosting, speaking, emceeing events. It was actually a teacher who said I should do stand up. I was like, really? I know I am regularperson funny, but not professional f u n n y. B u t s h e e n c o u r a g e d m e , helped me build my first website and really was responsible for getting me in that mindset of going after the stand-up career. WHAT COMEDIANS INSPIRED YOU WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? I love Jamie Foxx, Bernie Mac and Ma r t i n L aw r e n c e . A n d R i c h a r d Pryor and other greats. The teachercomedian Eddie B, of course. And then Seinfeld and anyone who did observational comedy. WHO IS YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE? Teachers and their regular-person friends. Because what happens is teachers force their husbands to come to the show, but they’ ll end up coming up to me like, “oh my gosh, I’m not a teacher. But man. Yeah. I love the show.” The material
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is very relatable to any parent I think. YOU HAVE A CATCHPHRASE THAT YOU SAY IN MOST OF THE VIDEOS, RIGHT? Yes, so, here’s the thing, I use a lot of satire and I say “I hate it here.” I sometimes have to explain myself. I don’ t mean I hate it at the school or in this profession. It’s a turn of phrase that refers to this headspace I’m in, the reflexive response to a momentar y frustration. I am in the drive thru and get the wrong order, so I hate it here. My fries are too salty — hate it here. It’s a reaction to this speck of time. And it’s a joke. COMICS CALL OUT REAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES — WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST ONES YOU ARE SEEING? C o m e d y i s t ra ge d y. T h in gs like th e te ach e r and s ub shor t a ge, k i d s figh tin g, th e impac t of gas p ri c e s on t he i n c ome of a te ach e r wh o h as to dri ve e ve r y d ay — all th in gs we lau gh abou t in o rde r t o kee p f r om cr yin g. It ’s fu n ny be cause i t ’s t r u e , y ou k n ow? You ’re talkin g abou t the e l e p h an t i n t h e r oo m. WHAT’S YOUR PROCESS? It’s different for the tour than for the videos, but the material comes to me in different ways, but being in the school every day, there is always something, a story to tell or the roots of one. The content comes at you every day. I embellish for comedic effect. But it stems from real incidents that happened. I never liked to force it. So if I don’t drop a video one week, that’s why. They are so much funnier when they come to me organically. I love these videos because they write themselves. HOW DID THE PANDEMIC CHANGE YOUR TRAJECTORY? Yeah the cancellation of my personal tour was a hit. But that sent me back to teaching, and the classroom is where I find my best material. I was planning back then to leave teaching and go fulltime comedy, but now I know I will never leave teaching. T hat ’s the gold lesson I learned from COVID was not to ever take teaching for granted. L eaving teaching is some thing no matter how successful this thing ge ts, I am not leaving the kids. I’m in it for the long run. YOU JOKE ABOUT THE KIDS, BUT IT’S OBVIOUS YOU REALLY LOVE THEM. It’s funny because even though the catchphrase
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is “I hate it here,” sometimes at the end of the videos I want to say I love it here. I love these kids so much. They’re like my little brothers, my adopted sons and daughters, nephews and nieces, like family. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE COMEDY TOUR AND WHAT ELSE IS
Let’s just say, karma is real. Yeah, I was a bad child.”
COMING? Bored Teachers is a platform for content creators who are also educators. It’s informative and insightful with a humor component, funny memes and videos. I became a creator with them in 2018. There were talks back then about a tour with the top influencers on the platform. So once things started getting back to normal and things were opening back up, they assembled the team — like The Avengers, you know, the best our nation has to offer in teacher comedy. We started the tour over March spring break. And then we went up to New York City and just had a show at the Palladium in Times Square. It was very exciting. Very fun. And we will be here in Dallas June 17. And then we are going international. We will go to Australia and Canada. I love this because it gives me an opportunity to take it from the classroom to the stage.
Also in the works, I am writing and producing a movie. We’re in preproduction and we’ve signed Brandon T. Jackson to star in it. He’s in Tropic Thunder and Big Momma’s House. See teasers for K.C. Mack’s movie at summerbreakmovie.com. The Bored Teacher Comedy Tour hits Dallas June 17 at the the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
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How ‘Dr. Henry Nobody’ made a ‘Stonewall moment’ at a Dallas convention
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he 50th anniversary of a big moment in gay rights passed recently. The New York Times acknowledged Dr. John Fryer, the psychiatrist who took the stage at convention of the American Psychiatric Association at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas on May 2, 1972, and said “I am a homosexual. I am a psychiatrist.” Fryer was wearing the disguise of an oversized tuxedo, a rubber mask and wig, and he introduced himself as “Dr. Henry Nobody.”
From the newspaper: The 10-minute speech, delivered 50 years ago May 2, was a tipping point in the history of gay rights. The following year, the A.P.A. announced that it would reverse its nearly century-old position, declaring that homosexuality was not a mental disorder. The story describes how activist Barbara Gittings convinced Fryer to speak on the topic, as well as how his life and career were hindered by discrimination. He was fired from a residency at the University of Pennsylvania and had to complete it over many years at a state-run psychiatric hospital, the only place that would accept him. After that, he remained quasi closeted and never had a close romantic relationship, the newspaper reports. Those who knew him say he rarely talked about the speech. The Kentucky native was recognized in his home state of Pennsylvania before his death in 2003, and This American Life told his story in 2002. Fryer did eventually find professional success, gaining tenure at Temple University and helping to pioneer hospice care. But he never became part of the gay movement, and he always felt that his career was not what it could’ve been if not for discrimination, the newspaper reports. As he told the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: “I did this one isolated event, which changed my life, which helped change the culture in my profession, and I disappeared.”
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hen he was a boy in the 1990s, Chinh Vu a nd hi s bro t he r bui l t hi s fa m ily’s first computer, a PC clone. They were among a precious few students who brought their own computer to the University of Texas A&M dorm. Everybody else had to work in th e comp u ter l ab, he says. To day he l i ves w ith his family in Lake Highlands and works at Texas I n st r u m e n ts, w h e re h e i s st i l l i n n ova t i n g a n d helping to advance game-changing technologies. “ I a l w a y s l ove d e l e c t ro n i c s . I s t a r t e d w i t h electrical engineering. My adviser encouraged me to stay with the engineering side, but I had a real propensity to talk to people, get involved i n ca m p u s a c t i v i ty a n d t h ose ty p es of t h i n gs, w h i c h i s n ot ty p i ca l of e ngi ne e rs.” I n d e e d , i t ’s a p re t ty ra re co m b i n a t i o n t h a t made him a desirable free agent post-graduation. T h e l e g e n d a r y Te x a s I n s t r u m e n t s i n L a k e Hi g h l a n d s — b i r t hpl a ce of bo t h t he mi croch ip and those ubiquitous graphing calculators and o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’s l a r g e s t m a n u f a c t u re r s o f se mi con d u c tors — wa s a na t ura l fi t . C h i n h ’s ro l e to d ay b l e n d s e n g i n e e r i n g a n d communications. A spokeswoman for the company, Jacy Cochran, also a resident of Lake H i g h l a n d s , ex p l a i n s t h a t C h i n h l eve ra ge s h i s
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expertise as an electrical engineer to introduce t h e wo r l d t o n e w s e m i c o n d u c t o r t e c h n o l o g y. Chinh distills complex information so those u s i n g T I ’s p r o d u c t s i n t h e i r a u t o m o t i v e o r in dustr ial desig n h ave a wor king know ledge of h ow th ey wor k and w hat they do. He gives every product-launch package “ a c r i t i c a l e ye f ro m a n e n g i n e e r- t o - e n g i n e e r perspective.” As a 40-som eth in g w ith a fam ily and agin g loved ones, he says, he also has a personal interest in innovations in areas such as vehicle autom ation . “My dad’s getting older, he continues to drive, but he needs things like blind-spot detection, as reflexes m ig h t not be w hat they were 15 yea rs ago,” he says. “And distraction s are com ing a t all of us m ore. We’re also wor kin g to advan ce t h i n gs l i ke i n fa n t d e te c t i o n i n t h e ba c ksea ts. E n a b l i n g o u r p ro d u c t s t o h e l p w i t h s o m e o f th ose tech n olog ies h as been a lot of fun.” All th in gs considered, h e’s the r ig ht perso n to give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse at highte c h o p e ra t i o n s h a p p e n i n g o n h i s co m pa ny ’s campus. Engineers at TI are envisioning a future that includes self-driving robotaxis, smart cities, the extinction of car crashes and a cleaner
e n v i ro n m e n t . We ’ re n o t t h e re ye t , b u t C h i n h an d hi s col l ea g u es expl a i n wo rk ha ppe ni ng in fo u r ma j or a rea s t ha t , he says, co ul d ma ke all th ose t h i n gs a rea l i ty. Cochran clarifies that while it is TI’s analogue and embedding processes that advance t e c h n o l o g y, T I ’s c u s t o m e r s m a k e t h e e n d u se prod u c ts d escri be d i n t hese a nswe rs. Th e engineers provided answers in writing that have be e n l i g h t l y ed i ted fo r brevi ty.
E LECTRI C C ARS: E AS ING RAN GE A NXIETY M o re p e o p l e a re e m b ra c i n g e l e c t r i c c a rs , but there are fears about running down t h e ba t t e r y a n d b e i n g st ra n d e d w i t h o u t a cha rge r—w h e re a re we with that? R a n ge a n x i e ty, a s t h i s i s c o m m o n l y re fe r re d t o, i s a key c o n c e r n we a re wo r k i n g w i t h o u r c u s t o m e r s t o s o l ve o n t w o f ro n t s — h e l p i n g electric vehicles (EVs) drive farther per charge and boosting the availability of charging stations th ro u g h d es i g n i n nova t i o n. C a n yo u ex p la in — for dummies — how you a re i mp rov in g ra nge? On e way, a n d a commo n c ha l l e nge, i s ma k in g c a r s l i g h t e r s o i t t a ke s l e s s e n e rg y t o m ove. Eve n t h ou g h se mi co nduc to r chi ps ca n be t iny by th e mse l ves, t h e way t hey a re i nco rpo ra ted i n to a d es i g n ca n s h r i n k t h e s i ze of a n e n t i re a u t o m o t i ve s y s t e m . A n d l i g h t e r- w e i g h t c a r s m o v e m o re e f f i c i e n t l y w i t h l e s s p o w e r. A n d the less power the car needs, the farther it will dr i ve p e r c h a rge. As for the availability and speed of charging sta t i on s ? We ad vi se ou r c u sto me rs o n how t hey ca n u se o u r c h i ps for d i f fere nt desi gn o pt i o ns t ha t will allow them to harness electric power to charge E Vs fa s t e r. E Vs a l s o ge n e ra t e e l e c t r i c p o w e r while driving, even while braking. So once they a re p l u g ge d i n , t h ey ca n a c t u a l l y se n d p owe r bac k to t h e e l e c t r ic gri d, whi c h i s ca l l e d a bidi re c t i on a l c h a rg i ng.
A brief history of TI The company Geophysical Service, founded in 1930, became Texas Instruments in 1951. In the 1950s TI engineers invented the first transistor radio. Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit here in 1958. Then came the first computer based on integrated circuits. In 1967, TI introduced its handheld calculator. Its graphing calculators are essentially the only calculators used by math-focused high school students. By the 1980s TI was producing consumer goods such as digital clocks and watches. Deep cut: TI’s talking language translator is featured in a 1981 album called Computerwelt by the pioneering German electronica group Kraftwerk (innovators in their genre). Beyond calculators and cars, TI also invented a digital cinema technology sold under the brand name DLP. In 2010 Lake Highlands resident Brad Walker was the systems lead on the TI team that developed an Academy Award-winning movie projector for digital cinema. At the time he told the Advocate the technology was used in The Aviator and Spiderman (2010). As he said then, the invention saves moviemakers valuable time and “contributes to the everevolving quality of the images we see on the big screen.”
How could this combination of advancements c h a n ge ou r lives ? I m a g i n e n e ve r h a v i n g t o s t o p f o r ga s a ga i n . Your car charges overnight and you’re ready to go in the morning. A fully autonomous car that dr ives itself so well th at you cou ld take a n a p w i l l re q u i re a n e n t i re l y e l e c t r i c syste m to r u n all the electronics that a car n eeds to operate by i tse l f, b u t m a ny ex p e r ts say t h i s co u l d b e decades away from reality. I n t h e fa r- of f f u t u re, ca r ow n e rs h i p m ay b e replaced by a fleet of robotaxis. Instead of driving to work in your own car, you might order a robotaxi from an app and sit back and en joy the ride. Future autonomous electric cars may not even h ave a steer ing w h eel or seats facing the front.
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How co u ld t h is change the wor ld ? C a r s a n d o t h e r m o d e s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a re o n e of t h e l ea d i n g ca u ses fo r g re e n h o u se ga s e m i ss i o n s. Ta k i n g ca rs of f ga s m ea n s c l ea n e r ai r a n d l ess i mpa ct o n t he e nvi ro nme nt .
M A KING CAR C RA SHES A THI N G OF T HE PAST We k n o w t h a t fo r m a n y ye a r s T I h a s b e e n wo r k i n g o n d r i ve r a ss i st a n ce te c h n o l o g i es — f ro m t h i n gs l i ke a i r ba gs t o m o re a c t i ve technologies like lane-change assist or auto b ra k i n g . H ow fa r h a ve yo u c o m e a n d w h a t a re t h e h o p es for the near f uture? I n the 1 98 0 s w h en T I wo rke d wi t h a uto makers o n a n t i - l o c k b ra kes, t h e fo c u s wa s o n pa ss i ve safety, meaning that the car would be designed to minimize injury when an accident occurs. Now we work with our customers on active safety, which m e a n s t h a t w e w a n t t o p re ve n t a c c i d e n t s a l l together. The automotive industry as a whole has made big strides, adding more driver-assistance f e a t u re s , i n c re a s i n g t h e l e v e l s o f a u t o n o m y, a n d T I h a s s u p p o r t e d t h e s e i n n ova t i o n s w i t h m o re a d va n c e d ra d a r s e n s o r s fo r e m e rge n c y b r a k i n g , f ro n t c o l l i s i o n w a r n i n g s , b l i n d - s p o t d e t e c t i o n , a n d a s s i s t a n c e fo r c ro s s i n g t ra f f i c an d c h a n g i n g l a nes. What roadblocks do you need to overcome? B e f o re c a r s c a n b e f u l l y a u t o n o m o u s , ro a d s , traff i c l i g h ts a n d i nfra st ruct ure wi l l ne e d to be able to communicate with the car and vice versa. Fo r exa m p l e, t h e t ra f f i c l i g h t w i l l stay g re e n i f yo u r ca r i s t h e onl y o ne a t t he i nte rse ct i on , or your car will divert to an alternate route if there’s a tra f f i c j a m a h ea d. How w ill t h is c hange our lives? Dr i ve rs w i l l n e e d to a d j u st to t h e i r ca r h av i n g more autonomy and become more comfortable trusting the car to make certain driving decisions. A n d i n t h e d i sta nt fut ure, t he ca r wi l l do a ll th e d r i v i n g a n d p eop l e wi l l be o nl y pa sse nge rs. This has long been in our imaginations, but w hat a re a few things p eop le may not k n ow o r u n d e rsta n d ab out the whole automa tedca r t h in g ? Fo r o n e , m a n y d r i v e r s a r e a l r e a d y u s i n g
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a u t o m a t e d d r i v i n g f e a t u re s . Pe o p l e t h i n k t h e a b i l i t y t o d r i v e a n d n a v i ga t e i s t h e m o s t important aspect of autonomous driving, which is true, but carmakers are also considering the entire vehicle ecosystem, including vehicle-toh u m an com m u n ication. One exam ple would b e an autonomous vehicle telling a pedestrian that they are allowing them the right of way to cross the street. Another possible misconception is the idea th at ever yone w ill ow n th ese autonom o u s ve h i c l es — r i d e - s h a r i n g a n d ro b o ta x i se r v i ces w i l l c h a n ge t ra d i t i o n a l ca r ow n e rs h i p. I n stea d of choosing a red sports car or a minivan to suit your lifestyle, you can simply request the type of vehicle that’s best for your outing. Other lifestyle factors may also change — like, you won’t need a garage for you r car. How will it c h an ge th e world? Imagine a world without traffic accidents. That’s th e vision the autom otive indu str y has fo r th e f u t u re. B u t m u c h wo r k n e e d s to b e d o n e w i t h continuing to innovate cars, advancing the d r i v i n g i n f ra s t r u c t u re a n d c h a n g i n g t h e l a w s so t h a t i t ’s l e ga l to n o t h ave a d r i ve r ste e r i n g th e car.
N O M O R E S T O R IES AB O U T CHILDR EN LEFT IN HO T CAR S Ever y s u mme r it see ms th ere ’s a t lea st o n e case — a busy parent on autopilot forgets the baby, lives a re c u t s h ort before th ey be g i n and families are destroyed. How does it feel to be workin g on some th in g so u rgen t? I f yo u l o o k , yo u ’ l l se e t h a t m ost of t h e t h i n gs we a re wo r k i n g o n to d ay a re a b o u t m a k i n g ca rs sa fe r a n d p reve n t i n g a cc i d e n ts. Ou r e n g i n e e rs are very passionate about their work and solving p ro b l e m s t h ro u g h te c h n o l o g i ca l i n n ova t i o n . How will it work? A re ce n t T I i n n ova t i o n i s o u r i n te g ra te d ra d a r sen sors. Essen tially this m ean s that th e ra d a r sensors are so small and powerful that they can detect a ch ild or pet, even if th ey are crou c h e d in the footwell or sleepin g in a third row. W h e n t r i g g e re d , t h e c a r c o u l d u n l o c k o r s o u n d a n alar m to aler t people n ear by. Radar inside the car cabin can be used for seat belt reminders. And because this particular
p ro d u c t i s s o s m a l l , i t c a n eve n b e p l a c e d i n th e ca r d oor to p reve nt di ngi ng a no t he r car or object. Radar has countless possibilities, which i s w hy i t i s u sed in so ma ny di ffe re nt ways. W ha t is t h e t imeline for imp lementation ? I t i s a va i l a b l e n ow. A s w i t h m o s t a u t o m a t e d technology, the premium models get it first. But over time the features can become standards. Back-facing cameras are one example of this.
T HE RISE OF SM ART C IT IES T he in te r n e t of things or I oT refers to th e billions of physical devices around the world t ha t a re n ow co nnected to the inter net , a ll c o l l e c t i n g a n d s h a r i n g d a t a . W h e re d o we use t h e I o T in our d aily lives already ? Yo u s e e i t e v e r y d a y — i t ’s n o w p o s s i b l e t o connect everyday objects and make them smarter, such as thermostats, smart speakers, ap pl i a n ces a n d eve n usi ng a sma rt pho ne as a key for ca rs. I understand companies that create wireless sensors and other devices are powering the I o T— w h e re ’s TI in that? Texa s I n st ru men ts ha s te chno l o gy t ha t wor ks w i th more t h a n 1 5 di ffe re nt wi re l ess pro tocols including WiFi and Bluetooth. Our customers use our wireless microcontrollers and transceivers, fo r exa mp l e, i n ve hi c l es, ho mes, fa c to ri es an d m o re. How are you impacting the world on a larger sca le ? Smart cities, smart homes, smart cars — f ro m g ro u n d to c l o u d , o u r wo r l d i s b e co m i n g increasingly connected and ultimately the goal i s to ma ke l i fe more co nve ni e nt .
Working at Texas Instruments Lake Highlands might not be Silicon Valley, but we are home to one of the world’s foremost designers and manufacturers of semiconductors and microchips. Engineers and their families from around the country move to Dallas to work for TI, but since you’re in the neighborhood anyway, know that the company also has more than 400 positions in engineering, business, sales and manufacturing. At its wafer fabrication facilities here in Lake Highlands as well as Richardson, new employees are trained in semiconductor wafer production, technical troubleshooting and maintenance. Check careers. ti.com.
What are the biggest challenges and d raw ba c ks a s t he I oT grows? Wi t h t h e p ro l i fe ra t i o n of w i re l ess d ev i ces, o n e challenge is the interference of radio frequency. Imagine all the connected devices in your home competing for a signal. Then imagine h ow co m p l i ca te d t h a t b e co m es fo r a b i g of f i ce b u i l d i n g o r h os p i t a l . T h e n p i c t u re a l l t h e ra d i o frequencies being sent throughout a smart c i t y. A n o t h e r c h a l l e n g e i s m a k i n g a l l o f t h i s e l e c t ro n i c c o m m u n i ca t i o n se c u re. june 2022
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L AST STO P Local star says farewell at second One Time Only showcase Story by RAVEN JORDAN
L AST T I M E W E S P O K E with Lake Highlands High School senior Pippy Stockham, she was on the lineup for the first One Time Only show in November. The music showcase took place at Granada Theater, featuring other Lake Highlands graduates and Dallas artists, like Cholwe and Velvet Daydreamers. Though there was an expected turnout of mostly students, parents and teachers, the event was open to the public. This is show producer and Advocate writer Simon Pruitt’s second One Time Only showcase, which will happen at Sons of Hermann Hall in Deep Ellum this June. It’s also Stockham’s last show. At least for a while. “After this, I’m hoping to still do music, but I’m going to college at Clemson University and studying nursing,” Stockham says. She’ ll be focusing more on college and the transition on a new path
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toward her career, but music will still be on her mind as she hopes to put out another project before putting things on hold. “I’ve just been so swamped with school and all of that stuff that I haven’t gotten to be working as much as I want to,” she says. “But I’m hoping I can release at least one more (single) hopefully when I have more time this summer before I leave.” Co-headlining with Stockham is Dallas native, singer-songwriter and musician Damoyee. The two haven’t performed together, in true One Time Only fashion. Damoyee has three projects out, and her music has won awards from Dallas Observer and Central Track. She’s performed at venues in Dallas and across the nation, including Montgomery Arts Theater in Dallas, House of Blues and the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. Stockham says she’s most looking forward to interacting with the audience and feeling their energy. It’s also something that she’ ll miss while she’s away. “I’m definitely going to miss it,” she says. “That’s my favorite part of doing any show is just talking with the crowd and getting them to sing back to me and getting them to interact with me and making sure that they’re having as good of a time as I am.” Since the first One Time Only show, Stockham has become even more of a celebrity among her peers. Some recognize her from the showcase while others have discovered her covers online, and some have asked her advice on how to get started as a performer. “Now, when I walk around school, I have a ton of people who know more about me and my music and it’s really cool,” she says. “When people come up to me or reach out to me through social media about that, either they want advice or they just want to say that they like my work. I feel like it’s made me even closer with the Lake Highlands community.” General admission tickets for One Time Only Summer Series are available on eventbrite.com for $25. The show happens June 18 at Sons of Hermann Hall from 7-10 p.m.
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NEW DATA SHOWS DALLAS HAS BEEN HIT HARD WITH RENT INCREASES this past year — we’re talking a 42% increase for two-bedroom apartments and a 47% increase for a three bedroom. That said, suburban rentals have shot up even more aggressively, and, when you drill a bit more into the data, some of the neighborhoods covered by the Advocate — Lake Highlands, East Dallas, North Oak Cliff, for example — have quite competitive rent prices. Here are the numbers for Dallas overall: The average rent for a unit in the City of Dallas is between $1,498 and $2,328 in 2022. For a studio apartment in Dallas, the average rent is $1,498; one-bedroom apartments in Dallas average $1,583; two-bedroom apartments average $2,069 and a three-bedroom unit in Dallas averages $2,328. In Lake Highlands, the average is $1,339, which is up 67% year over year. In East Dallas, the average rent is $1,333, which is a 3% annual increase; Lakewood is $1,250 (if you find a place
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ow do you find the right first words? For so many years, this column has been filled exclusively by G eorge Mason’s insights and wisdom. What is there to say but thank you? For years, G eorge has taken his w o r k o u t s i d e t h e c h u r c h s o t h at even those of us beyond his congregation may come to know something of the holy in our neighborhood. George’s commitment to this column is just one testament to the fact that he has spent his career not only as an exceptional pastor but also as a good neighbor. Neighborliness should not be c o n f u s e d f o r c o m m o n d e c e n c y. Common decency is waving from y o u r f r o n t p o r c h a s y o u t a ke i n your morning paper and smiling at those you pass on the sidewalk as you walk your dog. T hose are respectable things, but those are not neighborly things. Being a good neighbor is much more work than being pleasant to those in your line of sight. It ’s a commitment to asking two questions over and over again. First, “who is my neighbor?” as in “who is living around me? Do I know them?” Second, “ how can I love my neighbor?” or “ how can I live in solidarity with my neighbor?” Being a good neighbor is anything but passive. It’s a commitment to living beyond your own self-interests.
Good neighbors are keenly aware of how their actions impact their larger neighborhood, so they can’t help but think about their neighbors as they determine how they’ ll vote and what social policies they want to support and how they want to spend their money in the community. B e i n g a go o d n e i g h b o r i s fi r s t about knowing your neighbor and then living in a way that lets your neighbor know they are loved. G ood neighbors wave from the front porch as they collect their morning paper and then go sit at their dining room tables and think about the person they just waved to as they read the paper. They wonder how the news of the day is impacting those around them. Good neighbors want to ensure that the welcoming smiles e xchanged by dogwalkers on the sidewalk are more than common decency. It’s simply the byproduct of a neighborhood filled with good neighbors. And luckily for us, if we need an example, we have G eorge right in our neighborhood who has shown us for years what it means to be a good neighbor. So what is there to say but thank you? B E TSY SW E T E N B U R G i s p a s t o r o f Northridge Presbyterian Church and a regular contributor to the Advocate’s Wo r s h i p C o l u m n . To h e l p s u p p o r t t h e Wo rs h i p C o l u m n , e m a i l s a l e s @
PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org
Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500 WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100
Pastor George A. Mason / Worship at 9 & 11 a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. / wilshirebc.org
BIBLE CHURCHES NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd.
214.348.9697 / Sun: LifeQuest 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / Sun: Youth 6-8 pm/Wed: AWANA 6-8 pm
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185
Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org
E P I S C O PA L ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org
Worship: Sat 5:30 pm, Sun 8 & 10:30 am / Christian Ed Sunday Morning & Weekdays, see calendar on website / 214.321.6451 / 848 Harter Rd.
LUTHERAN CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road
A Welcoming and Affirming Church / Rev. K.M. Truhan Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / CentralLutheran.org FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org
METHODIST FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RICHARDSON
503 N Central Exwy / fumcr.com / 972.235.8385 / Dr. Clayton Oliphint 8:45, 9:45, 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Modern LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com
Sunday Morning 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am coffee Worship 8:30 am & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary
PRESBYTERIAN LAKE HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 214.348.2133
8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org 9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional NORTHPARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / Summer Worship at 10:00 a.m.
www.northparkpres.org / 9555 N. Central Expy. / 214.363.5457 Welcoming Seekers, Thinkers and Doers. NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Sunday Worship 10:00 am Church that feels like church and welcomes like family. PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/ 4124 Oak Lawn Ave Sunday Worship 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. To all this church opens wide her doors - pcpc.org
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